COMMEMORATIVE Biocjrapbical IRecorb OF prominent ano IRcpvescntative flften OF Infcianapolie an& Dicinitv CONTAINING JBiograpbical Sftetcbes of Business anc- professional ZlDcn anc o( flDam: of tbe fiarlg Settles jfatmlies ILLUSTRATED J. H. BEERS & CO. CHICAGO 1908 F53f • 13 Ct>5 PREFACE X presenting the Commemorative Biographical Record of Indianapolis and Vicinity to its patrons, the publishers wish to make grateful ac- knowledgment of the encouragement and support their enterprise has MM received, and the willing assistance rendered in enabling them to ' V surmount the many unforeseen obstacles to be met with in the produc- tion of a work of this character. In nearly every instance the material com- posing the sketches was gathered from those immediately interested, and then submitted in typewritten form for correction and revision. Many of the biog- raphies contain items of history which would probably be preserved in no other way, and the volume, which is one of generous amplitude, is placed in the hands of the public with the belief that it will be found a valuable addition to the librarv. as well as an invaluable contribution to the historical literature of the State of Indiana. THE PUBLISHERS. INDEX Adair, John 798 Adair, Mrs. Lydia A 798 Albertson, Emery 1181 Albertson Family 1181 Aldag. August 436 Aldag, Charles 440 Aldag, Mrs. Wilhelmina .... 441 Aldred Family 304 Aldred, Marion 305 Aldrich, Reuben S 1141 Alexander Family 453 Alfont, Reuben M 1129 Allison Family 826 Allison, Luther C 826 Anderson, Alexander H 383 Anderson Family 383 Anderton, Francis W 925 Apple Families 932,940 Apple, Rev. John W 940 Apple, Valentine 932 Apple, William M 641 Arms, Christopher T 212 Arms Family 212 Armstead, James C 991 Armstrong, Charles R., M. D. 752 Armstrong, Edwin J 153 Armstrong Family 752 Armstrong, John 152 Askren, Benjamin F 151 A-.kn.-n, Mrs. Martha J 151 Aten, Aluam D 660 Atkins, Elias C .'-,2 Atkins, Mrs. Sarah F 34 Avery, John L J5t Avery, Dr. John P 252 Axline Family 702 Axline, John A., M. D 702 Babb, David B 315 Bachman, F. M 2 j 1 Bacon, Hiram 108 Bacon, John L g88 Bacon, Robert D 512 Bagot, Charles K 169 Magi it. Tin -ma- 169 Bailey, John M 974 Bain, John E 823 Baird Family 92 Baird, Dr. John V 92 Baker. Charles H 643 Baldwin, James W 962 Baldwin. Silas ^4 Ball, Claude C 822 Ball Families 114.1097 Ball, Lucius I.. M. II 113 Ball, Robert M [097 PAGE Barlow, Mrs. Hannah 789 Barlow, John 788 Barnard, Frederick 1131 Barnard, Sylvanus 1131 Barnes, George H 604 Barnes, Stephen D 1023 Barnhill Families 209,520 Barnhill, Elder John C 208 Barnhill, John F., M. D 520 Barth, Rev. Sebastian C 173 Bartholomew Family 38 Bartholomew. Judge Pliny W 38 Bartmess, Jacob W 830 Beals Family 1094 Beals, Thomas E [094 Beck, James M 681 Bedel Family 867 Bedel, Luther 867 Bell, Josiah 989 Benbow, Lieut. Cyrus W. . . . 838 Benefiel. Isham 721 Bennett. Henry W 1 1S4 Bernd, Daniel 7 Bemd, Peter 45 Billingsley, James H 1219 Billingsley, Hon. John J. W. . 476 Bishop, Hon. James M 422 Bishop, William H 975 Black Family 374 Black, George H ?74 Blair, William A 801 Blake, James 1231 Blythe Family 493 BIyfhe, William M 493 Boetcker. Rev. William J. H.. 906 Bonge. Ubert 1126 Booher. Benjamin 323 Booher, Benjamin C 324 Boone Family 193 I'.- .. >ne, Fames A iq} Booth, Aaron D., M. D 883 II. .111. John 652 Bowden Family 744 Bowden, Raleigh 744 Boylen, Thomas 810 Boynton, Charles S., M. D... 214 gg, William 1 841 Branson, William H 663 I Ireneman, Mrs Eliza t t 14 Breneman, Isaac 1 1 14 Brewer, Samuel F 781 Bn a er, Ri -. 1 rban C 948 Brigham, Edwin B., M. D. . .1018 Brinker, August 1177 Bn 11 iks, Mrs. Amanda M. .. . km' 1 Brooks, Samuel M 1045 PAGE Brou>e, David W 533 Browder, Wilbur F 43 Brown, Alfred 665 Brown, Andrew 1 100 Brown, Austin 11 1224 Brown, C. S., M. D 1038 Brown, Judge Daniel L 52 Brown, Demarchus C 455 Brown Families ....102, 166. 665 Brown, Francis \Y.. Ph. D... 102 Brown, Ignatius 120 Brown, James F 655 Brown, Joseph F [66 Brown, Lyndsay M I2t Brown, Robert A 229 Brown, Samuel 973 Brown, Dr. Samuel W 147 Brown, William J 1223 Browning, Miss Eliza G 996 Bruce, George Q 557 Brumming, Dr. Charles F.... 513 Brunnemer. George L 785 Bryan, Elmer B S24 Buchanan, Charles J 121 5 Buchanan Family 121 1 Buchanan, John 121 5 Buchanan, Joseph W 1214 Bugby, Parker E 111.5 Burkhardt, Leonard [046 Busby Families 262, 696 Busby. Samuel E 696 Busby, Silas 262 Busby, Thomas M j2^, Bush, Benjamin F 050 Bushong, Benjamin F 568 Bushong Family 503 Bushong, Rev. John A 593 Butler Family 94 Butler, Reuben J 523 Butler. Sobiski 999 Butler, Tobias D 677 Byers, George 1237 Byers, George W 971 I': is, Dr. Robert S 1074 Campbell, Alexander S 496 Campbell, Charles II Campbi '1. 1 ... irge W 1 '.ini.-r. 1\. v Henry C Carlisle, Frank F 1185 Carpenter, George \ 319 ■!. \\ illiam M 1 132 ( larter Family 707 Case, Jaci .1. Y 942 . 11 Family 244 1 on, J ihn 1 ) 243 VI INDEX PAGE Caylor, William A nor I Hr A. A 934 i ecil, ( leorge M .(7.? Cecil, John H 651 Chambers, Alexander 218 I !:. millers, Otto T [228 Chambers, Smiley N 216 Chambers, William A 855 Chandler, Robert A 11 J Chiles, MarcelKis 390 Chill. rhomas/M 432 Chipman, Hun. Marcellus A. 109 Christian. John E 600 Clark, Albert W 37-' Clark Family 077 Clark. F. M 077 Clark, Henry 775 Clawson. .Milton L 506 Claypool Family 46 Claypool, Jefferson II 46 Clifford, Emory W 955 Clifford Family 728 Clifford. William W 728 Cloak, Albert 560 Gnak Family 560 Coble Family -'73 Coble, George A., M. D 273 Coburn, Henry 42, 103 Coburn, Henry P 40 Coburn, Gen. John 88 Coburn, Gen. John, Memorial [243 ( or. Dr. Isaac 186 Collins, John W 922 Compton. Joshua A., M. D.. . 320 Compton, Mrs. Mary J 322 1 onrad, Henry H 712 Cook, Benjamin F 172 Cook. Benjamin H., M. D... 2X0 < 00k Families .... 278, 293, 845 Cook. George J.. M. D 53 Cook, John W., M. D 203 Cook, Wilhelm 563 Coots. Charles E <><) Cornet. Louis P 431 Cottingham Families 282, <>|X Cottingham, Judge Joshua T. 2X4 Cottingham, Oliver H 890 Cottingham, William H 283 1,/' Hon, Fassett A 445 Cottrell, John H 341 Cowgill, Newton W 701 Cox Family 95 Cox. Nathaniel M 849 Craft, Mrs. Mary 176 Craft. Smith 176 Cragun Family 402 1111. Strange N 401 1 Tug Family 258 Craig, Rev. John S 258 Craig, William H 258 Creamer, John W 1 108 Crecraft. Albert N 1054 1 n ighton, Hugh J 337 Crist Family 71X ' rist, Leander M 71X Cruse, Henry 600 Culley, David V 56 Cunningham, Clinton S 403 PAGE Cunningham Family 463 Cunningham, Norman T. . . . 821 1 (ale Family 453 Dammeyer, Mrs. Christina.. 566 I larling, John K 285 Darnall Family 503 Darnall, William 503 I (arrow, lames 928 Dashiell, Masten 882 Davidson, Henry S 1 120 Davis, Addison (' 307 Davis. Alhert C 3og Davis Families 306, 440 1 )a\ is, lames H 310 I 1. ims. Dr. J. W 1242 Davis, Theodore P 440 Davis. Volney 307 Dawson. Charles 203 I lav. Michael 382 D.er. Alfred S 846 DeFord. Perry M 180 Delinger, William H 274 Demaree Family 1021 Demaree, W. W 1021 De Turk Family 425 Deupree Family 415 Deupree. Judge William E... 413 Dickover, Benjamin 268 Dickson Family 158 Dickson, Myron 158 I lietz. Christian "43 Dietz. John 373 Dilley, Capt. William A 859 Ditmars, Cornelius L 969 Ditmars Family 456 Ditmars, R. V 456 Dixon, Archie A 1242 Doerr, J. Henry 618 Donnan. Miss Laura 480 1 >' mnan, David 480 I lorman, W. A., M. D 1234 Dorrell. William 777 Dorste. Robert 704 Doughertv, Hugh 408 Dove. Dr. S. C 277 Downs, William F 1001 Druley, Dr. O. E X42 Duckworth. Rev. Isaac S58 Duckworth. James M., Sr.... 798 Duckworth, John F 1015 Duff. William G 1024 Dungan, George E 1050 1 )unham, George 844 Dunham, Mrs Virginia ].... 84s Dunham, Rev. Warren B....1227 I 'link in Family 269 1 lunkin, Michael 271 Dunkin, William 270 Dunn. William E 371 Durbin Family 1 143 Durbin, Capt. Henry C 814 Durbin, Gov. Winfield T....1143 I Eaglesfield, Thomas 704.967 Earp, Samuel F... M. S.. M. D 36 Eaton, Marion 20S Ebaugh, Josi ph R 660 PAGE Ebner Family 5 Ebner, John s Eckert, William 686 Edenharter, George F, M.I). 4X Fickhoff, Henry C 700 Eldridge, William 855 Elliott, George B 072 Elliott, Miller 21? Ellis, Alfred 175 Ellis, Jacob P 1112 Elwarner, William 983 Emrich, Jacob A 102 English Family 8 English. J. K 105 English, Capt. William E. . . . 296 English, Hon. William II... . X Erdelmeyer, Col. Frank 237 Essington, James G 288 Ettinger, Gustave 540 Evans Family 1X84 Fairbanks, Charles W 1 1X7 Fall, John N s7>> Fancber, J. W., M. D NX,, Featherston, John W 891 Ferguson, Lafayette 857 Fesler, John A 765 Fetty, A. H 616 Fickinger, William J 1234 Fifer, Christopher S 851 Finney. George E 1201 Fisher Families 704, 1029 Fisher, John ~6X Fisher, Dr. John M 1020 Fisk, Americns 548 Fisk Family 54X Fitch, J. Monroe 1 105 Fletcher, Allen M 103 Fletcher, Calvin F231 Fletcher, Mrs. Mary E 103 Forney, Adam 31 r Forsyth, William 429 Forsythe, John E 913 Fortune, William 84 Foster, Ellis W j,^,^ loiter Family 333 Foster, Gen. Robert S 40r Foster, Capt. Wallace 62 Fox. Albert 720 Francis Family 344 Francis, J. Richard 344 Frank, G H 611 Franklin, Benjamin 88X Freeman, David H 517 Freeman Family 517 Freeman, Prof. William H.. 226 Friesner, Samuel 1 172 Fryberger, John 226 Furniss, Sumner A., M. D... 809 Gaines Family 726 < lardner Family 633 Gardner, Wendel 537 Gascho, Daniel 828 Gascho Family 828 Gascho, Henry 828 Gayman, Samuel 294 Geckler, John F 215 INDEX Vll PAGE Gentry Family 3°5 Gentry, J. H iooi George Family 1 2S George, Samuel M 674 Gibson, John W 386 Gifford Family 861 Gifford, Hon. George II 861 Gilbert, Mrs. Martha 11 59 Gilbert, Nathan 1159 Gilbreath Family 630 Gilbreath, J. F 576 Gilbreath, Fohn S 630 Gill, Andrew J 284 Gilmore Family 786 Gilmore, John 786 Cinder, George 819 1 iladden, John W 572 Glassburn. David 667 ( ilazier, John T 691 Glossbrenner, William J 558 Goe, H. N 643 Goodman. Isaac 816 1 ti irdon Family 350 Gi irdon, John N 350 Gordon, Orville C 350 Goss Family 850 1 11 iv,, Joseph L 850 Goth, George 542 Goul, John W 740 Graham Family 926 Graham. Dr. William B 926 Gravis, Charles M.. M. D.... S71 Gray, David H 369 Gray Family 454 1 .1 my. James 286 Green, Alexander G 532 Green, William F., M. D....1020 Greer. James E 178 1 In t r, Joseph 1 133 Gregg Family 191 Gregory, Mrs. Amanda 1170 < iregi iry, Ji >hn N 1 169 Greiner, Louis A., V. S 591 Gresh, Henry C 956 Gresh, Levi 1 102 Griggs, Judge Algernon S.. .. 1 }X Groff. John H., M. D 1109 Gross, David S 70.1 Grubbs. Judge George W.... 995 Guy, Ananias 1035 1 laggard, Dr. Ernest M 986 Haggard Family 986 Haines, Rev. Matthias L„ D. D 35 Hall, John A 914 Hall, Richard 1 1 12 Hall, William W 595 Hammans, Michael 424 Hammon, Dr. Ephraim W.. 598 Hanch, Mrs. Emma W 794 I lardin, Addison 990 Hardin, Charles V 1040 I In din. John 980 Hare, Clinton 1 427 Harnish. Orlando A 840 llarrell. Madison 11.. M. 1). . git Harrington, Thomas J [234 Harris Family 772 PACE Harris, II. I) t2l8 Harris. Milton 1 772 Harris, Reason T 935 Harris. m Family 150 Harrison, William R [48 Hartman, William C 737 Hasty, George, M. D 23 Haugh, Franklin 876 Havens, David F [235 I lawk Family 671 Hawkins, Jesse F 5170 Hawkins, Gen. John P 417 Haworth Families 275.715 1 [aworth, Joel E 715 I [aworth, Dr. Mahlon C 275 Hayes, Joseph H 602 Haynes, Charles j()I Hedge, Alanson 550 Heiny, Eli 211 Helm, Adam 627 Helm, Adam H 537 Helm, Henry 538 Henderson, Howard E 842 Hendricks, Mrs. Mary J....1103 Hendricks, Thompson 1103 Hendricks, Dr. Walter E..1104 Henley, Elwood 380 Henley Family 3X0 Henry, William E U2 Hereth, William L 958 Hergt, Fred 486 Herod, William P r 186 Herod, William W 1 229 Hershey. K. C, M. D 1038 Hershman, James K 831 Hiatt Family 923 I tibbs, Irwin', M. D 908 Hickok, George 1,26 I licks, Alvin G 669 Hicks, Clayton B 770 1 licks, Edgar 1 513 Hicks. Joseph M.. M. 1) 162 Hicks, Mrs. Louise J 771 Hicks. Samuel 358 I liday, Dr. Jacob 730 Hiday, Thomas 730 Higgs, James M [127 Hill, Albert A. M. D 558 Hill, William D., M. D 1107 Hinshaw, John S 673 Hoag. James H.. M. D 669 Hobbs. Mrs. Annie B 1226 Hobbs, Cyrus M 255 Hobbs Family 255 Hobbs, James (,14 Hobbs, Walton C 1225 Hodges. Ephraim 997 Hodgin, Prof. Cyrus W 110 Hodgin Family 1 10 Hoereth, J. George 550 Holaday, Thomas F., M. D.. 920 I I' illenbeck, Jacob W 554 Hollett. Mark II .170 Hollowed, \mos K 1)54 Hollowed, Lynden P 470 Holman, 1 laniel B 1115 I loli, Henry 642 Hoover, Enos W 667 Hoo\ er, Ji iseph S 683 PA' h I lorn, Turner I'. \86 Home, William X.. M. D. .1064 II" foi d, Re; 111 854 Houghton. Prof, \ltrcd .... 893 Houston Family 261 Howard Family t< Howard, Dr. Lewis X 860 Howard,Capt.Mi ntgomery C. 1010 How .11 d, Samuel 322 1 lowe. Judge I laniel W [68 I lo U e, fohn S Ns^ Howell, line.' M os? I lowland, Hon. Elisha J.... 886 1 toy, John H ' n * I Hubbard Family 839 Hubbard, William 11 839 Hubbard, William S 184 Hudson, James W 1014 1 luff Family 740 Huff. John B 1 1 10 1 luffer, Samuel U 507 I turfman, Abel 1052 Huffman Family 11 52 Huffman, James Hughes, George 050 Hughes, Rev. James [123 Hughes, Robert 810 Hume. George F. hi Hume, James M 60 Hume, Mrs. Mary E 61 Hunter, Charles G 602 Hunter, George W 601 Hunter, Rev. Rice V., D. D. . 529 Hupp, DeWitt C 806 Hurley, Frank C 1017 Hurst, Rev. Emmons 01,4 Huesey, Thomas 1006 1 lust in. Joseph L 1007 Hutchings, Dalphon 512 I 1 1111 duns Family 697 Hutchins, James L 697 Hutto, ( reorge R 1 1\ ile Family 44 Hyde. Rev. Nathaniel A.... 44 Idler, Dewit C Ifert, George W 856 Her, Ezra 875 Ingling, Apollo S 617 Ingling Families 566, 617 Ingling, John H 566 Jackson. 0. H [97 Jackson, Thomas W 881 Jackson, William X [58 Jameson, 1 leiiry. M. D [2 Jameson, Dr. Patrick H 474 l.mes Family 812 Jay, I'll. A. B. V M 153 Jay Family 155 Jeffers, James G 700 Jenkins, Alfred 54' Jennings, William B Jennings, William H 363 Ji -U T. Joshua 789 IcweM, Ke\ . Edward P 1 157 Ji ihnson, Anthony 727 Johns, n, Ashley 945 Johnson, Benjamin F 210. INDEX PAGE I iiM.n. David R 942 Johnson Families .....10, 79. 937 Johnson, Franklin P 82 Johnson, Grafton 437 Johnson, John W 999 Johnson, Jonathan 1036 Johnson, Mahlon 937 Johnson, Oliver 79 Johnson, Perry T 335 Johnson, Sylvester 30 Jones, Nathaniel H 751 Jones, William H 507 Jones, Hon. William H 1064 Jordan, Ira PL. M. D 1161 Jordan, James C 898 Jordan, James H 1222 In-., Hon. Frederick A 100 Kautz, John A 717 Kelly, Robert L., LL. D 87 Kelso, Elmer E., M. D 024 Kennedy Family 893 Kennedy, James C 369 Kennedy, Samuel, M. D 893 .Kennedy, William W 1154 Kenroy. James 880 Kenworthy, Harry L 867 Kern, Hon. John W 22 Kessinger, Charles A., M. D.1104 Kiler, John M [238 King Family 574 King, William 574 Kinnaman, Fred L 723 Kinnaman, George C 724 Kinnaman. John W roog Kinnard, Joseph D 1076 Kinnej . Collie E 204 Kirby Family 1068 Kirby, Thomas H 1073 Kirk, Harvey A r 136 Kissel. John 281 Kissel, Samuel R 1238 Klepfer, Omri D 677 Klingensmith. Neldo 1017 Klingensmith, Peter 1042 Knight, Isaac 11 57 Knight, John C 878 Knowland, James T 843 Knox, J. J 1044 Kimx, William J 909 Kregelo, Charles E 428 Kregelo, David 428 Kuhn, August M 447 Kulm, Oscar T 87r LaGrange, Daniel C 658 Lanam, Dr. Jesse H 644 Landers Family 412 Landers, John 624 Landes, William F 230 Landgraf, Norbert 519 Lankford, William L 816 Laughlin, Jeremiah 735 Lawrence Family 1196 Lawrence, Henry W 414 Lawrence, T. E 1 196 Lawson, Spencer 1128 I ayman Family 248 Layman, Hon. James T 24N PAGE Layton, William W S47 Leach. Lyman 290 Leach, Philip 1033 Lefeber, Alonzo L 639 Lefeber Family 639 Lehman Family 248 Lewark, John W 318 Light, Robert C, M. D 336 Lindley, C. M., M. D 1199 Lingenfelter, William L 246 Loehr, Edgar C. M. D 1067 Logsdon Family 504 Logsdon, Laurence 504 Long Family 813 Lucas, Rev. Daniel R., D. D. 200 Lucas Family 201 Luick, < leorge 1091 Lukenbill, Orestes C, M. D. . 170 MeBride, Hon. Robert W... 280 McCanu, John P 1041 McCarty. Nicholas, Jr 28 McCarty, Nicholas, Sr 24 McCarty, William T., M. D.. 965 McClain, Alexander 963 McClintock, Thomas A 509 McCole, Mai. Cyrus J 1089 McConnell, John S 659 McCormack, Amos D 1043 McCormack Family 938 McCormack, Lycurgus P.... 938 McCormick Family 220 McCormick, Jediah R 220 McCormick, John L 953 McCoy Family 748 McCoy, Taylor E 748 McCoy, Thomas A 779 McCray, Franklin 478 McFarland, John L 692 McFarland, William 961 McGaughey, Rev. Oliver W. 228 McGinnis, Gen. George F. . . 439 McKee. Edward L 458 McKey, Ben F 223 McMurry, James 494 Maas, Louis 570 Maclntire, Capt. Charles T..1216 MacKenzie, Cyrus W 1167 Mackintosh, Rev. George L. . 976 Macy. Hon. David 134 Maey Families T34. 154 Magenheimer, Val. A., M. D. 440 Major, Elder Noah J 140 Major. Sylvanus 1063 Mill peace, Allen Q 313 Makepi ai e, 1 'nil Alonzo I - .T056 Makepeace Family 313 Malott, Volney T 130 Manship Family 682 Manship, Jonas" B 682 Mansur, William 59 Marker, William H 780 Marott, George J 488 Mars. William A 887 Martin, Janus 1 745 Martin, Janus W 11,39 Martin, Jesse 907 Martin. Nathaniel 612 Martz, A. F 699 PAGE , Martz Family 394, 699 Martz, Nicholas S 393 Mason, Augustus 1 436 Matthews, J. L 410 Matthews, Oscar 843 Mattler, Francis J 202 Maxwell. Dr. Allison 430 Maxwell. Mrs. Cynthia 157 Maxwell. Dr. James I) 431 Maxwell. Hon. James J 157 Max-, Fred E 1013 May, Mrs. May H 1012 Meeks Family 365 Meeks, James W 368 Meeks, 'William A 368 Mehring Family 569 Mehrinig, Luther 569 Mi ikel Family 72 Merrill Family 632 Merrill. James S 632 Merryweather, Saul 734 Meserve, Rev. Harry C 206 Metzger, Robert 376 Millard Family 191 Miller. Hen. Abram O., M. D. 46 Miller, Lewis A 111S Miller, Mrs. Mary L 47 Miller, Perry 753 Milner, John W 516 Mingle, Peter 340 Minnick, David N 879 Minnick, Mrs. Lydia A 880 Minton, John W 1002 Mitchell Family 410 Mitchell. Henry C 821 Mitchell. Robert B., M. D... 422 Mitchell. Samuel M 418 Mitchell. Thomas J 782 Mock Families 371. 1082 Mock, Martin G 1082 Mock, Noah 759 Mock, Phoebe 371 Molt, William F., M. D 503 Moore, Cornelius 388 Moore Families , 738 Moore, James L 738 Moore, John 686 Moore, Dr. John R 1131 Moore, Hon. Joseph J 96 Moore. Thomas 332 M. H ue, Rev. Webster 1 1 17 Morasky. Christ 607 Moreland, Rev. John R 75 Morgan, William J 278 Morris, Sylvan B 707 Murphy, Dr. Maurice G....1143 Murphy, William H., M. I).. .1142 Mustard. Jacob S 584 Myers, Allen 1093 Myers Family 1 iX Myers, Capt. William R 118 Neiman, Benjamin M 399 Nelson, Elliott A 157 Nelson. Lewis B 199 Neptune, Richard 720 New Families 18, 29 New. Harry S 29 New, C 1. John C 18 INDEX PAGE Newby Family 1039 Newby, Howard H 1040 Newton, Augustus 5 Nichol Family 649 Nichol, George 649 Nicholson, M. 1) 1031 Nickerson, William IT 709 Noble Family 769 Noble, Thomas B., M. D 392 Noble, Thomas Y 613 Noble, William D 769 Nowland, Mrs. Amelia T 21 Nowland, John H. B 20 Norwood, Elbert F 167 Xiimi, Ilia 114S Nutter, Isaac W 1235 Nutter, Walter E 1169 Ogle, Elijah 1024 Overbey, William H 903 Overstreet, Gabriel M 433 Overstreet, Hon. Jesse 441 I K\ 1 ns, < ieorge 761 Owens, William 675 Paddock. Curtis C 1176 Page, Thomas J 952 Paige. Mrs. Maud A 557 Palmer, George H 923 Palmer, Hiram H 756 Park Family 626 Park, John 626 Parks Family 250 Parks, Joseph 161 Parks, Judge Milton H 137 Parks, Perminter M., Sr.... 137 Parrish, J. Willard, M. D. .. . 287 Parrott, Horace 1240 Parry, D. M 461 Parry, Roger 900 Pasquier, John B 1175 Paswater Family 648 Patterson Families 713, 741 Patterson, James 713 Patterson, Mark 741 Patterson, William 83 Patton, Ezra 35; Paul, George 1 171 Paul, Joseph W 1 171 Peacock, William H 545 Peake, Benjamin J 409 Pearcy, Hiram T 1029 Pearcy, Van Buren 1016 Pearson Family 454 Peek. Dudley 1227 Penny Family 661 Penny, George A 661 Perry. Arba T gi Perry Family 50 Perry, John C 50 Phillips. Eli 928 Pickel, Daniel 1048 Pogue, George 481 Poindexter Family 328 Poindexter, Robert E 328 Porter, Albert G [221 Porter, Edward B 1222 Porter Family [221 Potter. William H 1 1 if, PAGE Powell. Rev. David D 83s Pi 'Will, [saac 946 Preston, Dr. Albert G 330 Preston, John V 330 Pritchard, Carleton C 1008 Props William H 811 Prunk, Daniel H, M. D 862 Pryor, Eller E 805 Quill, Michael 864 Raber, Philip \ 1155 Randall, Henry C 614 Randolph, Milton S 512 Rash, John T 899 Ratcliff, Moms C 947 Rathert, William 242 Ranch, John 242 Reading, Alexander 1> 825 Reading. Mrs. Sarah E. J.... 826 Reagan, Mrs. Esther J 1152 Reagan, George 1151 Records, Franklin S 1195 Record-. John X., M. D 1195 Records, Dr Samuel 1203 Redmond, Mrs. Ann 161 Redmond, Thomas 161 Reichart, Abraham 536 Reid, Erasmus S 556 Reid Family 555 Reid, Creorge W 555 Rentsch, Robert 578 Ressler. Jeremiah 1005 Revel, William W 610 Richards, Rev. David R 803 Richardson. Harland 581 Richardson, Miss Ida F 233 Richardson, Joel F 232 Ridge. John G 872 Ridpath. Henry N 1227 Rifner Family 1062 Rihl, Charles" H 539 Riley. James Whitcomb 468 Riley, Martin Y 593 Rinker, Aaron 758 Ritzinger, John B 982 Ritzinger, Mrs. Myla F 983 Robinson Family 187 Rodihaugh, Samuel 791 Rogers, Joseph M 732 Rose, Aaron 1 138 Ross, Col. James R 1052 Ross, Mr-. I hesta A 105.5 Rothschild, Leopold G 472 Rouse, William I [24 Ruckle, Col. Nicholas R.... 182 Rudolph, Edward 1110 Rugenstein, William 1000 Runnels Families 67, 163 Runnels, Orange S., A. M., M 1) 67 Runnels. Sollis, M. D 163 Rupp, fohn 524 Rush, M. A.. M. D 882 Russell, Pn.f. Elbert 94 Russell Family 94 Rutledge, Capt. Jechonias... 179 Ryan. George W 625 PAGE >■ Family 832 Saffer, Prof. Levi G 832 Sanders, Frederick C 818 Sansberry, Charles T 736 Satterwhite, Dr. Harvey.... 863 Sayles, Charles F 264 Sayles Family 264 Sayles, Mrs. Frances T.... J>7 Scearce, H. C 11 04 Scbaaf, Valentine (9 Schier, Wendelin 664 Scholl, Capt. Jacob F 702 Sebooley Family 733 Schooley, William 379 Schrader, William H 124' Scott, Col. Jefferson K 1178 Scott, Vincent ri79 Scudder Family 966 Seudder, Isaac R 966 Seal Family 749 Seaton, Dr. Charles Seaton Family Seaton. Guy, M. D 882 Secrest, Mai. Nathan A 536 Sellers. Bartley 1162 Sells Family 799 Sells, Samuel C 799 Selvage, Joseph W 542 Seward Family 377 Seward, Freeman H 377 Shaw, William G 825 Shearer, Daniel 224 Shearer Family 224 Sheets, Col. William II. II. . 205 Shepherd, James McB 70 Sheppard, Joseph H 553 Shireman. Henry 877 Shireman, Max 1062 Showalter, Samuel 588 Shulse, Rev. John M 869 Shuman, John B 044 Siegmund Family 387 Silver, James R 187 Sims, Calvin F 840 Sim-. John J 894 Singleton, Francis T 1206 Slack, Hon. L. Ert 865 Sloan, George W., M. D 107 Smead Family 621 Smead, W. H 621 Smith, A. J 7*4 Smith. Bart 1135 Smith, Greeley t2lo Smith, Horace E 1225 Smith, Odin R 151 Smith. Rufus B 1160 Smith, Col. Zemro A 482 Smock, William C 177 Snider. Alonzi 1 Sourbeer, John R Sowder, Charles R.. M. D. . . Spannuth, Dawilla 836 Speiice Family 929 Spence, Nathan N 929 r, J. W. M. D 381 Spiegel, Augustus 96S Sponsel, Henry 165 1 -el. I bill J (1. 229 Stake. Charles U40 INDEX Starr, Joe! I) Steele, Theodore C Stelting, Augustus Stembel, Dr. Basil J Stephens, John 11 Stephenson, John \Y Stephenson, Mrs. Malinda J . St( tzel, John Stierwalt, John K Stiver, 1 tenry Stolte, Henry Stoops Family Stott, William T., D. D., LL. I) Stout, Re\ Vndrew P Stout Families 218, Stout, Furman Stout, ( ieorge W Strawn, Jeptha Stuck, Peter Studebaker, Joseph A Sulgn ve, foseph I! Sullivan, Beverly W., D. D. S Sullivan Family Sullivan, Reginald II Sutton, John Swain, Charles F. Swain, William N Swan, John A PAGE "57 992 207 272 1158 1 158 S83 1044 918 4*4 122 98 398 398 218 179 670 580 849 220 413 413 ''54 629 002 [226 Taffe, < ieorge A r83 Tarlton, Hon. Caleb B 139 Tarlton Family 139 Taylor, Albert' B 807 Taylor Families 671, 796, 1027, 1058 Taylor, I lenry B 1058 Taylor, Jacob C 672 Taj li ir, James \ 724 Taylor, Jesse I! 1090 Taylor, John B 1027 Taylor, Ward M 70(1 Teague. William R 325 Teckenbrock, C. H 1003 Teckenbrock, H. W t>22 I 1 - ters, Mrs. Eliza A 317 Teeters, Milan M 317 Templeton Family 1207 Templeton, Leroy 1207' Terhune Family 896 Terhune, Rufus W., M. D. . 896 Test, Judge ( lharles II qi Teter Family 645 Trier, ( ieorge 647 Teter, Newh m 648 Tevebaugh, William F 585 Thatcher, Thomas 580 Thayer. Elmer Q 057 Thistlethwaite, Edward .... 638 Thomas Family 706 Thomas, 1 [arrison 1032 Thomas, William II.. M. D. . 181 Thompson, Frank F. 1153 Thompson, Rev Isaac X....T202 Thompson. Wm, I... M. D... 448 Thomson, A 544 h 1 nbui gh, \nins S74 PAGE Tilford, John C 490 I iltonl. Hon. Joseph M 979 Tilson Family 1213 Tingle. 0. W 694 Tomhnson, Carl II., M. D. . 310 Tout. Asa 511 I out, Wilkisou M 551 Towell, Samuel A 1019 Townsend Family 249 Traub, William II 004 Trucksess Families 562,603 Trucksess, Fred 534 Trucksess, John J 603 Trueblood, Prof. Edwin P.. 09 Trueblood, Hezekiah L 543 Truitt Family 920 Truitt. lohn W 020 Tucker, Dr. Albert R 10S0 Tucker Family 9 r 5 Tuttle Family 21.7 Tyler, Spafford E 508 Tyner Family 1055 Van Arsdale, C. A. B 7<>3 Vance. W C 380 Vandivier, lames II 957 Vandivier, Noah R 650 Van I lorne Family 1012 Vanmatre, Andrew J 349 Van Pelt, Capt. Francis M. . 687 V.mi Pelt, Samuel l> 678 Van Pelt, Uriah 600 Vestal, Allien II 760 Vinson Family 253 Vinson, Rev. John 253 Wachtell, Calvin S 917 Wachtell Family 015 Wagner, John 1 120 Wagner, Capt. John II 709 Wald. \do]ph 592 Walker. Col. Ivan N 68 Wall, Charles II 10S7 Wall Family 1087 Wallace. Gen. Lew 12.10 Wallace, Capt. William J 171 Wallick, John F 200 Walters Family 933 Walters, MacDonald 933 Walton, Rev James P 247 Warfel Family 754 Waterman. 1 lenry \ (037 Watkins, Madison (i 222 Watson Family 1 174 Watson, Samuel 1 174 Watters, Vnthony 526 Waymire Family 807 Waymire, John S 808 Waymire. Martin 807 Weathers, James 608 Webb, James F 1204 Webb, James L T013 Weesner, Bennajah U 528 Weinberger, Merman 181 Weir, George W 963 Wenner. John J 605 \\ ballon Family 552 Whallon, Judge Thomas C. 552 PAGE Wheeler. Charles .1 128 Wheeler Family I2r Wheeler, George W 127 Wheeler, Henry P 127 Wheeler. James W 126 Wheeler. John H 125 Wheeler, Philip S 125 Wheeler, William T 123 White, James L 1125 White. Moses C 1050 Whitesitt, William H 837 Whitinger, Mrs. Esther J.. 597 Whitinger, Henry 507 Wild, Leonard 746 Wiles. Theodore 515 Wiley Family 004 Wilkinson, John B 514 Willhide Family 692 Willhide, Martin 11 692 Williams, Henry 704 Williams, Henry G 771 Williams, Rees R 1237 Williams, Rufus 755 Williams, William lOsO Wills, John T 276 Wilmington Family 347 Wilmington, Oscar X 347 Wilson, Mrs. Ann (i 1133 Wilson, Charles G 1134 Wilson. David B T032 Wilson, Isaac [230 Wingate, Edwin H [125 Wirt, Capt. John B 4O4 Wishard Family 73, 77, 471 Wishard, Joseph M , M. D. .' 471 Wishard. William H„ M.D.. 72 Wishard, William N., M. D.. 76 Wishmire, Christian F 407 Witt, Albert E 685 Witt, Richard C 685 Wotmell. Thomas W 69s Wi k id, Alexander 207 Wi lods Family 3 Woods, John W 530 Woods, Judge William A... 3 Worrell, Preston I iotq Wynn, Lieut. Charles W. . . . 048 Wynn Family 948 Wynn, Wilbur S 42 Wysong. Adolphus 1101 >. amies, Daniel 1 Yandes, George B 107 Yandes, Simon 104 Yoke, Prof Nelson 484 Yoke, Richason \ 483 York, Edwin D 522 York, William G 495 Younce, Elder Andrew .... 750 Younce Family 355 Younce, Joseph 353 Young, John II [178 Zabel, Charles G 989 Zane Family 55 Zeublin Family 1077 Zeublin, Lieut. Jonathan W....1077 C I c -C< C4 BIOGRAPHICAL • :»:■ %• '■& '•¥.■ fi? IANIEL YANDES belonged to that class of men who natur- ally become pioneers. He was born in Fayette county. Pa., in January, 1793, when it was yet a new country, with fertile soil, and a hilly but beautiful surface, un- derlaid with coal. He was the son of Simon Yandes, whose wife before marriage was Anna Catherine Rider — both natives of Germany. His parents lived upon a farm near the Monongahela river west of Uniontown. They had two sons, Daniel and Sinn in. who received only the limited educa- tion usual at that time. Both of the sons worked on the farm. They enlisted in the year 1813 under General Harrison, in the last war with Great Britain, and served six months in northern < )hio, but were not engaged in battle. The father of Gov. Albert G. Porter enlisted in the same company. In 1814, when the city of Washington was first threatened by the British, they again enlisted, and Daniel Yandes at the age of twenty-one was elected major of the regiment. Before leav- ing the place of rendezvous the order to march was countermanded, and the troops were not again ordered out. In 1815 occurred the most fortunate event of his life, and that was his marriage to Anna Wilson, the oldest daughter of James Wilson and his wife. Mary Rabb. James Wilson was a leading farmer and magistrate of the county. The Wilsons were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and the Rabbs Scotch-English Presbyterians, and Anna Wilson was a Presbyterian. Her edu- cational advantages were but moderate as compared with those at present. James Wil- son's father. Alexander Wilson, was born in 1727, and removed from Lancaster county, 1 Pa., to Fayette county, where he died in [815. After the marriage of Daniel Yandes he acquired a mill and opened a coal mine. In 1817 his father died, at die age of eighty- four, and in 1818, when the advantages of the fertile soil of Indiana were heralded in western Pennsylvania and enthusiasm aroused, he, with his wife, mother and two children, floated down the Ohio to Cincinnati, and went thence te> Fayette count}-, lnd., where lie opened a farm in the woods near Conners- ville. In the spring of 1821 he removed to Indianapolis, which had been fixed upon as the seat of government for the State, and re- sided there until his death in June, 1878. at the age of eighty-five years and five months. His portrait and signature represent him at the age of eighty. His first residence was a log cabin which he built near the northeast corner of Washington and Illinois streets. In [822 he erected and resided in a double log cabin near the southwest corner of Washing- ton and Alabama streets, opposite the 1 ourl House Square. In 1823 he built a new frame residence of three rooms in that locality. About 1 S3 1 he erected a two-story brick resi deuce west of and adjoining the State Life building. In 1837 he was the owner ■ i an acre of ground where the United States court house and postoffice now stands, and where he built a large plain two-story brick resi- dence. Here he lived until it was sold to the First Presbyterian Church in [863, and here his wife died in 1 85 1. After her death he did not marry again. He came to Indianapolis with about four thousand dollars, and strange as it may seem. that constituted him the largest capitalist of the incipient metropolis for the next ten years. That amount included the total of his inheritance and of his own acquisitions. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD up to 1821. He was, in common with pio- neers generally, a man of rugged health, and til, confiding and enterprising. He was fond of building mills, manufactories, and in- troducing other improvements. On his arri- val in Indianapolis, with his brother-in-law he erected the saw and gristmill on the bayou southwest of the city where the McCarty land, now is, the dam being built across White river at the head of the island which was opposite the Old Cemetery. This is said to have been the first mill in the New Pur- chase. About 1823 the firm of Yandes & Wil- kens established the first tannery in the county, and continued in that business together about thirty years. The active partner was John Wilkens, a man well known for his uncom- mon merits. Afterward Daniel Yandes con- tinued the same business with his nephew. Lafayette Yandes. After the death of Lafay- ette he formed another partnership, with his nephew. Daniel Yandes, Jr., and James C. Parmerlee in an extensive tannery in Brown county, and in a leather store at Indianapolis. About the year 1825 Mr. Yandes became the partner in a store with Franklin Merrill, brother of Samuel Merrill. Stores in the early history of Indianapolis contained a miscel- laneous assortment, more or less extensive, including dry-goods, groceries, queensware, hardware, hats, shoes, etc. About 1831 he became the partner of Edward T. Porter, and the store of Yandes ed to the institution of slavery. Capt. Miller took his family to Davis county, Iowa, where l;e died before the ending of the year, leaving William Allen, and a younger step-brother, Adolphus, who is now a resident of south- western Iowa, to do the work of the farm under the guidance of a brave-hearted and pious mother. His life was one of exacting out hopeful toil in field and forest, brick yard, sawmill, gristmill and village store until in his sixteenth year he became a student, later an assistant teacher. 111 the Troy Academy: a notable result considering the limited advant- ages he had received at the district school. He- was made chief of the lodge of the !.<).( i. 'L, at Troy, and in the winter of 1854-55 helped 1 rganize at Troy, lie was elected a member of the Grand Lodge of tin- ( irder in Iowa. In September, 1855, he matriculated at Wabash College, from which he graduated in 1851;. During die ensuing year he was a tutor of the ( ollege. In 1800 lie took a school posi- tion ,-,( Marion, hid., which lie held until the first battle of I hill Run, when the school was hn ken up by the enlistment of Mr. W Is. An injured foot, however, disabled him COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD active service, and lie was admitted in Decem- ber, i Si > i . to the Bar of the Grant County Cir- cuit Court, winch was presided over by Judge Horace P. Biddle. At that session of the Court, as deputy prosecutor, he conducted the criminal trials. At Goshen, lnd., he opened a law office, March I", 1862, and for two years had little t>> do. This time he diligently im- proved by careful and thorough reading, which he did to such purpose that he became noted for a thorough and ready command of the principles of legal practice, and their ap- plication to the problems of the Court. Pres- ently his practice took on satisfactory propor- tions, and he was elected to the State Legis- lature in 1867, and introduced and pushed to a passage several important measures, by one of which a new judicial circuit was created, the judgeship of which was tendered to him by Gov. Baker. This Mr. Woods declined, as he did a renomination to the Legislature and a nomination to Congress, though his election would have been very certain. As an earnest Republican he was always active in his county campaigning, though seldom willing to speak elsewhere. Judge Woods was elected to the Judgeship of the 34th Judicial Circuit, in 1873. It was composed of Elkhart and LaGrange counties. He was re-elected without opposition in 187S, and was continued in that office until January, 1881. That year he took his seat on the Su- preme Bench of the State, succeeding Judge Biddle. In May, 1883, being at the time Chief Justice of that Court, he was appointed Dis- trict Judge for the District of Indiana by President Arthur. Judge Gresham was his predecessor. Judge Woods held that high position until March 17, 1892. This was thirty years from the time he opened his office in Goshen. On the nomination of President Har- rison, he was commissioned United States Cir- cuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, under the act of Congress, creating the United States Cir- cuit Court of Appeals, of which he was ex- officio a judge. By reason of his priority of commission following Judge Gresham, he was the presiding judge at the time of his death. The work of Judge Woods on the Su- preme Bench of Indiana is preserved in the official reports, commencing with Vol. ~2>, and is well known to the profession, and of this a discriminating estimate was published in the "Green Bag" of 1892. < In the Federal Bench he has dealt with many important cases, some of which, like the Tallysheet Cases, the Dudley Case, the World's Fair Sunday ( Ipening Case, and the Debs Case, have been subject to wide comment and discussion. Rarely, if ever, has a more notable tribute been paid to the law ami to a judge for de- claring and enforcing it, than the following pronounced by Justice Brewer, in an address before the Marquette Club, of Chicago, in February, 18yd: "The great strike, of which this city was the historic center, attests the wisdom of judicial interference. * The peaceful ending of that strike is a supreme attestation of the power of the American peo- ple to govern themselves. That honest and true-minded men were in both sides of that controversy, no sensible man doubts, and that it was settled judicially, and not by bayonets and bullets, is the glory of all. Let me say in passing, that the hero of that struggle for the domination of the Law was Circuit Judge William A. Woods, whose name will be re- vered and honored through the coming ages, long after the memories of his critics and assailants shall have become like the body of Lazarus four days in the grave." The case, however, that attracted the most attention was the proceeding against Col. Dudley, charged with writing a letter from New York, during the campaign of 1888, ad- vising bribery at the polls. The election was, perhaps, the most exciting ever held in the State, and charges of corruption were freely made by both parties. A "confidential" letter, asserted to have been written by the chairman of a Democratic County Committee to a subordinate, fell into the hands of the opposite- political party. It advised that voters who could be bought, were simply "fioats," and should be closely looked after. No one should escape. Another letter, over the alleged signa- ture of Col. Dudley, written on a sheet bear- ing the imprint of the National Republican Committee, and addressed to an unknown per- son in Indiana, was intercepted in some man- ner, ami fell into the hands of the Democratic Committee of the State. It gave full and ex- plicit directions for the conduct of the cam- paign, and contained this offensive clause, "Divide the floaters into blocks of five, and put a trusted man with necessary funds, in charge of these five. Make him responsible that none get away, and that all vote our ticket." In bis charge to the Federal Grand Jury, which met Nov. 14, 1888, Judge Woods called attention to Section 5511, of the United States Revised Statutes, which makes bribery COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD an offense, and provides that any person who "aids, counsels, procures or advises any such voter, person or officer to do any act hereb) made a crime :: * shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprison- ment, not more than three years, or by both. Ami shall pay the costs of prosecution." The question of the proper construction of the Statutes having been under consideration be- tween Judge Woods and Senator Macdonald, and there having developed a difference of opinion, Judge Woods purposely omitted any construction of the section, and gave his charge to the Grand Jury employing the wording of the Statutes, so as to leave the District Attor- ney free to conduct the investigation before the Grand Jury in his own way. A month later, however, in response to a request from the Grand Jury for more explicit instruction, he quoted Section 5511. and added this con- struction : "But in any case, beside the mere fact of the advice or counsel, it must be shown that the crime contemplated was committed, or an attempt made to commit it." This was folli wed by a storm of partisan criticism. It was charged in the Democratic press, and by the senior Senator from Indiana upon the floor of the United States Senate, that this construc- tion was inconsistent with the first charge, and that the Judge had determined to shield Un- guilty by making indictment impossible un- der his construction of the Law. The criti- cism being repeated in words of bitter de- nunciation in the Democratic State Platform of 1890, Judge Woods published an elaborate statement of facts with correspondence and data, which not only exonerated him from any suspicion of wrong d< ing or inconsistency, but also showed that his construction of the law was correct, that it was approved by Justice Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court, who examined the authorities carefully at his request. It appeared later that his ruling was in exact accord with an early de- cision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of the U. S. vs. Mills. This was case 7, Peters, 137, and it seems was overlooked while the discussion was being held. Die vindication was complete. Judge Woods was well and favorably known in Indiana, and from three educational institutions of high degree did he receive the doctorate of Laws, namely: Asbury (De Pauw i University, Hanover and Wabash. Judge Woods was married. Dec. 6, 1870, to Miss Mata A., a daughter of cx-mavor Augustus Newton, of Des Moines, Iowa. To this union were born two children: Alice Newton, and Floyd Allen. The daughter is an artist of marked ability, and the son is a member of the legal profession in Indianapo- lis, and his career though brief shows that his father's mantle has fallen on worth) shoulders. Augustus Newton was horn at East Tem- pleton, .Mass., and was educated in his native State. When a young man he came West locating in Benton Harbor, Mich., where he engaged in the fur trade on his own account. Later he went to Des Moines. Iowa, and there he built the first frame house, the first brick house and the first brick business block — the old Exchange Block — which is still standing, lie was mayor of Des Moines and was a mer- chant there. After his retirement from busi- ness he moved to Knoxville, Tenn., where he died in February, 1894, aged seventy-four years. At Elkhart, Ind., he married Miss Mary Mitchell, born in Lancaster, Pa., daugh- ter of den. William 1'.. Mitchell, born in the North of Ireland, of Scotch ancestors. Gen. Mitchell came to America when a young man, as a teacher, and he married Miss Rebecca Lyman, of Pennsylvania, horn in Lancaster, of an old family there. Mrs. Woods's great- grandfather Newton was from Gardner, Mass., where he was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Ilis wife was a Miss Howe, a member of an early settled Puritan family. ]< iHN EBNER, president and sole owner of the Indianapolis Varnish Company, is one of the most prominent and successful business men of his city. A pioneer in his line in the middle west, he has by untiring, well-directed efforts risen step by step to his present pros- perous condition, being the head of one of the largesl concerns of its kind in this section. Ilis splendid business qualifications, as well as his many other admirable traits of char- acter, he has inherited from good German ancestors. John Ebner, his grandfather, was a man of means and influence. For the most part he his residence in the Kingdom of Wur- temberg, Germany, and there upon reaching manhood he settled and began managing a vineyard. Branching out in business, L engaged in the manufacture of wine verj suc- cessfully. He prospered through life and won the confidence of all. establishing for him- self a leading place in the business world. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD During his young manhood he married and by this union there were five children, all of win 'in made their homes in Germany, and there died: David, John, Christoff, Caroline and Mary. Mr. Ebner was a man of cultiva- tion, and was well informed on general sub- jects. Possessed of many social attributes, he won for himself friends in all circles, espe- cially in the business world, where he wielded a large influence. Coming of an old and prominent Protestant family, he strictly ad- hered to their religious teachings. Christoff Ebner, father of John Ebner, whose name heads this sketch, fell heir to a good share of his father's stock of brains and force of character. Born in Wurtemberg, he there, under the influence of a cultivated home and progressive institutions, grew to man- hood. As a preparation for life's activities he early learned the trade of a weaver, and being possessed of rare ability in his line he became in time an artist in that branch of in- dustry. As a young man he engaged in the manufacture of embroideries, corsets and other fine articles for ladies, and, meeting with suc- cess in this industry, he continued it for the most part throughout his active life. A skilled workman, gifted in directing affairs, and a good financial manager, he made well out of this in- dustry, and on the whole prospered through life. He died at the old homestead in Fricken- hausen, Wurtemberg, Germany, June 17, 1851, at the age of fifty-three years. During his young manhood Mr. Ebner married Rosina Nestil, who was born in Frick- enhausen, Wurtemberg, and to this union came six children: Pauline (who married J. Lang) and William, who both died in Germany; August, who came to America in i860, and died some years later in New York, leaving one daughter, Pauline; Chris- tina, who married William Kidder, and had five children (both parents died in New York) ; Rosa, who married Christian Schweit- zer, in New York, and they had five children; and John, mentioned below. Mr. Ebner was a man of influence, who through life found his friends in the best circles of German so- ciety. Possessed of expensive tastes, he usually lived up to his large income, using his money freely in entertaining his many friends and keeping up his luxurious home. He was exempt from army service, and de- voted himself unreservedly to the pursuit of his main industry. Reared in the Protestant faith, be was a consistent member of the Re formed Church. John Ebner, son of Christoff, was born in Frickenhausen, Wurtemberg, ( iermany,Oct. 20, 1836, and attending the well-conducted schools of his vicinity for eight years, he gained a thorough education, and formed habits of in- dustry and self-reliance of much value to him in later years. Remaining at home until he was eighteen years old, he early entered his father's business establishment, and there, b) close attention to the work, learned the weaver's trade. A skilled workman, he had no difficulty in securing a position at his craft, and for several years he followed his trade- in Germany, commanding good wages. In i860, however, he broke home ties and came to America, landing in New York Aug. 11. i860. Arriving there on the verge of the Civil war, on Oct. 11, 1861, at Watertown, N. Y., he enlisted for three years in Company. D, 35th N. Y. V. I., under Colonel Lord of Buffalo, and went to the front, where he served in many hard engagements. In the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 28, [862, he received a wound in the left leg, from the explosion of a shell piece, and after six months and three days of hospital treatment, in Wash- ington, D. C, and Newark, N. J., on Feb. 28, 1863, be received at Newark, N. ]., an honor- able discharge, on account of disability. Re- turning at once to New York City he entered a varnish factory, and there applying him- self diligently to the work soon mastered all the details of the business. Advancing rapidly, after a short time he rose to the position of superintendent of the works, which place he filled very acceptably for some time. On the outlook for a good business opening for himseif in his line, he in 1867 completed by telegram negotiations with Henry 1!. Mears, of Indianapolis, for starting a varnish factory in that place, and proceeding at once to the field of the new enterprise, he directed the erection of the buildings, and after their com- pletion assumed the superintendency of the establishment, which operated under the name of the Capital City Varnish Works. Under his management the enterprise met with suc- cess from the start, and soon the company re- organized and enlarged the plant, giving the establishment the name of Mears & Lilly, still known as the Capital City Varnish Works. He remained yvith this firm until January, 1871, when he and Mr. Andrew Kramer pur- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD chased a business site, and established the Indianapolis Varnish Company. 'They en- larged the business from time to time, and 1", k in new partners, changing the name from Ebner & Kramer to Ehner, Aldag & Co., con- ducting the business under the style of the Indianapolis Varnish Company; and under tins appellation the firm did business until [885, when Kramer sold his interest to his partners. In 1893 the Aldags sold their in- terest to Ebner, and a stock company assumed the management of the business, comprising John Ebner, president, William Geiger, vice- president, and E. F. Knodle, secretary and treasurer. About 1895 Mr. Ebner bought out the interests of some of the other stockholders, the company then consisting of John Ebner, president, Bertha E. Ebner, secretary and treasurer, and Emil Ebner, vice-president ; with William F. Ebner, director, Edward J. Ebner, varnish maker, and Charles A. Ecklin, brother- in-law of Mr. John Ebner, one of the trav- eling salesmen. This company has since con- ducted the business with excellent results, has greatly improved and enlarged the establish- ment, as well as the force of employees, and has given the factory a standing among first- class industries of the middle west. Mr. Eb- ner has in every respect shown himself an ex- cellent financier, and a most competent busi- ness manager. Possessed of many resources, he has in addition to conducting this business so efficiently also engaged in the real estate business to some extent, and he now owns some seventeen tenement houses in Indianap- olis, which he rents to advantage. Prosper- ing in all his ventures, he has amassed con- siderable wealth, and in addition to his city real estate he now has also a large bank ac- ci unt, bonds, stocks, etc. He owns a pleasant residence property in Indianapolis, wdiere he has long made his home. Mr. Elmer married in Xew York City, May 10. 1863, Christina Ecklin, who was born in Wendenreuthe, Baden, Germany, Sept. 4. 1841, daughter of Andreas Ecklin. Andreas Ecklin was a shoemaker 1>\ trade, came of a good old Protestant family of Germany, ami for man}' years made bis residence in the town of Wendenreuthe, in that section of Baden. He married, in Germany, Elizabeth Schrode, of Baden. She passed her last days in Indian- apolis, and died there Sept. 23, [899. < >f their union were born five children : . Christina, Mrs. Ebner; Elizabeth, who married Nicholas Seyler, now of Indianapolis; Mary, wli ried Henry Lohse, of New York City; Kate, who married George Gunsett, now 1 f Indian- apolis; and Charles A., the traveling sales- man for the Varnish Works. In [853 Mr. Ecklin moved with his family from Gel to Xew York City, and there passed his last days, dying in 1857. He was a man of ability and always commanded the respect of his fel- low-citizens. The Reformed Church counted him among its influential members. Mr. and Mrs. Ebner had fifteen children, seven of whom died young: Rose. John, Charles, August, Christina, Olga and John. Of the eight now living Elizabeth and Anna M. have never married; Bertha E. is tioned above ; Ida married Frank Krause, and has one son, Arthur John; Emil. of the Var- nish Works, married Barbara Berdel, and has three daughter?., Helen Esther, Marie B. C. and Elizabeth Ruth; William P., of the same firm, married Minnie Kuhler, and had one daughter, who is deceased; Edward I., the varnish maker, married Emma Erber, and has one daughter Mildred (he enlisted in the [6ist Ind. V. I., under Colonel Durbin. former gov- ernor of Indiana, and served in the Spanish- American war, being stationed in Cuba 1 ; Frank, wdio is a bookkeeper in the Indiana National Bank, married Marietta Whisenand, and has one son, John F. Mr. Ebner has by his efficiency, honesty and square dealings won the entire confidence of business men in Indianapolis and vicinity, where he is well known. He possesses an in- domitable will and plenty of courage. 1- broad- minded, alert and thoroughly up-to-date. Pub- lic-spirited and generous, he is a power for good in his community. Fraternally he stands high, belonging to the 1. ( ). O. F. ; the 1 r. V V. A., of which he is quartermaster; the G. I'. S., of Indianapolis; and is a member of George H. Thomas Post. ( i. A. R.. No. 17, of Indianapolis. For many years he was a member of the Methodist Church, to which his wife and children still belong. DANIEL BERND. president of The Bernd Brothers Company, wagon manufactur- er-, 'if Indianapolis, 1- one of the substantial German residents 1 1 that city who have done so much to promote it- industrial growth, lb- was born Feb. -'4. 1839, in Dietschvveiler, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, son of 1. 1'hilip and Phillipena I Becker) Bernd, 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD passed liis early life in his native land, where lie received a goi d common-school education. In 1857 Mr. Bernd came with his father to Cincinnati. ( Ihio, where he learned wagon- making, at which he waked until his enlist- ment, in 1 Si '4. in the 100th Ohio Volunteer Regiment. He was sent to Stevenson. Ala.. where he was on duty until the close of the war, after which he returned to Cincinnati, and resumed his old trade. Coming to Indian- apolis in May, 1868, he became an employe of the Shaw Carriage Company, and in March, 1875, he started in business on his own ac- count, in partnership with his brothers. By industry and In nest work the brothers pros- pered, doing an increasing business from year to year, until the concern is now upon a very substantial basis. In March. [904, Mr. Daniel Bernd, with his sons George Philip and Theo- dore Jacob and son-in-law- William C. F. Grieb, formed an incorporation. William C. F. Grieb is first vice-president, and George Philip Bernd is second vice-president of the company and assists his father in business, having worked in the wagon factor) for more than twenty years. Theodore Jacob Bernd is secretary and treasurer, and handles practi- cally all the financial affairs of the firm, to the advantage of all concerned. He is especially fitted for his duties, having received a good education in the public, high and business schools of Indianapolis and six years' train- ing in the practical part of the wagon manu- facturing business. Being acquainted thus with every detail of the work and endowed with keen business perception, his estimate- are universally satisfactory, both to the firm and its patrons. Ills enterprise and progres- sive spirit have during his comparatively brief connection with the business been felt in ev- ery department. Daniel Bernd is well known in German- American social circles in the city, being an active member of the German-American Vet- erans' Association, the German Pioneers, the Druids, the German Protestant Orphans' Home Association, the Deutscher Klub unci Musikverein, the Germania Park Association, and one of the organizers of the South Side Turnverein. By his first marriage, to Carolina Diehl. Mr. Bernd had one sou. Daniel, and four children have been born to hi- second union, with Louisa Matilda Juppenlatz, viz.: Ma- tilda. George Philip. Theodore Jacob and Alma Theresa. HON. WILLIAM HAYDEN ENG- LISH, late of Indianapolis, was a man of national reputation and importance in affairs of government and business for so many years that Indiana was proud to claim him tor one of her native sons. A mere recital of bis achievements, the positions he held, his con- nection with various public and private enter- prises, with no comment upon the far-reach- ing effects of his life and work, would make an article of respectable proportions. The not- able productions of his pen, "The Conquest of the Northwest" and the "History of Indiana." will entitle his name to a permanent place among the writers who have made the State famous and who have won repute as chron- iclers of her fame. Mr. English's parentage and ancestry are also worthy of note, as showing decidedly whence he drew the strength and principle which characterized his whole career, and a brief mention of his forefathers will lie an appropriate introduction to his own life story. The family originated in England, from which country James English (son of Thomas) emigrated to America about 1700, settling- near Laurel, Del. His son. James English (2), was the great-grandfather of William 11. English. Elisha English, son of James ( 2).' was born in Delaware and married Sarah Wharton, also a native of that State. Thence they migrated in 1792 to Kentucky, where their son, Major Elisha Gale English, was born. In their old age, in 1830, they moved to Greene county, Ilk, where several of their children had located. They lived together for sixty years, and their family consisted of fourteen children, all of whom were married and had children of their own before death came to break the family circle. At that time their descendants numbered about two hun- dred. The Major was the first of the English family to come to Indiana. He settled in Scott county, this State, in 1818, being- one of the earliest pioneers in that section, where he became one of the most prominent men of his day, both in business circles and in politics. At one time he served as United State- marshal for Indiana, under appoint- ment of President Buchanan, and he served twenty-four years as a member of the State Legislature, in both House and Senate. Com- ing into the State shortly after its admission into the Union, and when Indiana was still on the border of the Indian territory, he had an COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD important part in the making of her early history. Hi;-, name was known and respected over a wide territory, and his influence in the formation of the early laws and institutions of the State is felt to this day. Major Eng- lish never gave up the home in Scott county where he settled upon his removal to this State, but he spent most of the time during the closing years of his life at the home of his son, William H., in Indianapolis, in which cit) his death occurred Nov. 14, [874. He and his wife are buried in Crown Hill ceme- tery. Major English married Mahala Eastin, a native of Kentucky, whither her parents, Lieut. Philip and Sarah Smith Eastin, moved fr< m Virginia, their native State. There were seventeen children horn to Lieut. Eastin and wife. On the maternal side William 11. English was descended from those notable characters in American Colonial history — Louis Du- Bois, the Huguenot patentee of the Kingston ( \. Y.) district, and Jost llite, who brought the first colon\' to Virginia that settled west of the Blue Ridge mountains, locating on a grant of land of over 100,000 acres made to him by King George II. of England. William 11. English's grandfather, Lieut. Philip Eas- tin, an officer of the Revolution, in the 4th and 8th Virginia Regiments, Continental Line, served through the entire war. Capt. Charles Smith, his great-grandfather, was an officer in the French-English Colonial war under the then "Col." George Washington, and was severeh wounded at the battle of Great .Meadows. His great-great-grandfather, Col. John Hite, was a Colonial officer and a mem- ber of the first board of justices of Frederick county, \ a., after independence was declared. Capt. Revel Wharton, another of Mr. Eng- lish's direct ancestors, was captain of an American privateer during the Revolu- tion, was captured in action, and died 011 board a British prison ship. William llaydcn English was the only son of Major Elisha Gale English and Mahala 1 Eastin ) English, and was horn Aug. 27. 1822, in Lexington, Scott Co.. [nd. He grew up among the scenes familiar to the early settlers of his native locality, and there acquired the beginnings of his education in the common scliools. llis collegiate course was pursued at Hanover University, where he studied for three years, after which he devoted himself to the law. which he had chosen for his profession. The mosl pointed comment to he made upon his aptitude is the mere statement that he was admitted to practice in the Circuit court when only eighteen years old. lie began practice hi iiis native county, and soon had a patron- age covering that ami neighboring counties, for he was well known and trusted even at that early age. Within a short lime he was admitted to the Slate Supreme court, and be- fore he was twenty-three to the United States Supreme court, at a period when the examina- tions were, to quote the words of one of his noted legal associates, "strict, thorough and exacting." That he possessed the necessarx requirements and acquirements at such a youthful age was highly creditable. Mean- time he had also laid firmly the foundations of his political power. Even before he at- tained his majoritj he filled local offices, serv- ing as deputy clerk of his county and as post- master at Lexington, and in 1843, "hen just twenty-one, he was chosen principal clerk of the Indiana House of Representatives over several worthy aspirants for the position. He served as such dining 1843 and 1844. In the latter year he gave efficient service to his party in tin- election of Mr. 1 'oik to the Presi- dency, and he was tendered an appointment as clerk in the Treasury department at Wash- ington, which he held throughout Polk's ad- ministration, resigning at its close because of his opposition to the election of President Tay- lor. In the memorable session of the compro- mise of 1850 he was a clerk of the Claims com- mittee in the United Slates Senate, resigning at the close of the session. Upon returning to his native State from Washington Mr. English had entered actively into the movement for a new State constitution, and he was elected prin- cipal secretary to the State Constitutional con- vention which assembled at Indianapolis in ( let' her, [850, to revise the constitution; at the adjournment the convention assigned to him the important trust of supervising the publican. m of the constitution, the journal. address, etc. In 1851 he was elected to repre- sent hi- native county in the State Legisla- ture against an opposition majority, and over a competitor considered the strongest and most popular man of his party in the county. This was the first meeting of the Legislature under the provisions of the new constitution, and judgment and discretion were required of the Legislature to put the new State ma- chinery into harmonious and successful opera- tion, "it was, therefore, no small compliment 10 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD for so young a man as Mr. English — he was but twenty-nine — to have been chosen over so many older and more experienced citizens. He was still further honored by being elected Speaker, and it may be mentioned as an evi- dence of his ability and popularity as a pre- siding officer that, during bis lung term of service (over three months), no appeal was taken from his decisions. This was the more remarkable as it was the first sessinn under the new constitution, when many new points had to be decided. His successful experience in the speakership opened new avenues for Mr. English and at the same time made him master of the local political situation. He became widely known throughout Indiana, and the favorable impression he bad created while in the Legislature became apparent when he became a Congressional candidate. In October, 1852, Mr. English was elected to the United States House of Representa- tives, entering Congress at the commencement of President Pierce's administration. It was at the opening of this Congress that the famous Kansas-Nebraska bill was introduced. Mr. English was a member of the House com- mittee on Territories, which was charged with the consideration and report of the bill; he did not concur with the majority of the com- mittee in the propriety and expediency of bringing forward the measure at that time, thinking its introduction unfortunate and ill- timed, and made a minority report on Jan. 31, 1854, proposing several important amend- ments, which, although not directly adopted, for reasons hereafter explained, probably led to modifications of the bill of the Senate, which bill was finally adopted as an amend- ment trbing the attention of Senators and Repre- sentatives, and standing in the way of the transaction of all useful and legitimate public business. The Senate saw proper to pass a bill admitting Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution without limit or condition; but this bill, although it commanded the favor of the President and his cabinet, failed to receive the sanction of the House of Representatives. The House, on the other hand, passed a hill as a substitute for that of the Senate, but this the Senate would not accept, or the Executive approve. Thus was an issue formed between great co-ordinate branches of the Govern- ment, whose joint and harmonious action could alone remove the dangerous question and give peace to the country. In this stage of the proceedings, when the whole country had about abandoned tin- hope of a settlement of the disagreement between the two Houses, and the angry contest was likely to be ad- journed for further and protracted agitation before a people already inflamed with sec- tional animosities, Mr. English took the re- sponsibility of moving to concur in the propo sition of the Senate asking fur a committee of free conference. The excitement upon the occasion had scarcely ever been equaled in the Ihnise of Representatives. Upon adopting this motion the vole was a tie I i()S to Io8), but the Speaker voting in the affirmative the motion carried. As the Senate had asked for the conference, the managers on behalf ol that branch of Congress were informed by Mr. English that propositions for a compromise must first come from them. If they had none to offer, the managers on the part of the House had none, and the conference would immediately terminate. The managers on the part of the Senate made several pn positions, none of which, however, were acceptable to the members on behalf of the House. The Senate committee then asked the members from the House if they had any compromise 12 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD to offer, to which Mr. English replied that he had none prepared, but he had a plan in his mind, based, however, upon the principle of a submission of the question of admission under the Lecompton Constitution, and an amended ordinance to a fair vote of the people of Kansas; and if the oommittee thought it worth while, he would prepare it, and submit it to them at their next meeting. They told him to do so. Thus came about the great Kansas compromise measure, commonly called the "English Bill," which finally passed both branches of Congress, and became the law. Mr. English never claimed that the "English bill" was entirely as he wished it, but it accomplished its object. Under this law the question of admission under the Le- compton Constitution was, in effect, referred back tn the people of Kansas, and they voted against it. Thus was the result accomplished which Mr. English hail contended for from the be- ginning, and there is no inconsistency in his record upon this subject. On the final vote which admitted Kansas as a State he was still a member, and voted for her admission. Presi- dent Buchanan wrote Mr. English a letter congratulating him upon the success of his ci impromise bill and prophesying it w i mid make the name of English historical. The popular current in the North was still strongly against the Democratic administration, and the "Eng- lish bill" entered into the ensuing political campaign, and came in for the usual amount of misrepresentation and abuse. Mr. Eng- lish had again been brought forward for re- election, and the contest in his district assumed a national importance. His poli- tical opponents made extraordinary ef- forts to defeat him, and there was at one time some disaffection with a portion of his political friends who thought he should have voted for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. This disaffection finally subsided, resulting, probably, in part, from a letter, which was made public, written by the President himself, in which he spoke- in the highest terms of Air. English, and said if he had a thousand votes Mr. English, should have them all cheerfully, in fact, although Air. English had firmly opposed a leading measure of the administration, the President was well aware it was from conscientious convictions, and always manifested the most friendly feeling for him. These kindly rela- tions existed to the end of Mr. Buchanan's liie. The election of 1858 resulted in the triumphant return of Mr. English to Congress, by a larger majority than ever. In the meantime the split in his political party continued to widen, and the shadows of the great Civil war began to be visible to his keen and experienced vision. .Mr. English was for pacification, if possible, and favored every measure tending to that result. He in- troduced a proposition looking to that end. which, with other similar propositions, was re- ferred to a committee, but all alike came to nothing. On the subject of secession he was as firm and bold in opposing the views of his former political associates from the South, as he had been in opposing the admission of Kansas as a State under the Lecompton Con- stitution. He denounced it from the begin- ning, and made every effort to induce South- ern members to abandon it. In a speech in the House of Representatives he plainly told the South that "the great Democratic party, that has so long and so justly boasted of its nationality, must not degenerate into a mere Southern sectional party, or a party that toler- ates the sentiment of disunion ; if it does, its days are numbered, and its mission ended.'' I hit his appeals were all in vain. The time fi r such appeals had passed, and the crisis of the great American conflict was at hand. It was now inevitable that the angr} controvers} would be transferred from the halls of Con- gress to be decided by a bloody and relent- less war. an event he had hoped would never come, and zealously labored to avert. lie now determined at all hazards to retire from Congress and active political life, after serv- ing continuously through four terms, and he withdrew in 186] with the full and unquali- fied endorsement of his constituents, as is shown by the fact that the convention which nominated his successor adopted unanimously the following resolution: Resolved, That in selecting a candidate to rep- resent this district in the Thirty-seventh 1 01 we deem it a proper occasion in express the respeel .inil esteem we entertain fur our present member, I Inn. William 11. English, ami our confidence in him as a public officer. In his retirement, in accord- ant with liis well known wishes, from the position of repre entative, winch he has s,, long filled with credit to himself ami benefit to the country, we heartily street him with the plaudit, "Well done, tin hi gi ml and faithful servant." COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD J 3 When the war broke out Governor Mor- ton offered him the command of a regiment, but being without military tastes or knowl- edge he refused it. During the war Mr. Eng- lish remained an active "war Democrat" and a warm supporter of Governor Morton's war policies, and in his public speeches recounted his position in Congress and recalled the fact that he had told his Southern colleagues that they could not expect the Northern Den crats to uphold them in their secession ideas. He continued to he one of the Governor's most trusted advisers, advanced money to the Governor to send troops to the front, and served as provost marshal of the Second Con- gressional district. Mr. English's political career had many remarkable aspects besidi s its unusuall} early beginning. Up to the time of his retirement from Congress in 1861 he had never sustained a defeat at election. He lived in a period of remarkable transition tor the United States, and his early ambitions were fostered among conditions which made the courage of his convictions and the defense of his principles necessary elements of political activity. While in Washington as a young man he was a clerk in the Senate during those stirring times when the burning questions of ante- bellum days brought forth the best efforts of Calhoun, Cass, Clay, Webster and Penton, ell as other great statesmen of the age. His experience in numerous other positions of similar character made him remarkably familiar with the movements of bis party, and his extensive acquaintance in tin- organi- zation made him invaluable as a worker. Thus the law, in which he had seemed destined to make a great name, gave way for the more urgent activities of politics and public ser- vice. He was qualified for leadership, and took a prominent part in all the great move- ments of the years during which he was in the legislative balls of his State and country. When he retired from politics it was to enter upon a business career in which his success was so great as almost to overshadow his earlier achievements. (July once after his voluntary retirement did he re-enter the poli- tical arena, and that was during the great national campaign of iS.Xn, when he was the candidate for Vice-President on the Demo- cratic national ticket of Hancock and Eng- lish. However, while he had been out of pi ilitics for twenty years previously, so far as seeking or accepting office was concerned, during that time he was well known as an honored ad- viser m party councils, frequentl) presiding over conventions and m on,- important State campaign serving as chairman of th< D cratic State central committee I'pon his retirement from Congress Mr. English spent a year at the old home in Scott county, but the inaction was more than one of his nature could endure, lie had allowed his law practice to lapse, and he had no heart to engage in public duties under the existing State of affairs. So his mind turned to busi- ness, be having become though somewhat indirectly, interested in financial matter-. I [e had shown such ability in the management of the means he had accumulated thai he was seriously advised to enter the banking busi- ness. Removing to Indianapolis, he in [863 became identified with the organization of the First National Hank, the earliest institu- tion under the national banking system in Indiana, and the first to issue notes under the then new banking law. He was president from the establishment of the bank until he retired on account of ill health, July 25, [877. Other important financial interests also claimed his attention, and bis bank ranked among the leading financial institution- • >f the country, and its influence upon the busi- ness of the city and State was inestimable. Ill- personal standing was such that he was recognized as the foremost banker in the State, being president at one time of the Indi- anapolis Clearing House Association and of the National 1 '.ankers Association of Indiana. During his presidency of the First National Bank the panic of [873 swept over the coun- try, and his wise and conservative stand upon 1I1.' proper method of handling the situation and preventing a recurrence of the conditions has always been conceded as judical:-. the shrewdest insight regarding the true con- trol of the country's finances. On one occa- sion several years after his retirement from the presidency of the bank or any control thereof he came to i 1 -, rescue when it was in financial difficulties and a run was being made upon it, saving it from disruption by the sole Strength of hi- personal credit and pi Mr. English was the owner of numerous pieces of real estate in Indianapolis and deeph interested in the development and opening up of the city, and at one time held a controlling interest in the street railways of the city. He encouraged all local improvements, aiding various enterprises with his means and in- 14 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fluence. At the time of his death he was pay- ing taxes on 448 pieces of property in Marion county, very little of this being outside of Center township, practically all of his local real estate interests being in Indianapolis. Besides, he had invested in real estate in Louisville, Ky., and Washington, D. C, and owned large tracts of farm land in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Texas. His investments were so carefully made that a title accepted by William H. English was never disputed. He always strove to main- tain the value of property and the good stand- ing of any neighborhood in which he was in- terested, a fact so well known that his invest- ments were invariably regarded as a benefit to an\' locality. His assessments were never questioned and always promptly paid. Mr. English was exacting about conformation to the stipulations of his various contracts, but he was equally punctilious about carrying out his own obligations to the letter. And al- though he was strict in business and money matters it is well known that he never fore- closed a mortgage except as a last resort, or took any legal action in the settlement of a debt until all other means had been exhausted. Had Mr. English been successful merely as a business man his career would have been w< irthy of remark. But he had gained national fame as an able public servant before he had thought seriously of devoting himself wholly to business, holding a position of influence and power which few men would have had the courage to relinquish. And when busiest with financial problems he found pleasure and relief in the work which will most surely serve to perpetuate his name — his contribu- tions to historical literature. As a speaker and writer Mr. English was fluent and force- ful, and noted for the practical common sense of his arguments and the strength of his ideas. His writings were almost exclusively of an historical character. He first prepared a biographical work on the constitution and lawmakers of the State, which coming from his pen could not be otherwise than au- thoritative and valuable. During the last ten years of his life he devoted most of his spare time to the compilation and pro- duction of his "History of Indiana," and from material discovered in his researches on that account grew "The Conquest of the Northwest," the latter work coming out shortly before his death. It has not been equaled by any others on the subject. His study of the early history of his State had been earned on for many years, and the inti- mate knowledge he possessed on the subject, supplemented by the numerous rare docu- ments of interest and value which he accumu- lated, qualified him thoroughly for his under- taking. Mr. English took the greatest pleas- ure in this work., into which he was led wholly by his interest. Regarding the "Conquest of the Northwest," a lawyer of high reputation gave his opinion as follows: "It is by far the most important, accurate and readable book ever published on this subject. It re- quired great research and experience, and is the true foundation of the earliest history of the white settlements of the Northwest territory. * * * His historical researches were made with great care and expense, with indefatigable perseverance, and are a fitting monument for his character."' In 1885 a meeting of the surviving mem- bers of the Constitutional convention was held in Indianapolis, at English's opera house. There were not many. It was felt that it was high time to collect data regarding the early history of the State and put them into perma- nent form, and Mr. English was made chair- man of the committee appointed for the work. In the end he had to assume the entire re- sponsibility of the work, to which the last ten years of his life were practically devoted. His enthusiasm in collecting material never waned, and he was not only patient and laborious in his researches, but also traveled considerably in the prosecution of the work, hunting up and going over thoroughly many- old manuscripts, some almost forgotten. He spared neither pains nor expense, using his means freely in obtaining valuable and perti- nent documents, and in this connection it may be mentioned that his collection contained many rare and valuable papers and his rooms in the "Hotel English," where his last years were spent, were filled with all kinds of valu- able relics, mostly of an historical character. His papers were gathered from every part of Indiana and the adjoining States, many being original documents, while others are authenti- cated copies. Governor Matthews said at the time of his death : "No one was better pre- pared to write the history of Indiana, and to the citizens of the State his loss is immeasur- able. He possessed wonderful powers of re- search, tracing up important and hidden papers. The work was with him a labor of love, and he would have given to us a history COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 15 of Indiana of which all could have been proud. The two volumes already published gave to thousands their first conception of the im- portant part Indiana played in the war of the Revolution, and if he had been permitted to finish the remaining volumes he would have related much that would have added to the sentiment of State pride." Mr. Owen, the secretary of the Stale at the time of Mr. Eng- lish's death, said apropos of the same sub- ject: "'The pride of his life was not the immense fortune he built up. but was his his- tory i>f Indiana, which, indeed, is his worthy monument." Mr. John H. Holliday, former proprietor of the Indianapolis News and a prominent citizen of Indianapolis, said regarding his work: "He could both labor and wait. This is shown by his history of Indiana, to which he has devoted many of his later years, and which will be his real monument. He started this with an exact, comprehensive idea, and worked fur years in making a collection of material which no one else ever could have d< me. It will be the chief source of all writers about Indiana in the future, a mine of histori- cal wealth and a monument of energy. I understand that it is now complete — a most fortunate thing. The first two volumes, re- cently published, have met the most favorable reception. Only last night I read a review of it in the New York Evening Post, a paper renowned for its literary criticisms, which spoke 1 if it in terms of unqualified praise, calling it a noble and memorable contribution to American history. He had known so many of the men concerned in making Indiana, his family had been identified with it from the beginning, and he was so conversant with the incidents of its government and growth that he was fitted almost above all men to do the work. 1 hope the report that he has completed it is true, for it will be hard to find a worthy successor, even with his material available." Another prominent citizen who knew Mr. English and his work well said of his hi "It is not too much to say that In- has incor- porated in his writings much of the history of the Mississippi valley that very probably would never have been rescind from oblivion." The following is taken from the Indiana- polis Journal of Saturday, Feb. 8. [896, which devoted over a page to Mr. English and his achievements: "It was his intention, when he began to make a history of Indiana, to make a monument for himself as well as to give to this country a complete history, such as had never been previously written. When he was well into the work he found that George Rogers Clark had a strong bear- ing on the war of the Revolution. It is cer- tain that no future history of the war of the Revolution will be complete without its chap- ter taken from Mr. English's 'Conquest of the Northwest.' 'ibis book, which has but recently come from the press, is only the pre- liminary to the history of Indiana, which he started out to write, lie found he had so much material that he completed the work which has placed Indiana and the surrounding territory in a much more important place in the history of the country than it occupied before. The history of Indiana was left un- completed but he has made arrangements in his will for the completion and publishing of the work. In the matter of collecting thi terial for his history he has shown a perse- verance, a willingness to plod and a patience which have characterized much of the other work of his life. lie has not been hurried, and no trouble has been too great for him to undertake to have every detail of the work without a flaw. The letters, state papers, and original letters from statesmen and sol- diers of the last century, files of newspapers of nearly a century ago, rare old prints, por- traits of prominent men and of their ances- tors, are treasures to the historian and collector. Mr. English has not left this collecting to be done b\ letter writing and depending on others but he visited many places himself and made personal search. Many of the let- ters have been reproduced in facsimile in the book, and not less interesting are the fac- simile scraps in the work, such as the auto- graphs of people mentioned in the book, pictures and other things which are inserted as they occur in the text. "< Ine letter in the original which Mr. English had was written by Thomas Jeffer- son at Willian »ct. 21, 177'j. Another is the commission of Joseph Bowman as ma- jor, signed by Patrick Henry. There are personal letters of William Henry Harrison. Mr. English had one letter of William Henry Harrison which he would never show to any one. It is in the collection, and Mr. English said that it only could be read after his death. Numerous letters from Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark are also included. The original patent issued by King George II to i6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the father of the Major Bowman who was with Clark is in the list. Previous to Mr. English's writing there had never been a list of Clark's officers and men. He found the men had hern given grants of land in Floyd, Clark, and part of Scott counties. He made a visit to those counties and found the name of the original grantee nf land for every quarter section. This has all been methodi- cally arranged and placed in the book in a section by itself. To show what .Mr. English was willing to do is his effort in getting the perfect copy of the seal nf the Northwest Territory. There were many documents with an impression, but none was perfect. lie took the different parts and, after weeks of labor, had the perfect copy made. It was made four times before it pleased him. This is the seal which is on the cover nf the book, hew people can conceive of the work that he put on the whole. ( )ne bit, of which Mr. English was very proud, was the coat of arms of the Rogers family. lie went to Washington many times and visited every historical society east of the Mississippi river. He once heard that the Historical Society of Minnesota had snme information which he wanted. He took a clerk and went to Minnesota, visited the societv and secured permission to copy what he wanted. "A rare old hit, which caused Mr. English to feel proud at having secured it. is a note of Francis Vigo's. In another place there is a map of Indiana with George Rogers (lark's route to different points, all drawn by Mr. English. Xot only have papers and portraits contributed to the stock of material, hut he found the old swords of George Rogers Clark and Joseph Bowman. From the original Virginia patent of land grants to Clark and his men for their services in the campaign, Mr. English secured much information. "'Mr. John J. Curtis, who was intimately associated with Mr. English and repre- sented his publishers during the publica- tion of his hook, said Mr. Engish never lost his enthusiasm. Sometimes he would work till long after midnight, and then gel up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning and go to work on it again. Mr. Curtis thinks that Mr. English prized the most highly the letter signed by Wyeth, Jefferson and Madison, which was written to Clark, giving the au- thority of the Virginia Legislature to ('lark to carry on the campaign. "Mr. English was opposed to dictation; he could not get accustomed to it. and all his notes were written out in his own hand. His writing was very distinct and careful. It was as plant to read as typewriting. When the copy went to the printer it had corrections, and he never ceased to correct the proof as long as it was possible. He corrected the galley proof, the page proof and the plate proof. He studied every sentence, and when the proof left his hand for the last time he- was perfectl) satisfied with it. He did not hesitate to correct the last plate proof, as many authors do. He seemed to feel that this was to be his last work, and as such it should he as perfect as it was possible to have it. He used to keep the proof for days, and at one time, after the proof was made of a sketch of lather Gibault, he delayed the printer and sent the proof to Father Schmidt at Welz to see if it was correct. Some of the plates for the illustrations were made three and four times before he was satisfied with them. Finally, after years of patient labor and months of waiting for the material to he put into type and the proofs made and corrected, the books finally came from the binders. He chose the binding and the designs for the cover, with the George Rogers Clark figure as it stands just west of the soldiers' monument for the front cover and the seal of the North- west Territory for the last cover. When the first copy of the hooks was taken to Mr. Eng- lish he was as delighted as a child and ex- pressed the greatest gratification with them. He never lost interest in the work, and often talked of it. Wednesday evening he was. told of the distinguished attention which had been paid the hook in a long criticism in a recent number of The Nation. He expressed his pleasure. It was not till the evening of life that Mr. English took up literary work, and it was a task that thousands of younger men would have not only hesitated hut become discouraged over. It is a history of the North- west broader in scope and more comprehen- sive than any ever written before, and, with the history of Indiana to appear, will he a lasting monument to the man when his politi- cal and business life will he hidden and lost even to memory." Mr. English was an enthusiastic member of the State Historical Society, of which he was president at the time of his death. He remembered the society with a bequest in his will to aid it in its work. Mr. English always maintained his inter- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RE( ORD *7 est in the welfare of Indianapolis and the management of its business affairs, and on important local questions was not bound by party ties, being independent in thought and speech. He was very public-spirited in his efforts to make the most of all funds expended for public purposes, and personally made many liberal contributions intended for such uses. He frequently attended City Council meetings and watched closely to keep down extravagant expenditures, but nevertheless he was never niggardly in opposition to spending money for real improvements, or in any way that would add to the prestige of his city and State. He was the author of the first set of resolutions adopted favoring the erection of the State soldiers' monument, was the author of the Bill which passed the Legislature authoriz- ing it to be built and contributed the largest sum donated by any individual to the fund for its erection. He was subsequently appointed a member of the commission which had charge of building it, and later became president thereof. His business judgment, and his inti- mate knowledge of the history of the State, made him a very valuable member of that body. He was in favor of using the plans of the architect without change, and opposed many of the variations made from those plans which have since been regretted. He wrote the inscriptions which appear on the face of the monument and originated the idea of the subsidiary statues of General Clark, General Harrison, Governor Morton and Governor Whitcomb that surround it. The bronze tab- let on the base of the monument of Gen. George Rogers Clark (at the west side of Monument Place) was purchased with the money due Mr. English for his services on the monument commission, and which he presented to the commission for the purpi se to which it was applied. Mr. English had a strong personality, but he never forced his convictions upon any one, and he was notably reserved and undemon- strative, though he was both positive and aggressive and could show spirit when neces- sary. His devotion to family ties was un- usually strong, as shown in his solicitude for his parents during their declining years, and his pride in his children and grandchildren. This sense of filial duty was particularly strong. When he went to Washington, dur- ing his young manhood, he kept only enough of his savings for his immediate expenses, giving the balance to his father, to assist him in paying the balance of purchase money due on the family homestead i "Englishton l'ark"j. Knowing his father would not accept it from his hands at such a time he sealed it in an envelope which lie left with instructions not to be opened until after he was gone. He relied on himself to hew his own way and carve his own fortune. Later his father he- came quite well-to-do, but at that time, though fairly started, he was struggling to get possession of a large farm and home which cost more than he had cash to pay for, and the burden of meeting his payments as they fell due was heavy and burdensome, so that the gift was very acceptable. Mr. English's tastes were quiet, and he was as averse to display of his material possessions as he was of his remarkable re- sources of character. His energy, persever- ance and application enabled him to do any- thing to which he set his mind. His high sense of honor restrained him from directing his activities toward any but worthy objects. In. business he was prudent and conservative, but too progressive to be over-cautious about adopting innovations, though he investigated new schemes thoroughly betore giving them a trial. His executive ability was so uni- versally relied upon that often he was called in to adjust difficult financial problems, and fre- quently in order to protect his own interests in concerns in which he had invested he had to assume, at least temporarily, the heavy re- sponsibility of the entire management until matters were placed on a sound basis. Many instances of the confidence he enjoyed ami ng Indianapolis business men are related by those who had long association with him. Mr. English had a fine presence and pleasant ad- dress, and his appearance suggested the intel- ligent, forceful, manly man. During his first sojourn at Washington, while a clerk in the Treasury Department, Mr. English was married there, in 1847. to Emma Mardulia Jackson, of Virginia, whom he long survived. She died in 1877, and is buried in Crown Hill cemetery. To Mr. and Mrs. Eng- lish were lx rn two children. William E. and Rosalind. The latter became the wife of Dr. Willougbby Walling, late United States Consul to Edinburgh. Scotland, June 24, [876, al which time he was a resident of Louisville, Ky.. and to them have been born two children. Mr. English made a permanent home in Indi- iS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD anapolis when he established his business in- terests m the city, and he lived for a number of years in his beautiful residence fronting upon the circular park known as the "Gover- nor's circle," because originally intended as the site for the residence of the governor of the State. But after the completion of the •'Hotel English" at the corner of Meridian street and Monument Place (and which block is now the property of his son), he lived there until his death. Mr. English passed away Feb. 7, 1896, after several weeks' illness, and he was laid to rest Feb. 9, in Crown Hill cemetery, where he had erected a fine family monument several years previously. His funeral was conducted under the auspices of the .Masonic fraternity, and Rev. John B. English (a first cousin), a Baptist minister of New York, officiated. Nothing could have shown more clearly the general feeling re- garding Mr. English than the manner in which the public received the news of his demise. I'.\ order of Governor Matthews the remains lav in state at the capitol on Feb. 8, on which dav over 15,000 citizens passed through the Statehouse to take a last look at their dis- tinguished fellow-citizen. The pall-bearers were men of the highest position in the city and State, including the governor and mayor. Messages of regret and condolence came from men of standing in every section of the country — President Cleveland, Vice-President Steven- son, Senators Voorhees and Turpie, and many others. Mr. English belonged to Center Lodge, No. 23, F. & A. M., in wnich lodge he was made a Mason a few years before his decease, his son, who was master of that lodge at the time, conferring the degrees. This was said to be the first occasion in the history of Masonry in this country where a son con- ferred the degrees on his father. Mr. English also belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of his Revolutionary, ancestor. Lieut. Philip Eastin, and held the right to membership in the Society of Colonial Wars through his direct descent from Col. John Hite of the Virginia Colonial Wars. Capt. Charles Smith of the French- English War and Louis DuBois. Mathew Blanchan and Cornelius Barrentsen Slecht of the Esopus (Kingston, N. Y.) Indian Wars. English avenue, in Indianapolis, and the town of English, Ind. (county seat of Craw- ford county), are named for Mr. English, and a fine bronze statue of him was erected at the latter place shortly after his death. A mag- nificent bronze statue of him was recently unveiled. Sept. 28, 10.07, at Scottsburg, the county seat of his old home county of Scott. The residents of his old Congressional dis- trict and of Southern Indiana generally attended in great numbers and the immense concourse of people was addressed by Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice-President of the United States, Hon. Hugh T. Miller, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, ex-Senator John W. Kern, ex-Attorney General William L. Tay- lor, Judge Joseph H. Shea and Congressmen James E. Watson and William E. Cox. The statue was unveiled by Rosalind Urr Eng- lish, four and one-half years old, the only granddaughter of William H. English and only child of Capt. William E. English and Helen Orr English, his wife. The statue is of heroic size, being eight feet, four inches high, and is a striking likeness. During the years to come it will stand as a fitting and lasting monument to the distinguished Indi- anian in the midst of his old friends and neighbors of his native county. COL. JOHN CHALFANT NEW had a career of fifty years in Indianapolis which has been equalled by few citizens of that municipal- ity or, indeed, of the State of Indiana. As a public official and business man of the city, consul-general to London, England, and prom- inent worker in the State and national coun- cils of the Republican party, he held a leading place among the distinguished residents of In- diana from the time he attained his majority until he passed away. Colonel New came of a family which has long been settled in Amer- ica, and from the sturdy stock which gave patriots to the Revolution and the war of 1812 he inherited mental and moral qualities of a high order, as well as the executive ability which was so potent a factor in his energetic life. But he surpassed the achievements of his forefathers, intelligent and forceful though they were. Jethro New. the Colonel's paternal grand- father, was born in Delaware, of English an- cestry, and was a farmer by occupation. He was a soldier in the war of the Revolution from the beginning until the end, and imme- diately at the close of the Revolution came West. He lived for fifteen years in Kentucky, being a very old man before he came into In- diana to spend his last years with his children : he had a grant of land in wdiat is now Clark county, this State, for his services in the Rev- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 19 olution. He lived to be over eighty. He had several sons and daughters. John Bowman New. sun of Jethro, was born m Delaware, was originally a farmer, and later in life became the owner of a cab- inet-making establishment. For ten years he lived in Kentucky, and he came to Indiana as a soldier under General Harrison in the war of 1812. from North Carolina. In 1818 he made his home in Madison, from which point he moved to Vernon, where he spent a short time before coming un to Indianapolis, where he made his home until his death, in 1872, at the age of seventy-nine years. His widow passed to her rest in 1877. at the age of eighty years. Mr. New became a preacher in the Christian (Disciples) Church, and was one of the pioneer ministers of that denomina- tion in Indiana, preaching in Indianapolis and at various other points in the State. He was a pioneer along with such men as John O'Kane, "Raccoon" John Smith, John Wal- ker, Elijah Goodwin, Barton \V. Stone, and other leading lights in that church. John B. Xew married Maria Chalfant, a native of Kentucky, and to them were born three sons and two daughters, of whom the only survivor is the eldest daughter, Mary C, widow of Dr. William C. Thompson. Nathan Chalfant. the maternal grandfather hi" Colonel Xew, was born in Pennsylvania, of Welsh descent. By occupation he was a farmer and a planter, and he lived many years in Kentucky, where he became quite prosper- ing, and where he died when past middle life. His family consisted of thirteen children. Colonel John C. Xew was born July 6, 183 1, in Jennings county, Ind., and during his earlier childhood lived in Vernon, that county, where he began his attendance at the public -1I1 - Is. For some years he lived at Greens- burg, Inu., and in 1847 entered Bethany Col- lege, in West Virginia, from which he was graduated in 185 1. at the age of twenty years. Studying law in Indianapolis, he was there admitted to the Bar in 1852, and the same year entered the office of the county clerk, where he was employed as a deputy until 1856, when the clerk died and he was appointed to the place, in which he continued until 1861. < »n the outbreak of the Civil war John C. Xew was appointed quartermaster-general of Indiana by Governor Morton. During his service as such he was elected to the State Senate for a term of two years, at the end of which time he became financial secretarv of Governor Morton, serving in that capacity until, in January, [865, he became cashier of the First National I lank of Indianapolis, be- ing associated with William II. English. This position he held until March [8, [875, when he was appointed treasurer of the United States by President Grant, which place he resigned in July, 1871.), to become vice-president of the First National Bank of Indianapolis. In 1878 Colonel New sold out his banking interests, and, devoting himself considerably to politics, was chairman of the Republican State Central Committee until 1871;. The following year he took a position on the National Republican Committee, which he held until 1892. Colonel Xew was appointed assistant secretary of the United States Treasury by President Arthur, in February, 1882, and continued in that office until May, 1884. In 1880 and again in 1884 he was an active worker in national politics, and in 1888 he worked indefatigably for Gen- eral Harrison in the national gathering of the Republican party. The following year he was appointed consul-general of the United States at London, England, resigning when Presi- dent Cleveland took office, in 1893. For thirty years he played a prominent part in the history of the Republican party, not only as an office holder and party leader, but also in the shaping of its policies as the controlling owner of the Indianapolis Journal. He was a man of attractive appearance, with a good figure and finely shaped head, and his face and manner bore out the general good impres- sion. His death, which occurred June 4, 1906, was widely mourned, for he had a circle of acquaintances as broad as the country itself. Colonel New was married. May 24. 1854. to Miss Melissa, daughter of Joseph and Han- nah (Matthews) Beeler, and to this marriage was born one son, Harry S. Mrs. Melissa New was born in Marion county, Ind., Feb. 8. 1833, and died Sept. 16, 1867, at the age of thirty-four years. She was a member of the Christian Church. Joseph Heeler, her father, was a native of Virginia, when he came to Indiana, being numbered among the very early settlers of this State. He made a loca- tion in Morgan county, where he cleared and owned a farm, but in later years he came to a point in Marion county seven miles s, , nth- west of Indianapolis. His wife came here from Ohio when a girl, making the trip with her brother, on horseback, and she first met Jos- eph Beeler at the White river, nineteen miles below Indianapolis. He was towing a raft, 20 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and helped them across the river. Mr. Beeler was always a farmer, and he died in 1S50 on his home place. He left three daughters and two sons. Colonel New was married (second) in September, 186S, to Miss Elizabeth R. McRae, of Cumberland county, \ a., a daughter of John H. and Elizabeth (Williamson) McRae, and to this union were born two daughters, Elizabeth Rowena and Rowena McRae. Eliz- abeth R. married William R. McKeen, Jr., of Terre Haute, who is now superintendent of motive power for the Union Pacific Railway Company, with his headquarters at Umaha, Nebr. Rowena McRae married Ernest H. Burford, of Indianapolis, son of W. B. Bur- ford, senior member of the firm of W. B. Burford & Company. Colonel New belonged to the Christian Church, of which his widow is also a member. In 1871-72 he built for himself the very hand- some and attractive residence at No. 518 North Pennsylvania street which he occupied until his death. This house was two years in course of construction, and is regarded as one of the most elegant homes in the city. We may fittingly close this sketch with a brief article from the pen of Gen. John Co- burn, written under date of Dec. 20, 1906: "John C. New came from Jennings county, hid., to Indianapolis (a young man) with his father's family. He was a graduate of Beth- anv College, Virginia, of which the famous Alexander Campbell was president. John C. New began the practice of law in Indianapolis and on the death of William Stewart was ap- pointed clerk of the Marion Circuit court. During the war of the Rebellion he served as quartermaster-general of the State of Indi- ana, and was a close associate of Governor .Morton. He was competent and accurate, and gave entire satisfaction in each of these 1 iffices. He was afterward engaged in bank- ing and was associated with William H. Eng- lish in the First National Bank of Indianapo- lis, and was appointed treasurer of the I nited States during President Grant's second ad- ministration, and was assistant secretary of the treasury under President Arthur, and consul-general to London, England, under President Harrison. He discharged the du- nes of these offices accurately and faithfully, with credit to- himself and to the satisfaction of the Government. He purchased the Indi- anapolis Journal newspaper and printing es- tablishment, which was conducted by himself and son Harry Stewart New for a number of years. His father was a pioneer minister of the Christian Church. Among his personal friends and associates were Alexander Lamp- bell, Barton W. Stone, Walter Scott. John O'Kane, Isaac Errett, William K. Pendleton, and many others. He was a soldier in trie war of 18 1 2 under General Harrison. He was a very intelligent, decorous and honorable citizen." JOHN HENRY BYRNE NOWLAND (deceased) was born in Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 12, 1813, son of Matthias R. Nowland, and came of distinguished ancestry in both pa- ternal and maternal lines. His maternal grandfather, Capt. John Byrne, was a captain in the Virginia line during the war of the Revolution, and afterward engaged in the wars with the Indians in Kentucky. ( )ne thou- sand acres of land were awarded him for his services in the Revolution. Phillips Nowland, his paternal grandfather, established and edited the Manchester (England) Chronicle, and had Tom Paine for a regular contribu- tor. His sympathies were heartily and unre- servedly with the colonists who had become Revolutionists, and he championed their cause very effectively in England. The Nowlands came to this country soon after the establisn- ment of peace, landing at Philadelphia, and made their home in Dover. Delaware, where Matthias R. Nowland was born. Phillips Nowland attended the inauguration of Presi- dent Washington, where he was treated with distinguished courtesy. After the death of his wife, Elizabeth, he moved to Kentucky, and later went to Texas to engage in an effort to conquer .Mexico, though he received a per- mit from the government to gather wild horses. His purpose was suspected, and he and his party were taken prisoners by the Mexicans and executed on the plaza in the City of Mexico. His son, John R. Nowland, died side by side with Davy Crockett at the battle of the Alamo, while engaged in aveng- ing the death of his father. Matthias R. Nowland and his brother-in- law were here at the time the commissioners were locating the State Capital, and Mr. Now- land told them if they would select the mouth of Fall creek, as his place was then called, he would go back to Kentucky and move his family in. bringing with him as many of his COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 21 neighbors as possible. In the new settlement Mr. Nowland early took the lead, as he was a man of education and tact, and had means as well. The first sale of lots was held Oct. 9, 1821, from his cabin, on Washington street, between Missouri and West streets. Many of the early settlements were made near the White river, as the general impression prevailed that the future city would be located there. Mr. Nowland was appointed by the commissioners one of a committee to select a graveyard, in company with Daniel Shaffer and James Blake. They selected the site one Sunday, and the next Sunday Daniel Shaffer was buried there — the first to be laid to rest in the new cemetery. He was soon followed by Mr. Nowland, who had bought the tract of land bounded by Washington, East and Liberty streets, where he owned and operated the first brickyard, in which he took a severe cold, his death ensuing Nov. II, 1822. He left a widow and several children, his son, John, whose name introduces this article, being only nine years old. John H. B. Nowland came to Indiana with his father and was the last of a family of twelve, including hired help, to arrive in the State. The date of his arrival was Nov. 4, 1820. and he attended the first school in In- dianapolis and also the first Sunday-school. The day school was taught by Ebenezer Sharpe, who had a gold repeater, which he frequently sent to the silversmith's, as the jeweler was then called, to be regulated, se- lecting first one boy and then another to take the watch. The teacher discovered that the boys tampered with it, but young John was never caught as he waited until he was out of the hearing of Mr. Sharpe, and thereafter he car- ried the watch whenever it was necessary to have it regulated. That watch was placed in Mr. Nowland's hands a few months before his death by the granddaughter of Mr. Sharpe, after an interval of seventy-nine years. Mr. Nowland attended the State Univer- sit) at Bloomingtcn, a notable privilege in those days, as but few could secure the benefits of a higher education, and among his class- mates was Governor Whitcomb. True to the traditions of his ancestors he was active in the public affairs of his day. and he was only nineteen when he was private secretary to Governor Jennings, the first governor of the State, serving as such at the time of the treaty with the Pottawatamies and Miami-, in 1S32; he was personally acquainted with Francis Godfroy, the great war chief of the Aliamis, as he was with Richardville, the civil chief of the same tribe. He also had personal ac- quaintance with every governor of the State- up to the time of his death, and was related to two by marriage. Air. Nowland was ap- pointed to a government position under Presi- dent Tyler, and lived in Washington seven years, while there being a frequent and popu- lar contributor to the Washington Star. This was in the days of Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, William Seward and Henry Clay, and Mr. Nowland and his wife attended a reception given by Henry Clay in honor of the passing of the Compromise Bill which admitted California and Texas into the Union. They also attended the only reception given to Fredricka Bremer in the United States. This was a notable occasion, adorned by all the great literary lights of the country, one of whom, Washington Irving, was at one time a beau of the mother of Mrs. Nowland. The day following the reception he was a guest in the Nowland home. Mr. Nowland was engaged as a merchant in Indianapolis in the days when that business involved long and tiresome as well as dan- gerous journeys to buy goods in the East. Often he was obliged to make a trip by stage to Philadelphia, carrying with him in a strap around him as much as ten thousand dollars at a time. Air. Nowland and Miss Amelia T. Smith were married in 1840. the wedding, which took place in Christ Church, being notable as the first church wedding occurring in the city. Her father, Justin Smith, had the first wdiole- sale house in Indianapolis, whither he moved from Rochester, N. Y., with his family in the fall of 1838. He came of distinguished line- age, being a grandson of General Otis of Rev- olutionary fame, and a great-grandson of Col. James Otis, the president and the oldest mem- ber of the King's Council in Massachusetts in 17(14. The Nowland homestead < n Washing- ton street between .Meridian and Pennsylvania streets, was the third brick house erected in the city, and was used by the Nowlands for forty years; up to the present time it has had but three owners. The Ww lands brought to this city the first keel boat that ever navigated the White river in Indianapolis, bringing in provisions for the settlers, and they had the third piano in the city. 22 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Nowland was considered a very fluent and entertaining talker as well as an inter- esting and picturesque writer, and he was a contributor to the Local press for about sixty- live years. Two valuable books on local his- tory emanated from his pen, "Early Reminis- cences of Indianapolis" and "Prominent Citi- zens of 1876." Several years before his death he was elected an honorary member of the Indiana Historical Society, and received the honor of having a street named for him by the city, which afforded him much pleasure. In the editorials on his death, which occurred Aug. 1, 1899, the papers said: "The death of Mr. Nowland removes an interesting and his- torical figure. He had been a leading au- thority on our local history, and did much to preserve it. His works are something that will grow more valuable as time passes, and his friends may be sure that future generations will feel even more gratitude for it than the present one." "Mr. Nowland served a great purpose in this city, and was regarded as a walking encyclopedia of all valuable informa- tion regarding its early days. There was a time in our history when no statistics were made, and few people either in public or pri- vate life were giving attention to the minute details important to all the world, but invalua- ble to us at home. The generation which he represented has passed away, and we know it through the efforts which he made to preserve its history. There is little else that is availa- ble that is a first hand report of the intimate life in Indianapolis, during its first years, and but for what he has written we could hardl) build up a true conception of that earlier life. He saw Indianapolis grow from three log cabins to the city which now honors his mem- ory. His books will, indeed, always be con- spicuous in our chronicles, and to him will the future historian be indebted more than the casual reader recognizes, for scattered all through his gossipy reminiscences is a great amount of matter that graphically reflects the spirit of the times when our city and common- wealth were in a formative state." As a citizen Mr. Nowland was a generous and kind-hearted man, devoted to his friends As a father he was kind and indulgent, and a bountiful provider for his children's wants. He probably knew more public men in the Territory and State of Indiana than any other man living or dead in Indiana. A widow anil two children, Edwin R. Nowland and Miss Justine < >tis Nowland, survive him. HON. JOHN WORTH KERN, a distin- guished attorney at law in Indianapolis, was born in Howard county, Ind.. Dec. 20, [849, son of Jacob H. Kern, and grandson of* Jacob Kern, who was born July 4, 1777. at Kerns- town, Frederick Co., Va.. of Holland-Dutch descent. His great-grandfather, Adam Kern, came to America about 1750, from the Rhine, Germany, with two other brothers. They set- tled in Pennsylvania, but Adam went to Fred- erick count), Va., where he laid out Kerns- town. Jacob Kern was a blacksmith by trade. He came to Indiana in 1830, settling in Shelby county, where he died at about tne age of seventy years. He was the father of six or seven children. Jacob H. Kern, born 111 1813 in Virginia, was a physician by calling. He came to In- diana in 1S3O, locating first in Shelby county, and in 1845 moved to Howard county, when it was an Indian reservation, just opened up to settlement, in 1871 he moved lack to Virginia, living in Botetourt county, near Daleville, where he died in April, ujuo, aged eighty-seven years. Dr. Kern was a Demo- crat in politics. He never drank nor used to- bacco, nor swore in his life. He was twice married, his first union being to Nancy Lig- gett, who was born in Ohio, one of the twelve children of George Liggett, a native of Vir- ginia, who moved to Ohio and thence in an early day to Indiana. He died in Shelby county, Ind., at the age of about seventy-five years. He was a miller by occupation. Jacob H. and Nancy (Liggett) Kern had two chil- dren, Sarah E. 1 wife of Isaac Engel. of Dale- ville. Va.) and John Worth. The mother died in 1859, at the age of thirty-five or thirty- six years. She was a .Methodist. Dr. Kern's second marriage, which occurred in [860, in Virginia, was to Miss Sarah M. Engel, who survived him but a few months. John W. Kern was reared in Howard county, in the village of Alto, attended school there and at the Normal school in Kok mo, ami graduated when nineteen years of age, in 1 Son, from the Eaw Department of the Lni- versity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. \ iegan practising immediately at Kokomo. where he remained until 1885. In 1884 he had been elected reporter of the Supreme court, and taking the office in January, 1885, moved to Indianapolis, where he has had his home ever since. He held that office four years. In [892 he was elected to the State Senate, in which body he served four years. He has COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2 3 also served two terms as city attorney of In- dianapolis; was city attorney at Kokomo for seven years; was appointed l>> Attorne) Gen- eral ( ilney special assistant United States attorney in [893 to prosecute the Indianapolis bank wreckers; in [900 he- was the Demo- cratic candidate for governor of Indiana; was unanimously renominated for the same position in 1004. and received the complimen- tary vote of his party for United States tor m 1905. He has always been a Den and is one of the party's leaders in his State. John W. Kern was married Nov. 10, 1870. to Miss Julia Anna Hazzard, daughter of David Hazzard, and to this union came two children, Fred Richmond and Julia Anna. Fred Richmond Kern died Feb. 26, 1901, in Washington, D. C. He served with consid- erable distinction as a private in the Spanish- American war, being the only private volun- teer soldier from Indiana that, took part in the battle of Santiago, and belonged to the 1st District of Columbia Volunteers, the only regiment raised there. Miss Julia Anna Kern is a graduate of Airs. Sewall's Girls' Classical School of Indianapolis, class of 1901. The mother of these children died Sept. r. 1884, aged thirty-four years. She was a member of the Methodist Church. < hi Dec. 23, 1885, Mr. Kern married Miss Araminta A. Cooper, daughter of Dr. William and Eliza (New- comb) Cooper, of Kokomo. Two sons have been born to this union, John W. Kern, Jr.. and William Cooper Kern. Mrs. Araminta A. Kern is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a woman of the mi >st estimable graces and virtues. The family reside at No. 1836 North Pennsylvania street. Hon. John W. Kern belongs to Howard Lodge, No. 70, F. & A. M., of Kokomo; to Indianapolis Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons; to Star Lodge. No. 7, Knights of Pythias; and to Indianapolis Lodge. No. 13, B. P. O. Elks. He became a director of the Commer- cial Club soon after its organization and president in 1904. He also belongs to the University Club, the Country Club, and the Century Club, and was the first president of the Indiana Democratic Club. GEl IRGE II \STY. M. D.. was settled in Indianapolis in the practice of medicine for over thirty years, and was one of the distin- guished members of his profession in the city. He was the founder of the Physio-Medical ,'.' of Indiana, in which he lectured for a number of years, was prominent in the va- rious medical associations, and held such high ideals of the obligations of bis pi sii n that he enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. A thoroughl) honest and absolutely truthful man. lie was sincere in his desire to do all lie could for the bi of his fellow-, interesting himself in all things which he thought would promote the we of the city and its residents. He believed in doing the greatest good to the greatest num- ber, and usually devoted his talents to pn which would encompass that end, but never- theless his private charities were numerous, though he endeavored to bestow them worth- ily. Dr. Hasty was born Sept. 30, 1835. in Henry county, Ind., son of Thomas and Ann (Raper) Hasty, and grandson of Thomas Hasty. The latter was born in Delaware and was a farmer by occupation. He reared his family of several sons and daughters in the West, dying in either Ohio or Indiana. Thomas Hasty, the Doctor's father, was born in Lexington, Ky., but left his native State when ten years old, growing to manhood in ( )hio. He was an early settler in Indiana, in 1S34 locating in Henry county, where he opened up a farm which he cleared of the heavy timber. He was a farmer all his life. He died there in 1893, at the age of eighty- five years. Thomas Hasty was twice married. his first wife being Ann Raper. a nativi ol Wythe county, Va.. whom he married in ( ihio. Her father, John Raper. was born in Liver- 1 1, England, and on coining to the United States first settled in Virginia, but soon re- moved to Wayne county, Ind., where he cleared up and occupied a farm three miles south of Richmond. He died at an advanced age. He reared a large family. Mr. Raper served in the war of 1812. To Thomas and Ann (Raper) Hasty were born six children, four sons and two daughters, who grew to maturity, but 1 nly two now survive : Eliza- beth, wife of T. B. Keesling, of San Jose, Cal. ; and Mary, wife of O. II. .Mo. din. of Ex- celsior, Minn. The mother passed away in [865, at the age of tift\ seven years, and Mr. Hasty married for his second wife Mary Reese. After her death he married Mrs. Cooper, who survives. George Hasty was reared on his father's farm in Henrv county, Ind., where he at- 24 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tended a log cabin school. His intellectual attainments, however, were not hindered and shut in by his limited advantages, and in 1856 he took up the study of medicine, graduating from the Cincinnati Physio-Medical Institute. He began professional practice in his native county, where he remained until 1872, when he transferred his residence and interests to Indianapolis. That city was the scene of his subsequent labors, which were marked with unusual success. From i860 to 1869 Dr. Hasty was a lecturer in the Institute from which he graduated and he founded the Physio-Medical College of Indiana at Indian- apolis, for which he lectured until 1896. His lectures covered a period of thirty-seven years. He was prominently associated with the In- dianapolis Physio-Medical Society (which he founded), the First District Physio-Medical Society of Indiana, the Indiana Physio-Med- ical Association, and the American Associa- tion of Physio-Medical Physicians and Sur- geons. Dr. Hasty was remarkably successful 111 his life work, becoming prominent not only in his profession but also in many lines of worthy activity in his adopted city, where his kindly heart and good deeds won him many friends and admirers. He was a Republican from the days of Fremont. During the Civil war he served in the Home Guard. He was an enthusiastic Mason for a number of years, and at one time served as master of the lodge in his home town, Mechanicsburg. His death, which occurred Dec. 23, 1905, was widely mourned in the city. On April 25, 1861, Dr. Hasty married Miss Caroline M. Julian, daughter of Peter and Adaline (Hess) Julian, and they lived in the home at the corner of West Michigan and California streets, Indianapolis, where the Doc- tor bought when he first came to Indianapolis. His widow still resides there. She is a mem- ber of the Christian Church. Shubal Julian, Mrs. Hasty's grandfather, was one of the early settlers of Wayne county, Ind. His father, Isaac Julian, was born in France, and married a Long. Shubal Julian was born in Guilford county, X. C, and married Bridget Hoover, who was born in Wayne county, Ind., where her father, Pe- ter Hoover, was an early pioneer, Mr. Julian moved to llciin county, where he died, at Cadiz, when ninety-four years old. His brother, Rene Julian, was the first clerk of Henn county. NICHOLAS McCARTY. Sr., passed away over fifty years ago, but his memory still lives in Indianapolis, and, indeed, all over the State. He was a pioneer of Indiana, and impressed himself deeply upon its morals and politics. His influence on the mercantile life of his adopted city is yet felt, and among the older residents there are many who remem- ber the days of his business activity, when "McCarty's Corner" was the busiest place in the growing metropolis. Mr. McCarty was a native Virginian, born Sept. 26, 1795, at Aloorefield, Hardy county, in the Alleghany mountains, in that part of the Old Dominion now included in West Vir- ginia. He was reared, however, in Pittsburg, Pa., whither his mother moved soon after the death of his father, which occurred when he was very young. This circumstance threw him upon his own resources at a tender age, and he not only supported himself, but with characteristic filial devotion found delight in being able to provide his mother with every comfort. He had few advantages in his youth, even for ordinary schooling. Before ne was twenty he left Pittsburg, going to Newark, Ohio, where he soon entered the employ of Mr. Buckingham, one of the fore- most merchants of that State, with whom he continued for several years. He at once dis- played the traits which marked his career, and Mr. Buckingham soon intrusted him with the superintendence of one of his branch Stores, near Newark. This increased re- sponsibility was met by increased industry and more strict attention to his duties, and the fidelity with which he served his em- ployer laid the foundation of a friendship which lasted as long as they lived. Mr. McCarty did so well that within a few years lie felt competent to begin business on his own account, having saved enough to justify a modest venture. The emigration fever then pervading the country had seized him. and he started to- ward the setting sun. When in the vicinity of Indianapolis lie became impressed with the fertility of the soil, and with Indianapolis as a geographical center, and in the fall of 1823, then a young man of twenty-eight, Mr. Mc- Carty settled in Indianapolis, of which city Ik- was a resident thereafter until his death. He established himself at what was popularly known for over thirty years as "McCarty's Corner." in a building at the southwest cor- Gartman, of Jersey City, X. J.; Milo, a farmer and fruit grower at Brownsburg, Hendricks Co., Ind. ; Mary Ann, the wife of Isaac 11. Herrington, of Indianapolis: Eliza Ellen, the wife of Samuel Compton, of Dub- lin, hid.; and John Ashley, of Dakota, who is married but has no children. Jonathan Huddleston, the maternal grand- father of Sylvester Johnson, was a native of North Carolina, and made his first appearance in I in liana in 18 i<>. making his home in Union county, where he secured government land. When advancing age made it necessary for him to retire from active life he moved to Dublin, Wayne count), where he spent his last years, dying in his eighty-third year. Pie lived to see 150 of his descendants, and re- l< iced in the fact that not one of the number was addicted to the use of either tobacco or intoxicating spirits. He was the father of thirteen children, of whom only one survives, Mrs. Lucinda Burkett, of near Dublin, Wayne county, but all had long and useful lives. In religion Mr. Huddleston was a member of the Society of Friends. He was one of the vice-presidents of the National Liberty con- vention which met in Buffalo, X. V., (Jet. 20, 1S47, at which John P. Hale and Leicester King were nominated for President and Vice- President of the United States. Mr. Huddles- ton walked all the way to and from that con- vention, and we are told walking was his fa- vorite mode of travel. Sylvester Johnson was about fifteen years old when he came with his parents to Wayne county, where he attained manhood. He had received his first education in the old sub- scription schools and later became a student in the academy at Dublin, which was erected in 1837 and rebuilt thirty years later. He became a teacher, his first school being in But- ler county, ( )hio, where he also fought his first battle for temperance, by refusing to "treat" his scholars with intoxicating liquors, as was the custom in those days. After leav- ing Butler county he returned to Dublin, Ind., where he taught in the acadenn for twelve- years, ending in 1856. That year he entered up n mercantile lite, which 'he foil,, wed at Dublin until 1861, when he was appointed mail agent on the route between Indianapolis and Dayton. This position lie held two years, resigning to become auditor of Wayne county, in which office he served eight years. In 1870 Air. Johnson purchased a half section of land on which he laid out the town of Ir- vington, and on April 10, 1872, removed his family to the present home, which he had built the preceding year, and which is one of the handsomest residences in the suburb. The village presents the appearance of a park, the beautiful homes being surrounded by lovely grounds and shaded by stately trees. To keep out the liquor traffic for all time, each deed contains the following clause: "The grantee accepts this deed from the grantor with the express agreement that his heirs and assigns will not erect, or suffer to be erected or main- tained, on the real estate herein conveyed, any distillery, brewery, slaughter house, soap fac- tory, or other establishment offensive to tne people of said town ; that he will not sell, or sutler anyone else to sell, on said premises any intoxicating liquor, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes. And he accepts this deed on the farther agreement that the right to compel the enforcement of the foregoing agreement rests in all property owners and inhabitants of said town, as well as in the grantor and his assigns." The validity of such conditions in deeds has been passed upon by the Supreme court of the United States and held to be legal and constitutional. Early in life Mr. Johnson espoused the anti-slavery cause, and in 1S44 voted for James G. Birney, the candidate of the Liberty party. Pour years later he voted for Van Buren, and in 1852 for Hale and Julian. In 1856 he voted for Premont and Dayton, and from that time until 1884 he voted the Re- publican ticket. However, he never gave his support to candidates who were known to be drinking and dissipated characters, voting for the candidate of the opposite party if it were known that he was free from the drinking habit. If no such choice presented itself he did not vote at all. In 1884, believing that there was no longer any reason to expect the Republican party to free itself from the influ- ence of the liquor interests, its policy being in his opinion rather to perpetuate the traffic as a source of revenue and a means of political 3^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD action, he abandoned the party and voted the straignt Prohibition ticket, both on State and natii nal issues. His faith in the ultimate tri- umph of that party is still strong and is strengthened by the analogy between the sta- tus c-1 the present Prohibition party and the opinions formerly held of the anti-slavery movement, as well as by the attitude of the dominant parties on the subject. Since the organization of the Prohibition party, in [884, Air. Johnson has given much time to us up- building, rilling many important positions, and rendering services which money could not buy. hie has been manager, secretary and treasurer of the Indiana Phalanx Company, publishers of the official organ of the Prohibitionists of the State, and has been secretary and treas- urer of the Mate central committee. Mr. Johnson has always been interested in the agricultural development of this sec- tion, and his activity in the various societies has made him well known in that line all over the State. He was president for twelve years of the Indiana State Horticultural Society ; f< 1- six years he was treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture ; for eleven years he was president oi the Marion County Agricultural and Horticultural Society; was appointed judge of horticultural implements and grapes (on which he is an authority) at the Colum- bian Exposition, held at Chicago; and was one of the judges of fruits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held at St. Louis. He has filled many other positions of trust. For sixteen years he has been a trustee of Purdue University. For many years he was treasurer of the town of Irvington. He was appointed receiver of a large manufacturing company, and has acted as guardian and served as ad- ministrator in the division of several estates. A prominent citizen, who has been a life- long friend of Mr. Johnson, says of him : "Mr. Johnson is distinguished for a kind heart and tender sympathy, and his ears and eyes are ever open to suffering and ready to relieve. Thi 'iigh advanced in years, he is still hale and hearty, active and clear-headed, illustrating the truth that temperate habits and upright life bestow their rewards in advanced years. He is a splendid specimen of that sturdy stock, with iron will, clear conscience, high purpose and ceaseless energy, given by Quaker an- cestry and training to this nation, whose influ- 111 reforming and shaping public and social affairs has been of inestimable value. As a son, brother, husband, father and grand- father he has been a model to be observed and followed. As a business man, a public officer, in which he had large experience, he has shown tine ability, capacity and integrity. As a citizen he has shown independence and high conscience in the discharge of his duties and a single purpose to serve the civil government to which his services were due. As a Chris- tian man he has been consistent and faithful. Summing up the life and character of Sylves- ter Johnson I will say his has been the life of an upright man." Mr. Johnson was married, Nov. 21, 1844, to Rachel Miner, a daughter of Noah W. Miner, an attorney of Wayne county, Ind. To this union were born four children : Francenia (deceased), who was the wife of William W. Wilson; Eudoras M., who was city comptrol- ler of Indianapolis for six years ; Martha E., the widow of James J. Powell ; and Oliver R., now business manager of one of the depart- ments of the Indianapolis News, who was formerly vice-consul with Col. John New, in London, England. Mrs. Johnson died April 28, 1899. at the age of seventy-two years. On May 7, 1901, Mr. Johnson married Mrs. Eunice B. Harris, widow of William Harris, and daughter of James and Lucinda (Brown) Gilky. By her first marriage Mrs. Johnson was the mother of five children: Florence (deceased), who married Delbert Pyle ; Edith, wife of Melvin Helmuth, of Cahill. Minn. ; Emma, married to Alexander McCallum, of Spokane, Wash. ; Nettie, who is the wife of Herbert L. Smith, of Minneap- olis ; and Frank U., a railroad engineer, who has his home in Minneapolis. Mrs. Johnson is a member of the Irvington M. E. Church, and Mr. Johnson is a member of the Society of Friends. ELIAS CORNELIUS ATKINS attained a distinctive and eminent position among manufacturers and inventors which entitled him to rank with the foremost "captains of industry" of modern times. His name in Indianapolis stands for everything included in a career of the most honorable achievement. His influence and work still continue in the business of E. C. Atkins & Co., the largest manufacturers of saws in this country, if not. in the world. Air. Atkins was the founder of this concern, and in it his chief interest as a business man was centered, but incidental to its management along progressive lines he found himself drawn into many other matters COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 33 of vital importance. Having come to Indian- apolis in the clays of its insignificance he was naturally interested in the growth of the city, and many enterprises whose adoption assisted materially in her advancement were furthered by his support and patronage. His was a nature, and his far-sighted judgment enabled him to grasp the advantages of a new invention or a project far ahead of the times so quickly that afterward his opinion seemed like a prophecy. He had many of the elements of greatness in his make-up, and in the simple pursuit of his natural inclinations found his level among the master minds of the day. Mr. Atkins began life poor in purse, but he had back of him the traditions of a long line of worthy American ancestors, to whom he owed his stability of character and strong mental traits. He was born June 28, 1833, in Bristol, Conn., sun of Rollin and Harriet (Bishop) Atkins, and a descendant of Thomas Atkins, the first ancestor of the family in America. Thomas Atkins was a native of England, and settled in Connecticut about the middle of the seventeenth century. Samuel Atkins, a descendant of Thomas, and grand- father of Elias C. Atkins, was the father of twelve children. His son Rollin was born in Connecticut, and learned the trade of clock- maker, later turning to the manufacture of saws. He served as an officer in the militia of his native State, holding the rank of cap- tain of the 4th Company, 4th Regiment. He died in middle life. Rollin Atkins married Harriet Bishop, like himself a native of Con- necticut, of English ancestry, and rive children were born to this union. Austin Bishop, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Atkins, was a native of Connecticut, in 1 7' 14, of old English stock. He mar- ried Anna Stalker, who was born in [766, and they became the parents of ten children. I hi were farming people all their lives. Mr. Bishop died Sept. 23, 1^33, at the age of sixty-nine years, and his wife passed away ( )ct. 22, 1840, at the age of seventy-four. Traditions of him survive as a perfect repre- sentative of the old-fashioned pious and voted Xew England deacon. Elias Cornelius Atkins was reared at Bris- tol, and attended school until his father's com- paratively early death caused him to be put to work on a farm, when only eleven years of age. The following year he was appren- ticed to his uncle for five years, starting work 3 at the saw-making trade. By the time lie reached the age ol evi nteen he h ne so familiar with the work, and had displ; such mechanical ability, that he was foreman of the shop. During these five years he would work overtime at every opportunity to earn money, in order to furnish his mother certain luxuries, and to pay his pew rent at the church. Mr. Atkins came West in 1S55, and es- tablished the first saw factory at Cleveland, ( >hio. The following year he came to Indian- apolis, opening a saw factory here with a cash capital of but $500. His place of business was in a little curner of the old Hill planing- mill, and a year or two later he moved into the old city foundry. At first he did all his own work, but presentl) employed a German named Louis Suher, who walked all the way from Bristol to go to work for him. Suher died while still in the employ of Mr. Atkins. The business prospered from the start, and though he was twice burned out Mr. Atkins each time opened on a larger scale and con- tinued with increasing success. The little shi p in Illinois street, where he located after the destruction of the old city foundry, has grown into an immense institution, when one thousand men are employed, and the weekly pay-roll amounts to more than $13,000. The firm of E. C. Atkins & Co. was incor- pi rated at $600,000. Branch houses are main- tained in Memphis, Minneapolis, Xew York, Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Xew ( Means, and there are important agencies all over the country. The Atkins saws are sold in China, Japan, Aus- tralia, and all other parts of the world. From time to time Mr. Atkins became in- terested, in other enterprises, where he i fresh opportunities fi r the exercise of his business ability. One of the most important of these was the Hecla Consolidated Mining ( ompany, which had extensive silver, < and lead mines. Mr. Atkins went inti mountains, where supplies had to lie hauled 350 miles, from Ogden, Utah, and for two years he lived the rough life of a miner, rind- ing his health greatly improved. It had been poor, and he sought this change of climate temporarily, but it produced important finan- cial result-, for the original investment of the mining company, under his pluck and enter- prise, was raised from $60,000 to 81,500,000. At the time of his death he was president of the Xatural Gas Manufacturing Com; 34 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD His connections with minor business enter- prises were quite numerous. Mr. Atkins was himself a man of ideas, and he recognized and appreciated the pro- gressive tendency in others to such an extent that he was constantly on the lookout for new discoveries, especially those applicable to his own particular line of industry. And he could see more readily than most men the practical value of an invention, his superior analytical mind grasping at the essentials with unerring judgment. He became interested in condensed air, the power of which he investi- gated thoroughly, at the expense of considera- ble time and means, engaging experts to test its value. In company with Mime distin- guished English gentlemen he formed a com- pany which with the weight of his influence might have done an immense business, selling- stock and manufacturing lifting machines. But Mr. Atkins was brought to a realization of the fact that the new power was little, if any. better than steam, and when he became convinced of this he demanded the dissolu- tion of the English company, much against the wishes, however, of the other members thereof. He had no ambition to float a dis- honest enterprise. He was willing to take risks in a legitimate business way, but he had neither patience nor sympathy with schemes. Mr. Atkins belonged to the Commercial, the Columbia and the Contemporary Clubs, the Board of Trade, and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of Marion Lodge. F. & A. M. In politics he was a strong Republican, and held strenuously to the doctrine of protection. Believing in and practising the rule of speaking well of people, he yet had no patience with political trickery. It was his ambition to do something for the benefit of his workingmen, and access to him by his employes was made easy, as he had risen from the anvil himself, and retained an intelligent sympathy with his men which was rewarded by their deep and lasting loyalty. Mr. Atkins was of a quiet and undemonstra- tive demeanor, devoted to his friends, and of deep religious convictions. He became a mem- ber of the Baptist Church in 1856, immediately after coming to Indianapolis, and at once made himself felt as a positive power for righteousness in the city. Of his growing means he gave liberally to all helpful projects, and was especially interested in the cause of education, contributing freely to the Baptist Female Seminary, which for many years stood on the site of the Shortridge high school. He sought to secure the establishment of a Bap- tist University in this city, and offered under certain conditions to give forty acres of land, lying between Meridian street and Central avenue, north of Thirty-second street. When the project for reviving the University of Chicago was launched, and Mr. Rockefeller offered his first gift of $100,000 to the Theo- logical Seminary, providing a like amount should be given by others, Mr. Atkins offered to give the forty acres already noted as a $20,000 donation. This $20,000 secured the interest of Air. Rockefeller, and the present great university took shape and beginning. Air. Atkins afterward bought back this tract of land, paying $20,000 cash for it, and it is now known as University Place. He was one of the trustees of Morgan Park Seminary, at Chicago, until it was merged into the Univer- sity of Chicago, and up to the hour of his death was on the official board of that institu- tion. A notable thing in the domestic life of Mr. Atkins were his breakfast table talks to his family circle. In this he was greatly gifted, and showed much skill in presenting import- ant events, prospects, discoveries and devel- 1 "pments. Mr. Atkins was married three times. By his first wife, Sarah J. Wells, he had one daughter, Harriet, who is now Mrs. J. L. Mc- Mahon, of Colorado Springs, Colo. His sec- ond marriage was to Mary Dolbeare, and their only child is now deceased. On Aug. 17, 1S65, he was married to Miss Sarah F. Parker, a daughter of Rev. Addison Parker and Eunice (Brigham) Parker, and to this union were born five children : Alary D., Henry C, Sarah Frances, Emma L. and Canra. Alary D. mar- ried Nelson A. Gladding, the present secre- tary of the E. C. Atkins Saw Company ; they have two daughters, Frances M. and Alary E. Henry C. has taken his father's place as presi- dent and manager of the saw company ; he married Aliss Sue Winter, and they have three children, Elias C, Keyes Winter and Henry Clarence. Sarah Frances married Thomas Reed Kackley, second vice-president of the Atlas Engine Works ; they have two children, Sarah Frances and Thomas Reed, Jr. Emma L. married Edward B. Davis, at present manager of the New York branch. Carra is married to Capt. Sandford H. Wad- hams. U. S. Army. Airs. Sarah F. Atkins, the mother of this COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 35 family, is a woman of superior mental quali- ties and intellectual power, and she was al- ways regarded by her husband as his able ad- viser and must valuable counselor in business affairs, in which she took a deep interest. Her practical comprehension and thorough under- standing of manufacturing are such that she is still considered one of the best informed persons in Indianapolis on such subjects. Nevertheless she is a woman of engaging so- cial disposition, occupying a high position, and she ha? been especially prominent in D. A. R. circles. Mrs. Atkins comes of that sturdy Puritan stock so prominent in the his- torj of New England for high moral cour- age and devoted patriotism, and her ancestors were all zealous church workers. Her mother i native of Sudbury, Mass., a descendant of the lirigham and Haines families long and favorably known locally. Her great-grand- father Brigham was in the battle of Lexing- ton, where he held rank as a commissioned officer. Her grandfather, Aaron Parker, was a farmer and teacher in Vermont. Her father, Rev. Addison Parker, a Baptist minister, died in Agawam, Mass., in 1864, aged sixty-seven years, and her mother died in 1855, at the age of fifty-seven. The only brother of Mrs. At- kins is Rev. Addison Parker, of Richmond, Indiana. We can find no more fitting close for this article than the estimate of Mr. Atkins made by Mr. Volney Malott, long a fellow citizen: "E. C. Atkins, founder of the most important manufactory in Indianapolis, and one of the two most important manufactories in the world, was a clear-headed, far-seeing business man. He possessed wonderful energy and great capacity for work. He had a most agree- able personality and was of a very generous nature, a large contributor to the institutions of his church, and to other benevolent and charitable movements that appealed to him. I knew him personally a number of years, from the time he started in business until his death. He took a prominent part in the up- building of Indianapolis, being an active par- ticipant in all the enterprises that contribute to the upbuilding of a city." REV. MATTHIAS L. HAIXES, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis since 1885, is a distinguished representative of the religious denomination with which he is connected, and has won prominence in the educational field as well as in theological circles. He is a man of su- perior mental attainments, taking particular pleasure in the cultivation of his literary tal- ents, which have led him into many delight- ful associations. His long extended pa ate over a congregation of such notable in- telligence bespeaks remarkable fitness for the rather unusual demands of the position which he has indeed adi irned. Dr. Haines was burn in Aurora, Ind., in [850, and a mes of a family of physicians, hi.s father, Abram B. Haines, of Aurora, his grandfather, Matthias Haines, of Rising Sun, Ind., and his great-grandfather, Abram Brower, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., all being of the medical profession. His maternal grand- father was Ezekiel Howe Luring, of Rising Sun, Ind. After gathering the rudiments of an education in the public schools of Rising Sun and Aurora, Ind., he entered Wabash College, in 1867, and was graduated there- from in 187 1. Then he became a student at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, from which he was graduated in 1874. His first pastorate was at Astoria, N. Y.. where he was called to the pulpit of the Dutch Reformed Church, which he continued to serve as pastor for eleven years. Then, in 1885, he received a call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, succeeding Rev. Myron W. Reed. In the suc- ceeding twenty-two years all of his talents have not been confined to purely church work, but have flowed out into wide channels of social and public activities. The hand and voice of Dr. Haines have been employed in many good works. He is president of the In- dianapolis Benevolent Society ; was for ten years a member of the Presbyterian Board of Aid of Colleges anil Academies; is a director of Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati. Ohio; and a trustee of Wabash College. In 1899 he was pressed by a large vote in the Presbyterian General Assembly as a candidate for moderator. He has entered in a number of ways into the life of the city and State. He was one of the committee of five, appointed by the Commercial Club, which drew up the new park law passed by the Legislature in 1899. He has been president of the Indian- apolis Literary Club, is one of the executive committee of the Winona Technical Institute of Indianapolis, and a director of the Winona Assembly of Winona Lake. It is impossible to describe the personality of Dr. Haines without including many of the 36 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD qualities that go to make the pasti r of a large church loved, admired and respected. Witty, without crossing the border line into sarcasm, a post-prandial orator of more than usual in- terest, a charming host and a delightful guest, he is what a popular and faithful minister should be; and more than that, his unfailing sympathy and ardent devotion to duty have \v< n him a distinguished place in the respect and affection of the people of Indianapolis. The First Presbyterian Church was or- ganized July 5, 1823, and was the third church organized in the new settlement, following the Wesley Chapel, now the Meridian Street Church, and the First Baptist, both of which were formed the preceding year. The Pres- byterian society was the first to erect a church edifice. Occasional preaching services had been held in the new settlement from August, 1821, but it was not until two years later that the settlers began dividing into different de- nominations. The first house of worship erected was located on the west side of Penn- sylvania street, north of Market street, on the present site of the Vajen block. It was be- gun before the organization of the church, and was a frame building 54x40 feet. In 1843 it was given up for a brick building on the site of the American Central Life building, on the corner of Market and Monument place. This, in turn, gave way to the third structure, located on the southwest corner of New York and Pennsylvania streets, which was begun in 1805, the chapel being occupied in 1866. The main auditorium was first occupied Nov. 2J, 1867. The fourth edifice — and the 1 me now occupied by the congregation — stands on the corner of Delaware and Sixteenth streets. It was completed and dedicated < let. 4, 1903, and is old English-Gothic in style, with a seat- ing capacity of one thousand. The clergymen who have occupied the pulpit of the First Church during the more than fourscore years of its history have been of ability and charac- ter. The membership has embraced some of the most useful and prominent men in the State, including Governors Samuel Bigger, Conrad Baker, James A. Mount. President Benjamin Harrison, United States Attorney- General W. H. U. Miller, Mr. Thomas II. Sharpe, Hon. H. H. Hanna, Mr. John H. Holliday. Air. Thomas C. Day, and others. It is said of Dr. Haines that, since Indian- apolis was a village, no pastor has been more thoroughly respected or more universally loved than the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Ex-President Harrison said of him : "I thank God for a pastor wb 1 preaches Christ crucified, and never says a foolish thing." Dr. Haines was married .May 7, I0S5, m Astoria, N. V., to Mi>s Sarah L. Kouwenho- ven, daughter of Francis D. and Harriet Kou- wenhoven, of Astoria. Two daughters were born to this union. The present home of the family is at No. 210 Fast Thirteenth street, Indianapolis. SAMUEL EVINGSTON EARP, M. S., M. D., of Indianapolis, has during his quarter of a century of professional life experienced almost every phase of a physician's useful- ness. He has won reputation as a gi practitioner, as an educator, as a public serv- ant in the field of his chosen work, and as a contributor to medical literature and research. His success in all these lines is ample compen- sation for the years of hard work which lie behind his accomplishments. He began mod- estly, at the close of the regular student period, as a teacher in his alma mater and in regular practice. As his prospect widened new inter- ests came in which a man of progressive and helpful spirit could not conscientiously neg- lect. His responsibilities increased rapidly, but not too rapidly for his energetic spirit to grasp and master them, and though his best efforts have been put forth with the object of helping others he has forged ahead with his ambitions until he is now in the front radk of the eminent physicians and surgeons of In- dianapolis. Dr. Earp was born Dec. [9, 1S5S. in Feba- miii, 111., and is of English descent, being a son of Joseph and Margaret E. I Walls) Earp, natives, respectively, of Derby and London, England. The Farp family was long settled in England, and traced its ancestry back through Lord Melbourne to < (liver 1 well's time. The Doctor's paternal and ma- ternal grandfathers died in England, and the latter owned a landed estate; his name is now lost to the memory of the Doctor. Joseph Earp was a cloth cutter during his early life, in England. When still a young man he came to America and became a minu- ter in the Methodist Episcopal Church, serv- ing in Southern Illinois. He died in [898, at the age of seventy-five years, long surviving his wife, who passed away in 1875, aged fifty- five years. Of their four children the Doctor is now the only survivor. Rev. Joseph Earp was one of the preacher friends of Abraham COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 37 Lincoln, being well known in southern Illinois, in what is known as "Egypt.'' I lis influence was such that he was frequently called into the councils of Mr. Lincoln and his friends, among his associates being Gen. John A. Lo- gan, Governor (Jglesby, Lyman Trumbull, Gen. John M. 1 'aimer, and a number of other men of national reputation. After the assas- sination of President Lincoln, Rev. Joseph Earp delivered the memorial address in the chapel of McKendree College, Lebanon, 111., and the audience was so large that only a por- tion could gain admittance. The address was spirited, patriotic and eloquent, such as a high-spirited Union man, unless very brave indeed, would have hesitated to deliver at that period. Samuel L. Earp lived with his father at the various place to which he was assigned as pastor, and obtained his literary training in the high school at Alton, 111., at Shurtleft College, in Upper Alton, and in McKendree College, at Lebanon, 111., from which latter institution he was graduated in 1879. Mean- time he had commenced studying medicine in 1874 under Dr. C. M. Smith, of Alton, 111., and in 1870, studied under Dr. Gonsalvo C. Smythe, of Greencastle, Ind. He was gradu- ated from the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons of Indianapolis in 1882, and at once began practising in Indianapolis, where he has remained to the present day. achiev- ing fame and fortune in the calling of his choice. The year of his graduation Dr. Earp be- came a member of the Faculty of Central Col- lege, with which he continued to be identified in an educational capacity until 1902. He was first engaged as Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, later was in the department of Materia .Medica and Therapeutics, and in 1899 was elected Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine and Sanitary Science, lie was secretary and dean of the college and was re-elected for four terms. His work as an educator lias not, however, been confined to this institution. For seven years he was I rofess >r of Materia Medica and Therapeut- ics 111 the Central College of Dentistry: he is one of the corps of instructors of St. Vincent's Training Sch ol for Nurses, his subject being thi Practice of .Medicine and Dietetics; and in July, 1906, he was elected Professor of the Practice of Medicine in the State College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliation with the University of Indiana. The Doctor's public services have been of the kind that require not onl) wide profes- sional knowledge but also kindliness 1 1 heart and good judgment in the discharge of the duties attaching to the various positions lie- has filled. For two years lie was chemist of the Health Department of Indianapolis four years he was a member of the Board of Health of the city, and acted as the executive officer of that body, to which he was unani- mously elected, by both Democrats and Re- publicans ; later he became a member of the Board of Public Health and Charities ; filled out an unexpired term as police surgeon, and later was elected police and fire surgeon for two consecutive terms. Dr. Earp is on the consulting staff of the Indianapolis City Dispensary, the Indianapolis City Hospital, the Protestant Deaconess Hos- pital and St. Vincent's Hospital. He is a con- tributor to a number of medical journals, and is quoted in several text-books for original work in chemistry. His services to the pro- fession outside of his work as a teacher have been considerable, especially as editor of pro- fessional journals. He was first editor of the "Medical and Surgical Monitor," which was inaugurated in June, 1898, and associated with him were Drs. Joseph Eastman, Allison Maxwell. L. L. Todd, G. V. Woollen, and others. In November, 1903, Dr. Earp re- signed his position as editor of the "Medical and Surgical Monitor" and became editor of the "Central States Medical Magazine." and when, in November, 1905, the two journals were amalgamated under the title of the "Cen- tral States Medical Monitor," Dr. Earp be- came the editor-in-chief, with Drs. S. P. Scherer and S. C. Norris as associate editors. This monthly journal is one of the leading medical publications, and has for its collabora- tors and contributors some of the most promi- nent men in the United States. Its contents are freely quoted b) the best medical journals. The Doctor is a member of the Indianap- olis Medical Society, and the Indiana State Medical Association, In fraternal connection hi .1 Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias, being prominent in both organiza- tions, lie is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of Murat Temple hi the Mystic Shrine, at Indianapolis; in the Knights of Pythias he belongs to the Uniform Rank" is brigade surgeon, with the rank of colonel, 1- past chancellor of Capitol City Lodge, X". 07. and has been representative 33 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to the Li rami Lodge five times. In political connection he is a member of the Republican part}-. On June 29, 1898, Dr. Earp married Miss Evelyn M. Livers, daughter of David A. and Emma (Sheets) Byers, and this union has been graced with two sons, Evanson B. and Leon S. Airs. Earp is a member of the Me- ridian Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The family occupy an elegant home at No. 1 121 North Illinois street, and the Doctor's office is at No. 2\y 2 Kentucky avenue. The opinion of Dr. J. A. Sutcliffe, one of the Doctor's friends and admirers, will be of interest at the close of this brief skecth of his career: "For a quarter of a century I have watched with pride and pleasure the intellect- ual achievements of Dr. S. E. Earp. He was born of a will and determination which knows no failure, of an energy and devotion to ef- fort which is well nigh irresistible ; and with it all with a due appreciation and regard for what is fair and right toward his fellow-men and the medical profession. In the many po- sitions of trust and honor which he has occu- pied his work has been characterized by in- tegrity and justice. As a writer and scholar he is a man of exceptional merits. Many practitioners and former students watch with eagerness for his editorials and other articles as the latest exponents of medical literature. As a teacher in medicine, his clear analytical and philosophical mind fits him pre-eminently for his work and easily adorns the chair which he occupies." Dr. William X. Wishard writes: "Dr. Earp is a man who has been regarded as a physician of ability from the time he first graduated in medicine. During the past quarter of a century he has been recognized as one of the leading men in general medicine and chemistry, to which departments he has given a great deal of attention. He is well and favorably known as a teacher and editor and a genial, pleasant gentleman." The venerable Dr. W. H. Wishard says: "Dr. Samuel Earp has always sustained him- self well as a reputable physician, a gentle- man and citizen." John 11. Holliday, a distinguished finan- cier of Indianapolis and founder of the In- dianapolis News, of which he was for many years the successful editor, writes of Dr. Earp under date of Jan. 7, [907: "Dr. Earp is*noth- ing if ii' it energetic and thorough. As a stu- dent of medicine at Greencastle he helped to support himself by corresponding for the In- dianapolis News, the editor of which marked and appreciated his services. He would have made a good newspaper man, in fact he has that all around combination of good qualities that would have brought him success in any calling he might have tried. But he chose to he a doctor and he has made a good one, hav- ing steadily gained in the estimation of his patients, the public and his professional brothers, so that he now holds an enviable reputation and rank in the profession. But it took work, hard work, to achieve it, and the reward has been fairly won. His career has been one characteristic of our American life, but none the less is it a shining example for all young men." JUDGE PLINY WEBSTER BAR- THOLOMEW, attorney-at-law, Indianapolis, was born in Cabotville, Hampden Co., Mass., Aug. 4, 1840, son of Harris and Betsy (Moore) Bartholomew, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts. ( )f their four children Judge Bartholomew is the only one now living. Harris Bartholomew, grandfather of the Judge, was a son of Andrew Bartholomew, who was a native of Connecticut and came of Puritan ancestry. He was a prominent man in Montgomery, Mass., where he spent his whole life, serving as a selectman, treasurer of the town and school commissioner. He died at the age of seventy-six, and was the father of six children. Pliny Moore, the ma- ternal grandfather of the Judge, was a farmer and a native of Massachusetts. When he died at the age of sixty-six years he left a family of five children. Harris Bartholomew, sun of Harris and father of the Judge, was a merchant in Indian- apolis. He came to that city in 1869 and for some years was engaged in a wholesale tea and tobacco trade, in which line his son Har- ris was a partner with him. Later in life he was a boot and shoe merchant. He died March 21, 1SS7. at the age of seveim three years, two months. His first wife, Betsy 1 M. ere I, died in 1S46, in Montgomery, .\la^, at the age of thirty-nine years. She was a Congregationalist in religious faith. Me mar- ried for his second wife Deborah S. Coleman, a well educated woman and a teacher in Mas- sachusetts, and two of their eight daughters are now living: Alice married Wells Noble, of Westfield, Mass., in which state the No- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 39 bles are a noted family. Leila is unmarried and for several years has been a teacher in the Indianapolis schools; she is a graduate oi Pratt Institute, one of the famous art schools in I'.r<" klyn. and was at the head of her class, i- noted for her originality in designing, draw- ing and molding, and won the first scholar- ship, out of four prizes submitted by the Prang Drawing School, against more than a th' msand competitors. Harris Bartholomew was originally a Con- itionalist, but after removing to the West became an elder in the Presbyterian Church at Camhridge City, Ind. When he died he i member of the Seventh Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. In politics he was originally a Whig and when the Republican party was organized in 1856 he at once at- tached himself to its fortunes. In 1850-51 he was a member of the Massachusetts Legis- lature, and he and Daniel Webster were great friends. His integrity and reliability were beyond question, and he was a very success- ful merchant. Pliny Webster Bartholomew lived in Mas- sachusetts until he was sixteen years old, at- tending the common schools at Northampton until that age. He then found a position in a grocery and butcher shop, where he was to receive fifty dollars and his board for a year's salary. In the meantime his father had re- moved to Canton, X. Y., and presently Pliny followed him. He determined that the prac- tice of law should be his life work, and ac- cordingly for a time taught district school in Hermon, X. V., and made preparations for entering college, which he did in the fall of [861, matriculating at Union College. Sche- nectady, X. V., where he graduated in 1864. During the first two years and a part of the third he paid his way by teaching school in the winter and selling maps and books dur- ing the summer seasons. During his Senior year he took up the study of law. and was ad- mitted to the Bar at Schenectady in May, 1865. He then went to Ballston Spa, the county seat of Saratoga county, and formed a partnership with J. S. Lamorreaux, practis- ing with him until the fall of 1866. That year he came to Indianapolis and established a law practice, in which he has been very successful, and in which he is still engaged, the only break in his professional career being wdien he was on the Bench. He was elected judge of the Superior court in 1890 and served with great success until Oct. 26, 1896, when his term expired. He was a partner with Judge Edward Buskirk for several years, under the firm name of Bartholomew & Buskirk, and was also for a time a partner with David V. Burns, late of Denver, Colorado. Judge Bartholomew was married Jan. 30, 1873, '" •^''' , - Sarah Belle Smith, daughter -1" ( i. W. Smith, of Crawfordsville, Ind., and to this union were horn three children: | 1 1 Belle Isadora married Allin W. Hewitt, and lives in Xew Jersey. She is the mother of three children, Arthur Cromwell. Helen Louise and Sarah Lucile. (2) Pliny W., Jr., died when four years old. (3) Harris Sherley graduated at Shortridge high school and attended Union College one year, and is now a salesman in Xew York City. Judge Bartholomew and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. In Marion Lodge, Xo. I, K. P., he is past chancellor, past representative to the grand lodge, etc., and at the present time is a member of the grand lodge ; he is past grand dictator of the Knights of Honor, is past Indi- ana representative and member of the Ameri- can Bar Association, and a member of the Indiana Bar Association. In politics he is a Democrat. From 1866 to 1870 he was com- missioner of deeds for Xew York and Con- necticut in Indiana. For several years he has lived at Xo. 1924 College avenue, v. he has a fine and attractive home. VALENTINE SCHAAF, president and superintendent of the Indianapolis Manufac- turers Ov Carpenters Union. Xos. 201, 203, 205 Xew Jersey street, Indianapolis, was born in Germany, close to Frankfort-on-the-Main. June 7, 183 1. He is a son of Valentine and Barbara (Schmidt) Schaaf, natives of Ger- many, who had four children, two now living: Valentine and Casper, the latter of Erben- hause, Germany. The father was a farmer in Germany and died there in 1884, aged seventy-nine years. The mother died in 1S87, aged eighty-four years. They were Luther- ans. He served as a soldier in the regular army. Valentine Schaaf- paternal grandfather, also named Valentine, was a farmer, and died in German}- aged seventy-five years. He >erved in the Napoleonic wars. He had four sons, one of whom lives in Indianapolis, and is close to ninety-one years of age. ddie ma- ternal grandfather of our subject, Adam Schmidt, was a farmer, and died at an old 40 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD age. He had two sons and two daughters. Valentine Schaaf was raised in Germany and received a common school education. He came to America in 1850 and settled in Indi- anapolis, where he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for many years, also doing contracting from i860 to 1870. Then he and Fred Schmid with others organized the Indianapolis Manufacturers & Carpenters Union, for the manufacture of all kinds of house material. Mr. Valentine Schaaf has been its president since 1877. They employ about sixty-rive people. On April 2j. 1807. Valentine Schaaf mar- ried Miss Elizabeth Breckley, daughter of Gottlieb and Elizabeth Breckley. Eight chil- dren were born to this union, five sons and three daughters, two of whom are now living, Harry and Alvin. The others died in early childhood. Harry is foreman of the manufac- turing establishment of which his father is president; lie married Miss Minnie Aldag, and is the father of three children, Frieda, Nor- man and Paul. Alvin married Miss Lora Francis Vanatta, and they live in Indianapolis; he was a traveling man for a lumber firm, but is now a salesman under his father. Mr. Valentine Schaaf was originally a Lutheran in religious connection, but is now identified with the Evangelical German Church. In politics he is a Republican. He- resides at No. 217 North Arsenal avenue, with his -on Harry, in a fine home. Mr. Schaaf has lived in Indianapolis fifty-one years, and he has seen it grow from a small city, when the old Madison railroad had been built only a year. Mr. Schaaf has put up a great many houses, and some of the large buildings of the city. HENRY I'. C< (BURN came out to Indi- ana in 1816 — the year it was admitted as a sovereign State of the Union. He was a young lawyer, a graduate of Harvard College. and the library he brought with him was typical of the progress and advancement which he advocated and fostered to the close of his life. His labors in behalf of general education and the free school system have never been publicly acknowledged, but he is recognized as one of the earliest and ablest friends of free schools in this State b) all familiar with their history. His efforts in the promotion of public morality were still an- 1 ither expression of his earnest desire to be of the ntmosl service to his fellow-men. Air. Coburn was a practicing lawyer throughout the period of hi.-- residence in Indiana, and for over thirty years clerk of the Supreme court of the State. Mr. Coburn was born in 1790, at Dracut, Mass.. where his ancestors settled in Colonial times. The family is of English origin, the Coburns having come to America with the Puritans in the latter part of the seventeenth century and settled on the east bank of the Merrimac river, in what is now Dracut town- ship, Middlesex Co., Mass. Descendants of the original settlers still own and occupy the land purchased from the Indians over two hundred years ago. The title was from "John Thomas, a Sagamore of Natic." Capt. Peter Coburn, grandfather of Henry P. Coburn, was born in 1737, at Dracut, Mass., and died there in 1813. He served throughout the Revolution, being captain in the Continental army, commanded a company of minute-men at the Lexington alarm, and was in command of his company at the battle of Bunker Hill, in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's Regiment. He married Dolly Varnum, who was born in 1739 and died in 1765. Peter Coburn, Jr., son of Capt. Peter Co- burn, was born in Massachusetts, was a farm- er by occupation, and lived to the age of over sixty. He was a soldier through- out the Revolutionary war, and took part in the battle of Bunker Hill, although he was too young to enlist regularly, being only a bi \ in his teens at the time. He married Elizabeth Poor, who was born in 1766 and died in 1841. They had a large family. Henry P. Coburn, son of Peter Coburn, Jr., was reared on a farm. He received a thorough education, taking a course at Harvard College, from which institution he was graduated in 1812, studied law and was admitted to the Bar in Massa- chusetts. Shortly afterward he came to Indiana, the year it was admitted into the L'nion, and first located at Corydon, the early capita] of the new State. He bought land near Mount Vernon. Mr. Coburn followed his profession at Condon until after Indi- anapolis became the State capital, removing to the new center of government in 1824. from which time until his death he practiced in Marion county anil the surrounding terri- tory. In the Indianapolis Gazette of Jan. 30, 1826, we find the following "Law Notice": "Hiram Brown and Henry I'. Coburn will practice law in the Federal court and the "(HK». 3 JC / £ vk.L 7 ~,^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 4i Marion county courts in partnership. They 1 in Indianapolis and keep their law- office opposite Henderson and Blake's tavern [the present site of the New York Store], one door east of the Journal printing office. Hiram Brown will practice in the Supreme court." Mr. Coburn could not practice in the Supreme court, as he was clerk of that court, having been appointed while at Corydon, soon after the organization of the State. He was the second to hold the position of clerk of the Supreme court of Indiana, the first clerk dying within a year of his appointment. Mr. Coburn held the office continuously, by re-appointments of the judges of the Supreme court, until the new order was established in 1852. By the pro- visions of the new constitution just adopted the clerk of the Supreme court was to be elected by popular vote, and Mr. Coburn de- clined to be a candidate. As a lawyer he was highly successful, and the confidence he en- joyed in the profession was the most con- vincing evidence of his ability and legal at- tainments. Mr. Coburn thoroughly appreciated the ad- vantages of education, being far ahead of his day on the question of free schools. His foresight enabled him to see the benefits and future popularity of public education long he- fore they became apparent to those who would profit nmst by the change, and his sagacity, though recognized by his fellow workers, was underestimated by those he was seeking to help. The first attempts to have the free school system adopted met with little sympa- thy. Inn Mr. Coburn was not disheartened, and his perseverance and earnestness won out in the end. He was probably the earliest ad- vocate of free public schools in this section. and associated with him were such men as Calvin Fletcher, Samuel Merrill, James Blake, John G. Brown, and James M. Ray. These were all men wh< se names have become in- il-.ly associated with the history of Indi- anapolis and who have left many traces of their life and work on the various commercial and public interests of the city. Mr. Ray*s son, Judge Charles Ray, is a judge of the Indiana Supreme court. Mr. Brown was a \ irginian and a typical refined Southern gen- tleman ; one of his sons. Alexander M. Brown, became a lawyer of Indianapolis, and another. - VV. Brown, a scholarly man of high scientific attainments, served as city engineer ; there were also two daughters — Mary, who married Stephen Tomlinson, a druggist (who gave Tomlinson Hall to the city), and Mar- garet, still living, who married a Presbyterian minister. The prominence and standing of his a ciates in the cause of free education shows convincingly that Mr. Coburn was taken seri- ously by the best elements in the community. After the establishment of the schools was accomplished their maintenance was the next important question, and he was as prominent in this phase as he had been in founding them. It was his idea to tax the public for the revenue needed, and a vote was taken each year upon this point until the plan carried and was adopted by the State. He had the satisfaction — not always the lot of the bene- factor — of seeing his ideas in successful opera- tion for a number of years before his death. Mr. Coburrfs well-known sentiments on the subject of education led him into close rela- tions with all similar projects and many insti- tutions of learning, for he took a public- spirited interest in every such establishment, aiding them all by his influence and encour- agement, and, where necessary, with his means. He was retained for many years in the office of trustee of the Marion County Seminary. He was one of the first promoters of the county library, was a member of its first board of trustees, and also served as treasurer. In that position he had consider- able to do in the early financiering of the library. The county commissioners appointed him to ascertain the amount due the public on the sales of all the original town lots of In- dianapolis, the county being allowed by law a certain per cent on such sales. This sum was to be applied to the purchase of the Marion county library. The task was considered a very tedious one, requiring time and patience, as well as judgment and ability, and Mr. Co- burn's selection was a mark of high confidence in both his integrity and business qualities. The money he collected formed the basis of the library fund, which has since been mented by various amounts for the increase of the library. 1 1 is son Augustus was the first librarian. The venerable Dr. William H. Wishard said recently (Jan. 10. 1907): "Henry I'. Coburn was an attorney, very modest and unassuming, a first-class tyj a Christian gentleman of the old school. He was well educated and a graduate of Harvard 1 ollege. In his legal business he was very generous to his clients, never exacting pay from tin ] r and indigent for his pi COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sional services. Justice has never been done to this gentleman by the histories and his- torians of early Indianapolis and Marion county, as a worthy, far-seeing citizen, look- in- alter the educational and moral welfare of this pioneer town. He was one of the very first advocates of general education of the people, long before the establishment of the public school system. He held various offices of trust. He was the earliest and most active advocate for temperance, and took a bold and determined stand against the licensing of grog shops in Marion county. He with Nicholas McCarty, Calvin Fletcher, James M. Raw Samuel Merrill, David V. Culley, and John B. Dillon were the earliest and most active advocates of the public school system." The following comments upon Air. Co- burn and his work were made by Gen. Lew \\ allace and other men intimately acquainted for years with the progress and history of Indiana : Henry P. Coburn, a pioneer lawyer, clerk of the Supreme court of Indiana, was one of the foremost men of his time, always active in the promotion of public education and the establishing of the free school system, to which there was very considerable opposition, especially by men of the South or slave States, who were almost universally opposed to the establishing of free schools. Mr. Coburn was prominent and active among those who in- sisted upon a liberal provision by law for the establishment of the free school system, which met with a decided and vigorous opposition. He was a graduate of Harvard and a man of great influence among all classes, who re- pected him fur his earnestness and honesty. Xo one was more prominent in the establishing and support of the free school system than Mr. Coburn and it is remarkable that no recognition of him has been made by the citizens of Indiana for his constant services in the establishment of tin public schools, lie was connected with all public-spirited enterprises. He was posi- tive in his opinions and was a man of fine principle and of well-trained mind. He did more for the promotion of the free school system of Marion county than any other man. He was one of the trustees of the county seminar) from its organization to its close, and was always on the school board. He, with David V. Culley, Calvin Fletcher, Liel Merrill. Sr., John I!. Dillon and others, made the rounds of the schools, en- couraging the teachers in their labors and in the preservation of order and thorough disci- pline. Calvin Fletcher was especially active, and would administer personal chastisement on the proper occasions. While at Cory. Ion Mr. Coburn married Sarah Malott, who was born at Louisville, i son Co., Ky., daughter of Hiram Ma- lott, a pioneer of that county. Hiram Ala- lott's wife was a daughter of Peter Haas, a Swiss Mennonite settler of Lancaster county, Pa., who was noted for his religious principles and patriotism and was an influential man in his section during the Revolutionary war. lie was a member of the committee of safety and observation, and also gave active service in the war, being a member of the first o >m- pany that passed the committee of observation. Hiram Malott was born in Maryland, of French-Huguenot ancestry, moved to Ken- tucky about 1785 or 1790, and was a farmer all his life, owning and managing a planta- tion of considerable size in Jefferson county. He was a soldier in the war of 18 12, and afterward served in the Kentucky militia, being known as Major Malott. To Mr. and Mrs. Coburn were born five children, four sons and one daughter, of whom but one is still living, Henry Coburn, of Indianapolis. Airs. Caroline (Coburn) Hence, the widow of Dr. Robert F. Bence, also a resident of Indianapolis, died in 1903. Mr. Coburn died in 1854, and Mrs. Coburn passed away in 1866, at the age of about seventy-four. She was a Methodist in religi- ous faith, and Air. Coburn was a Presbyterian. WILBUR SYLVESTER WYNN, vice- president of the State Life Insurance Com- pany of Indianapolis, was born Jan. _»s\ 1850, in Monroe county, X. Y. His ancestors on both sides came from old Xew England stock, a great-grandfather on each side having served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. Mr. Wynn lost both of his parents when he was live years old. and lived with his maternal grandfather until he was fourteen, when he went to Indianapolis to live with an uncle, W. J. Wynn, who was at that time general agent for the Xew York Life Insurance Company. At the age of seventeen he entered the 1 k house 1 i Bowen-Stewart & Co., of Indi- anapolis. He spent ten years in the book business, part of the time on the road as a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 43 traveling salesman. At the same time he took up the study of law, and at the age of twentj seven went to Hamburg, [owa, and engaged in the practice of law. While there he was elected and served a term as city attor- ney. In [882, his health failing, he moved to Sioux halls. Dak., and engaged in the news- business, establishing the Daily Argus in that city, now the leading daily newspaper m South Dakota. In [886 he sold out the newspaper and entered the life insurance busi- ness as agent for the Michigan Mutual. He subsequently worked for the Northwestern of Milwaukee, in Dakota, and the Mutual Benefit, in Nebraska. During this period he made a close and profound study of the scientific basis and general principles of the life insur- ance business. He returned to Indianapolis in 1892, and, in connection with other parties there, organ- ized a stock company, the Atlas Life Insur- ance Company, of which he was actuary and manager. In 1893. the panic having materially reduced the chances for building up a suc- cessful company at that time, the Atlas rein- sure. 1 and went out of business. Mr. \\ ynn then became Indiana State manager for the Fidelity Mutual of Philadelphia. In 1894, the State Life Insurance Com- pany was organized by Mr. Wynn, Mr. An- drew M. Sweeney, and Mr. Samuel Ouinn, Mr. Wynn being the original promoter of the company. There being no legal reserve law in Indiana at that time the company was organized under the assessment law, but Mr. Wynn as its actuary placed the company from the beginning on an old line basis, and the company never issued a policy at any time that did not require the payment in advance of the full regular old line standard partici- pating premium rate, and the company, from the first, regularly valued its policies and maintained full old line reserves. For this reason, while still operating under the assess- ment law in Indiana, it was admitted in ( Ihio as a regular, legal reserve company. Mr. Wynn- served as secretary and actuary, and in March, 1907, was elected vice-president of the company. Mr. Wynn was the author of the famous Deposit law oi Indiana, which requires all companies incorporated thereun- der to maintain a deposit with the State of the full net cash value of all outstanding poli- cies and was largely instrumental in securing its enactment b) the Legislature, and the State Life was the first company to incorpor- ate thereunder. This law has been of enor- mous benefit in inspiring public confidence in Indiana companies, and in making Indianapo- lis an insurance center. WILBUR FISK BRi A\ 1>I R, of the firm -1 I lifford, Browder & Moffett, lawyers, at Rooms 806-808 Stevenson building, Indiana- polis, was horn in Jamestown, ( Ihio, Nov. 29, [850, son of Parker S. and Susan j. (Dakin) Browder, natives, he of Virginia am! she of ( ihio. Parker S. Browder had seven children, five -oils and two daughters: Cornelius, of Indianapolis; Courtland P., of Chicago; Wil- bur P.; Prank P.. of St. Louis, Mo.; Charles S., of ( lid Mexico, a gold miner and ex-con- ductor; Jennie P., wife of A. L. Stanfield, of Edgar. Ilk. now deceased; and Mrs. Carrie Tweed, a profe.-sor in the State Normal at Terre Haute, Ind. The father was f, ir many years a farmer and stock drover ami shipper of fine cattle. He came west with hi- parents to Greene county, < Ihio, settled in James- town, and owned considerable property. In 1858 he moved to Greencastle, Ind.. and lived there until 1876, when he moved to Murdi ck, Douglass Co.. 111., where he died in [890, aged seventy-four years. His wife still sur- vives and lives with her daughter at Terre Haute. They were Methodists. He was a local Methodist preacher, and gave thousands of dollars to the church. Pie was never a politician, but was a prominent Mason and an 1 idd Fellow. William Browder, the paternal grand- father of our subject, was a native of Virginia. Die famil) was of Scotch-Irish descent, emi- grating from England. William Browderwas a farmer and soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was a Presbyterian and being opposed to slavery, he and his brother. James, who owned about two hundred slaves, brought them to ( )hio and released them. William died when upward of rift) years of age. He had thirteen children who grew to maturity. Janus died aged eighty-eighl years. The maternal grand- father 1 f our subject was named Dakin. Pie belonged to the celebrated Dakin famil) of New York, had money and was a gentleman of leisure, lie was an early settler in ( Ihio, and died there aged about forty-six years. He had four children by his first wife, and two by his second. Wilbur F. Browder lived in 1 >lm until 44 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD eight years of age, when they went to Green- castle, linl.. and he lived there until the fall of 1872. In that year he came to Indianapolis, and has lived here ever since. Attending the common schools in Ohio for his preparatory- education, he graduated from Asbury (now Depauw ) University, in 1872. He then be- came an officer of the Supreme Court under State officer James P. Black, the official re- porter, and served there until 1888 under four different officials, both Democratic and Re- publican. In 1888 he took up the practice of law in Indianapolis, and has continued at it ever since, being associated with Mr. Vincent D. Clifford until 1896, at which time they took in an additional partner, Mr. W. S. Moffett, the firm name now being Clifford, Browder & Moffett. Mr. Browder was employed for several years in reading proofs and compiling curt reports of Indiana, comprising volumes from No. 35 to No. 144 inclusive; also from No. 1 to No. 1.2 Appellate court reports. He resigned in 1888, but continued to read proofs on these reports up to the year L896. He is one of the three principal men in the C. P. Leah Paper Company of Indianapolis; a mem- ber of the board of directors of the Indiana Insurance Company, and attorney for same; and is identified with other enterprises in the city. < hi December 4, 1873, Mr. Browder mar- ried Miss Ella J. Jones, daughter of Richard Wilds and Mary Catherine (Daggy) Jones. Nine children were born to this union, seven sons and two daughters: Frederick, Emma, Wilbur, Clifford. Alice Irene, Clarence Newton, Maurice Eugene and two who died in early childhood. Miss Emma is a graduate of De- pauw University, and a teacher in the Indi- anapolis public schools. The other children are at home. Mr. and Mrs. Browder are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Brow- der is a member of Mystic Tie Lodge. No. 398, F. & A. J\L. and past-master of the lodge ; of Keystone 1 Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., and an officer therein; of Raper Commandery, No. I, K. T. ; is a Scottish Rite Mason, Valley of Indianapolis. District of Indiana; a thirty- second degree Mason; and is High Priest and Prophet of the A. A. ( ). N. M. S., Murat Temple; lie also belongs to the Beta Theta Pi college society. Leila Chapter. In political sentiment he is a Republican, and has been a member of the County and City Central committees several time-, lie belongs to the Marion, < olumbia ami Commercial Clubs; Deutsche Hans, and various other local soci- eties. He lives at No. 2212 Talbot Avenue. REV. NATHANIEL ALDEN HYDE, whose home is at No. 1316 North Delaware street, Indianapolis, was born in Stafford, Conn., May 10, 1827, son of Capt. Nathaniel and Caroline (Converse) Hyde, both of whom were horn in Connecticut. The founder of the family in this country was William Hyde, who settled at Norwich in the seventeenth century ; he first appears at Hartford in 1636, and probably came from England as early as 1633. He was an im- portant man in his community, which he served as selectman. Ephraim Hyde, grandson of Thomas (grandson of William the founder), married Martha < ieddings. Nathaniel Hyde, son of Ephraim and Mar- tha, was born in Stafford, Conn., in 1757, and he died there in 1825. He was twice married. His first wife was Sarah, daughter of Lieut. Strong, and his second, Cynthia Pal- mer, the latter still living at Hartford as late as 1851.. Capt. Nathaniel Hyde (2), son of Na- thaniel and father of Rev. Nathaniel Alden, was born in Connecticut in February, 1800, and became a prominent iron manufacturer in his native State, prospering greatly. He died ( let. 11, 1830. He was captain in the State militia. He married Caroline Converse, who was born in Connecticut in 1804, .laughter of Dr. Josiah Converse, a native of Connecticut, and his wife. Martha (Alden) Converse, daughter of Captain Alden (a direct descend- ant of John Alden of the ".Mayflower"). To Nathaniel and Caroline (Converse) Hyde were horn three children. The wife and mother died Oct. 31, 1861, in the faith of the Congrega- tional Church, of which she had long been a member. Rev. Nathaniel Alden Hyde was reared 111 Stafford, Conn., and when thirteen years old was sent to Monson Academy, at .\l< nson, Mass.. where he prepared for Vale College, which he entered when sixteen years of age, graduating therefrom in the class of 1847. After a brief rest he taught school for a year, and then entered the Theological School at XinCvcr. Mass.. to prepare for the ministry, completing the course and graduating in 185 1, after which for nearly a year he was a resi- dent graduate in Vale Divinity School. .He preached in Connecticut, at Central Village, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 45 Rockville, and other places, and was called i i entral Village and Deep River, but de- clined, as he did not care tor an immediate pastorate. For two years he was secretary for Charles L. Brace, of the Children's Aid Society in New York City, and for a time was acting pastor of the First Congregational Church of Columbus, < >hio. He was called to Cincinnati to supply for Dr. Storrs, who was obliged to take a long vacation on account of ill health. In 1857 he was called to the Pastorate of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Indianapolis, where he was en- gaged for ten years, and for five years was superintendent of the Congregational Church in Indiana. After this he became pastor of the Mayflower Congregational Church, in which capacity he served sixteen years. He resigned in May, 1888, and was elected pastor emeritus. Since that date he has not been in active pastoral labors, but for several years has been very intimately connected with the churches of the State as permanent secretary of the State Association, and chairman of the State Missionary Association. During all these years he has also been the- chairman of the State Pudding Society, and is closely con- nected with the charitable and literary associ- ations of the city, among them being the Home of Friendless Women, and the Board of Chil- dren's Cuardians of Marion county, being president of the latter. In the Indianapolis Literary Club he is an old and venerated member, and the Contemporary Club, of Indi- anapolis, also claims him for a member. For many years he has been a director of the Chi- cago Theological Seminary, and is still active in that capacity. In his early years he was chiefly instrumental in organizing the Associ ation of Yale Graduates in Indianapolis, and for more than a decade has been president of the New England Society. His life has al- ways been a busy and useful one. Mr. Hyde was married Aug. 28, [866, to Mis> Laura K., eldest daughter of Stoughton A. and Maria X. (Kipp) Fletcher. They have an adopted daughter, Josephine. In politics he is a Republican. For many years he lived at the corner of Ohio and Alabama streets, hut for several years has occupied his present at- tractive and comfortable home. PETKR BERND, senior member of the firm of Peter Bernd & Son, has been a resi- dent of Indianapolis since 1873 anc l nas been engaged in business as a wagon manufacturer since 1 S75. Several members of die famil) have been interested in the same line through- out that period, and the name is well known in that connectii >n in the city . Mr. Bernd was born Oct. 5, £-846, in Ba- varia, Germany, of winch kingdom Ins parents, George Philip and Phillipena (Becker) Bernd, were also natives. He attended school ill the Fatherland for four years before coming to America with his parents, and received the rest of his education in this country. He came to Lawrenceburg, Dearborn Co., Ind., with his father, and from there, in 1863, went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained until 1864, after which, until he settled in Indiana- polis, in 1873, he was at a number of places. In the spring of 1875 he and his brothers Daniel and George formed a partnership known as Bernd Brothers, and they carried on the business of wagon manufacturing to- gether very successfully for many years. In the spring of 1904 Peter Bernd and his son, Albert Frederick Bernd, founded an independ- ent business under the firm name of Peter Bernd & Son, which bids fair to add further prestige to a name already well known in their line. The factory and offices are at Nos. 170- 172 East Morris street. The work turned out of this establishment is its own recommenda- tion, being second to none of the kind. Both father and son are thoroughly familiar with the work in all its branches, and the firm en- joys a patronage of which any concern could be proud and which shows a steady and satis- factory increase. Mr. Bernd is prominent among the Ger- man-Americans of his adopted city, is a mem- ber of the German Pioneers, and of the Ger- man Protestant Orphan Association, lie was married in the fall of 1 S75 to Catherine Thomas, daughter of Rev. Rudolph Thomas, whose wife was a Zorn, and they have had a famil} of seven children, three of whom sur- vive, namely : Catherine. Louisa and Albert Frederick. Albert Frederick Bernd, born (let. 15, 1882, in Indianapolis, received his education in the public schools, finishing the course in the Manual Training High Schi which he was graduated in January, ioi>_>. He has received a good practical business educa- tion, especially adapted to the needs of his own line of work, and he manages the business affairs of the factory for the most part. 4 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD JEFFERSON H. CLAYPOOL, of Indi- anapolis, attorney-at-law, farmer, banker, dealer in real estate, etc., was born in Conners- ville, Ind., Aug. 15, 1856, son of Benjamin F. and Alice H. (Helm) Claypool. Newton Claypool, his grandfather, was born in Virginia, of English descent, the family descending from a Claypool who settled in Pennsylvania in early Colonial days. New- ton Claypool was a farmer, merchant and banker, and otherwise prominent in his com- munity, serving eight times as a member of the legislature. He came to Indiana in 1817, locating at Connersville, where he passed all of his subsequent business life. He died in Indianapolis in 1867, aged seventy-one years, leaving four sons. Benjamin F. Claypool was born in Conners- ville, Ind., where he lived and died, and prac- ticed law there for forty years. He was a member of the Legislature from i860 to 1864, being State senator ; was a candidate for Con- gress in 1874, but was defeated by W. H. Hol- man ; and was a Presidential elector in 1864 and 1868. He was a Whig, and when the Republican party was formed was a delegate to the convention that organized the party. Mr. Claypool died in 1888, aged sixty-two years, his wife passing away in 1882, aged about fifty. They had two children, Mrs. Mary C. Roberts (deceased) and Jefferson H. Mrs. Claypool was born in Indiana. Her father was a physician, and came to Indiana about 1820, locating in Rush county, where he practiced his profession. He was a special surgeon in the army during the Civil war. He died there about 1885, aged eighty-two years. He had six children, three of whom died be- fore him. Dr. Helm was active in the politi- cal affairs of his day, being a member of the Constitutional Convention of Indiana in 1852, and a member of the Indiana Senate one term subsequent to the war. Jefferson H. Claypool was born and raised at Connersville. He attended the public schools, and later the Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, and the University of Virginia, after which he took up the study of law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1877. He began practicing at Connersville, where he remained till 1893, in which year he moved to Indianapo- lis, where he has had his home ever since. He was elected to the Lower House of the Legislature in 1888, and again in 1890, was Republican State election commissioner in 1898, and again in 1900. Since coming to Indianapolis he has given his attention more particularly to farming and general business matters, having an office in the Talbot block. He is a director of the First National Bank of Connersville. He has written considerably for the newspapers on political and economic questions, and for a number of years assisted in the preparation of most of the Republican State platforms, being chairman of the State Advisory committee of the Republican party in 1 No''. ( )n Oct. 18. 1893. Mr. Claypool married Miss Mary Buckner Ross, daughter of Major J. W. Ross, of Connersville, and Sarah (Han- son) Ross. Their home is on Meridian street. They have one son, Benjamin Franklin Clay- pool. Mr. Claypool is a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon college fraternity. GEN. ABRAM O. MILLER, M. D., de- ceased, brigadier-general in the Civil war and a physician and surgeon by profession, was born in Madison county, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1827, and died in Lebanon April 25, 1901. Fie was a son of Thomas and Hannah (Fry) Miller. The father was a wheelwright by trade, and with his wife and family came to Indiana from Ohio in 1830, settling in Clinton county. The fol- lowing year both parents died, Mrs. Miller surviving her husband but a few months. Both died in middle life, and they had seven children, three sons and four daughters, all now deceased. Abram O. Miller grew to manhood in Clinton county. He lived on a farm and was sent to the old fashioned subscription schools. Later he entered Louisville Medical College, and finishing received the degree of M. D. from Rush Medical College, of Chicago. Until the breaking out of the Rebellion he practiced medicine at Jefferson, Clinton Co., Ind., but when the call to arms came he enlisted as a private in the 10th Ind. V. I. in April, 1861. At the expiration of his three months' term of service, he re-enlisted for three years. He rose to the rank of lieutenant in the 10th Regi- ment, three months' service, and after coming home he helped to reorganize that regiment and was promoted to be major and afterwards lieutenant-colonel of it. On Aug. 13. 1862, he was commissioned colonel of the 72d Ind. I. V. This regiment was mustered in Aug. 24, at Lebanon, Ky., and when Col. Miller joined it there he was accompanied by his bride, Mary L. Miller, to whom he had been married three days earlier at Lebanon, Ind. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 47 Three weeks alter Mrs. Miller returned home, and Col. Miller again took the field. The "Lightning Brigade" was composed of the 98th and 123d Illinois and the J2& and 17th Indiana, and was commanded by Col. Wilder, who retired in July, 1864. Col. Mil- ler succeeded him, but he had been practically 111 command for some time. About five months before the close of the war Col. .Miller was brevetted Brigadier-General. He saw much active service and was in the fi illi >\\ ing battles : Rich Mountain, in which he took the first Rebel flag from off the enemy's works; Mill Springs; Kenesaw Mountain; Missionary Ridge ; Farrington ; Chickamauga ; and all through the Atlanta campaign. His regiment was mustered out in June. [81 5. Gen. Miller was twice wi unded, once only slightly, at Mill Springs, with the 10th regiment ; and once severely, at Selma, Ala., while with the J2<\ regiment. ibis hitter wound was received April 2, 1865, in the last battle in which the regiment was engaged. Gen. Miller was honorably discharged at the close of the war. When the war ended Gen. Miller returned to Lebanon and resuming the practice of medi- cine continued in it until 18O8. in which year he was elected county clerk for a term of four years. After the expiration of that time, he helped to organize the First National flank. and was its cashier until 187(1. Two years later be was nominated fur Mate auditor on the Republican ticket, but as that ticket was included in the general landslide which over- took that party in 1878, all were defeated. After this Gen. Miller abandoned politics, and again returned to his medical practice, which he continued without further intermission un- til a short time before his death, which occurred April 25, 1901, when he was in his seventy-fourth year. The General was a member of the G. A. R. and of the Masonic Fraternity. He and his wife both belonged to the Methodist Church. As was previously stated, Gen. Miller was married Aug. 21, 1802, to Miss Mary L. Zion, a daughter of William and Amelia (Sims) Zion. Four children were born to them : ( 1 ) Elizabeth A. married Charles Shepherd, a grocer in Lebanon, by whom she had a son and a daughter, namely : Letha Louise, who married Owen E. Wilcox, a manufacturer of Lebanon, and who has borne him four sons : Owen E., Riley St. Clair, and Jacob and Charles (twins), and Arthur St. Clair, a gro- cer, who married Miss Nellie Welch, and has one daughter. Margaret. (21 Ada M. married Charles Hayden, by whom she had one daughter, Diana. Mr. Hayden is now de- ceased, and his widow has married 1. A. Richey, of Lebanon, proprietor of a barber sin 'p. (3) William S. is a printer in Chicago. His wife, formerly Miss Emma Johnson, of Thorntown, is the mother of one son, Chaun- cej Depew. (4) Abram Alonzo is a sales- man for Nelson Morris ec Co., of Chicafo, and resides in Philadelphia, Pa. He married Mis- Helen Garrity, and has one daughter and two sons, Mary E., Abram A. and New- ton E. Mrs. Mary L. Miller survives her bus- band, and still lives 111 the old home on West Main street. William Zion, Mrs. Miller's father, w.. native of Virginia, while his wife was born at Brookville, Ind. Mrs. Miller was one of eleven children, seven sons and four daugh- ters, of whom six are now living, namely : Parrizade, wife of Manson Head, of Zions- ville. hid. ; Mrs. Mary L. Miller; Theodore L., of Anderson, Ind.; Alonzo A., of Indianapolis , James M., of Clark's Hill, Ind.; and Charles M., of Lebanon. The father was a black- smith by trade, but after he came to Indiana in 1834. locating in Lebanon, he engaged in general merchandising instead, and followed that until his death. In his younger days he was sheriff of Boone county for two terms, and was postmaster of Lebanon four years under President Lincoln. Later he was a director and stockholder in the Lafayette cc Indianapolis railroad (now the Big Four). He died in 1880 aged sixty-eight years, while his wife lived to be seventy-nine, passing away in 1894. She was a member of the Methodist Church. The paternal grandparents were Jacob and Catharine (Fleener) Zion, the former a native of Virginia, of German de- scent. They had a large family and lived to lie well advanced in years. The maternal grandfather was Stephen Sims, a native of Tennessee and a pioneer of Indiana. He lived for a short time in Boone county, then moved to Clinton county, and lived there on a farm, although he was a lawyer by profession and practice. He died in 1862 when he was quite old. The name of bis first wife was Eliza- beth McCarthy, who lived to middle life and bore him thirteen children; after her death he married Caroline Betz, who became the mother of six children. Stephen Sims's ! - \ \ - . > .. . ^ ■ ' - ... - ■ : S \ ! ..-- ..- ^ -. - - ... ,- - . . t . x . . . •* . . . - . - v . ... -. . . - - \ . 5 gal S -\ ...- >h« - . . eing • . - - j ^ C - ■ - - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECURD 49 pital for tin' >ick insane have been constructed under his regime, and in their design, and appliances are receiving the highest praise from many sources. Under his management the institution has become essentially a teach ing hospital, its facilities being extended alike to student and practitioner. One afternoon each week the students of the Indianapolis Medical < olleges attend clinical lectures upon mental and nervous diseases and Neuropath- ology, the vast number of patients in this in- stitiitiun offering unexcelled clinical ad- vantages. Dr. William 1!. Fletcher, a former superin- nt of this institution, and now Emeritus Professor of Menial Diseases in the Medical College of Indiana, wrote to Dr. Edenharter, under date of Nov. 30, [900: In making your hospital a great institution of learning for the instruction of physicians you have taken a step that will ultimately save the wrecked minds of thousands of human beings and the State millions of dollars." The Pathological Department was dedi- cated b) the Marion County Medical Societ) Dec. 18, lH. The address was delivered by Pro! Ludwig Hektoen, M. D., of Chicago, wild said in part: "The present occasion marks a most significant step in the advance- ment and improvement of the humanitarian work in which institutions like the Central Indiana 1 lospital for Insane are engaged. The inauguration, under the present auspicious cir- cumstances, of a fully equipped, substantial department of this hospital, huilt in accord- ance with the best modern views, reflect great credit upon the development of Ameri- can alienism, up' n the intelligence of the hoard of control of this institution and of its superintendent." Prof, 1 . I',. Burr, M. D., of Flint, .Mich., v h addr ed the society on I >ec. 5, 1899, used the following language in closing his papi 1 . "Indiana has done wisely in christen ing her institutions State hospitals. She has wisely to emphasize the hospital idea b) erecting in connection with the Central Indi- ana Hospital for Insane this superb and in V.any respects unique pathological laboratory, which in the perfection of its design and equip- ment will ever remain a monument 1 ■ ■ the en- thusiasm, sagacity and philanthropy of our esteemed confrere, generous host and worthy friend. I )| . I ,< i irge 1' . I' .denharter." Dr. Lewellys F. Barker, of Chicago, in an address to the societ) on Dec. [8, [900, said: 4 "It is an encouraging sign to find her. in Indi- anapolis so well equipped a laborator) in o n nection with a hospital for insane. I have gom over this laborafc iry t< td through the kindness of Dr. Edenharter have been per- mitted to examine n in detail. It 1 admirably ' onsti in ted and p many features that are novel. This institution and this commu- nity are to be a ngratulated on the possi of it, and on the fact that it is determined to facilitate every effort in this place to a more thorough stud) of psychiatric probl Prof. F. \V. Langdon, M. D., of I incin- nati, Ohio, in closing an addres ed to the society on April 5, [904, said: "Wi see at a glance the importance of the labora- tory for general pathology in institutions for the treatment of nervous and mental disi I congratulate you, members of the Indianapo- lis Medical Society, that you have in your midst a pioneer in this work in the West. How well it has been organized, and how well it is fulfilling its mission it is not neces Sary for me to tell you. The superintendent of this Hospital is building his monument from day to day and year to year, not alone in the material structures devoted to patho logical anatomy and the sick insane, hut also by his devotion for the higher researches of Neurologic and Psychiatric medicine. These' annual meetings of the leading medical - of Indiana under the roof of the most com- pleti laboratory for psychiatric research of any hospital for the insane in our country are in themselves unique; they are also equally helpful and stimulating to the practitioner and the special students of nervous and mental ' ! 01 es." Dr. U. < ). li. Wingati . 1 1 Milwaukee. \\ is., wrote as follows to Dr. Edenharter. after a visit to the institution in lyoo: "I feel it my duty and it is a great pleasure, 1 assure you, to express my congratulations to you on the splendid arrangements y,,u have provided by wa) of bacteriological, chemical and patho- logical lab at that institution, as well as many other improvements which you have been engaged in constructing. I know of 110 other hospital for the insane in this country for which there has been supplied such grand facilities for studying the obscure and sad diseases that are found in all hospitals for the insane, and not since the time when Pinel and I quirol work-eel their great reforms in the treatment of the insane have there been go steps taken for the benefit of this unfortunate 50 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD class than you have taken in providing such complete scientific methods for studying and understanding mental diseases. You have, my dear Doctor, reared a monument to your repu- tation and name more lasting than bronze or marble, and you merit not only the approba- tion of every intelligent citizen of Indiana, but your work is entitled to the greatest praise by the medical profession throughout the country and the unfortunate insane and their friends should rise up and call you blessed, and I am sure they would if they could under- stand, as those of our profession do, what a great and lasting benefit will result from your splendid eff< >rts." Extracts have only been made from a few of the many sources available concerning the character of the work done at this institution, but we have quoted sufficiently to show that the Central Indiana Hospital for Insane has a superintendent fully cognizant of the needs of the great institution over which he pre- sides, and the ability to initiate and carry for- ward a progressive management. His in- fluence with the General Assembly in 1905 was very marked. It was his suggestion that the State should create a new district (South Eastern ) for the insane population and build a new hospital. He also advocated that the bill providing for an epileptic village be so amended as to provide for the accommodation of the hopeful or curable cases rather than for the incurable insane epileptics in the hos- pitals for the insane. It is a matter of record that all of his suggestions were adopted, al- though the opposition was active and in- fluential. JOHN C. PERRY, president of the J. C. Perry Company, of Indianapolis, is by virtue of his position as the head of the oldest whole- sale grocery house now doing business in the State a leader in that line in Indiana and the West. As a business man and a citizen his record is above reproach. Throughout a long and active career he has maintained the most creditable standards of personal and com- mercial integrity, and without putting forth his efforts especially to the end of attaining popularity he has achieved it by the manner in which he transacts the every-day affairs of a busy man. He has been a resident of Indi- anapolis for over forty-five years. Mr. Perry comes of an old family of Sara- toga county, X. Y., where his grandfather, Benoni Perry, was born, near Edinburg, and he died there. His son, Arba D. Perry, was also born in Saratoga county, and there passed his early years. His father remarried after the death of his mother, and the stepmother proved unkind to the boy, wdio ran away from home at the age of thirteen, after a whipping. He never returned, but made his own way successfully, and though he died when a com- paratively young man he gained a high repu- tation as a contractor and civil engineer. Possessed of a fine mind, and gifted with un- usual mechanical ability, he gave evidence in his remarkable career of the possibilities open to a thoroughly trained tradesman who supple- ments technical knowledge with the intelligent judgment which enables him to see and fill the needs of his time and place. He learned the trade of carpenter, and built up a prosperous business as a contractor and builder whose work was in unusual demand, and in addition to the ordinary undertakings in that line en- gaged in building canals, aqueducts and dams, principally in Ohio and Indiana. He had come West with his family by wagon in the year 1836, their original destination being St. Joseph county, Mich., where Mr. Perry en- tered a tract of land. But because of the prevalence of ague in that region they moved through Indianapolis to Harrison, in the western part of Hamilton county, Ohio. Mr. Perry built the aqueduct at Harrison, Ohio, for the canal which ran down the White Water river valley from Hagerstown, through Central City, Connersville and Brookville to Lawrenceburg, Ind. Fourteen miles north of Lawrenceburg he built the aqueduct across the White Water river, which made a feed for the canal. This aqueduct was constructed about 1836. Having finished it, he took the contract for the dam across the White river at Waverly, Ind., and when that was completed took a contract for eighteen miles of the canal along the Maumee river, in Ohio. There he died, in 1842. Though only a young man he had reached a high position in his line of business, as may be judged from the character and importance of the work en- trusted to him. Arba D. Perry was married in Pennsyl- vania to Christina Hann, daughter of John Hann, of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, who came to this country and located in Chester county, Pa. Mr. Hann died at Point of Rocks, Md. He was a coal merchant. Mrs. Perry died when a young woman, in Septem- ber, 1837, and, as previously intimated, her COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 51 husband did not survive her many years. They had three children who grew to maturity : Thomas P., of Marion, Indiana, now living retired, who was a contractor and builder during his active years; John C. ; and Anna C, the widow of B. F. Earp, who resides with her daughter Annie in Washington, D. C. John C. Perry was born Feb. 21, 1834, at iaoli, Chester Co., Pa., came West with the family, and was only six years old when his father died. The children were reared by Mrs. Perry's relatives, John being adopted by her sister Martha, who was the wife of Richard Calvin, of Hamilton county, Ohio. As a business man Mr. Calvin was a prosper- ous contractor and later a farmer, and he was also popular as a public official in his county, where he served as sheriff. He was a man of high principle, and so universally respected and trusted that he was elected to the sheriff's office by the largest Republican majority ever given to a candidate in Hamilton county up to that time. Mr. Perry remained with his uncle and aunt until he was sixteen, when he decided to learn a trade and prepare to make his own way in the world. He learned cabinet-making, and followed it continuously until the breaking out of the Civil war, in 1861. In the year 1853 he came to Indianapolis and worked at his trade until 1861, since which time he has been engaged in the grocery busi- ness, in the retail jobbing and wholesale branches. He began as a retailer, was later a jobber, and finally confined himself exclusively to the wholesale line. At present he is the oldest wholesale grocer in the State of Indiana. Mr. Perry's first venture here was in part- nership with George L. Rittenhouse, under the firm name of Rittenhouse & Perry, and they located on Washington street, near Dela- ware. Selling his interest in this concern he traveled for a time for E. B. Alvord & Co., wholesalers, and later for A. Jones & Co. Subsequently Mr. J. E. Robertson bought a half interest in the last named firm, and Mr. Perry bought half of Mr. Robertson's share, thus acquiring a fourth interest in the business. Within a year Mr. Robertson bought out Mr. Jones's interest and the firm of J. E. Robert- son & Co. was established. During the panic of 1873 Mr. Robertson's interest was pur- chased by his son, A. M. Robertson, and Mr. Perry, who formed the firm of Robertson & Perry. Five or six years later Mr. Perry bought his partner's interest, continuing the business under the name of J. C. Perry for three years, until he admitted his son, Arba T. Perry, and George C. Brinkmeyer into partner- ship. This was dissolved in 1898, Mr. Prink- meyer wishing to join his brother-in-law, and the firm became J. C. Perry & Co. It was incorporated as the J. C. Perry Company in 1901. Arba T. Perry sold his interest in the establishment in that year. Mr. Perry not only has superior business ability, but he is a man who wins the liking of those with whom the various relations of life bring him into con- tact, and his friends are legion. He is a Mason, a member of Ancient Landmark Blue Lodge of Indianapolis. One of his friends, Mr. John H. Holliday, capitalist of Indianapo- lis, founder of the News, and well known in the city, says of him : "Mr. Perry has been identified with the jobbing interests of this city for many years and is one of the best known as well as most popular men 'on the street.' He is genial to a marked degree, always has a smile and a pleasant greeting, is frank, outspoken and companionable, and to those who know him the name 'Jack Perry' means a combination of agreeable qualities that few men possess. Withal he is a rather retiring and unassuming man, going about his daily business in his thorough way, but taking no part in side lines or outside interests. To his concentration of purpose and effort is to be attributed his suc- cess. At one time he served as one of the governors of the Board of Trade, and ren- dered valuable help in the early days of the organization, but felt compelled to retire on account of impaired health. Mr. Perry is a thoroughly domestic man in every sense and very fond of his own fireside, but nothing pleases him more than to greet his friends there." Mr. Perry married Miss Catherine Reb- stock, a native of Tuscarawas county, Ohio, who passed away in September, 1901. She was a most estimable woman, and a member of the M. E. Chuch in Indianapolis. To Mr. and Mrs. Perry were born four children, two of whom survive, Arba T. and Kate. The last named is the widow of Earnest T. Mor- ris, Esq., a noted naturalist, who was cor- respondent of the New York World in South America for eight years. Arba T. Perry was born Dec. 17, 1869, in Indianapolis, and has there passed his entire life. During his earlier manhood he was asso- ciated in business with his father, but he sold out his grocery interests in 1901 and is at 52 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD present engaged in the life insurance business. He was the organizer of the Western Life Annuity Company of Indianapolis, of which he is president, and which he is developing with the object of making it one of the most reliable companies of the kind in the country. Arba T. Perry married Miss Frances Foster, daughter of A. Z. Foster, late a leading citizen of Terre Haute, Indiana, who died in July, 1906. Mr. Foster was a gentleman of the old school, respected alike in social and business circles, and well known as a capitalist and banker in his part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. Arba T. Perry have one child, Foster Perry. JUDGE DANIEL L. BROWN, a promi- nent lawyer of Indianapolis, with offices at 707 and 708 Lemcke building, was born in Plymouth, Ind., Aug. 14, 1846, son of Henry J. and Sarah F. (Mann) Brown. John Brown, his grandfather, was born in Virginia, and became a pioneer in Indiana in the days when the Indians were still trouble- some. He was killed while fighting with the Indians between Connersville and Liberty, in 1812. During the Revolutionary war he bore arms in the Colonial cause, and also served in the war of 1812. He had some eight or ten children. Henry J. Brown was born in Union county, Ind., and his wife in Worcester, Mass. They were the parents of six sons and two daugh- ters, and four of their children are now living: William, of Laporte, Ind.; Judge Daniel L. ; Adelbert L., of Osborne, Kans., and John W., of Laporte, Ind. Andrew P., deceased, was a resident of Alton, Kans. The father was a farmer in Laporte, and lived there from boy- hood until his death, April 23, 1863, at the age of fifty-seven years. The mother died in 1895 at the age of seventy-nine years. They were Second Adventists in religion, and peo- ple of fine character and of the very best repu- tation. Horace Mann, the maternal grandfather of Judge Brown, was born in Massachusetts, of English ancestry, and died in Massachusetts in his fifty-sixth year, from the effects of in- juries received in the war of 1812. He had also been a soldier in the Revolution. He left a family of four daughters and one son. Farm- ing was his life work. fudge Daniel L. Brown was reared in La- porte county, where his boyhood and early youth were spent on the farm. He attended the district school. On the breaking out of the Rebellion he determined to be a soldier in the Union army, in 1862 enlisting in Company H, 87th Ind. Vol. Infantry, but he was de- tained by his father. In the fall of 1863 he ran away from home and enlisted in the same company and regiment, serving until the close of the war. At the battle of Kenesaw Moun- tain he was severely wounded in the left side, June 20, 1864. During the course of his mili- tary experiences Judge Brown participated in the following battles, being a private all the time : Resaca, Buzzard Roost, Pumpkin Vine Creek, and was with General Sherman all the way through to the sea. Three brothers served with him in the same company, William, Henry Clay and Andrew P. Brown. After the war Judge Brown completed his academic studies in the Laporte high school. Upon finishing his high school work he was chosen constable, in 1867-67-69-70, the last year being nominated and elected sheriff on the Republican ticket. Two years later he was re-elected, and on the conclusion of his second term as sheriff was admitted to the Bar in 1874. He opened an office for pro- fessional business in Laporte, where he re- mained until the winter of 1879-80, when he transferred himself and his professional inter- ests to Concordia, Kans., remaining there until 1892. In Kansas his career was notably successful. He was made judge of the Pro- bate court in 1882, re-elected in 1884 and in 1886, and for two years was mayor of Con- cordia. In 1892 Judge Brown came back to Indiana and established himself in Indianapo- lis, where he has since devoted himself to a large and growing legal practice. Judge Brown was married July 28. 1867, to Miss Elizabeth M., a daughter of Daniel and Anna (Logan) Carpenter, and by her has two children, Maude B. and Daniel L, Jr. Maude B. married John LeMay, Professor of Physics in the Lake high school, of Chicago, and is the mother of two children, Alan B. and Elizabeth B. Daniel L., Jr., is associated with his father in his law practice. Judge Brown and his wife are members of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. He be- longs to the I. O. ( ). F.. the K. of P., George H. Thomas Post, No. 17, G. A. R.. and the Union Veterans' Union, which he has served two terms as department commander. His residence is at No. 3229 North Illinois street, where he owns an exceedingly tasty and at- tractive home, in which he has lived for the past eight years. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 53 GEORGE JAMESON COOK, M. D., Professor of Gastrointestinal and Rectal Sur- gery in the Indiana Medical College, at In- dianapolis, is in the front rank of his pro- fession. If he had made his success in the commercial world he would have been classed as self-made, for such he is, though the term is not generally applied to the representatives of the professions. However, there is no rea- son why it should not be, for there are no more tireless or able workers in any field than we find among those who devote themselves to scientific pursuits. The returns are not so large to the workers themselves, perhaps the benefits of their labors are more widely dis- tributed, but as a class they possess the no- bility of spirit which enables them to sacrifice cheerfully their personal gain to the good of all humanity. The medical profession doubt- less offers more opportunities for self-sacri- fice than any other calling, and to their credit be it said that its followers generally take ready advantage of the many means of doing good open to them. Dr. Cook was born in Pennsylvania, of Irish extraction, and is the grandson of a Revolutionary patriot, so that his character may be said to be the combination of several of the most desirable elements of the typical self-reliant American. The Irish settlers in Pennsylvania have always ranked among the sturdiest and most honorable citizens of that State, and John Cook, the Doctor's father, was no exception. He was born in or near Belfast, Ireland, and emigrated to America in young manhood with two brothers, all locat- ing in western Pennsylvania. There Jameson and John remained and were married, making permanent homes near Noblestown, in Alle- gheny county, but Robert went west and was never again heard from. John Cook acquired a good farm some twelve miles west of Pitts- burg and passed the remainder of his life thereon, dying there in 1803. He married Mary Kelso, whose father, John Kelso, served in the Revolutionary war; Mr. Kelso had sev- eral children, Mrs. Cook being the youngest in the family. To John and Mary ( Kelso) Cook were born six children, three sons and three daughters. George Jameson Cook was born on his father's farm, twelve miles west of Pittsburg, near Noblestown, Allegheny Co., Pa., ami re- mained there until he was seventeen years of age, at which time his father died. His early life was passed much in the usual manner of fanners' sons of that time and locality, in at- tendance at the common schools in the winter season, and in farm duties during the sum- mer from the time he was old enough to be of any practical assistance. Like many a man successful in later years, he laid the founda- tion for a strong constitution and rugged health in outdoor work which developed his muscles and physical strength. lint the in- tellectual side of his nature was not neglected either, and having inherited qualities mentally of a high order, he quite naturally improved every opportunity for education. Dr. Cook has always been characterized specially by his practical and unassuming disposition, and this was no less apparent in his young manhood than now. Without any ostentation, or any flourishes, he has pursued his way quietly and evenly, letting his work speak for itself. His education was attained in the same way. After leaving the common school he attended Ver- million Institute, at Hayesville, Ohio, until he began reading medicine, recognizing the need of thorough preparatory work, so that he could appreciate and comprehend to the full the instruction of his medical preceptors. He began the actual preparation for his profes- sion in 1864, and completed his medical course at the Kentucky School of Medicine, Louis- ville, Ky., graduating in 1866. Immediately thereafter he was appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy in his alma mater and began his ca- reer in that capacity, at the same time build- ing up an extensive general practice in Louis- ville, where he continued until the year 1882. In time he became Professor of Anatomy in the institution, doing excellent work and filling that important position until the year men- tioned, when he removed to Indianapolis. Throughout the period of his residence in Indianapolis Dr. Cook has been an important member of the medical fraternity. He began practice in his special lines at once. and. true to his early inclinations, continued his work as an instructor, first as Lecturer, two years later being elected to the chair he now fills in the Medical College of Indiana. He was secre- tary of the institution from 1896 to 1905. Dr. Cook has done a surprising amount of work, and that he has no superior in his spe- cialty in the State, and stands second to none in the United States, is due directly to years of untiring devotion to a chosen calling in which be seems to have been predestined to succeed. While his duties as college professor and general practitioner would have occupied 54 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD wholly the attention of one less enthusiastic or indefatigable he has found time, in addi- tion to discharging them faithfully, for study and investigation which have carried him higher and higher until now he stands at the very top. That there is always plenty of room at the top has been well proved in his own case, and like the original investigators Mitchell, Gross, Agnew of Philadelphia, Rush, Cadwallader, Talbott, Parkes, Murphy, Senn, Byron Robinson of Chicago, he was to pre- vail in his investigations — a phrenologist would say because of his skull outline. We do not dispute the point, but no amount of talent could have accomplished such results without well directed and continued effort. His analytical and well-trained mind, sup- ported by a physique of unusual endurance, has enabled him to give to his work a steady attention. Perhaps the good results he has had have robbed his labors of the fatigue that might be expected to follow such close appli- cation. In his careful and thorough work as an investigator Dr. Cook has perhaps done his best permanent work, for while the prac- tical application of knowledge is of course the real test of its value, careful research is the first stepping stone to that end. Naturally of an inquiring turn of mind, he has continued his search for knowledge mainly along origi- nal lines, not disdaining precedent, but fol- lowing it only when it seemed the part of wis- dom to" do so. Dr. Cook was one of the first surgeons in the United States to go deeply into the sub- jects of Gastro-Intestinal and Rectal Surgery, and he has earned a reputation which extends all over the world among his own profession. He has been active in every branch of the particular line to which he has devoted him- self, being an investigator, an instructor, a practitioner, the inventor of various devices for insuring the success of operations in his line, and a contributor of valuable material to medical literature. With all his success, he retains a modest exterior, having none of the pomp and aggressive independence which mark so many men who have attained to high place and appreciate the fact. Dr. Alembert Winthrop Brayton, writing of Dr. Cook, has expressed the general opinion of his fellow practitioners : "Dr. George J. Cook has practiced gastro- intestinal surgery and medicine in Indianap- olis for twenty years. He was the second to devote himself to this specialty in the United States, Dr. Joseph M. Mathews, of Louisville, being the first. Dr. Cook has been professor of this specialty in the Medical College of In- diana for fifteen years. He has devised a number of clamps, speculums and rectal di- lators, widely used by the profession. Dr. Cook is regarded as a leader in surgery of the bowel and in appendicitis in Indiana. He is one of the charter members of the American Proctologic Society, and has great influence in a large circle of friends in the local, State and national societies. Dr. Cook graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine in 1866 and was for several years professor of anatomy and surgery in the Louisville Schools." Dr. Cook has always supported and identi- fied himself with the various societies which have for their object the advancement and encouragement of medical science. He is an active member of the Indianapolis Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society ( of which he was president in 1906-7 ), the Missis- sippi Valley Medical Society (of which he once served as president), the American Med- ical Association, and the American Procto- logic Society, of which latter he was a char- ter member. Dr. Cook was married in June. 1892, to Miss Ella Henderson, of Martinsville, Ind., daughter of Eb. and Ann Henderson, her father being a prominent citizen of Indiana and a former State auditor. Mrs. Cook passed away in June, 1896. SILAS BALDWIN, the recently deceased member of the wholesale jewelry firm of Bald- win. Miller & Co., was a successful business man of Indianapolis for over twenty years. He was connected with the house mentioned throughout the period of his residence in the city, previous to which he had lived in Ohio. Mr. Baldwin was born May 24. 1834, on his father's farm in Stark county. Ohio, near Canton. The Baldwins migrated to Ohio from Connecticut, David Baldwin (grandfather of Silas), of Milford, Conn., purchasing a farm in the Connecticut Reserve in the early years of the nineteenth century. He settled there in Stark county, when his son Jerub was a child of five or six years. Jerub Baldwin was born at Milford, Conn., in 1798, but passed the greater part of his life in Ohio. When about forty years old he moved west from his early home in Ohio to Logan county, that State, where he purchased a quarter section COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 55 of land, on which he erected a mill in Mill Creek township (now included in Union county), about four miles northeast of Zanes- field. He and his wife lived to advanced age. Jerub Baldwin married .Mary Elliott, and they had a family of nine children, David, Butler, Elliott, Jonah, Joseph, Andrew, Henry, Ruth and Silas. All lived to rear families except Ruth, who died in infancy. Silas Baldwin was only three or four years old when the family settled in Logan county, Ohio, and there grew to manhood. He at- tended the country schools of his home town- ship, and later had the advantage of a year's study at the Cincinnati Commercial College. At the age of fourteen he began clerking in a store at Bellefontaine, remaining there until he was twenty-one or twenty-two, when he became cashier of the Merchants' Bank of that place, a position in which he continued until the outbreak of the Civil war. In July, 1862, he was appointed first lieutenant and quarter- master of the 96th Ohio regiment, in which he served until Jan. 1, 1864. Returning to Bellefontaine at the close of his military service Mr. Baldwin engaged in the mercantile business there on his own ac- count until 1867, when he made a radical change, going to Toledo, to become a partner with Air. Ed. C. Shaw in the wholesale dry goods business, under the name of Shaw & Baldwin. They were associated in that line until 1883, when Mr. Baldwin sold out to come to Indianapolis, where he formed a part- nership with Air. E. C. Aliller in the whole- sale jewelry trade. The firm of Baldwin, Mil- ler & Co. enjoyed high standing and a large patronage from the start. The high personal reputation of both members was demonstrated again and again in the unbroken confidence of their associates and patrons, and proved in all their transactions. The partnership was broken by the death of Mr. Baldwin, March 7, 1906, He was a man as highly respected for integrity and straight-forwardness as he was admired for his ability and praiseworthy enterprise. Though not one of the older resi- dents of Indianapolis, he was well known through his intimate connection with its trad- ing circles. Mr. Baldwin is survived by his wife and daughter. Mrs. E. C. Miller. He was mar- ried. May 4, 1858, to Mary H. McCulloch, who was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, daugh- ter of the late Judge Xoah Zane McCulloch, granddaughter of the gallant Major William AlcCulloch, ranger, soldier, etc., and great- granddaughter of Abraham McCulloch. Ma- jor William AlcCulloch was one of the historic figures of his time. lie was killed at Browns- town, Wayne county, Mich., while serving in the war of 1812. On Page 466, of the "1'ioneer History." by Hildreth, we find the following in regard to this interesting character: "Wil- liam AlcCulloch was brought up on the fron- tier of Virginia, near Wheeling, and from his youth was acquainted with Indian warfare. He came to Waterford, Ohio, about the time the war began, 1791, and was employed as a ranger. After peace he married a daughter of Isaac Zane, whose mother was an Indian. She was said to have been a superior woman for intelligence and beauty. He settled at Alad River, on lands given him by Air. Zane, who owned a large tract presented to him by the tribe into which he was adopted. At the time of the late war, 18 12, he joined the American troops as a volunteer and was killed at the battle of Brownstown, Mich., greatly lamented by the army." Through her grandmother, Nancy (Zane) McCulloch, Airs. Baldwin is descended from the celebrated Zane family, whose progenitor in America, Isaac Zane, came here from Eng- land with others of his family, and was a close friend and associate of William Penn ; Zane street, in Philadelphia, was named in his honor. Col. Isaac Zane, son of Isaac, moved from Pennsylvania to Berkeley county, \ a., where his children were born. Col. Isaac Zane was a distinguished patriot of the Revolutionary war. was colonel of his county militia, and represented his county in the Legislative As- sembly, where he was associated with such leaders of his day as Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and others of great note. He was a member of the Assem- bly when Patrick Henry made his great speech, and took the initiative in advising the Colonists to use armed resistance against Brit- ish injustice. Col. Isaac Zane was the first to indorse the resolution. Being colonel of the militia of his county, he was appointed chair- man or president of the committee of safety and observation, and he gave noteworthy serv- ice to the cause. He had a foundry and manu- factured cannons, chains, etc. He did every- thing but sign the Declaration of Independ- ence. Among his children were Isaac. Col. Ebenezer, Jonathan. Silas and Elizabeth, of \\ heeling, of whom volumes have been writ- ten. 56 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Isaac Zane, son of Col. Isaac, was captured by the Indians when nine years old, while go- ing for the cows. He was taken to the Mad River country, in Ohio, and eventually mar- ried the sister of Cornstalk, the great chief of the Wyandotte tribe, who was one of the no- blest and most gifted Indians that ever lived. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin had a family of three children, namely: Sallie Martina is the wife of E. C. Miller, and has two children, Marian N. and LeRoy B. ; Nellie M. died un- married at the age of twenty-cine years ; Harry McCulloch also died at the age of twenty-one, unmarried. Mr. Baldwin was a member of the Meridian Street M. E. Church, to which his widow also belongs. He also held mem- bership in the I. O. O. F., the Loyal Legion and the G. A. R. In politics he was a Repub- lican. DAVID YOLLAXDER CULLEY was one of those men who identify themselves with every phase of life in the community in which their lot is cast. In Indianapolis he i:- remembered especially as an official who was almost continuously in the public service from early manhood, and as a business man who exemplified in his successful career the possibilities open to the energetic and ambiti- ous in a growing city. Every movement which made for civic progress and permanent improvement had his hearty co-operation and support. Yet his church work, his social and family life, his zeal in the interest of public education, were all as dear to him as the greatest triumph in politics or business. He came to Indiana in young manhood, with no capital beyond his natural abilities and a knowledge of the printer's trade, and grew with the growth of the State. As educator and edit<»r. as well as in his capacity of legis- lati r, he wielded an influence and had much to do with the molding of public thought and with the directing of public sentiment. That he used his powers to good purpose and to ends may be judged from the esteem in which he was universally held. Mr. Culley was a native of Pennsylvania, horn in September, 1S04. in Cooperst' >\\ 11, Venango county, near the town of Franklin. I lis father. John Culley, was born in New York, of Scotch extraction, and was a car- penter and millwright by trade. He married Anne Hathaway Sleeper, of Philadelphia, who of a fine old family. Her parents were Philadelphia Quakers, and she held her birth- right in the Society of Friends up to the time of her death. She was a woman of liberal education, and from his mother David Y. Cul- ley received the greater part of his early training. He grew up in Yenango county, and learned at least the rudiments of his trade while still a boy at home. In 1818 he came west with an elder brother, the greater part of his father's family having moved to Elizabethtown, Ky. For a few years he remained at Elizabethtown, Ky., in his father's home, and completed his ap- prenticeship at his trade. In 1823, his mother having died, Mr. Culley came with his father and a sister to Corydon, Ind., which was then the capital of the State, and was for a time in the employ of John Douglas, Esq., at that time State printer, and for many years pro- prietor of the Journal of Indianapolis. From O irydon he went to Brookville, Ind., where he had two sisters. In 1824 he settled at Law renceburg, where he continued to live for about twelve years, and entered upon a public career which brought honor to him and many lasting benefits to the State of Indiana. At this time he began his work as a newspaper man. In partnership with Hon. Milton Gregg he established the Indiana Palladium, which, under their management, was one of the most influential papers in the State. In the conduct of the Palladium Mr. Culley gave evidence of executive ability as well as of talent as a writer and editor. When, in 1834, political differences separated the partners, Mr. Culley retained the Palladium, which he continued to conduct as a Democratic paper. As an example of his enterprise it is inter- esting to note the fact that in 1834 Mr. Culley introduced into the State the use of compo- sition rollers in press work. About a year afterward, having an opportunity to dispose profitably of his paper and printing business, he did so, and for almost another year de- voted his time to the study of law. at that time intending to adopt that as his profession. So intense was his application and so persist- ent his industry, that he frequently passed whole nights in study. Mr. Culley had been recognized by the Democratic party as one of the able workers in its ranks, and he was elected State Senator from Dearborn county. In this office he dis- played such marked ability and conscientious- ness that in 1829 he was nominated for Lieu- tenant Governor on the ticket with Reed, which ticket was defeated bv Governor Noble. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 57 However, this defeat was no check to the steady rise of this ambitious and energetic young man. He continued to exercise his influence in public affairs, and directed politi- cal opinion through the columns of the Palla- dium, and he served two or three terms as a- member of the Lower House of the Legisla- ture at this point in his career. In 1838, uniler the administration of Martin Van Bu- ren, he was appointed Registrar of the Uni- ted States Land Office, and from that time un- til the day of his death made his home in Indi- anapolis. The frequent floods in Lawrence- burs;- had long made a change of residence desirable, so that it was welcomed by all the family. Isaac N. Phipps, his brother-in-law. represented the Government as agent in the Land Office. In time Mr. Culley succeeded to the agency himself. During his business activity in Indianapolis he was associated with such well-known men as James M. Ray, James P. Drake, Daniel Yandes, Thomas A. Morris, William X. Jackson and others. Mr. Culley took an interest in municipal affairs from the time of his settlement in the town of Indianapolis, which was incorporated as a city in 1838. In 1841. upon the resigna- tion of William Sullivan, he was honored with election as President of the Council, although he had lived in the city but five years. Such early and decided recognition of his abilities and value in the community was unusual, but deserved, and his fellow-citizens never had reason to regret their choice nor change their first judgment of his character. Possessing peculiar dignity of manner, a keen sense of humor and a thorough grasp of the demands of his position, he made an ideal presiding officer. He was re-elected for two terms, and ever afterward, until ill health caused him to decline further service, he was a power in the affairs of the city. In 1854. advocating the opinions which were then taking so strong a hold on the people of the North, he joined what afterward became the Republican party, and during the early days of the Civil war lent the support of his pen and his means to the cause of the Government. .Mr. Culley was methodical, painstaking and accurate in his business methods, as can be seen from the numerous books of account which show the details of the very consider- able public and private business which he transacted. Mr. Culley attended carefully to his private interests, as was attested by his continued prosperity. With a singular clear- ness of perception he realized that popular education was a great factor in the upbuilding of the community. He had educated himself in the time that he could spare from I winning. He appreciated keenly the value of education in his own case, and his support of everything looking to systematic school work was enthusiastic and untiring. If our public school system had not been laid out on broad lines and managed with disinterested care and devotion by such men as Mr. Culley the schools of Indianapolis would nut now have the proud distinction of standing at the head of the schools of the country. He was con- nected with the public schools of the city for many years as trustee and managing superin- tendent, and his devotion in that work left results appreciable to the present day. The qualities which recommended him to the suffrages of his fellow-citizens made him an important factor in the business affairs of the city, and though he had no financial re- sources when he began life himself he surely had no occasion in his later years to lament the fact. The substantial fortune which he accumulated found him to be not only a man of keen judgment, but one especially fitted to take advantage of the opportunities of his day. The early growth of a large city always affords a progressive man a good opening, the more profitable as it appeals to the needs or comfort of the people who patronize his en- terprises. It was mainly through Mr. Culley's untiring energy and perseverance that gas was manufactured in the city at so early a date, and on March 20, 185 1. he was made presi- dent of the Indianapolis Gas and Coke Com- pany. The new residence wliich was built on Ohio street, between Pennsylvania and Meri- dian streets, had the first stone foundation laid in the city, which was another evidence of his enterprise, as the stone had to be brought from Vevay, Ind.. over the Madison road, at that time the only railroad entering Indianapolis. His public spirit, however, was not confined to local affairs. Like a truly patriotic American, be took just pride in everything which added to his country's prestige or glory. He was especially inter- ested in the first Pacific railroad, a project which he had considered feasibl< long before its construction was undertaken. He was of a logical and thoughtful temperament, but his alert mind and broad sympathies kept him abreast of the times, lli^ conscientiousness and high integrity were a sure guide in the 58 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD administration of public affairs. He had a fine sense of the responsibilities of a trustee- ship. That this was universally recognized was shown by his frequent selection as the guardian of minors, a duty usually taken with reluctance, involving, as it often does, much irksome and unappreciated work. No trust is more often shirked or more easily abused, yet in Air. Culley's care it became a noble task to perform, and he never failed to earn the warmest affection of those he so served. Un- doubtedly his kindness of heart and sincerity of purpose, as well as the fidelity which he gave naturally to the fulfillment of every trust reposed in him, had much to do with his suc- cess in this respect. Certain it is that the breath of suspicion never dared assail him. In this connection some mention of George William Armentrout, Lieutenant Commander, L . S. X., will be most appropriate. Armen- trout's mother died when he was an infant, his father when he was six years old, after which he was reared in the Culley home, Mr. Culley having become his guardian. At the age of seventeen he entered the navy, and in the fourteen years which preceded his death had a distinguished career, occupying a posi- tion in the regard of his associates and super- iors second to none of his age in the service. He would have been one of the first to ac- knowledge that his success was largely due to the training which he received in his guar- dian's home. One illustration of the fact that Air. Cul- ley's integrity was conspicuous at an early age, and believed in even by those only slight- ly acquainted with him, is given in a little in- cident which happened while he was at Corv- don. A friend who knew him at that time related that Samuel Merrill, the treasurer of State, was obliged to leave home for a few days and needed a guard for the funds of the Commonwealth, consisting largely of gold and silver, which was kept in the treasurer's pri- vate residence. Air. Culley, though then little mure than a boy. was selected (with the gen- tleman who told the incident) to sleep in the treasurer's house and protect the public money — a high mark of confidence for one of his age. Soon after his removal to Indianapolis Air. Culley connected himself with the then newly organized Second Presbyterian Church, in which he was one of the leading spirits throughout the remainder of his life. It was through his influence that Henrv Ward Beeche'r was brought from Lawreuceburg. Air. Culley served the church many years as elder, being elected ruling elder Jan. 6, 1842, was senior elder at the time of his death, was trustee for a number of years, and clerk for a period of twenty years. That he gave free- ly of money as well as time goes without say- ing. He was practical and consistent in his Christianity ; in fact, if he took any personal pride in the influence he exerted, it was the influence of his upright life. He was a dili- gent and careful student of the Scriptures, in which he found much comfort, and his spirit- ual strength was never more tried nor better shown than in the lingering illness which pre- ceded his death by a period of several months. He died at the family residence on East Ohio street, on the evening of Friday. June 4. [869, in the perfect faith of a devout Christian. Gen. John Coburn spoke thus of his old friend: "I knew David V. Culley from my boyhood for at least sixty-five years past. When I first saw him he was a member of the Legislature here as senator from Dearborn county. And he was highly respected for his intelligence and ability. He changed his resi- dence from Lawrenceburg to this place. He served in the Legislature several years. He held one of the Land Offices here for several years. He was one of the trustees of the County Seminary here, and a member after- ward of the school board. He took a great interest in the education of the rising genera- tion. He was a teacher in the Sunday-school, and one of the prominent members of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church, of which Henry W. Beecher was the pastor. He was a quiet, modest, unassuming gentleman, but a firm and active advocate of all the efforts made by the people in favor of morality, sobriety, good order and particularly of temperance. He lived a quiet life, but his whole strength was always given to the improvement of society, in education, morality and religion. He was a model citizen in all respects, aiding in every word and work for the good of society. He was a man of firm convictions as to all efforts to promote the observance of the law and of good order in society and religion. In all these things he was among the foremost citi- zens of Indianapolis, at all times and under all circumstances. He was so modest, so quiet, and unostentatious in all these things that his influence for good was very great. Very few men in the history of Indianapolis have surpassed him in great and quiet works COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 59 in the upbuilding of this city. He had no enemies, but in their place many warm friends in every rank of society." Mr. Volney T. *Malott writes of Air. Cul- ler : "David V. Culley was one of our most prominent and influential citizens, a pioneer newspaper man of Indiana, for many years editor of the Indiana Palladium, of Lawrence- burg, Ind., a prominent churchman and asso- ciate of Henry Ward Beecher. He was a legislator and an earnest advocate of temper- ance and a good citizen generally, and left many worthy descendants." Perhaps we have dwelt too much on the serious side of Air. Culley's character. Though of a serious temperament, he had many graces of mind and disposition. He enjoyed the higher things of life, good literature and lively company, and in his old age was often found among young people. In the winter he could be seen upon the ice with the young, skating as joyously as any of them ; in the summer he took delight in rowing with his friends, and he often enjoyed a day's hunting. His kindly- sympathy was evident in his intercourse with all. for his most attractive personal quality was his habit of estimating each of his fel- low-men at his full value. He passed many pleasant hours among his books, and his Don Quixote, Shakespeare and Milton were well read and thoroughly appreciated. In January, 1824, at Lawrenceburg, Mr. Culley married Miss Mary Ann Brown, daughter of Daniel Brown, who was born near Sandusky, Ohio. No history of the Culley family could be told without including special mention of Mrs. Culley, whose rare strength and beauty of character stamped every feature of their do- mestic life with a peculiar charm. Her in- fluence extended beyond the home circle, for she was a remarkable woman in many ways. She was a Methodist in early life, and believ- ing firmly in the open profession of religion she united with the Methodist Church at Law- renceburg in 1830, retaining this connection until the family removed to Indianapolis. Here she took membership in a church of the same denomination, which she continued to attend until 1850, when, for the sake of unity in family arrangements, she obtained the or- dinary dismissal and transferred her member- ship to the Second Presbyterian Church. She was a regular attendant at church except when prevented by illness, and always ready to do her share in promoting the social and other interests of the church. Mrs. Culley was one of the early Daughters of Temperance, and in this connection it may he stated that many of the young men in her husband's employ on the Palladium in Lawrenceburg owed much to her wise counsel and encouragement. It was the custom there in those early days fur the host to have wines and liquors for his guests, but Mrs. Culley succeeded in persuading her husband to dispense with liquors ami allow her to substitute coffee. In this and in many other ways did she exercise her Arm but gentle influence, and though hers was not an aggres- sive disposition she accomplished much good in her circle and gained a host of loving and devoted friends. She died Oct. 11, 1863, in the sixty-second year of her age, leaving sur- viving her one son and two daughters : Han- nah Ann, who became the wife of William Mansur; Mary Elizabeth, who married James Madison Hume ; and Capt. Daniel P. Culley, who died Nov. 12, 1886, at his residence. No. 486 North Pennsylvania street. The daugh- ters both married citizens of high standing, and the son was a prominent citizen of Indian- apolis for many years. He was one of the "Old Seminary Boys," conspicuous for agility and good humor, was city clerk in 1851-52 and 1853, and was secretary of the Marion Fire Company for a year or two during the latter part of its existence. He was among the first to enlist in the nth Regiment, was elected second lieutenant of Company 1'.. rose to the captaincy, and was honorably dis- charged in the fall of 18O2. In the spring of 1847 Daniel Culley. with the other boys in the Journal office, John R. Elder and John H. Ohr, started the Locomotive, which for a de- cade led all the papers of the city in the matter of circulation. In 1850 it was purchased and enlarged by Mr. Elder and John Harkness, and was recognized as the leading paper from a social and literary standpoint until 1861 WILLIAM MANSUR, for many years one of the successful business men of Indi- anapolis, was a native of Indiana, born Jan. 20, 1819, at Salsburg, then the county seat of Wayne county. Jeremy Mansur, his father, was one of the eleven children of Wil- liam Mansur, of Temple, \. 11. This latter William was in the Continental army and served throughout the Revolution, being with General Burgoyne at the siege of Ticonderoga. Jeremy Mansur came to Indiana and settled in the Quaker settlement near Richm 6o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Wayne county. When his son, William, the subject of this sketch, was two years old, the family was living on a farm near Auberville, Wayne county. Two years later they moved to Richmond, where they lived until William was twenty-one years old. William Mansur received the practical training com- mon to the youth of his day, which fostered endurance and self-reliance. In 1S40 he came to Indianapolis, where he made his home, and was there engaged in business for many years. His first venture was in the dry-goods business with his brother-in-law, .John H. Wright. In 1847, m partnership with his father, he built a pork house near the old Madison depot and continued in the pork packing business until 1861. In 1863 he and his father and his brother Isaiah were associated with Daniel Yandes and others in the starting of the Citizens National Bank, William Mansur being a director of that in- stitution for twenty years. Meantime he was also interested in other important business enterprises, being for many years a director of the Indianapolis Rolling Mills. He had a reputation in the community for honesty and fair dealing, and as a result attained an en- viable position among the business men of the city. Dignified and self contained in manner and speech, bis words carried weight wherever he was known. He was as con- siderate and thoughtful as he was earnest, and won the friendship of many by his kindly courtesy. After a creditable and honorable career he retired from business, with a con- siderable fortune, and passed the remainder of his days in its enjoyment, in travel, in his favorite modes of recreation, and in the culti- vation of social pleasures among friends and kindred. He prized true friendship above all things, and, as a true friend himself, had the devotion of many. His amiable disposition was as marked in his home circle as under the more restraining influences of society. Mr. Mansur took a pride in the rise and progress of the city, and an active part in the local civil administration, believing faithful service to be the test of true public spirit. He considered it a citizen's duty to assist to tin- best of his ability in the advancement of his home city. Accordingly, during his busiest years, he found time to act as city commissioner and member of the city council, and he never failed in his duty in either posi- tion. Mr. Mansur was long active in the Second Presbyterian Church, with which he united by profession of faith in 1843, during the great revival conducted by Henry Ward Beecher. To the day of his death he was a regular attendant at church and contributed largely of money and counsel. For thirty-one years he served as trustee of the church of which he was a member. Like his ancestors he believed in living his religion, carrying its principles into every relation of life, and took much comfort in his faith and its teachings. This was especially noticeable in his closing days. His life left a lasting impression for good on those among whom he moved. Mr. Mansur died Oct. 18, 1893, at his new home at Illinois and Thirty-second streets, which had just been completed, and was buried at Crown Hill cemetery. < )n Aug. 17, 1847. Mr. Mansur married Hannah Ann Culley. daughter of the Hon. David V. Culley, and his widow and one son, Charles William, survive him. JAMES MADISON HCME, during his active years one of the prominent busi- ness men of Indianapolis, was a native of Indiana, born in the pioneer days, and came of creditable ancestry on both paternal and ma- ternal sides. The Humes came originally from the Scotch border and belonged to the house of Wedderburn, Sir David Hume, of Wedderburn, being mentioned in the charter of 1450. ( hie of his descendants, a Covenan- ter, came to Pennsylvania and settled in Lan- caster county, and so devout a Christian was he that he changed his name to Humes, fear- ing that people might associate him with Hume, the historian, who was a relative but an infidel. Of such stock came Madison Hume, father of James Madison Hume, who was a distinguished man among the pioneers of Dearborn county, Ind., where he owned a farm, and at the same time followed bis pro- fession as minister of the gospel. He was a Baptist preacher, and, there being but few churches in the early days, traveled on horse- back from village to village, holding services in the schoolhouses, in which connection he is remembered by some of the older citizens of Indianapolis. In 1833 he purchased and moved to a small farm near Augusta. Marion Co., Ind., seven miles north of Indianapolis. In i860 he sold his farm and moved to Indi- anapolis, and here passed his remaining days, dying in the sixties at his residence on Capitol COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 01 avenue, near Thirteenth street. His widow sold this home to the school board, and a large brick schoolhouse now occupies the site. Mrs. Hume purchased a home on Illinois street, where she died Aug. 25, 1899, at the advanced age of ninety years. James Madison Hume was born Oct. 1, 1830, in Dearborn county, Ind., and was a mere child when his father settled on the farm near Augusta, where he passed his youth and early manhood. His educational opportunities were limited to attendance at the three-months' schools in the neighborhood of his home. In 1849 ne came to Indiana- polis, business life appealing strongly to him. That he was not mistaken in his abilities or tendencies was proved by the result of his ventures into the world of trade. He first entered the merchant tailoring establishment of James Hall, as clerk, and six months later, so completely had Mr. Hume won his em- ployer's confidence, he was sent by Mr. Hall to Pendleton, this State, to take charge of a shoe store there, a speedy recognition of worth and integrity as well as a bestowal of responsibility unusual for one of his age. There he remained a few months, until the store was closed out. Having acquired a taste for the dry-goods business, Mr. Hume, in 1852, made arrangements to enter the em- ploy of Horace A. Fletcher, who was exten- sively engaged as a dealer in dry-goods, car- pets and wall-paper. The ftrst year he re- ceived but twenty-five dollars in money for his services, but by 1856, with what he had saved, he was able to purchase an interest in the business and took charge of the establish- ment, doing the principal part of the buying. The business was now conducted under the firm name of H. A. Fletcher & Co. In 1858 Mr. Edgar X. Lord, of Massachusetts, pur- chased an interest in the concern, which was then moved to No. 10 East Washington street, where for a time they were located in a building adjoining the one now occupied by the Indianapolis News. In 1859 Mr. James M. Ray commenced building the "Trade Pal- ace," which was completed in i860, and H. A. Fletcher & Co. had the foresight to lease the first floor of the building, thus obtaining a store room 35x100 feet ; the three upper floors of the building were sixty feet deep. It was thought by many that the growth of their trade would not justify the occupancy of what was then considered extensive quarters, but the partners were willing to take the risk, and time proved that their judgment was not at fault. In 1863 Mr. Fletcher, wishing to retire, sold out to his partners, who in the fall of that year admitted Mr. \V. L. Adams into the concern, which then became Hume, Lord & Co. In 18O4, because of failing health, Mr. Lord sold out to the other partners and retired, and for another year the firm was carried on as Hume & Adams. In 1805 they disposed of their dry-goods business to engage extensively in the carpet, wall-paper and window shade trade, wholesale as well as retail, and about the same time Edgar J. Fos- ter entered the firm, which then became Hume, Adams & Co. In 1867, so steadily had their business grown, they were able to purchase the "Trade Palace," which under this enterprising management was speedily en- larged to four times its original capacity. The first floor was rented to N. R. Smith & Co., dry-goods merchants, and the second floor was reserved for their own use. By 1870 the further extension of the business re- quired the admission of an office partner, and Arthur L. Wright, ex-county treasurer, was taken in. Later the firm name was changed to Adams, Mansur & Co. Mr. Hume married Mary Elizabeth Cul- ley, daughter of David V. Culley, one of the prominent citizens of Indianapolis, and they Had one son, George E. Hume. Like his father, James M. Hume clung to the faith of the Baptist Church, while Mrs. Hume, with the rest of her family, held membership in the Second Presbyterian Church. In i&c Mr. and Mrs. Hume went to California, where they remained until 1893, after which they again resided in Indianapolis, their home being at No. 3213 Illinois street. Mr. Hume died March 5, 1899, leaving his widow and son surviving. George E. Hume is one of the younger business men of Indianapolis. He was born March 19, 1869, son of James Madison and Mary Elizabeth (Culley) Hume, and, as may be seen above, comes of two of the old families of the city. Mr. Hume attended the common and high schools of the city until 1885, when he en- tered the Boston Latin School. He graduated from that school in 1881;, and entered Harv- ard University, graduating in 1893. Return- ing to Indianapolis, he became a student at the Indianapolis Law School, where he ob- tained his degree of LL. B. He read law for a vear in the office of Butler, Snow and 62 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Butler, and then formed a partnership for the practice of his profession with Edward E. Gates, continuing in general practice until the organization of the Indiana Title Guaranty & Loan Company, of which he was elected secretary and treasurer. In 1904 he was elected treasurer of the American Central Life Insurance Company. On Nov. 16, 1896, George E. Hume mar- ried Lucy Fitzhugh Holliday, of Indianapolis, daughter of William Jacquelin and Lucy (Redd) Holliday, the former a cousin of Governor Holliday, of Virginia, the latter a descendant of Patrick Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Hume have two sons, William Mansur and Jacquelin Holliday. CAPT. WALLACE FOSTER was born in Vernon, Jennings Co., Ind., June 22, 1837. His parents were among the early settlers of that State, taking up their residence in Ver-: non in 18 19. His father was born in Canan- daigua, Ontario Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1810. His mother was of Scotch-Irish descent, born at Castlefinn, County Donegal, Ireland, Sept. 14, 1812, and she emigrated to this country when she was only six years of age. Captain Foster attended the public schools of his native town until he had outgrown them ; graduated from the old Seminary, Indi- anapolis, Ind., located on the southwest cor- ner of Meridian and New York streets, in University Park, and later attended Hayden's Commercial College, located in the second story of an old brick building on the site now occupied by the L. S. Ayres & Co. new build- ing. After receiving a practical business edu- cation he was offered a position in the bank of Fletcher & Churchman, or S. A. Fletcher & Co., but as the staying-in rules were so strict he declined the position, preferring free- dom and fresh air. Returning to his old home, he entered his father's cabinet shop as an ap- prentice, working at the trade for one year, when he accepted a position in the Civil En- gineering Corps, of which the late General Mitchell, of Cincinnati. Ohio, was the chief, in the construction of the Ohio & Mississippi railroad from Cincinnati to St. Louis, Mo. In the survey for a railroad route to California and the Pacific coast by the United States government he was offered a position in the United States Civil Engineering Corps under the command of the late General Lander, but owing to the defeat of the measure by Con- gress, authorizing the survey. Captain Foster returned to Indianapolis and took a position in the general auction house of the late Wil- liam Y. Wiley, located on the corner of the alley east of the Fletcher National Bank. A year later he entered the dry goods house of M. M. Dunn & Co., in the Blake's Commer- cial Row. now named the Commercial Block. The Glenn's New York Store was directly opposite in the old "Bates House." On the removal of M. M. Dunn & Co. from the city- he accepted a position in the establishment of H. A. Fletcher & Co., dry goods, carpets, etc. Not liking the dry goods business, he accepted a position in his father's drug store, at Ver- non, Ind., where he remained until he became acquainted with the business. Returning to Indianapolis he entered the drug house of Per- kins & Lilly, located on the ground of Was- son & Co.'s building. During his business life in the drug store he received his first mili- tary instructions and training in the "school" of a soldier, with others who were members of the "Independent Zouaves," a military company that graduated many good soldiers who served with honor and distinction to themselves and State throughout the entire war of the Rebellion. Military service of Captain Foster, during the war of the Rebellion: When the first gun was fired on Fort Sumter, and before the echo of that shot had died, Captain Foster was recruiting a company. When the first call for three months' volunteers by President Lincoln was made he entered the service as a private of Indiana volunteers April 16, 1861, assisting in recruiting a full company for the service which was assigned to the nth Indi- ana Volunteer Infantry (Lew Wallace Zou- aves). The late Maj.-Gen. Robert S. Foster, his brother, enlisted at the same time, and was commissioned captain of Company A, nth Indiana Volunteers. Later two younger brothers entered the service, Edgar J. Foster as first lieutenant of Company K, 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry ; he was also on the staff of Maj.-Gens. Van Cleave and Beatty. Chapin C. Foster enlisted as a private in Company D, 132(1 Indiana Volunteers. Captain Foster was commissioned lieuten- ant of Company H, nth Indiana Volunteers (Infantry), April 20, 1861. His regiment was organized at Indianapolis for three months' service ; mustered in the United States service April 26, 1861 ; May 7, 1861, ordered to Evansville. Ind.. where the regiment guarded the Ohio river until June 7th, when COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD °3 it was ordered to West Virginia, arriving near Cumberland, Md., on the 9th, bivouacking near New Creek until the evening of the ioth, when the march was resumed ; in action early on the morning of the nth at Romney, \\ . Va. ; June 12th returned to Cumberland late in the night, bivouacking on the sidewalks on Baltimore street; on the morning of the 13th went into camp near the cemetery ; from June 13th to July 7th remained in camp near Cum- berland, the regiment participating in several skirmishes and one engagement on Kelley's Island ; July 8th regiment ordered to reinforce Gen. Patterson at Martinsburg, Va., thence to Charlestown, Ya., where term of service of the regiment — three months — expired. From a request of Gen. Patterson for ten days' longer service the vote of the regiment was unanimous to remain ten days longer. Shortly after they marched to Harper's Ferry, and before the ten days had expired they were re- lieved by new troops and the regiment started home via Hagerstown, Md., Chambersburg and Pittsburg, Pa., Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, arriving at Southeastern avenue and Washington streets on the morning of July 29, 1861 ; mustered out Aug. 2, 1861. In Sep- tember, Lieutenant Foster joined the 13th In- diana Volunteer Infantry, in West Virginia, for three years ; was attached to Gen. Rose- crans' Brigade, McClellan's army of occupa- tion, West Virginia ; Gen. Reynolds' Cheat Mountain Brigade to November ; Milroy's command, Mountain Department, Jan. 1, 1862, promoted first lieutenant of Company H, 13th Indiana Yolnteer Infantry. In March, 1862, the regiment was assigned to the 2d Brigade, Shields' 2d Division, Banks' 5th Corps, to April; April 1st promoted to cap- tain of Company H, 13th Indiana Volunteer Regiment, assigned to 3d Brigade, 1st Di- vision, Department Rappahannock, to July; Ferry's Brigade, 2d Division. 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September ; attached to the staff of Gen. R. S. Foster, commanding Pro- visional Brigade: Peck's Division, 7th Army Corps, at Suffolk, Virginia. Department of Virginia, to April. 1863 ; 2d Brigade, same corps, to July 29th. Participated in the following service: Ex- pedition to Camp Baldwin, December, nth to 12th; Allegheny Mountain, Dec. 13th; or- dered to Green Spring Run, Ya., Dec. 18th, on duty there until March, 1862; expedition to Blue Gap, Jan. 6th and 7th ; advanced on Winchester, Ya., March 5th to 15th; recon- noissance to Strausburg, March 18th; battle of Winchester, March 22d, 23d, with Stone- wall Jackson's troops; again at Mount Jack- son, March 25th; Strausburg, March 27th; W lstock, April 1st; Ldenburg, April 2d; Mt. Jackson, April [6th; New Market and Rood Hill, April 17th; Summersville, May 7th : march to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12th to 21st; to Front Royal, May 25th, and again May 29th-30th; battle Port Republic June 5th. Regiment ordered to Peninsula June 20th to Jul\- 2d; Chickahominy Swamps, July 3d and 4th; Westover, July 4th to Aug. 14th; Fort- ress Monroe, Aug. 15th to 23d, thence to Suf- folk, Va., Aug. 30, 1862; on duty at Suffolk until June, 1863 ; action on the Blackwater district. (Jet. 9th, 24th. 29th, 30th, Nov. 17th and Dec. 15th, 1862; Deserted House, Jan. 30, 1863, and Joiner's Ford, Siege of Suffolk, Virginia, from April 12th to May 4th; regi- ment engaged in the destruction of Petersburg, Norfolk and Seaboard & Roanoke railroad, June 15, 1863. With the advance forces — cavalry, artillery and infantry — of General Keyes' expedition up the Peninsula, July 1st to 12th ; regiment ordered to Folly Island, S. C. July 28th to Aug. 3, 1863; attached to 1st Brigade, ioth Army Corps, at the mouth of the Island, from August, 1863, to February, 1864; engaged in the siege operating against Fort Wagner, Sumter and Charleston, S. C, from February to April. While an officer of the 13th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, Cap- tain Foster served on the staff of Generals Sullivan and Foster. During Captain Foster's military service he served with General Mc- Clellan in the Army of the Potomac, General Lander at Paw Paw Tunnel and Bloomery Gap, Virginia, Generals Shields and Kim- ball in the battles and skirmishes down the Shenandoah and Rappahannock Valley, with General Sullivan at Columbia Bridge and the skirmish at Dog Town, Ya., General Mc- Dowell at Fredericksburg, Ya. ; participated in the review of 80,000 infantry, cavalry and artillery by President Lincoln and Secretary of War Stanton. His regiment participated in the first expedition and assault on Fort Fisher. N. C, under command of General Butler, and again in the second expedition and assault under the successful command of Gen- erals Terry and Curtis ; regiment was with General Butler at Deep Bottom. Va. ; Army of the James ; with General Banks in Florida ; Generals Devens, Meade and Grant to Appo- mattox. He was one of the escorts to Presi- 6 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dent Lincoln when the latter passed through Indianapolis in iSoi on his way to Washing- ton, D. C. Just before the close of the Rebellion, Cap- tain Foster received an honorable discharge on account of defective hearing, contracted l'\ exposure and hard service in the Chicka- hominy Swamp. Soon after his return home iii.- was appointed to a position in the United States Pay Department headquarters at Co- lumbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis. On Sept. 27, 181.14, he was commissioned by Gov. O. P. Morton on special service at Cairo and Mound City, III, St. Louis, Mo., Memphis, Tenn. During this service he sent thousands of sick and wounded soldiers to their homes, secur- ing for them free transportation and medical attention. After retiring from the special service, in August, 1865, he engaged in busi- ness again, but later on account of his in- creased deafness he retired from active busi- ness and entered the commission house of R. S. Foster & Co. In 1882 he was appointed to a position in the Indianapolis post office, remaining there until 1886. While in the post office department the first two years of service he became totally deaf. After the expiration of his term of service he accepted a very pleas- ant position under the late William N. Jack- son, secretary of the old Union Railway Company, in which he transferred the minutes of the old company to new books, in all nearly fifty years' business transactions of the old company. In 1887, in the organization of The Consumers' Gas Trust Company, he was given a position as receiver of records. After Captain Foster became totally deaf in both ears he organized, for the mutual ben- efit of all comrades afflicted with deafness, the Silent Army of Deaf Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, of which he was secretary and treas- urer. In 1888 he secured an increase of pen- sion for all pensioners on the rolls afflicted with deafness, and in 1902 he secured another increase for the total loss of hearing, in a general bill, to forty dollars per month. In all he labored twenty-five years to secure par- tial justice and equity in the rating of pen- sions for his deaf comrades. Teaching Patriotism in the Public Schools. Captain Foster's patriotism was first devel- oped in 1846-47 during the war with Mexico, and he demonstrated it by erecting a flagstaff at his father's residence in Vernon and un- furling therefrom an improvised flag. In gain demonstrated his patriotism and love for his country and flag by offering his services in defense of both. At the close of the fearful struggle to maintain the honor of his country and flag he resumed the peaceful pursuits of citizenship with a holy love for his flag and the Union that was part of him- self and inseparable. As the years passed into history, he saw the coming danger to our country in the influx of undesirable foreign- ■ ers, flooding our country with their un-Amer- ican customs and ignorance of our free insti- tutions. With these thoughts in his mind, in 1889, in connection with the late Col. George T. Lalch, U. S. A., auditor of the board of education of New York City, he became deeply interested in the problem of teaching these young foreigners American customs and intelligent citizenship through the influ- ence of patriotism taught in our public schools, and displaying the stars and stripes over school buildings and grounds. Captain Fos- ter's interest in displaying the flag over school buildings and from staffs erected on the grounds, with flags for schoolrooms, he classed as emotional patriotism, preparing the scholar for the higher branches of intellectual patriotism and the practical duties of citizen- ship. His patriotic activity was aroused early in 1890 by opposition from two members of the school board to his request for the privi- lege of erecting a flagstaff on the campus of public school No. 32, of Indianapolis. After promising to defray the expenses of erecting the staff and purchase of flags he received unanimous consent of the board to erect the staff, and on the 20th of February, 1891, with the aid of the patrons and friends of the school, erected the first staff and flag on the grounds of school No. 32, and followed this up with patriotic instruction in the school, which was the first known school in the country to raise a flag in the interest of patriotic teaching and continue the instructions in the school. The memorable patriotic day at school No. 32 was an inspiration that re-echoed from Maine to California, and the example was followed by other schools in the city, county, State and other States of the Union. In September, 1 89 1, during the 25th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic convened at Detroit, Mich., Captain Foster made an- other very important move in patriotic teaching li\- bringing before the Encampment and the people the importance and need of teaching patriotism in our public schools. A beautiful blue silk banner was presented to him by Col. COMMEM( IRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REO (RD Balch, with the im >tti i of ( aptain I painted upon it in gold letters: "Teach Patriot- ism in the Public Schools." h has been his inspiration ever since. This banner he car- ried in the parade, over four miles of the prin- cipal streets of Detroit, the motto creating intense interest and enthusiasm, causing the people not only to think but to heartily in- dorse the sentiment inscribed upon the banner and the patriotic movement inaugurated by ( aptain Foster, for it was the first banner in the interest of patriotic teaching ever carried in a National Encampment parade or in the parade <»/' any organization. The motto had a warm greeting from the school teachers as well as citizens, and the study was welcomed in the curriculum of patriotic education. Cap- tain Foster issued an address to the delegates of the 25th National Encampment and not only placed a copy in the hands of each dele- gate but placed his banner on the stage where every member of the Encampment could see and read it. While the Encampment in- dorsed the patriotic motto it simpl) referred the matter to a committee of Past National Commanders-in-Chief to be reported upon at the 26th National Encampment, to be held in Washington, i). C. in 1892. In the 26th Na- tional Encampment there were two committees appointed who sent in a report to salute the flag in the fall of the year and seemed in- different to the importance of teaching patriot- ism in the public schools every school day, and as no further interest was taken in the matter. Captain Foster appealed to the loth Convention, Department of Indiana, Womans Relief Corps, that met at Evansville, Ind., in April. [893. It did not take the Depart- ment of Indiana. Womans Relief Corp~. in convention fifteen minutes to deliberate on Captain Foster's patriotic proposition, for the sentiment in the convention was unanimous and enthusiastic, accepting a series of resolu- tions presented by him, giving his views as to the best means of inculcating a deeper and a more earnest love for our country and flag; the reason why patriotic instructions in our public scIt 11 Is were necessary was fully ex- plained, and indorsed 1>\ the convention and recommended as pari of their work. At the nth National Convention of the Womans Re- lief Corps, enlivened in the city of Indianap- olis, Sept. 6, 1893, the Department of Indiana presented the resolutions accepted b) them to the National bud), where they were indorsed and accepted b) a rising vole in which great enthusiasm was manifested. lie!.. re the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic enlivened in this city in [893, a few friends oi I aptain Fost< r presented him a handsome United States regulation silk flag and made up a purse that he might enlarge his display of banners and flags for his patriotic display. With tins fund he added to his first banner one white silk and one yellow silk banner. < In the yellow was the molt,, "We give our 1 teads and our Hearts t" God and our Country," on tin- while ban- ner was the additional motto, "< >ne ( tountry ; 1 'u. Language; One Flag." In addition to the silk flag and banner.-, lie added thirty-two army corps flags. This display was earned for the first time in the parade of the 27th National Encampment, held in [ndianapolis, lnd., in September, 1893. From the 27th Na- tional Encampment the display became a na- tional feature in the (I. A. R. National En- campment and school parades, and was dis- played in the following cities: Washington, D. C, Pittsburg. Pa., Louisville, Ky., St. Paul, Minn., New York City, Chicago, 111., and other minor parades. The display was retired a few years ago, after the flags had fulfilled their mission. The white and yellow silk ban- ners Captain Foster presented to the Depart- ment of Indiana, Womans Relief Corps, and they are displayed by them at all Department and National Conventions. The balance of the display was carefully taken care of by Cap- tain hosier. Since 1893 there has been an aggressive movement in the interest of the patriotic curriculum by the Womans Relief Corps in nearly all the Slates of the Union, and great good has been accomplished. As the interest in patriotic leaching increased the demand for patriotic literature became natural and necessary to increase proficiency in the w ' irk. In April. [894, Colonel Balch died very suddenly, and left nearly all of his unfinished work- to Captain Foster, who was his mosl trusted and intimate friend, equal to the trust imposed upon him. His first work was to re- vise Colonel Balch's four-page folio primer into an acceptable primer for the use of teach- ers in schools. In revising the patriotic pri- mer for the Little Citizen it was enlarged from a four page to a sixty-two page in [895, and in [898 to 112 pages, and is now in its fourth edition. In 1898 a facsimile of the original dMEMORATlVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cop} oi D ai ation of [ndependen< i w a published and introduced and is now in its third edition. Another publication of Captain Foster's is the "( >rigin and History of the Stars and Stripes," first published and in- troduced in [898, and now in its fourth edi- tion. All these publications have been - righted. The success of these publications has been marvelous, aggregating nearly 50,000 primers, 25,000 fa similes of the Declaration of Independence, and 35.01x1 "Origin and 1 listen of the Stars and Stripes," distributed through the Womans Relief Corps and other patriotic women's societies into every State of the Union, including one thousand primers and 500 copies <>i "Origin and History of the Starsand Stripe-." contributed 1>\ the Womans ( 1 irps to tin G immissii mers 1 if Educa- tion in .Manila, P. I., San Juan. Porto Rico, and Honolulu. Hawaii. Besides these publica- tions, Captain Foster invented a flagstaff stand for the W. R. C. and D. A. R. and school rooms, having distributed more than in. 000. with a credit t'i 25,000 silk and bunting flags that he has sent into fort) -six State- of the I fnion and all the Territories. At the 15th National Con- vention of the Womans Relief Corps. Captain . r was honored with the appointment of National Sponsor for the American flag. Captain Foster says that in summing up the great patriotic work accomplished from 1893 to the pre-ent time, the noble self-sacri- ficing women of the Womans Relief I Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, and the intelligent patriotic women teach- ers who have so enthusiastically o with him. must not be forgotten, for they have been bis strength and inspiration in all his work. To them he gives the honor and credit for in: ; the patriotic curriculum in our public schools, for he believes they are < natural teachers of the young; and it can be truthfully claimed for the Womans Relief 3, in its patriotic interest, that not an- other organization in the world can lay claim to or show such a glorious record in all levate the lx-st good in mankind and citizenship. Mercy and kindness to dumb animals was anothi r good work in which Cap- tain Foster was interested, and he practiced ' ed. I [e was also a great lover of children and showed it in his attention to them, llis own favorite school. No. 32, lie and calls "his little family," for he takes a special interest in the pupils. Captain Foster litis never refused to give a helping hand to the worth) poor and hungry w hen called 1: lie was married April 25, [866, to Jane Miller Doggett, eldest daughter of the late William F. Doggett, auditor of the Pennsyl vania Railroad I ompany. This union was blessed with a son and daughter, llis son liv- ing. His daughter died Sept. 6, 1SS1. and his wife May 2, [894. Captain Foster is a member of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, formerly the old Third Presbyterian Church, uniting with the church in 18(17. He resides in his own home at No. 2030 North Capitol avenue, Indianapolis, where he litis lived since [882, engaged in his patriotic life work, winch has extended to every State and Territory in the Union, co-operating with more than four hundred and fifty thousand loyal women in the Womans Relief Corps, Daughters of the American Revolution and teachers in the public schools. Captain Foster is a charter member of George 11. Thomas Post, No. 17, Department i>\ Indiana. G. A. R. : an honorary member of the Patriotic League, Loyal Home Workers; a member of Mystic lie Lodge, F. & \. M., and Adoniram Grand Lodge i'i Perfection, Scottish Rite Mason-. Captain Foster las had the uncommon distinction of having two mountains named in bis honor — everlasting witnesses to his lin- ing patriotic citizenship. Both moun- tains were named in 190 1. 1 c e of these. Mt. hVister. so named by Mrs. Samantba West Miller. <^i Indianapolis, and her dam Miss Elizabeth Miller (author of "The Yoke"), is located in the ( )uray, Colo., group, 11.000 feet above the level of the sea. By a singular coincidence, on the same day. Mt. ('apt. Walla.ee Foster was named hv Mrs. ;e \. King, of D ddiis lat- ter mountain is in the Montezuma group in unt) . ( < ilo., near Elk Springs. 1 )f Captain Fi ster, General Coburn wrote: "1 knew Captain Wallace Foster before the war of the Rebellion. He lived from his boy- in Indianapolis, [nd., and went out among the early volunteers from this State. His reputation is that of a brave and faithful soldier. I did not serve in the same army with him. .and am not a personal witness of iiis conduct. He. 1 know personally, came out military service with the reputation of a brave, intelligent and faithful soldier. No man of his rank surpassed him in the line of duty well performed. 1 regret to say that I COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 67 cannot speak of his conduct in the field from personal knowledge But I know that lie has, since his service during the war of the Re- bellion, the respect of his comrades in arms. who, without exception, speak in the In terms of his arduous and gallant service. "He is well known as the author of the nient to call the attention of the whole people to the protection of and a reverence for the flag 1 £ our country." ORANGE SCOTT RUNNELS, A. M., M. D., a surgeon of Indianapolis, whose - ffici and hospital are at No. 5-'-' North Illinois street, was born in Licking county. Ohio, June 1 1. [847. His parents were Edwin and Lydia (Eaton) Runnels, natives of Vermont and New York, respectively. The Runnels family is of Scotch and Eng- lish descent, and has long been established in America, the ancestors settling first in Nova 1, after leaving Scotland, and later mi- grating to Vermont. The Doctor's great- grandiather, Stephen Runnels, was in the bat- tie of Bunker Hill, and was among those wdio lost guns in the battle. He later became cor- poral, according to the New Hampshire Pro- vincial records. Col. Daniel Runnels (otherwise Reynolds, written interchangeably), great-great-uncle of Dr. Runnels, was captain of Company 1. in Col. Nichols' regiment, which went with Col. Stark to Bennington in 177'). Later he be- came major and colonel of that regiment. It is stated that few Revolutionary records were praiseworthy than his. His gradual growth, and acknowledged merit and distinc- tion as an officer, and perseverance to the end, had given him high rank among the Revolu- tii nary soldiers of New Hampshire. A cousin, Enos Runnels, was also in the battle of Bunker Hill, in Capt. Moore's com- pany. Col. Stark's regiment. They started from Medford early in the morning, and reached Bunker Hill "along in the forenoon." They marched to the redoubt, which was then full. Orders were given to the regiment to take the post on the left when the rail fence- was commenced, and he helped to make it. He afterward enlisted for three years, and served in the Northern army under Gen. Schuyler; was taken prisoner by the Indians delivered to the British, lie escaped im- prisi nment at Ticonderoga, rejoined the army under Gen. Gates, and was present at the sur- render of Ceii. Burgoyne at Saratoga. At the time of Arnold's treachery he w. ned at West 1 '< int. and performed guard duty in the same room with Major Andre on the last his life. Stephen Runnels, the grandfather, was born at Topsham, Vt., and was a farmer by ocation. He migrated from his native State to ( Ihio in 1819, and died in Licking county at the age of hfty-nine years. • in Jan. 26, 1806, at Cambridge, Vt., he married Jane Brown. Edwin Runnels at the age of twelve wars. in 1819, migrated with nis parents from L ps- ham, \ t.. to Licking count), Ohio, where he grew to manhood amid pioneer conditions, clearing up a farm and living there until late in life, when he removed to Red ( lak, Iowa, where he died in [879, aged seventy-two His wife died three years previously, aged sixty-seven years. In religious faith they were originally Baptists, but latterly Methodists. He was a public speaker and a great anti-slavery man, being a conductor on the so-called "underground railway," in 1 Eleven children were born to him and his wife, seven sons and four daughters, of whom six are now living, namely: Celestia R., wife of George C. Hicks, of Sidney, Iowa; ' >r- mond, of Red Oak, Iowa; Annie 1'., wife of Charles McFarland, of Nipomo, Cal. ; Dr. Orange S... of Indianapolis, link: Dr. Moses T., of Kansas City, Mo.; and Sherwin T., of Nipomo, California. Dr. Runnels's maternal grandfather was from Connecticut, and was of English stock. lie was a farmer, ami resided first in Cou- nt, later at Rome, N. Y.. and then in Licking county, < Ihio, where he died at an advanced age. Orange Scott Runnels was reared in Lick- ing county, Ohio, worked on a farm, and at- tended the district school as much as possible during the winter terms. He also atti Oberlin College off and on ral years, hut his health failed befi re he completed the o urse. He taught a district school each win- ter in order to get money to defray his col- lege expenses. He studied medicine 1 Dr. J. B. Hunt, of Columbus, < Hum. and grad- uated from the Cleveland University of Medi- cine in February. 1S71. in April of the same year locating for practice in Indiana] where he has followed hi sion ever since with marked success. In [890 he estab- lished his private surgical hospital at No. 522 North Illinois street, and he has enlarged it 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD from time to time. He devotes himself ex- clusively to surgical practice, and has attained national eminence in his specialty. He has been a voluminous contributor to professional literature. ( Iberlin College conferred upon him the honorary degree of A. M., in 1894. Dr. Runnels was surgeon general of In- diana, under Governor Mount, and estab- lished and conducted Camp Mount Military Hospital, upon the return of the Indiana troops from the Spanish American war, in 1898. He is a member of the County, State and National Medical Societies, and of the Surgical and Gynecological Association of the American Institute of Homeopathy, besides being an honorary member of the Massachu- setts Surgical and Gynecological Society, of the New York State Homeopathic Society, of the Missouri Institute of Homeopathy, of the Kentucky Homeopathic Society, and of the Southern Homeopathic Association. He is an ex-president of the County, State and Na- tional Homeopathic Medical Societies, and is also an ex-president of the American Asso- ciation of (Jrifkial Surgeons. He was chair- man of the delegates of the American Insti- tute of Homeopathy to the World's Homeo- pathic Congress held at Basle, Switzerland, in 188O, and was made vice-president of that body. He is a member of the Commercial Club, the University Club, and the Indianap- olis Literary SocieU ; in religion he is a mem- ber of the Plymouth Congregational Church 1 if Indianapolis. t )n June 20, 1872, Dr. Runnels was mar- ried to Miss Dora Clark, of Columbus, < )hio. Four children were born to this union, all sons, namely: Edwin C, who died aged five years: Walter, who died aged eight months; Scott C, who still survives; and Clark, who died aged nine years. Mrs. Runnels died in [891, aged forty-five years. She was a mem- ber of the Plymouth Congregational Church. ( In June 28, 1893, Dr. Runnels was mar- ried to Mrs. Alice McCulloch, widow of Rev. I iscar C. McCulloch, of Indianapolis, and daughter of M. R. Barteau, of Appleton, Wis. Dr. and Mrs. Runnels reside at No. 1100 North Meridian street. COL. EVAN X. WALKER, deceased, of Indianapolis, was born just north of Rush- ville. Rush Co., Ind., Feb. 3, 1830, son of lame- and Jane (McBride) Walker, both na- tives of North Carolina. John Walker, the grandfather of Col. I. X., was born in Virginia, and was an early settler in North Carolina. About [820 he came to Indiana, and made a location in the Little Blue river valley, Center township, Rush county, where he bought a half section of land, and made his home until 1853. In that year when he was seventy-five years of age, he sold his place, and moved into Hendricks county, where about as soon as he was nicely established, lie was fatally injured in an acci- dent at Plainfield. Mr. Walker was twice married, and b\ his first wife had thirteen children, and seven by his second. He was a Presbyterian minister, and after coming west he became identified with the Christian Church, and was a pioneer preacher of that hotly at the time of his death. fhe maternal grandfather of Colonel Wal- ker was Robert McBride, who was a native of North Carolina, and of Scotch descent. In the war of 181 2, in the Creek war and in the Seminole war, he held a captain's commis- sion, and did valiant service. About 1820 he came to Indiana, and settled in Rush county, where he died at the age of eighty-eight years. His wife was Betsey (Heathman) McBride. James Walker, father of Col. I. X.. was a member of the Walker Lead Compam of Cincinnati, and was actively engaged in busi- ness there, when he died at an advanced age about four years ago. His wife died about three years ago, also reaching an advanced age. J I is career has been that of a merchant and manufacturer. Both husband and wile were members of the Christian Church. They were the parents of the following children: Col. Ivan N. ; Sarah, the wife of J. F. Kinney, of Cincinnati ; Elizabeth, the wife of J. K. Rugg, of Cincinnati; James M., of Cincin- nati; Martha, the widow of Colonel Reck, of Connersville, hid.; Emma, the widow of Wal- ter Whittaker, formerly of St. Louis ; John, who is deceased; Franklin J', and Alfred B., both of Cincinnati. Col. [van X. Walker was three years old when his parents moved to northern Indiana. and the most of his younger life was spent at Fort Wayne, where he passed through the public schools and the local academy. His entrance into business life was as agent for the United States and American Express Companies, serving two and a half years in that capacity. In i860 he was made deputy warden at the Northern Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, which position he retained COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 69 until [862. During the Civil war, in 1862, Colonel Walker raised a company, which was known as Company K, 73d Ind. V. I., he go- ing to the front as captain of that command. Six months later he was made a major of the regiment at the battle of Stone River. Imme- diately afterward he was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment, and the following May was raised to the rank of colonel. This was following the death of Colonel Hatha- way, who was killed at the battle of Blount's Farm. Colonel Walker was in active service two vears and three months, being but slightly wounded during the entire time. He was on the battlefields of Richmond, Ky., Perryville, Stone River, Sand Mountain, Crooked Creek, Blount's Farm, Decatur, Athens and at Nash- ville. He was a prisoner of war in Libby Prison, and was one of the 109 who escaped through the tunnel Feb. 9, 1S04. After the war Colonel Walker established himself in mercantile pursuits and manufactur- ing at Nashville, Tenn., and was a resident of that historic city until 187 1, when poor health compelled a change of scene and a location farther north. That year he came to Indian- apolis, and made his home in this city up to the time of his death. For eight years he was the chief deputy in the auditor's office of Marion county, and in 1890 was the Repub- lican candidate for the office of auditor of the State. In 1891 he became State tax commis- sioner of Indiana, and served in that capacity for eight years, and later was tax agent for the Pennsylvania Railway Company. When Colonel Walker came to Indian- apolis he associated himself with George H. Thomas Post. G. A. R., and was its com- mander in 1885. The following year he was appointed assistant adjutant general of the Department of Indiana, and served as such until he was elected Department Commander in 1891. In 1893 he was chosen senior vice commander-in-chief, ami two years later was unanimously elected commander-in-chief at the National Encampment at Louisville, an office he ably filled for one year, the allotted time for that position. He was also for some years chairman of the pension committee of thi G. A. R., and through his efforts some 12.000 pensions that had been illegal!) -topped were restored without re-examination. Colonel Walker was married < let. .'7. [864, to Miss Anna Layton, a daughter of William C. and Sarah J. (Dunn) Layton. To this union were born five children, namely: (i) Lizzie married William E. Sharp, of Indian- apolis; (2) Lena died at the age of fourteen years; 131 Sarah married Morris Black, of Cleveland, a graduate of Harvard, and a bril- liant young lawyer, who died three months after their marriage. .Mrs. I Hack was thor- oughly educated in music in the schools of this country ami in Europe, and is now filling a mx years' engagement singing in the Royal ( Ipera at Vienna, Austria, as prima donna contralto. (4) Layton C, who died Sept. 8. 1903, was bookkeeper for the Indianapolis Rubber Company; (5) Percy married II. D. Hammond, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Walker and family belong to the Meridian Street Methodist Church. Col. Wal- ker was a member of Star Lodge, No. 7. K. I'., and of the business firm known as the Wal- ker Lead Company, of Cincinnati and St. Louis. He passed away Sept. 22, 1905. CHARLES E. C< >< >TS, who has been chief of the Indianapolis Fire Department since 1901, is a man of peculiar fitness for that position. His long experience in the depart- ment has made him familiar with the work of fire fighting, and the equally important work of preventing fires, to an unusual degree ; his executive ability enables him to keep the af- fairs of the department in excellent working order; his efficiency and proven trustworthi- ness have gained him the good-will of the pub- lic to a remarkable extent, lie is widely known, having numerous friends both in and out of the department, and enjoys a measure of the confidence of the people of [ndianap- 1 lis which should serve to spur any man to his best efforts. Mr. Coots is a native of Indiana, born July 22, 185 1, in Hagerstown, Wayne county, son of John and Lemira E. (Owens) Coots, and grandson of John Coots. His grandfather lived in Kentucky, where he owned a planta- tion and slaves, which he lost in the Stress and storm of the Civil war. lie lived to an advanced age. John Coots, father of Charles E., was born in Shelby county, Ky., and was one of a nu- merous family. He came to Indiana about [846, locating in Wayne o unty, where he passed the remainder of his comparatively short life, dying there in 1854, at the early age of thirty-five. He was a fanner by occu- pation. He married Lemira E. Owens, like himself a native of Shelby county, Ky., and their only child that reached maturity was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Charles E.. whose name introduces these lines. Mrs. Coots still survives, making her home with her son in [ndianapolis. She is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, to which her husband also belonged. Thaddeus Owens, maternal grandfather of Charles E. Coots, was born in Vermont, and served as a soldier in the war of 1812. When a young man he migrated to Shelby county, Ky., where he married and where most of his children were born, and later he came to Wayne county, Ind., where he was a hotel- keeper in the early days. He was twice mar- ried, first to Lemira Elliott, who was born in New York, and had six daughters by his two marriages, five born to the first union. Mr. Owens attained a good old age. Charles E. Coots lived in Cambridge City, Ind., until eighteen years of age, when he came to Indianapolis, and here he has since maintained his home. He attended the public scli. 'ids of Cambridge, and when a young man learned the trade of stove molding, which he continued to follow for five years after his removal to Indianapolis. On Aug. 17, 1S7S. he entered the Indianapolis Fire Department, with which he has ever since been connected. For several years he was captain, in 1896 was made assistant chief, and in November, 1901, was promoted to chief, in which position he has smee been retained. He not only attends to his duties in a manner highly satisfactory to the city by which his services are engaged, but with such good effect that his reputation 1 -.tended to other cities. He is liberal in his estimate of the work required of one in so important an office, and endeavors to discharge his obligations conscientiously, sparing neither pains nor labor to bring the department up to the highest mark of efficiency. lie has under his charge twenty-eight engine houses and 250 men. eleven engines, twenty-six hose wagons, nine ladder companies, one water tower and three chemical engines. Forty-five thousand feet of hose are required t" equip the hose wagons. In 1906 they laid out 341;. 741 feet, elevated 22,288 feel of ladder, and with the apparatus traveled 11,232 miles, not counting the trips made by the chief's buggies. In [906 ■ u ere 1 ,203 alarms of fire. On Oct. 21, 1873, Mr. Coots was married in Indianapolis to Miss Jeanette Morton, who was born in Steuhen county, X. Y., daughter of Eber I., and Lucy (Gastin) Morton, both of whom were horn in New York State. To this union have come two children: Howard M. graduated from high sc1id.i1 and from the Scl 1 "i Design in Philadelphia, then took a course of .me year in the Cincinnati, < ihi School of Art, and is now working in Chi at interior designing, doing high art v May L. Coots, the daughter, graduated from high school, and is now the wife of Char! - Hanna, an attorney at law, Judge of the Su- perior court, member of the firm of Hanna & Daly, who have offices in the Lemcke build- ing, in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Coots reside at No. 423 East New York street. Indianapolis. Mr. Coots is a prominent Scottish Rite Mason, member of Capitol City I'Aul- Lodge, No. 312, and also maintains membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In political con- nection he is a Republican. Mrs. Coots is a member of the Central Avenue Methodist Church. JAMES McB. SHEPHERD, for years one of the most prominent citizens of Indian- apolis, long identified with the city's business interests, a leading politician, and an honored veteran of the Civil war, was horn March 31, [843, in Poughkeepsie, X. Y., a son of Dr. George W. and Julia A. (McBride) Shep- herd. Dr. George W. Shepherd was of English descent, hut was born and reared and also mar- ried in Xew York, in the city of L'tica, his immediate ancestors having been farming peo- ple of that State. His father's children were: Richard: Xicholas, of California; Robert; George YV. ; Lydia, who died in 181 >S, wife of Hon. H. D. Virack, of Poughkeepsie; Sallie, who first married a Mr. Parmely, of Canada, and later Edwin Goodwin, secretary of an in- surance company at Hartford, (01111.; and Mary, who died unmarried in 1899. Dr. George W. Shepherd was a prominent physi- cian of the Eclectic School ami practised med- icine and surgery for more than fifty years in Xew York State. He then spent a few years in South Carolina, in the drug business, re- turning later to his old home, where he died in [898. For more than a half century he was a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church at Dansville, serving as deacon and Sabbath-school superintendent for many years, and was one of its leading supporters. He was a man of many charities and commanded tin respect of all with whom he came in con- tact. 1 lying at the age of eighty years, he left only warm friends among those who had COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 71 known him best. His wife, Julie A. McBride, was born in I'tica, X. Y., a daughter of Rob- ert McBride, who was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. In early manhood Mr. McBride emigrated to America and as he was a civil engineer by profession he settled at Utica, N. Y., where he was made superintendent of the lucks construction work on the Erie Canal, later undertaking other large contracts and becoming prominent and wealthy in the pursuit of his profession. Through indorsing notes for false friends he lost the hulk of his property, and he spent his last days with his daughter, .Mrs. Shepherd, at Dansville, where he died at the age of ninety-seven years. Mr. McBride reared a family of thirteen children, five of whom passed away in infancy, the names of the oth- ers being: Julia A., Mrs. Shepherd; Louise, who married J. F. Bernard, of Chicago; Su- san, who became Mrs. Sheriden, of New York; Helen, who married Thomas Collier, of Can- andaigua, N. Y. ; Jane, who married United States Senator E. G. Lapham, of Attica. N. Y. ; James, deceased ; Robert, deceased ; and John, who, at the time of his death, was a justice of the peace in St. Louis, Missouri. Children as follows were hi rn to 1 >r. Shepherd and his wife: Henry V., for many years a prominent railroad man, who died in iS«)S at the age of fifty-seven, in Indianapolis; James McB. ; Edward S., who is president of the Crerar Adams Railway Supply Company, of Chicago; Miss Mary L. ; and Susan, who married Frank Shepherd (no relative), of Xew York, lloth parents were valued mem- bers of church and social circles. In pi litics Dr. Shepherd was originally a Whig, later a Republican. James McBride Shepherd was reared at Vienna, X. Y.., was educated in the schools of Dansville, and remained under the parental roof until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to Danville, Pa., and accepted a cler- ical position there, remaining until his enlist- ment, in September, [861, in Company 11, ~th Pennsylvania Cavalry, for three years. Soon after enlistment he was appointed quarter- master sergeant and took the first scpiad of his company into camp. When the regiment was ready for service it was a>>igned to the Army of the Cumberland and for three years and two months this brave and loyal soldier endured all the privations and rigors of war. After eighteen months .if faithful service he was promoted to be orderly sergeant and in March, 1864, sergeant-major for the 17th Veteran Reserve Corps, winch position he held until he was mustered out, on Nov. jo. 1864, receiving an honorable discharge. During this period he had held man) responsible po- sitions, having charge of companies of men and commissaries, and acquitted himself with such credit that he received praise and thanks from the highest quarters. However, the long exposure and hardship developed chronic troubles for which his pension from th( ernment scarcely compensated. The greater part of his field of service was in Tennessee, under General Thomas, that noble, fearless leader, and he participated in many hard- fought battles, receiving but a slight wound. After the close of his army life Mr. Shep- herd located at Indianapolis and engaged again in clerking, later taking charge of the Meikel Brewery, in which position he contin- ued for ten years, lie then commenced his contracting and construction work, beginning with the excavating and paving of streets. After prospering in this line lor several years he received an appointment as quartermaster- general of the State, from Gov. Isaac 1'. Gray, and most capably rilled the office for four years. Resuming his old line of activity, he found that his health was not equal to the strain, ami he was thus obliged to aba active labor. He was confined to his bed, helpless from rheumatism, for two years be- fore his death, which occurred Jan. 14. [906. Mr. Shepherd possessed valuable property in the city and one of its most comfortable homes. In politics Mr. Shepherd was long an in- fluential member of the Democratic party and he filled positions of trust and responsibility. From 1868 he was prominently identified with city affairs, served three terms in the council, and was many times selected as a delegate to the various city, county and State organiza- tions. He was a man of strong convictions of right and wrong, pursuing a path in life guided by conscientious motives. On Jan. 11. [865, Mr. Shepherd was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Meikel, who was born April 4, 1843, and was bap- tized by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. She at- tended first the common schools and finished at the seminary of St. Mary's of the Woo, Is, and is a lad) of the highest culture and most amiable qualities. She is a descendant of an honored pioneer family, a daughter of John P. and Mary M. (Weaner) Meikel, the for- 72 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mer of whom was born in Nassau in iS 14, and the latter in Baiern, Germany, in 1820. Mrs. Meikel was twelve years of age when her parents came to Cincinnati, where she married Mr. Meikel. B) trade Air. Weaner was a blacksmith. He died at Newport, Ky., a Protestant in religious faith; Mrs. Weaner died at Indianapolis, at the age of ninety years, a member of the Catholic Church. In 1840 John P. Meikel moved to Indian- apolis, then a small town, and assisted in the development of its industries. At that time no railroads intersected the country or centered here, and he engaged in the freighting busi- ness from Cincinnati, did city teaming, and later became a prominent contractor. In as- sociation with V. Hutch & Pottage he erected, the Washington Hall, which was the first large assembly room in the city, and later he bought the large brewery of Gause & Em- ber), about 185O. Subsequently he bought the old "Carlisle House," on the corner of Washington and California streets, moved the brewery to that location, built a small dis- tillery and manufactured whiskey. His power was cue horse at that time, but later he put in steam power, had the largest brewery, and manufactured nothing but beer, lie was one of the enterprising and public-spirited men of the early days in Indianapolis and he was always ready to assist others to prosper, de- siring wealth for his neighbors as well as himself. Ai one time he was probably the wealthiest man in the city, but his generosity in indorsing notes caused him to be caught in the panic of 1873, and his whole vast estate was swallowed up. His honorable character was shown in his resignation of everything, even when it was to pay debts he did not owe. Jn politics he was a Democrat, but newer ac- cepted office. Tin'' nigh life lie was a consist- ent member of the Lutheran Church. Dur- ing his years of ample means no religious, political or public-spirited appeal was made to him in vain. The family of Mr. Meikel. brothers and sisters, all came to America and became worthy citizens. They were: Jacob 1'.; Jus- tin; Charles P.. who died at Greencastle ; Henry J., and Catherine, Mrs. Battle. Two children were 1, 111 to Mr. Meikel: Henry J., who served for three months in the Civil war and died at Indianapolis ; and Mary A., the wile of Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Meikel died in this city in i88(>. but his wife still survives, at the age of eighty-seven years, a beloved mem- ber of her daughter's family. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Shep- herd were: Henry M.. who died in infancy; John W., born in i860, a gas and steam-fitter by trade, now conducting a hotel at Bastrop, Texas; and Edward, born in 1867, who is en- gaged in a drug business at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Shepherd was a Presbyterian in re- ligious belief, but Mrs. Shepherd was reared in the faith of the Catholic Church. His fra- ternal relations were most cordial in George 11. Thomas Post. G. A. R., and the Union Veteran League. WILLIAM. HENRY WISHARD, M. D. Even before the days of Hippocrates, ,7:scu- lapius and Galen, in ancient ages, suffering mankind turned agonized eyes upon heal- ers whose knowledge of human ills was but superficial, if knowledge they possessed at all, and after the advent of these ancient empirics found relief of a temporary character only, through use of medicines they had compound- ed ; and so it went on until the days of William I larvey. discoverer of the circulation of the blood, who with other anatomists helped to make the practice of medicine an exact science. But the enormous strides made in medical science within the past quarter of a century have outstripped all that had been done be- fi re for hundreds of years, and justly famous as the predecessors of the physicians of the present generation were it is doubtful if their intrinsic merits exceeded those of the medical men we have now among us. In Indianapolis the best known among these is the venerable Dr. William H. Wishard. Dr. Wishard was born in Nicholas county, Ky., Jan. 17, 181(1, the eldest child of John and Agnes II. (Oliver) Wishard. natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania anil Kentucky. They had eleven children born to them, three of whom are still living: Dr. William II.; Rev. Samuel E., a Presbyterian minister, of Los Angeles. Cal. ; and Margaret A., widow of Dr. Thomas B. Noble, of Greenwood, Ind. The father was always a farmer. He was taken to Kentucky by his parents when one year old, grew to manhood in that State, and came to Indiana in 1825. He commanded a company of riflemen in the Black Hawk war and was also colonel of a company of State militia, the 59th Indiana. He lived ten miles south of /h-^ ?y. yv^^A^-a^ .Al ^r COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 73 Indianapolis, near Glenn's Valley, just in the edge of. Johnson county. lit- died at Green- wood, Johnson county, in September, [878, in his eighty-seventh year, from a partial sun- stroke. He had a brother who lived to be ninety, and a sister who lived to he ninety- five years and seven days old. His wife died in August, 1849, m her fifty-eighth year. Both were Presbyterians. The paternal grandfather of Dr. W. H. Wishard was William Wishard, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, but his ancestors were fn m Scotland. He came to America about 1774 and located in the State of Delaware, and participated in the battle of the Brandy- wine. He afterward moved to Redstone Fort, near Brownsville, Pa., but removed to Ken- tucky in 1793, settling in Nicholas county, where he engaged in farming. He died on his farm, from apoplexy, at an old age, the father of thirteen children. John Oliver, the maternal grandfather of Dr. Wishard, was a native of Virginia. He settled at Lexington, Ky., as early as 1782 or 1783, was a companion of Daniel Boone ami helped build the blockhouse at Lexington, and died in Kentucky at an advanced age. He was of English descent, was a farmer, and quite a mechanic. His wife was Martha Hen- derson, and they had five children who lived to maturity. William II. Wishard was nine years an. I nine month-- old when his father moved to the farm in Johnson county, Ind., and the Doctor lived on the farm until twenty-two years of age. lie was educated in an old log school- house. In the winter of 1837-38 he began the study of medicine, under the preceptor- ship of Dr. Benjamin S. Noble, of Greenwood, with whom he was afterward in partnership for tin years, until Dr. Noble moved to Iowa, where he died in 18119. Dr. Wishard first attended lectures at the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, afterward graduated from the Laporte (Ind.) .Medical College, and again went to the Ohio Medical College, where he took another course. He practised continuously from April 22, 1840. until Janu- ary, 1906, being located at Greenw 1 until the breaking out of the Civil war. during which he served as a volunteer surgeon in the 59th Indi- ana Regiment, and later in the 83d Indiana. While acting in the capacity of volunteer sur- geon he rendered a notable service to the wounded and disabled Soldiers, one that was oi" sufficient importance to make it a matter of his- torical record. Realizing that the facilities were insufficient for caring for the sick and wounded soldiers on the field and in hospitals, and removing them to their Northern homes, Dr. Wishard reported these facts to General Stone, Quartermaster < ieneral of Indiana, who requested him to obtain all the information regarding the disabled troops belonging to the Department of the .Mississippi after the sur- render of Vicksburg and turn it over to Indi- ana's celebrated war governor, Oliver P. Morton. So complete was Dr. Wishard's re- port that Governor Morti >u secured through the War Department an order to remove all sick and wounded troops from the front to North- ern hospitals — the first order of the kind to be issued. Dr. Wishard was present during the siege of Vicksburg and on the morning o f July 4. 18*14, marched into that city with General Grant's army. General Stone arrived the same day with a communication from Gov- ernor Morton to the chief surgeon of General Grant's staff, requesting the removal of sol- diers according to the order referred to. In a pompous manner, characteristic of him, the chief surgeon declined, telling < ieneral Stone to present his compliments to Governor Mor- ton and tell him the medical department was able to discharge its duties without his assis- tance. At General Stone's request Dr. Wish- ard then personally secured from each of the hospitals a list of disabled Indiana soldiers, with their capacity for providing for them; also a list of the boats for transporting soldiers and their accommodations for the same. Gen- eral Stone returned to Indianapolis at once and gave the fads to Governor Morton, wdio started for Washington the same night. He applied to Secretary Stanton for an order that would insure the execution of the first order. hut Secretary Stanton refused to comply, whereupon Governor Morton immediately ap- pealed to President Lincoln. Without delay a cabinet meeting was called, attended by ernor Morton, who personally presented the matter in an earnest and effective -i Secretary Stanton claimed the reports were not to be relied upon, and that if the order was -ranted other States would complain of partiality being shown to Indiana. The Pres- ident called in Surgeon General Barnes and on investigation 11 was found that the report made by Dr. Wishard to Governor Morton did not vary three per cent, from the reports made by the Surgeon General through official channels. Secretan Stanton was told by the President 74 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Lie a general order, whereby all sick and wounded soldiers could be sent home, and so- liciting the co-operation of all the governors of the different Slates. At first the order was resented by the medical officers in high author- ity, who thought their prerogatives were be- ing ignored, but the President said it was a humane act and must he complied with. Im- mediately the order went into effect hospital boats were equipped, the transportation North of the sick and wounded became the first work of the medical department, and thus many lives were saved. With the steamer "Sunnyside," Dr. Wishard was the first surgeon to make a trip for that purpose, going from Vicksburg to Natchez, on to Cairo, and from there to Indianapolis. Gen. Lew. Wallace ami other men of prominence in the army have repeat- edly stated the entire credit for this order, which brought untold relief to the suffering, was due to Dr. Wishard. For all the time and services thus given to the country in its time of peril, covering a period of over two and a half years, he never accepted any compensa- tion except his personal expenses. During almost the entire period of the Civil war his residence was at Glenn's Valley, on the old homestead which he had purchased from his father and which his father had purchased from the Government. In the spring of 1864 he moved his home to Southport, Marion Co., Ind. After the war he practised medicine at Southport until the fall of 1S7C when he was elected coroner of .Marion coun- ty, in which office he served four years. To facilitate the discharge of the duties of that office he removed to Indianapolis, where lie has remained ever since. His professional services were still in demand to a flattering degree when he retired from practice in Jan- uary, [906, after celebrating his ninetieth birthday. ( )n Dec. I". 1840, the Doctor married Miss Harriet X. Moreland, the youngest daughter of Rev. John R. and Rachel McGohan More- land, the former at one time pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. Nine children were born to this union, the four eldest of whom died in early childhood, those who survive being: William X., Albert W., George \\ ., Harriet J. (the wife of Dr. John G. Wishard, medical missionary in Teheran, Persia), and Elizabeth M. (who is living at home). ( M' the sons, William X. is a physi- cian and a professor in the Indiana Medical College; he married Miss Alice M. Woollen wdio died eight months later, and he afterward married Miss Frances C. Scoville, by whom he has two children, William Xiles, Jr., and Charles Scoville. Albert W. is an attorney in Indianapolis and has been a State senator and was afterward United Slates ] listrict At- torney for Indiana; he married Miss Fannie Cooper, who is deceased, and subsequentl) married Miss Corrie Wallace, of Hopkinsville, Ky. George \\ . is in the farm loan business in Minneapolis, Minn.; he married Miss Ida L. Wishard and they have three children liv- ing, Dwight Milton. Harriet Marjorie and Robert Moreland. The Doctor and his fam- ily are members of the Presbyterian Church. Throughout his life Dr. Wishard has never allowed the pressure of professional work to interfere with his church and religious duties, except in cases of emergency. For over sixty y< ars he has been a ruling elder in the church of his choice, and has served as commissioner in six meetings .if the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church C S. A., the last time being at Winona Lake, Ind., in May, 1905, just fifty-nine years from the first time he represented the Indianapolis Presbytery in that capacity. He has thus availed himself of the privileges too seldom exercised by Chris- tian physicians, of hieing able to minister to the sin-sick as well as to the bodily ills. It would hardly be fair to speak of Dr. Wish- ard"s usefulness as a citizen and physician without paying a tribute to his wife, to wdiose unfailing devotion much of his success may be attributed. With great self-denial she co- operated with him in the early struggles of their married life and was always the cheer- ful, patient helpmate that is to be found in the ideal wife and mother. Mrs. Wishard's death occurred April 28. 1902, after a wedded life covering a period of more than sixty-one wars. Jdie family home is at Xo. 500 Capitol avenue North. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of Chapman Post, I i. A. R., of which he has been surgeon for fifteen years. He is a charter member of the State Medical Society, and was its president at the fortieth anniversary. ( Inly two of the charter members are now living. At the fiftieth anniversary of the society Dr. Wishard delivered the address of welcome and gave a history of the organization. He was also for many years a member of the American Medical Association, and is still a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD / 5 member of the .Marion County Medical S - ciety, of which he was one of the charter members, and was its president three years ago. Upon his retirement from this office the members of the society celebrated his eighty- ninth birthday at the Doctor's home, when his address as retiring president was read and the society presented him a parchment testi- monial, hound in a morocco cover, book form, and appropriate^ inscribed. ( In his ninetieth birthday a large oil portrait was presented by his sons to the Medical Society, and the day was fittingly celebrated by calls and congrat- ulations from many friends. When the Doctor came to Indiana to live the country was full of wolves, panthers, squirrels, wild turkeys, deer and game of all kinds, as well as hosts of Indians. He has seen this region develop from a wilderness, and understands from experience all about the hardships and privations incident to pioneer life. lie has seen steam and electricity be- come the motor power of the world, and all modern medical and surgical appliances were unknown when he began the practice of medicine. Anaesthesia had not been di ered, fever thermometers and hypodermics were not thought of, while only the surgeons of to-day have had the blessing of antiseptics to aid them in aco mplishing the best results in their special field of work. Dr. Wishard was a passenger on the first through train that ever came from Madison to Indianapolis, being one of the interested persons who boarded the cars at Greenwood. ( In the return trip he sat by Henry Ward Beecher, the most distinguished divine who ever held a pastorate in Indianapolis, who was on that day leaving the Second Presbyterian Church to become pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. Dr. Wishard is the author of a slurt historical sketch of the early mi daws of Indianapolis, together with the biog rapines of a few of its pioneer physicians, the articles containing many important and valu- able facts. He has also written entertainingly of his experiences as an army surg In his welcome address to the State Medi- cal Society upon the occasi n of the celebra- tion of its fiftieth anniversary he gave some valuable advice to the younger members of the society, the promptings of a good heart called forth 1,\ a lifelong experience as a phy- sician, and he was particularly emphatic about the value i f preserving a good character. He is recognized as a leading physician of Indian- apolis and had an active practice of over sixty- seven years. [o daj Dr. Wishard occupies a unique sition in the medical and social life of Indian- apolis, lie has frequently been called "a walking historical encyclopedia." His remark- able memory enables him to recall quickly and perfectly events and dales, even the days of ,veek upon which they occurred. This marked characteristic has not lessened his interest in current events, as is so often the case with elderly people, hut he manifests an interest in the religious, professional and p litical questions of the day equal to that of a man in the prime of life. In writing of him as a professional and personal friend, the late Dr. X. S. Davis, of Chicago, founder of the American Medical Association, said: "Dr. William II. Wishard of Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the oldest, most intelligent, most useful and patrii tic general practitionei medicine in that Slate. Rendered strong anil self-reliant bj abundance of physical labor in his youth, with educational advantages limited to the public or district schools of his neighbor- hood, lie is in the best sense a self-made man. Though contributing hut little to the pag medical literature he has for sixty-three years efficiently sustained the regular medical organ- izations, both State ami National, and as surgeon in volunteer regiments of Indiana during the Civil war. and especially during the siege of Vicksburg, his services were than ordinarily efficient and valuable in the re moval and care for the sick and wounded soldiers, many of win m h id to be removed to Northern hospitals. He is one of those pio- neers wdiose integrity, industry, and efficiency, have been his prominent characteristics in every position he has been called upon to occupy." It is given to but few men to enjoy the rich heritage of an upright and hi norable life spenl in usefulness and good works, such as has been portioned to Dr. Wishard. Sur- rounded by his children and many relatives, honored by his professional and personal friends, he is passing the last years of his life in comi'oi i and hap] ■ nd although nim two years of age he is still active physically and vigorous mentally. His has been a life well spent. REV. JOHN ROBERTSON MORE- LAND. Of the early ministers who helped to mold the moral and spiritual character of Indianapolis in its early days, no one left a 7 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD stronger impress than the Rev. John Robert- son Moreland, who was the second pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moreland was born near Brownsville, Pa., in 1785. The death of his father threw him upon his own resources when little more than a lad, and drawn by the influence of rel- atives in Kentucky he went to that State, where during the prolonged revivals that marked the beginning of the nineteenth cen- tury he was converted under the preaching of the eminent Dr. Lyle. Soon after he an- nounced his determination to enter the min- istry. Having been deprived of educational 1 pportunities in his boyhood he was unable to take up his theological studies until he had first received a collegiate course, which he did at the Transylvania University at Lexington, Ky., where he graduated with honors. Not being able to go East to attend a theo- logical seminary, for at that time there was none in the West, he began his studies with Rev. John Robertson and afterward went to the home of Rev. Thos. Cleland, D. D., of Harrodsburg, Ky., a Presbyterian minister noted for his deep piety and power as a preacher, as well as a profound student, where he completed his preparations, fur a short time Mr. Moreland served as a mission- ary in Tennessee. Returning to Kentucky he was married to Rachel McGohan Stagg, June 5, 1S14. Five children were born to them, three daughters and two sons: Nancy Logan, who married William Unthank ; Mary Ann, who married Charles B. Davis ; Harriet New- ell, who married Dr. William Henry Wishard ; Luther McCalla, who (.lied in infancy, and William Latta, who died in 1906, at the age of eighty years, the last survivor of his father's family. Mr. Moreland successfully filled pastorates at Cynthiana, Mt. Pleasant and Versailles, and for two years supplied the church at Paris. Ky.. while the pastor, Rev. John McFarland, went to Europe to recuperate his health. In 1828 Mr. Moreland was called to the First Church of Indianapolis. This call came through the influence of two of the elders, Mr. Ebenezer Sharp and Mr. John (i. Brown, warm friends of Mr. Moreland, who had known him as a pastor in Kentucky, and served in one of his churches in that State j- riders. lie found the membership some- what scattered and suffering for the need of ral care. < Mu who knew of his work in writing of him said: "By the blessing of God upon Ins energetic labors, in and out of the pulpit, the church was revived and strength- ened. It was during his ministry that James Blake and James M. Ray, co-workers in the vineyard for so many years, united with the church by a public profession of faith." lie- sides attending to the duties of his own church he was largely instrumental in the organiza- tion of Hopewell Church, in Johnson county, and Washington Church, in Washington town- ship, Marion county, no longer in existence, often going to these points to preach and seek- ing to bring about the establishment of the churches. It was while he was a pastor in Kentucky in 1823 that former members of his church who had emigrated to Indiana sent for him to come and organize the Sand Creek Church, in Decatur county, now known as Kingston. But few are living who were personally acquainted with Mr. Moreland. The late Gen. John Coburn, of Indianapolis, in speaking of him said: "As a small boy I remember the Rev. Mr. Moreland. He was from my earliest recollection a preacher of the Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. I was too young to judge of his influence as a man and of his power as a preacher, but he was respected and beloved here as a preacher by all persons." He served the church less than four years, and (bed Oct. 13, 1832, when only forty-seven years old. His wife died Aug. [9, 1839, and both were buried in Green Lawn cemetery. No better summing up of his life and the purposes and ambitions manifested in his daily walk and ministrations as a preacher and pas- tor can be made than is to be found in the in- scription placed on his gravestone by the eld- ers of the First Church, who requested the privilege of inscribing these words, "The Friend of God." WILLIAM: NILES WISHARD, M. D.. of Indianapolis, was born in Greenwood, Ind.. Oct. 10. 1851, son of Dr. William H. and Harriet X. (Moreland) Wishard. The par- ents were natives of Kentucky. Of their nine children, four sons and five daughters, three sons and two daughters are now living: Dr. William N. : Albert W.. formerly State sen- ator, afterward United States District Attor- ney for Indiana, and later solicitor of the In- ternal Revenue Department, at Washington, D. C. ; George W., Of Minneapolis, Minn.. rjim^d COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 77 where he is engaged in the farm loan business; Harriet J., who married Dr. John ( r. W ishard, of Teheran, Persia; and Miss Elizabeth M., at home. Dr. W. II. Wishard has been a physician for over sixty-seven years, and though he is now ninety-two years old. is still active, though retired from the practice of his pro- fession. In 1825 he came to Indiana, locating nine miles southwest of Indianapolis, near, Glenn's Valley, where fie grew to manhood and studied medicine. When about twenty- three years old he went to Greenwood, Ind., where he practised medicine for some years, having previously been located at White River Bluffs, near Waverly, for a short time. In 1861 he went back to the old farm near Glenn's Valley, where he located with his family and was also engaged in professional labors. Most of the time during the war of the Rebellion he was in the Union army as a surgeon. In 1864 Dr. Wishard moved to Southport, and there he was engaged in professional labors until 1876, when he came to Indianapolis. He is still a resident of this city and his last years have been rich in friends and reputation. John Wishard, grandfather of Dr. William X. Wishard, was born at Old Redstone Fort, Pa., in 1792. He was colonel of an Indiana regiment in the. Black Hawk war. He came to Indiana in 1825, being moved to make the change because of his profound antipathy to slavery. He settled in Johnson county, nine miles south of Indianapolis, and was a farmer b) occupation. He attained a very great age, dying in Greenwood, five miles in m his old home, in 1878. when eighty-seven years old. 1 If his very large family three are still living. He held strong Abolition sentiments, and in politics was a Whig and later a Republican. In his religious views he was a member of the I 'resbyterian Church. The Wishards are of Scotch-Irish descent. William, the father of John, having been a native of Scotland, and his wife an Irish girl. His family were expelled from Scotland and lost their property, seeking refuge in Ireland during the religious troubles of a former cen- tury. They finally sought a home in the Amer- ican Colonies, and settled in Pennsylvania, where William Wishard became a soldier in the Revolutionary war. When the war had to a successful issue he settled at Old Redstone Fort, Pa., and from there went to Nicholas county, Kv., where he died in the early part of the nineteenth century. Rev. John Moreland, the maternal grand- father of Dr. William X. Wishard, was reared in Kentucky, became a minister, and after his marriage came to Indiana. 111 [828. He settled in Indianapolis, and became a noted clerg) man of the city, where he died in [832, tiie result of an accident. At the time he was liv- ing in the rear of the First Presbyterian Church, of which he had formerly been the pastor, on the northwest corner of the Square upon which the new pOSt-office is now located. Of his five children, none are living. William X. Wishard was born at Green- wood, anil when he was nine years of age ac- companied his parents to Glenn's Valley, where he remained until 1804, with the ex- ception of one \ear he spent at school in Tecumseh, Mich. In 18O4 the family moved from Glenn's Valle) to Southport, where he joined them in April of that year, on his return from school in .Michigan, and where he resided, except when away at college, until 1 Sji 1. After attending the Si mtbport high school he became a student in Wabash College, at Crawfordsville. lie did not complete his course at Wabash owing to ill health, but received the honorary degree of A. M. in [891. In the fall of 1871 he began the study of medicine in the Indiana Medical College, at Indianapolis, from which he was graduated in 1874. For a short time he practised with his father, and in the spring of 1875 took a course of lectures at Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, in the fall of the same year entering on the full course in that school, whence he was graduated in [876. The same year he opened an office in Indianapolis for the practice of his profession, meeting with large success in his chosen call- ing, and proving himself worthy of confidence as a citizen as well as an excellent physician. For seven and a half years he was the superin- tendent of the Indianapolis Cit) Hospital, and was chiefly instrumental in its construction. He has been fittingly named by Dr. J. X. Kitchen as the real "father of the Indianapolis City Hospital." He was largely instrumental in founding the Indianapolis Training School for Nurses in connection with the City Hospital. This was the first school for nurses established in the State, and the sec lid in the West, the first having been established in Chicago. Since leaving the hospital in 1887 he has been con- tinuously on its consulting staff of physicians. Dr. Wishard has also been connected as a member of the consulting staff, on genito- urinary diseases, with St. Vincent Hospital, /8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Protestant Deaconess Hospital, the Bobbs Dispensary, and the Indianapolis City Dispen- sary. During the time he was superintendent of the Hospital he also held the position of lecturer on Clinical Medicine in the Medical College of Indiana. After leaving the hospital he spent one winter in study in New \ ork under eminent specialists to better prepare himself for special work in genito-urinary and venereal diseases, and on his return was elected Professor of that chair in the Medical College, which position he still holds. As may be in- ferred, he has made a specialty of genito- urinary diseases, and since April i, 1888, has limited himself to that branch of medical science, and has visited Europe several times for study and research. He gives his time to office practice, consultation and operating, and the range of his patronage is very wide, pa- tients coming not only from Indiana but from other States as well. Xot long after devoting himself to a specialty his original work in prostatic surgery brought him prominently be- fore the profession at large. He performed the first, or one of the first, operations on rec- ord for removal of the lateral lobes of the pros- tale gland through a perineal opening. He in- vented an instrument for use of the galvanic cautery on the prostate gland through a per- ineal opening. This is the first instrument devised specially for this purpose which gives an opportunity for direct inspection of the operative area and is intended as an independ- ent method as well as to supplement other pro- cedures. For a number of years Dr. Wishard has served as chairman of the Committee on Medical Legislation for the Indiana State Medical Society, and as such wrote the larger part of the Indiana law governing the prac- tice of medicine, and was the leading spirit in securing its passage, in March. 1807, as well as its subsequent amendments. It is conceded by all the profession that no one exerted a larger influence in the recent merger of the three schools of medicine — the Medical College of Indiana, the (Antral College of Physicians and Surgeons, both located in Indianapolis, and the Fort Wayne Medical College — than did Dr. Wishard. The result of this effort is the Medical department of Purdue Univer- sity established at Indianapolis, and having for its teaching force the largest and strongest body of physicians and surgeons ever united in any medical school in Indiana. Dr. Wishard is an influential member of the various medical organizations of the city and State, being a member of the Marion County Medical Society, the Indiana State- Medical Society, the American Medical Asso- ciation, the Mississippi Valley Medical Asso- ciation, the American Association of Genito- urinary Surgeons, the American Urological Association, and several other medical organi- zations. He has been honored by being elected president of the county and State societies, the Mississippi Valley Medical Association and also the American Urological Association, in his capacity as president of these organiza- tions, and the efforts growing out of them, Dr. Wishard has shown his unusual ability as a leader of men and as an executive officer. Considerate of the opinions of others, court- eous to those who hold views different from In- own, forceful and clear in argument, calm in judgment, and tenacious, energetic and per- severing in whatever he undertakes, his marked characteristics of leadership have gained for him a place in the profession of medicine unlike that of any of his local contemporaries and have gained for him not only the co-operation and loyalty of his supporters, but the respect and esteem of those who represent opposing factions. In medical legislation, college and hospital management, his counsel and advice are sought and his time given to their advance- ment to the loss of his own personal interests. Selfishness has no part in his nature. In politics Dr. Wishard is a stanch Republican. During the incumbency of Governor Hovey Dr. Wishard was Assistant Surgeon General of Indiana and later was appointed Surgeon General by Governor Chase. For several years Dr. Wishard has been a member of the State Board of Health and has served that body as president. Dr. Wishard was married May 20, 1880, to Miss Alice M. Woollen, daughter of Wil- liam Wesley Woollen, of Indianapolis. She died Dec. 9, 1880. His second marriage, on June 17, 1896, was to Miss Frances C. Scoville, daugh- ter of Charles E. and Frances Howell Sco- ville, of Evansville, Ind., and five children have been born to this union: William Niles, Jr., Charles Scoville, and three who died in in- fancy. Dr. Wishard and his wife belong to the First Presbyterian Church, in which he is an elder. He has also represented his church in the General Assembly of that denomination. The family have a pleasant and charming home at No. 2024 North Delaware street. No preceptor ever had a stronger follow- ing of faithful students than Dr. Wishard, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 79 those who in the office under his direction and afterwards as practitioners have always shown their intense love and devotion to him hoth as teacher and sympathetic friend and guide. His nobilit} of character has won for him hosts of friend- from every walk in life, those who rec gnize in him the earnest Christian gentle- man as well as the skilful, conscientious phys- ician. The esteem and regard in which he is held by his associate physicians are shown in the cordial appreciation of him as expressed by two leading physicians, both editors of medical journals and warm personal friends of Dr. Wishard. Dr. A. W. Brayton, editor of the "Indiana Medical Journal," says: "Dr. W. X. Wishard has practised medicine con- tinuously in Indianapolis for over thirty years. He was assistant coroner of Marion county two years, and for over seven years the super- intendent of the City Hospital, changing it from a rude barrack into a modern hospital with a full-fledged training school for nurses, and making it a model for all the hospitals since established in Indianapolis. For twenty years Dr. Wishard has confined his medical work to genitourinary surgery and stands in the front rank in the country in this depart- ment of surgery. He has been the leader in Indiana in establishing the medical registra- tion and examination boards, and in the work of the Indiana State Health Board, of which he was president. Dr. Wishard has also been a leader in medical education as well as in medical legislation. He belongs to the middle group of Indiana physicians — those who were in. touch with the great physicians and sur- geons of the Civil war period, and who have also taken an active part in the medical and surgical renaissance which is the chief glory and beneficence of modern biological research. In all of Dr. Wishard's relations, in medical, sanitary, and civic life, he has been a wise and rvalue counselor, hut, whenever the oc- ean, n required, an aggressive and successful actor, serving as conditions demanded, either as the watchman at the bow - or the helmsman at the wheel. lie i- now only in the height of his medical and civic useful- ness and has a large fund of acquired knowl- edge and experience which he draws readily upon in surgical and general discussions and lectures." Dr. S. E. Earp, editor of the "Medical Monitor," adds: "Dr. Wishard possesses rare executive ability and his power as a leader i- recogni ed. In and out of professional life his methods show a comprehensiveness ami value which is the issue of an analytical mind. His contributions to the medical profession in the line of new instruments, to better ami per- fect his special line of work, are the products of an inventive genius. His place in medical literature and his merit as a teacher are in the first rank, so that, all in all. his life and work make his position an enviable one." OLIVER JOHXSOX, who died March I'l, 1007. on the elegant farm in Section 13, Washington township, Marion Co., Ind., where he was so long settled, gave evidence throughout a long career of sterling worth and a most honorable and industrious nature. He was descended from families in both pa- ternal and maternal lines early settled as farmers in Franklin and Marion counties, Ind., and was horn in Franklin county, near Brook- ville, Nov. 22, 1821, son of John and Sarah (Pursel) Johnson, the former a native of Vir- ginia, the latter of Xew Jersey. Jeremiah Johnson, grandfather of Oliver, was a native of Virginia of mingled Irish and German stock. He moved to Kentucky prior to 171)5, > n which year his son Thomas was born there. His wife, Jane (Lawson), was given some twenty odd slaves by her father, but Mr. Johnson refused to have any interest in them, and when he moved to Franklin county. Ind., the slaves were left in Kentucky. After Mrs. Johnson's death the State of Ken- tucky expected the family to do something with them, and after Mr. Johnson's death the children met in Marion county. Ind., and voted, out of respect for his wishes (he not believing in slavery), to set the blacks free. They then numbered over thirty-five, and some of them were worth as much as $1,000 apiece. In 1S05 Jeremiah Johnson entered government land in Franklin county, and from him Johnson's Forks takes its name. He also located land in Marion county, east, west and north of Indianapolis, becoming a large land owner, and he was aide to give each of his children an eighty-acre farm. In his old age he moved to Marion county, to he near his children, and he died advanced in years. I In Aug. 15. [803, he was appointed by the gov- ernor captain of the Dearborn county militia, and in August. 1807, major. llis children were : Samuel married Susan Johnson ; Jeremiah, Jr.. enlisted from ('enter township, Marion county, in the war of 1812 (he mar- ried ' 'ei. 10. [823, Rachel Reagan; they were 8o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the first couple married in Marion county, Squire Wilks Reagan officiating) ; Thomas was married Feb. 12, 1826, to Rhoda Parr, by Squire Lismund Basye; John is mentioned below; Milton married Aug. 3, 1829, Alary Parish, George Smith, associate judge, per- forming the ceremony ; Nancy was married Dec. [3, 1824, to Israel Harding, b) James Mcllvain, associate judge of Marion county; Jane was married May 1. 1825, to Samuel Harding, by Rev. Henry Brenton; .Mary mar- ried John W. McCloud; Sarah married Jesse Whitehead; Hannah married Jan. 5, 1823, Richard Williams, the ceremony being per- formed by Rev. James Scott; Elizabeth mar- ried April 22. 1823, Daniel Trollinger ; Mar- garet married June 30, 1825, Reuben Putnam; Isabella married Sept. 1, 1825, John Negley ; William M. was married May 18, 182(1, to Eliza Appleton, by Associate Judge George Smith; Isaac C. married Sept. 5. 1826, Ber- sheba Helvey; William married Nov. 3, 1836, Elizabeth Robinson; George M. married Oct. 20, 1831, Jane Robinson; Ann was married Jan. iS, 1831. t<> Morgan E. Nordyke, by B. F. Moore, presiding Judge. Jeremiah John- son was an exhorter in the Baptist Church, and preached on White Water river. John Johnson, son of Jeremiah, Sr., was born Jan. 1, ijy8, in Kentucky. He accompa- nied the family on their removal to Franklin count}', Ind., and became one of the pioneer farmers and stockmen there. In 1821 he came to Indianapolis, and hewed the logs for his own cabin, which, with the assistance of his brother, he erected on the eighty acres he entered at the land sale, now a part of the fair grounds. In the early part of March, 1822. he brought his family, which then con- sisted of wife and two children, Louisa and ( (liver, to this home. He added to his land from time to time until he owned 214 acres. Later he bought an additional quarter section, which he afterward sold to assist his children, but his other land he retained. He died in August. 1854. at the age of fifty-six years, seven months, twenty-three days. His wife, Sarah Pursel, whom he married in Franklin county, was a daughter of Peter Pursel, Esq., formerly of New Jersey, and one of the early pioneers of Franklin county. She died about four years before her husband. They had a family of six sons and six daughters, all but the oldest two born in .Marion county, namely: Oliver; Luther, deceased; John YanBuren. of Broad Ripple, a resident of Washington town- ship ; Volney, deceased ; Newton, deceased ; Charles 1'., of Topeka, Kans.; Louisa, who married Ambrose Dawson, ami is deceased ; Sarah Elizabeth, wife of William Dawson, of Washington township; Mary Ann, wife of Hezekiah Ringer, of Lawrence, residing in Washington township; Nancy Jane, wile of Hiram Haverstick, of Broad Ripple, Washing- ton township; Lucinda, deceased; and Elijah, deceased. John Johnson, the father, was very prominent m public affairs. He was drafted with all his neighbors for the Blackhawk war, but was selected to remain at home and run his own and two of his neighbors' farms. In his religious views he was a Universalist, and his wife clung to the faith of the Baptists, but neither was identified with any church organi- zation. At the second county fair a premium of $25 in gold was offered for the best cultivated farm in Marion county, and this was won by John Johnson. The $10 on the first ten fatted hogs and $5 on second ten fatted hogs were also won by him. A plowing contest for the best four plowed furrows, forty yards, was won by John Johnson. In lieu of the gold they gave a brass kettle and a woman's cheap shawl, and instead of the gold offered in the plowing match he was offered a plow, but re- fused to accept it. On the hogs he received nothing on the first and silver on the second. All were disappointed, and Mrs. Johnson re- fused to wear the shawl. Mr. Johnson was indignant and declared they had killed the Fair, which proved true, as no country fair was afterward held. To this fair Mr. John- son's son, Oliver, drove the horse and plow, turning the same over to his father on his arrival. Mr. Johnson was a \cr\ stern man. He was six feet tall and was of large frame, weighing 202 pounds, and he had a very large head. Peter Pursel, father of Sarah (Pursel) Johnson, was born in New Jersey, of Irish and German descent. He was reared to farm- ing and followed that line all his life. He settled in Franklin county when Indiana was yet a Territory, and there he died at an ad- vanced age. leaving seven or eight children. ( lliver Johnson was only about four months old when his parents came to Marion county, and there he made his home until his death, at which time he had lived longer in the county than any other resident. For over eighty years he was a resident of Washington township. His first schooling was acquired in an old- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Si time double log house, originally built for a residence, on the site of the present home of his son Silas, and the school was held in what had been intended for the kitchen. Split slabs were used for seats, and greased paper took the place of glass in the windows. He de- voted his life to farming and stock raising, living at home until he was about twenty-two years of age, assisting his father for eighl or ten years in the clearance of the home farm. When he married he worked three months for his father-in-law. receiving eight dollars a month, extra good wages at that time, be- cause of his competency. He then rented a ioo-acre farm for si me seven or eight years, and carefully saved his money, so that at the end of that time he was able to buy half of the farm he was then renting. Later he sold this and bought his late home, in 1851, com- prising K)j acres, at the north limits of the city of Indianapolis. This became one of the best farms in the county, being thoroughly cultivated and improved with handsome build- ings. It was in the sale of portions of this tract that Mr. Johnson made the greater part of his substantial fortune. Until his death he retained forty acres, at what is now the corner of Forty-second street and Central ave- nue. Indianapolis, for his home place. The balance was sold from time to time at such remarkable prices that it was estimated, shortly before his death, he had received a sum equiva- lent to S2.000 for every year of his long life. When he purchased the tract, in 1851. the price he paid, SS.ooo, was considered extrava- gant. That was an average of 850 an acre, and the increase in land values was so great that he sold it at from Si, 000 to Si, 000 an acre. Thus he was able to establish his chil- dren comfortably, and they and their children have all been numbered among the prosper- ous farming people of Marion county. Mr. Johnson improved his own farm with sub- stantial buildings, and kept it in a condition which would have satisfied the most exacting taste. Hard toil and wise investments earned A I r. and Mrs. Johnson their beautiful home. I >n Sept. 27. 1S4,}. Mr. Johnson was mar- ried, by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, to Pamela Howdand, daughter of Powell and Mahala (Thurber) Howdand. both of New York, and granddaughter of Elisha and Rhode (Powell) Howdand, and of Lawson and Doro- thea (Wood) Thurber. To this union were born four children, namelv : (1) Mary Eliza- 6 belli married William A. Lowe, and both are- deceased. Their only child, Ada I'.. is the wife of John Higgins, a brass fi undryman of San Pram 1 Cal. (2) James 1'.. deceased, a farmer, and one of the trustee- of the township; he lived on a part of the Oliver Johnson farm. He married Rebecca maker, and they had two children, Charles and Edward. 131 Silas 11.. owner of a tine farm adjoining his father's on the north, which include- the site of the old log cabin school which his father attended, has been twice mar- ried. His first wife. Laura Wright, now de- ceased, bore him two children. Alice and Ollie ; and his second wife. Etta Atkins, is also the mother of two children. Lowland and Mary Esther. 141 Franklin P. owns a tine farm south of the State Fair grounds. He married Georgia Pursed, and has two children. Howard A. I engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Indianapolis, who married Minnie Fessler, and has a son. Franklin ; they belong to the Second Presbyterian Church) and Francis H. (who married Georgia Farmer, and is engaged in farming in Washington township 1. In his political views ( iliver Johnson was a Democrat, but in local issues not strictly partisan. He served many times as supervi- sor, and was a strenuous worker for good roads, in the old days being much interested in the building of the first toll roads in the count}-, in which he was a stockholder. His name was once on the ticket for county com- missioner, the nomination coming unsought, as he had no desire for official honors or pre- ferment. He believed thoroughly that public positions should have no attraction other than the opportunity they afforded for benefiting the community. Mr. Johnson earned his beautiful farm by hard and honest toil, and he was noted for his integrity and uprightness. IK- and his wife were loyal and devoted companions through the sixty-three years of their married life. She belongs to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Johnson, though not identifying himself with any church, believed in the principles of Chris- tianity, and gave freely of his means to the support of the church, the Methodist Church in his neighborhood being the particular benefi- ciary of his generosity in this regard. Air. Johnson was a warm friend of Henry Ward Beecher, and he and his wife once saw- that noted divine run a horse race. Mr. 82 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Beecher was on his way to perform the mar- riage ceremony for James Armentrout, of Washington township, and Miss Margaret Blue. He rode out from Indianapolis with Henry .Nelson, who was to be the "best man." Both owned race horses and on the way out got up a race. The judges at the end of the quarter mile were noticed by the guests at the wedding, and all ran down to see, being in time to greet and cheer Mr. Beecher as he proudly rode the winner past the post. He then proceeded to the performance of the cere- mony. Until about ten years before his death Mr. - Johnson took considerable interest in the annual meeting of old settlers held at Broad Ripple, but more recently he did not attend, as he was averse to the prominence that was given to him as the oldest settler. This modesty and lack of pretension were thor- oughly characteristic. In private conversa- tion, however, he delighted to talk of the old times when, while living on his father's farm on the Pair grounds, he assisted in entertain- ing travelers who came through looking for land. He had many interesting reminiscences. There were Indians passing through at that time also, and these often came down Fall Creek in their canoes. This was before the days of bridges, and he often ferried travelers across the creek. Mr. Johnson died at his home at seven o'clock on the morning of March 19, 1907, after several days' illness, and on March 21st was laid to rest in the cemetery of the Eben- ezer Lutheran Church. FRANKLIN P. JOHNSON, one of the prominent farmers of .Marion county. Ind., owning a large, well-improved farm in Sec- tions 19 and id, Range 4. Center township, was born Jan. 14, 1850, in Washington town- ship, on a farm whoch is now included in the city of Indianapolis, its site being in the vicin- ity of North Illinois and Fifty-eighth streets. The parents of Mr. Johnson were Oliver and Pamela ( I lowland) Johnson. Franklin Tierce Johnson, so named on ac- count of his lather's admiration for the greal stat. -nian and President, was reared on the farm now occupied by his father. His educa- tion wa: acquired in the old subscription school, in a small building erected on one cor- ner of the home farm. Plis interests have al- ways been agricultural and by the time he was ready to set up his own domestic establishment he had become a thoroughly practical farmer, cpiite able to cope with the various possibili- ties of soil, seed and weather, which a farmer must always take into consideration. The youngest of the family, he remained at home to operate the farm after his marriage, and lived there for seventeen years. Mr. Johnson then bought a farm of his own. consisting of one hundred acres, where he has resided ever since, taking pride in its cultivation and im- provement, and making it one of the finest farms in the county. In 1887 he erected a handsome, modern residence and commodious barn and made other substantial improve- ments. Mr. Johnson's home is very favorably situ- ated, its elevation giving a delightful vi ew ai>4 a dryness of soil conducive to fertility. It is situated just across from the main traveled road, south of the State Fair grounds. Mr. Johnson was mainly instrumental in having these grounds located as at present. His fore- sight predicted the rapid and sure growth of the city northward of the Fair Grounds and the car line to this public park makes his property of much greater value. It was to his material advantage that his was the only farm that could lie secured to permit the line to run directly through, from the Union depot to the grounds, without crossing a railroad. For many years Mr. Johnson followed general farming and dairying, hut latterly has given much attention to the production of fine poul- try, being mainly interested in the Light Brah- mas. He has disposed of a part of his home farm, hut has become the owner of the old Stanley farm, in Washington township. ( >n Nov. 14. 1871, Mr. Johnson married Miss Georgia Pursel, daughter of Thomas and Mahala (Harlan) Pursel, and they have two sons: Howard A. ami Francis H. The former married Miss Minnie Fessler, and they reside on the old Oliver Johnson homestead ; they have one son, Franklin Fessler Johnson. Francis II., who is farming his father's large farm in Washington township, married Miss I leorgia Farmer. In politics Mr. Johnson is a stanch Demo- crat and his sons share his political convic- tions, lie has never accepted public office, but has worked for the party's success, from principle. He has been honored many times by agricultural organizations. For a number of years he has been a member of the Slate Dairv Association, also of the Marion County Agricultural and Horticultural Societv, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 83 was president of the latter for two years, lie belongs also to the Poultry Fanciers' Associ- ation of Indiana and was its secretary one term and its president for two terms. The parents of Mrs. Franklin J'. Johnson were reared at Brookville, Ind., and they had a family of two sons and three daughters : John T. Pursel, of Denver, Colo.; Georgia, wife of Franklin P. Johnson; Maria, wife of James O. Warne, of Tuscola, 111.; Lizzie, wile of William Ward, of Brookville ; and Charles, who died aged fifty years, at his home in Knoxville, 111., leaving a wife and one child. Peter Pursel, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Johnson, was a pioneer at Brookville, and died there in advanced age. He was of S cotch -Irish descent, followed farming, mar- ried and reared a family of thirteen children. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Johnson was Ellis Harlan, who also came to Brook- ville in pioneering days, married a member of the llarber family and, like most of his neigh- bors, reared a large, intelligent, healthy family. lie was an extensive farmer and a man of means and worth. WILLIAM PATTERSON, one of the leading members of the Bar at Indianapolis, whose attractive home, at No. 520 East ( >hio street, shows taste and culture, was born in Lawrence county, Pa., May 2, 183 1, son of Andrew and Nancy (Zerver) Patterson. Andrew Patterson, the grandfather of Wil- liam, was born in Pennsylvania, of Scotch- ing ancestry, was a soldier in the Continental army all through the Revolution, and for his services in that war received a section of land in western Pennsylvania, where he lived and reared his family, a large one for that day. There he died at an advanced age. His bn ther Samuel served in the war of 1812 and drew a pension from the government. Andrew Patterson, son of Andrew, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a farmer all his life. Coming to Indiana about 1861. be located at Marion, where he maintained bis home, though he owned a farm not far away. There his life was spent with the exception of the last six months, when he lived with bis son William, at whose home he died at the of eighty-one years. His widow survived some thirteen years, dying in [891, when about seventy-nine years old. All her life she was a consistent and devoted member of the Methodisl Church. Her husband was not a member of any church, but usually attended divine services with her. Like him, she was a native of Pennsylvania. They had a family 01 six sons and live daughters dive of their children still living 1 viz.: Betsey; fohn; William; Henry; Robert; Margaret ; Andrew, whose home is in Fort Scott, Kans. ; Nancy, who is the wife of Columbus Love, of Fort Scott, Kans.; Amanda J., the wife of Frank- lin Coggeshall, of Fort Scat. Kans.; Abigail E., the wife of Charles E. Xeal, of Marion, Ind.; and Solomon, deceased. Henry Zerver, the maternal grandfather of William Patterson, was bom m Pennsyl- vania, of German descent, and by occupation was a farmer. About [840 he moved from Lawrence county, La., to Wayne county, Ohio, wlnre he lived to be an old man. His was a numerous family. William Patterson lived on the Pennsyl- vania homestead until he was about sixteen years 1 f ag< . attending the district school, and later becoming an academy student at Po- land and Ellsworth, ( >hio, where his edu- cation U as advanced sufficiently for him to teach school. He was engaged in teaching at Middleti wn, Carthage, Mount Washington and Amelia. Ohio. It was in Cincinnati that his professional career began by his taking up th.e study of law with tlie law firm cf Morris, Tilden & Rariden. In April. 1853, he was admitted to the Bar at Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he at once began the practice of his chosen professii n. The following year he was chosen prosecuting attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Indiana, and tilled that position very creditably until July. 1S5S, when lie resigned this position to which he had been re-elected in [856, and removed to Indi- anapolis. This city has been his home to the present time, and here his knowledge of the fundamental principles of law, his wide and thorough familiarity with its application to the various problems of social and business life, and his unswerving integrity, together with his genial disposition and manly char- acter, have won for him the favor of the com- munity to a marked degree. Mr. Patters n was married April id, [856, to Miss Sarah A. Corbly, daughter of Justice and Mary Corbly, of Hamilton county, Ohio. lo this union were horn four children, one son and three daughters: Florence, a teacher in the Indianapolis schools, has for more than twenty years maintained a high rank in her cho n calling. Abigail, the second daughter, married George J. Macy, and has her home 8 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Columbus, < )hio. William is a clerk in the pork packing establishment of Kingan & Com- pany; lie married Birdie Alexander, and they have one son, George Russell. .Mary is the third daughter. In [866 Mr. Patterson built the house in which he is now living, having bought the ground on which it stands as early as 1858. Mrs. Sarah A. Patterson died Dec. 11, [901, at the age of sixty-eight years, seven months. She was a member of the Roberts Park Methodist Church at the time of her death, and left behind her sweet and tender memories of a faithful wife and a loving mother. Mr. Patterson, who is also a Metho- dist, was the recognized leader in the found- ing of the Woodlawn Tabernacle, which is now the Edwin Ray Methodist Church, and for years has been one of its hardest and mi >st earnest workers, having been trustee, steward and class-leader. Until 1852 Mr. Patterson voted the Demo- cratic ticket, but he associated himself with the first movements for the organization of the Republican party, with which he con- tinued to act until after the first election of 1 'resident ( irant. From that time he has taken an independent stand in politics, seeking the best men and measures regardless of party names. The only public position he ever filled was that of prosecuting attorney, as already noted. Two brothers of William Patterson, John and Andrew, here arms for the Union during the Civil war, being members of the 16th ( )hio Volunteer Infantry. They were honorably discharged, Andrew at the close of the war, and John earlier for disability. They received pensions. William Patterson is one of the most highly respected citizens of Indianapolis, wiiere he is widely known for his many good qualities and professional ability. WILLIAM FORTUNE. "In contemplat- ing mi busy, so active, so useful a career as that of William Fortune, whose fame extends far beyond his beautiful city of Indianapolis, the biographer is led to question from what virile stock sprung so active an intellect, so strong a personality, and whence came that flow of energy which has made so notable an impression upon the minds and affairs ol his generation." William Fortune was horn in Boonville, Warrick Co., Ind., May 27, 1863. He is of French and Scotch descent on his mother's side, the St. Clairs of Kentucky and Virginia. His great-grandfather was \\ ayman St. Clair, and his grandfather was Isaac St. Clair. < in his father's side the family ( Fortune-Shoe- maker) is of French and German origin. Al- though the St. Clairs were large slave owners, the Kentucky branch of the family took the Lnion side, and five of the six uncles of our subject served through the war on the Federal side. William LI. Fortune, the father of Wil- liam, was one of the first to enlist in Company A, 1st Ind. lav., and he served till mustered out at the close of the war. lie was one of the great number of Union soldiers who went South soon after the surrender of the Con- federates. He located in Murfreesboro, Tenn.. in the summer of [865, hut, like ncarh all others wdio sought their fortune in the rebuilding of Southern prosperity, he encoun- tered reverses instead, and eighteen months afterward returned North. The next few- years were spent in Paxton, 111.. Seymour, Shoals, Mitchell and Evansville, Ind.. the family finally returning to Boonville, the birth- place of William, where the latter lived from his ninth to his eighteenth year. William Fortune became an apprentice in the printing office of the Boonville Standard in 1X7(1. The editor of the Standard, M. B. Crawford, took much interest in the training of the boy as a writer, and before he was six- teen years old he was doing much of the edi- torial work of the paper. When seventeen years old he wrote and published a history of his native county, from the profits of which he was enabled to provide for the family, which had become dependent upon him. while he sought a new field of work. In January, 1882, he became a reporter on the Indianapo- lis Journal. His reports of the sessions of the Indiana General Assembly in 1X8^-4 were the cause of several rather dramatic incidents, resulting finally in an attempt by the Demo- cratic majority to expel him on the last day of the session, hut this was thwarted by enough of the Democratic Senators voting on his side to make a tie. and the deciding vote of the Lieutenant-Governor, Gen. Manson, was cast in his favor. Soon afterward Mr. For- tune succeeded Harry S. New as city editor of the Journal, and continued in this position till the spring of 1888, when he resigned on account of ill-health. Soon afterward he started the Sunday Press, with Mrs. Emma COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD S: Carleton as associate editor. The paper ranked high in literary quality, and among its regular contributors were many of the best known people in the State, but it was soon demonstrated, as Mr. Fortune believed, that the possible success of such a publication was not worth the efforts and expense of establish- ing it, and the Press was discontinued at the end of three months, without financial loss to any one who had put money into it. except Mr. Fortune. The nomination of Harrison for President made Indiana the battle center in the campaign of 1888, and. as the special representative of several leading newspapers, including the New York Tribune, Philadel- phia Press and Chicago Tribune. Mr. Fortune did some notable work as a political corres- p< indent. While an editorial writer on the Indianap- olis Nezvs, when John H. Holliday was in charge of the paper, Mr. Fortune wrote sev- eral articles urging organized effort toward overcoming the extreme conservatism which tlu-n hindered the physical improvement and commercial development of Indianapolis. The suggestion was received with general approval, as shown by many letters written to the paper commending the articles and offering ideas as to the scope of the needed work. It had been proposed in the articles that the work should be undertaken by the Board of Trade, but when a resolution on this line was brought before the governors of that organization it was defeated. One of the few members of the Foard of Governors who supported the resolution was Col. Eli Lilly. When advised of the adverse action of the Board of Trade. Mr. Fortune immediately called up by tele- phone a number of business men asking them to attend a meeting at the "Bates House" the next day. Twenty-seven men were at this meeting, and they became the nucleus of the Commercial Club, of Indianapolis, the organ- ization of which was completed at another meeting held two days later, with eighty char- ter members. Col. Eli Lilly was chosen as president and Mr. Fortune was elected sec- retary, and the Commercial Club entered vig- orously upon the work for which it was or- ganized. The membership grew from eighty to a thousand inside of a month, and the many projects which constitute the history of the club during the period of activity of Col. Lilly and Mr. Fortune were brought forward in rapid succession, and every important un- dertaking was successfully carried out. This movement marked the beginning of a new era in Indiana]. .-lis. The aim which Mr. For- tune kept in view in the work, as often de- clared, was "to make Indianapolis a model city." The story of what was accomplished through this work and his connection with it is to be found more completely than it can be given here in the history of the Commercial Club during the time of his official responsi- bility and activity. For five years Col. Lillv was president and Mr. Fortune secretary of the club, when both retired. Mr. Fortune then served two terms as first vice-president and rounded out his career in the work with one term as president, retiring finally from all official connection in February, 1898. Mr. Fortune had charge of the National Paving Exposition held in Indianapolis in 1S90. It was the first exposition of the kind ever held. The original purpose of it was to interest the people of Indianapolis in good street pavements, and to bring to them the op- portunitv of fully informing themselves as to material's and methods. The enterprise, however, attracted such wide attention throughout the country that it quickly grew into national importance, and official delegates were sent to it by municipalities from all parts of the United States. This exposition was the practical beginning of modern paving in In- dianapolis. In 1891 Mr. Fortune proposed that a sys- tematic and organized effort should be made to bring to Indianapolis large conventions or meetings, arguing that in this way the fame of the city could best be spread, and. besides affording the most desirable advertising, it had the advantage of bringing to the city a large revenue. This work was established on a permanent basis with a large fund for its continuance raised by his personal efforts. He was elected Executive director of the G. A. R. National Encampment held in Indian- apolis in 1893. This Encampment was con- ducted on new plans devised bv him after a careful study of the methods followed in pre- vious vears. Greater responsibility devolved upon him than was ever put upon one man in the management of these great veteran en- campments, and his work involved every de- tail of expense. \- the Encampment was held at Indianapolis in the year of the panic, there was difficulty in raising tin- large sum of money required for it- expense, and it was feared that there would be a deficit. The total amount raised was about Sijo.ooo, of 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD which $75,000 was appropriated by the com- mon council of Indianapolis. The expense the year before at Washington had amounted to $157,000. The Encampment in Indianapo- lis was conducted on fully as large a scale as in Washington, and the accommodations for veterans were the best ever provided, but at the close it was found that the total expense was only about $63,000. Over $42,000 of the city appropriation was returned and about $12,000 of funds raised by the Commercial Club were left on hand. In 1892 a movement for Good Roads was started through the efforts of Mr. Fortune, resulting in the assembling of a Good Roads Congress, under his direction, to which dele- gates were sent by nearly every county in the State. At this meeting the Indiana High- way Association was formed. Mr. Fortune was elected president but declined, and the Congress adopted a testimonial, thanking him for his work in behalf of good roads. He was also prominently identified with the Good Roads Congress at the World's Fair in 1893. Mr. Fortune was one of the committee of three, the other members of which were H. H. Hanna and Col. Eli Lilly, which had charge of the relief of the unemployed in In- dianapolis during the winter of 1X1)4. This committee devised ami successfully carried out what became widely known as "the Indi- anapolis plan" of relief, whereby food, fuel and clothing were provided for unemployed people in need under conditions which elimi- nated as far as practicable the pauperizing influences of charity. The plan embraced the establishment of a food market, where, after investigations, worthy people were given credit for supplies, issued in regular rations, in payment for which they performed labor under the direction of the committee. They provided for over 5.000 people during most of the winter, and, so successful was it in the avoidance of pauperizing influences, that for some time after the close of the relief work in the spring of 1804. there were fewer people than usual dependent upon the Charity Organization Society. A history of this work is given in a pamphlet entitled "Relief for the Unemployed," and it was the subject of sev- eral magazine articles. In 1894 Mr. Fortune proposed and brought about the organization of the Indiana State Board of Commerce, composed of the commercial organizations representing the different cities of Indiana, which were thus brought together for united action in advanc- ing the public and commercial interests of the State. He was elected president of this or- ganization in 1897, and again in 1898 and [899. lie was specially active in the move- ment inaugurated by the State Board of Com- merce to reform county and township govern- ment in Indiana, and was chairman of the ex- ecutive committee which prepared and secured the passage of these laws, which in the first year of their operation saved to the people over three million dollars. His management of the National Paving Exposition in 1890 suggested to him the need of a publication devoted specially to munici- pal improvements, and, with William C. Bobbs as business manager, he soon afterward issued "Paving and Municipal Engineering." as a sixteen-page journal. This has since grown into "Municipal Engineering Maga- zine." a large and prosperous publication rec- ognized as an authority and the foremost rep- resentative of the interests connected with the practical affairs of American municipalities. He was for years the editor of the magazine and is president of the company owning it. Mr. Fortune was one of the original mem- bers of the Commercial Club Elevated Rail- road Commission, appointed in 1894, and, in conjunction with Col. Lilly, was active for many years in promoting the project for es tablishing in Indianapolis a system of elevated railroad tracks, running east and west through the city, as a means of relief to the public from the dangers and inconveniences of grade crossings. Mr. Fortune was ap- pointed chairman of the commission in June. 1 S« >S, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Col. Lilly. Mr. Fortune continued at the head of the commission, and in 1898 he se- cured the enactment of an ordinance requir- ing track elevation. This was resisted by the railroads and the fight was carried on for years through the courts, the legislature and in local political campaigns, resulting finally in the triumph of the movement and the en- actment of an amendment to the city charter providing for continued progress in the work of track elevation, which is already well ad- vanced. From the time of its organization In- was a member of the executive committee of the Citizens League, being associated in this work with Thomas C. Day. T. E. Grif- fith. Father Gavisk, Lucius ]!. Swift, V L. Mason and G. E. Hunt. Mr. Fortuae was the first President of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 87 the Indianapolis Press Club, organized in 1891. Mi' was one of the organizers of the Century Club, and was its president in [892. He was president of the Automobile Club of Indiana for two years. He is a member of a number of clubs, including, besides those mentioned, the Country Club, the Columbia Club, the University Club and the Woodruff Club, of Indianapolis. 'ih rough the Commercial Club in 1902 Mr. Fortune offered a gold medal to the pupil of the public schools writing the best essay on the topic "Why We Take Pride in Indi- anapolis," the object being to stimulate home pride and public spirit in the young people. This was afterward continued for a number of years by the Commercial Club. In January, 1908, Mr. Fortune was elected president of the Inter-State Life Assurance Company. He is also president of Municipal Engineering Company, and of the New Tele- phone Company, of Indianapolis, and is a di- rector in several companies. It was largely through Mr. Fortune that Wong Kai Kah, the Chinese diplomat, was influenced to establish his home in Indianap- olis while in America, and through him Prince Pu Lun was invited to become the guest of Indiana and Indianapolis for a week in 1904. Mr. Fortune was chairman of the General Committee cf Citizens in charge of the en- tertainment of the Prince and his suite dur- ing this visit. In 1005 the Emperor of China by letter patent conferred upon Mr. Fortune the rank of nubility and .also bestowed on him the decoration of tin- order of the Double Dragon. ( )n Nov. 25, T8S4. Mr. Fortune was mar- ried tu Miss May Knubbe, daughter of Fred- erick and Jerusha A. Knubbe. She was a beautiful woman, who was beloved by all who knew her and who supplied to her hus- band those elements of tenderness and soft- ness which the character of his strenuous life not bring uppermost. Her death took place Sept. 28, [898, in her thirty-fourth year. She was survived by her three children: Russell. Evelyn (who in August. [907, was married to Mr. Eli Lill) ) and Madeline. Perhaps ,,1:' i,f the most gratifying ex- pressions of public esteem which have been numerous in Mr. Fortune's career, was the presentation to him, in [899, of a very hand- some loving cup, bearing the inscription, "To William Fortune from citizens of Indianapolis in recognition of his services in promoting the general welfare 1 [ the city, February, 1899." This was accompanied bj an address which was signed by too citizens, headed by Ben- jamin Harrison and James Whitcomb Riley, in which they expressed their high personal regard ami their appreciation of his untiring efforts on behalf of the city and State. Mr. A. L. Mason, in an address on "The Duties of Citizenship" in May, 1902, -aid "I undertake to say that William Fortune has contributed more individual energy and has achieved greater success in building organiza- tions for the carrying out of public reforms than any man of his age in the Middle West." ROBERT LINCOLN KELLY, LL. D., who since 1903 has been the efficient Presi- dent of Earlham College, at Richmond. Ind., which is one of the leading educational centers of the Society of Friends, is a man well qual- ified in every way for this high office, as may be read in bis former connections with im- portant schools in various parts of the coun- try. Dr. Kelly is equally at home as an ex- ecutive, as a teacher and as a lecturer, having devoted close study to many psychological and political questions, outside of the general field of literature. He was horn March 22, 1865, at Tuscola, 111., son of Robert and Anna (Pearson) Kelly. In 1867 Robert Kelly moved with bis family to Lawrence county. Mo., where he became editor of the Spring River Fountain, the leading Republican newspaper of that re- gion. Several years later he went to St. Louis, thence to Terre Haute. Ind.. where young Robert L. attended the public schools for one years, and then, the family settling on a farm at Bloomingdale, Parke county. Ind., his ed- ucation was further advanced by his attend- ance at the Friends' Bloomingdale Academy. from which he was graduated in 1884. Dr. Kelly then taught school in the Kelly school house, in the Kelly settlement, and in the fall of 1885 he entered the Sophomore class (1888), Earlham College. After grad- uation he became superintendent oi schools at Monrovia. Ind.. a position he held for two years. He was for a like period principal of Raisin Valley Seminary. Adrian. Mich., and he then took charge of the Central Academy. Plainfield, Ind., which position he held for seven years. Later he took a three-years post-graduate course at the Chicago Univer- sity, and during the absence of [Yes. A. Ros- enberger acted as president of the Penn Col- 88 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lege of Iowa for one year. He then came to Earlham College as Professor of Philosophy, and in 1903 was elected president of the insti- tution, since which time the old college of the Friends has become one of the leading insti- tutions of learning in the State. He has given special attention to the departments of Philosophy and Psychology, having established a Psychological laboratory which is exceeded in its equipment, in Indiana, only by the State University. The college has developed ad- ditional advantages and the faculty has been increased, several new members, men of learn- ing and ability, having been added. An indebt- edness of $35,000 has been liquidated, and the institution put on a sound financial basis. During the year 1907 a new library building, a new men's dormitory and a new central heating plant were constructed at a total cost of $100,000. While a student at Chicago Uni- versity, President Kelly gave close study to the Psychology of children, working for two years in the Physiological School for Deficient Children, the result of this research being published in the "PsychologicaJ Review." This, with other addresses to learned bodies, has helped to cause unusual attention to be given this important subject, and the City of Chicago has made a department in all schools for these studies. President Kelly is a mem- ber of the National Educational Association, and numerous local educational associations. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Religious Educational Association, and is president of the board of education of the Five- Years Meeting of American Friends. He is also a member of the State Board of Education of Indiana, which carries with it membership in the Indiana State Library Board, the Indiana School Hook Commission and the Indiana Teachers' Training Board; and he is a member of the Indiana Rhodes Scholarship Committee. Dr. Kelly is a well- known minister of the Society of Friends, and spends much time and effort in minis- terial labors. At its sixtieth anniversary De Pauw University conferred upon him the de- gree of LL. D. ( )n Aug'. 13, 1890, President Kelly was married in Bloomingdale, Parke county, Ind., to Cecilia Rifner, born Dec. 4, [869, in Cleves, Hamilton county, ( Ihio, daughter of lames M. and Martha (Cilley) Rifner, the Rifners being of Holland-Dutch and German ances- trv. GEN. J< )HN C( (BURN, one of the lead- ing lawyers of Indianapolis, has been a life- long resident of that city, where he was born Oct. 27, 1825. He attended the common schools, also the Marion County Seminary and Wabash College, from which latter he graduated with honor in 184(1. He then studied law in his father's office, was ad- mitted to the Par of the Supreme court in [849, and has practiced almost continuously ever since. As an efficient public servant he has been prominently before bis fellow-citi- zens throughout the greater part of his active life. He practiced law in Marion and ad- joining counties until 1859, meantime enter- ing upon the career of public usefulness which has caused him to become so well and favorably known, the advancement and wel- fare of his city and State having been ever as dear to him as the prosperity of his pri- vate interests. In 1 85 1 he went as representative to the State Legislature, and the following year, in the Scott campaign, he was one of the Presi- dential electors on the Whig ticket. In 1859 he was made judge of the Court of Common Pleas, holding that position until September. [861, when he resigned to enter the Union army. He was appointed colonel of the 33d Indiana Volunteers, Infantry, and served three wars, during which period he rose to the rank of general by brevet. In command of his regiment he participated, in 1861, in the bat- tle of Wild Cat, Kv.. the first engagement fought on Kentucky soil, in which the Rebels, led by General Zollicoffer, were repulsed after a severe engagement. In February, 1863, our subject was appointed brigadier-general, and in tile spring of that year he was captured at Thompson's Station, in Tennessee, but was exchanged two months later. In the battle of Thompson's Station, where he fought Gen- eral VanDorn, he attacked six brigades with one, being misled by being informed that he was attacking General Forrest, who at that time had one thousand eight hundred men. When he got into the battle he fought the six brigades until he ran out of ammunition. He was deserted by bis cavalry and artillery, also by one regiment of < >hio infantry which guarded the ammunition that belonged to his brigade, neither of which belonged to his brigade. After his exchange he returned to the Army of the Cumberland, with which he remained, doing duty in Tennessee and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 89 Georgia, until his term expired. He served under Gen. Gordon Granger in the Reserve Corps, and under den. Joseph Hooker in the 20th Army Corps. During this time he was in many hard-fought battles, his brigade dis- tinguishing itself especially in the Atlanta campaign, at Resaca, New Hope Church, Cnlp's Farm, Kenesaw Mountain and Peach Tree Creek. Atlanta was surrendered to him, the mayor attempting to surrender the city while a Rebel brigade tied for safety. He was brevetted brigadier-general for gallant and meritorious conduct in this campaign. Returning to Indianapolis, General Co- burn resumed the practice of his pri fession, and in the spring of [865 received the ap- pointment of first secretary of the Territory of Montana. He declined the honor, but in the fall of 1865 he accepted the position of judge of the Circuit court for .Marion and Hen- dricks counties, to which lie was elected with- out opposition. However, lie did not long serve in this capacity, as in [866 he was nominated for Congress, and immediately re- signed the judgeship to take the stump. He was elected to Congress, and was re-elected three times, serving four terms in succession, until March 5, 1875. As might be judged b) the length of his service, he exhibited marked ability in many directions, and as he acted upon several committees there was constanl demand for the exercise of his varied gifts of mind and legal attainments. As a member of the committees on Public Expenditures, Banking and Currency, Military Affairs, the Kuklux Investigation and the Alabama Election Investigation, he proved himself a man of rare good sense and excellent judg- ment, and he won the same measure oi es- teem on the floor, his actions being marked b) justice and honor, and all his work being characterized by capability and honesty. His- views upon questions of reconstruction, which then agitated the entire country, were very positive, and he had the courage of his con- victions in Openly opposing such measure- as he considered — in the light of then n events — unpatriotic and unnecessarily genei ous. Another movement to which he was Strongly opposed was the contraction of the currency, holding firmly to the belief thai t much legislation on the currency question was an error, and that such matters could not he adjusted merely by legislation. He also took a stand against further land grants being made to railroads, claiming that the amount already devoted to that purpose was ample. Genera] Coburn was among the earliest advo- cates of the reduction of the high duties levied under the tariff laws during the Civil war and for some time afterward, arguing for pro- tection at a moderate rate, and that this was a matter which Congress should be ready at all times to modify in accordance with exist- ing conditions, lie offered a hill providing for the appointment of an American com- mission to act conjointly with one appointed by the British government, looking to the sur- vey of a route for a ship canal connecting the St. Lawrence river and the Great Lakes, and capable of allowing the passage of the largest ocean steamers of both nations. This bill was referred to a committee, hut never reported. Recently the scheme has been re- vived under more favorable circumstances, lie served four years as chairman of the committee on Military Affairs, and made a notable record. 'The system of army pay was put upon a new basis as reported by him and as adopted by Congress without amendment. And it was as the result of a bill which he- drafted and reported that the army prison at Fort Leavenworth was established. The prisoners, then scattered at a great expense in the States' prisons and jails, were thus made self-supporting, and secured the hu- mane treatment which, as old soldiers, they deserved. There is one especially interesting epi- sode in General Coburn's Congressional life which now seems almost prophetic, and evinces a penetration into national affairs possessed alone b) the higher type of states- man. In February, 187^, a discussion arose in the House over a hill making an appro- priation for the Military Academy at West Point, in which it was proposed to drop the teaching of Spanish. The General, then chairman of the committee on Military Af- fairs, at once opposed this proposition, al- though it had the approval of 1 'resident Grant, the Secretary of War and the Board of Visitors, mainly composed of college pro- fessors. He urged most strenuously that the study of the Spanish language was of prime importance, and especially to 1 ur military offi- cers, since those of our national neighbors who do not speak English use the Spanish language, and that our soldiers might be brought into contact with Spanish peoples. either by conquest or annexation. His speech concluded with these words: "Let the stand- 9 o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ard of our military academy be made so high that its graduates will be proficient alike in English, in German and in Spanish. The knowledge of this last language will be of greater and greater value as time rolls on. The boy is burn that shall see the day when the general shall mount his horse and lead the column riding from the Rio Grande to the isthmus of Panama, with the tlag and the armed men of the Union behind it. The boy is alive who will issue general orders in Spanish from Morro Castle to a people who will then be citizens of the United States." The amendment was adopted and the Spanish language continues to be a part of the course taught at West Point. He also originated and reported a bill which became a law, pro- viding for the erection of headstones over the soldiers* graves in the national cemeteries and elsewhere, of which the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution have eagerly availed themselves. Another excellent bill which was introduced and carried through the House by him provided for the prevention of the promotion of officers of the army addicted to the habitual intemperate use of intoxicants or drugs, but this bill, though admitted to be a just and salutary measure, met defeat in the Senate. Thus it may be seen that he carried the enthusiasm and patriotic ardor which marked his army service into the legis- lative hall, and worked unceasingly for what he believed to be the good of the army and the benefit of his old comrades in arms. The publication of the Rebellion Records, giving to the world the orders, dispatches and re- ports of both Union and Rebel officers, and of which one hundred and fifty volumes have already been published, is the result of a law of which General Coburn is the author. His entire career in Congress was marked by a conscientious resistance to all schemes for the extravagant expenditure of the people's money. He was defeated with the Republi- can ticket in the fall of 1874, when the Baxter liquor law of Indiana engendered great hos- tility to the Republican party. In 1876 he declined to be a candidate for Congress and in 1SS0 declined the candidacy for governor. Since the close of his service in Congress he has practiced law at Indianapolis, except while absent from the State as United States commissioner at Hot Springs, Ark., to which he was appointed in 1877 by President Hayes, to settle the land titles, lay off the city, fix the price of lots, etc. He was also in Mon- tana for about two years, having been ap- pointed by President Arthur one of the three judges of the Supreme court. When the Democrats came into power he was removed for political reasons, and returned to Indi- anapolis to resume his legal practice, in which he has ever since been engaged. His offices are in Rooms 532-533. Lemcke building. Although General Coburn has always been busy with his legal work, he has never been too busy to take a public-spirited interest in the affairs of the city, and his influence has ever been directed toward the attainment and maintenance of the highest good. In 185 1 he set on foot the project for the erection of a United States post office building in Indi- anapolis, and called a meeting of citizens to urge it upon Congress. It was not taken tip with enthusiasm by many, but a committee of three, of whom he was one, labored so faith- fully that within a few months the measure introduced became a law, and the city had a public building after New Orleans and De- troit. In 1854 he bore an important part in the organization of the Shade Tree Associ- ation, encouraging the planting of trees in public places, and in 1859, while judge of the court, he ordered and had planted a double row of trees around the court-house square. The free schools have also had their share of his attention. He served one term as a school commissioner of the city, and was one of the first to advocate the introduction of manual training into the public schools. Gar- field Park, now a source of pride to the city, had long been neglected, and had been leased for ten vears, but when the city council and aldermen passed a resolution authorizing it to be leased for another five years General Coburn thought the time to act had come, and be resolutely opposed such action. He called and addressed public meetings, gained the good-will of the newspapers, and so Far succeeded in awaking the public feeling that not only was (he original project defeated, but an ordinance was passed providing for the future protection and improvement of the park. To him also is due much credit for the efficiency of the various public charitable institutions. He did his best to obtain legis- lation for the establishment of a capable board of public charities, but without success, lie worked zealously in the founding of the Indi- ana Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Knights- town, and was one of the earliest workers for the building of the soldiers' monument, de- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ml livering a most eloquent address in its favor at a State soldiers' mass meeting held at Indi- anapolis in 1S77 ; he rejoiced greatly at the successful outcome of the project, and de- livered an oration when the corner-stone of the monument was laid. He took a leading and active part in preventing the division of the fund granted to the States by Congress for agricultural and mechanical colleges, which resulted in the establishment of the Purdue University at Lafayette. General Coburn deserves the high esteem he enjoys. His life has been one of continuous unselfish usefulness reaching out in many di- rections, solely with a desire to promote the public and private good of his fellow-men, never with a motive of personal gain. That he has won an enviable standing was inevit- able. No man could so devote himself and his work to the general good without gaining, in a large measure, the respect and good-will of all, and his talents as a speaker and writer, his legal attainments, his high natural endow- ments and their continual development, would also entitle him to a high place. He has ever aimed at practical results, and his success in attaining them is the best evidence of a high intelligence properly utilized. Gen. Lew Wal- lace spoke of him as one of the best men that ever lived and characterized his services to the State and nation as invaluable. In March, 1852, General Coburn married Miss Caroline Test, who was born Dec. 15, 1830, daughter of Judge Charles H. Test, of Centerville, Ind. One child was born to them, a daughter, who died in infancy. Their home is at No. 1518 South Xew Jersey street. Mrs. Coburn is a member of the Congregational Church. The General belongs to George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R.„ of which he was a charter member, and is also a member of the Loyal Legion. Judge Charles H. Test, attorney and cir- cuit judge, was born in New Jersey, of Qua- ker ancestry, and was a direct descendant of John Test, the first sheriff of Philadelphia. Hon. John Test, the father of Judge Charles H. Test, was a typical gentleman of the old school, even to the cue he wore. He was a native of New Jersey and a noted figure in the early days in Indiana. He was admitted to the Bar of Indiana in 181 1. was con- sidered the best lawyer in the then Territory, and was an important man in every respect, doing much to improve the condition of the early settlers around Brookville and in Frank- lin county. He was the first Congressman from that section and did good work while in the public service, in his efforts to aid in the prosperity of the town he purchased the Butler watermill on Yellow creek, at Brook- ville, in which he installed a carding ma- chine, a great innovation at that time. John Test married Mary Hall, a native of Penn- sylvania, and like himself of Quaker stock, she being a descendant of Friends who came from England to Philadelphia with Penn. They were the grandparents of William and Gen. Lew Wallace. As a boy Judge Test assisted in the sur- vey of the public lands of Indiana, and he was familiar with the development of the State from its primitive condition. He adopted his father's profession, in which he became eminent, serving as judge on the Wayne county and Lafayette circuits, and was at one time secretary of State for Indi- ana. Judge Test was twice married, and had five children by each union. His first wife, Rebecca (Davis), of Kentucky (a second cousin of Jefferson Davis), was the mother of James, Caroline (Mrs. Coburn), Thad- deus, and two that died in childhood. Mrs. Kebecca (Davis) Test was a Methodist in religious belief. She died in Centerville, Wayne county, and the Judge subsequently married Elizabeth Moore, by whom he had: Charles, Lydia. Mary, Edmund B., ami one that died in infancy. Mrs. Elizabeth (Moore) Test was a Friend, and Judge Test himself united with tin- Society in his later years. Both died in 1884. he passing away in De- cember of that year, at the age of eighty- three. Mrs. John Coburn has the old clock of her grandfather, Hon. John Test, a fine piece of mechanism and of typical high-class work of the earlier days. It has an enameled dial, with full face, hand-painted moon, showing the changes of the moon, day of the month, etc. The maker, Humphrey Griffith, was a man of Welsh descent, noted as a fine watch and clock maker, and an all-round mechanical genius. He afterward had a shop in Indi- anapolis, owning land on the north side oi Washington street, his establishment being where the News office is now located, lie left valuable property, llis children and de- scendants have been citizens of the highest respectability. [Since the foregoing was writ- ten, notice has been received of General Co- burn's death, January 28, 1908. — Ed.] 9 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD DR. J( )HN V. BAIRD. The Baird fam- ily, to which the eminent physician, Dr. John Venable Baird, of Albany, Delaware county, Ind., belongs, is of ancient lineage. It orig- inated in the Smith of France, where several of the name were living during the reign of Louis IV, and the first of the name mentioned in Great Britain came over with William the Conqueror. It is believed that it first appears in Scotland, when members of the family ac- companied William the Lion on his return from captivity in 1 174. Certain it is that little more than half a century later they pos- sessed fine estates and had made alliances in the south and southwest counties of Scotland. The old spelling of the name was Lard. Barde, Beard, Byrd and Bayard. In New York it has been spelled Bard, Bardt and Baort. The Coat of Arms is: gules, a boar passant, or. Crest : a griffin's head with the motto, Dotninus fecit. Tradition says these were presented by William the Linn, who happened to detach himself from his attend- ants while hunting in the southwest part of England, and was then attacked by a wild boar. Calling for help, a Baird came to the rescue and killed the boar. As evidence to the truth of this story, one foot of the boar was carried north, and is still preserved ; it is fourteen inches long and nine broad, cut off at the ankle. Among the members of the family especially prominent in the early days may be mentioned: Le Seigneur de Barde, who, in 1006. was one of the followers of William the Conqueror: Henry de Barde, Mariscallus and Strivelin, who in 1 178 was a witness to a charter granted by King Wil- liam the Lion to the Bishop of Glasgow upon some lands in the town of Stirling ; Hugo de Laird, one of the sub-witnesses to a safe con- duct granted King William, April 17, 1194, by King Richard 1, in which large appoint- ments of money and provisions are ordered for him during his going, coming and stay- ing in England: Magistrus Ricardus de Barde, a witness in 1224 to a charter granted by the Bishop of Glasgow; Richard de Baird, who in 1228 made a donation to the Abbol and Convent of Kelso; Duncan, Fergus, John and Nicol Baird, mentioned in 1296, in "Pym's Collection," as men of rank and property; Jordan Baird, the brave companion of Sir William Wallace (1297-1305); in 1308 a Baird was put to death fur conspiracy against King Robert Bruce; Peter Laird, made com- mander of the navy ( 1313) by King Edward II; Sir William Baird, of Evendale, who par- ticipated in the battle of Poictiers ; < ieneral Sir David Baird ( [757-1829), who at the head of the British troops successfully stormed Ser- ingapatam, India, in 1799, when Tippo Sahib was killed and India given to Britain ; Lt. Col. Andrew Wilson Baird. F. R. S. (born April 28, 1842), a noted civil engineer, and in 1885 a collaborator with C. H. Darwin in "The Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observations." In American annals are found mention of, Wil- liam Byrd (born at Westover, Ya., March 28, 1(74. died Aug. 26, 1744), promoter of sci- ence and literature, fellow of the Royal So- ciety of London, receiver general in Virginia, thrice agent for Virginia in England, thirty- seven years a member and finally president of the King's council of the Colony, commis- sioner in 1728 to set boundary line between North Carolina and Virginia, and in 1733 laid out the cities of Richmond (first called Byrd's Warehouse) and Petersburg. Ya. ; Robert Baird, D. D. (born near Uniontown, Pa., Oct. 6, 1798. died at Yonkers, N. Y., March 15, 1863), theologian and writer: Henrv Martyn Laird (son of Robert, D. D.), Ph. D., D. D., LL. D. (born in Philadelphia. Jan. 17, 1832), noted evangelist and writer : Absalom Baird (born in Washington, Pa., Aug. 20, 1S24), American soldier, graduated West Point 1849, Florida hostilities, 1851-53, assistant profes- sor at military academy, 1856-59, captain and assistant adjutant general Aug. 3, 1861, lieu- tenant colonel June 13, 1865, brigadier general, U. S. Vols., 1862-66, and retired Aug. 20, 1888. John Baird, great-grandfather of Dr. John Venable Laird, was son of John Baird, Sr., and grandson of Barzilla Baird. Tn his relig- ious faith he did not depart from the teachings of his Scotch ancestors, but was a strict Pres- byterian. His wife was an English woman by the name of Leighton. Bedent Laird, son of John, born about 1780, lived on Schoharie creek in New York State. He married Sarah Britton, wdiose father was Welsh. About 1812 they removed to < >hio, making the journey down the Ohio river in a flat boat, and settling in Middle- town, Butler county. After a short time there they went to Warren county, Ohio, and settled about seven miles northeast of the village of Lebanon. Here Bedent Baird cleared up 160 acres of land from the woods and made a fine farm. His first house was of hewed logs, but later lie built a one-story flat-roofed frame COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 93 house, large on the ground and very substan- tial, with many wide rooms and an excellent cellar. To Bedent and Sarah Baird were born eleven children, nine of whom survived in- fancy. The eldest, Hannah, born Dec. 30, 1802, married William Venable. The others in order of birth were: John; Britton; Newell; Eliz- abeth; Joseph; Bedent; Jane; and William. Bedent Baird died on his farm in 1850. In his religious faith he was an Uhiversalist. He was a man of much independence of char- acter, and was an active old-line Whig. John Baird, son of Bedent and father of Dr. John V., was born in New York State Nov. 8, [808, and was about four years old when the family came down the ( >hio. He was reared among the pioneers of Warren county, Ohio, and in the early schools of that locality acquired a good education for the times, including a knowledge of Latin. He became a teacher, and was well-known through all that part of Ohio. In [836 he moved to Indiana, making the journey with two wagons, each drawn by lour horses, over the old Indian Trail from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne. He settled upon 160 acres of land in the woods. Of this land his father had entered eighty acres for him, and he entered eighty more for himself. At first he built a two-story hewed log house, which is still standing. After clearing up his land he be- came very prosperous, and was a man of much influence in the community. For many years he held the office of justice of the peace. In political principle he was an old-line Whig with strong Abolition sentiments. His home was a station on the Underground railroad. With his brother, also a strong Abolitionist. he helped many a runaway to the north to find freedom. At the organization of the Republi- can party, John Baird was one of the tirst to pledge his allegiance to its principles, and he voted for Gen. John Charles Fremont, its first presidential candidate, and all through that exciting campaign he took an active part, making many public speeches. He died Oct. 25, 1858. He was a man of active mentality, and was charitable in his judgments. His religious faith was that of the I'niversalists. On Jan. 27, 1831, in Warren county, Ohio, John Baird married Eliza Staley, horn in Frederick City, Md., Aug. it, 181 r, daughter of Solomon and Margaret (Butler) Staley. Solomon Staley was born in Maryland of Ger- man descent, and was a wealthy farmer, tan- ner and slave holder, living on the Little Mon- ocacy River mar Frederick City, Md. To John and Eliza I laird were horn the following children: Sarah, Mary, Elias, William. Eliz- abeth, Jane, John Venable and Rudolph C. Of these William and Elias were soldiers in the Civil war. the latter, a member of C pany F, 75th Indiana Infantry, being injured at the battle of Chickamauga and dying from the effects of wounds. William, in ( pany C, 8th Indiana Cavalry, saw three years of service, of which time five months were spent as a prisoner in Libb) prison. Dr. John Venable Baird, son of John, was born June 13, 1850, on his father's farm in Jay county, Ind. He received a common school education. The first school he at- tended was a subscription school, and it was held in a log cabin, with puncheons for seats, and a plank fastened to one side of the wall with wooden pins to do service as a writing desk. His father paid thirty-three cents for each child. The next school was held in a frame building. He was able to attend but two or three months in the winter, the rest of his time being required on the home farm. At the age of sixteen he went to Liber Col lege, Portland, Ind.. where he took up higher mathematics and other advanced studies. He then began teaching, and for ten years was so engaged in Jay county, at the same time working on tin- homestead. In the meantime he studied medicine with Dr. E. W. Moon, of Portland, afterward attending the Cincinnati Medical College, from which he graduated in 1880. He at once established himself for practice in Albany, Ind.. and soon won a sub- stantial patronage. Dr. Baird is a man of wide reading, and has accumulated a collection of 1. 000 volumes, the largest, perhaps, of an) private library in that section of the State. lie is a patron of the leading medical periodi- cals, and he keeps up with the modern scien- tific development of his profession. Dr. Baird is very public-spirited and has been greatly interested in the cause of edu- cation, and was for years an active and effi- cient member of the school hoard of Albany. As a Republican he represented his district in tin- Sixty-third Genera! Assembly. Fraternally Dr. Baird is a member of the Masons at Al- bany, the Modern Woodmen, the < )dd Fellows and the Maccabees. Like all his family he clings to the faith of the Universalists. Both as a citizen and as a physician he has won the 94 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD respect of the people of Albany and vicinity, and his great kindliness of manner has en- deared him to many. ( )n June 26, 1875. Dr. Baird married Aurelia Meeks, who was horn in .Miami count-.. < ihio, Sept. 14, 1844, daughter of Eli and Matilda (Morris) .Meeks. Eli Meeks was born in Miami county, Ohio, and in i860 set- tled in Jay county, Ind., where he opened and farmed a fine tract of 200 acres; he died in Lima. Ohio, aged sixty-five years, in the faith of the Universalist Church. In politics he was a Democrat. His children were: John, Eliza, Ellen and Aurelia. To Dr. John Y. and Aurelia Baird were born the following children: John \V., a lawyer in Muncie, who married Mary Risher ; and Morris B., in the real estate business in Muncie. Mrs. Aurelia (Meeks) Baird died Feb. 28. [890. Dr. Baird married (second) June 30, 1892, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., Mary A. McGarvey, who was born in Paradise. Ky., Aug. 4. 1857, daughter of Peter and Bridget (McGrail) McGarvey, of Scotch-Irish stock on both sides. Mrs. I laird attended the high school at Rockport, Ind., and the State Normal at Terre Haute, later studying medicine with her brother, Dr. John McGarvey, in Poplar Bluff. She grad- uated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Indianapolis, in 1898, and began the practice of her profession in Albany, be- ing very successful especially in the line of gynecology and obstetrics. She is a woman of strong sympathies and is of a bright, cheer- ful disposition, and her very presence brings hope into the sick room. Butler. The Butler family, to which Dr. Baird belongs through his grandmother, Mar- garet (Butier) Staley, daughter of Richard I hitler, is of English stock, and came from the island of Scilly in the English Channel. Tra- dition savs the first ancestor went over from Normandy with William the Conqueror. The first of the family of whom there is definite information was Theobald Fitz- Walter, who went to Ireland with Henry II, and was given tin- office of chief butler of Ireland, his es- pecial duty being to attend coronations, and to present the first cup of wine to the newly made king — hence the name "Butler." : Out of a ducal coronet, or, a plume of five ostrich feathers, argent. Therefrom issuant a falcon rising, of the last. Arms: Or, a chief, indented, az. Motto: Comme je lion; c ( As I find). Manv of the name have been prominent in American history, and the descendants of Thomas Butler, born about 1674, who settled in Maine in 1698, with a retinue of servants, form a brilliant company of soldiers, profes- sional men and statesmen. Lieut. Col. Perci- val Butler was a brave officer of the Pennsy'- vania Line in the Revolution. Col. Wiliam Butler was also in command of a Penn- sylvania regiment in the struggle for liberty ; Gen. William O. Butler succeeded Gen. Scott as commander of the American army in Mex- ico in 1848: Zebulon Butler, born in 1731, anil an early settler in the Wyoming Valley, took part in the French and Indian War, and also in the Revolution, attaining the rank of cap- tain ; and Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, lawyer, politician, general, member of Congress, Gov- ernor of Massachusetts, and candidate of the People's party for President in 1884, died in 1893, Richard Butler, father of Margaret (But- ler) Staley, was born in Ireland and was killed by the Indians in battle in Ohio, Nov. 4, 1791. He came to America hefore 1700, and held the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Pennsylvania Line of the Continental army. He served throughout the war, and was agent for Indian affairs in Ohio in 1787. He was with St. Clair in his disastrous expedition in 1791, commanding the right wing of the army with the rank of major. Thomas Butler, born in 1754, brother of Richard, died at New Orleans Sept. 7, 1805. He was in every important battle of the Mid- dle States during the Revolution, at Brandy- wine and Monmouth, receiving the thanks of his commanders, Washington and Wayne, for his skill and bravery. In i7X M< >( )RE. In this country of self-made men, where titles are unknown, where heredity — so it shows its representatives to be of honest, upright par- entage — is almost unheeded, and where a man is judged solely upon his merits, we venture the opinion that the loftiest ideal is the man who surmounts all difficulties; who stands true and unshaken by the storms (if life, and by unceasing efforts is able to lift up both him- self and those about him. Such a man. pre- eminently the cause of his own extraordinary success, and the benefactor of all who know him, is the Hon. Joseph Jefferson Moore, of Trafalgar. Johnson Co., Indiana. Ih was horn in Union township, Johnson county, April 29, [831. His father. Robert Moore, was born in Ohio, and was a hatter by trade. He conducted a prosperous business in that line in Nashville, Tenn. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1821 he lo- cated near Nineveh, Nineveh township, John- son county, where be entered eighty acres of land and lived there for some years doing a general farming business. He then moved to Union township, again entering land, and here he remained for some years. He was one of the Associate Judges during his residence there, and in i8_t<) removed to Jasper county, settling in the Blue Grass region. Six years later he returned to Union township and died there Jan. 20th, 1855, aged upwards of sixty years. Robert Moore's wife, Elizabeth (Mc- Kinley) Moore (a first cousin of the lamented I 'resident McKinley), was born in the same State as her husband, and she died in 1844. She was a member of the Christian Church, in which she was held in high esteem. Her hus- band was identified with the Cumberland Presbyterian and United Brethren Churches. Eight children were born to them, of whom four are now living: Martha M., widow of David Wyon, of Decatur. 111.; Rachel Amanda, wife of Joseph Yoeman, of Rens- selaer, Ind.; Robert M., of Trafalgar; and Joseph Jefferson. The father of Robert Moure was a native of Ireland, coming to America during the Revolutionary war. and locating at Ripley, Ohio, where he lost his life in the prime of his manhood in the building of an old-fash- ioned stick chimney. He left a large family, one of his sons being known as "Uncle Bill" Moore. He was a great Abolitionist, and was Captain of the great Underground Rail- road at Ripley. He was a man of great bravery, and carried out his ideas of right re- gardless of dangers. In later years he became wealth) and owned a large tract of land near ( ieorgeti iwn, < )hio. Mrs. Elizabeth ( McKinley) Moore was a daughter of Hugh McKinley, who lived near I Iigginsport, Ohio. He was a great horse- man, and raised many blooded animals, in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 97 which he took great pride. He was of Scotch descent, and died well advanced in years, leaving a large family. ["he Hon. Joseph Jefferson Moore passed his boyhood days in Union township in the ed duties and interests of farm work. Here he remained until about the time of his maturity, attending the old fashioned sub- sciiption schools. He began his business career in making rails and cutting wood, at twenty-five cents a cord. This work he did upon the neighboring farms, and he also as sisted in the work at home. He then -pent several years in hunting, trapping and fishing, at which he was an adept. His opportunities along educational lines were few, but he was always a great lover of books, and from them -lined liis information. He earned his first bunk. Pike's Arithmetic, by laboriously cutting wheat that had been left by the reapers in the field. For a pencil he used a flattened bullet, and his calculations and drawings were made upon logs which he had smoothed off for that purpose. At the end of three years he left Jasper county and removed to Johnson county, where he was selected, on account of his fit- ness and industry to teach in the schools there. His first experience was a three months term. for w'hieh he received the munificent sum of $25.00, together with his board and clothes. ( )n account of the success with which he con- ducted his first term, he was selected for the position in a larger school, where he again taught for three months, this time receiving $50.00 with board and clothes. After this he taught in the subscription schools, in which bis income was derived from per capita as- sessments against the pupils in amounts of S2.00, which netted him quite a handsome in- come for those days. Afterward entering Franklin College for one term, he completed the course of his studies and then accepted a position as clerk for Morgan & Bridges in Trafalgar, where he remained about a year. From this position he turned to renew his school work anil taught another year, when he married and took up the general w rk of fanning. After about a year he moved to Morgan county, continuing his work of farm- ing, lie bad acquired a thorough knowledge oi surveying some years before, while hunting and trapping, lie reason of his employment by a surveyor, and soon after going to Morgan county, on account of his fitness for the po- sition, he was elected county surveyor, in which position he continued a full term. At 7 the beginning of the war he determine. I go into business for himself, and accordingly returned to Union township, where he started a general store. He was elected county sur- veyor of J> hnson count}-, and in this position served for many years. He continued o ducting his -ton-, until about [866, when he rented a house in Trafalgar, and started a store later on in the place where his present business is located, building the store, ware- house and other buildings. In the year 1SS1 the buildings were all destroyed by fire, bring- ing upon him a loss of $16,000. ( )f this he only received the sum of $3,000 in the insur- ance. This would have been a crushing blow- to most men, but Mr. .Mo,, re was undaunted, and simply used his insurance money in get- ting another start, and success has come to him. He is kept busy looking after his ex- tensive mercantile interests and his farms and is greatly interested in the projected interur- ban railway between Indianapolis and Evans- ville, which will make Trafalgar one of the best towns in the state. On Oct. 23, 1856, he was united in mar- riage to Ermina Forsyth, daughter of John and Sarah (Hughes) Forsyth, and to them four children were born: Frank F., Elgin E., Sinchona A., and one child who died in in- fancy. Frank F., now a prosperous and bril- liant lawyer in Indianapolis, married May Wyeth, and has two children, Joseph W. and Fannie M. Elgin E. died at the age of two years and eight months. .Mrs. Moore died on June 25, 1902, at the age of sixty years, three months and thirteen days. She was a member of the Baptist Church in which she was an earnest worker and highly esteemed by all. and her loss was a great shock- to Mr. Moore and all of her friends. The political affiliations of Mr. Moore have always been with the Democratic party, in which he has long been an important factor throughout the State, lie is a Master Mason and was the author of the Gravel-road system, which was adopted with great success in this section. By this each farmer constructs his own section 1 f road. This has resulted in much satisfaction to the tax payers and citi- zens of the communities where such roads exist, and greatly improved them at a mini- mum cost. In 1890 Mr. M< ore was elected to the State Senate representing Morgan, John- son and Brown counties. He served ably in this capacity for four years, and won the respect and admiratii n of his constituents. 98 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The story of Mr. Moore's life, with all its varied occupations, its general unfolding and steady development, might almost without embellishment, furnish material for a work of fiction, which in proper hands, might live throughout the ages. First as a farmer's boy with no advantages, he began life's struggle ; then through successive stages, even as the immortal Lincoln of Illinois, farming, teach- in-, rail-splitting, clerking, he rose until he was chosen to till one of the highest positions in the sift of the State. Now, in his honored age, all join in admiration ami highest regard lor him, who had the ability to win these many laurel-, and the heroism of soul to sacrifice and labor until they were all honorably ob- tained. WILLIAM TAYLOR STOTT, D. D., LL. D., former president of Franklin College, Franklin, Ind., which high and honorable po- sition he held for more than thirty, years, is now serving as superintendent of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, at Knightstown, Ind. By birth Dr. Stott belongs to Indiana, and his high moral character and intellectual attainments are but natural heritages from Forefathers who through life followed high ideals and worked for the spiritual develop- ment of their fellowmen. Dr. Stott was born in Jennings county, near Vernon, Ind., May 22, 1836, son of Rev. John and Elizabeth 1 Vawter) Stott. natives of Kentucky. Rev. William Taylor Stott, paternal grandfather of William Taylor Stott, who bears his name, was born in Kentucky of Scotch ancestry. His religious zeal carried him into the sparsely settled neighborhood of Madison, Ind., and later he made his home at Vernon. A giant in physical appearance, his mental equipment matched it well, and through his preaching more than 1.000 con- verts were baptized and added to the church. His work took him all over the State, and his last charge was at North Vernon. For more than fifty years he preached at Vernon. Earl- ier in his career, he was a soldier in the War of 1812, under Gen. Hull, and he fought bis country's foes as valiantly in the flesh as later he taught the battles to be fought in the spirit- ual sense. The death of Grandfather Stott took place at the home of bis son near North Vernon, at the age of ninety years. Flis wife was Mary Ann Stott. and they had three sons and four daughters. No less distinguished was the maternal grandfather of Dr. Stott, Rev. William Vawter. a native of Kentucky, who also came as a pioneer to Indiana. His first settlement was near Madison, but later he located at Vernon and lived there all his life, dying in 1868, aged ninety years. His father was Rev. Jesse Vawter, a Baptist min- ister, ami his wife's father was Rev. Philemon Vawter, also a minister in the Baptist Church. The family is of French-English descent. The parents of Dr. Stott came from Kentucky into Indiana, about 1820, lived a short time near Madison, and then located at North Ver- non. The five children bprn to Rev. John and Elizabeth Stott, were the following: Vawter, who died in infancy; Martha, wife of Maxa Moncrief, of Franklin; Dr. William T. ; Miss Mary F., of Franklin; and Maria J., deceased, who was the wife of James X. Chaille. For fifty years these parents lived on the same farm in Jennings county, moving to Franklin only a short time prior to decease. His death occurred in December, 1887, at the age of seventy-seven years, while his widow survived until November, 180,3, when she had reached her eighty-third year. He was a minister in the Baptist Church, and had a number of charges in Jennings county as well as in other parts of the State. For a great many years he ministered to the churches known as Geneva Church, at Oueensville, the Graham, Brush Creek and Zenas Churches in Jennings county and the Versailles Church, in Ripley county. He was ever ready to answer any call in any part of the State, but his last pastorate was at North Vernon. Dr. William Taylor Stott spent his boy- hood days on the farm near Vernon, and was given educational advantages at the academy at Sardinia. With this preparation, he entered Franklin College, in [856-7 and graduated in [861. In the July following, he enlisted as a private soldier, in Company I, iSth Ind. V. I., with Thomas Pattison as Colonel com- manding. His ability was marked, and was earlv recognized by his superiors, and he re- ceived promotion, until he was made captain of his company. With his regiment he fought neatly the whole way round the Confederacy, taking part in the battles of Black Water. Sugar (reek. Fea Ridge, Cotton Plant. Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Big Black River. Vicksburg, Mustang Island, Fort Esperanza, Baton Rouge, Berryville, Hall Town, Win- chester, Fisher's Hill. New Market, and Cedar Creek. At the last named battle Major Wil- liams having fallen, he as senior captain, at a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 99 critical moment, assumed command of the regi- ment, rallied his men. re-formed, and with rare ability and coolness, conducted them to the i that ever-to-be remembered day. As a si 'ldier. in camp, on the march or in the field, he maintained in a large degree those qualifications which distinguish the really great; self-possession, alertness, patience, reso- lutii n, strength — in short, character. If he was ever afraid, no one but himself ever knew it. On Dec. 10, 1864, he was mustered out, Tribune; Grace E., who is the wife of Rev. C. R. Parker, of LaPorte, lnd., and has two children, Cyril R. and Ruth Ele; Edith, who married Rev. F. G. Kenny, of Endianapi lis, lnd., and has one child, Grace Elizabeth; and Rosea G., of LaPorte, lnd.. whd married Isabel Porter, of Petoskey, .Michigan. In political sympathy Dr. Stott is a Re- publican, but in local matters is very liberal, his methods while in the city council demon- having served continually more than three strating that his aim was not to advance party. years and six months. At the close of the war, Capt. Stott, with characteristic energy and decision, resumed his student life. He matriculated at Rochester Theological Seminary, where, after three years, he graduated and was ordained pastor of Columbus Baptist Church, in 1868. In [869 lie was called to the chair of Natural Science, in Franklin College. In 1872 he became a but to faithfully serve the city. When lie accepted his position as head of the great educational institution, which has been pre- viously mentioned, it was at a time when a debt of $13,000 with no assets, had to be provided for. His years there were not only fruitful in the advancement of educational standards and attainments, but in the placing of the college on a firm footing, with assets I r< fessor in Kalamazoo College, at Kalamazoo, at $464,000 and with only a small floating Mich., taking the chair of chemistry and phy sics. but in a few months, when Franklin Col- lege was re-organized, he was asked to assume the grave responsibilities of its Presidency. This he did. He had received at Kalamazoo the degree of Doctor of Divinity. As president of one of the State colleges of Indiana. Dr. Stott showed most unusual executive ability, and through the years exhibited a breadth of culture, clearness of perception, fidelity and perseverance in work, which not only made his name an inspiration all over the State, but which gave him a reputation among those en- 1 in higher education. As a teacher he has few equals in America, while he also keeps abreast of the times in every line of the world's work. Xot only is he interested in the affairs of Nation and State, but his attention has been given to municipal matters, and he served as a member of the city council, having been elec- ted by his ward by the largest majority on record. His influence in civic affairs has been indebtedness. To his present position as su- perintendent of the Soldiers' and Sailors' 1 >r- phans' Heme he is bringing to hear these same talents, and not only ha- he won the approval of those in authority, but he has the love and respect of his charges. For the past three years he has been a member of the State Board of Education. In 1880 he served as president of the Indiana Baptist conven- tion, and is prominent in all the leading move- ments of his religious body. Dr. Stott had a delightful home at Xo. 847 East Jefferson street, where he resided for about' twenty- five years. There he delighted to meet liis chosen friends, by whom he is held in high esteem. PROF. EDWIN PRITCHARD TRUE- BLOOD, one of the best known educator- of Indiana, who has been connected with Earl- ham College, of Richmond. lnd.. since [888, was born May 16. 1861. a member of an old felt and his fellow-citizens feel confident of his Colonial Quaker family of English s influence and approval for anything which assures real good to the community. On May 21, 1868, Dr. Stott was united in marriage with Miss Arabella R. Tracy, daughter of Isaac S. Tracy and Mary M. (Pierce) Tracy, of Rochester, X. Y. Five- Caleb Trueblood. grandfather of Edwin P., was a native of North Can lina, and the first of the family t" come to Indiana. In 1S14 he removed to this State, settling in Washing- ton county, after a hard and perilous journey by horse and wagon. He entered [60 acres children were born to this union, three sons of land near Canton, ten miles northea and two daughters, Cyril H.. the youngest. dying at the age of seven years. The other members of the family are: Wilfred T.. a brilliant journalist, on die staff of the Chi- Salem, cleared his land from the woods, and replaced hi- original log cabin with a good. substantial two-story frame dwelling. This homestead he later sold and removed one mile IOO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD south, where he bi light ioo acres, which he also cleared, and on this latter tract continued to reside until his death. Jehu Trueblood, father of Edwin 1'.. was horn March 18, [819, in North Carolina. He received a common school education, was 1 cared a farmer, and this occupation he fol- lower throughout life. He was married June 11, 1840, to Louisa Pritchard, born Jan. 24, 1822, in North Carolina, who in 1829 came to Washington county. Ind., where the family settled about one and one-half miles east of the Trueblood homestead. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Milea (White) Pritchard, both of Quaker stock. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Trueblood settled on the original Trueblood homestead, but after the birth of three children removed to the neighborhood of the old Blue River Friends' Church, five miles distant, where he purchased 160 acres of land, partly improved. On this property stood a block house, built by the original set- tlers as a protection against the Indians. Jehu Trueblood completed the clearing of this tract, and here he died in 1877 at fifty-eight years of age, his wife passing away at Whittier, Cal., in 1892. Both Mr. and Airs. Trueblood were faithful members of the Blue River Friends .Meeting, where he was overseer, elder and clerk for many years, his home be- ing the stopping place of many of the early Quaker ministers. Mr. Trueblood was a strong Abolitionist. At the time of the Mor- gan raid, the old homestead was directly in the path of both pursued and pursuers, and the Truebloods were compelled to conceal their horses in the neighborhood known as "The Knobs/' a tract covered with timber near the White River. Jehu Trueblood was a hard-working, industrious farmer, and a God-fearing man, noted for his honesty and integrity, and esteemed by his fellow men for his many sterling qualities of character. To such sturdy pioneers Indiana is indebted for its present greatness as a State. Edwin Pritchard Trueblood was reared on his father's farm, and received his early edu- cation in the district schools of his native lo- calitv and the Friends school at I '.lite River, his early teachers being William Pinkham, Albert Otaw, Angie Huff White and Amos Sanders. Later he entered the preparatory department 1 f Earlham College, where he continued from [879 until [885, graduating in the latter year, in the meanwhile having taught school in [883 and [884 in P.lue River Academy, his home school. For one year. [885-6, he taught at Raysville. near Knightstown, Ind., after which he spent one year at the University of Michigan, from which institution he reci the degree of B. L. For one year he was su- perintendent of schools at C?rthage, Ind., and in 1888 he came to Earlham College as L'ro- fessor of ( Iratory and Public Speaking, which position he still holds. Here Professor True- blood has been remarkably successful. During his tutorage Earlham College has taken part in fifteen inter-collegiate debates, winning twelve of the fifteen, and has been represented in four inter-State contests. Professor True- blood is very popular with the students, and largely through his efforts the gymnasium, which cost $2,500, and Reid Field, the athletic park, named for Daniel Reid its largest donor, were secured for Earlham. On July j. [889, at Carthage, Ind.. Pr - fessor Trueblood was married to Pennina Henley, born in Carthage, daughter of Rob- ert and Alary (Newby) Henley, and grand- daughter of Joseph and Pennina (Morgan) Henley. Joseph Henley was born in Randolph county, X. C, in 1708, of Welsh stock, air! was an early settler in Rush county, Ind., where he entered 160 acres of land, cleared it from the woods, and made a good home. Hi- -on, Robert, born in [822, was fifteen years of age when the family came to Indiana, and aftenvard for one year was a student at Earlham College, then a boarding- school. Robert Henley married Alary Newby, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Thornburg) Newby, in [856. After marriage they settled on the old Henley homestead, where the rest of their lives was spent, he dying in 1879, and she in 1881. Robert Henley was an overseer in the Friends' Church, and his wife was clerk of the monthly meeting for many years. He was trustee for the Friends' Academy, and was township trustee for several terms. In politics he was a Republican, and he was a stanch .Abolitionist. Airs. Trueblood received her education in the Friends Academy at Carthage, as well as the high school of that city, and in the fall of [882 came to Earlham College, where she was in school for two years. The following year she remained at home, but in i88(> and 1887 completed her studies. HON. FREDERICK A. JOSS, member of the firm of Jameson & Joss, prominent in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD IOI legal matters in Indianapolis, who have offices in the Brandon Block, was born in Center- ville. St. Joseph Co., Mich., May 5, [867, son of John C. ami Mary M. (Merrell) Joss. The father was horn in Germany, and the mother in New York. John C. Joss was an editi r in early life. About 1856 he removed to this country, lo- cating in Constantine, St. Joseph Co., .Mich., where he conducted a weekly paper known as the Constantine Commercial and Advertiser. During the Civil war he enlisted in Company A, 2d .Mich. V. L, and rose from the ranks to the rank of captain. At Knoxville, in 1863, he was severely' wounded, and on the third day of the battle of the Wilderness lost his left leg. He served between three and four years and was in both battles of Bull Run, Chantilly, Fair Oaks, and the siege of Vicks- burg, participating in all in some seventeen of the important battles of the war. After the war Capt. Joss was elected county clerk of St. Joseph county, Mich., ami was retained in that position fourteen years. For a few \ ears prior to his death he was retired, though he was somewhat interested in manufactur- ing. On Feb. 2, 1881, he was killed in a rail- way accident on the Michigan Central, near Niles, Mich., while returning from a Soldiers' reunion. Mr. Joss had been a student in the Heidelberg and Halle Universities in Ger- many, and was a man of unusually broad and thorough education. He and his wife had two sons: Frederick A.; and Harold, a soldier in Manila, though his home is Chicago. Mrs. Joss survived her husband until June 3, 1891, when she passed to her rest, at the age of fifty years, which was her husband's age at the time of his departure. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, while the Captain was a Lutheran. John Joss, the grandfather of the Hon. Frederick A., was a soldier, came to this country from Germany, and locating at Con- stantine, Mich., lived retired. He was in re- ceipt of a pension from the German Govern- ment. He had four children, and died at a very advanced age. Robert Merrell, the maternal grandfather of Frederick A. Jos-, was horn in New Veil;, and came of English stock. When he died as -till a young man. He had a family of two daughters. Considerable milling property was established and owned by him in the vicinity of l'aw I'aw. Mich., where he con- structed a large dam. This was about [850, and he became quite a prominent character in that part of the State, where he died. lion, Frederick A. Joss was reared in Cen- terville until he was thirteen years 1 Id, and was graduated from the local high school. His education was continued in the high school at Ann Arbor, and then in the Universit) of Michigan, from which he was graduated in [889. For about a year and a half he was employed by mining interests in the Province of Quebec, Canada, when he came to Frank- fort, Ind., to study law in the office of the Hon. S. < ). 1 '.ay less, now assistant general counsel of the Big Four System, with his office at Cincinnati. Mr. Joss was admitted to the Bar in 1891, and at once took up the practice of his profession at Frankfort, where he remained until June 12. [892, when he came to Indianapolis to take a position in the office of Ovid B. Jameson, with whom he af- terward formed a partnership, as noted in the opening paragraph of this article. The firm still continues, and does a very large business. Mr. Joss was married Sept. 2, 1891, to Miss Mary Quarrier, a daughter of John R. and Lucy (Clark) Hubbard, of Wheeling. W. \ a., the latter a daughter of a physician. To this union .tave come two children, Mary and Lucyanna. Mrs. Joss belongs to the First Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Joss to the Dutch Reformed Church of America. Mr. J> ss is a ,}2d degree Mason, and belongs to Mystic Tie Lodge. F. & A. M., and also to Murat Temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. In politics Mr. Joss is a Republican, and he was elected State Senator from Ma and Morgan counties in l8<)8, serving in the Genera] Assembly of 1899 and 1901. While in the Senate he introduced the famous boss Consolidation Railroad Pill, and was als the author of the Joss Primary Law, which is now in force in Marion and Vanderburg count:'-, and which is the initial step in this Stat ward primary reform. In the session of iS< ; o he was one of the original Beveridge men. and was his manager on the tl or of the Caucus, when he became the nominee of the Republi- can party for the office ■ f Cnited State- Sen- ator. Mr. Joss i- prominent in the councils of the younger Republicans of the Stat . who have wrested Indianapolis from hands of the D ats. \t present he is city atti rne\ 1 if [ndiana] 1 lis. I [is eon- hie and. attractive home is at \'e ; Tenth street, which is the center 102 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD warm and genial social ami domestic relations sistent members of the Baptist Church. Their and friendships. He has a fine summer home surviving children are: Sophronia, widow of in Noble county. In Indianapolis Mr. Joss is John Gibson, of Seymour, Ind. ; John M., of a member of the following organizations: Seymour; and Prof. Francis William. The Columbia Club, the Marion Club and the The boyhood days of Prof. Brown were University Club: Das Deutsche llaus. and spent in Jackson county, Ind., on the farm, the Maennerchor. and he acquired his primary education in the old log school-house near Seymour. Later FRAXCIS WILLIAM BROWN, Ph. he became an ambitious student in Elutherian D., Professor of Latin in Franklin College, at College, in Jefferson county, subsequently Franklin, Ind., is an educator whose ability studying under private tutors, continuing dur- and versatility are known in more than one ing much of his college course, llis entrance State. Prof. Brown descends from old and to Franklin College followed in 1858. and he honorable families of New England, who would have been a member of the graduating have taken prominent part in the political, ed- class of 1864, bad not financial troubles closed ucational and religious development of their the school at this time. Later, upon its re- communities. He was born Feb. 18, 1838, organization, he returned, and acquired the near Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, son of degree of A. M.. and in 1887. the college Laban and Dameris (Barney) Brown, and conferred upon him the degree of Ph. D. was one of a family of nine children. From 1867 until 1871 he was employed as a The Brown family were early residents of professor in this college, the duties of which the State of Vermont, where William Brown, position, after his long period of close mental the paternal grandfather of Prof. Brown, application, proved, however, too exhausting, lived a quiet, useful life, performed his duties Nervous prostration followed, and he was to family, church and country, reared a large obliged to seek an entirely different environ- and respected family, and died at the age of ment. sixty-five years. On the maternal side the Prof. Brown then embarked in the mer- ancestry also reaches to Vermont, in which cantile business in which he continued for State the family is numerous. It has been some twelve years. During a visit to the particularly noted for its liberality in the South, he was prevailed upon to enter again cause of education. Dr. Edward Barney, the the educational field, and he took charge of maternal grandfather of Prof. Brown, was, the Covington Institute, at Springfield, Ky., no doubt, in his earlier years, a soldier in the going thence to Ewing Institute at Perryville, Revolutionary war. His descendants were Ky. The following year was spent as presi- many. In 1835 his death occurred in Belle- dent of the Bethel Institute, at Bath, Ky.. ville, N. Y., at the age of eightv-six years, and where he received a telegram announcing the there his burial took place. He was lone a honor conferred upon him, by an election to man of prominence there, and was one of the the chair of Latin, in Franklin O liege. His charter members of the Baptist Church. return to the college was in 1887. since which Laban Brown, father of Prof. Brown, was time he has carried on his educational work born in Connecticut, moved to Ohio, and thence lure. His ability as an instructor is well- to Indiana in 1839, locating in Jackson countv, known, and he is one of the foremost men in where be purchased a farm. About 1870 he the faculty of a college which has a national sold this property and removed to Seymour, reputation. Since 1893 Prof. Brown has Ind.. where he died on his eighty-seventh been a member of the American Phil 1 birthday. Nov. 23, 1882. During the war of Association. 1812 he had been one of the minute men. and On Oct. 27, 1863, Prof. Brown was 111 through life was to he found ready when an in marriage with Sarah J. McCoy, daughter emergency of any kind occurred, living up "I Spencer Collins McCoy, and two daugfh- to tin- highest ideal of Christian citizenship, ters were born to this union, namely: Ida, His wife died in January, 1871. aped sixty- who died in infancy: and Mrs. Minnie nine years, a woman of estimable character. Bruner, who has one daughter. Lena. Mrs. displaying through life the homely virtues of Bruner is a lady of education and cultivated devotion to family, love of home and exer- tastes, and has charge of the music depart- cise of neighborly kindness. Both were con- ment in Franklin College. Both Prof. Brown COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 103 and wife arc members of the Baptist Church. Jn politics the Professor affiliates with the Republican party. The parents of Mrs. Brown were early settlers in Clark county, Ind., and wen ac- me supporters of the Baptisl Church and liberal in gifts to Franklin College. Mr. Mc- Coy was a farmer of large means and a most estimable man and valuable citizen. His fam- ily consisted of six sons and two daughters. Miss Eliza McCoy, an aunt of Mrs. Brown, was for many years a missionary among the Indians. She was a woman of wealth, who, at her death, left her fortune of $60,000 to be divided equally between the Louisville Baptist Theological Seminary, and the For- eign Mission Board of the Baptist Church. ALLEN MILLER FLETCHER, for a number of years one of the most prominent figures in business life in Indianapolis, bears a name which has been a power in financial circles in the city for almost seventy years. The Fletcher National Bank is the successor of the private bank of the same name, so that the institution has flourished from its foun- dation, in 1839. Mr. Fletcher was born Sept. 25, 1853, in Indianapolis, where his father, Stoughton A. Fletcher, Sr., had settled in young manhood. His grandparents, Jesse and Lucy (Keyes) Fletcher, were both born in Westford, Mass.. and were pioneers of Ludlow, Vt.. where they settled in 1783. Jesse Fletcher was a farmer 1>\ occupation, and he was active in the pub- lic affairs of his locality, which he represented in the Slate Legislature. Stoughton A. Fletcher. Sr.. was born at Ludlow in 1808, and left his native place when a young man of about twenty-two. coming West to Indianapo- lis, where he passed the remainder of his life, lie made a great success as a business man. acquiring a substantial fortune, and he was tin- founder of the Fletcher Bank in 1839. Mr. Fletcher married Julia Billiard, a native of Massachusetts. Allen Miller Fletcher was educated at the Jacob Abbotl School, in Maine, attheSwed- enborgian School, Waltham, Mass., ami at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, .Mass. lie also traveled extensively before returning to Indianapolis to engage in the serious work of hie. In 1875 he was elected vice president of the Indianapolis Gas Company, and in 1878 president, and served as such until 1890, when he sold out his interest in thai concern. In [893 he became identified with the Fletcher Bank, at that time a private concern, which he changed to it> present standing, as a na- tional bank, jusl before severing bis connec- tion therewith. Mr. Fletcher went to New York in 1891;, but spent most of his time in foreign travel until the fall of [900, when he established a private bank in New York City at No. 128 Wall street, opposite old Trinity church. Later he was located at No. 7 Wall street, where he remained in business until his retirement, in 1905. At that time he settled upon the old Fletcher farm, the home of his ancestors, near Proctorsville, Vt., where he has a handsome residence situated between Proctorsville and Ludlow. Mr. Fletcher has taken the keenest interest in the public affairs of that locality since he established his home there, and has given his services in the Ver- mont Legislature for three terms. He pre- sented the Memorial Library at Ludlow to that town in honor of his father's memory, and various improvements in the vicinity tes- tify to his interest in. its welfare and his pub- lic-spirited efforts to enhance the natural beauty of the region. On April 26, 1876, Mr. Fletcher married Miss Mary E. Bence, of Indianapolis, daugh- ter of Dr. Robert F. and Caroline (Coburn) Bence, the latter a daughter of Henry P. Co- burn, one of the most noted of the earlv res- idents of Indianapolis. He is mentioned else- where in this volume. Mrs. Fletcher's father was born in Brunerstown, or Jeffersontown, Ky., son of George and Elizabeth Hughes ( McKeown) Bence. the latter the only child of Robert McKeowm, of Brunerstown, and his wife Mary (Mayrield). of Carolina. Roberl McKeown's brother John was the grandfather of Mr. Volney T. Malott, a prominent citizen of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher have had threi children, Mary C. Fannie II. and Allen Mil- ler, Jr. The family attend the M. E. Church, although Mrs. Fletcher is a Presbyterian, be- longing to the Second Church in Indian, Mr. Fletcher is a member of the Masonic fraternity. IIEXRY COBURN, president of the Henry Coburn Warehouse & Storage Com- pany, of Indianapolis, and previously the head of the Henry Coburn Lumber Company, of this city, is a man whose business standing has been irreproachable throughout an ex- tended and active career. I K bears a name 104 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD which lias been a synonym for the highest ideals of citizenship in Indianapolis from its early days, and he himself is one of the repre- sentative, progressive business men. For over fort) years from 1859 to 1903, he was en- gaged in the lumber business, and he has since been established in his present business on the site of his old lumber yard. Mr. Coburn was born in Indianapolis Sept. 17, 1834, son of Henry P. and Sarah (Malott) Coburn, and was educated at the Marion County Seminary. In [859 he en- gaged in the lumber business in which he was successful from the start. On May 8, 1862, he was married to Miss Mary Jones, who was born in Indianapolis, daughter of William II. and Jane (Simcox) Jones. They were born in the vicinity of Chillicothe, < )hio. Mr. Jones came to Indianapolis in 1824 with his parents, and not long after was left an 1 rphan, his father dying in 1827. He learned the trade of carriage maker, at which he was engaged for several years, when he formed a partnership with his son-in-law, Henry Co- burn, in the lumber business. They continued together until the death of Mr. Jones, in 1886. Mr. and Airs. Jones were members of the First Baptist Church. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. He and his wife had three daughters: Anna, the wife of Fred B. Brow- nell, late of St. Louis, a manufacturer of street cars: Fannie J., who married James S. Cruse, a rial estate dealer who has his office in the Lemcke building, Indianapolis; and Mary, Airs. Coburn. .Mr. Coburn withdrew- from the lumber business in 1903, and having the right of way and track, he conceived the idea of build- ing his present large storage house, the only one of the city containing a railroad in which a train of cars can enter, unload ami load merchandise, such as agricultural implements, etc. Air. Coburn's enterprise has been direc- ted chiefly to business ends, and outside of business he has been quite prominent among tin- best social organizations of the city, be- longing to the Columbia and Commercial ('hih-. lie is also a member of the Board . f Trade. Mrs. Coburn is equally prominent in club life and has been president of the Women's Club. Mr. and Airs. Coburn attend, the Second Presbyterian Church. Of their famih of five children. I 1 I Alary is the wife of \Y. 1',. Allen, a real estate and tire insur- ance man < f Indianapolis, representing the Home Fire [nsurance Company. (2) Wil- liam H., a lumber and coal merchant of In- dianapolis, a graduate of Yale, married Aliss Helen Erwin. daughter of Daniel 1'. Erwin, deceased, a wholesale dry goods merchant of Indianapolis. (3) Augustus, who owns the Michigan Lumber Company, is a graduate of Yale: he married Annie Peck, daughter of B. 11. Peck, deceased, State manager at In- dianapolis of The .Mutual Life Insurance Company of Kentucky. (4) Henry 1'.. secre- tary and treasurer of the Coburn Warehouse & Storage Company, graduated from Yale ; he married Louise Erwin, daughter of Daniel P. Erwin, deceased. (5) Alyla L. is the wife of Frank F. Powell, cashier of the Coburn Warehouse & Storage Company: he was born and raised in Cincinnati, son of a hardware merchant of that city, and is a graduate of Princeton. SI.Ml )N YANDES died on the 5th da> of October, 1903, in the city of Indianapolis, at the ripe age of eighty-seven. He was born in Fayette county. Pa., Jan. 5, 1816. His lather, Daniel Yandes, was of German origin, and his mother, Anna Wilson, was of Scotch- Irish descent, a Presbyterian of the strictest sect. His father and mother moved from Pennsylvania to Indianapolis on the 20th day of March, 1821. He was born in the birth year of the State of Indiana, and his parents located in the village of Indianapolis the year in which the town was laid out. Indianapolis continued to be the place of his residence until his death. The opportunities for a thorough primary- education in the little town of Indianapolis, . when he was a boy, were not of the best ; yet he availed himself of the best possible. His preliminary training was obtained in a private school kept by Air. Ebenezer Sbarpe. Later he attended the Indiana State University for one year. Subsequently he read law for a short while, and in [838 went to the Harvard Paw School, and obtained his degree in 1830. Judge Story and Simon Crcenlcaf were then the instructors*. There was a notable list of yi iung men who were his fellow students in the Law School. William AI. Evarts, E. Rockwood Hoar, Charles Devens, William W. Story, Charles T. Russell. Nathaniel Holmes. John R. Shepley (of St. Louis). George F. Shepley, James Russell Lowell, Richard Henry Dana. Marcus Morton, Rufus King and George V. Lothrop were among the num- ber. And we have the testimony of James C^ ' -^ (?Cj£ 1 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 10 = Russell Lowell that Simon Yandes made the distinct impression of being one of the best men in his class; and Judge Story predicted for him a future as a lawyer, took much inter- est in him, and corresponded with the young man several years alter he left the Law School. The predictions of Mr. Yandes' friends and fellow students were justified by his subsequent career at the Bar of Indianapo- lis. ( )n his return to Indianapolis he was in- vited into the firm of Fletcher and Butler, then the leading law firm in the State of Indiana; this was in 1831J. He remained as an associate of these two distinguished lawyers for four years, when Air. Fletcher retired. Subse- quently Air. Yandes practiced law alone for four war-, and then Oliver 11. Smith and Air. Yandes formed a partnership, which took the lead in the State, and maintained it for four Air. Smith then retired, and Air. Yan- dex associated himself with Cyrus C. Hines, the latter becoming subsequently the associate of Gen. Benjamin Harrison fur years in the practice. In 1858 Air. Yandes was candidate for the Supreme Bench, hut was defeated at the polls. Just before the war he retired, having accumulated what was then deemed a fortune. Subsequently he devoted his attention to his hu.-iness affairs. As a lawyer, his practice was extensive and varied in all of the courts, Federal and State, and when he retired from the practice he was regarded by the liar as -one of the most accomplished and able lawyers within the State of Indiana. ( )ne who knew him well has stated that "lie was precise, but not technical ; logical, but in n coldly analytical; well read in the law, but not embarrassed by precedents. His moral integrity was a granite rock, and his intellectual poise was akin to it. He did not have that large imaginative power that is needed for the making of an orator, but his full information, happy humor and power of accurate statement made him a strong speaker. As a counselor he was at his best. His fair- mindedness, his wide foresight, and his strong mental grasp, qualified him to see all side-, of tlie question, and to advise a course which always proved to be the right one. Intellectuality was the dominant characteris- es mind. His moral fibre was without a flaw or twist. His mold was the mold of Abraham Lincoln. Under an exterior of re- , be kept an equable and generous nature and ci iurageous spirit." Upon his retirement from the practice Mr. Yandes, by wise economy and judicious in- vestments, accumulated money very rapidly. In this he had a definite purpose t<> accom- plish ; it was to accumulate a sufficient sum with which effective work could be aci plished in educational and religious matters. He avoided, therefore', frittering away his accumulations in little matters. Some years ago he was asked by an acquaintance for a contribution of a small sum to a cause that one would have thought appealed to him. This he refused, saying that the man who was diffuse could not concentrate; if he chose to aid by bits everything that appealed to him, he could never reach the position where he could do a thing greatly, and one or the other of these all men should do. In other words, there could be no diffusion and identification in small degrees with everything, and con- centration for the purpose of larger effort. He chose the latter as his course. Before he arrived at the age of seventy years. Air. Yandes stated a number of times to the writer of this little sketch that three- score years and ten measured the compass of the average man's capacity, and that when he arrived at that age he proposed, as he put it, to quit business, and wind up his affairs. He never married. And when he reached seventy years, he began to administer upon his estate. In this he acted with great care, caution and critical examination. He looked long and carefully to see where he could put his accumulated wealth to the best advantage, regarding himself in the light of a trustee of his holdings ; modestly, quietly, and even secretly, he began to make his gifts, and for fifteen years only those closest to him had any knowledge of his large benefactions. In the latter part of the spring of 1902 some of the facts concerning his gifts commenced to leak out. Curiously inaccurate and even untruth- ful statements were published in the newspa- pers — caricatures of the man and of his doings. One of the results was that hun- dreds of begging letters came to him fri m people of whom he had never heard, and for objects of which he knew nothing. It vi him much, and he was advised to put an end to this by a published statement of his dona- tions, and let the public know that he had practically given away his fortune, lb' ob jected, on the ground that these were private and confidential matters. The pressure, how- ever, became too great, and he dictate io6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD short statement concerning his benefactions, in the following words : "When 1 got to be seventy years old, I thought I ought to he settling up my estate, and in the course of a few years thereafter 1 gave to Wabash College $150,000. Later, I gave a small stun to another college ; and I have given away, from time to time, about $400,000, to church and charities. During the period from 1880. when I was seventy years old, to the present time, I have given to relatives at least $400,000. During this time 1 was accumulating what I could, and reduc- ing my funds by gifts. And while I gave a\\a\ $800,000, or thereabouts, I have not had $800,000 at any one time. Among these dona- tions. I have given $60,000 to the Indiana .Missionary Society; I have given, at least, $100,000 to the Foreign Missionary Societies — Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist. 1 have given $40,000 or $50,000 to Home Mis- sii mary Si icieties — Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist." Commenting on this, at the time, the Bos- ton Globe truthfully said: "Andrew Carnegie has given millions of dollars to found free public libraries, but he continues to receive sufficient dividends from steel stock to pay for a first-class passage to his castle in Scot- land. He has millions left in his possession. "John D. Rockefeller has contributed mag- nificentl) to educational and religious institu- tions, yet never has he reduced his principal or his income to a point where he would lose his power ami prestige in the financial world. "The Indianapolis lawyer, however, has, to all intents and purposes, stripped himself of an entire fortune, which he might to-day have counted in seven figures, and is content to live among his books, in a city block, on plain food, and clothed in raiment just fine enough to be respectable. * The Hoosier philanthropist practiced economy, as well as law, maintained his integrity, and has thereby been enabled to help the poor, edu- cate aspiring boys and girls of parents who are strangers to him. spreading the gospel at home and abroad, and, without forgetting his own worth\ relatives, making the world bet- ter and brighter." Sinum Yandes was of a profoundly religi- ous nature. No man with his intellectual vigor, anil the love of truth which marked him, could live long without inevitably being brought to investigate the great moral laws governing life; and few men studied more critically ami carefully, than he did, these mat- ters. The two subjects of his most careful and constant study — and he was a bachelor student — were theology and economics — the laws governing moral life and the laws of business. He accumulated on these topics an admirable library. Few theologians had his learning on theology. Not many of the pro- fessors teaching the science of economics had his attainments on the latter subject. He was much attracted by the life and writings of Dr. Samuel Johnson, and he made an exhaustive collection of Johnsoniana. It was Johnson's profoundly religious nature ami powerful defense of the Christian religion, in an age of skepticism, that won the admirati n of .Mr. Yandes. Simon Yandes was a strong man; a strong man intellectually, a strong man rriorally ; suc- cessful in all he undertook; at the Bar he arose rapidly to the first place; in business, in an inland town, he accumulated a large fi rtune; and as a philanthropist acted so wise- ly and judiciously as to merit the approval of all interested in the welfare of humanity. There was one quality in his nature of which mention should be made — one that was known only to a few. Reasoning from a knowledge of human nature, we would have a rjght to say that a man of his intellectual and moral character must have had strong affections; he did; and these ran quietly, but beautifully, in a channel almost out of sight. I lis dominant affection was for his mother. The writer remembers hearing, some years ago, a woman, now dead, wdio knew him as a boy, say of Simon Yandes that his relation- ship as a boy and young man to his mother, his affection for her, his respect for her, the beautiful understanding that seemed to exist between them, made him an ideal son. More than once, when sitting in his room, has the writer's eye been caught by a picture, framed, and hung where it could be seen from any point of the room — the picture of a woman, old and wrinkled, with a wise and gentle face strong, clear, intellectual eyes — this was the picture of .Mr. Yandes' mother. The writer lias heard him say, with a strange sort of pathos, that this was a beautiful picture; that his mother was one of the strongest in char- acter and intellect of all the persons he bad known ; and he added once, half jocularly, that if he. by Nature, possessed any particular merit of intellect or character, he owed it largely to her. He admired his vounger COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 107 brother, George, and spoke of him often as a father would of a son. He was devoted to his near kin. and provided for them liberally; yet, it was to his mother that he gave his tenderest affection; he honored her, when living, and he cherished her memory, when dead, with an affection that was beautiful. We all know what a mother's love is. Simon Yandes was a living example of the absorbing 1 lower of "a son's love for his mother. From boyhood to old age, to the last hour of his life, this was the one peculiarly tender sentiment of his soul. When the shadows of death were fast approaching, when the darkness was be- ginning to shut out the light, in a lucid inter- val, the thought of his mother came to him, and found utterance from lips that were about to be closed forever. GEORGE WHITE SL( (AN, M. D., 1'iiak. D., late president of the Sloan Drug Company, Inc., at No. 22 W. Washington street, Indianapolis, Ind., was a distinguished citizen and ex-soldier. He was born in Har- risburg. Pa., June 28, 1835, son of John and Mary (White) Sloan, natives of New York and Pennsylvania. John Sloan, the father, was a cabinet- maker, and came to Indianapolis in 1837, where he followed his trade until his death ir 1874. aged sixty-two years. His wife. Mary (White), died in 1847. They were 1 both earnest and consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. They were the parents of six children — three sons and three daugh- ters — of whom two are still living: Mary K.. widow of William Clark of Philadelphia; and Sarah M., of the same city. Robert Sloan, the grandfather of George W., was a native of Pennsylvania of Scotch- Irish descent, and died in Pennsylvania. He was also a cabinet-maker, and had three and three daughters. The maternal grand- father of George W. was George White, a native of Pennsylvania of English descent. In religion he was a Quaker. By trade he was a machinist and a builder of lire engines. He died in middle life, the father of two sons and two daughters. Dr. George W. Sloan was reared in In- dianapolis and attended the public schools. When thirteen years of age he began clerk- ing in a drug store, later taking the course in Pharmacy at the Philadelphia Colleg of Pharmacy. In 1880 Dr. Sloan received the honorary degree of Do Medicine from the .Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapo- lis. In [891 he received the degree of h of Pharmacy from Purdue University. On April 3. [866, Mr. Moan married Miss Caroline Bacon, youngest child of Hiram and Alary Alice (Blair) Bacon, prominent pio- neers of Indiana. They have three children : (1) George 1'... who was a partner in the firm of the Sloan Drug Company, and later the representative of Eli Lilly & Co.. was married, June 28. [906, to .Miss Alice M. Spalding, daughter of George A. and Sarah C. Spalding, of New Albany, Indiana. ' »n June 10. 1907, a son was born to them, George Spalding Sloan. (2) Frank T. is the [nsur ance Inspector for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit Company, of Brooklyn, X. Y., and a' so for the Metropolitan Street Railway < pany. of New York City. (3) Mary Alice is living at home with her mother. Dr. Sloan enlisted for service during the Civil War, in Company B, 132nd Ind. V. I., tor tour months, and was made first lieuten- ant at the organization of the company. The captain of the company was taken sick, and Dr. Sloan was made acting captain in his absence. After the war he returned to the drug business in Indianapolis, and became a partner in the firm of Browning & Sloan, druggists. That firm failed in 1886, and in [887, the Doctor started a drug business on his own account, which lie conducted in his own name until March. [897, when the Sloan Drug Company was organized. It was in- corporated with the Doctor as president, his wife as vice-president, and his son. Gei as secretary and treasurer. After the d.eath of Dr. Sloan the company went out of ex- istence, and the business with which he had been actively identified for more than fiftv- tive years was sold. In politics Dr. Sloan was a stanch Republican, lie was actively con- nected with the Indianapolis Hoard of Trade from the lime of its organization, was li ng a member of its board of governors, and for one year was its president. lie was a member of the Marion County Medical Society, and of the State Medical Society, and a member of the Commercial Club. lie tilled the posi- tion of president of the American Pharma- ceutical Association, which include- both Can- ada and Mexico, as well as the United States. He was a member of the Indiana Hoard of Pharmacy, as president, and was its secretary ioS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD at the time of his death ; a member of the board of School Commissioners, and presi- dent thereof. Dr. Sloan and his wife became identified with Christ Church (Episcopal), where he was vestryman for thirty years. He was an active member of the Masonic fraternity in the following lodges : Mystic Tie Lodge. No. 398, F. & A. M. (treasurer); Keystone Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M. ; Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite Masons ; the Saraiah Council ; Rose Croix Chapter, In- dianapolis, Indiana Consistory ; and was ex- alted to the thirty-third degree. He was al- ways interested in the development of In- dianapolis, which he had seen grow from a town of 2,500 to a city of 200,000 inhabitants. In October, 1902, Dr. Sloan was stricken with apoplectic paralysis, and from that time was unable to attend to his business. He was bedfast most of the time from October until his death Feb. 15, 1903. There was a me- morial service held in Christ Church in mem- ory of Dr. Sloan, Nov. 15, 1903, nine months after his death. Many tributes were paid to his public services by those who had known him from boyhood. A beautiful memorial volume, a tribute to his valuable service on the board of trustees of the United States l'harmacopoeial Convention, was presented to his family some months after his death. HIRAM BACON was born in Williams- town, Mass., in 1800, and attended Williams College, where he studied law. In 1820, on account of broken health, he gave up prac- ticing law, and came West with a Govern- ment surveying party to Indianapolis. He entered and purchased a tract of land which is now known as Malott Park, then returned tn Williamstown and in the autumn of 1821 married Alary Alice Blair. They came im- mediately to their new purchase to make a home, for at that time it was considered that the noblest thing the youth of the East could do was to become pioneers in the new country. When the young couple reached this region, there were only three log cabins where the beautiful city of Indianapolis now stands, and they were located on the banks of White River. The Miami and other Indian tribes were numerous when they first came to this pari of tlie country, and Mrs. Bacon used to tell of some thrilling experiences with them. ( >ne day, ten Indian braves in their war paint riled into the cabin home, brandishing their tomahawks and demanding food of the fair little eastern woman, who was alone except for the baby in the cradle. (This cradle was. by the way, the first cradle made in Indian- apolis, and was constructed by Caleb Scudder, or Squire as he was called). When these braves saw the baby, they took it and passed it from one to the other, offering to buy it from her. After eating all the food in the house they relented and left the baby. Hiram Bacon and his wife were two of the first six persons to join together to form the nucleus of the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. The first meetings were held in Caleb Scudder's cabinet shop. When it was decided to erect a church building, Hiram Bacon gave the lumber, cutting the trees on his farm, hauling them to the mill, and deliv- ering the lumber on the ground, ready for the building, which was erected on the west side of Pennsylvania street, just south of Market street. Mr. Bacon was always Justice of the Peace in his region, and always kept in ad- vance of his neighbors in all enterprises for the good of the community. After some years, it was thought by the Presbyterians that it was his duty to build a church on his place. He did so, and maintained it for many years, taking out to his home from time to time such men as Dr. Isaac Coe, John ( lur- ley, William McClung, Henry Ward Beecher ( the last named the greatest Presbyterian preacher of his time ) and others to preach in the "Washington" church, as it was called for the township in which it was located. Dr. Isaac Coe was a great man, and a distin- guished Presbyterian of early Indianapolis, whose daughter married James M. Ray, the great Sunday school superintendent. Mr. Bacon was a close associate of Dr. Coe, Mr. Ray, Mr. James Gurley, and helped spread Presbyterianism throughout this section by his practical personal aid, donating material for the first three churches in Indianapolis, i:i addition to "Washington" church erected on his land. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon had ten children — seven daughters and three sons — whom they reared and educated with unusual advantages for that time. They lived together for nearly fifty years on the farm where they first settled until Mrs. Bacon's death in 1865. Mr. Bacon lived until 1S80. Their children were: l\) Harriet married Upton J. Hammond, son of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 109 Rezin Hammond, the first M. E. circuit rider of this district. (2) Electa married Dr. Wil- liam 1'. Thornton, of Logansport, afterwards of Cincinnati, founder of a medical college, an eminent man. who left $150,000 to Wabash College. (3) Sarah Maria. 14) Hellen married Charles A. Howland, son of Powell Howland, a pioneer of Senate township. (5) George, a farmer, married Harriet Steers. (6) Hiram. |r., a farmer and miller, married Priscilla Given. (7) Mary Alice, married Benjamin F. Tuttle, a wholesale grocer of [ndianapolis. 1 8) William, a farmer, married Sallie James. (9) Caroline married Dr. George \\ . Sloan. (10) < Ine died in infancy. lloX. MARCELLUS A. c 1 1 1 I'M AX, of Anderson, comes from Revolutionary ances- try. His great-grandfather. Darius Chipman, as well as the latter's brothers, Nathaniel and Daniel, participated in several battles, includ- ing the battle of Lexington and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, and they also took part in a night attack upon a British battle ship on Lake Champlain. Nathaniel was with Wash- ington at Valley Forge. Daniel, the eldest brother, lived at Rutland, \'t., at one time, and was a member of the Legislature of that State for twenty years. Horace Darius Chipman, son of Darius, was born in Vermont, and he died in Cincin- nati at the age of ah ut eighty-five years, lie was in a general commission business in that city. Hon. De Witt C. Chipman, son of Horace I'., at present residing in Anderson at the age 1 1 eighty-three, and father of Judge Chipman, is one of the best known men in the State, and is a pioneer lawyer. He was born in Middlebury, Wyoming county, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1824. His wife was Miss Cassandra Clark, born at Noblesville, Ind., daughter of Dr. Haymond W. Clark, a native of Virginia. Judge Marcellus A. Chipman, son of the Hon. De Witt C, was born in Noblesville, Ind., Sept. 27, 1852. His early life was passed in his native town, where he attended school. He came to Anderson witli his par- ents in 1S70. and began the study of law with his father. In the fall of 1872. he entered the law department of Indiana University, at Bloomington, and was graduated in 1873, with the degree of LL. B. ( In returning from College he commenced the practice of his pro- fession with bis father, and after the latter removed to Richmond in 1875, he practiced alone until 18711. lie then entered into part- nership with II. C. Ryan, and the firm 1 1 Chipman & Ryan existed until 1N7CJ, when it was dissolved. Later with lion. James W. Sansberry a partnership was formed which continued until lSSi>, when Mr. Sansberry re- tired to become president of what is now I National Exchange Hank. Judge Chipman again engaged in practice alone and continued until Feb. 22, 1889, when he was appointed Judge of the Fiftieth Judicial Circuit 1>\ Gov. Alvin I 1 '. Hovey, to till a vacancy created by an Act of the Legislature in constituting Madison count)- a Judicial Circuit. He held this position until Nov. 22, 1890, when bis successor by election qualified. He was nom- inated by the Republicans for re-election, but although the Democrats controlled the county by five hundred and ten majority, Judge Chip- man was defeated by only three hundred and forty votes. On Dec. 1, [890, he entered into partnership with F. A. Walker, and the part- nership continued until June 1, 1893. In 1893 the firm of Chipman, Keltner & Hendee was formed, making altogether the most formida- ble legal combination in this part of the State. Mr. Keltner was formerly of the firm of Rob- inson, Lovett & Keltner, and Mr. Hendee was for many years the partner of Charles L. Henry. At the time of his appointment as Judge, Mr. Chipman was secretary of the board or. trustees, also secretary of the Republican County Central Committee. lie is a member of the Sta.te Bar Association, ami American Bar Association. Judge Chipman as chair- man of the Indiana commission, appointed by Covernor Durbin, for the Codification of the Laws of Indiana, rendered most valuable ser- vice to the State. The most important of the many hills proposed was the one on Munici- pal Corporations, which was adopted by the Legislature to give uniform government to all cities of the State. The Commission pre- pared a bill on Eminent Domain, which passed the Legislature; revised the Criminal Code; a bill on Highways; one on Drainage, and one regarding Private Corporations; and all passed the Legislature except the last. I; is doubtful if any other State Codification committee ever passed successfully so main bills. Judge Chipman has been affiliated with the I. < ). ( ). F. since [875, being at one time grand master; at the present time lie is a member of the board of trustees for the erec- no COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tii in of the magnificent new fourteen-story stone i nice building, at the corner of Penn- sylvania and Washington streets, in Indian- apolis, the two upper stories to be occupied by the Grand Lodge. The building is about completed. The Judge is also a member of the K. of P., and the" Elks. On June 22. 1875, Judge Chipman was married at Paoli, Orange county. Ind., to Miss Margaret B. Buskirk, daughter of John B. Buskirk, a prominent merchant of that place. They are the parents of two living children, Katherine Carpenter and Mary C. Lennox. PROF. CYRUS WILBURN HODGIN, who holds the chair of Professor of History in Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., is one who, by reason of natural inclination, schol- arly attainments and years of practical ex- perience has become one of Indiana's leading educators, and he belongs to a family which can trace its honorable ancestry back to the seventeenth century. The Hodgin family is of old English stock and nomenclature, the name having been de- rived from the noun "bodge," meaning a farmer, as the early representatives were mainly agriculturists. Probably from this branch came the similar names: Hodgson, Hodson, Hodgen, Hodgens and Hotchkiss. The American founder of the family was Robert Hodgson, a Quaker preacher, who with several zealous Friends and missionaries came to New Amsterdam in 1657. As re- called they were : William Robinson, Christo- pher Holder and Robert Hodgson, all of whom had crossed the ocean in Capt. Robert Fowler's vessel, "The Woodhouse," in 1657. Concerning their visit, William Robinson wrote George Fox from the Boston jail, where he was hanged in the next year on ac- count of religious persecution. It is probable that Robert Hodgson was a native of Skep- ton, Yorkshire, England, and that he had suf- fered persecution in his native land as he sub- sequently did in New Amsterdam, being one of the sixty missionaries sent out by George Fox, the founder of the Quaker faith. Capt. Robert Fowler had also been a Quaker preacher in England. After landing at New Amsterdam Robert Hodgson began preaching his doctrines in the streets, which did not meet with the approval of the Manhattan gov- ernor, old Peter Stuyvesant, and the mission- ary was confined in a cold, damp and filthy cell. It is told, however, of the impression which he had made on the people who had lis- tened to him. and hew they gathered around his cell window and listened as the mission- ary preached within. Before he was released he was provided for by devoted followers who brought him food. Robert Hodgson went to Long Island after his release, and later lie- came connected with the Xew Jersey settle- ments of Friends under the general domina- tion of William Penn. The descendants of Robert Hodgson set- tled in Pennsylvania. He had many children. but this record is concerned with George, who went to Center, Guilford count}-, N. C, and became a member of Xew Garden Meeting, about 1750. He had four sons and two daugh- ters: George, Robert, John and Joseph, Sa- rah and Susannah. George Hodgson and wife both died in Guilford county, X. C, the latter in 17'. 14. Their son, Joseph, was born in ( iuilford county, and is next in the present line of ancestry. In Center he was one of the influential members. His occupation was farming, and the two-story frame house in which he lived, and which was erected early in the 1800's, is still standing. He married Han- nah Williams, and they were the parents of fifteen children, namely : John, William, Jos- hua, Joseph, Jonathan, Isaiah, Jacob, Rebecca, Nancy Ann, Lydia, Susannah, Sarah, Jemima, Solomon and Peggy. His will is dated, 29th day of 4th month, 1826, and was filed at Greensboro, North Carolina. Joseph Hodgin, son of Joseph, and the grandfather of Prof. Hodgin, was born in Guilford county, N. C, and was reared on his father's farm. He married Ruth Dicks, born at Dicks's Mills, now Randleman, X. C. daughter of Peter Dicks. The latter was a Welsh Quaker, and was an early settler in Guilford county. Joseph Hodgin became a successful farmer for his day. In 1834 he removed with his wife and sev- eral of his vounger children to Ran- dolph county, Ind., making the long journey in a covered wagon in regular pio- neer style. After reaching his destination, he bought land in the woods which he cleared, and erected a log house similar to that of his neighbors, in which he lived to old age, dying in 1850, aged eighty years. Plis wife was a victim of cholera in 1849. He was a magis- trate, and the record has come down to his descendants that he was a man of straight- forward life and excellent judgment. His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 1 1 children were: James. Elizabeth, Elias. Ase- i. Nathan, Benjamin, Tilnias and Rachel. A iter settling in Indiana he gave each of his children forty acres of land. Tilnias Hodgin, son of Joseph, and father of Professor Hodgin, was burn in 1817, at New Salem. Center Meeting, X. C. Al- thi ugh he had but limited school advantages, he became a man of high character, and was looked up to by his neighbors and friends. He was about seventeen years old when the family moved to Indiana, and he assisted in clearing the pioneer farm. He was married at Lynn, Randolph county, Ind., in the Lynn .Meeting, to Rachel Hinshaw, born in Ran- dolph county. N. C. in 1819, daughter of Jacob and Phoebe (Allen) Hinshaw. The Hinshaw children were: Nathan, Allen, Sol- omon, Elijah. Rachel, Hannah and Jacob. The widow Hinshaw's children cleared up her farm of eighty acres, on which she lived many years. She was later married to Jeremiah Cox, of Cox's Mills. Ind., with whom she lived to the age of eighty-five vears, dving in 1868. The father of Tilnias Hodgin having given him a forty-acre farm in the woods, sit- uated on Cabin Creek, two miles south of the village of Farmland, he built here a pioneer cabin of poles, with a stick and clay chimney, where he lived for two years, when he sold and bought another forty acres within one mile of Lynn, which property he completed clearing, residing upon it for six years, and when he disposed of it in 1850 he moved to Newport, now Fountain City, where he kept the toll-gate on the Richmond and Newport turnpike, residing at this place until 1855, when he removed to Richmond, and kept the t"ll-gate most of the time until 1884. For a time he was engaged in a mercantile business at Lynn, but subsequently traded it for a farm between Lynn and Winchester, where he lived fi >r three years, and then resumed keeping the toll-gate. His death occurred at Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 13, 1884. aged sixty-seven years. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and was a man of deep religious character. For a number of years he was an invalid, for five years being entirely bedrid- den, but he had an active mind, and was an excellent manager, having the judgment to choose the right people to serve him. He was greatly interested in seeing his children edu- cated, and three of them reflected the great- est credit upon him in the educational line. The children of Tilnias and Rachel (Hin- shaw ) Hodgin were as follows: Cyrus \Y., born Eeb. 12, 1842; Joseph N.. born Jan. 27, 1844; Elias M., born Oct, 1. [845; Eli Lin- den and Hannah Melvina, twins, born in 1847, died in 1849: Asenath Adeline, born in [849, died in J S52 : Phoebe Alice, born Aug. 11, 1853: James Orlando, born Aug. 27, [856, died in 1864: Charles Elkanah, born Aug. 21, 1858; Emma Eldora, born March 24, i860, died in 1864; and William Percival, born Jan. 10. 1803, died Jan. 10, 1904. Prof. Charles E. Hodgin was educated in Hadley's Academy, the Indiana State Normal school, the University of Chicago, and the Univer- sity of California, and is now Dean of the University of New Mexico, and principal of the Department of Education. Phoebe Alice Hodgin was educated in the Hadley Acad- emy, and the Indiana State Normal school, and was a teacher in the public schools of Henry county. Ind.; she is now (1908) in Pasadena, California. Prof. Cyrus Wilburn Hodgin spent his boyhood on the home farm and assisted in its clearing. His primitive education was se- cured in an old log schoolhouse standing near his father's home, but when he was fif- teen years old he began to prepare himself for teaching and spent two years at Hiram Had- ley's Academy at Richmond, Ind. Mr. Had- ley was one of the well-known pioneer edu- cators of Indiana, and an early student at Earlham. and is now Territorial Superintend- ent of Education in New Mexico. Mr. Hod- gin was then engaged with friends in a mer- cantile business for three years and after one more year of school attend- ance under Mr. Hadley became his assistant at Richmond. Later he taught the village school at Lynn, attending Mr. Hadley's Summer School at Richmond in 1804. and in the fall of that year entered the Illinois Normal University, near Bloom- ington, where he remained three years, work- ing for his board at the home of Dr. Edwin C. Hewett. After graduating in 1867 he re- turned to Richmond, where he was principal of the Hadley Academy for one year, and principal of the Richmond high school for two years. His next engagement was as princi- pal of a graded school in Dudley township. Henry county, Ind.. the first township graded school in the State, where he remained for three year-, and then became Professor of History in the Indiana State Normal School 112 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD at Terre llauto. [nd., where he remained from [872 to [88l. lie was then superintendent of the city seh' ".Is of Rushville for one year, and upon his return to Richmond, in association with other competent teachers, opened the Richmond Normal School, of which he re- mained principal for f< ur years. In 1887 he became Professor of History in Earlham Col- lege, a position he still fills. In 1892-3 he was given a leave of absence and spent the year in Chicago, doing post-graduate work under direction of the famous Dr. Von Hoist. Prof. Hodgin was married Aug. _>_>, [867, at Kankakee, 111., to Emily Caroline Chandler, horn April 12, [838, daughter of Robert A. and .Mary Ann (Dodd) Chandler, and grand- daughter of Andrew and Ann Elizabeth Chandler. Andrew Chandler was born in Passaic county, X. J., where he owned a farm and his old homestead was recently occupied by his descendants. His children were: Robert A., born Oct. 28, 1798; John, born Jan. 29, 1801, died at New Orleans of yellow fever; William B., bom Oct. _', 1805; Sarah Ann, born Feb. 6, [809; Henry, born July I, 1812, died May 2, [883, the last survivor of the family; Pe- ter, born Aug'. 10, 1814; and David, born July 31, 1819. Robert A. Chandler, father of Mrs. Hod- gin, was born in Passaic, N. J., and was a well-informed and well-educated man, al- though he had few advantages. His early ambition had been to enter college, but as he was the eldest of the family he knew that his father was nut able to gratify his wish, and when sixteen years of age he left home to take care of himself. He worked hard and devoted all his spare time to study, educating himself in Latin and English, and was also a tine mathematician. He subsequently read law, and after his marriage settled at ( Irange, X. J., and later lived one year at Newark. In 1833 they removed to Indiana, and settled in Williamsport, Warren county, where Mr. Chandler practiced law and subsequently be- came one of the most prominent lawyers in the State. From 1849 to 1850 he served in the State Legislature, and was one of the or- ganizers of the Republican party in this sec- tion, later voting for Fremont and Lincoln. At the time of his death he owned 1400 acres of land in Kansas, in addition to a section in Illinois and many acres in Indiana. He was .me of the early Masons in the State, and had advanced to the office of High Priest. His death occurred March 10, 1861, at Williams- port, link, when he was aged sixty-three years. Mr. Chandler was married in New Jer- sey, Sept. Hi, 1823, to Mary Ann Dodd. and their children were: Margaret Almira, born July 25, 1824, at Orange, N. J.; Lydia Ann. born April 7, 1827; David Dodd, born I >ct. 24, 1828, died in infancy: Andrew Washing- ton, born Dec. 26, i82w: Sarah Eliza, born Jan. 1, 1832; Maria Sophia, born March 2<). 1834; William Augustus, born May 20, [83 Emily Caroline, born April 12, 1838; Laura Catherine, born April 5, 1840: Eila Florence, born Oct. 3, 1844; George Dodd, born April 13, 1842, and Mary Ann, born Dec. 8, 1846. The above were the children born to the first wife, win. died at Williamsport, Jan. 26, 1847. Mr. Chandler was married (second) May 20,. 1849, in Deborah Fleetwood Bryant, born June 10, 1822, and died April 6, J905. She was a daughter of James M. and Dorcas G. Bryant, and the children of this marriage were: Robert A., born May 24, 1852: Dor- cas J., May 25, 1854: James Bryant, June 9, 1856; Henrv Bryant, Sept. 10, i860; and Ella Rose, in 1858. Mary Ann Dodd, the first wife of Robert A. Chandler, was born May 5, 1806, at ( Ir- ange, N. J., daughter of David and Lydia Ann (Ward) Dodd, the former of whom was a son of David and Sarah (Harrison) Dodd. David Dodd, the first ancestor of this fam- ily in America probably came to this country in [646, and died in the winter of 1664-5, alu ' his wife died in 1667, both being buried at Bradford, Conn. Their children were: Mary, burn in 1647, who married Aaron Illakclcy : David, born in 1649; Ebenezer, who died in 1675; a daughter who died in infancy; Ste- phen, born in 1655, died at Guilford, Conn., in [691, who married Mary Stephens; Samuel, born in 1657; and Ann, who married a Mr. Fi iwler. David Dodd, Jr.. had these children: Dan- iel. Stephen, John and Dorcas. John Dodd, son of David, Jr., married a Miss Sampson, and their children were. John, David, Abigail. Mary. Phoebe and Eliza- beth. David Dodd, son of John, who was a farmer near ( (range, N. J., was a Minute man in the Revolutionary war. He married Sara!; Harrison, and the)' had these children: Polb . Zebina, Elizabeth, David J., Sarah, Abbic, Phoebe and Lydia. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 1 David Dodd, Jr., son of David, followed fanning on the old Dodd homestead. He married Lydia Ward, and their children were: John, Eliza, Mary, Chandler, Reuben, Jonah, Margaret and Almira. Professor Hodgin is a member of the So- ciety of Friends, to which his wife also be- longed, and he has been one of the clerks of Whitewater quarterly meeting. He is a recog- nized minister of the Gospel. In political opin- ion at one time he was a stanch Republican, but since 1884 he has been identified with the Pro- hibition party. He has always taken an active interest in public questions, especially when they have touched on peace or temperance. ( >n many occasions he has delivered temper- ance addresses, and on numerous occasions he has made peace addresses before different yearly meetings and other assemblies. Pro- fessor Hodgin is also known as an author, having contributed largely to the educational press of the day, notably a series of articles to the Indiana School Journal, and another series to the .Minnesota Journal of Education. He has placed the following books upon the market, all of which have met with public ap- proval : "Civil Government of Indiana," "Historical Sketch of Indiana," "Historical Sketch of Indiana," as supplement to Red- way's "History of the United States," ami in collaboration with Prof. Woodburn of the Indiana State University. "A Study of the American Commonwealth." being an edition of the speeches of Burke and Webster that have political reference to United States his- tory. He also edited a revision of Page's "Theory and Practice of Teaching." Professor Hodgin has a pleasant home at Richmond, and takes part in the intellectual, religious and social life of the city. Mrs. Hodgin was a Daughter of the American Revolution. She died Nov. 13, 1907, leaving 1 ne daughter, Laura Alice, born at Richmond, April 27, 1869. LUCIUS LORENZO BALL, M. D., has been engaged in the general practice of medi- cine at Muncie, Delaware Co., Ind., since [894. He is a busy man, his wide patronage in and around the town, and his duties as sur- geon of the Ball Brothers Glass Manufactur- ing Company, fully absorbing his time. Dr. Ball is a native of Ohio, and comes of old Colonial stock well known in New England and Virginia, where there have been many illustrious representatives of the name. 8 Lucius Styles Hall, father .if Dr. Lucius Lorenzo Pall, of .Muncie. was born Jan. 6, [814, at Ascot, Sherbrooke Co., Quebec, Lower Canada, and there he grew to man- li 1. receiving such schooling as was af- forded in the days of his boyhood in a pioneer neighborhood. When twenty years old he left the home at Sherbrooke for the United States, first going to New York City, where he bought produce for his uncle, Silas Har- vey. He then went to Florida, where he was promised a railroad position, but owing to a change of management he after a short time found himself without position or money. He concluded finally to learn the carpenter's trade, being handy with tools, and in this trade he became very proficient. He worked at it five years in Florida, and then visited his home in Greensburg, Trumbull Co., Ohio, whither his parents had removed from Canada, and he built a substantial frame house to make the old folks comfortable. Returning again to the South he was employed at his trade, becoming a master workman, at Natchez, New Orleans and other points. Returning once more to his home in Ohio, about 1845, ne married Miss Maria P. Brigham, who was born Jan. 14, [822, in Stanstead, Quebec, daughter of Ben- jamin and Lydia (Beebe) Brigham. She had been a very successful ami popular teacher, having taught in several important schools. Mr. Ball purchased his father's farm and the young couple settled there, remaining two years. He then purchased a larger farm, which was known as the Dr. Bascom farm, and which was improved with a large two- story house, besides complete buildings for dairy purposes. Mr. Hall then began dairy farming, and besides his own dairy he en- gaged in the business extensively, buying all he could of neighboring farmers, and ship- ping in large quantities to Xew York City. In 185(1-57. having rented his farm, he estab- lished a large and profitable produce business in Minneapolis, Minn., and planned to move his family to that State, but just when business seemed most prosperous came the panic of 1857, and the failure of his creditors caused him to return to his farm. Just about tlii-- time he invented and began the manufac- ture of the first horse rake on wdieels in the United States. In [860 he took two droves of breeding mares to be sold to stock breeders in Bourbon count}-. I\v.. selling these on one year's time. He was also engaged with other parties from Ohio in developing oil lands in ii 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bourbon county. The Civil war breaking out Buffalo, where he and his brothers Edward in l86lj his southern creditors informed him 1!. and Frank C. carried on the manufacture that they had repudiated all northern debts, of oil cans. About this time he entered upon and at the same time they served notice upon what has proved to be his life work, the study him to leave the State within three days. This of medicine. He took the regular course at entailed such severe financial losses that he Buffalo Medical College, receiving his degree then returned to his farm in Ohio. In 1863 in 1889, and the same year began practice in he sold his farm and moved to Grand Island, the Adrian ( Pa.) Hospital, where he was Erie county, X. Y.. where he lived for two house physician and assistant physician to the years on the farm of his brother, the Rev. G. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Iron & Coal H. Ball. He next mined to Tonawanda, X. Company. For three years he was physician Y., and engaged in the oil business and in and assistant physician to the Buffalo, Port- shipping hay. In 1867 he went to Canandai- land & Pittsburg Iron & Coal Company, and gua, X. Y.. and went into the grocery busi- after that experience returned to Buffalo, ness with a Mr. Bates, under the firm name where he practiced until his removal to Mun- of Pall i\; Bates, this partnership lasting three cie in 18114. There he has built up a lucrative years when it was dissolved. Mr. Ball then patronage, and is chief physician for the purchased a small fruit farm, upon which his Muncie & Portland Traction Company, medi- family lived, and while there he invented a cal director of the Western Reserve Life In- patent egg carrier and also a paper barrel, surance Company (home office, Muncie, He died Jan. 25, 1878, in Canandaigua. He Ind.), which with his duties as surgeon to the was considered a man of rare good judgment Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company and intelligence, and was highly esteemed keeps him thoroughly employed. The last by all win) knew him. He left a widow and named company has two thousand employees, five sons and two daughters, the children all and the nature of the business makes expert horn in Greensburg, Ohio, as follows: Lu- medical attendance necessary. Dr. Ball is a cina Amelia, born Aug. 20, 1847 (died Jan. prominent member of his profession in Mun- 14. 1901 ) : Lucius Lorenzo, March 29, 1850; cie, and indeed enjoys high standing through- William Charles, Aug. 13, 1852; Edward out Delaware county. He has a valuable Burk. Oct. 27, 1855 ; Frank Clayton, Oct. 27, medical library and keeps well-abreast of the 1857; Mary Frances, Aug. 7, i860; George times and modern research through the lead- Alexander, Nov. 5, 1862. Several of the ing professional journals. He is an active sons are members of the Ball Brothers Glass member of the Delaware Count)' Medical So- Manufacturing Company, of Muncie, Ind., ciety. the State Medical Society and the Frank C, being president ; Edward B., vice American Medical Association. In politics he president; William C. secretary; and George is independent, his professional labors occu- A., treasurer of the Company. P.ving so much of his time that he has not Lucius Lorenzo Ball, a representative of interested himself in public matters or office, the eighth generation of the family in Amer- In fraternal connection he is a 32d degree iea, was born on his father's farm in Trum- Mason. bull county, Ohio, and attended the district < >n June 1, 1893, Dr. Pall was married, in school in the neighborhood, during the sum- Bay City, Mich., to Sarah Rogers, a native nier working on the home farm. He was of Xew York State, and they have had one seventeen years old when he removed with daughter. Helen, born in Muncie March 23, the family to Canandaigua, N. Y., where he 1895. studied at the old academy for about two The Ball Family. During the days of years. In was an excellent institution, and religious persecution in England many Balls many famous men of his generation ami the came to America, and Dr. Lucius L. Ball is a one preceding there gained their literary descendant in the ninth generation from the training, the higher branches having been common English ancestor of the Xew Eng- thoroughly taught. Lucius L. Ball later en- land and Virginia Balls, William Ball, of gaged with his brother, William C. Pall, in Wiltshire, England. This William Pall of the manufacture of cigars, in which business Wiltshire, formerly of Northamptonshire, is he continued for about five years, also assist- looked upon as the progenitor of both the ing his father in carrying on a farm for the Xew England and Virginia Palls, as the raising of small fruit. In 1882 he went to coats of arms preserved in both branches are COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I I ■ the same, differing only as to crests and mot- Arms have been granted to which the crest has never been added. Moreover, mi- nor changes, say the authorities, were often made in the coats of arms to distinguish dif- ferent branches of a family. In the present case, as the field and charges on the shield are the same, it is evident that both arms be- longed to the same family, or the devices on the shield would not be similar. These arms are given by Burke, in General Armory, as those of Northamptonshire, granted in 1613, prol ably to the father of the William Ball (of Wiltshire) whose six sons came to America in 1635, and indicate that he was an esquire. The arms were displayed on the shield, as usual, and the crest surmounted the casque, or head piece. The six sons mentioned, Ail- ing, John, Samuel, Richard, Francis and Wil- liam, came to America in the ship "'Planter" in K135. the church of which most of them were members coming in a body. Ailing Ball was the ancestor of the Ball Brothers of Mun- cie, and is said to be identical with the great- grandfather of General Washington, whose mother was Mary Ball. There is other evidence pointing to this close relationship between the New England and Virginia families. In Col. William Stone"s history of Saratoga county. X. Y., is found the statement (on page 379) that Rev. Eliphalet Ball, of Ballston, X. Y., claimed to be third cousin to General Washington, whose mother was Marv Ball, granddaughter of Col. William Ball, who was one of the six brothers from England. This claim is supported by the statement that when Washington visited Ballston in 1783 he was the guest of Rev. Eliphalet Ball and red g- nized the relationship. Washington spent a large portion of his time during the Revolu- tion in Xew Jersey, and always recognized the descendants of the Xew England Balls as his cousins. There were many descendants of Edward Ball, of Connecticut, in Xew Jer- sey at the time, and more than thirty of them were connected with different branches of the American army. The fact that he recognized them as cousins is abundantly attested in their family records and traditions. After the war he wrote to Deacon David Ball, recommend- ing a former officer in the army to his friend- ship, and addressed him as cousin. The Ball coat of arms (the Northampton- shire arms) was brought to America by Ail- ing Ball, and is preserved in the book plate of his son. Col. |olm Ball, the grandfather of Rev. Eliphalet' Hall. Col. William Ball (brother of Ailing), the founder of the Vir- ginia line, brought the same arms to Vir- ginia. The most remarkable similarity of names and general family resemblance may be only circumstantial evidence, but it is very strong. It is usually understood that Gen- eral Washington inherited his tall and com- manding figure from the Balls, who were large and strong men. (I) Ailing Ball, born in Wiltshire, Eng- land, landed at Boston from the ship "Planter" in 1635, and thence went to various forts. One of the leaders of the church com- pany to which he and his brothers belonged was William Tuttle, wdio came in the same ship with his wife, Elizabeth, and three chil- dren. This family was intimate with the Balls, and they intermarried, and thus the date of the arrival of the Balls in America is authenticated from the carefully prepared his- ti ry of the Tuttle family. The Tuttles and Ailing Ball and wife remained in Boston until 1 '130, when they removed with their church to Connecticut, locating in Xew Haven, where they owned adjoining property, now owned by Yale College. Ailing Ball had charge of the farm of Rev. John Davenpi rt. in East Haven, from 1640 to 1630. No record has been discovered of the births of children there until that of his son John, which occurred in 1649. After leaving the Davenport farm Ailing Ball settled in Xew Haven, where he died. The Branford and East Haven settle- ments were practically one, with one Inde- pendent lor Congregational) Church, under one pastor. Ailing Ball married, probably in London, Dorothy Fogal. and their children were: Ed- ward, born about 1642: John, April 13. 1649, at East Haven: Eliphalet, born Feb. ir. 1651, at Xew Haven; Ailing, born June 27, K>5<>. at Xew Haven, and Mary, who married George Pardee. There may have been others, of whom no record has been found. (II) Edward Ball, the noted Puritan, was according to Rev. George II. Ball. D. 1). (ed- itor of "The Union Record." the official rec- ord of the Ball family, founder and president of Kettka College. Keuka Park, X. Y.t, a son of Ailing Ball, hut though the fact is al- most conclusively proved there is no written evidence. He was horn at East Haven, Conn., about 1642-43-44, during the time his father had charge of Rev. John Davenport's farm, n6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and married in Connecticut about 1664 Abi- gail Blatchley, of Connecticut. They became the parents of six children, namely: (i) Ca- leb was born probably about 1663, therefore in Connecticut, and the last trace of him as being alive is found in 17 16, when he wit- nessed a deed. He owned the homestead at Newark. X. J., on May 1, 1704. returning it to bis father. At the time of his death he was probably living with his sons, Caleb, Jr., and John, at Millbrook. The name of his wife, Sarah, appeared once only, on a deed dated Feb. 19. 1705-06. ( From chart made Feb. 3, 1888, by Joseph Harrison Vance, Erie, Pa., from manuscript of John R. Burnet, of Xorthfield, N. J., deceased, and the authority on the early Ball families). (2) Abigail mar- ried Daniel Harrison, who died in December, 1738, aged seventy-seven years. (3) Joseph fell heir to his father's home lot, in Newark, X. J., which remained in the family until sold by his great-grandson, Joseph Hadden Ball, in 1849. He was twice married, first to Han- nah Harrison, who died probably in 171 1, and subsequently to Elizabeth (supposed to be daughter of Lydia (Ball) Peck); there were three children by the first union and four by the second. Joseph Pall died April 25, 1733. aged sixty years. (4) Lydia, who died Aug. 22, 1742, aged sixty-six years, was the wife of Joseph Peck, who died Jan. 9, 1746, aged sev- enty-one years, three months. Joseph Peck came from Connecticut. He was apprenticed In Mr. Ailing or Allen, the first blacksmith in Newark, and lived on Washington street, Newark, on the northwest corner of Edward Hall's home lot. He was deacon of the First Presbyterian Church. (5) Moses, born about [685, died April 20, 1747. He probably re- sided in Newark, X. J. He married Mary Tichenor, wdio was born in 1684-85. and died in December, 1747. They had no children, and numerous bequests were left to nephews, nieces, etc. (6) Thomas is mentioned further 1 ui. Edward Ball, the father of this family, was in 1666 a member of the church at Bran- ford, of which his father was one of the founders. Rev. Abraham Pierson, pastor of this church, led his congregation to emigrate to Newark, X. J., in t666, naming the new set- tlement after Newark, in England, where he formerly was pastor. About thirty families had moved there from Xew Haven the year before. The East Haven and Branford churches were closely allied, and readily united in the scheme of planting a Puritan city in Xew Jersey. The historical facts are- as follows: East Haven, Milford, and Bran- ford constituted a special settlement of Puri- tans who insisted that none but church mem- bers should participate in governmental af- fairs. About 1666 the Colonies of Connecti- cut and Xew Haven were united by royal charter, which admitted non church members to the privileges of voting and holding office. Alarmed by this license to worldliness, and attracted by promises from the lord proprie- tors of the Province of Xew Jersey, Rev. Abraham Pierson led a company of his church members to emigrate. They appear to have consisted of members of the Congregational Church of Milford and Branford, styled "Friends from Milford and the neighboring plantations thereabout." "It was agreed upon mutually that the aforesaid persons from Milford, Guilford and Branford, to- gether with their associates, being now ac- cepted of, do make one township that through God's blessing, with one hand, they endeavor the carrying on of spiritual concernments, as also civil and town affairs, according to God, and a goodly government, these to be settled by them and their associates." These emi- grants signed what they called "The Funda- mental Agreement, to provide with all care and dilligence for the maintenance of the purity of religion." They carefully restricted civil power to those who should be members of one or the other Congregational churches. ( The Congregational Church which these emigrants founded afterward became Pres- byterian, being now the First Presbyterian Church of Xewark.) Edward Ball was one of the signers of the "Agreement," Oct. 20, 1666, and an active and influential member of the new colony, he himself removing to Xew- ark in 1667. He was then about twenty-two or twenty-four years of age. During his life he held many important offices, and did most valuable service. In a few years he became high sheriff of Essex county, X. J., and in 11 103 he is mentioned as holding several pub- lic positions, such as commissioner on deli- cate and important trusts, committeeman on boundaries, on settlement with the lord pro- prietors and Indians. The territory selected for the city of Newark was laid out in sec- tions, and a lot of six acres was assigned to Edward Ball. A portion of that lot is still owmed by his descendants bearing the name of Burnet. The residence is No. 1 Warren COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD "7 street, in the heart of the city, and the six acres assigned to Edward Ball lie between Broad and Washington streets, being now worth millions of dollars. The living de- scendants of Edward Ball probably number between two and three thousand. They are mure numerous in New Jersey than else- where, but are found in large numbers in nearly every State in the Union. It is not known when Edward Ball and his wife died. The last record of him alive is in 1724, when he was eighty-one or eighty-two years of age. 1 III) Thomas Ball, son of Edward, burn in 1087-88, died Dec. 18, 1744. About 1710 he married Sarah Davis, who died Feb. 1, 1778, aged eighty-eight years. He was a blacksmith by trade, was constable of New- ark in 1715, and removed — probably about 1718-20 — to a tract of land between Hilton and Jefferson village, N. J., where he died, near the site of "Tuscan Hall," built by his son Ezekiel. Thomas Ball was the father of twelve children by one wife, his being the largest family of any of the children of Ed- ward Ball. The record of this family is as follows: (1) Timothy, born Oct. 26, 171 1, died Jan. 9, 1758. He was a farmer on the mountainside west of Maplewood station, near South Orange, N. J. In December, [734, he married Esther Bruen, who was born Sept. 2^. 1715, and died Oct. 10, 1803. (2) Aaron died Sept. 22, 1752, aged thirty-nine years. He married Hannah ('amp. widow of Samuel Johnson, blacksmith, and resided near South Orange, X. J. Mrs. Ball married Eor her third husband Timothy Peck, and died Dec. 23. 1790. aged seventy-eight years. (3) Affie died in 1785. aged about seventy years. She married Simon Searing, who died in April, 1760, and they lived at Connecticut Farms, N. J. (4) Nathaniel died in 1780. lie married Esther ( >sborn and lived at Con- necticut Farms. He was a blacksmith by trade. (5) David, born in 172'), died April 19, (781;. He was a blacksmith, and resided al Springfield, N. J. He married ("first) Phebe Brown, who died July ro, [748, and his second wife was Joanna Watkins, who died Feb. 18, 1776. He was married (third) on Dec. 12. 1776. (6) Ezekiel, who died Dec. 19, 1804, aged eighty-three years, in- herited the homestead, the site of "Tuscan Hall," at Hilton. N. J., which he built. He was a carpenter by trade. He married Mary Joins, of Sag Harbor, Long Island, X. J.. who died March 25, 1810. aged eighty-four years. (7) Jonas, who died about 1787. aged about sixty-four years, at Headleytown, near Irvington, X. J., was a cooper by occupation. He married Hannah Bruen, who died in 1805. (8) .Mary, horn June 4, [726, died in 1817. She was first married to John Bruen, a sailor, who was lost off Newfoundland Sept. 24, 1758, and by whom she had three children. Her second husband was Thomas Longworth, Esq., of Newark, X. J., and three children were also born to that union. (9) Rachel, born in 1728, died in 1750. She was the wife of Samuel Headlev, who died Nov. 7. 1787, at the age of sixty-four years. (10) Thomas, born about 1731, died May 20, [806. He was' a lawyer by profession. He married Mary Crane, who died May 2~, i8o(>. and they made their home in Jefferson village, near South ( (range, X. J. (n) Amos, born about 1733, probably survived the Revolutionary war. but the time and place of his death are not known. (12) Moses is the next in the line we are tracing. (IV) Moses Ball, born about 1735. died about 1775. His home was in Springfield, X. J. His children were: Jonathan. Samuel, and others whose names are not known. (V) Jonathan Ball was horn in New Jer- sey, about 1759 or 1761, and married Sarah Stiles. In the year 170") he removed with sev- eral Springfield ( New Jersey ) neighbors, to the northern wilderness, locating at the present site of the town of Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec. There he bought a tract of land from the English government, and improved his property, his sons helping him to cleat- two farms from the wilderness. He became a prosperous and prominent man of his com- munity. Sherbrooke, now a nourishing man- ufacturing place, is built on one of his farms. He erected the first lumber mill al that point. A street in Sherbrooke is named for some member of the Ball familv. Jonathan Ball was the father of the following named children: William, David, Moses. Alexander and Lu- cindia, of whom William was the grandfather of Dr. Lucius L. Ball, of Muncie, Indiana. ( VI ) William Hall was horn (according to the records in the familv Bible) Dec. 31. 1784, at Sherbrooke. Canada, growing up among surroundings which made it neces- sary for him to become self-reliant and inde- pendent. He remained in his native country until about 1835. when he migrated with all his family exo 50n 1 Lucius S., who had gone to Florida about a year before) to nS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the United States, settling in Greensburg, matters. After his first marriage Samuel My- Trumbull county, Ohio. He bought i so acres ers lived one year in Clinton county. Ohio, in the timber, repeating his father's experi- He had early been left an orphan by the death ence as a pioneer. Building a log cabin, he of his father, and when a boy was bound out and his sons immediately began the improve- to a weaver, which trade he had learned and ment of the land, and when Lucius S. Ball followed in conjunction with school teaching. returned from the South he joined the family He located in Indiana in 1836, arriving in and did his share of the work at home. He Anderson, in October of that year. Here he was a carpenter, and helped his father to bought 220 acres of timbered land, east of erect a frame house. In about ten years Wil- where the asylum now stands and partly liam Ball sold this place and purchased a within the present corporation of the town of tract of 150 acres which had been partly im- Anderson. He built a log house, which is proved, and upon which stood a frame house, still standing, covered with weather boards, Here he passed the remainder of his active and proceeded to clear up his farm. In 1849 days, the last few years of his long life being he built a pleasant residence, in which he re- spent in the home of his son Lucius S. Ball, sided until his death, at the age of eighty-two near Buffalo. X. Y. Mr. Ball was a large years, in February, 1895. man, standing six feet, was heavily built and Samuel Myers was twice married. His first very powerful, possessed an intelligent mind wife was Caroline Cather, born in Rocking- and held to sound principles. He was hard- ham county, Va., daughter of Robert W. and working and industrious, and enjoyed the Rebecca (Johnston) Cather, the latter of respect and esteem of all who knew him. CAPTAIN WILLIAM R. MYERS, in his lifetime one of the most prominent mem- whom was a full cousin of Joseph E. Johns- ton. Mrs. Myers died in May, [839, and he married (second) Elizabeth Cather, sister to his first wife, and she lived to be about sev- bers of the .Madison county Bar, who also enty years of age, dying in 1894, in Anderson. won distinction in lines outside of his pro- To the first union two children were born : fession was born June 12, 1836, in Clinton William R., and Jasper C, both of whom county, Ohio, son* of Samuel and Caroline were officers in the Civil war. The children (Cather) Myers. of the second union were: Mary. Caroline, The Myers family are of German Huguenot George, Oliver, Prank, Kate and Jesse. Sam- stock, the' originators of this branch of the uel Myers was in the 100-day service in the family comin°- through France to America Civil war, and took part in the Morgan Raid, and settling in North Carolina about 1708-9. Originally he was an old-line Whig, but he Ralph Myers, grandfather of Captain W. R-. became an Abolitionist and voted for James was born March 6, [785, son of Elijah Myers, ( 1. Birney, the "Liberty" candidate. He sup- and he lived and died in North Carolina. In ported and voted for John C. Fremont, the religion he was a Quaker. He was twice first Republican candidate for President, and married, his first wife being Prudence Baker, also cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln. Sam- bv whom he had these children : Nathan, who uel Myers was an honored citizen and was settled in Hamilton county, Ind.. in 1836; highly respected among the pioneers. He Mary, who married Lin fessop ; and Samuel, held the position of township trustee and He married ( second 1 the Widow Elmon, who school director, and took an active interest had by her first husband a daughter, Mahala. in anything pertaining to the welfare of his wdio married John Arnold. Ralph Myers was county. He was noted, even among the pio- a substantial* citizen and owned a consider- neers, for his liberal hospitality, and the say- able tract of land. and. although living in the ing was true of him. that his "latch-string South was not a slave owner. He located as was always out." He engaged extensively in a pioneer in Clinton county. Ohio, in early 'contracting, and many of the old Anderson times and died there about' 1820. buildings were built on his contracts. Fra- Samuel Myers, son of Ralph, was born ternally he was an Odd Fellow, being one of Nov. 4. 1 81 j, in Clinton county, Ohio, on his the early members of the Anderson Lodge, father's farm. He received a common pio- and passed all the chairs, including that of No- neer education, but became a well-informed ble Grand. He was a man of broad views man, and took a great interest in educational and was liberal in his religious beliefs. His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i ii) son, Jasper C, graduated from West Point in iSiij, and entered the ordinance depart- ment as 2nd lieutenant. He was promoted tu [St lieutenant and served through the war. He was on the staffs of Generals Butler and Schofield, and had been a class-mate of the latter. William R. Myers was about three months old when brought to Indiana, in 1836, by his parents. He was thus reared among the pio- neers of Anderson and attended the old log cabin schools. He was brought up on the home farm, and at the age of nineteen began teaching school, working on the farm during vacations. On June 7, 1858, he married in Anderson, Mary F. Mershon, born Oct. 20, 1839, in Pendleton, daughter of William II. and Mary J. (Bourne) Mershon. William H. Mershon was the son of Franklin Mer- shon, of New York State, and was a class- mate of William H. Seward at Princeton. He moved to Pendleton in 1827. wdtere he was one of the county judges, and a man of in- fluence in the early days. His children were : John D., William B., Marv P., Emma S., Sonora and Henry. Mr. Mershon died at the age of seventy-eight years, in 1876. Captain Myers enlisted at Anderson, in April. 1861, in the three months service, but as the three months men were not accepted he again enlisted in October, 1861, as a private of Company G, 47th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. He served until honorably discharged at New Iberia, Novem- ber. 1863. and re-enlisted in the same organ- ization for three years, becoming a veteran. He was honorably discharged in November, 1865, and was mustered out of service at In- dianapolis, Ind. Among the battles in which Captain Myers participated were the follow- ing: New Madrid, Mo.. March, 1862: Island No. 10, April. 1802: Riddle's Post, April, 1862; Arkansas Post, 1863; Siege of Vicks- burg from April until July 4. 1863 : the Red River expedition, being in several skirmishes during this arduous campaign: the battle of Champion llills, and many minor battles and skirmishes. With the exception of eight days when he was confined to the hospital on Por- cupine Island, Yazoo Pass, he was with his regiment every day of his enlistment and never missed an engagement of any kind. The history of the 47th regiment is the history of Captain Myers. He was promoted to second lieutenant for meritorious conduct. June 18, [862, to first lieutenant in June, [863, and for gallant and efficient conducl to the rank of captain, in November, 1863, commanding his company in the Red river expedition. After the war the gallant captain returned to his home, to find that his only child, Claude, the son of his first wife, had died while he was serving his country. The Captain and his wife thereupon adopted two nephews — Cap- tain Percy Myers Kesler and Claude 11. Kes- ler. whom they brought up as their own chil- dren. Mrs. Myers died Feb. 2^,, 1802, and the Captain was married (second) in Septem- ber, 1894, to Miss Florence M. Stewart. Captain Myers read law with Davis & Goodkuntz in Anderson, where he practiced successfully up to the time of his death, in April, 1907, being one of the leading members of the Madison county Par. He served as school trustee until 1878. and was one of the early county surveyors, being elected to that e in 1858. He was elected to the National < ongress in 187S. on the Democratic ticket, and served on a special committee investigat- ing the pension department, which exposed the conduct of the department under Pen- sion Commissioner Bentley. The Cap- tain was Secretary of State in 1S82. and was re-elected in 1884. In 1887 he bought the Anderson Democrat, a weekly pa- per, which he started to edit in 1888. The same year he received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor, but was defeated. In 1802 he was a^ain nominated on the Demo- cratic ticket for Secretary of State. In April. 1891, Captain Myers was in a railroad wreck on the Big Four railroad, near the insane asylum, and was badly injured. He was confined in the St. Vincent Hospital for 103 davs. was on crutches fir nine months, and never fully recovered from the injuries. He was one of the early members of the I. O. O. F.. of Anderson, having joined that lodge in 1857, and was made Grand Mas- ter of the State in 1877. and represented the State at the Sovereign Grand Lodge, lie was also a Scottish Rite Mason, and was an honored member of the G. A. P. and Loyal Legion. He and his estimable wife were both devoted and consistent members of the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson, in which he was a member of the board of trustees. He was a man of unimpeachable honor and honesty, strong intellect and excellent busi- 120 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ness ability, and though of few words was very popular with all who knew him. He was a strung speaker, an able thinker, and a clear-headed counselor. IGNATIUS BROWN (deceased) was born Aug. u, 183 1, in Indianapolis, and lived to become one of the honored and distin- guished citizens of his native place, having been identified with the movements in the direction of education and development which made the years of his active manhood fruit- ful ones for this prosperous city. His ancestors came from Wales, about the year 1700, the founder of the family in America having been Evan Bruen (as the name was then spelled) ; succeeding generations came westward from the coast, Thomas Brown having been the founder and proprietor of Brownsville, Pa., at the site of the prehistoric fortification known as Redstone Old Fort; and at Brownsville, July 18, 1782, was born Hiram Brown, son of Thomas Brown. Hiram Brown was a man of strength, mental and physical ; not only was he deeply read in the law (his preceptor having been the great Thomas Corwin, of Ohio), but as an advocate he was easily the most powerful man before a jury in central Indiana, in a day when oratory meant much more than it does now ; when few people read the few newspapers and men's minds were swayed only by the personal appeal. Hiram Brown married Judith, daughter of Rev. Thomas Smith, one of the earliest and foremost of the Methodist preachers of this country. Of this union, Ignatius Brown was born. With this heritage of intellectuality, the education of Ignatius began with Kemper and Lange, in the famous old Marion County Seminary, which stood for years in what is now known as University Park. The son of a family of lawyers, the young Ignatius chose to follow the law, beginning as a stu- dent in his father's office. Later, he entered the Law Department of the State University, at Bloomington, being graduated therefrom in 1852. From college he came home to prac- tice law with his father: after the death of the latter in 185^, Ignatius continued alone; after the year 1868, he limited his field to the law of real estate, and to the preparation of abstracts of title, acquiring an enduring repu- tation for the excellence of his work. In this special branch of the law he continued until his death, July 8, 1903. In his youth, like most young lawyers. Mr. Brown went into politics with great en- thusiasm. He aided in organizing the Re- publican party, and in his home county he introduced and carried through the county convention the first anti-slavery resolutions adopted in Indiana. He was President of the Young Men's Republican Club in the Fre- mont campaign. In later years, he was con- tent to leave active political strife to younger men. Though never the holder of an elective office, he served for two years as Secretarv of the State Board of Agriculture, preparing the reports of that body for 1856 and 1857, the State Fair ground then being what is now known as Military Park. In conjunction with Dr. R. L. Catling (afterward widely known as the inventor of the Catling gun) Air. Brown organized the first Board of Trade of Indianapolis ( not the present Board) preparing circulars and maps issued by the Board, setting forth the ad- vantages of the town as a manufacturing and commercial center. At a subsequent period, in 1873, at the solicitation of a committee of the City Council, he prepared a large pamphlet with maps and statistics, showing the commanding position of Indianapolis for business purposes. This pamphlet was widely distributed by the City authorities and busi- ness men, and it aided in producing the "boom" of 1873-4-5. It is. however, as the first and best his- torian of his own city that Ignatius Brown has earned his place in the memory of his fellow-citizens. In 1857, for the directory of that year, he prepared the first historical sketch of Indianapolis, with maps showing the extent of the town at successive periods of development. For the directory of 1 868, the publishers asked a more extended article, and this Mr. Brown furnished, covering a hundred closely printed pages with a wonderfully com- pact statement of the history of this commu- nity from 1819 to 1867; so thoroughly did he do this work that every author who has since written upon this or any allied subject has gladly acknowledged his indebtedness to Ignatius Brown for the facts placed at his disposal. To his labors in this field Mr. Brown brought sterling honesty, accuracy, in- dustry and that fine-fibred, evenly-balanced sense of justice without which real history cannot be written. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the fairness, the lack of bias, and the absolute accuracv of Mr. Brown's his- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 121 torical works. His was a fine mind, well cul- tivated. All his life a student, of quiet and retiring nature, he avoided society and gave himself to his books. It may safely lie said of him that he had read more of the books in the city Public Library than any other of its patn ins. Such recreation as Mr. Brown permitted himself, he enjoyed along the wooded hanks of river and creek, fishing, with rods of his < w n making, and flies of his own tying ; fish- ing, vet with much more thought of the joys and beauties of Nature than of the number of fish he might bring home. And this was really typical of his life, that he did what he could, for its own sake, without regard to the result when measured by any sordid standard. On May 5, 1857, .Mr. Brown was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Joseph Marsee, a Methodist minister of the good old pioneer Stock; she died Nov. 30, 1873. To them were horn four children: Hiram Brown, Lyndsay M. Brown, Mrs. Francis A. Carvin and Mrs. Herbert M. Adkinson, all of whom are living in Indianapolis. WHEELER. The connection of the Wheeler family with the development of In- diana is almost contemporaneous with its his- tory as a State, for the first Wheeler to join the pioneers reached Hamilton county in 1828, only twelve vears after Indiana's admission to the Union. The Wheelers were an old Colonial family, but at wdiat exact point along the coast they settled is not definitely known. The earliest records are of two brothers, Wil- liam and Thomas, who were taken to Vir- ginia in childhood and there grew to man- The ancestor of the Indiana branch of the Wheeler family was William, who was born April 2", 1768. When in their early days both brothers pushed on to Kentucky, where William settled in Nicholas county, while Thomas remained only a short time and then went on to Ohio. He located near Chilli- Ci the, married and reared a family, and many "i his family are scattered throughout that section. William farmed in Kentucky for . but in 1828 moved to Hamilton county, Ind.. where a son had gone two years before, and he settled near him in the township of Noblesville, three miles from that village. The journey was made with horses and wag- 1 ns and required considerable time. The rest of his life was passed on this farm, ami he died in February, 1833. William Wheeler was a typical pioneer, of strong physique, six feet tall ami weighing about 1S0 pounds. During the war of [812 he enlisted, with two comrades from Kentucky, John Stoops and George Hurt, and saw considerable service in Canada. In polities he was an old-line Whig. William Wheeler was married three tune.-. His first wife, wdiose name is not known, had two daughters, Margaret and Mary, of whom Mary died in Kentucky. He next married Miss Rose Ann Ishmaul, a native of Wales. who had come to Nicholas county, and she. too, died in Kentucky. Her children were as follows: John, born Sept. 20. 1807; Nancy. Oct. 3. 1809: Roseann, Jan. 2, [812; and Thomas, Feb. 3. 1814. The third wife was a widow, Mr-. Sarah (Ferguson) Burns, and she bore him two children, namely: William, born Oct. 5, 1816; and Moses, March 11, 1819. John Wheeler, oldest son of William, born Sept. 29, 1807. grew up on the Kentucky frontier and had no chance for even the rudi- ments of an education during his boyh od, but after his marriage his wife taught him to read and write. His main book was the Bi- ble, and he became a close student of its teachings. His father's farm on Licking river was close to that of Philip Stoops, another pi- oneer, who had a daughter, Mary, and the two young people fell in love with each other and were betrothed. Early in September, 1826, Philip Stoops and his family started for Indiana, traveling with an ox team and a team of horses, and John Wheeler accompa- nied them. He drove the oxen, and led a two year-old colt. The party camped nut along the way in true pioneer style and were five weeks in making the journey, arriving at their destination Oct. 1. 1826. On March 5th, fol- lowing, the young couple were married and began their long life together. John Wheeler had taken an eight-year lease from Aaron Finch for twenty acri heavily timbered land about three miles south- east of Noblesville. He built a log cabin and gradually cleared the land, and meanwhile, to support his family, did much clearing f r others in the vicinity. There was no mone) in the community, so his work was paid fi r in small produce Or barter, and altogether the family lived in a must primitive way. The log cabin, while warm and comfortable, was rough in the extreme, with puncheon floor, a door of clap boards with wooden hinges, 122 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a single glass window, and a stick- and clay chimney. The clothing for the family was made from the wool and tlax which Mrs. Wheeler spun and wove. In 1834 Mr. Wheeler determined to follow the Indian trail to Fort Wayne, 100 miles distant, in order to get work there on the Wabash and Erie Ca- nal. Provided with only simple provisions and a blanket to cover him at night, be set out on bis journey. Pie secured the work, receiving sixteen dollars a month, and worked for three months, after which he walked home again through the woods. He had earned enough money to buy fortv acres of forest land, two and a half miles east of No- blesville, and there he built a new cabin and settled down with his family. Industrious and thrifty, he prospered and was able to add to bis property until he owned a fine farm of 224 acres. In time he built a frame bouse. and during the latter part of their lives be and his wife enjoyed all the comforts of life. He lived to be seventy-two years old, passing away at the home Aug. 17. 1880. His wife died April 7, 1881, while visiting her grand- children, George and Eva Fisher, of Nobles- ville. Both Air. and Mrs. Wheeler were converts to the teachings of Alexander Camp- bell, who often journeyed through Indiana in those early days.' He founded a church at Noblesville, and the Wheelers were among the most interested and sincere members. John Wheeler was a deacon in it for many years. In politics be was a Whig at first, but later was a strong Abolitionist. In bis locality he was noted for his sound judgment and was more frequently called upon than any other man there to serve upon both grand and petit juries. Airs. Alary (Stoops) Wheeler was in many respects a must remarkable character. While she had only an ordinary education, she had an excellent mind and retentive mem- ory, and was very well informed for her times. She was especially familiar with the Bible and could readily quote almost any pas- sage from it. She was really the educator of her children, and by her strong character exerted an influence over them to which was largely due their success in the world. Her word was law to them, and they all felt the greatest reliance on her judgment. A single incident will illustrate her force of character and ability to dominate a situation instantly. During her husband's absence in Fort Wayne, a deer that bad been grazed across the back by a bullet sought shelter in Stony Creek near her cabin, and was chased into the water by their hound "Tusmer." Mrs.- Wheeler seized an ax, rushed out on a log, and as the deer came down upon her, struck it between the eyes and killed it instantly. Airs. Wheeler's influence was not confined b 1 her own family, for she bad a wonderful knowledge of human nature, and became an authority among her neighbors, among whom she was very gen- erally called "Aunt Polly." John and Alary (Stoops) Wheeler were the parents of eleven children, Margaret, Philip S., William T., Ann G., John H., George W., lane, Sarah C, James W., Martha M. and Henry P. The oldest child, Alargaret, was born Jan. 3, [829, and died the same day. Stoops. The Stoops family, from whom the posterity of John Wheeler are descended on the maternal side, has a history similar to that of the Wheelers, coming from the same State originally, and sharing like experiences on the frontier. Tradition has it that the first one of the name in America was Philip, and that he came from Germany. Although be settled in Pennsylvania be never learned to speak English. A descendant, Philip, the father of Airs. Wheeler, was born June 17, 1768, probably in Virginia, and is thought to have been a son of Story Stoops. His old family Bible, containing many records, is now in the possession of a grandson. William Stoops, of Tama county, Iowa. It is bound in deerskin, and printed in English, and has been banded down from father to son. Philip Stoops married Miss Alary Fergu- son, of Scotch-Irish stock, and they settled in Kentucky, where he cleared a good farm from the woods in Nicholas county, near Alexander Blair's place. But be was strong!}' opposed to slavery, and finally left Kentucky to get his family out of its influence. On arriving in Hamilton count}', as already narrated, he bought a half section adjoining the present corporation of Noblesville, built a cabin and went to work to clear the land from the heavy timber. He got his farm under cultivation, built a two-story frame house, and became one of the prosperous and influential men of that section. He died at home. Jan. 23, 1841. He and bis wife were strong Presbyterians and helped to found the church of that denom- ination in their county. In politics he was a Whig. l'hilip Stoops was married twice, both times in Kentucky. His first wife, Mary Fer- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 12 guson Stoops, died March 12, 1811. leaving children as follows: John, born Sept. 10, 1793, who served in Canada in the war of 18 1 _'. with William Wheeler and George Berk; Ann Gray, born Oct. 1. 1795; Alicia, Nov. 29, 1797; William. Dec. 23, 1799; Philip, April 17, 1802; Rebecca, Sept. 30, 1804; Mary, March 3, 1807; James, April 3, 1S08; and Judith, March 2, 181 1. By his sec- ond union to Miss Agnes Morgan, who was born Sept. 16, 1778, Philip Stoops had five children: Thomas, born Sept. 2, 1812; Agnes and Sara, twins, June 22, 1814; Margaret, Sept. 16, 1816; and Jesse A.. March 22, 1819. One of these children. William Stoops, be- came a specially prominent man in Hamilton county, and was a member of the State Legis- lature in 1848. William T. Wheeler, son of John and Mary (Stoops) Wheeler, was born on the farm first leased by his father, and as a boy and youth growing up on the frontier, he knew practically all of the sturdy men who laid the foundation for the present prosperity of No- blesville and the surrounding country. His first school days were spent in a log cabin school house some two miles from his home, which, had been built for a home and then abandoned by some settler. Its structure and appointments were all after the rude fashion of the rude frontier, and it was lighted only where a hole had been cut out and the space covered with greased paper. Another school, to which he went next, was on the same prim- itive order, with slab desks and seats, sup- ported by pins. This one he attended from forty to sixty days a year, but with all these disadvantages he learned to read and write well. When he was nineteen he spent one winter at a school near Noblesville, where the school house was a frame building with more con- veniences. All through his early life Mr. Wheeler worked hard on the home farm, but when twenty years old he began hiring out to other farmers. His first job was in Noblesville township, grubbing for John Guilkey, at thirty-seven and a' half cents a day. The money thus earned enabled him to pay for a license and settle down to married life. He was married in 1850 to Miss Christiann Burk, the ceremony being performed by Elias I a) lor, a Dunkard preacher, who made the young people a wedding present of his services on the occasion. Miss Burk was born in Wayne county. Sept. 16, 1830. daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Ileiny) Burk, and as she was left an 1 rphan when eleven years of age. she was brought up by strangers. Her father. Jacob Burk, was burn in Lancaster county, Pa., son of a farmer there, and his wife also came from the same locality; they moved to Wayne county, Ind., and entered ion acres between Hagerstown and Cambridge City, on Simon's Creek. After clearing this land he sold out and moved to the northern part of Carroll county, where he bought 320 acres in the woods. There he died aged about sixty years, his wife surviving him. Their children were: Samuel, Jacob, l'eter, Christiann, John, Barbara, Martha and Henry. After their marriage Mr. Wheeler settled with his wife about half a mile from his father's home, on a tract of forty acres, partly cleared, which he had leased. There was a cabin already on it, with windows and doors, which was somewhat in advance of many of the cabins of that day. After two years there Mr. Wheeler began peddling clocks for Ab- ner D. Bond, an old peddler, who purchased in Connecticut the Seth Thomas eight-day clocks, and had several wagons on the road. Mr. Wheeler did well at this, selling in Tip- ton, Howard, Cass, Fulton and Knox coun- ties. He then bought fifty acres of land, three miles southeast of Noblesville, with twenty acres deadened, moved onto it a hewed log cabin, which stood just across the road and which he had purchased, and made his home there until 1862. By that time he had cleared thirty acres of the tract, but decided to leave it, and moving into Noblesville was engaged for three years in the stave and heading bus- iness. From 1865 until 1870 he had an inter- est in a brick making concern and also bought and sold stock, but he finally returned to farm- ing, and from 1870 to [889 occupied the 160- acre Evans place, northwest of Noblesville. On leaving that he bought fifty acres north of Noblesville, although this was almost in the woods, and life there would in many ways be like a return to the earlier times. There was a log cabin on the place, but his s< n Samuel settled in this, and the father bought twenty acres more for his own home. He built a gi od frame house there and moved into it in November, 1889. He still occupies this place. In the eighteen years that Mr. Wheeler has lived on this farm he has ^continually been adding improvements and bringing it to a high State of cultivation. He ha- set out orchards and besides has five acres in various fruit- and the place is known as the Glencove Fruit 124 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Farm. In 1887 a remarkable gas well was struck on his farm. There was a six-inch casing in the well, and when on one occasion the gas was accidentally set on fire it rose with great force for eight feet without any flame and then suddenly bursting into a blaze threw a mass of fire into the air eighty-five feet in height and of an enormous fan shape. This burned six weeks before it could be brought under control. Soon after this more wells were struck but they were of less value than the first one. Mrs. William T. Wheeler passed away at their farm home July 21, 1903, a woman of many virtues and one whose death was deeply felt. She was a member of the Christian Church, and her husband belongs to the same organization, in which he has served as treas- urer. He has been a prominent man in his section, and from 1890 to 1895 was trustee of Noblesville township, besides serving four terms as deputy assessor. Mr. Wheeler's first vote w r as cast for Franklin Pierce, his next for Buchanan and his third for Stephen A. Douglas, but when Lincoln was a candidate the second time be voted the Republican ticket, and has done so for every Republican Presidential candidate since. Fraternally he is a Mason, a member of Lodge No. 57, and he has been an Odd Fellow since 1863. He has filled all the chairs in this latter order, in- cluding Noble Grand, and has several times represented his lodge at the State Grand Lodge. Air. Wheeler has the universal re- spect and esteem of the community in which his life has been spent, and is one of the finest types of citizens. Four children were born to William T. and Christiann Wheeler, and three of these reared large families : I 1 ) Elizabeth, born Feb. 13, 1851. mar- ried Dec. 13, 1874, Henry Berg, a farmer of Noblesville township. Thev had children, bom as follows: Daniel P., Oct. 8, 1875; Prof. William T.. Jan. 26, 1S77; Fannie, Nov. -70. who died in infancy; Benjamin, July 10, iSSt ; Christiann, Sept. 7. [883; John H., Sept. 20. 1S85 : Walter 1',.. ( let. 8. 1887; Ralph W, Jan. 9, 1889 : and Elizabeth, Nov. 26, 1891. The mother died Dec. 6, 1891, and Christiann and Elizabeth, the latter only ten days old. were taken to their grandmother's hi me. Henry Berg died Oct. 6, [895, and all but the two oldest children were brought up by the grandparents. Four still live at the homestead. Prof. William T. Berg married Aug. 15, 1905, Miss Edith Kelly, bom Oct. 18, 1882, and has two children: Myron A., born Oct. 29, 1906 : and Alberta Louise, Sept. 15. 1907. Benjamin Berg married June 12, 1907. Mable Russell. Christia'nn Berg mar- ried May 11, 1907, Jasper E. Pickett. Daniel P. Berg was married Jan. 10, 1894, to Miss Mary E. Humbles, born March 4. 1871, and they have children as follows: Charles, born Nov. 15, 1894; Lorenzo, Dec. n, 1895; Fred- rick; William H.. Oct. 17, 1898; Benjamin, March 18, 1900; Edna May, Feb. 8, 1902; Lo- retta, July 2, 1903; Walter, Aug. 12, 1905. (2) John Wheeler, son of William T. Wheeler, was born Oct. 19, 1852. He was married Feb. 3, 1884, to Miss Kate Supple, by whom he has had the following children : Mary, born Dec. 10. 1884: Nellie, May 7, 1888; and an infant, born Sept. 23, 1889, de- ceased Sept. 26, 1889. (3) Mary Magdalen Wheeler, daughter of William T. Wheeler, was born Jan. 26, 1855. ( hi Feb. 22, 1877, she became the wife of El- mer Mott. and they have children as follows: Samuel, born Dec. 12, 1877, who married, Aug. 21, 1901, Miss Elsie May Lunn ; Wil- liam T., born Nov. 20. 1879, who was married June 7, 1900, to Miss Friedie Kliefoth, and lias one daughter, Elsie May, born May 9, 190T ; Christiann, born Aug. 29, i88r, a teacher in Noblesville ; Mary, born June 14. 1884. who married Oct. 18, 1905, Orville Dye (she has two children, Wilmur, born Jan. 24, 1903, and Benjamin Dye, born Nov. 30, 1007): Harry, born Oct. 9, 1S86, who was married Oct. 8, 1905, to Miss Clara Hammar; Carl, born Jan. 9, [889; Forest, born Jan. 10, 1891 ; Maggie, born July 10, 1893; and Leah, born Oct. 30. 1895. (4) Samuel Wheeler, son of William T. Wheeler, was born Sept. 18, 1856. On Oct. ir, 1876, he married Miss Sophronia Ed- wards, and is the father of eight children: Maggie, born April 2, 1S80, married Nov. 9, 1902, Samuel Stern, and has two daughters. Nellie (born Aug. 24, 1903) and Ruby (born Nov. 10, 1904) ; Christiann, born Oct. 31, 1882, was married May 14. 1902, to Frank Shock, and has two children, Edna (born Dec. t. 1902) and Thelma (horn Aug. 7, 1904); Roy, born Jan. 1. 18S4. married Theresa Fod- rea, and has a son, Russel A., born Feb. 13, 1907; Carl, horn March 26, r886; Dora, born Feb. 22, 1889, was married Feb. 24, 1906, to Walter Galloway, and has a daughter, Erema, horn Nov. 30, 1906; Guy was born Feb. 21, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 12; 1895; Bert was bum March 17, 1897; and \ cine, bum April 25. 1899. Philip S. Wheeler, son of John and Mary (Stoops) Wheeler, and brother of Wil- liam T. Wheeler, was born Jan. 7. 1829, and died Dec. 29, 1898. His first wife, Rebecca ]). Burcham, to whom he was married May 3, [849, died March 10, 1871, the mother of three children, born as follows: Mary, born March 7, 1850 ; John, born Nov. 21, 1852; and Emma, born Feb. 9, 1857. The old- est daughter, Mary, married Benjamin Shoe- maker, and had three children, Rebecca, Philip and John H. Mr. Wheeler was mar- ried (second) Nov. 14, 1897, to Caroline Bolton, now also deceased. Philip S. Wheeler was the owner of one hundred acres of fine land besides a number of houses in Nobles- ville. He was a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, and for two years served efficiently as township assessor. It would, indeed be a great injustice to his memory not to mention his philanthropy. While his own family was not large, his house looked more like a kin- dergarten than a residence, as he reared several orphans. He aided the destitute to a marked degree — in fact none who appealed to him for help was refused, and he gave to charity more than many men ever made. His last intelligent expression was that he wished his brother, William T., to see that his own chil- dren did not exact any share in the property owned by his second wife, "For," he said, "my children would then have more than hers. Thus I will have made good my promise to her, which has been my chief aim." This was done as he wished. Axn Gray Wheeler, oldest daughter of John, was born Feb. 28, 1833. At the age of twenty, July 22, 1853, she married Henry Fisher. Both died in middle life, she Feb. 8, 1870, and he Sept. 5, 1876. They left three children: (1) Mary Eva. born Oct. 29, 1854, married Orlando Lock, May 1, 1882, and died ten years later, Oct. 16, 1892, leaving no issue. (2) George W., born Dec. 20, 1856. was mar- ried June 5, 1883, to Miss Mattie Bare, who died Aug. 5, 1890, leaving two children, Emma Pearl (born Feb. 11. 1885) and Wil- liam H., (born May 12, 1888). George W. Fisher married (second) Rebecca Jones, June 30, 1901. (3) John H., born July 24, i860, married. March 1. 1883. Miss Fannie Gascho, and they have had three children : Henry L., born Jan. 29, 1884; Nellie M., born Aug. 25, 1888; and Roland N., born Dec. 5, 1886. John II. Wheeler, third sun of John, was born Dec. 17, 1834. and was reared on the old homestead near Noblesville. From an early age he showed a marked adaptability for bus- iness and became a dealer in hogs and cattle. He was very successful and was one of the substantial men of the township, in which his real estate holdings were 330 acres. During the Civil war he enlisted in the first company and regiment accepted in Indiana, the 6th Ind. V. I., for three months' service; and was in one battle in West Virginia. On Dec. 16, 1862, he was married to Miss Louisa Jones, who was born March 1, 1837, in Noblesville township, daughter of Aimer and Nancy (Carlin) Jones. Two children were born to this union: Nancy A., May 16, 1868: and George, Aug. 14, 1878, who died March 20, 1887, in Noblesville. The daughter married C. B. Ward, of Indianapolis, and died Nov. 24, 1S93, the mother of one son, Newell, born Oct. 19, 1889. Mr. Wheeler died Sept. 17, 1898, and his wife passed away Jan. 17, 1901, both in Noblesville. Mrs. Wheeler was a member of the Methodist Church, and her husband belonged to the Christian Church. He was a good Republican in his political views, and fraternally belonged to the Nobles- ville Lodge of Masons. Jane Wheeler, daughter of John, was born Oct. 17, 1838. and became the wife of S. H. Foland. Oct. 27, 1857. She bore her hus- band six children : ( 1) John J., born Aug. 25, 1858, married Feb. 8, 1883, Miss Laura Ellen McKenny, who was born Feb. 22, 1861. They have had five children, namely: Dora M., born July 2^, 1887; Walter E. 'Dec. 23, 1891 ; Blanche E., Nov. 30, 1893 ; Grace J., Aug. 28, 1896; and Pauline Anne May, July 14. 1 S< ,S. (2) Dora was born Nov. 14, i860, and died Jan. 5, 1880. (3) Philip S. was born July 22, 1863. On May 5, 1889, he married Miss Amanta James, who was born Jan. 17. 1870, and they have had children as follows : Maggie, born Dec. 11, 1890; Lester H., June 4, 1893; George R., May 3. 1895 ; Rex F., Aug. 22, 1900 (deceased May 7. 1903) ; and Cecil A.. Aug. 13, 1903. (4) Henry O. was born Dec. 19, 1865. (5) Mary E., born March 26, 1870. died April 18, 1901. (6) Fred R., born July 8, 1873, married Maud (Duggins) Foland, who was born Feb. 5, 1876, and they have had three children : Opal F., born June 14, 1897 ; Otis S., Feb. 26, 1901 ; and Hugh H., Feb. 19, 1903. Sarah C. Wheeler, daughter of John, 126 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was born in January, 1840. She married Isaac Fisher, by whom she had two children: Henry and Belle, who married Watt Love. James W. Wheeler, fifth son of John, was born Feb. 27, 1S43, aml S rew L1 P anii(1 tlie same influences as other boys of the frontier. His father and mother both did all they could to insure their children getting all the educa- tional advantages possible, and they were all fairly well educated for that day. James W. Wheeler attended several of the subscription schools during the winters, and in summer worked en the farm. On April 20, 1864, he en- listed, at Noblesville, in Company I'., 136th fnd. V. I., for 100 days, and was honorably dis- charged four months later, in August, in In- dianapolis. He served mainly in Tennessee on guard duty near Murfreesboro, and on one occasion was detailed with ten comrades to guard the railroad thirty miles south of the city, being stationed at Bellbuckle. For two weeks he was sick in the hospital, but for the rest of the time was in active service. After returning from this experience, Mr. Wheeler engaged in business as a butcher, opening a meat market in Noblesville, which he ran un- til about 1866 or 1867. He then traded his property for seventy-two and a half acres on the Greenfield road, three miles southeast of Noblesville. There was a cabin on the tract and twelve acres had been cleared. Mr. Wheeler finished clearing it, drained the land and built a good frame house, besides adding to the land until he owned 320 acres. Later he became interested in real estate transactions, town propertv, sawmills and land in Arkansas and Georgia, and residence property in No- blesville, becoming quite wealthy. He is an influential man in the community and promi- nent in the work of the United Brethren Church, wdiere he is president of the board of trustees. In politics he has always been a strong Republican, since the day when he cast his first vote for Lincoln for President. He belongs to Noblesville Post, G. A. R. Mr. Wheeler's first wife, to whom he was married in Noblesville, Dec. 28, 1864, was Miss Sarah Ann Horsh Haverstick. She was born in Carroll county, Ohio, Feb. 18, 1847. The Haverstick family came from Lancaster county, Pa., and were of Dutch stock. Mrs. Wheeler's grandfather. Christian Haverstick, was a farmer and wagonmaker. He married Maria Gall, and they moved, in 1843, to Car- roll county, Ohio, and settled on 200 acres of improved land. There Mrs. Haverstick died, and in 1859 her husband traveled by wagon with all their goods to Noblesville, and lo- cated on a farm, adjoining the Wheeler place, where he died during the seventies, aged eighty-four years. He and his wife be- longed to the German Reformed Church. They had an only child, Amos G, father of Mrs. Wheeler. Amos G. Haverstick was born in Pennsyl- vania. While living in Ohio he married Sa- rah Ann Horsh, also of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and they had two children, Sarah Ann, Mrs. Wheeler; and Horsh A. His first wife dying. Mr. Haverstick married (second) Sus- annah, daughter of Stephen and Susannah (McFern) Staley, who was born in Carroll county, < >hio, Dec. 5, 1837. Mr. Staley was a son of Joseph and Zilpha (Fern) Staley, residents of near London, and when a young man accompanied his parents from England to America, and they settled in Carroll county, Ohio, wdiere Stephen Staley lived to be about seventy years old. He married Miss McFern in Cambridge, Pa., and they had ten children : Mary, Zilpha, Nancy, Priscilla, Henry, Ste- phen, Joseph, Susannah, Benjamin, and a daughter who died young. Amos G. and Sus- annah (Staley) Haverstick had two sons: James B., born Jan. 6, 1858; and George W.. born in 1863. Mrs. Sarah Ann (Haverstick) Wheeler died in 1885, the mother of fourteen children. She was a member of the United Brethren Church, ami a woman of many vir- tues. After her death Mr. Wheeler married (second) Aug. 15, 1886, in Anderson, Ind., Miss Miranda Malvina Sample, wdio was born in Hancock county, Ind., Feb. 6, 1848. She was a daughter of John G. and Elizabeth (Darke) Sample, and a granddaughter of James and Mary (Barsett) Sample, pioneers of Indiana from Virginia. The children of James W. Wheeler were all by the first wife, and several died young. Eight are living: (1) Christian L., born Oct. 1, 1865, a lumber merchant of Memphis, Tenn., married Miss Nancy Landig, and has one son, James L., born in Noblesville Oct. 21, 1887. (2) Frank- lin A., born Oct. 23, 1868, was graduated from the Noblesville high school when only sixteen, and for the next three years taught school. He then entered Purdue University, but did not complete the course. He is now a farmer in Hamilton county. He married Sept. 21, 1886, Miss Ella Harris, daughter of Capt. James Harris, warden of the U. S. prison, in Washington, D. C. They have one daughter, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 127 Vola Verne, horn April 11, 1887, who married I leorge V\ ebster, a farmer of Noblesville, and has a son Hairis. (3) Nellie D., born Oct. [8, [870, was married Feb. 15, 1890. to Har- vey Landig. in the real estate business in Noblesville. Their children are: Griffith W., born Aug. 30, 1891 ; Mary Rose, born March 17, 189S; and Aaron W., Jan. 9, 1906. (4) Polly Ann, born July 7, 1872, was married Sept. 6, 1898, to Eldon Robb, a lawyer in Greenfield, End. A daughter, Gladys lone, was born June 16, 1899. (5) Amos G., born Aug. 6, 1876. was married Aug. 6, 1899, to Miss Jessie Epps, of Madison, Ark.; he is in the lumber business in that State, at St. Francis. (6) Sarah Caroline, born Dec. 9, 1878, has like all the family received a good education, being a graduate of the Noblesville high school and DePauw University, class of 1903. (7) Susannah A., born Dec. 11, 1880, is a graduate of the same institutions, being in the university class of 1904. (8) Hulda Verne, born Jan. 24, 1884, was graduated from the Noblesville high school, then taught in that town, and later attended the Metropolitan School of Music in Indianapolis, of which she is a graduate. Martha M. Wheeler, youngest daugh- ter of John, was born Feb. 28, 1845. At the age of twenty-four she was married, Aug. 12, 1869, to Joseph R. Bell. Mr. Bell, who was born June 4, 1844, was a soldier in the Civil war. and later was sheriff of Warren county, [owa, for two terms. The family now resides in Alvin, Texas. Three children were born to this union: Orville J., born July 13, 1870: Mary L., born Sept. 7, 1877, deceased June 9, 1879; and Floss A., born Feb. 27, 1889, who mairied H. J. Hooper. Henry P. Wheeler, son of John, was born Sept. 29, 1847. His wife was Frances A. Boden, to whom he was united Dec. 29, 1869. Their children are : Linnie, born Oct. 11, 1870, wife of William Lindsay: Harvey M., burn March 11, 1876, who married Miss Ettie Epps, and has three children. Henry R., \ irginia and Frances ; Zune. born June 29, 1881, who is the wife of Charles Eaton, and has a daughter, Dorothy ; and Pansy, born June 30. 1885. George W. Wheeler, another son of John, born Nov. 17. 1836, after finishing his own education in the public schools, began teaching, and held a position in Fishersburg, End., for several terms. An attack of lung fever compelled him to give up this work, and he turned again to agricultural pursuits, with which he had been familiar in boyhood. In company with his brothers John H. and James \\ ., he took up farming and stockraising. He and John H. had bought 120 acres of partly cleared land two ami a half miles southeast of Noblesville, and while the second brother lived in town, George W. occupied the farm, living in a house of hewed logs. He finished clearing the land and continued farming there until 1873, when the two brothers divided their property. George W. bought more laud until he owned 265 acres, 185 near Nobles- ville and the rest in Fall Creek township. He also, with his brothers, was engaged for six- teen years in manufacturing tiles. He was a pioneer in that industry, and has been a prominent member of the National Associa- tion of Tilemakers. Since 1905 he has re- sided in Noblesville. .Mr. Wheeler has always been a strong Republican, his first vote having been cast for Lincoln. He is influential among his fellow citizens in the township, and was one of the earliest men chosen as county commissioners. He, as well as his wife, belongs to the Chris- tian Church. In physical make-up Mr. Wheeler, like all his brothers, is over six feet in height and weighs in the neighborhood of 200 pounds. George W. Wheeler was married March 18, 1863. in Noblesville township, to Miss Hulda George, who was born in 1841, daugh- ter of James and Maranda (Sinclair) George. They are the parents of six children, all of whom finished the common schools and then attended the Noblesville high school, but not all of them attended college: (1) William T., born Sept. 7, 1865, served three years and ten days in the Philippines in the 13th regiment, and although he took part in twenty-seven engagements escaped without injury. He married Sept. 6, 1886, Miss Emma Boden, and they have had two children, born as follows: A. Marie, Nov. 24. iSSS. who graduated from the Noblesville high school in 11)07; anc ' Irwin Glenn, born June 14, 1890, at present a stu- dent in the Noblesville high school. (2) Laura M., born May 30. 1S0S, completed high school and began teaching at the age of seventeen years. She married. July 24, [895, Albert Reiser, who has been principal in the First Ward, Noblesville schools, for thirteen years. (3) Charles J. was born Dec. 2, 1871. (4) Anna L., born March 9, 1874, graduated from the Noblesville high school in 1893, and 128 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD became the wife of Bedford Russell, Sept. 23, 1903 : they have two children,, Robert R., born Oct. 12, 1904, and Louise May, born April 15, 11)07. (5) Orpheus H., born Jan. 24, 1S76, also served in the Spanish-American war, in the hospital corps of the iitli ward, Porto Rico. On Nov. 25, 1901, he married Miss Myrtle Reed, and they have two children, Alice H., born March 29, 1903; and ( trpheus C, born June 13, 1905. (6) Ella N., born Sept. 11, 1879, married June 11, 1907, Frank S. Campbell, a graduate of the Noblesville high school and also of the University of Michigan. The George family, to which Mrs. George W. Wheeler belongs, was formerly of Vir- ginia. The grandfather, James George, was a farmer there in Hampshire county, near Winchester. He was twice married, both times in Virginia. By his first wife, Hannah Youley, his children were : Lewis, Silas, Maria, Joel, James, Jesse and David. Ten years after the death of his first wife he was married to Mary Barrett, but they had no family. Somewhat later than 1820 he moved to Highland county, Ohio, entered land in the woods, and settled there in a log cabin, soon clearing up his property. He also went to the present site of Indianapolis, and entered land where the city now stands. His sons, David and Joel were early settlers in West Newton. James George died on his farm, ad- vanced in years. James George, Jr.. father of Mrs. Wheel- er, was born in Virginia in February, 181 1, and received a much better education than usual then, besides being a great reader of books and newspapers and a close student of the Bible. For years he took the New York Tribune. Early in life he learned cabinet making from William Horsman, a very skill- ful workman. Before he had finished he went to Ohio to visit his father, who had moved there, and was so well pleased that he de- cided to settle there, too, though he returned to Virginia to complete his apprenticeship. Afterward he followed his trade in Ohio, re- siding with his parents. In the fall of 1840 James George moved to Hamilton county, Ind., transporting his family and goods in wagons. He settled two and a half miles northwest of Noblesville, in a log cabin, on a woodland tract of 240 acres, wliich he had bought. He not only built his cabin, which was constructed wholly without nails, and with puncheon floors and clapboard doors, fastened by wooden latch and hinges, but also made much of his furniture. Besides the table and cupboard, he fashioned a bed- stead out of split rails with holes bored through for ropes. This primitive furniture was replaced by better later. After clearing his land he sold it and about 1853 moved to another farm of 240 acres, three miles south- east of Noblesville. There were some im- provements on the farm, and he added others, and built a twd-story frame house. In 1875 he moved to Kansas, bought 220 acres, ex- tending half way round the city of Erie, coun- ty seat of Neosha county. Here the rest of his life was passed, and he died Aug. 9, 1875.' While living in Ohio Mr. George was mar- ried, in Barnesville, to Miss Maranda Sinclair. Her father, James Sinclair was of Scotch de- scent, and was in early life a farmer but was obliged on account of breaking his leg to give this up. He moved to Barnesville and kept a hotel there until he died, at a good old age. By his first wife, there were three daughters, but the names of mother and daughters are forgotten. By the second wife, Mary Bundy, there were seven children : Hulda ; Dempsey : John ; William ; Emily, who died in 1906, aged ninety-one years; Maranda; and Matilda. This family were members of the Friends Church. The two first children of James George were born in Highland county, Ohio, and were named for the father's old employer and his wife, who had treated him like a son. Their names were Lydia, born Oct. 21, 1837; and William, born May 24, 1839. The other children were born in Indiana as follows: Hulda, born Aug. 23, 1841 ; Dempsey, April 5, 1843; Minerva, May 9, 1845; Rachel, July o, 1847; Harriet, July 28, 1840; Isaac New- ton, Feb. 5, 1852; and Maria, Sept. 5, 1854. William and Dempsey were in the Civil war. the former for the first three months and the latter for a three-year service. Mrs. Maranda (Sinclair) George died in Noblesville, April 2. 1879. She was never a member of any church, though a Friend in belief. Her husband was in early life a member of that Society but did not remain long in that faith, and he died a member of the Methodist faith. He was prominent in his community, and was for some time a trustee of Noblesville. Charles J. Wheeler, son of George W., born in Hamilton county, Dec. 2, 1871, re- ceived a good education, as his father was deeply impressed with the necessity of giving all such advantages possible to his children. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 129 Charles J. advanced from the grammar schools of Noblesville to the high school and was graduated from it in [891 with the class honors. He was then sent to the Indianapolis Business University and after completing his course there returned home to relieve his father of the management of the farm. He proved himself well fitted for the task and lias won the confidence of the community by "the ability and integrity he has uniformly shown. He has always been active in local politics, and in November, 1902. was elected county clerk on the Republican ticket, receiv- ing a good majority. He entered upon the discharge of his duties Jan. 1, 1904 and has been a most efficient county official. (_)n March S. 1893, Charles J. Wheeler and Miss Etta M. Wheatley were joined in matri- mony. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Nobles- ville, July 23, 1S71, and was the daughter of William and Angeline (Neidigh) Wheatley. They have a family of two sons and two daughters, born as follows : Ruth A., Dec. 15. 1X113; Thomas W., Dec. 1, 18115; Mabel R., April 5, 1898; and George \Y.. Feb. 3. 1904. Mr. Wheeler and his family attend the United Brethren Church, and he is particularly active in its work. A trustee of the church he has also been a teacher in the Sunday- school for some time, is president of the local Young People's Society and also of the branch Y. P. C. I*.. White River Conference, and secretary of the Quarterly Conference. In fraternal work Mr. Wheeler is also prominent. He belongs to the Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias : and has passed all the chairs and held the State offices in the Jr. O. I'. A. M. and belongs to the I. O. R. M.. Modern Woodmen, Masons and Elks. In January, 1906, he was elected chairman of the Repub- lican County Central Committee, and in Jan- uary, 1908, was re-elected by acclamation. WILLIAM B. JENNINGS, one of the most prominent men of Franklin, Ind.. and a man of wide influence throughout this por- tion of the State, was born in Franklin. Jan. 4. 1852, son of William H. and Margaret J. (Lyons) Jennings, natives of Kentucky. Thompson Jennings, the paternal grand- father, was an early settler in Kentucky, where he died, the father of four sons and two daughters. The maternal grandfather. Rob- ert Lyons, a native of Pennsylvania, was an early settler in Johnson county, and was a tanner and farmer in White River township. 9 Here he died aged about eighty-seven. His wife was a Van Arsdal, and four sons and rive daughters were born to them. , Hon. William 11. Jennings, father of Wil- liam B., was a farmer and stock dealer, who came to Indiana at an early date, and settled in White River township, where he resided a number of years, and served as sheriff of the county two terms during the forties, and while in office removed to Franklin. In ad- dition to this office, he was county treasurer two terms; joint senator by appointment; mayor of Franklin one term and re-elected to this office, but died Jan. 30, [873, in his fifty- fifth year, while serving his second term as mayor. His wife died April 11. 1907. aged eighty-two years, in the faith of the Method- ist Church. The father was very prominent in the Masonic fraternity, and belonged to Raper Commandery, in Indianapolis, and also took an active part in Franklin Lodge. I. O. O. F. In politics he was a Democrat, and took an active part in the deliberations of the party. Four sons and one daughter were born to him, four of whom are now liv- ing : William B. ; Laura E., wife of Edward Cutsinger, of Amity, Ind.; Robert, deceased; Harry ]!., of Franklin ; and Emil H., a book- keeper in Frenzel's bank, at Indianapolis. William P>. Jennings was reared in Frank- lin, attending the public schools of that city, and Hanover College. Returning home in February, 1872. he became deputy county auditor, under E. Newton Woollen, and served four years, after which he was for four years in the deputy auditor's office in Indianapolis, under William K. Sproule. While serving in this latter capacity. Mr. Jen- nings retained his residence in Franklin, and was honored by election to the office of county auditor of Johnson county, and re-elected, thus serving in this capacity for eight years, and giving his constituents as well as the county, a fair, honorable and satisfactory ad- ministration. Having confined himself so closely to his duties, at the expiration of his second term as county auditor. Mr. Jennings took a trip to California, and upon his re- turn was called upon to take the office of deputy auditor for four years under Thomas I. Coyle. During this time he was elected county treasurer, and re-elected, serving four years. He then was assistant in the auditor's office for five years, until his election in [906 as county auditor, and is still serving in that During hi^ entire political career Mr. L3° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Jennings has been steadfast in his devotion to the principles of the Democratic party, and in the several offices with which he has been honored, he has given the people good service, and brought about many desirable reforms. Pleasant, genial in manner, he has many friends, and all recognize his ability and per- sonal popularity. In 1882 he and M. L. John- son, now deceased, secured the franchise for the Franklin Water, Light and Power Com- pany, which franchise they transferred to Mr. R. (I. Reeves, of Chicago. ( in Dec. 10, 1805. Air. Jennings was mar- ried to Miss Claudia B. Cutsinger, daughter of Edward and Clara Cutsinger. and one daughter, Clara Margaret, has been born to this union. Mr. Jennings is a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and Mrs. Jennings and daughter are members of the Christian Church. Fraternally Mr. Jennings is a member of Franklin Lodge, No. 107, F. & A. M., Franklin Chapter, No. 65, R. A. M., and Franklin Commandery, No. 23, K. T. VOLNEY THOMAS MALOTT, a dis- tinguished financier, president of the Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis for the past twenty-five years, is a man of national reputa- tion in his line. He has been associated with the banking business of the city since the early fifties, and the great institution of which he is the head ranks second in the volume of busi- ness transacted and has the greatest surplus of any bank in the city. Mr. Malott has been spoken of in New York by two men eminent in financial circles as the greatest banker west of the Alleghany mountains. Inheriting men- tal qualities of a high order, he has in the prosecution of his business interests developed a degree of prudence and foresight rare even among the men whom he counts as his note- worthy associates. His interests are numer- ous and varied, demanding a wide range of ability and understanding, and his long-con- tinued active career has made him master of the commercial situation in Indianapolis to an extent which could scarcely he realized by one unfamiliar with the man himself. Mr. Malott's life story is an interesting (inc. and he comes of an ancestry which has helped to make history in more than one sec- tion of the United States. His forefathers have been distinguished for intelligence, abil- ity and patriot ism. Tn the direct paternal line he is a grandson of Hiram Malott. a native of Maryland of French Huguenot stock. Hi- ram Malott was reared to farming, and fol- lowed that vocation all his life, about 1785 or 1790 moving to Kentucky, where he owned and managed a plantation of considerable size in Jefferson county. There he passed the greater part of his mature life, and died at the age of sixty- three. He bore a gallant part in the war of 1812, in which he served as cap- tain, and by reason of his services in the Ken- tucky militia after that war he was known as Major Malott. His brother, Col. Daniel Ma- lott, was intimately associated with the poli- tical history of the State of Ohio in its early days and made the government survey of that State. Hiram Malott married a daughter of Peter Haas, and to them was torn a large family. Through Peter Haas, his great-grandfa- ther. Mr. Malott comes from the Swiss Men- nonite stock which has made certain sections of Pennsylvania justly famous. Peter Haas was a Swiss Mennonite pioneer of Lancaster count)', that State, noted for his religious principles and patriotism. He was a man of influence, thrifty and wealthy, owning large bodies of land in Berks, Lancaster, Chester and Northampton counties, and he was one of the earliest advocates of the patriot cause in that section. He was chosen a member of the committee of safety and observation from Lancaster county, and to represent his county in the election of two brigadier-generals of Pennsylvania Associators. He was a zeal- ous and fearless member of the committee, active in ferreting out and arresting those un- favorable to the patriots, and himself gave active service in the Revolution as a soldier from Pennsylvania [see American Archives and Pennsylvania Archives], being a member of the first company ( 1775) that passed the committee of observation. Peter Haas mar- ried Mary Boyer, who was descended from Scotch-Irish Presbyterian stock, which has borne so important and prominent a part in the development of Pennsylvania, her progress and history, and has formed the backbone of the intellectual strength of that Common- wealth. William H. Malott, father of Volney T. Malott. was horn in Kentucky. He was a fanner until 184T, when he came to Indiana to enter into business as a merchant with his brother. Maj. Eli W. Malott, under the firm name of Eli W. and William H. Malott. They engaged in what was called the "lower river trade," furnishing planters in Louisiana with COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD '3 1 breadstuff's and provisions. The business had been established by Major Malott, and was very profitable. William H. Malott survived only a short time after his removal to Indiana, dying in November. 1845, at the age of thirty- two years. In religion he was a Methodist, and his wife also belonged to that denomina- tion. Mr. Malott married Leah Patterson Mc- Keown, a native of Indiana, and they became the parents of four children, two of whom died in infancy. Volney Thomas and Mary Catherine living to mature years. The latter married Stephen Keyes Fletcher, of Indian- apolis, and died in 1876. Mrs. Malott was married in 1847 to John F. Ramsay, and lived in Indianapolis from that time until her death, which occurred in May, 1904. By this mar- riage she became the mother of five children, all but one still living: John W., of Indian- apolis; Ella R., the wife of Dr. Frank M. Chaplain, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Elizabeth R., the wife of Augustus \Y. Ritzinger, of St. Paul. Minn. : and Robert C of Indianapolis. Mr. John F. Ramsay died in 1884, at the age of seventy-five years. On his mother's side Mr. Malott is related to the McKeowns and the Pattersons. She was a daughter of John and Catherine (Pat- terson) McKeown, granddaughter of Robert and Leah (Hughes) McKeown. and great- granddaughter of Capt. John McKeown, of Hanover township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa., who was a prominent man during the Revolutionary period, as a most active pa- triot and soldier. He was a member of the Flying Camp, having enlisted early, first in 1775. He was appointed adjutant of a Penn- sylvania Rifle Regiment by the Pennsylvania Assembly May 25, 1776 [page 856. Vol. VI. 4th Series. American Archives] ; was later a captain in the 1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regi- ment, and also presumably in the 6th Penn- sylvania Regiment, a Capt. John "McCowan" being given in the Pennsylvania Records as of that regiment. They are probably the same, as Capt. John "McCowan" took the oath of allegiance at Mt. Joy. Pa., while Capt. John "McKeown" took the oath of allegiance the second time, in Hanover township, Sept. 3, 1 777- Capt. John McCowan was at Valley Forge in 1778. Captain McKeown is known to have served in various Pennsylvania regi- ments, was in the battle of Long Island, saw active service in the Jerseys. He had represented Hanover township as a mei ' of the committee of safety and observation, being elected Nov. 8, 1775. He was a Revolu- tionar) pensioner. In the history of Kentucky by /. F. Smith, we find (page 56) that John "McCown" was with Capt. James Harrod's party of survey- ors, who made the first cabin improvements in Kentucky, at Harrodsburg. in 1774. and he was later associated with Col. Robert Patterson, at Lexington. The McKeowns were pioneers in Jefferson county, Ky. Robert. John and Morgan McKeown, sons of Capt. John Mc- Keown, shared the most trying experiences of pioneer life in that section. Capt. John McKeown when he came into Kentucky was put in command of the blockhouse on the site of Louisville, to which the settlers were wont to repair for refuge on the occasion of Indian alarms and forays. He himself had a fort called McKeown Station, near BrunerStown, Kentuckv. Robert McKeown married Leah Hughs, and they had three sons, John, Robert and Morgan. John McKeown, grandfather of Yolnev T. Malott, was a resident of Jefferson county, Ky., and was a saddler by trade, following that vocation at Jeffersontown. He took part in the Indian war in Indiana, serving in the battle of Tippecanoe. About 1808 he married Catherine Patterson, and his sudden death, in 1816, while he was still a young man, was caused by poisoned milk. At that time his daughter Leah ( wdio became the wife of Wil- liam H. Malott) was but an infant. When Condon was made the capital of Indiana, John McKeown moved to that point, and there his death occurred. He and his wife had five children, Rachel, Delilah, Eliza, Leah (Mrs. William H. Malott), and Robert P. (who died just after ordination at Princeton Col- lege). Mrs. McKeown survived her husband with four children, and after the father's death the family returned to Kentucky. Mrs. Catherine ( Patterson) McKeown was born May 14. 1788, daughter of James Pat- terson, who married Miss Kinslow. Their children were: Peggy, Polly, John, Squire. Isaac, Delilia, Catherine ( Mr. Malott's grand- mother) and Zeruey. The McKeowns were 1 if Scotch 1 irigin. Volney Thomas Malott, son of William H. and Leah Patterson (McKeown) Malott. was born Sept. o. 1838, in Jefferson county, Ky., and was eight years old when his m brought her family to Indianapolis. The prin- '3 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cipal part of his education was secured at the seminary at Salem. Ind., which during his at- tendance was in charge of John I. Morrison, and later went to private schools, being a pupil for some time of Rev. William A. Holi- day : he also went to the Marion County Sem- inary and the Indianapolis high school. Mr. Malott began his banking career in the banking house of John Wooley & Company, which sub- sequently became the I '.auk of the Capitol, and there he remained until 1857, when he entered the Indianapolis branch bank of the Bank of the State of Indiana, which had been recently organized, and of which he became teller. In this capacity he served until September, 1862, when he was offered the position of cashier. This proposal he declined, that he might ac- cept the office of secretary and treasurer of the Peru & Indianapolis Railroad Company, of which he was also chosen director. His con- nection with the bank was continued through his position as a director in its management. In the spring of 18(13 Mr. Malott organ- ized, in company with several others, the Mer- chants' National Hank of Indianapolis, which he served as cashier until 1870, meantime con- tinuing to act as treasurer of the railroad cor- poration previously named. This road had, however, been reorganized, as the Indianapo- lis. Peru & Chicago Railroad. In 1870 he left the bank to devote himself to the building of the Indianapolis & Michigan City Railroad, which was an extension of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road, and in 1871 he was ap- pointed assistant president of that corporation, in 1875 taking the general management. From that time he was general manager and vice- president, later acting as president, until 1881. That year the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago was sold to the Wabash Railroad Company, but Mr. Malott continued his connection with the road, acting as vice-president until 1883, when he was elected vice-president and man- ager of the Indianapolis Union Railway Com- pany, a position he retained until August, 1889, when he resigned, having been ap- pointed, in May of that year, by Judge Wal- ter Q. Gresham. receiver for the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad Company. During his con- nection as executive with the Indianapolis Un- ion Railway Company and the Belt Line the company was reorganized and the Union Sta- tion built. In 1890 Mr. Malott was elected president of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Company, a terminal line of Chicago, furnishing terminal facilities for six railroads entering that city, and operating a belt line. The following year he resigned the office of president, hut was made chairman of the board of its board of directors having charge of its principal financial affairs. While Mr. Malott was on the board several millions of dollars were spent in vast improvements of this line, and as a consequence it has become a very val- uable property. Mr. Malott gave up this posi- tion in 181)5. and. taking a long vacation, made an extended tour of Europe with his family. In 1890 Judge W. A. Woods, of the United States Circuit Court, appointed him receiver for the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, which with its leased lines is known as the Vandalia system. Mr. Malott was elected president of the Merchants' National Rank of Indianapolis, in which capacity he served from 1878 until [882, when he transferred his interests to the Indiana National Bank, of wliich he became president. This bank is the successor of the Indianapolis branch of the Bank of the State of Indiana, and it is with this institution that he is still associated. The Indiana National Bank, which dates its inception back to 1805, during the dark days of the Civil war. is one of the leading banking corporations of Indianapolis. It is the direct descendant of an honorable ances- try,, the State Bank of Indiana, one of the earliest and most widely known banks of the West, of which it is the successor, having been chartered by special act of legislature in 1834. Its managers were men of sterling in- tegrity and great business ability. In those early days, when the State was slowly filling up with hardy toilers from the East and South, and when currency was scarce, an in- stitution of such strength and character was a great aid in marketing the rich products of these new and distant settlements. Upon the expiration of its charter, in 1856. the State Rank of Indiana was succeeded by the Bank of the State of Indiana, with branches in Law- renceburg, Madison, Terre Haute. Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Richmond and elsewhere. In an address before the American Bankers' As- sociation at Detroit a few years since Mr. Wil- liam C. Cornwell. a financial writer of emi- nence, in speaking of this bank said: "It was one of the best banks the world has ever known. A monumental bank, great and bene- ficent, it lived through two terrible panics, never suspending specie payments. From the day it opened in 1834 until it was shut out by COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD l 33 the operation of the tax on State banks it was the most highly profitable to shareholders and mosl advantageous to the public of any insti- tution we have ever had." It is a matter of history that the Chemical Bank of Xew York, the State Bank of Kentucky at Frankfort, and the Hank of the State of Indiana were ac- tually the only banks in the United States that did not suspend pavment during the panic of 1857- When the war of the Rebellion had reached its height, and the Government pro- posed the organization of National banks, and called all patriotic bankers to its aid, the di- rectors of the local branch of the Bank of the State of Indiana organized the "Indiana Na- tional Bank." with George Tousey as presi- dent, and David E. Snyder cashier. From the beginning it has greatly prospered, its growth being one of the marvels of modern financier- ing. In the fall of 1895 tne bank received a bap- tism of fire. Nothing perhaps could more plainly show the enterprise of this institution than what then occurred. The fire started at six o'clock in the morning, and while the fierce flames were leaping a hundred feet high over the fire-proof vaults containing their books and securities, and their million dollar gold coin reserve, the officers were busily engaged In, iking for suitable quarters: and amazing as it may seem, the bank opened for business at nine o'clock, in a hastily improvised bank room, and began receiving deposits and pay- ing checks as usual! The bank building, which had been recently refitted at a great cost, was. with the exception of the vaults, en- tirely destroyed. To prevent the recurrence of such a calamity, the directors now deter- mined to build a new structure that would last for all time, and accordingly the present mag- nificent building was erected at a cost of nearly $300,000. The building is of classic archi- tecture, somewhat resembling the Bank of England, in London. It is conveniently lo- cated, and bears the distinction of being the only fire-proof structure of its kind in Indi- ana. Its immense vaults are built of lami- nated chrome steel overlapping plates, no cast steel or chilled steel entering into their con- struction. The business of the Indiana Na- tional Hank has increased very greatly since the new building was erected. The deposits, which then were about three million dollars, have now reached seven million, five hundred thousand dollars, and the total assets exceed nine million dollars. Mr. Malott is the third president the bank has had since the organization, in [865, George Mousey having been at the head of its affairs from its foundation until 1875; he was succeeded by William Coughlin, who was president from 1876 to 1882, since when Mr. Malott has been the executive head. Mr. Coughlin served as vice-president from 1882 to 1893; was succeeded by George B. Yandes, who served until 1896, since which time Ed- ward L. McKee has filled the vice-presidency. Mr. D. E. Snyder, the first cashier, was suc- ceeded in 1866 by David M. Taylor, who held that position until 1882; William E. Coffin served from 1883 to 1884; and Edward B. Porter, the present incumbent, has served since 1885 ; he had been connected with the bank for several years previous to his promo- tion to the cashiership, as general bookkeeper and teller. The directors of the institution have included such eminent figures in the commercial and financial world of Indianapolis as Oliver Tousey. George Tousey, William Coughlin, George Merritt, Omer Tousey, Ja- cob P. Dunn, David M. Taylor. Frederick Rand. Daniel Stewart, John H. Stewart. George T. Porter, Frank A. Fletcher. Morris R. Eddy, T. B. Boyd, Robert S. McKee. Wil- liam J. Holliday, Charles H. Brownell, Simon Yandes and George B. Yandes. Mr. Malott was married Sept. 2, 1862, to Caroline Macy, daughter of Hon. David and Mary A. (Patterson) Macy. the latter a daughter of Robert Patterson. To this union have come six children: ( 1 ) Florence M. is at home. (2} Macy W.. who is engaged in business as a merchant in Indianapolis, mar- ried Miss Anna Cotter, and they have two children, Caroline and Anna Macy. Their home is on North Delaware street. 1 3 ) Car- oline Grace married Edwin H. Forry, and they have their home on North Meridian street. (4) Catherine F. married Arthur V. Brown, and is the mother of two children. Volney Malott and Arthur \'.. Jr. 15) Ella L. married Edgar A. Evans, and they live on North Delaware street. They have three chil- dren. Eleanor Macy, Mary Robertson and Caroline Malott. (6) Margarel I'. married Paul H. White, and they have three children. Caroline Margaret, Volney Malott and Paul Helb. This family lives on Talbot avenue. Mr. and Mr-. Malott are members of 134 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Meridian Street Methodist Church, and he is serving as president of the board of trustees. He belongs to the Union League Club of Chi- . is an honorary member of the Bankers Club of Chicago, president of the University Club of Indianapolis, and a member of the Commercial and Columbia Clubs of the latter city. He is a member of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, and is a director and chair- man of the Finance committee of the Indian- apolis Art Association. His handsome and well-appointed home is at No. 524 North Del- aware street, where he has lived since he built the residence, in 1867. Mr. Malott acted as receiver of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad and its leased lines, as previously mentioned, until Jan. 1, 10115, ani ' is still a director of that road. He also operated for the owners, as trustee, the Terre Haute & Logansport Railroad and the Logansport & Toledo Railroad. He is a di- rector of the Vandalia system, of the Indian- apolis Union Railway Company and of the Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Company, whose line is popularly known as the Monon Route. This brief review of a career packed to the brim with interlacing activities and mul- tiplied interests gives some hint and sugges- tion of a most interesting- life story, that of a man who has taken a high position in the bus- iness affairs of Indianapolis and of the West, and has maintained through long and strenu- ous years an enviable reputation for ability, honesty, integrity and a most comprehensive grasp of affairs. HON. DAVID MACY was the last of an old-time circle of brilliant men who made the laws and set the pace for progress in the earL days of the Commonwealth of Indiana. A lawyer by profession, he devoted all his time to legal work during the early part of his career, and was in successful practice in sev- eral locations. Before his removal to Indi- anapolis he had sat in the General Assembly five terms, three from one district anil two from another, and won notable honors as a statesman in the public service. Thus he was well known in the State as a legislator and professional man before his affairs took him into business life, in which he found his pre- vious experience invaluable. It may be that he is best remembered by the present genera- tion as the promoter and organizer of rail- road companies, and as one of the ablest finan- ciers of his time in the State, but nevertheless his way to success as such was paved by the evidences of reliable ability he had given in the discharge of every previous trust. A brief history of his early life and associations will be interesting as showing the possibili- ties open to the ambitious man, even in what may seem to be the most unpromising circum- stances. Mr. Macy lived in the days when Indiana was coming out of pioneer obscurity to the advanced position her awakening indus- tries and developing resources entitled her, and his enterprise broadened with the spirit of the times, keeping pace with the leading progressive movements of importance. David Macy was born Dec. 25. 1810, in Randolph county, N. C, son of Albert and Nancy (Wall) Macy. Though of Southern birth he was of New England ancestry, being a direct descendant of Thomas Macy, who lived in the parish of Chilmark, near Salis- bury, Wiltshire, England, until his emigration to America, in about 1635. He was living near Newbury, Mass., in 1659, when driven from his home charged with providing- shelter and comfort to Quakers, who were obliged to flee for their lives from the persecutions of the Puritans. Unable to live in peace in Massa- chusetts Colony. Thomas Macy and nine others negotiated with the Indians and ef- fected the purchase of the whole island of Nantucket, which has afforded a home for his posterity through all the intervening genera- tions to the present, many of the name living there yet. Joseph Macy, a direct descendant of Thomas, and the grandfather of Hon. David Macy, married Mary Starbuck, of Massachu- setts, and lived in Nantucket until he was thirty years old, at that time moving South with his young- family. They settled at Guil- ford Court House, North Carolina. Albert Macy, son of Joseph, was born in Nantucket, Mass., in 1774, and was only a hoy when the family went South. He mar- ried Nancy Wall, of Virginia, and they had a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters, David being the fourth in order of birth. He was only ten years of age when his father moved out to the then frontier re- gion in the new State of Indiana, settling in Randolph county. His youth and early manhood were passed there and in the two adjoining counties of Wayne and Henrv. Thus David Macy received his eariv im- pressions in the two localities as distinct in Sc COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 135 elements and influence as might be found. His boyhood and youth were about evenly divided between his native State and that of his adoption, and his personality never lost the softening effects of the one nor the rug- gedness of the other. His father was con- fronted with the customary work of the pio- neer in those days, that of clearing a farm from the heavy forests which then covered the region, and the sons were obliged to take their share of the hard labor incidental to such an undertaking, David working with the rest. Felling trees, building log cabins, put- ting up fences, and performing the numerous other tasks necessary to transform the wil- derness from its natural state to a cultivated condition, hardened his muscles and tough- ened, his sinews, and taught him lesson-- of self-reliance and economy. When he was eighteen he went to learn the trade of mill- wright with his brother Hiram, but after an apprenticeship of three years he concluded that professional life appealed more strongly to him and he determined to devote his ener- gies to work of his choice. Though his train- ing in manual labor had been thorough and comprehensive he had received meager schol- astic training, having been dependent therefor on the unpretentious district schools deemed sufficient by most of the backwoodsmen. But he had been a close observer, and had shown practical appreciation of the opportunities at hand, and accordingly he entered upon the study of law, at Centerville, Wayne county, with a due sense of the importance of steady application and the practical mind which was characteristic of the times. Lack of means and the consequent economy in physical mat- ter- produced a similar tendency with regard to the mental acquirements of the young men of those days — they cared little for knowledge that could not be directly applied. The same feeling, in a broader sense, possessed David Macy, and his eminently practical character made him a real student of law. not merely a reader of text-books. It was of no use to him except as it could be turned to account in the business or legislative affairs of the day and place, and he found meaning in every par- agraph. By hard study he had fitted himself for admission to the Bar by the end of two years, passing a rigid examination, conducted bv two of the prominent Circuit judges. Hon. Charles H. Test and Hon. Mr. Eggleston. Tt was under the old regime, when other qual- ifications besides good moral character and tin ordinary course of study were required (if men who expected to !"■ active practition- ers of one of the most learned and honorable of the professions. Moreover, the Bar <>i Wayne county, to which he was admitted, was composed of an unusually strong and able set of men. association with whom was in itself an opportunity and a privilege, as well challenge to the best that was in a man to manifest itself. That he not only retained his place among these men. but gained honorable standing, -peaks well for both his character and his ability. Mr. Macy first located for prac- tice, however, at Newcastle, the count} seat of Henry county, which adjoins Wayne on the west, moving thither from Wayne county in 1832, almost immediately after qualifying. After one year at the Bar he obtained his license to appear before the judges of the Su- preme court in the argument of cases ap- pealed. He was one of the early attorneys at Newcastle, and his strength received quick appreciation from his fellow-citizens, for he wa- soon given a foremost place in the public life of the town. In 1835 he was sent to the Legislature, and was re-elected in [836 and again in 1837, his services in that body re- flecting honor on his district. At that time there was an ambitious movement on foot in Indiana which had the double purpose of promoting internal improvements on a very large scale and bringing the State much needed revenues. The scheme was to con- struct turnpikes and canals, open highways across the State, and even railroads, which were then only remote possibilities, at the ex- pense of the State, as the development of its resources seemed to he retarded by the lack of proper transportation facilities. The interior towns, with all their possibilities, were still regarded as frontier posts, and were likely to remain so. and leaders in the Assembly saw an opportunity to mend this condition of af- fairs and at the same time improve the fiscal condition of the State. A bill authorizing the loan of $10,000,000 for the purpose of carry- ing out these plans was introduced into the Assembly, and Mr. Macy was one of its ac- tive advocates. The interest in transportation thus aroused undoubted!) awakened the com- mercial instincts in his nature which eventu- ally caused him to give almost his whole at- tention to the railroad business. In 1838. at the close of his experience as a legislator from Henry comity, Mr. Macy was retained in the public service by being 136 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD elected prosecuting attorney of the Sixth Ju- dicial district, which included Henry county, and in 1840, on the expiration of his term as such, he removed to the eastern edge of the Stale, settling in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn county. There he remained for twelve years, active in the practice of his profession, and quite naturally, as in his former home, taking an important part in public affairs. He served two terms as mayor of the city, being the first incumbent of that position, giving an able administration, as had been expected of him, and in 1845 and 1846 he represented the dis- trict in the Legislature. In 1852 he removed to Indianapolis, with which city he was after- ward identified to the close of his long life. He formed a partnership with David McDon- ald, but except for the legal work which his financial interests required he was not active in his profession from this time. It was the threshold of the great era of railroad build- ing in the State, and as an organizer and pro- moter of railroads he proved second to none in his day. He had positive genius for the successful promotion of this particular utility, a genius which went beyond the inceptive stages and made him successful as manager anil financier also. In 1855 Mr. Macy was elected president of what was then known as the Peru & Indi- anapolis Railroad Company, which had the seventy-five miles of railroad between those two points, now a part of the Lake Erie & Western system. He held the position for a quarter of a century almost continuously — the exceptions being one or two short inter- vals — voluntarily retiring from active rail- road management in 1880. and during that period the office became vastly more import- ant with the extension of the road, a line be- ing built from Michigan City to Laporte and tlie control of a line already constructed, be- tween Peru and Laporte, being acquired. These beneficial changes were all made under Mr. Macy's management and by his advice. lie recognized the fact that the road was the principal means of transporting lumber from the lake ports to the interior of the State, and ice from the small lakes of northern Indiana lo points in the southern part. His first ac- complishment was to put the short line which was the nucleus of this system upon a paying basis, ami then, as opportunity offered and patronage demanded, his police was t,> in- crease tlie same by judicious purchase and carefully considered additions, until the com- pany had a through line from Indianapolis to Lake Michigan, known as the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road. Perhaps his judgment was never better shown than in his selection of his assistants in this work, for he rarely made a mistake in estimating a man's capabilities, and he relied upon the men he chose for the successful maturing of his plans. Neither was he slow to give them credit, and as a con- sequence he had the affectionate esteem of his subordinates to an unusual degree. They considered him their friend, and he repaid their confidence in kind. He was never ar- rogant in his position, nor indifferent to theirs, and be was always approachable and invari- ably kind. He had enough of the old-fash- ioned pride in their welfare to make it the ob- ject of an almost paternal solicitude, and men who had grievances, real or fancied, were sure of a reception from him devoid of ceremony or formality that awed or of conditions that humiliated and affronted their self-respect. He did not believe in imposing conditions or assigning a man duties that would involve the sacrifice of his manhood, nor did he ask for service without just compensation. And lys employees, recognizing these traits, did their work with a readiness and efficiency which made his executive ability the more effective. While directing his railroad interests Mr. Macy also became engaged in banking, and in 1870 he was elected president of the Merid- ian National Bank, continuing in that office by annual re-elections until 1889, when he de- clined, wishing to retire to rest in the enjoy- ment of the ample fortune which he had ac- quired. In this as in every other line which he entered Mr. Macy was highly successful. During bis young manhood and middle age Indiana was passing through the most import- ant stage of its development, a time when men of breadth and action were needed to lay the foundations of a prosperous commonwealth, and he had the faculty of penetration to an extent possessed by few. and the ability to grasp his opportunities, with the force to pur- sue them to successful issue. All his prin- cipal interests were centered in projects that benefited his fellow-citizens generally, and his personal affairs prospered accordingly. His tireless energy and large capacity were backed by an integrity that gained him uni- versal confidence which was in itself an in- centive to right-doing. Tt is said that every one of his investments yielded large profits; every important work he undertook was ac- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD L37 complished. The causes are as simple as the bare statement. He was a close observer of the principles that govern material things, and in business affairs manifested one of his phys- ical characteristics that was noteworthy in a man of affairs — he was never in a hurry. He moved with precision at the proper time, and so he acted in business matters. Every detail was attended to, every precaution taken, and then he was content to wait for the maturing of his plans with the wisdom of those who know that forced growth is not generally healthy growth. Mr. Macy's winning personality and high character reflected both the unassailable in- tegrity of his New England ancestors and the graces of his Southern birth and influences. The granite was there, but its hard exterior was made beautiful by all the courtly dignity of the old-school gentleman, and an unstudied charm of manner which made him welcome socially wherever he went, in high circles or among the humblest. His manners were easy, but not suggestive of any lack of strength. An acute sense of justice, and a tendency to deep thinking which grew with his years, made him known as a man of rather few words and a good listener more than a talker. "He gave his ear to all men. his tongue to few," though he was naturally frank, and his reserve was cultivated of ne- D ssity. As "words half reveal, and half conceal, the soul within," so he compre- hended more than he disclosed. On Jan. 19. 1837, while attending a session <>t the legislature, .Mr. Macy was married to Miss Mary Ann Patterson, and they had a happy wedded life of over fifty-five years. Their only daughter, Caroline, is the wife of Volney T. Malott, a leading banker and wealthy citizen of Indianapolis. The family home in Indianapolis is a spacious and well- built residence, and Mr. Macy was particularly blessed in his home life, which was marked by a rare depth of affection, gentleness and evenness of disposition, and generous hospi- tality, which endured until his death, on Sun- day morning. May 29, 1802. He peacefully passed to rest at his home, surrounded by his devoted family, the last of the "old guard," the pioneer Indiana lawmakers of a former generation. Of his colleagues during his first term in the Indiana Legislature — [835 — Col. Richard W. Thompson alone survives. Mr. Macy was a professor of Christianity, a com- municant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and gave liberal support to that body and to ob- jects of charity. JUDGE MILTON HITE PARKS (de- ceased). The State of Indiana has many honorable names on the pages of its history, and the one borne by Judge Milton Hite Parks will be found among the early settlers, and among those which have been identified with much of the progress and development of Morgan county. Judge Parks comes of combined Irish and Holland ancestry. His paternal grandfather, James Parks, was born in North Carolina, of Irish parentage, and as early as 1816 he mi- grated to Indiana and secured Government land in Monroe county, in the vicinity of El- lettsville. This land he cleared and improved, and here he reared his family. James Parks was twice married, first to Nancy Moore, and second to Frances Kendrick, the latter of whom lived to the age of ninety-eight years, while his life was extended to the unusual age of 102 years. James Parks was a man of affairs, a leading" member of the Democratic party and was a member of the first Legisla- ture convened in the State of Indiana. On the maternal side, the grandfather of Judge Parks was William Hite, a native of Ken- tucky but of Dutch ancestry. He also became an early settler in Monroe county, Ind. He was a miller by occupation, and he died in middle life. He married a member of the Mav family, an old anil prominent one in Kentucky. Judge Parks was born < let. 29, 1842, in Martinsville. Ind., son of Perminter M. and Lucinda (Hite) Parks, the former of whom was born in North Carolina, and the latter in Kentucky. They had seven children born to them, five sons and two daughters, of whom Marietta is the wife of John Simpson, of Mar- tinsville; Tilman H. resides at Martinvsille ; Milton H. is mentioned below; Perminter M. is also of Martinsville; Alice A. married Frank Branch, of Martinsville, and is de- ceased: and Paschal S. and Willard F. arc- also both deceased. Perminter M. Parks, the father of Judge Parks, was a merchant in Morgan county, for many years, a man of substance and of prominence in business life. He came to In- diana in 1816, and grew to manhood in Mon- roe county, and a few years after attaining his majority, cam,- to Morgan county. He or- ganized the First National Bank of Martins- 138 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ville. in 1865, it being one of the oldest in the State, and he continued its president until his death. He owned large tracts of land both in Indiana and Iowa, and was interested in farming and pork packing. In political life he was very active, and was twice elected to the State Senate from Morgan county, on the Democratic ticket. He died in 1867, aged fifty-nine years. His widow survived until 1875, dying at the age of sixty-four years. Both parents were were most worthy mem- bers of the Christian Church, in which he was an elder. Mr. Parks with Gen. Ebenezer Du Mont and Hugh McCullough, was for twenty years', a member of the sinking fund board of the State of Indiana. He was a man held in the highest esteem by his fellow citizens, as was his father, who was honored every year for fifteen years prior to his death, by a visit of prominent men from all over the State, to pay their respects on his birthday anniversary. The venerable Noah J. Major says of him: "Perminter M. Parks, Sr., came from Ken- tucky to Monroe county, Ind., and to Morgan county about 1836. He was a distinguished pioneer citizen of Morgan county. He was very energetic, was a merchant and pork packer and shipper to New Orleans. He was a leading politician, and a man of great abil- ity. He was one of the ablest men Morgan county has ever had. He was an able mem- ber of the State Senate. He was interested in public education, and was one of the ear- liest advocates of the free public school sys- tem. He was a liberal contributor to the Church. I regarded him as one of the most useful and able men of Morgan county and Indiana. He was a great financier. He started in life with limited means, but accu- mulated a fortune of $250,000." Judge Milton H. Parks was reared in Martinsville, and in boyhood he attended the district schools. Later he became a student at the Northwestern Christian University at Indianapolis and the State University at Bloomington, and graduated from the law de- partment of Harvard University in 1865. This was a notable class, numbering among its members some distinguished men. the names of William C. Whitney, Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina and William F.varts appear- ing on the roll with Judge Parks. When Ne- braska was admitted into the Union as a State. Judge I 'arks was then a young lawyer at Omaha. In 1875 lie returned to Indiana and formed a partnership with A. M. Cun- ning, wdio afterward became Judge here, and that legal combination lasted for several years. Then a second partnership was formed, with Judge George W. Grubbs. and this continued for sixteen years, being sev- ered by the election of Mr. Grubbs, on the Republican ticket, to the position of Judge Judge Parks continued to practice alone for a number of years and then became associated with W. S. Shirley. Eight years later this partnership came to an end by the election of Mr. Parks to the 1 tench, a position he filled with dignity and efficiency for two years. Judge Parks was president of the First Na- tional Bank for about six years, and afterward continued as one of its directors. On Aug. 10, 1871. Judge Parks was mar- ried to Miss Ida < iriggs, daughter of Judge Algernon Sidney Griggs and Phoebe (Hutch- inson) Griggs. Five daughters were horn to this union, namely: Edna G. died in infancy; Gussie S. married William Yakey. of Bloom- field, county clerk of Greene county, and they have two sons, Joseph Parks and Milton Hite ; Blanche M. married Karl I. Nutler, assistant cashier in the First National Bank, and they have one son. Parks A. ; Georgia A. married Frank Eubank : and Scottie G. married Frank Crone, and resides with Mrs. Parks. Airs. Parks is a member of the Methodist Church. Judge Algernon Sidney < iriggs was a na- tive of Maryland, a son of Ebenezer Griggs, who is recalled in the mechanical world as the inventor of the governor for engines. Judge (iriggs and his wife were earlv settlers in Indiana, and about 1840 he was made pro- bate judge in Morgan county. His home was in Martinsville where he died in 1886. aged seventy-three years. During the Civil war he served as a soldier with the ,^3rd Ind. V. I. He was twice elected to the State Senate. Judge ( iriggs married Phoebe Hutchinson, daughter of Jonathan Hutchinson, who was a native of Iowa and a fanner there. The wife of Jonathan Hutchinson was Mary Jordan Walden, and they reared ten children. Mrs. Griggs died in 1873, aged forty-nine years, her birth having taken place in Iowa in 1824. The children of Judge and Mrs. Griggs were eight in number, two sons and six daughters, the four survivors being: Kate I., wife of John I\. McBride, of Washington. D. C. : Vi- ola, wife of Judge George W. Grubbs; Ida, widow of Judge Parks: and Phoebe, the wife of W. ( ). Smith, of Punxsutawney, Pa., con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD L39 gressman from the 27th district of Pennsyl- vania. Judge Parks was a life-long Democrat. He was widely known in his official position as judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana, and enjoyed a large measure of public confidence. He died Jan. 9, 1907, of paralysis. His fraternal connections were with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. HON. CALEB B. TARLTON. Nothing in all the world evokes so much admiration and enthusiasm as a man who has reached the full zenith of an able and successful political career, unstained by questionable dealings. Such a leader, of undoubted integrity, of tal- ents far beyond his fellows, stands, as it were, the admired of all admirers. To attain to such a position in a country of democratic customs, bespeaks a surpassing ability, a knowledge of men and things, and that rare faculty of winning the confidence and love of the public at large, without which no man can aspire to become the chosen one, who shall lead and mold the thought of his constituency. In this order of genius, Caleb B. Tarlton of Franklin, Johnson county, Ind.. fills a unique and brilliant place. He was born in Fayette county. Ky.. May 27 . 1827, his par- ents being Merritt and Catherine (Hutchin- son) Tarlton, both natives of the same State. He had four brothers and six sisters, of whom five are now living: John, of Hendricks county: Miss Catherine, who lives at home; James, of Indianapolis ; William, of Green- wood ; and Susan, widow of Capt. Wightman, a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. Merritt Tarlton was a successful stock- man and farmer, and came to Indianapolis in the year 1833, where he bought a fine farm of 160 acres, about eight miles south of Indi- anapolis. This he improved, clearing it of the heavy timber, and here he lived until his death, which occurred in the year 1877, at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife sur- vived him until 1885, her death occurring that year at the advanced age of eighty-five years. Both were influential members of the Mis- sionary Baptist Church, and he was through- out his life an ardent Democrat. The paternal grandfather of the Hon. Mr. Tarlton, also bore the name of Caleb, and was born at Hagerstown, Md. He married Xancy Bean and removed to Scott county. Ky., in 1806, buying a farm adjoining that of his brother Jeremiah, about three miles east of Georgetown, and one mile from Johnson's Mill. In 1809 he sold that tract, and bought "-res in Fayette, where he built a home which is now owned by his grand-daughter Ella Nichols. Some two years later he pur- chased additional land, and died there in the year 1841, at an honored old age. His wife followed him two years later. He was a grand old man, and held up as a model by later generations in his family. Twelve chil- dren were born to him. his youngest child Jackson being a soldier in the war of iSi_>. A recent competent authority states that the Tarlton family is of Saxon origin and takes its name from Tarlton parish, Lanca- shire, England. The early home of the Tarl- tons was near Liverpool, and the eldest sons in the family were heirs to landed estates, and were living there until recent times. There were also other members of the family living in other parts of England, and also in Lon- don, prior to the year 1600, which shows that the Tarlton family is one of excellent an- cestry and descendants of nobility. Sir Banistee Tarlton, a son of John Tarl- ton, was born in Liverpool, England, in 1754. and at the breaking out of the Revolutionary war, he left the study of law, in which he had become deeply interested, and purchased a cornetcy of dragoons, and in December, 1776, commanded the advanced guard of the patrol which captured General Lee in New Jersey. He also served with Howe and Clinton in the campaigns of 1777 and 1778. After the evacuation of Philadelphia, he commanded as Lieutenant-Colonel, a cavalry corps of regu- lars and Tories, called the British Legion. This corps was constantly rendering import- ant service to Lord Cornwallis in the South, until he and Tarlton surrendered at York- town. The maternal grandfather of Senator Tarlton was Archibald Hutchinson, a native of Scott county, Ky.. where he died at an old age, leaving a large family. He was successful and widely known as a hotel keeper, being fa- miliarly called "Captain" Hutchinson. Senator Tarlton was only six years of agi when his parents moved to Indiana, and he was raised upon his father's farm in Franklin township, Marion county. He received his early education in the old fashioned subscrip- tion schools of that day. and remained at home until reaching his maturity, when he began his life-work by renting land for one war. On Nov. 13, 1849, he was joined in wed- i-4-O COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lock to Evelyn M. West, a daughter of Ma- rine and Sophia (DuVall) West. He began his early married life by running her father's farm in Pleasant township, Johnson county. This farm Mr. Tarlton now owns, and it is situated about two and a half miles east of Greenwood, originally ci intaining 225 acres, to which he has subsequently added fifty acre--. so that it now contains 275 acres of highly productive and valuable land. He and his wife resided there for about twenty-five years, and then moved to his present home, just east of the corporate limits of Franklin, in order to get the benefit of the excellent educational facilities ottered by Franklin college, for their children. He has a beautiful home and about twenty acres of land in this place, and takes great pride in keeping it in excellent condi- tion and entertaining his many friends there. Seven children were born of this union, six sons and one daughter, John H., Merritt William, Eva, James A., Charles W., George and Caleb, the last named dying in infancy. All of the six survivors are now doing excellently in their varied walks of life. John H. is cashier in the Citizens' National Bank in Franklin, and bears the title of Ma- jor, having served in the Spanish-American war as captain of a company at Chickamauga, and was afterward promoted to the rank of Major; he married Jessie Gibson, and has two children, Marcia and Charlotte. Merritt W. married Mary Bell, and they reside in Green- wood. Eva married Hervey McCaslin. and lives in Franklin, having one child, Ethel P., now the wife of Edward Bailey. James A. is with L. L. Ayers in the dry goods business in Indiana])! -lis ; he married Jeanie Needham. Charles W. is a carriage trimmer in Franklin, married Elizabeth Funk, and has one child, Caleb B. George was an invalid, and lived at home, until his death, March 9, 1906. Senator Tarlton's wife died Dec. 10, 1898, at the age of seventy-four years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Frank- lin, and was greatly beloved by all who knew her. Senator Tarlton is a member of the same church. He has been, since the year 1855, a Master Mason. Tn political affiliations he has always ably supported the Democratic party, being elected as joint representative of Johnson and Morgan counties in the year 1870, and serving in the Lower House of the Indiana Legislature one term. Six years later he was elected to represent Shelby and Johnson counties, and served for four years. In addition to his successful career as an agri- culturist and stock raiser, he has been exceed- ingly active in the political world. Through- out his career he has maintained the highest standard of honesty and integrity, ami it has been said of him: "He is quiet and dignified in bearing, and is one of those men upon whom it can be depended that they mean just what they say, and will perform what they promise." He has been a resident of John- son county since the year 1849 and in 1857 was elected president of the Johnson county Agricultural Society, which office he held for some eight or ten years. Now, in the beginning of his journey to- ward the setting sun, the golden gleams of that luminous orb seem to have surrounded his head as in a halo of light and benediction, after his long life of usefulness in both public and private life. Of unassailable honesty and integrity throughout his strenuous career, Johnson county may well point with pride to him, and counsel the rising generation to em- ulate such qualities and a life of such com- pleteness and success. ELDER NOAH J. MAJ( >R In recalling the representative men of Morgan county, Ind., one of the most respected and admired citizens, one of the best known men in the locality, and one whose influence has been felt in many phases of its development, is Noah J. Major. Although Mr. Major has devoted much attention to agriculture he has been prominently identified with other lines of ac- tivity. In political life he has been an import- ant factor, while his long and devoted service of more than half a century in the ministry of the Christian Church entitles him to high respect. Noah J. Major was born Aug. 14, 1823, in Brookville, Ind., a son of William A. and Re- becca (Clark) Major, both of whom were na- tives of Pennsylvania. The Major family is 1 if Welsh descent, but representatives of the name have lived in America fur five genera- tions. Eddy Major, the grandfather of Elder Major, was born in Lancaster county. Pa. He was a trooper in the little army that sup- pressed Shays's rebellion in Pensylvania, and when the war of 1S12 broke out took part in that conflict, barely escaping with his life at the time of Winchester's defeat and the In- dian massacre. By trade he was a stone-ma- son. He was a pioneer near Brookville, Ind., and died there at the asre of fifty-four Years. ty^/Af 71 ' frj/rh, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD '4i Mr. Major was a high tempered man. given i plain speech. His wife, Isabella (Ap- '. gate), \\a> a woman of high character and c ] common scum', a rare good mother. Their family consisted of eight daughters and four suns, eleven of whom lived to maturity, and ten were married, as follows: Sally married John Coe, and had fifteen children. Poll) married William Elliott and also had fifteen children, nine of whom were living when she died, at the age of ninety-four years. William A. married Rebecca Clark and had seven children. Hathea, who married J. G. Randall, had six children. Devore married Ruth Leslie and had eight children. Bessie married David Shoup and had six children. Harriet married Martin Shoup and had seven children. Isabella had seven children by her first husband. John Clark, and three by her second. William H. Craig. Robert B. married Sally Lanphere and had eight children. Su- san married Nathan Wiere and had eight chil- dren. Isabella and Harriet were the only ones of the ten who married twice. William A. Major was born in western Pennsylvania, and came to Indiana with his parents about 1R10. Here he learned his trade of plasterer and brick-mason, in the prosecu- tion of which he built the first brick court house in Connersville. Later he engaged in farming until 1832, in which vear he left Brookville and located in Morgan county, where he entered 160 acres of Congress land. He also bought 520 acres, of Section [6, Town 12. Range 1. east {school land), in Washing- ton township, about four miles north of Mar- tinsville, and there he lived until his death, which occurred in 1847. He was only forty- eight years old at the time. Although Mr. Major died at a comparatively early age, he had accomplished great results in the improve- ment and stocking of his land, which even to the present is regarded as one of the fine farm properties of the township. He was not only energetic in the promotion of his busi- ness interests but likewise active in the poli- tics of the day. About 1836 he was made county commissioner, and held that office for several terms. He and his wife were influen- tial members of the Christian Church. Seven children were born to their union, two sons and five daughters, of whom three still sur- vive, namely: Xoah J.; William Sims, of Chicago: and Genevieve, wife of Dr. Charles Seaton, of Martinsville. Ind. Martha Jane. deceased, was the wife of William Williams, of Washington township : Emeline was the wife of Dr. Tilford, of Martinsville. Mrs. Rebecca Major died in [856, at the age of fifty-four wars. The Clark family, to which Mrs. Rebecca (Clark) Major belonged, was of English or- igin, and her father, Joshua ('lark, was born in Pennsylvania, east of the Alleghany moun- tains. He married Hannah Parsons, and they had nine children. In 1814. when their daugh- ter Rebecca was twelve years old, the family moved out to Indiana, and settled among the pioneers in Brookville, where Mr. and Mrs. Clark spent the remainder of their lives. He died at the age of fifty-eight years. Their trip west was typical of the times, having been made by way of the Ohio river from Pitts- burg, whence their household belongings and wagons were conveyed by boat, the horses being sent around by land to Cincinnati, where they met the goods. From that point the jour- ney was continued by 'wagon to Brookville. Until he was nine years of age Noah J. Major lived near Brookville, where he had the common advantages for schooling avail- able at the time. In 1832, when his parents removed to Morgan county, he continued in the winter schools of that day, finishing at the old County Seminary, under Prof. Edmond- son. in 1842, after which he taught three years in the winter schools. He and his present wife became members of the C. L. S. C. I Pan- sey Class), receiving diplomas of high grade for a four years course of reading. However, in spite of his early labors as a professional man. Mr. Major has always been deeply interested in agriculture, and with the exception of two years spent in Martinsville has enjoyed the pleasures and comforts of ru- ral life. It has been his aim and delight to excel in agricultural pursuits. Since 1844 he has never missed raising a corn crop or feed- ing stock, and is still at it. in his eighty-fifth year. Until his marriage he lived at home, and his father then gave him a good start in life. For two years he worked his father's farm, at the end of that time buying eighty acres of the old homestead : he received fifty- six acres more at his father's death. This land was nearly all cleared, and he erected a house thereon, as well as barns and other buildings, and there made his home until [878. During the year i8jct. 15, [846, Mr. Major married (second) Miss Mary Eva Rudicell, daughter of John and Sa- rah (Stipp) Rudicell, and five children blessed this union, namely: (1) Isabella died in her fifty-first year. She was twice married, her first husband being Jared P. Hadley, by whom she had two sons, Clayton M. and Noah J. By her second union, to Benjamin R. Green, she had two daughters, Ora and Eva. (2) Sylvanus, who is a farmer on the old homestead, married Ella Hendricks, and their children are Horace, Isis, Otis, Mary, Noah J. and Marguerite. (3) Amanda died at the age of twenty-two years. (4) Harriet died in infancy. (5) Laura married Nathan H. < .illicit, and they live in Brown township. They reared four children to maturity, Earl, Don, Ralph and Floy, but Don died at the age of twenty-one years and Ralph at the age of twenty-two. Mrs. Mary Eva Major died July 7, 1S72. aged forty-four years, and on Nov. 4, 1875. Mr. .Major was married (third) to Mrs. Mar- garet Ann Piercy. No children were horn to this union. At the time of her marriage to Mr. Major Mrs. Major was the widow of Joseph W. Piercy, and she was the youngest of four chil- dren of Dr. Samuel \Y. and Margaret R. (Coke 1 Brown, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Brown, of pioneer Methodism. She was horn in Brandenburg, Ky., June 1, 1840. Iler lift- from her fourth until her twelfth year was passed in Leavenworth, Ind., hut in 1852 she returned with her parents to Ken- tucky. Her school days were spent in Owens- boro and Hardinsburg. Tn December, [859, she came to Cloverdale, Ind.. where she made the acquaintance of Joseph \\ . Piercy, to whom she was married Jan. 1 _'. iSoj. In tin- winter of [866 Mi". Piercy mow-.! to Martins- ville, where he and his brother John II. Piercy engaged in the drug business, purchasing the store now owned by William H. Tarleton. Tn 1S70 Mr. Piercy was elected clerk of the Mor- gan Circuit court, and was serving in that ca- pacity at the time of his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Piercy were born five children, four sons and one daughter. Two sons died in infancy. Those surviving are: ( 1 ) Watt B. Piercy, of Boise, Idaho, was united in marriage with Miss Magdaline, third daughter of the Hon. and Mrs. Eh. Hen- derson, Feb. 1, 1888. Their children are Al- ice, Philip H., Joseph Ebenezer and Esther. (2) Joseph W. Piercy, Jr., resides in Indian- apolis. ( >n March 9, 1892, he wedded Miss Mary A., only daughter of Rev. John H. and Martha (Stark) Ketcham. They have one daughter Josephine. (3) Eleanor Piercy he- came the wife of Arthur Cunningham, of De Pauw University, Sept. 5, 1888, and closed her earthly life May 9, 1892, leaving one daughter, Eleanor. Joseph W. Piercy, St., served for a time in the war o fthe Rebellion, as first lieutenant of Company K. 97th Regiment, Indiana Vol- unteers. He was honorably discharged on ac- count of disability. He died July (>, 1872. Mrs. Major is a woman of superior mind and training, and known throughout her ac- quaintanceship for high qualities of intellect and womanhood. She is a member of the Christian Church, the W. C. T. I'., and the Martinsville Woman's Club. Mr. Major became a member of the Chris- tian Church when nineteen years of age, and has been preaching for over fifty years. His services have been sought in times of grief, and his words of encouragement and cheer have been welcomed at hundreds of marriages, while his sympathy and comforting help have lightened the gloom of many funerals. He has held the position of elder for over half a century. Mr. Major is a man of deep convictions on political questions as well as in religious matters. Originally a Whig, he eventually became a Republican. The only political of- fice he ever held, however, was that of repre- sentative in the State Legislature, of which body he was a member for four sessions — en- tering first in 1865, as a Republican : in 1870, as an independent; in 1878, as a Greenbacker. Since 1884 he has cast his ballot in support of the principles of the Prohibition party, and in the year mentioned was the only man in Mar- tinsville who so voted. Mr. Major has been a total abstainer for sixty-five years, and he has the courage of his convictions. Where he sees a conscious leading, he follows. He does COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD J 43 in .t hate the man that makes whiskey, nor the man that sells whiskey, nor the man that drinks whiskey, but the infernal whiskey. [Cider Major is a remarkable man in his community. He is a man of the backw Is, with something of the present day finish. There is no phase of the development of this section, from its primitive state, with which he is not familiar. The experiences of pio- neer life are the realities of his youthful days, and the recollections of his intimate associa- tion with those vital forces of the early times are among his most cherished memories. Born in a log house, schooled for the most part in a log house, he courted and was married in a log house, and began housekeeping in a log house. He has carried up the corners of many log dwellings and log barns. He has plowed among roots and stumps, rolled logs, made rail fences, reaped wheat with a sickle, trod it out with horses, helped to build flat-boats and take them to New Orleans, laden with pork and lard. Notwithstanding this, he is an up- to-date man in the best sense of the phrase His intelligence and business instincts have proved equal to every demand made upon them. He served the public as guardian, exec- utor, administrator and assignee for forty-one years consecutively, until he utterly refused further appointments. In that capacity, and as a continuous resident of this section for so many years, he had the opportunity of ac- quiring valuable and reliable data concerning local affairs and families, which he has care- fully preserved, and much of which he has published for the benefit of an interested pub- lic. Few men have been as highly regarded as authorities on such matters as he. lie has written a number of pioneer sketches which from time to time have appeared in the Mar- tinsville Republican and the Morgan County Democrat, and proved of great interest to the readers of his own and adjoining counties. Tt is quite probable they will appear in book form in the near future. Elder Major believes in squaring everv act of life by the Golden Rule, three hundred and sixty-five days in the year. His influence on the moral development of his community has been a recognized factor in that growth for many years, and he is beloved, respected and admired, throughout a wide circle of friends. to a degree enjoyed by very few men. His counsel and aid now, as always, are highly regarded by all who have the privilej king his help on any matter. Judge George W. Grubl of Mr. Major, under date of April [3, [908: "Noah J. Major is regarded as one of the best, most reliable and well informed citizens of .Morgan county. He is of the highest character as a man and citizen, foremost in all movements for the best interests of the community, a man with probably the largest acquaintance and best historical knowledge of the people of his section of the State. He is a man of the high- est moral character, foremost in all movements for the elevation and betterment of the com- munity — a man universally respected and be- loved by all the people of bis section of the State." " The following sketch, from Mr. Major's pen. will be of interest to our readers: Morgan County was organized in 1822 with -Martinsville as the county seat. Joshua Taylor, John Gray, James Cutler. Samuel Scott and Joel Furgeson were, jointly, the donors of 160 acres of land upon which the town was platted. Cyrus Whetzell is gener- ally supposed to be the first settler (1818). Philip Hodges was the first land-owner (1820) and Humphry Roberts the first white child born in the county, date of birth un- known. He lived to be about sixty-nine years old; was a gunsmith by trade. Among those born in Morgan county who have attained to some distinction is Franklin Landers, farmer, stock-feeder, merchant, pol- itician, State senator and Congressman. A close second is Ebenezer Henderson, farmer, stock-feeder, pork packer, politician, county treasurer, State senator, auditor of State (four years), chairman of Democratic State Central Committee and presidential elector. Among the eminent divines born in the county were W. 1'.. F. Treat. Joseph Woods. D. D., and Urban C. Brewer. Mr. Brewer began preaching at sixteen years of age. and fairly won the distinction of the foremost boy preacher in the county. 'if native born lawyers we may name I . P. A. Phelps. )u,\-r Milton II. Parks, Hon. E. F. Branch 1 Speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives!, ( '. G. Renner, < (scar Matthews. Karl Minton, Murray Bain and S. C. Kivett. Of distinguished lawyers not born in the county, but local practitioners in the Morgan Circuit court, we maj write VV. R. Harrison. W. S. Sherley, ex-Judge G. W. Grubbs, and James H. Jordan, now on the Supreme bench of Indiana. Among the physicians, those born in the are Drs. John and I). P. Kennedy, Drs. 144 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD U. II. Farr, II. C. Robinson and son Frank C, A. S. Tilford, E. M. Sweet of the National Sanitarium. ( irant Monical, < His Sweet, W. E. Hendricks of the Home I .awn Mineral Springs, Keylon Williams, Dr. Spoors and others. Among the old-time physicians who rode horse-back from house to house, night and day, in fair weather and foul, were Drs. John Sims, F. A. Matheny, McCorkle, B. F. Barnard, Walters, Freeman, Hoyt, Cal. Hen- drix, Tilford, Blackstone, Tarleton, Clymer and Dozier, Tompkins, Thwing, H. W. Cure and Dr. Bradley. Dr. Hussey was about the first in Mooresville ; then Fridinger, Hiner, Dr. Hawk and son, ( i. B. Mitchell, A. M. Reagan and others. Dr. Fridinger practiced for a time at Waverly, but Jeremiah Vincent was the principal physician fur many years. Dr. White practised in Greene township, and Dr. Trower located in Morgantown in [836. R. C. Griffith, another prominent physician, is still living in Morgantown. Dr. Lindley of Brooklyn, Dr. Wright, the well-beloved phy- sician of Monrovia, Stogsdell, a good doctor, but an •'undesirable citizen" who left the county for the county's good. Drs. Charles. Grafton anil Guy Seaton are products of Hall. Moving In. Men with their families came from their old homes in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas, over mountains of difficulties, landing in Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Hendricks counties in the spring and fall of 1820, some coming as late as the last days of November, to begin the settlement of central Indiana. James Hadley and John Jones, from North Carolina, arrived in Monroe township. Morgan county, on the 20th ray of November, 1820. They were brothers-in-law and members of the Friends Church. Their wives and chil- dren were kindly received, for the time being, in the scattered homes of the early settlers. Mr. Hadley with his hired man and four others began the erection of his log cabin the next day, and completed it in seven days, without a nail, a pane of glass or a strip of sawed timber, and the family moved in on the eighth day after their arrival. Mr. Jones' cabin was built in the same manner. Jones and Hadley were good representatives of the early settlers and their way of starting things in the wilderness was typical of all earl) set- tlers. The winter of 1820 found about fifty- four families in Morgan county to be trained ••I pioneer life, acclimated and have their "meat hardened." There was a "nigger-head" corncracker on White Lick, where the town of Brooklyn now stands, but the hand-mill and hominy-mortar got most of the trade. It was up to the bread- winner to find something to "crack" for the first vear. These fifty-four families numbered some two hundred and fifty souls. Within two years they were re-inforced by one hun- dred and twenty other families, giving a popu- lation of about eight hundred. Peter Monical was, perhaps, the first local M. E. preacher in the county. Thomas Lock- heart was a minister in the Christian Church, and Hiram T. Craig of the Baptist. Benja- min Hull was first local lawyer at Martins- ville, Dr. John Sims first physician. Dr. Hus- sey first physician at Mooresville. Samuel Moore was the founder of Mooresville, and the first merchant and trader. Washburn, Al- lison and the Cutlers were first merchants at Martinsville. The first commodities for export were gin- seng, beeswax and bucks' horns, wagoned to Louisville, Ky. "Sang" was legal tender — also coon-skins and deer-skins. The cash sys- tem in those days was hardly known. Barter- ing and the credit system prevailed every- where. What little there was of money con- sisted of gold, silver and later on paper. Nevertheless, the people succeeded in busi- ness fairly well, with their "bits" (twelve and one-half cents), picayunes (six and one-fourth cents), and Mexican dollars. The old-time copper cents were of little use, other than a plaything for the children and to tie around the necks of the babies, of which there was a good crop every year, wet or dry. "Uncle Sam," who was in the real estate business, ab- sorbed most of the gold at $1.25 per acre, cash in hand. When a North Carolinian or Kentuckian had saved $100 in gold and landed in central Indiana on a 160-acre tract of land, he was "happy as a clam at high tide." He was now assured of a good home for himself and family in the near future, mixed up with enough adventure, privation and hard work to make life worth living. Morgan county lies at the head of flat- boat navigation on West White river to New Orleans, a distance of 1.800 miles. This mode of transportation began in 1825 and continued until the railroads were built in 1853. L has been computed that not less than 345 boats were sent along this water-way between 1829 and 1853. 4.500.000 feet of lumber were used in their construction, most of which COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD '45 was the finest poplar that ever grew on White river. They cost about $80,000, and the car- goes weir worth Si. 350,000. These boats were scut about fifteen in number once per year, in March and April, with sixty men to man them. When unloaded in New Orleans the) were sold for about $25 each. They were loaded with pork, wheat, flour, corn and lumber, but pork was the principal commodity. For twenty years more money came to this county through this mode of transportation than through all other channels combined. Grist Mills. Colonel Lyon bought and remodeled the Brooklyn Mills early in the '20's. Several other mills were soon started on White-lick Creek, by Messrs. Moon, Moss, Samuel Moore and Sutliff. Some of the re- mains of Moon's mill are still standing and visible from the I. & N. railroad bridge look- ing west, about a furlong's distance. John \\ . Cox built the first mills on White river about the year 1824 or 1825. at a point now called High Rock, or Kirkwood. These mills were in active operation for more than forty years. Cornelius Free built the celebrated Waverly mills in 1837. It was one of the finest mills in central Indiana. All of White river could be turned on the wheels of a dry time, with an eight-foot fall, given by the feeder-dam and a short section of the old In- diana Central canal. Mrs. McKinsey, daugh- ter of Cyrus Whetzell, says she has seen as many as 100 wagons around this mill in one day. Other mills were built on White river, southwest of Martinsville, in a very early day, by Mr. Pumphrey, Freidrick Buckhart, Joshua Evilsizer and Mr. Myres. Myres' dam broke the back of many a flat-boat in its time. The mills on White river ran the year round, excepting during high tides, when they were stopped by back-water. The mills on the creeks were frequently closed on ac- count of long periods of dry weather. The first carding machine at Mooresville was built and operated by Mr. Worth. Tolbert and Israel Gilpin built the first carding ma- chine in Martinsville, propelled by an inclined wheel, with three blind horses. Homk Manufactures. Tanyards, hat- ter shops, blacksmith and wagon shops, tailor and shoe shops were established in various parts of the county in a very early day; also tin shops and potteries. John J. (Jeff) Gra- ham is said to have had the first shoe store in Martinsville, connected with hi- tanyard, hiring journeyman shoemakers to make the slices ami boots. After the sheep industry ami tlax raising got under way, the every-day clothing was made at home, with the addition .if cotton yarn shipped in by the merchants, early in the spring the sheep were sheared and the wool washed and picked and sent to the carding machine to await its time, which would often he two or more weeks. Meantime the tlax, having been rotted, dried, broken, "scutched" and hackled, all by hand, was ready for the distaff, from which it was trans- ferred by deft fingers to the "flyers" of the little wheel, where it was made into thread and wound on the reel — 120 threads to the cut. The little wheel was propelled by means of a treadle, much as the present-day sewing- machine, the spinner sitting on ; t -tool or chair. Our mothers did not make "Irish" linen, but a good quality of Hoosier linen, which, fitted to a hoy's hack on a frosty morn- ing, relieved him of the necessity of a shower bath. Towels, table-cloths, shirts, pillow slips and sheets were for many years made of tlax. Tow-linen was used for straw-ticks, ropes, grain sacks and pantaloons. The flax fabrics of the pioneers gradually gave way to cotton cloth, as it was cheaper and more comfortable. But jeans, flannel and linsey stayed with us for years. When the rolls came from the carding machine, all neatly packed in a sheet, pinned together with thorns, our mothers or- dered the big wheel set on the back porch and the girls became "floor walkers." When a girl could reel off eighteen cuts per day, and help mother do the kitchen work, she was fitted for marriage, with all the accompanying festivities. Where now is the bare-foot girl in the cotton dress, surrounded by morning glories and "touch-me-nots, 'I turning the wheel or banging the loom, meanwhile hum- ming "Old Sister Phoebe how merry were we." while her big brother went whistling to his plow. "The Girl I Left Behind Me," all lending enchantment to pioneer life? We have seen hundreds of lovely girls, good and true, all furbelowed, frilled and frizzled, hut none more charming than the girl of old "in her calico dress." turning rolls into thread, and thread into cloth. Slowly her shuttle swings to and fro, Catching the limn of the river's flow, Culling the snug of the l>ir• 1848-56; Isaac W. Tackett, R.. 1845-54: Ol- iver R. Dougherty. R.. 1846-47: Alfred M. Delevan. R.." 1848-49, S.. 1850; William P. Hammond. R., 1850; Enos S. Taber, ^R., 1852. Algernon Sydney Griggs, S., 1854, Joint R, [868; Cyrus Whetzel, R.. 1858; John W. Ferguson, R., 1800; Jarvis J. Johnson. R.. 1862-; Franklin Landers. Toint S., i860: Col. Samuel P. < »vler. Joint S., 1864: Ncjah J. Ma- jor, R.. 1864-70-78; Capt. John E. Greer. R., 1866; lames V. Mitchell. R, 1868: Ebenezer Henderson, [oint S., [868; James J. Max- well, Lint S., [872; Dr. Harvev Satterwhite, R., 1872; William S. Sherley, Joint R.. [872; Dr. John Kennedy, R., 1874: Major George W. Grubbs, [876, S., 1878: Capt. David Wil- son, R., 1880: Gabriel M. Overstreet, Joint s [882; fames F. Cox, Toint S., [886; George A. Adams, R., 1882-84-88: Alfred W. Scott, R., 1886; William Harvey Brown. R., [890; William Davidson Bain. R.. 1892; Jo- seph J. Moore, Joint S., 1890; Adam Howe, P., 1 S'< >4 : Quincy Adams Blankenship, R.. [896-98; W'iTliam'E. McCord, Joint S., [894; F. A. Joss, Joint S.. 1898; James M. Bishop, R., 1900; D. P. Smith. S.. [900; E. F. Branch, R., 1902-04-06, elected Speaker of the House, in 10,07. From the beginning until 1854 the voters were divided into Whigs and Democrats, and the party lines were strictly drawn from 1828 to the last named date. The Democrats were : Cox, Williams, Eccles, Parks, Matheny, Dele- van and Tackett. The Whigs were: Staf- ford, Matthews, Sims, Craig, Blankenship. Conduitt, Taber, Hammond. Dougherty and Griggs. After the Republican organization. Craig, Blankenship, Matthews. Dougherty and • rriggs espoused the Republican cause, while Taber and Conduitt affiliated with the Demo- crats. ( )f the last named forty-three mem- bers, sixteen were members of the M. E. Church, twelve of the Christian Church, three Presbyterians, three Universalists, one Bap- tist, and one member of the Dutch Reformed Church. There were five doctors, fourteen lawvers, one miller, one blacksmith, one pas- tor and evangelist, four ministers, six farmers, who followed no other business, sixteen who connected farming with merchandising and other callings. The general character of the foregoing fifty-three men would compare fa- vorably with that of any delegation sent t" the State capital during the eighty years past since the county's organization. We cannot yet lay claim to the birth and education of any great man, as men count greatness, but he may now be going to school or soon will be going, and when the supreme hour comes, he may arise and flash a story or a poem across Indiana's literary horizon as bright and lasting as a comet's tail. Or he may develop into a "Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" or a later Albert Jeremiah, "spell- hinder." He is bound to come. [Note — The writer has had the honor of a personal acquaintance with almost all of the members of the Legislature elected from this county during the last seventy-five years. and is glad to pay this little tribute of respect to their patriotism and moral worth, and pre- serve their names a while longer from inevi- table fortgetfulness. N. J. Major.] COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 147 DR. SAMUEL \V. BROWN was born in Barren county. Ky.. March 17. [811. He was one of eleven children born to Rev. Samuel and Cassandra (Watt) Brown, and the eldest of three sons who, in time, became successful physicians. II is father was a pioneer Meth- odist preacher, at one time a colleague of the Rev. James B. Finly. His labors were chiefh confined to Kentucky and Tennessee, but in the vear 1820 he was appointed to what was then called "White Water circuit." with Ar- thur Elliott. This is believed to be the only vear he preached in Indiana. He was a man of winning presence, possessed of a genial nature, a preacher of ability and ranked wtih the best theologians of his day. The labors of the itinerant were arduous and required the absence of the husband and father a greater part of the time, it often tak- ing weeks and even months to "make the rounds," for the Conference in those days in- cluded several States, or parts of States. An increasing family and a desire to give his chil- dren better educational advantages caused the elder Brown to locate in Brandenburg, Ky., where he practiced his profession, that of medicine, but continued to preach when not professionally engaged. He was a citizen of marked influence and died regretted by all. He was of Scotch-Irish descent on his father's side, and had a strain of French blood on the mother's side, she being a Montgomery. The mother of S. W. Brown belonged to an old and sturdy Scotch family, noted for in- dustry, intelligence and piety. She was emi- nently fitted for the life of an itinerant preach- er's wife. When or where duty called she followed, with the unquestioning faith and courage of the true heroine. As the son of a pioneer preacher, Samuel W. I'.rown passed his early years as the lives of all such were passed, in moving from place to place, as the interest of the cause seemed to demand. His education was obtained from the schools he attended wherever his father's lot was cast. After his father's location his advantages were better. He spent several years in the study of medicine with his father, making due preparation for his chosen profes- sion. On March it. 1S32. be was united in mar- riage with Miss Margaret R. Coke, of Breck- inridge county, Ky. She was one of a family of twelve children, all of whom reached ma- turitv. Her father. William Coke, was of English stock, burn either in Virginia or brought there from England at an early age. lie married Miss Elizabeth (lore, of Nelson county. Ky., a member of a family of fourteen children. The Gores were prominent citizens of the above mentioned county. Mrs. Bi a woman of sterling qualities, not easily discouraged, and a true helpmate. Indeed. much of the Doctor's success in his profession was owing to her interest in his work, and her sympathy and assistance in all matters per- taining thereto. She was of sound judgment and a safe counselor at all times. Early in bis professional career Dr. Brown moved to Leavenworth, Ind., where he soon became popular as a physician and where he formed a partnership with his younger brother, Al- bert I'.rown. But the latter's career was short though promising, for he soon fell a victim to consumption, and passed away almost in the beginning of bis professional life. Dr. Brown's oldest daughter, Elizabeth ('., was also smitten with the same fatal disease, and died in her eighteenth year. His only surviv- ing child is the wife of X. J. Major. One daughter, Nancy, died when four years of age. The son, William C. died in infancy. In the late summer of 1852 Dr. Brown re- turned to his native State, and located in Da- viess county, where he purchased a farm and continued the practice of medicine with his us- ual success. Then after a few years there came a time when the political horizon became threatening and the Doctor disposed of his property and came North, locating in Clover- dale, Putnam county, Ind., in December, [859. Although born and educated in the South and loving her people, yet he never could bring himself to believe in the "divine" right of one man to own and rule over another without his consent. Consequently he was anti-slavery in principle. Relieving that trouble was coming to this nation in the near future, he left the South in time to escape personal strife, though at a financial loss. As a physician Dr. I'.rown was sympathetic and conscientious, always responding to the call of the sick and suffering when not prac- tically impossible. He did not stop t,> inquire what remuneration he was to receive for his services. He believed it to be his duty, as it was hi- greatest pleasure, to minister to the relief of suffering humanity. Not only that. but he frequently provided such comforts hi- poorer patients as their condition de- led. A- a citizen he was law-abiding, hi- influence being alwavs on the side of right 148 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and justice. As a Christian his life was con- sistent. While a Methodist in every tihre of his make-up. yet he was large-hearted, and recognized all good men as brethren. He was, to quote the words of his friend, Rev. William C. Smith, "A man of commanding presence. a noble, dignified, Christian gentleman." The last five or six years of his life were passed in Martinsville, Ind. His death occurred in February, 1879. He won many friends dur- ing his short residence here by his qualities of mind and heart. He was devoted to his church, his friends and his family. "He loved his fellowman." WILLIAM RIPLEY HARRISON, one of the last of the pioneer lawyers who prac- ticed in the circuit courts of Morgan and < )wen counties, Ind., died at his home on North Jefferson street, in Martinsville, Ind., on Monday, (let. 15, 1905, at eleven o'clock, in his eighty-third year, after a life of profes- sional activity covering over sixty years. He was born in Knox county. Term., Dec. 6, 1&22, but removed with his parents to Kentucky in early youth, being reared in Maysville, Mason county. In his seventeenth year he was thrown Upon his own resources. His early education was obtained in the country schools of Ken- tuck)'. Thence he went to ( )hio, where he attended an academy in Delaware county, taught school and kept books, meantime em- ploying his leisure moments in reading law and assisting lawyers. After this experience he was first admitted to practice in the Mason count)' ( Ky. ) Circuit Court in 1846. A busi- ness trip to Indiana in May, 1848, led to his locating in Martinsville in June of that year. Compelled to live in the State one year before he could be admitted to the Bar, he spent the intervening period in teaching school, further- ing his law studies and familiarizing him- self with the Indiana code, and in 1840 he- passed the required examination, and received his certificate entitling him to practice law from Judge David McDonald. From that time until the close of his lung life, he was continuouslv engaged in the practice of law in Morgan and adjoining counties, being for a long period the senior member of the firm of Harrison & Shirley, later of Harrison & Mc- Cord, and for perhaps the last fifteen years of his life doing business in his own name. Mr. Harrison was a marked man both as a citizen and as a lawyer. His angular and somewhat ungainly figure, his homely but strong and aggressive face, his ready wit and characteristic humor, his striking personality, made him an attractive figure at the Bar, and, joiiied with his learning in the law, his match- less nerve, his persistency, his power of clear statement, his homely logic and strong invec- tive, his singular faculty of riveting the atten- tion and convincing the judgment of the jury, gave him a reputation, standing and success enjoyed by few of his associates at the Bar, and made him a most formidable antagonist even when pitted against the ablest members of the Bar of the State. By his well known and accepted cognomen. "Rip" Harrison, he- was known far and wide, not only among the members of the bar, but by others who did not enjoy his personal acquaintance. He was a most companionable and entertaining man. His fund of anecdote and humorous stories was inexhaustible, and with his quaint humor, his homely and irresistible mannerism, the twinkle of his eye and the droll expression of his mobile face, he was unequalled as an en- tertainer in whatever company he was thrown. He was so able and successful as a law yet- that for many years he was the acknowledged head of the Morgan County Bar, a Bar upon whose rolls were the names of many distin- guished lawyers of Indiana. He met in im- portant cases such distinguished legal lights as Benjamin Harrison, Joseph E. McDonald, Jonathan W. Gordon, Solomon Claypool, De- lana E. Williamson, Pink Fishback, John T. Dye, Judge Byron K. Elliott ( of Indianapo- lis\ Gabriel Overstreet (of Franklin) and others of like fame, and they one and all recognized in him a foeman worthy of their steel. To the very last he was accorded their fellowship, friendship and respect as a lawyer. He had no specialty. He was an all around lawyer, one of the best and most successful the State has produced. He was a thorough trial lawyer in every sort of a case, civil, criminal, or equitable. He would give the same close attention, thorough preparation, vigorous prosecution and inimitable logic to the case of a poor widow or a wronged girl, where there was scanty hope of fees, as to that of the richest client or great corporation. It is within the memory of his associates at the Bar that perhaps his greatest speeches, brist- ling with logic, eloquence and invective, tinged with humor and incisive ridicule, seasoned with tenderness and pathos, spontaneous and nat- ural, in which he swayed juries at his will, and compelled the wonder and admiration of all COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 149 who heard, were made in such cases as these. He was the master of the art of accurate and strong pleading. He could state the most complicated cause of action in clear, logical and vigorous language. He wrote with care in a characteristic and beautiful hand. He was a master of good English, and his plead- ings were ordinarily proof against demurrer, and rarely subject to criticism. If his op- ponent, in presenting a demurrer to his plead- ing, suggested any defect or absence of any probable material allegation, he did not wait for any ruling of the court but would promptly amend and express his thanks for the suggestion. Mr. Harrison was aggressive but court- eous, brusque in speech and manner, given sometimes to outbursts of apparent anger, im- potence and irritability, but at heart he was as tender as a child and without capacity to hold malice. Toward the court he observed the deference and uniform courtesy of the old time lawyer, and, while a resolute fighter, he never failed in due consideration for opposing counsel. As a lawyer he was loyally and thoroughly true to his client, and whatever the cause of that client demanded, and the ethics of his profession warranted, he was ready to do; and he did with all his might ir- respective of public opinion or criticism. In the fiercest legal contests he exhibited superb nerve and unfailing courage. He gave and received hard blows and did not flinch if over- thrown. He always fought to a finish. His resources of attack and defense were unfail- ing, and in the conduct of a case he exhibited consummate tact and generalship. Taking William R. Harrison altogether, he was a great lawyer, and his personality was unique and attractive, his mannerisms so char- acteristic, his power of eloquent and incisive statement so peculiarly his own. so "Har- risonian," that his name and fame as a lawyer and man are destined to live longer in the memory of those who knew him than that of probably any other man who since 1840 has practised in this judicial circuit. His breth- ren of the Bar in that circuit and elsewhere will miss him from the forum, which he so long graced and adorned. The following words close the article writ- ten by bis friend, George W. Grubbs, from which the foregoing was also taken: "We give this hour and service as a deserved tribute to him as an honored member of the Bar. and in our hearts and memories we will keep alive and treasure the many qualities he exhibited, the kindly life he lived, and the loyalty to duty and the right that marked him as a man. a friend and a lawyer. If Mr. Harrison was great as a lawyer, he was also -feat in the higher relation of citizen ; for citizenship in a Republic is the highest and most respon- sible public relation. He was always alive to the best interests of the community in which he lived. He saw Martinsville grow from a struggling village to a flourishing city. He helped to attract its railroads, its industries, and, better than all. its substantial citizens. He was constantly alive to the moral welfare of the community, to its social life, to the purity of its home life, to the safety of its boys and girls. He was a courageous and wise leader in movements for social and political reforms, for law enforcement, and could al- ways he depended upon when the forces of right and wrong were contending for mastery. His instincts and his convictions were for "whatsoever things were true ; whatsoever things were honest; whatsoever things were just, and whatsoever things were of good re- port,* and he thought upon these and stood by his convictions. He stood for noble living and a square deal. He was not a fanatic nor a hypocrite, but a clean, wholesome, attractive man of tact, resource and individuality, and fortunate was that movement for higher and better things that enlisted his heart, conscience and devotion. His presence and counsel will be missed in the gathering of the g 1 people of Martinsville, when met to consult of the public good and to devise things that make for public weal and for purity. He lived to see many of the great ideals he cherished and loved realized in our home and public life, and then content he passed beyond, 'like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.' "Willis Heckam, "S \MUKI. ( >. I'll KINS. "W. S. Shirley, "< il.o. W. * iRUBBS, "( '1 immittee." \s intimated Mr. Harrison was very public spirited in the promotion of beneficial pro- jects and progressive movements. He and '•Jeff" Scott began the construction of the Fairland & Martinsville branch of the Cleve- land. Cincinnati, Chicago (.v St. Louis railn Mr. Harrison was attorne} for the Big E ur railroad for twenty or twenty-live years. He served frequently as judge of G >urts by ISO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD appointment, and about 1853 was nominated on the Republican ticket for the State Legis lature, but met with defeat. In 1871-72 he was secretary of the State Senate. Although nominally a Republican, Mr. Harrison was in fact a very independent type. At the age of twenty-one years Mr. Wil- liam R. Harrison was made a Mason in Ken- tucky, and about a year later was sent as del- egate tn the State Grand Lodge. He was ini- tiated in Minerva Lodge, Xo. 116, F. & A. M., of the town of Minerva. Mason Co., Ky., in 1843, and after coming to Martinsville, lnd., helped to organize Martinsville Lodge, No. 74. of which he was the first worshipful master, although under the dispensation of James Per- ham, W. M. : Mr. Harrison was also a member of < (sceola Chapter during its existence. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyter- ian Church and served as trustee. Mr. Harrison was three times married. ( >n Oct. 15, 1830, he wedded Miss Elizabeth J. Park, but the duration of their felicity was brief, as Mrs. Harrison was called away Oct. 20. 185 1, leaving a child, Walter J., of whom further mention will be made. On Nov. 20, 1852, Mr. Harrison married Miss Mary Wil- son, who died June 2. 1863, the mother of two children, Effie J. and Mary Ellen. For his third wife Mr. Harrison chose Miss Mary J. Crawford, a daughter of James and Delilah (Gray) Crawford, and to this union were born three children. Delilah. Martha C. and Agnes Virginia. Walter J. Harrison is a farmer and dairyman living on West Morgan street ; he- is married to Miss Emma Bishop, and has a family of four children, Bettie Jane. Maude, William Ralph, and Blanche. Effie J. Harri- son was married to Prof. John Hesler, and ■ lied , the mother of two daughters, Man- Rachel and Lelah Ellen. Mary Ellen Harri- son is unmarried and is a cottage matron at the Soldiers & Sailors' Home at Knightstown, lnd. Delilah Harrison is the wife of Henry (loss, lives in the Southern part of Morgan county and has four children, William Ripley, Bessie, Fay and Ephraim. Martha C. Harrison is the wife of Odin R. Smith, of Martinsville, clerk of Morgan county and has three chil- dren. Mary V.. Sidney 11. and William Bar- tholomew-. Agnes Virginia Harrison is at- tending school in Indianapolis, but her home is in Martinsville, Indiana. Mrs. Mary J. (Crawford) Harrison died July 2. [901, in the faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which all the family are members. Mr. Harrison'- ancestor.-, paternal and ma- ternal, were of New England. His parents, William and Martha (Hitchcock) Harrison, were natives, respectively, of Massachusetts and Connecticut, and through his mother he was a grandson of Benjamin Hitchcock, a native of Wales and a weaver by trade, who came to America from England' and settled in Connecticut. He was a patriot in the Revo- lution. About 1784 he married Mary John- son, who long survived him, dying in 1835. Mr. Hitchcock passed away Nov. 19, 181 7, in Connecticut. They had a large family, all born at Bethlehem, Litchfield Co., Conn., of whom we have the following record.: Samuel Johnson, born Feb. 4. 1780 ; Lowly, Aug. 6, 1787; Lucy, April 23, 17110; Delia, .March 9, 1702: Mary (or Polly), Dec. 19, 1793; Martha, Dec. 3, 1795; Alma, Dec. 2, 1797; Abigail (or Nabby), Oct. 16, 1799; Sarah (or Sally), Feb. 23, 1802; I'.cNv, Aug. 10, 1804; Benjamin R., Aug. 5, 180(1; Sophronia, ( )ct. 4. 1808. One of the daughters married a Piatt and became the mother of Senator Orville C. Piatt, of Connecticut, who was thus a full cousin of William Ripley Harrison. Both the Hitchcocks and the Platts were very promi- nent families of the East. William Harrison, father of William R. Harrison, prepared for the ministry when young, but he never followed the sacred call- ing. He became a teacher and went to ( )hio, where he met and married Mrs. Martha (Hitchcock) Clark, about 1820. Her first husband, Thompson Clark, whom she married about 1 8 18, died about 1820. Mr. Harrison then went to Louisiana, and did some business at Baton Rouge and Xew Orleans, and was afterward in the mountains of Tennessee for a year or two. He next went to Kentucky, and followed his profession of teacher at var- ious places, but his residence was in Pendleton county, Kentucky, where he died in 1840. His widow then returned to ( )hio, and later came to Martinsville, lnd.. passing the last four years of her life with her son, William R. She expired in 1880. in her eighty-fifth year. Mrs. Harrison was reared an Episcopalian, but later became a Methodist, and she died in that faith. William Harrison was a Pres- byterian. To William and Martha (Hitchcock) Har- rison were horn children as follows: William COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 151 Ripley; Frederick A., late of Martinsville; Virginius (or hike t of Colorado; < >scar, also of Colorado; Mary R., who died in infancy; and Martha, who married Marks Smith, and died in 181 '* i. ODIN R. SMITH, who has been clerk of the Circuit court of Morgan county, hid., since Jan. 1, 10.07, was horn Oct. 5. [867, on his father's farm near Spencer, Owen Co., Ind. His grandfather, Marcus Smith, a na- tive of Virginia, was a pioneer farmer of Owen county, where he died at about the age of eighty-two years. He and his wife, Ma- linda (Pierson), were members of the Chris- tian Church. They had a family of seven children: Bartholomew, Samuel. Doctor Presley, Jesse H., Juretta (who married Rob- ert Pearcy, and resides in .Morgan county), Marietta (unmarried) and Francis (who married Charles Maderias and resides on a farm near Spencer). The mother of this fam- ily died when about seventy-eight years old. Bartholomew Smith, father of Odin R. Smith, was born Feb. 5, 1837, in Owen county, hid., but for many years he has been a prominent resident of Morgan county. He was sheriff of this county for four years, 1890 to 1894. and has successfully followed farm- ing, still owning a farm in Clay township. He and his wife now reside near Brooklyn, Mor- gan county. In August. 1861, he married Mary J. Hancock, who was born near Frank- fort, Ky., daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Gilpin) Hancock, both also natives of Ken- tucky, and of old Virginia ancestry. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born five children: Odin R. ; Beatrice, wife of Leslie McNeff; Miss Bertha, who is deputy county clerk 1 f Morgan county ; Rosetta, who died unmarried at the age of eighteen ; and Lora H., a far- mer of Clay township. Morgan county. Bar- tholomew Smith is a Mason, belonging to Brooklyn Ledge, F. & A. M. During the Civil war he was a soldier in the 10th Indiana Battery, 4th Corps. I 'din R. Smith was educated in the common schools and the State Normal School at Terre Haute. Lntil he was twenty-one he followed his father's calling, farming, and then began to teach school. After two terms he became deputy sheriff under his father. \gain he taught two terms, in a o untry school, and was then appointed deputy county clerk, under William A. Conner. He served two years, 1897 ami [898, and then after ars in Martinsville he wi elected principal of the ward schools there, inuing in that position three years. In 2 he purchased a farm near Martinsville, in Jefferson township, consisting of 370 acres, 330 of which he still farms. In November, 1906. he was elected to the office he now holds, that of clerk of the Circuit Court of Mor- gan county. Mr. Smith is a Republican in political sentiment, and a Mason in fraternal connection, being a member of the Blue Lodge and of Osceola Chapter. Royal Arch Masons, of Martinsville. Mr. Smith's reputa- tion as a citizen, an intelligent agriculturist, a teacher and a public 1 fficial has been credit- able to himself and to the excellent family to which he belongs. He is progressive, public- spirited and substantial, the kind of man that can be depended upon to serve his commun- ity well. On Jan. 20. 1893, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Martha C. Harrison, daughter of William K. and Mary J. (Crawford) Harri- son. They have hail a family of three chil- dren. Mary Virginia, Sidney Harrison and William Bartholomew. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Martinsville. BENJAMIN F. ASKREN. The death of Benjamin F. Askren removed from War- ren township and Marion county a prominent farmer and an upright citizen who was well and favorably known over a large extent of the county. He was born June 17. 1840. in Warren township, a son of Thomas and, Mary ( Demoret ) Askren, early settlers in Marion county. Benjamin F. Askren was reared on his father's farm and attended the heal schools. In 1863 he enlisted for service in the Civil war, in the 70th Ind. V. I., and was wounded in the battle of Resaca. and returned to his e in 1865. ( hi Jan. 15, 1874. Benjamin F. Askren was united in marriage with Martha J. Perry, born in 1844, a daughter of John and Marga- ret (Heizer) Perry, the former of whom was born in Illinois, later moved to Indiana and still later to Iowa, where the father died. The other members of the family came to Law- rence county, hid., just prior to the Civil war. father having died in [860. Mrs. As- kren's maternal grandfather was born in nnsylvania and removed from there to Illi- nois and later to Indiana. Mrs. Askren's 152 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mother passed away in 1885. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Perry were: James married Mary Hensley, and is a farmer near Kokomo ; .Martha J. is the widow of Benjamin F. As- kren; Mary is the wife of Asa Newhouse; Lizzie married Thomas Speeze, a farmer of Marion county; Edward married Kansas Shank and they live at Irvington ; Howard, deceased, married E. Perry ; William married Ida McVay; Drucilla, deceased, married Henry Newhouse. The late Benjamin F. Askren was a very successful farmer and fruit grower, and owned an estate of 475 acres, almost all of which is under the plow. Few farms in this township can boast of more fruitful orchards, Mr. Askren taking a great deal of interest in his large peach and apple orchards, and devot- ing much time to their care. He was a man who loved his home, and he took pride in having comfort and attractiveness in his sur- roundings. Mr. Askren is survived by his wife and six children, namely: John, who married Liz- zie Ruark, is employed as a stenographer in the recorder's office; Samuel is a farmer and married Leona Baxter; Annie married James McConnell, who farms on the old McConnell place ; Charles carries on farming for his mother ; Benjamin H. is at home ; and Laura, is the wife of Albert Cotton, a corn inspector. In politics Mr. Askren was a Republican, and he always took an active interest in party matters. He belonged to the local G. A. R. Post, and was valued by his comrades. He was a man who was highly esteemed by all who knew him and lived an honorable, useful life. JOHN ARMSTRONG, late of Indi- anapolis, was one of the prominent pioneers of this part of Marion county, having pur- chased the farm where he lived so many years in May. 1847, and made his location there in September of that year. The place was then known as the "Sam Houston" farm, and was slightly improved when it came into the possession of Mr. Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong came from Muskingum county, Ohio, a few miles east of Zanesville, where he was born April 10, 181 1, son of James and Isabella (Foster) Armstrong, pioneers of Muskingum county. His father was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. After the birth of their son John, James Armstrong and his wife removed to a location about four miles north, where John was reared to manhood. John Armstrong was married in 1837 to Frances Ann Rowe, a native of Pennsylvania, after which he was engaged as a merchant at Adamsville, Ohio, for some four years. Dur- ing this time he passed through the noted panic of 1837, and he felt it wise to exchange his interest in the stock of goods for a farm on the Muskingum river, where he lived for some years, improving his land. This place he sold to Joel White, a native of Virginia, and the land is still held by the White family. The sale was made in 1846, and the following year Mr. Armstrong came to his place in Marion county, Ind., which contained origin- ally 240 acres. A few years later he and Martin Williams bought a tract of ninety •acres to the east of this farm, paying eighty- five dollars an acre, and this was one of the first real estate transfers that took place in the vicinity after the location of Mr. Arm- strong. The price was supposed to be exorbi- tant, but he cleared forty dollars an acre when he sold it to Mr. Condy. Mr. Arm- strong always led an active and vigorous life, and was a very successful farmer and stock raiser. In former years he was also an ex- tensive stock dealer. He was one of the oldest residents of Indianapolis, as was also his widow, who died March 1, 1906, in her ninetieth year, having been born June 4, 18 16. Mr. Armstrong and his wife h'ad three children, only one of whom, Edwin J., sur- vives, James W. and Mary J. (Mrs. Batty) being deceased. James W. Armstrong, the eldest, born in Muskingum county, Ohio, died in June, 190 1, aged sixty-two years. He served as a soldier in the Civil war, being captain of Company I, 17th Ind. V. I. He was in partnership with his brother in the ice business and like him was a Scottish Rite Mason, attaining the thirty-second degree in the fraternity. He married Ida Ocorr. daughter of Henry Ocorr, a manufacturer of Indianapolis ; they had no children. Mary J. Armstrong married George W. Batty, a farmer of Muskingum county, Ohio, and they had one child, Jessie A., who is the wife of Karl A. Guilder, manager of the wholesale drug supply house of the Whitall, Tatum Corn- pan}-, Chicago. In politics Mr. Armstrong was a Whig in early days, and in later life became a Re- publican. He was a worthy member of the Robert Parks Methodist Church, to which his widow belongs, their association with the ^7^^<^ C?(fyyms£ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD L D0 Methodist Church covering sixty years. Jesse Rowe, Mrs. Armstrong's father, was a Methodist minister, and the Armstrongs have always been liberal contributors to the sup- port of the Gospel. They have been num- bered among the most esteemed citizens of Marion county. The changes that time has wrought since their coming to this county, over fifty years ago, have been marvelous. Indi- anapolis, then a straggling hamlet, is now one of the most beautiful of the many beautiful cities of the Union, with a population ex- ceeding two hundred thousand. North Indi- anapolis, for many years a farming section, has now become one of the most pleasant parts of the city. As Mr. Armstrong re- marked, many people remove to the city when they retire from the more active duties of life. But in his case the city came to him, the farm being surrounded by pleasant homes and business places. The land that composed the farm has been divided into city lots, and on many of these have been erected fine homes. He erected a beautiful brick residence at No. 1036 West Thirtieth street, where he and his wife enjoyed their declining years in the benefits of an industrious and well-spent life. He was a man of large intelligence and possessed a fine memory notwithstanding his advanced years, for he had just reached nine- ty-one at the time of his death, April 10, 1902. Edwin J. Armstrong was born Aug. 6, 1845, on his father's farm in Muskingum county, Ohio, and was but two years old when he came with his parents to Marion county, Ind., and to the farm on a portion of which he still lives. He attended private and public schools and concluded his studies at Asbury University, now DePauw University, at Greencastle, Ind. For many years he was en- gaged in business with his father, with whom he carried on farming until 18S0, when he engaged in the ice business, as a member of the Indianapolis Ice Company. In 1901 he sold out, and, owing to ill health, practically retired, but later took up the real estate busi- ness with his father, handling their own real estate. He is still occupied in this way. Mr. Armstrong's title is quite remarkable, as his land was purchased in 1847 and has had but few transfers since its purchase from the Uni- ted States Government. Mr. Armstrong is a prominent Scottish Rite Mason, a member of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 398, A. F. & A. M., and Raper Commandery. both of Indianapolis. Mr. Armstrong was married in Indianapo- lis on April 12, 1882, to Miss Charlotte Sher- bonda, a native of Philadelphia, who died Sept. 14, 1892. She was a member of the Methodist Church. ELI JAY, A. B., A. M., now past four score years of age, and practically retired from the educational work that filled so many years of his bright, busy and useful life, has, by precept and by example, wielded a great and healthy influence over the lives of the young people with whom he has been brought in close contact. He was born in Miami county, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1826, son of Walter Denny and Mary (Macy) Jay. William Jay, his great-grandfather, was probably born in Maryland about 1720, but little is known of him or of his ancestry. About 1743 he married in Frederick county, Va., Mary Vestal, who was born in Chester county, Pa., daughter of William and Elizabeth ( Mer- cer) Vestal, who moved with their family from Pennsylvania to Frederick county, Va., about 1730, and who were members of the So- ciety of Friends. William and Mary (Ves- tal) Jay were the parents of eight children, five sons and three daughters, all born in Vir- ginia between 1744 and 1765. William Jay died in Virginia, and it seems that his widow and her children joined in the large migration from the Northern Colonies to the Southern Provinces a few years before the Revolution. From 1750 to 1780 these homeseekers, many of whom were members of the Society of Friends, made large settlements in the newer portions of the Carolinas and Georgia. The Jay family with others of the name of Brooks, Brown, Coate, Compton, Cook, Coppock, Elle- man, Fmbre, Evans, Furnas, Hasket, Hol- lingsworth, Jenkins, Jones, Kelly, Xeal, ( )'Neall, Patty, Pearson, Pcmberton, Pugh. Thomas, Thompson and Wright, mostly from Virginia and Pennsylvania, formed a large settlement on Bush river, then in the District of Ninety-six, now Newberry county, S. C, about forty miles west of Columbia. John Jay, son of William and Mary, was born in Virginia, Oct. 26, 1752. On March 4, 1773, he married Elizabeth Pugh, who was born Sept. 6, 1755. daughter of Thomas Push (born in 1731) and -his wife. \mi Wright (born in 1725 ). The Pugh family moved from Pennsylvania to Frederick county, Va., about 1750. Ellis Pugh, the founder of the familv in America, was horn in Wale- in 154 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1656, and emigrated in 1687 with his family to Pennsylvania, where lie died in 171S. He was an approved minister of the Society of Friends, preaching in the Welsh language both in his native land and in America. Thomas Pugh, son of Ellis, was born in Wales in 16S6, and his son Jesse, born in Pennsylvania in 171 1, became the father of Thomas, whose daughter Elizabeth married John Jay. After living for more than thirty years in South Carolina, where their eleven children, seven sons and four daughters, were born between 1773 and 1795, and where three of their chil- dren married, John and Elizabeth Jay moved, in 1S03, with all their family (except one son who came three years later ) from South Caro- lina to Ohio, settling in Warren county. The father engaged in a mercantile business at Waynesville, and also carried on farming operations with his boys. He made two trips to Baltimore, Md., for goods, taking with him the products of the new country, such as pelt- ries, with his own five-horse team, and bring- ing his goods back in the same way. On both these trips he was accompanied by his son, Walter Denny Jay, as teamster and companion. In 1808 the family located on heavily timbered land in the southwest corner of Monroe town- ship. Miami Co., Ohio, about forty miles north of Waynesville, where John Jay, the fa- ther, had entered a considerable tract of land. In a short time the families of nine of his eleven children were settled either on land ad- joining or nearby, and in a few years the forest lands were changed into productive farms. It had been the father's intention that his son, Walter Denny, should be his associate and eventually successor in the store, but the in- door life was irksome to the young man, and he chose rather to take his axe and clear the newly purchased lands. John Jay died in 1829. Walter Denny Jay was horn in Newberry county, S. C, July 15. 1786, son of John and Elizabeth ( Pugh). ( hi Jan. 8, 1810, he mar- ried .Mary Macy, and their married life lasted fifty-six and one-half years. Mary (Macy) Jay was born in Guilford county, \". C Dec. 7, 1787. daughter of Thomas Macy ( 1765- [833) and Anna Sweet ( [768-1840), both na- tives of the Island of Nantucket, Mass.. whence they moved with their parents to North Caro- lina about 1773. Early in 1787, Thomas Macy and Anna Sweet were married in North Caro- lina, in which State they made their home un- til after the birth of five of their children. In 1707 the) moved to East Tennessee, where five more children were born, the remaining two being born after the removal to Ohio in 1807. In tlie latter State they located in Mi- ami county, on land adjoining that of John Jay. Their daughter Mary was their oldest child, and was of the seventh generation of the family in America. The ancestor of the Macy family in the New World was Thomas Mac}-, horn in Wiltshire. England, in 1608. who came to Salisbury, Mass., between [635 and 1640, residing there until 1659. Being one of a company that had purchased Nantucket for homes, he went there with his family in ( >ctober, 1659, with two other white men, and spent the winter there in the midst of 3000 Indians, who received them kindly and assisted them in getting a living by fishing and such pursuits as were familiar to the aborigines. Thomas Macv died in 1682, and his wife Sarah Hopcott, born in 1612, died in 1706. From him, the line is through John Macy ( [655- 1691) and Deborah Gardner (1658-1712) ; Thomas Macy (1O87-1759) and Deborah Cof- fin ( 1080-17(10) ; and John Macy (1675-1751) and Judith Worth ( 16S9-1767) (the line here doubling the grandson of Thomas ( 1687). Paul Macv, marrying Bethiah Macy. the granddaughter of John (1675) ; Joseph Macy (1709-1772, son of Thomas) and Hannah Hobbs ; and John Macv ( 1721 son of John, died after 1795) and Eunice Coleman ( 1724- 170S) : Paul Macy ( 1740-1832, son of Joseph and Hannah) and Bethiah Macy ( 1 744-1810, daughter of John and Eunice) : to Thomas and Anna ( Sweet ) Macy, mentioned above. Mrs. Anna ( Sweet ) Macy was of the sixth generation of the Gardner line in America, this family being also early settled in Nan- tucket. Richard Gardner (1626-1688) mar- ried Sarah Shattuck (' 1632-1724). Their son, Richard Gardner (2) (1653-1728), married Mary Austin. Their son, Solomon Gardner ( [680-1760) married Anna Coffin (died in 1740). Their son, Stephen Gardner ( 171S- [792), married Jemima Worth ( i7iq-i~S< 1 1 , and they removed about 1770 from Nantucket to North Carolina. Their daughter, Mary Gardner (1751-1708), married John Sweet, a native of England. Their daughter, Anna Sweet (1768-1840), married Thomas Macy (1765-1873). Their daughter, Mary Macy ( 1787-1868), married [810, Walter Dennv Jay 1 [786-1865). Eli l;'\. -on of Walter Denny and Mary (Macy) lav. was horn as above stated in Mi- ami countv, Ohio, and was brought up on a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD o:> far as they went, they had little to who after he had farm under the care of parents who early trained their children to habits i f industry and usefulness. Amusements and spurts were not considered the main objects of living, but came incidentally as occasion seemed to re- quire, and were enjoyed more because un- expected than if planned and worked for. Rainy days and times of slack work were more apt to be passed with good books in the quiet home, than in the excitement and frolic where idlers meet to kill time. The remembrance of these strenuous years of work, where correct habits were formed, sweetened by the benefi- cent results accomplished, is still very pleas- ant. While the schools, as were a great blessing, offer to the bright pupil completed the very few branches taught could find nothing fresh with which to feed his hun- gry mind. Mr. Jay's experience was typical of the studious pioneer boy. The five years fol- lowing his fourteenth year, during which time he attended the three months' winter school monotonously reviewing what he had thor- oughly learned before, were practically wasted so far as educational advancement was con- cerned. A keen taste for reading gratified by the few books that came his way redeemed somewhat the intellectual barrenness of that period. Air. Jay's father then, influenced by his three younger sons (of whom Eli was sec- ond), hired a young man of advanced educa- tion who opened a good school in a comfort- able settlement school house for fi mr months two winters, where the pupils could push ahead as fast as they pleased. Ambitious young men and women gathered here, and much real work was done. Mr. Jay here mastered pretty- thoroughly nearly all the mathematics i f an i ir- dinary college course, and acquired a knowl- edge of Physiology, Natural Philosophy, Zoology, Chemistry and Geology. As he him- self has expressed it, the eight months in this school made a "refreshing oasis in his intel- lectual life." The next two winters, he him- self taught a similar school in an adjoining neighborhood, and the summer between (1848) he attended for five months Farmer's College, near Cincinnati, Ohio, where among other worthy classmates were Benjamin Har- rison and Murat Halstead. whose influence has been left on our country's history. On Oct. 24. 1849. ^' r - Jay was married to Mahalah Pearson, born Dec. 7. 1827, who had been his schoolmate in the eight months' school referred to. I'm- the three previous years she had taught public schools in the summer and attended private schools in the winter. Her ancestor- came from England to the Prov ince of Pennsylvania under William I'enn. Thomas Pearson was married in Cheshire, England, Feb. [8, [683, to .Margery Smith, and they came to Pennsylvania, arriving in August of that year. Their fourth son, I noi h 1'earson, born [690, married in 1 7 1 9 , Marx- Smith, and three of their sons moved, about 1770, with their families, to Newberry county, S. I'. Samuel 1'earson, one of these three sons of Enoch, had lived, on his way South. several years in Frederick county, \ a., where in 1762, he married Mary lv gers. Their eld- est son. Benjamin 1 'ear-on, horn in Virginia in 1763, married in South Carolina in 1790. Esther' Furnas (1770-1835), whose parents were natives of the county of Cumberland, England. Their son, Moses Pearson, born in South Carolina in 1798, married in Ohio in [823, Sarah Pearson (1805-1844), and their daughter, Mahalah. married Eli Jay. Sarah (Pearson) Pearson, mother of Mrs. Jay, was a great-granddaughter of Thomas Pearson (1728-1820), son of Enoch and brother of Samuel Pearson mentioned above. In 1751 at Philadelphia he married Ann Powell. Their second son. Enoch Pearson ( 1 761-1839). mar- ried in South Carolina in 1784, Ann Evans ( 1763-1836). Their son. Robert Pearson i [785-1860), in South Carolina, in 1804, mar- ried Charity Galbreath (1788-1811). Their daughter, Sarah Pearson, horn in South Caro- lina in 1805, married Moses Pearson as above stated. The Pearsons moved from South Carolina to Miami county, Ohio, in 1806. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Jay has come one daughter, Mary A., horn at Richmond. Ind.. fan. 4. 1871, who married. July 31. 1895, Edgar H. Ballard, who died Aug. 14, 1901, leaving his widi w with two children, both horn at Richmond: Juanita, Aug. 2. 1896. and Eleanor, Oct. 11. 180,7. Mrs. Ballard is a graduate of the University of Michigan, A. B., 1891, and is a successful teacher, being now connected with Earlham College. She and her children reside with Mr. and Airs. Jay. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. fay began teaching in a school house he ami his brother William had built the previous summer near the village of Fredericksburg, on their own land. There seemed to be a real need of such a school as had been conducted 156 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I iy Mr. Jay the two preceding winters, but the school houses were not well adapted to the purpose, hence the new building with its commodious school room and recitation room, suitable for the work of two teachers. This was patronized far beyond their expectations, and was very successful in every way. After conducting this school two years, both Air. Jay and his wife felt the need of a better edu- cation for their work, and realized they would never be satisfied without it, so they deter- mined to give up teaching — their financial con- dition then warranting this — and enter upon a complete college course. They spent two years at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, then the only co-educational school in the country, doing there work in Latin and Greek, and such other studies as were necessary to enter col- lege. Their four years' course was pursued at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, a co- educational institution opened in the fall of 1853, under the presidency of the Hon. Horace Mann, a noted educator. They graduated in 1857 with the degree of A. B., and in i860 re- ceived the degree of A. M., Thomas Hill, later president of Harvard, being the president then. During all their six years of study, they kept house, most of the time having with them some relative they were assisting in getting an edu- cation. .They had so thorough a foundation for their work, that they found their studies did not occupy all their time, but that they could also do some teaching. Mrs. Jay taught a large class in Latin in the Preparatory De- partment of the College all through her senior year, and continued teaching Latin and other studies in that department for more than two years after graduation, while Mr. Jay taught in the public schools of Yellow Springs two years, and one year in an academy near Lafay- ette, Ind. Together they taught two years at Spiceland, Ind., and one year at Tippecanoe City, Ohio. After this they returned to their home at Yellow Springs, expecting to rest for a year, but the demand for teachers was so urgent, owing to their scarcity in that war time, that they taught for part of the year. In the summer of 1864 both Prof, and Mrs. Jay accepted positions at Earlham College. Richmond, Ind., and soon after sold their property at Yellow Springs, and since then Richmond has been their home. Their work at Earlham began in 1864 and closed in 1SS4. During most of these years Mrs. Jay taught Latin and other studies in the Preparatory Department and a gi od part of the time was Principal of that department, which included two-thirds of all the students in the school, and the last year she had charge of all the essay work in the College classes. Prof. Jay himself held several different positions, teach- ing for several years Mathematics, Natural Science and History in the Preparatory De- partment ; was acting President in 1874-5 dur- ing the absence of the President on a visit in the Sandwich Islands, and the last five years was Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy in the College. They were away from the college about five years, resting, trav- eling, and one year working among the In- dians at Fort Sill, now Lawton, Okla., and two years teaching a township high school in Henry county, Indiana. Since 1884 neither Prof, nor Mrs. Jay has engaged in much regular teaching. One win- ter they spent in Florida and taught a small five months' school. From 1888 to 180,1 they resided at Ann Arbor, Mich., while their daughter took a literary course in the Univers- ity of Michigan, and at the same time they pursued several lines of study, attending many lectures and recitations, although not enrolled as regular students. For the past twenty years Mrs. Jay has devoted a large part of her time to missionary work, having made three trips, of several months each, to Mexico, in the interest of the Friends Missionary work in that country. For thirteen years she has been secretary of the American Friends Board of Foreign Missions, which has been a Bureau of Information for all American Friends' mission work, and which has for about eight years been carrying on successful field work in northeastern Cuba. In the past twenty-four years both Prof, and Mrs. Jay have given private instruction in their home to many who have sought their aid. To close this brief outline of the vast work ac- complished by these earnest teachers, no bet- ter resume of the whole could be found than in the Professor's own words: "In the years of our semi-retirement we have found sufficient employment and plenty of lines of research and study to prevent the rust of either physical or mental inactivity. We are now both past four score years, and we rejoice to be in a fan- state of health and strength for people of our age. As we look -back on our past years we are deeply thankful that they have been so full of joy and usefulness and peace as they have. Our lives and work have brought us in contact with many thousand young people COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 157 in the formative time of their lives, and we trust, through divine grace, our connection wiih them has been for their good and that we have been of benefit in the communities where our lot has been cast. Such at least lias been the motive which has inspired anil sustained us during all these years." HON. JAMES J. MAXWELL (de- ceased). For many years the late James J. Maxwell was one of the leading men of Mor- gan county, prominent in promoting move- ments for its benefit, a public-spirited citizen, a factor in political circles and one of the large and successful farmers. He was born Feb. 2~, 1839, in Morgan county, Ind.. where his parents were pioneers, son of John and Cath- erine (Graham) Maxwell. John Maxwell came from Ireland and set- tled in Morgan county in its early days, fol- lowing fanning for many years in Washing- ton township. His death occurred at Mar- tinsville when he was aged sixty-five years. He married Catherine Graham, who came from Scotland, where her father, James Gra- ham, lived and died. She was one of his two children. She lived to be eighty years of age. Both she and her husband belonged to the Catholic Church. They were the parents of seven children, three of whom are living: Robert; Susanna, wife of Josiah Burton, of Martinsville ; and Catherine, wife of Paul Murphy, of Alabama. The boyhood of James J. Maxwell was passed on the farm in Morgan county which was his home through life. His education was superior to that of the majority of his companions, and he attended the Martinsville high school, and later had advantages in Cin- cinnati. His vocation was farming, and he owned five hundred acres of land four miles south of Martinsville. During a long period Mr. Maxwell was a leader in the Democratic party, and was its chosen representative for the State Legislature for two terms. His services as a legislator reflected credit upon himself and his constituency. In the Masonic fraternity he was widely known. With his wife he belonged to the Christian Church and at one time was one of the deacons in that body. On Feb. 15. 1866, Mr. Maxwell was united in marriage with Miss Cynthia Hodges, daughter of John and Lucy (New- land) Hodge., and the following children were born to them : Josephine, one of the successful teachers in the Martinsville public schools, now taking a course in Emerson College, Boston; Minim- .Myrtle, who died aged two years; Otto, who died aged three years; Frank Robert, a physician in Martins- ville; Howard H., formerly a science teacher in the Normal School at Chillicothe, Mo., now Superintendent of Schools at Valley City, N. Dak.; Mitte May, win.' married Jesse Ran- dall, of Franklin, and died Aug. 19, 1905 ; and John, who operates the home farm for his mother. The death of the father of this family, the Hon. James J. Maxwell, took place Dec. 8, 1901. John Hodges, father of Mrs. Maxwell. was one of the six children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Parr) Hodges, who came at a very early day to Indiana, and in Washington county, near Salem, entered land from the government, later coming to Baker township, Morgan county. Thomas Hodges was a son of a kid-glove manufacturer in England. He died near Salem, Washington county, when near eighty years of age ; his wife died in Ba- ker township, Morgan county, aged seventy years. John Hodges accompanied his parents to Washington county, Ind., and later, on his own account, entered government land in Ba- ker township, Morgan county, where he died in 1846, aged forty-six years. His wife, Lucy Newland, was a native of Kentucky, but was reared in Washington county, Ind., where she married, and she and husband soon after set- tled in Morgan county, where she diejd in July, 1882, at the age of seventy years. Mr. and Mrs. Hodges had a family of six sons and four daughters, the surviving members being: William, of Baker township ; Louisa, wife of Presley Johnson, of Paragon, Ind. ; Sarah, wife of John C. Duncan, of Indianapolis : and Cynthia, wife of Mr. Maxwell. Mrs. Lucy (Newland) Hodges was a daughter of Wil- liam Newland, who came to Washington count} r , Ind., from Kentucky at an early date ; he married Nancy Booth, reared a large fam- ily, and died at the age of ninety years. All these names represent old established families of the county who have been prominent in the development of this part of the State of Indiana, and are aninug its wealthiest and most respected citizens. ELLIOTT A. NELSON, one of the lead- ing florists of Indianapolis, has had a career that well illustrates the value of persistent IJ>8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD enterprise and tireless energy in this age. Although he had to start at the very founda- tion of his business in 1893. he has now ten In 'Uses, covering 34,000 feet of ground, his being by far the largest establishment of its kind in the city today. The business which he transacts compares very favorably with that of any other florist in the West. Mr. Xelson is a native of Indianapolis, born Feb. 21, 1868, at the home of his parents on Madison avenue. James Xelson, his father, was born in Denmark, where his parents, Niels Christopher Frederickson and Susie Pierson, were farming people. James Xelson followed the custom of his native land and added the "sen" to his father's given name, hence Niel- son, or Nelson as it is now written. He learned flour-milling, and coming to Indianapolis in August, 1865, with a friend who had settled in the city, he found work in a mill on the canal, south of the town, called the Underhill A I ill, at the end of the canal and half a square west of South Meridian street. He is at pres- ent with his son in the florist business, and has been ever since it was started. James Nel- son has been twice married. His first wife. Christina Jacobsen. died nine months after their marriage, and in 18O7 he married Marie Hansen. To this union have been born seven children: Elliott A.; Sena, who is at home; Thorena, wife of Edward Schoen, cigar and tobacco dealer of Indianapolis; Clara, Hotter, Walter and Albert, all at home. Mr. Xelson is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Court of Honor. Elliott A. Nelson began to learn his pres- ent business in [888, with James Larson, whose reputation as a superior florist was well established, and witli whom he served an ap- prenticeship of two years. He was engaged at the business for seven years before he started for himself. To a thorough knowledge of all branches of the florist's field Mr. Nelson adds an enthusiastic love for his work. His enterprise and energy have overcome all ob- stacles, and have brought him in a very brief period to the very front of his calling. It is a pleasure to visit his beautiful grounds and beautiful greenhouses, at Nos. 3503-07 North South avenue. It is hard to realize that so much can be accomplished in so short a time. Mr. Xelson has a very complete and general slock, making, however, at the present time, a specialty of roses and carnations. Mr. Nelson married Mi" Ros< 1 in n, daughter of Henry C. and Harkey (Lee) Green, natives of Indiana. Mr. Green was a school teacher, was a soldier in the Civil war, and died in December, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are members of the University Place Baptist Church. Mrs. Nelson is a woman of much worth and high character. She and her husband have many friends in the city, and their associates and patrons include some of the best people of Indianapolis. WILLIAM N. JACKSON, who was "Uncle Lilly" Jackson to the thousands of people in Indianapolis who called him friend, was probably one of the most widely known men who have ever lived in that city. He was one of the characters of his day, known best for his kindliness and unstinted gener- osity, though aside from his reputation as a philanthropist he had high standing as a busi- ness man and was popular wherever known. He aided thousands, in many ways. Gen. John Coburn said of him: "I have known William X. Jackson since I was a boy. He came to Indianapolis in an early day and en- gaged in the mercantile trade, was also secre- tary and treasurer of the Madison and Indian- apolis Railway Company, and was later con- nected with the Bellefontaine railroad. He was an active Presbyterian, a generous, kind- hearted bachelor gentleman of the old school. He was a good friend and fond of society, a man upright and moral and an unpretending Christian, universally respected, beloved by everybody." MYRON DICKS< >N, clothier and farmer, one of the leading business citizens of Martins- ville. Ind., was born < )ct. 16, 1845, m Fulton. 111., son of James Clarke and Sibyl (Kendall) I Wckson. The former was a native of Ver- mont and the latter of Massachusetts. Myron was one of seven children born to them, the other survivors being: Carlos, of Chicago. 111.: Wallace F... of Martinsville; and Alice Josephine, wife of A. W. Hester, of Chicago, Illinois. The Dicksons are descended from Richard or Dick of Keith or Keth, a son of the family of Keith or Keth. Earls of Marshall, one of the most powerful families of Scotland, at a time when with the sole exception of the royal family the rank of Earl was the highest in the kingdom. This family had such great possessions that it was for- merly said that they could journey from the north to the south of Scotland and sleep every night in their own castle. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 159 The mother of Richard of Keith or Keth was a 'laughter of Douglas. Richard was born in 1247. His sons were styled Dick after him. Thus the origin of the name, the word son being affixed in the Lowlands in the same manner as .Mac was prefixed in the Highlands. 1 (escendants of the family are settled mostly in the counties of Peebles and Berwick, also in Lanarkshire. The Dickson Clan was one of the most prominent of the Border Clans. Most of the clansmen were "Lairds," many occupying high positions in Parliament, the Scutch Government and local affairs. The Border Clans were Hume, Elliott, Johnston, Graham, Irving, Armstrong, Cranston, Cock- burn, Maxwell, Gladstone, etc. Archdeacon Barbour writes at length of them in [375. Blind Harry, the famous minstrel, sings of the exploits of Thomas Dickson in 1381. Robert Dickson married into the Douglas family and his coat-of-arms carries three stars of the Douglas coat. These stars are called mullets in heraldry. Its motto: "Fortune favors the brave.'" The two other coats of arms in the family are first : "A human heart in blood, red color, with silver wing on either side." Motto: ''Heavenward." Second: "A deer couchant (lying down) with its head up in a wreath of laurel." Motto: "Though lying di iwn I am on the watch." Thorn Dickson of the 15th century, was a famous man, was lord of two baronies, and a governor of Douglas castle. The family includes several clergymen and professors of Edinburgh University. Robert Dickson, of Bouchtrig, County Berwick, was one of those who fell on the Field of Flodden in 1513. Robert Dickson, another descendant, the paternal grandfather of Myron Dickson, came to America in 1773 with a Scotch Colony from Glasgow, and purchased a tract of land at Ryegate, Vt., on the Connecticut River, where he settled with his family. He was a soldier of the War of 1812. He married Jean Lindsay 1 paternal grandmother of Myron Dickson), a descendant from the Niord King of Sweden ( B. ('. 40). deduced from the Danish and Swedish archives, has been fully compiled by Harrison, the historian of the West Riding of York. According to Har- ris, ui ("see History of York chart) Niord is descended from Odin. King of Ascardia. who came out of Scythia with an army of Goths, conquered northern Europe, settled Sweden. reigned and died there. Odin was forty-first in the descent from Eric, King of the 1 in Scandinavia, living in the same time as Seruc. great-grandfather of "Abraham." The Scotch name of Lindsay dates from 1116 in the reign of David I. Walter de Lindsay, son of Baron Baldric de Lin, Lav. was an Angli Norman, and one of the great Barons of Wil- liam the Conqueror, related, to and contem- porary with him. was Baron Baldric de Lind- say, a Norman gentleman. The family is an offshoot of the noblest family of the Normans and of a common male stock with Rollo am! the Dukes of Normandy, and is descended from the royal houses of Denmark, Gothland, anil Sweden, tracing (by chart) to Niord, King of Sweden 140 11. ('. ), William de Lind- say of Ericldun First of Scotland, 1133. Wal- ter Lindsay of Ericldun, 1 150. William Lind- say of Ericldun and Crawford. 123'). married Marjory, daughter of Henry, Prince of Scot- land, sister of "William the Lion." descendants of Malcolm Canmore and the Saxon princess Margaret of England, sister of Edgar, the last heir of the Saxon line. Jean Lindsay was a descendant of this line. Sibyl Kendall Dickson, the mother of Myron, was a descend- ant of the Wilder family. Nicholas Wilder, a military chieftain in the army of the Earl "i Richmond, at the battle of Bosworth in 14S5, came from France with the Earl and landed at Milford Haven, England, with him. ( )n April 15. 1497, being the twelfth year of the reign of Henry VII, the King gave him as a token of his favor a landed estate and a coat of arms. John Wilder, his son. was in posses- sion of the estate in 1525. and died in 1 588. He married Alice Keats, daughter and heiress of Thomas Keats of Sulham House. Thomas Wilder, his son, heir to the Sulham estate, in Berkshire. England, married Martha, and sailed for America in 1(138 in the ship "Con- fidence,*' from Southampton, for Massachu- setts Bay. They landed at Hingham, Mass. Thomas Wilder, a son of the former, settled in Charlestown, Mass.. in 1639, later removing with his family to Lancaster, Mass. He was one of the subscribers to the Courts grant for Lancaster as a settlement in r659. In the Military Annals of Lancaster. Mass., his name appears as lieutenant on the roll of Colonial soldiers, Joshua Wilder, a descendant of this family, born in May, 175'). died March 14. [849. Tie served in the war of the Revolution, and reared a famih of thirteen children. His oldest daughter, Anna, born in 1782. married. Luke Kendall, the maternal grandfatln Myron Dickson. Joshua Wilder's brother. Sampson, settled in Bolton, Ma~s. The follow- ing is from a clipping from a B paper, of Nov. 17. loon, on the sale ]Go COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of his "hi home: "McKinley's Sum- mer Home. The Mansion that was to have been Napoleon's Refuge." "Agreements have been signed for the sale of the magnificent old estate in Bolton, Wor- cester county, known as the Sampson Wilder Mansion, situated at the crest of the Wotto- quotic Hill, to J. Wyman Jones, of Engle- wood, New Jersey, brother-in-law of Mark A. Hanna. It is pretty certain that this will serve as the summer home for President Mc- Kinley. This property, aside from being one of the most picturesque and elegant in that part of the country, possesses many historic associations. It is a well established tradition that it was arranged that the Wilder Mansion should be an asylum for Napoleon after his defeat at Waterloo. Passage had been en- gaged for him on a vessel that was to firing him to America, but he waited too long and was unable to sail, and gave himself up as a prisoner of war." Dr. James Clarke, Dickson, the father of Myron Dickson, married Sibyl Kendall, at Boston, .Mass., and located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in [830. He moved from there to In- dianapolis about 1S40. and then removed to Fulton, 111. There the family lived for a number of years, and there most of the chil- dren were born. He later returned to Indi- anapolis, remaining several years, then going to Paola, Kans., where they resided until af- ter the close of the Civil war. Coming again to Indianapolis, and giving up the practice of medicine, he entered into a partnership 'with his son, Carlos, in the firm of C. Dickson & Co., engaging in selling agricultural imple- ments and woolen mill findings. He made In- dianapolis his home during the remainder of his life, his death, however, occurring in Mar- tinsville, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife died in Indianapolis some years previ- ously at the age of fifty-eight years. Until the outbreak of the Civil war My- ron Dickson remained with his parents, at- tending school in the various localities where the family was established. As a member of Company F, 14th Kansas Cavalry, he served three years in the war, taking an active part in many battles, and in the constant skirmish- ing, and acting as scout for eight months. His brother Wallace served three years and then re-enlisted as a veteran. His brother Alonzo served almost three years and was killed in battle. After the close of the war Myron Dickson returned to Indianapolis and entered business college, afterwards taking a position as bookkeeper with the firm of W. P. iv E. I'. Gallup, later embarking in the grain trade at Martinsville, Ind., and with C. Dickson & Co., Indianapolis. Prior to Mr. Mitchell's death Air. Dickson held the position of paying and receiving teller in the Mitchell bank for seven years. < »n Dec. 2J, 1871, Mr. Dickson married Miss Catherine Mitchell, daughter of the banker, the late Samuel M. Mitchell, and Anne (Sandy) Mitchell, of Martinsville, Ind. Four children have been born to this union, namely : Samuel M. died aged six months. Anne May, a graduate of Lasell Seminar)-, Auburndale, Mass., near Boston, married James Spencer Adsit, general agent of the Chicago, Milwau- kee cv St. Paul Railroad, at Kansas City, Mo., and they have one son, James Spencer, Jr. Dr. ( riles Mitchell Dickson, a graduate of Highland Military .Academy, Worcester, Mass., and of the < >hio Medical College, Cincinnati, married Miss Elizabeth McCracken, second daughter of Calvin A. and Mary ( Mathews) McCracken, of Martinsville, Ind., and was associated with his uncle. Dr. Giles S. Mitchell, of Cincinnati, 1 )hio, in the practice of medicine until his death, when he returned to Martinsville, and became a partner in the clothing business with his father; he has had two children, Robert Spencer, who died at the age of eleven months; and Alary Catherine. Harold Ben- ton Dickson is a student at Highland Military Academy, Worcester, Alassachusetts. While Mr. Dickson has never had any de- sire to serve the city or State in any official capacity he has been recognized as a force in the community in all that tended to built up ami strengthen good citizenship. His ideals of civic righteousness are high but practical, and he is always ready to give his best efforts in any cause that appeals to him on the score of community interest. He is a man of deep and strong convictions with the characteristics of his Scotch race. Though a quiet man, he has deep sensibilities and when these are stirred he is at his best. He delights in a good tight when in the cause of right and justice. Air. Dickson and his family resided in the old Mitchell homestead for fifteen vears and they have recently moved into their beautiful new home opposite the old homestead. Air. Dickson like his father has always been iden- tified with the Republican party, casting his first vote for Abraham Lincoln at the age of eighteen years, while a soldier in the Civil war. Tn religion the family are members of the Christian Church. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC( »RD 101 THOMAS REDMOND, who was a busi- ness man of Indianapolis for several years be- fore his death, was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came of an aristocratic and prominent family, many of whose members are profes- sional men and political leaders in the old country. He was an uncle of the Hon. John E. Redmond, of Dublin, a member of the House of Parliament and one of the leading politicians of his country. Thomas Redmond was highly educated! in his native land, and came to this country be- fore his marriage. Locating at Evansville, Ind., he taught school for several years, and later embarked in the grocery business. There- he married his first wife, by whom he had two children, and after her death he married Miss Ann Parks. When he enlisted for service in the Civil war he moved his family to Indi- anapolis, and this city has been their home ever since. Here he engaged in a wholesale and retail grocery business, which he con- tinued up to the time of his death, Jan. 19, 1875. Mr. Redmond was reared a Catholic. During the Fenian troubles he was very loyal to the Irish cause, and led a company to join the raid on Canada. Some fighting had al- been done, and much blood would have been shed if the American government had not strongly interfered. The silk out of which his Fenian banner was made was im- ported by him from Ireland. Had he lived, he would undoubtedly have made his mark in American politics. He was broad-minded, intelligent, and commanded the unreserved confidence of all with whom he came into tact. After his death his wife and family were robbed of their possessions by sharl obliged to provide for themselves. The widow le a professional nurse, an occupation she has followed for many years, and she now owns a comfortable home. The city has hon- ored her name by bestowing it on the street her home is located. To Thomas and Ann (Parks) Redmond were bi rn the following children: Margaret A.. William J.. Thomas and Jane died Mini- ; Maggie A. is the wife of William Collett ; William J. (2) lives in Chicago; .Mary D. first married I!. I-'. Bevan, by whom she had three children. Lucy (Mrs. A. 1'.. C01 h 1 in w deceased) and Marguei ised), and is now the wife of Charles Grothe, of Indianapolis, by whom she hi daughter, \ era. IT Mr?. Redmond has been recognized b) the general government, receiving a widow's pen- sion, bhe belongs to the \\ . R. ( . and is associated with George ( hapman Post, <_.. A. R., at Indianapolis. She was confirmed in the Episcopal Church, from which she has never departed. Her family history is inter- esting. She was born Feb. n>. [836, in County Longford, Ireland, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Griffith) Parks. Joseph I 'arks was born and reared in Ire- land, and was the eldest son of Joseph Parks, Sr.. who was a farmer ami a prosperous man of his day. He died in Ireland, and his widow came to this country, spending her last d; among her children in Indiana, where she died in Vanderburg county. The children were as follows: Charles, James, Alexander, Jane and Joseph. Jane and her husband. Dr. 11. Dobson, were the first of her family to come to the United Slates; they located in \ anderburg county, where he gave up his profession to become a prosperous farmer. All the family came to tins country to become honored ami successful citizens. In the old country they were ranked far above the aver- in intelligence and education, and their standing in their adopted land was equally high. Joseph Parks was reared to a farm life, but pushed out into business pursuits and be- came a large contractor, employing many men in quarries, mills and peat beds. At one time was reputed a wealthy man. enjoying large credit, which he allowed his friends to use, indorsing largely to help them. Losing heavily in 1843. he came to the New World to build anew his fortunes under better con- ditions. Joining some friends who had settle; m \ anderburg county. Ind., he secured 1>\ entry ami purchase a half section of land. It was heavily timbered, and needed sore labor to put it into tillable condition. In time he ante a prosperous and successful farmer, was widely known as an Irish gentleman of integrity and honor, always ready a neighbor a friendly turn. Though he was often solicited to e a candidate for office vould not accept anything in that line. He tinistered several large estates, and acted •nardian when called upon ti in lich cas c acquitting himself to the satis- faction of all concerned. In Ireland he belonged to the Presbyterian < luirch. but when he settled itirch at all con- l62 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD venient, and was among the first to assist in a soldier in the war of 1812, fighting previ- the organization of the First Episcopal Church, ously under General Harrison at Tippecanoe. of which he- was a member during the rest of His death occurred in Vermilion county, on his life. In that church his children were all the "Narrows of the Wabash," when he was confirmed by Bishop Upfold, the first bishop less than thirty-seven years of age. He was of Indiana, who made the home of Mr. Parks one of the earliest sealers of the State. Dr. his stopping-place when in that part of the Plicks's mother was a native of Bullitt county, country. Mr. Parks was a good neighbor and Ky., born not far from Shepherdsville, and kind friend, living an enviable Christian life, was married in Vermilion county, Ind. Her and commanded the confidence and esteem of brother, Col. Joe Davis, was killed in the battle the community to a marked degree. In his of Tippecanoe. Babel Hicks was the father own home the Sabbath was strictly observed, of four children, the only one of whom now and the children learned to turn their thoughts known to be living is Dr. Hicks, of Indianapo- in the direction of the religious life on that lis. His sister, Mary Elizabeth, died in Illi- In politics he was a Republican. His nois while a child; John was killed by a sheep death took place Aug. 12, 1888, his wife pre- while in childhood, his back being broken; ceding him to the better land in November, Samuel entered the Union army during the 1877. Her maiden name was Margaret Grif- Civil war, and has never been heard from since nth, and she was born and reared in Ireland, that time. daughter of John Griffith, also a native of Dr. Hicks was a soldier in the Mexican .that country. John Griffith was a man of war, and a surgeon in the Union army during wealth and intluence in Ireland, where he died, the Civil war, and though not regularly en- ing all his possessions to his daughter listed did much for the cause he loved. He Margaret, but before leaving Ireland much of spent his boyhood and youth on the frontier her inheritance had been taken from her by farm in Vermilion county. At an early age ; -sed friends, and she and her husband he became interested in the subject of medi- ;ame to this country to repair their fortunes, cine and surgery, and though but eleven years This they did after a hard struggle. James of age when his father died, he gained without Griffith, an uncle, was the only relative known financial assistance a thorough professional to Mrs. Redmond in this country. education through his own efforts. He ac- Joseph and Margaret Parks had children quired the rudiments of an education in the Eollows: William, a physician, who is old pioneer log school-house. After his deceased; [oseph, deceased; Jane, the widow father's death he went to live with a hotel- of J. Smith, residing at Evansville, Ind.; keeper in Newport, where he earned his sub- Charles, who 1 >\\ ns and occupies the old home- scription fees by blacking shoes and doing odd Mead; ' Ann, Airs. Thomas Redmond; Matthew, deceased; Margaret, unmarried; and John, deceased. Airs. Redmond came to this country with chores around the house. For two years he attended the Laporte Medical College on a perpetual scholarship owned by Dr. Willetts, who kindly rendered the ambitious lad this her parents when only seven years old, and great kindness. While attending this school, grew to womanhood on her father's farm in out of which Rush Medical has grown, the Vanderburg county, Ind. In 1859 she was young student lived on seventy-five cents a married to Thomas Redmond, then engaged in week for many weeks at a time. He became the grocery business in Evansville, in which dissatisfied with the allopathic system of medi- c jty they settled and where they resided until cine, and removed to the Eclectic School at [861, when Air. Redmond entered the govern- Cincinnati, where he attended two years, living ment service in connection with the commis- on the same small scale as before. After the sary department, continuing thus until the first two years he engaged in practice, and close of the Civil war. after graduating established himself in Ver- milion county. While in college he also 1 1 )SEPH M. HICKS, M. D., a pioneer studied mechanical engineering and architec- pTiysician of Indiana, residing in Indianapolis, ture, employing such time as he could spare vas born in Vermilion county, this State, Oct. in the making of novelties and necessary 27. 1826, son of Babel and Betsy (Davis) household articles. He has a bureau which 1 licks. The father was born in North Caro- he made fifty-two years ago, and he made Una coming to Indiana about 1812, and was washboards and other kitchen appliances COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 163 which he sold to lighten his expenses through school. J. Braxton Hicks, a distant relative of Joseph M., became deeply interested in him, and furnished funds for him to go to England, where he attended King's Homeopathic Col- lege, and practiced medicine for three years. Returning home in 1868 he opened an office at Battle Ground, Ind., and there followed his professional labors for eighteen years. In May, [888, he came to Indianapolis, where he has actively practiced his profession to the present time, making a specialty of gynecology and cancer. He holds diplomas from the American Association of Physicians and Sur- geons, and St. Luke's Hospital, at Niles, Mich For many years he was a member of the Methodist Church, but he did not deposit his letter when he removed to this city. Dr. Hicks has passed through many vicis- situdes. After his mother's death, when he was scarcely seven years of age, his father re-married, and henceforth "home was not home." There are memories the most touch- ing of all that still come over him, of his sainted mother and his early home associations. From that time he has been entirely self-sup- porting, and has carved out a career of honor and prominence. In 184S Dr. Hicks was married to Miss Eloisa Berry, who died in Perrysville, Ind., leaving one son, who is now deceased. The Doctor's second marriage was to Mary A. Willard, who died in 1878, leaving one daugh- ter, Clara A., now Mrs. Hamilton, of Selma, Cal. The present wife of Dr. Hicks was Clara A. States, of Wayne county, Iowa. She was a mother to the daughter in everything but blood kinship. Dr. Hicks has always been interested in bee keeping, and for nearly the whole period of his active life has been identified with that industry, being a liberal contributor to the "Bee Keepers' Journal," and at one time had over four thousand stands in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. Kentucky and Ohio. A volume on bee keeping has appeared from his pen. SOLLIS RUNNELS, M. D., one of the prominent physicians of Indianapolis, was born near Delaware, Ohio, Dec. 1, 1854, son of Sollis, Sr., and Eliza (Nash) Runnels, na- of Vermont and New Hampshire, re- nely, who were both of Scotch descent. The derivation of the name Runnels or Revnolds has never been satisfactorily settled. Of the many hypotheses advanced, tw worthy of consideration: One of the Rey- nolds' coat of arms has for a crest a fox pas- sant, Holding a rose, gules, in hi-, mouth. The one for whom these arms were created was probably a courier, or bearer of dispatches, of such remarkable swiftness and shrewdness that he literally "ran ells" (perhaps two Eng- lish ells) at a stride, hence "runner of ells," or Runnell, one of the earlier forms of the name. The other explanation of the name is that it comes from the Scotch word "runnel," a small stream, and the family living thereto became Runnells, Runeles, Runnels, Runniels, Renolls or Reynold, and so on through the forty-nine different spellings of the name. Some branches of the family have King David I, of Scotland, as the progenitor, while others give that distinction to Rhodri-Mawr, King of Wales about 1625. Among the "Wor- thies of Devon" is mentioned Rev. John Rain- olds, who was president of Corpus Christi College, a man of vast learning and a great Hebraist, and to whom is due the King James version of the Bible, he having urged upon the king the necessity of revising the Scrip- tures. Other names known to fame are : Sir Joshua Reynolds, the greatest portrait painter of all time; Sir Francis Ronalds, meteorolo- gist and inventor of the electric telegraph ; Elmer Reynolds, ethnologist and founder of the Anthropological Society of Washington, D. C. : and many others in civil and political life. Mentioned above is the Reynolds coat of arms with the fox on crest. Another says "The Reynolds arms are azure, a chevron ermine, between three crosses crosslet fitchee argent. Crest, an eagle argent, ducally gorged and lined or." The name Runnels appears frequently in the patriotic annals of America. Many a Runnels or Reynold has fallen on the battle- field. Six brothers fought side by side in the Revolution. Stephen Runnels, great-grand- father of Dr. Sollis Runnels, was a soldier in that war, and participated in the battle of Bun- ker Hill. He afterward became a corporal. It is related of him that his pay was regularly sent to the maiden to whom he was affianced, and that she was advised to invest the money in rye, as the currency was rapidly depreciat- ing; she preferred, however, to keep it in her possession, and when she came to buy the fur- nishings for their new home was obliged to It>4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD pay seven dollars for a small cream pitcher. Daniel Runnels, a great-great-uncle of Dr. Runnels, was captain of Company I, in Colonel Nichol's regiment, which went with Colonel Stark to Bennington, Vt, in 177O, and he be- came major and later colonel of the regiment. His ability as an officer and his perseverance and endurance gave him high rank among the New J [ampshire soldiers of the Revolution. Em is Runnels, a c< msin of Corporal Stephen Runnels, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, serving in Capt. Moore's company of Col. Stark's regiment. He afterward enlisted for three years and served in the northern branch under < ieneral Schuyler, lie was taken pris- oner by the Indians and turned over to the British, hut escaped from his captors at Ticon- deroga, rejoined the army under General Gates, and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga. At die time of Benedict Arnold's treachery he was stationed at West Point, and he served as guard in the room with Major Andre on the last night of that unfortunate Englishman's life. Stephen Runnels (2), son of Corporal Stephen, was born in Vermont, and in 1819 came West, settling in Ohio. His death oc- curred in Licking county, that State, in 1846, at the home of his son, Sollis Runnels, Sr. Sollis Runnels, Sr., son of Stephen (2). was born in Vermont in 1818, and accompa- nied his parents to Ohio in [819, settling in Licking county, at a place not far from New- ark. The greater part of his married life was ■pent on a farm near Delaware, Ohio. He traveled a great deal through the West, and he died quite well-to-do for the times. His death occurred July 27, [854, when he was ed thirty-six, lie was one of the first men in his township to vote the Abolition ticket, and he made numerous stump speeches in sup- port of his principles, besides giving shelter to runaway slaves. lie married Eliza G. (Nash), who bore him five children, namely: 1 aroline, who died at the early age of five rs ; Alhina. wife of George I'itts, a farmer' of Diller, Neb.; Richard, a former railroad contractor and builder, lint now a wealthy farmer at Wichita. Kans.; Marion, who lives on the old homestead near Ostrander, Ohio, and who is a successful slock dealer and mer; and Sollis, of Indianapolis. After the death of (he father the mother married Fred- ck Decker, of Delaware, Ohio, and when died \pril 5. [900, in her eighty-first year, n acted as pall-bearers. Dr. Sollis Runnels remained at his native home in Ohio until he was sixteen, when he accompanied his brother Richard to Red Oak, Iowa, where he spent one year on a farm, one year as cowboy on the Plains, a third year as a student at McClain's Academy, at Iowa City, and the fourth year as a clerk in a large dry- good:, store in Red Oak. Returning East by wa\ of Indianapolis, he went to Oberlin, Ohio, where he entered school, spending three years in the preparatory department of the college and three more years in the college proper. As his health failed about this time, instead of graduating he went to the Pacific coast, and spent a year traveling through that region. At Oberlin he was a member of the Second Congregational Church. On his return Dr. Runnels spent one year in Rush Medical College, Chicago; two years at the Chicago Homeopathic College, graduat- ing from the latter in 1887, with the degree of M. D. Later the honorary degree of M. D. was bestowed upon him by Hahnemann Medi- cal College, Chicago. His work in school was exceptionally good, and he ranked high with both teachers and pupils, and was presi- dent of his class during the Senior year. Immediately after his graduation he located in Indianapolis, and has since devoted his time to the practice of general medicine. He is a member of the Indiana State Homeo- pathic Society, of which he has twice been treasurer; of the Marion County Homeopathic Society, of which he has been president; and also belongs to the American Institute of Homeopathy. In the midst of his busy life Dr. Runnels has found time lor the practice of philanthropy, and he founded the Indiana Industrial Home for Blind Men, of which he was made and still is president. This institu- tion is of inestimable benefit to those afflicted, affi rding as it does a chance to learn a trade, whereby the blind may become self-support- ing. ( Inly those are admitted who have be- come blind after the school age limit. Dr. Runnels is widely known for his gentleness, and for his wonderful personal charm that makes him a welcome visitor in the sickroom, and a most agreeable companion socially. He 1- - f quiet and undemonstrative demeanor and of extreme modesty. He is generous to all benevolent and charitable movements that 1 to him. ( )n May 7, i8yo, at Wallaceburg. Ont., Dr. Runnels was married to Margaret Laird, daughter of Charles P. and Susan (Carter) Laird, the former of Florence, near Chatham, < int.. and the latter of Halifax, Nova Scotia. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 165 Her paternal grandparents were natives of Paisley, Scotland, and her maternal grand- parents, George Bruce Carter and Mahitabel Gwynn, were the first settlers at Canso Bay, at the northern end of Nova Scotia, and were of English descent. Mrs. Runnels was the t went) -sixth enrolled member of the Indiana- polis Free Kindergarten Society, having joined in 1883, before it became one of the affiliated charities, and she is still an interested member. ( If Dr. Runnels, Edward L. McKee, under date of Jan. 16, 1907, writes: "Twenty-five years ago Sollis Runnels came to this city from a smaller community. His inclination at that time was to take up the study of medi- cine as a profession. That characteristic of careful thought and conscientious deliberation which has been so pronounced in his later life even at that time was prominent and forbade his taking up the profession of M. D. until he was satisfied in his own judgment that he was by nature mentally and physically worthy of so high a calling. Dr. Runnels's distinguished position in the practice of Homeopathy bears witness to the wisdom of his decision, and his many patients eagerly add their testimony — for few physicians are blessed with his God- given power to ease the suffering. Dr. Run- nels's character as a man is high, his ideals are lofty, his striving for the best unceasing, and his accomplishments many. So high a manhood combined with the careful prepara- tion he has received along educational lines fits him in an unusual manner for the minis- trations of his sick rooms." In his political belief Dr. Runnels is a stanch Republican, and a charter member of the Columbia Club, being one of the members of that organization who went to Minneapolis in 1892 to assist in nominating Benjamin Har- ris' in for the Presidency. HENRY SPONSEL, now living retired in Indianapolis, was for over thirty yeai tive in business in the city in connection with various enterprises. His home has been there since [863. Mr. Sponsel was born March 17. 1840, in Bavaria, Germany, son of George and Magde- lena (Lang) Sponsel, both of whom were from Bavaria. The family came to America in 1842. settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, and there Henry Sponsel was reared and educated. He learned the shoemaker's trade after leaving school, and remained in Cincinnati until the latter part of the year t86o, when he went to Southport, Marion Co., Ind., his brother, who was doing a prosperous shoemaking business there, having sent for him. There he con- tinued to work at his trade until the breaking out of the Civil war. < hi July 6, 1801, he enlisted in Company G, 21st Indiana Volun- teers, with which he saw active service until wounded, at the battle of Baton Rouge, Aug. 5, 1862. After the taking of the city of New Orleans he was one of the few detailed to work the Mexican guns that had been cap- tured, and while thus engaged at the battle of Baton Rouge he received a bullet in his right thigh, close to the hip joint. Lieut. Brown, noticing the blood, called to him: "Henry, are you wounded?" He answered, "Yes. Lieutenant, 1 am," and the Lieutenant told him to fall to the rear "and do your best, for we are at very close quarters with the enemy." He got to the rear, which was at the top of a ridge, and walked down through a hail of bullets, stopping the flow of bli 11 11 1 as best he could with his hand. At the bottom of the ridge he was practically safe from bul- lets, so he rested for a while, after which, find- ing himself too weak from loss of blood to walk, he crept on his left knee and his hands to the first house on the outskirts of the city, a distance of over two hundred yards. It was his only chance to save his life. At the door, which he was barely able to reach, he saw a lieutenant of the Oth Michigan Volunteers thanking the lady of the house for bandaging his arm. The lieutenant, on seeing Mr. Spon- sel, said, "Hello, Comrade, are you wounded, too?" After examining the wound, he said "You are wounded badly; I will report in the city and have you sent for immediately." The lady of the house assisted him as much as possible, saying she had two sons in the war on the Confederate side, and if they fell near Union homes she hoped the} would be as well treated as the Union soldiers whom she had aided. Then four soldiers, with their guns and blankets, and a hoard and pillow given liv this benevolent lady, managed to carry Mr. Sponsel to the Deaf & Dumb Asy- lum in the city. The ball was removed and he recovered slowly, being discharged Oct. 10. 1862. Returning to Southport after his army ex- perience, Mr. Sponsel remained there only a -hurt time, early in [863 moving to Indiana- polis, where he has ever since remained. From that year until 1897, when he retired, he was 1 66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD associated with various business enterpris in which he met with such substantial success that he is now able to live at ease, enjoying the rest he so well deserves. Mr. Sponsel has been twice married, first to Rosa Brobst, and after her death to Anna Smith. There were no children by the first union, and to the second were born five daugh- ters viz.: Barbara, Mrs. Dietz ; Matilda, Mrs. Aichhorn ; Clara, Mrs. Wenz ; Bertha, and Eida. Air. Sponsel is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and, by virtue of his war record, of Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R.j and of the German American Vete- rans. He is a Protestant in religious faith. JOSEPH F. BROWN, transcript clerk in the county clerk's office, was born May 7, 1820, and comes of a branch of the Brown family- distinguished as being founded in America by men who fought in the war for independence, each generation since numbering men of prominence and distinction. The family is of pure Celtic stock, and originated in Wales. The American founders of the family were four brothers who came from Cardigan, Wales, in 1746, in the ship '"Fideli- ty." which landed at Welsh Neck, near Phila- delphia, not far from Valley Forge. One of these brothers settled in Wilmington. N. C. ; another in Boston ; and a third in Browns- ville. Pa., the birthplace of James G. Blaine. They spelled the name Broune, which was the old way of spelling it in Wales. Thomas Brown, grandfather of Joseph F., - one 1 £ the original four brothers who le to America, and at the time of coming was aged about fifteen years. He followed the upation of farming. He married Mary Ball, sister of Joseph Ball, who was the wealthiest man then living in Pennsylvania. She was born in Philadelphia, and was first cousin to Alary Washington, mother of George Washington, who sent her a book and always recognized the relationship. After marriage, they settled in 1755 in Hardy county, Va., and lived there until 1786. when Air. Brown removed with his family to Kentucky, and lived there until about 1800, when he moved to Clermont county, < >hio, where he died in 1818. aged ninety years. lie was a soldier in the Revolutionary war serving three years. He was over age when he en- listed, and served in the same command with his son, George, and with the maternal grand- father of our subject. He was at the defeat and surrender of Lord Cornwallis in 17S1. One of his daughters married Major Sodouski of County Pulaski's Polish army in the Revo- lution. George Brown, father of Joseph F., was born in Hardy county, Va. He enlisted at the age of seventeen years as a soldier in the Continental army, serving three years, and was present at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis. He removed to Kentucky with his father in 1780, and they lived in a stockade fort to protect themselves from the Indians. He was in Gen. St. Clair's army, and was in the battle of Fort Recovery at St. Clair's defeat. In 1790 he was in Gen. Harmon's army, and in 1794 in Gen. Wayne's army, being at Fort Wayne when Gen. Wayne received the surrender of the Indians, under Little Turtle. He took part in the battle of Tippecanoe — Joe Davis's regiment — in which the captain of his company was killed, and he was with Col. Dick Johnson in the march to the river Thames in Canada. The regiment was surprised at the river Raisin by Tecumseh, and they did not reach the river Thames, where that noted Indian was killed. Tecumseh was an educated man and a Mason of high degree. He saved the life of George Brown in battle, who gave the Masonic signal of dis- tress. George Brown married Hannah John, born in Westmoreland county, Pa., daughter of John and Mahala (Evans) John. John John and his wife were both of Welsh stock, and were both born in Cardigan, Wales. John John served throughout the war of the Revo- lution and was the largest man (seven feet tall and weighed 275 pounds) in General Washington's army, and was with him in all his battles. In 1808 George Brown settled in Clermont county, Ohio, and in April, 1821, he removed to Rush county, Ind., settling in Richland township. He died there and was buried in September, 1825. The United States Government has marked his grave as that of a Revolutionary soldier. His children were : William J., born in 1805, long Congressman from his District, who died in 1857 ; Dr. Ry- land T., born in 1807, Professor at Butler Uni- versity, who died in 1890; George W., born in 1810, former State Senator, died in 1857; Rebecca, bom in February, 1814, who married, in [830, Charles Lowry, and died in 1846, in lissouri; and Joseph F., born May 7, 1820. Joseph F. Brown was born in Clermont COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD county, Ohio, May 7, 1820, and was but an infant when he was brought by his parents to Rush count}-, Ind., in 1821. Brought up among the pioneers of the Hoosier State, he received his education in the common schools of Rush county, the Seminary at Connersville, the Indiana State University and Hanover College. Among his classmates were Gover- nors Porter and Hendricks, William H. Eng- lish and Jonathan Gordon. He came to Indi- anapolis, Feb. 21, 1837, when a young man of seventeen years of age to work as a clerk for his brother William J. Brown, then secre- tary of State, and he performed his services in that capacity in the old Governor's mansion on the Circle, now Monument Place. He read law under the late Judge Blackford, for thirty- five years Chief Justice of the Indiana Su- preme Court, and was admitted to practice May 7. 1 841 — his twenty-first birthday. He practiced his profession at Lafayette in [841- 42, and was elected clerk of the Lower House of the Legislature. In 1843 he accompanied his brother, William J., then a member of Con- gress from his district, to Washington, and was appointed assistant clerk in the House of Representatives, serving several years. He afterward was chief clerk in the adjutant- general's office, and often served as acting chief clerk of the War Department. While in Washington he became personally acquainted with many old-time statesmen : Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and a host of lesser lights. Could his reminiscences be gathered and published, they would form an exceedingly interesting and valuable contri- bution to the history of that period. In 1856 Mr. Brown resigned his position to become manager of the Washington Gas Light Company, which had been chartered by Congress in 1848, mainly at his solicitation, and that of his friend, William H. E: e then employed in the Treasury Department, they owning the principal capital stock of the company. He remained in the manage- ment of the concern fifteen years. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Wash- ington twelve years, and not infrequently acted in the capacity of president of the board, as mayor ex-ofncio of the city. In 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln police commissioner of the District of Columbia, and was active in organizing the Metropolitan Police Force of the city. In 1875 ne returned to Indianapolis and accepted the position of Transcript Clerk in the County Clerk's office, his nephew, the late Austin II. Brown, then being clerk. He has since continuously re- mained in this position. Mr. Brown has for sixty years been a fre- quent contributor to many of the leading magazines and newspapers. His first pcem of any length that attracted general art was one descriptive battle of > .-ans. It was read before the State Con- vention Jan. 8, 1841, and was genera. plimented by papers of both political par: Mr. Brown is the on. ing who was present on the telegraph message was sent over the wires from Washington to Baltimore, June 14, 1S44, by Prof. Morse, with whom he was well acquainted. The message was "What v. ders God hath wroug ie was also of the passengers on the first public train of cars that ever ran over a railroad west of the Alleghany Mountains. July 4, 1839, from Madison to Vernon. He occupied a seat with his old friend, William Jackson. Mr. Brown is the oldest living ex-official of the State of Indiana. He is also the oldest living former merchant of the city, having been a partner in the book and periodical business conducted by W. J. and J. F. Brown in a store where the Yohn block now stands, and is the oldest living lawyer in Indiana. He is called the "Nestor of the Bar of the State." "Uncle Joe Brown," as he is familiarly called, is one of the most interesting char- acters to be found in any of the public offices of the State. His form is bowed, and his ■ wrinkled face beams with kindly smiles under his thin snow-white hair. For over thirty years he has held his pre.-: undisturbed by the change of political ad- ministration. He is greatly respected by the citizens of Indianapolis, by his ials and by all who know him. ELBERT F. NORWOOD, of Indianap- olis, represents one of the early pioneer fami- lies of Marion county. George Norwood, his father, was born in Baltimore, Md.. in 1789, and William Norwood, his grandfather, was born in Ireland. Three brothers came to this country. Their mother died in Ireland. Wil- liam, the eldest of these, located in Tennessee, and John, the second, settled in Georgia, where he had a son, Thomas, who became a promi- nent character, representing his district in 1 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Congress and later representing the State in the United States Senate. The third, Charles Norwood, made his home in Baltimore, where he reared a family and had a son Charles, who became a famous civil engineer of that city. So far as is known all the Norwoods in Amer- ica are descended from this stock, whose com- ing to this country is noted above. t reorge Norwood, the father of Elbert F., \va? reared in Blount and Washington coun- ties. Tenn., where he learned the wagon-mak- ing trade. In 1812 he married Mary Ann Rooker, a native of Tennessee, daughter of William Rooker, who came from England v\ hen nineteen years 1 >ld, and who was a pioneer with his family in Marion county, Ind. He died in 1838, near Mooreville, and his widow did not long survive. George Norwood came into Indiana from Tennessee in 18 18, locating on land which has since become the site of Milton. Wayne county. In March. 1X22. he arrived in Indian- apolis, the year of the location of the capital of the State here. In the laying out of the town Mr. Norwood rendered active assist- ance to Alexander Ralston, especially in -the setting of stakes and other labor connected with the undertaking. Mr. Norwood estab- lished the first wagon shop in the city, and it is a fact worthy of note that Lorenzo Dow, the famous evangelist of the early days, preached in bis shop after its erection. Here Mr. Nor- wood followed wagonmaking for many years, and was in all respects a representa- tive citizen and a typical pioneer. In his political relations he was a Whig, and on the organization of the party became a Republican. At one time he was a member of the city council, and he also served as city treasurer. He was a sincere and active member of the Methodist Church. and was a trustee of the first society of that denomination formed in the city. His death occurred March 8, 1880. His wife passed away Feb. 28, 1877, being in her eighty-fourth year at the time. They were the parents of ten children, six daughters and four sons. Four sons and two daughters lived to mature years, of whom Elbert I", is the only survivor. Those who died after reaching mature life were George Washington, New tun Nicholas, Elliot Lorenzo, Mrs. Louisa Jane Jones and Mrs. Ann Maria Bird (who died June 17. I< r 12 ). Elbert F. Norwood was born in Indianap- olis, June 18, 1830, and the greater part of nis life has been spent at home. He learned the trade of a tinner, and has been very suc- cessful in his business dealings. Mr. Norwood was married. Sept 27 . 1854, to Miss Eliza A. Cully, and their only child, Mrs. Ida C. Weaver, is a resident of Indian- apolis. Mr. Norwood is one of the oldest living native citizens of Indianapolis. His first vote was cast for Gen. Scott in 1852, and he has been a Republican since the formation of the party. He and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church. DANIEL WAIT HOWE was born in Patriot, Switzerland Co., Ind., Oct. 24, 1839, the uiily child of Daniel Haven Howe and Lucy (Hicks) Howe. His father came to Indiana from near Salamanca, N. Y., about 1835, and engaged in the lumber business at Patriot, where he died in 1842. His widow afterward married Samuel P. Oyler, and they settled in 1850 in Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., where Colonel Oyler practiced law. Colonel Oyler served in the Civil war as major of the 7th Indiana Volunteers, and as lieutenant- colonel of the 79th Ind. V. I. After the war he was Circuit judge, and served four years in the Indiana State Senate. He was grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and grand master of the Odd bellows in that State. He died in 1898, after which his widow made her home with her son in Indi- anapolis, where she died in 1904. She was a daughter of Solomon and Lucy (Butts) Hicks, and came to Indiana with her father and his family in 1826. Mr. Hicks served in the American Army in the war of 1812. Judge Howe's paternal grandfather, Na- than Plowe, was a captain in the American armv in a New York regiment in the war of 1812; two of Judge Howe's ancestors, Capt. Eliakim Howe and his son, Otis, served in the New Hampshire militia in the Revolutionary war, and another ancestor, Col. Thomas Howe, of Marlborough, Mass., served in King Philip's war. The Judge's first American an- cestor was John Howe, who was in Sudbury, Mass., about 1657. Judge Howe was graduated from Frank- lin College, in Indiana, in 1857, after which he taught school in the winters of 1858 and 1859. In the winter of i860 he attended a course of lectures on law in Indianapolis. In the spring of 1 86 1 he enlisted in the armv, becoming a a^>^f HTt^L,,- ?N^- TL COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 169 private in the 7th Indiana Volunteers, and he served three months in West Virginia, par- ticipating in the battle of Carrick's Ford. lie again entered the service as first lieutenant of Company I, 79th Ind. V. I., and was after- ward promoted to captain. He participated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the East Tennessee cam- paign and the Atlanta campaign. He was complimented in the official reports for meritorious conduct at the battle of Mission arv Ridge. He was severely wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.. June .'3, [864, and was honorably discharged Nov. 10, 1864. After the close of the war he was gradu- ated from the Albany (N. V.) Law School, in 1867, and - began the practice of law in partnership with his stepfather. Colonel Oyler, at Franklin, Ind., where he held the office of city attorney and State prosecuting attorney. While residing there he married Inez Hamil- ton, daughter of Robert A. and Susan (Saun- ders) Hamilton, who came to Indiana from Kentucky. Mr. Hamilton's ancestors w-ere of Scotch-Irish descent, and his first American ancestor settled in Pennsylvania. To the mar- riage of Daniel Wait and Inez (Hamilton) Howe were born three children : Ruth, Lucy and Susan. Ruth died at the age of eighteen. Lucy is a graduate of Abbott Academy (And- over, Mass.), of the Indiana State University and Cornell (N. Y.) University; she married Archibald M. Hall, and resides in Franklin, Ind. Susan resides with her parents in Indi- anapolis. [n [873 Judge Howe removed to Indi- anapolis, where he practiced law until 1876, in which year he was elected a judge of the Superior court, retaining that position until 1890, when lie again resumed the practici ol the law, in which he is still engaged. He is now and has been for several years president of the Indiana Historical Society: and he is also a member of the New England Historic- ( ienealogical Society. He has also been presi- dent of the Indianapolis Bar Association. He is the author of the "Puritan Republic" (pub- lished in 1899). "Civil War Times'* (pub- lished in 1902), and of various other books and pamphlets, and is preparing a general Howe genealogy. In fraternal connection he is a Knight Templar and also a thirty-second degree Mason (Scottish Rite). Judge Howe resides at Xo. 1007 North New Jersey street, and his office is at No. 3 Union Trust build- BAGOT & BAG! IT. The law firm of Bagot & Bagot, which has an established repu- tation of over a decade in Anderson, is one of the leading firms of its kind in central Indi- ana, and is made up of two Indiana men, both able attorneys by training and experience. The Bagot family was originally of French stock, the name being pronounced Bago. and one of this family was one Jean Bago, a French Jesuit writer, born in 1580. Members of the family early emigrated to England, probably with William the Conqueror, and prominent members of this branch of the family were: Lewis Bagot. an English pre- late, born in 1740, was successively Bishop of Bristol, of Norwich and of St. Asaph; his brother, Richard, born in 1782. became Bishop) of ( »xford in 1829 and of Bath and Wells in [845; Sir Charles Bagot, an English diplo- mat, born in Blithrield, Staffordshire, Eng- land, in 1 781, was minister plenipotentiary at Washington in 1816-1819, ambassador to St. Petersburg from 1820 to 1824, to Holland from 1824 to 1834, and to Austria from [834 to 1842; in the latter year he became Governor General of Canada, where he died May 18, [843. The last two named were distant rela- tives of Walter Bagot. the grandfather of Thomas and Charles K. Bagot, and corres- pondence between the families of recent years lias developed much family history. A tradi- tion in this branch of the family is that six generations prior to that of our subjects, a member of the Bagot family in England mar- ried an Irish girl and settled in Ireland, and communication with the family was then cut off. Walter Bagot, the grandfather of our sub- jects, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland. He married Ellen Burk, and to this union the following children were born : Mary A., who married John Mansfield of Philadelphia; Walter, now living in Xew Zealand; Johanna, who married Robert Tobin, of Philadelphia, who is now deceased; Prank, a soldier of the Civil war. who served in Company K, 37th Ind. Y. I., and was killed at the battle of Stone River; Thomas, who settled at an early day at Yicksburg. was in the quartermaster general's department of the Confederate army, afterward became a contractor at Vicksburg, and is now deceased; Margaret, who married Charles Kopf and settle. 1 at Shawneetown, 111.: James, who died in Cincinnati, Ohio; and William F. In Ireland the family were Cath- •;i\E B RD - g - g 5 got engage :ting : - - got. was 5 - schools - - r schools g - - - schools sngag -- icing - - . - - - - : ters g g - - -- 2 and a ■ - studies - : ! - ' g §97 - - g - •: 5 success - - g >hing - - ■ - - . - - - - - - gnnn - - - ■ - 5 sp< g - • g - COMMEMORATR E BK h T i L RECORD 171 is now fifty-one years old, lives at Gosport, ngaged in farming; he is mar- ried, and has one son. Paris E. lives at New- [nd., where he is engaged in business as a hotel-keeper; he is married, and has two children. Airs. Drn Chrisman lives at Al C. was the fifth child in the family. Dr. Lukenbill was educated in the public Bchool and the University of Indiana. He graduated from the Gosport high school pursued his medical studies in the University of Louisville and the Medical College of In- diana, from which he was graduated in 1892. Immediately after graduating he located at his pn Mit office and has been in continuous and successful practice since that time. The Doc- tor is associated with the various mi bodies of the times, such as the Marion County and the State Medical Societies, and the American Medical Association. In thi sonic fraternity he is very prominent, ha risen to the thirty-second degree, Scottish Kite, and is a member of the Mystic Shrine, associated with Center Lodge, of [ndianapolis, and is also a member of Indianapolis I No. 56, K. P. He is a Republican in political matters. On Oct. 23, 1893, Dr. Lukenbill was mar- ried to Miss Pearl Cline, who was born in Clayton, Hendricks Co., Ind., a dangle David and Florence Cline. Mrs. Lukenbill was educated at the Central Norma] < ■ liege, Danville, Ind. She is a member of the Washington Street Presbyterian Church. CAPT. WILLIAM J. WALLACE, one of the highly respected and successful farmers of Perry township, Marion Co., Ind., and a veteran of the Civil war, was born April 28. 1837, ,n Marion county, son of Joseph and Elizabeth 1 Monroe) Wallace, natives of Bourbon county, Kentucky. John Wallace, grandfather of Capt. Wil- liam L, was a native of Virginia, and an early- settler in Kentucky, where he died when still in middle life. By occupation he was a mill- wright and farmer, and at one time was a wealthy man, but met with reverses, and sacri- ficed 600 acres of land to pay his creditors. By descent he was a Scotchman, and inher- ited many of the excellent traits of character of that sturdy nation. His descendants are numerous, for he had a large family. On the maternal side the grandfather of Capt. William J. Wallace was Alexander Monroe, a native of Virginia, and a pioneer in Kentucky and later in Indiana, residing in the State at the h his son-in-law, Jo Walla. larion county, until his death. which occi , when he ! nera- ble man had been a soldier in the w; on, and he wa al patriot. Dur- ing his long life he made many friend held in Perry I [e had seven 1 r eight chil whom grew to he highly respected men and women. For many years Alexander Mon- - a Baptist preacher and converted hull- 's to the church. Joseph Wallace, the Captain's father, was a farmer and stock raiser all his life. Coming to Indiana in 1828, he located on the <>n William now resides, in Perry hip, one mile east of Southport, Ind., buying 120 acres, which he improved and later sold, settling upon and improving an- 120 acres adjoining, and here he died in 187. 1 , 1 1 ars. His wife 1 away a year previously, when about ...ni years old. Both were members of the Missionary Baptist Church, in which he was a deacon for many years. Ten children were born to these pi nr sons and six daugh- ter-. Capt. William J. being now the only survivor. William J. Wallace was reared in Perry township, and has resided in the country al- most all his life. His early education was obtained in the old-fashioned subscription schools, and h( d at home until he had attained his majority, when he rented a farm until 1856, at which time he was called to In- dianapolis to serve for six years as deputy county recorder. In July. 1861, fired with patriotism, he enlisted in Company D, 26th Ind. Vol. Inf., and served until October. 1864. His name was the first to be enrolled in his company, and while he entered as a private his bravery soon won him promotion to the rank of second lieutenant, then first lieuten- ant, and finally, during the last two years of t vice, be was captain. On Dec. 7. 1862, al the battle of Prairie Grove. Ark., he was .led in the right arm. While he was in the service Captain Wallace was in the fol- lowing engagements: Prairie Grove; Yazoo City; almost all through the siege of Vicks- burg; down to Port Hudson and Carrollton. and from there was sent out from Morganza near the Atchafalava river, where he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was captured by General Green's forces and inarched direct to Tyler, Texas, being held for over ten months in the stockade without any shade, suffering untold miser}' and hard- ships. In [864 he and his fellow prisoners were exchanged at the mouth of the Red river, then were taken to New < Irleans. Here they were placed in excellent barracks and care- fully treated until they had recovered from the effects of their cruel captivity. When in good condition again they were taken to Car- rollton and remained there until honorably' discharged. So strictly honest was Captain Wallace, and so carefully did he guard the interests of the government, that when the time of settlement came there was only S4.40 for which he could not account — a very re- markable record, considering the disturbed state of affairs. After the war. Captain Wallace returned to Indianapolis and was on the police force for one year, when he moved to his father's farm, renting it in 1868, and continued to operate it until 1870. At this date he was elected clerk of Marion count}", and so served until 1874, to the entire satisfaction of all par- tits concerned. In 1S74 he returned to the farm, where he now resides, now owning I 13 acres of finely cultivated land, upon which he has made man} improvements. In political opinion he is a stanch Republican and takes an active part in all campaigns, his personal popularity and thorough grasp of existing conditions giving him great influence among his neighbors. Captain Wallace and his fam- ily are all members of the Baptist Church, in which the\' are highly esteemed. ( >n Oct. 25, [855, Captain Wallace was married to Miss Mary A. Moore, daughter of Thomas E. and Margaret (Tucker) Moore, and three children have been born to them: ( 1 ) Luther T., a fanner in Perry township. married Miss Martha J. Meyers, and they have had five children. William E., Mary Ethel, Aria W., Leona, and Ruth, of whom William died at the age of fifteen years, and Ruth died in infancy. (2) Laura A., the sec- ond child of Captain Wallace, married Rev. N. C. Smith, and they live at Princeton, Ind. (3) Florence Elizabeth, the third, married George A. Ross, and they reside in Perry township, where both were born and reared. Eie is now a farmer and teacher. They have had six children, Wallace A., Arthur. William Jerald, Florence Marion, Eleanor and George Emmerson. Of these, Arthur died in infancy. Captain Wallace and all his family are numbered among the substantial and reliable people of the several communities in which the}- reside. The genial head of the fam- ily can look with pride upon his children and grandchildren, as well as back upon a well- spent life, devoted to the good of his country and the welfare of his family. BENJAMIN E. COOK, for the past sev- eral years a factor in the commercial life of Indianapolis, has fine quarters for his business as a lumberman and investment broker in Room 517, Stevenson building. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1843, son of Bur- net and Thirza (Hoyt) Cook, the father a native of Scotland and the mother of Eng- land. Ten children were born to them, of whom eight were sons. The only members of the family now living are Benjamin F., and Lucy A., who is the wife of J. A. Wakefield, of Seattle, Washington. Burnet Cook was a butcher. He came to America with his parents when only eight years old, and they located on Long Island, where he grew to manhood. For a number of years he was engaged in business at Ithaca, N. Y., and then removed to Penn Yan, where he remained until 1852. That year he went to Davenport, Iowa, where he pulled the first locomotive across the river that ever crossed that stream at that point, dragging it across on the ice. He lived in Davenport from 1852 until 1886, being engaged in farming as well as butchering, in the latter year removing to Sioux City, Iowa, to make his home with his son, Benjamin F., where he died in 1891, at the age of eighty-nine years. His wife, who passed to her rest at the age of sixty-two years, died in 187 1. They were both Presby- terians, and he had been a trustee of the church for man}- years. In his more active years he had served as township trustee, jus- tice of the peace and school director. Nathan Cook, the father of Burnet, was born in Scotland. For many years he carried on a tannery at Ithaca, N. V.. where he died aged 103. Coming to this country he served in the Revolutionary war and the war of 18 12. 1 lis wife was a Miss Lewis, and she bore her husband a numerous family. Levi Hoyt, the father of Thirza Hoyt, whose name appears in the opening paragraph of this article, was a native of England, and when he came to this country, made his home at first in Connecticut, but afterward removed COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 173 to Spencer, X. Y ., where he followed shoe- making. He was a soldier in the war of [812. W'lu-n he died at Spencer, X. Y., he was sevent) years of age. In his familj there were four children. When Benjamin F. Cook was nine years old his parents took him to Davenport, Lowa, where he grew to manh i. For the ensuing three years lie attended the local schools, and was early set to learn his father's business, that of a butcher. When he became a man he took up the live stuck trade, and followed it until 1888. That year he engaged in a wholesale grocery business, at Sioux City, Iowa, in which he remained until 1894, in which year his wife died. Since then hi- has been a lumberman, operating mostly in Mis- sissippi and Louisiana. Benjamin F. Cook was married Dec. 27, 1870, to Miss Mary J., a daughter of J. L. and R he] Ann (Taylor) Andre, of Medina, Ohio. To this union were born two soils and two daughters: Benjamin Alfred was dri wned when he was nineteen years old; Nathan Le- narried Edith Gotham, and they live in Sioux City, Inwa. where he is engaged in the rant business; Jettie Pearl, and sie L. Mrs. Alary J. Cook died June 1. [894, at the age of forty-seven years. She was a member of tin Methodist Church. Her father a farmer and stock raiser, and has had his home at Davenport, lowa, since [862, where he still lives on his farm. llis wife died in 1899. Mr. Cook was married 1 second), Feb. 27, iwoi. to Mrs. ( (Hie Knight, widow of William C. Knight, and daughter of \\ illiam and Eliz- abeth (Jones) Cunningham, both of whom were natives of Miami count), and life-long residents of Peru. Her father is a fanner, and has reared a family of seven children. Mr. and Mrs. Cook- are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Cock belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Mounted Division Uniform Rank, the Princes of Iran, the A. ( ). I'. W., and the Legion of Honor. In politics he is a Republican, hut has had no aspirations for office-holding honors. In the various orders to which he belongs he has filled important chairs, and for eleven years was treasurer of the Mounted Division, 1\. I'.. at Sioux ( 'it) . He has b& n 1 hancellor and Vice Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias, and Master Workman and Re- r of th« \. ( ). (J. W.. of which he is the r in good standing in lowa. In [900 he came to Indianapolis, and has es- tablished himself and laiiiih in very cozy and comfortable quarters at the corner of 17th and Ruckle streets. Mr. Cook is president of the Dixon Lum- ber Company, doing business in Mississippi. He buys and sells large tracts of timber land in tin- South, and has colonized a number of ties in the South, principally from lowa. REN. SEBASTIAN C. BARTH, of In- dianapolis, enjoys the distinction of not only being the oldest pastor of the German Re formed Church but also of being one of the oldest resident clergymen of that city. He was horn near Frankfort, in Hesse Darm- stadt. Germany, Oct. 12, 1815, son of Sebas- tian Barth. Sebastian Barth crossed the ocean in 183 1 ek a home in the Yew World, bringing with him his wife and five suns, horn to a former marriage; their mother died in Ger- many. The first settlement of the Barth fam- ily was made at t hambersburg. Pa., but later on Mr. Barth removed to Bedford, in the same State, and in 1837 came to Indianapolis, among the early settlers of the city. He passed away soon after his arrival, and the widow and sons were left to make their way in what was practically a new country. The two older sons were Adam, who was born in 1810, and George, born in 1813. These young men ware successfully engaged in business in Louisville, Ky., when their father died; whereupon they came to Indianapolis and took the widow and the other children back with them to Louisville. The family were what might he termed natural musicians, and for a number of years traveled through the South. giving concerts. Sebastian C, now tin living son, was the third of the brotl Philip, the fourth, and John, the youngest. Two daughters were born to the seo nd mar- riage of the father, Catherine and Elizabeth. All the members of this family became con- verted, and led worthy Christian lives. Adam enlisted in the 1 nion army during the war. and. receiving a sunstroke while in the ce, died at his home in [865. George pany at Louisville, was , captain, made a fine record at the front, and was promoted several times, attaining thi ilonel ; when he died at his home in I ville years Later he was buried with military -; lie was an ardent Republican. Philip who I a minister, passed away at lowa 1/4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD City, Iowa, several years ago. John, also a prominent clergyman, died at his home in Indianapolis. The sisters are still living in Louisville. All the brothers except Sebastian C. were members of the Methodist Church, and died in that communion. In 1840 Sebastian C. Barth was con- verted and united with the church. He gave up all worldly pursuits and devoted his life to the service of the Lord. His honorable and useful career, his unselfish spirit and devi ted labors in the church attest the sincerity of his vows of consecration. He and his brother Philip traveled as colporteurs of the Methodist Church in 1842 and 1843. The latter year he entered the ministry of the Methodist Church, at the request of the au- thorities of that body, having exhibited marked ability while exhorting during his work as a colporteur. His first charge was the Ver- sailles mission, from Lexington to the mouth of the Osage river, twenty miles below Jef- ferson City, in Missouri. He preached to the Germans under Presiding Elder Jennison, re- ceiving a salary of fifty dollars a year. Fif- teen congregations were organized by him in the different counties above mentioned, and the discharge of his duties involved a journey of three hundred miles on horseback every three weeks. During the first year he used up three horses, which were given him by a kind Christian farmer. He would ride nights to reach his preaching points, often making a journey of fifty miles between sunset and sunrise. Mr. Barth was married in 1844 to tne worthy and faithful helpmate who is still his companion in life, Elizabeth Fieser, a na- tive of Hasslock, Rheinpfalz, Germany. Soon after his marriage Mr. Barth was appointed by the Conference as pastor at Burlington, Iowa, where he remained two years. He was successively in charge at Ouincy, 111.; St. Louis; Wheeling, W. Va. ; Pittsburg ; Cin- cinnati; Lafayette, Ind. ; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Toledo, Ohio ; and Fort Wayne, Ind. On account of throat trouble he removed to Nash- ville, Tenn., where he remained from 1858 to the breaking out of the Civil war, in 1861. As his support was cut off because of war troubles he came back to Indianapolis by the advice of his brother John. Here he found a prejudice against him because he had been connected with the Methodist Church South, and for six years — from 1861 to 1867 — he was re- 1, though he applied each year for an assignment as pastor. Accordingly, in 1867, by an urgent invitation he entered the Indi- ana Classis of the Reformed Church, where he has been engaged for forty years as an able and consecrated minister. He was in the Methodist ministry for twenty-four years, making in all sixty-four years during which he has preached the Gospel with singleness of mind and sincerity of purpose. For three years Mr. Barth was pastor of the First German Reformed Church in Indi- anapolis. He had charges in New Albany, Fort Wayne and Middletown, Ind., and then, coming back to Indianapolis, took up mission work at Haughville and Springdale. In this work he was engaged until 1895, when he re- signed, on his eightieth birthday. He and his wife, with their two youngest daughters, are now living at their pleasant home, No. 715 North West street, Indianapolis. Rev. and Mrs. Barth have had ten children, nine of whom are now living, five sons and four daughters. Seven are married and have families of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Barth have been married sixty-three years, and their wedded life has been a beautiful illustration of ideal marital happiness. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1894 and their dia- mond wedding in 1904 — a privilege vouch- safed to few. The fiftieth anniversary of the entrance of Air. Barth into the ministry — 1843 to 1893 — was observed with loving zeal in 1893, the many friends of this aged and beloved servant of God making it a time of rejoicing and congratulation. It was first celebrated in the Brightwood congregation, all the Re- formed churches in the city taking part, with their respective ministers, who addressed the large assembly of jubilaum. It was a great anniversary feast in honor of his fifty years' service in "the ministry — a glorious time, to the honor of God through Christ the beloved Savior. The anniversary was as fittingly celebrated by the Hope Congregation at Springdale. Air. Barth prizes very highly a copy of "The Souvenir of the West German Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church," which was presented him by a committee of students and a professor of the Central Wes- leyan College, in Warrenton, Mo. The Pro- fessor, as their president, wrote him a letter March 19, 1906, asking for information about the German Versailles mission, of which he was the first missionary, organizing congre- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 175 gations in 1843 and 1844. It was placed under the care of the West German Confer- ence, but no member of the conference had any knowledge of the beginning of the mis- sion excepl Ir. Barth, to whom, as first pas- tor, the Professor turned when appointed by a committee to write a church history, from the beginning, of every congregation under the care of said conference. Mr. Barth com- plied with his request for information con- cerning the mission, and was subsequently favored with a copy of the completed work. ALFRED ELLIS, a farmer of Washing- ton township, Marion Co., Ind., was born there, on the Allison Pike, Oct. 26, 1830, a son of James and Leah (Cruze) Ellis. The father was born in Virginia, and his father was also born in that State, where he died. James Ellis was a farmer, and coming to Indiana before his marriage, in 1818, en- tered eighty acres on Fall creek, in Wash- ington township, which he sold after im- proving to buy the adjoining quarter-section on the south. This he thoroughly improved, and there he reared his family. He died on that place in 1845, at the age of fifty-five years, his widow surviving until 1889, to the age of seventy-five years. Her death was the result of an accident, in which she was thrown out of a wagon. Mrs. Ellis's religious con- victions brought her early into the Presby- terian Church, and she lived a good life. -Mr. Ellis was not identified with any church, but was a believer in the Bible, and a religious man of solid convictions and genuine worth. In his more active years he was called to till several town offices. He and his wife had two sons and two daughters, three of the chil- dren now living: Paulina, the wife of Mil- lard J. Millard, of Knoxville, Iowa: Alfred; and Henry, of Denver, Colo. Mrs. Ellis also reared an orphan boy from infancy until grown. Philip Cruze, the maternal grandfather of Alfred Ellis, came to Vincennes, Ind., from North Carolina, where his daughter Leah was born, and later settled about five miles north of Indianapolis for a stay of one sum- mer, after which he lived to be a very old man in Illinois, where he died. Alfred Ellis was reared on the farm where he now lives until he attained his majority, when he went to California, in the spring of 1852, to prospect for gold, and spent eight years in that State. He lived in Nevada for fifteen years, being in the service of the ent most of that time. Mr. Ellis enlisted in the 2d California Cavalry as a member of Companj K, and served eighteen months. His command did not participate in any battle, and he came out as he went into the army, a private. He receives a pension. After the war Mr. Ellis was employed in a saw-mill, and in January, 181)7, be returned home by w ay of Central America. For a time he lived with his mother on the home farm, and then, marrying, he began [arming on his own ac- count, in which work he has been engaged to the present time. Mr. Lliis was married March 4, 1867, t0 .Miss Sarah E., daughter of Jonah F. and Hilah Ross (Shaw) Lemon, of Ohio, ami to this union have come five children, four sons and one daughter: James L., Dora M., Charles F., and two that died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis belong to the Methodist Church. He became a Mason in Indianapolis m 1852. When Mr. Ellis began life for himself, he had thirty-eight acres of the old home- stead to farm. (Jn the death of his father-in- law his wife came into possession of a hun- dred acres in Lawrence township, making 138 acres, which they still own. He has lived in Marion county with the exception of the time occupied by his Western experiences, and has seen the face of the country trans- formed. After the family settled here his mother picked brush many days to get the ground ready for the plow, and she was as industrious and thrifty as the hard demands of that time necessitated. They kept sheep, and when the wool was clipped Mrs. Ellis -pun and wove it into cloth for the family wear. She raised flax and made linen out of which the boys' breeches were fashioned, again by her hands, and Mr. Ellis has in his possession a skein of flax which she raised on the home farm and put up ready for the spin- ning-wheel with which to make thread. In 1821 she gathered enough nettle weed from the grounds of the Fair Association to make twenty yards of linen, which she spun and wove herself. This will give the children of the present day an idea of the tasks laid on the farmers' wives in pioneer days, in addition to their regular household duties. Sixty-five or seventy yeai were made from the tree sap, an interesting but arduous addition to the tasks of the over- ed pioneers. Alfred Ellis can remember 1 7 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD wnen the meadows were mowed with the old-fashioned scythe, and the wheat was cut with the reaping hook, and later with the cradle. He has pitched hay with a wooden fork, has seen the ground broken with an old wooden mold-hoard plow, and has helped in the work of hauling and piling the logs removed in the making of some of the best farms of the present, this country having been two-thirds forest during his early years. Jonah F. Lemon, father of Mrs. Ellis, was born in Newtown, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. to, t8ii, and married Hilah Ross Shaw in 1835. She was born in November, 1817. They became the parents of five children, three of whom are now living: Sarah E., Mrs. Al- fred Ellis; Alary E., the widow of Hezeklah Hutchins, of Indianapolis; and Daniel A., of the same city. Mr. and Mrs. Jonah F. Lemon came to Indiana about [839, locating on Fall creek, about nine miles northeast of Indianapolis, where Mrs. Lemon died at the age of twenty- nine years, July 14. [847. Mr. Lemon was married in December, 1 S47, to Mary F. Wright, and two of the five children horn to this union are now living: Luella, who is the wife of Charles S. Schoheld; and Dora, the wife of William V. Looker, of Indianapo- lis. Mr. Lemon died March 7, 1893. at the aged of eighty-two years. Mrs. Mary F. Lemon died in February, 1884, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. Lemon and both his wives were members of the Methodist Church, and he was a Royal Arch Mason. SMITH CRAFT, whose home is at No. 726 Indiana avenue, Indianapolis, was born in Richmond, Ind., June 27, 1829, a son of Thomas and Hannah (O'Hara) Craft. The faher was born and reared in Ohio, and the mother in New Jersey. They were among the very early pioneers tit Richmond, Ind., and there lived until they died. Of their family of nine children, Smith Craft is now the only survivor. Mr. Craft came into Marion county about [855. lie learned the blacksmith's trade, which has been his life business, though at the present time, owing to his advanced years and the infirmities of age, he is not engaged in active labor. He has ever been an active and industrious citizen, and possesses uncom- nical ability and an inventive mind, of bis most important inventions is what is known as the stacker, which farmers employ in stacking hay. -Mr. Craft and Miss Mary Baylor were married June I, 1.S54. She is a daughter of John and Nancy Baylor, and granddaughter of I'eter Baylor, a native of Pennsylvania. The father of I'eter Baylor was kidnapped when a boy on his way to school, and was brought from Germany. He was sold for his passage to a party on the Delaware river. I'eter Baylor removed to Ohio, where he be- came a pioneer in Urbana county, and there his son John was born, the eldest of five chil- dren. The father died when John was but a lad of sixteen, and eleven years later, in 1827, he came to Indianapolis, being among the very first to make a home in the city. He lived on the National road, on what is now known as the Holmes place, and there he was married, June I, 1830, to Miss Nancy Sargent, who was born in Piketon, Pike 1 0., Ohio, in 1811, and came to Indianapolis in 1828. Her father, John Sargent, was drowned two months before she was born. His wife, Delia Ancrum, who was of French descent, died in Ohio. John Baylor lived on the Holmes farm and operated a mill until [832, being an adept at the milling business. Then he located at the east end of the old White river bridge, where he operated a mill until 1834, when he located where Mr. and Airs. Craft now live. In March, 1835, Mr. Baylor removed to the Patterson Mills, which he carried on until his death, which occurred Jan. 8, 1837. Mr. Baylor was considered an expert miller in his day, and was a man of much character and standing among his own neighbors. His integrity and honesty were never questioned, and his early death was not only a loss to his family, but to the entire community. His widow became the wife of Lorenzo Dow Wilson, and died in 1854. She is remembered as a most worthy wife and mother. Mr. and Airs. Baylor were the par- ents of three sons and two daughters, all now deceased, Airs. Craft, who was the last survivor, dying June 24. 1906. She and a twin sister Nancy, were the oldest of the family, and were born Jan. 26, 1831. Nancy, who became Mrs. David King, died Aug. 27, [883. John Baylor, jr., the third of the family, survived the dangers incident to a soldier's life in the war of the Rebellion, but : soon after the closing of the war, of dis- 1 in the service. James Baylor, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 177 the next son in the family, also donned the Union blue, fought gallantly and well in the Union army, and died about a year after the war closed. Peter Baylor, who bore his grandfather's name, was the youngest of the family ; he died when only eight years old, Eeb. 8, 1837, only a month after his father's departure to the better life. Mrs. Craft was a woman of fine mind and most remarkable memory, in the earlier days she was associated with some of the most intellectual people of the State. Smith Craft and his wife had born to them nine children, but three of whom are now living: Laura P., who is the wife of Samuel L. Douglass; Airs. Cora Lehman, and Moreland E. Craft. The other children died in infancy. Mr. Craft is a worthy member of the Metho- dist Church, as was also his wife. He has three grandchildren, Bessie, Arthur Buford, and Robert Bruce Douglass, and also had two great-grandchildren, Dolly and Robert Doug- lass bhultz, children of Robert R. and Bessie Shultz, now of Knoxville, Tennessee. WILLIAM C. SMOCK, Esq., a promi- nent pioneer of Indianapolis, was born in Marion county, Ind., Dec. 30, 1838, son of Isaac and Ann T. (Smock) Smock, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. John Smock, his paternal grandfather, was born in Pennsylvania, of Holland-Dutch de- scent, and about 1796 moved to Kentucky, where he made his home in Mercer count)-. He died there about 1820, when about fifty years of age. His occupation was farming, ami he reared a large family. Isaac Smock was also a farmer. He came to Indiana in 1S29, in company with his widowed mother, when only twelve years old, and thi ed on a I - south of Indianapolis, where the youth grew to man- hood. All his life I farming. His death occurred in Southport at the ,. seventy-seven years, nine months, and his widow survived until Sept. 8, [906, reaching her eight;, -sixth year. Like her husband, she belonged to the Baptist Church. The sons and six daughters, and six of their chil- dren are still living: William C. ; Richard M., who is commandant of the State Soldiers' Home at Lafayette. Ind.; Charles E., of Indi- anapolis ; Frederick L., of Southport ; M., also ol Southport; and Sarah C., the wife of Dr. Charles M. Gravis, of Mai Indiana. John Smock, the maternal grandfath< 'Squire William C. Smock, was hern in Penn- sylvania, where he' was reared to farming. Early in life he removed to Shelby county, Ky., and about 1822 to Indiana, making a location two miles south of Indianapolis, \. he died in 1S27, when well advanced in years. He was the father of a numerous family, lie was a man of superior education for his time, for his penmanship, and was quite a business man; he did collecting for a clock company. His father, Jacob Smock, a I lutionary soldier, married Catharine i and they emigrated to Shelby county, Ky., where they died. \\ illiam C. Smock passed the first si years of his life on a farm in Marion county, and spent the ensuing two years in lie office of the county recorder. For two years follow- e was a student in Franklin College, and then became deputy clerk of the M; county circuit court, a position he held until 1865, when he was elected clerk. For five he did acceptable si n that capacity. Por eight years he dealt in real estate, and for eight years following he was again in the clerk's office as a deputy. After this he was again in the real estate business for twelve years, and in 1S98 was elected justice of the peace, a position he filled with credit to himself, atisfaction to th 1 had business dealings with him, retiring therefrom Nov. 10. [906. He is now engaged in the practice of the law. He is a man of character and standing in his community. Squire Smock was married Dec. 6, 1 '.0 Miss Malissa A., daughter of Jacob ami Frances V. (Colley) Smock, and they have ix children, of whom n nr w 1 Eva, Laura, Harry, Herbert, William, and one In infancy. Eva married Henry Schurmann, of Indianapolis; Laura died in infancy; Harry, a veterinary stir is his ranklin, Ind., Herbert died when . and William at tl months. Squire Smock and his excellent ers of the First Baptist Church; he has been a chorister in the church for thirty-five - was a deacon in rch, and for seventeen . ed as Sunday-school superin- ent. When a child Squire Smock was crippled right hi]), but he hears himself well, and f a very happy and inspiring j 7 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD disposition. In politics he is a Republican. His home is at No. iy.07 North Delaware street, where he built a modern, up-to-date home in 1896. JAMES E. GREER, now living at No. 26 Garfield avenue, Indianapolis, was at one time county commissioner, and is numbered among the leading citizens of Marion county. Mr. Greer was burn in Hancock county, Ind., Any. 19, 1844, sun of Stephen H. and Caroline M. (Smith) Greer. His father was In 111 in Kentucky, and his mother in Virginia. ! he) had a family of five sons and one daugh- ter and five of their children are still living: 1 lizabeth, the wife of John Caskey, of Madi- son county, Iowa; James E. ; Sanford L., who lied at the age of three years; Alvin T., of Fortville, Ind.; Horace A., also of Fortville; and George ( ... of Warren township, Marion county. Stephen H. Greer was all his life a fanner, coming with his parents from Ken- tuck} to Franklin township, Marion county, 111 iX_><>, and taking up land from the govern- ment, in 1869 he removed to Fortville, Han- cock county, where he made his home until April, 1893, dying the 17th of that month, when over seventy-three years old. His wife was fifty-four years old at the time of her death, in 1S72. Both were members of the Baptist Church, and were numbered among the best people of their community. James I'. Greer, the grandfather of James E., was born in Maryland and moved into Kentucky, coming in [826 to Marion county, Ind., where he entered land from the govern- ment. He died Feb. 17. 1848, at the age of seventy years. His was a numerous offspring. I luring the war of 1812 he was a recruiting officer. He was a physician and for many years a justice of the peace. His father was Stephen 11. Greer, a native of Ireland, of Si 1 .1 ill ancestry. After coming to this country lie settled in Pennsylvania, but soon removed to Maryland and then to Ohio, where he died. His children were nine in number, six boys and three girls. During the Rcvolutioiian war he served as a soldier. In 1802 James I'. Greer was married to Elizabeth Mathers- head, whose father wa^ also a Revolutionary soldier. The maternal grandfather of James I Ireer was Ebenezer Smith. Born in Vir- ginia, he came of German descent^ and his wife was a Hughes. They removed from \ irginia to Kentucky, where for a time they owned slaves, hut presently gave them their freedom, and about [832 settled in Warren township, Marion Co., Ind., where they secured land from the government. He was a Baptist minister, and died in Warren township about [853, in late middle life. His family con- sisted of four daughters and two sous. Of these Ebenezer S. was the last survivor, and he had a daughter. Mrs. Cora Sylvia, who has her home in Indianapolis. James F. Greer has spent the greater part of his life in .Marion county. 111 1873 and 1874 living in Hancock county. Growing to manhood in Franklin township, he attended the public schools, ami was reared to farming lite lie has always been a farmer, and has combined with the cultivation of the soil, auctioneering and engineering at various periods of his life. In 1861 Mr. Greer donned the Union blue, as a member of Company I, 36th Ind. V. 1., served throughout the war and was dis- charged at Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 11, [866, after making in every way a most honorable record as a non-commissioned officer. In the battle of Sterling Plantations, near Morganza Bend, he was wounded in the right thigh. He participated in the battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., the Vicksburg campaign, the actions at Port Hudson, and many other fierce and bloody engagements, including the siege of Mobile. After the war he returned home to Franklin township, and engaged in farming. For the last six years he has had his home in [rvington. He owns a farm of eighty acres in FTanklin township, and a little home in Tuxedo park. .Mr. Greer was married Oct. 2, 1867, to Miss Artie Eaton, a daughter of Thomas S. and Almira (Springer) Eaton, and to this union were born six daughters and four sons : Cassie B., who died at the age of twenty-four years, married John Kitley, and became the mother of four children, James Robert, Mary Elizabeth, John Alvin and Nellie Murle ( wdio is deceased). Emmet died when only three weeks old. Charles D. died at the age of eighteen. Thomas H, a stationary fireman, married Daisy Harvey, and they live in Tux- edo. Carrie Gertrude married Rev. John W. Barnett, a Congregational minister, and they live m Columbus, < Ihio, the parents of one daughter. Mavis Claire. Geneva G. married Clifford Day. of Indianapolis, and they have 'laughter. Beatrice Romaine. Josie A. married Ilarrie G. Copeland, and they have COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i 79 their home in Tuxedo. Nellie C, Garfield G. misfortune, evoked the respect and admiration and Lizzie Howe Logan are at home. of his many friends, who esteemed him as Air. and Mrs. Greer are members of the of the worth}- successful and self-made citi- Christian (Disciples) Church, in which he zens of Marion county. holds the position of elder, being connected with Buckland Chapel, Franklin township,; ( \1T. JECHONIAS RUTLEDG1 in that capacity. lie belongs to George H. commercial traveler, whose home is at No. Thomas Post, No. 17, G. A. R., and in politics 1529 Fletcher avenue. Indianapolis, was born is a Republican. For six years he was a com- in Louisville, Ky., May 14, 1840. missioner of Marion county. Carroll \V. and Nancy (Estes) Rutle his parents, were native.-, of Tennessee, GEORGE \V. STOUT, who died March George Rutledge, his grandfather, was horn 1, 1003, spent his last years in retirement in in South Carolina. He settled in Virginia Indianapolis. Not until he had passed his before the separation of Tennessee, the cutting three-score years and ten did he leave the off of that territory making him a resident of farm which had been the scene of his sue- Tennessee. His ancestry was Scotch-Irish, cess ful life. He was born in Morgan county, and Presbyterianism the religious faith of the 111., March 14, 1828, son of Thomas F. Stout, family. Born and bred a farmer, he followed one of the pioneers of Marion county, Ind. agricultural life in Tennessee, and lived to a George W. was about eight years old when great age, being 114 years old at the time of he was brought by his parents to Wayne town- his death. He married three times, wedding ship, Marion county. Here on a farm he was his third wife when he was 105 years old. reared to manhood, acquiring in his youth the He was the father of five sons and three sterling virtues of industry and thrift which daughters. helped to crown his well-spent life. He re- Carroll \Y. Rutledge was reared on a farm mained throughout his active years a progres- in Tennessee, wdiere he was married, and then sive and prominent farmer of Marion county, with his wife moved to Louisville. Ky., walk- Beginning life for himself with little else than ing from Cumberland Gap. At Louisville he strong hands and a willing heart, he manfully secured work in connection with steamboat- Strove to obtain a start in life, and though ing. and this was his occupation until his obstacles appeared in his pathway, and death, in 1866, at the age of fifty years. His troubles at times darkened the skies above him, widow survived until she w 7 as seventy-five he rose superior to every discouragement, and years of age. She was a Methodist, and he a his declining years were marked by that peace Baptist, though he was not identified with and contentment which he so richh deserved, any church. They had seven sons and six At the age of twenty-one year.-, on Sept. daughters, Captain Rutledge being probably 24. 1849, Mr. Stout married Miss Sarah Hoi- the only member of that interesting family man. a native of Kentucky. She died Sept. now living. 24, 1869, leaving four children: David. Fur- [ohn Estes, the maternal grandfather of man, Joseph C. and Mrs. Anna M. Williams. Captain Rutledge, was a native of Tennessee, For his second wife Mr. Stout married. Aug. of French ancestry, his father following La- 2. 1S72, Fannie L. Brown, who died Feb. 4, Fayette to- this country, and serving as a 1883. The two children born to this mar- lieutenant in the war of the Revolution. John riage who grew to maturity, Herbert W. and Estes was a soldier in the war of 1812. He Flora B., are now deceased. Mr. Stout's third was a farmer in his native State. He lived marriage, 011 March 17, 1886, was to Amanda to he ninety-nine years of age, dying in Ten L. 1 .rimes, who was born and reared near nessee, where his life had been spent, lie had Lafayette, Ind. She survives Mr. Stout, and a family of five sons and four daughters. makes her home on West Michigan street, 'apt. Jechonias Rutledge was reared in Indianapolis. In 1891; .Mr. Stout retired from Louisville up to the age of fourteen years, his farm. in Wayne township, which he owned when lie entered the State University at until his death, and moved to the present home Bloomington, Ind., from which lie was gradu- of Mrs. Stout, in Indianapolis, and there he ated in 1858. For a time after this he traveled continued to reside until his death. The recti- through the South for the' benefit of his health, tude and strength of purpose in his life, and which had heroine somewhat impaired. When the quiet fortitude he sta wed against ills and the Civil war broke out he was among the first i So COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to respond to his country's call for help, and in April, 1S01, enlisted in Company K, 14th hid. Vol. Inf. He continued with this com- mand until July 18, 1863, when he was dis- charged on account of a rupture. A month later, however, he was again mustered in, as first lieutenant of Company E, 117th Ind. Vol. Inf., and in February, 1864, was made cap- tain of Company K, 133d Ind. Vol. Inf., in which he served until the close of die war. Captain Rutledge was wounded in his right ankle at the battle of Winchester, in March, 1862. His military history is a creditable one. He was in the battles of Winchester, in the Seven Days Fight on the Peninsula, before Richmond, at South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and other battles and skirmishes in which his command was en- gaged. At Antietam the regiment lost fifty- nd a half per cent, of its effective force. When the war was over Captain Rutledge farmed in Morgan county, Ind., and for some years sold boots and shoes on the road. For twenty-five years he bought hardwood for Philadelphia and New York establishments. He was engaged in farming in Davidson county, Tenn., until 1894, when he sold out and went to Indianapolis, where he bought the good home which has been his residence to the present time. Captain Rutledge was married Nov. 5, 1865, to Miss Florence J. Hyneman, a daugh- ter of Robert and Nancy (Stout) Hyneman. Three children were born to bless this union : (1) Ernest R. is a conductor on the Chicago & Alton railroad, running out of Chicago. He is married and has four children. (2) Hugh H., who is in the furniture business at Mar- tinsville, Ind., married Martha Fesler. Dur- ing the Spanish-American war he went out lieutenant in an Indiana regiment. 1 3 | Melvin died at the age of twenty years. Mrs. Florence J. Rutledge died Aug. 13, hirty-three years. She a member of >tist Church. Cap- tain Rutledge gain married, Feb. 22, [885, Mi ' rs, the widow of Leon- B. Byers, and daughter of James and Grace (Turner) Kerr, becoming his wife. To econd unioi has o 'me 1 me si >n, Edward a salesman, employed in Frank 1 • ;fc re. Airs. Rutledge had hildren by her first marri. ptain Rutledge and his wife belong to Edmund Ray Methodist Church. He be- ' I bourn Lodge, No. 10, F. & A. M., at Nashville, Term., where he is also connected with Paul E. Slocom Post, No. 85, G. A. R. ; he also belongs to Paragon Lodge, No. 400, I. O. U. F., in Morgan county, Ind. In politics he is a Republican. C aptain Rutledge has patriotic blood in his veins, and takes a justifiable pride in the fact that his great-grandfather, Edward Rutledge, of South Carolina, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He had a son John, who was the first United States judge at Philadelphia, and from him descends the Rutledge family in Maryland. There are also branches of the family in Virginia and Tennessee. PERRY M. DeFURD, a wealthy and prosperous farmer located in Section 19, Washington township. Marion Co., Ind., was born one mile south of Allisonville, in Marion county, July 21, 1852, and is a son of George W. and Ella (Williams) DeFord. His grand- father was a native of France, and a pioneer settler at Metamora, Franklin Co., Ind., but he did not survive long after settling there. He had a family of six children. . orge W. DeFord was a native of Indi- ana and a tanner by trade. He came into Marion county from Franklin county in 1832, making his home near Allisonville on a farm which he secured from the government. ing therefor a dollar and twenty-five cents an acre. Recently it was disposed of for $92.50 per acre. There he had his home for the rest of his life, reared his family, and died March 25, 1891, at the age of eighty-four years, four days. His wife died in 1883. at the age of seventy-four. Both were members of the Methi dist Church. During the .Mexi- can war George W. DeFord served as a drum- mer. For twenty years he filled the office of justice of the peace; he was one of the sur- veyors who laid out the Washington township . and in the early days he served as one of the three town trustees. For a time he had, a tanner}- at Allisonville, but his main business inning. He married Ella Williams, like himself a native of Indiana, and they became ■ a family of seven sons and six daughters, ten of their children reaching ma- ture years. Nine are now living, viz. : Sedric C. ; John A., of Indianapolis; Mary, the wife of Robert R. Johnson, of Lawrence township; William H., of Allisonville; Malinda C, the onidas Brunson, who is now liv- on ; Margaret, the wife of George COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iSi mound, of Allisonville ; Francis A., of St. Louis; Perry M.; and Charles \Y., of Alli- si mville. Joseph Williams, the maternal grandfather of Perry M. DeFord, was horn in Franklin county, Ind., where he was reared to farming. His family contained many children, and he at an advanced age. Perry M. DeFord was reared in Wash- i! township, where he has passed his en- tire life with the exception of two years which he spent in Lawrence township. The com- mon schools afforded him a very good edu- cation, and he remained at home until he at- tained manhood, when he rented land from his father which he farmed for two years. After returning from Lawrence township he bought his present farm of thirty-one and a half acres, now well improved. At the pres- ent time Mr. DeFord is farming some eighty acres of land. In 1898 he lost his house by lire, and another has been erected on the same site, of modern design. Mr. DeFord was married March 21, 1875. to Miss Mary, daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Parish) Kinsley, and to this union were born two sons and three daughters : Mamie, who died July 5, r&SO, at the age of two years; Lillie, born in 1881, who died in 1883; Freddie; Clara, who is in school; and a child who died in infancy. Mrs. DeFord died March 5, 1898, at the age of forty years, nine months. Air. DeFord is a member of Keystone gi . No. 251, F. & A. M., of Broad Ripple Lodge, Xo. 548, I. O. O. F.. and has taken the Encampment degree ; his wife was a mem- ber of the Rebekahs. In politics Mr. DeFord is a Republican. He is a genial and progres- sive man, and his name is well worthy of a prominent place in any book devoted to the active and earnest citizens of Marion county, are willing to take hold of any work in sight for the general good and carry it for- ward with all their might. WILLIAM H. THOMAS. M. D., late of Indianapolis, whose handsome and well-ap- pointed residence at No. 618 Lexington ' literary, artistic and don tastes, blended in a high and refined home life, was born at Waterloo, Ind., No\ [833. His parents, Hewit L. and Charlotte 1 i telm) Thomas, were born in Xew York and Kentucky, respectively, and they had three children, of whom William 11. was the youngest. Hewit L. Thomas was only about eight years old when he came with his parents to Fayette county, Ind., where he attained man- Some time between 1825 and 1830 he went to Cass county, where he engaged in farming. In 1855 he moved to Afton, Alum. While in that State he held the office of associate judge, and was also appointed by Abraham Lincoln as one of three on a committee to adjust some Indian claims. After the war he came back to Indi- ana, settling in Galveston, where he spent the remainder of his life, and died at the age of ninety-one years. His widow survived two years, dying at the age of ninety. They were members of the Baptist Church, of which he was a deacon. Lyman Thomas, the grandfather of Dr. William H., was a pioneer in Fayette county, Ind., where he died at a good old age. Dr. William Helm, the Doctor's maternal grand- father, was a native of Virginia, and an old settler in Fayette county. He fought in the Indian war. When he died he had reached advanced age, and he left a numerous off- spring. William H. Thomas was but three years old when his parents moved to Cass county, where he grew to manhood, and where he at- tended old-fashioned subscription schools, taught by his father and others. When he was twenty-one years old he married and moved to Minnesota, where he enlisted in the Union army in 1862, in Company C, 7th Alinnesota Volunteer Infantry, with which command he served three years and eight days, rising from the ranks to command the company which he had entered as a private. At the foot of the Black Hills he was in a battle with the Little Crow Indians, a branch of the great Sioux Nation. From the northwest his command was sent to Memphis, and had a hand in the battle of Tupelo. The following winter he spent at East Point, Miss., and from that point his regiment was moved to the in- vestment of Mobile, where it fought in the heaviest battle at that point, also participating in many smaller battles and engagements, was then-in the great fight at Nashville. From Nashville the regiment went into garrison duty at Jackson, Miss., where it remained until the close of the war. The mustering out of this gallant body occurred at Fort Snelling. Col. 1 82 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD William Marshall was in command of the 7th, which formed a part of the right wing of the lOth Army Corps, under Gen. A. J. Smith. After his army experience Captain Thomas went back to Galveston, Intl., and took up again the tin and stove trade, which he had learned before the war, making this his occu- pation for several years, when he sold out. Coming to Indianapolis he took up the study of medicine, and from the time of his gradu- ation from the Indiana Medical College he did not lose five days from the active practice of his profession. About five years after he was graduated the Central College of Physi- cians and Surgeons was organized, and he was one of its founders. During the first four years of its history he was demonstrator of anatomy. After that he lectured on various subjects, his last course being on the diseases of the nervous system. lie died Sept. 30, [903, in his seventieth year. Dr. William H. Thomas was married (Jet. [6, 1854, to Miss Anna M. Copeland, and to them was born one child, Edwin C, who is now a rising young physician in Indianapolis. Dr. Edwin C. Thomas married Mary E. Dotey, and their three children are Hewit, Naomi and Claudia. Airs. Anna M. Thomas died April 9, tcjoo, at the age of seventy-one years, and Dr. Thomas was again married, in May, 1901, to -Mrs. Polly (Tucker) Wysong. Dr. Thomas was a Republican in political sentiment, lie was a member of the Indiana Medical Society and the .Marion County Medical Society, and enjoyed high profes- sional standing. »!.. NICH( )LAS RAXDLE RUCKLE', whose home during his last years was at No. 201] North Illinois street, Indianapolis, was born in Baltimore, Md.. May 8, 1838, son of Nicholas Ruckle, a native of Maryland, where ln~ father settled on his emigration from his native Ireland, there passing the rest of his life. Nicholas Ruckle, the father, was a tailor, and came to Indianapolis in the early days, and here he conducted a merchant tailoring establishment for many years. For some years he lived retired at Brookfield, where he died aged about sixty-five years, his wife surviv- ing him several years. Both were Methodists. They had two sons and two daughters: Col. Nicholas K. ; John P.. who was killed in the battle of Shiloh, where he was engaged in the service as a member of the nth Regiment: Eliza, the wife of Josiah Gwin, of New Al- bany. Ind. ; and Miss Kate C, who lived in Indianapolis. Col. Nicholas R. Ruckle was a small boy when his parents came from Maryland to Madison county, Ind., in 1847. 1° J u b'> I 852, they came to Indianapolis, where he grew to manhood. His education was chiefly acquired in a private school taught by the late Rev. Charles S. Green, who also became a citizen of Indianapolis at a very early day. In May, [853, when less than fifteen years of age. 1. ol. Ruckle entered the composing room of the Indianapolis Journal, as an apprentice, re- maining in the employ of that paper until the breaking out of the Civil war in 1861. At that time he was a member of the Volunteer tire department, and of one of the independent militia companies. He entered the service at the very first call, and his was the first perma- nent military organization to enter Camp Mor- ton. He was assigned to the nth Volunteers (Zouave) Infantry, under Col. Lew Wallace, and took part in the three months' campaign in West Virginia. Col. Ruckle entered the three Mars' service, and rose from the ranks by successive steps to become sergeant, or- derly sergeant, lieutenant and captain, and for conspicuous gallantry on the field was made colonel of the 148th Ind. V. I. He took part in the operations at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth ; the marches, expeditions and skirmishes of the Trans-Mis- sissippi army of Gen. Curtis in Arkansas in 1 Si 12 : the battles and siege of Vicksburg ; Sherman's attack on Gen. Joseph Johnston at Jackson ; Gen. Banks' campaign west of the Mississippi in 1863 and other operations in Louisiana; Sheridan's campaign in 1864, the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, and the action at Halltown ; and in the Department of the Cumberland, as commander of the second sub-district of middle Tennes- see. This record embraces a continuous and honorable service from April, 1861, to ( Octo- ber, 1805. In civil life he served as sheriff of Marion county two terms from 1870 to 1 S74 ; was president of the Metropolitan Po- lice.- Commissioners of Indianapolis in 1887 and 1888; was adjutant-general of Indiana two terms, from January, 1889; and in 1894- 95 was on the board of Public Safety under \Iayor 1 >enny. In the spring of 1874 Col. Ruckle secured the controlling interest in the stock of the In- dianapolis Journal Company, which at that COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 183 time had a printing and publishing house in connection with the newspaper; and in the theater building at the southeast corner of .Market and Illinois streets, known as the Academy of Music, which was destroyed by fire. This and other losses that followed the hard times of 1873 seriously embarrassed him financially, and his property passed out of his hands. The newspaper was sold to E. B. Martindale, from whom it passed to John New. The book and job printing house was sold to H. L. Hasselman & Co., and of it Col. Ruckle became superintendent. Later he acted in a similar capacity for the Laker & Randolph Printing Company, in which he was a small stockholder. Lor a time he was with the Sentinel Printing Company. While sheriff lie became a part owner of the Southern Park, which was s< ild to the city, and renamed Gar- field Lark. The loss of fortune did not discourage Col. Ruckle, nor impair his activity. With a stout heart and strong hands he went on the way of life admired for his manly and earnest spirit. Every honor of Masonry was given him without his asking, but as a recognition of his love of the fraternity and the affection of the craft for him. In i860 he was made a .Master Mason in Center Lodge, No. 23, of Indianapolis, of which he was Worshipful Master in 1S71. afterward being Master of Pentalpha Lodge, No. 514. In 1867 he was exalted in Keystone Chapter, which he served as High Priest in 1886. In 1807 he was Knighted in Raper Commander). No. 1, K. T., which he served as Eminent Commander in 1872-73-74-75 and in 1880, afterward be- in^ Captain-General for several years. In the ish Rite he applied for the degrees in [866, and received the thirty-second degree in March. 1867, the honorary thirty-third de- gree in 1873, and the active grade in 1883, and the appointment of Deputy of the Su- preme Council for the District of Indiana in [884. From 1873 until his death he served as Thrice Potent Grand Master of the Adoni- ram Grand L dge of Perfection, with the ex- ception of two years, and was also Commander in Chief of the Indiana Consistory for fifteen lie served a- State Grand Commander of the Knights Templars in 1875. and as Grand .Master of the .Masons in 1891. The Light Infantry, which he organized in 1877, elected Col. Ruckle as its captain. This organization afterward 1" ne of thi very best known military organizations of the United Slates. In first service was ren- dered during the railroad riot in July, 1877. For several years it was frequently called to serve in cases of sudden riot. In 1883 Col. Ruckle retired from its command to give place t- Major James R. Ross. It lias recently be- come Company I >, of die 2d Regiment, Indi- ana National Guards. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war it entered the service under Capt. F. F. McCrea, as Compan) 1), 148th Ind. V. L, Col. Harry B. Smith, com- manding. Col. Ruckle was married, Feb. 24, ti to Mrs. Jennie C. (Moore) Reed, daughter of Addison and Susan (Dulhagen) Moure, of New York, and of Revolutionary stock. To this union was bom one child. Corliss Randle Ruckle, who died at the age of twelve years. Mrs. Ruckle is a member of St. Raul's Epis- copal Church. 'Idle 1 olonel was not identi- fied with any church, but attended divine wor- ship with his wife. Her people were natives of New York, and to her parents were born three daughters and one sun: Sallie I'-., de- ceased, was the wife of Dr. Corliss, of Indi- anapolis; Mary, wddow of Jerome Reals, a soldier of the Civil war, resides in St. Louis; Jennie C. is the widow of Col. Ruckle; and Harvey lives in Indianapolis. .Mr. Addison Moore was a lawyer anil he died at Nashville, Tenn., at the age of thirty-eight, his widow surviving to the age of seventy-three years. Col. Ruckle died May 4. [900, and was buried in Crown Hill cemetery. cstus Reed was born in Cincinnati, I Ihio, son of Samuel and Jane (Miles) Reed, the former of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. Samuel Reed, son of Ebenezer Reed, a soldier in the Revolution, was a .Ma- son of high standing and Reed Commandery at Dayton. Ohio, was named in his honor. ErastUS Reed was an engraver and jeweler. To him and his wife were born three daugh- ters: Mary Emma died, aged seventeen; Jen- nie married Charles Curtice and died, leaving one son, Homer M. Curtice; and Nellie M. married Ward H. Dean, who died in 1900, and had two children. Randle C. and Harriet. GEORGE A. TAFFE, former superin- tendent of the Indianapolis police, and a man whose personal character, integrity and masterful ability are widely known and recog- nized, was born in Brightw 1. (enter town- ship, Man. a Co., In 1.. April 17. [846, son of Hannibal and Phoebe Ann (Cale) Taffe. The 1 8 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD father was born in Indiana and the mother in Virginia. George Taffe, grandfather of George A., was an early settler in Marion county and owned land in Brightwood, where he made his home until his death, which occurred in mid- dle life. A large family was born to him, and he was prominent in the community. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The ma- ternal grandfather of George A. Taffe was burn in Virginia. During his early life he was held three years in Indian captivity, and then escaped. He died many years ago. Hannibal Taffe was a farmer when a young man in Center township, and for a period of eighteen years, terminating in 1876, served on the police force of Indianapolis. For a time lie was a member of the Merchant Police, and for nine years was train caller at the Union Passenger Station. He died in 1894, at the age of seventy-two years, his wife passing away many years before. In politics he was a Republican. His. brother, John Taffe, also a Republican, was a member of Congress from Nebraska. Of the four children of Hannibal and Phoebe Ann (Cale) Taffe Emma is the wife of Dr. C. L. Armington, of Anderson, lnd. ; George A. is mentioned below; Florence is the wife of Perkins Fisher, of New York ; David Fremont was killed in the work of the lire department. George A. Taffe lived in the neighborhood of Brightwood until he was fifteen years of age, since which time he has had his home in Indianapolis, with the exception of two years he spent at Bloomington, 111. His education was secured in the city schools, and he fol- lowed various occupations as he grew to man- hood. When a boy he branded horses for the government, and later was a street car con- ductor. Mr. Taffe lost his leg Dec. 20, 1865, while saving the life of a little boy, a train of flat cars having run into his car. For one term he was a teacher in Cumberland, and lor two years bought grain for his uncle. Mr. Taffe came back to Indianapolis June 3, 1871, to lake the position of turnkey at the old sta- tion house, which he ' held until May, 1875. At that time he resigned, becoming deputy city marshal under Eli Thompson. In 1878 umed his place as turnkey, again serving the city in that capacity until Nov. 15, 1901, w hen he was made superintendent of police b) the Board of Public Safety. In all he held the position of turnkey almost thirty years, and he is thoroughly familiar with even- detail of the police administration of Indian- apolis. Mr. Taffe was married June 22, 1880, to Miss Minnie, daughter of Henry and Eva (Miller) Hanf. To this union were born two children, Eva Florence and David Almont. Mr. Taffe is a member of the Red Men. In politics he is a Republican. His neat and tasteful home is at No. 419 East Market street. WILLIAM S. HUBBARD (deceased) was a resident of Indianapolis from early manhood, and his connections with the actual material development and religious work of his adopted city were so important and long sustained that it would be difficult to decide in which respect he became best known. His business operations were principally in the line of real estate, with the diversifications necessary for the proper promotion of his main interests. His activity in church work, especially in the Presbyterian denomination, was shared by his entire family, and was the outcome of a sincere and earnest desire to en- courage the best efforts of which mankind is capable, as well as to aid those of his fellow- men less fortunate than himself from a worldly standpoint. Air. Hubbard was born in Middlefield, Conn., May 11, 1816, son of Charles and Lu- cretia (Miller) Hubbard, the mother a native of Connecticut. The father, who was a sea captain on the American vessel "Diamond," died of fever Jan. 26, 1818, at the Maritime Hospital, at Saint Pierre, Island of Martin- ique. Nothing is known of the father of Charles Hubbard. Mrs. Hubbard was a Congregationalist. Isaac Miller, her father, was a farmer, and reared a numerous family of children. William S. Hubbard spent the first sixteen years of his life on a farm near Middlefield, Conn., meantime attending school and the old academy at that place. At the age of sixteen, under an arrangement made by his mother, he entered a store in Morris- town, N. J., where he was to learn the mer- cantile business. His employer was Mr. Mills, with whom he served an apprentice- ship of four years. One day while passing through the streets in New York City, just after his apprentice- ship was completed, his uncle beckoned him and asked if he could be induced to go to Indianapolis to look after some property inter- ests for him in that distant citv. The uncle COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 85 was Dr. Isaac Coe, a well-known early settler of Indianapolis, who had a house already fur- nished on Circle street, where the Columbia Club building now stands. The Doctor asked Mr. Hubbard to go there and make the place his home, and look after his property interests in the city. After a little reflection Mr. Hub- bard agreed to the plan, and taking the four o'clock stage out of New York City came di- rect to Indianapolis. This was in 1836. Mr. Hubbard was only twenty years old, and he found in the growing city opportunities which afforded an outlet for his energetic and ambi- tious naure. His talents and executive ability soon became apparent to various men promi- nent in the early business life and public af- fairs of the city, and he soon became a clerk in the Indiana State Bank and the office of the board of the Sinking Fund commissioners of Indiana, James M. Ray, cashier and one of the leading men of the Bank, and also a mem- ber of the Fund commission, being a son-in- law of Dr. Coe. But though he began his career here with the friendship of influential and substantial citizens, it was always con- ceded that their good-will was only a recogni- tion of his merits, and that his rise was due entirely to his own efforts. He had qualifica- tions for almost any position, was at one time an employee of the Madison & Indianapolis Railway Company, and for a long time was secretary and treasurer of the Indianapolis & Bellefontaine Railway Company, an office never filled by a more careful, accurate or faithful incumbent. In this and other con- nections he became well and favorably known all over the city. As a real estate dealer he came into control of an extensive business, and he erected many of the most substantial buildings of the city, Hubbard's block, on the corner of Meridian and Washington streets, being one of his more important constructions. This block he afterward sold, buying what is now the Indiana Trust Company block, and later he purchased some of the wholesale es on South Meridian street. He con- tinued to be actively engaged in various im- portant business pursuits up to 1901, when he concluded to retire. His reputation throughout this long period was that of one of the most honorable and public-spirited business men in the city. He encouraged plans for the welfare of the city even when they conflicted with his own interests, contributing to the upbuilding of Indianapolis in every possible manner, doing his full share toward the promotion of public enterprises and leading many move- ments looking to the progress of the city, as well as the increase of her prestige. In his real estate operations he took great pride in buying acre property and bringing it under improvement, building many substantial resi- dences that materially improved the section of the city in which they were located. For over twenty-five years he had his office at No. 3 Hubbard block. Four years alter his arrival in Indian- apolis Mr. Hubbard married, and the year he built a home for himself and wife on the northwestern quarter of the circle, on part of the ground now occupied by the "Hotel English." There they lived until 1864, when they removed to a residence on North Meri- -treet, at the northwest corner of Second street, which is now known as Eleventh street. It was then beyond the city limits, and the home was long known as one of the very finest in Indianapolis. He and his wife occupied that residence up to the time of her death, after which Mr. Hubbard made his home with his son William H., at No. 1427 North Meri- dian street. There he died, of acute bron- chitis and old age, at 5 45 o'clock Friday even- ing, Oct. 18, 1907, aged ninety-one years, five months, seven days. Mr. Hubbard traveled extensively, both in Europe and in America, and spent eight winters in California. As long as his wife survived he never went on any 1 if these trips without her. Mr. Hubbard's marriage, in 1840, was to Miss Mary Mills, daughter of Lewis and Sarah Mills, natives of Morristown, N. J., and to this union were born three sons and four daughters: (1) Sarah M. is the wife of Ed- ward S. Field, of Los Angeles, Cal, and they have live children. Helen, Edith, Carrie, Ed- ward and Florence. Helen Field married Murray Harris and has her home in Los An- geles. Edith Field married Howard L. Rivers and resides in Los Angeles, Cal. Florence Field married Harold Lincoln Wright, of San ranci co, ( !al., v\ here they reside. 1 2 1 \nna L. married Francis < '. Monfort, of Cincinnati, and is the mother of three children. Mary, Joseph G. and Adelaide. Joseph G. is married to Miss Irene Patterson, of Franklin, Ky., and has his home in Cincinnati ; Adelaide married Charles Iredell, and lives in Cincinnati. (3) William H. Hubbard, who now carries on the real estate business at No. 11K Circle street, 1- born July 24, 1849, on the site where he is now engaged in business, and received his 1 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD education in his native city, graduating from the high school. He married Ella M. Kurtz, of Blairsville, Pa., and they are prominent members of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Hubbard is serving as an elder. (4) Louis M. Hubbard is in the plumbing business in Kansas City. (5) Mary J'^. married Rev. Howard A. Johnston, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and they live in the city of New York, where he holds high standing as a clergyman. They have one child, Mary. (6) Charles \\ . Hubbard married Louise 11. Stone, of Chicago, where he is connected with the Northern Trust Company. (7) Elizabeth L. married E. M. Thompson, of Paducah, Ky., an inventor, and they are living in Indianapo- lis. They have three children, Harold, Ly- man and Ruth. All this family are active members of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hubbard, who ed away in [888, at the age of sixty-seven years, was always an earnest worker in the church, and with her husband maintained an unwearied interest in religious and benevolent work. She had a modest and retiring dis- position. Early in life William S. Hubbard united with the Congregational Church in Connecticut, hut after coming to Indianapolis he identified himself with the Presbyterian ( hurch, ami he helped to found the Second Church, at one time Henry Ward Beecher's Church, of which he and his wife were mem- bers from its foundation, and in which he was an elder since 1854. lie was long known as one of the most prominent and capable mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church in central Indiana. There is probably not a Presbyter- ian Church in Indianapolis which he did not aid in building and help in supporting. Mr. Hubbard was a strong believer, and took pleasure in proclaiming his faith. Besides his activity in the work of the denomination in this country he sent missionaries to China, Japan and Persia, whom he supported person- ally and several of these workers are still in. the field ; they are medical missionaries prin- cipally. Mr. Hubbard's life was a useful one, of especial value to his home city, and a host of friends will attest this fact. Of him and his uncle. Dr. Coe, one of the most distin- guished citizens of Indianapolis has written < ill* i\\ s : "Dr. Isaac Coe, one of die earliest physi- cians to come here, soon look rank as among the first citizens in influence and effective work. It is largely to him that Indianapolis owes the religious stamp that has always char- acterized it. Pie was a man of clear percep- tions, well grounded convictions and an im- pulsive force that hrooked no obstacles. On his monument in Crown Hill is carved: 'The father of Sunday Schools in Indianapolis,' an honor no one has ever disputed and one which should make his manor) green and lasting in this community. It was through his influence that James Blake and lames M. Ray, who were foremost in many years for all that could advance the town in every way, became Christ- ians, and through them his influence has been carried on in many lives. The moral and re- ligious character of Indianapolis was fixed in its beginning by the presence of Dr. Coe and some others who supported the work of which he was leader. "Air. William S. Hubbard was a connect- ion of Dr. Coe's, who persuaded him to Come to Indianapolis and provided a business open- ing for him. .Mr. Hubbard's long and honor- able career is fitly sketched elsewhere. He has in all this exhibited many characteristics, which have made him a marked man. His fidelity to principle has been the guiding rule of his life and this has made him positive un- der all circumstances for what he believed was right. His integrity has been shown in small things as well as great audi his desire to deal justly with all men has been manifest. In benevolence he has been a large giver accord- ing to his means, and one feature of that has been his unwillingness to have his good deeds known. A former deacon of the Second Pres- byterian Church some years ago told the fol- lowing story : It is the duty of the board of deacons to look after the poor of the church and at one time there was a distressing case needing more than ordinary relief. It was agreed that some of the members should be asked for a special contribution and the nar- rator asked Mr. Hubbard for a certain sum. Much to his surprise he received a refusal and was inclined to think harshly of .Mr. Hubbard. Later it transpired the latter had learned of the case and on his own account had investi- gated it and given the family assistance to the extent of several times as much as he was asked for. Yet he never intimated that to the solicitor. Few men would have done that and possibly he was wrong in hiding his light, but it was Air. Hubbard's way and his sincerity and kindness could not be questioned. Mr. Hubbard's success has been due to his indus- try, exactness, painstaking eeonomy and trust- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 187 worthiness — that sheaf of Puritan virtues which have made the country what it is, and has been accompanied by the Psalmist's crown of an honorable old age." Mr. Hubbard was one of the organizers of Crown Hill cemetery, which was incorporated in 1863, and which will lung stand as a monu- ment to his good judgment and public spirit. It is worthy of note that the promoters and organizers of this beautiful home of the dead did their work without compensation. Mr. Hubbard was a member of the first fire com- pany of the city, which had an apparatus drawn and worked by hand ; the headquarters building of the department was in the Gover- nor's Circle, where the soldiers' and sailors' monument now stands. In politics he was a Whig in early life, and on the formation of the Republican party attached himself to its fur- tunes. JAMES R. SILVER, a highly respected citizen of Pendleton, Ind., where he is now- living retired after a long and successful busi- ness career, is one of the pioneers of Madison county. He was born in Warren county, Ohio, on his grandfather Silver's farm, Feb. 12, 1827. The Silvers are of Welsh stock, and a family tradition has it that three brothers came from Wales to Xew Jersey in Colonial times. Joseph Silver, the grandfather of James R. Silver, was born in Xew Jersey, and there married his first wife and removed about 1700 to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained a short time. He then removed to Warren county. ( >hio, to the neighborhood two miles north of Springboro, where he entered land, to which he added until he had 400 acres. This land he improved from the woods, and be- came a substantial farmer. In his religious belief he was a Friend. The children by his first wife were John and Sarah. The mother of these died on the farm in Ohio, and Mr. Silver married (second) Mar) Ferguson, by whom he had: Thomas, David, Martha and Mary 1 twins 1. James, Hannah, William and Samuel. Joseph Silver died on his farm at the age of about seventy years. William Silver, the father of James R., was born June 12. 1803, in Warren county, Ohio, received a common-school education, and was reared on the farm. When about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old he came to Indiana and engaged in a mercantile busi- 111 Newcastle, where he continued, also engaging in farming, until 1838. ( >n ist of that year he ren 1 Pendleton, where he located in mercantile business, con tinning in that line until 1S57, when he turned his business over to his sun James. He died in June. [889, when nearl) eighty-six years William Silver was an excellent business man, and a substantial citizen, respected by all who knew- him. He was the owner of a good farm of [90 acres, north of Pendleton, and some valuable town property. He was an old-line Whig in politics, and was one the early members of the Masonic fraternity in Pendleton. William Silver married in Warren county, ( Ihio, in 1820. Ann W. Robinson, who born in that count) in [806, daughter of John and Alary (Robinson) Robinson. They had children as follows: James R., Arminta \\ '., Louisa Ann, and three who died young. Alary J., John Q. and William, the last named dying in infancy. The Robinson family was originally of Scotch stock, but it cannot be determined with accuracy in what year the immediate ances- tors of the Robinsons came to this country. Few of the Scotch-Irish entered Pennsylvania earlier than 1714, in which year the tide of emigration had passed beyond the limits of Chester valley and had reached the region of the Susquehanna. The genealogy of the fam- ily, from the record by Thomas H. Robinson, is as follows: A branch of the family emi- grated from Scotland to the North of Ireland during the reign of James I. They were Pres- byterians, and were severely persecuted during the reign of Charles I, and among the earliest Scotch-Irish who settled in Pennsylvania — prior to 1730 — was Thomas Robinson, with his family. He was already an old man, and died about I740. (I) Thomas Iv-binson, whose wife's name is not known, had these children: Philip, born in 1698, who died in 1770; Andrew, horn in 1700. who married Agnes Boal, and died in 1797: William; Christiana, born in 1702. who married Thomas Muirhead, and died in 1765 ; Richard, who died in 1708; Samuel: and Thomas. The place of burial of Thomas Rob- inson is unknown. It is believed that he came from Derry, Ireland, and it is also thought. from the numerous Robinsons scattered over the country, that with Th ime brothers and other relatives. The traits of person and character, and the of family names, indicate nearness of origin. Thomas Robin- i88 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD son settled in Hanover, Dauphin Co., Pa. The regiuii in which he settled can hardly be sur- passed by any part of the country for its natural advantages and beauty of scenery. It possessed peculiar attractions for the hardy and adventurous settlers, and it was a favor- ite hunting ground of the Indians. Families generally united in forming settlements, plac- ing their residences sufficiently near each other to form social neighborhoods, to meet for pur- poses of religious worship, to give each other help in farming, and to protect each other should danger arise from the savage who lurked in the forests of the region. The homes of the settlers were distributed here and there, scattered over a wide space. They were an adventurous people, and risked many perils in fixing the location of their homes. (II) Philip Robinson, son of Thomas, married and had this family (his wife's name is unknown) : Samuel, born in 1720, married Jean Snoddy, and died Nov. 15, 1807; Thomas, who married Jean Hay, was born in 1725, and died in 1780 ; George, born in 1727, married (first) Ann Wiley and (second) Mary Martin, and died in 1814; Agnes, born in 1730, married Robert Robinson, and died Dec. 22, 1792; Sarah, born in 1732, married Robert Thompson; Mary, born in 1734, mar- ried Samuel Elder; Joseph was born in 1736; and John. Philip Robinson, son of Thomas, was born in 1698, in the North of Ireland, and came to the Province of Pennsylvania before 1730. His name appears on the first tax list of the township of Hanover, Lancaster (now Dauphin) county. His father had first settled near Conewago creek, farther east. Mr. Robin- son, with his family, and one or more of his brothers, settled on Manada creek, near the Gap of the same name in the Kittochtinny mountains. During the Indian wars. 1755- 1763, there was a fort on his farm for defense against the savage, and for the protection of the settlers of the section in times of invasion. Philip Robinson's sons were already grown men, for in 1755 Governor Morris addressed a letter to Samuel Robinson, and sent with it hundred pounds of powder, to be used by the inhabitants of Hanover "in defense of themselves and their country." Besides their farm the Robinsons had built a mill at the mouth of the Gap on the Manada, and fur- nished supplies to the Government during the Indian and Revolutionary wars. The Robin- sons of Hanover were members of the Pres- byterian congregation under the ministry of its first pastor, Rev. Richard Sankey. (III) Samuel Robinson, son of Philip, married Jean Snoddy Sept. 23, 17O1. She died in 1768, and he married (second), in 1769, Mrs. Letitia Montgomery, who died July 18, 1822. Samuel Robinson had children as follows: Polly, born Aug. 3, 1762, who married Alexander \\ oods, and died Aug. 15, 1828; Joseph, born May 6, 1764, who was drowned with his mother in 1768, while cross- ing the James river; John Snoddy, born Oct. 12, 17OO, who married Mary Robinson; Mat- thew ; Samuel, born in 1773 ; and Thomas. Samuel Robinson left a large number of descendants, who may be found chiefly in Ohio, Indiana and California. (IV) John Snoddy Robinson married Mary Robinson, who was born Sept. 19, 1774, and died June 11, 1843. Her line was Jona- than (4), George (3), Philip (2) and Thomas (i), she being of the same stock as her hus- band. John Snoddy Robinson was a pioneer of Springboro, Ohio, where he cleared up a farm of 340 acres from the woods, and there died March 23, 1843. Children as follows were born to him and his wife : Jonathan, born Dec. 25, 1797, was a merchant, and died Dec. 14, 1848, at . Pendleton, Ind. ; Jean Snoddy, born Nov. 9, 1799, married M. Ward, and died in 1890; Samuel, born in 1802, died in June, 1812; James, born in 1803, died Aug. 21, 1822; Ann Wiley, born Jan. 12, 1806, mar- ried William Silver, and died May 13, 1850; Harvey, born in 1808, died Aug. 13, 1822; Thomas Black, born March 28, 18 10, died March 29, 1852. married Sarah Hudson; Newton, born May 1, 1812, died March 15, 1876, married Hannah Silver; Maria Louisa, born in 1814, died the same year; and Maria Louisa (2), born July 12, 1816, married James V. Wayman, and died March 15, 1903. Jonathan Robinson, father of Mary Robin- son who married John Snoddy Robinson, was born in Hanover township, Dauphin Co., Pa., but in early life was taken to Perry county, where he grew to manhood. He married Jean Black, a sister of John Black, husband of Mr. Robinson's sister Mar), and the daughter of Hon. James Black, a farmer of Sherman Val- ley, Pa., who was for some years associate judge and a member of Congress. Removing to Kentucky in 1785 Mr. Robinson purchased land near Georgetown, and erected a' house which was still standing in 1891, a fine relic COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 189 of the olden times, with its massive chimneys, spacious lire-places and hearths, and there Air. Robinson resided until his death, in 1834. The home afterward became the residence of his son, James F. Robinson, governor of Ken- tucky. The family embraced twelve children, live of whom died unnamed. During the Revolutionary war Jonathan was captain of the 4th Batl of Cumberland county infantry, and was in service about six years, receiving his commis- sion from the executive council of Pennsyl- vania. He entered the service of the United States, during the war of the Revolution, first as a captain of volunteers, in November, 1776. He marched through Cumberland county. Pa., through Carlisle., Lancaster and Philadelphia, to Princeton, X. J., and was employed in scouting expeditions, and as a guard against the in f the British army, which then lay at New Brunswick. At one time-he was 1 expedition with 100 men, under the ,m.l of Colonel Bohanan, to int< the provisions of the British army, passii. the Raritan river to New Brunswick : accordingly made the attack, and fii five small vessels of the enemy without effect; and during the skirmish one of his men ded and others injured. He was in the battle of Brandywine, Del., and in the ensuing winter was ordered to the camp of General Lacy, at Chemung Bridge, over the Chemung creek, hi joining General Lacy's camp lap- tain Robinson passed the camp of General ington, which was then at Valley Forge. He was also in the battle of Paoli, at which -.ant. James Arbuckle, and his en- sign. Samuel Arbuckle, together with men. were killed. Captain Robinson was in this service from May, 1776, until June, 177/, at which time he was commissioned captain of a company of foot in the 4th Battalion of militia of Cumberland county, Pa. Under this commission he stive J five tours of duty, two iths and three of three months each, in the summer and fall ol [ 779- 1780, and 1782. In 1 ain Rol to Kentucky and purchased a farm of 600 acres in Scott county, upon whir erect< 786 he re- turne I nnsylvania and took his family back with him to Kentucky. There he con- tinued to r me of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of the State, passing away at the ripe old age of eighty-six years, greatly and beloved. He was a member of : lurch and a very religious man. In one of his letters, written in 1814, still preserved, he gi\ ry interesting 1 of the great religious movements of that day, extending in various forms from 1800 onward for fifteen or twenty years. Captain Jonathan Robinson was the son Robinson, whose birthplace is un- known. It was probably in the North of Ire- land. His early boyhood and youth were spent at the home farm in Hanover township, at Manada Gap, a few miles from Harrisburg. In about 1755. some years after his man to Ann Wiley, he settled in Cumberland (now Perry) county, west of the mountains and the Susquehanna river, at the head of Sherman creek. With other pioneers of that region he was soon called upon to bear the brunt of the Indian wars, and was driven from his home in hurried flight across the mountains. He was a farm his farm was built I for the proti the settlers of the ry as "Gover- ;on's Fort." The inhabitants of the frequently fled to it for safety. Air. ison was cor d a justice of the peace by the proprietary government 1 ge III, aiv. ■ served in the an the Revolution, although then a man advanced in years. The musket he carried has been pre- served, and is in the possession of his great- grandson, Rev. N. H. Robinson. In George Robinson removed to Kentucky, whither eight of his children had preceded him. He settled a few miles from Lexington, and remained there until his death, .March 6, 1814, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. In religion he was a Presbyterian, a ruling elder in the Centre Church in F . ania, and after removing to Kentucky was an eldei in the Bethel Presbyterian Church county. Judge Robinson was six feet in rfect in person, and remarkably ac- scholar, was very fond of reading, especially law, ethics and tl sophy of the his fa von taries," "Locki eminent." "Hume's History of Englai phy," and the Spectai At . date the Robinsons inter; ried in Lancaster county. Pa., with the Craw- gans, Ale Blacks, Alartin-. Muirheads and Blaines, and members of many well as the Robinsons served in the R nary war. Col. Ephraim 190 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Blaine, the grandfather of James G. Blaine, of Mamc, was a Revolutionary officer of dis- tinction. Many from these families were with Benedict Arnold on his march to Quebec, and the majority were captured there, while a large number of them died from hardships and wounds. Capt. Thomas Robinson com- manded a company under Colonel (after- ward General) Wayne at Ticonderoga in [776; he was wounded in the battle of Bran- dywine, while serving as a major. The hist regiment to reach Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill from the south of the Hudson was die 1st Riile Regiment from Pennsylva- nia, >joo strong; ten of these were from Lan- caster county, Pa., and ten from Cumberland county, the muster-roll showing that most of them were Scotch-Irish. They marched four hundred miles to the relief of Boston. The first regiment of the United Colonies, com- manded by Gen. George Washington, is de- scribed as composed of remarkably stout and hardy men, many of them exceeding six feet in height. James Robinson Silver, the subject of this sketch, was an infant of about one and one- half years when brought by his parents to Newcastle, 1ml.. and was about ten years old when his father removed to Pendleton. He attended the public schools of Newcastle and Pendleton, gaining a common education, and began to work when fifteen years old. He married, May 20, 1851, when aged twenty- four years, in Springboro, Ohio, Amanda E. 1 iregg, who was born in Warren county, ( >hio, on her father's farm, May 3, 1833, daughter of William and Susanna (Millard) Gregg, of Scotch-Irish stock. James R. Silver engaged in a mercantile business in Pendleton, his father, as before stated, having turned over the business to him in about 1851. Mr. Silver was a successful merchant for years, standing high in his com- munity. He is a property owner, having 240 1 d fine farm land, besides his pleasant residence, and other valuable property. Of the children born to Mr. and .Mrs. James R. Silver the following have lived to maturity: William Gregg, born Sept. 17. 1853; Harry Lee, born Dec. [5, 1863; Delia Alvora, born Jan. 7, 1866; and Arthur Millard, born Jan. t, 1871. There were two who died young: ML, bom Feb. 22. [857, who died Sept. 5, 1863; and Minnie B., born Jan. 2^. [863, who died Aug. 22, 1863. Of this family Wil- liam ( iregg married Elizabeth Clark, and they reside in Pendleton ; their children are as fol- lows : Donna Blanche, born June 17, 1877, and Alvora, born Aug. io„ 1879. Harry Lee married Lettie Taylor, and they reside in In- dianapolis ; their children are Herbert, born Nov. 7, 1891, and Ralph, born Jan. 1, 1895. Delia Alvora married Charles Cokefair, and they reside at Eaton, Ohio. Arthur Millard is a young man at home. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Silver celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on May 20, 190 1, and on May 20, 1906, cele- brated the fifty-fifth anniversary. They are ranked among the most worthy pioneers of Pendleton. Mrs. Silver has been a member of the Universalist Church for fifty years. Mr. Silver is very liberal on religious questions. They have been supporters of the Universal- ist Church at Pendleton, really the main sup- porters having assisted to build both the old and the new Universalist churches there. Mr. Silver joined the Masonic fraternity of Pen- dleton 111 1850-51 and has held nearly all the offices in the subordinate lodge. He is the oldest member of the blue lodge now living in Pendleton, having joined prior to 1855. He has served several times as master, and has been high priest and head of the council. He is a member of the Knights Templars at Knightstown, Ind., and was one of the char- ter members of the Anderson Commandery. In politics Mr. Silver is a Republican, and he voted for John C. Fremont, the first Repub- lican Presidential candidate, and also for Abraham Lincoln, and has supported every Republican candidate for the Presidency since. He was first an old-line Whig and voted for 1 mi. Winfield Scott. The Gregg family, of which Mrs. James R. Silver is a member, is of Scotch stock, and emigrated to Ireland and thence to America, where they were called Scotch-Irish. Wil- liam Gregg, the father of Mrs. Silver, always said that there were seven Greggs who came from Ireland and that they were the founders of all the old Gregg families in America that he ever heard of. They settled in different States and later spread over the entire United Stales. The first of the name of whom we have any record is Samuel Gregg, the grand- father of Mrs. Silver, who was horn in Lou- doun county, Va., May 4. 1773. He married Nancy ( I'Brien, who was born June 28. 1775. He died July 30, 1844. and she died Oct. 10, [844. Their children were: Rebecca, born Tune 15, 1797, who died Sept. 23. 1867 : Wil- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 191 Ham, born Oct. 28, 1798; Alpheus, born Jan. 2$, 1801 ; Aaron, born Jan. 23, [803; Samuel, Jr., born Nov. 15, 1804, who died ( let. 2, 1844; Nancy, born .Vug. 7. 1806; Robert, born April 4, 1808; Hiram, burn Dec. 24, 1810; Israel, born Nov. 19, 1812; Amanda, born Nov. 23, 1814; Elizabeth, born March 10, 1817; and Cynthia, born (Jet. 24, 1821. Of the forego- ing John and Amanda died unmarried and the rest became heads of families. All are now (1906) deceased. Samuel Gregg, the pioneer, was about twenty-three years old when he first came to Ohio, in 1796, at which time the State was almost an entire wilderness. When he brought his wife and two children, they slept in the wagon until he had cleared a place on which to build a log cabin. Cincinnati was forty miles away, and he took his corn there to mill, a sack at a time, on the back of a horse, dur- ing th( days of his first settlement; he was obliged to blaze a trail part of the way so he could find his way back. There were then in Cincinnati but very few people. At one time while Samuel ( iregg was on one of these trips 1 I incinnati Mrs. Gregg went to the camp, a short distance from the cabin. She heard a sound in the forest like the wailing of a child and hurried to the cabin with her children. She could hear some large animal following her and crying through the woods. and die >lept but little that night, alone with her children in the cabin. The next morning a neighbor who had heard the wailing shot and killed a very large panther from a tree overlooking the humble home. Samuel I was inured to hard labor and toil, and was thus able to cope successfully with the hard life which was the common lot of the frontier settlers. In his day game was very abundant and lie was a mighty hunter, killing, at differ- ent times, according to tradition, thin deer, lie tanned their skins for clothing, etc.. for at that early day the families of tin tier- made all their own clothing, having their own looms to weave their cloth. William Gregg, the father of .Mrs. Silver, was the second child and first son of Samuel Gregg, who emigrated from western Penn- sylvania to Columbia, above Cincinnati, near the mouth of the Little Miami river. They 1 in Deersfield. Warren county, where William I iregg was born Oct. 28. 17.18. Sam- uel entered a tract of land in (dear Creek township, where he built a log cabin into which he moved. The structure was without floor, window or chimney, or chink-. A door- way was made in one side by cutting out the logs. Here William was reared and in this vicinity passed his life. A dense forest cov- ered the country, and In.- father had to make tlie road from his cabin to the schoolhouse by blazing the trees in order that the children might not get lost in the woods. The school- house was also built of logs, with greased pa- per wdndows and puncheon floor, with seats of the same material. ( in Dec. 12, 1822, Wil- liam Gregg married Susanna Millard, daugh- ter of Mordecai and Catherine Millard, the latter born in Berks county, Pa., April 7, 1803. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg had a large family of children, most of them, however, dying in infancy, lie was reared and instructed in the doctrines and discipline of the Society of Friends, but about 1840 he became a Univer- salis!. He was one of the first to form a so- ciety in Springboro for the building of a LJni- versalist church. Children were born to Wil- liam and Susanna (Millard) Gregg as fol- lows: Rebecca, born Feb. 14. 1824, died Aug. 20, 1828; Ann J., born Aug. 8, 1831, died Feb. 20, 1836; Amanda E. was horn May 3, 1833; Jonah was born Sept. 6, 1830; Cather- ine, born Jan. 10, 1839, died unmarried in [860; William H., born Nov. 14. 1840, died Oct. 10. 1804; George W., born Dec. to, 1843, died July 10, 1864; James A. was born Feb. 25, 184(1; Emeline and Adaline, twins, were born March 9, 1848. and Emeline died Sept. 30, 1848. ( If these the son William H. Gregg served in the w-ar of the Rebellion, and was killed near Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10. 18O4, by the guerrillas, while carrying dispatches from Colonel Smith at Chattahoochie river railroad bridge to Colonel Dustin of Atlanta. Another son. George \\'., also served in the Civil war, and died in the service at Fayetteville, W. Va.. July 1 t, 1864. William Gregg served as justice of the peace six years with such judgment and abil- ity that but one case was appealed to the higher courts, and in that instance Gri decision was sustained. He died March 1, 187.). aged eighty years. He was a man of high character and much business ability, and by his frugality and thrift amassed a fortune of about $40,000. The Millard family from which Mrs. Sil- ver is descended on the maternal side i> traced back to Mordecai Millard, her great-grand- father, wdio was horn in Pennsylvania June 24. 1736. He married Frances Lincoln, who was born June 22, 1741. in the same State, and their children were: Samuel, horn May 7. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1700; Joseph, March 31, 1763; Hannah, July 1 3> 1 7^>S> J ane > J une °> J 7°&; Elizabeth, Feb. 6, 1770; Benjamin, Feb. 28, 1772; Mordecai, March 31, 1774; Thomas, March 25, 1776; James, April 11, 1778; Jonathan, Aug. 28, 1781 ; and Samuel, Feb. 17, 1784. Mordecai Millard, Jr., son of Mordecai, and the grandfather of Mrs. James R. Silver, was born in Pennsylvania March 31, 1774. and died March 9, 185 1, in Indiana. He mar- ried Catherine Evans, a native of Pennsylva- nia, and they came to Ohio in August, 1817, settling near Springboro, Warren county. Here Air. Millard built a saw and grist mill in about 1818, and conducted this business about thirty years. Mrs. Millard died in Feb- ruary, 1849, aged seventy-seven years. Their children were: Mary, born Aug. 23, 1796, married John Heirgood ; Thomas, born Sept. 2, I7y8, was married twice and lived in Iowa; Frances, born Oct. 18, 1800, married Elisha Cockefair ; Susanna, born April 7, 1803, mar- ried William Gregg; Elizabeth, born June 20, 1805. married Aaron Gregg; Catherine, born Oct. 2, 1807, died unmarried ; Rebecca, born Nov. 13, 1809, died unmarried; Hannah and Margaret (twins), born Feb. 23, 1812, both died young. JAC( )B A. EM RICH, who has long been favorably identified with the growth and de- velopment of Indianapolis, was born Feb. 12, 1838. in Bavaria, Germany, where he was reared and educated. His parents were Chris- tian and Angelina (Walg) Emrich. The father served six years in the Bavarian army. A uagonmaker by trade, his sons were bred to the same calling. In 1854 he came to the United States, joining a son and daughter who had crossed the ocean two years before. From New York he proceeded directly to Indianapolis, where he lived some six months, after which he bought land in Wayne town- ship, west of the White river, and engaged in farming, though lie lived mostly a retired life until his death, in 1800. He had taken an ac- tive interest in public affairs from the time of his arrival here in February, 1854. His widow passed to her rest in 1887. They were Prot- estants in religious faith. Their children were : Elizabeth, who is Mrs. Mauer ; Magdalena, Mrs. Shearer; Mary, Mrs. Kittenring; Chris- win > with Magdalena came in 1852; Frank; Jacob A; Nicholas; and Catherine, Mrs. Durfield. Jacob A. Emrich came to this country with his father and family in 1854. He was at that time sixteen years of age, and had already worked at the wagon-making trade with his father in the old country. When the father and sons set up in business in Indian- apolis it was necessary that one of them should be a blacksmith, and Jacob A. learned the trade, so that when his father bought land, on which he established shops, the brothers were able to do all the work required in wagon- making, repairing and blacksmithing. They made a permanent settlement, and became quite prosperous. In 1861, at the call of duty, Jacob A. Em- rich enlisted, but was rejected on examination, whereupon he resumed his trade until 1804, when he again enlisted, this time being ac- cepted as a member of the 148th Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry, in the capacity of a bugler, under Col. N. R. Ruckle. The regiment was attached to the 20th Army Corps, in the Army of the Tennessee, was detailed for guard duty, and became widely scattered, Mr. Emrich be- ing at Pulaski most of the time. He was mustered out and honorably discharged at Indianapolis in September, 1865. During his service at the front he was not so much as wounded, and had but little excitement. Un returning home Mr. Emrich resumed his trade, which he followed thirty-three years in all. In 1S61 he was married, after which he bought a five-acre tract of land, where he erected a fine home and carried on garden farming in connection with his trade. The city has swept across his place, taking in his property. Now they want to attach it to the city park, a measure that will meet with all the opposition Mr. Emrich can make. He desires his land to be kept together, as it makes lutiful home. Mr. Emrich is a strong Democrat and widely known as a hard and unremitting worker for his party's success. In 1880 he was elected justice of the peace and served until 1888, in which year he was elected county commissioner, an office he filled with dignity and honor, his service ending in 1891. In 189S he was again elected justice of the peace, in which capacity he served until 1906, having succeeded himself at each election. He has also filled some minor township positions. As a magistrate his record is very clear, and he has made a reputation as a justice who considers only the law and the evidence, with- out prejudice. In 1893 Mr. Emrich built a store, and he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL Rk< i 193 carries on a considerable grocery business at his home. The blacksmith business has pa to a son. Air. Emrich rests on the records of a long and useful business career. Today he is rated among the solid men of Marion county. Mr. Emrich married Phoebe J. Adams, who was born Oct. 18, 1S43, and is a woman of intelligence and many charms of charac- ter and disposition. She has proved a good wife and mother. Her parents, John and Almira M. (Mallaney) Adams, natives of Kentucky and Ohio, respectively, were early settlers of Marion county. In 1859 Mr. Adams was superintendent of the county infirmary, a position which he held three years, after which he bought a farm on which he settled and passed his remaining days, dying in 1871. His widow died in 1898. They were mem- bers of the Baptist Church. In early life Mr. Adams was a Democrat, but later became a Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Adams had the following family : Phoebe J., who became Mrs. Emrich ; Robert, an undertaker in Indianapo- lis ; and Frances, who became Mrs. Kunkle. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Emrich have had the following children : John, who is a black- smith ; Edward G., a farmer ; Laura, Mrs. Groff; Estella, Mrs. Turner; Clarence, who is assisting his father in the store; Ellsworth Emrich, residing in Seattle ; and Ida, who is Mrs. Cox. Mr. Emrich is connected with the I. O. O. F.. the K. P. and the G. A. R., and is one of the most active workers in that noble organi- zation. JAMES A. BOONE, a descendaat of the original old Boone family, was horn on a farm in Jefferson county. Ind., Jan. 30. 1832, son of Willis and Sarah (Alexander) Boone. Both of his parents were natives of Kentucky, but were married in Indiana. Willis Boone was a son of Isaiah Boone, and a grandson of Squire Boone, who was a brother of Daniel Boone, the noted frontiers- man and Indian fighter. George Boone, the father of Squire and Daniel Boone, was born in Exeter. England, and came to this country before the Revolution. He purchased a large tract of land in what is now- Berks county, Pa., to which he gave the name of Exeter, and which is now Exeter township. Mr. Boone also bought land in Maryland and Vir- ginia. Squire and Daniel Boone w : ere reared in Berks county, on what was then the fron- 13 tier, and was mured to danger and hardship. The few settlers lived a lonely life dwelling in log cabins, surrounded by heavy limber, which abounded in game and was also in with hostile Indian.-. Here the young B became familiar with every phase of wood- craft, Daniel especially delighting to roam the woods, and gradually becoming a hunter and Indian fighter of national reputation. Serving in all the border wars of the time, he was also a soldier and scout in the war of the Revo- lution. Early in life he penetrated the "dark and bloody hunting ground," as Kentucky had been called, and following the foremost wave of settlement presently found himself in .Mis- souri, where he died. Boone county in that State was named in honor of him. One of his grandsons, Capt. Samuel Boone, born in 1782, in Madison county, Ky., died in Calla- way count)". Mo., at the age of eighty-eight. George Boone was a member of the Episcopal Church in England, but became a Quaker after his settlement in America. He had a large family of children : James, Samuel, Jon- athan, Daniel, George, Squire, Isaiah, Edward,. Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, William (who was killed by the Indians in 1773), and Israel ( who was killed at the battle of Blue Licks, in 1782). Squire Boone, great-grandfather of James A., was a noted frontiersman, though not so famous as his brother. The family set out f< r the West from North Carolina in 1774. took with them cattle and hogs, as well as their hold goods — all that could be carried on pack horses. That same year they settled in Powell's Valley, then an unexplored wilder- ness, and there they had many bitter experi- ences with the Indians. Squire Bo to Kentucky a single man, but he was pres- ently married. iah Boone came into the Territory of Indiana at a very early day, and locating on the Ohio river engaged in business at New Albany as a general tradesman and ge country merchant. There he reared his family and there he died. Willis Boone, the father of James A. . was horn in Kentucky. When a boy he came with his step-father. Joseph Hensley, to Clefty Fall-, al Edwards Blockhouse, four mile', from Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind. There he married Sarah Alexander, wdiose father, Tames Alexander, was born in Scotland, and "followed the calling of a Baptist minister. He came from his native country as an Eng- 194 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lish soldier in the war of the Revolution, but on his arrival in this country joined the Conti- nental forces and fought throughout the war oi Independence for the Colonies. When peace returned, he located in Cumberland county, Ky., but presently settled in Indiana, where he entered land in Jefferson county, and became prominent in church work. Un his land he built a stone church, which is still standing and is called "Stony Lonesome," and, donating it to the Baptists, was made its pas- tor. Throughout life lie conducted services and ministered to the poor and needy in that section with a warm heart and generous hand. \\ hen he died he was over eighty-five, and he is remembered as a devout Christian and a genial gentleman. His children were: James, Landafaro, Nancy, Sarah (Mrs. Boone), Ag- nes and Polly. Willis Boone, like others of his family, had pronounced mechanical ability; he could make or mend anything in wood and iron ; he could build stone, brick and frame houses ; he was an accomplished musician and is remem- bered as a man of far more than average abil- ity. After his marriage he settled on a farm in Jefferson county, where he reared his family. During the war of 1812 he enlisted, and was on his way to join the forces of Gen. Jack- son at New Orleans, where the great battle was fought before his arrival. Returning h^nie, the rest of his life was spent in peace- ful pursuits, and he died at the homestead in 1844. Through all these years his was a use- ful career in a new country. He was always ready to help his neighbors, ready to put mills and machinery in order, and to keep the wheel mi' industry revolving. A man of perhaps medium size, he was strong and resolute in both mind and body, and for many years was exceedingly active, but he never sought offi- cial station. In politics he was a Democrat. 1 1 the last he retained the hearty and un- stinted respect of all who knew him, as his in- tegrity, industry and honor were in every way beyond question. His children wen follows: (1) Mary, born Dec. 15. 1815, mar- ried -March 15, 1836, T. B. Orrill, and died |une iS, 1005, at Madison, Ind. (2) Isaiah. born fan. 28, 1818, was married May 17, 1840, and died in February, 1905, at Shelby ville, Ind. (3) Martha, born June 17. 1820, mar- ried E. T. Blankinship, and died July 27, 1 Son. (4) Joseph, born Sept. 14. 1822, died Sept. 23, 182-'. (5) Levin C. bom < >ct. 5, 8 '4 died in January, 1854- (6) Nancy, born April 2^> 1826, was married .May 12, 1842, to John Ross, and died May 12, 1872. (7) Per- lina, born March 31, 1828, was married in September, 1849, tu George L. Jones, of Ken- tucky, and died Feb. 15, iyo6, at Indianapolis. (8) William, born Aug. 4, 1830, died April 30, 1831. (9) James A., born Jan. 30, 1832, is mentioned below. (10) Willis, born April 7, 1834, was married Jan. 28, 1857, and died Dec. 4, 1 901. During the Civil war he served as a private in the 22d Ind. V. I. (11) Eliza- beth, born Oct. 25, 1836, was twice married,' in 1863 to Joseph Calaway ( who died in 1870, at North Madison, Ind.), and in 1875 to F. B. Johnson (who died Aug. 30, 1894, at Spen- cer, Ind.). Airs. Johnson died Nov. 4, 1906, at Spencer. (12) Thomas, born April 5, 1840, also served during the Civil war in the 22d Ind. V. I. He died Feb. 8, 1883. James A. Boone, better known as "Doc" Boone, left home when he was only twelve years of age to take care of himself, and for the ensuing four years was employed at a country tavern. The next year he worked on the farm and in a sawmill, after which he spent two years, as a brakeman on the railroad between Madison and Indianapolis. Mr. Boone was then employed as a member of a surveying party between Cambridge City and Columbus, engaged in laying out a railroad between these two points. After the comple- tion of this enterprise, he entered the car shops at Madison, Ind., wdrere he was em- ployed as a car repairer and inspector until 1882, in which year he was transferred to In- dianapolis. Presently he was attached to the coach department of the Pan Handle shops, until he was retired on a pension. The first work of Mr. Boone was done under John Brough, the president of the road, who also held the position of master mechanic. F. H. Smith was the second master mechanic ; I'm hi W. Smith, the third ; D. O. Shaver, the fourth ; William Swanson, the fifth ; the present mas- ter mechanic is S. M. Miller. J. O. D. Lilly was the second president of the road. On his retirement from active service Mr. Boone was presented a fine chair by the men of the shop as a mark of the esteem 5nd confidence in which he was held by his associates. For fifty-three years he was in active service with the Pennsylvania Company, and well remem- bers the circumstances attending the arrival of the first engine for the road from Phila- delphia. It came by steamer and canal to Madison, where it arrived on a flat boat and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 195 was pulled up the hill from the river and to the track by oxen and horses. In 1847 there came the "Marion," the "Muscattac" and the "Sugar Creek" and when they were being hauled to the temporary tracks the rope broke, and Mr. Boone who was standing on the flat boat at the rear end holding the boat straight, to save himself, was obliged to jump into the icy water of the river, and swim ashore. Pres- ident Brough was there, and to solicit help in getting the engine ashore bought four gal- lons of cherry bounce and made the occasion a frolic, and presently the engine was on its own tracks. Mr. Boone remembers that the first engine running on the old Madison road was a rented engine, called the "Elk- horn." The second engine which the com- pany built at North Madison, Ind., was called "Indianapolis No. 1 :" then followed the "Madison No. 2," and the "Gen. Tom Mor- ris," which had one pair of drive wheels. .Mr. Boone was married Oct. 6, 1853, at Madison, to Miss Emily A. Roberts, daughter of Joseph and America (Moore) Roberts, of Kentucky, where she was born and reared, near Frankfort. Franklin county. The Rob- erts family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Mrs. Boone's father, who was a mechanical genius, was born in Franklin county, Ky., and after- ward came to Jefferson county, Ind., settling near Madison. A strong Democrat, he served as justice of the peace many years, and was a devoted member of the Baptist Church. In his active days he was a prominent and useful citizen. His children were as follows: Emily A., who became Mrs. Boone ; Fanny, who be- came Mrs. Moss, of Madison; Fielding, who died young; and John, who died when a young man. Mr. and Mrs. Boone had one child, Adella, who is unmarried and at home. Mrs. Boone is a Baptist. Mr. Boone is united with the I. O. O. F., of which fraternity he has been for some years a past officer, in both the Lodge and the Encampment. During the war of the Rebellion he was a member of the 9th Legion Home Guards, and during the Mor- gan raid in Indiana and Ohio, served as bridge inspector, running in front of trains bearing soldiers, and having many exciting adven- tures. J. K. ENGLISH, senior member of the reliable anil first-class firm of painters in In- dianapolis known as J. K. & H. K. English, has grown up with the city, and having served at different times in the early days as council- man, city treasurer and county commissioner he has assisted materially in building up its public institutions and in the foundation of the excellent system of city government which is still in existence there. Born on a farm near Middletown, in Frederick county, Aid., Dec. 28, 1824, he is a son of King (Jr.) and Alary (Brown) English. King English, Sr., grandfather .if J. K., was born in Ireland and there received a lib- eral education, after which he embarked upon life as a schoolmaster. During his early man- hood he ^ame to Virginia, and there married a Miss Eads. Of this union there were five children: Joseph, who settled at Wheeling, W. \"a. ; King, jr.; James (deceased) and Thomas, who settled and died in Montgomery county. Aid.; and Rebecca, Mrs. Day. After marriage Air. English settled in Georgetown, D. C., and there followed his profession with much success, giving his family a cultivated and refined home. He passed his last days in Georgetown and died there. A man of many accomplishments, of rare intellectual power, he always found a welcome in the best homes. Reared as a strict Presbyterian, he adhered firmly to the teachings of that church. King English, Jr., father of J. K.. found his life work in opening up Alarion county, Ind., to settlers. Born in Georgetown, D. C, he there passed his early life. The death of his father when he was but twelve years old made it necessary for him to shoulder life's responsibilities early, and for some time he worked at anything life offered him. Later he went to Maryland and there engaged as a farm hand, acquiring a practical knowdedge of agriculture of much value to him later. While in that State he married, in Frederick county, .Mary Brown, who was born in that counts-, daughter of George P. Brown, a Ger- man by descent, a mechanic by trade, and a Lutheran in religion, who with his wife passed his last days in Indiana and died there. Their children were : John ; George ; Peter ; and Elizabeth, who was married to a Mr. Surley; Susan, to a Mr. Ringer; Alary, to Mr. Eng- lish (as has been said) ; and Sophia, to a Mr. Grossmickle. Airs. English died in 1861. Of the children born to Mr. and Airs. English, all in Maryland, two died in early life; Mary A. married a Mr. Ringer, and died in Indian- apolis; William died at the age of four years: and J. K. is mentioned below. A short time after marriage Mr. English iy6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD purchased a small tract of land in Frederick county, Md., and there engaged in agricul- ture for himself. By dint of hard work and prudent management, he realized a moderate income from his place, and made a good start in life. Convinced, however, of the superior agricultural resources of the West, in 1830 he disposed of his place, and moved to Marina county, Ind., settling first upon a rented place, while looking about for a permanent loca- tion. Shortly afterward, however, he pur- d for $400 an 80-acre tract, within a mile and a half of the little log-cabined village of Indianapolis, with its three general stores and two churches — Methodist and Presbyterian. His farm was heavily timbered, and all un- cleared, except ten poorly improved acres, upon which stood a rude log hut. Today it is crossed by beautiful avenues, lined with elegant buildings, and is worth over a million dollars. Mr. English at once entered upon the vast undertaking of opening the land to cultivation. Exchanging work with neighbors — assisting in raising cabins and rolling logs in return for help in felling trees and grub- bing — he gradually cleared up large tracts, upon which he raised abundant crops, includ- ing wheat and other grain, which he yearly marketed in Cincinnati, bringing home salt, and other supplies in exchange. With other settlers he each year sent his surplus hogs to Cincinnati, the nearest market, to be slaugh- tered. Among other improvements on the farm he erected a substantial house in place of the original log cabin, and this building is now in the city. After many years Mr. Eng- lish in 1850 sold his farm for four thousand dollars and moved into the city, wdiere he passed his last days in the enjoyment of the fruits of his well-directed efforts. He died in this place in 1864. Mr. English was a typical pioneer, energetic, practical, and pos- ed a large hearted fellowship for all. Im- bued with great courage, he met life's obsta- cles fearlessly, and always came out victor. His home was one of the social meeting places early pioneers, and traveling preachers 1 specially made their abode at his house. He was a man of marked integrity of character ; with the keenest sense of honor, and both he and his wife were consistent members of the Lutheran Church. Politically he at first afhli- ated with the Whigs, and later with the Re- publicans. J. K. English, being only about six years < lil when his parents came to Marion county, has been an eye witness of the transformation of that section from wilderness to a beauti- fully cultivated agricultural center, with mag- nificent farms and a city of taste and wealth. Reared on the farm, he procured his education in his neighborhood and in the old university, and passed his spare moments in the work of clearing land, killing off deer and wild tur- keys, and in doing the various tasks that fall to the lot of farmer boys. Gradually he assumed the heavier work of the farm, and remaining there until he was twenty-four years old, he gave much of his attention to the general man- agement of the place. At the end of this period he settled in Indianapolis, and there, with G. D. Statts, learned the painter's trade, after which, in company with that gentleman, he followed the business steadily until i860, discontinuing the work then in order to give his attention to public affairs. Some time after this he purchased a pleasant farm in Marion county, where he settled and engaged in agri- culture very successfully for some time. After six years, in 1871, he sold his farm, and, re- turning to Indianapolis, purchased an inter- est in what is now the Over Foundry, and, under the firm name of Burner, English & Over, conducted a prosperous business for some time. After a while Mr. Burner retired, and in 1876 Mr. English also withdrew from the business selling his share to Mr. ( >ver, who has since conducted the establishment. The building up of Indianapolis now afforded an excellent opening in the painter's business, and in 1878 Mr. English resumed this work. Artistic workmanship, and promptness in till- ing orders have won him a good patronage, and after some time he tcok in his son as part- ner, conducting his business under the firm name of J. K. & II. K. English. Large con- tracts came in and the firm has steadily pros- pered, and is now carrying on one of the largest enterprises in its line in the city. In the early days Mr. English purchased land near Fall Creek, on College avenue, where he erected a handsome two-story resi- dence, and here he now resides. With the building up of the city a large procession of houses have passed him on the avenue, so he is now in one of the beautiful residence sec- tions. He own^ ,1 mat little cottage at Max- inkuckec. where he and his family spend the summers. The weight of more than eig.itv vears does not prevent him from giving intelli- gent attention to his business. In 1852 .Mr. English married Alvira Cole- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 197 stock, who was born near Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 1831. She and Mr. English have celebrated their golden wedding. Of this union there have been rive children: 11. K., who is in partnership with his lather; Frank ( ., also engaged in the same line of work; Mary R., who married F. Reegeu, a druggist; and Misses Julia T. and Josephine, at home. Mr. English was for years exceedingly active in public affairs ; and as a member of ity council in the early days assisted in dissolving the old volunteer fire department, and establishing it along the lines upon which it is now conducted; and in this matter his word especially carried weight, as he had previously served both as a member and presi- dent of the fire department, and had also officiated as president of the fire board. In 1 81 ',5 he was elected city treasurer, a posi- tion which he filled for four years, evincing marked business sagacity, and devising the system, now in existence, for indexing taxable property, and instigating tax sales. Later he served for four years on the board of county commissioners, which attended to the erection of the city's fine courthouse — in the corner- stone of which his name with others is in- scribed — to the building up of comfortable quarters at the poor farm and to the construc- tion of bridges, and in paving the way for many other improvements in the city and county. He filled each public office with dig- nity and ability, and has ever been faithful to the Republican party, with which he affiliates. Socially he is well-known and much respected, and fraternally he belongs to the R. A. and the I. O. O. F., he and Gen. McGinnis now- being the only two surviving charter mem- bers of the last-named lodge, which has been in existence fifty years. Reared as Luther- ans, both he and his wife are worthy members of that church. Henry Colestock. father of Mrs. English, was burn in Pennsylvania, of good German stock. In early life he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed with much success throughout his active career. . He married Re- becca Gill, of Baltimore, Maryland, who had two brothers, Charles and Edward. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cole- : Louisa, who married Mr. Ridpath in Indianapolis and settled in Wisconsin: Ben- jamin, who died in Hancock county, leaving a large family ; James, who died young : Julia, who married M. Pandre ; John, who died in Indianapolis; and Mrs. English, mentioned above. After marriage Mr. Colestock settled in Pennsylvania, where he continued for the most part throughout his active life. An ex- cellent mechanic, he prospered in the steady pursuit of his trade, lie was a man of marked integrity of character and much ability, com- manding the respect of all who knew him. O. H. JACKSON. Few master mechan- ics have had a wider or more varied experi- ence in their line than this one, now in charge of the works at the Indianapolis Union rail- road shops. During his forty or more years' service he has at different times been con- nected with many of the greatest lines in the country, including the Buffalo & Lake Erie, now the Lake Shore ; the Atlantic & Great Western; the Big Four; the Santa Fe, Pres- cott and Phoenix; and many others, his ter- ritory extending from the East to the far West. Mr. Jackson was born in Shelby, Rich- land Co., Ohio, Sept. i'>. 1S45, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. His grandfather Jackson was born in the northern part of Ireland, and there received good rearing. At an early date he came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania, where he made a good home for himself and family, and where he died. By his marriage there were seven children, all of whom he reared in Pennsylvania: George, captain of a large schooner on Lake Erie, died of consumption at Sandusky, Ohio, leaving a wife and two sons; James M. ; Sallv, married a Mr. Pen- nington; Hannah married a Mr. Hitchcock; one" daughter lived near Philadelphia; and Tane and Amanda settled in Ohio. James M. Jackson, father of O. H., for many years a prominent railroad conductor, was in the service of the Mad River & Erie Railroad Company for nearly thirty years. He was reared to manhood in the Pennsvlvania home, and upon reaching man- hood married Amelia B. Hughes, who was born in Pennsylvania, daughter of Owen Hughes. Owen "Hughes, when a young man. came from Wales, and settled in Pennsylva- nia, and there became a prominent and enter- prising farmer: he died in Sandusky, Ohio, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jackson. By his marriage there were seven children: Abram, Isaac/ Sophia. Rachel. Ann. Amelia P.. and Mary, all of whom except Amelia B. and Mary remained in Pennsylvania. Mary came West with her sister, Mrs. Jackson, and married a Mr. Reese, and is now living at 198 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ( olumbus, Ohio. Mr. Hughes belonged to the Methodist Church, and in that faith reared his children. Mrs. Jackson died in 1866. Eight children were born to her and Mr. Jackson : Frances, who married Dr. H. Grothe; O. H., mentioned below; Mary, who married E. Taylor; McDowell, who served in the Civil war, and is now living at the Sol- diers' Home, at Bath, N. Y. ; Sally, who mar- ried 11. Montgomery; Harry, who is now a machinist at Swayzee, Ind.-; George, a ma- chinist for the Garr, Scott & Co., at Rich- mond, Ind., having been in their employ for nearly forty years; and Millie, who married James Taylor, of Chicago. Mr. Jackson owned and cultivated land, underlaid with anthracite coal, in Pennsylva- nia. The reports of excellent openings in the Middle West, however, decided him to change his location, and, selling his coal land for ten dollars an acre — now worth many times that sum — he drove across the country with his family and household effects, to Richland county, Ohio, where he purchased a tract of new land, and began making improvements. He erected a cabin home, and cleared up a good farm. He had learned the carpenter's trade, and had worked at it in Pennsylvania, and after his removal to Ohio, he again fol- lowed it to some extent while on hi# farm. In 1852 he sold the farm and moved to San- dusky. ( )hio, where he was employed in the bridge building department of a railroad for a year, at the end of that time securing a posi- tion as conductor for the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, the first railroad in Ohio. Prov- ing a highly competent man, he retained his place for twenty-nine years. He died in San- dusky, in 1886. Mr. Jackson was a man of irreproachable character, dignified, decisive. ami energetic, eminently qualified for the po- sition he so long and ably filled. He made firm friends and was widely known in his State. Personally he was a large framed, vigorous man and possessed of a great ca- pacity for work. His wile was a leading mem- ber of the .Methodist Church, and in that faith reared her children. < ). H. Jackson passed the earliest years of his life upon the Ohio farm, and was about seven years old when they moved to San- dusky. In the public schools of that city he received a liberal education, and in 1859, when about fourteen years old, he was apprenticed to learn the machinist's trade in the shops of the Mad River Railroad. After two vears he was thoroughly competent to fill the position of machinist in almost any place. During the year 1861 he worked as such in the Wabash shops at Fort Wayne, and in February, 1862, he took a similar position in the Buffalo & Erie shops, now the Lake Shore, at Buffalo. A year later he entered the Erie shops at that place, and from 1863 to 1865 he acted as agent for Casson & Co., contractors of specialties in railroad boilers and locomotives, who fur- nished goods to the government to fit the dif- ferent gauges of roads, etc. While in this company's employ he was stationed at In- dianapolis, taking his place there in [864, where he had charge of two hundred and fifty-three government locomotives, and about four thousand freight cars, in addition to at- tending to messengers and receiving goods at Jeffersonville, Ind. The position was a most responsible one, but possessed of a large ca- pacity for directing affairs he filled it to the entire satisfaction of his employers, and re- mained in their service until the close of the war, in 1865, when he returned to his former position as machinist at the Erie shops at Buffalo, N. Y. After three years he was rec- ommended by his master mechanic to the presi- dent of the Farmers' Railroad, who sent him to Oil City, where he had charge of that road for two years until it became a part of the Pennsylvania system. For the next few years he passed a varied career, acting as engineer on the Louisville & Nashville line for one year ; as foreman of two divisions on the J. M. & I. — one from Columbus, Ind., to Cambridge City, and the other from Columbus to Madi- son — for the next year; then as a participant in the strike of 1873 ; and finally as an em- ploye of the St. L. & S. E. R. R. Co., until 1875, when, finding it impossible to procure his pay, he resigned. Going to Maadville, Pa., he secured a place as engineer on the Atlantic & Great Western R. R., making his run from Salamanca, N. Y., to Kendallville, Ind.. re- maining nine years, and was then, in 1.883, made foreman of the Gallion railroad shops owned by the same company. After one year's service the road changed hands, and in 1884 he again began working as engineer, fill- ing a position on the Ohio & Mississippi line. After eleven months he took a position with the same company, as master mechanic, and as such he continued for about five years. Then, in 1890, he secured a similar position with the I. B. & W. R. R., being stationed at Urbana. 111., and when a vear later the road COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 199 became part of ihe Big Four system, he was made division master at Brightvvood, where he remained until 1895. Hoping to better His prospects in the West, he then resigned, and. going to Prescott, Ariz., he took a position as master mechanic of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix shops, at that place, and there re- mained for about four years. In 1899 he resigned to accept a similar position at In- dianapolis, for the Indianapolis Union Rail- road, which position he has since filled with his usual ability and fidelity. As an engineer he has met with but few accidents, the sever- est one having been in the wreck on the J. M. & I. line, when the engine was over- turned, not, however, through his unwariness. He has always kept himself well posted upon engineering and everything pertaining to his line of work, and as a machinist is both pro- gressive and practical. He has devoted his life almost exclusively to his special line of work, giving but little attention to other .af- fairs. Some years ago he purchased a pleas- ant resilience in Indianapolis, where he now lives in the enjoyment of his family. At Indianapolis, in 1864, .Mr. Jackson mar- ried Alaphine Hoagland, who was born in Paris, 111., in 1848. and of this union there have been four children : James \Y., who is now engaged in the insurance business; Jes- sie, who married George 1'ettinger, a locomo- tive engineer, who died at his post, leaving two children — Charles and George ; Reuben ( ).. who is clerking for Arthur Jordan & Co. ; and George, a stenographer and typewriter for the Car Association of Indianapolis. Mr. Jackson is a man of many attainments and broad culture, and commands the respect of all who know him. Fraternally he stands high, being a Royal Arch Mason, and a prom- inent member of the R. A. His wife and children are highly respected members of the Presbyterian Church. Jacob Hoagland, father of Mrs. Jack a successful agriculturist and business man, passed many years of his life in Ohio, resid- ing upon a farm in Hamilton county, near Cincinnati. Later he moved to Illinois, and after some years closed out his business there and in [862 leased a farm in Marion county, Ind., where he engaged in farming for some years. During this period he also speculated profitably in real estate. His wife, Alaphine, whom he married in ( )hio, died in Indiana. Of this unii n there were three children: Mary L... who married S. Lilly; Alaphine. who is mentioned above; and Herman, who died in 1900, leaving a wife, but no children. LEWIS B. NELSON, buyer for 1 departments of the New York Store in Indian- apolis, was born in New Lisbon, which is now Lisbon, Ohio, Feb. 14, [846, son of George W. and Mary Ann (Davis 1 Nelson. Both the parents were natives of Virginia. The pa ternal grandfather was also born in that State. where he died. He reared a large family. His business was that of a tanner. Nathan Davis, the maternal grandfather, was also a native of Virginia, of Welsh origin. He died when an old man, in his native State. George W. .Nelson and. his wife were the parents of three sons and three daughters, and three of their children are now living: Lewis B., Eva W. and Albion Clarence: the latter served as a soldier in the Philippine Islands. The father was a shoemaker by trade, and in his later manhood established himself as a merchant in New Lisbon, a town which largely owed its existence to his foresight and push. He died at that place in 1896, when eighty- seven years of age. His widow continued to make her home in Lisbon, Ohio. With her husband she belonged to the Methodist Church. Lewis B. Nelson, whose name appears at the opening of this article, was reared in New Lisbon, where he attended the common schools. He also went to the Iron City Col- lege at Pittsburg. In 1863 he enlisted in Com- pany K, 143d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which command he served four months ; he was then mustered in as a member of I panv H, 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he continued until the closing of the war. He received his discharge at Alexan- dria, Ya. He bore a gallant part at City i '1 >im and Weldon Railroad, and was under tire at Appomattox river and at the shelling of the pontoon bridge, which he helped to build. There were many skirmishes along the James river in which he had a hand. 1 lis last service was on detached duty to the quartermaster's department at brigade headquarters, from Charleston. Ya.. and Stevens Point, in the Shenandoah valley. When discharged from the army -Mr. Nel- son returned to clerk for his father at New Lisbon, Ohio. In 1875 he left his father's store and came to Indianapolis, to take a place with the Buffalo Scale Works on East Wash- ington street. Mr. Nelson entered the employ wiOO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the New York Store April i, 1876, as clerk and buyer, a position he has held to die pres- ent time. Mr. Nelson was married May 20, 1868, to Miss Saidie F., daughter of Benjamin and Frances Davidson. They have an adopted child, Verle Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are members of the Methodist Church, of which he is a trustee. He belongs to Major Robert Anderson Post, No. 369, G. A. R., and for several years was adjutant of his post. In pi litical matters he is a Republican. His home is at No. 2022 East Tenth street. JOHN F. WALLICK, the capable super- intendent of the .Western Union Telegraph Company in Indianapolis, was born in Tus- carora Valley, Juniata Co., Pa., March 2, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Glenn) Wallick. He is of German descent, his grandfather, John W. Wallick, having been a native of Germany, whence he came to this country in early life, making his home in Juniata county, Pa., where he died when between seventy and eighty years of age. By occupation he was a farmer, and he had a fam- ily of five children. Samuel Wallick, the father of John F., was a native of Pennsylvania, and a farmer and merchant of Tuscarora Valley, where he died in 1841, at the age of fifty years. In the community of which lie- was a valued member he held the office of justice of the peace and filled from time to time various minor offices. He married Mary Glenn, who was also born in Pennsylvania, and she survived until 189 1, passing away at the age of eighty-four years. Both were Presbyterians. Of their family of seven children, six are now living: Margaret, the widow of Stewart McCulloch, of Harris- burg, Pa. ; John F. ; Mary, the widow of James Stokes, of Seville, Ohio; Samuel, of McKa- vitt, Texas ; Amanda, unmarried, who lives at Seville, Ohio; and Alfred R., of McKavitt, Texas. William Glenn, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Wallick, was born in Pennsylvania, was a farmer and lived to an advanced age. In his family were twelve children. John F. Wallick was reared in Pennsyl- vania, where he lived until he was nineteen years of age. He received a common school education and was a teacher for one winter. In 1849 he came to Ohio, where he was a clerk in a dry goods store for one year, and for a time he was employed in the post office at Wooster. In 1851 he entered the employ of the Wade Telegraph Company, at Wooster, Ohio, under General Eckert,Avho is now chair- man of the board of the Western Union Tele- graph Company, and a year later came to In- dianapolis, where he began with the Wade Telegraph Company, which was afterward consolidated with the Ohio, Indiana & Illinois Telegraph Company, which in turn was merged into the Western Union in 1856. His first engagement was as manager, and in 1864 he became superintendent, in which position he has served to the present time. Mr. Wallick was married June 10, 1862, at Rahway, N. J., to Miss Mary A. Martin, daughter of Dr. John and Mary (Brockfield) Martin, and to this union were born nine chil- dren : Martin Henry, Edward, Mary A., Adele, Katherine P., John G., Edith, Fred- erick W. and Edwin E. Martin Henry is em- ployed in a stove manufactory in Indianapolis ; Edward died in infancy ; Mary A. married John A. Butler, of Indianapolis, and is the mother of two children, Noble C. and Mary ; Katherine P. married Louis Lathrope, in Oc- tober, 1906, and resides in Indianapolis ; John G. is assistant superintendent of the American District Telegraph Company of Indiana. Frederick W. and Edwin E. are in business in New York. The other members of the family are at home. They have a neat and tasteful residence at No. 2-] West St. Joe street, where they have lived for die past five years. .Mr. and Mrs. Wallick are members of the Second Presbyterian Church, of which he is an elder. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and also belongs to Capitol Lodge, No. 124, I. O. O. F. ; in the Grand Lodge of Indiana and in the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows he is an active and efficient member. In pol- itics he is a Republican. REM DANIEL R. LUCAS, D. D., whose home is at No. 521 North New Jersey street, Indianapolis, has achieved an enviable reputa- tion as one of the foremost clergymen of the Christian* Church. Dr. Lucas was born at Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., Jan. 14, 1840, son of Albert and Catherine (Robertson) Lucas, the father a native of New York, and the mother of Indiana. Albert Lucas was a merchant during the greater part of his active career. In 1820 he came with his parents to Shelby county, wdiere he errew to manhood, and where he learned ^-P^ hi 1 River Canal was con- structed by him, as was the old State House and Masonic Hall. As a soldier under Gen. Harrison he did service in the Indian wars. and he fought at the battle of Tippecanoe. In the early days he served as Land Commis- sioner for Indiana, and was Appellate Judge for about fifteen years. As a pronounced Abolitionist he was a constant worker on the "Cnderground" railway, and personally as- sisted many escaping skives on their way to freedom. Col. William Henry Harrison Sheets was reared on a farm in Morgan county, and there his education was begun in the old log cabin school house. When not quite seventeen years of age he enlisted in Company K, 21st Ind. V. I., as a corporal, and after serving with that regiment a year and a half, transferred to the artillery of the regular service at New Orleans, under Gen. Order No. 154, from the War Department. For five years he was in that branch of the service, and rose to the rank of colonel, receiving that rank for con- spicuous and distinguished gallantry on the battlefield of Indian Bend, La., being on the staff of Gen. Canby. In 1867 he was mus- tered out after six and a half years of gallant and able service in the field. At Baton Rouge, Aug. 5, 1862, he was slightly wounded in the right shoulder, but was not incapacitated for service. Altogether he fought in fifty-two battles, among them being the capture of Forts Jackson and St. Phillips, while he w y as on ! the flagship of (.'mnmodore Farragut, at Baton Rouge, Aug. 5, 1862; for thirty days in the first siege of Vicksburg; and was again 1 n board the flagship "The Hartford," of Commodore Farragut, when he went into the harbor of Mobile. From Mobile he was trans- ferred to the Army of the Potomac. When his distinguished military career had ended, Col. Sheets came back to Indiana, sta\ - ing for a short time at Monroeville, and then coming to Indianapolis, to take a place with the Eagan Machine Works, and was with that company twenty-two years. For ten years he was manager with Garr, Scott & Co. From that time up to 1900 he was with Reeves & Company, and in that year became manager for Frick & Company, of Waynesboro, Pa., manufacturers of threshers, engines, etc. He now has a drug store at No. 5550 Washington 1. Trvington. Col. Sheets was married April 20, 1868, to Miss Priscilla B.. daughter of Akin Dakin and Mary (Harvey) Dakin. the latter a sis- ter of the father of Judge Harvey. To this union were born four children: Cora, who married Edgar Lambert, of Indianapolis, and is the mother of one son, Harry : Harvey, who married Daisy Brooks (now deceased) and has one son, Edgar: Mary, who married 206 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Harry M. Schubert, a druggist of Indianapo- lis ; and Miss Jessie, at home. Col. Sheets and Ins wife belong to the Society of Friends. He is a Mason, a Sir Knight, and has received the Scottish Rite 32d degree. He is a mem- ber of Morgan Lodge, No. 211, I. O. U. F., of Monroeville, and has passed all the chairs both in the subordinate lodge and in the Grand Encampment ; is a member of Olive Branch Castle, Xo. _\ K. of 1'., holding a place in the Grand Lodge of that order, where he is on the Uniform Rank Standing Committee, and where he is colonel, commanding the First regiment, Uniform Rank, of Indiana ; a member of the Red Cloud Tribe, No. 18, Red Men, of Indianapolis; and also a member of the ladies' auxiliaries of these orders. Col. Sheets is an honored member of Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R., and has served in the office of commander. He is also a member of the Veteran League, Camp No. So. In poli- tics he is a Republican, but he has never held a political office, although often solicited by his friends to become a candidate. He was at one time chairman of the Marion County Canvassing Board. Col. Sheets has an elegant and tasteful residence at No. 814 Northwest street, that was erected by him in 1895. Several other very desirable residences belong to him on the same street. He is a man with an admirable history. He rose with opportunities which pre- sented themselves while he was in the army, and is on record as a gallant soldier, taking to military life as one born to follow it. His grandfather, Harrison, was a man of prominence, and his father was also very prominent. This is a clear case of good stock, and Col. Sheets has lived up to the best ambi- tions and traditions of his family. While he is positive and earnest, of a resolute will, he is at the same time gentle and kind-hearted, and has a host of friends, among whom may li, counted the best people of Indianapolis. REV. HARRY CHAMBERLAIN ME- SERVE, who for several wars was pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Indi- anapolis, was born at Quincy, 111., July 12, 1868, son of Harry and N. Lucenia (Chamber- lain ) Meserve. The father was born in New Hampshire, and the mother in Massachusetts. They had two sons, Ernest (deceased) and Rev. Harry C. Harry Meserve was connected with the express business from the time he was a young man, being in the employ of the Adams Express Company at Lowell, Mass., and also with the New York and Boston Express Com- pany for years. When he died, Jan. 28, 1900, he was sixty-five years old. His wife sur- vived, living with her son, our subject. Harry Meserve was a soldier in the Civil war as a member of Company A, 33d Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and for one year of his service was a lieutenant. He acted as pro- vost marshal at Alexandria, Va., was in the battle of Chancellorsville, and in all the bat- tles of that campaign took a gallant part. Resigning he returned to his home in Lowell. The paternal grandfather of Rev. Harry C. Meserve was a native of New Hampshire, and a farmer. He came of French-Huguenot extraction, his ancestors fleeing from their native land to the Island of Jersey for safety. From there three brothers went to Ports- mouth, N. H., one locating at Portland, Maine, another in the White Mountains, and the third remaining in Portsmouth. From him descends the family under consideration. Our subject's grandfather fought in the war of 1812. He died at Madbury, N. H., when well advanced in years. His family was small. In his community he became promi- nent, serving as selectman. His father fought in the war of the Revolution. The maternal grandfather of Rev. Harry C. Meserve was born in Massachusetts, of English descent, and was all his life a farmer. He died while still in middle life, leaving a family of one son and four daughters. In his time he was a very prominent man. Rev. Harry C. Meserve was but an infant when taken by his parents to Massachusetts, where he received his education in the Low- ell public schools. He was graduated from the Divinity School at Yale in 1894. Spend- ing a year as a graduate student in that school, in 1895 he was well equipped for the arduous labors of the Christian ministry, and entered heart and soul into the work of his pastorate at Springfield, Mass., where he had served since 1893. While there he built a new church, in 1899, and the following year ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the Plymouth Congregational Church, in Indianapolis. The building occupied at the time of his coming has been sold to the general government, and the new temple of worship is said to be the largest Congregational Church in Indiana. Its pastorate is an honorable and responsible posi- tion. After serving this church for a few years ("< >MMEM< iRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC< >RI> 207 he returned East, taking charge of the I irsl Congregational Church in Danbury, Connecti- cut. Mr. Meserve was married May 23, [894, in the Elliott Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass.. tn Miss Bertha F. Frances Murkland, only child of Woodard E. and Mary E. (Home) Murkland. They have three chil- dren, Faith Lucenia, Jean Chamberlain and Constantine Lambert; one daughter, Luis Murkland, died in infancy. Rev. Mr. Meserve is a Mason, holding membership in Springfield Lodge, F & V M., and the Chapter, R. A. M., and is a com- panion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Mr. Me rvi is a member of the Society of Biblical Litera- ture and Exegesis, and held membership in the University, Indianapolis Literary and Col- lege Corner Clubs. Mrs. Meserve's parents live in Spring- field, Mass., where her father is engaged in business as a contractor. For three gener- ations the family has resided in Lowell. They originally came from Paisley, Scotland. Mrs. Meserve's uncle, Capt. John Murkland. wa- in the war of the Rebellion, and lust his life at Gettysburg. Another uncle. Rev. Charles S. Murkland. is president of the New Hamp- shire Agricultural College at Durham, New 1 lampshire. DR. BASIL JUSTUS STEMBEL, of No. 209 East New York street. Indianapolis, was burn at Oxford, Benton Co., Ind., Jan. 29, (873, a sun of Dr. Theophilus and Mar- tha (Justus) Stembel. The family is traced back to German and Welsh antecedents, and has been long established in this country. Dr. Theophilus Stembel was born in Maryland, and his wife in Indiana, lie was educated in the Cincinnati Medical College, and in 1842, early in his medical career, lo- cated at ( ixford, Ind., where for many years he followed his profession. Both he and his wife attained very advanced years. ( >f their seven children Basil J. is sixth in the order of birth. Basil J. Stembel was educated in the < >\ ford city schools, and began the stud) of dentistry when he was twenty-five years old, in the Indiana Dental College, a branch of the University of Indianapolis. From this popu- lar institution he was graduated in May. [901, and at once began practice in his present loca tion, where he has already won a patronage beyond his most sanguine hopes. 1 1 i ■- patrons ci niie fn im ami ing the best families 1 if the 1 ity. lie is a member of the [. O. ( I. 1'., the En- campment, and the 1 ). R., of the same fra- ternity, lie has passed all the principal chairs in both the Subordinate Lodge and the En- campment, and in the latter he has also served as H. P. Following in the steps of his father he is a Democrat. ALEXANDER W< M >D (deceased), who resided at No. [938 Broadway, Indianapolis, was one of the oldest residents of the city. He was born in a house about half way be- tween Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. to. 1824, and made his first appearance in Indianapolis in the spring of 1838. James Wood, his father, was born Nov. 15, 1793. and married Jean Nisbet, who was born March 16, 171)8. James Wood was a civil engineer, and he brought bis family to the United States in 1837, settling for a short time in Terre Haute, Ind., where he was em- ployed by the general government in laying out and constructing the National Road. For several years this was his main occupation. In 1838 he removed his family to Indianapolis, and when work was discontinued on the Na- tional road he became city engineer in that city, holding this position four years. He continued to make Indianapolis his home un- til he died in [862, his wife passing to her reward Jan. 17, 184c). Mr. Wood was a much respected citizen, and was widely known as an able and accomplished gentleman. In politics he was a Republican, and both he and his wife were reared in the faith of the Pres- byterian Church, in which communion they were both devoted and earnest workers. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom died in Scotland. ( >f the others Alex- ander was born in Scotland; James died in 1865; Miss Elizabeth Lee lives in tndianapo lis; William Douglas Wood was born in Indianapolis and died in September, 1905. • Alexander Wood was but a small boy when his parents moved to Indianapolis. though he well remembered the appearance of the place sixty years ago. His memories of the old home in Scotland were also vivid and he had in his possession a stone which was taken from the walls of the house where he was born. His education, which began in Scotland, was completed in Indianapolis. Here 208 O iMMEMi (RATH E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he studied civil engineering with his father, and for forty years was employed in the office of the city engineer. Mr. Wood was married Tunc 8, [853, to Miss Sabina Cord, who died Dec. [3, [897. To this union were born two children: James Douglas, who died in June. iSo, - . in his thirty- ith \ear; and Lizzie 1 .1 e, - at home. .Mr. Wood became identified with the Presby-' terian Church in 1850, and for more than half a century was prominently associated with that church. He always took an active part in its affairs and was always regarded as one of its most useful members. Alexander Wood was one of the oldest citizens of Indianapolis, where he was universally recognized a- ;•. gentleman of the highest personal character, and was held in the greatest esteem and honor by all who knew him as an honest and enlightened citizen and a Christian man. He died Nov. iS. Toof>. MARION EATON, late of Indiana' was horn in Hendricks county, Ind., Nov. _•-. [850, son 1 :' Greenup and Tane (Smith) Eaton, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Indiana. His paternal grandfather was a Kentuckian, and died in his native State. He was the father of a large family. Greenup Eaton was a brickmaker and ma- son when a young man, and later a farmer in Hendricks countv, north of Brownsburg, hav- ing come to Indiana with his mother when a small boy. He lived there the remainder of his life, dying July 25, 1867. His wife died about 1853. Roth were Missionary P>aptists in religious faith. They had six children, four sons and two daughters, of whom two are still living: Millard 1".. a brickmason of Indi- anapolis; and Perry Hardin, of near Trader's '. Marion county, Ind. The father of Mrs. Jane (Smith 1 Eaton was a native f Indiana, a farmer, and died in middle life. Marion Raton was reared in Hendricks countv on a farm, and was educated in the district schools. He learned the plasterer's trade when young, following it through later life in connection with fanning. He began for himself by renting a farm, and when able bought forty acres in 1 '. vered with forest. He cleared the land and brick from the il for two seasons, and then bought another forty and improved it. living there about eight years. Then he and bought eighty acres of the home farm in Hendricks county, living there from 1878 to [887, when he was elected treasurer of the county, and served as such r lie lived in Danville, the count) seat, 1891, when he moved to Indianapolis, con- ducting a barn, livery, hoarding and sales at No. 2- West Sixteenth street, until i. [898, when he sold out. He then bought and sold horses until Nov. 6, 1900, when he was elected county assessor. In that office he gave his constituents eminent satis- faction. 1 In Jan. 6, 1870, Mr. Eaton married Miss Josephine Hulsizer. who was born near Tren- ton. N. J., daughter of Andrew and Nancy (Worts) Hulsizer, the former of whom died May 8, [876; the latter made her home with Mrs. Eaton. To this union were born one son and two daughters, namely : Artie E., Reona May and ( lllie. Artie E. Eaton was deputy assessor under his father; he owns several teams which he hires to any and all who want teaming done. He married Xettie Cottingham, and lives at No. 921 Udell street. North Indianapolis; they have one child. Dorothy. Reona May is married to W, L. Dodd, and lives in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Eaton were members of the Missionary Raptist Church, in Universitv place, of which he was trustee and also a deacon. Fraternally he was a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 690, T. O. O. E. : Damascus Lodge. No. 384, Knights of Pythias; and with his wif I longed to the Daughters of Rebekah. In tics Mr. Eaton was a Republican. The Eaton family are noted for their re- finement and generous hospitality, and Mr. Eaton was probably one of the most popular men in the city. His progress through life was made entirely through his own efforts. and the high esteem in which he was every- where held was the result of his personal merits. ELDER JOHN CONARRi >E BARN- HILL, a clergyman of the Christian Church and a retired farmer, now living at Irvington, in the outskirts of Indianapolis, was horn Feb. 7. 1830, in Wayne township. Marion Co.. Ind. The Barnhills first settled in that section in 1S21. and Elder Barnhill is of the third gener- ation to make his home in Marion county. Tie is of the fourth ° n in America, the family having been founded in this coun- try by his great-grandparents, John Barnhill and wife, natives of Ireland. Regarding the early history of the family and of this notable couple we can do no better than to quote COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 209 Judge J. H. Barnhill of New Philadelphia, Ohio, who on the subject of the Barnhills in America, writes : "The Barnhill ancestry is ancient, all Irish or Scotch-Irish. The first knowledge of it that has reached me by legend or otherwise ay back about the time of the Union of Crowns of England and Ireland. There was then in Dublin a young man whose name I think was John, yet my recollection of this is not clear, although my source of information is reliable, because it was written by his wife, as she certifies in the paper which I once saw in Pittsburg, Pa., which she had written at the remarkable age of 107 years, at Baltimore, to her grandson who was in the General Land Office in Washington, D. C. It was a wonder- ful paper to emanate from one of that age. The paper stated that he was a man of rare beauty and manly worth, remotely of Scotch ancestry, a carpenter and joiner and ingenious inventor ; that she was a lady of high station — as they called it, she being highly educated, as the letter clearly showed, when I first read it, because it was a literary wonder in style and execution. They were rebel patriots, ab reaghs, and denounced as such, by the Union party. Her husband went to London, bought type and printing office material, went back to Ireland, built a press of Irish Oak, and published 'Rebel articles.' The i government charged sedi : trea- son, and confiscated their property. They hid the printing press and her husband became a fugitive, and in the hold of a ship reached Baltimore. Md. John Barnhill soon sent money for his wife and four sons, and the printing press, and they came to America to join him. This is the story of their oppre and sufferings which he wrote and published in Baltimore, sending the papers to Dubli circulation. A copy of this paper past,: silk, like her letter at 107 years, she sent to andson, John Barnhill. at Washing D. C. In 1832 lie went on a bachelor vaca- tion; and died of cholera in Pil it the house of William Barnhill, boiler and chain molder, the then largest manufacturer in Pittsburg. He had all these papers when I saw them, a very interesting and complete family history, to 1863. They were afterward destroyed by his second wife, who burned them to spite his sons, her step-children. So perished the Barnhill record from 1691 to 1863 in these grand old writings of our grand- grandmother." U In the foregoing it is stated thai I Barnhill sent for his wife and four sons. the latter, John went to North Carolina, his children moving to Kentucky ; Samuel mar- ried and hail thr< , ■ ibert wa and- father of John Conarroe Barnhill. Robert Barnhill w: Feb. 2S, 1709. i hi Feb. 8. 1791, he was mar- ried to Sarah Marvis, of G ° .11, Ky., who was born July 22, ijjh: abou moved with their family to Butier county, Ohio, thence in 1821 > Indiana. 1 first located in Indianapolis, among the earliest' settlers. li\ ime near what is now Military I 'ark, but shortly afterward moved into what is now Wayne township. The family heme was on Eagle creek, near the Crawfordsville St; road, about a mile east of what is now the village of Clermont. Robert Barnhill took up an immense amount of government land — fourteen eighty-acre tracts, which he . his sons and sons-in-law. He died 5 fter his arrival here, on Sept. 9, 1821, at the age fifty-two years. Mr. Barnhill was a man .. d well among his neighbors wherever he lived, and as a friend was second to none. He- was particularly zealous in religious matt< and so strict in his observance of the Sabbath that it is said he closed his front door on Sun- day. His church connection was with the "New Lights," among whom he was a well- known leader, and though he had been in new home but a short time before his- death lie had already been acth the first church in Marion county, the Church, two miles south village of Clermont. His children all fi in his footsteps in upholding religion and leading upright lives, and it is said that 'its or grandsons was ever known under thi ce of ir.t A large Sarah (Marvis 1 Barnhil 1 1) mel, born 1 > 13, 1827. He married Mary Rail (823, and they had two children. and Sarah. (2) William, born Nov. 14. [794, died Aug. 17. 1821. unmarried. (3) John, born Nov. 15, i/ 1 >, is fully m her .1 Jane, born Dec. 24. 1708. died at an advanced ag -<>v. (8, 1819, she married Jeremiah J. Corbaley, of .Maryland, chool teacher. (5) Daniel, born Dec. 26, . died in Iowa at an advanced age. II married a Miss 1 Robert, born 2lO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Dec. 6, 1803, was first a farmer of Wayne township, but moved tu Hamilton county, Ind., and built a mill five or six miles northeast of Augusta Station, on Williams creek ; there he died. On Jan. 30, 1823, he married Miss Jane Stoops. {/) Catherine, born May 8, 1805, was married Feb. 17, 1820, to Joel Conarroe. (8) Man-, born May 3, 1807, married William Speers, and died in old age in Hendricks county, Ind. (9) Hugh, born A larch 29, 1809, died when about seventy-five years old in Marshall county, Ind. He was twice married, first to Miss Huron, and later to Sarah Knapp. (ioj Nancy, born May 29, iSii, died near Plymouth, Marshall Co., Ind., at an advanced age. On Jan. 17, 1829, she became the wife of Caleb Railsback. (nj Sarah, born March 9, 1813, died when about sixty years old, near Clermont, Marion county. She married Mathew Railsback, twin brother of her sister's husband, Caleb Railsback. (12) James, born Aug. 2, 1815, died at the age of about forty. He married Miss Cynthia Senior. (13) Margaret, born Dee. 8, 1818, was married March 13, 1834, to John Cruse, and was killed seven years later by falling out of a wagon. John Barnhill, father of Elder Barnhill, was born Nov. 15, 1796, in Kentucky, and was a boy when the family moved to Butler county. ( >hio. He came with them to Indi- ana in 1821, living in what is now the south- western part of Indianapolis for a short time, and thence moving into wdiat is now \\ ayne township. He cut the first wagon road in that township, near the village of Clermont, cleared and cultivated his farm in that neighborhood, and there reared his family. I le married Maria Conarroe, a native of New- Jersey, who came to Butler county, Ohio, with her parents in childhood, and five children were born to this union: (i)Beulah A. mar- ried Thomas Raiback, and after his death became the wife of John Bailey. Her home is in Kansas City, Mo. (2) Eliza, widow of Tomlinson, has her home in Center Junction, Iowa. (3) Sarah married Mor- lladliy, and after his death became the wile of Dr. Joseph Kerr, and then became the wife of William Shirley, wdio is also de- ceased. She is now a resident of Pittsboro, Ind. (4) Rev. John C. is mentioned below. (5) Mary C. W. married John W. Hornaday, and died in Coffeyville, Kans. The father of this family, John Barnhill, died on his farm in Wayne township, June 17, 1869, when al- most seventy-three years of age. The mothe'r died in 1859, her death resulting from a heavy cold. Both were members of the Christian Church, though at one time Mr. Barnhill was a New Light. John Conarroe, the maternal grandfather of Elder Barnhill, was born in New Jersey, where his ancestors were among the very early settlers of the State. He and his wife, Beulah ( Bryant j, moved from a locality in New Jersey thirty miles from Philadelphia on the Delaware, to Butler county, Ohio. There he bought land and engaged in farm- ing, dying there at the age of eighty-three years. In early life he had been a mackeral fisherman and learned the trade of shoe- maker. Mr. Conarroe visited Indianapolis, but never lived there. He built one of the first brick houses in Butler county, and a large timber barn. For eighty years he had been associated with the Quakers, but under the preaching of Love Jameson and Thomas Lackhart united with the Christian ( Dis- ciples j Church. Rev. John C. Barnhill, whose name begins this sketch, was reared in Wayne township, Marion county, where he began his education in the old fashioned subscription schools. Reared a fanner boy, he remained at home until his marriage, in August, 1849, to Miss Martha A. Carter, daughter of David and Ruth (Hadley) Carter. To this marriage have come the following children: (1) David C. is an undertaker in Crawfordsville, Ind. He married Emily Ross, of Plendricks county, by whom he has one daughter, Le- nore. (2) John C. is a general merchant in Crawfordsville, being the senior member of the firm of Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett. His first wife, Catharine Hadley, bore him three children, Ethel, Mabel and Frank. Upon her death Mr. Barnhill married Ora Know- land, and they have three children, John, Fred and Martha. (3) Sarah Florence married Dr. B. C. Morgan, and settled with him in Brazil, Ind., where he practiced medicine for ' twelve years, until his removal to Mexico. He returned to this country to make his home in Caldwell, Kans., going from there to Texas for a time, and then coming to Irvington, Ind., where he died. He left a widow, and i',i and one daughter, Paul E. and Mabel. 1^4) Maria C. married A. W. Regan, of Hendricks county-, who is now foreman of the wholesale grocery house of J. C. Perry & Co., of Indianapolis. They had a daughter, Inez, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 211 who lived to be twelve years old. (5) Ruth A. married Charles D. Wilhite, and they live in Indianapolis, where he owns a grocery store at the corner of Thirtieth street and Central avenue. They have two daughters, Yuba and Frank. (6) Orin H. is an under- taker at Winchester, Ind., where he is also connected with the telephone business. He married Carrie Davison, and they have one child, Ruth, as well as an adopted daughter, Anna. (j)Retta V., who lives at home, is a graduate of Butler College, and is now librarian of that institution. For over fifty years Mr. and Mrs. Barn- hill have been members of the Christian Church, and though he has been engaged principally in farming, he has for the last thirty years been a preacher of the Christian Church. For sixteen years he was engaged in farming in Hendricks county, and while there was elected an elder of the Christian Church, and ordained in its ministry. Then he moved back to Wayne township, and bought his father's farm, then comprising 1 54 1 j acres, to which he added eighty acres on the west, and also another tract of 154 acres. There he was elder to the local church, and when he removed to Crawfordsville he also became elder of the church. There he lived fur five years, in 1892 remov- ing to Irvington, to place his youngest daugh- ter in college. He owns a fine residence at No. 5647 East Washington street, and there his home is still maintained. Formerly Mr. Barnhill was a Republican, but of late years he has affiliated with the Prohibition party. For three terms he has been treasurer of Irvington, and was also chairman of the town board for one term. At different times he has been called to settle many estates. ELI HEINY, one of the prosperous and highly respected residents of Perry town- ship, Marion Co., Ind., was born in Lancas- ter county, Pa., July 8, 1822, son of Jacob and Catharine (Call) Heiny, both natives of Pennsylvania. Isaac Heiny, grandfather of Eli, was a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, a farmer by occupation, and lived to be about seventy years of age. He had a medium- sized family. The maternal grandfather, John Gall, was also a native of Pennsylvania and of German descent. He died in that State when well advanced in years. He had several sons and daughters. Jacob Heiny spent the greater portion of his life upon a farm. For some years he was the proprietor of a hotel in Lancaster, Pa., after which he removed to Carroll county, Ohio, where he settled on a farm and lived some years. In 1840 he removed to Indiana and settled in Hamilton county, purchasing a 120-acre farm, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1848, when he was fifty years of age. His wife died at the ad- vanced age of eighty-one years, in Hamilton county. In religious belief the father was a Dunkard and the mother a Lutheran. Eight children were born to them, six sons and two daughters, five of whom are now living : Elizabeth, wife of Martin Farrer, of Clarks- ville, Hamilton Co., Ind. ; Eli ; Christian, of Clarksville, Ind. ; George W., of Indianola, Iowa; and Alaria, wife of Isaac M. Caylor, of Clarksville. • Eli Heiny received his education in Ohio and Indiana, locating in the latter State in 1840, when eighteen years of age, and he re- mained at home until twenty-five years old. When he attained his majority his father gave him permission to leave the home farm and work for himself, and for six months he worked for seven dollars per month. Later his remuneration was increased, and he con- tinued to work out by the month until he was married, when he settled on his present farm on Section 35, Perry township, which at that time belonged to his father-in-law. He rented the place at first, but later it was deeded to him and his wife. The property is a very fine one, containing 10^/2 acres of some of the best improved land in the town- ship, and upon it Mr. and Mrs. Heiny have resided for over half a century. On March 10, 1848, Mr. Heiny was united in marriage with Miss Catharine Brenneman, daughter of Henry and Fanny (Weiant) Brenneman, with whom she came to Indiana when fourteen years of age. Her father lived to be eighty-three and her mother died at the age of fifty-four. Mr. and Mrs. Brenneman were pioneers of Indiana and were among those early settlers who braved the terrors of the wilderness in order to build up the great commonwealth as it now stands. Two chil- dren were born to them, Catharine (Mrs. Heiny) and Isaac, the latter dying over twenty vears ago. Seven children were born to Mr. - .TIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - - - as the - 3 - [e serve a; good s< - - 3 is i; intrusted 3 g - I : i - ■ S^it at • ; - - cro- - g i ■ tl ;re - ; 3 3 i - - 3 - i as - - -■ - 3 - - - : 3 3 - - 3- ' _ - lit - - - r - 3 - - _ _ -:. and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 213 recommended to Gen. Alexander Mr. Arms as a most competent civil engineer with large experiences. Mr. Arms was accordingly en- gaged in July, 1837. to survey five lines of ad running out of Indiana to meet live lines ning east from Illinois. This enterprise was under the management ofrGen. Alexan- der and Gov. Xoble, of Indiana, and they gave Mr. Arms full charge of the surveying The first survey made by him was from Lafayette. Ind., to Danville, 111. ; a sec- I from Covington, Ind., to the same point; the third from Perrysville to the same Illinois town. These surveys were all made in 1837. During the ensuing ten years Mr. Arms sur- veyed nu jre than [,600 miles of railroad in the \\ est. and in [848 was called back to Xew Eng- land to survey a line from Eagle Bridge to Bur- lington. Yt. In 1852 he went to Ohio with a rps of engineers, and engaged in the survey a line between Marietta and Cincinnati, the 250 miles of this road being surveyed by Mr. Arms himself. For five irs he remained with this company, and then for t\\ enty years was employed as a man- ager for a publishing firm, which was en- gaged in putting out county histories in and Pennsylvania. For* ten years he was en- gaged in railroading, and then retired from active labors at the age of eighty years. Mr. Arms was married July 4. 1840, to Lucinda Hayden, a native of Deerfield. M; o died in 1872. To their union were born children: Mrs. Isabella Moore, of Phila- delphia, Pa. ; Christopher Tyler, who was edu- cated to be a civil engineer, and died in 18; Anna Prague, who married Col. John Wil - and is now; a widow in Philadelphia : Richard st in Ch: . 111. : Henrietta. hn Kiler ; and Walter French. 10 has already achi ion as a civil engineer, and resides at Punxsutawney, Jel nia. Christopher Tyler .' a remarkable man, and \ n in a devoted to men who ha\ The yed by him in Ii a and Illinois, an "ire business life of the very character, which not only brought : >ut competence as well, and g I him means to live the useful and I career which is so briefly noted above. I de and hearty, and p - remark- | able memory and a fund of ition that ' oth interesting- and valual ' MILLER ELLK iTT, deceased, who - Superintendent of the Indianapolis Street Railwa my, with - in the Claypool Building, in that city, iorn in Pittsburg, Pa., May 25, 1850, son of Jos I Elliott, both natives of Pennsylvania. Joseph Elliott was born and bred a Penn- sylvania farmer. He moved into the western country in 1872, and located near Tecun Xeb., where he died in 1893. at the ag eighty-two years. His wife. Jane Walters. was fifty-six years old when she died in They were both members of the Methodist Church. They had a family of four son- lighter, and but one of their children is now living: Robert, of Xew # Pittsburg, where engaged on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The paternal grandfather of Miller Elliott died in Pennsylvania when he had reached an advanced age. His wife lived to be ninety years of age. They had a small family of chil- dren. Jacob Walters, the father of Mrs. Jane (^ Walters) Elliott, was a farmer, in \ aid county, Pa., where he died at a ripe old age. Miller Elliott was reared to manhood in Butler county, Pa., where he passed his earlier years on a farm, and attended the district When he was twenty-three years of age, he sought a position with the Citizens' Street Railway Company, at Pittsburg, and was received into their employ as a driver. 5ome nine years he was with them in various capacities, when he was made superin- * of the Transverse Passenger Railway, which he held for about three years, whe lidation of the two roads brought him back • terin- tender 'ace he held until Birmingham Traci | any, a po -ime five years. In the spri: ;e came to Indianapolis ;; ltend- tl n of the duties of his re- ader. let. 21. ■ years ; he was at Hope, Bartholomew county, three years, where he formed a partnership with Dr. Simeon Stapp, which continued until the fall of 1861, when he was appointed assistant surgeon in the United States Navy under Captain A. H. Foote, who afterward became the eminent Commodore Foote. Dr. Boynton was sent to Chicago to examme applicants for govern- ment position. After he had done this work he returned to Hope, resigned his posi- tion in the Navy, and took part in treating a serious outbreak of small pox. While acting for the Government at Chicago Dr. Boynton had not been mustered into the service, and felt at entire liberty to devote himself to the safety of his own community. In March, [864, he was appointed Surgeon of the 67th Ind. V. I., and on his way to the front was put in temporary medical charge of the First Ind. Heavy Artillery, and accompanied that command to its barracks, at Selma, Ala. He joined his own command at Grand Ecore, La., on its return from the Red River Expedi- tion. His services with the Sixty-seventh continued until late in the Fall of that year, when the regiment was consolidated with the veterans and recruits of the 24th Ind. V. I., he continuing to hold his position as surgeon. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 21 ! Dr. Boynton was finally mustered out of the service at Galveston, Texas, July 24, 1865. Returning home, Dr. Boynton resumed his medical practice at Hope, Ind., where he also entered into business as a druggist. In the spring of 187 1 he sold out his drug busi- ness, and removed to Indianapolis to form a partnership with the late Dr. B. H. Oliver. This association was broken up after three years by the removal of Dr. Oliver to Minne- apolis. During the administration of Presi- dent Arthur Dr. Boynton was appointed one of the eighteen assistant medical referees of the Pension Department authorized by act of Congress, and went to Washington where he faithfully performed the duties of that posi- tion for about six months, when the failure .of his vision resulting from too close study of faulty manuscript compelled him to re- sign. For about four years he lived in Hope, where he devoted himself to the recovery of his health, and to his medical practice for about four years. In 1886 he came back to Indianapolis, and here he has lived to the present time engaged in a very successful general practice. For three years he was county physician of Marion county, and as such was present at the execution of Achey, Gereitig and Merrick. During two years of tin-, time he had charge of the county asylum, the county poor and the county prisoners, and for one year was in charge of the county asylum. Dr. Boynton was married Aug. 25, 1858, to Ella Moore Bateman, a native of Cheviot, Hamilton Co., Ohio, where she was born in [842. To this union were born three children, the eldest being (1) Lillie G., born July 5, 1859, the wife of Col. Harry B. Smith, for some years Auditor of Marion County. Dur- ing the Spanish-American War he was Col- onel of the 158th Ind. Volunteers and is now very prominent in the Indiana National Guard. (2) Jessie E., born Sept. 28, 1868, died Sept. S. 1869. (3) Edna, lost her hear- ing resulting from scarlet fever, and was educated at the Asylum fur Mutes. She died of consumption after heroic efforts had been pin forth to prolong her life. She was taken to Colorado, but the insidious disease had too firm a hold and the frail spark of life went cut Dec. 30, 1893, her vitality being sapped by the disease which had rendered her mute. She was a Christian, pure, guileless, consci- entious and wholly sincere, yet entirely un- pretentious. Her amiability made one realize that itleness is a little thing Dropped into the Heart's Deep Well; The good, the joy that it may bring Eternity alone can tell." Dr. Boynton lias been long a me the various medical societies of the comity and State, as well of the Am ation. He has been a 1 of the .Masonic fraternity since 1858, lie R. A. M. In 1872 he united with the K. and has been a very active member of the G. A. R. He is a zealous worker in the G. A. R., and seldom fails to attend the annual encamp- ment of that body. He is I 'ast 1 'ost Comman- der of George H. Thomas Post, No. 17, of Indianapolis, and is Past Medical Director of the Department of Indiana. ( Ither prominent official positions in the Order have been held by him. For three years he has served as W. M., of his Masonic Lodge, and has been Past Chan- cellor of the K. of P. Lodge. He and his wife are members of the Roberts Park Metho- dist Church, where they are highly esteemed for their many good works. Dr. Boynton cast his first vote for Fremont, and has acted with the Republicans since that time. He is vice-president of the Crescent Oil Company, manufacturing lubricating oils and greases, and Col. Smith, his son-in-law, is president of the same concern. The plant is located on Wyoming street, and the sales of this concern amount to about $30,000 annually. They pur- chase the crude stock from the oil companies. and prepare the various kinds of lubricating oil and wheel greases for the market. Dr. Boynton's summers are usually spent in the East at the seaside, with relative JOHN F. GECKLER, who has for some years taken an active part in the administra tion of city affairs in Indianapolis, was born in Mansfield, Ohio, Sept. 7, t868, son of George and Elizabeth (Niemeyer) Geckler. George Geckler was born in < lermany, and his wife in Maryland. They had a family of three sons and four daughters, three of their children now living: George and John ! Indianapolis; William, of Evansville. Of their daughters, Amelia, married Samuel Griggsby. George Geckler was a minister of the Gospel in the German Lutheran Church. In 1849 he removed to this country, but re- 2l6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD turned to his native land, where he spent several years before his second coming to this country. He lived at different places and spent several years at Shumway, 111. In 1880 he came to Indianapolis, where he died twelve years later, at the age of seventy-one years. His wife died ten months prior to the death of her husband. The father of George Geck- ler was a grape-grower in Germany, where he died well-advanced in years; he reared a family of some seven or eight children. The father of .Mrs. Elizabeth ( Niemeyer) Geckler came to this country and settled in Clay county, Ind., where he engaged in farming; he had a family of three daughters, and died when about fifty years of age. John F. Geckler has made his home in Indianapolis for nearly three decades. He attended the public schools, and later became a pressman in Beck & Randolph's printing office. For several years he had charge of the press p oms of the United States Playing Card Company. In 1899 he was elected city cleric, an office he proved himself most capable of filling, and his efficiency and reliability have won him ill ■ approval of all. Mr. Geckler was married Dec. 21, 1890, to .Miss Addie L., daughter of Benjamin E. and Eliza (Newkirk) Thomas. To this union have come three children, Maurice, Edna and Hazel. Mr. Geckler is a member of Capital City Lodge of Masons, and Lodge No. 13, B. P. O. E. He is also connected with the Knights and Ladies of Honor, and the Press- men's Union. He is a member of the Order of Colonials, and of the German Society own as the German Dreiziger Aid Society. In politics he is a Democrat. His comfortable ne is at No. 1331 South Olive street. He holds stock in the German Tribune, and in the Rio Tropical Planters' Association. SMILEY NEWTON CHAMBERS, un- til his death a distinguished lawyer and prominent citizen of Indianapolis, where, be- sides the high rank he attained in his pro- fession, he was well known as an earnest and rless advocate of good government, as a loyal friend and genial companion, was a na- tive of Indiana, born at Edwardsport, March [8, 1845. He was a son of Alexander and Rachel ( Keith) Chambers, and great-grand- 1 Alexander Chambers, wdio served in the expedition of George Rogers Clark, dur- ing the Revolution, and who after the close of the war removed from Pennsylvania to Vin- cennes, lnd., and there entered land. A num- ber of his children settled in Knox and ad- joining counties and became useful and in- fluential citizens of that section. One of his sons, Joseph Chambers, filled many public offi- ces of trust. He was a man of strong, up- right character, notably enterprising, and in- telligent, and left an impress upon his com- munity which is still felt. The Keith family, to which Mr. Cham- bers's mother belonged, was noted for physical and mental strength, and they took a leading part in the early development of Knox county. They were not, however, as early settlers there as the Chambers family, the Keiths coming to this State in about 1820, from Kentucky. Alexander and Rachel (Keith) Chambers were married in 1838, and soon afterward settled at Edwardsport, where Mr. Chambers engaged in the milling busi- ness. This venture, however, proved disas- trous, and before long they moved onto a farm in Widner township, which they devel- oped and improved, and on which they passed the remainder of their lives, dying in 1866. They left children as follows: Nancy A., Elliott, Lottie C. Johnson and Smiley N. All of this family received the best schooling af- forded in the neighborhood when they were young. Air. Chambers was reared on the farm, and he acquired his elementary education by attending the common schools during the winter months. His summers were spent at farm work on the homestead, assisting his father in clearing up new lands. In August, 1863, when barely eighteen years of age, he enlisted in the Union army, becoming a mem- ber of the 115th Ind. V. I., for six months, but his service covered the remainder of the war, toward the close of which he was ser- geant in the 25th Indiana Battery, in which he had enlisted for ioo days. He took part in the battle of Nashville, Dec. 15 to 18, 1864. He was discharged at Indianapolis in July, [865. His parents died in 1S66, the year fol- lowing his discharge, and Mr. Chambers soon after began his real work in gaining an edu- cation, which closed with his graduation from Shurtleff College, Upper Alton, 111., in 1870. The following year he read law in St. Louis, Mo., with Peter E. Bland. In 1872 he was admitted to the Knox county Bar, and after- ward to the Supreme courts of Indiana and of the United States. He entered upon general practice at Vincennes, meeting with success tf. 3r, COMMEMuRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 217 from the beginning. In [872 he was candi- date for the State Legislature on the Republi- can ticket, and although defeated had the satisfaction of having received the full sup- port of his party. In 1873 he formed a part- nership with William \\. DeWolf, which con- tinued until his appointment, March 13, 1889, as United States District Attorney for the District of Indiana, by President Benjamin Harrison, a position he held four years. This appointment was made without application or petition. During his incumbency Mr. Cham- bers conducted many prosecutions for political offences, especially of election laws. When he assumed the duties of District Attorney he moved to Indianapolis, where shortly afterward he formed a partnership with Samuel O. Pickens and Charles W. Moores, a firm which from the very beginning en- joyed a large and lucrative practice, largely corporation practice, the firm having the con- fidence and patronage of men engaged in large affairs. This association was broken by the death of Mr. Chambers, Feb. 8, 1907. Although a Republican in politics, Mr. Chambers often disagreed with the policies of his party, sometimes in open opposition from the public platform. Always outspoken in his utterances, his position on public ques- tions was never in doubt. In 1906 he was appointed a colonel on the staff of Governor Hanly. which position he resigned in a very short time. Mr. Chambers never sought pub- lic office, but his advice was frequently sought by those in office, and in every campaign he was found advocating such" principles and policies as met with his approval. His capac- ity for work was very great, and he seldom tool ,.i ation. In his view men were not' ked, and he claimed he seldom felt the need of a vacation. He was prompt in the performance of all duties devolving upon him, and his omits were not delayed by his laches. Physically Mr. ( hambers was a man of fine appearance, five feet eleven inches tall, and weighing one hundred and eighty pounds, with light hair and deep-set blue eyes. In early life he joined the Baptist Church, lint about 1880 he withdrew and became a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an elder for many years, and he was deeply devoted to the service. In his young manhood he joined tiie !. O. O. F., but after- ward withdrew from that order, and became a Mason, in a short time attaining: the thirty- second degree, Scottish Rite. He was an ex- ceptional after-dinner speaker, often heard and popularly received, lie was a member and secretary of tin- board of trustees of Vin- cennes University. On May 31, 1876, Mr. Chambers was married to Isadora McCord. who was horn in Vincennes, hid., daughter of William Rose- borough and Eliza Jane (Gibson) McCord, the former of whom was clerk of Knox county for many years. Mr. McCord was a son of David McCord, who moved from Pennsyl- vania to North Carolina and thence to Ken- tucky. He married Dorcas Roseborough. Mrs. McCord was born in Christiansburg, \ a., daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Rut- ledge 1 Gibson, the latter a daughter of John Rtitledge, a Revolutionary soldier, wounded at Yorktown, and a niece of Edward Rut- ledge, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Chambers is a niece of Sir Charles Gibson, of St. Louis, who re- ceived his title from the German and Austrian governments in acknowledgment of his ser- vices as counselor at law in international af- fair- — a very unusual honor. To Mr. and Mrs. Chambers came chil- dren as follows: Eliza, who is the wife of Charles R. Peddle, purchasing agent of the Vandalia railroad, and resides in St. Louis, Mo.; Alexander, named for his grandfather: - Sue. who re-ides with her mother; Miss Mary and Smiley X., also at home; and Mc- Cord, deceased. Mrs. Chambers is an intelli- gent, accomplished woman. She and her htfs- id had an unusually happy and prosper wedded life. I )ne who knew Mr. Chambers well has written: "I have known Smiley N. Cham- bers as lawyer and citizen here. He came from Vincennes to this place after he was appointed United States Attorney. He is a descendant of Alexander Chambers, who was a soldier in the expedition of George Rogers Clark, who came to Indiana in the early days and captured Vincennes during the Revolu- 1 1' mary war. "Mr. Chambers came to Indianapolis r he had practiced law several years in KiK>x and the neighboring counties. He has a fine reputation as a lawyer in Central Indi- ana, being among the orei I of the members of tlie Bar of Marion county. I lis appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Indiana brought him to Indianapolis per nentlv. He deservedly stands among the fore- 2l8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD most members of the Bar in central Indiana for industry, energy and general ability com- bined with honesty of purpose and manly in- dependence. "lie was a soldier in the Army of the Union, in the war of the Rebellion, then being a young man. He made in this service a good reputation as a man of courage, activity and energy. As a citizen he stands among the foremost in Indianapolis." Alexander Chambers, eldest son of Smiley N. Chambers, was born Jan. 23, 1879, at Vincennes, Ind., in the home in which his mother was born. He passed his early years in his native place, attending the Vincennes University until he was twelve years old, when the family moved the Indianapolis. There he was a pupil in the grammar and high schools, later entering Purdue University, at Lafay- ette, where he graduated in 1901. He is en- gaged in the insurance and real estate busi- ness in Indianapolis, being a member of the firm of A. B. Carter & Co., at No. 149 East Market street. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and the J'.. P. O. Elks. In political sentiment he is a Republican. i FURMAM ST( >UT dates his residence in Indianapolis from the autumn of 1836, at which time he was about sixteen years of age. He is a son of, Thomas F. Stout, a well known pioneer of Marion county. Thomas F. Stunt belonged to a prominent Colonial family, his first American ancestor, John Stout, emigrating from England and settling in the New Jersey colony in the early part of the seventeenth century. He was a large land owner. The family history has it that John Stout married a Holland lady, be- fore coming to this country, who was named Princes- Priscilla. It is also stated that at his death he left a widow and three sons. In one of the Indian wars, so prevalent in those years, they hail a narrow escape from the sav- ages, the mother secreting herself and three si mis in a hollow log. The Indians passed over the log but did not discover the fugitives, and they were thus saved from a cruel cap- tivity and death. Jesse Stout, the father of Thomas F. Stout, ;ited from New Jersey to Hamilton county. Ohio, where he was one of the earliest pioneers. In his family were several sons and daughters. 1 .ate in life he and his wife moved td Illinois, where they passed their last days. Thomas F. Stout was born in New Jersey in 1790. His first location in Ohio was twelve miles from Cincinnati, where he kept a pub- lic house on the Colerain road. He went from there to Morgan county, 111., where he owned a large farm between Jacksonville and Spring- field, and where he remained eight years, in 1830 selling out and removing to Marion county, Ind. Soon after his arrival he pur- chased a tract of 240 acres in Wayne town- ship, and tins became the homestead of the family, the parents living there until they died. The old homestead is still in the possession of the family. It has been so held for seventy- two years. Thomas F. Stout was a typical pioneer, In.. nest and upright in his intercourse with his iellownien, and kind and friendly to the last degree. As was customary in those days, be labored long and industriously and cleared up a fine farm. ■ His name is inscribed on the lulls of the substantial and useful citi- zens of Marion county, who helped to convert the forest ami wilderness into a peopled and prosperous community. In the war of 1812 and in the Blackhawk war he did military service, distinguishing himself as a gallant and reliable soldier. In religion he and his wife were both Baptists and they did much to promote and build the church in their neigh- borhood. A leading spirit in the organiza- tion of the Eagle Creek Church, he contrib- uted liberally of both time and money for the support of the Gospel. The minister found his home an abode of peace. Mr. Stout married, in Ohio, Elizabeth Staten, a native of Virginia, and to them were born ten children, of whom two sons and three daughters are still living, Furman Stout being the eldest of the survivors. The second oldest is Mrs. Nancy Harding, of Washington town- ship, Marion county. Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, the fourth member of the family, owns and occupies the old home of the parents in Wayne township. David M. resides in Rushville, Ind. t Mrs. I. Thompson owns and occupies a part <>f the land of the - old homestead. George W. Stout. Sr., of Haughville, Ind., died in March, 1903. Thomas Jefferson, Joseph, Mrs. Martha Arln (Stout) Martin ami' Mrs. Man- Jane (Stout) Miller all lived to maturity and were married. Furman Stout was born in Hamilton county. Ohio. Dec. 3, 1820, and came with his parents into Marion county. His memory goes back . to his boyhood days in Illinois, when he ran the bullets for his father's use in tlie Blackhawk war. For seventy-one years COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2U) he has continuously resided in Marion county, which is the better part of his eighty-seven years of life. lie was long engaged in the wholesale grocery trade in Indianapolis, start- ing in 1863, but is now retired, and with his wife and daughter, Mrs. Hoberg, lives in his pleasant and commodious home at No. 409 North Pennsylvania street. The first wife of Furman Stout was Mary Coble, who died in 1862, leaving three sons : George \\ ., Henry H. and Thomas O. Mr. Stout was married the second time, Feb. 24, 1864, to Miss .Mary Campbell, who was born near Brookville, Franklin Co., Ind., May 5, 1S30, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Davis) Campbell, of Franklin county, the former born near the Natural Bridge, Rock- bridge Co., Va. In 1834 they moved into Marion county and bought a home in Pike township, where Mr. Campbell died in 1863. His widow passed to her rest the following year. Mrs. Stout belonged to a large family of children, four of whom are still living: Mrs. Nancy Wilson, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Julia Os- born, and Airs. Sarah Miller, the latter two of whom were twins. The deceased were John Campbell, who died in the service of the Union during the Civil war; Jonathan; Wil- liam; and Thomas, who served four years in the army during the war of the Rebellion. To the union of Furman and Alary (Campbell) Stout was born one child, Rosa, now Mrs. Hoberg, whose husband, Alfred Hoberg, is a resident of Indianapolis. BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1847, son 0I Rev. Abel and Sarah (Smith) Johnson, both natives of Ohio. The paternal grandfather of Benjamin F. Johnson was a native of Virginia, of English Quaker stock. He was a farmer and moved to Ohio at an early day, where he died when but thirty-five years old, the father of three children. Thomas Smith, the maternal grand- father' of Benjamin F. Johnson, was born in Ohio, of French descent, and lived to the age of ninety-five ; he had seventeen children by his first wife, and one child by his second. Abel Johnson was a minister in the Bap- tist Church, having been ordained when he was but seventeen years old. The most of his life he spent in preaching in Indiana and Ohio, and at different times he had charge of churches at Muncie, Bluffton, and at Liberty Center, which he founi was a standi Abolitionist. He died at Liberty Center in . at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife, Sarah (Smith), died in 1897, at the age of eighty-rive. They had a family of nine and two daughters, namely : Thomas B., of Pasadena, Cal. ; Washington P., of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Isaac W., who was killed in the Civil war; Abel S., who was woundi the same battlefield, and died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in St. Louis; Ado J., of Liberty Center, Ind.; Vernon M ceased; Benjamin F. ; Mary R., wife of J. A. Cotton, of New Castle, Ind. ; Francis W., who died in infancy; Martha E., who died when about twenty years old; and David S., of Lib- erty Center, Indiana. Benjamin F. Johnson was reared on the farm in Wells county, Ind., from the age of three years. His education was secured in the district school, the Bluffton high school, the Marion Academy, and Ridgeville College. For eight years he taught in the district schools of Indiana and Illinois, and for the same period in town and city schools. He was principal of the schools at Ossian, Montpelier, Oxford and Boswell. For ten years he was superin- tendent of schools in Benton county, Ind., and for five years served as town trustee. In the fall of 1900 Mr. Johnson was elected chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics., and entered upon the duties of that office the first day of the following January. Air. Johnson was married, Nov. 8, 1873. l ' ' Miss Alary C, a daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Ciphers) Fox. To this union were born three children: Louise AL, who gradu- ated from Purdue University, class of '98, taught three years and is now employed in her father's office ; Leland F., who graduated with his sister Louise from Purdue University in and is now a mechanical engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with headquarters at Fort Wayne; and Edward M.. a teacher, and a student of Franklin College. Air. and Airs.- Johnson have also reared another boy, I' V.. the son of his brother Vernon, having taken him into their hearts and home from the time he was five years old. Air. and Airs. Johnson are members of the Baptist Church, as are their children. He was made a Alason at Mont- pelier, Ind. In politics he is a Republican. Air. Johnson owns a fine farm of 160 acres in Benton county, and an elegant and attrac- tive home at No. 1228 Ashland street. He 220 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD also owns an interest in the Indiana Educator- Journal, which at one tunc was known as the Indiana School Journal, and which is now published in Indianapolis. JEDIAH R. McCORMICK (decea: was a representative of one of the prominent families of Indianapolis, where he made a good name as an honorable and upright citi- zen. James McCormick, his father, came to In- dianapolis .March 6, 1820, and his uncle, John McCormick, came in the last week in Febru- ary. 1820, and they were the first wdiite set- tlers of Indianapolis. John McCormick brought his family with him, and the two brothers erected a cabin, after which James returned for his family. The two brothers lived for many years in this log house, which was located at the east end of the old White river bridge. The engineer who laid out the city boarded with John McCormick while en- gaged in* his work during the latter part of 18 JO. John and James McCormick were natives of Hamilton, Butler ( 0., ( )hio, John being the elder. James was burn in 1797. Their father, John McCormick. Si\, was born in Virginia, of Scutch ancestry, was a pioneer in Butler county, Ohio, and later removed to Conners- ville, Ind., where he died in 1845. John .Mc- Cormick, Jr., was one of the first three county commissioners of Marion county. His death took place in [824, and he left a widow and eight children, of whom Mrs. Tabitha Marsh, of Arcadia, Ind.. is now the only survivor. She and her twin sister, married twin broth- ers. James Mc< on nick, the father of Jediah R.. married Miss Martha (Patsy) Perkins, and they brought with them to Indianapolis one child. Hezekiah, wdio died loner aero. In [832, Mr. McCormick bought eighty acres of land upon which he and his family settled. Crown Hill cemetery is now situated on a part of this property. Six boys and five daugh- ters were born to Mr. McCormick and his wife after their arrival in Indianapolis. The nig are the living members of this in- teresting family: John L. ; Amos I >. ; Ira N., of Jamestown, Ind.; James \Y.. of Bainbridge, Ind.; and Mrs. Catherine Eagle, of Frankfort, Ind. The oldesl brother, II.. S.. died at the of sixty-six years, and J. I', died at the if sixty-nine. Mr. M : ■ v. a- a i laptist in his re- ligious views. In politics he was a Whig in the old days, and always a strong and pro- nounced anti-ski very man. He died in 1858, and he i> remembered not only for the fact that he was one of the very first settlers of Indianapolis but also for his manly qualities and high character. His widow passed away in October, 18S0. Jediah R. .McCormick was born Jan. 29, 1S2J, in Shelby county, Ind., where the family for a time resided, and was a twin brother of Amos D., of Lebanon, Ind. His education was secured in the "pay" schools, as there were no public schools established in his neighborhood during those early years. When he reached mature age he learned carpentry, which was his life work. Mr, .McCormick married Elizabeth Coon- field, a native of Pennsylvania, and they had one son and four daughters, as follows: Mrs. Laura Ellen Barlow, Mrs. Jennie Ifi-ockway, Mrs. Alice Parker, Mrs. Cora Eppert and Harry G. Iney all reside in Indianapolis. Mr. McCormick, to whom we are indebted for much of the information contained in this arti- cle, remembered well when Indianapolis was but a hamlet, and gave little promise of the beautiful city it has become. At the time of his death he was residing at No. 1217 North West street. BEVERLV W SULLIVAN. D. D. S. The career of this eminent citizen of Indian- apolis divides itself naturally into two parts, the first brief, stirring and epoch making, the second protracted, peaceful and uneventful in the sense of presenting striking incidents, but on that account none the less successful, none the less masterful, none the less typical of high professional attainments. The record of Dr. Sullivan as a soldier during the Civil war was brilliant, patriotic and efficient. It included four years of active service, commencing when lie was a boy of seventeen, and ending when he had scarcely attained his majority. Yet in those formative years he fashioned the basis ..f his character : - it developed broadly with the highest type of American citizenship, when white-winged peace brought prosperity and splendid victories to a reunited land. To the discerning, incidents of comparatively slight importance tell a prophetic story. Inherited traits of ancestry in the Sullivan family are clearly revealed in the one fact that four of six brothers bore arms in honorable military e .luring the Civil war. Here were poEg 'MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 221 trayed loyalty, fidelity, lovi of country, brav- ery, worship of the institutions of a free re- public. In nationality the Sullivan family is of that sturdy Scotch-Irish type which breeds sinews of war. and gives character and im- pulse to human achievements. The family had settled in Virginia, whence the Doctor's pa- ternal grandfather migrated to Kentucky. The father of Dr. Sullivan, Rev. John VV. Sullivan, was a man of deep convictions and strong mentality, and he wielded a wide influ- ence upon humanity. Horn in Lexington, Ky., in 1810, he removed when a lad to Ohio, and in his youth he acquired the trade of "Wind- sor"' chairmaking, serving in that vocation from the age of fifteen to twenty-one years. But a higher life beckoned and he responded. He became a circuit rider af the .Methodist Church in the early pioneer days, a life that was filled with privations and scant material rewards. In [833 he rode horseback from Cincinnati to Indianapolis to join the Indianapolis con- ference. For nearly half a century, or until his death, at his home in Jeffersonville, Ind., he continued an active and well-known Meth- odist preacher. He had married Alary Ann Messick, a native of Kentucky and of French ancestry, whose father served in the .Mexican war. She died in 1861. To Rev. John VV. and Mary Ann Sullivan were born eight chil- dren, six sons and two daughters, all of whom ,- to maturity. Of this family Beverly W. nly survivor. Of the four who served in the Civil war, Charles W. enlisted in an Iowa regiment; Wilbur F. was a member of the ■ io V. [., and at the close of the war joined the regular arm)', dying while in the set. is buried at Nashville, Tenn. ; onidas !•'.. was a member of the staff of Gen. K Beverly VV. enlisted in Indiana. erly VV. Sullivan was born in Madison, Ind., March 7. 1844. Owing to the calling of his father, he moved frequently with the fam- ily from place to place. They were living at Jeffersonville, Ind., in the early autumn of 1861. where the wife and mother died. About a week later, or Sept. to, [861, Beverly W. enlisted in G mpany B, 49th Ind. V. I. He re-i 1 at Endianola, [ex., Feb. 4, 1864, and was finally mustered out, Sept. 13, 1865, at Louisville. Ky. During these four year- Mr. Sullivan saw active service. The 49th Indiana, with a few other regiment.-, formed. at Cumberland Ford, the nucleus of the Army of the Cumberland, operating throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. The 49th was one of the regiments which held Cumberland ■ and which was later there surrounded b) a superior I mfederates under Gen. Kirby Smith, suffering man}' privations from lack of food and other supplies. Their condition finally became desperate, and when the little army was great 1, reduced and star- vation threatened they destroyed all munitions of war that were not portable, and by a hi dash broke through the investing lines and d, to the deep chagrin of the enemy, who had no doubt of their ultimate capture or destruction. In that marvelous and sue ml break from the trap, two Indiana regi- ment.-, the 49th under Col. James Keigwin, and the 33d under Col. John Coburn, late of Indianapolis, led the way. The regiment later campaigned in West Virginia, and thence re- ported to Gen. Sherman at Memphis, partici- pating m his attack upon Vicksburg. At Chickasaw Bayi u, on the Yazoo, the i man.! ft -as defeated and retreated. The 49th then joined in an expedition under Gen. Clernand up the Arkansas river to Arka Post, engaging the enemy in a sharp fight and capturing the fort and 5,000 Confederate sol- diers. Proceeding to Young's Point, La., the regiment began preparation for the grand siege of Vicksburg, under Gen. Grant, it participated in all the -< nents during that famous siege, including son's Hill, Raymond, Jackson. Champion Hills. Black Rivei . and was in grand assault upon Vicksburg May 22, [863. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the mand to which Dr. Sullivan b was ordered to the Department of the ' was later ordered to Matagorda Bay, Tex., remaining there until the spring of [864. There Dr. Sullivan re-enlisted. I I Red river to Alexandria to cover the ( ien. Hanks. Later the 49th ment was ' Irleans, and there the veteran portion of the regiment received their thirty days' veteran furlough, which Dr. Sullivan spenl at home. Reporting for duty I .exington, Ky.. to do pro- duty, and on Feb. ; . Dr. Sullivan G . . Mi irton adjutant of the 41 Mi- Later he was detailed as post adjutant, under Col. S. W. Price; serving there for a time he was ordered to report to a M. Palmer at Louisville. Ky., and by 1 ien. Palmer h appointed assistant adjutant general on his staff. In that capacity rved until at his own request he was re- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lieved to be mustered out of service. He re- ceived the thanks of the commanding general (Palmer) on this occasion "for the prompt- ness and efficiency with which he had dis- charged his duties." Coming to Indianapolis at the end of the war he began the study of medicine and dent- istry with the intention of practising the lat- ter. He graduated in medicine from the Ohio Medical College, and in dentistry from the Ohio Dental College at Cincinnati in 1869. Returning to Indianapolis, he began the prac- tice of dentistry, which he has ever since suc- cessfully continued. Dr. Sullivan married, in 1870, Miss Emma M. Alford, daughter of T. G. Alford, and a native of Indianapolis. To Dr. and Mrs. Sul- livan have been born three children: Harry E. ; Fred A., an actor; and Thomas M., a musician. Dr. Sullivan is one of the promi- nent members of. the Union Veteran League, being a past colonel of Encampment No. 80, and having served as chief mustering officer, and for two years as inspector general of the same. He is also prominent in the G. A. R., having been connected with the order ever since its organization in Indianapolis. In 1902 he was commander of Robert Anderson Post, No. 369, Indianapolis. In politics he is a Republican. In their religious connections Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan are members of the Methodist Church. MADISON G. WATKINS, a respected citizen of Anderson, Ind., is a descendant of an old Colonial family of Virginia, of Welsh ancestry. Mr. Watkins was born in Madison county,' Ind., six miles north of Anderson, on <40. son of Lewis and Elizabeth (Carroll) Watkins. Lewis Watkins, father of Madison G., was born in July, i8o8, in Virginia, and in young d went to Warren county, Ohio, where married Elizabeth Carroll, who was born in June. 1808. in Warren county. In 1839 he with his wife and four children to Madison county. Ind.. and entered eighty acres of land in Richland township. This land was then all covered with heavy timber, and he built a log cabin and subsequently cleared and develo] g od farm. By thrift and acquired more land and at the time of his death, in 1S59. he owned 120 ar Thi ur children of Lewis Watkins and wife were born in Ohio and the remainder in Indiana. Thev were: Frances, born in 1830; James; Nancy, who married Daniel Goodykoontz, a farmer in Madison county; Aquilla, born in 1S37 ; Madison G., born Sept 27, 1840; William P., born March 8, 1843; Elizabeth Ann, who married John \V. Garri- son, and settled in Wabash county, Ind. ; Perry; and Sarah Jane, who married James Glasgow, and located permanently in southwest uri. Lewis Watkins was a strong Jack- sonian Democrat, and a man of sterling char- acter. Both he and his wife were consistent and active members of the M. E. Church, and their house was the home of the circuit-rider, and before any church was built was the place where meetings were held. Mr. Watkins was a class leader and he assisted materially in the building of the first church edifice in this locality. He reared his children to be loyal to their country and when the Civil war gave occasion to display patriotism, four of his sons offered themselves in defense of their rlag: Madison G. was one. James was a pri- vate in Major Doxey's company, 16th Ind. V. I., was in the battle at Richmond, Ky., where he was taken prisoner, paroled and sent home ; there he died from the effects of an attack of measles and undue exposure. William P., of the 130th Ind. V. I., was mustered out a sec- ond lieutenant, taking part in the Atlanta campaign and the march to the sea. Perry was in the same company as his brother, \\ il- liam, and yielded up his young life at Nash- ville, Tennessee. Madison G. Watkins attended school in the first school house in his district. This was built of logs and had neither comforts nor eniences. Only the simplest rudiments were taught, but they were very thoroughly impressed and a studious and ambitious stu- dent could not fail to acquire a sound founda- tion for future building. To spell correctly, to read the few books which mighl their way. to write a plain hand and to figure in arithmetic, enough to carry on ordinary business, was considered then all that any reasonable pupil could need. Times have changed but there still lingers a suspicion, in the minds of many, that those simple principles produced men who have ruled the destinies of the country, more or less, ever since, and hence could not have been so very deficient in essen- tials. The Watkins family was a large one. con- sisting of the father, mother and nine stal- wart sons and daughters. The pioneer mother and wove both flax and wool and made COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 223 the clothing for the children, while the father, with ready ingenuity and rough skill, fash- ioned the slii.ies from the hides of his farm ani- mals, which were tanned in a neighboring tan- nery. In the summers the children went bare- foot, but when it came time to go to school in the fall, shoes musl be donned and it times happened that half the winter term was over before the last restless pair of feet was shod. Madison G. had his chance at school, for the three winter months, as did the other members of the family, and during the sum- mers he worked on the farm. The outbreak of the Civil war called many a young man just entering manhood from the peaceful pursuits of the farm, and Mr. Wat- kins was one of these. On Aug. 6, 1862, at Anderson, Ind., he enlisted in Company A, Fifth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Ninth regiment of Indiana troops, to serve three years or during the war. While at In- dianapolis, a sham battle was fought in which ifth cavalry took part, in which Mr. Wat- kins received serious injury to his feet, which completely disabled him for a time and from which he has never fully recovered. He did nut enter a hospital, however, but was treated in his quarters ; he determined to remain with his regiment, and did for eight months, but at the end of that time was honorably dis- charged. In 1S64 he re-enlisted for 100 days, at Indianapolis, in the 133d regiment Ind. V. I., and served out his time in Kentucky, Ten- nessee and Alabama, guarding railroads, and was a second time honorably discharged. Mr. Watkins had not lost his deep ii est in military affairs. After his return home he assisted in the recruiting service at Ander- son, recruiting Company F, 147th Ind. \". T., in which lie enlisted in December. 1864, to serve one yeai : in gave faithful service until he obtained his third honorable discharge on Account of the closing of the war. His last service was mainly in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. He was promoted to duty ser- geant of Company F, but acted as orderly ser- geant, to which position he was later pro- moted, and as such was discharged. His rec- ord is one to which he and family refer with justifiable pride. He was held in the highest esteem by his officers and comrades, some of whom are warm friends to the present day. After the closing of the war, Mr. Watkins returned to the home farm and cared for his widowed mother, working there for two vears. and then came to Anderson. Here he w a- a clerk for five years, and then embarked in a grocery business for himself. Tins busi- ness he continued fur eight years, when he -"Id out and became agent for the American Express Company, at Anderson, and remained with that company nine years. Later Mr. V atkins again engaged in a grocery business and was located on Eighth street, Anderson, for some two years. Since then he has lived retired from business activity. Mr. Watkins was married at Centerville, Wayne Co., Ind., Nov. 22, 1X71, to Lucy J.' Stevens, who was born in 1834, at Williams- burg, Clermont Co., Ohio, and is now de- ceased. She was a daughter of John and Eliza (Brittain) Stevens. One child was born to this union, who died in infancy. in political opinions Mr. Watkins is a zealous Republican and contributes his inrlu- ence to support the party candidates and meas- ures. He is a valued member of Major May Post, ( ,. A. R., of Anderson. He belongs also to the I. O. R. M. and is a charter member of of that organization at Anderson.. He is one of the representative, reliable and substantial citizens there, owning considerable valuable real estate, commanding the respect and es- teem of a very large circle of friends. He has lived to see the country he helped to preserve grow into one of the greatest nations of the earth, its- strong grip becoming a fact when the "boys in blue" offered their lives to pre- serve its integrity. BEN I'. McKEY. In the. career of Ben F. McKey, proprietor and editor of the Leba- non Pioneer, is exemplified what ability, fore- sight and persevering industry can do for one who starts even at the very bottom of the lad- der, for Mr. McKey's success is due solely to his own efforts and wise use of his opportuni- ties, not to outside influence or unusual ad- vantages. He is a native of Indiana, born in Montgomery County, Dec. 5, 1857. erson McKey, father of Men E. McKey, is a native of eastern Tennessee, born near Knoxville, and comes from a family of Scotch- Irish extraction. He came to Indiana in early manhood and settled in Montgomery county, where he was engaged both in farming and in his regular vocation as a carpenter and builder. In 1856 he married Miss Sarah A. Sering, of Montgomery county, the daughter of George A. and Nancy Sering. Mr. Sering was one of a family of prominent farmers in L'nion county : the last years of his life were spent in 224 MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD unty. Jefferson C. McKey is now a same county, and has his anon. with 5, and was brought up on a farm. He attended schools of the c ■ the farm in • s, until March, the famih I to Lebanon. Then I the public schools for ■ >. but in 187,; § - xteen, his experience ,vork. The beginning was hum- r he woi an apprentice njamin A. Smith munificent Later he accom- r. Smith End., and worked for two years on the Pi industrious, he had by that time his trade., I This a . Franklin . where he work gun to feel the so he went g n \Y. Kise. With this Mr. . again 1 by John A. Ab- :en he begar. • H. Harrison, and Mr. an. He - ent of the 1 I - Dr. I the end of . then, - - E nal. It is 5HEARE1 of In Ham- "hio. He is a member of one - ty, and belongs to the fourth generation Sheai - in America, being a great-gra: _ arer, who came to this : try after he had attained mature yea He was the father of ten sons and two daugh- -. and all of this branch of the Shearer family in th< iave descended from them. rew Shearer. : Augustus, was born in Maryland, near the Pennsylvania line, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, moved to Cumberland county. Pa., with his family, and came Wes .d his last years in Hamilton county, Ohio. He married Mar- garet Waters, and their children were : Valen- tine, Ludwig, Michael, Andrew, George. John and Elizabedi M. In the spring of 1S06 An- drew Shearer. Sr., moved with his family Ohio, nearly all settling in Hamil: There Mr. Shearer passed his re- mai: g ■ :ng at die age of seventy-rive years. S&\ eral of his sons brought their fa sjest rew. was born in Philadelphia, ar. with the in Cumberland county. He ennsylvania to Susan Korr.s . .•rset county, that State, and lichael Kerns, who was for n the Revolution., war. ed medicine, beo: an in Cumberland e rirst buggy in that fe was pas his nati erous. Jc amily into Mar: The previous year he six 5, and built a he: *■. By en: of die be= which 3d . and there lived ;n he was over ge. His ;d the pre- ar. John Shearer was a strong and hat help build a He was a e church kr. - When he and le to Mar Qty there was no there, and as the Meth- n the fron- a Methc became a leader in that ren COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 22- in Christ gradually settled around him and formed a society, to which he soon b warmly attached. Both he and his wife ;ed to their faith, and the family has al- ways taken a deep interest in everything that related to religion and its practical dissemina- tion in the community. In politics Mr. Shearer was a Jefferson Democrat, and proud I hiat distinguished statesman. He \ the war of 1812. and fought with Harn- Tippecanoe and also at the battle of the Mau- mee. In 1840 he r General Ha: In his youth he learned the trade of a tanner. but he did little in that line after coming to Indiana. To John and Susan (Korns) Shearer were born twelve children, eight sons and four daughters : Jacob, the eldest son. remained in Hamilton county, Ohio, all his life, dying in March. 1902, when within twenty - nishing his ninety-fifth year: he ship carpenter of Cincinnati. Ohio, and helped on the construction of t boat built there. John was killed in Ohio by the kick of a horse, when in his nth year. The who ca: diana were : Catherine, w and who died year g ge \V. : Henry. who lived to be _ ■ 5 of age ; who married Abraham H id Breth: . who died a when thir: :an war, in ■ to Calif or Daniel : S Mrs Davids -s of this on :e Da: ; and Dan- iel became an food :. H - - md pass 3 jers caped wounds, though hi . his left ear at .Nashville, contra m which he new re- turn from the war he resumed fa: j era- ■ he has since li\ the trai i agon-maker and c many years after coming was engaged in bridge-making. He laid the . er pipe in the city, he was foreman of carpenter work in the 1 and for eleven years was liceman. July 14. 1844. Mr. Shearer Martha Ann Roberts William Frances (Talla) Rol who came to M: unty in [8 :ng in Perr -hip ; Mr. \< school teacher and far inn arer died in 1870. She v. four of whom are still living: William R., father v, L'nion blue during the Civil v. home in Warren townshi] :he : his nativity. _ Samuel 1: a civil engineer and arcl 3 neer of Indiana being very prominent in ife Edward . .a. jzie B. _ : In- dia: arer mar -/ Harvey, who died in 2 Darrow, daug g • a In I ■:d In : re i I : 226 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD religious teachings came from his mother, who was a stanch and devoted Methodist and a worthy Christian woman. He belongs to the Central Avenue Methodist Church, and his wife is a member of the U. B. Church. Mr. Shearer is connected with George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., of which he has been a member for over twenty years, during which period he has, missed but four meetings — when he was out of the city and once when he was sick. I ine of Mr. Shearer's earlier recollections was the sight of the hrst steamboat that came up the Ohio river, the "Mozell." General (later President) Jackson was aboard and a carpet was laid from the boat to the hotel for him, as it was muddv, but he would not avail himself of any such prerogative ; he rolled up his trousers and walked alongside the carpet. The incident occurred at Cincinnati, and Mr. Shearer was five years old at the time. PROF. WILLIAM H. FREEMAN, who holds the honorable and responsible position of secretary of the Indiana State Board of Forestry, with his office at Room 93, State Flouse/ Indianapolis, was born in Wabash, Ind., Sept. 11, 1863. He is a son of Alexan- der and Matilda M. (Purdy) Freeman, and grandson of George Freeman, who was of German descent, and was born in Pennsyl- vania. Born and reared a farmer, when he ne to Wabash county, in 1847, he bought land from the government, and lived there until his death, at the age of ninety-five years. In his family were many children. Alexander Freeman was born in Pennsyl- vania and his wife in Ohio. They had a fam- ilv of four sons: George W., of Wabash, Ind. ; Prof. William H. ; Franklin P., of Wa- bash, Ind. : and Edward L., of Wabash. Alex- ander Freeman was a farmer, and was brought by his parents from Pennsylvania to Indiana iii 1847. the family locating in Wabash county, Ind.. near the city of Wabash, and engaging in farming. There Alexander Freeman fol- lowed farming until his death, in 1892, at the age of fifty-four years. His widow still sur- vives. They were both members of the Chris- tian (New Light) church, and the father, who as a public-spirited man, and a prominent 1 mber of the community, held from time to ne various township offices. In politics he was a Republican. Alfred Purdy, the maternal grandfather f Professor Freeman, was born in Maryland, where he was a prominent slave owner and dealer in slaves. In the early days he moved to Cincinnati, and was a slave trader up and down the river, from Ohio moving to Indiana about 1847 a 'M settling in Wabash county, where he engaged in farming. He had a large family, was a man of public spirit, and died at the age of eighty-six years. Prof. William H. Freeman was reared on his father's farm near Wabash, where he at- tended the district school. His education was continued at the Northern Indiana State Nor- mal School, at Valparaiso, and completed at the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute. When he left this last school he be- gan teaching, and was engaged in that line until in June, 1901, rising to the principalship of the ward school at Anderson. He was regarded as a capable and progressive instruc- tor. In May, 1901, he was appointed by Gov- ernor Durbin secretary of the Indiana State Board of Forestry, in which office he is now acting. Professor Freeman belongs to St. Anas- tasia Mesnil Lodge, No. 43, I. O. O. F., of Wabash, Ind. ; the Independent Order of Foresters of America; the Knights of the Maccabees, and the B. P. O. E. He is a Republican in politics. JOHN FRYBERGER. No line of indus- try requires greater natural talent or more careful study and preparation than that repre- sented in the architectural art and its prac- tical developments, and Indianapolis had an able exponent of this line of enterprise in the subject of this sketch, who was well known as an architect and contracting builder of pres- tige and success in his chosen vocation. The city contains many evidences of his technical and practical skill. Mr. Fryberger was a native of the old Buckeye State, having been born on a farm in Darke county, March 11, 1837. His early educational advantages were somewhat lim- ited, but he had the will to dare and to do, and by his personal exertions amply supple- mented the slight scholastic training of his youth, becoming a man of broad informa- tion. He was essentially the architect of his own fortunes. Mr. Fryberger was a son of John J. and Sarah (Knipe) Fryberger, the former of whom was born in Switzerland and the latter in Pennsylvania. Their marriage was solemnized in Lancaster, Pa. But little is known of the paternal genealogy, as the father COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 227 of John J. died on the ocean, while en route to America, leaving a widow and four young sons. The little family, thus bereaved, landed in New York, strangers in a strange land, and the mother, finding herself helpless to provide for her children, had recourse to the only means offered for their care, three of the sons being bound out to Pennsylvania farmers — John J., John and George. The fourth re- mained in New York, as did also the mother, who there passed the remainder of her life. George remained at his adopted home in Penn- sylvania until he had attained his majority, when he made his way to Ohio. There he was engaged in farming for a number of years before moving to Connersville, Ind., from which place he enlisted for service in the Civil war. He was a valiant soldier through- out the great struggle, rising to the office of colonel, and served with distinction and honor. After the war he returned to Connersville, where he became a prominent and influential business man, gaining a competency. Later he lost heavily in certain business ventures, and finally he entered the soldiers' home at Dayton, Ohio, where he yet remains ; his wife is a resident of Indianapolis. John J. Fryberger, father of our subject, remained on the farm where his mother placed him until he reached his legal majority, and soon afterward he left Pennsylvania, in 1831, coming westward to Darke co.unty, Ohio. He entered 160 acres of heavily timbered land, being one of the early settlers in that section, where he reclaimed a good farm and was duly successful, commanding uniform confidence and esteem, as an industrious, honorable and energetic farmer. He there made his home until his death, in 1877, and his wife also died there, in 1875. He was a self-made man in every sense, and his aim in life was ever to provide a good home for his family and to rear his children to lives of usefulness and honor. His name was a synonym of honor and integrity in every respect. He gave stanch allegiance to the Republican party, and in religion he and his wife were devoted and consistent members of the German Methodist Church. Their children were as follows: Henry, a fanner, died in Pennsylvania ; Emanuel, a blacksmith, died in Sterling, 111. ; Isaac died at the age of twelve, and Jacob at the age of six ; John is mentioned below : Levi, who became a successful farmer in Kansas, later held the office of city marshal in Eureka, that State, and is now deceased ; Anna is the wife of P. Creger ; Lavina is the wife of R. L. Robinson; Eliza also married; Olivia J. is the wife of J. Walderman. There were five other children, all of whom died in childhood. John Fryberger remained on the old home- stead and assisted in its cultivation until he reached the age of eighteen years, when he entered upon an apprenticeship at the car- penter's trade, under the direction of a most skillful instructor, who took a deep interest in the young man and assisted him in his gen- eral studies as well as in the acquirement of technical knowledge, so that he made rapid advancement and gained excellent ideas in regard to architecture in general. After com- pleting his apprenticeship Mr. Fryberger at- tended a school of architecture for a time, and his natural mechanical ability and peculiar receptiveness enabled him to become proficient in architectural work while still a youth, while he continued to devote himself carefully to the study of the art. His later success and precedence were due entirely to his energy and devoted application in early years. Well equipped as an architect and practical builder, he located in Greenville, Ohio, where he con- tinued in business until the outbreak of the Rebellion. He belonged to an organization of militia and was corporal of his company, who tendered their services in 1862, being mustered into Company C, I52d Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, under Colonel Putnam. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac and proceeded to the front, partici- pating in the battles of White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier river, in Virginia. At the ex- piration of his ninety days' term of enlistment Mr. Frvberger received his honorable dis- charge and returned to his home, but he sub- sequently re-enlisted, becoming a member of the 187th O. V. I., which was assigned to the 14th Corps of the Army of the Tennessee, said corps being under command of General Steedman. At this time he enlisted for a year, or until the close of the war, and with the great army of which he was a member he par- ticipated in many spirited engagements and skirmishes and had his full share of arduous service. He took part in the battles of Resaca and Dalton, Ga., the famous battle of Atlanta and the engagement at Ringgold, whence his regiment was sent to Macon, Ga., where it was assigned to post duty, guarding cotton and contraband goods. Remaining there until January, 1866, it was mustered out, thence proceeding to Columbus, Ohio, where Mr. '.28 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Iryberger received his second honorable dis- charge. He was ever found at the post of duty and made a record which redounded to his honor. During his first term of enlist- ment he was corporal of his company, while throughout his second term he was orderly, was never captured and received only slight wounds, and though ill on several oc- casions he refused to go to the hospital, in- sisting on remaining with his comrades. In the battle of White Sulphur Springs Air. Fry- berger led his company through the right, and he always showed a deep interest in the com- f( irt and welfare of his comrades, which they fully appreciated. When some of them were attacked with smallpox he courageously vis- ited them each day to see that they received proper care and attention. As corporal he kept the record of his company and reported same to the war department each month, while he had the foresight to retain duplicates of his record and was thus able to assist a number of comrades in securing pensions, since he was able to authenticate all dates from his record. At one time the pension depart- ment sent a special officer to investigate his records, which were found fully satisfactory. After the close of his army sen-ice Air. Fryberger returned to Greenville, Ohio, where he was engaged in contracting and building until 1886, when he removed to Anniston, Ala., and assumed charge of the building operations of the Corning Land Company in the capacity of architect and superintendent. He remained there four years and for the ensuing two years was engaged in business as an architect in Selma, that State. In 1892 he came to Indian- apolis, where he built up a large and grati- fying business as an architect and contractor and builder, while his integrity and fidelity ined him the public confidence which is the basis of all true business success. While residing in Greenville he met with severe financial losses, through having assumed se- curity obligations, but by close application and methods he was able to re- ve his losses and was in independent circumstances, while no shadow rest any pot E his life history. lie ac- cumulated some desirable realty in Indianap- olis. In politics he was an uncompromising Republican a rnally he was an honored ber 1 : ' ieorge H. Thomas Pi st, < i. A. R., Indianapolis, while both he and his wife eth dist Church. In 1858, at Greenville, Ohio, Air. Fry- berger was united in marriage to Aliss Sarah M. Cox, who was born in that State, a daugh- ter of John and Frances (Aliller) Cox, the Cox family belonging to Ohio and the Aliller family to Virginia. Air. Cox was a wagon- maker by vocation and one of the honored citizens of Greenville, where he was also prominent in the work of the Alethodist Church. He and his wife became the parents of five children, namely: Sarah Al. (Airs. Fry- berger), Catherine (Airs. J. W. Lur), Thomas, George and Charles. To Air. and Mrs. 1'ryberger were born four children, namely : John A., who married and died leav- ing one child ; Lilla B., who married S. Taylor and who died leaving no children ; Levi \\\, who has been foreman of a tin shop at Rock- ville, Ind., for a number of years; and Charles \\\. a successful carpenter and contractor of Selma, Ala., where he superintended the erec- tion of a building for the local street car com- pany. REV. OLIVER WENDELL AIc- GAUGHEY, pastor of the Sixth Christian Church of Indianapolis, was born in Putnam county, Ind., Dec. 20, 1871, a son of Jacob and Mary (Leonard) AIcGaughey, both of whom were natives of Indiana. His paternal grandfather, Alichael AIcGaughey, was born in Virginia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was a farmer, and a pioneer in Putnam county, Ind., where he died at the age of seventy-rive years. He left a large family. Jacob AIcGaughey is a farmer near Rus- sellville, Putnam Co., Ind., and his life has been mainly spent in that county. For three years he followed the starry banner in the war for the preservation of the Union, and did a soldier's part valiantly and well in that great struggle. He went out as a member of the 45th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was quently attached to the 115th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, holding the rank of first lieutenant. Air. AIcGaughey is a Republican, but in no sense a politician. He is conn- with Hazlett Post. G. A. R., of Russellville. His first wife died in 1875, at the age of twenty-eight years, a member of the Christian Church, as is also Air. AIcGaughey. For his second wife he married Airs. Sarah (Robert) Hartman. To his first union were born three sons and one daughter: Rev. George Stanley ughey, of Bloomingdale, Ind.; Rev. I Hi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 229 ver Wendell : Charles, a teacher at Roach- dale, Ind. ; and Minnie, now of Fincastle, Indiana. >rge Leonard, the maternal grandfather of Mr. McGaughey, was born in North Caro- lina, of German descent. In early life he was a farmer, and while still a young man he came to Putnam county, Ind., where he reared a numerous family, and died when quite ad- vanced in years. Oliver Wendell McGaughey was reared in Putnam county, and was trained to farming. His education was gained in the public schools and at Shurtleff College, at Alton, 111., where he graduated with honors, taking the rhetor- ical gold medal. For four years he was a student in Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, Ind.. from which he received the degree of A. B., and was called upon to represent his class on commencement day. After taking a post-graduate course in Butler College, he began preaching as pastor of the Sixth Chris- tian Church, on the first Sunday in July, 1899. Prior to this he had preached since his Junior year in college at several places, and came to the important work of his first pastorate with a trained and disciplined mind. Mr. McGaughey was married Nov. 1. ; to Miss A. K. Booe, daughter of A. M. and Elvessa 1 Glasscock) Booe, and to this union has come one child, Gilbert Arthur. They reside at Xo. 914 Woodlawn avenue. The parents of Mrs. McGaughey were pioneer set- tlers in Fountain county-. Ind., and were among the prominent and much respected people of their day. Mr. McGaughey belongs to the Order of Ben Hur. and while in college became con- nected with the Pi Delta Theta. In political sentiment he was originally a Republican, but irefers to vote independently of partisan seeking only the best men and measures with his ballot. HENRY GEORGE SPOXSEL was born . in Southport. Ind.. and comes of th( mtial German-American stock which has had such an important bearii the history and progress of this State, being a son of Conrad and Barbara (Ruemlar) Sponsel. natives of Germany. Conrad Spon- sel was brought to America from Bavaria. Germany, by his father, the family locating in Cincinnati. Ohio, and there he learned shoemaking under his father. He subse- quently moved to Southport. Ind., where he resided for some time, thence removing to Indianapolis. Henry G. Sponsel was quite young when he came to Indianapolis with his father, and here he was reared and educated. His school- ing over, he learned the upholsterer's trade, at which he continued until the panic of 1872, after which he embarked in the tea an>'. eery business. As a merchant Mr. Sponsel was decidedly successful, his straightforward methods and earnest desire to please his patrons winning him an excellent cus which he has kept all these years. In 1903 he added a bakery to his already well-estab- lished business, and his reputation for the use of pure ingredients and care in the produc- tion of his goods has brought him remarka- ble success. He has prospered by old-fash- ioned business integrity and sterling honesty in all his transactions, combined with the most up-to-date methods in the dispatch of business, and he has v. -ition of unquestioned honor among all h On Xov. 23, 1882, Mr. Sponsel was mar- ried to Anna Lehmer, and to them were born four children, three daughters and one son, viz. : Rosa, Fredia, Katie and Lewis. The son gives evidence of inheriting his father's business ability and will probably become associated with him in due time. On June 15, 1901, Mr. Sponsel married for his second wife Emma Rebendisch. Xo children have been born to this union. Mr. Sponsel has many friends in Indian- . both among his business associates and in a purely social way, and is well known not only among the German-Americans but in all -. He is a member of the Second Re- formed Church, and fraternally unites with the Improved Order of Knights of P; and the Modern Woodmen. He carries in- surance in three well-known companies, the Xew York Life, the Hart:' in.) Life and the Travelers' Life. ROBERT ALLEX BROWN, formerly clerk of the Supreme and Appellate e is a resident of Indianapolis and well known in that city. He was born near Franklin. Johnson Co.. Ind., Xov. 27. S. and Mary 1 Carr wn, he a natr Yirginia and she of Kentucky. The paternal grandfather was Aaron Brown, a native of Virginia, of English descent. He was a farmer, and lived in Johnson county, Ind.. two years, dying in 1836. when a young man. 230 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD His wife., whose maiden name was Margaret Smith, died the next day, and they were buried side by side. Her people were also Virgin- ians. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brown had three children. Isaac S. and Mary Brown had six children, five sons and one daughter, four now living: Robert A. ; Charles A., of Johnson county ; Isaac Newton, who lives on the home farm ; and Mary Lilly, wife of George F. Freeman, of Franklin, Ind. The father was born on a farm, and came to Indiana with his parents in 1836, when ten years old, growing to man- hood in Johnson county. He died on the home farm in 1887, and his wife died in 1895, aged sixty-two years. Both were Presbyter- ians and he was an elder in the church for many years. Andrew Carnine, the maternal grand- father of Robert A. Brown, was a native of Kentucky, and one of the early settlers of Johnson county, Ind. He was a wagon- maker, owned a farm and cultivated it, but followed his trade. He died in Johnson county in 1872, aged about seventy-eight years. His wife was Nancy Banta. They were charter members of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, one of the strongest country churches in In- diana, and had a large family. Robert A. Brown was reared on his father's farm, attended the district schools, and later graduated (in 1884) from Franklin College. He taught one year as assistant prin- cipal of the Franklin high school, when his health broke down, and he then read law one year in the office of Overstreet & Hunter, after which he went into the newspaper busi- ness, first on the Franklin Republican, as as- sistant editor, and later as reporter for the Indianapolis Journal. Then he was offered the city editorship of the Logansport Journal, and was with that paper one year ; bought the Franklin Republican and conducted it six years, making, wherever he went, a distinctive mark and fine reputation as a journalist. Dur- ing that time he was city civil engineer and also township trustee. During his management of the Franklin Republican he was also chief clerk of the Lower House of the Indiana Leg- islature, in the session of 1S95 : then deputy Secretary of State for two years ; elected clerk of the Supreme court in 1898, for four years, and again in 1902 for a second term, which expired Jan. 1, 1907. Since 1856 he is the only man who has been honored by being chosen for a second term. On June 19, 1892, Mr. Brown married Miss Anna Smith, daughter of Nicholas and Catharine (Armor) Smith, and to this union has been born one daughter, Katharine Armor Brown. The family reside at No. 1407 Park avenue. Mr. Brown is a member of the Ta- bernacle Presbyterian Church, his wife of Christ Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias (being recorder of the Supreme Tribunal) and a Scottish Rite Mason ; he is likewise a member of the Cen- tury Literary Club and the Marion and Co- lumbia Clubs. He is regarded as one of the coming men of Indianapolis and the State, the responsible positions to which he has been chosen being indicative of the great popularity he enjoys. WILLIAM F. LANDFS, who for six years was superintendent of schools of Marion count}', is a citizen of Indianapolis, residing at No. 922 West Thirty-first street. Mr. Landes was born in Charleston, 111., April 15, i860, but his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Keyes) Landes, were natives of Ohio. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Landes, a native of Germany, came to America and first lo- cated in Pennsylvania, but later moved to Licking county, Ohio, where he died well advanced in years, leaving a large family. Abel R. Keyes, the maternal grandfather, was a native of Virginia, of English descent, and was a blacksmith by occupation. He died in Ohio aged eighty-seven years, the father of six children. In this line Mr. Landes is a relative of Francis S. Key, author of the "Star Spangled Banner." Joseph Landes was a plasterer by trade, and later a merchant in Marion county, Ind., where he settled in 1862, at Lawrence. His home was formerly at New Philadelphia, Ohio. He died in Marion county, Ind., in 1874. aged forty-nine years, and his wife, surviving until 1896, reached the age of sixty- five. Both were sincere Methodists. They had two children, William F. and Henry K., both of Indianapolis. William F. Landes has lived in Marion county, Ind., since 1862. In Lawrence, where he first attended school, he had his home until the fall of 1886. He learned the carpenter's trade when young, and followed it a short time, and then attended the Danville Normal School, and afterward the Zanesville (Ohio) Normal. He began teaching in 1878, and has COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 23* been in school work until recently. In 1897 he was elected by the Marion county board ot" education to the office of county superintend- ent of schools, which office he held for six years, filling it satisfactorily and with effi- ciency. He is now bookkeeper for the Crown Hill Cemetery Association. Un June' 22, 1886, William F. Landes married Elizabeth W. Pfafnin, daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Walsh) Pfafflin, and three children have been born of this union : Mabel, who died aged two and one-half years; ; and Floyd, who died aged five years. The beautiful home of the family was built [r. Landes in 1905.. Mr. and' Mrs. Lan- des are members of the Methodist Church and Mr. Landes belongs to the Odd Fellows, Mod- ern Woodmen, and F. and A. M., in the latter connection holding membership in North Lark Lodge, Xo. 046. In political matters he is a Republican. He was justice of the peace five years. F. Al. LACHMAN, who has been engaged in business in Indianapolis for over a quarter of a century, is a native of Germany, Jan. 20, 1850, son of Michael Bachman (3). The latter was of the third generation to bear the name Michael) and was born in the same province as was our subject, in 1803. The family was an old and honored one in the beautiful region where they were settled, hav- ing been there established for many genera- tions. The father of our subject was a far- mer and miller in Germany and was in com- fortable circumstances, while his name was a Synonym of honor and integrity in all the relations of life. His wife died in 1852, and he came to America in 1S65, accompanied by two 1 f his children, and here joining others who had previously emigrated to the United States. .Michael Bachman passed the remain- der of his life in Louisville, Ky., where he died in 1882. Having been well advanced in years when he left the Fatherland he was ten- derly cared for by his children in his declin- ing days. Of his family we offer the follow- brief record: Philip remained in many, where he reared his children, and there his death occurred in 1891 ; Michael (4) came to America in 1852, locating in Louisville, Ky., where he engaged in gardening, and where he died in 1900; WTlhelm, who also came to America, met with an accidental death ; Barbara died in Louisville, unmarried ; Jacob died in Germany, unmarried; Mary is the wife of C. llinkle, of Allegheny City, La.; Valentine is the owner and operator of a flour- ing mill in Indianapolis; 1-. M. is the imme- diate subject of this review. F. M. Bachman accompanied hi and sister Mary to America in the time fifteen years of age. In th land he had received about seven ye; pline in the excellent schools of his n; land, and after coming to the United . he supplemented this by attending business college about three months. They joined the brother Michael in Louisville, and with him our subject was associated in the gardening enterprise until 1867. ''"-' ' Kl1 ' entered busi- ness college, as noted, for the purpose of gain- ing a better idea of American methods, and though his college course left him with an indebtedness of $100, the knowledge which he gained so fortified him for practical business that he has ever 'considered the investment a wise one. In 1867 he came to Noblesville, Ind., where he was employed in a restaurant for two and one-half years, gaining valuable experience and familiarizing himself more fully with the English language. For the en- suing fourteen months he was employed as clerk in a dry-goods establishment in the same town, and within this time succeeded in pa) ing his indebtedness and also saving a small balance, with which he purchased a bankrupt stock of dry goods, assuming an inci- dental obligation of $1,000. He assorted his stock systematically and later added a grocery- stock, and by careful management and assidu- ous application he was successful in bis ven- ture, securing a good start on the road to in- dependence and prosperity, paying bis in- debtedness and gradually expanding the cope of the business, which he continued lor a period of five years, when he closed the same out, realizing ten thousand dollars surplus. In [879 he came to Indianapolis and purchased a grocery business at the corner • Market streets, a central and populai and there he became well known to the pie of the city during the foul of his association with the enterprise, conducting the business individually for two years and for the following two years in association with Mr. Kuhn. In 1883 he disposed of his gi business and purchased an interest in a run- down sawmill plant, located at the corner of Madison avenue and Lincoln street, with more than four acres of ground. Mr. Bachman sawed rough wagon material and afterward, 232 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD acquiring the interest of his partner, engaged in the manufacture of building materials of all kinds, while to the equipment of his plant he added a veneer and planing mill. He carries at all times a large stock of hard and soft building material, fine hardwood veneer- ing, and all similar products demanded by builders, while careful attention is given to special contract work and original designing. Mr. Bachman is sole proprietor of the business and the success which has attended his efforts redounds to his credit and also shows what is possible of accomplishment on the part of a self-reliant man who has the will to dare and tn do. He is entirely free from ostenta- tion, enjoying the respect and confidence oi not only those with whom he has business dealings but also of those in his employ, who appreciate his kindness and fairness and work for his interests, lie employs a corps of forty men and his enterprise is constantly increas- ing;- in scope. lie is also a stockholder and director in the City Garbage Bins. Mr. Bach- man is recognized as one of the solid business men of Indianapolis and as one who has achieved pronounced success by worthy means. In his beautiful home, on North Meridian street, he enjoys rest from the cares and exactions of business hours and extends hospi- tality to his friends. In politics he gives allegi- ance to no particular party, reserving the privilege of supporting such men and meas- ures as meet the approval of his judgment. He was reared in the Protestant Church and his religious views are in harmony therewith. In 1X77 Mr. Bachman was united in mar- riage to .Miss Louisa C. Rentsch, who was born in the Province of Westphalia. Prussia, a member of a sterling old family of that locality. She was a daughter of Augustus Heinrich and Charlotte L Rentsch, both na- tives of that Province, where the father was engaged in business for many years, having conducted a hotel in the village of Werther, where he died in 1892. His wife survived him. They had eight children, namely: Christian Ferdinand, who came to America Inn later returned to the old world; Frederick \Y. ; Henry Augustus; Christian II.; Franz 11. R.. of Indianapolis: Louisa C, Mrs. Bach- man; Johanna ( '. M.. and Caroline E. The famil) has long been identified with the Lu- theran Church. Augustus H. Rentsch first married a widow. Mrs. Eikhoff, who had chil- dren by her first marriage, one of whom, \ Eikhoff, came to America and settled on a farm east of Indianapolis. Mr. Rentsch thus reared three families of children, three children having been born of his first marriage, namel) ; Christian W. F., Franz Herman and Amelia C. (wife of Henry Severin). Louisa C. Rentsch came to America in company with her half-sister, Mrs. Severin, for the purpose of visiting relatives, and here she met Mr. Bachman, who prevailed upon her to remain and link her life destinies with his. They became the parents of two children, Frederick, and Alma, the son now assisting his father in his business. Mrs. Bachman was summoned into eternal rest Feb. 27. [892. In 1897 Mr. Bachman married Miss Catherine D. Reger, who was born in Indianapolis March 23, 1869, a daughter of W. C. Reger, a native of Ger- many and an early settler in Indianapolis, where he followed his trade of cabinetmaker, and was prominently concerned in the organi- zation of the Cabinetmakers' Union, in which he maintained a lively interest until his death, lie was survived by his wife and their seven children, and by good management the wid- owed mother kept the family together and also increased the property left by her honored husband. The children were as follows : Fmil. purchasing agent for a Chicago dry-goods house; Henry, a cigar manufacturer and dealer in Indianapolis; William, a cabinet- maker of Indianapolis: John, a traveling sales- man for Griffith Brothers, of this city; Bertha, wife of C. Otte; Catherine 1).. Mrs. Bach- man: and Teresa. Mr. and Mrs. Bachman had one child, who died in infancy. JOEL FOSTER RICHARDSON, pro- jector of the first belt railway in the world. — Usefulness to the world is the standard by which the world judges. Memorable in so far as they benefit mankind are the acts of a human being. The public service of Joel Foster Richardson, for over forty years, was repairing, building, operating, inspecting and 1 iriginating railroads. Mr. Richardson was born in Keene, Che- shire Co.. N. 11., April 22, 1823. He was of the eighth generation from his Pilgrim an- cestor, and traced his line back through I'.ar- zillai. Amos. Erie. Amos, Stephen and Stephen to Samuel, second of the three Rich- ardson brothers, from Kent, England (1630- 31.). who were three of the seven men com- missioned by the Church of Charlestown, Nov. 5. 1640, to erect a new town and chmch called Woburn, wdicrein they later settled. •/, 7f/^RATI\ I iRAPHICAL RE( ord 2 2>i The Richai man descent. Samuel, i /eyor, is recorded as "a man of mucl ability and worth, in 1645, P a y m g tne highest tax in Woburn, .Mass." "Barzillai and Lydia (Foster) Richard- son were the parents of ten children, born between [815 and 1833. The six sons and husbands of the four daughters became rail- road men early in life, and served an av< of thirty years each, or an aggregat three hundred and ten years for the family. Joel I-'., the 51 1 «, bought his minority of his father at nineteen, was twelve on the Boston & Albany, went to Indiana. originated and built the very successful Celt railroad around I of [ndiai " [Hist, of Keene, N. J!., p. 642.] His r was the daughter of Joel and Martha (Whitcomb) I of Swanzey; grand- daughter of Maj.-Gen. Philemon Whito who tracer through • apt. Joseph, gr; John, of Dorchester, Mass. 1 1632), and through his wife, Martha (Sawyer), from "AltY 1 .-eat" of England, she in the sixty-fifth in from llanderic, Kil the Saxons. A. D. 1. Histories of Swa N. H., Billerica, Lancaster, Woburn and Charlestown, 1; conti ancestors, in the White, Durant, But- ler. Hill, Wyman, Wilson. Frost, French, Houghton, Sawyer, Prescott, Priest, Read and allied families. In Chatham, Columbia Co., X. V.. I 2, [846, J. F. Richardson married .Mary, daughter of I and Lydia (Stowell) Aver) , of < irafton, R ., X. Y., granddaughtei a and Sarah 1 \\ Avery am muel and Susann; 11. Their children were: Ida I i ;e Barzillai (who died in infancy), Bar- zillai Morris and Mary Jane (called Jennie). -Mrs. Richardson was a descendant of the i ! ■■ 11, Littli . Keith. Howard. Adams, Graves and allied families. Plymouth Lock was on the land of her ancestor James Cole. Through Matthiew de Lob. 1. "Botanisl to Ling James," in \ honor the plant "Lobelia" was named. He son of Jean, a distinguished lawyer of Lisle, Flanders; was an author, and the first to classify plants into genera and species. Mr-. Richardson bore his daughter's name and was a great lover and cultivatoi Sp< ' or an education ■ 1 zillai and Lydia Rich- ardson, but of the labor which develops man- sharpen quest bborn obstacles, they hail a life The hardson brothers were big. brawn}', d men, of erect car- — ex- cellent types of Americans. Born and 1 on a farm in the granite ribbed hill Hampshire, where nature stubbornly her fruits only after the most patient toil, they ndowed with all the admirable traits of those who went out from Xew Eng and took a leading part in the development of this great country. Shrewdness, thrift, ilomitable persistence and integrity of character were qualities of their make-up SSUred them success in the world's work. timable gift of a powerful ph fitted them for the pioneer work in which they took part, as did their ana of Xew England for seven generation- be- fore them. On April 13, 1842. J. F. Richardson be- gan railroad work at Springfield, the Western 1 now Boston & Albany) rail- road. In 1S44 he was appo ntend- n 1 , Division 3, and 1 tatham, X. Y. Realizing tl opportunities in the "West." he resigned hi- position, and with his superior of) mendation as "a man of thoi intance with railroad work, of hi^ii moral principle, good habits, faithful and industrious" he came to Indianapolis [852, "a stranger in a strange land." On the Indiana Central he commenced to lay and I track. With tv men he laid cut 3,1 of track per day, a record not ualed. His was the only part of the work a < liven full charge, he satisfactorily completed the line. After visit- ing his family he returned to lay and ballast 1 >liio & .Mississippi railway. The work not being ready, he connected the rail- road between Indianapolis and Lawrence- burg, and then went to St. Louis, and finished the work there. ( )n < >ct. r, 1X54, he re< the appointment of and fuel agent on tlie India-. incinnati rail Sending for his family, they came out in -'34 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD charge of Mr. Edward G. Avery, Mrs. Rich- ardson's oldest brother (he was younger than she) starting April 5, 1855, from Chatham, \. V., and reaching Indianapolis at noon April 7th. They located in Greensburg, and two years later in Lawrenceburg, Ind. On Dec. 26, 1862, he severed his connection to build for this company, in partnership with J. \\ . Mills, the assistant superintendent, that part of the "Branch" from Lawrenceburg to Cincinnati extending from the former place to the State line. (From the State line to Cincinnati the Cincinnati & Indiana Railroad Company was the building company — two companies building this branch, and it was leased by the former from the latter after- ward.) Finishing this, he again accepted his former position, but with the line soon extend- ing from Cincinnati to Lafayette. To this was later added the Martinsville branch and the White Water Valley railroads. On April 19, 1863, Mr. Richardson re- red his family to Delhi, Hamilton Co., Ohio, where he soon built himself a typical New England homestead on improved property ; it was sold in 1893. To the office of roadmaster and assistant superintendent he was appointed Sept. 1, 1865. His promotion to superintendent and roadmaster occurred July i, 1866. After September, 1867, re- peated orders were received to generally re- duce expenses, to stop construction work, weaken the working force; business connec- tions with other roads were interfered with, resulting in great business loss to the com- pany, and, as he could see only deliberate aim to destroy its sources of income he had labored to effect, and the running down of the road was sure to reflect on his reputation for efficiency, he requested that a man be sent to take his place. His resignation was not accepted. On Aug. 3, 1868, as Indiana laws gave no right for the company to so do, and its president sanctioned his operating the Vin- cennes road, under construction, renting him rolling stock, he personally contracted to, and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Company derived a large profit therefrom to January, 1870, when it was finished. Desiring a business which would permit him to be more at home, under contract of June 1, 1870, Mr. Richardson purchased thirty acres and built a coal elevator at North I '.end, Ohio. On Jan. 23, 1871, he commenced to hoist coal for the railroad company. He received the official appointment of the re- ceivers, but voluntarily resigned as general superintendent and roadmaster of the I. C. & L. railroad and branches Nov. 30, 1870, to conduct the coal business. In his twenty- nine years of railroad service he lost but thirty-four days' time, ten when he went to New Hampshire to see his mother, and the re- mainder when ill with pneumonia. Through his efforts the rolling mill industry was started in the "West" at New Lawrenceburg: Records of real estate along this road show the extent that he invested means to build up towns to give business to the company. It built depots at Prescott, New Point, Sunmans, Morris and Batesville on tracts of land owned by him. He donated sites for churches and school-houses, selling lots, so he cleared little above his investment and taxes. The hope to have a profitable business where he could be at home proved abortive. The receivers violated the elevator contract; the promissory note for his salary given by the company, due after the appointment of the receivers, given to defray cost of an en- gine for his elevator, was protested at the hank, his annual rate of salary denied, his \ incennes road and elevator earnings claimed for the company, and to save himself and the employees who had placed their savings with the company he, his brother Eri, and others, with the city of Lawrenceburg, filed petitions Nos. 1271 and 1229, April 5, and 12, 1871, in District court of the United States for the District of Indiana (Book VIII, p. 332), with the result that the I. C. & L. railroad was adjudicated a bankrupt, Nov. 8, 1871. The pleadings and evidence were printed in book form by the Indianapolis Journal Company, in 1871. The Saturday before July 19, 1871 1 \k 2, Indiana]" -lis Journal), the fourth day's proceedings in "Bankruptcy suit" are re- ported ; in issues following the testimony shows how Mr. Richardson had been wronged, and came out like gold refined by tire. The "Replication of H. C. Lord," in answer to the petition for the removal of T. A. Morris and Melville E. Ingalls, assignees, subscribed and sworn to before H. F. Bra- shear, United States commissioner, July 31, 1872 1, forty pages, printed by Clarke & Com- pany, Cincinnati, Ohio, August, 1872), sets forth the "designs, frauds, delays, losses, methods of obtaining signatures," to which the creditors and stockholders of the I. C. & L. were subjected. On Oct. 27, 1872, New York City papers on "I. C. & L. Foreclosure" COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 235 printed : "Counsel on behalf of the stock- holders of the I. C. & L. railroad has begun proceedings in the Supreme court against the directors" (naming them) "charging them with conspiracy in fraudulently depressing the of the road, and forcing a foreclosure sale, so they could obtain control of the road at little cost by buying the stock," etc. The following copy of original covers ground relating to the final settlement with J. F. Rich: "Whereas there have been certain differ- ences between Joel F. Richardson and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Company, growing out of what is known as the 'elevator contract,' also the Indianapolis & imes Railroad, as to which suits are now pending, and whereas said parties have set- tled all their disputes as to the above matters, as well as all other between them, now there- fore, in consideration of the foregoing and one dollar paid by said Richardson, the said Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Company hereby release said Richardson from all claims and demands, on account of said Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad, the 'elevator contract/ or ,any other account whatever, the suits specified to be at once dis- missed and Richardson saved from costs therein. "Said Richardson has also received com- pensation for occupation of his land at Xew Point and Batesville up to this date. "January 27, 1873. "Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette R. R. Co., "by M. E. Ingalls, Pres." The creditors were saved the chance to settle with the railroad company for their just claims. Mr. Richardson sold the eleva- tor April 8, 1S72. In partnership with two men he contracted to build the Toledo & Louisville railroad. Fits partners failing to furnish their part of the required funds, on Jan. 19, 1874, he was authorized to settle with the T. & L. Company for their claims, he bearing his partners' expenses besides his own share, they never paying him. The very great and serious delays, risks and losses attending the transfer of freights in and through the city of Indianapolis, upon the tracks and lines of the several railroads, in consequence of the increasing number of lines, and the rapid growth of their business, which had greatly outgrown their means and facili- ties for transfer through the city, was a fact that necessitated relief. Grasping the ; let ii, he determined to solve it. Great undertakings are helped mightily by apacity to foresee by that logic ol heart which finds out what will be b) ought to be. Affection and its thought nature, and through it brought forth, is the order of progression. Something spiritual leads, which is joined to the natural, and existence begins. Life clothed by nature thus puts itself forth, and appears in form ; results are knowledge and affection made ap- parent. So came into being his project, which he named the "Indianapolis Circle Railway." Even after a problem is solved and appears in outline, to give it existence, permanence, requires untiring energy. Foundation work is hard, but upon its solidity depend - value of the structure to usefulness. He thoroughly explained his project "took from his pocket his drawing of the Circle railroad, explained its necessity and his idea about it" to the Rev. John H. Lozier, who was one of the trustees for the Fletcher property on the "South Side" of the city — blocked by traffic on railroads, and requested him to write it up and place it before the public Jan. 10. 1873, ne l a >d 't before Mr. J. H. Farquhar, then president of the Meridian National Eank at Indianapolis, formerly agent and attorney for the I. C. & 1.. Railroad Co., who thought favorably of it. On Feb. 7th, following, he had a talk with Mr. Dillard Rickets, who thought so favor- ably of it that he told Mr. Richardson to go and work the matter up, and he would furnish money for the enterprise. He was ex-presi- dent of the J. M. & I. railroad, had sold out his controlling interest in the "Jeff. Railroad," and was then superintendent of the Union Yards. On Feb. 26th he went to see Mr. Rickets, to whom Mr. Lord, who accompan- ied him, intended to sell his rolling-mill stock to procure money to pay Mr. Richardson in- terest due on a large loan. They learned that Mr. Rickets had become very ill and could not do business. Hearing of this, Mr. Rich- ardson then showed Mr. Lord his plan for the Indianapolis Circle railroad, explaining it in detail. Mr. Lord was favorably im- pressed with Mr. Richardson's project, thought they could form a company, and when Mr. Rickets became well he could be one of its members. Mr. Richardson, on March 4, 1873, called on Mr. Farquhar and Mr. Mc- 236 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Keen in regard to his project. Both talked very favorably. The latter suggested then- seeing Messrs. Thomas Scott, B. E. Smith and others. They thought the land specula- tion a good arrangement, as well as the road. The idea was to buy a halt mile of land all an niiiil. to be sold in lots on five payments. Mr. Richardson at once commenced inspect- ing his ideal route for the location of the line, Mr. Farquhar going with him March 12th, Mr. Bright— Mr. Rickets' friend— March 17th. Mr. Richardson thought it unnecessary that the road should extend entirely around the city. The next day Air. Richardson got the city maps and marked out the "Circle Road," and in the evening m et Mr. Lord and Mr. Bright at the "Mason House," and agreed to employ Mr. Elliott to get names of all the landholders along the line. On March 2 1 st, after examining the route, he saw Mr. Bright, who had the property all in shape to find the owners, ami together they looked it over. On March 26th he began to feel un- easy, as he intuitively felt that "there was something wrong about the matter but hoped all was right." On April 1st Mr. Richardson and Mr. Bright talked over the prospects of the Circle railroad, which was not wholly satisfactory to Mr. Richardson, who thought they should get as many options for land as possible before they organized, and all for the company, so that the profit would build the road. ( )n April 3d, Judge Martindale and Colonel Farquhar called at Mr. Lord's room. The former thought well of the Circle rail- road project, and called twice more during the day. < >n Wednesday, April 9. 1873. the Articles of Association [See Indianapolis Journal, Thursday, April 9, page 5. under heading, "The < >ne Thing Needful."] were filed with the Secretary of State (Box 405, Paper 9, renumbered now, Box 1131, Paper 6). 11. C. Lord was elected president, J. H. Farquhar, treasurer and secretary. The first nine directors were: A. L. Roache. Thomas D. Kingan, John 11. Farquhar, I-'.. B. Martin- dale, Joel F. Richardson. M. M. I. audi-, Henry C. Lord, John Thomas and Wil- liam Coughlin. The capital stock was one million dollars (increased to $1,- o, Ma\ 8, 1S74. Box 525. Paper 9). Thus the "Indianapolis Belt Railway Com- pany," as it was named, came into being as a corporation. Its length was to be twelve miles, with double track, or more, with such switches ami branches as it afterward found it necessary to build. There were twenty-six subscribers for stock, and H. C. Lord was trustee for the number of shares then not subscribed for, thus : A. L. Roache, David Gibson, John Thomas, Thomas D. Kingan, E. B. Martindale, J. J. Bingham, W. S. Hub- bard, John C. Wright, Luther R. Martin, M. M. Landis, H. R. Allen, John Spann, all for $1,000 or twenty shares each; Byron K. Elliott for ten shares ; H. C. Lord, John H. Farquhar, J. F. Richardson, 2,500 shares or $125,000 each; William Coughlin, R. J. Bright, H. G. Carey, Mears & Lilly, twenty shares : Thomas E. Chandler, ten shares ; Wil- liam Braden, Deloss Root, five shares each; Smith & Hanneman, ten shares; C. Van Deusen, George W. Parker, twenty shares .each ; H. C. Lord, trustee, 12,005 shares — $600,250. Mr. Richardson wrote in his diary. April 9. 1873, "This is wdrat 1 have been trying, to accomplish for the last eight months. My subscription to the Belt Railway is $125,000." H. C. Lord, ex-president of the I. C. & L. Railroad Company, and Mr. Farquhar sub- scribed an equal amount, no other man for over $1,000. On April 24th there was a full meeting of the board. One man was re- quested to resign to give place to Mr. Benja- min E. Smith. On April 25, 1873, the board met and passed resolutions to adopt by-laws. Horace Scott, president of the J. M. & I. Railroad Company, and W. R. McKeen, presi- dent of the T. 11. & I. Railroad Company, were elected directors. On April 30th Mr. Richardson and Mr. Reed, nephew of Mr. Lord, who was appointed engineer, started around the Belt. Mr. William Wiley Smith, formerly vice-president of the I. C. & L. Rail- road Company, was one of the party, and was later elected vice-president. "Found the line as good as expected, a long walk but very satisfactory." On July 22, 1873, Mr. Richardson com- menced to work for the Belt Company. The board authorized "Ben Smith to purchase steel, let contract to Horace Scott to furnish cross-ties, and ordered J. F. Richardson to go to work to complete the railroad in four months' time." The contract for building bridges and trestle work was let to J. V. Chamberlain and Co. On Aug. 13, 1873, he re- ceived notification that he was appointed superintendent of construction of the Indi- anapolis Belt railroad. His diaries give an epitome of its history from Jan. 10, 1873, to COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD -'.57 Aug. 27. 1877, when, having seven hundred desperate men to make earn their money, his diary pages were left blank. They fill, copied on letter size, thirty-three pages for [873; eighteen and one-half pages for [874; two and one-halt pages for [875; two items, [876; three pages for 1877; dictated synopsis, two and one-half pages. 1 April 11, 1873, Mr. Richardson met .Mr. Roache, who said that he was afraid that other parties would get up another company get railroad parties who had more power to carry the road away from them. On Aug. 28j [ 873, in his diary, Mr. Richardson wrote: '"Sometimes men make mistakes, and some- times they think they do, and time proves they did not ; I think I did in this Belt road, but I hope it will prove otherwise. I certainly have the 'blues' — everything seems to hang — in fact, it seems to me that there is some speculation going on of which I am kept ignorant. Well, I propose to put in my time for the Belt road the best I can — not speculate — so as to kill the enterprise."' To the time that construction work began, Mr. Richard- son worked to procure right of way, took interested parties over the proposed routes, and through snow, mud, rain and heat; strained every energy to make progress. The financial condition was critical. The company had arranged with Jay Cook & Co. for the money; Mr. Lord, with its bonds for the same. was in New York for it when this bank failed (it had the deposit of the United States). He differed in view from those who wished foreign capital to build and own the road, he thinking it should be so done by local capitalists. I >n Sept. 23, 1873. Jay Cook & Co. failed and financial disaster spread the country. On Sept. 23, 1873, when there wa- no money to pay the men, he went to see Mr. Kingan, and they signed the company's note for $6,000. On Sept. 25, 1873, banks all over the country were closed, but the com- pany gave orders to grocery men, boarding masters and feed stores, and most of the men kept at work; two hundred men quit. On (Jet. 3, 1873. Colonel Farcpihar was buried. On net. S. [873, Mr. Richardson went to the river and sunk the pier foundation, which settled firmly and in accordance with the plan. MesM-s. Lor . Smith and Rich- met at Mr. Scott's office and talked over the Belt road and prospects. Mr. Rich- ardson told them that $2,500 or $3,000 would finish the work from Yincennes road to trestle work and $1.- finish to the Terre Haute & Vandalia railroad, and bridge foundation was half done. ( )n Oct. 10th they commenced putting in timber at the West abutment. They spiked and ted it down with stone and sand. I In 10, 1873, the board passed resolutions to pay the men off at ninety days. 1 hi "Feb. 26, 1874, Mr. Lord not being present, Mr. Richardson was elected temporary chairman. The board of directors passed resolutions to give the company's notes for the amount of her liability. The note for $25,000 was executed: Messrs. Lord, Thomas, Scott. B. E. Smith, being absent, were to sign if they would." On Ma) 26, 1874, the boar directors passed the following resoli "Resolved, that in order to facilitate negoti- ations, provide the funds deemed necessary for the purchase of the necessary right of way and real estate for the road, and for con- structing and equipping the same and secur- ing its proposed traffic, the capital stock of the Indianapolis Belt Railway Company be in- creased to twelve hundred and fifty thousand dollars to be issued from time to time and to such parties and for such purposes as are stated as shall be ordered by the finance committee." Owing to the financial depression work was stopped Nov. 11, 1874. On March 26, 1875, Mr. Richardson signed for one hun- dred shares of stock in the new organization. There being no prospect for work continuing until better times, the directors carried the debt to '76 of S90.000. It was decided to combine with it the Stock Yard, and on Aug. 2<). [876, a new organization named Union Rail- road and Stock Yard Company tiled artic', association, many of the old company sold out to it or remained with the new. This was planned to be financed by the excham. its bonds for the same amount of Indianapolis . and. in order to make the project possi- ble efforts were made to secure Mayor Ca- election. Until its building was necessi- tated to furnish a hungry multitude with em- ployment, little progn tin a petition of a majority of the citizens of Indi- anapolis an ordinance contract was passed by the council of 1 ! 3-4- both inclusive. City ordinances in 1895) to loan its credit to the company in the way of issuing the city bonds to the amount of $500,- ict. 6, 1876 1. payable in twenty years, to be dated Jan. 1. 1877. the Belt Road bonds to 233 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD be given to the city to secure it against the .payment of the bonds so issued by the city, Dec. i, 1876. The exchange of these was to be made in accordance with said agreement. On Aug. 9, 1875, Mr. Richard- son accepted the offered position of mainten- 1 if way on the I. B. & VV. railroad, then much run down, and in the receiver's hands. He put the road in good order. With ( leneral Pease, he successfully handled the railroad strike, they personally starting out the trains at Bloomington, HI. Ik- made a wonderful record in clearing obstructions of trains ditched by heavy snow drifts while with this company. In 1.X75 Mayor Caven was elected Mayor of Indianapolis, and in Sep- tember he walked around the Belt railroad embankment, and sitting on the abutment constructed for its bridge over White river — sunk Oct. 8, 1873, under Mr. Richardson's supervision — "considered whether the great work of a road around the city could be put in motion" (Indianapolis Sentinel, May 18, 1881, also p. 210, History of Marion County and Indianapolis). His logical mind grasped the outlook so long diligently presented to interested parties by Mr. Richardson. He there decided that "this was the only project that could accomplish the results he desired." On July 17, 1876, he read to the council the Belt road message. On election day, May 1, 1877, the employed men on the Belt road work thoroughly understood that the Belt road work depended on Mayor Caven's re- election. "Election day, all men went and voted," is Mr. Richardson's diary record. On April 27, 1877, Mr. John Thomas had got permission from Gen. George B. Wright, re- ceiver for the I. B. & W. Railroad Company, E01 \lr. Richardson to come over and organize the men on the Belt. The Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yard Company had filed articles of association Aug. 29, 187(1 (Box 54(1. paper 9, Secretary of State office), to complete the Belt. Every one had reason to rejoice at Mayor Caven's re-election. He did grand work for the Belt road project and Indianapolis ; the Belt road project re-elected him. After the passage of the ordinance, attorneys gave their opinion that bonds issued under the same would be invalid unless valida- ted by the Legislature, which act was passed by it. approved March 2, 1877. To Mr. Jus- tus C. Adams, perhaps, more credit is due than any one person in the Legislature that /ear for having secured the passage of the act. Despite the opposition the measure passed both houses of the Legislature. The greatest difficulties seemed to have been sur- mounted, and the work of construction was begun. This company continued the work until June 1st, when it was interrupted at a most inopportune time, in the midst of serious labor troubles and when work was almost impossible to be found, and when men were depressed and desperate. Persons were not satisfied with the amount of money awarded to them for the right of way. Mayor Caven surmounted every obstacle. The crisis passed. He said "as to results that arose from this undertaking there is only one word that seems fit for the purpose — stupendous. Nothing has paid so well, or been of so great value as a single enterprise. Starting with a stock of thirty cents on a dollar, each year saw it rise in the percentages. In 1879 and 1880 cash dividends were ten per cent on the face of the stock and in 1881 sold for $1.50. The burden on the city's finances was at once ma- terially decreased. :; The fact is ap- parent that the benefits of the Belt Road are in their infancy." Mr. Richardson voluntarily resigned on the I. B. & W. railroad May 5, 1877, to super- intend the construction of the Belt, which he that year finished — Nov 12. 1877. lie was a successful manager of railroad strikes. He was master of the situation, when Mayor Caven sent to him that desperate crowd "to be kept out of the city." Having discharged one leader, and outwitted others bent on mis- chief, as the tool supply became ample rapid strides in the work, long mapped out in his mind, brought the Belt to completion. Again was his hope to have a business where he could be more at home with his family dis- appointed. Accurate knowledge came to the directors too late, and he lost the opportunity to operate the road by one vote, because some thought tin- president of the I ' S L. Com- pany antagonistic to him on account of the bankruptcy suit, and the co-operation of all railroads was desired. The Belt railroad project "furnished labor to the unemployed, raised the burden on the city's finances, brought a large cattle market, and placed a great amount of taxable prop- erty," there being [906) sixty-six pri- vate industries along its line, and "it has be- come a great clearing house of an enormous trade. It has made Indianapolis the fifth city in importance in this country in receipts for COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD packing and shipping." The stockyards from Nov. 12, 1877, to Nov. 4, 1904, received and handled there 39,113,370 head of live stock, valued at $642,098,655. For the year 1904 the total number of cars handled by the Belt was [,066,836. In [906 the number was 1,- 193,201. From all parts of Europe and America the officials of the company have re- ceived requests for information concerning the manner in which it is conducted. It was the first, and is considered the model, Belt ad of the world. Its construction saved Indianapolis from a bread riot, and solved the problem how to make an inland city great. These items give a slight idea of results from the carrying to completion of Mr. Richard- son's original project. The large amount due him for borrowed money was a total loss, and to meet his obligations, and debts he carried for others, he sold all of his Belt stock much below par. Never having had cause to blush for a dishonorable act, when disappointment came, he was always cheerful and accepted his lot. He said "he had learned as much from his reverses as he did from his successes, and he had always been able to provide well he actual needs of life." The following letters from men long and intimately associated with Mr. Richardson indicate the esteem and good will he enjoyed among those who knew him best: Indianapolis Bloomington & Western Railway. Office of the Receiver. George B. Wright, Receiver. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 2, 1 To Whom it May Concern : The bearer of this, Mr. J. F. Richardson, I have long known as a railroad builder, superintendent, and manager and can vouch for his experience. ability and energy as well as his high integrity in all the departments to which he has been called. He spent a year with me in putting this road into condition, after it had been very much run down, and I have never found a man so well posted or so efficient in this hind of work. I cordially recommend him to any railroad offi- or parties needing that kind of service. Very Respectfully, Geo. B. Wright. Office of Indianapolis Rolling Mill Company, Indianapolis, 3 Aug., 1878. Capt. II. S. Chamberlain, Chattanooga, Tenn. Dear Sir: I take great pleasure in introducing to you my I and old railroad acquaintanci sociate the bearer. Air. J. F. Richardson, of Delhi. O. Mr. Richardson visits Chattanooga on business con- with the railroad built by I. C. Stanton 239 Air, Richardson is a man in . will be an acquisition to any railroad that may engage his services. He has faithfully filled the positions of road- r, contractor and superintendent and con- structor. Do him all the good you can. Wilder knows him. Yours Truly, OOD. Office of the State House Commissioners, Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 5, 1878. m it May Concern : The undersigned has known the bearer of this Mr. J. F. Richardson for many years and can recom- mend him as a gentleman of integrity, He has been associated with me for a long time in service on the I. C. & L. R. R., first as road master, and then as superintendent, and I can hear witness to the faithful and honest disci; He has had much experience as a railroad con- tractor and I believe he will comply with any obli- gations he maj enter into. Respectfully, T. A. Morris. Office of the Indianapolis Rolling Mill Company. Indianapolis, 6, Aug., 1878. J. C. Stanton, Esq., Chattanooga, Tenn. Dear Sir : It is with great pleasure that I introduce the bearer, Mr. J. F. Richardson, of Delhi, Ohio. 1 have been intimately acquainted with Mr. Richard- son for neajrly twenty-five years and know him to be a man of sterling integrity, sound judgment, and a thorough, practical railroad man. As a track man, superintendent or railroad constructor I know of no one his superior in anything he may undertake. If you can arrange any business with or for him you will not be disappointed. Yours truly, W. O. Rockwood. Mr. Richardson got many calls in the Uni- ted States to inspect localities for railroad routes, to report resources, and make esti- mates of putting railroads in business condi- tion. He was considered the best posted man in this line of work. By an extra he was con- veyed and returned over the other railroads when sent afar on such a mission, unless it was secret. Difficulty being found to find a com- petent man to lay out the complex switches at Grand Crossing, South Chicago, he was telegraphed for and did the work. He came near losing his life in the Chicago riot when laying track for the road's entrance. Felled by a cross tie, and struck in the head by several bricks hurled by the mob, he was re- moved, supposed to be dead. In twenty minutes signs of life came. During his re- maining life he felt its effects, but he saved 240 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the company's franchise. Fortunately the gift of a fine gold watch and chain by the "em- ployes of track department of I. C. & L. R. R., presented to him July 5, 1865," was that morning forgotten, and thus saved. His assistant had his stolen. The mayor gave Mr. Richardson orders to go ahead with the work, but he did not afford police protection. (See Chicago papers). On Jan. 12, 1881, having finished the work and settled up, he returned home. He was again called from his retirement to build the I. B. & W. exten- sion. He permanently retired Aug. 30, 1882. In Chatham, N. V., Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ardson joined the Christian Church. Patriot- ism was an energetic principle beating in the hearts and active in the lives of both. Righteousness they considered the great con- structive idea of a true government or politi- cal party. Mr. Richardson belonged to Com- pany E, 18th Regiment Ohio Militia, but was exempt from military duty by reason of hav- ing furnished a three years' substitute from the 27th of July, 1864, that he might be of greater service by keeping the railroad guarded from accidents to passing troops. His timely discovery and removal of obstruc- tions through special detectives earned him the enmity of the "Knights of the Golden Circle." His employe, Milton Bryan, a sound operator, silting outside the telegraph office at Camp Morton, overheard the "Knights" ar- ranging by telegraph to free the prisoners, arm, and unite with them to destroy the rail- roads. As soon as this was reported Gov- ernor Morton was informed and the plot frus- trated. A happy day to Mr. Richardson was when he had had Lincoln safely transported over the I. C. & L. railroad on his way to be inaugurated. He was a charter and first life member of Monitor Lodge, No. 445, F. & A. M., of Delhi, Ohio, in which connection the following paragraphs are self-explanatory: I villi, < >.. Feb. io, 1894. Dear Brother Joel F. Richardson : 1 iln stated meeting of Monitor Lodge, No. 445. F, & \ M., held at their lod 1 ms Feb, 5, -in last letter to us was read by Bro. Thomas Kite, and bj a vote of the lodge n rd ed spread mi the minutes. The following resolutions were then offered by Urn. Kite : Whereas, Brother Joel F. Richardson, one of tin charter members of Monitor Lodge, No. 445, now a n Indianapolis, Ind.. has signified to this lodge, thai although outside its jurisdiction, probably never to return, he is desirous of retaining his membership with us until summoned by the Grand Master of the universe to the Celestial Lodge above, and Whereas, This lodge remembers with afl the services he has rendered to it in its early days, among which was making it possible for it to have a home, therefore be it Resolved, That Monitor Lodge extends to Richardson its appreciation of his determination, and the assurance of the deep fraternal regard which is here felt for him, also that as a token of that regard we have elected him as our first life member with the exemption from further dues during his life. This action to take effect with the beginning of the pre- ent fiscal year, and that notice of the same be tendered him through a committee consisting of Brothers G. L. Barringer and G. W. Bugbee, the only other remaining charter members of this lodge now hold- ing their membership with us. These resolutions wen adopted by a rising vote, every member present voting in its favor. G. W. Bugbee, Secy. We can only add to the above our sincere wishes for your long life, health, happiness and prosperity, and when the Grand Master in His infinite wisdom calls us from the labors of the lodge below, to the refreshment of the Grand Lodge above, may we there all meet again, beyond the power of change, to live forever. G. L. Barrinoek, G. W. Bugoee, Committee. In Memoriam. Again is Monitor Lodge called to mourn the loss of a brother very dear to all its members. In the death of Brother Joel F. Richardson another charier member of this lodge has been transferred to the Celestial Lodge above, and while we cannot but feel a great weight of sorrow at his death, yet we bow in humble submission to the will of Him who- doeth all things well and does not willingly afflict His children. Brother Richardson was one of the founders of this lodge and we owe our early success probably a's much to his self-sacrificing devotion to its welfare, as to any other one of its charter members. Since the death of his wife, which occurred about two years ago, he has often expressed a wish In go and join her and be at rest. His wish is accomplished, and we his brethren who have known him for many years, and were well acquainted with his beautiful and loving home life, can not but believe thai he is happy beyond all earthly happiness in that world which knows no parting and in which the wearj are at rest. To the children of our esteemed departed Brother we tender our heartfelt sympathy in their great affliction, and commend them to the keeping of our Heavenly Father. We will cherish the memory of our deceased brother in our hearts, cause this mem- orial to be spread upon a page set apart in tin minutes of our 1 d send a copy of the same to the family. Past Master G. W. Bugbee, l'a-t Master Thos. \V. Kite. Past Master F. Danner. [seal.] COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 241 Another memorial of interest is that of the Marion County Agricultural and Horti- cultural Society, which we herewith present: In memory of Joel F. Richardson, who departed this life Feb, 4. 1895. He was born in Keene, N. II., April -'_'. i\ the Prohibition party. But he voted for Benjamin Harrison for President. Mr. Richardson could not be bribed. In inter- course he was affable, unostentatious in man- ner, of generous benevolence. Honesty, care- fulness, punctuality, reliability and charity were prominent traits of his character. When not inspecting the railroad, he was first to his office in the morning, and last to leave at night. When he was called upon to repair a "break." replace a bridge by tornado torn from its foundations, or to transport ten thousand passengers in one day, he knew ex- actly where to begin and how to do it. In giving orders to his employes mildness of tour prevailed. In every emergency call he 16 went with them. He could see effect from cause and where blame rested. Faithful, careful, efficient service placed all under his charge in the line of promotion; he inspired them with noble ideals of manhood, inducing thrift and respectability. At one time eighteen months passed that not a car wheel was off the track. He insisted that accidents were caused by carelessness. No breach of trust was overlooked, his eternal vigilance was ever ready to detect any indifference, and if timely warning failed to correct, a more care- ful man soon filled the position. Praise from him meant genuine worth and happy security. No one knew when he would inspect work; a freight making a trip, might take him aboard five times. He would go by on a passenger train to where he next wished to stop, so no matter where he was last seen, no surprise came from seeing him where he next ap- peared. .Mechanical laws he understood and knew how to apply. With one man, stakes, hand level and tape line, he could accurately lay off complicated switches. Several men made fortunes on his inventions. His deep blue eyes were penetrating, but had a humorous twinkle. A very close observer was he, and a man of rare acumen. Intuition and keen foresight made his services reliable, valuable and acceptable. Ever trying to perfect con- struction work; to build up paying business for his employers ; to relieve from causes of needless expense to them and to the general public ; to secure confidence and general satis- faction to railroad patrons, courtesy, comfort and safety to the traveling public; 1 1 > pro- mote efficient service from employes; to pre- vent their being defrauded or imposed upon ; to secure the welfare of the general public; t<> these ends Joel Foster Richardson devoted his affection, thought, influence, energy and vitality. Prevailing powers applied in his life work were "Love to < iod and the neighbor." He loved the cardinal virtues and lived them. The family motto, "Trust in God," his life exemplified. • living directions for the end. he died Feb. 4, 1895. Mrs. Richardson was called to rest Dec. 8, 1 So-'. In Section 36, Lot 10 s . Crown Hill cemetery, Indianapolis, were placed their remains. Fittingly the Indianapolis Holt rail- road symbolized his career of usefulness. A 1 tin's life is not a chance medley of only passing moment, but a wondrous apprentice- ship, in which soul> learn eternal principles 242 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to do immortal work, and death is but the entrance to a state of advanced life. The re- sult is energy in evil or good. The true man, feeding on the life-giving principles of love and wisdom from God, embodying them in his active life work, sees not death but transition. WILLIAM KATIIERT, who has been engaged as a grocer in Indianapolis for nearly thirty years and has also various other busi- ness interests in that city, is a native of West- phalia, Germany, born May 14, 1852, in W'ie- tersheim. His parents, Christian and Eleo- nore (Prange) Rathert, were also born in Germany. William Rathert was educated in his native land, and was a boy of fifteen when he came to this country, arriving in Indianapo- lis Sept. 20. 18(17. Learning carpentering and building, he followed that business for a num- ber of years, in [872 entering into partnership with his mother's brother, Fred Prange. They did contracting and building, putting up many substantial residences, stores and other struc- tures in their time. In 1878 Mr. Rathert changed his business, engaging in the line to which he has since given the principal share of his attention. He went into partnership in the groceiy business with Charles 11. Schwomeyer, and they con- tinued together until 1896, enjoing a most lucrative patronage. In that year Mr. Rath- ert bought cuit Mr. Schwomeyer's interest, and he has since conducted the establishment on his own account. Mr. Rathert is noted for clear business insight, and he has never al- lowed a good opportunity to slip by, though he is not by any means inclined to undue sharpness or shrewdness. He is just, busi- nesslike and systematic, and his hold on the favor of his patrons is due to ever courteous treatment of and honest dealing with them all. In the course of an active career he has be- come interested in various concerns, and is at present a director of the Grocers Baking Com- pany, of which he was one of the principal organizers and is a leading stockholder. He also has an interest in the Indiana German Fire Insurance Company, and the German Security and Investment Company, and owns considerable property, in different part of the city. Early in life, before he was twenty-one in fact, he gave evidence of his sagacity by purchasing a piece of land which lie judged so well that to-day it is worth more than ten times the amount of his original invest- ment. Mr. Rathert is an energetic man, and alive to the practical needs of himself and his fel- lowmen, whether of a social or a business na- ture. He is prominent among his countrymen, and active in the support of the German Protestant Orphans Home; a member of the Independent Turners; a member of Zion's German Evangelical Church, and of the Sick Benefit Society. The last named organization has twenty-seven members, and they cele- brated their thirty-third anniversary the first Thursday in May, 1906. On Sept. 24, 1879, Mr. Rathert married Miss Louisa Schwomeyer, whose parents, Charles H. and Louisa (Kleine) Schwomeyer, are two of the oldest residents of Indianapo- lis. Mrs. Rathert was educated at the Ger- man English School in Indianapolis, wdiere most of the prominent German citizens of to- day attended. Mr. and Mrs Rathert have had four children, two of whom survive : Wil- liam Franklin and Paul Edwin. JOHN R \l CH, the leading cigar manu- facturer of Indianapolis, was born in Frank- lin county, Ind., Aug. 4, 1850, son of George and Mary Eva (Boll) Rauch. His father was born in the town of Hack- enback, Germany, and the mother was born in Bavaria. They came to this country about 1845, and were married in Oldenburg, Ind., ( let. 18, [849, by the Rev. Father Rudolph. Both father and mother were born on the same day, Feb. 4. 1825. Frank Ranch, the grand- father of John, was an officer in the French army under Napoleon, and was killed in battle. His wife, Kate, was born in Germany, and died in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The maternal grandfather of John Rauch was I'aulus Boll, who was born Aug. 15, 1797, and died in Southgate, Franklin Co., Ind., May 21, i860. Katherine Boll, his wife, was born Nov. 12, 1790. and died Nov. 17, 1S76, in Southgate, Franklin Co., Indiana. George and Alary Eva Rauch had a family of five children, all of whom are living: John is mentioned below ; Albert, born June 8, 1852, is an employe of the Indianapolis Gas Company; Rosa, born Aug. 1, 1854, married William Rosbrock, and they live in this city, where he is employed in mercantile life ; George, born Feb. 13, 1857, ' s a great traveler and when last heard from was in Denver, Colo.; Louise, born June 21, 1861, is a resi- dent of Indianapolis. All the members of this family were born in Southgate, Franklin Co., Indiana. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 243 John Ranch secured his education in the public schools of his native count)', and when he was eleven years old began an apprentice- ship at the trade of cigar making in a Cin- cinnati shop. For some two years he followed the life of a journeyman cigarmaker, and then formed a business connection with his father. \\ hen the father entered the Union army, in 1864, young John continued the manufactur- ing enterprise in which the two were engaged, which was presently moved to Brookville, where young Mr. Rauch sold out, and sought employment at Connersville, being engaged at cigar making at that point for two years. After this he formed a partnership with Alex Mayer, with whom he continued in business for some three years. John Rauch came to Indianapolis in 1871, and associated with his brother Albert under the firm name of John Rauch & Bro., they started a cigar making business. About 1S79 Mr. Rauch bought out the interest of his brother, and has since carried on the busi- ness alone. This business was begun in a small way, the leader being a cigar known as the "Two Brothers." The box contained pictures of the two brothers, hence its name. This was the beginning of a very successful business career, and the John Rauch Cigar factory is now one of the leading industries in its line in the city. Steady employment is given by Mr. Rauch to from seventy-five to eighty workmen, and he turns out the follow- ing well known and popular brands of cigars : "The Capitol City," which has been on the market since 1878 ; the "Melrose," the "Hoosier Poet" and the "Tampiola." These four brands have won for the house an envi- able reputation and are popular with the pub- lic. Mr. Rauch was married May 21, 1875, in the Catholic Church at Lick Run, Cincinnati, to Miss Mary Catherine Schoen, born in Cin- cinnati, Aug. 19, 1855. Site was reared and educated in her native city, and has become the mother of three children : Emma, born June 7, 1876, is now the wife of Gustave Kevers, of the firm of Fertig & Kevers, ex- tensive painting contractors of Indianapolis ; Edward, born Dec. 21, 1879, is bookkeeper in his father's business ; and John, born July 16, 1890, is attending Harvard College, Cam- i bridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Rauch has been very successful in his life work, and when he began business in Indi- ; anapolis he had but fifteen dollars. This he gave to his mother, and secured work for him- self, out of which has grown his present tine business. lli> payroll now exceeds $800 per week, including the men in the factory as well as those on the road. The business house of Mr. Rauch, which is located at Nos. 122- 124 West New York street, is the embodi- ment of neatness and cleanliness. The office, separate from the workrooms, is tastefully and conveniently arranged for the transaction of a large and growing business. Mr. Rauch is one of the prominent secret society men in Indianapolis and he holds mem- bership in nineteen different societies. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, a Mystic Shriner, and holds other Masonic connections. In all the German societies in the city he is actively interested, and is a charter mem- ber of the Manufacturers' Club, which is the leading association of manufacturers in Indi- ana, counting among its members as it does not only the principal representatives of the manufacturing interests of Indianapolis, but as well those of the State. He is also one of the oldest members of the Commercial Club in the city, and is rated as one of the active and public spirited citizens of Indianapolis. In politics he is a Democrat, though not an active or aggressive partisan. John Rauch has never sought public honors in the field of politics, and has declined, though often solicited, to allow his name to go before the public. Personally he is warm hearted and generous, though quiet and unassuming. Assuredly there is no better citizen in Indi- anapolis than the gentleman wdiose name in- troduces these paragraphs. Edward Rauch, son of John, has already developed into a clear-headed and keen busi- ness man, and much of the detail work in the office as well as the sales and collections de- volve upon him. He is a scholarly and gen- tlemanly young man. JOHN O. CASON, a pharmacist in Leba- non, Boone county, Ind., is a native of this State, born in Lebanon, Feb. 14, 1862, and be- longs to a family which traces its descent back in unbroken line to three brothers, French Huguenots and refugees in Holland, who came to America and settled in North Caro- lina. His parents were John O., Sr., and Sarah (Bowers) Cason. The paternal grandfather was James Ca- son, a native of South Carolina and an early settler in Boone countv, Ind., where he owned 244 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a large farm near Thorntown and also worked as a carpenter. He died in Thorntown at an advanced age. His wife was Margaret (Ruth- erford) Cason, of Scotch ancestry, and lived to be eighty-six years old. She died in Leba- non, the mother of four sons and three daugh- ter.^. The maternal grandparents were \\ il- liam and Lydia (Butts) Bowers. The former was a native of Pennsylvania, of German de- scent, who came to Union county, Ind., in a very early day and engaged there in farming. He died there in middle age and his wife lived to be seventy-six. They had four chil- dren. John O. Cason, Sr., a native of Boone coun- ty, married Sarah Bowers, of Union county. Their four children are : Eva, wife of Dillon Ferrell, of Toledo. Washington ; Ella, wife of A. J. Ward, of Mt. Vernon, 111. ; Aletha, widow of Harry Gray, of Toledo, Wash. ; and Jehu O. The father was a blacksmith and wagon ma- ker in Lebanon and always resided in Boone county. For a couple of terms he was a mem- ber of the Lebanon board of aldermen. He was cut off at the untimely age of thirty-one, in December, 1861. He and his wife were both members of the Christian Church. She was married (second) to Henderson Graves, but is now again a widow, living in Toledo, Washington. John ( ). Cason, the younger, lived in Boone county till he was eight years old and then was taken to Sullivan county, his mother's home at that time. He attended the Union Christian College in Sullivan county and after his school days were over, began clerking in a drug store, a line of business which he has followed ever since. < In June 14. 1881, Air. Cason married Miss Viola Thompson, daughter of Lewis and Lydia (Ewing) Thompson, and immedi- ately settling in Lebanon, they have made their home there ever since. Their family con- sists of but one daughter, Beulah, who is the wife of Rosco Knight of Coatesville, Ind. Air. anil Mrs. Cason are members of the Chris- tian Church and both belong to the order of Rathbone Sisters. Air. Cason is also a mem- ber 1 f the Knights of Pythias and the Macca- bees. In politics he is a Republican. The family residence is at Xo. 810 Wesl Chicago street, where .Mr. Cason built a most com- fortable and inviting home. From a former history of Boone county, compiled by Harden & Spahr and published in 1SS7. we take the following: "The name of Cason in the Northern States is uncommon, but in the Southern States it is a very common one. The family on coming to this country settled at an early day in Virginia. Through works of genealogy the name is traced to the south of Prance, from which place members of the family be- came refugees in Holland, and joined William of < hange in his invasion of Ireland. At the time of emigrating to this country they had become mixed witli Irish, English and Scotch blood. "Thomas Cason, the father of the family that settled in Boone county at an early date, was born in Virginia on Dec. 8, 1751J, and from there emigrated to South Carolina. He was a school teacher most of his life. He married Aliss Alargaret Xeill, Dec. 30, 170.4. Miss Neill was born March 24, 1762. She was a woman of excellent mental ability and great force of character. Her experience, during the Revolutionary war, if written, would read like a tale of romance. She was an ardent Whig, while a majority of her neighbors were Tories. She had two brothers, only one being old enough to enlist in the war. Several times her house was robbed and everything in it destroyed except a bed on which an invalid mother lay. One of these times her brother had come home from the army on Sunday morning and was relating the news to the family and some young ladies who had come in to see him, when they were surprised by the click of gun-locks from a squad of Hessians at the door of the house. The girls ran in the face of the Hessians and .the brother out at the other side of the house. One of the 1 [essians, seeing her brother wi uld escape, ran around the house, while Aliss Neill, seeing his intention, ran through the house, and, meeting him. struck up his gun just as he fired, undoubtedly by this act saving the life of her brother. On returning to the house her young brother became alarmed, and ran out, and climbing a high fence, was soon out of sight. The Hessians did not seem disposed to shoot, but followed after him, going to the bars instead of the fence, laying di wn the middle one, but when one of them would attempt to go through the girls would jerk him back. One of the Hessians became so exasperated at Miss Neill that he struck her across the head with his gun. severely wounding her. the scar of which she carried to her grave. The Hessians then went to the house and destroyed everything of value, not COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 245 leaving .Miss Xeill a change of clothing. The house had been robbed in the same manner bet' re. Her older brother was, before the war closed, murdered. "Thomas Cason, owing to his crippled condition (from white swelling), was never molested by the Tories, although his brothers were in the service in the colonies. After his marriage he settled on a farm, but owing to having a large amount of security debts to pay, he had to sell the farm (a valuable one), negroes, and all his other property, except a small amount of household goods, and then go to Ohio and teach school so as to secure money to move his family to that State. Their children, four boys and one girl, were all born in South Carolina, the daughter dying before they left that State. William, the oldest, was born Sept. 19, 1797; John. May 30, 1799; James, Feb. 13, 1802, and Samuel, March 5, 1804. Thomas arrived in Ohio April 5, 1804, and the family moved in August and Septem- ber following. From there they came to Indi- ana Territory in 1814 or 1815, settling in I'ni m county, on a farm and remaining there until October, 1831, when John, James and Samuel emigrated to Boone county, all settling in the woods and opening up farms near Thorntown. William, who never married, re- mained with the old folks, staving on the farm until his death, May 16, 1850, aged fifty-two years, seven months and twenty-seven days. His lather died Oct. 12, 1835, and his mother, July 25. 1846. William Cason was a man of excellent character and habits, and exerted an influence for good over the people of his county equal if not greater than any one who ever lived in it. He was probate judge over twenty years, and was regarded one of the best probate lawyers in eastern Indiana. "John Cason married Fannie Burkhalter. There were eight children born to them, live girls and three boys, named Margaret. Eliza- beth, Mary. Phebe J., Marion X., Ershula, Oliver and Samuel. John Cason always re- sided on a farm ami devoted his entire atten- tion to operating and cultivating it. He was a man of unusually kind disposition, and had a kind word for all whom he met. He de- parted this life in 1868. His wife survived him many years and died at an old age. "James Cason married Margaret Rither- ford Dec. 13, 1827. Her family were of the old English stock of Ritherfords, the name originating from Rither's Ford, a stream near the line between England and Scotland, on which there was a ford on the land of a man named Rither. Her mother's folk were named Harper, her grandfather being the owner of and giving the name to Harper's Ferry, Vir- ginia, which old John Brown immortalized. James Cason resided on the land he first set- tled on in coming to Boone county, until the fall of 1865, when he moved to Thorntown, where he lived until his death. He was a carpenter as well as farmer, and was a master of his trade. There are many houses, barns, bridges and other structures vet standing in this county which well attest the care and ndelity with which he did his work. He was outspoken and frank almost to a fault, and was extremely active and energetic. He de- parted this life Jan. 31, 1875, leaving his wife surviving him, wdio lived to past eighty years of age. She was kind and genial to all who met her. Her mental faculties were far ab ive an ordinary person's, and her devotion to her children was untiring. There were nine chil- dren born to them, six boys and three girls — one of whom, William, died at the age of four weeks. The others lived to be grown. They were Thomas J., Samuel L., Sacah Ann, John (J., Joseph X., Margaret E., Mary F. and James H. "Samuel Cason first married Mary Burk- halter and they had nine children, six girls and three boys, Jane, Mary, Cynthia, Eliza- beth. Margaret, Fannie, William X.. Joseph M„ and John. She departed this life about 1S44. Samuel Cason, soon after coming to this county was made one of the associate judges of the Circuit Court. Judge Cason was considered one of the ablest lawyers and best judges of the State. At the time of his death, and for seme years prior thereto, he was president of the First National Hank of Thorntown. Under his management the stock, at the time of his death, sold at twenty- six per cent premium. There was never a dollar lost while he was at its head. He had for several years been one 1 f the directors of the Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad and re- signed the position when he became convinced it was managed in the interesl of a few direc- tors instead of the stockholders. Both James Cason and himself had devoted much time, expense and labor in procuring the organiza- tion of the company and establishing the road through this county. Judge Cason was mar- ried the second time to Alphea Norris, and by this marriage there were three children. two girls and one boy — Lysia and Idia. and 2 4 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD James. Judge Cason departed this life Aug. 6, [871, at the age of seventy-seven years, five months and one day, his wife surviving him. "It required thirteen days for the three brothers to move their families from Union county to this county, the distance being only about one hundred miles. It rained every day or night while they were on the road. Swamp- ing and breaking down was an every day oc- currence ; and to cap the climax of all their troubles the wagon in which the family of James Cason- was riding, when within five miles of their destination upset in a creek, plunging them and everything belonging to them under water; and although it was cold and raining they had to camp out of doors in their wet clothes and bed covers. "The winter of 1831-32, after the three brothers settled in this county, was a severe one. It set in early, a heavy snow falling the last of November or the first of December, and lay on the ground until about the middle of March. They had all landed in the woods 'without a stick amiss,' except Samuel, who had a small log cabin on his land when he came to it. It was spring before some of the chimneys wer*e higher than the mantle-piece. Neither were there any doors in their houses until spring. Old quMts and sheets had to be substituted, and when some of the doors were made they were split boards from trees. No mortar could be made to stop the open space between the logs of the house, so split pieces of timber and old clothes were the only sub- stitute, and the howl of the wolf and other wild animals was heard nightly." WILLIAM LOGAN LINGENFELTER who resides at No. 516 East Tenth street, Indianapolis, is a well known and representa- tive citizen of Marion county. He was born in what is now Carroll county, Ky., June 1, 1828, the youngest of ten children, and the only one of the family now living. His par- ents were John and Elizabeth (Wyatt) Lingenfelter. The family is of German line- age. Michael Lingenfelter, the father of John, and the grandfather of William L., was probably the first of the family in this country, and spelled his name Lingenfelder. He set- tled in .Maryland and after some years re- moved to Kentucky. When well advanced in years he came to Indianapolis, where he died 1 lie Ik mie of his youngest son, William Lingenfelter. John Lingenfelter was born in Maryland, and when a young man removed to Kentucky, where he married Elizabeth Wyatt, a native of that State. They came to Indiana in 1830, and settled in Rush county. His trade was that of shocmaking, and he followed that vo- cation for many years. He removed still later to St. Omer, Decatur county, where he worked at his trade and kept a hotel. Traveling in those days was done mostly by wagon, and his hotel became a popular stopping place for travelers on what was the popular highway in those early times. In 1S40 he removed to a nearby farm, where he died in July, 1843. His youngest daughter, died about a month prior to his death. She was a bright and attractive young woman about eighteen years of age. Mr. Lingenfelter was a typical pioneer, and was a good citizen. In politics he was a Whig. Unite late in life he be- came a member of the Methodist Church, of which his wife had long been a member. She was a worthy companion to her husband, and passed a most exemplary and Christian life. For many years she survived her husband, passing away in 1866, when seventy-eight years old, in the home of her son, William L. She and her husband were both born the same year, and they were the parents of five sons and five daughters. The first of the Lingenfelter family to came to Indianapolis were uncles of William L., William, or "Uncle Billy," as he was familiarly called, and Archibald Lingenfelter. They became prominent in the early annals of Indianapolis. Mrs. Mary Ann Flack, and Margaret, who became the wife of John Blake, sisters of William L., were the first of his immediate family to come to the city. They were followed in 1840 by William L., himself, who was induced to come by the representa- tions of his uncles and sisters. Here he at- tended school the first two winters after his arrival. The school which he attended more than sixty years ago was on Pennsylvania street, between ( >hio and Market streets. The spring following his arrival he returned to the homestead, but returned for school the second winter. He made his home with his uncle Billy, and after the death of his father and sister, his mother moved with the remaining children of the family to a rented farm in Push county. In 1845 Mr. Lingenfelter came to Indianapolis a third time to become an apprentice at the carpenter's trade, at which time he was over seventeen years old. He was to remain with his brother-in-law, Moses COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 247 Flack, until he attained his majority. The health of Mr. Flack declined, and before the ng of his apprenticeship he assumed the interest of his brother-in-law in the business, and when Mr. Flack died the young man was left in charge of all the affairs of the enter- prise. Mr. Lingenfelter was married Aug. 29, [849, to Margaret C, daughter of Henry and Hannah (Dunn) Brady, pioneers of Marion county. Mr. Brady and his wife were born in Pennsylvania, and came to Johnson county, Intl., in 1821, and the following year moved to Warren township, Marion county. Their farm is still known as the Brady farm. There they lived and died and there their ashes -till repose, the wife and mother dying in [864, and the father in 1885. He was married a second time but all of his nine children were born to his first marriage. We have record of the following children: Margaret C, born on the old homestead farm in Marion county, July 19, 1831, who married Mr. Lingenfelter; Emily, who married George Swift; Lititia, who died when seventeen years old ; and Mary, who married Dr. Samuel Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Lingenfelter had four sons and three daughters, and 'four of their chil- dren are still living : Charles, a resident of Houston, Texas ; Arthur B., of Indianapolis ; Frank C, a civil engineer; and Lola M., who takes care of the home. A daughter, Hannah, died at the age of twenty years; she was the wife of Levi Coffman, who died soon after the loss of his wife. Alfred H. died at the i fourteen years in Minneapolis, Minn., where the family was then living. Artemisia died at the age of two years. Airs. Margaret I'. Lingenfelter died May 29, 1904. In her younger days she was a member of the Baptist Church, but after her marriage she joined the Methodist Church and continued in that faith until her death. \\ illiam Logan Lingenfelter was variously d as a business man for many years. For a time after his marriage he was a farmer, but came to the city to take up the business of a grocer in company with John Reynolds, with he did a good business for several years. Mr. Reynolds bought him out, and Mr. nfelter then entered the grocery busi- ness with .Mr. I lenry Coburn. At the outbreak of the Rebellion Mr. nfelter, in compliance with his convic- tions and sense of duty, disposed of his busi- ness to his partner, and enlisted, in November, 1861, in Company F, 16th Ind. V. I., and after his term of enlistment of six months was completed he returned to Indianapolis. He commenced a lumber business and fur a time had a sawmill, and manufactured sash, blinds, etc. He ran into debt $10,000 for his mill property, but this he presently sold to ad- vantage, and in 1867 he took up a planing- mill business in Minneapolis, removing his family to that Minnesota city. The death of a son and the failing health of his wife im- pelled the family to return to Indianapolis, Air. Lingenfelter leasing his property. His wife regaining her health, Air. Lingenfelter resumed his business in Alinneapolis. In 1871 he finally sold it, and returned to this city with his family. Here he built a planing- mill, with Coburn & Jones as his associates, wdio bought this property in 1875. He sold his home property for $19,000. This is now in- cluded in the Spring Garden addition to the city of Indianapolis, and is regarded as very valuable. Air. Lingenfelter was engaged in the real estate business and other occupations until 1885, wdien he went to Clark county, Kans., where he took up a pre-emption claim, and with his family remained long enough to prove up, and then came back to Indian- apolis. On the death of Mr. Brady, .Mrs. Lingenfelter fell heir to 120 acres of land, eighty acres of wlhich is wood- land. This tract was cleared and improved by Mr. Lingenfelter, who built a house on it, and there the family lived until 1901. That year the farm was sold and the family moved to the present location. As has been seen, Air. Lingenfelter has had an active and earnest business life, and his labors have not been in vain. A commendable interest has ever been taken by him in the promotion of the public welfare of his town and county. For many years after the formation of the Republican party he was an earnest worker in it. but for some years he has been identified with the independent elements of party activities. He and his family are members of the Methodist Church. REV. JAMES P. WALTON, win away June 14. 1902, was a well-known and successful Christian worker of Indianapolis, pastor of the Reformed Methodist Church on Vessa street. He was born in Tuscaraw; county, Ohio, near Xew Philadelphia. Jan. 10. [834, son of Rev. Hiram and Elizabeth 248 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD (Eakin) Walton, the former of whom lahored in Ohio for many years as a Methodist Epis- copal minister. Rev. Hiram Walton was born in Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1807, son of Jesse Samuel Walton, also a native of Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. Hiram Wal- ton became a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church and had his home for many years in New Philadelphia, Uhio. He died in 1879. His wife, Elizabeth (Eakin), was a native of Ireland, daughter of James Eakin, and was brought to America at the age of three years by her parents. She was a devoted wife, an affectionate mother, and a noble ex- emplar of the Christian faith, and it was prob- ably due less to the influence of his father's vocation than to the devout character and the Christian influence of his revered mother that James P. Walton entered upon religious work. James P. Walton was reared in his native town and as a young man worked at the trade of coopering and at farming. He enlisted in February, 1865, in Company E, 194th Uhio Y. I.j served in the Shenandoah Valley, and at the conclusion of the war participated in the grand review at Washington. He was mustered out in October, 1865, as first duty sergeant. Rev. Mr. Walton was converted to the Christian faith in February, 1800. In 1S1.- he began his religious work as a local preacher, was ordained in 1877, and ever afterward engaged actively in Christian work. ( In .May 10, 1857, Mr. Walton was mar- ried to Miss Matilda Shull, a devout Christian woman, who died happy in the faith Sept. 22, 1892. Ten children were born to this mar- riage, five sons and five daughters, two of whom preceded her to the better land: Sarah M., who died in infancy, and Mrs. Amanda J. Riley. The survivors are : Leah H, wife of [ohn ( ibesverlin, of Birdseye, Ind. ; John F., of Oakland City, Ind.; W. P. S., of Oakland City, Ind.; Washington P., of Milltown, Ind.; Wesley G., a railroad engineer; Mrs. Mary C. Wilson; Page M., who enlisted in the 4th Heavy Artillery, United States Army, and is now stationed at Hancock, N. J.; and Martha E., wife of ( Uney White, of Linton, Ind. All these children are members of the church. For his second wife Rev. Mr. Walton married, May 10, 1893, Mrs. Mary Ann By- ers, daughter of Jesse Corbin. By her first marriage Mrs. Walton had seven children, six of whom are living. Mr. Byers was a soldier in the Civil war and died in April, 1880. Mrs. Walton is a member of the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis and an active religious worker. Rev. Mr. Walton was a member of Major Robert Anderson Post, G. A. R., Indianapolis, and was chaplain of the post from 1896. He was earnestly devoted to his Christian work, giving his entire time to it, and his labors were attended with a large degree of success commensurate with his zeal and fidelity. HONJAMES TOWNSEND LAYMAN, former member of the State Senate, president of Layman-Carey Company, of Indianapolis, a citizen of the highest standing in official and commercial circles, is a descendant of two dis- tinguished families of Revolutionary days, and allied by marriage with an honored old South- ern family. The patriotic spirit which is so specially a characteristic of the Laymans was fostered and developed in generations of Old World ancestors who struggled against per- secution and stood for religious and political freedom when men risked everything in sup- porting such a cause. Far back his fore- fathers are found among the bold Scandi- •navian Vikings and Saxons who went down into Normandy, whence in the religious per- secutions of later times they were driven into Holland and Switzerland. Thence in the course of the centuries they finally came to America, realizing their hopes for a perma- nent place of refuge in the new cradle of lib- erty. True to their birth and training, they allied themselves with the friends of freedom in the New World. Anthony Lehman (as the name was then spelled) is the first of the family in this country of whom we have any considerable information. He was born in the German set- tlement in Pennsylvania, not far from York, and was of German descent. He was a pri- vate soldier in Capt. Peter Dickie's Company, of Col. Robert Magaw's Battalion, which was known as the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion. Capt. Peter Dickie was of York county, and Col. Robert Magaw was of Carlisle, Pa. This command made a distinguished record in the Revolutionary war. Anthony Lehman served under General Washington, and bore a part in many of the heavy engagements under his command. He died in 1818, at the age of sixty-five years. He was the great-grand- father of Senator Layman, of Indiana. Philip Lehman, grandfather of Senator Layman, was a native of Pennsylvania. For some years he was a miller in the Shenandoah I V KCLZ/C+ LCt(<^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 249 valley, in Virginia, and in the latter part of the thirties came to Putnam county, Ind., where he died at the age of eighty-three years. He had a family of two sons and two daughters. James Townsend, the maternal grandfather of Senator Layman, was a native of Snow Hill, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and in about 1808. left Maryland to make a home in Kentucky, taking with him some of his slaves. His plantation was near Henderson, in Union county, and it was he who laid off the county seat of Union county, which has since become the flourishing town of Morgan- field. He is remembered as an industrious man to a marked degree. He represented Union and Henderson counties in the State Legislature, serving in both branches of that body. A man of thought and character, he became convinced that slavery was wrong, and about 1829 notified his slaves that he was going into a free State, and proposed to make them free. With a number of them he came into Indiana, and locating in 1830 at what is now Putnamville laid out that town, burned brick, put up buildings, and provided log cab- ins for the former slaves. In 1837-38 he rep- resented Putnam county in the State Legis- lature. At a later period of his life he re- moved to Clay county. Ind., where he died Nov. 3, 1X5 1. when about sixty-five years old. James Townsend married Katherine Davis, who belonged to a very prominent Maryland family, being an own cousin of Henry Winter Davis. Her father. John Davis, was a Rev- olutionary soldier in the State of New Jersey. < If the sons of James and Katherine (Davis) Townsend, Selby Townsend was a lawyer and became a circuit judge in Iowa; another. Al- fred Townsend. who also followed the legal profession, lived in Nebraska, California and ( Iregi in, becoming known as an able and prom- inent attorney in those States; a third son, William Townsend. was clerk of Putnam county, Ind., many years; another, McGrady Townsend, who died at Los Angeles. Cal., was a noted musician and composer. The foregoing will serve to illustrate to what manni r of people Senator Layman in the present generation, and his honored father, Dr. Daniel W. Layman, in the last generation, owe I nt trail- of character. 1 loth have upheld the best traditions of the stock from which they sprang, and in so doing have es- tablished their right to be called typical rep- resentatives nf that stock. Daniel W. Layman was horn in Virginia Sept. 24, 1808, lived to manhood in his native State, and became a physician, following the medical profession for sixty years. In 1831 he moved from Augusta county (near Port Republic), Va., to Indiana, and made his home for the rest of his life at Putnamville, Put- nam county, dying there in 1KX7, at tin- age of seventy-nine years. His practice during this long period took him over a wide rani;' -1 territory, for much was expected of the pi< meer physician, and the hardships of life in a sparsely settled and unimproved region were stern realities for him. He was well fitted by both physique and disposition to cope with such difficulties. He lived an upright life which commanded respect wherever he was known. But it was his just nature, his willing- ness to help his fellow-man, his unvarying recognition of the rights of others, and, above- all, the superior intelligence and kindliness of disposition which enabled him to see ami do the right so clearly, that made him truly a king among men wherever he went. He had many opportunities for the exercise of chanty and benevolence in the pursuit of his pro- fession, and it may be safely said that he missed none of them. Xor did he slight his social duties, which, indeed, were a source of pleasure to him and a welcome break in the routine of heavy professional labors. Dr. Layman was also prominent in politics for many years, and had high standing because of his ability and devotion to the public wel- fare, but his many friendships among men in high places were based solely on his personal and social merits. In his earlier years he was a Democrat, but in 1S37. when made a gate to the National convention of the party, he declined to serve on the ground that he- had become a Whig. Later, when the Re- publican party was organized, he allied him- self with its fortunes at once, and throughout eriod of the Civil war he was not only a strong Union sympathizer, but did much for the suffering and needy with his means and In- influence. At one time he was tendered .initiation for Congressional honors, Inn declined. He was a friend of Governor Morton, 1 ien [ohn 1 ' burn, Henrj S. and Col. Dick Thompson, assisting the last- named gentleman in making his first sional race. Genera! ('"burn -aid of him: "Dr. !). W. Layman was one of the n characters I ever knew, distinguished not alone fi r his professional skill but for his unstinted and faithful treatment to all, his benevolence 2 5o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in treating the poor, without prospect or hope of compensation. He not only took high rank among his professional brethren, but as a citizen he was a high-minded, patriotic gentle- man." The General added further that he was a man of extensive reading, and had no superior in the State for intelligence, refine- ment and nobility of character. In a word, he was a model gentleman. Dr. Layman married Alary H. D. Town- send, a native of Kentucky, daughter of James Townsend. She died in 1879, at the age of sixty-eight years. Both Dr. and Mrs. Lay- man were members of the Presbyterian Church. Thex' were the parents of six chil- dren, as follows: John died in infancy; Catherine married Robert S. Dorsey and is deceased ; Mary E., who became the wife of James G. Kingsbury, is also deceased ; Theo- dore D. (deceased) married Miss Louisa Nance ; James Townsend survives ; Columbia I. is the wife of William J. Kercheval, of Min- neapolis, Minnesota. James Townsend Layman, whose name in- troduces this article, was born Sept. 4, 1844, in Putnam county, Ind., and there spent his early boyhood days. He was reared on the farm, his father owning at the time two large farms, and his education was begun in a sub- scription school, which was held in an old log schoolhouse. Afterward he entered Asbury University, where he studied one year. Mr. Layman entered the Union army in July, 1.862, entering the service as captain of Company K, 55th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which he mostly recruited. He served three months in Kentucky, after which he helped to raise Company C, 115th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in June, 1863, serving as its first lieutenant until the following March. He was in Burnside's army in east Tennessee and southwest Virginia in the fall and winter of 1863-64, and was in the Knoxville campaign, a mi st difficult campaign on account of lack of both rations and clothing, and, aco rding to General Coburn, a most desperate one, proving the high character of the common soldier under the most trying circumstances. On the noted cold day and night of Jan. 1, [864, Captain Layman was on picket duty. After his term of enlistment expired Cap- tain Layman spent sonic time in recovering from the effects of hardships in the service, and on Feb. [3, 1865, in company with Robert S. Dorsey, he engaged in the wholesale and retail hardware business at Xo. 64 East Wash- ington street, Indianapolis. After a time Mr. Dorsey retired from the business, and in 1870 the Layman & Carey Co. — now known as Layman-Carey Company — was organized. They do an exclusively wholesale business as jobbers of hardware, fire arms, ammunition, cutlery, etc., at Nos. 111-115 South Meridian street, having one of the old established houses of the city. Mr. Layman has been actively engaged in business in Indianapolis for fi >rty- three years, and has proved himself level- headed and clear-sighted in trade, public- spirited as a citizen, and a high-minded, up- right man. Hon. James T. Layman was married, Jan. 23, 1867, to Miss Cora Belle Parks, daughter of Thompson S. and Elizabeth Parks, who resided at Mont Umbra (the old Parks home- stead), on the Licking river, near Carlisle, Ivy., the wedding occurring at that point. This beautiful old place was one of the famous plan- tations in that part of Kentucky and it was the stopping-place of Henry Clay between Lexington and Maysville when he was on his way to Washington. Gov. Tom Metcalf built the chimney for the old home when he was engaged as a stonemason. Thompson S. Parks was born there in 1805, eventually came into possession of the place, and died there in his ninety-third year. He was beloved by all who knew him, and they were many, for he maintained the best traditions of the family as a host and a scholar. He was a great reader, and particularly well educated in Eng- lish and Latin, and he taught school for a num- ber of years. In his time he was one of the best known men in eastern Kentucky, which he represented in both branches of the State Legislature. A brief reference to the earlier generations of the family in this country will testify to the spirit and patriotism which has ever characterized its members. John Parks, born in 1733, came to Penn- sylvania from the North of Ireland in the year 1740, married a lady of Scottish birth, named Galbreath, and in 1788 became a resident of Kentucky, settling at the mouth of Steeles run, near Millersburg. He served as a soldier ighout the Revolutionary war. lie took the oath of allegiance as lieutenant of the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, witli Gen. George Washington. LaFayette and other officers at Valley Forge in the memorable winter of- James Parks, son of John, was born in Pennsylvania in 17* >3- When he was a young COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 251 lad his mother sent him to take some clothing to his father, who was then with Washing- ton's army in front of Yorktown. Having found him and delivered the clothing, he begged his father to allow him to enlist, but the father objected on account of his youth and also because he was to take care of his mother in the absence of the head of the family. But the boy was insistent, and went in person to see General Washington, who accepted him for service. He served thirty days or more, until the British surrendered at Yorktown. In 1787 he married Jane En- triken, of Huntingdon county. Pa., and they soon moved to Kentucky, where he became a prominent man. He was extensively engaged in flour-milling, pork packing and distilling on the Licking river, near Parks Ferry, and during the war of 1812 sent many flat-boats down the river and on to New Orleans with supplies for General Jackson's army. James Parks was also prominent in public life, serv- ing thirty years as a member of the State Legislature, in both branches, representing what is now Fleming, Nicholas, Robertson, Bourbon, Bracken and Harrison counties. He was also one of the jurors at the famous trial of Aaron Burr, at Frankfort, Ky., afterward transferred to Richmond, Ya. He was the father of Thompson S. Parks. Mr. and Mrs. Layman have had four sons and four daugh- ters born to them, and seven of these children are living: Elizabeth Dorsey. James Thomp- son, Daniel W., Theodore D., Alary Mar- guerite, John Townsend (who died in in- fancy 1. Cora Belle and Katherine Kitchen. ( 1 1 Elizabeth married Prof. H. S. Schell, and resides in Indianapolis, Ind. They have one son, James Layman Barrett Schell. (2) Janus j Thompson is connected with Layman-Carey Company, as vice-president of that concern. ! He married Carra Binkley, of Indianapolis, and they have one daughter, Marion Parks. 1 3 1 Daniel \\\. now a physician in Indianapo- lis, was graduated from Butler College, and the Columbia College of Physicians and Sur- ns, in New York. He married Maude rroll, of Lynchburg, Va. 141 Theodore D. is ci nnected with Layman-Carey Company as retary and treasurer. (5) Mary Margue- married Dr. John W. Cam ill. Jr., of Lynchburg, Va., a descendant of the signer of the Declaration of Independence. 17) Cora ' B. and (8) Katherine K. reside with their parents in Irvington. Mr. and Mrs. Layman are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, where their substantial worth and Christian character are highly prized. They have an attractive home at No. 5703 East Washington street, into which they moved in October, 1887. Mr. Layman has made his home in Indianapolis since 1865. He has commanded the unfailing respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens, who have elected him to both the city council and the board of aldermen, in which bodies he served from 1877 to 1884, and was president of the board of aldermen from 1881 to 1884. He was honored by being made a member of the State Senate, in which he served from 1900 to 1904. While a senator of Indiana he introduced many bills, and he is the author of the Indiana Came Law of 1901 and the Amendment of 1903. Socially Mr. Layman is a member of Ori- ental Lodge, No. 500. F. & A. M., and many years ago had passed through its chairs ; he is a thirty-second-degree Scottish Rite Mason; is a member of George H. Thomas Post, No. 17, G. A. R., and of the Loyal Legion. In the Board of Trade and Commercial Club, also the Columbia Club, Mr. Layman is a devoted worker, and displays all the qual- ities of an enlightened and wide-awake citi- zen, anxious to promote the general welfare, and quick to respond to any appeal fur a for- ward movement. No senator from his dis- trict has made a more proud record, or has had more valuable services to point to as his contribution to wise legislation in this State. The high standards and admirable methods he has always followed in his business career proved as effective in dealing with public ques- tions as in the handling of private business, and gained him unassailable prestige among his fellow legislators. JOHN L. AVERY, who came to Indi- anapolis Oct. 17. 1S48, and who I led in this city to the present time, was b rn in Cincinnati Sept. 25, 1815, son of il. Avery. Simeon II. Avery was born in New J in 1787. -on of Charles Avery. > >ne of his brothers, Charles, served in the war [812, and was present at Hull's surrender of Detroit. About the time Simeon Avery had attained his majority he went i ■■ ' lati, where he learned the potter's trade under a lier-in-law. There he was married in 252 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1811 to Rebecca Passmore, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1795, a daughter of Henry and Martha Passmore. Henry Passmore was a descendant of the Sharpless family, whose first American ancestor came from England to America early in the seventeenth century. Simeon Avery died in Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1835. His widow removed to Hancock county, 111., with three sons and one daughter, and there she died in 1879, after spending her declining years in the homes of her children. To Simeon Avery and wife were born four sons and three daughters. Two of the daugh- ters died in infancy. Of the otTier children, Emeline married a Mr. Wimp and died sev- eral years ago ; John L. is mentioned below ; and Henry, Simeon and Oliver S. are de- ceased. John L. Avery left Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1834, at the age of nineteen years, and spent two years in Connersville, Ind., when he decided to return to Cincinnati. There he re- mained until 1837, when he went to Hancock county, Ind., and ten years later located in Indianapolis, where he engaged in contracting and building, though in earlier years he had followed mercantile pursuits. Mr. Avery was married Nov. 5, 1840, to Sarah T., a daughter of Samuel and Margaret Campbell. This was the second day following the casting of his first Presidential vote, for William Henry Harrison. Mr. Avery is a veteran member of the Christian Church, which he joined in 1837. He helped to or- ganize the First Christian Church of Indi- anapolis, which is now known as the Central Christian, and is the only survivor of those who were there at the beginning. At first he was a trustee, then a deacon for thirty-five years, and he has been an elder ever since. Dr. John P. Avery was born April 2, 1842, at Philadelphia, Hancock Co., Ind. The lad was in his seventh year when he came to Indianapolis, and here he attended the public schools for a time. In 1854 he entered the Northwestern Christian University at Indi- anapolis, which is now known as Butler Col- lege, from which he was graduated in i860. In the meantime he had learned the trade of a carpenter, though he had given some attention to that trade from a boy, and he still preserves a clothes bar. which he made for his mi 1 her when he was only eight years old. Mr. Avery enlisted July 23, 1861, in Com- pany 1. 1 1 ill Indiana Zouaves, serving three and taking part in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Jackson, Port Gibson, and Champion Hills. At this last battle his regiment lost 132 men, who were killed and wounded in thirty min- utes. Here Mr. Avery received a gunshot wound in the left side of the face, the bullet lodging beneath the parotid gland, where it remained until March 18, 1871, when it was removed, Dr. Waterman, of Indianapolis, per- forming a very skilful extraction. Notwith- standing this severe wound, Mr. Avery re- mained with his regiment until it was dis- charged at the end of three years, Aug. 30, 18(14. After he was wounded, he took part in the siege of Vicksburg, went to New Or- leans, and was then sent to the Shenandoah valley under General Banks. Under General Sheridan he took part in the battle of Hall- town, and it was there that he received his discharge. After leaving the army Mr. Avery went at once to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he pur- sued a course of medical lectures, and was commissioned assistant surgeon of his former regiment, serving as such until it was mus- tered out. July 26, 1865. Mr. Avery then attended a course of lectures at Bellevue Hos- pital, New York, from which he graduated the following spring. Coming to Indianapolis he opened an office at No. 1 Massachusetts avenue, where he was associated with Dr. John A. Comigor, who was the surgeon of ids regiment in the war. Dr. Awry continued in practice until 1872, when his wound, which had given him but little trouble for many years, became very painful and he was compelled to give up his professional work. Until 1887 he suffered much with it, and since that time he has been but little affected. For some years he has been so much occupied with the man- agement of his extensive property interests that he has never thought it wise to resume the practice of his profession. Dr. Avery was married, Sept. 4, 1867, to Miss Julia V., born Sept. 4, 1845. in Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind., daughter of the Hon. Joseph M. and Mary A. (.Maxwell) Tilford. Their only living child, John 1... was born April 22, 1888. Another son, George L., died at the age of fourteen years ; and a daughter, Sadie T., at the age of eighteen years. Dr. Avery is a member of the Union Veteran League, and while in active practice he occu- pied at one time the office of County Physi- cian, and for two years was a member of the Indianapolis Hoard of Health. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 253 REV. JOHN VINSON was born in .Madison county, Ind., July 9, 1851, son of William and Mary J. (Robertson) Vinson, the fi rmer a native of the State of Delaware, and the latter of Henry county, Ind. They were married in Madison county, Indiana. William Vinson was a son of Joshua Vin- son, of the State of Delaware, and came of English descent. Some of the family served in the war of the Revolution. Joshua Vin- son moved West at an early day, and was one of the pioneers of Fayette county, Ind., where he settled in 1827, coming as a laboring man with little or no means. Vet by industry and thrift he accumulated money to buy laud in Madison county, which he greatly improved and added to from time to time until he be- came very wealthy, and at the time of his death was reckoned one of the most prosper- 1 us and influential farmers of the county. Like most persons of his time he received little or no education, and had .no aspirations for public notoriety. He was a member of the Christian Church, his life was lived in the spirit of his faith, and when he died at the age of eighty-four years, his character was sweet and true. His children were as fol- lows: Cannon, who died soon after his mar- riage; Elizabeth, who married John Dobson, and both are deceased; William, father of Rev. John Vinson, now deceased; Levan and John M.. both deceased; George, of Madison county; Bayard, deceased; and Henry, of Madison county. At one time all the above owned farms in Madison county, their houses being so placed that they were within of a bugle blown at the old homestead. William Vinson, born in the State of Dela- ware, ( let. 4, 1820, came with his parents from his native community to Indiana when only seven years old, and here his life was spent. His earlier years were passed upon the frontier, and he was strong and ready in the labors and trials of a new country. Hard work and honesty were his early teachers, ami industry and integrity marked his entire career. He died Sept. 19. 1883. When his father came to Indiana he was a poor man. ami labored hard for the support of his family. He hired his little si in \\ illiam 1 nit to a farmer of Fayette county, Ind., for two dollars a month and his board .-mil clothes, and with the money thus earned was l>< the fust milch cow of the family. William continued to assist his parents until he reached manhood, a hard worker and a prudent man. Saving his mone) he bought a piece of land before his marriage. ( In < let. 4, [850, he mar- ried, in Indiana, Mary J. Robertson, daughter of Zachariah and Nancy A. (Hammer) Robertson. With the help of his wile, who also picked and burned brush, the) secured a fine farm from heavily timbered land. There he reared his family, ami there he died a most honored and respected man. His ster- ling integrity, genuine worth and kind heart commanded jor him the confidence and es- teem of the community t- > a marked degree. His widow was an exemplary Christian lady, devoting much of her life to the advancement and improvement of the community in religi- ous and moral affairs. Zachariah Robertson, her father, was born in Henry county, Ind.. and belonged to a family of long residence in Indi- ana. His father, Moses Robertson, was high sheriff of Henry county for several vears. Zachariah Robertson was reared and married in Henry county, and in early manhood 11. to Madison county, where he improved a good farm, and where he died. In that early day game was abundant, and he was a good rifle shot, killing in his time many deer and tur- ke\ s. For a number of years he held the posi- tion of justice of the peace, and always held the confidence of the community. His de- cisions were just and in harmony with the law of Indiana, in which he was well versed. He was a member of the Christian 1 New Light) Church, and for several years the services of that movement were held in his dwelling house. His children were as follows: John; Mary J., the mother of Rev. John Vinson; Moses; Angelina, who married J. \\ . Broiles, and later Mr. Sexton; Malinda, the w ; E. W. Frame; Benjamin II.; Marcus; James M. ; and Eliza, who died young. All with, perhaps, the exception of John, are now de- ceased. The Vinson children were as follows: Rev. John, whose name appears at the opening of this article: Mary M., wdio married (first) John II. Jones, now deceased, had two chil- dren, Joel M. and William E., and she mar- ried (second) George T. Carter, also now de- ceased; Amanda A., who married William T. Jones, ami the) both died, leaving one da ter, Nora I'..; Florence J!., who died at the age of twelve years: Sarah I., who married Samuel P. Frown. Mary Jane (Robertson) Vinson, the mothei ildren, be- a member of the Christian Church, while 1 young woman, and thirty-two years after- 254 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ward she was born of God (i John 3-9), and lived a consistent and devoted Christian all of her remaining years, not only in name but in all her works. To her constant care and watchful guidance, the Rev. John Vinson feels that he is indebted for the sound moral founda- tion on which his life has risen, and for this he feels that he owes her a debt of love ami gratitude. In i8yo she moved to Indianapolis, where she bought a plat of ground on which she erected a commodious residence, intending it for a home during her natural life, and for a parsonage after her death. On the same plat she also erected a church, Bethel, all paid for by her own money, which she dedi- cated to the Church of God congregation, of which she was a member in Indianapolis. She also gave an endowment of $1,250 to be paid out of her estate after her death, to Find- lay College, of Findlay, Ohio, owned and con- trolled by the religious people known by the name Churches of God, with which religious people she was in sympathy at the time she gave them her notes. Since her death these bequests, in notes, have all been paid. She entered into Heaven's rest March 9, 1900. Her birth occurred March 17, 1832. The Rev. John Vinson was reared to a life of toil, and was a farmer until he reached the age of twenty-five years, in the meantime receiving a good common-school education. His board, clothing and a limited amount of spending money was all he received during his long stay at home. But he received a farm of 120 acres from his parents on leaving home. When he left home he secured em- ployment at the Dorsey twine-binding ma- chine works, where he spent three years, be- coming an expert machinist. After traveling for some time as an expert for the Company he returned home to care for his mother, where he remained until 1889, when he and his mother moved to Muncie, Ind., and en- 1 in religious work there. Then in 1890 they came to Indianapolis. Mr. John Vinson united himself with the Christian Church in 1880, having been under conviction since he was twelve years old. but he was not born of God until the summer of 1885. Becoming a Bible student, he searched for the truth, ami from that time on took an active interest in church work, and the following year began to preach in his home neighborhood in Madison county, Ind. Later he received a license to preach from the church people known as the Churches of God, with whom he had previously become united. But afterward he withdrew from them in fellowship. He has had charge of churches in many different places — at Tipton, Muncie and Greensburg, Ind.. and three churches in Daviess county, and the church in Indianapolis, which was the outgrowth of cottage prayer meetings and the generous de- votion of his mother's bountiful giving of her means. Regular services are held every Sab- bath morning and evening in this church, Bethel, and a morning Sabbath-school. Though the congregation is very changeable, much good has manifestly come from this move- ment, as many conversions are here made that affect distant communities. By his prayers the Lord has healed the sickness and diseases of many Christian people. (Jas. 5-14, 15). Mr. Vinson holds to his Madison county farm, and has a good residence in this city, and since coming to the city has done some carpenter and millwright work, always being a busy man. Enterprising and public spirited, he takes a deep interest in anything relating to the public welfare, and largely by his own efforts has caused the erection of a fine new ten-room school building in his neighborhood, the Abraham Lincoln school. He makes him- self heard at council meetings and the gather- ing of the board of works in reference to in- terurban city franchises and other matters that interest the people. Nothing is demanded by him from the party workers, but everything is for the welfare of the city. Rev. John Vinson was married Aug. 16, 1893, to Miss Etta L. Hill, who was born at Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1868, daughter of Collins F. and Fanny M. (Murray) Hill. Her father came from Williamsburg, Mass., where he was born July 28, 1829; and her mother was born in the vicinity of Hamilton, Ohio, March 3, 1833. Her parents were married at Hamilton, Ohio, in 1863, and seven years later came to Indiana, where they spent one year at Edinburg, then removing to Indiana- polis, where they yet remain. He is a machin- ist, and this is still his occupation. Himself, his wife and daughter, Etta L., were among the principal founders of the Earth Place M. E. Church. He has been a church member since he was a young man. Mr. Hill is of Scotch descent, and he was a member of a family of eight children, all of whom are dead, with the exception of himself. His wife is a daughter of William Murray, of Scotch- Irish descent. William Murray was an early pioneer of Ohio, and owned large tracts of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 255 land near the city of Hamilton, where he died. His children were as follows : Charles, of Elkhart. 1ml., who served through the Civil war as captain of his company, saw much hard service, and received several wounds; and Fanny M., the mother of Airs. Vinson. The Hill children were as follows: Min- nie E., the wife of Charles R. Hasely ; Bessie B., a puhlic school teacher, a position she has held for fifte"en years; Murray, a machinist by trade, who married a daughter of Dr. J. W. Hervey; Etta L., who is Airs. John Vinson; Charles D., an undertaker and furniture dealer at Sheridan, Illinois. To Air. and Airs. John Vinson were born the following children: Alabel J., born June 14, 1894, died Jan. 7, 1895 : and Roy H., born Feb. 0, 1898. CYRUS AI. HOBBS, who is a native son of Indiana and a member of an honored pioneer family of the State, is one of the pro- gressive and representative business men of Marion county, being engaged in the nursery business at Bridgeport, as a member of the firm of Albertson & Hobbs. He was born in Paoli, Orange Co., Ind., July 20, 1847, son °f William Parker and Alary (Elrodj Hobbs, both natives of Indiana. The Hobbs family is of English lineage, going back, probably, to Sir Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher of the sixteenth cen- tury. As far back as its history can be traced in America, its members have been identified with the Society of Friends. The family was planted on American soil in the early Colonial days, and the name has ever stood exponent of exalted integrity and honor in all the rela- tions of life. Many have been preachers and teachers. William Hobbs, great-grandfather of Cyrus AI., was born in North Carolina. He married Priscilla Coffin, and from North Carolina, as members of a small company of Quakers, or Friends, they migrated to Indi--, ana in 18 12, locating near what is now the town of Salem, Washington county — a town which had no existence at that time — and there began the battle of life in the wilderness, a part of the advance guard of civilization. Wil- liam Hobbs was a preacher of the Friends' Society and was one of the leaders of the little colony which had been led to leave the South by reason of implacable antipathy to human slavery and to establish homes in the forest wilds of a new territory, where they found the Indians -till numerous. Their friendly policy gained them the good will of the aborigines, however, and though erected their primitive log cabins close to- gether, for protection, they had little difficulty with their dusky neighbors. These gentle and noble pioneers selected land and all improved good farms, and in that locality William Hobbs remained the greater portion of his life. In 1839 he married for In I wife- Anna Unthank, of Newport, now Fountain City. Later he moved to Spiceland, where in 1854 his useful life came to a close. He was one of the promoters of the Friends Blue River Academy, one of the first institutions for higher learning in the State, aiding in its establishment and maintenance in the early days, while it became one of the leading edu- cational institutions of the Society of Friends in the West. The Blue river colony eventually became one of the most beautiful and prosper- ous sections of the State, as it is to-day, and there William Hobbs reared his children un- der most grateful influences and left them to carry forward the work he had inaugurated. His children were: Samuel, father of William P. ; Elisha ; Barnabas C. ; Jane ; Mary; and Peninah. Of these Barnabas C. became a distinguished minister in the Friends Church, and was widely known as an educa- tor, being one of the pioneers in putting the common school system of Indiana on its pres- ent solid foundation. He was for many years a teacher in Friends' academies, was presi- dent of Earlham College, and superintendent of public instruction; while in the latter office he established the State Normal School at Terre Haute, and was elected president of the board of trustees, which position he held dur- ing life. Samuel Hobbs was born and reared near Salem, Ind., and there married, and. in turn, reared his children. He was a prominent and successful farmer and a man of influence in the community. He died during the cholera epidemic of 1832. He was twice married and the children of the first union were as fol- lows : William Parker: Wilson, a physician, who served as surgeon during the Rebellion, being later president of the Indiana State .Medical Society; Ruth, who became the wife of Lorenzo D. Miller; Amanda, wife of Mil- ton Hill. Two children were born of the sec- ond marriage : Samuel, a resident of Salem, 2.S6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ind. ; and Martha, who was twice married, her first husband being a Eirdsong, and her second Ezra Davis. William Parker Hobbs grew up in the Blue River community and was educated at Blue River Academy. When a young man he removed to the beautiful old colony of Paoli, Orange county, and there married and re- mained for a time, later removing to Orange- ville, Orange county. He reared his children with the same circumspection and fidelity as had his father and grandsire. He was a phy- sician of marked ability, and served two years as surgeon of the 85th Indiana Volunteer In- fantry during the Civil war. He not only was an earnest student of his noble pro- fession, but also served as a preacher in the Methodist Church for many years, having joined that church after leaving Blue River, his life being one of signal honor and useful- ness. He died in Daviess county, in 1897. His wife, Mary (Elrod), was born and reared near ( frleans, Orange county, where her mar- riage occurred. She passed away in Daviess county, in 1901, both she and her husband answering the final summons with implicit trust in the simple and beautiful faith which had guided and dominated their lives. Their children were as follows: Mildred J., wife of Thomas Casey; Cyrus M. ; Melville P., a farmer of Washington county; Edgar, an en- gineer, residing in Oklahoma ; Wilbur, who died at the age of twenty ; Etta, wife of Mar- shall Clark ; and William L., a resident of Indianapolis. Cyrus M. Hobbs was reared on a farm. He attended the public schools, after which he completed a course of study in the Friends' Blue River Academy, near Salem, Ind. He remained at the parental home until he had attained years of maturity, and, after complet- ing his academic course, he entered upon his independent career. His first employment was at farm work, and, later, he became a sales- man for nursery stock, which had no little to do with his eventually engaging in that line of enterprise on his own responsibility. For one year he was employed as a clerk and travelling salesman in a book store at Mitchell, Ind., and then became identified with a nur- sery near Salem, where he remained until 1875, when he came to Bridgeport and took the position of foreman of the nursery of Oliver Albertson, continuing in this office until the death of Ins employer, in 1879, while in 1881 he became associated with the latter's son, Emery Albertson, in the purchase of the nursery business, which they have since suc- cessfully conducted under the firm name of Albertson & Hobbs, employing the most mod- ern methods of management and cultivation, having one of the best nurseries in the State. The original proprietor was a pioneer in this line of industry in Indiana, having established himself in business at Canton, Washington county, in 1840, and becoming the most exten- sive retail nurseryman in the State. He there remained until 1875, when failing health led him to dispose of a portion of his interests, and he then came to Bridgeport, where he started a small business in the same line, in the mean while continuing to supervise the Canton business, which was conducted under the firm name of Albertson & Co. After his death his son Emery and our subject continued in charge of the Bridgeport business until the formation of their partnership, as noted. The enterprise is now unmistakably- the largest of its kind in the State, and one which has the highest reputation for a high grade of stock and absolute fidelity to representations, so that the business is cumulative, and is ever expand- ing in scope and importance, being a valuable item in the industrial activities of the State, all classes of nursery stock being propagated and handled, i ne original nursery here com- prised twenty acres, and at the present time 300 acres are utilized, the same being closely planted to young fruit and ornamental trees and shrubbery, and, in addition to the home place, the firm have large plants in the State of New York and at Topeka, Kans., their stock being sold in all sections of the Union, and they also control an increasing export trade. That the industry has been of direct benefit to Bridgeport is evident when we note the fact that employment is here given to about fifty workmen, while as many more are employed during the slipping season. In poli- tics Mr. Hobbs takes no active pxrt, but he gives his support to the Prohibition party. He is a member of the American Association of Nurserymen, as is also his partner. In 1876 Mr. Hobbs was united in marriage to Miss Anna M. Albertson, who was born in Canton, Ind., in 1851, a daughter of Oliver and Alary ( Morris) Albertson, both natives of this State. Her father was a son of Ben* jamin Albertson, who located in Washington county in 1816, where he reclaimed a farm and also engaged in the practice of medicine, being one of the honored pioneer physicians COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 257 of that section of the State, while both he and his wife, Sarah l'arker, were worthy mem- bers of the Society of Friends. Their children were as follows: Charles, who died in Kan- sas Cit) ; Edmond, a physician, died in [863; Isabella, wife of W. N. Trueblood ; Sarah, wife of Nixon Morris; and Oliver, father of Mrs. Hobbs. The mother of Mrs. Hobbs was a daughter of Benoni and Rebecca Morris, who removed from North Carolina to Indiana in [816, and here established a home in the pioneer wilds, aiding in the work of development and prog- ress. He passed away at the age of eighty- nine, and his widow, who had been his com- panion and helpmate for sixty years, lived to the advanced age of ninety-four. Their chil- dren were as follows: Thomas; Nixon; Catherine, wife of John I. Morrison, ex-treas- urer of the State of Indiana ; Jeptha, who died in Washington county, an octogenarian; Joanna, wife of Phillip Parker; Robert, a resi- dent of Salem, Washington county; and Mary, who became the wife of Oliver Albertson. Mr. and Mrs. Albertson's children were as follows: Anna M., wife of our subject; Al- bert, now of Long Beach, Cal., who was book- keeper for the firm of Albertson & Hobbs; Emery, senior member of the firm of Albertson & Hobbs; and Frederick, who died in 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs have five children, name- ly: ( (liver A. and Harry W., both graduates of Earlham College, Richmond, [nd., and now engaged with their father in the nursery busi- ness; Laura, deceased, who was a student at Central Academy, Plainfield ; and Carrie and Frederick, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs are both consistent members of the Society of Friends, with which both families have been identified for many generations. COL. FRANK ERDELMEYER, one of Indiana's noted defenders of the Union, who won bis high rank through personal courage and unwavering devotion to duty, and who in time of peace has proved himself a stal- wart, patriotic citizen, is a native of Germany, hern at Herrnsheim, near Worms, Nov. 2, 1835, son °I Philip and Elizabeth (Tag) Er- delmeyer. His education was acquired in the superior schools of the Fatherland, and he in- herited the habits of industry and methodical thoroughness characteristic of the German race. In 1852 he bade farewell to the familiar • of his boyhood and youth, and turned 1- his face toward the New World. In New N ork State he worked about three years at the upholstering business, and then went to Cin- cinnati, Uhio, where for one year he followed the same line. He first reached Indianapolis in 1857, and here lie continued to follow trade of upholsterer until the breaking out of the Civil war. m 1801, when the call for volunteers for the defense of the government startled the country, the young German was one of the first to offer his services, enlisting fur three months in the nth Indiana Volunteer In- fantry. At the end of bis term of enlistment he returned to Indianapolis and raised a com- pany, known as Company A, 32d Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry, of which he was made cap- tain. The 32d regiment was recruited en- tirely from the German citizens of Indiana. In this capacity he participated in the battles at Rowlett's Station, near Green River, Ky., Shiloh and the siege of Corinth. At the end of a year, on Oct. 20, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and on Aug. 8, 1863, colonel, commanding the regiment from (Jet. 1, 1862, until its muster out. As colonel he played an important part in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, siege of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, fin; joining in Gen. Sherman's Atlanta campaign The 32d Indiana was in action at Dalton, Resaca, Dallas, Altoona Hills, New Hope Church, Marietta, and the siege of Atlanta. On Aug. 16, 1864, the regiment was ordered to the rear to be mustered 011:, e of ex- piration of term of service, the discharge pa- pers bearing the date Sept. 7, 18114. Gen. John Coburn wrote thus of Col. Erdelmeyer: "Col. Erdelmeyer is a gentleman of education and good standing, having the respect of all good people, and an excellent soldier. lb ranks among the leading colonels oi the S of Indiana. His regiment was prominent and among the foremost of the State. Well drilled and disciplined, it bad a not rd for doing their duty well. He is one of our lead- ing volunteer officers. G ming from a foreij country he seemed to imbibe the American spirit that inspired the soldiers in the am of the Union." Returning to Indianapolis, Col. Erdelrm did not resume his trade, but entered the dr business as a partner in the firm of A. Metz- ner & Co., in January, 1865. In 1868 he bought out the firm and afterward conducted 258 iMMEMi iRATlYE I'.K )( IRAI'HICAL RECORD the business on his own account and under his own name. In the business world he has at- tained a high place, and his reputation for honorable dealing is without a blemish. He has taken an active part in public affairs, but he has never been looked upon as a seeker for political favors. In 1868 he was elected county treasurer, and served two years, giv- ing universal satisfaction. In fraternal con- nection he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Loyal Legion, the Masons, the German Veterans and the German Hause Turnverein, and he is particularly popular among his fellow countrymen in Indianapolis, being looked up to and respected to a degree unusual. In ( Ictober, 1804, Col. Erdelmeyer was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Hoff- man, (.laughter of Henry and Catherine (Lang) Hoffman, and to this union have come three daughters and one son, namely : Fran- cisca, Katie. Meta and Frank William. The family home is at Xo. 915 North New Jersey street. WILLIAM IK )UST( >N CRAIG, a prom- inent and influential citizen of Xoblesville, Ind., who L editor and proprietor of The Ledger, was born .March 23, 1857. son of John Sawyer and Sydney Neil (Houston) Craig. Records of the Craig family are very meager, and all that can be given in this sketch is from inscriptions upon monuments, from data found in old P.ibles. and from testimony of living witnesses who have carried down from generation to generation the story of their ancestors. From the best evidence ob- tainable it is known that the Craigs and Saw- yers came to East Tennessee from Virginia some time about the middle of the eighteenth century, attracted there by the rich valleys and beautiful mountains of that section. They were of Scotch-Irish descent, and were faith- ful and devout supporters of the doctrines and policies of the Presbyterian Church. During the Revolutionary war they were loyal pa- triots, and distinguished themselves in tli.it great contest. John Sawyer, great-grand- father <>l' William H. Craig, was a colonel in that war, and led 1.000 of the pioneers of Ten- nessee, who Sprang out of their hills in de- fense of their home and country. These bael.w lsmen and Indian lighters, it is told, assembled in a grove, and leaning on their squirrel rifles listened in silence to a stem Presbyterian preacher, who blessed them and then called upon them to do battle and smite the foe with the sword of the Lord and Gid- eon. The story of how these pioneer patriots acquitted themselves at the battle of King's Mountain is told with pride by Tennesseeans to this day. Col. John Sawyer became a great hero, was beloved and respected by all wdio knew him, and he wielded a great influence among his fellows. The silver buckles that he wore as colonel were cut up and given to his descendants as souvenirs. The Craig and Sawyer families settled about ten miles north of Knoxville, and were among the founders and supporters of the Washington Church, which celebrated its 100th birthday some time ago. In the graveyard nearby are many monuments marking the last resting place of the heroes who wrought mightily for God and country in the pioneer days. Around these old landmarks cluster the most tender and hallowed memories. A visit to Washing- ton Church and the graveyard shows that time, man and the elements have wrought many changes. Col. John Sawyer was born in 1735. and died in 1831. His children were: John. Josiah, William, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Nancy. John Sawyer, Jr., became a colonel in the Mexican war. On May 12, [808, Samuel Craig married Nancy Sawyer, and to them were born these children: James A., born May 14, 1809, died Oct. 14. 1830; William C, born May 31, i8ir, died July 25, 1S40; John S., born Jan. 30, 1814, died April 4, 1803: Rachel, born May 11. 1817. died Aug. 30. 1827; Robert S., born Jan. 7. iS_i. died Sept. 24, 1847: Martha C, born Jan. 7, 1828, died Aug. 6, 184c); and Re- becca A., born July 2. 1830. Samuel Craig was born June 2~. 1781, and in about 1830. with five children, he moved to Lebanon county, Ind. He died July 1. 183c), and is buried at the side of his wife and children in the old cemetery at Lebanon. John S. Craig was left behind and lived with his aunt. Re- becca Sawyer, until after he graduated from Marvville seminary. Rev. John Sawyer Craig was mar- ried May 13. 1841. to Sydney Xeil Hous- ton, and the union was a happy one. They were devout, earnest Christians, and lived faithful and exemplary lives, be- lieving that it was the chief end of man to glorify God. They took the Bible as their rule and guide of life. Xo higher tribute to their characters would they ask were they living than that they were God-fearing, honest COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 259 Christians. John Sawyer Craig was born ten miles north of Knoxville in a log cabin. His early education was such only as the meager opportunities of that day afforded. He en tered Maryville Seminary in December, [832, and graduated some four years later. Many stories are still rife in Maryville about his ad- vent and course in college. He came from the backwoods clothed in the plainest of home- spun. He appeared to be strong neither phy- sically nor mentally. It is said that the teach- ers discouraged him from entering college, fearing he would be a failure, and the students made fun of him on account of his appearance. I Uu the day of reckoning was soon at hand. The boy in home-spun with the florid face and yellow hair soon led his classes, and was recog- nized by all for his keen intellect and untiring industry. It is said that on one occasion, de- siring to make up some special work, he took a cake of corn pone and a pitcher of water and locked himself up in a room until he had red the subject on hand and was able to pass an examination. He was licensed to preach Jan. 1, 1840, and ordained in April, 1841. He was elected professor of languages in .Maryville College Sept. 3, 1840, after act- ing as tutor for some time, and continued in capacity until the college was closed by the Civil war in April, 1861. When that fierce Struggle came on and the liberty of man and the union of the States was at issue, there were no two sides to the question with him. He espoused the cause of the Union, and de- clared that the black man should be free. He was so outspoken in his loyalty to the I'nion that the Confederates threatened his life. They made it so disagreeable for him that he was compelled to become a refugee, and in mber, 1861, he with his family left his native State and the home he loved so well and moved to Lebanon, Ind.. where his par- ents had located some twenty years earlier. In March, 1862. he removed to Anderson, and for six years filled the pulpit of the Presby- terian Church at that place. In June. t868, he was called to the Presbyterian pulpit at Noblcsville, where he remained fur seventeen years. I in March 5, 1S85. Mr. Craig offered his resignation and the following resolution was passed : "Resolved, That we tender to Rev. J. S. Craig our sincere and grateful thanks for the self-sacrifices, fidelity and ability with which lie has ■ rved this church and it- ministry." This record of the church is in the familiar handwriting of that pillar of the church and devoted friend of Mr. Craig and his family, the Hon. Joseph R. ( iray. To this loyal friend and steadfast Christian is largely due credit for the reorganization of the Noblesville Pres- byterian Church in 1807, and its support thereafter. Through storm as well as sun- shine, through adversity as well as prosperity, Joseph R. Cray always was faithful to the little church he loved so well, it was reor- ganized in [867 with twenty members. Dur- ing Mr. Craig's pastorate it increased nearly Id. Mrs. T. J. Kane, of Noblesville, is the only charter member now- belonging to this church. After his resignation in [885 Mr. Craig had no regular charge. Inn preached in different places in the Muncie Presbytery at different times until his death, April 4. 1893. It was a great trial for him to put off the har- and quit work. He remarked on one oc- casion that a pulpit sweat was healthy, and his pulpit work seemed to give new energy and life to him. For many years before his death he was called the "Nestor" of the Mun- cie Presbytery, and to him were referred all questions of doctrine and chinch government. He believed in the Calvinistic doctrines, and preached them straight from the shoulder. He was a logical thinker and profound scholar, but not what is called a "popular" preacher, for. he called black black and white white, and denounced sin in all of its forms in severest terms. The following estimates of his character are worthy of a place in this sketch, ('apt. W. H. Henry of Maryville, in an address at the last Commencement, said : "Prof. Craig, who taught in the coll longer than any other man excepting Dr. An- derson, was a man of great strength of mind. a rare scholar, and a minister of groat power in the pulpit when aroused. Although of rough exterior, he was respected ami beloved by his students. So complete was his mastery of the college curriculum that lie often h recitations in the Greek, Latin and mathe- matical courses without the use of a text book. He was an avowed abolitionist during all the years of his professorship, always boldly and publicly declaring his convictions upon that much mooted question. He. with his family. passed through the Confederate lines to tin- State of Indiana in r86r. The Confederate authorities, it is said, granted him a pass at that particular time, to prevent him being mobbed by the soldiery of the country." 260 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Rev. W. H. Lyle, a pupil of Dr. Craig, paid this high tribute to him: "Rev. John Sawyer Craig was brilliant as a student at college. He was profound and able as a teacher, a thorough master of all he taught, lie was a profound thinker and went to the bottom of every subject that he under- took to investigate. Although stem and in- flexible, yet he was approachable, and loved to tell an anecdote and pass a joke. In poli- tics befi re the war he was an earnest Demo- crat, but an intense hater of slavery and a lover of freedom. When the conflict of arms came in 1861 he was the fast and unflinching friend of the Union cause. As a preacher he spoke extemporaneously, yet not without prep- aration. When thoroughly aroused he was powerful, at times truly eloquent, and could hold an assembly spellbound. He had the martyr spirit and the courage of his convic- tions. He stood like a rock in what he con- ceived to he right. With him it was a small matter whether the crowd was with him — the great question was whether he was right." Some time in the seventies Mr. Craig was given the degree of Doctor of Divinity by his alma mater, lie thoroughly believed in the missionary cause, and was a liberal giver to all the boards of the church. In his last be- quest he gave $1,600 to the different boards — money that he had saved by the strictest econ- omy and the most ardous labor. Mrs. Craig, wdio was Sydney Neil Hous- ton, was the youngest of fourteen children of Major James Houston. Five of her sisters married preachers. She was a noble woman of tender affection, sweet disposition and won- derful patience. She was afflicted with deaf- i: s, hut submitted without murmuring to the trials and inconveniences that it brought upon her. In her early life she showed much ar- tistic ability, and pictures now in the posses- sion of relatives, painted by her more than half a century ago, are prized very highly. Shi- was passionately fond of her home and family, and to them she gave her love and her life work. To John Sawyer and Sydney Neil 1 Houston) (rait;-, there were born the follow- ing children: James Houston, bom May 7, 1X42. (lied ( let. 15. 1S42: Mary Caroline, born Nov. 20, [843; Xancv Elizabeth, horn Nov. 20. [846, died April 10, [894; Samuel Hanson Cox, born Juh i. 1848; Malinda Hester, born March 23, [851, died Sept. 3. [860; John Chalmers, born Jul 27, i^Mr: and William Houston, born March 23, 1X57. The father of these children died April 4, 1893, and the mother Jan. I, 1892, and both are buried in Crownland cemetery, Xoblesville, Ind. Of these Miss Mary C. Craig lived with her par- ents until their respective deaths, and was a great help and comfort to them in their old age. She lives in Xoblesville anil is active in church and charitable work. Elizabeth Craig married at Anderson, Intl., March 13, 1866, Thomas C. Fisher, and -lie died April 10, 1894. She was a remarkable woman, and although the mother of ten chil- dren, she always found time to do her full share of her church and charitable work. Her death was peculiarly sad and unfortunate as it left this large family of children to the care of the bereaved husband. The chil- dren were: Charles H., born July 27. 1S67, died Jan. 19, 1892; John Craig, born April 14, [870; Chauncey I'.., born Jan. 8, 1873; Hous- ton S., born June 7, 1875 : Carrie B.. born May 11, 1878: George F., born May 11. 1878, died Ian. 23. 1903: Thomas C, Tr., born Nov. 1. [880; Robert W., born Nov. 24. 1883 ; Paul I... born Ma\ 15, 1NX7; and Benjamin S.. born June 13. 1890. Samuel H. C. Craig lives at Noblesville, and is a successful stock dealer and farmer. He was treasurer of Hamilton county during the years 1900 and 1901. On June 19, 1S70, he married Miss Jane Loehr, born Jan. 30, 185^, daughter of Daniel and Rachel Drake Loehr. Their children are: Harry Loehr, born Feb. 12. 1877: John Daniel, Oct. 20, 1 SS 1 ; and William Sydney, Jan. 7. 1884. John C. Craig began his business ei as a grocery clerk. By industry and perse- verance he soon became a partner of his em- ployers, and afterward succeeded to the sole ownership of a very large and prosperous bus- iness. He was one of the few merchants that ed. He retired from business years ago and is now devoting his time to looking after his three farms. With his fam- ilv he resides at Xoblesville. He was married Xov. 10. 1SS2, to Miss Sallie Evans, daughter of lion. James L. and Sarah Evans, and she died Aug. 5, [883. To them was born one child, Sallie Evans Craig, who became a stu- dent at Indiana University. He was married (second) Oct. 10, 1889, to. Miss Mary Pru- dence Arnett, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Moses Arnett, of Hanover. Ind.. Scotch-Irish Presbyterians of United Brethren faith, and (o this union were born six children, as fol- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 261 lows: Alan- Elizabeth, born Dec. 14, 1890; Chauncey Arnett, Sept. 28, 1892 ; James Lloyd, Nov. 6, 1894; Sydney Pollock, Oct. 28, 1896; Anna Prudence, March 13, 1901 ; and Jose- phine. Dec. 15, 1902. William Houston Craig when a boy at- d the public schools at Noblesville. With his brothers (luring the summers he helped his lather in the farming, the latter believing that there was no exercise so good for boys during the summer months as that secured in tilling the soil. In 1876 he entered Hanover Col- lege, and graduated in 1880 with the degree of \. !'•. A few years ago his alma mater conferred the degree of Master of Arts upon him. For two years after graduation he taught the grammar school at Noblesville, and the two years following he studied law with Moss & Stephenson. A failure in his hearing compelled him to give up the legal profession. In 1SS4 he went into the grocery and feed business, and like his brother John made a success of this venture, and retired in 1896. In November of that year he entered the news- paper field, and since that time has been the editor of the Daily and Semi-Weekly Ledger, the Republican organ of Hamilton county. He has taken an active part in politics, but has had no desire to hold office. He has served as director and trustee in many cor- porations, was treasurer of two of the leading building and loan associations of Noblesville for ten \ears and handled nearly $1,000,000; was trustee of the Noblesville school board six years, and was largely instrumental in ' securing the erection of the new High school building; was a delegate to the Republican nal ('.invention in 1900 that nominated McKinley and Roosevelt. • 111 Nov. 26, 1K84, Mr. Craig was married to Matilda Emma Hare, daughter of Wesley and Mourning Tut Hare, his father, Dr. Craig, officiating. To this union there were burn children as follows: Shirley Sydney, born Dec. i_». 1886. a student of Rollins e at Winter Park, Fla. ; Nellie Mar- guerite, bom Feb. 6, 1889, died .March 20, Vlma, horn Nov. 30, 1891, died Dec. 7, and Houston Hare, born Sept. 10, [893, lives at home and is attending school. Hoi 5Ti in. The 1 fouston ( !oat • >f- \rms, which is r I in the Office of Heraldry, is as f How - : \ greyhound rampant on a broken column. An hour-glass with the last sand running out. The motto: "In temp of thesi emblems is said to have been this: At an early period in the history of the Houstons, John Houston, with a hod) of soldiers, reinforced a broken column, and for his great courage and energy was knighted on a field of battle. The grey- hound indicates the fleetness of his command in coming to the rescue. The last sand of the hour-glass shows the perilous extremity of the army, and the motto ("In time") its vic- tor) . John Houston, the progenitor of all that branch of the Houstons to which Mr. Craig belongs in America, came from Ireland with his family in 1735. He first settled in Penn- sylvania, but in a few years removed to Rock- bridge county, Va. His children were as fol- lows: James, Robert, Isabella. Esther, John, Samuel and Matthew. It is tradition that the Houstons dwelt in the "Lowlands" of Scot- land, and being persecuted for their religious opinions, fled to Ireland to escape their blood- thirsty enemies. They took a decided stand in favor of the Reformation : adopted early the tenets of Calvin ; sustained with their hearts, substance and blood the religious views of John Knox; and wen- persecuted for their religious adherence to the Bible as their rule of faith and practice and to "Presbytery" as the scriptural form of church government. Samuel Houston, the sixth child of John Houston, was born in Ireland in 1728, and was seven years old when he came to this country with his parents. ( In March 20, 1753. he married Elizabeth McCroskey, and their children were: John, James. Robert, Marga- ret, William, Matthew and Elizabeth. ( if these children James, the second child, and grandfather of Mr. Craig, wa.s born in Rockbridge county, Ya.. Nov. 1 2, 1757. In the year 1782 he removed to Washington county, Ya., and a few ; e; county, Tenn., where he 1 until his death. He was an intelligent and influential citi/en of the county, was a delegate to the convention which framed the fi -titu- tional Convention 1 if Ten served with credit to himself and profit to State in both branches of the Legislature. He ext elected clerk of the Circuit ! Blount county, Tenn., which office he held for forty years, until he became blind and un to perform his dutii h in his he led a : e life. I l< title of "Ma- jor," and was a gentleman of worth and dis- tinguished 1 < 'p ularity. Tames Houston was twice married. His 262 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD first wife was Esther Houston, his cousin, and his second wife Polly Gillespie. To the first marriage were born four children, namely : Patsy, Betsy, Robert and Malinda, and to the second union there were ten children : Es- ther. Hettie, Lucinda, Phebe M., Polly, Sam- uel V., Patsy G.. Betsy Gillespie. Malinda G. and Sydney Neil. The Houstons, like most of the early settlers, believed in large families, and thousands of the descendants of Col. John Houston, who came over from Ireland in 1735, are now scattered all over this country. Many of them have become distinguished in public life, and nearly all have become useful and in- fluential citizens. Of the hundreds of descendants of Col. John Houston, none of the name or blood have become so distinguished as Gen. Sam Hous- ton, and a few salient points in his career are here in order. He was a cousin of Mr. Craig's mother, and the latter was often heard to speak of him as a visitor at her home. For the facts about Sam Houston, as well as much of the data concerning the Houston family, we are indebted to Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston, D. D., of Pickaway, W. Ya., who in 1882 published a history of the Houston fam- ily. Sam Houston was an odd, unique charac- ter, but forceful and influential. He was born March 2, 1703. in Virginia. His father died in 1807, and soon after this they removed to Blount county, Tenn.. and located on a farm. He cared not for books but loved the wildness of the woods and the romance of Indian life. He was a born soldier, and when eighteen years of age engaged in the war of 181 2 under Andrew Jackson. In 1818 he studied law and was soon admitted to the liar, his natural abilitj allowing him to accomplish anything he undertook. He was afterward elected to < bngress, and became one of the most effective speakers of the House. About 1826 he was elected Governor of the State of Tennessee, hut soon thereafter contracted an unfortunate marriage. He separated from his wife, re- signed tin- governorship and retired to the wigwam of an Indian chief, and from this wild life among the Indians drifted to Texas, where the revolutionary movement was brew- ing, lie was mainly instrumental in achieving its independence. ( >n the hanks of the San Ja- cinto, with a small army, he overcame and captured the Mexican Chief, Santa Anna, but ously spared his life and finally gave him his liberty. It has been said that the reason for thi- humane action was because thev were both Masons. He was first president of Texas, and was elected the second time in 1841. By wise and skillful diplomacy he secured the an- nexation of Texas to the United State- in 1844, and represented Texas in the United States Senate, distinguishing himself as an orator of high rank and as a genuine patriot'. During the stormy period preceding the Civil war he was loyal to the Union, and it is said that when Texas went out of the Union it broke his heart. "Sam" Houston cared not for money. He had great opportunities to ac- cumulate riches, but would not avail himself of them. It was a saying of his: "Of all men in the world I hate a miser the worst. I am afraid to get a dollar ahead, for fear I might become one." SILAS BUSBY, one of the few remaining pioneers of Jackson township, Madison Co., Ind., where he is a respected citizen and re- tired farmer, was born Dec. 13. [822, in Wayne county, Ind., son of Isaac and Sarah (W'illets) Busby. Isaac Busby was a son of Isaac and Pru- dence (Tucker) Busby, and was a descendant of the Scotch-Irish family of Busby, which early settled in Virginia. Isaac Busby, grand- father of Silas Busby, was horn Nov. 10, 1759, probably in Monroe county, Ya., where it is known he was later engaged in agricultural pursuits, and from which section he came to Wayne county, Ind., with his son Isaac, being at the time an old man. He had reared a family of seven children in Virginia, as fol- lows: Thomas: William, who moved to Mis- souri main- years ago: Isaac: John, who set- tled in Iowa : Jane, who married Henry Perry, and settled on Lick creek, in Madison county, Ind.. where she died, ami he later removed with his family to Iowa: Prudence, who mar- ried in Virginia, Joseph Elliston, and they settled in Stony (reek township, near Lapel as pioneers, and there reared a family: Mary, who married, in Virginia, Addison Ellison, and they settled near Lick creek. The death of Isaac Busby, the grandfather, took- place at the home of his sun. Isaac, in Madison county, Aug. 30. 1843. In early life he had united with the Methodist Church, hut in later years became a Universalist. Isaac Busby, son of Isaac, was horn March to. 170C in Monroe count)-, Virginia, and it is believed that he came on horseback to In- diana, a- it is known he once returned to Monroe county in that way. < In I let. 14, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 26.3 [819, he was married in Wayne county, Ind., tn Sarah Willets, a native of < >hio, daughter of Jesse Willets, a pioneer of Wayne county, Ind. Later the Willets family removed to Illinois and the father died in Mercer county, that State. His children as remembered by Silas were: Silas, William, Dudley, Eli, Sa- rah and Matilda. Isaac Busby rented land in Wayne county, Ind., but in 1822 he came to Madison county, and entered 240 acres of land in the woods, three miles east of Pendleton. After making .1 small clearing- he returned to Wayne county, where he continued to live until December, [825, when he moved to his land, built on it a log cabin with a stick chimney, and started upon its improvement. Through hard work he cleared up a goodly homestead, later built a commodious house, and became a substantial farmer. To Isaac and Sarah (Willets) Busby were born the following children, this record having been taken from the family Bible, which is now in the possession of Silas Busby : 1 1 1 Alary, born in Wayne county, Ind., July 21). 1820. married (first 1 a Mr. Richmond, who died leaving no children ; she married (second) George Rambo, and they settletl in Hamilton county, Ind., and are survived by one sun, Edward. The mother died March 22, 1880. ( 2 1 Silas is mentioned below. 1 3 | Susannah, born in Wayne county, Ind., April 30, 1825, married John Wilson, and they set- tled on Pike creek, east of Alexandria, where the) reared a family; she is still living. (4) Eliza ( as were the rest of the children ) was born in Madison county. April 27. 1827. She married Jonathan Jones, and they settled in Madison county. Ind., where she died Dec. 3, 1872. They are survived by descendants in that region. (5) Margaret, born July 16, [829, married James Wilson, settled on Pike creek, where they reared a family and still live on their original homestead. (6) |cs>e. born Oct. 3, [831, died Feb. 22. 1848.' (7) Jane, hunt Sept. 17. 1833, married Joshua Fusell, and they still reside in Markleville, where they reared a family. (8) Elizabeth, born April 28. 1836, married (first) Joseph Dunwoody and (second) Frank Darlington. She settled on Lick creek, where she reared a family of [our children, three by her first mar- by the second. She died May 1 1 1 Thomas, born I >ec. 2 \. died Sept. 29, t86o. ( mi Matilda, born Feb. i.v 1845. died at the age of five years, < let. I.5i 1850. The mother of these children pa 1 I away Dec. 15. 18(15. in Madison county, Ind. At the time of his death [saac Busby owned 320 acres of excellent land, and had assisted all of his children to start in life. He was an I niversalist in religious faith, and an honor- able man in every relation of life. 1 te was one of the original Republicans, voting for John C. Fremont, and later for Abraham Lino .In. His death occurred April 21. 1874. at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Darlington. Silas Busby was about three years old when his parents removed to Madison county, Ind. He was reared among pioneer surround- ings, his home and school house both being log cabins. His school attendance covered about three months in the winters, the rest of the year being filled with work, assisting in clear- ing the farm and putting it under cultivation. He was ambitious and took every opportunity to improve himself, and although he bad so few advantages he learned to write a plain hand, worked through Pike's Arithmetic, and read every thing which came in his way, books being rare at that time. He has always been a close student of the Bible, and during the past year has almost read it through for the seci ind time. When a little over twenty years of age, Feb. 23, 1843. Mr. Busby was married in Fall Creek township, to Elizabeth A. McAllister, born in Mercer count}', Va. (now West Vir- ginia), daughter of John and Hester (Mc- Grady) McAllister, of Scotch-Irish descent. John McAllister removed to Madison county, Ind., in 1833. making the journey with oxen and settling on Lick creek. Here he enured 160 acres of land in the woods which he cleared up into a fine farm. In advanced life he retired from the farm and bought a resi- dence property in Anderson, where lie resided until his death at the age of sixty-five years. His wife died March 21, 1887. John Mc- Allister was a prominent man in his day in Madison county, and was oni early commissioners. In politics he was a I crat. With his family he belonged to the Mis- sionary Baptist Church. Mi-- children were: Elizabeth Ann. Mary, Susan. Thomas. James, Frances, John. Augustus, Hester and Ben- jamin. After marriage the Busbys ' the Busby farm for five years, Silas havit interest in the same. In [846 he bought his t farm, then in two tracts, consistii 155 acres, about thirty acres of which was cleared. For this he ; >. In March, 264 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1847, he took possession of it, and the family lived in a split-log house, the remains of which are still standing. It is the most remarkable log house in all this section, being made of heavy split logs more than three inches thick, from an immense yellow poplar. It was built by the original settler, a Mr. Barrett. The remaining planks are still as sound as when originally split, more than sixty years ago. It was a small structure of one room, with a loft, had a brick chimney and a fire-place. Mr. Busby lived in this house for thirteen years, and all of his children except two were born in this place. Later he cleared up his farm and built a substantial barn, and in i860 he erected his present comfortable residence. Through industry and thrift he added to his farm until he had 200 acres of land, which is generally considered the best in this locality. The children of Silas Busby and wife were: (1) Thomas M., born Dec. 1, 1843, is a farmer in Miami county, Ind. ; he married Dec. 11, 1864, Eliza Ellen Morris, and had children: Augustus, Silas and Hester (who married Benjamin White, now deceased, and she died ( )ct. 30, 1905, at Anderson, leaving no children). (2) Hester A. was born May 28, 1X4(1. (3) Susan Ann, born July 31, 1850, died in infancy. (4) Elizabeth O., born Jan. 10, 1854. married Feb. 13, 1873. Samuel M. Hanger, formerly a farmer, but now engaged in the grocery business at Anderson. Their children were: ( Ihmer \\\, Ward (deceased), Grace, Ethel, Bessie anil Irving. (5) John M., born Jan. 13, 1858, married Emma Laura Brown, and they reside on the old homestead. Their children are: Lena May, born Dec. 15, 1883: Charles Elgar, June 6, 1885; Alonzo Grattan, Nov. 15, 1887; Blanche Anna, Sept. 30, [889; Edith, April 17, 1892; Ernest, July 22, 1894; Frederick, Oct. 21, 1896; Lloyd, July 4, 1899; and Arthur. Sept. 9, 1902. (6) Isaac Vinton Busby, horn Feb. 6. i860, now superintendent of the schools of Lapel, was educated in the Indiana State University at Bloomington. He married Florence Kemp, and their children are : Laura, George, Ralph, Horace. Frank and Robert. Mrs. Elizabeth A. (McAllister) Busby died Aug. 14, 1888, on the homestead. She was a consistent mem- ber of (he M. E. Church, and a woman of man)- virtues. Air. Busby voted for Abraham Lincoln, but for many years has been identified with the Democratic party. During the Civil war. al- though a strong Union man, he was obliged to remain at home on account of the demands of his young family, but hired another to serve in his place. For some twelve y«ars he served as justice of the peace. In his younger days he united with the l". P>. Church, but for the last thirty years has been a member of the Protestant Methodist Church, in which he has been class leader and steward, and he has given active assistance in the founding of sev- eral churches in this vicinity. He is one of the few remaining pioneers of Madison county, and is a man who enjoys the respect and esteem of all those who have been brought into business or social relations with him dur- ing his long life. CHARLES FRENCH SAYLES (de- ceased) was a power in the real estate circles of Indianapolis for a generation. He was generally conceded to be the best judge of property values in the city, and some of the most important transfers of real estate ever made here were negotiated by him. His per- sonal investments included interests in some of the most valuable and desirable down-town property, as well as smaller holdings outside of the center of the city. Mr. Sayles was a type of the ideal Ameri- can citizen — notably intelligent, of fine moral fibre, of unquestioned ability in business and engaging social qualities. His career, too, was typical of American enterprise and ambition, for he attained his high position by sheer force of merit. He sustained in his well-rounded life the traditions of a line of ancestors who have figured in the history of the country from Colonial times, being of the eighth generation in direct descent from John Sayles, the first of this line on American soil, and of the ninth generation from Roger Williams, whose daughter John Sayles married. A brief out- line of these earlier generations follows, be- ginning with the founder of the family in America. • Information relating to the first four generations is found in such eminent authorities as Austin's Genealogical Diction- ary of Rhode Island, Austin's Thirty-three Rhode Islanders, Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society, and the Vital Records of Rhode Island. (I) John Sayles. of Providence, born in 1633, died in 1681. He was governor's assist- ant, 1653; commissioner for Providence, 1653, 16SS. u '?7- "'59 ; town clerk, 1655, 1657; town treasurer, 1659, 1660; deputy, 1669, 1670, 1671, 1674. 1676, 1077, 1678. He married, llSf ^ f >2r Jam 1 ' ? COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 265 about 1650, Mary Williams, of Providence, who was born in August, 1G33, in Plymouth, and died in 1681. She was a daughter of Roger Williams ( 1603-1683) and his wife Mary Barnard 1 died after 1676). (il) John Sayles, of Providence, son of John and Mary (Williams) Sayles, was born Aug. 17, 1654, and died Aug. 2, 1727. He was deputy for Providence in 1694 and 1706. He married Elizabeth Olney, of Providence, born Jan. 31, 1666, died Nov. 2, 1699. She was a daughter of Thomas Olney, Jr., born in 1633 (who served as deputy and boundary commis- sioner), and granddaughter of Thomas Olney, Sr.. one of the most important citizens of Providence in his day. Thomas Olney, Sr., was born in 1600 at St. Albans, Hertford- shire. England : was one of the thirteen origi- nal proprietors of Providence Plantations, 1638; governor's assistant, 1649, 1652, 1653, 1O54. 1655, 1656, 1664, 1665, 1666; commis- sioner for Providence, 165 1, 1655, 1656, 1658, 1659, 1661, 1662, 1663; deputy for Provi- dence to General Assembly, 1665, 1667, 1670, 167 1 ; was named in the Royal Charter of King Charles 11, 1663; died at Providence, 1682; will proved Oct. 17th. Mil) Capt. Richard Sayles, Sr., son of John and Elizabeth (Olney) Sayles, born Oct. 24. [695, died about 1775, probably at Smith- field. He was of Providence and Smithfield, R. I., was ensign 1 1722, 1723, 1724, 1725), lieutenant (June, 1725, May, 172(1) and cap- tain (June, 17211) of the 2ml Providence Com- pany, captain of the Smithfield Company (May, 1731) and captain of the 2d Company of Smithfield (May, 1733). tie was deputy for Providence, 1730. and afterward deputy for Smithfield, I Ictober, 1738. He was mar- ried (first) Nov. 24, 1720, to Mercy Phillips, of Providence. I < apt. Richard Sayles. Jr., also of e and Smithfield, son of Richard and (Phillips) Sayles, was burn in Provi- dence Aug. 5. 1723. He was ensign of the 1st ' of Smithfield, May, 173d ; and cap- tain of that company, June. 17(12. He was the peace for Smithfield, [766, 1767, 1768. I 'it Sept. 2. 1742, he married Abigail Hawkins, of Providence, daughter of John Hawkins and granddaughter of William Hawkins, Jr.. who married Lydia Ballou, widow of G 1 lardiner. William Hawkins, Jr., was deputy from Providence, [678, [703, 1705, 1 -of,, and died July f>. 1723, at Provi- (V) William Sayles, son of Richard and Abigail (Hawkins) Sayles, was born Feb. 28, 1744, and died Feb. 19. [832. lie lived at Smithfield, R. I., Smithfield, Madison Co., X. V., and Lenox, N. Y. ; was first lieutenant in Capt. Reuben Ballou's Company, Col. Benja- min Tallman's Regiment. Smithfield, R. 1.. 177(1. Mis wife Anna (Mowry), who died Sept. i, 1836, was the daughter of Asail Mowry, of Smithfield, R. J., a private 111 Can's Company, Colonel Crary's Regiment, who served for fifteen months. ( VI) Silas Sayles, son of William and Anna (Mowry) Sayles, was born March 12. 1777, at Smithfield, R. I., and lived in that place and in Lenox, Madison Co., X. Y^., where he died Oct. 24, 1852. He served in the 74th Xew York Regiment during the war of 1812. On March 2, 1803, he married f'hila Griffith, of Shaftsbury, Vt., who was born May 28, 1780, and died May 7, 1845. Her lather, Seth Griffin or Griffith, a Revolutionary soldier, was wounded at the battle of Benning- ton and crippled for the rest of his life. (VII) Oney Sayles, son of Silas and Phila (Griffith) Sayles, born Sept. 6, 1807, was a farmer during his active years, was a large land owner and proprietor of a sawmill and flourmill, and lived at Lenox and at Bridge- port, Madison Co., X. Y'., and in Indianapolis, Ind., where he died July 9, 1893. His first wife, Betsey Benson (Fowler), of Lenox, X. Y., whom he married March 3, [830, was March 6, 1809, and she became the mother of nine children, five of whom are still living, namely: Oney Sayles. of Bridgeport, X. Y. ; Lewis W. Sayles, of Lawtey, Bradford I o., Fla.; Sila's Sayles. of Bay City. Mich.; Kirk Sayles, of South Bay, X. Y. ; and Mary. Mrs. Nathaniel Dunham, of Lawtey, Fla. The mother of this family passed awaj Feb. 4. 1858, and < )ney Sayles subsequently married Mrs. Jane 1". Corbin, who still survives, mak- ing her home in Syracuse, New York. (VIII) Charles French Sayles was born March 17, 1847, in Bridgeport, ti Co., X. Y., and was the eighth of the nine chi hi rn to his parents. His early life was spent on his father's farm, and he began his educa- tion in the common of the hood, also attending the seminary al 1 a via, in his native count] . when he was -1 and seventeen. Later he was graduated at the 1 elebrati d E; stman Business ( iollege, at Poughkeepsie, X. Y. He was only a 5 man of nineteen years when induced by his 266 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD stepmother's brother-in-law, Mr. James H. Baldwin, to try his fortune in Indianapolis, where Mr. Baldwin was conducting a "Fancy Bazaar," a general notion store, at No. 6 East Washington street. He arrived in this city in June, 1866, and at once commenced clerking for Mr. Baldwin, with whom he remained about five years — subsequently taking a posi- tion as bookkeeper with Barnard, Johnson & Co., real estate and insurance agents. Dur- ing the years he spent in their employ Mr. Sayles and Mr. Eugene Barnard, son of M. R. Barnard, the head of the firm, formed a mutual attachment, which in 1877 culminated in their entering a business partnership to buy out the old concern. Mr. Coe also had an interest for a year, the name being Barnard, Coe & Sayles, but the other partners bought him out at the end of that time and continued t> gether as Barnard & Sayles until 1884, en- joying a patronage which grew steadily during that period. Mr. Barnard then went to Chi- cago, and Mr. Sayles formed a partnership with W. T. Fenton, under the style of Sayles & Fenton, but the latter withdrew after a year to engage in the banking business, also in Chi- cago, and from that time until the year before his decease Mr. Sayles was in business alone. On April 1, 1901, he organized the C. F. Sayles & Company Real Estate & Insurance Company, of which he was the head, his asso- ciates being his son, Herman B. Sayles, Camp- bell H. Cobb, and John E. Milnor. Such is a brief statement of the main facts in Mr. Sayles's business life. Of the insur- ance branch it is sufficient to mention the fact that he was local agent for such high-class companies as the Home of New York; Phoe- nix of Hartford ; Commercial Union of Lon- don ; Norwich Union of England; North J'.ritish & Mercantile of London; St. Paul Fire and .Marine of St. Paul ; and Fidelity and 1 asualt) of New York. A record of his real estate transactions, both as an investor and as regards his negotiations in the interests of other investors, would form an accurate ac- count of the development of property in Indi- anapolis and indicate many of the changes which have affected certain sections of the city. Mr. Sayles was both shrewd and far- sighted in estimating the duration 1 if real estate values, and tin- correctness of his conclusions as proved in time won him the reputation of being the best judge of such values in the city. He was conservative, relying for his success upon methods of indisputable integrity and unceasing fidelity to all affairs entrusted to him. In fact, it was the strain of over- conscientious devotion to complicated financial problems which hastened his demise. Though of slight build he possessed qualities of endur- ance which enabled him to attend to a variety of interests without neglecting any of them. His rise as a real estate man dated from the time he entered business on his own responsibility, in partnership with Mr. Barnard, an event which he himself regarded as the turning point in his life. The association proved profitable as well as agreeable to both partners. Then, as afterward, Mr. Sayles considered hard work his most valuable asset. But even tireless in- dustry without great ability would not have enabled him to accomplish the vast amount of work which he undertook. He had a faculty for management which amounted to genius. His ambition carried him past the goal with which many might have been contented. But his enterprise had a worthy object, and was more the result of enthusiasm in his under- takings than the mere desire to achieve finan- cial success, although that came to him in no small measure. At the time of his death Mr. Sayles owned a large number of valuable properties in Indi- anapolis, including among his down-town holdings the building occupied by \V. H. Block & Co.. a half interest in the When build- ing (which he and Thomas H. Spann owned together) and a fourth interest in the post office building. He also owned a number of lesser rental properties of considerable value. He dealt principally in improved real estate, doing comparatively little in the way of plat- ting or sub-dividing land. Mr. Sayles organ- ized the syndicate which purchased the post office from the government when it was pre- paring to erect a new Federal building, and retained the interest he took in same, which proved to be one of the best paying real estate investments ever made in Indianapolis. Though well fitted by nature to be an agreeable companion Mr. Sayles exercised his qualities as such more in his daily intercourse with business associates and friends than in purely social life. He never devoted much time to society, but his pleasing manner and keen wit made him a factor in any circle he < hose i" enter, and he was a welcome member of the Country. Commercial and Columbia Clubs, being a charter member in all. He was aK.. prominent in the local insurance associ- ation and a member of its executive committee. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 267 He was a Scottish Rite Mason of high degree, holding membership in Ancient Landmarks Lodge, No. 319, F. & A. M., as well as in the Mystic Shrine. For many years he was one of the most prominent members of the Second Presbyterian Church, one on whom the congre- gation relied to place the finances of that body on a substantial footing, and at the time of his decease he was still serving as treasurer and trustee. In this work he formed a particularly strong friendship with Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Milburn, now of Chicago, who was pastor of the Second Church until a short time before Mr. Sayles's death, and who appreciated deeply his devotion and effective assistance. They often took long trips together. Mr. Sayles finding great pleasure in travel. He made two trips to Europe shortly before the close of his life. Mr. Sayles passed away at his home, No. 1307 North Meridian street, Feb. 17, 1902, after an illness of less than a week. Although he had been occasionally indisposed his health had not been impaired to such an extent as to alarm his friends, and his sudden seizure and death came as a painful shock to all who knew him. He was stricken suddenly, while at work in his office, and never actually regained consciousness until the end came. The many inquiries regarding his condition, during those anxious days, revealed the number of his friends. A lover of simplicity, the funeral services were conducted in accordance with his known tastes, without pomp or display. His old friend and former pastor, Dr. Milburn, came from Chicago to officiate at the services, which were held in the Second Presbyterian Church, after which the remains were interred in Crown Hill cemetery. The beautiful tribute paid by Dr. Milburn to the life and character of Mr. Sayles was so true a presentation thai at least part of it should be included in this sketch : "There were certain qualities in Mr. Sa\les that stood out visibly to be seen readily of all men. His physical relatii n to the world was susceptible -1 easj estimate. We all saw him as a virile, active, victi rious man of business — a man shrewd, keen, capable, bringing to bear a splendid judgment in matters purely mun- dane. "But there was another man besides this outer man. besides this physical man, the Mr. Sayles that only those who knew him inti- mately could know. He did not carry his heart upon his sleeve. The deeper things of life were so sacred to him that he did not offer them as a matter of world comment. Yet he had a soul that was filled with beauty and sweetness and grace. "He was a beautiful friend, devoted, and not only so far as mere sentiment was con- cerned, but a friend anxious and willing to bear the burdens of his friends. 1 know this. He was one of the very few men that I have known to have come to me personally more than once and put his purse without limit at my disposal. He has told me without qualification that his means were at my command. "That I think is a kingly kind of friend- ship. He was a perfect lover in his home, chivalrous, thoughtful, tender. He had the gift of adoration strong and deep in his char- acter. In his religious life he was not given to cant. He was a man of few professions. He had his convictions, and they were strong — very strong. He thought he best could serve his church and the Lord of the Church by works rather than by words. "He was a large part of the strength of the Second Presbyterian Church — a large part of its financial strength, a large part of its enthusiasm, a large part of its inspiratii n. He was a fine man ; and this city has lost in him a most efficient citizen." On Jan. 10, [872, Charles French Sa was united in marriage at Lakeport, X. V., t< 1 Frances Tuttle. whom he first met at the Cazenovia Seminary. Mrs. Sayles was born July 1, 1850, in Madison county, X. V.. daugh- ter of Reuben B. Tuttle, of Lakeport (which is four miles from Bridgeport), and i- a sister of Herman C. Tuttle. who like her late hus- band has been prominent in the real estate business in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Sayles had two children, namely: Herman 1!., horn in Indianapolis July 11, 187(1, who has suc- ceeded to his father's business : and Mary Helen, born in this city, ( let. i_\ [87 the wife Harriot Y. 1 >. Moore, of Xew York. to whom she was married Nov. 25, I' Mrs. Sayles is of distinguished Colonial ancestry in the Tuttle line, and was active in securing the establishment of the local chapter of Colonial Dames, writing the first letter per- taining to its foundation. Her ancestors for several generations took an active part in the military operations of their time. Shi ended from Capt. Daniel Tuttle. who was horn Kov. 11. [680, in Wallingford, Conn., and died there in 1748. lie was stablished an 1 confirm in of the southeasl • om- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD pany of Wallingford in October, 1738. He married Ruth Howe, and the line is continued through their son, Jehial Tuttle. it. Jehial Tuttle, son of Capt. Daniel /.uh (Howe) Tuttle, served as lieutenant in the French and Indian war, taking part in the expedition against Ticonderoga and Crown Point, in which he was wounded, dying in camp in 1759. He married Hannah Hull, was born March 18, 1720, daughter of Dr. Jeremiah Hull, of Wallingford, and grand- daughter of Ur. John Hull, who was surgeon of the Connecticut forces during King Philip's war — 1G75-76. Dr. John Hull, born in 1640 in Xew Haven; removed to Stratford, 1661 ; moved to Pawgassett, now Derby, Conn., - moved to Wallingford, 1687 ; died there Dec. 0. 171 1. He was thrice married, the name of his first wife being unknown ; his sec- ond marriage, on Oct. 19, 1671, was to Mary Jones, and his third, on Sept. 20, 1699, was to Rebecca Turner. His children were : John, Samuel. Mary, Joseph (by the first marriage), Benjamin. Ebenezer, Richard, Jeremiah and Archer (by the second marriage). Dr. Jeremiah Hull, born in 1679, died in Wallii 1 lay 14. 1736. On May 24, 1711, he married Hannah Cook, who died Dec. 11, 1741. Their children were: John, Moses, Tabitha. Hannah, Anna, Jeremiah, Joseph, Patience and Keturah. Charles Tuttle, son of Jehial and Hannah ( Hull 1 Tuttle, married Sarah Bliss. He en- at Wallingford, Conn., and served five years in the Revolutionary army. He was at the 1 I Bunker Hill, and was with General < iates at the time of Burgoyne's sur- r. He was first a private in the 7th Company. Isaac Cook. Jr., captain, from Wal- Regiment, General Wooster, - 1 in April and May, 1775. Charles Tut- tle was discharged Nov. 28, 1775. He was ivate in the 6th Company (Captain Brackett's Company), 5th Battalion, Wads- raised in June, 1776), Con- nects Troops, 1776, Colonel Douglass. Ephraim Tuttle, son of Charles and Sarah uttle, was the grandfather of Mrs. Frances 1 Tuttle) Savles. He married Sylvia inell. Re- tushnell Tuttle, son of Ephraim and Sylvia (Bushnell) Tuttle. married hnell, and they were the parents Tuttle, who married Charles French Savles. BENJAMIN DICKOVER. a resident of Arcadia, Hamilton county, for thirty-five years, is a wealthy farmer and one of the ex- tensive property owners of the locality. He is a native of Indiana, born in Wayne county, Jan. 26, 1838, son of Samuel and Martha (Whistler) Dickover. The parents were both from Penn- sylvania, the mother from the city of Lancas- ter. They came overland in the twenties, and located first in Wayne county, Ind., where they cleared land and settled down until 1857. In that year die family moved to Hamilton county, and bought a farm in Jackson town- ship, where the parents spent the rest of their days. They improved the place greatly and made it into a fine piece of farming property. and one which produced more than a good in- come. Mr. Dickover was a Republican in his political views. The family consisted of sev- enteen children, all of whom grew to maturity, and were married before the parents died. Samuel Dickover lived to see ninety grand- children. Their seventeen children were all given good educations, and all learned some remunerative trade or were engaged in farm- ing. Ten of them are still living. Samuel Dickover. son of Samuel and Martha, was a minister in the Evangelical Church, and at the same time carried on his farm. Benjamin Dickover was the twelfth of this large family, and grew up at home where he remained assisting his father until he was of age. Then he started out for himself and worked for a year as a farm hand before he began learning the carpenter's trade. That occupation he followed for some years, and then was engaged in the general mercantile business for a similar period. Another line in which he was interested for a few years a planing mill. By 1880 he had deter- mined to make farming his primary vocation, and in that year bought a farm of eighty acres, to which he has since added sixty-eight more. While of late years Mr. Dickover has lived in town, he has continued to manage the farm. The residence was rebuilt in 1886. and is now a fine home. Mr. Dickover also owns consid- erable town property. March 22, [865, Benjamin Dick r was married to Ann Carter, who was born in Rush county. Ind., daughter of James and Mary (Tompkins) Carter, natives of Ken- tucky. The ( 'arter family is of Irish descent Tames Carter was a son of Arthur and Ann COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 269 (Tyler 1 Carter, and came to Indiana in an ■ lived in Rush county, but in a short time m . county, where he bought a farm, cleared and impr e it his home for th< life. He had three children. Benjamin r were the parents of two rn. but neither lived long. The first one, rn March 13. . the second, was born : - Vug. 2, 1878. Having Mr. and I have taken into their home three chT relati'. n given even- care and 'hich they could have recei their own parents. ' hie, William Did :- and has three children; ■ - taught school, but he ■ in Indianapolis, with the view of : Effie < • to fit ht - The are all n • - a Republican, but cially ac r to the I. .. and amin Di char- ed by much ab; by in- •rance, a emed citizen [X. The Dunkin fami'. ■ the branch in the R - -.an. In the 1 - - The - . and when - - - m well settled and much the whi - hn Dunk ; - n, where he cleared up a I until his death. 1 [e a • children: Willi; Sept. 22 22, 18; Urn Oct. 21, i; Michael, born Jan. 29. 17 Rachel. born Jan. _ 797 Benjamii Micha . - : and Da Dunkin. in the famih William Dunkin, ; Mad r. gomery count; May 11. 1 - - that State, the gomer with fr - and his famil a farm t r but al 27 ; rilliam I ) hich ha b cleared up a fai 54 ent t time he 1 In of th r - The 270 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tists, John Dnnkin having been a preacher of that faith in ' Ihio, and a pillar of the church. Wilson Thompson, a celebrated preacher in the church, caused a split in that denomination by preaching the doctrines of free will ; he later came to Indiana and settled in Conners- ville, being' elected to Congress from that dis- trict. William Dunkin followed that belief, and Thompson came to Smithfield to preach, the meeting being held at the log cabin home of Rev. 1'.. Garrison, a Methodist minister. When Thompson arose to preach he picked up the Methodist hymn book and read the old- fashioned Methodist hymn: "When I can read my title clear to mansions in the sky," and then said impressively: "I read this hymn because I believe I can read my title clear." He referred no doubt to his belief in his doc- trinal position. In this log cabin the early Methodists held their meetings for several years, but later built a church in Smithfield. In politics William Duncan was originally an old-line Whig, and later became one of the original Republicans, voting for John C. Fremont and for Abraham Lincoln. He as- sisted to lay out Smithfield, part of which city is now located on his farm, and assisted in building the first church. He served in the war of 1812 for two years as corporal in an Ohio regiment, his service being in Canada. He was also stationed at Terre Haute, Ind., when the battle of Tippecanoe was fi night, and, acting on orders brought by a runner, asking for reinforcements on the battleground, his regiment made a forced march, reaching the battlefield two hours after sun-up, but the In- dians had already retreated. He was in the battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh was killed, but tlie cavalry in which he served was not in the thick of the fight. This regiment was recruited at Dayton, < Ihio. Mr. Dunkin rode a three-year old colt, raised on his father's farm, using him for the two years that he was in the service, after which he brought him home. "( )ld Badger, "as he was named, was a dark bay, chunky and fifteen hands high. Later Mr. Dunkin rode him to the old muster field on Lewis Reese's farm in Delaware county. Col. David Kilgore being the muster- fficer. "( )ld Badger" lived to be thirty- seven years old, and was the pet of the family, being fed on ground feed in his old age. He finally got so weak that he could not rise, neighbors sometimes being called in to help him to his feet, and finally Mr. Dunkin had to shoot him. Mr. Dunkin died Nov. 22, 1870, aged eighty-two, respected by all who knew him : his wife had passed away in February, 1870. Their children were : John S., born Feb. 10, 1816, in Union county, Ind.: Louisa, born May 18. 1818 ; Elizabeth, born May 31, 1820; Michael, born Feb. 25, 1822: Elmira, born Sept. 2. 1825 ; Aaron, born Feb. 19, 1828; William, born Feb. 22. 1832: and George, twin of William. The above record was copied from the family Bible, where it is inscribed in the clear handwriting of Edward Henry, an old-time school teacher of Wellsburg, Ya., and dated 184^. William DrxKix.son of William, was born on the old homestead Feb. 22, 1832, and reared among the pioneers, many of whom he can well remember. The deer and wild turkeys were then in plenty, and his wife, then a little girl, ate some of a bear which had been killed by a neighbor and cooked in her father's house. The Indians had not yet left the counts when Mr. Dunkin was born. He attended a neighboring school, held in a log schoolhouse, this being a subscription school one mile northwest from Smithfield, on the present site of Air. Bartzfield's [dace. George Moody, a Virginian, was his first school teacher, and later Edward Henry, also of that State, who was a noted educator of the early days, was the instructor. William Dunkin received a g 1 education for the times, being able to write a plain hand and spell fairly well. He attended school until eighteen years old, and was brought up on a farm, assisting his father to clear the land from the forest. When twenty-two years old Mr. Dunkin was married to Elizabeth Ellen Clevenger, born on the edge of Randolph county. Ind.. May 5. [83a daughter of Morgan and Rebecca Ann (( mi- ner) Clevenger. the former the son of Samuel and Margaret Clevenger. Samuel Clevenger was a Virginian and a pioneer of Rand' lull county, bid., where he cleared a farm from the woods and died aged eighty-two year--. His children were: William, Betsy, Morgan, Mahlon, Alsey, Nancy, Mary, Jonathan and Rebecca. Morgan Clevenger and his wife. Rebecca Ann Conner, were members of the Methodist Church and stanch supporters thereof in Randolph count}'. Ind. John Con- ner, Mrs. Clevenger's father, was one of the original pioneers, settling at an early day, but later than William Dunkin, Sr. He cleared up a good farm, and had the following chil- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 271 dren: Mary Jane: Elizabeth; William Hani- son, a soldier of the Civil war ; and Rebecca Ann. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. William Dnnkin settled on the old homestead, where Mr. Dunkin has since resided, the farm of 160 acres being his property, which he has greatlv improved. He is a member of the Meth- odist Church and his home was often the tar- rying place of the old Methodist circuit riders of pioneer days, although it was open to preacher- of all denominations. In political matters he is a Republican. He is one of the most highly esteemed men of his locality, where he has spent so many years. To Mr. and Mrs. William Dunkin there were born six children, three sons and three daughters, as follows: George Morgan, Hannah Jane, Frances Helen, William Sherman, Lida Paul- ine and David J. Mr. Dunkin gave all of his Children a good education, and has lived to see them gr< w up to be honorable men and women, each successful in his or her walk of life. Michael Dunkin was born in Union Co., Ind.. Feb. 2^,. 1822, and was five years of age when his father removed to this section near the first of May in 1827. The father planted a little corn and a small garden, and the fam- ily lived "ii this and the provisions brought by them from Union county, they also bringing six head of sheep, two milk-cows, nine shoats and two horses, and the journey, which con- sumed three days, was made by horse and wagon. Michael Dunkin attended school in a little round log cabin in Smithfield, the first one at the place, which was taught by William Williams, the first justice of the peace of the section, whose father was a Revolutionary sol- dier. The latter is buried in the old burying ground on the south branch of the river, quarter of a mile east of Smithfield, on land owned by George Cannadey, which is now a stock pasture, unfenced. and the grave of this ilutionary patriot is unmarked and deso- late. The primitive graveyard has given way to woods and brush, and is entirely negli although as many as 150 of the original pio- neers oi Delaware county rest there. Michael Dunkin later attended school one summer in t nion ( o., Ind., living with his grandmother, Elizabeth Dunkin. after the death of her hus- band, Ji Jin. in ( ihio. Four of her sons and Samuel Wilson, who had married her daugh- ter, Rachel, had settled there. Michael Dun- kin also attended school in Delaware county one term, one term in Smithfield and two terms in the district schoolhouse one-half mile south of Selma. The latter was a hewed log house with a fireplace four feet Ion-, a log being cut out to admit light. There was ;, long writing desk made' of a plank on one side of the room and the seats were puncheon.. Here Michael learned to read and write, be- coming a good reader and plain penman, and was well versed in Pike's old arithmetic, lie- worked on the farm in the summer time, and when eighteen years of age commenced work- ing out. On Nov. 9, 1843, Michael Dunkin was married in Liberty township, to Hannah Car- oline Stiffier, born in Bedford county, Pa., March 5. 1823. daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Hull) Stiffier. the former of Pennsyl- vania Dutch stock, born in Bedford county. Mrs. Stiffier was of German descent. After marriage John Stiffier removed to Delaware county, and settled in Liberty township about [838-9 on a farm adjoining that of Mr. Dun- kin. He purchased eighty acres of Francis Kauffman, six acres of which had been cleared, and this he finished clearing. There was a round log house on this place when Mr. Stiffier settled on it. but in 1840 he built a good hewed-log house and barn, ami kept a pioneer tavern. This was on the Indianapolis and Terre Haute road, and in the pioneer days there was a regular procession of covered wagons and stages going West, the old tav- erns doing a good business. It is said that teams and passengers on foot were always in sight going West to locate. John Stiffier and his wife had three daughters and one sou: Mariah, Susan. Hannah. Caroline and John. Mr. Stiffier lived to be about sixty-seven wars of age and died on Mr. Dunkin's farm, his wife having passed away at the age of sixty- three years. He was a reliable man of hearty manners and kindly dispositii in, w as 1 ippi tsed b > drinking and sold no liquors at his tavern. < In the night of Mr. Dunkin's marriage to his daughter, four big covered wagons, loaded with people, stopped and bought feed for their teams, and these people slept in their wagons. John Stiffier and his wife were Free Will Bap- tists in religion, and look an active part in tin- work of their church. After marriage Michael Dunkin settled in Smithfield and worked for fifty cents a day, and that spring put out on his father's farm three acres of oats and ten acres of corn. He hired out to Francis Dowlin, a carpenter and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cabinet maker, who was also a Campbellite preacher, who had removed with his family from \\ heeling, \\ . \ a., and bought property in Smithfield, owning eighty acres on the site of the present town. Mr. Dowlin agreed to pay Mr. Dunkin eighty cents per day to rough out timber, but soon offered him a partnership in the business, this connection continuing for five years during which time they did a pros- perous business. Mr. Dunkin then bought out Air. Dowlin, and continued the business alone until [852, when he purchased his present property of 160 acres of William Irving. This was partly improved, twenty acres were cleared, and there was a hewed-log house and a barn sixty feet long and forty feet wide on it. This property cost Mr. Dunkin twenty dollars an acre. Mr. Dunkin finished clearing the property and built a good frame house and barn, and here he has been engaged in agri- cultural pursuits ever since, although for many years he carried on carpenter work in connec- tion therewith, and built mam- houses and barns in his section. Mr. Dunkin is a member of the Campbel- lite Church, although formerly connected with the United Brethren denomination. He joined the Campbellite Church in 1854, tinder the ministrations of the Rev. John Blackman, a noted revivalist. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican, voting for John C. Fremont and Abraham Lincoln, but when the "Salary Grab" came up he voted the Greenback ticket, and later for William Jen- nings Bryan. He was a strong Union man, and had two sons in the Civil war: Benjamin Franklin and John Sampson. Air. Dunkin is a charter member of Burlington Lodge of the Masonic fraternity. He was authorized and commissioned a captain to recruit and organ- ize a company of Home Guards during the Civil war, and organized a company which he drilled for four years, being called out during the Morgan raid, but the capture of Morgan prevented active service. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dunkin had these children: Benjamin Franklin, born Feb. 4, 1845, married Mary Bradfield, and had two children — Cora (who married [saac Wingate, a farmer of Delaware county, and has one daughter, Ethel) and Clay (who married flat- tie Williams, and has two children, Helen and Emily); John Sampson, born Aug. 28, 1846, a farmer of Delaware county, married Julia DeWitt, and has children — Maggie (who mar- ried Nebraska Bullock, a farmer of Delaware county, and has three children, Mark, Ruth and Paul), Mattie (twin of Maggie, who mar- ried Charles Dill, a farmer of Delaware county, and has one child, Dorothea), Hattie, Ann, Joshua, Joseph and Jessie; Zachariah Taylor, born June 18, 1850, married Maggie Norris, and has children — Edgar (who resides in St. Louis and has one child, Kenneth), Nel- lie and Kirby; Hannah Elizabeth, born Nov. 1 1, 1852, died aged thirteen years : Alary Lou- isa, born < let. 7, 1854, married Charles Car- michael, and they have two children — Carrie ( who married V. Smithson) and Myrtle (who married William Kessling, and had three chil- dren. Elsie, Kenneth and Floy) ; John Fre- mont, born June 28, 1857, a farmer of Dela- ware county, married Dora Reece. and has children — Louis, Earl, Grenada and Margaret; Aaron Clay, born Feb. 15. 185 — , married Jenny Carmody, and had two children — Floy and Lois; and William Perry, born Nov. 14, 1848, died in infancy. JOHN II. STEPHENS, of Muncie, Dele- ware Co., Ind., has been a resident of that place since the close of the Civil war, in which conflict he gave three full years of service, lie was born May 25, 1S40, in Dayton, Ohio, son of Alexander and Eliza (Anderson) Stephens, the former a native of Virginia and of the same stock as Alexander H. Stephens, the famous vice-president of the Southern Con- federacy. The family is of Scottish descent. Alexander Stephens was a pioneer of Mont- gomery county, < thin, on the Mad river, not far from Dayton. His children were: Eliza- beth, Nancy, Hugh A., Charles, John H., Isa- bella, George and Nora. John H. Stephens received only a limited education in the common schools. His father's farm was on the edge of Greene and Mont- gomery counties, and there he was reared to agricultural work, at the early age of eleven beginning to work for wages — fifty cents a day. He saved his money and continued to work out until he was eighteen years of age, meantime attending school at Cedarville, Ohio, near Xenia, where bis mother settled and win-re both his parents died. In 181 1. when twenty-one years of age, he came to Delaware county, Ind., and locating at Yorktown, went to work for William Pelty. On Aug. 11, 1861, he enlisted at Yorktown, becoming a private in Company B, 36th Ind. V. I., for three years, or during the war, and remained in the army until honorably discharged at Indianapolis, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 273 April 16, 1865. He was in the Army of the Cumberland, and saw service in Kentucky) Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, being in numerous skirmishes and many important bat- tles, Shiloh, Chickamauga, McMinnville, Mus- sel Shoals, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, the second battle of Frank- lin, the battle of Nashville, and was on the march to Atlanta after the expiration of his term, his regiment remaining in the field. He was in hospital two and a half months at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and after partially re- covering went with Sergeant Morgan and fifty others, under the command of Sergeant Wagi 1- ner, of the 16th U. S. Regulars, to Milford Bridge, three hundred of Morgan's men at- tempting to burn the bridge. In the encounter Mr. Stephens received a wound through the left ankle and was laid up in hospital three weeks at Camp Dennison, after which he was sent home on furlough. At Chickamauga he was taken prisoner, being captured by the Con- federate Black Horse Cavalry, but he was held only one hour, being recaptured by the Fed- eral Black Horse Cavalry. They were enabled to effect the recapture by the aid of two girls who deceived the Confederates by pointing out the Federal Black Horse as part of the Con- federate troops. On this famous field .Mr. Stephens met his three brothers, all in the Unii n service, and all of whom gave their country good service and escaped without wounds. Hugh A. Stephens enlisted at York- town, entering the service as a private, and was promoted to captain, commanding Com- pany B. 36th Ind. V. I. Charles Stephens was a private in the 75th Ind. V. I. George Stephens was in a cavalry company from ( Ihio, was captured at Beverly, Va., and was con- fined in the famous Libby prison and at Belle Isle, being a prisoner in the former place four- teen months and in the latter three months ; he was reduced almost to a skeleton during this long period of confinement. After the war John H. Stephens came to Muncie, Ind., where he became engaged as clerk in a grocery store, and he was also in the clothing store of Aaron Rothschild for a time, later clerking for Beemer & Hibbits. When that firm dissolved he remained with Mr. Hib- bits for three months longer. He has been a continuous resident of Muncie for over forty years, during which long period he has gained the esteem of a wide circle of friends and ac quaintances, and he is known as a reliable citi- 18 zen and industrious man. He owns a small farm two miles west of Muncie. In 1866, in Muncie, Ind., Mr. Stephens married Harriet Houston Galbraith, who was born in Hartford City, Blackford Co., Ind., daughter of Robert Galbraithj and they have- had two children, Claude D. and Susie M. The former is now engaged as a merchant in Muncie. In fraternal connection Mr. Ste- phens was at one time a member of the Knights of Lebanon, and served as master workman in his lodge. GEORGE A. COBLE, M. D., was born in 1861, in Pike township, Marion County, Ind., son of Jeremiah and Susanna (Pitts) Coble, the former of whom was born in 1834, and the latter in 1835, m Henry county. Philip Coble, great-grandfather of Dr. George A., was born in Wittenberg, Germany, and came to America in 1776 and took part in the battle of Cowpens. George Coble, son of Philip, was born in North Carolina, and he came overland to In- diana in the very early days, passing over the present site of Indianapolis without ever dreaming of the beautiful city that should some day grace that spot. He entered govern- ment land, and erected a log cabin in which his son Jeremiah was born. He was a farmer all of his life. He was a prominent member of the English Lutheran Church, in which he served as deacon and elder. In his political faith he was a Democrat. In the days of his early settlement in Indiana he saw mam- wild animals, wolves and deer, and often killed the latter before breakfast, so near did they come to his habitation. His death occurred in 1876, when he was aged eighty-one years. He mar- ried Sarah Ingold, and their children were : Barbara, who married Jacob Klingensmith, a farmer; Mary, who married George Staton, a farmer: Sarah, who married Anderson Guth- rie, a farmer; Leah, who married Rev. I< >hn F. Lautenschlager : Jeremiah; Elizabeth, residing with her brother : Jane, who married Dan Fox : and Samuel, deceased, who went to California in 1854. . Jeremiah Coble, son of George and father of Dr. George A., was born on his father's farm in Bike township, Marion county, Nov. 30, 1834, and his education was secured in the log school house near his home. He is the owner of 100 acres of fine land, and has it all under cultivation. His entire life has been de- 2/4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD voted to farming pursuits, and he raises good stock, Jersey cattle and Poland-China hogs, and has met with very satisfactory success in all his efforts. He has been very active in public affairs and is one of the most progres- sive ami public-spirited men in his locality. In 1870 he was elected trustee and served about ten years in that office. As a member of the school board he assisted in the hiring of the teachers, and was very keenly interested in the schools. He was one of the first to move in the establishing of the English Lutheran Church, which he has liberally supported. He is a charter member of Hosbrook Lodge of Masons. No. 473, at New Augusta. In 1855 Mr. Jeremiah Coble married Susanna Pitts, daughter of Isaac and Charity ( Willits) Pitts, farmers of Henry county, Ind. To this union were born five children : Laura, wife of Jere- miah M. Neidlinger, who keeps a general store at \\ hitestown, Ind. ; George A. ; Maggie, who married Eli Kodibaugh, a farmer; Fred W., who died aged twenty-eight years; Clara I'.., who married Marion Todd, deceased, and now resides with her father. Ur. George 'A. Coble attended the local schools in Pike township, and the high school in Zionsville for one year, and then entered Butler University. After one year there he entered the Medical College of Indianapolis, in 1879, and was graduated therefrom in 1882. He practiced one year in the city dispensary, and one year at Whitestown, and then settled at New Augusta, where he has continued to make his home. He has built up a large and lucrative practice, and he owns a fine home here. In 1886 Dr. Coble was united in marriage with Miss Florence H. Trout, daughter of William W. and Emelia (Xeese) Trout, the former a native of Indiana, and the latter of Tennessee. Two children, a son and a daugh- ter, have been born of this marriage, namely : Stella; and George F., who is still a student. Like his forefathers, Dr. Coble is a strong sup- porter of the principles of Democracy, al- though he has not found time, nor has he had the inclination, to fill political office. His fraternal associations include the Masons and the Odd Fellows, he being past master of Hos- brook Lodge, Xo. 473, in the former organiza- tion, and a member of Lodge No. 511, in the latter. He is one of the prominent members and liberal supporters of the English Lutheran 1 hurch at New Augusta. WILLIAM H. DELLXGER, one of the substantial agriculturists of Madison count}', Ind., who is carrying on operations on his fine farm situated near Orestes, Monroe township, was born April 12, 1842, in Wilkes county, N. C, son of Jacob and Mary (Gillam) De- linger, and grandson of George Delinger. Jacob Delinger was born in 1815, near Fin- castle, \'a., son of George, and was married in \\ likes county, N. C, to Mary Gillam, daugh- ter of William and Elizabeth Gillam. Mr. Delinger and his wife owned sixty acres of land in North Carolina, but this they sold, and in 1854 removed to Indiana, settling in Rush county on rented land. In 1869 they removed to Madison county, whence they went to Stan- ton county, Nebr., but Mr. Delinger was taken sick, and going to Madison county, Nebr., he died at the home of his son, James A., in his seventy-first year. He was a Baptist preacher for twenty-nine years, and although his edu- cation had been limited, he was a strong ex- horter of the gospel and preached in North Carolina and Rush and Madison counties, Ind., was pastor of the L Creek Missionary Church, and for two years was State mission- ary minister in Nebraska, where for four years he was also a justice of the peace. His chil- dren were: Thomas; John, who died in North Carolina; Elizabeth ; William 11., Nancy, Cath- erine, Jane and James A. William H. Delinger received no education- al advantages as a boy, learning to read and write after marriage. He was brought up to the hard work of the farm, being but twelve years old when he came to Indiana with his parents. At the time of his enlistment, in July, 1862, in Rushville, Mr. Delinger was liv- ing in Rush county, and he was enrolled Aug. 13th of that year as a private of Company H, 16th Ind. V.'l., Capt. James M. Hildreth, for three years, or during the war. His honorable discharge took place at Yazoo Point, La., in 1863, on account of disability, he having been attacked with measles, which settled in his throat, this trouble still giving him annoyance. His service was in Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana, and he was in the battle of Rich- mond, Ky., where with most of his regiment, he was taken prisoner, being sent to Indianapo- lis for exchange, and from there to Memphis, Tenn. He then took part in the great battle at Haines Bluff. Mr. Delinger was stationed 1 m a picket line at a big oak tree, near a bayou, across which a body of Confederate sharp- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 275 shooters were concealed in a thicket. Three of Mr. Delinger's comrades had been shot here while on duty, and while he was here stationed the sharp-shooters shot all of the bark from the tree where he was stationed. For twenty-four hours he had neither food nor water, and he was not relieved until after dark, when the relief guard came. Air. Del- inger's war record is a good one, and shows him to have been a brave and gallant soldier. After his service Mr. Delinger returned to Rush county, Ind., and was there married July 17, 1864, to Margaret Warfield, born in Rush county, Sept. 7, 1841, daughter of Henry and Mahala (McDaniel) Warfield, the former of German slock, born in Ohio. Henry War- field's children were : Margaret, Adam, Polly, Ann and David. In 1886, Mr. and Airs. Delinger located in Madison county, where they have since made their home. They are consistent members of the Christian Church, in which he has been a deacon for seven years. He is a very temperate man, having never used either liquor or tobacco, and his many sterling traits of character are recognized and appreciated in the community in which he has lived so long. He is an ex-member of El- wood Post, G. A. R. DR. MAHLOX C. HAWORTH. Among the prominent professional men of Xoblesville, Ind., may be mentioned Dr. Al. C. Haworth, a well-known physician and substantial citizen, who belongs to an old and honored family of Colonial Quaker stock. George Haworth, the progenitor of this branch of the family, came to Pennsylvania with William Penn in 1699. Although a Quaker, a member of this family was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. James Haworth, the great-grandfather of the Doctor, was a fanner in Virginia, and his son, Jonathan, re- moved from that State to Ohio, where he owned mills in Highland county, manufacturing flour, woolen cloth, etc. He married Sarah McPherson, of Scotch stuck, and sin- died in Ohio, leaving three children, — Daniel, Alary and George. Air. Haworth married a second time Esther Evans, their sons, William, Joel and Isaac, being born in Ohio. In the spring of 1834 Jonathan Haworth came with his family to Hamilton county, Ind., and settled in Xoblesville township, on I ernment land, which was then covered with heavy timber, and here he built a log cabin and partly cleared his land, which he later sold to purchase an 160-acre tract on which there was no clearing. Here he made a good home and erected substantial buildings. He was a stanch Friend or Quaker, and the head of the meeting, opening and closing tin- services, and taking a leading part in the Church. He was a stanch Union man and one of the original Republicans, voting for Fremont and Lincoln. He was an exemplary citizen, public-spirited and patriotic, and was held in much esteem by his fellow townsmen. George Haworth, son of Jonathan, was born April 20, 1821, in Randolph county, Ind., the family later removing to Ohio, but return- ing to Indiana in 1834. He received a good common school education in the schools of Uhio and although after the return to Indiana, when he was thirteen years of age, he did not attend school, he became a very well-read man. He followed agricultural pursuits all of his life. Mr. Haworth was married in Hamil- ton county, Ind., to Ann Haworth, born in Marion county, Ind., daughter of George and Jane (Thornburg) Haworth, early settlers of Alarion county, Ind. After marriage Air. and Airs. Haworth settled on a farm of forty acres in the woods, on which Air. Haworth built a log house and cleared up the farm. He pur- chased land from time to time, and finally owned about 500 acres. He and his wife were Quakers, and he was an active politician, al- though he would never accept office. Like his father he w : as an original Republican and vi ited for Fremont. Air. and Airs. Haworth had children: James, Sarah, Elma, Dr. Mahlon C. and Mary. George Haworth died on his farm, April 20, 1892, aged seventy-one years, and his wife passed away in 1854. Dr. Alahlon C. Haworth was horn June 27, 1851, in Noblesville township, and his early education was secured in the district school. He then spent three years in Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., and attended the Indiana Med- ical College, Indianapolis, Ind., from which he was graduate, 1 in 1X77. Immediately there- after he began the practice of his profession in Xoblesville, and soon established himself thor- oughly in the confidence of the people of the communitv. • On May 15, 1878, Dr. Alahlon C. Haworth was united in marriage, in Cicero, with Miss Celista Dewey, who was born in West Alexan- dria, Preble Co., Ohio, (laughter of Dr. Annin and Catherine (Benjamin) Dewey, the fam- ily being of old Colonial Vermont stock, of which Commodore Dewey is a member. Dr. 276 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Annin Dewey graduated from the Cincinnati Medical College, and practiced medicine in Preble county for a time, but later came to In- diana and was one of the early physicians at Strawtown and Cicero, where he carried on his profession for many years. He was as- sistant surgeon of the ioist Indiana Regiment in the Civil war. He and his wife had four children: Nathaniel, Lemuel, A. Mary and Celista. Dr. Mahlon C. Haworth is a member of the Hamilton County Medical Society, the Stale Medical Association, the American Med- ical Association, and takes the leading medical periodicals, keeping himself well in touch with all the latest inventions and discoveries. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, Scottish Rite, and a member of the Shrine, at Indianapolis ; is a Knight of Pythias, Noblesville Lodge, and a member of the Elks. In his political belief he is a Republican, and from 1877 to 1880 was coroner of Hamilton county. He stands as high as a citizen as he does professionally and is very popular in Noblesville. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and the parents of three children, namely : June, Elma and George D. JOHN T. WILLS, of No. 928 Wheeling avenue, Muncie, Ind., is one of that city's high- ly esteemed residents, and a soldier of the Civil war. -Mr. Wills was born Sept. 25, 1835, in Darke county, Ohio, son of John E. and Mary (Thomas) Wills. John E. Wills was born in Xew Jersey, and descended from old Colonial stock, probably of English ancestry. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. It is believed that he married in Darke county, Ohio, Mary Thomas, daughter of Dr. John and Anna Thomas. About 1850 Mr. Wills removed to Indiana, purchasing sixty acres of land near Milton, Wayne coun- ty, and later removed to Louisville, where his wife died, and he passed the remainder of his days with his children, dying in Darke county, Ohio, aged seventy-eight years. His children were: Francis, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Han- nah, John T. and Esther Ann. When John T. Wills was ten years of age his father removed to Milton, Wayne Co., Ind., and when he was fifteen to Louisville, \ lenry Co., hid., iii both of which places young Wills attended the district school. He worked on the farm in the summer months until about six- teen years of age, when he learned the brick- laying trade, beginning to work thereat when about eighteen years of age at Cambridge City, and this has been his occupation throughout life. When he reached his twenty-first year he married Charlotte Saums, daughter of John Saums, and to this union there were born two children : Charles and Howard. Mr. Wills enlisted as a musician, in Rich- mond, Ind., in 1801, for three years or during the war, becoming regimental bugler of the 36th Ind. V. I.j and his services were princi- pally in Kentucky and Tennessee, he being honorably discharged on account of the dis- charge by the government of all regimental bands, after a service of about one year. Re- turning to Indiana, he located at Newcastle, where he worked at his trade, but after the death of his wife, a few years later, he located in Anderson, where he lived a short time. He was married (second), Jan. 15, 1866, to Emma C. Justice, born in Muncie, Ind., April 19, 1846, daughter of Patrick and Frances (Van Horn) Justice, and to this union has been born one daughter : Lula M., who married Llewellyn Jones, an iron worker, and they have one child, Emma Elizabeth, attending the public schools of Muncie. Mr. Wills continued work at his trade, lo- cating in Muncie some time during the Civil war, and here he has resided to the present time. Although past his seventieth year, he can still turn out a full day's work, and it takes a skilled, rapid workman to keep up with him. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., An- derson, and he belongs to the United Brethren Church. In politics he is a Republican, his first vote being cast for John C. Fremont, and he has voted for every Republican candidate for the Presidency to the present time. Mr. Wills purchased his present home about twen- ty-five years ago. and has resided in it for about twelve years. Patrick Justice, the father of Mrs. Wills, was born Dec. 20, 1791, probably in Virginia, in which State he was educated. He was mar- ried Jan. 5, 1818, to Catherine McGowen, born April 18. 1794, probably in Richmond, Ind. Their children were: .Alary Ann, born April 20, 1819; James, Dec. 24, 1821 (resides in Chanute, Kans.) : David, March 16, 1823; Henry, Dec. 14, 1825; Sarah Ann. Oct, 2g, 1827. Patrick Justice was an early merchant of Richmond, Ind., and in 1S33 removed to Muncie. making the journey with wagons. He engaged in the mercantile business for a time, but later operated a hotel. His first wife died Sept. 22, 1836, and he was married (second), COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD *77 April ii. 1839, to Frances Van Horn, born in Bucks county, Pa., Dec. 31, 18 14, daughter of Joseph Van Horn, and to this union there were born : Catherine, Feb. 27, 1840; Hannah Eliza- beth. Nov. 24, 1841 ; Car. line, Jan. I, 1844; Emma Caroline (record in Bible is Emma), April 19, 1846; Malinda, Dec. 18, 1848; Louis Carol, March 18, 1852 (died in October, 1856) : and George. Jan. 15, 1857. Patrick Justice followed various business enterprises after locating in Muncie, including a tan yard and shoe shop, a crockery business, a nursery, and also conducted a farm of fifty acres. He passed away Oct. 5, 1859. in Muncie. in the Methodist faith, while his sec- ond wife, who was a Quaker, died Aug. 23, 1888. Mr. Justice was on old-line Whig in politics, and for several years held the office of recorder of Delaware county. DR. S. C. DOVE, of Westfield, Ind., is one of the oldest physicians in Hamilton county in point of service. He was born at New Vienna, Clinton Co., Ohio, April 10, 1839, son of Jacob and Nancy Jane (Skegge) Dove. The Doves are an old Colonial family of Xew Jersey, and of Scotch-Irish origin, while the Skegges are of Welsh descent. Jacob Dove, the father, was a resident of New Jersey, whence he went West. At Little Rock. Ark., in 1837. he married Nancy Jane Skegge, whose father was born in Wales, while her mother was a native of Little Rock, Ark. Jacob Dove was a tailor by occupation, and in 1838 he settled at New Vienna, ( Ihio, where he opened a shop and worked at his trade three years, at the end of that time buy- ing a farm of 150 acres and the remainder of his active life was devoted to farming and the business. He died in 1882, and his wife died April 22. 1863. One of their sons, Mark, was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, serv- an 1 >hio regiment, and for six months was a prisoner in Libby pri Dr. S. C. Dove received his early education in the New Vienna high school. He cai professional studies in the Ohio < bllege of Medicine and Surgery, and under the pre- :■ three years) of Dr. Aaron T. ■■' of Xew- Vienna. He began the prac- tice of medicine in [862, and almost immedi- entered the United Stat; s army a 1, 1" ing assigned to < 'amp Den- n Ohio, Hospital Department, and later that year was sent to Lexington, Ky.. remain- ing three months. In June. 1863, he came to Carmel, Ind., and remained in general practice until the spring of 1864. In August, of that year, he was appointed consulting assistant surgeon at Camp Morton Prison Hospital, where he remained three months. The pris- oners had all the care and attention that could be given them. In [864 the Doctor was ap- pointed a member of the State Board of Med- ical Examiners, examining drafted men. Other members of the board were : Drs. C. J. Kipp and Newcomer. ( )n Nov. 4, 1864, Dr. Dove resigned and located in Westfield, where he has since been successfully engaged at his profession. He took the place of Dr. Dugan Clark, and has endeared himself to a large clientage. He purchased Dr. Clark's residence, and in it all his children were born. Dr. Dove married (first) at Carmel, Ind., Oct. 22, 1863. Harriet Jane King, who was born in Indianapolis, daughter of Elijah and Harriet (Holmes) King, natives of Pennsyl- vania of Dutch descent, who soon after their marriage moved to Indianapolis, and three years later to Carmel, where they engaged in mercantile pursuits during the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Dove died Aug. 19, 1875, the mother of three children, namely : Lula King, born Sept. 2j, 1865, was married. April 3, 1886, to Prof. I. I. Cammack, principal of the Central high school of Kansas City, Mo., and has a daughter, Edith, now a student in the Missouri State University : Orville Holmes, born Sept. 2, 1867, is mentioned be- low; and Halcyone Harriett, born Dec. 17, 1868, was married April 5, 1893, tc Pert Smith, a prosperous merchant anil stock dealer at Zionsville. Boone Co., Ind., and I daughter. Irene. Dr. Dove married (second) Sept. 14, 1876, in Hamilton county. Ind., Mary Ellen Hoskins. horn in Guilford county, N. C, daughter of Seborn Hoskins, also a na- tive of North Carolina, who shortly before the Civil war moved to near Westfield. Hamilton county. Ind., and passed the remainder of his 1 gaged in farming. To this union 1 lildren : Walton 1 1., bom July 15. r88o, who died Oct. 15. 1880: and Charles Her- schell, horn March 13. 1887. Dr. Dove is a member of the State Medical Society, and a charter member of the Hamilton County ical So He has a very valuable librarv. and is a subscriber to all the reputable il periodicals. In politics he is a Repub- and for eight years was coroner of Ham- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ilton county. He joined the Masons in 1863. His religious faith is that of the Society of Friends. Dr. Orville Holmes Dove, son of Dr. S. C, gained his medical education under his father, and in the Indiana Medical School, graduating in 1894. He also attended the Post-Graduate College of Physicians and Sur- geons in New York City for two years, after which he made a six-months professional trip to Europe. He is now practicing in Kansas City, Mo., and is meeting with deserved suc- cess as a specialist in gynecological surgery. WILLIAM J. MORGAN, a successful fanner and thrifty resident of Mooresville, Morgan Co., Ind., and a member of the Friends Church, was born in Tennessee, Jan. 13, 1833, son of Obediah and Ann (Jones) Morgan, and grandson of Thomas Morgan. Thomas Morgan was a native of North Carolina, but of English descent. Tradi- tion has it that three brothers came from Eng- land prior to the Revolution, bearing the name of Morgan. One brother was drowned, but the other two settled in North Carolina, whence this Indiana branch springs. The Morgan family all engaged in farming, and were men of substance, well considered in their several communities. Thomas Morgan died in Tennessee. His son, Obediah, was but sixteen years of age when the family made the trip overland to Tennessee from North Caro- lina, and arrived in their new home in 1812, and he became prominently identified with that section of country. Obediah Morgan resided in Tennessee un- til 1833, when he came to Indiana, locating in Madison county, whence he went to Hendricks county in 1838, and there he died in 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. When the family settled in Indiana, they were in the midst of wild woods, and many privations were endured. The good mother, a native of Tennessee, of Scotch descent, spun and wove all their clothing, in addition to cooking, wash- ing and doing all the work of the family. In time the Morgans became well known in their neighborhood, and the lather was regarded as one of the successful farmers of the county. Both he and his wife w : ere Quakers, and peace- ful, quiet people, honest and industrious, and earnest in their endeavor to live honestly and free from worklliness. Nine children were born into this family, of whom our subject is sixth in the order of birth. These children were all successful. With the exception of two they are now deceased. At the age of twenty-one years, William J. Morgan, who had been educated in the com- mon schools, rented a farm, and left his father. Three years later he took charge of eighty acres, in 1859, and some time later came to Morgan county, where he lived two years. He then bought a 100 acre farm in Liberty town- ship, Hendricks Co., Ind., upon which he spent twenty years, but in 1882 he came to Morgan county, where he has since remained. In ad- dition to general farming, he raises the best grade of trotting horses, full blood Shorthorn cattle and Shropshire sheep, and is quite suc- cessful in his operations. In 1856, Mr. Morgan was married to Mary J. Woodward, born in Hendricks county, March 31, 1834, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Mendenhall) Woodward, both natives of Tennessee, who came to Indiana in 1830, and lived as typical pioneers, becoming in time successful farmers in Hendricks county. In 1853 they located in Morgan county, where they remained until death. They, too, were of the denomination of Friends. To William J. Morgan and wife were born the following children: Benjamin Frank, who resides in Mooresville, Ind., married in 1882, Miss Alice Hadley, and has two children, Lura and Mara ; Virgil H., who resides in the State of Wash- ington, was married in 1887, and has two chil- dren, Flossie and Mabel; Dora married Frank Sheets, and resides at Mooresville ; and Pleas, at home assisting the father. These children have all been well educated, and are proving a credit to their parents. All of the family are members of the Friends Church, and the chil- dren have been carefully reared in its teach- ings. In politics Mr. Morgan has always been a Republican, and his quiet, impressive influence is felt throughout the entire county. He has conscientiously filled the offices of township assessor, and member of the advisory board, and county council, and whenever he is called upon for advice or action, he can lie depended upon to act as his judgment and conscience dictate, uninfluenced by any outside issues. Like so many of his creed, William J. Morgan is the soul of honesty and integrity, and his simple yes or no is taken as another's bond. What higher praise can lie given any man? COOK. In the early settlement of Amer- ica there was great opportunity foi and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 279 enterprise. In about the year 1732 there set sail from one of the German ports for America a member of the Cook family with his young wife, and during the course of the long voyage a son, whom they named Adam, was born to them. The family settled in Madison county, Va., on the Rappahannock, about thirty miles up the river, and on the same side as the Wash- ington family had their home. Adam Cook grew to manhood, married and raised a family, but only three of his sons are of record, Dan- iel, Ephraim and John. Daniel and Ephraim moved to West Virginia, and John went to Kentucky. Of Daniel Cook and his descendants we would speak in particular. When but a young man of eighteen he joined the Revolutionary army, and served throughout that struggle under George Washington. It is believed that he was in the siege of Yorktown and saw Corn- wallis and his soldiers march out to the tune of "The World is Upside Down," and sur- render to Washington. In 1792, when thirty years of age, he married Rosanna Wilhoit, of German descent, who was then eighteen years of age. They became the. parents of thirteen children, as follows: Abram, Joel, Rhoda, Annia, David, Dinah, Cornelius, Jennie, Ephraim, Elizabeth, John, James and Madison. Daniel Cook, the father of this family, died in 1823. from an injury received while climbing a fence. His foot slipped, and, falling, he received internal injuries which resulted in his death a few days later. He was a large man, and though just below the average height, had very broad shoulders and was very mus- cular. He had black hair, blue eyes and red whisker-, and in his manner was blunt and Outspoken. In all his dealings he was honest and upright. His wife was tall and had black hair and brown eyes. Of rather timid dis- position, she was very domestic, loving her home and keeping it spotlessly neat. She never turned away an hungry person and was always ready to help the needy. Strictly attending to her own affairs, she said no harm of her neigh- bors and it is said she died without an enemy. In 1830 the widow and most of the family of Daniel < look moved to Indiana, but all but the widow and four sons became homesick and re- turned to the mountains of West Virginia. Of Qiosi who remained in Indiana. Abram, Joel and John were buried in the Harlan cemetery, and Madison was buried in the Hess cemetery. Mrs. Cool vasl tried in the Gard cemetei Joel Cook, - >n of Daniel, was married June 2, 1820, to Nancy Farley, daughter of Capt. Matt Farley, and the union was blessed with five children, four of whom were b rn 111 \\ est Virginia and one in Indiana, as follows : Matt F. (the father of Benjamin H. of this sketch, who died Nov. 28, 1898), Angeline, Daniel (died May 17, 1903), John F. and Jane. In 1830 Joel Cook emigrated with his family to Indiana, and they settled in Rush county, where they lived one year. Then for two years they lived in Henry count)-, two miles north of Lewisville. At the end of that time Mr. Cook entered eighty acres of land in Brown township, Hancock county, where the remainder of his life was passed. Mrs. Nancy (Farley) Cook died June 2, 1835, and on June 1, 1838, Joel Cook married Susanah Rogers, daughter of Nathan Rogers, who had come from Davidson county, N. C. To this union ten children were born, four sons and six daughters, all of whom are living at this writ- ing except Cassinda, who married Robert J. Collins, and died Oct. 12, 1906. She is buried in the old family lot in Harlan cemetery, over- looking Sugar creek. The names of the other nine children are : Sarah, Nancy, Harrison, Martha E., Joel, Jr., Lorenzo D., Emily, Eli and Mary A. In 1885 Joel Cook, Jr., with his brother Harrison, paid a visit to the Cook family and their old home in West Virginia. The ac- counts of the magnificent scenery and places visited are very interesting, but too much space would be required to occupy in this sketch. We quote Joel Cook's account of the latter part of his trip : "We crossed the Ferry and landing at the base of the mountain, made our way up 'New river' road to Capt. Matt Farley's* residence, which is still standing. We went to the door, were introduced to the lady of the house and were given permission mine the house. The inside locked old. it is built of pine logs hewed, and is two stories high. It has a large stone chimney at the north end. I went inside first room had a large stone fireplace, built in old Virginia style. Upstairs I found am ither fire- place. A window in the west gave me a nice of New- river. We th Grand- father's grave, and crossing the river we went ■ii Anna Farley's. After a | visit with her we returned to our home in Madison county." Mr. Cook says that th was the oldest one he was ever in. We knew it stood there in 1820 and was probably built many years before. Another matter worthy 28o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of mention is the great number of descendants of Daniel Cook. He had thirteen children, 133 grandchildren, and 540 great-grandchil- dren. Matt F. Cook, son of Joel, married Sarah Pritchet, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Car- ter) Pritchet, pioneers from the southeast sec- tion of the "Buckeye State," near Gallipolis, who emigrated to Indiana when the brave Red Men roamed, and the primeval forests wire unbroken. This was about the time the Cooks also came West. Henry Pritchet was supposed to have met with death by unknown means in the fall of 1839. His family were unable to learn any trace of him. His widow, Rachel, died June 30, 1872. Of their children, Mary is the widow of the late Alfred Riggs, and now a resident of Syracuse, Kans. ; Sarah is the widow of the late Matt F. Cook, and re- sides in Wilkinson, Ind. ; Noah, Henry and John Pritchet were last heard of in Illinois and Iowa. Noah Carter, an uncle, brother of Rachel (Carter) Pritchet, now resides in the city of Kokomo, Ind., at the ripe age of ninety- eight years, and is enjoying good health; he was, in the early days of Indiana, the greatest "story teller" and hunter of the times. In il- lustration of his jocular manner is the follow,- ing : "As I was going to my work in the wheat field with my reaphook on my shoulder I dis- covered a very large buck deer cross my path. I gave him chase and run him onto a pond of ICE where I soon overtook him and cut his throat with my reaphook, then WE had plenty of venison to eat during harvest." Benjamin H. Cook. M. D., descended from tin above illustrious family. He was born on the farm Vug. 22, 1858, son of Matt F. and Sarah (Pritchet) Cook, where he did such work as is common to the farmer boy. He attended the common schools, did some teaching and read medicine with Dr. Lundy Fussell, of Markleville, Ind. ( In Feb. 26, [885, he graduated from the Medical College of Indiana, receiving the degree of M. D. For seventeen years he practiced in Wilkinson, Ind., and on June 15. [903, moved to Ander- son, where he now resides. fan. 30, 1889, Dr. Cook married Miss 11 1 per, daughter of James Madison trail Melisse (Coffin) Cooper, the former David and Rachel (Hendricks) C01 i of North Carolina who emi- grated to ri in [853, and the latter a daughter of Elisha and Anna Matilda * also natives of North Carolina. James M. Cooper died April 26, 1905. Four boys and two girls have been born to the union of Dr. Cook and Miss Cooper, as follows : Theophilus Parvin, Harvey Weir, Robley D. Merle, Her- tial Paul, Sarah Elma and Rachel Anna. Dr. Cook is a member of the Central Christian Church, as are also his wife and boys. Fra- ternally he belongs to Mt. Moriah Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ; Knightstown Chapter, Cryptic Council and Knightstown Commandery. He is an Odd Fellow in all the various branches of the order, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Red Men. He is ex-president of the Hancock County Medical Society, and is now (1908) secretary-treasurer of the Mad- ison County Society. He is also a member of the Indiana State Association, etc. The fam- ily generally have been members of the Bap- tist Church. In politics they have all been ardent followers of the principles of Jeffer- sonian Democracy, they but seldom asking for office but being ardent politicians. HON. ROBERT W. McBRIDE, who served as judge of the Thirty-fifth circuit for six years, and of the Supreme court of Indi- ana a little over two years, and now counsel for the Loan Department of the State Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis, was born in Richland county, Ohio, Jan. - 25. 1842. His parents, Augustus and Martha A. ( liarnes) McBride, were natives respectively of Wash- ington county, Pa., and Richland county, Ohio. The Judge's grandfather was of Scotch birth, his ancestors coming to America just after the Revolutionary war and settling in Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania. Augustus McBride was brought to ( )hio in his infancy, was reared there, and became a carpenter by trade. He died in the City of Mexico in February, 1848, aged twenty-nine years, while serving as a soldier in the Mexi- can war. He and his wife were identified with the .Methodist Episcopal denomination. They had three sons and one daughter, three of whom are now living, namely: Judge Robert W. : Mary J., widow of R. S. McFarland, of Lawrence. Kans.; and James N., of Waterloo, Ind. Mrs. McBride married James Sirpless for her second husband, and they had four children, three now living: Albert B., of Law- rence, Kans. ; William A., a farmer living near Shiloh, Richland Co., Ohio; and Mrs. Nellie Beeler, a widow of Lawrence. Kans. The mother of this family died in 1896 on her farm five miles from .Mansfield, half a mile from (jVlO <<^z* COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 281 where she was born. She was aged seventy- two years at the time of her death. Her father, Wesley Barnes, was born in Virginia in [796, of English descent. He was a farmer and one of the pioneers of Richland county, Ohio, settling there in 1816, but he died near Kirkville, Iowa, in 1862, aged sixty-six years, and was buried in the Kirkville cemetery. He married Alary Smith, whose father, as well as his brothers, was in the Revolutionary war. Robert W. McBride lived in Richland county until he was thirteen years old ; then he went to Iowa, where he lived until he was twenty, teaching school in Mahaska county for three years. Returning to Ohio he en- listed in the 7th Independent Squadron of Cavalry, which afterward became President Lincoln's body-guard and was his mounted escort until he was assassinated ; the Judge was a non-commissioned officer in same. After the war Judge McBride taught school and studied law in Ohio ; and at Water- loo, Ind., and was admitted to the Bar in April, 1867. He began practicing at Waterloo, Ind., in a partnership with Judge James I. Best, now one of the leading attorneys of Minneapo- lis, and who was a member of the Supreme Court commission of Indiana during its entire existence. They were together one year. He then practiced alone for a year, and later with Joseph L. Morlan, who died while they were in partnership, in 1879. He was again alone until 1882, when he was elected judge of the Thirty-fifth Judicial district. In 1890 he moved to Elkhart, and in December of that year was appointed one of the judges of the Supreme court, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Joseph S. Mitchell. Judge McBride served until January, 1893, when he returned to his practice, and in April, 1893. formed a partnership with Caleb S. Denny, at Indianapi lis. Ind. They were to- gether until Feb. 1. [904, and meantime, on Sept. 1. 1900, associated with them William M. Aydelotte, the firm becoming McBride, Denny & -V Eater Mr. Aydelotte retired, and Mr. Denny's son, George E. Denny, be- came a mi mb the firm, under tin McBride. Denny & Denny. In 1893 Judge .Mel; wed to Indi- anapolis, where be has had his home ever since. On Sept. 27, 1868, he married Miss Ida S. Chamberlain, daughter of Dr. James X. and Catherine | Brink) Chamberlain, the former of whom was a graduate of the Western Reserve College of 1 'hysicians and Surgeons, Cleveland, Ohio, and was one of the most eminent physi- cians and surgeons of Indiana. They have been blessed with four children : Daisy I. mar- ried Fred. C. Starr, and bore him two chil- dren, Kathryn M. and Robert McBride; she is now the wife of Kent A. Cooper, of Indi- anapolis. Charles H. married Minnie Cohu, who died a few months after their marriage. Herbert W. spent something over two years in British Columbia, engaged in mining, but now lives with his father in Indianapolis and is associated with him in the practice of law. Martha Catharine married James P. Hoster ; they live in Indianapolis, and have two sons, George McBride and James Perry, Jr. Judge McBride and his wdfe are members of the Central Avenue M. E. Church. Fra- ternally the Judge has been a member of the Scottish Rite Masons since Jan. 9, 1867, and he holds membership in Pentalpha Lodge, F. & A. M.; Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., of In- dianapolis; Raper Commandery, No. 1, of In- dianapolis, and has been exalted to the thirty- second degree in the brotherhood. He is past eminent commander of Apollo Commandery, No. 19, K. T., of Indiana. He is also a member of Waterloo Lodge, Xo. 221, of Odd Fellows, and of Star Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Pythias, and a member of the Grand Lodge of both of those orders. He is also a member of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., of Indi- anapolis, and is a past post commander. In political sentiment he is a Republican. Judge McBride was a member of the In- diana National Guard from 1879 to 1893, join- ing in 1879 as captain of a company which afterward became Company A, 3d Regiment. He was the first to hold the rank of lieutenant- colonel of the regiment, and was afterward its colonel, but resigned as colonel in January. [891, after he went on the bench of the Su- preme Court. JOHN KISSEL, a prosperous and highly ned farmer of I 'ike tow nship, Marii >n < '< >., Ind., and a man widely known as a representa- tive of agricultural matters, died March 13. [907. He was born in Dauphin county, Pa., near Harrisburj hi. [821, son of Henry and Catherine ( Cunkelman ) Kissel. I leu: \ Kissi 1 was b rn in Arn :< >un- tv. Pa., near Harrisburg, and was a tailor by trade, working at hi reater portion of his life. Seven children were born to him- self and wife: John : Polly, ■ ; William, jgy, living in Pennsylvania; 282 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Sarah, deceased; Henry, in California; and Solomon, living in Pennsylvania. John Kissel settled in Marion county, Ind., in 185 1, and cleared off 100 acres of land. Prior to coming here, he was a shoemaker by trade. When he first located in this section, he bought forty acres, but added to it, until he owned no acres, 100 of which he cleared, as before stated. This land is in a high state of cultivation, and worth $100 per acre. All the improvements upon the place were made by Mr. Kissel, including his handsome barn and a comfortable and modern house. In 1844, Mr. Kissel was married in Penn- sylvania to Elizabeth Ely, by whom he had two children, — Ephraim, deceased; and Mary, who married Wiatt Farrington. In May, 1856, Mr. Kissel married Eliza- beth Rodebaugh, daughter of Samuel C. and Sarah (Klingersmith) Rodebaugh; she died in 1902, the mother of three children: Henry, who married Jennie Hollingsworth, and oper- ates the home place ; Samuel, whose sketch appears elsewhere ; Sarah, who married John Myers. In politics Mr. Kissel was a Republi- can, but later became a Democrat and Prohi- bitionist. He was a very active member of tbe Baptist Church, in which he held the office of deacon. The success which attended him was the result of his hard work, intelligently directed, and his trust in his Maker. He reared his children to fear and honor their God, and to work, and was gratified that they be- came good, honorable and successful citi/ens of the several localities in which they make their homes. COTTINGHAM. The origin of the Cot- tingham family is largely a matter of tradition, but there is g 1 reason to suppose that it was founded in America by two brothers, James and Jeremiah, who left England on account of persecution, and who probably belonged to the family for whom the town and park of Cot- tingham, in England, were named. The de- scendants of these bn thers, if not the men themselves, settled in Maryland. The earlier generations here were adherents of the Tory party during the Revolution. From one of these brothers descended Thomas Cottingham, the grandfather of Will- iam H. Cottingham, of Noblesville. He was born in Snow Hill, Maryland. During a visit to England he fell in love with Rhoda Town- send, daughter of Bartle^ [bwnsend, and granddaughter of Lord John Townsend, 1 with her and married her on shipboard, bound for America. A brother, P'eter Townsend, also immigrated to America and was a pioneer of Hamilton county, Ind., where he settled on a part of the present Gascho farm and reared a large family. He was the possessor of a Townsend token, known as the Cob Dollar or Cob penny, but giving it to his children one day as a plaything, it was lost. Years after, one of the Gaschos found it while plowing, and after holding it some six or eight years, hand- ed it on, about 1890, to Newell Townsend, of Downeyville, Decatur Co., Ind. William H. Cottingham made a drawing of the heirloom, which shows it as a parallelogram in shape, with the corners roughly rounded and with the inscription in scrawling letters, "Jeremiah Townsend, B. 1708. Died, Jan. 20, 1784, aged ~<> years." This Jeremiah was a brother of Bar'tley, Rhoda's father. Of this Bartley Townsend's family four are remembered by name, Rhoda, Patsy, Joshua and William. Both the Townsends and Cottinghams of Eng- land are supposed to have been wealthy. Thomas and Rhoda Cottingham became pioneers near Maysville, in Nicholas Co., Ky., and there the wife died. She was the mother of these children: James; Elijah: Isaac; Joshua T; Purnell : Sarah, who married William Ridgeway; and Harriet, Mrs. Henry Scarce. By a second marriage Thomas Cottingham had two sons, William and John. He moved on into Indiana and cleared up an eighty-acre farm near Flat Rock, Rush county, where he lived till nearly ninety years old. He then started with his sons, William and John, for Iowa, hut died either on the way or very soon after getting there. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Elijah Cottingham was horn in either Del- aware or Maryland, in 1S00, and when a mere child was taken to Kentucky to live. He grew up there and married Nancy Cottingham. like- wise horn in Delaware or Maryland, but not a near relative. They lived for the first two years in Carlisle, Nicholas Co.. Ky., but in September, 1824. moved to Indiana, and lo- cated at Noblesville. Mr. Cottingham was a tailor by trade and continued at that work for a tew years in Noblesville. but finally entered 160 acres of land adjoining the Gascho farm, and expected to live there. His plans were never carried out, as he died suddenly, Feb. 27, 1832. He was a Methodist in religion, but ife was a 1 ibellite. In pi litics he was an old-time Whig, and was a great ad- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 283 mirer of Gen. Harrison, who had lived near him in Kentucky and was a family friend. Elijah Cottingham left four children, namely : William H., named for Gen. Harrison; Sid- nc\ . horn in Noblesville ; Luther, who was killed in the Civil war while fighting under Gen. Lynn against Price ; and Rhoda. All but the eldest are now deceased. William H. Cottingham was horn in Carlisle, Ky., April 5, 1824, and was only five months old when his parents moved to Nobles- ville. There were then but three or four cabins in the place, which was merely an In- dian trading post, and Mr. Cottingham re- members seeing 700 Indians in procession when the government moved them to a reserva- tion further west. He attended the first school in the town with Curtis Mallory, who had al- ready taught one term on his own farm, as teacher, and among his fellow pupils were Guss Shirts, John and Garrett Ridgeway, William Davis, and Garrett and Ketchum Wall. This first school house was of very rough construc- ts >n, made in true pioneer fashion, and the teacher was as truly of the olden time. At a recent school meeting and exhibition Mr. Cottingham related various stories of Mal- lurv's dealings with his pupils, all corroborated by Mr. Shirts. The little boys were seated on a teeter board, supported in a notch cut in a buckeye log, and the teacher would force the little fellows to the edge until they were afraid of falling off. He invented most of his pun- ishments and a favorite one with him was to make the boys in winter take off their shoes and place their big toes over an auger hole in the floor, so that, as he said, "the snakes could bite them." Another unique punishment was inflicted on the oldest boy then in school, who ■impelled to suck the dried teat of a cow. which so mortified the boy that he never went to school again. Mallory seldom used the rod except when a boy took his toe off the auger hole, when he would apply it most heartily. Mr. Cottingham went here to school until lie was but nine years old, for after his father's death he was with an uncle on a farm, until old enough to take care of himself. In the winter of [838-39, when about teen, Mr. Cottingham went to Spring- field, TIL, making the journey on foot, with a ack on his back. It was hard work, for the houses were sometimes twenty miles apart, and wolves were still numerous, as were also deer, prairie chickens and other game. At Springfield he found employment in the black- smith shop of old Robert Eckler, on the south side of the Square. Lincoln at that time had an office on the north side, and Mr. Cotting- ham frequently heard him make speeches. Temperance was a leading topic jti-t then, and in the meetings held i;i the brick Presbyterian Church, Lincoln often spoke. Mr. Eckler was another local orator, although a continued drinker. Mr. Cottingham remained in Spring- field for some time, and one of his jobs there was hanging the car-house doors for the first railroad in Springfield. On returning to Indiana, Mr. Cottingham engaged in farming, and also did threshing all through the region. He owned the first threshing machine in the county, made in Rich- mond, but for the first year his enterprise failed, for he was paid in grain and prices were so low that he could not sell what he had. There was no sale at all for wheat, even at 30 cents a bushel, while oats brought but ten cents, and corn 634 cents cash, with hogs bringing only a dollar a hundred. As conditions improved, Mr. Cottingham went quite extensively into dealing in stock, and before he was able :< 1 ship by railroad to Buffalo he used to drive cattle to Cincinnati. For forty years he bought and sold hogs, sometimes shipping as man} as 1,400 in a day, while he has fed 800 head. From 1854 to 1858 he owned a warehouse in Xobles- ville which proved very profitable, and then bought a farm again, the 120-acre homestead of John Davis. He sold this later, and at once purchased the Wainwright farm as another in- vestment, paying fifty dollars and soon selling it for $100. He has also bought and sold much valuable property in Noblesville, and once owned the site of the present < 1 house. For three years, from 1861 to he was in business there as a merchant, and ran a hardware store. He had at first owned two there, but combined them. En (868 he it the farm on which ho has since resided, paying eight)' dollars an acre for the original 100 acres, to which he later added sixty As soon as he acquired possession lie built a good, substantial two-story !>ri I • and tantial barns. I m Jan. 8, [846, in Noblesville. William H. Cottingham was v to Miss Elizabeth Hare, who was born near Xenia, Ohio, March 4, 1823, daughter of ( Freshour) II ire, and gran— ' Dan- iel. Site died (Vt. 30. 100-. The Har family Bible gives her father's birthday as Oct. 28, 1791, and her mother's as four da 284 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD William and Elizabeth Cottingham had five children, all daughters, Nancy M., Amanda, Almarine, Alary and Hattie, of whom Mary re- man,- at home, caring for her aged father. \\ illiam Cottingham has always been charac- terized by unusual energy and force of char- acter and has been markedly successful in his undertakings. Casting his first vote for W. H. Harrison, lie has been most of his life a good Republican, voting for every candidate of that party from Lincoln on. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Odd Fellows, and was a charter member of the Noblesville Lodge. Through another line of this same family is descended Henry A. Cottingham, a local Methodist minister, who was born Sept. 6, [833, in Noblesville, and is still residing in tbat region. His father was Joshua T., son of Thomas and Rhoda (Townsend) Cottingham. Judge Joshua T. Cottingham was born in Snow Hill. Aid., Sept. 8, 1808, but was brought up in Kentucky. At the age of sixteen he ran away from home and joined his brother, Elijah, in Noblesville, arriving there with only sixteen cents in his pockets. He helped his brother fur a while in his tailoring, and then engaged to clear up twenty acres for John D. Stephen- son, a tract now known as the Chipman addi- tion, and received $100 as his payment. He then entered eighty acres a couple of miles east of Noblesville, cleared this, built a hewed log house and made his home there a number of years. As early as 1845 he opened a gen- eral mercantile business in Noblesville, which he continued until his death, and also had ex- tensive dealings in real estate, meeting with much success in both lines. In his political views he was a Whig, then a Republican, vot- ing fur Fremont and Lincoln, and was always a string Union man through the exciting times before and during the war. In religion he was a member of the Alethodist Church. Judge Cottingham, as be was usually called, died in the prime of life, Feb. 11, 1868, when aged fifty-nine years, five months. ( In Pec. 30, 1830, Joshua T. Cottingham narried to Miss Elizabeth Selby. She orn in Maryland, Jan. 17. 1811, and died tl bllowing her husband's demise. Sept. 1, [869, aged fifty-eight years, eight m one days. Of the eight children b ; died in infancy. The other i H try A. and Alary I., the latter the li Shumack. This family name was tally Shoemaker. Airs. Cottingham's lames and Alary (Cottingham) Selby, the former the son of Henry and Re- becca Selby. James Selby was born in Decem- ber, 1787, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He brought his family from Maryland to Indiana, and settled on eighty acres which he entered two miles northeast of Noblesville. There he died, Aug. 29, 1855. His children were : John ; Eleanor, Mrs. John Leach ; Sarah, Mrs. Calspy; Dale; and Elizabeth, Mrs. Cot- tingham. ANDREW J. GILL, a highly respected citizen of the city of Muncie, Ind., who makes his home at the corner of Pierce and Eleventh streets, is one of the survivors of the war of the Rebellion. He was born June 9, 1840, in Ross county, Ohio, son of James G. and Julia Ann (Jones) Gill. James G. Gill, father of Andrew J., was born Aug. 24, 1813, near Harrisburg, Pa., and when a young man of seventeen years crossed the Alleghany Mountains and located in L'pper Sandusky, Ohio. He was well-edu- cated, understanding both German and Eng- lish, and for some years taught school. He was married in Ross county, Ohio, to Julia Ann, born in New Harrisburg, Pa., daughter of Col. John and Mary Jones. Col. John Jones was born near Harrisburg, Pa., and was a colonel in the ATexican war. He settled in Ross county, I Ihio, ten miles from Chillicothe, at an early day, owning there a farm and large tannery, but in later life he removed to Mc- Lean county, 111., where he lived with his chil- dren. He was a remarkable man, and at the age iif eighty-four years hunted for deer in "did town timber," and tired out his grandson, Andrew J. Gill, then a stout lad of fourteen years. He was a splendid shot, and did not then use glasses except to read. He died a few months later of typhoid fever. After his marriage to Colonel Jones' daughter. Air. < i i 11 resided on the latter's farm and leased the tannery, of which he later became manager, lie removed to Wayne county, Ind., about 1851. He was a soldier in the Mexican war, and a captain in Colonel Jones' regiment. After three years in Indiana, during wdiich time he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, he removed to McLean county, 111., but in [859 located in Indianapolis, Ind., where he carried on a tannery. His first wife died dur- ing the Civil war, and he died April 14, 1870, in Hamilton county. Ind., where he had settled after his second marriage. The children born I,, Air. Gill and his first wife were: Fannie COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 285 Jane, Mary Ellen. David, Thomas, Andrew ].. Sarah C, Reed A., Elizabeth A., Jane (who died young), Amanda J., Martha C. and John. Andrew J. Gill lived in Ross county, < )hio, until eleven years of age, when he removed with his parents to Wayne county, Ind., here attending school for the first time. He com- pleted his common school education in Illinois, and when nineteen years of age graduated from the High school at Cerro Gordo, 111. Before the outbreak of the Civil war he had begun to learn the carpenter's trade. In June, 1862, at Indianapolis, Mr. Gill enlisted in Company E. 20th Ind. V-. I., to serve three years or during the war, and his service, which was with the army of the Potomac, lasted nine months, at the end of which time he was hon- orably discharged on account of disability. He was then appointed a recruiting officer by Governor Morton, and did recruiting service in Lafayette, Tippecanoe county. He re-en- listed March 4, 1865, in Lafayette, Ind., as a private of Company E, 154th Ind. V. I., to serve one year or during the war. and was honorably discharged Aug. 4th, at Stevenson Station, Va., the war having closed. His ser- vice included much skirmishing, he being sent out as captain of a scouting party, and he was wounded twice during this expedition, once at Winchester in the foot, the bullet having never been removed, and once in the right hand, both times by Mosby's guerrillas, with whom the Federal troops had many skirmishes. He was an expert in drilling with the musket, and was often engaged at drilling both the officers and men, and his brother, R. A. ( iill, who was a private of an Indiana infantry regiment, was an expert with the sword. Mr. Gill was a good, faithful soldier, and had an honorable war record. After the war Mr. Gill went to Prince William, Carroll Co., Ind., and there clerked in a store, also traveling considerably working at his trade. He was married in Noblesville, Ind.. Jan. 27, 1870, to Rebecca Marlnee, born in Columbiana county, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1853, daughter of Gerard P.. and Elizabeth ( Phil- lips) Marlnee. Mr. Gerard Marlnee was a shoemaker by occupation, and in t862 located in Cass county, Ind., where he opened a shoe shop and followed that business as be had in < 'hio. He had these children: Nancy A.. James S., Rachel A., Rebecca. Harpley, Ira and Allen, all born in Ohio. Mr. Marlnee en- listed during the Civil war, April 14, 1864, as a private of Company B, 13th Ind. V. I., for three years or during the war. and at the battle of Pittsburg Landing was shot in the right hand. The injury affected the whole arm, two amputations being performed, and lie died in the hospital at Philadelphia, July 14, iS<>4. His widow reached the age of eighty years, and died Nov. 27, 1905. After marriage Air. and Mrs. < .ill settled in Noblesville, where he worked for one year on the farm, and later engaged at his trade. He then spent several years at Bunker Hill, two years in Hamilton county, thirteen years in Johnson county, Mo., and then, in [893, located in Muncie, where he worked at his trade for some time, being now engaged in work at the Midland Steel plant. He and his wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a member of Williams Post, No. 78, G. A. R., Muncie, and is an honorary member of the Ladies of the ( i. A. R., of which she is chaplain, and of which her daugh- ter, Gertrude, is conductor. To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. ( iill have been born the following children : William, who married Effie Landry, had four children, Lydia, Ivy, Andrew and Venetta, and died at the age of thirty-one years : Edgar, an iron worker, who married Blanche Butler, and has three children, Garnett, Clarence and Bernice ; Charles, a clerk in Muncie, who married Net- tie Kreager, and has two children, Ralph and Rollin ; Ivy. who died at the aye of seven years; and Gertrude, Guy and John, at home. Mr. Gill is one of the well known citizens of his community, and the social standing of his family in Muncie is high. All the mem- bers of this family have been prominent in one walk of life or another, and they are esteemed by all with whom they are ac- quainted. JOHN R. DARLING, late one of the most highly respected citizens of Pike township, Marion county. Ind., was a native of the State. born on Tanner's creek, near Guilford, Dear- born county. April 15, 1835, sou of John and Abigail (Gipson) Darling. John Darling was born in New York in 1810, sen of Thomas Darling, who. with his four sons, fought in the war of [812. It may be mentioned here that the family has a noble record for military service in defense of coun- try, our subject recalling twenty-six of his relatives who lost their lives in the Civil war, truly a remarkable testimonial to family loy- alty. 286 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John Darling came to Indiana in 1856, and' settled at Augusta. He was a mechanical engineer, and for some years he assisted his father in operating a saw mill. His death oc- curred in 1873 and that of his wife, in 1864. eir children were: William, who served in the 52nd 1ml. V. I., and who lives on the old home place in Dearborn county, en- tered by his grandfather: Martha, deceased; Lucy, who lives in Cincinnati; John R. ; Isa- bella, deceased; Silas, who now lives in North Indianapolis, and who served in the Civil war in the 52d Ind. V. I.; James, deceased, who served in the 10th Ind. V. I.: Jacob, deceased; and Samuel, a painter in Indianapolis. Mr. Darling saw four of his six sons enter the army and he applauded their patriotism, as he was a stanch supporter of the administra- tion, a Republican from the organization of that party. John R. Darling was reared to habits of industry and had the faculty of being able to turn his efforts successfully in almost every direction. He followed milling, farming and broom making, working at the latter busi- ness for fifteen years at Augusta. Early in the opening of the Civil war, he enlisted in Companv H, 83d Ind. V. I., under ('apt. Crawford and Col. Men. Spooner, the latter of whom lost an arm at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. After enlistment, Mr. Darling re- mained eight weeks at Lawrenceburg. then went to Cairo, 111., then by water to Memphis, and was one of the gallant soldiers who gained the approbation of the loyal people of Tennes- see by driving Gen. Price and his army out of that State. From there Mr. Darling's com- mand was sent to Holly Springs, and later joined the army of Gen. Sherman, in its March to the Sea. and finally enjoyed the Grand Re- view at Washington City. During his service he was engaged at Vicksburg, on the Yazoo river, at Haines Bluff, where the command was skirmishing for two weeks continually, and then back to Vicksburg. The regiment worked one winter on a canal around Vicksburg, and in the spring went to Arkansas Post, stormed and captured it, re- turned to Young's Point, then to Yazoo City, and (ui to Port Gibson, crossing the Missis- sippi river in time to take part in the Melvin Mill fight. Mr. Darling was taken sick and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. A fii Xorth Carolina. The great-grandfather was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and was one of three brothers who emigrated from the North of Ireland in the latter part of the iSth cen- tury, landing at Philadelphia, but later remov- ing to Lexington, Ky., and dying there. James F. Parrish in early life engaged in farming in Shelby township, Shelby county, but for a few years before and during the Civil war, engaged in the hardware and agricultural business at Shelbyville. About 1802 he re- turned to the farm, where he died May 17, 1902. His children were: Eliza, wife of Ezekiel A. Jackson, a prominent farmer of Washington township, Shelby county; James Willard; William L. ; Mary F... wife of Wil- liam Gray, a practical, progressive farmer of Addison township, Shelby county; George A.: Frank, in business at Long Beach, Cal. ; Ed- 288 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mund, who resides on the homestead farm; and Eva F., who is the wife of Elmer Hurste. On the maternal side, Dr. J. Willard Par- rish traces his ancestry to his great-great- grandfather, John Clarke, a farmer in good circumstances of Denshanger, Buckingham- shire, Ens;-. Through his wife, Ann Lopidge Smith, the family claims relationship with John Dryden and Dean Swift. James Clarke, the immigrant and great- grandfather of our subject, was born June 27, 1778, at Denshanger, Eng., and received the rudiments of an English education at Ab- thorpe, in the County of Northampton. He was married Nov. 10, 1803, to Frances, daugh- ter of Thomas and Alice Chesshyre, of a re- spected and rather aristocratic family of Man- chester. Her father claimed some connection with the barons of Halton. in County Chester, while her mother claimed some relationship to the royal family of Stuarts, through the Stan- leys or Earls of Derby. John Chesshyre, the elder brother of Frances, attained distinction in the navy, rising to the rank of admiral. The great-grandfather of Dr. Parrish, with his wife and six children, emigrated to Amer- ica in 1817, landing in Philadelphia. In 1824 he settled in Jackson township, Shelby county, [nd., where he died Aug. 29, [826, in his forty- ninth year. His widow died in 1841, in her sixtieth year. William Clarke, maternal grandfather of Dr. Parrish, was born Nov. 21, 1812, near Manchester, England, and came to Shelby count), hid., with his parents in 1824. 1 1 is marriage took place Dec. 25, 1833, to Mary, daughter of James Van Benthusen, a member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1852. and soon after his marriage, he settled on forty acres of land in a region called "The Slash." situated in the north-west part of Washington township, in Shelby county. Here through industry and economy, he was enabled to add considerably to his possessions. Of his children: Elizabeth married Isaac Watson; Frances married James Parrish ; Mary A. mar- ried James Green ; and Margaret married Wil- liam Chesser. The two sons bore the names of John and William. Dr. Parrish was reared on the farm, where he remained until he had attained his majority. During his minority he attended the common schools during the winter months, but being of a studious nature, he applied himself to read- ing such books as came in his way, so that, when lie left home, he had fitted himself to enter the Normal School at Danville. Ind., where he was graduated in 1884. I r ten years thereafter, he taught school, becoming one of the most prominent- educators in Shelby county, one whose services were most sought and most generously paid for, receiving the highest salary of any teacher in the county, out- side of Shelbyville. While teaching school, Dr. Parrish began the study of medicine, which resulted in his graduation from the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis, in 1896. Since that time he has taken advantage of other educational op- portunities, doing post-graduate work in the Polyclinic and hospitals in Chicago, in 1899, iyoo and 1903. In 1896 he began the practice of his profession in Shelby county, where he still retains an office, although his main office is at Shelbyville, where he has been located since July, 1903. Dr. Parrish is a member of the Shelby count}' and Indiana State Medical societies; the orders of .Modern Woodmen and Court of Honor, being the medical examiner for these organizations. lie is also fraternally con- nected with the F. & A. M. and I. < >. O. F. His success in the practice of his profession has been phenomenal. With a large measure of ability and possessing a high standard of ex- cellence, he has gained the respect and con- fidence of his fellow colleagues as well as the general public. Thoroughly versed in the ethics and teachings of his noble profession, of strong and sterling personal characteristics, he is fast winning that attention from the thought- ful people of Shelbyville and vicinity, to which his talents so justly entitle him. JAMES G. ES*SINGTON, one of the prominent citizens of Noblesville and a soldier in the Civil war, came of true pioneer stock, and was born in Wayne township, Ham- ilton county, April 8, 1844, son of James M. and Elizabeth (Carlin) Essington, and he died Oct. I, 1906. Joseph Essington, grandfather of James C, was a native of England, but was exiled for some political cause and came to Amer- ica. He was one of the earliest settlers in Hamilton county and bought a farm four miles east of Noblesville, where he lived to be ninety-two years old. The farm was partly cleared when he purchased it. and he im- proved it and made a good home there. His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2 89 children were: Joseph; Gibson; James M.; Sarah, who married Miles Bush; Susan, who married Thomas Leonard; Betsey, wife of Is- rael Finch ; and Nancy, Mrs. Benjamin Shoe- maker. James M. Essington was born in 1810, while his parents were residing in Ohio, pre- vious to their settling in Indiana, and was ten years old when the family moved to the latter state. His education was such as the schools of that pioneer day and place, af- forded and on reaching man's estate he set- tled down to farming. He first cleared a farm in Wayne township, and lived on it five years, after which he bought an improved farm near Noblesville. This was his home till June ,1846, when his death occurred at the early age of thirty-six years. Mr. Essington married Miss Elizabeth Carlin, a resident of Hamilton county, but born in Pennsylvania. They became the parents of these children : William M., who enlisted in Company I, 6th Ind. V. I., for three months' service, and was in the battle of Laurel Hill; Marion; and James G. Mrs. Essington survived her hus- band but three years. The maternal grandparents of James G. *£ssington were Joseph and Margaret (Dar- row) Carlin. The former was of Irish lineage originally, but the Carlins had settled in New England in Colonial days. Joseph Carlin joined the tide of migration flowing westward, and was among the pioneer settlers in Wayne township, Hamilton county, where he made his home while the Indians were still inhabit- ing the region, lie cleared up a farm of eighty acres, and lived there nearly all his lire. His last few years were spent in No- blesville where he died at the age of eighty years. Mr. Carlin was both a respected and prominent citizen of his section and served as justice of the peace fur twenty-five years. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, and was a member of that church. Joseph Carlin mar- ried Margaret Darrow. and their children were: William D., John T . Robert L., < ieorge M.. Joseph, Nancy, Martha, Elizabeth and Mary. James G. Essington was left an orphan at the age of five, and was brought up by his uncle. William D. Carlin. of Noblesville. He received a common school education, and when eighteen years old enlisted for three years service in the Union army in Company D, 75th Ind. V. I. He served his country 19 faithfully till the close of the war. when he was honorably discharged at Washington, June 16, [865. He saw much actual righting, was in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, in the Atlanta campaign, and took part in a number of skirmishes. He was one who made the memorable .March to the Sea, was in the return march to Richmond and shared in the Grand Review in Washington. James Essington was always on active duty, enduring the many hardships well, took part in all the marches and battles of his regiment and was never taken prisoner nor in hospital, but he was slightly wounded twice at Chicka- mauga, although it did not oblige him to leave the line. In that same battle his brother Marion, sergeant of Company D, was shot through the waist and badly wounded. He lay on the battlefield eleven days before he was discovered by a relief party, cared for by other wounded comrades all that time. After the wa*r Mr. Essington settled down at Noblesville and worked at the tinner's trade, which was his permanent occupation, he conducting a shop of his own. On March 22. 1868, in the Noblesville Methodist Church, his marriage to Miss Ann Eliza Collier was solemnized. Miss Collier was born in that town Aug. 26. 1843, to William and Margaret (Paswater) Collier. Mr. and Mrs. Essington became the parents of five children, namely : Mary Alice, born July 21, 1869; Margaret A., Aug. 25, 1873: Julia A.. Oct. 12, 187S : Luna B., Tan. 4. 1881; and Walter C. Nov. 8, 1 88( i. The Collier family originated in Germain-. Mrs. Essington's grandfather, Thomas Col- lier, was a farmer in Franklin county, wdiere he died. His children were: Susan: Ann: Hulda; Wesley, a soldier in the Civil war; Benjamin and William. William Collier, born in Franklin county, was a settler of Hamilton county, where he followed the tanner's trade. He married Mi>s Margaret Paswater, daugh- ter of William and Rachel (White) Paswater, and of an English family. .Mr. Collier died when only thirty years old. leaving his w with three children, viz. : Thomas ; Ann Eliza ; and ('aroline. Another. Hulda. died voting. Mrs. Collier afterward married John Rhodes, but there were no children to that union. Mrs. Rhodes' death occurred Jan. 5, 1904. at the age of eighty-seven years. lames ( ;. Essington was prominent in mu- nicipal matters in Noblesville. He was a 290 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD strong Republican, who voted that ticket every time after he cast his first ballot for U. S. Grant on his first nomination. A public- spirited citizen, Mr. Essington served on the city council for twelve years while lie gained still greater prominence, perhaps, by his con- tion with the fire department. Under the hook and ladder organization he was cap- tain, and afterward held the position of chief the department for six years. As an old lier Mr. Essington was naturally to be found in the ranks of the G. A. R., and he was (lie of the charter members of Lookout Post. \o. [33, in which he had filled the of- fices of senii r vice commander and officer of the dav, and was serving" as commander at the timi ' ith. Fraternally he was a mem- ber of the Noblesville Lodge, I. O. < >. F. Mr. Essington was also active in the work of the hodist 1 hurch, of which he was a member, .. and in which he was a class leader and also a trustee. 'Being in touch with the life about him at so many point- as indicated, above, it was not strange that Mr. Essington was very widely known and influ- ential, with a. large circle of friends. LYMAN 0. LEACH, a survivor of the Civil war ami past commander of Williams Post No. 78, G. A. R., was horn May 10, [834, at Fairfield, Franklin Co., Yt., son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Prouty) Leach, and has been ;ident of Muncie, Ind., since 1888. The Leach family came from England in 1726, and settled in Connecticut. John Leach, the grandfather of Lyman < >. Leach, was horn in 'Connecticut and was married in \ , rmont. 1 [e then settled on new land which bought from the Government, located on ( ttter Creek, and there he developed a farm. His children were: Brush; Hiram, John, Patty 1 who died unmarried), Rana, and an- other daughter who married a Newton. John Leach lived to the age of eighty-four year-, and died on his farm in 1844. He lived on a large tract of land, some 640 acres, on which he built a two-story house and became a man of comfortable circumstances and an honorable citizen. fohn Leach (2), son of John, was born in ' Connecticut, and he received a common school education and learned the trade of millwright. He received too acres of the home farm from his father. In Vermont he married Elizabeth Prouty," born in 1807, in that State, daughter of a soldier of the War of 1812, who died in the si 1 . 1 After mar- riage John Leach followed his trade and con- tinued to live on his farm. Late in life he gave up his former occupation and worked at the cooper's trade. He was a man of -kill in both crafts, and was industt m- perate and exemplary. In politics he was a Democrat. In religion he was a Methodist, lie died at St. Albans, Yt., in 1857. John and Elizabeth Leach hail children: Lyman 1 >.. Ed- gar 1 )., Hannah L., James, Lucius \Y and John C. Three of his sons. Edgar D., Lucius W. and Lyman ( >., were all soldiers in the Civil war. Edgar served four months in the same regiment with our subject, and was then shot in the hand, closing his usefulness as a soldier. Lucius served three years in the 9th \ t. Y I., and died three years later from troubles in- curred in the army. Lyman O. Leach received a fair common school education, and worked on the farm un- til he was twenty-seven years of age. He en- listed early in the Civil war, 011 June i, [861, entering Company C, 3rd Yt. V. I., as a pri- vate and on July 16th following was mustered into the United States service. He faithfully performed a soldier's duties through the sive three years, and re-enlisted Dec. 21, [863, in the field. In 1862 he was promoted to be corporal, and in 1865 to be sergeant, and he was honorably discharged at Hall's Hill, near Winchester, Ya., July 11, 1865. He had par- ticipated in the following battles : Lewinsville, Ya. : Lee's Mills. Ya., April 16. 1862; Wil- liamsburg. .May 5, [862; Golding's Farm. June 26, [862; Savage Station, June 30-July 2, [862; Crampton Gap, Sept. 16, 1862; A11- tietam, Md., Sept. i~, 1862; Fredericksburg, Ya., Dec. M. 1862; Marve's Heights, Ma\ 3, 1863; Salem Heights, .May 4. [863; Fred- ericksburg, June 5, 1863; Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania. July 3, 1863; Funkstown, Md., July 10, 1863; Rappahannock, Nov. 7. 1863; and the battle of the Wilderness which lasted from May 3 to May 10. 1864. At the battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Leach was shot in the right thigh, and the seriousness of his wound kept him in a hospital from May until the last of September. He was sent to Fort Washing-ton and was transferred ten days later to Balti- more, where he remained until fall, and then rejoined his command which was then in the Shenandoah Valley. The above does not enumerate all of the battles in which Mr. I each took part, numerous though they were. Some of the later ones were: Cellar Cl COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 291 Oct. iu. [864; Petersburg, March 25-2J. 1S65; second battle of Petersburg", April 26, and Salem ('reek in April, 1865. He then took part in the great inarch through the Carolinas tn Danville, Ya., and then on to Washington, D. C.j to the Grand Review, one of the most notabli gatherings ever held in othe Capitol City. ter the war Air. Leach returned to Ver- mont, and settled for three j n a farm near the Vermont Central Railroad ani as engineer on this road for twelve years. After his marriage he was located at St. Al- bans for three years, and then went to Tona- wanda, X. V.. remaining two years, and in 1875 located in Michigan, where he accepted a posi- ■I as engineer on the Canada Southern Rail- road, remaining there until 1881. That year he moved tn Fort Wayne. Ind., where he worked as a carpenter until iSSS, when he- settled at Muncie. Here for the past twelve years he has been pattern maker for the Amer- ican Steel Company, and is considered a very skilled workman. On Aug. 22, 1869, at Bakersville, \*t.. Mr. I each was married to Arabella King, born in Enosburg, \ t.. April 10, 1849, daughter < Peter and ! Pale) King. Peter King- was born at Richfield. Vt., son of Edward and Margaret King. The King family is of French descent and among the early pioneers of Mont- real. The name was originally LeRoi, mean- ing "the king." and was thus Americanized. Peter King was a stone-mason by trade. In the province of Quebec he bought a small prop- erty and died thereon aged sixty-four years, his wife surviving ten years. Their children were: Louis, Henry, Lucy. Celesta. Arabella and Abl The children of Mr. and Mrs. Peach were: Gilbert, born Aug. 29, 1873. in Xew York, who married Cora M. Davenport, and they reside at Indiana Harbor, where he is baggage- master at the Pake Shore & Michigan statii j and Ella May, born ' >ct. 31, 1870. at Trenl Mich., who married John Herbert, an iron , worker, and lias one child, Velma E., Mr. j Leach's only grandchild. Mr. and Mrs. Leach are members of the Baptist Church. In pol- i itics he i-. a Democrat. In 1882 he joined the [ G. A. R. post at Fort Wayne. Ind.. and is now j a in 1 \\ illiams Post No. 78, of Muncie , of which he is past commander. He is an unaffiliated Mason, having joined a Vermonl lodge, and he belongs also to the Knights of the Golden F.agle. CHARLES HAYNES, a retired agricul- turist of Hartford City, Ind., who bears an active record for service- in the Civil war, was Dec. 6, 1839, in Clinton county, < )hio, son hi I laniel and Jane | Stowe) Haym Charles Haynes, grandfathei 1 arles, was a on county, and was the of a Revolutii Idier, killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. It is believed that he was born in Xew York or one of the New England States, and his wife, who died in 1863, was believed to be 115 years |'s Haym n Abolitionist, and his Home in ( )hio was a station in the underground railway. Daniel Haynes. son of (diaries, came from Clinton county to Delaware count) in (839, and here entered 160 acres of land, building a I g cabin on a hill. He was a great hunter, and was known throughout the neighborhood as "Old Daniel Boone." He killed hundreds of deer, bear and wolves, and turkeys by the thousands. The children of Daniel Haynes Martha, who died in Ohio, at the age of five years: Wright; Hannah Maria; Charles: Rosetta ; Hiram; Melissa; Martha; emy; John; Daniel; Fred; and Ben- jamin Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes also reared Laura Jane Miller, who was left an or- phan at the age of three weeks on the death of her mother. Charles Haynes was but six weeks old when the father started from Clinton county with the family, the journey being made through the wilderness in a two-horse wagon. He here grew up and ass ; ted to clear the farm in what was afterwards Union township, and helped cut the stumps out of the Stale road, running from Muncie to Cincinnati and to Hartford City. He attended school for , six weeks in winter, this often being inter- rupted as he was needed to work- a' the farm, he being next to the eldest son. The schoolhouse, built in a swamp in the - the edge of Delaware county, was made of round logs, and a log was cut out of the side of the wall, the space thus left 1 filled with greased pap, r, thus admitting light. The papier used in this was the old Cincinnati Gazette, which his father subscribed for in ( )hio, and from his first settlement in h to the close of his life. The schoolhouse had a puncheon floor, a slab for a writing desk . chimney daubed with mud. 'I : ace would take in a log six feel He learned to read and make letters, but did 292 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD not learn to write correctly, although he learned to spell well in Webster's old spelling book. The children of this family gained more education around the fireplace at night, when the father would read "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to them and to the neighbors for miles around. He was a good reader and would read this story with much dramatic force. From this pioneer family came three soldiers in the Civil war. John, William F. and Charles. Charles Haynes, son of Daniel, enlisted in May, 1861, in Iroquois county, 111., where he had been working for a farmer, as a private in a company of infantry, which, however, w::? never organized. Then he went to Camp Douglas, Chicago, and was enrolled in the 1st Regiment of the Douglas Brigade, or the 42nd 111. Y. I., in 1861, for three years or dur- ing the war. He served in this regiment nine- teen months, and was then transferred to Company D, 1st Bat., U. S. Inf., regulars, at Nashville, Tenn., being with this battalion for the rest of his term. He served out his term and was honorably discharged at Jonesboro, Ga., twenty-two miles south of Atlanta, in the fall of 1864. He did not return home at once, but remained with his regiment, being in four battles thereafter, doing veteran service. In the winter of 1864 he returned home. His services included the breaking up of Con- federate camps, among them the one on the Big Black river, and on this expedition the regiment marched from Smithton, Mo., forty- four miles to the river, where the camp was found to contain valuable provisions, tents and cattle for Price's army. The regiment then returned to Smithton, Mo., where eighteen of Mr. Haynes' comrades were stricken with smallpox. He took care of one of his com- rades, Daniel Prewitt, and nursed him through his sickness. In January, 1862, he started with his regiment for St. Louis, whence they went to Cairo by steamboat and then to Fort Holt, Ky., where the fleet was attached to Commodore Foote's fleet on the Mississippi, Mr. Haynes' services at this time being prin- eipallv on a gun-boat. He was present at the capture of Island Xo. 10 and New Madrid, and was in the bombardment of Fort Pillow, going thence to Pittsburg Landing. He was in the siege of Corinth, the battles of Farming- ton, Iuka, Tuscumbia, Ala., first battle of Courtland, Dogwalk, Ky., and Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Hoover's Gap. Tunnell Hill and many small battles in this region. He was also ri participant at Chickamauga. then fell back to Chattanooga (where the army suffered through being short of rations), battle of Lookout Mountain, where he captured two Confederates, charge of Missionary Ridge, and was then in the Atlanta campaign, where the army was under fire for four months and seven days. He was at Rocky Ford Ridge, Buzzards Roost, Lost Mountain, battle and charge at Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, New Hope Church, in the battle where General McPherson was killed, and at the great assault on Atlanta, Jonesboro and on the return with "Pap" Thomas. He was slightly wounded on the collar bone by a musket ball at the battle of Farmington. but was always an active and faithful soldier, cheerful in his duties and gallant in action. He returned home with two comrades, Daniel Prewitt and Samuel Freeman, the only surviv- ors of thirteen that had enlisted from that neighborhood. After the war Mr. Haynes engaged in farming for William Adsit, for whom he had worked as a boy. On Oct. 25, 1866, he was married in Blackford county, Ind., to Mary Quackenbush. born July 27 ', 1844, in Henry county, Ind., daughter of Andrew and Charity ( Potter) Quackenbush, and to this union were born four children : Andrew, born Dec. 2, 1 Si 17; Ida Ann. born July 18, 1869,- married John DeWitt, a farmer of Blackford county ; Benjamin, born Aug. 25, 1871 ; and Almira Jane, born Dec. 9, 1877, married Albert Thomas, a farmer of Adams county. Ind.. and has two children, Aurora and Mary Alta. Mrs. Haynes died Dec. 14, 1877, and Mr. Haynes married (second) Nancy Jane Christian, born near Bourneville, Ross Co., Ohio, April 19, 1853, daughter of Allen and Catherine (Beath) Christian, and to this union there were 1m n'li children as follows: William El- wood, born Aug. 22. [885 : Wright, born May 5, 1888, and Addie Alta, born in December, 1889, all in Blackford county, Indiana. Allen Christian was born Jan. 25. 1791). in Montgomery county, Va., son of William and Mary Christian, of early Colonial Virginia stock, the former a farmer and a captain of the war of 1812, who settled in Ross county, Ohio, at an early day. clearing a large farm of 300 acres. The children of Allen and Catherine (Beath) Christian were: Margaret Ann, born March 14, 1835 : Anna Barbara, born May 6, 1837; Christina, born Jan. 25, 1839; William Allen, born Nov. 24, 1840: Emily, born June 25, 1842 ; Joseph, born Dec. 24. 1844 ; COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 293 John, born Dec. 17, 1S46; Adeline, born April 12, 1850: Nancy Jane, born April 19, 1853; and Hiram Ehvood, born Dec. 29, 1857, all in Ross county, Ohio. Of this family, William Allen served in the Civil war, belonging to Company A. iSth O. V. I., and was in the three years service, serving out his time and receiving his honorable discharge. He was in mam- battles, and was slightly wounded in the shoulder. In political matters Mr. Chris- tian was a Democrat. He died in his seventy- eighth year, after having put in a hard day's work at mauling rails. Mr. Christian had never had a day's sickness nor taken a dose of medicine from a doctor in his life. After his second marriage Mr. Haynes set- tled on the homestead purchased by him ten 'years before, and here he has lived to the pres- ent time, making improvements on his prop- erty, which ranks among the best in the com- munity. Although always troubled by sick- ness brought on by army life, Mr. Haynes has been an industrious, hard-working man, and has the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen, who elected him to the office of road supervisor for twenty-six years. He also served as justice of the peace for one term. In politics he is an independent voter. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Church, as was also the first Mrs. Haynes. JOHN W. COOK, M. D.. a prominent physician of Madison county, Ind., who has spent twenty-five years in the practice of his profession there, was born Feb. 8. 1S52. in Pendleton, Ind., son of Dr. Ward and Mary J. Harvey Cook. The Cooks are of old Colonial Virginia stock, of English descent. Dr. Ward Cook was born in Monroe county, W. Ya., Oct. 9, 1808, son of Rev. Jacob and Isabella (Humphreys) Cook. Rev. Jacob Cook was a pioneer Metho- dist minister, born in Pennsylvania, son of Valentine Cook, Sr., who was the son of John Hamilton Cook, of London, England, a first cousin of Captain Cook, the famous mariner who was killed in the Sandwich Islands. Val- entine Cook lost his father when six years old, and was taken by his mother to Amsterdam, Holland, where he received a good education, both in English and German. He came to Pennsylvania before the Revolution, and took part in that struggle, after which he settled down in Pennsylvania, where he lived many vears. Later he removed to Greenbrier county, W. Ya., where the remainder of his life was spent. One of his sons, the Rev. Valentine Cook. Jr.. was a famous Methodist minister in pio- neer days in West Virginia. He was an edu- cated man in German and English, having been schooled at the old Cokesberry Coll W. Va. His license as deacon was signed by the famous Francis Asbury, May 2-. 1703, in Greenbrier county, W.. Va., and lias been care- fully preserved. Rev. Jacob Cook married Isabella Humphreys in West Virginia. She was of Scotch-Irish stock. The Rev. Mr. Cook spent his life and died in Monroe county, \\ . Ya.. where he preached many years and was widely known. He built a church, called Cook's Chapel, at Greenville, W. Ya., which is still standing, and was a substantial man, owning both a mill and a farm. The children born to him and his wife were: Polly W.. born Tuesday, July 10, 1798: Sallie McKen- flry, Thursday, April 24, 1800 : John H., Tuesday, April 27. 1802; Nancy, Saturday, Feb. 25. 1804 ; Lorenzo, Sunday, Nov. 23, 1806; Ward, Sunday. Oct. 9, 1808: and Chris- topher F., Friday, Jan. 1, 181 1. The first wife of Rev. Mr. Cook died in childbirth, March 1, 1813, and he married (second) Rachel Cor- don, by whom he had these children: Riley B., born Sept. 15, 1825 ; Caroline C, April 29, 1822; Jacob A.. Oct. 28, 1823, and Lewis G., Nov. 2, 1827. The above data are copied from the record in the original family Bible of Rev. Jacob Cook, made by his son Dr. Ward, Dec. 15, 1895. Dr. \\ ard Cook has always held that his paternal grandfather, Valentine Cook, emi- grated from Amsterdam, Holland, and that he married in Pennsylvania, a Miss Roseylemon. They had seven children besides Jacob : David, John, Henry, Sarah, Valentine, William and Christina. All these children, with the ex- ception of Jacob, emigrated to Kentucky. Rev. Jacob Cook died in West Virginia, May 7, 1844. aged eighty-two vears. Dr. Ward Cook, father of Dr. John W., received his education in Maxwell Academy, in Tennessee, and secured an excellent knowl- edge of Greek and Latin. He received his medical education in the Ohio Medical Col- lege. Cincinnati, Ohio, having as preceptors of the most noted physicians of his day, among them being Drs. Williard Parker. Sam- uel D. Gross. Daniel Drake and Joseph Mc- Dowell. Dr. Ward Cook first settled in the 294 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD practice of medicine in Red Sulphur Springs, \"a. Here lie was married July 21, 1842, to .Mary J. Harvey, born in Red Sulphur Springs, daughter of James Harvey, who was born in Tennessee, of old Colonial stock. Harvey was the owner of the famous watering places of Red and White Sulphur Springs, \ a., and was a man of wealth and a slave owner. I lis property was destroyed dur- ing- the Civil war and his slaves set free. .Mrs. Cook was born Aug. 1 1. 1827, at Red Sulphur Springs, where her father died. The children born to Dr. and .Mrs. Mary J. Cook were as follows: James Harvey, born. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1844; Elizabeth Ellen, Saturday, July 24, 1847; Virginia, Tuesday, Aug. 28. [849; John Wallace, Sunday, Feb. 8, 1852 : William Ward, Saturday. Aug. 12. 1854; Oliver Val- entine, Sunday, Sept. 20, 1857; and Ossian, Tuesday, June 5, 1862. In 1849 Dr. Ward Cook removed to Pen- dleton, Ind., arriving there March 22nd of that year. Here he found a pioneer physician, Dr. Madison G. Walker, and immediately be- gan the practice of his profession, continu- ing the same from 1849 until 1890. He was a successful and well known pioneer physician, and early practiced surgery and obstetrics, possessing instruments long before any other physician in this part of Indiana. He was a man 1 if high reputation among the medical fra- ternity of Indiana, and was a member of both county and State medical societies, and was greatly interested in the advancement of medi- cal science, an interest which he maintained until his death, at the age of eighty-six years. He was well read and possessed an excellent medical library. He was a strong church man and a great friend of the Methodist Church in Pendleton, of which he was a liberal sup- porter. For man)- years he was class leader, and teacher of the veteran Bible class, com- posed of the old men. He was well versed in the Bible, and was a strong exponent of that Book and of theology. In political sentiment he was a strong Jacksonian Democrat. The Doctor was also a stanch Union man, and an enemy to slavery. He died Dec. 24, 1894, in Pendleton, and his wife passed away in April, 1866. Dr. John W. Cook, son of Dr. Ward, re- ceived his preliminary education in the pub- lic schools of Pendleton, and later the high school. His medical studies were prosecuted at the University of Kentucky, Louisville, from which he was graduated in the spring of [879. He immediately went into partnership with his father, and at once met with an as- sured success. The Doctor has an excellent medical library, and takes the leading medi- cal periodicals of the day, keeping up with modern medical progress in this way, and by his membership in the State and county medi- cal societies, having been president of the lat- ter three terms. 1 le has the latest instruments and appliances and a well regulated dispen- sary. Fraternally he associates with the I. O. O. 1'".. of Pendleton, in which he has pass'ed all of the chairs, including that of Noble Grand, and is a member of the Grand En- campment. In politics he is a Democrat. Dr. Cook was married < let. 2, [895, in In- dianapolis, Ind., to Miss Sarah Skillen, daugh- ter of James S. and Margaret Skillen. Dr.* and Mrs. Cook went abroad in 1900, visiting England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Hol- land, Switzerland and France. They visited the leading hospitals in these countries, re- ceiving very courteous treatment from the of- ficials. The Doctor stands high in his profes- sion, and is well known throughout this part of Indiana, where he has spent his entire life. He has the respect and esteem of the com- munity. SAMUEL (i. W.MAX, a representative citizen of Muncie, a veteran of the Civil war and a descendant of an early settled family of Washington county, Pa., was born in Pick- away count}-, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1840, son of Jacob and Mary ( Van Buskirk) Gayman. The Caymans were of German stock.- the original spelling of the name being Ghaman. Tradition says the great-grandfather of Sam- uel emigrated from Germany in an early day, and his son Daniel, grandfather of Samuel, was an energetic and far-seeing pioneer far- mer in Washington county, Pa. Daniel Gay- man had cleared up a fine farm, and was re- garded as a substantial citizen. Besides his homestead in Pennsylvania, he entered land for two of his children in Pickaway county, ( 'bio — this tract consisting of 300 acres. He himself remained in Pennsylvania, but the two children, Jacob and Nancy (who married Henry Harsh), went there, Nancy and her family later removing to Illinois. Jacob Gayman, son of Daniel, was born Jan. 8, 1791, in Washington county. Pa., and was reared to manhood on his father's farm, early becoming conversant with the best known methods of agriculture. In his young COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 295 manhood he wont to Pickaway count}. < ihio, and settled on the land entered by his father, and there cleared up a fine farm. In that count) he married Mary Van Buskirk, who was born there, a daughter of a prominent pioneer who had cleared up and owned a large farm near the Gaymans at the junction ol ] her creek and Buskirk's run. The \ an Buskirks were remarkable for their stature, of the men attaining to six feel and four inches in height. The children born to Jacob and Mar) 1 \ an I'.uskirk) Gayman were as follows: Sarah Ami, Daniel, Eleazer, Mary J., [saiah, Samuel. Abigail and John — all born in Pickaway county. Jacob Gayman entered some 380 acres of land in Delaware county, Ind., and 100 acres in Blackford county, that State. In about 1848 he moved his family to his farm in Delaware county, where only about twenty acres had been cleared, and there he engaged in farming. He was a practical farmer, and full of the endurance and energy that characterized the pioneer settler, lie- died there in May, 1873. His widow survived him until April, 1894, when she passed away, aged ninety-three years. They were both members of the Christian Church. Mrs. Gay- man was tall like the members of her family, and several of her children, including Samuel, inherited her fine physique. Samuel Gayman was reared on a farm, and received the advantages of the district Schools during the winter months until he was about twenty-one years of age. He was only eight years old when his parents settled in 1 'elaware county, and made their home in a little log cabin. He early became inured to the hardships of pioneer life, and has very dis- tinct recollections of those early days, when after a long day spent in arduous clearing of the forests, night would be made hideous with tlie howling of the wolves in the timber near tlie home cabin. Game, too, was plentiful, espe- cially doer, the latter having a crossing over the In niie farm. When the hour of the nation's necessity was at hand, and the call for volunteers made in April. 1861, the sturdy pioneer youth rallied in answer. Samuel Gayman enlisted at M un- do Aug. 5, 1X62, as a private in Company !'>, '«itb lnd. V. I. "for three years or during the war." He left Muncie for Richmond, Ind., August 9th, and a few days later went to Louisville, Ky.. and on August 30th he was engaged in battle at Richmond, Ky. They re- treated six miles from the original battlefield. making three stands. At the last stand, since known as the Green Pike fight, the Captain of the Company called for voluntei Ivance on the enemy who were in a sheltered position out of sight. Mr. Gayman was one of the volunteers, and on advancing with bis com- rades from a slight elevation about sixty yards from the company, he was shot by a minie ball fired by a Confederate sharpshooter. The ball passed through the left shin bone, causing a very painful wound. Mr. Gayman wa tured with many of his regiment, and was placed in the College Hospital at Richmond, Ky., where his wound was treated by a Union surgeon. He remained about four weeks in the College Hospital, and then was transferred to a hospital in Lexington, where he spent five weeks. His leg had boon amputated above the knee while in Richmond, and the wound was very slow in healing. He was honorably discharged April 29, 1863, in Indianapolis, Indiana. After his return from the war, Mr. Gay- man began teaching school, a profession he followed for some time. In the winter of ] 81 13- 64 he taught the Mount Pleasant school in Mount Pleasant township, and then came to Muncie, and entered the high school as a stu- dent. The next fall he taught the Brady school in Harrison township, again returning to .Muncie to attend school. He taught the Sugar Grove school four consecutive terms, and attended school in Muncie in the mean- time, in every instance giving good satisfaction for thorough and efficient work. Mr. Gay- man had, however, been brought up on a farm, and his tastes led him to an agricultural life. While teaching he had bought a small farm in Mount Pleasant township, and rented it, but when his father died he bought out the other heirs to the homestead, which con- sisted of 200 acres. He has greatly improved the place with good drainage, and substantial buildings, everything about the place betoken- ing the successful and progressive and scien- tific farmer. He has clone much speculating in real estate, buying and selling a great deal of property, and conducting his affairs in a safe and profitable manner. Air. Gayman has always been a stanch Republican, and he believes it the part of every good citizen to take an interest in public af- fairs if good government is to be had. In November, 1870. he was elected recorder of Delaware county, and was re-elected for a second term, serving in all eight years. His 296 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD administration was marked for his careful, systematic work, and he proved an ideal pub- lic official. Mr. Gayman. erected, in 1873, a beautiful and comfortable modern home at No. 311 West Adams street. On Aug. 5, 1873. Mr. Gayman was united in marriage with Martha J. Clyne, who was born July 6, 1846, daughter of Thomas Clyne. Her father and mother both came from Troy, Ohio, and were of German stock ; they settled in Perry township, Delaware county, in an early day, the father clearing up a good farm of 160 acres. Thomas Clyne was the father of Mary, Henry, Martha J., David, Nancy, Addie, Bryant, Hattie and Abbie. . Of these children, Henry and David both served in an Indiana regiment in the Civil war, David dy- ing in the service, while Henry participated in many battles and has a most honorable record. Thomas Clyne died aged sixty-five years. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gayman have been born the following children: (1) Grace C, born June 5, 1875, married W. M. Wood, chief engineer of the Decatur Bridge Company, Decatur, 111., and they have three children, Margaret, Robert Julian and William M.. Jr. (2) Clyde C, born Dec. 15, 1882, is a draughtsman in the office of the Decatur Bridge Company. Both the son and the daughter were educated in the Muncie high school. CAPT. WILLIAM EASTIN ENGLISH was born at the old English homestead, "Englishton Park," near Lexington, Scott Co., Ind., Nov. 3, 1850, and is the only son of Hon. William H. English, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, ex- Member of Congress, Democratic candidate for Vice-President in 1880, author of the "Conquest of the Northwest" and "History of Indiana," and one of the ablest men Indiana has produced. His grandfather, Hon. Elisha G. English, was also long a prominent citizen of Indiana and was appointed by President Buchanan United States marshal for that State, and was for twenty-four years a mem- ber of the Indiana Legislature, serving in both House and Senate. His great-grandfather, Elisha English, was one of the pioneers of Kentucky, having emigrated from Delaware to Kentucky in 1792. He was the son of James, of Delaware, son of James, who emigrated to Delaware about the year 1700. son of Thomas of England. Through his father on the maternal side Captain Eng- lish is directly descended from four celebrated pioneers of the Kingston. N. V., district, Cor- nelius Barrentsen Slecht and Jan Eltinge, who were among the earliest emigrants from Hol- land to the new "Wiltwyck" settlement, Mat- hew Blanchan, the Huguenot refugee from Wicres, France, and his son-in-law, Louis Du- Bois, the noted Huguenot patentee, who at the head of his Huguenot colony received from the Crown patents for 40,000 acres of land, settled upon the grant and founded the town of New Paltz, N. Y. Through this same line Captain English is likewise a descendant of the famous "Baron" Jost Hite, who emigrated from Strasburg, Germany, and who, in 1732, brought the first colony to Virginia that set- tled west of the Blue Ridge mountains, locat- ing on a grant of land of over 100,000 acres, made to him by King George II, of England. He contested the title to these lands with Lord Fairfax in a celebrated lawsuit which went through all the courts and lasted many years, but which was finally decided in his favor. Captain English's great-grandfather of this same line, Lieut. Philip Eastin, was an officer in the 4th and 8th Virginia Regiments of the Continental Line, and served during the entire Revolutionary war. His great-great-grand- father, Capt. Charles Smith, was an officer un- der Col. George Washington in the French- English Colonial war and was wounded at the battle of Great Meadows, and his great-great- great-grandfather, Col. John Hite, was a Co- lonial military officer and a member of the first Board of Justices of Frederick county, Va., after independence was declared. Colonel Hite, after first taking the oath of office under the new government himself, then adminis- tered it to all the other members of the board. Another great-great-grandfather, Capt. Revel Wharton, was captain of an American privat- eer during the war of the Revolution ; was captured in action, and died on board a Brit- ish prison ship. Captain English removed with his parents to Indianapolis at fourteen years of age, and received his rudimentary education in that city. Having decided to take up the law as a profession, he entered the law department of the Northwestern Christian University, and upon graduating therefrom formed a partner- ship with Hon. John R. Wilson, under the firm title of English & Wilson. After five vears thus spent lie retired from the firm, and arranging his business affairs to that end. he went to' travel abroad, remaining for some ^S5s< COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 297 three years, during which time he visited every country in Europe, from Norway to Greece, and various portions of Asia Minor, North Africa, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and South America. During his various tours he wrote a series of letters which appeared in the In- dianapolis papers, and attracted general atten- tion, evidencing marked literal')' ability. His letters from the Holy Land, North Africa, Turkey and Egypt were widely and favorably commented upon. Captain English is one of the prominent members of the Masonic fraternity in Indiana, and his "History of Early Masonry" in that State, published in 1902, was highly indorsed by his Masonic brethren. He has attained the greatest honor that can come to a Mason, having on May 26, 1903, been elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the office of Grand Master be- ing the highest known to Masonry. He has taken a total of forty-three Masonic degrees, of various kinds, and has served as president of the Masonic Relief Board of Indianapolis, Worshipful Master of Center Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., High Priest of Indianapolis Chapter, No. 5, Royal Arch Masons, Illus- trious Master of Indianapolis Council, No. 2, Royal and Select Masters, Sir Knight of Raper Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar, Noble of Murat Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, and is a thirty-second-degree member, as well as life member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Captain English is also connected with various other societies and organizations, and is Past Grand Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States, ex-president of the Indianapolis Commercial Club, ex-presi- dent of the Indianapolis Board of Park Com- missioners, ex-president of the Indianapolis Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (Safety), ex-president of the Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution, president of the Indiana Society of Colonial Wars, vice- president of Indiana Historical Society, vice- president Indiana Society, Sons of the Revolu- tion, vice-president Indianapolis Benevolent Society, vice-president Old Northwest Gen- ealogical Society, besides being a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Huguenot So- ciety of America, Holland Society of Chi- cago, American Social Science Association, National Civic Federation, National League of American Sportsmen, Western Writers' Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, In- dianapolis Art Association, Indianapolis Board of Trade, Indianapolis Deutscher Haus, New York Lambs Club, Washington, 1). ('., Army and Navy Club, Indianapolis University Club, Columbia Club, Marion Club, Country I Canoe Club, etc. Captain English has been made an honorary member of two labor unions, "The Musicians' Protective Association" and "The National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes," in recognition of his various serv- ices to the cause' of labor as represented by the Indianapolis branches of these organizati' >ns. The Captain is a gentleman of hne appear- ance and of great personal popularity, a quick and ready debater, an eloquent speaker, and an excellent presiding officer, and when occa- sion requires, and he is called to address preside over public meetings or conventions, his capacity is made most manifest and his abilities show to their best advantage. Captain English has long been a leader in Indianapolis politics, and has repeatedly rep- resented his party associates as delegate to municipal, township, county, State, and na- tional conventions. In his earlier political as- sociations and affiliations he was strongly bound to the old Democratic party, and an active participant in its councils, but when the' new element in that party came into control of its organization, and assumed a position upon national affairs which he believed to be in total abandonment of its former correct Jef- fersonian principles upon questions of sound financial and governmental policy, he prompt- ly affiliated with the Republican party, of which he has ever since been an active, zealous and influential member. He began act- ive participation in politics some years pre- vious to attaining his majority and was treas- urer of the leading local political club of the young men of his party in the Presidential campaign of 1872, president of the same in 1876, and again president of the Young Men's Club in 1878. In 1875 he was the Democratic nominee for council in the Eleventh ward of Indianapolis, but declined. In 1882 he was chairman of the Center township delegate con- vention, in 1885 and 1891 he was- chairman of the Indianapolis city convention, in [890 and 189O he was chairman of the Man. .11 coun- ty convention, and at the national convention of Democratic party clubs, held in New York, ( H;t. 4. [892, was elected \ ice-presideni of the organization and member of the national com- mittee fur the State of Indiana for the ensuing four years. Captain English served as a mem- 298 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ber of the I >emocratic State executive commit- tei is a member of the county committee of Marion enmity for over twenty years con- tinuously and for years as a member of the city committee of Indianapolis at the same time, and in 1878 was elected chairman of the city committee. In that capacity he so satis- factorily conducted the affairs of the cam- paign at the sprint;- election of 1878, that in gnition of his ability as a political organi- zer and manager, he shortly alter was also unanimously chosen to the position of chair- man of the Marion county committee and given the general management there during the exciting campaign of 1878. It was while holding these two important positions that he was unanimously nominated by his party friends in Marion and Shelby counties as their candidate for joint representative, notwith- standing there were several worthy and tal- ented competitors for the nomination. His canvass for this office attracted gen- eral attention throughout the State, and al- though the district was carried by the oppo- sition two years before, by a majority of near- ly 700, at this election, on the general ticket, Captain English was elected by over 200, lead- ing his ticket nearly five hundred votes. He had the honor of being the youngest member of the House of Representatives, although rep- resenting the then largest district in the State, and of being the third of his immediate family to hold a seat in that body, his father and grandfather both having previously been members of the House of Representatives. He served with distinction during both the regular and extra sessions, and was a recog- nized leader. He was considered one of the best parliamentarians in the body and Speaker Cauthorne frequently called upon him to pre- side over the deliberations of the House. The Speaker appointed him to the chairmanship of the standing committee on the affairs of the city of Indianapolis, and a member of the committee to reapportion the State for Congressional and legislative purposes. His bill upon Congressional apportionment — "House Bill No. 468"' — passed both Houses and became the law after one of the most bit- ter legislative struggles ever witnessed in the State. He was also author of the popular law limiting the indebtedness of Marion county, and various other bills and resolu- tions of like importance were proposed by him. Among them were the first bill intro- duced at that session, providing for a reduc- tion of official fees and salaries, the bill abolishing the unnecessary offices of city treasurer and assessor, the bill providing for a reappraisement of real estate, and the re- duction of taxation thereon, and the original bill providing fi >r a metropolitan police sys- tem in Indianapolis. Captain English was prominently spoken of as a candidate for Congress at the expira- tion of his legislative term in 1880, but owing to the fact that his father was the party nomi- nee for Vice-President in that campaign, de- clined to allow the use of his name before the convention of that year. However, at the succeeding election, two years later, there was a general desire among his party friends that he should become the candidate in his district, and, although several prominent and able gentlemen were candidates for the posi- tion, lie was in the end unanimously nomi- nated at the convention held at Shelbyville, May 8, 1882. The opposing candidate nomi- nated against him had the advantage of being a candidate for re-election, having been elected two years before by nearly one thousand majority. But in the face of this large majority to overcome Captain English entered upon a vigorous campaign, making a thorough personal canvass, besides speaking in every township in the district. His ability as a canvasser being well known, his nomination alarmed the opposition, notwithstanding their previous majorities in the district, and every effort was made to insure his defeat. How- ever, despite the majority to overcome, and the exceptional fight made against him, he carried the district and was elected after one of the hottest political campaigns ever known in the State. In the words of the Washing- ton Chronicle, at the close of his term. "Mr. English made a useful, capable and attentive representative, always in attendance upon the sessions of the House, and ever watchful of the interests of his constituents." Among other important bills introduced by him were those providing for an international copy- right law, the issuance of coin certificates of small denominations, and the increase of the pensions of crippled soldiers and sailors. His comprehensive report on the proposed alco- holic liquor traffic commission, from the com- mittee of which he was chairman, was adopted by the House, and attracted much favorable comment. At the close of his official term it was the general desire of his party that he accept a renomination, but, influenced by per- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 299 sonnl considerations, ho positively declined to be a candidate. His declination was received with regret, and the Congressional conven- tion, upon assembling at Indianapolis, Aug. 31, 1884, to nominate his successor, unani- mously adopted the following in reference thereto : "Resolved, That we hear with regret of Mr. English's wish and determination not to be a candidate for re-election, and we unquali- fiedly express our confidence in him as a faithful representative." Representative English was not only thus warmly approved by his party friends, but his course in Congress received indorsement from his constituents regardless of patty. One of the leading opposition papers of the State at that time, the Indianapolis Daily Times, said: "He is fair and liberal toward his political opponents, and always ready to do a favor. He won the reputation of being a hard-working and successful member of the Indiana Legislature, and we are glad to find him on the same line in Congress." The able opposition organ of Hancock county, the Greenfield Republican, said : "He makes a faithful and efficient representative, and in his official duties does not discriminate against those who differ from him politically. As a business representative, he is now, as when a member of the Indiana Assembly, far above the average, and entitled to the confidence of his constituents." Thus Captain English left official position with kindly words from both political frien*d and foe, after never having suffered defeat in convention or at the polls. In the language of the Washington Free Press, at the close of the Congressional session, "Mr. English came into the House of Representatives, the young- est member of that body, going out with the good-will and respect of the entire House, and with as many personal friends as the most popular members." Although frequently spoken of in that connection, Captain English has never been a candidate before the people for election to any office since that time, but has continued an active, zealous worker in political affairs. In the Presidential campaign of 1892 he was a prominent participant both before and after the Presidential nominations. In the heated preliminary contest within his party ranks between the friends of the various aspir- ants for the Presidency he was one of the leaders in Indiana of ex-1 'resident Cleveland's following, and as a result thereof vvas -elected from the Indianapolis district as a delegate to the national convention at Chicago several well-known and active competitors. lie was one of the most prominent members of that body, having been chosen in the organization as chairman of the important "o mmittee on rules and order of business" for the government of the convention, and having been later unanimously selected by the Indiana delegation to make the speech to the convention on behalf of the State of Indi- ana presenting Grover Cleveland as their choice for the office of President of the United States. In the performance of this dis- tinguished duty he acquitted himself with great credit and honor, his speech being gener- ally pronounced by press and public to be, in the language of the Daily News, "one of the best oratorical efforts" delivered before that magnificent assemblage. The Associated Press declared it "eloquently" rendered, anil the telegraphic special of the Indianapolis Sentinel from Chicago voiced the general ver- dict in the statement "that it was generally conceded that Mr. English made the best sec- onding speech of the convention." Captain English was for the second time elected unanimously a delegate from the Indi- anapolis district to the national convention of his party, held in Chicago in 189''. where he was one of the managers of the campaign of Governor Matthews. Indiana's candidate for nomination as the Presidential standard bearer. However, he found himself totally at variance with the platform of principles adopted by that convention and took no active part in the National contest of that year. In the national campaign of 1900 Captain English was again a most active participant in the Presidential contest, and made a brilliant speaking campaign throughout the various parts of Indiana in behalf of McKinley, Roosevelt, and the entire Republican ticket. No speaker was in greater dema/id at all Re- publican gatherings, and he was everywhere greeted with the most enthusiastic audiences. He accompanied Candidate Roosevelt on his tour of the State, speaking with him at various towns and cities on the trip. His influence was widely felt in all parts of Indiana in this campaign, ami at its close he received per- sonal letters from both President McKinley 30o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and Vice-President Roosevelt, in acknowledg- ment of his eminent services in behalf of the Republican nominees. In the presidential conflict of 1904, in which his comrade of the Santiago campaign, Theodore Roosevelt, was the Republican nominee for President, and his fellow- townsman and neighbor, Charles W. Fair- banks, the nominee for Vice-President, he was especially zealous and canvassed Indi- ana from one end to the other, speaking for the Republican ticket in every part of the State. Again he accompanied the Vice-Presidential candidate's special train over the State, and spoke with Mr. Fairbanks at various important places each day during the tour. Since the year 1900 he has fre- quently served as a delegate to Republican city, township, county, legislative, Congressional and State conventions. He was a member of the Republican city executive committee in the campaign of 1901 and was appointed president of the boanl of safety by the successful Re- publican candidate for Mayor. In the State campaign of 1906 he served as an active mem- ber of the Marion County Republican execu- tive committee throughout the contest. He was chairman of the Marion county Republi- can convention of 1906 and the Republican joint legislative convention of Marion and Hancock of 1904. He was a Vice-President of the Republican State convention of 1902, chairman of the committee on Rules and Order of Business in the State convention of 1904, and chairman of the committee on Cre- dentials in the State convention of 1906. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri- can war, notwithstanding his large business interests, and the sacrifices incident thereto, Captain English promptly tendered his ser- vices to Governor Mount of Indiana, and through the Governor was shortly thereafter offered an appointment by President McKin- ley as paymaster in the army with the rank of major. This tender was promptly de- clined, he stating that he desired active ser- vice only, and requesting an appointment of lower rank, if need be, provided the service was at the front. Following this, after failure to receive ap- pointment in the adjutant-general's depart- ment, for which he applied, he was on May 17. [898, appointed by President McKinley to the rank of captain of United States Volun- teers, and assigned to the quartermaster's de- partment. Not desiring to serve in that de- partment for the reason before given of a de- sire for more active service at the front, at his own urgent and personal request he was, on June 10,1898, promptly detached and trans- ferred from service in that department, with- out having performed any duty in it, and was immediately assigned to duty as an aide upon the personal staff of Major-Gen. Joseph Wheeler, commanding the Cavalry Division (and served as such throughout the Santiago campaign), as shown by the following special order issued by General Wheeler : Headquarters Cavalry Division, U. S. Army. Special Order No. 22. Pursuant to instructions from the War Depart- ment, Captain William E. English, U. S. Volun- teers, is assigned to duty as Aide to the Major- General commanding, to date, June 10. 1898, the clay on which he reported for duty. By command of -Major-General Wheeler. J. H. DORST. Lieut.-Col. U. S. Vols. Assistant Adjutant- General. Official: M. F. STEELE, Aide. Captain English was among the first soldiers who embarked for Cuba, sailing from Tampa, June 13, on the transport "Alle- gheny," in company with General Wheeler and the members of his staff. He had the distinguished honor to be the only Indiana volunteer in General Shafter's entire army. In the bombardment of El Poso hill, dur- ing- the battle of July 1st before Santiago, he was disabled and dangerously injured by his frightened horse rearing and falling back- ward with and upon him, as a result of a Spanish shrapnel shell exploding close to him, which slightly wounded his horse upon the shoulder, besides killing and wounding several soldiers about him, among the wounded being Mason Mitchell, the well- known actor lecturer, and Sergeant Devore of Colonel Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Presi- dent Roosevelt, in his history of the Rough Riders, states that he himself received a slight wound on the arm from a piece of the same deadly missile, and, as shown by the follow- ing extract from the Evans ville (Ind.) Daily Journal of Oct. 13, 1900, he later confirmed this statement in a public address delivered in the city of Evansville during his Vice-Presi- dential campaign, in which, in closing, he said: "I want to have the privilege of intro- ducing the speaker who is to follow me. My successor on this platform is a man disabled COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ^oi as a result of the same shell which struck me, in the war with Spain. He refuses to follow men who arc opposed to civic honesty at home and national honor abroad. I have the honor to introduce Captain English, of your own State." ( an. Samuel S. Sumner was in command of the cavalry division at the time referred to, as a result of the absence of General Wheeler on account of illness (General Wheeler reaching the front later), and Cap- tain English was for that reason serving temporarily upon his staff. General Sumner, sitting on his horse a few feet away, was an eye-witness to the injury which disabled Cap- tain English, and in reference thereto the fol- lowing valued evidence has been placed on file in the War Department by General Sumner: August 23, 1899. Brigadier-General Theo. Schwan, President Board, War Department, Washington, D. C. Sir: I remember very well the injury of Cap- tain W'm. E. English on July 1st at El Poso, where he was temporarily acting as an Aide upon my start. I was quite near him and saw his horse rear and fall; at the time I thought he was struck (or the horse) by a piece of the shell which burst over our heads, but learned later that he had escaped a wound, though severely injured by the horse's fall. S. S. SUMNER, Col. 6th Cav., late Brig.-Gen., Commanding Cavalry Brigade and Division. Captain English was crushed beneath the falling horse, and upon removal was found to be dangerously injured internally, and while still disabled and confined from these injuries was attacked by virulent dysentery, accom- panied by malaria, until his condition from these various complications became so alarm- ing that after consultation the surgeons in charge .ordered his immediate removal from the climate of Cuba and return to the United States as the only hope of saving his life. He was therefore ordered transferred to the tal at Siboney by written order signed by Major L. M. Crampton, chief surgeon in charge of headquarters hospital, upon the recommendation of Major Frederick J. Combe, assistant surgeon in charge, and thence together with many other sick and wounded soldiers on board the hospital trans- port "Seneca" for removal to the United States. The transport sailed from Cuba the day the surrender of Santiago was agreed by the Spanish and American com- mander;-, and it became well known through the newspapers because of the extreme priva- tions and hardships endured on the home- ward voyage. It was first ordered to Tampa, but the restrictions of the health authorities there caused its destination to be changed to Fort- ress Monroe, where it was again refusi landing on account of yellow lever being re- ported on board, and after various vexatious delays it was eventually permitted to land in New York harbor. Mrs. English, who had unsuccessfully but persistently and courage- ously sought and followed her husband to each of these ports, finally secured his release from quarantine, in which he was held in New York. After the necessary rest and recupera- tion in that city Captain English returned to his home in Indianapolis, where his friends received him with congratulations and re- joicings, his death having been bulletined by the newspapers but a short time before. Shortly after his arrival his enthusiastic friends of the G. A. R. veterans marched in a body to his residence to tender him their fraternal welcome on his return, which was followed a few days later by a public recep- tion given to him by the Columbia Club, the leading club organization of the city, and still later on his brethren of the Masonic fraternity at a public assemblage presented him a beauti- fully jeweled officer's sword, with the v. "As a token of his service- to his country." handsomely engraved upon it. A most striking and gracious welcome and greeting was ex- tended by the Indiana Republican State vention, which, being then in session, invited Captain English to a seat in the convention near the presiding officer, and when he ap- peared before them, bronzed, feeble and emaciated from his Cuban experiences, gave him three rousing cheers and a patriotic ova- tion such as has seldom been witnessed in a political convention. Captain English continued in such bad health, as a result of the effects of the injury received and the illness contracted in Cuba, that he was granted an extended sick leave by the War Department, and peace in the meantime having been formally declared he was finally, at his own request, honorably discharged from the army of the United States, Dec. 31, 1898. On that evening, at a dinner in celebration of the event, the follow- ing highly flattering and complimentary let- ters were read from his old commander, 302 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Genera] Wheeler, and from Governor Mount, Vice-President Fairbanks (then Senator) and Senator Turpie of Indiana, who were must y responsible for his appointment to the army by the President of the United States: House of Representatives. Washington, D. C, Dec. 8th, 189S. r Captain English : I am very glad to hear that friends of your city are to tender you a mani- their esteem and respect. I was very d, to have you on my staff in Cuba, and with regret that your being disabled in front of Santiago, on July 1, and your subsequent illness deprived me of the continuance of your service with me Wishing you many years of happiness and trusting that your State and country may have the it of your service-, believe me truly friend, JOSEPH WHEELER. cutive Department, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, Dec. [8th, [898. My Dear Captain: I desire to 1 :press to you .'.: this communication that which I have publicly, viz.: My appreciation of the prompt- ,vith which you tendered your services in the nth Spain. You were one of the first in this State 1 support and offer your services to the government. It gave me pleasure to promptly you for the position of paymaster, with 11k ■ t major. It was a truly chivalrous spirit which you manifested when you declined this and asked for "active service at the front." You were im- ned a captain and assigned to the staff oi fight- ing General Joseph Wheeler. In front of Santiago de Cuba you found what you sought — "active service at the front." In this severe battle you were disabled, and by subsequent sickness compelled to return home. You did your duty promptly and faithfully. I trust God will give you many years in which to enjoy the privileges and blessings of the country to the defense of which you so promptly responded. Sincerely your friend. JAMES A. MOUNT, Governor. United States Senate, Washington, D. C, Dec. 30th. 1898. Dear Captain English: I am in receipt of your of recent date, advising me that you are to tl service in the army on the 31st inst. Permit me this opportunity to congratulate you upon the fact of your early tender of services dur- e recent war. and upon the excellent record made by you while in the army. I am gratified to have been of some little service to you in securing the commission which you desired. You have idly vindicated all I promised in your behalf. Wishing you health and happiness, I remain, Very sincerely, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. United States Senate, Washington, D. C, Dec. 9th, 1898. Hon. W. E. English, Indianapolis. Ind. — Hav- ing learned from the War Department that your resignation from the army had been accepted, to take effect from tjje date id' December 31 -t, next, allow me to congratulate you upon this highly honorable conclusion of your military service. Your very early tender of service to the government in the late war with Spain, your voluntary and earnest declination of non-active duties, and your urgent >t to be assigned to the field at the front, your gallant participation in the victorious campaign against Santiago, until you were disabled in action in the face of the enemy, have amply justified the expectation of your friends and the sound judgment of the heroic Wheeler in selecting you as a member of his military staff and household. Y r may thus now retire and return agam to civil life with the i having rendered to the State and to your country the bravest and truest service in a perilous time destined to be memorable in our history. Yours very truly, ' DAVID TURPIE. At the close of his service in the army Captain English patriotically decided that he would not accept the pay due him from the government therefor, and so notified the War .Department in the following letter (copied from the official records), addressed to the Adjutant-General of the army at Washington : Indianapolis, Oct. 20. 1899. 1 ieni ral H. C. Corbin, Adjutant-General U. S. A. Sir : I have drawn no pay at any time and do not know the amount due me from the government for my services as Captain U. S. V. and A. D. C. on the staff of Major-General Joseph Wheeler dur- ing the Spanish-American War. My active service was confined to the Santiago campaign, but what- ever the amount due me is. I desire to turn it back into the United States treasury. This is simply a little matter of sentiment on my part, and if you will inform me as to the procedure necessary to cover it back into the treasury or forward me any papers which it will be necessary for me to sign, I shall be under obligations to you. R -pectfullv. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, Late Captain U. S. V. In pursuance of these instructions the necessary papers were prepared, forwarded and promptly signed by Captain English whereby $1,150, the full amount due him for his entire army service, was covered back into the United States treasury, as shown and at- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD o u o tested by the official records of the auditoi oi the treasury for the War Department and the assistant treasurer of the United States. < in the day following his retirement from the United States army Governor Mount, in jnition of his services, honored Captain English still further by appointing- him in- or-general on the staff of the governor of Indiana, with the rank of colonel, and lie- has since been reappointed to a position on the governor's staff by Governor Mount's successors in office, Governors Durbin and Hanly. Captain English was one of the three found- i the National Association of "United Spanish War Veterans" and was its first elected "commander-in-chief. He gave it the name which it bears and was the most important fac- tor in bringing it together as a strong and in- fluential organization in every part of the country, lie has not only served as com- mander-in-chief of the National Organization nited Spanish War Veterans of the United States, but also as department commander of Indiana of the Association of Spanish- Ameri- can War \ v i< rans and vice-commander of In- diana Commandery Military Order of For- Wars and is a member of the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War as well as of the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba, made up of soldiers who served honorably in the Santiago campaign. Captain English had the honor to be selected to command the division of Spanish \\ ar \ eterans in the great inaugural parade incident to the inauguration of their distinguished comrade, Col. Theo- dore Roosevelt, as President of the United States. A warm personal friendship existed between Captain English and his beloved com- mander. General Joseph Wheeler, and at the time of the great soldier's death his family selected Captain English to serve as one of the pall-bearers at his funeral. Captain English became identified with Indiana military affairs at an early date, and was one of the charter members of the well- n Indianapolis Light Infantry, signing the original charter agreement April 14, [877, and with the rest of the company being mus- tered into service in the Indiana Xati nal Guard on July 14, 1877. He was a member of the committee that prepared and filed the original article- of incorporation, member of the first committee on finance and member of the board of audit during the first year of the company's existence, and for many years was one of the most acth serving through the Coal Greek riots and on other important and notable occasions. The "William E. English Guards," named for ( aptain English, was organized and mustered into State service May t6 first colored company in the State to enter the Indiana National Guard. The "William E. English Zouaves," of Indianapolis, one of the crack zouave companies of the United States for many years, was also named in Ins honor, as was "Captain William E. English No. '14" of the National Association of Span- ish-American War Veterans. Captain English and wife made an ex- tended tour of Europe in [902, he having gone abroad early in that year, under appoint- ment of President Roosevelt, as a delegate to the International Congress of Commerce, held at Ostend, Belgium. On .March 10. [903, shortly after their return, their onh Rosalind Orr English, was born at the fan. home in Indianapolis. Airs. Helen On lish, wife of Captain English, is a descend the well-known Orr and Worley families. grandfather, Col. John M. Orr, was lieu- tenant-colonel of the 16th and colonel of the 124th Indiana regiments during the Civil war and received a severe wound in the head at the battle of Arkansas Post from winch he never fully recovered, and her great-great- grandfather, John Orr, served in the war of 1812 from Kentucky. Her great-great-great- grandfather, 1'eter Luke, was a soldier of the Revolution from Frederick county, Va.. and her direct Colonial ancestor, Thomas Brassey, was a prominent Quaker and an important fig- ure in the early history of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the "Society of Free Tra- ders" formed in London by William Penn. lie was elected in London May 29, 1682, the head of the committee of twelve to reside in Pennsylvania to represent that Society. He was a member of the First and Second Colo- nial or Provincial Assemblies of Pennsylvania and also a justice of the first court held in Chester comity. Captain English is one of the lar property owners in Indiana, and devotes the greater part of his time to his extensive inter- ests in the city of Indianapolis, where he re- sides, although spending considerable time also at his beautiful country home, "English- ton I 'ark'." the old family homestead in Scott county, Ind., which has sheltered five genera- 304 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tions of the English family. His magnificent block fronting on Monument Place in Indi- anapolis (occupying one entire square i, in winch is located the "Hotel English," Eng- lish's Opera House, etc., is universally con- ceded to be one of the finest and handsomest buildings in the United States. Captain Eng- lish, however, never permits his private inter- ests to cause him to neglect public affairs or to lessen his activity and public spirit in all that affects the requirements and duties of good citizenship. ALDRED. The following record of the early history of the Aldred family is from data obtained from the old Delaware home of the family. i 1 ) The American founders of the family, William and Catherine (Robinson) Aldred, and several children sailed from Liverpool, England, in the good ship "Pennsylva- nia," Capt. David Harding, Aug. 26, [794. They arrived in Philadelphia the same year, and settled near Wilming- ton, Del., on a farm. In England, Wil- liam Aldred, who was a dyer 'by trade, had been a member of the Ancient Guild of Dyers, and in America followed his trade in conjunc- tion with his agricultural operations. A com- plete list of his children is here given : Rich- ard, born May 22, 1784, died Oct. 23, 1786, in England ; Sarah, born June 18, 1785, died Oct. 25, 1787, in England ; John A., born Aug. 11, 1786; Lydia. born March 8, 1788, died in America, Jan. 18, 1798; Mary, born Sept. 24, 1790; Ellen, born April iS, 179 — ; Wil- liam Aston, born in Wilmington, Del., Jan. 11, 1797; Sarah, born Sept. 7, 1801 ; and Thomas J., born Oct. 3, 1803. Other records of these children are as follows : Ellen mar- ried John Day ; Sarah married Adam Talley, and one married a Mr. Grub. The marriage of William Aldred, Sr., to Catherine Robinson occurred in England, July 5, 1783. He died in Delaware, March 13, 1835, and she Oct. 2 5- I 835, aged seventy-five years, eight mi mths, eleven days. (II) John A. Aldred, son of William and Catherine (Robinson) Aldred, was born in Manchester, England, Aug. II, 1786. He was a boy of eight years when he came with his parents to America, was reared a fanner. and married Mary Talley. Her brother, Major Talley, married a sister of John Aldred, and removed to Indiana, thence to Ringgold, [owa, at an early day. where his descendants an till living. Leaving Delaware May 12, 1835, John A. Aldred removed to near Thorn- ville, Perry Co., Ohio, where he cleared up a farm of 160 acres. Here he made a good home and farm, and erected good buildings. He was a substantial pioneer of Perry county, a man of retiring disposition, and a good citi- zen of straightforward and honest character. Mr. Aldred, wife and family were members of the Methodist Church. He died on his farm in Perry county, in September, 1852, his wife having passed away the preceding April, and a daughter, Rebecca, died unmarried, the same year. John Aldred was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Aldred were the parents of the following children : William M. : Adam; John D. ; Thomas; Sarah, who married Dr. Bryson ; Rebecca ; Catherine; Ellen ; Mary, who married John Woltmire ; and Eliza, all of these children, except Eliza, being born in Delaware, and she in Perry county, Ohio. (Ill) William M. Aldred was born Dec. 28, 1817. in Delaware. His family records are copied from his family Bible. He married March 12, 1840, in Perry county, Ohio, Mary R. Henderson, daughter of James Henderson, a pioneer farmer of Perry county. Mr. Hen- derson was of Scotch stock, and was a sub- stantial farmer. His children, besides Mrs. William M. Aldred, were: Nancy, who mar- ried George Leslie; James; John; Hinman, and Joseph. Mr. Henderson lived to be eighty years old. He made a trip on horseback to Indiana from Ohio to see his daughter, and returned. This was in 1850, and at that time Mr. Henderson was anything but a young man. After marriage Mr. Aldred and his wife lived on a farm in Perry county for about nine years, and in 1849 came to Indiana. He made the journey with two two-horse wagons] the family camping out at night part of the time, and at times sleeping in the homes of settlers. There were then the following chil- dren : Sarah Ann, born Jan. 26, 1841 ; Marion, born Nov. 29, 1842; Emma E.. born Jan. 19, 184'!; and in Indiana was born Mary C, Jan. 16, 185 1. Mr. Aldred settled in Wayne township. His father had come out previously and purchased 160 acres of heavily timbered land, and this he gave to William M. and John, another son who had come out with the party. William sold fifteen acres to his brother John, retained sixty-five acres and bought forty acres adjoining which had thirty acres cleared, a good orchard and a log cabin built upon it, and this gave them a home and a good start. They raised a fine crop on the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 305 new land, which produced well from the start. Mr. Aldred cleared up his land from the heavy timber of black walnut, oak, poplar, etc., much of which had to be burned, the best being split up for rails for the fence. There was a saw mill on Stony Creek, within one-half mile of them, and they had some of the black walnut sawed up into timber, from which they built a house, the weather-boarding and sash and doors all being of black walnut. Air. Aldred was a pioneer local preacher in the Methodist Church, in which he was also a class leader. He aided in building and estab- lishing the Methodist Church in his com- munity, and in building the school houses there. In politics he was an old-line Whig, and later became one of the original Republi- cans. His wife died (Jet. 26, i860, and he married (second), March 19, 1861, Paulina McKinzey. They had one child, Amanda L., who died young. Mr. Aldred died on his farm Oct. 30, 1866. . (IV) Marion Aldred, son of William M. and .Mary (Henderson), was born in Perry county, Ohio, Nov. jo. 1842. lie was reared on a farm in Wayne township, Hamil- ton county, Ind., and he attended the district school, held in a log cabin, for a short time. He worked on farm during the summer months until he was twenty-one years old, attending school in the winter months. He thus obtained a good common school edu- cation, and became very proficient in arith- metic, his teacher, Rev. Michael Black, being an expert in mental mathematics, which was practically taught in those days. After his 1 days Mr. Aldred continued to work on the home farm. His mother died when he about sixteen years old, and his father in J866, and he then took the home farm to work. In April, [864, he enlisted in Noblesville, in Company I!, 136th Ind. V. I., to serve 100 Mis services took him to Murfrees- b Tenn., where he had several skirmishes with guerrillas, and he was honorably dis- charged at tin- end of his term of < in Indianapolis, returning then to Hamilton county. Mr. Aldred began in his young mau- : . to trade and deal in stock, and he 'shipped his first car load in 187(1. and in that fear attended the Centennial at Philadelphia. He followed the stock business exclusi bout sixteen years, being very successful. He bougljt more land, owning a line farm of [86 acres, with good buildings, and then purchased another farm two mil'- north of 20 Noblesville, consisting of 260 acres. In 1879 he located in Noblesville, and one year later bought and improved 1m nl residence. In March, 1893, he was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Noblesville, and was elected president on its organization. He is a very substantial citizen. In his po- litical opinions Mr. Aldred is a stanch Re- publican. In his religious faith he is a Metho- dist, and his fraternal relations are with the K. P. of Noblesville. In February, 1805, when only twenty-two \ears old, Mr. Aldred married, in Wayne township, Mary J. Ford, who died in 1869, the mother of one son, James William. He- married (second j, Feb. 13, 1873, in Arcadia, Ind., Margaret R. Gentry, born May 7, 1844, daughter of Thomas P. and Paulina (Wright) Gentry. To this union was born one child : Nellie Idonia, born Jan. 29, 1875, in Wayne township, is a graduate of the high school; she married, June 16, 1897, William E. Axline, a druggist, son of Dr. J. A. Axline, and has one child, Margaret C. James W., born Dec. 28, 1869, of his father's first marriage, was educated in the public schools, including the high school at Noblesville, and for seven years he held the position of book- keeper in the First National Bank, but he has since engaged in stock farming, and is now- established in that business on a farm north of Noblesville; in Fortville, Madison county, he married Maude Watts, and has one - Marion W., born May 7, 1905. Gentry. The Gentry family to which Mrs. Marion Aldred belongs, was early planted in North Carolina. Richard < ientry, her grandfather, was born April 30. 1773. and lived in Guilford count)', N. (.'.. where he was the owner of 600 acres ^i land, lie built and operated a flour mill, and was also owner. He died May 14. [831. Me marri April 19, 1796, Rebecca M. Barnett, who was born March 8. 1770. and who died al Bloom- ington, Ind.. Nov. 18, [858. Their childt ording to famil\ Bible, were: William I'.., born .March 20, 1797; Nancy, Oct. 5. 170S; Eliza, Sept. 20, [S11, : ; Jami 5, • >ct. 2, [81 12 : Era I ... June 20. [804 ; Harriet. I >ec. 1 ■: Richard, Dec. 3. 1808; Frances I .. Feb. 4, [810; Joel A.. June 10. 1813; Thomas I'.. 1 Vt. 30, 1S15; Rebecca L., April 26, 1820; and John F., ' let. 26, 1821. Thomas P. (ientry. son of Richar Oct. 30, 1815, in G \. C., re- 306 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cruel a common school education, and then engaged in tanning. He remained in Guil- ford county for two years after his marriage, and then accompanied his wife's people to Indiana, settling first in Hamilton county, ami a short time afterward going to Marion comity, where he settled on a part of the land owned by his father-in-law. Here he cleared up his farm, made a good homestead, and here died April 30, 1854. In Guilford county, N. C, Mr. Gentry married Pauline Wright, who was born June 26, 1818, daughter of Rev. James and Ruhamah (McEnnally) Wright. She died July 6, 1863. in Marion county. They were both members of the Methodist Church, and Mr. Gentry was one of the founders of the Methodist Church at Allisonville, Ind. Their children were : Eliza R., born Feb. 25, 1839 ( in Hamilton county) ; James T., Dec. 12. 1X40; William, Aug. 12, 1842^ (in Marion county) ; Margaret R., May 7, T'844 ;' John W., ()ct. 15, 1846; Mary E.. Jan. 3, 1849; Joseph H, Dec. 8, 1850; and Pauline Isabella. April 3, 1853. Rev. James Wright was one of the early local pioneer Methodist ministers. He was of Irish birth, and as a small boy came to America with relatives. He came to Indiana as a 'pioneer, and entered 600 acres of land at Castleton. ten miles north of Indianapolis, where he established his home, clearing up his farm in the woods. He was one of the substantial farmers, and at his death left all his children land. He was one of the founders of Methodism in Indiana, and his brother. Rev. J. F. Wright, was also a pioneer Methodist minister, and the editor of the Western Christian Advocate, in Cincinnati. DAVIS. Three years previous to the forma- tion of the State of Indiana, there settled within the limits of the Territory the family of Paul Davis from South Carolina, and his posterity have remained in that locality ever since, a period covering nearly a century. Among them are a number who have not only achieved financial success, but have also won for themselves an inalienable place of in- fluence and esteem in their several communi- ties. Paul Davis, the pioneer settler in Indiana, was well-advanced in years when he left South Carolina. Me did not believe in slavery, and so, selling his homestead there of 500 acres, he started for his new home on the frontier, in company with quite a party of neighbors. He was accompanied by his wife, Margaret, who was a sister of James Alex- ander, a pioneer of Fayette county, Ind., and by most of their nine children, ( leorge, James, Wilburn, Robert, John, Paul, d'homas Jeffer- son, Jasper and Dulcina, or Dolly. Hie daugh- ter married a Mr. Caldwell, and lived on the old homestead. Paul Davis settled in the woods near Connersville, living at first in a log cabin which was afterward replaced by a brick house, the first in that region. lie cleared up a farm of from 160 to 200 acres, and spent his remaining years there, dying in 1858, when about eighty-nine years old. He was one of the early Methodists in religious be- lief, and in politics was a Jacksonian Demo- crat. George Davis, eldest son of the pioneer, was born in South Carolina, in the Pendleton district, May 9, 1792. During the war of 1812, although neither he nor his brother were of age, they both enlisted. George was in the army eighteen months, and was stationed at Fort Moultrie. The father finally came after his sons, and compelled them to leave the ser- vice. On Sept. 29, 1814, George Davis mar- ried, in Mecklenburg county, N. C, Miss Violet McCorkle, who was born in that lo- cality, Nov. 26, 1793, daughter of Owen and Millie (Darius) McCorkle. Owen McCorkle was of Scotch-Irish descent, and was a farmer in North Carolina. He was killed by light- ning. He left three children, Violet, Millie and one whose name is not known. An uncle of Mrs. Violet Davis, Hugh Forbes, was a soldier in the Revolution. Immediately after their marriage George Davis and his wife started for Indiana, travel- ing with a one-horse "Durbin" wagon. Mrs. Davis rode, carrying with her all their worldly possessions in a bundle, while her husband walked. In some way the bundle was lost, and when the loss was discovered Mr. Davis turned back to look for it. lie learned that it had been picked up by a man with a team whom they had passed on the road. In spite of the start this man had, Mr. Davis managed to overtake him and regain his bundle. Mean- time his own party had gone on and he was obliged to walk day and night to catch up with them. On reaching their destination, they settled on eighty acres of land, which his father had entered, and for their first shelter they built a log cabin in sugar camp fashion. Two children were born to them here, but one died under most distressing conditions. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 307 Left in the cabin while his parents were mak- ing' sugar, lie in some way managed to set lire to it and was burned to death. On the original tract of land Mr. Davis cleared all but six acres on the west side, which was left in timber, and by his industr) and thrift he be- came the possessor of much land, and was one of the prominent men of his section. Besides his homestead of 240 acres, he entered 320 acres which he gave to his sons, and at one time he owned in different parts of Fay- ette, .Madison, Hancock, Tipton and Dela- ware counties, 1,300 acres in all. His home, during the latter part of his life, was a hand- some, two-story brick house. George Davis, although not a church mem- ber, was a man of strict Christian character, straightforward, honest and of great deter- mination, and naturally gained considerable influence among his neighbors. At first an old-line Whig, he was among the earliest re- cruits to the new Republican party, and voted for Lincoln in i860. In 1829 he was treas- urer of Fayette county, and for two years was justice of the peace, while he also served at one time as assessor. As a young man he taught one term in Fayette county. He shared his father's hatred of slavery and the stirring times in which he lived intensified this feeling. Mr. Davis died in Madison county, Ind., while visiting his son, Marion, in August, 1873, and his wife survived him nearly three years. Her death occurred at the homestead June 19, 1876. Their children were: Madison, born July 5, 1815; Marion, April 28, 1817; Almina. Aug. 1, 1819; George W., Aug. 9, 1822; Violet, Sept. 17, 1824; Volney, May 13, 1827; Addison Clay, Aug. 17. 1829; Margaret. April 16, 1832; Harrison, June 19, 1835; and Marshall, March 2, 1838. Volney Davis was born May 13. 1827, and was educated in the subscription schools of that early day, held in the beginning in the homes of the settlers. His first teacher was his uncle. John, and later another uncle, Jasper, who was lame, took the position. The latter was obliged to ride to school, and Vol- ney rode behind him. The boy attended school winters until he was twenty-one, and then went a while longer after his father and the neighbors, in 1848. built a large brick school-house, wdiere Edward Trowbridge was the first teacher. During all these years Vol- ney Davis worked on the farm during the summers, but he learned the carpenter's trade, and for two years followed that. After his marriage, in 1850, he took up farming as a regular occupation, and in November of that year (1850) settled on 108 acres of timber land which his father gave him. This land «'* very wet and covered with oak, hickory, walnut, etc., the railroad route being the first clearing through that region. For a couple of months they lived in a log cabin on the Hamilton count}- line, while his father and brother, Addison C, helped to build a cabin on his own land, working in snow one foot deep. Cold though it was, the young couple managed to get through the winter comfortably, for the cabin had a big chimney where they kept a roaring fire. This stick chimney, daubed with mud, did not get topped off that first winter, but otherwise the cabin was finished, with a roof of clapboards, held in place by weight poles. Mr. Davis cleared his farm and also ran a saw mill on his place for twenty-five years. He has made a good home and been very prosperous, standing as one of the typical successful pioneers. On Oct. 24, 1850, Mr. Davis married Miss Luarkie Jane Moss, born in Champaign county, Ohio, daughter of John Moss and wife (whose maiden name was Arbogast), both of Virginia families. John Moss was born in Buckingham county, that State, and became a pioneer in Ohio, and then in Madi- son county, Ind., where he settled on a farm two miles west of Anderson. There he died aged sixty-five. His wife, who was the older of the two, was an invalid for many years, and died at their home a few years before her husband. They were members of the United Brethren Church. They had ten children : Jefferson, Polly, Eliza. Elizabeth. America, Catherine, Luarkie, James, Isaac and Monte- zuma. The children born to Volney and Luarkie Jane Davis were: Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, George, Jasper N., Vinton E., and Nora A. In politics Mr. Davis was a Whig until the Republican party was formed, and since then he has voted for every candidate for the President as a Republican from Fremont down to the present time. Addisox Clay Davis, son of George and Violet ( McCorkle) Davis, was born on the old homestead, Aug. 17. [829. IK' went to school until he was seventeen or eighteen years old. but so irregularly that it amounted to only about a year and a half altogether. It was the day of subscription scl Is, and while there were four children in the Davis family to go, the father only subscribed for two. $1.50 each so that the children took turns. 3<* RATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I I g - is broug radically g a I a fa 1833. S ! - - - - - • sides Isabel; - rmer, I - g 2 - — I - j ■ ■ g g s 5. Mr. I I - I a good 5 givt I to his 1 - - ■ 1 - I - - - _ g a farm S _ . - - Paul Davis, the sixth j - a famil; He was born in - - „nd • gh he was • but ths his • im- g a good business . ~:::ing wa- in I: iopted it as 1 pa;: ghl ifter thre to - s Of ded land - - hou - g a log [his place Mr. Davis a rm, an^ - a bar: ; his jght g a R • 25 . 1865 , a In : _ g - - ■ ge of - a a 1 _ 1 tiles - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 309 hildren) ; and Albert C. , Davis was born Dec. 19, 1843, on the farm near And; _, r an school at th< rive in the first school house in his district, a typical | -lure, just built. The teacher chosen for the new school was Birket Eods, who lived two miles away in Anderson, and who walked in the first day bringing a large bunch of switches gathered on the way. He kept a constant supply lying "ii a shelf. Albert Davis went to school winter.-! until he was about seventeen years old, working on the farm the rest of the time. 12, he enlisted in Anderson in 1 any K, 16th Ind. V. I., under Capt. C. T. Dot}-, and was at once named duty ser- geant. He had signed for three years, Inn was honorably discharged in November, [862, on account of a broken arm, which resulted in a disabled condition. He was in the battle of Richmond, Ky., and was one of the few who escaped capture. Returning to Anderson he learned the drug business, and was en- gaged in that line in Kingston, Mo., in 1866- 67, but came back to Anderson and established himself there in a drug store which he con- tinued until he was elected recorder in 1878. Since that time Air. Davis has been occupied in looking after his farm interests, as he owns considerable farm property. He has always been active in politics, and in 1871 was elected city clerk on the Democratic ticket, serving two years, while from 1878 to 1882, he was recorder of Madison county. Air. Davis has been married three times. In 1865, he married in Anderson, Ind., Miss Sarah Catherine DeMotte, who was born in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of Jacob De- Mi tte. Air. DeAIotte is of French Huguenot stock. He came from Ohio where he lived on a farm in Preble county, to Aladison county, about [860, and settled in Fall Creek township. He died on his farm there at the age of sixty. His children were : Frank. Alary, Sarah. James, and one who died young. To thi- first union of Air. Davis were born two children, who both died young, and in 1873 the mother, too, passed away, when only twenty-eight years old. 1 tie third wife was Miss Jeanette Ethell, who was born in Aluncie, Ind., and was a daughter of William G. and Elizabeth 1 Williams) Ethell. Air. Ethell came from Virginia to Aluncie in the early days. He died in Anderson at the age of seVenty-five. Airs. Davis had one daughter, who lived to grow up, Lilian E., now the wife of Winfield A. Denny, principal of the .'. son high sch In religious faith Air. D; byterian. is his lodge work, and he was earl Fellow, joining the Anderson Lodge in He has passed all the chairs, including that of Noble Grand, and has often been a sentative at I Thomas Jefferson Davis, son 1 Paul, also has a mini' in Indiana. He was 1 20, 18 — , in South Carolina, but passed practically all his childhood in Fayette county. Reared to farm- ing he was engaged in that pursuit mu his life, but also worked in the packing house in Connersville. He was very strong, and very skilful at almost any kind of labor, and had a great reputation as a worker. He first located west of Connersville, about seven miles from the Rush county line, but in 1854, after about three years there, he moved to a half section which he had bought in where Dr. B. Davis now lives. This was heavily timbered, and he had to cut out trees to make space for his little cabin of hewed logs. It was a very comfortable dwelling, with the spaces between the logs daubed and pointed and covered with oak shakes. It was thirty-seven feet long, was divided into two rooms and had a brick chimney and big fire- place at each end. Air. Davis died in 1856, from improper treatment for malaria, given by an ignorant physician. Hardworking and in- dustrious, he left to his children his half sec- tion of land, but there were also debt- 1 if $600, and to settle these the timber had to be sold from eighty acres of this property. Thomas J. Davis married in Fayette county, Aliss Alaria Ball, who was born in 181 1,' daughter of Dr. B. and Rachel (Den- man) Ball. The children born to them were : William; Jasper N. ; Eliza Ann. Airs. Ai zunia Moss ; James H. ; Dr. B. : Sarah Jane, who married Guthrie Alorris. a farmer Remington; Elizabeth; Rachel Ann, Airs. John Whittinger, of Anderson : and John E.. a gro- cer and coal dealer at 15th street and AI: avenue. Anderson. Airs. Aloss is the only one of these children who is deceased. At; marriage she lived for a time in And and then moved to Nebraska, where she died Nov. 5, 1904- After the death of Air. Davis, his wife remained on the farm and aid> her children brought it to a good stal cultivation. Her own portion was < 3io COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD acres, but she managed the entire tract until she moved to Anderson to live. Her daughter, Elizabeth Margaret, had bought her present home on ioth street, and Mrs. Davis lived with her until she died at the advanced age of eigh- ty-three. She was a woman of most unusual resolution and force of character, and carried on her husband's undertakings with rare ability. j a m e s II A r r i s O N D a v i s was the mainstay of his widowed mother in her heavy- responsibility. Born Sept. 20, 1840, he was about sixteen years old at the time his father died. From that time on, as his older brothers were married, he was in a way the head of tilt family and worked hard on the farm, but he managed to attend school in the winter time, for a couple of months each year until he was about twenty-one. His early school days were passed in Stony Creek township, Madison county, where the primitive school-house was a mile and a half from his home. Later he went to school in Fayette county, but still with the same rough pioneer surroundings. Neverthe- less he gained a good solid education, and has always been a reader of good books, besides patronizing several good agricultural papers. Until he was twenty-seven Mr. Davis re- mained at home assisting his mother. Even before his father's death he was known as a good worker, and as a boy was so expert in dropping corn by hand that no one could tell which way it was dropped, and the straight furrows could be plowed each way. The fanners were always willing to pay him an extra ten cents a day. After his father's death, their own farm demanded all his time. When he married, and started for himself, he located on eighty acres of the home farm, which he bought, and improved it with a good frame house and barn. He had a fine farm there, but about 1870 he removed to his father-in-law's place, as the old people, Mr. and Mrs. Epperly, needed care. There he has remained many years, and besides operating the farm, he bought a saw mill and ran it for a long time, turning out many millions of feet of lumber, mainly of fine black walnut. Mr. Davis is a man who has made his influence felt in the community and is universally respected. In time of sickness or trouble he is frequentlv called upon, and is always ready to help. In his views he is decided and outspoken, and is a strong Republican, having voted first for Lincoln. Every Presidential candidate of that party since has received nis support, except in the campaign when he voted for Peter Cooper. Mr. Davis was a member of the old "Grange," and also for five years was a regu- lar lecturer in Centerville and Jackson town- ship. On March 16, 18(14, Mr. Davis was mar- ried by Elder Barnes, of the M. E. Church of Centerville, to Miss Jemima Epperly, of Jack- son township, who was born in Centerville, May 5, 1 84 1, daughter of Joel and Lydia (Dicks) Epperly. To this union children were born as follows: Thomas J.. June 14, [866; Jesse Emery, Dec. 3, iSGj . who died Feb. 4. 1900; and George, Sept. 17, 1871, who died Nov. 4, 1872. The surviving son, Thomas J., has received a good education in the public schools, and is now a practical business man of unimpeachable integrity, who enjoys the confidence of the community. He is president of the gas company, and often acts as adminis- trator of estates or as guardian for minors. His mother, Mrs. Jemima Davis, died Feb. 17, 1 000. She came of Quaker stuck on one side, and was of that faith herself. In char- acter she very strongly resembled her mother, Mrs. Epperly. Joel Epperly, the father of Mrs. Davis, was of German descent, and it is believed that he was born in North Carolina. He was a pio- neer settler of Wayne county, Ind., near Richmond. Later he located at Centerville, where he owned two farms nearby, and opened one of the first packing houses in that section. He hauled his products by team in big wagons to Cincinnati for a long time in the early days. His business ability was great, but he met various heavy losses in later life. At one time the owner of nearly 700 acres, he still held, at the time of his death, 250 acres, and owned the farm where Air. Davis now lives. Mr. Epperly died there when about ninety- one years of age. His children were : Peter, deceased; Jemima. Mrs. Davis; and Jane, who married Prof. Harrison H. Bannefield, now principal of an Indian school in Arizona. The mother of these children died on the farm when about eighty years old, leaving a record of a beautiful life, full of patience and gentleness, and yet of great depth of character. She was a Quaker. CARL H. TOMLINSON, M. D., a suc- cessful physician located at Cicero, Hamilton county, Ind., and one of the town's leading and representative citizens, was born in Hamilton county, near Westfield, June 12, 1869, son of Levi B. and Eliza (Hoag) Tomlinson. The Tomlinsons are of Scotch-Irish de- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3" scent, and were Colonial settlers near Guil- ford, N. C. They were Friends or Quakers, and a family of successful agriculturalists. Descendants of this family have in later years been graduates of Guilford College. Robert Tomlinson, grandfather of Dr. Carl H., came as a pioneer to Indiana, and settled near Plainfield and Fairfield, some time between 1830 and [840. He moved to Hamilton county between 1840 and 1845, and there bought 200 acres of land in the timber. On his arrival not one acre of this land was cleared, but Mr. Tomlinson, assisted bv his sons, cleared this land and made a fine farm, making it his home until his death when he was aged eighty years. All his life he had been a member of the Quaker Church. His children were Mil- ton, Noah, Allen, Levi, Jane, Aseneth and Esther. Levi Tomlinson was born in Hendricks county. Ind., in 1842, and was still a small boy when the family moved to Hamilton county. He grew up among the pioneers, receiving a common school education, and became a farmer and stock raiser. He was united in marriage with Eliza Hoag, who was born in Vermont of Xew England stock, of Scotch descent, daughter of Thomas Hoag, the latter of whom was born in Xew England and moved to Indiana at an early day. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson settled on the home- stead farm, where they passed the remainder of their days. He was a prosperous and sub- stantial farmer, and was one of the organizers of the Hamilton County Agricultural Society, of which he was president for ten years. He was a practical business man, and a good farmer, and was one of the first to raise Short Horn cattle in Indiana. His death occurred in his fortieth year from the effects of being gored by a Short Horn bull. The two chil- dren born to Levi and Eliza Tomlinson were : Dr. Carl H. and Alice. Dr. Carl H. Tomlinson was born on the old homestead, and his early education was se- cured in the schools in the locality of his father's farm, and he later attended the Union Academy, one of the first institutions of its kind in this part of the State. Always stand- ing high in his class, he was graduated with honors, and then, attended Earlham College, at Richmond. After leaving this 'school he attended the medical college at Indianapolis, Tnd., from which he was graduated in 1895. In the following May he began the practice of medicine in Cicero, Ind., where he has since continued. He is a general practitioner, and in his treatment of many complicated cases has been very successful. ( living ever) case his careful attention, and sparing himself in lit 1 way when life or health are in the balance, Dr. Tomlinson has won the confidence and affection of the people of Cicero, and he en- joys as much practice as he is able to handle. He is a close student and has an excellent library of medical and scientific work-., also being a patron of the leading medical periodi- cals, and keeping himself well abreast of the times. He takes advantage of every chance to learn new methods to conquer and control disease, and has associated himself with vari- ous medical organizations of the county and State, among which may be mentioned the Indiana Medical Association and the Hamilton County Medical Association. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and has held the office of chancellor and com- mander in the Uniform Rank. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and is examining physician of the lodge in Cicero. In politics he is a stanch Republican. Mrs. Tomlinson is a member of the Presby- terian Church. Dr. Tomlinson was married June 30, [896, in Westfield, to Luella Hadley, born in Hen- dricks county, daughter of Benjamin and Emily (Brown) Hadley, and to this union one child was born, Russell C, Dec. 15, 1898. ADAM FORNEY, a prominent farmer and representative citizen of Madison county, who is residing on his farm in Adams town- ship, was born in Lebanon county. Pa., Nov. 13, 1842, son of Jacob and Margaret ( Shafer) Forney. Jacob Forney, father of Adam, was born in Pennsylvania, son of Aaron Forney, who, it is believed, came from German}'. Jacob Forney's birth occurred in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in 1809 or 1810, and he mar- ried Margaret Shafer, born in Schaeffers- town, Lebanon county. Pa., daughter of Jo- seph Shafer. Schaefferstown was settled at an early date by the Shafers and received its name from the family. Jacob Forney settled there and was a farmer, owning eighty acres, forty of which were inherited from his father. He erected good buildings and became very prosperous, and in 1859 removed with his fam- ily to Madison county, Ind., settling in Adams township. He is -till living at the age of over ninety-five years, and makes his home in Xew 312 I i >.\I MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Columbus with his son, Jonathan J. Jacob Forney and his family were members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Republi- can. His children were : Jonathan J., Adam, Harriet, Rosanna and Jacob (who died in Pennsylvania at the age of four years). Of this family two sons served in the Civil war, Adam: and Jonathan J., who was in a Pennsyl- vania battery, and served three years, being stationed around Baltimore and Washington City. Adam Forney was reared in Lebanon county, Pa., where he received a common school education. He worked on his lather's farm when young, and came to Indiana in the spring of 1861, enlisting in Anderson, on June loth of that year, and was assigned as a pri- vate of Company A, — Regt., Capt Cyrus J. Dobbs, for three years, or during the war. He received his honorable discharge at Wash- ington, D. C, June 12, 1864, his services hav- ing taken him through Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina, with the Army of the Po- tomac. He participated in the battles of Rich Mountain, Va., July 11, 1861 ; Harrisburg, Va., and many skirmishes on the B. & O. R. R., which his regiment guarded, beginning with Cumberland, Md., on to Harper's Ferry. He then served under Gen. George B. Mc- Clellan, in the seven days fight in front of Richmond, and was in the battles of Gettys- burg and Fredericksburg, and through the bat- tles of the Wilderness under Grant. He was taken prisoner at Fredericksburg, and was in prison ten days, eight of which were spent at Belle Isle, he being sent, after exchange, to Fortress Monroe and Washington City. He was in the hospital for a gunshot wound in the left hand, received during the seven days' fight in front of Richmond, July 3, [862, and was in Douglass hospital, Washington City, for nine weeks. Mr. Forney was an able and efficient soldier, taking part in all the battles and engagements 1 if any kind in which his regiment participated, and he bears a war rec- ord of which any man might feel proud. After the war Mr. Forney returned to Mad- ison county, Ind., and engaged in shoemaking, in Anderson and Bloomington, Ind., a trade he h;id learned in Pennsylvania, prior to com- ing t< 1 Indiana. (in April t, [869, Mr. Forney was united in marriage with Catherine Stohler, in Ander- son, In.!. Mrs, Forney was born in Lebanon county, Pa., June 5, 1841), daughter of Michael and Mary (Swanzer) Stohler, the former of whom, a well-to-do farmer, was a native of Lebanon county, who removed to .Madison county, Ind., about 1840, settling in Adams township, and there purchasing 140 acres of land, half of which was cleared, lie com- pleted the clearing, and added to his farm from time to time, at the time of his death being the possessor of 320 acres of land. His children were: John, George, Mary, Michael. Cather- ine, Sophia, Henry, Elizabeth, Annie, Samuel, and Abraham. Michael Stohler died at the age of sixty-nine years. In his religious be- lief he was a Lutheran, and was one of the leading men of his church, which he helped to build and support. In political sentiment he was a Democrat. He was a hardworking, industrious and honored citizen. After his marriage Adam Forney and his wife settled in Columbus, Ind., on a farm, which he rented for nine years. He then pur- chased fifty-six acres of his present farm, which with twenty-four acres Mrs. Forney in- herited from her father's estate, makes the present farm of eighty acres. Here he has remained ever since, and has been very suc- cessful in his farming operations. Mrs. For- ney is a member of the Christian Church. In fraternal circles Mr. Forney is a Mason, be- longing to Ovid Lodge, No. 164, and has held the office of worshipful master. He is a Dem- ocrat and was assessor of his township for three years and trustee for seven years. Xo children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Forney, but they have reared Harry Bluher from the time he was six years old, giving him a good education, and the love and care of a mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Forney are well known in Adams township, where they are wry highly esteemed. WILLIAM ELMER HENRY, former State librarian of Indiana, was born in the vil- lage of Waterloo, Fayette county, this State, son of John and Elizabeth (Chapman) Henry, natives of Pennsylvania, and the parents of four sons and five daughters, William Elmer being the seventh child. The father came with his parents to Indiana in 1820, the family locating in Fayette county, five miles northeast oi Connersville. There he grew to manhood, and learned shoemaking, which he followed most of his life. The mother came to Indiana with her parents in 1825, and here grew to womanhood. They were married May 6, 1841, in Fayette county, and in 1873 moved to Howard county, where John Henry engaged in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3*3 farming. He died there in 1885, aged sixty- eight years. His wife died Aug. 14, 1903, aged eighty-one years. Henry Henry, the paternal grandfather of William Elmer Henry, was Scotch-Irish and a native of Londonderry, Ireland, bum Feb. 12, 1777. He came to America about 1795, first locating in Philadelphia, later in Donegal township, Washington Co., Pa., where he bought a hundred acres of land. In 1S20 he moved to Fayette county, lnd., where he bought a large tract of land and earn. farming the rest of his life. Agriculture was always his vocation, and hjs special delight was in good horses. He married Margaret Little, daughter of James and Katherine Little, na- tives of Scotland, who settled in Washington county, Pa., about 1770. Henry and Margaret (Little) Henry became the parents of > children, who were partly reared in Washing- ton ccunt\. Pa., and partly in Fayette county, lnd. Mr. Henry's death, which occurred Dec. 31, 1859, when he was in his eighty-third year, was caused by falling on the ice. Dr. Amos Chapman, the maternal grand- father of William Elmer Henry, was the first born child of Abraham and Elizabeth (Cox) Chapman, of Cox's Ferry, Va. (now W. Va.), where Miss Cox's father was the owner of a large estate and many slaves. Amos Chap- man was a physician. He came to Indiana from Pittsburg, Pa., in 1825, first locating at Liberty, in Union county, and afterward mov- ing to Fayette count}-, where he spent the re- mainder of his life in the practice of medicine. dying when about seventy-seven years old. He was married four times, and had six children by his first wife, Susanna (Garner) Chapman, and eight by his second. The mother of Mr. Henry was the eldest child of the first mar- riage. William Elmer Henry lived on the farm, in Lafayette and Howard counties, lnd., until twenty-one years of age, when he began teach- ing school. He continued as teacher and stu- dent in all grades of school work from a country school to a College Professorship un- til 1897, in which year he was appointed State librarian by the State board of education, being continued in that position for ten years by successive re-appointments, in 1899, 1901, 1903 and 1905. On Sept. 1, 1907, seven months before the end of his fifth term, he resigned to accept the Head Librarianship of the State University of Washington, at Seat- tle, which position he now holds. Mr. Henry is a graduate of the State Normal School of Indiana, at Terre Haute; of the State Uni- versity, at Bloomington ; and did two post-graduate work as a fellow in English, at the Chicago University. Whili teaching he had various experiences and re- sponsibilities, rising from the 11 of country school teacher to a pr hip in the State University of Indiana at Blooming- ton, where he taught from 1891 to 1894. For five years he was principal of the high s at Peru. On July 31, 1895, Mr. Henry married Miss Margaret Roberts, daughter of Junius B. Rob- erts, who has been professor in the high school in Indianapolis for thirty years. Her mother was Nancy (Gillette) Roberts. One child was born of this union, a daughter, Elizabeth Gillette Henry. The mother died Aug. 20, 1900. as a result of a railroad wreck which occurred on the Vandalia road in 1895. She was a graduate of the Indianapolis high school, and of the State University, and a member of Plymouth Congregational Church. On March 26, 1903, Mr. Henry was married to Miss Sylvia Allen, of Webster Groves, A I issouri. ALLEN QUINCY MAKEPEACE. The Makepeace family, of which Allen Quincy Makepeace, of Chesterfield. lnd., is a member, is of English Puritan stock, the American founder of this branch of the family, Thomas Makepeace, coming from England and set- tling in Boston. The family has since that time had representatives in that city, and anmng those who belong to this branch may be mentioned: William Makepeace, who lived to be over eighty years of age : and 1 'avid, who attained the remarkable age of 105 years, voted first for Washington and cast his last vote for Grant. William Makepeace was a sea captain and merchant, but becoming wealthy retired and so lived until his death. He wrote a genealogy of the family which is believed to be in the New England Historical and < ! logical Society. Amasa Makepeace, the grandfather of Allen Quincy, was born in Mass; 3, and in that State married Elizabeth Babbitt. After marriage the}- removed, in 1820. to Ohio, making the journey by wagon, and settling in Warren county. Their children were: Eliza- beth, born in 1800. married (first) Thomas Fosnot. and (second) a Mr. Pursell, and they settled in Chesterfield: Allen, born in [802; 3U COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Alfred, born in 1804: Ransome; Haydon; ( ieorge : Lura, married Simon Landry and set- tled in Chesterfield; Bradley; Amasa, Jr.; and Julia, died in infancy. Amasa .Makepeace lived but two years in ( »hio, coming in [822 to Madison county, hid., and settling where Chesterfield now stands, just easl of the present town. Here he bought 137 acres of land, which had had some clear- ing done cm it, and erected a flouring mill. Later he furnished his farm with good, sub- stantial buildings, which are still standing in a good state of preservation, being occupied. He was one of the early justices of the peace, and was a constable, being also a juror in the famous case in which the murderers of the Indians were found guilty and executed. Mr. Makepeace was liberal in his religious views, and was an honest and upright man, and in his death the city lost one of its ablest citizens', lie wa> postmaster of Chesterfield for many years. Alfred and Allen Makepeace, his sons, came to Chesterfield before their father, com- ing directly from Massachusetts in 1820 with- out stopping in Ohio. They engaged in trad- ing with the Indians, and made frequent trips to Cincinnati to dispose of their furs and other forest products, and to buy goods, trading on the way with the Indians. They afterward opened a trading store at Chesterfield and sold goods to the Indians and early settlers, and were very successful in this business, hav- ing the finest stock of goods in Chesterfield, and becoming well and favorably known throughout the country. Alfred Makepeace was born in 1804 in Massachusetts, and was married near Anderson, Ind., to Hannah Irish, born in 1810, in Xew York State, daugh- ter of James and Elizabeth (Dibble) Irish, the former of French stock. He settled in Madison county about 1824-25, and bought 160 acres of land, being one of the early county surveyors. The children of James and Elizabeth (Dibble) Irish were: Samuel D., ( (liver, William, James D.. Hannah, Eliza, Clarissa. Mariah and Elvira. James Irish finally bought land in Texas, and there he was living at the time of his death. Alfred Makepeace after marriage opened a mercantile establishment in Anderson, being one of the first merchants there, and he did a successful business for years. He also owned a good deal of land, and was one of the early treasurers of Madi- son county. He was liberal in religion, while his wife was a Baptist. In politics he was an old-line Whig and a Republican. The chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Make- peace were: Allen, Alonzo, Horace B., Lura M., Ardelia A., Letitia. Samuel. Esta, Charles M. and Carey D. Alfred Makepeace was seventy years of age when he died at Anderson, March 5. 1874. He had four sons in the Civil war, namely : Capt. Alonzo D., Horace B., Samuel and Esta A. Horace B. Makepeace was born in Pendle- ton, Ind., Aug. 13. 1834, and received a good common school education under Prof. Isaac N. Terwilliger in the old Anderson high school in 1S55. receiving a certificate from him to teach school. He taught the winter of 1854- 55 in Richland township and in Anderson township in 1855-56, and then engaged in the mercantile business on the Square, Anderson. He enlisted Sept. 24, 1861, having assisted in organizing a band for the 34th Indiana In- fantry, and served until the regimental bands were mustered out under general orders. He then enlisted at Pendleton, Ind., July 5, 1863, in the 110th Ind. V. I., being mustered in as second lieutenant of Company G, serving until his regiment was mustered out in 1863. He was struck by a piece of shell at the battle of New Madrid, Miss., and w'hile recovering from this wound was the only time when he was away from his regiment. He was ever a faithful and cheerful soldier, and was very popular with his comrades. After the war Mr. Makepeace became a commercial traveler for some years, and lived in Indianapolis, being also in business in An- derson, Ind. In 180,4 he was elected town- ship trustee and overseer of the poor in Marion county, having charge of the schools. He served five years and three months, and per- formed all of his duties satisfactorily, being presented with an elegant gold watch by the teachers of the city and township of Indiana- polis as a testimonial of their appreciation of his services. Since that time Mr. Makepeace has lived retired from active life. In political matters he is a Republican, and is connected with the George H. Chipman Post, G. A. R., of which he was commander, and was com- mander of the Indiana Department fur one vcar. He is also a member of the I. O. ( '. F., Philoxenian Lodge, Indianapolis, has held the position of noble grand and represented the Lodge at the Grand Lodge of the State. He is also a member of Olive Branch. No. 2, K. 1'.. Indianapolis; National Union; and the P. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 315 O. S. of A. In 1858 Mr. Makepeace married Louisa Gregory, and to them were born two daughters: Cora I. and Anna B. Allen Makepeace, father of Allen Q., was born in Massachusetts, Sept. 28, [802, and re- ceiv< d a g< lod educatii m. lie was but eighteen years of age when he and his brother Alfred came to Indiana, and afterward became en- gaged with his brother in trading with the Indians, lie traded a shawl fur the property now occupied by lots Nos. 1 and 2, and built the finest house in Chesterfield, now occupied by his sun. Allen O. He was married t< 1 Nancy Shinier, horn May 10, 1807, in James- town. ( Ihio, daughter of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Thompson) Shinier, who came to Indi- ana about the same time as Mr. Makepeace. Mr. Makepeace engaged in the mercantile busi- ness m Chesterfield, buying out his brother's interest, and continued in this business for nearly a quarter of a century, dying July 10, 1871. He was a natural trader and an ex- cellent business man, and invested in lands in Madison, Blackford, Delaware and Jay coun- ties, owning $60,000 worth of stock in the Big Four railroad, of which he was a director. He became the wealthiest man in Madison county. Mr. Makepeace was a spiritualist in his religious belief, and was a strong believer in that faith until his death. In politics he was an old-line Whig, and later became a Republi- can. Mr. Makepeace and his wife were the parents of: Alvira J., born May 8, 1848, in the old homestead in Chesterfield, who married John E. Corwin, of Middletown, X. Y., and has four children, Allen W., Gussie, Pearl J!., and Louisa ; and Allen Quincy. Allen Quincy Makepeace was educated in the district schools of Chesterfield, and when a young man became a clerk in his father's store, continuing with him until his death. He then engaged in the saw and grist mill business, as well as in mercantile pursuits, and also engaged in the horse business, handling some of the finest horses in the State, which have taken many prizes. He was married (first) in 1873 to Lucy Royall, and to this union were born: Edna and Alvira. He was married (second), Sept. 26, 1890, to Mary McDonald, born May 9, 1864, in Daleville, Ind., daughter of James and Mary (Stewart) McDonald, of Scotch-Irish stock. Mrs. Make- peace was educated in the high school at An- derson. She and her husband have three chil- dren : Ruth Agnes, born Sept. 20, 1891 ; Nellie Nancy, born < let. 27, 1893; and Mary Ellen, horn Feb. 21, [896. Mrs. Makepeace is a Catholic in religious belief, while Mr. Makepeace is a spiritualist. He is a Republi- can in his political views. IK- owns a good residence property, the old Makepeace home- stead in Chesterfield, and one hundred and twenty-three acres of land in Delaware county. DAVID BRANDT BABB. Among the highly esteemed and public-spirited citizens of Eaton, Delaware county, hid., may he men- tioned David Brandt Babb, who was horn Xov. 11, 1836, in Clinton count}', ( Ihio, son of John B. and Eve (Brandt) Babb, of German and Welsh stock. David Babb, who was probabl) h >rn in Vir- ginia of an old Colonial family, was a farmer for some years in that State, where he married Alary Ann Hamilton, of Scotch-Irish st< ick. 1 le moved in early days as a pioneer to Clinton county, Ohio, and settled on new land, which he cultivated until coming to Delaware county, Ind., about 1839. He settled on forty acres bought from his son, John I;., in the woods, which was but partly cleared, and here he con- tinued to live until his death at the ag seventy-two years. Feb. 17. [851. His wife- died in January, 1803. at the home of her son John B. They were members of the Christian Church, and had these children: John 1'.., David, George, Mary, Barbara, Eliza and one who died young in Ohio. John B. Babb was horn Xov. 30, 1807, near Fredericksburg, Va., and received a com- mon school education, removing with his father to Clinton county, ( )hio, where he mar- ried Eve Brandt, born in 1804, in Susque- hanna county, Pa., daughter of David and Ruth Brandt. David Brandt later removed to Fairfield county, Ohio, where he had a farm, and then to Auburn county, Ind.. where of his children had settled. He was a saddler by trade, but most of his time was given to agricultural pursuits. He died aged seventy- two years. Among his children wire : Adam, Martin, David, John, Isaac. George, Eve and one daughter whose name is not remembered. Mr. Brandt was a German Baptist by re- ligion, and a man of true worth. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Babb settled on forty acres in the woods, which he bought, cleared and cultivated until 1839, at which time he removed to Delaware county, and on Oct. 13. of that year, settled in Union town- ship. He made the journey with teams his 3i6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD hildren, .Martha. Mary Ann, Matilda, David B. and Louisa M., making the journey with him. Those horn in Indiana were: Maria. John and Isaac. Mr. Babb b . res of land, a small part of which was cleared and a cabin erected. This land he d and improved, and later purchased 120 acres more, and owned a fine farm. He built and one-half story house of hewed logs, and this was his home the remainder of his life. Air. Babb weather-boarded this house, and made it very comfortable, and it still stands on the farm now occupied by his son, David B. John B. Babb was a hard-working, industrious pioneer, and at the time of his death was in very comfortable circumstances. He and his wife were members of the Dis- ciples Church, meetings of members of which were first held in the homes of the settlers, later in a frame church at Eaton, which is still standing and used as a dwelling, and finally in a brick church on Harris street. Mr. Babb was one of the organizers of this church and was ever liberal in its support. In poli- tics he was a Democrat, and served as com- missioner two terms. He died Aug. 30, 1866. Two of his sons served in the Civil war ; David B. ; and Isaac, in Company B, 84th Ind. \ . I., three years' service, participating in many battles, was shot through the wrist and on the retreat for sixty miles in hot weather gangrene set in, entered his body and caused his death in the hospital at Stevenson, Alabama. David Brandt Babb was about three years old when he was brought to Delaware county, Ind., by his parents, and he attended school for about two months in the winter seasons. Bi ing the eldest son, he had to remain home much of the time and assist in the work on the farm. The first school he attended was a log house, with puncheon floor and greased paper window, one end of the cabin being filled with a big fire-place and mud chimney. The seats were split out of puncheons and supported by pins, as was the writing desk. Mr. Babb's first teacher was Susan Wilson. I le continued to go to school until nineteen years of age, w 1 irking on the farm in the summer months. When twenty-five years of age Mr. Babb en- listed Aug. 28, 1861, at Eaton, Ind., and was mustered in at Indianapolis as a private of Company A, 8th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. ami served until honorably discharged at St. Loui>, in January, 1863. His services were in Missouri and Ar- . and he was in a march through Alis- souri, Arkansas and Kansas, it being mi this inarch that General Fremont, then commander of the Western Division, was superseded. He was also in a march of 125 miles from Spring- field, Mo., to Otterville, Mo., and sleeping on wet ground and marching through wet, marshy land kept the soldiers wet through all of the time and caused them to suffer greatly from rheumatism, from which Mr. Babb has never entirely recovered. After the war he returned to Indiana. Air. Babb was married Sept. 28, 1865, live miles east of Eaton, in Niles township, to Elizabeth Youngs, born in that township. Jan. 31, 1845, daughter of Enoch and Catherine ( Ray) Youngs, the former born in Cincinnati. Air. and Airs. Youngs were married in Fay- ette county. Ind., whence he had come with his father and where he cleared a good farm from the woods. After marriage they settled in Xiles township, Delaware county, and here he cleared eighty acres, which he sold to re- move to Jay county, Ind., but in later life he was disabled by paralysis, and he died at the home of one of his children in Eaton, aged seventv years. His wife passed away on the farm in her forty-fourth year. Their chil- dren were : Alary Jane, who married and died aged sixty years; Lewis R. ; Benjamin Franklin, Alargaret .Ann, Sarah Matilda, Elizabeth, Zachariah, Alary Jane, Amanda and Catherine. Air. and Mrs. Youngs were mem- bers of the Christian Church. In politics he was a Democrat, and for a number of years was a trustee of Niles township, Delaware county. After marriage Air. and Airs. Babb set- tled one and one-half miles west of the present home, and then moved to eighty acres of the old farm inherited by his mother, where he lived five years. His next location was his uncle Brandt's place, where he continued to reside for some years, in the meantime buying forty acres in the woods, two miles west of Union cemetery, where he built a log house of two stories, cleared the farm, and finally sold it and removed to Wells county. He pur- chased 120 acres of improved land and there resided five years, or until 1893, when he lo- cated on the present homestead, which is a part of his father's old homestead. The prop- erty, which consists of twenty acres of fertile soil, is in the best of condition and yields large COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3'7 crops. The present home was erected by Mr. Babb. In children born to Mr. and Mrs. B were as follows: < >rville 1... who works in a grist mill and resides at Eaton, married Min- nie King; Cora Viola, who died at the age of four years ; Carlton Goldsberry, of Eaton, who married Mabel Ryan and has two children. Corinne and Lowell; John Alfred; Dora Mary; Bertie E. and Myrtie E., twins, the latter of whom married J. W. Taylor, a restau- rant keeper of Upland, and had three children, Orville E., Vernie G. and Freedom A.; and William Asa. who graduated from the high school at Eaton, and the Muncie Business I ol lege. David 1!. Babb is a member of the Dis- ciples Church, which his wife and family also attend, and which they support liberally. In his political beliefs Mr. Babb is a Democrat, but he has never taken an active inter, public matters, although interested in anything that promises to be of benefit to the community in which he has made his home. He was a member of the G. A. R. post at Eaton, which, however, has since been disbanded. He is one of the good citizens of Eaton, and is highly esteemed by his fellow townsmen, who can recognize and appreciate his many sterling qualities of character. MILAN MADISON TEETERS, who during his lifetime had always coram: the respect of the community not alone by his straightforward, honorable life, but by his patriotic record of service to his country in its great time of need, came of an tied family, and his widow-. Mrs. Eliza A. Teeters, who survives, is a native of Indiana, but of New England stock. The Teeters family came to Indiana from Virginia, and trace their lineage back through < id to an English ancestor. 'William Teeters, father of Milan Madison, w;h horn in Virginia, Aug. 11, 1815. ' In March 21, 1841, he married Miss Nancy Ade- line Savage, born June I, 1826, and ver. after he and his wife moved 1 1 Pendleton, Ind., where the remainder of their man led life was spent. William Teeters was a teacher by profession. In religions belief he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. Their children, all of them probably horn in Pendleton, were as follows: Elzina R., born Eel>. Hi. [843; Thomas M., Nov. 26, 1845: Milan M., June 19, 1848; Eliza V 1850; Albina R., April 23, 1853; Emma F., Aug. 27, 1855; and Martha A., May 10. [858. William Teeters died July 31, 1859, 5] before his forty-fourth birthday, and his widow- later married David A. Ireland. There were no children to this union. Mrs. Ireland lived to be about seventy-three years old. Milan M. Teeters received a g 1 average education in the Pendleton public schools, but left school when only fifteen to enlist for the Civil war. He was enrolled, Dec. i_\ 1863, in Company L, 39th Ind. V. 1., which also known as the 8th Ind. Cav. When he enlisted Mr. Teeters looked the boy he was, having a fair complexion, hazel eyes and light hair, and being only five feet four inches in height, but the hardships of military life ma- tured him early, while this effect was height- ened by the fact that his hair soon turned to dark brown. He was honorably discharged May II, 1865, and in that year and a half saw- much service. Resides participating in the terrible Atlanta campaign, and in Sherman's March to the Sea, he was in the battli Pulaski, Fayetteville (N. C), Savannah, Lovejoy Station and Macon | 1 la. 1, and in the engagement at Franklin, Tenn. At Pulaski he had a narrow escape, as his horse was shot from under him and his own leg grazed by the bullet. He was captured at Fayette- ville, March 11. 1865, and taken to Libby •!, but after only a month in that ful place he was parol Air. Teeters remained in Pendleton till 1871, removing in that year to Green I ship, Madison county. The present ; stead, however, was not purchased till It originally consisted of forty acre--, partly improved hut with no house . and Mr. rs put up good substantial building: added to the place till he owned 100 of tine farming land, all well-improved. He 1 d hard, displayed sound ju in all his undertakings and became one of the in- fluential men of the locality. Politically strong as a Republican, he was active locally an township -Hi- : ears. H ful career, so well worthy of emulation, was brought to a close June 30, loop lie was a devout member of the German B hurch, and a worker in its ranks. 1 temperance was always to him. and during his it the Republican party in order I 3i8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD perance views at the polls. In all that he did he was sincere and practical, and everyone respected him highly. When eighteen years old Milan M. Teeters was married (first) to Miss Adeline Arm- strong, of Pendleton. Their only child, Charles Elmer, was horn June 4, 1867, and he died March 26, 1900, leaving a widow, Mrs. Mamie (Caton) Teeters, and a daughter Myrtle. Mrs. Milan M. Teeters died after a few years of marriage, and July 22, 1876, Mr. Teeters was united to Miss Eliza A. Warren. To this union was born a large family, as follows: Rosa Adelaide, born July 11, 1878, who married April 9, 1899, Frank Boone, a barber in Hazelwood, and a descend- ant of Daniel Boone ; Emma L., born Aug. 8, 1880, who married June 24, 1896, Frank Haskell, formerly of Aladison county, but now a farmer in Kansas; Myrtle M., born Dec. 14, 1882, who graduated from the Anderson high school in 1901, received a first-grade teacher's certificate, and has taught one year each in her home district, Madison county, in district No. 5, and in district No. 1 ; Edna C, born Dec. 16, 1884; Lucinda, twin to Edna C, who died Aug. 13, 1890; William, born Dec. 18, 1886; Nora M., born Nov. 15, 1888, who has been studying the past two years in the Fortville high school; Warren C., burn March 7, 1891, who died June 18, 1892; Dur- ward M., born Dec. 18, 1892; and Eugene F., born Aug. I, 1895, whose twin sister died two weeks later. Mrs. Teeters, who was born Feb. 14, 1854, was a daughter of Druary and Lucy (Brown | Warren. Her mother, who was the daughter of Noah Brown, was born Feb. 13, 1818, and died March 24, 1880. aged sixty-two years and twenty-two days. She married first Job Haskell, and they had children as follows: Ulysses H.. born May 26, 1838 (a soldier in the Civil war) ; Amelia, Jan. 20, 1840; Harriet L., Dec. 7, 1841 : Jesse T., Oct. 7, 1S43; Har- vev P., Jan. 7, 1846; Arselline A., Dec. 26, 1847; John H., .March 14, 1850; and George F., twin brother of John. Job Haskell died March 3, 1850, aged thirty-four years and tm days, and in 1853 his widow became Mrs. Druary Warren. The only children of this union were Eliza A., and James A., the latter dying in infancy. The Warren family is of English descent, through New England stock. Mis. Warren owned a farm in .Madison county, hut in [858 she sold it and took up her residence near McCordsville, Han county. In her old age she lived with her children and was making her home with Mrs. Teeters at the time of her death. JOHN W. LEW ARK, a substantial busi- ness man of Pendleton, Ind., is the pro- prietor of a large livery stable. He was born April 20, 1842, in Anderson, Ind., son of An- drew and Margaret (Marshall) Lewark. John Lewark, grandfather of John W., was a pioneer of Rush count}', Ind. He was from Virginia, and it was believed that he was of Welsh stock, of Tennessee. His father, also named John, was a sailor of Wales, who went to sea and never returned. The name is spelled in America, by some branches of the family, Luark. Andrew Lewark, father of John W., was born in Virginia, and was a shoemaker and merchant. He was one of the pioneer mer- chants of Anderson, where he conducted a store, and was first married in Rush county to a Miss Dill. There were four children born to this marriage: William, Mary, Hat- tie A., and Henrietta, of whom William served in the Civil war. Mr. Lewark's first wife died, and he married (second) Margaret Marshall, who was born in Ohio of Irish de- scent. The children born to this union were : John W. and Robert H., both soldiers in the Civil war, Robert being in an Ohio regiment. Mrs. Lewark died, and Mr. Lewark took for his third wife Eliza Van Dine, by whom he had three sons and one daughter : Andrew, George W., Daniel Webster, and Annie. Mr. Lewark moved from Anderson to Wa- bash in 1842, and here he engaged in the boot and shoe business until his death in i860, aged between fifty and sixty years. John W. Lewark was bound out at the age of seven years, but being badly treated ran way on Christmas night, in 1856, and returned to his father's house in Wabash. In the winter of 1857 he went to Perkinsville, Madison county, and worked at farm work. He at- tended school that winter and located in Pen- dleton in 1858. In 1861 he started to learn the carpenter trade, and in the same year en- listed as a private in Company D, 34th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. He served until his time expired, when he again enlisted, as a veteran in the same organ- ization. His papers shown that he re-enlisted at New Iberia. La., hut it was really at Mata- gorda Bay, Tex. He served faithfully for four years and over four months, and was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 319 honorably discharged at Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 6. 1865, the war having closed. Among the battles in which Mr. Lewark participated were: New Madrid, or Island No. 10; Grand Prairie, Ark.; Vicksburg, where he was de- tailed as a teamster; on the field and under fire at Jackson, Champion Hill, Yazoo Pass, and the last fight of the war at Palmetto Ranche, Texas, his regiment losing the last man killed in the war. This battle was fought May 13, 1865, near t' ie Ri° Grande, between a Union force under Colonel Barrett, and a Confederate force under General Slaughter. The war was over, and President Lincoln had been assassinated on April 14th preceding A detachment of L'nion troops were out on a foraging expedition, and when attacked, called out the entire Federal forces. Colonel Barrett was forced to retire with considerable loss, but the battle was indecisive. A colored regi- ment of U. S. Troops fired the last volley in this battle, and therefore the last in the war. Air. Lewark was always an active soldier. He was never wounded or taken prisoner, and was in all the campaigns and marches except one, and participated in all the battles and skir- mishes in which his regiment was engaged. He was promoted to the rank of corporal. Mr. Lewark returned to Indiana after the war and settled in Pendleton, where he mar- ried May 2, 1867, Emma E. Shattuck. born in Philadelphia. Pa., .March 23, 1847, daugh- ter of Orville W. and Emma (Herrick) Shat- tuck. The Shattucks are from New Hamp- shire, as are the Herricks, and belonged to the old Colonial families. Emma E. Shat- tuck was educated in Eastern Pennsylvania, where she taught for a time, coming to Indi- ana as a teacher in the public schools under principal H. V. Hall, her uncle by marriage. Mr. Lewark finished learning the carpenter's trade, at which he worked until 1872, when he bought a livery barn, and has since been en- gaged in that business, and also in handling and training horses exclusively for the track. He is one of the most skillful and experienced horsemen in this section of the State. In 1903 Mr. Lewark built a fine substantial two-story brick livery barn, which i* one of the best in this part of the Slate, where, besides fine horses, he keeps first-class vehicles (if all kinds. To Mr. and .Mrs. Lewark the following I children have been born: Anna E., Clara E.. Amy ]•;.. Mina E., Edith C. and Clarence O. Mr. Lewark is an honored member of the G. A. R., and belongs to Major Henry Post of Pendleton, in which he has held most of the offices, including that of post com- mander. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Line Lodge (if Pendleton. In his political opinions he is an unswerving Re- publican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln's second term, and fm- ever) Republi- can Presidential candidate since that time. Mr. Lewark held the office of marshal of Pendleton for several terms, and was constable for many years, proving an honest and highly efficient officer. He is a man of strictlv tem- perate habits, and can boast of what few men of his age can in this day — that he has never used tobacco or liquor in any form in his life. GEORGE A. CARPENTER, one of the greatly esteemed citizens of Muncie, Ind., re- siding at No. 709 North Jefferson street, who bore a good soldier's part in the war of the Rebellion, was born July 17, 1845, in Salem, Washington county, hid., son of Lemuel and Delilah (Griffith) Carpenter, and grandson of Lemuel Carpenter, a local minister of North- ern Indiana. Lemuel Carpenter, father of George A., was a painter by trade. He left his father's home when a young man, and went to Charles- town, Ind., where he was married to Delilah Griffith, born Jan. 29, 1817, daughter of Judge Griffith, of Charlestown, Clark county, judge Win. Griffith (born May 14, 1777, died in Charlestown in i860) was one of the pioneers of Clark county, coming from Maryland, where he had been an owner of slaves, all of whom he had freed prior to coming to Indi- ana. He was a very large and powerful man, standing six feet, one inch, and weighing 240 pounds. It was the custom in the earlv days for the pioneers of Southern Indiana t> > settle their differences on election day by hand to hand encounters, and each district had its champion, but it is related that Judge Griffith was the best man in Clark county, and readily maintained peace by his personal prowess. Ik- was a member of the Mounted Hussars. -,\ military company of the Indiana pioneers. Lemuel Carpenter died in his forty-second year, at New Albany, Ind.. and his wife was married 1 second ) to John C. LaDuke, a farmer of near Elizabeth. Harrison county, Ind. She is still living in Harrison county "ii the farm, and lias fur over fifty years been a member of the I". 1'.. Church. To her sec- 320 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ond marriage were born two children : La- ne and Eldora B. By her marriage with Mr. Carpenter she had these children: Wil- liam 11., >usan. Alary G., George A., Charles and Hattie. Of these, William H. was a steamboat ship carpenter at Pocahontas, Ark. ; he had enlisted in the Confederate army, and served four years and was in many battles, and died in the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Missouri. George A. Carpenter received but little education. His parents had removed to New Albany when he was one year old, and at the age hi five years he attended school there. His father died when he was six years old, and after his mother's second marriage he worked on Mr. LaUuke's farm until sixteen years old, attending school several winters. When about fifteen years old, he ran away from home to enlist at Xew Albany in Company D, 49th Ind. \ . I., but his mother followed him and took him from the service. Soon thereafter he enlisted as a teamster in Xew Albany in Capt. Frank Smith's company of teamsters for three months, and served in Kentucky and Tennessee, and was on the battle field at Shiloh. This service lasted four months, and after his honorable discharge he re-enlisted for three months as a teamster, serving for that time in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and being in the forced march from Louis- ville ti» Perryville, and thence to Lebanon, Ky., where he was discharged on account of ex- piration of service in 1863. He had pre- viously enlisted in 1862, in the Mississippi marine brigade (or ram flotilla) for one year or during the war, and was mustered out on account of sickness at Cairo, 111., in January, 1863. His service was on the Mississippi river, and at the siege of Vicksburg and at the mouth of Duck River at Austin. Miss. He served on the steamer "Diana," and at Austin the brigade was landed with some artillery and a company of cavalry, the force comprising about 900 men altogether, and here, although charged eight times by the Federates, the Union troops, who were un- der the command of General Elliott, were finally victorious. It was at this place that Blind Chaplain Milburn of the National I on- gress received the wound that caused his affliction. The flotilla took part in the en- nent, this including the battleships "Au- at." "Baltic," "B. J. Adams," "John Raine," "E. J. Fairchield," and "Wood- ford." and the rams "Monarch," "Switzer- land" and "Queen of the West." Mr. Car- penter was never wounded nor was he a pri- soner, but he served cheerfully and promptly, and was in every engagement until stricken with malaria or swamp fever, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered. After the war Mr. Carpenter returned to Indiana and went into the rolling mill at Xew Albany and learned the iron worker's trade and puddling, then worked at the Ohio Falls iron works for fourteen years, and in 1879 went to Greencastle, where he resided for ten years. In 1889 he located in Muncie, and here he has been engaged in work to the pres- ent time, being a skillful and industrious workman. He owns some valuable real estate in the city, including three houses and lots, and is highly esteemed by all who know him, for a good, patriotic citizen and kindhearted neighbor. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of- Williams Post, G. A. R., of which he has served as commander. He and Mrs. Carpenter are members of the Methodist Church. On Dec. 21, 1869, at Xew Albany, Ind., Mr. George A. Carpenter was united in mar- riage with Cynthia Graff, who was born March 22, 1843, in Harrison county, daughter of James H. and Elizabeth Meek, and grand- daughter of Sylvester and Rachel Meek. James H. Meek was born in Harrison county, Ind., ami he died March 21, 1853, in New Albany, aged fifty-three years ; his wife passed away in Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 11, 1884, aged seventy-eight years. They were the parents of these rli ili lien : Gideon ; John ; Luther: Frank; Sylvester ; Cynthia, who became the wife of Mr. Carpenter; Lucy E. ; Ruth A. ; Warren, who died in infancy; and Lemuel, whose death occurred at the age of seven years. Two sons of Mr. Meek were soldiers in the Civil war, one in the Confederate and the other in the Union army. Luther was a member of the 87th 111. V. L, and was wounded at the battle of Peach Tree Creek; and Sylvester was a river man, and when the war broke out was at Arkadelphia, Ark. He was then mate of the "James Backman," a steamboat, and it has been reported that he»was forced into the Con- federate army. He has never been heard from JOSHUA AUGUSTINE COMPTON, M. D., a physician of national prominence in homeopathic circles, has been located in Indi- anapolis since 1S73. His reputation has been MRS. MARY J. COMPTON J. A. COMPTON, M. D. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC( >RD 3 21 made in general practice, and he has also been active in the various societies — local. Slate and national — of his school, through whose meetings the most progressive thoughts are disseminated and the most practical re- sults attained. Dr. Compton adopted the medical profession with a purpose, and he has pursued it in the same utilitarian spirit — always keeping before him the object of "the greatest good to the greatest number."' ddie Doctor is a credit to a name which has been known and respected in New Eng- land from Colonial days, tradition relating that four brothers of the Compton family emigrated from England at an early period. Two of them settled in New York, one in Xew Jersey (at Liberty Corner, Somerset county) and one in Virginia. From one of these brothers descended Joshua Compton, the Doctor's grandfather, who was born Jan. 15, 1770, at Liberty Corner. Somerset Co., N. J., where he became a farmer. He married Catherine Cazad (originally spelled Casatt or Gazatt). and they had children: Mercy, Lyd- ia, Catharine, Alary, Reuben, Anthony, Joshua and Israel. Reuben Compton, son of Joshua, was born March 21. 1803, at Liberty Corner, X. J. He became a farmer, and continued to be actively employed as such until twenty-one years of age, when he removed to western New York and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a shoe merchant, and also interested in the leather business and tanneries. He married Miss Catharine Rhoades, and they had chil- dren as follows: Mary A.. Joshua Augustine, Catharine, Reuben, William. Anthony. Sarah, Israel, Lydia and Charles. The father died in . Steuben Co., X. Y., July 20, 1X71. aged sixty-eight years, three months. twenty- Eve d is wife survived him until Sept. 4, [888, reaching the age of seventy-eight 3 1 , w ere I Episcopalians. tine ' lompton was born Feb. jo, [835, in Bradford, X. Y. Excellent oppor- tunities were at thai day afforded at the Brad- ford Academy, and there the boy's earlier studies were pursued, not without difficult} - , however, for he had at twelve years of age < re attack of pneumonia that left him with weak lungs, which the confinement inci- dent to close application greatly aggravated, necessitating the frequent interruption of his studies, for months at a time. lie had long before fixed his mind on the law, and in 1862 entered Chancy J. Herring's office, at Corning, X. Y., but remained only a few months, the confinement being irk-' one to him. During the fall of that year his father sent him to look after the welfare of In- brother William, who had been wounded at the battle of Antietam and sent to hospital in Philadelphia, at Fifth and Buttonwood streets. While there the Doctor had the range of the hospital and availed himself of the opportu- nities offered for attending most of the clinics. He also had a special invitation from the Faculty of the college at Sixth and Willow- streets to attend many of their lectures dur- ing the winter of [862-63, which he embraced. He had early become distrustful of the effi- cacy of the old physic, ami espoused the water cure system. He took a water cure journal, and purchased Dr. Trail's Encyclopedia, which he studied, applying the method in his own case. Not having found the desired re- lief under that treatment he was induced, in the spring of 1863, to try the homeopathic method, a change which was speedily followed by a permanent cure. He was so elated over the result that he immediately adopted the medical profession as his life work, beginning study about the 1st of May of that year with Dr. G. C. Hibbard, at Springville, Erie Co.. X. Y. He attended his first course of regular lec- tures in 1864-65 at the Xew York Homeo- pathic College, occupying the summer months in practice at White's Corners, Erie Co., X. Y., where he followed his profession through a severe epidemic of dysentery without the loss of a single case, lie went to Cleveland, Ohio, in the fall and graduated at the Western Homeopathic College with high honors in the spring of 1866, during this period of study acting as I >i ati t of S for his class, The West then opened an inviting field of labor to young nun engaged in either pro- fessional or business pursuits, and, Dr. Comp- ton decided up< n Indiana as his future home. He first opened an office in Muncie, Delaware county, Alay 1. [866, and remained at that ition until [873, meantime establishing a reputation for ability and skill which won him both practice and pr ifit, his patients including 1 we.dtli\' and influential fam- ilies city. Having faith in his own ca- pacity and ambition to till a larger sphere than was possible within the limits of a country- he State, lo- cating here in .May, [873. Here his professional ■ him a lead'- I 1 in, and In- soon f iund himself m command of a lucra- 322 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tive and extensive practice. He has been so Air. Howard came there from the South, and successful as seldom to have lost a case when belongs to an old North Carolina family, given full control of it, a fact which speaks Cornelius 1 Inward, grandfather of Sam- equally well for his skill and for the conn- uel, was a farmer in Davie county, Xorth Car- dence which patients have in his judgment olina, in the latter half of the eighteenth cen- and ability. Dr. Compton has proved himself tury and became very prosperous. He was to be a physician of studious and analytical able to give his three sons 600 acres of land mind, and a man of honorable ambitions, and each, and to portion his daughter generously, his erudition and high personal character make these farms all adjoining. He died on his him respected and beloved by all who have homestead, leaving four children, Benjamin, come in contact with him. Outside of his Cornelius, William and Catherine. profession, his hobby is history, to the study of which he is devoted. Dr. Compton is a member of the Erie County I X. V.) Medical Society and of the Marion County Homeopathic Association; is Benjamin Howard was reared a farmer, settling in Davie county, then a part of Rowan county. He married Miss Sallie Stephens, daughter of William Stephens, an old settler of North Carolina. He had two other chil- a charter member of the Indiana Institute of dren, Polly and Joseph. The children born to Homeopathv, which he was instrumental in Benjamin and Sallie Howard were: Joseph, organizing, and of which he was elected vice- Samuel, Benjamin, William, Cornelius, Na- president a number of year and president for than, Nancy, Polly, Betsey, Charity, Susie, 1887 ; is a member of the American Institute Sallie and Jessie. Mrs. Howard was a mem- of Homeopathy, of which he has been a senior ber of the Methodist Church. In politico Mr. member since 1892; and of the Hahnemann Howard was an old line Whig. His death oc- International Association of Homeopathy. He curred in 185 1, when he was aged sixty-six gives but little time to affairs of a political vears. character, though he is firm in his support of the principles of the Republican party. In fraternal connection he is a Mason, holding membership in Pentalpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., Raper Com- mandery, No. 1, K. T., Indiana Consistory, and the Shrine, all of Indianapolis. He was formerlv a member of Muncie Commandery, Samuel Howard was born in Mocksville, Davie county, Sept. 16, 1825, and received the usual education of his time, in a subscription school held in a log school house. He was early accustomed to farm work, and began to plow corn when only eight years old. When he was fifteen he began to learn how to drive, and under the tutelage of the old teamsters, K. T. Dr. Compton was reared in the Protest- who knew their business thoroughly, became ant Episcopal Church. On Dec. 14, 1887, Dr. Compton married Mrs. Alary J. Rhodehamel, a daughter of Vin- nage Russell. Mrs. Compton died Nov. 15, 1900, aged sixty-one years. She was a mem- ber of the Me'thodist Church. The Doctor has his home and office at No. 21 East Ohio street, Indianapolis, having had his office on Ohio street since 1876. In 1901 he sold his Fayetteville, Mocksville and Winston, for sev- property at No. 75 East Ohio street to James eral years, making two trips weekly. He was a splendid driver. He could drive a six-horse team, hitched to one of the old canvas-covered wagons, with its body turned up at both ends and could transport immense loads. The driver of such a team rode on the near wheel horse and drove with one line attached to the leader, the horses obeying a word of com- mand. Mr. Howard hauled goods between Whitcomb Riley, the poet, and has since been located at No. 21 East Ohio street. He owns valuable real estate in Indianapolis, and also some fruit growing lands in Georgia. SAMUEL H< (WARD. For a quarter of a century the United Slates government had no more faithful and reliable servant than Samuel Howard, who for all that length of time had the responsibility of transferring the mail from the depot to the post-office in Alex- andria. I -ike so many residents of Indiana, soon able to buy his own team and continued to drive until he went to Indiana. Mr. Howard was married April 14. 1852, by Isham P. Ellis, justice of the peace, to Miss Marv Bailey, who was born on a farm in Davie county in 1834, a member of one of the pioneer families of the State. Her grand- father, Samuel Bailey, was a -pioneer settler in that region, and owned a good farm there. By his wife, Polly Bailey, he hail five children. Richard. Robert, Samuel, Greenberry and Lucy (who became Airs. David Woods). COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 323 Samud Bailey's life was spent on his home- . and he died there at an advanced age. Greenberry Bailey was also a farmer, and cleared up a tract of 500 acres. He became a wealthy man, owned fifteen slaves, ran an extensive distillery, and had several teams on the road. He married Miss Polly Foster, and their children were: Sarah, Betsey, Bridget, Thomas, John. Samuel, Mary and Greenberry. The last named served three years in the Con- federate army. The mother died when the youngest son was four years old, and Mr. Bai- ley also passed away while Mrs. Howard was a small child. She was reared by an old mammy, and married Mr. Howard when only eighteen years old. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard were as follows: (1) Le- ander Monroe, of Alexandria-, married Miss Alice Fennimore and has two children, Her- bert H. and Hallie. (2) Nancy Elizabeth, married Bradford O'Brien, a stone cutter of Alexandria, and has three children, Hazel, George and Herbert. (3) Mary Indiana is the wife of Montgomery Bratton, a plumber, and has one son, Howard. (4) Addie died at the age of five years and five months. (5) Sal- lie is Mrs. Edgar Smith, of Alexandria, and the mother of one son, Samuel Thomas. (6) Elsie married (first) Joseph McCowan, of Alexandria, by whom she had three children. Fred, Ruth and Joseph, and (second) Orville Maynard. 17) Cora Catherine married (first) Erastus Deadman, who died leaving three children, Samuel, Clifford and Mary ; she married (second) William Baughman, of Al- exandria. The three daughters last named were born after the war. For one year after marriage Mr. Howard rented a farm in Davie county, N. C, and then engaged in teaming and freighting. In 1856 he moved to Indiana, making the journey in twenty-five days with a two-horse wagon. He settled in Alexandria, where he purchased a lease of forest land on which some clearing had been done and a log cabin built. Mr. Howard cleared up ten acres, and with this for a beginning at farming, again engaged in teaming. He hauled goods between Anderson Alexandria before the railroad reached there, and in the days when the latter place had not more than 600 inhabitants. From April, 1865, i" the close of the war, Mr. FIow- Ird served in the Union army, while three of his brothers. Joseph, Benjamin and Nathan, were fighting for the Confederate cause. He enlisted in Company I. 13th Ind. V. I., and served nearly a year in North Carolina. He caught a >evere cold from sleeping on the ground and this settled in his eyes, making him almost blind. He was in the hospital at Raleigh two weeks, ami then sent 1m New- York where he was honorably discharged on account of injuries received in line of duty. His eyes have never entirely recovered, and have greatly troubled him since. After the war, Mr. Howard devoted his attention to the dray and transfer business in Alexandria and had an extensive patronage. He did all the transfer work for the United States Express Company, and had charge also for twenty-five years of the mail, carrying it from the depot to the postoffice at Alexandria with unvarying reliability, no matter what the conditions. He finally resigned because at his age he feared the constant exposure, and when he left the mail service, the postmaster and employes presented him an elegant gold-headed cane, as a testimonial of their es- teem and appreciation of his faithfulness. At that same time the whole post office force pre- sented him with a picture of the postmaster and employes in a group, which same Mr. Howard has hanging on the wall in his parlor, prizing it highly. Accompanying the picture was a beautiful watch. Always industrious and fru- gal, Mr. Howard has accumulated considerable property, and now owns three residences and a business block in Alexandria. As an old sol- dier he belongs to Lew Taylor Post, G. A. R. His wife has been for thirty-nine years a member of the Methodist Church, and is a woman of deep religious convictions. Through- out their long married life she has been a de- voted wife, and Mr. Howard's success must be partly attributed to her encouragement and help. BENJAMIN BOOHER, a retired farmer now residing in Lebanon, Boone county, who was for long years owner and manager of one of the most extensive farms in the county, was born in eastern Tennessee, Sullivan county, Sept. 5, 1821, son of Jacob and Elizabeth 1 Harnett) Booher, natives of Pennsylvania. The first of the Booher family to leave his native Germany, was John, grandfather of Benjamin, who came to America, and settled first in Pennsylvania, and then joined the neers of Tennessee, in which latter Stat died. The maternal grandparents were Nich- olas and Barbara Barnett, the former a native of Germanv. and the first of his name to come 3 2 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to America. He and his wife lived in Penn- sylvania for a number of years, and then moved to Virginia near the town of Bristol, among the pioneers on the Virginia-Tennes- see line, where they engaged in fanning. They were devout Christian people, and though of the most modest means, were al- ways greatly respected. Their children wtere : George, Catherine, John, Adam, Jacob, Peter, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Sarah and Nich- olas. Elizabeth, who married Jacob Booher, was born Feb. 3, 1779. Benjamin Booher was about thirteen years of age when his parents moved to Indiana. He first attended subscription schools and later was sent to the public schools and given a good education. All of his early years were spent mi his father's farm in Montgomery county, and he rendered his father much as- sistance on the farm. Even after he was mar- ried he continued to live on the old place for two years before he started for himself in Boone county. He removed thither in 1845 and bought a farm of ninety acres, which he first improved, and then added to until event- ually he became the owner of 1,500 acres. His home farm was in Worth township, and fri 'in one elevation on it he could see fully 1,000 acres of his property. He lived there from 1S45 until (let. 28, 1891, but on that date he left the place permanently, and, mov- ing into town, bought the large and handsome brick' resilience at 304 E. Main street, which has been his home ever since. His extensive farm lands he has divided among his children. Mr. Booher has been twice married; the wife of liis youth, tu whom he was united Oct. jo. [842, was Miss Margaret Beelar, dan of William and Margaret (Hughes) Beelar. She died June 2. [888, aged sixty-five years, four months and a few days, a Lutheran in her ius faith. She was the mother of twelve children, born as follows: Martha, horn ( >ct. I.3 ; Margarel E., ( let. 4. t8 15 ; William J., Aug. 25, 1847: Albert L., .April 3. 1X411, died four months later; Benjamin C, Jul}' 10, 1850, a resilient of Zionsville, who married Martha J. White in November, 1X70; Sylves ter O. Oct. 7, [852; Vando 1.., May 12, 1855. who married Elma ' ). Schooler, Any;. 20, [879, and whi 1 served four years as deputy t\ treasurer, owns a large farm in Worth township, and is employed in the First Na- tional Bank; Adelaid M., Sept. to, [857, was married fune 17. 1883, u> S. X. Cragun, ed- itor of the Lebanon Patriot, and has one child. living, Dwight ; Mark A., Dec. 17, 1859, a farmer, married Miss Elma F. Hoggins, March 15, 1885. and has five children— i iV'abel, Lillian. Carl and Maurice; Emma R., March 6, [862; Daniel W. V., June 24, [864, married Miss Leah E. Barb, Aug. 2, [885; and Minnie, April 12, 1866, was married March 15, 1885, to Leander W. Tomlinson, and has two children living: Bennie and Lloyd. _ Benjamin C. Booher lost his first wife, and was married (second) tu Miss Clara M. Dooley. Of their three children, all are de- ceased. Benjamin Booher, Sr., contracted his sec- ond marriage Oct. 21, 1891, and his bride was Miss Mary A. I\n-s. daughter of Henry and Sarah Ann (Ozias) Ross. Since this mar- riage he has resided in Lebanon. In politics he is a Democrat, and for some years was a township trustee, serving most efficiently. While the greater part of his time and atten- tion was always devoted to farming, he was also interested for a number of years in a sawmill and veneer works in Indianapolis, and has proved himself an able business man as well as a most practical and successful farmer. BENJAMIN CYRUS BOOHER. a farmer, stockman, capitalist of Zionsville, I '.1 nine county, who has been identified with the county all his life, was born there near Whitestown, July 10, 1850, son of Benjamin and Margaret (Beelar) Booher. The parents were natives of Teiin the father of German lineage, and the mother 1 if Swiss ancestry in her paternal line and of Irish in the maternal. Mrs. Margaret B. ler was born in eastern Tennessee, Jan. 11, 1823. She attended the same school that her husband did and the beginning of their at- tachment dates back to that time. Their chil- dren were ;is follows : Martha: Margaret E. ; William J.; Albert L., who lived only four months; Benjamin C. ; Sylvester C. ; Vando L., who married Miss Elma O. Schooler, and des in Lebanon: Adelaid, wife of S. X. Cragun, of Lebanon; Mark- A., who married Miss Elma F. Hoggins, and lives on a farm in Worth township, near the old homestead; Emma R., of Lebanon; Daniel W. V., a resi- dent nf Lebanon, (nil., who married Miss Leah Elsie Barb: Minnie, wife nf Leander W. Tom- linson, of Lebanon, Iml. Mr. and Mrs. Booher were early pioneers in Indiana, ami endured all the hardships and privations incident to the life of that day and place. When they he- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3-5 gan their m; ed life i n the necessiti life were of the fewest and rarest. Their household equipment for the kitchen consisted principally of an oven, an iron pot, three knives and forks, two cups and saucers and three pewter plates. Mr. Booher was successful, however, in all that he undertook, and their condition improved steadily as civilization ad- vanced. In (845 they moved near Whites- town, and there the children grew up. For the past ten or twelve wars Mr. Booher has lived in Lebanon, where he owns a handsome brick residence, and is a man of prominence among the citizens. Benjamin C. Booher grew up on his father's farm near Whitestown, attended the district schools and assisted his father until he was twenty-one years of age. lie then went to live with an uncle, William Marsh, where he remained twenty-two years. He has always been engaged principally in farming, and at the present time is the owner of valua- ble real estate in Boone and Hamilton counties, near the town of Zionsville. Besides his farm- ing operations Mr. Booher is extensively in- terested in business in Lebanon. He is a stockholder and director in the Farmers' State Bank there, and in the Citizens' Telephone Company of Zionsville. For the past thirteen years he has resided in Zionsville, and owns his home there, a beautiful -modern house, heated by the hot water system and with all other late improvements. Mr. Booher was married before he was of age, in November, 1870, to Martha J. White. This estimable lady passed away March 31, 1884, and on Nov. 21, 1886, Mr. Booher mar- ried his present wife, whose maiden name was Clara M. Dooley. Three children have come to them, all of whom are now deceased: Ben- jamin B., who died early in 1904, in his seven- teenth year; Myrtle; and one that died in in- fancy. The brother and sister both united at an early age with the Methodist Church. The family into which Mr. Booher mar- ried were Kentuckians and on the father's side, at least, came in earlier generations from Virginia. The father. Thomas W. Dooley, came to Indiana in childhood with his parents, Robert and Julia (Shelburn) Dooley, wh tied in Boone county and lived there till he- died at an advanced age. She died in middle life. They were the parents of a large family of children. Thomas Dooley was a lifelong farmer in Boone count}'. lie married Miss Frances Dulin. and became the father of six- children, namely: Alice, wife of Millard of Indianapolis; Clara M.: Emma, at the age of thirty-two; John Elmer, a farmer near Klizaville ; Reiter Matilda, wife of Albert Saunders of Carmel, Ind. ; Adelaide, unmar- ried, who lives with her father on a fan: Elizaville. Air. and Mrs. Dooley were Mis- sionar) Baptists. In [873 he lost his wife, who was only forty-two years of age, and he was afterward united to Sarah Ransdall. The rnal grandfather of Mrs. Booher, John Dulin, Sr., was born in Virginia, Jan. 10, [806, son of Edward and Mary Dulin, who were born in 1774 and 1JJ2. respectively. John Dulin married Angeline Allen, < let. 29, [828, in Kentucky, and was left a widower Nov. 23, 1834. Their children were: James E., who died in Minnesota; Thomas W., who lives in Frankfort: and Nancy F., who died and was buried in Mount Run cemetery. For his sec- ond wife Air. Dulin married Miss Priscilla Baswell. and had children as follows: George B., who married Miss Elizabeth Wysong; Alary A., wife of L. P. Shoemaker: Matilda J., wife of T. S. Dooley; John A., who mar- ried Aliss Mary A. Carr ; Sallie E., wife of Isaac Isenhour ; Clarinda E.. wife of E. Alarsh ; Thaddeus V, who died Aug. 31, 1849; Elizabeth M., wife of Willis West; and Cas- sius ( )., who married Aliss Mary A. Baber. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Benjamin C. Booher are identified with any religious denomination. They both are members of the Eastern Star, and Airs. Booher is a past matron of the order. Mr. Booher is a ^2(1 degree Scottish Rite Ala- son, a member of Zion Lodge. No. 247, F. & A. M. ; of Murat Temple. Nobles of the Mys- tic Shrine: and is a charter member of the Zionsville Lodge, Knights of Pythias. He has ahvays belonged to the Democratic party, and in 1884 was elected a member of the 1 of commissioners of Boone county, an office he filled three years. He is a practical farmer, a splendid business man. and a shrewd-finan- cier and his opinion carries much weight with bis fellow citizens. WILLIAM RUFUS TEAGUE, who for three years has lived a retired life in Pendle- ton, Ind., where for a long period he was en- gaged in a mercantile business, was born in June. 1842. in Pendleton, son of Joshua and Martha (Malogue) Teague. Joshua Teague was born in Guilford. X. ('., and there married .Martha Malogue. Their children were: Alartin A.; Augustus II.: 326 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mary, who died young; Martha and William Rufus. Joshua Teague was engaged in farm- ing his property in his native county, but on coming to Madison county, Ind., in 1839, he engaged in selling fanning mills. He was in- jured by a runaway team, and died from the effects thereof in 1842. William Rufus Teague was reared in Pen- dleton and received a limited common school education in a little brick school-house. When about nineteen years of age he enlisted in Pendleton, Ind., as a private of Company D, 34th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, at- the end of which period he vet- eranized on the peninsula or gulf coast in Texas, in the same organization. He was honorably discharged at Brownsville, Texas, in November, 1865, the war having closed. He took part in the battles of New Madrid, Island No. 10, Memphis, Helena, Ark., White River, Clarendon, Duvall's Bluff, Helena (second skirmish), Fort Gibson, Champion Hills, siege and campaign of Vicksburg, and many skirmishes and the capture of Jackson, Miss. Mr. Teague was never wounded, but was sick at Brownsville, Texas, where he was confined to the hospital for a short time. He was captured with others of his regiment at that place, and held for some time, for though the war had closed they had not yet heard of it. He was ever a faithful, active soldier, and earned the respect of his superior officers and of his comrades. After the war Mr. Teague returned to Pendleton, and was with his brother, M. A. Teague, in the tailor business, but soon there- after engaged in farming. He was married Jan. 7, 1868, in Pendleton, to Mary E. Sey- vert, born in Madison county, Ind., daughter of Harvey and Martha (Davis) Seyvert, of Virginia, the former born in Virginia in 1825, and the latter in North Carolina, in January, 1825. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Teague lived Tor a short time on the Seyvert farm, and then settled in Pendleton where he was engaged for a time in teaming and farming, and later in the mercantile business. For the past three years he has lived retired. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council. He is a political leader in the ranks of the Re- publican party, being a member of the town council and president of the school board, taking a great interest in educational matters. Mr. and Mrs. Teasrue haVe these children: (1) Effie Malogue, born in Pendleton, Oct. 29, 1868, married June 16, 1890, John H. Town. (2) Ercie Addison, born June 30, 1870, in Pendleton, is a train dispatcher for the Big Four railroad. He married in Belle- fontaine, Ohio, Effie Tamblin, born in October, 1878, daughter of William Tamblin. (3) Harvey Wilber, born April 30, 1876, married Oct. 4, 1899, Delia Sparks, born in Hancock county. Ind.. daughter of Marion and Marga- ret (Collins) Sparks. They have two chil- dren: Zelma Ruby, horn May 31, 1902, and Ercie Everett, May 29, 1907. (4) Mattie Pearl, born ( let. 31". 1878, die.! Pec. 16, 1885. GEORGE HICKOK, ex-deputy sheriff of Delaware county, Ind., and a survivor of the great war of the Rebellion, was born March 16, 1847. in Harpersfield, Ashtabula county, Ohio, son of Hiram and Lydia ( Edmonds) Hickok, and grandson of Heman and Lucinda Hickok. Heman Hickok was a pioneer farmer of- Schoharie county, N. Y., where he owned and operated a gristmill for many years. To him and his wife Lucinda were born children as follows: Heman, Ambrose, Benjamin, Hiram, Horace, Abigail, and Caroline and Catherine, twins. Air. Hickok moved to Ash- tabula county, Ohio, where he cleared up a farm of 160 acres from the wild woods. Hiram Hickok, father of George, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., near Harpersfield. He married Lydia Edmonds, born in Ohio, daughter of Robert and Lucy (Messenger) Edmonds. Her father was a native of New York, and an early settler at Harpersfield, where he cleared up a farm of eighty acres, upon which he resided until his death. Mr. Edmonds' children were : Augustus, James, Alvina, Lydia and Charlotte. After his mar- riage Hiram Hickok .settled on a farm of 160 acres in Harpersfield township, which he cleared and improved, building here a good frame two-story and one-half house and a barn, which at that time was the best in the township. His children were: Orin, Lewis, Robert, Heman, George, Franklin, Hiram, Marv, Lucinda, Arthur, and one who died in infancy. In politics he was an old-line Whig, and later became a Republican. He was a noted horseman, and kept a number of fine horses, and two of his sons were also promi- nent in that locality as breeders of fine stock, one of these, Orin, later becoming the owner COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the noted trotting mare, "Lucy," as well as "St. Julian," and many others. Hiram Hickok was a strong Union man, aw five of his sons enter the service dur- ing the Civil war, Lewis, Robert, Heman, rge and Frank. Lewis was a member of Bal i B, ist Ohio; Robert, of the Independ- ent Battery, 14th Ohio; Heman, of the 3rd Ohio Caw, and all three of these veteranized. Frank enlisted when but fourteen years of age, in [864, in the 60th O. V. I. Hiram Hickok died in Harpersfield township, aged seventy- two years. He was a charter member of the I. O. < >. F. Lodge of Geneva, Ohio. Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. George Hickok was reared on his father's farm and attended the local schools until he enlisted for service in the Civil war, when but sixteen years of age. In 1862 he first at- tempted to enter the army, desiring to become a member of the 2nd Ohio Heavy Artillery, but he was not enrolled, and on account of the influence his father exerted, he returned after a service of several months, to his home, during which time he drove a mule team in the Trans- portation department through Kentucky and Tennessee. In December, 1863, he enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, as a private in Company C, ist Ohio Light Artillery, Capt. M. B. Gary, to serve three years or during the war. This contract he fulfilled and he was honorably dis- charged in June, 1S65, his service having been in Kentucky. Tennessee, Georgia, North Caro- lina, South Carolina and Virginia. Mr. Hickok participated in all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, the Union troops being un- der fire for nearly four months. His regiment was attached to the 20th Corps, in the center, and was under the command of Gen. Joseph Hocker. This position was one of more dan- ger than almost any other and was under con- stant fire almost day and night. The 20th Corps had the honor to be the first corps to enter At- lanta after its fall, and Mr. Hickok took part in the closing scenes of the great siege. After a few weeks in Atlanta, the 20th corps started out with only eight days' rations, orders be- ing to live off the country, and Mr. Hickok was in many foraging expeditions. Before his battery marched through Goldsboro, N. C, and later to the capital of that State, they had few engagements, but on March 16, 1865, were in the battle of Averysboro, and they took part in the hard fight at Bentonville March [9th. The regiment proceeded to Richmond, thence to Washington, and took part in the Grand Review, a pageant which has become a matter of history. During, the whole term of his service Mr. Hickok was a g 1 soldier, and participated in all the battles in which his company was concerned, including: Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Cassville, Marietta, Rocky Face Ridge, and Peach Tree Creek. Being horn and reared a horseman, his skill caused him to be given the lead horse on the gun-cai and this position of danger, as well as h he held throughout the whole term of his service. At the battle of Teach Tree Creek his horse was shot under him, and the same thing happened at Savannah, but he was not injured. After the war Mr. Hickok returned to Ash- tabula county, and resumed work on his father's farm, attending school during two sub- sequent winters. He then engaged in a lightning-rod business for four years and in settling accounts, but after marriage lived near Jefferson, < >hio, where he engaged in farming and also kept a hotel for two years. He then became traveling salesman for the L. M. Cros-. bie Company-, manufacturers of fanning mills, and traveled in this line over Ohio and through several States in the South. He continued in this business for six years, and then resumed hotel-keeping at Springboro, Pa., where he remained two years, coming to Muncie in 1893. Here he first engaged in a livery business, but later became interested in the monument busi- ness. In 1901 he was appointed deputy sheriff under W. X. Swain, and served until the ex- piration of his term, Jan. 1, 1906. Mr. Hickok was married at Jefferson, Ohio, April 19, 1873, to Mary Cornelia Gilbert, born at Conneaut, Ohio, Oct. 16, 1854, daughter of Daniel W. and Cornelia (Krick) Gilbert. They have had two children: (1) Mary A., born in Ashtabula, Jan. 6, 1874, died at Mun- cie, Ind., April 1, 1897. (2) Ray Gilbert, born Aug. 6, 1875, at Jefferson, Ohio, was educated in the Ashtabula high school, ami a business college at Erie, Pa., served as bookkeeper for the Muncie Transfer Company for several years, later was a clerk in a shoe store, and in 1902 was elected to his present position of city clerk: he married Rena Cope, of Muncie. Mrs: Hickok comes from old and distin- guished ancestry. On the maternal side she COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC< )RD belongs to the Kricks, who were prominent early German settlers of Philadelphia. Peter Krick, her grandfather, came from Germany and engaged in a hardware business in Phila- delphia, later carrying on a similar business at Conneaut, < Ihio, where he subsequently died. He was a leading member of the Presbyterian Church. His children were: George, who served in the Civil war; Cornelia; Caroline; Amanda, and Henry. ( In the paternal side Airs. Hickok's great-great-grandfather was Rev. J. Gilbert, a Baptist minister and native of Connecticut, where he died. His son, John, the great-grandfather, married Rachel Bishop, at Butternuts, N. J., and in 1811 he settled in Ohio among the early pioneers. His land was on Lake Erie, on the one side, and the river Conneaut was on the west line. Here he en- tered 300 acres of land in the woods, and his log house was erected on the highest point on the Lake Erie shore. Three years later, in 1S14. he built a large two-story frame house which was destroyed by fire only a few years since. It was a substantial building, with a big brick chimney, and remained the home of the ( iilberts for generations. One of the sons of John. Clement, was one of the party that went to the assistance of Sweetland, a pioneer who was driven off the shores of Lake Erie by a heavy wind on Long Point to the Canadian shore, the rescue being accompanied by great danger. The children of John and Rachel Gilbert were : Clement, Jonathan, Dan- iel, John B. and Electa. John Bishop Gilbert, the grandfather of Mrs. Hickok, was born in 1798, in New York, and was thirteen years old when his parents re- moved to Ohio. He followed agricultural pursuits and kept up the old Gilbert homestead. In early manhood he married Aris Smith, of Springfield, Erie county, Pa., born at that place Jan. 22, 1808, daughter of a pioneer of that place who settled there in Indian times. The grandmother of Mrs. Hickok could re- member hearing the reverberations of the can- nons fired over Perry's victory on Lake Erie. John B. Gilbert died in 1862, aged sixty-five years. His children were: Giles B., Daniel W., l'n lily and Alary. Daniel W. Gilbert, father of .Mrs. Hickok, was born Aug. 11. 1831, in the old family homestead mi Lake Erie, and was affoi led ex- cellent educational opportunities, becoming an excellent penman, having been under the in- struction of Prof. Spencer, a native of Ashta- bula county, and the father of the great cerian system of penmanship. After his mar- riage Mr. Gilbert engaged in a shipping busi- ness, became owner of several boats, and manded one of these himself. He continued on the water until his death at Conneaut in 1871, at the age of about forty year.-. In poli- tics he was a Republican. In religion he was liberal-minded. Fraternally he was a Ma- son. His wife, Cornelia (Krick), died April 20, 1856, at Conneaut, at the age of twenty years. Their one daughter, Mary, 1- die wife of George Hickok. On the maternal side Mr. Hickok is also connected with the old Vermont family of Edmonds. Augustus Edmonds, his uncle, was a partner of the famous Prof. Spencer mentioned above, and a fine penman himself: he assisted in establishing the Spencerian sys- tem and for a number of years taught penman- ship, his writing looking like copper plate. In politics Mr. Hickok has always been a strong Republican. Formerly he was a mem- ber of Giddings Post, No. 9, G. A. R., at Jef- ferson, Ohio, but transferred his membership to Post No. 78, at Muncie. He is an unaffil- iated member of the I. O. O. F., at Ashta- bula. ROBERT EDGAR POINDEXTHK. who is now living retired at his residence in Indi- anapolis, has passed the greater part of his life in Indiana, but was born in Mason county, W. \ a., near Charleston, April 18, 1825, son of Josephus and Sidney (Conner) Poindexter. The name of Poindexter has been associ- ated with the history of this country from earlv territorial days in Virginia. The first Poindexter to land on these shores bought land there, and meeting with success in his farming and tobacco raising sent for his fiancee, who had remained behind in Eng- land. She made the voyage in the same vessel with Captain Smith, whose life was saved by Pocahontas. Tradition says that this first set- tler was George Poindexter, who went to England from France with his father. and fell in love with a girl of lower rank. To separate them the father supplied him with sufficient money and sent him to America, which was, in fact, the wish of the son. \vh<> settled in what is now Hanover county. ( >u page 37. Vol. lL, Historical Magazine of /t C? d (>w^d^yjLJ^\ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD nia, we read "George Poindexter, in bought a large piece of land from Ed- ward VVyat known as the'Middle Plantation.'" In < lid Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, p. 42. Vol. 11, we read, "Amongst the papers found (later than 1742) in the English Church Vestry was the < >ath of Allegiance in the time of King George II, and of the twelve prominent- men of Virginia who signed the oath was John Poindexter, son of George Poindexter, of 'Middle Plantation.'" In Henning's Statutes at Large, pp. 1600 to 1800, Vol. V, Chap. XXIX, mention is made of a piece df land owned originally by the Poindex- ter family in Hanover county, and known as Poindexter's Neck, which was sold by Wil- liam Merriweather to other parties. In Wil- liam and Mary Quarterly, p. 206, Vol. II, is found mention of George Poindexter, born 1739 in Louisa county, grandson of George dexter of the "Middle Plantation." George Poindexter (born in Virginia in 1770. died in 1853). son of George, of Louisa county, govern* r of Mississippi from 1819 to 182 1, was a cousin of Josephus Poindexter, father of our subject, and he and the Governor were well acquainted. They always called each other "cousin." Governor Poindexter came near having a duel with General Jack- son, when they were in Congress, but they afterward became the greatest of friends. Governor Poindexter subsequently fought a duel with Abijah Hunt, who was killed. In Johnston's Memoirs of Virginia Clerks men- tion is made of James Poindexter, also son of George Poindexter of Louisa county, who was clerk of Powhatan from 1802 to 1816. He was known as the brother of Frank Poindexter, the old clerk of Chesterfield county, "beau ideal of an old Virginia gentleman in char- acter, bearing and personal appearance." Josephus Poindexter, father of Robert Ed- gar, was a son of James, and settled near I harleston, in Mason, count)-. Robert E. Poindexter was a boy of twelve when in the fall of 1837 he came with his parents to Indiana, the family settling in Madi- son county. He attended the common schools of that county for six months, but he com- menced wurk early, and the best part of his education has been acquired by his own efforts, 1 r rather in the pursuit of his natural inclinations. He is a born student, and has never ceased to keep up with the times by reading and study. It is peculiar that the two vocations which he followed in hi- earh were 011I3 Stepping to the real work of his life. He learned the carpenter's and followed it for ten years, after which he engaged in fanning fi r a time. But he was obliged to give up that calling on ;. his hi alth, selling out. From that tin he gave his attention principal!) to his inven- tions, which have tor the most part been the result of observation and study in his work as carpenter and fanner. He is the hoi, patents to the unusual number of sixty-si Among the .most important, and one which has all along brought Mr. Poindexter sub- stantial returns, may be mentioned the Dex- ter Cross Cut Saw. He has also invented various other labor-saving tools, and his latest success is the now famous corn splitter, a machine which splits corn fir the feedin cattle. Mr. Poindexter still retains his in- terest in agriculture as the 1 iwner 1 if a lirst- class stock farm in Marion count)', and he also has property in Indianapolis, owning the tine home in which he lives, situated at the south- west corner of Bellefontaine and Twenty- ninth streets. The location is beautiful, and the home is worthy of its surroundings. Though Mr. Poindexter is now living re1 he continues to take a deep interest in what one may call his life work, and he keeps abreast of progress along the mechanical lines in which he is interested. Mr. Poindexter first married Miss America Jane McAllister, daughter of Garrett and Elizabeth (McGrady) McAllister, of West Virginia, and subsequently Mrs. Nancy Stinson Sebrell, a daughter of John Stinson. His present wife, to whom he was married March 22. 1892, was Mrs. Lydia (/raft. .Mr. Poindexter has one daughter, Emmazetta Hicks 1 born of the first marriage), who is now the widow of Jeremiah Hicks, who died in the early seventies, and as she has grand- children, Mr. Poindexter is a great-grand- father. Mrs. Hicks ha- two sons, Dr. J. 1\.. of Covington, Ind. ; and Edgar J., of the At- kins Saw Works, Indianapolis, an inventor like hi- father. Both are married, the latter having four children. Though Mr. Poindexter father of but one child, he has reared eight children, the youngest of whom was but ivs old when lie assumed the parent sponsibility, and i- now fort)- years of age. No better evidence of Mr. 1'oindexter's real char- acter could be given than is afforded by the 330 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD simple statement of the fact that his home has so often been i pened to admit strangers to his hearthside. J< >HN V. PRESTOX. a lieutenant in the I Fnion army in the Civil war, and now a prom- inent citizen of Madison county, belongs to a family which came to Indiana from Virginia, and was descended from English ancestors of the early Colonial period. The first of the name to settle in Indiana was Zenith Preston, whose early life was 1 in Campbell county, Va, He was a farmer and stone mason, and built the arches for many of the stone bridges on the Lynch- burg and Winchester Pike, in Virginia. In 1824 he moved to the West and at first located at Liberty. Union county. Ind., but afterward bought 320 acres of forest land eight miles south of Laporte. which he improved, becom- ing one of the substantial pioneers and the owner of two farms. He was a Quaker in religious faith and he helped to found the first church of that sect in Laporte. Of strong physique, Zenith Preston lived to be eighty- nine years old. He married Miss Elizabeth W. Stanton, of Virginia, and their children were : Flam, Irving. Albert G., Elizabeth, Vickers, Calitha and Enoch. Dr. Albert Gallatin Preston, father of John V., was bom in Campbell county, Va., April 17, 1815. He died in Greencastle, Ind., in 1892, aged seventy-seven years, and the fol- lowing extract from his obituary indicates the main events in his career and his valuable ser- vices to his fellowmen : "Dr. Albert Gallatin Preston died yester- day at Greencastle, where he had lived and practiced his profession for forty-six years. A man of marked ability, extensive and ac- curate acquirements and of striking individ- uality of character, his death calls for more than mere passing comment. * * * "Dr. Preston commenced the study of med- icine at Liberty, Union county, in the orifice of Dr. Hardy, when only seventeen years old. In 1833, at the age of twenty years, he located at Middletown, Henry county. Ind., and at once entered into an active practice. One vear later he married in Middletown Miss Jean- nette Balingall. In 1843 Dr. Preston re- moved to Greencastle, and there resided until his death. In 1844 he married Miss Margaret Fisher, who survives him. "Dr. Preston achieved a leading position in his profession at a very early age, and when the war broke out in 1861, he was regarded as one of the foremost physicians and surgeons in the State. His services during the war were conspicuous. He was surgeon of the 55th Indiana Regiment at the disastrous bat- tle of Richmond, Ky., and was captured in the discharge of his duties. By the Confederates he was placed in charge of wounded soldiers who, like himself, were captured, and in this way it fell to his lot to be of immense service to his fellow captives. After being exchanged he was appointed a surgeon by the Sanitary Commission and was assigned to the great :st and most important military movements and engagements in the southeast, where Indiana troops were present. He was on duty at Don- elson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Murfreesboro, Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and other great historic battles of the war in the Valley of the Mississippi. He came back from the front in impaired health from constant ex- posure and overexertion. During the last year of the war he was surgeon to the Bureau of Enrollment for the 7th Congressional Dis- trict with headquarters in Terre Haute. "It can be truthfully said that in every sphere of action throughout his long life Dr. Preston always displayed conspicuous ability, courage and fidelity to his trusts. He was an honored member of the medical associations of his State and county, and also of the Amer- ican Association of Physicians and Surgeons. Thirty, thirty-five and forty years ago the medical fraternity was composed in the main of the Talbots, the Cowgills, and Dr. Preston and is now very strong. They are all gone now. Dr. Preston was the last of the very able class of those with whom he worked, and to whom he belonged. His life was full of strong, earnest and, at times, aggressive con- victions, while his purposes were always up- right, bold and manly. He talked of death, and met it with absolute composure and seren- ity, sustained, as he said, by the consciousness that he had always aimed to be just with his fellowmen, and faithful to duty. Thus sus- tained and soothed he approached the grave 'like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.' " As stated above Dr. Preston was twice married, first to Jeannette. daughter of Dr. George and Elizabeth Balingall. Mrs. Preston died in 1840 leaving three children, Zenith George, John V. and Sanford. Four years later Dr. Preston married Miss Mar- garet Fisher, and became the father of ten COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAP] 1ICAL REi :i IRD 33i children, seven of whom survived him, namely: Jeannette B. ; Dr. Samuel C, a prom- inent physician in Terre Haute, who died when about forty years old; Joseph L. ; Kate. a graduate from De Pauw University, who died aged eighteen; Mary, who married C. W. Smith, a leading lawyer in Indianapolis : Abra- ham : and Maggie. '( 1 the maternal side the grandparents of John V. Preston were of Scotch lineage. Dr. George Balingall was born in Cooperfife City, Fife-hire, and was married in his native land. In 1818 he and his wife came to America, locating first in Virginia, and from there going to Indiana, where ■ they settled in Henry county. Dr. Balingall was finely educated, had studied medicine in Scotland, and for ' many years practiced in Indiana. A man of great ability and strong character, he became prominent in the growing State, was a mem- ber of the provisional legislature and was one of the promoters of the free school system of Indiana. Always fond of science, Dr. Balingall was specially versed in astronomy, and made the first telescope in the State, if not in the whole northwest. He ground the lenses him- self, being offered $600 for one of them many years later. The Doctor lived to be ninety years old, and at his death was the oldest member of the Masonic fraternity in America, having joined the order in Scotland. His three children were Sanford, John and Jean- nette, and they were the heirs of a considera- ble e-tate which their father had accumulated. John V. Preston was born in Middletown, Henry county, Ind., June 24, 1834, and was ten vears old when his father moved to Green- castle. He received a good common school education, and also attended for one year the preparatory department of the old Asbury University. In 1850 he went to Boone county, Iowa, and though only sixteen years of age, opened up a 160-acre farm there, from a large tract which his father owned. He also did much hunting and trapping. Returning home he worked under Mr. Stagg and became a very thorough workman in stone masonry. In i860 Mr. Preston married and then settled down in Middletown to work at his trade, but in 1862 he answered a call for volunteers and went to the war. He enlisted Aug. 10th. in Company H, 69th Ind. V. I., was discharged at Mobile, Ala., May 20, 1865, because of promotion, and was made 2d lieutenant of Company E, 156th Ind. V. I., his commission bearing date April 12, 1865. He served until the close of the war, and was honorably dis- charged at Stevenson Station, Shenandoah Valley, Va., Aug. 4, [865. Lieut. Pi saw much active service, was in the battles of Richmond, Ky., Chickasaw Bluffs, Fort De ie, Richmond, \ a., Smith'- PL - Plantation, ( irand ( inlf. Port 1 San Antonio, was at the Siege of Vicksburg, in the Red River Expedition under Hanks, and in many minor engagements. Fie was wounded, but wa-. in the New ( Irleans Marine Hospital for a time with spinal fever, and also suffered from ague during the Vicks- burg campaign. After his promotion 1: in command of his company much of the time, as the captain and 1st lieutenant were fre- quently away on duty. At Richmond. Ky., the regiment was captured, and Lieut. Pres- ton was ordered to assist his father, who was taken in the same battle, in the care of the wounded Union men'. ( In Sept. 15, 1862, he was paroled, but stayed with bis father two days longer. He has preserved his parole, as a family relic from the war, and a copy is given herewith : "Headquarters Army Kentucky, "Richmond, Sept. 1 5, [8l 12. "L John V. Preston, Private Co. II. 69 Reg. Indiana Volunteers, a prisoner of war, captured by Confederate troops under I ien, Kirby Smith and this day paroled, do solemnly swear that I will not take arms against the Confederate States, that I will neither give aid nor comfort to the wrongs thereof, nor com- municate any military information to them un- til duly discharged, according to the usages of war. "The violation of this parole to be punish- able with death. "(Signed) John V. Preston." After the war Mr. Preston returned to Middletown, but soon removed to Anderson, where he has since resided engaged as a stone mason. He was an expert in building chim- neys and fireplaces, and did a large amount of work in that vicinity, but about [890 he was obliged to retire from business, as his health was much broken down. He is a well-known citizen of Anderson, where he is highly re- spected. Mr. Preston's wife was Miss Deborah Fat- tie, to whom he was united Jan. 3, i860. She was born in Middletown May 6. 1840. daugh- ter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bowers) Fat- tic. One child, Cora Alice, was born to this union, in Middletown, Nov. 14. i860. This 33- [ORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD daugh I I i be only fourteen years old, and her death was a blow which permanently darkened her parents' lives. Both .Mr. and Mrs. Preston arc members of the Methodist Church. In politics Mr. Preston is a Republican. His first ballot was cast for John C. Fremont, and he has voted for every n Presidential candidate since. He nember of Major May Post, G. A. R. of rson, and was al one time sergeant ma- jor. Mrs. Preston s family is of German an- cestry. The earliest record in their possession is a certificate of birth and death, probably of Mrs. Preston's great-grandfather. It is written in the l ierman language, gives the date of birth as June. 1781. and of death in 1832. The document was given by Jacob Fat- tic to his son Andrew, and by the latter to his daughter, Mrs. Preston. The family settled in Rockingham county, Ya.. in the early days and there Jacob Fattic was born and married. His wife was a Miss Fannie Thurma and their children were named Jacob. Andrew, John. Nicholas. Peter. Henry, Elizabeth, Fan- nie. Catherine, Barbara, Sallie. and Nancy, , in infancy. Jacob Fattic moved to Middletown, Ind., in pioneer times, cleared up d farm one mile from the settlement and there lived to old age. He was a Lutheran in religious belief. Andrew Fattic was born in Virginia, Feb. 29, 1816, and was a young man when his father moved to Indiana. Oil Nov. 3. 1837, in Middletown, he married Miss Elizabeth Powers, who was born in Ohio Dec. 25, [819, daughter of Solomon and Deborah (Lane) Power-, the former of whom settled in Mid- dletown in 1825, and cleared a good farm there of eighty acres. Andrew Fattic was a and brick mason and followed his trade nearly all his life in Middletown, but in his latter years moved to Anderson, lie died there in the home of Mrs. Preston June 26, 1870, aged fifty-four years. His wife passed away there Dec. <■<>. 1899. Both were member- of lit Methodist Church. To An- Fattic and his wife the following chil- dren were born: Jacob, Sept. 20. 1838: Deb- C840; and Elizabeth, Aug. 20, [842 [( (MAS MOORE, of Cicero, Hamilton county, this State, is a native son of Ireland, born in County Down. Feb. 4. 1845, son of William and Mary 1 Patterson) Moore, both natives of the same locality and of Scotch- Irish descent. William Moore was a farmer by occupa- tion, lie bri itlghl his family to America 111 1*45, landing in New- York. He located in Pitts- burg, Pa., where he remained in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company until his death in 1862, when he was aged about fifty-five year.-. His wife died in Pittsburg in 18N7. at the age of seventy-four. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church 1 Cum- berland branch). Their children were: James, who enlisted for service in the Civil war in the 8th Pa. Y. I., was mortally wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, Md., and died three weeks later in Lincoln Hospital, Washington; Samuel served in the 63d Pa. V. I.: Thomas; William was born in Pitts- burg; John McCracken. named for Rev. John McCracken of Pittsburg, died at the age of seven years ; Mary J. ; Eliza : Isabella ; and John McCracken (2). The eldest son was not quite twenty-one when he enlisted. Thomas Moore was but six weeks old when his parents left the old home in Ireland to try for home and fortune in the Xew World. He received a limited common school educa- tion, and when he was seventeen he learned the glass blower's trade. On July 13. 1804. he enlisted in Company A. 103d Pa. V. I., for one hundred days. He re-enlisted Sept. 6,. [864, in Company L, 14th Pa. Y. C, for one vear or during the war. and he was honorably discharged at Alexandria, Ya.. May 11, 1865. He participated in the battle of Winchester under General Sheridan, and saw that famous general at the conclusion of his noted ride, when Sheridan exclaimed "Boys, right about, we will soon whip them." He was in many skirmishes with Mosby's guerrillas, and did much scouting. In the winter of 1804-5 on an expedition with thirty-eight scouts after Mosby he was caught in a severe -now storm] and as they were without shelter of any kind many of the men were frozen and rescued with difficulty. Mr. Moore having his feet frozen. This was the only misfortune he suffered in his army service, passing through all the bat- tles and skirmishes unscathed. Returning to Pittsburg at the close of the war Mr. Moore resumed work at his trade. In 1870 he came West and located at La Salle. III. from there moving to Ottawa, and in 1S04 to Streeter, finally settling in Indiana, where he has proved himself an excellent citizen. He owns a good home. In politics he is a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 000 Republican, and has voted for ever) Republi- 'resident. Both he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. On April 27. r869, in Pittsburg, Pa., Mr. arried Miss Eliza A. Mali 1, who was born in dainty Down, Ireland, Nov. 5, 1844, daughter of Samuel and Jam- (South- ford) Mahood. James Mahood was of Scotch [rish parentage; he was a farmer in Ireland where both he and his wife died. Their chil- dren were: George, Eliza A.. James. Marga- ret, Sarah, Janet and Mary. Mrs. Moore came to America when about twenty-two years old, and settled in Pittsburg. Thomas Moore has six living children: James. Mary J., Eliza, Margaret, Carrie and Thomas. Mrs. Eliza A. Moore died April 21, 1907, sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. ELLIS WORTHINGTOX FOSTER, a veteran of the Civil war, and an esteemed resident of Tipton, was born in Beaver county, Pa., Feb. 19, 1837. son of William Woods and Martha ( Burns 1 Foster. The Fosters come from an English family Whose representatives settled in Pennsylvania in early Colonial days. John, the paternal grandfather of Ellis W., spent the greater part of his life in Heaver county, and was a farmer cupation. During the war of [812 he was in the government service as a teamster. His last years were spent with his son, Wil- liam \\ '.. after the latter had moved to Indi- ana, and there John Foster died, in Franklin county, at the advanced age of eighty-four. II; ■ was Mary Woods, wl ilso of Id Pennsylvania family, of English ances- try. Their children were: Stephen; William W. : John: Jane, who married Robert White; and Poll} . wife of a Mr. Castor. \\ illiam Woods Foster was horn in Beaver count\. Pa., \pril i<). 1802, and was given the ordinary 1 1 school education of that day. A farmei b) occupation he was also local minister, both in Pennsylvania and Indiana. His was a very strict religious character, and he lived up to his principles in every act of his life, and his home was the refuge of every itinerant preacher of the frontier. He made it a point to attend camp meeting every year. and would sometimes travel fifty mill horseback tn reach the gathering. He was an ardent advocate of temperance and was one of I rst Indiana pioneers to oppose the use of whiskey at log rollings. \s he refused to furnish it for his own helpers, men for a while refused to work for him, or, if they did, would bring their own liquor, but finally his ibors came around to his view and will- ingly supported and assisted him. His relig- ious ministrations were greatly helped b\ the fact that he was a fine singer, besides being a g 1 performer on the violin. William W. Foster made his home in Penn- sylvania until 1839, when he moved to Indi- ana. He and his brother Stephen purchased a flat boat and made the trip by way of the ( >hio river as far as Lawrenceburg, but at that point changed to a team, which they had brought on the boat, and continued with that as far as Franklin county. Here Mr. William W. Woods bought t6o acres, some few of which had been cleared, and on which a log cabin, and he settled down to three years of strenuous toil improving his farm. In 1842, when only thirty-nine years of age, he was suddenly struck down with typhoid fewer and died. Mr. Foster had married, in Beaver county, Sept. 24, 1827, Miss Martha Burns, who was born in that county Dec. 24, 1807, of Scotch-Irish descent, daughter of Samuel and Ellen 1 Tucker 1 Burns. They had children: (1) Jonathan Holt was born Oct. 3, [828, and married Nov. 14, [848, to Miss Sarah lane Sutfin, who was born Dec. iu. 1830. Jonathan IL. was a soldier, in the Civil war, and served two and a half years in the quartermaster's department, as a private in Company D. 123d hid. V. I. He was in the bat lie of Nashville, and in the advai 1 n ildsboro, X. C. (2) William I [endi born Sept. 20, 1830, married July, 31, [851, Miss Matilda Coen, who was born Aug. 24. 1S21. (3) Mary, hern Oct. 7. [832, married Sept. 3, [849, Thomas Johnson, born June 5, [829. (3) Emeline, born Jan. 15, [835, was married Sept. 25, [852, to Joseph Wiley Al- ley. Mr. Alley was born Sept. .2^. 1819, and was a soldier in the war. in the 123d Ind. V. 1. (5) Ellis Worthington. 1 6) Samm born May 15, 1839, became a li cal mi On June 4. [861, lie married Miss Eliza Ann Gant, born June 2, 1843. '7' Ellen. Aug. 2, iS.ii.wwas married June 4, [86 Charles B. Martin, whose birth May 28, [841. The eldest of these seven children was but fourteen years of age when the father died. With the help of her children, hov the widowed mother finished clearing and pay- ing for the farm. She was a shrewd ma and great worker, toiling early and lat< and in-doors, clearing, fai 334 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD weaving, spinning and knitting all for her little family. She had been converted at the age of thirteen and had united with the M. E. church, and she remained a Christian, loyal to her church to the last, and she lived to see all of her children become members of the church. She lived on the old farm until her death, which occurred in March, 1895, -when she was aped eighty-eight years. Ellis W. Foster was but two years old when his parents moved to the West, so that as a boy he enjoyed only the limited oppor- tunities for an education which the frontier afforded. The school house of his day was built of logs, with a huge fire place, stick chimney, writing desks along the walls, sup- ported by pins, and benches split from punch- eons. But later he attended the Brookville Academy, and also studied much at home evenings, working entirely through Ray's Higher Arithmetic alone. During the winters of 1859 and i860, he taught in his home dis- trict. Teachers were then elected by their pa- trons, and the greatest interest was taken in the elections, but Mr. Foster was always sure of being chosen whenever he presented himself as a candidate, never being defeated. When not in school he worked on the farm and from the age of fifteen he was the main dependence of his widowed mother in keeping up their place. On Aug. 22, 1 86 1, Ellis W. Foster enlisted at Lawrenceburg, Ind., as a private in Com- pany B, 37th Ind. V. I., under Capt. Thomas Kimball for three years. When discharged at Ringgold, Ga., in 1864, he re-enlisted, Com- pany B being assigned to the 22d Ind. Regi- ment, where he continued in the service until honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky., Aug. 2, 1865. These years were spent in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virgi- nia. He was in the battle of Stone River and there was shot, the bullet striking him in the thigh, passing downward and scaling off a piece of the bone. He tried to get to the field hospital, but was fired upon and surrounded by the Rebels, and was only rescued by the company wagon. By this he was carried to (In hospital, which was under control of the enemy, who were paroling the wounded sol- diers until charged on by the Federal cavalry and so compelled to flee, leaving their pris- oners behind. After three weeks in the field tal, part of the time lying on the floor of a negro hut, Mr. Foster was sent to Nashville for six weeks, then taken by boat to New Al- bany, Ind., and at the end of six weeks there was ordered back to his regiment at Murfrees- boro. For the rest of the term Mr. Foster shared in every experience of his regiment, and was known to be a man to be relied on for prompt and efficient discharge of duty. After a year he was promoted to corporal, then third sergeant, was for some time on duty as orderly sergeant, and in 1862, at Nashville, he was appointed color guard. He carried the colors in all battles, including Chickamauga and Chattanooga, until he veteranized with his company. After veteranizing the com- pany became part of the 22d Ind. V. I., but at roll call was a detail of the 37th. Mr. Foster saw much hard fighting and partici- pated in numerous battles, including Tulla- homa, Dry Gap, Missionary Ridge, Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Dallas, Kene- saw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Averysboro, Bentonville and the engagements of the Atlanta campaign. During the siege of Chattanooga, the men suffered especial hardships, as the supplies were nearly cut off for three months, and the rations of hard tack and salt meat for a day would scarcely make a single meal. The .clothing also gave out, and Mr. Foster was without either shirt or overcoat until in Jan- uary. But he was a man of unusual character and bore the privations in a more cheerful spirit than many. He was also different from most of the men in that he used neither to- bacco nor whiskey. When at home again Mr. Foster resumed his old ways of life, working at farming through the summers and teaching in the winters for fourteen years. About a year after his discharge from the army, he married and settled permanently in Franklin county. He first bought part of the Foster land and added to it until he owned 100 acres. In 1882 he bought his present home in Tipton county, an eighty-acre tract, which then had but a small lop cabin on it, and not more than twenty acres cleared. Mr. Foster has improved this farm and brought it into a high state of cultivation. Both he and his wife are most industrious and frugal, and have done well financially. On Dec. 20, 1866, Ellis W. Foster was united in marriage with Martha Jane ('alpha, who was born in Franklin county, Sept. 5, [842, daughter of Simpson and Eliza Charity ( Paid win) Calpha. She is a faithful Christian, always ready to relieve the poor and suffering. She was an invalid, not walking for eighteen COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 335 years, hut was healed by faith about 1884. Two daughters have been born to this union, Ocee Belle and Anna Mary. ( Icee Belle was born Dec. 27, 1867, was well educated, attend- ing the Central Normal College at Danville five terms, and began teaching at the age of twenty years. She taught four terms in her home district, four more in that same region. On Oct. 12, 1899, she married John M. Nied- hamer, and they have one child, Merrill Fos- ter, born Dec. 30, 1901. Mr. Niedhamer was born in Millersburg, Hamilton county, and was of German descent, although his father was a native of Indiana. The second daugh- ter, Anna .Mary, was born Oct. 23, 1872, and married John S. Batzner, of German paren- tage, and a blacksmith by occupation. They have two daughters, Naomi Leon and Mary Lucile. Mr. and Mrs. Foster are members of the Methodist Church and were among the seven original founders of the Methodist Church near Hobbs in 1883. This church has now grown to a membership of over seventy, and is in a flourishing condition. In politics Mr. Foster was a Republican, and east his first vote for Lincoln, but standing by his con- victions he left that party about 1896, and became an earnest advocate of the Prohibitii in party. The family name of Mrs. Foster was in early days spelled Calfee, and was of English origin. The Calfees settled in Virginia in Colonial times and Mrs. Foster's grandfather Henry Calpha, born there June 15, 1779, mi- grated from there to Indiana while the Indians were still numerous, and it was necessary to have a blockhouse to which the settlers could flee for shelter. The one nearest Mr. Calpha was four miles from Brookville. He cleared a farm of 160 acres on the White Water river bottom, and also owned hill property. He had married in Virginia, Aug. 13, 1801, Miss Nancy Calpha, and they had a family born as follows: William, June 7, 1802: John, Dec. 7, 1803 ; James, Aug. 8, 1805 ; Simpson, March 22. 1807; Samuel: Lucinda, Dec. 25, 181 1; Malinda. Feb. 22. 1813 ; Ursula, June 16, 1817. Henry (alpha died Aug. 20, 1S27. and his wife Jan. 30, [857. These records are from Henry ('alpha's old Bible, now nearly too years old, and in the possession of Mrs. Foster. Simpson Calpha was broughl to Indiana when two years of age. He married Miss I Charity Eliza Baldwin, who was born in Franklin county, daughter of ^mos and I lattie (Stuart) Baldwin. Amos Baldwin came from New York State, but was of New England ancestry. A pioneer of Rush county, he event- ually settled in F.-anklin. Simpson Calpha and his wife settled on the old i u which he bought and thej remained there until death called them. He reached thi of eighty years and is interred in the old fam- ily cemetery. He was a prominent man in his locality, served as commissioner of the count} and was a leader in church work, a man whose integrity of character made him greatly re- spected. For fifteen years he was an elder in the Baptist Church, to which his wifi belonged. They had five children. William If.. James D., John A., Anna and Martha Jane. Mrs. Calpha was an earnest Christian woman, loved by everybody. She had an unusually kind and sweet disposition, and was known by all the neighbors as "Aunt Eliza." She died Sept. 8, 1881. and is buried at the side of her husband in the old family cemetery. _ PERRY T. JOHNSON. The fertile soil of Indiana and its favorable climatic conditions have made the State a particularly promising field for farming operations, and many are the tillers of the soil who have reaped a com- petence, even a fortune, from their labors. For those who are industrious and progres- sive, kind nature does all the rest, and pros- perity has been very general. Among those who by their own efforts have risen to promi- nence is Perry T. Johnson, of Nora, Dela- ware township, Hamilton county, who was born in Montgomery county, Md.. about thirty-five miles from the city of Washington, July 23, 1838, and who came to Indiana in 1858. Benjamin Johnson, father of Perry T.. was likewise a native of Maryland, born in [813. He lost his father when still young, and was always obliged to be hard at work, but he was successful and became a prosperous farmer, owning at one time 210 acres of land in Mont- gomery county, which he had cleared him- self. He owned two of the finest gardens in that part of the country. He was an active member of the M. E. Church, and in his politi- cal views was a Republican. He married Miss Martha House, who was horn in 1819, and who died Nov. 9, 1906. in Maryland near the old home place. Eleven children were horn to them, of whom survive: Ebenezer, Benjamin. Jacob J.. Perry T.. Elizabeth A.. Mary E. and Martha. The father passed away in [9 Perry T. Johnson owns a fine farm of sev- 33<> COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD enty-two acres in a high state of cultivatiorii lie is also extensively engaged in stock-rais- ing, and has fine breeds of hogs, cattle and sheep. The farm was bought in 1869, ail 'l has been improved so much that it is now worth over mud an acre. Mr. 'Johnson is a thoroughly up-to-date farmer, and is informed en all the newest merho Is and machinery. Like Eather he is a Republican in his political principles, and is a member of the M. E. Church; in the latter line of work he has always been most active, is a trustee in' the Church, and is superintendent of the Sunday- schi 11 '1. He has never held any political office, nor has he ever taken any interest in any of the various lodges. All his life Air. Johnson i.as been a hard worker, and has consequently attained success ; he is well-off, a leading man in his community, and one who is regarded with the utmost respect by all. 1 >ne specially admirable trait has been his filial devotion, for although a number of years hail passed since lii kit his home and native State, he fre- quently returned t.> visit his aged mother, and sought the old familiar scenes no less than nine Perry T. Tohnson has been twice married. His first union was in i860, when he was united to Miss Sarah Daws: n. By her he had two children: Benjamin A. and Louise. In [870 he was married to his second wife. Miss Maria M. Elliott, and to them live children have been born as follows: Charles ( >., a far- mer, who married Miss Bertha Fisher: Mary M., deceased: Perry A., a farmer, who mar- [iss Minnie Llellyn ; Sarah E., who mar- ried Lewis Hussey; and Anna E., at home. All the children have been well educated, and each 1; leted a high school course. Mrs. Maria (Elliott) Johnson is the daughter of Assalom and I'' lly ( Maxwell) Elliott, th rn in North Can June 18, [813, and died in 1893; and the latter of whom is still living now aged ninety-two, and makes her home with her son, Oliver El- liott. Absalom Elliott came with his parents to Wayne county, hid., in [816, and was among the early permanent settlers. Airs. m's grandparents were Jacob and Mary Elliott, of North Carolina, and her great- grandparents IMrini and Enterprise Elliott, 1 North Carolina. ( )n her mother's side descended from the Maxwells, a family 11 Tennessee. Both Mr. and Mrs. 111 are descended l'r m ancesfr rs who generally lived to be aged. ROBERT C. LIGHT, M. D., who is. en- gaged in the practice of medicine and surgery, and also carries on a real estate and li an busi- ness, having his business office in Room 535, State Life Building, Indianapolis, was born in Grundy, Pulaski Co., Ky., June 3, 1856, n of James and Nancy (Graves) Light. He is of old Virginia stock, William Henry Light, In- grandfather, having been a native of Vir- ginia and an early settler of Kentucky, where he was one of the pioneer farmers, and he reared a large family. He died when seventy- five years old. There is a. tradition in the family that Dr. Light's father was a descendant of George Washington's grandfather, and the Doctor has often heard his father speak of the family connection, of which he was very proud. Dr. Light neglected to get the facts from his father. The Lights are among the old families of Virginia. North Carolina and Kentucky. James Light was born in Virginia June 25, 1810. His parents removed to Kentucky when he was twelve years old, and he was reared to farming. When he was twenty-one he became a merchant, and. acquiring con- siderable wealth, invested largely in slaves. The emancipation of the negroes left him a financial wreck, but by thrift, industry and enterprise he recovered much of his fortunes. In politics he was a Whig, and later became a Republican. In 1867 he moved to a farm, which he bought, near Lebanon, Ind., but later he sold it and settled at Clinton. In Clinton count)' his wife died, in 1870. at the age of fifty years. In 1881 James Light be- came an inmate of the home of his son, Dr. Robert C, in Broad Ripple, and there he lived until his death, in October, 1899, at the age of eighty-nine. Under President Harrison .Mr. Light was made postmaster, and held that position for •five years. James Light married Nancy < .raves, a native of Kentucky, and of the children born to them five are now living: John M. is a resident of Somerset. Ky. : Eliza- beth is the wife of Dr. T. F. Holmes, of Clin- ton" county, Ind.: Alary Ann, who married James Doolan, is deceased : Amanda is the wife of Thomas Thurman, of Sheridan, Ind. : Ellen is married and living in ( Iklahoma : Dr. Robert C. is our subject. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 337 William Graves, the father of Nancy (Graves) Light, was a native-horn farmer of Kentucky, where he died at the advanced age of ninety-five years. He was the father of a numerous family. When a small boy Robert C. Light moved with his parents to Boone county, Ind., where his education was begun in the common • schools. Later he attended the Indiana Medi- cal College, and was graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1879. His medi- cal career at once began in Broad Ripple, where he has followed his profession in the most earnest and successful manner. Dr. Light has decided business talent, and is engaged as a broker in the State Life build- ing, giving special attention to placing Inter- urban stocks and bonds. He has always been interested in the development of the city, and he was one of the first promoters to develop the natural gas resources of Indiana, organ- izing the Broad Ripple Natural Gas Company ; it was while he was secretary of that company that the first natural gas was delivered to the city of Indianapolis. He also organized and built the Broad Ripple electric railroad, the first interurban electric road in the United States. He also promoted, organized and financed the "White City" of Indianapolis, the greatest amusement resort in the State, located at Broad Ripple. His influence has always been given toward the promotion of every enterprise which promises to be of value to the city. Dr. Light was married Jan. 15, 1873, to Miss Caroline Robbins, daughter of George W. Robbins, and to this union was born one child, Lola Montz, who married George T. Kirkpatrick, and is the mother of two chil- dren, Robert and Lillian. Mrs. Light died in 1S74 ; she was a member of the Baptist Church. Dr. Light was married Jan. 15. 1882, to Miss Cynthia Hubbard, daughter of John Hubbard, and to this marriage came three children : Robert Sherman, who died at the age of ten months; Vallie N., and Ala- son Blaine. Mrs. Light died Dec. 24. [897. She was a member of the Lutheran Church, to which the Doctor also belongs. He married for his third wife, July 3, 1899, Miss Anna M. Springer, daughter of Jacob and Martha Springer. Dr. Light is a member of the Broad Rip- ple Masonic Lodge, and the Odd Fellows Lodge and Encampment, and in social con- nection belongs to the Marion and Columbia Clubs. In polities he is a Republican. HUGH J. CREIGHT( )N, one of the sub- stantial business men and patriotic citizens of Anderson, Ind., was born at Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, June 29, 1842, son of Hugh and Jane (McPherson) Creighton. Mr. Creighton attended the public and high schools of his native vicinity, and at the age of fourteen years began to learn the ma- chinist's trade in Russell's shop, serving five years. On April 15, 1861, three days after the firing on Fort Sumter, Mr. Creighton enlisted as the first volunteer and signer of enlistment roll in Massillon — his company being also the first from the northeastern part of the State to reach Columbus — as a private in Company E, 13th O. V. I., to serve three months, following President Lincoln's call for 75,000 men. This regiment did not get out of the State of Ohio, as the term of service was spent in Camp Dennison, organizing and drilling. This regi- ment then re-enlisted for three years, Mr. Creighton being mustered into Company A, to serve three years, and he served until hon- orably discharged, at Blain's Cross Roads, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1864, by reason of enlistment as a veteran. He had been promoted to corporal, and was assigned to that duty in the same or- ganization, his final discharge being dated June 25, 1865, by reason of General Order No. J~, mustering out paroled prisoners. On June 29, 1861, the regiment crossed the Ohio, .and went to Western Virginia, where it remained five months, and then moved to Bacon Creek, Ky., joining the Army of the Cumberland. The service was in Kentucky and Tennessee up to the battle of Shiloh, and some of the battles in which Mr. Creighton participated were : Carnifex Ferry (Sept. to, [861 ) ; Cotton Mountain, Loop Creek, Ganley Bridge, Hud- dleston's Landing, Bowling Green. Ky.. Duck River Bridge, Shiloh, Corinth, Guntown, luka, Parkins' Landing, Battle Creek, Perryville, Wild Cat .Mountain, Stone River, Chatta- nooga, Ringgold Cap. Chickamauga, Mission- ary Ridge, Strawberry Plains, Dandridge 1 where lie re-enlisted as a veteran), Atlanta Campaign, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge. Resaca, and New Hope Church, where he was made prisoner. \t the last named fight, in a charge after dark. the Confederates came up a dn ra- vine, gaining the Unii 11 troops' 1 civ! : _ ■ - ; - - - - - - _ r- - ' - i - ! : : ■ - - rmr. 340 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The following is a letter written to the edi- tor of the Anderson News, Jan. 2, 1906: "Ed- itor News : — Speaking of the anniversary of the battle of Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 3, 1863. The writer belonged to Co. A, 13th Ohio Vol. Inf., attached to 3rd Brigade of \ anCleve's division, which had in addition the 44th and 86th Ind. Vol. Inft, 59th O., and Swallow's 7th Ind. Battery, and instead of crossing Stone River to our position on the extreme left of the army, were rushed to the extreme right and into the Cedars. The 44th Ind. and 59th O. were on the front line, the 13th O. and 86th Ind. on the supporting line, and Swallow's battery supported us and shelled the Cedars ahead. This was as early as 8 o'clock A. M. To say we had a fight does not express the hell we were into. All suffered alike, but Co. A, 13th O., which went into the battle with sixty men, had fourteen killed, twenty-three wounded, of which eleven were cases of amputation, and nine missing. Every officer down to a corporal was killed. Col. J. G. Hawkins dismounted and was killed, fall- ing on the writer, making a loss of forty-five out of sixty, or seventy-five per cent. "We crossed Stone River that night, and Thursday and Friday lay under a skirmish fire until about 4 o'clock, when we were charged by the combined Rebel force and driven into the river, on the north banks of which 'Old Rozy' had taken sixty pieces of artillery, which .opened out with double shot, canister and grape, and if hell of Wednesday was not re- peated I miss my guess, only we made the hell. That was all the Johnnies wanted for eight months, — then Chickamauga, after which you never heard the celebrated Rebel yell. And in all the Atlanta campaign, Franklin, Nash- ville and on into Texas. It was only talked about by Georgia militia. H. J. Creighton, Co. a, 13th a I. V." After the war Mr. Creighton returned to Massillon, but later went to Philadelphia, where he engaged in work at a machine shop, going thence to Louisville, Ky., and then to Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio, where he married Helen L. Beaumont. There were four children born of this marriage : Helen L. ; Guila B.; Mary K., who died aged sixteen years ; and Hugh Percy. Mrs. Creighton died Feb. 1. [876, in Springfield, Ohio, and Mr. Creighton was married (second), April 18, [877, in Springfield, to Mary Kenney, born Feb. 28, [846, 'laughter of Elam and Char- lotte (Alaskill) Kenney. To this union there were born children as follows : Robert G./ Paul L. and Ethel. After his second marriage Mr. Creighton lived in Springfield, Ohio, for about fifteen years, managing a large machine shop, and being one of the founders of the Creighton Engine works, manufacturers of stationary engines. In 1892 he located in Muncie, Ind., becoming connected with the Whitely Reaper works, and in 1894 located in Anderson, where he took charge of the Lam- bert Gas and Gasolene Engine works. He is now manager of the Perfection Magneto Com- pany, manufacturing igniters for gas engines. Mr. Creighton is an honored member of Major May Post, G. A. R., in which he has been senior vice-commander and junior vice- commander. In political matters he is a Re- publican. PETER MINGLE, a substantial farmer and respected citizen of Madison county, Ind., and an old settler of Hancock county, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1836, son of George and Christina (Loy) Mingle. ■ John Mingle, grandfather of Peter, was a Revolutionary soldier from Pennsylvania, who moved to Montgomery count}", Ohio, and set- tled on new land. He then moved from Ohio to Indiana, and settled three-quarters of a mile north of Pendleton, on a heavily timbered piece of land, which he partly cleared, and built a log house. Not liking the country, how- ever, he returned to his old Ohio home, but in his old age again came to Indiana, to live with his son, George. He died at the home of his son David, in Madison county, at a ripe old age. He was a sturdy Andrew Jackson Dem- ocrat in politics, and an honest, hard working, upright man. His children were : Lewis, John, David, Elizabeth, Eva and George. George Mingle was born in Montgomery county. ( )hio, where he followed farming, be- ing married in that county to Christina Loy, daughter of George Loy, and to this union the following children were born: Sarah. Melissa, George, John, Martha, Nancy, Henry, Peter, Adam and Rachel. George Mingle took his family to Hancock county in 1839, where he settled on 160 acres of land, on which a small clearing had been made. He finished clearing this farm, and built a good two-story brick house and an excellent barn. Mr. Mingle also added to his land until he was the owner of 200 acres of well-cultivated fields, beingf con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 341 sidered one of the good, practical, substantial farmers of that section. He was a Democrat in politics. He died on his farm in 1869, at the age of sixty-eight years. Peter Mingle was brought by his parents to Indiana in 1839 at the age of three years. He grew up among the pioneers and attended scl 1 in a log school house, which was fitted with slabs for benches. There he received the limited pioneer education of his day, and was reared to a farmer's life, which occupation he has always followed. At the age of twenty- four years, on April 19, i860, he was married in 1 ireen township, to Sarah Barnard, born Oct. 13. 1838, in Green township, Hancock county, lnd., daughter of Robert V. and Mary (Hopper) Barnard. Robert Barnard was born in North Carolina, son of James and Annie (Walker) Barnard. The Barnards were of English stock, and there is a tradition in the family that they descended from an old New England family of Nantucket Island, off the .Massachusetts coast. The}- were Friends, or Quakers, and, says tradition, among the early founders of the Massachusetts Colony, and, being persecuted on account of their re- ligi 11, settled first in Nantucket, and after- ward, just previous to the Revolutionary war, sought refuge in North Carolina. The Walkers were also of English stock. James Barnard was a farmer of North Carolina and moved to Ohio, where he married. About 1834 he located in Henry county, lnd., where he cleared up a farm from the woods and died at the age of seventy-five years. He was a Baptist in his religious belief. His children were: Robert, Roy, Melissa, Mary Ann, El- vira and Evans. Robert Barnard was born in North Caro- lina, Jan. 3, 1814, and located in Ohio when a young man of twenty years. Here he worked one year, in 1835 removing to Henry county, lnd., where he carried on farming. He was married in Green township, Hancock county, to Mary Hopper, born in Wayne county, lnd., near Cambridge, Sept. 3, 1820, daughter of John and Sarah (Shortridge) Hopper. The Hoppers were pioneers of Wayne county, whi re John Hopper owned a farm, which he had cleared from the woods. He died when Mr>. Mingle's mother was only twelve years old. Robert Barnard settled on a farm of eighty acres in Hancock county, cleared it from the woods, and became very well-to-do, at his death owning 500 acres of land. He built two sets of good buildings on his farm. He was a Republican in politics. For many years he was a cattleman, buying and fattening cattle, and was an excellent business man. His death occurred at the age 1 1 eighty-eight years, seven months, at the home of his son Elwood. His wife was a member of the Christian Church for fifty years. To Robert Barnard and wife were born the following children : James W., a private in an Indiana volunteer infantry regiment, was wounded in battle and died in a hospital in Scottsburg, Ala. ; Sarah ; Mary Ann; Irwin; Vandelena ; and Elwood. After marriage Peter Mingle bought 120 acres of land in < ireen township, Hancock county, where he made some improvements, after which he sold it and bought eighty acres in the same township, which was partly cleared. He finished clearing this farm, upon which he built a hewed log house and good barn. This farm he also sold in 1809, and removed to Madison county, lnd., settling upon his present homestead, which then consisted of 130 acres. At one time Mr. Mingle owned 420 acres of fine land in Fall Creek' township, but has given liberally to his children, still retaining, how- ever, a fine farm of 186 acres. Mr. Mingle is a member of the Methodist Church, as was his wife, and in that faith she died. Airs. Mingle was a member of the committee appointed to collect funds with which to build the new Methodist Church in Pendleton.. This committee collected $10,000, and of this sum Mrs. Mingle herself gave $1,000, Mr. Mingle, $250, their two daughters $250 each, and Mr. McCarty, a son in-law, $250, making $2,000 from the family. In his political views Mr. Mingle is a stanch Dem- ocrat. He is a straight-forward citizen and much respected man, and assisted by his worthy wife, he has reared an excellent family as follows: Florence M., born Feb. II, 1865. married Charles E. McCarty, a farmer of Fall Creek township, and has three children, Glen W., Greta L. and Helen S. : Viretta Alice, born Aug. 29. 1867, resides at home; and Geo'rge R., born March 22. 1871. married Zella Worrell, and has children. Grace S., Robert and twin sons (he follows farming in Fall Creek township). JOHN H. COTTRELL, a highly esteemed citizen of Ingalls, lnd., was burn in Green 342 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD township, Madison county, Ind., Oct. 10, 1829, son of Abraham and Susannah (Hilderbrandt) 1 ottrell. John Cottrell, grandfather of John II., was a soldier of the War of 1812, during which he participated in an important battle. He was a pioneer of Darke county, Ohio, and removed to Union county, Ind., when that State was a territory. He remained there but a few years, when he removed to Green township, Madison county. Here he was an early settler, at one time being the only settler between Fall and Lick creeks. John Cottrell was an aged man when he located in Madison county, and he made his home with his son, Abraham. He died in i860. To him and his wife Elizabeth were born the following children : Abraham, Thomas, William, Samuel, Polly, Peggy, An- nie and Sally. In political faith John Cottrell was an old-line Whig. Abraham Cottrell was a pioneer of Indiana, of Scotch descent, and was born in Ohio, June 11, 1803, son of John and Elizabeth Cottrell. He was married, in Union county, Ind., to Susannah Hilderbrandt, born June 27, 1803, daughter of Martin Hilderbrandt, a pioneer of Indiana, of Dutch stock, who died on his farm in Union county, which he had cleared from the woods. After marriage, Mr. Cottrell and his wife removed to Green township, Madison county, and settled on land in the wilderness, which they afterward entered. Mr. Cottrell added to his land from time to time, owning 260 acres, and clearing up a large farm. He was a typical pioneer, and first built a log cabin, but later, before the Civil war, erected a large frame dwelling house. The children born to him and his wife were : Elizabeth, July 13, 1820; Mary Ann, .May 14, 1824; John H., Oct. 10, 1829; Abraham, Jan. 12, 1832 (died young) ; William, Jan. 29, 1834; Samuel and Lydia, May n, 1836; Hester, March 17, 1839; and Thomas, Sept. 22, 1843. Abraham Cott- rell was one of the organizers of Green town- ship and was a substantial citizen. He had three sons in the Civil war : Samuel, who en- tered Company B, nth Ind. V. I., for three years, was killed at Fort Donelson ; Thomas, in the same company, served eighteen months, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability ; and John H. Abraham Cottrell was an old-line Whig in politics, and an Abra- ham Lincoln Republican. He lived to be eightv-five years old, dying on his farm April 29, 1889. John H. Cottrell received but a meager ed- ucation. He was brought up in the woods and on the farm, attending the pioneer school in a log schoolhouse in Fall Creek, in which slabs served for seats and a plank fastened the length of the wall as a writing desk. When twenty-two years old, the January after the Taylor campaign and election, .Mr. Cottrell was united in marriage in Green township, to Jane Pettigrew, born in Greene county, ( Mho, in 1830, daughter of Washington and Polly (Parsons) Pettigrew. Washington Pettigrew was a pioneer of' Greene county, Ohio, of American descent. He bought 100 acres of land in Green township, Madison county, Ind., which he cleared up and improved, and he became a substantial fanner, owning several fine tracts of land. He died on his farm at the age of seventy-five years. His children were: John, Samuel, George, David. Robert, Marion, Nancy, Isabel, Eliza- beth, Jane and Nettie. Of the above family, Robert served in the Civil war, in an Indiana regiment, for a short time. After marriage John H. Cottrell settled on his father's farm, and lived there until his en- listment at Indianapolis, Aug. 9, 1862, as a private of Company G, 12th Ind. V. I., Capt. James Hueston commanding, to serve three years or during the war. He was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, June 8, 1865, the war having closed. He was in the battle of Richmond, Ky., when almost the entire 12th In- diana regiment was captured. Mr. Cottrell was among these, and was paroled the next day. He took part in the battles of Yicksburg; a hard fight at Jackson ; Chattanooga ; the great Atlanta campaign ; Dalton ; Kenesaw Mountain : before Atlanta, July 22d, and was captured with several hundred Union soldiers, and taken to Andersonville by rail, in a box car. This capture was made during the latter part of July, and Mr. Cottrell was confined there until April, 1865, nearly nine months. He was stripped of his coat, but was left his knapsack and other clothing. When captured Mr. Cottrell had about $80 in greenbacks on his person, but when searched dropped the money in the sand and stood upon it. This money he kept some time for a case of emer- gency. One of his comrades, Morris Fort, of Fortville, becoming very sick, was unable to eat the prison fare, and Air. Cottrell engaged a Union soldier from Indiana, who worked for the Rebel authorities, and who came into COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED >RD 343 the prison at night, to secure a chicken from citizens who brought them in to sell to the guards who traded with the Union soldiers. rhis man did not secure the chicken and re- turned the two dollar bill which Mr. Cornell had given him, but three days later, five Con- federates searched Mr. Cottrell, taking the $80 from his knapsack, leaving him nothing. At this time the conditions in the prison camp were frightful. The prisoner's rations con- sisted of a small piece of bread of coarsely ground corn or rye meal, and at times a very small piece of pork or beef. Salt and sugar were unknown luxuries, but at times the pris- oners were allowed a little sorghum molasses. The rations were so small as to be insufficient to sustain life, and thousands of prisoners died 1 f starvation. The water was filthy, and was supplied by a small creek from the Confederate camps above, the camps being drained by it. The grounds of the stockade sloped to this creek and much of the filth of the prison was emptied into it. Mr. Cottrell saw the famous spring which broke out just within the stock - ade. This spring, believed by many to have been an act of Providence, suddenly burst forth when the water of the creek was at its worst, and it proved to be the greatest blessing to the stricken soldiers, supplying them with plenty of fresh water from that time on. In the prison camp there was no shelter except that which the prisoners made for themselves, and Mr. Cottrell and three comrades, with whom he messed, dug a hole in the ground, over which they spread several blankets, this being all the protection they had. Mr. Cottrell suf- fered a sunstroke in the prison in August. 1864, which greatly weakened him. He stood the prison life a great deal better than many others. however, and had no other sickness than that caused by the sunstroke. When taken to prison Air. Cottrell weighed 200 pounds, and when released nine months later, weighed eighty-five pounds. In 1865, the Rebels, see- ing that the war was about to close, started many of the prisoners to Goldsboro, bill before reaching that place, the news of Lee's surrender came. Until taken prisoner Mr. Cottrell had always been an active soldier, and was never in the hospital, serving in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skirmishes in which his regiment participated. From his in- juries received from prison life, Mr. Cottrell has never fully recovered, and has. since his confinement, always been very deaf. \\ hen he left home to serve his country. Mr. Cottrell left his wife with four small chil- dren, namely: Thomas M., William. Daniel and George. After returning home, Mr. Cottrell settled on the homestead, where he remained twenty-three years. His first wife- died, leaving him these children born after the war: Abraham, John. Charles, Rosetta and Mattie. Mr. Cottrell's second marriage was to Margaret Anderson, born in Pendleton, Madison county, July 17. [837, daughter of Adam and Ann 1 Snyder) Anderson. The Andersons were of Scotch-Irish stock, and the Snyders were Pennsylvania Dutch. Adam Anderson was born in Past Tennessee, son of Charles and Elizabeth Anderson. Charles An- derson, it is believed, came from Ireland to America, settling in Tennessee. Adam Ander- son came when a young man to Madison county, Ind., with relatives. Here he married Ann Snyder, daughter of Thomas and Mary E. (Bloom) Snyder, the former of whom was from Bedford county. Pa., and he entered his land in Fall Creek township, Madison county. Adam Anderson, after marriage, settled down to fanning, and continued that occupation m Madison county all of his life. His children were: Mary, Thomas. Pucellus, Margaret, Henry. Charles and John. Of this family Thomas, Lucellus and Henry were soldiers of the Civil war. Thomas served in the 89th Ind. V. I., in the three years' service, and partici- pated in a number of battles. Henry and Lucellus were in the 53rd Ind. V. I., in the three years' service : the latter died of typhoid fever in a hospital, after having served in sev- eral important engagements. Adam Ander- son lived to the ripe old age of seventy-eight years, passing away on his farm. In his poli- tical views he was a Democrat, but never sought office, giving the care of his farm his entire time and attention. Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell are valued members of the Methodist Church. In politics Mr. Cottrell was tirst an old-line Whig, afterward joining the Republican party. His first vote was cast for Zachary Taylor, and he supported John C. Fremont, and later Abraham Lincoln. being one of the original members 1 f the Re- publican party. Since that time he has voted for every Republican candidate for the Presi- dency, and takes a great interest in the success 1 f bis party. Mr. Cottrell is prominently as- sociated with the G. A. R., belonging to Major May Post, Pendleton. He is also connected with the I. O. < >. P., of Pendleton. Until lo- cating on his present homestead in Ingalls in 344 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1878, Mr. Cottrcll lived on a small farm in Green township. J. RICHARD FRANCIS, president of the Francis Pharmacy Company, Indianap- olis, and chemist of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company, stands at the head of his profession, either from a bitsiness or a scientific standpoint. The concern of which he is now the head suc- ceeded in 1905 to the business of the Hurty- Francis Pharmacy Company, which was founded by Dr. J. N. Hurty, the present Sec- retary of the State Board of Health of In- diana. The establishment, in its equipment and conduct, is worthy of its founder and of the present proprietors, all of whom have made an honest endeavor to maintain the highest standards known to the professional and busi- ness circles with which they have relations. The prescription department ranks among the very best in the Middle West, the laboratory has no superior in the city or in the State. The work done in both is always performed with the utmost regard for the public good as well as punctilious service to patrons. Mr. Francis, as the son of a physician who distinguished himself in thirty years of successful practice in Shelby county, this State, may be credited with inheriting the mental and moral stamina which have won him pre-eminence (in his chosen line. Nevertheless, the credit is due for the most part to his own unabated ex- ertions from the time he embarked upon his independent career. Mr. Francis has an interesting ancestry, tlir early records showing instances in every generation of independence of spirit, enter- prise and courage. These traits are indicated especially by their readiness to take up life in untried fields, the first generation of this branch of the Francis family in this country having come from Wales and settled in the Eastern States, whence his father moved to the new State of Indiana when he struck out for himself. On the maternal side we find that the emigrant ancestor came from his native Germany to Lancaster count v, Pa., and later moved to Ohio, whence his son came to Shelby county, Indiana. Three Francis brothers came to America from Wale-;, one settling in New York, one in New Jersey and one in Virginia. J. Rich- ard Francis is descended from the New Jersey settler. His great-grandfather was a Revo- lutionary soldier. His grandfather, Richard Francis, was a large land owner in New Jer- sey, and a man of standing, being a squire of his county and noted for his strict Christian principles. He was a great Bible student. He married Anna Carr, a member of a prominent New Jersey family, and distantly related to Napoleon Bonaparte," and they had a large family. Dr. Joseph Francis, son of Richard and Anna (Carr) Francis, was born in Monmouth country, N. J., and was there reared and edu- cated. His father was a very strict disciplinar- ian with his sons, and because of a thrashing administered by his father, Joseph, who had some of the paternal spirit, left home at the age of eighteen years, coming West to Indi- ana with his brother, Dr. Edward T. Francis. The boys had grit and ability, and they de- termined to make their way to success in spite of the adverse circumstances then pre- vailing in their new surroundings. They set- tled in Shelby county, Ind., where they had found employment cutting cordwood for a prominent farmer of the locality named Banker. Being totally unused to such work they found it particularly severe, but they kept at it so bravely that they won the good- will and respect of both Mr. and Mrs. Banker, who forthwith invited the young men to make their home with them. The offer was ac- cepted, and the Francis brothers took up the study of medicine with Mr. Banker's sons Wilson and Adoniram, all four young men becoming physicians. They all attended the Hartsville Classical School, an Indiana in- stitution of learning famous in that day. Joseph Francis, in whom we are particu- larly interested, was graduated from the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, and was offered the chair of Chemistry there, but he refused, preferring to embark upon private practice at once. He located at Fountain- town, in Shelby county, Ind., and though often urged to change to a wider field by brother physicians and patrons who recog- nized his unusual mastery of the science of medicine and his skill in applying his know- ledge he remained there to the close of his days, a period of thirty years. As may be judged, he was uncommonly successful, both as to the number of patients he attended and the manner in which he handled his cases. He was a high type of the devoted family phy- sician, possessing a comprehensive knowledge of general medicine equaled by few, and was regarded with especial confidence as a re- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 345 liable obstetrician. At one time he did not remove his clothing for sixteen days. He was attending thirty-two cases of typhoid-pneu- monia, and lost but one — a wonderful record indeed. Dr. Elder, for many years secretary of the Indiana Medical College, practiced in the same neighborhood with Dr. Francis, and in adjoining territories, and they became warm friends. When Dr. Elder settled in Indianapolis he tried to induce Dr. Francis to accompany him hither, as his partner, he, in common with other friends and admirers of the latter, believing he could win a high place in the profession under more favorable circumstances. But he preferred the loca- tion of his first choice, and continued in prac- tice there until his death, March 14, 1893. Dr. Joseph Francis married Catherine Mutz, daughter of Hon. Jacob and Anna Maria (Snepp) Mutz, and their only child was J. Richard Francis, whose name introduces this sketch. Hon. Jacob Mutz, maternal grandfather of Mr. Francis, was a native of Lancaster county, Pa., and a pioneer of Shelby county, Ind. His father was a native of Germany, his mother Mary (Frybarger) Mutz, a native of Switzerland. Jacob Mutz was three or four years old when his parents moved to Miami county, Ohio, about 1828-29, and there they died. When he was a young man he moved farther west, settling in Shelby county, Ind., and not long afterward married Anna Maria Snepp. like himself -a native of Lancaster county, Pa. She belonged to an old family of that section. They had a wed- ded life of over fifty years, celebrating their golden wedding, and she passed away not long afterward, in October, 1898. Mr. Mutz subsequently married late in life. To the first union were born ten children, six of whom still survive, namely: Mrs. George Kinsley, of Shelbyville, Ind. ; the wife of Dr. William Pierson, of Morristown, Ind. ; Mrs. Dillon H. Payne, of Bloomfield, Iowa; Dr. C. M. Mutz, of Maysville, Kans.; Philo J. Mutz, of Jack- son township, Shelby Co., Ind. ; and Oscar U. Mutz, of Edinburg, Indiana. Hon. Jacob Mutz was in his day one of the well-known Democrats of Shelby county, and he was three times elected to the Legis- lature, in i860, 1862 and 1884, receiving a large majority at each election. He was well known in other public capacities, having served fourteen years as a member of the Nate board of agriculture, and for a number of years as a trustee of Purdue University, to which position he was appointed by Gov- ernor Porter; he continued 'to hold it until he went back to the Legislature, in [884. He passed away Sept. 6, 1906, when nearly eighty-three years old, and his funeral was conducted by the Masonic fraternity, of which he was a prominent member. He was buried in St. George cemetery near the St. George Lutheran Church, near Edinburg, Ind., in which he had long held membership, and he was a firm believer in the doctrines of his denomination and a zealous worker in the church to which he belonged. He organized the Sunday-school of that church, which is still flourishing, a monument to his zeal and an honor to his memory. The members of this Sunday-school sent their tribute to the mass of blossoms which covered the grave of this honored man. Mr. Mutz not only reared a large family of his own, but also, at different times, had the care of several orphan children, to whose interests he gave his best energies. Seven grandsons and seven granddaughters survived him, Mr. J. Richard Francis, our subject, being the eldest of the grandsons. J. Richard Francis was horn Dec. 31, 1870, in Fountaintown, Shelby Co., Ind., where he was reared and received his early schooling. He obtained his professional preparation at Purdue University, graduating March 14, 1893 — the day of his father's death. It was his father's ambition that he enter the medical profession, but upon his graduation he was recommended by the dean of his alma mater to Dr. J. X. Hurt}' for the position of assist- ant in his analytical laboratory. The Dean's judgment of his special fitness was verified in the aptitude he at once displayed for his duties, and he continued to assist Dr. Ilurty until the latter was elected secretary of the State Board of Health, when Mr. Francis was admitted to a partnership, taking charge of the drug business which Dr. Ilurty had estab- lished, and which was originally known as the J. N. Hurt\' Pharmacy Company. The busi- ness of this concern has always been con- ducted on a most honorable basis, and its name has never been used in connection with the advertisement or popularization of patent medicines, or questionable undertakings of any kind. In connection with his pharmacy Dr. Ilurty opened an analytical laboratory, which has been continued successfully ever since. There all the drugs received into the pharmacy undergo careful preliminary in 346 I i AIMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tion, and considerable work from outside sources is also d,one there, such as the analysis of water, the chemical work for the C. C. C. & St. L. Railway Company, etc., for which the laboratory is particularly well equipped. All this is carried on under the personal su- pervision of Mr. Francis, who has attained a reputation for ability and trustworthiness not surpassed by any member of the profession in this State. He is connected with the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association, the American Chemical Society and the American Phar- maceutical Society, and is at present a member of the committee on commercial in- terests of the last named organization. Mr. Francis has put his vigorous mentality to many severe tests in the past few years, which have been devoted to work taxing to the ut- most his physical as well as his intellectual strength. Fortunately he is endowed with a strong constitution and has had excellent health, which -has made possible his continued exertions from the time he entered upon his present line. The opinions of authorities in the medical profession who have been in a position to judge of his work and worth will he of interest here. Dr. William N. Wishard has commented upon his achievements as follows: "J. R. Francis is a thoroughly scientific pharmacist who makes a conscientious effort toward the highest ideals of scientific dispensing. He is thoroughly trained, and has an enthusiastic devotion to his work and a keen appreciation o,f the present-day pharmaceutical require- ments, and justly deserves the high reputation he beats.'' Dr. Clevenger says (June 7, 1907) : "Mr. FYancis is a very fine chemist. Inheriting mental qualities of a high order, he has at- tained the position he occupies by hard study and natural adaptability, lie has the strictly ethical pharmacy of the city and State, and the most completely equipped laboratory in the city or State." Dr. Ferguson has expressed himself as follows: "J. R. Francis is one of the few ethical druggists of the State. Graduated in pharmacy and in chemistry in Purdue Uni- versity, son of a distinguished physician, he came to Indianapolis as chemist of J. \. Hurty, am' became Dr. Hum's partner under the firm name of the Hurty-Francis Phar- macy Company, and later succeeded Dr. 1 1 urn. He has a most complete laboratory, is chemist for the Big Four Railway Com- pany. He is a success because doctors know the) can trust him. He has trained pharma- cists who put up his prescriptions. The store- has always had a high reputation for honesty and purity in compounding prescriptions. Mr. Francis has sustained the high reputation es- tablished by J. X. Hurty. He is by nature and by training adapted to his profession — this is the secret of his success.'' — June 18, .1907. Dr. Brayton, Editor of "The Indiana Medical Journal," says: "J. R. Francis is the head of a house that has sustained a high reputation for thirty years, established b) I >r. J. X. Hurty, the secretary of the Indiana "health board. J. R. Francis' father was a physician of prominence. Young Francis is a graduate of Purdue University. He is a technical chemist and has paid particular at- tention to the study and examination of oils and waters for manufacturing, commercial and sanitary uses. His ability was recog- nized bv the Big Four. He has the confidence of the laity and profession of medicine, be- cause of his training, capacity and honesty, and he has surrounded himself with trained assistants. His gentlemanly, genial qualities are of the highest order, and he is entitled to the high estimation in which he is held. He has taught chemistry in the dental and medi- cal colleges of the city." — June tS, 1907. Dr. Samuel E. Earp, a well-known medi- cal teacher and writer of Indiana, also writes of him: "J. R. Francis is a competent, repu- table and ethical pharmacist, hut this is not all; the large retail drug establishment of which he is the proprietor has in connection with it a well equipped laboratory for the purpose of standardizing his stock and this he gives his personal supervision. His cautious and painstaking methods are characteristic of but few men in active business life. His thorough- ness in details with a view of reaching per- fection is the secret of his success." .Mr. Francis is well known socially, be- longing to various prominent organizations of Indianapolis. He is a Freemason of the thirty- second degree and a well-known Shriner. a member of the University Club and of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, an honorary member of the Xi Psi Phi fraternity, a member of the Columbia Club and of the German House. He was married in August, 1 S«><>. to Miss Helen Dalrvmplc. a native of Morristown, hid., only child of John M. and Mary Ellen (Hargrove) Dalrymple. Mr. Dalrvmplc is COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 347 treasurer of the Indianapolis Saddlery Com- pany. He is a native of Virginia, of an old and prominent family, his ancestors having come to the State at an early date from Scotland. lie is prominently identified in the circles of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is an active member of the Central Avenue Church of Indianapolis of that denomination. He is prominent in the charities of the city and State, having served on the State Board of Charities and donated the John M. Dalrymple room in the .Methodist State Hospital. Air. Dalrymple is also prominent in .Masonic cir- cles, holding both the Knight Templar and Scottish Kite degrees. Mrs. Dalrymple, nee Hargrove, traces her ancestry on the paternal side through ancestors who came from Scot- land to Maryland at an early day, and cm her maternal side to an old Virginia family by the name of Smith, who were large slave owners before the war. She is of Scotch- Irish descent. Mrs. Dalrymple and Mrs. Francis, her daughter, are both prominent members of Central Avenue M. E. Church. Mrs. Franccis is identified with the musical circles of the city and the Federation of Women's Clubs, having served in official capacities in the last named organization. She is also a member of Alpha Chi ( )mega Greek letter society and was in- itiated at Del'auw University, where she at- tended college. Mr. Francis, the subject of this sketch, retains his membership in St. George Lutheran Church previously men- tis >ned. OSCAR X. WILMINGTON, one of the highest salaried clerks in the registry depart- ment of the postoffice at Indianapolis, has been in that division for nineteen years, and in the efficient and faithful discharge of his duties has risen from the bottom to the top by regular promotion, serving at two different times as superintendent of the division under three postmasters. He has proved himself a most worthy official, and has seen the force of his department grow from three to eleven clerks. Born in Lawrence township, Marion county, Ind.. he is a son of George and Emma ( Day) Wilmington. Elisha Wilmington, his grandfather, was of good English descent, and made his home for many years in Bucks county. Pa. A wagon and carriage maker by trade, he made that occupation the business of bis life. After some years he moved to Ohio, in which State lie passed his last days, dying there. In his family were nine children: | hn. who died in Indiana; Joseph. Thomas and Levi, who died in Ohio; George, who is mentioned below; Anna, Mrs. Jonathan |od * ie< >rge Wilmingti hi married Miss Emma Day, who was the daugh- ter of an Irish farmer of Pennsylvania, who settled in Ohio and died there. He had eighl children: Artemus ; John ; Elijah; Edith, Mrs. Philips; Artamica, Mrs. Hawk; Adda, de- ceased, who never married: Emma, Mrs. Wil- mington; and Minerva, deceased, who never married. Mrs. Wilmington survived her husband, 348 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and remaining on the home farm continued to improve it, and erected thereon one of the first frame hi uses in the neighborhood. She passed her last days with her daughter, Mrs. Johnston, and died in September, 1863. To Mr. and Airs. Wilmington were born eight children: (1) Levi Franklin, who was disabled for life in the service of his country during the Civil war. and received an honorable discharge, was during his early manhood a blacksmith and cabinet maker, and after his discharge from the service he held the positions of railway postal clerk and secret service officer. (2) Edward Melvin, a farmer, school teacher, mer- cantile clerk, and serving as deputy treasurer and auditor of Marion county, was given the nomination on the Republican ticket for audi- tor, but was defeated with the rest of the ticket. He was elected recorder by the county com- missioners to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Greenfield, and afterward made an unsuccess- ful race for the nomination for recorder, but was defeated by Col. Darnell. (3) Artamica died in infancy. (4) Oliver C. died in the service of the Civil war. (5)Adda died in in- fancy. (0) Narcissus married Joseph F. Johnston, a prominent farmer of this county. (7) Oscar N. is mentioned below. (8) Elijah D., a retired farmer and Civil war veteran, now resides in Eaton, Indiana. George Wilmington, the father of the above family, was a large-hearted, generous man, \ with an open-door hospitality for all. Ministers of all denominations received at his home a hearty welcome, but especially those of the Methodist Church, to which both he and his wife belonged. A benevolent man, he gave liberally to all worthy enterprises. In political sentiment he was a stanch Whig. Oscar N. Wilmington passed his early life on his mother's farm in Lawrence township, and there received careful rearing and practi- cal training for the duties of life. For a time during his young manhood he assisted his mother in carrying on the farm. After she took up her residence with Mrs. Johnston, he started nit as a farm hand, and thus continued until the commencement of the Civil war. Then in response to the call for troops, and when onl\ sixteen years of age, he enlisted Dec. 18, 1861, at Indianapolis, Ind., in Companv F, 57th Ind. V. I., under Col. J. W. T. McMullen, and on Dec. 23, 1861, went into camp on Gen. Buckner's farm near Louisville, Ky. With Gens. Buell and McCook in command, he with the rest of the force, soon went to the front. Arriving at Somerset, Ky., after the right there, they proceeded to Shiloh, arriving there in time to witness the close of the engagement. Then moving forward to Corinth, Miss., they soon entered in earnest in the engagements, participating in the campaign with Bragg. After a march through Alabama they were with Gen. Buell on the famous forced march of 300 miles through Tennessee and Kentucky, Sept. 3d to 26th, 1862. Mr. Wilmington saw active service at the battles of Perryville, Tal- lahoma, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, and took part in many other engagements with his command. He was in the forced march from Chattanooga to Knoxville, Tenn., in which they covered 140 miles in eight days, to re- lieve General Burnside. During the cold New Year's day and night of 1864 the com- mand bivouacked without tents, blankets or overcoats. On Feb. 13, 1864, Mr. Wilming- ton re-enlisted as a veteran, and when the army was re-organized his regiment was made a part of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. He went through all the hardest lighting in Tennessee, engaging in the battles of Rocky Face Ridge, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro, Ga., and many others. From Jonesboro, Ga., un- der General Thomas, he participated in the pursuit of Hood. He was at the battle of Spring Hill, Nov. 29th; Franklin, Nov. 30th; at Nashville, Dec. i5-i6th; and then pro- ceeded to Huntsville, Ala., and from there to Buell's Gap, Tenn., in March, 1865. Thence he went to Nashville, and was soon afterward sent to Texas. He received his honorable dis- charge Dec. 14, 1865, at Port Lavaca, Texas, and was mustered out of service, Jan. 3, 1866, at Indianapolis, Ind. He was a thoroughly brave and faithful soldier. In November, [864, he was promoted to corporal; on Feb. 2, [865, to first sergeant; and on March 1, 1865, was commissioned and on April 1st mustered in as first lieutenant, receiving his commission from Gov. Morton. He was given the com- mand of his company when only nineteen years old. Throughout his service in the army he escaped being made a prisoner, and received but a few slight wounds. After the war Mr. Wilmington followed the business of contractor and builder in Law- rence township until 1880, working up a large business in that line. Encouraged by his sue- I I >.\ I MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECOKD 349 cesses he then located in Indianapolis, and for a year engaged in the same line there. In 1881, under Postmaster J. A. Wildman, he was appointed to the registry department, a position he tilled with marked ability until 1685. Under the Cleveland administration he was engaged in carpenter work on the State House, which was then in process of construc- tion, and he also tilled other contracts. When Harrison was made President, he again re- ceived his appointment to the registry depart- ment, acting as superintendent through this term. In i8 honorably discharged at the close ol the war. Although never wounded in battle, or confined to the hospital, Henry Vanmatre's health was greatly impaired by his long and arduous services on the field. Jacob was in Company C, 4th W. Va. Regiment, and served until the close of the war. His knee was shattered at the battle of Vicksburg, but he served out his time at Rock Island, [11., in the Invalid Corps. David was in .Missouri when the war broke out, and was obliged to enlist in a Confederate regiment early in the war, while trying to get home. He served until 1804, making several attempts to escape, once getting as far as St. Louis, when he was captured and returned to his regiment, after which he was carefully watched. He escaped 111 1864 in Virginia, and enlisted in the 13th W. Va. Infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. Andrew |. \ anmatre was reared among the pioneers," and had but little chance to re- ceive an education, attending school sixty days each winter. This was a subscription school, held in a log cabin, furnished with split pun- cheons for seats. He enlisted at the age of twenty-two years, at Point Pleasant. \\ . Va., July 4, 1862'. as a private of Company B, 12th Virginia Light Artillery. He served until the fall of i8<>2. when an accident received in- capacitated him for army service. While on his way to join his regiment at Wheeling, he was on a river steamer on the Ohio river. A cable was sent nut by i\\^ men to fasten to a tree, the cable being fastened to the windlass. One of the men stumbling, the weight of the heavy cable and five men fell upon Mr. Van- matre, injuring him. so that on this ac- count he 'was finally discharged. After this he served on the Mississippi, Cumberland and Tennessee rivers as a boatman, being under 1 ommander Foote on the Cumberland for three months. For three seasons he served as a hand on steamboats, all of which time was spent in the government's service except three months. After the war Mr. Yanmatre returned to West Virginia and engaged in farming. In [865 he came to Madison county, returning to West Virginia in 1866, He married, in Ma son county, W. Va.. Jan. 18, 1866, Louisa Mc- Lane, daughter of Milton and Mary ( Somer- ville) McLane, who were of Scotch stock. Mary Somerville was the daughter of Mary and Robert (Young) Somerville. Robert Somerville was one of the earliest pioneers of Mason county, W. Va., and owned 500 acres of land, which he had cleared up from the wilderness. Milton McLane was born in West Virginia, in Jackson county, and followed farming in Mason county. He died in middle life, leaving two children: Wesley and Louisa. Mr. Yanmatre rented land adjoining his present property in 1 900, buying eighty acres of excellent farm land, which constitutes his present home. Airs. Louisa Yanmatre died Feb. 16, 1891, on the farm, in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. She left these children : < >tto, ( )sra W.. Laura and Marvetta. In poli- tics a Democrat, Mr. Yanmatre takes a great interest in the success of bis party. Frater- nallv he is associated with the I. O. O. F., No. 88, Pendleton. Mr. Yanmatre married (second) Cath- erine Jordan, nee Saunders, daughter of John and Maria (Shover) Saunders, and widow of William Jordan, a farmer of Fall Creek town- ship, and a veteran of the Civil war, having served in a Virginia regiment of the Confed- erate army. The children born to Mrs. Van- matre's first marriage were : Lora, Alice and Rettie. ( )R\ILLE C. and JOHN N. GORDON. Neither the history of Great Britain nor that of the United States could be written without the mention of a Gordon. Yet not alone in places so prominent as to be handed clown to posterity have the bearers of the name been found, but also have there been Gordons who have lived honorable and useful lives in the various communities, removed from the lime- light of publicity. Honorable lineage entails the responsibility of upright living, and in Madison county, Ind., dwell Orville C. and John N. Gordon, public-spirited and pa- triotic citizens and successful and popular business men. The ancient seat of the Gordons in Strath- bogie, Scotland, is one of the finest castellated remains in the country, and Gordon castle in Banffshire, the most princely edifice in the north of Scotland. The Gordon Arms: Quartered, first azure, three boars' heads, erazed or. for Gordon ; second or, three lions' heads, erazed gules, for Badenock ; third or. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 351 three crescents within a double treasure gules, for Seton; fourth azure, three cinque foils, argent, for Fraser. Crest: In a marquis cor- onet or, a stag's head quadrant proper. Sup- ports, two greyhounds, argent, each gouged with cellar gules, and buckles or. Motto: Bydant. The badge is Rock Ivy, and the war cry "A Gordon! A Gordon!!" The march and salute of the Gordons were tine specimens of the peculiar music of the bag pipes. The plaid is green striped with black and white. The early Scutch line is of especial inter- est. It is definitely proved that there were manv of the name in France prior to the Nor- man Conquest, and it is supposed that mem- bers of the family accompanied William the Conqueror to England, later going with King Malcolm Canmore, or his son King David, to Scotland. Tradition says that in the reign of King Malcolm Canmore, a knight by the name of Gordon visited Scotland and killed a huge wild boar which had infested the borders. For this the King granted him land in the Merse, or Berwickshire, which he called Gordon. He took the 1 mar's head for his armorial bearings, and he afterward made Scotland his home, becoming the progenitor of all who bear the name in that country. Mention is made of Adam de Gordon, and Adam, his son, during the reign of Ring Malcolm and of his son King David. Ricardus de Gordon, grandson of the R night and son of Adam de Gordon, became prominent in the reign of King Malcolm IV, and his successor King William the Lion (1165). Donations made to St. Mary's Church at Relso. "and the monks serving God there," and to St. Michaels in the village of Gordon, between 1150 and 1200, would indi- cate he possessed the family lands in Berwick- shire. His death occurred about 1200. Sir Thomas de Gordon, son of Ricardus, confirmed by charter his father's donations to the churches above named. He died in the reign of Alexander II. At this same time there lived one \dam de Gordon, who owned a part of the lordship at Gordon, hence is sup- posed to have been a near relative. Sir Thomas de Gordon, son of Sir Thomas, died without male issue, and his daughter Alicia succeeded to the estates. She wedded her cousin Adam de Gordon, who was one of the chief commanders of the i.ono auxiliary forces sent by King Alexander HI to attend Ring Louis of France on his expedition to the Holy Rand. He died while on this Crusade, and Ins son Sir Adam de Gordon succeeded to the es- tates. He married an English maiden. Sir Adam de Gordon, son of Sir Adam, became one of the leaders of his time, in learn- ing, in statesmanship, and in the field, lie was the friend and assistant of Sir William Wal- lace in his expedition to Galloway. After tak- ing the castle of Wigtown Sir William made Sir Adam its keeper in 121)7. Ring Robert of Scotland rewarded him for his faithful ser- vices by granting him the lordship of Strath- bogie, in Aberdeenshire, and there he made his home, giving to his lands the name of Huntly. He was killed at the battle of Hali- don Hill in 1333. Sir Alexander Gordon, of Huntly, son of Sir Adam, was a loyal subject to King David Bruce, and behaved with great valor at the battle of Halidon Hill in which his father lost his life. He accompanied King David to Eng- land, and was slain at the battle of Durham in 1340. Sir John Gordon, son and successor of Sir Alexander, was taken prisoner with Ring David at the battle of Durham, and did not secure his freedom again until 1357. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Sir John Gordon, of Huntly, son of Sir John and his wife Elizabeth, became a noted soldier, feared by the English, but greatly be- loved by his own vassals. In 1372, at Carron, he routed the English under Sir John Lilburn, whom he took prisoner, and he was killed in 1388 at the battle of < ttterburn. Sir Adam Gordon, son of the brave Sir John, was killed at the battle of Homildon Hill in 1402. He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Keith, grand marshal of Scotland, and their daughter Elizabeth succeeded to the estates. Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Sir Adam, married Alexander Seaton, second son of Sir William Seaton, ancestor of the Earls of Wis- ton. He was called Lord of Gordon and Huntly. Alexander, Lord Gordon, son of Elizabeth, was a man of great wisdom and diplomacy, and was made one of the commissioners ap- pointed to treat with the English for the lib- erty of Ring James, and in 1423 was one of the hostages for his ransom. Because of his services in the ministry of his country Ring lames II created him Earl of Huntlv. 35^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD George, second Earl of Huntly, became a privy councillor on the accession of James IV, and from [498 to 1502 was lord lieutenant of the northern part of Scotland, resigning in the latter year. He died in 1507. Alexander, son of George, and third Earl of Huntly, like his father, was a privy coun- cillor. He was one of the sureties for peace with the English in 1509. At the unfortunate battle of Flodden Field he commanded the right wing of the army, being very successful, but as the left wing was overpowered, and the King and many nobles slain, he made his es- cape at sundown. John, Lord Gordon, sou of Alexander, married Jean, natural daughter of King James IV by Margaret, daughter of John, Lord Drummond. He died in 1517. < ieorge, eldest son of John, succeeded to the title of Earl of Huntly. In 1535 he was made a member of the privy council, and was Lord Lieutenant of the West, and Captain Genera] of the forces raised to oppose the English, whom he defeated at Holdenry. He held the Duke of Norfolk in check, and, it is said, attempted to apprehend the person of Queen Mary. He was attacked by the Queen's forces at Corrichie, defeated and killed. His son John was executed the next day at Aber- deen, and the estates forfeited to the Crown. Later another son, Adam, was pardoned, and in 1567 the estates, honors and dignities were restored to the family. George, Earl of Huntly, to whom the es- tates were restored, became a favorite of the Queen, and was by her made Lord High Chancellor of the Kingdom. When the war cloud gathered he became commander of all the forces of the North, but being forced to come to terms with the Earl of Morton, re- turned to his estate, and died in May, 1576. < ieorge, son of George, was a devout Cath- olic, and died in 1636. I le was raised to the dignity of Marquis of Huntly. < Ieorge. son of the first Marquis of Huntly, was a captain of the Scotch gendarmes to Louis XIII of France, but returned to Scot- land when the Civil war broke out, becoming Lieutenant of the North. For his loyalty to the King he was denied pardon by Parliament and his land- and estates forfeited in 1647. lb- was executed at Edinburgh March 30, [649. Louis, third Marquis of Huntly, did not long survive his father, but died in 1653, and ii. 1 eeded bv his -■ >n .Marquis of Huntly, the fourth of the title, • was restored to the whole of the estates, and created Duke of Gordon, by King Charles II. On the accession of James VII he was made one of the lords of the treasury, member of the privy council, governor of the castle of Edin- burgh and Knight of the Thistle. During the Revi ilution he held Edinburgh castle as long as there was any hope, and finally, surrendering to King William, retired to his home, and there passed away in 1716. He was the last Catholic chief of his race. Alexander, second Duke of Gordon, died in 1728. and was succeeded by his son, Cosmo George, third Duke of Gordon, who was elected a member of the British Parlia- ment in 1747. He died in August, 1752, and was succeeded by his son Alexander. Lord George Gordon, great-grandson of the first Duke of Gordon, was the leader of the Gordon riots of 1780 in London, directed against the Catholics. In 1836 the title be- came extinct, but was revived in 1876 for the benefit of the Duke of Richmond. Members of the family became Earls of Sutherland, and the Lords of Lochinvar were Gordons. Prominent members of the family were: Lord Byron (whose mother was a Gordon) ; Charles George Gordon, the "Hero of Khartum" or "Chinese Gordon." The rapid spread of the name Gordon, however, was not due to the families of this line. Until the middle of the fifteenth cen- tury, surnames were practically unknown in the Highlands, and then they adopted the cus- tom of the Irish, decreed by act of Parliament in 1465, that "they should take to them a surname," etc., and while the Irish in many cases took the name of town or trade, the Scotch took the name of their new lords, to whom they swore allegiance. A regiment of 1,000 Gordons went to the Crimean war, and were nearly wiped out. For many years the Gordon regiment has been a feature of the British army, and its review near Edinburgh castle is an imposing sight. Among the American Gordons may be mentioned: James Gordon, 1746-1792, sec- ond lieutenant Capt. Nathan Adams' company. Col. John Haglet, Delaware Line, Jan. 19- Dec, 1776; Col. George Gordon, commander of Fort Pitt in 1777: Dr. William Gordon, an early historian of the American Revolution ; Rev. William Gordon, 1774: George Gordon, born 1758, a patriot of the Revolution, and a descendant of Adam Gordon, of the Kenmore COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 353 branch, who came to America with his brothers George and Alexander, and settled in Pennsyl- vania ; Timothy Gordon (descendant of Thomas of Brantwood, N. H.), born at Brant- wood, N. H., Dec. 30, 1757, died Newbury- port, Mass., Jan. 16, 1838, a soldier in Capt. Daniel Moore's Company, Stark's Brigade, participating at Bunker Hill, Bennington and Saratoga, and in the war of 18 12, doing the iron work on sloop of war ; Thomas Gordon, appointed lieutenant in Maryland Line Feb. 20, 1777. and resigned July 1, 1778; Ambrose and William Gordon, both lieutenants, and Arthur Gordon, a private, in the Continental army ; Abraham Van Gordon, captured at Fort Washington, and sent to prison ships in New York harbor, where he is supposed to have died : Thomas Gordon, a private in Capt. John Lacey's Company, Ceil. Wayne's Penn- sylvania Battalion, in 1776; Alexander Gor- don, a private, Jan. 24, 1776, Capt. Abraham Smith's company, Col. William Irvine's Penn- nia Battalion ; Col. James Gordon, in New York militia in Revolution ; Capt. Henry Gor- don, chief engineer of North America, 1767; George Henry Gordon, graduate of West Point, 1 84O, served in Civil war, and as Briga- dier General at Cedar Mountain, South Mountain and Antietam, and a writer of note ; John Brown Gordon, of Georgia, Lieu- tenant General in Confederate army, member <>f United States Senate, Governor of Georgia. In civil life may be found mention of Patrick Gordon, appointed Governor of Pennsylvania in 1726; and William Gordon, 1728-1787, a clergyman and writer, who emigrated from England to Massachusetts, but later returned to England, sided with the patriots in their struggle and published a four-volume "His- tory of the United States." The branch of the family to which Orville C. and John N. Gordon, of Summitville, In- diana, belong is descended from William Gor- don, a farmer, who settled on the Potomac river in Virginia, about thirty miles above where Washington now stands. He married Mary Duckworth, who was born between Liverpool and Lancaster, England, Sept. 4, 1731, and who came when quite young to the Virginia colony. To this marriage were born children as follows : Alice, Nancy, Polly, Elizabeth, and Sarah and William, Jr.. twins. The father died before the birth of the last two children, and the widowed mother sold her 23 small farm in Virginia, and in 1796 moved her little family to Kentucky. The proceeds 01 the farm were spent before the family reached Kentucky. This was a five months' journey, and was made in a very inclement season. The little family was detained three months at various places, and six weeks by the ice at Braddock's Riffle in the Ohio river. Of the children, Alice died in Indiana ; Nancy and Polly in Kentucky ; Elizabeth, Sarah and Will- iam, Jr., were all living as late as September, 1855- William Gordon, Jr., was born Aug. 11, 1779, and was seventeen years old when he went with the family to Kentucky. At the age of twenty-four, in 1803, he married, in Kentucky, Elizabeth Kelly, who was born in Virginia, May 10, 1786, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Kelly. Thomas Kelly was born in London, England, and was twenty-one when he came to America about 1777 as a soldier under Lord Cornwallis. Deciding to make this country his home, he deserted and with a comrade went into Virginia, and it is believed he settled in Kentucky about 1802, as his daughter Elizabeth went there at that time. She was seventeen when she married. To Thomas and Elizabeth Kelly were born the following: Orville, Julia, Salina, Elizabeth, Evaline, Hilton B., William H., Isabella, Leon- idas, Angeline, Mahlon C, Melvin H. and Chilon T. In 1812 William Gordon brought his family to Indiana, and settled in Metamura, Franklin county, about eight miles above Brookville. There, in company with other pioneers, he built a block-house for protection against the Indians. He entered land in the heavy timber and cleared up a fine farm on Duck creek, and in time became the owner of 1,000 acres of land. He was one of the sub- stantial and prominent farmers of the locality, of the typical pioneer kind. In appearance he was tall and of large frame, and was very strong. Both he and his wife were Metho- dists, and were active in establishing the church in their community. In politics Will- iam Gordon was an old-line Whig. He died on his farm at the age of eighty years, the grandfather of ninety-six children. His last surviving child, Mahlon, died in February, 1903, aged seventy-eight. The children born to William and Elizabeth (Kelly) Gordon were: Orville, Leonidas, Evaline, Mahlon, William, Taylor, Milton, Angeline and Salina. Orville Gordon, son of William and Eliza- 354 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD beth, was born in Kentucky in 1805, and was therefi ire abc ut seven years of age when he ac- companied his parents to Indiana. He was brought up to farming and also learned the miller's trade. After his marriage he engaged in merchandising and milling, with his broth- ers, Mahlon and Milton, under the firm name of Gordon Brothers. They built a mill and store, and Mr nearly twenty years were very successful, the completion of the White Wa- ter canal creating a large business. Orville Gordon became a wealthy man, owning 1000 acres of land in three farms, ami an interest in two mills and a mercantile establishment. In politics he was an olddine Whig of con- siderable influence, and he was one of the original Lincoln Republicans. He died in Metamora, aged about seventy-eight years,, esteemed by all men. In Metamora he mar- ried Drusilla Blacklidge, daughter of Jacob Blacklidge, who was of English stock, and at an early day had removed from Kentucky to Indiana, some time later than the Gordons, and there became the owner of 500 acres of land. Tu this marriage the following children were born : Lottie, Lavina, Elizabeth, Wil- liam F., < irville C. and John N. William F. was a major in the 68th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and participated in several battles nf the Civil war. ( irville C. Gordon, son of Orville, and now a wealthy grain dealer and merchant, was born April 11, 1847, in Metamora. In his boyhood he attended the common schools, but his pursuit of an education was inter- rupted when he was fifteen by his enlistment for service in the Civil war, in August, 1862. He enlisted in Company C, 68th Indiana In- fantry, for three years or during the war. At the fight at Munfordville, Ky., the entire regiment was captured, paroled and returned to Indiana. On account of his health which had been impaired by exposure, Mr. Gor- don's father procured his discharge, but as ii as lie had, in a measure, recovered, he re-enlisted in the early part of the winter of 1863, as a private of Company C, 13th Ind. V. I., for three years or during the war. He participated in the skirmishes along the James river under General Butler, was wounded through the right hip, and captured at Chester Station, Va., May 10, 1864. For two and a half months he was in a Confed- erate hospital at Richmond, where the atten- tion was scant and the rations coarse corn bread. From there he was sent to Libby Prison, wdiere for one month (parts of Au- gust and September) he was confined on the third floor with about 200 other prison- ers in the same room. He slept on the floor. The rations here consisted of a small piece of corn bread with, occasionally, a small bite of beef and a little pea soup. After Libby he went to Belle Isle, in the James river, where no shelter at all was given the prison- ers, and after about six weeks, Oct. 10, 1864, they were paroled and returned to Indiana. Mr. Gordon was later in the hospital at An- napolis, Md., and at Baltimore, in the latter place being declared unfit for further serv- ice and honorably discharged in June, 1865. After the war Mr. Gordon returned to Metamora and engaged in farming, and for a time had a general store there. For four years he was government store keeper at Lawrenceburg, lnd., after which he came to Summitville, and in 1890 engaged in the grain business. In 1871, Mr. Gordon married (first) in Metamora, Emma Cox, and after her death, he married (second) in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1897, Christina Thompson, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Adams) Thompson. Mr. Gordon is a thirty-second degree Mason, belonging to the F. & A. M., Alexandria; R. A. M., Marion; K. T., and A. A. O N. M. S., of Indianapolis. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he has always been active in public affairs. He is a man keenly interested in the commercial and industrial development of his community, and is always ready with time and means to do a good citizen's part. John N. Gordon, son of Orville and brother of Orville C, was born in Metamora April 10, 1851. He received a common school edu- cation, and was brought up to work on the farm, there learning the habits of industry that have been a distinguishing trait in his character. At the age of twenty-two he en- gaged in a mercantile business for himself at New Salem, Ind., wdiere he continued until 1874, when he returned to Metamora, and en- gaged in farming one year. He then went to I'd wood, wdiere he engaged in business, and in July. 1879, he came to Summitville and be- gan a furniture business. He was postmas- ter under Presidents Garfield and Harrison. In 188S he engaged in the grain business in company with J. H. Fulton and George W. Green, under the firm name of Green & Co. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 355 Later Mr. Green retired and the firm became Gordon & Fulton, and is now Gordon & Son, doing a general grain business. The firm has a high reputation for fair dealing, and is very popular with all farmers. On Oct. 4, 1874, Mr. Gordon was married in Rush county, Indiana, to Mary E. Free- man, who was born at Laurel Hill, Franklin count}'. Their children were : Orville Earl, who died aged twenty-four years ; Annie Pearl ; and William C, postmaster at Sum- mitville. The family attend the Christian Church. In his political faith Mr. Gordon is a stanch Republican, and always ready to do his part toward the success of his party. He is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and K. P., of Summitville, and is well liked by all who know him. JOSEPH YOUNCE, one of the highly esteemed citizens of Muncie, Ind., and an honored veteran of the great Civil war, was born Jan. 12, 1845, m Miami county, Ohio, son of Joseph and Lydia Macy (Thayer) Younce, and grandson of Philip and Margaret (Bur- kett 1 Younce, natives of Neuse River, North Carolina. Tradition says that the father of Philip Younce came from Germany. Philip was a cooper by trade and was married in North Carolina to Margaret Burkett, who was of- German stock, and they removed to Ken- tucky about 1809, and to Ohio about 1810, where Philip Younce served under General Wayne against the Indians. He finally set- tled in Miami county, Ohio, where he entered 160 acres of land at the present site of Nash- ville, built a log cabin, cleared his land and made a good farm. He was a member of the German Baptist Church, being a founder of several churches both in Ohio and Indiana, and riding horseback far and near to preach to the settlers. His children were : John, born in 1809, died in 1865 ; Joseph, born in 1811, died in 1872; Andrew, born in 1S14, died in 1863; George; Abraham, born in 1818, died in 1881 ; Isaac; Catherine: Eli, born in 1825, died in 1879 ; Davis and Mary. Philip Younce later sold his original home- stead, and in company with his son-in-law, Henry Hammel, purchased another in the same county, which they later sold, moving to another property near Covington, where Mr. Younce died in his eightieth year. Of his sons, John Younce was born in North Caro- lina or Kentucky, and married Nancy Knife, by whom he had ten children: Philip, Benja- min, Mahala, Andrew, John F., Margaret, Catherine, Amy, Joseph and Eli. John Younce was a cooper by trade, as well as a farmer, and like his father was a minister in the Ger- man Baptist Church. He settled on the Mis- sissinewa river, west of Eaton, about 1849, and cleared a farm of 140 acres, also building a saw and grist mill. He went to California in 1852, and returned some years later, and his death occurred in Delaware county in his fifty-sixth year. His first wife died in Miami county, Ohio, and he married (second) Lu- anda Mikel, their children being: Philip, Mary, Lydia and Hannah. Joseph Younce, second son of Philip, was born in 181 1 in Miami county, Ohio. He married Amy Knife, and their children were: Mary, Philip, Margaret, Elizabeth, Nancy, and Emaline, who died in infancy. The oth- ers all lived to rear families. Mr. Younce's first wife died, and he married (second) Lydia Macy, daughter of Thomas, a descendant of Thomas Macy, the original settler of Nan- tucket Island, the hero of Whittier's poem. By this marriage there were three children : Joseph, born in 1845 ; Minerva, born Sept. 14, 1848; and Henry H., born Sept. 9, 1853. Joseph Younce was a farmer and tanner, op- erating a tannery and harness shop in Fred- erickstown, Miami county, Ohio. In 185 1 he sold out and bought a farm of sixty-five acres in Troy, Ohio, and in 1856 moved to Delaware Co., Ind. He settled on the Mississinewa river in Union township, where he took up eighty acres of land, on which there were eight acres cleared and a hewed log house. He finished clearing this land and then sold out and removed to another farm in the same township, here passing the remainder of his life. He died in 1872, in the faith of the Ger- man Baptist Church. He was originally a Democrat in politics, but on the organization of the Republican party, he was converted to its principles. His wife, Lydia Macy, had married (first) Ichabod Thayer, a woolen manufacturer of Miami county, and they had three children: Davis, Phoebe and Enos. Mr. Younce had two sons in the Civil war: Philip and Joseph, of whom Philip was in the 3rd Indiana Battery in the three years service, was in a number of battles, serving out his enlistment, and his health was badly impaired by exposure. A stepson, Enos Thayer, was a private of Company E, 19th Indiana, the 356 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Iron Brigade, and served three years, being in many battles with the Army of the Po- tomac, and was slightly wounded in the bat- tles of Gettysburg and the Wilderness. Andrew Younce, third son of Philip, was born in 1814, in Ohio, and died in 1863. He married Catherine Ellis, born in Ohio, and their children were: Sarah, Isabella, Susan, Nancy, David, Simeon, George, Mary and Francis, who died in childhood. Andrew Younce was a farmer, and lived in Ohio until moving to Indiana in 1857. He cleared up a good farm of 160 acres in Union township, and was a highly esteemed citizen. George Younce, fourth son of Philip, was born in Ohio, and was a farmer and cooper by occupation, owning a tract of forty acres in Miami county, and later eighty acres in Union township, whither he had moved in 1855. He later sold this and moved several times, dying- in Hartford City in the faith of the German Baptist Church, of which he was a deacon. He was also a carpenter by trade, and assisted to build the church of that de- nomination on the Mississinewa river in 1856-7. Mr. Younce married Mahala Mikel, of Miami county, Ohio, and to them were born these children : Philip, John, Samuel, Eliza- beth, Ahizah, Abraham, Mary, Joseph, Mar- garet, Daniel and Alice. Abraham Younce, fifth son of Philip, was born in Ohio, and died in 1881. He carried on farming, milling and tanning, his home be- ing in Ohio, where he was a minister of the German Baptist faith. He married Elizabeth Helmick, in Miami county, Ohio, and to them were born these children : David, Caroline, William, Esley, Oliver, Elmira, Eli, Andrew and Webster. Isaac Younce, sixth son of Philip, was born in Ohio, but removed to Delaware county and settled in Union township, northwest of Eaton, Ind., on eighty acres of land, which he cleared, and here he died about 1850. He married Diana Knife, and their children were: Cath- erine, Wesley, Marietta and Minerva. Catherine Younce, the daughter of Philip, was born in Ohio, and married Jacob Helmich, a farmer and land owner of Miami county, i Ihio, and to them were born these children: John, Mary, Emeline, Arnold, Philip, William, Esther, Davis, Ephraim, Margaret, Melinda, Harvey and Edward. This family were mem- bers of the German Baptist Church. Eli Younce, the eighth child of Philip, was born in Ohio in 1825, and died in 1879. He married Mary Mickel, and to them were born : George, Martha, Millie, Webster, Eli, Amanda, Hannah, William and Charles, all of whom are deceased, except George, who is living on the homestead. Eli Younce was a cooper and farmer and about 1854-5 removed to Union township, Delaware Co., Ind., pur- chasing eighty acres of land, which he later sold and bought 160 acres near Granville, in Union township. At the time of his death he was one of the substantial farmers of his sec- tion. • Davis Younce, ninth child of Philip, was born in Ohio, and was a wagon maker by trade, an occupation which he followed in Mi- ami county, O., until about 1871, when he settled in Warsaw, Ind., where he died. He was a German Baptist minister and preached for several years. Davis Younce married Mary Ann Helmich, sister of his sister Cath- erine's husband, Jacob Helmich, and to this union there were born children as follows : Harriet, Perry, Alva, Clarinda, Sarah, Eunice, Frank and Permelia. Mary Younce, tenth and youngest child of Philip, was born in Ohio. She married Henry Hammel, a farmer, and they settled first in Miami county, Ohio, later going to California, but afterward returned to Ohio, where both died. Their children were : Jane, Sabina, Philip, Rebecca, Andrew, Eliza, Mary, Eliza- beth, Albert and Catherine. Joseph Younce, son of Joseph and Lydia (Macy) and grandson of Philip, received a common school education in Ohio, and when between eleven and twelve years of age went with his parents to Indiana, in August, 1856, the journey being made with three two-horse wagons, which took three days to make the trip. This trip is well remembered by Mr. Younce. His father settled in Union township on eighty acres of land, twenty acres of which were cleared, and on these twenty acres were planted corn. Joseph assisted in clearing and cultivating the farm until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted at about nineteen years of age, at Muncie, Ind., May 1, 1864, as a private of Company B, 134th Ind. V. I., to serve four months, and served out his time, being honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 2, 1864, being on detached duty in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. He was ever an active soldier, and was cheerful and faithful. After the w ? ar Mr. Younce returned to Indiana, and for a short time worked on the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 357 farm and taught school in the winter of 1864-5 in Hamlin township, and 1865-6 in Union township. In the summer during 1865-6 he worked in a woolen factory in Union town- ship, and in Randoph county in summer dur- ing 1867-8. He attended the high school in Muncie in the fall of 1868, and then taught in Union and Hamlin townships, Delaware county, becoming known favorably as an edu- cator. He came to Muncie in 1874, and in 1877-78 was in a bagging factory. Going to Hartford City, he conducted a bakery and res- taurant there for five years, when he returned to Muncie and engaged in a sewing machine business, manufacturing sewing machine at- tachments and selling machines and supplies. Mr. Younce is a Republican in politics, and is connected with Williams Post, G. A. R. foseph Younce was married April 22, in Union township, to Sarah A. Hyland, born Jan. 18. 1848, daughter of Michael and Jane (Prewitt) Hyland, and to this union there have been born three children : Ed- ward Wallace ; Myrtle Olive, who married Ed. C. Souders, June 30, 1897, and has one child, Edward Claire Souders; and Gert- rude Lucille, who married E. Stanton Janney, June 25, 1902. EZRA PATTON, a highly esteemed citi- zen of Anderson, Ind., where he is living a re- tired life, was born in Cass county, Ind.. June 2, 1845, son of Abraham and Hannah (Scott) Patton. Abraham Patton was born in Darke county, Ohio. He was a farmer, and a pioneer of Cass county, where he settled about 1840. He cleared up his farm at a very early date, hav- ing to cut the brush from the road leading from Logansport. He was the father of the following children : Isabel, who married Hi- ram T. Guard, and died before the Civil war ; Madison, a private of the 9th Indiana In- fantry, in the three months service, re-enlisted for three years or during the war, and served until its close ; Ezra ; and Alwilda, who mar- ried Lindol Smith. Lindol Smith, was a sol- dier in the Civil war, and was taken sick in the hospital at Gallatin, Tenn., and his wife, in order to care for him, was forced to become an army nurse, being regularly registered as such. She served in the army hospitals for two years, principally at Gallatin, Tenn., and Indianapolis, Indiana. Ezra Patton was early left an orphan by the death of his father, and he was brought up by his mother from the age of three years. Mrs. Patton, after the death of her first hus- band, had married William Pierson, a well- to-do farmer of Cass county, by whom she had one child, Sarah Amanda, who married Peter Williams. Ezra Patton received a limited edu- cation in the common schools, and was 1 to the life of a farmer, working upon farms in the vicinity of his home until the Civil war, during which he enlisted at Logansport, Ind., in .August, 1863, as a private of Company V, 116th Ind. \'. I., to serve six months. He participated in the battles of I Hue Springs and Tazewell, Tenn., and Clinch River. He was honorably discharged at La- fayette, Ind., in February, 1864. having served in Michigan (guarding an arsenal near De- troit), then in Kentucky, and was marched through that State V 1 East Tennessee, where his services ended. He re-enlisted at Logans- port, Ind., in September, 1864, as a private of Company K, 142nd Ind. V. L, to serve one year, being honorably discharged in April, [865, at the close of the war, having been in a number of battles, including that of Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Patton was one of the good, faith- ful soldiers, and has a war record of which any man might well be proud. After the war Mr. Patton returned to Cass county, Ind., and attended a high school at Merriam, Ind., for eighteen months. He then went to Kansas, where he engaged in team- ing, crossing the Great Plains. For two sum- mers he lived in Indian Territory and Colo- rado, driving cattle, at the end of which time he returned to Cass county. In 1871 Mr. Patton was united in marriage with Jane Dorothy Adeline Idson, daughter of Henry and Salina (Reynolds) Idson. Henry Idson was a farmer of Cass county, and also followed carpentering in Logansport. Mrs. Patton died in August, 1899, the mother of several children, all of whom are deceased. Mr. Patton married (second) Sept. 6, 1900, in Logansport, Ind., Mrs. Sarah (Hatcher) Snuffin, a widow. Mr. and Mrs. Patton came to Anderson in 1902, where he engaged in a feed, wood and coal business, in which he con- tinued until in February-, 1903, when he bought five acres in Fall Creek township. He has since moved to No. 1405 West Fifth street. Anderson. Mr. Patton is a Lutheran in religion, while his wife is a member of the Methodist Church. 353 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mrs. Pattern was born Sept. 19, 1852, in Logan county, Ohio, daughter of John and Kittie (Hess) Hatcher. John Hatcher was born in Illinois in 1815, and went to Ohio when fifteen years old. There he married Kit- tie Hess, daughter of Philip and Nancy Hess, the former of whom was an old settler of Ohio, who owned a fine farm of 400 acres of land in Logan county, which he had cleared from the woods. John Hatcher was a sub- stantial pioneer farmer of Logan county, Ohio, where he owned 360 acres of land. He was three times married. The children by his first wife, Kittie Hess, were : Rebecca, Lu- anda, Nancy, Sarah and Lydia. By his sec- ond marriage, which was to Ann Peterson, the children were: John, Abel, Cordelia, Abbie and Hope. No children were born to Mr. Hatch- er's third union. After settling on his farm, John Hatcher spent the rest of his days there, never changing his location. One of his sons served as a soldier in the Civil war, in an Ohio regiment. He ran away from home when too young to enlist, but finally succeeded in doing so, and served four years, participat- ing in many battles. Mrs. Patton received but a meagre educa- tion in the pioneer schools of her native lo- cality. She was married in Logan county, Ohio, to Wallace Snuffin, and they settled in Iowa, later removing to Cass county, Iowa, where they purchased land, and where Mr. Snuffin died, aged about forty-eight years. The chil- dren born to this union were : Mary, who married Alonzo Linhart, resides in Anderson, and has these children : Wood, Wallace L., Charles and Clinton ; and Oliver, who married Stella Middleton, has two daughters, Zola and Jessie. Mr. and Mrs. Patton are among the highly respected and honored citizens of the county, and Mr. Patton bears an enviable rep- utation for honesty and integrity. SAMUEL HICKS, an old settler, son of a pioneer, and a substantial farmer and vet- eran of the Civil war, was born March 6, 1834, in Lebanon county, Pa., son of Samuel (Sr.) and Sophia (Shafer) Hicks. The Hicks family are of English stock and were early settlers of Colonial Pennsylvania, while the Shafers were of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Samuel Hicks (Sr.) was the son of George Hicks, and it is believed that the father of George came from England. George Hicks was probably born in Lebanon county, Pa., and he married Mary Cramer of Pennsyl- vania. Their children were : Peter ; Samuel ; Sarah, who .married Frederick Rent; Henry; Maria, who married John Showers; and a daughter whose name is not remembered, who married a Mr. Offenbach. George Hicks lived to be eighty-nine years old, and died in Penn- sylvania. He was an industrious, hard work- ing man, and was very highly esteemed by all who knew him. Samuel Hicks (Sr.), son of George, was born Sept. 17, 1804, in Lebanon county, Pa. By occupation he was a weaver and was very skillful at this trade, being able to weave any kind of cloth, and the old-fashioned single and double coverlets, one of which, made by his father, his son Samuel carefully preserves and highly prizes. Samuel Hicks, Sr., was married in Lebanon county, to Sophia Shafer, a native of that county, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Shafer, of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. The children born to this union were: John, Hiram, William, Samuel. Catherine, Jeremiah, and Adam, all born in Pennsyl- vania, and Angeline, Sophia and George, born in Indiana. Mr. Hicks removed to Chambers- burg, Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1835, making the journey with horses and wagons. He lived in Chambersburg for three years, following his trade of weaver, and then moved with his family to Madison county, Ind. He hired Col. Thomas Bell's five-horse team, and a big, old Virginia covered wagon, which bowed up be- hind and before and could carry an immense load. Besides this old covered wagon Mr. Hicks had a one-horse wagon. The journey consumed two or three weeks, the family sleeping in the wagon and building campfires on the roadside in true pioneer style. Mr. Hicks settled on Fall Creek, in Adams town- ship, near Thomas Bell. He bought forty acres of heavy timbered land, afterwards add- ing eighty more, which was partly cleared, and he made his 120 acres into a good, productive farm. lie and his wife were members of the U. B. Church. In politics he was a Democrat until 1856, when he voted for John C. Fre- mont, and later for Abraham Lincoln. He was a strong Union man and had three sons in the Civil war: John H., Samuel and Jere- miah. John H., was in the Mexican war and was in four battles : Buena Vista, Palo Alto and two others. In the Civil war the brothers all served in Co. K, 8th Ind. V. I. Samuel Hicks, the father, died in New Columbus, Ind., Aug. 23, 1888, in his 84th year: his wife passed away, April 23, 1863. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 359 Samuel Hicks, son of Samuel, St., was but four years old when he came to Indiana with the family in the big wagon, and can well re- member the five-horse team, even the colors of the horses. The near horse was a bay, his mate a black, the tongue horses were dap- ple greys and the leader a dun. The driver, Harvey Bell, rode the near wheel horse, which was driven by a single line, and the leader controlled the others. It was the first team on the road, and all the horses had bells at- tached to bows which were fixed to the harness, except the saddle horse. The team, all spirited animals, weighing from 1400 to 1500 pounds each, were splendidly broken, and obeyed every word of command. After reaching the Indiana home Samuel Hicks attended the pioneer school, which had slabs for benches. Attending school three months in the winter time, the rest of the year would be spent in work on the farm, and in this he continued until his twenty-first year. He enlisted at the age of twenty-seven, in the bottoms east of New Columbia, in a grove where a rally was held to beat up the volun- teers. There were speeches by Col. Milton Robinson, Captain Myers of Anderson and others. Twenty-one young men enlisted from his neighborhood, every one of whom had a good record for three years service, all par- ticipated in many battles, and all returned home in safety, except one who took his own life on account of despondency and sickness. Samuel Hicks signed his name to the enlist- ment papers, Aug. 20, 1861, as a private of Company K, 8th Ind. V. I., to serve three years, or during the war, and he served until honorably discharged at Berryville, Va., Sept. 5, 1864. His service was in Missouri, Ar- kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia, and he participated in battles at Black Water, Mo.; Sugar Creek, Ark.; Pea Ridge. Ark. ; Cotton Plant, Ark. ; Port Gib- son, Miss. ; Champion Hills, Miss. ; Big Black, Miss., and Vicksburg, Miss. He had partly learned the blacksmith's trade before going to war, and was detailed to serve as blacksmith, serving in this capacity until discharged. He was never a prisoner, nor was he sick in the hospital, always being an active soldier and doing his full duty promptly and cheerfully. He took part in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skirmishes of his regiment, march- ing over 3,000 miles. After the war, Mr. Hicks returned to his home, where he engaged in blacksmithing, lo- cating his shop on North Main street in An- derson, Ind., and there he remained six months. At the end of this time he engaged in farm work. He was married July 16, 1866, at New Columbus, Ind., to Martha Ann Hod- son, born in Adams township, on her father's farm, Sept. 5, 1845, daughter of Isaiah and Mary (Otville) Hodson. Isaiah Hodson was born in North Carolina, the son of George Hodson, a pioneer of Adams township, whose children were: Hiram, Isaiah, Eli, George, William, John, Jonathan, David, Rachel, Eliz- abeth and two children whose names are not remembered. Isaiah Hodson came to Indiana with his parents when young, and was married in Madison county, Mary Otville being his bride. Mrs. Hodson was born in North Caro- lina, daughter of David Howard and Lettie (Carmichael) Otville. Isaiah Hodson cleared a farm of eighty acres from the timber land and built a log cabin with a slab floor. This was afterward replaced with a substantial two story brick residence, which is still standing and occupied. His farm was in Adams town- ship, on the east side of the Madison county line, and he was considered one of the good, practical farmers of that township. His chil- dren were : George, Josiah, Isaiah, Hiram, Da- vid, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Jane and Martha Ann. Mrs. Hodson was a member of the Christian Church. While .Mr. Hodson was a member of no church he was a great Bible reader, as was also his wife. In politics Air. Hodson was an old-line Whig. He died suddenly Dec. 19, 1852, while his wife sur- vived until 1856, dying in her fifty-second year. A son of this union, Hiram, was a col- onel in an Indiana battery, and was injured in his right foot, being lamed for life. .Mr. Hodson was a respected citizen of his township, and was one of the early pioneer school teachers. For twenty years Samuel Hicks and his wife resided on his father's farm in a big frame house which had been built by the father. Air. Hicks bought his present farm of eighty acres in 1874. which was then mostly timber land. This he cleared by hard work, and in August, 1885, located on this place, lie built a pleasant frame house and other sub- stantial buildings, making his place one of the finest in the township. Air. Samuel I licks is a member of Alajor May I'--:. G. A. R., of Anderson. He and his dan-liter, Emma L., are members of the Christian Church. In politics he is a stanch Republican, 360 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and has served in a number of township offices, among which may be mentioned those of road superintendent and school director. He was guardian of the Harvey and Fox families, and administrator of the James Williams es- tate. Mr. Hicks is an honorable, straight- forward citizen, and can recall many reminis- cences of the early pioneer days of Indiana. He and his estimable wife have reared a large family of children, of whom they may well be proud. They are the grandparents of eight children — four boys and four girls. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hicks were all born on the Hicks homestead, and their record is as follows : Emma Lor- ena, born Sept. 16, 1867, married Alfred N. Hodson, has one child, Velma D., and they reside on the home farm ; Anna May, born May 3, 1869 married Austin S. Cox, has two children, Minnie Murl and Samuel Andrew, and they reside in Emporia ; Oliver M., born Oet. 3, 1870, died Sept. 17, 1871 ; Elmer Law- rence, born June 20, 1872, now a farmer of Adams township, married Laura Hoppes, and they have four children, Harry, Edith, Martha and Ralph; Isaiah, born Oct. 23, 1877, died aged ten days ; Osco Ostarius, born Nov. 28, [879, follows farming on the homestead; and May Sophia, born Sept. 15, 1881, married Curtis Sparks, a farmer, by whom she has two children, Harold J. and Hermes. Mr. ami Mrs. Samuel Hicks, who until recently were very proud of being grandparents, are now still prouder in being able to bear the title of great-grandparents, their grand- daughter, Mrs. Minnie Murl Hole, having an infant daughter born in August, 1907. DR. CHARLES SEATON, physician and surgeon of Martinsville, Morgan Co., Ind., was born March 21, 1835, about two miles northwest of Hall, in Morgan county, on what is known as the Seaton farm. He was the third of nine children born to Allen Rose and Sarah (Pound) Seaton, and is descended from a family which has been represented in Amer- ica for several generations. Its record in both the New and Old Worlds is worthy of perpetuation. "Have regard for thy name, for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of Gold." The family is the first institution and lies at the base of everything that is good in society. C. H. Parkhurst, D. D., said : "Let us study the history of our family and try to improve wherein our ancestors may have done amiss in the past, or at least main- tain the record of sobriety, patriotism and honor handed down to us. It ought to be an inspiration to every one to know he has de- scended from a long line of upright, intelligent men and women. Vicious indeed is the one who would intentionally bring reproach upon a name that has been maintained in honor for many generations." Again, Maitland says : "It were a great pleasure to man to know the origin and beginning of his house and sur- name, and how long it has stood, with good actions and virtue of his predecessors." The earliest recorded ancestors of the Seaton family were Normans, who derived their remote origin from the Goths, the latter of whom took such an active part in the affairs of Europe from the third to the eighth century of the Christian era. "The Goths." says E. A. Freeman. M. C, in his history of the Goths, "may on many grounds claim foremost place among Teutonic nations which had a share in breaking up the Roman power. Xo Teutonic people has left behind it such early remains of a written language." The Goths first appear in history in the ancient land of Getae. For the early history of the Seaton family we are indebted to the history of the same written by O. A. Seaton, of Jewell City, Kans., from which we learn that over twenty places have been given the name Seaton and about as many different spellings of the family name, that have been found in various records. In an article on Seaton Chappel by Sir Walter Scott it is said they took their name from their habi- tation, dwelling by the sea in East Lothian. In this way the name came to be Seaton. Some account of the family is given for the last nine hundred years, though the name Seaton did not obtain until about two hundred years after the first historical mention of the people from whom the Seatons descended. One member of the family (a daughter of Lord Seaton of Scotland) married a brother to King Robert Bruce; another (Mary Seaton) was a maid of honor to Mary Queen of Scots and was with her through all of her troubles until her un- timely death. Eight were lords and five earls, to say nothing of members of Parliament, knights, generals, etc. One was a canonized Saint and another an archbishop in the Catho- lic Church at Rome, Italy. The immortal Pat- rick Henry's mother was a descendant of the Seaton family, and Theodore Roosevelt's fifth great-grandfather descended from the Seaton family, as appears in the genealogy of the Roosevelt family published in 1902 by Charles \JJ-^lA^d UAsisdy '/>-*4/ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 361 B. Whittesey, of Hartford, Conn. The Sea- tons- have been prominent in all the wars in America, as well as in the old country. One of them was killed in battle at Bunker Hill, and thirteen of them appear on the pension 1 of the Revolutionary war. Every Seaton family, so far as we can learn, that had sons of proper age was repre- sented in the late war of the Rebellion, on one r the other. It depended somewhat upon 1 side of Mason and Dixon's line they In Ja nes, John and Andrew Seaton left Scotland and went to County Tyrone, Ireland, where they took refuge after some disastrous conflict of the supporters of the Stuarts with their enemies in the year 1729. They lived there for about fifteen years. John Seaton married Jane Edwards in Scotland, and seven children were born to them. Then John with his family immigrated to the United States and settled at, or near, Boxford, Mass., in Essex county. The children of John and Jane Sea- ton were: Mary, James, Martha, John, Sam- uel, Elizabeth and Jane. James Seaton, the second child, married Elizabeth Robinson May 5, 1748, and to them were born four children, Elizabeth, Kenner, Rodham and Pritchard. James Seaton, the father, in the meantime had moved to Vir- ginia. Kenner Seaton, the second child of James, was born in Virginia in 1755. He was a sol- dier in the war for American independence. He married Elizabeth Sliger, and to them were born seven children, Elizabeth, Margaret, Re- becca, George, James K., Sarah and Richard. George Seaton, son of Kenner Seaton, was born in Virginia April 23, 1781, and died July 6, 1835. On Feb. 3, 1803, he married Sarah Drake, and to them were born eight children : Charles D, Allen R., John S., Jesse D., Mary, Elizabeth, Apphia W. and Sarah. Allen R. Seaton, son of George and Sarah Seaton, married Sarah Pound in Jefferson county, Ky., Aug. 11, 1830, and to them were born nine children : John P., George W., Charles, James P., Grafton W., Mary E., Sarah J. and Apphia M., and Richard F., who died at the age of four and one-half years. They are peaceable and law-abiding citizens, decidedly inclined to be religious, always loyal to their country, and in politics generally Re- publicans. Charles Seaton was born when Morgan county was still a wilderness. He started to school when only four and a half years old, walking three and a half miles with his two older brothers, John and George. His first teacher was Joseph Applegate, and the school- house stood in the southeast corner of what is known as the Elijah Allison farm, near the sand knoll, near where C. H. Whittaker lives. He had the advantages of the common schools of the day, such as they were, working on the farm and clearing away the timber when the weather would permit, always going to school in the winter, when the weather was too inclement to work on the farm. In this way, by the time he was twenty years old he had obtained a fair common school education. In the year 1855 he attended the Belleville Academy at Belleville. Ind. Upon his return home he farmed in the summer and taught school in the winter months until he had accumulated, as he thought, enough money to pay his way through medical school. In March, 1858, he left home and went into the office of his uncle, Dr. John S. Seaton, of Louisville, Ky., who was then Professor of Anatomy in the Kentucky School of Medicine, situated at Louisville. He took the then prescribed course of study in that school and on Feb. 28, i860, graduated with ease, and with honor to him- self. In the following May he located at Hall, Ind., and commenced the practice of his pro- fession among the scenes of his childhood days, his old neighbors and his youthful asso- ciates, a most difficult task for a young man to undertake. He was succeeding fairly well in establishing a lucrative practice when, on that historic 12th day of April, 1861, the boom of the cannon from Fort Sumter, S. C. re- verberated across the land and shook the earth from center to circumference. The young doc- tor heard the ominous sound and at once took in the situation, fully realizing that it meant a call for all the able-bodied men of the coun- try. When President' Lincoln made his call for 300,000 men, he closed his office and joined a company then being recruited by Capt. A. T. Welrnan, and on Aug. 26, 1861, he went into Camp Morton, at Indianapolis, with what was afterwards Company A, 33rd Ind. Vols. At the organization of the company his comrades elected him to serve as first lieutenant and on Sept. 29, 1861, the regiment left for the South amid the beating of drums and the cheers of the multitude. Dr. Seaton served as first lieu- tenant until Jan. 10, [863, when Captain Wel- rnan was compelled to resign on account of failing- health, and Lieutenant Seaton became 362 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD captain of Company A, remaining in command until Sept. 13, t86 4 , when his health failing him he also resigned and returned home as he said to die. Captain Seaton participated in all the marches, skirmishes and battles in which that grand old regiment took part. On March 5» 1863, he was captured at Thompson's station, Ienn., and was taken to Libby Prison where he was kept until May 5> 1863. He was at the head of his company in all the trvine scenes through which the regiment passed participating in the battles of Wild Cat Kv ' Cumberland Gap, Tazewell, Tenn., Crocker's Aeck, Ky., Thompson's Station, Tenn. Re- saca, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Golgotha, Culp's House Kenesaw Mountain, Cassville, New Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta ueorgia. When his company and regiment veteran- ized Captain Seaton came home, and while en- joying a thirty days' recruiting commission, among friends, he was married, on April 14, 1864, to Miss Mary Genevieve Major, the ceremony being performed by Elder J. H. Henry, then in charge of the Christian Church at Martinsville, Ind. Mrs. Seaton was born on her father's farm, four miles north of Mar- tinsville, Aug. 23, 1838, youngest child in the family of William A. and Rebecca (Clark) Major, who moved from Brookville, Franklin Co., Ind., to Washington township, Morgan Co., Ind., in October, 1832. There Mr. Major entered the farm on which he died, four miles north of Martinsville, still known as the Major farm and owned by the Major family. In the fall of 1864 Dr. Seaton returned home permanently, and after locating at Hall resumed the practice of his chosen profession. At the election of 1882 he was made county treasurer and was re-elected in 1884. About the time of the close of his second term the value of the mineral water found in the Barn- ard well was as yet little understood. Captain Barnard had just completed his first small bath . with its eight tubs, and he was looking around for reputable physicians to assist in the sanitarium enterprise. He selected Dr. Seaton and Dr. E. V. Green, who took charge of the medical department, and to whom must be credited much of the success of the sanitar- ium. Dr. Seaton was particularly active in ex- perimenting with and demonstrating the heal- ing properties of the now famous waters of the Artesian City. He remained with Captain Barnard for more than five years and then as- sisted in organizing the .Martinsville Sanitar- ium. In March, 1894, he became a partner of Dr. H. C. Robinson in the Home Lawn Sani- tarium, the partnership lasting two years, when Dr. Robinson withdrew, and Dr. Seaton continued in control for three years more. At the end of that period the property changed hands, and his services were no longer needed. At this date, in conjunction with Dr. Sweet, he took charge of the National Sanitarium, at which he remained until June 1, 1901, when he retired because of failing health. After rest- ing about a year he was called to take charge of the Hill-Cohn Sanitarium, at Martinsville, of which he has been in charge to the present time, making a total of nineteen years' experi- ence in sanitarium work as a physician, and more than forty-seven years as a practicing physician and surgeon in general practice. Dr. Seaton and his wife are members of the Christian Church, which he joined in Jan- uary, 1881, under the preaching of Elder J. M. Canfield, of Indianapolis. After moving to Martinsville, in October, 1883, he was made a deacon and a member of the financial board of the church at that place, and when a va- cancy occurred later on he was chosen elder, in which capacity he officiated five years, volun- tarily resigning at the end of that time. For seven years in succession he served as super- intendent of the Christian Sunday-school in Martinsville, always taking an active part in the work of the church there until his profes- sional duties called him elsewhere. Mrs. Seaton has been equally active in church and benevolent enterprises. She is a member of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions, and has been an enthusiastic member of the W. C. T. U. since its organization, hav- ing been a charter member. She has held va- rious offices in that organization, and has con- tributed several papers to its literary organ. Though never particularly strong physically, Mrs. Seaton has been blessed with a fine mind and unusual energy, both of which she has un- selfishly devoted to good causes wherever they have enlisted her sympathies. She has ever been willing to do her part in the church and in the various societies with which she has been connected, and her influence has been well directed, accomplishing good in many direc- tions. Mrs. Seaton was educated in the schools of Martinsville, in the academy at La- doga, Ind., and at the Northwestern Christian University, now Butler College, Irvington, Ind. She early developed a taste for music, and had the second piano brought into Mor- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 363 gan county, the family of Mr. P. M. Parks having the first. This old piano, a Baldwin, is still one of her treasured possessions. Two children were born to Dr. and Mrs. Seaton, one son and one daughter, the latter dying in infancy. The son, Sims M. Seaton, is a bookkeeper for the Nonpareil Portrait and Publishing Company, at Camden, Ohio, where he is quite prominent, having been four times elected city treasurer. He married Miss Cath- erine Bertsch, of Camden. They have no chil- dren. Dr. Seaton was school trustee of Gregg township one term, and for the past eight years he has been president of the board of pension examiners. He belongs to the State and county medical societies ; to the Masonic fraternity, which he joined during the war (he is a charter member of Martinsville Chapter), and to P. M. Blankenship Post, No. jj, G. A. R., of which he is a past commander. His in- terest in his old command and comrades has never ceased. He has the original muster-roll of the enlisted soldiers of his company, Com- pany A, 33d Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, the places of residence of all its members, their present residence if living, and date and cause of death if deceased. This record is complete up to date [October, 1907]. Another memento of his service is a gold watch which Mrs. Seaton possesses, and which the Doctor was carrying when in Libby Prison. Though searched twice for valuables the watch was not found, as he had concealed it in his high- topped boots. He is still carrying a watch — a P. S. Bartlett No. 74.516 — which he pur- chased Sept. 15, 1863, just after being in Libby, and which he wore through the rest of the war. Though it has been in use ever since it is an excellent timekeeper and the Doctor has been offered large prices for it by some of his old comrades; his jeweler says it is good for forty-four years more. Gen. John Coburn paid the following tribute to Captain Charles Seaton anent his army services : "Dr. Charles Seaton was a captain of Company A, in the 33rd Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was mus- tered into the service in the summer of 1861. His first service was in the office of first lieu- tenant of this company, and upon the resigna- tion of Capt. A. T. Welman was promoted in the office of captain on the 10th day of Jan- uary, 1863. and served in that office until the 13th day of Sept., A. D. 1864, at "the muster out of the regiment. He was a dutiful and obedient officer; brave and faithful at all times. He not only served as an officer of Co. A, but also as an assistant of the surgeon in the hos- pital, which duty he performed faithfully and successfully. He was a man of great kindness of heart and won the esteem and affection of the men of the regiment. His goodness of heart stimulated him to do this extra duty in a successful manner. He by this means attained and held the good will of the officers and the rank and file of the entire regiment. No officer of the 33d Regiment held by stronger cords of respect and affection the good will of the men of this regiment. He earned a promotion thai was due many times for his services as a sur- WILLIAM HENRY JENNINGS, a vet- eran of the Civil war, now residing on a farm in Monroe township, .Madison county, was born in Henry county, Ind., Jan. 3, 1840, son of Thomas and Margaret (Hasket) Jennings, Thomas Jennings was during his early manhood a resident of North Carolina, own- ing a farm in Perquimans county. There he married Margaret Hasket, a member of an old Quaker family in the state. Between 1830 and 1840 Mr. Jennings removed with his family to Henry county, Ind., making the journey with a team of horses. He settled there on rented land, and remained till 1845, when he moved to Hamilton county and rented another farm. The following year his wife died and the family was broken up, the chil- dren going to different relatives. Seven of them lived to grow up: Martha Ann; Mary Jane; Thomas; John, who enlisted in the war and was drowned in Texas while cr< ssing a heavily loaded pontoon bridge; William H., James and Joseph, all Union soldier-. Thomas also wished to enlist, but was unable i 1 pass the physical examination. By a second mar- to a widow, named Mrs. Betsy Shawl, Mr. Jennings had two other children, J and Rebecca. His death occurred in Hamil- ton county, April i_\ 1849, "hen he I thirty-six years. William H. Jennings was less than six years old when his mother died, and lie was taken to the home of his uncle. William Has- ket, in Tipton count)', Ind. I le remai on the farm till he was fourteen and then went to live with his sister Mary Jane, who had lately married and settled in \\ . bi unty. When he was a little older he hired 1 ut for farm work and was so engaged till his mar- 364 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD riage, May 26, 1861. His bride was Miss Hannah E. Ostler, born in Tipton county, Jan. 3, 1847, youngest daughter of George and Elizabeth (Bishop) Ostler. Her father owned a small farm of forty acres which he had cleared from the woods. Late in life he gave up farming and went to Kokomo, Ind., where he and his wife died at the ages of eighty and sixty years respectively. They were Metho- dists in religious belief, and people of genuine worth and character. Their other children were : George, Abraham, David, Jackson, John, Catherine and Mary. Three of the sons, David, Jackson and John, were in active serv- ice in the war for three years in Company F, 1 1 tli Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After his marriage Mr. Jennings settled on a rented farm in Tipton county, but shortly ' there came a call to arms and he left his wife and home to enlist in Indianapolis Dec. 12, 1861, in Company K, 47th Ind. V. I., for three years or during the war. He served until honorably discharged at Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 23, 1865. His regiment was in Kentucky, uri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas, and saw hard fighting. It fought night and day, going through Mississippi to the rescue of Banks, and was the first Union regiment to pass through Memphis, as well as to enter Mobile; at Port Gibson, just before the surrender, the men fought all day after marching all night, and skirmished all the next day, losing forty- seven men ; at Champion Hills the regiment lost 143 men in killed and wounded. It was under fire eighty-one days. It was veteran- ized 400 strong, and had veteran furlough home. Mr. Jennings shared in all the ex- periences of his company, and was in the battles of Champion Hills, Fort Donelson, New Madrid, Black River, Riddle's Point, Siege of Yicksburg, Devil's Bluff, St. Charles, Jackson (Miss.), Spanish Fort, Fort Blakeley, Island No. 10, Yazoo Pass, Jackson (La.), and Milliken's Bend, as well as the siege of Mobile. Mr. Jennings was never a prisoner nor in hos- pital, but he had many narrow escapes from death. At Port Gibson he was struck by a bullet on the forehead, the ball having first passed through the upturned vizor of his mili- tary cap. Although its force was thus broken, he was knocked unconscious and lay there nearly half an hour, bleeding profusely. His comrades were lying down to fire, but Mr. Jennings had been standing and had fired ' sixty-five shots before he was knocked down. After recovering consciousness, he arose again and continued firing as before. On another occasion, during a charge across Yellow Bushy river, a ball grazed his chin, while once in battle his belt and cartridge box were cut away, his clothing pierced several times and his canteen once. Toward the very end of his service, in 1865, he was detailed at Shreveport as an agent for the Freedmen's Bureau, while all through his term of enlistment he had been detailed for extra services, because of the great confidence his officers felt in him. Soon after he veteranized, he was promoted to be fourth duty sergeant. He was a loyal soldier prompt to his duty and devoted to his regi- ment, for which on one occasion when home on veteran furlough he recruited eighteen men. When the war was over, Mr. Jennings re- turned to Tipton county, bought a twenty-acre farm and started to operate it. He soon ex- changed it for forty acres near Tipton, but before long disposed of this also and moved to Kokomo, where he did teaming on public works as well as farming. On his arrival he had purchased forty acres near the town, but he later exchanged that for residence property in Kokomo. At that time he kept a toll gate on the South Greentown Pike, near Kokomo, and was in charge of all the work on the pike. He remained in this section till 1884, when he moved to a farm in Tipton county, and from there went back to Howard county, thence to Clinton county, and finally to Madison county, where he now resides. Mr. Jennings is not only a successful and progressive farmer, respected and esteemed in his community, but he has also been quite prominent in local lodge work. While in Kokomo he joined the I. O. O. F., and he is also a member of the Kokomo G. A. R. post He has always been a Republican from the time of his first vote, which he cast for Abra- ham Lincoln. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church, and also of the Woman's Relief Corps, and while in Kokomo belonged to the Daughters of Rebekah. Mr. Jennings' first wife died in December, 1888, leaving three children, Leota, Howard and Lorene. Two years later, Sept. 16, 1890, in Kokomo, Mr. Jennings married Mrs. Sarah F. (Hite) Beek. She was born July 10, 1849, daughter of Jacob and Mary C. (Gross) Hite. On July 19, 1868, she was married to her first husband, James E. Beek, who died in 1881. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 365 Mr. and Mrs. Jennings have no children liv- ing. Mrs. Jennings comes' from a family orig- inally from Virginia, where her great-grand- father founded the town of Hitesville. His son, James Hite, born in Virginia, became a farmer by occupation and married Miss Sarah Bacon, for his first wife. Their children were Jacob. Mary, Matilda, John A., William T. and Sarah. The second wife, whose name is unknown, died young. For his third wife Mr. Hite married Miss Catherine Thomas, by whom he had three children, Louisa, Byron and Henry. About 1830 Mr. Hite went to Ohio and settled on the frontier, in Ashland county, near Loudonville, where he cleared a farm of eighty acres and spent the rest of his life on it. He died at the age of sixty, an old- line Whig in politics and a Baptist in religion. On her mother's side Airs. Jennings de- scends from Dutch stock, although her grand- father. Martin Gross, was born in Virginia. His father, Jacob Gross, died when he was a child, and he was brought up in the family of a stepfather who was of German nationality and a pioneer in Pennsylvania. He worked on the Ohio river till he married, and theii ] lived in Gallipolis for a time. From there he moved to Indiana, settled in Fall Creek t< >\\n- ship, Madison county, and in 1837 entered eighty acres of land half a mile east of Lapel. This land he cleared, built a good two-story house of hewed logs, which is still standing, and lived there till his death at the age of seventy-five. He was a great Bible reader, and was active in church w r ork, serving as deacon. In politics he was a Republican. He married Sarah, daughter of Frederick and Amy (Flora) Taylor. Her father came to Pennsylvania from Holland as a stowaway when fourteen years old, having run away from home rather than be bound out to a brewer. He eventually settled in Ohio. Mrs. Gross bore her husband fourteen children, Mary, Julia, Enos, Sarah, Isaac, Morris, Es- ther, Martin, Harvey, Thomas, Emily and three who died in infancy. The sons all served three years in the Civil war. Mary, the eldest daughter, married Jacob Hite, and became the mother of Mrs. Jennings. Jacob Hite was born Sept. 23, 1824, in Virginia, and was six years old when his father went to Ohio. He acquired what education he could in the common schools of that day, and then studied by himself until he was fitted to teach. In addition to his teaching he learned the blacksmith's trade. At the age of twenty-one, he came to Madison county, Ind., taught for a time, at Fishersburg, and also conducted a graded school at 1 ter's Grove, near Anderson, while later he also taught across White river. In 1848 he set- tled in Anderson and ran a blacksmith's shop there till 1859. In that year he bought a saw- mill in Howard county, ran it till 1864 and then sold out in order to buy another in Cass county, Ind. That one he operated till 1S74, when he moved to Kokomo, where he already had extensive interests, having owned and managed a lumber yard, besides having part ownership in a foundry and several sawmills. He died in Kokomo Jan. 16, 1881. In [848 he was married in Fishersburg to Miss Mary Catherine Gross, who was born on the Ohio river near Gallipolis, April 25, 1826. Mrs. Hite is still living. Both united early in life with the Baptist Church at Fishersburg. In politics Mr. Hite was a Republican, public- spirited and active for the local welfare, and much respected by all his acquaintances. The eleven children born to him and his wife were as follows: Sarah F. ; Amy F., Feb. 1, 18 — ; Thomas B., Dec. 18, 1852; Florence M., Dec. 18, 1854; Nancy M., Oct. 11, 1856: Es- ther A., Aug. 7, 1858; James A.. Feb. 14, i860; John A., Nov. 10, 1862; Amanda C, July 19, 1864; Julia L., May 4, 1866; and William S., Jan. "4. 1868. Mrs. Jennings first married, as has been stated, James E. Beek, born in Franklin county, Ind., June 14, 1842, son of Janus W. Beek. Mr. Beek received a good common school education and then took up farming. When the war began he enlisted in Company H, 34th Ind. V. I., served three years, re- enlisted in Virginia in the same company, and remained to the close of the war. He was in a number of battles, was once wounded and, recovering only partially, spent the rest of his term as a hospital nurse. While home on a furlough, he married Miss Wilhelmina Yakey, but she died young, leaving no chil- dren. After his marriage to Miss Hite Mr. Beek engaged in railroad work, and his death was due to an accident in the discharge of his duties in the switch yard, he being run over by an engine. MEEKS. The Meeks family, of which James W., William A.. Martin I.. and J. Ar- thur Meeks, of Muncie, Ind.. are worth}' rep- resentatives, is of old Colonial Virginia stock, 3 66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and members thereof have been prominent in every walk of life. The following is quoted from the Xcw berry Library (Chicago) record: "Meeks. This family is of English origin and all Meeks in this country are descended from two brothers, Littleton and Nacy Meeks, who settled in South Carolina. Both were Baptist preachers and were regarded as able, pious and good men. There are also a number of descendants of Littleton Meeks now in Ten- nessee. * * John Meeks, Sr., was born in Virginia about 1780, and he was a son of Jesse Meeks, a Methodist minister. He went to Tennessee when young, and there his de- scendants still live." A prominent member of this family was Fielding Bradford Meeks, born in Iowa, Dec. 10, 1817, and died in Washington, D. C, Dec. 28, 1876, a noted American geologist and paleontologist. Thomas Meeks, the great-grandfather of the Meeks brothers, was a pioneer settler of Monongalia county, W. Va., and lived on his farm near the village of Knottsville. He and his wife Susannah, were the parents of seventeen children, as follows : Amos, Wil- liam, Elizabeth, Samuel, George, Rebecca, Polly, Josiah and Joseph, twins, Cassandra, Lovina, Edith, Thomas, John, Abraham, As- bury, and a daughter whi ise name is forgotten, who married a Mr. Courtney. Elizabeth mar- ried a Mr. Vinson; Rebecca married Stanton Jones; Polly married Abraham Bryant; Cas- sandra married, but the name of her husband is forgotten, and there were no children born to them; Lovina married a Mr. Gibson, an old time school teacher; and Edith married a Mr. McFarren. Thomas Meeks, besides being a farmer, followed the business of a weaver of coverlets, it being a custom in those days to carry on home industries on the farm, and frequently these occupations were handed down from generation to generation. Amos Meeks, the grandfather of the Meeks brothers, was born near Knottsville, April 6, 1800, and received a common school educa- tion. He was married when twenty years old, within one and one-half miles of his birthplace, to Xancy Means, born on the south bank of the Potomac in 1803, daughter of Isaac and Catherine Means, the former the owner of a large farm and a few slaves. He reared a family of thirteen children, as follows: Nancy, who married Mr. Meeks; Jacob; Mary; El- vira ; Isaac ; William ; a daughter, who married Abraham Wilson ; Catherine, who married a Mr. Haymond ; Jane, who married John Mil- ler, of Knottsville. W. Va. ; Susan, who mar- ried Washington Modist ; Matilda, who mar- ried Matthew Lusett; Peggie, who married Henry Martin, and a daughter whose name is not remembered, who married an Evans. Isaac Means lived to be eighty-two years of age, and died on his farm. He was a man of up- right character, but was a member of no re- ligious body. He was well and favorably known throughout the community in which he spent his life, and was known as Major Isaac Means. The following are extracts from the Newberry Library (Chicago) record: "Means. This is a Scotch or Irish name and is variously spelled, such spellings as Main, Mains, Mein, Meins and Means being com- mon, and it is thought they are all of the same stock. Joseph Means, of Allegheny county, Pa., was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1750, and died in 1809. He came to America in 1787, and settled in Allegheny county, Pa., with two brothers, Allan and Joseph. He married Agnes Barr in 1784. William Means, son of Joseph, was born Sept. 13, 1803, and died Oct. 9, 1871. He was born in Pennsyl- vania, and moved to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1836. He married Nancy Swearingen, Feb. 11, 1832. Archibald Means, son of William, was born March 31, 1833, in Allegheny county, Pa. He now lives in Percy, 111. Wil- liam Gordan Means was born at Amherst, N. H., April 2,-j, 1815, son of David McGregor and Catherine (Atherton) Means. He was a great-grandson of Thomas Means, of Stew- artstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. His grand- father, Col. Robert Means, was a weaver from the North of Ireland, and established him- self in Amherst, N. H. Thomas Means, of Irish descent, was born in Pennsylvania in 1772. When ten years old he went to Vir- ginia and was there reared to manhood. He was a farmer and prior to his marriage went to Tennessee. Thence in 1796 he went to Monroe county, Ky., where he died in 1846. He married Alary Mulkey, and had ten chil- dren. Robert Means came from the North of Ireland at the age of sixteen, and settled at Falmouth Neck, Me., in 1718. He died Sept. 3. 1769, at the age of seventy-nine years. He had eleven children and all his descendants live in Maine." After marriage Amos Meeks settled on the Means farm and lived there a short time, then buying land where the town of Grafton, Va., is now situated. Here he owned 400 acres of rough hilly land, known as the Mounds, but which contained spots of very fertile soil. He cleared up the most valuable portions of this COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 2,67 tract, and buiit a hewed log house, but sold out in 183O and n moved to Delaware county, Ind., making the journey with a four-horse covered wagon in sixteen days, which was then considered a quick journey. He and his first wife were the parents of these chil- dren : Robert, Catherine, Susannah, Thomas, Isaac, Elvina, William, Rebecca, Joseph, Josiah, Mary, Jacob, Matilda, John Wesley and Nancy, all except the last four being born in West Virginia and making the trip with their parents, the latter four being born in Delaware county. Amos Means by a subsequent mar- riage was the father of two children, Amos F. and Isadora. The family camped by the way- side, some sleeping in the wagon, which was bowed up at both ends and w^as capable of holding an immense load, also being con- structed to withstand the rough usage of a long journey. Amos Meeks bought land in Liberty township, consisting of 148 acres, not one foot of which had been cleared, being covered with heavy timber, hickory and beech, with some walnut and oak. He cut trees so as to clear a space to erect his 16 x 18 feet log cabin, which was furnished with the luxury of a board tloor, the boards therefor being hauled by Mr. Meeks from Zaner's Mills, on Campbell Creek, about five miles away. The cabin had a shake roof, held down with roof poles, and a stick chimney which was daubed with clay, an improvement on many of the pioneers' cabins being a brick fireplace. Mr. Meeks also purchased 160 acres in Blackford county, Ind., on which, however, he never set- tled, but gave it later to his sons, Robert and Isaac. Mr. Meeks cleared his farm and made a good home, where he died in his seventy- seventh year. He was one of the original pioneers of Delaware county, and assisted in building the first schoolhouse in his district, having been a teacher in his younger days in Virginia, and he also taught the first school in his district in Indiana. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and assisted to or- ganize that denomination in his community, being a class leader and active in church work. His home was the stopping place of the itinerant .Methodist circuit riders, men who carried the Gospel into the wilderness with their Bibles 111 their saddlebags and laid deep and solid the foundations of Methodism in Indiana. In political matters he was a Demo- crat. Robert Meeks was born July 8. 1822, in West Virginia, and his education, received in the district schools, was such as was to be had in the early days. He came with hi- father to Indiana when a little mure than seventeen years old, and attended his father's school, also assisting in building the log cabin and in clearing the farm. He worked on the home farm until about twenty-two years of when he came to Muncie and began to learn the cabinet maker's trade, being, in 1844, with the firm of Swain & Nottingham. He re- mained with this firm for one year, and then engaged in the business himself. Mr. Meeks was married March 5, 1846, in Liberty town- ship, to Sarah Jones, born in the same neigh- borhood in West Virginia, March 11, 1827, daughter of Jacob and Beersheba (Hay- mond) Jones, granddaughter of William and Sarah (Anderson) Jones, and great-grand- daughter of Jacob and Dinah Jones. Mrs. Meeks saw her great-grandfather twice when she was two and one-half years, old, and re- members his appearance. It is believed that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he was of Scotch descent. Hi's children were : Jacob ; John and Polly, who were both captured by the Indians but managed to es- cape ; and William. The Revolutionary rec- ords of the Jones family are here given.' ( D. A. R. Lineage Book, vol. i, p. 139). "Har- rison Jones served in the Cumberland county militia at Guilford Court House, where he lost a leg. He was a pensioner when he died in 1841, at the age of eighty-four. Hugh Jones (37) served on the Dracut, Mass., Committee of Safety. Oliver Jones in 1780 enlisted under Capt. Joseph B. Varnum. Col. John Junes (295) fought in the early wars, and w; member of the Committee of Safety at Hop- kinton, Mass. Col. Jonathan Jones (120) of Pennsylvania, commanded a company, and was promoted for service in the Canadian Campaign, rose to the rank of Colonel and served in the General Assembly, but died toward the close of the war from exposure on the field. Tignal Jones (301) in 1776, was a member from Wake county of the Provincial Congress, when it assembled at Halifax and appointed a committee of its ablest men to prepare a constitution and create a new gov- ernment. Dei k late Pratt Jones (vol. viii, p. 137) 177S, at the age of sixteen, enlisted for the war in Capt. Joseph Mansfield's company, received a pension for his services. Capt. Hugh Jones (203) of Pennsylvania was a soldier in the first regiment, and in 1780 a corporal in the third, and was a prisoner of war when the British occupied Philadelphia. Gen. Allen Jones of Tennessee. 1774-76, was 3 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a member of the Provincial Congress, and of the Committee of Safety of Halifax county and was a very active general of militia. In 1779 he was elected to the Continental Con- gress and was succeeded by his brother, Willie. Col. Joel Jones, in 1776, was promoted to lieutenant-colonel of Col. Jonathan Latimer's regiment, and served in the Northern Cam- paign, under ( ien. Horatio Gates." From the Century Dictionary, Vol. IX, we find that Jacob Jones, born near Smyrna, Del., in 1770, who died in August, 1850, at Philadelphia, was an American naval officer, and commander of the "Wasp" at the capture of the "Frolic" in 1812. Robert Meeks and his wife settled in Mun- cie. where he engaged for many years in the furniture and undertaking business, having his brother Isaac in partnership with him for many years, the latter retiring a short time prior to his death in 1891. The old firm, Rob- ert and Isaac Meeks, has been replaced by Robert Meeks' Sons, the sons, James W., William A. and Martin L., being members of the firm which is the leading furniture and undertaking establishment of Muncie, and the oldest firm in that business in this region. Rob- ert Meeks made a coffin the first Sunday after he began work in Muncie, in 1S44, and the firm has existed for more than sixty-three years. Mr. Meeks was a man of high moral character, and was an early Prohibitionist of Muncie, a ticket he voted all his life. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, joining Feb. 9, 1858, and was long one of its leading members. On March 22, 1853, Mr. Meeks bought a block of land on which he built his residence in 1861- 2, and this tract has become one of the most valuable residence tracts in Muncie, being bounded by Washington, Madison, Gilbert and Elm streets. Later he bought one-half a block south of this property, of which he owned a part at the time of his death. A self-made man in every sense of the word, Robert Meeks was also a man of many sterling qualities of character, and in his death, which occurred Feb. 24, 1906, at his residence, the city of Muncie lost a public-spirited citizen, a lead- ing business man, and one whose life would well serve as a model for the future genera- tions to follow. James W. Meeks, son of Robert and Sarah (Jones) Meeks, was limn Dec. 14, 1848, in Muncie, on the corner of Washington and Jefferson streets, and received his educa- tion in the public schools of Muncie, graduat- ing from the hisrh school at the age of twenty- two years. During this time he was out of school for three years, and learned much of his father's business, although he reallv began to learn the business when a boy during his vacations. He became a skilful cabinet maker when still quite young, and when thirty-two years old became a member of the firm, hav- ing been connected with the business to the present time. He was married June 2j, 1876, in Muncie, to Louisa Catherine Hummel, born June 9, 1853, daughter of Joseph and Mary ( Smith) Hummel, and directly after marriage the couple settled in a home already built by Mr. Meeks, which stands on the Meeks home block, where they have since resided. Mr. and Mrs. Meeks have three children : Amelia B., born April 4, 1877; Sarah M., born Jan. 23, 1882; and Hubert H., born Nov. 4, 1884. Air. Meeks is a member of the High Street Methodist Church, while his wife is a Uni- versalist. He has been treasurer of the High Street Church and for the Preachers Aid So- ciety for many years. Fraternally he is con- nected with the I. O. O. F., which he joined Dec. 13, 1873, m which he has held all the chairs, having held the office of Noble Grand and represented his Lodge in the Grand Lodge of the State. He is also a member of Welcome Lodge, K. P., No. 37, Muncie, and a member of DeEmber Tribe, I. O. R. M. He has been secretary of the Jones Family Re- union (of which he is a blood member on his mother's side) since two years after its organi- zation in 1898. In his political belief he is a stanch Republican, but has never taken a very active part in public matters, his business in- terests claiming his attention. He is a mem- ber of the Muncie Commercial Club. Amelia B. Meeks, daughter of James W., married Oliver J. Campbell, and they reside in Muncie with Mr. and Mrs. Meeks. They have one child, Robert J., born Sept. 24, 1903. Both Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are members of the High street Methodist Church. Sarah M. Meeks was married Dec. 23, 1903, to Alfred C. Danks, chief engineer witli the J. Edgar Thompson Works, of Bessemer, Pa., and they reside in Pittsburg, Pa. They have one son, John James. Robert H. Meeks, who is connected with the Meeks establishment, married Mary Etta Pavton, and they reside at the corner of Gil- bert and Madison streets. William Andrew Meeks, son of Robert and Sarah (Jones) Meeks, was born April 8, 1851, in Muncie, and received his education in the high school, from which he was gradu- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 369 ated. He learned the harness maker's trade, and at it he worked for sixteen months, then entering his father's establishment when he was twenty-one years old. He has been con- nected with this large industry to the present time. On Oct. 17, 1883, he was married near Muncie to Mary Caroline Dungan, born in Muncie, Nov. 5, 1859, daughter of John W. and Edith (Dragoo) Dungan. Mr. and Mrs. Meeks have one daughter, Edythe, who is a graduate of the schools of Indianapolis. Mr. Alecks is fraternally connected with the I. O. O. F., and the Knights of Pythias at Muncie. He has passed the different chairs and was a representative of both orders at the Grand Lodge. In political matters he is a stanch Republican, but, like his brother, gives his time to business rather than to public matters. JAMES C. KENNEDY, who died Aug. 16, 1905, was one of the prosperous farmers of Adams township, Morgan county, Ind. He was born in the county, Feb. 25, 1835, son of Luke C. and Jane (Blatford) Kennedy, both natives of Kentucky, and grandson of Ezekiel Kennedy. (I) Ezekiel Kennedy was born in Ken- tucky, but came of Irish descent. He passed his years engaged in agriculture, and died on his farm. (II) Luke C. Kennedy, son of Ezekiel and father of James C, in 1830 bought a farm in Morgan county, Ind., bringing his family overland. At that time the country was all uncultivated, and the Kennedy family lived as typical pioneers. When the land was prop- erly laid out, his farm was in Jefferson town- ship, and there he lived until 1884, when he passed away. The mother died in 1854. Both were earnest members of the Baptist Church. In politics the father was a Repub- lican. The family born to these worthy people consisted of seven children, of whom our subject was third in order of birth. All grew to maturity, but three are now deceased. (ill) After receiving a common school education, James C. Kennedy began to learn the trade of carpenter, and worked at it for twenty years, and at the same time farmed his property. In 1882, Mr. Kennedy bought a sixty- acre farm in Adams township, and with the exception of two years spent in Martinsville, lived here continuously until his death. Dur- ing this time, he bought and sold several farms, only retaining his sixty-acre farm, upon which in 1888, he built a comfortable 24 residence as well as other buildings, lie had a fine orchard, planted by his own hand, and all of the smiling fields were redeemed from the wilderness by his energy and fore- sight. He found his greatest success in general farming. In 1857, Mr. Kennedy married Frances E. Shoemaker, who died in 1874. In 1883, he married Hannah Secrest. Five children were born to the first marriage : Mary Jane ; John ; Lorenzo, deceased ; Paris, a farmer in Gregg township, who married Hanie Walters, and has had four children — Howard, Hazel, Har- rell, and Hubert, deceased ; and Alphonse, a farmer in Monroe township, who married Ida Smith, and has a family of two children, Fred and Ednie. Mr. Kennedy gave his sons an excellent education, and they are succeed- ing very* well indeed. Mr. Kennedy was a consistent member of the Christian Church, to which his widow also belongs. In politics he was a Republican, but never sought public office. On Aug. 15, 1862, when the war spirit was rife in the land, Mr. Kennedy enlisted in Company H, 79th Ind. V. I., under Capt P. M. Blankenship, and he served very gallantly until the close of the war, in a number of hard fought battles, among these being Stone River. As a good citizen, loyal hearted man, and kind and friendly neighbor and associate, Mr. Kennedy was well-known throughout the entire county, and the success which attended him, was worthily won. Mrs. Kennedy is a lady much beloved in the neighborhood, and she takes a very active part in church work. DAVID HARRISON GRAY, a wealthy farmer of Duck Creek township, Madison county, a lifelong resident of Indiana, is the third of his name to help on the forward march of his State in its course of ever-in- creasing prosperity. He was born in Frank- lin county, Sept. 21, 1839. The paternal grandfather, also David by name, was a soldier in the Revolution, who later joined the stream of pioneers to Ken- tucky. In time he moved forward from there, too, going to Franklin county, Ind., where he entered 160 acres of timbered land. He cleared and cultivated it and made it his home till his death, which came at a very advanced age. Himself of Presbyterian Scotch-Irish descent, he married a member of the old Blackburn family of Kentucky, and his chil- dren were: Matthew; John, killed in early COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 370 manhood; David; William; Whiteford; Eliza- beth; Nellie, who married a Mr. Rmehart; Nancy. Mrs. Peter Clem; Susan and Mary. David Gray (2) was born at Bardstown, Kv„ and accompanied his father to Indiana when about seven or eight years of age. As it was before the day of good schools on the frontier, he had very little education save what he gleaned for himself from his own exten- sive reading. He married in Butler county, Ohio, Miss Nancy Knotts, a native of that sec- tion and a daughter of Nathan and Mary Knotts. The mother was born in Delaware, but her married life was spent on a frontier farm in ( Ihio. The children born to this union of David and Nancy Gray were Delilah, Mary, Susan, Margaret, Eliza, Sarah, Ellen, David H. and Matthew H. After his marriage David Gray lived for a few years on his father's land, but soon bought a small place of his own in that same neighborhood. Later he pur- chased part of the old homestead and lived there till his death, April 13, 1887, at the age of eighty-four. He worked hard all his life and prospered accordingly. David H. Gray grew up on his father's farm, accustomed to work in the fields and with only a limited education, as there was lit- tle opportunity for that among the pioneers. At the age of twenty-two, in 1861, in defense of the Union, ne enlisted in Franklin county, in Company G, 37th Ind. V. L, under Capt. John McCoy, for three years. At the end of his term, Oct. 27, 1864, he was honorably dis- charged at Indianapolis, after seeing much hard" service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The list of battles in which he participated was a lung one, including besides those of the Atlanta campaign, Stone River, Tullahoma, the two at Buzzard's Roost, Mari- etta, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Kene- saw Mountain, Pumpkin Vine Lreek (where the regiment met a specially large loss), Burnt Hickory, Resaca and Snake Creek Gap, and the lighting along the Chattahoochee River. Mr. Gray shared in all the ex- periences of his regiment except for an in- terval of one month, when he was sick in a Chattanooga hospital with scurvy, and then detailed for a time as a nurse before rejoining his regiment. He saw particularly hard serv- ice in the raid on the railroad at Huntsville, Ala., and during the marches which followed in pursuit of Generals Joe Wheeler, Morgan and Forrest. Although he was never wounded, he w.s much disabled by his army hardships. Returning to Franklin county after his discharge, .Mr. (iray again went to work on his father's farm, but after his marriage in 1868 he settled in L'nion county for a year. He then moved to Madison county and bought the farm where he now lives, consisting then of 119 acres covered with brush and timber, and with only a log house on it. This place he has converted into good farming property, scientifically cultivated and with a number of good substantial buildings on it. His farming operations have been very profitable, and Mr. Gray ranks among the wealthy men of his township. On Jan. 16, 1868, David H. Gray and Miss Ellen Nutt were united in matrimony. She was born in Union county, Nov. 9, 1836, and was a daughter of Aaron and Jane (Forbes) Nutt. Three daughters have been born to this union : Alice, Lorena and Dora, all of whom have been given good educations in the pub- lic schools. Alice is the wife of George W. Kootz, head clerk in the Elwood postoffice, and she has three children : Howard, Ester and Marsella. Lorena married Homer Sel- lers, a glass worker in Elwooo, and they have one child, Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are members of the Presbyterian Church at El- wood, of which she was a charter member, having united with that denomination earlier in life. Her husband later connected himself with the Elwood Church, in which he was elder for fifteen years. In political faith he is a Democrat. Mr. Gray was formerly a mem- ber of Elwood Post, G. A. R., and held the rank of quartermaster, but he is at present an unaffiliated member of the organization. The Nutt family, to which Airs. Gray be- li ngs, is of Indiana pioneer stock and her grandfather, Levi, was one of the first settlers in Union county. He came there from Cen- terville, Ohio, but had been a soldier in the Revolution and was of an established Colonial family. He owned and cleared 160 acres in Union county and there ended his life. His wife's given name was Sarah. Aaron Nutt, his son, was born in Centerville, and there married Miss Jane Forbes, of Scotch-Irish de- scent. They went to Indiana and his father gave them eighty acres which he had already entered. In time the son bought his father's farm also, and became the owner of a large place of 240 acres. Both he and his wife were old-school Baptists in their religious belief. They had four sons and four daughters, Wil- liam, James, Levi, John, Harriet, Eliza, Ellen COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 371 and Nancy. Of the sons, three were in the Civil war, viz.: William, who was in an Iowa regiment and died in hospital; James, who served five years in the yth Ind. V. I. ; and Levi, who served five years in Company B, 37th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. WILLIAM E. DUNN, of Noblesville, Ind., one of the self-made men of Hamilton county, is a native of that county and a son of one of the pioneers. He was born in Wash- ington township on July 7, 1855, son of Na- thaniel and Ann (Hogan) Dunn. The Dunns are of old Colonial stock of the State of Virginia, of Irish descent. Benjamin J. Dunn, the grandfather of William E. Dunn, was a native of Fayette county, Ky., where his father was a pioneer and contemporary with, Daniel Boone. He died a comparatively young man, during his thirties, in Fayette county. He left a family of children : Joseph, James, Amanda, Nathaniel, Sophronia, Mary, and Lizzie, a half-sister of the foregoing. Nathaniel Dunn, son of Benjamin, was born in Fayette county, Ky., Jan. 7, 1826. He received a common-school education, and learned the trade of cabinetmaking. In Gar- rard county, in his native State, he married Ann Hogan, who came of an old Virginia family, who were early settlers of Garrard county, slave holders and large property own- ers. Nathaniel Dunn removed to Montgom- ery county, Ind., and settled in Crawfordsville, where he lived for two years and followed his trade. He then went to Boone county, bought land which he cleared, and there made a farm out of the dense woods. After living there for about four years, he sold this farm at a good profit, and moved to Washington town- Ship, Hamilton county, where he added to his original purchase from time to time until he had a fine 160-acre farm, which compared fa- vorably with any of its kind in the township. He was an original Republican in politics, and voted for Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil war, he assisted in raising the 101st Ind V. I., and was commissioned first lieutenant. He served eighteen months with this regiment, and was honorably discharged on account of disability. He was in the battle of Stone River, and conducted himself bravely in action. His health became impaired while building pontoon bridges in Tennessee, he became partlv paralyzed, and died from the effects thereof Sept. 13, 1876, in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Dunn were the parents of three children: John, who died in infancy; :i \Y., who died aged four years; and \\ illiam E. Nathaniel Dunn was a prominent and reliable citizen of Hamilton county, was a trustee of Washington township for two years, and treasurer of the county for a like period. In early life he was a Methodist in religion, but in later years became a Presby- terian. William E. Dunn was thirteen years old when his father removed to Noblesville. He was educated in the public schools of that city, also attending the high school, and when sev- enteen years of age started to work, clerking in a store. In 1873 he entered the private bank of Lock & Bonebreak, as a clerk, to learn the business. In 1874 he was given a regular clerkship, and he remained with this firm un- til 1878. He then engaged in the hardware business as a member of the firm of Loehr & Dunn, and continued therein for three years, after which he bought out Mr. Loehr's inter- est and continued the business alone for one year longer. In 1884 he entered the Citizen's State Bank, bought stock therein, and has since been connected with this institution. In 1893 he was elected president of this bank, and he is now one of the largest stockholders. The bank is capitalized at $100,000, and it carries on a general banking business. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is its treasurer. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons, and the Knights of Pythias. In his political affiliations he is connected with the Republican party, and takes a great interest in its success in this section of the county. Mr. Dunn was married Jan. iS. [888, in Noblesville, to Fannie B. Ross, born < let. 29, 1867, in Cicero, Ind., daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (Coon) Ross, and the follow- ing children have been born to this union : Mabel, born Aug. 14, 1889; Frank II., Sept. 22, 1891 ; Ross R., Aug. 18, 1805. Mr. Dunn has taken an active interest in all public im- provements in Noblesville. and is a man who takes a high rank for his integrity and business ability. Lie and his family are very well known in Noblesville. and are universally re- spected and esteemed. Ml >CK. The Mock family, one of the old and honored families of Marion count\ tablished there by Michael Mock, is now worthily represented there by his granddaugh- ter. Phoebe Mock, residing at Oaklandon, Lawrence township. 372 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Thomas Mock, the great-grandfather of Miss Phoebe, according to tradition, came from Germany and settled in North Carolina. 1* is believed that he brought his wife and chil- dren, of whom Thomas, Michael, John, Mar- garet, Elizabeth and Magdalene are remem- bered. It is not definitely known whether Michael Mock was born in Germany or North Carolina, but the date of his birth is believed to have been Oct. 2, 1775. He was married Aug. j. [804, in North Carolina, to Anna Barbara Beaver, born May 15, 1787, and they removed between 1812 and 1815 to Butler county, Ohio, locating near Hamilton in the early settlement of the county. After the death of his wife, which occurred Oct. 30, 1821, Mr. Mock removed to near German- town, Lawrence township, Marion Co., Ind., where in 1S32 or 1833 he entered land, taking up eighty acres for himself, and giving each of his sons $200 that they might enter forty acres each. His daughters received a like amount. He built a hewed log house, one mile south of Germantown, which is still standing, and there died in October, 1843, in the faith of the Lutheran Church. His chil- dren were : Elizabeth, born May 25, 1805 ; Thomas, Dec. 13, 1806; Mary, March 30, 1808; Henry, .May 9, 1810; Simeon, Dec. I, 1812, all in North Carolina; Alexander; Nancy, born March 27, 1818; and John, June 1, 1820, the latter three born in Butler county, Ohio. All of these children came to Indiana except Thomas, who died Feb. 3, 1807, in North Carolina. Alexander Mock, son of Michael and fa- ther of Miss Phoebe, was born June 15, 1815, in Butler county, Ohio, and came with his fa- ther to Indiana when a young man. He was married on the farm Nov. 2, 1837, to Mary Pickle, born Oct. 27, 1818, in Clermont county, Ohio, daughter of George and Polly (Apple) Pickle, both of Brush Valley, Pa. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mock settled on the old Michael Mock homestead, and here continued to live with their family until 1853, when they removed to the present home of Miss Phoebe Mock on the Indianapolis and Pendleton pike. Here Mr. and Mrs. Mock passed the remainder of their lives, he dying Sept. 25, 1901, and she Dec. 30, 1893. He owned 203 acres of land, and at one time operated a tannery, but later gave up this en- terprise. He was a hardworking, industrious man, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him for his mane admirable traits of character. In politics he was a Jacksonian Democrat, and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. Their children were: Phoebe, born Jan. 23, 1839; Michael, Aug. 17, 1841 ; and Henry, June 7, 1850. Phoebe Mock was reared among the pio- neers of Indiana, and received a common school education in the district school, a log house with long benches with no backs, and plank floors. She was reared to the hard work of the farm, and was taught to spin, her mother being a fine weaver, making cov- erlets, blankets, jeans, linen for table cloths, sheets, flannels, etc., and some of these articles are still in the possession of Miss Mock. Miss Mock remained at home with her parents and cared for them tenderly in their declining years, making their old age a happy one. Al- though formerly a member of the Methodist Church, the church of this denomination is located at too great a distance from her home for her to attend. She is well known for her many charities, and she is a woman of many virtues, and of great kindliness of heart. Miss Mock was left sixty-six acres of the home- stead, and is now in independent circum- stances. She resides in the home built by her father, which is finished throughout, with the exception of the pantry, with black wal- nut, much of which was cut on the farm. The old-fashioned hall is furnished with broad, black walnut panels, each more than two feet wide, which were all cut from one mammoth black walnut tree. ALBERT W. CLARK, superintendent of the Infirmary of Delaware county, who has brought to the responsibilities of that position a ripened experience gained from varied walks in life, comes of an agricultural family formerly identified with Maryland, and' was born in that State, Caroline county, Dec. 23, 1854- Gideon Clark, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Maryland, born March 1, 1805. He owned a farm of 171 acres in Kent county, where he spent his entire active life, and died there Dec. 12, 1864. He was a Methodist in his religious belief as was also his wife. Their children were: Charles H. ; Henry; Joshua, who participated in the Civil war; Nathan, born March 4, 1842; Robert; James, born Jan. 8, 1849 ; Albert ; Sarah ; and Rebecca. Charles H. Clark was born Feb. 8, 1829, and grew up on his father's farm. He mar- ried, Jan. 6, 1S53, Martha, daughter of Jo- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 373 siah Steel. She was a native of Delaware, born Oct. 12, 1835. They remained in Mary- land until 1872, and during the war their home was so near the scene of action in that State that the sound of the cannonading from a number of the great battles was distinctly heard, but they escaped any actual molestation. On removing to Indiana in 1872, Mr. Clark lived for a year in Selma and then rented land in Perry township, where he engaged in farm- ing for a number of years. In 1884 he bought ■rty in Selma and resided there until he died, Aug. 11, 1902. His wife died in Selma Aug. 6, 1896. Both were members of the .Methodist Church and deeply interested in 1 rk. Mr. Clark acted as sexton for many years. After his death the family had a me- morial window for him put in the Church. Children were born to Charles and Martha Clark as follows : Albert Whitely, Dec. 23, 1854; John W., Dec. 25, 1S55 ; Paul Gideon, Sept. 19, 1858; Mackendra, Dec. 7, i860; Angeline, Sept. 22, 1862 ; Mary Frances, July 25, 1864; and Martha Ellen, July 30, 1869. Albert W. Clark had attended a private school in Maryland and for a couple of years thereafter he studied in the public schools in Indiana near his home, altogether acquiring a good education. He lived at home for five years after coming West, but in 1877 ne mar- ried and settled in Liberty township on rented land. Later, in 1880, he bought fifty acres, where he put up good frame buildings, and cultivated it very profitably until 1894. In that year he sold his land, chose Selma as his place of residence, and became a member of the firm of Clark Brothers, sawmill men and manufacturers of tiles. Within two years he bought out the others, and had just begun on his own account when the entire plant was burned. He at once rebuilt the sawmill and ran it until 1902, when he was made superin- tendent of the County Infirmary. For this po- sition he has shown himself particularly well qualified, and is still the incumbent of the of- fice. In politics he is a Republican and has the support of that party. On Jan. 31, 1877, in Delaware county, Al- bert W. Clark married Eleanora Cecil, who was born in Perry township, March 31, 1855, daughter of George and Marietta (Coffin) Cecil, and second cousin of Dr. Albert Cecil. She and her husband' have two daughters, namely: Myrtie May, born in 1882; and Maude C, born March 8, 18S8, both of whom are graduates of the Selma high school. On both the Cecil and the I 1 (fin sides of the family Mrs. Clark is descended from pio- neers of Perry township, as her ancestors set- tled there in early days. Her paternal grand- father, Calvin Cecil, son of John, came with his brother, Aaron, from Marion county, Ohio, sometime prior to 1835, and for a while the two lived together. At that time there were few inhabitants in that section and the settlement at Muncie was so small that Mr. I 1 cil could have entered what is now the Kirby farm. He chose, instead, a location in I 'erry township, a mile south of Burlington, because of a good spring on the land. From this place he moved to Liberty township, and bought 130 acres of timber land, which he cleared and operated. His first structure, a log house, was replaced, in 1S53, by a two- story frame house with five rooms. Every- thing he undertook prospered, and he added to his original farm another tract near by of 123 acres. Calvin Cecil married Nancy Gear- hart, and they had children as follows: Nancy, Mrs. James Coffin ; George Mitchell ; Benjamin; Catherine, wife of Simon Stouder; and Zachariah W., who served in an Indiana regiment during the Civil war, was in several battles and was wounded at Chicka- mauga. The parents were members of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Cecil was one of the early Republicans, and voted for Lin- coln. He was quite noted in his day as a hunter. He lived to a good old age, dying at the home of his son, George. After his death his wife made her home with her daughter, Catherine, and there passed away in 1893. George M. Cecil, father of Mrs. Clark, was born Dec. 8, 1831, probably in Miami county, Ohio, and he came with his parents to Indiana. There he grew up accustomed to farm work, and secured the usual education available on the frontier. After his marriage he located on a 120-acre farm in Perry town- ship, a couple of miles north of Burlington, where part of the land had been cleared. After that preliminary work had been finished he developed the place into a very good farm and lived there until a few years before his death, wdien he moved into Muncie. All his life he was a hard worker, and was well re- warded for his industry by substantial re- turns, and by the sincere respect of his neigh- bors. In politics he was a Republican. He died in Muncie Aug. 21, 1893. Mr. Cecil's first wife, the mother of Mrs. Clark, was Miss Marietta Coffin, born in In- 374 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD diana, Nov. 26, 1829, daughter of Francis and Susannah (Stanton) Coffin. Both families were of the Quaker persuasion and were pio- neer settlers. Francis Coffin came to Perry township from Wayne county, cleared a farm of 240 acres, and lived there in a log house un- til his death, at about the age of fifty. His wife died there in 1857, aged eighty. Their children were: Adolphus, wife of Isaac Hol- loway ; James, who married Nancy Cecil ; Marietta; Austin; Jordan; Eliza; Hannah, Mrs. Harry Ratcliff ; Emeline, Mrs. Jonathan Thornburg; and Rebecca, Mrs. Jasper Helm. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil were married Aug. 18, 1853, and passed twenty years of wedded life, which was ended by Mrs. Cecil's death, June 3, 1873. They had children as follows: Eleanora ; Annie C, who died July 11, 1863; Obed William, born Dec. 26, 1858; James Asbury, born Jan. 30, i860, deceased July 16, 1863 ; Lydia Florence, born April 14, 1862, deceased Aug. 3, 1863 ; Orpha Lorzera, born Oct. 20, 1863; Minnie Maud, born Jan. 16, 1867; Bertha Clyde, born Jan. 23, 1869, de- ceased Aug. 24, 1888; and Ward Beecher, born Jan. 22, 1872. George M. Cecil married for his second wife Miss Martha Dynes, who survives him and resides in Muncie. To this union six chil- dren were born, namely: Walter Calvin, born May 4. 1875; Elta Leonie, born Nov. 1, 1877; Charles D., born May 4, 1879; Ina Blanche, born Oct. 20, 1882; George Vinton, born Jan. 5, 1885 ; and Ethel O., born April 22, 1887. GEORGE H. BLACK. Among the lead- ing agriculturists of Hamilton county, Ind., may be mentioned George H. Black, of Fish- ers Switch, Delaware township, who has an excellent tract of 139 acres. Mr. Black was born March 10, 1842, in Marion county, Ind., son of William and Sarah (Parker) Black. The Black family of this vicinity were of German origin, and early settlers of Balti- more, Md., whence enlisted in the Revolution- ary army Christopher Black and six of his brothers, among whom those remembered are Rudolph, John and William. One of the brothers was killed, one was taken prisoner and carried to England, where he remained, and one was never heard of after enlisting. Christopher Black, who was a farmer of How- ard county, Md., married a Miss Barlow, and their children were : Joshua, William, John, James, Christopher, Augustus, Rebecca (who married Richard Davis), Betsy (who married Allen Atherton), and one who died in in- fancy. Joshua Black, son of Christopher and grandfather of George H., was born Oct. 3, 1788, in Howard county, Md., and was a sol- dier in the war of 1812. By trade he was a carpenter. He removed with his family in 1826 to Marion county, Ind., settling in In- dianapolis, where for years he was engaged in building, erecting many structures of the day including the old Roberts Chapel, on the southwest corner of Meridian street and the Circle. Later he entered a tract of land in Irvington, where he lived for a time, but re- turned to the city and died there Nov. 4, 1879, at the age of ninety-one years and one month. He was a member of the Methodist Church, in which he was class leader. In poli- tics he was an old-line Whig, serving as a member of the city council. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. Joshua Black mar- ried Elizabeth Burgess, and to them were born four children : Nancy, Washington, William and Sarah. William Black, father of George H., was born Feb. 21, 1817, in Howard county, Md., and was nine years of age when he came with his father to Indianapolis, where he received his education, being reared on the old home. He was married June 1, 1841, on his father's farm in Irvington, to Sarah Parker, born March 27, 182 1, daughter of John and Sarah (Sandusky) Parker. After marriage .Mr. and Mrs. Black settled on land belonging to Jacob Sandusky, where they lived three years, and then removed to Hancock county, Ind., near Cumberland. Here Mr. Black purchased eighty acres of land, nearly all of which was in the woods, but this he cleared, adding thereto until he owned 160 acres. On first locating on this farm Mr. and Mrs. Black resided in a log cabin, but later he built good frame buildings. This farm he sold in 1873, and removed to Indianapolis, where he remained five years, at the end of which time, being in poor health, he removed to a farm near to the one now owned by Mr. George H. Black, a tract of 104 acres, upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying Dec. 11, 1900, aged nearly eighty-four years. His widow, who survives him and lives with her son George H.. is a member of the Baptist Church, to which faith he also adhered. In politics he was originally an old-line Whig, and later a Republican, but in his latter years supported the Democratic party. A hard working, industrious man and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 375 exemplary citizen, Mr. Black was esteemed by all who knew him, and in his death the town- ship lost one of its representative farmers. George II. Black was born on his father's farm in Irvington, Marion Co., Ind., and when between three and four years of age removed with his father to Hancock county, Ind., where he was reared among the pioneers, receiving his education in the old log schoolhouse with stick chimney, puncheon floor and benches. On Aug. 25, 1861, Mr. Black enlisted in Han- cock county, as a private of Company B, 8th Ind. Y. I., to serve three years or during the war, serving until his re-enlistment as a vet- eran. Jan. i, 1864, at Indianola, Texas, in the same organization. His services were in Missouri. Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Maryland. He was promoted for meritorious conduct to be corporal, then duty sergeant, and was com- missioned first lieutenant during the latter part of his service. He participated in the battles of Black Water, Mo., Sugar Creek and Pea Ridge, Ark., Cotton Plant, Ark., Port Gibson, Mi>s., Champion Hills, Miss., first battle of Jackson, Miss., Big Black River, Miss., Vicks- burg, Miss., second battle of Jackson, Miss., Mustang Island, Texas, Fort Esperanza, Texas, Austin, Texas, Baton Rouge, La., Car- rion Crow Bayou, La.. Atchafalaya, La., Ber- ryville, W. Va., Hall Town. W. Va., Opequan, Ya.. Winchester, Va., Fisher's Hill, Va., New Market, Va. and Cedar Creek, Va. Lieuten- ant I'.lack was wounded at Vicksburg, being shot in the left shoulder by a minie ball, and was disabled for about three weeks, but re- mained with his regiment. Always a brave and cheerful soldier, Lieutenant Black did his duties efficiently and faithfully, and was re- spected by his superior officers and greatly es- teemed by his men. After the war Mr. Black returned to the home farm, and was married Nov. hio, < ict. 13. 1844. daughter of Ham- ilton and Rachel (Corban) Welling. The Welling family, early settlers of Colonial Vir- ginia, was of English stock, the name having been originally Wellington. William Welling, grandfather of Mrs. Black, was born in Maryland, and was a pioneer of Harrison county, Ohio, where he cleared a farm. He married Dorcas Wayman, by whom he had children: John, Elizabeth, William. David, Hamilton. Rebecca, Nancy and Dorcas. After the death of his wife he came to Hancock Co., Ind., and spent the remainder of his life with his daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Smith, at whose home he died at the age of eighty-three years. In political faith he was a Republican, and in religious belief a Methodist. Hamilton Welling, father of .Mrs. Black, was born Dec. 18, 181 5, in Harrison county, Ohio, wdtere he carried on farming. He mar- ried Rachel Corban, born Dec. (), [818, .laugh- ter of John and Rebecca (Styres) Corban, and they removed to Hancock county, Ind., in 1850, and purchased 142 acres of land in the woods, on which they built a log house which was their home for many years. Mrs. Wel- ling died at the age of fifty -two years, but Mr. Welling still survives, being in his ninety- third year. He is a member of the Methodist Church, in which he has been a class leader nearly all of his life. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Welling were : Harriet R., William, Anna, Dorcas (who became Mrs. Black), John, Hannah, Sarah, Mary and Frank. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Black settled on his farm, whence they removed in 1873 to his present farm, which then consisted of 108 acres, partly cleared, but which now includes 139 acres of finely improved and cultivated land. Mr. Black is a good, practical farmer, and his land yields fine crops. He has fur- nished his property with substantial buildings, and his farm is operated with the latest im- proved machinery. He is a Democrat in poli- tical belief, although during the war he was a Republican and voted for Lincoln. Mrs. Black is a member of the Christian Church, and Mr. Black is a Deist in religious belief. He is a member of Fishers Switch Lodge, I. O. O. F., and also of the Encampment. To Mr. and Mrs. Black were born the .fol- lowing children: Pearl W., Harry I... Grace D. and Vinton G. All of these children re- ceived good educations, and Vinton ' ■. is at present a student in medicine at the Eclectic Medical College of Indiana. JOHN DIETZ (deceased), who for many years was one of the representative men and prosperous farmers of Warren township, Marion Co.. Ind.. was born in Prussia. Ger- many, in 1813, son of John and Christina (Busch) Dietz, also natives of Prussia. These parents came to America with our subject, and settled in Pennsylvania, where they re- mained a year, and then removed to Indiana, 376 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD settling on the Christian Dictz place near Ir- vington. John Dictz was married, in 1855, to Lizzie Welter, daughter of John and Mary ( Ham- mer ) Welter. Mr. and Mrs. Welter came to Indiana in 1853, and they had a family of five children : Lizzie ; Christian, a farmer of this county ; John, also a farmer of this county ; Emma, who married Lewis Gass, a black- smith of this county ; and Margaret, who mar- ried Guss Wolf, and lives in Hancock county. John Dietz was a very hard worker. His 160 acres of timber land were cleared off by him, and the land placed in an excellent con- dition. In politics he was a Democrat, while his religious faith was that of the German Re- formed Church. On Sept. 15, 1896, this ex- cellent and highly esteemed man was taken away, ami the community, as well as his im- mediate family mourned his loss. Success crowned his efforts, and he died at peace with God and man. During his long life, he en- deavored to rear his children to fear God and to labor industriously to earn an honest liveli- hood. Mrs. Dietz lives in her pleasant home in Indianapolis, No. 213 North Summit street, where she is well known, and she is a lady of many Christian virtues. I ROBERT METZGER, the present chief of police in Indianapolis, and formerly sheriff of Marion county, Ind., is a well known and highly regarded citizen of the community. Under his administration the standard of official service in his department has been raised appreciably, and if he has enemies it is a nattering testimonial to his activity, for he enjoys the support and approval of the best element in the city. Mr. Metzger was born in Indianapolis, Oct. 6, 1865, a son of Engle- bert J. and Sophia (Dickmann) Metzger, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Indianapolis. The Metzger family is one not unknown in the business and military circles of Ger- many, where William Mletzger, the grand- father of Robert Metzger, was born, and it was he who founded the family in the United States. After fighting in the Napole- onic war under General Blucher — he took part in the battle of Waterloo — he came to Amer- ica with his family, settling in Covington, Ky., where he conducted a stationery store for some years, and died aged eighty-four. His father had lived to the age of ill, and his death was caused by drinking too much cold water upon coming home overheated after a walk of twelve miles. The Dickmann family was also of German extraction and was founded in America by Frederick Dickmann, the maternal grand- father of Mr. Metzger. He settled in Indian- apolis in 1830 and died there aged eighty-two years. By trade a contractor and builder, many of the old structures in this city stand as examples of his work. He married Sophia Steinmeir, and they had six children. Englebert J. Metzger was five years old when his parents came to America and settled in Covington, Ky., where he was educated, grew to manhood and learned the printing business. At the outbreak of the Civil war he entered the army, and for a time was under the distinguished commander Gen. Lew Wal- lace, but was transferred to different regi- ments and for a time was a captain in the 23d Missouri Infantry. He was a brave soldier, and upon more than one occasion was seri- ously wounded, and feels the effects of the years of hardship and exposure. After the close of the war he returned to the printing business and continued in that at Indianapolis, until he was appointed chief deputy under Sheriff Reissner, later serving four years as deputy under Sheriff Pressly, of Marion county. For a time he was engaged in a sawmill business in Illinois, but his health gave way and he bought a large farm near Grand Chain, 111., which he has conducted for the past twenty years as a stock, grain and fruit farm. The children of his first mar- riage, to Sophia Dickmann, were Clara, wife of Peter Ohleyer; Olga, wife of Frederick Tetley ; Miss Ada, a teacher in Chicago ; and Robert, the subject proper of this sketch. The mother of this family died in 1880, aged thirty-six years. She was a consistent mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Metzger subsequently married (second) Mary Klee, and three children were born to them. Mr. Metzger is a member of the Catholic Church. Robert Metzger was reared in Indianapo- lis, and he received his early education in the German and English schools, later attending the city public schools. Then for seven years he worked at the carpenter's trade, after which he entered the employ of the Vonnegut Hardware Company, with whom he continued for thirteen years. Mr. Metzger has always taken an active interest in political matters, ardently support- ing the principles and candidates of the Re- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 377 publican party, and he is considered an es- pecially valuable party worker. His promi- nence has been recognized in many ways, and he has, for years, been one of the leading members of the State, county and city ex- ecutive committees. He usually is a delegate to the State conventions, and had the pleasure of holding the position of national delegate in 1900, when the late President McKinley and his honored successor were nominated. In 1905 he was made chairman of the Republican city committee, serving as such one term, during which he successfully conducted the campaign which resulted in the election of Charles A. Bookwalter, as mayor, and all the other candidates on the Republican ticket, after a most strenuous fight. In 1902 Mr. Metzger was elected sheriff of Marion county, and from Jan. 1, 1903, to the close of 1904 efficiently performed the duties of that office. On Jan. 1, 190/j, he was appointed chief of police for the city of In- dianapolis for a term of four years. His record as guardian of the public safety has so far been highly creditable, not only as show- ing his executive ability, but also as exponent of the principles he holds and his high ideals of the responsibilities involved in public service. He has the co-operation of the best classes in his efforts to put the police depart- ment on an effective basis, and in spite of po- litical enemies and those in league with the criminal and degenerate classes he has suc- ceeded in making great progress. Mr. Metz- ger has proved himself able, fearless and con- scientious in shouldering the obligations of his important position, his discharge of its duties showing that he has unusual regard for his oath of office and the respect of his fellow- citizens. Moreover, he believes that a good offi- cer should be not only a brave man but a patriotic citizen and a gentleman, and he does not hesitate to discharge a man who fails to measure up to the high standards he has set. As a result the Indianapolis police force com- pares favorably with any in the large cities of the country, as regards both courtesy and efficiency. Mr. Metzger has shown on more than one occasion that he would not ask one of his inferiors to perform a duty or risk a danger that he himself would not face. His position is a difficult one at best, and he would fail in its most necessary requirements if he did not arouse the opposition of the lawless. But his honesty, energy and earnestness have impressed themselves favorably upon the com- munity, and he has enlisted the good-will of every good citizen in Indianapolis. On April 19, 1893, Mr. Metzger was united in marriage with Miss Grace A. Hough, daughter of Charles II. and (Burke) Hough, and they have one son, Charles Robert. In religious faith Air. Metz- ger is a Lutheran like his beloved mother. Mrs. Metzger belongs to the Congregational Church. The Hough family originated in England and there Samuel Hough, the paternal g father of Mrs. Metzger, was born. With his wife, formerly Mary Clark, whose beauty gave her the name of "Pretty Mary," he came to America and settled at Paterson, X. J., where they reared a family of nine chil- dren and died in old age. Airs. Metzger's maternal grandfather, Henry Burke, was of German descent, and was a shoemaker by trade. He married Amanda Moore, a member of a prominent family of Lancaster county, Pa., whose father lived to the age of ninety-one years and her mother to the age of ninety. Charles H. Hough was born in New Jer- sey Xov. 6, 1836, and died in 1879, aged forty-two years. He was a pianomaker and was foreman of the Valley Gem manufactur- ing plant at the time of his death. Mrs. Hough was born in Ohio. She afterward married Edward E. Matthews, and they re- side at St. Petersburg, Fla., at their beautiful home on the gulf. FREEMAN H. SEWARD, a highly es- teemed and substantial citizen of Madison county, engaged in the operation of his fine eighty-acre farm in Anderson township, was born in Rush county, Indiana, May 5, 1842, son of Joseph Irving and Charlotte (Hopper) Seward. Joseph I. Seward was the son of Obediah and Polly (Sparks) Seward, the former of whom was born in South Carolina, where the family, of English and Dutch descent, had set- tled early in the colonization of that State. Obediah Seward moved from South Carolina to Ohio with his family, settling at an early date in Hamilton county, near Cincinnati. After the birth of several children he removed to Rush county, Ind., this being about 1827, and settled on eighty acres of land, all heavily timbered. It being the month of March, the spice bushes were in bud, and the family set- tled by a large ash log, from which they 3/8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD stripped bark, making a camp. Here they lived until Mr. Seward built a log cabin, later building a round log house. Deer were plenty, and the men of the party being excellent hunters, no lack of provisions was felt. Mr. Seward cleared his farm, and in time made an excellent home for his family. Here he reared the following children : Samuel, Joseph J., Sarah, Elsie, Francis, Ruth and William. In religious matters Obediah Seward was a New Light, or as he would now be called a Chris- tian or a member of the Christian Church. In political sentiment he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat. Joseph Irving Seward was born in 1815, in Hamilton county, Ohio, and came to Indiana with his parents when about twelve years old. He grew up with the pioneers, being reared to hard labor, and received the usual pioneer education. He married in his native county, Charlotte Hopper, who came of an old family of German and Irish stock. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Seward settled in Rush county, Ind., where he leased land, afterward pur- chasing land in Hancock county, which, how- ever, he never occupied. In 1852 he settled on eighty acres of partly cleared land, which he improved to a productive state, adding to the original purchase until he possessed about 200 acres,, having a good homestead. This he sold and for some time lived in Ovid and Anderson, of which latter place he was assessor for some time. Mr. Seward later moved to Windfall, where he purchased forty acres of land, and sometime afterward re- moved to Union township. From the latter place he went to Iowa, where he spent some time, then locating in Kansas, where, after a year, his wife died. Returning to Indiana. Mr. Seward settled in Chesterfield, where he married (second) a Widow Good. His death occurred in Chesterfield in March. [902, in his eighty-seventh year. He was a member of the Christian Church, in which he had been an elder. The children born to him and his estimable wife are : Wesley, Benton, Freeman H., John, Lorenzo, Alonzo, Sarah, Ida, lea and Margaret. Benton and Wesley were soldiers in the Civil war, be- ing members of Co. F, 57th Ind. V. I. Wesley was shot and killed at the battle of Murfreesboro, and Benton, who was taken prisoner at the same battle, was confined in Libby Prison, where he contracted diseases that disabled him for life. The father of these children was a valued member of the Masonic fraternity. Freeman H. Seward was reared among the pioneers of Rush county, Ind., and was about ten years of age when he came with his parents to Madison county. He attended school in a log schoolhouse for a few months during the winters until he was eighteen years old. When twenty years old he left home, w : orking at farm work in Madison county, and when about twenty-three married in Adams township, March 19, 1865, Mariah Malone, born in Bates county, Mo., Sept. 4, 1842, daughter of William and Margaret (Gilmore) Malone. William Malone was a son of William Malone, Sr., a Scotch Irish- man, who came from Ireland to America with with his parents. William Malone, Sr., set- tled as a pioneer of Ohio, at a very early date. He had a brother captured by the Indians, when four years of age. This brother was held a captive until he was twenty-one years old, when, in some manner now unknown, he was returned to his parents. Like many oth- ers who had been captured by the Indians, however, he preferred to live among the natives, and. went back to the wild life. Wil- liam Malone, son of W r illiam, Sr., came to Indiana when a young man, and was mar- ried in Ovid, Fall Creek township, to Mar- garet Gilmore, daughter of John and Morris (Reynolds) Gilmore. John Gilmore was the son of Hugh Gilmore, the original pio- neer of Madison county, Ind. After mar- riage Mr. Malone settled in Bates county, Mo., where he cleared land and lived four years. He then settled in Fall Creek town- ship, where he followed his trade of tailoring. He and his wife were members of the Chris- tian Church. In politics he was a Democrat. They had children: Lucretia. Mariah. John, Elizabeth and Melissa. Mr. Malone died in his forty-first year in Noble county, Ind., while his wife died in her thirty-ninth year. After marriage Freeman H. Seward and his wife settled in Fall Creek township, on a cleared farm of 180 acres. In 1868 they re- moved to Montcalm county, Mich., settling on fifty acres of wood land. This he cleared, building a log house, making a good home and supplying the family larder with game, with which the Michigan woods abounded. Returning with his family to Madison county, Ind., in 1884. he purchased fifty-six acres_ of land in Union township, which was well-im- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 379 proved, and in 1895 they located in their pres- ent home, which consists of eighty acres of im- proved land. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Seward have been : Delia, who mar- ried Oscar Fesler, and has one son, Earl, re- sides in Indianapolis ; Elizabeth, who mar- ried James McDonald, a farmer of Madi- son Co., Ind., has five children, namely : Ef- fie, Hershell, Vestie, Esta and William ; Emma, who married Carey Stanley, of In- dianapolis, has two children, Glen and Eretta ; and Leroy and William, both reside on the home farm. Freeman H. Seward is a stanch Jacksonian Democrat, and is prominent in county and township political affairs. He has held the office of township trustee for five years, and is a man of honor and integrity. Mrs. Sew- ard is a member of the Christian Church. WILLIAM SCHOOLEY. a highly es- teemed resident of Muncie, Ind., who has for the past three years been the proprietor of the Riverside Grocery, is an honored veteran of the Civil war, and a member of one of the old pioneer families of this section. His birth occurred Nov. 11, 1845, m Grant county, Ind., and he is a son of Benjamin and Lucinda (Stout) Schooley. Benjamin Schooley was born in Grayson county, Ya.. son of Samuel Schooley, and came to Indiana in 1834 as a pioneer, taking up 160 acres of wild wood land, there being no roads at this time and his nearest neighbors being two miles distant. He built a log cabin on his land, and commenced the task of clear- ing his farm, adding thereto from time to time until, at the time of his death, he was the owner of 320 acres. He died aged fifty-seven years, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy-six. They were both members of the Society of Friends. Their children were: Rachel, John. William, George W., Thomas, Eliza J., Samuel and Harvey. George Stout, the father of Mrs. Schooley, was a pioneer of Greene county. Ohio, whence he moved with a four-horse team, in Sept., 1827, to Indiana. \\ ith another farmer, Lugar by name, he cut six miles from the old Delphi road in order to reach his propertv. William Schooley received his education in the pioneer schools of his native locality, and on April 29, 1864, enlisted in Jonesboro, Grant Co.. Ind., as a private of Company F, 139th Ind. Y. I., to serve three years or during the war, but his service lasted only about six months, he being honorably dis- charged at Indianapolis. September 29th of that year. His service, which consisted mostly of guard duty, was in Kentucky, on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad on Green river, Mr. Schooley being detailed as orderly. He was taken sick with typhoid fever, but remained with his regiment. With two com- rades he was sent to Indianapolis, and from the effects of a long walk to the barracks through the rain, when still very weak, he was taken seriously ill. Accommodations were very poor at this time, and for a week Mr. Schooley was compelled to sleep on the bare floor with a block of wood for a pillow, with no medical attention, but he finally managed to drag him- self to a physician who examined him and sent him at once to the hospital. Here he lay for three weeks unconscious, but finally im- proved, and was discharged from the hospital weighing but sixty-five pounds, his weight hav- ing formerly been 145 pounds. His mother came to Indianapolis to assist in caring for him, and his father was also with him for a time. He was taken to the home in Monroe town- ship, Grant county, where his father owned a good farm, and he was again taken sick with typhoid fever and rheumatism, being con- fined to his bed from October to the following March, his life being despaired of. He has never fully recovered from this sickness, and it was over a year before he was able to en- gage in work of any kind. On partial re- covery Mr. Schooley engaged in work on his father's farm, and the latter dying in 1867, William remained on the place some years, his mother continuing to make her home there. He married Oct. 1, 1870, in his home neigh- borhood, Margaret Ellen Farr, born in Grant county, March 18, 1852, daughter 1 1 Smiley M. and Mary J. (Camblin) Farr. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Schooley located on a farm two miles from his home, where they resided for four years, and then returned to the home farm, where they continued until 1886. He then sold out his interest, having previously bought out the heirs of the 160 acres, and went to Labette county, Kans., renting a farm for two years. In i8 Kentucky, and there died, leaving a large family. The Anderson annals include the name of Col. Andrew Anderson, who took part in the Revolution. By a first wife he had the fol- lowing children: Dr. George, of Montgomery county, Va. ; Mrs. Brown, of Kentucky; and a daughter, who became the first wife of Major Pooge, of Augusta. For his second wife Anderson married Martha, daughter < .i 1 '. Crawford, and had children as follows: John and James, who both died with' nit issue in Montgomery county; Robert, who married Nancy Dena : William, who died in New Or- leans ; Nancy, .Mrs. William Crawford; and Sally, Mrs. Jacob Ruff. The best authority on the Virginia branch of Andersons is John Crosby, a descendant, who is the chief clerk in the record division of the clerk's office in Staunton, Va. According to the records investigated by him, there were four brothers who came to the country aboul the >ame time, took up land near to and ad- 3«4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD joining each other, and several of their chil- dren intermarried, as is shown by wills still preserved. Of these brothers, John and George were the only ones who proved by any existing records, their importation into this country, so the other two, William and James, may have married after reaching America, but probably all were married before leaving Ire- land. They certainly were when they came to Augusta county, Va., as the records of the transfers of land to them in 1745 all give the names of the wives. A Rev. James Anderson, who is recorded as having preached the first sermon in Augusta, Va., in 1735, at the home of John Lewis, may have been one of these brothers. They seem to have settled in other parts of the State first, for a time, as John An- derson and his wife Jane came from Ireland about 1740, and, passing through Philadel- phia, located in Orange county. They had three children with them, Esther, Mary and Margaret. About the same time came George with his wife Elizabeth and their children, Wil- liam, Margaret, John and Frances. William Anderson, the fourth brother and immediate progenitor of the Indiana family, came to Augusta county, Va., from Orange county, in the same state, about 1740. He was granted a tract of land containing 104 acres by patent, June 12, 1745, from the gov- ernor of Virginia, and deed and land books show that he purchased several other tracts about the same time from various parties. His name appears in several records on that of a court martial held at the Court House, Sept. 26, 1758. when William Anderson, a private in Capt. Robert Breckenridge's company, was fined One Pound for failing to attend a Gen- eral Muster. At another court martial held at the Court House, March 13, 1776, Capt. William Anderson is a member of the Court, and he is again styled Capt. Anderson in a sale bill from James Graham to him, dated May 2, 1777. The will of William Anderson is dated Aug. 27, 1792, and names his wife, Elizabeth, and nine children, John, George, Robert, Alex- ander, Margaret, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Jane. Alexander Anderson, also a captain, re- ceived his first commission as ensign from the Governor of Virginia, Dec. 17, 1793, accord- ing to Order Book No. 23, p. 34; was made lieutenant June 17, 1794; and still later made captain. The will of Alexander Anderson was pn ibated in December, 1825. By his first wife, Esther Kirkland, to whom he was married April 27, 1786, he had two daughters, viz.: Mary, wife of Amos Crosby ; and Rebecca, wife of William Hanger. On March 25, 1813, he married Ester, daughter of George and Susan (Evans) Crosby, and sister of Amos Crosby, just mentioned. They had five children, of whom one died in infancy. The other four were : Elizabeth, Mrs. Richard Hill ; Martha Ann, Mrs. Ezra Fishburn ; George A., who married Miss Margaret S. Sperry ; and Wil- liam Wallace. William Wallace Anderson, born Feb. 21, 1813, grew up on his father's farm, in the old two-story brick house which Alexander An- derson built, and which is still standing, and made farming his regular calling. He was married April 21, 1830, by Rev. James A. Steele, a Presbyterian minister, to Miss Jan- netta Murray, born June 12, 1816, daughter of James Murray. The father was one of the witnesses to the certificate, but it is not certain whether another witness, Peachea Murray, was the mother or not. The Murrays are a noted Scotch family and undoubtedly came, as did the Andersons, from the Scotch Colonies in the North of Ireland. The name Murry or Murray dates back to 1086, A. D., and is from O'Murread-Norgh, descendant of Mureadach, or O'Muireadoigh, chief of Munster-Thainain. Another descendant of this same line was David Murray, of Georgia, who was given land for his services in the Revolution, and who died in 1840, aged eighty-four. After his marriage, William W. Anderson lived on a part of the homestead, in a double hewed log house, while his brother George oc- cupied the brick house, with his mother. George Anderson believed in slavery, but Wil- liam was opposed to it, and, finally, to escape from its influences, in 1846 he sold his home for $4,000 and started for the unknown West. They made the journey in a three-horse Cones- toga wagon, which was rather lightly loaded with only the cooking utensils, bedding, car- pets, etc.," and in a one-horse carriage in which the family rode. When tired of riding in the latter, the children would change to the big wagon, and one of them, now Mrs. Wachtell, then a little girl of about eight, well remembers the long journey. They took it slowly, camp- ing by night along the wayside or stopping at some inn or with hospitable settlers. At the mouth of the Miami they crossed the Ohio in a ferry boat, and made their way to Early's COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 385 Creek, Delaware county, where a brother-in- law, Ezra Fishburn, had settled. After a visit so brief that the wagon was not unpacked, they went on to Chillicothe, where Mrs. Anderson's brother Emanuel lived, and there spent the winter, during which Mr. Anderson worked in Mr. Murray's grist mill. The following spring Mr. Anderson pressed forward as far as Illinois, going by way of Muncie to Edgar county, where he set- tled on rented land along Big Sugar creek. He intended to buy later if he liked the coun- try, but within two years he died, March 4, 1848, aged thirty-five. He was a typical pio- neer, frugal and industrious but adventurous in spirit and ever ready to seek a new home if the prospects for betterment were bright. After his death, his widow was left almost without means, but she was a woman of resolution and industry, and was anxious to keep her family together. Ezra Fishburn drove out to Illinois for the bereaved family and brought them back to Granville, Delaware county, Ind., where Mrs. Anderson tried to make a living by mak- ing men's clothing. After about four years, however, she gave up the vain effort, and all her children except one daughter, Martha Ann, were put out among strangers. This youngest daughter cared for the mother till her death, which occurred in Muncie, May 26, 1876, at the age of sixty. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides the records of the births and deaths of the parents, the old family Bible, belonging to Mrs. Anderson, showed the birth of five children: Esther Frances, born July 16, 1837, died Sept. 27, 1856, aged nineteen years, two months and eleven days ; Susan L., born in 1838, became Mrs. Calvin S. Wachtell ; Alex- ander H. was the third child and only son ; Dorcas V. was born June 19, 1844 ; and Martha Ann \\\, born April 28, 1848, married Nathan Spence, of Muncie. Alexander H. Anderson was only four years old when the family left Virginia, and he had just begun to go to school in Illinois when his father died. In Granville during the four years the mother kept her family together, the boy attended school regularly, but at nine years he was bound out to Abram Godlove, a farmer living on the Mississinewa river, near Sharon. He lived there four years, working on the farm and going to school winters, and then, on the death of Mr. Godlove, was bound out to his father, Joseph Godlove. Another 25 four years followed before the death of the elder Mr. Godlove also, making the boy about seventeen years old. He had been regularly bound out to his first master till he was twen- ty-one and the legal papers gave the following terms, which Mr. Anderson well remembered : He was to receive on reaching his majority, a horse, saddle, bridle and fifty dollars' worth of clothing. At seventeen he was a large, strong youth and his services were considered more valuable, so that when his guardian, Thomas Samples, a Muncie lawyer, bound him out for the third time to Abraham Godlove, fifty dollars more was added to the former terms. This third contract was made by Air. Samples without Mrs. Anderson's knowledge, and against her wishes. But Mr. Godlove also died before the end of the specified term, and Mr. Anderson absolutely refused to renew the contract with the son John. As both Mr. and Mrs. Godlove were dead, and Mr. Samples took no interest in the matter, the young man was unable to secure anything after his long years of toil. After he was free to work for himself Alexander Anderson was employed by Nich- olas Poland, who occupied the Godlove farm, for $18 a month and board, and spent one summer there. His next employer was Ben- jamin Zehner, owner of a grist and sawmill, but after a few months on his farm and in the mill, he took a new place for the winter with John Pettinger, and also went to school. At that time he was eighteen years old and he continued to go to school a part of each year till he was twenty-one. Meantime he worked for his future father-in-law, Abraham Cline, and for his services about the farm and mill he received $15 a month and his board, saving $100 the year he was twenty years old. The next winter he worked for Daniel Cochran. When he came of age, Mr. Anderson received $160 from his father's estate. He continued to work in that region, first for Nicholas Po- land again, then he helped build Zehner's mill, which is still standing, as well as barns on different farms, doing, in fact, any work that came in his way. On Sept. 15, 1864, Mr. Anderson enlisted in Indianapolis, as a private in Company G, 13th Ind. V. I., and served till discharged just a year later, at the close of the war. He was in Virginia and North Carolina, took part in the battle of Bentonville and in several skirmishes, including that at Fort Fisher. He 3 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was on several hard marches, one being from Fort Fisher to Raleigh, when they marched thirty or thirty-live miles a day through March and April, with many swollen streams to be crossed. They arrived in Raleigh the day that Lincoln was assassinated. The portion of this forced march from Fort Fisher to Wilmington was perhaps the worst, and once they marched all night. The exposure and hardships of his army life left Mr. Anderson much injured. Mr. Anderson was a faithful member and trustee of the Methodist Church at De Soto, to which his widow, Mrs. Rhoda C. Anderson, belongs, and in which she has long been an active worker. Mr. Anderson passed away Jan. 10, 1907, aged nearly sixty-five years, sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. JOHN WESLEY GIBSON, for a number of years a farmer near McCordsville, Hancock county, Ind., was born Sept. 29, 1844, in Marion county, Ind., son of Jasper N. and Re- becca (Crubaugh) Gibson. Archibald A. Gibson, his grandfather, was probably born in Canada and was of French stock ; he could talk French. He was long a citizen of Vermont, and he was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving as first sergeant. He was shot in the thigh and carried the ball for twelve years. Archibald A. Gibson married Elizabeth Evens, who was of Welsh stock, and their children were: Abraham, Jasper N., 1 >avid, William, Esther, Evens, and Malinda. Mr. Gibson moved to Ohio after his family be- gan to grow up, and later migrated still far- ther west, to Marion county, Ind., where he was a pioneer. He settled two and a half miles east of Lawrence, but he died in Boone county, this State, at the age of ninety-six years, lie was a chairmaker by trade. Mrs. '( iibson died before him. passing away in Marion county at the age of seventy-three years. She was a member of the Methodist Church. lasper N. Gibson was born in 1824 in Ohio, near Cincinnati, received a common-school ed- ucation and learned his father's trade, and also followed farming to some extent. When a young man he came to Marion county, but he returned to Ohio ami married Rebecca Cru- baugh, who was born about 1817 in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary Crubaugh, of Pennsylvania German stock. A fiir his marriage, Mr. Gibson worked at chairmaking and rented land near Cumber- land, Ind. At the time of the Civil war his eldest son, John W., was the only one of the sons old enough for service, and both father and son became members ot Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., Jasper N. Gibson enlisting Aug. 8, 1862, for three years or during the war. How- ever, he only served eighteen months, becoming ill from exposure, and he was honorably dis- charged at Madison in 1863. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee and took part in the battle of Perryville. He was sick in hospital for about a year, at Nashville, Tenn., and Mad- ison, Ind., having contracted rheumatism on account of exposure, and in fact he was so much disabled that he never was able to do much heavy work after his army experiences. In his younger years he was a most industrious man, and he always bore the reputation of be- ing a good citizen and an honorable man in all the relations of life. He died at the age of seventy-two years, in Johnson county, Ind. Mr. Gibson was originally an old-line Whig in political sentiment, but he became a Republican in course of time, and supported Abraham Lin- coln for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the Metho- dist Church. Their children were : John W., Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton. John Wesley Gibson received such limited educational advantages as the common schools of his boyhood days afforded. The school- house at which he attended was the usual prim- itive log building common at that time, having a stick chimney, well daubed with mud to keep the logs from burning, a fireplace four feet wide and two feet deep, and windows made of greased paper over an opening cut in the log walls. The period of his attendance con- sisted of only three or four months in the win- ter time, for during the summers he was ob- liged to work long and hard helping with the work at home, but nevertheless he learned to spell very well, in fact he could spell anything in the old speller used in the school. On Aug. 2, 1862, he enlisted for three years or during the war, in the same command which his father joined, becoming a private in Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., and served until honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., June 7, 1865 ; he was mustered out at Indianapolis. Mr. Gibson's service took him into Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, and he had his share of hard march- ing, exposure and active participation in bat- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 337 ties, being at Perry ville, Murfreesboro, Mis- sionary Ridge, Pine Knob, Ringgold, Resaca, Pumpkin Vine Creek and Dallas. He was in line of battle when General Mac- Pherson was killed and in the great battle fol- lowing in front of Atlanta, when the Union troops were under fire for four months dur- ing this campaign. After the battle of Jones- boro, in which he took part, his regiment re- turned with Thomas and he was in the engage- ments at Franklin and Nashville. He was also in numerous skirmishes. While on picket line at Duck river, Tenn., he was grazed in the right shoulder by a musket ball. He was sick in hospital at Murfreesboro and Nashville for eight months, and was near death, but he was never captured, and except when disabled, was in every action of his command. Returning to Marion county, Ind., after his army service was over, Mr. Gibson worked on the farm for two years, and then took up the carpenter's trade, at which he continued to work for twenty-one years, mostly in Marion county. He was engaged on several large buildings in Indianapolis, where he car- ried on business as a contractor and builder. His first marriage took place in Indianapolis, and after his second marriage he moved to Malott Park, Ind., where he continued in the same line of work. In 1900 he bought forty acres of land, part of the old James Johnson farm, on the present site of Fort Harrison farm. The land was subsequently bought by the United States government at $100 per acre, and included in the site of Fort Harrison, and Mr. Gibson then bought the farm of twen- ty-seven acres near McCordsville, Hancock county, on which he has since lived. He has recently sold this property, however, and removed to Jennings county, Ind., where he has bought a good farm of 125 acres. Since his removal here he has been licensed by the M. E. Church as a minister of the gospel. In September, 1867, Mr. Gibson was mar- ried, in Indianapolis, to Frances Kratzer, a native of Marion county, Ind., daughter of Henry and Frances (Shearer) Kratzer, both of whom came of Pennsylvania German stock. To this union was born one child, Stella M., now the wife of Murry E. Rice. Mrs. Gibson died May 2, 1886, and Mr. Gibson married, in "Washington township, Marion county, on Nov. 18, 1888, Eliza A. Siegmund, who was born Jan. 24, 1854, in Lawrence township, that county, on the present site of Fort Harrison, daughter of William and Jane (Herin) Sieg- mund. Children as follows have come to this union: John W., born July 23, 1890, in Malott Park; Nellie E., born Jan. 30, 1892, at that place; Eva, born Dec. 14, 1894, who died in February, 1895 ; and Rebecca J., born June 20, 1896, at Malott Park. Air. and Mrs. Gibson are members of the Methodist Church. In politics he is a Repub- lican, casting his first Presidential vote for Grant and supporting every Republican can- didate since that time. He is a member of the G. A. R. at Lawrence, and was formerly ad- jutant of his post, and he was formerly a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., which he joined at Broad Ripple. Mr. Gibson has proved him- self as good a citizen in times of peace as he was when his country needed special service, and he and his excellent wife are highly re- garded in the various communities where they have resided. The Siegmund family, to which Mrs. Gib- son belongs, is of Pennsylvania German stock, and her mother's people, the Herins, are Ohio pioneer stock of Scotch-Irish extraction. James Siegmund, Mrs. Gibson's grandfather, was a pioneer from Ohio to Marion county, Ind., and settled on what is now the site of Fort Ben- jamin Harrison, where he entered 160 acres of land. A spring on the place is now marked by a wind pump near the center of the Fort. In early times the property was heavily cov- ered with timber, and Mr. Siegmund built a log cabin for the family dwelling, in which he passed the remainder of his life, dying there. Airs. Gibson well remembers a poplar stump which was nearly six feet across, and a large willow tree near the spring which had grown from a willow switch once used to string fish on and stuck in the ground by Lavina Sieg- mund when she was a girl. She died some years ago, at an advanced age. James Sieg- mund married Mrs. Elizabeth (Groves) Pearl, widow of Henry Pearl, and they had children as follows: Jacob, David, Hester, Susan, La- vina, William, John and James. The mother died at the age of ninety-three years, at the home of one of her children, and all of the family are also deceased. The parents were Missionary Baptists in religious faith. William Siegmund, Mrs. Gibson's father, was born in Ohio about 1826, and was brought to Marion county when about one year old. He was always a farmer. He was married, s88 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Marion county, on the old McCormick farm, to Jane Herin, who was burn April [3, 1827, daughter of neighbors, John and Sarah Herin, the former a pioneer of near Castleton, Ind., where he entered 160 acres of land on the Mil- lersville pike, clearing his farm from the woods. 1 If was a substantial citizen. By bis first wife, Sarah, Mr. Herin had the following named children: Jane, Polly, Jesse, William (who died when small), Sarah, Rebecca, and Clara. By his second wife he had one son, John. .Mr. Herin lived to be about fifty-five years old, and died on his farm. William Siegmund had an interest in the home place, but he sold it and rented land in Lawrence township, and in later life lived in Washington township. For two winters he taught school. He was a Baptist in religious belief. Mrs. Siegmund in her later years became a Metho- dist. Their children were : Sarah, James, Jane, Lavina, Eliza A., Esther, Albert, Ella, Lora and Addie. Of this family Eliza A., Mrs. Gibson, received a good education in the com- mon schools, becoming well trained in the old- fashioned substantial way, accurate in arith- metic and an excellent reader. CORNELIUS MOORE, a substantial farmer of Jackson township), Madison county, was born in Hamilton county, hid., son of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Lash) Moore. Cornelius Moore was the son of John Moore, a pioneer of Athens county, ( Ihio. lie was a farmer in Ohio, and improved a farm which is still owned by the Moore family. The children of John Moore were: John; .Mat- thew ; Lydia, who married a Mr. Pierce ; Sarah, who married a Mr. Burnet ; Annie, who mar- ried Lemuel Robinnet; Peggie, married to Mr. Jellie ; Cornelius; and Clarissa, wdio married Richard Angel. The Moores were originally of German stock of New Jersey. Cornelius Moore, the father of our subject, was born in New Jersey, and came West with his parents to ( ihio. lie received the common school ed- ucation of his day, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm. He was married in Athens county, < Ihio, in about 1831 or (832, and thru settled on a Farm in Alliens. His wife Elizabeth I. ash, was the daughter of Wil- liam and Elizabeth (Price) Lash. The L«shcs were of Colonial stock of New Jersey, and William Lash was a pioneer farmer of Athens county, Ohio, where he cleared up a farm, this tract now being in the possession of his descendants. He had a good homestead of eighty acres, which although very hilly, he made into a productive farm, and here he reared a family as follows: Easter, who mar- ried Bazil Gabriel; Polly, who married Eli Reynolds; Elizabeth, the mother of our sub- ject ; Abraham ; Jacob, and William. W illiam Lash died of fever when on a journey down the ( Ihio river. He was then in middle life, and his wife survived him many years, living to the ripe old age of eighty years. She died in .Athens county, Uhio. Cornelius Moore did not live on the old homestead in Athens more than two years, in 1834 he came to Indiana, locating in Hamilton county. The journey was made with two horses and a wagon, the - trip consuming diree weeks. The party arrived in Madison county Nov. 26, 1834, and a few days later they settled in White River township, Hamilton county. This journey Mrs. Moore made five times in her life. Cornelius Moore settled in the woods in White River township, on 160 acres of land, which he had entered. He built a log cabin, which he later replaced with a hewed log house, building at the same time a double log barn, with a driveway through the centre, and a puncheon Moor. Mr. Moore was a good, prac- tical farmer and cleared a large portion of his farm from the woods. He died in 1854, at the age of forty-seven years, his wife surviving until -Vug. 19, 1899, when she passed away, aged eighty-five years. Both Cornelius M01 ire and his wife were members of the Baptist Church, which they had joined in their youth in Ohio. In politics Mr. Moore was a Dem- ocrat. To this worthy couple were born: Isaac; Marilla, wdio died unmarried aged twenty-eight years ; Joseph, who died aged six- ty-four years; Mary, who married James Cas- tor, died aged fifty years; George; Cornelius, our subject; William, who died aged fifty-five years ; and Anthony. Of this family two sons were in the Civil war, George being first in an ( )hio regiment for four months, and then served live months in the same regiment as our subject, Cornelius, lie was in the battle and surrender of Harper's Ferry. Cornelius Moore, our subject, attended the Normal school at Danville for a short time, and then educated himself to become a teacher. He taught school for five winters in Jackson township, Madison county. When twenty- one years of age he enlisted in Strawtown, Hamilton county, Ind., May 9, 1864, as a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 389 private of Company B, Capt. Jolm B. Jai I .any, 136th Ind. V. I., to serve IOO days. He served out this time and was honorably d at fnaianapolis, Iml., in August, [86 [. '\ his service was in Tennessei . at Mur- boro. Jle re-enlisted at Strawtown, Ind., March 20, 1865, for one year, or during the ^ain b morably discharged, tin- war being over, at [ndianapolis, Iml., in August, [865, having served five months in Washington, J). < '., Virginia and Delaware. Mr. Moori a u ver in the hospital, hut was always an active, faithful soldier, doing his duty cheerfully and promptly, and for meritor- ious services was pri moted to corporal. I le re- turned to the homestead in White River town- ship, Hamilton county, after the war, and then- he resided somi ■ ars. ,1 r. Moore was married 1 >ct. [8, 1873, to Sarah White, daughter of Joel and Eliza- beth (Garrettson) White, the former of whom was a native of Tennessee, where he married. He and his family removed as pioneers to In- diana and settled on land in Jackson township. Mr. White investing 1 V acres of land, from which he cleared a fine farm, it hav- ing been heavily timbered at the time of its purchase. Here Mr. While built a hue frame house, which was a well-known stopping place for travelers at that early day. Elizabeth Garettson, the wife of Mr. White, was de- scended from the well-known Carrettson fam- ily of .Maryland, who once owned the land upon which the city of Baltimore now stands. It is said that this estate has never been properly settled. Joel White and his wife were the parents of the following children : Susan, wdio married Elijah Bobinett, died aged fifty-three years; Benjamin, wdio was the head of a fam- ily, died at the age of fifty-two years ; Minerva married James Snell ; Maria married Job Gar- rettson ; George ; Albert ; John and Sarah. Joel White died aged sixty-five years, in 1874, his wife having passed away in 1870, aged fifty-nine. They had both been membei of the Christian Church. In political opinions he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat. Mr. White was a well-to-do pioneer settler and was universally respected. A man of kindly heart, he was also a practical and successful business man. Locating in Indiana with noth- ing, at the time of his death he was a lar^e land owner, and was able to leave his children a handsome competency, beside 500 acres of land. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Moore set- tled "11 the old Moore home-tead, where they lived for one year, and then moved to Wells county in a wagon, settling on a new farm in the woods. Here re cleared a < and fie ami his family resided eight years, at the end of winch time to W hite River township, where he purchased 1 10 acres, living on this farm from [88] to [889. On this farm, after its clearing, draining ami im- proving by Mr. Moore, he built a fine fi< and good buildings, and sold it at an advance, which enabled him to purchase his present line property, consisting of 258 acres. This prop- erty Mr. Moore has partly cleared, and it is well drained and supplied with good farm buildings, and besides this he owns consider- able building property in the town of Ander- son. To Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Moore the fol- lowing children have been born: Nellie E., who died aged eleven years; Carrie, who mar- ried William Brown, has three children, and re- sides on the homestead ; < Ira \". ; I )ora 1 >. ; and Georgiana. In his political belief Mr. Moore is a Jefferson Democrat. He was >upi of White River township for four years, and in Jackson township was assessor for four years. He was formerly a member of Major May Post, G. A. R.j of Anderson. W. C. VANCE. One of the prominent citizens of Noblesville, and present postmaster of that city, W. C. Vance, was born in Hamil- ton county, Ind., Oct. 9, 1X42, son of Thomas C. and Sophia 1 Swaim) \ ance. Samuel Vance, grandfather of W. C, came from Randolph county, N. C, as a pioneer to Hamilton county, Ind., and, settling in I lay township, cleared a farm of eighty acres, which he improved with what were good buildings for that day. He had married, in North Car- olina, Sarah Voss, and their children were: Thomas C, Wesley, Joseph", Green, David, Benjamin, Lewis, Mary and Sarah, all born in Hamilton comity, Ind., except Thomas C, Wesley and Joseph. Samuel Vani mem- ber of the Christian Church, and was an ..Id- line Whig in politics. Hi- death occurred on his farm when he was in his fifty-fifth year. Thomas C. Vance, father of our subject, was born in 1818, in Randolph county, N. C, and was ten years of age when he came to Hamilton county in 1828 with his parents. He grew up among the pioneers and received the .?oo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tal pioneer education, after which he en- gaged m farming, and followed that occupa- tion all of his life. He married, in Hamilton Swaim, daughter of Jesse and abeth (Mills) Swaim. Jesse Swaim was a pioneer of Washington county, Ind., having e from Randolph county. X. C., of Scotch- Irish stoek. the Vance family's descendants also being of this origin. The Swaim children were: Nathaniel. Alexander, [rougott, Jo- seph. Mariah, Sophia and Catherine. Mr. Swaim died.tt Salem, Washington county. Ind. Mrs. Swaim removed to Hamilton nty, Ind.. settling- in Clay township late in life, and there she died. Thomas C \ ance cleared his farm from the woods in Union township. Boone coui and made his 1 10 acres into a good, well- cultivated farm. He died here, aged fifty- two years, in 1S70, leaving these children: VV. C. ; Ira Newton: Mariah and Frank, all born tint) except VY. C The mother died in iS VV. C Vance was brought up among the 5. In his boyhood days the country was with heavy : g cabins were the pioneer homes. He attended the 3 of the times, and when six- . sville, I clerk in the S\ srs -tore. They were his 3 wh( . - is a - 1 [nd. V. [., i '.Greg He s - - dis 5, Sept c\ ss the 3 Springs g ry- g the cam- He was ; .. S S63 s 5 3 in the hos 3 - - the ■ engaged in g g 3 . and remained at this stand for the next rive years, when he sold out, removing to 1 town, Hamilton county. Here he engaged in a mercantile business for seven years, and his next venture was in the agricultural line, he purchasing ninety acres in Noblesville town- ship. He added twenty acres to his farm, which he improved, but later he sold out and ged in a grocery business in Noblesville. 1884 to [892 he continued this business, and in the latter year went back to fanning, at which he continued for two years. In 1898 he was appointed postmaster at Noblesville by President Mckinley, was re-appointed by- President Roosevelt, and has not only proved an efficient official, but has gained the con- fidence and esteem of his fe . nsmen by urtesy audi good business qualifications. Mr. Vance was married July 4. 1865, in Lebanon, Boone county. Ind.. to Elizabeth J. born i'.i Clinton county. Ohio, st( I, who was a miller of Brown county, Ohio. Mr. 1 a trip I mia by the way of the Isthmus, and was killed in the gold mines by the fall of lildren were : Vsa, Uanson, Jo- James VV., . eth, Julia and William. In • - Mr. Vance is a stanch Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham In. He was a member of the c for rive is lly of the of the K. of P.. _ '■ he was - .-.rter me : :. G. A. which he was He have had children as ' I tr. Vance is a repres his shows - He was g 3 US I - ' - He himself is - - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 391 dition in the family that a part of the old family estate in the Shenandoah Valley still remains unsettled. In Ohio Benjamin Chiles married .Miss Elizabeth Little, a native of that State residing in Warren county. She bore her husband two children, namely: Clementine, widow of the late Eli Cox, who now lives at No. 335 West Seventh street, Muncie; and Marcellus. Mrs. Elizabeth Chiles died, and her husband afterward married Mrs. Sarah Yost, by whom he had four chil- dren. Mary Catherine, Smith, Minerva and Benjamin. In February, 1856, Mr. Chiles moved to Delaware county, Ind., transporting all his household effects in a one-horse wagon. He did not purchase property there until 1868, when he bought eighty acres of forest land, cleared it and made a good farm. His death occurred at his home, near Bethel, when he was about sixty years old. Benjamin Chiles was an honest, hard-working man, and a re- spected citizen. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and in politics was origi- nally an old-line Whig, but he became later an Abolitionist, and, after that issue was dead became a Republican. .Marcellus Chiles was only ten years old when his father moved to Indiana. He re- ceived a limited education and was brought up to hard work on the farm. There was in the vicinity a log school house where the children of the locality could go for two months every year, but Marcellus Chiles was able to attend only during a few winters. While still only a youth the war broke out, and he enlisted near Muncie in May, 1862, in Company L, 8th Ind. V. I. for three years or during the war, and served until he was honorably discharged Aug. 9, 1865, in Indi- anapolis, when the struggle was over. Mr. Chiles served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala- bama. Georgia and North Carolina, and was in the battles of Nashville, two at Franklin, Campbellsville and Pulaski. On Sept. 27, 1864, he was wounded by an ounce bullet which passed directly through the left thigh from right to left, in its course going also through an old fashioned pocket-book full of papers. Mr. Chiles lay on the field for thirty- six hours, uncared for and with little food or water. Even after he was found little atten- tion was given him in the field hospital, and by Oct. 3d. when he reached Nashville hos- pital, to which he had been sent on a flat car, gangrene had set in and before the wound could at last be properly dressed, nineteen worms had to be removed from it. Mr. Chiles had at first bled profusely and consequently was much reduced. He remained in the hos- pital until November, was then taken by boat to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and remained there until he was furloughed home March 17th. When able to report again for duty, he was assigned to convalescent camp, and stationed at Blair's Landing, N. C, whence he was sent on guard duty to Alexandria, Fort Monroe, Baltimore and other points. On returning to Indiana after being dis- charged. Mr. Chiles worked as a butcher, go- ing into the meat business for himself in 1867 at~Yorktown. He remained there until 1872, When he engaged in the same line in Alexan- dria. From "there he went to Kingman countv, Kans., where he owned a good farm, while'at the same time he was in the commis- sion business in Kansas City. In 1887 he went to Eureka Springs, Ark., then to Spring- field, Mo., where he was again in the meat business for two years and a half, and finally returned to Indiana, locating at Alexandria. Ever since Mr. Chiles has carried on a whole- sale and retail meat business in that city, con- ducts two meat markets, and has become very prosperous. In addition to his business hold- ings he is the owner of a good home. He is entirely a self-made man, who entered life with no capital beyond a strong constitution, but has nevertheless forged steadily ahead un- til todav he is a well known, wealthy and re- spected' citizen. Politically Mr. Chiles is a Republican. He belongs to Lew Taylor Post, G. A. R., Alexandria, and is an unaffiliated member of the I. O. O. F., of Alexandria. A year before locating in Yorktown Mr. Chiles had married there, Jan. 23, 1866, Miss Juliette S. Home, who was born in Switzer- land county, Ind.. Sept. 23, 1846, daughter of Dr. John and Isabella (Scott) Home, now of Yorktown. To Mr. and Mrs. Chiles have been born three children, who have all been finely educated: (1) John, born Dec. 11, 1866, attended the Muncie high school and De Pamv L T niversity at Greencastle, Ind. He read law in Kingman county, Kans., and is now successfully practicing in Denver, Colo. Mr married Mi^s Lillian Holmes, and has three children. Marcellus H, Margaret and John. (2) Daisy Caroline, born Dec. 19, 1868, was given first a high school education, and then attended De Pauw University. She is especially talented in music, and studied in the Conservatory of Music at Topcka, Kans. 39 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD She married John F. Mail, a successful attor- ney in Denver. ( 3 ) Creth, born Dec. 23, [883, has completed a high school course, a normal course at Valparaiso, Ind., and is now studying at De Pauw University. THOMAS B. NOBLE, M.D. (deceased), was one of the leading physicians and sur- geons of Johnson county, where a long career of successful practice not only brought him ample means and worldly estate but also the esteem of his fellow-citizens and the grateful affection of many patients. Dr. Noble was by birth a Kentuckian. He was a son of George Thomas and Louisa (Canby) Noble, the former of whom was a native of Kentucky, while the latter was born in Virginia. Both families were prominent in their respective States, where they are still well represented. Thomas Noble, the Doctor's paternal grandfather, was a native of Virginia, of Irish descent. He was a physician, and en- gaged in agricultural pursuits as well. Mov- ing to Kentucky, he lived there to an ad- vanced age, and is buried on the old home- stead farm in Boone county, that State. Six- teen children were born to him. On the ma- ternal side, the Doctor's grandfather was Ben- jamin Canby, a native of Virginia, of English descent, and a physician by profession. In 1833 Dr. Canby moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and lived there to the fullness of years and honor. George Thomas Noble, the father of Dr. Noble, followed farming exclusively. In 1832 he moved from Kentucky to Indianapo- lis and remained two years in the growing village, after which he bought a farm of eighty acres in Pleasant township, Johnson county, and moved to it. Later he bought an additional eighty-five-acre tract and in the cultivation and improvement of these farms passed the rest of his life, dying Nov. 3, 1883, in his eighty-third year. His wife had pre- ceded him to the grave, dying in 1852, at the age of fifty years. Mr. Noble was a Metho- dist, and Mrs. Noble was reared a Quaker. They had a family consisting of eight mem- bers, six sons and two daughters, the sur- vivors being: Noah, a resident of Pleasant township ; John, a resident of Greenwood ; and Julia, the wife of Grafton Johnson, of Greenwood. The others were : Lazarus, who died at the age of twentv-one years ; Sarah, who was the wife of Lawrence Ritchie ; Dr. Thomas B., the third in the family ; Samuel, who died at the age of fifty-eight years ; and James, who died in infancy. Thomas Benjamin Noble was born in the Blue Grass State Feb. 12, 1827, and was five years of age when he was brought to Indian- apolis from Kentucky by his parents. He was a resident of Greenwood from 1834. His early schooling was obtained in the old- fashioned subscription schools of the time and locality, and he was later given the advan- tages provided at the old Franklin College. Inheriting, perhaps, from both his paternal and maternal grandfathers a taste and talent for medicine and medical science, he early began its study and entered into practice in Greenwood in 1852, and in his chosen field of labor he attained marked success. When he died, at the age of eightv years, he held a high social and professional position. His skill and magnetic personality were recognized very generally, and there are few homes in the city which at some time or other have not wel- comed his cheery presence. On Nov. 29, 1855, Dr. Noble was united in marriage with Miss Margaret A. Wishard, daughter of John and Agnes (Oliver) Wish- ard, and a sister of the well-known venerable Dr. W. H. Wishard, of Indianapolis, who is now in his ninety-third year, who retired from regular practice in 1905, but is never- theless often consulted. For some eight years he was a partner with Dr. Noble, in Green- wood. Another brother of Mrs. Noble, Dr. J. M. Wishard, was a physician of Greenwood also. The Wishards were among the pioneer families of Johnson county, where its mem- bers have been known as intelligent and honorable citizens, prominent in the develop- ment of their community. Mrs. Noble is of Scottish descent in both paternal and maternal lines. Her paternal ancestry is traced back to George Wishard, who died a martyr as a Covenanter in Scotland. William Wishard, her great-grandfather, was born in that coun- try, whence he emigrated to County Tyrone, Ireland, and thence to America, coming to Pennsylvania prior to the Revolutionary war. He settled at Red Stone Old Fort, now Browns- town, Pa. In 1776 he served in the Revolu- tion as a minute man, and took part in the battle of the Brandywine. He was an early pioneer of Nicholas county, Ky., where he //' ** > <-*■ 4 /p_ yl/^4>G COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 393 had a large farm, upon which he reared his numerous family. Jn early life he was a weaver, but after coming to the United States he engaged in agricultural pursuits. John ( Hiver, Mrs. Noble's maternal grand- father, was born in Scotland, came to thi United States, and moved with the Wishards to Kentucky, and he was one of the early men who developed the agricultural resources of the vicinity of Lexington. Later he moved to Nil holas count}-, Ky., near his old friends, the Wishards. It is said that John Oliver's wife, Martha (Henderson) Oliver, was the first person buried in Nicholas county, Ky. Of their family two sons and two daughters lived to maturity, and both the Oliver girls, Mar- garet and Agnes, married Wishards, Mar- garet marrying Samuel Wishard, and Agnes marrying John Wishard. Samuel came to Indiana and settled in Vermilion county, where he carried on farming. Eight children were born to Dr. and Airs. Noble, the six survivors being: Agnes, who married David Praig, has one son, Noble, and they reside in Indianapolis; Margaret married Edward T. Lee, a lawyer, and has three chil- dren, and they reside in Chicago; Martha, who married Rev. C. M. Carter, a Baptist minister of Muncie, Ind., has three children, Louise N., Noble and Helen; Thomas B., a practicing physician of Indianapolis, married 3li-- Florence Robb, and they have two chil- dren. Margaret and Thomas; Miss Mary lives at home ; Elizabeth married John Oliver, a lawyer in Franklin, now deceased, and a daughter Elizabeth was born to Mrs. Oliver after his death. In politics Dr. Noble was a lifelong Re- publican, and he was ever a useful and pro- gressive citizen of his community. Whether the mixture of English and Irish ancestry produced an unusually robust condition, or whether a life according to the laws of nature and health brought their deserved results, the fact remains that Dr. Noble, in spite of his fourscore years, retained the physical and mental vigor of a man in the prime of life, his fine presence and abounding activity giving no indication of advancing years. He had many friends, not only in the Presbyterian Church, with which he and his wife united, but throughout the community which was his home for over seventy years. His late resi- dence, built in 1875, is a handsome brick structure which has been the family home since its erection. NICHOLAS S. MART/, one of Tipton's most prominent and public-spirited citizens, represents two of Indiana's earliest pio families, while in the generations ^t ill further back, the names of Martz and McCormick ap- pear among the defenders of the country in its struggles against England. With the same spirit that animated his ancestors, Air. .Martz in his turn responded to his country's call for aid against its own sons, and he has a military 1 which adds new honor to the family name. He was born in Hamilton county. Ind., Nov. 10, 1845, son of Moses and Tabitha ( Mc- Cormick) Martz. On his maternal side Mr. Martz traces his de>cent from a certain McCormick of Scotch stock, who came from the North of Ireland to Virginia about 1700, and settled near Winches- ter. His son, John, was born Aug. 13. 1754. and as a young man fought in the Revolution, lie- enlisted : twice in Virginia, once in 1775 and again later, while near the end of the strug- gle he took up arms again as a soldier from Pennsylvania, whither he had moved in the meantime. John McCormick married, in Vir- ginia, March 4, 1785, Catherine Drennen, and in 1808 the whole family migrated to the ter- ritory of Indiana. They journeyed overland with horses and wagons, and a part of the journey was made down the Ohio on flatboats, and as there was trouble with the Indians at the time of their arrival, they remained for some time in a fort, but Mr. McCormick was the first man to leave the protection of the fort and venture to settle elsewhere. He located on land adjoining Connersville, and remained there the rest of his life, passing away April 18, 1837. His wife, who lived until Feb. 22, 1862, reached the age of ninety-three years. Their large family, who lived to grow up ex- cept two, were born as follows: Sarah, April 22, 1786; Anna, Sept. 6, 1787; Samuel. Sept. 23, 1789; John, Sept. 15, 1791 ; William, Sept. 27, 1793; Joseph, Sept. 7, 1796; James, Dec. 5, 1797; Elizabeth, March 29, 1800; Jane, June 4, 1802; Robert, June 19, 1804; Lewis. June 9, 1807; Catherine, Dec. 20, 1808: David, Jan. 24, 181 1 ; and Mary, July 9. 1813. John McCormick. fourth child of John ( r), was born near Winchester, \"a.. and was sev- enteen years old when the family came to In- diana. In 181 1 he was married, near Hamil- ton, Ohio, to Bethiah Case, who was born in Bolton county, Ky. Her people were originally from Pennsvlvania and eventually settled in I 394 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ohio. The following year, when the War of 1812 hroke out, John McCormick left his young wife in order to enlist, and served throughout that war. On his return they made their home with his parents and remained there until 1820, when they made a home of their own on the present site of Indianapolis, the first settlers there. So wild was it then that they had to cut a road in to their location some sixty miles, while during their first years there wolves were very numerous, as well as Indians. When the family first came eleven men accompanied them to help put up a cabin, and then left them alone in the forest. Mr. McCormick held a quarter-section along the White river under a title from the Indians, given after the peace treaty at St. Marys, Ohio. During the two years he remained there, he and his wife kept a hotel, boarding the men who platted the city of Indianapolis, while he also kept the ferry, using a log canoe. In 1822 Mr. McCormick moved five miles up the river, near the present Crown Hill cem- etery, and there built a saw mill, with corn cracker attached, which he ran for the three years before his untimely death, Aug. 25, 1825, when only thirty-four years old. He was a member of the Baptist Church, as his wife was during her earlier years, but later she united with the Christian Church. They had five children : Katie, William, Wesley, Tabitha and Levina. The two last, who were twins, married twin brothers, Moses and Isaac Martz. After her husband's death Mrs. McCormick married John King, a farmer of Morgan county, Ind., and they had two sons, Cornelius and John. Mrs. King was again left a widow, and after remaining on her farm some years, she finally moved to Arcadia and lived there with her daughters, dying in 1875. The Martz family is of German descent, and was first represented in America about 1700. The earliest definite information is of Nicholas Martz, born Feb. 25, 1762, in Lan- caster county, Pa. By occupation he was a farmer and cabinet maker. He was an im- mense man, weighing over 400 pounds at his death, and seems to have been equally unusual in character. One of his eccentric acts was to make his own coffin, several years before his demise. Peter Martz, son of Nicholas, was born in Lancaster county, Feb. 26, 1787. When twenty years of age he moved from Pennsyl- vania to Pickaway county, Ohio, and again moved in 1816, to Indiana. At first he bought a tract in what was known as the twelve-mile strip, but later he took up 160 acres, three miles from Cambridge City, and building a log cabin, he there spent the typical life of a front- iersman. Besides farming he went exten- sively into milling, and owned the first grist- mill in the territory. Mr. Martz was a soldier in the War of 1812, was a strong Whig in his political views, and in religion was a member of the Lutheran Church. In 1808, Peter Martz was married to Chris- tina Myers, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1790. Her parents removed to Ohio, and there her father died, while her mother's death occurred considerably later, in Indiana. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Martz continued until 1872, when Mr. Martz died in Arcadia, whither he had removed four years earlier in order to be near his sons Moses and Isaac. His wife died in 1879, near Montpelier, Ind., where she was living with a daughter. She and her husband were the parents of eleven children : ( 1 ) Henry married Barbara Gaylor, and died leaving two children. Edward and Sarah. (2) Charles married Betsy McGill, and they left six children, Peter, Catherine, Lydia J., Andrew J., John and Christina. (3) Moses and (4) Isaac, were twins. (5) Sarah married Andrew Doyle, and they and their seven children all reside in Wisconsin. (6) Mary, deceased, was the wife of John Reams, to whom she bore five children, Elizabeth, William H, Letta E., John Wesley and Lydia J. (7) Catherine is the widow of Wesley Swafford, and has five children, Mary, Perry, Harriet, Christina and Martha Ann. (8) Samuel, deceased, married Mary T. Berry, and had five children, Emma and Linville (de- ceased), Lewis. Edward and Anna. (9) Eliza, deceased, married Eli McConky, and had nine children, Peter, John. Reuben, Mary J., An- gelina, Prudie, Rose Ann, Emma E. and Cyn- thia. ( 10) Jacob married Rebecca Ann Price, and both have died, leaving three children, George, Sarah Ann and Jennie. (11) Bar- bara married Edward Rogerson. and both are deceased, leaving five children, Etta, Delvina, Eliza, Frank and Jennie. Moses Martz was born May 27, 1S12, in Pickaway county, Ohio, but came to Indiana when only four years old. He received the limited education of most boys on the frontier, and was brought up to be a miller. On March 27, 1834, he married Tabitha McCormick, who was born at Connersville, Feb. 27, 1816, and who had grown up on the frontier like himself, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 395 and had received little education, her only school books having been the spelling book and New Testament. After their marriage they lived three years on Peter Martz's farm, and then in 1837 moved to Hamilton county. Moses and Isaac Martz located there together, owning 240 acres just west of what is now Arcadia, and both became prosperous and well- known citizens. Moses Martz cleared about 100 acres of his land, living meantime in a log cabin. He acquired seven acres adjoining Cicero creek, with the water rights, and putting up a flour mill, ran it for about twenty years, after which he turned it over to his son, John. He was a progressive man always, and had one of the first steam engines used in milling in Indiana, while he was also the first one to own a reaping machine and sewing machine, also had the first wheat drill used in Indiana, and was one of the first to take stock in the I. P. & C. railroad. Mr. Martz prospered and added to his original share of the land bought by the brothers, until he owned 160 acres, six of these acres lying within the village limits of Arcadia. The early days, however, had few of the comforts of life, which the Martz family later enjoyed. When they began housekeeping, Mrs. Martz had to weave the cloth from which their clothing was made, and the farming had to be done with the ruder implements of the day. When they moved to their own land near Arcadia, there was no cabin on it, and while one was being built Mrs. Martz and her eight-weeks'-old baby had only a temporary shelter, warmed by a burning log heap. Hav- ing in that period experienced to the full the hardships caused by poor roads or none, Mr. Martz became a firm advocate of good roads, and was a stockholder in the first gravel road ever built in this country. Nothing has done more to develop Central Indiana than its gravel roads, and Mr. Martz not only sup- ported the movement with words, but besides paying his regular taxes for the cause, con- tributed $400. All projects for improvement received his hearty support, and he was rec- ognized as a citizen specially identified with the development of his region and deserving of special honor. Prosperous and influential as he was, Air. Martz achieved it all by his own efforts, except for a legacy of $1,000 left him by his father. Isaac Martz, who ran a steam mill in Arcadia for years and was always in close touch with his brother, also won an hon- ored position in the county. The children born to Moses and Tabitha Martz numbered eleven: (1) John, deceased, married Margaret Johnson, and had six chil- dren, Alonzo (who died in infancy), Josephine, Etta, Flora, and Hattie and Mattie, twins. (2) Cornelius, deceased, married Martha Cru- zan. and had two children, Albert E., postmas- ter at Arcadia, and Alice, wife of C. M. Bur- roughs, of Sullivan county, Ind. (3) Cath- erine married Henry Hackley, of Kokomo. (4) Eliza Ann married Stillman Montgomery, of Tipton, and has five children, Rosa, Effie, Minnie, Nola and Bertha. (5) Nicholas S., is a business man in Tipton. (6) Emma is the wife of Samuel Dickover, proprietor of a hotel in Missouri, and they have six children, Clark, Elmer, Minnie, Daisy, Grace and Frank. (7) Christena, deceased, and (8) Peter were twins. Peter is the present treasurer of Hamilton county. He married Maggie Gray, of Wayne county, and has had three daughters, Leota (deceased), Golda and Bertha. (9) Arminda is the wife of Cyrus Harbaugh, a practicing physician of Lafayette, and they have three children, Jewel, Merle and Nina. (10) Moses C. and (11) Isaac C. are twins. The latter married (first) Alice Wright, who died leav- ing one child, Neva. By his second marriage to Jennie Thomas, there was one son, Karl. He married (third) Laura Smith, and had two children, Beulah and Forest. Mr. and .Mrs. Martz lived to see thirty grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren, and died sur- rounded by the devoted care and affection of their posterity. Mrs. Martz outlived her hus- band, dying in November, 1905, while he died in November, 1900. He was a Republican in politics, while in religious faith both were members of the Christian Church. Nicholas S. Martz, oldest surviving son of Moses, was born in the Arcadia homestead, Nov. 10, 1845, and grew up amid pioneer sur- roundings. He received a common school education, going regularly to the little log school house until he w-as fourteen, but he was considerably younger when he began to work evenings in a sawmill. In 1862 he enlisted in Company C. 79th Ind. V. I., as a drummer boy. and served five months, participating in the battles of Rich- mond Hill and Perryvillc, and then was hon- orably discharged in December, 1862. He remained at home until June t. 1863, when he re-enlisted in Company G, 6th Ind. Cav., under Capt. W. S. Jewell, to serve three years, and was on duty until Sept. 15, 1865, at the 396 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD close of the war, when he was discharged at Murfreesboro. During his t,erm of service he was promoted from a private in the ranks to corporal and then orderly sergeant, while for a time he acted as captain of his company and as sergeant major of his regiment. .Mr. Martz was in the great Atlanta campaig in most of its battles, including that ipkin Vine Creek, when Gen. Mc- pherson was killed, and the terrible struggle following in front of Atlanta. He was also in the battle of Knoxville, and at Nashville, un- . His company was also one which accompanied Fitzpatrick as far as Macon, on his raid for the rescue of the prisoners at An- .■md they were then in almost daily skir Mr. Martz in the course of his army life, was several times surrounded by the enemy, but always succeeded in escaping and was never seriously wounded, receiving only one slight injury to his left shoulder. Neither was he ever in hospital, but was on active duty throughout his whole military career. r a year and a half after his return n the war Mr. Martz was in charge of the mestead, and then went into the ith his brother, John, in Mil- g, Hamilton county. At the end of years his brother sold out, but the younger partner continued in the business six years longer. John Martz meantime had bought his father's old mill, moved the busi- - to Cicero and later to Kokomo. There he died while still a young man, and Nicholas Martz spent tour years in that town settling up his brother's affairs, a task in which his father shared. In 1879 he went to Atlanta, Ind., for a year, and from there to Windfall, where he leased a mill for another year. His next venture was in Greenwood, where he bought a grist-mill, built a sawmill and em- barked extensively in a grain and lumber bus- hich proved very successful. In 1888 Mr. Martz turned his attention to a new line of industry, ai ed a canning factory in Kokomo, as a member of the firm rles & Martz. Three years later he sold his interest there, and established a sim- ilar enterprise at Tipton. This is still in dthough Mr. Martz sold out in Grafton Johnson. Meantime, he had me interested in canning factories in both Hamilton and Vermilion counties, and is still connected with the management of these. He has also various real estate interests and owns valuable property in Tipton, Indianapolis, and other plac les a business block in Ca- yuga, and the opera house building in Tipton. • >pera house is one of the best structures in the town, being tasteful in design and very complete in its furniture and appliance^, all of which are of the most modern type. The rium has a seating capacity of about 1,000, and the rest of the building is devoted to offices. Mr. Martz is recognized as one of the most enterprising and progressive of Tip- citizens, and occupies a position of in- fluence in the community. Mr. Martz was married ( first), in April, to Miss Elizabeth E. Walker, who was born on a farm near Fortville, Hancock county, daughter of Tarlton Walker. Mrs. Martz died near Fortville, the mother of three ren: Charles M. : Mary A., who died at th< •hree and a half years. : and Minnie T. The mother was a member of the Man Church. Mr. Martz married (sec- ond 1 Mary Allen, who was born near Shel- by ville. Ind.. daughter of John and Paulina Allen. She died less than four years after hermarririL ing no children. Mr. Martz married (third) Anna Hanson, of Greens wood, Ind.. who was born in Madison. Ind. Mr. Martz has always been much interested in the G. A. R., and in 1884 helped to organ- ize the Post in Greenwood. He is now a member of the Post in Tipton. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason, and Knight Tem- plar, and in politics is a Republican. Moses C. Martz, the youngest son of Moses, was born Sept. 30, 1857. He was sent to the public schools and later studied one year at Purdue University. In 1877 he en- tered upon his career of teaching and spent his first two years in the country, which were followed by ten in the graded schools of Ar- cadia and two years as teacher of a graded school in White River township. In 1891 and 1802 he was superintendent of the Arcadia schools but gave up this position to ass the management of a canning factory. The following year he taught in P.uffalo Corner, and then definitely abandoned the profession to become a mail agent on the rural delivery, in which occupation he is still engaged. On May 23. 1880. Moses C. Martz was mar- ried in Arcadia, to Miss Clara E. Phyllis, who was born Oct. 16. 1863. in Hamilton county. The children born to this union were a lows: Gale, born April 13, 1881, who died in infancy; Raymond Paul, born June 30, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [883: Edith Shirley, horn .March 28, 1885; Mildred Alice, horn Nov. i_\ [887; Harrison M., horn Juno [3, iSSS. who is serving in the L. S. nav) as a member of the crow of the U. S. S. "Brooklyn," Admiral Schley's flag- ship in the battle of Santiago, thus in the younger generations maintaining the militan spirit of the family; and Margery, horn Oct. 31, 1890. Mr. Mart/ is a Republican in his politics, and i- a member of the Christian Clnnvh. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow and prominent in that order, being a Patriarch Militant. Uniformed Rank, of Noblesville. He has represented his lodge three times in the State Grand Lodge, and his loyal work- in the interest of the order has given him no small influence among its members, lie also belongs to the K. of P., M. W. oi America. Tribe of Ren llur. and the Sons oi the Revolution. SAMUEL l'. EiUFFER, a respected cit- izen of Muncie, [nd., and a surviving soldier of the great t'ivil war. was horn April 21, 1841. at Springfield, Ohio, son of Samuel and Susannah (Kurtz) Huffer. Samuel llulVor was horn in 1805, in Lan- caster count\'. Pa., son of Abraham and Eliza- beth lluiier. and ( ; Reynolds' Mill, Dec. 25, 1864; Sugar Creek, Ala.. Dec. 26, . and Sholes Creek, Alabama. 1 hiring all this period of almost con exposure and activity, Mr. lluiier was neither wounded nor taken prisoner, but took part in all the trials, inarches, hardships and battles of his regiment. At the battle of Franklin, one of the most serious of the whole war, the oih i .0 chat ged Hoi d's w hole ai mj and lost ,.. anion- those who f, ll being Lieut. W alter, of G mipanj I. w ho was acting tain oi Companj G. The ranking officers had all been captured and upon the death of Lieut. Waller, the orderh sergeant being wounded. command oi Compan) G fell upon Ser- geant Huffer who commanded the company from Dec. 17. [864, to February, [865, He was in the regimental hospita with 39§ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD typhoid fever for eight months, his only time of misfortune. On his return to Muncie, Mr. Huffer engaged in a hardware business for about fifteen years, residing here until the present with the exception of a year and a half during which he carried on a grocery business at Topeka. On Jan. 14, 1866, at Muncie, Mr. Huffer was married to Martha M. Craig, born on the Mad River, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1846, daughter of Joseph Brown and Sarah (Mathews) Craig. The Craig family is of Scotch descent. Jo- seph Craig was a son of Samuel and Jane (Miller) Craig, and Samuel was a son of Robert and Esther Craig, while Robert was a son of James Craig. Joseph Craig, father of Airs. Huffer, practiced" law in Wapakoneta, Ohio, for seventeen years. He moved to Muncie, Ind., where he was in the drug bus- iness for two years, then moved to Hartford City, and engaged in the drug business three years. In 1869 he went to Montgomery county, Kans., and was deputy county auditor at Independence. He died there about 1893,. aged eighty-three years. For forty years he was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and his wife also belonged to this denomination. In politics he was a Jacksonian Democrat. He was a man of character and ability which was shown wherever he lived. At Wapako- neta he served as county auditor for four years, and it was there that he joined both the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Mr. and Mrs. Huffer's children were: Charles E., born April 27, 1867; Edgar P., born Nov. 7, 1868 ; Joseph Rolla, born July 26, 1870; Samuel Wilbur, born Oct. 17, 1874; and Walter C, born Aug. 24, 1877. Of these, Charles E. is pastor of a Presbyterian church at Albion, Mich. ; he graduated from Hanover College, Ind., and the McCormick Theolog- ical Seminary of Chicago. Edgar was a drug- gist in Philadelphia, where he died Jan. 29, [81 11. Joseph Rolla died July 2, 1872. Sam- uel Wilbur is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Liberty, Ind., and is a graduate of Hanover College, Ind., Princeton and Mc- Cormick Theological Seminaries. Walter C. is in the drug business in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Huffer are prominent mem- of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been a ruling elder for twenty years and treasurer for six years, and during this time served several years as Sunday-school superin- tendent. Both as business man and private citizen. Mr. Huffer stands very high in public esteem. In political sentiment he has always been identified with the Republican party, and he cast his first Presidential vote for that idol of the Union army, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. During one term Mr. Huffer served in the city council of Muncie, and he has always been interested in good government and in the upholding of the laws. He is a Mason of high degree and has held office in several of the Mc sonic bodies. For years he has worked with his comrades of the G. A. R., and is most highly regarded by them, having filled the office of quartermaster of Williams Post, No. 78, for six years. REV. ANDREW P. STOUT, for many years an evangelist of the Christian Church in Indiana, and a man who did much religious and literary work, as well as earning an envi- able reputation as a religious and Biblical lec- turer, was born Dec. 11, 1844, at Eagletown, Hamilton county, Ind., son of Robert and Jane (Pearce) Stout, and he entered upon his eternal reward March 22, 1905. The Stout family is of old North Carolina stock and English descent, and a record sent from Canecreek, Alamance county, N. C, the old home of this branch of the family, says: "Peter Stout was born in England, emigrated to America, settled in Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna river, date unknown. It is be- lieved that he was a Friend, or Quaker. He married Margaret Syphen, born in the city of Hanover, Germany, who came to America when sixteen years old and settled in Pennsyl- vania." There is a well defined tradition in the Stout family, handed down by all the older members, that the original Peter Stout had a sister. Alary, who in the early Indian troubles in Pennsylvania was attacked by an Indian, scalped and left for dead. She re- covered and lived to advanced years. Peter and Margaret (Syphen) Stout moved to Canecreek, .N. C, where they were among the earliest settlers, and the following records are from the book of marriages of Canecreek Friends' Church, which has since been de- stroyed by fire ; "Samuel Stout, son of Peter and Margaret (Syphen) Stout, married Ra- chael Chaney, 1762, 12th month, 16th day; Charles Stout, son of Peter and Margaret Stout, was married to Mary Noblet, 1767, 3rd month, 12th day; Peter, son of Peter and Margaret Stout, was married to Hannah Brown, 1773, 3rd month. 12th day: Marga- ret Stout, daughter of Peter and Margaret COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 399 Stout, married Daniel Osborn, 1768, 2nd month, 9th day; Elizabeth Stout, daughter of Peter and Margaret Stout, married Thomas Osborn, 1 --( 1, 10th month, 17th day." The following records were also secured from the same church at the same time : "Sarah, daugh- ter of Charles and Mary Stout, married Ephraim Doan, 1791, 4th month, 1st day." Peter Stout, son of Samuel and probably grandson of Peter and Margaret Stout, had two brothers who went to North Carolina, named Samuel and Joseph. Said Samuel had sons: Henry, Samuel, Joseph, Charles and Peter, and daughters : Catherine, Betsey, Mary and Rachael. Of this family Joseph had sons : 1 'eter and Samuel and daughters : Lydia and another whose name is not known. Mary Stout, daughter of Joseph and Hannah, married John Morrow, 1797, 12th month, 10th day. An aged lady of Canecreek, who died in 1904, Mrs. Sarah (Stout) Dixon, daughter of Peter and Charity (Barnes) Stout, fur- nished this record some years since, and it Is without doubt a correct account of the ori- gin of the Stout family in America. There is a tradition that Peter Stout, the original set- tler, came from Hyde Park, England. The death of the mother of Rev. Andrew P. Stout in her twenty-third year left the in- fant with his grandparents Ephraim and Mary Stout, of Westfield, where he remained for about two years, when his father, marrying again, took him home. He worked on his father's farm until twenty years of age, and attended the district and High schools. He early began to take a very active interest in religious matters, and when twenty-one years old preached his first sermon. Later he stud- ied with Dr. Parr at Jolietville. but for a time engaged in the drug business, although at no time did he give up his religious studies. At the age of twenty-four years he became a regular minister, and at the age of thirty-four years was ordained in the Baptist Church, preaching in Greencastle, Ind., and doing a great deal of evangelical work. In 1877 he became interested in literarv work, and con- ceived the idea of teaching the truths of Jesus in chronological order and presenting them on a map. This map he published, and it had a large sale throughout the United States, re- ceiving the commendation of all of the fore- most divines of every denomination in the country. He wrote a chronological arrange- ment of the Gospel narrative in 1885, this work requiring a great amount of research. The International Sunday School Lessons were composed mostly from it in 1900. For ten years Rev. Stout traveled and lectured on Jerusalem and the Jews, delivering 283 pub- lic lectures and visiting all parts of Indiana and the States west to the Pacific coast. He wrote "Jerusalem Tragedy." which was fav- orably received and met with a large sale, and "The Walks and Works of the Master," which was published by Charles D. Meigs. Rev. Stout was also the author of "Creeds Out- grown," perhaps his best work, and to the last he was active in religious work, planning new publications and lectures. He made his home in Sheridan for the last years of his life, where he bought a pleasant property consisting of a residence and two lots. On May 15, 1864, Rev. Stout was married in Eagletown, Ind., to Eliza A. Bowman, horn March 13, 1841, in Washington township, Hamilton county, Ind., daughter of Robert Pickens and Sarah (Griffin) Bowman, and to this union there were born seven children : Ida J.,' Emma R., Miles B., Stella M., John M., and Raymond B. and Mary E., twins. The Bowmans are of English descent, and Rev. George Bowman, the grandfather of Mrs. Stout, was born in North Carolina and there married Mary Pickens. He re- moved to Indiana' about 1832 or 1833, and settled at Eagletown. He was a pioneer Methodist minister, and one of the old-time circuit riders, his route being: Sugar Grove, Northfield, Big Springs, and Eagletown. He also owned a tract of eighty acres, which he cleared from the forest, and on which he erected a log cabin in which he lived for many years. He lived to advanced years and died at the home of his son, Emanuel Bowman, near Eagletown. BENJAMIN M. NEIMAN, who for more than twenty years has been engaged in agri- cultural pursuits at Fishers Switch. Delaware township, is our of Hamilton countv's repre- sentative farmers and an honored survivor of the Civil war. Mr. Neiman was bom Sept. 23, 1843. a t the present location of North In- dianapolis. Marion county. Ind., son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Myers) Neiman. Jacob Neiman was horn in Dauphin comity, Pa., a member of an old family of that State, and there he engaged in farming. He was married to Elizabeth Myers, born in the same county, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Mvers. and after the birth of one child came 400 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to Marion county, Ind., in 1837, making the journey by horse and wagon, this trip taking a month. Mr. Neiman purchased eighty acres of land where Riverside Park is now located, this being partly cleared, and later purchased eleven acres more, on which stood a grist mill. Here he continued to reside until his death, Feb. 25, 1868, his wife, Elizabeth, passing away in 1852, both in the faith of the Luth- eran Church. In politics a Republican, Mr. Neiman was a man of much influence in his community, for eight years being trustee of Centre township. Benjamin M. Neiman was reared to farm work among the pioneers of Marion county, and received his education in the common schools. On Aug. 11, 1862, at the age of eighteen years, he enlisted in Centre township, and was enrolled Aug. 20th, as a private of Company K (called the Second Zouaves), 63rd Ind. V. I., for three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged, at Greensboro, N. C. June 21, 1865, having served his country nearly three years/ He served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, participating in the great Atlanta campaign when the Union troops were under fire for nearly four months ; battle of Dalton, Ga. ; battle near Lebanon, Ky., with Morgan's Raiders, who ditched their train, seventeen of his company killing seventeen Confeder- ates ; Resaca, Ga., where nearly one-third of his company lost their lives; Buzzard's Roost, Kenesaw Mountain, Lost Mountain, Chatta- ' hoochee. Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Marietta, Jonesboro, Atlanta, Cassville, Col- umbia, Tenn., Franklin, Nashville, Fort Fisher, Wilmington and Fort Anderson, as well as in fifty-two skirmishes. He was struck by a ball on the right arm at Resaca, and his clothes, haversack and a piece of bacon were shot through at the battle of Franklin. For a short time he was sick with fever in Indi- anapolis, and was also sick at Atlanta, but out- side of this was always with his regiment, an able and active soldier. After the war Mr. Neiman returned to the home farm, and on June 28. 1868. he was married in Marion county to Rosetta L. Tres- ter. of German stock (the name originally being Truster), born in Washington town- ship. Marion county, Ind., Feb. 10, 185T, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Briddle) Trester, and granddaughter of William and Elizabeth (Hanes) Trester. William Trester was a pioneer of Bourbon county, Ky., and it is believed that he came from Germany. He owned a large tract of land and one slave, and died on his farm in Kentucky. His children were : Joseph, Mar- tin, Samuel, Elizabeth ( who married a Hayes), and David. David Trester was born March 16, 1798, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to Indiana when a young man, where he married Elizabeth Briddle, daughter of John Briddle, and she died Dec. 12, 1885. David Trester entered land on Michigan road, seven miles north of Indianapolis early in the thirties, there being but one blacksmith shop, one store and several log cabins in Indianapo- lis at that time. He had to blaze his way to his 160 acres of land, but this he cleared, and added to until he became very prosperous, owning residence property in Indianapolis. He died at the age of eighty-six years on the homestead. In religious belief he was an Episcopalian, while his wife was a Baptist. Their children were : William, Silas. Walter, Jasper, Lewis, Samuel, Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, Rosetta, and Louisa. Of this family Walter enlisted for service in the Civil war, was shot in the Red River expedition, and died about one year later, his father caring for him until his death. David Trester was a member of the grand and petit juries, and was an auctioneer of some note, crying more sales in his county than any man of his day. He was a very highly esteemed citizen, and was popular in the community in which he resided for so many years. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Neiman set- tled on his father's home place, whence they removed to Washington township, where four years were spent. Mr. Neiman then bought twenty-nine and one-half acres, but later traded this property, and in 1884 located on his present farm of sixty acres, now one of the most fertile in Delaware township. Mr. Neiman is a good farmer and representative citizen, and has the respect and esteem of the entire community. To him and his wife have been born children as follows: Annie E., born March 3, 1871 ; Eva Jane, born July 8, 1873, married Newton Manship, of Nobles- ville, who conducts a feed store, and they have three children, Gladys, Oscar and Velma ; William D.. born Aug. 19, 1875, died aged twenty-one years; Benjamin P., born March 24, 1878, married Gertrude Farley, has one son, Crevor Carl, born Sept. 1, 1905, and is a blacksmith on the home farm: Grace COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 401 B., born Nov. 17. [880; Charles Roy, born Jan. 31, [885; Mabel Clara, born July 15. 1886, married Orville Hudson, an engineer in the employ of the Heat & Light Company, Indianapolis; and |ohn David, born June 16, |SSu. Mr. and Mrs. Neiman are members of the Friends Church, in which he held the office of overseer for several years. In politics a Republican, he voted for Lincoln and for every Republican candidate for the Presi- dency since, and was supervisor in Center township for four years. He was a member of the ( r. A. R. at Fishers Switch until that Post disbanded. GEN. ROBERT SANFORD FOSTER was born at Vernon, Jennings Co., Ind., Jan. 27, [834, and died at his home in Indianapo- lis March 3, 1903. Though he was in his seventieth war. and had been in enfeebled health for several months, it seemed to many who knew of him and his great usefulness as a man and a citizen that he was called away in the height of Ids career, from responsibil- ities for which none was so well fitted as he. The unusual marks of respect with which his burial was solemnized showed how general was the feeling regarding his worth, for with such notable exceptions as ex-President Har- rison and General Lawton his funeral was per- haps the most impressive, the must universally participated in by citizens of all classes, of any ever held in Indianapolis. A brief re- view of his life and activities will serve tn the morning of the 10th they joined General McClellan's forces at Roaring Run. and the next day participated in the battle of Mountain, W. Va., under Rosecrans, Foster commanding two companies of his regiment, charging the Rebel infantry and artillery, and capturing two brass Napoleon guns fror rani's Rebel forces. Me participated with his regiment in all the battles, skirmishes and marches of that West Virginia campaign. In September, 1861, he was appointed captain in the loth regular infantry hut d On Oct. 2;. [861, he was commissi 402 i i -MMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lieutenant-colonel, vice Horace Heffren. trans- i to the 50th regiment, Ind. Vols. Col. Foster commanded his regiment 'hiring the campaign of General Shields in the Shenan- doah valley, being engaged in the battles of Winchester, Strasburg, Fisher's Hill, Burnt Bridge, Somerville, etc.. and was also in the memorable campaign against Stonewall Jack- son, when he was pursued by Generals Hanks, Fremont and McDowell down the Shenan- doah and Rappahanock valley to Port Repub- lic and Luray. It was on March 22, 1862, at the battle of Winchester (commonly called Kearnstown), that General Foster first won notice for great military ability and generalship in maneuver- ing a body of troops when exposed to an en- filading tire from artillery and infantry. His superb knowledge of military tactics in the hour of extreme peril was brought into prac- tice and won for him the perpetual confidence and admiration of every officer and enlisted man in his regiment and throughout Shields' division. It was so well and coolly done that he received cheer after cheer from the troops engaged in battle. It was at the critical point in the battle, when Stonewall Jackson's forces were driving the I'ni.in forces. General Sul- livan's Brigade of Shields' Division was sup- porting the left, and before he had received orders from General Kimball for re-enforce- ments, ordered Colonel Foster and his regi- ment to report to Kimball. In crossing a large open field in front of a long stone wall fence, in which the enemy were entrenched, it was necessary to change the position of the regi- ment at least six or eight times to protect the flank from the enfilading tire of the enemy's artillery. This military maneuvering was con- summated by Ceneral Foster without the least excitement or difficulty, and with as much ease as though he had the regiment on battal- ion drill or dress parade. Idle command was given to charge with fixed bayonets, and the boys responded with a Hoosier yell, pouring forth a terrible volley, followed with a charge over the stone wall upon the swarming mass of Rebels, who broke and tied into the woods, leaving the 13th victors of the field. Four times the colors of the 13th went down in the blood) charge, but only for a moment, to rise again more beautiful than ever, as the "( 'Id Guard" (christened such by Governor Morton after the battle) gained the crest of the bill, in front of the stone fence. General Sullivan in a letter written a number of years ago, said: "It is an acknowledged fact, expressed on all sides, and from both officers anil enlisted men, that hosier and the 13th regiment were in the thickest of the fight and had a good deal to do in the routing of the enemy from behind the stone fence and finishing up one of the most important battles of the war. If Shields' division had been defeated and Stone- wall Jackson had moved onto Harper's Ferry and Washington, it is fair to believe that cer- tain political movements in agitation at that time might have resulted differently. I have heard since the war that Jackson's defeat was a greater blow to Southern sympathizers in Xew York and Washington, than it was to the leaders of the Confederacy." From September to November, 1861, Gen- eral Foster was in Reynolds' Cheat Mountain Brigade; in Milroy's command, Mountain de- partment, to March, 1862; 2d Brigade. Shields' 2d Division. Banks' Fifth Army Corps, to April. 1862; 2d Brigade, 1st Divis- ion. Department of the Rappahannock, to July. 1862. Meantime, on May 2, 1S02, Lieu- tenant-Colonel Foster was promoted to Col- onel of the 13th, vice Sullivan, promoted to Brigadier-General. < )n June 28th. Foster was transferred with his regiment to the Army of the Potomac, joining that army at Harrison's Landing July 4th, the day after the battle of Malvern Hill. He remained with the Army of the Potomac until ordered to re-enforce Pope's army, when his command was assigned temporarily to the 4th Army Corps on the Peninsula, being in Perry's Brigade. 2d Di- vision. After a short sojourn with the 4th Corps he was transferred in September, 1862, with his regiment to Suffolk, Va., on the Xan- semond river and the border of the great Dis- mal Swamp, between Petersburg and Nor- folk, known as the Black water. Here he was placed in command of a Provisional Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Department of Virginia, organized for him by Major-Gen- eral Peck, commanding the Post, continuing in such command until April, 1863. His brigade was engaged with the enemy almost daily, making frequent raids into the enemy's lines. He was placed in command of a large body of troops, consisting of cavalry, artillery and infantry, and assigned to the difficult task of destroving the railroads between Petersburg and Suffolk, which he accomplished to the en- tire satisfaction of all his superior officers, tearing up and removing to Norfolk, Va., over twenty miles of the Petersburg & Nor- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ind Seaboard & Roanoke railroads. His command was engaged ever) day with the enemy and came off victorious, accomplishing all the work assigned. Colonel Foster was ! in command of the south front of Suf- luring ii> siege b) Longstreet's army, in of twelve regiments of infantry, our ■lit of cavalry, three batteries of light artillery and eighteen siege guns. It was this iand that pursued Longstree! during his it, inflicting great damage to the enemy, capturing many prisoners, arms, etc., and his and discrimination in this responsible undertaking won him his promotion. Juno 15, [863, to the rank of brigadier-general. From April to July. 1863, General Foster com- manded the 2d Brigade, 7th Army Corps. De- partment of Virginia. In lul\". 1863, he was assigned to the Army in front of Richmond, taking part in the at- tack, commanding a light division of infantry. cavalry and artillery. His command was sent in advance to destroy the railroads and burn some important railroad bridges, and suc- ceeded in tearing up many rails between Richmond and Fredericksburg, and all the bridges except one across the South Anna river. After his return to Norfolk he was made president of a military court martial to try Dr. D. M. Wright, of' Norfolk, for the murder of Lieut. A. S. Sanford, of the tst I '. S. < olored regiment. < In the 28th of July he was ordered with ommand to Morris Island, S. C. and took part in the siege of Forts Wagner. Gregg and Sumter. Being ordered thence to Florida, he arrived at Jacksonville, and was placed in com- mand of a division under General Seymour, and as soon as the Florida campaign closed was ordered to re-enforce Grant in the grand advance on Richmond. He was assigned to duty as chief of staff of the 10th Army Corps during the battles of Drury's Bluff, Roods Hill, Chesterfield Heights, etc., and in all its operations against the enemy around Rich- mi nd, during which time he commanded the cavalry that made the attack on Beauregard's nition supply train between Richmond and Petersburg. In June. 18*14, General Foster was assigned to the difficult and dangerous duty of crossing the Janus river below Richmond at midnight, with two thousand infantry, one battery of ar- tillery and two squadrons of cavalry. This important expedition was accomplished noise- lessly by floating fifteen hundred of his com- mand down the ri\cr on pontoons and safely landing them on the opposite side of the river, taking the enemy by surprise, driving them back, laying the pontoon bridge and crossing his cavalry and artillery. By day-light the) were entrenched within seven miles ,,f Rich- mon on a main road, and able to defend the position against four times their number. For this successful and daring maneuver and piece of strategy General Foster was officially com- plimented by General Grant for the gallant manner in which he accomplished this difficult and dangerous undertaking, holding his posi- tion against numerous attacks for nearly two months, and fighting two or three well-con- tested battles together with General Hancock and Sheridan's Cavalry against the great mass of Lee's Army. He was relieved of his com- mand at this point and ordered to Petersburg tti take command of the 2d Division, 10th Army Corps, where he was engaged daily and nightly during the siege of Petersburg, losing nearly one-half of his whole effective force, which crippled him to such an extent that his division was relieved (by .Miles' Division of Hancock's Corps 1 and placed in reserve for a few weeks, when a re-organization took place. His corps and the 18th were ordered to make another attack on the defenses of Richmond, which they did, fighting from day-light until 4:00 p. m., carrying all the enemies' works up to Chapin's Bluff, making three separate charges during the clay. Foster's Division los- ing between .800 and 000 men, killed and wounded, the 10th and 18th Corps were con- solidated as the 24th Corps, under the com- mand of Major-General Ord, with General Foster as chief of staff. This position he held until the withdrawal of his old division to join General Terry in his expedition against Fort Fisher. Foster was then assigned to the com- mand of the 1st Division, 24th Corps 1 Terry's old divisii 'ii 1 . On the 2d of April, during the general assault on Lee's Army at Petersburg, nearly all the outer line of works bad been carrier! b) noon, except two strong redoubts which occu- pied a commanding position, named, respec tively, Fort Gregg and Fort Whitworth. Gen- eral Grant decided that these should be stormed, and about ten o'clock Foster's Divis- ion of the 24th Corps swept down upon Fort Gregg, which was carried after a most des- perate hand to hand fight. When Mr. Lincoln heard of the assault he telegraphed throughout the country that the last stronghold around 404 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Petersburg had been captured by Foster's division of ( ird's Corps, after a most desperate struggle. The men fought twenty-four min- utes after they reached the parapet of the fort, all the sally ports being securely lucked and the garrison ordered by General Lee not to surrender under any circumstances. Foster lost 1(14 men, killed and wounded. The as- sault was made under the immediate super- vision of Generals Grant. ( )rd and ( libbon, and for this great victory Foster was brevetted major-general : his staff were all brevetted and his assaulting regiments were presented bronze eagles to surmount their flag staffs, an honor rarely granted to any regiment and only for extreme bravery. During the remaining days of the struggle General Foster was in command of his old and reliable division in the pursuit of Lee to Appomattox Court House. The important part General Foster took in the last seven days of the war is vividly described by one of his old comrades who was a prominent officer with Sheridan. He said : "The most active and efficient general officer in command of a division in the two Corps of the Army of the James, then under General Ord, was Brevet Major-General Robert S. Foster, of Indiana, commanding the First Division, 24th Corps, commanded by Major-General Gibbon of the regular army. It was the memorable night when Sheridan was in front of Lee's Army at Appomattox and expected an attack from Lee early the next morning. ( Icncral Sheridan was so anxious to bag Lee that he sent an officer to find the Army of the James under General Ord with the following dispatch: 'If the Army of the James can be here by day- light, we will hag Lee.' " Foster was the first to receive the dispatch and forwarded it to Genera] Gibbon, in com- mand of the Corps. "We will resume the march," said Foster to his staff officers. The word was not long getting to the rank and tile, and they were soon plodding along with re- newed energy in tlte hope of ending the strug- gle. His division marched until eleven o'clock when orders were received to lie down and rest until two o'clock, and lor division commanders to resume the march at that hour without further orders. General Foster was in front. Five min- utes after halting the column was asleep. Foster and two of his staff did not sleep, hut remained awake, preparing for the early morning struggle. At two o'clock sharp the First Division of the 24th Corps was in line and the painful march was resumed. It was 3 o'clock before the other divisions awoke, they having been overcome with sleep and trusted to staff officers to awaken them. The early dawn was just peeping over the hills in the east when Foster found himself in the vicinity of General Sheridan's headquarters. Riding ahead a half mile, he reigned up in front of tin dashing leader's headquarters with his staff and reported. Sheridan was lying down, but the moment he heard Foster's voice, and that part of the Army of the James was with him, he jumped up and rushed out to Foster, grasp- ing his hand and expressing his delight, ex- claiming: "God bless you, Foster, you have saved my army." While Sheridan was giving instructions General Gibbon rode up and ap- proaching Foster said: "Foster, I am thank- ful one of my division commanders did not sleep over as all the rest of us did." The First 1 )i vision was quickly put into po- sition in the rear of Sheridan's cavalry, long- before the other divisions came up, the cav- alry was attacked by Lee's infantry and driven in. leaving Foster's forces to withstand an at- tack by all that remained of Lee's Army. The most that Foster's forces could do was to hold the enemy in check which was splendidly d until the remaining divisions of the Arm) of the James could he hastened to his support, hut in holding the ground his men hail been roughly handled. When the long line of in- fantry was disclosed by the withdrawal of Sheridan's cavalry, Lee was astounded and saw at once that the end had come. With Sheridan and the Army of the James in his front, and the Army of the Potomac in his rear and right flank, there was no alternative hut surrender. A flag of truce was displayed and in the grey dawn of that beautiful Sab- bath morning, April 9, 1865, a score of shots from a battery with Foster's division pro- claimed "Glory to God, peace on earth, go w ill t' >\\ard men." 'fhe long list of battles, etc., in which Gen- eral Foster bore an active part during his un- usually active service, includes many of the most important movements of the war, name- ly: 1861 — Rich Mountain, July 11; Cheat Mountain, Sept. 12, 13; Greenbrier river. ( )ct. 3-4; Expedition up Kanawha District. Oct. 29-Nov. 7: expedition to Camp Baldwin, Dec. 11-14: Allegheny Mountain, Dec. 13: ordered to Green Spring Run, Va., Dec. 18, on duty there until .March, 1862. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD 405 1862 — Expedition to Blue Gap, Jan. 6-7; ance on Winchester, Va., March 5-15; reconhoissance to Strasburg, Va., March iS; battle of Winchester, Va., March 22-23; Mt. Jackson, .March 25; Strasburg, March i~ ; Woodstock, April 1; Edinburg, April 2 ; Mt. Jackson. April 16; New Market and Roods Hill, April 17: Somerville, May 7; march to Fredericksburg, Va., May 12-21; to Front Royal, May 25; Front Royal, May 29-30; Battle of Port Republic, June 5: ordered to the Peninsula June 29 to July 2; Chickahom- iny Swamp, July 3-4; Westover, July 4 to Aug. 14: Fortress Monroe. Va., Aug. ^-23; thence to Suffolk, Va., Aug. 30; on duty at Suffolk till June, [863; action in the Black- water district, 1 let. 9, 24. 29, 30, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15, 1862. 1863 — Deserted House. Jan. 30; siege of oik, Va., April 12-May 4, commanding division during siege; commanding force en- gaged in the destruction of the Petersburg & Norfolk and Seaboard & Roanoke railroads: commanding advance forces, cavalry, artil- lery and infantry, Keyes expedition up Penin- sula, July 1-12: ordered to Folly Island. S. ('.. July 26-Aug. 3; commanding first brigade, 10th Army Corps. Department of the South, at the north of the island, August, 1863, to Feb- ruary, [864. 1864 — Engaged in siege operations against Fort Wagner, and Sumter and Charleston, S. ( ."., Feb. 28-April 17: commanding brigade. District of Florida, 10th Army Corps, Depart- ment of the South; reconnoissance to Glouces- ter Point, Va., in April: chief of staff, 10th Army Corps, April to June, operating against '-burg and Richmond, May 5 to June 15: Chester Station. May 6-7: Walthall June- May 7: Swift Creek. May 9-10; opera- tions against Fort Darling, Va., May 12-15; Drurys Bluff, May 14-15: Bermuda Hundred. May 16-June 15; commanding 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, June 14-25: before Peters- burg, June 15-19; siege operations against -burg ; mid Richmond, north and south of the James river. June 10. 1864. to April 2, (865; commanding third brigade. 1st division, toth Army Corps, June 23- July 19, [864; tsl Division, 10th Army Corps, July 10-25: 3d brigade. 1st Division. loth Army' Corps', fu'ly 23-Aug. 25: 2d Division, toth \rmv Corps, Aug. 23-Dec. 3; 1st Division. 24th Army is, December. [864, to May, 1865; par- ticipated in the demonstrations on the north side of the James river, with engagements at Fussell's Mills, Strawberry Plains and New Market road, Aug. 13-20; engagement at Chapin's farm. Fort Harrison, Gilmer and New Market Heights. Sept. 28-30; Fair I >aks, ( >ct. 27-28. 1865 — Appomattox Campaign, March 28- April 2; Hatchers Run; White Oak Ridge, March 29-3 1 ; assault on fori Gregg and Petersburg, April 2; fall of Petersburg April 3; pursuit of Lee, April 3-9; Appomattox Court Mouse. April cj; surrender of Lee; com- manding 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, De- partment of Virginia, Sept. 25, 1N05. Re- signed Sept. 25; honorably discharged from the United States service: brevetted Major- General, I". S. Vols., to date from March 15, [865, for gallant and meritorious service dur- ing the war. It is a significant fact that during his army service General Foster never lost a battle or skirmish and was successful in all his expi ditions in front of Richmond and elsewhere. It seemed that he had a charmed life. \ tribute to his regiment paid by General Has- brouck deserves to be permanently recorded. "The brunt of a fight was not the only place where the Thirteenth was great in its achieve- ments, and many of its accomplishments were close to what was regarded as impossible. As a tiros parade regiment it was equally in de- mand. There was a noticeable and high re- gard on the part of the regiment for its com- mander. General Foster was endeared to all of them, and I do not recall a regiment that ever showed the same regard for its comman- der at all times as did the Thirteenth Indiana." A tribute from a New York veteran is along the same line, and we quote it in part: "They were proud of their handsome general, and when he appeared upon his favorite black horse no knight in armor was ever more mag- nificent and imposing. He knew no fear, and rode calmlj and without excitement where bullets ramed about him. His commands were always given with clear distinctness and a steadiness of tone that inspired confidence even in the tumult of battle. Though strict in discipline, he was never unapproachable, and no troops had better care than General Foster's. I belonged to one of the four New York regiments, that, with the Thirteenth In- diana, made up his brigade. He has worn his military honors so modestly he could seldom be induced to talk much about his experiences, but among the 'boys' he was known as a witty and charming raconteur. Long vears have 406 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD passed since the stirring times in which this great soldier took so noble a part, but to the old brigade he is dear as ever, and many a grizzled veteran will mourn as fur a tried friend." At the close of the war General Foster was ordered to Washington on duty as a mem- ber of the .Military Commission convened 'for the trial of the conspirators and assassins of President Lincoln, serving from May to July. He resigned in September, 1865, and returned to his former home in Indianapolis, hid. Soon after his return he was appointed Lieutenant- Colonel of the 27th Regiment. I'. S. Infantry, in the regular army, but declined the honor, preferring civil life. As an important factor in the history of the organization of the Grand Army of the Re- public. General Foster must go on record as the original organizer, and the first to give the great order a permanent existence. While Major B. F. Stephenson, of Springfield, 111.. was the author of the ritual and patriotic mover in the order, Foster was the first to put the theories into practical shape, which he did after first receiving the initiation and full instructions from the author of the organiza- tion. Foster was. in fact, the first to perform the duties of Commander-in-chief, the first Department Commander in Indiana, and the first Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. During the summer of 1866, and imme- diately after the close of the war and the mus- tering out of the vast army of volunteer sol- diers of the Union army, a number of com- rades met in the city of Indianapolis to de- vise ways and means for organizing the ex- soldiers of the Union Army residing in Indi- ana into a society or union for mutual protec- tion, and to give aid and assistance to com- rades in need ami worthy of attention. They had been in correspondence with parties in Illinois regarding an organization intended for the benefit of ex-soldiers of the late war, which was strongly recommended to them by promi- nent ex-soldiers of that State. ( leneral I ost< 1 was selected by the late Governor O. P. Mor- ton, to go to Springfield to investigate and re- port upon the character and supposed effi- ciency of the soldier organization being formed in that State. He went to Spring- fiel 1 during the month of July. 1866, and there met Major B. F. Stephenson, who had been a surgeon in an Illinois regiment, lie found in Major Stephens' n a grand and enthusiastic friend of ex-soldiers, who had devised a form of organization, which, while simple, had enough of mysterious and ritualistic cere- monies to make it attractive. He was ex- tremely in earnest in his description of his fa- vorite plan for organizing all the ex-soldiers of the Union Army into one grand brotherhood for mutual protection and benefit. He com- municated to General Foster the work in all its details, and administered to him the obliga- tion taken by all who enter the Grand Army, and General Foster became a full 11 member of the G. A. R. But he was a veri- table "member-at-large." without a depart- ment and without a post. Major Step! gave General Foster copies of the ritual, blanks, etc.. that he had printed or written, with full authority to organize the order at any place he thought proper, saying, "I am very glad to have some one take hold of this plan and work it up. as they do not manifest much interest in the order here in Illinois." General Foster returned to Indiana and immediately organized a post of the Grand Army in Indianapolis, designated as Post No. 1, and at the same time organized the Depart- ment of Indiana, of which he had the honor of being selected department commander. He sent inspectors throughout the State to or- ganize posts and to muster in all ex-soldi' rs 1 t the Union, who had an honorable discharge and who expressed a desire to join the organi- zation. Ex-soldiers set up the type and printed all the literature, blanks, etc., kind patriotic friends furnished ample funds for the work of organization and within ninety days there were over thirty thousand members in the Grand Army of the Republic. In addition the department mustered ex-soldiers of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Xew York, and issued them charter-- authorizing the mustering of different posts in these States, because there was no other department but Indiana to apply to for a charter. The first National Encampment of the G. A. R. was held in Indianapolis, in November, 1S00. Gen. John M. Palmer, of Illinois, pre- siding. At this encampment Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut. of Illinois, was chosen National Com- mander, and General Foster was chosen as junior vice commander. The Department of Indiana did not report to Stephenson or any one else until after the national organization in November, iSm>. But the work of organiz- ing posts was carried on actively, and when the Pittsburg convention of soldiers and sail- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 40; ors met in Pittsburg, in September, [866, the Grand Army of the Republic in Indiana sent delegates as representatives of 30,000 mem- bers in that department. The Indiana depart- ment established headquarters at the "Mom n gahela House," and the first flag denoting G. A. R. headquarters and the first G. A. R. badge worn by a ( i. A. R. man distinguished headquarters and Indiana soldiers at that convention. During- all this time all cor- respondence seemed to indicate that Indiana was regarded as the only department-or- ganized body 1 if the <',. A. R. in the United States. The department officers of Indiana in July. August and September, 1866, never heard of any State or post organization in other States. Xo other G. A. R. organization than the Indiana department was represented in Pittsburg. Indiana headquarters, however. always recognized the head in Dr. Stephenson and the right in him to claim for his State the paternity of the order, and the propriety of his taking the initiative in calling a convention to establish a national organization was not ques- tioned by Indiana. At the same time the first encampment was held in Indianapolis because the Indiana department was recognized as the first State organization. This is the history in brief of the begin- ning of the ( Irand Army of the Republic in In- diana, in 1866 ; and there is but one conclusion. that upon the evidence herein set forth and on file at Department of Indiana Headquar- ters, the organization of what is to-day known as the Grand Army df the Republic was born t< 1 the soldiers and on its way to a national existence from the moment General Foster left the presence of Major 1!. F. Stephenson, in August. [866, with the draft of the first ritual and constitution in his possession. It is also made plain that the Grand Army of the Republic, as a national body, was first or- ganized in the city of Indianapolis, by ! eral Foster, who was the first department commander, as well as acting commander-in- chief for nearly four months. After the war General Foster was : ored with several Diiblic offices of honor and trust, serving as alderman of the city of In- dianapolis, a- city treasurer 1 [867-71), as di- of the Northern prison, and. under ap- pointment of President Garfield, as United States Marshal, for the district of Indiana, serving from 1881 to 1SS5. He was appointed ivernor Durbin Quartermaster-General of the State of Indiana. He took an active in- terest in Republican politics. For several years he was president of the Board of Tr; He had an office in the Hoard of Trade Build- ing and was engaged in business a-- a grain broker. A number of years ago he was con- nected with the Union Railwa 1 any. During the last few months of his life, be- cause of enfeebled health, he was obliged to relinquish most of his activities, and for a month before his death, which was caused by the complications of heart disease and asthi he was confined to his bed. General Foster was a member oi H. Thomas Post. Xo. 17. G. A. R., of tin - ciety of the Army of the Potomac. Union Veteran Legion. Loyal Legion (commander of Indiana). I. O. < ». F., a j;_>d degree Mason, and a member of the Columbia Club. Though he stood so high in Masonry, the fraternity did not conduct his funeral, which, as became his rank of brigadier-general, and his position as quartermaster-general of the Mate, in which he was serving at the time his death, was strictly military. Thi G nor issued the following proclamation: State of Indiana, Office of the Adjutant General. Indianapolis, Inch, M General Orders No. 1. I. The following proclamation has been issued: By The Governor of Indiana— A Proclamat: The melancholy duty devolves upon me of an- nouncing the death of Gen. Robert S. Foster. Quar- termaster-General of Indiana, which occurred home in Indianapolis at 3:45 p. m. on Tuesday, March .3. General Foster was oni of th< m survivors of the Civil war. He v. mi- ned with Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas and others, who achieved immortal fame . leaders of the mighty legions of the Norj shaled under the flag of the Union. At the Ven- ning of the sectional conflict, Robert S. a company of volunteers and was th missioned captain by Governor Morton. II:- quent achievements in the ■ characterized by a series of brilliant vi were rewarded by well earned prom tions, until was finally brevetted Major-General rs he 'a.'- co 11 ■ i a division, and in all of the man; _ g< ments in which he bore a recorded to hi- credit that he never ' ittle skirmish. Going into the wai ginning, surrender of I Appomattox, where he shared 1' by President Lin In civil life Genera' nv po- E i honor, his integritj « was generally bel< ved. 4o8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to intrigue, ind, although his courage liail been tested and proved on many fields of carnage, his great nature was marked by unvarying kindness and gentleness. He was a native of Indiana and thoroughly loyal to its every' interest. He achieved distinction by the force of merit, but, secure in all the honors he had so worthilj won, he was so modest that he rarely made reference to the distinguished services he had rendered his country during the period of the Nation's direct necessities As a soldier and as a citizen he was a model type of sturdy American manhood, and the people of Indiana. I am Mire, will mourn with those of us who knew him best in doing honor to his precious memory'. I. therefore, recommend that during the time his body lies in state at the Capitol, public business be suspended, so far as practicable, in order that proper t may be pud to one who served his country with patriotic fidelity in the discharge of every re- sponsibility imposed upon him. WlNFIELD T. DtJRBIN, ( rovernor. I Ianiel E. Storms, Secretary of State. II. On the day of the funeral the flags on all armories of the Indiana National Guard will he dis- played at half mast, and the officers will wear the usual badge of mourning on the sword hilt for the I of thirty days. The colors of the several nts and battalions, if paraded within thirty will be draped in mourning. \ order of the Governor. John- R. Woo:. Adjutant General. The soldiers of the Indiana National Guard, for whose welfare General Foster had done so much, especially (hiring- his last years, after the reorganization following the Span- ish-American war, performed the last rites over his body. The Second regiment and a platoon of light artillery were ordered out for the funeral, and on the morning of Friday, March 6th, the home battalion escorted the body from the family home to the State House, where it lay in state in the rotunda for about two hours. Four of the General's closest friends, as well as a detail of tin- Gov- ernor's staff, accompanied hi- bod) to and from the Capitol. There it was viewed by members of the General Assembly, the Gover- nor and Staff, the State officers, the judges of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, business associates, friends, and hundreds of acquaint- anc< s. The capital was most appropriately draped for the oca-ion. The escort back to the residence also included Battery A and the other companies of the 2d regiment. At the house services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First Pres- bvterian Church, who delivered the address. Tlu i irand Army Ritual was then observed by his comrades of ( ieorge H. Thomas Post, and after a brief address by the Chaplain the cor- tege reformed, the same escort being on duty from the house to Crown Hill cemetery, where the remains were laid in the family sepulcher. The troops drawn up at the entrance of the cemetery saluted as the funeral car passed, and as the cortege entered the artillery tired min- ute guns, the major-general's salute of thir- teen. The troops stood at attention during the short but impressive military ceremony, which closed with fifteen guns fired at inter- vals of fifteen seconds until the sounding of "taps," the beautiful call to sleep which he had answered for the last time. The three vol- leys of musketry were then tired over the grave — the formal close of one of the most touching funerals ever witnessed in Indian- apolis. The important part which General Foster played in municipal affairs was acknowledged by the officials of the city, who made many unusual demonstrations of respect at the time of his demise. All the State, county and city offices were closed while his body lay in state at the Capitol, and the municipal as well as the State officials took part in the funeral. The Hags on all public buildings were at half mast. The Board of Trade closed, and in all part- of the city many houses suspended business dur- ing the funeral. Many places of business were draped in flags and mourning. The city schools observed the solemn occasion with tributes to his memory and lessons from his life. "In social life General Foster was genial and companionable. In his family he was a devoted husband and father. In business life he was a model of honor. It is but natural that such a man should leave a wide circle of friends who mourn his loss as a personal one." General Foster was married May t. iSot. to Margaret R. Foust, of Indianapolis, an,! their union was blessed with two children, a son and a daughter, the son, Clarence M. Fos- ter, a prominent business man of Chicago. 111.. being now the only survivor of the family. Mrs. Foster died suddenly May ~. iS.it. and the daughter died in September, 1898, as the result 1 if an accident. HUGH 1>< (UGHERTY is one of the most active men in the business life of Indianap lis today, lie has attained prominence in several distinct fields, and the reputation he had made A extended by the agreement Mr. Dough- erty succeeded in making with the Bell Com- pany, by which the lines he represented could be connected with a number of large cities where they were not yet established. Thus he has been instrumental in promoting the efficiency of a public utility which probabl) affects as many people, of different classes, as an) i ither one thing. In politics Mr. Dougherty was Ion;;' one of the most influential Democrats in Wells county, and his reputation as a counselor of disinterested worth extends throughout the State. He was a member of the State Exec- utive Committee from 1890 to [896, and was a delegate to the national conventions of 1884, iSc)_\ 1 S< >< > and 1900. He belongs t<> the con- servative wing of his party. In 1871, [872 and 1873 he represented his district in the State Senate. In spite of the weighty business affairs which have engaged his energies Mr. Dough- erty lias found time for wholesome en- joyment of social and domestic pleasures, and his leisure has been so well employed in read- ing and study, and the development of his natural talents, that he is considered an able writer and speaker. Nothing is mure thor- oughly indicative (if the character of the man than his unassuming personality, his kindly bearing, and his considerate conduct in every relation of life, lie has always considered it a privilege to serve his fellow-man in either public or private capacity, and he is in sym- pathy with many projects having that end in view. Worthy charities have always received his support. He is a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church and an interested worker in all religious and philanthropic en- terprises. He is serving on the board of trus- tees of the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Or- phans' Home, and as president of the hoard of trustees of DePauw University. Socially he belongs to the University, Commercial and Country Clubs of Indianapolis. ()n Oct. 25, 1877, Mr. Dougherty was married, at .Milwaukee. Wis., to Miss Emma Gilliland, daughter of 'I". F. Gilliland, of In- diana])' lis. and they have had one daughter, Elizabeth, who graduated from the high school at Bluffton and from DePauw Uni- versity and is now a student of Wellesley. Mrs. Dougherty is not only a leader in social circles, but a woman whose time and means are devoted quietly but unreservedly to char- itable and philanthropic enterprises, sharing her husband's sympathy in such works to the full. We may close this brief sketch < f Mr. Dougherty's career with the comments made recently by two of his fellow citizens of In- dianapolis, both of whom are in a position to judge of his merits. Mr. Edward L. McKee, under date of June 24, 1908, says : "Mr. Hugh Dougherty, president of Marion Trust Company, is well known to the financial interests of this city as a conserva- tive handler of means, a man who weighs carefully and looks into the future by the light of past experience before entering upon any enterprise. This watchful building has shown in the remarkable growth of the enter- prise of which he is now at the head; it is also shown in the strength of the institutioa of Bluffton with which he spent so many ol his earlier years. But other than as a finan- cier Mr. Dougherty ranks high, being a stanch church member, a loyal supporter of the Methodist faith and a liberal contributor with money and personal effort." Volney T. Malott, president of the Indiana National Hank, writes: "Mr. Hugh Doughj erty, a distinguished financier, president of the Marion Trust Company, ranks among the ablest financiers of the State : he has had a long and successful career as a banker, and is a man of the highest standing and the strictest integrity." J. L. MATTHEWS, banker, farmer and prominent citizen of Mooresville, Morgan Co., Ind., is a descendant of an old and honorable Xew England family, and was born at Gardner, Worcester Co., Mass., Dec. 24, 1844. His parents, James C. and Alvira (Bush) Matthews, were both natives of Vlasj sachusetts. and his great-grandfather served in the Revolution, after which he settled on a farm. The original founders of the family in America came from Scotland in Colonial days, and were prominently identified with the settlement and development of New lug- laud. The parents of James C. Matthews had children as follows: Hezekiah, a resident ca his native State, now over ninety years of agei Joel, a farmer: Lewis, a merchant : lame- I .: Mrs. Pratt; Mrs., Joseph Gile; Lydia, Mrs. Flint; and Miss Lucy. The parents were worthy members of the Congregational Church. James ( '„ Matthews lived at < lardner all £/ / //L- * T^C-i^ 1 J COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 411 his life, there marrying and rearing his fam- ily. He died in [854. He was one of the original promoters of the chair industry at that place, which developed into the most ex- tensive chair manufacturing locality in the world. He owned a farm which he lived on and operated during the summers, working at chair-making during the winters, and he accumulated ample means for subsistence in his old age. He was a man de- voted to the welfare of his family and secured the best possible educational advan- tage- for them. His wife was Alvira Hush, daughter of Artemas Bush, a native of .Mas- sachusetts and a farmer by occupation, whose children were: Alvira, Mrs. Matthews; Ma- ria, who never married; and a son. who died young. Mrs. Matthews died in 1876. Both she and her husband were consistent mem- bers of the Congregational Church. Their children were: Ephraim, who became a chair manufacturer in Massachusetts; Eliza, Mrs. Charles Averill ; .Miss Lucinda; Alvin, a butcher: J. L. ; and Sarah. Mrs. Jacob Holden. J. L. Mattluws remained under the pa- rental roof until after he reached the age of eleven years, when he went to work for a neighboring farmer, continuing thus for six years. He then enlisted for service in the Civil war. entering for nine months, as a member of Company 1\. 42d Mass. V. I., un- der Col. Burrill, and was assigned to the De- partment of the Gulf under den. Hanks. < In Jan. 1, 1863, at Galveston, Tex., the colonel and a portion of the regiment and three other regiments were captured, but our subject was with the remainder of the regiment which, being on another transport, escaped capture. They returned to Xew ( 'deans, where they were assigned to the charge of the pontoon bridges between Baton Rouge and Port Hud- son. Returning again to Xew Orleans after a short time, they made the bridge which was t"\\rd to and used in the battle of Bayou 1 ache. After that they went to Alexandria, 011 the Red River, and crossed in the rear of Port Hudson, where they laid a bridge on the bend in the river, at the place where the colored troops were so badly cut to pieces. I ln\ then drew nearer to Port Hudson, and following the battle there, went to Donaldson- ville, reaching that point alter the battle. Mr. Matthews then went to Algiers, and took the steamer for \ C w York, thence pro, reding to Readville, Mass.. where he received his hon- orable discharge, alter eleven months service. Aug. 2(i, [863. He escaped both wound and capture, although he had taken part in many dangerous enterprises. Mr. Matthews resumed farm work f< while, ami later served three or four years in the capacity of a clerk in a -tore. In [869 he first came to [ndianapolis. After a short time he went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained two year-, employed for a few- months as a shipper for the Biddeford Chair Company, after which he took a position at the Cleveland Workhouse, as overseer of the chair work. Later he traveled in the interest of a chair house, and then returned to Indi- anapolis, where he found employment in a manufacturing plant where money drawer- were made. In 1X7X lie came to Mooresville and engaged with a partner in a lumber business, which relationship was soon dis- solved, Mr. Matthews continuing alone. He handled at this time mostly native timber, walnut and cherry lumber, which he bought ready made, though he also bought logs in the tree and hired the sawing done. For five years he successfully carried on an extensive business, wholesaling his lumber, which he shipped to different points, his customers be- ing for the most part eastern firms. About 1880 he bought a farm and became interested in its operation, although he has always con- tinued to reside in Mooresville. In 1885 he became a stock holder in the Farmers Rank of Mooresville. of which he- has been the president since 1900, previous to which he was vice-president for many years. It is a bank' of exchange, deposit and discount, doing business under the laws of the Stair of Indiana, with a capital of $35,000, and a surplus of $28,000. It was organized in 1X73, and has ever been regarded as one of the most substantially sound and safe financial institu- tions in the State. The confidence with which it is regarded by the public is shown in the fact that the deposits amount to over $200,1 Mr. Matthews has been often called upon to handle and settle estates, and hi- successful settlement of the Franklin Panders estate will stand as one of the best evidences of hi- bus- iness ability and acumen, a- well as an index to the high integrity of his business stand- ards. In [900 when he and Mr. Edwin Nich- ols took over the settlement this estate wa- in a hopeless condition. The land was deeded tii them. Mr. Nichols dying in loop the en- tire responsibility of finishing tin- task fell 1 11 Mr. Matthews's -boulders, and he well de- I 412 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD served the laurels he won in saving the old home farm of 1,000 acres. This is hut one of the many estates he has settled success- fully. His methodical business habits, con- servative conduct, and correct system in all trusts win the approval of all concerned and the admiration of his business associates, who respect his opinions to a marked degree. In political sentiment Mr. Matthews is a Republican, but he is no politician, being so busy with private concerns and without as- piration for public honors. He has been a member of the town board, and in 1900 was elected a member of the county council, but he has declined many such offers of prefer- ment, though he has proved himself a thor- oughly public-spirited citizen by giving his service and influence in other ways. His wide acquaintance and high reputation make his support an important factor in the success of local movements, and he is always found in the front rank of any enterprise for the bet- terment and benefit of his community. Char- itable and kind, he is ever ready to give a helping hand where it is needed. ( tne of Mr. Matthews's many benefactions was the gift of the substantial sum of $2,500 for the building and furnishing of a room in the Methodist Episcopal Hospital and Dea- coness Home of the State of Indiana, situ- ated in Indianapolis. Mr. Matthews not only gave this substantial amount toward the funds, but he also devoted a great deal of his time to the managing hoard. He was one of the promoters of this beneficial institution, was a member of the building committee, and is toda) one of the active trustees of the Hos- pital, which ranks among- the best institutions of it,, kind in the State. Mr. Matthews was married Oct. 24. 1882, to Miss Flora C. Cox. who was horn in Mor- gan county. Ind., in August. 1854, daughter of John 1!. and Harriet (Landers) Cox. They have no children. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are earnest members of the M. K. Church, in which Mr. Matthews is class-leader and trus- tee, having ever taken a leading part in the work of the congregation. As a business man who has attained stand- ing and independence through his own exer- tioi . as a citizen of worth and a man of high integrity, Air. Matthews is one of the most esteemed men of today in Mooresville. He retain- his commodious residence there, ami also owns a farm and much other valuable land in the region where he has been estab- lished for so many years. John B. Cox. father of Mrs. Matthews, was horn in 1830 in Morgan county, son of Ab- ner and Mihy ( Dollarhide) Cox, farming peo- ple of Scotch-Irish descent. They came as pioneers to Morgan county, Ind.. in 1820, and endured the privations of those early days with courage and patience, realizing before they died ample rewards in comfortable means ami devoted children. Abner Cox was a stanch Democrat. He was one of the found- ers of the Methodist religion in his neighbor- hood and built a house of worship, which he presented to the society, on his farm. His children were: Asa. Larkin and Dennis, farmers; John 1'... father of Mrs. Matthews; Mary, Mrs. Gregory; Abby, Mrs. Randolph; and Delilah, Mrs. William Knox. John B. Cox was reared to farming. In 1853 he married and settled on land which he successfully cultivated, bought and sold stock for the government, during the Rebellion, and was connected with the mule business for the government with Wood & Fudra, of Indian- apolis. He was a strong Republican, became a citizen of much importance in Morgan county, and was also a leading member of the Methodist Church. At his death, which took place in ( Ictober, 1865, he left a large estate, lie was a man who held the good will of all who knew him. He married Harriet Landers, who was born in Morgan county. Ind., Dec. 17, 1835. daughter of William and Delilah (Stone) Landers, and to them were born three children : Flora C, wife of J. L. Mat- thews ; Emma, wife of Dr. Thomas Stuckev. of Indianapolis; and Ida 1!., Mrs. Charles Sheets, of Mooresville. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cox were members of the Methodist Church. William Landers, father of Mrs. Harriet Cox. and son of Jonathan Landers, was born in 1788 in Virginia. Jonathan Landers was an early settler in Virginia of Scotch-Irish de- scent, and served in the Revolutionary war. He was twenty-one years old when he came from England, after losing all of his relatives by the Illack plague. After the Revolution he married a widow named Withero, in Vir- ginia, where most of his children were horn. In the early days he removed to Kentucky, and in 1820 was a pioneer in Indiana, wdtere he entered land and improved a good farm in Morgan county. There he died, a man of large means and highly esteemed. His chil- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 413 drcn were: William, father of Mrs. Cox; Tame>. who settled in Missouri, and was a derate sympathizer during the Civil war; John, deceased, who was a fanner in In- diana: and Lucy. Mrs. Priest. William Landers was ten year- old when his parents moved to Kentucky, and there he contracted his first marriage, and settled down to farming. After five children were horn to him, he moved, in [820, to Morgan county, Ind., where he bought and owned large tracts nd during his life, becoming a successful farmer ami a wealthy man. lie was a strong supporter of Democratic principles and he es- tablished the Martinsville Democrat, a paper of large circulation, which he ran for some time. He was associate judge for many year-, justice of the peace for many years, ami held many public offices of honor and trust. On one occasion he was nominated for the Legis- lature. The canal question was the great issue that campaign, and the stand he took defeated him. though the people came to realize after- ward that he was foresighted and not mistaken in his ideas. He wanted to have the work classified, hut the value of his plans was no( appreciated until later. During all the polit- ical campaigns in which he took part he was noted for his intelligent devotion to the inter- ests of the people, and enjoyed universal es- His death took place < let. 10. 1851, when he was sixty-three years old. The first wife of Mr. Landers was Eva . daughter of Nimrod II. and Sarah (Craig) Stone, natives of Virginia, the former a Revolutionary soldier. He removed to Ken- tucky and in 1820 became a pioneer in Mor- gan county. Ind. lie was a wheelwright by trade, and followed that calling. In early life he was a Primitive Baptisl preacher, but later became very active in the Campbellite Church. He was a near relative of Bartlett Stone, of Kentucky, the noted supporter and follower of Alexander Campbell. Mrs. Eva Stone Lan- der- died in Indiana in 1821, and the second wife of Mr. Panders was Delilah Stone, a native of Kentucky and a sister of his former wife. To this marriage were horn these chil- dren: Washington, who died leaving one -•on: Franklin; Sarah, who married Cyrus Vickery, both dying in Iowa; Henry, a farmer in Morgan county ; Eva, who died aged twelve years: John, a prominent citizen of Indianapo- lis: Harriet, who married J. B. Cox; and Jack-on. of Indianapolis. (if this family Franklin Landers became very prominent. He began life as a farmer; taught school; en- gaged in merchandising in Waverly ; platted the town of Brooklyn, and engaged in mer- chandising there ; became interested in the Con duit whole-ale dr\ g Is store in Indiana] later the Hibben & Murphy establishment, and later for over twenty years was an extensive pork packer of that city. He bought and owned large tracts of tine farming land: con- ducted farming on a large scale: ami the most extensive mule raiser and dealer in the Slate. He wa- a leading Democrat, rep- resented Morgan county and Johnson count'. in the National Congress, and in 1876 was a candidate for governor of Indiana against Al- bert ( i. Porter. He died in October, [901. REGINALD II. SULLIVAN, of the law- firm of Sullivan & Knight, Indianapolis, has a professional standing which few men of his age enjoy, and the prospect of a career of en- ergy and usefulness befitting the best tradi- tions of his race and family. He has inher- ited the strong ami active intellect of a long line of ancestors noted in the legal profession, which has been honored by representative- of the Sullivan family in every generation since its settlement in America. The founder of the family in this country was Thomas Sullivan, great-great-grandfather of Reginald H. Sullivan, wdio came to Amer- ica to escape the oppressive laws forbidding Catholics to hold am- office of honor or trust in Ireland, by which his father, a prominent barrister, had suffered loss of position. The young Irishman married Margaret Irwin, whose father, James Irwin, removed with his family from near Chambersburg, Pa., to Au- gusta City, Va., in the year 17S0. The young couple settled in Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Va., and two children were born to i one son and one daughter, the son only sur- viving. Jeremiah Sullivan, son of Thomas and Margaret ( Irwin 1 Sullivan, was horn Jul 2) 17114. in Harrisonburg. Va., ami studying law was graduated in 1816, receiving a license to practise from the Commonwealth of Vir- ginia. He served as a captain in the war of 1812. Tempted by the opening Wesl he started in the company of two young friends for Louisville, Ky., making the journey by horseback. 1 Mi his arrival at Cincinnati he was advised to go to Madison, Ind.. which was recommended to him as a location in evcrv wav desirable for a voting lawver. Act- 4H COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing upon the advice, he was so well pleased with the prospect that he opened an office, and was soon one of the recognized leading >jji rits of the legal fraternity of the then new Throughout the remainder of his life he was prominently identified with the growth and progress of his adopted home, going back tn Virginia, however, to marry Miss Charlotte Butler, of his native town. In 1820 he was elected to the State Legislature, which at that time met in Corydon, and to him belongs the honor of having selected the name of Indiana's it capital. He was one of the commis- sioners appointed to choose a site and name for a more convenient capital of the grow- ing State, and it was at his suggestion that the new center of government was called Indian- apolis. His standing in his profession was never impaired by his extraneous public ser- vice, and he was a member of the first Su- preme court of the State of Indiana. Thomas L. Sullivan, son of Jeremiah Sul- livan and grandfather of Reginald H. Sulli- van, was in his early manhood a captain in the United States army, serving in the Mex- ican war. After that struggle he settled in Indianapolis, where he followed the family profession, practicing law successfully for a number of years, lie married Laetitia Smith, daughter of Oliver 11. Smith, United States Senator from Indiana. Thomas L. Sullivan, father of Reginald H. Sullivan, was horn in Indianapolis in the year 1846, on the present site of the traction and terminal station. True to the example of his forefathers, he was prominent in the affairs of the community and honored in its highest councils, serving as judge of the Ma- rion Circuit court and twice as mayor of In- dianapolis (1889-1893). He married Alice D. Moore, whose father was a prominent hanker in Madison, Ind., and to them were horn four children, viz.: Reginald H. ; Cath- erine, .Mrs. John E. Hollett; Miss Mary; ami Dr. Thomas L. Sullivan. Reginald H. Sullivan was horn March" 10. [876, in Indianapolis, and received his early education in the public schools of his native city. At the age of seventeen he entered Wa- bash College, where he attended four years, graduating at the age of twenty-one, after which lie went to the Indiana Law School for his professional preparation, graduating from that institution in the spring of 1899. He joined his father in the practice of law, being associated with him until the older man re- tired, after which he continued practice alone until Jan. 1, HJ07, when he formed his pres- ent partnership, with Edward II. Knight, soi i George A. Knight, of Brazil, Ind. The firm is a particularly notable one, both its members being lawyers of uncommon ability 7 and brilliant promise, and each has a large patronage acquired within a brief hut suc- cessful legal experience. Both these young men are well known figures in the law circles of the State, and their association has awak- ened much interest among members of the profession. In [906 Mr. Sullivan received the nomination, on the Democratic ticket, for member of the Legislature from his district, hut he has since been too occupied with legal work to consider such honors. HENRY WALLACE LAWRENCE, of Indianapolis, president of the Indiana Hotel Company, and otherwise prominent in the bus- iness life of the city, may truly lie said to have readied the pinnacle of success in his chosen calling. In the profitable management of large hotel interests, as a representative of the most progressive ideas now prevailing in that line, as a man of initiative and admirable independ- ence, he is regarded not only in his home city, but throughout the West, as a master of the work which has claimed most of his atten- tion during his active years. It was the bus- iness which his father followed, and for which undoubtedly he had a natural inclination, for- tified by executive qualities and the enter- prise necessary to success at the present day. As the head of the most ambitious hotel con- cern in Indianapolis and one of the foremost corporations of the kind in the country, he is in a position which alone would command re- spect, hut which has been strengthened ma- terially by a personality which compels the admiration of all his associates. Mr. Lawrence's residence in Indianapolis covers a period of less than twenty years, th- is a native of the State of New York, born Aug. 15, 1852. son of James Pitt and Emily S. (Sails) Lawrence, and grandson of Hiram Lawrence. Hiram Lawrence was the first male child born in the town of Lisbon, N. Y., and was of English descent. He was a brother of Capt. James Lawrence, the immortal com- mander of the "Chesapeake," whose dying command, "Don't give up the ship." has gone down into American history. Hiram Law- rence took part in the war of 1837, subse- quently becoming a man of large estate, own- COMMEMORATIVE I'.K « IRA I 'I I U AL REG >RD 415 ml er-mills and timber lands. I le mar- \'ancy Pitt, who was of English I > lived to the age of ninety-two and was killed in an accident on the ! Trunk railroad. Daniel Sails, Mr. Lawrem 1 iternal gr: ndfather, was born in md, and when he came to America be- the in -1 ettlei oi Stoi 1- holm, New York. fames Pitt Lawrence was bom in New York, and died in June, 1X77. aged fifty-two I lis wife, a native of th died in [884, aged lift even years. They members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their five children Henry Wallace is the only survivor. The father was interested in thi hotel business during almost his entire He was a pioneer in thai line in the Adirondack Mountains, and kepi hotels in turn at Plattsburg, X. Y., and Cleveland. and then built the "Foquel I [ousi i!i. former place and the "Blue Mountain House" in the nn mntains. Henry Wallace Lawrence was educated at Plattsburg, X. Y.. and was graduated from the Plattsburg Academy in 1S74. lie then e interested with his father in the hotel business, and a few years later started in the ■ line for himself. For a number of years nducted a In itel at Moire's Junction, X. Y, went from there to Dallas, Texas, then to er, Colo., i" I 'alatka, Ha., and to other In [889 lie came to Indianapolis and r] the "Speni er II' mse," which In- subse quently purchased. It is a commodious hos- telry containing u; rooms, which he Mill and operates. In 1^17 he became pro- prieti i" of ill. "Bates I louse, " which has been ced bj the fine "< la\ pool I fotel," an es- tablishmenl of five hundred rooms, equipped in. idem a mvenieni e and luxury. - connection alone he has an acquain- hip which extends all over the country. In 1901 he organized the Indiana Hotel Com- pany, of which he became president. Mr. Lawrence has numerous other business inter- being a director of the Indiana Trust 1 ompaii) and the owner of valuable real es- I le 1- a man of anal\ tical mind, keen in judgment .if business values and posscss- mg a facult) of untiring energy which enables ! t. prosei hi. all his undi rtal ings to the 5S. Though alive I., the | bilities of material gain he does ii"i allow that '.I dominate his conduct to the exclusion •; .'Inr considerations, which he considers iu-t a-- valuable. Thus he has attained an en- viable 1 1. .11. being as popular for In sonal qualities and his goi "1 ense a he i for li mercial standards. ( hi Jan. 1. 1SS0, Mr. Lawrence was mar- in. 1 t.. Miss Adelaide L. Cunningham, daugh- ter of James Lin Cunningham, of Ogdens- .. ^i . James Lin I .aw rem e and James I ' 1 • 1 Cunningham, respective fathers of Mr. and "Irs. Lawrence, were firsl cousins, their fathers having married the I'iti isters. Hi- ram Cunningham married Phoebe I 'nt and I li- ram Lawrence married Nancy Lilt. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence have bad one -on. James II.. who was a manly lad of eleven years when hi .'.alb occurred. Mrs. Lawrence is a mem- ber of the < alb. .be ( Imrcb. She is a worthy d lant of an honored and historical fam- ily, and has proved a valuable assistant to her husband in his business ventures as will as a devoted and congenial helpmate in the ad vancemenl of all their interest -. I [er in genl advice and sympathy have been \. r. real factors in bis progi - live can er. A recent issue of tbe "Hotel World," a leading hotel weekly published in Chicago, n Eei to her in very complimentary terms as one of the four wives of prominent Western hotel men whose valuable assistance has contributed materially to till' success of their husband-. Fraternally Mr. Lawrence belongs to tin- Masons and the Knights of Pythias, and so- cially he is connected with the Columbia Club. In political faith hi- is a Republican. JUDGE WILLIAM L. DEUPREE is one of the most prominent citizens of Franklin, Ind. As judge of the Eighth Judicial Dis- trict, embracing Johnson and Brown counties, for several years member of the legal firm of I ). upree X- Slack, and an influential member of the Democratic party in his county, he is widely known and universally respected. Moreover, he is a native of th. county, hav- ing been born March 2, 1864, in Blue River township. Throughout the pen... I of it- worded his- tory the membei .a ibr Deupree family have characterized by their love for liberty and free institutions, more noticeable, pei haps, in the early days, when men were more often obliged to lay down their lives in de- of cherished principles. There i- a well- founded tradition in the family that the Deu- ..r I hiprees am of French I fugueni .1 stock from northern France; that the) were 4io COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a family of wealth and influence : and that all were - red except two young sons, who, America. t >ne settled in the other located in Xew Orleans. William Dupree or Deupree, a descendant of the \ irginia settler, was a large land h and slave owner in Virginia, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He died in at a place called Dupress r -- Roads, in Vir- ginia. IK si g at-great-grandfather of Judge William E. Deupn Thomas J. Deupree. - William, held the institution - * ry in such ahhorrence ". to Kentucky. - Hardin county. In [Si .me thence to Indiana, purchasing- a tract of farm land in Shelby county, near Edinburg. where he lo- with his family. He was the Muscakitouk river, near Seymour. Ind. His wife, whose maiden name was Hatchett. lina, and had accompa- nied him to Kentucky and to Indiana, sharing the burdens of pioneer existence with her hus- and family, which and tin ghters William, Abra- C. Matthew. Edwin, Parthena (.who William Cutsinger), and two g - rs. A chan tens showing the which prevailed in this branch of the family, is worth} In 1824-25 am Deupree. the grandfather in Virg of Thomas J. Deu - :hildren, offered to his g ndsons a slave. They a reply that they were poor, and n -. They thanked him very much for his ;iut explained that they were obliged to e it. as on a very they had left Kentucky and settled in Indiana. How- ght - - - and de- ■ heir portion of the es- belonging - father. Abraham C. Deupree, grand father g William E. Deupree. wa< born in Ken- . but was reared in Indiana, c to this State with his parents in al when a lad of nine years. In time he became rdained minister, and he and his wife were two of the seven charter membei hristian Church at Edinburg. Ind. In ■^; raham C. Deu] 1 Johnson ty, where he remained until his death in the age of sixty-six years. He be- • e farmer and was an uni- citizen. He married Han- nah Carter, who was boni in 1S13 in Xew Jersey, and had come with her pare: Bartholomew county. Ind. S Their family consisted of four sons and ghters. Mrs. Deupree was a birthi cer. William and Ellyza ( Shipp) Sanders v the maternal grandparents of Judge Deupree. the father of the former being a pioiv Johnson county. Ind.. on the Shelby count- line, where he operated a large farm. r< a numerous family and tag d old age. William Sanders continued to live in the township on the same farm which he pur- chased about the time of his marriage. He is now (looSi aged eighty-six years. His wife. Ellyza Shipp. was the daughter neighbor, and a family of nine were born to this union. Mrs. Deupree died about 8 . His second wife. Margaret Barker, still sur- vives. Daniel C. Deupree was born in Shelby county. Ind.. and was ten years - ..rents moved to Johnson county, in S73 he returned to Shelby county. 1 C. Deupree spent his boyhood and young manhood in Johnson county, and was first married there. S - in Sanders, a natn Johnson county. She died in Apr"' member of the Christian Church, though she had earlier been a Methodist. The second wife of Mr. Deupree was Anna Walker. ghter of Jesse Walker, and eight children were born to this union, one of whom died in infancy. The other members of this family were as follows: Hannah, who mai Charles Thomas, lives in Shelby county, near Shelby ville : Ella lives at home : Jesse is a resident of Blue River township. : John - • in Indianapolis : Ara- minta is the wife ox John Stainbrook. of N ham township. Johnson county : Orpha re- : Elijah lives at home. Mr. and Mrs. Deupree are leading members of the Christian Church. Since 1S73 he has been with the Democratic party: to that time he was a Republican, but since the demonetization of silver in 1S73. he has been a Democrat. William E. Deupree was the only chil his parents. During the first ten years of his life he attended the schools of 1 • unty. Later lie was on the Shelby county farm, and he began his independent career as a - g ngaged thus for one winl Shelby county and two winters in Bartholo- mew- countv. Deciding to foil law as COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 41/ a profession, he began reading under John C. ( )rr, a prominent attorney of Columbus, and admitted to the Bar, in Bartholomew county, in February, [887, immediately open- ing an office in Edinburg, on March nuing in practice there for six years, to the verj day, on March 1. [893, he came to Franklin, entering into practice with W. C. Thompson. This association lasted until June i, [894. Mr. Deupree continued alone until Sept. 1. [897, when he admitted L. E. Slack id partnership, and they enjoyed a large and valuable practice and high rank, both members of the firm being men of ability in the pro- fession. Tins partnership continued until Nov. 1. [906, when Mr. Deupree was el< Circuit fudge of Johnson and Brown counties, the Eighth Judicial circuit. fudge Deupree has hern prominently identified with political life ever since locating in Franklin, coming from Edinburg with an honorable record of four years as prosecuting attorney. For six years he served as deputy prosecuting attorney in Franklin, and for six years the firm of Deupree & Slack were attor- neys for the county. Mr. Deupree served four terms as chairman of the Democratic county central committee and was for two years a member of the State Executive committee. In 1900 he was chosen as delegate to the National Democratic convention at Kansas City. Fra- ally the Judge is prominent in a number of organizations. He belongs to Franklin Lodge, No. 107. A. F. & A. M. ; Franklin Chapter, No. 65, R. A. M. ; Franklin Com- mandery, No. 23, K. T. ; Indianapolis Con- sistory, Scottish Rite, 33d degree, and Murat Temple, Mystic Shrine; to Hesperion Lodge, K. of P., of Franklin (united with Rolla Lodge of Columbus, in 1886); to Johnson ;e, No. 76, I. O. O. F. (joining Hernden '. No. <)~, of Edinburg, in 1 8S5 ) . and also belongs to the Indiana Encampment, No. 40. As an < )dd Fellow he has gone through he principal chairs in the subordinate e and the encampment, and is a member "t' the < .rand 1 ,1 idge of the State ; both he and his wife belonged to the Rebekahs at Edin burg. On Jan. 12, 1889, Judge Deupree was united in marriage with Miss Ada M. I'ruitt. daughter of Alexander and Sarah A. I Miller) Pruitt. Five children have hem born to this marriage, namely: Hazel. Grace, Ada, Ralph and William Ert. ('.race died w lien ten years old, and Ada did not survive infancy. For the past nine years the plea-. attractive home of the family has I treet, the property belonging to Judge Deupree. He and his wife are valued members of the Chris- tian Church. The\- are prominent socially and enjoy the esteem of a wide circle of friends. (TAX. Ji IHN 1'. HAWKINS was born in Indianapolis, hid.. Sept. 29, 1830, sou of and Elizabeth (Waller) Hawkins, who came hither in 1820. His grandfather, Th Jameson Hawkins, who came to this city a 1827, was an ordained minister of the Bap- tist Church, but for many years previous to his ordination had exercised his talents as an exhorter. He died in 1X40. after a life of good influence and usefulness. John P. Hawkins was for a time a student at Wabash College, and later a cadet at the West Point Military Academy, from which he was graduated in 1852. Receiving a com- mission as lieutenant in the United £ army, he served on the frontier up to tin breaking out of the Civil war, in which he was first engaged in the defense of Washing- ton and at the battle of Bull Run. being sub- sequently in the Western Army under Fre- mont. When General Halleck assumed the command he was appointed inspector of the subsistence department, and was engaged in organizing the commissary department throughout that command, in that conne acting as chief commissary of General Grant's army. He was present at the battle of Shi- loh, where he acted as aide to General Grant. In connection with some reminiscences of his life which General Hawkins is preparii . accompany his family genealogj which be now has under way, the following extract, which will be of interest to many people, will appear : "In the spring of [862, si on aftet the bat- tle of Shiloh, General Halleck came from St. Louis to Pittsburg Landing with his full 1 plemenl of staff officers, and went into near the bank of the Tennessee river, reliev- ' Irani of the command, and making him 'second in command.' which was no com at all. Among those who came with II. was Capt. Philip II. Shei - quarter- cr for the headquarters. \s such he had charge of and was responsible for the 1 portation pertaining to it, tenia"'. 1 Very 4i8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD soon after Halleck's arrival he commenced his memorable approach on Corinth, which occupied several weeks, the progress being very slow. Sheridan's duties were light, and he employed much of his time in the trenches at the front, seeing all he could of the ad- vance, and of the enemy, and he probably knew more of what was going on there than Halleck or any other person, for he had an eye to see, and a topographical talent to re- member and co-relate his observations. It was while thus engaged he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 2d Michigan Cavalry, which happened in this wise: "Shortly after the capture of Island No. 10, and not long after the battle of Shiloh, General Pope brought his army up the Ten- nessee river to re-enforce Halleck and went into camp near Hamburg, a short distance above Pittsburg Landing. With his troops was Gordon Granger, colonel of the 2d Mich- igan Cavalry, whom I called on a few days after his arrival. He then informed me that he was advised of his appointment as briga- dier-general, that his commission had not yet arrived, but would soon be received; that he would then vacate his colonelcy of the 2d Michigan Cavalry, and it was in his hands to name his successor to Governor Blair, and that he wanted me to take his place as colonel of the regiment. But I gave no thought to accepting it, told Granger that I had never had any experience in the mounted service — had no inclination for it. but knew a person who was well qualified for it, naming Phil Sheridan, wdio had very successfully com- manded mounted infantry in Oregon in war against the Indians, and for success and gal- lantry in that war had been personally praised by General Scott in a General 1 Irder. 1 also told him of Sheridan's unimportant duties at Halleck's headquarters, and his untiring en- rleans. He was then assembling a large army on the Mexican bor- der, and wanted me to take command of an army corps on the Rio Grande. But I was just recovering from a severe sickness, was weak and tired, and my only thought was to get up North and recuperate, and so told him that 1 could not undertake it. So this was the second time during the war that I felt com- pelled to decline an important command. One day during my stay with him Sheridan said to me: 'You ought to have taken the 2d .Michigan.' To which I answered that I had no regret about it. only satisfaction, fin- I w 1 mid not have done for the regiment nor for myself what he had done." General Hawkins was commissary general of the army when retired in 1894. He is now a resident of Indianapolis. SAMUEL M< )( )RE MITCHELL was one of the foremost business men of Martinsville throughout his active career. His life was typical <>f the early activities, the change, the growth of that town and of the State, to an unusual degree. Horn in the veritable pioneer days, reared amid the primitive surroundings of the times, he engaged in business when bar- ter was the rule, and continued during the evolutionary period which culminated long be- fore his death in modern commercial methods. All the experiences of the rude civilization which prevailed when he commenced life were his. And he had the progressive spirit which made him a leader in the advancement which so altered his environments before the close of his days. .Mr. Mitchell was born July 7, iSii. at Charlestown. (/lark Co., Ind., fourth child of Giles and Mary (Moore) Mitchell. The great-grandfather, William Mitchell, was a na- tive of Ireland, and bis mother was a French- woman. William Mitchell, son of William, was born about 1747 in Virginia, at a place called llobb's Hole, where he lived. He was a farmer and tobacco raiser. During the Revolution he served under Washington, and COMMEMORATIVE 15K >CK MMIICAK RED iRD 419 was present at the surrender of Comwallis at Yorktown. Removing from Virginia to Kentucky, he lived for a time around New Bedford, and thence moved to Corydon, Har- rison Co., Ind.. finally to Parke county, lnd., where he passed the remainder of his days. Hi .vas married in Pittsylvania county, Va., Nance, who was born in 1754. and [rish bloi id, and both lived ti 1 ad\ ani 1 d age, William .Mitchell dying in Parke county, Ind., in 1841, aped ninety-four, and his wife at the home nf her son, Giles, Aug. 20. 1847. aged eighty-eight. She is interred in the old family burying ground on the hill, one and a half miles south of Martinsville. William 1 hi. ie- Mitchell were the parents of nine children, namely : (1) Oliva. (2) Frederick, a planter, resided near Nashville. Tcnn. (3) . also a planter, lived in Danville, Ky. (4) Robert, a farmer, settled in Parke county, Ind.. where he died leaving a large number of children and grandchildren living in that county. 15) William ("Buck"), a farmer, lived in Missouri. (d) Giles is mentioned further on. (71 James was a farmer. (8) Ann became Mrs. Sparks, of Parke county, Ind. (9) Rebecca. Giles Mitchell was born Oct. 3, 1787, in Pittsylvania county, Va. When fourteen he moved to Kentucky with his uncle. Edgar Mitchell, and there, in Mercer county, he was married (let. 23. 1806, I" Mary Moore, who was horn in Kentucky in 178(1, daughter of John Moore. The Moores were of English extraction. When very young John Moore was captured by the Indians, and he lived rig them for a number of years, learning the language of the tribe as well as his mother tongue. lie was very tall and straight as an arrow, lie died on his farm near Harrods- bltrg, Ky.. about 1824, when about sixty years old. His wife's maiden name was Ann Swan, and besides Mrs. Mitchell they had a son. who was the father of William A. ("Gus") Moore, a farmer of near Spencer, in Owen county, Indiana. From Mercer county Mr. and Mrs. Giles Mitchell moved with their two children, John S. and lames M., to Woodford county, Ky.. and thence, in [8l0, to Indiana, which at that time was still a Territory. They came down the ( Ihio river to the mouth of 1 [arrod's creek. landing on tin- Kentuck) side of the ( >hio river, opposite I'tica. Clark county, Ind.. where they crossed, and proceeded by w a on to ( harlestown, where they made a settle- ment, taking up their home in a log cabin on the banks of Pleasant Run. In (lark county they lived for several war-. they removed farther north, to Bartholi county, Ind., where Mr-. Mitchell died Aug. 22. 1828. Mr. Mitchell's children were: 1 11 John Swan, burn Sept. _»> », 1S.17, in Mercer county, Ky., died May 5. iSjj. at Sulphur Springs, Texas. On Aug. 15, 1831, he mar- ried at Madison, Ind., where he was in bus- iness, Rebecca Cavin. 12) James Madison, born Nov. 28, [809, died July 6, 1885. He was one of the most important citizens of Martinsville in his day. and served several years as treasurer nf Morgan county. He married July 18. 1836, Mary A. Scott (3) Mary Ann, born June 4, 1812, in Clark county, Ind.. married John M. Cwin, a native of County Derry, Ireland, and died May 3, 1861. Mr. Cwin died May 19, 1866. Their son. William, born Dec. 5. 1832, was a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and died Jan. 3, 1803. as the result of a wound received while serving as lieutenant-commander on the gunboat "Burton," in the attack on Harris' Bluff (he married Mary F. Hutchinson, of New York, eleven week's before his death). (41 Samuel Moore, born July 7, 1814, is men- tioned further on. (5) Nancy, born in Clark county Jan. 7, 1818, was married Sept. 25, 1834. to John Walker, a native of County Cork. Ireland, engaged in business in Colum- bus, Ind. They had two children: John, wdio died in infancy; and James, who died at the age of thirty-live, at Cincinnati, at the home of his step-mother, Mrs. Ada ( Finch) Walker. James Walker was with Lieut.-Commander Cwin at the time of his death, and escorted the remain- to New York. Mrs. Nancy 1 Mitch- ell) Walker died Aug. 7. 1838. at Columbus. Ind. 1 til Stephen Decatur, born Aug. 21 1. 18211. in Clark county, Ind.. died April 10. 1821. in Bartholomew county. (71 Giles Bedford, horn May 17. 1822. in Bartholomew county, about two and a half miles southwest "i I olumbus, Ind., died ( let. in. [879. lie became a physician and surgeon, practising at Mooresville, Morgan county, except for a short time when he was in partnership with his brothers, Janus M. and Samuel Moore Mitchell, in the dry-poods business in Martins- ville. He married Sarah Reagan, who sur- vived him. By his ; liles Mitchell had two children: 181 William Addison Strange, born Aug. 28. [831, in Bartholomew countv, 420 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ind., and died April 9, 1871, at Martinsville, lie married (aniline Thomas, daughter of [saac Thomas, of Martinsville, 1ml. (9) Ellen Adaline died young. To the third marriage of Giles Mitchell were born three children, two of whom died young, the survivor being Thomas Bloomfield, born April 27, (836, at Martinsville, who has passed all his life there. He was reared prin- cipally on a farm, and for some years car- ried on the dairy business, lint fur a number of years has been in the insurance and ab- stract business. He married Jane Ritchey, daughter of George Ritchey, who moved to Martinsville from < )hio. Giles Mitchell, the father of this large fam- ily, died at Martinsville July 5. [865, in his seventy-eighth year. He had led an active life. About six feet in height, large, square- shouldered and well built, he had a strong con- stitution and good health — very necessary equipment for a pioneer. Moving out to Ken- tucky at the early age of fourteen, be there found many experiences which qualified him to meet the sterner life of the wilderness which confronted the venturesome ones who made a home in Indiana in it^ primitive days. He was drafted to go with Harrison to Tip- pecanoe, but believing that be was needed at home he hired a substitute, who was never again beard from. However, when the war of 181 2 broke out he was engaged in the In- dian border wars, and serving with Captain Rigger's Rangers, and in company with Davis Floyd and twenty-five others pursued some Indians from the neighborhood of Charles- town, capturing them at Muscatatock, between State ford and Berge's ferry, in Jackson or Scott county. Ind. In [813 be did picket duty at the Stitt Hill, in Morgan county, and near the mouth of Indian creek-, four miles south of Martinsville. I luring this time his family, then consisting of wife and three children. John S., James M. and Mary A., were twice taken by friends mi horseback to the Ohio river and placed aboard boats which landed them at Whirl's ferry, opposite Ctica, Ind., because of threatened Indian attacks. I'm though a number of whites were killed in the skirmishes around Charlestown at that time. the Redskins came no nearer than Silver Creek and Pigeon Roost. During the Indian troubles which followed the Pigeon Roost massacre, in iNu. the family lived in the blockhouse at Charlestown for several months. until the danger was , iver. By occupation Giles Mitchell was a brick- 1 and farmer, and 111 1 S _'4 be built the first brick courthouse for the county of tholomew, at ( olumbus, later removing there to Martinsville, where be erected the first brick courthouse for Morgan county. In the spring of iSji he settled on a farm in the woods two and a half miles southwest 1 Columbus, where was made the brick for the courthouse soon after put up. He kept the "1 iimn Hotel" at Martinsville, and while thus engaged bought a farm of 320 acres, one and a half miles south of that town, later living upon that place for a number of years. In the old family burying ground upon this farm bis mother and most of the other dec. members of the family are interred. Giles Mitchell was a Mason in fraternal conne and in religion a member of the Christian Church. Samuel Moore Mitchell was six years old when he removed with his father's family to Bartholomew county, Ind., where he lived twelve years, in the meantime being in the employ of bis brother-in-law, John M. Gwin, as store bo} for four years, excepting one term spent in school at Bloomington, Ind. Then, in his young manhood, he came to Mar- tinsville, where he was destined to play an important part in the advancement of the community. After clerking for a year in the dry-goods store of bis brother. James M.. who had already embarked in business, he went to school at the Salem Academy, at Salem. Ind.. one of the best institutions of learning in the State at the time, for a year. Then he became second clerk on the steamboat "Livingston," which plied between Cincinnati and New < lr- leans, and during the year be remained in that connection be gained experience which proved very valuable in his subsequent transactions. He then arranged to return to the employ oi his brother, James, with whom he soon after- ward entered into partnership, the brothers continuing to do business together for many years. 1 luring the winter and spring of [837 James M. Mitchell built a large frame dwell- ing and store house combined, 46x66 feet in dimensions, on the west side of the present public square in Martinsville, and when the building was completed the brothel's sti it with new goods. There they did bus until the place was burned down, in [852. Meantime their interests had enlarged and varied. In the fall of [838 they built a pork- house about a block southwest of the 1 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 421 house in Martinsville, and that season slaugh- tered and packed two flatboat loads of hogs, fifteen hundred head, this cargo, with a boat- of corn, being started for New Orleans in the charge of the younger brother. In [839 they built a new pork house across the street, west of the old one. putting in strain, and used this building about two years, shipping their pork to New < Orleans. Then they were obliged tn nunc their slaughter house from town, lo- cating it upon a site one and a half miles northwest of Martinsville, on the White river, at the foot of the falls, now on John Nutter's farm. In 1840-41 they had financial difficul- ind abandoned the pork business, selling their pork and lard to Blackley, Strong and Simpson, of Cincinnati, with agreement to de liver in New Orleans, which they did. How- ever, they continued in the mercantile business in a small way, and in 1842 took the contract to build what was called the "County Semi- nary," a brick school building on the lot later occupied by the residence of E. F. Branch. It was occupied as a school building for many years, and then sold and converted into a woolen, carding and spinning mill. In 1839 they bought the farm a mile south of Martinsville, near which is now located South Park cemetery, surrounding the private burying ground of James M. Mitchell. After the collapse just mentioned they worked in- dustriously and economically to save the prop- erty, selling goods and hoeing their own crops. Tn 1842 they managed to get a boatload of pork, wheat and flour for shipment to New 1 Irleans, there found a good market and sold the cargo at a profit of nearly three thousand rs, of which twenty-five hundred dollars was invested in groceries, the rest being ap- plied ^11 the payment of various debts. Hav- ing sustained their credit and kept the confi- dence of all with whom they had dealings, they pulled through the crisis and entered with new courage upon the old line of business, and, .ering in their determination to come out ahead, they succeeded in overcoming all ob- stacles and embarrassments, regaining a firm footing in the commercial world. Their mer- chandising, farming and packing were contin- ued on a much larger scale, and in the quar- ter century following, until [867, they added tn their accumulations and increased their business steadily, dissolving after a partner- dim of thirty years' standing. Meantime ?reat changes had taken place. In [858 they slaughtered and packed at their house on the falls the last boatload of pork that ever left Martinsville fur New < irleans. By common consent S. Moore Mitchell as- sumed charge of the si. ire and all the indoor business, his brother superintending the farm- ing and pork packing. The latter was a born mechanic, and a judge of building whose opin- ions were sought and given to the end of his. days. The brothers needed a number of tin boats in the transaction of their business, and he not only superintended their construction hut aided personally, himself selecting the tim- ber fur his boat gunwales, which were usually from sixt) t<> seventy-five feet long. The boats carried the produce from their establishment on the White river down the Wabash, thence to the < Ihio, and down the Mississippi to New ( Irleans, where it enured the markets of the world. The business was a very important one in its day. and was highly appreciated by the local farmers, who thus had the opportun- ity to dispose of their products in competition with others. Banking had meantime become part of the business which the Mitchell brothers carried on. After the partnership was dissolved Sam- uel Moore Mitchell put up the building on the southwest corner of Washington and Main streets, establishing a private bank, known as Mitchell's bank. He also went into the mer- cantile business with his eldest son, which partnership continued until 1890. Mr. Mitch- ell continued his banking business until his death. When Samuel Moore Mitchell died. July 14. 1892, Martinsville lost a citizen whose in- terests had been so varied that there was hardly a phase of local life with which he had not been identified. His business operations, extensive and successful, had made him one of the most substantial citizens of the place. and with the public spirit which was ever one of his notable characteristics he put into prac- tice his cherished theories regarding the real value of a citizen in his community. Ener- getic, enterprising and capable in overcoming obstacles in the path to his own prosperity, he showed himself equally able in the interest of the public. He believed in progress and im- provement in every line, and being liheral as well as active he succeeded in introducing many innovations in the life of the town which were unthought of in the early davs. Above all he was zealous in the cause of edui and earnest in the practical application of Christian principles — a man who endeavored 42. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to do what was right in all the relations of life. His standing was second to none. That venerable citizen living near Martins- ville, Noah I. Major, says of the brothers, I. M. and S. M. Mitchell: "The Mitchell brothers were g 1 business men and citizens, ]»>rk packers to New Orleans, later merchant bankers, etc. They were most excellent men. S. M. was a great Whig and later a Republi- can. He and his brother were great friends of education. S. M. Mitchell was a liberal con- tributor to the Christian Church, and to other churches as well. He and his wife gave from Sd.ooo to $7,000 to the Christian Church." In January, 1840. Samuel Moore Mitchell was married to Jane Dietz, daughter of David Dietz, of Columbus, Ind., and to them were born three children, Henry Hoak, William Constantine and .Maria Jane. Henry Hoak died in infancy. .Maria Jane married James X. Sweetser, an attorney at law of Indianapo- lis, son of Philip Sweetser. who was one of the distinguished lawyers of the early days of the State. Maria Sweetser died soon after the birth of her son, who survived her hut a short time, and Mr. Sweetser died suddenly in the "New Denison Hotel" at Indianapolis. Mrs. Jane (Dietz) Mitchell died soon after the birth of her daughter, Maria, and Mr. Mitchell was married Dec. 19, 1849, to Mrs. Ann (Sandy) Eslinger, a widow with one child, William H. Eslinger. She came of a very excellent family of German extraction, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Goss) Sandy. Several children were born to this union, some of whom died young, those who reached maturity being: (1) Giles Sandy (known as "Ruck") graduated at the Indiana State University and took a medical course subsequently at the ( )hio Medical College, in Cincinnati. After graduating there he mar- ried Mary Reamy, daughter of one of the professors. Dr. Thaddeus A. Reamy, with whom he engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. His wife did not live long after mar- riage, and they had only one son, who died in infancy. At this time Dr. Mitchell's health also became very seriously impaired, and he went to Mentone, in the southern part of France, thence making a tour of Europe; dur- ing hi- absence, which covered about two years, he learned to speak German and French. Returning to Cincinnati in improved health he resumed his medical practice and continued it there until his death, in Maw 1004. Ik' he- came distinguished in his profession as a sur- geon and a physician. lie married for his sec- ond wife Miss Esther De Camp, of Cincinnati. 12) Catharine married Myron Dickson, for- merly of Indianapolis, and now a merchan Martinsville, where they reside. They I three children, Anne May, (hies Mitchell and Harold Benton, who is at the Highland Mili- tary College, Worcester, Mass. (3) Mary Elizabeth ("Bettie") married Dr. Jam' Hyndman, of Cincinnati, now deceased, a dis- tinguished physician and professor. They had no children. Mrs. Hyndman now re-ides in Cincinnati. 14) Robert Benton is mentioned further on. (5) Indiana ("India") first mar- ried James II. Veitch, and had one daughter. Mary C. He died in 1896 ami then -he mar- ried II. I'.. Bridges. He dying, she mat Dr. William M. Williams, of Cincinnati, < )hio. (6) Ann married Edward R. Martin, of Kan- sas City, Mo., and they have two children. Ruleff Mitchell and Giles Edward. Robert Benton Mitchell, M. D., who has been engaged in the brokerage business and farming for a number of years, was born in Martinsville April 6, 1858. He received excellent advantages and acquired a fine edu- cation, fitting himself thoroughly for the prac- tical business of life. He was the first cashiei of his father's bank, and continued to act in that capacity until 1888, when he went to Se- attle, Wash., where he remained for eighteen months. Returning East he went to Cincin- nati, where he entered medical college, grad- uating in 1893, after which he practised with his brother Dr. Giles S. Mitchell, who wa- a distinguished physician and surgeon of Cin- cinnati. But he returned to Martinsville be fore the close of 1803. and assisted in settling ii)i his father's estate. Since then he has been engaged in the brokerage business, and man- aging his farms. Dr. Mitchell is a thirty-second-deg Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to the Com- mandery and the Shrine. In politics he is a Republican in national affairs. IK IN. JAMES M. BISHOP, a prominent member of the Morgan county Bar, and a leading citizen of Mooresville, Ind., was May 31, 1847, in Hamilton county, Ind.. and was reared in the vicinity of Westfield, where he attended the common schools, the Wesl field Academy and the Noblesville school. He is a son of Joseph and Nancy (Chew) Bishop, the former of whom, horn March 25, |S|1 -'- in Virginia, died in April. 1889. COMMEMORATIVE BI( (GRAPHICAL RECORD 423 fohn Bishop, paternal grandfather of the IP n. fames ML, was a native of England and an earl) settler in \ irginia, who became prom- inently identified with its early history, lie was a farmer with extensive estates, and died one of the well to do citizens of that section. Of his children: Josephus became prominent and influential and a strong supporter of the institutii ms of the o mntry : an< ither si mi was in the Confederate army and lust heavil) through the confiscation of his propert) b) the Union soldiers: Alice died in Virginia; and Joseph is mentioned below. foseph Bishop was reared to manli 1 in Virginia, and prior to marriage settled first in 1 ihio, and finally in Hamilton county, Ind., where he engaged in merchandising and farm- in-. He bought forty acres of land in Ham- ilton county to secure a cabin in which to settle his family, in the vicinity of Westfield. Soon after he bought a section of land which he cultivated and substantially improved, and resided upon it for several years. Both he and his wife were instrumental in establish- ing Methodist worship in that part of the newly settled country and their hospitable home was the haven for the pioneer preacher, and for a long period was thrown open to the congregations which came miles to the "preachings." He was a liberal con- tributor to all moral movements, gave time and money to assist in the building of school houses and church edifices, and he filled al- mosl all of the offices in the church and through the neighborhood. It is recalled of him how zealous he was to assist those in distress or trouble, thereby preventing a selfish accumulation of large means. In 1X74 he 1 to Mooresville and joined his son, James M., who tenderly cared for him and his wife the remainder of their days, his death occurring in April, 1889, at the age of eighty- seven years. His widow survived until Au- gust 20, [892. She was a most estimable Christian lady, filled wkh tender solicitude for all in need, with a loving disposition which drew ever) our 1.1 affectionately regard her. Her influence had much to do with the mold- ing oi the character of our subject. This bi loved mother came from some of the best blond of old Virginia, being related to James Madison, Zachary Taylor and main other distinguished men and statesmen of Virginia. She was a daughter of Andrew Chew, who was a -.11 of Joseph Chew, who was a sou oi Col. Thomas Chew, of Chewtown, Somer- setshire, England, who came with Lord Balti- more to .Maryland, in 1671. The Chews were the friends and associates of such men as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and they became connected with many of the leading families of the Old Dominion. ( Thomas ( hew reared a large famil) ami two- descendants served in the Indian war with ( ien. Washington. Capt. Colb) (hew was killed at Fort Duquesne in 175N, and his brother, Lieut. Larkiu Chew, was wounded at the same time. Loth were noted for their valor. The Taylor branch of the family perpetuated his memor) b) naming descendants of theirs after him. Some of the other members of the Chew family became notably distinguished: Samuel, a prominent jurist, was born in [690, in Maryland: he became a Quaker, practised medicine with success, later was distingui in the law as thief Justice of the District of New Castle. He settled on the Delaware river in 1743, moved to Philadelphia in 1745. was Recorder from 1755 to 1772. Regisl Wills and Attorney-General in 1766. In 1774 became Chief Justice of Pennsylvania; si as Speaker in the House of Delegates from the lower counties of Delaware. At the out- break of troubles incident to the Revolution, both parties courted his support, and he joined the Tories. In 1777. declining to give a pa- role, he was imprisoned at Fredericksburg. From 1790 until the abolition of the Court, in 1 Soo. Ik- was president of the High Court of Errors and Appeals. Chief Justice, and re- sided in a spacious stone mansion at German- tow n. It is still standing, although in 1777 the doors of the bouse were riddled with can- non balls. The statues in the surrounding grounds were shattered, but the solid old mansion withstood attacks. Andrew Chew, sou of Joseph Chew, was a prominent and wealthy planter of Virginia, and was influential in public and social life. He was oik- of the founders of that ide. cial fabric which still distinguishes the old "blue blood" of Virginia. His son Andrew- was reared on a plantation in Virginia, and was highly educated. He adopted civil engi- neering and assisted in the Government sur- \e\ of ( Ihio, obtaining a large tract of wain- able land. Although heir to the large Vir- ginia estate, he was ambitious to make a home in the newly opened territory, and prior to marriage settled in ( )hio. Here he afterwa.nl married. With the unwisdom of youth, he took little care of his health, and during the months - f work along the malarial ri 4-4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD slept unprotected on the ground and laid the foundation for rheumatic troubles which finally caused his death, after years of acute suffering. His efforts to regain health, and his long invalided condition, not only pre- vented his acquiring more means but dissi- pated what he had. Five children were born to him, namely: Dr. James M., who died in Texas; Rebecca, Mrs. D. Bales; Sarah: Mary. Mrs. Dr. Moon: and Nancy, the mother of our subject. The religious belief of the fam- ily was that of the Methodist Church. The children of Joseph and Nancy (Chew) Bishop were: John T. and Samuel, who both died in infancy: Elizabeth, who married Philip Williams, a soldier in the Re- bellion ; Anna M., who died aged nineteen : Amelia, an invalid for many years, who died June 9, [891 : Jane. Mrs. William Worrell, who died leaving one daughter: and James M. James M. Bishop was reared and educated in Hamilton county. Ind. He had the advan- of a Christian home and the best edu- cational opportunities the times and place af- forded. In youth he engaged in clerking in a local store, and at the age of twenty-three years entered upon the study of law. at Shel- byville. In 1876 he was admitted to practice in Morgan county and since then has had a successful career, practising in all of the courts of the State. He has been an active political factor since 1876, and has done very effective campaign work through Indiana, oc- cupying a leading position in the Republican party. In 1900 he was elected a member of the State Legislature, and became prominent on account of his being the author of the bill against kidnapping and for the punishing of kidnappers. Mr. Bishop is recognized as a iran of political strength because of his firm stand for the right, and is regarded as a proper candidate for congressional honors : he stands high in the legal profession. In re- us belief he is a Methodist. Fraternally a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He is re- spected by all fur his pure life and high char- acter. MICHAEL HAMMANS, a substantial citizen of Morgan county, one of the leading and highly successful agriculturalists of his sec- tii n. comes of typical pioneer stock of this part of Indiana. He was born July 23, 1834, in Washington township, Morgan county, son of John and Susan (Stockwell) Hammans, of Joshua Hammans. who came to Mi unty in is 31 1. Joshua Hammans was born in Wythe county. Ya.. of Irish descent. He served in the war of 1812. during which he was sta- tioned at Norfolk. Ya. Upon his removal to Indiana a large family accompanied him. Set- tling first in Washington town-hip. Morgan county, he later moved to Johnson county, and when Iowa was opened up for settlement he removed thither. There, in Van Buren county, he passed the remainder of his life, dying at the age of eighty. He married Eliz- abeth Kimbler. John Hammans. father of Michael, was born in Virginia. He came with his fath Indiana in 1830. and entering land in Wash- ington township, Morgan county, there made a permanent settlement. His industry and en- ergy were well rewarded, for he converted his property into a fine farm, upon which he passed the remainder of his long life, reach- ing the age of eighty-four years. Mr. Ham- mans married Susan Stockwell. a native of Clark county. Ind.. where her father. Michael Stockwell. was a pioneer farmer. Mr. Stock- well was born in Marietta, Ohio, and in the early days he was an expert flat-boat pilot on the Ohio river. But he later became a farmer, following that calling in Clark county, Ind., and thence removing to Morgan county, where he died after many years' residence there. He married Mary Palestine, and they reared a large family. Mrs. Hammans died several years before her husband. She was a member of the M. E. Church, but Mr. Hammans favored the Disciples faith. Three children were born to them, Michael. Mary J. and Winfield S. The daughter married (first) John T. Slough, who was an officer of Company H. 33d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. Hater Gen.') John Coburn. Four of the chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Slough reached maturity, Dorrette, U. Grant, Grace and Eliza. For her second husband Mrs. Slough married Calvin Kitchen, of Washington township, Morgan county, by whom she had one child. Bessie. Winfield S. Hammans. youngest of the family of John and Susan Hammans, mar- ried Hannah Cramer, also of Washington township. There is little connected with the develop- ment, growth or improvement of Washington township which is not very familiar to Michael Hammans, for here his life lias been usefully spent. His education was obtained in the old- time subscription schools, when the - ■ was supplied with slabs for seats and (f/fyh/lr' 0k (f/?)}nn/7r^( COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 425 ed paper took the place of window glass. His instruction books consisted of the English reader and the Webster elementary speller. After completing his allotted time at school he taught for four terms and then began farm- in occupation he has continued until the nt time. Until he reached manhood he assisted on the home farm, and after starting Eor himself rented land until he was able to purchase a tract of twenty acres. Industry and economy made possible the later additions and he inherited fifty-five acre-, of his father's estate. Air. Hammans now owns 400 acres. in Section 25, Washington township, and raises stock and grain. He is a man of up-to- date ideas and believes in the value of g 1 improvements. In 1S70 he erected a hand- some modern dwelling, which is surrounded bj commodious and convenient buildings, all adding to the attractive appearance and value of this property. Mr. Hammans is justly proud of his success, for he is a self-made man. having attained his present position through his own efforts. < >n Sept. Ti). 1858, Mr. Hammans was married (first) to .Miss Millie D. Koons, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Cleary) Koons, and three children were horn to that union, namely': John, Dora E. and George \Y. John died at the age of four years; Dora E. married Lewis Shireman, of Martinsville, and they have children: Elmer, Ernest, Wal- ter and Quanette; and George W. died aged tw<» years. Mrs. Hammans died in 1865. She was a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Hammans's second marriage was to Miss Sarah De Turk, daughter of Isaac and Lydia ( Wagoner) De Turk, and the three children of this union are Isabel. Josephine and \ ic- toria. (1) Isabel married Robert J. Core, and they live in the State of Washington. They have three children, Ruby. Susan and Leslie. (_'i Josephine married 1!. F. Badgley, a farmer, and they reside in Washington town- ship. Morgan county. They are members of the Christian Church. They have children, Roxy, May, Exie, Dorothea, 1!. Frank, Jr., Michael A., Floy, Marie and Margerie. < >f May married D. ( I. Breedlove, and they have one child, Dorothea. (3) Victoria mar- ried William X. Bailey, of Washington, and have two children, Blanche and Beatrice. For a number of years Mr. Hammans was tied with the Republican party, hut he affiliates with the Populist's. lie has 1 very acceptably as school director a number of terms, has been a careful and ca- llable supervisor, and also one of the trustees of the Centennial Chapel, in the neighbor!) Mis fraternal connection i^ with the Patrons of Husbandry. Mr. Hammans is a man of sterling character and stands very high in the public esteem. Mis. Hammans is of French-Huguenot de- scent. Her father, Isaac De Turk, came from Pennsylvania, about eight miles from Reading, Berks county, in which county her great- great-grandfather. Isaac De Teurck 1 as the name was originally spelled), settled. It is supposed that he was obliged to flee from France because of his faith, and he went to England, in the time of Queen Anne, who gave him a rifle upon his emigration to Amer- ica. He was in business in France, held office in his town, and owned property up to the time of his enforced exile. He preserved his papers, bringing them to Berks county, but he never could recover any of his French pos- sessions. It is claimed the De Turks were of noble origin. Norman, and the name De Teurck means "Fear not," literally, "afraid of nothing." The following account of the De Turk famik comprises only their history in this country : De TURK (or Die TEURCK). (I) Isaac DeTurk, born [686, landed at New York with his sister Esther about 1707 and settled at Esopus and was among the settlers of Quas- sick Creek, Dutchess Co., X. Y., in [709, hut June 11, 1712. the Commissioners of Penn- sylvania (province) issued a warrant to him for 300 acres of land out at a place called "( Hey," of which locality this is the first men- tion. In this he is mentioned as "late of Frank- lin-thal, in Germany." He was married to Maria Gerber (possibly in New York), who bore him three children. He bequeathed his entire landed estate to his son John, who paid his sisters their proportionate parts according to appraisement. The three children men- tioned were: Catharine married Abraham Levan; John married Deborah High on \l;r. [3, 1740: Esther married Abraham Bertolet. (II) John DeTurk married Deborah High May 13, 1740, and they had a famih of twelve children, as follows: (11 Isaac, born Aug. 25, 1741. died young. (2) Daniel, born Sept. r8, 1742. married Catharine Levan and had a daughter who married Jacob Uriel. (3) Sus- anna, born March 27, 1745. married a Si fer. 14) John, born Jan. 20, 1747, married a 426 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bertolet. (5) Maria, born July 111, 174S, mar- ried David Weiser. (6) Samuel, born May 25, 1750, married Catharine Kerst. (71 Abra- ham, born March 9, 1752, married Anna Wei- ser. (8) Daughter, born Nov. 18. 1753, died young. (9) Esther, born Feb. 9, 1755- (10) Philip, born April 30, 1757. married (first) Esther Shenkel and (second) .Maria Hoch. (ii) Jacob, born Nov. 24, 1757 (probably 1759), died young. (12) Debora, born June IJ. 17(11. married Peter Knabb. ( 111 ) Philip DeTurk, born April 30, 1757. married (first) Esther Shenkel, daughter of Martin, anil (second) Maria Hoch, daughter of Daniel. By the first marriage he had Philip, who married Maria Yoder, and had five chil- dren. Anna (who married Joseph Hoch), 1 )aniel ( who married Catharine 1 .cvan and Willi Levan), Esther (who married David Yoder), Martin (who married Rachel Levan) and Lydia (who died young). By Ins second wife Philip (the father) had children as fol- lows: John, born April 27. 1787, married Susan Knabb; Isaac, born ( )ct. i<), 1788, mar- ried Lydia Wagoner (he died May 30, 1882) : Susanna, born July 15, 1790, died young; Daniel, born Feb. 22, 1702. died young; Jacob, born Jan. 13, I7<)4. married Margaret Babb (he died May 6, 1875) ; Hannah, born March 31. 17^8. married Samuel Hill, and they had a son Abraham, who lives in Perks county, Pa.; Samuel, born May jo, 171)1), died young; Esther, born ( )ct. 15, 1800, died young. (IV) Isaac DeTurk, father of Mrs. Ham- mans, married Lydia Wagoner, ami to them were born nine children as follows : ( 1 ) Wil- liam died young. (2) Charles died young. (3) ( Uhniel married Cluena Talbot, and had a son. William Sherman DeTurk. (4) Abra- ham married Lydia Orner, and had three sons and two daughters: Charles, Isaac, Oscar, Mattie and Katherine DeTurk. (5) Isaac, who went to Santa Rosa. Cal., became a great wine merchant and founder of the great De- Turk brand of wine. He never married. He died March 15, 1896. (6) Sarah married Michael Hammans and has three children, Isabel, Josephine and Victoria, all married. (7) Maria married Henry Shireman and has bad a family of ten children. Mary (Mrs. Hiram Avery, who has two children, Andre and Mary), Louisa (Mrs. Smith Lewis, who has two children. Henry and Mary). William, Ella (Mr-. John Caldwell, who has four chil- dren. Maxville, label, Horace and Lethea), Charles, Harriet, Caroline, Maxwell, Flora and Eugene. (8) Lewis married (first) Julia. by whom he had one child, Eugene (married to Olivia Weathersby) ; this wife dying he married (second) a sister of his first wife, and they had two sons; his third wife was Mary Lucretia Cox, who had no children ; and after her death he married Mary Cramer, by whom he had three children, Lydia, Mabel and Harry. (9) Hannah married Benjamin (truer, and to them were hern nine children, ( Uhniel, Joseph, William P., Annie Laura. Nellie, Alica (Dolly), Mary, Ida and Lettie May. Isaac DeTurk. the father of this fa; was a pioneer of Washington township, Mor- gan count}-. He was born and raised in Perks county, Pa., where he married Lydia Wag- oner, also of Berks county and of German ori- gin, and they came to Morgan county in 1839. Mr. DeTurk was well-to-do in Perks county at the time of his removal to Indiana. He raised fine grapes, was an excellent farmer and horticulturist, and made fine wine that had a great reputation, dealers coming from New Orleans to obtain it. It was from the Ca- tawba grape. For over twenty years the grapes did well, after which they deteriorated, and he stopped making wine. He was one of the first horticulturists in his section, be- ing the first to bring the Catawba grape to Morgan county. He had a large farm, own- ing several hundred acres in the count}', which he divided among his children. Part of his farm is now incorporated into the eastern part of Martinsville. IPs daughter, Mrs. Hammans. state- that when her father first came to Morgan county he brought some fine long linen home-pun wheat sacks, on which his name, "'Isaac De- Teurck," was printed. It took a good man to shoulder one of these sacks when filled. The miller and others commented on the name. saving it was too long for Hoosicrs. and wanted Mr. DeTurk to drop the "De." They even called him Mr. Turk, but though he laughed he objected to the change and never made it. However, he did begin to spell his name DeTurk, the orthography in present use among his descendants in Indiana. The incident was typical of the man. He was pos- sessed of more than ordinary intelligence, ed- ucation and ability, and was noted for his fine mental qualities throughout his long life. In his younger days, before coming to Indi- ana, he was a teacher of English and Ger- man. Perhaps be owed bis long continued COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 427 mental and physical strength to the intelligent care he habitually took of his health. He was five feet, ten inches in height, straighl as an arrow, with fair skin, blue eyes and brown hair, and was active and quick in his move- ments. Very methodical and neat in all his ways, he dressed better and more carefully than the average fanner, becoming more par- ticular as he advanced in years, lie had a certain hook for each coat, and ii had to be hung' up properly; the same care was given to all his other garments. He would not even wear his right sock on his left foot. He would not go into a cellar without first putting "ii his coat; he would not cat hot bread or hot meat, and he counted every swallow; he drank so as to mix his liquids with saliva and nol to chill his stomach. He never used tobacco, and would it it allow his boys to use it until they were twenty-one, when he reminded them that the) might do as they pleased in the matter; but only one ever acquired the habit, and he- was very moderate. Isaac DeTurk lived to he nearly ninety-five. As may he judged, he was a strong character in every respect, and he was a deeply religious man. With his wife he was an earnest member of the Lutheran Church. A great Bible student, he was so well versed in the Scriptures that his opinion was often sought by ministers of the Gospel, and he was frequently consulted about Scrip- ture translations. Hut he did not seek such interviews, for he disliked arguments upon subjects of that kind. He was always kindly but firm in expressing his opinions, always ad- hering to the original etymology. Mr. and Mrs. Hammans have a combina- tion cabinet and writing desk, a fine piece of workmanship, that Isaac DeTurk brought from Berks county, Ta.. and which he inher- ited from his father. CLINTON L. HARE, vice-president of J. C. Perry & Co., wholesale grocers of In- dianapolis, is considered one of tlie most en- terprising business men in Indiana, and is known to the trade throughout the country, although he has been identified with that line only for a comparatively short time. The es- tablishment with which he is connected as vice-president is one of the oldesl in that line in the State. For several years Mr. Hare was engaged in the practice of law, and fur eight years he was chief deputy clerk of the Circuit court of Marion count v. holding that office through two administrations. Mr. Hare was born in Noblesville, [nd., •\"V. 7, 1864, son of Marcus I., and Julia A. ( Haines) Hare. The parents are also natives of Hamilton count). End., and Marcus I. Hart ha sbeen a successful farmer and stock raiser, being still engaged in that line. In [862 he removed to [ndianapolis, where he- has maintained his residence to the pn time. He and his good wife are both mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, and are among the most highly respected people of the city. They had two children, a daughter, Helen, who is now deceased, and Clinton L. Daniel Hare, the grandfather of Clinton L., was horn in Indiana, and was the eldest son in a large family. He was of English de- scent. He was a farmer and a general mer- chant at Noblesville, Ind., and there he died of cholera, when in middle life. He left some five or six children. The maternal grand- father of Mr. Hare. Dr. Matthew Haines, was also horn in Indiana, of English ancestry. IK was a physician and made his home in No- blesville, where he died when about sixty- five years old. He reared a family of seven children. Clinton L. Hare was reared in Indianapo- lis, wdiere he passed through the city schools, graduating from the high school in 1882. He \yas a member of the class of 1887 at Yale, where he received the distinction of an elec- tion to "Skull and Bones" in his junior year. Returning home he took up the study of law with Harrison, Miller & Elam. and was ad- mitted to the Bar on Dec. 2. 1889. He at began the practice of law in Indianapolis, and in that city continued as a practising lawyer until November. 1894, when he was appointed chief deputy clerk of the Marion Circuit court of Marion count)'. He held tin tion until Jan. 1, 10/53. Meantime he had he- come interested in the line to which he has since devoted his attention. In [900 he re- organized the wholesale grocerj housi uf J. C. Perry & Co., one of the oldest in the State. changed it into a corporation, and became its vice-president. Mr. John C. Perry being pres ident and Amos \\*. Reagan secretary and treasurer of the same. After leaving the clerk's office Mr. Hare gave all his time to the whole-ale gr< business, and when the jobbers of Indiana formed a State' association, two years he was chosen as it- president, lie has a director in the National Wholesale Grocers Association since it- formation, and is k 42i COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD as an aggressive advocate for all movements that lend to more firmly establish the jobber as a necessary factor in business. < >n Oct. 14, 1891, Mr. Hare married Miss Marea Fletcher Ritzinger, daughter of J. Bap- tiste and Myla (Fletcher) Ritzinger. To them have been born six children: Helen, John M., Clinton L., Jr., Robert, Myla and Laura. Mr. and Mrs. Hare have lived at No. 1525 North Meridian street, in Indianapolis, for a number of years. In politics Mr. Hare is a Republican and has been active in the interest of good gov- ernment for a number of years. He was an excellent official during his connection with the civil administration, discharging his du- ties with a conscientious regard for the public weal which has marked his conduct in all the relations of life. He is a man of energetic mentality and vigorous personality, ami has exerted marked influence in all his associa- tions. DAVID KREGELO (deceased), a dis- tinguished pioneer citizen of Indianapolis, founder of the first lumber yard and planing mill in the city, was also the founder of the Kregelo undertaking establishment, and in these various lines was known for main- years as one of the able business men of his com- munity. He was a native of Maryland and came to Indianapolis when quite a young man. IK- acquired a knowledge of the trade of car- penter. Six years later began his active identi- fication with the growth of Indianapolis, and for over sixty-three years, "or from [839, he was Line of its enterprising and successful cit- izens, engaging for many years in various businesses, and then shifting the burden of their active prosecution to younger men. The sketch of this successful business man has in it le-Mins 1 if encouragement for the young man of stout heart and earnest purpi se. -Mr. Kregelo was born in Frederick county, Md., June 4. 1813, son of Jacob and Sophia (Buffington) Kregelo, both natives of Mary- land. The mother was born near the Penn- sylvania State line, about nine miles from < Gettysburg, where the decisive battle of the Civil war was fought. Jacob Kregelo and his wife remained lifelong farming people of Maryland, each living to the age of eighty- two, though the mother survived the father four years. David was the eldest of their eleven children, The only surviving mem- bers m|" the family are Ephraim, a Methodist clergyman, now living' in Virginia, and Amanda, the youngest of the family, living in Altoon'a. Mr. and Mrs. David Kregelo had a fam- il\ of eight children, three of whom are liv- ing: Mary Belle, the wife of H. W. Met of Indianapolis; Emma Louisa, the wife of JMin I'".. Hough, of Baltimore; and John 1.., 1 if Indianapolis. After Mr. Kregelo retired from the un- dertaking business he lived very quietly at his home on West street, in Indianapolis, where he died at the ripe old age of ninety- one years; his wife passed away at the age of seventy-nine. Their son, Charles Edward Kregelo, continued the undertaking business at Nos. 229-233 North Delaware street, until his death on Aug. 22, 1905. Charles Edward Kregelo lived in Indi- anapolis all his life, and his business career was attended with remarkable success. He obtained his education in the public schools, anil while a young man embarked in the un- dertaking business, to which calling he de- voted himself for thirty-four years, having at the time of his decease been the oldest Protestant undertaker in the city. In 1869 Charles E. Kregelo married Laura J. McCune, daughter of James and Susanna Katherine (Will) McCune. of Chambers- burg, Pa. ( )f their three children but one is living, Mrs. Katherine Louisa Beckwith, who. with her husband and two children, lives in Glendora, Cal. The oldest daughter. Carrie Wilson Kregelo, died in early womanhood, and a son. Charles Wilbur, died at the age of two years. Mr. Kregelo was a member with his wife of the Second Presbyterian Church, where their many good qualities and generous dis- position made them many friends. Frater- nally he was a member of Marion Lodge. F. & A. M.. the Chapter. R. A. M., and Com- mafidery No. 1, K. T. He was a ^_'d degree Scottish Rite Mason, and belonged to Murat Temple. Mr. Kregelo belonged to ( (live Branch, K. P.. and to the t. O. O. P.. and in these various organizations his frank and genial disposition, his manly character and g 1 nature won for him a leading place in the estimation of the brethren with whom he was associated. In politics he was a Repub- lican. Mrs. Kregelo is a member of the D. A. R. and she was a delegate to the I). A. R. Convention at Washington, D. O, in 1000. Gen. lolm Column, under date of March l /fct * ■ 7f^v-y <. -4- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 4-".' ix, 1907, wrote as follows of Mr. Kregelo: "Charley Kregelo, deceased, was a good, active, honorable business num. I [e and his father were undertakers and enjoyed the con- ce and respect of the entire community. David Kregelo founded the extensive business and followed it until his death. He was a man of line character and a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church. His son, Charles E., was a worthy successor to his lather, a man of excellent tact and executive ability. lie \\a> niun- than the ordinary undertaker — as a gentleman in all the word implies, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the best people, lie was generous and charitable, anil an excellent judge of human nature." In the course of Mr. Kregelo's long con- nection with the undertaking business, he buried mam of the most illustrious people as well as the most highly esteemed men of the city. Among them may be mentioned ex- President Harrison, Vice-President Hen- dricks. Governor Morton, Governor Baker, Colonel Ruckle, Governor Hovey, Senator .McDonald and Governor G. A. Williams, and Judge Woods, of the United States Circuit Court. The Kregelo home is a very pleasant and attractive residence at the northwest corner of Nineteenth and Illinois streets, which af- fords ample evidence of the taste and culture of those to whom it has been an abiding place 1' ir man) J ears. Mrs. Charles E. Kregelo was born in the old college town of Mercersburg, Franklin Co., l'a. Her parents. James and Susanna Katherine (Will) McCune, lived in Pennsyl- vania for many years. Her father was a grandson of that sturdy Scotchman, Lieut. Robert .McCune. who was a gallant soldier during the Revolutionary war. and was noted for Ins bravery at the battle of the Brandy- also at the taking of Fort Washington and Germantown. The McCune family set- tled in Pennsylvania in very early times ami tile historj of that Slate shows that it owes much to the sturdy and noble Christian Scotchmen for the good which they did in the settlement of that great State. They were stanch Presbyterians in religious faith. One of them served as the first school teacher of Mercersburg, another as the first banker. The first county auditor and the first store 1 • ol Franklin county were McCunes, and rep reseiltatives of the name served in cavalry and navy during the entire Revolutionary war. The paternal grandfather .if Mrs. Kri Ri ibert McCune, wa fficer .111 the v\ ai iSu, ami Ins father, Robert .Met 'tine, bon arms in the war of the Revolution as a tenant. I he parents of All's. Kregelo were 1 in Pennsylvania, and early settled in Middle- town, Ind., where her father engaged in the business of manufacturing carriages, and a.l kinds of farming machinery. Ills death oc- curred in 1876, and that of his wife in [884. ["hey were members of the Methodist Epis copal Church for mam years. WILLIA.M Fl IRSYTH, a distinguished American artist, who makes his home in In- dianapolis, was horn in Hamilton countv, ( )hio, near Cincinnati, son of Elijah I .Mary AI . ( llackett ) Forsyth. 'I he Forsyth family is of Scotch-Irish de- scent, and has long been established in Ainu - ica, the original ancestor in this country com- ing from the North of Ireland. The founder of the American branch was Alexander For- syth, who emigrated in the latter quartet ol the eighteenth century, settling at Baltimore, Aid. His wife was Rachel ( I'Xeill. Alexan- der Forsyth died at a very old age, soon after [826, and his wife lived to the remarkable age of 104 years. They had a large family, two daughters and four or five sons. Elijah Forsyth, the paternal grandfather of Mr. William Forsyth, was born in Balti- more, and there died in young manhood. I lis wife. Mary (Zell), survived him. They had five sons and two daughters. George llackett. the maternal grandfather of Mr. Forsyth, was a native of New Hamp- shire, where he engaged in farming. He mar ried Olive Dunphey. He died when a \ man, and she lived hi he eighty-six wars of age. \ family of live children was born lo them, two sons and three daughters, of wlumi only .Mrs. Man' AI. Forsyth is now living. James llackett. the father of G© was a Revolutionary soldier. He wa Scotch descent, and was a farmer by occupa- tion. His wife was I .eah Spencer. Elijah J. Forsyth, the father of William Forsyth, was born in Baltimore, and was left an orphan at an early age. He came Wesl in the early forties, and located in Cincin where he engaged in business. lie w . commission merchant, farmer and general merchant there. In [868 he moved to Indi- anapolis, and during the greater portioi his active lite in the city was engaged as a 43° i mMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD painting contractor. His death occurred in [895, when he was seventy-five years of age. His wife, Mary M. (Hackett) Forsyth, was born in French Mills, near < Igdensburg, N. Y., and still survives. Both were Methodists. Mr. Forsyth was a postmaster and justice of the peace in < >hio, and was a man of much local influence. Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth had two -oiis and two daughters: William, Elijah J., Jr., Miss Elizabeth F. and Miss Alice J., all of Indianapolis. William Forsyth was reared in Indianapo- lis. His early education was partly gained in the public schools and in country schools in Ohio, but mostly under private instruction. For a few years he assisted his father, but he displayed such talent that it seemed advisa- ble for him to follow art as a profession. Be- ginning his studies at Indianapolis in 1879, at the Indiana School of Art, under John W. Love, who had been a student of the beaux- arts in Paris, and James F. Gookins, who had studied at Munich, Mr. Forsyth made such progress, that he eventually went to Mu- nich. Germany, and for almost seven years studied faithfully and to much purpose. He was a student in the Royal Academy of Art in Bavaria; studied drawing under Professor Benczur and Professor (lysis, and painting under Professor Loeftz. While in the acad- emy at Munich he received honorable mention several times, and won a medal in the paint- ing school. He began exhibiting before he came home, some of his work being exhibited in the National Academy at New York, and at the Munich International Exhibition. After his long absence Mr. Forsyth re- turned to America in 1889, and conducted schools at Muncie and Fort Wayne for about two years. Then he took charge of the Sec- ond Indiana School of \rt. at Indianapolis, and was the principal instructor there for aboul six years. Since severing his connection with the institution he has done more or less teaching, and at present is an instructor in the Heron Art School, Indianapolis. But* nearly all his instruction is given privately. The greater part of his teaching is done in the winter, but his most productive season is from early spring until the beginning of winter. During that period his sketching expeditions take him throughout southern Indiana, where lie has found abundant material for effective landscape work. His studio is at his home, and he has another located down town For convenient e. Since establishing himself in this country, Mr. Forsyth has been a regular exhibitor at the Societ) of American Arts, New York, and occasionally at the National Academy, as well as at various exhibitions in Boston and Philadelphia. His work is seen at all the western exhibitions of any importance. Ik- was one of the founders and is still a member of the Society of Western Artists, and has held the offices of vice-president and secretary, He has pictures in the prominent galleries of the .Minnesota Art Association, as well as at Kansas City and Indianapolis, and in the Indianapolis Art Association, of which body he is an honorary member. He was repre- sented at the World's Columbian Exposition, at Chicago, by three pictures, and by six pic- tures at the St. Louis Exposition, where he- was awarded both silver and bronze medals. Mr. Forsyth's work has merit which gives him standing among the foremost artists of the country in his class, and he is one of the con- scientious workers who labor to maintain high standing and worthy ideals in his pro- fession. ( In Oct. 14, 1897, Mr. Forsyth married Miss Alice Atkinson, daughter of Robert and Nancy ( McClimans) Atkinson. Three daugh- ters have been born to this union, Dorothy Alice. Constance and Evelyn. Mrs. Forsyth is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. to the faith of Mr. Forsyth also subscribes. In political sentiment Mr. Forsyth is an inde- pendent Republican. He belongs to the Uni- versity Club, is an honorary member of the Indianapolis Literary Club, a member of the Century Club and of the Portfolio Club. Fra- ternally he is a Mason. In April, 1906, Mr. Forsyth bought a commodious home with am- ple grounds at No. 15 Emerson avenue, where lie and his family now reside. DR. ALLISON MAXWELL, physician and surgeon, whose office is at No. ,}-',? North Delaware street. Indianapolis, was born Sept. 25, 1848, in Bloomington, Ind., son of James Darwin and Louisa (Howe) Maxwell, natives of Indiana. David II. Maxwell, the paternal grand- father of Dr. Allison Maxwell, was a native of Kentucky, of Scotch descent. He came to Indiana about 1810, locating at Madison. where he practiced medicine. He was well educated, a beautiful writer and a good talker. He was the first president of the first hoard of trustees of Indiana University. He was a member of the first Constitutional Convention of Indiana held at Corydon, when that was the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 431 Stat' 1, served also as Speaker <>f the House of Representatives, and was a member of the Senate after Indianapolis became the capita] of the State, lie was a surgeon in the 1 f iSi_>. His wife was Mary Dunn Max- well, a sister of Judge Williamson Dunn, of Madison, Ind. : she died at the age of ninety- two years. David II. .Maxwell died at Bloom- n, Ind., in 1854, aged sixty-eight years. lie ami his wife were the parents of nine chil- dren. The maternal grandfather of Dr. Allison Maxwell was Joshua ( >. Howe, a native of Kentucky, of English and Scotch descent. He was a merchant and came to Bloomington, Ind.. in 1819, dying- there at the age of eighty- six years. His wife was Lucinda Allison, and of their four children, Louisa, who married James Darwin Maxwell, was the last sur- vivor. Dr. James Darwin Maxwell, father of Dr. Allison Maxwell, was a physician. He was born at Hanover. Ind.. May ig, 1815, and went t<> Bloomington with his parents when four years old. He practiced medicine there all his life, ami was a member of the board of trustees of Indiana University fur fifty years, lie married Louisa, daughter of Joshua O. and Lucinda ( Allison) Howe, and they had ten children, four sons and six daughters, six now living, viz.: Emma, wife of Judge V. Carter, of Indianapolis: Dr. Allison; An- nie E., wife of Rev. Allan B. Philputt, of In- dianapolis: Louisa A., of Bloomington, Ind.; Fannie Belle, of Lake Forest, 111.; and Mar- tha Juliette, of Bloomington, Ind. James D.. Jr.. Mary Maxwell, Howard and David H. are d ; sed. The father of these children died in Bloomington, in 1893, aged seventy- seven year-, his wife surviving until the age hty-eight. Both were Presbyterians, he being an elder. Allison Maxwell was reared at Blooming- nd graduated from the University there in 1868, becoming a tutor there in Latin and Creek for a year and a half. He then went to San Francisco and was in the publishing house of A. L. Bancroft & < 'o., fur two years, after which he returned t'i Bloomington and studied medicine with his father. He grad- from the "Miami Medical College in is-i,. served one year in Cincinnati Hospital, and then came directly to [ndianapolis and himself with Dr. Theopholis Par- vin, with whom he remained eight years, when Dr. I'arvin went to Philadelphia. Since then he has practiced alone. 1 >n Max 31, [883, Dr. Maxwell married Miss Cynthia Routh, daughter of [an and Margaret (Burroughs) Routh, and they have three children. Leslie II.. Ruth and Al- lan B. Dr. Maxwell and his wife are mem- bers of the Secnd Presbyterian Church. He belongs to the Century, Universit) and Com mercial Clubs. He is a Republican in his political views, and he was president of the Indianapolis School Hoard for two i< He is professor of the practice of medicine and Dean in the Indiana University School of Medicine; Medical Director of the State Life Insurance Company: consulting physician to the City Hospital, and the Deaconess Protes- tant Hospital. He belongs to the Ma County Medical Society, the State Medical Society and the American Medical Associa- tion. His residence is at Xo. 717 West Drive. \\ oodruff I 'lace. LOUIS PHILIP CORNET has been en- gaged in the grocery business in Indianapolis with his brother. John G. Cornet, under the firm name of Cornet Brothers, since 1890. He is also well-known as president of the Grocers' Baking Company, and has various other interests in the city. .Mr. Cornet, familiarly known among his friends as "Phil" Cornet, was born Nov. 7, 1864, at New Marion, Ripley Co., Ind., son of John and Philomine (Boeglin) Cornet. The parents were originally from Prussia, and on coming to Indiana first located in Jef- ferson county, near Madison, thence removing to New Marion. Louis Philip Cornet re- ceived his early education at his native place. and finished his schooling at Teutopolis, 111. Meantime he had also applied himself to learn- ing the shoemaker's trade, at which he worked out of school hours, being employed by his father, who had a shoe store and repair shop. lie left the trade as soon as opportunit) of fered to take a position as teacher of a coun- try school in Shelby township, Ripley Co.. Ind.. holding same for two years. In [887 he gave up school teaching anil came to In- dianapolis, where he commenced work as clerk- in the retail store of Peter Zimmer, on Si Delaware street. There he remained for three years, saving hi- money and acquiring 1 he experience necessary to embark in the business for himself. He kept hi- eye- open 43-2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD for a promising location, and in [890, feeling that he should be competent to start out on ah account, he formed a partnership with his brother, John G. ( ornet, and founded what is new one of the most prosperou eery establishments in Indianapolis. With his usual energy Mr. Cornet wasted no time in putting hi-- plans into operation. He loft Air. Zimmer's emplo) Saturday night, and by working all day Sunday he and his brother had their own place of business ready by Monday morning-. They have been in the same location all these years, hut the location is the only thing which these progressive men have not changed. Their patronage has in- ed steadily year by year, and t«i meet its growing demands they have been obliged to aid to their space and their working force. At present they give employment to seven men and use four delivery wagons. Mr. Cornet deserves no small amount of credit for the place he has won in the com- mercial world of his adopted city. He is one of the leaders in his own particular line of business. His success has not been sudden or spectacular, hut it is of the substantial kind, for his methods will hear close scrutiny and are, in fact, exemplary. He has adhered to the standards of honor and fairness incul- cated by bis early training, and neither he nor those who have had dealings with him. have had any cause to regret the fact. As pros- perity enabled him to do so, .Mr. Cornet in- vested in real estate, being now an extensive property owner, and he also holds stock in mining and oil companies, and in the Grocers' Baking Company, of which concern he is now president. Mr. Cornet is to be congratulated upon the result of his efforts in the promo- tion of the welfare of this company, for it hears close comparison with other corpora- tions in the results attained during the short time it lias been in existence. When the officers were first elected Mr. Cornet was made vice-president, and after serving a year as such was made president, which office he has since held, lie is a genial man, of pleasant disposition and ways which hold friends, and his re-election to the office of president was regarded as a happy augury for the continued success of a concern which started under such auspici.ni> circumstances. Mr. Cornet was married June 4. [888, to Miss Elizabeth Hates, daughter of August Rates and wife (whose maiden name was 11), and they have had five children. namely: Ellanora P., Florence M., Esthei John Philip and Leo Nicholas. The family are Rinnan Catholics in religious faith. Mr. Cornet gives his political support to the 1 1. cratic party. TH< )MAS M. CHILL, a venerable and highly esteemed citizen of Indianapolis, who passed away Sept. 5, [907, had been a dent of this city since Jan. 15, [824, being "in- "f the pioneer settlers of the city. He was horn in Ross county, Ohio, May 1, 1812, a son of Thomas and Dorcas (Goldsbury) Chill, both natives of Virginia. Thomas Chill and wife moved from the < >lil Dominion to Ross county, Ohio, and from there in [824 to Indianapolis, taking up their residence in the little hamlet then mosl built of logs. The father did not long sur- vive, dying from typhoid fever in August. 1826. His widow- was left with three small children to care for, the older sons and daugh- ters having settled in homes of their ow ( )f the three left in the mother's immediat< care, two were daughters, and upon Thomas M. devolved the responsibility of taking care of his mother and young sisters. This duty was cheerfully assumed and devotedly per- formed. When fourteen years of age he secure: employment in the brickyard of Joseph F. Wingate, and he continued with Mr. Win- gate for four years. During this period he provided for the family, and also complete paying for a lot which his fadier had con- tracted to buy. The mother survived only two years. There were nine children in the family and Thomas was the last survivor llis educational opportunities were meager, but he attended a few terms, and was a Stu- dent in the city's first high school. \\ hen nineteen years old he learned the carpenter's trade, and was working at this at the breaking out of the Black Hawk War in 1832. vvh n he enlisted. He was in the service until that famous Indian chief was captured, and he proved himself a brave soldier. On account of his daring he met with the accident whirl, caused the loss of his left eye. and for this the government awarded him a pension, the close of the war he returned to work at his trade, and carried on building and contracting as long as he was able to do fine work-. For a number of years he was on the city police force, and after retiring from that body he became interested in real estate. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 433 Mr. Chill was married (first) to Eliza- beth Jane Thornburg, who died two years and seven months later, in 1852, the mother on, William F., who married Julia A. Fowler, of Indianapolis, and had four children, the three survivors being: .Mrs. Elizabeth J. Berry, ol I ogansport (who has two sons, Ralph and Lester); Harrison T. and Oliver, both of Indianapolis. On Dec. iS. 1S55. -Mr. Chill married (second) Hannah Eveline Carter, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth Carter, of Morgan county. She died June 24. loot. To this mar- were born two daughters and one son: Sarah Elizabeth, who married Charles 1.. Pearson, of Indianapolis, and has four chil- dren — Francis Byron, Alfred C. M. (who married Hazel Aldrich), Silas (who married Nellie Lackey, of Indianapolis) and Charles; Mary Anna, who married C. W. Chill, of In- dianapolis, and has one son, Albert Luther (who married Atta M. Cook, of Indianapolis, and had one son, Robert Cook, who died in infancy 1 : and Charles F., who married 1 first 1 Ida E. Lane, of Indianapolis, (second) Su- san Jones Sparks, of Gratz, Ky., and his two children were: Alice Pearl (who died aged four years), and Mrs. Elmer Lois Wild, of land, Colo, (who has a daughter Helen). Mr. Chill united with the M. E. Church at the age of nineteen years, joining what was then called Wesley Church, later Meridian Chapel. In 1850 he was one of nine citizens to build what was called Ames Church, to which he contributed personally one hundred dollars. That church is now known as the Mi rris Street Church. Mr. Chill belonged to that congregation until he changed his resi- dence, after which he was connected with the Central Avenue Church. He had always been an active member and held church of- including those of usher, warden and class-leader. He belonged to the Masons, and in politics was a Republican. For a man of his venerable years he had a remarkable memory and was well preserved. He thought nothing of walking from home to the heart of the city twice a day. a distance of three miles. He ■ r troubled with having to pick his eating any ami everything at any time. He had an ambition to reach the century mark, but he passed away at ninety-five dying as though going I" sleep, at the home of his son Charles F. He led an abstemious life, never having used either tobacco or liquor, and he. and his wife always so lived that thev enjoyed the respect and esteem of those with whom they came in contact. Mr. Chill's wide knowledge of the growth and important hap- penings of the State caused him to be inter- viewed on several ms h\ reporters, in torians and others desiring accurate infor- mation. GABRIEL M. OVERSTREET 1 ceased), for many years a distinguished at- torney at law of Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., ne of the prominent old settlers of this section of the State, and a member of a law firm which was not only known in legal cir- or professional strength but also as being without a parallel in the State for the length of time its members continued in active part- nership. We refer to his association with A. B. Hunter, which began in the late forties, and endured until Mr. Hunter's death, in 1891. Mr. Overstreet reached the advan ed age of eighty-eight years, passing away Feb. •\ 1907. He was born in Oldham counts', Ky., on a farm three miles from LaGrange, the county seat, May 21, 1819, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hawkins) Overstreet. The ( Iverstreet family became established in this country by the settlement in Virginia of two brothers of the name, who came from England. The Hawkins family records that the grandfather was a farmer and a na- tive of Kentucky, had a large family, and was prominent in his community. He died while bathing in the Kentucky river. Samuel < iverstreet, the father of Gabriel M. < Iverstreet, was a native of Virginia, and came to Indiana in 1834. He settled I miles northeast of the city of Franklin, in what was then Franklin township, but now hears the name of Needham township, purchasing two small farms. He also entered different farms in (lark township, alti; he resided in Franklin township until his death, which occurred in August. [862, when he had reached the age of eighty-two \ During his early years he was a carpenter, bul after his marriage he pursued farming the remainder of his life, and met with suc- cess in that calling. His wife, a native of Kentucky, died in [836, aged fort) years. Both were ' sts, original! longing to the Methodist Episcopal hi but later joining the Methodist Protestant communion, in which Mr. 1 Iverstreet was a leader and an exhorter, often fillinj 434 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD pulpit in the absence of the regular minister. For many years his house was the home of the preachers, and he was very zealous in the work of the church. Seventeen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Overstreet, the only survivor of this large family being Robert M. Overstreet, of Emporia, Kansas. Gabriel M. Overstreet was reared in Ken- tucky until he was fourteen years of age. and there attended the old-fashioned subscription schools, after the family's removal to Indiana continuing his education in the common schools there. Still later he went to Manual Training School (now Franklin College), and to the State University at Bloomington, from which lie was graduated in 1844. Following this, for some time, he taught school and clerked in a store, filling in all his spare 1110- ments studying law, to such good purpose that in February, 1847, be was admitted to the Bar. Mr. Overstreet was well educated as a civil engineer, and did much work in that line in Johnson county. He surveyed the first plank road through that section of the State, and directed the placing of the abutments for many of the best bridges in the county. For over" fifty years he was actively engaged in the practice of law. For forty-three years he was in partnership with A. B. Hunter, this firm being the oldest law firm in continuous practice in the State of Indiana, and as re- markable for the talents and energy of both its members as for the unusual length ol their business relationship. Trior to the for- mation of this partnership Mr. Overstreet bad practiced alone for one year, and alter Mr. Hunter'- death (which occurred in iS<)i ). he continued with his son Jesse until the hitter's removal to Indianapolis, in 1896, when he formed a partnership with John t (li- ver, a very promising young man, who died, however, in 1902. Then Mr. ( Iverstreet, having been engaged continuously in active work until past his eighty-third year, retired to enj v his closing years in the community where the greater part of his honorable lite had been passed. During the Civil war Mr. Overstreet en- listed in the one hundred days' service, in Company < i. U-M tnd. Vol. Inf., and made mam- speeches to secure recruits for the ser- vice throughout the period of the war. From the fi rmation of the party he was a stanch Republican, and from 1882 to [886 he was a member of the State Senate of Indiana. During his younger days he served one term as prosecuting attorney for Johnson county, and though never seeking public honors for himself always tO( k an active part in all meas- ures calculated to advance the interests of the community. His activity and public spirit, combined with his great legal ability, natur- ally brought him into prominence, but it was only a recognition of his worth, and not be- cause he himself craved notice. Mr. Over- street was one of the strongest jury advocates of his time and enjoyed remarkable success in obtaining verdicts for his clients. The chief characteristic of his life and work was bis sincerity. He was exceedingly plain, simple and straightforward in all of bis meth- ods and manners. He possessed in a marked degree a homely honesty and candor that at once won for himself confidence and respect. Men believed in him, and were quick to ac- cept as true bis statements. With these na- tural gifts of character he possessed a keen intelligence, a peculiarly acute analytical mind and a masterly forensic ability, which combined to make him a really powerful de- bater. At the period of his early manhood debating schools were common, and he was a prominent figure in the debates at Frank- lin. His law partner and most intimate friend, Mr. A. B. Hunter, was a man of ex- traordinary ability and literary attainments, and the office of this firm was for many years the forum for discussion upon political, re- ligious and social problems, in which part was frequently taken by ministers from the city, professors from the college located there, and associates in the law. As many men of real ability were numbered among them — partic- ularly from 1865 to [890 — the storv of that forum and its characters would be most in- teresting. Mr. < Iverstreet was one of the most skillful attorneys in the cross-examination of witnesses Indiana ever produced. He ex- celled as a trial lawyer, and conducted a case with great ability, carefully marshalling his evidence, and presenting his ease to court ami jury with simplicity and force, while at the same time dissecting the evidence of his Opponent with the skill of a surgeon. In ex- acting fees for his services he was exceed- ingly modest, and never marred a victory by disappointing a client in the amount ol his charges. After a Ion-, active and successful practice, he had but little means for the "rainy dav" of his life, lie was a pure man, and left a d name as a monument to his memory. The members of his profession held him in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 435 great esteem, and we quote the opinions of two members of the legal fraternity whose judgment may not be questioned. Judge Daniel Wait Howe says (Jul) 3, [908): "Gabriel Overstreet was the strongest jury lawyer 1 f Central Indiana. In the way he presented his case he exhibited a great many of the characteristics of Lincoln, es- pecially in his homely but forcible illustra- tions to a jury." L. Ert. Slack, attorney and counselor-at- law of Franklin, Mr. < Iverstreet's home town, says : "Hon. G. M. Overstreet was one of the great and good men of Johnson county. He commanded and received the highest regard of all citizens. His standing at the Bar was the highest and his great ability was well known. His life stands as a model in all re- spects." J Jr. William 11. Wishard, of Indianapolis, write- of the Overstreets: "The whole family, the three generations that I have known, have been honest, trust- worthy citizens. Gabriel, or '< labe,' as he was called, was a lawyer of ability and of the strictest integrity, and had the confidence and respect of all. He was eloquent as a jury lawyer, and at the same time plain and un- assuming. He was elected State Senator on the Republican ticket, from Johnson and Morgan unties, and although Johnson county was strongly Democratic ran ahead of his ticket because of his personal popularity. His father was a pioneer of Johnson county, whither he came from Kentucky in [832, set- tling on Hurricane creek, two miles above Franklin. He was regarded as a g 1 cit- izen." The pleasant home where Mr. < (verstreet 1 until his death was built by him in 1890, and prior to that he resided for twenty- live years in the southeast portion of the city of Franklin, where his family was reared. On Nov. 20, 1849, Mr. Overstreet was married to Miss Sarah L. Morgan, daughter of Rev. Lewis and Nancy (Evans) Morgan, granddaughter of Andrew Evans, who fought in the Revolutionary war. grandniece ol Gen. Daniel Morgan, and great-grand- daughter ■ f Elizabeth Taylor, who can thi 1 Eamil) as President Zachary Taylor. Seven children wen- born to Mr. and Airs. Overstreet, four sons and three daughters. six of this family now living: Irene mar- Daniel W. Herriott, of Washington, D. ( '.. and has four children, Ivy Lou (wife of Dr. Clyde Shade, of Washington), Ruth Elizabeth, Hallie Irene and Jesse Mar; Sam- uel Livingston, who died Nov. [3, [899, mar- ried Miss Julia Kern, of Louisville, lw., who died nineteen years before (he was registrar in the land office at Guthrie, < (klahi ma, and United States attorney for that territi r\ 1 : Hubert Lewis, of Washington, I). C, assist- ant chief clerk in the House of Representa- tives, married Miss Hannah Stillenger, of Columbus, lnil. ; Jesse is the Congressman from the Seventh Indiana District, and re- sides in Indianapolis (he married Miss Kath- aryne Crump, of Columbus, hid.): Arthur married Miss I Iattie Frances Crump, a sister of his brother's wife, and resides at Colum- bus. End. (he has one son, Francis Monroe) ; Mi>- Nina May lives at home; Carrie Hassel- tine married Alfred N. Goff, resides on a farm in Needham township, Johnson county, and has one daughter, Bessie Jeane. Rev. Lewis and Nancy (Evans) Morgan weir pioneers in Indiana. When they first came here they lived among the Indians, their nearest white neighbors being twelve miles away, and they had to haul their grain fifty miles to have it ground. The six chil- dren born to Lewis and Nancy Morgan were: Madison, Alexander. William, Nancy, Eliza- beth and Sarah Lucinda, of whom .Mrs. Over- street is the only survivor. Mrs. Nancy Mor- gan died in 1837, and Mr. Morgan married a Miss Matthews, by whom he had two chil- dren. The third wife of Mr. Morgan was a Miss Cossey, and they had one son. Thomas J. Thomas J. Morgan served in the Civil war, first entering in the three months' vice as a member of the 70th hid. Vol. Inf. ral Harrison's regiment) ; he began his service as first lieutenant, but was promoted to the rank of colonel of a colored regiment, which he recruited in the South. Later he was brevetted brigadier-general of a brigade of colored troops. Rev. Lewis Morgan mar- ried Miss Ann Fane for his fourth wife, and they had two children, one of whom is now living, Hasseltine, widow of Charles Burton, late a lawyer of Den r, C dorado. Rev. Lewis Morgan was the first agent to solicit fund- for the building <>i' Franklin 1 lege, an institution conducted under the spices of the Baptist ( hurch. 'II 1 man was very energetic in church work and will long be remembered as one of those who laid the foundatii ns of Christian w rk and educa- 436 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tion in the wilderness, amid suffering, pri- vation and discouragements which seemed al- m< >st i iverpi iwering. AUGUSTUS LYNCH MASON, attor- ney at law of "Indianapolis, was born Feb. to, [859, m Bloomington, Ind., and is the only son of William F. and Amanda (Lynch) Ma- son, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Ohio. His paternal grandfather, Anthony Mason, was a native of Kentucky, of English descent, and became one of the early settlers in Sullivan county, Ind., where he followed farming. There he died about 1890, aged eighty-four years. Mr. Mason's father was a Methodist minister in young manhood, but later became interested in a building association in Denver, Colo., whither he moved from Indianapolis in 1883 and where he still resides. Thomas H. Lynch, the maternal grand- father of Augustus Lynch Mason, was a na- tive of Ohio, of English and French descent, came to Indiana in 1850, and settled in In- dianapolis. In his early years he was presi- dent of the Indiana Female College, and later officiated as a minister of the Gospel. He died in 1892, aged eighty -five years, the fa- ther of three children, two surviving. Augustus Lynch Mason lived in Cincin- nati until 1872, receiving his first schooling in that city. Later he entered Del'amv Uni- versity, at Greencastle, Ind., from which in- stitution he graduated in 1879, after which he- began studying law in Indianapolis. He was admitted to the Far in 1880. and has prac- tised in Indianapolis ever since, chiefly in cor- poration affairs. His office is at present in Room 52O, American Central Life building. He was formerly associated with Senator Jo- seph E. McDonald and John M. Fuller, the latter a prominent railroad Lawyer, the style of the firm being McDonald, Fuller & Mason, for eight years. Since then Mr. Mason has practised alone, giving his attention princi- pally to his legal interests, which are exten- sive, but he was also president of the Indian- apolis Street Railway Company from [893 to 1 a »8. ()n fan. 2^, 1893, Mr. Mason married \im lie Porter, only daughter of ex Gov. Albert G. Porter and Minerva (Brown) Por- ter. No children have been born to (his union. Mr. Mason is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. In political affilia- tion he is a Republican, lie was the author of the Reform charter of the city of Indian- apolis of 1891, the result of a public move- ment by the Board of Trade and Commercial Club for the reorganization of the city gov- ernment, which was adopted in the Legisla- ture of [891. He also originated the plan of the county and town-hip reform laws of Indiana adopted in 1899, and assisted in their preparation, in connection with members of the State Foard of Commerce committee. Mr. Mason not only ranks high in bis chosen profession, but also among his - companions and in the literary circles of the city, where his classical learning and attain- ments have won general recognition. His fa- ther was a gentleman of the old school, uni- versally loved and respected, and an excellent scholar, and thus during his youth Mr. Ma- son had the advantage of judicious advice and coaching in addition to superior educa- tional opportunities outside of his Home. His naturally broad and optimistic disposition has been developed along the most intelligent lutes, and he is regarded everywhere as a high-minded gentleman and an altruist in the best sense of the word. AUGUST ALDAG, who has been living retired from active pursuits for a number of years, was long known in the business circles of Indianapolis as principal owner of the In- dianapolis Varnish Company, the success of which concern was of itself evidence of his excellent qualifications as a manager and financier. He has been identified with other enterprises hearing on the commercial life and progress of the city, and has proved him- self a citizen of worth in every relation of life, whether of a public or private nature. Mr. Aldag was bom March to. 1831, in ( ibernkirchen, Germany, son of Charles L. and Charlotte (Buahne) Aldag, who were re- spected residents of that place. Coming to In- dianapolis in 1854, Mr. Aldag here joined his older brother, Charles, for whom he worked, the brother having opened a shoe store in the city. With a view of becoming independent in time, he saved his money, and in 1870, in company with others, started the Indianapolis Varnish Company, which, with his valuable assistance, was soon on a sub- stantial footing. The prosperity of this busi- ness won for him an enviable reputation among business men, by whom he was re- garded with unmixed confidence throughout the years of his active career. He became COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REO iRD 437 prominent in other lines, and was chosen to various positions of responsibility, serving long as a director of the Indianapolis German Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of which he was one of the organizers, lie owns sev- eral valuable pieces of real estate in the city, acquired as the result of business acumen and fi iresight. Mr. Aldag has always taken especial in- terest in the welfare of the Deaconess Hos- pital in Indianapolis, to the funds of which in- stitution he has made substantia] contribu- tions, and he is still a director and secretary of the corporation, giving liberally of his time as well as his means to advance its interests. ( in Sept. 20, 1859, Mr. Aldag was united in marriage with .Miss Dora * 00k, daughter of Christian and Dorothy (Bert) Cook, of any. and of the ten children born to this union six survive, namely : (1) William married Ida Krauss and has two children. Herbert and Frederick. (2) John married Recke Richemeyer. (3) Dora married George E. Krauss and is the mother of four chil- dren, George, Walter. Alma and Dorothy. (4) ( harles M. married Esther Horning and has one child, August. (5) Harry has just returned home after six years' service in the army, during three years of which time he was stationed in the Philippines. (6) Nelly resides at home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aldag still occupy the home at No. [129 East Washington street. Indianapolis, which lie built in 1867, and which was remodeled in [879. It is a beautiful place and has many dear associations for them. They are both in good health, with memory and faculties un- impaired, and are among the most respected residents of their section of the city. Mrs. Aldag deserves much credit for the aid she has given her husband in the conduct of the and the management of their interests. They are members of the German Evangelical lination, belonging to the church at the corner of East and New York streets. Mr. Aldag gives his entire support to the Repub- lican party. He has lived retired from the year [892, enjoying the leisure earned in a life of industry and well-directed en- ergy. GRAFT! IN J( dl\"S< >N, one , I the fi re- citizens of Johnson county, residing in wood, is a native of the citj which has been the center of his activities, born Sept. 14, 1804. A son of Grafton and Julia (No- ble) Johnson, lie belongs on both paternal and maternal sides to the typical stock which made the history of the region in the earlier days. The Johnson famih was founded in In- diana be his grandfather, who emigrated hither from Kentucky in the pioneer da ttlement, locating for a time at Brook ville, Franklin county, but later establishing his permanent home at Peru, Miami county, where he died in advanced age. llis busini — was that .if a merchant. J lis famih was nu- merous. Mr. Johnson's maternal grandfa- ther was George I. Noble, a member of a family which has long been prominent in the State, many representatives of the name 1 eing still numbered among its most conspicu- ous citizens. Grafton Johnson, the father of the pres out hearer of the name, was horn in Ken- tucky, and coming with the family to Indiana passed the remainder of his life in the Stale. He located in Greenwood at the time of the building of the first railroad to the place, lie was a man of excellent business ability, throughout life successful in mercantile enter- prises, for a number of years conducting stores at various points in the State. Event- ually he concentrated his interests at Green- wood, dealing in grain and stock, and during the Civil war buying and selling horses and mules. Mr. Johnson was much interested in gravel roads and was instrumental in their improvement and development. Me acquired large land holdings, both in Greenwood and the surrounding country, and also in Indian- apolis, and late in life he did a large private loan business. IK- belonged to the Indianapo- lis Board of Trade. Mr. Johnson took a vital interest in the moral and intellectual develop- ment of his dav as well as the material pros perity of his Commonwealth, and hi as one of the trustees of Franklin College. He was long a communicant of the Kaptist Church, and in political sentiment a Republi- can. Mr. fohnson married Julia Noble, a na- tive of Indiana, and the following children were born to them: Louisa, who is the wife of Henry 1'.. Longden, professor of Modern Languages in DePauw University; Charlotte. wife 1 if Thomas I'.. Felder, of Atlanta. Grafton, of Greenwood; Julia, wife of Ed- mund T. Shubrick of Greenwood; Grace, w ife 1 if lames II. Nelson, 1 if 1 irei nca fames Albert, cashier of the First National 438 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bank of Greenwood; and two who arc de- ceased. Mr. Johnson died in October, [883, aged sixty-four years. His widow, who still survives, is connected by membership with the Methodist Church. Grafton Johnson's effective co-operation in the business, political and social evolution of Johnson county entitles him to a place among the notable citizens of Indiana of the present day. He spent his boyhood in ( ireen- wood, graduated from the city high school with credit in 1880, and the following year entered Franklin College, graduating from that institution in 1887. In this connection it may be mentioned that like his father he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin College. For several years after graduation from college Mr. Johnson was almost wholly occu- pied in attending to his private business con- cerns. In 1890 he first came into the public eye as one of the promoter'; of the Indian- apolis and Greenwood Suburban Railway Company. With the thoroughness which characterizes his participation in any enter- prise, it was partially through his active ef- forts that special laws were passed which provided for the building of this very desir- able line. Mr. Johnson also assisted in the organization of the Indianapolis, ( Ireenwood & Franklin Railroad company ( the first in- terurban road built into Indianapolis), which is still in existence, and of which he was the able president for some four years, and was mainly instrumental in having the road built. The right of way was secured through his ex- ertions. In 1897 he retired from that office and severed his connection with the com- pany. In 1892 Mr. Johnson erected a building for Dwiggins & Starbuck, who were operat- ing a chain of banks. This enterprise failed. in 1893, and Mr. Johnson was made receiver of the hank being operated in ( ireenwood. After the affairs of this concern were wound up Mr. Johnson in association with his brother. ]. Albert, organized the Greenv* 1 Banking Company, a sound, conservative, solvent business enterprise, to meet a gr vv- ing necessity of the place. This financial in- stitution has sine.' been re-organized as the First National Bank of Greenwood, of which Mr. Grafton Johnson is president and J. A. Join hier. In [896 Mr. Johnson became connected with an industry which has grown to' un- looked-for proportions and has absorbed much of his time ever since. At that date he- was made receiver of a canning company, which he carried on in that capacity for four years. Mr. Johnson, recognizing the ; bilities open to this business under efficient .iineiii. finally purchased the plant- lo- cated in Whiteland, Franklin and Tiptou, later those at Kokomo and Noblesvilje an I built plant- at Shelbyville and Anderson. The plants at Franklin, Tipton, Shelbyville and Anderson are each considered to among the largc-t of their kind in the United States, and in all of these factories, now- op- erated by the Consolidated Canning I pany, of which Mr. Johnson is president, is employed a total of over 1,500 people. In 1901 these factories packed as many peas alone as were packed throughout the States of Maryland and Delaware, which are sidered among the leading pea-growing States. As an example of industrial activity, there were packed, in one day, in these fac- tories, over (100,000 cans. To meet the de- mand of his own packing interests Mr. John- son built a factory for the manufacture of tin cans in Indianapolis, equipped with the latesl improvements in automatic machinery, but later sold it to the trust. The American ( 'an Company. Aside from the management of his other interests which might well absi rb the atten- tion of a man possessing unusual executive capacity, Mr. Johnson has dealt largely in real estate, especially in farm lands and su- burban property in this and other States, now- owning suburban tracts of land in forty of the most flourishing cities of Illinois, Michi- gan. Indiana, Ohio. Pennsylvania and New York. In political sympathy Mr. Johnson is a Republican. However, he is essentially a business man rather than a politician. Mr. Johnson is a prominent club member. ] ing membership in the University Club, the Country Club, the Columbia Club, of Indi- anapolis, and the Phi Delta Theta college fra- ternity, in all of which he is valued f thorough g 1 fellowship, high standard- of integrity and engaging social character! Greenwood owes much to his progre and public spirit, and justly numbers him among her leading citizens. That he is fa- vorably known in the other commui which claim hi.- attention may be judged the remarks of Mr. Edward L. McKee, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 439 Indianapolis, for a number of years vice- president of the Indiana National Hank of that city, whose estimate of Mr. Johnson's ability and character lie sketches as follows: "Grafton Johnson, Greenwood, 1ml., the head of the First National Bank, also the head of the Consolidated Canning Company, Greenwood, is a dealer in real estate on an extensive seale. lie is one "t die few men inheriting large means at an early age who has proven himself competent to not onl} conserve his patrimony, but to almost imme- diately begin, 1>\ wise investment, to add to his financial worth; his acumen in business must have been natural and not acquired by experience because, at the age when many business men are beginning in climb in the financial world, Mr. Johnson had already made an assured position for himself, a po- sition which is enviable as not only showing his capacity for earning and retaining money, but his ability to do so without sacrificing his higher character. His word has always been good, and is held in particular esteem by those who have bad business dealing- with him. The best proof of his having retained attributes of a high character, such as should be sought for by those engaged in large finan- cial enterprises, is the close friendship in which Grafton Johnson is held by his asso- ciates and the financial public generally. The older residents of this State will remember bis father, Grafton Johnson, who for many years was a leading merchant in Greenw 1. a man of sterling character and successful in accumulating large means by merchandis- ing. — June tS, 1908." < ; EN. ( IE! )R( iE F. Mc< : 1 X X 1 S. for- merly postmaster of Indianapolis, is a man whose public services entitle him to an hon- orable place among the citizens of Indian- apolis and the State of Indiana. Hi- militarj record as an officer of both the Mexican ami Civil wars i- a matter of pride to hi- adopted city. General McGinnis was horn in Boston, Mass., March [9, [826. He is a son of Alex- ander and Hannah I Smith ) McGinnis, na- tives of Xew York and Massachusetts, re- vely, who had a family of eight chil- dren, all sons. The General '> one now living. The father was a hatter, and coming to Chillicothe, Ohio, about 1830 lowed his trade there until his death, in about [853, at the age of sixty-five years. The mother .lied in [827. The paternal grandfa- ther of tin- General was a native of Ireland. George F. McGinnis was only eighteen months old when his mother died, and he lived with an aunt. Sallie Myrick, in Maine, near the town of Hampden, until eleven xear- old. At that time his father went after him and brought him to Chillicothe, where he grew to manhood. He had attended the com- mon country sch ols of Maine, and he learned the halter's trade under his lather, following it for many year-, until after lie came to In dianapolis in 1850, and went into the busi- ness of manufacturing hats. Befi re coming here he bad served two years in the i war, being first lieutenant the first year in Company A, 2d Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Col. George W. Morgan; and captain the 1 ond year, of Company K. 5th < >hio \ olun- teers, commanded by Col. William [rvin. lie had a brother, Robert H. McGinnis, wh 1 was an assistant surgeon in the regular army in the Mexican war. and died at Vera Cruz of yellow fever. After the war Captain McGin- nis returned to Chillicothe and worked at his trade. In 1861 General McGinnis raised Com- pany K, nth hid. V. 1.. and at the organ tion of the regiment was elected lieutenant- colonel. After three months' service he was re-elected lieutenant-colonel in the fall, and in September, 1861, was appointed colonel. being commissioned by Governor Morton. He served as such until December. [862; was then appointed brigadier-general, and served with that rank until the close of the war. be- ing mustered out at Camden, Ark., in Si tcmber, 1865. He was at Fort Donels n, Shilob, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill (where he commanded a brigade with conspicuous ef- ficiency), the siege of Vicksburg. and many smaller battle-. A nephew of the General, Charles J. McGinnis, was a captain in the 63d Ohio regiment, now a resident of Indi- anapolis. The General's military service won 11 from distinguished quarters, and one of his fellow citizens of Indianapolis, Judge Daniel Wait Howe, says: 'die is a disting citizen and soldier, a veteran of two war-, the Mexican and the Civil wars, and conspicuous for distinguished gallantry in both. Jusl prior to tin- siege of Vicksburg was the gn decisive battle 1 f Champion's Hill, where he won the tide f '] [en i i if ( diampion's Hill.' II:- brig; le was in a very trying p 440 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD during that battle and acquired a great repu- North Capitol avenue. He is a member tation for its brilliant righting. Although past the Masonic fraternity, being a thirty-second- eighty years of age, he is still as straight and degree Scottish Kite Mason, and also belongs t as he was when a young man. Looking to the Odd Fellows, into which order he was every inch a soldier, and still preserving the initiated in 1847, during the Mexican war, martial bearing that characterized him as a when he was at home. soldier in his younger days, anyone looking upon General McGinnis even at this day will CHARLES ALDAG was for over half at mice be impressed by his military bearing a century regarded as one of the substantial and see in him a hero who would not hesi- German citizens of Indianapolis, where he taie. if necessary, to march into the very had his home from 1848 until his death in jaws of death. As a county and government 10,02. He has a reputation for sound jndg- officer he discharged his duties with scrupit- ment founded upon a continuous record of Ions fidelity and honesty. — Feb. 2j, 1908." success. His enterprises were uniformly The late Gen. John Coburn of fndianapo- prosperous, and he not only acquired a com- lis, under date of Dec. 6, 1906, wrote thus of petence in his active and industrious career. General McGinnis: "General George F. Mc- hut commanded the esteem and admiration, Ginnis is a veteran of two wars. He was an as well as the confidence, of all who knew excellent officer, a brave soldier, a fine dis- him or had dealings with him. As a private ciplinarian, and had the love and respect of citizen and in business life he had an hon- his soldiers. He first enlisted in the Mexican <>red place, of which his family has just rea- war from Chillicothe, Ohio, and entered the son to feel proud. Civil war as lieutenant-colonel of the nth In- Mr. Aldag was a native of Germany, diana Volunteers. He stands in the front born March 16, 1826. son of Charles L. and rank of the officers of the Union Army, al- Charlotte (Buakne) Aldag, of Obernkirchen ways brave, active and vigilant— none bet- ( or Upper Church), Germany. The family tcr - was well known and respected. Reared in After the war General McGinnis re- his home placCj Mr _ Aldag came t0 thi .. turned to Indianapolis and bought a farm. country j n voun „. ma nhood, in 1848 arriving He was elected, in 1867, auditor of Marion in Indianapolis, where he passed the rest of county, and served one term of four years. his Hfe _ His ; n d us trious disposition was He then opened an office as assignee of estates appamlt f runl the beginning of his career. in bankrutpcy, commissioner of estates, etc.. Though he had little capital to begin with, and was in that business tor a number of w } t hin three years after coming to this city years. He served as county commissioner he had a shoe business of his own, and about twenty months, and after that for eight though he later became interested in other years was a member of the board of control ventures he continued to carry on that es- for the Indiana Reform School for Boys, re- tablishment until 1896, when he retired. His signing to accept the position of postmaster, death occurred Feb. 15, [902. For over forty to which he was appointed Aug. 6, 1900, ye ars it was located at No. 331 East Wash- though not an applicant. On Dec. 22. 1900, "j n gton street, in a building which he erected he was commissioned for four years, and j„ jg^, a nd which his Widow still owns. served until February, 1905. .\t the time this building was going up the , In November, 1849, he married Miss Jo- ,,ld State house iva being torn down, and sephine Raper, daughter of Thomas D. and the old locks and keys were used by Mr. Margaret (Mackey) Raper, and five children Aldag in his building for some time. They were born to this union, one now living, are still preserved as relics by the family. Frank, a resident of Chicago, where be is in As he accumulated means. Mr. Aldag the employ of a transfer company. lie mar- widened his interests, investing in other ried Miss Jessie Shortridge, and they have lines, and he was among the organizers of four children living: George, a pilot on the several profitable concerns, in the success of Lakes; Edwin S. : Danola ; and Gertrude, which his advice and judgment were ap- Mrs. McGinnis died Jan. 3, 1908. She was preciable factors. Among them were the In- for many years a member of the Episcopal dianapolis German Mutual hire Insurance Church. Company, which he assisted in organizing, General McGinnis resides at No. 1002 and to which he gave his time and influence &X7 £2^^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 441 ait receiving any fee; and the Ebner- Udag Varnish Company, now known as the Indianapolis Varnish Company, of which he was one of the organizers and served as treasurer. He was also one of the foui of the Deaconess Hospital, now known all over the State as one oi its most 1 • liable public institutions. Mr. Aldag was ! upon by his business associates as a man of excellent ability, and his high sense of 1 nor gained him many warm friends. .Mr. Aldag was a man of kind heart and charitable impulses, believing that a man was responsible for the well-being of Ins fellow- men, and regarding opportunities for bene- volence as a privilege. He gave practical and substantial help where he found need. being ever ready with his purse and his friendship to aid worthy causes, and willing to share his prosperity with others. But he had a very retiring disposition, and was un- assuming in manner upon all occasions. Mr. Aldag was married in Indiana] Dec. 11, [851, to Wilhelmina Westfall, a native of Germany, who has lived in Indi- anapolis from the age of eleven years. Ten children blessed this union, six of whom still survive, namely: (I) Mary is the widow of J. C. Hirschman, of Indianapolis, and they have five sons and one daughter, Frank (who is married and has two sons, Clifton and Russell), Carl. Albert, Harry, Edward and. Alma. (2) Martha married John Eberhardt, and they reside in Oak Park, 111. Their chil- dren are: Minnie. Walter. Clara, Elmer. Eva, Harvey and John. (3) Frank married Christine Koch, of Indianapolis, and they have a family of five children, two sons and three daughters, Carrie (who is married and has one child. Shirley), Charlotte, Arthur, Ruth and Raymond. (4) Laura married Ernest G. Eberhardt, of Indianapolis, and has six children, two sons and four daughters, Herbert, Ernest. ( llga, II' ra, Ruth and (5) Minnie married Harry Schaaf, of Indianapolis, and has three children, a, Norman and Paul. (6) < !ora is the wife of William Gielow, and the mother of one son, William Russell. On Dec. 11. 1901, Mr. and Mrs. Aldag celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding, and their youngest daughter, Cora, was married that day. The family home at No. [230 East Washington street. Indianapolis, a hand- some and commodious building, surrounded with ample grounds, was buill 1>. Mr. Aldag in [870, and is still occupied by his wi The house contains many evidences of the artistic taste and ability of their children, principally the work of their youngest dan-'. - ter, toia. Mr-. Aldag proved an able helpmate to her ambitions husband. While be di himself to the success .if his business con- cerns she did her full share in the manage nient of the home and the rearing of their children, and the standing of all the mem- bers of this family is sufficient testimony of the faithful and intelligent devotion she has given them. She has a splendid memory, which goes back to the early days of Indi- anapolis when there was little thought ol present beautiful city now the pride of the State. Air. and Mrs. Aldag were respected by all their friends and neighbors. Mr. Al- dag belonged to the First Church of the Evangelical Association, at the corner of East and Xew York street-, in which his widow still retains membership. J lis chil- dren were all married under and belong to the same religions denomination, in politi- cal sentiment he was a strong Republican. HON. JESSE OVERSTREET, present member in Congress from the Seventh Indi- ana Congressional district, has the peculiar distinction of having represented three dis- tricts of this State in the national legislative body. He was first elected to Congress in [894, and has served continuously since. Dur- ing this long period he has performed many valuable services for his constituents, chief aim ng which will rank his labors in behalf of what is generally known as the Gold Standard Act. For a number of years he was ''He of the mosl trusted counsellors of the na- tional organization of the Republican part}-. relinquishing this work in 1906 1 ecause of the pressure of other duties. Mr. t (verstreet is a member 1 f the I generation of his family in Indiana, being a grands. m of Samuel Overstreet, a nati Virginia, who early settled in Kentucky. From Oldham comity. Ky.. he moved to Johnson comity. Ind., in [834, among the early pioneer- of that section, where he set- tled down to farming. lie died at the ad- vanced age of eighty-two years. Samuel 1 'verstreet was twice married, first to Eliza- beth Hawkins, and second to White- side-. He had a large family, all born to the first marriage, and we have record of the 44- COMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lowing: Rev. Robert M., a Presbyterian minister, is now living retired at Emporia, Kans. ; Richard T. was a hanker at Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind.; James and William were merchants at Franklin; John was a fanner; Elizabeth became the wife of John Herriott, merchant, pork packer, farmer and land owner; .Matilda married I.. VV. Fletcher, of Johnson county, later of Indianapolis, farmer, pork packer and hanker; Gabriel M. was the father of Hon. Jesse Overstreet : and there were several others, some of whom died in infancy. The < Iverstreet family is of English extraction. Gabriel M. Overstreet was but fourteen years "Id when his father moved to Johnson Co., Ind.. in 1834, and he grew to manhood on the pioneer farm. But he had other ambitions for himself, and in order to aid him in secur- ing the education he desired his father ad- vanced him a share of his estate, which he- sold for $600 — a large sum in those days. This sum, together with what he had saved from his earnings, enabled him to enter the State University of Indiana, at Bloomington, from which institution he graduated in 1844. He had decided to take up the legal profes- sion, and accordingly began the study of law with Gilroy Hicks, of Franklin. He was ad- mitted to the Bar in 1847. and one year later formed a partnership with A. B. Hunter which continued unbroken until the latter's death in 1891, through the remarkable period of over forty-three years. Mr. ( Iverstreet died at his home in Franklin Feb. 8. 1907, in his eighty-eighth year. For years he ranked as one of the foremost lawyers in Indiana, and through an active professional life held the respect and admiration of the legal fraternity throughout the State. Mr. ( iverstreet devoted himself principally to his private business af- fairs, hut he served as a member of the State Senate from 1882 to 1886. He had positive convictions regarding the great questions of the day. however, and though over age when the Civil war broke out he enlisted in the Union service, becoming a member of Com- pany G, I32d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as a private to the end of his term of three months. Returning to civil life, lie engaged in the practice of his profession until loo-', when he retired. < >u Nov. 20, 1S40, Mi-. Overstreet was married to Sarah Lucinda Morgan, a native of Indiana, whose father. Lewis Morgan, was a pioneer Baptist preacher of Indiana. Mr. Morgan was a native of Tennessee, and, set- tled in Shelh\ county, Ind., in the early twen- ties Later he moved to Illinois, where he lived for some wars, hut returning to Indiana he passed the remainder of his life here, he- coming prominent in the work of hi- di ination in this section, lie was one f the founders of the Baptist College at Franklin, Ind.. and was its first financial agent. He died at the age of about eighty, after a long and useful life, leaving an excellent nan 1 t< his numerous descendants. We have the fol- lowing record of his numerous family: .Mad- ison Morgan was a farmer of Johnson county. Ind. Rev. Thomas J. Morgan, a prominent minister and educator, held numerous im- portant positions and was for years a power in the Baptist denomination: he wa sor of church history at the University. Mor- gan Park, Ilk; president of the Normal Col- lege at Potsdam, X. Y. : president of the Nor- mal College of Rhode Island; commissi ner of Indian affairs under President Harrison; and for a number of years preceding his death was secretary of the Baptist Home Mis- sionary Society of the United State-. At the outbreak of the Civil war he left college to enlist, and remained in the Union service throughout that struggle, which he entered as a private soldier, hut was mustered out as a brigadier-general. William Morgan was a merchant in Indiana. Alexander Morgan was a merchant and farmer of Kansas, residing near Topeka. Elizabeth Morgan married Col. Samuel Lambertson, a merchant of Franklin. Ind. Iby Morgan became the wife of Phillips, a prominent educator, who at the time of his death was superintendent of public schools in Kansas City. Mo. Nancy married George Fain, a Californian. Has- seltine married Charles Burton, now deceased, an attorney at Denver. Colo. Sarah Lucinda was the wife of Gabriel M. Overstreet. Mrs. < Iverstreet was a granddaughter of Andrew Evans, who fought in the Revolutionary war. and was engaged in the famous battle of King's Mountain. She was also a grand- niece of Gen. Daniel Morgan, and great- granddaughter of Elizabeth Taylor, who came of the same family as 1 'resident Zach- ary Taylor. Gabriel M. Overstreet was a member of tlie Presbyterian Church and long served as elder. I lis wife was a Baptist prior to her marriage, after which she joined her hus- band's church, and all their children COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 443 united with that denomination. Seven chil- dren were l>< rn to them, namely: t t) Irene is the wiii of Daniel \Y. Herriott, of Wash- ington, l>. C., an expert in the Treasury de- partment, where lie- has been employed for over tlii i- 1 \ years. (2) Samuel I., was located at ( .utlirie. ( )kla.. and at the time of his death was considered the best lawyer in that Terri- tory. J le married Miss Julia Kern, of I ville, Kv.. who is also deceased. They left no children. (3) Hubert L., at present en- 1 as assistant chief clerk in the 1 louse mi" Representatives at Washington, 1). ( '., married .Miss Hannah Stillenger, of Colum- bus, Ind. (4) Jesse is mentioned farther on. 151 Arthur, a manufacturer of Columbus, Ind., married .Miss Hattie F. Crump, of that place. (6) .Miss Nina M. lives at the family home in Franklin. (7) Carrie Hasseltine is the wife of A. N. Goff, a farmer of Frank- lin, Johnson Co., Indiana. Jesse < Iverstreet was born Dee. 14. 1859, m Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., and was reared there. He attended the public schools, the high school and Franklin College, grad- uating from the latter institution in [882 with the degree of A. B. ; and he later received the degree of A. M. from his alma mater. His classical course completed, he began reading law with his father, though for some time af- ter leaving school he had very poor health, and was in danger of losing his eyesight. In [886 he was admitted to the Bar. and subse- quently became a member of the firm to which his father belonged, and which then became t Iverstreet, Hunter & ( iverstreet. After Mr. Hunter's death father and son continued to practice together until 1896, in which year Mr. Jesse ( Iverstreet, in order to give proper attention to his legislative duties, removed to Indianapolis. He was first elected to Con- gress in i8<)4. from the district including fohnson and seven other counties, and served "until 1896. In that year he was re-elected. die new district made up of Johnson and Marion counties, and accordingly moved to Indianapolis. Marion county was after- ward made a district by itself, and Mr. I )ver- has ^inee represented it. lie has been latii 'H t:i\ 1 red bj his constitu- ents from his very first term, when he called the attention of C ngress to the injustice done the old soldiers in the method of paying them their pensions at the agencies, where the} were frequently the prey of designing men and women who relieved and in many in- stances robbed them of their money. The law- Mr. Overstreet succeeded in obtaining re- quired all persons to be paid in checks, which the}' received at their homes, thus affording the recipients the protection of their fa and friends. The system has greatly bene fited the soldiers and has been warml} com- mended in man}- quarters. President Cleve- land pronounced the bill as he signed it the best piece of work- enacted by the I.IVth Congress. After the national contest of [896, over tlie- gi Id or silver standard, a movement originated at Indianapolis of which Mr. II. H. llanna. of that city, was the leading spirit, in behalf of the gold standard. It resulted in the appointment of a commission directed to prepare and urge upon Congress comprehen- sive financial legislation, and this body con- sisted of the following members: Ge irge F. Edmund-, of Vermont, chairman: George I-'.. Leighton, of Missouri: T. ( ',. Bush, Ala- bama: W. B. Dean, Minnesota; Charles S. Fairchild, New York; Stuyvesant Fish. New York; J. W. Fries, North Carolina; Lewi- \. Garnett, California: J. Lawrence Laughlin. Illinois; C. Stuart Patterson, Pennsylvania; and Robert S. Taylor, Indiana. The compre- hensive measure prepared by this commission was introduced into the IA'th Congress by Hon. Jesse Overstreet, but although it was considered by a committee no action wa- ta- ken upon it by that body. During the last session of the TATth Congress, at a caucus of the Republican members of the House, a committee of eleven was appointed and di- rected to prepare and report to a caucus of the Republican members at its next session a bill relative to financial matters. This caucus committee consisted of Gen. J. B. Hendersi 11. of Iowa: John Dalzell, Pennsylvania; S Payne, New York: J. W. Babcock, \\ ; sin: W. C. Lovering, Massachusetts: W. S. Kerr. Ohio; R. 1'.. Hawley, Texas; CI Curtis, Kansas: I 'age Morris, Minnesota; E. F. Loud. California; Jesse Overstreet. Indi- ana. The committee met at Atlantic City, N. L. whereupon it became known a- "the At- lantic City Commission." It agreed upon and prepared a hill, ami selected Mr. Overstreet to prepare a report upon the hill and present the report and hill to the Republican caucus at Washington. The report which he pre- pared was approved by the Committee with- out any changes, and was presented to the caucus and approved by it. This matte'- of presentatii 1 e caucus was left entirely 444 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to Mr. Overstreet, no other member of the committee taking pari. Some features of the bill not clearly understood met with opposi- tion in the caucus, and this difficult} was not fully overcome until explained by Mr. < iver- street at the second session, at which the bill wa^ approved in its entirety. Mr. ( Iverstreet opened the debate, and had the management of the bill in the 1 louse, which it passed suc- cessfully. The Senate passed a substitute therefor, and when the confreres of both Houses to which the bill was then sent — this committee consisting of Senators Aldrich and m and Representatives * iverstreet and Brosius — met they settled the differences be- tween the two Houses, the bill was passed, and "ii March 14. [900, received the signa- ture of [''resident McKinley. It is best known as the Gold Standard Act of [900, and its effects have been far-reaching, having had great influence in establishing confidence in the United States and strengthening- our credit abroad. As chairman of the committee on Post Offices and Post Roads of the House, to which place he was appointed by Speaker Cannon, Mr. Overstreet has proved himself capable and won a reputation for remarkable judgment concerning wise regulations in that department. This committee is unquestion- ably one of the most important in the House, and, summing up its duties from year to year, possibl) the most important, affecting as it does ever) citizen of the country. Mr. ( Iver- street entered upon his duties at its head much against his will, realizing the enormous reponsibility and vast amount of labor in- volved in the conscientious transaction of the business intrusted to it. The problems con- nected with the handling of second-class mail, railway mail pay, readjustment of pay of pos- tal employes, reorganization of the postal service, codification of the postal laws, and the reduction of letter postage have received his especial consideration. In too(> he served upon the commission authorized by Congress to investigate the subject of second-class mail matter; and in 1908 he was a member of the commission authorized by Congress to inves- tigate the business methods of the Postoffice Department, and make a report concerning a re-organization of the postal service, and the codification of the postal laws. Mr. ( Iver- street's direct services to his home city are manifest in the beautiful postoffice of Indi- anapolis, and he deserves great credit for his work' in that line, both for securing the appro- priation and determining the classical char- acter of the architecture, without in any way sacrificing the utility of the structure. To him also is due the credit for securing the I ca tion of the Benjamin Harrison army post near Indianapolis, which has over fifty buildings and 2,500 acres of land ; when the full garrison has been established it is estimated that the annual revenue to the city from the post and its men and officers will average S.so.ooo. Mr. Overstreet has labored faithfully in the promotion of these and other large interests which he deems of most importance to the great body of the people he represents. In June. 1908, he was appointed by Speaker Cannon a member of the Monetary Commis- sion authorized by G ngress to investigate and report upon the subject of Banking and Currency. Mr. Overstreet's work in the Republican part) organization is worthy of especial note. In [892 he was a member of the State central committee. In 1895 he was made a member of the National I ongressional committee, which deals with the election of members of 1 ongress, and in 1896 he was made a member of the executive committee of the National Congressional committee. In [898 he was made secretary of the committee, continuing as such until his voluntary retirement from that body. His labors in this association nat- urally brought him into close contact with the leading men of the nation, and for a period of ten years he was one of the three men who practically managed all the Congressional fights. Representative Babcock, of Wiscon- sin, who was chairman of the national com- mittee throughout those years, said of Mr. < Iverstreet that he had the keenest perception and the most accurate judgment of a political situation of any man he ever knew. He re- fused twice to be chairman of the committee unless Mr. Overstreet remained to assist him. In 1900 both Mr. ( Iverstreet and Mr. Bab- cock remained on the committee at the special request of Mr. McKinley. and in 1902 and 1004 at the special request of Mr. Roosevelt. In [906 they b th retired from the committee, Mr. Babcock's health making it necessary for him to be released from its duties, and Mr. Overstreet withdrew because of the multi- tudinous affairs which demand his constant attention. They co-cperated as few men find ii possible to do, and were successful in every campaisrn thev undertook to manage. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 445 Vs an attorney Mr. < Iverstreet is able ami scholarly, eloquenl in speech, and noted £i r the integrity and fairness of his profes- sional transactions, llis home office is in the Traction and Terminal building, Indianapo- lis. The 1( cal opinion of himself and his ivork i- well summed up in the words of the venerable Dr. William H. Wishard, who re- cently said : '"I know 1 [on. Jesse < Iverstreet. I I known three generations of Overstreets in Johnson county, I ml., and they were the cleanest men I have ever known. All were honorable men. In the early thirties Jesse • Iverstreet's grandfather came from Virginia or Kentucky and settled in Johnson comity, Ind., on Hurricane creek, north of Franklin. He was a farmer, and his reputation was A N"o. i. lie had sons: William, a merchant. who died at Auburn, Evans.; John, who was a farmer; Gabriel (the father of our present Congressman), an attorney who was raised in Johnson count}- and practiced there all his life, and I have heard it repeated that if there was an honest attorney ever practiced at the Bar in Franklin, Johnson county, it was Gab- riel Overstreet : and Richard, another brother, who was cashier in the Bank of Franklin many years and stood as a man of unim- peachable integrity. They were all men that - ood in the community as first-class citizens and men of honor and integrity. Jesse is a worthy representative of his ancestors, a mod- est, unassuming man, but of great ability and integrity. He has been a faithful representa- tive of his constituents, and of his country. He has an enviable record as a public man ami a citizen. "Mr. ( Iverstreet is a man of the strictest integrity, looking after the financial and real estate interests of his father in the interest of tiie family. He has the characteristics of his father in his business transactions a- a just and generous man." During his extensive travels, covering ihis country and Europe, Mr. < >v< ha- gained by close observation much valu- able informatii n concerning governmental af- fairs. He ha- a hosl of friends and admirers in his home city, where his career is usually reflecting great credit upon those whos judgment has kept him in office, as well as upon himself, hi his Congressional work Mr. < Iverstreet doe- mil rank as an i ra tor, and rarely takes pari in the debates ex- cept upon subjects with which he is directly 'led. lie excels particularly in mittee work, and in what, after all, i -i important work of Congress, die prep- n and construction of laws. The ■ structive state-man is equal in influence to the oratorical statesman. Mr. Overstreet is a master in detail work, and a good executive officer. lie i- patient, painstaking and com- plete in his work, and clear and logical in de- bale. As a close student he makes prepara- tion with great care, and, having a thorough understanding of his subject, lie is usually able to argue a question with great force. Ib- is sincere in all of bis dealings and enjoys the confidence of all who know- him. I [e bears an excellent reputation among public men ami exerts considerable influence in Congress. Mi- peculiar talents, and endurance in eon- tinned hard work, have been recognized, and brought demand in Congress for extra work, lie has probably been appointed upon more different commissions anil special committees charged with especially important work than any i ther member during his service in the House. Mr. (Iverstreet has resided in Indianapo- lis since November, [896, he and his wife living at their home. No. 2015 North Meri- dian street. He was married June 7, 1898, to a sister of his brother Arthur's wife. Miss Katharyne Crump. Mrs. Overstreet is a daughter of Francis T. and Elvira 1 Kyle 1 Crump, of Columbus, Ind., where Mr. Crump is a prominent farmer and manufacturer and also the largest banker of the place. Mr. and Mrs. ( Iverstreet are members of the Pres- byterian Church, and fraternally he is a mem- ber of the Knights of Pythias and is a thirty - seci nd-degree Scottish Kite Mason. FASSETT ALLEN O >TT< )N, £ Superintendent of Public Instruction in In- diana, 1903-1909, was born at Nineveh, son Co., Ind.. -hi of Marion Irwin and Ra- chel (Wright) Cotton. His paternal and ma- ternal ancestors were of English extraction. Hi- grandfather, William Cotton, who mar- ried Nancy Irwin, came from Kentucky to Indiana in pioneer days and settled in John- son county. His early life was C farming and later be engaged in busi moved to Sedalia, Mo., ami afterward to Cali- fornia, where he died in old age. Marion Irwin Cotton was a farmer and a ier. I le -,"111 mosl of bis life in John- son county, Ind.. but moved to Missouri in 44 r ' COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1867, and died in Sedalia in 1869. He mar- ried Rachel Wright, daughter of William Winford Wright, and she now lives at Nineveh, Indiana. For many year.-- the father was an elder in the Christian Church, and all the members of the family are members of this denomination. William Winford Wright, father of Mrs. Rachel (Wright) Cotton, was born in Vir- ginia, and early in the nineteenth century came to Kentucky and later to Indiana, set- tling in Johnson county, near the town of Nineveh. He married Rachel Baker, and they reared nine children. He was a farmer and a man of sterling character. Mr. Fassett Allen Cotton has been twice married. In 1885 he married Florence X. Wright. To them were born two children, Irwin W". and Carol F. In 1903 he was married to Lena L. Dobson. Mr. and Mrs. Cotton, with the two children, Irwin and Carol, reside in this city. Those who have enjoyed the hospitality of their home carry most pleasant memories of the time spent there. Mr. Cotton's whole life has been spent clc se to the school. His career is largely edu- cational. His early education was obtained in the district schools and township high school in Johnson county. He attended Spice- land Acadamy in 1883-4, Butler College in [884-5, an< ' Indiana State Normal in 1888-9. In 1902 he was graduated from Butler Uni- versity, and in the same year from the Uni- versity of Chicago. He did graduate work in the University of Chicago from Sept. 1, 1902, to March 15, 1903. In 1005 he received the degree of EL. D. from Franklin College. Aside from three years >] ent as deputy audi- tor of Henry county, .Mr. Cotton's life work has been with the schools. He has been in turn teacher in district, village and town schools, county superintendent six years, dep- uty State Superintendent six years, and State Superintendent six years. Mr. Cotton's best work has been done as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He brought to the office a clear understanding of the educational needs of the State, and an experience that has proved very valuable in- deed in his attempt to solve many of the problems that have presented themselves. Tie mapped out for himself work along- definite lines aiid set about to accomplish certain things. These lines he has followed consist- ently through his three terms. Probably the thing that has received his closest attention has been his desire to give all the children of the State equal educational opportunities, lie has done everything he could do to give the rural schools longer terms, better buildings, better equipment, better teachers, so that they may have advantages equal to the town and city schools. It is but fair to say that much has been accomplished in this direction during his administration. The recent laws that have done so much toward bringing equal opportunity were without doubt largely the result of Mr. Cotton's work. Another subject that has received Mr. Cotton's constant attention is the development of a rational course of study. While he has net been radical in his changes he has insisted from first to last that present conditions and needs rather tnan tradition should determine the nature of the work. He believes that education includes the element of utility as well as the elements of knowledge, aesthetics, and character. And so he has insisted that the hand as well as the head shall be trained. In bringing about such notions he has been willing to use conditions as they are until better things can be provided. He believes that the dominant community interest can and must be used in the educational process and that through this means agriculture is gradually to come into its own in education; that in the same way other industries are to receive attention till finally a rational ad- justment can be made of manual or industrial and academic work. Mr. Cotton has made a careful study of the Count}' Institute, and has tried to make it a larger instrument in educational work. He has tried to strengthen its weak points and to put it in clcser touch with the State Teach- ers' Association. As a result of his efforts the work in the County Institute is more care- fully planned, better instructors are obtained and larger interest is manifested. Doubtless Mr. Cotton has done more for the develop- ment of music in the public schi ols than has ever been done before. This has been be- cause be appreciates music himself and knows its place in education. During his in- cumbency as State Superintendent Mr. Cot- ton has been quick to use every means possi ble to educate the people. He has issued monthly bulletins to the teachers and through, them has kept different departments of edu- cation in touch with each other. A certain unity of purpose in school work has been COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 447 maintained over the State, the importance of i it would be difficult to estimate. The Department is required to make a report to vernor and Legislature every two years. The two reports issued during Mr. n's term have been models of system and completeness. In addition to the use made of these reports by the Legislature and the gen era! public they have been made a part of the systematic work of the teachers in their monthly meetings of the Township Institute. Mr. Cotton 1 elieves in newspapers as edu- cators and has been at some pains to keep them informed as to the work of the Depart- ment. It is probably no exaggeration to say- that the newspapers have devoted more space editorially and in their news columns to Mr. ( otton's work than they did to all his prede- cessors. The work done by the Department in the Indiana Educational Exhibit at St. Louis deserves especial mention. This con- sisted of the preparation of a volume of 600 pages, "Education In Indiana," which set forth in a definite, systematic way the distinct features of the Indiana system, and of an at- tractive display of the actual work done in the public schools of the State. The exhibit re- ed much favorable comment. The edu- cational legislation during Mr. Cotton's ad- ministration marks a distinct advance in In- diana educational history. The laws placed upon the statutes may be said to stand for things that Mr. Cotton has been working for. The schools are undoubtedly in better shape than they have ever been. Teaching is un- doubtedly more nearly a profession than it has ever been. While it may be said that Mr. Cotton's work as an educator will be measured by what he has accomplished there is one factor that ought to be mentioned that cannot be red and that is the manhood of the man. Those who know him know that he is genu- ine, and that his sole ambition has been and is to make life and living in die world better than he found it. 1 AUGUST M. Kid IX. In August M. Kuhn is found one of the leading citizens, capitalists and prominent men of Indianapo- lis, one who controls large interests in main- lines, and who is identified with much of the city'- material prosperity. Mr. Kuhn is of German birth and ances- indfathers were agriculturists in ive land, the former adding wine growing and distilling to hi- farming enter- prises. Neither ever left the Fatherland, but 111 their grandson has been exemplified the traits which made them als ml within their narrower spheres. Mr. Kuhn was born May if, [846, in Bavaria, Germany, a son of Jacob and Bar- bara (Klundt) Kuhn. They reared two children: Johanna, the widow of Peter twig, ot Indianapolis, and August, of tin-, sketch, August M. Kuhn was fortunate in bav- in- an intelligent father, one who was a teacher in his native -land all his life, and one who filled many honorable positions in the city government, serving for a number of years as city clerk. He died in 1 87 1 . aged fifty-six years, and his wife passed away in r862, aged thirty-seven years. Roth were members of the Lutheran Church. \\ ith his father's encouragement and partly under his care, August M. Kuhn, by the time he was fourteen years of age, had completed the common and high school course in his native place and from that age engaged more or less in business for himself, depending on his own resources. He was nineteen years of age when he came to Amer- ica, in search of better business opportunities and, after spending six months in New Vork, getting his bearings in the new land, he came to Indianapolis in [866, and it has resulted in much benefit to the city that he has made this his permanent home. For nine years he con- ducted a millinery business here and then embarked in the coal and building material business. This however is but a small part of his business interest. He has financiered a number of very successful enterprises and among those with which he is at present prominently identified may be mentii Brinkmeyer, Kuhn & Co., wholesale grocers: the Citizens' Loan and Deposit Company, of which he is vice-president; the Capitol Na- tional Bank, of which he is a director, a- he is also of the Inter-State Life Association and the Columbus, Greensburg & Richmond Traction < ompany. those being but a fraction of the en- terprises in which he has been mon or less in terested, lie is also a member of the board of directors .if the Deutsche Haus and belongs t 1 1110-1 of the German social organizations, including the Maennerchor. lie was pres- ident of the local Festival board of the Thirty-second Saengerfest, North American Singers' Union, held at [ndianapolis lime 17- 21, [908, one of the most successful in the 448 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAITIICAL RECORD histon ' E the organization. His fraternal as- sociations are with the Elks and the Masons; in the latter fraternity he has reached the highest degrees. In politics a Democrat he has always shown a lively interest in the success i f his party, In ah in national and local affairs. He has at various times served as city commis- sioner, school commissioner and as collector of customs, making a record not only for fealty to party, but for efficiency in the per- formance of his duties, and for the public in- tegrity which is, alas, so sadly wanting in these days. ( >n June 21, 1871, Mr. Kuhn was married to Miss Emma Ruschaupt, daughter of Ered- erick and Katherine (Bonn) Ruschaupt, and they have three children : Cora, Edna and George. Cora married Albert Goepper, and they have one daughter, Dorothy ; Edna is the wife of Dr. Paul Martin; and George is still at school. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn are members of the Lutheran Church, contribut- ing liberally to its support. The home of Mr. Kuhn and family is one of the beauti- ful residences of a city which has gained en- viable reputation for its palatial homes. This mansion he erected in 1902. at No. 602 North Capitol avenue. It is decorated with all that wealth and taste could suggest and is a model of modern comfort and convenience. WILLIAM LEE THOMPSON, M. D., a distinguished and leading physician of Morgan county, and a descendant of an old, honored and patriotic family which has figured in the early historical annals of Vir- ginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Indi- ana, was horn Nov. 20, 1866, in Howard county, Ind. He is a sun of James O. and Julie (Lee) Thompson, the former a native of Orange county, N. C, where the family had been located for several generations, Abel Thompson, the Doctor's great-grand- father, having lived there. His son, Jona- than Hadley Thompson, grandfather of Dr. Thompson, grew to manhood in North Caro- lina, moving with his family to Indiana in 1845. He became a prosperous farmer and merchant at Mooresville, where he died. His wife. Elizabeth (Latta), daughter of Jo- seph and Sarah (Chambers) Latta, was a member of a family celebrated in the East. James ( ). Thompson came to Indiana with his parents when eight years old, the trip beine made overland in a wasron. The family settled first on a farm in Howard county, later removing to Morgan county, where James 1 >. Thompson became engaged as a general merchant in Mooresville. There he passed the remainder of his life, dying in [902. Mr. Thompson was married in How- ard county, Ind., to Miss Julie Lee. daugh- ter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Lindh - Lee. the former a farmer and land owner in Howard county. Mr. Lee was born in \ irginia, and was a descendant of the famous Lee family of that State, being of the same stock as the Revolutionary general, "Light Horse Harry" Lee. and the Civil war general. Robert E. Lee. Mr. Thompson was a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., and his religious connection was with the M. E. Church. Dr. William Lee Thompson is the only surviving member of his parents' family. IK ^received his early education in the public schools, graduating from the high school at .Mooresville in 1885, after which he entered De Pauw University. There he took a pn - paratory course, with a view to entering medical college, matriculating at the Indiana Medical College in 1887. Upon graduating. in 1889, he located in Mooresville, where he has since been actively engaged in general practice. Dr. Thompson inherited from sturdy ancestors mental and physical quali- ties of a high order, and possessing a natural taste for medicine and surgery, it is but natural that he should have attained his pres- ent high position. While not a specialist. I has been remarkably successful as an ob- stetrician, in which line he has made an ex- cellent reputation. In all his work his analyti- cal brain and great sympathies have been the secret of his success. He has never spare.: himself in the prosecution of his professional duties, to which he has given his best re- sources and energy without stint. Realizing the disadvantages that the physician has u< strive against in a small town, the Doc! at a great expense erected a most modern building, located on South Indiana street, ad- joining the M. E. Church, in which he has a laboratory; a surgical department; an elec- trical department, containing apparatus for the treatment of all diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat; and a department devoted entirely to therapeutics. Here he keeps, at great expense, all the most approved modern remedies known to the profession, having an equipment not usualh found in a town the size, and one of great value to the com- ^3—5. [812, married Miranda White, in Fayette county, Ind.. and had three children, Helen M., and Mary Eliza- beth and Horace C. deceased; he died March 22, 1895, ail( l his widow July 8, 1902. After Mrs. Margaret (Alexander) Davis died Dulcina kept the home for her father for some time. .Mr. Davis eventually deeded eighty acres of his farm to Jasper X. ( the part including the brick house), who was crippled, and ten acres to Dulcina, keeping seventy for himself. In 1842 he married again, and settled in a log house on the farm, later moving to Henry county, Ind., there re- maining until he and his wife, by reason of their advanced years, could no longer wait on each other. She went to her relatives, and he to his son's at the old Fayette county home, and there he died in [858. In politics he was originally a Democrat, but in 1828 be- came a Whig, and a great personal friend of Oliver H. Smith. All of haul Davis's sons became Whigs except Wilburn and James, Wilburn and all his descendants being in- variably Democrats. In his younger days Mr. Davis was a Presbyterian, and a strict observer of the ordinance of family prayer, hut before he left South Carolina .he had abandoned the church because of the dis- graceful conduct of some of the members in high authority. He was always temperate in hi- habits, and after he reached the age of fifty years never used either whiskey or to- bacci '. (HI) Wilburn Davis, son of haul, was born in South Carolina. Jan. 30, 17117. was bri ught up on a farm, and became thoroughly familiar with all the duties connected with suc- cessful agriculture. < In March t, 1821, at the home of Alexander Dale, near Harrisburg, Fayette county, he married Nancy Dale. daughter of George and Hannah Dale, and one of the most enduring and sprightly of women, noted as the fleetest of foot of all her COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 45' associates. After Iter eldest son was grown she could easily outdistance him in a fool race. She died of malarial poisoning in 1855. To Wilburn and \anc\ (Dale) Davis were born the following children: William Alexander, born Jan. 8, [822, married Sarah Ann Kimble, and died in Sheridan, Hamilton county, in 1895, the father of a large family; Newton Jasper was born Nov. 23, [823; Dul- large family of children, and upon hit 1 the sare of the household ,11 the "i the father. At that time he was but four- teen years of age, but farmers' sons in pio neer days early learned to shoulder respon- sibility and to face bravely whatever duties came their way. In the spring of 1838 the family returned to the vicinity of Noblesv where the lad put out a en 1 1 1 if corn. Hie, born Jan. 1. [826, married Phineas next year he worked "for six" dollarTa month Gardner Pearson, and died m 1875. near 1„ 1840 he moved the family hack to V Sheridan; Cordelia, born in 1827, married township, and he spent four years in clearing 11 Boxley, and died in 1858, at Boxley, and cultivating the 1 Id farm' \t the end of End.; Albert Cole married Elizabeth Over- that time he returned to Noblesville and lease, and died in 1864, on his farm in Adams worked on what is now the County hip ; Hannibal died on his Adams town- Farm at eight dollars a month paying hi. ship farm Nov. 12, [855; Wilburn, Jr., died board in wet weather. That fall ,1844) he in infancy; and Henrietta died in Adams rented a farm two miles northeast of Nobles- township Nov. i.;, 1855. At the time of his v ille, on the White River, and to it brought marriage W'ilburn Davis owned a farm m Shelby county, Ind., on the hanks of the Blue River, and there he and his young bride went. They had nothing except a few sim- when he moved to Westfield and there, 1 partnership with John Davis, started a tan- nery, and in connection a large har- ness and saddle shop. This ' venture proved successful, hut the work was not con- his family. While he worked the farm, and from it procured most of the living, ready money was scarce, and it was necessary for him to get other work to do in order to'meet pie necessary articles, and that hrst year they suc h expenses as required actual money pay- planted and cultivated six acres with hoes. „ UMlt . ■„ August, 1846, he joined a surve'v- 1 his is now said to be one of the finest farms i ng corps at Peru and helped survey the In- m the Mate, hut Mr. Davis sold it in 1822, dianapolis S; Peru Railroad to Indianapolis .and returned to Fayette county. In March. n ow known as the Lake Erie & Western [825, they moved to Hamilton county, Ind., Railroad. He also assisted in the survey for and there settled on a farm he owned near the Indianapolis & Terre Haute Railroad to Noblesville. In April, [830, they moved to Terre Haute In r g 47 he rented the c Noblesville, where he engaged in the hotel Harrison farm, and operated it until 18; 1 business in the.building previously erected by 1 1 rge Shirts, and where the Hollenbach barber sin p now stands. He became quite popular as landlord of the best hostelry in many miles, hut in 1835 he moved to a section of land he owned in Adams township, near genial, so Mr. Davis", Tn 1855, purcha Sheridan. This was then all wild prairie land, but he made of it a fine farm. He was the firhio for many years, and there worked as a tailoress. She was a noble and excellent woman, proud and ambitious, and one of the neatest of housekeepers and best of home-makers. She died ( let. 25, [862, the mother of children as follows: Theodore Pearson; Harriet Luella, born May 22, 1856, married in February, 1S77, .Milton Hiott, and lives in Sheridan, Ind. : Wilburn B., born Feb. 23, 1858, lives near Seattle. Wash.; Austin, born April 3 (or 4 ?), i860, died when about three weeks old ; Jasper P., born Oct. 6, 1862, married in July, 1884, Margarel Pallum, and lives at the old home farm neat- Sheridan. On Sept. 10. 1863, Newton J. Da- vis married, for his second wife, .Mary J. Mc- Mindes, and of the five children of this mar- riage three died in infancy. The survivors are: Viola E., born in November, 1S71, is a school teacher, and lives with her mother and brother in Urbana, 111.; and Charles G., born in March, 1875, a graduate of the State University, and later a student in a university in Germany, is one of the in- structors in the University of Illinois at Champaign, 111. Newton J. Davis died on his farm near Sheridan June 9, [904. He was an able and honest man and good citizen, and he had the confidence and respect of all who knew him. His life had been the busy one of the pioneer looking to the advancement and development of the country, and he reared his family to useful ami honorable manhood and womanhood, worthy hearers of an honored name. (V) Theodore 1'earsou Davis, eldest son and child of Newton J., was born Jan. 5, [855, at Westfield, lnd., and his life up to the age of seventeen years was passed on the farm, attending the district schools and as- sisting his father. In 1872 he went to'Leb- anon, Ohio, and there for four months at- tended the National Normal School, prepar- ing himself to teach the home school. This he did for one year, and then went to No- blesville, where for a short time he attended Normal School. In September, [873, he be- came a teacher in the graded schools there, hut the profession of teaching was to the am- bitious youth onl) a means to an end. He had Ion- before determined that his life wi rk was to in- the practice of law, and he began his legal studies in the office of Moss & Trissel, continuing there under the able guid- ance of those successful old school prai titioners until 1875, when their partnership was dissolved. However, he continued with Mr. Moss, in the latter's new partnership as a member of the firm of Moss & Kane, until < October, ioj(>, when that firm dissolved, and he became a partner of Thomas J. Kane, un- der the firm name of Kane & Davis. Mr. Davis had been admitted to the Bar at the age of nineteen. From the beginning the new firm enjoyed a good practice, and they found it a rapidly growing one for sixteen years. In 1892 Air. Davis was elected judge of the Indiana Appellate court, and he held the office for a term of four years, discharg- ing his duties with dignity and impartiality. After his retirement from the Pencil he was actively engaged in practice at Noblesvilh and Indianapolis, maintaining his residence in the latter city from June t, 1901. After January 1, 1897, he was associated with Judgi Frank E. Gavin and the latter's son, James I.. Gavin, under the firm name of Gavin & Davis. They had offices in the Lemcke Block, Indianapolis. Judge Davis never swerved from the po- litical faith of his fathers, but was a Demo- crat of pronounced convictions. From the time he started out in the world for himself he was active in work for his party, and from the time he attained his majority he was al- most constantly in some office of public trust. At twenty-one he was chairman of the Demo- cratic County Central Committee, and alter- nate delegate to the Democratic National Convention; at twenty-four he was a dele- gate to the Democratic National Convention: and at thirty-five a candidate for Circuit Judge, and notwithstanding an adverse ma- jority of 1,500 was defeated by only 1S1 ; he- was elected Appellate Judge in 1892; for sev- eral years until lSnX was a member of the State Central Committee; and for three years was a sell, m,1 trustee. In ever) position he was faithful to his trust. As a Mason the Judge attained the thirty- second degree; in the I. < >. < ). F. he passed all the chairs including that of noble grand, and represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge of the State. He also belonged to the 1. I 1. R. Al. and K. of P. He was a member of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED iRD 453 the University Club, the Commercial Club, and the Indiana Democratic Club (in the latter of which he was a director), hi [902 lie- was elected president of the Indiana Bar Association, an office he capably administered for one and < ne half years. There wen- sev- eral thousand people who formerly lived in Hamilton county and who later lived in [n- dianapolis, and they formed an organization, holding annual reunions, and of this associa- ti n the Judge was president, as he also was of the association of the many descendants f Paul and Margaret (Alexander) Davis, now residing in the counties of Marion, Ham- ilton, Madison, Hancock, Grant and Fayette. In spite of the manifold duties of his pro- fessional and political connections, Judge I )a- vis did not overlook the material advance- ment of the commercial interests of his sec- tion, lint was found in the front in furthering such enterprises as would substantially aid in the progress and well-being of the commun- ity. He organized the Noblesville Gas and Improvement Company, the Noblesville Wa- ter and Light Company, and many other cor- porations. Although not a member of.aity religious denomination, he attended the I 'resbyterian Church. < In .March I, 1877, Judge Davis was united in marriage in Piqua, Ohio, with \nna F. Gray, who was born Dec. 5. [852, laughter of Jacob Chrisman and Catharine (Houser) Gray, and three children blessed this union: Helen, born July 23, 1879; Gray, born Ian. 11, i88t ; ami Paul, born Ian. 10. Gen. Jefferson I". Davis, a prominent sol dier and officer from the State of Indiana in tin- War of the Rebellion, was also a member of that branch of the Davis family that moved from the Carolinas, and is said to he a grand- 1 of ( leorge Davis, son of Ji hn Davis, and ei of haul. Alexander. The Alexander- of North and South Carolina have played an active part in some of the formative chapters of American history, and in each generation members have distinguished themselves in patriotic and honorable service for country or State. Six of the signers of the famous Mecklenburg Declaration of [ndependence, .May 20, 1775. were Alexanders, and when the original of that historic instrument was de- stroyed by tire in 1800. it was John McKnitt Alexander, secretary of the original conven- tion, who transcribed it anew from memory. I It i- stated that David Alexander, father of Margaret, wife of Paul Davis, was one of the signers, but his name does not appear as such in the history of Mecklenburg county.] The Alexanders came to America from Inland, and were 1 if So itch ( '1 ivenanter ani there. David and Margaret (Morrison) Al- exander, parents of Margaret, wife of haul Davis, were the parents of nine chili David, who married Jane Woods; I wdto married Martha Moore; Jane, who mar- ried John Moore; Ann. who married a Gocher; Catharine, who married Samuel Brown; Ellen, who married Archibald Reid; Elizabeth, who married Robert Woods; Ruth who married Joseph Archer; and .Margaret, born Jan. 31, 1767, wife of (II) haul Davis. The first Southern woman to enter the medical profession was Annie L. Alexander. of Mecklenburg Co., N. C, who graduated in Philadelphia in 1884. and has since been a successful practitioner. Nathaniel Alexander, a native of Meck- lenburg county, was a graduate of Princeton in 1776. He entered the Revolutionary army; served in the State Legislature in 1707 ; State Senate, 1801-2; and while holding a -eat in Congress in 1805. was civ sen by the Legislature Governor of the State, serving two years. He died at Charlotte Nov. S, [808, leaving no children. His wife was Margaret Polk, daughter of Col. Thomas hoik. Tilghman Alexander Howard, wdio was a prominent lawyer at Rockville, Parke 1 0., Ind., senior member of the firm of Howard & Wright (the latter afterward Governor of Indiana), and also at one time a partner of Governor Whitcomb, was Democratic candi- date for Governor in 1840. He was a de- scendant of the Alexander family, and a rel- ative of Margaret, wife of haul Davis. Dale. Mrs. Nancy (Dale) Davis, wife if (III ) Wilburn Davis, was horn in De her. 1802, daughter of Ge d Hannah Dale, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Maryland, who were married in the Old Dominion in 1775. The Dales were origi- nally from Scotland. In the first half of the Eighteenth century three Dale brothers emi- i from England, and upon reaching this country they separated, one going to New England, one to Virginia, and one 1 • the South. George Dale was a son of the om who located along the Potomac river in Vir- ginia. George lived in Westmoreland county. 454 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD that State, until 1786, when he moved to near 28, [837, the mother of two children: Phineas Craig's Station oi Versailles, Woodford Co., Gardner, born in [825; and Louisa, born in Ky.. and there exchanged feathers in a 1827, who married Newton Jasper Davis. feather bed for land at the rate of one pound After the death of the mother of these chil- of feathers for an acre of land. In 1S17 or dren, Henian Pearson was twice married, and 1818 he moved to Connersville, Fayette Co., had children by his second marriage. H< Ind.. and in 1821 to Noblesville, where he lied on his farm near Sheridan in [880. died in 1833. He was a soldier in the War Gardner. Benjamin Gardner, great- of the Revolution, and was present with great-grandfather of Judge Theodore P. Da- Washington at the surrender of Cornwallis vis. in maternal lines, was a native cf New at Yorktown. His wife, whose maiden name Vork, anil was a soldier in the Revolutionary was Hannah Dale, was no known relation, war. llis daughter Lottie married a Teller, They hecame the parents of the following 11 Brown county. Ohio, and her daughter children: Elizabeth, born Jan. 1. 1777: (ocabed married Heman Pearson. Mills Catesby, ( let. 3, 1778; Frankey, ( let. 3. 1780; Gardner, a lawyer of Washington, Ohio, George, March 9. 178.2; Hannah, hom Sept. a member cf the same family. The < iard- 14, 1783; Alexander. Feb. 3. 17811: Petty, iters were strong people with some peculiar March 15. 1788; Polly. April 21. [790; Jo- characteristics, punctual and exacting in their seph, April 3, I7<;2: John, June 7. 1794; engagements. There were several ministers Sylvan, Jan. 2J, i~')>>; Samuel, Jan. (>. [798; of the Gospel in the family. Rebecca, Nov. 8, 1800: and Nancy, Dec. 7, Gray. The Gray family to which Mrs. 1802. Anna F. (Gray) Davis, widow of Judge Theo- Pearson. Mrs. Louisa (Pearson) Davis, (lore P. Davis, belongs, is thought to 1. wife of Newton Jasper Davis and mother of been native of Ireland. It was planted m Judge Theodore P. Davis, came of New Eng- this country by Daniel Gray, who, emigrat- land stock, of English, Scotch and Irish de- ing from either England or Ireland, settled. scent. Her grandfather, Jonas Pearson, was in New Jersey. born in Massachusetts in 177'). His father Amos Gray, son of Daniel, moved to Ohio was an Englishman, and his mother a Scotch- about 1809. In 181 1 he married Sophia Chris- woman. In 1800, at Lowell, Mass.. Jonas man, and he died at Piqua, Ohio, in 1875. Pearson married Rhoda Underwood, who aged eighty-eight years. Jacob Chrisman, was born in Massachusetts, daughter of Asa grandfather of Sophia, was born May 5, [720 Underwood, an Irishman, and his wife, who ami died Jan. 22, 1785. His son, Jacob Chris- was of Scotch parentage. Soon after their man, Jr., was born in Pennsylvania, perhap marriage Mr. and Mrs. Pearson came West, in Berks county, Nov. 2. 1743. and had 1 settling in Brown county, ( Ihio. He was educational advantages. In his youth he the first dairyman who ever made cheese was a farmer and house carpenter. In early in the State of Ohio. The Pearsons and the life he married Mary B. Summers, and Grants (the family of which Gen. U. S. ('.rant shortly after they left Pennsylvania lor Guil- was a distinguished member) were long resi- ford county, X. C, where they lived until dents of the same neighborhood in Ohio. To 1794-5, when they moved to Bowman. In Jonas and Rhoda Pearson were horn chil- the meantime he had become a member oi dren as follows: Louisa; Heman, men- the Reformed Church, and on moving ' tioned below; Prudence; Sophia; Suel ; Sa- Bowman, he entered the ministry, (in Ma\ rah; Charles, who is living in Ohio, and 1. 171)8, on the call of six congregations in whose son, David \ ., was for many years an Bowman and in adjoining places, he was reg- attorney at Georgetown. Br< wn Co., < 'bio, ularlv ordained to the Gospel ministry by the while another son, Samuel, was a lawyer in Synod of the German Reformed Church of Kansas; Joseph; Maria; ( Irilla; and Jonas. \i rth America, during its regular meeting Heman .Pearson, son of Jonas, was born in Lancaster. Pa. In 1802 he made a tour on Brown county. Ohio, in 1803. and there in horseback to Ohio, and after traveling seven 1824 married Jocabed Teller, whose mother, hundred miles, arrived on Feb. 1st in that Lottie (Gardner) Teller, was a daughter of part of Warren count)-. Ohio, then generally Benjamin Gardner, i f New York. Mrs. known as the Clear (reck settlement. At the Pearson died in Hamilton county, Ind., Ian. end of five months, during which tim< In COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 455 preached in private houses, he returned to mina. Amptor and Femina dying when chil- Carolina, but at the end of one year again dren. Hilton I ". Brown is now general man- went to < >hio. ager of the Indianapolis News. Jacob Chrisman Gray, son of Amos and Demarches ( . Brown received his early Sophia (Chrisman) Gray, was bom Aug. 6, education in the public schools of his native 1812. and he became a carpenter and con- city, taking his preparatory and 1 tractor, lie was a zealous member of the at the North Western Christian I Baptist Church at Piqua, Ohio, and there from which institution he was gradual died in February, [881. On Dec. 25, [838, [879. The professor of Greek having died, he married Catharine Houser, who was born Mr. Brown became a tutor of Greek b March 30, [821, daughter of Jacob and Mary was graduated. He received his master's (Haney) Houser, the former born in North- degree in [880, a year alter graduatii 11 umberland, \ a., Nov. 17, 1796, a grandson of [882-83 he devoted himself to study at the Henry Houser 1 who emigrated to this conn- University of Tubingen, Germany, "and the try from Germany, and died Feb. 25, 1795), -British Museum; in 1883-84 he was in- and a son of Martin Houser (who was born structor in Greek and seen . the board in 1762). Jacob Houser and his wife lived of directors of Butler College, in 1884 in- many years at Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Catharine coming professor of Creek at that c (Houser) Cray died at Piqua, Ohio, in .May. with winch he retained his connection in tne [897. Of the children born to Jacob Chris- same capacity until called to his present man and Catharine 1 Houser) Cray, John II. duties in 1906. Meantime he had taken van- makes his home in Cincinnati. 1 Ihio ; William ous opportunities for stud) abroad — in Paris H. lives 111 Chicago; Anna F. married Theo- France, in the autumn of 1892; at the Ameri- dore P. Davis, of Noblesville and Indian- can School of Classical Studies, Athens, apolis. hid.; Sarah Margaret is the wife of Greece, in the winter of [892-93; at the Ber- Major R. D. Cramer, of .Memphis, Mo.; Mar- lin Museums in the summer of 1896; and in tha Alice is the wife of Dallas D. Sigler, of company with Mrs. Brown was engaged in Piqua, ( )hio. work at Munich, and the museums of Atl and Rome, in fall of 1897; in [899 they DEMARCHUS C. BR( IWN, the presenl worked together in the museums and libraries State Librarian of Indiana, is a scholar whose of Paris and London. Mr. Brown has pub- studies and researches have taken him into lished translations from Lucian (Bobbs-Mer- educational centers all over the world. As rill Company, 1896), and a translation of an authority on the Greek language and Freudenthal's "American Criminology," literature he is known throughout the State brought out in 1907 by the State Board of and he ranks among the best in the country. Charities. He belongs to various societies Mr. Brown was born June 24. 1857. in maintained in the interest of his special lines Indianapolis, son of Philip Brown and grand- of work and thought, having been a member son of Andrew Brown, of Butler county, of the American Philological Society since Ohio. Philip Brown passed most of his life 1893; of the American Archaeological Insti- in Butler count}, where he was born in 1800, tute since 1895 ; of the Classical Association moving to Indianapolis in 1852. He died in of the Middle West and South since its or- this city in 1864. He located in the north- ganization, in 1905; of the American Library eastern part of the city, on what is now Mas- Association; of the Indianapolis Literary sachusetts avenue, and followed the business Club (serving as president this year — [908); of lumber merchant. From him his son tin- of the Contemporary Club and the Athe- doubtedly inherited his studious tastes, for naeum, both of which Ik- ha- served as j resi- though a self-educated man Philip Brown was dent; and of the Indiana Historical Society. a persistent an 1 thoughtful reader, and the With all his professional labor- Mr. many scholarly works his library contained Brown has kept in personal touch with the an estimate of his intellectual calibre, practical side of progress a- well as the lie married Julia Troster, a lady from Kent- higher intellectual development, and since lingeu. in Wurtemberg, Germany, born in [893, when first app< G 1 [832, who survived him some years, dying in thews, he has been an . 1874. They bad a family of four children, State Board of Charities, ha\ 1 re- Amptor, Hilton C. Demarchus C. and I ■'■•- appointed by < 45 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was president of the State Conference of I harities for one year. In September. [906, Mr. Brown was osen State Librarian by the State Board of Education, and was re-elected the following April. Already the library is showing evi dences of his progressive administration, for he has made many improvements which in- crease its value and render its treasures more accessible. Tun departments have been en- larged since he took charge, the Legislative Reference department and the Indiana Ar- chives department. As a linguist and general scholar he is widely known and appreciated, particularly for his learning in his special field of study, in which, in the opinion of his associates, he has few equals. In March, 1881, Professor Brown mar- ried Miss S. Anna Rudy, of Paris. 111., who died in April, 1891. In 1897 lie married .Miss Jessie Lanier Christian, whose mother, Airs. Eliza Christian, was a daughter of Angelina (Logan) Williams, whose mother was a daughter of Col. Benjamin Harrison, of Vir- ginia. One s. ni. Philip C, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown in 1901. Professor Brown is a member of the Disciples Church. RICHARD V. DITMARS, one of the oldest business men of Franklin, Johnson county, and a representative merchant of his section of Indiana, is one of the early settlers of that city and a member of a family not only included among the pioneers of this State but also among the earliest in America. The emigrant ancestors of this branch of the Ditmars family came to these shores two hundred and seventy-one and more years ago. In the year 1636 a man of the name of Dit- mars purchased a farm on Long Island, com- prising 135 acres. In the year [886 fifty acres of this tract, which was still in the Dit- mars name as it had been for two hundred and fifty years, were sold out of the name by Adrian Yandeveer, a real estate broker of Flatbush, Long Island, to a prominent busi- ness man of ] '.roadway. New York City, for Si 25,000. This fifty-acre piece was included in the town corporation of Flatbush, a sub- urb of the city of Brooklyn, and on the day of the sale mentioned the old Ditmars home- Stead, which had been built one hundred and twenty-five years before, was still standing. The property was at once laid out in build- ing lots for sale. According to Hon. V. D. Ditmars. of Holmesville. Ohio, the name had its origin in the Duchy of Ditmarszen, Holland. There are families in this country who spell their name "Dittmar," but they hail from Ger- many and are no relation whatever to the Dit- mars family. Two sons of John Ditmars, of Flatbush, Long Island, settled in Xew Jersey in the year 1730. Their names were Dow Ditmars and Rem Ditmars. and from the latter the branch of the family in which we are inter- ested trace their lineage. Rem Ditmars died June 17, 1775., and his wife, Hellen, died 24, 1778. They were the parents of the fol- lowing named children: John, born Dee. 2~, 1741 ; Frederick, born Dec. 2j, 1742 I 1 . ried Phebe Dumont) ; Peter, born Feb. 23. 1744: Abraham, born July 2T,. 1747; Helena, born Sept. 16, 1749: Ioine, born Jan. 11, 1752; Dinah, born Feb. 16, 1754: Martha, born March 21, 1756 (married Garrett Vor- hes) ; Mariah, born Dec. 2, 1759 (married Peter Yorhes) : Catharine, born Nov. o. 1701 (married Jacobus Van Nuys) ; Phebe, born April 1. 1763 (married Ryneer Moore). [The Foregoing data were copied from the man- uscript of "Aunt" Moore in Xew Jersey.] Peter Ditmars, son of Rem. born Feb. 23, 1744, died Feb. 2^,. 1792. His wife, Margaret, died Nov. 27, 1781, the mother of the fol- lowing named children: Peter, born May 22. 1771; Sarah, born March 13. 1773 (died ( )ct. 1, 1776) ; Rem. born Aug. 28. 1774 1 died Sept. 5. 1774} : John, born Oct. 11. 1775 (died Sept. 22. 1776): John (2), born April 2^,, 1778; Abraham, born Jan. 24, T780 (died Jan. 17. 187(1) ; and Frederick, born Nov. 8. 1781 (died Dee. 10, 1781). The record- would indicate that the father of this family contracted a second marriage, and had chil- dren also by that union, as there is mention of three other children of Peter Ditmars. Cor- nelius, Garrett and Margaret, though no dates are given. [The foregoing record was copied from the McKissics manuscripts at Millstone. N. J.] Abraham Ditmars, son of Peter, married Cornelia Stryker, of New Jersey, who was born March 2. 1781. and died Dec. 19, 1843, on the farm now occupied by her grandson, W. D. Ditmars, of Holmesville, Ohio. To Abraham and Cornelia ( Stryker) Ditmars were born children as follows: Margaret Pummy, Sept. 3. 1801 ; Peter, Feb. 1. 1803; ^£)J^ a^^4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 457 Jane, June i. 1804 (died Sept. 3, 1805); "Isaac, Sept. 3, [806; Eliza, April 3, [808; Cornelius, Nov. n>. [809; John, Nov. 28, 1S11; Garrett, Sept. 13, 1814; Henry, Oct. 15, 1816; William, Nov. 3, 1818; Abraham, 3, [821. All of this familj wire born in Hunterdon enmity. N. J., and a number of their descendants are found in Ohio and In- diana. There are also families of this branch living in northern New York Slate, in central Michigan, at Eldon, Iowa, and at Cameron, Mo. A Mr. George F. Ditmars is Surro- gate at Canandaigua, N. Y. In Brooklyn there is Raymond Lee Ditmars. of the Zoo- logical Gardens, and his father. John V. II. ars, all more or less distantly related t<> the Ditmars of whom we write. From data at hand it is evident that those of the name been generally enterprising and su fill, active in the progress of the various com- munities with which they have been identified, and creditable citizens in every respect. Mr. W. 1 1. Ditmars, of Holmesville. < thin, pre- viously mentioned, has an old English 11ms- iat an ancestor carried in the war of the Revolution as a member of the army of New .. under Washington. It i- one of his most cherished possessions. Garrett Ditmars, father of 1\. V. Ditmars, of Franklin, Ind., was like his father, Peter Ditmars. a native of New Jersey, born about 1791. He grew to manhood there, and in an early day emigrated westward, moving from Millstone, X. I., to Warren county. Ohio, where he followed his life occupation, farm- ing. In about 1837 he moved again, this time fohnson county, Ind., where he bought land in Union township and settled with his family. He died on his farm there in [851, at the age of sixty. Garrett Ditmars ed Sarah Verbrvkc. like himself a native of New Jersey and of Holland-Dutch descent. Mir father, Capt. Cornelius Verbryke, was born in New Jersey, and was' a soldier in the lutionary war. serving as a captain at the battle of Trenton. He died in his native State when an old man. He was the father of a large family. Hi-- wife lived to the ad- vanced age of ninety-five. Mrs. Sarah (Ver- 1 Ditmars survived her husband, dying in 1S54. at the age of about sixty. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church during their later years, though they had originally identified with the Reformed Dutch faith. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren, six suns and six daughter-, five of this family still surviving, namely: Peter, who i- a resident of Franklin, Ind.; Cornelius 1... of lb pewell, JohllSi >n Ci nuilv ; Ji ihn I Franklin township, Johnson county; Richard \.: and Rebecca, widow of Orion Donnell, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard Y. Ditmars was born in [834, in Warren county, < ihio, and was two years old when brought to Indiana. I lis home has ever since been in Johnson county, where he has long been regarded as one of the most sub stantial and reliable citizens who have been identified with practically all of its history and modern development. During his youth and early manhood lie worked upon his father's farm, and he attended the 1< cal edu- caitonal institutions, first the log school house typical of the early days and later the acad- emy at Hopewell, where the advantages were good for the time. In 1861 he enlisted, at Franklin, in Company F, 7th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry, which went into camp at In- dianapolis, where the regiment was organized under Colonel 1 later General) Dumont and sent at once to western Virginia. There it went into camp at Elk river, and not lung after- ward participated in the battle of Greenbrier. Mr. Ditmars was subsequently in many skir- mishes, and when he had served eighteen months was injured at the battle of Port Re- public, having hi- left leg broken: there was a compound fracture of both bones, and be was given an honorable discharge. Returning home after his military experi- ence. Mr. Ditmars became a clerk in the dry- goods store of J. L. Jones, in the autumn of [863, continuing thus for three years, at the end of which period he commenced business on bis own account. He began modestly, but on a sound basis, and his advancement was rapid, for within a few years be bad an as- sured place among the most reliable mer- chants nf bis section, and in all the interven- ing years his standing has never suffered the slightest deterioration. Now he i- one of the leading merchants 1 f Franklin and one of the solid business men of the community in every respect. His establishment is not surpassed as a dry-goods and carpet house in the city, anil all the stock is complete and contains an unusually good assortment. The store is fully equipped with all modern appliances for the prompt and efficient discharge of the large business dailv transacted, and employment is given to a large force of people. M11 Dec. 2. 1873, Mr. Ditmars was mar- 458 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ried to Miss Alice Barnett. of Greenfield, Ind., only child of Dr. Robert E. and Eliza (Pierson) Barnett, and three children were born to this union. Jessie. Eugene and Lil- lian. Lillian, who lives at home, is the only survivor, Jessie having died at the age of three years and Eugene in infancy. The mother died in 1888, at the age of thirty-eight. She was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1893 Mr. Ditmars married Miss Mary Mather, of Indianapolis, daughter of Mrs. Anne Mather, and they reside at No. 50 West Madison street, where Mr. Ditmars has had a pleasant home since [873. In addition to this property he owns a tine farm of 283 acres just south of the city of Franklin. By his thrift, energy and excellent judg- ment in business matters Mr. Ditmars lias risen from the position of a clerk to the stand- ing of a wealthy and respected merchant, and he has not only advanced his own interests hut also those of his town, county and State. His public spirit has made him one of the nil 'St desirable and useful citizens of the re- gion, which in the long period of his resi- dence here he has seen develop from the primitive conditions of pioneer days to its present prosperous state. With his wife he belongs to the Presbyterian Church, in which he has been active and prominent. doing much for the advancement of Christianity anil benevolent movements in general, as well as aiding zealously in the welfare of his own church. His influence in religious circles, as in all other interests with which he is identi- fied, has always been directed toward the most praiseworthy ends, and his life has much to show in works that have been of benefit to his fellowmen. He has always taken particu- lar interest in the young men of his acquain- tance, and has proved a helpful friend t<> more than a few, giving them both counsel anil material aid in securing desired educa- tional advantages and a fair start in the w 1 'lid. Mr. Ditmars is a member of Wadsworth Post, • .. A. R., No. [27. In political senti- ment he is a Republican, almost invariably supporting the candidates of the party, to which he has given liberally of his time and sympathy since its organization. EDWARD I.< iDGE McKEE, of Indian- apolis, president of the Merchants Heat & Light Company, is one whose activities have not only brought him into prominence in the- business life of Indianapolis, but have 1 his name known throughout the West. He was formerly vice-president of the Indiana National J lank, of Indianapolis, and is -til! a director of this conservative institution. His record is characteristic of the stock which he springs, its members in every gen- eration giving evidence of mental and 1 strength, freedom of thought and a ' justice — qualities which conduce to useful citizenship and high character in any g 1 tion. The McKees are of Irish extraction, and on his mother's side Mr. McKee is de- scended from Kentucky and Indiana pioneers whose names are famous in the early annals of the Middle West. I be McKees were among the Scutch Covenanters who. driven from their native land by persecution because of their stanch allegiance to their religious principles, took refuge in Ireland. Sir Patrick .McKee. to whom the McKee family traces back, was early a resident of the Province of Ulster, having two thousand acres, a castle and a bawn in County Down. From this same region have emigrated many families whose names have become recognized among the bulwarks of early American history, the Grants, McClellans, Caiuerons, Stuarts, Polks, Todds, and others too numerous to mention, having aided loyally in laying the foundations of the Republic. James McKee. the grandfather of Edward Lodge McKee, was bom May 23, 1793, and his wife, whose maiden name was Agnes McMullan, was born Nov. 14. 1793, They were married Dec. 6. 1813, and hail children born as follows: James M.. Nov. 4. 1817; William II., Aug. 10. [819 (died Nov. _'4, [867); Robert S., Jan. S. [823; Eliza Ann. April _'<), 1824 (died April 20, 1N51 ) ; Mar- garet, Sept. 18, [825; Sophie, Aug. 3, 1828. The mother of this family died Oct. 5. 1837, the father, who survived her many years, parsing away in August, [863. Robert S. McKee was born in Tullvca County Down, and there passed his early life. His educational advantages, compared with modern facilities, were meager. Rut un- promising circumstances did not seem to hamper him. The spirit which dominated his life was early made manifest. When onl\ thirteen he pluekiK left the land of his birth In join bis brother William, who bad settled in Philadelphia. Crossing the ocean alone, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 459 the boy found his brother. Within a short time alter his arrival he had obtained em- ployment as clerk for a compan) engaged in transporting goods over the mountains be- tween Baltimore and Wheeling, and later the company established him as a clerk in their grocery store at Wheeling. In this connec- tion he gained an experience that gave him confidence to start in business for himself wink' still a young man. In 1847 ne floated down the < . >lii< > river on a flat-boat, and lo- cated at Madison, Ind., where in partner- ship with Josiah S. \\ ever he embarked in the wholesale grocery business under the firm name of Weyer & McKee. The business was subsequently conducted by R. S. McKee ec Co., and the house became well known all over the country, before the Civil war attain- ing such proportions that its trade amounted to a million dollars annually. As his capital increased he became interested in other lines, being prominently associated with the Na- tional Branch Rank at Madison, and with the Madison Fire and Marine Insurance Com- pany. In 1865, removing to Louisville, Ky., he there founded the wholesale grocery house of McKee. Cunningham & Co., who con- trolled a large patronage throughout the en- tire South. The business gained such pro- portions that Mr. McKee erected a large building for its use and extended its opera- tions in various ways. He became promi- nent in other connections in Louisville, being a member of the first board of directors of the Citizens National Rank, and was active in various enterprises that tended to promote the best material interests of the city. In 1872 Mr. McKee removed to Indian- apolis, where he met with a degree ol sui 1 ess that completely overshadowed his earlier achievements. ( trganizing the wholesale boot and shoe house of McKee & Branham, which later became incorporated under the name of the McKee Shoe Company, Mr. McKee was made the president and continued to serve as such until his death. It was largely as a result of his intelligent and effective manage- ment that the concern met with the success which made it notable. Under his capable guidance the company became foremost among the leading shoe houses of the country and held an important relation to the trade at large. Though he started life with no material advantages Mr. McKee demonstrated the fact that abilitx and strength of will are superior weapons to fighl the batik- of life. 1 lis mental faculties were clear, his mind active and receptive, and his intelligence la-en and broad. He became noted for his mental acquire- ments and remarkable information. I lis qualities as a leader were unquestioned, ami he became one of the foremost h 1 commercial and financial circles in Indian- apolis, where the last thirty years of his life "ere Spent. lie uas director of the Indiana National Bank, was the first secretan of the Belt railroad and Stock Yards Company, and during his later years he owned a amount of valuable realty in the city. All Ins investments were marked b) a judgmenl and foresight that testified to bis keen business ability. Of most positive character, he had a force of personality which well befitted his Scotch-Irish blood. He was noted for his integrity and for the honorable methods that characterized all his dealings — perhaps his most notable trait was his abhorrence of debt. Consistent in his adherence to the faith of his forefathers. Mr. McKee was long recognized as a leader in the First Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis, in which he served for many years as an elder. His death, which occurred at his home in this city June 10, 1903, re- moved from Indianapolis one wdto had M, and married Elizabeth Boone, born Feb. 5, 1733, daughter of Squire Boone ami Sarah (Morgan) Boone, and sister of Daniel Boone. Mr. and Mrs. Grant died June 22. 1804. and Feb. 25, 1814. respectively. Their children were as follows: .Mary, born Sept. 22, 1752, married Moses Mitchell; John, born Jan. 30. 1754. died Nov. 11, [825, married Mollie Mosby (he was a colonel); Israel, bom Dee. 14. 1750. died in October, 1796, married Susanna Bryan ; Sarah, born Jan. 25, 1750. died March 28. 1814, married John Sanders; William, horn Jan. 10, 1701, died Feb. 20, 18(4, married Sarah Mosby ; Samuel, born Nov. 23. 1702. died Aug. 13, 1789 (killed by Indians 1, married Lydia Craig; Squire Boone, horn Sept. 19, 1704, died June 10, 1833, married Susanna Hand; Elizabeth, horn Aug. 28, 17011. died Jan. 18. 1804, married John Mosb) ; Moses, born ( >ct. 3. 17O8. died Aug. 17, 178.) (killed by In- dian.-); Hannah, horn .March 30, 1771, died March 30, 1777; Rebecca Boone, bom June 4. 1774. died Dec. 7. [858, married John Lemi in. The father of this family, Capt. William Grant, was a man of good education for the time in which he flourished, had substantial standing a- an extensive land owner, and was a stanch patriot during the Revolution, be- ■■ 1 trusted member of the Committee of Safety in North Carolina. He also gave active service in that struggle. Later, in company with his intrepid brother-in-law. Daniel Boone, he was among those who de- fended the frontier, and he was one "\ the few who escaped with Boone at the battle of the Blue Lick in Kentucky, Major- Hugh McGary and Levi Todd being also among the survivors of that encounter. "The Story of Bryans Station," Kentucky, sets forth that it was founded by those North Carolinians, William Morgan. James and Joseph Bryan, William being the leading spirit. With them were William Grant, whose wife, like the win of William Bryan, was a sister of Daniel Boone. All the Bryans were elderly but stal- wart woodsmen at the time of their settle- ment in Kentucky, and each was blessed with a large family of children. As the children were nearly all grown they felt "prepared for straggling Indians at least, a- with dogs and flint lock rirles. pack horses and cows, they set out from the valley of the Yadkin." A; the battle of the Elkhorn William Grant was wounded, and his brother-in-law. William Bryan, was killed. In the record of William Grant's family previously given it will be noted that two of his m'iis, Samuel ami Moses, were killed by the Indians. They had come over to Indiana from Kentucky, with Colonel Johnson on an expedition to punish thieving Indians, and with others were ambushed, a number being killed, among them one of the Grants. The other brother went hack to look for him in company with a relative who volunteered to assist him, and they, too, were slain. Grant county. Ind., is named in their honor. William Grant lived to a good old age. and to the close of his life was respected as a superior character, a typical gentleman of the old school, dignified, honorable and worthy of the regard in which he was held. He left property and slaves. .Manx of his descend- ants still re-ide in Indiana and Kentucky. Edward Lodge McKee was horn in .Madi- son, Jefferson county, Ind., .March 13, 1856. There he commenced his education, which was continued in the public schools of Louis- ville, whither his father removed in [865. lie also attended the high school at Madi- son. When sixteen he decided that he was old enough to go into business and accord- ingly began work in a wholesale shoe house in Indianapolis. As he has been connected with the same line ever since the choice seems to have been happily made. lie has been em- ployed in every business capacity known to the shoe trade except that of traveling sales- man. Beginning as a clerk, he applied him- self so diligrnth that in 1870, he ventured COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 461 into the business on his own account, he and his brother, James K. McKee, founding the house of Jones, McKee & Co. In [896 thi business was merged into the corporation known as the McKee Shoe Company, of which Edward L. McKee was vice-president. The same year he accepted the office of vice- president of the Indiana National Bank, which he continued to hold until 1904, when he resigned. He is at present a director of the Union Trust Company, vice-president of the extensive dry-goods house of H. P. Was- Company, and president of the Atlanta Tinplate & Sheet Iron Company. His im- portant relation to the commercial activities of the city is well told by Mr. Volney T. Malott, of Indianapolis, himself distinguished as a financier, and who has been associated with both Edward L. McKee and his honored father : "Robert S. McKee was one of our best citizens, a man of sterling worth, possessed of the highest honor, a merchant of the old school, thoroughly and carefully trained, exact with himself and others in all busi- ness transactions. He took a large interest in civil affairs. lie was liberal in his contri- butions to his church and various charitable institution-. As a bank director in Madison, Ind., Louisville, Kv.. and Indianapolis, cover- ing a period of more than fifty years, he was always prompt and regular in attend- ance and was a valuable member of the board, his business training and large experience rendering him conservatively progressive and, together with his closely analytical mind, mak- ing him a valuable counsellor on any board. His son, Edward L. .McKee, president of the .Merchants Heat & Light Company, was care- fully trained by his father, and inheriting many of his qualities is a man of quick grasp and fertile resources. He has a pleasing per- sonality that has wen for him hosts of friends." Mr. McKee married Miss Grace Wasson, daughter of II. 1'. and Ada (Morris) Was- son, and has two children: Edward L.. Jr., generally known a> Teddy; and Hiram Was- son. Mrs. .McKee i- a member of the Meri- dian Street M. E. Church. Mr. McKee be- longing to the church of the family, the First Pre sbyterian. D \\ ID M. PARRY, of the Parry Manu- facturing Company, stands at the head of one of the most important industrial establish- ments located in Indianapolis. Hi- connec- tion with that business alone would entitle him to the position he occupies a- on, oi the foremost citizens of [ndianapolis. I'.ut he has other claim- to recognition — the higher claim- of the man who i- interested in the welfare of his city and hi- fellow citizens. Although lie i- not one of the older resi- dents of Indianapolis he i- one of the most public-spirited, and be has been identified with many project- fop the betterment of the cit) and the condition-, under which her peo l>le must live. In hi- investigations and work toward this end he ha- become deeply inter- ested in sociological problems, upon which subject he has written considerable, ami hi has al-o edited a work on sociology which has commanded wide attention. Mr. Parry represents the third generation of his family in America. The Parry s are of Welsh origin. Henry Parry, the grandfather of David M. Parry, being a native of Wales. He was a civil engineer by occupation, and followed same after coming to this country, building the first courthouse wesl of the Al- leghany mountains. lie settled at Pittsburg, Pa., where he died at an advanced age. Dur- ing the war of 1812 he had charge of the American cannon. He married a daughter of Gen. John Cadwallader, and twelve chil- dren were born to them. Gen. John Cadwallader was one of the most celebrated men of his day. He war- a general in the Revolution, serving on General Washington'- staff, laid out old Fort Du- Quesne, and had previously to the war been ac- tive in the agitation for American indepen- dence, has father. Dr. Thomas Cadwall presiding over the first "tea party" ever held in this country. It took place in a a house in Philadelphia, some time befon famous Boston tea party, ddie Cadwalla were of Welsh origin, and the family has always been famous for intellectual super iority. Dr. Thomas Cadwallader was a dis- tinguished physician and pathologist, and was an associate of Benjamin Franklin. He was a man of unusual scientific attainment-. and in company with Dr. Rush was one of the founder- of the University of Pennsyl- vania. Thoma- Parry, youngest child of || Parry, was bom in Pittsburg, Pa., and in 1853 came west to Indiana, making his home at first near Laurel, Franklin county. Th he moved mi rsville, where he live I I 1 '- CuMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD until near the close of his life, passing his last \ i ;n - in tndianapolis. 1 [e died in that city in [899, at the age of seventy- six years. He was a lifelong farmer. Thomas Parry married Lydia Maclean. like himself a native of Pittsburg, and to them were born four sons and one daugh- ter, namely: Edward, David M., Jennie (widow of O. P. Griffith). Thomas II. and St. Clair. After the father's death the mother made her home with her daughter in Indi- anapolis, where she died Dec. 12, 1903. Both parents were stanch members of the Presbyterian Church. .Matthew Maclean, the maternal grand- father of David M. Parry, was a native of Scotland, and on emigrating to America set- tled in Pittsburg, for about fifty years own- ing and editing the Pittsburg Gazette. He lived to an advanced age. His family con- sisted of four daughters and one son. David M. Parry was horn March 26, [852, near Pittsburg, and was a very young child when his parents moved to Indiana. Ik- was reared on a farm near Laurel, where he attended the district school, and when he was sixteen left the farm to take a position as clerk in a store at Laurel. He received the munificent salary of ten dollars a month, out of which he had to board himself. Later he clerked two years in a dry-goods store at Lawrenceburg, and for a few months clerked fi r his brother Edward, at Columbus City, Iowa, after which he found employment 111 New York City as a bookkeeper for the New- York Enamel Paint Company. This place he held for nearly a year, after which he clerked in the wholesale dry-goods store of Overholser & Keefer until 1873, that year returning to Connersville, hid., where he em- barked in the hardware business in company with his brother Edward, 011 capital furnished by their father. A few years later the father became financially involved, and to prevent hi- losing the farm the brothers sold their hardware store and turned the money back to the father. At this juncture David M. Parry, going to 1 incinnati, secured an engagement as travel- in- salesman for a hardware house, for three years covering eastern Indiana and western Ohio. Meantime he managed to savi enough to buy a hardware store in Rushville, Ind., where he established his home ami did business until [882, when he sold out. lie had made arrangements to go to South America early that year, to sell agricultural implements, hut his wife died, leaving him with two little children, and he abandoned the trip. His plans having been changed so radically, he invested a little money in a small carriage shop in Rushville, which he carried on for two years, at the end of that time moving to Indianapolis, where he has since been established. The immense concern of which he is now the head was begun in a very modest way. Mr. Parry rented a part of the old Woodburn Sarven Wheel Works, and began manufacturing ve- hicles and farm implements, meeting with success from the very start. He began with about forty people on his pay rolls, and the business has increased so phenomenally that he now gives employment to between 2,300 and 2,400. The factory is particularly noted for its light weight vehicles of all kinds, which are marketed all over the world. For several years Mr. Parry's brother Thomas was bookkeeper for the establishment, in which he had an interest from the beginning, and about 1891 his brother St. Clair entered the firm. In 1899 the eldest brother, Ed- ward, came into the business, which is now- conducted under the name of the Parry Manu- facturing Company. They have a number of large buildings, situated on Illinois, Henry and Eddy streets and Capitol avenue, the offices being on South Illinois street. Air. Parry was married Oct. 13, 1875. to .Miss Cora Harbottle, daughter of Thomas and Helen (Mcintosh) Harbottle, and to them were born two children, Helen and Cora. The former married Frank N. Fitz- gerald, of Indianapolis, and the latter is the wife of Warren D. < lakes, also of this city. Mrs. Cora Parry died in July, 1882, at the age of twenty-four years. She was a mem- ber of the Brooklyn Church over which Henry Ward Beecher presided so many years. < hi Oct. 3, 1883, Mr. Parry married Miss Hessie Maxwell, daughter of John M. and Isabel (Moffett) Maxwell, and to this union have been bom seven children: Lydia, Max- well. Addison, Isabel, Ruth, feanette and David. Mr. and Mrs. Parry are members of the First Baptist Church, of which he is a trustee. He is prominent in fraternal circles, having risen to the thirty-second degree in Masonry (Scottish Rite), and also belonging to the ( >dd Fellows and the Elks. His handsome home is at ( iolden 1 lill. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC( >RD 463 Mr. Parry's activities in the business world havi neans been confined to the Parry Manufacturing Company. He is president of thi Indiana Southern Railroad, and he is known among the business organiz; 1 1 it) . having served a term as | the Indianapolis Commercial Club and a term as president of the Board of Trade. As a large employer of labor he has 1 deeply interested in the vital issues be- tween capital and labor which have char- acterized recent popular movements, and he was the first man to make a stand against unjust demands and unlawful methods adopted b) some of the organized labor bodies, which he considered a direct violation of American principles. His high personal char- acter and well-known principles as well as his labors in behalf of the improvement of tions among the working classes, ab- Si Ived him from any charge of undue self st in the position he took, which was for justness to all concerned. He is well known in Indianapolis as an enthusiastic student of sociolog) and its problems. Mr. Parry wrote a valuable book on sociology entitled the "Scarlet Empire." In politics he is a Re- publican. CLINTON SHERMAN CUNNING- HAM, president of the First National Bank of Martinsville, and also well known in that vicinity as a prominent and substantial farmer and a successful and widely known breeder of shorthorn cattle, was born in Martinsville, July 30 [864. His parents, Norman T. and Lutitia 1 Sheppard ) Cunningham, were na- tives I Indiana, but James Cunningham, his paternal grandfather, was born in Kentucky and came as a pioneer to Morgan county, Ind.. buying a large tract of land in Wash- ington township. The northeastern part of 1 Martinsville is built on that land. The name of Cunningham has been promi- nently identified with the histor) and progress of Martinsville ever since James Cunning- ham's advent into Morgan count',-. He was not only a farmer, but also a leading merchant of his daw engaging among other things in ical industry of the times, pork packing. His product was sent down to New Orleans on flat-boats, his first boats being made at Martinsville. Mr. Cunningham owned a num- Earms. and ..11 one of them his son Mot- ' . platted the land to the north and the wn, and sold it in town lots. laying out wdiat is now East Martinsville or Cunningham's addition. James Cunningham died in Martinsville when advanced in years. lie was a man of generous, whole-souled dis position, energetic and reliable, and - for a number of years as a justice of the peace, lie was a captain in the Indiana militia. Pro- gressive and enterprising, he had wide inter- ests, but though he left a large propert) it was heavily incumbered at the time of his death, lie married lluldah Lisenby, and they are buried in the South I 'ark cemetery, Mar- tinsville. They had four sons and one" daugh- ter, namely: Norman T., Henry Harrison, Clinton P., Perry Jones and Sallie, the last named dying when about sixteen years old. From Noah J. Major and Aunt Tina Phelps has been gleaned the following infor- mation' concerning Thomas Cunningham, the father of James Cunningham. He and his wife came from Kentucky to Indiana among the early pioneers of Morgan county, settling in the vicinity of Martinsville. They were elderly people at the time, and they died and were buried at Martinsville. Thomas Cun- ningham was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Cunningham's maternal grandfather. Isaac D. Sheppard, was also an early settler in Morgan county, where he first engaged in farming, but later established a business in Martinsville for the manufacture of harness and saddles. His shop and factorv were on the present site of the First National Bank. He passed away at the age of seventy-nine years, a good Christian man of excellent moral character. He married a widow, Mrs. Thurzea ( I less 1 Tull. Norman T. Cunningham, the father of Clinton Sherman Cunningham, was born at Martinsville and was reared in Morgan coun- ty. 1 le engaged in merchandising and agri- culture, purchasing his father's farm in Wash- ington township, acquiring his father's large property, when it was put up at public sale after the death of James Cunningham. As previously stated, it was then heavily incum- bered, hut Norman T. Cunningham was as energetic as his father and a better manager, and he supplemented his natural executive ability by hard work, intelligent methods and far-sighted plans. Thus he became highly successful, clearing the property of all incum- brance, and himself leaving a large and valu- able estate. For thirty-three years he followed merchandising in Martinsville, in 1889 dis- continuing that line and devoting his attention 4'-'4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to his farm. As in mercantile life, so in agri- cultural matters, he acquired a high reputation for enterprise and intelligence. In addition to general agricultural pursuits he was engaged extensively as a slock raiser, dealer and ship- per. Though he had been a strong man physi- cally he died suddenly in Martinsville, in [895, aged sixty-two years. A man of good habits and correct business morals, he was known for his high character as well as strong intel- lect, and though he made a notable material success he found time to devote to the welfare of his fellowmen. His kindness to the poor was proverbial, and he was one of the fore- most citizens of Martinsville as a man of moral and intellectual worth. Rev. Mr. Demmett, who conducted his funeral services, spoke of his deep religions nature; he had been told by a close personal friend -of Mr. Cunningham that he never retired for the night without reading a chapter from the Bible and having prayer. His widow still survives, a member of the Methodist Church, where he was also a regular attendant. They had two children, Clinton Sherman and Tulie May. the latter dying at the age of twenty-six years. Martinsville has been the home of Clinton Sherman Cunningham all his life. He was educated in the local public schools, subse- quently taking a business course at Indian- apolis, and in his youth assisted his father in the store and on the farm. From boyhood he has been familiar with the cattle business. When his father started the herd of high- bred cattle he took a great interest in that line, and since succeeding to his father's estate has continued to give it great attention. He owns a number of imported cattle, bought at a high figure, and he has probably done as much as any one man toward raising the standard oi cattle in Morgan county, he ami his partner, ]ohn Welsh, having bred and raised the finest "shorthorn cattle in Indiana. They are now engaged in general farming and in feeding stock for the market. His mother, who lives with him and his daughter, owns a fine farm of 150 acres situated west of Martinsville, one of her husband's valuable properties, while Clinton Sherman Cunningham owns the hill north of town, and 390 acres in Washington township, south of Martinsville. On < ict. [2, [892, Mr. Cunningham mar- ried Miss flora P.. Hutchinson, daughter of Arthur and Julia I Craft ) 1 tutchinson, and one daughter, Tulie Mamie, was bom to this union. In .March, 1897, the young mother died, aged twenty-nine years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a beautiful Christian character. In politics Mr. Cunningham is idem; with tlie Republican party. He is a progres- sive farmer, up-to-date in his methods, and is justly regarded as one of the representative men of the community. Having inherited the business ability which characterized both his father and grandfather, as well as the high standards of commercial ethics which made their lives notable, he is a worthy suc- cessor of their name and fame as citizen- of the highest type. ( \PT. JOHN P. VERS WIRT, a veteran of the navy and the army, distinguished for bis services in the past to his country, and at present Commodore Commanding of the National Association of Naval Veterans of the I'nited States, was born on the waters of Evan's Creek, in Coshocton county, ( Ihio, on Jan. 30, 1835. He attended the common schools near Shanesville, Ohio, until about fourteen years of age, and subsequently re- ceived the military education of the United States navy. Later he became a ship owner, and his vessel, "The Sea Weed," was wreck- ed on the coast of Newfoundland, from which disaster he recovered a sum amounting to $70,000. After serving a cruise of five years on the United States sloop-of-war "Lancaster,'' the flagship of the Pacific Squadron, he was honorably discharged in 1862, and im- mediately enlisted in the military service and served during the war, first as a private in Company D, 7th Ohio Infantry; then as cap- tain in Company K, 117th Indiana; was hon- orably discharged, mustered out, and at once mustered in as first lieutenant of Company I, 91st Indiana, serving in the latter regi- ment until the close of the war of the Re- bellion. He was wounded by the concussion of a shell during the battle of Bentonville, N. ('.. March 10, 1865, the last battle of the Civil war. Captain Wirt's father was a Swiss Ba- varian, born in the vicinity of Bayreuth, the place of Oberammergau fame, and his moth 1 was of Scotch-Irish ancestry. But despite a genealogical history that reveals blood of th "bluest" Captain Wirt is American-bom and is proud to be called a true American, a "Buckeye" bv birth and a "Hoosier" b\ '/// 7SyAS^4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 4 6f adoption. To an extremely artistic tempera- ment he adds marked inventive genius, hav- ing especial ability in the- work of the Arts and Crafts. He has three distinct trades ai his command, and has achieved remarkable results with masterly skill. IK- was ship architect and builder, well versed in naval architecture, and employed in Cramp'- ship- yard, in Philadelphia. He was an expert n manufacturer, and put in the first woolen mill, of Jenk's make, erected in Wash- ington, Daviess canity. End.; he also put up the first 312-spindled mule, also of Jenk's make, which was put up in the State. He also put up a factory, at .Milan, Ind., for Hatch & King, the machinery being furnished by George Merritt, of Merritt & Coughlin, Furbush & Gage make. Captain Wirt is an artificer of metals and an adept in the cast- ing and forging of steel. Hie higher things of life have special significance for 1 aptain Wirt. He loves mu- sic, poetry and the drama, but Nature's own magnificent handiwork is the most beautiful work of art to him. He is an earnest advo- cate of the "simple life." As a lad, he was taught to regard Truth above all things. His w'-rd and his honor must never be questioned. When he gave hi- word, it must be kept at all hazards, though it involved the relinquish- ment of all that he held most dear. This was his childhood teaching, and that he early learned his lesson, ami knew it well, is il- lustrated by the following little anecdote of his early boyhood, which gives also his idea of a "trade." He never sought to give the ■ tiler fellow the "worst of it." When he was a little chap, at home, there lived at thi 1 ross Roads where he was bun;. i'ti the water- of Evan's Creek, an aged woman who was known to everybody as "Auntie Bixler." Little John often went to her house to amuse himself with looking over all her old curiosities, which to bis childish imagination were veritable treasures and works of art. Among the things which rilled his heart with the desir of possession there was a tiny iron mush-pot. with a lid. for which he had a craving that amounted to a complete obsession. lie wanted that mush- and he wanted it badly, and be told Auntie Bixler that be did. "Well. John." she .1111. "wb. you give me for it? What have you got that I want that you will give me for my beauti- ful 1 1?" 3° John thoughtfully deliberated. a cow," be finally said. And 50 he had. A cow that was his very own. and our lie some vva) did not quite like to think 3 anybody else owning. "Would you give me your cow. your old cow, for my mush-pot?'' asked . Bixler. 'A 1 5," slowl) returned John. "] w if 1 had to." "All right," -aid Auntie Bixl r. bring the cow over, and the mush-pot is yours." "I will." was the sturdy reply, and went the little fellow to eon; : part of the bargain. With great pride that nigh) he drove the cow over io the hi efully anticipating the possession of the musl which he obtained and triumphantly carried to show to mother and the assembled family. "Where did you get it?" he was asked. "Traded for it," was the laconic reply. "What did you haw to trade for that?" was the inquiry. "My cow." "What?" questioned they, with exclama- tions. "Yes. J gave old Brindle for it. and J took her over there and got the pot. just like 1 said 1 would." And he had done so, although he was greatly pleased and astonished afterward to find his beloved Brindle still a useful as well as an ornamental addition to the family. The little mush-pot remained a valued possession in the ('aptain'- I'annh many years after the demise of Auntie Bixler, whom he loved -o dearly as a bo\ . Brave and generous to a fault. Caj Wirt possesses the admiration of all who know him for his physical and moral ■ Indifference to danger, fearli peril, pluck and self-reliance have been at- tributes of his life from boyhood. When but twelve years old he had an experience which proved his heroic spiril - a trial which would have made many a matur flinch. Having promo visit his grandparents, hi to keep word, even though he \v< go alone and walk all the way I io to their little farm by b irdan's | the bank- of reek, in This feal he accomplished, and with lal lift.- 466 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD people going his way, barefooted, ragged, travel-stained and sore, he reached his desti nation only to find both his old grandparents verv sick in bed and entirely alone. The neighbors were few and Ear away, and the little grandson was obliged to depend en- tirely upon himself to furnish them with food, drink and such medicines as he knew anything about, and to give attention to their various wants. Both passed to the beyond with only this devoted little grandson near to attend them, and after the end came he hail to wait an entire day before the welcome voices of the neighbors broke the silence of the dead. The pluck and resolution here shown by this boy afterward resulted in the nerve and mettle of the man who went alone, since nobody else would go near, to a neigh- bor RATI\ E BK iGR M'lIM \1. RECl >RD 469 Ireland, settling in Bedford county, Pa., where he engaged in farming. There he mar- ried Margaret Schleich (pronounced "Slick"), a member of a prominent German famil) >rd county, and herself noted as a talented exhorter of the Methodist Church and possessed of poetical gifts. A woman preacher in that daj was much discussed and admired. Her facility of speech was inherited h\ her son, Captain Riley, who became dis- uished as a lawyer, and after settling in Hancock county, fnd., took his place among the prominent citizens of his day in that lo- cality, lie was noted for his bravery and ■iir\ as a soldier, and his success as a stump speaker made him widely known in n of the State, which he represented in the Legislature. Possessed of a tine mind and a rich sense of humor, he had personal attractions which gained him as much popu- larity as his legal abilities, and he commanded a large practice. I If him the late Gen. John Coburn once wrote (Jan. 10, [905): "1 him after he became a practicing law- yer in Hancock and neighboring eounties. lie was a good speaker, eloquent, argumenta- tive and witty, anil would entertain a crowd as a sunup speaker in central Indiana as well a.- any one. He served as a. representative from Hancock count) in the Legislature of Indiana. He was also State's Attorney for ircuit. 1 le was a good lawyer, of a kind. friendly disposition, and made man friends. II- was a brother >if Frank Riley, treasurer of .Marion count}-, ('apt. Reuben A. Riley was a soldier in the war of the R ( - hellion, first captain of the 8th lw\. Vol. In- fantry, in the three months' service, then re- enlisted and was made captain of I G, Indiana Cavalry Volunteers. He wa 'it man and, citizen and had very few if any enem 1 Captain Riley married Elizabeth Ma f a North Carolina famil. 1 ■ tlents. A member of this family, William .Marine, of Baltii ' nib Riley, won 1 published a volumi • Inspector at Bal Mr. Ril her had ambiti his :un eminence in hi I le a' 1 of hi- 1 until sixti en years old. and tl 1 "P thi of law. Rut the bi tales found nothing appealing in the pi oi Blackstone, and in characteristic vein he ran away. When discovered he was enter- taining a mixed crowd from a patent medi- cine and concert wagon, which had pa ed through the town, assisting in singing songs, doing character impersonations, and, in laet. general comedian work, incidental to lecturing on the curative propel ties Indian remedies. At the end oi the summer he was a long way from home and with no fur the return trip, hut he secured brush and paint and made his wa\ hack, paint- ing fence signs and advertisements, for which he had a gift that amounted to genius in its way. For a number of years he continui follow the bent of his own inclinations, tr; ing around the country, following various callings, and during that period gained quite a reputation as a sign painter, becoming a master hand at that trade. Naturally with his inborn Lwe for har- money and rhythm, and his keen appreciation of the life he saw daily about him, he drifted into journalism and kindred fields, revised and recast plays and songs, and was himself a strolling actor for a time, he fore he b to devote himself to serious literary en His first work as a journalist was done for a country paper, the Anderson DemOi and it was while engaged on this journal that he perpetrated the now famous hoax — the publication of his poem "Leonainie" as a hitherto unknown production of Edgar Allan Poe. Idle keen human insight shown in .Mr. Riley's work has found a place in human hearts everywhere. Rut his first reputation was won among the people of his native heath. His sympathetic observation of the "Hoosier" people, as revealed in verse and writings that appeared in the public p from time to time, soon began in attract fa- vorable notice, and he found his place in the public favor a., tin- most popular 1 of "Hoosier" days an that has yet sung tli.: soi f her typi.-al earl) ti .- ho have attained nob icquired his greatest renown in the faithful and vivid depiction of common scenes. extensive knowledge of tli and its people, h his familiarity with their dialect and idii 1I1 n virtues and their peculiarities. giv< word pictures a 1 r of indispul 4JO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD quality. Simple, direct and appealing, his verses have the touch of humanity which reaches the hearts of all. Mr. Riley began steadily contributing dia- lect verses to the press when about twenty- three years old. The spirit of the big- hearted, whole-souled, jolly boy, his gener- ous nature, and the social disposition which made him a good "mixer" and a general fa- vorite, shone out in his earlier productions, as they have in his more pretentious work. The lad who loved nature, who knew where the best "swimmin'-hole" was to be found, where the fish bit best, where the saplings grew tallest and straightest for fishin'-poles, where the most beautiful wild flowers were to he found, drew others back in memory to the treasured days of youth by his vivid pre- sentations of these rural charms. His themes have usually been homely ones, so lifelike in their graphic narration, so full of bis appreciation of their significance, that they ap- peal to the masses as well as the classes, and bis fame has spread all over the country, and beyond it wherever the English tongue is in common use. To quote from Senator Albert J. Beveridge, in a speech made at the Teach- ers' Meeting held in Mr. Riley's home city in 1905 : "Dearer to the universal man than soldier, statesman or scholar are the world's poets; for the poet interprets the soul of man to itself and makes immortal the wisdom of the common mind. After all, the source of all poetry is in the hearts of the people. In the consciousness of the masses is that in- telligence of the higher truths of the universe, of which this life is but a reflection ; and it is this intelligence, uttered in words of mu- sic, that constitutes real poetry. "So he who knows not the people nor loves them can not sing that song to which their very natures are attuned. The aristo- crat may make verses whose perfect art ren- ders them immortal like Horace, or state high truths in austere beauty like Arnold. But only the brother of the common man can tell what the common heart longs for and feels, and only he lives in the understanding and affection of the millions; only the man who is close to the earth and. therefore, close to the skies, knows the mysteries :m>\ of both: < inly he who is close to humanity is close to humanity's God." Air. Riley's two great characteristics, his talent as a po< her and hi as an impet , have won the praise 1 if two of the world's greatest actors, one 1 I France and one of England. Sir Henry Irving gave him a dinner during a visit to London, at which Coquelin, the great French actor, was also present. After hearing Alt'. Riley the actors declared that hi' |)iisv naturally what they had been years acquir- ing. They knew little of his earl) life and influences which shaped his character, thougl this fact takes nothing from their recognitio of his art. Air. Riley's high ideals of patriotism , religion, and his very inclination to expn himself in rhyme, may he traced to his fathers in both paternal and maternal lines. liis Ion- experience as a student, both of hit- man nature and of English poetical con- struction, has enriched his mind with idea and with a facility of expression most envi able. Air. Riley has always had grateful m ories of the late Simon Yandes of India apolis. Like most people, he had thought Air. Yandes, if at all, as a man devoted t money-getting, wholly devoid .if sentiment 1 sympathy, and he was more than surprisi one day when the noted capitalist accosted him in a restaurant to ask him if he was not the young man who had been writing certain verses which appeared from time to time in the papers. Without the least idea that the retiring, dignified business man took any in terest in poetry, it was Air. Riley's first im- pulse to respond with indifference. But Air. Yandes's serious remark. "There seems sot merit in your lines," aroused his inter. and he was further surprised to hud that Mr. Yandes had an amazing familiarity with tlie poets, ancient and modern. He particularly advised the young man to sludv Chaui Herrick and other masters, invited him over to his office, and encouraged him to such extent that Air. Riley has always attributed his highest success to this man's influence. Air. Yandes humorously told Air. Riley ; : lew knew of his taste for poetry, and were it generally known he would doubtless be imposed upon. Air. Riley has frequently commented upon the fact that at this ti so few people knew of the strict justice, hi nobility and purity of this modest, religious, kindly man; and it was not until he had gi a million dollars to colleges, churches charities, before his death and in his will. 1 the goodness and true disposition of 1 grand and lonel old man were appreciat. COMMK.MOR.VnVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 47' Mr. Riley first wrote under the pseu lonym "Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone," but his winks have long been published under his own name. Among his best known works arc "Neghborl) Poems," "Sketches in Prose and Occasional Verse," "Orphant Wnie." "The Old Swimmin' Hole," "Rhymes of Child- hood," "Afterwhiles," "Character Sketches, etc.," "Old-Fashioned Roses, etc.," "Pipes 0' Pan, etc.," "An Old Sweetheart of Mine," "Green Fields and Running Brooks," "Poems 1 [ere at I Come." In [902 Mr. Riley was honored with the degree of Master of Arts 1>\ Yale College, and in [904 he was given the degree of Doc- tor of Letters by the Universit) of Pennsyl- vania. On Die 28, [905, he received an un- usual compliment, from the Indiana State Teachers' Association, which held a sp session at Tomlinson Hall in his honor. The success of the meeting surpassed even the ex- pectations of the promoters. It was a tribute few living men can include among their ex- periences. The speakers of the occasion were such representative men of Indiana as Dr. Edwin 11. Hughes, Senator Beveridge, Mr. Charles R. Williams and Mr. Meredith Nicholson, besides Hon. Henry Watterson. Mr. Riley's response was characteristic, and followed, at the request of the teachers, with several readings from his works. He is highly gifted as a public reader, and has been much in demand in that capacity. His home 1- en the now famous Lockerbie street, in Indianapolis, with old friends. J< >SEPH M. WISH \kD. M. I)., late of Greenwood, was one of the oldest medical practitioners in Johnson county, and a lead- ing member of the profession in his section. He was born Jan. 1. [828, in White River township, Johnson Co., hid., son of John and Win- H. (( lliver) Wishard. The ancestral line of Dr. Wishard reaches on both sides of the family to Sent land, leaving which country his paternal ancestors lo ited '•land, where William Wishard. the Doc- paternal grandfather, was born. Com- ing thence to Pennsylvania, prior to the Rev- 1 ilutionary war. he fir I as one of the minute men. in 1776, an 1 part in the battle of the Brandywine. I 1 terward moved to Redstone Fort, nsville, Pa., and in [793 removed to Kentu ling in Nicholas county, ■■ he engaged in farming. His last days were spent 111 In- home in Kentucky, when reared a large family on extensive estate-. In early life he was a weaver, but in the I nited State- he became interested in agri- culture. On the maternal side Dr. Wishard was a grandson of John and Agnes [elsewhere tin- name is Martha) (Henderson) Oliver, who were also of Scotch ancesti >rs v\ ho came ti • this country from the North of Ireland. Thev moved to Pennsylvania from Kentucky with the Wishards, and Mrs. Oliver was the first white person buried in Nicholas county, Ken- tucky. The maternal great-grandfather of Dr. Wishard was Archibald ( (liver, born in Scot- land, also, who came to the United States and became a resident of Kentucky and one of the early di of her agricultural re- sources in the vicinity of Lexington. His family was large and many descendants have since honorably perpetuated the name. John Wishard, son of William, and father of Dr. Wishard, was horn in June. 1792, in Pennsylvania, and came from Kentucky to Indiana in 1825. In White River township, Johnson county, he bought ten acre- of land from Archie Glenn. This was situated on the line adjoining Marion county, where "Uncle" John Sutton resided until his death in 1908. Some time later he purchased an extensive tract containing 520 acre.-, which he set aboul improving. His family was reared princi- pally upon this farm. Mr. Wishard was .1 man of excellent business ability, of thrift} habits and industrious life. As a result, he was able to distribute S17.000. in government bonds, among his children. In advanced years he removed to Greenwood, and passed his last days in the home of his son-in-law, Dr. Noble, where he died Sept. 8, 1878, aged eighty-six years. ( In account of service dur- ing the Black Hawk war. in 1832, he was en- titled to the official name of "Colonel" Wish- ard. His wife passed away in 1849, at the age of fifty-seven years. She was a native of Lexington, Ky. She had been reared a Meth- odist, but when her husband united with the .tcrian Church she also accepted that religious belief. They were the parents large family, three of whom still survive, ly: 1 )r. William 1 1., of Indiana: Samuel K... a Presbyterian minister: and Margaret W the widow of Dr. Nob' 47- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Greenw 1. Martha, the widow of Robert Jennings, died in iyo2: and John < ).. a farmer at Danville. Ind., died in 1906. Dr. Wishard was a true son of Johnson county, having been born and reared within its pleasant boundaries, where he passed the major part of his life. His boyhood sped away on his father's farm, in White River township, and he was given every educational advantage afforded in the subscription scho.il,. Later he was sent to Wabash College and re- mained there for two years, becoming then a teacher for several terms. After his removal to Greenwood, in 1854, he began the stud\ of medicine, pursuing it with such success that he was graduated from the ( >hio Medical Col- lege, at Cincinnati, in [857. He commenced practice in Greenwood where he had formed all of the dearest tics of his life. Mis early medical education was supplemented by a post-graduate course in the Indiana Medical Collc^ < )n April 14, 1S52. Dr. Wishard was mar- ried (first) to .Miss Rachel Lyons, daughter of Robert R. and Jane (Van Arsdall) Lyons, the former of whom was a soldier in the war of 1812. Eight children were born to this union: Ella. Wilbur and Maggii are all un- married: Watson, who married Laura Alice Brunnemer, has two children: Hadley died at the age of three years: Jennie, who married May Harmon, now deceased, had five chil- dren; Joseph, wdio resided in Denver, Colo., died in February, 1908; and Arthur, who mar- ried Miss Kate Pierce, has four children. Charlotte, Wilbur. Fred and Donald. Mrs. Rachel Wishard died July 30. 1871, aged forty-five years. Her early religious training had been in the Methodist faith, but she later attached herself to the Presbyterian Church. ( in lune 2~, 1877. Dr. Wishard married ( see- on 1 1 Mrs. Vandalinia Louisa Elizabeth 1 reasy, widow of Lawrence Creasy, and daughter of John and Ellen (Smock") Short- Mrs. Wishard had been married twice previously. Her first husband, Richard I n a member of the 70th Ind. V. I. in the < nil was killed at tin- battle of Resaca. One ■as born to them, Charles A., who mar- ried Winnie Magee, ami with their one daugh- ter, Alice, they live near Eldorado, Okla. Mrs. Wishard's second marriage was to Law- 1 reasy and two daughters were bom to this union, Ollie and Bertha, the latter of whom married Samuel Van Nuys, and they 1 . with their son Leo. in Franklin. Dr. Wishard belonged to the Presbyterian < Lurch, of which his widow is also a member. In politics he always strongly supported the Republican party. During the Civil war he was attached to the 5th Indiana Cavalry, en- listing in 18G3, and was made surgeon of the regiment the next year, serving as such to the end of the war. Although exposed to main dangers in the skirmishes of the regiment, he participated in but one great battle, that at Resaca. Dr. Wishard was captured and taken first to the prison at .Macon, (la., later to Charleston, and was then exchanged and sent to Xew York. His service was with the army in East Tennessee. I )r. Wishard was the last survivor of the charter members of Green- wood Lodge, No. [98, I. < ». O. F., and he was a valued member of the Johnson County Med- ical Society. With interest he watched these organizations, as others, grow from feebleness to strength and importance, and he ably pro- moted their advancement as he did the best interests of the county in every respect. He- died May 31, 1905, widely lamented in the community, for he was greatly valued as a citizen and beloved as a man and friend, as well as in his capacity as an excellent and honored physician. Mrs. Wishard resides on West street in Greenwood. She is the last survivor of the charter members of Rebekah Lodge, Xo. 141. of Greenwood. Mrs. Wishard is descended from two old American families, the Shortridges and the Smocks. The Shortridges came from North Carolina to Wayne county, Ind., in an early day. George Shortridge, Mrs. Wishard's pa- ternal grandfather, moved from North Car- olina to Mercer county, Kv.. as a young man, ami there he married Miss Elizabeth Short- ridge. a distant relative. They came to Wayne county, Ind., and later to Marion county, set- tling just south of Southport on a farm, where both died. Mrs. Wishard's maternal grand- father, John 1'.. Smock, was raised in Mer- cer. KM'., where he married Jane 1'.. Brewer. They came to Johnson county in September, 1823. and he was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, front Johnson county. He and his wife pioneer Presbyterians of that section. The earlier Smocks were from Pennsylvania, whence they emigrated to Mercer county, Kentucky. LE( >POLD G. ROTHSCHILD has exem- plified in his brilliant career the fact that this is an age when force of character alone makes COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 473 for individual greatness. The accident of birth, or favoritism of those high in power, ants for little against talenl and effort. ilu possession of an analytical brain, intel- lecl to comprehend the things that count in their just proportions, pluck' thai refuses to be discouraged, patient industry that never tires, combined with an honesty of purp, se and a spirit of kindly helpfulness which mark the routine of his daih life, are some of the characteristics and virtues which have won ■niticm for Mr. Rothschild. This recog nition has taken substantial form in his ap- pointment to responsible positions. His hon - have come both as an acknowledgment of his personal worth and of his earnest and i ffective labors in behalf of the great party to which he has given such stanch allegiance throughout his mature years. His qualities of leadership and executive force have won high rank in the Republican party, which signally honored him in various ways. Horn ( let. 3. [871, in the city of Clifty, Decatur Co., 1ml., Mr. Rothschild is a son of inand and Fannie (Turkenkoph) Roths- child, the former a native of Metz, on the el, Germany, and the latter a member of an old and honored pioneer family of Penn- sylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild came out to Indiana in the late fifties. They had a fam- of four children: Urbin H. and Joseph I., both now prominent business men of In- dianapolis.; ( allie, the wife of [saac Bietman, also a well-known business man: and Leo- Id I i. Leopold < i. Rothschild completed his pre- ory education in the Connersville high !. and then took a course in the law 1 of the University of Michigan at \nn \rhor. graduating in 1891. Coming to Indi- olis in 1892 he took a suite of offices with Albert J. Beveridge, and engaged in the prac- of his profession, in which line alone he itta ■ 1 > : eminence unusual fi ir 1 ine 1 if his I'm it was inevitable thai a man of his activity si nfine himself to our field, .•.;'d within a few years he had attrai ted such in I Si i~ he was a p- 1 the Mate auditor, as chief of the Land, Bank and Building & Loan of tin In -liana Stale Auditor's office, at that time man- ad. 'litis responsibility was a ticiriarly for a young man. Si me 1 1 the duties invi lived may he gained from the sta'ti m< m that the -11111 exercised is m i\\ v< st< d in three heads. Nevertheless he carried on the work successfully, giving the highest satisfaction, and remained in that connection until io>;. in which year he was singled out for prefer- ence h\ \ttorne\ •-( icncral Charles \Y. Miller, who appointed Mr. Rothschild his assistant. lie was still very busy with the functions of this office when called to higher service by the National Chief Executive, on Feb. 10. [906, receiving appointment as surveyor of customs for the port of Indianapolis. On .March 15th of tne same year he was ap pointed, by the Secretary of the Treasury, 1o the honorary position of custodian of the United States courthouse and postoffice build- ing at Indianapolis. This latter office is filled without remuneration, but Mr. Rothschild has shown his appreciation of the honor by giv- ing his untiring attention to the service it in- volves in connection with his work as sur- veyor, and he is practically the "czar" of the Federal building. It is hardly necessary to state that the honors and position attained by Mr. Rothschild are unusual achievements for a man of his age. Upon his own merits, without any re- commendation hut a record of hud work and remarkable accomplishments in every respon- sibility, he has risen to an enviable standing. He was not long' in office before he demon- strated his ability as a manager, much to the pleasure and gratification of those who were instrumental in his appointment, ami he has never given his supporters any reason to re- gret their choice. It has been his aim to de vote his abilities to the public service with the same /eal he would display in the conduct of his private interests, regarding his 1 ffii e as a trust and not merely as a means of at- taining his own ends. Nevertheless his faith fulness ha- more than once proved a ping-stone to greater things, ami ii is safe io predict thai he is not by any means at the zenith of his career yet. 1 Ii- developmenl h so far been a continuous progress, which has given in i evidence of cessatii m. Air. Rothschild's activity in the Republi- can party has made him a well-known fig- ure in Stale politics, lie has served "U the city and countv campaign executivi o H as on the Stat. in 1904. and has given hi- lime to numerous minor activities. By his untiring support of die Republican cause he has deserved the high I in which he is universal! v held in the ng ranks of the party. Me has 1 ng 474 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD been a leading member of the Marion Club, a Republican club famous throughout Indi- ana, of which he was first vice-president from [893 to 1896, and president in 1896 and [897. During bis presidency he started the move- ment for buying- a permanent home for the club, which materialized before he went out of office. He also organized the .Marching Club of the Marion Club, which in [896, [898, 1900, 1904 and [906 was under his management, and he toured the State with that organization during the State campaigns of 1896 and 1900. He is also a prominent member of the Columbia, Northwestern and McKinley and Morton Clubs: is a Mason, affiliated with Capital City Lodge; and holds the high position of chancellor commander in the Knights of Pythias, be! nging to Ccm- mandcrv No. 56. Mr. Rothschild is famil- iarly known among his friends as "Baron" Rothschild. DR. PATRICK HENRY JAMESON, one of the prominent physicians and sur- geons of Indianapolis, who resides at No. 141 _» Broadway, has an office at No. _>i2 Newton Claypool Building, where he still, notwithstanding his advancing age. con- tinues in a limited practice among old patrons. He was born in Jefferson county, End., near Madison. April 18, 1824, son of Thomas and Sallie (Humphreys) Jameson, both of whom were natives of old Virginia. Thomas Jameson, Si., father of Thomas, and grandfather of Dr. Patrick Henry, was horn Nov. 7, 1733, in Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish parents, and became a tobacco planter in Virginia, being quite wealthy at one time. In the Revolutionary war he bore a gallant part, and was with Gen. Greene in 1781, during his southern campaign. He was in Gen. Morgan's brigade, and took a part in the battle of Guilford Court House, and the siege of Ninety-Six, about seventy-five miles northwest of Charleston, S. C. When Gen. Greene retreated from that point be- fore Rawdon, it is an interesting fact that his command covered no miles in three days. From Kentucky, Mr. Jameson removed into Indiana about 1810, where he died at the ad- vanced age of ninety-seven years, lie had two sons who fought with him in the cause of the Revolution, Samuel and John. His death occurred in Jefferson county, Ind., where he bad made his final home. He is remembered as a man of energy and force, and even after he had reached the agi of ninety-seven, he was quite active. lb lefl many descendants. Thomas Jameson, son of Thomas, and father of Dr. Patrick Henry, was a farmer and came west to Kentucky, where he a short time, but disliking slavery he came to Indiana territory, in 1810, locating first in Jefferson county, where he engaged, in farming, owning" a tract of voire three or hundred acres, which Ik- converted into what was one of the best farms in the township when he lived. There he died June 27. [843, when just past sixty years of age. His wife. Sallie Humphreys, who vvas a highly en- dowed woman, died in 1 84 1 . when she was fifty-six years of age. Though he had bun reared in the old Seceder's Faith, he and his wife early became members of the Christian (Disciples) Church, in which lie was an el- der. Mr. Jameson and his family were sin- cerely religious, and he was one of the pillars of his church in Southern Indiana, where his house was the home of the traveling preachers and their friends. For a short time he served as a soldier in the war of iSu. being stationed on the Indiana frontier. While still a boy he made the acquaintance of Henry Clay, and followed the lead of that distinguished statesman as long as he lived. To Thomas and Sallie ( Humphreys ) Jameson were born rive sons and three daughters, of whom Miss Lucy, now deceased, formerly lived with the Doctor; Patrick Henry is men- tioned below; James Monroe is in Indianapo- lis; Mary M. is the widow- of the late Berry R. Sulgrove (deceased in Montana), who long stood at the head of State Journalism, during the stormy period that ushered in the Civil war and for many year-- after, and who wrote a valuable historv of Marion county, Indiana. William Humphreys, father of Mrs. Sallie (Humphreys) Jameson, was born in Vir- ginia of English descent. For a long time he lived near Charlottesville, in Albemarle county, near the home of Thomas Jefferson, whose acquaintance he enjoyed and prized. A short time before his death Air. Humph- reys removed to a location seven miles south- east from Staunton, Augusta county, where he dii-d about 1800, when some fifty years old. He reared a family of four sun- and three daughters. Ills religions faith was of th Protestant Episcopal Church. Dr. Patrick H. Jameson, the subject COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 475 this narrative, was reared in Jefferson county, 1 ii< 1. , until he reached the age of nineteen wars. In 1X43 he came to [ndianapolis and this city lias since been his home. His early life was passed on the farm, and his educa- tion was very largely secured in the old- fashioned subscription schools. From [843 to 1847 he taught school in [ndianapolis, and displayed the hue qualities of an education that had been almost entirely secured by him with no other help than a quick and receptive mind. Before he was ten years old he finished Kirkham's English grammar, and without a teacher had acquired a knowledge of alge- bra, geometry, physics, botany, and various other branches. Zerah Colburn's Algebra, with all its problems, was mastered by him without a teacher before he was fifteen years old. Of marked ability as a student, when be came to Indianapolis, he was well equipped considering the times, for pedagogic work, having added to his other acquirements a limited knowledge of Greek and Lai in. While he was teaching Dr. Jameson began the study of medicine with the late Dr. John 11. Sanders, of Indianapolis. He attended a first course of medical lectures at the Uni- versity of Louisville. His medical studies were concluded in the Jefferson .Medical Col- lege at Philadelphia, from which institution he was graduated in March. 1849. Soon thereafter he returned to Indianapolis to form a partnership with his old preceptor, Dr. Sanders, a partnership which was broken a year later by the death of Dr. Sanders from cholera, April 4, 1850, on a Mississippi river steamboat, being at that time on his way from New Orleans. Dr. Jameson was alone in his professional life until 1X5N, when he became associated with the late Dr. Funkhouser, with whom he was iii partnership for sixteen years. Subse- quently Dr. Jameson was associated for a number of years with his nephew, J )r. Henry Jameson. Dr. Jameson was married June 20, [850, to Miss Mana Butler, daughter of ( >vid and lia 1 I ole 1 Butler. To this union were born four children: Mary. Anna Maria, Ovid Butler and Cordelia. 11) Mary mar- ried John M. Judah, now a retired lawyer and capitalist of Indianapolis, who was for ten years a loan agent for a syndicate of English lists, which had its headquai tei Memphis, Tenn. He his wife have much ol thi r time aim a I. They have son-. Harry Brandon, a lawyer in [ndianapo- lis; and Victor, a student in Harvard Uni- versity, i _■ 1 Anna Maria married Orville Peckham, of Chicago, now and for many the attorney for the < Chicago Firsl Na- tional Bank, .and the head oi a well 1 legal firm of that city., They have two children. Sallie Maria and John Judah. (3) Ovid Butler married Mis-- Mary B., daughter of Judge Tarkington, of [ndianapi lis, and sister of Booth Tarkington. They have two children, John T. and ( Ivid Donald. Air. Jameson 1- a prominenl member of the Indianapolis liar, and has a pleasant offic at the corner of Washington and Dela streets, in what is known as the Brandon Block. (4) Cordelia married Alberl Sloo Caldwell, a prominent and wealthy citizen of Memphis. I ,nn., and died in iSSS. Dr. Jameson and his wife celebrated fiftieth anniversary of their wedding, June 20, KJOO. They are members of the ( 'hi 1 - tian (Disciples) Church. He is a member of Center Lodge, F. & A. M., and is the olde I Mason in the lodge. Dr. Jameson is one of the two surviving charter members of the Stale Medical Society, organized in 1849. He has always been a very busy man, and among many of bi> pub- lished writings mav be .included "The Com- missioners' Annual Reports, for the Indiana Hospital for the Insane." from [861 to 1879, inclusive, and several similar report- for the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and the In stitute for the Blind, all of which were pub lished b\ the State. He also presented a pa per to the Indiana Medical Society on "Vera- trum Viride, in Typhoid and Puerperal Fe- vers," which was published in the proceedings of the society for [859. This wa- almost en- tirely republished in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences of that year. An address of his. on "Scientific Medicine- in its relation with Quackery," appeared in the In- diana Medical Journal in 1S71. From April". i86r, to March. [866, Dr. Jameson was surgeon in charge of the organized troops in the [ndianapolis Mili Post, and acted as assistant surgeon in the United States Army during the same pi From [861 to [869 he was physician for the Indiana Institute for the Deaf and D and from [869 to 187.) he wa- pn ever: boa tions of Indiana. The holding of tin sitii -II made him ; 470 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD that managed the affairs of the Hospital for the [nsane, the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, ami that for the Blind. Co this re- sponsible place he was twice re-elected by the Genera] Assembly for the term of four years. \s chairman of the committee on Re- vision of Ordinances in [865, Dr. Jameson made a complete revision of the cit) laws, which was then published in book form. From [865 to 1869 he was chairman of the finance Committee of the City Council, and under his guidance and by the aid of his as- sociates such levies were made and expendi- tures ordered as restored the depreciated credit of the city and cleared it oi a heav) debt b) the close of his term. In its session of 1872-73, the General Assembly made him a member of a provisional board to erect a hospital for insane women in connection with the Hospital for the Insane, having for his associates, Gov. Hendricks, and other dis- tinguished citizens of the State. The State appropriated $600,000 for this work, and it was put into the hands of Dr. Jameson as treasurer for the board. Under its direi the Indiana Central Hospital for the Insane was completed. Dr. [ameson has been for more than thirty years a director of Butler University, anil was the sole agen Y for the sale of its ex- tensive real estate holdings in Indianapolis, as well as for the erection of its line build- ings in Irvingtou. While president of its board he effected a union between the Uni- versity and the Indiana Medical College, which continued several years. Dr. Jameson is a business man. and has much to do with the affairs of the city and State, lie accepts the cardinal truths of the Bible, and its principles of life, lie believes in a good man and loves a good deed, but dislikes bigotry and cant. As a physician he is well versed in all branches of medicine. 1 practitioner he is conservative, pre- ferring established methods and agencies to those of doubtful utility. Me is deservedly popular, both in his profession and out of it. HON. J,( dl\ J. \V. BILLINGSLEY, is now living retired in the suburbs of Indianapolis, is a man who has exemplified in a singularly useful life the theory that every individual is lilted for son il achieve- Tlis work has been along lines par- ticularly helpful to this section of the country, having extended bevond the confines of his home State into Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and other states. As regards the theory and prac- tice of land drainage and up-to-date farming, lu- has probably few equals in this section. For a number of years before his retirement his efforts were devoted principally to two sub- jects of great importance in this region, drain- age and manufacture of drain tile, in connec- tion with which his name will ever occupy a place among the benefactors of agricultural in- terests of his day and generation. lie was "tie of the first to recognize the value of spreading scientific knowledge among farmers, and for fifteen years he has been one of the State speakers at the State Farmers' Institutes of Indiana and other states, where his common sense \iews and thorough practical knowledge have won the respectful attention of his hear- ers. Mr. Billingsley belongs to .a family which has been represented in America since pre- kcvolutionary days, and which has had useful citizens in every generation. They are of English origin, John Billingsley, the first an- cestor of John J. W. Billingsley in this coun- try of whom we have record, having been a descendant of one II. M. Billingsley. who at one time was Ford Mayor of London. His great-grandfather, John Billingsley, served in the war of the Revolution on the American side and suffered in the Patriot cause, his home having been twice burned by the enemy while he was away on duty. He lived in North Carolina, moved thence to Tennessee. and after but a short residence there moved to Kentucky, where the rest of his life was spent. I lis son. John, of Kentucky, was the father of Alexander I). Billingsley. Thus the Billingsleys have been represented among the pioneers of three great States, North Carolina, Kentucky and Indiana. Alexander 1 >. Billingsley was born in Ken- tucky, and there grew to manhood and was married, bringing his family thence to Indiana in 1834. He settled in a heavily timbered sec- tion, and cleared up a large farm in the north- ern part of Putnam count}", near Roachdale, and for many years was profitably engaged in stock farming. He passed the Last few years of his life in retirement in Indianapolis, dying there in January, [870, at the age of sixty- eight years, lie married I lizabeth McMur- rav, and to them were bom thrc us and three daughters. Mrs. Billingsley died in September, iS'tij. John J. \Y. Billingsley was born Sept. 18, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAI'l 1 [< AI. RECORD 477 iS^j. mar Bowling Green, Warren Co., Kv., and was in his second year when the family came to Indiana. He received his early edu- cation at the home schools in Putnam county, later attending Franklin College, at Franklin, Iiul. \fu-r finishing his course there he re turned home, where he was his father's assist- on the farm until his marriage, when he decided to start on his own account. Select- ing 400 acres of fertile land in Effingham county, 111., he moved there with his wife, and fur some years worked the farm, also dealing in live stock. In 1861, when the war ..nt. he -.1.1 the property. He was ready fei his services in defense of the Union, and after counselling with his two brothers they decided that he. having a family, should remain at home to take care of the family, and .if their father and mother, who were in- valids, and to carry on the business, his broth- ers volunteering to defend the Union. This he did faithfully for four years. His parents then moved to Indianapolis in order to re- ceive medical treatment. Our subject bought a [60-acre farm in the southwestern part of Marion "county, so that he could be nearer his parents and, give them the attention which he was ever ready t<> bestow upon them. Upon moving to Marion county. Ind., Mr. Billingsley settled in Decatur township, where he lived for several years. In 1870 he had be- interested in a trade journal called "The Northwestern Farmer," which name was later changed t.> "The Indiana Farmer," a publi- cation which today is to be found among the leading agricultural journals. In 1872 see- ing the possibilities of the journal, to whose success he could only contribute by giving of his time and active assistance, Mr. Billingsley sold his farm and with his family moved to Indianapolis. "The Indiana Farmer" soon -In. wed the efforts of bis personal atten- tion, and it was not long before the growth of the journal was visible. However, be sold his interest in 1873, and fur a time traded in real estate. But the publishing business he- around him again, and in [879 1 tablished "The Drainage and Farm Jour- nal," a paper devoted chiefly to the subject <>f drainage, with which Mr. Billingsley was very familiar. He bad given careful study to this problem, and with the assistance of his jour- nal, whose instructive columns soon made it a necessity to all interested, organized State Drainage associations in Ohio, Illinois, fowa, Michigan and Indiana. Mr. Billingsley, who is quite a forceful speaker, was always among the first speaker- on the program at tin- 1 ings nt' these associations. Meantime be had become interested in another line which he en/ed a- deserving of special attention, and following his conviction that a journal devoted to the interest of clay working woul ! he well received he founded in lSN_> what is --till known today as "The < laj Worker," a paper run on the same principles as "The Drainage and Farm Journal." Hi- interest in all these periodicals was continued for mam years and brought him into close rela- tions with farmers and clay workers through- out the wide territory covered by their e sive circulation. ( (wing to a sen. .us fall on bis head from a street car, which nearly resulted fatally. Mr. Billingsle) was advised by his physician t.. give up his office work', and in [902 he -.Id "The Drainage and Farm Journal," having prior to this sold "The Clay Worker," to bis son. Denton, and bis son-in-law, T. A. Ran- dall, who are now conducting it. under the name of T. A. Randall & Company. Mr. Billingsley, having been reared on a farm and having a taste for farm life and country air. bought a suburban home north of the city, where he has a comfortable house and nine acres of ground, and where be con- ducts a miniature farm, with a dairy business attached. No other pursuit has ever lessened his interest in agriculture, to which be i- as keenly devoted as in his mpre active years. The intelligent and enlightened services he has given to promothiLr the welfare of the fanner, lightening his labors, broadening bis interests, increasing his profits, raising bis work to the high standing it deserves in the economy of the nation, has won him a meas- ure of esteem and respect which would win admiration from the enterprising in any field of endeavor. He may well feel that be has had his part in the progress of the age — the highest ambition of every thinking man. Mr. Billingsley i- a Mason, and a stanch Republi- can, and though but a very young man a: time. 1854, he had the honor of presiding the first Republican convention held in - ren Illinois. In 1872-1874 be represented his county as the choice of bis party in the State Legislature, where he displayed ability a- a student of public needs ami a wise legisl in many important movements. I lis sole bition in accepting public office was to further the cause nearest his heart, and his eat 4 ;8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD efforts and sincerity won him many friends among his colleagues. Though now leading- a comparatively re- tired life, Mr. Billingslej has by no means relinquished all his activities, and he is still responsible for many instructive and interest- ing articles on his favorite topics appearing in the trade and other papers, to whose col- umns he has made many contributions. As previously stated he has devoted much of his time to the Farmers' Institute of the State, and for fifteen years has been among the speakers representing this educational work. His audience always looked forward to his speeches, which were invariably of an instruc- tive nature, drainage, soil conditions and dairy work receiving special attention. Having studied the minutest details of these subjects it was an easy matter for him to lecture intel- ligently and instructively on them. This work he is still engaged in, and taking as much in- terest as ever in preparing for it. ( )n Dec. 24. 1852, Mr. Billingsley was married to Elizabeth llymer, daughter of Jesse P. and Eliza (Gill) llymer, of Ken- tucky. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, as follows: Ada A. (wife of T. A. Randall), Denton F., Eva B. (Airs. Harry Rowley), James H., Xettie H. (wife of Dalton Stivers), Alexan- der I), and Judson W. Jesse P. Hymer, Mrs. Billingsley's father, was a native of Kentucky, of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. The name originally was 1'iek- elhymer. Mr. Hymer, who was a farmer, set- tled in the vicinity of Roachdale, Putnam county, in the early days, cleared a farm there, and cultivated it until his death, at the age of eighty-two. He and his wife had eleven children. Mr. and Mrs. Billingsley are mem- bers of the College Avenue Baptist Church, of which he has been a trustee for many '. 5. FRANKLIN McCRAY was born in ne township, Marion county, Ind., March 30, 1855. His ancestors came from Scotland early in the eighteenth century and settled in Xew Jersey, afterward removing to Pennsyl- vania, where Phinehas McCray was born about [756. lie was the son of Samuel McCray, who was prominent among the Patriots of the Revolution. Phinehas McCray married Jane Peters in Berks county, Pa., about the year 1779. She was closely related to Judge Richard Peters, an intimate friend of Hamilton and Washing- ton. Phinehas and Jane (Peters) Met ra\ lived a number of years in Berks county. Pa., and had a large family of children. About the year 1798 they moved to Butler county. Ohio, and thence to Fayette county, Ind., while the State was yet a Territory. Phinehas and Jane McCray died in Fayette county and were buried in the little cemetery at Conners- ville, Ind. Among their children were: Samuel McCray ; Moses McCray, wdio settled in Hancock county, Ind.; John McCray, at College Corner, Ohio; and Jemima (McCray) Casady, mother of the venerable Judge Phineas McCray Casady, of Des Moines, Iowa, who is still living, now in his ninety-first year. Samuel McCray, son of Phinehas and Jane (Peters) McCray, was the grandfather of Franklin McCray and was born in Berks county, Pa., in 178O. In January, 1810, he married, in Butler county, Ohio, Elizabeth Lu- cas, who was related to ex-Governor Lucas of Ohio. They moved to Fayette county im- mediately after their marriage, remaining there until 1833, when they moved to Marion count)', Ind., where they died, Samuel in 185O and Elizabeth in 18G4. All their children were horn in Fayette county, viz.: John McCray, who died in early life ; Aaron McCray ; George W. McCray; Richard L. McCray, who was a captain in an Iowa company under General Grant and was killed at Black River Bridge, in the siege of \ icksburg; Simeon McCra\ ; Jemima (McCray) Harding ; Sarah (Met ray) Royster ; Nancy (McCray) Martin; Mariah (McCray) Moffett; Elizabeth (McCray) Martindale and Susan (Met ray) McDaniel, of Hendricks county, Ind., the only two still liv- ing. The parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Lu- cas) Met 'ray, lie buried in the Little Eagle (reek Church yard, just west 1 f the limits of the city of Indianapolis. Aaron McCray, the father of Franklin Mc- Cray, was born in Fayette county, Ind., in October, 1820, and died in Marion count)' in < Ictober, 1882. He was a prominent farmer and stock raiser. He served as truster of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 479 Wavne township, and was siN years county lissioner of Marion county, I ml. It during his administration thai the Marion pooi ouse and court-house were built, and many iron bridges were constructed across White river and Fall creek, lie was a cot> ductor on the "underground railroad" and set- tled many fugitive colored pei pie on his farm. at his own expense he built a schoolhouse and employed .1 teacher for their children be they were permitted to enter the public Is of the country. Aaron McCray was married in 1845 t(l Caroline Bridgeford, liter of William and Polly (Wakeland) Bridgeford. William Bridgeford was born in Virginia. His parents were of English de- scent. He moved to Fayette county, Ind.. while the State was yet a Territory, and after- ward to Marion county, Ind.. where he died in [864, and was buried in the Bridgeford grave- yard north of Crown Hill. He was a man of sterling worth. The best index of his character is to be found in a number of wills executed by his neighbors, in which a request made that he be permitted to serve as executor without giving bond. He served as justice of the peace for many years. Mrs. Caroline (Bridgeford) McCray, mother of Franklin McCray, was horn in Fayette county. Ind., in [825, and died in Marion county, Ind., in [893. She was married to Aaron McCray in Marion county in 1845. Hers was a life of industry, patience and self-denial. There were ■ children born to her, eight of whom are -till living: Eliza 1 McCray) Jones, Mary 1. McCray) Thomas, Samuel McCray, Richard II. McCray, and William Bridgeford McCray, all now of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Franklin Mc- Cray, Lydia and I eatha (McCray) '1. of Marion county, Indiana. Franklin McCray has lived in Marion county, Ind.. all his life. He worked in the brickyard and at farming during' summer and 1 cordwo d to the city during winter, at- tending die county schools but a short time each winter. IK- went to Normal School at Val- paraiso, Ind.. and afterward attended o liege at Dennison University, in Ohio, for ;i year. taught school through the winter and read law through the summer and wa mitted to the Bar in [883, beginning the prac- i law in January, 1884. In 1885 he was nted by the board of count) commission- 11 r 1 E 'lie ci Hint) . 1 [e wa- iudi Ci nal court 1 f Mari< m county, Ind., in [894, when.- he served until [898. During his long term of office he es- tablished the system of suspending sent and placing juvenile offenders upon probation, which has since been crystalized into law and adopted by the Juvenile courts of the country. His administration was also noted for the rigid enforcement of the liquor laws. The "Nichol- son Bill." a stringent temperance measure, was passed by the Indiana Legislature in [895. This law was somewhat in advance of public sentiment, and the liquor interests assailed 11 with violence. Several "nisi prius" courts held it void, hut Judge McCray sustained the law in every particular and his opinion was afterward affirmed by the Supreme conn of the State. He resumed the practice of law in 1898, with offices in the Baldwin building, where he has a lucrative business and enjoys the respect of the Bench and Bar and the confidence of his clients. Mr. McCray has a fine private library, has read extensively and has given special atten- tion to the Revolutionary and Constitu- tional history of the country, and has pre- pared an interesting and instructive lec- ture on Alexander Hamilton and his contem- poraries. He has always been a Republican in politics, is a member of the Marion Club, and has canvassed the State several times under the auspices of the State committee. Mr. McCray has been married twice, in November, 1888, to Miss Clara Pugh. of Peru, Ind., who died fourteen months later. Four years afterward he married Miss Catherine Lampard, of Hendricks county, Ind. He has no children. Mr. and Mrs. McCray are members of the Central Christian Church. They have a modest and comfortable home at No. 211 East Twenty-third street. LYNDEN P. IK >LL< WELL, until lately the vice-president of the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Company, at No. not East Twenty- third street, Indianapolis, was horn in New- port (now Fountain City). Wayne Co., Ind., July 22, 1871, and is the only child of Amos K. and Adaline II. I Parker) Hollowell, both < t whom were horn in Indiana. James Hollowell, the grandfather of Lyn- den P., was born in Orange county. Ind., in |8_>T. and came of mingled Welsh and v descent. He was the father of ten children. and he passed away at about the age of sev- 48o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD enty-five wars. Joel Parker, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Hollowell, was born in North Carolina, but came to Indiana at a very earl) day, where he engaged in business as merchant in Newport for many years, and he died when about sixty-nine years old. lie \\a~- of English lineage and had a family of three children. Amos I\. Hollowell was reared in Orange county, hid., and became a clerk in a store in Paoli when lie readied early manhood. For about a year he was a traveling man for a Philadelphia dry goods house; and about 1865 came to Indianapolis, where he secured a po- sition in a wholesale hardware house. After a time he removed to Newport, where he had a grocery and dry goods store for some years, removing then to Richmond, becoming in- terested in the Nordyke & Marmon Company, extensive manufacturers of flouring mill ma- chinery. This prominent firm was removed after a few successful years of business at Richmond to Indianapolis, where it is still in operation. About iNc)(> Mr. Hollowell with- drew from the corporation and was made president of the Jenny Electric Light & Mo- tor Company, a position he held two years. Since that time he has been the president of the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Company, an enterprise with which he has been connected since its organization in 1892. Mrs. Adaline Hollowell died in April, 1900, at the age of forty-nine years. She and her husband were both Quakers, and he is still actively identi- fied with the Friends' Society, being a trus- tee of Earlham College. In politics he is a Republican, awake to the interests of the city, and anxious to help along all important en- terprises. Lyndon 1'. Hollowell lived in Wayne county until his parents removed to Indianap- olis, in 1X70, and that city was his home from the time he was five years old until his re- moval to Xew York ( ity, His education was 1 in the city schools and continued in the Military Academy of Orchard Lake, Mich., from which he was graduated in [891. Mr. Hollowell entered upon a business career as a member of the Indiana Lumber & Veneer < ompany, and became its vice-president, as noted in the opening paragraph of this article. This corporation is the largest manufacturing enterprise in the world in its line. The bus- iness extends from coast to coast, and much of the product is shipped abroad. ( Ine of the specialties of die firm is quarter-sawed vem et in-- tor pianos, furniture, cars, slii] is and ar- chitectural wood-work. Mr. Hollowell was married May 22, (896, to Miss Helen Shurtleff. a daughter of Wal- ler and Jeannette (Rich) Shurtleff. Mr. Ho! lowed has a birthright membership in th( Friends Church, while his wife belongs to the Christian Church. He is a Master Mason. and belongs to the Elks Society. In political matters he is a Republican, and belongs to the ( '.1 'lumhia Club. DAVID DONNAN, as an extensi builder and contractor of his day, built many of the early residences of Indianapolis. He was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, born March 8, 1S15. son of David and Margaret (Dunning) Donnan, of Glasgow, who came to America in 1817. settling on a farm in Richland county, < )hio. Mr. Donnan as a bo\ attended the common schools in Richland county, and later became an apprentice to a cabinetmaker in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He canu to Indianapolis in the middle thirties, and i< r some years continued to work at his trade. Rut he gradually widened his interests until he found himself established in business as a prosperous contractor and builder, in whicl line he met with well deserved success. How- ever, he passed away when comparatively a young man, in his fortieth year, his death tak- ing place Jan. 10, 1N55. Mr. Donnan was a Methodist in religious faith. Fraternally he belonged to Center Lodge. I. O. O. I*". Mr. Donnan was a man of strong intellect as well as a fine workman and able business man, am' he was a benevolent man in every sense of tin word. On April [8, 1X41, Mr. Donnan was mar- ried, in Indianapolis, to Barbara Pressel, wh< was born in Lancaster county. Fa., daughti 1 of Henry and Caroline Pressel, who wen married in Germany ami came to Pennsylva- nia about 1S0S. Mrs. Donnan survived her husband and passed away forty-five years later, on Aug. S. [900, having devoted her life to the rearing of her children. They were tin parents of six children, namely: Margaretta (Mrs. J. G. Pendergast), Caroline, Wallao (deceased), Theodore, Emma and Laura. Wallace Donnan (deceased), the eldest son, was for many years engaged in the tinning business in Indianapolis, and was a man of marked courage, integrity, industry and gen- iality of disposition. He is survived by a wif< and two children — Mrs. May \Y. Donnan am Margaret and 1 lusfh. <[Jcc^t£) ^2f c {rVt-riCc^i, COM Mi:M< 'NATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 481 GEORGE POGUE.' There has been con- siderable controversy among local historians as to who the first settler of Indianapolis was. The best historians ami histories credit George Pogue as being the first settler, and careful investigation would seem to substanti- ate this. The Pogues, Hacklemans, Tyners, Nobles, Saylors, were all related. George Pogue was evidently a descendant of Gen. Robert Pogue, of Revolutionary fame. Prior to 1814 he went from South Carolina to Ken- tucky, where he had relatives. In 1814 we find him living at the blockhouse of Major Conrad Saylor (who was a major in the war of 1812), who had moved to the vicinity of Brookville, Ind.,. about 1800. Conrad Saylor's wife was a descendant of one of the Hessian soldiers who were brought over by the King- to fight in the Revolution, and she was the aunt of Gen. Pleasanton Hackleman. Some time prior to all this George Pogue's eldest son, William, married Conrad Saylor's daugh- ter. They later moved to Rush county, lnd., and left many respected descendants. George Pogue was a man of herculean strength, and a typical pathfinder. More, he was a blacksmith and rirlemaker. In Brook- ville he formed the acquaintance of the two Conners, William and John, and in 1816 he re- moved to the trading post of Conner, near the present city of Connersville. In 1818 he moved into the city. In February, 1819, he started West, arriving at what is now Indianapolis March 2, i8iy. The high waters prevented his going further. He decided to locate. He lived in the covered wagon until he erected a cabin of roughly scored logs. About 1822 his horses strayed away. He was last seen by his family (his son Thomas) ten miles from Indianapolis, but was seen later in Fay- ette county, at Connersville and the old trad- ing post, where he had hoped his horses had returned. Finally he was seen on his way to Indianapolis, expecting to visit an Indian camp where he had heard his horses were. That was the last account of him. It is sus- pected that a treacherous, drunken Indian, Wyandotte John, who made his home in a hollow log near Indianapolis, killed Pogue; for Pogue was suspicious of him. and he it was who told Pogue he had seen the horse-, "'wearing iron shoes," among the Indi- ans. Mr. Pogue married in South Carolina Cassie Ann Payne, born about 1777, a native of the Xorth of Ireland, who came to this 3' country with some friends. Her eldest child was a girl, born about 170,8, and they had alt" gether about eighteen children. Two grand- daughters of George Pogue are living in Indi- anapolis — Mrs. Harrison, on Yandes street, and Miss Nancy Pogue, at Brightwood. HERMAN WEINBERGER, deceased. This highly respected business man, who was living in retirement at his home, No. 714 Union street, Indianapolis, Ind., at the time of his death, Dec. 14, 1905, was born in Ba- varia, Germany, Sept. 10, 1826. His parents, Christian Frederick and Mar- garet Magdalene (Rebesberger) Weinber- ger, were also natives of Germany, and had twelve children, of whom three are now liv- ing: Miss Fredericka Weinberger, of St. Helena. Cal. ; Sophia Magdalene, widow of Gustavus Wageman, of St. Helena, Cal; and Ernest of Los Angeles, same State. The father was a manufacturer of ornamental trimmings for soldiers' uniforms and church ornamentation, etc., which calling he followed all his life. He died in 1835 in Germany, aged forty-seven years, leaving a wife and nine children. His wife lived until 1868, and also died in Germany, aged sixty-nine year-. Both were Lutherans in their religious faith. The paternal grandfather of Herman Weinberger was a native of Austria, and in 1731 was driven out from Salzburg by the Catholic persecution, and with a colony settled in Bavaria, where he reared a family and died at the age of eighty-two years. He w-as a mechanic and belonged to the highest order oi the working class. The maternal grand- father was George Rebesberger, wdio was a native of Germany and a tailor by trade. He died in Germany aged seventy-two years. He had a family of three children by his first marriage and one by his second. He had a brother who came to America with the Hes- sians, but joined the Patriot army in the Revolutionary war, and drew a pension. Herman Weinberger received a good com- mon school education, and when thirteen years old began learning the cabinet-maker's trade, which he followed eighteen years. In 1848 he came to America, landed in New York City in May, and stayed there fifteen months, following his trade as a journeyman ; in the meantime he learned the English langua From New York he removed to Cincinnati. Ohio, in 1840. and followed his trade their until 1855, then coming to Indianapolis, where 4*. COMMEMORATTYE BIOGKAl'IlICAL RECORD sed the rest of his life. He here went •k for his brother, John C, in a con- nerj store and restaurant on Louisiana street, near the Union depot, and remained with liim until [868, when he bought him out. his brother going to California, where he died in [881. Herman Weinberger conducted the confectionery, restaurant and hotel busi- ness up to [891, when he retired, his son, Herman becoming his successor. Herman carried on the business for five years, when lie- died, and his brother, Edwin, became his suc- cessor, and conducted the business until [900, when the father sold the property. Aug. 28, [853, Herman Weinberger married Miss Anna Bomkessel, daughter ol John George and Eva (Weiss) Bomkessel, and they became parents of twelve children: Of these Charles died in infancy; Johanna died aged fifteen months; Anna married Wil- helm Wiegel, of Indianapolis, who died in [905, and they had four children, Cora (mar- ried' to Charles Cost, of Indianapolis), Ber- tha 1 married to J. E. Conway, of Indianapo- lis), Louis (at training school) and Helen (at school) ; Albert, who is single, was a jeweler and watchmaker; Kate and Sophia died in in- fancy; Herman died in 1894, aged twenty- eight years; Bertha died in [898 aged twenty- six years ; Mina died aged ten months ; Adolph and Rudolph also died in infancy; Edwin married Agnes Donahue, wdio died in 1905 1 they lived in Indianapolis, and had three children, Bertha, Herman and Edna). Mrs. Weinberger, the mother of these, died May 7, 1904. Mr. and .Mrs. Weinberger were Lutherans in faith. Mr. Weinberger belonged to Pen- talpha Lodge. No. 504. F. & A. M.; Indi- anapolis Chapiter. No. 5, R, A. M.; Indianapo- lis Council, No. _' ; and to Raper Commander). No. 1, K. T. He was also a thirty-third de- gree Mason, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Kite Masonry, Valley of Indianapolis, and was connected with Masonry for over fifty years. In politics Mr. Weinberger was always op- posed to slavery ; he was always identified with the Republican parly, and voted for Fre- mont for President. Mr. Weinberger owned a fine home at No. 714 Union street, where he passed the last years of his life. His estate was divided among the three surviving children, and Mrs. Wiegel was left in charge of the home, at No. 714 Union street. At present she resides at her new home. No. 3122 Central avenue. While Mr. Weinberger lived in Cincinnati he was foreman in the passenger car railroad shop of the finishing department in George Cake's and Davenport's shops. He had a natural talent for art and made many credit- able drawings. As a wood workman he was somewhat remarkable, being a superior de- signer. COL. ZEMRO A. SMITH, whose con- nection with the Indianapolis Journal covered a number of years, has established a reputation as a newspaper writer of the ability necessary for success in modern journalism. He was born in Weston. Maine. Aug. 26, 1837, si n of D. C. and Maria (Small) Smith, natives of the same State. Joseph O. Smith, the father of D. C, was horn in Maine, and came of English ancestry, the history of the family dating back to the early settlers of Standisb, Mass. Joseph < '. Smith was a physician. He died at about the age of eighty years. His family consisted of three si ns and oik- daughter. D. C. Smith, who was a farmer, died in Maine Jan. 31, 188 1 ; his wife died in March. 1864. They were Baptists. They were the parents of four sons and two daughters; I 1, Zemro A.; Joseph < >., of Skowhegan, Maine; Susan, wife of Frank C. Nickerson, of Monti- cello, Minn.; Neil D., of Portland, Maine; Clara L., the wife of Frank S. Roberts, of Portland, Maine: and George A., who was killed May 19, 1S64, at the battle of Spotts- vania Court House. Samuel C. Small, the maternal grandfather 1 if ( !i il. Zemri > A. Smith, w as a native of Maine, of English descent, and was a master ship builder, lie passed away at an advanced age, leaving a large family of children. Colonel Smith was reared in Maine, where he was given a common school education. He attended the Waterville College, graduating in [862. That year he enlisted in Company C. 1 St h Maine Volunteer Infantry, ami after- ward in the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. He entered the service as a private, was made- captain of Company C, and later, in turn, major, lieutenant-colonel, and brevet colonel, serving until the close of the war. This regi- ment sustained the heaviest loss of any in the army. Colonel Smith was wounded in the bat- tle of Spottsylvania, where his brother George was killed only an hour before. Colonel Smith was on leave of absence while recovering from his wound, and returned to his regiment in COMMEM< >RATI\ E BK (GRAPHICAL REG )RD 483 July. He was in the entire siege of Peters- participating in all the engagements of the 2d Army Corps, and was in many battles. li was his privilege to be in at the closing scenes of the great conflict and he was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered. He was mustered out at Bangor, .Maine. Sept. 19, [865. Following his return from the war nel Smith engaged in the newspaper ness at Ellsworth, .Maine, for a short time, and was in the same line at Skowhegan for about two years, when he was made: associate r of the Portland Press, being thus em- ployed for about six years. For eleven years he was with the Boston Journal, and in 1887 he went to Leavenworth, Kans., where he connected with the Times. In 1899 Coli nel Smith came to Indianapolis to take a position as editorial writer on the Journal. Hi- office is in Room (14, When building. ' olonel Smith was married Oct. 8, 1889, to .Miss Jane, daughter of William Steel. Airs. Smith is a member of the Plymouth Congre- gational Church. Their home is in the "Blachurne," mi .Meridian street. The Colonel has been commander of George H. Thomas Post, X". 17, < i. A. R., Department of Indi- ana, and he is also a prominent member of the 1 Legion, of which he served as National rder. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican, though the only time he was ever willing to take a public position was when a combination of circumstances led him to serve as alderman, in .Maine, lie was secre- tary of the Maine Republican committee for eight years when Air. Blaine was chairman. RICHAS< IN ALLEN YOKE (deceased), -if the pioneers of .Marion county, Ind., arrived here as early as the spring of [828, was a native of Lexington, Kentucky, where he was burn Oct. 11, 1808. .Mr. Yoke's first American ancestor came to this country from Germany hut a short time sub- sequent to the war iff the Revolutii n. Richason Allen Yoke came from Ken- tucky with his parents to Indiana when he was but a child, and lived at Bethel, where they settled, lie was one > is illustrated in the fact that be gave a building he had erected on his place to be used as a schoolhouse, and that when later, owing to the increasing number of settlers it was deemed best to remove the -eh. ml to a more central site, he gave the build- ing to be removed to the selected spot. Both be and his wife were long faithful and con- sistent members of the Methodist Church, in which both were earnest workers and liberal contributors. When be died be was past sixty year 5 old, and his widow passed away at the age of eighty-one. 4 g 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Yoke was a 'Whig in the early days HENRY STOLTE, whose residence in and then became a Republican. His two suns, the capital city of Indiana has extended over who served their country in the Civil war as a long term of years, and who has been promi- soldiers gallant and true, were the only ones nently identified with the business interests old enough to enter the service. John Yoke of the same, witnessing the development of was a member of the 3d Indiana Cavalry, in Indianapolis from the status of a mere village which he served three years, and his compara- to its present position as one of the most tively early death, in 1880, was hastened by attractive and prosperous cities of the Union, the effects of his army experience. He is is well deserving of recognition in a work of survived by a widow and three children. this kind. Prof. Nelson Yoke was born in the Ma- Mr. Stolte is one of the sterling citizens rion homestead, May 14, 1844, and there was whom the great German empire has con- spent his boyhood. On Aug. 8, 1862, he was tributed to the American republic, since he enrolled as "a member of Company G, 70th was born in the province of Westphalia, Prus- Ind. Y. I., Benjamin Harrison commanding, sia, Feb. 12, 1837, growing up under the He served in the Army of the Cumberland sturdy discipline of the farm and having the durin"- the war, being on the firing line most advantages afforded by the excellent schools of the time at the very front. No time was of his native place. He is a son of Henry passed by him in the hospital, and lie was and Elizabeth ( Honeur) Stolte, both of whom always ready for the duty of the hour. He were born and reared in Westphalia, where was in the At.lanta campaign, and fought in their marriage was solemnized and where the all the principal battles of that struggle. After former passed his entire life. He served Harrison was made a general, Professor Yoke seven years in the Franco-Prussian war, ac- was named as his orderly, and his services companying Napoleon's army on the long and were in demand until the return of peace, weary march to Moscow, going through that when he received an honorable discharge. historic campaign poorly clad and with the On his return home, in 1865, Professor most meagre supply of food ; during the win- Yoke resumed his farm york, and the fall of ter many of the soldiers were frozen to death. the same year entered Del'auw University Mr. Stolte, with many others, was taken a and was a student at that institution for two prisoner, being held in captivity about seven years. For a year he was a student at Butler months, during which time he was well cared College, and began teaching in 1869. From for. He was finally exchanged, after which that time until his death, which occurred Nov. he continued in active service until the close 27, 1905, he was continuously engaged in of the war, when he returned home, wasted educational pursuits. From 1871 his connec- in strength and vitality, so that two or three tion was with the Indianapolis schools, where years elapsed ere he regained his wonted he occupied the position of supervising princi- vigor. After his marriage he engaged in pal, and was recognized as a successful educa- farming, being energetic and industrious and tor and a public spirited citizen. A Republi- meeting with due success. He came of an can in politics, he served two terms in the city honored family and was a man of inflexible council. He belonged to George H. Chap- integrity, respected by all who knew him. man Post, No. 209, G. A. R., and in religion Both he and his wife were devoted members he was a member of the Fletcher Place of the Reformed Church. He died in 1850 Methodist Church. and his loss was deeply felt in the community. Prof. Nelson Yoke married Isabella Cath- for he had been helpful as a citizen, his advice erine Chambers, a native of Broadalbin, N. being sought by those who knew him, and he Y., who went with her parents to Grant was frequently called upon to arbitrate and county, Wis. At one time the Chambers settle minor difficulties among neighbors, who family was quite numerous, and its represen- placed implicit confidence in his judgment tatives were many in southwestern Wisconsin, and impartiality. His wife survived him and Mrs. Yoke died in June, 1881. Professor in 1854 came to Indianapolis, where she there- Yoke and his wife had three sons: Charles after was cared for with true filial devotion Richason, Nelson. |r., and Robert. The first by her children, her death here occurring in two were formerly residents of Did .Mexico, 1868. Of the children we enter brief record but both are now resident- of the United as follows: Elizabeth, who was married in States. her native land to II. Kruse, came to Indi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 48; anapolis, where slie died in 1S54 ; William is a resident of this city; Adolph resides in Fort Wayne on a farm; Henry is mentioned below; Christena is the wife of Rudolph Rogge, of Westphalia; and Sophia is the wife of Richart Bracking of Westphalia, The eldest son, William, was the first representative of the family in America, whither he came in 1850; Henry came in 1852, and two years later they were joined by their mother and the other members of the family. It is gratifying to note the fact that all have hem successful in their adopted home, having come to the Uni- ted States with hut limited means hut having gained prosperity through honorable and well directed effort. I pon his arrival in America Henry Stolte came t<> Indianapolis, where he was employed for the first season in a brick yard. He then became an apprentice in Huey*s chair factory and cabinet works, where he was employed three years, after which he was engaged for a number of years as clerk in a grocery. 1 le had been careful in conserving his resources, and after resigning his clerkship he engaged 111 farming on his own responsibility, devoting himself t>> this vocation until 1859, when he went to Colorado, where the gold excitement was then at its height. There he remained for a few months, at the expiration of which he returned to Indianapolis, where he was again engaged in clerking until 1870, wdien he again made a tour through the West, being absent about six months, two of which were passed in Montana, where his fortunes reached the lowest ebb. He then returned to Indianapolis and resumed clerking, at which he continued two years, at the expiration of which he engaged in business for himself, continuing thus for a period of seventeen years and gaining a high degree of success through his energy, close application and honorable dealings, thereby providing a com- petency for his declining years. In 1889 he retired from active business and, secure in the confidence and esteem of all who know him, he is now enjoying the rewards of his earnest toil and endeavor, having an attractive and commodious residence, which is pleasantly located at No. 616 Stevens street. He is a dis- tinctive type of the self-made man and so worthily has he achieved his success that none can begrudge him the same. Ever true to the duties of citizenship, he has been known as a progressive and public-spirited man and has given his political support to the Demo- cratic [>arty. though he has never sought offi- cial preferment. He has, however, served as inspector of elections and has been a delegate to various conventions "i his party, in whose cause he has ever maintained an active inter- est. He was reared in the Protestant faith and his religious views are in harmony with the tenets of the Reformed Church. He has become tin owner of valuable realty in Indi- anapolis, including lour dwelling houses and business property, while he also has charge of real estate owned by his wife, so that he finds ample demand upon his time and attention in looking after his interests, and is by no means idle, tlrough he has retired from the more ex- acting and arduous labors of his earlier life. In 1874 Mr. Stolte was united in marriage to Mrs. Minnie Jasper, widow of Frederick Jasper, both of whom were born in West- phalia, Prussia. The first marriage of Mrs. Stolte was solemnized in Indianapolis, where .Mr. fasper was a successful business man and where he died in 1872, leaving his wife and their six children well provided for. Mrs. Stolte is a daughter of William Showe, a rep- resentative of a sterling old family of West- phalia, and she and her brother were the first of the family to come to America, where they were joined by their father and the other members of the family two years later, the mother having died in her native land. They all settled in Indianapolis, where the father passed the residue of his life, finding a- good home with his daughter, Mrs. Stolte, during the last nine years and entering into eternal rest in 1889, at the age of eighty years, a devoted member of the Reformed Church. His children were as follows: William, Frederick, Jacob and Minnie (wife of Mr. Stolte). By her first marriage Mrs. Stolte had six children, and they received the most devoted paternal care and guidance from Mr. Stolte, and the mutual affection and regard could not have been more marked had he been indeed their father, and he has ever shown the deepest interest in their welfare, having had no children of his own. Of the children of Frederick and .Minnie Jasper we have the following record: Minnie is the wife of J. F. Reinecke, a coal dealer at Haughville, Ma- rion county; Lizzie, the wife of J. Howard, died in 1896 ; Frederick died at the age of thirty-nine years; Emma is the widow of Eu- gene Curren ; and William, formerly a sue- 4 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD cessful life-insurance agent of Indianapolis, is now working in a wholesale dry-goods house. TURNER B. HORN, deceased, was a well-known anil highly respected citizen of Indianapolis. When a small child, more than seventy years ago, he was brought by his par- ents to Indiana, and the family became pioneers of the Slate. II is father, John Horn, was horn in Virginia in 1702, the son of Philip Horn, of German ancestry. Philip Horn removed with his family from Virginia to Kentucky when John was a hoy of about ten years, and there lived the remainder of his life. His wife lived to the age of ninety- one years, and the longevity of her family was remarkable, her mother living to the age of 127 years and other members of the family to an extreme old age. John Horn grew to manhood in Kentucky. He enlisted in the war of 181 2 and fought under General Jackson in the battle of New Orleans. In 1813 he married Miss Margaret Bottom, and in 1831 with his wife and eight children, migrated from Kentucky to John- son county. Ind. A daughter was born to the parents after they reached their new home. The family settled on a farm of 160 acres, which Mr. Horn purchased. Remaining here a number of years he sold the property, and removed to Bartholomew county, where he died in 1850, his wife preceding him to the grave by some years. John Horn was an in- dustrious and esteemed citizen. His business through life was farming and milling. In politics he was a Whig and he and his wife were members of the Christian Church. Turner B. Horn was horn in Kentucky, Dec. 20, 1825. and was about six years of age when brought to Indiana by his parents. He was reared on the farm and at the age of seventeen years he began a three-years' ap- prenticeship at the carriagemaker's trade, at Columbus, Ind. At the completion of his apprenticeship, he followed his trade, and when the Civil war began he \»as engaged in business at Edinburg, Johnson ( o., Ind. He enlisted Dec. 1, 1863. in Co. L, 10th Indiana Cavalry, serving in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi under Gen. Thomas, and partici- pating in many important battles. Kngaging lien, honest at Pulaski, Tcnn., the Tenth followed Gen. Wood to Decatur, Ala., en- gaged Gen. Wheeler at Athens, Ala., Gen. Hood's army at Franklin and participated in the famous battle of Nashville. He was se- verely injured while under fire. While the I nion forces were pursuing the Confederates, after the battle of Nashville his horse was struck and instantly killed and in falling fell upon Mr. Horn, breaking his hip and maiming him for life. He was honorably discharged from service Aug. 30, 1865, at Indianapolis. Mr. Horn returned to his trade, working at Columbus and Jeffersonville. He was, at the latter city, inspector of the United States Depot for several years. He removed to Indianapolis about 1882. Later he engage, in the grocery business at Louisville, Ky., but his property there was destroyed by a cyclone. Returning to Indianapolis he there worked at his trade as much as he was able, until his death ( )ct. 9. 1904. On Jan. 9, 1846, Mr. Horn married Mary V ayland, daughter of Joseph Wayland, and to them were born ten children, seven son- and three daughters. The wife and mother. who also represents a well known pioneei family of Indiana, was no less a patriot dur- ing the Civil war than her husband who was fighting at the front. Left at home with eight small children to care for, she, like many another brave wife and mother, strug- gled hard and faithfully for their support. Mr. Horn- was a member of Anderson Post. G. A. R. Mr. Horn, as is his wife, was held in high esteem by his many friends. Their lives were severely tried in the strug- gles and privations of the old pioneer days, hut their characters developed strongly under adverse circumstances. He was a typical representative of that strong fiber in American life, which has constructed this nation's great ness and won for it the respect of the entire \vi irld. FRED HERGT. There is no one countn that has contributed to the complex composi- tion of our American social fabric an element of more sterling worth or of greater value in fostering and supporting our national institu- tions than has Germany. That great empire has given us men of sturdy integrity, in- domitable perseverance, high intelligence and much business acumen, the result being the incorporation of a firm ami strength-giving fiber through warp and woof. A man win may well look with pride upon his German lineage and upon his personal accomplishments as a citizen and business man is Fred Ilergt. who has been long and prominently identified O iMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 487 with industrial activities in the citj of Indi- anapolis, attaining a success worthy the name and ever holding the unqualified confidence and esteem of his fellow men. Mr. Hergt is a native of Weimar, Pro\ of Saxony, Germany, where he was burn Dec. 5, 1842, a son of Anthony and Anna (Con- rumpf) Hergt. Both the parents were like- wise born in that Province, where their mar- was solemnized and where they reared their children. They were people of utmost integrity of character and made their lives count for good in all relations. Both the Con- rumpf and Hergt families were influential and prominent in the social and business af- fairs of the Province of Saxony for many generations. Morris Conrumpf, the grand- father of Fred Hergt. was a successful farmer in that section of the empire. Anthony Hergt was a stone mason by trade, and became one of the leading con- tractors and builders of Weimar. He com- pleted a number of government contracts in his line and was concerned in the erection of many important buildings. A man of marked business ability, in addition to operations in the line noted he also conducted a successful meat-market for a number of years. As a young man he served in the German army, in harmony with the wise regulation> .if the gov- ernment. He died in his native Province in 1849, at the age of fifty-three years, respected by all who knew him, and he was survived by his wife, who passed away in 1862, at the age of sixty-four years. Both were devoted members of the Presbyterian Church. ( )f their children we enter the following brief record: Dorothea, who became the wife of Christian .Michael, still resides in Germany; Renatte is the wife of Gottlieb Mangold ; Mary is the wife of Adolf Hollenstein; Teresa is the wife of William Hampf ; Theodore still retains his residence in German) ; Christena is the wife of Theodore Doepfer; Carl is a well known stone mason and contractor of Syra- cuse, Xew York: Paulina is the wife of Karl Callenback and still re-ides in Germany; Mar- tha is the wife of George Eckert, a successful farmer of Germany; and Fred is mentioned below. Fred Hergt was but six years of age af the time of his father's death, but he was reared with the most solicitous and kindly care by his widowed mother, who gave him 1 1 best possible educational advantages in the excellent schools of his native place, while by precept and example she trained all of her children to become honorable and useful bers mi" society. At the age of fourtei 1; years, in preparation for the personal responsibilities "i life. Mr. Hergt entered upon an apprentice- ship at the butcher's trade, devoting his atten- tion to the same until he had complel service of three years ami had become thor- oughly skilled in his chosen vocation, completing his trade he continued to work at the same in his native Province for about "lie year, at the expiration of which, believing that America offered superior opportunities to the young man dependent upon his own exertions, he severed the ties that bound him to home and native land and in [860 emi- grated to the United Slates, landing in New York, whence he forthwith made his way di- rect to Indianapolis, which has thus keen his home and the scene of his well directed efforts for a period of more than forty years, lake the average young man who thus en tgrated 10 iii the Fatherland, Mr. Hergt had Inn little financial reinforcement, but he was well equipped for the battle of life, being of strong physique and animated by a spirit of indexible integrity, industry and indomitable persever- ance — the most salient characteristics of the true German type. Soon after his arrival in Indianapolis he found employmeol as a jour- neyman in a local butcher shop, and he con- tinued in the service of others until [865, when he gave inception to his independent business career b) opening a market of his own. Two later his marriage was solemnized and he then established both his home and place of business on East Washington street, where he continued to conduct a successful business until 187(1. when he purchased an eli| located lot. at No. 444 East Washii street, and there erected a substantial brick building to which he removed his market. and this building he still owns. Later his financial resources justified, he purchased vacant lots at a point farther east mi the same street and there erected a commodious and attractive two-story residence, where the family have since maintained their hi 1024 East Washington street. Ik three st,,ivs at the corner of the same block. and these he rents. He ha- also accumulated other local real estate of distinctive value, in- cluding desirable residence properties, and ut list is one of ii" inconsiderable im- pi rtance, while his holdings repn just rewards of his thrift, enterprise and unremit- 438 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ting application, his success being the natural outcome of honest dealing and well directed effort. He has achieved independence and prosperity in such a way as to gain the esteem and good will of all with whom he has come in contact in the various relations of life, being well deserving of the proud American title of self-made man. During the long years of his residence in Indiana's capital city he has shown himself to be progressive and public- spirited and has ever contributed in due meas- ure to the advancement of all causes which conserve the general welfare and contribute to the material advancement of the city. His keen business sagacity and untiring energy have been the factors in his success and he is known and honored as one of the representa- tive citizens of Indianapolis, being particularly worthy of consideration in a compilation of this nature. In 1893, after years of assidu- ous and unremitting toil and endeavor, Mr. Hergt retired from active business and is now enjoying the fruits of his labors, having well earned the solace of peace and independence which should attend the later years of every well spent life. Though not in active business Mr. Hergt is by no means content to be idle, and in the supervision of his various real-es- tate and other interests he finds ample demand upon his time and attention. During the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Hergt was a stanch supporter of the Union cause, and he was in the employment of the government for two years of that period, hav- ing been employed in machine shops at Chat- tanooga, Atlanta and Savannah. In politics Mr. Hergt has ever accorded an unequivocal allegiance to the Republican party, and though importuned to accept various offices of local trust and responsibility he has preferred to hold aloof from political preferment, though he consented to serve for two years as city meat inspector, during the regime of Mayor Dennis, and in this office he did most efficient work, discharging his duties to the satisfac- tion of the public and with credit to himself. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Pythias, and he is also a member of the In- dianapolis Butchers' association. Mr. Hergt is a zealous and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, with which he has been identified for many years, and his wife has also been an earnest and devoted worker in the church. They have gained a wide circle 'if friends in the city which has been their home for so long a term of years. On March 6, 18(17. Mr. Hergt was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Nutz, who was born in Alberschweiler, Rhein Bavaria, ( ier- many, July 13, 1843, a member of one of the old and honored families of that kingdom, where her father, Johann Nutz, and mother, Margaret Mardo Xutz, passed their entire lives. He was a shoemaker by vocation and owned large tracts of land which was mostly vineland. His three living children are Mar- garet, the wife of Peter Rocker, of Indianapo- lis ; Lizzette, the wife of Daniel Dutton, a farmer in Bavaria, Germany ; and Catherine, the wife of Mr. Hergt. Mrs. Hergt came to America in company with a family of friends in 1865, and here she formed the acquaintance of Mr. Hergt, to whom she has proved a de- voted and cherished wife and helpmate and to whose sympathy, advice and co-operati> >n he attributes a large measure of the success which has come to him. Their union has been blessed with seven children, namely : Fred W., a successful butcher of this city; Anna, the wife of Adolf Rohde, who con- ducts a meat and grocery business; Charles, who is likewise engaged in the butchering business ; Alexander, who died in infancy ; Antoinette, who remains at the parental home ; William, who is also a butcher ; and Prank, who is employed in a clerical capacity in a local business house. GEORGE J. MAROTT is probably best known to the general public in Indianapolis as a shoe merchant, but he is no less noted in several other lines of business in which he has been unusually successful. The commercial in- terests of the great metropolis of Indianapolis are in the hands of reliable, solid and progres- sive business men, to whose ability and force- ful spirit may be accredited much of the pros- perity of the city, and Mr. Marott ranks justly high in that class. He is a native of England, born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, Dec. 10, 1858, son of George P. and Elizabeth (Webb) Marott. also natives of England. A family of six children were born to them, as follows : Elizabeth, George J., Ellen, Fredrick Currelia, Joseph E. and Katherine. George J. Marott attended the common schools, and had one year in college in Eng- land. He commenced to work in his father's shoe factory when only ten and a half years old, having his year at College at Northamp- ton. England, later, and then resumed work. He learned the business from the very begin- COMMLMi IRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 489 and passed up through the various de- partments. In 1875, when sixteen years of he came to America with his father, for whom he clerked until [884, in which year ipened a shoe store at No. 22 East Wash- ington street. Indianapolis, going into busi- ness for himself with a cash capital of $167. From this very small beginning he has en- larged his business until it has reached its present proportions, his patronage requiring the employment of thirty-seven clerks. .Mr. Marott is widely known as a shoe merchant, though his numerous other inter- ests are much more important. He is presi- dent of and owns controlling interest in the Kokomo. .Marion iV Western Traction Corn- pain, which has a system from Kokomo to Marion, Ind., with the railway system and electric light plant of Kokomo. He has been a prime mover in the formation of the Citizens Gas Company, which is being established as a "people's company," owned by the people of' Indianapolis, to supply gas at a price not •exceeding sixty cents per thousand feet. In [890 .Mr. Marott became proprietor and was made president of the Logansport Street Rail- way Company, but sold the road in [902. He owns much interest in the Muncie Heat, Light and Power Company, which supplies natural gas to Muncie, and which has 110 miles of pipe line and 14,000 acres of gas and oil terri- tory. Mr. Marott is vice-president of the Security Trust Company of Indianapolis ; is vice-president of the "Claypool Hotel"; owns considerable Indianapolis real estate, and is interested in a large per cent of the business enterprises of the commonwealth. His realty holdings alone amount to over $400,000 and he has mercantile interests to the value of more than one million dollars. The opinion of some of Mr. Marott' s asso- ciates regarding his career will be of interest. Mr. John L. Holliday, financier, president of the Union Trust Company, founder of the Indianapolis News, has this to say of him : "Mr. George J. Marott is one of our success- ful men and owes that success to his persistent energy, good judgment and close adherence to sound business principles and methods. As a merchant he has taken a comprehensive view of modern conditions and adapted his business accordingly. As an investor and promoter of enterprises he has been shrewd and daring, yet at the same time conservative, putting money only in such things as prom- ised well in the future and managing those concerns with extreme care and efficiency. He always calculates the cost, never goes bi his depths, and makes no engagements that he does not keep." Mr. Volney T. Malott, who is regarded as one of the greatest financiers of the West, writes under date of April 28, 1906: "George |. Marott is one of the leading business men of Indianapolis and through his native ability and foresight has placed himself in the fore in -1 ranks of the merchants of the middle west. Starting with meager beginnings he has by the strict observance of good business principles accumulated a large fortune. His operations have not been entirely confined to mercantile pursuits, but he has also been a heavy investor in real estate and in public utilities within the State." On Nov. 27, 1879, Mr. Marott married Miss Ella .Meek, of Richmond, lnd., daughter of [esse and Nancy (Meek) Meek. His com- fortable home, which he erected in 1893, is located at No. 423 North Alabama street. Truly Mr. Marott is a self-made man. His successful business career is but the logical sequence of earnest and forceful efforts, in- telligently directed, and is indicative of his character, his life affording an example which every ambitious young man would do well to follow. Naturally he is recognized as one of the leading and public-spirited men of Indi- anapolis, and he takes a deep pride in his city. In politics he is a Democrat, and in his religious matters he is governed by the promptings of his conscience. With all his business cares Mr. Marott finds time to be sociable, affable, polite and companionable, and not only does he enjoy high standing in the commercial world but he is very popular personally, his friends num- bering legions. JOHN W. APPLE, a Christian minister and farmer at Oaklandon. Ind., was born on the farm wdiere he is now living in Lawrence township, Sept. 7, 1841, a son of Christopher and Catherine (Crumbaugh) Apple, both of whom were natives of Clermont county, ( >hio. Christopher Apple was a farmer all his life, and became very successful in that occu- pation. In 1837 he came into Indiana, settling on the farm" where his son, John W., is now living, and there he died in 1871, when about sixty-five years old. His widow sur- vived him five years, and died in 1876 at the age of sixty-nine years. Loth were members 49Q COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the Christian i Disciples) Church. They had a family of eight children, five of whom were suns, and of this family five are still living: Eliza J., widow of A. J. Springer, of Lawrence township; Phoebe, the wife of David Springer, of Franklin township; John W. ; Mahlon. of Hancock county; and Wil- liam M., of Laurence township. Christopher Apple, the grandfather of John W., was born in Pennsylvania, and came of German ancestry. He was an early settler in Clermont county, Ohio, and about 1833 came to Indiana, settling upon 240 act land in Lawrence township. He married Julia A. Shafer, a member of a large and dis- tinguished family, widely scattered over the United Slates, many of whose members occupy prominent stations of life. He reared a large family, and died at an advanced age. Jacob Crumbaugh, the maternal grandfather of John 'W . Apple, was a native of Pennsylvania, and also came of German ancestry. His death occurred in middle life, and his widow lived to be over ninety years of age. Both hus- band and wife passed to their rest in < mont county, Ohio. John W. Apple has spent his entire life on the farm where he is found at the present time. His education began in the district school, and he made such progress that he was early qualified to teach, which he did for about two years. At the expiration of that period he attended the Northwestern Christian Univer- sity at Indianapolis, after which he resumed teaching, which was his occupation until 1878. He was ordained a preacher in 1868, and be- gan preaching, at the same time carrying on his farming operations. Mr. Apple was married March 10. 1872, to Miss Sarah A., born July 7. 1840, a daugh- ter of John and Leah (Klepfer) Mock. To this union were born three children: Arthur V. is a farmer in Lawrence township, near Oaklandon; he married Clara Klepfer ami they have one child. Edgar. Edward F. mar- ried Alice McCord, and lives on his farm in Lawrence township; they have two children, Beatrice and Howard. Mary Adelaid married Irviu Ellsworth, and has her home near An- derson, in Madison county; they have three children, Vennis, Bennett and Francis. The mother of these children died Jan. 25, 1879, and Mr. Apple married (second), Feb. 22, [880, Mar-arei J. Mock, a sister of bis first wife. To this union have come five children: Demia A., Porter, Mina, Dorus and I 1 man. Mrs. Apple's parents came to Indiana m 1831. and made their home in Lawrence township, where they lived until their death, the father passing to his rest. Jan. 28, 1894, at the age of seventy-four years, and the mother, who was born in [824, dying in 1S .;. Both were stanch members fi the Met! Church. Mr. Apple belongs to the 1. < I. G. L, and is a strong Prohibitionist. He has always taken a firm stand against the open saloon and the liquor traffic. Mr. Apple has never held am pas- torate, although he was ordained in [868. Ui> services are much in demand at weddings and funerals, and his acquaintance is exti 1 throughout the county, where he is much re- spected and loved for his high character. All his life he has been a lover of farm work, and he has a fine and well improved farm just at the southwestern edge of the village of Oaklandon. Mr. Apple's parents having been among the earliest settlers in this county, he- grew up with a knowledge vi the hardships and privations that were incident to a lifi the frontier. Well does he remember the try- ing experiences, of those which the present generation knows nothing. It is well that the history of his parent-, and many others, sturdy pioneers of their day, should be preserved in a fitting way, so that tin >e t come may know something of what the making of the beautiful State of Indiana has cost. It >HN C. TILL iRD, a descendant of an honored pioneer family of Indiana, was born Feb. [8, [850, near Madison, Jefferson Co., Ind., where he attended the common His parents were Georgi and Minerva (An- derson) Tilford, b th born in Indiana and married in Jefferson county. The g parents on both sides were pi< n the Mate. The Tilfords came from Kentucky and were of Scotch descent. Grandfather Til- ford settling in Jefferson count), link, where came a prominent farmer and valued citizen, lie served in the war of [812. Hi- children were: Sarah, Mrs. Carr ; Gi father of John C. ; and Sarelda, Mrs. Cham- ber-. The mother 1 E these children married (second), William Monroe, also a pi< and prominent farmer of Indiana, and two children were born to this marriage: Susan. COMMIWH IRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECi >RD 491 who died unmarried; and Alexander, who through the war of the Rebellion and resides in Jefferson county. George Tilford was born and reared in rson county, there passing his entire life, death, the result of an accident, taking place in 1857. For many years he was a school teacher and later was a groceryman and huckster, in politic- he was a Whig and filled many offices of honor and trust. In religious belief he was a Primitive Baptist, which lie interpreted as being strictly honest and honorable in all his dealings with others. .Mr. Tilford married Minerva Anderson, who was born in 1829, a daughter of Thomas An- derson, of Welsh descent, and a prominent and much respected merchant of Kent, Lid. Thomas Anderson was twice married and had two children by the first union: William, who died from the effects of a wound received in the war of the Rebellion; anil Minerva, mother of John C. Tilford. .Mr. Anderson married 1 second 1. Elizabeth Monroe and to them these children were born: .Mrs. Kate Riker ; Thomas; Susan, who died unmarried; Miss Nancy; and Mollie, Mrs. John Monroe. This family all belonged to the Baptist Church. The children of George and Minerva Tilford were: Geneva, who died unmarried: John C, of this sketch; lone. Mrs. L. Johnston, who at death left two children; and Laura, Mrs. 1'r. Dellett. After the death of her husband Mis. Tilford married (second). William Campbell, a groceryman of Madison, tnd., but no children were born to this union; after his death his widow married (third 1. lion. Wil- liam Smith, a very prominent and widely known citizen of Vernon, Ind., who served his district in Congress with integrity and honor. His death took place at Vernon, where his widow resides with a grandson. She has always been a worthy and consistent member of the Baptist Church. I ■ dni C. Tilford was born and reared in Jefferson county. He learned the carpenter, trade and was employed as a steamboat car- penter on boats running from Jeffersonville, and later he secured employment in the Indi- anapolis & Jeffersonville Railroad shops at the latter place, where he remained two years. In 1873 he was sent by the company to Indi- anapolis as car inspector at thai end of the road and he held this important position until [88l, when he took service with the Indi- anapolis Union R. R. Co., as foreman of their car shops. This latter position he has held to the present, a fact which reflects the gn credit upon him. He is a practical, competi nt man and a first class mechanic. During bis Ion-' business career be has made but three changes and all of them have been by his own desire, and with satisfaction he remembers that the most cordial feelings have ever ex- isted between himself and his employer-. As he has never missed a pay day he has been able to accumulate quite a little money and is in very comfortable circumstances, owninghis handsome residence on West Morris - In politics he is a strong Republican and has served as police commissioner in West Indi- anapolis. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor and to the Knights and Ladies of Honor. On Nov. 3. 1870, Mr. Tilford was married to Miss Mar) E. Johnston, who was born near Richmond, Va., July 7. 1S48, a daugh- ter of Fountain and Winnifred (Moon) John- ston and a granddaughter of Abraham John- ston, who, with his brothers, Isaac and Jacob, all came from Scotland to Virginia and be- came prominent and wealthy planters. The children of Grandfather Abraham John-ton were : James ; William, who settled in Ten- nessee and became very prominent, being elected Senator: Clifton: Jeremiah: Lucy. Mrs. lame- Wright; and Fountain. The late President Johnson, of Tennessee, was a repre- sentative of this family. Fountain Johnston, father of Mrs. Tilford, settled at Madison, Ind., where he followed the trade of cabinet- maker. He was a strong Democrat, but never desired office. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church in which he was long one of the elders and was a liberal sup- porter of it. The children born to Mr. and Mr-. Tilford were: May. who married ( i. A. Brown, died in 1892, leaving one daugh- ter, Lula P., who now has her home with her grandparents; George F. is at home: Opal, a most highly accomplished and cultured young lady, wdio was secretarj to Senator Beveridge, died Feb. 19. 1901 : Pearl W. married George F. Kohnle, who is with the Vancamp Hard- ware Co.; Elmore A. and Howard A. are both at home. Mrs. Tilford is a consistent member of the Christian Church. STRANGE X. CRAGUN, the editor and proprietor of the Patriot, the oldest | published in Lebanon, Boone county, o originally of Irish descent, on both sides oi the family. He was born July 24. 1857, and 492 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD is in the fourth generation from the first American ancestor of the family. (I) The great-grandfather was born in Ire- land and came to America settling in Virginia, where he became a wealthy man for those days, the owner of several plantations and of a large number of slaves. He was a soldier in the Revolution and died at an advanced age. (II) Elisha Cragun was born in Virginia and was a farmer by occupation. He migrated from Virginia to Indiana, settled first in Rush ci iunty, near the Franklin county line, and then, in 1835, moved to Boone county, entered government land, and improved a farm. While on a journey west in the fifties he was taken sick, and died at Council Bluffs, Iowa, when well advanced in years. His wife had died some years previously and was buried on the home farm in Eagle township. Boone county. Her maiden name was Osborne. Four sons and three daughters were born to them. (III) Hiram Cragun, born Dec. 8, 1816, passed his boyhood and youth in Rush county, and was nineteen years of age when the family moved to Boone county. He spent the remainder of his life there, in Eagle town- ship, as a farmer. He was a man of great energy, and after helping his father clear a farm, he improved another of 245 acres for himself, working a good deal in the timber. He supported the Democratic part}- until the war of the Rebellion, but from the day the Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter, he was an ardent Republican. He was an enthusiast in the Masonic order, a master Mason, and so loyal that only matters of the greatest import were allowed to interfere with his regular attendance upon the lodge meetings. In church affiliation, Mr. Cragun was a Metho- dist, as also was his wife. He was one of the early members of the Pleasant View Metho- dist Episcopal Church in the east part of Boone county, and fur a long time was a class leader. His death occurred in 1884, at the age of sixty-eight years. The wife of Hiram Cragun was Miss Rei- tcr Dooley, a native of Shelby county, Ky., who came to Indiana when she was nine years old. Her father, Robert Dooley. married a Miss Shelburn. Both parents were of Irish descent. They brought their family to Boone county in 1835, traveling in the old way by wagons and on horseback, and settled on a farm in Union township, where both died in middle life. Mrs. Reiter Dooley Cragun was born Aug. 8, 1826, and was married to Mr. Cragun in 1842. She bore her husband nine children, six of them sons. Those still living are Josephine, wife of S. C. Peters, of Zions- ville ; Melvina, who married the late John St. Clair, of Zionsville ; George of Center town- ship ; Hiram X., of Whitestown ; Strange N., of Lebanon ; and Lorenzo D., of Indianapolis. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Cragun married John Bowers, an old friend of the family. He was a farmer in Marion county and owned a farm in the vicinity of Bethel Church. For many years he was a class- leader of the Bethel Church, and was in every way a prominent resident of that region. He died in 1905. (IV) Strange X. Cragun was born on the family homestead in Eagle township, near Zionsville, and there passed his youth. He attended the district schools, then the graded schools at Whitestown, and next the academy at Zionsville. At seventeen years of age he began teaching, and by so doing earned the money necessary to attend Purdue University for a time at Lafayette and the Xormal school at Lebanon, Ohio. During this period his attention had been gradually centering on the West Point Military Academy, in Xew York, where he was admitted with the class of 1883, but defective eyesight prevented his completing the course, and he returned to a civil life after two years. He resumed his former profession of teaching, was principal of the school at Whitestown, held a joint principalship at Zionsville, and later was prin- cipal of the high school at Lebanon for four years. He was then elected county superin- tendent of schools, first filling out the unex- pired term of Harvey M. Lafollette, and afterwards being twice appointed his own successor. With a leaning toward a business life, Mr. Cragun decided in May, 1891, to give up his school work, arid enter the field of journalism. He bought the Lebanon Patriot, the oldest publication in the city, and has since devoted his entire attention to editing and publishing that paper. He supports the politics of the Republican party. In connection with the paper there is a job printing office, fully equipped for all kinds of commercial printing. On June 17. 18S3, Mr. Cragun was united in marriage with .Miss Adelaide M. Booher, daughter of Benjamin. Sr.. and Margaret (Beelar) Booher. Three children were born to this union, but only Dwight is living, a boy COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 493 of sixteen who is attending high school. Opal and Ethel, twins, died at the age of six and twelve years, respectively. Mr. and .Mrs. Cra- gun belong to the Methodist Church in Leba- non. The family resides at No. 404 West Main street, where Mr. Cragun has built a comfortable home. He and his wife are both interested in fraternal societies, and are mem- bers of Lebanon Chapter, No. 23, Eastern Star. 1 L- is a Thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite Mason ; is Past Eminent Commander -of Leba- non Commandery, No. 43, Knights Templar; belongs to Boone Lodge, No. 9, F. & A. M. ; to Lebanon Chapter, No. 39, R. A. M. ; to Boone Council ; to the Knights of Pythias ; Modern Woodmen ; the American Plowmen ; and the Order of Ben Hur. Mr. Cragun is known as an editor and printer, and is also known as one of the business men of Lebanon, in finan- cial circles. He is a stockholder and director in the First National Bank of Lebanon, and in the Citizens Loan and Trust Company, is a stockholder in the Lebanon National Bank; president of the Dairy Cream Separator Com- pany; and a stockholder in The Indestructible Steel Wheel Company. In all the various phases of his life he is a man of firm convic- tions, and endeavors to stand for those things that make for good citizenship, and a prosper- ous and happy community. WILLIAM M. BLYTHE, a descendant of an honored and prominent pioneer family of Indianapolis, was born in that city July 19, 1837, a son of Samuel and Ruth (Meredith) Blythe. Samuel Blythe was a son of Samuel Blythe of Scotland, who with a brother came to the United States during colonial days, and both served through the Revolution, after which they settled in Pennsylvania near Chambersburg, where the grandfather owned and conducted a mill and farm, and there passed the remainder of his days. His children were as follows: Jemima, .Mrs. Irvin ; Benja- min L; Abigal, wife of Judge Thompson, of Pittsburg, and the mother of the late presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad; and Sam- uel. Of these, Benjamin Blythe was a civil engineer, an early settler of Indiana and assisted Mr. Ralston in the survey and plat- ting of Indianapolis ; he was an enter- prising and public-spirited man. was the pioneer pork packer of Indianapolis, and en- gaged in many enterprises, being an eminently successful business man, and lie died in St. Augustine, Fla., about 1858, leaving one daughter, Sarah, who married L. \\". Graves, had three children, and is now deceased. In politics the father of the above family was a Whig, and in his religious affiliations he was a consistent and worthy Presbyterian. • Samuel Blythe, father of William M., was born and reared in Pennsylvania, and assisted his father upon the farm and about the mill, and there remained until his marriage, after which he drove a stage coach. About 1828 he came West, locating at Indianapolis, al- though later he settled at Greencastlc, [nd., and engaged in the boot and shoe business for a number of years. He returned to Indi- anapolis, about 1843, at which time he em- barked in a tannery and leather store, with his brother, Benjamin L, and was engaged in that line at the time of his death, Dec. 8, 1850. He was of a retiring disposition, and did not desire public office, preferring to devote his attention to his private interests, although he supported the candidates of the Whig party. For many years he was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. He married (first), Mrs. Ruth (Meredith) Scott, who died in 1837. He married (second), in 1840, Ruth Bennett, of New Jersey, who early settled in Shelbyville, Ind., where her family became widely and favorably known. By his first marriage he had a family as follows: Samuel. a locomotive engineer, who died and left two children; Benjamin, a pastry cook by trade, later a miner in Denver, Col., and now de- ceased ; and William M. The children of the second marriage were : Abigail, died unmar- ried in December, 1896; James G., a book- keeper and banker, died in 189O ; Alexander, a soldier of the Civil war, died in the year 1900. William M. Blythe remained at home attending school until he was twelve years of age, when he went to work for William X. Bennett upon a farm in Shelby county, Ind.. but only remained two years when he returned to Indianapolis and went to live with his uncle. Benjamin Blythe, a business man who often made trips to New Orleans. Our subject re- mained with this uncle until 1855 when he engaged with the Lawrenceburg anil Upper Mississippi railroad, first as a brakeman, Inn in six months he was made fireman and in 1862 was promoted to be engineer and run passenger trains. Later he was pas>. er on the trains 1 the ] lig Four tern between Indianapolis and Bellefontaine, 494 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD but in 1805 lie resigned and engaged at Indi- anapolis in the grocery line, continuing in this business for three years. He then sold his interests and became an engineer on the Indi- anapolis & Cincinnati mad, but in a short time wae employed by Gen. Thomas A. Morris on his new road from Indianapolis to Terra Haute, now the I. & St. L., and he thus con- tinued until the consolidation of the road, when he, in 1872, took service with John Mc- Kinna on the old Peru road, and there he re- mained two years, when he resigned and re- turned to Indianapolis, and engaged in hand- ling real estate with Dan Martin until [876. In that \ear he was appointed deputy sheriff under fohn Pressly, serving one full term and a portion of another. In 1880 he again re- turned to his engineering, engaging with the I. D. & W., and for ten years was one of the road's trusted employes. At the end of that time he retired from railroading. He next turned his attention once more toward a gro- cerv business, but after two years sold his store and accepted the agency of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, he acting as secretary and general utility manager for the organization, and since 1894 he has retained this position, his wide experience and exten- sive acquaintance making him especially fitted for it. His office is known as Division No. II, B. of L. E. During his long service he was never discharged or received a rebuke, and was so trusted that he was allowed to manage his engine 'to suit himself. Being a good friend to those under him, he gained their respect, and is very well known and highly esteemed among railroad men all over the country. In politics he is a stanch Republi- can, but while working to advance party inter- ests, he does not seek office. During the time he was engaged in the real estate business he was very successful and gained a knowledge of realty values which proves of benefit to his friends even to this day. He is a member of the Foresters, Court No. 1820, and also of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, No. 11. ' Mr. Blythe was married at Cincinnati, Ohio, in i860, to Mrs. Ann E. (Jackson) Middaw, widow of J. W. Middaw, of Ports- mouth. 1 )hio, who served in the Rebellion and later was a railroad man who was killed on the Big Four road. To Mr. and Mrs. Blythe has come one son, James M., born July jo, [863, and now a salesman with the Simmons Hardware Company, of St. Louis, being con- signed to special territory ; he has a son and a daughter, the former attending school at Oxford, Ohio. Mrs. Blythe died in 1896, firm in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Blythe is the last of the old stock, and he now looks back over many busy years of a well spent life. JAMES McMURRY, who died at his home, No. 2222 College avenue, Indianapolis, July 2, 1903. had lived in Indiana since 1835. Born in Kentucky Dec. 6, 1817, he was a son of James McMurry, Sr., and came of Scotch ancestry. Thomas McMurry, father of James, Sr., came from Scotland about the middle of the eighteenth century. He was a farmer and a practitioner of Thomsonian medicine, in which he was quite successful. By his first marriage he had two sons — William (who lived ami died in Kentucky) and James — and two daughters. James McMurry, Sr., was born May 13. 1788, and was reared to manhood in the Ken- tucky home. The tanner's trade became his occupation. Mary Goodnight, his wife, was born in Lincoln county, Ky., Dec. 30, 1792. daughter of Jacob Goodnight, who came of t rerman ancestry. One of her brothers served in the War of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. McMurry were the parents of eleven children, nine of whom lived to maturity. The first of this family to live in Indiana was a daughter. Elizabeth Billingsley, who settled with her husband in Putnam county in 1833. James McMurry, Jr., followed in February, 183'). The father, however, had visited the State in 1828, and was here several times before any of his children. He entered land in Putnam. Hendricks and Montgomery counties, secur- ing in all about 2,400 acres. In 1834 he bought a farm on the south line of Montgomery county. James McMurry, Jr., prepared fi r the coming of the family the following fall, when all except the parents, joined him, the latter coming in February, 1837. The father died on this farm Sept. g, 1838, of a fever that prevailed in this section for many years. Hard work had probably shortened his life. I lis widow survived his loss about fifteen years. and died at the old Montgomery farm in 1855. aged sixty-seven years. Four of her nine children are living at this writing, two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Mary M. Patterson, of Chicago, and James McMurry, Jr., are COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 495 twins. Luke R. McMurry lives in Washington. Mrs. Sarah M. Claypool is a resident of Bowl- ing Green, Ky. Those who have died are as follows: .Mrs. Elizabeth Billingsley, of Indi- anapolis; Jacob Shelton, who died in [839; . who died in Kentucky, in 1892; Henry night, who died in Kentucky in [834. nas II. McMurry, the youngest son, was a member of an Illinois regiment in the war fur the Union and was killed at Champion Hill, May 16, 1803. lie was a brave soldier and fell while defending a battery. James McMurry, whose name introduces this article, was reared a tanner and farmer, and for six years lived on the Montgomery homestead, giving devoted attention to his mother, and settling the family patrimony. When he left the homestead he located, in 1841, on land in the northeastern part of Put- nam county, and it is worthy of note that he 1 a large acreage of blue grass, being among the first to do that. Before he left his mother's farm he seeded a hundred acres to this valuable grass, and later put in about six hundred acres for himself. His plan was to girdle the trees, and when the)' were dead to set tire to them, and sow grass seed, thus af- fording ample pasturage, in stock raising he was eminently successful, and after a time took up the raising of mules, and in that part of the State was known as one of the very largest stock raisers. For a period of twenty- nine years he lived on one farm. In 1872 he established a bank in Warsaw, which he sold in 1876, and since that time has lived in Indi- anapolis. Mr. McMurry was married in February, [843, to Livonia, a daughter of Turpin Dar- nell, of Putnam count)-. She was born in Montgomery count)-, in 1822, and died in Indianapolis, April 26, 1898, being remem- bered as a most estimable and w< u tin w ife and mother. She left two sons and two daughters : .Mrs. Alary L. Pratt; Joshua P.; Mrs. Sarah E. Lewis ; and James T. Mr. McMurry was reared a Democrat, and remained such through several campaigns. In 1852 he voted for Franklin Fierce. The Repeal of the .Missouri Compromise in 1854 estranged him completely from that part)-, and he assisted in the organization of the Republi- can party. In his business he was very sue cessful, and had broad and upright views, and was a most estimable citizen. A very remarkable gathering of a social character was held some years ago in the home of Mr. and .Mrs. McMurry, when a half dozen of the friends and neighbors, all of whom had passed the age of eighty years, were invited to spend an evening. The oldest of these guests was John E. limes, who was born m North Carolina Jul)- 4, 1809, and came to Marion count), hid., in 1831. An- other was Christopher Tyler Arms, who was born in Franklin count), Mass., March 29, 1813. A third was John Losey, who was born in Delaware, Dec. 13. 1813, and who came to Indianapolis in 1862. John W. Griffith an- other of the guests on this occasion, was born in Frederick count)-. Va., Sept. id. 1810. Dal- phon Hutchings, also present was born in Clark county, Ind., in 1818; he came to Indianapolis in 185(1. Rev. A. Goodwin, who was born in Brookville, Ind., Nov. 2, 1818. came to Indianapolis in 1857. A fine dinner was served, and a very enjoyable time was had. WILLIAM G. YORK, late of No. 3611 North Meridian street, who entered into rest eternal Aug. <>, HJ02, was a veteran of the war of the Rebellion, in which he served as a member of the 17th Iowa Volunteers. Mr. York was born in Decatur county, March 5, 1843, son ot " Jennings Thomas and Nancy Jane (McLung) York, the former born in Maysville, Ky., in 1816. The paternal grandfather of William G. York was born in Kentucky, and was a con- temporary of Daniel Boone and Simeon Ken- ton, being acquainted with these men. He was a soldier in the second war with Eng- land. His last years were spent in Indiana, and his widow located land in the northern part of the State on a warrant issued to bet- on account of her husband's military services. Jennings T. York was one of quite a numerous family, but all have now passed away. In early life he learned the trade of a carpenter and cabinet maker, and following the family in its migration from Kentucky into Indiana, became one of the first carpen- ters in Indianapolis, as will as a well known citizen. Several of his brothers, as well as himself became well known citizens of Indi- anapolis and vicinity. Among these brothers were Cyrus and John York. V ith his brothers Jennings T. York put up many dwellings, and bought and sold much property, carrying on heavy operations in choice real estate. Finally he removed to Hamilton county, where he- settled on 160 acres of land which his wife had 496 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD inherited, and which he had bought from the other heirs, and which soon became very valu- able property. Mr. York married for his first wife Nancy Jane McLung, of Marion county, a daughter of one of the old pioneer families there. She died in Indianapolis, and Mr. York married a Miss Dorsey, who also died in this city. It was soon after her death that he removed to Hamilton county, and it was there that he married the third time. By his first marriage Mr. York had three sons and a daughter: William G. ; Jennings Lyle, of Hamilton county; .Mrs. Eliza Jane Potter, of Oakland, Cal. ; and Robert B. F., of the same citv. To the second marriage was born one child, who died at birth ; and to the third union was born a family of four children, only one of whom is now living, Jennings Thomas, of Fortville, Hancock Co., Indiana. William G. York was about four years of age when the family located in Hancock coun- ty, and was about thirteen years old when his father died. At the age of seventeen years he started out in life for himself, going to Monona county, Iowa, where he engaged in farm work. He enlisted March 15. i80_', at Onawa City, Iowa, in what became Company H, 17th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. During his connection with this command he took part in the siege and second battle of Corinth and for forty-seven days was in the rifle pits dur- ing the Siege of Yicksburg. He was at Mis- sionary Ridge, in many important events of the Atlanta Campaign, and was captured with two companies of his regiment by the cavalry of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, near Dalton, Ga. Mr. York was paroled, but soon after returned to his regiment, which was entirely captured by Gen. Hardee, Oct. 13, 1864. Mr. York was kept a prisoner until the close of the war, first at Cahaba, near Selma, Ala., in the Milan prison, near Macon, Ga., and in the famous stockade at Andersonville, being confined six and a half months altogether. His final dis- charge was made out May 1, 1865, at Daven- port, Iowa. When he had somewhat recovered his health and strength, .Mr. York returned to Indianapolis to make his home, and engage in business, and. here he maintained his resi- dence to the time of his death, Aug. 9, 1902. His remains were interred in Crown Hill cemetery August 11, the services being in charge of Joseph R. Gordon Post, (i. A. R., of which the deceased was a comrade. Mr. York was married Nov. 11, 1866, to Mi-^ Belinda Garberick, who was born in York county, Pa., in 1845, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Steffey) Garberick. The family came to Ohio in 1848, and two years later t 1 Hamilton county, Ind., where they made a home for twenty-two years, at the end of that time returning to Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Mrs. York was one of eight children, who are living out of a family of twelve. She is herself the mother of seven children : Charles C. ; Lulu Annetta ; Edward Oscar ; Nathaniel Webster ; Elizabeth Jane ; Sarah Florence ; and Grace Irene. One mem- ber of this family died in infancy. Both Mr. York and his wife were numbered with the best people of the city. ALEXANDER S. GAMPBELL, former county assessor of Boone county, comes of Scotch blood on both sides of the family, and has inherited many of the sterling virtues of that fine old race. His maternal grandfather, by name Scott, was a native of Scotland i. while his father's father was of Scotch-Irish descent. Josiah Campbell, grandfather of Alexan- der S., was a farmer and an early settler in Kentucky. His wife's name was Jane Tanner, and they were the parents of many children. Among them was James, the father of Alex- ander Campbell. He was born in Kentucky and there married Elizabeth Scott, who was born in Pennsylvania, but who had lived in Kentucky from the age of three years. After their marriage the young couple joined the pioneers who were settling in Indiana, and lived for some time in Putnam county. They returned to Kentucky for a brief stay, but soon went back to Indiana, and about 1835 took up land in Boone county, which became their permanent home. James Campbell died there several years after his wife passed away, she dying Jan. 8, 1864, in her sixty-fifth year. Both were Presbyterians. Nine children were born to them, four sous and five daughters, of whom only two are now living, Martha an-! Alexander S. The father of Mrs. Campbell came over to America with his father from Scotland, and both were soldiers in the Revolution. Mr. Scott was twice married, and Mrs. Campbell's mother w-as the second wife: her maiden name was Ramsey. Mr. Scott died in Pennsylvania in middle life, and left only a small family. Alexander S. Campbell was born in Boone county, Nov. 3, 1840. His sister, Martha, who is older than he, was also born there and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED )RD 497 the two were brought up on the farm and at- tended the old fashioned subscription schools. Later Alexander was sent to the public schools, and fitted himself to teach, a pro- fession which he had followed only two terms when the Rebellion broke out. After the war was over he taught two terms more, but then devoted himself to farming. In April, [86l, at the first call for volunteers, Mr. Campbell enlisted in Company I, ioth Ind. V. I., for three months service. At the expiration of that time he entered the army again, joining Co. F, 40th regiment, as a non-commissioned officer. He became second lieutenant before he was mustered out. After very nearly three years of service, he was obliged to resign on account of wounds received at the battle of .Missionary- Ridge. He was also engaged in the battles of Rich Mountain, Shiloh and Stone River, and was in a number of skirmishes. After he returned home he turned his attention to farming settling in Boone county, which has since been his home except tor one year spent in Kansas. His present home- stead is a farm of eight}- acres situated in Marion township. Not long before leaving the army, on Jan. 25, 1864, Mr. Campbell was married to Miss Margaret A. Caldwell, daughter of David and Nancy (Bradshaw) Caldwell. To them were born six children : Sheridan, the eldest, mar- ried Miss Leota Clark, and has three children — Dwight, Alva and Ruth. Bertha became the wife of Charles V. Neal, and the mother of Glenn and Annabel. Nannie 1'.. married Joseph S. Clark, and has two daughters, Syl- via and Marie. Elizabeth lives at home. Ella I. lived only thirteen years. One child died in infancy. Mrs. Campbell belongs to the Presbyterian Church and her husband to the Baptist. In his political convictions Mr. Campbell is a Populist. He has always taken consider- able interest in politics, has been active in local work, and has many warm friends. In 1900 he was elected county assessor, an office which he resigned in 1904, and which he filled with the greatest efficiency. CHRISTIAN F. WISHMIRE has been identified with the development and progress of Indiana's fair capital city from the days when it was but a village, and his interest in its welfare has been constant and vital during all the long intervening years. He is the pioneer of the sawmill industry in Indianapo- 32 lis, and through his well-ordered life he has gained and retained uniform confidence and esteem. Mr. Wishmire was born in the village of Frille, Province of Westphalia, Prussia, on the J 1st of August. [822, and there he ceived excellent educational advantages in his youth. He is a son of Carl l\ and Chris- tena I Hussy J Wishmire, both of whom were likewise natives of Westphalia and representa- tives of fine old patrician stock. Carl F. Wishmire was a son of ( ail \\ ishmire, a man of erudition and sterling character, and one who devoted his life to the pedagogic profes- sion, having been an honored and successful teacher and having been a Protestant in his religious faith. Carl F. Wishmire was reared in the village of Frille, where he learned the carpenter's and cabinet-maker's trades, which he followed for many years. When eighteen years of age he was pressed into Napoleon's army, from which he deserted on three different occasions, his last attempt being effectual. He then re- sumed the work of his trade, and eventually married and continued his residence in Frille, where all of his children were born. In [843 he emigrated with his family to America, landing in the city of Baltimore on the 8th of June, and within the same year going to Columbia, Pa., and thence by canal boat to Pittsburg, where they embarked on an Ohio river steamer for Cincinnati, Ohio. Arriving in the city mentioned. Mr. Wishmire hired teams, and thus effected the transportation of his family and effects to Indianapolis, where they arrived in the month of June, 1843. Shortly after his arrival the father purchased a tract of land on the Michigan road, and not far distant from the little capital town. No improvements had been made on the place with the exception of the erection of a small frame house, and the land was still covered with its heavy growth of native timber, so that the outlook was not one to tempt a man of sybaritic tendencies, hut one which could i ; baffle the sturdy German emigrant who 1. the will to dare and to do. He at once began the work of clearing his land and making it eligible for cultivation, and as the wars passed tile results of his well-directed effort be. evident, while he was not denied a due quota of prosperity. He there continued in agricul- tural pursuits until 1864, when he decided to retire from active labors, and in harmony w 1 1 this idea bought property in the city, and in 493 i ( iMMEM< iRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iSi.j. while hauling lumber with which to build a stable there he was accidentally killed. He was twice married, his first wife having died in Westphalia in 1824, while in the fol- lowing year lie consummated a second mar- riage, and his widow survived him and main- tained her Inane in Indianapolis until her death, at the venerable age of eight) four years. Both were devoted members of the Lutheran Church, and their li\< were lived in harmony with its teaching-. ( If the first marriage three children were hum, namely: 1 harles, who was a successful carpenter, die 'ii [ndianapolis at the age of seventy- three years; Christena became the wife of C. Reasoner; and Christian F. The second wife, in her maidenh 1, was Miss Christina Nie- man. B) her marriage with Mr. Wishmire she had children as follows: Anton, who was a cooper b\ trade, was signall) loyal to his adopted country, having served valiantly as a soldier ill the Mexican war and also thai Rebellion; Lleanora is the wile of Wil- liam Peel, a starch manufacturer of [ndi anapolis; Louisa is the wife of Ernst Peel; Sophia is the wife of Fredrick Keager; Mary first married Carl Wylan and after his death he wife of William Dader : and 1 tenry is employed in railroad shops in Indianapolis. 1-11:111 F. Wishmire was about three years of age at the time of his mother's death. but hi- Step-mother gave him devoted care and attention during Ins childhood days, and ever retained his deep filial affection. \ficr leaving school he learned the trades of car- penter and cabinet maker under the direction Of his honored lather, whom he accompanied on his emigration to America, being then in his twenty-first year. He aided lus father m establishing the family in the new home and then came to [ndianapolis to begin the of life on bis own responsibility, his equipment being willing hands, a strong heart and an inflexible integrity of purpose, lie worked at his trade for two year*, being a natural mechanic, and being thus enabled to turn his attention to varied classes of work. Finall) he went to Lafayette, Ind., where he found a chair manufacturer in need of a work- man, and while he bad never had experience in this special line be was given a trial, and so acceptable was his work that he was given a position in the making of the best class of chairs, proving himself as well qualified as the expert artisan's of the factory. After one year Wishmire returned to Indianapolis, where he entered the employ of J. !•'. Ramsey, who here conducted a cabinet and chair-manu- facturing business, receiving in compensation hall of the profits resulting from his work. He was thus employed for two and one-half years, when he withdrew to engage in contracting and building on bis own responsibility, con- tinuing in this line until 1853, when, in order to secure a ready supply of material at less cost, be built a sawmill in Indianapolis, this being the first mill of the sort in the city. Eventually be abandoned contracting and building, and devoted his attention exclusively to the manufacturing of lumber and building materials, having a well equipped plant with adequate yards. His first mill was destroyed by lire in 1S5X, and he then purchased a larger tract of land, upon which he erected a better plant and there be conducted a profitable and extensive business. To facilitate manufacture he purchased a tract of eight hundred acres of limber laud in Tipton count)', and from this reserve drew bis stock for manufacturing, while incidentall) be thus gave evidence oi his progressive methods and marked business sagacity, lie continued to bold the land after it was cleared, and the same has been de- veloped into valuable farms, occupied by lus three daughters. Mr. Wishmire continued to carry on his mill and lumber yard for eighteen years, and in [873 be leased the mill ami closed on! his stock of lumber, the mill being later destroyed by lire, lie still owns the land, a portion of which he leases, while the balance has been improved with buildings, which he rents. In [863 Mr. Wishmire purchased four eighty-acre tracts of land near Bridgeport, on the old National pike, and after renting the same for one year be there instituted farm- ing operations upon bis own responsibility, hiring men to do the practical work involved, lie also erected a sawmill on the farm, utiliz- ing same in working up the native timber on the place, and in making requisite improve- ments. In 1873, upon disposing of his busi- ness in Indianapolis, Mr. Wishmire removed to bis Bridgeport farm, and here be has ever since continued to make bis home, lie manu- factured brick on the farm very extensively for some time, and in 1873 creeled a magnifi- ed brick residence with slate roof and other model equipments, the residence occupying a natural building site and commanding a line view of the surrounding country, while the attractions of the home have been en- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 499 ed by effective landscape gardening and etention of fine groves of native trees. < >n the farm arc to be found fine on hards and arious sorts of small fruits, and the de i- one of the show places of the locality. A brick barn, three tenement houses simi larly constructed, and a fine array of other substantial buildings contribute to the attrac- tions of this fine country scat, which now in- ludes four hundred acres. Mr. Wishmire also continues to hold his real estate in Indi- ilis and also owns twenty acres at Mount Jackson, this place having a fine mineral well, the water having high remedial values, and he has erected the substantial and com modious brick buildings of the Mount Jack- son Sanitarium, a favorite health resort, and one in which arc to be found all the mi n ni ami accessories. The marked .success which Mr. Wishmire has attained is the more gratifying to contemplate on the ;cori that it represents entirely the result of \n efforts, lie has been an indefatigable, ■ i i ientious business man ; in, edu cation and inherent talent have enabled him t<> avoid mistakes, though he has, of course, had his quota of losses, hut the lesson of his life ami character stands out in hold letters and proclaims a sane and well-balanced per- sonality, and an integrity and honor In ond question, lie has a line estate, and is ■ ni the solid and honored men of Marion county, where he has lived and labored in goodly ends. He attributes Ins success in no small ee to the co-operation and devotion of his estimable wife, who has, indeed, p a companion and helpmate to him, and their upright policy in all things has been dii by counsel with each other at all times, so that theirs ma-, he wdl said to have been an ideal union. Mr. Wishmire has had a high -ens,- () f his stewardship as his prosperil i^ed, and has shown himself public- spirited and helpful along legitimate lines, while his benefactions have lion many and invariably unostentatious. In 1850 hi a 1 ted in the construction oi the Peru Railroad from napolis to Fall (reek, and he has other- wise been prominently concerned in various enterprises and projects for the general good and the development of the resources of this ectii 'ii of the State. Such men honor humanity and the nation. In politics he has ever been a stanch supporter of the P cratic party, and in [860 he was actively con- cerned in promoting the cause of Stephen \. I louglas, the po idi ntial nominee of his party. His party colleagu* - have frequently 1 him to In a candidate for re po "Hi' 1 . hni he has believed that in diii', lay along other bin 5, and has invariabl ti 1 permit his name to be 11 ed m su h coi tion. For man) wars he and his wife prominent in the work of the M. L. church, in which In si rved a on t& and class 1 and in the early days church iervid were customaril) held in their home. As they are now at sot ,ni. e from any church thi . are not activel) affiliated with any religious organization. In 1847 Mr. Wishmire was united in mar- riage to Miss Wilhelmina Vailing, who was horn in Prussia, Aug. 2, [825, and who to America with her brother Frederick in [845. They took up their residence in In-li anapolis, when- they were later joined by Mi' it bn itln r < harles, who was a 1 arpentei . Frederick Vailing, who was a railroad man and also a grocer, lived to attain the patri- archal age of. ninety-one yeat For mure than hali a 1 entur) 1 air subject and his ifi have journeyed side by side 011 the pathway of life, sharing its joys and sorrows, while they have reared their children to lives of and usefulness", and can lock hack with satisfaction mi the years that have dropped into the abyss of time since their destinies be came muted. ( if their children, Mary is the w 11. oi I lenrj Neiman, a farmer of d ipti m county; Martha is the wife of Louis Smith, likewise a fanner of that county, as is also Albert Shawer, the husband of Amelia, the third daughti r; Gd ed unmarried at the age of thirty-five years : and Charles remains on the homestead with his parents. BENJ \ MIX JACKS* )N PEAKE, who d awaj I >ec. 17, [903, one of the native sons of Indiana, who here passed practically his entire life and who attained a high 1!' of success through his energ , integrity and progressive methods, was reo as a representative business man of tin citj of the State, where he conducted an im- portant enterprise a- a retail grocer. He also hail the distinction of being a member of the pioneer families of the State, and he well upheld the standard id' an honored name, while he gave evidence of his intrinsic Ioyalt) and patriotism b) going forth in de- fense of the nation when its integrity was menaced by armed rebellion. Such are the 5oo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD men who are peculiarly worthy of considera- tion in a compilation of this nature, and we are pleased to offer at this point a resume of the life of this popular and honored citizen of Indianapolis. Mr. Peake was born on a farm in Rush county, Indiana, April 21, 1838. and under the sturdy and invigorating discipline implied he waxed strong in mental and physical vigor as the days and years passed by. His prelimi- nary educational training was secured in the district schools in the vicinity of his home, and later he continued his studies in Prince- ton Academy, in Ohio, where he had as a teacher Professor Daniel Gary, who had like- wise been an instructor to his father when the latter was a youth. Our subject was a young man at the time when he entered the academy, and he earned his tuition and board by work which he performed about the school, so that he has been dependent upon his own resources from an early age and has a true conception of the value and dignity of honest toil and endeavor. Benjamin and Abigail (Murphy) Peake, the parents of our subject, were both born in Butler county, Ohio, where they were reared to maturity and where their marriage was solemnized. The former's father was one of the pioneers of Butler county, and one promi- nently identified with the development of that section of the Buckeye State, the family being of pure French extraction but having been for many generations identified with the annals of American history. The ancestors of Benjamin J. Peake in the maternal line were of Irish descent and the grandparents were likewise prominent pioneers of Butler county where both the Murphys and the Peakes were identified with agricultural pur- suits from the period of original reclamation of the land. Grandfather Peake was thrice married, and two of the sons of the first mar- riage were active participants in the war of 1812, having been with Hull at the time of his surrender. Of the last marriage five children were born: Ruth became the wife of leremia Virgin; Cassie became the wife of Joel Peake, a clergyman of the Alethodist Episcopal Church, in Kentucky; Sarah is the wife of Thomas Van Swarngin ; Ann died at the age of seventy-two years, unmarried ; and Benjamin, the youngest, father of Benjamin J., was burn in [806, from which fact it be- comes evident that the family settled' in Ohio in a very early epoch and long before it had been admitted to Statehood. After his marriage Benjamin Peake came to Rush county, Ind., where he rented land and was engaged in farming until 1848, when his father-in-law, Mr. Murphy, purchased a tract of eighty acres of heavily timbered land in Shelby county, this State, and there Mr. Peake took up his abode, reclaiming the land from the forest wilds and developing a good farm, of which he became the owner. Eventually he added to the area of his landed estate, the homestead farm comprising two hundred acres, while he improved the same with substantial and commodious buildings and gained prestige as one of the most influ- ential and successful farmers in that section, where he was a pioneer and where he took an active part in local affairs of a public na- ture, ever holding the uniform confidence and esteem of all who knew him. In politics he was originally arrayed with the Democratic party, but his sympathies were entirely with the cause of the Union during the days lead- ing up to the Rebellion, and thus when the Republican party was organized in 1856, he forthwith transferred his allegiance to the same and ever afterward remained a stanch advo- cate of its principles. He never aspired to office or in any way courted notoriety, being a plain, honest farmer, a man of excellent judgment and high principles and one whose life, though not one of exaltation, was a power for good. During the Rebellion he was a zealous supporter of the Union, and three of his sons were in active service as soldiers in the federal armies. Benjamin Peake was a man of fine physique, being above the average height, and he was genial and kindly in his intercourse with his fellow man. while his spotless character gained to him unlimited respect. He and his wife were liberal in their personal aid and contribution to church work and their home was one in which a hospitable welcome was ever assured. When the final summons came for them to pass from the scene of life's activities they were mourned by a wide circle of devoted friends, while their memories are enshrined in the hearts of all who came within the immediate sphere of their gracious and kindly influence. Mrs. Peake died on the old home- stead, in February, 1894, at the age of seventy- nine years, and in death she was not long separated from her loved companion, since he entered into eternal rest in the following July. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 501 at the venerable age of eighty-five years. Both rest side by side in the Norristown cemetery, in Shelby county, where also repose the mortal remains of still older members of the family, including Grandmother Lucy Peake, who lied at the age of ninety-rive years; and her daughters Ann, who died at the age of seventy-two; Sarah, aged eighty-seven; and Ruth, aged ninety-four. Notable longevity has been shown in the family, and it may be noted that the maternal grandmother, Eunice (, Seward) Murphy, was ninety-eight years of age at the time of her death. The Murphy family was one of the most prominent in the early settlement and de- velopment of Rush count)-. Ind., where the name has been held in the highest honor dur- ng several generations. The maternal grand- parents of our subject were James and Eunice Seward) Murphy, the former of whom be- came a successful farmer and trader of Rush county, where he accumulated a large and valuable estate. In politics he was a Whig, and in religion both he and his wife held to the faith of the Xew Light church. They be- came the parents of seven children, namely : Jane, Mrs. Turner; Jessie; Peter; Abigail, other of Benjamin J. Peake; Mary ].. .Mrs. Davis; Jackson; and Julia A., Mrs. Shanks. Benjamin and Abigail (Murphy) Peake had children as follows: Lucy A., who re- sides in California, is the widow of David Vaughn, a soldier in the Civil war who was killed in the battle at Thompson's Station; Joseph died when a young man ; Benjamin Jackson Peake is mentioned below ; Frank, who served throughout the Civil war. is now a resident of Indianapolis; Charlotte, twin sister to Frank, is the wife of Thomas Conger, •of Shelbyville, Ind. ; Sarah is the wife of William Coleman, of Shelby county, a member of the Thirty-third Indiana Volunteer In- fantry during the war of the Rebellion ; James T. is a successful grocer of Indianapolis; Albert N. is engaged in business at Waldron, Indiana. Benjamin J. Peake, whose name initiates this review, was a mere child when his parents removed to Shelby county, and there he was reared to maturity on the old farmstead, being nineteen years of age at the time he went to Ohio to enter upon his course of academic .study, as has been previously noted. He there continued his educational work until the win- ter of 1861, when he returned to Indiana and secured employment as clerk in the general store of Bill Bone & Son, at Lewis Creek Sta- tion, Shelby county, and while thus engaged he was successful in his efforts to. secure the establishing of a postoffice at that point and was made deputy pi stmaster, the office being in the store of the firm. He remained thus engaged until the summer of the following year, when his loyalty and patriotic ardor led him to respond to the call of higher duty, and in August, 1862, Mr. I 'cake enlisted as a private in Company D, Thirty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel Coburn, who subsequently became commander of the brigade, which was comprised of this regiment, the Eighty-fifth Indiana, the Nine- teenth Michigan and the Twenty-second Wis- consin. Mr. Peake was mustered into the .service at Indianapolis and his command was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, with which it took part in man)' of the most notable engagements of the great civil con- flict, having been on duty in Tennessee, Ala- bama and Georgia and having accompanied Sherman on his ever memorable march to the sea and thence through the Carolinas. The first battle in which Mr. Peake participated was that of Thompson's Station, Ga. The entire brigade was sent on a scouting expedi- tion and on March 5, 1863, the entire number were, captured by the Confederate forces, the number thus taken being thirteen hun- dred men, all of whom were incarcer- ated in Libby Prison, at Richmond. < in the 1st of the following April Mr. Peake was paroled, and on the 10th of June was ex- changed, and forthwith rejoined his command at the front and thereafter took part in the Atlanta campaign, in which connection he participated in the hotly contested engage- ments at Buzzard's Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, Snake Creek, Resaca, Cassville, Burnt Hick- ory, Pine Mountain, Golgotha, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, and Peach Tree creek. In the last mentioned battle of the twenty-eight men of Mr. Peake's company who entered battle only ten were eligible for duty at the expiration of the engagement, four having been killed and fourteen wounded. From Atlanta the command marched to Savannah and thence to Sisters' Ferry, on the Savannah river, whence it started on the cam- paign of the Carolinas, having a brisk en- gagement with the enemy in North Carolina, March 16, 1864, and another on the 19th, ami at the time of Lee's surrender the regiment was stationed at Rolla, N. C. Soon after- ward it started on the march to Richmond and thence proceeded to the city of Washing- 502 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ton, where it participated in the grand review of the victorious armies. A few days after this memorable event the regiment was sent to Louisville, Ky., and there Mr. Peake re- ceived his honorable discharge, on June 25, 1865, having proved himself a leal and loyal son of the republic and a soldier ever at the post of duty. After the close of the war Mr. Peake re- turned to Shelby county, Ind., where he was married in the following year, and he then purchased a farm, which he successfully con- ducted until 1873, when he disposed of the property and came to Indianapolis, where he engaged in the flour, feed and grain business, on Virginia avenue, and he conducted a suc- cessful enterprise in this line until 1881, when he disposed of his interests in the business and engaged in the commission trade, in com- pany with a partner. At the end of one year he retired from this business and assumed charge of the grocery business of J. Madden, being thus employed until 1884, when he era- barked in the grocery trade upon his own responsibility, opening a well equipped grocery and meat market at 1630 East Wash- ington street, where he continued operations; his business career in the one location to the time of his death, Dec. 17, 1903, covered a period of twenty-one years, within which, by fair and honorable dealing and by progres- sive and well directed methods he built up a profitable enterprise and secured a representa- tive patronage, the establishment being one of the most important of the sort in the city. To a large extent before his death Mr. Peake laid aside the more exacting duties of business and enjoyed the rewards of his years of toil and earnest application. He erected a beauti- ful residence in the city and was there able to enjoy the comforts and attractions of an ideal home. Though well preserved, Mr. Peake felt to a certain extent the effect of the privations and hardships of his army days, and as the shadows ©f his life began to lengthen he willingly shifted a portion of the active responsibilities upon younger shoulders and rested from his labors in a degree. In politics he ever gave stalwart support to the Republican party, but never sought the honors or emoluments of official preferment. He ad- vanced to high distinction in the Masonic fraternity, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and he was also a member of the Mystic Shrine and the Order of the Eastern Star. The more grateful associations of the military days were perpetuated through his membership in George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., and in the Veteran Legion, and he was held in the highest esteem in both business and social circles. On Eeb. 24, 1866, Mr. Peake was united in marriage to Mrs. Zelpha Ann (Walker) Trimble, who was born in West Chester. Butler Co., Ohio, in 1844, a repre- sentative of a prominent pioneer family of that section, and widow of Henry Trimble, wno died seven weeks after their marriage. She was a daughter of Lib- erty and Sarah (Bone) Walker, who were numbered among the early settlers of Shelby county, Ind., where they located in 1852, and where the father devoted the remainder of his life to agricultural pursuits, being one of the honored and influential men of the com- munity. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist Church. They be- came the parents of eight children, namely : Elizabeth, who married J. Hill, and after his death became the wife of John Good, died in Kansas ; Thomas died in youth ; Ollie died in childhood; Abigail is the wife of David Fateley, who was a soldier in the Civil war; Emma is the wife of F. Howell, who was likewise a Union soldier; Zelpha was the wife of Mr. Peake; Taylor is a farmer of Shelby county; and Florence is the wife of Thomas Harker, a commercial salesman. Mr. and Mrs. Peake became the parents of seven children, of whom two, Benjamin Peake and Ople May Peake, died in child- hood, each when three years old. The others, all still living are: Clara Belle married < >scar L. Crockett. Arie married E. E. Dildine. Sarah Evaline married John C. Miller. Wil- liam Burton is now proprietor of his father's store, which is of many years stand- ing and which now ranks as one of the largest grocery and meat markets in the city of Indi- anapolis; it is located at the same old stand. Nos. 1628 and 1630 blast Washington street. Alonzo Walker Peake is a machinist. Benjamin J. Peake passed away Dec. 17, 1903, and his funeral was in charge of the Scottish Rite Masons. The Rev. Lewis Brown, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, a member of that order, conducted the services at the old homestead, No. 222 N. State avenue. The music was by the Scot- tish Rite quartette, and he was buried in the beautiful family lot in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Zelpha Ann Peake, his wife, died April 25, 190(1. Services at the old home- COMMLMi IRATIVE j',l< >< IR \PII1C.\L RED >RD .T-\5 stead were conducted by Rev. Brown also, and the Order of Eastern Star held their beautiful services at the grave. They char- tered a car to the cemetery and marched in the grounds at the head of the procession. At both funerals the floral designs from the different orders and friends and business men of the city were many and most beautiful. Mrs. Peake was a member of the \\ omans Re- lief Corps, George H. Thomas Post, I'. \ . I-.. Queen Esther Chapter, No. 3. ( I. E. S., and was chaplain of same at the time of her death. Besides, she was very prominent in different literary societies and in charitable work among the poor. WILLIAM OLIVER DARNALL, an at- torney-at-law and a loan agent in Lebanon, Boone county, was born in that county Jan. 23, 1851, the son of Harvey 15. and Jane (Turner) Darnall. The Darnall family was originally of Welsh stock, and the founder of the family came over with Lord Baltimore and settled in Maryland. The earlier generations were Catholics. The great-grandfather of Wil- liam O. Darnall, was named John; he was a native of Maryland and one of the pioneers of Kentucky, where he died. Mi- son, James, was born in the latter State, and seemed to inherit his father's venturous spirit, for he moved on from Kentucky to Indiana in the very early days, and encountered all the hard- ships of frontier life. He was a large land owner and followed farming first in Decatur and then in Boone county. He did military service in the war of 18 12. He died when about seventy years of age leaving a family of six children, born to him by his wife, Jane (Bridges) Darnall. Harvey B. Darnall was horn in Decatur county. By trade a carpenter, he followed his calling there for some years, and then went to Boone county in 1840,, locating in the southern part. There he worked as a carpen- ter and also taught singing school until his marriage, when he abandoned the latter call- ing and settled down to stead}' work at his trade. In 1863 he moved to Lebanon and added contracting to his carpenter work. He died in Lebanon in September, 1902, seventy-seven years. He was for many years an elder in the Christian Church, and at one time served on the school board. Harvey 11. Darnall was twice married ; his first wife, whose maiden name was Jane Turner, died in 1^74, aged forty-five, a devout believer in the teachings of the Christian Church. She was the mother of two sons: William O. ; and James S., freight agent al Lebanon for the Big Four railroad, for hi nd w ife Mr. Darnall married Miss Ursula Kernodle, who still survives him. The maternal grandfather of William O. Darnall was William Turner, a native oi North Carolina, lie was one of the early settlers of Indiana and entered land in Boone county which is still owned by the family. Previously to his settling 111 Boone count) he had spent a brief period in Hendricks county. He died in Boone county well ad- vanced in years. lie was an Old School Baptist. By his wife, Matilda Roark, he had a large family, but all but two of their chil- dren died during an epidemic of yellow fever. The Turner family is believed to be of Eng- lish, descent. William Oliver Darnall grew up in Boone county and received his education in the pub- lic schools. Since 1803 he ha- made his home- in the city of Lebanon. When only seven- teen years old he began to learn the printer's trade, and followed that as long as his health permitted. He became a half owner in the Lebanon Patriot, and was editor of that sheet until his health failed, and he was obliged to give up that business. Lor some time he did out of door work, teaming, etc.. and then for four years served as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Reynolds. During the succeeding term he was deputy recorder under Samuel S. Heath, and it was while he was there in the recorder's office that he prepared his s abstract books and made preparation for his later occupation. When his term of deputy recorder was completed he went into the ab- stract and loan business, and up to ioo_> de- voted his attention to that. In 1885 he was admitted to the Bar, and ha- used Ins legal knowledge mainly as an assistance in hi stract business. In 1870 Mr. Darnall was married 1- Mis- Flora C. Scott, daughter of John M. and Mary (Bliss) Scott. One son was born to them, Harry IL. now deputy p ter in his home city. Mrs. Flora Darnall died in her native city in 1873. and on March 1. 1 876, Mr. Darnall married Miss Sarah E. Kemp, daughter of Christopher C. and Elizabeth (Davenport) Kemp. Of the five children bom to this union, one died in infancy. Her- bert O. is a homeopathic physician of St. 5°4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mary's, Idano; he married Miss Edna Jen- kins, and they have one child, Dorothy Dale. James C. is associated with his father in the loan business and also runs an abstract busi- m ss. The two other children are Nora E. and William L. The family residence is at No. 324 E. South street, where Mr. Darnall owns a fine home. Mr. and Mrs. Darnall and their children are all members of the Christian Church, and he has been an elder in the Cen- tral Church at Lebanon for several years. In politics Mr. Darnall is a Republican. He is much interested in the work of the fraternal orders and is a member of several, including Boone Lodge, No. 9, F. & A. M. ; Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M. ; Lebanon Commandery, Knights Templar; and is a thirty-second de- gree Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to the Indianapolis Valley Consistory. LAURENCE LOGSDON, one of .the honored pioneer residents of Indianapolis and Marion county, and one who has been prom- inently identified with the industrial and ma- terial development and progress of this fav- ored section of our great commonwealth, was born in Madison county, Ky., March 15, 1833, s, [844, son of William II. and Sarah (Mattox) McClintock, both natives of Kentucky. William H. McClintock was a -on .if Thomas and Rebecca (Holiday) McClintock, both of whom were of Scotch-Irish ancestry. In an early day there emigrated to America five brothers, three locating in Pennsylvania, and two in Kentucky. The Holidays served in the Indian wars. Thomas McClintock settled in the vicinity of Indianapolis in 1827, where he cleared land for a farm on which he re- sided many years. He was a plain and honest farmer, a good citizen and a consistent and worthy member of the Presbyterian Church. His children were as follows: William 11.; Joseph, who died in California ;" Thomas, who died at the old homestead; Martha married (first), a Mr. Nesbitt, and (second), J. 1\. Patton ; Rebecca, who died unmarried. William H. McClintock was seventeen years old when his parents came to Indiana in 1827, and his were the usual experience- oi life on the frontier. He assisted his father in the improvement of the family homestead, assisted the neighbors in building log cabins and rolling logs, remaining at home until a grown man, and then starting out for himself. Indianapolis was then a village of log cabins, and when the desire for better buildings be- came active, he worked as a hod carrier at eight dollars a month, being compelled to take a portion of that in trade. At that time he knew everybody in the city and the surround- ing country. His father had settled some three and a half miles north of Indianapolis, and north of Fall Creek. When the waters of the creek ran high communication with Indianapolis was cut off, as there were no bridges at that time. When William II. McClintock was thirty years of age he was married, after which he settled on the old homestead, one half of which eventually passed into his possi and there he reared his family. After his children had all grown to maturity lie sold tin- farm, and moving to the city, he bought a sm ill tract of land between Illinois street and Capi- t • > 1 avenue. There he made a good home, and there his wife died in [895, after a w< companionship of more than fifty years. In ;io COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD June of the same year he died in the home of his son, whither he had removed after the death of Mrs. McClintock. In early life he was a deacon of the Presbyterian Church. Later he and his wife united with the Metho- dist Church, in which he served as a steward. In 1856 he assisted in the organization of the Methodist Church at Mapleton, and con- tributed largely to the erection of the building. He was a Republican, but was content to let others seek the places of honor and profit, and the height of his ambition was to be a useful and successful fanner. His was a spirit of charity and kindness to all, and hatred and malice to none. A good neighbor and friend, he had no difficulties with his neighbors. In times of distress and sickness he was ever ready to help, and he was known far and wide as a man of line feeling, sympa- thetic nature, generous disposition, and of the most unblemished reputation. His wife's people were residents of Kentucky, where she was born, and they came to Indiana at a very earl) day, making their home in Union county, where the father was a well known and much respected farmer. In Kentucky he owned slaves, but becoming disgusted with the insti- tution, left the State to escape it. An old family servant, who was not willing to be turned adrift, came with him to Indiana, and remained with him throughout life. He had a large family, and the names of some of his children were as follows: Asberry ; Mary, better known as Polly, married a Mr. Laflin; Lydia ; Josiah; Sarah was the mother of T. A. McClintock, and was among the younger children ; and Thomas. The others are not now known. The children of William H. McClintock and his wife were as follows : Thomas A., whose name appears at the beginning of this article; Edmund A., of San Jose, Cal. ; Wil- liam D., a physician, who died in Kansas. Thomas A. McClintock was born and reared in Marion county, where he has always lived. Remaining under the parental roof until he was of age, he took a course in a commercial college, that he might better pre- pare himself for life. For a time he was employed in a general store at Arcadia, Ind., but its promiscuous dealing did not agree with him, and he threw up his position to re- turn home, and do i'>b work for the neighbor- ing farmers. Mr. McClintock enlisted in [864, for one hundred days, as a member of Com- pany C, 1.1-d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, un- der Col. Sam Vance. The regiment was at- tached to the Army of the Tennessee, and served in that State and at Stevenson, Ala- bama, where it was engaged in guard duty on the railroad, and in care of Union deserters. After four months' service Mr. McClintock returned to Indianapolis, where he received an honorable discharge, and resumed his job contracting with the farmers. In 1X07 he bought five acres .if land on credit, which he managed to pay for by hard work. The fol- lowing year he married, and for a time lived on the old homestead. In 1871 he established his home on the five-acre tract, where he had made extensive improvements. For a num- ber of years he was engaged in farming rented laud as well as his own. In 1892 he platted a portion of his land, and sold it out as lots. Since that time he has made a second addition to the city, his land lying between Illinois street and Senate avenue. His atten- tion has been very largely given to selling lots and building houses, owning at this time several valuable rental properties. Elsewhere he owns four acres, which he devotes to truck farming. His career shows the value of prepa- ration, and slow but sure progress. In poli- tics he is a Republican, and a strong temper- ance man, never having been in a saloon, and never having used tobacco in any way. In 1866 he united with the Methodist Church. Mr. McClintock was first married to Miss Mary C. Carter, who was born in Hendricks county, a daughter of Elwood and Maria (Hodson) Carter, natives of North Carolina, and early settlers in this State. They were members of the Friends' Society. Her father is now living retired at 1'lainheld, Ind.. at a ripe "Id age. His children were as follow 'S : Mary C, who was Mrs. McClintock; Cynthia A., who was Mrs. Millice; Nathan P., a physi- cian of Indianapolis. To Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Clintock were born the following children : Maud, who is Mrs. Roach, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Frances E., who is Mrs. Bourne; Bessie, now Mrs. Schoub ; and Edward, a lumber in- spector. Mrs. McClintock died Feb. 1, 1895, in the faith of the Methodist Church. • Mr. McClintock' was married Jan. 1, [896, to Miss Dovey Baliff, who was born and reared in Indiana. Her parents were early settlers of the State, and her father, who was a farmer by occupation, served though the Civil War as a private. He died in 1894. leaving behind him precious memories of an honorable, upright and kind-hearted man. His i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 5ii widow yet survives on the old homestead. She was mother to the following children: Emma, who is Mrs. Long; Winthrop; I '/ilia, who married a Mr. Baker; Zerilda, the wife of J. Quick; Dovey, Mrs. McClintock. The parents and family arc all Methodists. Mr. and Mrs. McClintock have had two children, \\ illard I .. born Sept. 10, 1901 ; and Esther, March 20, [904. ASA TOUT. This esteemed representa- tive of the carl\- settlers of Indianapolis was a veteran of the Civil war, serving fur three- years and enduring, in addition to the usual privations of soldier life and the dangers of the battle field, the sufferings of long im- prisonment, lie was horn in Fleming county, Kentucky, on the banks of the famous Lick- ing river, May 1 1, [826, son of Isaac W. ami Elizabeth (Foster) Tout, both natives of Ken- tucky, grandson of Hazel Tout and great- grandson of Lazel Tout, Sr. The latter was born and reared in London, England. Hazel Jr., the grandfather of our subject, emigrated to America and became one of the earl)- set- tlers of Kentucky. Isaac AY. Tout, his sun, was born in Ken- tucky in iSoj. lie acquired the trade of brick mason, and in the fall of L85 1 migrated to Indiana, settling in Danville, Hendricks count)', lie brought his family and household goods the entire distance by wagon, passing through Indianapolis on his way to his new home. For several years lie worked at his trade at Danville and assisted in building many of the first substantial structures of that city. He then purchased a farm on which he re- sided until his removal to Indianapolis in 1S47. He first leased what is now the State farm and operated it for two years, working mean while at his trade and turning oyer to his boys a large share of the farm work. In 1841; the family moved to the city proper, and here Isaac W. Tout continued steadily at his trade until his death, which occurred in 1874. I lis was born in 1805, and passed away Aug. 2, 1889. Of the children horn 1. 1 Isaac \V. and Elizabeth (Foster) Tout two now survive, Wilkinson M. and Jane (wife of Martin rford, of Peoria, III). All the deo ased children attained to mature years. They were Emily, Margaret, Sarah, Henry, William, Asa and Zenas F. Most of the children mar- and left families. Asa Tout was four years of age when he was brought to Indiana by his parents in 1831. 1 1<- acquired from his father the trade of brick mason, which he followed nearly all his life. He enlisted Sept. 22, l86l, for three years or during the war in Company I. 26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and participated in man)- important engagements. He was in the battle of Lone Jack, Missouri, and the battle of Prairie Grove, Dec. 8, [862, and to reach that hard fought battlefield, his regi- ment marched 1 1 _• miles in two nights and one day. With about four hundred of bis regiment he was taken prisoner near Vlor- ganza Lend. La., Sept. 29, [863. The) were taken to Camp Ford, 'lex., and there im- prisoned for about ten months, in one of the worst prisons in the South. The fare of Air. Tout while there was a pint of coarse corn meal and a quarter of a pound of the poon I kind of beef per day. Each prisonei allowed one tablespoonful of .salt once in ten days. The meal Air. Tout would mix with water and dry on a chip or piece of bark be- fore the fire, and it often had to be eaten half raw. He was exchanged July 22, 1804. al the mouth of Red river, ami was taken to New ( Means. His term of enlistment expired soon after, and he came home for discharge. Air. Tout resumed work at his trade, which he afterward followed. He married Nov. 29, [866, Miss Harriet Winman, daughter of -r and Alary (Jackson) \\ inman. Airs. Tout was born in Ton nto, I anada, March 5, 1840. Her mother died in Canada, when she was quite young. The father removed to Michigan, and there the daughter went, m 1861, to keep house for him. The father died from the effects of an accident, and in Mrs. Tout came to Indianapolis. Two chil dren were born to Asa and Alary 'lent, A \\ho died at the age of eight years and six months, and William A., who was born July o, [879, in the house at No. IOII L street, where he still lives with his mother, a comfort to her in her declining years. Air. Tout was an honored member m" ( lordon Post, X". 281, < i. A. R., and also ( amp So. I ni..n Veterans League. He was a member of the Christian Church, while his wife holds allegi- ance to the Methodist Episcopal faith. He was highly respected, and his long residence in the city won for him many close friends, who were attracted by his sterling and lovable 1 raits of character. Air. Tout died June 12, [906, at the age of eighty years, from paralysis, superim by rheumatism contracted at Camp Lid. 5J2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD whore he was without shelter. Three years of invalidism followed his army life, and the devoted and watchful care of his faithful wife did much to prolong his useful life. DALPHON HUTCHINGS, who was born eight miles from Charleston, Clark county, Ind., Oct. 5, 1818, spent all his life in his native State. Francis Hutchings, his father, was born in Maryland, but was reared in Virginia, where he married Elizabeth Turner, a member of an did Virginia family. Soon after their marriage they removed to Kentucky, where their first child, Bushrod, was born in 1812. A few years later they entered what was then the Territory of Indiana, where, in Clark county, Mr. Hutchings cleared a farm ; later, however, they removed 'to Hendricks county, where they spent the rest of their lives cm a farm, Mr. Hutchings passing away in his sixty-sixth year. His widow long survived, and'died at the age of ninety-two. Air. Hutch- ings was a man of high character, ami though born and reared in a slave community, was a Whig, and a pronounced opponent of slavery as a "great moral wrong. In religion both he and his wife were members of the Baptist Church in their later days, and still later were members of the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hutchings were the parents of fourteen children, the last two survivors hav- ing been Dalphon ; and Mrs. Lucinda Robe- son, of Iowa, who died in 1903. Dalphon Hutchings lived at the homestead until 1839. On Oct. 22, 1840, he married Elizabeth Anderson, who died April 2, 1856. Mr. Hutchings was again married Nov. 5, 1857, to Nancy Star, who died Feb. 24, 1861. He was married (third) to Mrs. Ellen (Green- led) Markin, who died several years • ago. Mr. Hutchings's children were: Martha E. ; John D. ; Sarah E. ; Mary E. ; Maria; Emma (deceased), and Nellie (twins); and William Hampton (died in infancy). Dalphon Hutchings spent the active years of his life in farming, and after 1856 he lived in Indianapolis. Well did he remember Indi- ana when it was very largely a howling wilder- ness, and he watched its slow growth and de- velopment into an inland empire, becoming one of the wealthiest, proudest and most pros- perous of the sisterhood of States. Indiana was admitted into the Union but two years before he was born, so that the story of his life would run close with the development and progress of the State. Mr. Hutchings had his troubles, but was remarkably well-pre- served for a man of his advanced years. In the early days he was a Whig and voted foi 1 .1 'ii. Harrison in 1840, but after the forma- tion of the party he was a Republican. Like his parents he was a Baptist in the early days, but for many years before his death he was a Methodist. He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him, and passed his declining years in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Billingsley, of Indianapolis. His death occurred in February, 1904, when he was aged eighty-five years. MILTON S. RANDOLPH, whose pleas- ant residence is at No. 833 Elm street, Indi- anapolis, was born in Preble county, Ohii \ Aug. 8, 1844, a son of Isaac Moore and Sarah (Bennett) Randolph. The father was born in Ohio, and his father came from Pennsyl- vania to Ohio at an early day. Isaac Moore Randolph and his wife spent their entire live- in ( )hio, where both died and were buried, with memories of good and useful lives to follow them. Milton S. Randolph was the oldest of eight children born to his parents, and was reared to early manhood in the Ohio home, where ne enlisted in May, 1864. in Company E, 156th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was assembled and organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio. For some two months the regiment was encamped at Cincinnati, and for three weeks the regiment was waiting at Paris, Ky., when it was sent to Cumberland. Md., being finally returned to Camp Dennison, < >hio, for mustering out. The health of Mr. Randolph was much broken by his military experfences, and he has never recovered from the effects of his soldier life. Mr. Randolph was married April 5, 1870, to Mary Spurrier, born in Shelby county, in July, 1849, daughter of Joseph G. Spurrier. They have a family of four children: Harry M. ; Pearl and Earl' (twins) ; and Edith. Mr. Randolph is a member of the Joseph R. Gor- don Post, G. A. R., where he has many warm and intimate friends. In politics he is a Re- publican, and he is universally known as a valuable citizen, and useful membei of the community. ROBERT D. BACON was born in Indi- anapolis in 18311. ami has been a resident of this city all his life, his absences being of the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED iRD 513 most temporary character. Mr. Bacon be- loitgs to one of the well-known pioneer families of Indianapolis, his parents, Elisha W. and Eliza Jane (Conn) Bacon, having located here at a very early day. A sketch of their career and that of other members of the Bacon family appears elsewhere. As a hoy Robert D. Bacon attended the early schools of Indianapolis, and his pre- ceptor for some time was Dr. Patrick Henry Jameson, and also the Rev. Dr. Holliday. For some time he attended the public schools. .Mr. Bacon learned the trade of a silversmith, and followed that work until 1858, though he had also become expert as a house painter. For man}' years he has been connected with the Merchants' Detective Police Association of the city, and has been president of that body. Airs. Bacon was formerly Miss Elizabeth Kirk, a daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Kirk, a preacher of the Methodist Church in the pio- neer days. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon have five children : William T. : Kirk D. ; Charles Wes- ley ; Mrs. Etta B. Carlin; and Mrs. Emma L. George. Mr. Bacon is a well-known citizen, and his high character and varied accomplish- ments are alike known and recognized in Indi- anapolis. EDGAR JEROME HICKS, well known in the land of mechanics and invention, having inherited much of the genius of his grand- father, R. E. Poindexter, was born on a farm in Madison county, 1 ml., not far from Colum- bus, Aug. 26, 1873. When Mr. Hicks's ancestors came to America from England, in the early part of the eighteenth century, they first settled in Bucks county, Pa. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Hicks, moved from Lebanon count}, Pa., to Madison county, Ind., where he was 1 'lie of the early settlers, and where Jeremiah Hicks, father of Edgar Jerome, was born. Mr. Hicks's maternal ancestors, the Poindex- ters. are mentioned elsewhere. Mr. Hicks received his education in the public schools of Indianapolis, Ind., after which he entered the factory of his grand- father, where he learned the machinist's trade. A natural aptitude for the handling of tools made this comparatively easy, and in a short time he was made foreman. For about ten years before his grandfather sold the factory to E. C. Atkins & ( ',,., Mr. Hicks had had charge of it, and after the sale was consum- mated he became foreman for the new firm, a 3i position he still holds. | [ e has a number of inventions to his credit, several of which he has patented. Mr. Hicks takes quite an interest in athletics, and was a member of the prize team of the Indianapolis Light Artillery, the champions of the world. His fraternal con- nections are extensive, he being a member 'of Monument Masonic Lodge; Marion Lodge, K. of P.; Red Cloud Tribe, 1. (J. R. M. ; the .Maccabees; and Forest Camp, Woodmen. I In Feb. 1. 1896, Mr. Hicks was united in marriage with Miss Laura Katherine Spur- geon, daughter of William and Missouri .Marguerite (Murphy) Spurgeon. Four chil- dren have blessed this union, namely: Robert Lewis; Marguerite Katherine; Edgar War- ren ; and Jeremiah Donovan. Mr. Hicks casts his ballot in support of the men and measures of the Democratic party. Besides his inven- tions Mr. Hicks has become interested in real estate, and is the owner of some good prop- erty. CHARLES E. BRUMMING. The prac- tice of medicine is the life work to which this well known resident of Indianapolis has de- voted himself. The profession had for him a fascination, while he was yet in his youth, and it was then that he began its study. Dr. Bruni- ming is a native of Germany, but when four years of age he was brought to America by his father. He received his first education in the city of Buffalo, and it was while he was yet a resident of that city that he entered up. mi the study of medicine. He received instruc- tion in the best medical schools of Germany, France and England. Returning to the Uni- ted States, he for many years engaged in med- ical practice in accordance with the general systems in vogue. From long study and prac- tical experience he has evolved his present business, preparing medicines from his own prescriptions. He has become widely known, not only throughout Indiana but in main- other States, for the excellence of his medi- cines. "Brumming's Medical Compound" lias attained a wide reputation, and is said to have accomplished many remarkable cures. Dr. Brumming came 10 Indianapolis in September, [892, and now resides at No. 504 Fast Mor- ris street. His vvork is confined exclusi to office practice and to the sale of medicines. which has attained to large proportii ns and is o nstantly on the increase. Dr. Brummii an associate member of the "Century 5i4 i i iMMEMORA I l\ I BK >( ;RAPHICAL RED >RD ciation," an organization which lias the in- dorsement of leading educators and literary authorities throughout the United States. J< )ll.\ B. WILKINS( ).\ was born July 20, 1834, at Orange, \. J., son of Joseph W. and Mariah (Baldwin) Wilkinson, both of ivhom were natives of New Jersey, where they were married. The father was a son of John Wilkinson, also of New Jersey, a member of an honored pioneer family of Colonial days which located in that State before the Revolu tion. Various representatives have settled in different States and engaged in agricultural, mechanical, industrial and commercial life. Joseph W. Wilkinson was born in New Jersey, where lie lived and died and is buried. During a long life lie pursued the trade of shoemaker, and he was a plain, honest me- chanic, and never sought any public office. In religious belief he was ;1 consistent and active member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife was a daughter of Stephen Baldwin, also of New Jersey, and the hitter's father, John Baldwin, was also horn in New Jersey. The wife of John Baldwin came from the family of Kitehell. and her father served till through the war of the Revo- lution. Stephen Baldwin was a prominent fanner and hind owner, and died in his native State, lie was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The children of Stephen Baldwin were: John; Ira; Stephen; Aaron, who was a detective of wide reputation; Lydia, Mrs. J. Young; Mariah, mother of John I'.. Wilkin- son; Sally. Mrs. Anderson; and Julia, Mrs. J. Wilkinson. The following children were horn to Joseph W. Wilkinson and his wife: John I'..; Elizabeth, unmarried; Hannah, Mrs. Ly- man Young; and Mary, unmarried. The early life of John I'.. Wilkinson was spent in his native place, and he was educated in the public schools. When at the proper tge he was apprenticed to the harness-making irade. and after he had served his time began working as a journeyman, moving from place to place, and finally settling in Indiana in [859, finding employment first at Liberty, Union county, where he followed his trade for a few months. His next change was to Indianapolis, where he worked in the same line for John Heath. An opportunity offering itself at Brazil, End., he went there and d the plan of working his way through •regon, this being the time when the xcitcment was V cr\ high. Mis next for- ward movement was t,, Worthington, Ind.. where he gave up his plan of working to'the coast. In [860 he was a salesman for W. M. Oborn, at Worthington, and the following year, tired with patriotism, he enlisted Eoi three years, or during the war. in Company H, 31st hid. V. [., with Colonel Kruft in com- mand. They were mustered in at Torre Haute, being attached to the Army of Tennes- see, and while at Calhoun, Ky.. he was de- tailed as hospital nurse. Performing heavy duties with untiring zeal, he was prostrated with typhoid fever and for ten weeks' was aim. 1st at the point of death. W soon as he had sufficiently recovered he was sent to the Evansville (Ind.) hospital, and complications set in which resulted in heart trouble from which he has never recovered. The many painful results of his gallant services to his country are a constant reminder of the days when he gave till he had for the Hag which still is so dear an emblem to him of ;dl that is highest and best in our country. Mr. Wilkin- son remained at the Evansville hospital until his honorable discharge, Feb, 5, 1863, on ac- count of disability. One little incident of Mr. Wilkinson's hospital life will give an excellent insight into the noble character of the man. The report was started that the cnenn was going to attack the town, and Mr. Wilkinson. although in a verj critical condition, was with difficulty prevented from attempting to march in defense of the government stores. After receiving his discharge Mr. Wilkin- son returned to Worthington, hid., and re- sumed work at his trade, although rheuma- tism, superinduced b) various complications, made this difficult, lie made a visit to his old home in New Jersey, and for a short time appeared to have benefited by the change, but grew worse and worse. After remaining at Worthington until [873, he purchased a home at Vincennes, Ind., which he still owns, hut as he hail become so crippled with rheumatism and disabled with ether complications, it was domed best for him to discontinue house- keeping, and for a short time he lived at Washington. Ind., with a son. In 1S00 he moved to Indianapolis, where he now resides, highly respected by all who know him. In [865 Mr, Wilkinson was married, at Washington, Ind.. to Mrs. Man A. llarman. widow of Daniel llarman. who died while m the service vi his country. Mrs. llarman had one son by that marriage, George E. llarman, a mechanic of Washington, Daviess county. COM] [E] [ORATIVE BIOGRAPHICA] >RD ii5 . I lannan was born in i ounty, Ind., Aug. ii, 1843, a member of anho pio- neer famil) . being a daughter of Elijah and tilda 1 imsford, natives of N 1 arolina and 1 respei tn ely, who were married i ounty, Ind. The latter's mother . d in Teni here she was married to Mr. 1 r his ;tth she removed tQ Indiana, and there mar- ried twice. Jler famil} was as follows: Net- . .Mrs. J. Carroll; William, a farmer; and .Matilda, Mrs. Lumsford. Elijah Lumsford was born and reared in North Carolina, where he first married, and in 1837 rem'..' d to Indi- ana, locating in 1 ounty, where his wife died, leaving him with a family of tl children: John, James, and er. Later he married Mr-. n he had following children: Mary A., wife of Mr. Wilkinson; William, a farmer: A Irs. Stergeon; Alvin, a farmer; Marguerite, who 1 young; and Isaac, who died young. Elijah Lumsford was a pioneer farmer of Greene county, well and favorably known. In politics he was a prominent Republican, but while alwa\ I ; a dee]) intere.it in local affairs did not aspiri was a o member of the Methodist 1 hurch. Four children ha Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson: William, who is a detective note in service at Washington, Daviess Co., Ind. ; John, a painter by I home with his parents in Indianapolis; and Mary E. and Mariah E. who died in infai; Mr. Wilkinson is a Catholic, and nber of the Christian Church. Fraternally he is a member of Captain Gray , A. R., Indianapolis. THEODORE W1I.I 0. 623 East Pratt street. Indianapolis, is a \kan A. Wiles, who migrated to Indiana in 1821, and was one of the pioi He made his home at Columbus. Akan A. Wiles was born and reared in ( )hio, learned thi trade, and in 1*21 iblished a pottery in Columbus, which he rated Ei r many years. His death occurred in I s ;.:. He was married in Ohio to Maria if New Jersey, w 1 survived him, and a family of ten children horn to them, three dying before reaching maturity. Only three of the ten children a living. Five of the sons in the Union army (luring the war of the Rebellion: Samuel Wiles was a member of the 22d Indi- ana Volunteer Infantry, and died after the ar, as did hi orge, who fought in the Col. William McKinley Wiles, the the brother-, Robert \\ her of the family I the soldier b rl and I are living, Robert being a 1 ia., where he has b< only surviving sister, Miss Maria, . home with Theod • horn in Colun Ind.. in [832, and while -till a b In- father in the pottery. He had' but little opportunity for schooling, though during the mid-winter season he would for a brief « walk four mile- u b- hool. When he wa ars old he began to earn I living, and while he was -til! a y • in the house painting trade, which has been his main I in life. Mr. Wiles was married April 13, 1858 Margaret Benson, of Jefferson county, Ind., and to thi., union came two children, both whom died in infancy. Wiles was called to the betti i Mr. \\ rried in 1S70 to Mrs. Nancy (Johns 1 out. She W as born in Marion county in ighter of Samuel Johnson, who r of that county, and died when .vas a small girl; his widow sur- vived many years. Mrs. V f a fan:: children, four of wl now living: Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, Mrs. Racl "dale (widow of Thomas), Mrs. Mary Shearer, and Mrs. Wiles. All arc n den; -hip, Marion county. 1 Shearer, whi is in War- ren township. The only -on of the family, John, died at the th, the lied in early childhood. Mrs. Wiles was first married in ut, who died Aug. 23, I s ' Mr. Wil 1 . in the ~tb Indiana Battery, the Cumberland, and was discharged on ac- count of disability X- ilth was badly broken by the 1 incident his army career, and he er fully re- red from if the lit'. . I le is a member of Major lv ii 'o. G. A. R. Mr-. \\ die Central Avenue Methodist Church, and was reared in that faith. 5i6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD JOHN W. MILNER, late of Indianapolis, was born in Ohio Dec. 26, 1837, son of Joseph and Mary (Stephenson) Milner. John '.Milner, grandfather of John W., a tailor and fanner by occupation, passed his early life in England. As a preparation for life's activities he learned the tailor's trade. Hoping to better his prospects, at an early date he broke home ties and came to America, first settling in Philadelphia, where he ex- perienced no difficulty in securing work, and for many years followed his trade there with much success. Impressed with the exceptional business openings for a man of energy farther west, he later moved to Ohio, and there pur- chased a fine farm, whereon he settled and engaged in agriculture for the rest of his active life. Though this was comparatively new work for him he soon familiarized himself with the best methods of farming, and being a man of excellent judgment applied his km wl- edge to his work with excellent results. He improved his farm, and became in time one of the solid farmers of the county. He mar- ried before coming to Ohio and most of his children were born during his residence in Philadelphia. There were eight in all. Joseph, William, John, Philip, Leroy, Jessie, Eliza- beth and Rachel. The father was a good busi- ness man, and an intelligent, public-spirited citizen, widely known and highly respected for his marked integrity of character. The Methodist Church counted him among its most worthy and respected as well as substantial members. Joseph Milner, father of John \\\, achieved marked success as a farmer in Ohio. Born in Philadelphia, he there passed his earlier days, and when still a boy came with his par- ents to Ohio, where, on his father's well con- ducted farm, he grew to manhood. Reared to agriculture, upon reaching manhood he naturally continued in that occupation, and settling upon a farm of his own began con- ducting a flourishing industry, following this pursuit throughout his business life. In time he won for himself a very solid prosperity. He always kept himself well informed upon the best methods of agriculture, and, being very successful in applying them to the practi- cal work of his farm, he won for himself a leading place among the agriculturists of his county. A large framed, vigorous man, he was hard-working throughout his life, especi- ally in his younger days. He died in Ohio in ! 81 )l I. During his young manhood, Mr. Milner married, at Hebron, Ohio, Mary Stephenson, who was born in Baltimore. Md., daughter of George Stephenson, who in the early days carried on a large team freighting business over the old national turnpike between Balti- more, Md., and Zanesville, Ohio. After the opening up of the railroads he moved to Lick- ing county, Ohio, and found work at canal boating, a business in which he was engaged for several years. He passed his last days with his children. He married and had eight children: Ruth, Sarah, Mary (Mrs. Milner), Rebecca, Arabel, Isaac, Wesley, and Pierce. -Mr. Stephenson was a man of marked promi- nence in his day, and occupied a most re- sponsible position. He was widely known, and as a man of sterling worth was most highly respected. Mary (Stephenson) Milner sur- vived her husband, dying in 1895. Of this union there were seven children: John W. who is mentioned below; Nathan, who ser\e . in the Civil war; Henry; Joseph T., who served in the Civil war; Phillip E. ; Oliver, and William N. Mr. Milner possessed all the hardier vir- tues, eminently fitting him for life in a sparsely settled region. He was strong, energetic. ■ fearless in venturing upon new enterprises, and persevering in the pursuit of any object. Honest, large-hearted, and hospitable, he won friends for himself far and near. He was one of the pillars of the Methodist Episcopal Church, acting as class leader and filling many other important offices, and giving liberally tc the support of the institution. John W Milner passed his early life in Ohio. Reared on his father's farm, he there had some early training in agriculture, form- ing habits of industry and thrift of much value to him in later years. At the age of eighteen years he apprenticed himself to a cabinetmaker, but seeing a better opening in the carpentry line, he later applied himself to that craft, which he mastered in a short time, and soon began following it as a regular business. The building up of his section of the country enabled him to find plenty of work in his line, and commanding good wages he continued the business until the opening of the Civil war, in which he enlisted at Picker- ington, Ohio, Sept. 5, 1861, for three years or during the war. As a member of Company E, 1st Ohio Cavalry, witli Colonel Millikin in command, he was soon consigned to the 14th 1 orps, Army of the Cumberland, and went to COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 517 the front. Alter a few preliminary skirmishes in Kentucky he participated in many of the harder battles of the war, including the en- gagement at Shiloh | Pittsburg Landing), the first hot one, and Corinth. At Stone River, Jan. 11, 1803. he received a flesh wound in the leg. but bravel) kept his horse, refusing ' ' be taken to the hospital. The battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Shelbyville (Tenn.), Brown's Ferry and mam others are listed among his engagements, and in all of them he acquitted himself with marked credit, and was usually found in the thickest of the right- ing. He served his full time without once receiving a furlough or being taken prisoner. During a hot skirmish at McMinnville, while in pursuit of Wheeler, he fell from his horse and received a severe injury, which caused him to be laid up in the hospital at Nashville for about two months. He received his honor- able discharge at that place, Sept. 5, 1864. He never entirely recovered from his accident, and drew a small pension. After the war Mr. Milner returned to < )hio, locating at Lancaster, where he resumed his carpenter business, and continued there for about twelve years. Then, in 1S70, finding a better opening in his line in Indianapolis, he moved to that city, where he re- mained to the close of his life. An expert workman, skilled in directing affairs, he found no difficulty in securing plenty of work, and his services were employed upon many of the large buildings of the place. Finally, on ac- count of impaired health as a result of his army service, Mr. Milner, in [901, retired from active work. He was a good business manager, and in the steady pursuit of his trade won for himself a good livelihood. In Lancaster, Ohio, in 1875, Mr. Milner married Mary A. Benner, who was born and reared in Ohio, daughter of John Benner, who served as a teamster in the Mexican war, in which he was killed. He married a Mrs. Stover, and they had one child, Mary A., who was born shortly after his death. By her first marriage Mrs. Benner had four children, of whom the three sons served in the Civil war, Henry, Edward (who was taken prisoner), and John (who died in Andersonville prison) ; Elizabeth was the only daughter by this union. Mr. and Mrs. Milner had two sons: John I... who is engaged in the insurance and' real estate business in Indianapolis: and William an engineer for the Big Four Railroad ompany, who lives at home in fndianapolis. Air. Milner became well informed upon general topics, having by extensive reading and by contact with the world greatly supple- mented his early common school education. In polities a stanch Republican, he always gave his support to that party. He was an honored member of Chapman Post, G. A. R., of Indianapolis. DAVID H. FREEMAN is one of the na- tive sons of Indiana who lent honor to the State by his valiant services as a soldier of the Union during the war of the Rebellion, and he is also a member of one of the pioneer families of this Commonwealth, which has been his home practically throughout his life. For two-score years he has been identified with railway interests, and he enjoys marked popu- larity in the capital city, where he has long maintained his home. Mr. Freeman is a native of the town of Greenwood, Johnson Co., Ind., born April 15, 1842. That the Freeman family has been ever loyal and patriotic can not be doubted when we revert to the fact that it had representa- tives in the Revolution, the war of 1812 and the Civil war. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Freeman was a soldier in the Continental line during the war of the Revolution and was one of the pioneer settlers of Tennessee, where he died. In the second conflict with England, Thomas Freeman, father of David H , was a valiant soldier, as was also his brother Johnson, who made his home in Tennessee until he died. Thomas Monahan, maternal grandfather of Mr. Freeman, was born in Ireland, and his wife was a native of Germany. They were numbered among the pioneers of Tennessee, where Mr. Monahan was extensively engaged in farming and where he also owned and operated a distillery. He died on the old home- stead when well advanced in years. Of his children, Samuel, who became a very influ- ential planter and slaveholder in the South, owned all the land surrounding the town of Warm Springs, Ala., where he died; Nancy was the mother of David H. Freeman. Thomas Freeman, father of David II.. was married in Hancock county. Tenn., to Nancy Monahan, like himself a native of that county. After that event he continued to devote his attention to farming in Tennessee for a num- ber of years, and there eleven of his children were born. In 1 840 he came to Indiana, locat- ing in Johnson county, where he rented land 5iS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and engaged in farming, while he was also identified with the construction of the canal from Broad Ripple to the South. He had made preparations to purchase a fine farm south of Indianapolis, but his death occurred before the deal was consummated, he passing away in 1847, at tne a S e °f forty-five years. In politics he was a Democrat, and his religi- ous faith was that of the Presbyterian Church, of which his wife was also a member. Thomas Freeman was a man of impregnable integrity and honor and commanded uniform respect and confidence. Three children were born after the removal to Indiana, and the care of the large family devolved upon the widowed mother, who spared neither her strength nor personal comfort to provide for her children and to rear them to lives of usefulness and honor. She labored faithfully and zealously, making innumerable sacrifices, and no word of complaint or protest came to impair the noble beauty of her self-abnegating life. After her sons had attained sufficient age to undertake the work involved she rented a farm, and there the entire family found a home, the mother acting as financier and manager while her sons carried on the farm work. Jn time the younger sons found employment elsewhere in the vicinity, but always brought their earn- ings to their devoted mother, thus showing their trust and appreciation. In 1S58, when an epidemic of typhoid fever broke out, David H. was the first of the family to be attacked with the disease, and within one week the loving mother and two of her sons were con- signed to the grave, entailing the greatest possible bereavement and loss to the children who survived. The subject of this review, with the aid of his eldest surviving brother and sister, assumed charge of the farm, paid all debts and continued to follow agricultural pursuits until he responded to the call of higher duty and tendered his services in de- fense of the nation's honor and integrity, leaving the farm in charge of his brother John, who died of smallpox in 1864. Of the other children who lived to years of maturity we enter the full.. wing brief record: Mary, who became the housekeeper after the death of her mother, became the wife of George Taylor, and died in 180,1, leaving three children; Eliza I., wife of John Wright, died in 1885, leaving five children ; Jonathan and Rufus died in 1858 of typhoid fever, in the same week as did their mother ; David H. was next in the order of birth ; Margaret became the wife of John Tilton, their residence when Mr. Freeman last heard from them being near Houston, Texas. David H. Freeman was reared on a farm and received his education in the public schools. In September, 1862, he enlisted at Indianapolis, becoming a private in Company E, 29th Ind. V. I., which was first commanded by Colonel Brown and later by Col. Benjamin Gregory. The regiment was assigned to the 14th Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and proceeded to Chattanooga, where it became a part of General Thomas's command, partici- pating in the various campaigns conducted by him and taking part in many hotly contested battles and numerous skirmishes. Mr. Free- man recalls that on one occasion he went six- teen days without removing his shoes or cloth- ing, wdiile scant rations was the rule and the ordeal at all times severe, since death and victory hung in the opposite sides of the bal- ance. He continued in active service until victory crowned the Union arms, ever being found at the post of duty, and having been incapacitated by illness for one day only. He was never wounded or captured and never received a furlough, being on active duty from the time of his enlistment until he was mustered out, at the close of the war. He started with Sherman on the march to the sea. but was sent back to Nashville to assist in the pursuit of Hood, and was at Chattanooga when Lee surrendered. From that point he- went to Dalton, Ga., where he was mustered out, thence proceeding to Nashville, where he- received his honorable discharge in June. is, ,5. After his loyal and gallant service as a soldier Mr. Freeman returned to Indianapolis and then went to the home of his sister, Mrs. Taylor, in Perry township, Marion count}', where he remained one year. In May. 1867. he entered the employ of the Pan Handle Railroad Company, in the capacity of section hand, and in the same year married and es- tablished his home in Indianapolis. After eight years' service as a section worker he became a helper in the blacksmith shops of the company, in Indianapolis, and also assisted in the repairing of cars, being thus engaged until 1876, when he became switchman with the same corporation, still serving as such. His long retention in the service of the Pan Handle stands as the best evidence of his faithfulness and ability. He has the confi- dence ami esteem of all who know him and is one of the well known railroad men of the a IMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED iRD 519 capital city. He has resided in Indianapolis since 1867, and now has a commodious and attractive home on Iowa street. Mr. Freeman is a Republican in politics and his religious faith is that of the M. E. Church; his wife is a member of the Baptist Church. He is fra- ternally identified with George H. Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R., and with the [. O. ( >. F. On Aug. 11. 18(17, M r - Freeman married Miss Anna Sauley, who was born in .Madison, Ind., in 1848, a daughter of Samuel and Cynthiana (Smith) Sauley, the former a native of Switzerland ami the latter of Indiana, where they were married. Mr. Sauley died in Madison, where he was a well known car- penter and contractor, and his wife later came to Indianapolis, where she passed the remain- der of her life. He was a member of the Lutheran and she of the Baptist Church, as was also her father, Barney Smith, who came from Kentucky to Indiana in an early day, becoming a successful farmer and distiller of Jefferson county, where he died. His chil- dren were as follows : Cynthiana, mother of Mrs. Freeman; Elizabeth; Viana; Millie; Sarah; .Mary; Nancy; and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Sauley became the parents of six children, namely: John, a resident of Madison ; Daniel, deceased; Llizabeth, Mrs. Turpin ; Anna, Mrs. Freeman; Sarah, Mrs. Jordan; and Louisa, Mrs. Lombard. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman had two children : Louis W., who died at the age of two years; and William A., a skilled machinist, who is foreman in the shops of Dean Brothers, in Indianapolis. NORBERTLANDGRAI-. one. if the lead- ing merchant tailors of Indianapolis, was horn in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. April 7. 1858. son of Jacob and Bertha (Nathanson) Land- graf. The parents were both born in ( ier- many, the father in Munich. Bavaria, March 31, 1 83 1, and the mother near Hessen-Darm- stadt, in 1829. They were married in New York, and located in Kentucky about 1856. The father was a merchant tailor, as were also his father and grandfather, and thus four generations of the family have been in the same line of business. The mother now makes her home in California : the father died in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1882. Their family consisted of two sons and five daughters, two daughters dying in infancy; Josephine. the eldest, is now Mrs. Stebbins, of River side, Cal. ; Hattie, who married Will G. Elliott, of Richmond, Ind., is now a widow, residing in Riverside. Cal.; LilHe married George Frost, and also lives in Riverside; rsorbert is mentioned below ; George \\ ., a resident 01" Indianapolis, who long held the responsible and profitable position of head cutter for the Kahn Tailoring Company, died June 8, [901, leaving a widow and two daughter-, who live mi Indianapolis. Xorbert Landgraf received his education in the Indianapolis city schools, and began his business career when a child, selling papers on the street. He entered the German and English pay school, where he continued his studies some years, and then ti ok a course at Kennedy's Academy, Lafayette, attending the night school at the same time. In 1868 he was a messenger boy, and continued at that work until 1872, when he was engaged as an errand boy in a merchant tailoring establishment. After this he was a salesman of dry goods and notions until 187(1, when he took up his present business on a basis of trust and con- fidence in his friends and associates to furnish him the required patronage that would make it a success. His ability as a tailor had already been demonstrated. In 1877, out of a class of sixteen competitors, he was chosen head cutter and manager of a large business, a posi- tion he held for ten years. His own shop was established in the V. M. C. A. building 1 >n Illinois street, whence he moved to North Pennsylvania street, and thence to Washing- ton street, finally bringing up at his present location in the * irand < >pera House building, at Xos. 119-121-123 North Pennsylvania street. He is on the fourth floor. He has aboul fifteen helpers and assistants, and is rated as one of the leading men in the merchant tailor- ing business in the capital city. Mr. Landgraf was married April 11. [882, at Vincennes, Ind.. to Miss Jessie Beard, a native of Springville. Ind., though reared in Vincennes, where she graduated from the local high school; she is an intelligent lady, highly cultivated and very attractive. To this union has come one son, Ferdinand, horn May 24, 1883. a graduate of the city high school, and now a student at Purdue Uni- versity, where he is devoting himself to me- chanical engineering. Mr. Landgraf belongs to the B. P. O. I .. the Deutsche Hans, the Commercial Travelers Association and the Columbia Club. In politi- cal matters he is independent, though with strong Republican sympathies. He attends the =i20 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD services of the First Baptist Church. His parents were Methodjsts, though at one time Ins father studied theology in 'preparation for the Catholic priesthood. JOHN F. BARNHILL, M. D.. of Indi- anapolis, has been in practice in that city since 1888, and from 1895 to the present has con- fined his attention to the study and treatment oi diseases of the ear. nose and throat. Dr. Barnhill is an enthusiast in his particular branch of medical science. In the pursuit of exhaustive studies along these special lines he has bed .me more and more impressed with their importance, so that of late he has not only been active as a practitioner, but also as an advocate of a more thorough and general knowledge of ear diseases among the pro- fession. The Doctor. has been identified with Indianapolis throughout his professional career, and though not a native of that city is a member of the fourth generation of his family res, dent there. His great-grandfather grandfather and father all 'bore the name of Robert Barnhill; the first two were amon<* the pioneers of Indianapolis, coming here in 1820. Judge John H. Barnhill, of New Phila- delphia. Ohio, wrote the following regarding 1 the Barnhills in America: ' & "!he Barnhill ancestry is ancient and Irish; the first knowledge of it that has reached me by legend or otherwise is awav back about the time of the union of crowns' of England ;in '| Ireland. * There was then in Dubhn a young man whose name 1 think was .b'lm. vet my recollection of this is not clear, although my source of information is reliable! because it was written by his wife, as she certified in the paper, which I once saw at Pittsburg, Pa., which she had written at the remarkable age of 107 years, at Baltimore, to lur grandson, who was in the General Land ' 'thee at Washington, D. C. It was a won- derful paper to emanate from one of that age. The paper stated that he was a man of manly -\orth. remotely of Scotch ancestry, a carpen- ter, joiner and ingenious inventor; that she was a lady of high station, as they called it. die being highly educated, as this letter clearly owed, when I first read it, because it was a literary wonder in style and execution. They were rebel patriots and abused Castlereughs and were denounced as such by the Union party. Her husband went to London, bought type and printing office, then came back, built a printing press of Irish oak, and wrote and published rebel articles. The Union govern- ment charged sedition and treason and con- fiscated their property. They hid the printing press, and her husband became a fugitive, and in the hold of a ship reached Baltimore, Md. John Barnhill soon sent money for his wife, their four sons and the printing press, and they came to this country to join him. This is her story of their oppression and suf- ferings, which she wrote and published in Baltimore and sent the paper to Dublin for circulation. A copy of that paper, pasted on silk, like her letter written at the age of 107 years, she sent to her grandson. John Barn- hill, at Washington, D. C. In 1832 he came West on a bachelor vacation, died of cholera in Pittsburg at the house of William Barn- hill, boiler and chain welder, largest manu- facturer then in Pittsburg. He had all these papers when I saw them — a very interesting and complete family history to 1863. They were afterward destroyed by his second wife, who burned them to spite his sons — her step- children. So perished this Barnhill record from 1691 to 1863, m these grand old writings of our grand-grandmother." The Judge was' an interested student of the family history, and the following account of the direct ancestry of Dr. John F. Barn- hill was obtained from memoranda gathered by him : (I) John Barnhill and his wife had children as follows: John, who married and moved to North Carolina, his children moving to Kentucky ; a son who moved to Loudoun county, \'a., and who has descendants in Ohio and Tennessee; Joseph, who was the father of the William Barnhill. boiler maker, of Pittsburg, referred to in the foregoing; a son who remained in Maryland, and who was the father of the John Barn- hill (born 1772, died 1832) who received the letter mentioned previously as written by his grandmother at the age of 107 years; and Hugh, who removed from Baltimore to Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania. (II) John Barnhill (2), son of John. married and moved to North Carolina, his children, Samuel and Robert, moving to Ken- tucky. Of these, Samuel had three sons, of whom little is known, there being record only of one, born in 1788, wdio died in 1888, at Kansas City, Mo. lie bad two sons: John who formerly lived in Kansas City, moving thence to Texas in 1889 or 1890; and 'a/i^> ,JLl£^ M . & COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 521 Dr. J. \\\, of Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky. (Ill) Robert Barnhill, son of John (2), married Sarah Morrison, ami they lived in Georgetown, Ky.. Butler county, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Ind. Their children were as fol- lows: Samuel, who hail three sons; William; John, father of Rev. J. C. Barnhill, mentioned elsewhere in this work ; Jane; one whose name is not given; Robert, grandfather of Dr. John F. Barnhill; Catherine; Mary; Hugh. Robert Barnhill. the father of this family, died a few years after his arrival at Indianapolis, but he is remembered as a man of hue mind and strong character, and educated fur his day — recognized as an intelligent and responsible citizen, lie was a most conscientious Chris- tian, and so devout in his observance of the Sabbath that he even closed the front door of his house on that day. His reputadon for kind-heartedness and generosity was equally good. 1 IV) Robert Barnhill (2), son of Rob- ert, was a native of Kentucky, ami came to Indianapolis with his father in 1820, in which year he purchased government lands here, and helped to .reel the first cabin in the future capital of Indiana. He bought a tract of land now in the heart of the city. lie married Jane Stoops, through which union their de- scendants trace relationship with President Roosevelt, and they had a family of eight children. He lived in and about Indianapolis, dying at the age of ninety-two years. (V) Robert Barnhill (3), son of Robert (j). and father of Dr. John F. Barnhill, was born in Indianapolis. He was a fanner by occupation. His wife. Angeline 1 Shirts). was a native of Noblesville, Ind., and her parents were among the first settlers at that place. They had eight children, namely: Henry, ( Jeorge, Nannie, Melissa, John F., James. Sarah and Charles. 1 VI) John F. Barnhill was born at Flora, 111.. Jan. 2. 1865. He was reared in Indiana, received his early education at the public schools, later attended the Central Nor- mal College and finally graduated from the Union high school of Indiana, during the presidency of Prof. A. Rosenberger, a noted n the faculty gold medal for the highest average scholarship, and the same year passed the competitive examination for interneship at the Indianapolis City Hospital, securing a choice of the places. His first year as a physi- cian was spent in the Indianapolis City Dis- pensary, after which he located in Irvington, the college section of Indianapolis, where he remained for eight years. During that period he acquired a large private and consultation practice, but in 1895 he decided to abandon the practice of general medicine in order to give proper attention to the branches in which he had become specially interested. The sub- sequent year was spent in study in New York City and London — six months at the New York Polyclinic, the Xew York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary, and six months at the Central Lon- don Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. Return- ing to Indianapolis he practiced these special- ties for three years, in 1899 going abroad again for further research. He took a course in < Iperative Ear Diseases under Dr. Jansen, of Berlin, in the winter of 1899-1900. Thence he went to Vienna, where he took a special course under Prof. Adam l'olitzer, receiving certificates for special work; at various times he also studied in London, under Drs. Len- nox. Browne and Dundas Grant. He attended the work of other eminent specialists, but his investigations were carried on principally with those mentioned. Since his return to Indianapolis in 1900 he has been busily occu- pied as a practitioner, consultant, medical teacher and writer on medical subjects. For three years Dr. Barnhill was a lecturer in the Central College of Physicians and Sur- geons, was then for several years Professor of Physiology, and from 1808 to [905 held the chair of Diseases of the Ear. He was also secretary of the college. In 1906 the State College of Physicians and Surgeons was or- ganized and affiliated with Indiana University, and in this he accepted and still fills the chair of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. He is a member and vice-president (1903) of the Indianapolis Medical Society; a member of the Indiana State Medical Society; a member of the American Medical Association, for two years — 1901 to 1903 — secretary of the Sec- tion on Laryngology and Otology, and in 1903 was elected chairman of the same, acting as COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD such at the Atlantic City meeting, 1904; a Fellow of the American Society of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology; a fellow of the Academy of ( )phthalmology and ( )to-Laryn- gology.and of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association. Dr. Barnhill is the author of a complete text-book on Diseases of the Ear. as well as of many papers pertaining to the dis- eases of the ear, nose and throat. He is con sultant in diseases of the ear, nose and throat at the various hospitals of Indianapolis, and has appeared before many county societies to lecture and exhibit specimens and drawings in order to further his plan of disseminating special knowledge of those organs among the members of the profession. His reputation and standing rest upon his work, which is recognized by those who have had an oppor- tunity of observing his devotion and the practical value of his methods. In February, [889, Dr. Barnhill married Miss Celeste Terrell, of Lynchburg, Ohio. They have no children. Mrs. Barnhill was born in Ohio in 1864, daughter of Benjamin West Terrell (a relative of the famous artist. Benjamin West) and his wife Asenath John- son, and is a descendant of three old and dis- tinguished families, the Wests, Stanleys and Terrells of North Carolina and Virginia. Dr. Barnhill and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. The Doctor is a Republican in political sentiment, but not a politician in any degree, and has never sought or held a public position. EDWIN I). YORK, an early settler of Indiana, a veteran of the Civil war, and who in his business life was identified with the American Express Company for more than forty years, is a well-known and most highly valued resident of Indianapolis. Mr. York was born July 2, 1835. at Brook- field, Vt., was reared on .-■ farm, and educated in the common schools. His parents, Samuel W. and Esther (Hyde) York, were both na- tives of Vermont, where they were married, and the former was a sou of Gersham and Lois (Williams) York, of Vermont and Con- necticut, respectively. The York family is of English descent, its founders coming to America in Colonial days. Gersham York fought through the Revolutionary war and afterward settled in Vermont, where he be- came a prominent farmer and died at his home when aged ninety-one years. His children were: Esther, Mrs. Stone: Lois, Mrs. Clark; Lydia, Mrs. Davis; Anna. Airs. Whitney ; Miss Minerva; and Samuel W. Mrs. Lois (Wil- liams 1 York was a descendant of an old and honored family of New England. Both she and husband were consistent members of tile I niversalist Church. Samuel W. York was reared to the honi - ; and laborious life of a farmer, and alter his marriage he settled on a farm and continued in the peaceful pursuit of that calling all his life, a good man, a standi Whig] an example of industry and integrity, and a very liberal supporter of the Cniversalist Church. His useful life was brought to an end by accident. in 1873, an unruly young horse being the cause. He was seventy-three years of agi having been born in 1800. His memory still lives as that of one of the most estimable men of his neighborhood. His wife, who died in 1867, was a daughter of Asahel Hyde, one of the reliable and conservative men of Massa- chusetts, a representative of that class which has made the Bay State so notable in history. His children were: David, who died in Massa- chusetts; Dolly, Mrs. Gould; Calvin, who was a mechanic; Esther, the mother of Edwin D. York ; Asahel, a carriagemaker : Lucinda. who married; Alpheus, a merchant; and Sarah, Mrs. King. Asahel Hyde died at the age of eighty-one years and nine months, and his wife at the age of eighty-nine years. Children as follows were born to Samuel W. and Esther (Hyde) York: Hiram, who died young: Henry, for many years an agent for the Fairbanks Scales Company, who re- sides in Harrisburg, one of her wealth}' retired citizens; Lydia, who died unmarried in 1S04: Edwin D. ; Joseph, who died while in tin service during the Civil war; George, who died at Morehead City, X. C. also in the service .if his country ; and Misses Lois and Maria. Until he had reached his twenty-second year Edwin D. York remained under the pa- ternal roof and then coming West in 1856 to Indianapolis. Later he went to Lafayette, two years afterward returning to Indianapolis, and in 1S60 entering the employ of the Ameri- can Express Company, as a member of the office force. Later he was made messenger on the railroad route between Indianapolis and St. Louis and was so employed when the company encouraged its men to enlist for ser- vice in the Civil war. Mr. York was enrolled in [862, in Indianapolis, in the 20th Battery of Light Artillery, and assigned to the Army of the Cumberland. He entered upon his en- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 523 listment for three years as a private, was soon advanced to the rank of lieutenant, and at the dose of the war wore the straps of a first lieutenant, earned by gallantry and those quali- ties which distinguish a brave and efficient officer. At Nashville, Tenn., he was wounded in the elbow of his right arm. and being un- fitted for duty was sent to the hospital and then sent on leave to his home in Vermont. When recovered enough to return to duty he joined the regiment at Chattanooga and be- longed to the army which engaged in the suc- cessful campaign against General Hood. He was at Chattanooga at the time of General Lee's surrender. He was mustered out and discharged finally in June. 1865. Soon after Air. York resumed work with the Express Company, and in July of that year was married, at Lafayette, where he lived until 1875, when he moved to Indianapolis, bought a desirable lot. and erected the com- fortable residence in which he still resides. For more than forty years his best energies were given to the interests of the Express Company, and several years ago he was re- tired wit.i a pension. His exposure during army life brought on complications which re- sulted in a stroke of paralysis, and his health at present is rather feeble. The marriage of Mr. York was to Miss Anna M. Kline, who was born in 1844. in Concord, Ind., daughter 01 Samuel and Anna 1 Wolf) Kline, both natives of Virginia. The father of Mrs. Kline, Mr. Wolf, inherited a number of slaves in Virginia, but as he was opposed to slavery he gave them their freedom, and some of them, in their at- tachment, followed the family to Indiana and lived about their kind old master until they died. Mr. Wolf located at Romney, where he died in old age ; he was always a fine-spirited man, of the old-fashioned type of Southern gentleman. Samuel Kline was a carpenter by trade and followed the same in Romney, Tip- pecanoe county, where he located in 1840. dying there in 1846. He was a most estimable man, a strong Whig, and one who won respect through his integrity of character. His wife survived him many years, dying in April. 1895. They were most worthy members of the Pres- byterian Church. Four of their children died young, the survivors being: Fernando, who is a resident of Winamac. Ind. ; and Anna M., the wife of Mr. York. The two children born to .Mr. and Mrs. York are: Thaddeus. a stenographer : and Harry W., formerly an express messenger, and now engaged as a city salesman. REUBEX J. BUTLER, of X,,. 619 Stevens street, Indianapolis, was born in B mont county, Ohio, March 27, 1831, son of I. Z. and Mary (Starbuck) Butler, the latter also a native of Belmont count}-, while the former was born in Jefferson county, in 1806. Azoph Butler, the grandfather of Reuben J., was born in Vermont, and was a soldier in the war of 1812, his death, which occurred in Ohio, resulting from a wound received in that conflict. I. Z. Butler was long a resident of < >hio, and there his children grew to maturity, and there, too, his wife passed to her rest. He later removed to Louisville, where he died many years ago. Reuben J. Butler was one of ten children, two of whom died in child- hood, and the others lived to mature years. Two are living at this writing: J. B. B.. a resi- dent of Pensacola, Fla. ; and Reuben J. ( Ine sister, Mrs. Huldah Metton, of Indianapolis, died May 4, 1906. Reuben J. Butler was reared in his native town in < >hio, where he learned the cooper's trade. In 1852 he was married to Elizabeth Sutton, wdio died in [861, leaving five chil- dren, four of whom are living: Abraham. Reader, Mary and George. Mr. Butler enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, in Com- pany A, 1 2th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serv- ing in that regiment for a period of three years, doing his first military duties in West Virginia. Later Mr. Hutler took part in the second battle of Bull Run under the command of Gen. Pope, and was also in the hard-fought battles of South Mountain and Antietam, un- der Gen. McClellan. His command was re- turned to West Virginia, and there Mr. But- ler did a soldier's duty until May. 1804. when he passed through what was perhaps his most arduous duty on the battle line, being de- tailed to take part in Gen. Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg. Mr. Butler had re-enlisted Dee. 31, 1863, in Company C, 23d < >hio Volunteers, and his last services noted above were rendered with the 23d. After this Mr. Butler served in the Shenandoah Valley, where he was captured near Winchester, July 24, 18(14. Taken to Libby Prison, he was paroled Sept. 2, 1864. Mr. Butler was stationed at College Green Karracks. Annapolis. Md.. until his exchange, Jan. 1, 1864. I lis final discharge was given him July 26, [865, at Cumberland, Maryland. 5-4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Coming back from the war Mr. Butler settled in Indiana, and fur a number of years has lived in Indianapolis. He engaged in farming and ether occupations, and is now practically re- tired. Mr. Butler was married Sept. 28, 1865, to .Miss Ann Maria, born and reared in Han- cock county, daughter of Abraham and Eliza- beth (Shearer) Haines. Mrs. Haines is a sister of Daniel Shearer, of Indianapolis, whose sketch appears elsewhere. To Mr. and Mrs. Butler have come nine children, seven of whom are living: Charles, Olivia, Edwin, Oscar, Carrie, Sylvester, and Harry. The two who died passed away in childhood. The health of Mr. Butler was badly broken by his long experience in the army, and from its effect he has never fully re- covered, lie is a member of the Joseph R. Gordon Post, G. A. R. His record during the war was in every way creditable, and his standing as a citizen is high. In politics he is a Republican. John Butler, his brother, enlisted with him in Company A, 12th Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, and was badly wounded at South Mountain, dying soon after from the effects. JOHN RUPP is one of the citizens of foreign birth who have been prominently identified with the development and progress of the fair capital city of Indiana. He settled there in the early days and is accounted one of the honored pioneers of the city, where he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits and gained success as the result of well directed effort and honorable methods. He has become the owner of valuable real estate in Indi- anapolis, where he has made his home for nearly half a century. Mr. Rupp came to America as a youth of seventeen, without money or influence, and equipped for the stem battle of life only with the enthusiasm of youth, honesty of purpose and a determination to succeed. Thus he has been essential!} the architect of his own fortune, and his career is the more interesting and gratifying to con- sider, for it offers both lesson and incentive to the youth of the present and future genera- tions. Mr. Rupp was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Jan. 13, 1837, and his early educa- tiona! discipline was received in the schools of his native village. His father, Jacob Rupp. passed bis entire life in Hesse-Darmstadt, as did also the mother, who died when John Rupp was but five years old. At the age 1 i twelve he was also deprived of a father's care and guidance, so that he has been dependent upon his own resources from early boyhood, lie was youngest of a family of three children, the others being Margaret and Charles. Mar- garet married a man named Harmony, with whom she came to America, her brother, John Rupp, furnishing them the money with which to make the journey, and here she died, leaving three children. Charles came to America with John and located on a farm in Marion county, liul., becoming one of the successful agri- culturists and honored citizens of the county, where he died. The parents were consistent and worth}- members of the Catholic Church and commanded uniform esteem in the Father- land. As has already been stated, John Rupp was doubly orphaned when he was but twelve years of age, and from that time to the pres- ent has been self-dependent. Soon after the death of his father he entered upon an appren- ticeship at the trade of shoemaking, a portion of the expense being paid by the government, as was customary in such cases. The boy- was unfortunate in being placed in charge of a severe and tyrannical taskmaster, at whose hands he suffered much for a period of two and one-half years, when he felt that he could no longer endure the conditions, and he de- parted without the knowledge or consent of his master, making his way to Frankfort on the Main, where he was employed around a liquor establishment for about six months. Scrupulously hoarding his small earnings, with a small amount received from his father*s estate, he applied his means toward securing passage for America, in which venture he was joined by his brother Charles, both feeling that in the New World they might find better opportunities for advancement. The voyage was a long and weary one, but on May 5, [854, the two young emigrants duly landed at Castle Garden. We may dimly conjecture what must have been their first impression when landing as strangers in a strange land, far from friends and native land, and without resources save as tnev worked out their own salvation. At the time of his arrival Mr. Rupp was twenty-five dollars in debt, having bor- rowed this amount from a friend, who thus kindly aided him in making his way to America. The two brothers soon started westward, making their way to Middlebury, Ohio, where John found employment in a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 3-D woolen mill, his first duties being in the card- ing department, while later he learned to spin, applying himself diligently and faithfully, though he received only six dollars a month and board in recompense for his services. He con- tinued to be thus employed for a period of eleven months, and then the situation became even more discouraging, for he received only thirty dollars, losing the balance due him. He then changed to another mill, where he re- mained for some time, receiving eleven dol- lars a month, and finally he went to Wester- ville, Ohio, where he obtained similar work at fifteen dollars a month, remaining there for seven months and being careful not to allow his earnings to get away from him. There- after he made his way to various towns in the old Buckeye State, going much of the time on foot, and in 1856 he made his advent in Indianapolis, where he secured employment in the woolen mill of Coofin & Merritt. As he was not an expert workman the firm assigned to him various duties not included in the specific work of the mill. Thus they gave him the work at one time of hauling cordwood, in which connection he utilized a two-wheeled dray drawn by a single horse, with this equip- ment delivering one hundred cords to the asylum for the blind. In the meantime he boarded with Mr. Merritt, one of his employ- ers. Later he went to Stilesville, where he was employed in a woolen mill for a brief period, after which he again engaged with Coofin & Merritt, being this time assigned to work in the mill. He remained in the employ of this firm for a period of eight years, and during the war of the Rebellion applied him- self with exceeding diligence, the demand for woolen goods- being very insistent. Thus he was able to earn from eighteen to twenty dol- lars a week, having become a skilled workman in this line of industry. His habits of economy and correct living remained unchanged as prosperity began to smile upon him, and, having taken to himself a wife in 1861, he put his money to good use by purchasing a lot and erecting thereon a small house. Later, as the Civil war was in progress, this portion of the city was utilized as a camping place for the soldiers, and as the recruits increased in numbers Mr. Rupp's modest home became surrounded by tents and shanties erected for the use of the troops. Eventually his propert} was fenced in the camp enclosure, so that at times he encountered no little difficulty in effecting an entrance to his home, the sentinels refusing to let him pass. The conditions were such that he finally rented his house and lot to the gov- ernment, but when he called upon the quarter- master for his rent at the time it was due he found it impossible to secure the money, and after he had made numerous requests for the same the officers became indignant and threatened to put him in the guard-house if he re-appeared. He heeded this strenuous advice and after a time received his pay, this being a cause of much gratification to him, as he had about decided that he was out both house and rent. In 1863 he purchased another lot, upon which he erected a somewhat larger house, and in 1865 he effected the purcha ■ the land upon which stands his present attrac- tive home. Here he has had his place of abode during all the intervening years. The lot is a corner location at No. 401 Kentucky avenue, and here he originally erected a frame house, where he engaged in the grocery busi- ness on a small scale, though he ran quite heavily in debt in starting the enterprise. However, the same self-reliance which led him to leave the Fatherland and start out on his own responsibility stood him well in hand, and his courage never faltered, while he worked early and late, never sparing himself and doing all in his power to win success. That his efforts were not in vain is evident from the independent position which is his to- day. He continued buying lots and building houses and made money rapidly, his real estate investments being conducted with marked sagacity, and it should be noted that he has averaged the purchase of a lot and the erection of a house for every year of his residence in Indianapolis — a fact which shows that he has contributed in no small degree to the develop- ment and material advancement of the city. During the panic of 1872 Mr. Rupp met with some reverses, as did business men in all sections of the Union, but he managed to hold his property and eventually to advance still further his successful real estate investments and improvements. Mr. Rupp purchased one ten-acre tract of land at a consideration of $8,000, with the expectation of platting the same into city lots as an addition to Indianapo- lis, but owing to a depreciation of vali 1 never platted the land, which lie Still owns and which he expects soon to place upon the market in harmony with his original plans. In [873 Mr. Rupp removed from his present home premises the frame house which he had ;26 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD originally erected thereon, and in its place erected a substantia] brick block, two stories in height, where he continued his grocery business, which showed a constant expansion in scope under his able management, so that the enterprise proved a profitable one. He continued in active charge of the same until 1900, when he turned the business over to his - ii. who is ably maintaining the prestige -ained by his father and who is recognized a> an able and enterprising business man. Mr. Rupp is the owner of a large number of houses in Indianapolis, from which he receives good rental returns, and since bis retirement from the grocery business he has given his attention to the management of his various real estate and financial interests, being known as one of the solid men of the city and one who has won his success by worthy means, for his honesty and integrity have ever been such as t.i retain for him uniform confidence and esteem. In politics Air. Rupp originally gave his support to the Democratic party, but when he felt that the party was wandering aside from correct principles on the financial question, in the advocacy of free silver, he identified himself with the Republican party, his views being in harmony with its fiscal policy. He has never aspired to office, having found the exactions of practical duty and business all that he could attend to. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and fraternally he is identified with the order of Druids and the Pioneer Society, while he also holds member- ship in the Indianapolis Target Shooting Si iciety. .Mr. Rupp believes that the success he has attained has been due in no minor degree to the sympathy, co-operation and encourage- ment of his devoted wife, who has proved a true helpmate. In 186 1 he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Bauker, who was born in Germany, whence she came to America with her parents when a child, the family having emigrated hither in 1853 ami located in ( Ihio, where her father died while she was still a young girl. She was the only child. Alter the death of her father her mother be- came the wife of Frank Cook, and in 1850 they removed from Ohio to Indianapolis, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Cook bad two children. John and Mary. The union of John and 1 .oiiisa Rupp has been blessed with four children, of whom we offer a brief record, as follows : Louisa is the wife of William Hedges, who was a grocer in Indianapolis; Alary is the wife of Herman Gaeth, of Indianapolis; Theodore, wdio is un- married, is engaged in the grocery business, as the successor of his father; and Frank is in Quincy, 111., engaged in the manufacture of incubators with lhs father-in-law. ANTHONY WAITERS, a veteran of the Civil war, in which he served long and well, was born in France Feb. 17, 1843, a son of Anthony and Catherine (Lutwig) Matters. The lather of Anthony M'atters, Sr., was a native of Switzerland, where be entered the army of Napoleon the Great. When his mili- tary experiences were ended he made his home in the southern part of France, where he fol- lowed farming and general teaming, and where he reared his children, a family of two sons and four daughters. The father died in France. The children were as follows: Joseph. An- thony, Nancy (Mrs. Nibrout), Barbara (Mrs. J. Miller), Catherine (Mrs. Mesmer), and Lucy (who died in the old country). Anthony Watters, Sr., was reared in France, where he became a weaver, after serv- ing three years in the French army, lie was married in his native land to Catherine Lut- wig, also a native of France, and for some years carried on weaving in connection with farming. In February, 1846, he first set foot on the soil of the United States at New Or- leans, making his way directly to Cincinnati, where he did farm labor for a time. After making a journey to St. Louis and from there to Dubuque, Iowa, he went back to Cincin- nati, and in 1847 removed to Dearborn county. Ind.. where he leased a farm with the privi- lege of purchase. There he died of cholera Jul\ 2, 1850. He had become well pleased with his prospects, and was glad he could leave his family in a land of freedom and opportunity. His widow kept the family to- gether until her marriage with F. Diver, after which they were obliged to shift for them- selves. Mr. and Mrs. Diver lived in Decatur county, where she died at the age of seventy- two years. She was a hard-working and ener- getic woman. To her first marriage were b irn tlie following children: Anthony, whose career forms the theme of this writing; Lena, the wife of G. Smith; Catherine, who married G. I .tithur ; and John, who served two years in the Union army as a member of the 123d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, was a railroad COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 527 and was accidentally killed in the Pan Handle yards at Indianapolis in May. [892. I'.y her marriage to Mr. Diver she had thi lowing children: Frank, James and George, all of whom are railroad men. Anthony Watters, Jr., passed his third birthday on the ocean en route for America, where he followed the familj fortunes until after his mother's second marriage. Then he struck out into the world for himself, at the age of thirteen years, and until he was six- teen was employed as a farm hand. In [859 he went to Cincinnati, where he learned the barber's trade. .Mr. Watters, true to the martial blood of his race, enlisted in the Union army on Aug. 6, 1861, as a member of Compan) 1\, 26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Wil- liam X. Whitley. From St. Louis the regi- ment was sent to reinforce Mulligan, at I. ington. Through an unfortunate mistake in the night they encountered another detach- ment of the Union forces, and each, thinking the other was the enemy, tired at close range. Many were killed and wounded before the mistake was discovered, Major Warner being tg them. The command then proceeded as far as Arrow Rock, where they buried their dead and learned of Mulligan's surren- der. They fell back, and at Sedalia joined the command of General Fremont, with which they proceeded to Springfield, having some sharp skirmishing by the way with the Rebels under General Price. Soon after ( ieneral Fremont gave way to General Hunter, anil the discouraged army fell back to Sedalia. where winter quarters were established. From this point a detail was sent into Bates county, where they captured a Rebel general and 1,500 men. The 26th Indiana had winter quarters at Otterville, and in the spring of [862 re- turned to Sedalia, from which point a forward movement of the army' was male hi June to Rolla and Springfield, where the 26th was sent in pursuit of Gen erals Marmaduke and Homes. At Xew- tonia they had a sharp conflict with the Confederates, who retired as they advanced, and again fought them at Huntsville. There the 2Mb captured and shot nine guerrillas. At Prairie Grove they encountered Rebel , again, and there Mr. Watters received a v in the left temple which uncoupled his jaw, throwing him into the army hospital at I'ay- etteville, where he remained for three months before he could report for duty. His eye was seriously affected, and his health badly im- paired. Indeed, he has never hern a well man since. Ills command was at Van Buren, Ark., when he rejoined it. In the spring of 1863 he went to St. Genevieve, and from there t'> Vicksburg, where his regiment became a part of General Grant's beleaguering army. After the fall of that Rebel Stronghold the 26th went tr- leans. At Thibodaux, La., the regiment was divided, and Mr. Watters accompanied that portion sent to Donelson, where he spent the winter. During this time he came very near losing his eyesight, spending the time from November to March in the hospital. Mr. Wat- ters was in the assault on Mobile, and the cap- ture of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeslee. He was with a detachment marching to Mont- gomery, Ala., when news of the surrender of Lee was received. For some months he was engaged in peacefully guarding government stores at Columbus, Miss., which were dis- posed of by public auction. In January, [866, lie was mustered out at Vicksburg, and re- ceived an honorable discharge at Indianapolis Jan. 25, [866. In consideration of his broken health he now receives a small pension from the government. Mr. Watters returned home and joined his wife, whom he had married while home on a furlough. He made his living at the barber's trade and such other m rk as he could find to do. After several removals and a brief loca- tion in Missouri, they located on a small farm in Ripley county, [nd., where they farmed ten years, at the end of that time leaving the farm and removing to New Albany, where Mr. Watters followed hi- trade for some time. At North Vernon he had his home anil barber shop for a time, and in July. [900, came to Indianapolis, where he is still engaged at his trade. Mr. Watters married Alice Khicr, who was born at Cincinnati Feb. 10. 1846, daughter of John and Lavina (Bellows) Ehler. Her father was born in Rising Sun, Ind., her 528 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAITIICAL RECORD mother in Pennsylvania, and they were married in Cincinnati, where Mr. Lhler was engaged as a boat builder. During the Civil war he was employed by the government in building gunboats and transports. Leaving his family in Dearborn county, hid., he went to Cairo, where he worked for the government. His wife outlived him and died in Heaver county, Pa., Dee. 19, 1869. Their children were: James, now of Pennsylvania, who served four years as a member of the 5th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry; Alice, Mrs. Watters; Joseph; and William, who is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Waters have had fifteen children, fourteen of whom are now living: Lavina, who died at the age of six years; Catherine, the wife of George Wutmire; John. of North Vernon; William, of Danville, 111.; Anna, now Mrs. C. Murphy: Rosa and Clara, both unmarried; Frank, of Chicago; Minnie, unmarried; Addie, Mrs. C. Maley ; Louis G., who has served as a soldier in the Philip- pines; Lizzie, unmarried; Edward, a bar- ber in Indianapolis; Emma, at home: and Maggie, at school. The family belong to the Catholic Church. Mr. Watters belongs to McKeehan Post, No. 30, G. A. R., and is very popular with his comrades of the old war times. BENNAJAH U. WEESNER, a promi- nent and successful contractor, builder and practical architect of Indianapolis, was born in Morgan count), hid., near Monrovia, (Jet. 20, 1841, son of Micajah and Jemima E. (Tomlinson) Weesner. William Weesner, the grandfather of Bennajah U., was a native of North Carolina, and came of German descent. He was a crip- ple, but he conducted a saddlery business and a farm, and for several years operated a tan- nery. An able financier, and a thorough business man, he left a good property for his children. He was one of the very early settlers in Mor- gan county, Ind., where he died at the age of ninety-one years. There were twelve chil- dren in his family. Micajah Weesner was born in 1817 in Chatham county, N. C, and was reared a farmer boy, but after reaching early manhood li< worked in a tannery for some years. His later years have been spent on a farm. His home was in North Carolina until he became of age, when he came to Morgan count)-, hid., and there he has passed most of his life. I "mil 1899 he was engaged in farming and since that time has lived retired, having now reached a ripe old age. Mr. Weesner married Jemima E. Tomlinson a native of Bartholo- mew county, hid., who died in 1895. Both Mr. and Mrs. Weesner were horn and reared in the faith of the Society of Friends. Three of the four children born to them are n< >w living : Bennajah C. : Anna M., who first married Clark D. Thomas, to whom she bore five children, and later became the wife of Linley T. Craven, by whom she had two chil- dren ; and Almeda, the wife of Prank Tomp- kin, of Valley Mills, Indiana. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Weesner was James C. Tomlinson, a native of North Carolina, of English descent. Born and reared a Friend, his life was peaceable and honorable. He came to Indiana at an early day, and hewed out a farm for himself from the green woods of Hendricks county, where he died at the age of ninety-two years. In his family- were twelve children. Though he held no office, he was a man of ability and note in the community, writing many deeds ami legal documents. Bennajah U. Weesner received his early schooling in the old-fashioned subscription schools. When he was fourteen years old be- took up the carpenter's trade, and two years later was contracting and building on his own account, earning money enough to put him through the high school. Ever since that time he has been a contractor, though he has also been engaged in farming. He lived in Mor- gan county until he was twenty-six years ot age, when he removed to Iowa. Locating in Dallas county, he followed his trade and ran a farm. After a residence of eleven years in Iowa he lived twelve years in Kansas and thence returned to Indiana, in 1890, coming to Indianapolis to care for his parents. Here he has since continued to live. He owns a good home in the city. He now resides at No. 5728 Rawles avenue, Irvington Place. Mr. Weesner was married ( let. 5, 1865, to Alice Pierce, a daughter of Levi and Lliza (Gregar) Pierce, and by this union he became the father of five children: ( 1 ) Walter died in infancy. (2) Lizzie married Prank D. Hoffman, lives at Ragan. Neb., ami has two children, Charlie and Mildred. (3) Charlie lives in Whitman count)-, Wash., where he- is a wheat grower on an extensive scale ; though a natural mechanic, he is making farming his life business. He married G ra COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 5 -'9 Phillips, and has one son and two daughters, Orville, Verdi and Fern Alice. (4) < Hie died when young. (5) Willie died in infancy. Mrs. .Mice Weesner died in 1883. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church (her church membership being in Beloit, Kans.) and a woman of fine character. Mr. Weesner married for his second wife, Oct. 17, 1886, Kate F. Hammond, and to this union has come one child, W. Jay. .Mr. and Mrs. Weesner are members of Grace Presbj terian Church, Indianapolis, of which he is one of the trustees. He is a member of the Masons, and the Odd Fellows, in the latter organization belonging to both lodge and en- campment. In politics he is a Republican. During his residence in Iowa Mr. Weesner filled the offices of town trustee, road com- missioner, clerk of the school board, and town of Rev. John Edwards, of San Jose, Cal.; Ella, wife of James K. Milroy, a fanner of Huntsville, Ohio; Jeannette R., wifi Wilson, a druggist, of Fillmore, 111.; Anna Theresa, of Tucson, Ariz., where she 1- a teacher in charge of a seminar) ; ( leorge I Ches- ter, a farmer, of Alliance, Ohio; Arthi farmer, of Belle Center, Ohio; and Martha, who is teaching with her sister. Robert Barton, the maternal grandfather of Rev. Dr. Hunter, settled in Ohio when a young man. Coming from Scotch-Irish an- cestry, he possessed the characteristic habits of his race, and became prosperous, making a success of milling at Cumberland, where he lived to be eighty-two years of age. In his family there were eight children. Rice V. Hunter lived at Cumberland until he was twelve years of age, and was then clerk. In Kansas he held various places of taken by his parents to a farm near Belle- trust and responsibility, and wherever he has been his honesty, ability and candor have com- manded respect and confidence. REV. RICE V. HUNTER, D. D., for fontaine, Ohio, where he was reared to man- hood. His education was begun in the dis- trict school, continued in the school called Geneva College, and completed in the V ter (Ohio) University, from which he was several years pastor of the Seventh Presby- graduated in 1877. For some two years he terian Church of Indianapolis, was born in Cumberland, Guernsey Co., Ohio, June 22, 1851, son of John S. and Mary L.{ Barton) Hunter. James Hunter, the grandfather of Rev. had charge of the Waveland Collegiate Insti- tute in Montgomery county, Ind., and then, to prepare for the ministry, entered the West- ern Theological Seminary, from which he was graduated in 1882. His first pastoral ch; Dr. Hunter, was a native of Ohio, and was of upon which he entered very shortly after gradu- Scotch-Irish descent. He was known as Colo- ating, was over the churches at Philo and nel Hunter, and served as a soldier in the Homer, 111., and after being there a year and Mexican war. Mr. Hunter was engaged as a half he was called to the Seventh Presby- a farmer at Cumberland, Ohio, where he died terian Church of Indianapolis. This pulpit at the age of sixty-six years. In his family he occupied for eight years, and for four years were eight children. His father was a native was pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church of Ireland, and coming to this country first settled in Pennsylvania, later moving to Ohio and making his home at Cumberland, on what was known for more than a hundred years as Hunter's Ridge. John S. Hunter was born in Ohio and was a miller and grain dealer at Cumberland fur some years, when he sold out and moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio. There he spent the re- mainder of his life, engaged in farming, and died in 1888. at the age of sixty-two years. His widow survived until iS. 14. dying at the age of sixty-six vears. She was a native of at Terre Haute. During his last year there he filled the position of superintendent of the Winona (Ind.) Assembly and Summer School at Winona Lake, resigning from the Terre ] laute Church on that account. This same year he received the honorary tit' D. D. from Hanover College. In 1806 he was called back to the Seventh Church, re- suming his hold upon the work iii the city in even larger measure, and it is not too much to say that he was widely recognized as both eloquenl and scholarly, and that his deep votion to his sacred calling gave him s western Pennsylvania. Both Mr. and Mrs. influence in the city of Indianapolis. Fie re- Hunter were Presbyterians, and he was an mained here until January, 1902, when he elder of the church for a quarter of a century, removed to Buffalo, X. Y.. to become | They were parents of three sons and five of the Central Presbyterian Church, where lie daughters: Rev. Rice V. ; Constance I.., wife is vet stationed. 34 53° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Rev. Rice V. Hunter was married, June 2, 1882, to Stella, daughter of Prof. II. S. Kritz, who held a professor's chair for twen- ty-five vears in Wabash College; her mother was Mary Brush. To Dr. and Mrs. Hunter have come three children: Grace, Raymond \ ernon and Lawrence Doyne. Mr. Planter is an independent Republican in political sentiment. He served as superin- tendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, for two years was president of the Indiana Christian Endeavor Union, and was chair- man of the International Christian Endeavor mmittee on the closing of the gates of the World's Fair on Sunday. At the present time he is a trustee of Hanover College. This is but a brief and imperfect recapitulation of a useful and busy life, and the story of a sin- cere and industrious worker for "Christ and the Church." JOHN W. WOODS. An honored soldier of the greatest civil war known in the annals of history, and a representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of Indiana, this well known citizen is peculiarly deserving of consideration. He is a native son of Marion county, Ind., horn May _>5, 1838, son of John and Nancy (Thompson) Woods, both of "whom were born in Kentucky, where their marriage was solemnized. The father was a son of Isaac Woods, and the latter's father was a native of England, whence, in company with a brother, he emigrated to America in the Colonial epoch, one settling in Virginia and the other in Florida. Their father was a man of wealth and influence in England, where he owned an entire parish, besides city property, and from this large estate, which has never been settled, the American heirs have thus far received nothing. [saac W Is wa> an early settler in Ken- tucky, where he became a successful and prominent farmer and where his death oc- curred when he was well advanced in years. \ number of his descendants still reside in I Iwen county, Ky. The children of Isaac W Is of whom we have record, were \b ner, [esse, Samuel and John, and it is prob- able "there were others, concerning whom the subject of this sketch has no definite informa- tion. In his youth John Woods learned the car- penter's trade, to which he devoted his atten- tion after coming to Indiana, where he died in 1838, the year in which bis son John W. was born. His wife was a daughter of John Thompson, who was a prominent farmei oi Kentucky, where he died. Mr. Thompson and his wife were consistent members of the I'.aptist Church. Their children were as fol- lows: Mitchell, Lett, Reaves, John W ., Nancy (mother of John W. Woods), Jesse, Patsy (Mrs. K. Noe), Naomi (Mrs. J. Ho- bart), and Jane ( Mrs. Noe). John and Nancy (Thompson) Woods became the parents of two children, Sarah and John \Y. The former became the wife of Isaac Clark, of whom specific mention is made elsewhere. The mother had been previously married to Jesse Woods, brother of her second husband, and of this union was born one daughter, Jessie, wife of Samuel Weeks. After the death of her second husband Mrs. Woods became the wife of Simon Peters, a wagonmaker, of Indi- anapolis, and they became the parents of three children: Missouri, Mrs. (ireenwood; Mary, Mrs. Dr. Cameron; and Thomas, now de- ceased, who was a brickmaker by vocation. The mother entered into eternal rest in 184c), at the age of forty-rive years. She was a de- vout member of the Baptist Church. John W. Woods w : as but two weeks old at the time of his father's death, and he re- mained with his mother until he was about eleven years of age. He then found a home with a farmer, with whom he remained until he had attained the age of seventeen, his scholastic privileges meantime having been limited to a desultory attendance upon the district schools. He then passed one year in the home of his sister, after which he went to Kentucky in company with his uncles, Reaves Thompson ami John Wade, the latter of whom eventually returned to Indiana. \\ bile in Kentucky Air. Woods learned the carpenter's trade under the direction of his cousin. James Noe, and to this vocation he de- voted lis attention during his residence in that State. About 181.1 he returned to Indi- ana, where he soon afterward tendere;! his services in support of the Union, enlisting, for "three years or during the war," in Coru- 1 • . 1 1 \ H, 13th lud. Y. I., in which he was forthwith made first corporal of his company. The regiment, under command of Col. Jerry Sullivan, was attached to the Army of the Potomac and left Indianapolis for Virginia, the first battle in which it participated being that of Rich Mountain, where Mr. Woods re- ceived a severe injury in the left groin by falling on a rock ; the result was a severe COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 531 rupture, from which he has never recovered. He continued with his regiment for Mime time afterward, but eventually received a furlough and returned to his home, where his recupera- tion was slow and tedious. When partially recovered he was commissioned second lieu- tenant in a company of the Home Guards, which he drilled ever) day, continuing thus until May, 1863, when he re-enlisted, having in the meanwhile received an honorable dis- charge. On again entering the service he he- came a private in Companj I. 26th Ind. \ . I.. joining his regiment at Pilot Knob. It was commanded by Col. J. D. Clark and formed a portion of General I [erndon's division. The command started on the march to St. Genevieve, having frequent skirmishes, and then proceeded on the \ icksburg campaign, taking part in the forty-one days' siege of that city and later capturing Yazoo City and Port Hudson, whence they proceeded to Milliken's Bend, where they engaged with the enemy, and thence marched seven miles to Sterling's plantation, where another tight occurred. There a part of the 20th Indiana and 19th Iowa Regiments engaged with General Greene's force of 8.000, and though the two Union regiments had but six hundred men they continued the right for two hours. They were eventually taken prisoners, Sept. 29, 1863, and taken to Camp Ford, at Tyler, Texas, and an exchange was not effected until July 22, following. The prisoners sub- sisted on a ration of one pint of meal each per day. and after seven months had been thus passed in duress Mr. Woods and five others plotted an escape. They appointed a place of meeting and succeeded in slipping away, traveling a distance of 1 10 miles and living on such meager fare as they could secure by foraging. Finally farmers put hi lhounds on their trail and they were recaptured and sent back to Marshall. Texas, where they were imprisoned in the courthouse. In an adjoining room were a number of conscript Confederate prisoners, with whom the Union men soon entered into a controversy which eventuated in a genuine riot, the six Federal prisoners entering into a hand-to-hand light with the forty other prisoners. The riot was finally quelled and Air. Woods and his com- panions were then taken to a camp ten miles distant, where they were placed in charge of twelve Confederate soldiers. They were well treated by the man in command, and after three weeks they were returned, by forced march, to the prison at Tyler, whence all the prisoner, were later marched to Shreveport, La., and retained a month in that place. Mr.' Woods and a comrade again attempt escape, hut in attempting to cross the Red river fell into the stream and were again cap- tured, being returned to Shreveport the next day. The two comrades were placed in a veritable dungeon, which was alive with -.< 1 min, but a leu days later they broke out and joined the other prisoners, and .shortly after- ward all were returned to Tyler, where an ex- change was finally effected. There originally about 4,500 prisoners, hut the death rate was high, often reaching twenty a day. After his exchange Air. Woods went to New Orleans, where he received twelve months' pay, and then went to Fort Donelson, where lie passed three months in recruiting service and in manning the siegi guns. After the regiment was tilled it returned to New Or- leans, where it embarked on a boat tor Lake Pontchartrain, having a fight with the enemy at Spanish Jon. Thirteen days later the regi- ment joined General Steele and participated in the battle of Fort Blakeslee, thence pro- ceeding to Selma, Ala., where it took part in the engagement, and then continued on to Macon, Ga., where it remained some time, the captain of Mr. Woods' company having been detailed as provost marshal, while Mr. Woods acted as jailer for four months. The com- mand was then ordered to Montgomery, Ala., and while on the way the news of Lee's sur- render was received. The regiment remained some time in Montgomery, gathering con- scripl g Is, cotton, etc., and then returned to Vicksburg, where the men wire mustered out, proceeding thence to Indianapolis, where- Air. Woods received his second honorable discharge. He endured his full share of the vicissitudes and hardships of war and made the record of a loyal and gallant soldier. J le received his discharge ill January, 1866, and then resumed the work of his trade, later being identified with the construction of railroad bridges and eventuall) assuming the position of foreman of a corps of men engaged 111 the building of county bridges. In this position he continued until the spring of iooj, when he was appointed guard at the city work- house, in which incumbenc) he remained until retiring on accounl of disability. In politics Air. Woods is a Republican, and fraternally he is identified with George II. Thomas Post, No. 17. G. A. R., and with 532 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Camp Xo. 80, of the Union Veteran Legion. iic was formerly a member of Gordon Post, G. A. R., which he served as commander, as he did later of Phil H. Sheridan Post, of whose auxiliary relief corps his wife was senior vice ; she was a charter member thereof, and their daughter, Mrs. Metivier, is past secretary of the same corps. In January, 1867, Mr. Woods married Miss Nancy F. Helms, who was born in Marion county, Ind., a daughter of William and Fannie Helms, the former of whom was an honored pioneer and prominent farmer of the county, whither he came from Virginia. Mr. Helms was a soldier in die war of 1812. His children were as follows: Harriet, Mrs. H. Adams; Amanda, Mrs. Hickman; Mary, Mrs. J. Adams; Eliza, Mrs. W. Toon; Eddis, Mrs. J. Rice; Nancy, wife of Mr. Woods; William; Charles; and Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Woods became the parents of five children, namely: Arminnie, Mrs. E. R. Metivier; Sarah' F., Mrs. H. F. Hare; Albert O., of Indianapolis ; Emma E., who is married to Charles Hare ; and William, who died in child- hood. Mrs. Woods died in 1881, a devoted member of the Baptist Church. In 1883 Mr. Woods married Mrs. Clara Jordan, widow of John Jordan, to whom she bore one son, Harry, while of her second union one son was also born, Walter E., who is at present a city fireman. At the time of her death, which occurred in 1887, Mrs. Woods was senior vice-president of J. R. Gordon Corps, W. R. C. She was a member of the Methodist Church. In 1891 Mr. Woods consummated a third marriage, being then united to Mrs. Amanda S. Owen, widow of David Owen, and daughter of Henry F. Clymer, of Clay City, Ind., who was a member of the _>ist Indiana Heavy Artillery in the Civil war and still survives. Mr. Clymer married Catherine Cook, and they had children as follows : Amanda S., wife of John \V. Woods; and John, of Brazil. Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Woods have had no children. Both are zealous mem- bers of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Woods is the grandfather of three grandsons, Roy Rusk, Joe Jordan and Frank Hare, and six granddaughters, Goldia Rusk, Hazel, Helen and Gertrude Woods, and Marie and Hyacinth Hare. ALEXANDER G. GREEN, whose home is at No. 410 North Meridian street, Indi- anapolis, was born at New Albany, Ind.. March 30, 1844. His parents, John Jacob and Bar- bara (Tobias) Green, were both born abroad, the father in Wurtemberg, Germany, and the mother in Paris, France. His grandfather, Jacob Green, was born in Germany and there passed his entire life, dying at an advanced age. He was the father of seven children. John Jacob Green came to America in 181 1, and after his marriage located in Mooresville, Floyd Co., Ind., in the very early days of Indiana settlement. He took up gov- ernment land on which he made his home for many years, though he was at one time the owner of vessels plying between Liverpool and Cuba and the United States. With tw of his brothers he owned sugar plantations in Cuba to which they attended, though he was a frequent visitor to and intimately acquainted with the entire island. His death occurred in Floyd county about 1876, wdien he had reached the age of seventy-four years. He was a justice of the peace at Mooresville, and was generally known as 'Squire Green. In 1852 he lost his first wife, who died from an attack of cholera at the early age of forty years. In early life she was a Catholic and Mr. Green was a Lutheran, but in their maturer years they attached themselves to the Methodist Church. They were the parents of three sons and five daughters, six of wdiom are now liv- ing: Charles, of New Albany, Ind.; George, of Jeffersonville, Intl. ; Alexander G. ; Anna, the wife of William Hadfield, of Louisville. Ky. ; Mary, the wife of Charles Shan, of New Albany, Ind. ; and Sophia, the wife of James 1 '. Sharp, of Chattanooga, Tenn. For his second wife 'Squire Green married Mrs. Anna Catha- rine Kellar, by whom he had one child, Jacob. who now lives on the old homestead. By her nrst husband Mrs. Green had two children, mil' of wdiom, Lewis Kellar, is now living at Louisville, Kentucky. Peter Tobias, the father of Barbara, was a native of France, and was an early settler in Floyd county, where he followed farming and where he died at the age of eighty years. Ili- family consisted of three children. Alexander G. Green spent the first fourteen years of his life on the Floyd county farm, where he attended the district school, and en- joyed such educational opportunities as wen afforded the farm lads of his day. When he was eighteen years old he enlisted in 1862 in Company B, 81st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served three years as a corporal. On the wav from Chickamauga to Chattanooga he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 533 lost the use of his right eye, which was injured by the branch of a tree, and on the battlefield of Atlanta he received a sunstroke from the effects of which he has never fully recovered. In the following battles Mr. Green played the part of a manful and loyal soldier: Mur- freesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Nashville, Franklin, Resaca, Lookout Moun- tain, and many other less important though fiercely contested conflicts. When he returned from the war Mr. Green took up the blacksmith's trade at Jeffer- sonville, and for eight years was employed in the Ohio Falls Car Works. At the end of that time he came to Indianapolis to take a position in the blacksmith shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where he worked for some five years, until he started a shop of his own in North Indianapolis. After carrying this on for some three years he gave it up on account of poor health. He is a Republican, and for the last two years he has been employed in University Park, by the city. He receives a pension in recognition of his services in the Civil war. Mr. Green was married in 1869 to Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Cooper, widow of Dr. Cooper, and daughter of David and Katherine LaRue. To this union have come two chil- dren, Jessie and Edna F. Jessie married Harry Yon Kellar, and they live in New York and have a family of three children, Lucile, Alice and Harry. Edna F. is attend- ing the high school in Indianapolis. By her first husband Mrs. Green had one daughter, Cora E., who married Preston Woodbury, and it the mother of one son, Grayson C. Mrs. Green belongs to the Plymouth Congrega- tional Church. Mr. Green is a member of George H. Chapman Post, G. A. R., and the Union Veteran League. DAVID W. BROUSE, late of Indianapo- lis, whither his parents came at an early day, was born in this city Aug. 29, 1836, a son of Andrew and Mary A. (Wilkins) Brouse. Adam Brouse, grandfather of David W., brought his family to Highland county, Ohio, to escape the blight of slavery, and there he took high standing as a man of integrity and a farmer of industry and character. In 1828 he followed the wave of western set- tlement still farther toward the frontier, and made his home in Indianapolis, where he passed his remaining years in retirement. He is remembered as a plain, honest man, ambiti- ous only to earn a living and leave a good name and example to those who should come after him. Among the earliest workers for the Methodist Church in the city, his life was in accordance with his religious faith, and he lived as a man and a Christian should live. Both he and his wife, Sarah, dud in Indianapolis, Mr. Brouse reaching the age of eighty-nine years. Their children were as follows : Andrew, the father of David W. Brouse; John A., a prominent Methodist clergyman, well known throughout the State; William, who died when a young man; Eleanor, who became Mrs. Wilkins, and died at the age of eighty-two years; Mary, Mrs. W illiams, who died in Indianapolis; and Eliza- beth, Mrs. Cherry, also deceased. Andrew Brouse was born in Virginia, and while still a lad accompanied his parents in their removal to Highland county, G.iio, where he attained manhood and was married. Having learned the carpenter's trade, he followed it for many years. In 1828 he went with his parents to Indianapolis, where he found a good field for his labors. As his sons grew up he taught them this honorable and useful calling, and after a time they all formed the firm ot A. Brouse & Sons, con- tractors and builders, in which Mr. Brouse continued as an active member until 1875. That year he retired from active labors, after- ward living quietly in Indianapolis until his death, in 1888, when he was eighty-five years of age. Mr. Brouse was a man of medium size and pleasant address, and though some- what conservative he was charitable in his disposition and a good neighbor and friend. In the Methodist Church he was a hard-work- ing member, long being associated with Rob- erts Chapel, now known as Roberts Park Church ; he was Sunday-school superintend- ent for many years, and long served as trustee, and his hand and his heart were ever open to the needs of this organization. Mrs. Brouse passed to her rest in 1876. She was a lady of much character, and in every way a fit associ- ate for her husband, a devoted member of the Methodist Church and one who stood well with all the good people of the city. Early in life Andrew Brouse was a Democrat, but in [856 he united with the newly formed Re- publican party. In the early history of the county he served as deputy real estate ap- praiser. Mr. Brouse was married in Ohio to Mary A. Wilkins, like himself a native of Virginia, 534 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and to them were born the following children : Henry \V., who was born Oct. 24, 1824. who lived in California, and died Oct. 23, 1906, aged eighty-two years; Sarah I., who married a Mr. Lockwoodj a farmer in Marion county; David W. ; and Thomas W., for years a promi- nent and successful business man, now living retired in Indianapolis. David W. Brouse was born in Indianapolis, where he was reared and educated, and in due time he became a carpenter under his father's instruction, joining with the firm of A. Brouse & Sons. This was a noted firm in the old days, and did much construction work in Indi- anapolis. Mr. Brouse well remembered Indi- anapolis when it was confined to its original plats and all beyond North, South, East and West streets was timber land, broken by a few farms. Dog fennel was plenty. The streets abounded in mud holes, and there were many stumps from the original clearings. There were no sidewalks, and journeying about town was difficult and often dangerous. The marks of newness were on everything then, but the entire city was transformed and redeemed in his time. Mr. Brouse served for years as a member of the old volunteer fire department, and when John Morgan swept through the southern part of the State, in 1863, he enlisted in the I32d- Indiana Volunteer Infantry, though his military services were confined to the term of ten days, as the danger had then passed. In 1867 he entered the employ of the firm of Tutewiler & Brothers, prominent stove men in the city at that time, remaining with them until 187 1, in which year he was made town- ship assessor, and succeeded himself three times. For some years he worked at his trade following the expiration of his official career, and in 1885 became assistant to Mr. Blanchard in his undertaking business, in which position he continued during the remainder, of his active life. A strong Republican, he was never an aspirant for any official position, having clearly been called by the people to such positions in the public service as he held. He died Dec. 2j, 1905, at the age of sixty- nine years, four months. Mr. Brouse was married, June 7, 1859, t0 Miss Lucy E. Jenkins, a daughter of A. W. and Sarah (Barbee) Jenkins, early settlers of Indianapolis, where Mrs. Brouse was born March 3, 1838. As her mother died when she was only two years old she was reared by her grandparents, the Barbees. Her father was a pioneer foundrvman in Indianapolis, later engaged in mercantile pursuits, and for some twenty years was assistant and bookkeeper for Aaron Clem. He lived to be eighty-two years of age, and was long a devoted member of the Methodist Church. His children were: Jane, wife of Judge Napoleon B. Taylor; Lucy E., Mrs. Brouse; Col. \Y. S. Jenkins, of St. Lotii< : and George, who died in Indianapolis, leav- ing a wife and two children. To Mr. and Mrs. Brouse came three chil- dren : William A., born Dec. 26, i860, is now a resident of Kansas ; Mamie G. has been twice married, her first husband, F. M. Reeder, leaving her at his death with two children. George M. and Frank B. Reeder, and she i- now the wife of M. K. Alexander; Hattie E. is the wife of John D. Day, of Indianapi.li>. All the family are members of the Methodist Church, and are leading honorable and useful lives. FRED TRL'CKSESS, an old and promi- nent citizen of Indianapolis, noted for his in- dustry, integrity and manliness of character, was born in that city, at the corner of South- street and Capitol avenue, in 1848, son of John and Lucinda (Cool) Trucksess. The great-grandparents of Mr. Trucksess were born in Paris, France. They were Hu- guenots, and were compelled to leave their native land on account of religious persecu- tions, making a home in Wittenberg, Germany, which for many years was the seat of the family. There Jacob Trucksess, grandfather of Fred, was born, reared and married, and there most of his children were born. Jao >l Trucksess emigrated to the United States and settled on a farm near Eaton, Ohio, aboul 1832. There he became prominent and suc- cessful, and after a long and useful career passed away in peace and honor. His chil- dren were as follows: Frederick, a resident of Indianapolis for many years ; Dorothy, .Airs. Young; Mary, who became Mrs. Ash- ing ; John, the father of Fred Trucksess : Catherine. Mrs. J. Wilson, of Tuscola, 111.: Sabina ; Christ, a fanner: and William, a blacksmith. Jacob Trucksess and his wife were Protestants. John Trucksess, the father of Fred, was born and reared in Wittenberg, German) . where he learned the blacksmith's trade ; he also became a miller. Accompanying his par- ents to this country, and to their home in Ohio, he very soon afterward made his way COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD 535 to Indianapolis, arriving here in 1835, and engaging at once in blacksmithing on Ken- tucky avenue and Washington street, follow- ing that occupation for many years. After this he ran a mill at l'lainfield, making his home on Kentucky avenue, where he owned a farm, and here he died in 1867. In his early days Mr. Trucksess raised corn and other vegetables where now the city is solidly built. Mr. Trucksess was a member of the Bap- tist Church, while his wife was a Presbyte- rian. In politics he was a leading and influ- ential Democrat, and during his residence in Indianapolis took an important part in the politics of the "Bloody 5th Ward." When resolute men were needed for any emergency he was always called upon, always proving equal to the occasion. At the time of the "Big Riot" he was one of the bodyguard for President Johnson, and received a bullet wound in the nose near the left eye. At this time he was arrested but never punished. His eye was saved. Large and strong, and enjoy- ing the reputation of being the strongest man in Marion county at one time, he was utterly fearless, hut he was clever and social, and his friends were numbered by the score. He was widely known for his integrity and industry. Mrs. Trucksess survived until 18S8. The Cools were among the pioneers of Indianap- olis, settling there at a time when the sur- rounding country was still filled with bands of roving Indians. Mrs. Trucksess often re- lated to her children stories of the pioneer days and accounts of the deprivations which attended pioneer life. The Cools were farm- ing people and mainly associated with the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Trucksess had two brothers and one sister: William, John, and Patty (who died young). John and Lucinda Trucksess had the fol- lowing family: (1) Theodore, a blacksmith, died in Landersdale, in August, 1901. (2) Mary first married P. Morrison and later Joe Reed, and had children by both marriages. (3) Fred is mentioned below. (4) Anna married Clinton Idler, who ran passenger trains for two years before taking charge of the Vandalia shops at Indianapolis, of which he was general foreman for over forty year--. from Jan I. 1857. He is now living retired at No. 2234 North Illinois street. ( 5 ) Talbut. a railway engineer, has been with the Van- dalia twenty-four years. (6) Clara married Mr. P. Ostmiller, a railroad engineer. (7) Emma and (8) Lilla are both unmarried. Fred Trucksess was born and reared in Indianapolis, where he has lived all his life with the exception of three years, which he spent in St. Louis. IK- began his active career as a teamster, and was -.0101 employed in that capacity by Mr. Goddard, with whom he re- mained twenty-four years. In [893 hi- he- came night watchman for Coffin iK: I at their pork packing house, and still fills this position, being among the most respected and trusted employes of that extensive estab- lishment. In his lifetime he has witnessed the transformation of Indianapolis from a dilapidated country village to its present proud position as the leading city of the country in respect to improvements, walks, streets, and modern conveniences. The family traditions of honesty, honor anil industry have been maintained unsullied by him. Conserva- tive and prudent, he has wisely invested his earnings, and now owns a commodious and well furnished residence and some fine rental property, and is a liberal investor in the lead- ing building and loan associations of the city. Genial in disposition, he has a host of friends, and holds their confidence and the esteem of his community to a marked degree. Mr. Trucksess is a strong and leading Re- publican, and gives freely both of his time and means for the success of his party. For twelve years he has been committeeman for the Fifteenth ward, and his influence is deemed essential to any candidacy. Never has he sought official honors, but he has richly mer- ited anything he might ask. In 1875 Mr. Trucksess was married to Miss Elizabeth Reichart, who was horn in Indianapolis July 3. 1849. She is an intelli- gent and cultivated woman, and has proved a most excellent helpmate to her husband. Her parents. Abraham and Margaret (Hut- son) Reichart, were both natives of Ohio, where they were married when Margaret Hut- son was only seventeen years old. She was born in Ross county Feb. 20, 1822. a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Justin) Hutson, the former a native of Scotland, the latter 1 E Maryland. For many years Mr. Hutson was a seafaring man. and he married Elizabeth Justin at Baltimore. They moved to Ohio, where he became a prominent farmer and stockman, and where he died at a good old age. Elizabeth Justin was a daughter of Wil- liam Justin, who also came to Ohio, where success attended his efforts as a farmer, so that he became before his death the proprietor 536 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of three good farms. His children were : Elizabeth, who became the grandmother of Mrs. Trucksess; and Noah, who settled near Lafayette and became wealthy. The children of William and Elizabeth Hutson were: Ken- nell. Elijah, John, and Margaret (the mother of Mrs. Trucksess). Abraham Reichart married in Ohio, and presently removed to Indiana, spending two years at Xoblesville, where he was employed in cutting saw logs and clearing land. After that lie came on to Indianapolis, and was em- ployed by Nicholas McCarty, as a farm super- intendent, that gentleman being engaged in extensive agricultural operations. Mr. Reich- art remained with him seven years, and then renting a farm worked it for himself,- and also operated a threshing machine. He was care- ful and economical, industrious and upright, and presently became forehanded. His death occurred in 1852. Mr. Reichart was a sincere and devout member of the Methodist Church, to which he was a liberal contributor, and he served as class-leader and exhorter. A kind husband and indulgent, loving father, he was in every respect a Christian gentleman above reproach or question. His children were : Jane, who died unmarried ; James A., who died at the age of seventeen years ; Sarah E., who passed away at the age of fourteen years; Elizabeth, who is the wife of Fred Trucksess; Isabelle, who died at the age of sixteen years ; Mary, who married Peter Leser; ami Abra- ham, an engineer at the starch works. After the death of her husband Mrs. Reichart kept her children together, and buy- ing an acre of ground fronting on West Morris street, from General Drake, built a house there for herself ami family. As the city expanded she plat- ter her land, sold two lots, and had build- ings erected on other lots, which she rented. She contracted a second marriage with John Everhard. a native of Germany, who came to this country when nineteen years old. lie was a carpenter, and followed that occupation throughout life, his death occurring Nov. 2, [900. By this marriage were born the fol- lowing children: John, who is employed at a drop forge ; George, who works in a starch factory; William, who died at the age of nineteen years: and Moses, unmarried, who lives at the old home. Mrs. Everhard was wonderfully well preserved until her death, which occurred July 17, 1006, of heart failure, when she was eighty-four vears old. She was a consecrated member of the Methodist Church, a devoted, patient, faithful wife, a kind and loving mother, and a friend beloved by many. Too much cannot be said in her praise, and she was deeply mourned by chil- dren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent fifty-two years at her homestead, No. 503 Morris street, and her little cottage, now occupied by her youngest son, looks very lonely now, but it is still "home, sweet home" to all the family. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trucksess have not had any children of their own, but they have taken into their home her niece, to whom they have given a good education and every ad- vantage possible. Mrs. Trucksess is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. In fraternal connection Mr. Trucksess belongs to the Red Men. MAJ( )R NATHAN A. SECREST, who lives at No. 1521 Woodlawn avenue, Indi- anapolis, was born at Parkersburg, Ind., Nov. 11, 1839, son of Charles Secrest, who was a native of Kentucky and came into this State when only sixteen years of age. He was the youngest of twelve children, who came to Indianapolis, the parents remaining in Ken- tucky. Charles Secrest married Anna Atchison, who was Southern born, and a member of one of the oldest families of South Carolina. Mr. Secrest was a noted contractor and builder, and followed that line of business for many years. In 1845 he settled with his family in Indianapolis, where he remained to the close of his days, dying at the age of eighty years. Mrs. Secrest died several years before her husband. He was a well known and much esteemed citizen. In politics he was a Republican, and in religion he was a devout member of the Christian Church ; he was a radical temperance man. Of a numer- ous family born to him and his wife only three are living: Major Nathan A. and two sisters, Elizabeth, the widow of Andrew Cox, and a resident of Indianapolis, and Alice, the widow of George W. Snyder. Major Secrest attained his manhood in Indianapolis, where he attended the public schools. In August, 1S02. he enlisted in Com- pany K, 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which is known as the Ben. Harrison Regi- ment, anil in this command he served a year. Returning home he helped to organize the 28th United States Colored Troops, of which COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 537 he was made adjutant, with the rank of cap- tain. Later he was promoted to major, lie took part in the siege of Petersburg, and his was the second regiment to march into the city of Richmond after the evacuation. Since the war Major Secrest has been engaged in the stock business. He belongs to Gordon Post, G. A. R., is a Republican in politics, and a man of hue character and marked ability, enjoying the confidence and esteem of a host of friends. His marriage to Miss Caroline Russell, a sister of Gen. Charles Russell, occurred in Louisville, Ky., and they have one surviving son, Bates II. Secrest; they have lost four sons; Frank, Nathan, I harles and Russell. WEXDEL GARDNER, who passed away April I, 1905, resided in his late home, at X". 701 North California street, Indianapolis, from 1855 until his death, having been one of the first to settle in this part of the city. Mr. Gardner was born in York county. Pa., Oct. 17, 1824, son of Peter and Mary 1 Kaler) Gardner, both of whom were natives of Penn- sylvania. He was of German descent, and his maternal grandfather was born on the sea, while the family were crossing from Germany to America, the mother dying at his birth, and being buried in the ocean. The husband, who was the great grandfather of Wendel Gardner, landed on the shores of America with six motherless children. So far as he knew, Mr. Gardner was the last descendant of this original Kaler family. Wendel Gardner was one of a family of four children, the others being : A daughter that died in childhood; Jacob, the eldest of the family, who died in Pennsylvania : and John, the youngest of the family, who died in Iowa. Wendel Gardner was reared in Penn- sylvania, where he became a carpenter. In 1849 he left his native State, and arrived in Indianapolis on the 15th day of May, that year. He ate his first meal here at the old "Little's Hotel," and had but fifty cents left after paying for his dinner. All were strangers about him, but he quickly secured work at his trade in the employ of Andrew London, for a dollar and a quarter a day, working for him until Jan. 1. l S50. Air. Loudon was so pi with the young man that he assisted him in securing a place on the construction of the Masonic Temple, where he received much larger wages. In the fall of [851 he secured 1 iosition in the planing-mill, where lie re- mained until he retired from active labor, in [895. Mis death resulted from a stroke of paralj sis. Mr. Gardner was married in Indianapi May 15, 1850, to Miss Sarah A. Hersa, who was born in Dauphin county, Pa., ami of the two children born to this union but one is living, Mary E., who married Otto Belzer, and has one son, Emmett C. Belzer, who is in Chicago, HI. Charles, son of Wendel, died at the age of twenty-seven years. Mr. Gardner was always an active and industrious man, and his habits were of the 1110, t exemplar) character. He retained the confidence and respect of his friends and acquaintances through his long and busy life m this city. His widow and daughter still reside at the old home. ADAM II. HELM, a stonemason by trade, came of an influential old Protestant family ermany. He was born in the kingdom of Hanover, and under the influence of the pro- gressive institutions of his native land had excellent rearing. When a youth he began learning the trade of stonemason, for which from the start he evinced much inherent ability, and as a young man he followed that occupa- tion for some years in his own countrj . \ conscientious and competent workman, he found no difficulty in securing work and com- manded the maximum wages for his labor. During this period he married Mary A. Bals- mire, of Germany, who was a descendant of a tine old Protestant family, and of this union there were five children, all of whom evinced much push and energy, and coming to America there found good homes for them- selves. Adam is now a retired contractor. Henry is mentioned below. John, a tailor by trade, came to this country in 1841, and when the Mexican war broke out enlisted ami went to the front; later he was engaged in the grocery business in Indianapolis, and he died in Cincinnati in 1900, meeting his death through an accident. Catherine married a Mr. Blogster and resides in Indianapolis. I aroline is the wife of J. Ray, of Cincinnati. After marriage Mr. Helm took tip bis resi- dence in the kingdom of Hanover, where he was engaged in the pursuit of his trade. By hard work and frugal habits he managed to provide a good home for himself and family, and gave each of his children a good start in life. As some of them had already come to this country, in 1847 he with the resl of 53§ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his family set out for the United States, where they soon afterward joined his son Adam in Cincinnati. Here he at once found a large demand for his trade, and for several years he was high!) prosperous, commanding good wage-. In 1854, induced by his sons Adam and Henry, who had moved to Indianapolis, he settled in this city, where he afterward made his home. For some years he continued his work as a stonemason, but finally, with approaching age, he engaged in lighter kinds of work, doing odd pieces that chance opened up for him. He lived to the age of seventy- six years, dying in 1862. His wife passed away in 1858, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. Helm was a typical middle-class Ger- man, industrious and conscientious. Good workmanship was his aim, and the conscious- ness of having completed a well laid cellar wall or an artistically constructed building gave him more real pleasure than a pocket full of solid cash. Reared in the Protestant faith, both he and his wife were consistent and highly respected members of the Lutheran Church. Henry Helm was horn Jan. 14, 1824, in Hanover, Germany, and grew to manhood under the beneficent influences of a well regu- lated, industrious German community. At- tending the public schools of his vicinity until he was fourteen years old, by close attention to his studies, and a keen interest in his work, he laid the foundation of a solid education, and acquired habits of self-reliance and perse- verance, which have marked his later years. By assisting his father he also early learned the trade of a stonemason, for which he evinced from the first marked natural ability, and in which he became in time very profici- ent. For some time during his early man- hood he followed his trade in Germany, and in 1847 came with his parents to America and settled in Cincinnati, where, with his brother Adam, he at once found an excellent opening in his line. As a journeyman he had steady work and good wages, and he assisted in the erection of many large and prominent buildings. After about seven years, however, in 1854, confident of the growing importance of Indianapolis he came to that city, where he has since made his residence. From the start he found plenty of work in his line, and prov- ing a highly efficient workman, as well as a good business man, he soon rose to the posi- tion of contractor. As such he assisted in the erection of many of the most prominent buildings of the city, including the ( )dd Fel- lows Temple, many of the finest residences, and important business blocks. Retaining the confidence of the public, and a steadily in- creasing patronage, he continued his business in the city until 1893, when, having performed his share of hard work, and having laid by a comfortable sum for old age, he retired from active work. He is a splendid business man, and his only reverses have been caused by his having made large loans to needy but incom- petent friends. For many years he made his residence on East Washington street, in a commodious house which he and his brother- in-law erected there. Later, selling this prop- erty, in 1866 he erected his present home on East Washington street, a thoroughly modern. two-story brick and stone residence. Fi >r some years he owned stock in the Atlas En- gine Works of the city, and he had the con- tract for the stone work of their building. Mr. Helm married Gertrude Suhra in 184S. She was born in Hanover, Germany, of worthy parents, both of whom died in Germany. She died in Cincinnati in 1851. There were two children by this marriage: Mary A., who married a Mr. Aufderheide, and died in 1902. leaving five children ; and Henry, now a resi- dent of Montana, who is a man of prominence and has traveled much. In 1854 Mr. Helm married Caroline Kokomiller. By this second marriage ten children were born, two of whom died in infancy : William is a clerk fi >r a firm in Chicago ; Nellie married a Mr. Har- der ; Matilda married George J. Yoke, of Indi- anapolis, and died in 1906; Charles and Wal- ter (a good business man. and who served in the Spanish-American war and was sta- tioned at Porto Rico), are both residents of New York; Gertrude; Ralph, an ironworker, died in 1904; and Frank, a resident of Seattle, Wash., has traveled extensively both in America and abroad. Mr. Helm combines with his breadth of intellect and a large capacity for work many of the highest moral attributes, among which generosity, if anything, predominates. Of the German Orphans' Home of Indianapolis, a large and highly beneficial charitable institu- tion, he was one of the prominent promoters. and assisted in the selection of the large and beautiful grounds, and in the construction of the building. Having so long been identi- fied with the building up of his city he is one of the most widely known and highly re- spected old settlers of the place. He has long COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 539 been a leading member of Zion Lutheran (.'lunch, on West Ohio street. His first wife died in that faith, to which his second wife also adhered. Well informed upon all ques- tions, he has ever evinced a keen interest in local affairs, and in politics he affiliates with the Democrats. Henry Kokomiller, father of Mrs. Caro- line Helm, was born in Hanover, Germany, and there passed many years of his life. Hoping to better his prospects after some years of business activity he came to the Uni- ted States, and procured a tract of wild land in Auglaize county, Ohio, where he settled and began making improvements. He had erected comfortable buildings and made a good start when death, in 1838. cut short his activities. While in Germany he married Louisa Sherer, of the kingdom of Hanover, who died in this country in 1835. Of this union there were the following children, most of them quite young when the parents died: Henrietta, the eldest, who found homes for herself and her brothers and sisters in Cin- cinnati, married C. Bussie, a stonemason and contractor ; she died in Indianapolis. Henry died of the cholera in Cincinnati, in 1848. Fred, who became a sailor and afterward served through the Civil war, settled in Indi- anapolis and died there. Caroline, Mrs. Helm, died in 1892. The parents were good Chris- tians, being consistent members of the Lu- theran Church. CHARLES H. RIHL, of Xo. 339 Lincoln street, Indianapolis, has been a resident of this city since 1854, though as early as 1838 he passed through the town, which then gave little promise of its future development. Mr. Rihl was born in Philadelphia, Dec. 29, 1814, son of Henry and Sarah (Stokes) Rihl. The family came remotely from Holland. The father of Henry Rihl came from that country in Colonial times, and bore arms for the Colonies during the Revolution. Henry Rihl was born and reared in Phila- delphia, and in his early manhood w-as a pilot on Delaware Bay. He rose to the command of a merchant-vessel which ran between Phila- delphia and Canton, China. His death oc- curred while at sea, his son Charles H. being but a small lad at the time. His widow sur- vived him many years, and devoted herself to the welfare of her five children, Charles H. being her only son, and he with his sister, Mrs. Martha A. Reynolds, of Milford, \. J., . are the only survivors. Charles II. Rihl was reared in Philadel- phia, where he became an expert brick layer, and in 1836, at the age of twenty-one, he went to New York, to assist in the rebuilding of that city after the famous fire of [835. There he did his first work as a journeyman, having just completed his term of apprenticeship. He remained in New York until September of that year, when he went to Mobile, Ala., by ship, and there worked at his trade, as he- did also in Montgomery, later returning to Mobile, whence he went to New Orleans, where he took ship and returned to New Y< rk in the spring of 1837. In New York Air. Rihl met a young acquaintance, and the two determined to go to the West together. They made the journey by the Morris and the Le- high canals to Pottsville, Pa., from there cross- ing the mountains to Pittsburg, 'jeing about two weeks on the way to that city. This was during the panic of 1837, and but little was doing. Finally the young friends separated, Air. Rihl taking a place as a deck hand on a steamer plying between Pittsburg and Louisville. Dur- ing the fall he was employed at his trade in Pittsburg. When cold weather came on, he shipped on a steamer called the "Tiber" and went to New Orleans. In 1838 he made several trips up and down the river, and then located in Cincinnati, where he lived for sixteen years. In 1852 he came to Indianapolis, and laid the first brick on the old "Bates House." This w r as the year of the presidential election, and Air. Rihl hastened back to Cincinnati t<> vote for Gen. Scott, but reached the city too late to cast his vote. In 1854 he came to Indianapo- lis as a permanent resident. Air. Rihl was married Alay 2. 184 1. to .Miss Clarissa Riordan, wdio was born in Phila- delphia in 1822, youngest of the three children (and now the only one living) of John Smith Riordan, who fought in the United St, man-of-war. the "Peacock," in its celebrated conflict with the English in the War of t8l2. In later years he became captain of a mer- chant vessel, and was lost with the vessel and all the crew save one, off the coast of Porto Rico. This was when .Mrs. Rihl was hut a child. His father was a resident of Frederick. Aid., where he had a large cooper simp. His two sons were reared and educated for the Catholic priesthood, hut after they had at- tained mature years both declined to enter the priesthood and left home. Air. and Airs. Rihl 54Q COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD have lived together for over sixty years, and have had seven children, six daughters and one son, of whom five are now living: Mrs. Ella F. Newton, born in 1842; Mrs. Kate P. Kennedy, born in 1846; Harry S., born in 1848 : Martha E., born in 1858, a teacher living at home; Mrs. Effie Sponsal, born in 1864; Emma, who died at the age of twenty-six years; and Clarissa, who died in infancy. Mr. Rihl cast his first vote in 1840 for Gen. Harrison, and in 1844 he voted for Henry Clay, in 1848 for Gen. Taylor, in 1856 for Fillmore. Since that time he has voted the Democratic ticket. He is remarkably well preserved, as is also his wife. They bear themselves vigorously despite their advanced age, and are the center of much sincere ad- miration and devoted affection on the part of friends and relatives. Mr. Rihl retains in his memory many interesting incidents of the early days, and relates them in a most charm- ing and interesting manner. i GUSTAVE ETTIXGER (deceased), one of the early settlers of Indianapolis, was born March 9, 1836, at Markgroningen, Ger- many, and was reared and educated in his na- tive place. His parents, Henry and Rickey (Elsiser) Ettinger, were both natives of Ger- many. Henry Ettingtr was a man of literary ac- quirements and was employed in the govern- ment offices. His father, Henry Ettinger, served with the great Napoleon and under him marched into Moscow, but lived to re- turn and settle in his native country. Henry (2) also died in his native land, and it was in 1846 that Gustave came to America with his mother, who settled in New York City and died there. In 1854 Gustave. leaving his mother, came to Indianapolis, where he was first employed as a farm hand, but later en- tered into the employ of Dr. Bobbs. With him he remained until 1861, when he enlisted for service in the army, for three years or during the war. Air. Ettinger entered Company A, 13th Ind. V. I., under Colonel Sullivan and Capt. Cyrus J. Dodd. This was the first Indi- ana regiment started for the seat of war, and it was consigned to the Army of the Potomac and joined the forces of General McClellan at the foot of Rich Mountain, \Y. Va. On the day following this regiment took part in the battle at Beverly, moving then to Cheat Mountain Pass, and taking part in the numer- ous skirmishes under Gen. T. T- Reynolds. Mr. Ettinger was in the battle at Cheat Mountain and Elkwater and was with the regiment as it moved down to oppose the forces of General Lee. It was while on a scouting expedition that he received a wound which shattered his right arm so seriously that amputation was necessary. The agonies endured by this brave soldier during his tem- porary sojourn in the field hospital and even later, when removed to Winchester, Va., are things which a younger generation should never forget, and which entitle him to the esteem of his fellow citizens throughout life. Mr. Ettinger was honorably discharged Jan. 16, 1862, and returned to Indianapolis. As soon as sufficiently recovered, he was em- ployed as a watchman at the arsenal, later entering into a saloon and boarding-house business on South Meridian street. In 1868 he secured a position with a railroad com- pany as telegraph switchman west of White River, now the property of the Big Four, which position he capably filled for over thirty years, during all of which time he was found at his post, good soldier that he was, from six o'clock in the morning until six in the evening, with the exception of very few days. After his marriage he bought property and settled in his late home on Kentucky avenue, and he also owned a couple of valuable rental properties. On Nov. 29, 1864, Mr. Ettinger was mar- ried to Miss Elizabeth Mikle, who was born Jan. 25, 1846, in Indianapolis, daughter of Charles and Barbara (Kuhn) Mikle, the for- mer of whom was born in Germany June 3, 1819, and the latter Oct. 31, 1824. They came to America with their parents and were mar- ried at Cincinnati in June, 1843, and moved to Dearborn county, Ind., where one son was born in 1846. Mr. Mikle moved about that time to Indianapolis and conducted a meat market, and in 1850 he removed to Green- castle, where he carried on the same business until his death, Nov. 5, 1862, at the age of forty-three years. His widow also died there, Sept. 15, 1SS4, aged sixty-three years. Mr. Kuhn also moved to Dearborn county, Ind., where he was one of the wealthy and promi- nent farmers, and was also a leading member of the Lutheran Church. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn were: Philip, Daniel, Tacob, John, Adam, Elizabeth, and Barbara (the mother of Mrs. Ettinger). The family to which Charles Mikle belonged consisted of these members: John P., one of the early COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 541 brewers of Indianapolis ; Charles, the father of -Mrs. Ettinger, and John. The children born to Charles Mikle and wife were : Philip J., of Greencastle ; Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Ettinger; Marie Louise, Mrs. C. Tavlor; Catherine P., Mrs. Rockaway ; Charles \\\, a plumber in business in Indianapolis ; Albert, who died Feb. 19, 1888; and Edward D., a plumber and steamfitter. Both parents were worthy members of the Lutheran Church. A most intelligent family of six children was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ettinger, namely: Emma, who is Mrs. H. Herrlich ; Molly, un- married ; Ella, who married Fred Heal, con- tracting plasterer and decorator ; Charles, un- married ; and John and Harry, both of whom are married. In religion this family are Spiritualists. While Mr. Ettinger was a Democrat, he was not an active worker and never aspired to hold office. He was a plain, honest man, whose ambition was to make a comfortable living so that he could look well to the welfare of his family and to provide for the days of his old age. His army record reflected credit upon him and he was known for his life of industry and integrity. He and his wife were not long separated, Mr. Ettinger passing away Nov. 26, 1904, and Mrs. Ettinger .April 16, 1905. ALFRED JENKINS, a wood and coal dealer at No. 1737 English avenue, Indianapo- lis, was born in Henry county, Intl., May 7, 1832, son of Reps and Mary (Freeman) Jen- kins, both of whom were burn and reared in Virginia. They were pioneers in Henry county, and two of their four sons are now living, Alfred and John, both of Indianapolis. John Jenkins, the grandfather of Alfred, was born in Virginia, of English stuck, and was a farmer all his life. In the war of 1812 he bore arms, and he was among the very early pioneers of Indiana, dying near Rich- mond, Wayne county, when nearly ninety years old. His family comprised three sons and two daughters. Reps Jenkins was a carpenter and con- tractor, and for many years had his home in Henry county. Later in life he moved to Anderson, where he engaged in railroad con- struction on the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne railroad, and there he died when he was about fifty-five years old. His widow survived many years, (lying in 1882, at the age of sixtv-eiMit. His faith was that of the Dunkards; she was a Quaker. She was mar- ried a second time, her husband being William Haliday, who is now also deceased. Nathan Freeman, maternal grandfather of Alfred Jenkins, was born in England, but early made his home in Virginia, where he followed farming. He also fought in the war of 1812. His last years were spent in Xorth Carolina, where he died at the age of 102 years. His was a numerous offspring. Alfred Jenkins grew to manhood in Henry county, where he made his home many years. His first schooling was obtained in an old- fashioned subscription school, held in a log cabin, with puncheon floors and greased paper for windows. Reared on the farm in Henry county, and the owner of two good farms him- self, he yet preferred to follow millwrighting for many years in his earlier manhood. After the Civil war he lived in Knightstown some years, working at his trade. For four years he lived in Hancock county, and in 1885 came to Indianapolis, where he was taken into the employ of Nordyke, Marmon & Co., with whom he remained for sixteen years, when he started out in a planiug-mill for himself. This was destroyed by fire four months after it passed into his possession. In 1898 he engaged in the coal and wood business which he continues today. Mr. Jenkins was married July 25, 1852, to Miss Acrilla Maggard, a daughter of John and Maurice Maggard. and to this union came three sons and four daughters: (1) John R.. was killed by the explosion of a boiler when he was twenty-eight years old. He was mar- ried and had one child. (2) Mary F. is de- ceased. (3) Josepii worked for Nordyke, Marmon & Co. for twenty-six years, left the firm and went to railroad superintending. (4) Lydia Ora married William Kneller, and has her home in Indianapolis. (5) Katie mar- ried John Oswiler, whose home is near Ko komo, Ind., and they have one child. (6) Orin is a veneer sawyer with the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Company. He married a Miss Keeley. (7) Martha died in childhood. Mrs. Acrilla Jenkins died in February, 1872, at the age of fifty-two years. Shi a Methodist, and a woman of line character and beautiful spirit. Mr. Jenkins was mar- ried in January. [898, to Mrs. Mary E. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are both members of the Methodist Church, in which he has long been class-leader, uniting with the Broadway Methodist Church. Mr. Jenkins belongs to 542 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Capitol City Lodge, No. 312, F. & A. M., and to the chapter as well. He is also connected \\ ith tin- Odd Fellows. Mr. Jenkins enlisted in the Union army in 1862, becoming a member of Company LI, 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until March 4, 1863, when he was discharged on account of a wound received at the battle of Guyon, W. Va., the night of Jan. 3, 1863, incapacitating him for further service. Ji iSEPH W. SELVAGE, who carries on an extensive business in real estate, fire in- surance and mortgage loans, at No. 130 East Market street, Indianapolis, was born in Zions- ville, hid., Feb. 6, 1870, a son of John F. and Jane E. ( Kennelly) Selvage. The father was born in Connecticut and the mother in Michi- gan. They had a family of six suns and four daughters, and five of their children are now living: William J., Anna M. (wife of Edward F. Miller), Charles B., Edward L. and Joseph V'., all of Indianapolis. John F. Selvage at die time owned a steamboat on the Ohio river. He came to Indiana in 1865, making his home in Zionsville, where he was engaged in the manufacture of staves until 1873, in which year he was killed in the factory. He was aged forty-seven years at the time of his death. His widow still survives and has her home in Indianapolis. Both she and her hus- band belonged to the Methodist Church. Air. Selvage was a thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason. John Selvage, the grandfather of Joseph \Y., was a native of Pennsylvania, and came of Welsh ancestry. When he died he was well advanced in years. Harmon Kennelly, the maternal grandfather of .Mr. Selvage, was a native of Connecticut, and a pioneer on the frontier of Michigan. He took part in some of the Indian wars and died at the age of thirty-eight. His widow died some two years later at the age of thirty-six, leaving five children. Joseph W. Selvage was reared in Indi- anapolis, where he attended the public schools. In the earlier days of his manhood he was employed as book-keeper at the Atlas Engine Works, a position he held for nine years. For some eleven years he has been engaged in his present business in which he has been very successful and has won many friends and clients and has a line of choice patronage. He is also president of the Wagner-Davis Glass ■ if Indianapolis. Mr. Selvage was married Sept. 12, 1895, t0 Grace L., a daughter of John L. and Sarah L. (Taylor) Kring. To them have come two sons and one daughter, Francis John, Hart .Id Taylor and Helen Grace Selvage. Mr. and Mrs. Selvage are members of the Broadway Methodist Church. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, a Mason, and a member of the Commercial and Marion Clubs. In political matters he is a Republican and is recognized as one of the bright and brainy young men of the city. He and his wife have their home at No. 2320 Broadway, Indi- anapolis. GEORGE GOTH, of No. 846 Elm street, Indianapolis, was born in Ripley county, Ind., Aug. 7, 1S40, a son of Valentine and Alvinie Goth, both natives of Germany, who came to this country in [846, but a few months before the birth of their son, George, locating on a farm in Ripley county, Ind. In 1881 they removed t< 1 Dillsboro, Dearborn Co., Ind., where they made their horn : with a daughter for the remainder of their lives. The father died at the age of seventy-five years, and the mother long survived his loss, dying at the age of ninety-five years, in May, 1900. They were the parents of nine children. Two died in infancy, and six came to this country with their parents. At this writing, five are living: John, Elizabeth, Mary, Jacob and George. Valentine died at the age of sixty-four years. Jacob and George were Union soldiers during the Civil war. Jacob, who now resides at Danville, Illinois, served in the 32d Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Peter died at the age of seventy-eight years. George Goth was reared on the home farm, and enlisted July 9, [863, in Company B, 7th Indiana Cavalry. A short time after the clos- ing of the war Companies B and F of this regiment were consolidated at Homestead, Texas, in July, 1865, and Mr. Goth was dis- charged at Austin, Texas, Feb. 18, 1806. He displayed soldierly qualities in a high degree in the many important battles and conflicts in which he was engaged, notably at Okalona ; Guntown, Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, Verona, Egypt, Hatchie's River, Hurricane Creek, Oxford, LaMavos, all in Mississippi: at Inde- pendence, Big Blue, and Little Osage, in Mis- souri: Raleigh, Bolivar, and Mine Creek, in Tennessee, and at Bastrop, La. He was wounded at the battle of Guntown. where he received a severe flesh wound in the leg be- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 543 1. i\v the right knee. Mr. Goth was married Sept. 26, 1867, to Miss Kate C, born in 1849, a daughtei oi John and Johanna Reichardt, natives of Ger- many, who came to this country before their marriage. The) were long residents ' E Mari- etta, Ohio, but removed to Indianapolis in 1881, where the father died at the a seventy-six years. His widow is still living in this city. Mrs. Goth is the eldest of then- nine children. Mr. and Mrs. Goth have a pleasant home on Elm street, where they are fond of receiv- ing their many friends, and know well how to dispense a generous hospitality. Mr. Goth is an honored member of the Joseph R. Gordon Post, No. 281, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican. He and his good wife belong to the Methodist Church. .Mrs. Goth was organist of the Second German Methodist Episcopal Church from 1879 to 1898. She has been treasurer of the Home and Foreign Missionary Society for eighteen years ; was president of the Aid Society one year, and treasurer seven years. She is a member of Joseph R. Gordon Corps, No. 281, \Y. R. C, in which she was secretary one year, treasurei four years, and president two years. She had one brother and two nephews in the Philip- pine war. In times of war and peril Mr. Goth was a loyal, gallant and intelligent soldier, and in times of peace and prosperity is an honored, useful and highly respected citizen. EZEKIAH LOCKWOOD TRUE- BLOOD, a tool maker in the E. C. Atkins & Co.'s mammoth plant, where are manufactured all kinds of saws and saw tools, is one of the substantial citizens of this section of the State, and belongs to that class of citizens who are loyal to duty in whatever walk of life they are to be found. Mr. Trueblood was born in Elizabeth City, N. C, Dec. 17, 1834, son of Malachi and Sarah Trueblood, both of Eng- lish descent. In 1836 his parents emigrated to Indiana, and settled in Columbus, Madison county, where the son grew to manhood. He acquired his education in the district schools of his home town, and on leaving his books he took up the saw and hammer, thoroughly mastering the carpenter's trade. In 1859 when the gold fever broke out in the West, Mr. Trueblood and four of his friends, Fred and ge Heater, of Columbus, John Stevens, of Noblesville, Ind., and Jackson Birkhart, of Indianapolis, got together and decided to try their fortunes. The) procured all the necessities for camping, and started in the earl) part of April from Columbus, Ind., for Pikes Peak. The party traveled the whole wa\ .hi foot, joining a continuous string of wagons. When they reached Fort Kearney they saw a herd of buffalo, which they esti- mated to cover over 100 miles in length with a quarter of a mile depth. After sevent) five days of hard traveling, they arrived at their destination, then a small village called Cherrv- ville, which is now the well known Denver. Had they known the value the land would have- attained to-day and kept what they had an option on, they would have been millionaires, hut as it was they just managed to dig out em nigh to pay expenses back hi In the very beginning of the Civil war his name was given as one willing to risk all for his country, but the Indiana quota was lull, and it was not until 18O5 that he was mustered into service, being assigned to Company I, 154th Regiment, under Capt. Jacob Schoistall and Col. Prank Wilcox. His regiment was sent into Virginia and rjear Winchester was on guard duty until no longer required, and m November of that year the enlisted men were mustered out near Winchester, Virginia. Air. Trueblood at once resumed his work as a carpenter, and he continued at this until 1880, in which year he was elected justice -1 the peace, an office he filled with great ability for four years. When his term expired he came to Indianapolis, and found employment with P. C. Atkins & Co., with whom he Mill remains — a long period of twenty-two years. He has made himself one ot the most reliable men in the place. In 1897 he invent.. 1 a combination saw tool, which was patented in May, 1898, and which is in constant daily use in E. C. Atkins & Co.'s large establishment. Many of the improvements that have taken place in methods and work in the last twenty years have been attributed to .Mr. Truebl i. On April 16, 1855. Mr. Trueblood was united in marriage with Sarah Ellen Tibbitt, daughter of Seth anil Mary (Talbot) Tibbitt. For over fifty years Mrs. Trueblood has been a faithful wile and mother, ami much of the success of her husband is attributed to her unfailing sympathy and interest. Three chil- dren came to brighten their home: .Mrs. Mary Emma Fitzgerald, of Indianapolis; Mrs. George E. Kean, of Chicago; and Samuel Tibbitt Truebl 1. of L Cal., who 544 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD married Alice Winters, of Indianapolis. Mr. Trneblood is a pioneer member of Ononga Tribe, No. 50, I. O. R. M., of Anderson, Ind., one of the largest tribes in the State; and he also belongs to George H. Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R. Mr. and Airs. Trueblood now reside at No. 1624 Yandes street, Indianapolis. A. Tl l< >MSON, now residing at his pleas- ant residence on West Washington street, In- dianapolis, is one of the most competent en- gineers in the employ of the I. B. iS; W. R. R. Co. (now the Big Four), having filled that position on a passenger train over that road for thirty years. A successful business man as well, he is now one of the well-to-do citi- zens of his place. His high intellectual en- dowments and large capacity for work, traits that have thus brought him to the front, he has undoubtedly inherited from his good Scotch ancestors. The Thomson family from which he claims descent is one of the very old families of Scot- land, and it numbers among its members men prominent in all walks of life, especially in the literary and religious fields. James Thom- son, one of this same family, born in 1700, was a noted poet and play-writer, whom the government of Wales pensioned in acknowl- edgment of his genius. William Thomson, father of A. Thomson, has achieved his success mainly as an agri- culturist. Horn in Scotland, son of Alexander Thomson, of that country, he has there for the most part made his residence through life. Reared in a cultivated community, he there received practical training for the duties of life. Both education and environment decided him upon reaching manhood to engage in agriculture, and settling upon a farm in the shire of Banff, he there followed his pursuit with marked success for many years. As fast as he made money he branched out in his in- dustry, and being a wise financial manager, as well as practical fanner, he amassed in time considerable wealth. After many years of fruitful industry, he finally retired from active life, and moved to the city of Macduff, where he now resides. During his young' manhood Mr. Thomson married .Margaret Taylor, of Scotland, whose family has had representatives in the same lo- cality for two or three hundred years. Her parents, Alexander Taylor and his wife, were prosperous farming people, who passed to- gether seventy-six years of their long and fruitful lives, he dying at the age of ninety- five years, and she at the age of ninety-seven. To Mr. and Mrs. Thomson have been born three children: A., who is mentioned below; William, wdio now resides in Emporia, Kans. ; and James, who died at the age of thirteen years. Mr. Thomson is a man of influence, and is well-known and highly respected in the city where he is now living in retirement, being one of the freeholders of that place. Pos- sessed of an indomitable will, plenty of fore- sight, and much force of character, he has crowned with success every business enter- prise. He is a man of high ideals, and of marked integrity of character, and both he and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church. A. Thomson was born in Banffshire, Scot- land, Dec. 21, 1841, and there on his father's well-conducted farm grew to manhood. In the excellent schools of his locality he laid the foundation of a solid education, which he has since supplemented by reading and contact with the world. Remaining under the paternal roof until he was twenty-three years old, he assisted his father for some time in the man- agement of the farm, and later hired out with a railroad company, and began tending and firing engines, thus acquiring knowledge of an industry of growing importance. In 1865 hoping to better his prospects in a new coun- try, he left home and friends and came to Canada, wdiere, ready to take advantage of the first opening, he went to work as a farm hand. Later he found a more desirable posi- tion in the oil regions of his vicinity, and as- sisted in sinking wells for some time. The year 1867 found him working as a farm hand, again, now in Champaign, 111., but not for any length of time. Here he soon found an open- ing in the trade which he had started learning in Scotland, engineering, and for some time he continued this occupation in a mill in that Ideality. Then, in November, [869, he se- cured a position in his line with the I. B. & W. R. R. Co. (now part of the Big Four), with which he has since been employed. After thirteen months as fireman, in 1870. he was promoted to engineer of a freight train, and then on Jan. 20, 1873, he was made engineei on a passenger train, where he has since con- tinued. From the start he has been a careful student of engineering, taking pains to 1 thoroughly abreast of the advancement in that science, and he has been especially successful COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 545 in his practical application of his knowledge. Sound judgment and especial attention to de- tails have been his guiding stars, and have as- sisted him in avoiding wrecks, and accidents of all kinds. The only disasters that have be- fallen his trains have come through spreading rails, or some other agency over which he had no oversight. He has never, however, been injured in an accident, nor has any one under his care. Throughout his thirty-five years' service for the same company he has been con- sidered one of the most trustworthy and com- petent employes in his line. Though he has given the main strength of his manhood to the trade which he has so long and successfully followed, he has at the same time been en- gaged now and then in real estate speculation, has made well on investments in that line, and, besides his handsome two-story brick residence on West Washington street, he now owns other property in Indianapolis, which he rents to advantage. ( )n | une H>, [886, .Mr. Thomson married Irene Fatout, who was born in Indianapolis, March 3, 1855. and of this union there have been three children: .Mary M., born May 25, 1888; William D., July 31, 1891, and Eu- rene, Sept. I, 1893. Air. Thomson is one of those men predes- tined by nature for a successful career. Cour- age coupled with foresight, energy with per- severance, and a fertile intellect with fidelity to his work are among his inherent traits. Confident of his worth, he commands the re- spect of all who know him ; and he has many friends in Indianapolis, where he has long made his residence, being a member in good standing of the A. F. & A. M.; the K. T. ; and the B. of L. E. Both he and his wife be- long to the Presbyterian Church. He is well- informed upon all the leading questions of the day ; and in politics he affiliates with the Re- publican >. David B. Fatout. father of Mrs. Thomson. was the son of Moses Fatout, a prominent pio- neer of Marion county, Indiana. Reared to farm work, the younger Mr. Fatout followed that occupation for the most part throughout his early manhood. Later he settled in Indi- anapolis and there engaged in the contracting business, winning for himself an established place in that line, lie died in [891. During his early manhood he married Maw Hosbrook, an early settler of Ohio. She died in 1SS5. Of this union there were four children: Bates, who is now a civil engineer: Irene (Mrs. Thomson), who is mentioned above; Daniel, a prominent contractor, and road builder; and Eunice, who married a Mr. Brundrett, and resides in Indianapolis. The father of these was a man of influence, who tilled offices of trust and responsibility, acting as assessor of Center township lor some time. In his poli- tical faith he was a strong Republican. WILLIAM H. PEACOCK. Few men have been more prominently identified with the early history of railroading in our country, or have passed through more thrilling experi- ences in that line than has this patriarch of lo- comotive engineering, now residing at the pleasant residence of his son-in-law on East Tenth street, Indianapolis. Though now in his eighty-seventh year he is still at his post of duty, being employed in the shops of the Big Four Company. Mr. Peacock comes of good English-Irish stock. His grandfather, Thomas Peacock, Sr., was a man of prominence and ability. Porn in England, he there, in a refined and culti- vated community, received good rearing. ( if a military turn of mind, at an early date he entered the English Army, where he proved himself a soldier of no ordinary ability. After some preliminary service he was stationed in Ireland, in the interest of the English govern- ment ; and there be remained throughout the rest of his active life. A thoroughly trust- worthy and competent soldier, he fully merited the faith imposed in him. He passed his last days in Ireland, and there at an advanced age he died. By his marriage there were several children, all of whom he reared in Ireland. I If these, two sons came to America: William H. ; and Thomas, who is mentioned below. Thomas Peacock, Jr., father of the Wil- liam H.j whose name heads this sketch, was a weaver by trade, and was a man of brilliant attainments, who prominently identified him- self with the early manufacturing interests of our country. Porn in England, he was but a small hoy when his parents settled in Ire- land, and there lie received his rearing ami practical training for life's activities. At- tracted by the many busy looms of his country, he early gave his time and attention to weav- ing, and possessed of inherent ability in that line, as well as the gifl of applying himself to his tasks, he soon mastered the craft. Em- barking upon life as a weaver, lie followed that industry for several years in Ireland, meeti with very good 1 1 Hoping, however. 546 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to better his prospects, he later came to Amer- ica. Here he found no difficulty in pushing his enterprise, and soon found a good business opening in Baltimore, where he settled, and began following his business. While here the War of 1S12 broke out, and with a newly born loyalty to his adopted country, he enlisted and rendered valiant service. After the war he branched out in business very extensively, opened a large manufacturing establishment, and, employing a large force of men, carried on a highly successful industry for some years. Finally, however, through the dishonesty of his bookkeeper, he met with business reverses, and at his death left but little to show for his many years of fruitful activity. His war ex- perience undermined his health, and in 1825 he died. Si >me time after his arrival in the United States Mr. Peacock married Ellen McGlamore, who was born in Ireland, and when a child started with her parents to America. Under the fostering care of a wise and intelligent mother, she received careful rearing. She lived to an advanced aye and died some time in the seventies. Her fatner died on the voy- age to America. Her mother, a good Roman Catholic, carefully superintended the rearing and education of the children of the family, who numbered five in all. A son died on the voyage to America, and was buried with his father at sea. The oldest daughter married a Mr. McFadden, and they had one daughter, who married a Mr. Jordan, a sea captain, and became the mother of William Jordan, who is now a Catholic Priest, in the city of Balti- more, Maryland. Margaret, who is now de- ceased, never married and the same is true of Catherine. Ellen (Mrs. Peacock) is men- tioned above. To Mr. and Mrs. Peacock were born six children : ( 1 ) James, who was reared in Baltimore, settled in Texas in his early manhood, and there under Sam Houston, fought in the Mexican War, and assisted in the capture of Santa Ana. After the war he settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he event- ually became one of the solid business men and large property owners of the place. There he also married and reared his children. During the Civil war he enlisted in the Federal army, and came to Memphis, Tennessee, since which time he has been Inst trace of. (2) Mary, who never married, is now deceased. (3) Stephen, a patternmaker, died in 1839. (4) William H. is mentioned below. (5) Thomas, who was a clerk, died in Baltimore in 1895. (6) John, a railroad mechanic, also died in that city in 1890. Mr. Peacock was a strong man, both physically and intellectually, and possessed many charming social attributes, which attracted to him hosts of admiring friends. Cultivated, broad minded, and en- dowed with the highest order of intellect he commanded respect in all circles, especially in the business world, where he cast his lot in life. He was a man of high moral principles, was reared in the Protestant faith, but later in life worshiped with his wife in the Roman Catholic Church. He confined his activities mainly to the sphere of business; and in poli- tical matters evinced but little interest. William 11. Peacock was reared in an at- mosphere of business, and subjected to the strict discipline of apprentice life. Born in Little Falls, Xew Jersey, June 17, 1820, he was but two years old when his parents last settled in Baltimore, and but five when his father died. In spite of the strenuous effort to keep her family together the mother found it advisable to give her children trades; and as young William evinced a decided bent to- ward mechanics, when he was sixteen years old she bound him out for five years to the firm of George ( ullingham and Ross Winans, probably the largest manufacturers of railroad supplies in the country at that time. This concern owned the Mount Clare Machine Works, employed between six hundred and seven hundred men and boys, and furnished locomotives and other rolling stock, in fact all railroad goods to the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road, and many similar large concerns. Each year they made new improvements in their goods, and it was this company that patented the eight wheel car. Here perseveringly ap- plying himself to his work young William, gradually mastered the details of the machin- ist's trade and became especially skilled in the construction and handling of locomotives. After five years steady work he was considered one of the most proficient young machinists in the shops. During this same period, am- bitious to make the most of himself, he passed each evening, after a hard day's work, in at- tendance upon night schools, and thus ac- cjuired a good common-school education. In 1839, at the age of nineteen, he was given charge of an engine running over the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad, a primitive affair, made of two-inch by seven-eighths of an inch strap iron rails, laid end to end on granite slabs, perforated with wooden plugs, into which the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 547 rail spikes were driven. His crude engine, with a perforated tin lantern, lighted by a candle for a head light, necessitated the stir- ring up of the furnace fire to send a shower of sparks up the chimney, in order sufficiently to warn approaching night trains of danger. The whole outfit moved with such deliberation stops were scarcely noticeable, and the train crew often moved ahead to respike rails, where the plugs had worked loose. Under such conditions Mr. Peacock, for several years served as engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and then, in 1846, he hired out with the Baldwin Company, pioneer manufacturers of railroad goods in Philadelphia, wdio needed a competent and experienced machinist to set up their engines and start their goods over the west. A short test proved Mr. Peacock was the man for the place, and many a locomotive and new car, shipped to Pittsburg by canal, and from there floated down the Ohio on flat boats, the young engineer ran over new roads in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, until each had been disposed of to the company contemp- lating the purchase. For many years he con- tinued this line of business, not only for the Baldwin Company, but at different times for other large concerns ; and he was one of the most successful men of his day in starting in operation and disposing of railroad goods. In Ohio alone he placed and started in operation no less than seventeen locomotives, ami it was he who set up all the first engines started on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Line. With the opening up of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad, he there accepted a regu- lar position as engineer, and attending to his business with his usual fidelity and ability he continued there for about eight years. His record as a trustworthy and competent en- gineer by this time could scarcely' be sur- passed, and as a man for the emergency, in 1863, he was employed by the government — after having previously set up two of its new- engines on the M. & O. Line — to act as en- gineer on trains being pushed through South- ern battle fields. Nothing but a cool head and the greatest skill in engineering could have enabled him to pass through some of his thrill- ing encounters. Among other hard places was that at the last battle of Corinth, where, caught with a train load of provisions between two fires with bush whackers everywhere, he spied a pile of ties on the track before him. To hesitate was death ; so, choosing the lesser danger, he called down the three guards, sta- tioned on the tender, pulled open the throttle, while everybody lay low, and, trusting to the CO\A catcher to clear the track, ran the gaunt- let heroically, amid a volley .if bullets, and to s astonishment escaped unharmed. On a similar occasion he narrowly escaped .1 club fired by one of the southern gentry at his cah, the fireman receiving a glancing blow from the same missile in his stead. After the war Mr. Peacock continued railroad engin- eering, taking a position first on the Madison & Indianapolis Line, later on the St. Louis & Bellefontaine, now a part of the Big Pour system, and finally on the J. M. & 1., filling each place with his usual efficiency. In 1S7O, while making a run on the last named road, he met with injuries, which caused him event- ually to retire from the road. Then accepting a position as machinist in the Big Four shops in Indianapolis, he has continued there ever since. Though now over eighty-six he is still remarkably strong and vigorous. Dur- ing his long service he has filled some of the most responsible places in the sphere of rail- road engineering in our country. He has been remarkably free f r. im accidents, his severest one having occurred in 1865, while in charge of a new engine on the J. M. & I. R. R. Here the explosion of a boiler gave him severe cuts on the neck and face and bad burns on his arms, which necessitated his laying off for re- covery for about six months. Mr. Peacock has been married twice, first at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847, to Sophia Bron- ner, who with their son, died of cholera time later in that city. He afterward married Mary Harry, who was born in Ohio, only daughter of Samuel Harry, a carriage and wagon manufacturer, who settled in Xenia, Ohio, in the early days, and became widely known in that section, serving for some years as high sheriff of Greene county. He died at Xenia, in 1867, a noble Christian gentleman, long prominent in the Presbyterian Church. By his second marriage Mr. Peacock has five children : Ella and Mary, who have never married; Sarah, who married James M. Peach, who was reared to farm work, and is m machinist in the Big Four shops al I '.right- wood ; Samuel Harry, a pressman on the In- dianapolis Star; and William powder, a clerk in the employ of the Big Four Railroad 1 pany in Indianapolis. Mr. Peacock has been an eye witness of the many improvements in railroading from the earliest days to the present. He has seen 54S COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Hat. iron bars laid on stringers; and the primitive little grasshopper and engine con- sisting of an upright boiler, on platform and wheels, changed to the perfected locomotive of the present day. Having always kept apace of new inventions and advanced methods in railroading, he is now one of the best informed men upon the subject in his profession. He has been alive to all the interesting occurrences in his sphere of business, and there are two circumstances which he relates with especial pleasure : It was his train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad that started President Polk's message from Washington for circulation far and near: and he carried Lincoln from Indian- apolis to Cincinnati on his way to his inaugur- ation. A man of strong convictions on all ques- tions, in politics he at first affiliated with the Democrats, but during the Civil war with the Republicans and now votes independently. Reared in the Roman Catholic faith, he has always adhered to the teachings of that Church. His wife belonged to the Presby- terian Church. Fraternally he is a member of the I. A. of M. AMERICUS FISK. A native son of In- diana, a representative of one of its sterling pioneer families, and one who honored the Commonwealth through his valiant services as a loyal soldier in the war of the Rebellion, this 'worthy citizen of Indianapolis well merits consideration. Mr. Fisk was burn June 4. 1842, on a farm in Hancock county, son of George W. and Elizabeth (McKenzie) Fisk, and grandson -1 John Fisk, a native of Italy, whence he came to America in the Colonial epoch, locating in Maine. During the Revolution he dealt ex- tensively in live stock, running the blockade and supplying cattle for the soldiers of the 1 ontinental armies. He was captured by the British, who confiscated all his cattle and ves- sels and held him a prisoner until the close of the war. the government eventually reimburs- ing him in part for his losses. From Maine he removed to Kentucky, which was then on the very frontier of civilization, becoming one of its pioneers, and there also he was engaged in stuck dealing, accumulating a good estate .unl being successful. At one tune he owned valuable property in what is now the city of Cincinnati, where he gave a homestead to one of his daughters, Hannah, who still owns the property and resides in that city, now over eighty years of age. John Fisk died in Ken- tucky. He was the father of a large family, of whom we have record of John, William, Frank, Alexander, George W., .Mrs. Ann Blue, Mrs. Martha Rainer, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Han- nah Paine (of Cincinnati), and four others whose names the subject of this sketch can not recall. ( icorge W. Fisk was a child at the time of his parents' removal from his native state, Maine, to Kentucky, and he was reared under the discipline of the frontier, receiving such educational advantages as were to be had in an isolated and new section of the country. He was married in Kentucky to Elizabeth McKenzie, a native of that State, and about 1833 came with his wife and their one child to Indiana, taking up a tract of government land in Hancock county. The entire 160 acres was heavily timbered, but he developed a good farm, which continued to be his home until 1S71. when he divided the homestead among his children, all but the eldest of whom w ere born there. Removing to Kansas, he there purchased a farm to the cultivation of which he gave his attention for a number of years, then disposing of the same and taking up his residence in Madison, that State, where he lived retired until his death, in 1886, at a ven- erable age. It may be here stated that the late James Fisk, the well known New York finan- cier, was of the same family. George \\ . Fisk w : as a man of genial and kindly nature and was ever ready to aid his neighbors during the early pioneer days in Indiana, when such co- operation was appreciated and practically es- sential. He endured the usual hardships and deprivations of pioneer life, but won success by his industry and good management, while to him was accorded the utmost confidence and respect of all who knew him. In politics he was originally a Whig and later a Republican, and he gave three of his sons to his country's cause when the integrity of the nation was menaced by armed rebellion. His first wile, the mother of Americus Fisk, was a daughter of Richard McKenzie, who was of Scottish descent and was a prominent planter, slave- holder ami tobacco manufacturer of Kentucky. Mr. McKenzie reared three children, James, Patsev (Airs. Owens), and Elizabeth (.Mrs. Fisk)'. George W. and Elizabeth Fisk had nine children, as follows: Angeline, wife of A. W. Huntington; Granville, a Union soldier during the Civil war, now a farmer in Arkan- Pratha, the wife of A. Millner; Susana. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 349 wife cf J. McLaren; Americus; Othneal, a Union soldier, now residing in Hutchinson, Kans. ; William P., a farmer of Hancock county, liul. ; Sarah E., wife of S. Kidman; ami George \Y.. who was a member of the regular army, now a Farmer in Smith Dakota. The devoted wife and mother, who was a con- sistent member of the M. E. Church, died in [850, and Mr. Fisk subsequently married Airs. Sophia Curry, who bore him one son, Joseph, now a resilient of Greenfield, this State. Americus Fisk remained at the parental home, receiving his education in the local schools and assisting in the work of the farm, until the fall of 1861, when he responded to the call of higher duty and tendered his services in defense of the Union. He became a private in Company A, 57th Indiana Volunteer In- fantry, for a term of three years, and before the expiration of his first term re-enlisted, thus serving as a gallant and loyal soldier for nearly five years, covering practically the en- tire period of the war. His regiment was first assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, with which it participated in much arduous service, taking part in a number of severe battles and many skirmishes. Thus Mr. Fisk was in active service in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth and Iuka, whence the command marched to Louisville. Ky., and on to Mum- fordsville, Perryville and Murfreesboro, tak- ing part in the capture ot Chattanooga and the famed battles of Chickamauga and Mis- sionary Ridge. It thereafter marched with Sherman to Knoxville, Tenn., and finally to Strawberry Plains, where the winter was passed. Here .Mr. Fisk re-enlisted, but se- cured a furlough of thirty days, which he passed at home, after which he rejoined his regiment at Chattanooga. Thence he started forth on the ( icorgia campaign, taking part in the fight at Stony Face Mountain, ami pro- ceeding to Dalton and on through the great Atlanta campaign, after which the command continued the march through to Blue Springs, Tenn.. where the tidings of Lee's surrender were received. The regiment then proceeded to Nashville, wdiere was held a review of < len- eral Thomas' command, after which General Granger took the command which was ordered to Texas, where it continued in service until 1865. when it returned to Indianapolis. There Mr. Fisk was mustered out and received his honorable discharge. He suffered three slight wounds while in the service and was three times captured, effecting his escape on two of the occasion.-, and being paroled on the third, lie has never recovered from the effects of his army service, suffering from chronic ail- ments induced by the hardships of the various campaigns. After his discharge Mr. Fisk returned to the homestead farm, continuing to devi te his attention to farming until 1X71, when he came to Indianapolis, where he was employed in teaming for one year. For the next twenty years he was here identified with the manufac- turing of brick, when advancing age and the disability resulting from his military service necessitated his seeking less arduous occupa- tion. Thereafter he conducted a market gard- ening business until 1901, when he retired from active labor. Mr. Fisk has an attractive home on Churchman avenue, and also owns other property in the city. In politics he is a Republican, and fraternally he is a valued member of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., of his home city. In 1867 Mr. Fisk was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Fletcher, who was born in Indianapolis, one of the twelve children of John Fletcher, the others being as follows: Milton, William, Harvey, Polk, Lutitia (.Mrs. William Morris I, Harvey, Bishop, Walker, Phoebe (M rs - H. Clifford), Calvin and Charles. Mrs. Fisk, who was a devoted member of the M. E. Church, died March 2. 1877, leav- ing the following children : Wallace, a me- chanic of Indianapolis; William H., also of Indianapolis ; Edward, who likewise is a me- chanic; Elizabeth, Mrs. Vance; and Ida, wife of Clarence Stanley. All are married and have families, Mr. Fisk having ten grand- children. Margaret Fisk lives with her grand- parents, her mother, Nellie, wife of Harry Fisk, being deceased. Mr. Fisk married for his second wife Mrs. Angeline Stuck, widow of John Stuck, and daughter of William Fletcher, a native of Ohio, and an early settler of [ndianapolis, where Mrs. Fisk was horn Feb. 12, [842. Her father was totally blind for forty years and his death occurred in this city in January. 1899. Mrs. Fisk has one brother, Bishop, who is a resident of Indianapolis. By her first marriage she had one child, John W. Stuck, who is now in the far west, and one son has also been born of her marriage to Mrs. Fisk. George W., named in honor of his paternal grandfather. George W. Fisk is married and has one child. Angie Elizabeth. 550 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ALANSON HEDGE, of Indianapolis, is a pioneer railroad employe, now in the service of the Big Four Railroad Company. He has had a wide and varied experience — serving, at different times, as fireman, brakeman and conductor, and is thoroughly conversant with the different methods of railroading from the most primitive stages to the highly developed scientific devices of the present day. Through- out his career he has ever shown himself a most competent and faithful workman, and has remained with his present company for fully thirty-three years, being in train service for twenty-four years during this period. Mr. Hedge comes of good English stock. His grandfather, Asa Hedge was of English descent, was one of the early settlers of New England, and there for the most part resided throughout his active career. When the Revolutionary war broke out he enlisted and served his country valiantly for some time. After the war he settled upon a farm in Mas- sachusetts, where he engaged in agriculture very successfully for many years. Proving himself a practical and well-to-do farmer, he won a leading place among the agriculturists of his section. After many years of fruitful labor he died in that State. ' He had three chil- dren : Samuel, Daniel, and Nathan. Samuel Hedge, father of Alanson, was a man of great force of character and energy, and figured prominently, in the early days, in the development' of the agricultural re- sources of Jennings county, Ind. Born in Massachusetts, he there grew to manhood on his father's farm, receiving excellent training in agriculture. He availed himself of every opportunity of acquiring book knowledge, and became well informed upon all practical and general subjects. He passed some years of his early life in Boston, and early hail practical business training. While in that city he mar- ried Susan Prentice of that place, and of this union there were six children, all of whom mined with their parents to Indiana: Har- rison, who is now a farmer; Emaline, who married A. Chandler; Susan, who married P. Ross; Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Wilson; Nelson, who settled in California, and started the first stage route out of San Francisco; and Alanson, who is mentioned below. After marriage Mr. Hedge settled upon a farm in the State of New York, where he began his agricultural work in earnest. He had made a good start, and was branching out in his business when the war of 1812 broke out and he enlisted to fight for his country. After the war he returned to his farm and carried on his agricultural pursuits on a larger scale than ever, and continuing to prosper he re- mained there for many years. Eventually, however, hoping to better his own prospects and open up good opportunities for his chil- dren, in 1836 he moved to Indiana, and pur- chasing a large tract of wild land near Ver- D' 'ii. Jennings county, settled there and began making improvements. Taking up his work with energy and determination, he trans- formed the wild tracts into thriving grain fields and productive gardens. He erected good buildings, gradually increased his live stock, as well as his farming implements, and in time had one of the valuable farms of his locality. There he labored for many years, and passed his last days, dying at the ad- vanced age of ninety-three years. His wife passed away many years prior to his death. Mr. Hedge was a typical pioneer, large- hearted and generous, as well as capable, and being exceedingly hospitable he attracted to himself friends from far and near. He was broad-minded and well informed upon all the questions of the day. In political matters he affiliated with the Whigs, and later with the Republicans. He was a man of high ideals, progressive in thought, and a consistent mem- ber of the Universalist Church. As a good soldier he was remembered by his country, and he deservedly drew a pension. Alanson Hedge was born in Steuben county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1829, and on his father's well conducted farm there passed the early years of his life. Later he moved with his parents to Indiana, where he took a strong hand in opening up that section of the coun- try to settlers. Availing himself of every opportunity of pursuing his studies in the pub- lic schools of his various localities, he gained his early education, which he has since supple- mented with reading and contact with the world. In 1840. when about twenty years old, he went to Madison. Ind.. where he scion secured a position as brakeman on a freight train over the Madison & Indianapolis rail- road, then under the management of Superin- tendent Jack Bruff. Efficient and conscien- tious service won him rapid promotion, and after a short period he began firing an engine over the same line. When he began his work flat iron bars laid on stringers were still in vogue for tracks ; the locomotives were light affairs, weighing not over twenty-three tons. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD oo 1 and were without headlights and pilots. After some time, however, improved equipments came into use, and with the introduction of the "T" rail preparatory to fast running he tired the engine for the first train that doubled the road between Madison and Indianapolis, performing a feat which had been laughed to scorn by an incredulous public. After five years, in 1854, he left the Madison & Indi- anapolis railroad and accepted a more de- sirable position as passenger conductor < n the old Bee Line road, making his headquarters at Galion, Ohio. Strictness in carrying out orders and a courteous bearing toward passen- gers soon won him the confidence of employers and the general public and for ten years he remained in this position. For the next few years he led a varied career, acting first as conductor on the Cincinnati & Indianapolis railroad, from 1864 to 1866, and on the Pan Handle from Indianapolis to Columbus until 1869, when he accepted a place as carrying passenger conductor on the I. B. & W. road. This position was in every respect a n desirable one, and giving very general satis- faction to both his employers and the public generally he remained there for twenty-four years, retiring in 1893, when he felt the need of a less strenuous life. He has since been kept on the payroll, now serving in the lighter work of flagman at crossings. Mr. Hedge has experienced many of the hardships of railroading, and has been in many w recks, especially in the early days, when it was an every day occurrence for trains to run oft" the tracks. In some of these he has been badly- mangled. He has been a prudent busini man, always saving some of his earnings for a rainy day, and he has from time to time in- vested in city property. He now' owns a pleas- ant home in Indianapolis, where he has 1 made his abode. In 1856 Mr. Hedge married Samantha Anthony, who was born at Muncie, Ind., Aug. 1, 1829. Of this union there hive been two children : Ella, who married James Newport, a carriage painter, of Indianapolis; and Cora, who married Miles Clark, a machinist, of Indianapolis. Both have attractive .homes in the city. Mr. Hedge is a man of intelligence, and possesses a large fund of practical knowledge. having throughout his career been fully alive to all the progressive movements in his special field of activity. He has given the main strength of his manhood to his work and has won the lasting regard of his employers. A man of high ideals, and marked integrity of character, lie wms friends for himself at every step in life, lie and his family are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; and fraternally he affiliates with the A. F. & A. M. In politics he has always been a firm Republican. Judge Joseph Anthony, father of Mrs. Hedge, figured prominently in the early politi- cal affairs of Indiana. For many years of his early life he resided in Ohio. When a young man he came to Indiana with his brother Samuel and they purchased large tracts of land and started what i> now the thriving city of Muncie. His force ■ I character and his high intellectual endow- ments made him a most successful, political candidate, and he filled many posts of 11 including the offices of auditor (for many years) and judge of the Circuit court (for mx years). He was a most successful cam- paign speaker, and as a stanch Democrat his word carried weight in his section of the country. He was a man of marked integrity of character ami keen sense of honor. He lived to an advanced age, dying in Muncie, wbiie he had long made his home. His wife was a worthy member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. Their children were : Sa- mantha, who is mentioned above ; Clinton, now a successful farmer; Joseph; and Mary, wdio married S. P.user. WILKISON M. TOUT. This well- known pioneer of Indianapolis was brought to this city in 1847, when a boy of about four- teen years, with his father's family, and has ever since been a resident of the capitol city. He was born at Danville, Hendricks Co.. Ind., June 10, 1833, the son of Isaac W. and Eliza- beth (Foster) Tout, early and well known pioneers of the State. The father was a brick- mason, and from him Wilkison M. learned that trade, which he followed f< r many ; Mr. Tout married, Sept. 22, 1855. Sarah Morris, daughter of Samuel and Eleanor 1 Forbes i M< irris, who were earl) settl Indianapolis, coining here in [836. Samuel Morris was born in Salisbury, Md., in 18113. the son of William Morris, a lifelong resident of that State. Samuel when an infant lost bis mother and he was her only child. The father. 'William, subsequently married, and to the second marriage were born several chil- dren. Samuel was reared in Maryland and 55^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD there acquired the trade of ship carpenter. He married Eleanor Forbes, also a native of Maryland and the daughter of Captain For- bes, a well known resident of that State. In 1836 Samuel Morris moved from Maryland to Indianapolis, where he was engaged in the construction of some of the most important public buildings of the day, including the old State house and the present old bridge across \\ hite river. He was not a strong man physic- ally and after his removal to Indianapolis his health gradually declined. He died of con- sumption April 11, 1S47, at the early age of forty-four years. Yet in the years of his resi- dence at Indianapolis he proved a most wor- thy citizen and was held in high esteem. In disposition he was affectionate, and he is held in loving remembrance by his children. He and his wife were members of the Second Presbyterian Church, during the celebrated pastorate of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and it was that eminent divine who preached the funeral sermon of Mr. Morris. The wife and mother survived her husband, passing away in 1 054. Seven children were bom to Samuel and Eleanor (Forbes) Morris, two sons and five daughters, but two of whom survive: Sarah, the wife of Air. Tout, born in Somer- set county, Md.. in 1834; and Mrs. Catherine Stoops, a resident of Indianapolis ; Levin J., who died in 1856, aged twenty-seven years; Mrs. Alary A. 11. Bramkarup, who died in ^57' a & e d twenty-three years; William I., who died in 1892, aged fifty-five years; Eliza- beth, who died in 1874, aged thirty-five years; and Josephine M., who married Richard Gra- ham and died March 19, 1900. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Tout, Wilbur, died at the age of two years. Mr. and Mrs. Tout reside at No. 1 137 North Meridian street, Indi- anapolis, and are among the few and honored residents of the city, whose lives at the me- tropolis of Indiana extend back to the first half of the past century. JUDGE THOMAS C. WHALLl >X, Judge of the City Court of Indianapolis, hid., was born Aug. 12, 1876, at Liberty, Union Co., Indiana. The Judge's father, Rev. Edward P. Whal- lon, D. D., is one of the leading members of the clergy of the Presbyterian Church. His mother, Margaret E. (Kitchel) Whallon, was also born in indiana. She was the mother of five children: Philip S., deceased; Thomas C. : Walter L. of Altoona, 1'a. ; Albert K.. of Wyoming. Ohio; and Arthur J., of the same place. Dr. Whallon is a power in the Presby- terian body. For the past fifteen years he has been the editor of the Herald and Pres- byter, at Cincinnati, and he is well known in Indianapolis, for several years being at the East Washington Street Church and the Fourth Church. He is a man of extensive learning, a graduate of Hanover College, class of 1868, and both as preacher and editor has made a magnificent record. Prior to assuming the editorship of the Herald and Presbyter Dr. Whallon owned The Church at Work, which he conducted as the State organ of the Presbyterian Church in Indiana. At the time he assumed his present position this journal was merged into the Herald and Pres- byter. The Whallon family is of Scotch-Irish extraction. The paternal grandfather of Judge Whallon was Rev. Thomas Whallon, a native of Ohio, born near Cincinnati. He also was a Presbyterian divine, and he was one of the pioneer preachers of his church in the early days in Indiana. He was a graduate of Miami University. His ministerial charges were at Hamilton, .Ohio; Richmond, Tipton, Rensselaer, Lexington and Vevay, Ind. His death took place at Oak Park, 111., in 189 1, at the age of seventy-eight years. During the Civil war he was at the front, serving as chaplain in the 101st Regiment, Indiana Vol- unteer Infantry. Mr. Whallon married Har- riet S. Bickle, who still survives, the mother of four daughters and one son. She was a sister of the late Judge William A. Pickle, of Richmond, Ind., and was born in Virginia, her father bringing his family to Centerville, Ind., by wagon, when that was the only mode of transportation. The Bickle family is of J [uguenot origin. Jacob Kitchel, Judge Whallon's grand- father on the maternal side, is a native of Ohio, and still survives, being now a resi- dent of Liberty, Ind. He is a farmer by occupation, and still owns and operates a large farm in Union county. He was an early settler in this State. Mr. Kitchel married (first) Rebecca E. Bennett, and three daugh- ters were born to them. Mrs. Kitchel was a sister of Gen. Thomas Bennett, of the Union army, from Indiana, who was a member of Congress, Territorial governor of Idaho, mayor of Richmond, Ind., and a close and intimate friend of the late Governor Morton. Sfe I * ^^Xujl M^@,Ujk oJldsU-v COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 553 For his second wife Mr. Kitchel married Caroline Allen, and three sons were born to this union. One of Mr. Kitchel's ancestors was the famous Puritan, Robert Kitchel. friend and associate of Oliver Cromwell, one of the founders of New Haven, Conn., in [639, and later one of the founders of New- ark, New Jersey. Judge Thomas C. Whallon lived at Liber- ty. L'nion county, until two years old, and at Vincennes, Ind., that historic city of song and story, which has been immortalized by one of Indiana's gifted romancers, until he was twelve years of age, and then came to Indianapolis, which has been his permanent place of residence ever since. His primary education was obtained in the public schools, and he later attended the Shortridge high school, after which he became a student at Hanover College, where he was graduated in 1898. with the degree of A. II. In kjoi he secured the degree of A. M. In the meantime he attended the Indianapolis Law School, where in 1900 he was given his degree of LL. B., although he was admitted to the Bar in 1899 and practiced through his Senior year. On Oct. 10, 1 901, he was appointed deputy city attorney and held the office until March 2 3» I 9°3> resigning it to accept the appoint- ment of judge of the city court, tendered him by Governor Durbin for an unexpired term. Three days later he was nominated by the Re- publican city convention to succeed himself, and was elected ( )ct. 13, [903, he being the only candidate on the whole ticket, exclusive of the councilmanic ticket, elected. On June 30, 1905, he was unanimously indorsed by the Republican party to succeed himself, and on Nov. 7, 1905, was re-elected by a hand- some majority for a four years' term begin- ning Jan. 1, 1906, upon which he has now entered. Judge Whallon was married Sept. 3, 1902, to .Mrs. Alice (Fleming) Evans, daughter of John C. Fleming ami Harriet (Schaeffer) Fleming, both of whom were born in Fred- erick count\'. Md., and one son has been born to this union. Thomas C, Jr. Both Judge and Mrs. Whallon are members of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church, in which Mrs. \\ ballon is the solo contralto, possessing a voice of wonderful sweetness and volume. Judge Whallon takes an active interest in church work, being a member of one of the principal boards of the church. Fraternally and socially the Judge has many connections. He is a member of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 398, F. & A. M.; Keystone Chapter. No. 6, R. A. M. ; Raper Command- ery, No. 1, K. T.; the A. A. Scottish Rite, Consistory of the Valley of Indianapolis; Mu- ral Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Lodge No. 56, K. of P.; Lodge No. 13, B. P. O. Elks; the Phi Delta Theta college fra- ternity; Indiana Society, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution; the Columbia and Marion Clubs; and other organizations. His right to membership in the Sous of the American Revolution comes from the fact that five of his ancestors, on both sides of his family, were officers in the Revolutionary war. Judge Whallon is also interested in a num- ber of business enterprises and political or- ganizations, in fact is one of the busiest citi- zens of Indianapolis, as was previously inti- mated. He resides at No. 1544 Fast 10th street. J< ISEPH H. SHEPPARD, justice of the peace, whose office is at 8 ' _. North Delaware street, Indianapolis, was born in Fayette county, Ind.. March 3, 1853, son of William W. and Mary J. (Blossingham) Sheppard. The father was born in New Jersey, as was also the grandfather, who was a pioneer in Indiana. After a time he moved to Iowa, where he died in old age. He had a small family. The Sheppards are of English an- cestry. William J. Sheppard was a harness- maker all his active life, until his retirement, in 1895. In an early day lie came to Indiana and settletl at Connersville, where he lived for some years. For eighteen years he was in business at Bentonville, and in 1871 he came to Indianapolis, where he was in busi- ness until 1895. He and his wife are Metho- dists. Three sons and four daughters were born to them, and five of their children are now living: Ann, the widow of Ezra D. Thatcher, of Indianapolis; Squire Joseph IF; Elmer F. ; Helen F., the wife of John Fwbank, of Campbellsville, Ky. ; and Melvina, the wife of Colby Blakeman, of Indianapolis. Mrs. William J. Sheppard was born in Virginia. Her father was a native of Eng- land, and came to this country as a missionary preacher. His home was in Virginia, where he owned a farm and gristmill, and there he died when well advanced in years. He had a numerous offspring. Squire Sheppard was reared at Benton- 554 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ville, Fayette Co., Ind., where he learned his father's trade, which he followed for some years. Later in life he came to Indianapolis, and for twelve years was employed in the roll- ing-mills. His education was begun in the common schools, and broadened by contact with and observation of the world. In 1886 he was elected constable and served two years, but was defeated for re-election. Under President Harrison he received an appoint- ment at Washington, U. C, in the railway mail equipment department, which he held for four years, returning to Indianapolis at the end of that time. For some years he was an acting constable, and in 1899 was elected justice of the peace, an office which he is still rilling with ability and satisfaction to the public. Squire Sheppard was married, in 1878, to Miss Anna, daughter of John Rorax, and they had three children, Charles A., Grace and Jessie. Charles A. was killed as the result of falling from a wagon when lie was seven years old. Jessie died in infancy. Grace is the widow of Frank Pickens, and was the mother of one child, who is deceased; she now lives with her father. Mrs. Anna Sheppard died in 1888. She was a member of the Methodist Church. On May 30, 1904, Squire Sheppard married for his second wife Airs. Ella K. Berry, widow of John Perry, and daughter of William Colter, of Lebanon, Ind. She had three children by her former marriage. Mr. Sheppard belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Red Men, the Elks, and the Masonic fra- ternity. In politics he is a Republican. He has his home at No. 1531 Prospect street. JACOB W. HOLLENBECK, well known as superintendent of the city yards, Indiana- polis, represents one of the old pioneer fami- lies of Indiana. His grandfather, Jacob Hol- lenbeck, settled with his family in Scott county as early as 1817, being one of the earliest settlers in that region. He was born in Albany, N. Y., and belonged to one of the early Dutch families of that State. When he came to Scott county he brought with him a wife and ten children, six sons and font daughters. There he died in 1844. Person- ally he was a man of fine character, a sturdy and typical pioneer, honest, industrious and upright, embodying in himself the most marked characteristics of his Holland ances- try. His widow survived many years, and was cared for during her last days in the home of her son Henry. ( )f the ten children, all lived to maturity, married and reared families of their own. By this time probably all are deceased. Henry Hollenbeck, the father of Jacob W., born in New York in 1804, was the fifth son and the seventh child of his parents. He lived on the old farm until his death, about 1855. He married Margaret McFadden, a native of Kentucky, and a daughter of James McFadden, who lived in Kentucky all his life. To this union were born five children — four sons and one daughter. Three of the sons, including Jacob W., wore the Union blue in the war of the Rebellion : James Perry, the oldest son, served in the 82d Indiana Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga ; Jacob W. is mentioned further on; Henry P., who enlisted in the 93rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, lives in Lexington, Scott Co., Ind.; Enoch R.j the youngest son, lives in Oregon ; America A., the daughter, is now Mrs. A. R. Baty, of Denver, Colo. The mother of this family died in 1888, at the age of eighty- eight. Jacob W. Hollenbeck was born March 1, 1828, on the old family homestead in Scott count}-, where he was educated and reared to manhood. In 1854 he was married to Eliza A. Nichols, a granddaughter of William Nichols, one of the oldest pioneers of that ci iiinty, and a daughter of Amos Nichols. Mr. Hollenbeck attended the first in- auguration of President Lincoln at Washing- ton, and enlisted the same summer in Com- pany II, 22d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, helping to raise the company and being mus- tered in as its first sergeant. He took part in the battle of Pea Ridge, and then marched with the regiment to Cape Girardeau, a dis- tance of nearly three hundred miles, in nine days. From that point the command went by steamer to Pittsburg Landing, arriving there some three weeks after the great fight at that point. The regiment assisted in the siege of Corinth, and was then attached to Buell's army at Louisville, Ky. Mr. Hollen- beck had participated in the battle of Perry- ville, when the state of his health became such that he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve corps and sent to Elmira, N. Y., where he continued until the close of his term of service. Returning home he located at Seymour, Ind., where he remained until his removal to Indianapolis, in 1875, and here he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 555 lias had his home to the present time. During the first administration of President Cleve- land he was appointed a ganger in the revenue service, a position which he held for four years. The city yard on East Market street was under his control for several years, and he proved himself a thoroughly capable and reliable official. Mr. and Mrs. Hollenbeck have children as follows : Thomas W. ; Ann Eliza, wife of j. N. Navin ; Jacob Grant ; and Effie May, the widow of Daniel F. Creemer. Mr. and Mrs. Hollenbeck lost their first three children by that dread disease, scarlet fever. Their home is at No. 2817 North Illinois street. Mr. Hollenbeck is a member of Major Robert Anderson Post, G. A. R. He w-as reared a Democrat, and voted for Franklin Pierce in 1852, but four years later cast his vote for John C. Fremont, the Republican candidate for President. He continued to vote the Republican ticket until after General Garfield's time, but has since resumed his early relations with the Democratic party. The effects of his army life are still with him, and he suffers much from rheumatism. But he possesses an excellent memory, and has many interesting recollections of the early days. He has lived in Indiana seventy-nine years, and is a citizen whose industrious and useful life, honest spirit and upright ways have helped to make the State rich and pow- erful. GEORGE W. REID. The genealogy of the Reid family, one of the oldest in the city of Indianapolis, cannot fail to prove of inter- est in this connection. There the honored father of Mr. George W. Reid, the present representative in Indianapolis, was born in the early days when the now beautiful capital city was a mere straggling village, and as a native son of Indianapolis, and one who has sustained the high standard of an honored name, we are gratified in being able to here enter a brief review of his personal and an- cestral history. George W. Reid was born May 7, 1862, in his father's home on Pros- pect street on a part of the "Old Reid Farm," and in the shadow of the old family home- stead, built almost a century ago, and the birthplace of his father. He is a son of Eras- mus S. and Adaline (Williams) Reid, both of whom were born in Indianapolis. The father was a son of Archibald C. and Lavina (Ferguson) Reid, the former of whom was born in Charleston, S. C. The family is of Scutch extraction, four brothers of the name having emigrated Mom Scotland in the Colo- nial days to New York and Massachusetts, where two remained, while the other two established homes in South Carolina, and from the one who settled in the vicinity of Charleston George W. Reid is descended! It is a matter of record that one or more of the original ancestors were patriot soldiers in the war of the Revolution, serving with dis- tinction, George Reid, a namesake, becoming a colonel in the Revolution. Archibald Reid, Sr., great-grandfather of our subject, became one of the early settlers of Indiana, in 1S14, locating near Conners- ville, Fayette county, where he entered claim to a tract of government land, all of which was then a primitive wild. There he re- claimed a good farm, with the aid of his sons, eight of whom had accompanied him to this State, together with four daughters. He be- came one of the prosperous and influential men of the county and both he and his wife died in Connersville. Both were devout Presbyterians. Their children were as fol- lows: Ephraim, Zilla (Mrs. Tiner), Archi- bald, Patsy (Mrs. Harland), William, Jacob, Adah (Mrs. Williams), James, George, Willis, Frances (wife of Dr. Sample) and Earl. Archibald C. Reid, grandfather of George W. Reid, accompanied his parents on their removal to Indiana, where he was reared to manhood amid the scenes of pioneer life. The State at that time was still under Territorial government. In Butler county, Ohio, he mar- ried Lavina Ferguson, daughter of William Ferguson, who was born in Kentucky and was numbered among the pioneers of Butler county, Ohio, where he died. He was a suc- cessful and honored farmer. .Mrs. Reid accompanied her husband to his home in Con- nersville, whence, in 1821, they removed to Marion county, wdiere Mr. Reid entered a tract of land of over 200 acres, southeast of the village of Indianapolis, which had but recently been designated as the capital of the new State. Through the land which he selected runs a creek, to which he gave the name Pleasant run, the title it still bears. The city limits now, however, extend far beyond the old homestead, the land having been sold and platted and being now solidly built up as an urban district. When the grandfather located here his land was covered with a heavy growth of timber, and he was obliged to make a 556 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD clearing before proceeding with the erection of his primitive log house, not a tree having previously been felled on the premises, lie here improved a fine farm, building later what was the first, but one, brick house in the county, the brick for which was hand-made, on the farm. This continued to be his home until his death, Feb. 23, 1836. His widow .survived many years and passed away in 1873. Both were consistent members of the Baptist Church and prominent in the establishment and maintenance of the same in the capital city in early days. Mr. Reid was a man of fine mentality, broad-minded and public- spirited, and he contributed in large measure to the material and civic development of this section of the Stale and of the capital city, while his energy and business ability enabled him to attain a worthy success. lie was a stalwart Democrat and filled offices of public trust and responsibility, including that of rep- resentative in the Legislature, while he at all times commanded the confidence and esteem of his fellow-men. The first "auditor" of Indianapolis was Joseph Reid, a member of this family. James Reid, a brother of Archi- bald Reid, was one of the early cabinet- makers of this city, when only a log cabin town. Of four children born to him, one sur- vives, Dr. James G. Reid, a prominent dentist of Chicago, Illinois. Archibald and Lavina Reid became the parents of the following named children, all of whom married and settled in Indianapolis, with the exception of one son, James, who died at the age of eighteen years, unmarried : Ervin, the eldest son, passed away in the early fifties, and besides his widow of ninety- years, of six children born two daughters now survive — Mrs. William Hagerhorst, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Frederick Kaupke, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fliza, Mrs. Robert Tucker, died in 1848, and of four children born, one survives, Dr. Albert Tucker, of Noblesville, Ind., a successful physician in that region for years. John Wesley, who be- came especially identified with the early growth of the city, died in 1873, and of his three children, Frank and two daughters, the last named survive, Mrs. Lewis Thomas and Mrs. Charles Boaz, both residing in this city. Mary, who became the wife of George Drum, had four children, one daughter surviving, Mrs. Charles Roush, of Indianapolis. Earl, who died in 1887, was well known in Indianapolis as a prominent worker in the Democratic party, as well as a boot and shoe merchant for years in the city ; of three children born to him he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elmer R Mauzy, and a son, Robert Earl Reid, both of San Francisco, Cal., the latter engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe busi- ness in that city as a member of the firm of Mauzy & Reid. Julia became the wife of Dr. J. T. Belles, and of five children born, one daughter survives, Mrs. Maurice MacMillan, of London, England, wife of the publisher of that name. The youngest, Erasmus S., was the father of our subject, George W. Reid. After the death of the father the mother re- mained for a number of years at the large farm and the old homestead, which she eventu- ally divided among her children. Erasmus S. Reid remained with his widowed mother until manhood. lie was about fourteen years old when he began an apprenticeship at the printing business. After a number of years he engaged in the grocery trade, and still later he was associated with his brother Earl in conducting a boot and shoe store at No. 28 East Washington street, continuing a number of years in this enter- prise, which became known as one of the successful business houses of the city. After closing out this business he devoted his atten- tion to real estate to a greater or less extent, passing the remainder of his life in semi-re- tirement in his home, on his portion of the old farm, where he had erected a comfortable residence, surrounded by large grounds, and which is still in the possession of the family. It is now one of the best residence districts of the city, on Prospect street. There this honored citizen died Feb. 25, 1891, and his memory is held in lasting esteem by all who knew him, for he was signally true and sincere in all the relations of life. His religious views were in harmony with the tenets of the Baptist Church, in which he was reared, but he never became formally identified with the same. In politics he gave a stanch allegi- ance to the Democratic party, though he never sought nor desired official preferment. His cherished and devoted wife was born in Indi- anapolis, Nov. 8, 1834, a daughter of John and Ada Williams, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of South Carolina. It is established beyond peradventure that John Williams was a lineal descendant of Roger Williams, the great historical char- acter, and two uncles of our subject's mother were Revolutionary soldiers and were killed COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 557 in the battle of Cowpens. Airs. Erasmus S. Reid, the mother of our subject, is still living. She is a devoted member of the Baptist Church and has a wide circle of friends in the city, where she passed practically her entire life. She has two children, George W. and Maud A., the latter the wife of David O. Paige, who was born and reared in New Hampshire, and who later became a prominent manufacturer of Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Paige has shown dis- tinctive literary ability, and has taken a promi- nent part in the best social life of the beautiful city where she now resides. George W. Reid was reared in Indianapo- lis, of whose magnificent development and progress he has been a witness, and in whose welfare he has ever maintained a lively inter- est. He received the advantages of the public schools with a course in the high school. Here he has consecutively maintained his home and has been identified with various lines of busi- ness activity, while at the present time he is incumbent of the position of mail carrier in his home city, where he is well known and distinctively popular. He is a member of the Letter Carriers' Association and the K. of P. In 1899 Mr. Reid was united in marriage to Miss Julia R. Byers, who was born near West Baden, the well known health resort, in Orange county, Indiana. The old Reid homestead of almost a hun- dred years ago, still stands on the banks of Pleasant run, the little stream named by Archibald C. Reid in the long ago; the little creek, which was once forded at any point is now spanned by several large, strong bridges, and through time has gradually washed its way nearer and nearer the old home encroaching on the broad sloping lawn and the remnant of the famous apple orchard, planted in 1821, and where to-day one or two of the remaining old trees bud and blossom, as if in defiance of the closing of a century of gn iwth. GEORGE Q. BRU< E, a rising young attorney of Indianapolis, with offio 89-90 Lombard building, was born in ( - township, .Marion Co., hid., May 31, 1872, son of James A. and Margaret (Thomson) Bruce. He is a grandson of George Bruce, who was born in Butler county, ( ihio, in [802, and for years bought and drove cattle to Phila- delphia. At an early day he made his home in Indianapolis, where he died when eighty- two years of age. Two sons were horn to him. He was a prominent Mason, and at one time had vast real estate interests. James A. Bruce was horn at what is known as the Bruce homestead, which is now within the city limits of Indianapolis, being at the corner of Twenty-fourth street and I 'ark avenue. He grew to manhood in Center township. Marion counts, and obtained his education in 'the Northwestern Christian Uni- versity, from which he was graduated with credit. Eor some years he was a teacher, and then developed a large business as a florist in connection with his farming interests, having extensive greenhouses, and making rapid gains in the enterprise. When he retired he devoted himself to his large real estate hold- ings until his death, in 1892, at the age of fifty-three years. llis widow still survives. They were not connected with any church. Mrs. Bruce is a native of Cincinnati. Two sons and five daughters were born to .Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, five of this family now surviving: Mary F. ; George Q. ; Dr. Charles L., a physi- cian in western Kansas; Margaret T., and Vitae M. Quintin Thomson, the maternal grand- father of George Q. Bruce, was born in Scot- land, and after coming to this country was for some years engaged in the lumber business at Cincinnati, after which he was interested in the fishing business at Put-in-Bay island for a time. In 1800 he came to Indianapolis and here established a bakery at the corner of Meridian and Washington street--, which he carried on during the war. After that had come to an end he moved to Kansas, where he bought a cattle ranch, and died there when over seventy years of age. In his family were four children. George Q. I '.nice was reared in Indiana- polis, attended the city school-,, and graduated from DePauw University. His professional studies were pursued at the Indiana Law- School from which he was graduated in 1897, in which year he was admitted to the Bar. llis professional life has so far been confined to this city, and he has here won golden opinions by his ability, industry and wide familiarity with the great calling to which he has devi >ted hi es anil ambitions. Mr. Bruce was married Nov. 10. 1S07, to Miss Sara I., daughter of William and Augusta Abbott, of Washington county, Ohio. Mrs. Bruce is a member of St. Paul's Ep pal Church. Mr. Bruce is a stanch Republican, though 558 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in no sense an office seeker. He gives him- self to his profession, and finds the law a jealous mistress. He, his family and sisters live with his mother at the home, No. 2228 College avenue. WILLIAM J. GLOSSBRENNER was for nearly four decades connected with the United States Railway Mail Service — a p of service that began shortly after his honor- able discharge as a volunteer defender of his country's honor, and the length of which alone speaks highly of his ability, fidelity and integrity. He. was horn in Washington county, Ind., June 23, 1840, son of John and Tiletha (McClentick) Glossbrenner. His great-grandfather was a native of Hagers- town, Maryland. John Glossbrenner was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and in early manhood settled in Jeffersonville, Clark Co., Ind., where he still lives, having celebrated the ninetieth anni- versary of his birth on May 4, 1906. William J. Glossbrenner received his edu- cation in Jeffersonville, Ind., and on leaving school entered the grocery business, at which he was successfully engaged when fhe Civil war interrupted all his plans. He was one of the first to volunteer, on April 23, 1861, be- coming a member of Company A, 12th Ind. V. I., and he was mustered out May, 1862, by reason of the expiration of his term of enlist- ment, in Washington, D. C. He then pro- ceeded to Nashville, where for three months he was in the quartermaster's department. At the end of that time he returned to Indi- ana and re-enlisted, this time in the 20th Indi- ana Battery, Light Artillery, and served until the end of the war, being finally mustered out in the middle of June, 1805. He participated in several important engagements, and had many narrow escapes. When Air. Glossbrenner returned to Indi- ana, at the cluse of the war, he again entered the mercantile world, at Inst engaging in the hat and nun's furnishing business for a while, and later again taking tip the work of a grocer. In September, [8,69, he entered the United States Mail Service, at Jeffersonville, Ind., and for thirty-one years was on the road be- tween Indianapolis and Louisville. For this responsible position he was recommended by the well-known United States Senator Oliver P. Morton, the "war governor" of Indiana, and his career justified the high praise he was given by Hon. Mr. Morton at the time. From iyoo he held the position of railway mail clerk, with office at the Union Railway station, lie was regarded as one of the feu who could well be called United States Mail Service veterans. His death occurred June 28, [906. On Oct. 15, 1808, Mr. Glossbrenner was united in marriage with Jane R. Cox, of Wailesboro, Bartholomew Co., Ind. Uf the ri 1 children horn uf this union, six — three boys ami three girls — are still living: Alfred Morton (_ vice-president of Levey Bros. & Co., Indianapolis), Harry Wishard, William Jacob, Jr., Maud Aieiic, Eliza Lstelle, and Mary Jane. ALBERT A. HILL, M. D., a bright and progressive young physician of Indianapolis, was born near Whitestown, Boone Co., Ind., Nov. 19, 1869, son of Jacob J. and Minnie Hill, both natives of Germany, who, however, were married in Boston, Mass. The father is a ma- chinist by occupation, and is a man of char- acter ami worth. Eleven of the thirteen chil- dren of Jacob J. Hill and wife are living, and of this family Ur. Hill is the sixth member. Albert A. Hill received his academic edu- cation mostly in the public schools, and be- gan the study of medicine when he was twenty- one. His education entirely represents his own energy and perseverance, as he left home when he was twelve years old, and has worked out his own destiny. The money which he needed to acquire an education for his life work he earned by manual labor, teaching school, canvassing and by various other means. Usually he was able to pay his tuition, but he expected 1m earn enough to pay his living ex- penses as the weeks passed. His first medical work was done at i'ulte Medical Collegi a homoeopathic school at Cincinnati, where he completed a three years' course at the agi . Schirmer; Minnie, Airs. O. Peirce ; Anna, Airs. T. ( ireen ; and George, who died in 1893, leaving no family. The death of Air. Hoereth took place April 28, 1903, and this city lost thereby one of her best and most respected citizens. He was noted as a man of integrity, and through life had been kind and charitable, always ready to help the needy, even when it caused loss to himself. In his later years he affiliated with the Republican party, but he never vvi 560 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD consent to hold office. He was a most worthy member of the old German Methodist Church, to which he was a liberal contributor and where he was known for his Christian char- acter. He belonged also to the Harugari Ger- man society. He is survived by his estimable wife and a number of children, who are among the most highly respected residents of the city. ALBERT CLOAK, whose home is at No. 1 70 1 Woodlawn avenue, Indianapolis, has been a resident of this State since 1856. George Cloak. St., great-grandfather of Albert, was a native of England, and was the first of the Cloak family to establish himself on this side the broad ocean. He lived to be one hundred and six years old, and was a very strong man. George Cloak, son of the emigrant George, was born in Smyrna, Maryland, where he spent his entire life. He and his wife were the parents of four sons and a daugh- ter, the latter dying in infancy. The sons, all now deceased, were : George, Daniel, Ebin and William. Daniel Cloak, son of George and father of Albert, was born in Smyrna, .Maryland, in 1819. He married Maria Louise Ireland, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., where she grew to womanhood, and was married. Hezekiah Ireland, her grandfather, left his native coun- try, England, and came to this land about the time of the breaking out of the American Revolution, and a brother of his served in the patriotic army during the Revolutionary war, and was killed at the battle of the Brandywine. Hezekiah Ireland was twice married, and be- came the father of twenty-two children. He once owned the site of Atlantic City, the famous resort on the Atlantic coast. His sun. Japhet Ireland, was the father of two daugh- ters. Mary Ann and Maria Louise, both born in Philadelphia. Japhet Ireland's wife was one of the eleven children of Christopher Ro- bach (was born in Lancaster. Pa.) and his wife, Margaret Kershaw (of Fairfax, \"a.), who removed to Philadelphia, where Mrs. Ro- bach died. Mr. Robach lost his life at sea in 1828, and was buried on the eastern shore off North Carolina. Daniel and Maria Louisa (Ireland) Cloak became the parents of three children: Margaretta, born Aug. 29, 1843, m Philadelphia; Albert, born April 30, [846; and Victoria, born Dec. 1 |. [848, in Wilming- ton, Del., who died Nov. 1 1. 1870, m Phila- delphia. The mother died in Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 17, 1877, and was buried in Lafay- ette Cemetery, Philadelphia; the father died at Centerville, Md., June 6, 1882. The family came to Indiana in 1856, making their home at Terre Haute. Albert Cloak was but a child when brought by his parents to Indiana. He enlisted June 2, 1862, in Company B, 54th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in the three months' service. At that time he was but sixteen years of age, and when his term of enlistment was completed, re-enlisted for three months in Company D, 133d Indiana Volunteer Infantry. ( >n Feb. I, 1865, he was enlisted for the third time in the Union service, becoming a mem- ber of Company II, 149th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and he was discharged on the 27th of the following September, several months after the close of the war. Mr. Cloak was a faith- ful soldier and saw much service. In the or- ganization to which he belonged he, with oth- ers of his regiment, was captured by a part of the command of General Morgan, but was soon exchanged. Mr. Cloak learned the trade of a mechanic, and for man}' years has been connected with the railroad service. On Dec. 12, 1865, he entered the employ of the St. L., A., & T. H. Railway Co., now known as the St. Louis Division of the Big Four, and Dec. 12, 1900, completed forty-one years of service with that company. Miss Margaretta Cloak came to Indianapo- lis in 1880, and she and her brother reside at their pleasant home on Woodlawn avenue. She is a lady of culture, and possesses intel- lectual abilities of a high order. She and her brother come of an honorable American ancestry, and by their own lives have proved themselves worthy representa- tives of the name they bear. DEWIT C. [DLER, a retired mechanic of Indianapolis, who for over forty years served as foreman of the Vandalia Railroad shops, has been a successful business man as well, and now owns considerable valuable city property. He was born at Catawissa, Colum- bia Co., Pa., son of William and Elizabeth (Albright) Idler. William Idler achieved his success in life as a paper manufacturer. Born in Germany, he there received careful rearing. Availing himself of every opportunity of acquiring knowledge, he early laid the foundation of a good, practical business education. Ambitious COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 56i for a wider field of activity than the over- of the trade, and in [849 he secured a position crowded sections of his own country afforded, as locomotive engineer. Giving excellent sat- as a young man he broke home ties and came to isfaction, he continued thus for about four the United States. At Catawissa, Pa., he at years. Then., in 1853, he eam,- to Indianapolis once opened a paper mill and began working and took a similar position with the Vandalia up trade. Turning out good material and di- Railroad Co., being engaged mainly in run- recting his affairs wisely, he soon established ning passenger trains. Fidelity to his work his business on a very solid foundation. Con- and marked accommodation won him the con- tinuing to prosper, he conducted the enterprise fidence of his employers from the start, and in for many years, winning for himself the con- 1857 he was made foreman of the company's fidence of business men in his section. With shops at Indianapolis. Possessed of thorough advancing years, in 1840, deciding to lead a knowledge of machinery, and being skilled In less strenuous life, he closed out his business directing affairs, he soon fully verified the con- and moved to Plymouth, Ohio. There he bus- fidence reposed in him, and retaining his es- ied himself with odd pieces of work through- tablished reputation he continued there until out the rest of his active life, and in that place 1898, when he retired from active work. Pro- he died in 1848. gressive in methods, practical in applicatie.ii, Mr. Idler married, in Pennsylvania, Eliz- sober, industrious, and clear-headed, he proved abeth Albright, who was born in that State, himself one of the most efficient foremen ever Surviving her husband, she passed her last employed by the company. He always corn- days at the home of her son, Dewit C, in manded good wages, and as fast as he saved Indianapolis, dying there in 1854. By this money he invested it so as to yield a large union there were ten children: Jacob mar- income, and he now owns considerable prop- ried and reared several children ; he died in erty in Indianapolis, which he rents to advan- Pennsylvania. John, who settled upon a farm tage. He is now leading a leisurely life, en- in Indiana, died near Washington, in that joying the fruits of his many years of hard State. Polly was married to R. Brewer. Cath- work. erine married a Mr. Furnwald. William mar- Mr. Idler was married in Indianapolis, in ried and had several children who grew to ma- 1857, to Martha Schofield, who came of a turity ; he died in Kentucky. Sophia was mar- prominent pioneer family 'of Indiana, and ried to a Mr. Yetter. Susan married R. though left an orphan at an earlv age received Brewer. Samuel, a railroad engineer, married careful rearing. She was a noble Christian and had several children; he was killed in the woman and a consistent member of the Metho- railroad service at Madison, Ind. Dewit C. dist Church. She died in May, 1879. On is mentioned below. Elizabeth C. married a May 12, 1880, Mr. Idler married Mrs. Anna Mr. Griscomb, and they had five children ; he E. Haneisen, widow of Ered Haneisen, who died in Pennsylvania, and she in Hamilton, was born in Germany, and became a ' well- Ohio, known insurance man of Indianapolis, where Mr. Idler's large capacity for work, fidelity she married him. She was born in Indianapo- in perfecting each task and squareness in deal- lis, Jan. 3, 1850. By his first marriage Mr. ings were the promoters of his success in life. Idler had one son, Charles, now a railroad man of Pittsburg, Pa. He was born Oct. 12, 1804, married Clara Howe, of Indianapolis, and, after her death, married in Ohio. He has two children, one by the first marriage, and one by the second. Dewitt C. Idler has had one Catawissa, Pa., and Plymouth, Ohio. In the daughter by his second marriage, Grace Ada, public schools of these different localities he who was born April 11, iSNN. procured a good rudimentary education, de- Mr. Idler is a man who, by his decision veloping a decided taste for mathematics and and force of character, commands the respect the sciences. As a further preparation for and con; 1 men in all stations in life, life's activities, at the age of eighteen years he especially among his profession, where his went to Sandusky. Ohio, and there appren- word has long carried weight, lie is well in- deed himself to a machinist. Inherent ability formed upon all subjects, and in political mat- and close application to the work enabled him ters he affiliates with the Republicans. In in a short time to master thoroughly the details fraternal circles he stands high and has long His achievements and his integrity won him the esteem of all who knew him, and the Luth- eran Church counted him and his wife among its leading members. Dewit C. Idler passed his early life in 562 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD been a member of the I. O. O. F., having joined that order in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1848. In religions sentiment he is a Methodist, and his wife a Presbyterian. Mrs. Idler's great-great-grandfather Truck- sess, born in Paris, Prance, was a prominent Huguenot there, and for his strong opposition to Catholics was banished. Settling in Wur- temberg, Germany, he there reared his children and passed the rest of his life, dying there. By his marriage there was a son Jacob, who continued tins line of descent. Jacob Trucksess, grandfather of Airs. Idler, passed many years ol his life in Wurtemberg, Germany. About 1833 he came to the Cm- ted Stales and settled upon a farm, near Eaton, Ohio, where he passed the rest of his life. Making a success of his industry, he became in tune a man of means. By his mar- riage there were eight children: Frederick, who became a prominent merchant and busi- ness man of Indianapolis; Dorothy, who mar- ried a Mr. Young; Alary, Mrs. Ashinger ; John, who is mentioned below; Catherine, who married J. Wilson; Sabina ; Crist, who became a farmer; and William, a blacksmith. fohn Trucksess, father of Airs. Idler, born in Wurtemberg, Germany, there learned the blacksmith's trade, and also became familiar with milling. He came to America with his parents and soon afterward opened a black- smith shop on Kentucky avenue, Indianapolis, which he conducted with success for the most part throughout the rest of his native career. He also for a few years engaged in the milling business at Plainfield. lie made well out of his business and accumulated some property. He died at his home on Kentucky avenue in 1867. He married Lucinda Cool, a descend- ant of a prominent pioneer family of Marion county, Ind., wdio was one of a family of eight children: William; John; Polly, now de- ceased, who never married; Lucinda, mother of Airs. Idler; Nancy; Betsy; Sallie, and Fred- erick. Mrs. Trucksess died in 1888. To her and her husband were born eight children: Theodore, a blacksmith, died in Landersdale, in August, 1901 ; Alary married P. Morrison; Fred resides in Indianapolis ; Anna E., is men- tioned above; Tolbert has been an engineer on the \ andalia Railroad for twenty-four years; Clara married P. Austermiller ; Emma and Lilla have never married. Air. Trucksess was a leading Democrat of the old "Bloody Fifth" ward, and he served as a member of Andy Johnson's bodyguard when the latter made his tour of the country. During the riot he was wounded near his left eye. lie was also arrested for being con- nected with the affair, but was honorably ac- quitted. He was a man of integrity, and a consistent member of the Baptist Church; his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church. REV. HENRY C. CANTER, a minister of the Christian Church in Indianapolis, who has his home at Xo. 7J4 West Vermont street, was born in Knox count}-, Ky., Sept. 5, 184J, son of Henry A. Canter, a native of Tennes- see. Henry X. Canter was reared in his native State of Tennessee, where he married, and then removed to Kentucky. Enlisting as a volunteer in the Mexican war, he died of dis- ease 111 Mexico 111 1847, leaving four sons and one daughter; all of the sons served in the Civil war. His widow removed with her chil- dren to Dow aid county, Indiana, in 185 1, and was remarried nine years after the death of her first husband to John B. Rice. To her second marriage were born two children, one son and one daughter. Mrs. Rice died in 1876. The four sons of the first union are still living, and those besides Henry C. are as follows: (1) Lewis, a member of the 10th In- diana and later of the 40th Regiment, is now a resident of Polk county, Ark. {2) Levi, now a resident of London, Ky., served in the 40th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and is totally blind from the effects of his experiences in the army. Both he and Lewis were captured up the Red River. (3) George W ., who served in the 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, resides in Knoxville, Tenn. The daughter, Eliza- beth Jane, born after Henry N. Canter went to Alexico, is now Airs. Bard, of Kokomo, Indiana. Henry C. Canter enlisted on April 15, 1861, in company with his brother Lewis, both becoming members of Company A, 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. On his way to answer the first call for troops he learned of the bombardment of Sumter. His first term was for three months' service, and he w^as one of the very first to be mustered in as a soldier in defense of the Union. In this organiza- tion he served for three and a half months, his field of operations being in West Vir- ginia. He took part in the active operations of the army in that region under General Mc- Clellan, and participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, the first battle of any importance in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 063 the early days of the war. Mr. Canter's sec- ond enlistment, on March i<>, [862, was as a member of Company A, 46th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry, in which he served for about sixteen months, in the Southwest. In con- nection with this regiment he took part in many important events, including the battles ai Fort Pillow, .Memphis, and St. Charles. lie was disabled at Helena, where he was put on detached duty in the post 1 fnce. His dis- charge came July 16, 1863, as a result of his disability, but not willing to remain at home while the war was going on Mr. Canter en- tered the service a third time, becoming a member of the 25th Battery, Indiana Volun- teers, with which organization he continued until it was mustered out, July 20, 1865. In the Army of the Cumberland he rendered his last service. He was at the battle of Nash- ville when the Confederates under General Hood were baffled and beaten back by General Thomas. Mr. Canter returned to Howard county, Ind., alter the war, and for some time was engaged in farming. In September, [870, he entered the service of the Christian ministry, and since that time has faithfully labored in the work of the gospel. In the winter of 187 1 he was called to the pastorate of the church located on Turkey creek, in Knox county, Ky. There he continued for about a year, and was in pastoral labor in Knox and Laurel counties for about three years, spending not a little of his time in traveling and organizing new churches, and reviving the weak and dis- couraged ones, as an evangelist. At the end of that time he returned to Indiana to make his home, and has spent some fourteen years as an evangelist and mission worker in Indi- ana, < >hio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Arkansas. Since August, 1900, he has made his home in Indianapolis, engaged both in preaching and at manual labor. His ability as a preacher of the gospel is greater than ever, notwithstanding his advancing age and bis thirty-six years of service in the ministry, but having a large family he feels under obli- gation to remain at home and labor for their support, although his heart is in the work of leading souls to Christ. He has attracted wide attention and much interest by his work as a lecturer on the Book of Revelations, to which theme he has given much study, and on which he discourses learnedly and instructively. His ability, candor and close preparation of his sermons render him an interesting and instruc- tive speaker. Mr. Canter was married, in Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 10. [865, to Miss Elizabeth Watson, who died in 1875. His second marriage took place in Knox county, Ky., to Amanda Brogan, wdlo died June 6, 1878. Ills present wife v. Rachel McNitt. To bis first union was born one son, Wilford Garfield, of Flora, Carroll 1 1 1., Ind. B) li it w ife he has bad eight children, all but one still living: Carl I lyde, Narra Pearl, Edna Iva, Loren Leon, Walter Winson, and Ralph Raymond and Floyd Ferrel, twins. Edward Can, deceased, was a twin of Edna Iva. The Canter family has certainly a remark- able history in the wars of the country. The father died in the Mexican war. and his four sons followed the Hag in the war for the Union. All four were more or less dis- abled, and are in receipt of pensions from the United States for their gallant and meri- ious services in time of danger. Rev. Henry C. Canter had his feet frozen, and lost the of his left foot. WILLIAM FRANKLIN MOLT, M. D., a physician of Indianapolis, was born ( let. 18, 1875, in Fairfield, 111., where he was reared and educated. He is a son of George and Lu- cretia (Butcher) Molt, the father a native of Germany, the mother of Illinois. George and Lucretia Molt have had the following chil- dren: Jerry G., William F., M. D., Minnie and Myrtle. Dr. Molt was educated in Hayward Col- lege, from which he was graduated in 1893, and the same year he entered the Physio- Medical College of Indiana, where he grad- uated in medicine. In 1900 lie took a post- graduate course in the New York Post-Grad- uate School, in 1902 took a post-graduate course in Chicago, and in 1904 in Philadelphia. Immediately after his graduation he took a six-months' course in the National College Electro-Therapeutics, now of Philadelphia. Dr. Molt is unmarried. He beli ngs to the K. of P., the A. F. & A. M.. and the < >. R. M. He is a Republican in political sentiment. In religious matters he is associated with the ( Christian Church, of which he is a member. WILHELM COOK (deceased) was one of the venerable and honored citizens of In- dianapolis, of which he might well be termed a pioneer. He had been for many years prom- ;64 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD inently identified with the business interests and material development of the capital city and stood as a sterling representative of the sturdy German type which has for many years proved so valuable a factor in our na tional development. Mr. Cook was born at Cammar, princi- pality of Schaumburg-Lippe. ( iermany, Oct. 31, 1. Si 7. As a boy he attended the excellent schools of his native land, and when he was fourteen years of age he accompanied his fa- ther on a fishing expedition in the North sea, so that his youth was not devoid of adventures. His parents, Herman and Ellen (Blaas)Cook, were both born in Schaumburg-Lippe, being of stanch old stock and people of sterling char- acter, who commanded the respect of all who knew them. They were devoted members of the Lutheran Church. They passed their entire lives in the Fatherland. Herman Cook was the eldest of three sons, and the youngest son was Charles, who was forced into Napoleon's army, with which he set forth on the march to Moscow ; like many another unfortunate conscript, he never returned, the time and manner of his death being unknown to his family. Herman Cook was reared on the parental farm and as a youth he entered upon an ap- prenticeship at the butcher's trade, to which he devoted his attention during the winter seasons, while for a number of years he gave his attention to fishing during the season, meeting with due success in this line of enter- prise. By industry and good management he accumulated a competency for his declining years, passing away at the age of sixty-eight, while his wife, who was the younger of two daughters of a prosperous farmer, lived to the venerable age of ninety-two years. Their children were as follows: Charles passed his life on the old homestead in Germany ; An- thony, wdio came to America with his brother Wilhelm in 1838, remained a few years, and then returned to Germany, but in 1850 again came to the United State?, locating in the city of Fort Wayne, Ind., where he accumulated a fortune and where he died at the age of seven- ty-two ; Frederick came to America in 1850, located in Indianapolis, remained until 1867, and returned to the Fatherland, where he died in 1869 (he left three sons in the United States) ; Herman passed his entire lite in ( in- many, but his family came to America in 1865 and settled in Indianapolis; Christian was the first of the family to emigrate to the new world, having come to Indianapolis in 1837, and having been here joined by Wilhelm the following year, while later he removed to Fort Wayne, becoming a prominent and in- fluential citizen of that place, where he re- mained until his death, at the age of seventy- two; Wilhelm is the subject of this review; Christina became the wife of Christian I'.asey. a carpenter by trade, and in 1865 they came to America, locating in Indianapolis, where they passed the residue of their lives ; Louis was drowned at sea. Wilhelm Cook remained in the loved Fa- therland until he had attained the age of twenty, when he set forth to try his fortunes in America, landing in the city of Baltimore, June 18. 1838, after a voyage of forty-two days. Thence he proceeded to Philadelphia and to the neighboring village of German- town, where he embarked on a canal boat for Pittsburg. A terrific storm ensued, and the great rainfall caused a break in the banks of the canal, so that the boat was finally left stranded on the ground, the passengers being without sufficient food for six days, at a point distant from any town. But finally the canal company procured wagons and transported the passengers over the mountains, this plan being resorted to three times subsequently be- fore there was sufficient water to float a boat to Pittsburg. From that point Mr. Cook came down the Ohio river by steamboat to Cincin- nati and thence made the journey with a wagon to Indianapolis, arriving on the 181I1 of July, 1838. Here he joined his brother, with whom he became engaged in the work of canal construction. The capital city at the time was but a small village. The weather that summer was exceedingly hot and all vegetation was dried up, so that practically no vegetables were to be obtained, and subsist- ence was furnished principally by pork and bread, making the year a very hard one for all residents of the locality. Air. Cook was identified with the canal work here about two years and then removed to a point near Alex- andria, where he continued in the same line- of labor fi ir an equal period, at the expiration of which he returned to Indianapolis, where he received his pay. He then went to Fort Wayne, where he found employment on the construction work of the Wabash canal, be- ing located at Fort Defiance, Ohio, for two years, and thence returning to Fort Wayne, where he and his brother became associated with others in the building of a canal-boat, of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 565 which Wilhelm Cook became captain. The vessel was used for the transportation of freight between Delphi, Ind., and Toledo, < >hi< i, and during a period of eight years he operated principally in connection with one warehouse, while within this period a second boal was built and his brother Christian be- came captain of the same, which was operated on the same route. In those days money was very scarce and wages nominal, but by in- dustry and good management Mr. Cook made his venture successful, saving his earnings and applying them to the best advantage and thus securing a start on the road to prosperity. In 1854 he disposed of his interests in the canal-boats and returned to Indianapolis, which had at that time a population of about eight thousand, with slightly improved streets and few metropolitan advantages, giving little promise of becoming a great city. No special change was noted until the time of the Civil war, when the city started its era of material development, while the forward movement that has made this one of the most attractive and prosperous cities of the Union has ever since continued. On coming to Indianapolis Mr. Cook as- sociated himself with his brother-in-law. Fred Ostermeyer, in establishing a retail grocery at the corner of East and Washington streets. This partnership continued five years, Air. Ostermeyer selling out his interest to E. Henry Roller, with whom Air. Cook was associated two years. Then Air. Koller sold his interest to Frederick Cook, with whom Wilhelm Cook was in partnership two and a half years, when Frederick disposed of his interest to Charles Dammeyer, son-in-law of Wilhelm Cook. That association lasted until January, 1883, at which time Air. Cook retired from active business life. During the early part of his location at the old stand Air. Dammeyer had bought ad- joining property. In 1872 extensive improve- ments were made on the building, the same being raised to three stories, and it was there Mr. Cook continued in the grocery business until 1883 — a long period, during which he built up an extensive trade and gained the unqualified confidence and esteem of the com- munity. Honesty, unceasing industry, appli- cation and well-directed efforts were the causes of his success, and he became known as a conservative and substantial business man and as one whose integrity was beyond ques- tion. Thus this honored pioneer merchant was not only held in the highest respect in the city where he so long made his home, but he also accumulated a valuable estate — a just re- ward for his years of toil and endeavor. In the early years of his business In Indiana].' 1I1, Mr. Cook purchased twi on South Liberty street, giving one of the same to Ids brother Frederick, and each ei a residence thereon. There Wilhelm I 00k made his home for some years, when he pur- chased an attractive site on south New J street, and erected a commodious and at- tractive residence, the same being his home at the time of his death. He also bought prop- erty on south East street which became valu- able for factory purposes, and he disposed of the same at a good figure ; and owned other valuable realty in the city, including residence properties, which he rented. He retired from business at the age of sixty-five years and in the golden evening of his life enjoyed well- earned repose and comfort, being a man whose success had been worthily achieved, and that through his own efforts. When he came to Indianapolis he was sixteen dollars in debt, and this was paid from his initial earnings, after which he earnestly started to gain an independent position. His success was grati- fying to note and the story of his life is one that bears both lesson and incentive. While pushing forward his own business he was ever known as a public-spirited citizen and con- tributed his quota to the development and progress of the beautiful city of his home. Air. Cook always remained true to the faith in which he was reared, being a devoted and consistent member of the Lutheran Church. The old church, at the corner of East and Georgia streets, in which he wor- shipped for so many years, was burned to the ground in April, 1882, prior to which he had been for thirty-seven years a trustee and treasurer and cashier of the same, faithfully discharging his duties and taking an active part in all departments of the church work. After the destruction of the original edifice the church people decided to change localities upon the erection of a new building. In 1884 the society bought lots on the corner of Mc- Carty and South New Jersey streets, wdiere they erected a beautiful church, at a cost of $30,000, Air. Cook having been one of the prime movers in the project and a liberal con- tributor to the building fund. It was largely through his efforts and plans that the 1 arried along to the dedication. He was one of the organizers and for twenty-five 5 66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD years treasurer of the German Lutheran ceme- tery. In politics Mr. Cook was independent and never sought official preferment, except that he served one term as councilman. His death, which occurred Feb. 21, 1904, at the age of eighty-six years, was mourned in many circles. On Oct. 23, 1S43. Mr. Cook was united in marriage to Miss Lenora Ostermeyer, of In- dianapolis, who was born in 1821 in Prussia, near the German line and near the locality where he was reared, both families being members of the same church. In 1843 she came to America with her father and other members of the family, and they located on a farm near Indianapolis, where the parents passed the remainder of their lives. Then- children were as follows: Charles, a farmer of Hancock county, died there: Lenora be- came the wife of Wilhelm Cook ; Sophia is the wile of Ernst Henry Koller; Fred was a prominent wdiolesale -nicer of Indianapolis and filled important county offices; Louisa was first married to a Mr. Miller, after his death to Mr. Xagel and after his death to Mr. 1 )ietz ; Christina married Christian Waterman ; Henry is a carpenter. Of the children born to Air. and Mrs. Cook Otto died at the age of nine years. C. F. Wil- liam Look is bookkeeper and a member of the firm of Holliday & Wyon Company, Indian- apolis; he resides at No. 2020 North Capitol avenue. Sophia died at the age of seven. Christina became the wife of Charles Dam- meyer. Charlotte married Charles Cook. Louisa married Henry Monroe. Ella is the wife of Charles Behrendt. Sophia (2) mar- ried William I'oppe. Mary married Henry Brandt. J For his sec, nd wife Wilhelm Cook mar- ried Mrs. Charlotte Vehling. There were no children by that union. JOHN H. INGLIN( .. a representative bus- iness man and honored citizen of the attractive village of Bridgeport, Marion Co., [nd., is there engaged in the general merchandise business, and has gained marked prestige through progressive methods and fair dealing. Mr. Ingling is a native of Creene county, Ohio, born June 20, 1852. In 1854 his parents came to Indiana, settling near Bridge- port, Wayne township, where he grew up, receiving his educational training in the public schools of this locality. His parents, Thomas W. and Sarah (Hughes) Ingling, were born in New Jersey, where they were married. The father was a son of Jacob and Rachel ( Tay- lor) Ingling, likewise natives of New Jersey, and grandson of Tent and Mary Ingling, who were born in France, whence they emigrated to America in the Colonial days, taking up their abode in New Jersey. The Taylor iam- ily is of English extraction and was also early established in New Jersey. Tent Ingling was a skilled mechanic and his versatility was such that he found employment in various lines of mechanical industry. His children were as follows: Tent, Jr., John, Thomas, Jacob, Sarah (Mrs. Inman), Nancy (Mrs. White) and Mrs. Frazier. Jacob Ingling passed his entire life in New Jersey, devoting his atten- tion principally to farming. Of his children we have brief record : Jacob, whose where- abouts is not known; Lydia, Mrs. D. English ; Rachel, Mrs. Haley: and Thomas W. After the death of the mother of these children, Jacob Ingling, Sr., married Jane Green, and they had one son, George, of Ohio. Thomas W. Ingling was born in Burling- ton county, N. J., June 4, 1819, grew up on a farm, and had a common school education. He was three years of age when his mother died. and he was reared in the home of relatives until his father's second marriage, when he again entered the paternal home. His father was shortly afterwards drowned and the home w as again broken up. Thomas was practi- cally thrown upon the world and left depend- ent upon the kindness of others, and after being precariously cared for for a time, he finally found a good home with a man named English, with whom he remained on a farm until he had attained die age of twenty years. After his marriage he continued farming in New Jersey until after his eldest child was born, and then moved to Ohio, where he farmed five years. Thence he went to Illinois, where he remained a short time, returning to ( >hio, where he remained until 1854. In that year he came to Indiana and settled on a Muled farm near Bridgeport where he re- mained until 1867. He was a natural me- chanic and a good artisan in wood and iron, but preferred farming. In 1867 he engaged in the general merchandise business in l'.ridge- port, continuing this enterprise for twenty- one years and meeting with excellent success. In connection with this he conducted a meat market, and became one of the prominent and honored business men of the county, with no shadow upon his reputation as a citizen and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 567 a man. He also owned twenty acres of ground which was conducted under his super- vision. In 1892 he withdrew from active business, being succeeded by his son, John H., and he passed away in Bridgeport, in August, 1904. Honored as one of the ster- ling patriarchs and pioneers of the county, Thomas W. Ingling was the architect of his own fortunes, depending on his own resoui e from his childh I, and it is gratifying to 11 te that he was able to enjoy, in the gulden even- ing of his life, the just rewards <<\ his earnest toil and endeavor. His first presidential vote was cast in [840, for William Henry Harri- son, and later he voted the Democratic ticket for a number of years, hut he eventually trans- ferred his allegiance to the Republican party, which received his stanch support up to his death. He served in minor offices of local trust, but was never an office-seeker. Thomas W. Ingling married (first) Sarah Hughes, a daughter of Thomas Hughes, who was born on shipboard while his parents were en route from England to America. The fam- ily settled in New Jersey in the Colonial epoch anil his father remained loyal to the crown during the Revolution. Thomas Hughes was a brickmason and contractor and builder and did much high-grade work throughout Xew Jersey, where his death occurred. His chil- dren were as follows: David, who died in New Jersey; Eliza, Mrs. James Hughes; John, who died in his native State; Hannah. Mrs. Haines; Priscilla, who died unmarried; and Sarah, mother of John H. Ingling. Thomas and Sarah (Hughes) [ngling became the parents of seven children, namely : Apol- lo S., who was the only one born in New- Jersey, served four years in the Civil war and is now a retired farmer of Bridgeport ; Jacob, born in Ohio, is now a fanner and railroad agent in Illinois; Anna died at the age of six- teen years; John H. is the subject of this re- view; George died at the age of 2\ : Adaline is the wife of Lee Stair, of Illinois ; and Sarah is the wife of E. Albertson, who is engaged in the nursery business near Bridgeport. The devoted wife and mother entered into eternal rest in January, 1897. She was a zealous member of the M. E. church and a woman of noble attributes of character. In February, 1898, Thomas W. Ingling married (second) Mrs. Malinda A. Turner, who had been mar- ried twice, first to F. Reed and after his death to J. J. Turner. She has no children. Her maiden name was Cravens and her parents ii to Indiana from North Carolina. John II. Ingling remained under the pa rental roof until he had attained his legal ma- jority, having in the meanwhile received an excellent common-school education and also learned the telegrapher's art. Upon home he secured a position as telegrapher and extra agent in the Bridgeport office of the \ audalia railroad, continuing thus for nearly eight years. He also assisted his father in the .-tore, and in [892 purchased the latter's n cantile business and succeeded his honored father, whose prestige he has ably maintained. He continued at the old stand' until [898, when he removed to his present commodii and eligible quarters. He had served as de- puty postmaster under his father and later he was himself appointed postmaster, sen a few years. Mr. Ingling had been in busi- ness for himself as a general merchant for a number of years, but he sold out and engaged in the wholesale stove business in [ndi apolis, at the end of eighteen months selling out to the Indianapolis Si - ompany. He then removed to I'lainfield, where he became associated with Ad Ballard in the grocery and implement business, under the firm name of Ballard & Ingling. later buying his partner's interest and conducting the enterprise individ- ually until 1898, when he purchased the Brad- ford stock of general merchandise in Bridge- port and thereafter conducted both stores for a time. Eventually disposing of his interests in Plainfield, he has since given his entire at- tention to his large business in Bridgeport, where he carries a large and select stock ol general merchandise and implements of all kinds, and where Tie is known as a progressive and upright business man, commanding uni- form confidence and esteem. In politics he is a stanch Republican and fraternally he is iden- tified with the Knights of Pythias. In 1884 Air. Ingling was united in mar- riage to Miss Alice Cappock, who was born in this county, in 1862, a daughter of Robert and Abigail (Ballard) Cappock, her father being a prominent pii I rmer of Marion county, where the Ballard family were also early settlers, both being identified with the Society of Friends, of which Mrs. Ingling is a birthright member. Mrs. Abigail Cappock had four brothers, John, Joseph, Isaac and Robert. She became the mother of two chil- dren: Addie. wit'e of Hadley Reeve, of Friendswood, tnd. ; and Alice, Mrs. Ingling. 5 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. and Mrs. Ingling have four children: George, who is an assistant in his father's store; and Laura, Lee and Wilma, who re- main in the parental home. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUSHONG. Pioneer days in Indiana afforded scant oppor- tunities for education and culture. Conse- quently those who were superior to the early conditions and became forceful men and women in life's arena deserve special praise. The environment of Benjamin Franklin Bush- ong, subject of this sketch, was extremely un- promising and honor is due him for the marked development which an outline of his career reveals to have been his attainment. He was born on Duck Creek, Hamilton Co., Ind., Oct. 25, 1841, son of Jonathan Bushong, a native of the Shenandoah Valley, Va., born near New Market, that State. The Bushpng family is of German and French extraction. Jonathan, the father of our subject, was one of six brothers, and became a typical and suc- cessful backwoodsman in the growing West. He was reared in his native State, and there married Mary M. Corder. In 1823 they emi- grated to Hamilton county, Ind., when it was an unbroken wilderness. He erected the first log cabin and cleared up a farm in the wilder- ness. Indians were numerous and wild game abounded. Jonathan was an expert shot, and hunted deer and smaller animals very suc- cessfully. His table never lacked for game, which constituted the chief meat of the ear- liest families. He was a man of deep religious convictions and became the first preacher in that part of the State, as a member of the F'nited Brethren denomination. He was an industrious farmer, and doubtless it was the privations and exposures of this life that shortened his years. He died in 1844, when his son Benjamin F., subject of this sketch, was but two and one half years old. The wife and mother subsequently married again. Fourteen children were born to Jona- than and Mary M. Bushong, and of these eight grew to maturity, two daughters and six sons, of whom two are now living. Four of the sons became preachers, three of the Methodist and one of the United Brethren faith. The survivors are Rev. John A. Bush- ong, a United Brethren minister of Indian- apolis, who, in 1906, was still active in his church work though seventy-eight years of age; and Benjamin Franklin. Those who reached years of maturity ami have since passed away were: Mrs. Cathrion Stone, of Lincoln, Neb... who died in 1899; Rev. Jo- seph, of the Protestant Methodist Church; Rev. James \Y., of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Henry J., a physician at Anderson, Ind., for many years; M. C, who died a sol- dier on the battlefield of Murfreesboro, Tenn., during the Civil war; and Mrs. Caroline Mc- Kinney. Because of the death of his father Ben- jamin Franklin Bushong was bound out at the age of four years to Richard Philips, a Kentuckian by birth and a farmer in Mont- gomery county, Ind. Here in the back woods far from educational and even religious op- portunities our subject was reared. Not un- til he was eighteen years of age did he see the inside of a church or school house. When he was eighteen Mr. Philips died, and for that reason, the bond that held Benjamin F., was transferred to the latter's brother, Henry J., who, then being unmarried, re-transferred it to his brother-in-law Air. McKinney, with whom our subject then went to live. While there he received his first and only schooling, consisting of about eleven months, at the age of eighteen and nineteen years. When he married, at the age of thirty-two years, Ben- jamin F. Bushong could not read intelligibly, his education coming to him later in life. Mr. Bushong remained at this latter home for about two years: meanwhile his stepfather died and the care of his mother devolved upon him. About two years later he was se- verely injured at a grain warehouse while at work. His left leg and foot were crushed, while he was engaged in loading cars with grain. This accident confined him to the house for about eighteen mouths. Upon his recovery Mr. Bushong engaged for about six years in the selling of fruit trees and then for a year he clerked in a grocery store. In 1873 Air. Bushong married Miss Mary Kay. The one child born to them died when but four days old. Since his marriage the chief occupation of Mr. Bushong has been farming and gardening. In 1885 he began religious work as a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, filling pulpits at various places until 1899, and in revival services winning many converts. Mr. Bush- ong many years ago was led to believe from his interpretation of certain passages of scrip- ture in the possible communication with the spirits of those who have passed away. In [899 he became fully convinced of this fact, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 569 and since then has given the subject much at- tention and investigation, lie now 1< on the subject and is a medium for spiritual communications. He is a psychic healer of remarkable power. < )n Oct. 1, 1904, he began the stud) of anatomy, anil has become thor- oughly familiar with the structure of the hu- man body. He has been able to effect the cure of chronic diseases without recourse to medicine. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and has passed all the chairs of that order. LUTHER MEHRING, residing at No. 1544 South Meridian street, Indianapolis, comes of a prominent German family num- bering among its members men who have come to the front both in the agricultural and professional spheres of life. Nearly all of them have been stanch Lutherans, and zeal- ous advocates of foreign missions. Frederick Mehring, grandfather of Lu- ther, passed many years of his life in Ger- man}-. As a young man he chose farming for his occupation, which for the most part he followed throughout his active career. At an early day, hoping to better his prospects, lie came to the United States, and eventually settled upon a farm in Carroll county, Md. Here in the steady pursuit of his occupation he amassed considerable property, and rose to a leading place among agriculturists. He passed his last days in Maryland, and died there. He was married twice, and by his first union there were eight children, all of whom were reared in Maryland: Jacob, a farmer of Westminster; John, a farmer, who died in Maryland: George, mentioned below; Ly- dia, Mrs. Valentine; Elizabeth, Mrs. Harner ; Anna, wife of William Koontz ; Mrs. .Miller; and Mrs. Hiner. By the second union there were five children, all of whom settled at \ er- milion Station, [nd. Frederick was the oldest. One daughter married Rev. Mr. Stone, a Lutheran minister. George Mehring. father of Luther, a prom- inent Maryland farmer and miller, also an earnest promoter of religious and educational institutions, was a man of affluence, whose word upon all subjects carried weight in his community. Born in Maryland, he was reared upon his father's well conducted farm in Carroll county, and by the thorough per- formance of each home task procured practical knowledge of agriculture and some valuable business experience. Both environment and inclination decided him, upon reaching man- hood, to follow agriculture for his livelihood, settling upon a farm ill county he there took up rk. From a small begin- ning lie gradually branched out in his enter- prise, until he engaged in nearly all branches of general agriculture adapted to his locality. As fast as he made money he improved his property and added to his farm equipment un- til he eventually had one of the most attractive and valuable pieces of property in his locality. In addition to farming he after some years, engaged in business, Marling a grist mill on Big Pipe creek. Square in his dealings and turning out excellent work, he won a large patronage, and for a great many years con tinued his enter]. rise, materially increasing his income. In time he became one of the solidly prosperous men of the county. During his young manhood Mr. Mehring married Elizabeth Marshall, who was of otch-Irish extraction, and a descendant of an old and prominent Maryland family. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mehring, all of whom obtained good educations and one of the daughters engaged in teaching. Anna and Lizzie died young. Joan, who is now about seventy years old, has never mar- ried and resides at the Md homestead. .Mar- shall who died some years ago, left a family of five children. Frederick, who now owns the old homestead, has never married and re- sides there with his sister. Julia died at the age of ten years. Luther is mentioned below. Mary died young. Margaret has never mar- ried. .Mr. George Mehring was a large framed, strongly built man, admirably fitted for hard manual' labor. In character he was large- hearted, public-spirited, and ever ready to lend a helping hand in any worthy enterprise. Especially interested in the advancement of education, he erected at his own expense a comfortable and well equipped school build- ing, where for years the children of his vi- cinity assembled. He was one of the pillars of the Lutheran Church, giving liberally to its support, and assisting in the promulgation of its doctrines. He was a man who cared nothing whatever for public notoriety, but never being afraid to assert himself in the cause of truth and righteousness, he was a power for good in his community. In politics he at first affil- iated with the Whigs and later with the Re- publicans. He died in i860, his wife some time prior to that date. 57" COMMEAK (RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Luther Mehring was born in Maryland, July 25, 1843, a,1 'l passed his early life upon his father's farm in Carroll county. In the public schools of his locality he had a thorough training- in the rudiments, which was supple- mented with a course in a business college at Baltimore, from which he graduated as a bookkeeper. Returning to his father's farm, he there took up the active duties of life on the paternal estate. Beginning later with the purchase of a small drove of cattle, which he si ih 1 to advantage to farmers in his local- ity, he next in the same way tried his luck with a drove of sheep, and continued to spec- ulate in stock for a time, carrying on a profit- able business in this line, and then engaging in butchering and in the sale of meat. After three years at that business he opened a feed store in Baltimore, which he conducted for some time. Reports of excellent business openings in the Middle West now decided him to locate in Dayton. < )hio, and there he turned his attention to the shipping of fer- tilizing material, finding a good market for his stuff in the East. .After a year and a half of this business he was obliged to return to Baltimore, "but he came hack to Indiana, and after a short period of work in the same line in Richmond, lnd., in [873, he found an en- tirely new field for this enterprise in Indian- apolis, where he settled and has since made his home. He at once opened a large shipping business in his line, requiring several teams to collect bones and other fertilizing mater- ials. Encouraged by his successes, the fol- lowing year, he erected a small factory on the Sellers farm five miles from Indianapolis, which was later destroyed by fire. There for many years he carried on a rendering busi- ness, and with the exception of slight reverses by fire has kept steadily upon the rising plane of life. Soon after his arrival in Indianapolis, Mr. Mehring purchased two acres of desirable land on South Meridian street, where he erected several substantial residences, which he still owns, his holdings including several good res- idence properties in the city. On October 27, 1878, Air. Mehring mar- ried, in < )hio, Aliss Alary AI. Murphy, who was horn near Yellow Springs, Ohio, Nov. jo. 1849, and of this union there has been one son, ( Irville Edmund, a promising young law- yer. He was born Sept. 2, 1879, graduated from the high school and from Butler Col- lege, where he distinguished himself both as an athlete and as a debater; and he now has an office in partnership with Emsley John- son, in the Law Building. Air. Luther Alehring has always been square in his dealings, and is an energetic and hard-working man. In politics he is a strong Prohibitionist. He ran for councilman of his ward, and councilman at large. Reared as a Lutheran, he has strictly adhered to the teachings of that church. Airs. Alehring is a member of the Alethodist Church, a con- scientious Christian. She is a woman of con- siderable business ability. William Murphy, father of Airs. Alehring, was, at different times engaged as a farmer. blacksmith, banker and lumberman. He was horn in Ohio, and there passed many yea.] his life. After some preliminary business ex- perience he settled in Versailles, ( )hio, where he opened a lumber yard and conducted a lu- crative business for some years. He also assisted in establishing a bank there, of which he long served as president. He finally, how- ever, met with business reverses. He first married Mary Sipe, who died in 1862, the mother of thirteen children: Catherine, who married H. Reck; Leander, who settled in the West; Sarah, who married Isaac Peck; Simon, wdto served through the Civil war, and retired with two honorable discharges; Angeline, who married David Smelker; John, a Civil war veteran, who has been at differ- ent times a school teacher, farmer and tile manufacturer, and has his residence in Ver- sailles, Ohio; William, formerly a grain 1 of Ohio, hut now a farmer in Canada: Mary M., 'wife of our subject; Ellen, who was mar- ried to E. Hill; Esther, married to W. Suitoi Elizabeth, married to David Freeman, and later to John English; Susan, wife of F. Spen- cer: and Joseph, a lumber dealer, who resides at L'rbana, Ohio. No children were born to Air. Murphy's second marriage. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Chris- tian (Newlight) Church. LOLTS MAAS, a soldier of the Civil war and a prominent business man of Indianapolis, was born at Minden, Westphalia, Prussia, March 21, 1837, and is a son of Louis and Maria (Mehrend) Alaas. natives of Prussia. They were married in Westphalia, where the father conducted a large cabinet-making busi- ness, and as he was an expert he was very successful. Later he had charge of the rail- road shops, and there remained until 1848, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAl'l I [i AI. RECORD 57i becoming very influential ; but as lie was a man who took a deep interest in political affairs, be finally decided to leave his native land for one where more freedom was allowed. Land- ing in New York, he made bis way to Louis- ville, Ky., settling in that city in 185 1. and worked at bis trade. From the time he lo- cated in the United States Ik- was opposed to slavery and gave his hearty support to the Abolition movement. In his native land he had served three years in the army, and when the Civil war burst upon the land 'if his adop- tion he gave his services, enlisting in Com- pany I. 5th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers. He died in the Louisville hospital, after serving about two years. In appearance he was a man of commanding presence, pi g a strong constitution and good general health. Me believed in maintaining right principles, no matter what the cost, and although he was obliged to sell his large holdings in Prussia when he emigrated he did so cheerfully rather than give up what he believed was a proper view of existing conditions, and began work at his trade once more. So expert was be that had it not been for the war and his early death he might have become one of the wealthy men of Louisville. His wife died in Louisville in 1858. Her father was an officer at a military hospital in Germany, where he was born and where he died. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maas, Sr. : Louis; August, who died young; .Mary, who died young; and George, a business man of Louis- ville. Louis Maas, Jr., was born in Prussia, as before stated, and came with the family to the United States, being then fourteen years of age. Soon after the settlement of the family in Louisville he began to learn the trade of cigarmaker, and was a journeyman when in 1858 he went to Cincinnati, • »hio, where he worked at bis trade until i860. At that date he removed to Franklin, Ind., and there fol- lowed that calling until 1861, when his patriot- ism was aroused and he enlisted in Captain Oiler's company, but the quota being com- plete he did not join that a mpany, lafc ing placed with Captain Dobbs, 12th I. V. I. But again the ranks were full, and he was fin- ally given a place in Captain Foster's com- pany, Company A, nth I. V. I., in lieu of a man who wanted to leave. Captain Foster was soon after promoted, and the new cap- tain who did not approve of the substitution, insisted upon the ambitious young man being discharged. Nothing daunted, he finally joined the 1st Indiana Battery and was mus- tered in Aug. 10, [861. Me remained with that command, doing hard service and proving himself a brave and gallant soldier, lie was consigned to the South Western Department, and was first sent to St. Louis, where the regiment spent the winter. In the following spring they were sent to Warrensburg and engaged with General Price's men, taking a number of prisoners. From there the ment was sent to Springfield, Mo., engaged in several sharp skirmishes, participated in the battle of Pea Ridge, crossed the < >zark river, and arrived at Helena, Ark. Thence they were sent to Milliken's Bend and saw some heavy skirmishing, after which they crossed I ississippi river and had a hard fight at Fort Gibson, where the Union army was suc- cessful. This was the turning point in the Vicksburg campaign. From Fort Gibson bis detachment went to Raymond, where there was a skirmish, and then to Jackson, Miss. He was also in the battle of Champion Mills, at Edwards Station, Big Black river (where there was a hotly contested battle), and took part in the entire Vicksburg campaign. The regiment was then returned to Jackson, where there was another engagement, and there Mr. Maas was wounded, a shell taking off his right leg close to the body. He was placed in the field hospital, where his wound was dressed, but in a week was removed to \ burg, and two weeks later placed on a hos- pital boat and taken to Jefferson Barracks hos- pital, at St. Louis. There he remained until well enough to return home, when he received an honorable discharge Dec. 12. 1863. and went back to Indiana, settling in Indianapolis. where he has lived ever since. From the time of his enlistment until he was wounded Mr. Maas was in active service, and never com- plained or shrank from what he believed {• > be his highest duty. His entire compan; composed of Germans, the captain, now de- eased, being of the same nationality and hear- ing the name of Klaus. Upon establishing himself in Indi Mr. Maas worked at his trade, and in [872 was able to open a cigar factory as well as a store, the latter being ated on East V ., s tn -t. I 'mil iSss he successfull) ■ on ducted both establishments, hut at that time he sold his interests, and purchasing a well lo- lol put up the substantial residence where 'ill makes his home, living partially re- 572 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tired from business. In political matters he is a Republican, although for a time he was a member of the Reform party and was its candidate for the office of recorder. Later he became convinced that in national matters the Republican principles more nearly expressed his own views, although he hold's to voting for the best man in local affairs. He is a member of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., of the I. O. O. F., the Social Turners, and of the i ierman House. On July i, 1805, Mr. Maas married Miss Frederika Wuest, who was born in Germany in 1S44, a daughter of Christian Wuest, of the same place. She came to America with a sister in i860, and settled in Indianapolis. Her mother died in Germany, but her father joined his children in the New World, and followed the calling of a gardener, dying in 1873. He was highly respected by all who knew him. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Maas: George, who is a lumber mer- chant; Charles, a manufacturer of cigars; Emma, at home ; Frank, a cement contractor ; Albert, a druggist of Indianapolis; and Louis, a clerk. George Maas married Miss Bertha Metzger, a daughter of Alexander Metzger, for many years prominently identified with the real estate business of the city, ami they have had two children, Hugo and Wilhelmina. Frank Maas married Miss Jessie Gosney. Louis Maas, Jr. (2), married Miss Chloe Rec- tor, of an old Indiana family from the vicinity of Lake Maxinkuckee. JOHN W. GLADDEN, of Bridgeport, Marion Co., Ind., was born near that town. March 1, 1828, and was reared to the honorable and toilsome life of a farmer. A descendant of one of the first families of Indiana, he worth- ily sustains an honorable name, and through a long and active career has retained the con- fidence and respect of the community to a marked degree. His father, William Gladden, Jr., was a native of Pennsylvania, and his mother, Eve Negley, of Ohio. William Gladden, Sr., father of William Gladden, came of Irish parentage, coming to Pennsylvania where William Gladden Jr. was born but later removing to Maryland. On the outbreak of the War of 181 2, he insisted upon entering the American army, and made all his arrangements to that effect, but his son, Wil- liam, Jr., declared the father too old for that service, and went to the w r ar himself, where he attained not a little distinction. William ("dad- den, Sr., was a prominent farmer in Frederick county, Md., where he was known as a strict Presbyterian, and a man of integrity and honor. His children were as follow s : Jane, who became Mrs. Watt, and is now deceased; William, Jr., the father of John W. Gladden; Elizabeth, who became Airs. Heap; Jacob, who spent his life on the old homestead ; Mary; Hannah B., now dead, who was Mrs. Strobridge; John, who settled in Indiana, and is deceased ; and Nancy, who died unmarried. William Gladden, Jr., was born Feb. 7, 1796, and was reared in Maryland, remaining under the parental roof until he was eighteen years old, when he entered the American army at the beginning of the War of 1S12. He followed the flag as long as the conflict con- tinued, and then returned home. After he was of full age, he came west as far as Ohio, where he taught school for three years in P.utler county. In 1820 he came into Indiana, where he entered land and made the begin- nings of a fine farm of 240 acres, to which he later added 160 acres, all being about nine miles west of Indianapolis. In 1823 he was married in Butler county, Ohio, and soon thereafter settled on the land just noted, where he developed a fine farm, and became one of the prominent farmers in the State. His death occurred Jan. 19, 1884, when he was , ged eighty-eight years. His personal char- acteristics were those of a broad-minded, pro- gressive and intelligent man. and he had a justifiable pride in adjusting troubles between his neighbors. In politics he was a Whig and Republican, and was never a candidate for any position. Kind and charitable to the poor, he was a good neighbor and a kind friend, commanding the confidence and esteem of the community to a marked degree. His wife, Eve Negley, was born in Kentucky, May 17, 1807, and she survived her husband about thirteen hours. Both died at the old homestead, wdiere they had lived for sixty-one years, and both were buried in one grave. For more than sixty years they had been consist- ent and devoted members of the Methodist church at Shiloh. Mr. Eve Gladden was the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Pembroke) Negley. Her parents were both German born, and their first home in this country was in Kentucky, and afterward they lived in Butler county, Ohio. Later they joined a pioneer party, and entered a large tract of land on Fall Creek, near Millersville, in this county, wdiere he im- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD o/o proved a large farm, and stood well as a farmer and a citizen. He died at an ad- vanced age and was highly regarded in this section of Marion county. In politics he was a Whig, and was a worthy member of the Methodist Church. In his family were the following children: John; George; Cather- ine, Mrs. Reed; Sally, Mrs. Mcintosh; Eliza- beth, who first married a Whitinger (by whom she had two children), and has since been six times married; Eve, who became Mrs. Gladden ; Margaret, who died unmarried ; David, a physician, as was his brother, Jacob. All are now dead. William and Eve Gladden were the parents of the following children : Jacob, who died young ; William N., now a fruit grower in California ; John W., whose name introduces this article ; James W.. who died in 1868, leaving a wife and children; Alfred H., a member of a lum- ber firm in the city ; Elizabeth J., who died single; Olive H., now Mrs. I. Cox; Mary, who died at the age of sixteen years ; George L. ;and David F., who died unmarried. Of these William N., John W.. Alfred H. and George L. are all that are living. John W. Gladden remained under the pa- rental roof until his majority, when he mar- ried and engaged in farming. From his fa- ther he received forty acres, and buying forty more, began with a very good place. There he remained six years, when he sold out, and buy- ing 160 acres, made it his home for a year. Then he again sold out to buy a farm con- sisting of 120 acres. To this he added, and at one time owned 181 acres. This place was situated in the edge of Hendricks county, and there for thirty-six years he carried on very successfully large and profitable farming operations, and was engaged for eight years in dairying. Mr. Gladden retired from active life in 1894, and now has his home in Bridge- port, where he bought a handsome and commo- dious residence, and where he and his excel- lent wife are enjoying the last years of a use- ful and well-spent life. His has been a career of hard work, unwearied industry, unwavering integrity, and crowned with very substantial success. Mr. Gladden was married in 1849, to Miss Mary M. McCalmont, born in Marion coun- ty, lnd.. Oct. 26, 1827, daughter of Wilson and Lydia (Fancett) McCalmont, one of the earliest pioneer families of the State. Both her father and her mother came to this State with their respective parents, and here they were married, making their home a mile and a half northwest of Bridgeport. Her father was a son of Alexander McCalmont, a native of Ohio, of Scotch-Irish descent. In early life he was a tailor, but turned to farming, in which he was very successful, and occupied an enviable standing as a tiller of the soil. His children were as follows: Wilson, the father of Mrs. Gladden; William; Joseph; Margaret, who became Mrs. J. Smith ; Alex- ander ; Nancy ; who married S. Hardin ; Mar- tha, who became Airs. D. Fancett; and Rob- ert. They were Presbyterians in religious faith. Lydia Fancett McCalmont, the mother of Mrs. Gladden, was a daughter of John and Eve (Fry) Fancett, both natives of Virginia, and early settlers of Ohio. About 1823 they came to Indiana. John Fancett was born in Virginia, and came into Ohio with his parents in the time of the Indian wars. The Indians killed his mother and an infant at her breast, and took him captive. For man}- years he re- mained with the Indians, and became so at- tached to their wild life, that his friends were able only with the utmost difficulty, to induce him to return to civilization. Finally they gave him a white colt, which he was to own. After a time he became reconciled to his own people, and later married. He received no education, but was intelligent and shrewd. His marriage was contracted in Ohio, though he soon became a resident of Indiana, where he became a prominent and successful farmer, and a useful citizen. When he died, he was eighty-six, and his widow lived to be ninety- one. They were both faithful and devoted members of the Methodist Church. They had the following children : Joseph, a farmer ; Cynthia, who became Mrs. Tryer ; David, a farmer; Cydalena, who married Aaron Ho- man ; Lydia, the mother of Airs. Gladden. Mrs. Gladden is a member of the follow- ing family: Ama, wife of George Johnson; Mary M.. Mrs. Gladden; David F., a fanner; Cynthia A., who married J. \Y. ( iladden ; Jane, who died young; Elizabeth, the wife of D. Bice : Irene ; Debba E. : Albert ; Lydia ; Frank- lin ; Fletcher ; Horace ; and Charity. Air. and Airs. John \\". Gladden have had the following children: Jane M., the wife of H. Spray; .Mice, the wife of Lewis Alills; Margaret, the wife of David D. Mills; Wil- liam, a farmer and grocer, who married Rose I'.ailey; Jane, deceased, who died leaving two children; Alice, who died leaving one son liv- 574 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing. Mr. and Mrs. Gladden are conspicuous members of the Methodist Church, where their Christian character and genuine worth command the respect and esteem of all their assi iciates. The mother of Mrs. Gladden, who was born March 7, 1808, lived to the age of nine- ty-six years, and retained her health and abilities to a remarkable degree. She spent much of her last days in reading her Bible, and employed leisure moments in piecing quilts, with as much readiness as women thirty years younger. She was the last survivor of the charter members of the Shiloh Method- ist Church, which was organized in 1828. WILLIAM KING, a well-known citizen of Indianapolis, is a man of versatile powers and many achievements. As a soldier, agri- culturist, school teacher, post office official, and contractor. and builder, he has made a thorough success of life, and is now carrying on a very prosperous business in the last named line. He comes of a family of ability and prominence. John King, his grandfather, was of Ger- man descent, and a farmer by occupation. He passed his early life in Pennsylvania, but upon reaching manhood went to Kentucky, and there married a Miss Able. Of this union there were five children: James, who is men- tioned below ; Elizabeth, who married William Ball; William; Ann. who married ( .eorge Spraker ; and Samuel T., who settled at Ray- mond, Miss., and there ran the Raymond Ga- te for over thirty years, a paper advocating the abolition of slavery. Though a slave owner himself, he was a kind one, and gave his help all the privileges of hired servants. He died in Raymond, a town which he himself had founded. After marriage John King settled upon a Kentucky farm, where he engaged in agri- culture very successfully throughout the rest of his business life. A wise, industrious and practical farmer, in the steady pursuit of busi- ness he won for himself a very solid pros- peritv. A strong Abolitionist, he never em- ployed slaves; and. giving most of his time to iiis business, he refrained from office hold- ing. He was a man of marked integrity, firm in his religious convictions and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. James King, father of William, became one of the pioneers of Jackson county, Ind. He ed many years of his early life upon the well conducted farm of his father in Kentucky, and there received excellent rearing, consider- ing the undeveloped condition of the State at that time. He attended the schools of his vi- cinity regularly, ami being possessed of a bright, active intellect, and studious habits, acquired a ;li education. As a further preparation for life's activities he entered the shop of James Ball, and there by close atten- tion to business soon learned the blacksmith's trade. About this time he married, in Ken- tucky, Margaret Ball, daughter of James Ball, who is mentioned below. Mrs. King died in 1880, at the advanced age of eighty years. To her and her husband were born six chil- dren : Jacob and John both located in Min- nesota, and there died. George died in In- diana. James died in his native county. Wil- liam is mentioned below. Rachel married W. D. Johnson, by whom she had four children, and, after his death, James Bay, by whom she bail three; she is now a widow and resides at Broad Ripple. After marriage Mr. King moved to Jackson county, Ind., where he set- tled upon an excellent tract of new land, which had been entered by his father-in-law, James Ball, in 1834. Plcre by persistent activity anil wise management he soon made many im- provements, and gradually opened up large tracts to cultivation. Making a specialty of stock- raising, he became in time one of the prominent stock men of the county. He en- larged his farm by land purchases until he in time owned about one thousand acres, much of which he divided among his children. In addition to farming he opened a blacksmith's shop on his place, and there followed his trade to some extent. Continuing upon the rising plane of life he in time became one of the wealthiest farmers in the county. A large framed man, six feet and one inch in height, vigorous and healthy, he was a hard worker throughout his life, especially in his younger days, and he lived to enjoy the fruits of his well directed activities. His death occurred in 1864, in his sixty-seventh year. Mr. King was for years one of the leading men of Jackson county. Well-informed upon all questions, broad-minded and far-seeing, and possessed of the best business judgment, be tilled at different times to the entire satis- faction of his community the offices of jus- tice of peace, township trustee and county commissioner. As a man of firm temperance principles, and a consistent church member, belonging to the Missionary Baptist Church, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 575 he was exceedingly active in everything per- taining to the mural welfare of the com- munity. In politics he at first affiliated with the Whigs, and later with the Republicans. William King inherited his father's capac- ity for large achievements. Burn in Jackson county, hid., June 16, 1837, he gained his education in the common schools of his neigh- borhood, and in the White River Academy, at Brownstown, evincing a decided taste for in- tellectual pursuits. By assisting his father upon the home farm he obtained practical knowledge of many branches of agriculture, and as an additional preparation for life's activities he also learned the carpenter's trade. To farming, however, he first gave his atten- tion, carrying em that industry upon the family homestead until 1859. Then, settling upon a farm of his own in Jackson county, he con- tinued agriculture for himself until the open- ing of the Civil war. Fired with a thrill of patriotism, with the assistance of a friend he organized and drilled a company of home guards, and later, in 1861, assisted in raising Company B, for the 82d Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he enlisted, go- ing into camp at Madison, Ind. Going to Louisville, Kv., under General Burbridge, he was soon assigned to the 1st Division of the 4th Army Corps, commanded by Buell, and started on the march through Kentucky after Bragg. From the battle of Perryville, he marched by way of Crab Orchard, Lebanon, and Gallatin, Tenn., to Nashville, doing his full share of the fighting. Chattanooga was another of his battlefields, and after being transferred to the 14th Army Corps he fought at Chickamauga. He passed some time in the Army of the Cumberland, and performed active service at the battle of Missionary Ridge, and for some time he was stationed at Atlanta. On one of the long marches Mr. King received a slight wound upon the ankle, without, however, the fracture of any bones. While at Chattanooga he contracted typhoid fever, and after a period of treatment in the field hospital was sent home, and on account of disablement from his ankle wound, which had been much aggravated by the fever, be secured an honorable discharge. Soon after his recovery, upon the invasion of Indiana by John Morgan, Mr. King again took up arms in defense of his country, only for a short time, however. Then, in 1864, in spite of his crippled limb, he was drafted and assigned to the 31st Indiana, under Colonel Smith. then stationed at Pulaski, Tenn. Here he acted as drillmaster for a short period, and then, under General Thomas, started after General Hood, marching on to Nashville. While on the way Mr. King again fell ill was in the hospital at Nashville during the battle at that place. Later he was sent to In- dianapolis, where he was assigned to the Vet- eran Reserve Corps, which was on duty at the State House barracks, where, .May 15, 1X05, he received his second honorable discharge. After the war Mr. King returned to his farm in Jackson county, and there continued agriculture very successfully for some time, improving his property and adding to its area until it finally embraced about eight hundred acres. A progressive, practical farmer, he occupied a leading place among agriculturists for many years. During this period he also increased his income by teaching school, and, being an excellent disciplinarian, gifted in im- parting knowledge, he continued his services in this line for twenty terms. As his health made it necessary to discontinue farming, after some years' trading in oil barrel staves in Jackson and Scott counties, at Crothersville and Austin, he moved to Henryville, Clark Co., Ind., where for eight years he continued his professional work, giving excellent satis- faction to both board and patrons. In 1883, finding a better opening for business in In- dianapolis. Mr. King moved to the city and worked at the building business here for six years. Then, in 1889, after passing very creditably the civil service examination, he received an appointment to a clerkship in the post office, a position which he filled very ac- ceptably for some time. Suffering, however, from trouble with his limb, he finally asked for an indefinite leave of absence. After a period passed in recuperation he eventually returned to his duties in the post office and there filled at different times several import- ant positions, until his resignation, in July, 1902. He has since given his time to contract building, and is now working up a good in- dustry in that line. In 1859 Mr. King married Nancy Love, a daughter of Madison Love, of North Caro- lina, who, about 1840, settled upon a tract of new land in Jackson county, hid., where he became a leading farmer and citizen. Mr. Love married in Fleming county, Ky.. Man- Johnson, who was born in Kentucky, and came of a prominent family, some members of which settled in Jackson county, Ind. To Mr. and 576 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mrs. Love were born several children : Atha, who married V. Carter; Nancy, Mrs. King; Sarah, who married L. Foster; Martha, the wife of H. W. Harling; Fannie, the wife of Alexander Marling ; John, who resides at Sey- mour ; and Harvey, who is a prominent farmer. Of these, Nancy (Mrs. King) died Sept. 2, 1897. On June 30, 1900, Mr. King was remarried to M. F. Hamilton, who was born in Jefferson county, Ind., daughter of James Hamilton, of that county ; he was a cabinet-maker by trade, and settled in Indian- apolis in 1887. Mr. Hamilton married Susan A. Cubbage, a native of Pennsylvania, and they had six children: Arminta, who mar- ried a Mr. Fullilove, of this city; Sarah, Mrs. Lane; Susan C, who has never married; William C, who died in Louisville, Ky., Roland, who died in this city, and M. F., who is Mrs. King. The parents were consistent members of the Baptist Church. By his first marriage Mr. King had eleven children, ten of whom are living: James A., who is now a contractor and builder at Broad Ripple; Anna, who married H. C. Poindexter; Amanda J., a teacher for many years, who married a Mr. Purcell ; William Grant, who is an expert accountant ; Attie, who married James I. Hymer; Arthur, who is an expert accountant; Ransom, who is engaged in the stair building business ; Francis, who has never married; and Katie and Mamie, twins, who have never married. No children were born of the second union. Mr. King is keenly interested in politics, well informed upon all questions of the day, and eminently qualified for office holding. While in Henry ville he served as justice of the peace for four years, discharging his du- ties with fidelity ami ability. An uncomprom- ising Republican, he always puts forth his efforts for the success of that party. In re- ligious work he is also active and is a con- sistent member of tin- Missionary Baptist Church, to which his first wife belonged. Fra- ternally he affiliates with George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. lames Ball, maternal grandfather of Wil- liam King, and a man of large enterprise,' was born in New Jersey of good Irish stock. fie embarked upon life as a blacksmith, and as such continued for some time. At an early dair lie moved to Nelson county, Ky., in com- ]>an\ with other pioneers, who built a boat and floated down to the Ohio River Falls, landing at the spot where Louisville now .stands. Pro- ceeding at once to Nelson county, they took up land and made good homes for themselves. Air. Ball came into possession of some excel- lent farming land in that vicinity, and there, about six miles from Bardstown, opened what was known as the Six Mile House, where he entertained some of the most noted men of the State at times. He also started a blacksmith shop, which he managed with success for many years. In addition to bis Kentucky enterprises, and with the view of bettering the conditions of Ins children, he went to Jackson county, Inch, and there took up large tracts of land, which he later di- vided among his children. He was an excel- lent business man and amassed considerable property. He passed his last days in Ken- tucky, dying there. During his young manhood Mr. Ball mar- ried, in New Jersey, Rachel Calver, who was born in that State, and of this union there were eight children: Margaret, who was the mother of Mrs. King; William, who settled in Indiana ; Daniel, deceased, who was prom- inent as a Baptist evangelist ; James, who set- tled in Kentucky; George and John, who also settled in that State; Nancy, who married F. King and settled in Indiana ; and Par- melia, who settled in Kentucky. J. F. GILBREATH, a well-known resi- dent of Indianapolis, a descendant of an hon- orable old family of North Carolina and a survivor of the Civil war, was born in Guil- ford county, N. C, Sept. 18, 1846, son of Jesse and Sarah (Mendenhall) Gilbreath, both natives of North Carolina, where they were married. He was educated in the com- mon schools and was reared as a farmer. He is a grandson of Thomas and Mary (McCul- lough) Gilbreath, of North Carolina, the former of whom was a son of Robert Gil- breath. His wife was a native of Ireland. They came to America at an early day and settled near Greensboro, N. C, and in the early days of the militia he served at the general musters. Jesse Gilbreath, father of J. F., was born in 1808 in North Carolina, where he married a second time and where all his children were born. By trade he was a wagonmaker. In 1851 he moved to Greensboro, Henry Co., Ind., and there engaged in work at his trade and also engaged in farming. He made a comfortable living but was too charitable to ever acquire a large estate. When in North COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 577 Carolina he was a popular captain of militia, bm after coining to Indiana made no public reo d, attending strictly to his business. In two things he had the most settled convic- tions, politics and religion; he was a stanch Whig and Republican, and a sincere and con- sistent Wesleyan Methodist, although in his later years he accompanied his second wife to the Quaker meeting. His life was one of in tegrity and without reproach. In 187O he went on a visit to his son at Indianapolis and died of pneumonia while there. The first wife of Jesse Gilbreath was Hester A. Willouby, who was born in Maryland. They were mar- ried in North Carolina, removing in 1834 to Georgia, where she died in September. 1835. Mr. Gilbreath with his three children then went back to North Carolina. His children were: Thomas \\ '., horn in [831, who came to Indiana in 1851, and died 111 [86 1 ; John S., of Indianapolis; and Airs. Mary M. White, of Shirley. Ind. Mrs. Gilbreath was a Wes- leyan Methodist. Jesse Gilbreath married (second) Sarah Mendenhall. a widow, born June 19, 1808, daughter of Joseph and Mary Buchanan, the former of English descent. By trade Joseph Buchanan was a carpenter and farmer, a man most highly esteemed. He died at his home in North Carolina in 1845. a member of the Society of Friends. He and his wife Mary had children : Sarah, mother of J. I ; . Gilbreath ; Shephard, who died in In- diana in 1866; Mrs. Mary Bowman; Reuben Burcham, who died in Missouri ; Mrs. Lydia Knight; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith; and William Burcham, who came to Indiana in 1853, and served in the war of the Rebellion, hive chil- dren were born to Jesse and Sarah ( Menden- hall) Gilbreath, namely: Emily J.. Mrs. II. Rose: Mrs. Caroline Hardin; Mrs. Lydia Forbes ; Robert, of Charlotteville, Ind. ; and J. !•'.. of this sketch. The mother died in 1879. She always adhered to the Quaker faith, a good and pious woman. In 1851 the brothers, Thomas W. and John S. Gilbreath, made up their minds to go to In- diana, and as they had no other means of transportation, they walked the whole distance of 550 miles, accomplishing it in thirteen days. making the trip with a very limited capital. and through many difficulties; they joined an uncle in Fayette county. John S. was then eighteen years of age, and he soon found em- ployment as a farm hand. He worked hard and saved enough money to return to North Carolina with a team and wagon, and moved the family to Indiana in that same year. J. F. Gilbreath was live years old when the) moved to Indiana, and he remained un- der the parental roof ami assisted his fathei in the fanning, until [862, when he enlisted in the army for three years, although but sixteen years of age. lie became a member of t iom- pany G, 10th Ind. \ . I., under Col. Hackle- man, and was mustered in at Indianapolis and *ned to the Western department, g tn Richmond, Ky. Here, on Aug. 30, 1862, he was wounded by an explosion of a shell, the wound taking effect in his breast. While he was in the field hospital. Gen. Kirby Smith's force surrounded it and made many prison rs. Soon after, Mr. Gilbreath was paroled and was sent to the parole camp at Indianapolis where he remained until he was recovered and exchanged. Later Mr. Gilbreath participated in the siege of Vicksburg and went thence to Jackson, New ( Irleans, up the Red River and to Pleasant Hill and Mans field, where the regiment was defeated after a hard fight in which they lost all their supplies and many were taken prisoners. Although Mr. Gilbreath received a scalp wound he es- caped and continued with his command until it fell back to New ( Irleans, being under fire all the way, and while there the war closed with the surrender of General Lee, April g r 1865. He was honorably discharged at New Orleans, La., having taken part in thirty-one engagements and suffered almost every hard- ship incident to the life of a soldier. He re- ceives a small pension hut has never been fully restored to health. After recovering from the effects of army life, Mr. Gilbreath. in 1866, engaged in rail- road work as hrakeman on the Panhandle road and later made a trip to Kansas. In 1869 he returned and entered the employ of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, as brake- man, and later was promoted to conductor, and was given a run into Chicago which he held for twelve years. He then went with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, as conductor, and was located in Nickerson, Kans., where he remained until 1888, when his wife and child both died and he returned to Indianapolis with his son Victor. He then went 011 the road to represent and to estab- li agencies lor a roadcart factory and later went as hrakeman with the [ndianapolis & Vincennes Railroad, during which time he had his hand injured and suffered the loss of part of two fingers. This caused him to give up 5/8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD work "ii the road for a time, during which he engaged in a real estate business, lie then went back to railroading and served seven years on the Belt line and then abandoned it forever. In [902 he received an appointment in the city engineer's office and later was transferred to the Board of Health, but is now general foreman of repairs. Mr. Gilbreath has had a long and varied career, but he has the satisfaction of knowing that on every oc- casion he has discharged every duty faithfully and well and enjoys the warm friendship and respect of his comrades wherever he has been located. In politics he is a strong Republican, is a member of the order of Railway Con- ductors, belongs to the Union Veteran Legion, and during his life in the West, was a mem- ber of the Grand Army. Mr. Gilbreath was married (first) in May, [874, at Newcastle, hid., to Miss Tidia Welch, daughter of John Welch, a native of North Carolina, who traveled a circuit for many years as a Methodist preacher, removed to In- diana, and died in 1895 at the home of his daughter Jeanne in Kansas City, Mo. Ih- was' buried at Newcastle. The children of this most worthy man were: Tidia; William; Nicholas; Mrs. Jeanne Briggs; John; and Mrs. Kate Montory. The children horn to Mr. Gilbreath and wife were; Victor < ,., now living in Seattle, Wash.; and Bonnie K., who died in Kansas aged four years. Mrs. Gilbreath died there in [888. She was a Christian woman and a consistent member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Gilbreath mar- ried (second), at Knightstown, Mrs. Lillie Stuart, and their children were: I [orai 1 Stuart, who married Bessie lone Neal in ( >eto- r, iy.05, has one daughter, Dorothy May Stuart; and Maude Stuart, who married Vern Whittaker in December, i1 inhabitants of that region. He was horn in Indiana when it was still a territory, his birth occurring Sept. 15, 1814, in what is now Union county, a mile and a half from Silver creek. His parents were John William and Anna Catherine (Gift) Fall, natives of North Caro- lina. John \V. Fall removed from his native State to Ohio first, and lived there in Preble county till about 1812, when he and his wife moved to Indiana and entered land in what is now Union county. He tool, eighty acres of land, his brother entering another eighty acres adjoining, hut the latter fell hack and was re-entered by John W. Fall and his father-in- law, Nicholas Gift. The former made the required improvements on the entire [60 acres, and then in 1814 returned to Preble county. There he also entered land on which he made his home for seventeen years. At the end of that period he again went to Indiana, and lmying 250 acres from old "Tommy Hughes," within a mile and a half from his old place, lived there several years. The farm was located just above Brownsville, at ast fork of the Whitewater. About [837 John A . I .ill moved to Boone count . bought several farms, among them one of 280 situated below Colfax and sixty on Wolf en ek, making his hom< in 1 hip, where he passed the remainder of his life. In the war of 1812 Mr. Fall was ed for service, hut lured a substitute. 1 le and his wife had three soih and one daugh- all now deceased except John X. The r died at the age of eighty-five two months, fifteen days, and his wife a little over a year afterward, passing away at tl. enty-eight in the home of her daug Elizabeth Maroney, in Clinton township. The paternal grandfather was Christian Fall, a native of North Carolina, of German descent. His occupation was farming. He was probably a soldier in the war of 1812, as was also his son 1 ieorge. I wice married,' he- had in all twenty three children, and h his second wife In. ih lived to a I ..Id age. The maternal grandfather of John N. Fall was Nicholas Gift, likewi: e ol 1 ii rman an Ci try, and horn in North ( arolina. A life- long farmer, he moved in -1 1.. Preble county, l >hio, where he settled on a farm near In ter, land winch he entered from th< ' 1 nm< Hi. I [ e ,li,.,i j M iiiat same county, when sixty-five years old. His wife li thi 1 Ktreme age of ninety-six, and was abli to do her ordinary work up to an hour before her death. They had several ons and daugh- ters. John N. Fall was scarcely mote than an infant when his father returned from Indiana to < >hio, and the hoy grew up in Preble 1 ount .. He attended the subscription schools and to secure even that education was obliged to walk three miles to school barefooted. When he- was about seventeen the family returned to Union county, Ind., and the young man made his home there until 1837, engaged in farm- ing. In 1835 he entered land in Boone countv, and two years later removed thither perma- nently, making the trip there on horseback. This land, entered at the land office in Craw- fordsville, was situated in what is now Wash- ington township, two miles and a half Lebanon. Air. Fall soon sold it, and bought ■ ther eighty acres in tl e locality, from which he removed the timber, and where he and his wifi began their housekeeping. Soon another forty acres was added, and, as pros- perils followed, Mr. Fall added other lands till he owned at one time 1,300 acres, 900 of them east of Sidney, in Fremont county, Iowa, everal years the family made their home on a 220-acre farm in Jeflfei lived four years in I t twenty- six years on a farm north of Lebanon, and then for thirteen years on a small hut at tive place of live acre-, situated north of the city, near the corporation line. In the spring of 1838 John N. Fall was married to Miss I.ydia Davis, a young lady whom he had met son i she was only a lit- of eleven, but who then had attracted him and whom lie had 'd to marry. When the young couple began their housekeeping in B01 tlty, it was in the simplest fashion, in a cabin marie of hewed logs, and with the greater part of their furniture of home construction. The COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bedstead was made of hickory poles fastened into the wall and with clapboards and cords in , springs. In pronounced colit- is Mr. Fall's present home, a handsome one built in 1903, on his father's old farm, which he still owns and which he has greatly im- proved. To John N. and Lydia Fall came a family of eleven children, eight of whom grew b 1 maturity and married : (1) "VV llham, a physician, in Advance, married -Miss Sarah Downing, and has one son and four daugh- ters. (2) Emaline married Samuel Utter, of Lebanon, and has two children. Clifton and . . 1 $ 1 Rebecca married William A. Gray, of Boone county, and they have one child living, Audie. the wife of a Mr. Batz. 141 Mary became Mrs. .Monroe Hazelrig. 1 5 1 Carrie married Steele Bryan, formerly a school teacher, and afterward a freight agent and then a druggist. They had one son. Clar- ence, who died when nineteen years old. Mr. Fall make- his home with this daughter. (6) Alice married Charles Downing, of Lafayette. I - 1 Charlie is a physician and druggist in ■ rings. Colo. (8) Park O., who died May 24, 1895, married Miss Henrietta Sanders. 'and had three children. Adah. Law- rence and Clarence. The mother of these children died at the age of fifty-nine, in 1S7S. when the family were living on the five-acre place north of Lebanon. She was a dev wife and mother and her loss was deeply mourned. John X. Fall is an ardent Democrat in his politics, and has always taken part in local affairs. He was elected supervisor of Center township for six successive terms, but the sixth time refused t< • serve. For the last few years he has lived retired, but still holds his place in the esteem and respect of his old-time friends and neighbors. PETER STUCK, during his lifetime a successful farmer of Perry township. Marion Co., End., residing on Section 6, was born in that township Feb. 15. 1830, - u of Daniel and Sarah E. (DeMott) Stuck. The parents were natives of Kentucky. The Stuck family is of German descent, and the records show that the grandfather of our subject, also named Peter, died in Ma- rion county, Ind.. at an advanced age. the fa- ther of a large family. He served in the war of 1812. The maternal grandfather, Peter DeMott. also had a large family, and died when an old man in Kentucky, where he had d all his life. Daniel and Sarah E. (DeMott) Stuck were married in Kentucky, and came to Indiana in iSjo. locating on a farm in the northern part of Perry township. Marion count)-, where they partially reared their family. He died on the Bluff road, three miles from Indianapolis, in middle life. The family born to Daniel and Sarah E. Stuck consisted of eleven children. eight sons and three daughters, three of whom are still living: Mary, wife of David Meyers. of Rolling Prairie. Ind.; Martha Jane, wife of Preston Hankins, of Southport, Ind.. and William II. Stuck, of Indianapolis, Indiana. In the life history of Peter Stuck is given an example of devotion to family ties seldom met with. 1 hie in a family of eleven children, from early childhood, his lot was a trying one. for he was obliged to work very hard upon the farm, assisting his parents. When he was only fifteen years of age his father died, and Peter assumed new burdens, his great idea being to relieve his mother and help his broth- ers and sisters. Several of his brothers were sadly afflicted. William was crippled and un- 1 to walk, being obliged to crawl. Although 1'eter himself was unable to attend school, he sent William, and through his encouragement and advice the boy learned the shoemaker's trade, b) means of which he has supported himself for many years, being now a prosper- us man. with a family, residing in Indianap- olis. Another brother was blind, and although he lived to be sixty-four years of age he never ate a single mouthful of solid food, sub- sisting entirely upon milk and coffee : for him also. Peter tenderly cared, as well as for his mother, who was sixty-seven or sixty-eight vears of age at the time of her demise. This brave young man also helped his mother to bring up the other children, who fortunately were in good health, and in spite of these heavy burdens, through his industry and thrift, gave his own large family advantages he never en- joyed and accumulated a comfortable fortune for himself and his wife during their declin- ing years. In order to better carry out his plans for taking care of the family Peter Stuck rented land, then leased it. and by 1861 had earned sufficient mi ney to purchase it. Upon this farm he resided until his death. It originally consisted of 127 acres, to which he added eighty acres. 1 wning in all 207 acres, all of which is now in a fine state of cultivation. I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD When Ik- first rented this property it was cov- d with thick woods, all of off, turn the fieli rich farm land which yield .such abundant harvi In [854 Mr. Stuck married ine ' daughter of David and Sarah | mir< hild was born of this union, a daughter, Sarah. M year after her lr. ick married Miss Alary Milburn, a lad) of rling traits of character, wl husband in all In self a true, Christian woman and devoted wife and mother. Nine children were horn of this union, six sons and three daughter : Ri who married Charles Scott, lives in Indian- apolis, and they have three children. Nellie, Roy and Raymond; Alice married Wilbur Eu- bank-, i' Marion count)', and has four children. ' Ira, Ethel, Elsie and Floi : Cal- vin, who lives on the old home place, married Susan Kegley, and the)- have bad two chil- dren, Harry and Orval, both deceased; Lee, who lives in Greenwood, man Daisy Tingli a farmei rry town- ship, married Ella Frazier, and they have thi children, Hazel, Irvin and Edna; Edward, tiving in Perry township, married Cora Wy- coff, and they have one child. Howard; Frank, a resident of Indianapolis, married Grace Vlams; David, a farmer of Tern township, married Stella Kegley; Cora lives in Indian- apolis with her sister, Mrs. Charles Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Stuck both passed away in 1904. Mrs. Stuck on March 8th, and Mr. Stuck on Nov. 5th. The farm of 207 acres was divided among their nine children, Calvin receiving the old home place, with sixteen acres; Lee, eighteen acres: Edward, twenty-three acres; Peter, twent) fivi acres; Frank, twenty acres ; David, twent) -three acres; Rosa, twenty-five and one-half acres; Alice, twenty-five and two-fifths acre-; and Cora, thirty-one acres. Calvin, Peter, David and Alice live on their land. In politics Mr. Stuck was a Republican, and he served a- road commissioner for some terms, a number of years ago, discharging his duties as a public official in the -ante effi- cient, conscientious manner that be had always done those of a private nature. IN fraternal affiliations were with the order of < »dd Fel- lows, in which lodge be was very popular. In few communities are there to be found people posse man) excellent qualil -tuck and his wife, and their noble example cannot but b; who kip a kind and h neighbors, with an r all, in the of frieni lren and other relati II \kI..\\D RICHARDSON, a pn nent and substantial farmer of Marion county, Ind., residing upi n his well cultivated and finely improved farm in Terry township, was born in Section 7, . still lives, on Oct. -"• [835. His parents were Th i. and Catherine (Harris) Richardson, the fi born in Washingtoi . Pa., and the lat- ter in the Sta and. The Richardson family is of English ances- try. The paternal grandfather of Harland trdson was a prosperous and respi farmer in Pennsylvania, where he and where he died, leaving a family of eight children. On the maternal side, Mr. Richard- son's grandfather . ah Harris, a native of Maryland. In bis earl)' manhood be \ Revolutionary soldier. He established a fish- ery on the Potomac river, opposite Mount Vernon, but in later years m Kentucky with the pioneer settlers there, became a slave 1 . and died in that State, leaving numer- 1 ius descendants. Thomas II. Richardson, the father of Har- land, settled in Marion county as early as 1825, on Government land. [60 acres of which his wife bad entered. Later they disposed of half of it, but their son re-purchased it. now ing the old estate. In his early days Th H. Richardson was employed mster between Baltimore and Philadelphia, but later farming, in Indiana, where he died in April. [860, aged seventy years. His wife survived until Dec. -"1. 1864. She was a sistent member of the Christian Church. Their surviving children are: Nancy, widow of Peter Vandever, of Indiana] I Harland Richardson. Harland Richardson was born ami reared on the farm in Terry township which he now owns. His education was acquired in the sub- scription schools of his neighbor! d. Tn September. 1X54, he went to Kansas, landing in that State with but ten cents in 1 but bis energy soon found employment and he 5^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was one of the builders of Fort Riley, then on the distant frontier. The government paid well, and when he returned to his home, in 1857, it was with $635 in gold, $5 in silver, and a $7 suit of clothes. Mr. Richardson used his money in i860, in buying back forty acres which had been sold from the old farm, and after the close of the Civil war he purchased the other forty acres. Mr. Richardson now owns 113 acres of the original section, his inherit- ance being twenty-six acres, and he bought a one-third interest in forty acres. Later he sold seven acres, but also bought forty more acres in the same section, afterward purchas- ing forty-seven acres in Sections 10 and 11. in the same township. This does not include all of Mr. Richardson's realty holdings, as he owns forty more acres in Perry township, 100 acres in Lawrence township, and a well-placed lot in Crown Hill cemetery. Few young men displayed more loyal at- tachment to country than Harland Richardson in the days when the nation called upon her sons for help. On July 5, 1861, he enlisted, becoming a private in Company F, 19th Ind. V. I., and served in that regiment until Feb. 9, 1864, enlisting again, on the 9th of the fol- lowing March, and remaining in the service until the close of the war. For gallantry and meritorious action he was promoted first'to be sergeant, and on May 1, 1863, was commis- sioned second lieutenant. In less than a vear, in April, 1864. he was promoted to first lieu- tenant. His first commission was mailed him on the 1st of May, reaching the regiment of which he was a member on June 30th. However, ill fortune met him on the battle- field of Gettysburg, the next day, and he never was able to rejoin his regiment. Captured at that time, he was sent to Libby prison, in which foul den he was kept confined for ten months, and then was sent to Macon, Ga., thence to Charleston and on to Columbia, where he was paroled Dec. 9, 1864, having been a prisoner for seventeen months and nine days, all that time being denied a change of clothing. Mr. Richardson was in the commis- sary department in the early days of the war, and after being promoted was assigned to duty as second lieutenant, taking part in the battle of Chancellorsville, escaping only to be cap- tured shortly after, at Gettysburg. He did not receive the belated commission until i8 vs; . on account of some mistake being made in the muster roll, while he was in prison, and with it received S953, officer's pay ; he is now the recipient of a monthly pension. Xo old soldier can tell more graphically the tales of those months of dreadful imprisonment than can. Mr. Richardson, and he participated in many pitiable occurrences and knew of many more. One he relates substantially as follows : With six others he had been taken prisoner and one day received a note from a boy prisoner, while in the dungeons of Belle Isle, pitifully begging him for a little tea or anything else which would make the life there endurable, suppos- ing that Mr. Richardson, as an officer, would be accorded privileges and better fare. Such was not the case, and the only response Mr. Richardson could make to this probably dying request was to send everything he had, which was a $20 bill in Confederate money. On Oct. 7, 1866, Mr. Richardson was mar- ried to Mary E. Garside. daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Whitehead) Garside. who were natives of England. They came to America soon after their marriage and settled in Cin- cinnati, where they lived for many years. They had a family of eight children, the survivors being: Sarah, widow of Benjamin Shafer, of Indianapolis ; Isabella, the wife of G. W. Crouch, of Indianapolis ; Esther, widow of Levi S. Hand, of Indianapolis; and Mary Emma, wife of Harland Richardson. Mr. Garside died August 16. 1857, aged forty-seven years, ten months, his widow surviving until May 30. 1895. reaching the age of eighty-three years, three months. They belonged to the Episcopal Church, and after Mr. Garside died his widow joined the Methodist Church. By trade he was a painter. Some years prior to his death Mr. and Mrs. Garside were induced to make a trip to England in order to secure a portion of an old estate, but they not only did not get it, but the litigation cost them their savings. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson. William B.. Charles and Edward the last-named dying at the age of six months. William B. lives on one of his father's farms in Perry township, and Charles, who married Maude Purvyance. lives on the home farm. Mr. Richardson was reared in the Democratic faith, but did not vote for Greeley. In 1896 he cast his vote tor Palmer and Buckner. and in 1900 for John G. Wooley, the candidate of the Prohibition party. His life is not bound by any religious creed, although he favors the Methodist Church, of which his estimable wife is a member. His fraternal associations are with Southport Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 583 Masons, which lie joined in i860, and George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R. As a reliable, upright citizen, he enjoys universal esteem. JOHN STETZEL, a pioneer barber of Indianapolis, is still in business in that place, now conducting one of the first class sin 1] there. In the efficient management of this establishment he has won the confidence of business men, and is now looked upon as one of the substantial citizens of the place. Born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Oct. 12, 1828, lie is the son of John, Sr., and Mary (Richards) Stetzel. John Stetzel, Sr.. came of an old and prominent family of Baden, many members of whom were ardent Reformists. He learned the tailor's trade, and upon reaching manhood followed it with profit throughout active life. He was a consistent member of the Reformed Church. During his early manhood Mr. Stet- zel married Mary Richards, daughter of George Richards and granddaughter of an Englishman of that name, .who as a young man came to Baden, where he married a woman of that country and there made his home. George Richards was born in Baden, and upon reaching manhood followed the trade of a tailor. He married in Baden and there resided for many years. His wife died in that country. Late in life, in 1835, with his children, Mrs. Stetzel, then a widow with children ; and George, a tailor by trade, he came to Hagers- town, Wayne Co., Ind., making the way from Quebec, Canada, by lake to Cleveland, and by canal boat to Cincinnati, Ohio. In Hagers- town, Ind., he followed his trade for some time, but finally retired to a farm, which he purchased near by, where he passed his last days and died. Mrs. Stetzel, after the death of her husband, made her home for many years with her father. After twelve years' widowhood, however, she married John bisk, a Pennsylvania Dutch farmer, and they settled in Wayne county, Ind., where both passed their last days, and died. By her first marriage there were three children: Mary, who died at Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of fifteen years; Barbara, who married Dr. Hass, of Dayton, Ohio; and John, who is mentioned below. By the second union there were two children: Mary, who married C. Farris ; and David, who died from the effects of a wound received in the service of his country, in the Civil war. John Stetzel had the misfortune to lose his father soon after birth. Under the fost- ering care of his mother and his Grandfathei Richards he passed the first seven years of bis lite in Baden, Germany, and then, in [835, came with his protectors to America and set- tled in Wayne county, Intl., where he passed some of his early youth in assisting his step- father upon the farm. After a short period of this work, however, when about fourteen years old, he entered a barber's shop, in Cin- cinnati, where he passed three years as an apprentice. After mastering his trade he was given a regular position in the same shop, and here he remained for twelve years, command- ing very good wages and winning patronage for his employers by his efficient services. Prospects of a good business opening in his line in the little village of Indianapolis de- cided him to try his luck in that place. Log cabin residences, meagre little stores, fre- quented by idlers ami plodding farmers, streets gashed with mud-holes, or impeded by tree stumps, impossible sidewalks, and bridgeless streams, were some of the features that im- pressed him upon his arrival there, in [852. For a short time he worked as a journeyman, and then purchased an interest in the shop of a patron and they conducted what was known as the "Bates House" shop. They continued there until the close of the Civil war, when they closed out the business. After a varied period as a journeyman, he and a partner by the name of Leo Lorano (who was of Spanish and Cherokee parentage), a remarkably good man and a Free Mason, opened a shop on Pennsylvania street, which they conducted with success for two years. Then, desirous of a change, they transferred their business to Terre Haute. After some time, however, Mr. Stetzel dissolved his partnership, and returned to Indianapolis, where, after several business changes, in 1883, he purchased a lot on East Ohio street, and erected a .-hop of his own. He had no difficulty in working up a custom, and, improving his establishment from time to time, he has there since contin- ued. His shop is now one of the most re- liable ones in the city, and has a large, high- patronage. In the early days he er< a pleasant residence on North street. Inn later he sold the property and built the move pre- tentious home on East Ohio street, where he now resides, lie also owns another pleasant house there, which he rents to good advant- age. .Many years ago Mr. Stetzel married Mary 1-;. Wible, who was born in Switzer- 5*4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD land, in January, [840, and in the early days came with her parents to Louisville, Ky. Of this union there have been two children: Arthur L., a baker by trade, is married and has one child ; and Walter T., a clerk, is married and has four children. Air. Stetzel if the hundred pioneers of Indianapolis, thoroughly well known., and everywhere most highly respected. Reared as Lutherans, both he and his wife are consistent members of that Church. Politically, he at first affiliated with the Whigs, and later with the Republicans. J le possesses a large fund of general infor- mation, is courteous and dignified in his bear- ing, and is much respected. Mr. Wible, father of Mrs. Stetzel, a man <>f prominence and high cultivation, was born in .Switzerland. There, upon reaching man- hood, he married a woman of that country, who after many years, died in Louisville, Ky. Of this union there were six children: Ed- ward, a barber, died at Danville, Ind. ; Wil- liam, a farmer, is also deceased ; Charles, de- ceased, served in the Cnited States army, and later in the Civil war, and died in Libby pris- on ; and Adolph, a baker, in the employ of Parrott & Taggart of Indianapolis, served during the Civil war in the 9th Indiana Cav- alry ; Minnie married a Mr. Busch ; and Mary E. (Mrs. Stetzel) is mentioned above. After some years Mr. Wible came to America and located at Louisville. Kentucky. A man of marked ability, he filled many important pub- lic offices in his native land, and acted for some time as judge of the courts. Socially he and his wife mingled in the best circles. After the death of his wife, he returned to Switzerland to settle an estate, and there, shortly afterward, he died. JACOB SWARTZ MUSTARD (de- ceased), a prominent farmer of Washington township, Marion county, Ind.. and a resi dent therein from his youth until his death in 1904, was a man of more than ordinary ability and good judgment. lie was a native of Washington county. Pa., born Jan. 6, 1821, his parents being James and Dorothy (Swartz) Mustard: they were also born in the county named, and were the parents of four daughters and two sons, only one of whom is now living — Mary, the widow of Benjamin F. Bees, of Saint Louisville, Ohio. In i S ^_j . the father, who was a farmer, lo- cated in Washington township, Marion Co., Ind.. where he died in 1841, at the age of about forty-five years. His wife preceded him in [827, at the early age of thirty-one years. Both parents were identified with the Presbyterian Church. James Mustard was a man far above the average as to intelligence and force of character. He was earnestly and actively interested in whatever pertained to the real progress of the community, being a leader in school matters and everything re- lating to the moral well-being and legal se- curity of his fellow citizens. In his position as justice of the peace, which for several years he held by gubernatorial appointment, he was no small factor in the maintenance of law and order. James Mustard was married a second time, his wife being Mrs. Elizabeth ( Craig) Coble, and there were born of this union five sons, the four living being as follows : William, of Washington township; Joseph D., a resident of California; James, whose home is in Broad Ripple, Ind. ; and Cephas, living at Thurman, Iowa. Hiram died in the West on the plains of Oregon. The paternal grandfather of Jacob S. Mustard, James Mustard by name, was born in the North of Ireland of Scotch par- ents, but his wife, Elizabeth Cummings, was a girl from Virginia — a native of Sleepy Creek, Hampshire county. The grandfather emigrated to America before the Revolution, being accompanied by his mother, three sis- ters and a brother, Henry. The last named joined the Patriots at Baltimore and was lost at sea. James Mustard located in York county, Pa., thence migrated to Virginia, and eventually settled in Washington county, Pa., where, the father of a numerous family, he died at the age of eighty-seven years. The maternal grandfather of Jacob S. Mustard, whose name was Jacob Swartz, was a native of Pennsylvania, son of Philip Swartz, wdio was born in Germany. He was a prosperous farmer, the father of a large family, and died in his native State. When his father located in Washington township, Jacob Swartz Mustard was in his fourteenth year. He reached manhood in Marion county, attending an academy in Greene county, Pa., and teaching two terms of school in Washington township. He was of an enterprising turn, and in 1844, being then twenty-three years of age. constructed a boat with another young man and started from Broad Ripple, Marion county, for New Orleans, the trip being taken for the purpose COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED )RD 5*5 of seeing the country and to take produce to luthern market. The voyage was down the \\ hite river — along which were three dams which had to he jumped at high water, the Wabash, the Ohio and the Mississippi, and was safely and successfully accomplished. i Mr. Mustard returned he resumed farming in Washington township, after the death of his father most of the family burdens g upon him. With his interest in the family patrimony, he bought other land, and in [853 attended the public sales at Council Bluffs, Iowa, at which he purchased a tract which was his home for three years, when he re- turned to .Marion and bought the interests of the other heirs in the home place, and was the owner at one time (with other investments which he had made in the county) of more than 400 acres of land. All but about 100 acres of this land has since been sold. Mr. Mustard lived on his homestead until 1902, when he removed to Broad Ripple, where he- died Aug. 28, 1904. At one time he had sold the farm, but six years later was glad to re- purchase it; it is still owned by his wife, and is considered one of the best pieces of prop- erty in Marion county. On Nov. 8, 1846, Mr. Mustard was mar- ried to Cassandra Coil, a daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Colip) Coil. Mary and James are the two children horn of this union — the former. Mrs. Charles Johnson, living near Eu- reka, Greenwood Co., Kans., and the mother of ten children; and the latter a resident of Thurman, Kans., married Martha Speecc, and is the father of three children. Mr. Mustard was throughout his life one of the most highl) esteemed of the citizens among whom his lot was cast. He was not only an honor to the primary art of agriculture, which modern methods have transformed into a science, but an early educator, and a sturdy pioneer, who assisted to lay the present foundation of the Miii's material prosperity. I or several years he served as school director, but in politics assumed an independent position. In relig- ious belief he was a Methodist, as is his widow who survives him. Mrs. Jacob S. Mustard was horn on the old homestead of her father, which she now ir Broad Ripple, Washington ship, Marion Co., Ind., on June 30, [828. Her parents, Jacob and Barbara (Colip) Coil, al- though of German descent, were both natives E Pendleton Co., Va. There they were mar- ried in loio, and in the following year located on a place near Washington Court Hi I 0., < )hio. In (823 t ; Washington township, where the wife died July 17. (828, and the husband in November, at the age of sixty-nine years. Mr. , a l lerman farmer and soldier of the Revolution, who was killed in Mrs. Coil, born Nov. 8, 1791, was a daughter of Rev. John Colip and Sabina 1 ( bn- rad) Colip. The former emigrated to Amer- ica as a voting musician of the Hessian tn but being deceived b) the British he remained in the country to become a good, useful and prominent American. He was a man of su- perior and serious mind and after settling and marrying in Franklin county, Va., he was or- dained as a Presbyterian minister. In 1829 he entered land in Washington township, Marion county, as well as in Hamilton county, settling in what was called Strawtown, on White river. There his family was reared, and there both he and his wife died of old age —the father having reached the age of eighty- WILLIAM F. TEVEBAUGH. A native son of Indiana and a representative of one of its honored pioneer families, the subject of this sketch gave added distinction and prestige to the name through his valiant service in the war of the Rebellion, and as a worthy citizen of the capital city of the State we may most consistently enter in this work a brief review of his ancestral and personal history. Mr. Tevebaugh was hom on a farm in Knox county. Ind.. March t8, [841, and his early life, in its environments, duties and privi- leges, was such as was common to the farmer lads of the locality and period. He is a son of [ohn and Cynthia (Richards) Tevebaugh, the iormer of whom was likewise a native of Knox county, while the latter was born in I ennessee. Solomon Tevebaugh, grandfather of William F., was horn in Cape Colony, South Africa, of sturd) Holland-Dutch de- scent, and he came to America as a young man, being among those earnest and strong-hearted pioneers who settled in Indiana in its primi- tive days and laid the foundations for a great and prosperous Male, disputing dominion with Indians and enduring all the privations and strenuous labors which were the common lot of the earlv settlers. He located south- east of the historic old town of Vincennes, in Knox county, and as he had considerable is available he was enabled to provide him- 5§6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD self with somewhat better conveniences than the average settler, erecting a double log house, which was provided with port-holes on each side, so that defense could be made in case of attack by the Indians. He also equipped the windows of his house with iron shutters, mak- ing his home a veritable fortress. When the land was placed on the market by the govern- ment he entered large tracts and became the owner of a valuable landed estate in Knox county, developing much of the property and becoming one of the most prominent and in- fluential farmers of that section, while his public spirit and marked executive ability were shown in divers directions. He aided mater- ially in promoting emigration to this State, in securing surveys of lands, and was indeed one of the honored founders of a great com- monwealth, his home having been' hospitably open to all newcomers until such time as they secured land and made ready their own homes, while his honor and integrity in all the rela- tions of life gained him unequivocal confi- dence and esteem. When he located in Knox county, Vincennes was but a small village in the forest, being practically but the head- quarters of a Catholic mission, as history fully records, and there he became an intimate friend and adviser of Gen. William H. Harrison at the time the latter was there stationed as Ter- ritorial governor. Thus it may be seen that the subject of this sketch is, indeed, a member of one of the earliest pioneer families of In- diana, where the name has ever stood for the highest type of citizenship. Solomon Teve- baugh not only aided in the material develop- ment of the State but also in the civic and moral progress, having been a devoted mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while for many years the pioneers assembled at his home for worship before the erection of church buildings, and there also the itinerant, circuit- riding clergyman ever found a hearty welcome and hospitable entertainment. Eventually a camp-ground was established on his land "and there the annual camp-meetings of the church were held. He was married in South Africa, shortly after this event emigrating to America, and the children were all born in Knox coun- ty, where the parents remained until well ad- vanced in years, passing their declining days in the home of their son Riley, in Illinois. Their children were as follows : John, father of William F. ; Polly, who became Mrs. Stuckey; Betsey, the wife of William Gra- ham; George, who was a clergyman of the M. E. Church ; Solomon, Jr., who was a farmer and hunter, as was also Riley. All of this family are now deceased. John Tevebaugh was reared on the old pioneer homestead in Knox county and con- tributed his quota to the arduous work of clearing the land and placing it under culti- vation. He was born Sept. 9, 1808, and his death occurred Jan. 10, 1869. In his youth- ful days Indians were still numerous "in Knox and adjoining counties and were a constant menace to life and property, making frequent raids and running off much live stock belong- ing to the settlers, and he acted as guard of property while still a boy and later was prom- inent in quelling the aborigines, having been an active participant in the Black Hawk war, in which he served under Gen. William H. Harrison, with whom he became intimately acquainted. He also knew personally other prominent men of the early days, including Gov. James D. Williams, while his strong intellectuality, powers of observation and re- markable memory made him an authority in regard to pioneer history. He remained on the homestead until he had attained maturity and eventually reclaimed and improved a farm of his own in his native county, being success- ful in his efforts and gaining precedence as one of the substantial and representative men of that section of the State. He not only carried on general farming, but also showed his enterprising spirit by engaging in the raising of live stock, while at the home was manufactured the woolen and linen cloth used for clothing and domestic purposes. He was a leading member of the Methodist Church, in which he was a licensed exhorter and a faithful Christian worker, having served as class-leader for many years and having been the incumbent of other official positions in the church, of which he was a veritable pillar. In politics he was originally a Whig, later gave his support to the Know-Nothing party, and finally was a stalwart adherent of the Repub- lican party. While never an aspirant for public position he was true to all the duties of citi- zenship and served in various township offices of trust and responsibility, his honor and in- tegrity being proverbial. Mr. Tevebaugh's first wife died about 1846. She was a daughter of James Richards, who emigrated from Tennessee to Indiana in the early pioneer epoch, becoming one of the prominent and honored farmers of Knox county, where he passed the remainder of his COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 587 life. His children were as follows: James; Locky, Mrs. Thorn; Cynthia, Mrs. Teve- baugh; and Minerva, Mrs. Banks. All were consistent members of the Methodist Church. John and Cynthia (Richards) Tevebaugh be- came the parents of six children, namely: Elizabeth, Mrs. G. Goldman; John W., who served during the Civil war as a member of the 33d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and died July 20, 1901 ; William F., the immediate subject of this review : Alary, wife of Solomon Col- lins ; Isaiah, who served as a member of the 4th Indiana Cavalry, now a resident of Mt. Carrnel, 111. ; and Cynthia, who first married Joseph Collins, became after his death the wife of a Mr. Prather, who also died, and later married a Mr. Fisher, whom she survives. After the death of the mother of these children the father consummated a second marriage, being united to Airs. Polly Collins, widow of Hiram Collins, and they became the parents of two children, Jacob and Sarah. Airs. Polly Tevebaugh died some time late in the fifties. William F. Tevebaugh grew up under the sturdy and invigorating discipline of the old homestead farm, in whose work he assisted until there came a call to higher duty, when the integrity of the nation was threatened by armed rebellion. On Oct. 1, 1861, he tendered his services in defense of the Union, going to Vincennes, where he enlisted, becoming a pri- vate in a company which was soon afterward attached to the 3d Kentucky Volunteer Cav- alry, as Company AI. The regiment was as- signed to the Army of the Cumberland and later to the Army of the Tennessee. Under command of General Kilpatrick they pro- ceeded to Hopkinsville, and thereafter saw much hard service under the command of that general, taking part in many hotly contested battles and innumerable skirmishes. The first battle in which Air. Tevebaugh participated was that of Shiloh, and thereafter his regiment acted as escort for Gen. Thomas L. Critten- den for twelve months ; the last battle in which it participated was at Raleigh, N. C. Within his term of service Mr. Tevebaugh was with Sherman on the memorable march to the sea, taking part in the Atlanta campaign, and later proceeding on the long and weary march through the Carolinas, after which he was on duty in the vicinity of the national capital, though his command did not enter the city. On the second day's march to the sea Air. Tevebaugh was one of four men who daringly charged a battery of two guns, capturing the same, and escaping without special injury. He endured his full share of the hardships of the war. Upon the expiration of his first term he received his honorable discharge and forthwith veteranized, re-enlisting, at Edge- field, Tenn., for three years or '•during tin war," and continuing at the post of duty as a member of the same company and regiment. 1 le never responded to the sick call and no de- mand for his service was ever unanswered, so that his record is one of which he may well be proud. He was never seriously wounded and never captured. At the time of Lee's surrender his command was on the border of the State of North Carolina, whence it pro- ceeded to Lexington, that State, remaining there until mustered out in July, 1865. The regiment then went to Louisville, Ky., where Mr. Tevebaugh received his honorable dis- charge, having served for three years and nine months. After the close of the war Air. Tevebaugh returned to Knox county, Inch, where he se- cured employment on the farm of ex-Gov. J. D. Williams, while later he operated a flat- boat on the Ohio river, and still later engaged in the grocery business. While at home on a furlough, in Alarch, 1864, he had married, and in 1866 he established his home in Vin- cennes, where he began an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, which he there contin- ued to follow as a vocation until July. 1874. The following September he came to Indian- apolis, where he worked at his trade until 1876, when he became assistant engineer and carpenter at the asylum for the deaf. In 1883 he entered the employ of the Bee Line Rail- road Company in the capacity of fireman, later becoming connected with the Alonon Railroad, as bridge builder, and subsequently as fore- man at various water stations. He remained with this road for eleven years, and the fol- lowing three years was engaged in repair work "on the Big Four railroad. Since that time he has lived partially retired, haying a commodious and attractive home which he purchased in 1874, eligibly located on Leota street, Indianapolis. Here he devotes his at- tention to shoemaking and other lines of me- chanical work, having marked ability in me- chanical lines and having put the same to prac- tical use in divers ways, so that he has been able to amply fortify himself to enjoy in com- fort the evening of his life, while he enjoys the respect and good-will of all who know him. In politics Air. Tevebaugh is a stanch 5 S8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Republican, and fraternally he is an honored and valued member of George H. Chapman Post, Xo. 209, G. A. R., while his wife is prom- inently identified with the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary to the same, being past presi- dent of the same. Both are devoted members of Grace M. E. Church, in whose work they take an active interest. ( in March 6, 1864, Mr. Tevebaugh was united in marriage to Aliss Efhe E. (Jsborn, who was born in Petersburg, Pike Co., Ind., Jan. 31, 1845, daughter of Elias and Maria (.Mount) Osborn, the former a native of Syra- cuse, N. Y., and the latter of Virginia, whence she accompanied her parents on their removal to Indiana. Elias I >sborn was a son of Eber and Sarah (Dutcher) < Isborn, the former of whom was a son of Thomas and Sarah ( ( iould) ( Isborn, his mother being a sister of the father of the late Jay Gould. Maria (Mount) Osborn was born in Virginia in 1808, daughter of James and A. (Weathers) Mount. Her father, who was a prominent planter and slave holder in Virginia, came to Indiana in 1818, settling in Pike county, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was for many years a government employee. His children were as follows: James; Nancy, Mrs. Fields; Mary, who married a brother of her elder sister's husband ; and Maria, who became the wife of Elias (Jsborn. The broth- ers and sisters of Elias Osborn were as fol- lows : Eber, Thomas, Elizabeth (Mrs. Finn), and Sarah (Mrs. James Mount). Elias Osborn was reared to manhood in the State of New York, whence he came to Indiana as a pioneer of 1816, becoming one of the enterprising, public-spirited and influen- tial men of his day. He was well educated and had a personality that well equipped him for leadership in thought and action. In the pioneer days he operated flat-boats in the transportation of produce to the Southern markets, while in later years he became coun- ty clerk of Pike county and was otherwise en- gaged in official duties for many years, also dealing quite extensively in real estate. He was for many years incumbent of the office of justice of the peace and was a man whose counsel was frequently sought and highly val- ued. In 1875 his residence took tire, and in attempting to save valuable papers he inhaled smoke and heat to such an extent as to cause his death shortly afterward, on Dec. 20, 1 S75. I le was an active participant in the war of 1812, in recognition of which service he re- ceived a pension. He was a religious man, and his wife was a consistent member of the M. E. church. Her death occurred in 1886. had eight children, namely: Elizabeth, who was born in 1832, died at the age of twen- ty-live years: Thomas, born in July, 1835, died at the age of fifty-two: Sarah, born July 4, [837, is Airs. Herrell, of Petersburg; Mary, born Dec. 31, 1840, is the wife of S. Stuckey, of Monroe City, Ind.; Effie E., born Jan. 31, 1845, ' s tne wi ie °f William F. Tevebaugh; Elias, born in February, 1847, died Jan. 15, [896; Nancy, born Aug. 26, 1849, is the wife of Gip Baker, of Terre Haute ; and David S., born March 17, 1852, is a well-known busi- ness man of Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Tevebaugh have two chil- dren : Edgar H, born Oct. 4, 1867, is now in the employ of the Merchants' Despatch Transportation Company, and is stationed at East St. Louis, HI. ; and Harry W., born Nov. 10, 1869, is in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with headquarters at In- dianapolis. Both sons are married, the elder having four children, and the vottnger one child. SAMUEL SHOWALTER. Among the retired citizens of Indianapolis are a few whose lues are splendidly typical of the growth of Indiana, who came to the State in their boy- hood davs, and whose earliest education was the stern problems of existence in a pioneer land, the conditions of life then prevailing differing so radically from those of the present day that they are scarcely comprehensible, save to those wdio have actually experienced them. But those harsh conditions of life de- veloped a type of hardy manhood and woman- h 1 that has not since been repeated under the more favorable succeeding environment. Samuel Showalter was born in Franklin county. Va., Oct. 27. 1821, the son of Abra- ham and Frances ( McCormick) Showalter, tin' mother being a native of Virginia. Abraham Showalter was born in Pennsyl- vania in 1768. He was of German ancestry, and when a young man removed to Virginia and there married. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. and in 1826 removed with his large family to Henry county. Ind., where he became one of the earliest settlers, clearing up a farm in the wilderness and there he died Feb. 8, j 850, at an extreme old age. The wife and mother lived to the age of eighty years. Abraham Showalter was a life-long farmer, a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 5S9 most industrious and highly esteemed citizen, and a worthy representative of the old pioneers of Indiana, now rapidly passing away. Of the fourteen children of Abraham and Frances Showalter thirteen grew to maturity, and of these all but one had families. Of this once numerous family Samuel Showalter is the only survivor. Mr. Showalter was a child of but live years when he came with his parents from Virginia to Indiana. He well remembers the wild ap- pearance of the country, as it was sevi nt\ - five years ago, and he has lived to see it grad- ually emerge from an almost uninhabitable wilderness to a proud position in the sister- hood of States. He grew* to manhood on the old homestead and assisted in clearing up his father's farm, and assisted also in the develop- ment of other farms in the neighborhood. At the age of eighteen he was given his time by his father, and then started in life for himself, devoting his energies largely to the clearing of land by the acre. One of the contracts he took was to clear five acres in the green woi >ds, receiving for this arduous labor $8 per acre. Wages were low in those days and frequently he performed the hardest kind of labor for thirty-seven and one half cents per day. Mr. Showalter married, in 1841, Aseneth Gilbert, daughter of Aaron and Jemima (New- by) Gilbert, pioneers of Wayne county, Ind., who migrated from Guilford county, N. C, in 1821. They were of the Quaker faith, and had a family of six daughters of whom Mrs. Showalter, and Mrs. Mary Miller of Grant county, Ind., her youngest sister, are the only survivors. Mrs. Showalter was born in North Carolina in 1819, and was only two years old when she came with her parents to Indiana. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Show*alter en- gaged in farming in Henry county. In 1864 Mr. Showalter sold his farm and removed to Indianapolis. Here for ten years he engaged in the grocery business, since which time he has lived a retired life. He is a member of the Christian Church, his wife adhering to the Quaker faith of her ancestors. In politics Mr. Show-alter is a Democrat. He cast his first presidential vote for James K. Polk in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Showalter are passing their declining years in comparative health and comfort. Representing as they do, two of the pioneer families of Indiana, their later years are sweetened by the memories of the good old days', for though privation and toil was then the common lot, joy and content- ment mingled with labor and scant means, and laid the foundation for the richer and deeper life that followed. TH< >MAS THATCHER, who resides in Indianapolis, was born in Switzerland county, Ind., May 16, 1842, son of Daniel and Mary (Raids) Thatcher. Both father and mother belonged to pioneer families of Indiana, and late in life they moved to Tipton county, Ind., where they lived the rest of their lives. Thomas Thatcher was the eldest of a fam- ily of fourteen children born to his parents, seven sons and seven daughters, of whom two daughters and three sons are living at the pres- ent time. Two of the sons served in the War for the Union, Thomas and William, who was in Company D, 93rd Ind. V. I., and died at Vicksburg during the war. Thomas Thatcher was reared on a farm, and when a boy attended school in a pioneer log school-house. He was mustered into the United States service, July 14, 1861, as a member of Company K, 22nd Ind. V. I., Col. J. C. Davis commanding. Mr. Thatcher was at the front all the time, and missed but one ( Perryville, Ky.) battle in which his regiment was engaged, when he was away on a leave of absence. He became a sergeant, passed through the Atlanta campaign, was in Sher- man's march to the sea, and in many hard- Eought engagements he played the part of a brave and manful soldier. He fought at Pea Ridge, Nolenville, Stone River, Liberty 1 lap, Missionary Ridge, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Red ( )ak, Jones- boro, Averysboro, and Bentonville. In the Grand Review at Washington he formed a part of the procession, and shared in the crowning honors of the war. At Pea Ridge he was slightly wounded by a grape shot; and at the battle of Peach Tree (reek 1: ceived a gunshot wound, being struck in the back of the head and was rendered uncon- scious, being reported as dead by the captain of his company, who saw him fall. Left on the battle field as dead, the Rebels also tin ught him dead, and stripped him of his clothing. However, he revived when the Union forces swept back to reclaim the ground from which they had been driven, and was rescued and cared for by troops under tin command of Gen. Benjamin Harrison. Mr. Thatcher, declining to go to the hospital, re- 59Q COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mained with his regiment, but for some time he was excused from duty. At Jonesboro he was wounded by a bayonet thrust from a Con- federate, and at Bentonville, N. C, about the last fight of the war, he was severely wounded by an exploding shell, his left arm and shoulder being torn and lacerated. He was discharged at Indianapolis, July 25, 1865, after a gallant and meritorious career of more than four years in the army, he having re- enlisted Feb. 1, 1864, at Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Thatcher was married Oct. 19, 1865, to Mahala, a daughter of John J. and Barbara Miller. Mrs. Thatcher was born in Switzer- land county, Ind., April 27, 1846, and her father, John Miller, was born in 1812, in Indi- ana, when it was a Territory. Mr. and Mrs. Miller spent their last years in Indianapolis. They had a family of seven children, all of whom are now living with the exception of Mrs. Mary Webb, who died at the age of fifty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher have seven children, four sons and three daughters: Mrs. Mary B. Kirkpatrick, Wallace P., Mrs. Daisv D. Clark, John T., Caroline, Lewis H. and Edward E. Mrs. Thatcher is descended from a notable family. Her grandfather, Wil- liam Miller, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and for his services in that war received a land grant from the government. With his war- rant he located land in Missouri, where he was living at the time of the breaking out of the Civil war, and though over seventy years of age, he enlisted, ami served for some time as a soldier of the Union army. There are but few instances of a man bearing arms in both the war of 18 12 and the war of the Rebellion. Many of the Miller family attained to great age, John J. Miller, her father being eighty-six, and her mother eighty- five years old, at the time of their deaths. In his early life Mr. Thatcher learned the carpenter's trade, and since the war has fol- lowed contracting and building so far as he has had the health and strength to work, his health being much shattered, his wounds be- coming more troublesome as the years go by. Beside" his many wounds, Mr. Thatcher was rendered partially deaf by an attack of meas- les, which occurred soon after he entered the annv and previous to his going to the front, and he was confined to the hospital for some . Thatcher belongs to the I. O. O. F., and his honest and upright life gives credit to the order. In the army he was an excel- lent soldier, and in peace an honorable and useful citizen. In politics he is a Republican. Both he and his wife are devout members of the Methodist Church. JESSE F. HAWKINS (deceased), a vet- eran soldier of the Civil war, and for some years a justice of the peace in Indianapolis, was born in Preble county, ( Ihio, Sept. 21, 1834. 1 nomas Hawkins, his father, was a pioneer of Wayne county, Ind. In 1808, eight years before Indiana became a State, as a boy he played with Indian lads and was reared on the wild frontier. His father, Nathan Hawkins, was a native of North Carolina, and among the earliest of the pioneers of the Territory of Indiana. The family belonged to the Society of Friends, or Quakers. Thomas Hawkins went from Indiana to Ohio at the age of twenty-two, and three years later married Mary Faulkner, a native of Preble county, Ohio, and daughter of Jesse Faulkner, who was a native of England, and was brought to this country when a boy by his parents. Thomas Hawkins returned to Indiana and settled in Hamilton county in 1842, where he settled on a farm about fifteen miles north of Indianapolis. There he cleared a farm, and later settled near Noblesville. This was in the woods, and here he cleared up a second farm. In the summer of 1864, selling his farm he removed to Guthrie county, Iowa, where he made his home on a farm, and where he died at the age of sixty-seven years. In accordance with his Quaker principles he was mild in manner, non-combative, and lived up to strong religious principles. In every way he was a most estimable citizen. His wife died in Hamilton county, Ind.. in 1855. So far as known he voted for but one president, and that was in 1856, when he vo- ted for John C. Fremont. The circumstances under which he was induced to vote on that occasion were quite peculiar. His son, Jesse, 1 iffered his first vote at that time. It was chal- lenged on the ground that he was not of age, and his father being sent for, his simple word was accepted, without his taking the usual oath. His son and others then urged and persuaded him to vote for Fremont as the non-extension-of-slavery candidate. Thomas Hawkins was twice married. By his first wife he had nine children, five sons and four daughters, and to his second mar- riage was born one son. All the children, with COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 591 the exception of a son and a daughter, are living at this time. Three of the hoys served in the Union army during the war of the Re- hellion, and their aggregate service was more than seven years. Of these Jesse Hawkins was the eldest. Elihu, the second, served in an Indiana regiment; and Abijah, who served a year with Elihu, was for four years in the regular army. He enlisted in Indianapolis, and went with his company to Tybee Island, where the regiment was attacked with cholera, and a great number lost. Mr. Hawkins was taken with the dread disease and was sup- posed to be dead. It was so reported and his body was laid on the sand for burial. A com- rade thought he detected signs of life, the sick man was resuscitated, and now he is a business man of Noblesville, Ind. Elihu Haw- kins also lives in Noblesville. Squire Jesse F. Hawkins enlisted Feb. 24, 1S64, in Company A, 148th Ind. V. I., and the most of his service was rendered in Ten- nessee, where he participated in several heavy engagements, distinguishing himself as a faith- ful soldier, and a loyal citizen of his country. During the last part of his army life he was at- tacked with scurvy, and has suffered from the effects of that disease even to the present time. Mr. Hawkins has lived in Indianapolis since 1858. His general business has been farming and stock raising, in which he has been very successful. In the fall of 1898 he was elected justice of the peace. His first presidential vote was cast for John C. Fre- mont, and in i860 he voted for Ahraham Lin- coln. He was a strong anti-slavery man, but turned his sympathies later toward the Prohi- bition party. In 1884 he voted for Grover Cleveland, and during the ensuing eight years voted the Prohibition ticket. In his religious proclivities he was a member of the Methodist Church. Jesse F. Hawkins married, Oct. 1, i860, Miss Minerva Wilson, a native of Indiana, and a daughter of Young M. Reed and Polly (McCreery) Wilson, and to them were born ten children. Mr. Hawkins died April 26, 1903, and is survived by his widow and seven children. Young M. Reed Wilson, the father of Mr-;. Hawkins, was a native of Tennessee, and was left an orphan in boyhood. He was bound out to a paternal uncle in Fayette coun- ty, Ind. When a young man he went to Hen- dricks county, where he worked by the month, until he had money enough to buy eighty acres of land. This he cleared up, and so greatly improved it that he was able to sell )i at a good figure. Removing to Allisonville, he en- gaged in merchandising, and following this for a few years became quite well-to-do. He filled the position of assessor of his place, and then selling out his business he removed to Decatur township, Marion county, where he was elected justice of the peace. This office be held for sixteen consecutive years. About 1848 he was elected a representative to the lower house of the General Assembly of In- diana. By his industry and thrift he became the owner of 500 acres of land, and was widely known as a reliable and wealthy farmer. I lis wife, Polly McCreery, was a daughter of Daniel McCreery, and became the mother of eleven children. LOUIS ADOLPH GREENER, V. S., of Nos. 18-20 South East street, Indianapolis, was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, Dec. 7, 1854. He remained in his native land until his twelfth year, when he accompanied his parents to this country, and located with them at Buffalo, X. Y., where he grew to manhood, receiving his education in the city schools of Buffalo, and in the German Lutheran Semi- nary of that place. When he was twenty years of age he began the study of veterinary science at the Philadelphia Veterinary Col- lege, where he took a course. Since he was nineteen years of age Mr. Greiner has been engaged in the practice of his calling in part- nership with his father, who was also a vet- erinary surgeon, well up in that calling, being a graduate of the Alford Veterinary College of Paris, and for many years the assistant of his brother, William Greiner, wdio was dis- trict veterinary surgeon of Alsace, depart- ment of Strasburg. Henry Herman, the grandfather of L. A. Greiner, was a veteri- narian under Napoleon, and followed the for- tunes of that great commander through all his various campaigns, being with him at Mos- cow. Five generations of the Greiner family have been represented in veterinary science and practice, and all have achieved success, some in the earlier generations occupying ex- alted positions in their European homes. Louis A. Greiner practiced his profession in Buffalo from 1876 to [881, when he came to Indianapolis to join his father, who had arrived here some two years previously, but who was later prostrate.] b) illness. After 59- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his father's recovery Mr. Greiner opened the [ndianapolis Infirmary, and from that clay to this he has been recognized as the leading veterinary surgeon of the city. Dr. Greiner established the Indiana Vet- erinary College in 1892, which he operated very successfully for nine years ; graduating in that time seventy students who have es- tablished themselves successfully in business throughout the country. The institution was prosperous and growing in public favor, but by reason of impaired health and his exten- sive practice, Dr. Greiner felt impelled to dis- pose of his interest in the school. Associated with Dr. Greiner in his extensive business are Dr. Joseph Milton Greiner, two assistants and several laborers. Facilities for their work are complete. The latest devices are always here, and no expense is spared in rendering the appointments first class in every respect. Dr. Greiner has been the city veterinarian of Indianapolis for some years, and is now filling that position. He does all the veterinary work for the Consumers' Ice Company, Sterling R. Holt Ice & Cold Storage Company, the Sterl- ing R. Holt Stock Farm at Baywood, the In- dianapolis Street Railway Company, the Standard ( >il Company, and other large and important concerns. His private practice is very large and lucrative. During the proper season he has in operation the Indiana School for Farriers, designed to teach in the most practical manner scientific shoeing for horses, particularly driving and racing animals. Dr. Greiner was married, in 1874, in Buf- falo, N. V., to Miss Magdalena Pollock, who was born, reared, educated and married in the same city. Four of the six children born to this union are living: Georgina, married J. J. Ray, residing in this city, a prosperous builder and contractor of Indianapolis; Adolph, died in infancy; Dr. Joseph Milton; Leonora, is now Mrs. Nuerge, her husband being a contractor and builder in Indianapolis ; Magdalena died in infancy : and Louis Adolph. Dr. Greiner is prominently identified with various social orders, the A. F. & A. M., the I;. 1'. O. E., the K. of P., the I. O. H. F., and the Marion County (Dem.) Club, the German- American Democratic Club, and the German ( (rphans' Home Society. He is an affable and pleasant gentleman, endowed with su- perior skill and adaptability to his profession. ADOLPH WALD, of No. 417 North Lib- erty street, [ndianapolis, is a well known and highly esteemed German-American citizen, lie was born near Berlin, Germany, Dec. 14, 1843, son 0I Emanuel Wald. Emanuel Wald brought his family to "America in 1855, and soon found recognition for his abilities as a teacher and preacher. ( )n coming to this country the family located at Burlington, Wis., but in 1858 removed to- Brownsville, Mo. There the influence of the coming strife of the Rebellion was already felt, and, as Mr. Wald favored the Union cause, conditions became so unpleasant that he decided to return to the North. He again took up his residence at Burlington, Wis., where he passed his remaining years, dving at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Mr. Wald had been twice married, his first wife dying in his German home, and his second in Missouri. He was the father of seventeen children. Adolph Wald and his brother Herman bore arms for the Union during the Great Rebellion. Herman, wdio served in a Mis- souri regiment, died in Burlington, Wis., in 1897. Adolph enlisted August 1, 1861, in Company I'., Boonville Battalion, United States Reserve Corps. He was an accomplished musician, having given this art much atten- tion from his childhood, and when he entered the army his services were in great demand, and he was present as a musician in the lead- ing events in and around Boonville and Car- thage until the Battalion was disbanded Dec. 18, 1861. Three days later, Mr. Wald and the most of the battalion enlisted in the 1st Mis- souri Volunteer Infantry. He served with this regiment as principal musician until it was mustered out at St. Louis, Jan. 14, 1865. Mr. \\ aid, however, did not return to civil life. and on Feb. 20, 18(15, ne became a member of the 13th Missouri Veteran Cavalry, be- ing appointed its chief trumpeter ; with this command he remained until it was mustered out Jan. 11, 1866, months after the closing of the War, as it was long engaged on the south- west frontiers, where it did various duties, until its discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Mr. Wald served as leader of the regi- mental band, and was so commissioned. In 1876 Mr. Wald and his family be- came residents of Indianapolis, where he was prominent for many years as a musician and band leader, until deafness, which was the result of catarrh acquired in the army, com- pelled him to give up active musical labors. He is now engaged in the manufacture of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 593 cigars. He is a prominent and popular mem her of Major Anderson Post, G. A. R., at Indiana] » lis. Mr. Wald was married at Boonville, Mo., Dee. 27, [866, to Miss Barbara Herlinger, who came to the United States with her parents when hut three years of age. MARTIN V. RILEY, who resides at No. 745 Holmes avenue (Haughville), Indianap- olis, is remembered among the older inhabi- tants of the city who were born in Marion county and are now living within its limits. Daniel Riley, his father, was horn in Ire- land, where he was reared. Emigrating to the United States he was for some years a resident of New York, afterward coming to Indiana, and settling as a pioneer in Marion county. His first wife died before he came to Indiana, and here he married Mrs. Margaret (Ford) Starkey, a native of Tennessee, and daughter of Captain Ford, a soldier of the Revolution. She lived for a time in Kentucky with her parents, her father living a pioneer's life in both Kentucky and Tennessee. In Kentucky Mrs. Riley had married Nathaniel Starkey. who died leaving his widow with five children. Her husband's people deciding to emigrate to Indiana, had the widowed daughter-in-law and her children accompany them. In Marion county she met and married Daniel Riley. To Daniel and Margaret 1 Ford 1 Riley were born in Marion county, April id. 1837, twin boys, Martin Van Buren and An- dew Jackson, the latter of whom died in in- fancy. Daniel Riley did not long survive the birth nf his twin sons and died so long ago, that his son Martin V. has no remembrani 1 ol his father. The mother passed away many- years ago. and she is remembered b) our sub- ject as a kind and loving mother; and from the memory of talks with her he ob- tained must of the facts narrated herein. Martin V. Riley has lived in Marion county all his life. Here he grew to manhood amid scenes of pioneer days, and his general occupation through life has been farming, thi ugh of late years lie has lived retired. ( >n attaining manhood, he married Lydia Starkey, a daughter nf William Starkey. a pioneer set- tler nf Marion county, who came to Indiana from Kentucky. Mr. Riley and his had eleven children, of whom five p: away in early childhood. < if those reaching mature years: I. aura, married William Mey- ers; facob resides in Anderson, Ind. ; Eliza le Airs. Ballard; America married Philip lion: Mrs. Lee Jenkms lives at Haughville; and Alice is unmarried. Mr. Riley was be- reft by death of his wife, in December. [898, a great affliction to him, and he now makes his home with his daughter and her husband and Mrs. Jenkins. He vividly remembers the early days when Indianapolis was but a vil- lage, and here he has lived a long and u lite, sustaining the respect and confideno I hi- neighbors to a marked degree. REV. JOHN ALEXANDER BUSH- ONG, who resides in Indianapolis, represents 'lie 1 if the old and honored pioneer faun.. Indiana. His father, Jonathan Bushong, was a si m of Henry Bushong, who married a woman nf French descent. Henry Bushong and his wife emigrated to America from Germany, just prior to the War 1 if the Revolution. A brother of Henry came to this country about the same time, and these two are supposed to be the ancestors of all the IJushongs in the United States. The) settled in the valley of the Shenandoah, in Vir- ginia, and Henry Bushong became the Eatl of the following children: Solomon eai left Virginia, and made his home near Circle- ville, Ohio, where he passed all his remaining years, leaving at his death quite a numen family. Henry, Jr., who located at Reading. Pa., where he operated a large distillery, successful in business and he left a numerous family; his strength and bodily activity arc still remembered as remarkable. Philip made his home in the eastern part of what 1- now West Virginia, where he spent his life, and became the father of a numerous family. Jona- than is mentioned below. Barbara Jane, who never married, died of consumption about middle life. Jonathan Bushong was born in 1806, and v. a- married in his native state to Mary M. I ordry, who was horn and raised in Virginia. Her parents were born in Ireland, and came to this country before the Revolution, to make their home in the valley of (he Po- tomac. Her father was a regular soldier in the War of the Revolution. After the ■ of the war he was engaged in the burning of charcoal as his occupation. In [831, Jonathan Bushong and his wife emigrated to [n made their home near Wash: Wayne county. Here the family li\, , and then made a home on government land in the northeast c 594 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Hamilton county. This was a tract of eighty . and here Mr. Bushong made exten- sive improvements,, having a fine farm at the time of his death, Aug. 10, 1843. A most estimable citizen, he is remembered as a thoroughly honorable, honest and upright man. Reared in the principles of the 1 icr- man Reform Church, he never formally uni- ted with that body, though it always com- manded his respect. In March, 1841, he was converted, and united with the Church known as the United Brethren in Christ, and his life was eminently Christian. In that body he officiated as a ciass leader, and was so en- gaged at the time of his death. After bis death his widow married again but is now deceased. Jonathan Bushong and wife were the parents of five sons and three daughters. One of the daughters died in early infancy. Of the others we have the following record : ( 1 ) Toseph L. was born in Virginia, and came to Indiana with his parents. He remained on the parental farm until the death of his father, and two vears later he made the journey to Xew Orleans on a tlat boat. After spending some three years in that city, he came back to his mother's home, and for some years was employed as a farm hand in that community, by various farmers. In 1853, be went to Iowa with a family named Zaring, with whom he was employed for about a year, when he mar- ried Lydia Ann, the eldest daughter of that family. For many years he had his home near Fremont, Iowa.' In 1851 he was con- verted, and lived henceforth a good christian life, becoming a clergyman of the Free Meth- odist Church, and /bed in Hutchinson, Kas., many years ago. Of his five sons and twelve (laughters, one son, James, and nine daugh- ters' are now living. (J) Rev. John A. is mentioned below. (3) James W., born in 1830, became a clergyman of the M. E. Church, at the age of twenty-two years. His education was secured at the Wesleyan Uni- versity, at Delaware, < >hio, and his studies carried him through seven years. A fine linguist, he could read nine languages, and speak fluently seven of them. At the break- in" out of the Civil War he enlisted in an Being chosen by his Conference as a special worker, he was sent to reorganize and build up the church in Missouri. At Sedalia he had a very successful pastorate, and built a fine church. His next charge was at Little Rock, Ark., where he built a fine church build- ing, and was pastor of a flourishing society for a number of years. At Fort Smith in the same state he also did fine work, build- ing a fine church, and establishing the cause on a firm footing. From Fort Smith he was sent to one of the large congregations in Cin- cinnati, to which he ministered with zeal and enthusiasm for two years, when he was sent to Springfield as pastor of the church there. After this he came back to Cincinnati, taking the church at Walnut Hills, where he built a fine temple of worship, and had a very happy pastorate. At Portland, Oregon, he was equally successful, building a hundred thou- sand dollar church, and serving as pastor three years. At Astoria he held a two years' assignment, and was pastor at Seattle for a year, when he was recalled to Portland to conduct a protracted meeting. While en- gaged in this work he was stricken with paralysis while in the pulpit, dying three months later. He left a widow and three sons. (4) Catherine Bushong married a Mr. Stone, of Lincoln, Neb. (5) William Henry Bushong was converted in 1857, while in Iowa. During the Civil War he was a mem- ber of the 99th Ind. V. I., serving throughout the War. After the War he was married to Alice Hayes, at Centerville, Ind., and studied dentistry under his brother-in-law, becoming quite expert in that profession. His lease of life, however, was brief, as he died of disease contracted in the army. He left a widow and daughter, both of whom are now dead. (6) Caroline V. married William Odell, by whom she had five children, and after the death of Mr. Odell she married James McKinney, by whom she had a family of three children. Later in life she died of consumption. (7) Benjamin F. Bushong is mentioned elsewhere. Rev. John Alexander Bushong was born near Staunton, Va., March 28, 1828. Coming with his parents to Indiana, in 1831, he re- ceived a fair education for those early days, Ohio regiment, was appointed a Chaplain, mostly secured by home study and in the sub- and became a member of ( ien. < ). O. Howard's staff. After the \\ ar he was put in charge of Freedmen's Bureau, at Alexandria, Va. Pater he was president of an eastern college, jition he successfully filled many years. scription school, which he attended about a year. He joined the United Brethren Church when he was fourteen years old, and was bare- footed on that occasion, wearing a pair of tow linen trousers, and a flax linen shirt. For a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 595 time he was out of the spirit, but was re- claimed in his twentieth year, and united with the Methodist Church, as there was no United Brethren Church in his vicinity. Becoming an active worker in that church, he was given a local license, and for thirty-five years de- voted himself to the upbuilding of that church. In 1887, Mr. Bushong united with the Uni- ted Brethren Church, of which his wife had been a life-long member. Not long after he entered the United Brethren Conference, and was enrolled in the itinerant list, where he has been a faithful worker, and in which he is still engaged. Mr. Bushong was married, in 1851, to Abigail Ruth Monroe, who died in 1876. Two and a half years later he married his present wife, Mrs. Martha H. Crouse, whose maiden name was Clark. By his first wife he was the father of eight children, five of whom are living: James A., Reuben H., Charles F., Mrs. Sarah Magner and Mary M. In 1862, Mr. Bushong enlisted in Com- pany C, 99th Ind. V. I., serving until the close of the War, and was mustered out at Camp Brooks, Va. After the War had closed he was an officer of the guard at the General Hospital at Memphis, Tenn., making a cred- itable record as a good and faithful soldier. Mr. Bushong is practically self-educated, and is a man of native ability. His reading has been wide and valuable, and he is well in- formed on matters pertaining to the public interests of the day. From youth he has been a. Bible student, and has had marked success as an evangelist. His memory is remarkable and but few things wdiich he has learned he has forgotten. His character and ability com- mand the respect and confidence of the com- munity. WILLIAM W. HALL, of Indianapolis, whose home is at No. 231 West Fourteenth street, represents a pioneer family in Indiana. He himself as a soldier in the War for the Union, displayed a gallant and loyal nature, and proved himself a patriotic citizen. He iorn in Rush county, Ind., Nov. 26. 1837, son of Franklin and Eliza (Sharp) Hall, both of whom were natives of Winchester. Va. Mr. Hall's paternal grandfather was a native of Scotland, and a relative of Andrew Carn- the millionaire philanthropist, and he was about four years old when he was brought hat is now Indianapolis. Franklin Hall resided for a time in Ken- tucky, where he carried on the distillery busi- ness for many years, and was a slave owner. He taught school in the early days and his education was exceptionally good for the times. His farm was in Hamilton comity, and was about eleven miles from where the court house now stands. He became the owner of considerable property in Indianap- olis, and here he spent his last days. Here he died in April, 1888, his funeral ceremonies occurring on the first day of May. His wife died in 1852. Mr. Hall was a well-known pioneer, and was held in universal esteem. His education was considered exceptionally good in those early days. He was the father of a large family of children, of whom Wil- liam was the oldest. The four children, one son and three daughters, born of his second marriage, and seven sons and two daughters of the first marriage were living at the time of this writing. Several of the children died in infancy or in childhood. William W. Hall was about four years old when brought to what is now Indianapolis. He secured his education at the public school near the home farm, and in the Indianapolis schools. He finished his schooling at what was then Asbury College, hut which has since become De Pauw University, entering that school in 1847, an d remaining until 1850. Early in life he began teaching, and taught winter school until the breaking out of the Civil War. On April 23, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, 13th Indiana Volunteer In- fantry, and was mustered out as first sergeant September 5, 1865. The first three years of his service were spent in the Company in which he enlisted. The first battle of any im- portance in which he participated was that at Rich Mountain, July 1, 1861. The regi- ment formed a part of the 10th Army Corps, and its field of service extended from Mary- land to Florida. Mr. Flail was in the siege of Petersburg, and participated in many of the most seriotis and tiercel}- contested battles of the War. The experiences and hardships of the War were well resisted by him, and he returned to civil life with his health unbroken. This was something remarkable, considering the length of his service, and the number of campaigns in which he was engaged. ( ince he was shot through the left arm, and the same arm was severely injured in the front of Peti rsburg. When Mr. Flail came back to Indiana he 596 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD resumed teaching in the same school in which he was engaged at the breaking out of the War. and for several years continued in this work. His last years of teaching were mainly spent in the West Indianapolis schools. Be- coming wearied of the work in the school room he sought and secured a position on the letter carrier force of Indianapolis, and it is worthy of note that he delivered to General Harrison all the hitter's mail when a candidate fur the Presidency. When that gentleman was elected he gave Mr. Hall a letter greatly compliment- ing him for the efficient manner in which he- had discharged his official duties. Mr. Hall has been a life-long Democrat, and greatly prizes this communication from his former illustrious fellow townsman. .Mr. Hall was married Jan. 6, 1875. to Miss Sarah J. Luce, a native of Indianapolis, and a daughter of Alfred Luce, who was mortalU wounded in the War for the Union. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have three children: Bes- sie, Josephine and Lida. Mr. Hall belongs to Chapman Post, G. A. R., and possesses the respect and confidence of his fellow members, as well as all with whom he is associated either in a business or a personal way. GEORGE R. HUTTO. who has spent a number of years as custodian of various de- partments in the State House at Indianapolis, was born in Johnson count), Ind., March 9, 1X41. son of Thomas and Lucinda (Stillwcll) Hutto. The paternal grandfather of George R. Hutto, was born in South Carolina, and came to Indiana at an early day, dying in Johnson county, when past middle life. Four of his sons lived to marry and became the heads of families; three of his daughters lived to an old aye. and were the mothers of families. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Hutto was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, and early settled in Indiana, where he died, the father of five sons and two daughters. Thomas Hutto, father of George R., was horn in Kentucky, and his wife in Indiana. The) ha.l a family of four sons and three daughters, of whom Mary Ann is the wife of Benjamin Harrod, of Winfield, Kansas; George R. is mentioned below; John J. is a resident of Winfield, Kansas; and Sarah ('., who married (first), George Han- sel, and after his death. Dr. Campbell (also deceased), of Howard county, Ind.. now lives in Kokomo, with her son, ( harles I Ian-el. Thomas Hutto, the father, was a merchant tailor, came to Indiana when quite young, and grew to manhood in Johnson county, where he married. Some years after that event he moved to Howard county, there set- tling, in 1847, on a farm six miles south of Kokomo, and there his death occurred in 1853 at the early age of forty-nine years. His wife died in Winfield, Kansas, May 4, 1900, at the age of seventy-two years. Both were mem- bers of the Christian Church. George R. Hutto lived in Johnson county until he was about seven years of age, when he was taken by his parents to Howard county, where he grew to manhood. He was reared on a farm, and for a short time at- tended the district schools. When President Lincoln issued his first call for 75.000 sol- diers, young Mr. Hutto volunteered the first morning after the call was received, becoming a member of Company D, 6th Ind. V. I.. Capt. Thomas Harrison commanding. This was the first regiment to leave the State, and Mr. Hutto was in service four months, and when his term of enlistment had expired, became a member of the 57th Ind. V. I., with which he served not only throughout the War, but for eight months afterwards. He arrived home on New Year's Eve, [866, a glad re- turn after long years of hardship and danger. Mr. Hutto was a private and served in the battles of Lovejoy Station, where he was wounded in the left side and thought to be dead for a time; at Carrick's Ford, West Va., where was killed the first rebel general. Cen. Garnett; in the second day at Shiloh ; at Per- ryville. Stone River, Missionary Ridge, all t lu battles of the Atlanta campaign, and at Frank- lin, ami Nashville, Tenn., (where Hood was defeated! and in many other fierce and blood) struggles. He was mustered out at Placedo, Texas. After the War Mr. Hutto resumed his agricultural labors, and had thirty-five acres of corn tlie year after his return home, being engaged in farming until 1869. The previous year he removed to Kokomo. where he bought cattle for a time, and was employed at (he Northern Indiana State Prison at Michigan City fi r two years, for four months he was deputy city marshal, and for a year and eight months served as city marshal, tilling out an unexpired term. After this be was elected marshal, and for eight years served on the police force of the city. For a time he fol- lowed various pursuits, ami in < ictober, 1X117. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 597 came to Indianapolis, where he has been con- nected as custodian with several departments of the State House. Mr. Hutto was married June 19, 1873, to .Miss Hannah E., a daughter of James and Barbara ( Rivers) Hunt, of North Carolina, and to this union were born five sons and three daughters: Lelie M., Willie (who died aged six years), Arthur, Earl, Verne, .Maude, and two who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Hutto are members of the Christian Church. IK- is a Master Mason in Naptha Lodge, Xo. 93, F. & A. M.. and a comrade of T. J. Harrison Post, G. A. R.. both of Kokomo. In politics he is a stanch Republican, as was his father, who in his time was a faithful Abolitionist, and a worker on the "Underground Railroad.*' Mr. Hutto has an attractive and commodious residence at Xo. 8 West Prairie street, In- dianapolis. HENRY WHITINGER, deceased, one of the older and much respected farmers of Nora. Marion Co., Ind., was born three-quar- ters of a mile east of that flourisjiing little place Feb. 27, 1833. son of Henry and Su- sanna (Ernest) Whitinger. His grandfather, Jacob Whitinger, was born in Pennsylvania, came west to Ohio, and about 1820 located in Indiana, where he entered government land. He was a thrift}' farmer, owned a mill, and before he died in Marion county, Ind., at the age of eighty-five years, gave each of his nu- merous family a present of 160 acres of land. Henry Whitinger, father of Henry, was born in Ohio, was a farmer, and made his home in Marion county in 1820, locating in Washington township, where he entered gov- ernment land, and where he died at the age of sixty-five years. His widow survived him many years, living to be eighty-four. Both -were Baptists. Like her husband Mrs. Whit- inger was a native of Ohio. Her father was bi in in Rhode Island, was a veteran of the Revolutionary war. and died in Ohio well advanced in years. His was a large family. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitinger had a family "f seventeen children, thirteen sons and four daughters, of whom four are now living : Samuel, of Hamilton county. Ind.; Daniel, of Ontario, Wis.; Albert, of Hamilton coun- ty : and Eliza Jane, who married Henrv ( 'ruse, of Xora, Indiana. With but brief exceptions Henry Whit- inger spent all his life in Washington town- ship. Marion county. Reared a farmer, he at- tended the old-fashioned subscription schools, living at home until he was nearly grown. He went into Illinois while still a hoy and worked for a time breaking prairie, and coming back to Marion county was for the ensuing four years in the employ of one farmer. After his marriage he rented land for several years, until he was able to buy, when he purcha an interest in his father's estate and became the • proprietor of seventy-two acres. All his life was devoted to the cultivation of the soil. Mr. Whitinger was married Dec. 1. [853, i" Lliza Jane, daughter of Abner and Nancy (AlcDonald) Roberts, and to this union were born six children, four sons and two daugh- ters : ( 1 ) Sample married Samantha Stoner, by whom he has had six children, and lives in California. (2) John D. is deceased. He and his wife, Lade Heaton, had one child, Ross, who is still living. (3) Albert lives in Story county, Iowa. He married a Donahue, and they had four children. (4) Charles, wdio lives in Broad Ripple, married and has had three children. (5) Nancy Ann married Charles Boswell, and both are deceased. One child, Frank, survives them. (6) Clara Ellen died when twelve years of age. Mrs. Eliza Jane Whitinger died in 1873. She was a Methodist in religious faith. Mr. Whitinger's second wife, who died in August, 1895, was also a Methodist. On Jan. 12, 1898, he was married to Mrs. Esther Jane Hahn, widow of Joseph E. Hahn, and daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (McClure) Culberson. Mrs. Whitinger was married three times pre- viously, her first husband having been James Mustard, to whom she was married when twenty-two years of age at Broad Ripple ; her second husband was Lorenzo Van Scyoc, and her third Mr. Halm. She never had any chil- dren of her own, but partly reared as many as twenty orphan children. Joseph Culberson, Mrs. Whitinger's father, was one of three brothers who came from England and settled in the same com- munity, in Culberson's road, in Cumberland county, Pa. He moved from there to Bour- bon county. Ky., where Mrs. Whitinger was born, and when she was in her twelfth year she was brought by her parents to Indiana, the family locating a mile east of Broad Rip- ple, where the father died in his eighty-fourth year. The mother died in her sixty-fourth year. Mrs. Whitinger, horn Feb. 21. [818, was one of a family of fourteen children, and was the last surviving member of that inter- esting family. The parents were Presbyter- ians, and she was reared in that faith, accord- 59^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mg to its strictest tenets, but of late years was identified with the Lutheran Church Her people were all good Christian men and wom- en, and Mrs. Whitinger had profound faith in the Bible and in the doctrines of the church She held the Christian religion close to her heart, and was highly regarded for the noble type of womanhood her career presented to the world. Air. Whitinger was a Universalist in re- ligious belief. He was a member of Broad Ripple Lodge, No. 548, I. O. O. F., and of George H. 1 nomas Post, G. A. R., at Indian- apolis He enlisted in August, 1861, in Com- pany E, 39th Ind. V. I., and was in the service about two years, taking part in the great bat- tle ot hhiloh, and in a number of less important engagements. After the war he made his home continuously in Washington township. DR. EPHRAIM W. HAMMON, of In- dianapolis, physician and minister of the Christian Church, has attained more than local reputation as an unselfish and devoted worker for the higher life of the world and the good of his brother man. Dr. Hammon was born in Darke county Ohio, July 14, 1841, a son of Isaiah and Hen- rietta (Hale) Hammon, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Isaiah Hammon was a tanner and a shoe- maker and during his early life carried on his father s tannery for some years. Then he took up shoemakiug, which he followed until his death, which occurred at Kosciusko Ind on the day President Lincoln was assassinated" When he died he was fifty-six years of a°-e His widow passed away in iS; 9 , her death resulting from a fall from a second-story building in Big Rapids, Mich., at the age of sixty-six. They were members of the Chris- tian (Disciples) Church, and both at one time had been connected with the Newlight branch of that church. They came to Indiana in March, 1844, and locating in Wells county, lived there until 1855. when they removed into Kosciusko county. Thcv were the parents of a family of eight daughters and four sons. Six members of their family are now living : Susanna, the wife of Isaac Connett, of Robin- son, 111. ; Luvina, the wife of Zephaniah Rog- ers, of Pierceton, Ind. ; Ambrose, of Pierceton ; Dr. Ephraim W. ; Catherine, the wife of m! C. Foulks, of Dunkirk, Ind. ; and Mary Ann^ the wife of Stephen Curry, of Big Rapids, Michigan. Ambrose Hammon, the grandfather, was probably a native of Virginia, and came of Scotch-Irish descent. His death occurred in Russell county, \ a., when he was between eighty and ninety years old. He owned a farm, was a distiller and tanner and had a number of slaves. He had several children, the last survivor being Susan, Mrs. Skeen, of Northern Virginia, near Catlettsburg. James Hale, the maternal grandfather of Dr. Ephraim W., was one of twenty-four sons born to his father, though by different moth- ers. He was a long time resident of Vir- ginia, where he died at the age of over one hundred years, shortly after the breaking out of the Civil war. His ancestry was Scotch- Irish. Ephraim W. Hammon was reared in Wells county, Ind., where his education began in the old subscription school. When a young man he went to the public school with some of his children, with a view of improving him- self as he could not when a boy. Afterward he took a course of lectures at Eureka Col- lege, and then was graduated from the three years' course at the Fort Wayne College of Medicine. After coming home from the army he entered the Christian University, but loss of voice compelled him to give up preaching for a time, when he took up the practice of medi- cine. For many years he has carried on his double professional career, both practising and preaching with distinguished success. He has held pastorates in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and has traveled largely as an Evangelist. During his ministerial labors nearly four thousand people have been baptized by him. In early life he was identified with the Chris- tian Connection or Newlights. While pre- paring, however, for a discussion with a Dis- ciple minister, he became converted himself to that faith. He became an ardent champion of this belief, and in a discussion with Dr. Vincent Roberts, an expounder of his original doctrine, made many converts, and baptized numbers of the old faith. The first one was a lawyer, who was taking notes of the dis- cussion, and who came forward at the close of the meeting and voluntarily asked for bap- tism. Mr. Hammon met in debate the Rev. Mr. Shaffer, a noted debater of the Metho- dist Church, and within seven days after its conclusion baptized thirty-five people, among whom w as Mr. Shaffer's moderator. He also held a debate with Rev. S. H. Bashor, of the German Baptist Church, a man of national repute, and after that discussion Mr. Hammon baptized nine of the congregation of Rev. Mr. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 599 Bashor. The debate is well remembered in that community. At the breaking - lit of the Civil war Dr. Hammon enlisted under the first call for three years' men as a member of Company D, 22d Ind. Vol. Infantry, lie was discharged in 1862 on account of ulceration of the right lung resulting from diphtheria. The only hat- tie in which he participated was a slight skir- mish in front of Lexington, Mo. Most of his time was spent on detached duty in caring for the sick and wounded in connection with the hospital service, lie was steward and as- sistant surgeon. After the war he entered at once and per- manently upon the work of the ministry, and has also practiced medicine since 1876. For some years he lived at Montpelier, Ind., where he was recognized as one of the leading physi- cians of the community, and while he was there he built up the Christian Church which is still in existence. Dr. Hammon was married Feb. 6, 1862, to Martha A. Morrison, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Wright) Morrison. Her fa- ther was one of the pioneers of Wells county, Ind. Dr. and Mrs. Hammon have five sons and four daughters living: (1) Oliver M. is engaged in the high school at Union City, Ind., where he has taught for a number of years. He married Lucinda Hercules, by whom he had five children, Avella, Voyle, Earl, Inez, and Ada. Mrs. Lucinda Hammon died, and Mr. Hammon married for his sec- ond wife Mrs. Mina Bennett, by whom he has had one child, Delia. (2) Rosa Belle, who is an accomplished elocutionist, married J. W. Crawford, and lives in Chicago. (3) Milton E. is foreman in the railroad shops at Wich- ita, Ivans., in the emplo) of the 'Frisco Line. He is well known as a musician. He married Clara Gunn. and they have had two children, Trela and Paul. (4) Evan T. is the traveling manager of the Smith-Nixon Piano Company, of Louisville, Ky., and the author of a number of musical compositions. 1 5 1 Etta May is the wife of Rev. W. A. Coryea, a Christian min- ister of Gervais, Oregon, and they have four children. Alpha, Ralph, Lois and Carey. (6) Charles O. is a traveling newspaper man. and his home is in Indianapolis. He married Grace Crandall, of Newcastle, Ind. (7) James H. is an optician at Vincennes, Ind. His wife, Allie Stewart, came from Shoals, Ind. (8) Edith P. is a teacher of the piano. (9) Lcnna L. attended the Indianapolis Bus- iness University. She has considerabli tation as an elocutionist. The parents of Mrs. Hammon wen native to the s< il of ( Ihio, and can Indiana 111 1838. Her lather died m and her mother in 1900. He was a sue, farmer. Of their family of six children, '"lis 1 now deceased ) served in the 1 Dr. Hammon brought ins family to In- dianapolis in [900, and until a few yeai served the Hillside Christian Church a ti r. On account of heart trouble he n from the active work of the ministry. He owns a fine home at No. 1055 New 1 street, where he also maintains an offio the practice of medicine. JAMES HUFFMAN, who died Sept, 29, 10.05, was a venerable resident of Broad Rip- ple, Ind., where he had been a lifelong farmer. He was born in September, 1833, on the farm where he died, a son of Jonas and Polly Huff- man. Jonas Huffman and his wife were natives of Virginia, and were married in Butler county, Ohio. He was a cooper by trade. With his young wife he came to Indi- ana, walking the entire distance, carrying a gun with which he daily killed game' for the evening meal. They made a home at Broad Ripple. Mr. Huffman attended a land sale at Brookville, and bought a farm before seeing it, taking the word of the land agent that it was a good and desirable piece of 1 erty. When he located on it he found it to be as represented — one of the finest tracts of land in the country. It is situated on the banks of the White river, at the eastern edge of Broad Ripple, and when he purchased it the land was covered with heavy timber. After- ward, with the help of some of his ( Ihio friends and relatives, he erected a log cabin in which he spent many years of his life. Here he afterward erected handsome buildings, and a beautiful summer resort is now located on the farm, visited daily by thousands of p dining the heated season. Mr. Huffman died in i860, at the age of over eighty \ ears. His wife passed to her reward in the summer i 1856, when above sixty years of age. They were the parents of fourteen children. Mr. Huffman was a veteran of the war of 1812. The paternal grandfather of James Huff- man died in Kentucky at an old age. where he had reared a goodly family. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Huffman was married an-'. 6oo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lived in Ohio, where he died at an advanced age. His was a numerous family. James Huffman was born, as stated, on the farm where he died, and which was al- ways his home. Receiving a substantial start from his father, when that gentleman died he was able to buy out the other heirs. His farm comprised about 300 acres, and is pro- nounced one of the very finest places in the county. Mr. Huffman was married May 20, 1863, to Miss Caroline Winkle, daughter of George and Nancy Winkle, and they had four sons and two daughters ; Franklin ; Willie, who died when about a year old : Mary Frances, who married Edward Howe; Charles, who died when sixteen months old ; Arthur Edward, en- gaged in cultivating the old homestead ; and Maggie Florence, at home. In politics Mr. Huffman was a Democrat. Mrs. Huffman was burn Sept. 24, 1842, and was six months old when her parents set- tled in Indianapolis, their home being just north of the city limits. With the exception of three years Airs. Huffman has always lived in Marion county. Her father, who was of German descent, died in December, 1850, and her mother in April, 1853. The latter was of Scotch-Irish stock. JOHN E. CHRISTIAN, a very success- ful and highly esteemed citizen of Indianap- olis, engaged as a dealer in lumber and coal at the corner of Noble and Washington streets, was bum in Stockton, Md., July 3, 1845. son of Joseph and Rachel (Thomas) Christian. foseph Christian, the father, was born in New jersey, and his wife was born in Mary- land. ' They had a family of four sons and one daughter, and two of their children are now- living. William F. and John E., both of Indi- anapi lis. Mr. Christian was a tailor by trade, and died in 184(1 in Maryland, at the age of fiftv-two years. The same year his wife passed to her rest, at the age of forty-four years. Both were members of the Methodist Church. The paternal grandfather of John E. Chris- tian was a native of New Jersey, of German descent, and was a Revolutionary soldier. He was the father of a large family. He died well advanced in years, and his wife died at the age of ninety-two. Tin- maternal grand- father of John E. Christian was a native oi Maryland, where he was a planter and slave owner. His family consisted of three chil- dren, and he died at an advanced age in his native State. John E. Christian was reared to manhood in Worcester county, Md., and for about eight years was a sailor on the high seas. During [862-63-64 he was in the government service under T. J. Bones. He took charge of a small vessel when eighteen years of age, and after navigating that vessel for three years sold it, and coming west settled at Indianapolis, where he has lived since 1868. For a year or so he worked at the carpenter's trade in company with his brother, W. F. His next engagement was with W. C. Bell & Co., and for four years he bought and shipped lumber for them. At the expiration of this period he engaged in a somewhat limited way in the lumber business for himself, buying logs, and sawing them for market. For a short time Mr. Christian was in partnership with John Piercy, but he soon bought him out, and sold an interest to Mr. Cooper, the firm becoming Cooper & Christian. They were partners for six years, when the retirement of Mr. Cooper was necessitated by his election to the position of State treasurer. Mr. Cooper sold out to Mr. Christian, and that gentleman carried on a good business alone until 1888. That year he formed a company in Arkansas known as the Indiana and Arkansas Lumber Company, which he continued six years. During his residence in Arkansas the company built a railroad and some two years after its com- pletion Mr. Christian was caught between a locomotive and a car. and received such in- juries that he was laid up for two years. At this he sold out his interest in the company, and returning to Indianapolis has continued the lumber business in this city to the present time. He is also interested in coal, and does a large business in that line. Mr. Christian was married in July. 1876, to Miss Emma, a daughter of Presley and Eliza (Moore) Clark, farming people of near Zanesville, Ohio, where the mother died in 1889, the father surviving her and attaining an advanced age. Mr. Christian belongs to the Society of Elks, and in politics is a Dem- ocrat. He has never sought office. His home is at No. 237 East Pratt street, and he owns several residences in the city. HENRY CRUSE, whose years, personal probity and industrious life alike commanded respect, was born in Butler county. < >hio, Feb. 6, 1 S 1 _> . a son of Henry and Susanna (Cress) COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 601 \ ruse, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. Philip Cruse, the grandfather, was born in Germany, and coming to the United States settled in North Carolina, where he died at the age of no years. He had a large family of children, mostly sons. The maternal grandfather of Henry Cruse lived and died in North Carolina, lie also had a nun. family. Henry Cruse, son of Philip, was a farmer. In 1816 he came to Daviess county, Ind., in 1820 removing to Marion county, where he made his home for several years. After that he lived successively in Montgomery and Taze- well counties, 111. When Peoria was Fort Clark he settled on the Mackinaw river, where he died in the sixty-fifth year of his age. His widow survived some years, and died in In- dianapolis at the age of ninety-seven. She was a Presbyterian and he was a Lutheran. Henry Cruse, Sr., and his wife had a family of ten children, Henry being the last survivor. Henry Cruse resided in Hamilton and Marion counties, Ind., from 1820. He early began the occupation which was his calling through active life, that of an honorable and industrious farmer. His education was secured in the old-fashioned district school. He served in the Black Hawk war in 1832, and slept on the ground in Chicago. He was mar- ried Oct. 29, 1834, to Miss Eliza Jane Whit- inger. who was born Feb. 4. 1817. a daugh- ter of Henry and Susan ( Ernest ) Whitinger, and they became the parents of eight sons and seven daughters, all but one of whom lived to marry and have families of their own. They also reared one grandchild, Charley Clow. The fifteen Cruse children were as follows : Susanna married Samuel Adams, and has her home in Hamilton county; Mary Jane mar- ried John Hinshaw, and has her home in Hamilton county: Margaret is the widow of James Moulton; Solomon married Nancy Jane Stultz, wlio is now deceased; Leah is the widow of Thomas Campbell, and is a residenl of Argentine, Kans.; Martha has been dead many years; Absalom married Myra Vance, and lives in Clay county. 111., near Farina; Henry married Sarah Heaton. and lives in Clay county, 111.; Jacob married Sarah Pierce, and is a resident of Broad Ripple : Daniel mar- Lucinda Emler, and has her home near Zionsville, Ind.; Sarah died at the age of eleven months; Eliza is the wife of John Col Her, and they live in Indianapolis; William married Sarah Sutton, wdio is now dee, and he lives in Marion count v ; Peter married Ellen Nub_\', and lives on the old homestead in Hamilton county; Thomas married Delilah Sutton, and died in [891. Air. Cruse was a Baptist, his wife also belonging to that Church, where the) were much esteemed for their useful career, sin- cere piety and deep devotion t< > the Master. In politics he was a Republican, and when on the farm served several years as a supervisor. Mr. Cruse's father lost much of his prop- erty by indorsing for friends, and young Henry worked many a day for twenty-five cents.' bound and determined to get a start in the world. Presently he was able to buy a farm of eighty acres in Hamilton county, and later kept accumulating land until he owned 171 acres in Hamilton count)', where he lived until he bought his late home in Nora, Marion county, and six acres of land. Here he lived until his death. GE< IRGE W. HUNTER, a retired black- smith of Lawrence, Ind., was born in Cler- mont county, Ohio, March 19, 1830. a son of James and Margery (Wilmington) Hunter. The parents were native to the soil of Penn- sylvania, where Mr. Hunter's grandfather was also born. He was a farmer, reared a num- erous family, and died at a ripe old age in ( lermont county, Ohio. The maternal grand- father of Mr. Hunter was also a native of Pennsylvania, reared a large family, and died in Clermont county. James and Margery Hunter had ten chil- dren, five sons, and of their family live are still living: George W. ; Ebenezer, of Nee- nach, Cal.; Lucien !>., of Cake City, Colo.; Ann Eliza, the wife of David Negley, of Lawrence township, Marion county; and Emma, who is the wife of Alexander Eskew, of Lawrence township. lames Hunter was a blacksmith, and com- ing 'to Marion county. Ind., 183S. entered 120 acres from the government. Nearly all his life he devoted himself to blacksmithing, leav- ing the farming to his sons. He died after dn- Civil war, at the sixty-two year-. His wife survived him a number of year-, and was in her seventy fifth year when she passed to her rest. Loth were Methodists, for one term he was trustee of the town of Lawrence. ore the war he was a Democrat, hut when the struggle drew 10 tl-.e battlefield he acted with the Republican party. 1 eorge W. Hunter was eighl year- old when his parents removed to Marion county, hid., and here he lived for the ensuing ten 6o2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD years, when he returned to Ohio, and learned the blacksmith's trade, remaining in Union township, Clermont county, until about 1858. That year he came back to Marion county, and started a blacksmith shop in Lawrence, work- ing at his trade until 1862, when he enlisted in Company H, 54th Indiana Volunteer In- fantry. He was a private, and was discharged in 1863, c.i account of serious and dangerous sickness. He was in the first attack at the rear of Vicksburg, and was also at Arkansas Post and Young's Point, where he was dis- charged, having been sick all the time. It was thought he would not live to reach home, but he did, though unable to work for two years. When his strength had sufficiently returned he resumed his trade, carrying it on principally, however, with the aid of hired help. This was his occupation until 1882, when he retired from active business, passing his shop over to his son Charles. Mr. Hunter was married May 15, 1852, to Miss Amanda Witham, a daughter of Gideon and Easter (Dutton) Witham. Two children came to bless this union, James and Easter, both of whom died in early childhood. Mrs. Amanda Hunter, now deceased, was a mem- ber of the Methodist Church. Mr. Hunter later married Rosanna Bar- bara, by whom he had four daughters and two sons, Mamie, Charlie, Elmer, Clara and Corda (twins) and Grace. Mamie married Ezariah Newhouse, of Brightwood, Ind., and they have two children, Roy and Lois. Charles G. is a blacksmith, and has taken his father's shop; he married Lillian White and is the father of three children, Raymond, Lorena and Harold. Elmer is a painter. Clara married G. Murphy, of Lawrence, and Corda is the wife of William Baker. They also live in Lawrence township. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter belong to the Meth- odist Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a member of Lawrence Lodge, No. 375, I. O. O. F., having been initiated into Mt. Carmel Lodge, No. 90, in Ohio, more than fifty years ago. Mr. Hunter also belongs to James Beard Post, No. 433. G. A. R., of which he is a Past Commander, having been com- mander four years in succession. In political matters he is a Republican ; he has never held political office. His home in Lawrence is neat and attractive, and he stands among the best citizens of the place. JOSEPH H. HAYES, for a number of years chief janitor of the post office buildings in Indianapolis, was born near Elizabethtown, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Jan. 26, 1842, son of Otha and Eliza (Miller) Hayes. Both his parents were born in Indiana, where his grand- parents settled in early pioneer times. Joseph Hayes, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Pennsylvania, and settled in Dearborn county. Ind., as early as 1801. His death occurred in Lawrenceburg, Ind., when he was past eighty-seven. He was a farmer by occupation. His family consisted of four daughters and three sons. Job Miller, the ma- ternal grandfather of Mr. Hayes, also settled in Dearborn county, Ind., among the very earliest pioneers, and there followed farming all his life. His family consisted of five daughters and two sons. Otha Hayes was always a farmer. He was an early settler in Hamilton county, < )hio, where he died in 1889, at the age of eighty years. His wife, who survived him, continued to live in Elizabethtown, Ohio. Both belonged to the Methodist Church. In politics he was a Whig, and a Republican in later life. They were the parents of twelve children, two daughters and ten sons, eight members of this interesting family still living: Solomon, of Elizabethtown, Ohio; Calvin, of Topeka, Kans. ; Joseph H. ; Bailey, Thomas and Hul- bert, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; Nancy, the wife of James Walker, of Harrison, Ohio ; and Queen, the wife of Samuel Literal, of Harri- son, Ohio. Joseph H. Hayes was reared to manhood in Elizabethtown, Ohio, and his education was secured in the district schools. He was brought up to farming. He was quick to re- spond to the call for soldiers in the Civil war, on Sept. 11, 1861, enlisting in Company I). 5th ( )hio Cavalry. During a service of three years with that command he made a creditable record, participating in the following battles: Shiloh, ■ Cold Water, Hatcher's River, Davis Mills, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, Ringgold, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta. By a special order, dated April 21, 1864. Mr. Hayes was detached as private orderly for Gen. James B. McPherson, and now has in his possession the original order to this effect. Mr. Haves was wounded at Atlanta, July 22, 1864, and was with General Mc- Pherson when he was killed, receiving his own wound at the same time. He received his discharge at East Point, Ga., Sept. 11, 1864, three years to a day from the time he entered the service. When Mr. Hayes returned home he re- sumed farming operations at Elizabethtown, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 603 where he remained for some twenty years. In 1884 he came to Indianapolis and estab- lished himself in the flour and feed business, in which he was engaged until 1899, the year he was appointed chief janitor of the post office buildings. Joseph H. Hayes and Miss Isabel Hayes were united in wedlock May 25, 1865. She was a daughter of Abiah and Mary Hayes, and by her marriage became the mother of the fol- lowing children : Abiah, who lives at home, unmarried; Otha, married and living in In- dianapolis ; Clara, who married Dewey War- ren and is a resident of Indianapolis ; Lucy, unmarried ; and Nancy and Mary, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes belong to the Black- ford Street M. E. Church, which he has served as class-leader, steward and secretary of the official board. The Hayes home is at No. 514 West Court street, and is the center of many warm and devoted friendships. Mr. Hayes belongs to George H. Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R., and also to the fraternity of the Knights of Pythias. He is a Republican, and has served on election boards in Indianapolis for twenty years. For three years he was deputy township assessor, was assistant door- keeper of the Legislature in 1897, and on the recommendation of many prominent members of the Republican party was appointed to the position of chief janitor at the post-office build- ings, by the United States marshal. JOHN J. TRUCKSESS was born in In- dianapolis, Jan. 31, 1842, the family living at that time on Washington street, two doors east of Illinois. His father, Frederick, was very favorably known here in the early hist- ory of Indianapolis. Jacob Trucksess, his grandfather, was a native of Wittenberg, Germany, but the fam- ily was originally French, residing in Paris. Owing to the religious troubles the heads of the Trucksess family, who were strongly iden- tified with the Huguenot faith, were banished from the native land, and sought refuge at Wittenberg. There was born Jacob Truck- sess, and there he was reared and married. In 1833 ne l e ft ms native land, and coming to America settled at Eaton, Ohio, where he be- came a prominent and successful farmer. His family consisted of the following members : Frederick; Dorothy, who became Mrs. Young ; Mary, Mrs. Ashing ; John, a black- smith ; Catherine, the wife of J. Wilson, of Tuscola, 111. ; Sabina ; Chris., a farmer ; and William, a blacksmith. Frederick Trucksess was born in Witten- berg, Germany, came to this country with his parents, and lived with them for a time on their farm near Eaton. 1 le then worked for a time in Cincinnati, and in 1835 he came to Indianapolis, becoming employed as a clerk with Mr. Nicoli, a pioneer merchant in the city. After being with him for some years, and carefully saving his money, Mr. Truck- sess began business for himself, in a small way at first, but presently, meeting with large success, he built a brick business place on West Washington street (where was born his son John J.), where he conducted a ver) successful general store for a number of years. At that time Charles Myers was starting in business, keeping a small restaurant, and he bought most of his goods of Mr. Trucksess. The latter, removing from Washington street, rented his building, and started again on In- diana avenue. There he did general trading, selling dry goods, groceries, hardware, ran a bakery, exchanged for and bought produce, bought and handled wood in large quantities, and bought horses for market, being always ready to buy or sell anything to accommodate his city or country patrons. Thus he met with remarkable success, becoming widely known. In 1847 he sold out store and city property, the Washington street property, now easily worth $40,000, bringing him only $5,000. Taking his money, Mr. Trucksess located ,:t Plainfield, where he erected a large gristmill, operated at first by water-power ; but finding this not sufficient in dry time, he introduced steam. Very soon he had a large trade, and was doing well when the mill took fire and was burned to the ground. It was a sore blow, for all the capital Mr. Trucksess com- manded was invested in this mill, which had become a total loss. About this time a friend of his went south with a drove of horses, and while returning was prostrated with cholera. Mr. Trucksess found him by the roadside ap- parently helpless, and bringing him to his own home cared for him until his death and then took him home and buried him. Mrs. Truck- sess fell ill and died of the same disease. After her burial Mr. Trucksess was taken ill and died of the same sickness, his death occurring at Plainfield, July 7, 1854. One of the sons also succumbed to that dread disease. In Indianapolis Frederick Trucksess mar- ried Christina Hess, a native of Prussia, where her father was also born. He early became a sailor, and for thirty years followed 604 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the sea. Finally, settling in Indiana, he be- came a successful farmer in Morgan county, where he died at his homestead. His children were as follows : Charles, William and Christ, all deceased ; George, the last survivor of the family, a resident of Morgan county; Chris- tina, Mrs. Trucksess ; and Mrs. Morgan, de- ceased. The parents both lived to be eighty- four years of age. Children as follows were born to Freder- ick Trucksess and his wife : John J., Mary, Mrs. Rinehart; and Catherine, unmarried, of Tuscola, 111. The parents were both members of the German Methodist Church. The fa- ther was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in politics a Democrat. John J. Trucksess was born and reared in Indianapolis, where he has always lived with the exception of the short time spent at Plainfield. His memories go back to the days when this noble city was a mere village. When his parents died the family scattered. At that time he was only twelve years old. By gath- ering and selling hickory nuts he raised money enough to pay his fare to Eaton, ( thio, where he spent the succeeding winter with relatives and attended school. His savings from his wages as a farm hand the ensuing summer were used to bring him to Indianapolis, where he apprenticed himself to the blacksmith's trade. He worked at the trade in all five years, and then joined the army as a Union soldier in Company B, i32d Indiana Volun- teer Infantry. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and while it did some skirmishing was mostly engaged in railroad guarding in Tennessee and Alabama. After four months the command returned to Indianapolis, where it was honorably dis- charged and paid oft". Air. Trucksess, who had previously done some clerking, found employment with a firm in the stave business, ami continued thus for eight years. For thirteen years he ran a meat stall at the market house. He has used his op- portunities to the best advantage, and his in- come is quite considerable at the present time. He owns siime choice city property, and erect- ed the comfortable brick house mi West New York street, where he has had his home for over thirty years, lie is a self-made man for though his father at one time was one of the wealthiest men in the city, most of his money was lost in the Plainfield mill fire and the son had to make his way alone. Mr. Trucksess is well informed about the growth and de- velopment of Indianapolis. A Republican, he has never aspired to office, but devoted himself to business. Mr. Trucksess married Jemima Fifer, who was born in Johnson county, where her father settled at a very early day, coming from Xorth Carolina. There substantial success attended his efforts, and he became numbered among the very solid men of Johnson county. His children were as follows: Jemima, Mrs. Trucksess; Maria, Mrs. I'rather; Joseph, now of Chicago; and Sarah, Mrs. Haper, of Sey- mour. Mr. and Mrs. Trucksess have had no chil- dren, but they have reared and educated a niece of Mrs. Trucksess, Miss Maggie Haper, who is now a competent business woman. Mrs. Trucksess, who was at one time a mem- ber of the Methodist Church, has since asso- ciated herself with the Christian Science movement. Mr. Trucksess is an active mem- ber of the G. A. K. GEORGE H. BARNES has spent most of his active life in Indiana. He was born in New York State, Sept. 10, 1839, a son of Riley P. and Anna (Fuller) Barnes, both also natives of New York, where they were mar- ried, and comes of a family that has been represented in all the important wars of Amer- ica ; he himself was a soldier in the Civil war. He is a patriotic and broad-minded American citizen. His grandfather, Abel Barnes, of Massa- chusetts, served in the war of the Revolution. Later in life he moved to New York, where he settled and spent the rest of his days, becom- ing a prominent farmer. His father came from Scotland, and settled in Massachusetts at a very early day. Abel Barnes had eleven sons and three daughters, those of whom we have record being: Amasa, Abel, Levi. Raphael. Simon and Riley. Riley P. Barnes grew to manhood in New Yi rk, where he married and reared his fam- ily. In 1867 he removed to Marion county, lnd.. settling near Southport, where he lived until after the death 1 if his wife, when he came to Indianapolis to live with his son, < ieorge H. Here he died, and his remains were laid by the side of his wife in the cemetery at South- port. He married Anna Fuller, who was burn and reared in New York, where all the rest of her family died. Two of her uncles served in the war of 1812, and one of her brothers was in the Mexican war. Mr. and Mrs. Rilev P. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 605 Barnes had two children : George H. and Mary M. The latter is the widow of D. Townsend, who moved to Indiana; she is now living in Chicago. Mr. Barnes was a devout member of the Baptist Church. George H. Barnes began the struggle of life at a very early age, being only nine years old when he left home to make his own way in the world. Finding employment among the fanners, iie worked as he could find tasks suited to his age and strength. When he was fifteen years of age he apprenticed himself to learn the carpenter's trade, at which he became a good workman. After the termination of his services as a soldier, in [864, he located at Indianapolis, where his ability as a good worker was quickly recognized. He was called upon to do some fine w< irk in the city, and for eleven years was engaged as a con- tractor and builder in Johnson county. Then he came back to Indianapolis, where he yet remains, doing work on his own- account. Mr. Barnes responded to the first call for troops in 1861, enlisting at L'tica. X. Y.. for three months' service, in Company K. 26th N. V. V. I., attached to the Army of the Po- tomac. However, when the three months had expired for which the regiment enlisted it was not allowed to muster out, remaining in the service until over two years had passed. Fi- nally the command was mustered out at Utica, and Mr. Barnes was honorably discharged. He participated in nine hotly contested battles, Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station. Thor- oughfare Gap, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Once he was captured, but was shortly paroled. He received several slight wounds, his hearing was badly im- paired, and owing to exposure he contracted rheumatism, from which he never wholly re- covered. He served as sergeant of his com- pany, and made a creditable record, never al- lowing the family name to suffer in his career. When his militar) service had terminated, Mr. Barnes went South, and was employed by the government at his trade in Teni and Georgia, where he spent the ensuing six months. In 1864 he came to [ndianapolis, as above, and here he united with Chapman Post, No. 209, G. A. R., afterward transfer- ring to Gordon Post, of which he has been Commander, filling that position with dignity and credit. From his first connection with the G. A. U. he has been continuously in official position, proving a most efficient and active member of that order. He is a strong union man and closely identified with the progress of organized labor, at the presenl time being connected with the Brotherhood of Carp' and joiners, a thriving organization. Mr. Barnes' first marriage was to Eliza- beth Hodges, of Kentucky, a daughter of Ambrose Hodges, wdio removed to Indiana, and during the war enlisted in the 5th Indiana Cavalry. For three years he served at the front, and after he was discharged made his home in Indianapolis, where he died. In this state he was engaged as a carpenter and gard- ener. A Democrat in early life, he became a Republican after the war. He was accidental- ly killed, being run over on the railroad. To the first marriage of George 11. Barnes was born one son, Will \\\, who was a soldier in the Philippines two and a half years and later stationed at Fort Douglas, Utah. After twenty-seven years of married life, Air. Barnes' first wife died, and he married a soldier's wid- ow, a native of Ohio, for his second wife. She died in July, 1897, leaving no children. Mr. Barnes was married Feb. 1, 1899, to Mrs. Marilla Montgomery, widow of Joseph Mont- gomery, who was a cooper by occupation. Of his five children only one is now living, Arthur M. Montgomery, for many years an employee of the Indianapolis Evening News. Airs. Barnes was born in Warren county. Ohio, in 1839. daughter of John and Phcebe (Wil- liams) Hawthorne, both of Ohio. Some of the Williams family served in the Revolution- ary war. Mrs. Barnes' father died in Warren county, Ohio. He was born in Ireland, but was early brought to this country by his fath- er, Frank Hawthorne. John Hawthorne took much interest in Masonry and was a leading member of the Presbyterian Church. His children were as follows : Wilson, who served in the war of the Rebellion as a member of tin- 72d Ohio Volunteer Infantry; l.avina. Mrs. Sweringen ; Hannah, Mrs. Mel Angelina, who died unmarried; Marilla, Mrs. Barnes; and Minnie, unmarried. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have had no children. They are devoted members of the Methodist Church, being associated with the Roberts Park Church. She is a member of Corps No. to, W. R. C. JOHN J. WENNER has attained sue through his ov, . and hi> life affoi illustration of what i- possible of aco mplish- 111 the part of niie who will bend his 6o6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD energies to honest and earnest endeavor. Though he is of foreign birth Mr. Wenner has passed essentially his entire life in Amer- ica, and to-day he is one of the honored citi- zens of Indiana's capital city, where he has lung maintained his home. Mr. Wenner was born on the river Main, in W'urzburg, Bavaria, Germany, April 8, 1833. He is son of John M. and Margaret (Grehe) Wenner, both natives of the province of Wurzburg, Bavaria, where also was born the grandfather. Michael Wenner, the great- grandfather, was born in Sweden, whence he removed to Bavaria when a young man and there passed the remainder of his life, many descendants being still found in that kingdom. He was heir to a large estate in Sweden, but his descendants were defrauded of the property after many years of litigation. John M. Wenner was born in the year 1800 and was reared to maturity in his native prov- ince, where he learned the turner's trade. His brothers also followed mechanical pur- suits, and two of them served in Napoleon's army. He worked as a journeyman in va- rious parts of Europe, and incidentally met many persons who had been in the United Stales, thus becoming well informed in regard to this country. While still a young man he embarked from Bremen on a sailing vessel bound for America, but the vessel foundered after being out two weeks and was towed back to Bremen, where his passage money was re- funded. He then resumed work at his trade and soon afterward was married, retaining his residence in the Fatherland until five of his children were born, and in the meanwhile es- tablished a good home. In 1836 he disposed of his property and in company with his fam- ily again embarked at Bremen for the voyage to America, sailing in the month of April and failing to reach his destination until the fol- lowing November, when the family landed in the city of Baltimore. The vessel, having be- come disabled, drifted at the mercy of the s for weeks and had been given up for lost. From Baltimore the family proceeded to Wheeling, W. Va., and thence by steamboat down the Ohio river to Cincinnati, this voy- age likewise being long and tedious as well as expensive. Upon arriving in Cincinnati Mr. Wenner rented a house and then engaged in the work of his trade, having brought a lathe from Germany. About a year later he rented a farm, the following year changing in another rented farm, but while moving some stone he received an injury which rend- ered him incapacitated for the work in hand, and in 1842 he returned to Cincinnati, where he remained until his death, in 1847. He was an industrious and progressive man, of ster- ling character. As soon as he became dis- abled his devoted wife courageously assumed the added responsibility devolving upon her, and engaged in huckstering, through which enterprise, with the aid of her children, she was enabled to keep the family together, her husband having practically exhausted his finances in an attempt to be cured. Mrs. Wen- ner continued to make her home in Cincinnati for many years, and when her children had attained maturity and become independently established she removed to Waterville, Ohio, where she lived in the home of her son until her death, in 1892, at an advanced age. Both she and her husband were zealous members of the Lutheran Church. Her father was a prom- inent physician in Bavaria, as were also two of his three sons, all of whom came to Amer- ica, one settling in Canada, one in the United States and the third in Mexico. John M. and Margaret Wenner became the parents of twelve children, of whom five were born in Germany, namely : Andrew, who died in in- fancy; George, who died at the age of nine years; Andrew (2), who died at the age of twenty-seven; John J., and Paul, a resident of Waterville, Ohio. Of the seven children born after the removal to America all died in infancy except Margaret, who lived to the age of eighteen years. John J. Wenner remained with his wid- owed mother until he had attained the age of twenty-three years, aiding in the support and care of the family. His early educational privileges were rather limited, but in the public schools of Cincinnati he laid the foun- dation of that practical education gained by personal application and active association with men and affairs in later years. In 1856 he came to Indianapolis and secured employment in the finishing department of the furniture factory of Spiegel, Toms & Co., becoming a skilled workman and remaining with this con- cern a number of years. In 1863 he was ap- pointed market master, serving two years, after which he returned to the employ of the company previously mentioned. In 1S66 he was made foreman of the finishing department at Helwig's chair factory, where he remained three and one-half years, when a change of ownership occurred. Mr. Wenner was shortly COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 607 afterward chosen by the city council to fill the office of wood and weigh master at the market house, in which capacity he rendered efficient service for two terms. In 1872 he purchased a farm in Warren township, where lie remained until [876, when, with the view of bettering his condition, he exchanged his place for a farm in Bartholomew county, Ind., but through a false abstract he was swindled out of all his property, losing all he had saved through his zealous labors and being left with an indebtedness of $1,000. His courage and honor did not flinch under these misfortunes, and he returned to Indianapolis with the firm determination of paying his debts and retriev- ing his resources. He secured employment first in the old Helwig factory and later in the < lilliland telephone factory, where he was employed five years, when the shops were re- moved to Chicago. By rigorous econom) and good management Mr. Wehner had succeeded in paying his indebtedness and purchased six acres of land, at that time lying outside the city limits, on Pleasant run, and the growth of the city has been such that his home is now within the corporate limits and is a valuable piece of property, lie erected a commodious frame dwelling and made other improvements upon this tract, set out shrubs and fine fruits, and has a fine garden, raising an abundance of fruits and vegetables, lie has one of the attractive homes of this division of the city, and here he has lived retired since lKNS, hav- ing thriftily made provision for his declining years. Mr. Wenner has ever been guided by those high principles of honor and integrity which may well shame those who defrauded him in his earlier days. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he and his family are all worthy members of the German Method- ist Church. In 1857 Mr. Wenner married Miss Mary Pfifer, who was born in Germany, in [836, and who came to America with her parents when ten years of age. She is a daughter • 'f George and Christina ( 1 lay > 1 1 'filer, who, in 184(1, settled in Washington county, Ohio, where Mr. Pfifer was engaged in farming until 1854, when In- removed to Indianapolis, where both lie and bis wife passed the rest of their lives. Their children were as follows: Christina, became Mrs. Rice, and remained in ( (hio, where her husband died: Hannah, of Indianapolis, became .Mrs. Rithert, and her husband is deceased: Reggia is the wife el' I). Curts; Caroline is the wile of J. Rafert ; Anna is Mrs. Haresock ; Mar) is the wife <>i Mr. Wenner. Air. and Mrs. Winner have had eight children, namely: Elenora is the wife of I'.. Stephenson, of California; William is a me- chanic and resides in Indianapolis; Dora is engaged as a teacher in California; John A., is a railroad machinist in I. us Angeles, that state: Anna is a trained nurse; Christina is the wile ol 11. Alexander; Florida resides in California; Minnesota remains at the parental home. Mr. Wenner has been a particularly active worker in the German Methodist Church, in which he has served in many of the import- ant offices, including those of trustee and class-leader, while he was one of the found- ers of that noble institution, the German < Or- phans' Home, in Indianapolis, having been one ol its trustees and taken an active part in for- warding the interests of the work and the erection of the fine building; he had the su- pervision of the laying of the cornerstone. CHRIST M( IRASKY, who resides at No. 326 Jefferson avenue, Indianapolis, is a na- tive of the city of Berlin, Germany, born on Feb. 21, 1850. J'.ut he has passed the greater portion of his life in Indianapolis, whither he accompanied his parents as a lad of ten years. He is a son of Henry and Lou (Denkar) Mor- asky, both of whom were born in Germany, w here they remained until i860, when, with a view to improving his condition, the father emigrated with his family to America. Soon after his arrival he came to Indianapolis and found employment in the Bellefontaine freight house, where his fidelity and zealous efforts won him the confidence of his employers and resulted in his being trusted with more re- sponsible duties. There he continued to labor for a long term of years, resigning only when the infirmities of advanced age made it nec- essary, and he thereafter lived retired until the close of hi- long and useful life, his death occurring in March, 1895. His wife pa ed away in 1877. Both were devoted members of the Lutheran Church, and for many years worshiped at the old /ion Church, on Ohio street. Henry Morask) was in military serv- ' ten years prior to coming to America. His integrity was beyond question and he ever commanded the confidence and respect of all who knew him. In politics he gave his sup- poll to (he Republican party, but he never sought notoriety of any sort, his interests be- 6o8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing in his home, his family, his church and his practical duties. His children were as follows: Christ is the subject of this sketch; Charles, who was highlj educated, was en- gaged as an expressman, when last heard from by our subject; Henry is engaged in the gro- cer) business in Indianapolis. Christ Morask) attended the public scb ols of Indianapolis, and after leaving school found a position as helper in and about the Union station. He was but sixteen years old when he secured employment as fireman on a pony en- gine, being thus employed for eight years, at the expiration of which he became engineer of a pony engine in the I'an-Handle railroad yards. In 1885 he became a hostler in the same yards, and has since been engaged as such, discharging his duties with marked fidelity and being well known in local railroad circles. He has the good-will and respect of all who know him. He has been identified with railroad work for about forty years, and his long service with the one company in- dicates that his efforts have been appreciated. He has labored zealously and has been eco- nomical, saving his earnings, and has a good home, enjoying the rewards of his toil and en- deavor. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Republican party, and both he and his wife hold to the faith of the Lutheran Church. In 1875 Air. Morasky was united in mar- riage to Miss Alary Clapper, who was born in Hancock county, Ind., ( )ct. 10, 1852, daugh- ter of Charles and Mary (Bomaster) Clapper, who were born in Germany, where their mar- riage was solemnized. Air. Clapper came to America alone, returning to the Fatherland for his family, who accompanied him to Han- cock county, where they were early settlers. He bought a tract of wild land and improved a good farm, becoming one of the prosperous and honored citizens of the county, and died on the old homestead in 1855. His widow as- sumed the management of the farm and dure reared her children to lives of usefulness and honor, being a capable woman and loved lor her sterling attributes of character. She re- mained at the old home until her death, in [890, at the venerable age of eighty years. I loth she and her husband were devoted mem- bers of the Lutheran Church. Their children were as follows: Henry, who resides on the old homestead; Fred, who died at the age of eighteen years; ami Alary, Airs. Morasky. Henry is will upholding the reputation sus- tained by his honored father and is one of the highly esteemed citizens of Hancock county; he is married and has ten children. Air. and Airs. Morasky have had three children, namely: Alary, who was born June 9, 1X70. is the wife of Charles llergt, a gro- cer of Indianapolis; William, who was born Dec. 0. [879, is a pressman in the employ of the Indianapolis Printing Company ; < ieorge met an untimely death, having been killed by the street cars when sixteen years of age. JAMES WEATHERS, now residing in Indianapolis, is well known as an inventor and a manufacturer of patent devices. Air. Weathers was horn in Decatur coun- ty, Ind., April 23, 1833, a son of Barney and Tempa (Harlow) Weathers, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. The former was the only child of Barney Weathers, who was of Irish extraction and was numbered among the pioneers of Kentucky, where he was en- gaged in farming until his death. The grand- mother of our subject subsequently became the wife of Robert McClary, and they re- moved to Brown county, Ind., where Air. McClary purchased a farm on which he and his wife continued to reside until they died. They became the parents of six children, namely :' Luanda (Airs. William Tharp), William. Louisa (Airs. J. J. ( )gle), Henrietta (.Mis. S. Pettigrew), Andy, and Rachel (who was the wife of Air. Watts). Barney Weathers, Jr., father of James Weathers, was reared to maturity in Ken- tucky, where he was married and where his two eldest children were born. In 1832 he came to In. liana and lived until the following year in Decatur count)', after which he re- turned to Kentucky, where he resided for the ensuing fifteen years. In 1848 he again came to Indiana, and took up his residence at Greensburg, there spending the remainder of his life and dying in 1808, at the age of sixty years. While in Kentucky he was a prosper- ous farmer, hut unfortunate investments caused him to lose practically all he had ac- cumulated, so that he became dependent en- tirel) upon his own efforts at the time when he finally came to Indiana. lie was a man of inflexible integrity and ever held the re- spect of all who knew him. In politics he was a Democrat. Mis first wife, who died ill 1858. at the age of fifty-four, was a daughter of Kit Harlow, who was horn in Virginia, whence he removed to Kentucky in the early pioneer epoch and there passed the residue of his life. He had been a valiant COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRA RECORD soldier in the war of the Revolution. He had four children, Tempa (mother of our subject), Lucy i Ah's. John Harlo I, I 'atse) i Mrs. \\ . Carl) ami Bartlett. Barney and Tempa \\ eathers became the parents of nine children, namely: William, who died of cholera in Illinois, in 1851 ; Louisa, who married J. Rogers and after his death became the wife of J. Riley; James, subject of this sketch; John, who was a member of the 123d Indiana Volun- teer Infantry during the Rebellion, and who now resides in Indianapolis ; Elizabeth, the wife of J. Isgregg ; Sarah, the wife of J. Sham ; Nancy, wife of W. Divine; and two wdio died in childhood. After the death of his first wife, .Mr. Weather married a Mrs. Tuttle, and they had two children, both of whom died young. The mother also died, after which Mr. Weathers consummated a third union, with Mrs. Margaret Scott, whose first hus- band died while serving as a soldier in the Civil war. Of this third marriage were born two children, one of whom died in childhood, while the other, Edward, still resides in Greensburg, where he was born. James Weathers was born in Decatur county, but when he was only three months old his parents returned to Kentucky, his mother walking the greater portion of the distance (150 miles) and carrying him in her arms. There he was reared to the age of fif- teen years, receiving little in the way of edu- cational advantages and he then accompanied his parents on their removal to Greensburg, in his native county, where he learned the tan- ner's trade. He was thus engaged for two and then began an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade, his mechanical ability be- ing so marked that he became a skilled work- man within the short period of nine months. He went to Paris, 111., as a journeyman black- smith, returning to Greensburg two years lat- er and opening a shop of his own. He did a successful business in the way of general black- smith w< >rk. wagon repairing, etc.. and later in- cluded the manufacture of wagons, continuing this business until 1863, when he closed out and enlisted in Company 1'., 123d Indiana Vol- unteer [nfantry, for three years, or "during the war." The regiment was a mmanded b) 1 McCristian and assigned t<> the Army of the Tennessee, with which it accompa Sherman on the mi march to the taking part in the entire Atlanta campaign, after which the command divided, one por- I ig in pursuit of 1 [1 « id ami the other, with which Mr. Weathers , ed, continuing the march to tl ard, un- der command of General Thomas. After the division he was detailed as blacksmith, and set . ..,i ten m the ambulance tram. After his ,\, gain shouldered the musket and again was a partici- pant in many fierce battles and skirmi ways being found at the post of duty. He never wounded or captured. Though ill at times he made no hospital record, but in- sisted on remaining with his regiment, and continued in active service until Lee's sur- render, at which time he was at Goldsboro. X . C, having been detailed with the 5th Illii Battery. From there he was sent to Charlotte and thence to Lexington, N. C, where he was mustered out, after which he returned to In- dianapolis, where he received his honorable discharge in September, 1865. After his honorable military career wa- ended Mr. Weathers returned to Green where he rejoined his family and resumed the work of his trade, which he there contiuu until 1873, when failing health compel him to withdraW from the business. In 1871) he came to Indianapolis, where he has since given his attention to inventing and manufacturing patents. He himself is the inventor of thirty- two devices, all of practical value, and many of which will continue to be used long after he has left the scenes of life's activities, Through his own study and application he has supplemented the meagre educational training of his youth and has contributed in no slight degree to the forwarding of mechanic industries, through his work and his invi tions. He has been duly successful, ever orable and straightforward in all relation- life, ami is the owner of desirable city prop- erty. In 1856 Mr. Weathers was united in mar- riage to Miss Sally Bright, who was born in Switzerland county, Ind., a daughter of Ebe- r Bright, : I ■ red pioneer of the Si who died in Marshall county. Mrs. Sally Weathers wh died in 1892, was a d Spiritualist in her religious faith. She had no children. In 1893, Mr. Weathers 1 .' 1 >avis. wliu was born in Ken tucky, where she was left an orphan when hut five years of n into the home of a Mr. Wadsworth, whose family she ed to Jefferson county, Ind., where she was reared to maturity after which si I er marriagi GiO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mnizecl. No children have been born of union. Mrs. Weathers has no definite knowledge concerning her family history and has no relatives living so far as she is aware. She has proved a devoted companion and help- mate to her husband, and is a o nsistent mem- ber of the Methodist Church. While residing in Greensburg, Mr. Weathers held member- ship in the Disciples Church. Fraternally he is identified with Chapman Post, G. A. R., and the 1. O. U. P. in Indianapolis. WILLIAM W. REVEL, of Indianapolis, for nearly a halt a century a -successful rail- road engineer, and for nearly four decades in the employ of one company, has given intel- ligent and efficient service and has scarcely his peer in the corps of engineers. He was burn at Lacolle, Canada, Feb. 22, 1835. of ood English stock. |ohn Revel, his grandfather, passed many j ears < -t" his hie in Yorkshire, England. About 1820, hoping to better his prospects in life he came to ( anada, and there purchased a tract of land, on which he settled and began mak- ing improvements. He passed the rest of his liie in the development of the resources of this place, and here after many fruitful years of labor he died. By his marriage there were four children: William, who is mentioned below : Mary, who married a Mr. March ; John, wh.» died in Canada; and Sarah, who also married a March. William Revel, lather of W llliam W ., was born in Yorkshire, England, Aug. 8, 1808, and was but a small boy when his parents moved to Canada. He remained on the farm until he was twenty-one years old at which time he went to Clintonville, X. Y.. where he set about learning the chain making trade. Close application to his work enabled him early to master the business, and after a short time he secured a regular position in a cable_ chain factory, continuing for many years. Steady work, good wages, and economy enabled him after some time to stive enough money to in- vest in real estate, and going to Canada he purchased a good farm adjoining his fatl where he settled and engaged in agriculture. He remained here throughout the rest of his active hie. and died Nov. 17. 1867. While re- ading in New York State, Mr. Revel married Eleanor Wilser, wdio was horn in that state, f an old and prominent family. Her father ,,.. a farmer by occupation. Late in life /e d to Canada, where he passed his hist days and died. He was the father of five children: Abijah, a farmer; Eleanor (Airs. Revel) ; Maria, Emily, and a son. The par- ents of these were good Methodists and in that faith reared their children. Airs. Eleanor Revel died at the homestead of her husband July 13, 1S52. Seven children were born to her and Mr. Revel: William W, Mary E., Sarah A., who married a Mr. Boice; John, who resides in Massachusetts ; Ellen, who married a Air. Boice, and Maria J., and Cyn- thia, who both died young. William Revel and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. W llliam W . Revel passed his early life up' 111 his father's Canadian farm, and attended the neighboring schools. When about nine- teen years old he went to Dayton, Ohio, and there secured a position as fireman on the Dayton & Western Central R. R.. now the Pan-Handle. Two years of efficient work here wnn him the confidence of his employers, ami he was promoted to engineer. During the war he hauled soldiers, supplies, and ammu- nition on the old Bee line, and was considered one of the most accommodating men in the service, making himself in every way of serv- ice both to his employers and to the govern- ment. Some time after the close of the war, in iSOy, he was transferred to what was then the 1. ec V. railroad, a position he has since tilled regardless of the change in the road's name. He has at all times been alert to his responsibilities, and has been remarkably free from accidents. Neither deaths nor broken limbs tn passengers have occurred from wrecks on his trains, during his long period of service. A good business man as well as en- gineer, he has shrewdly invested his savings, and now owns considerable valuable property in Indianapolis. At Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 4, 1859, Air. Revel married Amelia S. Raymond, who was born at Cincinnati, < >hio, daughter of David S. Raymond. She died at Indianapolis, Jan. 8, [889, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church. < '11 May 20, 1891, Air. Revel mar- ried Sarah J. Jacobs, widi w of Charles Jacobs. \i. children came of Air. Revel's first mar- riage. By the second marriage there have been two children : Helen G., born March 14. iSoj; and William V'.. June 2, 1894. Airs. Revel has one child from her first mar- riage. Alary J., whom Air. Revel has reared and educated, and who is now the wife of P. Ferguson, and resides in Jeffersonville. Mr. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 611 Revel has devoted himself almost exclusively to the interests of the company with which he has so long been connected, and has won their unli. unded confidence. Fraternally he stands . affiliating with the I. O. O. F. ; the K. of H. ; and the B. of L. E. Politically he is well informed, and usually casts his lot with Republicans, but reserves the right of voting for the best man. The Presbyterian Church counts him among its most worthy members. William Smart, father of the present Airs. Revel, a blacksmith by trade, passed his early life in Scotland. During his young manhood he came to this country and soon afterward se- cured a position as foreman in the Pennsyl- vania railroad blacksmith shops. Proving himself an efficient workman, skilled in direct- ing affairs, he continued here for the most part throughout the rest of his active life. After the death of his wife he took up his residence with his daughter, Mrs. Revel, and at her res- idence he died in May, 1894. His wife died in 1888. By his marriage there were four chil- dren: Sarah Janet (Airs. Revel); Mary E., who married E. Heaton ; and two sons, who died young. Mr. Smart was a man of firm religious convictions, and both he and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church. G. H. FRANK, of Indianapolis, engineer of a freight train, on the Pennsylvania railroad, is a man of wide experience, having been in the railroad service for over forty years, and filled positions on many important roads from the far East to the West. He was born at Nor- way, Oxford county, Maine, Sept. 22, 1845, and is of good Scotch extraction, both on the maternal and paternal sides. His grandfather Frank had four children: Levi, who is men- tioned below ; Myer, who walked across the United States from Maine to California, and has not been heard from for many years ; and Lois, and Clara, who made their residence in Maine and there died. Levi Frank, father of G. H., passed his early life for the most part in Maine, where he procured a fair education and received prac- tical training for the active duties of life. As a young man he settled upon a farm and dur- ing this same period he also engaged in the lumber business in winter, thus greatly increas- ing his income. After some years, hoping to better his fortunes, he went to Indiana and remained for about a year in Richmond, pre- paratory to a more permanent location. At the end of this period, however, while return- ing to his family in Maine, he became ill and died. His children were: Francis L., a re- tired citizen of Bangor. Maine, who was in the railroad service for many years, being employed at different times as engineer on many of the Western lines, including the Ken- tucky Central (where he was associated with Jack Redman and the John Morgan, of Rebel fame) and later on the Grand Trunk line; Sa- lome, who married S. Crockett, and after his death Nathan Buck, who was connected with the Milton Railway company, in Massachus- etts ; Amanda, who married D. Briggs, of Norway, and G. H. Mr. Frank combined with energy and good judgment skill in direct- ing affairs. In religious sentiment he was a I niversalist. G. H. Frank grew to manhood upon his lather's farm, and in the schools of Oxford ci amty procured a gi « id education. At the age of seventeen he went to Columbus, Ohio, where he began his railroad service. For about four and a half years he worked at bring engines, for eighteen months on the Little Miami R. R., for a year on the Eaton & Hamilton line and for two years on the Indiana Central, now a part of the Pennsyl- vania system. During this period he had- availed himself of ever) opportunity of ac- quiring knowledge of engineering, and he was now given the running f a locomotive through the yards of the company at Indianapolis. Proving himself both careful and efficient, in 1867, lie was promoted to engineer of a freight train for the same company, where he remained for eight years. At the end of this period he was assigned to a place at the round house, where he remained for some time. For the next few years he passed a varied career in railroading; running first on the old Junc- tion railroad in the East; on the I. B. & W. line; and later on the I. & V. R. R., where he continued until the strike of 1873. Returning East he then accepted a position with the N. A. R. R., wdiere he remained for two years, making his run from Bangor, Maine, to St. jolm, \. B. His next position was with the St. Louis & Iron Mountain R. R. where he re- mained for six months, and then he came to Indianapolis and took a position with the Penn- sylvania R. R., with which he has since been employed. For the first few months he served as brakeinan, and was then made engineer of a freight train, in which capacity he has since continued, giving most excellent satisfaction. liis constant watchfulness has preserved him 6l2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD from any serious accidents, the only ones with which he has been connected being of a very slight nature, caused by open switches and similar contingencies. In 1871 Mr. Frank married Lenora Mar- tin, who was born at Carlisle, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1848, and of this union there have been five children : Stanley, who met his death by an accident at the age of seventeen years; Elwood, who is now working for the Lampson Store Service Co. ; Blanche, and Goldie, at home ; and Oscar, who is engaged in the jewelry busi- ness. Mr. Frank is a wide-awake, practical, man, who has kept abreast of every advance- ment in engineering and everything else per- taining to his profession. Fraternally he af- filiates with the K. of P., Star Lodge, No. 7. James Martin, grandfather of Airs. Frank, a carpenter and contractor by trade, was born in 1784, and passed the greater part of his life in New York. When the War of 1812 broke out he enlisted and served his country valiantly. In 1857 he went West on a visit but returned to New Jersey a year later, where he died, in 1858. In New Jersey, Mr. Martin married Mercy Milhouse, who was born in Scotland, May 20, 1780. She died in 1850. By this union there were nine children : Dan- iel D. ; Randolph ; Mary A., who married Capt. Madden, of Jacksonville, Fla. ; Ruth G., who married J. Elliott, of New York; Margaret, who married E. Sells, also of that city; Na- thaniel, who is mentioned below; Mercy E., who married a Mr. Bailey, and resides in New York; Sarah M., who married a Mr. Elliott; and Johannah, who married Capt. West, and resides in Galveston, Tex. The father of these was a man of influence in his locality, who tilled very acceptably many public offices. He was a consistent member of the Primitive Bap- tist Church. Nathaniel Martin, father of Mrs. Frank, was born in New Jersey, and remained there until he was twenty-three years old, when he came to Ohio. A carpenter and contractor by trade, he followed his pursuit in Ohio, until 1849, when he settled at Edinburg, Ind., and there engaged in the same lines. In addition to carrying on his trades he also conducted a butcher shop, and ran a hotel in the place, making a marked success of each enterprise. In October, 1862, he enlisted for service in the Civil war, and went to the front as captain of the 5-'«l Ind. V. I., of the Army 1 1 Tenne- see. He participated in many hard battle-, including Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh, at which last named place he was wound by the explosion of a shell and received an honorable discharge. After his recovery he opened a restaurant in Memphis, Tenn., and there conducted a highly successful business for some time. While here, acting as custo- dian of a large amount of government money, he was the object of an attempted robbery. Courage and presence of mind, however, en- abled him to shoot the thief, who proved to be a well-known acquaintance. About i Si 13 Mr. Martin returned to Ohio and remained at Carlisle Station a while, where his family had moved during his absence, and then he located in Piqua, Ohio, where he engaged in the butch- er business and hotel keeping, running the "Leland Hotel"' till 1872. Moving to Brad- ford he there conducted the "Bradford Hotel" for about a year, when on account of failing health, he was obliged to retire from active work. Going to Leesburg, Fla., he there re- mained for about four years, when in 1877 he died. Mr. Martin married in Ohio, Maria Schenek. of Pennsylvania, daughter of C. and Maria Schenek, of Pennsylvania German descent, the former a prosperous farmer, who died near Carlisle, Warren county, Ohio, in 1832. By his wife Maria, there w-ere seven children:" John R., who attained a remarkable age and lived at South Bend, Ind. ; Maria ; Jane wdio married a Mr. Roof; Sarah, who married William Dubois; Catherine, wdio married J. Hendrix, an early settler of Kewarina ; Daniel, a resident of Holden, Missouri ; and Tennis, a farmer, wdio died at Taylorsville, Ind. Tin parents of these were highly respected Chris- tians, who belonged to the Presbyterian Church. When Air. Martin went to Florida Mrs. Martin took up her residence with her daughter Airs. Frank, in Indianapolis, where she afterward made her home. To her ami Air. Martin were born eleven children: Ran- dolph, born in 1846, at the age of seventeen vears enlisted in the service of the Civil war, but his father secured his release from the service at the battle of Shiloh, and the two went to Memphis, and later returned to Ohio: Lenora, became Airs. Frank; Gilbert, died young; Alary, has never married; William, died of small pox at the age of seventeen years : Nathaniel, an engineer, now resides at Indian- apolis; Elwood, is an engineer on the Pan Handle R. K. ; Walter Q. G., an engineer in the employ of the Big Four Company, resid at Indianapolis; Charles, a carpet layer, is now deceased; Joseph, lives at his pleasant hi 1 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 613 on English avenue, Indianapolis, and Andrew, .. in the employ of the Indianapolis Co., re- es in Grant County. Mr. .Martin was a al, genial man. who attracted to him n friends, lie was a good Christian, being a tisistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Fraternally he affiliated with the Red -Men. THOMAS V. NOBLE, who is at present engaged in the manufacture of ice in Indianapolis, has achieved success in several walks of life, principally, however, as an en- leer, having served in that capacity for ful- ly twenty-five years on the I. B. & W. line, now a part of the Big Four System. Possessed rare business ability, he is now one of the well-to-do citizens of Indianapolis. His family is of Irish descent ; and his grandfather, George Noble, made his residence in Pennsylvania for many years. There he embarked upon life as a farmer, but after some years moved to Kentucky, where he settled upon a tract of good farming land. He pros- pered in his new home, and remained there throughout the rest of his life. By his mar- riage there were six children : George, David, Enoch, Henry, William ; and Thomas, who is mentioned below. .Mr. Noble and wife were od Christians, one belonging to the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, and the other to the Presbyterian Church. Thomas Noble, father of Thomas V.. an engineer by trade, was a man of ability and in- tegrity of character. Born in Lexington, Ky., he grew to manhood on his father's farm, and early acquired the habits of attention and sell reliance, which characterized his later years. As a young man, looking for an opening in life, he came to Madison, Indiana, and soon ired a position on the railroad. For some time he worked in the yards, yard switching in those days being done with horses, and rap- idly acquiring knowledge of the various branches of the business, he rose step by step to engineer. Efficient and conscientious in his 1 irk, lie soon won for himself the confidence of the company and held the same position for many years. Eventually, however, finding a change of work necessary, he resigned his position and went into the saw-mill business. Though the field was a new one, he derived from it a good income, and continued it throughout the rest of his active life. He died at North Madison, in 1863. Soon after ibis arrival in Madison, Ind., Mr. Noble there married Nancy Duffy, who was born in Ohio, i I >uffy, an Irish farmer, I 1 Indiana, and settled in [ In addi- tii 'ii tu farming many years. By his ma children: Nancy, who is men who married 1. Rollins; Al; the wife of Mr. Rector; Martha, who married a Mr. Turtle; James; Alfred, and Alexander. Possessed of a of humor, Mr. Duffy was noted for his wit and his jokes; and he won for himself a wide circle of friends. He was a man of influence, and as a Democrat was active in lo- cal politics. In all good works he ever evinced a keen interest, and he belonged to the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. His daughter, Mrs. Noble, who is mentioned above, lived to the advanced age of ninety-three years, living in August, 1901. There were eight children, born to Mr. and Mrs. Xoble: Oliver, who 1 red in the Civil war in the 6th Ind. V. I., and died in 1873; Thomas Y., James E., who also served in the Civil war ; William, de- I; John M.; Jessie A.; Mary E., who married John Bloom, of Pittsburg, Pa. ; and Amanda J., who married Robert Davis. Of these all with the exception of Thomas Y. are now deceased. Mr. Noble possessed the sturdy virtues of honesty, good fellowship, and industry. He was below the average in size, but was nevertheless constitutionally g, and possessed a large capacity for work. For his generosity and charity as well as for many other virtues he was widely and favorably known. The Methodist Epis- copal Church counted him among its most worthy members. Politically he affiliated with the Republicans. Thomas Y. Noble was born in Jefferson county, Ind., Nov. 1, 1840, and when quite young went to live with his uncle, on whose farm he remained until he was seventeen years old. In the public schools of his locality he procured a good education. At the age of seventeen he secured a position as peanut hoy on the old Madison Railroad, where his father had so long acted as engineer. With his route between Madison and Indianapolis, pplied passengers with his wares for sev- eral rears. Then, having won the favor of railroad hands, and acquired some knowledge of machinery, he secured a chance to In engine over the same route. Trustworthy and efficient, he was promoted to engineer in the 614 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD course of two years; and serving either on freight or passenger trains, at the discretion of the Company, he continued here until 1861, meeting with success and commanding good wages. Then, in answer to a call for troops for the Civil war, he enlisted for three years in Company A., 6th Ind. V. I., under Capt. T. P. Baldwin, and Col. Crittenden, and went to the front, as a part of the Army of Ten- nessee, commanded by Gen. Rosecrans. He did his first hard fighting at Rolla Station, and after a few skirmishes, participated in the sieges at Bowling Green, Ky., Nashville, lenn., and in many other hard engagements; he endured all the hardships and privations of that long bloody struggle, but more fortunate than many of his company, he escaped without a single wound, or once being taken prisoner. He was mustered out, receiving his pay and honorable discharge, in August, 1S64. A few years prior to the war, he had taken up his residence in Indianapolis, and he now returned to that city, and soon afterward se- cured a position with his old employers to fire an engine on the Madison R. R. 'After two years he secured his old place as engineer, and as such continued for three years. During this period, in 1868, Mr. Noble married Maria Hobbs, who was born at Col- umbus, Ind., in 1846, procured a liberal edu- cation, and for several years prior to her marriage, followed teaching very success- fully. By this union there' have 'been four children: Gharles, a mechanical engineer at Marion, Ind. ; Walter, a fireman on the Van- daha line, who married Mazie [. Ward, and has one daughter, Elizabeth Ruth, who was born in July, 1901 ; and Frank and Nellie, who died young. After marriage Mr. Noble settled in In- dianapolis, and there he has since made his home. The year following his marriage, in 1869, he found a very good opening n 'the new lines of railroads then in the process of construction, and for several years he worked at railroad building, first on the Indianapolis & Crawfordsville line, later on the Indiana- polis and Danville line ; and finally on the I. B. & W., now a part of the Big Four system. With the completion of the last named rail- road, he took a position with the company, as engineer, and proving himself in every re- spect capable and trustworthy, he continued as such for fully twenty-five years. At all times thoroughly alive to his responsibility, he has been remarkably free from accidents,' and, has, in fact, had no wrecks worth mentioning. A few years ago, retiring from railroad work, he purchased a plant and began the manufacture of ice in Indianapolis. A large acquaintance with various lines of business has enabled him to push this enterprise, and he is now making an unqualified success of it, and has a large trade. During his years of railroading he has occasionally branched out in other business, and for some time he conducted a barber shop and cigar stand in Indianapolis, with much suc- cess. He has also engaged in the real estate business, buying up property, wherever he saw a chance of a gain, and he now owns two attractive residences in the city. Having pros- pered in his various enterprises, he is now one of the well-to-do citizens of the place. Mr. Noble is widely and favorably known, and fra- ternally he affiliates with the B. of L. E., and Chapman Post, G. A. R., of Indianapolis. His wife is a highly respected member of the Presbyterian Church. James Hobbs, father of Mrs. Noble, was born in Indiana. After some years he settled in Columbus, Ind., where he became one of the leading citizens. As an influential Democrat, active in campaign work, he filled many offices of trust and responsibility, for his party in that place. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Noble, and is buried in Columbus, Ind. His wife afterward lived at the home of Mrs. Noble, and there she died in 1888. Both she and her husband were consistent members of the Christian Church. Their children were Maria, who is mentioned above; and Laura, Mrs. Woodhull. HENRY C. RANDALL, now residing at his attractive residence at No. 418 Blake street. Indianapolis, for over twenty-five year- has served as locomotive engineer over the I. D. & W. R. R. He has had a wide and va- ried experience in his line, and is now one of the best informed, most competent, and care- ful engineers in the service of the company. Mr. Randall was born at Rouses Point. \. \ ., May 20, 1853, and comes of a family of suc- cessful railroad employees, his father and five of his brothers having served as engineers, and his sister having married a man of the same profession. Stephen R. Randall, father of Henry C.,- was reared in the State of Massachusetts, ear- ly acquiring the habits of industry and self- reliance, which prominently marked his charac- ter in later years. At an earlv age he went to- COMMEMt IRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 6i5 sea, and after a number of years of faithful service, gave it up, and secured a position as fireman on the Vermont Central R. R., gradu- ally working up to the place of engineer. Af- ter some years with this road, he accepted a similar position on the M. & 1.. S. R. R., where ave excellent satisfaction. He later made several changes, being engaged at different times on the C, B. & Q. R. R., (with his resi- dence at Galesburg, 111.), and on the M. C. Having during this period won for himself an excellent reputation for coolheadedness and practical knowledge of all lines of locomotive engineering, at the opening of the Civil war he was engaged to run trains through the South, and throughout the struggle he con- tinued in this line, proving himself entirely worthy of the confidence reposed in him. Af- ter the war, he returned to Illinois, and took a place as engineer on the C, 1!. & Q. R. R., mak- ing his run from Galesburg to Ouincy. He was performing his duties with his usual care and ability, when, on one run. in 1867, his train met with a wreck, as a result of a miss- ing rail — torn up by some miscreant — and here he lost his life. During his young manhood Mr. Randall married Susan E. Carlton, of Rutland, Vermont. She survived her husband several years, and died at Peoria, 111. Of this union there were seven children : Stephen A., an engineer by profession, residing at ' i burg, 111. ; George, also an engineer, who was killed in May, 1900; Henry C. ; James, a rail- road man of Peoria, 111., who was injured through his service ; William, an engineer, who was killed at Springfield, 111. ; Edward, another engineer, who died of heart disease at the home of his brother, in Indianapolis ; and Mary E., who married Pen Lewis, now a re- tired railroad man, residing at Kansas City, but formerly of Galesburg, 111. Mr. Randall throughout his career, was a close student of engineering, and kept thoroughly abreast of the latest movements in that science, as well as all matters pertaining to railroading gener- ally. A man of marked integrity of character, nmanded respect from all who knew him, and he was long a highly esteemed member of the Campbellite Church. Fraternally lie was well known and affiliated with the P. of L. E., being a charter member of that order. Henry C. Randall early moved with his parents to Michigan, where he remained for some years, and then settled in Illinois: In the public schools of the different localities, he procured his education, and boy like became interested in his father's work. To this he naturally turned his attention, and when but fifteen years old began firing an engine 011 the C, I'.. iv Q. R. P., using, alter the fashion that day, wood for fuel, and with this road he continued until he was nineteen years old. A desire to see the world and to experience its various phases led him through a vat career for the next few years, during which period he fired engines at different times 1 in the Burlington & Missouri River R. P.; tin- Burlington & South West; the Des Moines \ alley P. P.; and later on the Wabash, mak ing his run from Springfield, 111. While serv- ing on the last named road he was promoted to engineer, and proved a most successful "iic later, at different times serving in the capacity on the T. P. & W. running from Peoria, 111., on the P. & P. 1. : the M. K. & T. ; ami on the I. B. & W., making his run from Urbana, 111. After three successful years with the last nam- ed company, he in 1880, accepted a place as engineer, on the I. D. & W. P. P. Having had quite enough experience in roving, he now settled down to steady busmen and by his efficiency and fidelity to his work, won the entire confidence of his employers. Strict in carrying out orders, watchful, alert, he con- tinued in favor, and has remained with the same company ever since, winning for himself an enviable reputation. Throughout hi.-- ca- reer his services have been greatly in demand, and in the early days old engineers used to vie with one another in trying to secure him as fireman for their trains. He possessed a genius for handling machinery, and was always quick in picking up the manipulation of new- appliances, and he fired the first train <>n the C, B. &. Q. R. R. that used the air brake. His advice has often been sought by those seek- ing to make improvements in railroading, anil often turned to practical account. lie i- a g 1 business man as well as engineer, and now owns a pleasant two-story frame hou on Blake street, Indianapolis, where he has d since 1879. In 1S7C) Mr. Randall married Lillian M. Kyte, who was bom at Chariton. Iowa, Oct. 14, 1857, and who was reared for the mo- part near Danville, Ind. < >f this union there have been no children. Mr. Randall is a thor- oughly up-to-date gentleman, somewhat of a man of the world. He is a thoroughly yoort fellow, well informed upon all subjects, and wins friends for himself at every step in life. Keenly interested in his profession, he treas- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ure; everything of value pertaining to it, and has among his collections a photograph of the first engine passing through the new Union n in Indianapolis. Socially he stands high and affiliates with the A. F. & A. M. and the K. of P., and is one of the oldest members of the B. of F. & L. E. His wife is a highly es- teemed member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, and socially she belongs to the Eastern Star. James L. Kyte, father of Mrs. Randall, was originally of Kentucky, and there passed In? early life. Later he moved to Indiana, where he settled upon a farm and engaged in all branches of general farming, and made a alty of stock. He also bought and sold cattle, carrying on a profitable business in this line for many years. Some time ago he gave up active labor, and he now makes his home with his children in Indianapolis. After com- ing to Indiana he married in that state Mar- garet Ham, and of this union there have been .-even children: Julia, who married a Mr. Haynes, a descendant of a prominent old fam- ily of Hendricks county; Lillian M., Amanda B.j who married B. Johnson, and is now de- ceased; Ilally, who married W. Harness, a Civil war veteran, now residing in Indiana- polis ; Carry, who died young ; and Pearl, who married a Mr. McCowan. The mother of these is a worthy member of the Christian Church. A. 11. FETTY. This well-known saddle and harness maker of Indianapolis is a man of sterling worth, and conies of a fine old German Protestant family. Carl Fetty, father of A. H., was born in Germany, son of Carl, Sr., and there continued his abode as had his ancestors for several gen- erations. As a young man he entered a gold- smith's shop, and there by close application to work, readily mastered the details of the trade, and became a skilled workman. By his cour- teous reception of customers, and promptness in attending to his orders, he always attracted a large patronage. He died in the same lo- cality where he had passed his life. Mr. Fetty \\a- married twice, his sea nd wife being So- phia Alman, who was born in Germany, of old Protestant stock. By the first mar- riage there were six children, of whom two sons came to America, and settled in Indian- . where they died: Charles a machinist; ' ieorge, a successful tailor, cleaner, and dyer. By the second marriage there were five children : Fritz, who died at Cincinnati ; Con- rad, deceased; A. H., mentioned below; Hen- rietta, deceased, wdio married a Mr. P. Smith; and Simon, who died young. Mr. Fetty was a broad minded, capable business man, who sed considerable property. His character was irreproachable and his sense of honor the keenest. He was widely known and attracted to him a large circle of warm friends. A. H. Fetty was born in the North of Ger- many, Dec. 13, 1S38. By attendance upon the well conducted schools of his locality he procured a liberal education, and in his father's shop early acquired considerable knowledge of business. At the age of sixteen he came to America, to win a place in life for himself. Finally settling in Indianapolis, he soon found work in the saddle and harness making estab- lishment of Mr. Sulgrove, where he continued for some time. Later he entered a similar shop in Cincinnati, Ohio, where in time he be- came an expert workman. He returned to Indianapolis in i860 and from there in 1861 en- listed in Company B, nth Ind. V. I., under Col. Lew Wallace, and went to the front. Af- ter a short time he was transferred to a cav- alry regiment, but, being thrown from his horse and disabled, he soon received an hon- orable discharge. Later, however, he re-en- listed, this time, in the 47th Ind. V. I., and again went to the front, this time as a part of tin \rniy of Tennessee. His force was sta- tioned at different times at Louisville, Bards- town, Ky : Munfordville ; West Point, and crossed the river to Missouri, and to New Mad- rid, and he participated in many hot battles. While on Picket duty at Island No. 10, he gave the alarm at 2 a. m. on one occasion, which saved the command and supplies from capture by approaching Rebels. Later, while engaged in digging rifle pits at Riddles Point, in 1803 he fell and injured his back so serious- Iv that after a month's hospital treatment he was sent to New .Madrid, thence to Cairo, 111., and finally home. Some time later, being entirely unfitted for further action, he received an honorable discharge. He w~as a brave and ci nscientious soldier, and was always to be found at his post of duty. After his recovery he went to Cincinnati, in 1863, and there found employment at his trade of harness and saddle making, and commanding good wages, re- mained there for about six years. Then, in 1869, he returned to Indianapolis and opened a orocery store, which he conducted with success for four years. The saddle and har- ness business proved to be the work for which COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 617 as best fitted, and now finding a most de- sirable opening in that line in Indianapolis, he turned his attention to that trade. He has followed it for a regular bu and, by giving close attention to hi.- duties, and turn- ing out high grade work, he has become well- to-do. In 1863 .Mr. Fetty married at Tipton, Ind., Carrie Short, who was born in Clermont coun- hio, in November, 1834. Mrs. I 11 ''"v3> an d m 1S74 he married Mrs. Mary Wilson, daughter of Henry Under, who burn in German}", and who as a young man ;ie a pioneer farmer of Indiana, where he reared a family of children, several of whom became prominent business men of Indiana- By his first marriage Air. Fetty had three children: Arnold, who now holds a re- sponsible position as stock keeper for a large wholesale house; John, a harness maker, who ing well at his trade; and Henrietta, who young. The second Airs. Fetty had a daughter by her first marriage, Anna Wilson, who married a Mr. Burk. Air. Fetty was reared by a good mother to a strict code of morals from which he never departed. He has always been generous with his earnings, giving lib- erally to the needy and in his earlier years as- sisted other members of his family to come to this country. Perseverance, integrity, and fi- delity to his work are among his salient traits. APOLLO S. INGLIXG, a member er family of Indiana, a notary public at Bridgeport, was born in New Jersey, < let. 3, i s -i_', and was reared and educated mostly in Marion county. His education has been mainly acquired by his own exertions. Tent Ingling, great-grandfather of Apollo S., was a native of France, as was also his wife Alary. They came to this o untry, settling in New Jersey, and there died alter a Ion useful lives. Air. Ingling was a natural me- chanic, and worked at several different lines of mechanical labor. Plis children were: . Tent (Jr.), Thomas, Jacob, Airs. Sarah n, Airs. Nancy White and Mrs. l-'razier. Jacob Ingling, son of Tent and Alary, was born and reared in New Jersey, in which State he passed a long life and died. His career was of an h morable and upright farmer. He ied Rachel Taylor, who was horn in New of an old family of English descent, and the children of this union were : Jacob, Jr., whose whereabouts are not known ; Airs. Lydia English; Airs. Rachel Hadley; and Thomas W., lather of Apollo S. For his ond wife Jacob Ingling married Jane G bore him 1 Mie . " imas \\ . tngli 1 if Jacob, was born in Burlington county, New Jersey, June 4, [819. lie d in his native State married Sarah Hughes, a nath Jersey, wdio died in January, [897, 111 the of the Methodist Church. Air. Ingling mar- ried (second) Airs. Malinda A. (Cravens) Ir.rner, whose first husband was F. Reed, and her second, J. J. Turner. She was born in North Carolina, but had accompanied her par- ents to Butler county, Ohio, at an early day. For many years she had lived in this part of Indiana; her brothers and sisters were: Wes- ley (of North Carolina), Jesse, Jerry, W. Reese and Emaline (wife of a Air. Hoffman). By his first marriage Thomas Ingling had children : Apollo S. ; Jacob, a farmer and rail- road agent in Illinois, who enlisted for service in the Civil war, and was sent home sick, but upon recovery re-enlisted ; Anna, who died sixteen ; John, a merchant at Bridgeport ; ne, who married a Air. Spear, and lives in Illinois ; and Sarah, wife of a Air. Alberson, a nursery man of Indiana. Airs. Alalinda Ing- ling is a member of the Baptist Church. Thomas Ingling's mother died when he w r as 1 inly three years of age, and he lived with re- latives until his father's second marriage, when he was called home. Shortly after his second marriage his father was accidentally drowned, and the young lad was again without a home, until he found a good home with a farmer named English. This was a good man, a friend of the young orphan, and kept him with him until he was twenty years of age. At that age he struck out for himself, and while he was possessed of considerable mechanical skill he preferred farming, and to it very largely gave his attention. In Alarch, 1854. he came to Indiana, and located near Bridgeport on a rented farm. Until the present time he has made this section of the county his home. In a short time he bought a farm for himself, and devoted himself to farming and stock rais- ing. In 1867 he went into a general store at Bridgeport, which he carried on successfully fi ir twenty-one years, with very satisfactory results. At the same time he was also carry - 1 his farm, and conducting a meat market. In [892 Air. Ingling retired from the_ Store, but still remains on the old homestead, ami his son John has taken his place in mercantile affairs. Air. Ingling has been very successful 6iS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in his work, and has made his way to a most creditable position by unwearied industry and strong integrity. In 1840 he cast his first vote for William Henry Harrison. For some years he was a Democrat, but finally became a Re- publican, and has filled at different times sev- eral minor township offices. Mrs. Sarah (Hughes) Ingling, first wife of Thomas, was a daughter of John Hughes, who was born on the high sea, while his par- ents were coming to the United States, iney settled in New Jersey, where John was reared to manhood. His father was a Tory during the Revolution, but maintained the respect of the community despite their political varia- tions. On reaching mature years John Hughes became a brick mason and contractor, and met \\ ith much success. His children were as fol- lows : David, who died in New Jersey ; Eliza ; John, who died in New Jersey ; Sarah, the mother of Apollo S. Ingling; "Hannah, who married Mr. Hanes ; Priscilla, who died single. Apollo S. Ingling followed the successive removals of his parents to Ohio, then to Illi- nois, and returning, again to Ohio, finally lo- cating near Bridgeport, where his life has since passed. Until he reached the age of eighteen years he remained under the parental roof. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, nth Ind. V. I., under Col. Lew Wallace. The regiment served under Gen. Grant, and began its his- toric career at Paducah, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. It was later engaged at Shiloh, and in the campaign around Yicksburg. Mov- ing down the Mississippi it w^as attached to the army under Gen. Banks, where it was fur- loughed for thirty days. When the leave of absence had expired the regiment was sent to the Shenandoah Valley, where it came under the command of Gen. Sheridan. It fought at Halltown, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and Fishers Hill, and was then assigned to garrison duty at Baltimore. While there Mr. Ingling was one of a band of forty soldiers who volun- teered to rescue the crew of a sinking ship, the feat being successfully accomplished with- out the loss of a man. The regiment remained at Baltimore until the close of the Rebellion. Mr. Ingling passed through much hard service and experienced all the deprivations of the tented field, but was never wounded and never captured, though he had some narrow and thrilling escapes. He was mustered out at Baltimore, and returned to Indianapolis, where he was honorably discharged in August, 1865. Mv. Ingling resumed farming, and in the fall of 1866 was married and settled down on the farm, where he remained until 1897. That year he retired to live in Bridgeport, where he is found today. In his active years he was a general farmer and stock raiser, being quite successful in all His enterprises and accumu- lating a handsome fortune. For some years he did quite a business for a fence company, and was long prominently identified with the activities of this section of the county. For six years he filled the office of justice of the peace, and is now notary public, doing the most of the legal business of Bridgeport and vicinity. Mr. Ingling was married in 1866 to Miss Elizabeth Milhouse. who was born May 28, 1843, daughter of Thomas and Emily (Bur- nett) Milhouse, long residents of Indiana. Thomas Milhouse was born in North Caro- lina, and his wife in Indiana. Both families were members of the Society of Friends. The Milhouse children were as follows: John and David, farmers: Elizabeth, who became Mrs. Ingling; Mary A., who died young; anil Dinah, who married Mr. W r ilburn. Mr. and Mrs. Ingling had one child, Emma S., who was born Aug. it, 1891. The wife and mother died May 16. 1802, in the faith of the Method- ist Church, to which Mr. Ingling also belongs. He is a member of W. T. Sherman Post, No. 455. G. A. R., and is a highly respected and active member of the Order. J. HENRY DOERR, engineer of a pas- senger train on the Big Four line, running from Indianapolis to Bellefontaine, Ohio, has won the entire confidence of his employers, and the respect and co-operation of other railroad hands, having been with the same company now for over thirty years. He is courageous sound in judgment, and thoroughly up-to-date upon all questions concerning his professional work. Born in Hamilton county, Ohio, Jan. 13, 1855. he is a son of John and Elizabeth (Kress) Doerr. Tohn Doerr was born in Germany, in Au- gust, 1808, of an old Protestant family of high social status. Reared upon a farm he early acquired practical knowledge of _ all branches of agriculture, especially gardening. During the Rebellion of 1848. because of his strong opposition to the Emperor, he was forced to leave his native land, and according- ly with Cen. Seger. embarked for the United States. Locating in the vicinity of Cincinnati, he there followed farming very successfully for COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 6iq i number of years and then settled in Ham- ilton. At the end of a year he moved to ln- liana, and there took employment in Meikel's 3rewery, where he remained for a number of fears. He next moved to the home of Gen. rom Morris, where in addition to work about ;rie farm he did market gardening for a num- ber of years. Later, purchasing a tract of land, tnd erecting a new house, he moved there, and rontinued his gardening to better advantage. This he carried on successfully until 1871, vhen, desiring to retire from active work, he sold his home and purchased property on Maudes street, and here, on Dec. 15, 1872, he lied. During his young manhood he married n Cincinnati, Elizabeth (Kress) Bennington, who was born in Germany, and there mar- 'ied Mr. Bennington, who died in that country, in 1840 she with her step-father Mr. Hum- )auch and family, came to the United States, md settled at Hamilton, Ohio, where he died. ITo Mr. and Mrs. Doerr were born four chil- Iren: Charlotte, who married a Mr. Martin, ind resides in Indianapolis ; Lewis, a railroad :mployee, who was accidentally killed by a Bee ine train, and who left four sons ; J. Henry, nentioned below ; and Catherine, who married VI. Schreckengast, an engineer on the Big 7 our line. Mrs. Doerr had one child by ler first marriage, John Bennington, who was Kirn in Germany and came with his mother to he United States, but who is now deceased. 3oth John Doerr and his wife were consistent nembers of the Lutheran Church. J. Henry Doerr came with his parents to Indianapolis when only a small child. He at- ended the public schools and assisted his fa- :her in marketing garden truck, until at the ige of twelve years he went to work in the spiegel Toms Factory, where, proving a wili- ng and efficient employe he remained for ibout four years. In 187 1 he began firing an mgine in the Big Four yards. Conscientious tnd thorough work won him rapid promo- ion, and in a short time he began firing an en- gine on the road, and in December, 1873, he ■ose to the position of yard engineer. In [873 le began running a freight train from Indian- ipolis to Union City. After a few years he 00k a similar position with the same company 311 a passenger train running from Indiana- jobs to Bellefontaine, Ohio. His only serious iccident has come through the mistakes of a ocal resulting in a head end collision, in which his fireman was killed and he himself received fractures of the hip and injuries to his head, which caused him a six weeks' lay-off for recovery. On the whole, however, lie has remained at his post steadily. A wise man- ager, from a mere wage earner in 1875, with but twenty dollars in cash ahead, he has by prudently saving his money and investing it, become possessed of considerable city property which he rents to advantage. Some years ago he also purchased an attractive two-story resi- dence on Tenth street, where he has since made his home. In 1875 Mr. Doerr married Anna Sweken- dorf, who was born in Randolph county, Ind., Sept. 1, 1857, and of this union there have been two children: Flora E., who married W. A. Ellis, wdio some years ago acted as lumber inspector, and who now has charge of C. & W. Kramer's lumber yards at Richmond, Ind.; and Clarence, who died in 1881, at the age of nine months. Mr. Doerr possesses a commanding presence, is decisive and prac- tical. Upon all matters of the day he is thor- oughly well-informed, and his word carries weight among his associates. True to his con- victions he is independent in politics. Fra- ternally he stands high and affiliates with the K. of P., the A. O. of U. W., and the B. of L. E. Henry Swekendorf, father of Mrs. Doerr. passed many years of his life in Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter by trade and followed that occupation for many years, and in addition he also engaged in the undertaking business there. About 1854 he moved to Indiana and settled at Winchester, where he continued his occu- pation with success. His only misfortunes came through his liberality in assisting others. He died at Winchester, in 1884. Mr. Sweken- dorf married Rebecca Summers, also of Penn- sylvania, and she died in 1894. Of this union w ere 1>< >rn five children : Charles, a carpenter ; Monroe, an engineer; Elijah, a cabinet maker; Anna (Mrs. J. H. Doerr), who is men, above ; and Albert, a cabinet maker, now living in Chicago. The father of these was e\ ingly active in religious work, and as a liberal member of the Evangelical Church, he erected at Winchester a beautiful church edifice, and he was one of the pillars of that denomination and often acted as superintendent of the Sun- day-school. JOHN' R. SOURBEER, a thrifty busi- ness man of Indianapolis, comes of stanch old 620 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Pennsylvania stock, the name having been ntified with the annals of the Keystone State ironi an early epoch in its history. Mr. Sourbeer is a native of Lancaster county, I'enn., born July 8, 1836, and was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm, receiving such advantages as were afforded by the common schools of the place and pe- riod. His parents, Jacob and Hester (Schenck) Sourbeer, were born and reared in Pennsylvania. The original progenitors of the Sourbeer family in America were three brothers of the name who emigrated hither from Germany during the seventeenth cen- tury, all locating in Pennsylvania — one in Berks county, another in Adams county, and the third — from whom John R. Sourbeer is descended — established his home in Lancaster county. From these three brothers have de- scended a numerous progeny, and represen- tatives of the name may now be found in nearly all sections of the Union. Jacob Sourbeer passed his entire life in Lancaster county, where he died in 1862. He was a pilot on the Susquehanna river for many years, running rafts down the river from the great lumber regions to the market points. Luring the winter seasons he devoted his at- tention to shoemaking, while he also con- ducted a profitable business in operating shad fisheries, selling at wholesale. He was an industrious and able business man, sincere and honorable in all the relations of life, and ever retaining the respect and confidence of his fel- lowmen. He had a good home and was suc- cessful in his efforts, though he lost heavily through aiding friends who abused his con- fidence. He was originally a Whig and later a Republican in politics and held minor offices of local trust, though never a seeker for such preferment. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. He met with an acci- dent on the river and received injuries which hastened his death. His widow, with the assistance of her older sons, kept the family together. In 1867 she removed to Harris- burg, I 'a., where she passed the remainder of her life, being tenderly cared for by her chil- dren in her declining days and entering into eternal rest in July, 1888. Of her ten chil- dren wc have the following data: Harry and John P., twins, the former a prominent busi- m :ss man of Harrisburg, and the latter the im- mediate subject of this sketch; Frank, the owner of a stock ranch in Kansas : Isaac, who died at the age of thirty-three years; Wil- liam, of Harrisburg, 1 'a. ; Samuel, ai Harrisburg; Susan, Airs. Graham; Kate, who is not married; Sarah, married; Fanny, Airs. Simmers. John P. Sourbeer entered upon an appren- ticeship to the machinist's trade when sixteen years of age and became an expert artisan. He followed his trade at various places in Pennsylvania and also worked on the river at intervals, as a pilot, while for two years he was engaged in rolling boiler plate. In 1871 he came to Indianapolis, where he secured em- ployment as a machinist in the old rolling-mill, continuing to be there engaged for thirteen years, when the mill was abandoned. He then engaged in business on his own responsibility, establishing himself in the plumbing business, and also giving special attention to driving wells. Later he conducted a grocery for three years, and since that time he has been suc- cessfully engaged in the plumbing and gas- fitting business, having a well equipped estab- lishment and having built up a prosperous en- terprise. He has a comfortable residence on Morris street, a two-story frame structure which he erected in 1875. His course has been such as to commend him to the confidence and good-will of the public, and his honor and integrity in all business transactions have been the factors which have promoted his success. In politics he gives his allegiance to the Re- publican party, and both he and his wife are members of the Metnodist Church. Air. Sourbeer married Aliss Hester Reil, who was born in Luzerne county, Pa., a daughter of William and Clarissa (Bowman) Reil, the former of German and the latter of English lineage. Air. Reil, wdio was a stone- ison by trade, was a son of Benjamin Reil, who was a blacksmith by trade and wdio also engaged in fanning on a small scale. William Reil was the eldest in a family of five children, the others being Jacob, whose whereabouts are not known to other members of the family ; Charles, who died in Wilkesbarre, Pa. ; Alary and Anna. William Reil passed his entire life in Luzerne county, Pa., where he died in [893, his wife passing away in 1884. Both members of the Methodist Church, and in politics he was a Democrat. Airs. Reil was a daughter of John Bowman, a blacksmith, who died in Luzerne county. William and Clarissa Reil became the parents of seven children, namely: Alary, Airs. Gillett ; Eliza- beth, Airs. Libber; Charles and George, both deceased ; Hester, deceased wife of our sub- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 621 ject; Sarah, the present wife of Mr. Sourbeer; and Jane C, Airs. Crosby. Mrs. J [ester Sour- beer died in Pennsylvania in 1863, leaving two children: Waller, a civil engineer of In- dianapolis; and Manha E., Mrs. McCullough, whose husband is a prominent business man of this city, being- a stockholder and superin- tendent of the Century Bakery & Biscuit Com- pany. Jn 1805 Mr. Sourbeer wedded Miss Sarah Red ^sister of his former wife), who was born Sept. II, 1846. Of this union one son has been born, Edward G., who is a prom- inent merchant of Indianapolis and a leading member of the city council, being known as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. W. H. SMEAD. This efficient yardmaster of the Belt Line, now residing at his pleasant residence at No. 1333 Nordyke avenue, In- dianapolis, is a railroad employe of long ex- perience, who has always held the unbounded confidence of his superiors. Starting as a brakeman, he in a remarkably short time, worked his way up to conductor, a place which he has filled long and ably, first on the old Vandalia Line, later on the J. M. & I., and finally on the Belt Line. Air. Smead comes of an old N.ew England family. His grandfather, B. F. Smead, a car- penter by trade, and a patriotic citizen, who fought in the War of 1812, was reared in a New England home. As a preparation for his future work he early learned the trade of a carpenter, and continued it for the most part throughout his active career. He had made a fair start in life and was rapidly achieving success for himself, when the War of 1812 put an end to his business activities for a time. Enlisting and going to the front he rendered valiant service to his country. After the close of the war he resumed his trade, and foil it for some time in his own State. The rapid growth of the Middle West later decided him to break home ties, and take up his residence in Indiana. Here he found a good business opening in the little town of ITerre Haute, and settling there he continued his trade for many years, assisting in building up not only the residences, but many of the public build- ings and business places. After many of fruitful industry he finally retired from active work. He died, while paying a visit to his sister in Jeffersonville, and was buried in Terre Haute. By his marriage there were five children : Enan. who i- Mary, who married Mr. Wils< n. an engineer 1 steam 1' Ed a in. a pri minenl u and stock raiser, of Michigan; Adelin married J. ck ; and Lucretia, wdio never married. Mr. Smead always evinced an ardent in- terest in public all airs, and politically he filiated with the Democrats. Enan Smead, father of W. II.. smith and farmer by occupation, possessed great energy and marked business ability. Born in Vermont, he there grew to ma acquiring habits of industry and thrift, and some valuable practical knowledge of busi- ness. He learned the blacksmith's trade, and giving close attention to business, soon became a master of the craft. As a young man he- came to Terre Haute, Indiana, and there 1 tered a blacksmith's shop, wdiere he contin- ued his trade for many years. Thorough work and square dealings, wen him the confidence of the public, and a steadily increasing patron- age. His shop was long one of the most pop- ular establishments of its kind in the vicinity. and here he conducted a highly flourishing- business. In 1858 he moved to Michigan, where, settling upon a promising farm, he engaged for about seven years, and then re- turned to Indiana, and settled at Brazil. He again started a blacksmith's business, and con- ducting his industry with his usual success lie remained here throughout the rest of his bus- iness life. During his young manhood Air. Smead married at Terre Haute, Cathei Hyde, whom death, unfortunately, claimed early. 'Of this union there were four chil- dren : John B., a railroad engineer, met his death from injuries received in an accident . W. II. is -mentioned below : ; Charles A. is a railroad employe; and B. F. is a conductor on the Belt Line. The .Methodist Church which his wife also belonged counted Air. Smead among its most liberal members and earnest workers, and honored him with many of its offices. His influence carried weight in all circles, and politically he affiliated with the Democrats. W. H. Smead was born at Terre H; Indiana, March 31, 1848, and there the first ten years of his life, attending the well established schools of that phi time. At the end of this period he moved with liis parents to Michigan, where, in a pleasant little farming community, Ik- finished his looling and applied hit ir some time le masonry. Wl year- 1 Id In- returned with his par. 622 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Indiana, and took up his residence at B where he remained for some time acquiring valuable knowledge of several hues oi busi- Ihe rapid development of the railroad industry at this tune afforded good business and in 1864 he secured a po as brakeman on a freight train over the \ an- dalia Line. ( lose attention to business gained him favor with the company, and in three months time he was promoted to conductor. nuing to give satisfaction lie remained for several years, and then accepted a position on the J. M. & I. Line, first acting as brakeman, and then as conductor. In the course of a year, however, feeling the need of a change, he went to Michigan and began working at his trade of stone mason. Meet- ing with success he continued here for about one year, when he returned to Indianapolis, and soon afterward, in December, 1877, took ition as brakeman on the Belt Line. After a short time he was promoted to conductor, a position which he filled very acceptably for three years, when he was promoted to yard master. Skilled in directing affairs, he has con- tinued to give satisfaction, and has remained there ever since. He has made this city his permanent residence since 1877, settling first m West Indianapolis, and later erecting an attractive home on Nordyke avenue, where he has since made his abode. On Sept. 17, 1885, Mr. Smead married Margaret A. Quinn, who was born in the vil- lage of Middletown, County Mayo, Ireland, in September, 1850, and to this union has come one son, Thomas W., born Aug. 4, 1886, and now a most promising student of the railroad business. Mr. Smead has availed himself of every opportunity of acquiring knowledge of his business, and is now one of the best in- formed men along his line in the employ of the Belt Line. Particularly active in fraternal circles he fills the offices of secretary and treasurer of the Indianapolis Union Railway Benefit Association ; is past officer of the P. O. S. of A. ; is also a past officer of the I. O. O. F., having filled all the chairs; is a past officer in the Encampment ; and is a member in good standing of the I. O. of R. M. In poli- tics he is a strong Democrat, and. though ut- terly disinclined to office seeking, has, thi lerited esteem of his fellow citizens, often been assigned to places of trust and respons- ibility on the boards of election. His wife is isistent and worthy member of the Lath- Church. Edward Quinn, father of Mrs. Smead, lived for the most part in County Mayo, Ire- land. He was a man of ability and some means, and followed farming for an occupa- tion. After a long and useful life he died in his native country, in 1891. During his young manhood Mr. Quinn married Ann Ward, of County Mayo, who died in 1895. Of this union there were these children: Bridget married John Brennan, and they came to America and settled at Indianapolis, where a iter some years she died; Mary, who resides in her native Ireland, has never married; Ellen, who married H. Lolling, who was of German extraction, settled in Indianapolis, Indiana, and there died; Margaret (Mrs. Smead) is mentioned above; Anthony died in Indianapolis ; Edward has remained in his native Ireland; and Thomas is a resident of Last Chicago, Indiana. Both .Mr. and Mrs. Quinn came of prominent Catholic families, were consistent members of that Church, and in that faith reared their children. H. W. TECKEXBROCK, one of the old settlers of Indianapolis, and one who has been prominently identified with the development of various .interests in the city, was born at the village of Osnabruck, Province of Han- over, Germany, Dec. 27, 1826, and was reared to the honest pursuits of agriculture. Harmon and Mary (Overhiser) Tecken- brock, his parents, were both born in Ger- man)', the former in Prussia, and the latter in Hanover. The father was reared in Prus- sia, leaving in young manhood to escape being pressed into Napoleon's army. Locating in Hanover, he there married, settled on a small rented farm, and remained until all his six children were born, reared and began to find homes for themselves. All his children were born in the same house and there the devoted wife and mother died, and in 1850, with his family, Mr. Teckenbrock started for the United States. Fourteen weeks later found him in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and he remained there for three years, moving then to Indianapolis and soon after joining two oi his sons who were successful farmers in sac county. 111. Here his death took place, in [868, at the age of eighty years. After com- ing to America he undertook no business as his children made his last days most comfort- able. It was a matter of congratulation with him that all of them were well established in life, his greatest ambition having been to edu- cate and rear them carefully, and their success COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 623 imfort tn him. 1 te was a most worthy member of the Lutheran ( hureh, a man of sterling integrity and high ideas of honor. His children were as follows: Henry, who was the only member of the Earn remain in the old country; Fred, who came to th< Unil states in 1847, liv< Cincinnati and Dayton, ( ihio, and later moved to Illinois, where he engaged in farming, and died; Casper, who also died in Illinois; Alary, F. Xieinan, who died on a farm in ( )hio; II. \\ '.. of Indianapolis; and Christ II., a prominent citizen of Indianapolis, who has been in the employ of the Vandalia Railroad Company for about fifty years. H. W. Teckenbrock was reared to man- hood in Germany and there was first married. He settled down to farming, but when the family started for America, in 1850, he ac- companied them, taking passage on a sailing I bound for Baltimore. They were stranded on a sand bar off the coast of Vir- ginia, and in this emergency, the captain char- tered a fishing smack, which transferred the women, children and baggage to port, but all who could walk were obliged to tramp for fifty miles through the heavy sand, to Norfolk, \"a., where they took a steamer to Balti- more, and thence to Pittsburg and on to Cin- cinnati. Fourteen weeks had been consumed in this weary journey. In Cincinnati Mr. Teckenbrock accepted the first work he found, the construction of a church steeple, and later he found employment in a plow factory. He remained at Cincinnati until 1854, removing then to Indianapolis, where he became black- smith's helper in a machine shop. Three weeks later, on account of scarcity of work, he was obliged to seek employment elsewhere, and was then engaged in what was then the Wash- ington Foundry, but later became the Eagle Machine Works. For five months he worked as a blacksmith's helper and then, work again becoming slack, he engaged with the old Cin cinnati Railroad Company in the same capac- ity. Three mi m'ns later, with a partner, he went into a sawmill business. After six months he sold out and took a position in the freight house of the Vandalia railroad, later being transferred to the shops, where he was first given charge of the stationary engine. There is a lesson in the recital of Mr. Tecken- brock's earnest endeavor to succeed. It was his unflagging industry and his constant per- severance that attracted the attention of em- ployers, who soon saw that he was willing and competent and that his work, whatever it was. would bear inspection. With everj employer parted on the best of terms, and he re- mained with the Vandalia ( bmpany for almost fort} years. In 1899 lu ' retired from ai labor and is now able to enjoy the fruits of his former industry. Mr. Teckei been 1 areful and frugal and has invest. , le y so that he m t only owns his own comfortable " me but also other properties, which he rents. I le is entirely -elf-made and is one of the hon- orable and upright citizens of Indianapolis In politics Mr. Teckenl n been in sympathy with the Democratic party, but he has never cared for political office, enjoying, however, various offices in the I. O. O. R and also his association with the German Pio- neer Society. He was one of the organizer, of the German Orphans' Home Society, was on the committee that bought the ground and was very active in gaining the necessary financial aid. For many years he was one of the trustees of that great institution. His broad-minded charity was also shown in his assistance in the organization of the Deacon- Home for Aged People, while his private- acts of benevolence are known only to himself and those benefited. Mr. Teckenbrock can re- call many interesting events of the early life of this great city, and remembers when some of the closest built portions were commons and given over to pastures or vegetable patches, lhe first marriage of Mr. Teckenbrock was to Bandina Delmyre, who was born in Hanover, Germany, and one daughter was born to this union, Menia; she married Wil- liam Kelemyer, a motorman on the city street railway m Indianapolis, who was born in Germany, came to America in youth with his parent.-, and was reared on a farm. The mother died in 1851, and in 1852, at Cincin- nati. Mr. Teckenbrock married his present wife, who was born in Germany and came to America with her parents, Edward and Chris- tina (Bensman) Lindeman, of Hanover, Ger- many. They had five children born to them m Germany, and came with their family to America in [850, on the same \< the reckenbrocks. They settled in Cincinnati. where they remained for nearly forty years, Mr. Lindeman being employed in fac- tory. When too old to continue work-, he came to Indianapolis and here both he and wife passed the rest of their days, both dying ai the ape of eighty-nine years; the mo'tl Mrs. Teckenbrock preceding her husband to the grave by fifteen months. Their children were: Mrs. Teckenbrock; Frederika, who 624 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD married Christ II. Teckenbrock, brother of H. W. ; Molly, who married H. Rock-burg, who died while serving in the Civil war, leaving two daughters, who are in Indianapolis; Min- nie, who became Airs. Fecken, of Cincinnati ; and Louisa, .Mrs. Charles E. Smith, of In- dianapolis. A family of six children was born to the second marriage of Mr. Teckenbrock, namely: Edward, who is a painter by trade; Aliss Liz- zie, who remains at home : three who died young; and Caroline, who married 11. Resell- er, and died leaving two suns, Otto and Henry Reseller. The family for many years has been connected with Zion Lutheran Church. Air. Teckenbrock enjoys the esteem of mam- friends and can look back, in the evening of life, upon a period of honest industry and feel that he has performed well the duties which have come to him. JOHN LANDERS was born in Morgan county, Ind.. ( let. 14, 1830, a son of William and Delila (Stone) Landers, and grandson of Jonathan Landers. Jonathan Landers was bom in England, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The black plague destroyed all his family, leaving him alone in the world at the age of twenty years. Com- ing to Virginia in Colonial times, he fought in the Revolution. When peace returned he again settled in Virginia, where he married a widow, .Mrs. Withero, who was possessed of considerable property, which, however, went to the children of her former marriage. Air. and Mrs. Landers moved to Kentucky, where he followed farming, and in [820, moving still farther west, became pioneer settlers in .Mor- gan county, Ind. There he entered land which he converted into a good farm, and by indus- try, thrift and integrity he became wealthy, owning large tracts of land. He was noted as one of the solid and substantial citizens of Morgan county. In politics a Democrat, lie had no aspiration for office, but lived and died a plain, honest farmer. lie was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and was thor- idy honored and respected in the com- munity. His children were as follows: Wil- liam, the father of John Landers; James, who went to Missouri, where he became a promi- nent slave holder, his family being on the Confedi during the Civil war; John, a farmer in Indiana; and Lucy, Mrs. Priest, who died in Iowa. William Landers was born in Virginia in 1788, and when ten years old accompanied his parents on their removal to Kentucky, then a very new country, where he assisted his father in the cultivation of a small farm. There he was first married, and had a family of live children, all sons. In 1820 all the members of the Landers family in Kentucky removed to Indiana, settling in Morgan county, where about a year later Mrs. \\ illiam Landers died. The country was still infested with Indians and wild game abounded. William Landers entered land, became a successful farmer, and in time became one of the influential men of the county. In politics he was a strong Dem- ocrat, and well known as one of the active workers in the party organization; he was connected with the Martinsville Demo, which he ran, and which hail a large circula- tion. For many years he was associate judge <>f Morgan count}', and long filled the office of justice of the peace, as well as other tions of honor and trust. A candidate representative, he was defeated by a small vote on the issue whether the canal should be built in sections or altogether. Taking the latter proposition, he ran counter to the opin- ion of the public, and suffered defeat. Broad- minded and intelligent, he was well and favor- ably known throughout bis section of the State. Lis death occurred Oct. 10, 1851. was survived by all his large family. William Landers was first married, in Kemucky, to Eva Stone, who was born that State, a daughter of Nimn d and Sarah. (Craig) Stone. Her parents were both born in Virginia, and in an early day moved to Ken- tucky, in 1S20 coming to Morgan county, Ind. Her father was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was a wheelwright by trade In religious matter- he was associated with the Primitive Baptist I hurch, and was a rel- ative of Bartlett Stone, of Kentucky, former of national reputation, and an as ate with Alexander Campbell in the establish- ment of what i- commonly known as the Campbellite Church. Nimrod Stone ut with the rising church, and became on the most ■ ■ ates of the new order devoting most of his remaining life to its ministry in different parts of Indiana. He was a pure-minded, Christian gentleman, an i died in 1844, at the ripe age of ight; years. His children were as follows: Eva. the first, wife 1 £ William Landers; Na Airs. Green; Polly, Mrs. Hood : 1 lelila, th< second wife <>i William Landers, and the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD b>-- r of John; Gabriel, deceased; and John. The children of William and Eva Landers were: Jonathan, a farmer; Joshua, a farmer and a druggist; William, a fanner; Nimrod, who was a farmer, served in the Mexican war, was a strong and leading Democrat, and died at Lebanon, Indiana; and Jeremiah, a physi- cian. For his second wife William Landers mar- ried Delila Stone, a sister of his first wife and a native of Mercer count}-. Ky. To this union were horn the following children: (i) Wash- ington, died leaving one son. (2) Franklin, who became a man of national reputation, be- gan life as a farmer and school teacher. He dealt in general merchandise at Waverly ; plat- ted the town of Brooklyn, where he sold many town lots, and where he conducted a general store ; became interested in the wholesale dry- goods business in Indianapolis ; for many- years did pork packing on a most extensive scale in this city : was a large land owner, farmer, and' stockman, dealing extensively in stock, making a specialty of mules. He rep- resented Morgan and Johnson counties in Con- gress, and was a candidate for governor in 1876, being defeated by A. G. Porter. He was a leader of the Democratic party in the State, and a strong campaigner, being a man of earnest convictions, and the most honest intentions, lie died in September, 19,01. (31 Sarah became Mrs. C Vickery. (4) Henry became a farmer. (5) Ibba, died young. (6) John is mentioned further on. (7) Harriet became Mrs. Cox. (8) Jackson, who was at one time the treasurer of Marion county, is now the secretary and treasurer of the En- caustic Tile Works. John Landers was reared on his father's farm, remaining at home until he reached man- li 1. For two years he was engaged in a general merchandise business at Waverly, and while there was married. After this he went to farming, at the same time devoting himself to handling stock. In this line he still contin- ues. At one time he was interested in pork packing with his brother, but resumed farm- ing. In 1870 Mr. Landers located in Indian- apolis, where he had built a commodious resi- dence, and he now hires his farm work done, still carrying on the farm to suit himself. For years he has been known as one of the leading farmers in White River Valley. In politics he is an uncompromising Democrat, but cherishes no aspirations for official station. John Landers married Miss Polly A. Jack- 40 son, who was born in Marion count}-, Ind., May 2J, 1833, daughter of Eli and I (Cook) Jackson. Her parents were from North Carolina, where they were married, and were members of the Society of Friends. The}- came to Indiana in 1831 and entered land, improving a farm in Marion county, on which Mr. Jackson died in 1835. His widow long survived, and (lied in Iowa. Their chil- dren were as follows: Elizabeth, the wife of Samuel Swope; Joseph, who served in the Civil war, and died in 1898; Jessup, of Ne- braska ; Sally, Mrs. House, of low a : A., the wife of John Landers; and Eli, a farmer in Morgan count}-. John and Polly A. Landers have had the following family : Hicklin J., a prominent rice farmer in Louisiana, and a manufacturer of machinery; Laurissa, the wife of Benedict White, a traveling salesman, who died Oct. 21, 1901, leaving her with one son, John Lan- ders White, a member of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution; Louisa, who married George Neff, a business man of Kansas City ; Arlina. Airs. Hendricks, whose husband was a prominent member of the legal profession. The death of Mr. White was the first for many years in the immediate family. GEORGE W. RYAN, general agent of the State Life Insurance Company, of In- dianapolis, an honored survivor of the Civil war, and a prominent and esteemed citizen, was born in Morgan count}-. Ind., June 21, [845. His parent-, Joel Walker and Caro- line Elizabeth (Pottorff) Ryan, were born in Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively, and John Ryan, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Tennessee, of Irish descent. He carried on farming in Tennessee until starting to found a new home in Indiana, where he died, at New Albany, of typhoid fever. He had a family of four sons and one daughter. George Pottorff, Mr. Ryan's maternal grandfather, was a native of Maryland and an earl\- settler in Jefferson Count}-, Ky., later becoming a pioneer in Morgan county, Ind.. where he followed his trade of millwright and general mechanic, also engaging in farm- ing. He took part in the war of t8l2. He died at the age of eighty-eight years, leaving a large family. Joel Walker Ryan, the father of George W., accompanied his widowed mother first to Owen and later to Morgan county. Ind., where he took up government land. Here he 626 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD married Caroline Elizabeth Pottorff, and four children were born to this union, three sons and one (laughter, namely. George W. ; John W., of Peoria, 111.: Elias A., of Cedar Rapids. Iowa ; and Jane Elizabeth, the latter dying at Lit the age of three and one-half years. Mr. Ryan moved to Hendricks county but a short time prior to his death, in 1852, of typhoid fever, at the age of twenty-eight years. He and his wife were consistent mem- bers of the Methodist Church., She survived him many years, dying in August, 1888, at the age 'of sixty-four. She had married again, her second husband being William A. Shoe- maker, and to this union were burn three ■ and one daughter, the survivors living: Anna, the wife of James 11. Mason, of Charleston, 111.; and Henry B., of Indian- apolis. George W. Ryan was reared on a farm and attended the district schools of his lo- cality, later taking an academic course at Moo'resville, following which he was engaged some five or six years as a teacher. From 1877 to 1880 he was the able editor of the Martinsville Republican, supporting with his pen the principles for which he foughft through almost four years, in the Civil war. At his country's call he enlisted, in 1861, in Company B, 59th Ind. Veteran Volunteer In- fantry, serving faithfully three years, nine months, four days, and being mustered out of the army July 22, 1865. Mr. Ryan was the principal musician of his regiment, and par- ticipated in the following battles: New Madrid, Island No. 10, the three days' battle with Price and Van Horn at Corinth, Cham- pion's Hills. Jackson, the charge in the rear of Vicksburg, the siege and surrender of Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta campaign with all its engagements, and Sherman's march to the sea. and finally marched in the grand review at Washington Citv. His regiment was then ordered to ! luisville, Ky., where with other brave com- rades he was honorably discharged. Upon his return to Morgan county Mr. Ryan resumed farming and teaching in the public schools, and then entered upon bis honorable business career. In 1880 he en- tered the postal department of the govern- ment, and there continued for a period of eleven years, residing a part of the time in Indianapolis and a part in Cincinnati, Ohio. \fter sriving up these duties he embarked in the wholesale produce and cold storage busi- ness, at Davenport, Iowa, and was so en- gaged until [893, when he returned to In- dianapolis. In [896 he became interested in the insurance business, connecting himself with the teliable State Life insurance Com- pany, of Indiana, and on account of his pro- gressive yet at the same time careful and judicious course was made district manager of this company, for southeastern Indiana, in 1900. Since that time business has materially increased and the company has become better known over a much wider extent of country. The first marriage of Mr. Ryan, on Aug. 15. 1871. was to Miss Eliza Dunnington, daughter of William Dunru'ngton, whose wife's maiden name was Douglas. One daughter. Edna Gertrude, was born to this union. The death of Mrs. Ryan took place Feb. 24. 1877, when she was about twenty- eight years old. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. The second marriage of Mr. Ryan occurred Jan. 19, 1882. and was to Miss Laura E. Sweet, daughter of Wil- liam Sweet, whose wife was a New. No children have been born to this union. The pleasant family residence is located at No. 712 Fast Twenty-fifth street. Indianapolis, where both Mr. and Mrs. Ryan delight to offer hospitality to their large circle of friends. They are members of the Memorial Presbv- terian Church, in which Mr. Ryan is an elder. In politics Mr. Ryan is a Republican, vet he does not regard partisan control, or party rule, always essential to the public good. He is deeply interested in the perpetuity of a free government by and for the people — a "square deal" — as against monopoly, plutocracv and aristocracy. For these principles he fought first with the sword and then with the pen. Fraternally he is connected with George H. Thomas Post and the Union Veteran Legion. Mr. Ryan is highly esteemed in Indianapolis as a business man and as one of the useful and representative citizens of this citv. JOHN PARK. The Park family is one of the oldest and best known of those in Johnson county, Ind., and a prominent repre- sentative of it is John Park, of Franklin, Ind., born in Union township, that county, Jan. 26, 1837, sou of Samuel and Palina ( P>oaz) Park, natives of Kentucky and Virginia, respec- tively, who were married in Indiana. Samuel Park was the son of Samuel. Sr.. and Martha Park, both of Kentucky, where COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED >RD 627 Samuel, St., was a wealthy farmer and slave owner. As early as [823, the family removed to Indiana, where the father took up land, and commenced to improve a farm in Johnson county, but he died in t825. During his residence in Kentucky, he was prominently identified with the best interests of the com- munity, and he and his famih embers of the Presbyterian Church. His wife sur- vived him many years and was one of the noble, pioneer women of the county. Her re- ligious interest was very strong, and she taught the first Sunday School ever held in \\ lute River township. During the many years which followed, she had the pleasure of seeing the good seeds she had sown under many privations and difficulties, blossom and hear precious fruit. The children born to Samuel and Martha Park were: William, Harriett; Isabell : Samuel; .Martha and Jane. Samuel Park, son of Samuel, Sr., was born about 1804, and was in the neighborhood of eighteen years of age, when the family came to Indiana. The remainder of a useful and happy life he spent in the confines of this State, bravely doing his part in sustain- ing the government and upbuilding one of the greatest commonwealths of the nation. His death occurred in August, 1878, and he is still kindly remembered as a hard working, plain farmer, ready and willing to help others and support the principles, first of the Whig, and later of the Republican parties, although he never accepted nomination for office. He and his family were identified with the Christian Church. His first wife, who died in 1840, was 1'alina, daughter of Daniel Boaz, of Virginia, who came to Indiana in iS2_\ settling in White River township, Johnson Co.. lnd., and becoming prominent in that locality. Mr. Boaz was a worthy farmer and trusted and respected public official, serving eight years as justice of the peace, and four years as county judge, firmly establishing himself in the confidence of the people. His children : Palina, mother of John Park; I 'alma, Harrison and John. The children born to Samuel and Palina Tark were as follows: William: Francis; Martha; Daniel and John. Mr. Park's second marriage was blessed with tl children: Jane, Billipps, Mariah, Re- . Mary, Alexander, Josephine. Sarah and I larriet. John Park was three years of age when hi- mother died, and he was reared by his step-mother, whom he learned to love dearly, and he remained at home with his father until he reached his majority, when he began life for himself, working by the month as a farm hand. When twenty-four years of age, he settled on rented land, there remaining until [873, when he purchased too acres, and on it still makes his home. When he entered into possession of the farm, about eighty-five acre- were cleared, and there was upon it a small frame house. Since then he has cleared off the remaining acres, and built substantial barns, outbuildings, a comfortable home, and brought his land into a fine state of cultiva- tion. This home is conveniently located about two miles south of Stones Crossing, in White River township, and he has long been promi- nently identified with the farming interests of that township. Mr. Park remembers many entertaining incidents of pioneer life in this locality, which he relates to his numerous friends. In 1861, he married Miss Mary Sell, born in White River township, daughter of David Sell, of Ohio, an influential and honored pio- neer of Johnson county, who improved a fine farm, upon which he lived and died, the fa- ther of the following children: Michael; .Martha; Nicholas; Mary; Hester and Sarah. By his first wife, Mr. Park had these chil- dren: Nellie, who died young; Charles; William ; Samuel and Fred. This wife and mother died in 1882, a devoted member of the Christian Church. In 1883, he married for his second wife, Julia Carnine, a lady of in- telligent refinement, born in Union township, Johnson county, Oct. 1, 1856, daughter of Nicholas Carnine and Mary C. Gilmore, na- tives of Kentucky, and esteemed pioneers of Johnson county, who are now living full of years and happy in the love and devotion of their children, which were as follows : Mar- garet, Mrs. Bounty ; Sally, Mrs. Roberts ; Julia, Mrs. Park ; Stephen ; James ; Adeline ; Benjamin and Charles. The father was a stanch Democrat, but never aspired to office. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Park, Bell, now Mrs. A. Darl. Mr. and Mrs. Park are consistent members of the Christian Church. In his political opinions Mr. Park adheres to the principles of the Democratic party, although he has never aspired to of- fice. ADAM! HELM, an honored citizen of In- dianapolis, residing at No. 529 Jefferson ave- nue, ha- For many years prominently Men- 628 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tified himself with the business interests of that city, having been a leading building con- tractor there since the early days. As such he has assisted in the erection of many of the handsome residences of the city, as well as of some business blocks. Being now over eighty-seven years old, he has long ago re- tired from active work. Mr. Helm comes of good German stock. His father. Adam II. Helm, a stonemason by trade, came of an old and prominent Protest- ant family of Germany, and was born in Amt ( Isnabruck, Kingdom of Hanover. Un- der the influence of the advanced institutions of his native land he received good rearing and, possessed of inherent ability for handi- crafts, early began learning the trade of stone- mason. Becoming proficient in his line, as a young man he continued that occupation, following it for some years in his own coun- try. A competent and thorough workman, he always procured steady work and com- manded gciod wages. Soon after reaching manhood he married in Germany, Mary A. Balsmire, also of Osnabruck, Hanover, a de- scendant of a fine old Protestant family of that section, and of this union there have been five children, all of whom evinced much force of character, and, coming to the United States, have here found good homes for them- selves. Adam is mentioned below. Henry is a retired stonemason of Indianapolis. John, who came t< > this country with his brother Adam in 1S41. learned the tailor's trade in Cincinnati, and when the .Mexican war broke out he enlisted and went to the front; later he- was engaged in the grocery business in Indian- apolis, and he died in Cincinnati, in 1900, meeting his death through an accident. Cath- erine married a .Mr. Blochsterdt, and resides in Indianapolis, (/aniline is the wife of J. Ray, of Cincinnati. After marriage, Mr. Helm, the father of Adam, took up his residence in the Kingdom of Hanover, where he continued the pursuit of his trade. A hard worker and a good man- ager, he provided a good home for himself and family and started his children on the road to success in life. As some of them — Adam and John — had already come to this country in 1 S47 he with the rest of the fam- ilv set 1 nit fur the United States, where he sunn joined his son Adam in Cincinnati. Here, finding a splendid opening for his trade, he carried on a highly prosperous business for some time. In 1854, induced by his sons Adam and Henry to move to Indianapolis, he settled in that place and there he afterward made his home. For some years he con- tinued his trade of stonemason, hut finally, with approaching age, he engaged in lighter kinds of work, doing little odd pieces that chance opened up for him. He lived in the advanced age of seventy-six years, and died in 1862. I lis wife passed away in 1858, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. Helm was a typical middle-class German, industrious, conscientious and far-sighted. He was an ex- cellent workman, and aimed to perfect every piece of work that fell to his lot. Reared in the Protestant faith, he and his wife were con- sistent and highly respected members of the Lutheran Church. Adam Helm, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Schledehausen, Hanover, Germany, Feb. 18. 1820. and there in a rural community grew to manhood, receiving good training in agriculture and forming habits of industry and self-reliance of value to him in later years. For several years he attended the well-conducted schools of his locality, and there laid the foundation of a solid education. Under the careful oversight of good parents he was early set to learning the carpenter's trade, for which he evinced much inherent ability, and by close attention to details he after a time became a proficient workman in that line. Impressed with the advantages of a Republican form of government, and of the many desirable openings in all branches of industry in this country, in 1841. when about tweiity-niie years old. he and his brother John broke home ties, and came to America, set- tling first in Bartholomew- county, Ind., where an uncle of his resided. After about nine months, however, spent largely in acquainting himself with his new environments, he came in Cincinnati, where he at once found g 1 openings in carpentry. Steady work and fru- gal habits enabled him to save enough money in time to assist his father and other members of the family in coming to America, and in 1847 they joined him in Cincinnati. Continu- ing to prosper in his business he remained here until 18; }. During this period — 1846 — he married Charlotte Runge. who was born in Schellenberg, Germany. Her father was Henrv Runge, a letter carrier of that country and assistant to a nobleman, who came from Hanover in the early days, and settled in Cin- cinnati, where he worked as a day laborer. Later he settled in Richmond. Ind., and there COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 629 he died. His children were: William, now a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio; Louis, a resi- dent of Richmond, Lnd. ; and Charlotte, who is mentioned above. Mrs. Charlotte Helm died in 1854 in Indianapolis, and in 1855 Mr. Helm married Maria E. Kokomiller, who was born on a farm in Auglaize county, Ohio, Sept. 20, [836, and who died Jan. 22, [906. By the first marriage there were two chil- dren: Anna, who married Joseph Afterheide ; and John, who is a carpenter in Indianapolis. By the second marriage there were three chil- dren : George, a carpenter by trade, now as- sistant clerk at the Atkins Saw Factory in In- dianapolis; Edward, a bookkeeper and cashier at the branch office of the Atkins Saw Works in Minneapolis, Minn.: and Sarah, who mar- ried E. J. Fellman, of the Milwaukee Phoenix Manufacturing Company. Adam Helm has five great-grandchildren, descendants of the children of his first marriage. In 1853 Mr. Helm moved to Indianapolis, where, finding most desirable openings in his line, he soon rose to the position of contract builder. Highly efficient work and prompt- ness in filling orders won him patrons from the start, and he soon had all the business he could possibly attend to. A man of push, he assisted in the promotion of many local en- terprise, and he took a strong hand in the organization of the Carpenters* Union and in 1870 he became one of the original stock- holdt rs of that company, which built the ex- ilaning-mill and manufacturing build- ings. For some time he acted as director of this company, and superintended the manage- ment of the lumber yard. Then, in 1873, dur- ing the business panic, he sold his stock, though at a discount. Taking up his old in- dustry of carpentry and building he continued it steadily until 1890, when he retired from active work. On the whole he has been ex- ionally prosperous, and now has a good incoi lintain himself through life'- de- clining years. Mr. Helm is in every respect a self-made man. having won his place in life entirely through his own efforts. Reared a Lutheran, he adhriehio, where he settled and began making improvements. He had erected comfortable buildings and made a good start when death, in 1838. cut short his activities. While in Germany he married 1 ouisa Sherer of the Kingdom of Hanover. She died in this country in 1835. 1 >f this union there were five children, most of whom were quite young when the parents died: Henrietta, the oldest, who found homes for herself and brothers and sisters in Cincin- nati, married C. Russie, a stonemason and contractor ; she died in Indianapolis. Henry died of the cholera in Xew Bremen, Auglaize Co., Ohio, in 1848. Fred, who became a sailor and afterward served through the Civil war, settled in Indianapolis and died there. Caroline (Mrs. Henry Helm) died in 1892. The parents were good Christians and con- sistent members of the Lutheran Church. CHARLES E. SW'ATX. a reliable busi- ness man of Pendleton, lnd.. who is serving his second term as commissioner of Madison county, was bom Jan. 28, 1844. in Xewton, Bucks Co.. Pa., son of Charles W. and Sarah (Schofield) Swain, and a descendant of Ab- raham Swain, who came from England to this countrv at a very early day. Charles W. Swain, the father, who learned the trade of hatter in Philadelphia, carried on that business in Dublin, Wayne county, for five years, and then removed, about 1852 to Fall Creek township, where he purchased eighty acres of land, which he improved, and added thereto until at the time of his death he owned 170 acres. In his later days he re- moved to Pendleton, intending to live retired from active life. In March, 1867, he went to Dublin. Wayne county, to attend the quar- terly meeting of the Friends Society and died while there. He was a prominent friend or Quaker, and his wife an eloquent Quaker preacher. Mrs. Swain was horn between Al- exandria and Washington. Va., daughter of Jonathan and Eleanor Schofield. Five chil- 630 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Swain, namely: Alary E., Caroline, Anna, Joseph and Charles E. Charles E. Swain was but three years of age when he was brought by his parents to Indiana. IK- was educated in the district school ami Dublin Academy, in Wayne county. He worked on his father's farm when a boy, and when still quite young became a clerk in a dry goods store at Elwood. He lived at home until he was twenty-two years of age, and was married near Pendleton, Nov. 15, [865, t«i Margaret S. Brown, born near Richmond, hid., April 29, 1845, daughter of Elwood and Mary Ann (Smith) Brown, the former born in New Jersey of Welsh de- scent. After marriage .Mr. and Mrs. Swain set- tled on a farm belonging to his father near Pendleton, and at the time of his father's death he purchased eighty acres of this land, his brother buying the other ninety acres. ( >n this land he resided until 1874, when he re- moved to the Newcastle Pike, three miles east of Pendleton, where he bought 160 acres of Elwood Brown, his father-in-law. In 1900 he located in Pendleton, and was soon there- after elected a member of the board of com- missioners of Madison county, a position he has since held. In political matters Mr. Swain in a Republican. He is one of Pendleton's good citizens, and is highly regarded by the people of his community. To Mr. and Mrs. Swain children were born as follows: Edwin H., Elwood B., Elnora B., Walter A., and William N. and George H., twins. JOHN S. GILBREATH. a well-known and much respected citizen of Indianapolis. and a survivor of the Civil war. is a descend- ant of North Carolina people of worth and prominence. His birth took place Feb. 23, 1833, in Guilford county, N. C., and he is a son of Jesse and Hester A. ( Willoughbv ) ( iil- breath. Robert Gilbreath, his great-grandfather, was a native of Scotland, and his wife was of Irish birth. They came to America and set- tled near Greensboro, N. (.'.. where he became a prominent fanner, reared his family, and died in the Methodist faith. He was three times married, and by the first union had three sons, viz.: Thomas, who settled in North Carolina: Robert, who settled in Ohio and be- came a prominent farmer; and John, who set- tled in Tennessee, where he became a large planter and reared a large family. His chil- dren by his second marriage were William, Joseph, James. Katie and Polly. Thomas Gilbreath, grandfather of John S. ( rilbreath, was born in North Carolina, mar- ried Mary McCullough, also of that state, and settled on a farm there, where all his children were born and partially reared. In 185 1 he moved to Indiana and located in Henry county, dying on his farm there in 1864. In addition to being a farmer he was a wagon- maker. On political questions he was first a Whig, later a Republican. In all the relations of life he was an honest, upright man and possessed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. His children were: Jesse; John; Robert: Mrs. Abigail Howern ; and Mrs. Irena Camplin, now ninety-one years old, who is the mother of thirteen children and a very worthy member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Members of the Gilbreath family belonged in early times to the general State militia and attended the general mus- ters. Jesse Gilbreath was born in 1808 in North Carolina, where he was twice married and where all his children were horn. He was a wagonmaker by trade, and followed the same many years, living in different localities. In 1851, assisted by his sons, he came to Indiana and located at Greensboro, Henry county, where he followed his trade and did some farming also, remaining there the rest of his life. He was a plain, honest mechanic and farmer, and always supported his family in comfort, but it is said that he was too chari- table to leave any very large estate to his heirs. In politics he was first a Whig and later a Republican. In early life he was a Wesleyan Methodist, but later he accom- panied his second wife to the Quaker meet- ings, she being a member of tire Society of Friends. Jesse Gilbreath possessed many very estimable characteristics and was always found ready to help the sick and afflicted. His death took place in [876, while he was on a visit in Indianapolis, at the home of his son [ohn. His first marriage, which took place in 1830 in his native State, was to Hes- ter A. Willoughbv, who was born in Mary- land, and in 1834 they moved to Georgia, where she died in 1835. He then returned to his old home. The three children of this marriage were: Thomas W.. born in 1831. who came to Indiana in 1851, and died in 1861 ; John S., and Mary M., Mrs. Elliott. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 031 The mother was a Wesleyan Methodist. C - Gilbreath's second marriage was to Sarah Mendenhall, daughter of Joseph Burcham, who was of English descent, a fanner, car- penter and trader well known in North Caro- lina, where lie died on his homestead in 1S45. II. was a Friend in religious observance, llis children wen-: Sarah, horn June 19, [808, and Shepard, both of whom died in Indiana; Mrs. Mary Bowman; Reuben, who died in Missouri; Mrs. Lydia Knight; Mrs. Betsey Smith: and William, who came to Indiana in [853 and served in the war of the Rebellion. The children horn to this second marriage five in number, as follows: Mrs. Emley Jane Rose; Mrs. Caroline Hardin; Mis. Ly- dia Forbes; and Robert (of Charlottesville, Ind.) anil J. F. (a prominent citizen of In- dianapolis 1, who were both soldiers in the Civil war. The mother of these children died in 187S. She was reared in and always at- tended the Friends Church. All the children of both marriages are living with the excep- tion of Thomas; the oldest is seventy-four, the youngest sixty years old. In [85] the two eldest sons of Jess,- Gil- breath, Thomas ami John S., tired of agricul- tural life in North Carolina and decided to venture into the Wesl and seek their fortunes. Their means were limited, and they walked the whole distance of 550 miles, making the journey in thirteen days anil joining an uncle in Fayette count}-. John S. was then eighteen years of age and full of energy and hope. He had been reared to agricultural pursuits and received a district school education. Soon after he arrived in Indiana he obtained work as a farm hand at $10 a mouth, saved llis earnings, and bought a team of horses and a wagon, with which In- went hack to North Carolina to move his father and family to In- diana. In that year — 1 85 1 — he had the satis- faction of seeing them comfortably located in unty. In the spring of 1X52 he rented a farm which he operated for two years, in the spring of [854 removing to Iowa. 'I here he remained, in a transportation husi- ness. until [856, when he returned to Henry county. Ind.. and after doing some trading bought a shingle factory, which he con ducted two years. He then embarked in a mercantile business at Ravsville, which he continued for one season, later moving the goods to Carthage, when' he remained until 1862, when he sold out and enlisted in the loth Indiana Battery. He was mustered into the service at Indianapolis and served under General Thomas in the Army of the nessee, later being one of the victorious 51 •! - iliers who made the memorable march under General Sherman to the sea; at the same time he was a spy, and at tunes marched in the Confederate ranks. Mr. Gilbreath served un- til the war closed. At one time he w a de tailed as a scout, was always on the skirmish line, and during the whole campaign was tin- der tire, participating in many hotl) con tested battles. Although he escaped without being wounded he was injured in handling an ammunition chest and hurt his hack, never fully recovering. He did not go into a hos- pital, hut was kindly cared for in the home of a friend and by his comrades, later being given a furlough of four months at home. During this time he was detailed to take charge of a ward in the city hospital, hut later joined his command at Mumfordsboro as quar- termaster, acting in that capacity until he was detailed as scout when the great march be- gan. In February, 1865, he was commis- sioned second lieutenant. He was at Golds- boro. X. C. when General Johnston sur- rendered to General Sherman, and later par- ticipated in the triumphal review at Washing- ton City. In June, 1865, he received his hon- orable discharge and sergeant's pay at In- dianapolis. Mr. Gilbreath again engaged in a mer- cantile business, at Knightstown, hut in [873 he came to Indianapolis and located in the residence he still occupies, on East Eleventh street. Here he engaged in carpentering and contracting and built many of the residences, husiness blocks and factories which still stand as monuments to his skill. He built the Nor- dyke & Marmon factory and many others. A evere attack of rheumatism caused him to change his activities in some lines and he en- tered into trading, handling horses and cattle, being the first man to bring Jersey cattle from Connecticut to Indianapolis. In r884 he entered into a liven business on St. Clair street, which he later transferred to the rear of his residence, where he continued until his large hoarding stable burned. Since that time Mr. Gilbreath has been active in many ways, trading, buying and selling real estate, keeping busy and quietly accumulating means. Hi- is a strong Republican, and in all na- tional questions submits to the will of his 63- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD party, but in local affairs he votes independ- ently. He is a valued comrade in the G. A. R. ami the Union Veteran Legion. In [853 Air. Gilbreath married .Miss Anna Bowman, who was born in October, 1836, in Henry county, Ind., daughter of Jesse and Mary (Burcham) Bowman, both of whom were of North Carolina, and came to Indiana in [833, entering land and settling among the pioneers of Henry county, where they im- proved a fine farm. Jesse Bowman was a son of William Bowman and a grandson of Richard Bowman, who came from England at an early day. He was a member of the Society of Friends. William Bowman's wife was a daughter of William Workman, a prominent Friend of North Carolina. Jesse Bowman and his father moved together to Indiana in 1833 and together entered land. The children of William Bowman were: Annis, Mrs. Benjamin Henshaw ; Edmond ; Richard: Rebecca, Mrs. J. Hiatt : William: Sarah, Mrs. B. Norton: George; Jesse; and Anna, Mrs. S. Stanley. In 1 841 Jesse 1 Sow- man died, leaving his widow with six children, namely: Lucinda, Mrs. E. Elliott; William, who died at Indianapolis in 1900; Anna, wife of John S. Gilbreath : Shepherd, of Knights- town : Caroline, Mrs. G. Bundy; and Lydia, Mrs. B. Hill. The mother married for her second husband ( )bediah Elliott, a prominent early settler, and four children were born to this union, namely: Charles, Jessie, Frank and < iulie 1 Mrs. X. Biers 1. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath: Jessie, who died in infancy while the family lived in Iowa: Sarah, who died at the age of six years; Ida I... wife of William Carlin, of the music house of Carlin & Co. ; and Harry A., a salesman and piano repairer, who is married and well settled in life. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbreath are members of the Cen- tral Avenue Methodist Church. Mr. Gil- breath enjoys universal esteem. He has an honorable war record and has proved himself a patriotic and public-spirited citizen. JAMES S. MERRILL. The Buckeye State has given to Indiana many of the latter's best residents and most progressive citizens, and among these may be classed the Merrill family. Among the representatives of the family was the late James S. Merrill, whose home was in Fortville, Hancock county, but who was born on the Mad river, between Bellefontaine and Sidney, in Clark county, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1827. His parents, John and Nancy (Gard- ner) Merrill, were natives of Indiana, where they were married June 23, 1822, but spent their prime in Ohio, where the mother died about 1834, when James S. .Merrill was seven years old. She had borne her husband seven children, five of whom grew to maturity, the record of this family being as follows : ( I ) Lucinda, born March 20, 1823. married Thomas Brevard, and died near Keokuk. Iowa, leaving two daughters. (2) Hulda, born Nov. 5, 1824, married Emanuel Amack, and moved to Hendricks county, Ind. She died leaving six children, three sons and three daughters. (3) Joseph, born Feb. 2, 1826. died in infancy. (41 James S. was born Jan. 27, 1827. (5) John was born April 20, 1829. (6) William, born Aug. 14, 1831, served a term in an Iowa regiment during the Civil war. He married Susannah Shull, by whom he had one daugh- ter. He subsequently married again, and he died in Nebraska, leaving a large family. 1 7] Anna, born Sept. 8, 1833, married Nathan Al- len, and settled near Sidney, Ohio. She left a family of five children, four sons and one daughter, who still live near Sidney. For his third wife John Merrill married, in Ohio, Louisa Allen, and to them were born five children, one son and four daughters, Perry, Mary, Elizabeth, Abigail and Eudora. Three daughters lived to maturity and married in Iowa. John Merrill's first wife, Elizabeth Al- exander, daughter of Joseph Alexander, died in Franklin county, Ind., leaving one child, Charity. John Merrill was born in Franklin county, Ind., on the old family homestead, and there grew to manhood and remained until just after his second marriage, to Nancy Gardner, who it is believed was born in Franklin county. They immediately moved to Ohio, settling in the Mad river country, between Bellefontaine and Sidney — probably in Clark county, and there Mr. Merrill remained for sixteen or eighteen years. Coming back to Indiana after his long residence in Ohio, Mr. Merrill settled in Whit- lev county, where he remained until his death, which occurred there in 1848-49. He was a farmer and carpenter, and a man of such de- cided mechanical ability that it was said he could make anything "from a fiddle to a saw- mill," being able to make many of the wood and iron utensils generallv used by the pio- neers. He built houses and barns, and also mills, erecting a saw and flouring mill on the Qi a: UJ w 02 01 -3 iA a: John Merrill, Deceased Ida D. IDayi Merrill Harrie Hazel FAMILY OF JOHN MERRILL AND IDA D. (DAY) MERRILL Amanda Fred M. Mary E. William R. FAMILY OF WILLIAM R. WHITE AND AMANDA (MERRILL) WHITE ; '' Carrie (Merrill) Kincade Archibald Gardner, Deceased Chas. P. T. Olive Uncle of J. S. Merrill FAMILY OF CHAS. P. T. MERRILL AND OLIVE D. (DAY) MERRILL COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 63: banks of a creek, in Champaign county, Ohio. The Merrill family is of Scottish extrac- tion. Joseph Merrill, the grandfather of James S. Merrill, having been born in Scotland, whence he came to America before his mar- riage. He settled in the woods near Brook- ville. Franklin Co., Ind., entering a farm of eighty acres which he cleared from the heavy timber and improved, and upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying in mid- dle age. He was one of the first settlers in that region, the Indians being still here when he came, and he was a good type of the pioneer citizen, hard-working, thrifty and straightfor- ward, with the ruggedness characteristic of the race from which he sprang. He was a sol- dier in the war of 1812. He and his wife Charity had but one child. John, the father of James S. Merrill, born Feb. 26, 1804. The Gardner family, to which Mrs. Nancy (Gardner) Merrill belonged, migrated to In- diana from Vermont, settling in Franklin county, where John Merrill and Nancy Gard- ner were married. The family has been well known from Colonial times in Xew York, and in fact all over Xew England. The ( lanliners of Gardiner. Maine, were people of worth and prominence in Colonial times and settled early along the Kennebec river. Another branch of distinction is found in the Gardi- ners of Gardiner's Island. New York, who had a coat of arms and a title. The family is of English origin, and the following account will be of interest as showing the important part its various members have played in the history of the country. Lion (or Lyon) Gardiner was a military engineer born in England in 150Q. and died in Easthampton. N. Y., in 1663. He was an of- ficer in the English army and served in the Netherlands. While in the Netherlands he was employed by Hugh Peters and other Eng- lishmen to enter the service of a company of lords aiKbgentlemen. the proprietors of a tract of land at the mouth of the Connecticut river, and was to serve that company four years. He was tri draw plans for a city, town and forts in the locality, and was to have 300 able-bodied men under his control. He arrived in Boston Nov. 28, 1635. There the authorities re- quested him to draft designs for a fort, which he did, and a committee was appointed to su- pervise the erection of the work, and each citi- zen of Boston was compelled to contribute two days' labor. After the completion of this work Lion Gardiner sailed for his destination and built Fort Saybrook, named in honor of Lord- Save and Sele and Brooke. He stayed at the fort four years during the l'equot war. In 1639 he purchased from the Indians Man- chonat, which he named the Isle of Wight, but which since has become best known as Gardi- ner's Island. This was the first English settle- ment within the present boundaries of New York State. Mr. Gardiner married Mary Wil- emson, July 10, 1635, and their son, David, born at Saybrook, was the first white child born in Connecticut. His daughter, Eliza- beth, born on the Isle of Wight, was the first white child born in New York. The original grant by which Mr. Gardiner acquired his proprietary rights in the island made it a sep- arate and independent "plantation" in no way connected with either New England or New York. He had power to draft laws for church and state, observing the forms, so ran the in- strument, "agreable to God, to the king and to the practicing of the country." Several other patents were subsequently issued, the last by Governor Dongan, erecting the island into a lordship and manor to be called "Gardiner's Island," giving Lion Gardiner full power to hold "court leet and court baron, distrain for rents, exercise the rights of advowson," etc. The island is now a part of Easthampton, Suf- folk Co., N. Y., and is nine miles long and a mile and a half wide, containing about 3.300 acres. Lion Gardiner was a man of sterling qualities and acquired the esteem of all with whom he came in contact. The island was entailed on the first male heirs of the Gardiner family, anil was never to be alienated. These conditions were observed to the close of the eighteenth century, David Johnson Gardiner, the eighth lord pi the manor (deceased in 1820 |, being the last to re- ceive the property by entail. John Griswold Gardiner, his brother, ninth lord, died unmar- ried and intestate in 1861. Samuel Buel Gar- diner, third brother, purchased the interest of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Deodate Thompson, and became the tenth. At his death the island was left to his eldest son. David Johnson, as eleventh lord. It was owned by the latter's brother in 1887. This is the only illustration of the practical working of the law of primo- geniture in this country, covering so loner a period. During the life of John, the third owner, the island was visited by Captain Kidd, who deposited treasures there which were se- cured by Governor Bellomont after Kidd's death. 634 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I >uring the Revolutionary war the island and bay were made a rendezvous by the Brit- ish, and again in the war of 1812. In [869 it was the rallying point of an expedition in- tended to liberate Cuba from the Spanish yoke. David Gardiner, only son of Lion, was sent to England to be educated. He married June 4. 1657, Mary Lungman, and had John, David, Elizabeth and Lyon. Each of these children married and had large families. Major Josiah Gardner married Catherine Fenton, and had four sons and two daughters. The sons were: Asher, Adolphus, Roswell and Parley. Major Josiah Gardner w-as one of Washington's staff during the Revolutionary war, and was a pensioner of Massachusetts. A number 1 f his descendants live in Wyoming, Xew York. Thomas Gardner came from Dorsetshire, England, in 1624. fohn Gardner, colonist, was admitted a freeman in Newport, R. I., in 1722. From 1732 to 1737 he was an assistant and wdiile so engaged was one of a committee appointed by Xew York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Nova Scotia to settle disputes between Xew Hampshire and Massachusetts in regard to their boundary lines. In 1741 he was ap- pointed general assistant with John Cranston and Hezekiah Carpenter to ascertain if two additional companies could be raised for the defense of the Colony, and to put the fort on Goat Island in proper condition to protect the port. He had the rank of colonel, and in 1744 was appointed commissary general. In 1743 he lected general treasurer and held that of- fice until 1748. when he was again chosen as- sistant. He was deputy governor for one year, 1754. The next year Jonathan Nichols, Jr., was chosen deputy governor, but died before his term expired, and John Gardner was elected to fill his place. This office he held until he died. In 1757 he was chief justice of the Su- preme court, to which was added that of as- sizes and general jail delivery. He died in January. 1764, at the age of sixty-nine years. George Warren Gardner, clergyman, born in Pomfret, Yt., Oct. 8, 1828, graduated from Dartmouth in 1852. He attended the Xew London (X. H.) Institution from 1853 to 1861, was ordained in 1838, and in November, 1861, was installed pastor of the First Baptist Church, Charlestown, Mass. In 1872 he was corresponding secretary of the American Bap- tist Missionar) Union; 1876-78 pastor of the Baptist Church at Cleveland. Ohio; 1881-85 president of the Central University, Iowa; during 1870 visited Europe, Palestine and < ireece. In [867 he received the degree of D. D. from Dartmouth College. To return to the Merrills : From Franklin county James S. Merrill came to Hancock county in 1837, with his uncle, Archibald Gardner, a pioneer farmer of Franklin county, who took him and his sister Hulda upon their mother's death. Mr. Gardner moved to Ver- non township. Hancock Co., Ind.. where he took up his home on a forty-acre tract which had a one-room log cabin by way of dwelling. The family occupied same tor about a year, until Mr. Gardner put up a hewed-log house of two stories. A few years later he sold this place of forty acres and bought eighty acres adjoining, upon which he moved, and which he cleared with the help of his nephew, Mr. Mer- rill. In the work of clearing the land from the heavy timber, and other employment inci- dental to rural life in those days, the boy be- came a skillful woodsman and well prepared for his own career. He received little school- ing, as the schools of those days were none too good at the best, and he could attend only a few months during the winter season, when his services were not required at home. The neighboring schoolhouse was a typical struc- ture of round logs, with puncheon floor and seats, and lighted by an opening in the logs covered with greased paper. It will be seen that Mr. Merrill was for the most part neces- sarily self-educated, and he did not neg- lect opportunities, reading good books and observing intelligently the details of practical business transactions until he became a well- informed man on many topics. At the age of nineteen he started out to make his own way. beginning as a farm hand. His wages ranged from S10 to 813 per month during the busy season. That same year. 1X40, he was also with a party of surveyors, carrying the chain, on the line of the Big Four road, then known as the Bee Line. In 1847 he bought the tract of eightv acres upon which he afterward made his home, near Fortville, Hancock county. Xot a stick of the heavy timber had been cut, and the trees were so close he could not see out a hundred yards from the road. He cleared up a small patch upon which he put' up the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 635 usual log cabin, a structure of hewed logs i8x 33 feet in dimensions, and commenced what would have seemed to many a hopeless task. But industry and well-directed energy brought their reward, and he added to his original place until he owned a fine place of 240 acres, all under cultivation and highly improved. Mr. Merrill was frugal and thrifty, and in the early days. like his neighbors, he had few aids in the rough work of clearing, but he was nevertheless interested in labor-saving machin- ery after it was introduced, and always felt that it was economy to provide himself with everything in the way of necessary machinery that he could afford. Thus he brought into the country the first separator and threshing ma- chine, and also the first twine binder in his township; he bought and used the first im- proved cultivator, and he added to his stock of machinery as necessity demanded and inven- tion permitted. New and practical improve- ments always met with encouragement from him. There are few phases of pioneer life in Ohio and Indiana with which he was not familiar. He resided at his late home in Ver- non township, Hancock county, from 1847 until his death, and he deserved to be called one of the first citizens of the locality for many reasons. Settling here in pioneer days, when a bare living had to be fairly wrested from the soil, he was a party to all the pro- gressive movements which made the region what it is to-day, a prosperous agricultural section, with all the modern accessories which make the lot of the up-to-date farmer a truly enviable one. Mr. Merrill worked hard and won success, but he nevertheless found much opportunity for enjoyment in life, and though he never took any specially active part in public affairs he was foremost in promoting enter- prises for the public welfare. Almost every project for the advancement or improvement of the community received his hearty support and co-operation, and he was at the head of many undertakings which proved of inestim- able bero St. Mr. Merrill was probably one of the most extensive explorers, excursionists and pros- pectors that ever lived in Hancock county, and had the only museum, self-collected, in the State, of winch further mention will be made later on. The reminiscences of .Mr. Merrill are so interesting and so vivid touching his early life in Indiana that it may be well to introduce them here in almost his own lan- guage: "My tirst recollections of Vernon township are as follows: My uncle, Archi- bald Gardner, settled on what is now known as the Greenfield & Noblesville road, about three-quarters of a mile northeast of where Fortville now stands. At that. time there were only three houses between Greenfield and the site of Fortville, and these had small j of ground cleared around them. The country wa> quite a wilderness round and about, and no one could see any distance into the woods on account of the intervening spice hushes and grubs, but there were several houses scattered along Lick and Fall creeks. We had to de- pend on the small farms on the creeks for our grain and other supplies for several years, and had to go to the settlements along the creek to secure patches of cleared land on which to raise our corn or a little crop of flax, which we would pull up and spread on the ground to cure; then take it up and bind in sheaves; then stack it until the fall rains came in ; then spread it down on some clean ground to rot. We prefer to get a pasture or meadow field to spread flax on. so as to keep straw or hay out of it, as straw would not rot as flax would. When the flax was properly rotted, we took it up, bound it in sheaves and put away. Dur- ing tile winter we would build a scaffold and kindle a fire under it to thoroughly dry the flax, which was spread on the top of the struc- tures. This would cause the flax to break easily. After it was broken it was cleaned by a process called scutching, ami after all the refuse was beaten out of it it was taken through another process called hackling, which separated the flax from the tow proper. The women then took the flax and tow and spun from the flax a fine, smooth thread, which was called chain. The tow was spun into a coarse thread which was called fill- ing. These were woven into a cloth, called flax and tow cloth, which was converted into wearing apparel for Sunday use. and for a fine dress the yarn was colored with copperas and indigo, which would make yellow and blue. This work was all done by the women, who would make their dresses striped in blue, yellow and white, hut if one was fortunate enough to secure a calico dress she was clad in 'st,,i-e clothes' and was something above the ordinary. The coarser tow was also spun into a thread and woven into a cloth for every-day wear. The bovs, who were very hard on their 6 3 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD clothes, wore buckskin, and when their pants were wet and dried again they would be stiff enough to stand alone. "When we had cattle to sell, we received for a three year-old steer, in good flesh, from five to eight dollars, and about 1835 a Mr. Stewart bawcett bought a large drove of hogs for $.75 per hundredweight, drove them to Cincinnati and came back bankrupt. He romised with his neighbors by paying, in part, in canal State scrip, which was worth only thirty or forty cents on the dollar, and used only in payment for State taxes. Faw- cett's neighbors sympathized with him in his trouble and helped him to pull through. In those days, when we raised any wheat we cut it with the reap-hook or sickle, as it was called. When we threshed it we had to clean off grass in a circular form about forty feet across and then lay the wneat in the center, the head all up ; c licet all the neighbors' horses, put them two abreast ami a bo) on every pair to guide them, and keep them on the wheat, while it took a man or two to stir the grain while the horses stamped it out. When this was done the straw was pitched off and the same process was gone over again, until the threshing was completed. Then the cleaning process was commenced. Two men would take a sheet — one at each end — and with a hand ahold each opposite corner would make wind enough to blow away the chaff. The wheat was then thrown "ii a screen by a third man and thus cleaned for the mill or market. "We generally had biscuits for breakfast Sunday morning; the remainder of the week we had cornbread three times a day, but oc- casionally mush and milk for supper. Pork and com dodgers constituted our common diet. "At times we would make up a wagonload of wheat and get some neighbor who had a four-horse team to haul it to Cincinnati, our nearest market, and give him half the proceeds for hauling the grain and bringing back the value of the other half in salt and leather. The price obtained for wheat at the Ohio river was thirty to forty cents a bushel. When we killed a calf we took the hide to Huntsville, Madi- son county, where we had it tanned and crave tin tanner one-half for his trouble, the leather thus obtained to shoe the family for a vear. The shoemaker came to the house with his kit of tools and there made all the boots and shi ies for the family. If he or the family failed to have lasts of a proper size the shoemaker would chop out a block from a log and make one. ".Men would cut timber and split rails for twenty-five cents a hundred, and I have known men to cut cordwood, four feet in length, for twelve and a half cents per cord, and I have myself worked for ten dollars a month, in winter. "In 1839 there were but two Whigs, Archi- bald Gardner and Thomas McKinsy. The township was always Democratic. I bought the first threshing machine that cleaned wheat for the market in the township in 1854. 1 in- troduced the first twine-binder and the first riding breaking-plow and the first riding corn- plow also. - ' Such were the experiences of one of the earliest pioneers of Hancock county, and in giving this recountal Mr. .Merrill gave not only the events which occurred in the early pioneer days of Vernon township as they touched him- self and neighbors, but the experience of nine- teen-twentieths of the backwoodsmen of Han- ick county. Mr. Merrill in his day traveled extensively, was a careful observer of men and nature, and profited immensely by wdtat he saw. On March 15, 1859, he left Fortville for a trip to Pike's Peak. He reached Leavenworth, Ivans., .March 27th, thence pursued his way in com- pany with several others by wagon across the prairies, enjoying camp life and caring little for the blizzard that swept over and almost obliterated the landscape. The party reached a point near Manhattan April 1st, laid up for repairs to the "schooners," and while there saw twenty-six wagons pass by. with six nudes to each wagon, which belonged to the Russell Express Company, and were loaded with freight for Pike's Peak. Twelve ox-teams, five voke to each wagon of four thousand pounds capacity, belonging to the same com- pany, also passed by. < >n this trip Mr. Mer- rill had much difficulty with buffaloes, which constantly attacked his oxen, as if angered at the latter for having been domesticated, but many a good feast did he enjoy from buffalo "rump" or steak. Antelope also abounded and furnished a palatable meal. Difficulties were frequently encountered in crossing streams and in many cases it required great skill in guidinrr teams across them. The num- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 637 ber of miles traveled each day was ten to fif- teen, according as the condition of the so- called roads permitted. When the party camped they had many visits from peaceable Indians, who desired to trade, but gave no particular trouble. The Merrill expedition reached Denver, then a very modest but noted town, June 8, 1859, whence until June 13th it had a rough and weary time over mountain and through gulches in search of "diggings," which were found on the latter date at 2 P. M. Prospecting soon began, but suitable diggings not being available at once and provisions running short Mr. Merrill started in search of another claim, reconciled some little difficul- ties he had had with the party, and celebrated the 4th of July following by commencing work in a new digging or claim, five of the party taking out amalgam of the value of two dol- lars and fifty cents. On July 9th there was yielded a return of one dollar for each man. This not proving satisfactory, Mr. Merrill and others sought new fields, and after a bit- terly cold trip of twelve days through the mountains another claim was found, which panned out twenty-five dollars the first day. This claim was abandoned Aug. 2d and the party returned to the original camp, where their companions received them with much surprise, as they had been informed by pros- pectors that all had been killed by the In- dians. A few other diggings were worked with similar results. Mr. Merrill started for home Sept. 2, reaching Omaha by river Oct. 12, and there the outfit was sold. Steamboat was the next conveyance, as far as St. Jo- seph, and the remainder of the journey was made by rail, Fortville being reached Oct. 20. Mr. Merrill made another interesting trip to the West in August, 1895, when he visited the National Park, in the Yellowstone coun- try. Although the only schooling Mr. Mer- rill ever had was in one of the old-fashioned backwoods log schoolhouses so often de- scribed in this volume, he possessed a reten- tive memory and keen perceptivity, with habits of close observation, and two or three months' attendance sufficed for his studies, hut he became one of the most useful citizens that ever lived in Vernon township. He was a man nf marked business ability, and in addi- tion to looking after his agricultural work successfully he interested himself in local enterprises of various kinds, lie originated the first newspaper, the Sun, in Fortville, and established ii through subscriptions, securing the first subscriptions fur the stuck. But the plant was destroyed by lire and the publii resumed by John Smail, in the interests ol Stewart Brothers. .Mr. Merrill also started the subscriptions fur the construction of the pike from Fortville to Sugar Creek in 1872, and for the first gas well in the ci uuty, in 1886, acting as president of the company formed for that purpose. He secured the first gas in Fortville, and continued to be in- terested in this industry, having drilled two wells for himself in 1889, one of which lie- used for lighting and heating his own home. Being independent and original in hi> views, as well as progressive in all he did, he took an effective interest in all matters of import- ance which came to his notice, and his farm and home showed the care of an intelligent owner. The substantial buildings and well- kept fields indicate the prosperity which at- tended Mr. Merrill's efforts, and the dwelling is a modern brick structure 48 x 39 feet in dimensions, with cellar under the entire house, and every modern convenience. There are nineteen rooms, heated by an excellent s) s- tem 1 if hot water, and comfort has been con- sidered in every detail. This residence was constructed about 1890, and that of his son John, near by. in 1897. In 1901 he erected a residence for his daughter Amanda, in Law- rence township, Marion count}', these latter having been gifts. From the observatory of his own house may lie seen four counties, Hancock, Madison, Hamilton and Marion. Mr. Merrill made a feature of choice stock and reared many pets, including five head of anteli ipe and seven deer and elks. Some of the latter were quite vicious, as on one occa- sion an old buck pursued Mr. Merrill up to a fence and ran his antlers through his leg, making him a cripple for life. A year later he was chased by a buck elk, which battered him down, cut open his eyebrows, and bruised his entire body; but Mr. Merrill understood the nature of an elk and he did not get angry. The only strictly private museum in the State was probably that owned by -Mr. Mer- rill, which was replete with curiosities ami articles of virtu collected by himself in the many parts of the country through which he traveled or visited. His hobby was natural history, and his collection of objects of in- 6 3 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD terest in that line quite extensive, the many natural curiosities he possessed including a cabinet of rare mineral specimens. He had the head of a magnificent male elk, with wide- spreading antlers, five feet long and spread- ing over three feet. This giant of the forest was a caribou elk weighing 900 pounds, and Mr. Merrill secured him in North Dakota when he was three years old. He had been captured when a calf and trained to work, but had become uncontrollable. .Mr. Merrill shipped him ami his mate home to Ohio, and he reared a dozen of their young. For some years he made it his business to save the horns the deer shed, and he had a fine chair made entirely from the horns of deer raised on his place. lie also had the horns of a Brazilian ox. from an island off the South American coast. These horns stand as high as a tall man can reach and have a spread of seven feet; they are very highly polished. Mr. Merrill also secured the head ami antlers of a Scandinavian elk, which he se- cured at the World's Columbian Exposition, at Chicago ; the head and antlers of a reindeer from Norway; a wonderful ram's head; the head and' horns of an antelope ; a fine specimen of the African antelope ; one of the Big Horn or Rocky Mountain sheep; and the horns of a rare specimen of the genus bok from South Africa, which he purchased at the World's Fair held at St. Louis in 1904. In political sentiment Mr. Merrill was originally an old-line Whig and cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor, in 1848. He was one of the original Republicans in his county and voted for Abraham Lincoln both times, and he continued to be a stanch Republican in national affairs ; in local matters he exercised his own judgment in supporting candidates. He would never consent to accept or hold political office of any kind, though offered such honors many t in 1 Mr. Merrill was a charter member of Ed- ward. Lodge, No. 178, !.<).( ). ]•'.. at Fort- ville, which has since disbanded. lie was initiated Nov. 10, 1856, J. H. Pern being then noble grand, and until his death he was a member of the order, with which he had been identified for the long period of fifty years, lie filled all the office- in the sub- ordinate lodge and encampment, and also in the Rebekahs, as on the organization of same the ladies were persuaded with difficulty to accept offices. Mr. Merrill's membership was with the Pendleton lodge. In December, 1849, Mr. Merrill married Miss Mary A. Larew, who was born Jan. 15, 1823, in .Maryland, daughter of John and Margaret Larew, also native., of Maryland, but at that time resident., of \ ernon township, Hancock Co., Ind., where they were pioneer settlers. They had two children, Mary Ann, Mrs. Merrill, and Rachel. Mrs. Masters. The Larews were of French stock. John Larew, Mrs. Merrill's father, was a soldier in the War of 18 1 2. He was a farmer by occupation, improving a tract of forty acres which he cleared from the wood., but toward the close of his life he and his wife made their home with their son-in-law. Air. Merrill, both dying at his residence. Mr. Larew lived to be be- tween seventy and eightv years of age, dying Sept. 6, 1869, and Mrs. Larew lived to the age of about eighty. To Mr. ami Mrs. Merrill were born five children, of whom three grew to maturity : ( 1 ) Joseph, born Aug. 10, 1850, died Sept. 29, 1851. (2) John, born Aug. 30, 1851, was accidentally killed, by the running away of his team. He married Ida Day, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (White) Day, and left two children, Harry and Hazel. (3) Amanda, born Feb. 20, 1853, married William R. White, a farmer, and settled near Law- rence, Marion Co., Ind. To them were born three children, two of whom are living, Fred and Alary. (4) Charles P. T., born Oct. n, 1855, is engaged in farming on the home place ; he married Olive Day, daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (White) Day, and they have two children, Carrie and Mary. (5) Alargaret Arrillia, born Sept. 19, 1857, died Aug. 15, 1858. The mother of this family, Airs. Alary A. (Larew) Merrill, passed away Nov. 11, 1902. In disposition Mr. Merrill was truly kind, and he was one of the most generous hearted of men, enjoying the high regard as well as respect of all who knew him. His death oc- curred Aug. 2, 1907. EDWARD THISTLETHWAITE, capi- talist, one of the prominent and progressive business men of Sheridan, was born Alarch 13, 1850, in Wayne Co., Ind., 'son of John and Rebecca (Symons) Thistlethwaite. John Thistlethwaite, father of Edward, was horn in England, and was about three years old when he accompanied his parents to America. He was reared and educated at Richmond, Ind., where he married Rebecca COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 639 Symons, born near that city, daughter oi Thomas Symons. The Symonses are of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. After marriage John Thistlethwaite settled for a tew years al Richmond, and then removed to Porter county, where he bought eight) land, but a few years later returned to Wayne county, buying eight) acres west of Rich- mond, which lie improved and resided upon [or eight years. In [858 In- moved to Hamil- ton county, settling in the woods southeast of Sheridan, on 320 acres, which he cleared with the assistance of his - He first built .-! log house, but subsequently erected a two- story brick house, one of the first in that part of the country. He was a man of great en- ergy, very indi . and became a practi- cal farmer and through good judgment ac- cumulated a large property. II is Son acre, of land wa> parti) divided with his children. In religious belief he was a Quaker, and he was a man of such exemplary life and genial dispo- sition that he commanded the affection of his family and the respect of all who knew him. The children of his first marriage were: Har- riet, Henry, Hannah, Charles, Edward and Marv. The mother of these children died in Spiceland. Mis second marriage was to Eliza Bethel, born in Ireland, and the children of this union were: Johanna, William, Caro- line, Walter. Sherman, Grant (who died aged twelve years), Oscar. Lillie and Grace (who died aged four years). All the children who survived were given good educational advantages, and both Harriet and Mary taught school. Mr. Thistlethwaite was a Democrat, lint lie was a strong Abolitionist. He died on his farm, aged seventy-two years. Edward Thistlethwaite was reared among pioneer surroundings, and early was put to work on the farm, lie received such educa- tion as the schools of the locality afforded. He was well trained in all agricultural pur- suits, and in 1S72, at the time of his marriage, he bought eighty acres of his father"s farm, and started to improve it. He was married to Martha I.. Waller, born in Hamilton county, Ind., daughter of Jacob Waller, and their children were: Cora: Alotes ; Sadona; John; Farie; and Jesse. r\ I r s . Thistlethwaite at the age of thirty-six years. On Nov. [2, 1890, Mr. Thistlethwaite was married (sec- ond) to Etta Brinegar, horn in Boone county, Ind.. July 20. [Son. daughter of Calvin and Rhoda E. (Sullins) Brinegar. Calvin Brine- gar was born in Kentucky, son of Morgan Brinegar, who was a pioneer there, having si ttled in tlu- : [i ,. me 1 1 mnty, and t'arson Sullins pioneer of that county. Mr. Brinegar died four years marriage, leaving two daughti a and Atrah. Mr. and Mrs. Thistlethwaite had two children : I Inane and I .amar. Mr. Thistlethwaite lived on the farm for ral years, and thi ; d in a mer- cantile business, in which he is still interested. He has also been interested in real estate and building, and in partnership with his brothers Charles and Henry, bought 214 acres of land south and west adjoining the hamlet of Sheridan. They laid it off. and it is now a large part of this prosperous town. They made many improvements in the w: building business houses in Sheridan, includ- ing the hotel, mill and bank, and a large part of the block in which these stand. The broth- ers built all of the brick structures in the west end of the town. Mr. Thistlethwaite is a pub- lic-spirited man and a believer in the march of progress. lie is one of the largest land- holders in this part of Indiana, owning 600 acres in Hamilton and Clinton counties, and 6.000 acres in St. Landry parish, and is one of the principal stockholders in the Farmers' National Bank. In politics Mr. Thistlethwaite is a stanch Democrat. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias of Sheridan. He is a member of the Christian Church. ALONZO L. LEFEBER, late of Eaton, Ind., was one of the well-known business men of that place for fifteen years prior to his death, engaged in lumber dealing. This name was originally spelled I.aFc- bre, and the family is of French origin. Tra- dition says the LaFebres were of noble bl !. probably French Huguenots. John LaFebre, grandfather of Alonzo L.. was born in France, and was a carpenter and contractor b) occupation. He lived for a time in Virginia, and in an early day, about 1838, moved to Madison county, Ind.. where he was among the pioneers. He followed his calling there until his death, which occurred in Madison when lie was fifty-two years of age. His widow. Martha, lived to In- ninety-two years of age. (lying in Paris, Ind., with her son John L. She was of old Virginia stock. John and Martha LaFebre had children as follows: 640 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John, William, Stephen, James, and Katie (who married Stephen Day). In religion the father was a Presbyterian. John L. Lefeber, son of John, was born in \ irginia and when young moved with his fa- ther to I Ihio, the family settling on land near Milford, in Clermont county. There he grew to manhood and became a farmer, owning a good farm, but he also learned the carpenter's trade and followed contracting. He was mar- ried in Clermont county to Rebecca Skinner, who was born there, daughter of Archie and Elizabeth Skinner, the former a pioneer of Clermont county who came of old American stock of English descent. About 1838 John Lefeber and his wife moved to near Lancas- ter. Jefferson Co., hid., nine miles from Madi- son, settling on a tract of 120 acres which had been partly cleared. Mr. Lefeber finished clearing this place and made a fine home thereon. He first put up a hewed log house, and in later years, after he had cleared the land, replaced it with a substantial two-story frame dwelling. He subsequently sold this property and bought 216 acres near Paris, Ind., with good improvements. Mr. Lefeber was a hard-working man and a respected citi- zen, of excellent moral character, strong mind ami hardy constitution. He died in Paris, Ind., in 1885, at the advanced age of eighty- two years. -Mr. Lefeber was originally an old-line Whig in political faith, voted for Ab- raham Lincoln, and thereafter supported the Republican party. During the Civil war he was a strung Union man. and he had cue son in the Federal army. John L. and Rebecca 1 Skinner) Lefeber had children as follows: George K., Martha Jane, James M., Eliza C, John W., Albert A., Alonzo L.. Benton R. and Daniel L. The first two were born in Clermont county, Ohio, the others in Jeffer- son county, hid. All the sons received a good common-school training, and James attended Louisville and Cincinnati medical colleges and became a physician. The mother of this family was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Alonzo L. Lefeber was born Aug. 21, 1843, in [efferson county, Ind., on his father's farm, and he well remembered pioneer days and scenes. His boyhood was spent in the hewed lug house on the home place. He at- tended his first school when he was about ten years old, in a hewed lug schoolhouse in the neighbor!] 1. furnished with slab seats; the window was made by cutting out a log. La- ter he attended a frame schoolhouse. The winter term lasted about forty days, just about the number of weeks in a modern school year. He continued to go to school winters and work on the farm summers until he was seventeen years old, and when eighteen began to learn the carpenter's trade with his father, working at same for about six years. Mr. Lefeber was married, in Paris, hid., ( let. 31, 1865, to Mary Ann Dixon, who was born March 3, 1839, in Jennings county, Ind., three miles from Paris, daughter of John and Margaret ( Wilson I Dixon. John Dixon was a pioneer of Jennings county, where he owned a fine farm of three hundred acres which he had cleared from the woods, and which is still in the possession of one of his sons. After marriage Mr. Lefeber moved to Anderson, where he lived from 1871 to 1873. Though only twenty-seven years old when he moved to Anderson he was made foreman of the Eagle Chair W'orks, obtaining this re- sponsible position on account of his executive ability and straightforward character, and he was retained until he resigned to engage in the milling and elevator business, in [873, in company with J. 1!. Anderson and W. R. Rash. Remaining in this business for about five years, he subsequently engaged in the dry good business and general merchandising, in which he succeeded very well. In 1891 he re- moved to Eaton, where he passed the remain- der of his life engaged in the lumber business, in which he built up an excellent patronage. His death, which occurred May 15, 1906, re- moved from the commercial circles of that place one of its most substantial men. Mrs. Mary Ann (Dixon) Lefeber passed away Feb. 14, 1901, the mother of children as follows: Frank B. married L. Watson, of I iedar Rapids, Iowa, and died at the age of thirty-four years; Lillian married W. C. Scott, train dispatcher on the Big Four road, and they reside in Albany, Ind., and have one child, Walter C. : Harry Martin, bookkeeper for the Lefeber Lumber Company, married Josephine Duke. For his second wife Mr. Lefeber married Mrs. Elizabeth Grove, of Eaton, who survives him. She is a member of the Christian Church, but Mr. Lefeber was a member of the Methodist Church, to which his first wife also belonged. He was a liberal supporter of the church and an active worker, serving as a member of the board of trustees and as one of the building committee when the new church was constructed. In fraternal COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 641 connection he was a member of the Knights of Honor. In political faith Mr. Lefeber was a Re- publican, and during the Civil war he was a strung Union man, enlisting in Indiana in the spring of 1862, in the State Guards. He was sworn into the United States service as cor- poral of the nth Legion. Company A, and served in Indianapolis guarding prisoners un- til honorably discharged. He was then in the service in Alabama, at Bridgeport, building gunboats and transports, for four months. He was always a public-spirited man, and he was respected in Eaton and throughout the vicin- it\ for his worth as a man and bis exemplary life. WILLIAM M. APPLE, an officer in the Civil war with a brilliant record, is one of a family very numerously represented in that struggle. The family was founded in Indiana about 1830, by three brothers, John, Christo- pher and Andrew, who are believed to have come from Center county. Pa., to Clermont county. Ohio, and thence to Marion county, Ind. From these three has sprung a large ny, of whom a number responded loy- ally to their country's call for aid. Among those from Marion county alone "Capt." Ap- ple, as he is generally called, can recall eleven besides himself who enlisted, namely : Jack- son Apple, who was slightly wounded at Shi- lob; John V. Apple, who was killed at Port Gibson, .Miss.; John S. Apple; Jacob Apple, mortally wounded at Jackson, Miss.; Peter Apple ; Henry Apple, who died at Crump's Landing, Tcnn., from sickness incurred in the army, and who like all those mentioned, was in 1 ompany K. nth Ind. V. L, with William M. Apple; William S. and Samuel Apple, brothers, who were in another Indiana regi- ment ; and Valentine, George and Andrew Apple, who served in an Illinois regiment. John Apple, the pioneer ancestor of Wil- liam M.. on coming to Indiana, settled in Lawrence township, Marion county, where he entered and cleared a good farm. There he lived to a good old age and at his death his remains were interred in the Smith cemetery. The children born to him and bis wife Katie were as follows: Solomon; Henry; John, who remained in Ohio, married a Miss McCord, and was the grandfather of Valentine and William Apple; Polly married a Mr. Quill: Sophia married Jesse Smith ; Rebecca married Wil- 41 Ham Smith: Sally married Richard McCord; and others whose names are not known. Solomon Apple was born in Clermont county, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1809, and from boy- hood was accustomed to a farmer's life. He married Phoebe, daughter of and Mary Crumbaugh, and after some years of their wedded Hie had passed, he took his fam- ily to Indiana, in 1832, two years after his father's removal thither. He entered [60 acres of land, receiving his title from the gov- ernment, when Andrew Jackson was presi- dent, and this property is still the Apple home- stead. It was then virgin forest of immense black oaks, etc., and it meant much toil to get it cleared. The log cabin which Mr. Apple built there was torn down after the Civil war. He died at this home Aug. 28, 1877, while his wife lived on, still at the homestead, until May 12, 1900, passing away at the age of ninety years, five months and twenty-eight days. Their children were: George W., who served in the Mexican war, born in ( >hio in Septem- ber, 1828: Andrew Jackson, wdio was born in January, [832; Mary Jane, who was the first child born in Indiana ; William M. ; Sarah. Mrs. Noah Mock: Rebecca Ellen; Ann Eliza„ Mrs. David G. Hannah; and John Harvey,. born in April, 1851. Solomon Apple was an. industrious and upright man, respected in his community. He was a Jacksonian Democrat in his politics, while in their religious views both he and his wife were liberal. William M. Apple was born on the farm where he still resides, Dec. 3. 1838, in tli cabin his father first built. Later the family occupied a story and a half hewed log house. For two or three months during the winters he attended school and learned to read and write, and gained something of a knowledge of arithmetic, but most of his time until the war was spent in helping to clear the farm. On July 8, 1861, when twenty-two years old, he enlisted as a private in Company K, nth Ind. V. I., under Capt. W. W. Darnell. After serving his first three years, he veteranized at New Orleans, in February, 1864. for three years more, but was discharged at Indianapo- lis in July, 1865, at the close of the war. In April, 1862, he was promoted to be cor] then duty sergeant in 1864, and was made first lieutenant in May, 1865. for gallant and meritorious conduct. His friends and neigh- bors now gave him the title of Captain as an act of courtesy. He was remarkably fort tin- 642 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ate in his experience, for in all the four years and more he was never wounded, never in hospital nor ever a prisoner, though he shared in all the vicissitudes of his regiment except the struggle at Fort Donelson, when his com- pany was on guard duty at Paducah. Capt. Apple's service carried him through Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Virginia and West Vh ;inia and lie was in the battles of Shiloh, Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills, Vicksburg, Win- chester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Creek. Carri- on Crow Bayou, and Halltown. While in Sheridan's command he saw that great gen- 1 frequently. At Cedar Creek, that gen- tli man rode up very near to him and again at Fisher's Hill he came into the rifle pit where Capt. Apple was and ordered a charge. Capt. Apple was in the Shenandoah valley when its devastation was ordered, so that the Rebels might not use it as a place of shelter. The people had frequently been warned to leave, and many had done so, leaving their cattle, sheep, horses and hogs to be confiscated by the enemy. The orders were to burn barns, mills and public buildings, but not homes, but through accident and carelessness many homes were destroyed. The valley was filled with the smoke of battle and conflagration, so that the surrounding mountains were com- pletely shut out from view. The war over, Capt. Apple returned home. where he had been only once during his mili- tary career, when he was sent as a recruiting officer and helped to raise 700 men. This visit urred early in 1865, and during the course of it, Feb. 21, he was united in marriage to Miss Addie Fausett, of Lawrence township. In July he was discharged and the re-united couple settled on the homestead. Capt. Ap- ple, who bought out the other heirs, now owns 176 acres situated on the Pendleton and In- dianapolis pike, adjoining Camp Benjamin Harrison on the east, and he has built a large and comfortable residence on the place. Both Mr. and Mrs. Apple are members of the Christian Church. He belongs to Beard Post, G. A. 1\., and has held all the offices therein. In politics he has been a standi Republican 1 ver since the day he vot< incoln for his first term. Six children were born to William M. 1 d \ddie Fausett Apple: 1 1 1 Effie Bell, -n Dec. J<>. (865, married Dec. 31, 1884, John Lengle, a railroad man of Sedalia, Mo., I the 1 ! ■ ■ children, 1 [arry Morton and Marguerite. (2) Hattie May, born Jan. 5, r868, married, Dec. 24, 1887, Joseph Wat- son, a farmer on part of the Apple homestead. Mrs. Watson died June 18. 1899, leaving three- sons, William T., George M. and Claude. (3) Joanna, born Jan. 1, 1870, married Jan. I, [890, John E. Sellars, a farmer in Lawrence township, and the)- have two children, James Ross and Emma. (4) Martha Ellen, born Sept. 7. 1872, married < let. jj. [894, John blinds, an in in Tipton, and they have one son, Norman. (5) Edward Charles, horn Dec. 12, [876, is still at the homestead. He married, July 31. 1898, Miss Emma Combs, and they have one son, William Vernon. (6) Mamie Elizabeth, born April 20, [880, married July 31. [898, Albert Yorger, of Lawrence, an electrician on the traction line, and they have one son, William M. Airs. Apple, who was born May 4, 1844, was a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Ann (Sanders) Fausett, old settlers in Indiana. Charles Fausett was born in Louisiana. July 30, 1808, of Irish ancestry. He became a harness maker at ( (aklandon, and while living there served several times as justice of the peace and postmaster. His last years were spent with his daughter Amanda, in Indian- apolis, where he died in April, 1892. In poli- tics he was a Republican. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Sanders, was born Jan. 10. 1810, and died Aug. 28, 1868. They had children: Mary Ann, Catherine, Jacob, Amanda, Ellen, Robert and Addie. HEXRY HOLT, attorney, in Indianapo- lis, lud., was born in Rush county, Ind., Nov. 13, 1X4(1. a son of Drury and Sarah ( Kendall) Holt, the former born in Hawkins county, Tenn., in 1800, and the latter in Trimble county, Ky., in 1806. They died in Rush county, Ind., in 1882 and 1880, respectively. Mr. Henry Holt's professional studies were conducted under the supervision of the Hon. George B. Sleetb. of Rushville. Ind., from whose office he was admitted to practice in 1870. being at the same time associate edi- tor of the Rushville Republican. In 18S2 be purchased the Franklin Jeffersonian. This publication he sold in r886, and he then leased the office of the Columbus. Ind., Dem- ocrat for a year. In February, 1890, he re- moved to fndianapolis, where he resumed a special law practice and also engaged as an advocate. Mr. I toll was married in Rush countv, Ind., COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 643 |an. _>i. 1S74. to Miss Anna E. Brosius, a na- tive of that county, and a daughter of George and Sarah Brosius. Both Mr. and Mrs. Holt arc members of the Christian Church. They reside at No. (ioi East Market street, Indian- apolis. 1 HARLES HOWARD BAKER, se tarv and treasurer of the Baker Bros. Glass i-v. formerly in Arcadia. Hamilton count tii of several brothers who have done much to promote the growth and pros- perity of that town. Mr. C. 11. Baker was born in Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 7. [868, son of I hristopher and tha (Edmonston) Maker, both natives of Maryland. The Bakers arc of French origin, but are one of the old American families. Christopher was the son of James of Mary- land, but left that State in the early fifties and removed to Virginia, whence he went on later in life to Ohio, and there died. He was a Re- publican, and with his wife was a member of the Methodist Church. There were nine chil- dren in the family, namely: J. 1)., who mar- Mary C. McMuchon, resides in Indian- apolis, and is a hanker and president of 1 laker Bros. Glass ( ompany; Elizabeth and Harriet are deceased; Everett, who married Lena Mc- Kean, is a shipping clerk for Baker Bros.; Nora L.. deceased, married C. Shepherd; Ulysses G., who married Mary E. Ruthrauff, of l'indlay. Ohio, resides in Indianapolis, there serving as secretary of the company; Charles H. ; Martha is deceased; one died in infancy. All were given good educations, and all the boys learned to he ironworkers, as their father owned large iron works, and they were put in at the very bottom and were obliged to work up. In 1SS4 r. i ;. Baker started as a shipping clerk in a glass factory in Bellaire, < >hio, and two r built the glass works at Find- • Ihio, and began in the business for him- self. The following year I. D. Baker joined him and they organized the Ohio Window (ila^s Company, which three years afterward, on th«' ad of C. H. Baker, became the Findlay Window Glass Works. In [893 the company sold out in Ohio, and located in Arcadia. Ind., an admirable situation, th nly manufacturers of window glass in the county. Their plant was one of the -t in the State, and shipped .^Ia-s all over the United States, the annual sales amounting to $100,000. When running at full capacity the plant employs 200 men. The company have since moved bi th their plants to Caney, Kans. Baker Brothers are also interested in the Union Na- tional Bank of [ndianap id in the New Castle Bridge Works. They are all self made men. and havi 1 remarkably succe Their success has reacted upon the place in which they located, and lias done much its industrial prosperity. Charles H. Baker chose for his wife Miss Maude Davis, of Worthington, Minn., to whom he was married in 1897. Miss Davis was the daughter of Samuel and Harriet J. Davis, the former a merchant in Worthing- ton. Both Mr. Baker and his wife are mem- bers of the .Methodist Church, lie is a Re- publican in his political sentiments, but not an active politician. Fraternally he is a 3_M degree Mason, and also belongs to the K. of P. His brothers. J. D. and U. G, are also 32d degree Masons. Mr. Baker has a hand- some home property in Arcadia, which serves as the exponent both of his success and his hospitality. H. X. ( !< )E, a well-established grocer at Irvington, was born in Madison count)-, Ind., at Pendleton, Jan. 11, 1837, son of Hezekiah M. and Elizabeth R. 1 Boston) Goe. William Goe, his grandfather, was born in Pennsylvania, of English and Scotch an- cestry, and his occupation was farming. He came to Indiana in 1816, dying in Hamilton county when over seventy years of age. He and his son Hezekiah were both pioneers of Indiana, and were inured to the hardships incident to the life on the frontier. A man of fine education, and the possessor of an ex- tensive library, he was influential in the affairs of his day. and at one time served as land commissioner. He had a numerous family. Hezekiah M. Goe was horn in Fayette county, Pa. He came to Indiana in [816, set- tling in Hamilton count)', where he secured land from the government, and this land has since become the site of Xoblcsville. On this land was opened the first successful gas well in the county. Here Mr. Goe made his I until 183'), when he removed to Pendl Ind., where he engaged in tli rig of carriages and wagons. His home was main- tained in that town until 1861, when he re- tired from the wagon shop and entered into trade, at a time when prices were very low, 644 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and goods were generally exchanged for pro- duce, so that he did not long continue in that line. For eight or ten years he was a fanner, when lie came to Indianapolis. Here he spent his remaining years, and died at the home of his son, 11. N., at the advanced age of eighty- four years, without any apparent sickness. His wife died some ten or twelve years before in Indianapolis. She was born on the eastern shore of .Maryland. Both .Mr. and Mrs. Goe were conscientious and devout members of the Methodist Church. In the early days he was a justice of the peace, but he was often called to settle cases out of court. He and his wife had a family of four sons and three daughters, three now living: Lemuel T., of Morgan Park, 111.: H. X.; and David Ed- ward, of Minneapolis. Mr. Goe's maternal grandfather was Elijah Boston, a native of Maryland of Eng- lish lineage, who served as an officer in the Revolution. In the early days he came to Pendleton, Ind., and while living there his son, Hiram, was employed on the iron work of the old White River Bridge in Indianapo- lis, on Washington street. Elijah Boston was a merchant in the east, but after coming west to Indiana lived retired. He died in Madison county, when over seventy years of age. He had a small family. H. X. Goe spent his boyhood days mainly in Madison county, living in town until he was twenty-two years old, and then for six years lived on a farm. His education was secured in the public schools and in the Acad- emy at Attica, Ind. In 1861 Mr. Goe came to Indianapolis, and his first employment was in the old last and peg factory of Osgood & Smith. Afterward he was employed in the bakery of Parrott & Xickum, being engaged as a shipping clerk. In time he was ready to go into business for himself as a grocer, at the corner of Pratt and Illinois streets. This was just after the war, and the enterprise proved so successful that he has continued in it to the present time. About 1884 he came to Irvington, where he has been in business ever since. Mr. Goe was married in April, 1864, to Miss Winifred A. Mauzy, a daughter of Cor- nelius and Sarah Mauzy, and to this union was born one child, who died in infancy. .Mrs. Winifred Goe died in Indianapolis Dec. 11, [865. She was a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Goe was married in 1872 to Miss Margaret Farnsworth, daughter of Wil- liam A. and Margaret (White) Farnsworth, and to them were born six children : Clara, Herbert E., Grace M., Percy I-"., Cornelia. and one who died in infancy. Miss Clara is a teacher in the public schools of Indianapolis. Herbert E., deceased, was in business at Sault Ste. Marie. During tile Morgan raid, Mr. Goe enlisted in a company raised in Madison county, and was a member of the company until it disbanded. Mr. and Mrs. Goe have a pleasant home at Xo. 131 South Bitter avenue, Irvington, which was built by him in 1890. They are members of the Irvington Methodist Church, which he serves as a trustee. He is a member of Irvington Lodge No. 324. K. P. In politics he is a Republican, and he is a man of much standing and character in the com- munity. DR. JESSE H. I.AXAM, one of the lead- ing members of the medical profession in Franklin, Ind., was born Nov. <■>, 1847. near Caldwell, Ohio, son of William W. and Arathusa (Ogle) Lanam. natives of ( Ihio. Thomas Lanam. the grandfather, was a native of Maryland, and one of the early set- tlers of Noble county, ( ihio, where he took up government land and improved it and reared a large family. The working portion of his life was spent upon a farm, and he died in Ohio, at the age of eighty-five years. The family of Lanam originally came from Scotland, and the descendants possess many of the sterling qualities of that nation. The maternal grand- father was Hercules Ogle, a native of Vir- ginia, wdio removed to Ohio at an early day in the history of that State, first settling in Columbiana county, and later in Ross county. where he died at the age of ninety-three. During the War of 181 2, he was in the em- ploy of the government as a spy, and the habits of close observation acquired at this time, remained with him through life. By occupation this most worthy man was a black- smith, and his descendants are many, for he had a large family. William W. Lanam was a farmer and mail contractor in Xoble county, Ohio, but devoted the greater portion of his attention to the former calling. His death occurred in 1883. near Sarahsville. < >hio, at the age of seventy- five years. His wife survived until 1894, ami was seventy-nine at the time of her death. Both were earnest members of the Methodist Church. Six sons and four daughters came COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 64: to bless their union, of whom the following survive: Frances, wife of Joseph Carter oi Gallipolis, 1 )hio; Nancy, wife of Seneca Lyle, of Bridgeport, Ohio; Levi of Alliance. Ohio; Dr. Jesse II.; .Mary, wife of Joseph Taylor, of Zanesville, Ohio; and Emma, wife of S. ihns of Bridgeport, Ohio. One brother Hiram enlisted in Companj 1 >. 27th O. V. I., and was killed July 22, 1864, at the battle of Peach Tree Creek. Another brother, .Martin enlisted in Company K, 30th O. V. I., and died in April, 1901. The eldest of the family, was drowned at Senecaville, Ohio, about [858, while carrying the United States mail. The youngest brother, William, was auditor of Noble county, ( Ihio, and died at the at. of typhoid fever, in 1888. Dr. Jesse II. Lanam resided in Noble , 1 Ihio, six miles from Caldwell, until 1876, and he attended the common schools of that neighborhood, as well as a normal school at I aldwell for a number of years, and later entered Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. After this, he taught school for a num- ber hi" years, and also took a commercial '• at Valparaiso, Ind. During all these years, even when a boy upon his father's farm. Dr. Lanam was interested in the medi- cal profession, and he finally resolved to enter it. With this idea in view, he read medicine at Franklin, graduating from the Central Col- 1 of Physicians and Surgeons in Indian- -. in iSSj. After graduating, Dr. Lanam began the practice of medicine at Nineveh, n Co., Ind., and remained there until [887, when he removed t<> Edinburg, Ind. Here he remained until [896, when he located in Franklin, and has since remained, residing i-t Jefferson street, where he owns an excellent home. 1 »n April 19, [883, Dr. Lanam married Mi— Carrie McCaslin, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (McCaffrey) .McCaslin, and one daughter has been born of this union, Nellie. Mrs. Lanam and daughter are earnest members of the Presbyterian Church. In [871, Dr. Lanam was made a member of the Masonic fraternity, while living in the State of 1 Ihio, and is now connected with Franklin Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M.. Franklin Chapter No. 65, R. A. M. and Franklin Commandery No. 23, K. T.. and is a Scottish Rile Mason. In politics Dr. Lanam is a Republican, and always supports the candidates of that party. During his career as a physician. Dr. Lanam has pursued his profession with great interest, always embracing ever) opportunity for keeping thoroughly abreast of the ad- vances made in medical science, and he is an active member of the Johnson 1 - >unt) '■ I Society and the Indiana State Medical So- ciety. Being a skilled and learned physician, as well as possessing in marked degree a per- sonality which wins confidence and inspires respect, Dr. Lanam has met with enviable suc- cess, and is destined to still greater success in the years before him. TETER. The Teter family is one of the old pioneer families of Indiana, and its repre- sentatives are of that sturdy type of fearless men who dared to enter the wilderness and to hew out the pathway for civilization. The country has been built by such as these, and the nation maintained by their sons. George Teter, of Tipton, prominent in business and public affairs, and Newton Teter, of Nobles- ville, a successful farmer and stock dealer, are worthily bearing the honored name. The first of the family to come to America was Elisha Teter, who emigrated from Ger- many (some accounts say Holland) to New- Jersey about the time of the American Revo- lution. About 1796 he settled in Pennsyl- vania, and still later came farther west, lo- cating in Columbiana (now Mahoning) county, Ohio. It is also said that his homestead was on Paint Creek, in Ross county, and that he owned several thousand acres of land there, clearing up a large farm. One of his suns, John, was a colonel in the War of 1812, and was an active Democrat until the (nil war, when he became a Republican ; he married Marv Cook. The family were Friends. Samuel Teter married Mary Dodridge, of Virginia, of a leading family of the Old Do- minion, of old Colonial stock. The young couple settled first in Pennsylvania, and about 1707. with others, they moved to the interior of Ohio, and, going uo the Scioto river, they built the first cabin at Chillicothe. In 1800 Samuel Teter took his family to Ross county, and there they lived until his death. It is evident that Samuel Teter had made at least two expeditions into Ohio before removing his family thither. There is yet preserved in the family of Newton Teter an iron tomahawk that belonged to Samuel Teter. This was made by David Stewart in western Pennsyl- vania in 1739. and was one of the first toma- hawks carried by an English speaking white man across the Ohio river. It was carried 646 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in his bell by Mr. Teter when he went over in examine the territory of < Ihio, and on tins expedition he and his companions had several narrow escapes from the Indians. To Samuel and Alary (Dodridge) Teter were born five children, Samuel, George, .Mary. John and Daniel, all of whom lived to mature years and married. John Teter, son of Samuel, was born in Washington county, Pa.. Jan. 11, 1777. He married .Mary Edmiston, who was horn in Ohio. Her mother was a member of the Mare family, who were a numerous family of ener- getic people, of German descent, and who were the only relatives who spoke any but the English language. The Edmistons were of English stock, and Mrs. .Mary (Edmiston) Teter's father was the only one to come to America, he settling on Buckskin Creek in Ross county, Ohio. The Dodridges, Houghs, Shannons, Williamses, Briggses, Carsons and Holmeses were all related, some by marriage and some by blood, to the Teters. and they set- tled in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Philip Dodridge was one of the most noted law vers of his day, and his brother, Joseph, died while a member of the Constitutional Convention. Wilson Shannon was once governor of Ohio. To John Teter and wife, .Mary, were born the following children: Benjamin, born Sept. 3, 1801 ; Elizabeth, April 14. 1803; Nancy, Dec. 27, 1804; Mary, July 29, 1806; Hannah, Aug. 10. 1808; Thomas I'M May 22, 1810; ■ , April 6, 1812; Christina, July 25, 1814; Samuel E., .May 1, 1817; George, Jan. 27, 1 8 1 9 ; Charity, Jan. 19, 1821 ; Bethena, July 5, 1823; Wesley, Feb. 26, 1824; and Amos, Sept. 5. [826. All these lived to be grown, and John Teter said that his doctor bill in all those years would not amount to ten dollars. John Teter was a life- long farmer, never ran for office and never engaged in anv speculation. He cleared up his farm on Buckskin Creek. Ross Co., < Ihio, and si ild only his surplus. He was very con- scientious, charging his neighbors no more than a very reasonable price for any of his products or for any work dune for them by his boys. He was of mild and just disposi- tion, and governed his children by gentle methods and moral suasion. He died Sept. 22, 1844. aged over sixty-seven years, and his wife passed away June 6, 1845. Thomas E. Teter. son of John and Alary, was born in Ross county, Ohio, May 22. 1810, and was reared on a farm. When still quite young he was able to do a man's work, and winked at farm labor for twenty-five cents per day. In his neighborhood were several stock traders, and he was often employed by them to drive stock, and soon to buy stock. In this way he became a good judge of live stuck — knowledge that helped him on the road to success in after years. For a time he clerked in a general store in Ross county, and then engaged in the stock business for him- self, being located at Bourneville until 1847, when he moved to Indiana and settled on Stony creek, in Hamilton county, two and one-half miles east of Noblesville. Plis household effects were moved in a two-horse wagon, while his wife rode in a one-horse ve- hicle. He settled mi a claim of 160 acres of lard in the timber, but a little of which had been cleared, and a log house built, and he finished the clearing, built a double log house with a frame addition, and then bought more land, owning 200 acres besides his original farm. At the time he settled in Hamilton county, he was. like most of the pioneers, hard pressed for ready money, and in addition he had to pay a number of security notes and debts from his old business in Ohio. Among his neighbors was an old time clock peddler, Abner Bond, who was often obliged to take notes in payment fur the clocks. The makers of these notes lived not only in Indiana, but over the line into Ohio. He engaged Air. Teter to collect these notes, and in this the latter was quite successful, and gathered a considerable sum of money, his commissions giviii'T him a good start, and he finally bought out Air. Bond's business. In this he pros- pered, soon running seven wagons. He later bought land warrants, and also went to Min- nesota, where he entered land. About i860 he moved into Noblesville, where for a short time he engaged in the flour milling business, with his si in Newton as a partner, under the firm name of Teter & Son. At one time he was very wealthy, but as a director of the Midland railroad he lost heavily. He had a high reputation for integrity, and the confi- dence of all who knew him, often being made administrator of estates and guardian for chil- dren. In politics he was first an old-line Whig, and afterward a Republican. He was very public-spirited, anil for many years was president of the city council of Noblesville, and lie assisted in the building of the Third ward school building. ATr. Thomas E. Teter was one of the found- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 647 of the Masonic lodge at Noblesville, and at his death one of the oldest Masons in the county. In [854 he became a member of No- blesville Lodge, No. ?j. F. & A. M., and held the offices of secretary and treasurer, and un- til his health failed he was regular in attend- ing meetings. At one time Mr. Teter began reading medicine, but as his father did not encourage or approve he gave it up, although all through his life he studied it more or less, and ted his own family, seldom calling a phy- sician, and in his later y< irs he spent most of his time in this study. I In Jan. 2, [838, in Ross county, Ohio, Thomas E. Teter was married to .Mary R. Rockhold, daughter of ', and Alar}- (Rickets) Rockhold, the holds being a family of French descent. early settled on the Susquehanna river in Pennsylvania. Joseph Rockhold moved in an early day to Ross county, < )hi<>. from Penn- sylvania, where he had been born Oct. 8, 1774. (son of Capt. John Rockhold, a patriot soldier of the Revolution), and his wife, Alan- Rickets, whom he married Oct. 1 _\ 1796, on Dec. 26, 1777. They were the parents of the following children: Hannah, born Aug. 14, 1707: Rebecca, Jan. 20, [800 ; Elijah, Oct. 29, [801; Ruth, [803; Joseph, 1805; Samuel, [807; Hezekiah, 1811; Matilda. 1809; Alfred, 1S14; Mary (Mrs. Teter), April 21, 1 s 1 7 ; Perry. Dec. 8, [818 ; and Mahala, April, 1821. Joseph Rockhold was in some way connected with Indian affairs, and the Redmen were fre- quent visitors at his home. lie was well-known and highly respected, at one time .serving- as justice of the peace, and he died on his farm in Ross county. To Thomas E. Teter and wife were born the following children, namely: Hannah R.. born Nov. 1, 1838, died in in- : ( harily, born July I, 1841, died in in- fancy: Joseph R., born April 14, [843, died Oct. 22, [863, in United States Hospital at Chickamauga, Tenn., from wound received in the battle there; George, born July 3. 1845: on, born Nov. to, 1848. in Hamilton ty, Indiana: twin daughters, bom June 25, 1851. died in infancy: and a daughter, born June 29, 1853, also died in infancy. 1 .1 1 irgi I 1 1 1 r, sen of Thoma - I . was bom in Ross county, ( ihio, Jul) 3, 1845. He was therefore quite young when he accom- panied his parents to Indiana. This journey was made as above stated with wagon and horses and a one-horse cart. In many places there were only corduroy roads, and the jour- ney was often interrupted by the necessit) of repairing these roads, and some times to cut a new road through some wilderness. Young George was reared on the farm, and acquired his primary education in the old log cabin school In -Use. lie was an apt pupil, especially 111 arithmetic, and was but fifteen when, ill [860, he went to Noblesville and attended school there two years. About the same time he began work in his father's mill when not at school. He learned the miller's trade thor- oughly, as it was learned in those days, and became an expert. I luring the Civil war the price of grain ran very high, and at one time during the latter part of that struggle, he- paid as high as 84.50 for extra white wheat, and made it into flour at $22 per barrel. At the age of sixteen in t86i he enlisted as a private in the 75th Indiana Infantry, but the quota of that regiment being full he served but two weeks. He then again en- listed in the 39th Indiana Infantry, but re- ceiving a serious injury to his knee-cap while hunting wild turkeys was refused on that account. He enlisted a third time, becoming a member of Company II, [36th Indiana, for 100 days. He was honorably discharged Sept. 2. 1864. at Indianapolis, at the expiration of his term of enlistment. He served at Mem- phis. Tenn., and was under fire in several skirmishes while on foraging expeditions. Returning to Noblesville at the close of the war, Mr. Teter determined to better his edu- cation. He attended a business college at In- dianapolis, and then spent one year in the State University at Bloomington. At the end of that time he resumed his work in the mill, remaining there until 1870. For a year after his marriage he remained in the mill with his brother, and then began the furniture and un- dertaking business, which he carried on for four years with good success. He then re- moved to Bangor, .Marshall Co., Iowa, where he engaged in a mercantile business for nine years, and where, during Grant's administra- tion, he was postmaster. When he left Iowa he went to Colorado for a short time on ac- count of his health, and then returned to In- diana, and buying a mill, engaged in milling and buying grain at Frankfort, Ind. In 1885 he moved to Hamilton county, Ind., and bought the Conner mill on the White river, mar Noblesville. In 1887 he moved to Tip- ton, and since then has been managing his various interests. He has been successful in all his business undertakings, and is the 6 4 S COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD owner of considerable valuable real estate and residence property in Noblesville, Kokomo and Tipton. On l >ct. 21, 1869, in Noblesville, Mr. George Teter was married to Mary Alice Paswater, who was born Feb. 20, 1850. in Noblesville, daughter of Andrew and Caro- line (Cottingham) Paswater. To Air. and Mrs. Teter were born the following chil- dren: ( 1 1 Edward Thomas, born in Nobles- ville. Feb. 5, 1871, graduated from the high school at Tipton, and, then reading law with R. B. Beauchamp, was admitted to the Bar at the age of nineteen, and began practicing in Tipton, where he became deputy prosecut- ing attorney. He now resides in Rensselaer, Ind. ( )n ( let. 14, 1890, he married Mary Cleveland, and they have two sons: Eugene Austin, born in Tipton, July 23, 1892; and Paul Edmiston, born in Boulder, Colo., Jan. 4, 1896. (2) Lora, born Nov. 3, 1872, mar- ried. Dec. 27, 1893, J- W. Hubbard, a lawyer by profession, but now teaching in the State Normal School at Duluth, Minn. They have two children : Helen, born Oct. 22, 1894, in South Bend, Ind. ; and Alice, born Oct. 4, 1896, in Tipton. (3) Caroline, born at Ban- gor, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1878, is a graduate of the Tipton high school, and lives at home. (4) Ralph, born Oct. 6, 1879, graduated from the Indianapolis business college, and married Aug. 1, 1901, Ettie Emmerson, of Indian- apolis. Mr. George Teter is one of the best known citizens of his town. Both he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Church. In his fraternal connections Mr. Teter has been active in the I. O. O. F., hav- ing passed all the chairs in the local lodge, and he is a member of the Encampment, where he has held the offices of chief patri- arch and high priest. He was one of the early members of the G. A. R. Post at Nobles- ville. and is now a member of John Price Post at Tipton, where he served as comman- der two years in succession, and which he has represented at the State Encampment many times. He has also been a delegate to the National Encampment, and served on the staff of Commander-in-chief Stewart. I 'aswater-Cottingham. The Paswaters were an old Colonial family of Maryland of English descent. Richard Paswater, father of Andrew, was a pioneer farmer and stock trader of Connersville, where he cleared up a farm in the woods: he died in middle life in Harrison county, when on his way home from a trip to New Orleans. He was twice mar- ried. His first wife, a Coats, whom he mar- ried in .Maryland, bore him children, Maria, Nancy, Elizabeth and Andrew ; and his sec- ond wife, a widow McCormick, bore him a daughter, Sallie. Andrew Paswater, father of Mrs. Teter, was born in Connersville in [828, and received a good education, later learning the trade of merchant tailor. On April 3, 1849, in Noblesville. he married (aroline Cottingham, born June 5, 1830, in Hamilton Co., Ind., daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Cowan) Cottingham, and he died two years later, leaving one daughter, Mary Alice. Tradition says that the Cottinghams de- scended from two brothers, who were driven from England. Certain it is, however, they are of English descent, and were an early settled family in Maryland. Elijah Cotting- ham, father of Joshua, came with his wife, Mary Laws, as a pioneer to Connersville, where he died six months later. His children were: Joshua, Nancy, Ann, Mary, John D. and William. Joshua Cottingham was born in Mary- land Jan. 7, 1791, and in Delaware married Elizabeth Cowan, born there Sept. 28, 1703. daughter of George and Sarah Cowan. With his family Joshua Cottingham came to Con- nersville in the fall of 1823. Six months later, early in 1824, he settled in Hamilton county on 160 acres of woodland, two miles southeast of Noblesville. He cleared this farm from heavy timber, built a log house, and afterward, before 1830, burning the brick on his land, built a two-story brick house. He brought some money with him to Indiana and also received some money from his wife's people, who were slave holders in Delaware. In his religious principles he was a Methodist, and in political belief first an old-line Whig and later a Republican. He was a man of intelligence and good business ability, and for several years served as Probate Judge of the county. He died May 22, 1874, aged eighty- three years, and his wife passed away July 22. 1877. Their children were: Elijah. Sal- lie. Ann. Eliza Jane, Joshua, Hettie Maria, Mary L., Caroline and Clarinda. Newton Teter, son of Thomas E. and brother of George, was born in Hamilton county, Ind., Nov. to, 1848. He was about twelve years old when the family moved to Noblesville, previous to which time he had at- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 649 tended the district schools. He then entered hool in town, attending until he was eighteen, when he entered the Stale Univer- sity at Bloomington, remaining three year-, or until the end of the junior year. He worked in his father's mill during vacations, and on .liege was admitted as a partner in the business. This continued for four years, when he became first agent for the Midland railroad at Noblesville, in 1876 billing out the first freight over this road from that town. This position he filled with great satisfaction both to tli.- company and to the patrons until 1885. For one year as receiver for the Ens- low' and Munger Flouring Mill he ran that mill, and then at the order of the court sold it. Since then he has been engaged in farm- and stock dealing. He owns 200 acres of land in Wayne township, nearly adjoining the corporation, and here is the largest gravel pit yet discovered in the State. Mr. Teter is a man of energy and business acumen, and has been successful in whatever he has under- taken. In 1802 he erected a pleasant modern lice, and he is the owner of other resi- dence property. He is progressive and care- ful, and whatever belongs to him is sure to be found in up-to-date condition. < in Nov. 10, 1869. in Bloomington, Mr. Teter married Susan E. Adkins, horn in Mon- 1 county, End., Nov. 2, 1851, daughter of James and Martha (Faris) Adkins. To this union have come children as follows: San- !•".. born May 25, [871, is a gradual, of the Slate University at Bloomington, and is now secretary of a large manufacturing com- pany in that city which employs three hun- dred hands; Marv J-. born July I, 1S74; Wil- liam Jerome, born Dec. 17. 1871), studied at Bloomington one year and has been with the 1 oal Companv for five years; and Walter Allen, born Sept. 22, [888. All the children are graduates of the Noblesville high schi Mr. Teter cast his first presidential vote in 1872 for General Grant, and he has ever been a stanch Republican, actively inter- in the success of bis party. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian Church, and he served as deacon for si eventeen years, and treasurer thirteen years. He held the latter office when the present church was built at a cost of S^o.ooo, and he is now one of the trustees. He is a thoroughly reliable man, and one in whom the people have the utmost confidence. Sev- eral times he lias been administrator of es- tates and guardian of children, llis fraternal relations are all with the [. O. O. 1'"., in which he has passed all the chairs in the Noblesville lodge, and been representative to the Grand Lodge. He belongs to the Uniform Rank. But a short time ago Mr. Teter had the honor of having bestowed upon him the Decoration of Chivalry, hut three others in Hamilton county having that special honor. The oc- casion was a notable one, the Grand Officers of the Uniformed Lodge. General Perrin and Staff, with the Noblesville Military Hand, he- ing present at the Lodge Hall, where a de- lightful social hour was spent. GEORGE XICHOL, a representative business man of Anderson, Ind., wdio has been prominent in the political circles of Madison county, is a survivor of the Civil war, in which he took an active part. Mr. Xichol was born Jan. 14, 1830, in Butler county, Ohio, son "of Thomas and Jane (Marshall) Xichol. The origin of the ancient family of Xichol, written at "various periods as Xycol, Nicoll, Xicolls, Nicholls.Xichols and Xicholl, is as fol- lows : In the time of Edward the Confessor, one Nicholas de Albine, also Nigell or Xicholl, came over from Normandy, and was the com- mon ancestor of the Xichol family. In the County of Chester. William Xichol, Baron of Malpas, in the reign of Henry II, bore for bis arms "three pheoiis or darts heads." In the County of Essex the Nichols family bore "-able, a pheon. argent.'" In the County of Northampton William Nichols, Esq.. of Hardwick (1470). "sable, three pheon-, argent." In Glamorganshire, John Xichol, Esq., "sable, three pheons, argent." Motto: Nil falsi audeat. All of the Xichol family seem to have had the pheons for their coal of arms. (Nat. Eiicyclo. Vol. Ill, p. 2101. Francis Nichols, soldier, was born in Greive Hill, Enniskillen, [rf.and, in 7737. He came to America with ..... brother, Wil- liam O754-1804). who was a captain in the American army. They settled in Cumberland county. Pa., and Francis enlisted in the Pa- triot army from there in June. 1775. He was promoted to second lieutenant, and served in the battle of Quebec, Dec. 31, 1 775- ;in ' 1 was taken prisoner. He was released in August. 177'). and llis sword was returned to him in the presence of all American officers there. He rose to the rank of brigadier-general. At 650 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the close of the war he was elected the first United States marshal of eastern Pennsyl- vania, lie died in Pottstown, Pa., Feb. [3, [812. Thomas Nichol, the grandfather of George, who came from near Del last. Ireland, to the United States, settled on land near Wheeling, Ya., on the Ohio side, but soon thereafter removed to Butler county, Ohio, and entered 160 acres of land, clearing it trom the woods with his axe, and, descendants of his bearing the name of Nichol, still reside there, llis children were: Joseph, a soldier in the War of 1812; John; Thomas; Georgi : Wells; Sarah V, who married Jesse An- drew; Mary, who married a Marshall; and Martha, who married a Royce. Thomas Nichol was burn about 1803, in Belmont county, Ohio, and was between two and three years old when his father located in Butler county, Ohio, and he received a fair education in the pioneer schools of his dis- trict. He was married in Butler county, to Jane Marshall, daughter of Gilbert and Mary (Taylor) .Marshall, and after their marriage they settled on land in the woods. He entered 160 acres of land, and to this he added until he was the possessor of 240 acres, and on this property he spent the remainder of his life. In politics he was, a Jacksonian Democrat. One of his brothers, Joseph Nichol, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and at Detroit was surrendered by Hull, dying shortly after- ward. The children of Thomas and Jane (Marshall) Nichol were: William M.. born in 1828; George; Mary; Joseph W. ; Martha; Gilbert; Jennie; Frances; Catherine; John and Robert. George Nichol was reared as other boys in the pioneer days, working on the farm in the summer months and attending school in tin winter time. He received a common school education, and later attended the old Farmers College, on 1 !ollege 1 [ill, for two terms, this old time institution having been founded by Free- man Cary and his brother. In 1852, when about twenty-two years of age. Mr. Nichol went to Keokuk. Iowa, to clerk in a hardware store, but in March, 1854, left there and located in Anderson, Ind., engaging in that business on bis own account. He married. Dec. 4, 1855, in Anderson, Harriet Robinson, who was born in Ripley county, Ind.. in [835, daughter of Josephus and Matilda Robinson. Josephus Robinson was born in Tennessee, educated himself in the law. and was a pioneer at Ver- sailles, and later at Greensburg, Decatur Co., Ind. His children were: Squire, Perry, (.'apt. John T.. (SI Milton S.. Harriet' {.Mrs. Nichol), Matilda and Margaret. Two chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. George Nichol: Thomas ]., born Sept. 15. [856; and George E.. bom ( let. 4. 1861. The mother died May 25, [896, and Mr. Nichol married (second), on Sept. 27. 1899, Mrs. Mary Eglin, widow of Capt. John F. Eglin, of the 47th Ind. V. I. She died Sept. 24, 11)07. After marriage .Mr. Nichol and his first wife settled in Anderson, from where he en- listed, in September, 1861, as a private in the 47th Ind. V. I., and was soon thereafter ap- pointed regimental quartermaster, serving in that capacity until honorably discharged in March, 1864. While serving in an official capacity he was in every active campaign with his regiment. He ranked as first lieutenant with the pay of captain. After the war Mr. Nichol returned to Anderson and engaged in business, in which he has successfully con- tinued to the present time. Probably no man is better known in business and political circles in Madison county than he. He was one of the founders of the Republican party in this section of the country, and voted for its first presidential candidate. John C. Fremont, for Abraham Lincoln, and for every other Republican candidate to the present time. He was auditor of Madison county from 1871 to 1875; was a member of the 64th General Assembly of Indiana in [905; and in [907 was appointed by Governor Hanly a member of the board of trustees for Indiana Epileptic Village, at New Castle, and is still serv- ing in this capacity. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which his wife also belonged, and in which he has been a trustee for many vears, and to which he has given liberally of llis means. Mr. Nichol is an honored member of Major May Post, G. A. R.. Anderson, and was quartermaster thereof for five consecutive years. NOAH R. VANDIVIER, one of the leading farmers of Franklin township, resid- ing in Section 30, was born Feb. 28, 1848, on a farm near where he now resides, son of Joseph S. and Rachel (McCauley) Vandivier. The paternal grandfather was Peter \ an- divier, an early settler in Johnson county, Ind., at a time when wolves, deer and other wild game were numerous. Peter Vandivier entered land in Union township. Johnson COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 651 county, and there resided until his death. which occurred when he was about eight) five years of age. During the pioneer days, he gained a great reputation as a deer hunter. His family was a large one. The maternal grandfather was Robert McCauley, a native oi Scotland, who coming to America settled in Kentucky, where he resided until his mar- at which time he located a large farm oi from 500 to 400 acres in Johnson county, [ndi and there he died at the age of forty-nine In addition to being a farmer, he iced medicine. He was a most worthy and upright man. His family consisted of three children. fi seph S. Vandivier, son of Peter and father of Noah R.. was brought from his native State. Kentucky, by his parents when a small boy, and lived with them in Franklin township. All of his life was spent upon the old home farm, except a year and a half when he resided in the city of Franklin. His death occurred on the home farm in [892, when he was seventy-two years old. His wife, Rachel McCauley, who was a native of Johnson county, ind.. died in 1871, aged forty-four years and twenty-four days. She was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church, and he of the Christian Church. Twelve children were horn to them, six of whom are now living: Wil- liam S. ; Noah R. ; Carrie, wife of William King, of Franklin; Emma, wife of Wesley Deer, of Union ti wnship ; ( !< irnelius \. : Annie, wife of Jesse Harris of Union township. Noah R. Vandivier resided upon the farm of his father until he had attained manhood. when he purchased thirty acres of land and ni iw owns 275 acres, part of which belonged to the homestead. This farm he has impi until it is one of the best in the township, and through his industry and energy, an a considerable fortune, which he is now en- L, r . While his educational advantages were confined to the subscription schools, Mr. \ an - i( r is a well-informed man. In politics he always votes the Democratic ticket. < hi July 24, 1890, Mr. Vandivier married Miss Cordelia Frazier, daughter of < ireen and Nancy Frazier. Six children have been born to them: Byron, Herman, Nellie, Claude, h and Haley. The parents of Mrs. Van- divier were natives of Kentucky who came to Indiana many years ago. They had eight children, five now living. Mrs. Frazier died in 1899, but Mr. Frazier survives and lives with his children. JOHN II. CECIL, an influential citizen and Civil war veteran of Muncie. End., where he is engaged in the grocer) business, was born on a farm in Delaware county, Ind., son of Steward and Margaret ( Shell enbarger) Cecil. Steward Cecil was horn June it. 1X10. in West Virginia, son of Henr) and Hannah (Guthrie) Cecil, the former a soldier in the Revolutionary war and the War of [812, and a farmer of near Dublin, W. Va., where he died. His children were: John, who was a soldier in the Confederate army; Wilson; Steward: Eliza; Nancy; Malinda. who mar- ried a Haney; Julia, who married an lnman; and Cynthia. Eliza, Nancy and Cynthia mar- ried brothers, and settled in Pickawa) county, Ohio. Steward Cecil received hut limited education and was reared to the hard work of the farm. He married Margaret Shellenbarger, daughter of Isaac and Mariah (Clark) Shel- lenbarger, horn in ( Ihio, whither Mr. Cecil had gone when a small hoy with his mother. After marriage, in 1843, ne journeyed to In- diana by horse and wagon, and settled about four miles northeast of Muncie, where he en- tered 120 acres of land and cleared a farm from the woods, building a log cabin, later a double log cabin and finally a frame house. He was a typical Indiana pioneer, threshing his wheat with a flail and using other primi- tive implements, the cooking for the family being done in an old-fashioned fire-place. Air. Cecil lived to be seventy-eight years old, and his widow resided with her son. George, until her death when more than four score years of age. She was one of the last of the brave pioneer women. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil were members of the Methodist Church, hav- ing joined in early days, and were prominent in the building of the Salem frame church. which is still standing. Mrs. Cecil's brother, Henry, was in the Mexican war. and three other brothers, John. Andrew and Samuel, were in the Civil war. the first named being killed at the battle of Gettysburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Steward Cecil were horn these chil- dren: John II.. Samuel M.. Francis, William. Jeremiah. James. George, Sarah. .Martha. Mary. Ellen, Julia and Belle. John H. Cecil received his education in a little log schoolhouse, ten by twelve feet, with puncheon floors and seats, and to which light was admitted through greased paper which had been inserted where a log had been removed. The school, which Mr. Cecil at- 652 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tended about two months each winter, was situated two miles from his home. He was reared to the hard work of the farm, hauling wi od and tanbark and using the old fashioned tools. He enlisted when sixteen years old, at Muncie, March 8, 1862, as a private of Company 1. 36th hid. Y. I., to serve three years or during the war. and was honorably discharged near Strawberry Plains, March 24. 1805. His services were with the Army of the Cumberland, in Tennessee. Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, and he participated in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River. Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, the great Atlanta Cam- paign (when the Union troops were for four months under fire), Pine Mountain, Buz- zard's Roost. Dalton, Ga., Marietta, Rocky Pace Ridge, the fall of Atlanta, and then back with "Pap" Thomas in the second bat- tle of Franklin, one of the hardest fought struggles of the Civil war. The same night he marched back to Nashville and took part in the great battle at that place. He was never wounded, but both at Corinth and Dalton he had narrow escapes, bullets passing through his clothes. He was sick with smallpox at Louisville and Indianapolis, for about six weeks, but with this exception was with his regiment in every skirmish, march and battle, proving himself a faithful and gallant soldier. After the war Mr. Cecil returned to In- diana and worked on the home farm for about three years, there marrying ( )ct. 5. 1867, Catherine Bloom, born in Wilmington, Ohio, Oct. 17. 185 1, daughter of Aaron and Martha (Polk) Bloom, the former a farmer of Wil- mington, where his father had been a pioneer. Three of Mr. Bloom's sons, Charles, Robert and Leander. were soldiers in the Civil war, being members of the 147th Ind. Y. I. After marriage Mr. Cecil settled in Muncie and worked at ordinary labor for two years, then renting land near the home farm. Several years later he returned to Muncie and engaged in the grocery business, in which he has con- tinued to the present time with much success. He built his present business building and a dwelling house, and this has been his home ever since. He is a Democrat, and for twenty- eight years has been a member of the hoard of city commissioners. He is a capable public official, a good citizen, and a substantial busi- ness man, and is esteemed by all who know him. .Mr. and Mrs. Cecil have had these chil- dren: Henry, Albert, Frederick, Carl, Ivy and Nellie. Albert was a soldier in the Spanish war, being in Governor Durbin's regiment, and participated in the hattle of Santiago; he re-enlisted and served three years in the Philippines and China. Frederick was also in the Spanish-American war. and went to China during the Boxer trouble, help- ing to scale the walls. JOHN BORN. There are many points of interest attaching to the life history of this honored and representative citizen of Indian- apolis in connection with the compilation of a work of this character. Not only is he a native son of Indiana's capital city, where his entire life has been passed, but he is a member of one of the prominent pioneer fam- ilies of Indianapolis, wdiere his father located when it was scarce more than a struggling backwoods town, with no metropolitan pre- tensions, and here lived and labored to goodly ends, accumulating a large estate and lie- coming one of the influential citizens of the place. John Born has been also conspicu- ously identified with the development and growth of his native city, from which he went forth in defense of the Union when its in- tegrity was menaced by armed rebellion. John Born was born in Indianapolis Sept. 19, 1844, and here he was reared to maturity, receiving his educational training in the public schools of his day. He is a son of William F. and Charlotte Born, the former of whom was born in Germany, and the latter in the United States, of English lineage. She died when her son John was but a child, and he knows little of the family history in the ma- ternal line. William F. Born was born in the year 1810, and his father was a successful miller in the Fatherland, where William was reared to maturity. He early began to assist in the work of the mill and later learned the trade of rope maker, in which he became an expert. About the time he attained his ma- jority he bade adieu to home and native land and set forth to seek his fortune in the New World, landing at Castle Garden in due course of time and remaining in New Yi irk for but a short interval, after which he made his way westward by the primitive means then in vogue, making Fort Wayne, Ind., his desti- nation. There he remained until about 1828, when he came to Indianapolis, and thus gained the distinction of being one of its pioneers. He was persuaded to come to In- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 653 dianapolis by Mr. McCarty, for whom he manufactured hemp rope the material being grown "ii the farm of his employer. Eventu- ally he engaged in this line of industr 1 n his own account, beginning operations on a modest scale and gradually expanding the scope of the undertaking, which ultimately became one of the leading industries of the city. The plant was large and well equipped, and in this business Mr. Born continued for many years. Like the average pioneer he had but small financial resources, but he was self- reliant, industrious and determined, and such was his business sagacity and acumen that he was able to make his way toward the goal of definite and worthy success. He first located near Merrill street, outside the original cor- porate limits of the town, his plant being lo- cated on Smitli West street, and in a district which was comparatively yet in the woods, interspersed with cultivated fields. As fast as he secured a little surplus money he bought vacant ground and held it, and later improved the several tracts with buildings, and with the growth of the city these real estate holdings greatly appreciated in value. Thus he had many houses on his rental list, receiving ex- cellent returns from his investments. His property interests engaged his entire atten- tion during his later years, he having retired from active business. He was the first to make a home on West street south of the original city limits and north of Merrill street, and owned much of the property in that sec- tion, together with lots and blocks in other districts in the city. His prescience and good judgment, as well as his faith in the fine future in store for the capital city, were sig- nally manifest in his real estate operations, for he continued to hold his property until it came within the municipal limits and greatly increased in value. He was essentially enter- prising and public-spirited, never afraid to buy property which his judgment approved, and he lived to see the city realize the predic- tion which he had made for it. while his wis- had its reward in the large returns he received by the growth and development of the municipality. He was possessed of more than average business ability and accumulated a large and valuable estate entirely through his own efforts, being honored by all who knew him and standing as one of the solid nun of the city at the time of his death, which occurred at his homestead on South West street. April 14, 1894. In politics Mr. Born maintained an inde- pendent attitude, giving his support to those men and measures which his judgment ap- proved rather than being directed along lines that were strictly partisan. He was reared in the Lutheran faith, to which he continued to cling throughout life. He was a man of the highest principles, quiet and conservative 111 husmess, tolerant and kindly in his inter- course with Ins fellow-men, and the lesson of his life is one which may be read with in- terest and profit, for the record is without spot or blemish, and shows the possibility a strong and noble manhood. William F. Lorn was four times man his first union having been to Mrs. Charlotte Hill, a widow with three children. The only child of the union was John, wdio was a mere infant at the time of his mother's death. The father's second wife was a native of Germany, and she lived but a few- years after her mar- riage, the mother of one child, which did not survive infancy. William F. Lorn was after- ward twice married, but the son of his third wife also died in infancy, so that John Born was the sole heir to his large holdings, save for the interest of his stepmother, and the estate was amicably settled. John Lorn attended the schools of his native- city during his bo\ hood days and remained beneath the paternal roof until lie had attained the age of seventeen years and six months. when the intrinsic loyalty and patriotism of his nature led him to tender his services in defense of his country's honor. In January, 1862, he enlisted as a member of Company C, nth United States Infantry, with Capt. .Vines and Major Jones in command. By some over- sight his name at the time of enlistment was recorded as John Burns, and the matter was allowed to pass in this form, while since the war his governmental papers and transactions have been conducted under the name of Burns. His regiment was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, under General Mc- Clellan, and passed the first winter at Perry- ville, Md. Later he look part in the various campaigns of the army to which his regiment belonged, and endured all the hardships and privations which marked the greatest Civil war in the history of the world. The first battle in which he participated was that at Gainesville, Va., and among others of the im- portant battles in which he took part were those of Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, Second Lull Run. Chancellorsville 1 under ( .. 654 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 11. Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Fredericksburg, Spottsylvania Court House, etc. At the battle of Fredericksburg Mr. Born i . :• wound hi the t' >p of the head, be- ing struck by a minie ball, and the indenture is .-till discernible. At Spottsylvania he was wounded in the muscle of the right arm. the cords being cut, so that the strength of the member has been permanent!) impaired, tie led to the hospital for a time on of thi i i ions, but otherwise was found at the posl of duty during the three long years of faithful and valiant service, since he i i had a furlough. At the expiration of his term he was at Cambridge, Md., where he re- ceived his honorable discharge. Returning to Indianapolis Mr. Born as- sociated himself with a partner, in the gr business, in which lie continued for a short while, at the expiration of which he sold out and then engaged in the coopering business, in which he continued for the long period of thirt) years, following the precepts of his honored father and fully indorsing the idea that frequent changes are bad policy and that conservative application along a clearly de- fined line of endeavor will almost invariably return the best results. After the death of his father lie made a satisfactory settlement of the estate, and he then assumed the man- agement of this important inheritance to which he has given his attention for a number of years past. He is one of the representative citizens of his native place, being well known to all the old families and having been a wit- ness to the development of the capital into one of the fairest and most stately cities in the Union, while he is ably carrying forward the idea-, and the work instituted by his father, of whom he is a worth) successor. In politics Mr. Born gives a stanch allegi- ance to the Republican party, but he has never sought office of any sort, though he has been frequently called upon to serve as a member of the board of election judges. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was for many years an elder, and fraternall) he is an honored and valued mem- ber of Chapman Post, ( i. A. R. His corn- attractive re iidem e, b icated < ui Soiiili West street, was erected by him shortly after marriage. On ( let. 5, 1861), Mr. Born was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Bacon, who was born in Indianapolis .March [3, [846, daugh- ter of Elisha VV. and Eliza J. (Conn) B natives respectively of Connecticut and ' and numbered among the honored pioneers of Indianapolis, where their marriage oc- curred. Mr. Bacon, who was a painter by trade, died many years ago, and ins widow survived to venerable age, passing awaj Feb. 20, [895. The children of this union were as follow-: Joshua C. of Muncie, hid.. \\ illiam M., of Indianapolis, who died Nov. 8, 1 SSj ; Robert 1).. of Indianapolis, a member of the merchant police; John 1... of [ndianap whei was a soldier in the Civil war; Nancy E. and Dorcas Al., who died in infanc) : Mary C, wife of John Bi irn, of Indianapolis ; ( ',c. irge M., a resident of Illinois; and Fannie E., win- of I. L. Klingensniith, a druggist of Indianapolis. To Mr. and Mrs. Born have been born six children, namely: ( 1 ) Katie \ ., the wife of William Hicks, of Louisville. Kv., died Dec. 19, 1903, leaving one child. Marx Emma. (2) Frederick W., of Indianapolis, married Frances Stout, of Scottsburg, Ind., and has four children, three sons and one daughter. (3) Albert C, of Indianapolis, married Bertha Clark, of Evansville. Ind., and they have two daughters and one son. Albert C. Born was formerly a soldier in the regular army. Company D, 3d United States Infantry, and when the late war with Spain was de- clared went with his command to Cuba. He is now engaged as a fanner at Evansville. (4) Fannie B. (best known as Blanche} is a successful kindergarten teacher and lives at home. (5) Edna M. and (6) Mary Florence are also at home. JOHN SUTTON, who died at his home on Section 28. White River township, Nov. 23, 1907. was one of the largest land-owners and a prominent and substantial citizen of Johnson county. He was horn in this county, Dec. 10, 1829, son of Jacob and Abigail (Dot) 1 Sutton, the former of whom was a native of ( )hio, and the latter of North 1 aro lina. 'Jdie Sutton and Doty families have long been leading ones in Johnson county and identified with her farming interests. James Sutton, tin- paternal grandfather of John Sut- ton, was an < >hio farmer, who married twice, reared eight children, and passed away in middle life. ( >n the maternal side. John Doty, horn in North Carolina, migrated to Ohio, thence to Indiana in [821, settling in White River township, Johnson county, lb-re lie COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL kl.< ORD 6S< spent the remainder of his life, reared ten children and died at th< > oi event) eight years. His ancestry was Dutch. Jacob Sutton, father of John, was a tanner for mam years, bul followed farming in In- diana, after coming i" the Mate in [821. Both he and Ins sister invested $50 each in land near the old Bluff Creek, in Johnson county, entering eighty acres, and here he died in nary, [882, in his eightieth year. 1 lis wife passed away in [860, at th< agi ol fifty- four years. Both parents of Mr. Sutton were tent i:h : the Christian Church. Twelve children were born to this couple: seven sons and rive daughters, the sur- vivors being: Isaac, of .Marion county; Peter, hnson county; Jane, widow of Richard Watts, near Casey, 111.; and Alary, wife of I.. B. Dolan, of Waverly, Morgan Co., Indiana. Until he was twenty years of age, John Sutton lived in Johnson county, remov- ing then to Marion county. His education acquired in the old-fashioned subscription schools, and through life he followed agri- cultural pursuits, farming and stockraising. For twent) one years succeeding his mar- riage, he resided in Terry township. Marion county, renting land for the first two years, and then purchasing the same farm, which ained [39 acre-. His beginning was in a small way, as he owned but one horse and had all his tools to buy, but success attended his vigorous efforts from the first. As soon as one piece of propert) was paid for, Mr. Sutton began to arrange for the securing of another, and thus he continued until he owned 321 acres in Perry township. This he later trailed for a farm of 472 acres, in Johnson count}, which constituted the home farm. Still later, Mr. Sutton added 400 acres more. making a grand total of 872 acres, all of it g finely improved. Mr. Sutton took great interest in his farming operations, thoroughly rstanding ever) detail of work, soil and .tii, and became widely known for hi- ex- cellent crops and fine cattle and stock. 1 *n Pec. 23, [849, Mr. Sutton was married [iss Eliza A. Stewart, daughter ol and Catherine (Surface) Stewart, and children were born t" this union, three >, namely: Mai Charles Ingram, Melvin, Catherine, Harriet and Rosetta. Marshall >i eleven years; Charles I., a farmer in Marion •v. married Florence Bell Glenn 1 who in June. [901 i. and had four children — John. Roy. Alva and Florence; Melvin, a farmer in Johnsi in 1 1 mnt) . married Elizabeth I larmoii. and ha- tl Idren Ralph, Irene ami Annua; Catherine died in in- fancy ; I larriet main, d [< ranklin ser, and the) live in Johnson county; and Rosetta married John \\. Paddock, of White River township, and their two living children Dessie and Densel. Mrs. Eliza \. (Stewart) Sutton died June 17. [871, aged fort) one years, in the faith of the Christian Church. On June 1. [874, Mr. Sutton was married (second) to Mrs. Emily Hess, widow of Jacob I less, and daughter of Paul and Sarah (Matthews) l ox, natives of North Carolina. Mr. and Mr l 0: had three sons and five daughters, five of this family surviving. viz.: Milton, of Denver Colo.; Morgan, of Wichita, Kan-.; Elizabeth A., widow of John Paddock, who now lives in Indianapolis; Emily, wife of John Sutton; and Miss Margaret, of Indianapolis, who died Oct. 6, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Cox were early settlers in Morgan county, Ind., coming with their parents when children. Mrs. Sarah Cox died in 184(1, am! Mr. Cox married (second) Elizabeth ('handler, now- also deceased. He died in 1876, at the age of sixty-nine years. Mr. Sutton was a most worthy and valued member of the Christian Church (as 1- his widow), in which he served as deacon fifteen years. In politics although reared a Whig, and later a supporter of the Republican ticket. m 1XX4 he became an adherent of the Prohi- bition party. He was always ready to help the poor and the cause of Christ. He gave $1,000 to the cause of prohibition, and another [,000 to the Church of Christ of West In- dianapolis, in which he and his wife put their membership Dec. IO, 1905. Mr. Sutton watched with interest the changes which have taken place in the county since his boyhood. He could recall the time when deer, wild turkeys and squirrels were in great abund- ance, and also remembered seeing Otl< In the progress made, he took a leading pari, ever using his influence in the directi* and morality, and voting for measures which were intended to raise the tone of his locality. -Mr. Sutton was widely known and n were more uni- ted. "] le was a man of faith, of works — a true man I \.\IF.S F. BR( IWN. it, intelli- labor is perhaps I nt factor 6 5 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with humanity. In indolent case, a man or a race decays ; but what will not yield to hard work? Some one has said, "There is no such thing as genius, it is but another name for incessant, unremitting toil." There is great force in this view, for where, at great intervals, an isolated individual may seem to thrive without any effort and by hrilliance of intellect alone, yet in the vast majority of instances, the successful men are the most industrious and painstaking. If the whole truth were kin i\\ n we venture to say that even the so called "genius," who seems to accomplish great things without effort, really labors hard to achieve his ends hut seeks to conceal the fact, as being subversive of the impression he seeks to convey. Of this type of earnest workers is Mr. James F. Brown; starting with almost noth- ing he has continued year after year, to add to hi- possessions, and by arduous labor has con- stantlv improved his holdings. It was in Wythe county, Virginia, on the nth of April, 1828, that he began his career. His father, Andrew Brown, was a native of Virginia, as was his mother Susan (Leonard) Brown. He was one of seven children, two sons besides himself, and four daughters, of whi mi the following are now living : Sophronia, wife of Thomas Henderson, ,of Independ- ence, Kans. ; John J. of Providence, Ind. ; Marv, wife of Abraham Garshwiler, of Dan- ville, Ind.; and Lena, wife of Henry Hilde- brand. of Hendricks county, this State. An- drew Brown was a blacksmith in his early manhood, coming to Indiana in 1830, and buying land in White River township, John- son county. He also added to this vocation that of farmer, and had 115 acres of fine land, giving his children farms besides this. He died here in 1864, at the age of sixty-four years, his wife surviving him until 1873, when she passed away at the age of seventy-two years. Both were earnest and faithful Metho- dists. When Andrew Brown came to Indiana he built a log cabin, ami the country was so wholly wild and undeveloped that he often had to fight away the wolves with firebrands from his cabin, he having at that time no door, and the wolves when hungry, being perfectly fearless and exceed- ing! v dangerous. At that early day all kinds of game were plentiful, and Mr. Brown often killed deer while standing in his cabin door- wax. Wild hogs were abundant, and he often killed these, and used them to advantage in the sustenance of his family. The paternal grandfather bore the same name as the father and was also a native of Virginia. Air. James F. Brown spent his boyhood days in White River township, and early in- terested himself in the tilling of the soil. Taking up blacksmithing he pursued this oc- cupation with his father for some fifteen or twenty years, moving to Franklin in 1S72, where he has since lived. He remained with his parents until he reached the age of twenty- four years, when his father presented him with a deed to 100 acres of timber land, which he at once set about clearing. Gradually add- ing more land to this from time to time, he now finds himself still the proud possessor of over 100 acres of land, after having given to his children various tracts of land. On Aug. 21, 1851, Mr. Brown was joined in marriage to Martha Flake, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Flake, and by her had nine children — three sons and six daughters — as follows : Susan, Angeline, Joan, Laura, Wiley, William, Andrew, Ida and Effie. Of these children Susan died in infancy; Ange- line married Daniel Doty, of Franklin, and has three children, Florence, Ethel and Goldie ; Joan still remains at home unmarried ; Laura lost her life when at the age of sixteen by fire; Wiley, a prosperous farmer in Frank- lin township, married Mary Drake, and has six children, Carl. Effie, Hazel, Homer, John- nie and Laura ; William died in infancy ; An- drew, an enterprising fanner in Franklin township, married Amanda Gillaspy, ami has seven children. James, Edith. Iona. Carl, Zella, Alice and Paul; Ida married Frank Sturgeon, of Needham township, and has one child Har- rie; Effie married Fred Holstein, of Needham township, and has one child, Roy. Mrs. Martha (Flake) Brown died in [891, at the age of fifty-six years, and on the second day of December in the following year Mr. Brown was married to Lydia Henderson, who departed this life July 16, 1895, leaving two children, Clarence and Lydia Ellen. Clarence was accidentally killed by the turning over of a wagon upon him when he was about four years of age, and Lydia died when an infant of three weeks. On May 14, 1896, Mr. Brown married Ellen Solen'berg, daughter of Eli and Martha (Johnson) Solenberg, who claimed Brown COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 657 y, Ohio, as the place of their nativity, and came to Indiana in [853 locating 111 Edinburgh Mr. Solenberg was a carpentei |.\ occupation and now resides in Franklin, his wife having died in 1890, at the age of about sixty-two years. Both were members of the Methodist Church. Airs. Brown's paternal grandfather was Joseph Solenberg of . where he died. Her maternal grand- father was Richard Johnson, a soldier in the war of [812. He lived to an advanced age, his widow still surviving him, and drawing a pension from the United States. She resides in Bethel, Ohio, and has eight or ten children. Both Mr. Brown and his wife are in- fluential members of the Christian Church, where they have for man}' years been most highly esteemed. He is also a Master Mason in Franklin Lodge. In political belief he has always identified himself with the Democratic party, and from the ranks of the voters has rendered efficient service to it in times past. The life of Mr. Brown is a brilliant example for the rising generation to emulate. Now, the tendency, not alone of impetuous youth but of all men. is to seek to accomplish a life work in a day, by speculation or other wild ventures, with the too common result of fail- ure and misery. Could the people of today but fullv appreciate the lessons taught by the experience of this one man, the whole coun- try would profit greatly thereby, and it would enjoy more happiness and true prosperity. ELMER Q. THAYER, one of the enter- prising business men of Noblesville, Ind., conns of Puritan English stock, his ancestors having been Colonial settlers of New Eng- land, and his grandfather was a native of \ < rmont. Elmer Q. Thayer was born in Aroma, Hamilton Co., Ind., Aug. 26, 1869. He re- d a common school education, and was reared on the farm, later attending the Nor- mal College at Danville, Ind., from which he was graduated in 1894. He learned the busi- ness of photography in Noblesville, with C. C. Pike, now of Indianapolis, and opened a studio in 1898, purchasing a complete outfit of modern appliances. He met with almost instantaneous success, and he has since built up a large business, his work ranking with the best in the State. He attends the State and National conventions, ■ and keeps well abreast of the times as to recent inventions and improvements. 42 Mr. Thayer was married Dec. 24. 1895, in Arcadia to Miss Lena R. .Myers, born on her lather's farm near Arcadia, daughter of George \\\. and Sarah C. (Cluckner) Myers. rge W. .Myers is an old settler of White River township. Mr. and Airs. Thayer are the parents of four children: Nolia Kathleen, Rudyard, Donald and Albert, the latter two of whom are twins. Air. and Mrs. Thayer are members of the Christian Church. He belongs to the I. < >. < >. F., Lodge No. 125, Noblesville, and to Cherokee Tribe, No. 96. I. O. R. AI. ; and in politics is a Republican. Air. Thayer has studied his business with the con- ception and feeling of an artist, and his photo- graphs are portraits in the true sense of the word. THEODORE C. STEELE, artist, with a well equipped studio in the SeeunH Trust building, Indianapolis, was born Sept. 11, 1847, in Owen county, Ind. His parents,. Samuel H. and Harriet N. (Evans) Steele, were both natives of Indiana. His grand- father was of Scotch-Irish descent and was born in Kentucky, where he engaged in farm- ing. He was one of the early pioneer settlers in Inliana, as his father had been in Ken- tucky, coming from Virginia. He married Anna Johnson, and they had a family oi eleven children. Samuel Steele was born in Owen county, Ind., and followed the trade of saddler there, later becoming a merchant. In 1852 he moved to Montgomery county and established him- self in the mercantile business at Waveland, dying in that village in 1862, at the age of thirty-seven years. His widow still survive-, aged eighty-two years, residing at Albany, Oregon. In but one particular did they dis- agree, and that was in their religious asso- ciation, he being a Alethodist and she a Pres- byterian. They had five children born to them: Theodore C. ; Charles A., of Wichita, Kans. ; William J., of Jefferson, Oregon; Samuel N., of Albany, Oregon ; and Altice H., of Oregon. Jesse Evans, Mr. Steele's maternal grand- father, came to Indiana from Tennessee, be- ing one of the first settlers in Owen county. His forebears came from North Carolina. Air. Evans was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. His family consisted of seven children. In tracing the ancestry of the distin- guished subject of this sketch we find no in- dication of the source of the artistic talents 6.S8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD which have made his name known all through ative Slate. G 1. worthy farming peo- ple, the) '1 the courage and enter- prise of pioneers, living useful, exemplary lives and dying respected by all who knew them, but nut showing that unmistakable talent which makes the difference between an art lover and a simple tiller of the soil. Mr. Steele was reared in the village of Wavcland. Owen county, and had only the advantages afforded by the local schools. His talent was inborn and began to display itself when he was but a child, his success at painting por- traits without instructions, being one of the surprises of the town. In later years he was able to go to Munich and spent the years be- tween 1880 and 1885 under the best ma at the Royal Academy. Since then his in- terests have centered at Indianapolis, where he has long striven to build up an art institute which will be a credit to the .city and will show the good work that has been done by American artists, and particularly those of Indiana. For a number of years after his return from abroad Mr. Steele taught art in the city, but has not given his attention personally to teaching for the past six years. He is one of the directors of the Indianapolis Art Asso- ciation, which has several hundred members, and is a body enthused with the idea of found- ing here, amid ideally artistic surroundings, a great art institution. Mr. Steele belongs to the Society of Western Artists and served ably as the president of the organization from [898 to 10,00. He has had an individual place in the art history of the city and has devoted years to its encouragement. Mr. Steele was married Feb. 14, 1869, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Lakin, daughter of Simmons and Mary (Matson) Lakin. Five children were horn to this union: Rembrandt T., Margaret, Charles. Shirley L., and one who died in infancy. ( >f these. Rembrandt T. ^ner and resides in Indianapolis; he married Helen McKay, and they have one son, Horace McKay. Margaret re>ide< at Charles died young. Shirley L., who resides in Indianapolis, married Myra Dag- gett, and they have one daughter, Margaret. Tlie beautiful family home is located at No. 420 East St. (/lair street, and it is a re- "\ many artistic gems, not only the work of Mr. own brush, hut 1 of the works of others from hi- own and reign land-.. Mr. Steele ha- never taken any very active part in politics, hut is an independent Repub- lican and performs the duties of good citizen- ship. He belongs to the Plymouth Congre- ial Church, of which religious body his wife was a consistent member until her la- mented death, which took place in 1900. when she was aged fifty years. daniel c. Lagrange idee prominent, substantial and representative farmer of Section 8, in Franklin township. Johnson county, was born Feb. 9, 182(1. in Mercer county, Ky.. son of Peter and Lammie (Covert) LaGrange, both of whom were natives of Xew Jersey. The paternal grandparents were natives of Xew Jersey, and the grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution. The Coverts also came from Xew Jersey, but Grandfather Co- vert moved to Kentucky and died there in advanced age. His family was large and de- scendants may still be found in that State. Peter and Lammie (Covert) LaGrange were among the early settlers in Kentucky, with their parents, and came to Indiana, them- selves pioneers, in the fall of 1826, only ten years after this great State was admitted to the Union.. These early settlers possessed stout hearts as well as physical strength, for at that time the land they entered from the Government was but a wilderness, and had to be cleared before cultivation could take place. Mr. LaGrange, with great labor, cleared up his farm of 160 acres, but only lived until about fifty-five years of age. His widow survived him many years, dying in her eighty- fourth year. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church. To have lived in and been identified with the growth, progress and development of one section of country for a space of seventy-five years, is not given to every individual, but such was the fortune of Daniel C. LaGrange, w It 1 lived in Franklin township from the time he was one year old. The wonderful changes which took place in that time, would require many pages to describe. From the virgin forest he witnessed the development of a rich farming country, the transformation of the pioneer cabins into fine homes, stately school houses and handsome churches, and the proportionate increase in the financial condition of tin' people. Mr. LaGrange had very meager educational opportunities, mainly i- the subscription schools. Until maturity he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 659 lived with his mother, and then began life for himself, by buying first an eighty-acre tract, selling it to advantage for another, and ai the time of Ins death he owned a fine farm es, and in addition a compad little of seven acn s, improved with tint' buildings, in the Hopewell district, three, miles west of Franklin. Here he lived in great comfort for over twenty-five years, and here his death occurred late in November, [904. lie was greatly beloved in the com- munit) and was affectionately known as "Uncle 1 > In 1S4S Mr. LaGrange married Catherine List, daughter of Theodore and Susan 1 Van- Nuys) List, and a family of six children was born to them, namely: Margaret, Samuel, John, Laura, William and Edith. Of these, Margaret, who married John E. Banta, and had a daughter .Minnie (who married Bert Covert and has two children, John ami Mar- garet), is deceased. Samuel, a Presbyterian preacher, located at Bloomington. Minn., mar- ried Mildred Hall, and has two children, Myron and Mary. John, who lives in Frank- lin, Ind.. married Effie Demott, and has two children, Edna and Mabel. Laura died in early childhood, and William at the age of two years. Edith married Newton Brown, of Pleasant township, and their surviving child is Margaret Catherine. The mother of this family passed away in 1890, aged about sixty \ ears. Both she and her husband belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Mr. LaGrange was a lifelong Republican, and took an active interest in the affairs of his township. For a number of years he was a school director, and also served efficiently for a long period as supervisor. In a marked degree Mr. LaGrange enjoyed the esteem and regard of hi fellow-citizens, who knew him to man of strict integrity. He kept in touch with the march of men and events and throughout his life was interested in the en- terprises which promised to benefit Franklin township. As a matter of general interest it may he mentioned that cue of his ano lived in Trenton, X. J., during the Revolu- and he was captured by the Brit- ish and was never heard from afterward. .1" >HN S. McCONNELL, a general mer- chant at Cumberland. Ind.. was born in Marion county. Ind.. Sept. 26, 1X51. -on of Joseph and Mary (McAdoo) McConnell. Joseph McConnell. Sr.. grandfather of John S.. was bom in Ireland, and early emi- grated to this country. For a time he had his home in Pennsylvania, and then removed to the vicinity of Cincinnati, lie became a pii neer in the Territor) of Indiana, and settled on a farm in Warren township, Marion count)-, where he died at the age of eigllty- four years. Two sous were horn to him, Wil- liam and Joseph. William McAdoo, the maternal grandfather of John S. McConnell, was a very early settler in Warren township, Marion Co., Ind., where he followed farming, and where he died in old age. His two chil- dren both preceded him to tin- unknown shore. Joseph McConnell, sou of Joseph, Sr.. spent the first fifty years of his life engaged in farming, and then became a general mer- chant in Cumberland. About [832 he came to Marion county, and died in Cumberland I let. 3, 1884, at the age of seventy-two years, lacking only fifteen days. For about eighteen years Air. McConnell served as justice of the peace. His wife. Mary McAdoo, died in 1856, at the age of forty-five years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and both she and her husband stood high in the esteem of the community. They were the parents of five sons and six daughters, and rive of their family are now living: David, of Indianapolis: Nancy (twin to David), the wife of Benjamin Kinney, of Hancock county, Ind.: Martha, the wife of Leander White, whose home is near Irvington, Ind. ; John S. : and Lucinda, the wife of George Huntington, of Marion county. Two of the sons served in the Union army during the Civil war: David: and James, who was an orderly sergeant in the 35th Ind. V". I., and who served four years and four months. John S. McConnell has spent bis entire life in Marion county. He left the farm when he was twelve years old, but live'd at home until he attained mature years. His educa- tion was secured in the public schools, and his first business experiences were in his father's store, with whom he remained as long as the latter lived, and then became the pro- prietor of the establishment. Mr. McConnell was married July 4. 1X77. to Miss Bidelia, daughter of Dennis and Mary (Sullivan) Foley. To this union have come three children. Joseph, Mary Cert rude and Mabel, all of whom are living, and at home. .Mrs. McConnell is a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. McConnell belongs to Cumberland 66o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Camp. No. 8146, M. VV. of A., and is a man of much character and standing in the com- munit) where his many excellent qualities and manifest ability are recognized, making him manj friends, and winning for him the public favor to a very creditable degree. He is a Democrat, and under President Cleveland was made postmaster at Cumberland, a po- sition he held a little more than five years. Mrs. McConnell's parents came, in [863, from County Kerry, Ireland, Kilgarvin being their native town. They first settled in Cam- bridge City, Ind.. and later lived at Louisville, Philadelphia, and Cumberland. Her father, Dennis Foley, died in Cumberland in 1876, at the age of sixty-two years. His widow is still living, and has her home in Indianapolis. They had five sons and three daughters, and all but one of their children are now living; Daniel; Mary, the wife of Robert Hayes; John; Bidelia, Mrs. McConnell; Dennis; Pat- rick ; and Margaret. The paternal grand- father of Mrs. McConnell died in Ireland; John Sullivan, her maternal grandfather, came to Indiana, and died at Cam- bridge, when over eighty years of age. JOSEPH R. EBAUGH, senior partner of the firm of J. R. Ebaugh & Co., general mer- chants at Cumberland, Ind., was born in that place Feb. 4, 1869, son of Jesse R. and Mary (McConnell ) Ebaugh. The Ebaughs came originally from Ger- many, and settled in [Maryland. Jacob Ebaugh, paternal grandfather of Joseph R., was born in Maryland, and lived a quiet, unostentatious but useful and honorable life as a farmer. He died in 1895, at the age of seventy-two years. Among his children were: Jesse R., men- tioned below; Frank T.. now living in Free- land, Baltimore Co.. Md. ; Jacob F., a resident of Snydersburg, Carroll Co.. Md. ; Carrie, wife of Mr. Craft, of Baltimore. Jesse R. Ebaugh, a native of Maryland, was a blacksmith in his early manhood, and shod horses for the government. During the war he came to Indiana, and for about forty liis In line was in Marion county. For some three years he lived at Wanamaker, then called New Bethel, and from that point he removed to Cumberland, where he was en- gaged at blacksmithing for a time, but .after- ward went into trade, lie died there in [898, at the age of fifty-eight years. He was the administrator of his father's estate, and set- tled it up to the satisfaction of all concerned. He was a man of remarkable judgment, and onorable in all his dealings. On Aug. 30, 1866, he married Mary McConnell, who was born in Marion county, daughter of Jo- seph McConnell. The McConnells originated in Ireland, and the first representative of this family in America came over in the early days of the eighteenth century. Joseph Mc- ( - ■niicll was a merchant in Cincinnati, and became an early settler in Marion county, living when over seventy years of age in Cum- berland, in which community he had become prominent, serving for a time as a justice of the peace. His character and abilitv were both recognized. Several of his suns served in the Civil war. Mrs. Mary (McConnell) Ebaugh died in 1875, the mother of four chil- dren : Jesse: Mary, who married Otis Sny- der, of Hancock county; Joseph R. : and Wil- liam, deceased. For his second wife, Jesse R. Ebaugh married Mrs. Alary Shepherd, widow of Andy Shepherd, and daughter of Aaron Caylor. Joseph R. Ebaugh has spent all his life in Marion county, and was reared to man- hood in Cumberland. His education was se- cured in the schools of his native place, and in Danville. Ind., where he took a normal course. When only fifteen years of age he applied himself to the learning of the car- penter's trade, at which he worked for about twelve years. After the death of his father he became his successor in the general store, having William A. Caylor for a partner. In addition to his store interest he owns some valuable real estate in Cumberland, and is a provident and forehanded man, of marked business ability, and high character. Mr. Ebaugh is a Baptist in religious belief. He is a member of Cumberland Camp. No. 8146, Modern Woodmen. In politics he has always been a Democrat. ABRAM D. ATEN, a retired farmer of the city of Franklin, and one of the substan- tial men of that locality, was born Sept. 7, 1X24, in Preble county, Ohio, six miles from Eaton, and one mile from West Alexandria, son of Aaron M. and Margaret (DeMott) Aten, natives of Kentucky. Adrian Aten, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Kentucky and a farmer by occupa- tion, who moved to Ohio, and died there at an advanced age, the father of four children. The maternal grandfather, Abram DeMott, was a native of Kentuckv, who moved to COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 661 unty, Ohio, devoted himself to farm- ing, and there died advanced in years; he had us and two daughters. Aaron M. Aten moved from Kentucky to Ohio in the pioneer days, settling in Treble , . i ihio, and in [840 removed to Indi- locating in Franklin township, Johnson . two miles southwest of Franklm, where he purchased a farm of eighty acres, and later added uo acres more, thus having 200 acres in all, nearly all of which he im- ;. Here he resided until [880, when he went to Illinois and settled in Cumberland county, and died at the age of eighty. His wife died many years prior to him. His 1 wife was a Mrs. .Martha Banta, widow of Allien Banta, and daughter of a Mr. \ oris, and after her death, he married a Mrs. Mc- Kinl y. Mr. Aten was a member of the Pres- byterian Church, to which his several wives belonged. Ten children were horn of his first marriage, two of whom are now living: Abram D. ; and Dorothy Jane, who married James Voris, and after his death E. P. Thompson, of Shelbyville, and he died in January, 1007. The boyhood of Abram 1). Aten was passed in Ohio, and when he was sixteen of age he came to Johnson county, Ind., where he has since resided, a period of sixty- two years. His preliminary education was obtained in Ohio, but later he went to the dis- trict school in Franklin township and to the Count} Seminary in Franklin. For several - he taught during the winter term, and farmed in the summer, living at home until grown to inanli 1. During all this time he was frugal and industrious, and accumulated .sufficient to purchase [20 acres of land, by making a payment down and several additional one-. To this he added twenty acres and still later, eighty more, and then he purchased omfortable home in the city of Franklin. Mr. Aten has given too acre- to his children and has [20 acn - left, in addition to the home in Franklin. Until 1S77 he resided upon the farm, but at that time, removed to Franklin, where he resides, enjoying the comforts his industry and thrift have provided. In November. 1852, Mr. Aten was mar- ried to Miss Eliza jane Thompson, daughter of William and Susan (High) Thompson. Four children were born of this mar- riage: Susan M. married Taylor Wheal and they live in the Hopewell settlement. Riley W . died at the age of twenty-six years, un- married. Mary Alma is the wife of Rev. Edward Jewett, a .Methodist minister, now in Greenwood, and they have four children, Charley. Chester, Mar\ and Russell, Florence married (first) Lew Breedlove (now de- ceased) and (second) his cousin, George Breedlove, a physician. Mrs. Eliza Jane Aten died about [870, aged about fort) years. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Aten married for hi- second wife, Miss Jennie Epperson, daughter of Littleton Berry and Elizabeth Epperson, both from near Natural J '.ridge, \ a. 1 ine child was horn of this union, Opal, wdio was the wife of Conora Clemmer, and she died in [901. Mr. and Mrs. Abram 1). Aten are members of the Methodist Church. In polities Air. Aten sup- ports the candidate- of the Prohibitionist party, he taking a deep interest in the tem- perance movement. GEORGE ALBERT PENNY, a veteran of the Civil war, who is a substantial business man and highly esteemed citizen of Muncie, Ind., was horn Oct. 5, 1845, in Harrison, Ohio, son of Thomas and Elmira (Osgood) Penny. The Penny family originally came from England, as did that of Osgood, which is an old Colonial New York family long settled in the Mohawk Valley. Tradition says that members of this latter family were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Thomas Penny, fa- ther of George Albert, came from England to America when about eighteen years of age, one of his brothers, Richard, having come on be- fore and settled at Cincinnati, where he worked at his trade of carpenter. William, an older brother, was a tailor, and it is be- lieved that he was the first of the family to come to this country. George, a younger brother, married in England and came later to America with hi- family, settling in Har- rison, Ohio, where he followed cabinet-mak- ing. Richard and George started a cab maker's shop in Harrison, 1 Cm, later engag- ing in an undertaking and finally in a furni- ture business, continuing in the latter for many years, the manufacturing of bedsteads being their specialty. John T. Penny, a son of George, still carries on this business. Thomas Penny engaged with his brother Richard in the grocery business, and in Har- rison married Elmira Osgood, born in Mo- hawk Valley, N. Y., near the Indian reserva- tion, about [820, daughter of Silas and Mary 662 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD (Postern) ( isgood, and granddaughter of Si- las ( )sgood, who it is believed was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was one of the early pioneers of Harrison, Ohio, but later settled in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, where he was buried. The families of father and si m met together and came down the Mononga- hela river to the * >hio river, and thence to Cincinnati in a fiat-boat. Silas Osgood was a wheelwright by trade, and lived to be about seventy-five years old. Two of his children, Silas and John, first settled in ( )hio, and la- ter in Indiana. Silas < )sgood, the grandfather of George Albert Perry, married Mary Pos- tern of New York State, where the first three of their children were born, the others being born in Ohio. They were as follows: Elmira, Aaron, Mary, Emeline and Caroline, twins ; and Levina, yet living, who married Anton Wears, and resides in Oxford, < )hio. Silas Osgood was a resident of < Ixford, where he followed his trade for many years, and also operated a chair factory. He was a mem- ber of the Universalist Church, an old-line Whig in political matters, and lived to be about seventy years of age, his death occur- ring in Oxford. Thomas Penny had received the common school education of his day. He continued in the grocery business with his brother for some twenty years, his death occurring in 1859, his widow passing away at the age of forty-five years, in Oxford, < >hio, whither she had removed after her husband's deaith. Thomas Penny was a Presbyterian in relig- ious belief, and in politics was an old-line Whig, serving his party as trustee of Har- rison and as a member of the council, he be- ing a member of the council in Indiana, as the State line ran through Harrison. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., and an original member of the Red Men. His children were: Harriet K., George A. and William Henry. William Henry Penny, youngest son of Thomas, was born Oct. 2=,. 1849. On Oct. 5. 1871, lie married in Oxford, ( )hio, Laura Wing. Ik >rn in that town, daughter of Zimri and Maria (Crane) Wing, the former of whom was a soldier in the Civil war. The Wings are one of the oldest families in the country, descending from Rev. John and Deborah (Batchilor) Wing. William Henry Pennv came to Muncie, Ind., in 18SS. and here he has since been engaged in brick and broom making. His children are: Cora, Carrie, Frank and Nellie B. Mrs. Pennv is a mem- ber of the Methodist Church, and active in church and charitable work. George Albert Penny, the subject proper of this sketch, received a common school education, and until sixteen years of age worked at brickmaking. At this time, in Ox- ford, when returning from work one night, he enlisted as a private in Company K. 86th < >. V. I., for six months, and served until honorably discharged at Cleveland, in Jan- uary, 1863, his services being in Ohio and Kentucky. In the Morgan raid his regiment assisted in the capture of Morgan on the Ohio river, and two companies of this regiment served as his guard to Columbus, Ohio. He was with his regiment at the capture of Cum- berland Gap, and remained there as guard for about five months, the regiment then march- ing back to Camp Nelson, Ky. After his dis- charge he returned to Oxford, and after two weeks re-enlisted in January, 1863, as a pri- vate of Company B, 69th ( ). V. I., for three years or during the war, being honorably discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered out at Louisville. Ky., in July, 1865. He served during this term in Tennessee, Georgia. Alabama, North and South Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia, in the great Atlanta Campaign, where the Union troops were under fire for almost four months ; the battle of Resaca : Fair Hope ( hurch : Allatoona : Kenesaw .Mountain, where lie was shot in the elbow by a piece of shell, being confined to the hospital, which, however, he left before he was fully recov- ered, in order to rejoin his regiment at At- lanta. He was at Bentonville. N. C, in the skirmish at Raleigh, the siege of Savannah, and did much foraging in Georgia and through the Carolinas. He marched with his regiment to Raleigh, N. C, and partici- pated in the noted forced march from Raleigh to Richmond, the Union troops sometimes making forty miles a day, and he finally took part in the Grand Review at Washington, D. C. He was ever an active, faithful soldier, and did his duty cheerfully and well. After the war he engaged in brick- making with his brother, William Henry, and in 1888 they located in Muncie and have since been engaged in broom making. Mr. Penny is a Republican in political sentiment. He was a charter member of Milligan Post, G. A. P.. ' Ixford, < Ihio, where he was officer of the guard and officer of the day, and is now connected with Williams Post, G. A. R., COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 663 Muncie, Ind. He is a g 1. honest, straight- forward business man and public-spirited citi- zen, and 1- honored and esteemed by those who have the pleasure of Ins acquaintance. \\ ll.LIA.M II. BRANS* >N, a reliable and respected citizen of Anderson, was born Sept. 5, [846, in Shelby county, Ind.. son of James B. and Lovina (Cotton) Branson. The Bransons arc of Scotch extraction, and this branch belongs to an old established family of Buncombe county, N. C. The grandparents of William II.. Henley P. and Nancy (Hblbrook) Branson, moved with their family from Buncombe county, X. C, to Shelby county, Ind., about 1829. There the grandfather secured government land and cleared up a farm of 200 acres from the heav) timber, and lure he passed his remain- ing days, and this farm is still in the hands of his descendants. He and his wife had these children : James I'..; Elizabeth; Frank- lin; Uriah, who died young; Nancy J. and Jane, twin-: Landy II.: Mary; Jacob H. and Leander M. Mr. Branson was a member of the Baptist Church. He died in [869, and bis wife died on the farm in 18/8. James I'.. Branson, father of William H., was In rn in March. 1823, in Buncombe county, X. C, and was six years old when the fam- ily came to Shelby county. He married Lo- vina Cotton, daughter of William and Mary ( Anderson 1 Cotton. Both the Cotton and Anderson families were Hues of prominence and the former was of Scotch-Irish, and the latter of Scutch extraction. William Cotton moved from near Dayton, Ohio, to Shelby a unty, Ind., about 1828. where he cleared up a large farm and became a substantial citi- zen. His children were: Robert: Joseph, who was a chaplain during the Civil war, and subsequently a Methodist minister: John, who was a soldier in the Mexican war; Lovina; Elizabeth and Thomas. William Cot- ton died in February, 1804. on bis farm in Shelby county, which adjoins the Branson I le was a deacon in the Baptist Church. James I',. and Lovina (Cotton) Branson had two children, William II. and Thomas. Mrs. Branson died in July. [849, and Mr. Branson married (second) Elizabeth Anders, in. a daughter of Xeil and lYrmelia 1 Leathers 1 Anderson. The Anderson fam- il\ is of Kentucky stock and Xeil \m: was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The children of this marriage were: Robert F. • I'ermelia: Anna: Larz V. a substantial far- living near Fort Wayne; Luella and James. James B. Branson settled mi a farm a half mile west of bis father. It consisted of [89 acres, and he cleared tin's large body of land. made many improvements and erected com fortable and substantial buildings. Here he died at the age of seventy four years, in April, 1897. In politics he was a Republican, but never pushed his ideas upon the attention nf others. He was an industrious, quiet man. one who had enjoyed few educational ad- vantages in the pioneer days, hut had much native intelligence and bis acquirements met all his needs. William H. Branson was reared on his father's farm in Shelby county, attending school during the winter seasons and work- ing on the farm through the summers. Thus he acquired a good, common school education which was interrupted by his enlistment for service in the Civil war. when only eighteen years of age. He joined Company F, 1411th Ind. V. I., from Posey township, Rush Co., Ind., Jan. 3, 1865, for one year or during tin- war, as a private under Capt. Barton W. I o\v. Mr. Branson was soon promoted to he cor- poral and color guard, and at Harper's Ferry he was promoted to be duty sergeant, serving as such until honorably discharged at Indian- apolis : he was mustered out at Baltimore. Aug. 31, [865. His services were performed at Harper's Ferry, his regiment being a part of General Hancock's reserve corps. He was a faithful soldier and did his full duty promptly and willingly. He took a deep in- terest in the duties of a soldier's life, espe- cially the drill, and escaped without serious sickness. After the surrender of General Lee's army, a large part of it marched by the Union lines at Winchester, and Mr. Branson saw and conversed with a number of the Confederates. They were so ragged, dirty and tired that the scene was indelibly im- pressed on Mr. Branson's memory. He also witnessed much of the destructive effects of the raid made by General Sheridan through the Valley of the Shenandoah. After the war he returned to his home in Indiana and farmed on the old homestead until 180s. Mr. Branson was married Feb. 25, [868, to Nancy E. Hurst, horn in Rush county, Ind.. May 15, 1S47. daughter of Rev. Em- mons and Nancy J. (Hilligoss) Hurst, and they became the parents of Thomas A.. Wil- 664 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD liam E. and Blanche E. (who married Ross Esh< Iman ). Rev. Emmons Hurst was bom in 1S10, in Fleming county, Ky., son of Rev. Landy Hurst, a pioneer Baptist minister of Flem- ing county, who was born in Virginia. Rev. I ind} I hirst married Sarah Crowe, of Ken- tucky, and they came to Rush county, Ind., as pioneers, among the first settlers. Rev. Candy was one of the notable characters of his day. He preached old-time Methodism many years in Indiana, up and down through the wilderness and never ceased his labors un- til the close of his life of eighty years. He not only preached, but he worked, and was the means of organizing' and building many of the early .Methodist churches through the State. His son, Rev. Emmons Hurst, was born in Kentucky and accompanied his par- ents to Indiana at the age of sixteen years. He married Nancy J. Hilligoss, born May 25, 1802, in Fleming county, Ky., this mar- riage being celebrated when he was nineteen and she was fifteen years old. The young preacher and his child bride first settled in a log house and he worked until he had cleared up a farm of 200 acres which re- mained his home through life. During the Civil war he was enrolling officer of Walker township. Rush county, when the draft was ordered and its resistance caused distress and trouble. His father died in June, 1863, and when this draft disturbance was at its height, his body was being buried on his farm. Rev. Emmons Hurst, the enrolling officer, was ob- liged to attend the funeral and provost marshal Stephens and deputy Craycraft, concluded to make the enrollment. These officers stopped to enroll a man when they were ambushed by several men, supposed to belong to an anti- government organization, "The Knights of the Golden Circle," and both of the officers were killed, one of them being shot with eleven balls. A force of 500 soldiers were im- mediately sent from Indianapolis, and with this protection. Rev. Emmons Hurst com- pleted the enrollment. He died in 1866. Mrs. Nancy J. Hurst still survives, at the age of over ninety years. She has been a lifelong member of the Baptist Church and retains her faculties to a remarkable degree. She became the mother of a large family (two of whom 'lied in infancy), namely: William, Landy, Isaac. Aha, Emmons, Alary J., Sarah A., Margaret E., Nancy E., fames E., Isaac and Martha. Isaac Hilligoss, father of Mrs. Emmons Hurst, was also a pioneer of Rush county, Ind., and was born in Fleming county, Ky.. where he married Nancy Inlow. They reared a family of sixteen children, and he owned a farm of 3110 acres. After his marriage William H. Branson settled first on a farm in Shelby county, Ind., on which he lived for two years, and then, in the latter part of 1870, moved to Anderson. Two years later he returned to Shelby county and resumed farming, until 1S77, when he went to Rush county and continued to farm until 1881. From that date until 1890, he re- sided at Rushville, and then returned to An- derson. In his political sympathies Mr. Bran- son is a zealous Republican. He is a member of Major May Post, G. A. R., of Anderson, the Haymakers and the Improved Orcjer of Red Men. having been a member of the latter body since its organization. He is a straight- forward, liberal-minded man and a first-class citizen. WENDELIN SCHIER, one of the first artistic glass workers to come to America, was born in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 26, [858, son of Wendelin (Sr.) and Veronia (Schreier) Schier, natives of that country. Wendelin Schier, Sr., was born about 1831, and received a good education. Although hardly more than a boy at the time of the re- bellion of 1S48, he served in that struggle as an officer. As a consequence his property was confiscated, but he remained in Austria and was located at Rochlitz as a veterinarian and blacksmith. His great-uncle, Paul Schier, was a brigadier-general in the Aus- trian army, and Wendelin Schier likewise saw- considerable military service, being in the war with Schlesw ig-Holstein in 1858, and in the Austro-Russian war in 1866. lie lived to the age of seventy years, and was prosperous, accumulating a considerable property, so that he became a man of importance in his locality, and was chosen first councilman in his city. He left a family of eleven children: Julius, Wendelin, Paul. Rosamund, Siipmond, Ru- dolph. Julia, Mary, Matilda. Clotilda and Adelaide. Wendelin Schier, son of Wendelin, Sr., was given a fair education, taking a chemical course in -an architectural college. He also spent six months in Munich, Bavaria, in another similar institution. When only eleven years old he began to learn the business of W SCH1ER COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 66 5 architectural glass work, and for twenty-eight years has been in thai work. At the age of twent) be began a period of three years mili- tary service in his native country. Six months we're spent in the military school at Buda- .. Hungary, and he became first corporal and then orderly sergeant, lie belonged to regiment No. 5, Austrian Field Artillery, and d the reputation of being a well-drilled and capable 1 ifficer. In 1878 Julius Schier had come to Amer- ica ami was established in Boston as a glass er, for he, too, was skilled in that line. In [882 Wendelin Schier decided to join his elder brother, and accordingly sailed from Bremen on a North German-Lloyd steamer, landing at Hoboken, Sept. 26, [882. Instead of going to Boston, he secured work in Penn- sylvania and remained there eight years en- gaged as an artistic glass worker. When he finally left Pennsylvania he took a place in Anderson. Ind., as superintendent of a de- partment in the glass works there. Three years later he made another change and spent 1 years working in glass in Indiana. Eie came, July 6, 1901, to Alexandria, where he lias ever since worked. Not only is he a man of great ability and talent in his chosen line, but he has developed a finely balanced and strong character that makes him a valu- able citizen. Mr. Schier was married in 1882 just be- fore leaving Rochlitz to Miss Wilhelmina Bergman, daughter of Vinzens Bergman, and the journey to America was their wed- ding trip. Three sons have hern born to them: Wendelin F., Rudolph and Paul. Ever since he became a citizen of this country Mr. Schier has been a strong Republican, and has been actively interested in politics. Re- ligiously he 1- a Lutheran and during his resi- dence in Pennsylvania was trustee of his church, lie is also active in lodge work, was on of the charter members of the Elks in Alexandria, and is a lieutenant in the uniform rank of the I. < ). R. M. From boyhood Mr. Schier has been a great lover of nature and devoted to hunting, and -mce coming to this country he has in- dulged in considerable hunting of big game. in Pennsylvania. North and South Carolina, Arkansas. Mississippi. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas and Indian Territory, kill- ing deer, wolves, moose and' elk. and he has a number of fini specimens as evidences of his woodcraft. ALFRED BRi >\\ X. of Madison county, Ind.. is of pioneer Indiana stock, and was born four miles south of Anderson, Feb. [3, 1846, son of Robert and Margaret (Prob) 1 1 Irown. The Brown family was founded in Amer- ica by Martin Brown, who was born in I land, but ran away from home in his youth and settled in Virginia. Then he married, and reared a family of three children, Martin, Abel, and a daughter, who married a .Mr. McAlister. In 1832 the younger son moved to Indiana, and at a somewhat later period the father and elder brother followed. The lat- ter settled in Madison county, and Martin Brown, St., made his home with him until he died at an advanced age. The father was a man of strong character, and had marked peculiarities, some of which are still remem- bered. To the end of his life he wore the old-fashioned knee breeches, and ate his meals on a lap-board by himself. Abel Brown was born in Virginia, in 1775. and there grew up and was married. His wife, Polly Frazier, was of Scotch-Irish descent, and she and her husband had the fol- lowing children: Robert, born Jan. 16, 181 r; Preston, in 1S13; Franklin, in 1815: Hamil- ton, in 1817: Mary Ann, in 1819: Elizabeth, in 1821 : Martin, in 1823; William, in 1825; in 1827: Abel, in 1829; and Julia, The journey to Indiana was made with horses and wagons, and Mr. Brown's chief occupation for years after was teaming. He drove a four-horse team with a big Conestoga wagon, with the bed bowed up at each end to keep the load from dipping as the'- went up and down hill. Mr. Brown made trips to Cincinnati, Pendleton and Huntsville, hauling merchandise and all kinds of goods. Abel Brown took up eighty acres of wooded land, between Big and Little Prairies, three miles south of Anderson, and left most of the work of clearing the place to his sons, while he attended to his teaming business. Their first home was a log cabin, but after the pur- chase of a second tract of fifty-nine acres, east of his first piece, he put Up a g 1 substantial. but plain, bouse, and there spenl hi- last years. He died in [865 at the age of ninety. His wife died at their farm home in 1847. Mr. Brown was one of the prosperous farm- ers of his section and did well in all he un- dertook. In politics he was a Jacksonian I )emocrat. Robert Brown, born Ian. [6, 181 I. was Minerva, 18- 1832 666 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD just (\\cnt\ -une years of age when he came to Indiana, and for five years devoted himself to the clearing and cultivating of his father's land. In 1837 he married and settled on the fifty-nine-acre tract already referred to, which he purchased from his father a little later. This tract he cleared from the forest, and made his home there in a little log cabin, con- sisting of only one room, 16x18 feet, with a loft reached by a ladder. It was built in the primitive fashion of the day and place, cov- ered with oak boards four feet long, held down by weight poles which were kept in place by knees ami lower poles fastened with pins. There was a punchei >n Hoor split out of white ash and kept white by the constant care of Mrs. Brown. The fire-place, large enough to hold a three foot hack log and a four foot front log, was built of stone and the stick chimney was daubed with mud. This was the home of the family for years until 1854, when Mr. Brown built a story and a half resi- dence, the first frame house in that vicinity. Its style was due to Mrs. Brown's objections to a two-story house. Robert Brown even- tually acquired 128 acres of land, some of the best farming land in Madison county, and was one of the well-to-do men of the locality. He was noted among the many good hunters of the region and killed a number of deer and wild turkey. In politics he was a Republi- can. Robert Brown was married in 1837. in Fall Creek township, to Margaret, daughter of William and Millie Proby, born in Pas- quotank county. X. C. William Proby was a native of North Carolina and died' there, leaving a daughter by a former marriage, Polly, and two daughters by the second, Mar- garet and Betsey. Mrs. Proby afterward married Dempsey Wilson, and they moved to Indiana in 1833, settling on eighty acres two miles south of Anderson, to which forty acres east of it were later added. There were four children born to this second union, John, Ben- jamin, Sallie and Eliza Wilson. The chil- dren of Robert and Margaret Brown were as follows: Mary J., born Sept. 1. 1839, who married, and died in 1892 ; Lorenzo D., born Ma) 7. [841; William A., horn April 25, [842; Margaret A., horn March 8, 1844; and Alfred, horn Peh. 13, TS4C Robert Brown died in his sixty-ninth year, and his wife sur- vived him two years and passed away July 30, 1882. They were members of the Metho- dist Church. Mr. Brown was hardworking and industrious and his corn-crib, never empty, was typical of his forethought and prudence. Alfred Brown grew up amid frontier sur- roundings, but received a rather better edu- cation than was sometimes possible under such conditions. His first two terms were passed in a log cabin school house with desks of slabs, held up by pins. Afterward the school was held in a frame house. The boy attended every winter until he was sixteen, working on the farm during the summers. The following year he enlisted, and on Oct. 3, 1863, was mustered in as a private in Com- pany B, 130th Ind. V. I., under Capt. Ephraim Doll, and after more than two years" active service, without missing a day from his com- pany, he was honorably discharged Dec. 16, [865, at Charlotte. X. C. He was in the At- lanta Campaign and in the battles of Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain, Buzzard's Roost, Peach Tree Creek, Decatur, Franklin, Xashville and Wilmington, marching through the northern and eastern States of the Con- federacy. At Xashville Mr. Brown was struck on the chin by a spent ball, but was not. other- wise injured. He had just left the picket line on another occasion and was eating breakfast with a comrade from Anderson, Jacob Ellis, when the latter was struck down but Mr. Brown escaped injury. < >n his return from the war Alfred Brown resumed work on the homestead, and after his father's death bought out the other heirs and made the place his own property. To the original fifty-nine acres he added nineteen and later sold the whole tract, lie then bought 120 acres of partly improved land in Stony Creek township, and lived there until he had brought it all under cultivation and then sold it. His next enterprise, was to purchase, in company with Levi 1 )e 1 .oughter, 260 acres in Green township. He also owned three houses and lots in Anderson, and was for some years located there, engaged in con- tracting. He moved to his present residence in 18177. Mr. Brown is not only a hard worker and a very industrious man, but he has unusually sound judgment in business matters and has been very successful. Mr. Brown married (first) Miss Parley A. Stanley, and had the following children: Elmer E., born June 25, 1869; Valeria C, born Jan. 24, 1871 ; and Plder E., born July 19, 1872. who died Sept. 15, 1873. For his second wife, Mr. Brown married, on Sept. 12, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 667 1877. Barbara A. Souders, born in ( >hio, July 5, t86i, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Mott) Souders, who were of German an- cestry. Peter Souders owned a farm in Ohio, he died in 1861, and his widow later married William Brown, now of Anderson. Seven children have been born to Air. and Mrs. Alfred Brown, viz.: Garrett, born Nov. 21, 1 SS 1 . deceased Dee. 23, 1881 ; Blanche, born Feb. 15. 1883, deceased Sept. 25, 1883; Chester Arthur, born in pall Creek township, Nov. 7. r884; < >scar I!., born Oct. 14, [886; August \ .. born Aug. 17. 18S9; Stoic Marie, Aug. 3, [892; and Palrna L., born Jan. 16, 1N07. The parent^ are both members of the Christian Church of which Mr. Brown is a trustee and a member of the board. EXOS W. HO< IVER, a prominent law- yer of Indianapolis, occupying rooms Nds. 7. 8 and 9, at No. 10 North Pennsylvania street, was born in Maywood, Ind., March 3, [862, son of Carey S. and Massie A. (Sylvester) Hoover, both natives of Maywood, and both born where they now live, four miles south- \\ e t of Indianapolis. Andrew Hoover, grandfather of Enos \\\, was one of the early settlers of Marion county, and secured land from the govern- ment, four miles southwest of Indianapolis, which he transformed into a fertile and at- tractive farm, on which he died about 1864, at the age of seventy-eight years. He was of German descent and reared a goodly family. ( iabriel Sylvester, the maternal grandfa- ther of Enos W. Hoover, was one of the pio- neer farmer-- of Marion county. When he came to this country the Indians were still numerous in the vicinity of Indianapolis, and wild game very abundant. His was a large family, and when he died, aboui [880, he was a very old man. Carey S. Hoover ha-- spent his entire life on one farm. He and his wife are Methodists in religious faith. They are honest and indus- trious people, and their many good qualities and neighborly characteristics command the respect and esteem of all who know them. They have had ten children — six sons and four daughter — Flora A.: Maria (wife of Aaron A. Wright I ; Enos W. ; Lena L. (widow of Zachariah Selby, of Greencastle, End.); Harry S. : Charlie A.: Melville, and three m >w deceased. Enos W. Hoover has passed all his life in Marion county. Here he was reared on his father's farm, and here he attended the pub- lic schools. When he became a young man he took up the occupation of blacksmithing in connection with farming, and was thus en- gaged until 1890, that year entering the real estate business in this city. In [895 Mr. Hoover began the study of law. and as he carried on his legal studies in connection with his other work, it was in it until 1900 that he sought and secured admission to the Bar. Mr. Hoover was married Feb. i'>, [899, to Miss Minnie G., daughter of Christopher and Louisa (Holtzermann ) Schetter. Mr. Hoover in politics is a stanch Repub- lican. He and his wife reside at No. 2309 Prospect street. Her parents were both born in Germany, but have lived in this country many years, and long had a home m Ohio. Her father now lives in Indianapolis, where he is deputv county recqrder. During the late Civil war he bore arms for tin- cause of the Union. His wife died Sept. 12, [898. They were both members of the German Lutheran Church. Four of their five children are now living: facob, Minnie G., Louis F. and Fred. DAVID GLASS BURN, who died Dec. 28. 1906, was a descendant of one of the honor- able pioneer families of Indiana, one of the large farmers and substantial men of Johnson county, and was born Nov. 2. 1S31. son of Frederick and Mary ( Pursinger) Glassburn, both of whom were natives of Virginia, where they married. The grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812, was of German descent and died in Virginia. His widow came to Indiana and spent her declining years with her son Frederick, dying here, leaving three chil- dren, Frederick. Mrs. Duke and a dan whose name is not recalled. Frederick Glassburn, with some of his kindred and friends, left Virginia for the WWt. and a portion of the party located in Ohio, but Frederick came on to Indiana, ar- riving in 1834. His first settlement was on Fall Creek above Indianapolis, where he re- mained about one year, coming then to John- son county. Here he leased land in White River township that was the property <>i some Virginians, and he soon had put up a cabin and comfortably settled his family. F"or seven years he put much hard work into this property, improving, clearing and culti- vating, and then he died, leaving his family 668 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD with little means of support. His aim had been to make a good home for them but this he was not permitted to do. The mother was a very capable woman, and with great indus- try managed to keep her children together, being ably assisted by the older children. Smne years later she married again and then the children left home and cared for them- selves as best they could. These were seven in number, namely : Peter, who is a promi- nent and wealthy farmer of Miami county, Ind., who at the age of eighty-seven years is still able to work-; Joseph, who died unmar- ried; Ellen, who is Airs. Quinnett; Samuel, who served in the Mexican war, and lives in Miami county; Martha, who is Mrs. Brune- mer ; David; and Andrew, who resides in Iowa. The mother was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. David Glassburn was about five years old when his parents left Virginia and settled in the wilds of Indiana. His rearing was among pioneer surroundings and his educational op- portunities were very meager. During a busy life he acquired a practical education, better doubtless than the schools of that day could have given him. He easily recalled the de- privations and trials of those early days. When his father died he was not over ten years of age. but with all his strength and energy he assisted his mother, and continued to do so until her marriage to a man with two sons. Until he was fifteen years of age he remained at home, lmt as is often the case, troubles arose with the younger members of the family, and rather than have it continue, he bade his mother farewell and started out to make his own way in the world. Blessed with health and strength, he soon was engaged by farmers, and being a willing worker and a provident saver, he was able soon to rent land. By the time he was twenty years of age, he was in fair enough financial condition to marry. I lis young wife was a good house- keeper and together they soon had saved enough to enable him to enter a small tract of land in Howard count}', Ind., which he la- ter sold to advantage, investing the proceeds in land in Johnson counts. By his honesty and persevering industry he established a reputation among his neighbors which enabled him at first to borrow money to invest in cheap land, which he would improve and later sell with profit. Thus he continually increased his capita.], at the same time raising corn and feeding hogs. Under the hard conditions which he imposed upon himself he made money, and at one time owned 400 acres of land all well improved. Afterward he assisted his older children in their start in life, re- membering his own forlorn state, and owned at his homestead, about 320 acres of fine land. Mr. Glassburn had a beautiful home sur- rounded with forest and fruit groves and commodious and substantial buildings of every kind. In his younger days he did not despise any kind of work; he cleared up land, and he split rails, and was the best well dig- ger in the neighborhood and a ditcher that few could equal. ( )f course this was all hard labor, but it was thus he honorably obtained the money to start on the successful career which made him one of the substantial men of Johnson county. His business ability was above the average, but all his transactions were honest and above board, and he was re- garded with confidence and esteem by all who knew him. In 1850 Mr. Glassburn was married to Margaret Parnell, who was born in Ken- tucky, daughter of Joseph and Winnifred Par- nell, both natives of Kentucky and early set- tlers in Indiana. Mrs. Parnell died in John- son count)-, and Mr. Parnell later moved to Edgar county. 111., where he became a promi- nent farmer and died, the father of: Eliza, Mrs. Seals; Lucy, Mrs. Steward; Margaret, Mrs. Glassburn: and John, formerly of Mis- souri, now of Illinois. Mrs. Glassburn died in 1879, in the faith of the Christian Church. Her children were: Joseph, a merchant in West Indianapolis; John, a farmer in John- son county: Ida, who is Airs. R. Doty; and George, a farmer in Johnson count}-. In [880 Air. Glassburn was married (sec- ond) to Mrs. Jane ( Barls) Church, who died three years later, leaving no issue of this marriage although her six children by her former marriage were cared for by Air. Glass- burn. In 18S5 he married (third) Airs. Eliza- beth C. (Pottenger) Jacobs, widow of William Jacobs, who had died in December, 1882, "leaving four children, Alyrtilla. Alary A., Charles ]',. and Frederick H. Airs. Glass- burn was born June 2J, 1852, in Shelby county, Ind., daughter of Harvey and Sidney (Hand) Pottenger. Air. Pottenger was an early settler from Ohio, locating first in Shelby county, but later purchasing a farm in Johnson county, where he spent his declin- ing years, dying in 1896, at the age of eighty- four years. His widow still survives at the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 669 old homestead, aged eighty-three year-, on the farm which has been her home for forty- nine years, and she still takes an interest and active part in the household duties. Mr. Pot- tenger was a man of great industry, and was home-loving and of exemplary character. In politics he was a strong Republican from prin- ciple but would never accept office. Both he and his wife were leading members of the Christian Church. Their children were: Charlotte, .Mrs. Clark: Nancy, Mrs. Fetes; Fanny, Mrs. Cook: Elijah, of the homestead farm; Mrs. Glasshurn; and James, John and Molly, deceased. Three children were born to Air. and Mrs. Qlassburn, namely: Pearl, born in 1886; Oma, born Dec. 10, 1888 ; and Olena, born in 1895, the family circle being yet unbroken. Both parents are most worthy members of the Christian Church. No record of the life of Mr. Glassburn would be complete without an account of his ten months of army service, when he took the place of a drafted man, entering Company K. 99th Ind. A". I., in the Army of the Tennessee, and did picket duty at Memphis, Vicksburg and Jackson. Miss., safely returning without injury. In politics he was a life-long Dem- ocrat, but no office-seeker. I \MI S H. HOAG, M. D.. one of the leading medical practitioners in and around unes, Knox Co., Ind., was horn in Greene county, N. V., of which county his grandfather. Abner Hoag, was also a native. He was a farmer by occupation. Henry Hoag, the Doctor's father, was born on the old homestead in Greene county. He married Orebra G. Hawley, daughter of James P. Hawley, and they moved to Jack- son county. Mich. Air. Hoag served eighteen months in the nth Michigan Regiment dur- ing the Civil war. He was a farmer and hotel-keeper by occupation. He finally moved to Detroit. He and his wife' had three chil- dren, as follows: Dr. James II.: Jennie, who married Wm. Dancer and died in 1002 while living at Stockbridge, Mich.; and Ed- ward >'<.. the last named a merchant at Ann Arbor. Alichigan. 1 )r. James H. Hoag gained his education in the public schools of Jackson county. Alichi- gan, graduating from the high school at Na- poleon, and he received his professional train- ing at Ann \rlior. where he attended during 1874-75-76, and at Hahnemann Medical < ol- Iege, Chicago, where he attended in 1NS3. He began tin- practice of medicine at Fife Lake, Grand Traverse Co., Midi., where he re- el until [882, in which year he went to Chicago to attend Hahnemann College. In 1885 lie went to Kingman, Kans., where In- practiced eight years, and in 1893 went to < Ixford, Benton Co., Ind., in 1903 coming to Vincennes, where he has established an 1 lent practice. He is a physician of long ex- perience and has a good medical library, keep- breast of the times in his profession. He is a member of the Hahnemann Institute Medical Society and of the American Homeo- pathic Society, ami in fraternal connection he is a thirty-second degree Mason, belong to Commandery No. 3, Knights Templar, Lafay- ette, and to the Mystic Shrine. In political sentiment he is a Republican. In 1901 Dr. Hoag married Airs. Anna B. Blue, of ( Ixford, Benton Co., Ind.. daughter of John and, Sarah Seecamp, the former a physician and prominent citizen of Vincennes, Indiana. ALVIN GILBERT HICKS, the leading photographer of Franklin, Ind.. as well as a prominent citizen, was born in Franklin, Ind., Feb. 23, 185 1. son of Royal S. and Alary 1 Keene) Hicks, natives of Switzerland county, Indiana. Joshua Hicks, the paternal grandfather, was a very early settler in Indiana, but wdiile still a young man removed to Iowa, where lie died when nearly ninety years of age. His wife lived to be over ninety. They had a large family and his calling was that of a minister of the gospel. The maternal grand- father was one of the pioneers of Switzer- land count}-, where he died at an advanced age. During the war of r8i2, lie served his country gallantly. Three daughters were born to himself and wife, two of whom are living: Airs. Huldah Hamilton, of Cincin- nati, Ohio, and Airs. Rebecca Marshall, of Florence, Indiana. Royal S. Hicks, the father, was a resi- dent of Franklin when a young man. but in 1852 he became deputy auditor of State under Major Dunn, and a year or two later took charge of the Rockport 11 ', Democrat, at Rockport. Ind., in about 1854. and was its editor and publisher for several years, and his son Alvin G. has the til this paper. About 1858, he was elected county clerk of Spencer county, and served as 6/0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD such until 1866, when he began the practice of law, and continued in this profession un- til his death. During the war, he was a mem- ber of the Home ( iuards, and helped to drive Morgan out of Kentucky in the vicinity of Owensboro. His death occurred in 1884, in Rockport. while his wife died in 1869. In re- ligious belief he was a Congregationalism and she a Presbyterian. Eight children were born to the parents, five now living: Charles A., of ( Hvensboro, Ky. ; Alvin G. ; Mary G., wife of Irvin Armstrong, of Florence, Ind. ; Harry E., and Arthur \V., both of Owensboro, Ken- tuck)-. Alvin Gilbert Hicks resided in Spencer county, Ind., until he was seventeen years old, attending the public schools of that lo- cality. In 1868, he removed to Franklin in order to learn to be a photographer, he hav- ing a decided leaning towards that calling. After learning the business from John Nichol- son, Sr., he purchased his outfit, good will, etc., and is now one of the most successful photographers of Franklin. Not only does he thoroughly understand every detail of his business, but he possesses an artistic compre- hension of the best effects, which proves of great service to him, and adds to his popu- larity. In 1871, Mr. Hicks was married to Miss Bettie Burton, who died in 1874. On June 15, 1875, he was married to Miss Sarah C. Jackson, daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret (Hord) Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks are members of the Christian Church. Frater- nally Mr. Hicks is a member of Hesperion Lodge, No. 12, Knights of Pythias, while his political affiliations are with the Democratic party. His pleasant home is at No. 496 West Jefferson street, and this property belongs to him. JEPTHA STRAWN, a reliable citizen of Muncie, Ind., who has an honorable record in peace and in war, was horn June 24. 1840, near Somerset, 1 'erry Co., ( fhio, son of Thomas and Alary Strawn, both of German descenl and Pennsylvania stock. The father died when Jeptha was six years old, and the mother some time prior. Air. Strawn was born on a farm, and he has no recollection whatever of his mother. and but little of his father. He was brought up by strangers, being bound out when his father died to Oliver AT. Holister, a farmer in Perry county, who, in 1854, removed to Delaware county, Ind., settling two miles south of Muncie. There the young boy was reared to farming, becoming familiar with the hard work incident to a pioneer's life. His schooling was limited to the winter term at the district school. He lived with Mr. Holis- ter until he was past twenty-one years of age. < >n Sept. 22, r86i, Mr. Strawn enlisted as a private in Company D, 2d Indiana Cavalry, under Capt. Edwin C. Anthony, who organized the company. He served three years and nine months, and was honorably discharged at 1 Cleveland, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1804, immediately re-enlisting as a veteran in the same organiza- tion to "serve three vears or during the war." His final discharge occurred at Madison, Ind., June 22, 1865. His service was chiefly in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia. Alabama and .Mississippi, and this included the battle of Shiloh, evacuation of Corinth — the latter a campaign of two months, in which many skir- mishes were fought, while the weather with constant rains made much suffering, and the regiment was constantly on the move — Iuka, Miss., Triune, Tenn., Chickamauga, Tenn., East Tennessee campaign, Strawberry Plains, Mossy Creek and Beans Station. During No- vember and December, 1862, and January and February, 1863, he was ill in the hospital at Louisville, Ky., and was much weakened, weighing at the end of that time only ninety- eight pounds. He enjoyed a veteran furlough of thirty days beginning May 9, 1864, spending the time at his home in Indiana, and on re- turning to the front was placed on detached duty and provost .marshal duty at Louisville, notifying drafted men in Kentucky, and later pressing horses into service. While engaged on detached service, on one occasion with a squad of ten men under Sergeant Leister, who was from near Albany, Ind., it was in- tended to capture a Confederate major wdio had come into that region. They rode fifteen miles into the country at night, and the de- tachment surrounded the house. A dog ap- peared on the scene and attacked Mr. Strawn who was dismounted, and who thrust at him with his carbine, which was accidentally dis- charged, the ball passing through his right foot, making a very painful wound. This was on Aug. 20, 1864. The major was captured, and Mr. Strawn was sent to the hospital in Louisville, but in a few^ days was transferred to the hospital at Madison, Ind., where he remained until January. 1865, during much of the time on detail as a nurse, as an order COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 6 7 i had been received to send no more able men to the front. Mr. Strawn was always on active duty, and while he spent so many years in the service was never captured by the enemy. At Chickamauga, his regiment par- ticularly distinguished itself, and when obliged to fall back, experienced then one of the hardest things that ever falls to a sol- dier's lut— thai is. being compelled to leave the battlefield without removing wounded com- rades. When the war was over Mr. Strawn re- turned to Indiana, and again resumed farm- ing. After his marriage he lived for three years on a farm south of Muneie, but in No- vember, [869, he moved into town, and for five years was connected with the Kirby Lum- ber Company, for ten years with the Johnson & Woods Lumber Company, and he has been with the Goddard Wholesale Grocery Com- pany eleven years. His length of service in each place is the best testimonial for his re- liability and integrity. He is a true self- made man, his success is no way attributable to any one but himself. He bought his pres- ent residence, an attractive two-story frame house in 1899, and he also owns other resi- dence property on East Adams street, which he rents. On l let. _\ 1866, in Muneie, Mr. Strawn was married to Emily Jane Hawk, who was born in Blountsville, Henry Co., End., Dec. 22. 1*47. daughter of Philip and Levina (Turner) Hawk. This union has been blessed with two children: Lillie May, who died at the age of thirteen; and Carrie Levina, born Nov. 6. 1871, who graduated from the Mun- eie high school, afterward teaching in the graded schools of this city for three years, and then married Charles A. Wood, member of tin- firm of Kirby & Wood, lumber mer- chants, and they have one daughter. Emily Clara. Fraternallv Mr. Strawn is a member of Williams Post, No. 78, < i. A. R., and the local lodge of the K. 1'. In his political faith he is a stanch Republican, his first Presiden- tial vote being cast for Abraham Lincoln (second term), and he has continued to sup- port the Republican nominees from that time on. Both he and his wife are member'- of the Friends Church. Mr. Strawn has by his up- right life, his loyalty to his friends and his country, and his devotion to his home and his family, proved himself well worthy the high esteem in which he is held. Hawk. The Hawk family to which Mrs. Strawn belongs came of Pennsylvania < lerman stock. John Hawk, her grandfather, was born in < Ihio, whither his parent- had migrated from Pennsylvania, settling, it is supposi Darke county where they cleared up a large farm and died at advanced years. John Hawk was a cabinet maker by trade, and settled in Blountsville, Ind.. where he built a cabin in the woods and followed his trade. He died in Blountsville, aged seventy-eight years, am! his wife, who 1 maiden name was Alary Moore, died at the age of fifty-five. Their children were : Eliza, Philip, John, George, William, Daniel and Catherine. Three of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war. William serving in the 57th Indiana Infantry. John in the 19th Indiana and Daniel, also in an Indi- ana regiment, who was wounded in battle. Philip Hawk, father of Mrs. Strawn. was born in Henry county, Ind.. Sept. 24, 1826, and on reaching manhood learned the trade of wagon maker. After his marriage he settled first on Puck creek, and later in Blountsville. He finallv settled on a farm four miles south of Muneie and there lived for some twenty years, but he is now making his home in Mun- eie. He followed his trade all his active days, and has been an honest, straightforward citi- zen, esteemed for his industry and integrity. In Muneie he married Levina Turner — the Tur- ners were of English descent, making their home near Knoxville — who died aged sev- enty-four vears, in the faith of the Christian Friends Church. This union was blessed with children as follows: Mary E., Emily ).. Francis Marion. George, John, William, Charles and Martha. In politics Mr. Hawk is a Republican. TAYLOR. The Taylor family an old and honorable pioneer family of Mad- ison county, Ind., of Scotch extraction and Virginia ancestry, has many rep- resentatives in the vicinity of Pendleton, Ind. The name of Taylor has been prominent in the history of the United State- for many years, and one of its most distinguished members was no less than President Zachary Taylor, whose administration covered an important period of the nation's life. The first of the name with which the In- diana branch of the Taylor family is cor- rectly connected, was John Taylo'r, gr: ther of Jacob ( '. Taylor, one 01" tlie original pioneer Taylor brothers who came from Vir- 672 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ginia and settled near Pendleton, Ind.. and is the only survivor. John Taylor, family tra- dition says, was killed in Greenbrier county, W. \ a., the accident happening during a heavy storm. His children were: William, James, Matthew, John, Sally (who married Joseph Guinn), Holly (who also married a Guinn), Nancy (who married a Milburn), and another daughter (who married a John- son). John Taylor, son of John, was nine years old when his father was killed, which was probably between 1790 and 1800, as he was old enough in 1812 to become a soldier, al- though he did not take part in the war. He was married in Monroe county, W. Va., to Mary Magaw, and settled in that county, on land in the woods, which was owned by his father-in-law, Henry Magaw, proprietor of seme 400 acres. John Taylor cleared up a farm on' Indian Creek. He was considered a great hunter in his day, and he not only killed deer, wild turkey and bear, but once upon a time killed a panther. The story goes that James Kale, a cooper, wounded the animal which went into a saltpeter cave, at the mouth of which the two men built a fire and smoked it to death. They secured the services of a boy, who went into the cave and wound a rope around the animal, which when pulled out was shown to be of great size, eleven feet long from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail. John and Alary (Magaw) Taylor were the parents of thirteen children: Henry, Armstrong. Andrew B., Matthew, Samuel, James A., Betsey, Jacob, Nancy, Mary, Ma- hala, John and Isaac. Of these Henry re- mained on the homestead and died there. He married Mary Clark, daughter of a slave holder and the owner of large plantations. Mary (lark Taylor inherited slaves, but her husband belonged to a family which was al- ways opposed to slavery and he set them all free. A cousin by the name of Guinn now owns the old Taylor farm, the real Taylors having all left that neighborhood. Henry Magaw, the father-in-law of John Taylor, is described as being what was called at that time a Black Dutchman. He was small of stature, black of hair and beard and of dark swarthy complexion. In figure he was very erect and was one of the strongest men in his region. He descended from old Ameri- can German stock which probably traces its ancestors to early settlers in Pennsylvania from Germany. His wife belonged to an old family of Virginia settled in the neighborhood of Indian Creek. In 1838 Andrew B. and Armstrong Tay- lor walked the entire distance from Virginia to Aladison county, Ind. The former had learned the sawmill business in Virginia, and the brothers secured work at Irish Mills at the Fall in Pendleton. Andrew B. saved his money and bought 200 acres of land in 1840, which was situated in the woods two miles northwest of Pendleton, where he built a log house and did some clearing. About five years after he came to Pendleton he mar- ried Catherine Boston, daughter of Jesse and Catherine Boston, the former of whom was a pioneer of Pendleton. Mr. Boston owned and cleared up a farm near Pendleton, but continued to live in the village, where he operated a hotel known as the Boston House. Andrew 1'.. Taylor became a prominent citi- zen, and at death left a large property. His brother Armstrong, who came with him, had been crippled in his right shoulder bj a fall- ing tree when he was only eight years old. Not being able to work like his brother, he was sent to school, subsequently becoming a teacher, and was one of the first teachers in the log schoolhouse two miles west of Pen- dleton. After teaching four years he was elected county assessor, an office he held for four years and then Ik- was elected recorder of Madison county, which office he continued to hold during the rest of his active life. His death occurred at Anderson, when he was seventy-four years of age. He married Jo- hanah Goodikoontz, a relative of the well- known Judge Goodikoontz. Armstrong Tay- lor left four children. John Taylor, father of Armstrong and An- drew, came two years later than his sons to Indiana, settling on a small piece of land two miles west of Pendleton, which belonged to his son Andrew B. Here he built a log house with the assistance of his sons. Later he bought eighty acres of land four miles north of Anderson, but as he was then too aged to do much' work he never cleared this farm nor lived on it. The rest of his life he spent with his son Andrew B. and died at Pendleton, aged seventy-two years. Hi's wife died at the same place, aged sixty-seven years. Both were members of the Methodist Church. Jacob C. Taylor came to Pendleton when be was thirteen years of age with his par- ents. Prior to this he had. attended school a short time in West Virginia, and completed COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 673 his education in the old log cabin school of Madison comity. His youth was spent in hard work, farming during the summer time and cutting cord wood during the winter. On June 1, [850, when twenty-three years old, he was married in Pendleton to Harriet Chap- man, born in Kentucky, daughter of Martin and Nancy (Ulm) Chapman. Martin Chap- man was a pioneer carpenter of this section. After marriage Mr. Taylor farmed for about three years and then engaged with his brother Andrew in a successful milling business. He bought land then in the woods about one and one-half miles west of Pendleton, from which he cut the timber and sawed it in his mill. He improved his farm with good buildings and seven years later sold it and then bought 190 acres northwest of his other property. This land he partially cleared, and on it erected a good frame house, and resided there for thirty years. It is now the home of his son Samuel. During this period Mr. Taylor was largely engaged in the buying, shipping and breed- ing of cattle. In 1890 he moved to Pendleton buying his present residence property at that time. He still retains 190 acres of land al- though at one time he owned over 400 acres. He is not only one of the most substantial, but one of the most highly esteemed citizens of the township. Mr. Taylor's first wife, Harriet Chapman, died Nov. 2-,, 1890, and he married (second) Nov. 18, 1896, in Richmond, Ind., Phoebe Knode, born in Hagerstown, Wayne Co., Ind., daughter of George Matthias and Margaret Catherine 1 Hersperger) Knode. The three children of Mr. Taylor, Leroy C, Evelyn and Samuel A., were all born to his first mar- Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Methodist Church. In political matters Mr. Taylor is a Republican. With his brothers, Andrew 1'.. and Armstrong, he had much to do with the progress and development of this section of Madison county. With his brother Andrew 11. he was largely instrumental in se- curing the building of the Fishersburg & Pen- dleton Turnpike Road. When the Bee Line railroad was surveyed through this section, Andrew B. was one of the chain carriers. Mr. Taylor is a typical Indiana pioneer, a representative of a class which has no su- perior in any section of the United State-. He enjoys the possession of a name which in In- diana represents integrity of character, pub- lic spirit and remarkable enterprise. He is 43 very well known in this vicinity where he has man\ friends. JOHN S. HINSHAW, one of the most highly respected citizens of Clay township, Hamilton county, was born March 3, 1830, in Randolph county, X. C, son of Stephen S. and Maria M. (Hoover) Hinshaw. Thomas Hinshaw, the grandfather, was born in Ireland, was a weaver by trade, and died in North Carolina in 1820. In 1830 Ste- phen S. Hinshaw left North Carolina and came to Wayne county, Ind., and spent three years engaged in farming and making hoots and shoes for the farming community, often traveling from one place to the other, as was the custom of the time. In 1833 he had ac- cumulated enough capital to enter the land comprising our subject's present farm, and still continued to work at his trade. He built a log cabin in the wilderness, which was fre- quently visited by wolves and bears, and often the children went to sleep while listening to the howling of panthers in the adjacent woods. Domestic peace, however, reigned in ther little cabin, and a family of ten children grew up in this pioneer home, some of these mov- ing far away, others departing to the la nil whence none return, and others still surviving, honorable men and women of the old locality. The children of Stephen S. Hinshaw and wife. Maria M. Hoover, were: Millie, deceased; Andrew, living in Lyon county. Kans., a farmer and carpenter; John S. : Thomas, who died in Kansas; Enos, deceased; Lucinda, de- ceased; William H, of Kansas; Rebecca, a residence of Noblesville ; Martha, who died in Kansas; and Ira, a farmer in Lyon countv, Kansas. The father of this family died in 1854 and the mother in 1873. In politics he was a Whig. He was a man who always stood well with his neighbors and was prominent in township matters. John S. Hinshaw had few educational ad- vantages in his boyhood, as the country was but sparsely settled and so much work had to be clone in order to get the new- land cleared and fit for cultivation. For twenty years he worked not onlv through the long day, but frequently through half the night. He now enjoys the rewards won by his persever- ing industry, owning 300 acres of fine land. This he cleared almost by himself, and he has made all the fine and substantial improve- 6j4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD merits here. Formerly he did considerable trading, and has been a very extensive sheep farmer, in fact, has been the leader in this in- dustry in the county. He has frequently been awarded prizes at the State fairs for his sheep and Chester White hogs. For some years he has not been actively interested in either farming or stock growing, but he has not given n]) all supervision, and his advice is yet followed on important agricultural changes. Mr. Hinshaw was married March 23, [858, to Alary J. Cruse, daughter of Henry and Eliza (Whitinger) Cruse, and grand- daughter of Henry and Susan (Cress) Cruse. Her great-grandparents were Philip and May (Stumpp) Cruse, who were born in Germany, and came from that country in 1725. and set- tled in North Carolina. In 1835 the father of Mrs. Hinshaw en- tered land in Clay township, Hamilton county, where he engaged in farming until old age came upon him. He almost rounded out a century, dying in Marion county, Ind., at the age of ninety-two years. Of his family of fifteen children, eight survive. A family of eleven children were born to John S. Hinshaw and wife, as follows: Eliza- beth A. died young; Sarah E. married F. M. Williams, a farmer in Hamilton county and lives with John S. Hinshaw ; Mary married M. L. Yreeland, a farmer in Rawlins county, Kans. ; William H., a farmer, married Effie Perry; Jennie, married A. E. Mendenhall, (deceased in 1898), a farmer; John C, a farmer, married Alfretta R. Davis ; Thomas M., a farmer in Frederick, Okla., married Belle Williams; Martha married Frank F. W lward, who is a cabinetmaker and op- erates a saw mill at Lapel, Ind. ; Stephen, wild manages the home farm for his father, married Dully Nicum ; Lemuel, a farmer in this county, married Cora Conrad (he and his brother William H., are engaged in raising Chester White hogs, and have won many premiums at fairs, including the State fair) ; and Miss R. Alar, the youngest, a most attrac- tive lady, makes her home with Martha \\ 1 ward at Lapel. The mother of these children died ( let. 31, [905. Mr. Hinshaw is a member of the Society of Friends and belongs to the o ttion al Poplar Ridge, < la) township. He has al- ways been interested in public affairs, both at home and in wider fields. His con- victions have made him an adherent of the Liblican party, but, with one exception, he- has never consented to hold office. He recalls an occasion, when, to oblige a friend, he con- sented to relieve him, for a time, of the duties of constable, but very shortly afterward, changed his mind. He is a man much re- spected in this locality and probably as widely known as any other. SAMUEL M. GEORGE is one of the native sons of the Hoosier State, and one of which it may well be proud. Indiana has produced many men of note, in both public ami private life, statesmen and many others, but perhaps her best offspring are those sturdy, stanch and true sons of the soil, who. starting in life with nothing, save a healthy body and willing hands, have won success by dint of preseverance and faithful, arduous toil. Such a boy and man was Samuel M. George. Beginning his career with nothing, deprived of a father's care and advice at an early age, the future may well have seemed dark to him ; but he never gave way to somber reflections, being ever optimistic and full of determination to win success in material things, as well as the approbation of his fellows. He was born in Jefferson county, Ind., May 10, 1854, son of Thomas D. George, a native of Kentucky. The latter came to In- diana, however, when eleven years old, his parents settling in Jefferson county, where he grew up as a young farmer. In later years he was an able and influential preacher in the Baptist Church. He died on the old homestead in Jefferson, at the age of forty-five years, in 1869. His wife was Elizabeth (Clark) George, born in Cincinnati, ( )bio, April I, 1829. She also was an earnest member of the Baptist Church, in which she was greatly in- terested and an enthusiastic worker. Nine children were born to them, three sons and five daughters besides Mr. George of this review, seven of whom are now living. These children are: Samuel M. ; Mary, widow of James Cavanaugh. of Santa Barbara, Cali- fi >rnia : Charles H., of Jefferson county, Indi- ana ; Emma, wife of Dr. William Marcus, of Carpenteria, California, where he is an able and successful practitioner; Louisa, widow of Dr. Frank Smith of Santa Barbara, California; Thomas Al. of the same place; and Frank, a teacher in the Philippine Islands. Thomas D. George had quite an eventful career, teaching school for a number of years in early manhood and preaching in later years, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 675 in various places, where lie was well re- ceived. He also served ably as township trustee. The paternal grandfather of Mr. (it- was Milton George, one of the early settlers in Jefferson county, where he died in the prime of life, at the age of titty-four years, leaving several sons and daughters. The maternal grandfather of Mr. George was Samuel Clark, who came from Baltimore, .Mil., in the early days, and was for many years captain of a steamboat on the Ohio river. His death occurred in Little Rock, Ark., from the explosion of a boihr upon the boat, which totally destroyed it, and brought death to Captain Clark and a number of others. He had four children. Samuel M. George passed his boyhood days m Jefferson county on a farm, attending the district schools as he was able, and re- maining at home caring for bis widowed mother and her children, his father having died when he was about fourteen years of age. At the age of twenty-one he took full charge of the management of the farm, his brother having directed this before that time. He continued operating the farm until 1881, when he came to Johnson county, and rented the John Clark farm, located just northwest of the citv of Franklin. This he has operated for the past twenty-one years. He also owns a farm of 264 acres in the Hopewell district, which he rents out for a very satisfactory price. On Nov. 25, 1880, Mr. George was joined in marriage to Sallic Daily, daughter of Mar- tin II. and Julia (Nichols) Daily, and to them were born three children, Gertrude, Bessie and Harry. The parents of Mrs. George were early settled in Jefferson county, Ind., and bad twelve children, all of whom are now living: Anna A., wife of George Stevenson, of < ireen- wood, Ind.: Addie, who married James Mc- Xamar. of Helena, Mont.: Emily, wife of Harry Hollenbeck, of Missoula, Mont.; Julia A., wife of David Johnson, of Helena. Mont.; Louisa, wife of \V. B. Maxfield, of Indian- apolis; Frank Daily, of Auburn, Neb.; Charles, of Butte, Mont.; John R.. of Mis- soula, Mont.; Florence, wife of Allen Miles, of Bellevue, Ind.: George Daily, of Madison. Ind.: Nellie, wife of John Herring, of frank- lin. Ind.: and Sallie, wife of Mr. George. Martin H. Daily was by occupation a farmer, but enlisted in the Civil war when it broke out, and was made lieutenant, in which capacity he served with much honor, and he is now living at Madison where he occupies the responsible position of county commissioner. Mis wife is now deceased, dying on April 6, 1881, at the age of forty-eight years. She was a sincere and faithful member of the Baptist Church. Both Mr. and Mrs. George are now promi- nent and influential members of the Baptist Church, in which he holds the position of deacon. He is a member of the fraternity of the Knights of Pythias and has been a life long member of the Republican party, in whose welfare he has always taken great in- terest. Mr. George deserves the many suc- cesses that have come to him, and now, in the prime of manhood, may well anticipate greater reward further along in life's journey. He is held in highest esteem throughout the township in which he lives and has been hon- orable and upright at all times and an earnest Christian gentleman respected by all. WILLIAM ( IWENS. Since very early- days in Indiana, the name of Owens has been associated with the reclaiming of Johnson county from the wilderness, and its gradual development into its present condition of fer- tility and productiveness. Grandfather, father, and son have alike all done much to promote the welfare and success of this county, and William Owens, of whom we write, is now receiving the reward of their joint toil and effort, and is accounted one of the most en- terprising and successful farmers of Needham township. It was in the township and county of his present residence that he began life's battle, and this was on the twenty-first day of November, 1840. Samuel Owens, his father, was also a native of Indiana, born March 13, 1808, and spent his life as an agriculturist, moving to Johnson county in the year 1S27, and in the following year entering land there, upon which he located at that time. A large part of this tract was covered with a dense growth of virgin forest, and his first work was that of clearing this away for cultivation. 1 [e greatly increased the size of his farm until he had acquired 241 1 acres at the time of his death, which 1 ccurred on the old farm I let. 15. [846, he being aged at that time only thii years, seven months and two days. Samuel Owens married Millie Fisher, who claimed the State of North Carolina as the place 6/6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of her nativity. To her were born ten chil- dren, six sons and four daughters of whom three are now living, George, William and Nancy (wife of Theophilus McBride), all residing in Needham township. She was born Feb. 22, 1810, and died at the advanced age of eighty-six years, lacking only one day, Feb. 21, 1896. Both she and her husband were prominent and influential members of the Baptist Church. The paternai grandfather of Mr. Wil- liam Owens was James Owens, who was born in Virginia and came to Clark county, Indi- ana, at a very early day, finally settling in Johnson county in 'about the year 1830 or 183 1. He also entered land from the govern- ment, which he cultivated and there lived to a ripe old age. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He reared a large family. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Owens was George Fisher, who was born in North Carolina, coming to Clark county, Indiana, where he died at an honored old age. He was by occupation a farmer, and he reared several sons and daughters. William Owens has spent all his years in Needham township, following successfully the occupation of farmer. In his youth he attended the old-fashioned subscription schools until he acquired a very fair education, which he amplified in later years by reading and experience. On reaching the age of manhood, previous to which he had remained at home, he began farming upon his own ac- count, n < )ct. 20, 1864, Mr. Butler was married to Mary C. Asher, born in ( )wen county, Ind., daughter of Alan and Sarah ( Allen 1 Asher, the former a farmer of Jefferson county. Ind. Mrs. Butler died July 15, 1881, a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Seven chil- dren had blessed this union: Edward, a grad- uate in the Musical department, of the school for the Blind at Indianapolis, is now a teacher of music on piano and organ, a most remark- able young man ; Franklin married Ellie Holmes; Blanch married Grant Adley, a farmer of Owen county ; Leota married Wil- liam Storen, and resides at Indianapolis ; Richard is a school teacher ; Walter is a farmer and school teacher ; May married Wil- liam Brown, a resident of Morgan county. On Oct. 30, 1887, Mr. Butler married Laura Asher, born in Owen county, Ind., a daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Dean) Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have three children: Kate, Sally E. and Bertha, all at home. Mr. Butler is a Mason, a member of Paragon Lodge No. (147. In politics he is a Republi- can, although he does not desire office. His farm of 120 acres on which ' he carries on general farming, is one of the finest in the county, and he is respected throughout the township as a square, honorable man, and one who has attained his success through upright methods. SAMUEL D. VAN PELT, the son of pioneer parents and himself a pioneer of Madison county. Ind., now a substantial and highly respected citizen of Anderson, was born in Preble county, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1832. The Van Pelts are of sturdy Holland- Dutch stock, but the place of their original settlement in the New World is unknown, as each succeeding generation moved a little farther from the seacoast into the wilderness. Of these migrations remain many an inter- esting tradition — stories of heroic struggles against primeval forests, of farms and homes wrested by physical strength and endurance from the natural wilderness, of dangers from wild beasts and savage men, of privation and renunciation. Out of such conflict came fer- tile cultivated fields and cultured homes, and a race of men strong and straight and true as the giants of the forests laid low by the mighty blows of the axmen. Uriah Van Pelt, father of Samuel D., was born in Highland county, ( Ihio, in 1803, son of Benjamin Van Pelt, who moved from Knoxville, Tenn., to Highland county, ( )hio. Uriah Van Pelt was married in Preble county, Ohio, to Almira Daugherty, daughter of Wil- liam Daugherty. The Daughertys were a Scotch-Irish family, and William Daugherty came from County Antrim, Ireland, to Penn- sylvania in 1789, when about seventeen years old. He settled in Chester county, Pa., where, being well educated, he followed school teach- ing. There he married Mary Foster, (laugh- ter of Rev. William Foster, and wife, the lat- ter a member of the Blair family. Both the Fosters and Blairs were Scotch-Irish, and early emigrated to Pennsylvania. Rev. Wil- liam Foster, a Presbyterian clergyman, mar- ried one of the daughters of the Rev. James Blair, who had four children, all of whom married Presbyterian ministers. The Blairs were prominent in Colonial times, and Rev. James Blair was one of the founders of Wil- liam and Mary College. Some years after the Revolution, perhaps as late as the begin- ning of the nineteenth century, the Daugh- ertys and Fosters settled in Mercer county, Pa. William Daugherty and wife had pushed farther to the West, and moving from Ken- tucks- to Montgomery county, Ohio, settled on government land, and there he died aged about forty-eight years. He helped to estab- lish the old Duck Creek Presbyterian Church, one of the historical churches of Montgomery county, and was one of its liberal supporters. His children were: Samuel, a soldier in the war of 1812: William: Margaret; Almira; James : and Joseph Foster, who became the father of Capt. W. W. Daugherty, of Indian- apolis. After his marriage Uriah Van Pelt and his wife settled, in 1832, in Huntsville, Ind., COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 679 where he followed the millwright's trade. In [837 he built a grist mill three-quarters of a mile east of Andersqn, on the White river, and the next year he built a grist mill for Frederick Bronnenberg three miles east of Anderson. This latter mill he ran himself un- til [839, when lie moved to what is now known as the Moss Island mill on White river, three miles west of Anderson. He boughl an old sawmill, entirely remodeled it, and then took as a partner Dr. Henry Wyman. The latter bought a lot of horses on credit, giving the firm's notes, and then took the horses south to sell. Nothing was realized from this venture, and Mr. Van Pelt was greatly distressed over the payment of the notes. Selling out the mill to Lloyd Brown, he then also built a woolen mill for Mr. Brown on Moss Island. In the spring of 1845 he moved to 120 acres of land he had previously purchased in the woods, about four miles north of Anderson. Of this land forty acres had seven entirely cleared, and a large "deadening" and was very wet. A hewed log cabin was already built, and there the family were hardly settled when Air. Van Pelt sickened and died June 4, 1846. Facing almost unsurmountable obstacles, Mrs. Van I 'clt, a woman of great force of character, grappled with the problem that confronted her. There was no time for sentiment, for there was a farm to be cleared, and seven children to be clothed and fed. With the out- look for the future as cheerless as the trees in the deadening around her cabin, she set to work. Her oldest son, Samuel D., was but fi lurteen. and with his aid, and that of the others, for the youngest even could pick brush in the clearing to feed the fires, she started w< >rk on the farm, bringing forcibly to mind the following stanza from one of our early poets : The mothers of our forest land, Stout-hearted dames were they, With nerve to wield the battle axe. And join the border fray. Airs. Van Pelt worked on the clearing, axe in hand, she worked in the fields, she cared for the family even to the making of the cloth for the clothing they wore, and she kept the fam- ily together. By the time she left the farm some twelve years later, she had cleared a large portion of it, and had a comfortable home. She was a member of the Xew Light Church, and in its faith she died at the age of ninety-one years. The family have preserved a fine picture of her, sitting in her chair by the; side of an old-fashioned fire place. She in- stilled into the hearts and minds of her chil- dren the principles of morality and religion, kindled in them a love of country and the spirit of liberty, and when the need came gave four of her sons to the service of her country, and one of the four laid down his life for the nation. The children born to Uriah Van Pelt and wife were : Rebecca A. ; Samuel I). ; Isaac II., who died in 1857 ; Francis Al.. born Aug. 15, 1838, an officer in the Civil war, ami men- tioned elsewhere; Matilda ; William P., a pri- .vate in the 1 Kith Ind. Inf., and later in the [42c] Indiana in the Civil war; Uriah J., a private in the 137th Indiana, who died in service at Tullahoma, Tenn. Uriah Van Pelt, the father, was a man of intelligence and strength of character. He was skilful with tools, and was able to make almost anything needed by the pioneers. Governor Bigger appointed him. in 1837, associate judge, his commission (bearing date Dec. 1. 1841, in the "twenty-sixth year of the State of Indiana") entitling him to serve seven years, after which, in 1844. he was re- elected. He was well-known, his judgment was respected and his advice frequently sought. Samuel D. Van Pelt was about eighteen months old when he was brought by his par- ents to Aladison countv, Ind., and his earliest recollections are of pioneer scenes and inci- dents, and the pioneers themselves. The first school he attended was on the home farm four miles north of Anderson, i liis was a regula- tion log cabin school of the early days, and young Samuel D. attended during the winters, learning the "three R's." When his father died it was necessary for the lacl to work hard to help his mother, though small of his age and scarcely able to swing the big axe of the back- woodsman. ( )ften he worked with his mother and the younger children until far into the night. His indomitable mother would en- courage him with "Now, Sam. don't you think you can cut down this one more tree; it is a big one I know, and it is late, but if you can cut it down. I will fix the fire-, and by morning it will be nearly burned up." The boy would answer "Well, mother. I'll try," and with his unwieldy axe would cut away, tired though he was. They would then place fires under the tree at regular distances, and this would burn all night, and the charred or "niggered" logs would then be rolled into heaps. The educa- tion of the pioneer was not gleaned from books, but it made self-reliant men and 68o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD women, who cleared the forests, made roads, built bridges, erected homes and laid out towns. When Samuel D. was about eighteen years of age he was apprenticed by his guar- dian to learn the carpenter's trade under Dry- son & Brown. He remained with them two years ( 1850-52), his natural aptitude for the use of tools, to which he had been accustomed all his life, soon making him a skilful me- chanic. At the end of his apprenticeship he engaged in contracting in Anderson in part- nership with Capt. Makepeace, and they con- tinued together until both enlisted for service in the Civil war. Mr. Van Pelt enlisted in An- derson Jul}- 29, 1861, in the regimental band of the 19th Indiana Infantry, with the rank of first sergeant. His enlistment was for three years or during the war. The leader of the band, William Earle Reede, a very fine musi- cian, now lives in Denver, Colo. Mr. Van Pelt played the barytone, and was presented with a fine silver instrument by Company A, of his regiment, which he still retains as a relic of the war. He served about fifteen months, when the bands were discharged by order of the War Department on account of the ex- pense, only brigade bands being permitted. The band of the 19th was a brigade band but it was never mustered after its discharge. The duties of the band members, during battle, were as stretcher bearers, carrying wounded from the fields, and in attendance generally at the field hospital. Mr. Van Pelt saw service and was under fire in several battles, among them, Gainesville, Lewinsville (Sept. 11, 1861), Bull Run, Fairfax Court House, Cedar Mountain, Fredericksburg, and many others. The band members often, too, were detailed f< r guard duty. Mr. Van Pelt kept faithfully at work assigned him, and was honorably dis- charged at Rappahannock, Ya., and mustered out at Washington, D. C, in September, 1862. After his return from the front Mr. Van Pelt was married, and then resumed bis con- tracting, becoming an expert stair builder. Later he engaged in slate roofing, and he in- vented a machine for puncturing the slate and later for trimming it. These machines were an entire success and have come into general use. He is a natural mechanic, and for a long time operated a novelty shop, and he did general re- pairing for many years, still having his repair shop at the present time. In 1865 he bought property on Meridian street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, and there built a comfortable dwelling, in which he lived for thirty-eight years. This he sold in 1903, and bought his present property at No. 1331 Ohio avenue, where he erected a substantial residence in the modern style of architecture. He also owns two houses and lots on Nineteenth and Jack- son streets. Mr. Van Pelt is an ingenious cabinet maker, and has a beautiful black wal- nut table, cut from an old walnut tree, scarred by the heat of many a fierce fire in the days when the clearing was made on the old Van Pelt homestead. The tree was entirely hollow for many feet, and was five feet in diameter. From the top of the old thirty-five foot stump was growing a flourishing gooseberry bush. On Dec. 9, 1862, in Anderson, Ind., Sam- uel D. Van Pelt was married to Frances \\". Bonner, who was born in Wilmington, Ind., Dec. 23, 1838, daughter of Rev. Charles and Sarah (Lake) Bonner. To this union came one son, Frank B., born Jan. 27, 1864, who re- ceived his education in the public schools, aft- erward learning the carpenter's trade and slate roofing business, and wdio married, in Ander- son, Oct. 25, 1885, Angie Cannon, of Madison d mnty. Mr. Van Pelt is a member of Major May Post, G. A. R., of Anderson, and has held sev- eral offices. In politics he is a Republican, and although his first presidential vote was cast for Stephen A. Douglas, he voted for Abra- ham Lincoln, for his second term. In 1853 he joined Mt. Moriah Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He was also at one time a member of the I. O. O. F. He is very popular with all who know him. Honest and upright in all his dealings, kind and charitable to the mistakes of others, wise in his judgment, he has the respect and esteem of his fellowmen. Rev. Charles Bonner, father of Mrs. Van Pelt, was of sterling Scotch-Irish stock, and born in Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 17, 1806. and there educated. He entered the Methodist ministry, preached for many years, and was a pioneer circuit rider anil noted revivalist in the earlv days in Indiana. He held the first camp meeting ever conducted in Madison county at Pendleton. He married Sarah Lake, born March 28. 1806, probably in New Jersey, daughter of Samuel Lake, a pioneer of In- dianapolis of English stock. Mrs. Sarah (Lake) Bonner died May 16, 1844. and the Lev. Mr. Bonner married (second) in Salem, Ind., March 4. 1845, Eliza Lyon, daughter of a pioneer and man of wealth of Washington county. To the first marriage were born: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 68 1 William, bom July 26, 1831, in Marion county, Ind., died April 13, 1S55 ; John Wes- ley, born Dec. 2, [832, in Shelby county, Ind.; Mar) [sabelle, born Oct. 5, 18.34. in Marion county, Ind.; Martha Caroline, born Oct. 7, 1836; Frances \\ '.. born Dec. 23. 1838; Charles Henry, born Nov. 8, 1840; and Sarah Helen, born Nov. 3, 1842. To the second marriage was burn but one child, Amanda. born April 26, 1846. In 1852 the Rev. Mr. Bonner went to California, he and two com- panions crossing the Great Plains with ox- teams, being three months on the journey. 1 le died in California Aug. 31, 1856. He was an eloquent preacher, and is yet remembered by the older Methodists of Indiana. Two of his brothers were Presbyterian ministers, and lived in southern Indiana. It is belie veil that they \\ ere of the same stock originally as the noted publisher, Robert Bonner, of New York. JAMES M. BECK, an honored represent- ative of one of the old pioneer families of In- diana, was born at the old homestead where he yet lives, in White River township, John- son Co., Ind., Jan. 20, 1854, son of Gottlieb and Rebecca (Bowser) Heck, the former of whom was a native of Germany, and reared upon the historic river Rhine. The parents and brothers and sisters of Gottlieb Peck re- mained in Germany, with the exception of one brother, Adam, who settled and finally died in Pennsylvania, where he reared a large family. The Peck family was very prosper- ous in Germany, and its members stood high in the estimation of their fellow countrymen. Gottlieb was but sixteen years of age when he emigrated to America, and he had previously learned the trade of baker. Upon landing he drifted on westward into Ohio, where he sought work at his trade, and at first was glad to accept nine dollars and board for three months. Pater, he made his way to Indianapolis, and after a few years of hard effort, he established himself in a good bakery business. < Ipportunity came to him, and he was quick to grasp it. The State lions,- was then in process of construction, and Mr. Beck, who was conveniently located, opened a res- taurant and boarding house in connection with his establishment, and provided food for the workmen, ami so successful was he, that in [846, he retired from city life, and pur- chased a small distillery at Old Bluffs, which he operated until he bought a fine farm of ifx) acres, i.n which he lived, and on which his son James Al., was born. From time to time, he added to his property until he owned 1,000 acres in all. ( )n this land he did gen- eral farming and stock raising and became very successful. During his life, he divided his broad acres among his children, the old home- stead falling to the share of his son, James Al., and with this son the good man and his wife spent their declining years, his death occurring June 2~, 1897, while his wife passed away March 15. 181)4. For many years, Mr. Beck was a consistent member of the Luth- eran Church, while late in life his wife became a member of the Christian Church. In politics he was a strong Democrat, but never aspired to office. He was twice married, first to Barbara Powser, and second to her sister, Rebecca Bowser, who were of German de- scent, born in Ohio, daughters of Adam Bow- ser, a pioneer farmer, who settled in Indiana, ami was one of the leading men of Indianapo- lis. Adam Bowser had the following family: Daniel; Henry; George; Sarah, Airs. John Moore; Susan, Mrs. Mullen; Barbara, first wife of Gottlieb Beck ; Rebecca, mother of James M. Peck. Xo children were born of the marriage with Parbara, while to the mar- riage with Rebecca were born ; Henry, born at Indianapolis; John, born at the homestead; Elma, Mrs. George Travis; Alariah, who mar- ried < >. Brunnemer, and second Jacob Brown; Sarah, Mrs. R. Wilhelm ; William, deceased; George, who died in this township; and Jaim-s M. For seventeen years prior to their death, James Al. Beck made a pleasant and com- fortable home for his parents. During his childhood he was reared to health) 1 manhood on the farm, his school advantages being furnished by the district school. In 1878, he married and settled at the homestead (which was his portion of his father's estate), con- sisting of 120 acres, all well improved, to which he has added more land until he now owns 400 acres more adjoining his home farm, and it all forms one of the finest farms in Indiana. Air. Peck has followed in the foot- steps of his father in the matter of making improvements, as well as in personal habits, a strong sense of honesty and uprightness of dealing. Success lias crowned his efforts, and he may well look back with pride upon a well spent life. Having been deeply attached to his father, Air. Peck preserves many little mementoes of the past of that good man. 682 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD among which perhaps the most interesting is his wedding suit. The coat is a Prince Albert, made of a fine grade of black cloth, and the entire suit gives a good representation of the styles of those days. Never departing from his father's example, Mr. Beck always votes the Democratic ticket, and has never desired political preferment. For many years he has been a consistent member of the Chris- tian Church, in which he is also elder and trustee. James M. Beck married Miss Nancy E. Foglesong, born in this township, Oct. 27, 1862, a most cultured and intelligent lady, daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Boles) Foglesong, natives of Virginia and North Carolina, respectively. The Boles family are of Irish descent, the Foglesongs coming from Germany, and Jacob and Matilda were mar- ried in Johnson county, Ind. Jacob Fogle- song was a son of Christian, a pioneer settler in the wooded wilderness of Johnson county, and he and his wife died in the locality they helped to settle, the parents of two children : Katie, Airs. James; and Jacob. Jacob Fogle- song was a strong Democrat, but never de- sired office. In religious belief he was a con- sistent member of the Lutheran Church. His wife died March 31, 1900. and he passed away- Dee. 10, 1901. The children born to Jacob and Matilda Foglesong were : Edward, who died unmarried; Henrietta, Mrs. Doty, of Portland, Ind.; Jane, Mrs. Elter, of Carroll county; Elias, a farmer of this county; Mary, Mrs. ( ieorge Beck; Nancy E., wife of Mr. Beck; and Alva, a farmer on the old home- stead. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James M. Beck: George A., born May 9, 1880; Cora, born June 9, [882; and Bertha, born April 14, 1887. The mother is also a devoted member of the Christian Church, and all are numbered among the leading people of this locality. JONAS BENJAMIN MANSHIP. Agri- cultural interests predominate in Fall Creek- township, Hamilton Co., Ind., and this por- tion of the State can boast of some of the best farmers of the country. Among them may be mentioned Jonas Benjamin Manship, born in the township, Nov. 1, 18117, son of George and Emily ( Fisher) Manship. (I) Eben Manship was the American pro- genitor of the family, coming to this country from England prior to the Revolution. His- tory preserves an incident relative to this gentleman. While passing along a road in the State of Maryland, during the war, he met the immortal George Washington. The great man kindly advised him to "Push on for the enemy was at hand." Eben was a farmer by occupation, and eventually settled in North Carolina during the war, where he resided until his death. (II) Matthew Manship, great-grandfather of Jonas B. was a successful farmer in North Carolina, and reared a family of seven chil- dren, all of whom became prosperous. The mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Ledman. (III) John Manship, grandfather of our subject, married Celia Ledman, and both were of North Carolina. They had a family of the following children: Lucinda, deceased; Ma- tilda; Nathan; George ; John and Elijah; Wil- liam, deceased ; Robert, deceased ; Mary and Thomas, all of whom married and were pros- perous. John and his twin brother Elijah, the eldest of the family, came to Indiana about 1833, settling first in Wayne county, but after a year coming to Hamilton county, locating in Fall Creek township, where John began his pioneer life. He was fortunate in possessing ox-teams, as many farmers did not possess these. The houses were all built of logs in those days, and the spinning wheel was a very important piece of furniture. The land was obtained from the government and was absolutely wild, while the nearest market was Indianapolis. However, hearts were brave, and arms strong in those venturesome days, and he and his wife lived happily in Fall Creek township until their death. They became very well known, and when the Methodist Church was founded, they became earnest members. When they died the whole community mourned. (IV) George Manship, born in Hamilton county, Ind., Jan. 22, 1837, received a lim- ited education, there being few or no schools in his boyhood days, in that portion of the State. At the age of twenty-one years, he be- gan life for himself, first renting land. As soon as he accumulated sufficient money, he bought sixty acres, and added to his property, until in time he had six hundred acres, the greater portion of which he has given to his children. His life has been spent in hard work, and he can rejoice in his success. On Feb. 28, 1861, George Manship mar- ried Emily C. Fisher, who was born in North Carolina, ' daughter of Salathiel and Mary Fisher, and granddaughter of Henry Fish- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 683 er, all of North Carolina, the Fisher family being one of the old ami aristocratic Southern ones, of English descent. Both father and son came to Indiana in 1853, and Salathiel became a successful farmer in Dela- ware township, Hamilton county, where he died. Ten children were born to George and Emily Fisher : William Henry, a farmer of Fall Creek township, married Elphenia Klep- fer, and has two children ; Robert F., de- ceased, was married to Mattie Brooks, and had a family of four children of whom one is deceased; Xoah Gifford, a farmer of Dela- ware township, married Cora McCarty, and has a family of five children ; Jonas Benjamin ; Newton, resides at Noblesville, married Eva Nieman, and has a family of three; Lemuel F. and Mary M. died in infancy ; Cora is a teacher in the schools ; one died in infancy : and Walter W. died at the age of sixteen. All were well educated in the public schools ami were a credit to their parents. Cora in particular, was thoroughly educated in music. and now is one of the most popular and suc- cessful teachers of music in this locality. The parents were members of the Methodist Church. In politics Mr. Manship is a Demo- crat, and one of the well known men of Fall Creek township. (V) At the age of twenty-one years Jonas Benjamin Manship, son of George, started out in life for himself, like his father renting land at first. In 1896 he bought 160 acres in Delaware township, but in 1901 he traded that farm for 140 acres of highly cultivated land in Delaware and Fall Creek townships. He resides on Section 18, Delaware township, Hamilton county, and carries on general farming and stock-raising-, carrying an ex- cellent grade of stock, and being noted for his success in both lines of business. ( >n Nov. 15. 1891, .Mr. Manship was united in marriage with Cora Virgin, born in Hamilton county, Ind., daughter of William and Christiann (Brooks) Virgin. Mr. and Mrs. Manship are very consistent members of the Christian Church. In politics Mr. Man- ship is a Democrat. Fraternally Mr. Man- ship is pleasantly asociated with Lodge No. 440. I. O. O. F., while his wife is a member of the Daughters of Rebekah. No. 526; and of Burnt Hickory W. R. C, Xo. 35, Fishers. Mr. Manship has accumulated his property by legitimate business methods, and through legitimate business opportunities, and he is justly recognized as one of the conservative, upright and substantial men of his community. William Virgin, father of Mrs. Manship, was of Scotch descent, born March 22, 1X42, son of Allen Virgin and Sarah Jane Carr. He is now a retired farmer, living on his farm east of New Britton. He enlisted in the Civil war Aug. 12. 1862, and was wounded in the battle of Winchester. Va. lie served his country until the war closed when he was honorably discharged. William Virgin was married March 7. [867, to Christiann Brooks, daughter of Madison and Nancy Brooks, who were both reared in North Carolina. Madison Brooks was born Sept. 5, 1814. He and his wife early came to Indiana, and he has resided in Fall Creek township all the while. He has been married twice since and is the father of fifteen children, three dying in infancy. He has been a prosperous farmer, accumulating wide acres and giving to his surviving children eighty acres each. In all he has possessed 3.500 acres. JOSEPH S. H( )( )VER. The nation will ever owe a debt of honor to the brave boys in blue who at so great sacrifice and with exalted patriotism offered their services to their country when its integrity was menaced by armed rebellion. One of the brave men whom Indiana sent to the front and whose military career was one of distinctive honor is Joseph S. Hoover, who is now living retired in Indianapolis, and who is a member of one of the sterling pioneer families of the State. Mr. Hoover was born in Butler county, Ohio. Aug. 17. 1 83 1, son of Conrad and Eleanor (Ducat) Hoover, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Pennsylvania, where their marriage occurred. The paternal grandfather was of stanch old German stock and was a successful farmer in the Father- land, where twelve sons and three daughters were born to him. He emigrated with his family to America, settling as a farmer in Pennsylvania, where his children were reared to maturity and where he and his wife passed the residue of their days, honored by all and known as devoted members of the Lutheran Church. Conrad Hoover was a child at the time of his parents' removal to America and he was reared on the old homestead in Pennsylvania. In his youth he learned the trade of carpenter, which continued to lie his vocation throughout his active business life. After his marriage he resided in Pennsylvania until 1826, when he J 684 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD removed to Butler county, Ohio, becoming one of its pioneers. He located in the village of Oxford, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1839. His life was one of in- tegrity and honor and one prolific in good works. While a young man, in Pennsylvania, he 1 and served in the War of 1812. Having a large family he was not able to ac- cumulate much property, leaving his family with limited resources but with that best of all heritages, an honored name. His wife Eleanor 1 Ducat) Hoover survived him many years and her devotion to her home and chil- dren was one of great strength and ideality. She died in i860, at the age of seventy-four years, loved by all who had come within the sphere of her gracious influence. He father was of Scotch lineage, her mother of Eng- lish, and they were married in Pennsylvania, whence they eventually removed to Franklin countw Ind., where he followed his trade of potter until his death. Mis widow later re- moved to Connersville, where she lived to the patriarchal age of more than nintey years. They had three children : John, Eleanor (mother of Mr. Hoover), and Mary E. (who died in Louisville, Ky.). Conrad and Eleanor (Ducat) Hoover became the parents of six- teen children, of whom ten lived to years of maturity, namely: Sarah. Mrs. Clark; Mary Ann. Airs. Madden; Casinda, Mrs. D. Rine- hart : Ellen, Mrs. J. Rinehart; Rachel, Mrs. Hawthrone; Harriet Maria. Mrs. Stricklcr; Frances Charline, Mrs. Clements; Rebecca, Mrs. W. Tribbey; Charles, who served in the Confederate army during the Rebellion and who died in Cincinnati, in November, 1868; and Joseph S. J' seph S. Hoover was reared to the age of thirteen in Ohio, attending the common schools as opportunity afforded, and then came to Connersville, Ind., where he grew- to manhood. While yet a boy he began working in a woolen factory, and he continued in the employ of one concern for many years. At the outbreak of the Rebellion his loyalty was quickened to responsive protest, and in 1862 he enlisted as a private in Company K, 69th Ind. V. I., which was first assigned to the De- partment of the West and later to the Army of the Tennessee. Air. Hoover participated in the battle at Richmond, Ky., in August, 1862, where about two hundred Union sol- diers met their death and where the greater portion of his regiment was captured. They were paroled three day later, after which the men returned to their homes ; later, being ex- changed, they effected a reorganization at Indianapolis and again proceeded to the front, in November, 1862. After remaining for a time in camp at Memphis, Tenn., the com- mand started forth on the Vicksburg cam- paign, landing at Yazoo, and soon afterward meeting with a repulse in an engagement at Chickasaw river. They then proceeded up the Arkansas river to Arkansas Post, which they captured Jan. n, 1863, and then pro- ceeded to Milliken's Bend on the Mississippi, and after a hot skirmish started on the march to Vicksburg, taking part in the entire cam- paign and remaining in that city for a month after its capture. The troops then went down the river and effected the capture of Jackson, Miss., returned to Vicksburg and later were stationed for some time in New ( irleans, hav- ing in the meanwhile made a reconnoitering tour through the western part of the State. Then they went up the Pascagoula river for an attack on Mobile, having a number of skir- mishes from the boat while enroute, and fin- ally encamping on Dauphine island, at the en- trance of Mobile bay, from which point they shortly afterward returned to New Orleans and thence proceeded to Fort Esperanza, Tex., where a number of men were drowned by the breaking down of a frail pontoon bridge. After a short time the command joined Hanks' forces and took part in the various maneuvers of the Red river campaign, returning to New Orleans, where they re- mained in camp for a few weeks. Proceeding to Pensacola, Fla., they remained there until March, 1865, when they started on the march to Mobile, capturing Blakely enroute, in April, 1865, an< ^ then moving forward to join Sher- man at Selma, where they were stationed when the welcome news came to them of Lee's surrender. In June they returned to Mobile, wdiere they were mustered out on July 5th, the regiment returning to Indianapo- lis, where Mr. Hoover received an honorable discharge, having proved a loyal and valiant soldier and enduring a full quota of the trials and hardships of war. Mr. Hoover then returned to Connersville, where he continued work in the woolen fac- tory until the plant was destroyed by fire, after which he found employment in a local furniture factory, where he advanced to a position of responsibility and trust and where he remained for a long term of years, until 1886. For the followins: six vears he held COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 685 the position of superintendent of the Conners- ville water-works. In [892 Mr. Hoover came to [ndianapolis, and here was employed in the freight department of the Pan Handle Railroad about right years, at the expiration of which time he retired from active labor, having gained a competence through his hon- orable and well directed efforts, and having' at all times held the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. Pie has a commodious and attractive modern home on Summit street, which he erected in 1898. In politics he has taken no active part, though he has given a stanch allegiance to the Republican party. He and his wife are worthy adherents of the Presbyterian Church, and fraternally he holds membership in George H. Chapman Post, No. 209, I r. A. R., of his home city. In 1854 Air. Hoover was united in mar- riage to Miss Alary Fritch, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1837, a daughter of Jacob Fritch, who was born in the province of Alsace, Germany, where he continued to live until after the birth of his two eldest children. Jacob Fritch was a soldier in Napoleon's army. A weaver by trade, he emigrated to Pennsylvania, but there engaged in farming until 1844, when he removed to Connersville, Ind., where he passed the remainder of his life. His children were as follows : Malinda, Mrs. McCann; Jacob, of Rush county, Ind.; Sarah, Airs. Miller; Mary, wife of Air. Hoover; Daniel, deceased; Samuel, of Fair- mount, Ind.; and Margaret, of Indianapolis. Mr. and Airs. Hoover have had eleven chil- dren, namely : William, deceased ; Charles, of Indianapolis; Anna May, Mrs. S. Jacobs; Francis Al., of Cincinnati; .Alary I'.., who died at the age of twenty-seven years; Joseph, of New York City ; Samuel F., who died at the age of thirteen; Katherine AL, Airs. G. Graves; Conrad D., of Indianapolis; (laud T., of Indianapolis; and Elizabeth Eleanor, Airs. M. L. Robinson, of 'Indianapolis. WITT BROTHERS, Albert E. Witt and Richard C. Witt, are among the suc- cessful business men of Lebanon, Ind., hold- ing positions of prominence and influence in Boone county. They are sons of William W. and Lavina Caroline (Haun) Witt. William W. Witt was a native of North Carolina, born in 1825, and his wife Lavina Caroline Haun, was born in Tennessee in 1827. Of their ten children eight are now living. The names of the children were as fol- lows : Oliver (.'., Milroy L., Alonzo II.. Thomas Edward, Joseph \\\, Allien E., Rich- ard C, Charles E., Lillie AL (wife 1 i Walter Matthews, of Thorntown, Ind.), and Ella (wife of James Allen Hogshire, of Leb- anon). The father was a carpenter by trade. He came to Indiana in 1829 with his father and brothers, and for a number of years be- fore his marriage followed his trade in Leb- anon. After marrying he moved on a farm east of the town and remained there until 1878, when he returned to Lebanon and went into the milling business. He was very suc- cessful in all his enterprises, and a few years before his death retired from all active and specific business to look after his various property interests. His death occurred in 1898, and his wife's in 1887. Both were de- vout Methodists. Michael Witt, father of William W.. was a native of North Carolina, of German de- scent. He migrated to Union county. Ind., about 1827, and five years later moved to Boone county, where he bought a farm on the present site of Lebanon. His wife. Su- san i Wyrick ) Witt, bore him a good sized family, and died in middle life, while he lived to advanced age. The maternal grandfather of the Witt brothers was Abraham Haun, who came from Tennessee to Indiana, and settled on a farm near Thorntown. where he lived to a good old age. He and his wife- had a large family. Richard C. Witt was born in Center town- ship, Boone county. Aug. 16, 1862, and passed his boyhood on his father's farm two miles east of Lebanon. He attended the district school, later the Lebanon public school, and then settled upon an active and varied busi- ness career. Beginning as clerk in a gn icery store for several years, he soon decided to start in for himself, and selected Kansas as his field. He took up a claim of 160 acres in Aleade county, and spent three years on it, living in a sod house while he improved his land. Later he took up a timber claim of 160 acres, and another homestead claim of the same extent, but sold the last two and eventu- ally even his first purchase. His life in Kan- sas was primitive in the last degree, and he was obliged to do his own cooking ami wash- ing. Air. Witt returned to Lebanon after selling his Kansas property, and at first clerked in a shoe store, but afterward in part- nership with Charles Alorgan bought the estab- lishment and conducted it eight or nine years. 686 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Selling his interest in this store to his brother, Albert K., he spent one year on the road as agent in Illinois for a Boston shoe firm, and then returned to his old calling in Leba- non as a partner of his brother Albert E. After two years he again sold out his share, and built a washing machine and furniture factory which he conducted in partnership with his brother-in-law, Clifton C. Utter. Al- though the concern was prosperous from the start, Mr. Witt sold out here, too, after two year-, and then embarked in the real estate bus- iness with his uncle. Adam H. Haun. After several years Mr. Haun died and then Mr. Witt took into the firm his cousin, Harry L. Ken worthy, under the firm name of Witt & Kenworthy. After they had been in partner- ship for eight years Mr. Kenworthy retired and Albert E. Witt acquired a half interest, the firm name becoming Witt Bros. They do a large business in real estate, loan and insurance lines, while their holdings in both town and farm properties are considerable. In political sentiment Mr. Witt is a Republi- can. He is a member of the I. O. R. M., the M. W. A. and the Elks. Richard C. Witt was married in 1889 to Miss Minnie Utter, daughter of Samuel J. and Emma (Fall) Utter. One daughter has been born to them, Dorothy C. .Mr. Witt is a man of unusual ability, bright and keen, and of the soundest judgment, and has been uni- formly successful, whatever his line of work. He has become one of the wealthy men of Boone county, and is not only respected for his material success, but is held in high es- teem for his many fine traits of character. WILLIAM. ECKERT, the well known cigar manufacturer at No. 520 West Wash- ington street. Indianapolis, was horn Aug. 12. 1859. in Wasbach, Baden, Germany, -on of Jacob and Barbara (Schneider) Eckert, both natives of that country. His education was acquired partly in Germany, and was finished in Indianapolis, whither he had come with his sister when he was fourteen, arriv- ing Nov. 26, 1873. His sister, Mrs. Sehlegel, still resides here. Mr. Eckert attended school in Indiana- polis for some time after his arrival. < )n April 15, 1874. he went to work at cigar making 'for J. P. C. Meyer, spending three year- mastering the trade. For over nine he worked as a journeyman for John Rauch. In [886 Mr. Meyer was about to go away for his health, and wanted some honest person to close up at nights for him, and to take his receipts for each day. Know- ing Mr. Eckert's reliability, he asked him to do this work, and on his return Mr. Meyer showed his appreciation of the favor done by Mr. Eckert, by offering him better induce- ments than he found at Mr. Ranch's. Mr. Eckert made the change and remained with Mr. Meyer for over five years. At the end of that time, Mr. Eckert, from ill health, was obliged to rest, and when he regained his health, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, to try his luck for one year. At the expiration of that time he found that "there was no place like home," and he returned to Indianapolis, going to J. Wenger & Co. He recognized the fact that the work he turned out for others was largely patronized, and he began to save up his dollars until on Jan. 22, 1894, he opened up a business for himself at Xo. 211 Blake street, in a small room. He lived on the premises, and his patronage was soon in- creased to such an extent that his quarters were too small. In the latter part of 1901 he moved his business (factory and office) to No. 520 West Washington street. Mr. Eck- ert's friends always speak of him as a straight- forward, sober man, honest in his business dealings, and his success is due to his busi- ness methods which are entirely his own. While his business is located, as stated, at No. 520 West Washington street, he has a comfortable home at No. 406 North West street. On New Year's eve, 1902, Mr. Eckert was married to Bessie L. Stone. Mr. Eckert belongs to the Knights of Fidelity, Improved Order of Red Men, Knights of Pythias, Hay- makers and the Badischer LInterstuetzungs Verein. JOHN MOORE, a general merchant at ( laklandon, Ind., where he has attained con- siderable prominence and a substantial standing in the business and commercial circles of Marion county, was born in Madison county, Ind., May 22, 1849, a son of Moses and Sarah (Bauer) Moore, both of whom were natives of Virginia. John Moore, grandfather of John, was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent. He was a fanner and a miller, and moving into Virginia, died there well advanced in years, the father of a large family. Philip Bauer, maternal grandfather' of [ohn Moore, was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 687 born in Virginia, and removing early in his life to < >hio, became a verj successful farmer in that State His famil) consisted of eight children. He was of German descent, and died in ( ihio when quite old. Moses Moore was a farmer all his life, and in an early day came into the western country, making a location on a farm of eighty acres in Madison county, where he dud in 1S72. at the age of sixty-six years. His widow survived until 1896, when she passed away at the age of seventy-threi I he) were of the United Brethren faith. They had a family of six sons and five daughters, and six df their children are now living: Cathe- rine, the widow of Philip Shetterly, of El- v. 1. End.; Eli, of Almena, Kans. ; Sarah, the wife of Jacob Bogart. of Perkinsville, Ind. : John, of Oaklandon, Ind.; Isaiah, of Almena, Kans.; and Setilla, the wife of Allen Foland, also of Almena, Kansas. John Moore was reared in Madison county, Ind.. and remained on his father's farm until he was eighteen years old. His education was secured in the district school, and when he was eighteen years old, he set himself to the learning of the trade of carriage and wagon maker, which was his occupation for some twenty years or more in Oaklandon, to which village he came in 1873. He after- ward engaged in the hardware and agricultural implement business at the same place. About 1888 he embarked in a general mercantile business, which he has followed to the present time. John Moore was married Dec. 27. 1871, to Mis,- Emma A., daughter of Reps and Re- becca Jane ( Freeman) Jenkins. They have an adopted son. John Delbert. who has now grown to manhood, and is a clerk in .Mr. Moore's store. He married Clemmie L. (un- der, and i- the father of one child, Lucile. Mrs. Moore is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Moore belongs to Oakland Lodge. No. 534. I. ( ). ( ). F., and the En- campment. He is a Democrat, and is an up- right and honorable citizen, much respected in the community where his useful and in- dustrious life i- passing. Half a mile west of the village of Oaklandon he has a good farm of eighty-six acres, and also owns a verj pleasant home in the village. His father was a pioneer in Indiana, hi- grandfather in nia. and his great-grandfather in Pennsylvania. The deed to his great-grand- r's farm was signed by the 1 1 Wil- liam Penn, and here he built a large stone house, 1 |n years ago. which is still standing, and is in a good state of preservation. Mrs. Moore'- people are interested in an estate in England, which once belonged to a I man, who was a bachelor. In his store Mr. Moore carries a largi well -elected stock of dry goods, groceries and general merchandise, and he is a progres- sivi and public-spirited citizen and business man. He i- a genuine "Hoosier," his parents having settled in this State over seventy years ago when the country was new and very sparsely settled, being among the very early pioneers of this region. Mr. Moore has lived in the State more than half a century, and was well acquainted with many of the sturdy pio- neers of Madison and Marion counties. CAPT. FRANCIS M. VAN PELT, an officer of the Civil war, past commander of Major May Post, (i. A. R., Anderson, and a respected citizen of Anderson, where he is serving as justice of the peace, was horn Aug. 15, 1838, in that town, son of Uriah and Almira (Daugherty) Van Pelt. Captain Van Pelt received his education in the district schools, which he attended un- til he was eighteen years old. He was reared on a farm but had begun to learn the car- penter's trade, .when, in April, 1861, he en- listed and was mustered into the U. S. service at Indianapolis. Ind.. as a private of Company G, 17th Ind. V. I. He received his honorable discharge at Nashville, Term., in January, 1865, after three years and eight months ser- vice. For meritorious services he was pro- moted to duty sergeant and to second lieu- tenant in April, 1862, after the battle of Shiloh, and to first lieutenant Dec. iS. [862. Hi was in charge of his company from De- cember, 1862, until Nov. 20. 1863, being in command at the battle of Chickamauga. He commanded his company in the battle at Hoover's ( lap, June 24, 1863, and during the of Chattanooga. Hi- brigade mounted at Murfreesboro, Tenn., ami afterward known as Wilder's Brigade. He was under General (rook in pursuit of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, and participated in the bat- Farmington, Tenn., where Wilder's de 1' >s1 heavil) . I Hiring tin- 1 ni Van Pelt, in command of his pany, made a gallant charge, capturing three of the enemy's held pieces, and driving the Confederates across the Tennessee river. At 688 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mooresville, Ala., after the battle of Chicka- mauga, in the latter part of November, 1863, he was detailed in the field in recruiting ser- vice, by general order from Governor Morton that the Indiana regiments be recruited. Capt. Van Pelt, representing Company G, came home at once on this order, and acted as re- cruiting officer until April 1, 1SO4. He re- joined his regiment at Indianapolis at the end of a veteran furlough of thirty days. He left Indianapolis with his regiment as first lieu- tenant, and at Louisville, Ky., was detailed in command of sixty men to go in search of guerrillas. On this expedition he first met and became acquainted with Felix G. Stidger, of Taylorsville, Ky., to whom he had been re- ferred as a Union man. Later he was in a raid on Bardstown, Ky., which was captured with six prisoners. At the mouth of Cox's Creek, a branch of the Salt river, Lieutenant Van Pelt and his men captured a Mr. Blanch- ard, a wealth)- planter and secessionist, who had harbored guerrillas, and sent him in charge of Lieutenant Wagner to Louisville, Ky. Captain Van Pelt then took twenty men, went to the towns of Chaplin and Bloomfield, Nelson county, Ky., and took three prison- ers. The extract printed below is from the Louisville Journal of April 14, 1864, and is a graphic account of the affair by George D. Prentice, known the world over for his ability and genius, who was at that time edit* t of the Journal : "Lieutenant Van Pelt of the 17th Indi- ana regiment, who was in command of the detachment of troops sent to Bardstown on Saturday, returned to the city yesterday after- noon with two prisoners in charge. Their names are Mitchell and Lyon, and the}' claim to belong to the 8th Kentucky Cavalry. They state that they deserted the regiment dur- ing the Morgan raid last summer and they have not been connected with the service since. But it is the opinion of the military au- thorities that they have been serving in the guerrilla companies in the State, and be- long to a gang that made the late raid into Shelbyville. Lieutenant Van Pelt was riding at the head of his detachment, and on enter- ing Bloomfield, three men in butternut suits spurred their horses to their mettle and dashed madly down the road in an opposite direction. The Lieutenant gave chase, but in starting his horse became frightened and in bounding over a wood pile fell and threw his rider against a frame building. The Lieutenant was stunned, but remounted his horse and fol- lowed in pursuit. Being better mounted than the men of his detachment, he soon distanced then, and with a sadly jaded steed found him- self close upon the heels of the pursued, but alone, his men back to the rear, finding he could not overtake the guerrillas without a fresh horse, he quickly dismounted in front of a farm yard and leading a spirited animal from the stable soon girted on the saddle and was speeding on after the fleeing thieves. "A two-mile run brought the pursuer and pursued face to face, and presenting his re- volver the lieutenant demanded them to sur- render. Two of the party complied with the demand without a show of resistance, while the third, whose high mettled steed appeared still to be fresh, dashed into the cedars and succeeded in making his escape. Lieutenant Van Pelt started back to Bloomfield with his prisoners and soon met a portion of his de- tachment. They returned to Bardstown in the evening, and with the cool of blood and excitement, the Lieutenant found that the in- jury of his fall was so great as to almost prevent him from remaining in the saddle. His right arm was badly injured and he had other bruises, so that it required assistance to get on and off his horse. Notwithstanding this, he remained up all night, and riding on to Alt. Washington placed the prisoners under guard and saw to it that no recapture could be made by a surprise, by placing a guard around the house as well as in the road. With little sleep and rest, he rode next morn- ing into Louisville and turned the prisoners over to the military authorities. The bold, daring ride of Lieutenant Van Pelt of the 17th Indiana regiment, outrivals the wild, dashing feats of the renowned heroes of knightly days, and smacks of romance almost too thrilling to be real — but the truth of these statements being established beyond question, we must yield to facts, and crown the Lieu- tenant as one of the dashing heroes of the war. The two guerrillas are now confined in the military prison." Being disabled by his injuries, Captain Van Pelt went to the convalescent camp at Columbia, Tenn., in charge of the convales- cent squad from Louisville, where he re- mained about one week, at the end of this time marching with his regiment from Co- lumbia to Chattanooga, wdiere he had been detached for staff duty on General Wilder's staff, but by his own request returned to his COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 689 own company. Lieutenanl Van Pelt partici- pated in all the battles participated in by Ins regiment, and in the summer of [864 took part m the Atlanta campaign. In the fall of 1864 our subject received leave of absence for twenty days, on account of the death of his younger brother, Uriah, a private of the 137th Indiana Infantry, who died at Tullahoma, Tenn. During this fur- lough Captain Van Pelt again met in Indi- anapolis Felix G. Stidger, famous for his exposure of the Knights of the Golden Circle, and was subpoenaed as a witness to substantiate Stidger's character as a Union man. before the commissioners who were to investigate the organization known as the "American hts of the Golden Circle" or "Sons of Liberty." After these services to his country, Captain Wan Pelt returned to Anderson, but soon went to Galesburg, 111., in December, 1865, where he was in the employ of the Chi- cagi 1, Burlington & Quincy railroad, with which companj he remained until 1870. In 1S69 he was elected postmaster by a large majority, but the election was not accepted by the postal authorities. On Dec. 24. 1868, Captain Van Pelt was married in Galesburg, 111., to Amanda M. Slater, born in Rochester, 111., in 1S42, daughter of Dr. Samuel D. and Malvina A. (Stafford) Sla- ter. Dr. Slater was born in Concord. X. H., of English descent, coming of an old Colonial family, members of which served in the American war of the Revolution. Doctor Slater went to Kentucky, where he graduated at the Medical College at Lexington, and moved to Rochester, 111., abont 1825. He was medical director of the 1st Illinois Militia. lie went to Galesburg in 1855, for the pur- pose of educating his children, and there he practiced medicine for years. He was acci- dentally killed on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad in 1870. Dr. and Mrs. Sla- ter were the parents of the following chil- dren: Dr. Albert S., who served as assistant surgeon in the Civil war; Amanda M., ten years a teacher in the public schools in Gales- burg and vicinity, and now the wife of Captain Van Pelt; Anna, the wife of Senator J. B. Harsh, of Iowa, president of the First Xa- tional Bank of Creston, Iowa ; Frank H., of Creston, Iowa; and Minnie, the wife of Dr. Herbert Jndd. both now deceased. In 1870 Captain Van Pelt went to At- lanta, Ga., representing William Garritson & 44 Co., of Philadelphia, publishers, in the man- agement there nf their branch office, covering several States. A iter a few years, he re- aml engaged in contracting for J. C. Peak & Co., until 1874, when he received an appointment in the railway mail service, his route being from Chattanooga l<> Atlanta, and he continued in this until 1880. Two years of this time he was in the office of I.. M. Terrell, superintendent 4th division. Railway Mail Service. In 1880 he was appointed to a position in the United States Revenue service- as deputy collector for five counties, with headquarters at Rome, Ga. In 1882 he re- signed and returned to Atlanta, and was again appointed in the railway mail service, continuing until 1885. He resigned this po- sition and engaged in contracting in Atlanta until 1889, in which year he became superin- tendent of the registry department under Gen. John R. Lewis, postmaster of Atlanta. Ga., and served until 1890, when he returned to the railway mail service, running from At- lanta to Brunswick, Ga. In 1890 lie accepted a position as deputy collector in the United States Internal Revenue service, his district being five counties in Georgia, with headcruar- ters at Xewnan, and here he served until the fall of 1893. In the spring of 1894 Captain Van Pelt removed with his family to Lin- coln, Neb., where three of his daughtersj graduated at the Western Normal College, and where he resided until the fall of In that year he returned to Anderson. Ind. In igo2 he was elected justice of the peace, an office which he still retains, having proved an efficient and able justice, whose judg- ment is respected by the people. Captain Van Pelt is one of the original Republicans, having voted for Abraham Lincoln, and for every Republican candidate for the presidency since. He joined the G. A. R. in Galesburg, 111., in 1866, that post, with Gen. A. A. Smith post commander, be- ing one of the first posts ever organized. He has held many offices and was commander of Major May Post, Anderson, in 1902. He- was a member of O. M. Mitchell Post, At- lanta. Ga. Captain Van Pelt is an honored member of the I. O. O. F., and was recon secretary of his ledge in Xewnan. Georgia. Captain and Mrs. Van Pelt are the par- ents of the following children: Minnie A., a teacher; Frances M., the wife of E. W. Bilzen, assistant superintendent of the Metro- 690 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD politan Insurance Company; Ada Madge, a teacher in the public schools of Anderson; and Almira S., wife of Walter W. N'uzum, assistant superintendent Western-Southern Life Insurance Company. I'he 17th Indiana regiment, to which Cap- tain Van Pelt belonged, marched over 4.000 miles during its service in the Civil war, and captured over 5,000 prisoners, more than 6,- 000 stands of arms, seventy pieces of ar- tillery, eleven stands of colors, and more than 3,000 horses and mules. All this was done with a loss of three officers and sixty-six men killed, and thirteen officers and seventeen men wounded, The regiment fought in nearly every State in the Soutn, viz.: \ irgmia. Ken- tucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. Lieutenant Van Pelt served nobly and gallantly in all battles of his regiment. In an article from his pen descriptive of his visit to the battlefield of Chickamauga, he writes: "On the outside of the Wilder monument engraved in slabs of polished granite are the names of every officer in the entire brigade, and on the in- side is a huge safe, in which are deposited the names, on parchment, of every man who was in the brigade and participated in the battle. To be able to see my name on that monument gives me more pleasure than to be possessed of all the wealth required to build all the monuments on the entire field." L'riah Van Pelt, the father of our subject, was born in Highland county, Ohio, in 1803. He was of sturdy Holland-Dutch stock, son of Benjamin Van Pelt, who moved from Knoxville, Tenn., to Highland county, Ohio, as a pioneer. Uriah Van Pelt married Al- mira Daugherty, in Preble county, Ohio. The Daughertys were of sterling Scotch-Irish descent, and the founder of the family in America, William Daugherty, came from County Antrim, Ireland, to Pennsylvania, in 1789, when he was about seventeen years old. lie settled in Chester county, where, being well educated, he followed school teaching. There he was married to Mary Foster, the daughter of Rev. William Foster (whose wife's name was Blair). Both the Fosters and the Blairs were of Scotch-Irish stock. and tin- ancestors of the Rev. William Foster, who was a Presbyterian clergyman, came on .me df the early Scotch-Irish emigrations to Pennsylvania, lie married one of the daugh- ters of the Rev. James Flair, also a Presby- rian minister, who had four daughters, all of whom married Presbyterian ministers. Idle Flairs were a very prominent Chester county, Pa., family in Colonial times, and very patriotic. Few James Blair, of Virginia, was one of the founders of William and Alary College. The Daugherty and Foster families moved to Mercer county. Fa., some years after the Revolution, and about the be- ginning of the nineteenth century. William Daugherty and wife removed from Kentucky to Montgomery county, Ohio, as pioneers, and settled on Government land, where he died aged about forty-eight years. He and his family were Presbyterians in religion, and Mr. Daugherty helped to establish one of the most historical churches in Montgomery count). ( Ihio, — the old Duck Creek Presby- terian Church, of which he was a liberal sup- porter and faithful member. His children were: Samuel, a soldier in the war of 181 2; William: Margaret; Almira; James; and Jo- seph Foster, who became the father of Captain W. W. Daugherty, of Indianapolis. After marriage Uriah Van Pelt and his wife settled in Huntsville. Ind., in 1832. where Mr. Van Pelt worked at the trade of mill- wright. He bought a saw and grist mill at the Jackson mill site, one mile southeast of Anderson ( where Capt. Francis M. was born), and built a mill on the Bronnenburg site on the White river. He moved in 1841 to the Moss Island mill site, two miles west of Anderson, and built a mill there, and was appointed associate judge by Governor Big- ger, holding that office seven years. He moved in 1845 to a farm, and there died in 1846. The commission given to Mr. Van Pelt by the Governor on his appointment in 1837 to the associate judgeship of Madison count\. was dated Dec. I, 1841, in "the 26th year of the State of Indiana." This com- mission is in the possession of Capt. Van Pelt. It was signed by Daniel Bigger, Gov- ernor, and William Sheets as Secretary of State; Andrew Jackson, as clerk of Madison county, and James M. Jackson as deputy clerk. Mr. Wan Pelt was elected to serve seven years, and at the end of that time, in 1844, was re-elected. The children born to l'riah Van Pelt and his estimable wife were as follows: Rebecca A. ; Samuel D., a member of the 19th Indi- ana Regiment; Isaac II.. who died in 1857; Francis M., our subject: Jane C, who died in 1857: .Matilda; William P.. who was in the 116th and then in the 1326 Indiana Infantry: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD G91 and Uriah J., who died in the service, being a member of the 137th Indiana Infantry. Captain Francis M. Van Pelt lias a genuine literary feeling and a true poetic fancy. I te has written many beautiful poems, which have given his friends much pleasure, and h; en printed widely in the columns ,,1 th ern press. We insert two of them, which evidence his poetic talent in its sweetest strain: Unknown. Our own, and yet unknown . yet just the same Right here we drop the tear -rave for warrior brave, Who lies 'neath southern skies; He's blest, so let him rest. Unknown, except as shown On scroll, as they unroll And tell how patriots fell And died on land and tide. He's gone, his deeds live on ; Tis best, so let him rest. Though sweet to yearly meet, \nd show while here below How true he wore the blue, Let's trust o"er precious dust Some day, not far away, We'll build, from hearts well filled. With love, shaft high above This earth, for 'tis well worth The cost. 'Twill not be lost ; With pride when we have died They'll say, in -rune sweet day, "Unknown will there be known." [May 31, 1901.I When the Robins Come Back in the Spring. Yes, the meadow lark, blue bird and wren, May sit on the trellis and sing, But I always feel happiest when The robin comes back in the spring. It kind 'a seems like, when I meet him, Winn lie first comi ig around, I want to say "hello," and greet him. Just like some old friend I had found. The; s my fancy to drinking [n draughts of the old-fashioned joy Of childhood, and sets me to thinking d times T had when a boy. He ips in without warning, mushrooms that grow in a night; He's out there to tell me good morning, ind bright 1 hough he had slept under cover res far away. But, fairy-like, simply dropped over, This morning to visit and say: "I'm not here with notes all impassioned, Like sweet ! : ' rs that sing, But only the plain and old-fashioned Friend Robin, who comes every spring." [May 12, 1902.] J( > 1 1 X T. GLAZIER, first assistant chief of the fire department of Indianapolis, was horn in this city Feb. 8, [852, son of Frank H. and Louisa ('. (Francis) Glazier. He is a grandson of Jacob < Hazier, wh 1 rn in Maryland, of German ancestry. Si families of the name settled in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Maryland, and they are now widely distributed throughout the United States. Jacob Glazier came to Indiana about 1835, and locating on a farm in Warren township, Marion county, died there at the age of fifty-six years. He reared a family of four daughters and three sons. His wife's father was a soldier in the war of the Revo- lution. Frank H. Glazier was born in .Maryland. He was an engineer, serving as such on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He came to Indianapolis over half a century ago, and here made a permanent home, was with the Eagle Machine Works and the Sinker-Davis Com- pany years ago, and ran the first steam fire engine in the city. But he retired over twenty years ago, and for a number of years he has been totally blind. From i860 to 1870 he was connected with the fire depart- ment. He and his wife are faithful and de- voted members of the Meridian Street Metho- dist Church. Mrs. Glazier was born in Ohio. They had a family of six sous and two daugh- ters, four sons now surviving: Peter F., John T., Charles C, and Lewis A. The de- ceased sons are Ulysses G. and Henry S. Ulysses G. Glazier belonged to the fire de- partment, and was killed in the Bowen-Mer- rill fire, March 17, 1890. Henry S. was in the printing bureau at Washington, where he had charge of the press that prints the stamp on the money during Harrison's administra- tion. While on leave of absence he fell ill of pneumonia, and died in Indianapolis in December, 1892. Peter Francis, the maternal grandfather of John T. Glazier, was born in France tied in Pennsylvania in an early day, and about 1838 removed to Indiana, settling in Indianapolis, where he followed his trade as a stonemason and did c ntracting on a con- siderable scale. Here he died when about seventy years old. He had a family of four children, one son and three daughters. John T. Glazier has passed all his life in Indianapolis, where he received his education in the public school thirty years he has been on the fire force of the city, though <")- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD not continuously, as for four years he filled the position of deputy sheriff and jailer. This was from Dec. 9, [880, to Dec. 9, 1884. Mr. Glazier first became connected with the fire department in 1870. For several years he was a captain, and since the law was passed establishing the firemen's fund, he has been the secretary of the fund ; the law was en- acted Feb. J3, 1895. Air. Glazier was married Nov. 16, 1874, to Miss Sallie B. Kendall, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Custer) Kendall. Her father was a Scotchman, and her mother a native of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Glazier are the parents of three children: Frank T., John P., and Lewis A. Frank is a switchman in the yards of the P. & E. railway; he mar- ried Gertrude Randall. John P., who married Florence Fry, is a clerk in the Vandalia offices. Lewis A. is a brakeman on the Cincinnati Division of the "Big Four." The oldest and youngest sens served in the Spanish-American war, and saw service in Cuba. Frank belonged to the 2d Engineer Corps, stationed at Havana ; the detention camp at Montauk for the care of the sick soldiers was constructed by tlii^ corps. Mr. Glazier is a member of Center Lodge, No. 23, F. & A. M., and is a Republican in politics. His home is at No. 620 East South street. He is the patentee of a nozzle for general purposes for the equipment of fac- tories. JOHN L. McFARLAND, the energetic and enterprising manager of the Railroad Transfer Company, of Indianapolis, with offices at No. 126 South Alabama street, was born in Marion county June 22, 1S4O, a son .11 William and Martha (Clinn) McFarland. The parents were natives of Kentucky and had a family of eleven children, of whom we have mention as follows: Cary A., of Marion county; Alary, wife of Rev. E. R. Riley, of Kansas; Miss Appoline; John L. ; Artemesia, deceased; Benjamin !•'., of Indianapolis; Mar- garet; Luella, deceased; William IT; Belle, Mrs. Collins, deceased; and Lillian. The father, William McFarland, was always a farmer, and was an early settler in Marion county, having had his home here for seventy- five years. In September, 1901, he and his wife celebrated the sixty-second anniversary of their marriage. Both are Baptists in their religious faith. Benjamin McFarland, the grandfather of John I... was a native of Scotland, an early settler in Kentucky, and later an early set- tler in Marion county, Ind., where he lived many years, and where he died at the age of ninety-one years. His profession in life was that of a physician. His family was small. He served in the war of 1812, and in the Blackhawk war. John Clinn, the maternal grandfather of Mr. McFarland, was a native of Kentucky, and an early settler in Marion county, Ind., where he spent the remainder of his life. He had a numerous offspring. John L. McFarland has passed all his life in Marion county, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm, where he attended the local schools. In the fall of 1869 lie came to Indianapolis and engaged in the feed and grocery business. For a time he clerked for Thomas Cottrell, in his wholesale tinner's tools, stock and supply business. His next engagement was in the freight house of the Panhandle railroad company. Later he was employed in the freight house of the Wabash road, and then in the same line for the Lake Erie & Western. This brought him up to 1889, in which year he became owner and manager of the Railroad Transfer Company, which is his present business. Air. McFarland was married Dec. 26, 1873, to Aliss Elnora, daughter of Benjamin and Rachel (Robinson) Davis, and to this union have come one daughter and one sou, Edith and Charles W. In religious connection Air. AlcFarland is a Baptist and his wife a Methodist. In politics he is a Republican, and he belongs to the Marion and Commercial Clubs. Mr. McFarland was elected council- man at large, ( let. 8, 1901, his election being thus for the entire city, and a compliment well bestowed. The McFarland home is at No. 844 Fletcher avenue, and Air. AlcFarland built it the year he was married. MARTIN H. WILLHIDE. Among the highly esteemed citizens of Green township, Madison county, Ind., may be mentioned Martin H. Willhide, a veteran of the Civil war, who was born in Mechanicsville, Aid., June 13, 1843, son of John Daniel and Ma- tilda (Staufer) Willhide. The great grandfather of our subject came from Germany and settled in Alechanicsville, Aid., where one of his sons, Conrad, the grandfather of Martin II., owned a large tract of farming land, a grist mill and saw mill, all of which he operated. At his death the children of Conrad Willhide received each a farm. They were: Joseph; Frederick;. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 693 William ; David ; John Daniel ; one daughter, who married a Mr. Letherman, and settled in Indianapolis; Barbara, who married Fred- crick Rider, of Maryland; and Phoebe, who married George \Y. Foreman. Conrad Will- hide died on his farm, in the faith of the Moravian Church. John Daniel Willhide was born April 10, 1799, in .Maryland, near Mechanicsville, on the old Willhide homestead, which is still owned by members of this family. He re- ceived a common school education and was reared on the home farm. He married Ma- tilda Staufer, probably of Pennsylvania- Dutch descent, and they had children : Simeon, John, Catherine, Conrad, Jane, Susan, Mary and Sarah (twins), Edward, Daniel and Martin H. John Daniel Willhide inherited eighty acres of land from his father, and this he improved and converted into a good farm. He was a skillful cradler in the wheatfield, and was a man of great physical strength. In hi> religious faith he was a Moravian, was very conscientious, and always lived up to his convictions. For many years he held the office of supervisor, and was very highly respected. At the time of his death, Feb. 15, 1S70, in his seventy-first year, he was the owner of 300 acres of mountain land. In politics Mr. Willhide was a Republican. Five of the sons of John Daniel Willhide and his estimable wife were soldiers in the Civil war: Simeon, Con- rad, Edward. Daniel and Martin H. Simeon, Conrad and Edward were in the 6th Maryland Infantry, in the three years' service, were in several battles, and all returned home safely. Daniel and .Martin II. were in the 1st .Maryland. Potomac Home Brigade, and Daniel was shot in the left hip at the battle of Gettysburg, dying from the effects of his wounds at home, one year and live days after. He was a married man. Martin II. Willhide received but a meager education, and prior to his enlistment in the army worked on the home farm. He enlisted at the age of eighteen years. Aug. 12, 1861, in Mechancisville, Md., as a private of Com- pany D. 1st Maryland. Potomac Home Bri- gade, being mustered into the U. S. service September 6th of that year for three years service, and was honorably discharged Ian. iS. [865, at Frederick City." Md. He enlisted again as a veteran, with the 13th Md. Y. I., for three years or during the war. and was again honorably discharged June 9, [865, at Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Md.. on account of the closing of the war. 1 le was in the battles of Berryville, Ya. ; Monocacy Junction, Md. ; Harpers Ferry, \ a. ; Bolivar Heights and three days at Gettysburg. At the latter hat- tie he assisted his wounded half-brother, Frank Baxter, from the battle field, being as- sisted by Jacob Leidy. Baxter's left ankle was shattered by a ball, and he died before reaching home. Mr. Willhide was in the bat- tle of Antietam in 1863, on the skirmish line for three days. He was sick in the hospital for three days at Weaverton, Md., and was a prisoner of war from Sept. 15, 1862, until March I, 1863, at Parole (amp, Annapolis, Md. He was captured at Harper's Ferry with his whole regiment, and was paroled the same day, the regiment being marched to Anna- polis, Md. He was never wounded in battle, but was ever an active soldier. After the war Mr. Willhide returned to his father's home. When sixteen years of age he had learned the blacksmith's trade, and this he followed for a time in Hagers- town, Frederick county, also carrying on a farm for about fifteen years. He was married in Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 2. 1808, to Mary Ann Bruner, born in Wolfsville, Frederick county. Sept. 7, 1844. daughter of John and Regina (Marker) Bruner. John Bruner was of Maryland German stock, and was born March 19, 181 1. in Frederick county, son of John and Madeline (Smith) Bruner. He married Regina Marker Aug. 7. 1834. Mrs. Bruner was born Aug. 16, i8r6, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Coon) Marker, and to her and her husband were born : William, born May 3, 1835; Levi, Jan. 13. 1828: Eliza- beth, Sept. 20, 1839; Silas, April 25. 1S42; Mary, Sept. 7, 1844: Sophia, Nov. ro, [846; lolni. Oct. id. 1851; and Margaret, Nov. 28, 1855- After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wllhide lived in Frederick county for fifteen years, and in Washington county. Md.. for a short time. In 1883 he came with his family to Indiana, arriving in Anderson January 29th or 30th of that year. They moved t<> Green township, where Mr. Willhide opened a black- smith shop, afterward moving to And< where he lived from 1888 to 1S05. operating a shop. In 1895 he located in [ngalls, where he operated for 'five years. Mr. Willhide has purchased a pleasant home in Ingalls, where the family now reside. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Willhide have been: John Henry; Simon; Walter; Clarence Nelson, who 694 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD served three years in the regular U. S. army, in the Philippines, was on the Island of Sa- mar, and in several battles during his service ; Cora P.; Elma, who died aged about sixteen years; Charles E. ; Katie; Irving; Maude and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Willhide are members of the United Brethren Church, in which he has been class-leader and steward. In politics a Republican, he voted twice for Abraham Lincoln. He is a member of Sol D. Kempton Post, G. A. K., Fortville, of which he has been commander. He has also been a mem- ber of the I. O. ( ). F. for many years, and when in Anderson was a member of the K. G. E. He is a highly respected citi- zen, and, aided by his estimable wife, has reared an excellent family of children. O. W. TINGLE, one of the prominent farmers of Johnson county, Ind., has by his own energy and industry gained a position of respect and prominence. Japtha Tingle, his grandfather, was a native of Scotland, who came to America at an early date and settled in Virginia. He served with honor through the war of the Revolution, ami after the war returned to Virginia, but later removed to Kentucky, where he improved a farm and where he spent the rest of his life. He lived to enjoy the freedom and liberty he had fought for. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Japtha Tingle was the father of six children as follows: Ebenezer, David, Jessie, Na- thaniel, Catherine and Mary. Nathaniel Tingle, son of Japtha, was born in Kentucky, in 1 793. He was a cotton spinner, having a small plant at Georgetown, Ky.. where he operated for a number of years, then removed to Shelbyville, and from there to Versailles. Having been successful and prosperous, he erected a large plant at Sal- visa, where he had a good business and was meeting with greater success, when fire de- stroyed his entire plant including a large stock of raw material and manufactured goods. Being without insurance Mr. Tingle found himself bereft of his life's earnings at an advanced age. In 1855 he mined with his family to Johnson county, Ind.. where he leased a farm and remained until his death, which occurred in 1869, at the age of sevenl j six years. He was a good business man and prosperous, and had accumulated considerable property when the misfortune of the fire over- came him. He was a member of the Presby- terian Church, and was highly respected in all the communities where he lived. Nathaniel Tingle was married three times. By his first marriage he had no children. His second marriage was to Miss Eliza Young, of Kentucky, daughter of a highly respected family of that State. The result of this union was three children as follows : Amanda. Mrs. William Tingle; Ann M., who died single, at the age of seventy years ; and Sarah, Mrs. Robinson. His wife having died, Mr. Tingle again married, the bride being Sarah Whitemack, who was born in Ken- tuck}'. Her father was a native of Holland, who had an unusual experience on his voy- age to America, having spent seven months on the sea. He settled in Kentucky where he became a respected and successful farmer. He had nine children as follows: Peter, An- drew, Henry. Samuel, John, Sarah, Lavinia, Charity and Ann. Sarah ( Whitemack) Tingle died in i860. Mr. Tingle's third mar- riage was blessed with seven children as fol- lows: Eliza, who died young; O. W.; John, a farmer in Pleasant township; Samuel, a rail- road man, who died leaving five children ; Alice, Mrs. Shortridge, of Indianapolis, a widow ; David O., of Greenwood ; and Luella. wdio died young. O. \Y. Tingle was born in 1S43. > n Ken- tucky, and came to Johnson county with his parents when he was twelve years old. He remained at home assisting his father with the farm work for several years. Mr. Tingle was married in 1868, to Miss Mary A. Brewer, a lady of refinement, who was born in Pleasant township, daughter of John C. ami Ann (Comingore) Brewer. John C. and Ann (Comingore) Brewer were natives of Kentucky, but were married in Indiana and settled on a farm at Green- wood, where he became one of the solid men of the county. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and died in 1873. To Mr. and Mrs. Brewer were born seven children as follows: Marv A., Mrs. Tingle; Elizabeth, Mrs. I. E. Smith: Marcella, Mrs. D. Tingle; Eldora, Mrs. T. H. Pettit: Laura, Mrs. Jos. Rubush; Charles E.. of Sullivan county; and Edward, a farmer. Mrs. Ann ( Comingore) Brewer survived her husband, and married (second) William Brooks, a highly respected farmer and citizen. She died in 1894. Mrs. Mary A. (Brewer) Tingle was a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 695 successful teacher before her marriage, and was a worthy member of the Presbyterian Church. She died Dec. 5. 1893, the mother of two children, namely: John E., .born in [883, died in November, [888; Alary E., born April in. [886, is still at home. In [896 Mr. Tingle was married to Julia Jennings, born in Marion county, 1ml., daugh- ter of Thomas and Lucy (Eckles) Jennings, of Indiana. Thomas Jennings is a retired farmer, living in Greenwood. He is highly respected, has been a school trustee, an filled other public offices in Greenwood. Mr. and .Mrs. Jennings had five children, namely: Julia, Mrs. Tingle : Samuel, bookkeeper for the Packing Company; John; and Katie and Wil- liam who are at home. To Mr. Tingle and his second wife one child was born, Julia Alice, born Feb. 17, [899. Mrs. Julia (Jen- nings) Tingle died March 26, 1901. She was for ten years a successful teacher and is tenderly remembered as a good Christian woman, devoted wife and mother, and- faith- ful member of the Presbyterian Church. At the time of his first marriage Air. Tingle rented a farm which in a few \ears he bought, and on which he still lives. He has made many improvements, and now has a fine place adjoining the corporation of Greenwood. Air. Tingle is a successful farmer and business man. For a number of years he was foreman at 1 'oik's Canning factory. By a life of industry and upright living he has won the esteem of all who know him. In politics he has long been identified with the Democratic party, and although he has never sought office he was elected county commissioner in [892 and [895, serv- ing two terms with honor and credit to him- self and to the satisfaction of the people. Ik ha- taken an active part in charitable work, was a director of the cemetery, also a director of the Building and Loan Association. Air. Tingle has for many years been promi- nently connected with fraternal orders, being a Knight Templar Mason, Franklin I mandery; In- is also a member of the [. O. < >. F.. Greenwood Lodge, No. 198, has attended Grand Lodge, filled all the chairs of his lodge and has been treasurer of his lodge. He and his family are connected with the Presbyterian Church, in which he takes an active part. He has been a deacon, for many years a trustee, and was also a member ot the committee in charge 1 f the construction of the new church edifice. THOMAS W. W( i.WKI.I. was horn in Marion county, hid., in July, [851, son of James and Eliza (Van Eaton) Wonnell, the former of whom was horn in [808, in Dela- ware, ami the latter in 181K, in Hamilton count)'. Ohio. The paternal grandfather was a native of Delaware, and followed blacksmithing. He was a son of a Hessian soldier who came with thi' English army to fight the Colonies and ended by becoming one of the Patriots. ( )n the maternal side, the grandfather came from North Carolina to Hamilton county, Ohio, where he settled near Alt. Washington. This was in 1795, after his marriage. He was horn Sept. 12, 1//3, and in 1795 married Rebecca Renshaw, born March 6, 1777. He died Feb. 12, 1846, and she died in t868. A family of twelve children were born to them. The pa- ternal grandparents had nine children, all of whom are deceased. By his first marriage James Wonnell had six children, namely: Albert and John, de- ceased; George, a resident of Brownsburg, Ind. ; William, who died in the war in [862, in North Carolina: Alary, living in Indiana- polis; and Ruth, deceased. The children of the second marriage of James Wonnell were : Charles; Sarah, deceased; Rebecca, deceased; Thomas W. ; James, deceased; Samuel H. ; Wilbur C. ; and Walton, deceased. One of the pioneers here, James Wi mnell came to Indianapolis in [842, and in 1844 he built a house in Warren township, on land which is now worth from $[00 to Si 25 an acre. Thomas W. Wonnell attended the district schools in Warren township. He learned the blacksmith trade, which he has followed more or less ever since, in connection with farming. He is very enterprising and industrious, and has done much in the impn vement of his home place. He carries on general farming and raises a great many Chester White and Po- land China hogs. On Jan. 29, [884. Air. Wonnell married Ella Enoch, daughter of Tobias and Sophia 1 McGinnis) Enoch, the former of whom was born in [8t8 in France, and the latter in 1S2S, in Ohio. Air. Enoch followed fanning for years in Ohio, and in [863, he came to Marion county, where he continued until his death. in 1891. In politics he was a life long Demo- crat. In his religious belief he was a Baptist. The children of Air. and Mrs. Wonnell are: Grover, who is engaged with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Indiana- 696 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD polis; John D., who is about closing his third year of instruction in the manual training school ; and Sydney and Ruth, at home. Mr. Wonnell owns sixty acres of g 1 land, eight acres of which he devotes to pas- turage, as he is largely interested in dairying, his products rinding ready sale in the city. All that he owns he has accumulated by hard work, and he deserves a large amount of credit, he has come to the time now when he can afford to enjoy some of the good things of life. His home is one of hospitality, and both he and his estimable wife have a wide circle of warm friends. In politics Mr. Wonnell has always been a Democrat, and has been prominent in the councils of his party in this section. In 1900 he was elected township trustee. He is connected with a number of fraternal organizations, being a member of the Knights of Pythias, Lodge N<>. 324. at Irvington ; of the Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 508, at Irvington ; and both he and his wife belong to the Knights and Ladies of Honor, Lodge No. 1137. SAMUEL E. BUSBY, a highly respected resident of Lapel, and formerly an extensive farmer ami stuck raiser of Stonycreek town- ship, Madison Co., Ind., where he still owns 223 acres of finely improved land, belongs to one of the old pioneer families of this county. He was born Dec. 10. [828, on Paint Creek. Kanawha Co., W. \ a., son of Thomas and Isabella i < iuinn ) Busby. The Busby family is of English extraction. Isaac Busby, the grandfather of Samuel E., came from England and settled at a very early day in Kanawha county. \Y. \"a., where he lived until after the death of his wife, when he accompanied his two youngest sons, Isaac and John, to Madison county, Ind. Isaac, the son with whom the elder Isaac lived, settled three miles east of Pendleton, on new land and cleared up a farm from the wo. ids. It is not known in what year this settlement was made, but as the farm was well cleared in 1833, it is presumed thai the Settlement was arly as [825. < >n this farm the elder Isaac died in 1S40. His children were: Thomas, William. Isaac. John, Margaret (who married Addison Ellison) and Jennie (who married Henry Perry). The daughters with their husbands settled on Lick Creek in Madisi >ii county. Thomas Busby, father of Samuel E., was born in 1799, in West Virginia, and was married in ( Ireenbrier county, that State, to Isabella Guinn, daughter of Samuel (iuinn. The latter came from Ireland, settled in West \ irginia, and for his clay was considered a very wealthy man, owning a large trad of land and many slaves. As a wedding present to his daughter Isabella, he gave a colored boy, whom the former brought to Indiana and set free. The Guinn children were: Moses, Samuel. John, Isabella and one who became Mrs. Newsome. The Guinns were Presbyterians. After marriage Thomas Busby and wife settled on West Paint Creek, making the jour- ney to Madison county, Ind., with a four-horse wagon in 1833. On starting the wife and five small children rode in a one-horse carryall, but it broke down on the rough mountain road, and they were obliged to ride in the heavy wagon, in which they slept at night. Thomas Bush}' settled one-half mile east of Huntsville, on Fall Creek, where his brother, had rented a farm for him from Jonathan Justice of Wayne count}-. On this farm he resided four years, during which time he was assisted by his brother in locat- ing a tract of one-half section of uncleared land in Stonycreek township. This land was covered with very heavy timber when Thomas Busby entered it. Samuel E. Busby can well remember a giant black walnut which was cut down near his home when he was a lad. and which measured six feet through. Here Thomas Busby built first a log cabin which later was replaced by a double log cabin, a part of which was made of hewed logs. Later, as he prospered, he built good substantial buildings which are still standing. He died in 1805. at the age of seventy-six years. The death of his wife occurred on this farm when she was aged fifty-six years. Both had been lifelong members of the Methodist Church. He was one of the earliest appointed justices of the peace, and was a man who commanded the respect of his fellow-citizens. Prior to the formation of the Republican party, he had been a Democrat, but later became identified with the new organization. The children of Thomas Pushy and wife were: Jane, who married Charles Fisher, of Madison county; Mariam. who married John Sloan, of Madi- son county; Mary, who married Thomas Stanley, of Madison county ; Frances, wdio married William Alexander, of Madison county; Elizabeth, who became the second wife of Thomas Stanley; Margaret, who mar- SAMUEL E. BUSBY COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 697 ricd Samuel Viney, of Cass county, Ind.; Sarah, who married James Ford, of Madison county; Susan, who married Stephen Thomas, of Vladison county; and Andrew, Isaac, Sam- uel. John and William, of whom the last named died young. Samuel E. P.ushy was nearly five years old when he came to Indiana, and can recall many incidents of the journey. His boyhood and youth were spent among pioneer sur- roundings, and he attended school in a log cabin near Fishersburg. Until his marriage he had school advantages for several months in the winter time, but his summers were de- voted to hard work on the farm. In 1856, he was married to Clarissa Will its. born in Wayne county in 1824, daughter of Elisha and' Mary ( Hanna) YVillits. Flisha Willits was of English stock, born in Pennsylvania, and came to Wayne county as a pioneer, where he lived to the age of ninety years. For his day he was a man of wealth. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. His children were: Nelson, Jesse, Eldridge, Irvin, Sarah, Ann. Mary and Clarissa. After marriage Samuel E. Busby settled near Lapel, where he bought, at different times, heavily timbered lands consisting in all of 223 acres, but a small portion of which had been cleared. lie built a fine house and improved his farm in other ways, and resided here until twelve years ago, when he came to Lapel and built the fine residence in which he now lives. Mrs. Mushy died in [896 al Lapel, in the faith of the .Methodist Church. 1 1 1 Aug. 12, 1897, at \nderson, Ind., Mr. Busby was married (second) to Elizabeth rine Fullwider, born in Fayette, now Sumner county, W. Ya., April [6, 1845, daughter of John and Francinia (Guinn) Fullwider. John Fullwider was born Jan. 5. 1817, in West Virginia, near White Sulphur Springs. He was a son of Jacob and Sarah Fullwider, of German stock. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Busby settled in Lapel. They have reared three children and made a home for several others. Both are members of the Methi disl Church, in which Mr. Busby is a class leader, steward and exhorter. He has always been very generous in donations to the church, and has given assistance to not only his own hut to other denominations. During his residence in Stonycrcck township he served as assessor, and was always interested in school matters. He is a man of vcrv fine presence, being over six feet, five inches in height, and although not s, , heavy now. has weighed as much as 260 pounds. Like other members of the family Air. Busby is a straight- forward, broad-minded man. and has always been held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens. JAMES LEWIS HUTCHINS, a sub- stantial citizen of Liberty township, I »ela- ware county, Ind., and a soldier of the Civil war, was born in a pioneer log house then situated on his present farm of eighty acres, in the southeast quarter of the southeast quar- ter of Section 22, range 11, east. Liberty township, March 12, 1843, a son of Sewell and Eleanor (Simmons) LIutchins. The Hutchins family is of English ex- traction and its founder was a Colonial set- tler in Maryland. The great-grandfather came from England, probably being the family's founder, and Clemons Hutchins, the grandfather, was born near Prince Frederick, in Calvert county, Md. He was a school teacher. He married Susan Schley, in Mary- land, and their two children were a daughter whose name is not known ; and Sewell. Cle- mons Hutchins died young in Maryland. Sewell Hutchins was born in 1784. in Cal- vert county. Md., and was but eight years of age when his father died. In early life he was employed in a tobacco factory and on a plantation. He took part as a sol, her in the war of 18 12, and participated in several battles around Baltimore and Washington, when the British made their invasion. Sewell Hutchins married (first 1 in Maryland, Re- becca Ling, and their children were George; and James, who died in infancy. This wife died in Maryland, and he married (second) Susan Dotson, who died soon after, leaving no children. He married (third) and this wife also died soon. He married (fourth) in Calvert county, Md.. Eleanor Simmons, born there February 16, 1808, daughter of Bazil and Mary (Wivel) Simmons. The chil- dren of this marriage were : William S., Re- becca, Sarah, Eliza. James L. and Israel. The Simmons family was of English ex- traction. Bazil Simmons was born in Mary- land. He was a physician and a minister, and he also owned slaves and a plantation known as 'AYhite House Farm." He was a promi- nent man, served as a justice of the peace and lived to the age of seventy-live He was Opposed to slavery, and several years 6gS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD before his death he gave his negroes their freedom. His children were: James, Alary, Susan and Eleanor. Sewell Hutchins owned a farm of eighty acres near Prince Frederick, Md., which he disposed of, and in [832 moved with his family to Indiana, making the journey with a two-horse wagon. They settled in the woods in Liberty township, Delaware county, that being the state of the present highly cultivated farm. Mr. Hutchins cleared this land and added forty more acres, improved all with good buildings, and became a substantial farmer. In religious belief Sewell Hutchins was a Methodist, one of the founders of Methodism in Smithfield. He furnished the timber for the erection of a church, meetings prior to its building being held in the various houses. He was one of the ready entertain- ers of the circuit-riders, that body of zealous men who rode through the wilderness carry- ing their Bibles in their saddle-bags and preaching the gospel to an otherwise neglected people. In political opinion he was an old-line Whig, later a Republican, and cast his vote for John C. Fremont and later for Abraham Lin- coln. He was a typical American pioneer, in- dustrious, straightforward and courageous. He died in February, 1865, aged eighty years, three months. James Lewis Hutchins, son of Sewell, re- ceived his early educational training in a log cabin school house, which had an immense fire-place, six feet wide, and a stick-and-mud chimney. It had a puncheon floor and slab benches. To reach this temple of learning. Mr. Hutchins had to walk a distance of nearly two miles. Later for about six years he attended a school in Smithfield, which was held in an old red carpenter shop, his school- ing occupying three months in the winter, as his summers were given to working on the farm. He next attended school in the frame building across the river, on the corner of John S. Cecil's farm, until he was nineteen years old. < )n Feb. 5, 1864, Mr. Hutchins enlisted for three years or during the war as a private in Company H, 124th Ind. V. I. He served until honorably discharged at' Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 31. 1865, the great Civil war having closed. His services were in Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Georgia, Alabama and North Caro- lina, and he participated in the battles of Resaca, siege of Atlanta when the Union troops were under fire for four months, Allatoona, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. He went to Nashville under the beloved "Pap" Thomas, and was in the second battle of Franklin, one of the hardest fought battles of the war, and in the battle of Nashville. The Con- federates made thirteen charges on the part of the works where Mr. Hutchins was stationed, coming up to the trenches and the carnage was only equalled in the late Russo-Japanese war. The Union troops retired to Nash- ville in the night, the forced march over the frozen roads being a torture to many of the troops, who, like Mr. Hutchins, were obliged to wrap their feet in hlankets on ac- count of worn out shoes, reaching Nashville with bleeding feet. Mr. Hutchins was always an active soldier, and was never captured, but was sick in the field hospital at Nash- ville for four weeks. Otherwise he took part in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skirmishes of his regiment, doing his full duty promptly and cheerfully. For gallantry he was promoted to be first duty sergeant. After the war closed Mr. Hutchins re- turned home, and learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he worked one year, and then engaged in farming the home farm. The next two years he spent in Indianapolis, working at the carpenter's trade, and he passed 1867-68 in Iowa and Kansas. In 1X74 lie went to California, having previously lived in Utah and Nevada, continuing to work as a carpenter. In September, 1875, he re- turned to the homestead and built the present residence. On April 5, 1876, Mr. Hutchins was mar- ried in Liberty township to Nancy Almira Bergdoll, born June 13, 1854. near Albany, Delaware county, a daughter of Nathan and Araminta (Kennedy) Bergdoll. The Bergdolls were of Pennsylvania-Dutch and the Kennedys, from South Carolina, were of Scotch-Irish stock. Jonathan Bergdoll, the grandfather, came as a pioneer to Delaware county and settled on the Mississinewa river, wdiere he cleared up a good farm of eighty acres. Nathan Bergdoll was born in Virginia and in manhood accompanied his father to Indiana and married Araminta Kennedy, a cousin of Andrew S. Kennedy, formerly con- gressman from the "Burnt District." Nathan Bergdoll was a farmer. His children were: Sarah. Rebecca, Elizabeth, William, Jona- than. Wilkerson, Nancy A. ami Margaret. William and Jonathan served in the Civil war in the 147th" Ind. Reg. Mr. Bergdoll died aged sixty-seven years, in Delaware county. James L. Hutchins settled on the home COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 699 farm, having bought out the other heirs. It now consists of £21 acres which he has greatly improved. His children are: Altennia, Leo- pold, -Margaret. Fern, and James Hovey. They have all been given excellent educational advantages and are fine representative- of American man and womanhood. In politics Mr. Hutchins is a Republican, and he cast his first Presidential vote while he was serv- ing in the army, for Abraham Lincoln. 1 .ater In- supported General Grant and has been a strong adherent of his party ever since. He takes a great deal of interest in the work of tin- Selma Post, G. A. R.. of which he is quartermaster and has been commander. He belongs to Selma Lodge. I. O. < ). F., and has passed .ill the chair- including that of noble grand; is also a member of Selma Encamp- ment. No, 64, and has filled all the offices of same, and has represented his lodge at the Grand Lodge of his State. He belongs also to the order of Red Men at Selma. in which he has passed all the chairs, and was the first Sachem elected of Pueblo Tribe, and has also represented his tribe at the Great Council. He is an independent, practical fanner, and is a representative citizen who enjoys uni- versal respect and esteem. A. E. MARTZ. one of the representative men of Arcadia. Hamilton county, who has been largely instrumental in the development of this section of the State of Indiana, was born in this county. July 28, 1861, son of Cornelius and Martha (Cruzan) Martz, na- tives of Fayette county and Hamilton county. Ind.. respectively. Moses Martz. grandfather of our sub- ject, was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, -on of Peter, a native of Germany, who with six brothers came to America at a very early day, and settled in different portions of the country, their descendants probably being all 'he United States in these days. Moses Martz married Tabitha McCormick, daugh- ter of John and granddaughter of John Mc- Cormick, Sr., the latter a veteran of the olutionary war. John McCormick. father of Mr-. Martz. came to Indianapolis, in 1820, bringing little Tabitha with him. She was the tirst white child in the city of Indianapolis. Later her father returned to Fayette county. Ind., and she and her twin sister were mar- ried to the Martz brothers, who were also twins, a somewhat remarkable occurrence. These twin Martz brothers were Mo-es and Isaac Mart/. Moses being the grandfather of our subject. Moses came to Hamilton county with his wife in [837, and entered Govern- ment land, becoming in time a very successful farmer. He had a family of twelve children, of whom Cornelius was second in the order of birth. Cornelius Martz, son of Moses, and father of our subject was reared in Indiana, and was married in Hamilton county to Mar- tha Cruzan. He was taken away at the early age of twenty-four years, leaving his young wife and two children, A. E. ; and Alice, who in time married C. M. Burrouoji-. of Sullivan count}'. Ind.. and had a family of eight chil- dren, of whom three are deceased. Mrs. Mar- tha (Cruzan) Martz, the mother, died in 1K74. Both she and her husband were consistent Baptists. The son, left an orphan when only twelve, was thrown upon his own resources. By earnest and strenuous efforts, he gained a good common school education, and later went through the high school, and at the early age of twenty, he married, and started into the clothing business at Hoopeston. 111., with his fa- ther-in-law. After seven years spent there, he returned to Arcadia and taught school, and at the same time, for some years, operated a small fruit farm. For twenty years he has been a very popular and successful instructor, and in 1898 his ability was recognized by his appointment to the office of postmaster at Ar- cadia, which he still holds, to the satisfaction of the patrons of the office. In the meanwhile, he has accumulated property, until he now owns a farm of 380 acres in Sullivan county, which is one of the richest and best improved in the countv. This he manages, although liv- ing at Arcadia. Naturally, he takes a great interest in the farm, and makes a specialty of fancy poultry at his Arcadia home. In March, 1881, Mr. Martz married Mi- randa Eads, born in Bedford, Ind.. daughter of Thomas T. and Catherine A. Eads. Thomas Eads was a merchant for fifty years, and was very successful in his enterprises. He owned stores at different times at Bedford, Reynolds, Hoopeston, Arcadia and Sullivan, all but Hoopeston being in Indiana, and that in the adjoining state of Illinois. The death of Mr. Eads occurred al the home of Mr. Martz, \pril u. 1896. His widow survives, making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Martz. Mr. Eads was a second cousin of James 1'.. Eads, who built the St. Louis bridge and the Mississippi 700 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD jetties, and also a cousin of Albert G. Potter, of Indianapolis. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Martz: Frederick M., a graduate of Indiana University; ami Avon, born in 1888, who died in infancy. Mrs. Martz is a con- sistent member of the Christian Church. Mr. Martz is a very active and acceptable Repub- lican, and a leader of his party in Arcadia. Fraternally, he is a member of the I. O. O. F., Sons of the Revolution, Knights of Pythias, the Tribe of Ben liur ami the Modern Wood- men. Having attained his present prominence through his own sagacity and perseverance, Mr. Martz may properh he regarded as a most excellent specimen of the American self- made man. and too much honor can not be given him for his upright, manly and success- ful career, which sets such a fine example to coming generations, and demonstrates what can be accomplished by an ambitious lad, no matter how restricted his surroundings, or limited his capital. JAMES G. JEFFERS, one of the highly esteemed citizens of Anderson, Ind., was born in Lyons. Wayne Co., X. Y., Sept. 9, 1846, son of James and Hannah Rinehart Jeffers, the former descended from an old English family, early identified with the American Col- onic-, and the latter of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. James F. Jeffers removed, in 1850, from New York State to Illinois, settling in Lock- port, where he worked at the trade of mill- wright. In [855 he moved to Iowa, locating in Blackhawk, where he purchased land and engaged in farming, reclaiming the land from its wild state. His next move was to Bremer county, where he purchased land near Wav- erly, and here he died in November, 1800. aged seventy-six years, llis children were: James G. ; John H. : Thomas < '.. a private in Com- pany B, 38th Iowa V. I.; Robert J.; Nancy P. : Amanda M. : Mary and Alice. James G. Jeffers was about four years old when his father located in Illinois, and aboul thirteen when he located in Iowa. Pie re- ' a common school education, and worked on the farm until Aug. 15, iX(>2, when he en- listed in Company B, 38th Iowa V. I. (known as the "Bremer Rangers"), under Capt. H. F. Beebe, f< t three years or during the war. He served t'> the close of the war. and was hon- orably discharged at Houston, Texas, Aug. 20. 1865. lie was in the battles of Yicks- burg, Champion Hills. Ft. Wagner, Pt. Gaines, Spanish Fort, Ft. Blakely, Pensacola (Fla.). and the rear of Mobile, the 13th Corps cap- turing 15.000 prisoners. Mr. Jeffers never received a wound, and his only time in the hos- pital was about one week in Dubuque, Iowa, when he was suffering from measles. His ser- vice took him through Missouri. Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee. Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas, and he proved himself a brave, faithful soldier. On Sept. 9, 1868, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mr. Jeffers was married to Sarah A. Symons, born in Greensboro, Henry Co., Ind., Oct. 24, [845, daughter of Mathew and Susannah (Willits) Symons. Mathew Symons was the son of Abraham and Mary (Charles) Sy- mons and the grandson of John and Ann. Tradition says that two brothers of the Sy- mons family came from England to this country in early Colonial times, one settling in Connecticut and one in Xew Jersey, the branch of the family under consideration be- ing from the New Jersey settler. Susannah Willits, Mrs. Jeffers's mother, was born in Stokes county, N. C. June 24, 1816. daughter of Gabriel and Priscilla (Pike) Willits. The Willits family were Quakers and original settlers in the old IVnn colony. After marriage Mr. Jeffers settled in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for two and a half years, then removed to Quincy, 111., and thence to Lyons, Iowa, remaining at the latter place for ten vears, where he worked in paper mills and became an expert in that line. After three vears spent in Delphi, Ind.. the family located in Anderson in the fall of 1889, and here have continued ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers have had these children : Hannah O., Jennie C, Roy S. (who served in Cuba during the Spanish-American war. as a member of Com- panv P. 160th Ind. V. I.). Susie E. (who died in December, 1904). Alary E. (who died in infancy), Clara S. (who died aged eighteen years), Phoebe M.. lames M., and Ruth I. (who .lied aged five years). In political matters Mr. Jeffers is a Repub- lican. He is connected with Major May Post, No. 244, G. A. R.. of Anderson, and has been officer of the day. junior vice-commander and sergeant-major. He is also affiliated with Irv- ing Lodge, No. 12, T. O. O. F. HENRY (". EICKHOFF, a nurseryman and fruit-raiser of Warren township. Marion Co.. Ind., was born June 9, 1853, son of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 701 Henry and Charlotte ( Elbracht) Eickhoff, the former of whom was burn in Germany. Henry Eickhoff, the father, came to Amer- ica in a sailing vessel, and settled at Cincinnati where for three years he was a baker. He then moved to Indianapolis, and in 1850 he bought land near the city, the farm consisting of 100 acres, which he greatly improved, and upon which he lived until his death in 1889, In- widow surviving until 1897. Eight chil- dren were born to himself and wife, seven of whom are still living: Edward; Henry ( '. : Herman: Mary; Minnie: Augusta; Fred; and Katie. In politics the father was a Democrat. while in his religious professions, he was a Lutheran. He belonged to no lodges, but was a domestic man, loving his home. Henry C. Eickhoff owns forty-four acres of good land, all under the plow, and since r873, has been engaged in a very prosperous nursery business, and ships his trees, mostly fruit, throughout < )hio, Kentucky and north- ern and southern Indiana, in addition to sup- plying the home demand. He also raises fruit, being very successful in his undertakings. His home is one of the most attractive in Warren township, the house being surrounded by a large lawn dotted by many shade and orna- mental trees. In politics he is independent, with regard to local matters, although on na- tional questions he is a Democrat. ( in Vug. 12, 1877, Mr. Eickhoff married Elizabeth Kuehn, one of the ten children (all living) of Herman and Elizabeth (Kern) Kuehn. Mr. Herman Kuehn was born in 1818, in Prussia, Germany, and came to this country in 1S48. By profession he was a min- ister, and he died in 1S98, his widow surviv- ing and residing on Dawson street, Indianapo- lis. In politics he was a Democrat. Eighl children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Eickhoff: Lydia is a teacher of German in the city schools; Emily, at home, has taken up music: Alvin is a bookkeeper at the Metzger agency; Arthur is in the Indiana National Bank; Theodore is an electrical engineer, a graduate of Purdue University, June, 1908; Paula is also a teacher of German in the city schools; and Ilulda and Edith are attending Manual Training high school. By energy, industry and intelligent man- agement, Mr. Eickhoff has built up an excel- lent business, and at the same time has kept in touch with local affairs, being one of the honored residents of the community, and well known throughout Warren township. NEWT( )\ W. C< (WGILL, auditor of Hamilton county, lnd., and a leading news- paper man of Sheridan, was born in Tippe canoe county, lnd., April 30, [860, sou of K Joel and Iluldah (Timmons) Cowgill. Lemuel Cowgill, grandfather of Newton W., was born in Ohio, and was a pioneer of Indiana, settling about [825 at Mooresville, Morgan county, and later removed to Carroll county, where he followed the trade of maker. He died at Lockport, lnd., aged seventy years, in the faith of the Friends Church. His children were: James A.; Susan, who married Edward Riegle ; Malinda, wdio married Dr. Massy, of Westpoint, Tippe- canoe Co., lnd. ; and Joel. Joel Cowgill was born in Mooresville, lnd., and his early education was self-acquired. He entered the United Brethren ministry when about twenty-five years of age, and began his work as minister of the Gospel in Warren county, lnd., in 1852, preaching all over West- ern Indiana and Eastern Illinois, lie was a member of the Upper Wabash Conference and his ministry continued until 1901. His death occurred in 1904 at Greenhill, lnd., after he had devoted more than half a century in the service of the United Brethren Church. He was one of the founders of the Greenhill Seminary, an excellent institution. The Lev. Air. Cowgill was thrice married, bis first wife being Eliza, daughter of Rev. John Tolbert, a pioneer minister of the United Brethren Church in Indiana. To this union was born one daughter. Eva, who married Isaac Meisenhelder. Mr. Cowgill married (second) Huldah Timmons, born in Central < )hio, south of Columbus and near Chillicothe, daughter of Joseph and Nellie (Bailey) Timmons. The Timmonses came from Maryland, where they were an old Colonial family during Revo- lutionary times. Joseph Timmons was a min- ister of the United Brethren Church for many years, and settled at Milford before the Civil war, dying there aged sixty-seven years. His children were : Henry, William, Lorenzo D., Edward, Elizabeth, Iluldah, Jane, Minerva and Joseph, the latter a soldier in the Civil war, who was killed at Somerset. Ky. To the second marriage of Mr. Cowgill, one child was born : Newton W., of Noblesville. Rev. Mr. Cowgill was married (third) to Jane Timmons, sister of Iluldah, and they had these children: Solon P., Dell, Henry, William, Frank, Lizzie and Jessie. Newton W. Cowgill received his education 702 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in the public schools and at the ( ireenhill Sem- inary, from which latter institution he was graduated in [882, and he then engaged in school teaching in Warren and Benton coun- ties, becoming principal of Otterbein public school, a position he held for three years. In 1886 he came to Hamilton county, and settled at Sheridan, where he purchased the Sheridan A ews, which he still publishes with his partner, I. H. McMurtray, and it wields a powerful political influence in that part of Indiana. In politics Mr. Cowgill is a Republican, and in 1904 he was elected auditor of Hamilton county by a large majority, since which time he has proved himself an efficient and courte- ous official. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the I. O. O. F., Sheridan Lodge, which he has served as Noble Grand, and has represented his lodge at the State Lodge, beli mging also to the Encampment ; is a member of the K. P., Sheridan; and of the Red Men. Mr. Cowgill was married June 2S, 1888, to Florence Palmer, born Feb. 12, 1863, in Jen- nings county, Ind., daughter of ( >smer K. and Susan F. (Davis) Palmer, mentioned elsewhere. Since 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Cow- gill have resided in Noblesville. JOHN A. AXLINE, M. D., a leading physician of Hamilton county, Ind., whose chosen field of practice is the city of Nobles- ville, was Imrn March 5, 1847, m Knox county. Ohio, son of Charles William and Elizabeth (Shannon) Axline. Christopher Axline served in the army of Frederick the Great. He came to this country jlong before the Revolution, ami settled in Pennsylvania, where lie engaged in the man- ufacture of gunpowder and saltpeter, fur which violation of the law, his property was con- fiscated by the British. John Axline, son of Christopher, was born in 1739, and he died in 1832. He served as a soldier in the Revolution, in the Virginia service, and his monument stands in Jeru- salem cemetery, in Loudoun county, Va. He had three sons, Henry, John and George, who settled in Muskingum count\, Ohio, in 1824, each entering about 400 acres of land. George Axline, son of John, married a Miss Earhart, and died on his Ohio farm, when he was aged sixty years. I lis children weri': John, Jacob, Josiah, Philip, Daniel (who settled in Kentucky J, Charles William, Andrew and Margaret (who married a Mr. Smith). Three of the sons were ministers of the Gospel, Charles William and Philip of the Christian faith, and Andrew, who was a min- ister of the Presbyterian Church. Charles William Axline, father of Dr. John A., was born in March, 1824, in Mus- kingum county. Ohio, and there received a common school education. His father having died when he was eight years of age. he was early thrown upon his own resources, and, although the greater part of his education was self acquired, he became a teacher in Mus- kingum county, and in the counties of Perry and Licking. He married in the latter county Elizabeth Shannon, born there, daughter of John Shannon, who was of Scotch-Irish de- scent, and to this union were born: John A. and Jasper. Mr. Axline's first wife died in 1851, and he was married (second) to Mar- garet Shannon, by whom he had one son, Charles. The second Airs. Axline died in 1.855, and for his third wife he married Pe- ninah Huston, by whom he had two children, Otto and Henry. On settling in Muskingum county, Mr. Axline began the study of theology under a Lutheran divine, at Fultonham, and entered the Christian ministry. He devoted ten or twelve years to church work, and then pur- chased a farm in Ohio, afterward buying farms in Indiana ami Iowa. He was a fluent speaker and successful as an evangelist, was untiring in his energy, but broke himself down with his ministerial labors, being stricken with paralysis twelve years prior to his death, which occurred March 20. [896. Dr. John A. Axline received his early edu- cation in Martinsville, Ohio, at a Quaker Academy, an excellent institution which had an able corps of teachers. Prof. Charles Foster being president, and Prof. Thomas Moon one of the teachers. Dr. Axline began teaching at the early age of nineteen years in the Clinton county district schools, and afterward taught at Burlington, Ohio, and later in Rush count)-, Ind. The Doctor began the study of medicine while teaching, and first attended a course of lectures in the Indiana Medical Col- lege. Indian ipol . and later entered the Medi- cal College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, from which he received his diploma in 1873. lie at once began the practice of his profession at Ra- leigh, Rush Co., Ind.. where he continued COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 703 eighteen years, but since 189] he has been located at Noblesville, Intl.. where he has es- tablished a largo and lucrative practice. < in I )ct. 5, 1S71. Dr. Axline was married to Clara A. McMillin, bum Oct. 5, 1853, daughter of John T. and Elizabeth (Buzan) McMillin, and the surviving children of this union arc: William (!., who married Nellie Aldred, of Noblesville, has one daughter, Margaret; and John Albert, who resides in Noblesville, married' Elizabeth Bennett, and has three children, John Alwell, Clara Eliza- beth and ( iorden Bennett. In political faith Dr. Axline is a Republi- can, casting his first vote for Grant in 1868, and cilice that time has supported the candi- dates of his chosen party. His father was an original Republican, having formerly been an old-line Whig, and he voted for Fremont in 1856. The Doctor is a member of the county, Slate and national medical societies, and has contributed several valuable papers to the county medical society. He has an excellent library, and takes the leading medical periodi- cals. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Ma--' hi, Noblesville, member of the I. O. O. F. and the Encampment, and of the Royal Arcanum, Indianapolis. DAVID S. GROSS. One of the leading and most influential agriculturists of Needham township, Johnson county, is David S. Gross. For two score years he has made his influence felt in the community, always on the side of advance and improvement, whether of lands and roads, or of those about him, and has throughout championed every measure tend- ing toward the betterment of his fellow man. Beginning his career with few advantages and handicapped in many ways, he steadily surmounted all obstacles and difficulties, mak- ing each but a stepping-stone on which to risi toward the ideals for which he strove. Ik- was born in North Carolina, in Davie county, near Mocksville, .March 25, 1S41, son of Jacob and Flsie (Harris) Gn . both natives of North Carolina, and was one of eight children born to them, there being four sons and four daughters in the family, of whom four are now living besides himself: Lemuel C, who has movi 1 tity, near White-town ; Mary I)., wife of William Alien, residing iwood ; Martha A., wife < G rge Allen, of the same place: and Milton D., of Br town. Illinois. Jacob Gross was born Nov. 1. [814, and was a farmer throughout his life. In [8 removed to Indiana, settling in Clark town- ship, Johnson county, where he lived foi years, moving again to Pleasant township near Greenwood, dying at that place .March 2<>, [900, at the honored age of eighty-five years, four months and twent) five days. He sur- vived his first wife thirty-two years, she hum < let. 21, i8ii, and dying Nov. 5, [867. In March. [868, he married (second) -Ma- thilda Brackett, who died seine thirteen or f( mrteen years later. The paternal grandfather of Mr. David S. was named I [enrj I in >ss, and throughout his long and eventful life in the State of North Carolina as a farmer. He reared a large family. John Harris, father of Mrs. Elsie 1 Harris) ( iross, was a native of North Carolina, where he died at an advanced age, after having raised a large family. I le was of German descent, and by occupation was a farmer. David S. Gross came to Indiana at the age of nine years with his parents, who located in Johnson county, and he has since lived in that place. His education was obtained in the old- fashioned subscription schools, and for many years he attended the primitive log school house of that section. Arriving at the age of maturity, prior to which he had lived at home, he began work as a carpenter, and he con- tinued this for about five years. After his marriage in 1866 he began farming again, Inlying eighty acres of land, to w hich he gradually added in after years, until he now owns 240 acres of highly productive land, most of which he has developed and improved himself. On Jan. 25, 1866, Mr. Gross was married to Mary E. Fisher, daughter of Jacob and Catherine ( Power) Fisher, and to them were born three sons and three daughters, as fol- lows: (i) William J., burn Feb. 7. 1867, lives at Franklin, lie married Cora Swift, and has two children, Roy and Max. (2) Elmon II.. burn July 22. [869 1 known at home a- "Chub"), is a prosperous farmer in Need- ham township. He married Esty Cutsinger. (3) George T., born Jan. id. 1K72. was formerly engaged successfully in the livery business in Needham, but is now f; Clark township. He married Eva Patters! in, who died Nov. 13, [901, aged twenty-one years, two months, five da; s, the moth two children. Merrill and Pearl. (4) burn Jan. 17. 1^75. married William Swift. 704 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and died Oct. 2. 1896, aged twenty-one years, eight months, fifteen days, the mother of one child, who also died. Mr. Swift is likewise deceased. (5) Emma J., horn Aug. 12, 1877, married I. ii. Means, has one child, Marvel, and lives on the home place. (6) Ethel, born March 22, 1880, married Owen Wood, who has a horse and livery stable in Needham. Mr. Gross has occupied many responsible positions in times past. From 1882 to 1885 he was county commissioner, has been super- visor, and for eighteen years school director. During these long periods of public work he rendered most efficient service, effecting many great improvements and winning the respect and admiration of all with whom he came in contact. He early espoused the cause of Democracy, and did much to promote the in- terests of his party, in his personal successes he never forgot his duty to his fellowmen, and is the happy possessor of the good-will of one and all. ( leorge Fisher, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Gross, was a native of North Carolina. His wife's name was Catherine. Jacob Fisher, son of George and Catherine, and father of Mrs. Cross, was born in North Carolina Oct. 8, 1802. On Feb. 19, 1829, he married Catherine Bower, who was born in the same State Dec. 22, 1810, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Thomas) Bower, among whose other children may be men- tioned, Henry Alexander, who lives in Hamil- ton county, Ind., at an advanced age; and Jane, .Mrs. Fifer, who lives in Washington, Clark Co., Ind., now aged ninety-one years. Mrs. Margaret .Mathews, widow of Allan, and a sister of Henry A. Bower, recently died at her home in Urmeyville, Indiana. The year following their marriage, Jacob Fisher and his wife moved to Johnson county, Ind., settling in what was then known as Franklin township, now Needham. where he entered land from the government. In that early day they entered upon the life of pio- neers with all the dangers and privations at- tendant: they were surrounded by an untamed forest, filled with a great many wolves and other wild animals. .Air. Fisher owned about 1,500 acres of land in Johnson and Tipton counties, and was exceedingly industrious and thrifty, but on account of his generosity and the failure of several banks, lost much of his property. He was able, however, to give all of his children a good start in life and pro- vided well for them. He died at the home place in Needham township, April 5, 1884, at the age of eighty-one years, five months, twenty-eight days. His wife preceded him at the age of sixty-one years, six months, six days, dying June 28, 1872. They were buried on the home farm, but in 1898 their remains were removed to Mt. Pleasant cemetery. In religious faith he was an Cniversalist, and she- was an ardent member of the Methodist Church. He owned considerable stock in the First National Bank at Franklin, and was one of its directors. Of the children born to Jacob and Catherine Fisher — four of whom are still living — we have the following record: (1) John, of Needham township, married Ellen Mel. can, and they have three children: Ira, a physician in California; Elmon, owner of the elevator at Needham ; and Alma (twin to Elmon), who married Charlie Shepherd, and lives on the home farm. (2) Jane married Howard McLean, and has three children: Hettie, wife of T. W. Patterson, of Needham township; Nannie, wife of Charley Wild, of Needham; and Kate, wife of John Cutsinger, of Clark township. (3) Mary, born July 19, 1847, married Mr. Gross. (4) William M. lives on the farm in Needham township, where he was born. He married Jane Boner, and has two children, Olie and Erie. (5) George was drowned when a baby. (6) Thomas, (7) Margaret and (8) one other (name not given) died in infancy. 10 1 1 lenrv served as county commissioner one term. He was a believer in the tenets of the Baptist faith as was also his wife, but never formally joined the church. He married Nancy Jane Fisher, and died June 4, 1898, the father of five children, of whom there are yet living, William M., Jr.; and Alice, wife of Daniel Campbell, of Clark township. (10) Phcebe A. married Joseph G. Taylor. May 13, 1858, and had six children, all of whom died at an early age. She died Nov. 3, 1871, and her husband Feb. 14, 1872. ROBERT D( IRSTE, a highly esteemed resident and representative citizen of Ander- son, Ind., was born Dec. 24, 1840, in Ronne- burg, Germany, son of August and Bertha ( Bankwitz) Dorste, also natives of that country, and grandson of August Dorste. August Dorste, father of Robert, was a cabinet maker by trade, as had been his father before him, and in 1854 he came to this coun- try from Bremen, in a sailing vessel, landing at New Orleans, whence he made his way COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 705 with his family to St. Louis, Mo. He was al that place following his trade at the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted in a heavy artillery company, serving one year in south- ern Missouri and participating in the battle of Cape Girardeau, escaping without wounds. After receiving his honorable discharge he re- turned to his home in St. Louis, where the rest of his life was .spent at his trade. Mr. Dorste's sons, Herman, August and Robert. also served in the war. Herman and August being members of a Missouri Reserve Corps, enlisting in 1861, and serving about two years, participating in many skirmishes. Robert Uorste was but eight years of age when he accompanied his parents to America, but he can well remember the voyage. He attended the public schools at St. Louis, and when a young man entered the Richland Academy in Rush county, Ind., thereby ac- quiring a good education, to which he has since added by extensive reading. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil war the excitement in St. Louis was intense, even the boys organ- izing military companies on both the Federal and Confederate sides, and naturally many skirmishes occurred between them, young Dorste being an active participant in many of these brushes. When the war broke out, Camp Jackson, the Rebel headquarters, was situated on one side of the city, and the United States arsenal on the other, under the com- mand of General Lyon, and recruiting officers for both the Federal and Confederate armies were in active operation. Young Dorste, then a lad of hut fifteen years, enlisted Nov. 10, 1861, as a private in Company K, 43d Illinois Infantry, to serve three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged on account of wounds received at the battle of Shiloh. Early in this great battle, in April, 1862, he was struck by a minie ball and his left leg badly shattered ; this happened early on Sunday morning. He lay on the battle-field until about noon, when he was captured by the Confeder- ates and taken to Shiloh Church, which was filled with the wounded of both armies. Here he received no medical attention, although he was kindly furnished with food and water by a young Confederate soldier. He was re- captured by the Federals on the advance of the Union army, but lay in the church until Tuesday without medical attention. He was then taken to Pittsburg Landing and placed in a tent, being here until the Sunday follow- 45 ing that on which he received his wound, when he was carried to the steamboat "Tycoon," sent by Governor Todd, of Ohio, for the wounded Ohio soldiers. Mr. Dorste was re- fused admittance to the steamboat as he was not an Ohio soldier, but was smuggled on board by some of the Ohio soldiers without the knowledge of the authorities, and lure he- received his medical attention. His p; stiff with blood, were cut from his wounded leg, and the wound found to be in a terrible con dition, although he had kept the inflammation down to a certain extent by the use of water. At Cincinnati he was placed in a hospital, and here he remained until he was able to walk with the aid of crutches, when one day he fell and broke the injured leg, this causing him again to be confined in the hospital for a long period, the broken bone preventing the wound from properly healing. Although but a mere lad, at an age when most boys are attending school and being care- fully cared for by their parents, young Dorste displayed remarkable endurance and bravery, shouldering his heavy musket and knapsack without a word of complaint, and accompany- ing his regiment on the long, weary marches, cheerfully and faithfully. One of these marches was from Fort Henry to Fort Donei- son, and another was along the Tennessee, when in the month of March, the regiment was marching continuously for three days. Even while lying wounded in the church at Shiloh, while suffering intense pain, he dis- played endurance and bravery which put man}- a« older man to shame. His remark- able display of nerve is an excellent example of what the spirit of '61 really was — the spirit that saved the country to become the great and powerful nation that it is to-day. In the fall of 1863, after recovering his health to some extent, Mr. Dorste attended the Academy in Richmond for two winters, and in 1865 he became a clerk in Milroy, lnd., for three years, at the end of which time he en- gaged in a general merchandise business, con- tinuing therein until 1889. At this time he engaged in the production of natural gas. and erecting a gas works supplied the town of Mil- roy until 1892. In this year he removed with his family to Anderson where he has since been engaged in plumbing and gas fitting. He erected his present fine residence in 1897. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dorste are members of the .Methodist Church, in which they have been very active, he serving as steward and 706 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD treasurer. He is a stanch Republican in poli- tics, and while in Milroy township served as a trustee, lie is a member of Major May Post, G. A. K.. Anderson, and while in Mil- roy was commander of his post. Mr. Dorste was married in Higginsport, Brown Co.. ( Ihio, to Sarah Priscilla Thomas, of Union City, Ohio, daughter of John and Abigail (Carter) Thomas, and to this union were horn two children: Bertha B., a grad- uate of Wesleyan University ; and Lewis T., a student of the class of 1907, at DePauw University. Thomas. John Thomas, father of Mrs. Dorste, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., son of Daniel and Sallie (Amos) Thomas, and removed to Indiana about 1820, clearing up a farm in Rush county near Milroy. He had a fine property of 200 acres, which until recently was in the hands of his son, William, and was a local minister in the Christian Church, preaching for many years in his vicin- ity. He lived to be an aged man, and died on his farm. He married near Cincinnati, Ohio, Abigail Carter, born in Xew Jersey, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Lippin- cott) Carter. Several of the sons of John and Abigail (Carter) Thomas, were in the Civil war : Joseph, who served three years ; Dan- iel, who served through the war; Clement, who served two years ; and John, who was but a boy, served six months. Mr. Thomas him- self participated in many raids. A brief history of the Thomas and Carter families is herewith appended: Thomas Crest : On a branch of a tree lying fessways (at the dexter end some sprigs, vert) a raven, Wings expanded, sable. Arms: Arg., a chevron, lozengy, or and sa., between three ravens close, of the last. It appears that all by the name of Thomas on record seems to have sprung from a com- mon ancestor. Sir Rhys ap Thomas of Eb- bernant, Wales, who died before 1585. In Welsh "ap" is equivalent to the "Mac" or "Mc" in the Scutch, and means "son of." Sir Rhys ap Thomas married Sybell, daughter of Philip Scidamore and his wife Joan (widow of Walter Kyle), and granddaughter of fohn Scidamore, gentleman usher to Henrv VII 1. John Philip Thomas, son of Sir Rhys, was of Grismont, Wales, and was Queen's lessee of mills at Kenchurch in 1691. He married Gwenllian, sixth daughter of Watkin Her- bert, sheriff of Mi nmouth, 1552. hi Thomas, son of John Philip, was of Swansea, South Wales, born in 1580, and died in 1650. Philip Thomas, son of Evan, was born in Great Britain and emigrated to .Maryland in 165 1. His will was proved in Anne Arundel Co., Md., in 1675. He was a prominent man and leader in the Puritan party, and a provin- cial councillor. He married Sarah Harrison, wdio died in 1687. Samuel Thomas, son of Philip, was born in 1645 an d died before 1743. He was an ex- tensive planter ami a minister of the Society of Friends. He married Mary Hutchins. Philip Thomas, son of Samuel, was born in 1694, and died in 1762. Samuel Thomas, son of Philip, was born in 1725, and died in 1784. John Chew Thomas, son of Samuel, was born Oct. 15, 1764, and died at Leiperville, Pa., May 10, 1836. John Chew Thomas (2), son of John Chew, was born Sept. 22, 1803, and died at Baltimore, Md., Aug. 29, 1862. He was a physician of note. Lawrence Buckley Thomas, son of John Chew (2), was born at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 6, 1848. Rees Thomas, born June 4, 1690, in Pem- broke, Wales, emigrated with his family to Rockingham county, Va. He married (first) Katharine , and had issue : Mary, born Aug. 25, 1719, died in infancy; James, born Oct. 5, 1720, died Feb. 5, 1747, in Bour- bon county, Ky. ; Margaret, born May 16, 1723; John, born April 16, 1725. Rees Thomas married (second) Ellen , and to this union there were these children : Grace, born Sept. 21, 1730; Katharine, Nov. 19, 1732; Mary, Nov. 3, 1734: Jane, May 13, 1737. Rees Thomas married (third) Jane , and had three children : Evan, born Feb. 10, 1743; David, June 22, 1745: and Rees, Oct. 1, 1747. John Thomas, youngest son of Rees and Katharine, removed to P'aris. Bourbon Co., Ky. He married a Miller, and had issue: Silas, Plenry, Abraham and Evan. Abraham Thomas, third son of John, was born Dec. 20, 1774. in Virginia. He removed with his father to Kentucky, and went thence to Adams count}'. ( )hio. He married Aug. 8, 1799, Margaret Barker, and died in 1856. They had children: John, horn May 20, 1801, died without issue, Nov. 1. [826; Abraham, born Sept. 5, 1805, died without issue, July 13. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 707 1827; James I'.., born May 16, 1S11; Silas, born March 10, 1814, died without issue June 22, [856; and Wilson B., born April 19, 1820. fames B. Thomas, third son of Abraham and Margaret (Barker) Thomas, died March 17, 1892. He married Dec. 29, 1836, Esther A. Moore, and had children: France M., M. D., residing at Sam'antha, Ohio, married to Antoinette Holmes; W. C, born ' let. 30, 1843. died Sept. 8, i860; Silas N., born Aug. 7, 1S45. died Aug. 13, 1864, in the Union Army; Albert L., born April 25. 1848; John \\\, born Sept. 16, 1840, is a physician at Aumsville, Ore., and married May 8, 1895, Roberta Butler. [Authority: Family Bible of Rees Thomas, printed in Welsh in London, 1717. through Dr. F. M. Thomas.] Carter (Virginia). Robert Carter, of Corotoman, \'a., was born there in 1663, son of John Carter who came from England in 1649. J onn Carter had been married five times, first to Jane Glynn ; second to Elinor Brocas (a widow) ; third to Anne Carter, probably a cousin ; fourth to Sarah Ludlow, mother of Robert ; and fifth to Elizabeth Shirley. Robert Carter was called "King Carter," whether of his vast land possessions, or of the fact that he held so many offices. He was president of His Majesty's council in Virginia, receiver-general of the tobacco taxes in Vir- ginia and was at one time Governor of the Colony. John Carter, son of Robert, was born in Corotoman, Va., and died probablv in Shirley, \ a., in 1743. He was a man of great wealth, and married Elizabeth Hill, of noble birth. Edward Carter, son of John, was born between 1734 and 1740, and died in Blen- heim. Va. He married Sarah Champe, a noted beauty in her day. Champe is a popu- lar name among the Carters in Virginia. Hill Carter, son of Edward, born about 1780, died about 1828. Henry Rose Caiter, son of Hill, born in Amherst county. Va., in 1810, settled in Mis- ppi when young. He died in 1871. Hill Carter, son of Henry Rose, born in (846, was a soldier in the Confederate army. I ■ k.ti R ( New Jersey). Aaron Carter was among the first of the newcomers to settle in Xew Jersey. Nicholas Carter, said to be the ancestor of all Carters in Xew Jersey, settled in Stam- Conn., before 1652. In that year he removed to Newtown, R. I., and was one of the purchasers of that place from the In- dians, April 12, 1656. He was possessed of twenty acres there, and w; s one of the promi- nent men of the town until [665, when he removed to Elizabethtown, X. (. He ac- quired large tracts of land and was of con- siderable means. He had children: Samuel, who was one of the Elizabethtown Associ- ates; Elizabeth, who married John Ratcliff; and Nicholas, Jr. Either Nicholas, Jr., or Samuel Carter removed to Morris county, N. J., as settlers of the name of Carter are mentioned as being in the township of Whippanong in 1700. Six Carters served in the Revolutionary war from New Jersey. Benjamin Carter is the first of whom there is definite mention in Morris county, and Aaron, probably his grandson, married Elizabeth Davis, and had children: Lewis, Caleb, Hannah, Sarah and Mary (Polly). Caleb Carter, son of Aaron, was born at Union Hill, X. J., in 1782. He married Phoebe Johnson, and had children : Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, James, Horace, Aaron, Cathe- rine, Almira, Anna and Phoebe. Aaron Carter, son of Caleb, was born in Newark, N. J., Jan. 17, 1817. He married (first) Elizabeth C. Tuttle, and had one son, William Tuttle. He married (second) Sarah S. Trow, and had children : Rev. John Frank- lin ; Ernest Trow, now a resident of Berlin ; and Herbert Swift, M. D. The Carter Coat of Arms: Argent a chevron, between three cart wheels, vert. Crest: On a mount vert, a greyhound sejant, argent sustaining a shield of the last charged with a cart wheel vert. SYLVAN BALDWIN MORRIS. In every community, large or small, there are a few men who, by their force of character, are intuitively recognized as leaders, men who are successful in their business undertakings, generous and fair in their business relations, and who perceive and advocate warmly those measures which insure the public welfare. In the thriving city of Shelbyville, hid., there is a representative of this class found in Sylvan Baldwin Morris. He was born in Shelby- ville, Ind.. April 7. 1830. sn n of Dr. Sylvan B., Sr., and Catherine (Knox) Morris. His paternal grandparents were David and Sarah Morris, natives of Pennsylvania and of Wei descent, who were among the pioneers of Warren counb I Dr. Sylvan B. M »rris, Sr., was born Nov. 24, 1795, in Washington county, Pa. His ;o8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD rearing from boyhood was in Warren county, Ohio and he received an academical education at Lebanon, the county seat. Later be was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and at once began the practice of his profession, at Lebanon. In the spring of 1821 he came to Shelbyviille. or rather to its vicinity, for the city was then not laid out. lie located at the mouth of Conn's Creek until he could locate in the new town, which he did in July, 1822, becoming its first physi- cian. Dr. Morris was married (first), May 25, 1825, at Lebanon, Ohio, to Catherine Knox, born near Londonderry, Ireland, in 1801, and died Sept. 4, 1835, leaving three children : Martha H., Sylvan I!., and John K. Dr. Morris married' (second) Frances Henderson, of Lebanon, Ohio, who bore him three chil- dren : Kate G., Anna J., and Frances. Dr. Morris was assessor and land ap- praiser of Shelby county in 1828, and the same year was elected a representative, and in 1831 was again chosen to represent his county in the State Legislature. In 1829 he was elected clerk of Shelby county, serving continuously until bis resignation in Febru- ary. 1843. His lamented death took place Sept. 6, 1843. Dr. Morris was one of the best known pioneers of Shelby county, a man of honest, sterling traits of character and is yet recalled with words and feelings of kind- ness and respect. Bringing to Shelby county his large fund of medical and literary knowl- edge, he at once stepped to the front as a leader in everything that would build up or benefit his adopted county. This position he held until his death. Sylvan Baldwin Morris was educated in the schools of Shelby ville and Lebanon, Ohio, removing to the latter village in 1S43. There he learned the dry-goods business, and there, in 1855, he embarked in business for himself, in which he was successfully engaged for a period of twenty years, and during two years of this period, he had a branch store at Franklin, ( )hio. In 1875 he returned to Shel- by ville and founded the business now known as The S. 1'.. Morris Company, starting with a floor space of 4,000 feet, and now occupying nearly 25.000 square feet. He is now the oldest dry-goods merchant in the city and State, and is the president of this department store company. Early in the Civil war, Mr. Morris volun- teered for work in the Sanitary Commission. In 1864, being captain of Company A, 27th Ohio National Guard, which was merged into the 146th O. V. I., he saw four months' war service in the Kanawha Valley, in West Ya- ginia. Following this he enlisted as a private in Company I. [94th < >. V. I., and was at once appointed sergeant-major of the regiment, and was again promoted to the rank of second lieutenant before reaching the Shenandoah Valley, whither the regiment went as part of Hancock's Reserve Corps. While in this valley he served as adjutant of the regiment. Mr. Morris was married, at Harrison, Ohio, May 24, 1854, to Miss Myrtilla John, daughter of Dr. Jehu and Emily (Looker) John, of Harrison, Ohio. The issue of this union was six children: Kate (deceased),. Sylvan H., Harold K., Florence, Robert L., and William H. (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Morris celebrated their Golclen Wedding, May 24, 1904, receiving congratulations from many friends from far and near. On both sides, the ancestrv numbers among its names many prominent patriots, lawyers, statesmen, minis- ters and physicians, and among these ma) be mentioned Robert Morris and Abram Clarke, both signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Also may be mentioned Thomas Morris, the first United States senator west of the Alleghanies who raised his voice against the extension of slavery. Mr. Morris has been president of the Shelby County Fair Association, twice, com- mander of Dumont Post, G. A. R., three times councilman of the city, also serving one term as mayor. He has also served as a member of the city school board twice, and gave much time to superintending the con- struction of the Miller Street School build- ing. He is one of the originators of the Forest Hill Cemetery Association, one of the finest organizations of its kind in the State, its leading idea being not to bring dividends to the stockholders, but to insure the perpetual care of the resting place of all who are in- terred therein. He was the pioneer and pro- moter of the first building and loan association of Shelby ville, to which the community owes so much. He is the treasurer of the Mutual Loan and Savings Company, which i> the largest, and was the first, in the city to organ- ize on the perpetual system, adopting the "Dayton" plan of operation, its capital stock being $1,500,000, and its charter, perpetual. Mr. Morris is a member of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, and has, for several years, held membership in the Municipal League of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 709 Indiana, always attending its meetings, and taking an active interest in the bettering of municipal affairs. In 1855, at Lebanon, ( Hiio, he was made a Mason, and a Knight Templar by Reed Com- mandery, at Dayton, < >hio, in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Morris, their children and grandchil- dren, are members of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Morris was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville fur years. Mrs. Monis is a charter member of the old Benevolent society, which was changed into the organization known as the King's Daugh- ters, and is also an active member of the Foreign Missionary Society of this church. In politics Mr. Morris is a stanch Republican. He has been intimately associated with the enterprises through which the city has attained a higher and broader life, and has not only aided, but has taken part in almost every ement which has resulted in the perma- nent growth of the city, witnessing the same as a village of less than 200 souls until now its population is over ten thousand, the great majority of whom own their own homes. Shelbyville is situated in the center of Shelby county, one of the finest farming sections of the State. WILLIAM 11. NICKERSON, Justice of the Peace in Center township. Marion county, Ind., was born in Wilmington, Clinton county, Ohio, July 31, 1851, son of Samuel R. and Tamson L. 1 Humphreys) Nickerson, both born in Clinton county, Ohio. The mother died in 1893, at the age of sixty-nine years, and the lather is living in Pulaski county, Ind.. at a patriarchal age. For more than thirty years he was a practicing attorney in Ohio, hut is now retired from active labor. He was the father of two sons and three daughters, and all his children are living : Su- san F... the wife of Sylvanus Cox, who is a machinist in Minneapolis, but at the present time seeking his fortunes in Alaska: Miss Sa- mantha. with her father; William IT.; Artemus R., a farmer in Pulaski county. Ind., unmarried; Miss Elizabeth H. at home. William H. Nickerson was educated in the public schools of Clinton county, Ohio, where he learned the printer's trade, at which he worked for some years. When he came into Indiana he was employed in a furniture fac- tor', in Richmond, and in 1874 he removed to Indianapolis, where he continued in the furni- ture business until 1880. That year he was appointed bailiff in the Superior Court of Marion count}', a position he held continuously for twelve years. During this time he studied architecture, and opening an office in the city engaged in business as a superintending archi- tect and builder. In 1894 he was elected justice of the peace on the Republican ticket, and was re-elected in 1898. Mr. Nickerson comes of good Republican stock, his grand- father, Artemus Nickerson, being a conductor on the •'underground railroad," and a rank advocate of abolition in the days slavery; while Samuel R., father of William IL, was a soldier during the Civil war, being a member of the 79th < ). V. I., and on account of wounds received at Bowling Green, Ky., was discharged, but during the Emergency Call of 1864 he organized a company of troops of which he was captain. Mr. William H. Nickerson is Past Chancellor of Indianapolis Lodge. No. 50, K. of p., the largest lodge of the order in America. Mr. Nickerson was married Feb. 19, [883, to Miss Augusta S. Gilkison, a native of Ohio, but a resident of Indianapolis at the time of her marriage. She is a daughter of William F. and Mary Gilkison, both residents of the city, the former a retired printer of more than four score years. Of their three living children, Mrs. Nickerson is the eldest; Miss Mary X. is at home; and Melville A. is manager of a lumber business in California. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nickerson have one child, Miss Ethel, who graduated from the Indianapolis high school, and excels in music both vocal and instrumental. The Nickerson family is of German origin, though among their ancestors have been Scotch-Irish and Dutch. The first of the family in America came to these shores in Colonial days, and the name was common in the annals of New England for several gen- erations. Both the Nickersons and Gilkisons were represented in the American Revolution. 'APT. JOHN II. WAGNER, who has been a business man of Elwood, Ind., for a number of years, belongs to a pioneer family of the State, who came hither from Pennsyl- vania the year after his birth. He is a native of Clarion county, Pa., horn Aug. 21. 1X41, son of Mathias and Elizabeth (Ramsey) Wagner. < Morge Wagner, the Captain's grandfather, was also a native of Pennsylvania, born at Paid Eagle, on the eastern foothills of the Alleghanies, and was of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, and the son of a Revolutionary soldier. 710 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD He was accidentally killed, in Pennsylvania, a tree falling on him. Those of his children of whom we have mention were : Jacob, who settled in Taylor county, Iowa, where he reared a family ; Christopher; John, who be- came an extensive farmer in Ohio ; George, who settled finally in Allen county, Ohio, and reared a large family ; Mathias ; and Catherine, who married a Mr. Cline, settled first in Pennsylvania, and later moved to Holmes county, Ohio, where they reared a large family. Mathias Wagner, father of Capt. John H. Wagner, was born in 1801 at Bald Eagle. He was reared in a wilderness from which the Indians had not yet departed, and under un- civilized conditions, and he never had any op- portunity of attending school, but neverthe- less he learned to read and write. He learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed while he remained in Pennsylvania. There he mar- ried Elizabeth Ramsey, who was a little younger than himself and also a native of Pennsylvania, where her father, Hugh Ram- sey, settled in an early day. Hugh Ramsey was born in Ireland, of Scotch-Irish stock, and his family consisted of two sons and one daughter, David, Andrew and Elizabeth. He followed fanning in Pennsylvania, west of the Alleghanies, near some iron works. Mathias Wagner settled near Lucinda Furnace, in Clarion county, Pa., on Cherry creek, and there his son John H. was born. In 1S42 the family moved to Indiana, making the jour- ney down the Ohio river on a raft from a point on the Clarion river to Cincinnati, thence to Brookville, Ind., on the canal, and thence by wagon to Chesterfield, Madison county, Ind., where they lived one year. Mr. Wagner's brother-in-law, David Ramsey, owned a tract of 200 acres three and a quarter miles east of the site of Elwood, which land was then en- tirely wild. It had been located by Mr. Ram- sey when he was with a surveying party on one of the first surveys of this region. He died in Ohio, and his sister, Mrs. Wagner, being his only heir, the property fell to her, and the Wagners moved thereon. Mr. Wagner cut a trail from near a woolen mill two and a half miles east of the city out to the land, one and one half miles, cleared a spot and built a log cabin. He deadened a small patch at first and proceeded to clear part of the place, which he improved as he prospered. The death of his wife was a severe blow, oc- curring as it did only a year after they set- tled on this place. In 1854 he went to Cin- cinnati, leaving his household in the care of a neighbor while he assisted in building the Ohio & Mississippi railroad bridge across the Ohio. Returning to the farm, he passed the remainder of his life there, three of his chil- dren, John H., Elizabeth and George, living with him. He had married for his second wife, in Madison county, Ind., Phyllis Hall, but there were no children by this union. By his first marriage he had six : David, Julia Ann, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, George W., and John 11. Two of the sons, George W. and John II., served in the Civil war, George W. serving as a private of Company G, 17th Ind. V. I. ; he was killed at the battle of Hoover's Gap, June 23, 1863. Mathias Wagner, the father, died on his farm when aged seventy- eight years. He and his first wife were mem- bers of the Methodist Church. In political sentiment he was originally a Democrat, but he became a Republican upon the breaking out of the Civil war. form II. Wagner was an infant when brought by his parents to Indiana, and he was but three years old when his mother died. He began his education in the log school-house in the home district, a primitive structure fur- nished with benches made out of linn poles and with a log cut out on one side of the building to admit the light, the opening being fitted with window glass. He went to school winters and worked on the farm summers until he was fifteen years old, meantime, in 1854, attending school in Cincinnati for one summer, when he and his sister Elizabeth went with their father to that city. He lived in Cincinnati for about two years, and for a time worked in a cotton factory there when only nine years old. When he was six- teen he left home and went to Tippecanoe county. Ind., where he was employed at farm work until he entered the army, and being a robust and strong young man he was able ti 1 wi irk hard. Captain Wagner served his country throughout the period of the Civil war, en- listing in April. 1861, on the first call for troop's — in fact he was the first man to enlist from the village of Pipe Creek. He heard that volunteers were wanted while he was working on the farm, and stopped only long enough to collect some money his brother-in- law owed him. Walking to Anderson, fifteen miles from his home, he became a private in Company G, 17th Ind. V. I., Capt. Robert COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ;n C. Reed, for three years or during the war, and remained in the army four years and four months, being mustered out Aug. 18, 1865, at Mao n. ( la. I [e became corporal June 12, 1861, and was detailed as color guard ; nearly one year later, in June, 1862, he became second ser- geant, and then first sergeant ; on Jan. 4, 1864, he was honorably discharged at McMinnville, Tenn.; veteranized in Company (1, 17th Ind. \ . I., and was made orderly sergeant; served as a private until discharged to receive pro- motion to the rank of first lieutenant of Com- pany G, in 1865 : and the same year became captain of Company G, in which rank he served until mustered out. His promotions were all received for gallant and meritorious conduct in the line of duty. During all this time he was never away from his command except while he was in hospital at Bowling Green, Ky., for three days, and he was never wounded or taken prisoner, participating in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skir- mishes of his regiment and Wilder's Brigade, to which the 17th was attached. Gen. John C. Wilder was lieutenant-colonel of the regi- ment when it was organized and Milo S. Has- call was colonel. The latter was promoted to brigadier-general, and Lieut. -Col. Wilder was promoted to the colonelcy, commanding the regiment until he was promoted to the command of the brigade, which he made fa- mous. Captain Wagner saw service in West Vir- ginia (1861), Kentucky. Mississippi, Ala- bama, Xorth Carolina and Georgia. He w as in thirty-five battles and numerous skirmishes, a full record of which would fill a volume. Among the important engagements in which he took part we enumerate the following: Cheat Mountain, Elk River. Summit and Greenbrier, all in West Virginia ; Pittsburg Landing; skirmishes near Stevenson, Ala., and near Bardstown, Ky. ; Morgan's raid: Corinth, where they were on the skirmish line from May 15th to June 2d. 1862; Mc- Minnville; and Hoover's Gap, a hard fight', where Captain Wagner's brother George was fatally shot, dying the same night. From Aug. 21 to Sept. 8, 1863, they had frequent skir- mishes with the enemy at Chickamauga and Chattanooga, and on Sept. nth were in a sharp tight with Scott's Brigade of Confed- erate Cavalry, defeating them. On Sept. [2th they had a severe fight at Rock Springs, and others on the 13th and iSth. On Sept. 19th they fought all day in the battle of Chicka- mauga, and on Sept. _>mli charged and drove the enemy, killing, wounding and capturing a large number. In one charge eight;,- prison- ers were taken. ( hi ( let. [St they Started in pursuit of General Wheeler, who was in the Sequatchie valley, camped at the foot of Wal- dron's ridge, and on the evening of Oct. 2d and 3d charged the Confederate Colonel Crew's Brigade, across Thompson's Cove. The 17th captured the battle tlag of the _>d Ken- tucky Cavalry, presented to them by the la- dies of Elizabethtown, Ky. ( hi ( )ct. 4th the regiment had a sharp skirmish at McMinn- ville, Tenn., and on Oct. 7th had a brisk fight three miles from Shelbyville on the Lewis- burg road and made an attack, driving the enemy from the field. On the same day, at Farmington, the regiment struck Wheeler a heavy blow. ( )n Nov. 27th the 17th was at- tacked by Kelly's Brigade. In May, 1864, the regiment had many skir- mishes with the enemy; on May 15th, near Rome, Ga. ; on the iSth near Woodland; on the 25th at Pumpkin Vine Church ; on June 9th marched to Big Shanty, where they found the enemy strongly entrenched and had a very severe fight; on June 10-11-13-16 they had heavy skirmishes, continued on June 20-22- 23-27. The regiment fought all day in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. On July 3d the 'regiment drove the Confederates out of Marietta and followed them, capturing many prisoners. The 17th fought throughout the great Atlanta campaign. On July 4th they fought at Cotton Creek, on the 5th at Soap Creek, and on the 9th attacked the enemy, who were posted on the south bank of the Chatta- hoochee river. They waded the river, which was two hundred yards wide and nearly el- bow deep, firing as they went, and driving the enemy, the 17th being the first troops across. < )n July 19th they defeated the enemy at Stone Mountain ; then marched through Oxford to Covington, on July 24th. and had a skirmish, and on July 27th moved through Decatur around Stone Mountain. They camped at Flat Rock, threatening the enemy's rear, were attacked in the night by the enemy, and on July 28th were cannonaded by the enemy. That day the brigade charged the Confederate lines and cut their way through. On Aug. 1st they moved eight miles toward Atlanta, and took the place of the 25th Corps in the line of works, skirmishing with the enemy until the 14th. On Oct. 7th they struck the enemy at New Hope Church, dismoui 7 12 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and charged, driving the enemy from the works, and killing and wounding several. The brigade crossed the Coosa river, passed through Koine near which they met the enemy's pickets, and commenced skirmishing, driving the enemy's skirmishers to their main body. The brigade charged, killing, wound- ing and capturing large numbers. On Oct. 13th the brigade moved on the enemy, finding them strongly posted on a creek near Coosa- ville. charged, dismounted ami broke the line, Captain Wiler following the enemy on the flank and capturing the flag of Terry's Texas Rangers. In the campaign of 1865 known as Wilson's raid the regiment marched on April 1st, at daylight, seven miles to Randolph, thence toward Selma. The Confederate forces under Roddy and Forrest contested the road, and battles were fought at Bogue's Creek (Ebenezer Church) and Selma. Following this came skirmishes at Spring Hill, Mont- pelier, Catawba Run on railroad bridge, and at Minim's Mill, and Rocky Creek Bridge. At Macon, Ga., on May 30, 1865, the adjutant of the 17th Indiana, William E. Doyle, in the close of his pamphlet on the his- tory of the regiment, thus summed up the record of the regiment : "As now the war is over, and the 17th Indiana has completed its work of fighting, let us look back over its career, and glean from its history some of its claims to immortality. What has it done? Let us see. It has marched over four thousand miles, captured over five thousand prisoners, captured more than six thousand stand of arms, seventy pieces of artillery, and eleven stand of colors, and more than three thousand horses and mules, all this with a loss of three officers and sixty-six men killed, and thirteen officers and one hundred and seventy-six wounded, a total killed and wounded of two hundred and fifty-eight. We have fought in nearly every State in the South, Virginia, Ken- tucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama, have given resting places to our dead, as they opened new fields to us for conquest. None have striven harder than we to show a bright record. The tro- phies of our victories hang in the State- house in Indianapolis and in the capitol at Washington. Terry's Texan Rangers. 2d Kentucky Cavalry, and many other Rebel regi- ments and battalions, have seen us carry their colors off the field. The country will give us the credit due to our actions. We never wire defeated. With the cry of 'Make way for the 17th' we always carried everything before us." After the war Captain Wagner returned to his home in Indiana and engaged in farm- ing on part of the home place, having in- herited forty acres of the homestead. He added to his original holdings until he owned 260 acres, and continued to improve his land and farm for ten years. He then came to Elwood and built, in company with Henry Hand and .Milton Kidwell, a flax factory, con- tinuing in that business successfully tor sev- eral years. Following this venture, he was for fourteen years engaged in the plumbing and gas fitting business. He has been one of the substantial figures in business circles in Elwood throughout the period of his residence in that place. In May, 1881, Captain Wagner was mar- ried, in Anderson, Ind., to Laura Ross, who was born in Madison count)-. Ind.. daugh- ter of Albert J. and Elizabeth ( Wavmire) Ross, the former a native of West Virginia, born at Buffalo, on the Big Kanawha river, and a descendant of an old Virginia family. John Ross, Mrs. Wagner's grandfather, was a pioneer of Madison county, where he cleared two large farms from tin- woods and became a wealthy man. Two of his sons, Albert J. and Absalom, served in the Civil war in Indi- ana regiments. Albert J. Ross came to Madi- son county with his father in an early day, and married Elizabeth Wavmire, daughter of David Waymire. Captain Wagner and his wife have one daughter, Effie, who is a gradu- ate of the Elwood high school and is now liv- ing at home. Captain Wagner is an honored member of the G. A. K., belonging to Post No. 161, at Elwood, of which he has been commander. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F. ami has passed all the chairs of the lower lodge, up to and including that of noble grand, and is a member of the Grand Lodge of the State. The Captain is also a member of the I. O. R. M., at Elwood. Mrs. Wagner be- longs to the Daughters of Rebekah. The Cap- tain is a Republican in politics, and though not an office seeker he served eighteen months as marshal and one year as constable. HENRY II. COX RAD, a highly esteemed citizen of Anderson, Ind., and one of the pio- neer wagon manufacturers of Madison county, was a member of Company A, 74th Ind. V. I., during- the Civil war. Mr. Conrad was born COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 713 .March [8, 1838, between Massillon and Can- ton, Ohio, sun of Jasper and Catherine ( Bliss 1 Conrad, natives of Germany. Henn H. Conrad was three years old when his parents located in 1S41 in Kosciusko county, Ind., and was brought up among the pioneers, attending school in a log cabin until fifteen years of age. Until twenty-one years of age he worked on the farm, but at this time went to South Bend, Ind., and began to learn the carriage maker's trade with the firm of \\ bitten ec Conrad, the junior member of the firm being William Conrad, an elder brother, who was long engaged in that business at South Bend and Warsaw. Henry thoroughly learned his trade, and then began to work as a journeyman. In Warsaw, Ind., he en- listed in the Union army, to serve three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged, in June, 1865, having completed his full term, lacking twenty-eight days. He was in the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 20. 1863, and on Sunday, Sept. 20th, found the regiment surrounded and all ammunition gone. They cut their way through with the bayonet, and found the 9th Ohio in position, forming near them where they held. The Federals were finally obliged to retreat, how- ever, but the 74th Indiana and 10th Indiana were the last to leave the field. In this strug- gle Mr. Conrad's company came out with eleven men. all that were left of forty-six members who had entered the battle. Later Mr. Conrad participated in the battle of Mis- sionary Ridge, his brigade reaching the top of Missionary Ridge and reaching brigade headquarters which had been established there. He was in the Atlanta campaign and here the regiment was under fire for nearly four months, and at Jonesboro, Ga., the brigade made a charge and carried the works. In Sherman's great March to the Sea the regi- ment was in many skirmishes, and took par" in many foraging expeditions. Mr. Conrad was appointed dutj sergeant ami was detailed to brigade headquarters as sergeant of pro- vost guard, serving in that capacity until the of the war. He was in the march to Washington and took part in the Grand Re- view, marching thirty-eight miles in one day and heating the 20th Corps' time to Wash- ington. At the battle of Jonesboro, Ga.. Mr. Conrad was acting orderly and in command of the company in the absence of Lieut. Jeremiah Kuter. d'he brigade charged up a ridge and came into a position in the rear of the 1 0,1 federate breastworks, under fire of four twelve-pounders, which opened on them with grape and canister. The command swerved to the right and came in behind the breast- works before it could be fired on a second time. The orders were to throw away every- thing but ammunition boxes and muskets, load muskets, fix bayonets ami nol tire until they were over the walls of the breastworks. Tins brigade was made tip of the loth and 74th Ind., 4th and 10th Kentucky, and 14th 1 thio, and every third man was either killed or wounded in this battle. Mr. Conrad was al- ways an active soldier, was never wounded nor a prisoner, although he sustained some ugly scratches at Chickamauga, and his hos- pital record was but two weeks in Danville. In i860 Mr. Conrad settled in Anderson, and opened a carriage maker's shop in com- pany with George Mathes, whom he later bought out, since which time he has been in business on his own account. He is a skilled carriage manufacturer, and has made his busi- ness one of the best known in Anderson, his trade being large and prosperous. In September, 1865, Mr. Conrad was mar- ried in Warsaw, Ind., to Mary 1';. Groves, born in Leesburg. Ind. In political matters Mr. Conrad is a Democrat, and for four years has been a member of the Anderson city council. He was one of the charter members of Major May Post, G. A. R., No. 244. in which he held the office of senior vice-commander. He also belongs to the ].().< >. F.. Anderson, and has passed all the chairs, including Noble Grand and High Priest. JAMES PATTERSON", a veteran of the Civil war, whose patriotism has cost him his eyesight, was born in Ohio, May 26, 1831, son of James and Elizabeth 1 Watson ) Patter- son, who were residents of Jefferson township, Guernsey county, that State. The paternal great-grandfather of James Patterson was captain of a British vessel dur- ing the Revolutionary war. but at the close of that struggle he cast his lot with the new nation and thereafter made his home in Phila- delphia. His wife was of English ancestry, but the Captain himself was of Irish descent. Daniel Patterson, son of the Captain, also served in the war. later settling in Washing- ton county, Pa. From there he moved to Ohio and cleared up a farm of i^>o acres in Cambridge, Guernsey county, where both he and his wife died. Their children were: James; Stout; Jonathan; Robert, who was in the war of [8l2, and served under Commo- /i4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dure Perry in the battle of Lake Erie; Elias ; William; Hannah, who married John Kirk; Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Armstrong; and Deborah. James Patterson, oldest son of Daniel, was born in Greene county, Pa., where he married Elizabeth, daughter of James Watson, who came of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock. Thev re- mained in Greene county till after the birth of their first child, when they joined the stream of pioneers settling in Ohio. Daniel Patter- sun was already located there, and the son took up forty acres of government land a little west of him. The younger man cleared his farm from the woods, built a home and lived there till 1842, passing on in that year to Jay countw Indiana. There he bought a forty-acre tract which had been already cleared, and he spent the rest of his long life there. He lived to be ninety-three years and seven months of age, and died during the Tilden and Hendricks campaign, while living with his son in Union township, Madison county, Ind. During most of his active life he had been a brickmaker as well as farmer, having learned that trade in his youth in Pennsylvania. His wife, who died in Jay county, at the age of seventy-five years, bore him eleven children: William, Luzana, Mary, Deborah, Nancy, Amelia, Hannah, Elizabeth Ann, James, Matilda and Ellen. Both parents were members of the United Brethren Church in their later years, though in Ohio they at- tended the Methodist Church. James Patter- son was a man of position in his community, served as constable for many years, and was a truly loyal and patriotic citizen, having served his country in the War of 1812. James Patterson, youngest son of James, during his youth had attended the Ohio public schools more or less, and ac- quired a limited education, but the greater part of the time he had employed in farm work, and that became his regular calling. He was working on his father's propertv at the time the war broke out, and in 1862, he left his wife and family in order to enlist in Company C, 39th Indiana Mounted Infantry. He served ten months, was in the battle of Stone River and in many skirmishes, until at Middleton, Tenn., he was injured by a fall from his horse and was kept in a convalescent camp in Murfreesboro till sent back to his regiment and discharged, July 22, 1863. Mr. Patterson returned home, but only to enlist again, and he served till the end of the war, a period of about one year, in Company A, 12th Ind. V. I. He joined Sherman at Buford, S. C, and most of his service was in that State and in North Carolina. On the march from Raleigh to Petersburg, Ya., on the way to Washington, he had a sunstroke, falling senseless by the road. An Indiana comrade, Jim Crawford, from Jay county, re- mained with him. and he was carried to camp in a luggage wagon of the 26th Illinois. On the final march into Washington, he and an officer who had been similarly afflicted, were able to keep their places in the ranks, but their effects were carried on a mule driven by a colored boy. Air. Patterson was trans- ferred to the 59th Infantry at Louisville, Ky., and was discharged there. His eyesight had already begun to fail from the effects of his experience on the march, and after his return to his home it grew steadily worse till per- manent blindness resulted. He received a pen- sion with back pay amounting to $4,000, and has drawn $100 a month ever since — for his misfortune has rendered it impossible for him to do work of any kind since. Thrice married, Mr. Patterson's first union was contracted in Indiana, when he was twenty-two years old. This wife, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Saucer, and who was born in North Carolina, died only twenty months after their -marriage. His sec- ond wife was Mrs. Lydia Louisa (Swizer) Hahn, who was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, Aug. 4, 183 1, daughter of Philip and Castv (Stotts) Swizer. The families on both sides were of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock. Philip Swizer, a farmer, had moved from Ohio to Jay county, Ind.. in 1852. The chil- dren born to this union were : Frances M. and Martin Van Buren, who both died in earlv childhood ; William Riley, now living in Madison county, who married Miss Mary Elizabeth Fenwick, and has one child: Archi- bald Oliver, a farmer, who married Miss Lydia Alice Fenwick and has two children; Mary G., who married the late Perry S. Stephenson, and lives in Anderson. Ind., with her four children; James Perry, of Daleville, who married Miss Clara Bell Hancock, and has two children; Jacob Sherman, of Ander- son, who married Miss Rebecca Doolittle ; and Isaac Newton, who married Miss Sarah Swi- zer, and lives on his father's farm. Mrs. Lydia Patterson died in Delaware county, Ind., and in 1889 Mr. Patterson married Mrs. Catherine ( Martz) Whitehurst. They now re- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 715 side in Daleville, and arc numbered among the most highly esteemed residents of that town. In politics Mr. Patterson is a Democrat of the old school. Mrs. Patterson comes of Pennsylvania- Dutch stock in both lines. Her parents were Henry and Catherine (Lydick) Martz, the former a native of Pennsylvania, who moved with his wife and children to Indiana in the early days. He cleared up a tract of 140 acres in Adams county, and made a good horn,e there in which he spent all the rest of his days. He died in 1872, aged seventy-seven years, eleven months and seven days. By his first wife, whose name is forgotten, he had seven children, Jacob, John. William, Mary. Lena. Sarah and Julia Ann. By his second union, that to Catherine Lydick. he had : George, Lvdia, Ellen, Catherine, James and Frances. Catherine, now Mrs. Patterson, who was born in Adams county, Ind., April 28, 1844, first married John Whitehurst, a farmer in Adams county, who died there leaving her with three children, Mary, Jane and George F. The youngest died in infancy. JOEL ELMORE HAWORTH, one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of Noblesville, and the son of a pioneer of Indi- ana, is a member of an old Pennsylvania family of Quaker faith and English descent. George Haworth, the founder of this family in America, came with William Penn on his second voyage to America in 1699, and it is said that his sister. Mary, wife of John Myers, came a year or two before and also that James Haworth, a first cousin, pre- ceded him, but how long before cannot be learned, nor have we any history of them or their descendants. George Haworth spent some time with his sister Mary, then living in Maryland near the line at a place called Hur- bell's. after which he removed to Philadelphia and lived for a time with his first cousin, James. A short time later he went to Bucks county, where he purchased forty-five acres of land, on which he passed the remainder of his life. In 1 7 10, or about eleven years after coming to America, he married a Quaker lady named Scarboro, and died Nov. 28. 1 724, leav- ing six children, five sons and a daughter. namely: Stephanus, Absalom, John. James, Mary and George. Later it seems that three or four of these sons moved to Virginia, where at least two of them married. From James Haworth, fourth son of George, this line descends. James Haworth removed with his brothers Stephanus and Absalom to ( (pequon, \ a., and on the strength of a letter written to England In John M\ son of John and Mary ( Haworth) Myers, in 1745, John Myers himself settled there, but, we believe, that this is questioned by Rev. \Y. P. Haworth, the historian of the family. James Haworth probably married in Virginia Mary Wood, and of their children Richard was born in Virginia in 1745. There were other children born to them, but the names of all of them have not been preserved. Their third child, or second son, was George, who was born and married in Virginia, and the fourth was James. James Haworth. son of James, was horn in Virginia about 1751 and married in that State Mary Rees, born probably in 1766. She is buried in Hinkle Creek graveyard, Quaker Church. The date of the birth of James is told by the following story, handed down by tradition : When Mary Rees was born, James Haworth went for the midwife who waited on her mother at the childbirth. He was then a boy of fifteen years, and after the child was born he said : "I shall wait for her for my wife," and the story runs that he did wait for her for fifteen years, and that when he was thirty they were married. James Ha- worth is buried near Danville, Ind.. and it is said that his grave is simply marked by a stone with no letters. This, however would only be in line with the customs of the early Quakers, many of the older cemeteries in Pennsylvania having no inscriptions on the small and severely plain headstones. Mary Rees was of Welsh-Quaker stock, probably born in Virginia, and was own sister to James Rees. Mr. and Mrs. Haworth first removed to Highland county. Ohio, and later to Indiana, settling in Hendricks county, in the Mill creek neighborhood, where Mr. Ha- worth died in middle life. His widow reached the advanced age of eighty-four years, and died at the home of her son. Levi, in Hamilton county in 1850. His tombstone is marked with name and date. James and Mary (Rees) Haworth were the parents of thirteen children: William; James, who died single: George; Sarah, who married a Mr. Horton; David Jonathan, grandfather of Dr. M. C. Haworth, a sketch of whom appears else- where; Charity, who married a Mr. Postgate and settled in Illinois; Margaret, who died single; Rees; Eli, who removed to Iowa and 7 i6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD there died; Ann; Levi; Elizabeth, who mar- ried a Mr. Bailey; and Nancy, who married Isaac Mardock. ' leorge Haworth, son of James and Mary (Rees) Haworth, was born in Virginia and married Jane Thornburg. They settled in Highland county, Ohio, thence moved to Ran- dolph county, Ind., and finally thence to Marion county, Ind.. as did his brother James, and her sister Phoebe, at West Newton. George Ha- worth had traded a coon skin for a small piece of land (in the east edge of West Newton, which had a small log cabin built on it. This was then a wilderness and the land was com- paratively of no value. Mr. Haworth is buried at Newton, where he was one of the oldest settler-. Fur many years he lived in Hamilton county, six miles northwest of Noblesville, in the woods, where he owned 120 acres of land. which he reclaimed from its wild state, but la- ter returned to West Newton, buying a farm just south of that place, and there he lived until over eighty-one years of age, his wife also passing away when about that old. They were members of the Friends Church, which .Mr. Haworth would attend in his hunting clothes, which were his customary apparel, he being a great hunter of deer and wild turkeys. He was a heavy-set man, of medium height. Mr. Haworth lived a clean, honest life, and he was greatly respected by his neighbors, who could see and appreciate his many sterling qualities of character. His children were : Phoebe, born about 1813; Mary, born in 1814, died when three years old ; John, born in 1815. in Highland county. Ohio; Edward, born in [817; James, born in [819; one daughter, name not remembered, married Levi Sumner; Ann, mother of Dr. M. C. Haworth. married her first cousin; Sarah, who married Daniel Fisher, died, leaving eight children. John ( who died a soldier in the Civil wan, Elizabeth, James (who was city treasurer of Nobles- ville), Harriet, David. Isaac, Ruth (who mar- ried a Mr. Horton ) and Mary (who married Joel Mendenhall). John Haworth, son of George and Jane (Thornburg) Haworth, was born in 1815, in Highland county, Ohio. He received his edu- cation in the pioneer common schools. On Nov. 2, 1837, he was married in Hamilton county, Ind., to Charity Rees, daughter of James and Jane | Elmore) Rees, and soon after marriage removed to Quaker Point, on Quaker Hill, in Vermilion county, 111., living on Mr. Ha- worth'- uncle's farm for one vear. He then returned to Hamilton county, Ind., and set- tled six miles northwest of Noblesville on forty acres in the woods, clearing up a spot on which to build a log cabin, later cleared his farm, and then bought forty acres more, which he also cleared. In February. 1865, he sold his land and removed to Iroquois county. 111., settling in Ash Grove, where he purchased a farm. Later he removed to the county seat, where he bought eighty acres of land, adjoining the tpwn of Watseka, and this was his home at the time of his death. He was buried March 4. 1885. He was twice married, his first wife dying Dec. 3. 1855. and was buried in the Hinkle graveyard. Mr. Haworth married her sister, Nancy Ann Rees. and to this union there were no children, but the stepmother reared the children of the first marriage as though they were her own, and gave them a mother's care and affection. She had cared for her sister's children for ten years before the first Mrs. Haworth 's death as the latter was lying helpless all of that time, and her self-sacrifice proved her a true Christian woman. John Haworth, as well as both of In- wives, was a member of the Friends Church, in which he was an elder, and was a man of straightforward character and re- spected by all who knew him. He was an Abolitionist in his political views, and cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln. His children were: Joel Elmore, born June 12. 1840, in the log cabin six miles northwest of Nobles- ville; Jane, born June 6, 1842: Caroline R., born in September, 1844; James R. ; and Sarah. Joel Elmore Haworth was born in a log cabin, with puncheon floors, stick chimney and big fireplace, and was reared among the pio- neers. When he was a small boy his father built a hewed log cabin, one and one-half stories in height, it being considered a fine house in those days in the neighborhood in which it was built. The first school house which voting Joel E. attended was built of logs, had a stick chimney, slabs for seats, and for the writing desk a poplar puncheon split from a big log, supported by pins. A log was cut out to admit light, the space being filled by 8 x 10 pieces of glass. Jcel wrote with a goose quill pen, taking the goose quills to the teacher, who would make them, this being one pf the requirements of the pioneer school teacher. He learned the multiplication table by heart, which he has never forgotten, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD / '/ learned to spell from memory from the "1,1 spelling book. He attended school for two terms in West Newton, a common school, go- ing to school for about three months in the winters, the rest of the year being spent in work on the farm. When a very young man he began clearing land, his first contract be- ing with William Pickett, one of his early teachers, for five dollars per acre. When he was eighteen years old his father told him that he could have his time, but that if he remained at home until he was twenty-one years old he woidd try to buy forty acres of land for him. Joel, however, thought he could do bet- ter, and went to work for himself at clearing land in Hamilton county. Ind.. where he cleared sixty acres, clearing as much as twen- ty-two acres on one contract. Air. Haworth was married (first) in Hamilton county to Mary Armstrong, horn in that county, daughter of James and Eliza- beth i Mavis) Armstrong, and she died April 15, 1882. at Siloam, Ark., leaving no children. Mr. Haworth was married (second), Nov. 10, 1887, to Mis. Narcissa L. Holliday, nee Lewis, born in Parke county, Ind., and to this union there have been born two children: Lois Marie, who married Claude Warren, a jeweler of Noblesville ; and Charity Ann. From 1865 to 1868 Mr. Haworth engaged in farming five miles from Noblesville, on Grandfather Rees's old farm, and then en- gaged in a sawmill business, having a one-half interest, and this venture proved very satis- factory. He moved his mill to Tipton county, and later to Vermilion county. 111., where he cut the timber for his mills from 100 acres. He then engaged in the black walnut timber business, organizing the Last Tennessee Lum- ber Company, of which he was president. His wife becoming sick, Mr. Haworth was com- pelled to remove to Siloam Springs, Ark., and this prevented him from giving attention to his business, which, during his absence, al- though perfectly solvent, became involved. Hon. Joseph Cannon, Speaker of the I [ouse of Representatives, was then president of the Vermilion County Hank, ami with his brother, William Cannon, had purchased the notes of the concern for $14,000. Mr. Haworth went to them in his emergency, and after an in- voice of the property was made, and a care- ful invoice and estimate made by Mr. Joseph Cannon, the latter advised Mr. Haworth to go hack to Tennessee and work out the claim, paying as fast as possible in small sums. This advice Air. Haworth took', and, returning to Tennessee, in four years he had sold the lum- ber ami disposed of the lands, paid the claims and had a goodly sum left. lie was then engaged in the flouring business at George- town, 111., and while there became well and prominently known, serving as a member of the town council for some years. He also engaged in the lumber and lime business, hut in 1900 sold out and removed to Noblesville, where he bought his present residence prop- erty and a farm of 235 acres in Hamilton county. He is in very comfortable circum- stances, owning valuable city property and 120 acres of fine land in Clay county, Indiana. In political matters Mr. Haworth is a Re- publican, his first vote being cast for Abra- ham Lincoln, and he has voted for every Re- publican candidate for the Presidency since that time. He ami Airs. Haworth are mem- bers of the Friends Church, in which both are very active, he having been an elder in the church for many years. He is a g 1, substantial citizen, and is considered one of the representative men of Hamilton county. JOHN ARTHUR KAUTZ, a leading citizen of Kokomo, Ind.. where he is post- master, and editor and publisher of The Ko- komo Daily Tribune, was born Sept. 26, [860, in Wabash county, Ind., son of Henry and Eliza ( Baker) Kautz. Henrv Kautz was born in Carroll county. Aid., .March 20, 1833. son of Frederick and Catherine (Secrist) Kautz, the former a farmer of Carroll county. Aid., whither he had removed from Pennsylvania. IK' was a pioneer of Wabash county, Ind., settling about 1840, and cleared a farm from the heavy tim- ber, entering about 300 acres. He first built a log cabin and later frame buildings, and here he resided the major portion of his life, although his death occurred in Huntington county, Ind. Frederick Kautz was a mem- ber of the German Baptist Church. His chil- dren were: John, Henry, Daniel, Frederick, Rebecca and Margaret. Frederick, the young- est son, died in the hospital at Louisville, Kv., during the Civil war, a member of the 47th Indiana Volunteers. Three of the sons of this family were soldiers in the Union army. Henry Kautz was seven or eight yeai age when his father settled in Indiana, the family coming overland with horse and wagon. He was reared among the pioneers, and re- ceived his education in the early district 'i8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD schools. He was. married in Wabash county, Ind., to Eliza Baker, daughter of John and Elizabeth I Risser) Baker, and to them were born three children: John Arthur, Mary and Addie. Henry Kautz now resides in An- drews, where he was postmaster for eighteen years. In politics he is a Republican, and in religious connection a member of the Chris- tian Church. John A. Kautz received his education in the public schools of Andrews, and graduated from the high school and from Butler Coll Irvington, Ind., in 1885. The next year he received the degree of A. M., on the com- pletion of a post-graduate course. He was principal of the high school at Andrews for one year, and at Bluffton for a like period, and on May 9, 1887, bought the Tribune, which he has' conducted successfully to the present time. He put in an entirely new plant and built a substantial brick building, and has made his paper the leader of the Ninth Con- gressional District. Mr. Kautz is a former president of the Indiana Republican Editors Association, and was appointed postmaster 111 1892. He is a Mason, and an Elk, belong- ing to those fraternities in Kokomo. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of which he has been a trustee for some years. Mr. Kautz was married Aug. 18, 1886, in Wabash, to Inez Gillen, born in Wabash, Nov. 26, 1861, daughter of Henry H. and Mary Cartmel Gillen, and to this union there have been born four daughters : Bernice, Cordelia, Dorothy and Kathryn. Mr. Kautz was formerlv president of the Board of Edu- cation of Kokomo, and he has been delegate to the National Republican Convention. Dr. Henry H. Gillen was born in Mt. Sterling, Kv., in 1818. was educated at the Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, and practiced in Franklin 'county some years, be- ing a pioneer physician of Wabash county, Ind., riding in the 'saddle for nearly fifty years. He died about 1901 in Florida. Dr. Gillen's children were: Daniel, Richard, Clara, Elbe, Inez and Nora. LEANDER MEAD CRIST was born at Liberty, End., < let. 23, [837, fifth son and ninth child of James Weller and Mary (LaFuze) Crist. George Weller Crist, his paternal grand- father, was born in New Jersey Sept. 20, 1770. In 1705. in his young manhood, he came to Ohio and settled on the Miami river. Here it was that he wooed and won a fair maiden by the name of Sarah Bell, who was born in Ire- land and who. in her ninth year, crossed the sea with her parents. In 1864, in her ninety- second year, she died at Laurel, Ind. The father of George Weller Crist was of Ger- man origin, and he was born on Manhattan Island, where his father had settled at an early date in the history of the Island. Originally the name was spelled Christe, and pronounced Kreest. James Weller Crist, eldest son of George Weller Crist, was born in the eastern part of Hamilton county, Ohio, July 4, 1803. His father came to Indiana in the fall of 1812, and entered land where Liberty now stands, and soon after hewed down enough trees in the forest to build his cabin home, into which he moved with his young family. He died at Liberty, March 16, 1844. The grandfathers of Mary (LaFuze) Crist — LaFuze and Har- per — were both killed in the early part of the Revolutionary war. Samuel LaFuze, her father, was born near Brownsville, Pa., Sept. 17, 1776. In March, 1812, with his wife and nine children, he floated down the Ohio river in a flatboat which he had budded, landing at Columbia, above Cincinnati. In the fall of the same year he entered land northeast of Lib- erty. He died Jan. 11, 1863. His wife, Eleanor (Harper) LaFuze, was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 5, 1777, and died Feb. 17, 1852. The great-grandmother of Mr. Leander Mead Crist was Eleonore Harper Davis Irish, who was born in 1743, and who died in Union county in 1824. The ancestors on both pa- ternal and maternal sides, as far back as the records are traced, were Protestants. They were of true pioneer spirit, energetic, industri- ous and frugal. In the paternal line there was the blood of the Teuton. Irish and Scotch Dissenter, while on the maternal it was French and Irish. James Weller and Mary (LaFuze) Crist were married at Liberty, March 2. 1823. They settled, that spring, in the midst of dense tim- ber, about one-half mile south of where the Court House in Liberty stands. Here they endured the hardships and privations of pio- neer life, hewed clown the forest, built a home, developed a farm and reared ten of their eleven children to maturity. They reaped with a sickle, and threshed with a flail; they carded \m >■>}. and spun and wove cloth : ami they gave to their children the best advantages the conn- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 719 try afforded in church and schools. In their religious belief they were Methodists. Their home was used for church service-, and many a pioneer preacher was fed and sheltered there. They were charter members of the first temperance society ever organized in the Slate. In [833 they banished the cuspidor, demijohn and cards from their home — at that time a most radical step, for those were the days when the bottle was in nearly every home, and the jug was considered a necessity in the harvest field, at the log-rolling, and at the raising of a cabin, house or barn. In 1833 they built the first brick house in the neigh- borhood. In that house Leander Mead Crist was born. He grew to manhood on the farm and was trained in the mills owned and operated bv his father. In his twenty-first year it was determined by his father and himself that he should take a collegiate course. Arrange- ments were made for him to enter college in the fall of 1859, but his father sickened and died on the 14th of September, of that year, so all plans were thwarted and he was not able to enter Asbury — now DePauw — Univer- sity until the fall of 1863. This was the darkest of the years of the Civil war. Delicate health prevented his being admitted into the army, but he volunteered in the Kirby Smith raid against Cincinnati and John Morgan's invasion of Indiana and Ohio. In this latter raid he rode five hundred miles. By unaided efforts he furnished his own expenses and made the course in college, graduating from old Asbury in June, 1867. His graduation theme was on "Bismarck." In August of the same year he went to Lancaster, Ky., as in- structor in a Boys' Academy, remaining in this work and in the study of law until 1870, when he returned to Liberty, Inch, and there entered upon the practice of' law. In 1 S 7 5 he was elected county superintendent of public schools in [ Inion county, and he continued six years in that office, raising the standard of education by a county exhibit of work and the initial movemenl of graduating the pupils from the grade schools, issuing the fir ploma to that effect. On I let. 23, [871, Mr. Crist was united in marriage with .Miss Eunice Brown of Lib- erty, Ind., a graduate in 1867 of ( (xford ' 'ol lege. ( Ixford, 1 'hio. She was the daughl Walter and Kezia (Lab Brown, early settlers in Union county. Ind. To this ; was born Dec. _\ 1872, a son, Mark. On 2 5> ^873, tin- young wife and mother passed away, leaving the babe and young husband in deep gloom. ( in June u. [880, Mr. Crist was again married, to Miss ( >rpha A. < lath, a grad- uate in [866 from Oxford College, Oxford, I ihio, and for years a successful teacher. She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Tetle) 1 Gath, of Oxford, formerly of Hali- fax, England. In the fall of 1881 Mr. Crist and his wife went to Thorntown, Ind., and took charge of the public schools of that city, as superintend- ent and teacher, ami continued there three years. In the summer of 1SS4 came the call in Indiana for a temperance political organiza- tion. Mr. and Mrs. Crist, both being born with an antipathy against the "Drink Curse," could not resist the call. On July 23, 1884, Mr. Crist went to Indianapolis to participate in the first State Prohibition Convention. He was one among five to join in a call for the first Prohibition Convention in Boone county, Sept. 8, 1884. This action made it necessary for both to retire from public school work, and from all official recognition in the church, to face the opposition, innuendoes and contumely usually bestowed upon those who step out into any new line of action. He became an ardent supporter of the prohibition cause. In 1886 he was candidate for representative of Boone county ; in 1888, delegate to the National Con- vention at Indianapolis ; in 1890. candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction; in 1892, delegate to the National Convention at Cincinnati, Ohio; in 1894, candidate for Con- gress in the 9th Indiana district ; in 1895, ac- companied his wife, who was a delegate, to the World's W. C. T. U. Convention in London. England ; in 1896, delegate to the National Convention at Pittsburg, and candidate for Governor of Indiana on the Prohibition ticket ; in 1897-98, State chairman of the Prohibition party in Indiana; in [899-1900, chairman of the Ninth district; and in [900, delegate to the National Convention at Indianapolis. Dur- ing the six years from 1891 to 1897 he held a Prohibition meeting every Sunday afternoon at 3:30 P. M. in his grove, entirely at his own expense'. This public agitation of a great was aided by the publication of "The Twentieth Century," an eight-page reform monthly for the years [900 10-02. lie served as county chairman for several years, render- ing valuable service on the platform, a m notable occasion being at Bethany Park, in 1, when all the candidates for Governor 720 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD were present on Patriotic Day. Besides this public work along reform lines, Mr. Crist served as director of a national bank at Lib- erty, Indiana ; was secretary of a Turnpike Company there ; secretary of the Masonic Order for a number of years; president of County Sunday-School Association, both in Union and Boone counties; became director of the First National Bank upon removing to Thorntown, and then assisted in organizing the Home National Bank there, and served as president for five years ; and at this date, in his seventy-first year, he is manager and editor of the Thorntown Argus-Enterprise; is secre- tary of Co-operative Telephone Company; and treasurer of the school board. He is hale, hearty and faithful, and still enjoys a life of activity anil usefulness in public service. It might be said truthfully that in his life of sobriety — for he has never used tobacco or in- toxicants in any form — and usefulness he stands an example well worthy of emulation. ALBERT FOX, former sheriff of Hamil- ton county, Ind., and a prominent citizen of Noblesville, where ue is engaged in the livery- business, was born July 12, 1852, son of John and Sarah (Perry) Fox. The Fox family is of good English stock of North Carolina. John Fox was the son of Baltzer and Abigail ( Frazin) Fox, the former of whom was a pioneer of Shelby county, Ind., five miles north of Shelbyville, on the Blue river, where he cleared up a farm from the timber, consisting of 162 acres. He was a respected citizen and died on the farm, aged about sixty-eight years. His children were: Zena, Alfred, Hiram. Melinda, Louisa and John. Mr. and Mrs. Baltzer Fox were Metho- dists in religion. She was a sister of Rev. Samuel Frazin. a noted pioneer and itiner- ant Methodist minister. John Fox was born in Shelby county. Ind., about 1829. He was a farmer, and he died at the early age of twenty-eight years. He was married in Shelby county (first) to Sarah Perry, daughter of Elijah Perry, a pioneer settler, of that county. .Mrs. Fox died, leav- ing a son, Albert. He married (second) Mar- garet Dennis, by whom he had one daughter, Sarah. Albert Fox received a common school edu- cation, and was reared to the life of a farmer. Until he was eight years old he lived with his grandmother Fox. and after her death he was brought up by his uncle, Hardy Ray. with whom he lived until he was fifteen years old. Young Fox then went out among the farm- ers to work, at which he continued until he was twenty years of age. On April 9. 1 S - 1 , in Shelby county, he married Ida L. Boren, born in Hamilton county, daughter of Frank- lin and Sarah Jane (Spencer) Boren. the former of whom was born in North Carolina, and came with his father, a pioneer of Hamil- ton county, to Indiana. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fox settled in Shelby county, where he engaged in farming. In 1878 they located in Noblesville, where he engaged in various kinds of work for some time and then bought a livery stable, in which business he has since continued. He keeps a full line of vehicles of all kinds, and has a good stable of horses. In 1892 he was elected sheriff of Hamilton county, taking that office Jan. 1, 1893, and he proved to be an efficient and popular county official. Since the expiration of his term of office he has devoted himself to his business. Fraternally Sheriff Fox is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. To him and his wife these children have been burn: Charles \\\, who died at the age of twenty- two years; Hally F. and Jessie E. Mr. Fox is well known as a good and substantial citi- zen. RICHARD NEPTUNE, a farmer and capitalist of Thorntown, P.oone county, had a varied career, and bv his uniform success in widely different spheres of activity dem- onstrated both his versatility and his ability. He was born in Union county, Ind., near Liberty, Feb. 13, 1831, and was one of six children born to Amos and Helha (Jeffreys) Neptune. The paternal grandfather was Amos Nep- tune, of Scotch-Irish lineage, a native of Vir- ginia, in which State he died. He served his country in the war of 1812. By his wife, who died young, he had two sons, and one daugh- ter. Amos Neptune (2) came to Indiana in the fall of 1830, and settled at first in Union county, where he cleared up two or three farms ; later he moved into Franklin county, and was farming there at the time of his death in 1872 at the age of seventy-two. His wife. Hetha Jeffreys, a member of a Virginia family, died Feb. 5. i86f>, at the age of three score vears and ten. Both were ardent Metho- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 721 dists, and he was an officer in the church for many years. Of their four sons and two daughters none are now living. Richard Neptune passed the first twelve years of his life in Union county, and at- tended the subscription schools there. Then the family moved to Franklin county, and he remained at home until he attained man- hood. He then began for himself and spent a number of years in farming. His first venture was in renting land and working out by the month, and by such means he ac- quired sufficient means to buy land. In part- nership with his brother-in-law. Moses De- Camp, he purchased 100 acres in Butler county. Ohio, but this interest he disposed of .1 j ear later. For the two years following he ran a threshing machine and farmed a rented piece of land, but at the end of that time he again bought property, and settled down on a place of his own. He had selected a location near Mt. Carmel, Ind., and beginning with eighty acres soon added another fifty. He remained there twelve years, but then sold out and in 1868 moved to Boone county and took up his residence in Thorntown. This was the period of his temporary abandonment of farming, and instead for a year or two he was engaged in a carriage business and then took up the manufacture of staves for several years. Soon after he started upon this latter enterprise, he also became interested in the banking line, and helped to organize the State Bank of Thorntown, of which he- was president until 1903, having succeeded its first head. John Niven. On leaving the bank he again turned his attention to farming and afterward devoted his time to that. He had meantime acquired large farm holdings, and was the holder of 221 acres adjoining the town of Thorntown on the south and 255 acres in Sugar Creek township. On the former property was his residence, an elegant and completely equipped house, which he built in 1884, and the place is very highly improved in every detail. Air. Neptune ailso owned city property in Indianapolis. .Mr. Neptune was married in his early manhood and had more than half a century of domestic life behind him. Fie was united in 1852 to Mi-s Rhoda DeCamp, and on June 3, 1902. they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. Mrs. Neptune was one of six children born to John and Margaret (Wilkin- son) DeCamp, natives of Butler countv, < Ihio. 46 Her paternal grandfather. Fzekiel DeCamp, had a family of seventeen children. The mother's father was Gideon Wilkinson. To Richard and Rhoda Neptune were born three children: Martha, the only daughter and sec ond child, is now Mrs. Howard ; the older son, George, engaged in the stave business in Memphis, married Miss Ora Cones, and has six children, Carl, Richard, Joseph, Tyler, George and Mary; John, the third child, a farmer in Sugar Creek township, married Miss Nannie Moore, and is the father of William, Walter, Celine, Helen, Maurice, Catherine and Elizabeth. Mrs. Rhoda Neptune is a mem- ber of the Methodist Church which her hus- band also attended and helped liberally to support. Mr. Neptune was one of the young men who helped to make up the Republican party at the time of its organization, and was ever afterward a loyal part}- man. He was one of the substantial, conservative men who are the real strength of this country, and in his own region was held in the highest re- spect. His death occurred Feb. 16, 1907. ISHAM BENEFIEL, a veteran of the Civil war, pension attorney and real estate man, of Elwood, has had a career with more than the usual variety in it. He is a native of Madison county, born near Perkinsville, Jackson township. Sept. 14, [837, to William and Cynthia Ann ( Kidwell) Benefiel. The Benefiels are of the Scotch-Irish race. Robert Benefiel, grandfather of Isham, was a pioneer in Kentucky, where he lived near Mount Sterling on a farm which he had cleared from the forest. Later in life he fol- lowed his son William to Wayne county, Ind., and made his home with him for the rest of his life. He was the father of six children : William, Mary Jane, Sail}-, Jane, Lurane J. and John. William Benefiel was brought up a pioneer farmer and was very successful in life. When a young man he went to Wayne county, and cleared up a farm there which be afterward sold, moving, about 1835, to Madison county. He cleared 160 acres of forest land in Jack- son township, and made one of the best im- proved farms in the Pipe Creek bottoms. He added to his holdings until he had about 400 acres, and was one of the substantial and well- to-do farmers and pioneers of the place. He was physically very strong and rugged, and never had a day's illness till the last week ?22 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD before his death, which occurred at the age of sixty-five. In religious matters he was a Universalist and very independent in his views. A strong Union man he was origin- ally an old-line Whig, and later he joined the Republicans, voting for Lincoln. William Benefiel was married in Wayne county to Miss Cynthia Ann Kidwell, daugh- ter of Rev. Jonathan and Rebecca Kidwell. Children were born to them as follows : James M. ; Robert Stewart; Jonathan D., who enlisted for three years in Company G, 47th J nd. V. I., served six months and died of disease at New Iberia. La., just after re- ceiving an appointment as wagon master; Levi; Rebecca Ann; William 11. H., who served three years as a private in Company G, 47th Ind. V. I., and took part in several battles ; Lurane J. : and Isham. Mrs. Bene- fiel belonged to a Virginia family. Her father, Rev. Jonathan Kidwell. was a Universalist minister and was widely known for his teach- ing of liberal doctrines. He founded, edited and published at Philomath, the Philomath Encyclopedia, a Universalist newspaper, which he conducted until his death. He passed away at an advanced age in Wayne county. His children were: Cynthia Ann, Laura Jane, Starling, Hezekiah and William. Isham Benefiel acquired his education in the old log cabin school house near his home in Madison county, but he made the most of his limited opportunities, and received one of the first licenses to teach issued in that county. He was then only seventeen years of age, and taught but a single term at Bossner's Cor- ners, his home district. In 1858 he went to Minnesota, and spent a winter in Fillmore county with his brother Robert, who had set- tled there. He returned to Indiana, and there, Sept. 14, 1862, he enlisted at Anderson as a private in Company E, 34th Ind! V. I., for three years. He nearly served out his time, doing duty in Kentucky, and was a faithful and efficient soldier, but became ill, and at • air,]) Wickliffe, Laurel count)', he was hon- orable discharged Feb. 6, 1864, on account of disability. lie was never in the hospital, but contracted chronic diarrhoea, and was a great suffered for years. When discharged he was unable to walk without assistance, and would have died in a short time, if he had not been sent home for treatment. lor six months after returning to the old homestead Mr. Benefiel was too ill to work. but afterward lie engaged in fanning in Madi- son county, also carrying on a butcher busi- ness. In 1870 he inherited from his father's estate sixty-six and two-third acres of land, which he farmed until 1880. In that year he moved to Elwood, and served very efficiently as marshal of that town until 188 1. He then bought land which is now within the corpo- rate limits of Elwood, and ran a vineyard. Later he was appointed pension attorney and a notary public, and in addition turned his attention to the real estate business. This he continued until November, 1892, when he re- moved to Tennessee, and was in the real estate line at Harriman until 1904. when he returned to Elwood and resumed his work as pension attorney. Mr. Benefiel has been married several times. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth Can- non, wdio was born in Hamilton, Ind. They were united in Perkinsville, in May. 1854, and became the parents of George L., Mary, Jane, Annie and Louisa. Airs. Elizabeth Benefiel died in Hamilton county, in 1866, and in 1867 Mr. Benefiel was married to Miss Sarah Genevieve Baldwin, wdio also died, leaving four children, Laura E., Minnie A., James M. and Catherine. The third wife was Mrs. Bar- bara A. (Brower) Frazer, who had no chil- dren. The present Mrs. Benefiel was Mrs. Elizabeth (Stokes J Miner. She was born in Franklin county, where her father, Jesse Stokes, was a pioneer, and a cabinet-maker by trade. She was first married to Jabez E. Miner, by whom she had three children, Clar- ence, Nonie and Elbert. To her and Mr. Benefiel has been born one child, Ermel F. The Benefiel family resides in a pleasant home in Elwood. Both Mr. and Mrs. Benefiel are members of the Methodist Church, connected with the organization at their former home, Harriman, Tenn. Mr. Benefiel also retains his membership in the G. A. R. Post at that place, although he was previously one of the founders of a post at Elwood. Before the war he was a Democrat, and voted for Stephen A. Douglas, but at the next election he cast his vote for Lincoln and he continued to support the Republican party ever after until e888. Since that time his strong temperance ideas have led him to join the Prohibition party. His deep interest in that cause may be in- ferred from an incident of his earlier residence in Elwood. While in the real estate business he sold a tract of forty acres to John F. Rod- fer, who laid it out as an addition to Khvood. He gave Mr. Benefiel the exclusive rights for COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 723 le sale of the lots, and the latter inserted in ich deed a clause prohibiting the sale or lanufacture of liquor, so that at the present ay there is no saloon within that district. /hile in Tennessee Mr. Benefiel was a candi- ate for the State Legislature on the Prohi- ition ticket. FRED L. KINNAMAN, ex-county re- ader of Hamilton county, Ind., and now iccessfully engaged in the livery business at 'oblesville, is a native of that county, where i was born Oct. 16, 1859, son of Napoleon and .Margaret A. (Dickerson) Kinnaman, id a grandson of John C. and Elizabeth Mingle) Kinnaman. The Kinnamans are of English and Irish 1 ick, and were early settlers near Dayton, tontgomery county, Ohio. Thomas Kinna- ian. great-grandfather of Fred L., was a irginian, and his son, John C. was also a itive of the Old Dominion State. The latter ittled in 1832 in Fall Creek township, Hamil- n county, Ind., where he entered 160 acres : land. This he cleared and added to by irehase until he was the owner of 240 acres I fine farm land. He was an honored pio- :er, and was trustee of Fall Creek town- lip for twenty years, also being on the board : count\- trustees in the early days. His lildren were: Napoleon J., George \\ '., ilia and Ann, the latter of whom married alvin F. Helme, and died aged twenty years. >hn C. Kinnaman died April 3, 1879. He as an intelligent and well-read man for his iv, was a member of the Christian Church, :ing one of the founders of that organization his community, and was a substantial citi- ■n. his estate being valued at $20,000. Napoleon J. Kinnaman was born Dec. 22, $29, in Montgomery county, Ohio, near Day- 'ii, where his father lived for a time. He ime to Indiana when three years old with his trents, and was brought up among the pio- ;ers. He received little schooling, but was :lf-educated, and he taught school in Fall reek township in pioneer days, being ex- llent in arithmetic and very well read for s time. For a short time lie was clerk in "ainw , in Indianapolis, Tnd.. but ter returned to farming. While in Indiana- Jis he married Margaret A. Dickerson, born Indiana, but early left an orphan and reared ■ her sister, .Mrs. Hulda Wainscott, who re- led near Palestine, Hancock county. After marriage Napoleon J. Kinnaman and his wife settled on forty acres of laud which Ins father had given him, and to this he added forty more acres, finally settling on the 1 Id Kin- naman homestead of 200 acres, and became a practical and successful farmer. In politics he was a Republican. To him and his worthy wife were born these children: Amanda, born Dec. 22, 1852; George (/., May 24, 1 Amos F., Jan. 19, 1856; Sarah E., Sept. 9, 1S57; Fred L. ; Ira M., July 25, [86] . A., Jan. 21, i863;and Mary L. Oct. 14, 1S1.4. Mr. Kinnaman died Oct. 8, 1879, a S" L(| about fifty years. lie was an industrious and re- spected pioneer citizen and reared an excellent family. Fred L. Kinnaman received the usual com- mon school education, and was reared to an agricultural life. He was married March 20, 1881, in Fall Creek township, to Anna G. Bennett, born in that township, Feb. 28, 1862, daughter of M. M. Bennett, a farmer of that township. In 1891 Mr. Kinnaman located in Noblesville and engaged in teaming, and then entered the employ of the Noblesville Milling Company. On March 26. 1896, occurred the accident that has made Mr. Kinnaman a life- long cripple. He was caught in the cable rope running from the dummy cars, and both hands were so badly mangled that they had to be amputated. On recovery Mr. Kinnaman en- gaged in the timber business, at which he did fairly well, and in November, 1902, was elected recorder of Hamilton county, taking the office Jan. 1, 1903, for a term of four years. Mr. Kinnaman proved a highly efficient official, capable and obliging. His misfortune compelled him to employ capable office assistants, but the people of Hamilton county could not have made a better choice for the office than they did. In spite of his misfortune Mr. Kinnaman has prospered and owns some valuable real estate, beside his farm in Fall Creek township. Since his term as recorded expired he has devoted all his at- tention to the livery business. Children were born to Fred L. Kinnaman and his wife as follows: Linnie M., born Feb. 4. 1882. in Fall Creek township, died Jan. 22. 1884: Belvia E. died aged seven years; Mabel G., born May [3, [886, died even years; Flossie V. was born June 5, [892 — all born in Fall Creek township; \". was born June 3, 1894, in Noblesville. Mrs. Kinnaman died April 2, 1903, aged forty- 724 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD one years, in the faith of the United Breth- ren Church. She was an affectionate and lov- ing mother. George C. Kinnaman, brother of Fred L.. received a common school education, be- ing engaged in farming until thirty years of age. He then became a mechanic and carpen- ter, in which work he has spent the last dec- ade. He was in the life insurance business in Anderson ami Indianapolis for some time, and also in the mercantile business in Olio, Ind., where, for three years, he was post- master. Mr. Kinnaman located in Nobles- ville in 1 903. where he is now engaged in mechanical work. Mr. George C. Kinnaman was twice mar- ried. His first marriage occurred Aug. 16, 1874, in Hamilton county. Ind., where he mar- ried Elnora Moon, born Sept. 1, 1852, in Fall Creek township, on the farm adjoining that of the Kinnamans. daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Thompson) Moon. Samuel Moon was of Pennsylvania-t ierman stock, and set- tled as a pioneer in Fall Creek township in 1833, on eighty acres, which he cleared and made into a good home. His children were : William, Henry. Elizabeth, Rebecca, Barbara, Charles, Catherine. Lucinda, Orpha. John and Elnora. Samuel Moon died on his farm, a respected citizen, while his wife died in 1899, aged ninety-seven years. It was Mrs. Moon's boast that "she had employed no physician for forty years prior to her last sickness. Mrs. Kinnaman died at the age of thirty-one years, leaving these children : Linna L. and Leon- idas C. Mr. Kinnaman's second wife was M attic Lane. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Anderson, and is a respected and industrious citizen. The brothers, George C. and Fred L., live together. [AMES A. TAYLl >R, a highly respected citizen of Anderson, Ind.. and a prominent member of the old pioneer Taylor family, who owns three large farms located two miles west of the city, was born April 14. 1822. in Green- brier county, Va., on the Greenbrier river, near where the Big Bend tunnel has been con- structed. The old log house in which his birth took place still stands. His parents were John and Mary (Magart) Taylor). Mr. Taylor, in looking back to the days of his boyhood, recalls the meager opportun- ities that were then offered to the most am- bitious children. In order to secure any schooling at all he was obliged to walk four miles, and school then was held but three months of the winter. This was a sub- scription school and he did not start until he had already been taught to read and write at home. He was reared to hard farm work, and when he was only thirteen years old he was hired out for three dollars a month. Per- haps these conditions had something to do with his leaving Virginia, and coming to In- diana, a distance of 500 miles, the trip neces- sarily being made on foot. Air. Taylor's oldest brother, Henry, remained on the home- stead, but the next one, Armstrong, was the first to leave for Madison county, Ind. He had been crippled by the fall of a tree when a small boy, and always was obliged to carry his arm in a sling. In 1836 he came on horse- back to Indiana, and never returned to the old home in Virginia. In 1838 the next brother, Andrew 1!., also came on horseback to Madi- son county, where he remained one year, and then made the trip again, in company with his brother, James A., on foot. Together they reached Pendleton, Sept. 2j, 1840. The broth- ers took only fourteen days to make the jour- ney, sometimes making as much as forty miles a day, and frequently walking four miles an hour. In passing through the Cumberland mountains, on account of dangers from wild animals, they had great difficulty in finding places to sleep. Mr. Taylor remembers one night in particular, when, having been over- taken by darkness, they found a small stone house built in the side of a hill in which lived a venerable old couple. The old people did not like to take strangers, giving their age as an excuse, but when the Taylors insisted that they must have some place to sleep on account of their great fatigue, they were made welcome, and were offered corn bread, bacon and milk. It may be explained that the old couple were also natives of Virginia, and in spite of their reluctance had the old Virginia idea of hospitality. After feeding the travelers the old householder brought forth some old peach brandy and they were then given a comfortable bed. In those days in the inhab- ited parts of the country, a still house was near almost every good spring in the settle- men, and the liquors made here were entirely different from those now dispensed. A whiskey barrel was kept on tap in all the country stores, and in many of the houses, and a tin cup was hung near by, while hos- pitality made it necessary that each visitor should partake. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 725 The brothers on this journey passed Hawk's Nest, a high mountain overlooking :he Big Kanawha river, near the Falls, and trom this great height it seemed a long distance :o their destination. They crossed the Ohio on a Ferry at Huntington, Ya., then passed through ~olumbus, ( )hio, Richmond and Cambridge, [nd., and thus reached Pendleton. James A. Iaylor was then a tall young man, over six : eet in height, although only eighteen years ild, and weighed about 165 pounds. In Madi- son county he soon found farm work in the summer, and spent the winter in splitting rails. The same fall the father and mother with he younger children followed, they coming lown the river from Charleston, W. Ya., to Cincinnati, and then by team to Pendleton. Jntil he was twenty-one years old the father )f James A. drew the latter's wages, in the neantime providing his son with a good home md clothing him. As it was the custom of the imes James did not object, and always per- brmed the part of the dutiful son. After his marriage, in 1844, James A. Paylor settled in a log cabin on Andy Shank- in's place in Green township, and lived on ented land for about four years. In 1S48 le purchased eighty acres which was then overed with green woods and on which his ine residence now stands. There he cut down he first tree in the virgin forest and cleared a )lace large enough on which to build a hewed og house. It was a comfortable two-story esidence, and remained the family home until he summer of 1861, when he erected a mod- :rn two-story residence of nine rooms, which vas considered the finest house in the town- hip at that time. It was destroyed by fire n i s *3, and later he replaced it with his pres- nt commodious two-story frame house. Mr. faylor kept adding to his land until he had .cquired 400 acres in the home farm, which ie still owns, together with two other farms, rhe greater part of his land he has cleared by lis 1 >wn efforts. In August. 1844, in Green township, Mad- son county. Air. James A. Taylor was married Mary Radford, born in Lincolnshire, Eng- ind. Her father died in England, and her nother. Ann Robinson Radford, later mar- led William Gee. Mrs. Taylor had one sister >ho died in infancy. There was no issue to A.TS. Radford's second marriage. In 1834 Yilliam Gee and wiife and Mary Radford ame to America, landing in New York, /hence they came to Madison countv, Ind. Mr. Gee brought with him some $2,000 in gold, some of which he invested in land in Green township, Madison county, and some in Hamilton county, where he died. To James A. and Mary (Radford) Taylor were born the following children : William Henry, Martha Ann. Virginia .Alice, Join, Radford, Alary Louisa. Emma Eletha, Jesse Elmer, Ida Edella, Carrie .Maud, Lettie Irene, Theresa Jane, and Edgar Allen, of whom Alary Louisa married Larry Ford, a farmer near Pen- dleton, and has three children ; Emma Eletha married James AJ. Williams, a farmer near La- pel, and has two children; Carrie Aland mar- ried Charles Williamson, a son of George Wil- liamson, a farmer, and they reside near Pendle- ton ; Lettie Irene married Jacob Woodward; and Virginia Alice died in young womanhood. On Dec. 24, 1886, Mr. Taylor was married (second) at Anderson, Ind., to Airs. Alargaret F. Doxey Harris, born at Anderson, daughter of John and Alargaret Doxey. Mr. Taylor cast his first Presidential ballot for Henry Clay, but in 1856 he voted for John C. Fremont, later for Abraham Lincoln, and has been identified with the Republican party ever since. Although he has reached what is considered a venerable age, his memory is still excellent, the incidents herein described were given by him, and have been as closely followed as possible. Like other members of his family, he is a man who is worth}- of the high esteem in which he is held in this section of Indiana, where to mention the name is to re- call valued pioneers. THOAIAS AI. BUSBY, postmaster at Lapel, Ind., and an enterprising citizen, en- gaged in a flourishing drug business, was born July 1, 1865, on the Busby farm north of Lapel, son of Isaac H. and Sarah A. 1 Conrad) Busby. Isaac H. Busby was a son of Thomas and Isabella (Guinn) Busby, the former of whom was a son of the first Isaac Busby, whom, it is said, came from England and settled in Kanawha county, W. Ya.. at a very early period. The Busby family is an old and respected pioneer one of Madison county, and an extensive mention of it will be found else- where. Isaac H. Busby, father of Thomas M., was born Dec. 30, 1825. in West Virginia, and he accompanied his father, Thomas, to Madison county, Ind., in 1833. He received the usual pioneer education in a log schoolhouse, was 726 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD reared among pioneer surroundings, and he followed agricultural pursuits all his life. In Hamilton county. Ind., near Lapel, he married Sarah A. Conrad, born Dec. 7, 1832, daughter of Charles and Mary (Huffman) Conrad. After marriage they settled on land four miles north of Lapel, partly clearing the same dur- ing their residence there, and then moved to another farm of eighty acres, on which ten acres had been cleared and a log cabin built. Here Isaac H. Busby and wife made their permanent home, cleared up the original tract of land, added another eighty acres, and made a great many substantial improvements. Here all the children were born except the eldest son, who was born on the farm on which they had originally settled. In politics Mr. Busby was identified with the Republican party. During the time of Morgan's raid he served as a soldier. His death occurred April 9, 1878, and he is remembered as a straight- forward, honorable man, who was highly re- spected by all who knew him. Mrs. Busby still survives, and resides in a pleasant home in Lapel, where she has many appreciative friends. Their children were: Mary J., born Feb. 21, 1852; Missouri and Indiana, twins, Dec. 9, 1853 (the latter of whom died March 18, 1854) ; Sarah J., Dec. 24, 1855; Jonathan, in November, 1858; Wade P., Jan. 27, 1861 ; William E., Jan. 20, i8f>4; Thomas M., July 1, 1865; an d Ida M.. Dec. 29, 1870. Thomas M. Busby obtained his education in the common schools of Stony Creek town- ship, and remained on his father's farm until he was twenty-six years old. In 1892 he bought out the drug business of E. S. Mvrick, of Fishersburg, Madison county, which he conducted for one year, when his property was destroyed by fire. In 1894 he came to Lapel, and ever since has been conducting a drug business at this place. He received his first appointment as postmaster during the first administration of President McKinley, and has proven so efficient and popular an official as to have been re-appointed during succeeding administrations. He has been instrumental in establishing two rural mail routes in this vicinity. On Dec. 16, 1885, Mr. Mushy was married (first) to Maggie Ford, born in Stony Creek township, daughter of William Ford, a pioneer farmer and substantial citizen of that town- ship. Mrs. Busby died Nov. 25, 189-, leaving one daughter, Greta, born Sept. I, 1890. Mr. Busby was married (second) to Edna Ellen Gaines, born Dec. 28, 1875, in Arlington, Ind., daughter of Theophilus A., and Ellen M. (Bebout) Gaines, and to this union one son has been born, Laurence, in Lapel, June 6, 1898. In politics Mr. Busby has always been identified with the Republican partv. Fratern- ally he belongs to the I. O. R. M. and K. P., of Lapel, in both of which orders he is very popular. In the Busby family and kindred are included some of the finest pioneer names in Indiana, those who have been identified with the progress and development of various sections of this great State. Their deeds are pleasant to recall and their virtues should be perpetuated. The Gaines family is of old Colonial an- cestry. James Gaines, grandfather of Mrs. Busby, was born at Gaines Mills, Va., where one of the great battles of the Civil war was fought. The family was of some prominence in Virginia, and the name has been given to several towns in various parts of the State. The great-grandfather of Mrs. Busby owned a plantation and sawmill, and many slaves. In his younger days he was a school teacher. James Gaines, the grandfather, married Mary Barr, and their children were: Frank, Philip, John, Jesse, Theophilus A.. Samuel G-., Greens- bury. James Casker, Marv Jane, Ellenora and Emeline. James Gaines was a lumberman and operated a lumber mill in Virginia and later at ( "olumbus, ( )hio, to which point he removed after the birth of three of his children. He was a member of the Christian Church. In politics he was a Democrat. He died at the age of forty-two years, near Columbus, sur- vived by his widow until the age of sixty-five years, she dying at Bainbri'dge, Indiana. Theophilus A. Gaines was born Dec. 7, 1842, near Columbus, Ohio. The family oc- cupation was lumbering, his father and five of his brothers being in that business, which he also adopted. Two of his brothers, Samuel G. and James C, still carry on the same busi- ness. During the Civil war, Theophilus A. Gaines was a member of Company G. 43rd O. V. I., enlisting as a drummer boy, and serv- ing nearly two years. He was taken sick with typhoid fever at Camp Chase, Ohio, but was transferred to Lexington, Ky.. before suffi- ciently recovered, which resulted in a severe stroke of paralysis that made him helpless for seven months, and he was subsequently taken home by his brother, and the war closed before he was able to complete his enlistment. In COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 7*7 1865 he removed to Shelby county, Ind., where he worked in a sawmill until his marriage, when he removed to Morristown, Shelby county, and settled on a farm for several years. The family then moved to Rush enmity, Ind., and in [880 to Noblesville, where for fifteen he was connected with the lumber busi- ness of H. M. Calor. His death occurred at his home in Xoblesville. Sept. 23, 1892. He was a member of the Christian Church, and in politics was a Democrat. < hi June 25, 1866, Mr. Gaines was married at Shelby ville. to Ellen M. Bebout, and they had the following children: Alma Catherine, born Oct. 1, 1868, died at Noblesville, Sept. 25, 1881 ; Amanda Elizabeth, born Oct. 1, 1870, in Morristown; Theophilus W., Aug. 3. 1873, in Arlington; Edna Ellen. Dec. 28, 1875, in Arlington; and Mary L., Jan. 5, 1880. Airs. Ellen M. (Bebout) Gaines has lived to see all of her surviving children hap- pily married and settled in life. She was born in Rush county, Ind., Sept. 7, 1850, daughter of Daniel P. and Cynthia Ann (Jefferson) Bebout. The Jefferson fam- ily is iif Welsh and Scotch stock, and the Bebout of Scotch-Irish. Daniel P. Bebout was probably burn in Virginia about 1779, son of Daniel, who was also born in Virginia, where he died, but his widow died in Rush conntw Ind., at the home of her son, Daniel. Daniel P. Bebout was of a very hardy and venturous disposition, and in early days spent much time on the border, working on western rivers as a boatman, and at the cordelle, by which the boatman hauled their boats laden with produce for trading with the Indians, these boats traveling for hundreds of miles up and down the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. On one of these trips he was bitten by a rattle- snake on the leg, and was saved from death by an old Indian, wdio bound what he called rattlesnake weed on the wound. By the fol- lowing morning the swelling of his leg was greatly reduced, and he never felt much effects of the accident until old age, when this lei; was greatly affected by rheumatism. After this he carried mail across the Western plains and the Rocky Mountains for five years for the U. S. Government, making manv journeys on foot. He was well and favorably known to the Indians, who treated him in a friendly way, admiring his bravery and endurance, and on many occasions he found food and .-belter in their wigwams. Later he settled in Rush countv. Ind., where he followed the trade of carpenter, and here he married Cynthia Ann (Jefferson) Hyficld. daughter of Thomas and Sallie Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a pioneer who settled near Lexington. Ky., in the early clays of Indian warfare. He was a first cousin of Pres. Thomas Jefferson, and was in the fourth generation from Thomas, the ancestor, who had come from Snowdon, Wales, in the early settlement of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, of Kentucky, was killed by the Indians during one of their outbreaks. His children were: John, Cynthia Ann, George and one son, who was captured by the Indians and never heard from afterwards. Daniel P. Bebout, the father of Mrs. Gaines, settled on land near Rushville, acquir- ing 260 acres, which he partly cleared, but later removed to Morristown, Shelby county, where he died aged eighty-four years. He was a member of the Baptist Church; in poli- tics he was a Democrat. The children of Daniel P. Bebout were: Benjamin, wdio re- sided five miles east of Elwood in .Madison county, and died in 1907; Cynthia Ann, wife of Jacob Bickner, of Anderson ; Phcebe Jane, wife of Jerry Eaton; and Ellen Minerva. By her previous marriage to Benjamin Hyfield, Mrs. Bebout had four children: Priscilla, Domminee, Elizabeth and Mary F. ANTHONY JOHNSON, formerly a prominent farmer on Section 31. Franklin township, Johnson county, now a resident of Franklin, was born March 26, 1851, son of Thomas and Nancy (Jenkins) Johnson, na- tives of Kentucky. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Johnson was a native of Virginia, who located in Ken- tucky at an early date, and engaged in farm- ing. His wife, Susan Johnson, died at the re- markable age of one hundred and two years. The children born to these estimable people were numerous, and their descendants are among some of the most substantial people of Kentucky, Indiana and adjoining States. Anthony Jenkins, the maternal grand- father of Mr. Johnson, was also a native of Virginia, and an early settler in Kentucky, where he was a distiller and farmer, residing in Mercer county until his death, which oc- curred at an advanced age. His family was also a large one. Thomas Johnson always following farm- ing, and he died on the old homestead in Mercer county, when about sixty-three years of age. His wife still survives, and is now 728 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD seventy-seven years old. They both belong to the Christian Church, in which he was an elder. Seven children were born to them : Sarah Jane, deceased wife of James Adkins; James A., of Kansas, who married Cis Farmer, of Illinois; Anthony; John T., of Franklin, who married Lou Million, of Ken- tucky; Nancy Belle, wife of E. R. Norton, who resides near Mayo, Ky. ; Susan Jane, wife of William Roach, of the same locality ; and William J. D., who married .Miss Alice John- son, of Mercer county, Kentucky. Anthony Johnson was reared upon his father's farm in Mercer county, Ky.. attend ing the district schools, and he remained at home until he was twenty-four years old. At that time, he rented a farm, operated it for some years, and then purchased sixty acres of land in Mercer county, which he partly improved and to which he added eighty acres, residing there until 1890, when he sold his property and removed to Johnson county. Ind. He rented until 1896, when he purchased a farm of 180 acres of finely improved land on Sec- tion 31, Franklin township. In 1900, he pur- chased 100 acres in Nineveh township. This property is all very desirable and he kept it in an excellent state of cultivation, thoroughly understanding his calling, and employing modern methods and machinery. He has since sold his Franklin township farm, and moved into Franklin. On Oct. 29, 1874, Mr. Johnson was mar- ried to Miss Jennie Woods, daughter of An- drew A. and Lavina (Smithy) Woods. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson: William J. is a farmer; Nannie Lou married Judson Forsythe, now resides in Indianapolis, and has one child, Grace Marie; Andrew C. resides at home, engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are mem- bers of the Christian Church, in which they take an active part. Fraternallv he is a mem- ber of Franklin Lodge, F. & A. M. His politi- cal affiliations are with the Democratic party, and while residing in Mercer county, Ky., he served as a magistrate for about twelve years. Mrs. Johnson's parents were natives of Kentucky, and to them were born four daugh- ters, and two of them are now living: Mary Thomas, wife of John Wheeler, of Mercer county, Ky. : and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Woods, born Aug. 24, 1832, is a farmer and black- smith, and a most estimable man. Mrs. Lavina (Smithy) Woods, mother of Mrs. Johnson, was horn July 8, 1837, and died Nov. 29, 1869. She married Mr. Woods Sept. 21, 1854. In her religious belief, she was a stanch Presby- terian. For his second wife, Mr. Woods mar- ried Oct. 18, 1871, Airs. Paralee Bowen, born Aug. 11, 1841. Mr. Woods is a member of the Presbyterian Church, while his wife is a member of the Christian Church. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. John- son, was Archibald Woods, a farmer and blacksmith of Kentucky, where he died when nearly eighty years of age. His family was a large one. and he lived to see his children and their children after them, grow to honor- able and useful manhood and womanhood. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Johnson was Thomas Smithy, a farmer of Kentucky, who died in his native State when eighty-six years of age. He, too. had a large family, and he was a substantial man who stood well with his fellow-citizens. , Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are highly esteemed in their neighborhood, and are recognized as most excellent people. Mr. Johnson is a suc- cessful farmer, a good neighbor and a worthy citizen. The success which has at- tended his efforts is well deserved, and in his undertakings he has been most ably seconded by his wife, a lady of excellent qualities, noted for her housewifery and her devotion to her home and family. WILLIAM W. CLIFFORD, a prominent citizen of Anderson. Ind., and a veteran of the Civil war, was born March 25, 1842, in Favette Co., Ind., son of Joseph and lane C. (Allison) Clifford. William Clifford, grandfather of William W.. was a farmer of the < Irecn mountains, Vermont, and of old Colonial English stock, lie moved with his family to Indiana in 1820, coming down the Ohio river and settling in Fayette county in the woods, where he cleared up a good farm. He was the father of thir- teen children: Luther; William; John; Mary; Ephraim ; Sarah; Isaac; Esther; Benjamin: Joseph, the father of our subject; Amy, who died young; and two whose names are not known, who died young. Several of the sons of this family entered and bought land for themselves, and altogether the family owned large tracts in Fayette and Rush counties. William Clifford died on his farm, aged about sixty years, while his widow lived to be eighty-two years old. He was a substantial pioneer citizen, very industrious and a man of quiet disposition. He was a Universalist in WILLIAM W. CLIFFORD COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 729 religious belief. In politics lie was an old-line Whig. foseph Clifford was born in the Green Mountains in Vermont, in 1815, and when he was a small boy the family trading was done 111 Boston, the journey of 100 miles to that city, being made by wagons. He came with the famil) to Indiana, when a lad of eight years, and was brought up on the farm, re- ceiving a pioneer common school education. About [839 he married in Rushville, Ind., fane C. Allison, born in Preble county, 1 Ihio, daughter of William and Sarah (Crane) Alli- The Allison family were of English stock, but the wife of William Allison, whose mother was a Carnahan, was of Scotch-Irish stock. William Allison was a hotel keeper in and moved to Indiana in early times, settling in Rushville. By trade he was a cabinet maker, and located in Cicero, Hamil- ton county, where he operated a hotel and cabinet shop. In 1855 he moved to Knights- town. Ind., where he died during the Civil war, an aged man. His children were Jane ('., |bhn, Robert, Charles. Catherine, Alice, Duncan. Leonidas L. and James R. (twins), Mary, Clara, and two who died young. The family were Presbyterians in religion. < )f this family who took part in the Civil war were Captain Robert, of the 57th Ind. In- fantry; and Leonidas, a fifer in an Indiana infantry regiment. Joseph Clifford, in his younger days, fol- lowed the buying of produce and shipping it on a canal boat, in company with his brother John. He was also a clerk in a mercantile house on Second street, Cincinnati, and moved there with his family. In 1848 the cholera became so dangerous that he removed linburg, Ind., with his family, where they resided while he made a trip to Louisiana with poultry. He also kept a hotel in Rush- ville in 1 839- 1 840 and 1 841, and afterward ved to Kokomo, Ind., where he worked at the carpenter's trade. He located in An- derson in February, 1859, where he also fol- carpenter work. In [863, he bought eighty acres of land in LaFayette township, on county, on which his suns engaged in farming, and here he died in ( (ctober, [867, aged about fifty years. He was a Universa- list in religion, and a hard working, indus- trious man. His wife died in her eighty-first year in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. Joseph Clifford and his worthy wife were the parents of the following children : Augusta, who died aged fifteen years: Luther, who served in Wilder's Brigade, 17th Ind. V. I.. and died from the effects of army life in [869; William W. ; Eliza, who died young; Duncan; Clara, who died young; Charles, who died at the age of thirty-four years; and Luella, still living. William W. Clifford received his educa- tion, which was somewhat limited, in the com- mon schools of his native place, lie went with his parents to Cicero where they resided one- year, then moving to Tipton, when he was eight, lived there nine years, then locating in Madison county. This was in 1859 and in 1862 he enlisted in Anderson, Ind., as a private of Company K. [6th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. He served his time and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind.. July 20, 1865. Among the battles in which Mr. Clifford participated were: First at Richmond, Ky. ; then Chicka- saw Bavou; Arkansas Post; Magnolia Hill; Port Gibson; Raymond, Miss.; Champion Hills; Big Black River; Richmond, Ky. ; the battles before Vicksburg; Jackson, Miss.: Sabine Cross Roads; Wilson's Landing; Yel- low Bavou; Atchafalaya River; Alexandria; Pleasant Hill; New Iberia, and smaller battles and skirmishes too numerous to mention. Mr. Clifford took part in all of the movements and engagements of his regiment, except the battle at Bavou Pigeon, at which he was not present on account of sickness, having lung trouble. He was wounded at Richmond, Ky., Sept. 30. 1862, being shot through the right arm. and was in the hospital twelve days. He was also sick with lung fever at Camp Carrington, Indianapolis, and was sent home to recover, reporting for duty two months later. After the war Mr. Clifford returned to Indiana and engaged in farming near Ander- son. On Sept. 24, 1868. in Anderson, he mar- ried Amelia Jane Davis, bom Aug. 10 in Fayette county, daughter of Marion and Nancv (Denmanj Davis. Marion Davi born 'in Fayette county. Ind., son of George Davis. George Davis was born on the line between North and South Carolina, and lo- cating in Fayette county, entered land near Connersville 'in the early times. He bought alio, it 400 acres here, also owning land 111 Madison. Marion and Delaware counties, and was considered one of the substantial, reliable farmers of his time. He gave his children eighty acres of land each. He died at the /.v- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD home of his son, .Marion, in Madison county, at the age of eighty-five years. Marion Davis was married in Fayetteville, to Nancy Denman, and they settled in Fayette county, removing to Madison county in about 1842. Here lie cleared up his eighty-acre farm, and bought sixty-four acres in Dela- ware county. Air. and Mrs. Davis were the parents of the following children : Meredith, Matilda. Madison, Axeline, Melvina, Amelia J., Nancy and Corwin. Marion Davis died on his farm aged about sixty years, his wife having passed away in her fifty-sixth year, in the faith of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Davis had served one year as a soldier in the 47th Ind. V. I., and participated in the battle of Island Xo. 10. He was disabled by sickness and was discharged. He had two sons in the Civil war: Meredith, a sutler; and Madison, who was a private of the 5th Indi- ana Cavalry, who died of small pox in 1863, at Lexington. Mathias Snelson, brother-in-law of Mr. Clifford, was also in the Civil war, being a member of Company G, 47th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry. In 1875 Mr. Clifford located in Anderson, where he drove a delivery and express wagon, until 1884, when he retired from that line. lie is now interested in the Anderson Steam Dye Works, located at No. 7 West Eighth street, Anderson, in partner- ship with Mr. Musser. He is a reliable citizen of Anderson. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He is past commander of Major May Post, G. A. R., of Anderson. Mrs. Clifford died April 18, 1902, in the faith of the Christian Church. She and her hus- band were the parents of the following chil- dren : Olin L., who died at the age of two years; Alary E., who died aged fifteen years; Nettie, who died at the age of six : and Ada, Clara, Alice, William and Lettie I!., all living. THOMAS HIDAY. a highly respected citizen and substantial farmer of Green town- ship, Madison Co., hid., a member of a pio- neer family, was born on his present farm, the old Hiday homestead. Nov. 29, 1K28, son of Henry and Mary (Wynn) Hiday. Dr. Jacob Hiday, grandfather of Thomas, was born in Germany and after emigrating to America, served through the War of 1812. From Ohio he went to Kentucky and blazed a trail through to Madison county. Ind., to a pi lint three-quarters of a mile west of the present Hiday farm and afterward settled on the present location, made a clearing and built a log house. He had studied medicine in Ger- many, where it requires eight vears to become a physician, and he practiced medicine the re- mainder of his life through Madison and sur- rounding counties. Dr. Hiday was the first physician in this section of the country, no other medical man settling here for years. He was a man honored and trusted, was a justice of the peace, and he took the part of leader in all public matters. In politics he was an old- line Whig. He died aged about eighty years, and was survived but a few years by his widow, whose maiden name was Sarah Fruit. Their children were: Henry, Mary. Catherine and Susan. Henry Hiday, son of Jacob and father of Thomas, was born in 1797, in Bourbon county, l\y., and while very young he enlisted as a light horseman in the War of 18 12. and was subject to orders, but was not called out. He came to ( ireen township in 1S18, when this locality was but a wilderness, no trace of the great city of Indianapolis having yet taken form. He built the first hewed log house in Green township, located between Fall and Lick creeks. He cleared up the land mainly through his own efforts, as his father was oc- cupied with his professional duties. In politics he was an old-line Whig, and afterward one of the early Republicans. His life was con- fined to agricultural pursuits, and he died at the age of seventy-six years, his wife, Mary Wynn, passing away aged sixty years. Their children were : Nancy, Jacob, John, Thomas, Joseph, Archibald, Margaret. Betsy J., Mary and Sallie Ann. Of these children, all five of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war, in the three years service, and all lived to return home, although two were wounded. lacol) served in Company G. 12th Ind. V. 1.. fur three vears, and was shot through the muscles of his arm, at the battle of Missionary Ridge. He took part in twenty-two engage- ments. He died in 1885. John Hiday was also a member of Com- pany G. 12th Ind. V. I., serving three years, but was disabled by sickness and was in the hospital for some time, but took part in nu- merous battles. He also died in 1885. Joseph Hiday was a member of the 22nd Iowa V. I., for three years and participated in seventeen battles. This brave soldier died at his home in 1874. Archibald Hiday was a member of the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD /o J nth Ind. V. I., ami took part in many battles befi re he was seriously wounded in the hip, at the battle of Jackson, Miss. The ball was extracted at the knee and he still survives, a member of that noble band of patriots, who were the hope and help of the Nation in its day of need. Thomas Hiday was reared in the pioneer days in Indiana, and his education was the best that could be secured in the indifferent schools of the locality, which he attended for so short a time that it did not materially benefit his acquaintance with books. The hardest kind nf farm work fell to his lot, while the depriva- tions to which he was subjected read almost like tales of some foreign land. Like many another pioneer boy he went barefoot, and he never possessed a pair of shoes until he was fifteen years old. In those days, the traveling cobbler visited the various farms at long in- tervals, and made up the allotted number of shoes during his stay. There was an abund- ance of game in the woods during Mr. Hida\ 's boyhood, and he shot a great many turkeys, but killed only two deer. His father, however, was a great hunter, and killed eighteen deer in one week in the winter season, by using the following method: He employed a man to follow the deer on horseback, a bell being at- tached to the horse. The deer would move slowly along, keeping a short distance in ad- vance, and Mr. Hiday would circle around and shoot them as they came up. Thomas Hiday was married Oct. 17, 1850, in Green township, to Sarah J. Doty, born Nov. 22. 1828, in Green township, daughter of John and Jane P. Doty. John Doty was an American and a pioneer in Green township. He built one of the first mills on Lick creek, three quarters of a mile from where Mr. Hi- day now lives, and also cleared up a good farm of eighty acres, where he lived and died aged about sixty years. To John and Jane Doty were I.. -ni tin- following children: Sarah J.. Cyrus, Barbara, Charles, Harriet, Margaret. Tin unas and John, of win mi John and Thomas served in Indiana regiments in the Civil war, the former in the three months' service, and (In latter in the three years.' After his marriage. Thomas Hiday settled on a farm, where his two children, Charles and Angelina were born. It required a great deal of patriotism to leave this dear domestic circle and offer his services in behalf of his country, but this our subject did. enlisting at Fortville, Ind.. Aug. 16, 1862, as a private of Company II. 12th Ind. \ . I., to serve fur three years or during the war. This compact he faithfully filled, and was honorably discharged June 8, 1865, at Washington, 1). C. IK- took part in twenty-two separate engagements, the most important ones being: Vicksburg, Jack- son, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Kene- saw Mountain and the battle of Atlanta. He also was in the battle of Jonesboro, which con- cluded the great Atlanta campaign, in which the Union troops had been tinder tire, night and day, for four months. Mr. llida\ also participated in that great march to the sea the story of which w ill always ring out in the hearts of his fellow countrymen as long as loyalty lives, as one of the supremest efforts of strategy and military ability. His last battle was Bentonville, and then commenced the march back to Washington, and the Grand Review there. The 12th Indiana led the cele- brated march which was reviewed by General Grant, and other great leaders in the war. Although Mr. Hiday escaped being wounded in battle, he was thrown down by the concus- sion of an exploding shell at the battle of Missionary Ridge, and this has produced deaf- ness. His hospital experience was of but one and a half days' duration, and he was a pris- oner for the same length of time, when his regi- ment was captured by Gen. Kirby Smith, at the battle of Richmond. Ky., but was paroled. No soldier of the Civil war ever performed his duties more faithfully than did Thomas Hidav of the 1 2th Indiana. Like many others of the Union soldiers, he enlisted from pure motives, loyalty to his country leading every other con- sideration. After his services he returned home and bought out the interests of the other heirs in the Hiday homestead. By industry and economy he improved the farm, erecting a substantial two-story brick house and excel- lent farm buildings. The homestead consists of 162 acres, and is pleasantly located between Lick and Fall creeks. The old hewed log house built by his father, is still standing, kept as an interesting relic of pioneer days. Mr. Hiday is township superintendent, a worthy selection. In politics, 1 riginally he was a'Jacksonian Democrat, hut early in the days of the Republican party, he became a con- vert and voted for Abraham Lincoln both terms. He is a member nf Sol. I). Kempton Post, G. A. R.. at Fortville, Indiana. Mrs. Hiday died Aug. 29. 1902. ' She was a woman of more than ordinary strength of 73- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD character, a devoted wife and mother, who lived to see the children she cared for so well during the father's absence in those days of war and bloodshed have happy homes and children of their own. The son, Charles, mar- ried Martha J. Hunter, born in Madison county, daughter of John and Eliza (Werthel ) Hunter. John Hunter was son of James Hunter, who had three sons in the Civil war: John, Washington and .Melville, all in Indiana regiments. Washington belonged to the nth, and John and Melville to the 1.2th regiments. John served three years and was in many bat- tles, subsequently became a farmer in Green township and died aged sixty-six years. His children were: Albert, Martha J., Melville, Cora and Claude. Although he returned from the war alive, John Hunter never really re- covered from the hardships endured during that time. Charles Hiday and wife have one daughter. Lora, who married Jesse Bell, a farmer on the home farm. The daughter, Angelina Hiday, married John F. Cottrill, a farmer of Green township, and they have six children: Thomas, Charles, Fannie, Myrtle Pearl. Earl and William. The Hidays are one of the pioneer families of the State of Indiana, and since the formation of this county, have maintained a rugged in- dependence as substantial farmers. JOSEPH M. ROGERS, one of the highly respected citizens of Pendleton, Intl., was born in Madison county, three miles north of Pen- dleton, April 23, 1839, son of Charles and Sarah 1). ( Umstead ) Rogers, of Welsh and Colonial Pennsylvania Quaker stock. Jonathan Rogers, the first of the family of whom there is record, was a farmer in Ches- ter county, Pa., born there Aug. 20, 17 — , son of Jonathan. Joseph Rogers, son of Jonathan, was born in Chester county. Pa., and in 1834 he moved with his family to Madison county, Ind., and settled three miles east of Pendleton, where he bought a timber claim on which a log house had been built, and a small clearing made. He improved it, built a double log house, and pros- pered, and in time became the owner of 320 acres of good land. On Dec. 24, 1788, he mar- ried in Chester county, Pa., Elizabeth Reece, of Welsh stock. Their children were: Sarah, Hannah, Mary Ann, Joseph Reece, Charles, Elizabeth and Margaret, all born in Pennsyl- vania. Joseph Rogers and his family belonged to the Fall Creek .Meeting of Friends. Charles Rogers, son of Joseph and father of Joseph M., was born in Chester county. Pa.. Jan. 11, 1816. He accompanied bis parents to Indiana, but returned to Chester county where Dec. 29, 1836, he married Sarah D. L T mstead, born in Chester county Aug. 19, 181 5, daughter of John Umstead (born Jan. 14, 1773) and Susannah (Morgan) L T mstead (born Nov. 14, 1770), farming people of that locality. After his marriage Charles Rogers and his wife came in wagons to Madison county, Ind., and settled in Spring Valley where his father gave him eighty acres of land in the woods, partly cleared. This he improved, and in time built a good frame house. He lived on this farm until his death Jan. 4, 1882, when he was aged sixty-six years. His wife, Sarah D. died Jan. 8, 1848, and he married (second) Nov. 22, 1849, Rebecca B. Fussel, born of an old family. To the first marriage were born: Susan N., born March 22, 1838; Joseph M., April 2^, 1839; Ann Elizabeth, Dec. 15, 1840; Elmina F., Jan. 13, 1843; an d John U., March 20, 1845. Of the children of the second marriage, all died small, except Sarah D., born Nov. 19, 1851, who is still living. Charles Rogers was a prominent member of the Friends Church, and was a constant attendant and held the office of overseer. He was a man of quiet disposition, and was much respected. Joseph M. Rogers, son of Charles, received his education in the district schools, attending in the winters three months, while in the sum- mers he worked on the farm. The old log school had puncheon floors, and the window was only a log cut out, the hole filled with glass. He continued at school until he was twenty years of age, and remained at In 'me until he was twenty-one, when he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and at the age of twenty-three he left the work bench to be- come, Aug. 6, 1862, a private in Company B, 89th Ind. V. I., enlisting to serve three years or during the war, and he served until mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind., July 19, 1865, and honorably discharged Aug. 8, 1865. He served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama and Florida. He partici- pated in the following battles and skirmishes : Munfordville, Ky. (where he was captured with his entire regiment by Gen. Bragg, and paroled ten days later), Memphis, Tupelo, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 733 Miss., Meridian, Miss., Red River, Fort De- Russel, Pleasant Hill, Yellow Bayou, Moore's Plantation, Marksville Prairie ; and he was in the skirmish with Price in Missouri, later taking part in the battles of Nashville, Tenn., Fort Blakely, Fort Spanish, La., the latter stronghold being captured the day that Lee surrendered. Mr. Rogers spent one month in the hospital at Memphis, and later, at the same time as Conrad Zeublin, he suffered with bone erysipelas. His right hand was greatly injured permanently, and he was laid up in his quarters at Memphis for three months, suf- fering terribly, and barely escaping the loss of his hand. He was promoted to be corporal, and in February, 1863, became duty sergeant. After the close of the war Mr. Rogers re- turned to Indiana, married and settled on his father's farm, where he remained nine years, and in 1875 moved to Pendleton. He then began work at his trade and as a millwright, at which he worked eight years, building several mills. He has built many of the best residences in Pendleton and vicinity, especially on the pike east of Pendleton. Mr. Rogers is a member of Madison Lodge, K. P., of which he has been chancellor com- mander; of the Masons; and of Major Henry Post, G. A. R., in which he has been com- mander. In politics he is a Republican, and has been a member of the Pendleton town council ; has been assessor for six years in Fall Creek township. On Nov. 9, 1865, Mr. Rogers was mar- ried to Rebecca Schooley. who was born Oct. 9, 1844, daughter of James L. and Mary A. (Davis) Schooley. Their two children are: George and Roger. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are members of the Fall Creek Meeting of Friends, in Spring Valley. Mrs. Rogers was one of the founders and first president of the Reading Conference of Pendleton. She also belongs to the Rathbone Sisters. The Schooleys were of Welsh stock. Sam- uel Schooley, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Rogers, was a farmer in Grayson county, Ya., and was a member of the Society of Friends. His family was among the earliest in Virginia. Mrs. Rogers has a letter written by Samuel to his son Benjamin in Indiana. This letter shows him to have been a man of education, and i« penned in a plain clear hand. His wife was Elizabeth, and their children were : Benjamin, Nathan and Margaret (who married a Mr. Horrell). Benjamin Schooley, sun of Samuel, was born in Grayson county, \ a., and there Nov. 29, [809, at Alt. Pleasant Meeting, he married Rebecca Johnson, daughter of Thomas and Ann Johnson. A few years after they moved to Wayne county, Ind., and then came to Henry county, settling near Spiceland, belong- ing to that meeting. He cleared a farm, and lived there until his death. His first wife died, and he married (second) Feb. 2, 1834, Sarah Davis, formerly of Carteret county, N. C. By the first marriage were burn children as fol- lows: William, Aug. 20, 1810; Eliza, March 7, 1813: Rachel, Jan. 2^. [816 (died Aug. 13, [816) ; Wilson, June 20, 1817; Samuel. Sept. 16, 1820; James L., June 14, 1822; Milton, Sept. 5, 1827. No children were born to the second union. Both Benjamin and his wife were members of the Salem Friends. Their home was a station on the Underground Rail- way. Benjamin Schooley was a stanch Abo- litionist, and an old negro "auntie" cook, Aunt Jemima, still lives among the Friends, and she named Mrs. Rogers. James L. Schooley, son of Benjamin and father of Mrs. Rogers, was born in Wayne county, Ind., June 14, 1822. Three miles east of Kingstown, he married Mar) A. Davis, born in Waynesville, < Ihio, Nov. 19, 1824, daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Stanbrough) Davis. After their marriage the young couple settled on his father's farm near Spiceland, where he carried em carpentering, shoemaking and the making of coffins. Two years later he in to Ogden, Ind., and lived there until March, 1855, when he settled east of Pendleton, and made his home. After some time he moved to Vermilion county. 111., and near Hoopeston bought property, there living until his death. He was a birthright member of the Orthodox Friends. His first wife died aged forty-one, and he married second, Sarah Johnson. His chil- dren by his first wife were : Rebecca. Martha Ellen, Thomas, Adaline, Eliza, Ann. Sarah, \\ ilson, Amanda, Ann (2) and Elizabeth. To the second marriage were born Benjamin and Charles. Thomas Davis, father of Mrs. Mary A. (Davis) Schooley. was born in Clearfield county. Pa., Aug. 4. 1798. He settled first in Ohio, but finally moved to Indiana, locating in Henry county, where he cleared up a farm. About 1853 he moved to Madison county, and about two miles east of Pendleton bought land partly improved and with a good - • _ ■ - • . ■ . - • i ■ • -- • • ■ £ - - E • [s • - - - - - ?j.t : S v - : - - - ; - _ | :ere= • • . £ _ : - : z ge - " * _ - . : : SS07 - - -- ■ : . ■ - - • - - " \ ; - - - jRATIVE .- 735 O., and there learned to read and write, but is there v. I In- diana at that time, he could not continu Education. After the removal of tl for about nine months, assisting in the farm ivork, and when a young man started to ;he paper hanging trade with his father, :oming very efficient at this kind . He Eten hung as man; accomplishment that i equalled. In Torre Haute, Feb. 13, I \lerry weather enli- Estes H. Layhman's Company C, 149th Ind. \'. I., one year or during the war, and served several months, being i :harged at Nashville, Ten:. in Kentucky, Tenn< Georgia and Alabama, his company bein^ :ioned at Decatur, Ala., on guard dm; ral months, and hen veather contracted neuralgia and rheu- natism, caused by his exposure to the :lements, from which he has never fully ecovered. He had an honorable war •ecord, and was ever a faithful soldier. \fter the war he returned to Greencastle, vhere he worked at his trade for many years, ater engaging in the restaurant business with lis son, John, and for tl. rs also engaged n the bottling of soft drink.-. In 1891 he )ut and came to Anderson, and since that time tas been engaged in the plumbing busint June 24, 1858. in his twenty-first rear, in Greencastle, Ind., J ither vas married to Elizabeth Thornburgh, born in Greencastle, July 3. 1840, daughter of Capt. William H. and Elizabeth (Gardner; Thorn- )urgh, and to them were born the following :hildren : John. James M., Xe Fred. Charles, Henrietta. 1. Frankie and E tl rohn. Fred'. Henri' ; .17. larch 17 \, 188.. a, Jan. 4, 1888. Dea: Feb. i : Henri- Frank 14, 1891; Char. -. 29. [902 (meeting his death by a i - i few ho- named Jan. 10, 1883, James Fai hil- Hai - the member of the p stanch Republican and □ both terms an^l dential candidate t Capt. William I: Kentucky, son of Richar burgh. The Th k, and descendant settlers. Ca iam H. Thornburgh reared to the life of a farmer b- .ny -teamboat captain on the Ohio and ppi river long time in Lou . at captains a: dents of tha married near Greencastle, be: Elizabeth Gar daughter of Thomas ano ^nd .hem were born the Mary. Lycia, Henrietta. 1 and James. Car/ rnburgh a bank at Terre Hav removed to Greenca- ars. He was a the Metl hurch, ir. leader, and. church choir. H< an in his d a substantial, rel James. served a? Ind. V. I.. its, and s ■ears. I JEREMIAH L 736 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Elwood, Ind., who was a sergeant of the Union army during the great Civil war, was born Sept. 25. 1845, in County Kerry, Ireland, son of John and Mary (Buckley) Laughlin, the latter the sister of Col. Henry Buckley of the 5th Kentucky Infantry. Mrs. Mary (Buckley) Laughlin died when her son Jeremiah was six months old, and the father married (second) Kate Mahoney. They came to America in 1852, and shortly afterward John Laughlin sent for the rest of his family. He bought 190 acres of land in Rush county, ind., and through in- dustry and good management became a well- to-do citizen. Jeremiah Laughlin came to America in [853 when he was about seven years of age, and remained with his father in both Franklin and Rush counties. He had no early educa- tional advantages whatever, his time being en- tirely taken up with hard work. When seven- teen years of age, at Louisville, Ky., in 1863, he enlisted as a private in Company C, 3rd Bat- tery, Right Artillery, for one year, and at the expiration of his first term of service, re-en- listed in the same organization, at Lebanon, Ky., for three years or during the war. He was honorably discharged at Louisville, July 27. [865. About six months after his enlist- ment he was promoted to corporal, and on re- enlistment to be sergeant. His services were in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, and he en- dured many privations and much suffering. At the battle of Mount Sterling, Thursday, June 9, 1864, he was shot under the left shoulder, the ball passing through the top of the left lung, which necessitated his entering the hos- pital at that place. A few weeks later he was sent to Lexington and placed in a hospital which had been fitted up in the Transylvania University, and in November, 1864, he re- turned to his command. He was in the battle at Preston Salt works, \V. Va., and also at Beaver's Station. Tenn., and Abingdon, Va., and numbers of skirmishes. Mr. Laughlin was also 111 the greater number or raids and small fights, in which his command took part. < >n account of his bravery and cheerful attention to duty he was commended by his captain, R. W. McReynolds. After the war Mr. Laughlin returned to Rush county, Ind., and worked until the spring of [868 on the farm of H. B. Cowan. He had then reached the age of twenty-one and this was his first opportunity to attend school, when he learned to read and write. He was an attentive student and learned rapidly, and for fourteen years taught school in Richland township. In 1883 he entered the Indiana State Normal at Danville, and there he continued for seventeen months. Air. Laughlin next attended the Northern Indiana Normal College at Valparaiso, Ind., for eleven terms, retiring from the same with a well- balanced education and trained mind. Going to Kansas, Mr. Laughlin took up a homestead of 160 acres in Thomas county, and while it was not very valuable at that time, it has now become exceedingly so. During the winter of 1887-8 he taught school there, and then returned to Rush county, and took charge of the same schools he had taught previously. About 1890, Air. Laughlin bought a lot at Elwood, which is now a part of his present property, and in 1892 he built his comfortable residence. On June 7, 1893. Air. Laughlin married Emma C. Ricket, born at Malta, Morgan Co., Ohio, March 3, 1852, daughter of Abel and Rachel (Minshal) Ricket, and granddaughter of .Michael and Mary (Clark) Ricket. After marriage Air. and Airs. Laughlin settled in the present residence, and as an occupation he took up gardening. He owns other property, including a residence on F street, and is re- garded as a substantial citizen. In politics he is a Democrat.* He is a member of Elwood Post, No. 61, G. A. R., of which he is one of the trustees. Air. Laughlin stands very high as to citizenship, and is a true example of a self-made man. Mrs. Laughlin received her early education in the district schools of Perry county, Ohio, and became a teacher when but sixteen years old. She taught in Perry county for twenty- one years, beginning in 1868, and for six years was a teacher at Oaklield. During the winters of 1872, 1874 and (875, she attended the Na- tional Normal school at Valparaiso, Ind.. and again in 1SS5 and 1SS0. and also attended the regular course at Valparaiso for one year. To Air. and Airs. Laughlin nave been born two children: Julus R., born April 10, 1894; and Ferris R., Nov. 23, 1895. CHARLES T. SANSBERRY, prominent among the younger generation of successful business men of Aladison county, is actively engaged in the practice of law in Anderson, where he was born March 22, 7874, son of James W. and Alargaret (Aloore) Sansberry. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 737 Mr. Sansberry comes of French Huguenot tock of South Carolina, where his grand- ather, James Sansberry, was born. The lat- er was a pioneer of Ripley county, Ohio, vhere he died aged seventy years. James W. sansberry, father of Charles T., was born jept. 28, 1824, in Ripley county, Ohio, and ame to Indiana when a child of six or seven ears, with his uncle, Daniel Sherry, a pioneer if Delaware county, Ohio. In this State he vas reared and educated, and he became a chool teacher, teaching in Muncietown, Dela- ware county, 1ml., as Muncie was then called. le was also engaged in teaching in Anderson luring the winter of 1850-51, when that now lourishing city was a small village. While caching school in .Muncie, Mr. Sansberry be- fan the study of law, and he began practice in Anderson in about 1854. He soon established . large and profitable law practice, becoming lotcd as a criminal lawyer, and was a promi- lent figure in all cases of importance then in he courts. He was a strong Jeffersonian Democrat, taking an active interest in the suc- ess '.if his party. He was one of the early lembers of the Masonic fraternity at Ander- on. James W. Sansberry was twice married, irst to Mary Jones, born in Anderson, by chom he had two children, James W. and \.nna Laura, the latter of whom married Isaac •'.. .May, of Anderson. Mr. Sansberry's first wife died, and in Wayne county, Ind., he mar- led Margaret Moore, born in Wayne county, laughter of Samuel and Sarah (Boone j doore. Sarah Boone was born in Kentucky, niece of the great pioneer explorer, Daniel joone. Samuel Moore was born in about 1815, [i Wayne county, six miles south of Richmond, in a farm. His father was a Quaker, and was •ne of the original pioneers of Wayne county. iamuel Moore was a well known citizen, and w tied a tine farm of 200 or 300 acres, and like is parents was a Ouaker. He and his wife /ere the parents of these children: Margaret, Cate, Jane, Thomas, Alice and Minnie. Sam- el Moore died in November, 1892. James W. sansberry died Dec. 6. iyor. well known tiroughout Central Indiana, and one of the lOSl prominent lawyers of his day. Charles T. Sansberry received his prelimi- ar\ education in the public schools of Andir- on, including the high school. He then at- .nded tin- Michigan Military Academy at )rchard Lake, and Wabash College at Craw- ordsville, and graduated from the Indiana 47 Law School in lSi^S. Mr. Sansberry immed- iately began the practice of his profession in Anderson, and established a good legal hiisi- ness. In politics he is a standi Democrat, and has taken an active part in the politics 1 f his section, especially in national campaigns, be- ing well known as a stump speaker. Fratern- ally he is a member of the Elks at Anderson. Air. Sansberry was married in March, 1895, in Crawfordsville, to Maud Y. Mahorney, horn in Crawfordsville, daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Epperson) Mahorney. The Ep- persons are of old Virginia Colonial stock, and pioneers of Madison and Crawfordsville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Sansberry have had one child, James C, born June 1, 189(1, m Ander- son. WILLIAM C. HARTMAN, one of the prosperous farmers, good citizens and self- made men of Warren township, Marion County, was born Nov. 13, 1853. son of Charles and Henrietta (Ruschhaupt) I fart- man. The father was born in 1825, in 1'reus- sisch Minden, Germany, and the mother, in* 1829, in Holzhausen, German). Charles Hartman and his father came to* Marion countv in 1837. The country was heavily timbered at that time, that they had to cut down trees in order to find space on which to erect a cabin. The grandfather died in Marion county. Charles Hartman had three brothers and two sisters, one sister remaining in Germany and the other, Mrs. Fisleck, of Terre Haute, Ind., is the only survivor. Mr. Hartman. in 1837, was one of the earliest set- tlers in Warren township, and he lived through many pioneer hardships. He was a man of excellent judgment, and early became of con- sequence in the new settlement, and all his life supported the movements intended to be of substantial benefit to the township and county. A Democrat but not an office seeker, he was one of the most useful citizens of his locality. He was a consistent member of the Evangel- ical Church. Charles Hartman was married twice, (first) to Henrietta Ruschhaupt, and the children of this union were: Mary and Louisa, deceased ; William C. ; A. W., who married Alice Thomp- son, deceased; and Charles F., deceased. The second marriage was to Mrs. Hoeltke, no chil- dren being born, but she had four children by her previous marriage, namely: Mary, Louisa, Ada and William. Mr. William C. Hartman and his brother 73§ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD own 200 acres in partnership, and he has a small farm of forty acres as hi-- home place. This he has brought to a high state of culti- vation, while seventy acres of the other land have been cleared by himself and A. W. Hart- man. He raises considerable fine stock and Jersey cattle, doing some dairy farming. He lias made many substantial improvements here and owns much modern machinery. Mr. Hart- man well recalls the advent of the old McCor- mick hinder, and later the Wood binder, and owns, as a curiosity, one of the old swinging cradles which has served to try the muscle of many a farmer through a long day's harvesting of wheat. In 1889 Mr. Hartman was married to Frances Huber, daughter of John M. and Mary C. (Bailey) Huber, of Ohio, the father being a second cousin to the inventor of the Huber threshing machine. On the fathers side the family was of Pennsylvania German extraction. Mr. and Mrs. Hartman have had five children, namely: Charles F., August H., Edward \\ .. 1 lazel Henrietta, and Bertha ( wdio died when four months old). The family at- tend the Evangelical Church. Mr. Hartman belongs to no secret society, but his brother belongs to the Masonic lodge in Indianapolis. In politics he is a Democrat, and always takes an intelligent interest in pub- lic matters, but he has neither time nor inclina- tion to hold office. He has met with much de- served success in his farming operations, through close attention and industry, and is not only one of the substantial men of this locality. but also one of the most highly respected. JAMES LANDIS MOORE, a substantia! farmer living near Anderson, Ind., is one of the survivors of the Civil war. in which he served throughout the whole period, and was in many tierce battles, risking his life again and again fi 'I- his ci luntry. The origin of the Moore family in America is buried in oblivion, but they have a tradition that three brothers of Scotch-Irish stock came to this country. The first 1 f whom there is any ite record is the gi . fames ! .. Moore, by name John, lie was horn in Penn- sylvania and was a life-long farmer there in Franklin county, lie married Miss Jane Mar- tin, a native > f the same State, of German de- scent, and their children were: William, John, iret, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, David and Susan. John Moore, son of John, was born in Franklin count)- in 1 8 14, and grew up there, marrying Miss Elizabeth Bricker, bi rn in the same county in 18 17, daughter of George Bricker, a farmer. After his marriage he re- mained some time in Franklin county, but in the spring of 1847 moved to Middle-town, Henry Co., Ind., and remained there two years. He then went to Alt. Carroll, Carroll Co., 111., for six months, working at his trade, hut at the end of that time he returned to Indiana, and spent three months in New Castle. Finally he bought a homestead in Richwoods, Delaware county. He built a house and blacksmith shop on the farm, and spent six years there. In 1855 the family moved westward again, going to I lyersville, Dubuque Co., Iowa, but on Octo- ber 15th of that same year, John Moore died and his widow returned with her family to Pennsylvania. Air. Moore was a hard-work- ing, industrious man, straightforward and hon- est. In politics he was a Republican, but he was not connected with any church. His wife was a member of the Methodist denomination. Their children were: Eliza Jane, who died in infancy : James L. : Margaret C. ; Mary J. ; Sarah Elizabeth ; Charlotte ; Martha Ellen ; William ; Emma Frances ; John Wesley ; and one who died in infancy. James L. Moore was born in Franklin county. Pa., Jan. 13, 1838, and was nine years old when his parents went to Indiana. He at- tended school in the different places where the family lived, in Richwoods going during the winters, while he helped his father on the farm during the summers. After his father's death the family remained in Pennsylvania one year, and in November, 1856, returned to Aliddle- town, Ind., where Mrs. Moore had many friends. There our subject enjoyed one more winter in school, and then learned the carpen- ter's trade as a preliminary to starting out in the world for himself. When the war broke out, however. Air. Aloore responded to the call for troops, and en- listed Sept. 5, 1861, in Company E, 8th Ind. V. I., under Capt. Frederick Tykle, to serve three years or during the war. He was hon- orably discharged in order to re-enlist Jan. 1. [864, at Tndianola, Texas, as a veteran for three years more. 1 te served his country faith- fully for four years and twenty-three days, and was a second time honorably discharged Aug. 26, 1865, at Darien. Ga., at the close of the war. In 1863 he was promoted for meritorious con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 739 net to be corporal. He was never taken pris- ner but was an active soldier throughout, save /hen invalided, and was with his regiment in 11 the marches, skirmishes and battles in which , participated, doing his full duty, promptly nd efficiently. When on the march he came camp with the regiment every night, hough often there were many stragglers. The attics in which Mr. Moore took part were lumerous, and included Warrensburg, I'hen 1,300 Confederates were captured; Pea cidge, Ark.: Magnolia Hills, Champion Hills, Hack River Bridge, Yicksburg (including the harge made .May 22, 1863), and Jackson, all 1 Mississippi; Matagorda Island, Texas; )pequon Creek, \ a., near Winchester, Fish- r's 1 1 ill and Cedar Creek. In so long a period Mr. Moore naturally let with some disasters. While at Helena, i.rk., he was given an extra large dose of alomel by a physician who failed to caution im as to any danger. Being very thirsty, Mr. Ioore drank freely of water and vinegar and ecame so badly salivated that his life was de- paired of. His neck was swollen out even ;ith his chin, most of his teeth came out and is gums sloughed off, but eventually he re- overed. At the battle of Fisher's Hill, Va., he r r as shot through the clothing on the left side, ut though the bullet burned the skin it did ot bring blood. His most serious injury was eceived in the charge at Vicksburg, when he ■as shot through the head from the right side, lose by the hinge of the jaw, which was lightly hurt. The ball passed downward and ut about an inch and a half below the left ear, ping through the muscles at the back of the eck and missing the jugular vein by the ighth of an inch only. At its exit there was :ft a large hole. At the moment Mr. Moore /as stooping down to crawl under a small . and so fell on his hands and knees, le did not lose consciousness, but was almost uffocated by the blood, as the wound bled in- ;rnally into his throat. Aided by two corn- he walked back to the rear, where the /ound was treated simply with cold water. •or nine days he lived in the field hospital, un- er an arbor made of boughs, and contin he cold water treatment himself. For a lid nol speak intelligibly and could swal- :nv only soup taken with a teaspoon. Con- rary to all expectations Mr. Moore survived he injury and as soon as he was able was sent b) steamer to the hospital at Memphis, whence he was sent on, two days later, to Evansville, Ind., where he stayed in the hospital a month. After another week in Indianapolis, he was sent home on a furlough for twenty days, this being afterward renewed to twenty days more I" Ei ire he joined his regiment. After the war Mr. Abu >re engaged in fann- ing on rented land six miles north of .Middle- town, where his mother kept house for him. The property belonged to his sister, the widow of Joseph Kennedy, a private in Company K, 140th regiment, hid. \. I., who had died of disease in North Carolina. Mr. Moore lived there six years, spent two years more on a rented farm half a mile from his present abode, and then moved to another on the Alexander pike, where he stayed one year. From there he went to the Richardson farm in Union town- ship, for a year, then to the Jacob Huff farm in Henry county, near Middletown, for one year, when he moved to a farm north of Anderson for a fourth. His present farm he bought in the fall of 1878, settling on it the next spring. It consists of fifty-eight acres, somewhat im- proved and partly cleared. Mr. Moore finished clearing it, drained it well and put up several good farm buildings and two farm dwellings. He has added to his land until he now has ninety-eight acres close to Anderson, all in a high state of cultivation. During his first residence in Anderson Mr. Moore was married in Middletown to Miss Lucinda Huff, the -ceremony taking place March 26, 1872. Mrs. Moore was born in that place on her father's farm April 16, 1841, daughter of Jacob and Phoebe (Scothern) Huff. To this union two children were born : Charles Wesley, Feb. 8, 1S73 ; and Mattie May, born Sept. 19, 1876, who died Aug. 19, 1X77. Charles Wesley, the son, married Miss Bessie Thornbury, of Anderson, and has children: Alargaret Lucile, Raymond Jacob, Mildred, and Mary Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are both members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Moore is a strong Republican in politic-, and cast his first vote for Lincoln, and he has 1 for every Republican Presidential candidate ever sim e. I [e is an 1 4 Major May Post, G. \. R., and an unaffiliated mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., of Middletown. Mr. re inherited his father's industrious and frugal character, and by his untiring el has made a success of his farming, having now 74Q COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD amassed a comfortable competence. He is one of the well-known and influential men of his ci immunit) . The lluft" family, to which Mrs. Moore be- longs, is of < ierman stock, and came to Indiana from Rockingham county, Va., where her grandfather, George Huff, died at an advanced age, the owner of a large farm. His children were: Daniel, George, John, Lewis, Jacob, Sarah and Katie. Jacob Hurt was born April 22, 181 1, on ti;.' homestead, and when he grew up made farming his occupation also. In Shenandoah county he married Miss Phoebe Scothern, born there Aug. 12, 1811, and descended from one of the old families of Virginia, of English and Scotch-Irish stock. Their children were : Sarah Catherine, born in 1835; Martin; Mary Ann ; Lucinda : * leorge, who died aged twenty ; Elizabeth; Martha; Amanda, who died at the age of six years ; Anderson, wdio died aged twenty-five years ; Dorilas, who died at the age of six and one-half years. Mrs. Phoebe Huff died April 9, 18.64, aged fifty-two years and seven months, a devout member of the United Brethren in Christ Church. For his second wife Mr. Jacob Huff married Miss Pamelia Meeker, by whom he had one daughter, Mary. A year after the birth of the first child, Jacob Huff moved his family to Indiana, and .settled a mile and a halt from Middletown, where he bought 157 acres of land, most of it uncleared. They lived at first in a log house, which was on the land when he bought it. Jacob Huff prospered and bought more land till he owned several hundred acres, so that at his death. May 1, 1904, he was able to leave each of his children a farm of 160 acre-- and some money besides. His success was all due to his own hard work, although he increased his wealth in his later years by loaning money, for which he received ten per cent. He left an estate valued at over $50,000. He was a very strong man physically, as is indicated by the fact that he lived to he over ninety-three years old. 1 le belonged to no religious sect, but inclined toward the Dunkard Church. Mr. Huff was one of the substantial and respected citizens of Middletown. J( >HN WESLEY G( >UL, one of the sub- stantial agriculturists and highly esteemed cit- izens of Pendleton, [nd., is of German descent, his ancestors having been early Pennsylvania settlers. 1 le was bora May 20, 1840, in Cham- paign county, Ohio, son of John W. and .Martha J. (McManaway) Goul. Adam Goul, the grandfather of John Wes- ley, was probably a Pennsylvania German, as he spoke both the German and English lan- guages. He came from Rockingham count}', \ a., to Champaign count)-, Ohio, in the early days, and, clearing a farm from the woods, he spent all of his life there. He and his wife were the parents of three children: William, John W. and Polly. John W. Goul was born in Rockingham county, Va., in 1802, and when a boy accom- panied his parents to Champaign county, Ohio. As a youth he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed, in. connection with farming, all of his life. He sold his farm in Champaign county, Ohio, in 1852, and came to Madison county, Inch, settling on eighty acres situated west of Pendleton, and on this land, which was but little cleared, he resided for two years. Then selling out, he purchased a 202- acre farm north of Pendleton, half of which was cleared, and moved into the frame cottage which is still standing and in a good state of preservation. He was first an Old Line Whig and later a Republican, and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. He was a substantial and honored citizen, and died on his farm at the age of eighty-two years, his wife passing away in 1855. Their children, all born in Ohio, were : Mary Ann. Evelyn, Melissa, Jane, Ruth, William and fohn Wes- ley. John Wesley Goul was but twelve years of age when he accompanied his parents to In- diana, but he still remembers the journey, which was made by horse and team, the house- hold goods having been shipped the previous winter by sleds. He received the education common to the pioneer farmer's boys, attend- ing school for about three months in the win- ters until eighteen years of age, the rest of the year doing hard work on the farm. On Sept. 16, 1861, at Pendleton, Mr. Goul enlisted as a private in Company D, 34th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, and was sworn into the United States service at Anderson in ( ictober of that year. He served his term, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in October. [864, his service having taken him through Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and Arkansas. He participated in man)' skirmishes and twenty- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 74i wo battles, including Ft. Madrid, Mo.; Island \<>. i«>. Alls-.; Memphis, Tenn. ; De Vails Huff, Ark.; Magnolia Church, Port Gibson, tampion Hills, Black River, Siege of Yicks- >urg, Jacks. »n. Miss., etc. Mr. Goul had sev- ral narrow escapes from death, being vounded in the scalp by a minie ball, which >enet rated to the skull, and at Vicksburg a mllet came so close to him as to burn the back >f his neck. He was confined to the hospital or four days at Vicksburg, but as soon as able canned to camp, refusing to remain in the tospital. Throughout his term of service Mr. Soul proved himself a brave, willing, cheerful oldier, discharging his duties iaith fully. After the close of the war Mr. Goul re- urned to his home in Madison county, Ind., nd was married Sept. 16, 1866. in the Ander- 011 Methodist Church, by the Rev. Mr. Hill, Mary Eliza Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Goul rented farm adjoining that of Mr. Goul's father, but iie \ear later settled on the latter place, this laving since been their home, with the excep- ton of eighteen months spent in Henry county. Tiree children have been born to Mr. and Irs. Goul, namely: Lottie, married William \. Crawford, a railroad man of Chicago, esse L, who married Alice Edna Rogers, re- ides in Pendleton and has three children, Yard Lester, Charles Alfred and Earl YVillits. idam M., who married Ellen Campbell, of Anderson, has one son, Walter. ( hi the death if his father, Mr. Goul received six acres of and by inheritance, purchased thirty-seven cres and also bought the property of several >f the heirs and now owns seventy-nine and hree-quarters acres, all of this being well im- iroved land. He built a two-story, commod- 3us, modern frame residence in 1901, having milt a good barn in 1896, and the property is upplied with the latest and best farm ma- hinery. Mr. Goul is a Republican in politics, laving cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln, and las been supervisor of his township. He is a nember of the G A. R. at Pendleton. Mary Eliza (Bell) Goul was born near r ort Thomas, Ky.. May 1, 1850. daughter of Alexander and Isabel (McGifford) Bell, and granddaughter of John Bell, a farmer of near .Inland. Alexander Bell was born near (elfast, Ireland, and there married Isabel Mc- 1. daughter of Robert McGifford, and ifter the birth of one daughter, Ellen Jane, hey came to America in a sailing vessel, land- ng after a nine weeks' voyage at New Orleans, from whence they came by steamboat up the river to Cincinnati, locating near Fort Thomas, Ky. Later they removed to Liberty, Monroe county, settling on a farm, but sold out to re- move to Adams county, Ind., Mr. Bell pur- chasing a farm of eighty acres. His next lo- cation was Hamilton county, settling near Noblesville, but finally he went to Anderson, having a forty-acre farm near that city, on which he died. Alexander Bell was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting at Pendleton in the nine months' service in the latter part of 1864 and serving until the close of the war. He died in November, iSg6, honored and esteemed by all who knew him. He was a straight- forward, hard-working man, and made a com- fortable home for his large family. He and his wife were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in their native country, but after coming to Amer- ica became connected with the Methodist Church, in the faith of which they died. In political matters Alexander Bell was a stanch Republican, although he took only a good citi- zen's interest therein. To Mr. and Mrs. Bell were born the following children: Ellen Jane, Mary Eliza, Anna Maria, Parmelia, Samuel Topper, James Alexander, Sarah, Annie Mar- garet, Amos C. (who died aged about five years), Abraham Lincoln and Hattie May. MARK PATTERSON, a respected and substantial citizen of Anderson township, Mad- ison county, Ind., who is engaged in improving his fine twenty-acre farm, was born in Greene county. Pa., July 17. 1841, son of Thomas and Margaret (Hopkins) Patterson. Mark Patterson, his grandfather, was born in County Down. Ireland, and came to Amer- ica as a stowaway on a sailing vessel, to es- cape military service in the British army. He and a companion, Jason Payne, were secreted by a woman on ship board, whose name is now unknown. After reaching America, Mr. Pat- terson located in Greene county, Pa., where he married Ann Gregory, of Irish descent. He then entered land in Morris township, Greene county. Pa., consisting of 165 acres, which he cleared from the woods. The land was covered with fine but very heavy timber of the very best quality. He cleared up his land and made id farm, and here his children were born as follows: Thomas, John. Samuel. Mark. Katie. Rebecca. Nancy. Mary and P.ettie. Mark Patterson sold his farm to his son, Thomas, and again as a pionep- removed to 74^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Guernsey county, Ohio, where he settled on 206 acres of timber land, on which there was a little log cabin in the center of a small clear- ing. Here he made a fine farm — one of the best in Richland township, and here Mr. Pat- terson and his wife died, both having lived to a ripe old age. They were both early members of the Methodist Church in their community. Thomas Patterson, son of Mark, was born in 1809 in Greene county, Pa., on the old homestead, and his entire life was devoted to farming. He married Margaret Hopkins, born in Maryland, in the locality known to the pioneers as the "Glades," daughter of Daniel and Easter (Johnson) Hopkins. The Hop- kins family were of English and Welsh de- scent, of Episcopal faith, and were Colonial settlers of Maryland. Daniel Hopkins settled in Greene county, Pa., as a pioneer, where he cleared up a fine farm of 200 acres, and be- came a substantial farmer. Thomas Patterson and his wife settled on the Patterson home- stead in Greene count}-, which he had pur- chased from his father. Here he passed his remaining days and died at the age of sixty- seven years, his wife surviving until seventy- nine years of age. They were both members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Patterson was an industrious and hard-working man, and added greatly to the homestead, which is still owned by a member of the Patterson family. The children of Thomas and Margaret (Hop- kins) Patterson were as follows : Daniel, Levi, Nancy, Esther, Mark, Eliza, Catherine, Alary, John, Margaret and Samuel. Three sons of this family were in the Civil war. Daniel, Levi and Mark. Daniel was in the 5th Ind. Cav., and he served about three years, participating in many battles, and being promoted to quartermaster sergeant, and after- wards to second lieutenant. Levi was a mem- ber of the 22nd Penn. Cav., and served about two years. He was taken prisoner in the Shen- andoah Valley, and escaped a short time after his capture. Having been confined with some of his comrades in an old mill, he escaped through the mill race. After many trials, and a hard tedious journey, part of which time he had to pick huckleberries in the mountains as a means of sustenance, he reached the Union lines. Mark Patterson, our subject, was reared a farmer, and obtained a common district school education. When twenty-one years of age, Mark Patterson, a tall, stalwart boy, 6 feet I inch tall, on Aug. 13, 1862, was mustered in as a private of Co. K, 16th Pa. Cav., to serve three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged, Aug. 13, 1865, the war having closed. He was a participant in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spottsylvania Court House, the battles of the Wilderness, and took part in Sheridan's fa- mous raid in the Shenandoah Valley. He was also at Petersburg and in the battles around Richmond. Mr. Patterson thinks that the hardest battle of his army experience was at Sailor's Creek, Va. He was at the battle of Winchester, when Sheridan made his famous ride, and saw the intrepid general on his fa- mous black horse as he cheered the soldiers with his now famous "Turn, boys — turn — ■ we're going back." General Wright com- manded the 6th Army Corps, and he held his ground while the 19th Army Corps, under Gen- eral Emory, fell back and retreated through his line. General Wright's corps was ready for duty and in good order when General Sher- idan rode up, and the former deserves the greatest credit for his soldierly conduct and good generalship. Air. Patterson was in many engagements with Mosby's famous guerrillas. He was slightly wounded on the left hip by a minie ball, in the battle of Shepherdstown, and was 'slightly wounded'on the right hand and again on the right knee. He was not in the hospital, except for examination for his wounds, and was always an active soldier. He took part in every battle, skirmish and en- gagement of any kind, in which his regiment figured. After the war Mark Patterson returned to his home in Pennsylvania. He was married in Jonesburg, Montgomery county, Mo., Aug. 8, 1868, while on a visit to one of his comrades, to Rebecca Patterson, born Sept. 24. 1848, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Payne) Patterson. Samuel Patterson was the third son of Mark and Ann (Gregory) Patterson, and was horn in Greene county. Pa., on the old homestead in iStj. He was always a farmer, and was married in Morgan county, Ohio, to Elizabeth Payne, born June 2, 1827, in the same county, daughter of Jason and Hannah (Truesdell) Payne. Jason Payne was born in County Down, Ireland, and was the companion of Mark Patterson. Sr.. on their trip to America on the sailing vessel, as before mentioned. Jason Payne belonged to a wealthy Protestant family in Ireland, and tradition says COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 743 that a large estate, still unsettled in Ireland, belong to the Payne heirs. Jason Payne first settled in New York and there married, lie then removed to -Morgan county, Ohio, where he cleared up a good farm of 180 acres from the woods. When he first settled he had to blaze a way to his little log cabin, but before he died lie owned one of the hot improved farms in the county, on which he built a sub- stantial two-story brick house. He was a wealthy and well-known pioneer.. Samuel Patterson, after marriage, settled on 206 acres of land, an improved farm in Guernsey county, Ohio. He had inherited land also through his wife in Morgan county, Ohio. Samuel Patterson and wife were the members of the Methodist Church. In politics ll( ' is a strong Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln's second term, and has voted for every Republican Presidential candidate since. While in > 1 he was a member of the G. A. R., Major Max P .1. of which he was one of the charter men he has always taken an active interest 111 all matters pertaining to the welfare of tin- vet- erans. Mr. and Mrs. Patter- had no chil- dren, but are making an attractive homi their niece. Grace Brokaw, who i- attending the excellent school in the neighborhood of the Patterson home. Mrs. Patters n 1- a charter member of the W. C. T. U., of which she has parents of the following children: Hannah, been a popular member for the past twenty Alley, Rebecca. Mary Elizabeth. Ann, Samuel, Jane, Thomas, Noble, Emma and Melvin, the latter of whom was a teacher in the Philippines in the employ of the Government, and after- ward became superintendent of schools at Har- risonville, Mo. He was educated in the (< )hk>) Normal College and afterward took a :ourse in the Chicago University. Samuel 'attersi n spent his remaining days on his arm, where he died at the age of eighty-three •ears, in December, 1900. His wife is still iving on the homestead at the age of eighty, dr. Patterson was a devout member of the dethodist Church, in which he was a class eader at the time of his marriage. He was live years, and which she presided over as president for some time. From her youth Mrs. Patterson has been an active church and Sun- day-school worker, and for fourteen years was a teacher in the Methodist Sunday-school. Mr. Patterson has a military record, of which any- one might be proud, and he has always been a straightforward and industrious citizen. CHRISTIAN DIETZ. who is justly num- bered among the leading farmers and stock raisers of Warren township. Marion county, Ind., is a man who has attained to his present success through his own efforts, and was born in Marion county, Dec. 10. 1863, son of John me of the founders of the Methodist Church and Lizzie (Welter) Dietz ' natives of Pru n his communis hich he was a trustee, Germany, born in 1813 and 1834. respectively" nd a liberal supporter. In his political opiu- ms he was always a stanch Republican, and ,-as one of the original Abolitionists. He was stn mg I Ihion man during the war. and was respected citizen. After his marriage Mark Patterson settled i Montgomery county. Missouri, on a farm, 'here he and his wife lived two and one-half ears. In 1871 they left Missouri for Ander- in, Ind.. where for vears Mr. Pattersi 11 fi 1- nved his trade of carpentering. While in An- erson Mr. Patterson built three substantial isidences, which he still owns. In 1895 he night eight acres of land about two miles est of Anderson, where he built a good brick mse and improved his place, setting out an mndance of fruit. He sold this place in 1807. id boughl his present homestead of twenty -re-, which he is now improving, and on hich he has erected a handsome modern brick sidence. Both Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are The following children were born to John Dietz : Christiana, born in Indiana : Lizzie, born in Marion county, Ind. ; John, born in Marion county, Ind. ; Christian ; Emma, who married Oscar Borthel, a butcher on East Washington street. Indianapolis, Ind.; Anna, who married John Schneider, a machinist. John Dietz, Sr., with his father and brother- in-law, Jacob Wagner, came to this country and lived t'< r a year in Pennsylvania, and then came to Indianapolis. Mr. Dietz cleared 160 acres of land and was a very hard-working man. In politics he was a Democrat, but did not desire office. He and hi- sons are members of the German Reformed Church. Christian Dietz was married, in 1889, to Lillie Blake, daughter of John and Laura (Linder) Blake, of Ohio, who came to In- diana in 1885. and lived at Irvington, the father being a railroad man. Both are still living, and are very highly respected 744 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The children horn to Mr. and Mrs. Dietz are: Lillie V., Irene L., Dorris J. and Mary C. Mr. Dietz has ninety-three acres of ex- cellent land, all under the plow except seven- teen acres of good timber land. He raises good cattle, Jerseys and preferably Short- herns, also hogs, and is very successful in his operations. Mr. Dietz has remodeled hi> res- idence, making many improvements, and now has one of the most comfortable in the town- ship. Much of his land was marsh land, but by introducing tiling, he has drained it, and made of his swamp rich growing land. In his drainage i perations, he used some 800 rods of tiling, but has been amply repaid for his trouble. Although not a member of any . Air. Dietz is social in his habits, and he and his wife warmly welcome visitors to their pleasant home, where they dispense a most generous hospitality. RALEIGH BOWDEX, a respected citizen of Muncie, and a soldier of the Civil war. was born Jan. 19. 1845, in Jay county, Ind., son of Enoch and Delilah (Hughes) Bowden. The name, of Irish origin, was originally spelled Bowdown. The Hughes family was of Scotch- Irish descent. Josiah Bowden, grandfather of Raleigh, lived in North Carolina, whence he entered the Continental arm}-, serving seven years. Frank Hughes, the maternal grandfather, also spent seven years in service during the war of the Revolution, under Gen. Washingti n. and was present at the battle of King's Mountain, and others. Enoch Bowden, father of Raleigh, was a pioneer in Randolph county, N. C. He left the old home when sixteen years of age. His marriage took place at Knoxville, Tenn., and it was after the birth of the third child that he settled in Jay county, Ind., being one of the earliest settlers in that locality. Obadiah Haw- kins claiming the distinction of being the first settler in the woods. They settled where Liber College formerly stood in Portland. Mr. Bow- den sold part of his land and moved to Beaver Creek township, where he bought 160 acres of timber land and began to lay out a village named Bloomfield, now extinct. For eight years he was judge of the court ; he was a man very tenacious of his opinions, and he was very determined about doing exactly as he thought was right. He left North Carolina because of his disbelief in slavery. His death occurred on his farm in Jay county, seven miles north of Portland (where he had settled in later life), when he was aged ninety-seven years. He was a member and class leader in the Methodist Church, and in the early days his home was always the stopping place for the itinerant preachers. In politics he was an old-line Whig, but he voted for John C. Fre- mont. In the latter campaign a platform was built on a wagon, and drawn by 25 yoke of oxen, 100 voters went to Portland to cast their votes. John Stowe, an old-time character, was the head driver. Enoch Bowden married Delilah Hughes, born in Knoxville, Tenn., daughter of Frank Hughes, above mentioned. Their children were : Jane, married John Sulli- van; William, deceased; Martha; Richard; John ; Rebecca Ann, married George Manos ; Josiah ; Enoch Elzy ; Ellen, married Harrison Cheniworth ; Ruey Ann, married Isaac C. Guncle; James: and Raleigh. Mr. Bowden was a strong Union man, and his wife of good patriotic stock, and from their family there went forth to battle for the nation in the Civil war, seven sons — William, John. Josiah, Rich- ard, Elzy, Raleigh and James (the last named being quite young, ran away and joined his brother Raleigh) — three sons-in-law, John Sul- livan. Harrison Cheniworth and George Manos — and two grandsons. Peter Bowden, son of William, and Thomas Sullivan, son of John. This made a total of twelve soldiers from the one family. Of these Raleigh was the only one to receive a wound ; all served in Indiana regiments, and all were strong, hearty men. Raleigh Bowden attended school, but did not learn to read or write. He was reared on a farm in Jay county, and was but a mere boy when he enlisted in the nth Indiana Cavalry, in October, 1862. He was promoted to be corporal, and was discharged at Louisville, Ky.. in July. 1865. His service was principally in Kentucky and Tennessee, his regiment being mounted in Kentucky. He participated in the second battle of Franklin, one of the hard- est fought battles of the war, for its duration, lasting but two hours just before night. His regiment had no shelter and the enemy made six or seven heavy charges. He was wounded in the battle of Nashville, being shot through the left hand, and was in the field hospital sixty days, and on his reporting at the hospital at Jeffersonville. Ind., the war had closed, and lie- was not permitted to go again to the front, but was detailed as a nurse, serving as such until July, 1865, when discharged. He was hearty and endured the service well, although the ef- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 745 of the hardships endured are now be- ginning to tell upon him. Alter the war he returned home, his parents being alone on the farm. His brother John was the first lieuten- ant i if his company. After the war Mr. Bowden attended school at Liber College for three months, and then traveled as advertiser for the shoe business for two years. The next fourteen years were passed in selling Singer Sewing Machines, the next three reapers and mowers, and then he traveled as salesman for some time. In Muncie, Ind., Aug. 18, 1869, Mr. Bow- :len married Ruhama Hurley, born in Salem township, Jan. 21, 1848, daughter of Joannan md Arhena Catherine (De Boy) Hurley. In [880 they moved to Muncie and bought prop- erty. They are members of the U. B. Church, le being one of the trustees. In politics he is I Democrat, but he voted for President Grant, le formerly belonged to the G. A. R. at An- •'. Ind., and he is a member of the Sr. ( ). J. A. M. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowden have been >orn children as follows : Elder ( irant, an iron nan of Marion, who married Mary Hipskin, md has two children, Charles and Helen M. ; Tiarles Fenton, a photographer, who married Elizabeth Rotig; and Joseph Elwood, who died ,ged two years. They have also reared, from he time she was seven years of age, Nettie C. fucker, now Mrs. L. G. George, of Muncie, vim lias one child, Mary Elizabeth. John Hurley, grandfather of Mrs. Bowden, ame tu Indiana in pioneer days, making the ourney with horses and wagons. He settled II Madison county, on Fall ('reek, cleared a arm, ami made a good home in the wilderness. le lived to a good old age. and died on his arm. and was buried there. His children were : oshua, Eli, Joannan, Mary, Emma, Nancy nd Jane, and possibly others. mnan Hurley, son of John and father of [rs. Bowden, was a gi od sized boy when he ame to Indiana. He was a carpenter and rorked much at his trade in connection with ie clearing and cultivating of eighty acres of md. He lived on his farm until his death at of sixty-two years. In Henry county, nd.. he married Arbena C. He Boy, who was Dm near the Natural Bridge in Virginia, Sept. 7. [822, daughter of Abraham and Rosana Doubt) De Boy, the latter of whom was n ught from Germany by her parents when ie was six months old. Mrs. Hurley made ?r home at Dalcville until her death. March 11, [906. She was a member of the New Light Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Ilui h born children as follows: Phoebe, Jane, fohn (who served in the Civil war), Sarah Ann, Arbena, Ruhama, William II.. Harriet, bane- line, Theodore, Franklin, Milton M., Homer and Marietta. JAMES L. MAR FIX, a well-known agriculturist of Delaware county, Ind., who is engaged in cultivating his fine property near Eaton, is a survivor of the Civil war. lie was born Dec. 21, 1847, in Delaware county, son of William ami Rachel (Long) Martin, and grandson of Isaac Martin, who, it is believed, was the son of the emigrant who came from the North of Ireland, and, settling in Cincin- nati, built the first frame house in that city. Isaac Martin, who was a soldier of the War of 1812, was born in Virginia, and when young went with his father to < >hio, where he married Elizabeth Wilson. He was a farmer by occupation and removed with his family to Indiana, settling in Niles township, Delaware county, being one of the first settlers of that section. He was accustomed to show new set- tlers the land and obtain the patent thereto, from Fort Wayne, his own home being a tract of 160 acres which he cleared from the woods, on which descendants of his still reside. He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church, in the faith of which both died when about seventy years of age. and they are buried on the farm. Their children were: Samuel, Josiah, Vinton, William, Isaac, Susan. Cath- erine, Martha, and Lydia, the last named being accidentally killed when a child. William Martin, father of James 1... was born in Clinton county, Ohio, and he came when a boy of fifteen years to 1 Vlaware e. unity, Ind., being reared in Niles township, where he received a common school education. He was married in Union township, Delaware county, to Rachel Long, born in Clinton county, Ohio' daughter of Robert and Jane (Block) Long, the former a pioneer of Union township, whither he had removed from Clinton county, 1 >hio. Robert Long entered 160 acres for him- self, and a like number fur each of his sons, built a hewed log house, and later a brick house, which is still standing and the property of William Props, and he became a substantial, representative citizen. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Martin settled in Union township, on forty acres, partly cleared, which Mr. Martin -46 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD later sold to purchase 170 acres in Blackford county, Ind., of which five acres were cleared, and the rest of which Mr. Martin cultivated himself. There he died at the age of sixty- nine years, his wife being about sixty-eight years old at the time of her death. Their chil- dren were: James L., born Dec. 21, 1847; Leander, July 4. 1849; Caroline, in March, 1851 : Mary Jane, in October, 1852 ; Liberty G., in February, 1854; and John C. and Amos \\ ., who died young. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were members of the Christian (or Disciples) Church, and Mr. Martin built the church at Eaton, superintending the carpenter work thereon. In political matters he was a Re- publican. James L. Martin attended the district schools, the first school being built of logs, with a large fireplace, stick chimney, and puncheon floor and benches. Later he attended a frame schoolhouse, which had been erected by his father, who had built the first five frame school- houses in Union township. James L. Martin worked on the farm in the summer months, and at his father's home in Union township he enlisted Feb. 20, 1864, to serve three years or during the war, as a private of Com pan v B, 84th Ind. V. I., being but sixteen years, two months old. The recruiting officer was First Lieutenant Noble Gregory, of Company K, of the 84th. Mr. Martin served in Tennessee, Georgia and Indiana, participated in the great Atlanta campaign, and in the battles of Dalton, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca and Peach Tree Creek, and in numerous skirmishes. He was disabled by sickness at Kingston, Ga., and sent to the field hospital at Nashville, Tenn., and thence to Xew Albany, Ind. He was transferred to the veteran reserve corps at In- dianapolis, and guarded prisoners at Camp Morton until discharged. He was at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and assisted to transfer prisoners to Richmond, \'a., in the spring -of 1865. Mr. Martin had an honorable war record, and although so young bore all the hardships of the great struggle uncomplain- ingly. After the war Mr. Martin returned to In- diana and engaged in farming cm his father's place. He attended school until twenty-two years old, and on Oct. 8, 1870. he was mar- ried in Union township to Jane Ray. born July -'' '• '853, in Niles township, Delaware county, Ind., daughter of Patrick and Rachel (Harris) Ray. Patrick Ray was born in Fayette county, Ind., son of Lewis and Jane (Lee) Ray, the fi inner a pioneer of Niles township who set- tled in the woods, where he had a farm o\ [60 acres. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Martin located on Patrick Ray's farm, where they re- mained tw : o years, and then went to Blackford county, Ind., where the next two years were spent in agricultural pursuits. After this they returned to the old Ray farm, Mrs. Martin having inherited thirty-nine acres, and here they have resided ever since, Mr. Martin hav- ing added forty acres to the original tract and improved the place with fine, substantial build- ings. This farm is one of the excellent ones of the community and bears a most pleasing appearance, being decorated with many flow- ers, set out by Mrs. .Martin, who takes a great pleasure in them. In political matters Mr. Martin is a Republican, and he has served as supervisor for five years. He is a member of the < i. A. R. at Granville, Ind. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, which they assisted in building in this locality. To Mr. and Mrs. James L. Martin have been born the following children : Florence A., born July 5, 1871 ; William P., Jan. 31, 1873 ; Ida L., April 4, 1875 : Franklin L., Aug. 26, 1877; Bertha A., July 21, 1879; Walter V., May 30, 1882; and Clyde R., Nov. 9, 1886. Florence A. married Luther C. Harris, a book- keeper at Matthews. Ind., and they have one daughter, Yarnie. William P. married Vila Coulter, was a bookkeeper with the Sun Glass Company for six years, but is now employed at Clarksburg, W. \ a. Ida L. married (first) John Hayes, deceased, by whom she had one son, Walter Y., and married (second) John Ferguson, and they reside in Wabash. Ind. Bertha A. married Echvard Bart, and resides in Hamilton township, Delaware county, where Mr. Bart is carrying 1 m agricultural pursuits. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Martin are well- known in their community, where they have a wide social circle. LEONARD WILD, a man of energy and enterprise, who in his day has had a marked influence in various enterprises, and especially in the erection of substantial buildings, was born in Ulm, Wurtemberg, Germany, Nov. 2, 18:54, son of John and Katherine (Fisher) \x\h\. John Wild, lather of Leonard, was born in Bernstadt. Wurtemberg, Germany. Jan. 8, 1808, and became a farmer. He married in Bernstadt, Katherine Fisher, who bore him these children : Leonard ; Rosa, who married COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 747 John Hart : Mary, who married Joseph Frank; ind Katherine, who married Frederick Bach- man. John Wild lived in his native town until i Si ,-. when he came to America, being bn ughl riere by his son, Leonard, who made the trip Dack to the old country to bring his parents to lis home in Noblesville, Ind., and here they aoth died, the father in his eighty-fourth year uid the mother aged seventy-three. Both were nembers of the Lutheran Church. Leonard Wild received a common school education in his native village, attending until le was twelve years old. He worked on the farm, assisting his father, and was reared to lard work. He remained at home until nine- ecu years old, and in February, 1854, left for •\merica. sailing on the vessel "Helfatha. ' rile voyage consumed thirty-seven days, and le arrived in New York March 4. 1854. His )ldest sister, Rosa, accompanied him, she being hen a young woman, and they went immed- ately to Niagara Falls, where he worked on a arm, six miles east, for eighteen months, re- viving ten dollars per month salary. He then :ame to Noblesville, via Indianapolis and the )ld flat-iron railway, and arrived here Nov. 12, :855. He worked at farm labor one and one- talf miles northeast of Noblesville for A. R. "andow, a farmer, for six months, and for jeorge F. Connor. Later he worked in a 'rain warehouse for David Gibson, the agent or T. & J. W. Goff, extensive grain buyers, nillers and dealers of Aurora, Ind. Mr. Wild rented their warehouse in 1858, and jought corn and wheat for the firm, and re- named with them four years. He then en- gaged in milling with Levi Sohl, of Indianapo- 1-. buying the hank mill of J. L. W. Evans. dr. Wild remained in the milling business mtil [867, and then purchased the old Connor arm, where he had worked on first coming to he county. This farm, adjoining Noblesville, vas a fine property, and consisted of 220 acres. dr. Wild laid out this land and sold it in >arcels for factory purposes. Mr. \\ ild has been an extensive builder, le erected his first house in Noblesville, a fine esidence, at that time the finest in Noblesville. n [867 he built a large two-story brick resi- lence, costing nearly $10,000. near the rail- oad depot, and has since built several other esidences in that neighborhood. He was lected school trustee in 1S70. and built the Second Ward schoolhouse, still the best school- louse in Noblesville, constructed solidly of rick and stone. It cost $26,800, furnished. He also built the block adjoining the Citizens Bank, and superintended the building thereof, the State Bank being located in this block. In 1880 Mr. Wild built the stone front block now occupied by A. W. Truitt and Samuel Test- scher, and alsobuilt, in 1888, the block where the Wainwright Trust Company is now lo- cated. Mr. Wild located the first factory in Noblesville, the Strawboard Works, taking $15,000 in stock, besides giving the company twenty acres of land. He also superintended the erection of the American Strawboard Works, which is now the best factory in No- blesville. In 1895 Mr. Wild built Wild's 1 Ipera House, one of the best for the time in the State of Indiana. He also erected fifteen smaller dwelling houses, all of good construc- tion, and, of their class, the best in Noblesville. Mr. Wild may be well called the largest builder in the city. This is a wonderful record of a poor boy from Germany, of very limited education, who, when he came to America, did not under- stand a word of the English language. He began life in Hamilton county at the age of twenty-one years, as a farm hand, with no knowledge of business. He has also lost be- tween $40,000 and $50,000 through his con- fidence in human nature, and his kindness in assisting his fellow-men. In 1903 Mr. Wild built on East Connor street the first residence in Noblesville built in the modern style of architecture, for his new home. He has sold much of his property, but still own-, the opera house and a block of land built up with a row of fine residences, a business block on East Connor street, and six residences and twelve acres of land in the corporation. In political opinions he was originally a Jacksonian Democrat. In 1856 he voted for James Buchanan, and later for the war Dem- ocrat, Stephen A. Douglas. He voted for Abraham Lincoln on the occasion of his second term, and since that has voted the Republican ticket. He has been too busy a man to take any interest in politics so far as being a candi- date for any official position. Mr. Wild was married (first) in Nobles- ville, March 3. 1858, to Margaret Earth, born in Baden. Germany, Aug. 2. 1839. daughter of Bernard Earth, who came to America with his family and settled on a farm in Jackson. Ham- ilton county. Here both he and his wife died. Their children were: Christina, Caroline, Elizabeth. Margaret, Rhinehart. Charles and Louis. Mr. Wild, by his first wife, was the 74§ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD father of: Emma S., bom Nov. 28, [858; John 1'., Sept. 9, i860; Dorothy K., in 1864; Leonard ( ... in September, 1868; and Mar- garet, in 1S72. The first wife of Mr. Wild died March 23, 1S7S. and he married (second), Aug. 20, [885, in Noblesville, Mrs. Martha H. Pontious, daughter of Dr. B. F. and Emily (Harlan) Coffin. Mr. Wild is a member of the Masonic fraternity, of Noblesville, having joined that order in 1857, and he has attained the thirty-second degree. 1 le is also a member of the I. ( ). ( ). F. In religious belief he is a Lutheran, and is a consistent attendant of that church. TAYLOR E. McCOY, a well-known farmer of Anderson, belongs to a family of pioneer sfc ck on both sides, and one that has been connected with practically the whole period of development for the State of Indiana. He was born in Butler county. < )hio, son of John and Lydia (Clendenning) McCov. Both families were of Scotch descent. Alexander McCoy, grandfather of Taylor E., accompanied his father from Pennsylvania to Butler county, Ohio, about 1808-10, when he was a boy. When they passed through Cin- cinnati, then a mere hamlet, they were offered a strip of land where the city now stands, in exchange for a yoke of oxen, but refused. They settled in Butler county, where Alexan- der grew up, married Miss Elizabeth Long, and cleared up a good farm of 120 acres. His wife was born in Pennsylvania of Dutch stock, in 1791. and her father was one of the Ohio pioneers. He and Alexander McCoy built the first log house on Indian Creek, on the up- lands, five miles west of the Indian trading p"-t. Hamilton. Both Mr. McCoy and his brother-in-law, Minor Long, were in the In- dian wars and they started on the march for Tippecanoe to take part in that battle, but were prevented from reaching there by a swollen stream. Alexander McCoy reached but mid- dle life, but his wife lived until 1S71, dying aged eighty years. They were members of the United Brethren Church. They were the par- ents of four children : Margaret, unmarried, who reached the age of eighty ; John ; Theo- dore: and Alexander. John McCoy was born on the old home- stead in Butler county, April 5, 1X24. received a limited education in the schools of that day and at the age of fourteen he had to take the responsibility of the family on his shoulders, after his father's death. He did much of the clearing on the new farm, and supported the family until he was twenty, when he married and made his own home. His worldly posses- sions then consisted of seventy-five cents and a hi >rse, and he sold the horse for enough to build and furnish a log cabin on his mother's farm. He lived there some years, then rented a farm near by for three years, and in 1856 moved to Indiana. He settled in Springfield township, Franklin county, and although it was but eighteen miles, it was considered "way out in Indiana." He moved his effects in wagons, and made his home on a tract of eighty-two and one-half acres, which he bought and cleared. This he added to until he had a good farm of 160 acres. During the Civil war John McCoy raised a company at Mt. Carmel, which became Com- pany H, 37th Ind. V. I., and of this he was captain, lint after four months' service he was obliged to resign, as he could not stand the marching, owing to his great weight ; he was six feet four inches tall, and weighed 300 pounds. Returning home he became a stock raiser and dealer, buying cattle, which he drove to Cincinnati for sale. He was also in the butcher business at Mt. Carmel for several years. Mr. McCoy was prosperous, and at his death left a good property and no debts. In politics he was one of the original Republicans, and was an active politician, although he held no offices. John McCoy was married in 1S46, to Miss Lydia Clendenning, who was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, Feb. 3, 1828. Her par- ents came to America in 1833, for their health, and settled at Springfield, Ohio, but both died three years later of consumption. They passed away within a week of each other, ami were buried in the same grave. There were four children left, John, Thomas, James and Lydia, and the two latter were brought up by an uncle, John Clendenning. Mrs. McCoy remained with him until she was sixteen years old. Both Mr. and Mrs. McCoy were Methodists, and assisted in the support of their church, and contributed $200 for a new building. They were the parents of eight children: (1) Ann Eliza married Arthur Clarkson, of State Line City, Ohio. 1 2 ) Thomas Alexander served six months in the 86th O. V. I., was three months in the 134th Ind. V. I., and then being wounded in the knee in a skirmish, was dis- charged. He has never recovered from the lameness. (3) Taylor E. is mentioned below. (4) Elizabeth married the late Samuel Sering, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 749 nd resides in Anderson. (5) Amanda Jane ecame Mrs. Francis M. Gates, of Anderson. 6) Margaret died at the age of eighteen, (7) ames. (8) Emma married William Coult- ard, of Ohio. Taylor E. McCoy was born in Butler ounty, Ohio, Oct. 17. 1848, and was six years Id when his lather settled in Franklin comity, le was educated there, going first to school in little log cabin, and then in a large frame chool house, but he received little instruction s he could attend but in the winter months. II the summer time he worked on the farm nd drove cattle for his father. At the age of ixteen, in April, 1865, he enlisted at Brook- ille, and was mustered in at Indianapolis as a rivate in Company F, 140th Ind. V. I., to erve three years or during the war. He was mstered out Aug. 29, 1865, at the end of the truggle, after nine months' service in Han- ock's Corps in the Shenandoah Valley, and round Baltimore, thus seeing the fearful de- astatioii of that beautiful region. Except for ne week in an accommodation hospital, Mr. IcCoy was in active service all the time. He as the youngest man in the regiment who arried a musket, being just over sixteen years Id. At that time he was five feet eleven inches 1 height, and weighed 150 pounds, while now e stands six feet one and three-fourths iches bare-footed. After the war Mr. McCoy returned home, rorked on the farm and ran a butcher's shop ntil 1871, when he married. He then settled t Thorntown, Boone county, Ind.. where he ,as in business as a butcher for fourteen years, nd then returned to take charge of the home- tead for five years. Another year he spent at ic William Seal farm, and in [892 bought his resent home, which he has greatly improved. Ie has repaired the house, built a new barn, rained the land, set out a quantity of small lints, and made it into a beautiful place. It is ttuated just four and one-half miles from An- il. Mr. McCoy is a straight-forward, up- ight man, highly esteemed for his line char- cter. He is a Republican and cast his first ote for (J. S. Grant for his first term, lie i- n unaffiliated member of the [. O. < ». F. Both e and his wife belong to the First Presbyter- III Church. Mr. McCoy was married March 6, [871, in 'ranklin canity, to Miss Martha A. Seal, who as born there in Springfield township. 1 let. 5, [851, to William and Rebecca (Varner) Seal. The Seal family is of English descent, and settled lirst in Virginia. William Seal. Si\. grandfather of Mrs. Mc- Coy, came from Virginia, and is thought to have settled in Springfield township, Franklin county, as earl) as 1809. He was accompanied by his wife, whose maiden name was Eliza Owen, and his oldest sun is said to have been born the year of their arrival in Indiana. Wil- liam Seal entered a large tract of land and finally became so extensive a land owner, that he had three farms adjoining, each oi too acres, beside 2_'o acres in Brookville township, wdiere his son Herman lived. He had also given 160 acres near Mt. Carmel t" his son, James. He had one of the first stills in that region, and later erected a larger one. He be- came very wealthy, built a large two-story brick house on Rig Cedar Creek, and bought the first cooking stove in the county. His wife, Eliza (Owen) Seal, was noted among the pioneers for her healing skill, and would ride miles on horseback to visit the sick through the sum unding country. She delighted to re- count her experiences among the pioneers. In- dians frequently came about her cabin to beg, and on one occasion an Indian came for bread. She told him she had none, but showed him a loaf baking in the oven which she intended to give him when it was done. He did not under- stand and was very angry and knocked over the oven. When her son Harrison was three weeks old, he was stolen and carried away by the Indians, but some time after he was rescued near Lafayette. The children born to William and Eliza Seal were : I larrison, James, John, William, Eliza, Harriet and Hannah. The par- ents both lived to extreme old age, and died at their home, Mrs. Seal reaching the age .if eighty. William Seal. Jr., was born in Franklin county, (Jet. 5. 1822. and was brought up to be a farmer. His father gave him [60 acres and he bought 120 more, becoming a wealthy and respected citizen. He married Miss Re- becca Varner, daughter of Joseph and Martha (Drum) Varner. Her parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and were pioneer Millers in Washington county. Ohio. The children born to William and Rebecca Seal were: Manila K., G ' ranklin, John Wil- ford, Emma, Alice and Ida Bell. William Seal, Jr., was a Jacksonian Democrat in politics, and active in local matters, serving as constable in his town and in other minor offices. During 75o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD war times he was editor of the franklin County Democrat, in Brookville. Mr. Seal lived until December, [890, passing away at his home at the age of sixty-eight years. ELDER ANDREW YOUNCE, who is well known in Eaton, Ind., for the great and good work he lias done as a minister of the Christian Church, as well as an honored vet- eran of the Rebellion, was born .March 19, 1831, in Miami county, Ohio, son of John and Nancy (Knife) Younce. John Younce was born in 1809, in Ken- tucky, son of Philip and Peggie (Burkett) Younce, the former a native of North Carolina. Philip Younce took part in the Indian wars and assisted in building the fort at Fort Wayne. He first, however, settled in Kentucky, and thence removed to Miami county, Ohio, where he cleared a farm and where all of his children were horn: John, Joseph, Ceorge, Abraham, Eli, Davis, Katie and Polly. He was a member of the Dunkard or German Baptist Church, and preached for many years in Miami county. John Younce, father of Elder Andrew, went as a child to Miami county, Ohio, where he received a common school education and was reared to the work of the farm, also learning the carpenter's trade. He was married near Milton, Miami county, Ohio, to Nancy Knife, born in Pennsylvania. After marriage they lived at the home in Miami, but later re- moved to Indiana, and here six of the children were born: Philip, Benjamin, Mahala, An- drew, John F. and Margaret. Amy, Catherine, Joseph and Eli were born in Delaware county. The journey to Indiana in 1840 was made by John Younce in a two-horse wagon, the trip consuming three days. He settled one mile west i_>i Eaton, buying between 500 and 600 acres, fur which he paid but five or six dollars an acre. He cleared 160 acres of this land, and first built a log house and later a frame one, in the latter of which his death occurred in his fifty-sixth year. He was a well-known Dun- kard minister, beginning to preach in Miami county, < Ihio, and later he organized the Dunkard Church in the vicinity of Eaton. The first church was one of logs in the woods, but later a frame church was erected. Andrew Younce was ten years of age when he came with the family to Delaware county, Ind., and he can well remember the journey and tin- camping by the roadside at night. In Ohio he had attended the district school and after coming to Indiana he attended a log school house with slab seats and a six-foot chimney of stick and clay and a large open fireplace. Mr. Younce can remember many amusing incidents of his school days, one of which occurred at a Christmas time. The ■ ys who attended the school were sons of German Baptist people, and their teacher, George Bahb, was a minister of that church. At this Christmas time, the lads barred their teacher out in order to force him to treat, but instead he went and got the directors, James and Samuel Galbraith and James Younce, who climbed in and opened the door for him. At another time the boys caught .Mr. Bahb and tied him to a tree, but he could not he made to stand treat. After completing his education, Air. Younce worked on the farm for some time and learned the cooper's and carpenter's trades. He was fifteen years of age when he went with his father to Madison county, and there he was married Aug. 25, 1849, to Anna Maria Ride- nour, born in Indiana about 1830, daughter of Joseph Ridenour, a pioneer of Fall Creek town- ship. After marriage Air. Younce settled in Huntsville, Madison county, Ind., where he w-orked at the cooper's trade until 1865, when he enlisted at Pendleton, Ind., as a member of Company F, 147th Ind. V. I., for one year or during the war, and served until honorably dis- charged at Indianapolis, Ind., in August, 1865, having been mustered out at Harper's Ferry, Va. His services were in the Shenandoah Val- ley, mostly consisting of guard duty, and he was promoted to be corporal and duty ser- geant. He was never wounded, nor was he in the hospital, but he contracted lung trouble from which he has never fully recovered. He was a brave, cheerful soldier, and did his duty faithfully and well. After his return to In- diana he located in Delaware county, settling southwest of Eaton, buying twenty acres of land. There was a hewed log house on the place, and there he lived for two years, at the end of which time he located in Eaton, where he has lived ever since. For many years he was engaged at coopering and carpentering, and had his shop at his home, employing four men, making barrels, and assisting in erecting many of the houses of the locality, as well as farm buildings. He began preaching in the Christian Church in [866, and was ordained at Royertown that year, organizing a congrega- tion at that place, where he built a church, as well as "tie at Red Key. He also assisted in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 75i Miilding a church near Mill Grove, one near . I art: two miles cast of Muncie, one ive miles west of Muncie, and one at Eaton. te 1- a man whose earnestness and piety have him a power in the community. Not wily is he a clear and convincing preacher and b acher, but he is also an able admin- strator, as the material pro if his con- ation shows. Mr.-. Younce died May 15. 1X72. the mother if these children : John, Joseph, Emerillis (who lied in [865 1. Sarah Alice. Eliza Jane, Alonzo, Senjamin Franklin, Ida May and Ardena Ihristmas. Elder Younce was married (sec- md 1 to Rebecca Roe (nee Beekman ), a widow if Jay county. Ind. By her former husband, v Roe, she had two children: Margaret ,nd Mamie. NATHANIEL HARRIS JONES. In Hark township, Johnson county, there was robably no man who had a more unique and ing history than Nathaniel Harris ones. Not alone in events, but also in the per- Diiality of the individual, there is much of in- Test, i [is career throughout was marked with riginality, and environment and associations -instead of molding the man — as is commonly ne case — seemed to have but little influence ver him. He rose superior to the conditions hich surrounded him in early life, and .•emed wholly unmindful of the Strong hands nd ties which shaped the after lives of his bildhood's friends. Born in Smyth county. Ya.. Aug. 31, 1830, e was one of eleven children born to Joseph w and Jane (Massey) Jones, both na- ves of Virginia. There were seven sons and 3ur daughters in the family, of whom, how- but two are now- living, Nancy Jane, of James Netherly, of Smyth county, irginia; and George Washington, of Rock- . Kentucky. Joseph Jones, the father, enlisted in the Car of 181 _'. when but eighteen years old, and :rved with great devotion to the cause. Upon aving the army he learned the blacksmith's ade, which he followed for the next twenty :ars in connection with the business of farm- ig- i 'Table wagon making, 1 which business he was highly proficient. ied in Grayson county, Virginia, in March, n his eighty-seventh year: his w ife died 1 1854 at the age of fifty-four years. Both ere devi ted Mi . and highly 1 f all wdto knew them. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Jones was Lewis Jones, who claimed bonnie Scotland as the countr} of his nativity, and he was an early settler in Virginia, following farming as an oc- cupation. 1 [e was married in the Si ■ Pennsylvania, whence he removed, his vvil given name being Katie. She was of German scent, and ren i hearing the famous salute fired at the close of the Revolutionary war. He died in Smyth county, Virginia, the father of two daughters and seven suns. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Junes was a native of \ irginia. of English descent, i lis daughter Jane was left an orphan when but a child, and hence was unable to give much, if any, history of the family. Mr. Junes was reared upon a farm in the historic old state of Virginia, and when he had reached the age of eighteen, he began learning the tanner's trade, an occupation he followed for the ensuing nine years. In 1857 he came to Indiana and located in Franklin township, Johnson county, and remained there until 1861. He then purchased a farm of forty acres in Clark township, which he partly cleared, im- proved and sold, and with the money purchased another farm of eighty-one acres, on the line of Clark and Franklin townships, where he lived for four years. Having an opportunity to dispose of this farm at a handsome profit, he sold it, and purchased his late home and farm of 159 acres, located about five and a quarter miles northeast of Franklin, and there he lived until his death, Oct. 6, 1906. On March 31, 1859, Mr. Jones was married to Fannie E. Dungan, the daughter of Elisha and Lurana (Tilson) Dungan. and to them four children were born: Melissa Kate, Ralph Waldo. William Payne, and Livingston. Me- lissa Kate (now deceased) married C. L. Van Nuys, resided about three and one-half miles from Franklin, and had two children, Cornel- ius La Mark and Jeannette Hellene Elizabeth. Ralph Waldo, formerly a successful teacher, and principal of the schools at Chatham. X. J., is now studying for a degree in Chicago Uni- versity, and is held in high esteem. William ne, who married < )live Winship, lives in Clark township, and has two sons, Charles Winship and Nelson Davis. Livingston, con- ducting a business as an undertaker in South Bend, Ind., married Angie Hobart, of Pemberville, Ohio, and has two sons. Na- thaniel 1 [obart and Nelson Lee. . in, 1S57. Mr. Junes left his occu- pation of tanner, in which he had been engaged 75-' COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD at Marion, \'a., and commenced a long journey by foot, going through Cumberland Gap, by way of Louisville and Indianapolis, to St. Louis. From there he traversed five or six counties in Northeastern Missouri, and then walked back to Indianapolis, in the winter of 1858, a distance of one thousand miles. He accepted employment from an old gentleman by the name of Stephen Tilson, and worked for him by the month, until Oct. 13, 1858, when he returned to Lexington. Ky., this time by rail, and from there he walked back to Marion, \'a.. a distance of five hundred miles. Lew men would have dared attempt this long journey afoot, but Mr. Jones greatly enjoyed the freedom and outdoor life, and profited greatly in his physical condition as the result of his arduous exercise. On his arrival in Marion, he purchased a little gray mare, and with a neighbor boy named Watson, rode and tied all the way back to Franklin, Ind., in the year 1859. This faithful mare was four years old at that time, and Mr. Jones worked her for twenty-nine years afterward, and she was the first horse he had die among about forty- horses that he owned. Mr. Jones was long a faithful member of the Methodist Protestant Church, in which he held a prominent place, and was much beloved, as is his widow. He was a member of the quarterly conference, and served on various church boards in the Indiana conference. He could always be counted on in prayer meeting and Sunday-school, and was an inspiration to his pastor. In his political affiliations he long supported the men and measures of the Re- publican party, and in the early sixties served for four or five years as trustee. Though well past the three score and ten mark, with a long life of usefulness crowned with success unfolded before him in memon 's record, his experiences of earlier days must have afforded him a high degree of satisfac- tion. At any rate, those who long knew him, recognized his worth, his power or originality and freedom from the commonplace restraint-, and held him to be one of the best representa- tives of the county, an exemplary Christian gentleman, respected by all, and known af- fectionately as "Uncle Jones." CHARLES ROY ARMSTRONG, M. D., a rising physician and surgeon of Thorntown, Boone county, when he began his professional career chose a- his sphere of action his native town, for he was born in Thorntown, April 20, 1874, son of George and Sarah A. (Haworth) Armstrong, natives of Indiana. The Armstrong family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Dr. Armstrong's grandfather, Isaac X., was a native of Maryland, who came to In- diana at an early day and settled first in Franklin county, and in 1866 in Boone. He was a blacksmith by trade and always followed that calling together with farming, until 1903, when he left his farm and took up his resi- dence in Thorntown. By his wife, Mary Ann Sparks, he had four children, but two died in infancy, and a son, Francis N., is the only one now living. On the maternal side Dr. Arm- strong is of German descent. His grandfather, Warner A. Haworth, was a farmer from Pennsylvania, who moved first into Ohio and then in 1854 into Indiana, where he settled about four miles northwest of Thorntown and lived until shortly before his death, which oc- curred in 1904, when he was eighty-eight years old. By his first wife, Sophia Sill, he had three children; but by his second wife, Susan, he had none. George Armstrong was always a farmer. Reared in Franklin county, he accompanied his father to Boone county in 1866, and lived on the farm there which his father purchased, all the rest of his life. He was killed by lightning in [892. He and his wife, who is still living, were both Methodists. The children born to them were: Charles Roy ; and Laura, the wife of Bert Aldridge, of Thorntown. Charles Roy Armstrong was brought up on the family homestead in Boone county, at- tended first the district schools, then the Thorntown high school, and in the latter won by his admirable work a scholarship in Wa- bash College, which he entered in the fall of 1891, having graduated from the high school the preceding June. When he decided to take up tlie study of medicine, he chose the Homeo- pathic Medical College of Missouri, and re- ceived his diploma therefrom in 1896. The young doctor immediately returned to Thorn- town and opened an office, where from the very first his success has been most gratifying. He is a brilliant student in his profession, a most skillful physician and surgeon, and a popular practitioner. He keeps thoroughly abreast of the times and belongs to the County, State and National Medical Societies. He owns not alone his fine home in Thorntown, hut also his office building, which latter he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 753 99. Since then he has acquired a farm of 100 acres, hi 1907 he tuck a com the Post-Graduate Medical Department of the Universit) of New York. Dr. Armstrong has been married since when he was united on the 26th of April to -Miss Britta M. Jacks, daughter of Frank and Grizella (Baird) Jack-. Two children have Keen born to them, a son who lived only a short time and a daughter. Mary Louise. The 1 and Ins wife both belong to the Presby- terian Church, in which he is an elder. In politics he is a Democrat, and served one term is coroner of the count)-. Fraternally he is :i thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, is master of Thorntown Lodge. No. 113, A. F. K: A. M., and belongs to Osceola Lodge, No. 173. [. O. O. F. PERRY MILLER, a substantial farmer of Mount Pleasant township, and a veteran of the Civil war. is one of Indiana's own sons, lorn near Middletown, Feb. 15. 1844. son of Peter and Mary (Hayes) Miller. Mr. Miller's ancestors on both sides came from West Virginia. His maternal grand- father was a Fleming, and belonged to a pio- ieer family of that State. His paternal grand- father was horn in that State, and represented ild American stock. He was a farmer by oc- :upation and died in Fairmont, Marion rounty, about 1807. Peter Miller, father of Perry, was born in West Virginia in 18 jo. He remained in his native State until after his marriage to Miss Mary Hayes, but before 1S40 he moved his whole family to Indiana, making the trip in ns. He rented land for a while, occupy- ing forty acres of wooded land in Mount Pleasant township, adjoining the present Mil- ler homestead. J [e cleared this and built a •ahin. but later moved to an eighty-acre tract ilso in the woods, which necessitated his be- ginning anew the clearing of a farm. On his tlace he built a frame house and remained here until the death of his first wife, when he ;old out. In [859 he married again, but died 1 few years later in Mount Pleasant township, Alien between sixty and seventy years of age. His children all by the first union were : Eliza. Harriet. Henry, Jackson, Alexander, Simon, Perry and Noah. Perry Miller's home life ended when he ,vas fifteen years of age. for after his father's d marriage he made his own way in the 48 world, going ofl farm work. Previ to this he had worked at home much of the year, but attended school three months 1 winter, his only opportunity for an education. ( In July 4, 1861, he enlisted at Muncie, hid., in Company P.. [9th End. V. I., under (apt. P. P. Wilson, a part of what later became known as thi ''Iron Brigade." On July 13. 1804, at the end of In- three years term he was honorably discharged, but in less than a year, on April 5, [865, he re-enlisted in Com- pany I, 8th P. S. Vet. Inf., and served until discharged at Washington, 1). C. April 6, [866. He was on duty in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and participated among other battles in those 1 if < Gainesville, the second battle of Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, I it/hughes Crossing, Gettysburg and Cham lorsville. At the last one he was on the picket line, close to the Confederate forces where he heard in the darkness of the night the single exchange of volleys during which Stonewall Jackson was killed. At the battle of Gettys- burg the Iron Brigade made the first ha; charge in the engagement, receiving the cav- alry. They were so completely concealed by a field of ripe wheat that they were within a few feet of the Confederates when they 1 1 for the charge and the whole of Gen. Archer's brigade was captured. The Confederates fired only a few shots, many of their guns being still i iaded when they were taken. Not one of the enemy escaped. Later the Iron Brigade was outflanked by a Confederate battery of six pieces and they were obliged slowly to retri Three times they made a stand but in vain. They in their turn suffered fearfully, the 1 alone losing in killed, wounded or prisoners, all but fifty out of 250 men. Mr. Miller fired about 100 shots and then fell, wounded in the right thigh, by a minie ball. Only a few min- utes later, a party of stretcher bearers in charge of a doctor came .along, but went by without heeding his entreaties. Mr. Miller called after the Doctor. "If you are not a damn coward, you will take me off the field.'' at which the doctor stopped and ordered his men to return, but they kept on, and it was only when they were threatened by his revolver that they obeyed his order and picked up Mr. Miller. After nearly a week in the hospital, during which his wound was dressed, after he himself had [Hilled a piece .if clothing from it with a of forceps, he wa aken to a Baltimore 754 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fcal for a week., and then removed to Howard hospital in the city of Washington. On leaving there nine months later, he was placed in the Veteran Reserve Corps, and served at Point Lookout two month-, then at Trenton lor three months, while the New Jerse) troops were being mustered out. and for two months at Hart Island, Long Island Sound, when the New York troops were mustered out. lie was then stationed at Washington doing guard duty at the War Department, and during this time attended the trial and execution of < apt. \\ 'irz, commander of Andersonville Prison, and was ako one of the prison guard of Airs. Surratt, tried and executed for complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln. Returning to Indiana Mr. Miller soon left again, this time going to Vermilion county, 111., where he worked for one season, and then went back home. In 1869 he married and set- tled on a rented farm west of Yorktown, hut after only one year there, he moved and oc- cupied a log cabin for a time, while he built a frame house in the town proper. He had pre- viously had some experience as a carpenter, a pari of it during his early days in the army in 1 Si , 1 . when he helped to build Fort Craig on Arlington 1 1 eights, and a boat and chain bridge above Washington, and now in Yorktown he followed that calling for a while, and also did some work on the railroad. In 1873 he re- turned to farming again, bought forty acres in Mount 1 'lea-ant township, and settled down permanently. As he got his land clear and under cultivation, he added more, until he owned 100 acres, now occupied by himself and sons. At first he built a frame house, hut in 1893 he put up a substantial brick residence. constructed almost wholly from material on the farm. Having cla) on his land he had previously rented a tile mill where he made and burned hard pressed brick. These he used for his home, making the walls hollow. The tim- ber, much of it oak and chert')', came from his farm, and only part of the woodwork finishings had to he procured elsewhere. The farm is well drained and ditched, more than $700 hav- ing been -pent in drainage. The place con- several fine springs, and Mr. Miller also has a fish pond. A Republican in politics. Air. Miller has not taken a specially active part, hut has done a good citizen's service on both grand and petit juries. His prosperity is due solel) to his own efforts, aided by his wife, for herited no property whatever, and has made his way against obstacles. But industry and economy have won their just reward, and to-day Mr. Miller owns, besides his farm, a livery and one dwelling in Yorktown and two lots in Muncie. He and his wile are both members of the Christian Church, in which he has been a deacon. The helpmate to whom Mr. Miller owes so much was Miss Isabella Warfel, born in Center township. Delaware Co., Ind., daughter of Jonas and Samantha ( Ilaxley) Warfel. They were married in Mount Pleasant town- ship March 11, 1869 and nine children have been born to their union: (1) Elmer E. mar- ried Miss Harriet Kirliv, and lives in York- town. (21 Joseph was accidentally killed in Anderson by a train. (3) Spencer married Miss Jane Relford, lives on the homestead and has two children, Herman Dale and Mabel. (4) Samantha married M. X. Rudy, a horse- dealer in Yorktown. (5) Edmund married .Miss Nora Kohn, and is a glass worker in Yorktown. (6) Oliver P. married Miss Bessie E. Richmond, and lives em the home farm. 1 7 1 William E. (8) Raymond and (9) Carl W. are all at home. The wdiole family have received good educations, and the eldest son is a grad- uate of the Commercial College in Delaware. Ohio. The Warfel family, to which Mrs. Miller belongs, is of Dutch stock', and came to In- diana from Pennsylvania. Daniel Warfel, grandfather of Airs. Miller, was a farmer of Lancaster county. Pa., in which place he was born, and remained there until 1840. In addi- tion to his farming he was a skillful stone- worker and was so engaged for many years, both in the east and in the west. He married Miss Fannie Warfel. also of Pennsylvania, and they had nine children as follows: Amelia; Jonas; Emanuel; Tobias and Adam, de- ceased : Andrew ; Daniel and Elizabeth, de- cea ed; and Jacob. When he brought his family to Indiana, he settled in Delaware county and eventually became the owner of between 300 and 400 acres. He built a large two-story brick house, had a well improved farm and made it his home until his death in 1 Si 10. His wife survived until 1870. They were Mennonites in their religious views. Jonas Warfel was born in Lancaster county. June 19, 1819, and reared to agri- cultural pursuits. His taste-, however, in- clined him to the teacher's profession, and though he enjoyed few facilities for getting COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 755 ;l;ir education he accomplished so much alone that he was quite well equipped for teaching. In all he taught eleven term-, mainly during the winters. He was about twent) years old when he accompanied his parents to Indiana, and after his marriage there he bought eighty acres in Harrison township, and clearing it of timber, made a good farm of it, while he also found time to do considerable \\ i rk for his father. Later he bought ioo acres in Mount Pleasant township, and lived there, till late in life, when he retired and to 1 up lii— residence in Yorktown. There he died :it the age of eighty-one, occupied to the last in his own business affairs and interested in :urrent events. Beginning with nothing, he nade his property entirely by his own hard ivork and skillful financial managing. He was E the parties interested in the Yorktown Dorporate Company. Mr. VVarfel was married July 14, 1842, to \li-- Samantha Baxley She was born April j8, 1822, in G county, Ohio, daughter of tilius and Catherine 1 Turner) Baxley. The ather was a pioneer of Mount Pleasant town- hip, where he took up 160 acres in 1839. He ■ i Tennessee, while his wife was 10m in I >hio. He died May 31, 1862, and his died ( let. 21, 1SS7. They were the larents of: Samantha. Susannah, Alary, Eliz- iane and Hiram. To the union of Jonas imantha Warfel were horn thirteen chil- Iren: (1) Alfred enlisted for the Civil war in; I . 19th Ind. V. I., and served two ear-. After being ill with both measles and mallpox lie was honorably discharged and tent home, where he died six weeks later. (2) Catherine married James A. Jester. (3) Fannie I. (4) Isabella became Airs. Miller. 5 > David ed. (6) \dam. (7) Dottie ? deceased. (8) Jonas. (9) Lizzie is eceased. fro) William and ( 1 n Saman- lia were twin-. (12) Mark ami (13) laniel completed the family. The family were lethodists in religious belief, and the father erved a- class leader of that church, which e had joined in [837. In politics he was a Republican, and for some time served as justice f the peace in his township. RUFUS WILLIAMS, one of the n rominent churchmen of Indiana, is the most successful farmers of his see- on of the country. Years of faithful labor, >ined with his unquestionable integrity, have laced Mr. Williams in a position where lie is implicitly trusted by many churches and fra- ternal organization-, and have given him a most enviable prominence among his fellow men. Beginning life's voyage unaided managed so well that now, jusl passing his prime of physical strength, he has gained the port which his desires of many years have fixed as his goal, and withal has accomplished more than most men who run the full course of earthly existence. 1 [e was horn in (dark town- ship. Johnson Co., Ind., the place of hi- present residence, April _>, [837. Jacks, in Williams, father of Rufus, was a native of Tennessee, and his wife Sarah 1 Parr) Williams, was born in the same State. < >f this union thirteen children were horn, nine sons and four daughters, of whom eight are now surviving, as follows: Delilah, wife of Daniel Britton : Joel : Clayborn : Carrie, widow of Lee Trout; Elihu; David; Eva, wife of W. L. Kerlin; and Rufus. Jackson Williams, the father, was a farmer all hi- life, and came to Indiana with his parents in the year [816, locating in Wayne county, where the-, took up government land. From this place they came five year.- later to Johnson count}', - tling in Edinburg, where tin \ again took up government land. In [830 the' family removed to (lark township, where Jackson' Williams lived until his death, which occurred in 1S77, at the age of about sixty-two years, his wife sur- viving him and reaching the age of seventy-five year.-, her demise occurring in the year [891. Moth were members of the Methodisl Protest- ant Church, in which he served long and ably as trustee. Idle paternal grandfather of Rufus Wil- liams was Allen Williams, who claimed the Stati -1 North Carolina as his birth place. He first moved to Tennessee, where he married, and from there came to Indiana in 1S10. He died in (.dark township at the age of about seventy-two years, leaving a large family. He was a genuine pioneer both in Tennessee and Indiana, and was noted for his ability in all the varied work of the early settler and also for his undaunted courage. I le was with ( ieneral Jack- son at Horseshoe Bend, where he rendered val- iant service. His father was Amos Williams, a Quaker, who settled in Pennsylvania with William Penn, and Linear Williams, father of Amos, came from Wales, in very earl) days and settled in Pennsylvania. !li' material grandfather of Rufus Wil- liams was David Parr, a native of also was a pioneer in Johnson countv, - - - E i ; i - . ■ E - - E s - thai . * E - ^ E - i i _ ' - - - - - - i - ■ — i l - : - - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 757 of Judge Jac -c wife was a Xusbaumj, for many years Judge of the Corn- Stark county. To this union there were born : Elias, Lucinda, Mar- garet. Matilda, Lewis, Hiram II., Mary, An- thony and Ferdinand. Hiram H. Palmer was four years of age when the family located in Indiana, and he was reared amid pioneer surroundings in DeKalh ing the district school in the winter months and working on the farm during summers, as was the custom of the pioneer Indiana farmers' boys. He went to Auburn when about seventeen years old, and had worked for about one year at the trade of brick- when. Aug. 6, 1862, he enlisted as a private of Company A, 100th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, his term vice expiring after two years and nine months. He was mustered out at Washington, D. C, June 8, 1865, receiving his honorable discharge at Indianapolis, Ind. He partici- pated in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Col- ic. Stockdale No. 4. Holly Springs, Cor- inth, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Marietta, Atlanta Campaign, Xew Hope Church, Kene- saw Mountain, the last battle of Atlanta, Sher- March to the Sea, Savannah, Goldsboro umberland Cap. He took part in the Crand Review at Washington. At Missionary Ridge he was called by a Confederate soldier, who was wounded, and asked for a drink of water. As he -:t to go, after having his enemy all the water in his canteen, .erate raised his gun and attempted to shoot him, but the quick action of Lieut. the 6th Iowa, who struck the Con- federate on the head with his sword, probably saved Mr. Palmer's life. He received a scalp I in the charge at Missionary Ridge, and -o slightly wounded in the left shoulder, A'hich necessitated his confinement in the I jital at Memphis, Tenn., for one month. He :so in the hospital at Grand Junction. I"enn..for three months, suffering from typhoid . complications. He was ever a faithful, brave and actr. r, and earned tion to the rank of duty sergeant, serving or about two months on the staff of General jrant. at Washington, about the time of the £ the war. r the war was over Mr. Palmer returned . and later worked at the •radein'l hio, but again d in bricklaying, at which he conti: ~2 he went to Chicago, where two years were spent, at the end of which time he returned to Auburn fur one year, then going again to Toledo, he remained there threi and the next eighti -pent in Auburn in contracting. He hi sided in rt Wayne, Muncie and Indiana: ing contracting at all of these places, but in 1899 he came to Anderson, where he is still in active business, having erected many fine buildings here. Mr. Palmer was married 1 tir-u July 23, 1871, at Fort Wayne, Ind.. to Cordelia Worley, born near Massillon, Ohio, daughter of Samuel T. and Rebecca (Dickerkoof) Worley, and to this union there were born: I A'., who served two years in the U. S. regular army; Milford S. ; Harry W., who served in the >I>anLh-American war in Cuba with a good record: and Maggie A. The mother of these children died in December, r886, in Port Wayne. Mr. Palmer was married (second; at Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 14, 1893. to Mary C. Walker (nee Daly;, born March n, 1847, in Franklin county, Pa., daughter of William 1 1. and Mar en 1 I »ah . the former of Irish and the latter of German descent. William - Lorn June 30, 1825, and died March 8, 1877. He was the son of William Griffith and Mary (Locke) Daly, na- tives of Ireland, who came to America and set- tled in Pennsylvania, the son being born in Franklin county. He owned a farm in that county, but sold it and located in Indiana Dec. 2 5> l %57> purchasing a farm of eighty acres in the woods of Noble county, half of which prop- he cleared. He sold this and soon a" located in Whitley county, near Columbia . where he was living in Aug-: j, at the time of his enlistment in Company B, 74th Ind. Y. I., for three during the war. He served until the close of the struj ing honorably discharged at Washington. For eight months he was color bearer of hi, regi- ment, two other color-bearers having been shot, and while thus serving his country he received >und from which he never fully recovered. He participated in the battl ^ickamauga, Bull Run, Chatta: lurnt Hickory, Cum- berland Gap, Lookout .Mountain. Raleigh, and the Atlanta Campaign, including Sherman's March to the Sea. I le was married in Pennsyl- vania to Mar born in 1X27, in Cer- many, daugi.- b and Ann en, and she did Feb. 10. 1899, in tne faith of the Dunkard Church. Mr. Daly was a Pr< rian. Jai r - "58 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD many for the Catholic priesthood, buf on com- ing to this country became a weaver which trade he followed for some time, but later he engaged in agricultural pursuits in Noble county, Inch, where he died. Mrs. Palmer's first marriage was at Colum- bia City, Whitley Co., Ind., Sept. 27, 1866 I Lewis J. Walker, a farmer of that county, and to them were born these children : John A., whose deatli occurred ill his twenty-sixth year: Cora J., who died when twenty-one years of aye ; LI la S., who died aged fifteen years. Lewis J. Walker died in Columbia City, ind. No children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. I 'aimer. Air. I 'aimer is connected with the G. A. R., as officer of the day of Major May. Lost, of Anderson. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, at Muncie, and the I. O. O. F., at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Palmer is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, and active in the pro- ceedings 'if that organization. She and her husband are both active in the work of the Catholic Church in Anderson, of which they are consistent members and liberal supporters. They are very well known in society circles of the city, and have a large number of warm personal friends. Mr. I 'aimer is a Republican in bis political belief, hut takes only a good citi- zen's interest in public matters. AARON RINKER. In the dark days of the Civil war, no section of the country male a more general response to the call for volun- teers than did Indiana whose loyal sons made sturdy by their struggles in the wilderness proved themselves fine si ildiers. One veteran of that conflict, now residing in Daleville. is Aaron Kicker, who was horn in Henry county, easl 1 f Middletown, near Forest Hill, April 10, 1842, son of John and lane (Clevenger) Rinker. The paternal grandfather, George Linker, of German stock, spent his earlv life in the Shenandoah Valley, \ a., but joined the pio- neers of Tennessee and settled at Shields Mill in the eastern part of that State, near Boulder < lap. As the tide of immigration flowed north- ward, the family moved on to Ohio, stopping near Urbana, and from there to Indiana, where they settled near Hagerstown, in Wayne county. But this, too, proved 011I3 a temporar) residence, and George Rinker made his final settlement in Henry county, where he bi tlghl and cleared a farm lying about two miles east of Forest Hill. There he died when advanced in years. His children were as follows: John; Philip, who married Miss Betse) Dryer; Jacob; Kat of a Mr. Stanley; and Re- becca, Airs. Christian Painter. George Rinker and his wife were both members of the United Brethren Church, and earnest in its work. Either he or his father, it is uncertain which, served in the Revolution. John Rinker was born before his father left \ irginia. In Wayne count}-, Ind., he married .Miss Jane Clevenger, who was probably bom in ( Ihio. Mrs. Linker came of a sturdy race, tradition telling that her grandfather Cleven- ger walked through Urbana, Ohio, when he was 104 years old. At Forest Hill John Rinker bought an unimproved farm of [60 acres, where he built a good cabin and partly cleared the land, after which he traded it in 1X43 for other property east of Daleville. In this latter section be owned two wooded tracts 1 f eight) acres each, which he cleared and developed into good farming property. He built a frame house and afterward a brick house, and resided there till his death in 1874, at the age of seventy years and ten months. Devoted mem r bers of the United Brethren Church, he and his wife welcomed every itinerant minister of that faith who visited that section, am! their home, in which services were often held, was the Mecca of every such worker. In politics Mr. Rinker was a Democrat. Aaron Linker, son of Jonn, was reared among pioneer surroundings and received only such education as the frontier offered. The only school near enough for him to attend was conducted by an old-time teacher who tried to make him learn by whipping him. M his youth was spent in work on the farm. When twenty years of aye he volunteered, and March 27, [862, at Muncie, Ind.. became a private in Company B, 36th Ind. V. I., enlisting for three years, or for the war. Later he was assigned to Company K and afterward trans- ferred to the 30th Ind. Y. I. Except when invalided, he was in active service for the full period, participating in the battles, skirmishes and marches of his regiment ami was never captured by the enemy. His services extended over Tennessee. Mississippi, Alabama. Louisi- ana, Georgia and North Carolina, and he was in the battles of Corinth, Jonesboro, Franklin and Nashville as well as in the two great bat- tles at Atlanta, besides all the skirmishes of that long campaign. While in Georgia Mr. Rinker made a 450 mile march from Athens, in that State, to Nashville, Tenn., and the very COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 759 day after arriving- then- was sent on forty-two and a half miles further, lying in line that night on the pike between Nashville and Mui LS we, inn-- a new pair of mall for him ami these injured his feet and made the veins of hi- leg swell, resulting in permanent injury from which he has suf- fered greatly. For a week he lay in the hos- pital, in the old Female College there, and then spent a month in the convalescent camp at Nashville before rejoining his regiment. He was next assigned to the invalid corps at Louis- ville, was then detailed for prison hospital work at Dalton, and ("amp Chase, i ihio, but finally ned his regiment at Louisville for active service, lie was honorably discharged at the end of his term. .March 29, 1865, al Shields Mill. Tenn., the old home of the family. On Jan. 25, [866, Aaron Kinker was mar- ried tii Miss Wilhclmina Schlegel, who was born in Germany, June 1. 1X4(1. In October Of that year they settled on their present home, a place of - me eight) acre-, which Mr. Rinker bought at that time. There was a cabin on the place, which is -till standing, and thirty acres had been partially cleared. It has all been cultivated now for many years, and Mr. Rinker lias added forty acres to the propcrt} . Mr. and Mrs. Rinker have had three children, viz.: Clarence, who died at the age of nine years; Henry; and Maggie. The former, burn Dec. 10. 1X70. married Miss Josie Hopp, born in Delaware county, daughter of John and Emma ( Myers 1 Hopp. They live on a farm near her father's home and have two children. Ray- mond .'I'd ! ay. Miss Maggie Kinker married Charles Painter, a farmer living east of Mid- dletown, and they have one child, Elson. Mr. Rinker and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church and active in its work. In politics he is a Republican. A mi mber of the G. A. R., he attended the national reunion at Washington, and he also visited the Buffalo Exposition, at both places taking a deep in- terest in the historical matter at hand. While 1 mi a visil ti > ( anada the mementoes 1 if the War of 181 _' proved of equal interest. Mr. Rinker E America's best types of loyal and honest citizenship, and hi- community may justly he proud of hi- record in war and e alike. Mrs. Rinker'- parents were Henry and Margaret (Busch) Schlegel, the former horn at ( )-ler, Germany, Nov. 7, [814. The family Of the farming class, hut owned consider- able property and were in good circumst; In 1838, Mr. Schlegel married daughter of Frederick and Magdalena 1 Bi enstein) Busch, and remained in ' fanning till 1S51). In that year In to America with his family, sai Bre- men for New York, tb lasting thirty- six days. The first two year,- the family lived at Chamber-burg. Pa., after which they went to Indiana and lived five years on the Stan- road, a mile west of Chesterfield. Thev finally located north of Daleville on an eighty - acre tract, partly cleared, where Mr. Schlegel made a good home. He died there, aged fifty- seven, while his wife lived to he eighty-four years, passing her last day- with her daughter Johanna. They were members of the Dutch Protestant Church, Reformed. Mr. Schlegel was a good representative of his people, honest, straightforward, frugal and industrious. In 'his youth he served in the German army. There were five children in the family, Jo- hanna, Henry, Wilhelmina, [ohn Jacob and Carl. N< >A1I M( iCK, a leading agriculturist 1 f Lawrence township, Marion county, hid., who is engaged in operating his farm of thirty- nine acres, was born April 16, [841, iit Law- rence township, son of Henry and Irene lander) Mock, and grandson of Michael Mock, the original Indiana pioneer of the family. Llenry Mock was born May 2, 1810. and was a hoy when he came with his parei Indiana. He wa- married in Lawrence town- ship to Irene I Inlander, horn Jan. 11. [818, in Clermont county. ( )hio, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Fronk) Bolander, who wi 1 bers of Pennsylvania Dutch families. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mock settled 1 eighty-acre tract in the woods of Lawrence township, where he built a hewed log house, and there he died. July 29, [849, aged thirty- eight years. His children were: Elizabeth, horn Aug. _>o. [837; Noah, April 10. 1841; John. Dec. s, [843; Sarah Catherine, Aug. 31. [849. After the death of Iur husband Mrs. Mock married (second) Henry Hoss. Noah Mock received hut few educational titages, as he was obliged to leave si 1 1 in order to assist in the work on the farm al the age of thirteen years. He was married when he was twenty-one, and settled on the home place of eight) acres, in which Ik- owned an interest, living in a small frame i The original hewed log house is still standing. fin Jan, 1. iSi.j. Mr. Mock married, in 760 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD relict- township, Surah Catherine Apple, born in Lawrence township, not far from the present home of the family, Sept. S. 1S41, daughter of Solomon and Phoebe (Crumbaugh) Apple, and granddaughter of John Apple. Solomon Apple was born in ( >hio and there married, and after the birth of two of his children, came to Indiana, and located on the farm now oc- cupied by Lieutenant Apple. This farm he cleared from the woods, and he became one of the substantial men of his day. being honored and respected by all as an industrious, hard- working pioneer. I lis children were : George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Mary Jane, William M., Sarah Catherine, Rebecca Ellen, Ann Eliza and John H. Mr. and .Airs. Mock spent six years on the old homestead, and then removed to their present farm. ( )n this tract Mr. Mock has made many substantial improvements, erecting g 1 buildings and supplying modern ma- chinery for the carrying on of his work. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served as supervisor of his township. Fraternally he is connected with the I. O. O. F.. in which lie lias passed all the chairs, including that of Xoble Grand, and he has represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge of the State. Mrs. Mock is a member of the Christian Church at Oak- landon. To Mr. and Mrs. Mock have been born these children : Jeannette Clementine, March 9, 1863. married Edward Springer, a farmer of Lawrence township, and was the mother of four children — William Delbert, Jessi C, Nellie May and George E. (the mother died April 24, 189^5) ; Mollie was born Oct. 5, 1866; William H., born ( >ct. 19, 1868, married Emma Cory, is a farmer in Lawrence- township, and has four children — Chloe, Jose, Ernest and Archie : and George W., born Feb. 27, 1872. married Margaret Watson, and is a coal dealer in Indianapolis. ALBERT HENRY VESTAL, ex-prose- cuting attorney of Madison canity, Ind., has been a lifelong resident of this section, having been born near Frankton, Madison county, Jan. iS, [874, sen of William and Mary (Jack-Mii) Vestal. The Vestals are of Eng- lish origin, and wire among the Colonial set- 1 ruilford county, N. C. The Jack- ire of Scotch-Irish descent, and of the same stock as the famous "Stonewall" Jack- son, the Confederate leader, and they also Id family of Guilford count)-. William Vestal, father of Albert Henry Vestal, came to Henry county, Ind., in 1866, and settled on a farm. In 1872 he moved to Frankton. where he bought an eighty-acre farm, which he improved and added to until he owned a fine farm of 160 acres, a valuable piece of property. Mr. Vestal is a member of the Methodist Church and a most desirable citizen, the head of an excellent family. His children are as follows: Robert; M attic; H : John L. ; Solomon P.; who graduated from West Point in 1880 and is now a captain in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, United States army ; Lillian ; Charles, who is at home ; and Albert Henry. Mr. Vestal was born and reared on a farm, and in his boyhood became inured to hard work as found in the life of the average agriculturist. But he had other ambitions for his own life work. During his early years he attended the district school in Pipe Creek township, and he was only sixteen years old when he began to teach, in Nemaha county. Neb., where he was engaged successfully for two terms, lie then returned home, and for two term- attended the National Normal School at Valparaiso, Ind., after which he taught in Madison count}- for four years. Following this he took a law course in the law depart- ment of the National Normal at Valparaiso, being admitted to the Bar when about twenty- one years old. After that he attended the same law school for another year, meantime teaching a graded school in Frankton, Ind., and he graduated from the law school in 1896, soon after which he began to practice, in Frankton. He continued to teach there for two winters, finally devoting all his time to the legal profession, in which he soon found enough work to engage all his energies. From early manhood he has been interested and active in politics, and in 1900 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Madison county on the Republican ticket. That he was honored with reelection in 1902 and 1904 is sufficient evidence of the satisfaction his services gave. He received good majorities on both occasions. Mr. Vestal proved an active and fearless prosecutor, and was noted for his vigorous and efficient conduct of cases which came un- der his care. He was one of the most success- ful prosecuting attorneys at the Madison county Bar, and in about two hundred and fifty cases which he handled he sent two hun- dred and forty criminals to the penitentiary — all criminals beyond the shadow of a doubt and justly convicted of the crimes of which ALBERT H. VESTAL COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 761 they had been accused. Whenever possible, Mr. Vestal made it a point to be sure of the guilt of a criminal bet re an arrest was made, and that there was sufficient evidence to war- rant conviction, lie was particularly success- ful in jury trials, being clear, convincing and forcible in his presentation of cases and the legal points which carry weight and con- viction. In the incumbency of the office of prose- cuting atti rney Mr. Vestal became widely known among the legal fraternity of this sec- tion of the State, and he made a reputation for excellent work which places him in the ranks lit the most successful young men of the day. lie ha- made his position by straightforward- and strict attention to business, the hard work which i- sure to bring success in any line. He is also well known fraternally, be- longing to the I. O. O. F. at Frankton ; to the I niform Rank, K. P., at Frankton; to the I. ( >. k. M. at Anderson; to the B. P. O. E., and Loyal Order Moose. Mr. Vestal has been twice married. < )n Sept. 15, 1895, in l'ennville. hid., he married Madge Horn, daughter of W. C. Horn, and two children were born to them, Vivian L. and Ralph A. Mrs. Vestal died Aug. 5. [899, in Frankton, and on Jan. 8, 1903, Mr. Vestal married, in Anderson. Ind., Hulda W. Ma- lone, daughter of Charles T. Malone. Albert II. Vestal is an active candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eighth Congressional District. His many friend- have urged his candidacy, believing that his long experience in the office of State's Attorney has qualified him eminently for the higher duties of Congressman. There is little doubt that Mr. Vestal will prove one of the aggressive candidates before the people. GEORGE OWENS. Deprived in early of the strong arm and watchful care and guidance of his father, George Owens had not only his own way to make in the world, hut he felt the responsibility of the care of the family and of his widowed mother, throughout his later I days. To one who has had the counsel and advice of fond parents since earli- est memory, this loss cannot he under hut with all the deprivations of example and material aid, came the compensation which is ever-present — that this young man was thr wn wholly upon hi- own resources and necessarily never learned to lean upon others, hut singly met all of life's problems as the-. came to him. He was early shown the - side of life, and while this was trying in many . it yet lilted the bo) for the career ahead and made him wise beyond In- age. In later it enabled him to deal successfully with the problems of life and opened up uo him. He was horn in Needham township, John- son county, on June 30, 1833. and has resided there ever since. He was the son of Samuel and Millie ( Fisher) ( Iwens, his father being a native of Roanoke county, N.C., and his mother of Rowan county. \. C. They were mar- ried in [826, and moved into Johnson county, settling in what was then known as Franklin township, hut which is now called Needham township, where he entered 160 acres of land from the government, to which in after years, as a result of his labors and business ability, he added other lands until he owned 246 acres of highly productive land, from which he himself cleared away the woods, which covered it at the time of his purchase. He died in October, 1846, aged thirty-eight years, his wife sur- viving him nearly a half century, and dying in [896, at the age of eighty-six year-. Both were earnest and faithful members of the Bap- tist Church, in which he long served as deacon and church trustee. To them were born nine children, five sons and four daughters, of whom, however, only two are now living he- sides Mr. Owens, William; and Nancy, wife of Theophilous McBride. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Owens was James Owens, wdio was born in Virginia, and who came as a pioneer to the new and undeveloped State of Indiana, locating in Clark county, where he took up government land which, however, he afterward sold in order to enter land in Johnson county. This he did in 1835, settling in Needham township, and acquiring 120 acres from the government. Sub- sequently he sold that farm to his son, and bought forty acres near Urmeyville, in the same township, at which latter place he died at the honored old age of eighty-five year-. He reared a large family and was always a devoted husband and father. For a cons able period of time he was captain of the State militia, in which position he discharged his duties with great tact ami ability. lb served a few years as a justice of the p his decisions as such officer being rend with rare ability and always in justice tempered with mercy. The maternal grandfather of George -62 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Owens was ( \e< irge Fisher, who claimed North Carolina as the place of his nativity. He a was a pioneer in the early days of the Hoosier te, and 1( cated in Clark county at the pres- ent site of New Washington, where he contin- his abode until the time of his death, which occurred after a long life of usefulness. George < 'wens received his early education in the old fashioned subscription schools, and in later years acquired further information and learning as the result of his reading and ex- perience, lie continued at the old homestead until reaching the age of maturity, when after marriage, he rented a farm from his uncle by the year. He then bought no acres of land which forms part of his present home, and to these he added from time to time until he once owned over four hundred acres, but of this he has given portions to his children until he now has but 232 acres, all of which is highly improved and productive land. < In Jan. 8. 1854, he was joined in marriage to Catherine Owens, a daughter of John and Mary (Fisher) Owens. Of this union two children were born, Thomas M. and Emma J. The former, now a prosperous farmer in Need- ham township, married Fannie J. Patterson, and they have five children, Leslie. Euba, Addie, Onie and Bernice. Emma J. is the wife of John T. Rowe. of Shelby county, and has three children, Alice, Clayton and Virffel. On April 27th, 1857. Mrs. Catherine Owens, died, at the early age < f twenty-four years. Her loss were deeply felt by her husband and was mourned by all. She was a faithful and de- voted member of the Baptist Church. On March 10. 1850. Mr. Owens was mar- ried to Serena Hutchings, daughter < f John and Lydia (Fisher) Hutchings. and of this second union six children were born as fol- lows: Mollie, Robert, Joseph, P.ert. Ora. and Gertha. ( >f these, Mollie is the wife of J. V. r, of Needham, and they have one child, ( llive. Robert is still home and assists in the work of the farm. Ji seph married Ella Lusk, and lives in Needham township; Bert married 1, a successful teacher in the public hools of Franklin. Ora is at home and adds much to the comfort and pleasure of her par- a is married. . 1 hildren. th Mr. Owens and his wife are influential members of the Baptist Church, where they ted and esteemed. John Hutchings, father of Mrs. Owens, was a Virginian by birth, born April 11, 1802. His wi r, was a North Caro- linian, born in 1805. Their marriage on March 25, i^-'.t. ami eleven children born to them., five sons and six daughte whom but six are now living, as foil .'. Mary Ann Hutchings, Jane | married Robert J. Hutchings 1 . Frai Allen, all residing in Clark county ; and Serena, wife of Mr. Owens. The father, John II ings, was throughout his whole life a farmer by occupation, coming to Indiana in the war time of 1812, when he was only ten vears of age. He grew to manhood in Clark county, clear farm there. His death occurred in 18 he was four score and two years of age. His wife survived him until 1807. and died at the age of ninety-two years. Both were earnest and faithful Methodists. His father was Steven Hutchings. who died on the way down the Ohio River as he was emigrating from Vir- ginia to Kentucky. He left a large family, of whom John was the continued to reside with and assist in the support of his mother until March 29, 1821). when he ried Lydia Fisher, who with her father's had come from Rowan county. North I settling in Washington county. Ind. The. located in Clark county, where the) made their home until their decease. John was a. leader in the church for years where he was much beloved and esteemed, and his wife was also active in church work, and a faithful Christian as long as she lived. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Owens i l-ei irge Fisher, a! county, N. C and he came with his pan (lark county, Ind.. where he died at an ad- vanced age. He also was a farmer b) tion. Mrs. Serena < Iwens was born l8 3 7- Mrs. Millie I Fisher 1 1 (wens, n Mr. ( (wens, of whom we write, was tl George and Catherine Fisher, and was born Feb. -'. r8io, in Rowan county. North lina. live years later her par their family removed to Clark county. In making the journey in a covered w; prairie schooner of those early days, an loved to tell in later years of the exciting inci- dents of this thrilling trip. Many dangers were encountered, and the little party had to submit to many privations. < in April 15. she married Samuel Owens, of the county, and in > (ctober of "lie same year they came to Johnson count}', settling in ti wnship, where they resided thereafter. For about twenty • their new hoi COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 763 wilderness, they endured the hardships of the pioneer's life, when death claimed her husband, ami she was left alone in that new country to rear an. 1 educate her seven children. For nearly fifty years she was a widow, and by earnest efforts and indomitable will she succeeding in all of her offspring. Her numerous descendants included forty-seven grandchildren and te great-grandchil- She was reared in the Lutheran Church, but April 23, [836, she placed her memuer- ship with the Second .Mount Pleasant Baj ( hurch. and ever lived a Christian life. Mr. George served for a period of two terms as supervisor, and also for a con- siderable period as school director. In both of these positions his energy, ability and broad- mindedness made him exceptionally valuable, ffected many radical reforms and made many improvements, and throughout was highly esteemed by all with whom he came in contact. He early espoused the cause of De- mocracy, and has been faithful to the principles of his party at all times. Though handicapped in many ways. Mr. Owens has simply profited by his deprivations and hardships, and has made a name for himself throughout the county, of which he may well be proud. He is esteemed by all as a fair-minded, just and honorable man. 1 . \. I!. VAN ARSDALE, a retired farmer and prominent citizen of Whiteland, hid., who passed away Feb. 6, 1907, was b rn in Mercer county. Ky.. < )ct. 3, [823, son of in and Catharine (Whiteneck) Van Ars- dale. natives of Mercer county. Kentucky. Cornelius A. B. Van Arsdale, the paternal grandfather, after whom Mr. C. A. B. Van Arsdale is named, was a native of Pen vania, of Dutch descent, and by occupation a farmer. During the early history of Kentucky. he removed to that State and was one of its locating in Mercer county, and there he married and lived until his death, which took place when he was between seventy and eighty years of age. ( >f his large family, none w living. 1 tenry Whiteneck, father of Mrs. Catharine ( Whiteneck) Van Arsdale. was a native of Xew Jersey, of Holland Dutch descent, and a E Mercer county, Ky. After locating in his new home, he made a trip back to New Jersey on horseback. By occupation he was a farmer. He died in Kentucky at the age of eighty-two. He v large fanuly. Simon Van Arsdale was a fan came to Indiana from Mercer count) in entering land in Franklin township, Jol county, clearing up a farm of 160 acres, the dense woods which covered it. '1 his erty was government land, and the paten signed by President Jackson. Mr. Van dale lived on this farm until his death, in [882, when he was within a month and ten da being eighty-three years of age. His wife- died in 1875, aged seventy-one years. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church, and charter members of the Hopewell Church. Twelve children were born to them, sons and five daughters. Mr. C. A. I!. \ an Arsdale was four year- old when brought by his parents to Indiana, and he resided in Johnson county for 1 years. Like so many boys of that period, he was brought up upon his father's farm work- ing on it during the summer months, and dur- ing the winter attending the old-fashioned sub- scription schools, held in log houses, with split rails for seats, an open fireplace at one end. and entirely lacking any of the conveniences and appliances of the schools of today. Still, in these primitive schools, the boys and girls of those faraway days learned thorough!) what was taught them, and appreciated to the til their educational advantages, poor as the) might be. Mr. Van Arsdale remained at 1 until he was twenty-two years old. win rented a farm for a year, but at the end of that time, he purchased eighty acre- in I 'lea-ant township. After cultivating and improving it for three years, he sold the farm and pure' seventy-one acre- in Franklin town-hip. I hi sold this farm and purchased tack his first farm, paying double fur it whal he did origin- ally, and here he resided for seven years. lie then sold it for $3. 500 cash, making a pri tit of Si. 300 in addition to what he had made from his crops. His next purchase was the Sebern farm of eighty-two acres, in 1 'lea-ant township, to which he added forty acres and later twelve acn -. and he lived there- fn mi tember, 18114 to October. [884, when lie divided his property among his four children, then living, and removed into White-land, where he built a comfortable home in whi and his estimable wifi I, retired active business life, until separated b) his death in 1907. 764 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD < 'ii Nov. 25, 1S47, Mr. Van Arsdale mar- ried Miss Nancy Jane Clem, daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Shepperd) Clem. Five children were born of this union, three girls and two boys : (1) Nancy C. married ( leorgc L. l'.run- nemer of Whiteland, and has three children, Albert T., Ammie Jane and William Jasper. I 2 ) .Margaret Jane married James L. Hender- son, now deceased, had three children, Newton < iilbert, Stella Jane and Elmer Thomas, and married (second) Peter G. Covert, of Union township. (3) William D. married Cynthia Arams, and had rive children, three of whom are now living, ( mstavus, Edward and Charles 1 After her death he married Mrs. Jennie Hildebrand, and they reside in Pendleton, where he owns a good farm, and is also in the employ of the gas company. 1 lis wife has two daughters by her former marriage — Mollie and Essie Hildebrand. (4) Sarah Ellen married James Richard Powell, and died the mother of two sons, Chauncy Jackson and Cornelius. (5) Samuel Edward, a farmer in Pleasant town- ship, married Miss Mary Van Arsdale, of Mercer county, l\y.. and has two children, Harry E. and Alice Jane. Mrs. C.,A. B. Van Arsdale is a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which her late husband also be- longed. During the late Civil war Mr. Wan Arsdale belonged to the Home Guards. In politics he was a stanch Republican, and took an interest in public affairs, both national and local. During a long and useful life, Mr. Van Arsdale did whatever duty lay to his hand, and gained the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens, as well as the love and veneration of his family. The parents of Mrs. Wan Arsdale were natives of Kentucky, but moved to Johnson county, Ind., in 1833, when she was but two years of age. Upon locating in Indiana, Mr. Clem entered government land in Pleasant township, and there resided until his death, which occurred in 1881, when he was nearly ninety years of age. His first wife died in 7X47. aged fifty-six years. Mr. Clem served in the War of [812, and during the many years of his long and eventful life, saw wonderful changes in government as well as in the coun- try itself. He and his first wife had six sons and six daughters, nine of whom grew to ma- turity, but only three are now living: Willis R.. <>f Miami county: Louisa Ellen, widow of Robert Smith: and Nancy J., widow of Mr. Van Arsdale. Mr. and Mrs. Clem were mem- of the Methodist Church. Mr. Clem's sec- ond marriage was with Mrs. Annice Thorp, now deceased, and they had two daughters. who are living: Emily, wife of George Mc- Kinney; and Fannie, wife of Isaac Suttles. Isaac Clem was a son of Philip Clem, a native of Virginia and a soldier in the Revolutionary war, who married Phoebe Miller. Mrs. Van Arsdale's maternal grandfather was William Shepperd, a native of Kentucky, where he died; his wife was a native of Holland, and did not learn to talk English until after she was married and the mother of three children. HENRY WILLIAMS is one of the most prosperous and progressive agriculturists of Johnson county, where he now resides in Clark township. Starting in life's battle with no worldly possessions, and with no one to advise and assist his first endeavors, he nevertheless attained a very high degree of success, and is now numbered among the wealthiest men in that section of the country. Mr. Williams com- bines with his wide comprehension of business matters a broad minded and keen interest in the community about him, which, in apprecia- tion of his ability and integrity, has intrusted him with many a matter of trust for widow, orphan and friend, and these obligations have always been discharged to the entire satisfac- tion of all concerned. He was born in Fayette county. Ind., near Connersville Nov. 22, 1841, son of Joel D. ami Frances (Walker) Williams. His father was a native probably of Indiana, and his mother was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Six children were born to the parents of Mr. Williams, four sons and two daughters, of whom three are now- living. Jane, who married (first) James Johnson and after his death, Peter Brown ( also deceased) and now living in Needham township: Catherine, wife of Henry Johnson, of the same place ; and Henry. Joel D. Williams was raised by a widowed mother, and was a pioneer in Indiana, settling in Union county, and later moved into Madison county. In the year 1850 he again removed, to Johnson county. He was reared as a farmer's boy, but in his early manhood followed teaming and did hauling from Connersville to Cincin- nati and other points. After pursuing this oc- cupation for some lime, he commenced fann- ing, and continued the work of an agriculturist all his life. He settled in Needham township, Johnson county, where he bought 100 acres of land, to which he ci ntinued to add until he once owned about 700 acres, lie then moved COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 765 nearer to Franklin in Needham township from there to Madison, settling finally near Carthage, Mo. He died Aug. 7, 1*01 at the age of seventy-nine years in Johnson enmity. 1ml., whither he had returned, and his wife died about four years prior in her seventieth year. He \\a- reared in the faith of the B Church of the old school, but was not identified bj membership with any church. His wife was reared, and always remained, a Methodist, and was a faithful and influential church worker all her life. The paternal grandfather of Mr. William- was born in North Carolina. He died in mid- dle life, lie was twice married. He had several children by his first wife, of whom one was named Xoah and another Jessie. J 1 is daugh- ter by his second wife was named Susan, and she married Zachariah Conway. Xoah was engaged in the Mormon disturbances. The maternal grandfather of .Mrs. Wil- liams was William Walker, who came from Chillicothe to Indiana, and settled East of Con- nersville. where he entered a large tract of land from the government. He died there at about the age of four score, being blind at the time of his death. He had ten sons and two daughters. Mr. Williams was nine years old when his parents came from Madison to Johnson county, and he has resided there ever since, a period of fifty-seven years. At that time there were no .id-, with one exception, and there were also no well-constructed wagon roads, and the country was primitive and undeveloped. He remained at home until he reached the age of twenty years, attending the old fashioned subscription schools, and his vocation in life has always been that of a farmer. In this r he began by farming a portion of his father's farm, and his first purchase was eight) acres in Xeedham township, which he partly and cultivated. Today he own- 075 acre-. It was in February, [878, that he ! lark town-hip. and here he has made In- residence ever since. < >n Nov. <>. [86l, he was joined in wedl to Mi-- Serena Johnson, daughter of James \\ . and Martha Johnson, and to them seven chil- dren were born, four sons and three daughters. Emma A., Charles G., Dora i;., Elmer A., Ollie M., Walter I., and one child who died in in- fancy. Emma, who died aged twenty-three, married Harland P. Patterson, and had one child. Bessie (who married Lloyd Baught, and has one son. Clare, who is the preat-srrandchild of Mr. Williams). Charles 1 ... married Josie Hempfield, and had om Harry. Dora married George Wolfe, a perous liveryman in Franklin, and they have three children living, Ralph, Elsie and Irene. Elmer is single and resides in Indiana Ollie married L. W. Kirtley, of Lebanon, and tiny have one daughter. Lucile. Walter J. married Henrietta Edmunds, and live Shelby county. Both Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Hurricane Baptist Church in which he has served ably as deacon. In his political af- filiations Mr. Williams has long supported the cause of the Republican party. He was trustee of Clark township from the year 1880 to 1884, and has occupied many responsible positi ms in the community. He began life a poor boy, and owes all his successes to In- own ability and sagacity. To the young man wdio toda;. sighs for opportunity, the prospect would have looked hopeless, indeed, fifty years ago, in the position of the subject of this review, and we venture an opinion that the youth would wish himself back in his present place. Men to a great extent make their own opportunities : certain it is that Mr. Williams made the fullest use of all the avenues open to him, with what splendid success we have already- made mention. JOHN A. FESLER, a well-known citizen of Dalevillc. Ind., and a survivor of the Civil war, was born July 24, 1S4J. in Madison county, Ind.. six miles south of Anderson, son of David and Elizabeth 1 Landis) Fesler. David Fesler was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent and was born in [813, near Schaerters- tow n, 1 .anca-ter ( o.. I 'a., a -on of George Fes- ler, a farmer of that neighborhood, whose other children were: Jacob, William, Peter, Sarah. Catherine and Elizabeth. David Fesler .' ,1 stone-mason and plasterer b) trade in Lancaster county. There he married Elizabeth Landis, also born near Schaefferstown. They moved to Dayton. Va., and in [840 moved with family and possessions and settled at Colum bus, Bartholomew Co.. Ind. Mr. Fesler (own property, and continued to work at his trade until 1863, when he moved to a farm of Columbus, and during 1864-5 ' le na '^ charge of the county farm. He then bought thirty-four acres in Fipe Creek township, in the north part of Madison county. This land improved, and as he had a sawmill on the farm, his - operated it for eight years. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Fesler bought other property until he owned [34 acres, on which he built a two- story hewed lug house, which he afterward weather-boarded, lathed and plastered, making ;t a compact, comfortable home. He also built a substantial barn of 40 x 50 feet in dimensions, and otherwise improved his place. He next traded forty acres for a stone quarry of sixteen acres, two and one-half miles north of Frank- ton, and this his son John ran for twenty-two years. He died here Nov. 14. 1894, aged eighty years, eleven months and five days. 1 [is children were: Rebecca; John A.; William; ( alherine; Benjamin; Arabella, who died aged twenty-two years, leaving" a husband; and Abraham and Sarah, who both died in infancy in Virginia. Mr. Fesler made the journey to Indiana by wagon, and his brother Peter and family came at the same time. They were all members of the Dunkard Church. Air. Fesler was a life- long Democrat, lie was an industrious, up- right man, and so possessed the confidence of his fellow citizens that he was elected deputy sheriff of Madison county, and several times was township assessor, lor years his brother Peter was one of the count)' commissioners ot Madison county. John A. Fesler was reared among the pio- neers of Madison county, and very early in life learned to work on the farm and to manage a When the Civil war broke out he was anxious to enter the army, and was nineteen when he ran away from home and enlisted, March 10, [862, as a private of Company K, 8th Ind. V. 1., for three years or during the war. He served until be was honorabb dis- charged at Indianapolis, in February, 1864, re- enlisting as a veteran again to serve three years. His final discharge was on Sept. 28, 1S1.5, on account of the ending of the rebellion. His service was in .Missouri, Arkansas, Missis- sippi, Louisiana, Virginia and Georgia. .Mr. Fesler look part in twenty battles, and was in so many skirmishes he can scarcely recall them. i he battles were : ( lotton I 'lain. Ark.. Port Gibson, Miss., Champion Hills, .Miss., first battle of Jackson, Miss., Big Black River, Miss., Vicksburg, Miss i battle of Jack- [ustang Island, T 1 . Fort Es- .1. [Texas, Austin, Texas, Baton Rouge, I. a.. Carrion Crow Bayou, La.. Atchafalaya, La., Berryville, La., Hall Run, W. Va., Win- chester, W. Va., Fisher's Hill, W. Va., New- Market, W. Va., and Cedar Creek, W. Va. During all this time he was absent from bis regiment lnu one day, except when he took bis veteran furlough, in May, 18(14. He was never wounded and never suffered imprison- ment. ( Mi the battle-field of Cedar Creek he assisted William Fesler. who was seriously wounded, four miles to the field hospital. After the war .Mr. Fesler returned lo his father's farm in Indiana, and ran the sawmill for eight years, and also farmed for one year. When his father acquired the stone quarry he took charge of that and operated it for twenty-two years. He then settled on bis farm of thirty acres, two and a half miles northeast of Frankton, and in the fall removed to Dale- ville, where he now resides. .Mr. Fesler was married (first) Dec. 3, [866, m I'ipe Creek township, .Madison Co., Ind., to Nancy Stanley, born in Anderson township, .Madison Co., Ind., Jan. 4, 1839, daughter of John and Mary 1 Perkins ) Stanley. John Stanley, father of Mrs. Fesler, was a pioneer of Anderson township, where he de- veloped a good farm. His death took pi. previous to the Civil war. His children were : Hutchinson, Meridith, Jehiel, Henry, Civile, Eliza, Alkana, Mary, Amos, Elizabeth and Andrew, all of whom are deceased except Eliz- abeth. To John and Nancy (Stanley) Fesler were born: John Franklin, Emma Catherine, < Hivcr Cecil, and two that died in infancy. Mrs. Fesler died on the farm, July 18, [899. (Mi June 11, 1901, Mr. Fesler was mar- ried (second) to Mrs. Anna Funkhouser, born Aug. 25, 1850, in Delaware county, Ind., daughter of Alexander and Rebecca (Pierce) McAllister, the former a farmer in Delaware county, His two children were Franklin and Anna. The latter married William Funk- houser, a farmer of this county, and became the mother of Cora, Augusta, Louisa, Vearl, Sophia, Maud and Joseph, of whom Louisa and Sophia are deceased. No children have been born of her marriage to Mr. Fesler. In politics Air. Fesler has always been a Democrat, and he has frequently been elected to local office, and has served as assessor oi I'ipe Creek township. Both Mr. and Mrs. esler are members of the Christian Church. JOEL D. STARR, a substantial farmer, now retired, and a respected citizen of Ander- son, is a native of Indiana, born in Henry county, July <>. [841, son of Wiley and Dorcas 1 \ ickrey ) Starr. \\ iley Starr was born in Pennsylvania, but taken by bis father to Western Ohio when a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 7' 7 small child. In early manhood he removed to In. liana and there married Miss Dorcas Vick- rey, daughter of Pleasant and Mary (White) Vickrey, the former i E whom was a pioneer i iuilford onnty, N. C. A brother, Alva Viekrev, was in an Indiana regiment for three during the war. After his marriage Wiley Starr resided in Harrison township, Henry county, on a farm. His children were II 1 )., John and Elizabeth. foel D. Starr lost his father when only eleven years old, and he was from boyhood obliged to work hard to help his mother, lie lucated in Henry county, receiving only three months schooling during the winter. He began in an old log school house, but this was later replaced by a really good building. At the age of nineteen Mr. Starr enlisted at Mid- dletown, Henry c< unty, April 8. 1861, in Com- panyB, 8th Ind. V. I., answering the first call for troops. At the end of his term of three months he was honorably discharged at In- dianapolis. At Newcastle he re-enlisted, Oct. 4. [861, in Company D, 2d Ind. Y. C, and served his lull three years to a day, and was a second time honorably discharged at Indian- apolis. Mr. Starr saw service in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. He was at Chickamauga ; was under fire for twenty-eight days during the Kentucky raid after Bragg; fought at Crab < irehard; Perry- i\y. ; and in many minor engagements and skirmishes. Except for measles during his first term of enlistment Mr. Starr was always in active service. After his discharge in ( )ctober, [864, he returned home, but almost diately re-enlisted, as a veteran in the 147th Ind. V. I. for a year. He was. however, discharged the following July at Indian al the close of the war. Mr. Starr went home again, and in [866 married and settled down in Harris. in town- ship, where he bought thirteen acres of land and worked at farming for some years. < In March 10, 1875. he moved to Anderson town ship, Madison county, and at first rented land Later he bought forty acres in La- tte township, which was partly cleared up, and the following year moved onto it. He has I to the original tract till be in v. has a -1 1 - 1 1 1 ty-eight ;r 1 1 1 which he has himself made all the improvements and erected all the buildings, all due to his own un- tiring efforts, and a due reward for his industry 1 1 ctitude. I le and his wife are both mem- of the L'nited Brethren Church, in which he lias been class leader and steward. In politics be has always hem a Republican, and cast his fir 1 vote for Abraham Lincoln, for the sei term. He i- an ex-member of Major Ma) Post, G. V K.. of Anderson. < In Sept. 9, 1 St id, Mr. Starr was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Pring, who was born 111 Harrison township, Feb. 8, 1843', daughter of William and Nancy (Small) Pring. They have retired a family of six chil- dren, all sons: | 1 ) William Clinton, a ma- chinist residing in Muucie, married Sarah Mar- garet McFarland, and they have a son, J. Bernald. ( 2) Alonzo, a mail carrier in Ander- son, married .Miss Mary E. McFarland, by whom he litis had six children: Juanita A.. Ruth Etta, Iva ( who died in infancy), Howard 1)., Robert Clinton and Elva. (3) The third son is Tecumseh Sherman. (4) Scott married Miss Ida II. Cook. 1 5 ) Frank, a steamfitter in Anderson, married Miss Jessie J!. Webb, and litis three children, Anna, Helen and .Man . (6) Charles, born May 12. 1XN1, received a com- mon school education, and is now carrying on the home farm. He was married in Ander- st n, March 20, iyoi, to Miss Ethel Blanche Grover, who was born in Tipton county, Ind., in December. 1882. a daughter of John and Matilda (Reid) Grover. To this man two daughters have been born, Ada Fay and '.I.Mel. The Pring family, to which Mr-, bud 1 ). Starr belongs, migrated to Indiana from East- ern Tennessee, where her grandfather James was born. He married there and later with hi- wife and two children, moved to Indiana, settling first in Wayne, and then in Henry, county. He lived to be tin obi man. The chil- dren born to him were: Mary; Emerson; Ruthie, who died young; and William. Wil- liam ! 'ring lived in Henry county, from early boyhood and there married Miss Nancy Small, who was born in Indiana, probably on Fall (reek, Madison (•011111}', and was left an orphan in childhood, with a sister and brother, Jane and James. She is still living in I lenry county, aged eight) one years. William Pring was a hard-working farmer, who became quite well- to-do. He bought fort) acres of forest in Har rison township, in [845, cleared the land, built a log cabin and made his permanent home there. I le added to his property till he owned over 200 acres, He was much respecti ;m honest, straightforward citizen, and lived 7< ' 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD five years old. In politics he was tnocrat. The children burn to William Pring were: Amy Ellen, Sarah Adeline, Amanda Jane., James Martin, John Anders n. Christina Elizabeth, Alary Ann. Eli, William Lewi-, Susan and two that died in infancy. The others all lived to rear families except William and Amy Ellen. JOHN FISHER. Of sturdy pi. meer stock. John Fisher inherited qualities of mind and body which gave him a strong natural ten- dency in the direction of agricultural pursuits, and enabled him to take up the arduous labors of a pioneer farmer and overcome all difficul- ties as they presented themselves. Probably no richer inheritance can come to a man than just such a physical composition, for these fundamental elements of fearless self-reliance and abundant physical strength and health, render him capable of successfully pursuing almost any vocation in life. So richly endowed by nature it is not surprising that Air. Fisher attained to material prosperity and was able to do much to advance the growth and prog- ress of Johns, mi o unity. Air. Fisher was born in Xeedham township, Johnson Co.. Ind.. Aug. 17. 1834. His father was lacol.i Fisher, a native of North Carolina, whose occupation throughout his long and eventful life was that of a farmer, lie came to Indiana among the earliest pioneers, entering land there from the government, in the town- ship in which his son John was reared. This he cleared of heavy timber after a long period of much labor and self denial, and in the years following accumulated other lands to a con- siderable extent. He died there at the a eighty-two years, surviving his wife by a num- ber of years. She was Catherine (Bower) Fisher and claimed as the place of her nativity, me State as did her husband. Seven chil- dren were born to them, three sons and four daughters, of whom three besides John are now living, as follows: William M., oi Xeed- ham township: Jane, who married D. II. Mc- Lean, of Franklin township (who died in Jan- uary, 1903) and had three children, I 1 Airs. Patterson), Nannie (Airs. Wilde) and Kate (Airs. Cutsinger, who died in March, [904) ; and Alary, wife of I >avid S. 1 im-, also of Xeedham township. Both Jacob Fisher and his wife were faithful followers of tin doctrines of the Methodist Church, in which they were a. tive and earnest workers. fhi paternal grandfather of Mr. Fisher was George Fisher, who came from North Carolina to Clark county, Ind. in the days, and died here at an advanced age after a long and fruitful life, leaving several sons and (laughters. Air. Fisher's maternal grand- father was Henry Lower, of North Carolina, by occupation a blacksmith and farmer. He also came to Indiana settling in Clark county, where he died at an old age, leaving six chil- dren. Mr. John Fisher in early boyhood days at- tended the subscription schools, being able to go, however, only about three months in the winter season, spending the rest of the year in arduous work upon the farm of his parents. He there remained until his marriage, when his father gave him 120 acres of land, which he extended from time to time, until he now owns a highly improved and productive farm, ex- ceeding 200 acres in extent. Flis life has it in Xeedham and Clark townships. < In l)^c. 6, 1856, he was jMned 111 holy matrimony to Miss Ellen C. McLean, daugh- ter of Daniel and Nancy I Farnsworth) Ale- Lean, and is the father of three chil- dren, Ira Clarence, now located in Los Angeles, Cal., and Elmon Al. and Alma, twins. Ira C. is a physician, having an extensive prac- tice and rapidly making a name for himself ; he married Ella Cutsinger. and has one child, Gladys Alma. Alma married Charles Shepard, of Clark township, ami has one child, John Howard. Elmon still remains at home, but runs an elevator in Xeedham. Both Air. Fisher and his wife are influential members of the Missionar} Baptist Church. where they are highly esteemed and active workers. In his political affiliations. Air. Fisher early identified himself with Democracy, and has rendered faithful services to his chosen party. While he has never sought political office, yet on account of his ability and sterling worth, he was made supervisor, and he also served as school director during several terms. He has seen the county in which he lives grad- ually develop in his hands and those of a few of his neighbors, from its primitive conditions as a forest and wilderness tilled with Indians and with many kinds of game, until now. when it is fertile and productive, and one of the best farming sections in the country. In the early days, deer, wolves and wild turkeys were ex- ceedingly abundant throughout Johnson coun- ty, until the many Indians of the section grad- ually killed them off; tli.it, together with the cutting away of the timber lands, has wholly COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 769 exterminated the game of this description. While Mr. Fisher from his natural unob- trusiveness, chose to remain throughout his life in the county of his birth, and while, in his investments and business, he did not inter- limself in enterprises foreign to that lo- cality, ve1 he is possessed of wide information in all matters of national interest, both com- mercial and political, and since his early youth always kept thorough!) abreast of the times. To his own ability and earnest effort, he his success and in his long and upright career he has won the admiration and respect of all who have chanced to en ss his pathway in life's journey. WILLIAM D. N< )BLE, a highly esteemed citizen of Elwood, Pipe Creek township, Madi- I 0., Ind., and one of the survivors of the Civil war, was born Jan. 24, 1827, near New Richmond, in Clermont county, ( >hio, twenty- rive miles above Cincinnati. Jonathan Noble, grandfather of William D., and the founder of the family in America, came to this country from England and set- tled first in Maryland, bringing his wife Nancy and his eleven children, of whom Henry, Jona- than. John. Elijah. James, William, Margaret, Nellie and Rose Ann are remembered. Jona- than Noble settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, when the country was still in a wild state, the only buildings in the vicinity of the city being Buck- eye cabins, and here he owned 160 acres of land. Mis son John was the first mayor of Cincinnati. Jonathan Noble removed to Cler- mont county, Ohio, in early times, settling on the present site of New Richmond, on the < 'In. 1 river, where he cleared up a farm. In later life he moved to Rush county, Ind., again .1 pioneer, and entered forty acres, his son, Jesse, entering [60 aire-. The land was mainly cleared by the sons of Jonathan Noble. Elijah Noble brought his 1 Madison county after his mother died, and the father lived with this son for fifteen years, during ten of which he was blind, lie died in Madi- son county, aged fully 1 10 years, and there is oubl but that he served in the Revolution- ary war and the war of 1812. Hi- wife also died full of years, aged about eighty-eight. Moth were consistent members of the I. I . Church. In his political principles he was a Jacksonian Democrat. Elijah Noble, father of William 1).. was born in Maryland, and was a mere boy when he accompanied his father to Cincinnati, Ohio. He frequently recalled circumsta ncern- iiiL;- their early settlement, and remembered that he and his brother James, with the hounds which they had brought from their Southern home, used to drive deer along the runway- - that their father could shoot them on the lands now covered by the beautiful suburbs of Cin- cinnati. After removal to Clermont county, he married, and after the birth of three chil- dren, in [833, the family removed to Rush county, Ind., settling on forty acres of land in the woods where he built a log > ■'inn. This land Mr. Noble cleared, and later through pur- chase and trading obtained eighty acres which he improved and resided upon until 185 1, when he removed to Madison county, and set- tled four and one-half miles north of Alexan- dria on Lily Creek. Here Mr. Noble bought 160 acres of partly cleared land, of the original owner. Rider Smith. This kind he improved and developed into one of the best farms in the count}', and died in the double log cabin he first built, when aged nearly seventy-five years. His children were: John, William, Marian, Jonathan, James E., Nancy Ellen, Mary Ann, Jesse and Frances. Air. and Mrs. Noble were members of the early Methodist Church in Madison count}', and their house was the home of the old pioneer Methodist preachers. From being a Jacksonian Democrat, he became a Know-Nothing, subsequently a Republican, and voted for Abraham Lincoln. His only of- fice of which we have record was that of road supervisor. Two of his son- served in the Civil war, James for nearly three years, and William for a shorter period, both being in the same company and regiment. . William D. Noble was born Jan. _'4, [827, near New Richmond, Clermont county, < >hio, twenty-five miles above Cincinnati, and was six years old when his father removed to Rush county, Ind. He remembei the first school be attended which was held in a log cabin with mud and stick chimney, and with puncheon floors and -lab benches, lie is authority for the fact that "Old Peter Newhouse" was a real old-fashioned pedagogue, whose policy it was to whip the pupil- with beech switches on the very first day of school, probably to give an idea of what each one might expect in the fu- ture. Until he yas nineteen years of age Mr. Noble attended school in the winter seasons, but the summers were devoted to hard farm work. On Aug. 9, 1849, Mr. Noble was married two miles south of Fairview, Rush county, to 7/0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mary J. Butler, born Jan. 29, [828, daughter of Eli and Jane (Bugan) Butler. To tins union there were born: James, born Jan. i<>. 1851; John A., July n, 1853; Frances M., Dee. 19, 1855 1 died Nov. -'4, 1S5S1 ; Catherine Jane and Lydia Ellen (twins), March 10, [858; Wills Ira, Feb. 1, [860; .Mary Frances, Feb. 24, 1S02; and William T. Sherman, Nov. 10, [866. After marriage William 1 ). Noble and his wife -killed on one of his father's farms in Rush ci >nnt\', where they lived two years, and in the meantime he entered eighty acres on the Indian river, eight miles north of Elwood, for which he paid two dollars an acre. In Sep- tember. 1854, he moved to this place and cut a road through, extending two miles to where his farm now is. 1 lis first log cabin, built by a man he had hired, was found to be inadequate as he could scarcely stand up straight in it, and be soon erected another, and bis neighbors •came from six miles around to help him built it. This second cabin was of sufficient height, was constructed of round logs and was alto- gether comfortable. In September, 1863, Mr. Noble enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering Company B, 130th Ind. V. I., as a private under Capt. Ephraim Doll, but was immediately made or- derly sergeant, llis contract was for three years or during the war, and be was honorably discharged in North Carolina and mustered out at Charlotte, llis service was in North Carolina. Alabama and Georgia and he took part in the great Atlanta campaign, when the soldiers were under tire continuously for no days. At the siege of Atlanta a cannon ball passed so close to him that it carried away his knapsack and left him senseless Eor some time. Although he participated in all the battles of his company and regiment, and was always a prompt and reliable soldier, he was never taken prisoner nor was wounded, and never was sent to a hospital. During bis absence in the army his wife resided in the log cabin on his father's farm in Alexandria, Madison county. After the close of the war Mr. Noble returned to In- diana, and to the farm on the Indian reserva tion where he lived until he removed to two miles north of Elwood, where he bought [06 acres of land, having sold his first farm. As this property had but seven acres cleared it re- quired hard work to bring the rest of it into a state of cultivation. The time came, how- ever, when Mr. Noble was no longer able to en- dure bard work, and he bought a residence property in Elwood, to which he moved, and also a lot on the east side. Subsequently he bought a twelve-room bouse near the city buildings in Elwood, but this he has dis- posed of. Both Mr. and .Mrs. Noble are members of the Methodist Church. He has been a lifelong Democrat in his political views. For forty years he has been a member of the [. O. < •. F., at Elwood, joining when there were but eight official members. In this organization lie has passed all the chairs, including Noble Grand, and has represented bis lodge at the State Lodge. He is a member of the Grand Lodge of the State and of the Encampment. CLAYTON BLAINE HICKS, one of the rising young men of Lebanon, Boone county, was born in that city June <>, [884, only child of Charles Bascom and Louise J. (Bradlej 1 Hicks. Henry Hicks, the paternal grandfa- ther, who is still living, is a native of Pennsyl- vania, wbi se early progenitors were German. He migrated to Boone county, Ind.. in the early days when the present site of Lebanon was but a swamp. His occupation for the greater part of his life has been that of a shoe- maker. He was twice married, the second time to Miss Susan Nancy Doremire, to whom he was united Dec. 10, 1848, in Liberty. Union Co., Ind. She was the daughter of Richard and Nancy Doremire, the former a native of Ohio, and an early settler in Lebanon, where he owned a boot and shoe store; and where his death occurred, lie was the father of five children, of whom Susan Nancy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 22, [831. She died in December. 1902, aged seventy-one years, four months and twenty-one days. Of the family of Henry Hicks there still survive John Q., of Indianapolis, and a (laughter, by the first mar- riage, Celia, now Mrs. Rinewalt, of Sandusky, ( fhio. Charles Bascom Hicks, father of Clayton B., was born in Boone county Aug. 6, [858, and continued to be a resident there during the forty-six years of his life. 1 le was at different periods in his career a brakeman on the lag Four railroad, a compositor in the patent of- fice, and the manager of a transfer line in Lebanon, but for the last fourteen years of his life he had held the position of manager for the Standard ( >il Company. He was regarded as one of their best employes, and his services were highly esteemed by the company from whom he at one time received a letter of com- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RE( 77 1 mendation on the fact that he had made the greatest gain in local business of any agent in the State In politics Mr. Hicks was a Re- publican, and was one of the active workers in the Stale upon whose efficiency the party could always rely, but he could never be pre- vailed upon to hold office. In religious belief Mr. Micks was a Presbyterian, and with his wife was a member of that church. On .May 7. [881, .Miss Louise J. Bradley became the wife of ( harlcs B. Hicks. She w ,, ; the daughter of George \\ . and Mary I Akers ) Bradley, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Indiana. Mr. Bradley came to Indiana about fifty years ago and settled in Shelby a unty, where he met and married his wife. They had mx children as full iws: Jo- , Louise J., now Mrs. Hicks; John; Lama, the wife of William Shoemaker; Delia, deceased April 4. [901, Mrs. Hillis VV. Harri- son; and Eva, wife of Peter Adair. After liv- ing in Shelly count} for some time. .Mr. Brad- 1, v took his wife and family of four children to \\ isconsin, where the) remained four years in the vicinity of Coral City, but at the end of that time they returned to Indiana and settled on a farm four miles north of Lebanon. Later this place was sold and another farm, east of the first one, became the family home instead. e .Mrs. Bradley died in 1895, at the age of fifty-three years. Mr. Bradley is still living. Both he and his wife were members of the ist Church. Mrs. Hick.--' paternal grand- father was Richard Bradley, who was drowned i i 1 middle life; her maternal grandfather was ( iei irge Akers. Mrs. Louise J. I ticks was an ardent sympa- thizer with her husband in his lodge work, and is herself active in similar lines. She is a member of the Ben Hur Society, the Rathbone Sisters and the Degree of Pocahontas, and in [899 was Great Pocahontas . Both Mr. Williams ami his wife are devoted members of the Christian Church, in which they have a high standing. The chil- dren are all members of the Methodist Pro- testant Church, and Mr. Williams is prominent in a number of fraternal organizations, being a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Wadsworth Post, No. 127, G. A. R. In 1804 he enlisted as a private in Company G, I32d lnd. V. I., and served with great devotion to the cause for seven months and twenty-three days, when he was honorably discharged. In political belief he has long sustained the principles of the Republican party, in which he is a firm believer. He served the township ably for some six years as trustee. Air. Wil- liams has made the utmost of his slender op- portunities, and in his varied interests, has contributed in no small degree toward the happiness and welfare of his fellows, as well as having provided bounteously for his. own immediate family. MILTON LCTHER HARRIS, of Mun- cie, I ml., represents a family originally of Scottish ancestry, but which has been identi- fied with Indiana for the last century, as his great-great-grandfather, Obadiah Harris, set- tled there in i8o8-< 9. (I) Obadiah Harris was a Quaker min- ister in Guilford county, N. C, preaching in the New Garden Church of that persuasion, near the historic "Beard's Hatters Shop.'' which stood at the intersection of Dobson and Guilford cross roads. On his arrival in Indi- ana he settled in Wayne county, where both he ami his son Obadiah cleared up farms. He was the founder of the Quaker meeting in In- diana, put up on his place a building named, in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 773 memory of the old church in North Carolina. the "New Garden Friends Church," and preached in it for a long time. He later moved farther north in Wayne county, and cleared up her farm there, but his last days were spenl in the home of his son ( >badiah, where he died when over one hundred years old. He had but two children, Obadiah and Benjamin, the former of whom reached almost as ad- 1 an age as his father, two prominent instances in a family noted for longevity. (II) Benjamin Harris was born in North Carolina about 1766, and became a farmer in Guilford county. He and his family accom- panied his father on the exodus to Indiana in [808, and he selected a location six miles north of Richmond, where he cleared a good farm and built a log cabin. This soon gave place to a two-storied hewed log house, and after his deatli Mrs. Harris had a frame e built. He became a large land owner, and was one of the substantial men of the new nuni.ty. When a Quaker church was started two miles from Richmond he was one founders and loyal supporters. Benja- min Harris lived to the age of seventy, dying in [836. While in North Carolina, Benjamin Har- ris was married to Margaret England, or Shipley, as the name is thought to be by some. had a large family of children. (1) iah married and settled in Wayne county, (2) Lewis was a pioneer farmer at In- dianapolis. (3) Pleasant married a Miss Mos- sie in Wayne county, : ■ [owa and be- a judge in towa City. (4) John settled in 1 )es Moines, Iowa, where he married a Miss Harvej and reared a family. (5) James is the in direct line of Milt' n 1.. I [arris. (6) Benjamin married in Wayne county Miss Ly- dia I and settled in W.n ne county. 1 7 1 I was the seventh horn. (8) \aron mar- ried Miss Polly Lewis, of Wayne county, and lived for me time, but later moved to ■ 1 1 unty, where he die 1 leaving a ly. (9) Nathan settled in Wayne and then in Randi >lph, whet Bathsheba married [ob Cog hell, of Wayne county. She died near Xcw Garden, i] • children. (11) R< becca >Utn >w, and they lived, nine 1 of Richmi ring a family. (12) Mar- married rdner, of Wa; and settled successively in Wayne o unty and elsewhere in Indiana and in the State gon, where both died, leaving children. 1 [3) Sarah married John Cat/, and they lived near Williamsburg, Wayne county, where both died leaving a family. (14) Elizabeth married Seth Gardner, and lived in the eastern part of Wayne county with their family. Mil) James Harris was horn in Guilford county, X. C, about 1792, and the old family Bible now owned by Bronson I.. Harris, shows him to have been a birthright member of the New Garden meeting. He was hardly more than a hoy when he accompanied his parents to Indianapolis, but it is remembered that even then he owned one of the famous hats from Beard's Shop. < >n the frontier it was of course impossible for him to get any advanced education, but he was of much more than or- dinary intelligence and he became very well informed through his own reading, largely of an historical character. He married early and settled on a farm about three miles west of Williamsburg, but he soon sold this and bought instead a place a mile and a half east of Williamsburg, comprising [60 acres of woodland. Before this bail all been cleared Mr. Harris moved to Green's Fork, southwest of Williamsburg, and bought another iOo-acre tract from his brother ( Ibadiah, who moved to Indianapolis. The latter had built first a cabin and later a hewed log house on the place, and it was partially cleared, so that James Harris soon had the place in good condition, and he developed it into a hue farm, later building a two-sti rv frame house and a double hewed log- barn, very good buildings for his day. James Harris married in [812 in Green township, near Williamsburg, Miss Na- omi Lewis, who was born in Randolph county, N. C, about 1794, daughter of John and Sarah (Ruckman) Lewis. Mr. Harris and his wife were both members of the Methodist Church. The former when eighteen years old had vil- li ted for service in the war of iSu. and con- sequently, the Quaker Meeting had disowned him. In politics he was a Henry ('lay Whig, and a man whose opinions coin: in the community. He died July 20, [854, sixty-two, and his wife ti. ars la- ter at the age ..1' - \. Their children Bronsi m I... b rn in ; i 3, and -'.ill liv- ng ; \\ inston E., Milton R., I . 1 lannah Sarilda. The 1 ,ewis family to whi ■ Harris' elonged, vva fc 1 lndian,i , X. t '.. whore her // COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD father, John Lewis, was a farmer. He moved tc- tober, 1854, Mr. Harris married (second 1 Naomi, who was the daughter of John and Bet- sey Lacey and the widow of Calvin Thomas. She was born in Wayne county, Dee. 12. [821. There was one child lay this union, a daughter Emma, who married Columbus Reynolds and settled in Williamsburg. She has since died, leaving one daughter Edith, the wife of Clin- ton Ball. Mrs. Harris passed away some years ago in Williamsburg. Feb. 5, 181)7. (V) Milton Luther Harris was born in Randolph county, June 22, 1847. He attended COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 775 the district schools all through his boyhood, and up to the time when he enlisted for tin- Civil war. He was only sixteen, when he was enrolled in Richmond, [nd., Dee. 28, (863, as a private in Company C, 9th [nd. Cav. He served till mustered "tit at \ icksburg and re- ceived liis honorable discharge at Indianapolis, Sept. 14. (865, having been on duty in Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. While never wounded, he was once knocked senseless by a shell so near as aim st to graze his cheek, and while at Vicksburg, was m hospital once for two weeks in August, [865. ( Itherwise, he shared unhurt in all the experiences of his regiment participating in the battles of Florence, Lynnville, Lawrenceburg, Franklin, Pulaski, Nashville, Wilson Pike, Hollow Tree Gap, Sugar Creek and Little Harpeth, besides many skirmishes. After his discharge Mr. Harris returned home, and worked on his father's farm till March, (866, going in then with his brother-in- law, Harmon Davis, on the Davis farm. After his marriage in 1867 he rented a farm north of Selma for a year and a half, then was at Dunkirk, and in 187J. bought a small farm in Wayne county. Five years later he removed t.i Northern Michigan, and was engaged in sawmill work at Kalkaska from 1877 to 1882. Returning to Indiana he farmed first in Dela- ware county and finally in [89] went to Mun- cie, where he was later one of the first rural mail agents, appointed by Mckinley. He is still thus engaged, and has made a splendid ird. On \i\e,. 8, [867, Milton L. Harris was married to Miss Lorena Ellen Williams, b rn April 8, [851, daughter of Col. S. J. and Lo- rena 1 Davis 1 Williams, whose sketch is given elsewhere. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Emma < Ira, now the wife of William Davis, ,,f Lajunta, Colo., and the mother of three children. Edith Irene. Erison Harris and Bertha Leona ; and Mattie Irene and Georgia Leona, both deceased. Mr. Har- ris and his w if e a re members of the Methodist Church, while in politics he is a Republican. He is an ex-member of Williams Post, G. A. R., named after Col. Williams, of Selma. and belongs to the I. O. O. !•'.. while he and his wife are enrolled in the order of Daughtei of Rebekah, in which Mrs. Harris is Past Grand. HENRY CLARK, one of the esteemed and respected citizens of Anderson. Madison 1 [nd:, is a native of Ohio, bom in Darke COUnty, ten miles southwest of < iivcilvil: a farm, Dec. [6, i!"\V s . son of Amanson and Ju- lia Ann (Lawrence) (lark, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of James and Su- san ( Blanchard ) Clark. The Clarks are of English descent, and James was a fanner. He spent five years in Pennsylvania, where his children, Alanson, James and Amanson, were born. He removed to Darke count}. ( Ihio, in early pioneer times, and bought land which he partly cleared. About ten years later he removed to the Mis- sissinewa river, in Grant county, hid., and pur- chased 160 acres of land which he cleared. there intending to spend the remainder of his life, dying, however, in Kansas, with one of his daughters. Amanson (.dark was born about 1813. and was quite a lad when he went with his father to Darke county, ( Ihio. When he was nine years old he went to live with John French, who was a very substantial farmer of that comity, owning some 300 acres, and there he remained until he was twenty-one years of age. At that time he received an outfit, con- sisting of a horse, saddle, bridle and a suit of clothes, but he continued to work for .Mr. French at farm work, until twenty-five years old. Mr. Clark married Julia Ann Lawrence, who was born in Darke county in 1817, daugh- ter of Clark and Susan (Chin) Lawrence. Amanson Clark and his wife settled in Darke county, where they rented land for many- years, finally buying a farm in Xew Madison. Here he lived retired for some time, and later purchased land in Adams county, upon which lie died in his fifty-second year. He was a hard-working industrious man, an old-line Whig and Republican in politics, and a Strong Union man. His children were: Henry: Thomas M., who was a private in the 44th Ohio Infantry, in the three years' service, vet- eranized and served until the close of the war, saw much hard service, and was a prisoner at Andersonville for three months; Mary: Su- san; James, who was in the 1 10th Ohio In- fantry, being but a boy of fifteen years when he enlisted, served three years, was in many battles, was taken a prisoner at one time and d and during his term of service had seven balls shot through his blouse; Lucinda; William, who served as a private in the war. enlisting in an (ihio regiment at the last call; Emeline; and Sarphine. None of the boys who served in the war received a wound, and all the children lived to maturity. 77& COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ( lark Lawrence, father of Mrs. Amanson Clark, was born in Pennsylvania and became a pioneer of Ohio, where he entered forty acres of land which he cleared. There he erected a log cabin, and purchased twenty acres mere land, which he also cleared, and la- ter purchased f rty-five acres more, one mile distant. At his death, which occurred in Darke county, when he was in his seventy- sixth year, he was a very substantial farmer. His children were: Wesley, Henderson, Clark, Boyd, John Tilton, Polly, Henrietta, Lucinda, Jane and Julia Ann. Clark Lawrence was a very highly respected farmer and an in- dustrious man. His sons, Clark and John T., served in an ( )hio regiment during the Civil war. Henry Clark was reared among the pio- neers of Darke county, Ohio, and attended a subscription school in a log h<>usv, with the ex- ception nf the last two winters when a better place was furnished in which the sessions were held. During the winter months Mr. Clark attended school for about six weeks, and thus he. at the age of fourteen years, had gained possession of the common school education of those pioneer clays. He was brought up to en- dure hard work on the farm and in the clear- -. ami can relate how he was often engaged as late as ten o'clock at night, burning brush and logs on his father's clearings. His recol- lectii us of early hardships and customs would make very interesting reading. Henry Clark engaged in farm labor from his eleventh year. At the age of twenty years he started to work for his father on shares, and then worked for one year with his uncle, Wesley Lawrence. After this he removed to Preble county, ( Ihio, and after his marriage he ettled on a rented farm of [60 res in that county, and after two years then returned to Darke county, where they rent a farm of eight] aces, but sunn, however, gave Up this farm. Mr. Clark enlisted in the i lays' service at Eldorado^ Preble Co., o, ami was mustered out at Camp Denni- son, as a prr < unpam I'.. 150th < ). V. 1.. April jo. [864. lie had previously enlisted in the ( 'bin Stale- militia, and his full time with that body. He was < oul during n's raid, and went with his company to 1 laniilt' lieri VIorgan was stopped. He was called out the Second time in the vol- unteer service as a private of the 156th ( ), V. I., his being in Kentucky. Virginia and Maryland, and he saw service in bat with Mosby, three miles from Cumberland City, Md. He was also in a number of skir- mishes in Kentucky. When he hist enlisted Mr. Clark was stationed at Cincinnati, being later detailed with others to guard prisoners who were being transported. He made two trips to Baltimore with prisoners, and served out his full term of service, being honorably discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Mr. Clark was always an active, cheerful, gallant soldier, doing his duty as such in a soldierly manner. He was never wounded, nor was he ever taken prisoner. After the war Mr. Clark returned to Darke county, Ohio, to the farm, where his wife had livc;d with their two children while he was away from home. There he remained until [81 16, when he remi wed to I 'reble county, < >hi , renting 160 acres of land. In 1869 he made his way to Indiana, and settled in Anderson, where he teamed for eight months, afterward renting a farm in Anderson township. This farm, which consisted of forty acres, he cul- tivated for seven years, and then spent five years on a ninety-five acre farm in Lafayette township. He continued to rent land in the same township until 1895, when he purchased his present property in North Anderson, which consists of a house and three lots. Here he m i\v resides, engaged in a very successful ex- press business. Mr. Clark has been twice married. 1 le was first married, when nearly twenty-three years of age, Sept. 19, 1861, in Preble county, ( >hio, to Margaret Lee, who was born in that county, in 1841-42, daughter of John and Maria Ran- dall 1 Lee. John Lee was a tanner of Preble county, where he owned eighty acres of land, having gone thither from Butler count)-, lie had one son, William, in the Civil war, who served three years in an Ohio regiment, re- turning home in safety from the front. The children born to Mr. ('lark- and his first wife were: Francis Almon, a clerk and a resident of the city 1 1" Anderson, married Myrtle Hunt, and lias two children; William married Adda McNit, ami they reside in An- derson, and also have two children; Lottie married Frank Helm, of Anderson; Susan married Charley Williams, and resides in An- dei 1 'ii, the mi e child ; 1 lella mar- ried John Riggs, also of Anderson, and she died leaving one child; Waller married Jessie Hastings, .if Anderson, and has two children; . a young man. residing at home, is a good practical farmer ; Joseph was accidentally COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 777 killed when nine years old; Nora died in child- h 1; and Theodore died in infancy. Mrs. llark passed away in May, 1S77. in the faith of the I . B. Church. She was a good Chris- tian woman of many virtues, and was loved and esteemed by all. Mr. Clark's second marriage occurred in April, rSjo, in Lafayette township, Madison county, when he was united to Mrs. Annie (Slone) Wolfrey, who was born in Randolph county, Md.. Feb. 10, 184(1, daughter of Sam- uel and Ruth (Harmon 1 Slone, both of whom were of Pennsylvania German stock. Samuel Slone was born in Pennsylvania, and war- a eer of Randolph county. His children were: Abner, who served in the Civil war in an Indiana regiment, and died in the service: Annie: Sarah Ann and Naomi Ann. Samuel owned a tract of forty acre- of line farm lard in Randolph county, Indiana. Mrs. Annie (Slone) Clark has been three times married. Her first union, which oc- curred when she was but fifteen years "Id, was t.- h seph Richardson, of Henry county, Ind., who died three years later, leaving his young with two children. George and Rosetta, 1 ili of whom died young. Mrs. Clark's sec- • nd marriage was to Janus Wolfrey, and two children were born to this union, Margaret and George (who is nov> deceased). These chil- dren have been born t" Mr. and Mrs. Clark: Elnora who died in infancy; Walter: James; Harley; Amos and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Clark are members of the Meth Hist Church, in which faith they are rearing their children. Mr. Clark is an active and popular member of Major May Post, G. A. R., of Anderson, and practical, industrl ii- and hard working and a highly respected citizen. He is very well known in his section 1 f the country, and he has ■ innumerable friend- and well wishers. WILLIAM Hi >RRE1 L, de< me of Johnson county's respei ens. was born in White River township, ] Co., Ind., 1 .;. 1830, and he died A.pi i 104, re- :ted by all who knew him. William Dorrell, his grandfather, was a na- of Maryland of German de-cent. He i to I 'hi. 1 in his youth, and there married, and there most of his sixteen children were burn. In [804 he removed to Indiana and set- tled in < 'hi" county, where he'remained until his death, which occurred June 30, 1853. Some 1 th( ;i died in infancy, and of them there is no record. The others were: Nancy, Mrs. Wynn; Katie, Mrs. Conover; Betsy, Mrs. Sedam; Rachel, Mrs. Lamkin ; Sally, Mrs. Sedam; llattie. Mrs. Sutton ; Margaret, Mrs. Mandal: Rebecca, Mrs. Mitchell; Jacob; William ; Daniel and I 'eter. Jacob Dorrell, son of William and father of our subject, was born in Ohio, in [8or, and when three years of age moved with his par- ents to Ohio county, Ind., where he grew to manhood. In [822 he married Miss Mary Alexander, who was born in Ohio county, June 4. 1804, daughter of John Alexander, of Pleasant township. John Alexander was a pioneer of Dearborn county, Ind. In 1820 he moved to Johnson county, purchased land in Pleasant township, and followed the occupa- tion of a farmer. Later he sold this land and bought the farm on which he lived until his death. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a worthy member of the Methodist Church. In politics he was identified with the Whig party, but never sought office, although he was a leader in the development of Johnson county. John Alexander had five children, namely: Samuel. Joseph, Mary (Mrs. Dor- rell), Peggy (Mrs. Means) and Anna (Mrs. Lemaster). Jacob Dorrell moved to Johnson county in 1828, settling in White River township, where he bought land on credit from Judge Hardin. The count}' was then but sparsely settled, and Mr. Dorrell and wife had to overcome many obstacles to get their land into cultivation. Jacob Dorrell was compelled to use such farm implements as he could make. 1 [is plow had a wooden moldboard, for hauling he had a sled made from hickory poles with pegs for nails. the harness for his horse was quite different fr< m that used now. The collar was made of shucks, hames of crooked beech roots and the traces of hickory hark. After having im- ved his first land inb 'd farm, he traded it for three eighty-acre lots on which he made substantial improvements, and lived for the rest of his life. Jacob Dorrell was above average in size, with a str of social disposition, a fluent speaker, o] to vulgarity of any ki d minded and in- telligent, and was known for his integrity. I le was a good neighbor, always ready b the sick and needy, and with his horse- vexed the dead to lg place. 1 (c died Feb. 1. t88t. His wife died Jan. 1 _>, [873. Thirteen children were born to I. and Marv Dorrell as follows: John, who died / 78 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and left two sons; Elizabeth, Mrs. Smith; James, who died and left three children; Cynthia A., who died single ; William, the sub- ject of this sketch; Daniel, of this township; Paschal, of Greenwood; Sarah. .Mrs. Sedam; Joseph, who died and left two children; Mary, Mrs. H. Myers; Samuel, of Greenwood; (Jr- zella, who married (first) W. Clara, and ( sec- ond) George Hughes; and Margaret, Mrs. J. W. Shephard. William Dorrell remained under the paren- tal roof until he was about twenty-five years old, and in 1854 he went ti> Iowa, in which State he entered land, also working land on shares with another man. In 1857, having sold his land, he returned to the h mestead in Indiana. In August, 1858, Mr. Dorrell was married to Miss Marcella Bristow, born in Marion county, Ind., July 22, 1835, daughter of James and Sarah Dunn Bristow. James Bristow was horn in Kentucky, in 1805, son of Payton Bristow, a pioneer of Marion county, Ind., who was well known and highly respected, and who died in Marion county. James Bristow came to Indiana witli his parents and was reared among the early set- tlers of Marion county. He followed the oc- cupation of a farmer, and died in Indiana in February, 1855. His wife, Sarah Dunn Bris- tow. died in Indiana in 1873. They were members of the United Brethren Church. The children of James and Sarah Dunn Bristow were as follows: Marcella, wife of our sub- ject; Madison, who was a first lieutenant in the Civil war, and who, when in battle his cap- tain fell, took command, and was killed lead- ing his company by ten paces; Joseph, a vet- eran i.if the Civil war. residing at Indianapolis; Thomas, who died and left five children; Jane, who died single; Mary, Mrs. James Davis, of Indianapolis; Alford, deceased; and Sarah, Mrs. W. Cahill. When William Dorrell married he had but thirty dollars to start housekeeping with, but their small capital proved an incentive to the young COUple. lie rented a farm fur a few years, and then bought the land on which he still lives. This purchase consisted of ui acres of land with 111 > house, and but a few acre-- under cultivation. He first bought a lug cabin in which they lived for a number of years. His wife abh assisted him in all the bard work and struggle to succeed. On bor- rowed capital hi' bought more land, manufac tured the brick and built his two-story resi- dence. For thirty-five seasons be ran a thresh- ing machine, and during these seasons while away from home, his wife looked after the farm. William Dorrell helped clear and put into cultivation over three hundred acres of land, he split rails, and he worked hard to de- velop the country. In 1885 be retired from active labor, attending to his farm interests only, and enjoyed the fruits of his early hard- ships until his death. lie had a fine farm of four hundred acres, the residence very beautifully situated on high rolling land with back ground of a large orchard and natural grove, fronting on the Three Notch gravel mad connecting with Indianapolis, which city is unly twelve miles north, and always proved a good market. William Dorrell and wife were blessed with eleven children, as follows; Jacob < i., a farmer; Joseph, who died young; Daniel 1).. carpenter and farmer; Sarah M., Mrs. J. Humbarger; Man-, who died young; Paschal E., a farmer of Greenwood and justice of the peace; William A., a farmer; Thomas, a teacher and mer- chant, and at present student at the State Uni- versity; James M., living at home; Robert,, farming the homestead; Cora [.. Mrs. Repass. Mr. Dorrell never departed from the prin- ciples of the Democratic party. He filled two terms as justice of the peace with honor and credit and discouraged lawsuits when they could be avoided, settling many disputes out of court to the satisfaction of the people. He was a worthy member of Mt. Auburn M. E. Church, the rolls of which contained the names of eighteen members of the Dorrell family, in- cluding Mrs. Dorrelbs. The history of Mt. Auburn Church dates back to [826. The few Methodists of this vicinity at that time wor- shiped in a frame church 24x30' feet called Pleasant Mill, and located on the banks of Pleasant Run, one miles west of the present site of Fairview Church. The names of some of the members arc still remembered and are Henry Britton, Abner Leonard and wife, George Wright, Jesse Hughes, Julia Pruitt, Frank Sanders. Margaret Smart. Thomas Da- vis, and Nichols Orme. This was a flourish- ing church for many years, but as the count) became better settled other societies were formed. In the year 1835 the first Methodist class was formed in the neighborhood, being organized at the home of William Harrell, which is now owned and occupied by George Huafhes. From this class grew the old Pleas- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 779 ant Hill S. ciety some of the members of which were: Jesse Hughes and wife, John Surface and wife, William Harrell and wife, J hn Robe and wife, Amos Smith and wife, Jane Ross, and abi -in thirteen others, making a class of about twenty-four. About 1836 this society erected, about one-half mile west of the- pres- ent church, a small frame building with walls of mud, and used it for school and church purpi ses. It was familiarly known as the Mud Scho 1 House, and was used for thirteen years, during- which time twelve ministers worked in the held, and in [843-44-45, suc- cessful camp meetings were held on the land of David Melton, now owned by Paschal Dor- rell. hi 1848-49 the present church was erected, and although not entirely finished was used as a house of worship. In [853 through the efforts of George Hughes, who passed around the subscription list, enough money was obtained to finish the building. This church has always been an important factor for good in the community, and has had many able pastors. The Sabbath-school of this church had its origin in the Old Mud School House, and has become one of the largest and mi >st active in the State. Mr. Dorrell was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Southport Lodge, No. 270, and with his wife belonged to the Eastern Star. TH( >MAS A. M< O >Y, a well-to-da resi- dent of Anderson, and a member of a well- known family in Madison county, is a son of Capt. John and Lydia (Clendenning) McCoy, and was born Jan. 1, 1S47. in Butler county, Ohio. His youth was spent in Springfield township, Franklin county, whither his father id when he was nine years of age. He was educated in the district schools there. From the outbreak of the war Mr. Mc< was eager to enlist, but was twice rejected on aco inn of his youth. In July. 1863, although only a few months over sixteen, he was ac- cepted, and enlisted in Butler county, Ohio, in 1 lompany K. 86th ( >. V. I., under Capt. James is, for six months' service. At that time he was five feet seven inches in height and weighed [30 pounds. Mr. MrCm served out his time and was honorably discharged at Cleveland, I >.. in April. [864. He was assigned to duty in Cleveland and Columbus, and also for abi ut ten days was in the pursuit of M r gan. Idle infantry followed mainly by rail- road, and by horses and wagons secured from farmers, and pursued the enemy to the Ohio river, where Morgan was finally captured after a skirmish. Mr. McCoy was present at the capture, and at close range saw .Morgan and his officers, including his brother Richard and Basil Duke. The tired horses of the Con- federates were all turned over to the I m 11 men, and all along the road Rebels wen tured as they lay on the ground completely exhausted, their horses standing by them too worn out even to eat grass. Both sides had exchanged horses at the farmers' barns as they passed. After this raid Mr. McCoy went into camp with his regiment at Columbus, Ohio, and from there went to Kentucky. His com- pany took part in the capture of Cumberland < lap, being detailed in squads, and sent in dif- ferent directions. At that point the four States, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentuckj and Tennessee come together, and the exact spot is marked by a square stone. Mr. McCoy tried to enlist once more at Cleveland, but was rejected there, and sent home. In Franklin county he was accepted and became a private in Company H, 134th Ind. V. I., under Capt. Robert Allen, to serve 100 days. He was ordered on guard duty dur- ing this period. He was in Indianapolis, Nash- ville, Louisville and Stevenson, Ala., and was in no fighting except skirmishes. From the last State Ik- went to Louisville and Hender- son. Kv., on a steamer, and assisted in execut- ing two noted guerrillas, Morgan and Powell, only about too Union men being present. The other guerillas made a desperate effort to res- cue their comrades, and a hot skirmish ensued. Finally the enemy sent out a Hag of truce and when Lieut. Spelman, McCoy and Davenport were sent out to meet it a demand was made for surrender, which they refused. The) of- fered the guerrillas a few moments in which to retreat before the Union men would open fire, and the chance of escape was accepted. The band was one that had committed all kinds of outrages. Returning to Louisville and Nash- ville, Mr. McCoy spent the rest of his term of service there, lie had previously been in hospital for a time at Camp Nelson, Ky., and toward the end of his enlistment he was m hospital at Decatur, 111., on account of a sun Stroke received while on dress parade. He was senseless for three days, and also rendered deaf. From the effects of this sun stroke Mr. McCoy has not recovered, lie was finally mus- tered out ai Camp Morton, [ndianapolis, in September, [864. rSo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD After the war Mr. McCoy went home and worked on the farm, but for some time was more or loss disabled and unable to work in the sun. His father then started him in busi- ness as a butcher in Mount Carmel, and for three years he drove his wagon through the surrounding country, and then continued his business at Thorntown, remaining until 1878. The next year was spent at Huntsville, Ala., where he bought a butcher shop, but in [879 he returned to Thorntown, for three years more. From iNSj to 1888 he was conducting a butcher shop in Rushville, Ind., and then went back to Franklin county, bought the home farm and conducted it for ten years. At the end of that time he bought his present 1 e near Anderson, a place of forty acres, which he has improved and developed into a tine farm. At the age of twenty-five years Mr. McCoy was married in Franklin county, to Miss Elizabeth Gates, who was born there in 1851, iter of Richard and Mary (Rosebro) Her father, a son of James Gates, was burn in Butler county, < >hio, became the owner of a large farm in Franklin county, Ind., and there died at the close of the war, having these children: Francis, James and Elizabeth. Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy had two children: Clif- ford, born in 1874; and Ethel, in 1885. Dur- ing their residence in Rushville. .Mr. McCoy lost his first wife, and two years later, on Oct. 9, 1889, he was married to Miss Alice Oliver, .-.as burn June 28, 1863, daughter of and Mary lane (Benn) Oliver. 1 1 iliver came of an old Kentucky fam- ily, and was born in that State. He moved to i lilton county, Ohio, and there married Mary Jane, daughter of Samuel and Phebe P>enn, the former of whom was a Virginian, of German ancestry, and owned a farm of fif- ty-three acres together with a vineyard, near Cincinnati. Some time after his marriage <• Oliver moved to Rush county. Ind.. hi a large farm near Rushville, and he is still living there, aged eighty years, llis wife died there at the age of sixt) one, the mother of three children. William, Bell and Alice. By hi-, union to Miss Oliver Mr. McCoy became ither of tlie following children, all born in Franklin county, save the youngest: Blaine I'... horn April l, 1X0,}; Reed, March J 1 , 1X05; John Thomas, June jo, iS'oj: and Walter Al- len, born in Madisi in county, July 6, [900 Mr. and Mrs. Mc< oy are both members of the Methodist Church, in which he has been class leader. In politics Mr. McCoy is a Republi- can, and as an old soldier naturally has been found in the ranks of the G. A. R., being an ex-member of Major May post. He is also an unaffiliated member of the I. < >. O. I., to which order he has belonged since he was twenty-four years old. Mr. McCoy has al- ways been an industrious man, and has accu- mulated a good amount of property. In what- ever sphere of life he has found himself, he has been faithful to every demand made upon him, and now he is one of the esteemed and honored citizens of Madison county. WILLIAM II. .MARKER, a young and successful financier of central Indiana, who by his own efforts has made his w ay from the position of a poor boy to that of a representa- tive and responsible man. with influence in his community and ample means at his control, was born in Monterey, Ky., June 25, 1872, son of Alexander C. and Anna ( I lardy 1 Mar- ker. The Marker family is of Colonial stock, of English descent, the branches of which are scattered through Maryland, Delaware and \ irginia. William Handy Marker, the paternal grandfather, was born July 17, 1781), in Dela- ware, son of Frederick Marker, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. He was. himself, a soldier in the war of 1812, and took an active- part in all the military movements at that time. Later he went as a pioneer to Owen county, Ky., removing soon after to Mercer county. There he married a member of the Sheldon family which is one of the old and aristocratic ones of Culpeper county. Vir- ginia. Air. .Marker bought timber land anil a ''d in lumbering. He shipped vast quan- tities of lumber down the Kentucky river to Madison and Cincinnati. He owned I timber tracts in Owen and Shelby counties, lw.. and also owned numbers of slaves. His children were: John, Joseph, George, Alex- ander, Timothy, Margaret, Sophronia and Mary. The sons served as soldiers in both the i and Confederate armies during the Civil war, although the father was a strong Union sympathizer. Much of bis property was de- 1 during the war, and the rest greatly depreciated in value. His death occurred June 10. [885, at the age of nearly ninety-six years. Mrs. Marker was a goi d. Christian woman, a m istent member of the Baptist Church. Alexander C. Marker, father of William COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 11.. was born ( >ct. n. 1848, in Owen county, lw.. and obtained a common school education. lie followed an agricultural life, settling on a farm which his father gave him at his mar- riage, but in [880 he removed to 1 county, lnd., in order to give his diildren bet ter educational opportunities. He bought a well improved tract of 100 acres in the north part of the county. He is now a resident of Tipton, retired from business activity. -Mr. Marker is a worthy member of the Christian Church. He is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity at Tipton, and also belongs to the 1. ( >. O. F. in 1871 he was married in Owen county, Ky., to Anna Hardy, born Jan. 8, 1855, in ( 'wen county, a daughter of Dr. Samuel and Amilla (Jameson) Hardy. The Jam were from \ irginia, and are closely related to those of the same name in Pennsylvania. Dr. Samuel T. Hardy was a pioneer settler, and one of the earliest physicians in Franklin county, Ky., where he cleared up a farm and practiced his profession for many years. He was a man of excellent business perception, engaged extensively in lumbering, and owned mills near Harmony, on the Kentucky river. Born in 1812 he lived until 1885, closing a and useful career at the age of seventy- three years. During his active years he was prominent in public affairs and served at var- times as county treasurer, and also as sheriff. He was a leading member of the I lap- list Church. His children were: John P.. .Mary, Sallie, Anna. Amanda and Isabel. The children of Alexander C. Marker and wife : William H.. Noah R., John T., Fores- ter and Grace. All were given excellent edu- cational opportunities. William H. Marker was eight years 1 Id when he accompanied his parents to Indiana. He had attended two terms of school, and in the new neighborhood he attended the district schools until he was fifteen years of age. Fanning did not appeal to him and In eluded to leave home and make his own way in the world, and he secured the opportunity of learning the telegraph business at the Wind- fall station on the Pan Handle railroad. He me an expert telegrapher, working extra hours in order to perfect himself. He at- tracted the attention of the officials of the Tip- ton County Bank, and when he was sevi he secured a position there. It was a humble one and his duties were manifold, including the care of the 1 ffice, hut he soon demonstrated his fidelity to his employers and came under the direct approbation of F. N. Shirk, the senior member of the company, who, in reward for his faithfulness, trained him in business methods and later gave him opportunities without which, Mr. .Marker says, his success would have been impossible. From a clerk- ship he was promoted and gradually worked his way up to the position of assistant ca by [896, and to that of cashier in [901. The First National Bank of Tipton is the successor of the Tipton County Bank, a pri- vate hanking institution which was established in [876 by Shirk & Shirk, and was managed b\ I.. II. Shirk, Jr., until his death in [901. After his decease, the hank was reorganized as a National Bank, with a capital stock of $10 »,- 000. The officers are: F. W. Shirk, 1 dent ; Mrs. X. R. Shirk, vice-president, and William II. .Marker, cashier. Mr. Shirk is a nt of Chicago, and is president of the First National Bank of I'eru, lnd. The Tipton bank is doing a safe and prosperous business. Mr. Marker was married Dec. 19, 1893. at Tipton, to Rebecca Law. born Oct. 11, 187J. at Shelbyville, lnd., a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Cutsinger) Law. Mr. and Mrs. Marker have two children: Kyle, born July 15, [895; and Harry < >.. born Oct. 7, 1899. Doth Mr. Marker and wife are consistent members of the Christian Church. Mr. Marker is a promi- nent Mason, having taken the 32nd degree, and is a member of Austin Lodge, No. 128, Tipton, the Scottish Rite bodies and Mys- tic Shrine at Indianapolis, and is Deputy Grand Master of the ( irand Lodge of the State of Indiana. In politics he is a fervent sup- porter of the Republican party, and was a delegate from his district to the last National Republican Convention held at Chicago. SAM TEL EDWARD BREWER, one of the leading farmers and vegetable packi Whiteland, lnd.. and a man of good standing in the community in which he resides, was born in Pleasant township, near Whiteland. Johnson Co., lnd.. June 28, [842, son of John and Frances 1 Webb) Brewer, natives of Ken- tucky. Daniel Brewer, the paternal grandfather. a native of Kentucky, and a farmer by oc- cupation, who came to Indiana in 1834, lo- cating in Pleasant township, two miles south- west of Whiteland. Here he entered govern- ment land and died, in 1847, at the age of seventy-two years. Eleven children were 782 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD bom to himself and wife. The Brewer fam- il) were originally Holland Dutch, and the founder of the family came to America, in [643, settling in .Manhattan. The maternal grandfather was James Webb, a native of Kentucky, of Welsh descent, who came to In- diana in 1836, settling eight miles south of Indianapolis, in Marion county, where he en- gaged in farming and cattle raising. Here he died at the advanced age of ninety-live years, and he, too, had a large family. John Brewer, father of Samuel Edward, was a farmer all his life, and came to Indiana in [832, locating in Pleasant township, John- son count}-, where he entered a large tract of government land, part of which is now em- braced in the present site of Whiteland. His real estate holdings aggregated about iooo acres, and here he died in 1881, aged seventy- four years. His wife died in June, 1904. Both were stanch Presbyterians. Eight chil- dren were born to them, six now living: Sam- uel Edward; Docia, wife of Dr. A. Miller of Bloomington, Ind. ; Mary E., of Bloomington; Belle, wife of Leon Covert, of Long Beach, Cal.; Maggie, wife of L. F. Tracy, of White- land; and Tellie, widow of Albert Brooks. Samuel Edward Brewer has passed his life in Pleasant township, having resided here for sixty years and seen the country develop in a wonderful degree. His parents were among the pioneers of the State, and his boyhood days were passed among surroundings which ap- pear strange today. The land his father owned, and all of which he improved, was covered with heavy timber, to fell which was an al- most endless task. His primary education was obtained in the little log school house of the neighborhood, where a split rail served for a seat, and books were few and old-fashioned. This he supplemented with a course at Hope- well Academy, which enabled him to teach school from 1864 to 1871. When Mr. Brewer was thirty years of age, he left the home of his father and operated a mill for sixteen years, when he sold his plant and embarked in vegetable 1 lacking, making a specialty of peas and tomatoes. Later, he established the canning factory in Whiteland, which lu' conducted for ten years and then disposed of it to Grafton Johnson. In the busy season this factor)' employs 150 to 200 1 11 1 iple. ( in March 21, 1867, Mr. Brewer was mar- ried to Miss Melissa Springer, daughter of I ordenan and 1 irpha (Webb) Springer. Four children were born to them: Anna married Charles Graham of Whiteland, and they have live children — Roy, Earl, William, Fannie and John. Fannie married Rev. William Alexan- der, lives in Argyle, 111., and has three chil- dren — Mary, Anna and Clara. Edward, who was a storekeeper and postmaster of White- land, married Mary L. Pearson, had two chil- dren, Samuel and Marcia, ami died in Novem- ber, 1899, aged twenty-five years. Leona is still at school. Mrs. Brewer is a member of the Methodist Church. In politics Mr. Brewer was brought up in the Democratic faith, hut is now independent. At one time he served as justice of the peace, and has been a notary public for the past sixteen years. He owns eighty acres of the old homestead, all of which is finely improved and forms a portion of the village of Whiteland. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brewer are highly esteemed by their neigh- bors, and are enjoying a well-earned prosperity in their pleasant home. TIH )MAS J. MITCHELL, a reliable citi- zen of Eaton, Ind., and a soldier of the Civil war, was born April 22, 1837. in Clark county, ( ihio, son of Samuel and Malinda (Stafford) Mitchell. Samuel Mitchell, the lather, was born in [8] 1, in Giles countv, Va., son of William and Catherine (Stafford) Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was born in England of Scotch-Irish extrac- tion, and came to America in 1810. settling near Gilestown, Va., where he engaged in farming until he moved to Ohio, in Samuel's boyhood. William Mitchell entered land in Miami county, ( 'bio, near Troy, where he cleared up a good farm of 160 acres, and this land is still owned by the Mitchell family. He died on his farm aged eighty-seven years. His mother lived with him and survived to the age of 103 years, and the venerable lady is remembered by our subject, who was ten years old at the time of her death. The children of William were: Wilson, Samuel. George, Zachariah, William, Helen, Elizabeth, Malinda and Su- san. William Mitchell was a true pioneer in all that the word implies, and he was one of the early supporters of the cause of religion, a worthy member of the Methodist Church. Samuel Mitchell, father of Thomas J., was born in ( iiles county. Va., and was about one year old when his father removed to Miami county. ( Ihio. Lie was reared on the farm, en- joyed a pioneer school education, and later he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 783 learned the carpenter's trade, at which he ed in Miami county. Subsequently he la a home place of fifteen acres, and hero ted a mill on Honey Creek. In 1852 he removed with his family to Indiana, and set- in Xiles township, Delaware county, where he bought [60 acres of partially im- proved land, about fifteen acres having been cleared and on this a log cabin bad been erected, lie completed the clearing ami im- proved the place with a sti r\ and a half resi- dence and g 1 farm buildings. These he sold at a later date ami bought 190 acres of improved land, south of Granville, on which he lived many years, but finally he retired to Muncie, b Light property, and there he died aged three months over sixty-eight years. He was a member of the Methodist Church, in which he was a steward. He was generous in his assistance to the church, and was a man thoroughly respected by all who knew him. In politics he was a Republican, but in the early days an old-line Wilis;', lie served as trustee of Xiles township. During the Civil war he was loyal to the Government, and gave two sons to the service of his country. Thomas J. and Edward. The latter was a member of G mpany I'.. 84th [nd. V. 1.. and when taken sick was brought home by his father, but all that parental care could do, was to preserve the beloved life one week after they reached home. This father again brought a son, our subject, back to the old homestead suffering from the effect-, of army exposure, in this case- having the c mfort of seeing health once more return. Samuel Mitchell married (first) Malinda ■rd, 1>. m in Clark county, ( ihio, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Williams) Staf- ford. Thomas Stafford was born in Giles ty, \ a., and was a pi< ineer in Miami comity, (ihio. where he acquired a good farm ■ acres, and lived therein into old age. His children were: George, Joseph. Thomas, Henry, John, .Malinda. Elizabeth. Susan, Nancy. Jane and Lucinda. To Samuel and Malinda (Stafford) Mitchell were born: Elizabeth. Catherine. Sarah Ellen and Thomas J. Mrs. Mitchell died in (ihio. in [839, when our subject was but two years old. Mr. Mit- chell was married (second) in .Miami county. ' to a Malinda Stafford, a cousin to his first wife, and the children of this union were: Edward. Manila and Ellen. After the death of his second wife. Mr. Mitchell was married (third ) to I lannah De Witte, and they had one son, \\ illiam W. Thomas J. Mitchell was fifteen years old when he accompanied his parents to Indiana. in [852. He can recall the journey from Ohio, made with four two-horse, covered wagons. The party spent four days on the road, camp- ing by the wayside and each day noting the differences in soil and forest growths bi the two States. The trip at his age wa of enjoyment and its hardships were mere pleasing adventures. He bad attended the district schools in Ohio, and possessed at this time a fair knowledge of the rudiments, and this was fortunate, for, after settling in Indi- ana, his opportunities were meager, although he did attend a few sessions of school in the little log school house in the vicinity of his home, in Delaware county. All his training for the future was in the line of farming and, as the eldest sun, much of the hard work and responsibility, fell upon his shoulders. It re- sulted in his early development, and he was but nineteen years old when he was read) to establish a home of his own and set up his 1 1\\ it domestic circle, renting land in Niles town- ship. ( hi Sept. 10. 1861, Mr. Mitchell enlisted at Richmond, [nd., as a private of Compan) K. 36th End. \ . I.., to serve three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged at Indianapolis on account of sickness, having been in the army for thirteen months, mainly in Kentucky, lie was taken ill with typhoid- pneumonia, at Xew Haven, Ky., and was con- fined in the hospital there from Feb. 9, [862, until the following April, when he was brought home by his father, in a very weak condition, not expected to live, lie continued too ill to engage in business for the next two years, but as sunn as able, resumed farming. Shortly after his second marriage, in [864, Mr. Mitchell settled first in Xiles township, but later removed to Hamilton township, liv- ing there five years, and then moved to Hart- ford City, where he engaged in a butchering business for nine months. He then resumed farming, moving to Clinton county, later to Cass county, where be lived for nine years, and in 1892 came to Eaton, where he pur- 1 bis present residence, and six other l.it-. (hi Aug. 7. iSs,(>. Mr. Mitchell was mar- ried (first 1, to Elizabeth Sharon, of Xiles township, daughter of ( leorge and Nancy ;S 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Sharon. George Sharon was a pioneer farmer of Niles township, where he cleared ioo acres from the woods and converted it into a produc- tive farm. He was a man of means and promi- nence in his locality. The children of Air. Sharon were: Henry, Elizabeth, Nancy, Jacob, Sarah and Mary. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell settled in Xiles town ship, and on this farm Mrs. Mitchell died in August, i860. They had one child, Henry C, who died aged ten months. On Jan. 7, 1864, Mr. Mitchell was married (second), in Niles township, to Amanda Edg- ington, born in Adams county, Ohio, Nov. 11, [840, daughter of Wilson D.and Hannah (Nay- Ion Edgington. Wilson D. Edgington was born in April, 1808, in Adams county, son "t William and Catherine Edgington, the former a pioneer farmer of Adams county. In 185 1 he moved to Indiana and settled in Xiles town- ship, where he bought a farm of 140 acres, on which he made improvements, and lived to the age of ninety-three years. His wife died aged seventy-nine years. She was a member of the German Baptist Church. Their children were : Phebe, Evans, Thomas, Amanda. Minerva, Frank and Clara. The children of -Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are: Samuel, George S., Cyrus O., Eva and Otto D. These children have all been afforded excellent educational advantages. Cyrus O. is a grad- uate of the Lebanon Ohio National Normal School, and is now teacher <>f Latin and Ger- man at Frankton, Ind. Eva 11. is a graduate of the Eaton High School and of the Normal College at Marion, Ind., and she has been a successful teacher in the Delaware count}- dis- trict schools. Otto D. graduated at Valpa- raiso, Ind.. and is a druggist at Eaton, a suc- cessful business man. Mr. Mitchell, while never very active in politics, has always taken a good citizen's in- terest, and has always been identified with the Republican party. Formerly he belonged to the ( 1. A. R. post at Logansport. Ind. He is a member of the Christian Church. A. J. SMITH comes from an old and highly respected family of Indiana, his father having settled in Fayette county, in 1802. Mr. Smith was born in Fayette county, April 29, [828. I lis father, Tobias Smith, Jr.. was born in 1 78 1. and was the only heir of Tobias and Ruth Smith, of Virginia. Tobias Smith. Sr., belonged to one of the first families of Vir- ginia, where he was a successful and respected farmer, and in that State he died. Tobias Smith, Jr., remained at home until he was a young man. In 1802, with a small colony of neighbors and friends, he migrated to Indiana territory and settled in Fayette county. Here he entered land, and with much hard work soon had a good farm opened. A few years after settling in Indiana he married his first wife, of whom but little is known. Nine children resulted from this union, as follows: Mariah, Mrs. Buchanan: John; Ruth, Airs. Messersmith ; Alary, who married Peter Messersmith; Robert, who lo- cated in Johnson county ; Joseph, who located in Johnson county; Sarah, who died single; Tobias; and George, who died in 1826. Of these Robert, Joseph and Tobias moved to Johnson county. Besides attending to his gen- eral farm work Air. Smith raised stock, for which he found a good market at home. He also ran a distillery, for the product of which he found a market at Cincinnati, Ohio. He owned land in different counties, and traded western land for 600 acres of land in West Virginia. This land, which no doubt is of great value now for its minerals, coal, oil and gas, has never been accounted for to his es- tate. Shortly after obtaining this land he and his wife's brother went there to inspect it. On this trip Air. Smith met with an adventure that nearly cost him his life. He was armed with a gun and a knife and encountered a bear that he wounded, and which showed fight, chewing one of his arms ; he finally killed the animal with his knife. He was in every sense a pio- neer, and no doubt the exposure and hardships he encountered shortened his days. Being broad-minded, intelligent and a thorough busi- 1 ii -- man, he became prominent and influential among the early settlers. In 1821 he was chosen a delegate to the convention that lo- cated the State capital at Indianapolis. In politics, he was a Democrat, and used his in- fluence in support of his party. He was a leader in many public enterprises, and in all re- spects a very useful man in the new country. Having purchased 160 acres of land in John- son county, he was arranging to move there when he was taken sick and died at the old homestead, Aug. 21, 1836, at the age of fifty- five vears. Air. Smith's second wife was Alar- garet Lilly Foster, whose first husband was William Foster, by whom she had six chil- dren: Enoch; Jane. Airs. Hank: Fanny. .Mrs. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 78; Draper; Ellen, Airs. Patterson; Susan, Mrs. Fruitt; and Sampson. These children were reared by Tobias Smith. Jr. Mrs. Margarel Lilly Foster Smith was born in Bath county, \ a., Sept. 20, [782, daughter of Wm. Lilly, a respected citizen of West \ irginia, who re- mained there until he died. William Lilly had four children, David, William, Dorotha (Mrs. Messersmith) and .Margaret (mother of our subject). Three children were born to Tobias, Jr., and Margaret Lilly Smith, as follows: George W., who was raised in Johnson county, and when a young man moved to Iowa, where he died; Rebecca, Mrs. Williams; and A. J., the subject of this sketch. After the death of her husband Mrs. Smith took as her dower right the land in Johnson county, and in the same year, 1830, moved there with the unmar- ried portion of her family and settled on the land where A. J. Smith now lives. At that time there were only thirty-five acres partly cleared and two cabins, but Mrs. Smith was not discouraged. Realizing her position she bought a loom, and its click could be heard at all hours. With this loom she wove the ma- terial for the clothing of many of her neigh- bors. She gave instructions to her boys, and by hard work, conservative management and the assistance of her sons she began farming, and made the home self-supporting. She was a devout Methodist, and in that faith passed away Feb. 27, 1853. A. J. Smith was eight years old when his mother came to Johnson county. He remained with her during her life, helping her in every way and assisting in clearing up the laud and improving the farm. His early education was somewhat limited, but he gained a good prac- tical education in the school of experience. After the death of his mother he bought eighty acres of the old farm. Mr. Smith was mar- ried Oct. 9. 1854. to Sarah Echols, a lady of culture and refinement, a worthy wife and good helpmate to a successful man. Mrs. Smith is a worthy member of the Methodist Church. She was born in White River town ship May 28, 1835, daughter of Joshua and Xancy Echols, both of Kentucky, where they were married, after which they moved to Johnson county. Here he entered land and im- proved a farm. He also taught school, and was a successful and well known farmer, com- manding the respect of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Echols had nine children as follows: Emaline, Mrs. William Carder: James, de- 50 erased: William, deceased; Lucy, Mrs. Jen- nings; Isaac, deceased; Sarah, wile of A. J, Smith; Christopher, of Indianapolis; Martha, Vlrs. Thomas Orme; and John, of Indian- api ilis. do Mr. and Mrs. Smith have come ten children: Marcellis, born March 1, [856, who died (Jet. 21, 1862 ; James W., born Nov. to, [857, who died Sept. 14, [862; Margaret E., born Sept. 20, 1859, who married James Las- siter; Horace 1... of (dens Valley, born Dec 15. 1861; George L., born March 15, 181,4. who resides in Indianapolis; Nancy A., bom Sept. 15. [866, who married ( I. Trussler; Mary A., born Sept. 15. [866, a twin of Xancy, and who married T. Church; E. )., born Jan. 1, 1870, engaged at farming the homestead; Laura A., born Aug. 4, [872, who married William Stone; and Charles A., born Jan. 15. 1875. Mr. Smith is a practical and successful farmer and by his hard work and honesty has gained a competency for his old age. He now enjoys the fruits of his well-spent life, and the high regard of his neighbors. In politics Mr. Smith is a Democrat, but has never aspired to public office. During the war of the Rebellion he remained loyal to the flag, and paid for two substitutes. GEORGE L. BRUNNEMER, a prominent and respected farmer of Johnson county, was born near Waverly, Morgan county, Jan. 22, 1842, son of Anthony and Blanche (Mitchell) Brunnemer, the former of whom was born in Virginia, and the latter in Tennessee. George Brunnemer, the paternal grandfa- ther, was born in Virginia, where his Holland ancestors had settled long before, and became a pioneer in Morgan county, Ind., where he followed an agricultural life. He reared a large and respected family, and finally passed out of life respected by all who knew him. ddie maternal ancestors of George L. Brun- nemer were of Irish descent, and the grand- father, a native of Tennessee, took part as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Anthony Brunnemer, father of George L., came in boyhood to Indiana with his parents, and grew to manhood in Morgan county, married there, and died in 1893, at the age of eighty-two years. His wife, Blanche Mitchell, passed away in 1883, aged eighty years. Both parents were worthy and consistent members of the Methodist Church. Their children were as follows : Sarah J., wife of George L. ;S6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Tackett, of Camargo, 111.; William, deceased; Mary E., wife of David Shutters, of Franklin, liul. ; and George L. George L. Brunnemer was reared in Mor- gan county, attending the district schools and assisting on the farm until he was seventeen years old, when his parents removed to John- s''!) county, in i860 locating one mile north of Whiteland, and there he resided until he was twenty-one. He then built a house of his own. on his father's farm, and attended to the wlmle property on shares, continuing thus un- til the spring of 1865, when he enlisted for service in the Civil war. He became a private in Company E, 148th Ind. Y. I., and his duty consisted in the guarding of posts and prisons during his whole term of service, being mus- tered out in September of the same year. Re- turning home, he purchased a tract of forty acres of land, located a mile and a quarter west of Whiteland, to which he has added, until now he owns 320 acres of finely improved land. Mr. Brunnemer lived there and operated the farm until 1890, when he removed to White- land and embarked in the fruit packing busi- ness, first as a stockholder, but later as super- intendent of the work. For seven years he was engaged in this profitable business, and then sold out to Grafton Johnson, since that time being the latter's assistant. For four years he conducted a store in Whiteland, being suc- ceeded in this enterprise by his son. For the past twelve years he has made his home in the village, building here a comfortable and con- venient residence. His farming interests are in the hands of his sons, although he enjoys a general supervision over his large estate. The first marriage of Mr. Brunnemer was to Miss Sarah E. McClellan, daughter of Jo- seph and Margaret (Clem) McClellan. Two children were born to this union, namely : James D., operating one of his father's farms, who married Louie Sharp, and has two chil- dren. Elsie and Harry; and Emma, who dud at the age of two years. Mrs. Brunnemer died in [866, and Mr. Brunnemer married (second) Miss Nancy C. Van Arsdale, daughter of C. A. I'.. and Nancy Van Arsdale, the three chil- dren of this union being; 1 1 ) Albert T., a farmer, married Rosa Perkins, and has one son. Myron L. (2) Annie I., married Hugh F. fohnson, postmaster at Whiteland. and has three children. Homer; Wilbur I >. ; ami Lil- lian. (3) William J. succeeded his father in a general merchandise business at Whiteland : he married ( first ) Ida Capplingi 1 second ) Burdette McClain, and has three children. William Merrill, Winfred Herald and tieorgie Catherine. in politics Mr. Brunnemer is identified with the Republican party. Both he and wife are leading members of the Methodist Church, all of the family being supporters of the same. The esteem of the community is enjoyed by- Mr. Brunnemer, who is recognized as a man of worth and reliability, and as a useful and estimable citizen. J( >HN GILMORE, late a representative citizen of Adams township, Madison Co., Ind., was an honored survivor of that great struggle which convulsed the United States from 1861 to 1865, in which he bravely bore a part, and he ever afterward suffered on account of injuries received in the line of duty. He came from Scotch-Irish ancestry. Hugh Gilmore, Sr., the great-grandfather of John, was a weaver by trade, and was quite an extensive linen manufacturer for his day. He employed men and ran three looms, and lived in Monaghan, Ireland, and it is believed that he left a considerable property. The fam- ily were Protestants. Hugh Gilmore, Jr.. grandfather of John, was born about 1770. and received a common school education in Ireland, coming to Amer- ica when a bov of sixteen years of age and landing at Charleston, S. C, in 1792. He hired out to a man who was moving to West Vir- ginia on the Great Kanawha river. Although unaccustomed to horses, he drove a four-horse team through from Charleston to the place of settlement. He worked for his employer for some years and remained in that neighbor- hood. Mason county, W. Va., about eighteen miles up the river from Point Pleasant. Mr. Gilmore married Lucretia Reynolds, born in that neighborhood, daughter of Morris Rey- nolds, a pioneer salt maker of the Kanawha, farmer and substantial citizen. Hugh Gil- more and his wife settled in that neighbor- hood, where he bought [20 acres of find. mostly bottom land and very fertile, and cleared it from the woods. Here he made an excellent farm, and reared his children, whosi names were: Elizabeth, John. William, Silas and Morris, Silas being a soldier in the I'. S. service. The family were members of the Baptist Church. In 1 Ictober, [829, Hugh Gil- more and bis family came to Adams township, Madison Co., Ind., locating on what was aft erward known as the Gilmore homestead on COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 737 the 29th of that month. He bought a squat- ter's claim, and later entered 190 acres of land, and still later purchased eighty acres more. He began to clear his farm, but was accident- ally killed while clearing a spot for a burial ground. Throughout his life he was a hard working, industrious. God-fearing man. and helped to establish firmly the Baptist Church in the new section of the country. In politics he was an old-line Whig. Morris Gilmore was born in West Vir- ginia, fune II, 1811, and received a common school education, becoming a well read man and a skilled mathematician. His old copy book used in school bv him is still in exist- ence. Mr. Gilmore was married in Gallipolis, Ohio, to Elizabeth Blazer, born in Gallia county. Ohio, daughter of George and Eliza- beth (McKinley) Blazer, the former of Penn- sylvania German stock. Shortly after his marriage Morris Gilmore came to Madison county, Ind., in October, 1829, bringing his parents and two other parties, having two light covered wagons, one drawn by three horses and the other by two. There were not many roads after passing the Ohio river, the eleva- tions being their only guide, but as it was the dry season they made the trip in about three weeks, arriving Oct. 29th. There was a log cabin on the farm, and .Mr. Gilmore bought ut the squatter and located on the place with the family. Nothing was cleared on this farm except a small patch around the cabin, but Mr. < lilmore was hearty and strong, and that win- ter cleared three acres, the next season raising a good crop. The horses and cows lived on the wild pea vine and other wild plants of the Ei irest. Mr. ( rilmore became prosperous, clear- ing up a g 1 farm of 270 acres, and he built the first brick house in that section of Indiana, one and one-half stories, a large, square structure, the timbers for which were cut from the farm and the shingles made by hand. .Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore were Methodists in religious belief. He was an influential man community, and for several years served on the board of township trustee,-. He lived to be seventy-one years of age. and died Dec. 5, [879. His children were: George, Hugh, Philip, Roman. Van. John and Morris (twins), Mary Ann. Elizabeth and Reve. ( If these Philip was accidentally killed when twenty-one year- of age. and Elizabeth and died in infancy. John Gilmore was born May 10. 1841, on the farm in Adams township, in the brick house, and was probably the first child born in a brick house in this section of Indiana. He received a good common school education, having some excellent teachers, and was reared among the pioneers, working in the clearing when he was young with his brothers. There was much clearing to be done, but the youths were strong and hustling, and some times cleared as much as fifteen acres in a season and put it under cultivation. They raised good crops and the family had an abundance. His father set out a large orchard when he first came to the county, and the tree- soon be- came large and fine, supplying the family with fruit, while the mother spun flax and yarn and made the family clothes. ()n July 29. [861, John Gilmore and his brother, Morris, with four other bovs of the neighborhood, went to Indianapolis, Ind., and enlisted as soldiers for three years" service 111 Company A, 19th Ind. Y. 1. John served until his honorable discharge. Jan. 9, 1863. at Phila- delphia, Pa., on account of gunshot wounds and disability; Morris was shot and killed at the battle of Antietam. Sept. 17. 18O2, and his remains rest in an "unknown" grave. He had been in the battles of ( lainesville and Second Bull Run, and made a brave and faithful sol- dier. John was also at Gainesville and Second Bull Run. and at .the latter place was wounded in the left hand, being confined at Washington, D. C, at the hospital, suffering from his wounded hand and from other trou- bles, being later removed to U. S. Grant Hos- pital, West Philadelphia, where after two months he was discharged, a physical wreck. Until his disability he was a faithful, gallant soldier, and served his country to the besl of bis ability. After the war Mr. Gilmore returned to his hi me and resumed agricultural pursuits on the home farm, where he continued until his death May 29, 1905. He was married ( let. 15, 1X1.7, in .Adams township, to Sarah S. Von Winkle, born in Adam- township on her father's farm. Jan. 22, [843, daughter of Robert and Cather- ine (Irwin 1 \ on Winkle, old Colonial fami- lies, the Von Winkles being originallj of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Montgom- ery county, Ohio. Robert Von Winkle was born in 1815. and was married there, subse- quently removing with his family to Adams town-hip. where he had a farm of 300 acres. most of which he bought cleared. On this farm he had two brick houses. I le was a man of liberal views and of high moral character. 788 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD being an excellent neighbor and friend, and a kind and indulgent father. He was very in- dependent. His children were: George, Sa- rah S., Greeley, Charles, Anna and Laura. To the first marriage of John Gilmore there were born these children: Charles I., a resi- dent of Anderson, married Jocelyn Davis; Robert M., a farmer of Madison county, mar- ried Eva Myre, and has two children, Edward and Evan; Eva F. married Lincoln Smith, of Madison county, and they have one child, Zola B. ; Anna L. resides at home; and Homer H. was a student in the high school at Anderson, from which he was graduated in i8y8, graduated from the University of Bloomington, class of 1903, and is now in the wholesale and retail coal business at Muncie. Mr. Gilmore was married a second time May 22, 1880, in Anderson, to Mrs. Aveline 1 ( luinn) Welch, born June 24, 1843, > n Madi- son county, Ind., daughter of John and Flor- ence (Graham) Guinn. By this marriage Mr. Gilmore had one daughter, Edna \ ., who married Walter Cooper. Mrs. Gilmore was married (first) to Clinton C. Welch, a cabinet maker and carpenter, and to this union was born one child, Mary B., who married Edward H. Lewis, and became the mother of two chil- dren : Robert and Mildred. John Guinn w : as a Virginian of Colonial stuck of West Virginia, born Dec. 21, iSu, and his wife March 29, 1819, and their children were: Mary Ann, born Feb. 25, 1828; Isabel Jane, Sept. 2, 1840; Aveline, June 24, 1843; James, March 31, 1845; and Harrison, March 4, 1850. John Guinn was a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Taylor) Guinn, of Monroe county, Va., and was a pioneer of Stony Creek town- ship, where he cleared up a good farm, and died at the age of sixty-seven years. His son, James, was a soldier in the 8th Ind. V. I., dur- ing the Civil war, and still survives, carrying on agricultural pursuits in Stony Creek town- ship. After marriage John Gilmore settled in the present residence of the family, which he built with the assistance of bis father, who gave him eighty acres of land, part of which he cleared. He made a good home, set out a fine orchard, and became a substantial farmer. When a young man Mr. Gilmore was very industrious, but about four years before his death he was stricken with dropsy, and he was an invalid the rest of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore were members of the Methodist Church, of which they were always very lib- eral supporters. He was an honored com- rade of Major Samuel Henry Post, G. A. R., Pendleton, and in political matters a Republi- can, casting his first vote for Abraham Lin- coln, and fur every Presidential candidate of his party after that time. JOHN' BARL( iW, who owned one of the finest farms in Johnson county, improving it himself from natural woodlands, clearing and cultivating until it became a model modern farm, died Jan. 20, 1903. Mr. Barlow was born in Bartholomew county, Ind., one mile and a quarter south of Edinburg, March 1, 1826, one of the family of five sons and eight daughters (all now de- ceased) born to Jacob and Rebecca (Pile) Barlow, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. Jacob Barlow was born in Rockingham county, Va., and moved to Kentucky with his parents at the tender age of one year, and there he grew to manhood and was married. He was throughout his life a farmer, and com- bined with a thorough knowledge of all the varied duties of an agriculturist, a natural bent in the direction of mechanics. He came to Indiana in 1831, and located in Bartholo- mew county, south of Edinburg, and entered land there, and some years later entered three quarter-sections in Shelby county, and also three quarter-sections in Johnson county, part of which only he retained. At one time he had over 1300 acres of valuable farm land. In 1812 he was drafted into the army, but hired a sub- stitute. He conducted a distillery in Ken- tucky, and also one in Bartholomew county for some years, and occupied the position of justice of the peace, and also that of school trustee. His home was in Bartholomew county up to the time of his death, which occurred, however, at the house of his daughter Mar- garet in Clark township, Johnson county, in 1862, his age being seventy-eight years. His wife died in 1840. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Barlow- was Henry Barlow, a native of Virginia of Dutch descent. He was a soldier in the Rev- olutionary war, and served with distinction in many campaigns. He moved into Kentucky in the early days, where he conducted the business of farming successfully, and combined with this the care of a distillery. He died there at an advanced age, leaving a large fam- ily, having bad six sons and several daugh- ters, nearly all of whom moved to Illinois. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 789 Benjamin Pile, father of Mrs. Rebecca (Pile J Barlow, lived and died in Kentucky in the prime of life. He had a large family. He, too, was a farmer and ran a distillery, and also conducted a water mill. His various enter- prises were ably handled, and his efforts were crowned with more than ordinary success. John Barlow was reared upon a farm in Bartholomew county. He received his educa- tion in the old-fashioned subscription schools, and throughout his life engaged in general farming. He remained at home until he reached the age of twenty-seven years, when having saved some money in working for his father, he came to his late home farm in the fall of 1853, and located upon land given him by his father, three parcels of eighty acres each, and he had about 600 acres of highly im- proved and valuable farm land. He cleared the land received from his father of the heavy s, and replaced the small log farm house upon it with a handsome brick house. The log house still stands, a monument to the days long since gone by. Mr. Barlow built a num- ber of barns and other buildings, which com- pare favorably with any in the county. On Aug. 21. 1853. he was joined in mar- riage to Hannah Smith, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Heck) Smith. Of this union four children were born : William Henry, of Shelby county, who married Tillie Watson ; Urea, who died in infancy at the age of two and one-half years : May, who married James L. Copeland, lives about a mile north of Mr. Barlow's home, and had four children, Lenna. Elmer. John (deceased) and Oscar Lowe; Hernan, of Clark township, who married Mamie Whitton, and has three children, Rus- sel, Ethel and Everett. Mrs. Hannah (Smith 1 Barlow died Jan. 103. but one day before her husband en- tered into rest. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which she was highly esteemed and beloved. Her father. Wil- liam Smith, was born in Essex county, Dela- ware, and her mother Elizabeth ( Heck 1 was born in Man-land. They were early settlers in Indiana, coming here from Ohio and set- tling in Shelby county, where he died in or 1857, at the age of sixty-one wars. His wife survived him about twenty years, and here in 1877, at tne a S e of seven • years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church : her husband was a Methodist in re- ligious belief. They had five children, one - daughters, all but one now living. Hannah, wife of John Barlow; El- vira, widow of Lawrence Lowe : Mary, widow of Jasper Hughes ; Jane, wife of Redin Doron ; and John, the only son. James Smith, father of William, was a native of Delaware, who died in Ohio well ad- vanced in year-. He had but a small family, and was a farmer by occupation. The mater- nal grandfather of Mrs. Barlow was an early settler in Indiana, coming here in about 181S and locating in Shelby county, where he died at an old age, leaving a family of six or seven children. He was a farmer by occupation, and his wife was Hannah Heck. In political belief Mr. Barlow was a life- long Republican, and from the ranks of the voters rendered efficient services to the party. He took a great interest in all of its vital is- sues, and was thoroughly informed upon all the political issues of the da)-. In his long life he offered a most excellent example to others of his township, both young and old, in his farsightedness, and business ability, which contributed so largely to his success, and to which he added an integrity which made him respected and admired by all who knew him. JOSHUA JESTER, a respected citiz. Mt. Pleasant township, Delaware county, is of Scotch descent, and his ancestors were among the early settlers of the State of Delaware, in which commonwealth he was born Nov. 2^. 1845- George \\ . Jester, father of Joshua, was a native of Newcastle county. Del., and was a farmer and overseer of plantations. Some- where between 1850 and 1852, he moved with his family to Ohio, and located first in Pick- away county, and then in Ross. Except for one year, when he worked as a carpenter in Chillicothe. his time was spent in farming there, until in i860. In the spring of that year he moved to Indiana, lived four years be- tween Alexandria and Summitville and then bought town property in Yorktown, where he resided until his death in 1890, at the age of sixty-five year-. Mr. Jester was twice married. He mar- Dec. 28, 1838. Miss Eliza Ann Si tl who was born in Delaware. March 27. They became the parents of ten children, born as follows: William Henry, about 1840, who died in the Civil war: Lydia Ann. Aug. 13. 1842. who died young; James A., Nov. 23, 1843: Joshua. 1845: Manlove. April 9. who died at the age of twenty-six : George \\ '., 79° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Aug. 7. 1850; Mary A., Jan. 29, 1854; Eliza ].. .March 22, 1856; Sarah A.. March 3. 1858; and John Wesley, Jan. 31, i860. The mother died in Yorktown, [ml.. March 2j, 1864, and for his second wife, Mr. Jester married Miss Alice Groves, born in Indiana, June 4, 1824. He and his wife were members of the Metho- dist Church, as was also the first Mrs. Join'. In politics he was an ardent Republican and a strong Union man. Three of his sons were in the war. William Henry, James Alfred and J 1 shua. William Henry Jester enlisted in Company 1'.. 36th hid. V. I., for three years' service, but died in a hospital in Chattanooga, June 24, 1864, after considerable hard service. His last battle was Resaca, in the Atlanta cam- paign. He was about twenty-four years old when he died, and was a young man of fine character. He began to work early, and used his first money to buy a Bible. In that bo k, which is now in the possession of Air. Joshua Jester, are the family records, which William Henry gathered and wrote therein in his neat handwriting. It is from these that this sketch is mainly compiled. James A. Jester was in the 8th hid. Cav. for three years and though he participated in many battles, he returned home safely. He re- sides in Delaware county. Joshua Jester was between five and seven years old when his father moved to < 'bio, and about fifteen when his father located in Indi- ana. For nearly two years he continued to help on his father's farm, but in January, 1862, he enlisted in the same company with his brother William, and served until honorably discharged in Indianapolis Sept. 17, 1865. His regiment was in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ala- bama. Georgia and the Carolinas, and the list of battles and skirmishes in which he shared during his two years of military life was a long one. After the battle of Buzzard's Roost, Feb. 2j. 1864, followed Red Clay, Rocky Face Ridge, Tunnel Hill, Mill Creek, Buzzard's Gap, Varnell's Station. Resaca, Sugar Valley, Oostanaula, Tilton, Turner's Bridge, Adairsville, Rome, Kingston, Dallas. New Hope Church, Burnt Hickory, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Allatoona Hill, Cassville Station, Burned Church, Ackworth, Kenesaw Moun- tain, Post Mountain, Marietta, Big Shanty, .McAfee's Crossroads, Pine Mountain, Xose's Creek. Pine Knob, Power Springs , Latta- more's Mills. Noonday Creek, Culp's House, Lafayette, Nickajack Trace, Smyrna, Vining Station, Chattahoochee River, Stone's Fern Tallapoosa River, Auburn, Montgomery Railroad, Peach Tree Creek, Hood's first sor- tie, Courtland, Stoneman's raid to Macon and McCook's to Lovejoy's Station; Ezra Chapel: Campbellstown ; Plat Shoals, Siege of Atlanta. Sunshine Church, Decatur (Ga.), Dalton (Ga.), Cleveland, Decatur (Ala.), Fairburn, Kilpatrick's raid. Red Oak, Jonesboro and Blockhouse No. 5. Through all these experiences Air. Jester was neither wounded nor taken prisoner, but following the fall of Atlanta was sick in the hospital. For five weeks he was thus held in Chattanooga and Nashville, ami later for six weeks i n the latter place, but otherwise was al- ways with his regiment, doing his full duty. On the march from Pulaski. Tenn., to Nash- ville, he was the last man in the rear guard In! ween the two armies, and once, while on guard at a brick house owned by a Union man at Franklin was nearly taken. He remained so long that the Rebels fired on him and got so near that one of them called out "Soldier, we have got you." But Air. Jester escaped into the woods and succeeded in rejoining his a impany. A years or two after he was once settled in Yorktown, Air. Jester was married to Miss Calista Grice, Aug. 15, 1807. made their home from the beginning in Alt. Pleasant township, where the family still re- sides. Airs. Jester was born in Delaware count\'. and was the daughter of Joseph Grice. She died in Alarch, 1886, leaving four chil- dren, .Margaret Ann, Amy Bell, Clara and James Leroy. Air. Jester was united to his second wife. Airs. Eliza Jane (Jones) Alan- sur, Alarch 19, 1888. She was born in Alt. Pleasant township, Feb. 24, 1840, and was brought up there in the pioneer days. Fler fust husband was George S. Alansur, a farmer nf that locality. By birth he was a Bostonian, son of Samuel Alansur. of that city, who, be- ginning as a pork packer in a small way, be- came very wealthy. By this first marriage she had two sons, John E. and Theodore Edward Alansur. John E. Alansur lived only three months, while Theodore E.. born March 8, 1S7X. was given a good education and was brought up a farmer. Air. and Airs. Jester have had no children. Joshua Jester is a Republican in his politi- cal principles, active in local affairs, and is central committeeman from his precinct. He- is an influential member of John Stewart I ' t COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 79i Xo. 310, G. A. R., of Cammack, Ind., post commander, ami has been president of Dela- ware County Veterans' Association for two years. He has also been chosen delegate I" the State G. A. R. meetings. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Cammack, Ind. He and his wife are both identified with the Christian Church, in which he has been a deacon twelve years, and is a member of the board of trustees, both of the Yorktown church and of Hoefer's Chapel, which he helped to establish. Mrs. Jester was a daughter of John and Lucinda (Reid) Jones, and on both sides comes of pioneer stock in Delaware county. Her maternal grandparents, James and Betsej (Dorrity) Reid, were of Scotch-Irish .-tuck. James Reid was the owner of a large farm in Clinton county, ( >hio, which he sold in order to move to Indiana. Buying 200 acres in Mt. Pleasant township, he settled there, cleared it and lived on it to a good old age. His daugh- ter, Lucinda. Mrs. Jester's mother, was born April jo. 1820. On her father's side she was of Welsh descent. Her grandparents were Timothy and Sallie (Cox) Jones, Virginians, who moved to Uhio at an early day. about [812-1815. In 1827 the\' went on to Indiana, settling in Mt. Pleasant township. Timothy lived to be nearly ninety years old, and left six children, William, Henry, John, Charles, Sallie ami Fannie. John Jones, father of Mrs. Jester, was horn near Culpeper Courthouse, Va., April 17, [808, and came to Indiana when ab ut sev- enteen years old, and he experienced to the full the arduous life of the pioneer. He oc- cupied with his family a farm of 120 acres which he had cleared, but also owned and cleared several other good farms in that locality. He died in 1881. By his wife, Lu- cinda 1 Keid 1 Junes, he had four children: Charles: James, who died leaving a wife and six children: Alfred F. ; and Eliza Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were both of the Christian de- lation, and helped to found that church in Mt. Pleasant township. SAMUEL R( )DIBAUGH, veterinary sur- and a progressive farmer of Pike town- ship, Marion county, Ind.. and now employed by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry and stationed at Maier Packing Company, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in the township, in [859, a -mi 'if Simon and Lurena { Xeedham ) Rodibaugh, the former born in Pennsylvania in 1821, near Pittsburg, and the latter in Ten- nessee in 1827. Samuel Rodibaugh, grandfather of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania in [798, and died about the close of the Civil war in [865. By occupation he was a fanner, and coming west with his son Simon, he settled in Like township, Marion Co., Ind., when the land was wild, and game plentiful. By hard work they accumulated 320 acres, and had the pleasure of seeing the vast forest change into fertile fields. Simon Rodibaugh was only seven years of age when he was brought to Pike township, but he grew up to hard work, and the life of a farmer. When he came to of maturity, he married Lurena Xeedham. and they had three children : Samuel : John R., who married Alice McCorkle, and is a fa of Like township; Eli, who married Ma- Coble, and is a farmer. In politic- Simon mgh was a Democrat, but never aspired to office. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. Fraternally, he was a Ma- son, belonging to Xew Augusta Lodge Xo. 473. His death occurred in February, 180,1. while his wife died in October, [889. In all his operations the father was very suco and died universally respected. The maternal ancestors of our subject came from Tennessee, and were of English descent. The maternal grandmother's mother w; German descent. ( If the six children bom to Grandfather Xeedham, one is still livi Lee, of Montgomery county, Indiana. After completing a common school educa- tion in his native township, Samuel Rodibaugh engaged in farming until 1888, when hi gan to minister to the needs of si ck, ai the demand for his services grew, and he recognized his aptitude for the work, h tended a veterinary college, from which hi graduated in 1895. He has 100 acre- in his farm, and eight acres surrounding his livery barn, on which he erected the stop 1 reading [ndianap's & XoriiiwX Trai 1. < o. Stop Six. His entire property i- highly im- proved, and his land is well ditched. Th; is recognized as one of the leading men of his professii n, is shown by his appointment to his ; responsible position under the govern- ment, at a salary of $1,800 per year. In politics Mr. Rodibaugh is a Democrat, but will not accept office, lie belongs to the 792 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Masons, being affiliated with Hansbrook Lodge, No. 473. In religious belief he is a member of the Lutheran Church, and one of its most liberal supporters. Dr. Rodibaugh married Minnie Day. daughter of Michael and (Reddick ) Day, farming people. Three children have been born of this marriage: (1) Miss Alice, a most charming young lady, thoroughly edu- cated, is now studying music, for which she has decided genius. ( 2) Alfred I!., like his fa- ther has shown great aptitude for veterinary work, and he, t'">, is in the employ of the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, at a salary of $1,800 per year. He is stationed at Kingans, at Indianapolis. On Dec. 12, 1906, he married Miss Golda E. Tillero, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Tillero, prominent and well-to- do farmers of Marion county. (3) Grover K. Tlie children were all given good educational advantages, and were well trained to enter upon life's duties, and become useful citizens. CAPT. JACOB F. SCHOLL, a represen- tative citizen of Indianapolis, who passed away Jan. 1, 1905, at his home at No. 321 Agnes street, was born Sept. 24, 1838. in the King- dom of Wurtemberg, Germany, a son of John J. and Catherine (Klotzer) Scholl, both of whom passed their honored and useful lives in their native land. John J. Scholl, the father, was born Nov. 11. 1808. and he died Aug. 16, 1872. His wife. Catherine Klotzer. (lied in December, 1864. By trade he was a tailor, and as he was an excellent workman In- kept his fam- ily far beyond want. That he was a man of sterling character was proved by the action of the authorities who elected him burgomaster and collector of taxes, and he was filling the latter office at the time of his demise. He was a competent busi- ness man, and not only managed his own af- fairs well, but gave satisfaction when fulfilling the duties of public office, lie was a descend- ant of an old Protestant family, and through life was a worthy and consistent member of the Lutheran Church. The children of John J. and Catherine Scholl were the following: 1 1 1 Tobias came to America in 1855 and for two years lived in Logan county, Ohio, and then moved to Bloomington, Ind. There he married Matilda Rush, and they reared a fam- ih of four children. For more than forty years lie operated a mill at one place. (2) Jacob F. is mentioned below. (3) Christian remained in Germany, and became superin- tendent of a large manufacturing plant. (4) .Maria became Mrs. Heim, and remained in I lennany. (5) Gottleib was a jeweler, and he died in Germany. Jacob F. Scholl remained under the pa- rental roof until he was almost sixteen years of age, attending school during early boyhood and later learning the excellent trade of stone- mason. He was ambitious, and having heard many tales of better opportunities being afforded young men in America, he in 1854 embarked for that land of promise. His six- teenth birthday was spent on the high seas. The vessel safely landed him in port and he then joined his brother, who was at Bellefon- taine, Ohio, where Jacob soon found employ- ment as a farm hand. In a short time, he left Ohio and came to Wayne county, Ind., where he found employment in a brickyard. Finding that his lack of knowledge of the English lan- guage would be a drawback, he started to school, and attended more or less regularly for two years, in that time acquiring a good English education and a good command of the language. Mr. Scholl while going to school worked for the firm of Hard & Schlosling. In 1857 he joined his brother a second time, the lat- ter having located at Bloomington, and for one vear he engaged in work in a sawmill and on a farm, and then found employment at his trade. On Dec. 22, 1859, he married and then settled for a time on a farm, but later returned to his trade in Bloomington and was residing there when the Civil war broke out. lie had already learned to love his adopted country, and was ready to assist in preserving her unity. On June 7, 1861, he enlisted for three years in Company K, 14th Ind. Y. I., under Col. Nathan Kimble. The regiment was con- signed to the Army of West Virginia, then under the command of General McClellan. Mr. Scholl was later detailed as clerk for Cap- tain Collins, in the commissary department, and he continued on duty until he was honor- abl) discharged on account of disability, Oct. 28,' [862. Mr. Scholl returned to his home, but he was not through with military life. Shortly afterward he joined the State militia and was commissioned a lieutenant by Governor Mor- ton. Lieutenant Scholl led his company through the week's pursuit after the Con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD •93 federate raider. .Morgan, through Indiana. In October, 1863, he helped to recruit Company I, 10th Ind. Cav., of which he was commis- sioned sergeant. The company went into camp at Indianapolis. Later Air. Scholl was made drill master of a colored regiment and went to Camp Fremont, on Virginia avenue, Indian- apolis. Still later he was sent to Cincinnati for examination for promotion, and passed as second lieutenant, and was subsequently ad- vanced to be first lieutenant. He was next sent on to Washington, D. C, and to Arling- ton Heights, where he was commissioned act- ing assistant to Colonel Bross, of Chicago. He went into active duty in front of Richmond under General Burnside and participated in the various engagements before Richmond and Petersburg, and during this time had many dangerous experiences. He was a mem- ber of the party that went to the head of Mon- key Creek to secure General Sheridan's wagon train. The first attack of the Confederates was repulsed, but the skirmishing was very heavy and the Union forces found trouble in crossing the swampy land. On July 29th hos- tilities commenced in earnest. A Pennsylva- nia regiment placed twenty tons of powder un- der one of the forts in front of Petersburg, and when one regiment charged through the gap made by the explosion, the enemy gained an advantage and captured the entire command. Captain Scholl has said . that many a colored soldier was killed with the butt of the muskets without any chance to defend him- self. From Friday night until the following Wednesday the prisoners had nothing to eat, and were subjected to many indignities. As the Confederates were particularly angered at the white men who had commanded the col- ored troops, efforts were made to conceal the identity of the officers, but in sonic way it was discovered that Mr. Scholl and another had been in command, and they were secluded •from the other white men and condemned to death. They were taken to Danville, where a mob spat in their faces and brought a rope to hang them. However, the provost marshal of Danville was a man of character and brav- ery, and he came forward and called a halt. saying the prisoners of war should have protec- tion. For two weeks he kept guard over them, and they were then sent to Columbia. S. ('.. and placed in jail, where they were kept for six months. During this period the only 1' 1 they were given was corn meal and molasses. At the end of the six months Mr. Scholl with 1,500 other prisoners, all officers, was placed in a stockade. Although facing ig- nominious death every moment, ragged and hungry, Mr. Scholl did not abandon hope, and in some way he obtained a small blank book in which 500 other officers' inscribed their names. This most interesting relic he preserves. Good news in some man- ner reached the prisoners on the night of Feb. 14, 1864, this being that General Sherman's command was approaching. The Confeder- ates then transferred the prisoners to Rolla, N. C, and they were paroled on July 26, 1864. Mr. Scholl was taken to Wilmington, and from that point reached Annapolis, Aid. On March 13, 1865, he obtained a thirty-days' leave of absence and visited his home. At the expiration of this time he started to re- turn to his command, and when at City Point he learned the fact of the assassination of President Lincoln. In a few days he was ap- pointed assistant quartermaster at Point Look- out, wdtere he was kept a short time and then returned to City Point. On June 16th he em- barked on a steamship for Indianola, Texas, where he remained until July, 1865, when he was transferred to Corpus Christi. There he was mustered out on Nov. 28, 1865, and went to New Orleans. On New Year's Day, 1866, he embarked on a Mississippi river steamer, in a few days reaching Indianapolis, where he was given an honorable discharge Jan. 6, 1866, the third one during his long and faithful pe- riod of service. Naturally Captain Scholl felt the effects of this period of hardship all his life, although so many years elapsed before its close. He was an honored member of George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R.. of Indianapolis, and of the German Veteran Association. Shortly after his return from the army, when home care had restored him to a measure of health, he accepted employment as a sthio, daugh- ter of John and Rhoda (Whitcomb) Stubbs, the former a native of North Carolina, who married in Butler county, Ohio, about [800. John Stubbs was a son of Isaac Stubbs, and he was of English descent, and a member of one of the early Quaker families of North Carolina. Opposed to human slavery, he re- moved to ( ihio in about the year 1785, with his wife Margaret Carter, a member of a prominent family of Chatham count}', X. C. The Carters are a numerous family in Marion and adjoining counties. John Stubbs was a miller, and was one of the earliest to follow that trade in I hitler county, where he accu- mulated a large property. After the death of his wife, he came to Marion county and en- Ids last years among his children and grandchildren, and his remains now rest in the Friends cemetery, at Bridgeport. The Whit- comb family was prominent in Xew England during Puritan times, and John and Anthony Whitcomb were Methodists in religions be- lief. They participated in the Revoluti war. John and Rhoda Stubbs had children as follows: lluldah. married S. S. White; Mar- garet, became the mother of Mrs. Hanch; Zimri, who came to Indianapolis, made his home with his brother-in-law for a time, made many moves, was married four times and died in Cowley county, Kan.; Mary married M. Shirts: James died in Marion county; Joshua. who was a resident of this county, d: January, [906; Elizabeth became Mrs. 1 Isaac W.. who was a brave soldier in the ( ivil war, and who was promoted from a private to the rank of captain, for his bravery at the bat- tle of Stone River, died in Texas, in 1874. from the effects of the service; Anthony \\ .. died in Missouri. The children of Thomas Eaglesfield and his wife were: Emma, who is Mrs. Hanch: Mary, who died when two and one half years of age : .Mary (2). who married Isaac Scudder, a very prominent farmer of Wayne township. Mrs. Hanch was born Now 17. 1839, in Indianapolis, and in 1858. accompanied the rest of the famih to the farm. < >n Sept. 6, [859, she was married to George I'.. N. Hanch, and they located at Mavwood, Mr. Hanch be- 796 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ing a fanner and trader. When the Eagles- fields went to Louisiana, the Hanches accom- panied them, and during their stay in the South, Mr. Hanch successfully dealt in horses, oranges and sugar which he shipped North. In 1871 they returned to Indiana and again located on the old Hanch homestead, where they lived two years and then came to the farm on which Mrs. Hanch still resides. This land was a part of that entered by her father in 1834, and which he later improved and left to his children. Mr. and Mrs. Hanch continued the improvements and made the surroundings very attractive. Mr. Hanch was a good busi- ness man and handled a great amount of stock. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth, born Feb. 12, 1836, and was brought to Indiana when a babe of three years, by his parents, Jacob and Mary (Fry) Hanch, the former of whom was born in 1807, in Lancaster county, Pa., and died July 31, 1881, at his Maywood home. His paternal grandfather was a missionary to the West Indies, from Prussia. Jacob Hanch's father was educated at the Moravian College at Bethlehem, Pa., was a fine scholar and' mu- sician, and a teacher of note. His death took place in his native State. He married Bar- bara Roland, whose father was cap- tured by the Indians and remained with them for fifteen years, but finally escaped, returned to civilization, settled in Pennsylvania and had a family of eight chil- dren, three of whom lived to maturity. Jacob Hanch came to Indiana in 1838, and bought a farm in Decatur township, near May- wood, where he lived until his death, July 31, 1881. Early in life he served an apprentice- ship to a lock-smith, and learned to work in iron. For a number of year- prior to coming to Indiana, he lived at Reading, Pa. His life as a farmer brought him large means and he became one of the highly respected and widely known citizens of his section. Jacob Hanch married. Nov. 4, 1829, Mary Fry, daughter nf William and Mary Flizabeth (Nifong) Fry, and they had eight children, as follows: William D. was born Nov. 30, 1830; Sarah 1'.., horn Sept. 13, 1833, died unmarried in 1856; George B. X. was born Feb. 12, [836; Mary I-'... born < let. 22. 1838. is the wife of Dr. W. Eggart of Indianapolis: Rebecca was born Ulg. 14. 1840; Harriet F... born < )ct. 21, 1844, married (first) II. Wilson and had two chil dren, and (second) < '. Voorhes ; Jacob N, was born June 15. 1847; and Laura E.. born May 4. 1850, died in 18(14. In the death of George B. N. Hanch, Mar- ion county lost a first-class citizen in every particular. In business he was successful and in private life he was a man of honor and in- tegrity. During a number of years his health was rather delicate and his lamented death oc- curred Nov. 2, 190 1. In politics he was a Democrat, and was popular with his party, but would never consent to hold office. His par- ents reared him in the faith of the Lutheran Church and he was confirmed in that religious body. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hanch were: Florence, born Sept. 29, 1861. died May 18, 1864; Raymond T., born April 13, 1864, is farming on the homestead ; Charles C, born Nov. 19, 1868, a young man of marked ability, was assistant in the county treasurer's office, spent two years in business at Evansville, two years as assayer of minerals in the Montana and Kootenai district, went to Spokane and Helena, and then back to Indian- apolis and accepted his present responsible po- sition as credit man for the Nordyke & Mar- mon Works; Georgia R., born Sept. 6, 1881, married, Nov. 4, 1903, I. A. Benell. Mrs. Hanch is a lady who possesses more than the usual amount of business ability. She served as her father's assistant and confidant, and was her husband's chosen business ad- viser. After his death it was her good man- agement which made the operation of the es- tate easv, and through it all she has been a fine housewife, a devoted wife and a most admir- able mother. It was through her enterprise that the fine gravel road was constructed past her farm, and she made the first bond to assi.-t in the building of this fine public highway and so appreciated were her efforts that it was named the "Emma Hanch Gravel Road," in her honor. The original spelling of the name of Hanch was Hantsch. WARD M. TAYLOR, a representative citizen and enterprising business man of Pen- dleton, hid., was born March 3. 1873, at Pen- dleton, son of John W. and Margaret 1'.. (Todd) Taylor. He belongs to one of the most prominent families of this section of In- diana. John Taylor, grandfather of Ward M., was born in Greenbrier county, W. \ a., and was married in Monroe county. \ a., to Mary Magaw, also of Virginia. In 1840 Mr. Tay- lor removed to Madison county. Ind., and set- tled on land west of Pendleton, belonging to COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 797 his sun Andrew, who had come to Madison counts a few years before. [Extended men- tion of the early history of the Taylor family will be found in the sketches of Jacob and James A. Taylor, elsewhere.] John W. Tax lor, son of John and father of Ward M., was born Oct. 19, [838, in Green- brier county, W. Va., and was brought to Pen- dleton by his parents when about two years old. lie had but limited school advantages in boyhood, but later attended a commercial 1 in Indianapolis. He was reared to farm work, and then became associated with his brother, Andrew B., in the ownership of a mill at Huntsville. He continued in partner- ship with his brother but two years, the mill- ing not agreeing with him as he was afflicted with asthma. Air. Taylor next engaged in a mercantile business in partnership with Miles Todd, in which he continued for nearlv thirty- rive years under the firm name of Todd & Taylor. After closing out his interests here he engaged in a clothing business at Pendle- ton, making his son. Ward M., the manager, in which he continued until his death. Mr. Taylor was a well-known and respected citi- zen, a man of excellent business capacity and of sterling traits of character. He was one of the old and solid members of the Methodist Church. Although not very active in political life, on account of large business interests, he always attended to his duties of citizenship, casting his vote for the Republican party. He married Margaret B. Todd, and their children were: Laura M., born Feb. 24, 1864, married William X. Eminger, of Indianapolis; Julietta L., born Dec. 12, 1867, married Harry L. Sil- ver, of Indianapolis, and has two children, Ralph and Herbert; Grace M., born Sept. 27, 1 Si hi, married (first) Edward Manifold, had one child, Mabel, and married (second) Robert Beck, of Pendleton; Ward Milton, born March 3, 1873; Fanny, born Aug. 11, 1875 ; and Hor- ace, born Aug. 23, 1878, married April 1, 1900, Olive W. Birdsall, of Jeanette, Pa„ and has one child, Horace. During the Civil war, when trouble was occasioned by the raids of the guerrilla Morgan, the late John W. Taylor enlisted for State protection. Mrs. Margaret B. (Todd) Taylor, widow of John W. Taylor and mother of Ward M.. was born in Chester county, Pa., Feb. 4, 1841. daughter of Miles and Judith (Zeublin) Todd, the former of whom was born Jan. ti. 1810, also in Chester county. By trade lie was a shoemaker, and f<;, r some year- he followed his trade in his native locality and also at Norris- town, Pa., where he owned a shoe manufac- turing establishment. Later he removed to Philadelphia, where he bought the drug .store of the famous Dr. Thomson, who was the founder of the Thomsonian system of medi cine, which is now known as the physio- medico school of medicine. Still later Mr. Todd came to Indiana, where he was licensed as a local Methodist preacher, in the city of Goshen, by Bishop Levi Scat. On May 1, [852, he settled at Pendleton, buying property there, where he lived until the date of his death July 14, 1903, when ninety-three years of age. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Church of Pendleton. The children of Rev. Todd were: Elizabeth, born July 1. 1833, died May 27, 1839; J olm M., born July 26, [834; Nathaniel C, born March 4, 1836, died May 7, 1836; Isaac X., born March 4, [837, died May 14. i860; Mary [.. born Nov. 24, 1838, died in June, 1903; and Margaret B., born Feb. 4. 1841. Ward M. Taylor was educated in the pub- lic schools, completing the high school course, and then becoming a clerk in his father's dry goods store at Pendleton. After two years' experience he engaged in business for himself. Since his marriage he has resided continuously at Pendleton, with the exception of a year and one-half, when he was in die clothing business at Indianapolis, and two years during which he was associated with the When Clothing Com- pany, at Anderson, as manager. In 1898 he was connected with the above firm and later filled the same position with the E. C. Fesler Company. He is recognized as a practical and capable business man. In politics he is a Re- publican. Fraternally he is prominent in Ma- sonry, belonging to the Pendleton Chapter and Commandery. On March 25, 1895, Mr. Taylor was mar- ried at Indianapolis to Margaret E. Phipps, born at Huntsville, Ind., May 28, 1873, daugh- ter of George A. and Araminta E. (Alfont) Phipps. George A. Phipps was born in Montgom- ery county. Pa., son of Henry and Margaret ( Aiman) Phipps. the latter of whom was born Feb. 19. 1817, and died April 11, 1906, aged eighty-nine years, one month, twenty-five days. George A. Phipps was reared a farmer and at maturity, in Madison county, Ind.. married Araminta E. Alfont. Later he removed to Huntsville, where he bought a flouring and sawmill of Benjamin F. Aiman, but subse- 79S COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD quently sold out and moved to Philadelphia. Mr. Phipps later returned to Huntsville, where he still resides. The Phipps children are : Benjamin F., Claude, Harry. Sarah, Hazel, Paul and Margaret E. JOHN ADAIR, a wealthy and influential farmer of Lebanon, Boone county, was born in Kentucky, May 20, 1820, and died in Lebanon, Ind., March 5, 1904, aged nearly eighty-four years. His parents. Pleasant and Julia (Shoema- ker) Adair, were both natives of \ irginia. They were among the early settlers of Ken- tucky, and there .Mr. Adair died in 1823. in the prime of his early manhood. His wife long survived him and passed away in [879, aged seventy years. They were both members of the Christian Church. Of their children- four sons and a daughter — only two are now liviner, namely : William, of Kansas; and Ben- jamin, of Carlisle, Kentucky. John Adair grew up on a farm in Ken- tucky and almost from boyhood shared with his two older brothers, William and 1 'avion, the responsibility of supporting the family, which devolved upon them after their father's death. In 1850 he removed with his family to Indiana, and settled on land just south of Lebanon, Boone county, where he cleared the place of the timber, and soon developed it into a fine farm. Boone county was scarcely opened up when .Mr. Adair moved there, and it was not only improved and settled during his life- time, but it owed many of its onward strides toward civilization to his progressive and pub- lic-spirited mind and action. He was one of the representative men of the county, one whose opinion and counsel carried great weight. In the management of his own farm he was very successful, and was justly looked upon as one of the able and substantial men of that section. The last years of his life were spent in the city of Lebanon, and there his death oc- curred. He was a member of the Christian Church, and for many years a trustee of it. By hi> first wife, Eliza (Haun) Adair, Mr. Adair had four children, namely : John, a far- mer, married Ella Morris, and lias two chil- dren, Bertha and Julian: Martha, deceased, married ( )liver Spencer, and had two chil- dren, Ida and Frank; James died when about fifteen years of age; and the fourth child died in infancy. Mrs. Eliza Adair died in 1874. and two years later, on Oct. 17. 1870. Mr. Adair was married to Mrs. Lydia Ann Coombs, widow of George Coombs, and daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Rose) Du- bois. Mrs. Adair, who survives her husband, was born in Union county. Ind., in 1834, and since 185 1, has resided in Boone county. Her grandfather, Isaac Dubois, was a farmer, and was the father of several children. Her fa- ther, Isaac Dubois, who died in 1853, was a lifelong farmer by occupation. He was a na- tive of Union county, Ind., but his wife. Cath- erine Rose, was born in Xew Jersey, and came with her parents to Indiana when three years old. She died in 1886, aged seventy-six. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dubois were Methodists. At the time of her marriage to Mr. Adair. Mrs. Lydia Coombs was a widow and the mother of five children. Of these, the oldest (1) Monroe Coombs is deceased; he married Miss Emma Hamilton, and had a family of seven children, Bessie, Benjamin, Robin Adair, Genio, Ruth, Beulah and George ( who died in infancy). (2) Catherine Coombs lived only a few months. (3) Frank Coombs is in the lumber business in Lebanon. He married Miss Nellie Lane, now deceased, who bore him three children, John (now deceased), Flor- ence and Esther. Mr. Coombs married for his second wife, Miss Ethel Campbell. (4) Hattie Coombs married Charles Marvin, and has had four children, of whom three are liv- ing, Mary, Ethel and Ralph. (5) Frederick Coombs, a druggist, married Miss Nannie Dinwiddie, and has two children, Janice and Donald. Mr. George Coombs, the father of these children, died in 1873, aged seventy-one. He was born in Indiana when it was still a ter- ritory, and was one of twelve children born to his parents, William and Mary (Dubois) Coombs. Two of his brothers and a sister are still living, viz. : Jacob, the eldest, of Deca- tur county, Ind. : Allen, of Zionsville, Ind. ; and Elmira, a resident of Illinois. George (A» nubs first followed the tinner's trade, but later became a fanner. He and his wife both united with the Christian Church. The pa- ternal grandfather of Mr. Coombs was a Vir- ginian. JAMES M. DUCKWORTH, Sk., a prominent citizen of Martinsville, Ind., and a representative of one of the old pioneer fami- lies of the State, is a retired farmer and stock- man. He was bom Sept. 10. 1832. in Jeffer- son township, Morgan county, son of John and Mary (Gwin) Duckworth, natives of Ken- tucky. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 799 William Duckworth, grandfather of James Al.. was a native of Virginia, who was an early settler in Kentucky, and later removed to Knox county, Ind.. and died in advanced years. John Duckworth, son of William and fa- ther of James M.. came from Kentucky to Ashland township. Johnson Co., Ind.. at a very early day. removing later to Ray township. Morgan county, and at one time he owned 1200 acre- of land in Ray and Jefferson townships. The last few years of his life were spent in Martinsville, where he owned II" acres of land, in addition to some good city property. He died at the age of sixty-three years, about 1869. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Gwin, survived him several years. They were both reared in the Baptist Church, hut later in life Mrs. Duckworth became connected with the Presbyterian Church, as no organiza- tion of her choice was within reach. Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth reared a family of eight chil- dren — three sons and five daughters — William, deceased, who lived in Jefferson township, Morgan county; Nancy, who married Robert Walters, of Ray township, and both are de- ceased ; Melinda, who married Solomon Teage, of Washington township, and both are de- ceased ; James M. ; Melvina. deceased wife of William Fippins, of California ; Jackson, of Dallas. Texas, deceased; Minerva, wife of Van Cobb, of California; and Mary Ann. who died aged about thirteen year-.. James M. Duckworth, St., was reared in Jefferson township, and the main part of his long and useful life has been spent in Morgan county. His education was secured in the subscription schools, and he enjoyed the com- f"rts and good influences of an excellent home as long as he desired them. When he attained maturity, his father started him out with a farm of 120 acres in Jefferson township, and there he remained until the fall of [902, when he retired from farming and settled at Mar- tinsville. His time and attention were given to general farming and stock raising, in both of which he was eminently successful. Mr. Duckworth owns 512 acres of land. During In- sevent) odd years of residence in Morgan county he has viewed wonderful changes, and he has done his part in improving argicultural itions, and in advancing the interests of education and religion. 1 >'i Nov. o. [859, Mr. Duckworth was mar- ried to Miss Nancj Margaret Hynds, daugh- 1 William Hynds, and eight children were in to this union, four sons and four daugh- ters, viz.: Ella May, a teacher; Edward, senior member of Duckworth Brothers, of Martins- ville, dealers in horses and mules; Mary Belle, wife of George Hineman, of Kansas City, Mo.; William, a farmer in Jefferson township, wdio married Lilly Walters, and has one son, Everett; Miss Annie, at home; James M., Jr., of Martinsville, wdio married Alice Suter, and has three sons and two daughters; Minerva, a bookkeeper in Indianapolis; and John, a mem- ber of the firm of Duckworth Bros., dealers in horses^and mules. The beloved mother of this family, Mrs. Nancy Margaret Duckworth, died April 17. 1882. Both she and Mr. Duckworth had long been connected with the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Democrat, hut has never been willing to accept political office, al- though by his standing in the community and reliability and intelligence, so well-fitted for po- sitions of responsibility. The family is one which is held in the highest esteem in Morgan county. SAMUEL CLAYTt )N SELLS, of Ander- son, is the leading undertaker of Central In- diana, and has recently erected the largest and most modern building for undertaking pur- poses in the United States, into which he has introduced exceptional facilities for reverent care of the dead, the proper conduct of funeral services, and for the comfort and convenience of those bereaved by death who are at a dis- tance from their homes. Mr. Sells was born in Madison county, Ohio, June 29, 1862. Joseph Sells, great-grandfather of Samuel C, was a hotel-keeper near Greencastle, on the National road. He removed to Ohio aboul 1836, and settled in the woods where he pur- chased land and here died soon after from the effects of a disease peculiar to the early set- tlers, known as the "milk sickness," one of his sons dying of the same ailment at the same time. At the time of his death Joseph Sells was aged about sixty-five years, while his wife. who bore the maiden name of Kline. lived to he about seventy-two years old. Their children were: Jacob, Peter, Joseph. Fannie, Hannah and Sarah. Jacob Sells, grandfather of Samuel C, was horn near Chambersburg, Da., and was a shoe- maker by trade, lie was married (first) near Uniontown Valley, to Molly Mclllroy, who died at Chambersburg. He was married ond) near that place, to Nancy Lindsey, who was of Welsh stock, and who. it is beli was born in Wales and came to this country Soo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD when young. To Jacob and Nancy (Lindsey) Sells were born: Jacob, George and John \V. (twins), Mary, Clara and Sarah. Jacob Sells moved with his family at the same time that hi;, father did, in 1830, to Ohio, and purchased land, and after his father's death he went to Licking county. lie followed his trade here until his death, at the age of forty-two years, his wife having preceded him to the grave when about thirty-five years old. Mr. and Mrs. Sells were members of the .Methodist Church, of which he had been an officer, and both are buried at Newark, Ohio. John Wesley Sells, father of Samuel C, was burn Sept. 22, 1835, in Franklin county. Pa., one-half mile from Greenville, and be- tween Shippensburg and Chambersburg. He was early left an orphan, and went to live with Gilbert Brady, clerk of the court of Lick- ing county, with whom he remained until twelve years old, and then started out for him- self with a little bundle in a cotton handker- chief and $10.31 in cash. He walked' forty miles to a point seven miles south of Prospect, Ohio, part of the distance being over corduroy roads, and passed through Delaware, Ohio, where he stopped over night at the hotel. He lived with his uncles, Frederick Fox and Peter Snell, for over a year, and then went to Clark Co., O., ami lived with friends from 1850 to i860. He began to work at farm work as soon as he was old enough, and when seventeen years of age experienced religion under the ministration of Reverend West, a Methodist minister. From that time on he was a most devout member of the Church, and labored with great zeal for the cause of religion. John Wesley Sells was married March 6, i860, in Madison county, Ohio, to Elizabeth Correll, born in that county, daughter of John and Mary (Rowland) Correll. John Correll was a farmer, owning 350 acres in Madison county, Ohio, as well as a 250 acre farm in Vermilion county. 111., on Grand Prairie. He lived to be sixty-five years old, and his wife at- tained the age of sixty years, and both died in the faith of the Methodist Protestant Church. Their children were: Samuel, Edward, Eman- uel, Elizabeth, Nancy and Amanda. To Mr. and Mrs. Sells were born these children: < leorge W. 1 who died aged about two years), Samuel C, Charles Edward, Jessie L.. Maggie Fee, Thomas Theodore and Milton Earl. After marriage Mr. Sells settled in Clark county, Ohio, renting land, but some time later re- moved to Charleston, where he engaged in the livery business. He resided on his father- in-law's farm for three years, and removed to Springfield, Ohio, about 1865, where he em- barked in the grain and hay business, con- tinuing there until his retirement, when he lo- cated in Anderson, Indiana. Mr. Sells is a stanch Republican, although he has never eared for political office. His wife, who was ever his able helpmate, died in the faith of the Methodist Church, July 2, i_\ in Hagers- town, Ind., while on a visit to her son, Theo- dore. Samuel Clayton Sells received his educa- tion in the public schools of Springfield, ( )hio, and there learned the art of embalming from \\ . A. Cross in the early eighties. Mr. Sells came to Anderson in 1889, and engaged in the lumber business for one year, then embarking in the undertaking business which he has con- tinued to the present time, and which has grown from a small beginning to one of the leading undertaking establishments in Indi- ana. In 10,03 Mr. Sells and his family visited Europe, making a tour through Holland, Ger- many, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, England, Wales and Ire- land. Mr. and Mrs. Sells made a study of architecture, visiting many fine buildings, and on their return Mr. Sells began the erection of his present building, designed expressly for undertaking purposes, and which is unique in plan and architecture, comprising all modern features for the safe, convenient and sanitary care of the dead. This fine and substantial build- ing is partly Colonial in design, and embraces many ideas of Mr. Sells, some of which he gained in Europe and some of which are origi- nal with him. The building is of brick, four stories high and 40x72 feet. It contains a con- venient and well-arranged office and morgue, separated by a broad hall from a spacious chapel appropriately furnished for funeral services, and adjoining which is a solid vault of masonry for the safe keeping of the re- mains of any deceased person or persons whom it is desirable for any reason not to have interred immediately. The entire building has twenty-one rooms, among which are commo- dious resting and reception rooms and sleep- ing apartments with bath, for those who come from a distance to attend the last sad duties for their dead. For their convenience, also, a separate dining room is maintained. The es- tablishment also contains a dining room and breakfast room for Mr. Sells' private family, who reside in the building. The private COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD So i rooms are entirely adequate for the comfort and convenience of the family as well as at- tendants. The rooms of the professional de- partment, consisting of stock rooms for the keeping of caskets (of which a fine assortment is carried), a well appointed show room for their exhibition, and a trimming room, are also well fitted. The entire establishment is equipped with the best system of modern plumbing, and has both hot and cold water in all rooms where required, and is lighted by electricity and heated by steam. The estab- lishment is fitted with the long distance tele- phone service. The office is open day and night, and it is intended to have an attendant on duty at all times. However, if for any rea- son, the attendant should be absent during the night, a bell is provided which is connected with Mr. Sells' private sleeping apartments. A caller, when sounding the bell, sees the words "Be Seated," appear on an illuminated slab on the office table. This establishment has a commodious and convenient brick stable of two stories, 40x50 feet, with stable room for fifty horses and the necessary carriages. Mr. Sells has ready for use four cabs, a pall- bearers' coach and four fine hearses. He also owns the city patrol wagon and ambu- lance, which the city uses under contract. The stable also contains four living rooms for the attendants, which are lighted by electricity and heated by steam. Mr. Sells is a well known and highly re- spected citizen of Anderson. Fraternally he is a member of several societies, among them the Knights of Pythias, the Elks and the Red Men, in the latter of which he has passed all of the chairs. In political opinions Mr. Sells is a stanch Republican, and has been elected coro- ner of Madison county two terms. On Feb. 21, 1885, at Alton, Ohio, Mr. Sells was married to Miss Cora Dinkel, daugh- ter of Stephen and Marietta (Gripp) Dinkel, the former born in Bainbridge, Germany. Stephen Dinkel came to this country when about seventeen years of age, and spent a short time in Philadelphia and then removed to Cincinnati. Later locating in Springfield, Ohio, he established a brewery in about 1864, and became very prosperous, accumulating an estate of $300,000. He and his family were Catholics in religious belief, while his politics were those of the Democratic party. He was prominently connected with the I. O. O. F. His children were: John, Elizabeth, Joseph, Georgie, deceased, Henry, Cora, Barbara, 5i Nicholas, Mary (who died in infancy), and Frederick. Mrs. Cora (Dinkel) Sells was reared in Springfield, and was educated in the parochial school of that city, the St. Aloysius Academy at Lexington, Ohio, and the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, Reading, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Sells have been born two children : Orville Clayton, born March 4, 1887, in busi- ness with his father; and Mabel Hazel, born in 1890, in Springfield, Ohio. Mrs. Sells has made several trips to Germany. She spent fourteen months there on her first visit, and four months the second time. She has made a study of embalming, and has three diplomas attesting to her skill and knowledge of this art, two of them being from American institu- tions, and one from a German College. She is an able and efficient aid to her husband in this business. WILLIAM A. BLAIR, a retired mer- chant and respected citizen of Muncie, was born in Adams county, Ohio, April 15, 1832, son of William L. and Catherine Elizabeth (Steen) Blair, the latter of whom was a daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Ferris) Steen, of Maryland, and of German extrac- tion. The branch of the Blair family to which William A. Blair belongs is from Tennessee, and has had many distinguished representa- tives in the United States, one of these being Hon. Frank T. Blair, formerly United States Senator. The Blair family originated in Scotland, but William Blair, grandfather of William A., was born in the North of Ireland. He emigrated to Tennessee, but spent his last days with his children in Adams county, Ohio. He was a Presbyterian in belief. His children were: John, Wallace, James, William L., a daughter who married William Shepard, and another who married William Blair and moved to Illinois. William Blair became possessed of a farm of 400 acres in Scott township, Adams Co., Ohio. William L. Blair, son of William and fa- ther of William A., was born Dec. 25, 1803, in Tennessee, and was reared on a farm. He re- ceived only enough education in the common schools to enable him to read and write. He accompanied his father to Adams county, and was married in Scott township, near Win- chester, in 1 83 1, to Catherine E. Steen, born in 1811, at Flemingsburg, Kv. They lived on rented land in Scott township for several 802 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD years, but later Mr. Blair bought ioo acres of Nathaniel Sawyer, of Cincinnati. This land was entirely covered with timber, but with the assistance of his son, William A., was cleared and a fine farm was subsequently de- veloped. The first home was a round log cabin, with a stick chimney, covered with mud and straw, which was locally called "cat and clay." The fireplace was made of puncheons covered with clay, with a large stone to face the fire. There was but one room, but here the family lived in cheerful content and happi- ness, and with the respect and friendship of the entire neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Blair were both very religious, and held family wor- ship morning and evening. About 1850 Mr. Blair sold this farm and moved to Morgan county, settling twelve miles distant from Jacksonville, Ohio, on the railroad to Spring- field. He lived on this rented farm for one vear and then went back to Adams county, Ohio, settling on the east fork of Brush Creek, at the junction. There he bought land and built a house which is still standing, and also erected a store room, which he fitted up with a stock of general merchandise, in which he conducted a business for four years. Mr. Blair then removed to Mt. Orab, near George- town, Brown Co., Ohio, where he bought a hotel, which he conducted for two years, after- ward returning to his dwelling on Brush Creek. Later he sold this property also and moved to Brown county, where he kept a toll- gate on the Russellville turnpike for some years. His last days were spent at North Lib- erty, Ohio, where he died in 1867, aged sixty- four years, his wife passing away in the same place. Their children were : William A. ; Josiah Whitford; Thomas Alfred: John N. ; James Ferris; George W. : Robert P.; Martha Ann; Mary C. ; Nancy J.; Aaron Wallace; and a babe wdio died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Blair were lifelong members of the Presbyter- ian Church at Mount Lay. in Adams county, which edifice is still standing. Mr. Blair was a straightforward, industrious man, and while always in modest circumstances, lived well and brought up his large family in comfort. Mrs. Blair was a woman much beloved for her great kindness. She fed the hungry and cared for the afflicted, and no one was ever turned from her door who needed her hospitality. Her son, William A., well remembers her reh_ instructions to him when lie was a child, and a-.sert^ that the) had a large influence in the formation of his character. William A. Blair received but a meager education in the pioneer schools of Adams county, working hard on the farm until sixteen years of age, and he can well remember the pioneer scenes. He left home before he had reached the age of twenty-three years. After his marriage in 1857 Mr. Blair settled on a rented farm in Adams county, upon which he- lived for four years and then bought eighty- acres in Scott township, on which he was liv- ing when he enlisted for service in the Civil war. He enlisted July 14, 1862, at Wot Union, as a private of Company E, 91st O. Y. I., for three years or during the war, but was honorably discharged in August, 1803, after a service of thirteen months in West Virginia and Buffalo, Kans. He was con- fined in a hospital at Fayetteville, W. Va., and also at Charleston for about four months with lung trouble and other complications. He was greatly exposed by sleeping in the fields and the various hardships of the soldiers' life ag- gravated his disease. Three of his brothers, James F., George W. and Robert P., were sol- diers in Ohio regiments. After his return from the army and when he had become sufficiently recuperated, he moved from Adams county, Ohio, to Selma, Ind., where he bought a home and engaged in carpenter work with Andrew Hoover, his bro- ther-in-law, who now resides in Muncie. Mr. Blair continued in business at Selma for ten years, but subsequently sold out and went to work in a school desk and chair factory, one year later removing to Eaton, where he fol- lowed cabinet-making and undertaking for eight years, and during five of these was post- master of the place. In addition to his other business at Eaton he conducted a hardware store, but finally sold out all his interests there and moved to Milroy, Rush Co., Ind., where he bought a hardware store, which he operated for eight years. While living there he served four years as school trustee. On account of failing health he closed out his business affairs, and in 1890 moved to Muncie, where he pur- chased considerable valuable property. In 1857, Mr. Blair was married to Sarah M. Freeman, born near Blue Creek, Adams county, in the neighborhood of the Scott county line, in 1824, daughter of Isaac and Jemima (Moore) Freeman. Isaac Freeman was of German stock, born in Adams county, near Blue Creek, where he cleared up a farm of 100 acres. In 1835 he removed to Muncie, settling four miles north of the town, where COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 803 he entered and later cleared 100 acres of land. Jle died in the log house which is still stand- ing on the place, his wife passing away at the home of her daughter, at Selma, Ind., where she had made her home for a number of years. They were members of the Methodist Church. Their children were : John, Wil- liam, James, Jane (who married Andrew Hoover), Elizabeth Ann (who married a Mr. Lewis), and Sarah M. To William A. ami Sarah M. (Freeman) Blair were born three children : Dora E., Austa and Manda. Mr. Blair was married (second) in Adams county, to Jennie McKee, daughter of Peter McKee, who was a pioneer settler there. To this marriage were born : Edith B., stenog- rapher at the Union Station at Eaton; Ethel C. : and Frank P. All the children have been given good educational advantages. Mr. Blair is a charter member of the Presbyterian Church. He assisted to organize the Church at Selma and for many years has been an elder. At Milroy, Ind., he was commander of the G. A. R. Post, and he is now an honored member of Williams Post at Muncie. In politics he is a stanch Republican. REX". DAVID R. RICHARDS, a leading minister of the German Baptist denomination in Indiana now residing at Ingalls, has behind him a record of years filled with services to mankind, both in his ministerial capacity and before that as a soldier who risked his life for his country in the war of the Rebellion. A resident of Indiana since the age of two years, he was born in Lawrence county, Pa., Nov. 3, [840, son of John and Rebecca (Moore) Richards. The Richards family is of hardy Welsh descent and the paternal grandfather of Da- vid R. Richards, by name William, was born in that country. Coming to America, he set- tled in Lawrence county, Pa. For service in the American Revolution, he received a land warrant, which he located in that same county, clearing up a farm and making a good home- si ead. He married and had a family as fol- li '\\ - : James ; Owen ; Samuel ; John ; Sarah ; a daughter who married a Mr. Stanley: and one who married a Mr. Roberts. He became a member of the Methodist Church, and was so interested in religious work that he put up a building for worship on his land. While the original structure of logs has been replao ral buildings since, the church organiza- tion has continued unbroken, and July 3. T004. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foun- dation, having in that time never expelled a member, nor had a church trial. John Richards, son of William, was born in 1785, on his father's farm near Newcastle, Pa. He married Miss Rebecca Moore, wh was the daughter of Adam Moore, a New Fnglander by birth. Mr. Moore, like William Richards, had fought in the Revolution ami located his land warrant in Lawrence county. The children born to John and Rebecca Rich- ards were: John, William, Annie, Alary, Samuel, Matilda, Nancy, Sarah, Jesse and Da- vid R., all now deceased except the youngest. John Richards became a local Methodist min- ister, and after moving to Indiana in ^842, continued to preach there in Madison, Han- cock and Hamilton counties. He died in In- galls, at the age of sixty-five years. David R. Richards was brought to Indiana by his parents when hardly more than a baby, the journey being made by boat to Cincinnati and thence by wagon to Vernon township, Hancock county. Thus the child grew up among the Indiana pioneers, and was able to secure only a limited education, attending school during the winters till he was fifteen, and in summer working on his father's farm. Left an orphan at the age of ten, he went to his brother William at Newcastle, Pa., for three years and then, returning to Indiana, lived with his sister, Mrs. Henry Kinnaman. From that time he made his own way in the world. When twenty-one years old, Mr. Richards enlisted, July 19, 1861, at Fortville, Ind., as a private in the nth Ind. V. I., a Zouave regi- ment commanded by Gen. Lew Wallace. The regiment was sent on a forced march of twenty miles from Paducah to Viola, Ky., to destroy Rebel supplies and a mill where the Confeder- ates were getting their flour, and Mr. Rich- ards' feet were so badly injured by a new pair of poorly fitting army shoes with heavy peg-, that for the march back he was unable to put on the shoes. He rode part way back with a darky who was driving a small one-horse wagon, but Gen. Wallace saw him and per- emptorily ordered him off. However, when he found that his feet bled if he stood upon them, the General allowed him to remain in the wagon. He was in the field hospital for son time after, and as he did not recover promptlv he was discharged Dec. 25, 1861. He returned home and by July, 1862, was able to en; in, this time in Company G. 12th Ind. V I., 8o4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD for three years or during the war. He was under Capt. James Huston and served till the war closed, and he was honorably discharged at Indianapolis in June, 1865. He was in the battles of Jackson, Miss., Missionary Ridge; Dallas. Ga., Resaca, ( '.a., and took part in the Atlanta campaign, where the Union forces were under tire for nearly four months. Mr. Richards participated during this time in the battles at Kingston, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, was in the left Hank at the battle of Atlanta, July 22, when Gen. McPherson was killed, and in the right flank during the second conflict till July 28. Near Rome, Ga.. Mr. Richards was injured by a sergeant with dispatches, who rode over him at a gallop in the darkness. He was sent by wagon 150 miles to Chattanooga hospital and contracting rheumatism, did no more ac- tive service. From Chattanooga he was sent to the Nashville hospital and four days later to Evansville, Ind., where he remained till he was sent home and discharged for disability in- curred in line of duty. This was the only in- jury he received and he was always in active- service previously, prompt, cheerful and ef- ficient. After returning from the war, Mr. Richards engaged in farming for a time, and in the next spring, May 1, 1866, was married. His bride was Miss Emily C. Davis, of Ham- ilton county, who was born Jan. 12, 1844, on the farm where Mr. Richards now lives, daughter of Morris and Charlotte (Boone) Davis. The former was the son of Elisha Da- vis, who was of an old North Carolina family and was one of the early settlers in Madison county, Ind. Mrs. Davis was the daughter of Ovid Boone, who belonged to an old Colonial family and was a connection of the famous Daniel Boone. He was also a pioneer farmer in Madison county. Morris Davis became a well-to-do farmer, owning 400 acres, although at the time of his death he was only forty years old, a fact which proves his energy and perseverance. He had three children, Emily C. Anna E., and Tensley L. After their marriage Mr. ami Mrs. Rich- ards settled on 160 acres of the Davis estate. The land had been partly cleared and a round log house built, although the latter had neither roof nor floor when Mr. Richards took it. He w as a successful farmer, clearing the land from timber, improving it and building a good frame house. 1 lalt the property he gave to his children and the rest he exchanged for his present farm. The family born to David and Emily Richards were as follows: (1) Alpha Moore, born July 31, 18(17, a farmer of Han- cock county. \ a., married Miss Mary Tobin, and has a son and daughter, William and Mar- garet. (2) Cora Temple, Aug. 4, [868, mar- ried Samuel Pettigrew, a farmer of Madison county, and has two sons, Sam and Harold. (3) Henry Edwards, Sept. j^,, 1S70. a farmer in Madison county, is married to Miss Bessie Haskell and father of Emma and Arzley. (4) Merilla Mary, Aug. 28, 1872, is the wife of John Smithers, a clerk in lngalls, and mother of Mildred Fern. (5) Jesse Linlcy, Nov. 28, 1874, educated at the State University at Bloomington, married Miss Lillie lien, of Lapel. ((1) Anna Mary, Sept. t. 1877. mar- ried Edwin O. Norris, a farmer in Madison countw and has four children. Marion, ( Irvis, Lorna and Kenneth. (7) Lydia Ellen, Sept. 20, 1879, married Victor M. Bedell, a farmer in Madison county, and is the mother of Emma, Clarence and Oro. (8) Eliza Vandois, Oct. n, 1881, married Oliver Rash, of Indian- apolis, employed by the Big Four Railroad. 10) Frnest D. was born Sept. 12, 1883. The mother of this family died Sept. 27. 1884. She was a member of the German Baptist Church and a woman of many virtues, who was a true helpmate of her husband. On May 9, 1885, Mr. Richards married a second time ; and was united in Elwood to Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Davis, who was born April 4, 1859, in Bartholomew county. Ind., to Noble and Susan (Wolfendale) Davis. The mother was a daughter of Robert Wolfendale, of an old American family. Noble B. Davis owned a farm of eighty acres in Bartholomew county, which he had cleared from the woods. In 1872 he moved to Madison count)', where he now resides at Elwood, where he is a highly respected citizen. He and his wife are both members of the United Brethren Church. Their children were : Robert, Electa, Vinna, Charlotte, Sarepta. Lyman, Noah, Emma, Carrie, John and Charles. By this second union Rev. David Richards has had four chil- dren, namely: Alta T., born March 26. 1886; Minnie C, March 27, 1888; Indiana R., July 13, 1893; and Dewey Sampson, April 3, 1898. At the age of fifteen Mr. Richards joined the Methodist Church, but in 1872 he became convinced of the truth of the doctrines taught by the Dunkard or German Baptist Church and united with that denomination. It is a sect of primitive Christians of simple religious COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 805 life and has always been devoted to the cause of human liberty. It is said that at an annual meeting in Pennsylvania 105 years ago they denounced the system of slavery then existing in the Southern States and passed severe reso- lutions against it. Mr. Richards was from first an earnest worker in the church, was soon elected a deacon, and Oct. 6, [881, was chosen a minister in the first degree. Proving himself worthy he was forwarded to be a min- ister of the second degree two years later and was made a full minister and ordained as elder in 1893. He has been for a number of years in charge of the Beech Grove Church in Green township, and has also preached in many different churches of his denomination in the State. For ten years he did mission work very successfully, in southern Indiana and also assisted to organize a church in Law- rence county, Tenn. A devoted student of the Bible and an earnest and untiring minister of the Gospel, he has been a man of wide influ- ence for good. Mr. Richards has been successful also in a material way, and owns a good homestead. As a citizen he is public-spirited and ready in his support of all good movements. A Repub- lican in his political sentiment-, he lias served the township one term as trustee and one as assessor. He has always been highly esteemed for his excellent character, and his sons and daughters have added to the credit of the fam- ily name. ELLER E. PRYOR, a well-known citizen and a leading attorney of Martinsville, Ind., was born Dec. 17, 1867, at Newark, Greene Co., Ind., son of Nathan and Susanna (Rucker) Pryor. Three children were born to these parents, the survivors being Eller E., and Louisa wife of J. G. Gaston, of Indian- apolis, Indiana. The Pryor family came originally from Virginia, but the grandfather. James Pryor, was born after his parents moved to Ohio. The grandmother was Sarah Windom, an aunt of former Secretar) of the Treasury, William Windom. so long a prominent states- man. Nathan Pryor, son of James and Sarah Pryor, was born in Ohio, and brought his family to Indiana in February, [866. The journey was made overland, with a four-horse team, and settlement was made in Beech Creek township, in Greene county, where he bought 160 acres of land. Mr. Pryor is -till a resident there, but now owns but 140 acres, having sold the rest of the land, and this he has placed under a tine state of cultivation, but lately improving it with a handsome residence and appropriate new buildings. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pryor are members of the M. E. Church, in which he served as class leader for some twenty years. In politics he is a Republican. Since 1874 he has been a member of the Odd Fellows. His wife, Mrs. Susanna (Rucker) Pryor. was born in Ohio, daughter of Samuel Rucker. Samuel Rucker died in Ohio, in 1837; by birth he was a Pennsylvanian. His family consisted of two daughters and one son. After the death of Mr. Rucker, Mrs. Rucker married a Mr. Askins, and one daughter was born to this union. After the death of Mr. Askins she married (third) a Mr. Bowersox, and both are now deceased. Filer E. Pryor was reared on the farm in ( ireene county, near the village of Newark, and he received an excellent education in the public schools, graduating March 22, 1883, and tak- ing a supplementary course at the summer Normal. In 1887 he took up the profession of teaching, his first experience being near Spen- cer, Ind. In 1888-9 ne taught at the Crow- school in Greene county, and during the next winter was at the head of the Wolf Creek school. During the summer of 1889 and the spring of 1890, he attended the Normal School at Valparaiso, taking the scientific and stenog- raphic courses, subsequently going to Chicagi 1 and becoming an employe of the McCormick Harvester Machine Company, and later of the Davis Brothers' Cheese factory. In 1890 he returned to Greene county and taught the win- ter school at the Hanson schoolhouse, and .April 9, i8gr, he opened the spring term of school at .Mansfield. 111. While his winters were thus filled with work, he was by no means idle during the summers. It was his ambition to prepare for the law. and in 1891 he read law under C. F. Mansfield, teaching again through the winter of [891-2, at West Point, and, in addition, did all the stenographic work for Mr. Mansfield's office. .Mr. Pryor's stenographic education was very thorough, anil lie was able to put it to practical account. For a period he did the reportorial and stenog- raphic work on the "Odd Fellows' Herald." at numerous conventions and he was the chosen stenographer and official reporter for the dedication of the < >dd fellows' Orphans' . at Lincoln. In the spring of [893 he a cepted a position as teach' r 1 iting Soo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and stenography in the Western Michigan College, at Grand Rapids, and was admitted to the Bar of the Greene County Circuit court, in the succeeding September. His last term of teaching was in the town of McVille, in the succeeding winter, but Feb. 12, 1894, he resigned this position and entered upon the practice of the law, at Spencer, Owen county, in association with Willis Hickam, and here he officiated as deputy prosecutor for two years. On Dec. 20, 1896, Mr. Pryor re- moved to Bloomington, Ind., and formed a partnership with George L. Reinhardt, who was then grand master of the I. O. O. F., of Indiana. While attending to the duties of his calling, Mr. Pryor still found time to perfect his legal education in the law department of the State University, and here he graduated in June, 1898. Immediately after he came to Martinsville, and has been engaged in practice- ever since. He has given exceptionally ef- ficient service as prosecuting attorney of Mor- gan and Owen counties. He was the official reporter of both Morgan and Owen counties, and has attained great speed and accuracy in this line, placing him in the front rank of court stenographers in the State. On June 9, 1894, Mr. Pryor was united in marriage with Miss Clara Robertson, daugh- ter of George W. and Sarah E. Robertson, and one daughter, Iona Gayle. has been born to this union. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. Although Mr. Pryor has made a name for himself e-.s a court reporter and in his profes- sion, he is, perhaps, most prominent on ac- count of his work in the Odd Fellow frater- nity. His initiation into the order took place Dec. 20, 1888, three days after his twenty-first birthday, when he was made a member of Newark Lodge, No. 467. When he removed to Spencer, he moved his subordinate member- ship and became connected with Hobah Lodge, No. 323. in November, 1894, and so zealous was he in the interests of the Order and so able was he proved for office, that in the succeeding December he was elected Vice- Grand ; and in June, 1895, was elected Noble Grand, and in May, 1896, he was made the representative to the Grand Lodge. From that time he faithfully served on the finance and legislative committees until his election as Grand Warden, in November, 1900. to which office he was elected on the second ballot, in a field of nine contestants. In No- vember, 1 901, he was elected deputy Grand Master, in 1902 Grand Master, and in 1903 Grand Representative to Supreme Grand Lodge. In 1892, at Monticello, 111., he joined the Encampment, and in 1895 moved his mem- bership to Spencer, becoming a charter mem- ber of Spencer Encampment, No. 228. In that body he passed the Encampment chairs and became a member of the Grand Encamp- ment, and during 1898-9 and 1900 he was Grand Instructor of the Grand Encampment. Mrs. Pryor is also enthusiastic in fraternal work and has occupied the distinguished posi- tion of Grand Conductor of the Rebekah As- sembly of Indiana, and she possesses a certi- ficate as Deputy Grand Instructor, which cer- tifies that she is perfect in the unwritten work of the Rebekah degree and the Rebekah As- sembly degree, and has been Noble Grand of the local Rebekah degree staff ever since com- ing to Martinsville. Airs. Pryor is also a mem- ber of Canton Capital. No. 42, of Indianapolis; and of Anniversary Lodge, No. 89. Knights of Pythias, of which he is now a Past Chan- cellor; he is also a past Deputy Grand Chan- cellor. In politics he is a Republican. Air. Pryor is occupying his beautiful residence recently completed, modern in every respect ami sur- rounded by fruit trees, and he keeps a verv large number of fancy exhibition poultry. In addition he owns other valuable real estate and is one of the substantial citizens of .Mar- tinsville. _ DeWITT C. HUPP, for nearly a quarter of a century a popular resident of Alexandria, is descended on both sides of the family from Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and was born in Timberville, Rockingham Co., \"a.. in June, 1840, son of Samuel and Catherine (Minnick) Hupp, the former a wheelwright by trade. DeWitt C. Hupp lost his father when only a small child. He was brought up in Vir- ginia, was sent to the subscription schools there and received really an academic training in them, as he studied the higher mathematics and surveying. He worked at farming for a time, and then in 1862, at the age of twenty- two, removed to Indiana, where he settled in Middletown, Henry county. He was em- ployed in a cooper's shop until January, 1865, and then responded to a call for troops. He enlisted in Company H, 147 Ind. V. I., for a year, and served until August, of the same year, when he was honorably discharged at Harper's Ferry, at tne close of the war. His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 807 regiment formed part of Hancock's corps, and was engaged in Northern \ irginia. Mr. Hupp was promoted [o be duty sergeant be- cause of meritorious conduct, lie was never ill nor wounded, but always in service, and he answered to ever) roll call. After the war Mr. Hupp returned to In- diana, but located in Madison county, where he attended school at Richland in the winter of [865-66, and worked on a farm during the summer. The next fall he again entered school to finish his preparation for taking the teach- er's examinations. He passed them success- fully and commenced teaching in La Fayette township. The next two terms were spent near Franklin, and after that he taught in Richland and Lafayette townships, at Chester- field and in Union township. Beginning in 1881 he was principal of the Chesterfield graded schools for two years, and then held a posi- tion in Alexandria as teacher two years. Mr. Hupp was one of the organizers of the Teach- ers' Institute of Madison county, and his twenty-seven years of service there entitled him to a place among its leading educators. He was at one time truant officer for the Elwood and Summitville districts and made a most active and efficient official. Since 1901 Mr. Hupp has been a carrier in the rural mail service, and has performed the duties devolv- ing upon him as promptly and capably as in all previous situations in life. He has always been a good and useful citizen, and his inter- est for the welfare of the hundreds of pupils who have been under him has been far reach- ing. On March 24, 1870. in Lin wood, Mr. Hupp was united in marriage to Miss Martha Relfe, who was born in that place, in August, 1850, daughter of Malachi and Mary (Al- bertson) Relfe. The Relfes and Albertsons were both Quaker families from North Caro- lina, and the former were of English stock. Malachi Relfe was a substantial farmer, and the owner of 240 acres which he cleared. He was born in 1790 and died in 1850. One of Mr-. Hupp's brothers. Wilson Relfe. enlisted in an Indiana regiment during the Civil war, and was lost on the ill fated •'Sultana," when that steamer was blown up in the Mississippi river. The marriage of DeWitt and Martha 1 tupp was blessed with a large family of chil- dren, as follows: Samantha L. ; Horace II.. who died at the age of twenty-nine : Mary C, who married Herman Ross, and has two chil- dren, Mary ('. and Alexander; Fred I..; Daisy M.: Ramdon IT: DeWitt C. ; Victor II.; and Stella. Mr. and Mrs. Hupp are members of the First Congregational Church, in which Mr. Hupp has served four years and i- .-till serv- ing as a deacon. In politics, while a strong Republican in national issues, Mr. Hupp has ahvavs been independent in local affairs. He is a member of Lew Taylor Post, No. 24,}, G. A. R., of which he is adjutant, is a Mason in the Alexandria Lodge, and with his wife he- longs to the Eastern Star. MARTIN WAYMIRE, of Orestes, Ind." a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Wayne county, March 29, 1849, son °f Zebedee and Louisa (Prewett) Waymire. Waymire is a German name and the first of the family to leave the Fatherland was John Rudolph Waymire. He came to America be- fore the Revolution and settled in Rowan county, X. C. His mother Sally Verne, started for America with him. but died on the ocean and was buried at sea. John Rudolph Waymire was twice married, but the name of his first wife is not known. They had one son. John Andrew Frederick, and seven daughters, mention of whom is made as follows: One who married and settled neat- Richmond; Mrs. Julian; Mrs. Sinks; Mrs. Newman ; two who married and lived near Milton, Ind. ; and one who married, whose name is lost. By his second wife John Ru- dolph Waymire had one daughter, Tampa, and seven sons: David, Rudolph, Jacob, Da- vis, John, Henry, and Daniel, the last four of whom settled in Montgomery county. Ohio. Rudolph was in the war of 1812, under Gen. Jackson, and settled in Indiana ; Jacob also settled in Indiana; and David is mentioned below. The father of these children died in North Carolina, advanced in years. David Waymire was born in North Caro- lina in 1780. but moved to Indiana - with his brother Rudolph in r8o2, traveling with their families in wagons. He settled on eighty acres at N land's Forks, in Wayne county, while his brother selected eighty acres ad- joining on the north. Herein iSlothex were joined by their brother Jacob, who came with his wife on horseback. David Waymin came one of the substantial farmers of the community, and served a- trustee of In- town- ship for many years, lie was a devout \\ lisl and a clas< leader, and with Joseph Dod- ridge built the Dodridge Church, the land for it being donated by the latter. This organi- 8o8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD zation is Still in a flourishing condition and the members now worship in a brick church. His wife was equally active in good works. Her maiden name was Fannie Hauver, daughter of Brittain and Sarah (Scribner) Hauver. pio- neers of Wayne county, of English and Welsh descent, respectively. David and his wife had children as follows: Mary (Polly), who mar- ried Peter Little, of Wayne county; John S. ; Jacob; Charity. Mrs. Joshua Wood, of Madi- son county; Zebedee; Sarah, Mrs. George Stinson, of Madison county; Abigail, Mrs. William Brewer; and Betty, who married Branson Brewer, brother of William. The children still own the homestead of David Waymire. He lived to be eighty years old, and was honored and esteemed to the last. Zebedee Waymire was born in Wayne county, near Milton, in 1816, and on reaching his majority he married Louisa Prewett, who was born in Madison county, in 1819. The family with which he thus became allied, were pioneers of that county, where William Prew- ett settled somewhere in the second decade of the century. He took up 160 acres of wood- land, cleared it and prospered so that he added to it until he owned 240 acres. In time he had good buildings, though his first home was a log cabin built in the usual primitive fashion with puncheon floors and a clay and stick chimney. He was of German stock and a Dunkard in religion. A well known man in his section, he was one of the early commis- sioners of the county. His wife, Sarah, bore him seven children, Thompson. Ellis, Martin, John, Jane, Adeline and Louisa. After his marriage to Miss Prewett, Zebedee Waymire lived for three years in Wayne county, five in Madison, and then about 1852 settled on a tract of woodland, which he bought three miles east of Elwood. This forty-acre piece was entirely wild, and .he had to clear a space on which to build his cabin, constructed according to the usual frontier method. Mr. Waymire was a hard worker, and he transformed the place into a productive farm, which was his home until he died, Feb. 12, 1871). In religion he was a Methodist, and in politics a Jacksonian Democrat. He was the father of four chil- dren, Sarah, William F., Martin and Adeline. Martin Waymire was only a very small boy when his father moved to the farm east of El- w 1, bill small as he was he can remember distinctly helping in building the fireplace in the cabin. lie went to school winters until he was seventeen, beginning in the Job school, which was a typical frontier structure, and then attending one near Huntsville, but much of his time was spent in hard work about the farm. When about sixteen years of age he enlisted, Feb. 4, 1865, in Richmond, Ind., in Company I, 147th Ind. V. I., for three years, but on Aug. 17th of the same year he was dis- charged at the close of the war. His service was entirely in Virginia, and he proved himself a good soldier. After the war Mr. Waymire resumed farming and located first in Pipe Creek township. Most of his life has been spent either there or in Monroe township, with two years in Decatur and Rush counties. In November, 1900, he moved to his present home in Orestes, where he owns his residence. Martin Waymire was married, Aug. 14, 1867, in Pipe Creek township, to Miss Sarah H. Dwiggins, the Rev. John Little performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Waymire are both members of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. The children of Martin and Sarah Waymire are six in num- ber, namely : William F., a farmer in Pipe Creek township, married Nancy Ferguson, and has two children, Agnes Mary and Retta Pearl ; Sarah J., who married Charles J. Car- ver, of Orestes, has one child, Lela Pearl ; Clarence A., of Orestes, married Miss Maude Belle Cook ; Albert F. ; Elzy F., of Orestes, married Miss Pearl Finimore ; and Ora Jasper married Miss Teresa Carver, and has one child, Kate N. The family is a popular one in the community, where Mr. Waymire has al- ways stood high in general esteem. Mrs. Waymire, who was born July 4. 1853, in Pipe Creek township, was a daughter of Jackson and Margaret (Welborn) Dwiggins. The former was born in Wayne county, and was a son of Daniel and Sarah Dwiggins. He was a pioneer in Pipe Creek township, where he cleared up an eighty-acre tract, and made his permanent abode. His wife died there when thirty years of age, while he reached middle life. They had five children, Daniel, George, Sarah H., Mary and France-. John Strange Waymire, uncle of Martin Waymire, was born June 24, 1S24. He received a common school education and was reared a farmer, and followed that occupation all his life. He received 100 acres of land by will from his father's estate when he was twenty- one years old, and remained upon this tract improving and clearing it until after the death of his first wife. On Aug. 10. 1855, he set- tled on a farm in Pipe Creek township, Madi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD S09 son county, which lie had bought in 1849, a tract of 160 acres in the woods, and unim- proved. This he cleared and cultivated, and made into a good home where he has lived ever since. Mr. Waymire was twice married. On Dec. 17, 1844, he married, in Noland, Rachel Ilauvcr, born Dec. 5, 1829, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Hauver. Jacob Hauver was of German stock, and his father, George Hauver, was probably born in Germany. The latter was a wealthy man and bought much land in the woods in Greenbrier county, Va. This he settled on and cleared, and made it his home until his death. Jacob Hauver was born in Virginia, and as a young man came to Wayne county, Ind., where he met and married Sarah Waymire, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Fuller) Waymire. John S. Waymire's first wife died in 1854, and on May 31, 1855, he married Barbara M. Green, who was born Sept. 26, 1830, near Bal- timore. Md., daughter of Joshua and Susan- nah (Foster) Green. The former was of Welsh stock, son of William and Susannah Green, and settled in Maryland. Mrs. Su- sannah (Foster) Green was a daughter of Thomas and Barbara Foster, the former of whom was in the Revolutionary war and fought under Washington ; he died in Balti- more. In 1835 Joshua Green moved his fam- ily in a one-horse wagon to Wayne county. Ind., and was one month and two days on the road. Mrs. Waymire well remembers the journey. Joshua Green worked hard to clear his land, but died a year after coming to In- diana. His wife lived many years with her children and died in Illinois. She was the mother of two children, Barbara and George' W. They owned eighty acres of land near the Vermilion schoolhouse in Richland township. SUMNER A. FURNISS, M. D., now a regular practicing physician and surgeon, at No. 132 West New York street, Indianapolis, was born at Jackson, Miss., Jan. 30, 1874, but came to this city with his parents in his child- hi h d. William II. Furniss, father of Dr. Sum- ner A., is superintendent of the Special Deliv- ery Department of the Indianapolis Postoffice. lie was born in New England, and received his education at Dartmouth College. He went into the South during the reconstruction days. He married Elizabeth J. Williams, who was born in Massachusetts, and two s->ih hi their union, namely: Henry W., wdio was educated in Indianapolis and at Howard Uni- versity, Washington, D. C, and who is United States' Consul at Bahia, Brazil, appointed by President William McKinley; and Sumner A. Sumner A. Furniss secured his academic education in the Indianapolis city schools, and in the University of Missouri, where he at- tended until within one month of graduation. Under the instruction of Dr. E. S. Elder, one of the prominent physicians of Indianapolis, he began the study of medicine in 1891, entering the Medical College of Indiana from his office, and was duly graduated in 1894, rank- ing second in a class of fifty-two members. Dr. Furniss was appointed interne at the City hos- pital after his graduation, a position he at- tained on competitive examination in a class of fourteen candidates, coming from the various medical colleges of the city. One year was de- voted to the work of this position, and in 1895 his professional career was begun at his present location, where he engaged in a gen- eral practice. With characteristic zeal and thoroughness he has applied himself to his chosen profession, and has already won a fine practice and a high standing in professional circles. He is a gentleman of broad culture, a thorough student, and of genial manners in every relation of life. Dr. Furniss belongs to the county and State medical societies, and the American Medical Association, and though still a young man his words command re- spect and attention, for his mastery of the healing art is manifest to all who come into contact with him. Dr. Furniss is a prominent Mason, having risen to the thirty-second degree in that body, and he is also a member of the G. U. O. F., and the K. of P. In religion he is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican, and has been an active worker in his party for several years, being now a mem- ber of the Marion county Republican executive committee. Never has he confessed or mani- fested any aspirations for political honors, his profession seeming to him so large a field that he could never hope to satisfy all its exhaus- tive demands, let alone turn to anything else. He is a worthy representative of the 111. profession in its higher and more honorable functions. He is a dignified and honorable gentleman, scholarly in his disposition, and capable in his work, possessing the confidence and esteem of the community in a rare d< fi if so voting a man. 8io COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD THOMAS BOYLEN, a reliable citizen of Anderson, and a soldier of the Civil war, was burn Feb. 21, 1844, in Pittsburg, Pa., and was so earl) left an orphan that he cannot remem- ber his mother and can barely remember his father. When he was six years old, Mr. Boylen was brought West with his father to Cincin- nati, and at his father's death was taken by John Spivey and his wife, of Fayette county, Ind., with whom he lived from the time he was nine years old. These good people gave him a good home, and he was brought up on the farm, attending the district school, obtain- ing a fair education. He enlisted when he was seventeen years old in Richland, Rush Co., Ind., Sept. 18, 1861, as a private in Com- pany K, 37th Ind. V. I., to serve three years. His first captain was John McKee. Mr. Boylen served three years and forty days, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind., in October, 1864. He was a participant in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, and was in the great Atlanta campaign when the Union troops were under fire for nearly four months. Other battles in which Mr. Boylen was en- gaged were Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, and Jonesboro, besides many minor battles and skirmishes too numerous to men- tion. Mr. Boylen was always an active sol- dier and was with his regiment in every march, battle and skirmish, in which it took part. He was never wounded or taken prisoner, but was confined to the hospital for one week. After the war Mr. Boylen returned to his old home in Fayette county, and attended the district schools, also taking a commercial course in In- dianapolis, at Gregory's Commercial College. He then took up teaching in Fayette county, afterward teaching in Rush county, and for seven years was principal of the Fayette high school. Mr. Boylen is almost entirely self- educated, having gained most of his education by his own efforts. He attended the district school three months each winter, working on the farm in the summer time. In 1884, Mr. I U <\ len located in Anderson, and was engaged in the Nicholson File Works, in politics Mr. I'i"\ len is a stanch Republican, casting his first vote for Grant's first term, and for every Re- publican Presidential candidate since. Mr. Boylen was assessor of 1 (range township, Fay- ette county, for eleven terms, and was elected trustee of his township, being prevented from serving, however, by his removal to Ander- Si '11. In December, 1S74, in Rush county, Ind., Mr. Boylen married Amanda Hunt, born in Ohio, daughter of Abijah and Margaret Hunt. The following children were born to this union: William, John, Frank, Garfield and Edward. Mrs. Boylen died, and Mr. Boylen married (second) Isadora Doughty, widow of Joseph C. Doughty, and one child was born to this union : Myrtle, who is attending the pub- lic school. Mr. Boylen is a member of the Christian Church. He is affiliated with Joel Wolf Post, G. A. R., of Rushville, Ind. He is a man of high integrity and character and is respected by all who know him. His sons all reside in Anderson, where they occupy good positions. ROBERT HUGHES, residing- near Alex- andria, Madison county, has occupied his pres- ent home for nearly half a century, and has been a factor in both the industrial and moral development of the locality during its growth from pioneer conditions to those of today. Of Irish nationality, Mr. Hughes was born in County Tyrone, July 8, 1824, to John and Elizabeth (Deckey) Hughes. John Hughes was a substantial weaver and manufacturer of linen as well as a farmer, and lived on rented land which today his son, Samuel, occupies. His family consisted of Samuel, Joseph, John, David, William, Robert, Thomas and Margaret. John Hughes was a small man, but of much vigor and endurance, and lived to be ninety-seven years old. He went to church the Sunday before his death. and his last illness lasted barely a week. He and his wife were both members of the Pres- byterian Church. • Robert Hughes received a limited educa- tion and that was gained at home. He was brought up to farm work, and also learned to weave linen. He started for America in 1847, sailing from Belfast on a vessel which was twenty-nine days on the voyage between Liv- erpool and New York. After landing Mr. Hughes went directly to Philadelphia, but very soon moved into New Jersey, and en- gaged at farm work. In 1855 he decided to try his fortunes in the newer West, and going to Indiana, settled in Madison county, where he again worked at fanning. In the following spring he bought his farm, paying $600 for forty acres. Three acres of this had been cleared about 1850. and an apple orchard set out. They had been grafted on natural apple tree-, or seedlings, and one tree began to bear COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 811 the year Mr. Hughes bought the place. New, after this lapse of years, they arc giant trees and are still vigorous and fruitful. There was also a log cabin on the land, where he lived at first, but later he put up good buildings. He ed and drained the property, and im- proved it until it became very valuable, and in recent years he sold all but sixteen acres of it, at a high price. He retained the residence part, and has a very pleasant home, the old orchard adding a special charm to the situa- tion. I In March 5, 1865, Mr. Hughes enlisted as a private in Company 1, 13th Ind. Y. I. for three years or during the war, and served in North Carolina until he was honorably dis- charged there in September of the same year. He made a good soldier, prompt and ready in the discharge of duty, and was always in active service and he escaped either injury or capture. As a veteran Mr. Hughes is naturally now found enrolled in the ranks of the G. A. R., a member of Lew Taylor Post, Alexandria. After purchasing the farm late in that fall. Mr. Hughes returned to Xew Jersey, and Dec. 2. 1856, was married at Mt. Holly to Miss Samelia Dale, who was born in County An- trim, Ireland, near the famous Giants Cause- way, Nov. 8, 1834, to Jacob and Mary (Lile) Dale. Jacob Dale was a farmer in that county, and the father of the following family : John, Joseph, William, Robert, Samelia and Anna, all now deceased except the two daughters. Mrs. Hughes accompanied an uncle to America. She and her husband have had six children namely: William T. R.. a farmer, still living at home ; Annie F., who now takes care of the home; Minnie D., who married W. S. Worth, of Summitsville, Ind., and has one daughter, Mamie ; Nevada L., whi 1 is the wife of Fred Suter, a grocery clerk in Alexandria, and the mother of one daughter, Mabel ; Florence and Morrison, who both uied in infancy. Mr. Hughes with William Rubel and M. C. Lewis were the founders of the First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria, and he served as elder one year. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Lodge Xo. 235 Alexan- dria. For several years after reaching this country Mr. Hughes carefully read the papers supporting both political parties here, and finally decided that the principles upheld by the party of Jefferson and Jackson, was the right one. and he has steadily maintained that view ever since. .Mr. Hughes is a man held in much esteem in his locality, and well deserves respect, fur he is industrious and frugal, straightforward in character, and with very sensible view s on life. WILLIAM HENRY PR( IPS was known among his fellow citizens in Union township, Delaware Co., Ind., as an intelligent fanner. a g 1 business man, and a public-spirited member of the community, lie showed en- ergy and enterprise in all his undertakings, which prospered under his excellent manage- ment until he came to be ranked among the most substantial men of his locality. Born June 18, 1841, in Marion, Grant Co., Ind., he was the son of pioneers of this section of the State, and he was associated with some of the most interesting and courageous spirits of the early days, whose impress upon the life of the region is still felt. John Props, father of William Henry Props, was burn in Rockbridge county, \'a.. near the Natural Bridge, and was of German descent. Tradition has it that either his father or grandfather came from Germany. He learned the trade of blacksmith, and during his young manhood was for some years em- ployed in the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry. La- ter, coming to Fort Wayne, Ind., he worked on the canal and at the locks, dressing tools. Next we find him at Pendleton, Madison county, this State, near which place he was married, and after that he settled in Marion, Grant county, where he was following his trade about 1838. It is believed that his black- smith shop was the first built at Marion. He finally settled on a farm three miles north of Marion courthouse, to which considerable in- terest attaches from the fact that the first set- tler thereon was David Connor, an Indian trader, who is said to have been the first white man to pass through Delaware county ; he was found on an adjoining farm. On June 12, 1838, John Props was married, near Pendleton, to Eliza Janes, win. was born Oct. 26, 1820, in Logan 1 ' Ihio, and died on her birthday, Oct. 26, [846, when but twenty-six years "id. She was fifteen at the time of her marriage, and became the mother of four children : John A., born Ma) 9, [839; William Henry, born June 18. 1S41 ; James Madison, born June 18. 1843; and Le Theodore Coen, born in 1845. Mrs. Props passed away on the farm in Grant county, but Mr. Props died at the home of his brother Solomon, in Clay county, Ind.. in 1859. He was originally identified with the German Lu- 812 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD theran Church, but later became a Methodist, like his wife. The Janes family, to which Mrs. Eliza (Janes) Props belonged, is of Scotch-Irish stock and one of the old Colonial families of Virginia. Zachariah Janes, father of Mrs. Props, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and in recognition of his service received a land war- rant which he located in Davis county, Iowa, driving through to that county with a carriage to locate it. He was a pioneer in Madison county, Ind., settling on Fall creek, near Pen- dleton, while the Indians were still in that re- gion. Building a log cabin, with only the earth for a floor, he remained there for some time, clearing a good farm from the woods, but sold out during the latter fifties and moved to near Lexington, Mo., where he bought land and improved a farm. There he died in 1867. Mr. Janes was twice married, his first wife, whose maiden name was George, being the mother of Mrs. John Props, who was the eld- est of the family, the others being : Nancy, Mrs. Davis; Mary Ann, Mrs. Hardman ; Sa- rah ; Lucinda, Mrs. Maull, wdio moved to Cali- fornia ; and Susanna, Mrs. Miller, who moved to Missouri. By his second wife Mr. Janes had two children, Thomas Franklyn and Carolina, the former of whom met his death in Missouri at the hands of bushwhackers, who invaded the house and killed him. William Henry Props was but five years old when his mother died, and a kind man, Bartney Ruley, cared for him a few months, and then he went to live with Joel \V. Long, son of the pioneer, Robert Long, being brought up in this Christian family. His lot was that of the average boy of his day, for he was en- gaged at farm work during the summer and went to school for a few months during the winter, attending the log cabin school on the corner of the farm which was a typical insti- tution of pioneer times. Later he was a pupil in a school located where Eaton now stands, until the winter of i860. He was just past his majority when he enlisted for service in the Union army, Aug. 5, 1862, at Muncie, Ind., becoming a private in Company B, 69th Ind. V. I., for three years or during the war. How- < ver, the regiment went into active service al- most immediately, in Kentucky. Mr. Props taking part in the battle at Richmond, Ky., on August 30, twenty-five days after his enlist- ment. There he was shot through the right lung, and he was carried from the battlefield by the nephew of James Yates, a farmer of the neighborhood, who was a slaveholder and disappeared upon the approach of the army, leaving his nephew with the negroes. The nephew and some of the negro boys supported Mr. Props on a horse as far as the house and cared for him there for a week, and a Con- federate surgeon belonging to the Texas Rang- ers visited him and advised the application of plenty of cold water to the wound. At the end of a week Mr. Props attempted to return home, and he received medical treatment en route at Maysville, Ky., from Dr. Shackelford. Reach- ing Delaware county, he made his home with his old friends and benefactors, the family of Joel W. Long, where he was tenderly cared for until he had recovered sufficiently to begin work again. He received an honorable dis- charge from the army, on account of disability, Nov. 25, 1862. Resuming his old life, Mr. Props followed farming and trading in stock for two years, and while buying stock in Blackford county, this State, injured his right foot in jumping off a fence onto the frozen ground. He reached Mr. Long's home with difficulty, and within three days was unable to leave the house, de- cay of the bone having set in. For nine months he was kept indoors altogether, and the greater part of the foot had to be amputated — all but the heel and a small portion surrounding. He devoted his time after that principally to farm- ing, stock raising and trading, and did well in both lines, having a fine property of 183 acres, well improved and highly cultivated. He was practical and up-to-date in his methods, and he enjoyed good standing among the intelli- gent agriculturists of his neighborhood, where his progressive spirit was recognized and ap- preciated. From boyhood Mr. Props was interested in political movements, and he was a stanch Republican in principle, though he supported various causes which he believed worthy with- out reference to the party that espoused them. He was only fifteen when, in company with two young companions, John and Robert Brandt, during the first Republican Presiden- tial campaign (Fremont's campaign), he cut, hauled and assisted to raise the first Repub- lican flag pole which was ever set up in Union township, Delaware county. His first Presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lin- coln, on the occasion of his second nomination : he supported Grant on his first nomination ; became a Greenbacker and voted for Peter Cooper and then for Weaver, of Iowa ; later COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 8i3 became identified with the People's party ; and was an anient adherent of William J. Bryan. As might be expected from a veteran of the Civil war and a man of strong' patriotic im- pulses, Mr. Trips was an enthusiastic G. A. R. man, ami was one of the charter members of the post at Eaton, in which he had held the office of quartermaster. This post was named after his old schoolmate and comrade, John Brandt, one of the boys mentioned as having assisted in the cutting and raising of the first Republican flag pole in Union township. He was horn on a farm in that township, son of David Brandt, a pioneer and the first store- keeper in Eaton, and enlisted when about seventeen years old, becoming a private in Company B, 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga, and died at Chattanooga from the effects of his wound, in 1863. In commemoration of his bravery the post at Eaton bears his name. In this connection it may be mentioned that William Henry Props was not the only one of his family to show bravery and patriotism dur- ing the Civil war, all three of his brothers en- tering the Union service. Lemuel served in a Missouri regiment, the others in Indiana regi- ments, John A. Props, who was a second lieu- tenant in the Home Guard, being the first man in his township to enlist; he was out in the Morgan raid as a second lieutenant, and was an earnest member of the Union League, which was organized in opposition to the Knights of the Golden Circle. On Sept. 7, 1865, Mr. Props was married, on the home farm, to Sarah Lewis, who was born May 26, 1845, > n Xiles township, daugh- ter of John and Mary (Babb) Lewis. John Lewis was one of the pioneer settlers in Xiles township, where he entered large tracts of land for others and was well known as a land viewer. He died on his farm at the age of fifty-four years. His children were : Mar- garet, David (who was drowned when young, in Riverside Park), George and Sarah. To Mr. and Mrs. Props came children as follows: Mary married L. McFee, and both are now de- ceased; they left no children. Rachel Louella married (first) Reuben Estep, who died in 1883, leaving two sons, Harry and Reuben, and she is now the wife of George Pickerill, by whom she has one child, Farrice : they re- side on the Props home farm. Joel W., who died June 21, 1905, in the same, room of the old homestead where he was born thirty-six years before, having overtaxed his strength while managing a glass factory at Lancaster, Ohio, married Aurora Lucas, and they had one son, Emil, a bright and promising boy. George Robert died when about nineteen years old. John Cooper lives in Eaton, where he is engaged in the real-estate business; he married Beatrice McKeever, and they have one daugh- ter, Isabele. Nettie B. married George Silers and they have two children, Laura Upal and Sarah Iona; they reside in Eaton. Three chil- dren died in infancy. Mrs. Props is a member of the Christian Church, in which faith Mr. Props died June 8, 1907. He had united with the church in 1867 under the pastorate of El- der George W. Thompson. He was charitable to those in need, and his house was always open to his friends. His death removed from the scenes of life's activities one whose pres- ence is missed by people in every walk of life. The Long family, with whom Mr. Props passed the greater part of his early life, were among the worthy pioneers of Delaware coun- ty. They were of Scottish descent. Robert Long, the father of Joel W., and a pioneer of Eaton, was a native of Clinton county, Ohio, and there married Jane Cartnell, who was also born in Ohio, of Irish descent. Their children who attained maturity were : Cassandra, Sim- eon, Martha, Charlotte, William A.. Joel W., John C. and Rachel. Robert Long migrated with his family to Delaware county, Ind., and in 1836 settled a short distance east of Eaton, on the hill, where Mr. Props lived. Here he bought 160 acres of William Sheron, who had entered it during Jackson's administration and first built a round log house on the place. Later he had built a two-story hewed log house, which stood on the brow of the hill, in front and a little to the west of the present resi- dence on the place. Robert Long built a hewed log addition to the dwelling, but he later erected a story and a half brick house, in the year 1852. This is still standing, and is the house now occupied by the Props fam- ily. The brick for it was made by John Mor- ris. When Robert Long settled on Easley creek, which flows by the farm, there were only a few settlers in this part of Delaware county, among them being William Easley (for whom the creek was named), Junius Mc- Millian and a Mr. Harris, in the immediate neighborhood, while Aaron Mote lived a little to the north. The McMillians lived east of Eaton, and the Shidlers were located w< that place. With the assistance of his sturdy sons 8i4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Robert Long cleared up his land and made an excellent property. It is said that he entered other tracts on first coming hither, which he subsequently turned over to his sons. At any rate, he was for many years regarded as one of the most substantial and respected citizens of this region, and his death, which occurred on his farm about 1852, when he was seventy years old, was generally lamented. He was an earnest member of the Christian Church, as- sisted to organize the church of that denomina- tion at Eaton (it being organized in 1839 at his home), and was active in its work and liberal in support of church enterprises. He often talked in meeting, and the early minis- ters found a warm friend in him, being enter- tained at his home when preaching in that part of the county. Joel W. Long, son of Robert, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, and was a young man when he came with his family to Delaware county, Ind. The journey was made with horses and wagons, a fact which serves to illustrate most forcibly the progress which has been made and the transformation which has taken place within the memory of men who are not yet past their prime. After commencing life on his own account he was located for a time on Walnut creek, near Marion, in Grant county, his father remaining on the old home- stead, whither Joel W. Long and his wife re- turned in the year 1850. They were typical pioneers of this section, hospitable and kindly, and possessed of all the rugged virtues of the better class who settled the great forests and prairies of the West. Like his father Mr. Long was an ardent Abolitionist and Free Soiler, and the old homestead was a station on the famous "underground railway," shel- tering several slaves on the road to Canada and freedom. Joel W. Long had an old dun horse which while he was living in Grant county helped several slaves to liberty. At that time there were only three Free Soil votes cast in Union township, those of Rob- ert and William A. Long, and Aaron Mote. But it was characteristic of this family that its members should be on the side of the oppressed, and the Longs always were sturdy champions of right and endeavored to show- in their own lives the value of the prin- iples they held. [1 el \Y. Long married Rachel Wilson, like himself a native of Clinton county, Ohio, and a daughter of Amos Wilson, a pioneer of that county, who later came to Indiana, dy- ing near Granville. He is said to have been the first white man in Marion. Mr. Wilson was a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Long had no children of their own, but thev bestowed parental care and affection on sev- eral orphaned children, showing their bene- volence and kindheartedness in many ways. They were well repaid in the affection and esteem of many whom they had befriended, and by whom their names are held in rever- ence. Both were members of the Disciples Church, and earnest Christians in every re- lation of life. CAPT. HEXRY CLAY DURBIN, one of the representative citizens of Anderson, and a survivor of that great war which clouded our country forty years ago, springs from a family of Hoosier patriots which fur- nished six brothers to that great struggle, one of whom, Winfield T. Durbin. afterward served his country nobly and his State not- ably as Governor. Henry C. Durbin was born Aug. 16, 1845, in Lawrenceburg, Ind., son of William and Eliza A. (Sparks) Durbin. He received his education in the public schools of New Phila- delphia, Washington county, Ind., where his father moved when he was six years old. He later attended a private school at Madison, Ind., and subsequently the New Albany pub- lic schools. His father was one of the Indi- ana pioneers, and he lived at Lawrenceburg when Henry Ward Beecher was a minister there, and when he was still unknown to fame. Mr. Durbin was well acquainted with the noted clergyman, although he did not belong to his religious organization, being a mem- ber of the Methodist Church, of which he was a trustee. In those days much silver money was in circulation, and Capt. Durbin remem- bers his father saying that he hauled the silver money from Cincinnati to Brookville, Ind., with which to start the first bank in Brook- ville. Captain Durbin was only sixteen years old when he enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering in July, 1862, Company B, i6th Ind. V. I., as a private, for three years of during the war, and he served until he was honor- ably discharged at Yicksburg, in March. 1 on account of disability. He returned to Indi- ana, and in the following year, re-enlisted to serve five months, as a private of Company K, 139th Ind. V. I., and was made corporal, serving until his honorable discharge at Indi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 8i: anapolis. He participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky.. Any. 29 and 30, [862, where he, with other members of the regiment, was captured, later was paroled and still later exchanged at Indianapolis. He then went with his regiment to the First brigade. First division, 13th Army Corps, under General Sherman, and he was in the campaign on the Yazoo river, in the rear of Yicksburg, which continued for nearly two weeks, and where many a brave man gave up his life. He was also in the battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, and in the battle of Arkansas Post. His record shows that he was an active soldier, taking' part in all the campaigns, inarches, battles and skirmishes of his regiment, and he did his full duty promptly and cheerfully* as be- came a brave and loyal citizen. Of his brothers who served in the Civil war: John W. was first lieutenant in the 138th O. V. I.; David S. was first lieutenant of Company G, 13th Ind. V. I.; Hosier H. was in the three years' service in the 8th Ind. Battery, in which he was sergeant; W. N. was in the 139th Ind. V. I. ; and Winfield T. was first in the 139th Ind. V. I., and afterward was colonel of the 161st Ind. V. I., in the Spanish-Ameri- can war, and still later was made Governor of the great State of Indiana. After the war, Henry C. Durbin returned to Indiana and worked in his father's tannery at Xew Philadelphia, leaving there in 1872 to go to Indianapolis. There he was in the grocery business for some fifteen years. In 1894 he moved to Anderson, and for seven and a half years he was with the Diamond Paper Mills, and for eighteen months with the Ames Shovel & Tool Company. At pres- ent he is deputy oil inspector for the 8th Con- gressional I Hstrict. Mr. Durbin has been twice married. In July. 1868, he wedded Harriet X. Morgan, born in Canton, Ind., daughter of Thomas and Harriet Morgan, the former a native of Ken- tucky, who came to Indiana as a pioneer. Mr. and Airs. Durbin were parents of three chil- dren: Minneola, Clinton and Clarence. The mother died in Indianapolis in 1881. Mr. Durbin was there married (second) in 1883, to Frances Elizabeth Hay, born July 14, 1849, in Charlestown, Clark county, Ind., daughter of Dr. Andrew Jennings I lav. Dr. Andrew Jennings Hay v a \pril 8, [822, in Charlestown, Clark Co., Ind., son of Dr. Andrew Paxton Hay, a pioneer of Clark county, from Virginia, when lieved he was born. He first settled in the old town of Corydon, the first capital ana. His sister was the wife of Gov. fen- nings, the first Governor of the Stab Andrew P. Hay practiced medicine in Charles- town, Ind., for many years, where he was a pioneer physician. During one of the early Indian wars in the State he was made an Indian commissioner. He died in 1849, at Charlestown, Ind., aged fifty-six years. His children were: Andrew Jennings, Lawrence. Gano, Campbell, William H., Julia B. and Sarah F., all reaching maturity. Dr. Andrew Jennings Hay, father of Mrs. Durbin, received his medical education at Louisville, Ky., and practiced many vears in Charlestown. About 1880 he moved to Indi- anapolis, where he was made bank examiner under President Garfield. In politics he be- longed first to that organization known as the old-line Whigs, but later became thoroughly identified with the Republican party. He was an honored citizen and was twice a member of the Indiana State Legislature, and was clerk of Clark county for one term. He was also one of the early Masons of the State, a charter member of his lodge at Charlestown, a Knight Templar and Scottish Rite Mason, and sub- sequently grand master of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. All over the State he was known as a man of high standing. Dr. Hay married Rebecca C. Garrett, born in December, 1824, in Washington county, Pa., daughter of James and Jane Garrett. The Garretts were of Scotch-Irish stock and of the same ancestry as is claimed by the Garretts so prominently identified with the management of the great Baltimore & Ohio railroad system. At the time of her marriage, Miss Garrett was a teacher in Clark county, Ind., having been educated in the old-time seminaries of Wash- ington county, Pa., and Steubenville. Ohio. Three children were born to this union, viz.: Frances E., Eugene G. and Mary. Mrs. Hav died in 1866, and Dr. Hay married (sei Virginia Xaylor, and they were the parents of two daughters: Flora X. and Kate M. Dr. Hay died July 7. 1897, at Crawfordsville, Ind.. where he was leading a retired life. After his marriage as noted abo Henry C. Durbin remained in Indianapolis un- til his removal to Anderson. He has always taken an active interest in political a from early man! md ever since tion in Anderson has been recogni ' man of ability, judgment aril public 8i6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD He was reared in the Methodist faith and still retains membership with that religious body. Mrs. Durlun is a member oi tne Presbyterian Church. Hiev have one daugnter, KeDecca May. Capt. Uurbin is an honored memuer of the G. A. P., past commander of Major xYlay Post, No. -'44, and is also a member of the I. O. O. P., of Anderson. Mrs. Durbin is equally well known. She is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps and president of the Woman's Club of Anderson. WILLIAM L. LANKFORD, who entered into rest in the summer of 1907, was a repre- sentative farmer and old settler of Morgan county, an ex-soldier of the Civil war and a most highly esteemed citizen of Jefferson town- ship. He was born June 8, 1828, in Knox county, Tenn., son of Nathan and Nancy (Em- bly) Lankford, both of whom were natives of Nelson county, Virginia. In early manhood Nathan Lankford en- gaged principally in teaming as an occupation, but after marriage he became interested in farming and came to Indiana in 183 1. For two vears he was located in Monroe county, and then moved into Morgan county, where he lived in both Washington and Jefferson town- ships. His death occurred in 184(1, at the age of sixty-five years, his wife also dying at about the same age. She was a member of the Methodist Church, but he was not identified with any religious body. During the War of 1812 he paid for a substitute. For twenty- four vears he was a justice of the peace in Jefferson township. To Nathan and Nancy (Embly) Lankford were born eight children, of whom two survive: John E., of Newton county, Mo., and Payton A., of the same place. The grandparents of William L. Lank- ford were farming people and were slave own- ers in Virginia. William Lankford, the father of Nathan, was of English ancestry, lived and died in Virginia and was the father of four- teen children. The maternal grandfather, Luke Emblv, was of Irish and English an- cestry, was also a native of Virginia, reared a family of one son and seven daughters, and died in his native State, well advance. 1 in vears. William L. Lankford was three years ot age when his parents came to Morgan county, aiid in boyhood he attended the subscription schools in his vicinity. After his marriage he rented land for three years, and then pur- chased a tract of eighty acres, which he Later sold and bought another containing sixty-nine acres. Later he sold this farm and bougnt his late home of 160 acres, located in section 2, Jefferson township. In August, 1802, Air. Lankford enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering Company H, 79th Ind. V. I., and per- formed a soldier's duties for one year, lacking a few days and then was discharged on ac- count of disability, having contracted rheuma- tism. Mr. Lankford held the rank of ser- geant. Upon his return to Morgan county, Mr. Lankford resumed farming, and for forty years was a leading agriculturalist in Jeffer- son township, his residence in Morgan county covering a period of sixty-six years. In 1847 William L. Lankford was married to Miss Martha Sloan, daughter of William and Ritchey Sloan, and the ten children born to this marriage were: Minerva G., who mar- ried Alonzo Lewellen, of Monroe township and they have children, William Guruey, Annie A. and Margaret; James H., a farmer in Jef- ferson township, who married Mary J. Isen- hour, and she died in October, 1902, leaving twin daughters, Ida (wife of Clay Williams) and Iva (wife of Leonard Canatsy) ; Nathan E., who died at the age of two years ; William Perry, who married Clara Hodges, and has children, Howard, Frederick and Carlton ; Nancy Margaret, deceased, who married Wil- liam D. Overton, and had one son, William; Harvey Mason, a farmer near Vincennes, Ind., who married Pearl Decker; Edward S., who married Serena Stirewalt and lives in Ashland township; Joseph H., an employe of the War Department, at Washington City, who married Rose Wilhite, and has three children, Evrett, Jesse and Joseph ; John E., who died at the age of four years ; and Tony H., at home. The mother of this family died in 1884, aged fifty- four years. She was a member of the Christian Church, in which Mr. Lankford was an elder. In politics Mr. Lankford supported the Re- publican party. ISAAC GOODMAN. In the early days of Henry county, Ind., a little company of pioneers from Hawkins county, Tenn., settled in 1838, about five miles south of New Castle. Some fourteen farmers with their families, in- cluding among them twenty-four young men, made the journey with one-horse vehicles, for all were in humble circumstances, and rented farms in that section. With these came also a widow, Mrs. Patsy (Morris) Goodman, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 817 whose husband, William Goodman, had died in 1835, and left her with a family of six children, a daughter who died young and live sons, Harrison, William, Jesse, Alfred and Isaac. Brought up to farm life, the sons took hold to help their mother as best they could, and after struggling along at first, eventually became successful men, as did most of the Tennessee band. Harrison Goodman, on his death, in Henry county, left a property of $80,000, and Jesse, who became a large land- owner and cattle man in Arkansas, accumu- lated some $200,000. Mrs. Goodman died in .Missouri, at the home of her son Isaac. Isaac Goodman was born in Hawkins county, Tenn.. .May 14. 1832. The family migration occurred when he was but six years old, so he was deprived of the chance to get a good education. He attended school but one month in his life, but learned to read and write at home, and through his own efforts became quite well informed. When only seven he was put to work with a farmer near by, James Winsor, and remained with him five years, beginning with wages of three dollars a month and ending with twenty. At the age of twenty-one he went to New Castle, opened a livery stable, and ran it three years. He then sold out, went to Pulaski county, Mo., bought some land and also entered 160 acres, settling down there to farming. Soon after his arrival in Missouri, in 1856, Mr. Goodman met the young lady whom he shortly after married. She was a Miss Pauline F. Brown, who was born in Pulaski county, 1 laughter of Richard and Nancy Brown. Rich- ard Brown had moved to Missouri from Ten- nessee, and taking up considerable land, was the owner of several hundred acres at the time of his death, which occurred at the ripe old age of eighty-one years. There were born four children in his family, Pauline, Rebecca, William and Perry. Isaac Goodman and his wife lived in a little log cabin on bis farm, only fifteen or twenty acres of which were at first cleared. They had eleven children, the three eldest born before the war, namely : Thomas Harrison ; Isaac ; Richard ; William : Ernie; Nancy; Laura: Belle; two who died; and Ethel. In 1862 Mr. Goodman enlisted in the army, and his wife was left with little help except from the oldest boy to run the farm. Between them they managed to put in the crops and raise enough to support them, aided by the money Mr. Goodman sent home. But it meant much of the hardest toil, while in 5 J addition to the work outside, all the clothing for the family was made from wool which was carded, spun, woven and made up in the house. Mr. Goodman enlisted at Waynesville, Mo., in Company A. 48th Mo. V. J., for three years or during the war, and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same organization, making nearly four years' service in all, before he was honorably discharged at St. Louis in [865. For one year he served as mail carrier in Missouri, Ar- kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and ( ieorgia. He shared in practically all of the battles, marches and campaigns of his regiment, participating in the engagements at Cross Hollow, Ark. ; at Big Mill, near Waynesville; in Morgan county, Mo.; at Nashville; in several other battles in Kentucky and (ieorgia; and in one at Milton. Mo., where the U. S. troops killed or wounded 300 of the opposing guer- rillas, only one man escaping. He was also in endless skirmishes with the guerrillas, as much of the time they were after Price's men. While out as a scout in Arkansas, with five comrades, Mr. Goodman was once taken pri- soner but was allowed to go free in a few days by the Confederate officer in charge, to whom he had rendered a service shortly before. Mr. Goodman had been detailed a few days earlier on a foraging expedition and the cattle of this officer were taken, but because of Mr. Goodman's appeal to his commanding officer in behalf of the wife and children, who would be left in dire straits, she was allowed to choose two cows to retain. When later he was himself captured by the husband, the latter, on learning his name, managed in his grati- tude to let the prisoner go. At another period Mr. Goodman was on guard duty at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and while there was taken with varioloid, and obliged to spend three months in hospital. Otherwise he was in ac- tive service all through his time of enlist- ment. After the war .Mr. Goodman returned home. The place had been raided by the enemy several times during the war and every- thing taken, so that it was in reality beginning again, but he went to work and brought much of his 160 acres under cultivation. In 1868 he returned to Indiana and bought 160 acres in Madison county, paying forty dollars an acre. This property, which i< still his home, was only partly cleared then, and had only a log ''.welling. He finished clearing the land, ditched it, put up a good frame house and 8i£ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD barn and set out an orchard. He has now increased his holding to 200 acres, a tract of forty acres, on which are good buildings, now comprising his homestead. He has always been a hard working man and has reaped the due reward for his labors. Under Presi- dent McKinley lie served two years as post- master at Dundee, Madison county. He has been a good Republican since the founding of the party, when he cast his vote for Lincoln. He belongs to Elwood Post, G. A. R. Both Mr. Goodman and his wife are members of the Christian New Light Church, and are much respected and esteemed in their neigh- borhoi id. FREDERICK C. SANDERS. No nation has contributed to the complex makeup of the American social fabric a more valuable element than has the great empire of Ger- many, from which much of our best citizen- ship has been recruited. The subject of this review is a native of * iermany and is known and honored as a pioneer citizen of Indiana's capital, with whose development and ma- terial progress he has been intimately identi- fied. Mr. Sanders was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, May 29, 1832. son of Christian and Charlotte ( Dipka ) Sanders, both natives of that same Province, where they passed their entire lives, being people of sterl- ing character and representative of fine did German stock. Christian Sanders was reared on a farm, and to agriculture he gave his al- legiance throughout his entire life, becoming the owner of a fine estate, and being one of the most prominent and influential farmers in his locality. He was never active in public af- fairs, but was progres>ive and energetic, and was a man who commanded uniform confi- dence and esteem, and whose generosity and kindliness were proverbial. He was for many years an elder in the Lutheran Church, and in his home community was accorded many ap- preciative marks of public confidence and re- gard. He died on his old homestead, about 1850, his wife surviving him a number of years and passing away at the age of seventy. He w.i one of five children, all of whom passed their lives in the Fatherland, namely: Louis, Henry, Christian (father of our sub- ject), Lizzie and Sophia. The mother of our subject was one 01" four children, being the youngest, and the others were Louis, Fred and (aniline. Christian and Charlotte (Dipka) Sanders became the parents of four children, namely : Henry inherited the old home- stead, where he still lives ; William, now a resi- dent of Fort Wayne, Ind., came to America with our subject; Sophia became Mrs. Stopen- hagen ; and Frederick C. is the immediate subject of this review. In the excellent schools of his native Province Frederick C. Sanders received his early education, and he remained on the home- stead farm, assisting in its cultivation, until he had reached the age of seventeen, when, in 1849, in company with his brother William, he emigrated to America, landing in Balti- more, from which city the brothers proceeded by canal and by conveyance over the moun- tains to Pittsburg. Pa., and thence by steam- boat down the Ohio river to Cincinnati, where they again embarked on a canal boat, which afforded them transportation to Fort Wayne, Ind. They had been detained seven weeks in Cincinnati, owing to a break in the banks of the canal, which thus lost its requisite supply nf water. At that time cholera was raging in the city, and the brothers were compelled to remain on the canal boat during the time of their detention. Shortly after his arrival in Fort Wayne Mr. Sanders found employ- ment in general work about the home of a lo- cal banker, receiving $5 per month and board in compensation for his services. He was thus employed for eight months, after which he passed six months in the employ of the owner of a general store, and later he secured a po- sition as stable bov in connection with a hotel, in which connection he had his initial experi- ence with the aborigines, having a rather exciting encounter with a party of Wabash Indians, and being at the time able to under- stand neither their dialect nor the English language. In 1851 Mr. Sanders became a driver on the Wabash canal, and in the fall of that year he came to Indianapolis, where he secured a position in a livery stable, receiving Si 2 per month and his board. After four- teen months he secured an advance of a dol- lar in wages by becoming omnibus driver for ( ieneral Elliott, and with this line of work he was identified until the time of his marriage, in 1854, when he purchased a team, with which he engaged in street sprinkling for a time, and later was employed as helper in the Washing- ton foundry, at $7 per week, thus continuing for about a year, when he became incapaci- tated for work through an attack of jaundice, fri m which the various physicians were unable COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 819 to relieve him, though he resorted to one after another. A cure was finally effected through a simple home remed) given him by an old German lady. Before recovering his health Mr. Sanders found his ready money exhausted, and he took employment as helper in the blacksmith shops of the Bee Line Railroad, and here lie learned the trade and became a good workman, remaining employed as a black- smith in the shops until 1863, having received $3 per day for a term of several years and having so economized as to save a goodly por- tion of his earnings. In the year mentioned he resigned and engaged in business on his own responsibility, purchasing four acres of land, for $1,600, and there taking up the manu- facture of brick. Later on he purchased an additional three acres, and when, after a num- ber of years, the clay was exhausted on the seven acres, he bought 30 acres farther out from the city and there moved his plant. There he continued the manufacture of brick for many \ears, having been continuously identified with this line of enterprise for nearly a half century, and having been successful 1>\ reason of his energy, close application and good management. He retained possession of his seven-acre tract, which was outside the corporate limits of the city at the time of purchase, but eventually the city extended even beyond this locality, and he platted the tract as an addition and disposed of a number of lots at profitable figures. He still owns the thirty-acre tract, which is now devoted to farm- ing. On his seven-acre tract he erected a commodious brick residence and this still con- tinues to be the family home, the same being located on Prospect street. Mr. Sanders has erected a number of other substantial build- ings for business and residence purposes, and is the owner of valuable realty in the city, having thus contributed a due quota to the advancement of the interests of the capital and t<> its substantial upbuilding, while he has ever maintained a lively interest in all that touches the welfare of the city of whose magnificent development he has been a wit- ness. After years of earnest toil and endeavor, having accumulated a competency, Mr. Sand- ers retired from active business in [894, since which time he has devoted his attention to the supervision of his various properties and financial interests. He is known and honored as a man of impeachable integrity, and has ever retained the confidence and good will of the community. In polities he - stanch Democrat, but has never aspired n> public office. He was loyal to the Union during the Civil war, being mi situated that he could not go to the front in person but sending a substitute at his own expense. Ik' clings to the faith in which he was reared, and i of the honored members of the Lutheran Church, having been a regular attendant of old Zion Church, on West Ohio street, ever since locating in Indianapolis. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the German Urphans' Home, and contributed liberally to the fund by which this noble insti- tution was supplied. In 1854 Mr. Sanders married Miss Alice Myer, wdio was born in Minden, Prussia, April 8, 1834, daughter of Carl and Dora (Fay) Myer, who emigrated thence to America in 1851, landing in New Orleans, thence coming to Indianapolis, where he purchased ten acres of land and engaged in gardening, in which he continuned until 1870. In that year he re- tired, and his death occurred two years later, while his wife survived him by about eight years. Their children were as follows : Charles, a resident of Minnesota ; Alice ; Crist, who died in 1899; and Louisa, the wife of William Nagle, an engineer. The parents and children all held membership in the Lutheran Church. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Sanders has been blessed with seven children, namely : Ella, Mrs. F. W'eilburg; Charles and John, who are successful business men of Indianapo- lis ; Henry, a dairyman ; Nannie, Airs. Gait ; Bertha, Mrs. F. Gates ; and Fred, still at home, who served as a member of the Indianapolis Battery, in Porto Rico, during the Spanish- American war. GEORGE GINDER, a highly esteemed resident and substantial farmer of Green town- ship, Madison county, Ind., was born Feb. 3, 1829, in Lawrence county, Pa., son of Michael and Mary (Schaefer) Ginder, both of which families are of sturdy Pennsylvania Dutch stock, long settled in Lawrence and Beaver counties, Pennsylvania. George Ginder, father of Michael, went to Ohio, and settled in Mahoning county, near Petersburg, where he owned a farm. His children were: Frederick, George, Michael, Mollie, Tenie and Rachel. Michael Ginder located in Indiana in 1852, and settled near Fortville, where he boi eighty acres of land. This land was little red, but by bard work Mr. Ginder sue- 820 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ceeded in clearing it up, erected good build- ings and made a comfortable home. This home he later sold, moving, before the Civil war. to a farm, where the brick Fall Creek Methodist Church now stands. Here he owned sixty acres of well improved land, and upon this farm he died aged eighty-one years. Mrs. Cinder, who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died at about the same age. In politics Mr. Cinder was an Old Line Whig. He and his wife were the parents of the fol- lowing children: John, a member of the [2th Indiana Infantry; < ieorge ; Sarah, who died in Pennsylvania ; Jennie L., who married Charles Bargarner, a soldier of the Civil war. < lei irge Ginder received but a common school education. He came to Indiana in 1852, the journey being made down the Ohio river with his sister Jane, to Madison, Ind. The horses and goods were shipped to Cin- cinnati, whence his father and mother made their way to Madison county. George Ginder worked on the farm when young, and was married May 19, 1852. to Mary Ellen Rich- ard, born April 21, 1833, in Lawrence county, Pa., at Scalp Springs, so named because of the custom of the Indians to cut a notch in the trees at this place, for every white man's scalp that was taken. Mary Ellen Richard was the daughter of John and Margaret (Moore) Richard, the former of whom was of Welsh and Irish stock. He was a Methodist preacher and farmer of Lawrence county, removing from there in 1850, to Fortville, Ind. He improved a farm near Fortville, upon which he set out an or- chard of fine apple trees, which he later sold, moving to a farm where the town of Ingalls now stands. Here he died in 185 1, aged about fifty vears, and his wife died in the same year. John Richard preached the Gospel to the pio- neers in the surrounding country, and was a man of great piety of character. His chil- dren were as follows: David, of the 12th Indiana Infantry : John ; Samuel : Jesse ; Wil- liam ; Mary Ellen, Mr-. Ginder; Anna; Ma- tilda : Sarah and Nancy. George Ginder was engaged in farm work at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war. In November, 1861. while plowing in the field, Mr. Ginder heard the drums beating at Fort- ville. where the soldiers were getting ready to leave for the front. Leaving his team of horses hitched to the plow, standing in the furrow. Mr. Ginder walked into town and volunteered. Mrs. Ginder was left to face the burdens of life, with three small children, as she might. Our subject was mustered in as a private of Company B, 2d Ind. Cav., known as the 41st Ind. Regt., to serve three years or during the war. He served until his time ex- pired, and then re-enlisted as a veteran, at Cleveland, Term., for three years more, serv- ing until honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., in 1865, tne war having closed. He was a participant in the battles of Pittsburg Landing; Bardstown, Kv. ; West Point; Shelby, Ga. ; Shiloh ; Hartsville ; Crab < )r- chard ; Chickamauga ; Sequatchie Valley ; Mossv Creek: Strawberry Plains; Dandridge; and many other smaller battles and skirmishes. On veteranizing Mr. Ginder received a thirty- days fourlough, making a trip home. He was never wounded in battle, but was sick in the hospital at Tallahassee, Fla., for two weeks. He was injured by falling from his saddle in a charge across a bridge and was confined in a hospital at Louisville a short time. With the-e exceptions, Mr. Ginder was with his regiment in all of its marches, skirmishes and battles, and always did his duty as a loyal soldier should. After the war Mr. Cinder returned to his home in Madison county, Ind., where he re- ceived twenty acres of land from his father, which he later sold and bought forty acres 1 if timber land. This he cleared, ditched and made into a good farm, erecting good, sub- stantial buildings, where he now has a fine home. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ginder have been as follows: (1) Sarah Jane died aged twenty-seven years. (2) Nancy Ann died aged eighteen years. (3) John Warren was killed bv accident at the Bright- wood car yards, aged thirty-two years. He had married Clara B. Brattain, and left two children, orphans, his wife having died six months before. These children were : Effie D.. and Bertie L., who died aged ten years. (41 Margaret Frances married (first) John Bixler, who died at the age of thirty- two years, leaving one son, William H. She married (second) Joseph Morris Sheppard, a farmer, son of John J. and Flora (Hiday) Sheppard. by whom she had children, Emerson Lee. Ruth Marie and George Joseph. Air. and Mrs. Sheppard work the farm for Mr. Ginder. They are members of the German Baptist Brethren Church, in which he has been a minister for the past eight years. George Ginder has always been an in- dustrious and hard working man, but was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 821 greatly disabled through the exposure received during his services to his country. In political opinions he was an old-line Whig, and one of the first Republicans, casting his vote for John C. Fremont, the Presidential candidate, and for every Republican Presidential candi- date since. He is a member of Sol. D. Kemp- ton Post, G. A. R., of Fortville, Indiana. XOR.MAX T. CUNNINGHAM, one of the prominent and substantial farmers of Morgan county, was born in Jefferson town- ship, in this county, within a half mile of his present home, on Feb. 16, 1856, son of Wil- liam X. and Xancy H. (Lankford) Cunning- ham, the former of whom was born in Wood- ford county, Ky., and the latter in Virginia. John Cunningham, the paternal grand- father, was a native of Kentucky and of Irish descent, his father having emigrated to the United States from Ireland. John Cunningham took part in the War of 1812, married twice and reared two sets of children, and died in his native State when far advanced in years. The maternal grandfather was a native of Virginia, also a soldier in the War of 1812, and in search of good farming land, came to Morgan county, Ind., among the early set- tlers. His descendants were numerous and he lived to old age. William X. Cunningham worked in his lather's distillery in Kentucky for a time, but was still a young man when he made his way to Indiana seeking his fortune, landing in the State with fifty cents in his pocket. At first he worked by the month and then entered land from the Government, in Washington town- ship, at the same time embarking in a mercan- tile business at Terre Haute. He later met with misfortune, lost all he had earned, and then began farming in Jefferson township. Morgan county. Mr. Cunningham in later life was reckoned among the wealthiest men of the county. Although he was rated at $200,000, he continued farming until within a few years of his death, when he moved to Martinsville and lived there retired until his decease in 1886, at the age of eighty-one years, lie was survived by his wife until Sept. 22. [897, aged seventy-nine years at her death. Both parents were most worthy members of 1 hristian Church. Mr. Cunningham was twice married, his wives being sisters. ( >f the -even children of the first marriage, two sur- vive: Eliza, wife of Harmon Weddell, of county, Ind.; and Xancv. who married (first) Ephraim Goss and (second) John Weddell, and resides in Davis county. Norman T. Cunningham has passed his life in Jefferson township and has attended the district schools. At maturity he was financially assisted by his lather when the latter divided his estate among his children, Norman T. receiving 201 acres of the old homestead, to which he has added, until he now owns a little less than 500 acres. In 1SS7 he built a large, handsome, brick residence on the place, and now has one of the finest farms in Jefferson township. On Oct. 27, 1889, Mr. Cunningham was married to Miss Alary J. Williamson, daugh- ter of Wilson and Margaret (Downey) Wil- liamson, the former of whom was born in County Tyrone. Ireland, married and emi- grated to the United States. After a short residence in Ohio, they came to Morgan county, Ind., and lived some years in Wash- ington township, and then moved into Jeffer- son where Mr. Williamson died in 189 1, aged fifty years. His father was a farmer in Ire- land where he spent his life. Mrs. William- son was also born in Ireland, a daughter of John Downey, who lived in Ohio, whence he came to Indiana in i860, settling in Morgan county. He died in Washington township, aged ninety-six years, the father of thirteen children. Mrs. Williamson is still living. Both she and husband were members of the Episco- pal Church. Air. and Airs. Cunningham have had three- children born to them: Alabel, Earl, and one that died in infancy. In politics he is a Re- publican, and he is a man of established repu- tation, and is regarded as one of the repre- sentative men of the county. HENRY C. MITCHELL, who has been a resident of Anderson for a period of thirty- four years, is connected with the postal ser- vice at that place, and is a veteran of the great Civil war. He was born in Harrison county, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1843, son of John and Elizabeth (Haller) Mitchell. John Mitchell was a native of England, who. after coming to America, settled in Alary- land and served in the War of [8l2. He be- came a planter and slave owner, but later. not believing in slavery, released his -lave-. and moved to Harrison county, Ohio, where he settled on a large tract of land. He was twice married, the children of the first mar- being: George; Ira. a soldier in the 822 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Civil war who served with an Indiana infantry regiment; Jonathan; Joseph; Katy and Hes- ter. To Mr. Mitchell and his second wife tin se children were born : William K. ; Henry C. ; Sarah Catherine; and John N. The father of these children died on his farm in Harrison county, Ohio. Henry C. Mitchell received a common school education, attending during the winter months while he worked on the farm in the summer time. He enlisted in Tippecanoe township, Harrison county, Ohio, but was ac- credited to Washington township, March 17, 1864, as a private of Company K, 74th O. V. L, to serve three years or during the war, and he served until honorably discharged on ac- count of the close of the war. July 20, ,1805, at Camp Denison, Ohio. Air. Mitchell was a participant in many great battles, among which may be mentioned: The great Atlanta campaign, when the Union troops were under fire for nearly four months; with the 14th Army Corps, under "Pap Thomas," in the battles of Buzzard's Roost, Peach Tree Creek, Allatoona, Kenesaw Mountain and Rome, Ga. He was taken sick with chronic diarrhea, chills and fever, and was confined in Hospital No. 1, Nashville, Tenn., nearly dying from this complaint. Upon his partial recovery he was made hospital steward, in which capacity he served until April, 1865, and then rejoined his regiment at Washington, taking part in the Grand Review, the greatest review in history. After the war Air. .Mitchell returned to Harrison county, Ohio, where he lived two years, and then, in 1867, went to Virginia City, Xev., making the journey by way of New York, by steamer to the Isthmus of Panama, up Lake Nicaragua, on to San Fran- cisco, Cal., thence to Sacramento and from there by rail and stage, over the mountains to Reno and finally to Virginia City. He worked in a sluice mill from .May, 1868, until September, 1870, at $100 per month in gold coin. In 1870 he located in Anderson, hid., engaging in the marble business, in which he remained six years. For fifteen years he was baggage master of the Big Four railroad in that city. Air. Henry C. Alitchcll was married June 24, 1875, in Anderson, to Flora E. Kessler, born in Massillon, Stark county. Ohio, Feb. 22, 1850. daughter of Simon P. and Susan (Upp) Kessler. The Kesslers were of sturdy German stock of Pennsylvania, and the I'pp^ were of the same nationality. Simon 1'. Kes- sler was born in Mifflin county, Pa., in 1814, and was married in Sandusky, Ohio, where he was working at his trade of carriage trimmer and upholsterer, to Susan Upp, daughter of Peter and Susan (Winters) Upp. Air. Kess- ler settled in Massillon, Ohio, where he con- ducted his business successfully and became a respected citizen. He was a Lutheran in re- ligion, while his wife was a Alethodist, and they were the parents of these children : Al- onzo, a private of the three years' service, 76th O. Y. I.; Henry, of the 19th O. V. 1., who served three years; Ida; Flora: George, Laura, Emma and Edward. Airs. Alitchcll received an excellent education in the pub- lic schools of Alassillon, including the high school, and began teaching at seventeen years of age. She taught for two years near Mas- sillon in the district schools, and came with her father's family to Anderson, Ind., in 1870, where she taught five years, or until her mar- riage. Air. and Airs. Alitchcll were the parents of three children: Ralph C, who died at the age of two and one-half years ; ( leorge F., who died at the age of eighteen years, as the result of an accident in Anderson ; and Vaughn, who died at the age of eighteen months. Air. and Airs. Alitchell are members of the Alethodist Church, in which she was a Sunday-school teacher in her younger days. In political opinions Air. Alitchell is a stanch Re- publican. He is an honored member of Alajor Alay Post, G. A. R., and has been a member of the .Masonic fraternitv for twenty-seven years. He is well known as a reliable, industrious man. CLAUDE C. BALL, who is engaged in the practice of law in Aluncie, Delaware county, Ind., stands well in his profession and among the substantial citizens of his section. He was born in Delaware county, where his family has been settled for almost three-quarters of a century, his grandfather. Samuel Ball, Inn- ing come hither from Ohio in 1834. He is of old Virginia stock, being a great-grand- son of James Ball, who was born in Virginia, Sept. 5, 1777, and settled in Perry county, Ohio, when a young man, passing the re- mainder of his life there. A complete ac- count of himself and his son, Samuel I '.all, will he found in the sketch of Robert Mans- field Ball. Samuel Ball was horn Alarch 11. i8r^. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 823 in Perry county, Ohio, spent his early life there, and in [834 came to Indiana, making the journey on foot. He settled in what is Monroe township, Delaware county, took up land, was one of the organizers of the township, and a prominent member of the Christian Church in the neighborhood. He died May 17, 1886, in that township, re- spected by all who knew him. He was mar- ried in Delaware county to Rebecca Mans- field, likewise a member of a pioneer family of the county, and they became the parents of children as follows': Arthur D., John \\\, Andrew (who died when three years old), George M., Susan, James B., Samuel P., Rob- ert .M., Margaret M., and Rebecca (who died unmarried at the age of thirty-eight years). George M. Ball, lather of Claude C. Ball, was born in Monroe township, Delaware unity, and grew to manhood among pioneer surroundings. He bought 120 acres of land in the woods in that township, cleared it, and followed farming all his days, living on that place continuously from the time of his mar- riage until his death, which occurred March 1, 1879, at the early age of thirty-five. He married Susan Hale, who was born in Henry county, Ind., daughter of Lafary Hale, and to them were born the following named chil- dren : Walter L., a lawyer, member of the firm of Ball & Xeedham, Muncie, and present State senator; Joseph H., also of Muncie; Claude C. ; John W., a resident of Muncie; Clay A., a student at the Indiana Medical College, Indianapolis; Maude M., who mar- ried Arthur P>. Ayres, has two children, 1 iaynelle and Ellen, and resides in Fortville. The mother of this family survives, and is at present living on a farm in Delaware county. The father was a substantial and respected citizen, a worthy member of a family whose representatives have always been regarded as belonging to the best element in their com- munities wherever found. Claude C. Ball was born on the home farm Sepl 26, [874, and was reared in that neigh borhood, where he attended the district school. lie also went to a graded school at Spring- port, Henry county, Ind., and when he was iteen began teaching, continuing at that work for two terms, after which he entered the State University at Bloomington. He graduated in 1895, and having in the meantime taken up the study of law during his summer vacations — reading with f. X. Templer, of Muncie — he followed with a course in the law school, from which he was graduated in June, 1896. lie was admitted to the Bar in July, and became associated in the practice of law in the firm of Templer, Ball & Temp- ler, continuing for four years, until the nership was dissolved, when Mr. Ball con- tinued alone. He has been at his presenl location since that time, and has acquired an extensive and lucrative patronage, principally corporation business, which occupies his time fully. Mr. Pall's standing at the Delaware county Bar is a credit to the legal fraternity in his locality, and a tribute to his ability and professional attainments, which have lien reo gnized wherever he has been engaged. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Oakville, Ind., and of DeEmber Tribe, I. < ). R. M., of Muncie. In political sentiment he is a stanch Republican. < )n Aug. 8, 1905, Air. Ball was united in marriage with Edna M. Sutton, who was horn at Dunkirk, Ind., daughter of James and Emma Sutton. JOHN EDWARD BAIN, a prominent farmer of Morgan county, residing on Sec- tion 11, in Jefferson township, was born Feb. 12, 1852, in that township, son of John and I '.ridget (Gallagher) Bain, the former of whom was born in the Highlands of Scot- land and the latter in the State of Pennsyl- vania. The Bain family belonged to County Caithness. Scotland, and there the paternal grandparents lived and died, although a num- ber of their children came to America. The maternal grandparents lived for many years in Baltimore, Maryland. John Bain, father of John Edward, was a stone mason by trade. He came to America from Scotland about 1830, locating at Balti- more, and in 1834, came to Indiana, settling in Jefferson township, Morgan county, w hen- lie bought land and kept on purchasing ad- ditional tracts until he owned about 1.40:5 acres. His death took place in 1872, when he was aged sixty-six years. His first wife passed away in 1856. Although she was reared in the Catholic faith, she joined with her husband in membership in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Bain became a very prominent citizen, served several times as township ee and left behind him the record of a useful and exemplary life. To fohn and Gallagher) 'lain were born three 824 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD -us and one daughter: James G., of Mar- tinsville; William G., of Jefferson township; John Edward; and Mary C. For his second wife John Bain married Mrs. Bathsheba Ab- bott, daughter of Frederick Goss, of Gos- port, and the children of this marriage were: ( harles, deceased; Benjamin F. ; Murry C. ; Emma O., wife of Glenn Swiggett, of Mis- souri ; and Henry and Harvey, twins. John Edward J lain has lived in Jefferson township all his life, securing his education first in the district schools and then in the Martinsville high school. Until he reached maturity and was prepared to start out in life for himself, he remained with his father. 1 Ee received fifty acres of land from his father's estate and has added eighty by pur- chase, and as his wife owns some 270 acres, they together have the income from 400 acres. Mr. Main operates his land carefully and suc- cessfully, and has the reputation of being one of the best farmers in the township. ( In Dec. 2, 1873, Mr. Bain married Miss Perlena Cunningham, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Cunningham, the former of whom was born in Kentucky and the latter in Virginia. They were early set- tlers in Morgan county and reared a family of four children, extended mention of this prominent family being found in another part of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Bain have a family of six sons and one daughter, namely : William C, Walter T.. James E.. Marion J.. Blanche Estella, Ernest S. and Harrison Mc- Kinley. The eldest sons are students at col- lege. Mrs. Bain is a valued member of the Christian Church. Mr. Fain gives his politi- cal allegiance to the Republican party. He is one of the highly esteemed citizens of Jef- ferson township, which he has served four years as trustee. ELMER FLRRITT BRYAN, A Teacher OF Teachers. — To bear such a title is synon- ymous with knowledge and experience. Knowledge is power. The one possess- in that ] tower can use it for the bene- fit or for the injury of his fellow- men. A knowledge that pursues philoso- phy and digs dee]) into sci only to use it for evil purpose, to distort its meaning, to teach infidelity and every form of false- li 1. although this teaching may seem truth .-uid beauty — such teaching in the day we live in is too prevalent. A teacher of teachers! Such is Dr. E. B. Bryan, President of Frank- lin College, a man who, but still a young man. forty-three years of age, is swaying and mold- ing the lives and thoughts of young men and women not only in the institution of which he is the head, but throughout the Umited States. Dr. Fryaivs services are in great demand. Probably no man of his age has spoken to as many and as large audiences from Pennsylva- nia to Kansas. He has delivered very many lectures on the subject of Pedagogy, and it is conceded that as a teacher of teachers he has no superior, if an equal. As a platform speaker and orator he is forceful, his delivery quiet but impressive. The truths he imparts are always truths that sink deep into the heart. An earnest Christian man in his talks and teachings, he ever holds up the Man of Galilee as the name above all names. Dr. Bryan be- lieves that to succeed this command that he often quotes from Exodus, "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me," shall permeate and be the motto of a man's life. Elmer Burritt Bryan was born in Van Wert, Ohio, April 23, 1865, son of Daniel and Mary Elizabeth Beeler Bryan. He attended the high school in Kokomo. Ind., graduated from the Indiana State Normal School in 1889. and from the Indiana University in r893, with the degree of A. B. He was a student at both Harvard and Clark Universities from 1898 to 1900. On June 28. 1889. he was married in Terre Haute. Ind.. to Miss Margaret L. Scott. lie was a teacher in public and high schools part of each year from 1882 to 1894; also was a teacher in the manual training school. In- dianapolis, from 1894 to 1896; professor of Social and Educational Science. Butler Col- lege, 1896-97; assistant professor of Pedagogy, [897-99; assistant professor of Pedagogy, 1899-1901, Indiana University; principal In- sular Normal School in Philippine Islands. 1901-02; General Superintendent of Education, Philippine Islands, Jan. 1 to Aug. 13, 1903; professor Educational and Social Psychology, Indiana University, 1903-05 ; president Frank- lin College, since July 1, 1905. He received a gold medal and diploma at the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition for the Philippine Exhibit. Dr. Bryan is a member of the National Educational Association. He is a Republican in political sentiment and a Baptist in religion. He is a frequent contributor to educational publications. He is the author of a standard work entitled "The Basis of Practical Teach- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 8^5 ing," a book on Pedagogy, and is writing an- other book, "Moral Education." As an edu- cator Dr. Bryan holds high rank; as a man he is universally admired and honored. WILLIAM (i. SHAW, an enterprising agriculturist of Monroe township, Madison county, who is engaged in cultivating his fine forty-acre farm just outside of the corporation of Orestes, is a veteran of the Civil war. He was born Dec. 7, 1843, in Jackson township. Madison county, Ind., son of William and Mary (Heck) Shaw. William Shaw was born in Brown county, Ohio, of Scotch stock, and was married in Bracken county, Ky., to Mary Heck, daughter of Godfried Heck, of German stock and a soldier of the War of 1812. After marriage Mr. Shaw and his wife settled on land in Fayette county, Ind., where he cleared a farm, but this he sold, and in 1843 removed to Madi- son county, Ind., and settled in Jackson town- ship, on 200 acres of wild land in the woods, which he purchased from the United States Government. Here he built a log cabin, in which he lived for five years, when his death occurred, in his forty-seventh or forty-eighth year. The cabin which stood on the farm was used by the family for many years. It was built of logs and had a fireplace with a stick chimney. At the time of his death Mr. Shaw left these children, the youngest of whom was three years old : Mary Ann, John, Eliza, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Thomas, James, Samantha, Eli, William G. and Douglass. Mr. Shaw was a hard-working, industrious man and was well known among the pioneers. In politics he was a Democrat. After his death Airs. Shaw remained on the farm for about three years, and then sold out and removed to Des Moines county, Iowa, settling six miles west of Burlington, but not liking the country, after two years she returned to Indiana and settled in Pipe Creek township. She died at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth Coch- ran, in Frankton, at the age of ninety years, in the faith of the New Eight Church. William G. Shaw was about nine or ten years of age when taken to Iowa, prior to which time he had attended school for about two terms. He went to school in the new State for two years, and after returning to Indiana continued to receive instructs n until about eighteen years of age. His summer months were spent in work on the farm, and in the winter, when attending the sch hewed lug house with puncheon seats, he had to travel three miles to reach it. When nineteen years of age Mr. Shaw enlisted at Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 21, [863, in Company G, 34th Ind. V. I., Capt. II. L. Dean, to serve one year or during the war. and was .honorably discharged at Browns- ville, Texas, Oct. 21, 1864, his services having been in Louisiana and Texas, mostly on garri- son duty. He participated in many hard marches, notably that on Padre Island, on the Gulf of Mexico, when he was on a foraging expedition after a large herd of Texas cattle for an army of between 3,000 and 4,000 men. The weather was extremely hot and the men suffered terribly, being compelled to march forty miles in twenty-four hours, the entire march being a distance of 240 miles. Mr. Shaw was ever an active and faithful soldier. and did his full duty to his country. After the war Mr. Shaw returned to Indi- ana and engaged in farm work by the month. On March 10, 1869, he was married in Mon- roe township, Madison county, to Mary J. Young, born Oct. 20, 1849, daughter of Wil- liam and Jane (McClucas) Young, the for- mer a native of Scotland and the latter of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were born: Ella, Allie and Charles, the latter of whom, educated in Or- estes, is a boxmaker by trade and for nine months was a soldier in the Spanish-American war, belonging to the First Heavy Artillery, United States Regular Army. After their marriage Mr. Shaw and his wife first settled on land one mile south of Pipe Creek, in Monroe township, after which they removed to the present home, a farm of forty acres, just outside of the corporation of Orestes. This is a part of the original home of William Young, the land having been en- tered by him and cleared from the woods. Mr. Shaw has made many improvements on the place, including the erection of new and substantial buildings, and he is considered one of the practical farmers of the township. In political matters he is a Democrat, and he is connected with Alexander Post, < i. A. R. ALEXANDER D. READING ceased). From the older settled states of the Union, when Indiana was opened up for set- tlement, came families in whose veins some of the best blood in the country. Work- ing with the energy and keen foresight which made their progenitors conquen rs in so many 826 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD unequal struggles with greater powers, these early settlers subdued the hostile Indian tribes, redeemed the land from forest and swamp, and founded and developed the great common- wealth, which is now an honor to them and their children's children. Une of these fami- lies so mentioned, bore the name of Reading, and another that of Brown. Alexander D. Reading was born near Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 18, 1822, and passed away on Dec. 6, 1901. He was a son of Samuel and Susan (Johnson) Reading. The Reading family trace their ancestry back to Sir Robert Reading, of England. A part of the family emigrated to America with some of the first emigrants, and located in what is now- New Jersey. The paternal grandfather of Alexander D. Reading served in the Revo- lutionary war, fighting the mother country for freedom. He moved to Kentucky at an early day, from which place his son Samuel served in the war of 18 12. Samuel followed farming, having a farm of several hundred acres near Frankfort which was worked by the slaves, he being a large slave owner. The maternal grandfather Johnson came to Ken- tucky from the East also at an early day, and brought with him one hundred slaves. After the death of his father, Alexander D. Reading sold his portion of the slaves, and came in 1850 to Indianapolis, and followed his trade of plastering, accumulating several pieces of property. In the fall of 1865 he moved to Warren township, Marion county, Ind., and followed farming. He owned a fine farm of 140 acres, with excellent improve- ments. In politics he was always a strong Democrat, and he always believed in slavery. He never aspired to public office, but served as justice of the peace from 1872 to 1876. His religious views made him a Baptist. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis, and to the erection of that edifice he donated $500 in 1862, and he continued a faithful member in good standing until his death. Mr. Alexander D. Reading was married, in 185T, t<> Sarah F. J. Brown, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Messenger) Frown. Robert Frown was born in Stanton, Augusta county, Va., Feb. 5, 1787. and his wife was born in Pennsylvania Dec 26, 1780. They married in Pennsylvania in 1807, and moved to Hamilton, Ohio, in 1808. While living at Hamilton, he entered the army for service in the War of 1S12. His division was sent to the frontier to hold the Indians in check and prevent them from murdering the settlers. His family still has his captain's sword, which they prize very highly. Mr. Brown moved his family to Indianapolis in the fall of 1822, and bought and lived on seven acres of land, the present site of the Blind Asylum, and he raised corn on the pres- ent site of the Marion county court house. In the fall of 1830 he moved to Warren town- ship, where in 1824, he had purchased eighty acres from the government, and had cleared a few acres and built a cabin in the meantime to move his family into. He helped to build the first log cabin school house in the neigh- borhood. Mr. Brown was a typical pioneer, a great hunter, a good farmer, and a helpful neighbor. His wife died April 20, 1807, and he followed her on Oct. 20, 1876, at the ripe old age of four score and ten. Six children were born to Robert and Elizabeth Brown, of whom Mrs. Reading, born May 9, 1830, was the youngest ; she died April o, 1907. She became a member of the First Baptist Church of Indianapolis in 1862, and was a member at the time of her death. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Reading: Robert S.. who mar- ried Lula Walford, is a farmer in Dent count}-. Mo., where he owns 700 acres of fine land ; William A. is a prominent attorney of Indi- anapolis ; George P., M. D., a retired physi- cian, lives on the old homestead ; John M. lives in Dent county, Mo., and follows farming ; Mary E. lives at the homestead, as also does Russ R. Reading. FUTHER C. ALLISON, one of the highly esteemed citizens of Muncie, Ind., and a leading business man of that thriving city, was born Oct. 26, 1845. at Warrenton, Fauquier county, Va., son of James J. and Elizabeth ( Minter) Allison. The Allison family is of English and. by intermarriage, of Scotch stock, the founder of the family in America, tradition says, being an Englishman. The great-grandfather of Lu- ther C. Allison, who is supposed to have been the founder, was the possessor of a tool chest, made of yellow poplar, which has been handed down from generation to generation to our subject, and by him modernized and still used. Luther C. Allison received but a scanty education, but studied much and read con- siderably, and in this way grained knowledge COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 827 of many subjects. He was reared on the 600- acre farm of his father, who was a slave owner, and began to learn the trade of mill- wright, having a natural talent for mechanics. After serving a regular apprenticeship of three years in Warrenton, Va.. with an old tinu- Scotch mechanic, John Llewellyn, a mas- ter of his business, who was very thorough, exacting and severe, Mr. Allison left Warren- ton, being about sixteen years of age at this time, and located in L'rbana, Ohio, and began work at bridge building and carpentering. He was engaged at this work in February, 1865, when he enlisted at Urbana. as a private of Company E, 8th O. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, and he served until honor- ably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, the war having closed. His service was in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, and he took part in many skirmishes with the guerrillas in Ten- nessee and Kentucky. His regiment was also stationed at Cumberland Gap for several months. While skirmishing with bushwhack- ers in Kentucky, he was shot through the right thigh and right heel by minie balls, and having contracted measles in the temporary field hospital in an old church, he was taken to the hospital at Louisville. Ky. Later he returned to his regiment at Cumberland Gap. and served until discharged. He saw hard service and participated in several forced marches, including one from Emblent to Cum- berland Gap, the course taken being over the mountains and fording the Cumberland river. He was a good, faithful soldier, and served his country efficiently and well. After the war Mr. Allison returned to L'rbana, Ohio, and engaged in the carpenter- ing business, and there married July 8. [866, Sallie Bishop, born Feb. 28, 1850, in Zanes- field, Ohio, daughter of Edmund and Maria (Garner) Bishop, both of Pennsylvania-Ger- man stock. Mr. and Mrs. Allison removed in 1869 to Springfield, Ohio, where he engaged with Whitley, Fastler & Kcllev, manufacturers of harvester machinery, and with the excep- tion of one and one-half years in 1882-83, when he had charge of Barney Smith & Com- pany's plant, he was with this company for twenty-eight successive years, being fore- man and general manager of the shops and railroads (the company having mS mile- of railroads to the coal regions), and also archi- tect and machinist, having charge of from 600 to 700 men. In 1891 he came to Muncie for this firm as agent, having charge of the equip- ment of their plant in Muncie, but in 1892 he resigned from their employ, at which time he received the following letter from the linn, then doing business under the name of Wil- liam X. Whitely Company : Si ptember 29, (892. L. C. Allison, Dear Sir: As you are about leaving my employ and going elsewhere into business. I desire to ex- press to you my sincere thanks for the many kind favors in the past twenty-seven years and over of business acquaintance. During most of the timi you have been in my employ in the different capacities of workman in shop, foreman of department, super- intendent of construction, millwrighting, erecting and equipping factories, operating harvesting machines in the field, selling machinery, making collections and doing general traveling work. I have always found you a faithful, energetic, reliable business man in all the capacities in which I have known you, very thorough-going, painstaking and tireless in your efforts. A man of your experience, strength and vitality should make yourself felt wherever you go. You are the kind of man that has made up the mighty West of this country, and in seeking new fields for your efforts I bespeak you every success that you so much deserve. With kindest regards and best wishes, (Signed) W. N. WHITELY. Mr. Allison then engaged with the Hliber Manufacturing Company, of Marion, Ohio, and was their collector for eighteen months, when he received a letter of endorsement from them as follows : Marion, O., April 2, 1895. To Whom It May Concern : We take pleasure in saying that Mr. L. C. Allison has been in our employ for the past fifteen months in the capacity of collector, and he has given us good satisfaction. The only reason he leaves us is that we have our collection department shaped up so that we cannot use the services of a collector to good advantage. We cheerfully recommend him to any concern needing a good man on collections. Y( urs Respect fully, (Signed) S. E. BARLOW, T His next employment was traveling as col- lector and salesman for Wardner, Bushnell & Glessner. until 1898, traveling through twenty- two States for this firm. He then settled in Muncie, where he has since been engaged in a general jobbing and bicycle business. Fraternally Mr. Allison is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, the Red Men and the Patriotic Sons of America, holding offices in these lodges when a resident of Springfield, Ohio. He was a charter member of the Red Men there, this being one of the first ledges of that order in Ohio. Me is a 828 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD member of Williams Post, G. A. R., Muncie, Ind., and was formerly identified with Mitchell Post, No. 40. of Springfield, Ohio. In political matters he is a stanch Republican, having voted for every Republican Presidential candidate since Abraham Lincoln's second administration. He and his wife have had the following chil- dren: Cora Bell, who married Keller Vinda, a butcher at Muncie; Willie, who died aged about four years ; and Mollie Dell, who mar- ried John G. Otstot, a bookkeeper for Amos Whitely at Muncie, and has two children, Jessie and Amos. Mr. and Mrs. Allison were members of the M. E. Church in Ohio for about twenty years, and both may be said to have been lifelong Methodists. Mr. Allison is a very skilled mechanic. James J. Allison, the grandfather of Lu- ther C., who is supposed to have been a son of Martin, as Martin is a very common name in the family, was a farmer and store owner, living near the Rappahannock, on the north fork in Fauquier county, Va. His children were : William Thomas ; Martin ; Richard ; James J. ; Catherine, who married a Mr. Jar- mans ; one who died young ; and one daugh- ter who married Lewis Bray, who was a sol- dier in the British army, and who, after the death of his wife, returned to England. (He had a belt made, in which he carried his gold around his body, and as he never returned to this country it may be that he met with foul play.) The great-grandfather, Martin, lived to be 103 years old. James J. Allison, father of Luther C, was born about 1824, in Fauquier county. Va., a short distance from where he now lives. The remains of the old stone fireplace of the original log habitation are still standing. ( )n the site of the old log house, immense oak and poplar trees are growing. The grand- father, and his father. Martin, had cleared this farm, and here had owned 200 slaves. James J. Allison married Elizabeth M inter, born at Culpeper Court House, daughter of William M inter, of Scotch stock of that region. James J. Allison was a stanch Union man during the war. His children were: Luther C. John T., leremiah, James J., and Rosa, who died in infancy. Mrs. Allison died when our subject was twelve years of age, in 1857. Her hus- band, who is still living, was an old-line Whig, but is now a stanch Jacksonian Democrat, and has served his locality as supervisor. He is a member of the Campbellite branch of tin- Christian Church, and is stanch in its support. He is honored and esteemed for his many sterling qualities of character, by all who know him. HENRY and DANIEL GASCHO. With all of its foreign elements of population America claims comparatively few of French Huguenot stock. Of these few, Hamilton county, Ind., has been the home of members of the family of the name of Gascho since 1840 or earlier. Daniel Gascho, now advanced in years, is in the fourth generation from the last French ancestor, and his brother, Henry Gascho, who also lived in Hamilton county, died Nov. 11, 1906. Owing to the troubles and dangers ex- perienced by the Huguenots in France, the great-grandfather of the Gascho brothers left his native land and took refuge in Worms, Germany. His son, Henry, was born in that country, in a town called Darmstein, July 15, 1752. In the fall of 1766, when only four- teen vears of age this Henry Gascho, with his sister Barbara, two step-sisters, his mother, and his step-father, a Mr. Kraemer, embarked on an old-fashioned sailing vessel for America, taking fourteen weeks for the voyage. In the course of it Mr. Kraemer died and was buried at sea. Henry Gascho was a redemptioner, that is, in order to pay for his passage he had contracted in Germany to allow his ser- vices to be sold on his arrival in America for a set term of years, and his half-sisters are supposed to have come on similar terms. They served their time with German settlers in Lan- caster county, Pa., and Henry's employer was John Kaufman. Henry Gascho, after serving his time, lo- cated in Lancaster county, and followed his trade as a weaver. His family lived on a small farm, which he bought there, and which he carried on in addition to his weaving. Dur- ing the Revolution he enlisted in a Pennsyl- vania regiment, and fought for his adopted country. He married Barbara Schenck, who was born in Lancaster county. March 7, 1760, and who died Oct. 16, 1844, aged eighty-four years. He lived to the age of eighty-eight, dying four years before his wife. Their chil- dren were: John, born May 7, 1784 (father of Henry and Daniel) ; Barbara, Mrs. Jacob Murry ; and Henry. The family were all Mennonites in their religion. John Gascho, born May 7. [784, was given the ordinary common-school education of his (lav, that is, he could read and write and had COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 829 some knowledge of figures. His father, though able to do as much in German, never learned to do the same in English. John Gascho learned the weaver's trade from his father, and followed that occupation until 1 .i-; middle life, working in the old style which was probably handed down from his Huguenot ancestors, for they were known as a race of skilled weavers ami were the first to introduce the art into England. John became an un- usually good weaver, and one of his descend- ants still preserves a napkin made from a tablecloth of his handiwork. It is of pure linen, woven in a very fine intricate pattern and is as fresh as if made yesterday. There is also preserved a pattern book printed in Leipsic in German, which belonged to John Gascho. He wove both flax and wool, and produced not only table linen, coverlids, and clothing, linsey woolsey for home blankets, but also carpets. Mr. Gascho made his home during many years of his married life on a farm of sixty- acres in Lancaster county, part of which was inherited from his wife's family, part from his father, and a part earned by himself. In 1847 he left Pennsylvania for Indiana. His brother Henry had already gone there, buying and clearing land originally entered by "Big Jacob" Crull, where Arcadia now stands, and John had visited Hamilton county and looked over the country about there be- fore deciding to move. The family started on their journey April 18, 1847, in a two- horse wagon and one wagon with four horses. The four-horse wagon was an enormous Conestoga, the best type of freight wagon ever devised. It had broad tired wheels, a body bowed up at each end and a canvas shelter projecting over the driver. The near tongue horse was ridden by the driver, who managed the four, or even six. horse team with a single line. Some of these wagons had a carrying capacity of ten tons. They were much used in those days in pioneer travelling, and the first steam boiler in Xobles- ville, designed for the sawmill of John and James Harris, was brought on Mr. Gascho's four-horse wagon from Indianapolis about 1849. The Gaschos were thirty days on the road, fer they were heavily loaded with household goods, and some of the boys walked. The men slept in the wagons and the women in the party went to the wayside inn for shelter. They did their own cooking, for the inns of that day had a big kitchen with fireplace which travellers wen- allowed to use. 1 »n reaching Hamilton county John Gascho bought t6o acres, the place where his son still lives, which had been entered by George Dale and bought from him by Samuel Beatty. On half of this the small timber and brush had been cut and burned, leaving the heavy timber to work out as it was cut clown. There had already been built, in the days of the canal boom, a four-room frame house and a hewed log barn. Mr. Gascho cleared bib land and added to it until he owned 707 acres of fine farming property, all of which, and more to the amount of 1,000 acres, is still in the possession of his descendants bearing his name. The old homestead and substantial barn still on the place were built by him. At the age of twenty-eight in 1812, John Gascho married Catherine Schollenberger, born in Lancaster county, Dec. 16, 1790, daughter of Henry S. Schollenberger, a Penn- sylvania German and a substantial farmer re- siding in Columbia. The children born to this union were as follows: Jonathan, born Sept. 22, 1812; John, Feb. 13, 1814: Henry, Jan. 14, 1816; Christina, April 15, 1818; To- bias, Sept. 27, 1819; Elias, Jan. 22, 1823; Fannie, Nov. 23, 1825 ; Catherine, July 29, 1828; and Daniel, Oct. 27, 1836. Mr. Gascho and his wife were members of the Mennonite Church. He was a great reader of the Bible and practiced its teachings in his life. His large property was all attained honestly, with- out wrong to anyone, and his known in- tegrity made him a man of influence in his community. He was independent in his views, voting as he thought best, always took a news- paper and was a representative of the finest type of pioneer citizen. Henry Gascho, son of John, lived until his death in 1906 with his brother, Daniel, on the original homestead, in a good two-stor) frame house. He received a common school education and was then occupied both wich farming and weaving. In his earlier years he was very skilful in the latter occupation, and there is still a colored coverlet of his own work, made sixty-five years ago. The colors are almost as bright as ever. After going to Indiana he gave his entire time to the farm, and did much to develop it. His first visit to the country was made in [839, when he paid a visit to his uncle Henry, mak- ing much, of the journey by canal and steam- boat, but aLo walking a considerable portion 8 3 o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of it. In politics he was a Republican. The family is a long-lived one, for the mother lived to be ninety-rive years old, while farther back, Henry Schenck, a brother of Barbara (wife of Henry Gascho), lacked only half a year of the century mark. With such a family record it is not surprising that Henry Gascho reached his ninety-first year and retained his faculties to a remarkable degree. Of a gentle, quiet disposition, he always had the reputation of a peacemaker and was altogther a fine char- acter. Daniel ( lascho was about ten years of age when he came to Indiana and he has seen Noblesville develop from a place of but 500 inhabitants to its present size. He has always helped to manage the homestead, ami with his brother he owned jointly 400 acres ad- joining Noblesville on the east. One of the first Republicans he voted that party ticket from the time of Lnicoln until 1884. when he became a Democrat. He has always been prominent in local affairs, and was on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners three years, from 1876 to 1879. During this period the new court house was erected in Noblesville and Mr. Gascho's name is one of those cut in the corner stone, which was put in place in 1878. Mr. Gascho has shown him- self possessed of strong character, independ- ence and ability and his good qualities have been fully appreciated by those among whom his long life has been passed. The family have always been active in work for the moral uplifting of the com- munity, and two nephews of Henry and Daniel ( lascho, John B., still living, and Seth. de- ceased, have been earnest laborers in the Mas- ter's vineyard as ministers of the German Bap- tist Church. JACOB W. BARTMESS, who died Jan. 26, 1907, was a prosperous retired citizen of Anderson, Ind. He was born in Fairfield county. Ohio, June 18, 1836, son of Jacob and Mary (Rader) Bartmess. The Bartmess and Rader families are both of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Jacob Bartmess, grandfather of Jacob \\\, a pioneer of Fairfield county. Ohio, where he died on his farm near Lancaster. Jacob Bartmess, son of Jacob, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1800. and married Mar) Ra der. They settled on a partly cleared farm in Fairfield county, Ohio, and a feu yeai later, in 1844, located in Jay county. Ind., where he cleared a farm of eighty acres, upon which he died aged seventy-seven years. He and his wife were members of the United Brethren Church, in which he took an active interest, helping to build the first church in his neighborhood. He was a highly respected citizen, and held the office of justice of the peace for many years. In politics Ik- was a Democrat. He had received a good common school education, was well read, and possessed much general information for those days. To him and his worthy wife the following chil- dren were born: Margaret. Louisa, Jacob W., Abraham and Almeda. Of the foregoing children, Abraham was a soldier in the Civil war, belonging to the 89th Ind. V. I., ami was in many battles, among them the battle of Nashville. Jacob W. Bartmess was eight years old when his parents located in Indiana, and he received the usual district common school edu- cation, attending school during the winter months, and working on the farm in the sum- mer time. He was married at the age of twenty-one years to Miss Amanda Antles, Sept. 20, 1857, at the home of his bride's father, in Jay county, Ind. She was the daughter of David and Sarah (Skiles) Antles. the former of whom was the son of David Antles, a native of Ireland. The Skiles family were of English stock. David Antles, Jr., was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and moved with his family to Indiana in 1839, settling on land in Jay county, where he im- proved 120 acres from the woods, entering his land at the Fort Wayne land office. He made a good home and died in middle life, while his worthy wife lived to a ripe old age, dying at the home of one of her sons in Nebraska. The children born to David and Sarah 1 Skiles) Antles were as follows: Mary, Amanda, Anderson and Harrison and Maria. Of these children Harrison served, in the Civil war, and was a participant of several battles. After their marriage Jacob W. Bartmess and his wife settled in Jay county, Ind., on the old Bartmess homestead. At the age of twenty-six years Mr. Bart- mess enlisted in Company C, 29th Ind. V. I., which was reorganized as the 8th Ind. Cav., to serve three years or until the close of the war. Mr. Bartmess served until honorably discharged at the close of the war, having served within one mouth of three years. Mr. Bartmess was in the battle of Stone River, where he was taken prisoner, and was con- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD «3 1 fined for one month in the famous Libby prison, being then sent to parole camp at Annapolis, Md., and later exchanged. He was captured in December, 1862, when sick with chronic diarrhea and suffered fearfully, his effects— blankets, oilcloth, etc.. — having been taken from him by the Rebels, and he was obliged to sleep on the bare floor which in- creased his suffering greatly, it being the win- ter season. The rations were small, poor and badly coked, and when he finally reached home, Mr. Bartmess was confined to his bed for several weeks. As soon as he was able, however, he rejoined his regiment, although still weak from the effects of his sickness, and participated in the battle of Chickamauga, and the great Atlanta campaign, during which the Union troops were under fire for four months. He took part in the battles of Kene- saw Mountain ; Pumpkin Vine Creek ; Peach Tree Creek ; Atlanta on July 22d, in which General McPherson was killed, also being in the general assault on Atlanta of July 28. lie was in the greatest march in the history of war — Sherman's famous March to the Sea. and took part in the celebrated foraging expeditions in Georgia. He marched through ( ioldsboro and wintered at Greensboro, N. C, which closed his services. Colonel Harrison, afterwards President, was Mr. Bartmess's first colonel. After the war, Mr. Bartmess returned to his home in Jay county, Ind., and settled in Westchester, where his wife had located while her husband was serving in the war. She had cared for the children at home, a task of fortitude and patience not excelled by the soldier at the front, and when bulletins came from the battlefield, giving the names of the dead and wounded she would wait and listen, ever expecting to hear the name of her hus- band, the father of her children. Mr. Bart- mess took up blacksmithing, at which he worked for two years. He next located with his family in Wells county, working as a carpenter in Rockford, where he lived nine- teen years, and then moved to Marion, Grant county, and continued carpentering. Trad- ing some property for a dry goods and gro- cery store at Camden. Carroll county, he lived there one year, after which he located in West- field, Hamilton county, where he lived about eight months. Tn [892 he located in Ander- son and opened a grocer) StOI meat mar- ket, which he conducted until boughl by his son, Elliott S.. in September, 1004. In his political views Mr. Bartmess was a Republican and cast his vote for the great martyr president, Abraham Lincoln, and af- terward as long as he lived voted for 1 Republican candidate for the Presidency. He was justice of the peace in Westchester for two years, and at Rockford was postmaster for four years. Pie was a member of the United Brethren Church, and was a Sunday- school teacher and superintendent. He was an itinerant minister, and was an ordained elder of the United Brethren Church for three yeai He began to preach before the Civil war, but for some years only occasionally filled an appointment. He was a member of Major May Post. G. A. R., of Anderson, and was chaplain of his regimental organization. He was also chaplain of his post at Camden and at Westfield. Mrs. Bartmess died June 10, 1901, aged about sixty-nine years. She was a devout member of the United Brethren Church for many years, and was a sincere Christian woman of excellent character. She and her husband reared a fine family of children, as follows: Elliott S., born Aug. 18, [858, a prominent business man of Anderson, who is conducting the grocery and meat market business formerly owned by his father ; Elista. born May 1, i86r, who married Luther 11 1, and has two children, Glenn and Clare: Ulys- ses Sherman, born in ( (ctober, 1866, and actively engaged in the glass business in Penn- sylvania, who married May Watson, and has the following children, Paul, Leah, Lou, Phyl- lis, Esther and Vernon; Zora, born in Au- gust. 1871, who died at the age of twenty- eight years; and Findley, born Sept. 3, [876, who died at the age of eight years. Mr. Bartmess never hesitated when duty and his country called, and he had a war record of which any man might be proud. As a brave soldier of the Civil war. and as a good citizen of Anderson, he was highly esteemed through- out Madison county, and his death was sin- cerely mourned by all who knew him. JAMES K. HERSHMAN, a retired busi- ness man now living on a small farm near Arcadia, Hamilton county, was born in Indi- ana, in the same county, May II, 1843, ~"' 1 of James and Susanna (Baker) Hersh both of Ohio. The paternal grandfather came from I many to America, and settled in Ohio in the early pioneer days, remaining then 1" 3 3 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD rest of his life. James Hershman grew up there, was married and then in the thirties moved with his family to Indiana, when- he located in Jackson township, Hamilton enmity. He took up government land in the forest, lived the life of a typical pioneer and was a noted hunter. The nearest market for supplies was Lafayette, and everything possible was made at home, the mother spinning and weav- ing all the cloth for their wearing apparel. They were successful farmers and in time became well to do. Mr. Hershman was a Re- publican and he and his wife belonged to the Methodist Church. Their declining years w ere passed in their old home, and there the husband and father died in 1870, the wife surviving him until 1894. Their children were: Martha, the wife of John Chew, both deceased ; Charles, who married and is living on the old home farm; and James K. All were given good public school educations, and the two sons are both doing well in the world. James K. Hershman began for himself in 1863 when he bought a farm in Jackson town- ship. His original purchase of eighty acres he cleared and improved, and later added an- other eighty acres. In 1875 he gave up ac- tive farming, moved to Arcadia, and was en- gaged in the drug business there for a year, but at the end of that time he became con- nected with a dry goods house instead. This he ran for seven years and the seven succeed- ing years he had a livery business. He was successful, however, in whatever he under- took, and has worked his way to a comfort- able position in life. At present he is liv- ing on a small farm, retired from active busi- ness. In 1861 Mr. Hershman was married to Miss Elenora Bowman, a native of Virginia, and daughter of Matthias and Nancy Bow- man, both of that State. The Bowmans were of an old southern family. Matthias was the son of Jacob, a Virginian, and came to Indi- ana in 1856, buying a farm there, on which he lived till "his death. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Hershman had four children ; two of them died in infancy ; William E. is married, and after teaching in the public schools for a num- ber of years, is now engaged in the practice 1 if law at Carmel, Ind. ; and Laura E. lives at home. Both children were given good edu- cations. Mr. Hershman and his wife are both members of the Christian Church. He is an active politician, has been interested in the subject for many years, and has been a dele- gate to nearly all the State conventions. Fra- ternally he is a member of the F. & A. M., Blue Lodge, and the I. O. O. F. He is well known throughout the county and is held in much respect by his neighbors. PROF. LEVI GIDDINGS SAFFER, an old and honored survivor of the Civil war, and for many years one of the best known educa- tors of Delaware county, Ind., was born July 4, 183 1, in a round-log cabin in Posey town- ship, Harrison county, Ind., thirteen miles southeast of Corydon, the first capital of Indi- ana. In this county lived many of the most famous of the original pioneers of Indiana and the real founders of this great State. The Saffers are of Huguenot stock, and the name was formerly spelled "Savier," a spelling retained in St. Louis as late as the time of Thomas Benton. Religious persecution drove the family from France to Wales, whence they came to America in Colonial days and settled in the Shenandoah Valley. The old stock of Saffers were all powerful men. none of them being less than six feet in height. The Giddings family is of old New England Puritan stock. Enoch Saffer, great-grandfather of Prof. Saffer, was an extensive planter and slave- owner, and he died in Virginia. John Saffer, son of Enoch, was born in the Shenandoah Valley, and served in the Revolutionary army. He married Rebecca Mathes, and to them were born: James, Katie, William M., Sarah, John, Rhoda. Eliza- beth and Enoch. Of these children, William M. became a Methodist preacher, and was also a lawyer, and he represented Harrison county, Ind., in the legislature several terms. John Saffer, the father of these children, had a farm in Virginia, but as early as 1805 removed to the Clark grant in Indiana, mak- ing the journey with a four-horse covered Virginia wagon, the bed, or bottom, of which curved up at both ends like a boat. It had a kicking-board and was covered with canvas, and had a great capacity. It was probably a Conestoga wagon, which style had been intro- duced into the Shenandoah Valley by the Pennsylvania settlers, by whom the valley was first settled, and who continue to this day to he its most numerous people. John Saffer's chil- dren were all born in Virginia with the ex- ception of Enoch, whose birth occurred in Indiana. John Saffer raised a crop in the bottoms in Clark's grant, near the present site COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD «33 of Jeffersonville, but not being content with the locality he harvested his crop, and mount- ing his horse rude down the < >hio river, look- ing for a new situation. He kept his money, both gold and silver coin, in an oaken chest 111 the big wagon. After a long and weari- some journey, made doubly hard by the intense growth of all kinds of underbrush, he finally arrived at the mouth of Mosquito Creek, where he found drift so high that he could just reach it from his saddle. This caused him to Eor higher land, and crossing the hills to Buck Creek, he came upon Joseph Potts, a pioneer, who was residing in a log cabin built so low that one standing on the dirt floor could reach the ridge-pole. The claim that had been made by Mr. Potts was purchased by Mr. Saffer, the former locating near by and building a mill on Buck Creek, the fir>t in that section. Air. Saffer returned for his family and brought them to the new home, and here settled down to agricultural pursuits, building a cabin of round logs and clearing a small part of the tract. While on a hunting excursion one day he came across a fine, clear spring, about three miles southeast of his lo- cation, and he immediately sold out his tract and removed to this spring, where he built a mill in which he ground corn for many years, the water-power being excellent. He finally erected a two-story house of stone, the first m that part of the country, and from that time on until his death engaged in land deals, be- ing a good, practical business man. He at one time ran a still, manufacturing whiskey, peach brandy, apple brandy and cider. In re- ligious belief he was an Ironside Baptist, and in politics a Jeffersonian Democrat. In later life he sold out his farm, and his last days were spent on an improved farm of 160 acres on Mosquito Creek, where he died in 1847, aged ninety-seven years. His wife passed away aged ninety-five years. Enoch Saffer, son of John and father of the Professor, was born May 18, 1808, on the old homestead of his father in Harrison county, Ind., and he received but little education, al- though he wrote a good hand and read well. Shortly after his second marriage Mr. Saffer removed to Fulton county, 111., where he en- tered land and built a log cabin, but after three years returned to the homestead at the re- quest of his father. Here he continued until [850, when he removed to Bureau a 111., and settled near Princeton, where Wil- liam, his youngest child, was born, .March 53 12, 1855. Mr. Saffer died in [862 of pneu- monia, at the home he had purchased there, and soon thereafter his family removed to Adair county, Iowa. Enoch Saffer was a Jef- fersonian Democrat in early life, but later became a Republican, after his acquaintance with Owen Lovejoy, the famous Abolitionist, although he had always been an anti-slavery man, and belonged to the secret organization known as the Underground Railroad. In 1830, near Elizabeth, Intl., Enoch Saf- fer was united in marriage with Almeda bid- dings, daughter of Levi and Ardelia < riddings. Levi Giddings was probably born in New- York State, and was an old-time carpenter and joiner. He was a pioneer of near Eliza- beth, Ind., where he cleared a farm of 120 acres, on which he died aged eighty-two years. His children were: Julia Ann, Ardelia and Almeda. Three weeks after the birth of her son, Levi G., Mrs. Saffer died in July, 1831, and Mr. Saffer was married one year later to Elizabeth Snodgrass, by whom he had these children: Louisa, Charles Thomas, Lucy, John, Sarah, Elijah, Rhoda and William. Prof. Levi Giddings Saffer secured a very limited education in the log cabin subscription school, which he attended for one summer when he was but five years old. This was the only school attended by him until he was nineteen years old, when lie entered the school kept by John Spurrier Sandbach in Posej township, Harrison county, Ind., three miles south of Elizabeth, in a hewed log house. John Sandbach, a native of Fredericktown, Md., was a famous pioneer school teacher, and he was engaged in that profession for fifty years. With this gentleman Mr. Saffer spent part of two terms, about six months in all, and this, with the schooling mentioned before, is all that he ever received. However, he had an excellent tutor in his Virginian grandmother, who was a good scholar in the common schools and who taught him to spell, read and write. His blackboard for writing was the hearth, on the broad stones of which he practiced with coals taken from the tire. His first reading book was the New Testa- ment, and he then borrowed and read Bun- van's Holy War, Goodrich's History of the I' tiitcd States, and then an ancient history owned by his father, noting with boyish inter- est the story of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. The first newspaper he ever saw was the Corydon [nvesti, published at Corydon by I. Matingly, the 834 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD neer editor of that part of the State. Alter that time he became a wide reader, and he has accumulated an excellent library. Not only is he well versed in ancient and modern his- tory and literature, but he is well-read in Anthropology and the Sciences, and has many up-to-date works on these subjects. As a boy Mr. Saffer started work on his father's farm, and at the age of fourteen years started out for himself, working on steam- boats running from Louisville, l\y.. to New Orleans, La., as well as on rlatboats. He fol- lowed this business during the proper seasons until twenty-one years old. when he was mar- ried. After his marriage Mr. Salter fol- lowed cooper work near Elizabeth for a time, but later purchased forty acres of land in the woods and began to clear up a farm. On Nov. 5, 1862, in Elizabeth, Ind., he enlisted as a private of Company I'., 53d Ind. Y. 1., to serve three years or during the war. Soon thereafter he contracted measles, and was con- fined in the old brick hospital in Indianapolis, lieing entirely disabled he was honorably dis- charged after two months service, on account of disability, and returned home. After par- tial recovery he joined the Home Guards, and was captured by Gen. John .Morgan in his fa- mous raid at Corydon, Ind., but soon there- after was paroled". After the war he went to New Madrid and lived one year, but later took a private school fourteen miles south of New Albany, Ind., where he taught for three months. The following winter he taught in a public school and then became city editor of the New Albany Standard, being one of the founders of this paper with Joseph Gwin and James V. Kelso. .Mr. Saffer was connected with this publication for one year and then w-orked on the old Louisville Ledger, the Courier Journal and the A ew . ilbany Ledger, after which he resumed teaching. He taught at Palmyra and Willow Springs and in Peters' schoolhouse four miles south of Elizabeth, and in 1S74 located in Delaware county. Ind. He taught school in the winter of 1874-75 at Albany, for two years at the Jackson school in Muncic, and for one year in the Brick House near the Fair Grounds north of Muncie. In 1S77 he located in Selnia. and was for ten i. ; principal of the public sch ols, since which time he has been retired from school- teaching, with the exception of one term at Smithfield. ( In March 20, 1852, in Harrison county, Ind.. three mile- southeast of Elizabeth, Mr. Saffer was married to Ruth Peters, born in Posey township, Harrison county, March jo, 1832, daughter of John and Matilda (Meek) Peters, and to this union were bom: Almeda, Matilda. Mathew Edwin and Ellen. Mrs. Saffer died ( let. 15. 18(12. ( >n Aug. 21, 1881, Professor Saffer was married (second) to Mary Henrietta Spangler, born Nov. <>, 1851, near Gettysburg, Pa., daughter of Henry and Anna Mary (Reaver) Spangler. the former of German and the latter of English ancestry. Henry Spangler was born in 1812. on a farm near Gettysburg, l'a. The Spangler Springs were made famous in the Civil war. Mrs. Saffer was educated in the public schools of Liberty township, in the State Normal at Terre Haute, and at the Baptist College. Ridgeville, Randolph county, Ind., and then taught in the public schools of Selma for seven years, and a like period in the district schools. Pro- fessor and Mrs. Saffer are the parents of two children : Lloyd Garrison and Lois Jean- nette. In political matters Professor Saffer first voted for Winfield Scott for the Presidency, and later became one of the original Republi- cans, voting for the first Presidential candi- date of that party. John C. Fremont, and every Republican candidate for the Presidency since that time. He was assessor of his township for five years. He is an unaffiliated member of the Masonic fraternity, and was a charter member of his lodge at Elizabeth, Harrison county, being also a charter member of the lodge of Red Men at Selma. I'rofessor Saffer is a man of works rather than words, and has passed a life of great usefulness. He is a remarkable example of the self-educated man. who. born and reared in a log cabin, among pioneer environments and in a district nearly devoid of books, has acquired by his own ef- forts a superior education that has enabled him to take a high stand as an educator. Ni >W nearly seventy-seven years of age. be is still active and strong, ami carries out the ardu- ous duties of a rural mail agent. He has a pleasant residence and an excellent library of books, his constant companions in his leisure hours, lie i- highly esteemed in his locality, both as a good citizen and as an red survivor of the Civil war. and, as a leading resident remarked, he has educated probably more young men and women for the profession of teaching, who are now active in tlie work, than any other educator in this sectii >n of Indiana. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 835 REV. 1) W ID 1). P< WELL. Few men can look back upon a life of greater usefulness than did Rev. David D. Powell, who in the stirring times of the Civil war risked his life for his country and who later, after the return of peace, ministered to his fellowmen for twenty years as a pastor of the .Methodist Church. While in his later years he lived n< minalh retired, his interest in the cause of the t'.opel was as keen as ever and he spent largely of his time and strength in its work. The Powell family is of Welsh descent, but settled in Virginia during the Colonial days. There Charles Powell, grandfather of Rev. David D., lived in Isle of Wight county, on a farm. The Powells had been Friends or Quakers for generations, and Charles Powell professed the creed of his ancestors. Al- though he lived in a slave State, he was strongly opposed to slavery and joined the Abolitionists. His wife, who bore the maiden name of .Miriam Draper, bore him a number of children, hut the only names now known are John. .Mary and Osborn. Charles Powell died in i8j,?. John Powell was born on his father's farm. Jan. 14, 1817. After his father's death, when he was six years old, he was brought up by his uncle. Aaron Draper, who gave him a com- mon school education. At the age of fifteen, he accompanied his uncle to Indiana, and they settled <>n a farm eight miles north of Rich- mond. It was wild land that had to be cleared, and the two went through the usual pioneer experiences before they had the farm cleared and in a productive state. Mr. Powell re- mained with his uncle until he was twenty- four years old. when he married and began life for himself on a farm of thirty acres which Mr. Draper gave him. located in Wayne county, near Whitewater. He was industrious and hard working, and made a success of his farming operations, making his land highly productive and putting up good buildings on the place. Mis death occurred at this home when he was sixty-six wars of age. lie was a devout Methodist, and joined that church at Whitewater, when he was somewhat over thirty years old. He became an exhorter and a Sunday-scl 1 teacher, conducting a Bible class for many years. It was composed of men of various ages and conditions in life, with as main' different views, some of them infidels, hut Mr. Powell was so thorough a Bible stu- dent and so earnest a Christian that he never failed to amuse their interest in Bible truths. While Mr. Powell was a well-informed man and a very good mathematician, his education was largel) gained by his own efforts and by a wide reading of the best books, including, specially, theological works. John Powell was married in [841, to Miss Henrietta Bunch, who was born in Wayne county, Ind., April 24. [824, daughter of Rich- ard and Anna (Pierson) Hunch. The chil- dren horn to this union were, David D., Mary A.. Richard 1',.. Aaron I-:, and Jonathan W. Mrs. Row ell's father. Richard Bunch, was a Quaker, and both he and his wife were natives of North Carolina. He was a pioneer settler of Wayne county, where he cleared a farm of 125 acres. His property was situated on the Middle Fork of the Whitewater, and although Mr. Bunch paid only a dollar and a quarter an acre, it was valuable land. His death oc- curred there at the age of fifty. The chil- dren were: Harriet, Henrietta, John, Richard, Sallie, James, Edith and Lucetta. It is worthy of remark that although Mr. Punch was a Quaker, vet he bore arms in the War of 1812. David D. Powell was horn on the home- stead in Wayne counts'. Jan. 13, [843. He was reared on the farm and inured to farm work from his boyhood, being engaged in that dur- ing the summer and attending the public school in the winter. After finishing the studies offered in the common school he was sent to Whitewater Academy for some time. When eighteen years old, ( let. 22. 1861, he en- listed at Richmond, Ind., as a private in Com- pany C, 57th Ind. V. I., under Capt. Joseph Stedman, to serve three years or during the war. After only six months' service Mr. Powell was honorably discharged on account of disa- bility, incurred at Pittsburg Paneling. His military duty was in Kentucky and Tennessee, and at Louisville he was taken with the measles, was obliged to lie on the ground dur- ing his illness and caught cold, causing com- plications. (In being examined by Dr. Mus- sey, of Cincinnati, he was pronounced unfit for further service, and in April. iSmj, re- turned home. lie recovered his health, and in May, iX(>4, enlisted again, for four months, in Company A. 1 5_'d Ind. \. P. Capt. Elias Hosier, served out his term and was a second time honorably discharged, ending his service in Camp Denison, Ohio, in September, [864. During this period Mr. Powell was stationed in the Shenandoah Valley guarding provisi n trains. He was also on dutv during 8 3 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD gan's raid, accompanying the regiment to Hamilton, Ohio. He was a good soldier, al- ways doing his full duty, cheerfully and promptly. Returning to Indiana after the war Mr. Powell engaged at first in farm work for his father or for others in that vicinity. Later he went to school again at the Whitewater Academy, and then during the winter of [866 taught in Randolph county. Meantime his mind had been gradually turning more strongly toward the ministry as his life calling, and April 8, 1867, he joined the North Indi- ana M. E. Conference. In 1869 he was or- dained a deacon and two years later, an elder. He was first assigned as junior minister to the Middletown Circuit, Henry county, and then stationed for one year at Windfall, Tipton county. The following year, 1873, Mr. Powell re- sumed his agricultural occupation, but in [874 again took up his work in the ministry and was successively stationed for two years at Parkinsville, Madison county; two at Eden, Hancock county ; three at New Britain, Hamil- ton county; and two each at Cicero, Sharps- ville, Fishersburg and Albany. One more year was spent at Fortville, ami then in 1885 Mr. Powell retired and lived afterward on the Craycraft farm in North Anderson. His in- terest in and devotion to the work continued, and he served as a local preacher and filled many pulpits as a supply, until his death. He was always an enthusiastic and careful stu- dent of the Bible, and for the last eighteen years of his life conducted a Bible class in the First Methodist Church at Anderson. Mr. Powell and Mr. Farmer were the founders of the Mt. Hope M. E. Church, and the First Church organization grew out of a class started by Mr. Powell in the Mt. Hope school house. ( )n April 30, 1868, Rev. David D. Powell and Miss Jennie Craycraft were united in mar- riage. Miss Craycraft was born Aug. 30, 1844, on her father's farm, which is her own home today, and was the daughter of Zadoc and Leah (Goody-Koontz) Craycraft. To her union with Air. Powell there were three children born as follows : Grant C, July 30, 1870, a machinist of Anderson, married Miss Visa Mixell, and has four children, Maud Z., Richard D., Hortense and Otto. Oren C, Dec. 13, 1872, also a machinist in Anderson, is married to Miss Alta C. Vineyard, and has two children, George and Herman: Cyrus ( I., Aug. 22, 1874, married Miss Lou Cook, and died March 26, 1902. The first vote ever cast by Mr. 1'owell was for Abraham Lincoln, for his second term, and after that time he was always a good Re- publican, voting the straight ticket, except for a few occasions when he voted with the Prohi- bitionists. Fraternally Mr. Powell was a .Ma- son, belonging to Mt. Moriah Lodge. Xo. "]"], in which he had been both junior and senior deacon, and in addition he was a Royal Arch Mason. He also belonged to Solomon D. Kempton Post, G. A. R. Air. Powell was a man of a deeply religious temperament, but also of practical common sense and strong character. As manager of a farm of eighty acres he proved himself a good farmer, and not afraid of hard work himself, while in his ministerial capacity he contributed a lifetime of service to his fellowmen and had a long record of usefulness behind him. DAWILLA SPANNUTH, a well-known newspaper man of Hamilton county, Ind., who conducts at Noblesville The Hamilton County Democrat, now the leading independent paper of the county, was born three miles south of Noblesville, Feb. 27, 1871, son of George and Elizabeth (Troutman) Spannuth. George Spannuth was born in November, 1830, in Jackson township, Lebanon county, Pa., grandson of a Hessian soldier, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Trenton by Washington, Dec. 25, 1776. This soldier was the son of a well-to-do farmer, three miles from Frankfort-on-the-Main. After capture he was sold into bondage and earned his own freedom. He was well educated for a man of his time, and skilled in his trade as a weaver of fancy cloth. In after years he became a prosperous Pennsylvania farmer and founder of the Spannuth family in America. George Spannuth received his education in the common schools of Pennsylvania in the German language, and was reared on the farm. After he moved to Indiana he acquired a knowledge of English, which he supplemented with much reading. He was married in Leba- non county, Pa., to Elizabeth Troutman, daughter of Henry and Magdalena Troutman. After his marriage he worked at his trade of brick mason. Later he bought, entirely on time, a forty-acre farm, which he sold to buy a sixty-acre tract. After the birth of eight children. March 22. 1866, Mr. Spannuth came to Hamilton county, Ind., and purchased a farm of 114 acres three miles south of Nobles- ville. By steady thrift and industry he added COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 837 to his farm, later purchasing another tract of ninety-three acres. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and his wife of the Re- formed denomination. Mr. Spannuth died May 3, 1896, and his wife Oct. 11. 1902. Their children who survive them are: Cyranus, Aaron, George, Levi, Elizabeth. Emmeline, Nathan, Alvin and Dawilla ; while Amanda died at the age of thirteen years, and one child died in infancy. Dawilla Spannuth attended the district and high schools of his native locality, and from the latter institution he was graduated in 1894. After taking elective studies at the North- western University for three years, he became connected with the Greenfield Republican, re- maining for one and one-half years. On July 10, 1902, he purchased the Democrat, and this he has conducted to the present time, as an independent sheet. Mr. Spannuth conducts a clean, moral newspaper, containing the best of news, and views on subjects calculated to be of benefit to humanity. He is fearless and outspoken in behalf of law enforcement, purity in politics and the prohibition of the saloon traffic. On June 4, 1904, Mr. Spannuth was mar- ried to Miss Frances Comstock, daughter of Dr. James A. Comstock, of Greenfield, Ind. They have one child, Mary Elizabeth, born Feb. 18, 1906. Mrs. Spannuth was graduated from the Greenfield high school in 1892. Both Mr. and Mrs. Spannuth have long been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. WILLIAM H. WHITESITT, postmaster at Paragon, Ind., a veteran of the Civil war, and a highly esteemed citizen, was born April 30, 1838, in Jefferson county, Ind.. son of Andrew J. and Rachel B. (Pearcy) Whitesitt, both natives of Indiana. John Whitesitt, the paternal grandfather, was a pioneer in Indiana and for a number of - lived in Jefferson county, moving later to Illinois and dying near Danville. Vermilion county, aged about sixty years. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary Ann Blankenship, and they reared a large family. The maternal grandfather, Robert Pearcy, was a native of Kentucky, took part in the War of 1812, was an early farmer in Jennings county. Ind.. and there aged sixty-five years. Andrew J. Whitesitt. father of William H., resided during the greater part of his life in Jennings, Morgan and Johnson counties, Ind.. and died in Paragon, in 1877. aged ab Lit fifty-nine years, his wife, Rachel B. Pearcy, having passed away in 1871, aged fifty-one year-. Both were members of the Christian Church. During the Civil war. Mr. Whitesitt served about fourteen months, as orderly ser- geant, in Company II, 33d Ind. V. 1., and was discharged for disability. The family born to Andrew J. Whitesitt and wife consisted of two sons and two daughters, namely : Wil- liam H. ; Mary L., deceased wife of William L. Tarr; Martha J., wife of John Zook, of Waynetown, Montgomery county, Ind.; and ( lei irge W., of Plainville, Daviess county, Indiana. William H. Whitesitt was but a child when his parents moved from Jefferson to Johnson county, and he obtained his first schooling in the latter county, but was living in Morgan county when he attained manhood. Later he moved to Illinois, and for three years lived in Cumberland county, and then returned to Morgan county, Ind., for several years. Again going to Illinois he spent four years in Jeffer- son county, that State, but finally returned to Morgan county and took up his residence at Paragon. His changes of location were oc- casioned by the situation of the various farms he has operated, the first one being rented land. The first farm he bought was one of sixty acres in Cumberland county, 111., which he later sold and bought a tract in Wayne county, which he also sold soon after. Until 1896 he engaged in farming, and since he has lived at Paragon, he has been the popular postmaster. In 1861 Mr. Whitesitt enlisted in the army for a term of three months, and after serving came home, but in 1802 he re-enlisted, en- tering Company H. 79th Ind. V. I., under Col. Fred Knefler, and he continued in the service until the close of the war, enter- ing as a private and coming out with the rank of sergeant. Mr. Whitesitt saw much hard service and participated in these great battles : Chickamauga. where he was wi nmded ; Perryville; siege of Atlanta and then hack to Nashville, and many skirmishes and long, ex- hausting marches. ( hi ( id. 13. [86l, Mr. Whitesitt was mar- ried to Mi^s Maria A. Self, and four children born to this union: Emma, who mar- ried 1 first) lame- McGinnis, had two children, I-.lva and Ollie, and (second) Frank Vert, of Paragon, by whom she had one child, Charles: Leota, who married Jacob II Isapple, of Para- ( n, and has children. Cecil. Clyde and Eu- 8*8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD reka ; Oscar, a farmer, unmarried; and Orla, who married Nannie Burch, of Ray township, and has children. Charles, Ruby, Hester and Baby. The mother of these children died in 1878, in the faith of the Methodist Church. 1 In April 6, 1890, Mr. Whitesitt was united in marriage with Mrs. Matilda Crane, widow of Edward Crane and daughter of Hiram Philip and Saline (Woody) Burch. Mrs. Whitesitt had three children by her former marriage: John F., of Freedom. Ind., who married Edna Rice, and has one son, Carrol; and Phoebe and Victor Nathaniel. Hiram Philip Burch, the father of Mrs. Whitesitt, was born in Indiana", and her mother in Kentucky, and they were pioneers first in Lawrence and later in Greene county. They reared a family of five sons and seven daughters, the ten surviving children be- ing: Nancy, wife of foseph Cisney; James M. ; Matilda, wife of William 11. Whitesitt; John; Nelson H.; Joseph W. ; Rachel M., wife of Martin Shaver ; Hiram T. ; Effie wife of Robert Fowler; and Nina (Nannie), wife of ( iiia Whitesitt. Mr. Burch died in 1887, aged sixty-three years, his wife still surviving, a resident of Paragon. Mrs. Whitesitt's pa- ternal grandfather, James Burch, was a na- tive of North Carolina, and was a pioneer in Greene county, Ind. In addition to doing ex- tensive farming, he also manufactured shoes and gunpowder. On the maternal side, the grandfather was Henry Woody, a native also of North Carolina and an early settler in Law- rence county, a farmer and a Baptist preacher. He died of typhoid fever, in middle life, leav- ing his widow, Mary Elizabeth ( Edwards ) Woody, and a large family. Both of the par- ent of Henry Woody lived to be over 100 years old, and the father was a Revolutionary war soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Whitesitt are members of the Christian Church, where they are active and useful. In politics he is a Republican, and has been trustee of Ray township. Fie i- a member of Paragon Lodge, No. 406, I. < ). O. F. ; and of Jefferson Smith Post, No. 573. G. A. R. LIEUT. CYRUS WALLACE BENB< >W, a leading citizen of Anderson, Ind.. and an honored survivor of the great Civil war, was born March 28. 1839, in Henry county. Ind., son of Edward and Rebecca (Powers) Ben- bow. The Benbow family is of Welsh origin, and was founded in South Carolina during the early settlement of that State, being of the same stock from which came Commodore Pen- bow of the English navy, who died of wounds received in battle, and to whom a monument was raised in the city of London. The grand- father of Lieutenant Benbow, Col. Evan Pen- bow, who was a native of South Carolina, served in the Revolutionary war. He settled in i8o(> in Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1814. re- moved to Indiana, and later became cue of the first settlers of the city of Richmond. His children were; Berkeley, Evan, Howell, Ben- jamin, Martha, Maud, Parker and Edward. Edward Benbow, son of Col. Evan, was born in South Carolina in 1800, and was six years of age when the family located in Leba- non, Ohio, later removing with his parents to Indiana. He settled on wild land in \\ ayne county, Ind., where he cleared a farm and lived to an advanced age. He learned the wagonmaker's trade at Centerville, and worked at that occupation in Indianapolis when the old capitol was being built. During the Civil war he conducted a shop in Anderson. He was married in Henry county to Rebecca Powers, born near Morestown, Va.. daughter of John Powers, and to this union there were born: Eliza Ann, Cyrus W., Maria Louisa and George H. Cyrus W. Benbow received a common school education, and was twelve when he ac- companied his parents to Newcastle. Here he learned the wagon builder's trade, and was following it when, at the age of twenty-two years, he enlisted in Indianapolis, in Company I), nth Ind. V. I., re-enlisting after the battle of Shiloh, in the 84th Ind. V. I., as a ser- geant, serving until honorably discharged July iS, [865. He was commissioned second lieu- tenant, and was later promoted first lieuten- ant of the 109th U. S. Colored Troops, be- ing mustered out as adjutant. He served it: the battles of Fort Donelson, Fort Henry. Tullahoma, Missionary Ridge, Marietta, and Atlanta campaign, being under fire fifty-six days. He was ordered to report to Gen. Chel- ton at Louisville, and then to Col. Bartholo- mew of the 109th U. S. Col. troops, being with his regiment in the battle of Petersburg, and those up to and including the battle of Appomattox Court House, the troops behav- ing splendidly. Lieutenant Benbow was never wounded or taken prisoner, but was with his regiment continuously, serving as a brave and gallant soldier and efficient officer. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 839 After the war he returned to Anderson. He had been married while on a leavi 1 I absence alter Lee's Surrender. May 28, [865, in Sulphur Springs, Ind., to .Mary Skinner, bi rn in Missouri, daughter of Jacob and Eliza- beth (Delanej 1 Skinner. Mr. Skinner was a r of the civil war, having served for three years a a member of Company G, 84th Ind. V. 1.. and is now living aged eighty-two years. To Mr. and Mrs. Benbow were born children: Henry. William ( >.. Jessie Lee, Edna Louise. Frank M.. Grace L., and Charles F., all living at home. Frank M., of this family, served one year and ten months in the Philippines as quartermaster's sergeant. Troop E, 12th Cav., one year in the Spanish- American war as a private of Company L, 1 Ind. V. 1.. in Cuba; and four years in the regular United States Army in Tennessee and Texas. Lieutenant Benbow is a charter member of Major May Post, Anderson, ami has been ad- jutant ami commander of the post. He is connected with the I. O. < ». F., having repre- sented his lodge at the Grand Lodge of the State, is a member of the Encampment and the Uniform Rank, reaching the Patriarch Militant degree. For the past seventeen years he has been secretary and scribe of the En- campment. Lieutenant Benbow's political principles are those of the Republican party. WILLIAM 11. HUBBARD, a very pros- perous and public-spirited resident of Monroe township, Morgan enmity. Ind.. was born at Monrovia. Ind.. Nov. 14, [848, son of Wil- liam 1',. and Ludah (Vestal) Hubbard, na- tives of North Carolina. Mi George Hubbard came with two brothers from England at a very early date. < >ne brother settled in Massachusetts, another in New York, and George in Virginia, where he was called General George. Among his children was John Hubbard. Ml) John Hubbard moved from Virginia to Die] 1 River, X. C, where he resided until his death, being a prominent member of the Si k i- i\ of F riends. (Ill l George Hubbard, son of John, and grandfather of our subject, was reared in North Carolina, but after he had raised the greater number of his family he removed to Wayne county. Ind.. about [830. After a year there, he came to Morgan county about 1832, and bought wild land, now the present site of Monrovia. Then began a pioneer life for the family, which continued until the land was cleared. Mr. Hubbard died in [868, and left a large estate, He was well known as a prosper us and progressive farmer, and a most excellent man. (IV) William I'.. Hubbard was about twenty years old when his father came to Indi- ana. Soon thereafter, he bought a farm in Monroe township, one and one-half miles northwest of Monrovia, then in a wild This he cleared off, and made it his h me until his death in 1863. He was a well known and successful man and was greatly beloved by his family and neighbors. His wife died m [864. Both were members of the So of Friends. Nine children were born to them, four boys and five girls, all of whom grew to maturity and hail families of their own. Two are now deceased. Our subject is the eighth in the family in order of birth. Receiving goi d educations, these young people all taught after finishing school. (V) William 11. Hubbard not only had a common school education, but went t. . Spice- land Academy, and then to Haverford Col- lege, where he took a literary course. 1" ing graduated therefrom in 1870. Following this he studied medicine at the Indiana Medical College, from which he was graduated in [878. He earned the money to pay for his education by teaching school, beginning when he was sixteen years old. After graduation he lo- cated at Indianapolis for a year, and was then appointed physician of the Insane Hospital at Indianapolis, and was there four years. He practiced at Fairmount and Marion, in Grant county, for twelve years, when he gave up regular practice, and settling in Monrovia, in [896, went into the milling business, and operates a fine farm of 1 10 acres, upon which he carries on a general farming business. In 10.04 he built a modern mill, with a capacity of seventy-five barrels daily, and is successful be- yond any expectations he hail when he began his present operatii >ns. In 1S81. Dr. Hubbard married Emma J. Woollen, horn in Madison, Ind., daughter of William W. and Sarah E. (Young) Woollen, the former of whom was a banker, but is now ised. He lived in Indianapolis during his later life, and became verj prominent in poli tu-. serving as comptroller during the Sulli- van administration, lour children have been horn to Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard: Sadie, Wil- liam W.. Henley II. and James \\\ Dr. Hub- lard and his wife are consistent membei 840 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the Society of Friends. In politics, Dr. Hub- bard is a Democrat, but does not aspire to office. The Hubbard family is one of the best known in this community, where the several generations have worked and borne their part in the development of the Commonwealth. Each generation has progressed with the com- munity, and all have been men and women of probity, uprightness of living, and singleness of heart. The family is also well known among the Friends throughout Indiana, and their homes are pleasant gathering places for many of that simple faith. ORLANDO A. HARXISH, one of the leading photographers of Hamilton county, Ind.. was born in Lebanon county. Pa., < let. 19, 1856, son of Jacob and Susan (Miller) Harnish. Jacob Harnish was born in Lebanon county. Pa., of old Pennsylvania German stock, and was a member of the German Re- formed Church. He was a farmer by occupa- tion, and followed agricultural pursuits all his life in his native county. He was a natural mechanic, and was a skilled mason. He mar- ried Susan .Miller, and they had these chil- dren: William, a soldier of the Civil war, in a Pennsylvania regiment, who died in a hospital in ( iettysburg. before the battle of that name, and was the first soldier buried in the National cemetery ; Samuel : George ; Susan ; Amanda and Orlando A.: and six children who died small. Mr. Harnish located in Wells county, Ind., in 1868, and purchased 179 acres of im- proved land. Here he lived about five years, and died aged nearly sixty years, while his wife attained the age of sixty-six years, she dying at the residence of her daughter, Su- san, who married Nason Shelley. Mr. Harnish was an industrious and hard-working man, and highly respected citizen. He reared a family of children of which any man might be proud. < Irlando A. Harnish received his educa- tion in tin- common schools, and was early trained to farming pursuits. He was about twelve years old when his father located in Indiana, and. in Bluffton. he learned the pho- tographer's business, this being during the days of the daguerreotype and ambrotype, and be still preserves beautiful specimens of bis early work as an artist. .Mr. Harnish came t<> Xoblesville May 2J, 1S70, and established a gallery. Although be had then two strong competitors, an.! the business came slowlv, he persevered, and after taking first prize at the ( ounty Fair, his business grew rapidly. Mr. Harnish was married Dec. 25, 1881, near Noblesville, to Jennie C. Conrad, born in Lebanon county, Pa., daughter of David and Lovicia Conrad, the former of whom was a farmer, born in Lebanon county, on the line of Berks. David Conrad and his wife had these children: Jennie C, Kate, Jacob, Frank and Henry. Mr. Conrad removed to Hamilton county, Ind., and settled in Xoblesville, on the farm on which his family now reside, which consists of seventy acres, and is situated ad- joining the corporation on the east. He im- proved his farm and erected a good frame house, and there he died in 1880, his widow still surviving him. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Harnish settled in Noblesville, and here he has since been occupied in following his profession. Both he and bis wife are members of the Presby- terian Church, in which they have always taken a very active interest. He has been both deacon and treasurer in this church, and has been secretary and treasurer of the Sunday- school. In political faith a strong Democrat, he takes a great interest in local affairs, but he has never sought office, nor would he ac- cept it. Mr. Harnish built his present home on South Tenth street, in 1890, and there he still resides. He is a straightforward, re- liable citizen, and has completely won the con- fidence of the people of Noblesville. He takes a natural pride in his art. which is of a high order, comparing favorably with the work of the artists in larger cities. CALVIN F. SIMS, one of the old resi- dents of Martinsville, was born in that city Nov. 27, 1833, and has been identified for more than the Psalmist's allotted span of life with its growth and development. Dr. William Sims, the paternal grandfather of Calvin F., passed his entire life in the State of New York. He was the father of three children, his son, John W., also he- coming a physician. John W. Sims was born Dec. 25. 1790, in New York State, and about 1S27 came to Martinsville, and he was identified closely with the early families of this city, as at his time of settlement there was but one cabin standing in the vacant fields now covered with stately and imposing structures. He died April 22, 1843. On Dec. 18, 1815. he married Ann Winters, who was born in New Jersey, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 841 June 13, 1793, and died Jan. 28, 1868, daugh- ter of Daniel Winters, a native of New Jer- sey, 1 1 Dutch descent. He was a farmer in his native State, reared a large family there and died in advanced age. In [820 the young physician and wife moved to Indiana and, as noted, cast in their fortunes with the other early settlers at .Martinsville some years later. He became prominent in public affairs and represented Morgan county in the Legisla- ture one term. To Dr. John W. and Ann (Winters) Sims were born eight children, of whom Calvin F. is the only survivor. One daughter, Elizabeth, widow of Sylvanus Barnard, of Martinsville, died Feb. 7, 1908. Calvin F. Sims has lived in Martinsville all his life, and has been a leading factor in much of its development. His early education was acquired in the common schools, and later he attended Asbury University at Greencastle. His individual business career began as a mer- chant and for a considerable period he carried on a large business in dry-goods. His health finally gave signs of failing, and he then em- barked in a livery business for some years, but later gave that up and conducted a gro- cery. The latter business was disposed of in order to engage in farming. His first agri- cultural experience was in the management of his brother's large estate, which contained 400 acres. It was located west of the city and at the present time building is going on where the old farm was once cultivated. For the pas) twenty-five years Mr. Sims has not closely confined himself to business, the care of his real estate holdings giving him pleas- ant employment ami keeping him sufficiently occupied. I In March 20, 1856, Mr. Sims was mar- ried to Miss Margaret Worley, daughter of Zimri and Sarah (Legg) Worley. Three chil- dren were burn to this union, Byron, Annie and Katie, the latter being the only survivor. She is the wife of W. 11. Tarlton, a druggist in Martinsville, his place of business being on the lot where Mr. Sims was born, and where his father conducted a store. Mr. and Mrs. Tarlton have one child, Maud. Byron, the eldest child of Mr. Sims, died in infancy, and Annie, at the age of twelve years. In poli- tical principle Mr. Sims is independent. He has always taken an active interest in the wel- fare of the city, has held some of the local offices, was city marshal for two term-, and has been active and useful through all when the infant village nee. led he! become what it is today. Mrs. Sims is a mem- i the Presbyterian Church. Her parents also were early settlers in Indiana, from Ken- tucky. They lived at Bloi mington, in Monroe ci iunty. WILLIAM L. BRAGG, one of the old residents and excellent farmers of Jeffi township, Morgan county, was born < >ct. 22, 1859, in Jefferson township, west of Hynds- dale, one of the six children, one son and five daughters, of William J. and Sina R. (Farley) Bragg, the former of whom was born in Tennessee and the latter in Kentucky. The paternal grandfather of William L. Bragg was locally known as "Grandsire" Bragg, a native of Tennessee, and a black- smith by trade. Mr. Bragg was one of the earliest settlers in Morgan county, Ind., enter- ing land first in Ray township, later removing to Jefferson, but afterward returning to Ray township. There his wife died, and he broke up housekeeping and made his home with his son, William J., during the remainder of his life, living to be almost 100 years of age. The maternal grandfather of William L. I ! was a native of Kentucky, a carpenter and cabi- netmaker by trade. He was an early settler in Morgan county, Ind., and in later years he went West and died in Iowa, advanced in years. William J. Bragg, father of William L.. was a flat-boatman and blacksmith in his early years, but mainly was engaged in farming and stock dealing. After coming to Jeffer- son township in its early days he engaged ex- tensively in agricultural pursuits and accumu- lated much property, owning at one time 71 acres of land. For nearlv fifty years he was justice of the peace, and so wise were his decisions that in all that period he never had either Circuit or Supreme court reverse them. Mr. Bragg was twice married, his first wife being a Burkhart, and the three sur- viving children of that marriage are: V\ of Martinsville; Martha, wife of Bedford Warthern. of Texas: and Hugh Thomas, foreman on a railroad section at Casey, 111. The death of hi< second wife, Sina R. Farley, occurred Dec. 1 >. 1899, at the age of eighty- four years. She wa- a most exemplary woman and a devout member of the M di>t Church, which Mr. Bragg attended and assisted in supporting. Since her death lie makes his home with his son-in-law. William Downey. For manv years he was a verv 842 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD prominent citizen of Jefferson township. The three surviving children of the second mar- riage arc : Rebecca Jane, wife of William I lowney, of Washington township; Miss Hattie V., head overseer at the Insane Hospital at Richmond, [nd. ; and William L., of Jefferson ti vvnship. W illiam L. Bragg has lived in Jefferson township, Morgan county, all his life, his in- terests centering here. His education was obtained first in the subscription and later in the free schools, and he remained with his parents until his own marriage. For two rears he then cultivated rented land, at the end of that time returning to the home farm to as- sume responsibilities there. He operated this farm for his parents a number of years and still conducts it. It is one of the well culti- vated farms of Jefferson township and con- tains 128 acres. Mr. Bragg is one of the prac- tical and progressive farmers of his localitv, and is well and favorably known all over the township as a man of excellent judgment and l 1 citizenship. ( )n June 14, 1882, Mr. Bragg married Miss Sarah J. Bishop, daughter of Christopher and Julia (Jerrolds) Bishop, and to this union have been born four sons and three daughters, namely : Walter, who died at the age of three years; Julia Dorris, Grace E.. Worth W., Hazel P., William E. and Hugh. In politics Mr. Bragg is identified with the Republican party. Mrs. Bragg's parents were natives of North Carolina who came to Indiana after the Civil War, about 1868, locating in Morgan county. Their family consisted of two daugh- ters and five sons, the six children still sur- viving being: Sarah J., Mrs. Bragg; Emma, wife of W. J. Harrison, of Jefferson township; Albert and James D., of Jefferson township; Allison, of Colorado; and Charles, at Brook- lyn, Morgan county. The family is one which is most highly esteemed in Jefferson township. HOWARD E. HENDERSON, publisher and proprietor of the Kokomo Daily Dispatch, by the excellence of his paper, through w'hose editorial columns he advocates such measures as tend to promote the general welfare of the community, holds an important and honorable place among tin- substantial citizens of his town. lb was born in New London. Howard Co., [nd., Dec. 22, [849, son of J. F. and ( ynthia A. (Whitson) Henderson. His edu- cation was acquired in De 1'auw Univi and there he became a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon and I 'hi Delta Phi fraternities. Since leaving college Mr. Henderson has given most of his attention to newspaper work, and since 1873 has been the proprietor and publisher of the Kokomo Daily Dispatch. In politics he is a stanch Democrat. Mr. Henderson married .Miss Belle Wil- liams, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Wil- liams, and two children have come to brighten their home, Prank E. and Eva. Mr. Hender- son belongs to the Masons and to the Elk>. and is very popular in both. He has maintained his paper on a high standard of excellence, and is respected by men of all classes and parties. DR. (). E. DRULEY, a highly esteemed citizen and leading medical practitioner of Anderson, Ind., was born July 25, 1805. in Union county, Ind., son of Nicholas and Eliz- abeth ( Nutter) Druley and grandson of Nich- olas Druley, who came from England to North Carolina prior to the Revolutionary war. Dr. O. E. Druley began his education in Illinois, graduating from high school, and then from De Pauw University in 1881 >. one of the youngest of his class. From 1SS7 to 1890 he attended the Ohio Medical College, and again was the youngest member of his class. After his graduation he was made sup- erintendent of the Eastern Indiana Institute for the Insane for eighteen months, and for twelve months was on the staff of the Cook County ( 111. ) Hospital, being appointed one of the physicians of the World's Fair, Chicago, in 1893. He was the first physician to intro- duce examinations by use of the N-ray in An- derson, and the third in Indiana to have a registry in the American Roentgen N-Ray So- ciety, a national organization. In this di- rection the Doctor has had a large practice. He has also been very successful in cases of cancer, which he treated by electricity, making electric therapeutics a specialty. The Dioctor is also a member of the Chicago, In- diana and National societies, has a large med- ical library, and keeps himself well abreast of the times by subscription to the leading medi- cal journals. Dr. Druley was married in 1805 ,n An- derson, to Almeda Miller, born in Newcastle. Pa., daughter of John W. Miller, a manu- facturer. To Dr. and Mrs. Drulev have been COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 843 born five children: Julia. Hortense, Virginia, and Edgar and Elizabeth, twins. Mrs. Druley is a member of the Episcopal Church. OSCAR MATTHEWS, a prominent member of the Indiana Bar, was horn Jan 12, 1855, in Dallas county. Iowa, son of Calvin and ( atherine 1 Paddock) Matthews, both na- tives of Indiana, and grandson of Hiram Matthews. Hiram Matthews was horn in North Caro- lina in 1707. son of George Matthews, of Eng- lish birth. He took part in the War of 1812, and came to Indiana among the early pioneers. He entered a tract of land in Brown township, Morgan county, and became a substantial farmer in that locality. At one time he was judge of the Probate Court and acted in many trusl capacities. Formerly a Whig, he became identified with the Republican party and was one of the promoters of the Underground Railroad. He died at the age of seventy-nine years, leaving a family of six children. Calvin Matthews, son of Hiram, was born and reared in Morgan county. After his mar- riage he and his wife went to Iowa where they lived for four years, during which time their son Oscar was born, and they then returned to Morgan county. Mr. Matthews resides on an eighty-acre farm, located in Brown town- ship, one mile and a half north of Brooklyn. In politics he is a Republican, and from 1878 to 188] he served as county commissioner. Mrs. Catherine (Paddock) Matthews was a daughter of William Paddock, a native of < Ihio, and an early settler in Johnson county, Ind., where he engaged in farming for some years. He reared a large family and died in Boone county, aged eighty years. A family of three children was born to Calvin Mat- thew- and wife, namely: Oscar; Mat Mat- thews, of Indianapolis; and Mi-s Anna D., of Morgan county, near Brooklyn. Both Mr. and Mrs. Matthews were most highly es- teemed residents of their neighborhood, and Mrs. Matthews was a member of the Chris- tian Church, in which faith she died April 13, 1903. In fraternal life. Mr. Matthews is a Master Mason. Oscar Matthews has been a resident of Morgan county since the age of four years. He was reared on the farm and attended the district and graded schools, the latter at Mooresville, and the State Normal School al Terre Haute. Mr. Matthews then beean teaching school and followed this profession for five years in Morgan and Marion counties. In March. 1880, he began the study of law, in the office and under the tutelage of Judge Jordan, and in 1883, he was admitted to the liar, forming a partnership with his preceptor in 1884, which association lasted until Janu- ary, 1895, when Judge Jordan took his place on the Supreme Court Pencil. Since that time Air. Matthews has practiced alone, and has occupied the same quarters in .Martins- ville, for the past twenty-two years. ( In June 24, 1885, Mr. Matthews was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Cox. daughter of William and Jane (Mills) Cox. Both he and wife are members of the Chris- tian Church. In politics Mr. Matthews has long been active in the Republican party. He occupies a leading position in his profession, and is recognized as an able advocate, as well as a useful and public-spirited citizen. JAMES T. KNOWLAND (deceased). In the death of James T. Knowland, which occurred Dec. 28, 1904, Anderson, Ind., lost a substantial and highly respected citizen, and an honored veteran of the great Civil war, Mr. Knowland was born Aug. 12, 1844, in Charlestown, Clark Co., Ind., son of Jacob F. and Mary P. (Tucker) Knowland. The Knowlands are of sterling Scotch an- cestry, the grandfather of our subject coming from Scotland and settling first in Kentucky, but later removing to Clark county, Ind., in the early settlement of this state. He was a Baptist missionary from the Highland- of Scotland. He had six children: Joseph; Thomas: Obed; Jacob F. ; David, a soldier in the Civil war: and William, a drummer in the Union army, who had three sons in the drum corps of the 53rd Ind. V. I., to which he belonged. Jacob F. Knowland was born in Charles- town, Ind., and was hound out when young to a hatter, which business he followed for fifty years. He died at the residence of our subject at Jonesville, Ind.. in 1S75. In his younger days he was a soldier in the regular army. After the death of his first wife he married again, and to this marriage there were two children born: Jasper and Levisa P. The Tuckers were an old Colonial Virginia family of English de-cent, related to the Ran- dolphs by both blood and marriage, and were among the prominent families in the founda- tion of the Virginia colonies. James Tucker. S 4 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the maternal grandfather of James Tucker Knowland, came from Kentucky to Clark county, Ind., between 1S12 and 1820, and af- terward settled in Jackson, and later in Bar- tholomew county. He was one of the pio- neers of the State, and late in life engaged in the mercantile business. James T. Knowland received his educa- tion in the district schools of Bartholomew county. His mother having died when he was an infant he was brought up by his maternal grandfather, James Tucker, and early learned to work on a farm, being reared to an agricul- tural life. When seventeen years of age he enlisted iin Jonesville, Bartholomew county, Aug. 30, 1861, in Company F, 39th Ind. V. L, to serve three years or during the war. He served until Feb. 22, 1864, when he veteran- ized in the same organization for three years more. The old 39th Indiana was also known as the 8th cavalry, and Mr. Knowland was promoted to duty sergeant. He served until honorablv discharged July 20, 1865, at Lex- ington, N. C, the war having closed. Among the battles — ninety-five in number — in which Mr. Knowland participated were the follow- ing: Shiloh, Stone River, Middleton Gap, ( hattanooga, Missionary Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign (including the great battles in front of Atlanta), Jonesboro, Lovejoy Sta- tion, Black River, Bentonville, N. C, and many others. His regiment was one of the most active fighting regiments in the war. Mr. Knowland was slightly wounded at Shi- loh, and his clothing was cut several times by bullets. In October. 1861, he was sick in camp with lung fever. He was also in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., from June 13, until July 11, 1863, with typhoid fever. He was an active soldier and in his four years service missed only forty davs. He was in all the battles in which his regiment partici- pated and saw service in Kentucky. Tennes- see, Missouri, Lousiana, Alabama and both the Carolinas. After the war Mr. Knowland returned to Bartholomew county, Ind., where for a short time he followed farming. On Nov. 3. 1867, he married in Jonesville, Bartholomew county, Mary Hubbel, born in Jackson county, Ind., Jan. 24, 1851, daughter of John and Almira 1 Blodgetl ) Hubbel. The Hubbels and Blod- getts are of Puritan New England stock. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Knowland set- tled in Jonesville, Ind., where he followed farming for a short time, and then learned the carpenter's trade at which he worked for fif- teen years. He then engaged in trading and farming until he located in Anderson, May 22. 1887, when he engaged in the business of securing pension and bounty claims in com- pany with N. C. Newson, who is now in the employ of the U. S. pension department at Washington, D. C. Mr. Knowland was suc- cessful in this business, which he continued under the name of James T. Knowland & Sons. The firm does a large business in pen- sions, claims, etc., and through Mr. Know- land's steadv thrift and good management be- came one of the substantial concerns of the State. He owned a fine residence propertv in Anderson. Mr. Knowland was a member of the G. A. B.. Major May post, Anderson, and held the offices of junior vice and commander. For four years he was justice of the peace of Bar- tholomew county, constable for seven years and deputy sheriff two years. In his politics he was a Jeffersonian Democrat, and was a man of liberal views on all subjects. For ten years he was a member of the city gas com- pany, two years of which he was president of that organization. For nine years he was clerk of the board of water works of Ander- son. Mr. and Mrs. Knowland were the par- ents of two children : Sherman V. and Lena A lay. GEORGE DUNHAM, late a prominent lawyer and public official at Lapel, Ind.. was born at Oxford. Butler county, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1842. son of Franklin and Dorcas (Elling- wood) Dunham, and his death occurred at his home in 1899. The Dunham family is of old Puritan an- cestry, and was early located in Vermont. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, some of the family migrated to Ohio, and there in Butler county, in 1815, was born Franklin Dunham, son of Kleazer and father of George. When George Dunham was two years old his parents moved toward the frontier, locat- ing on land in Indiana. He received a goo,! common school education and while still very young went into mercantile life in Fishers- burg, continuing there till the beginning of the Civil war. Mr. Dunham was mustered in at Indi- anapolis in Company G, 12th Ind. V. I., un- der Capt. Arthur Reed and Col. John M. Wal- lace ; and except for a short time when he was in hospital in Indianapolis in 1862, he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 84: shared in all the experiences of his regiment, He was conspicuous for his bravery even when so many others were brave, and secured the notice and respect of his commander- for his meritorious conduct under all conditions. I le was in the battles of Richmond, Missionary Ridge. Dallas. Resaca, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, Griswold, Sa- vannah, Columbia, Bentonville ami Atlanta. participating in the long and deadly Atlanta campaign and in Sherman's March to the Sea, the longest march in American history. \t the battle of New Hope Church in June. 1864, .Mr. Dunham was wounded in the chin. He took part in the Grand Review at Washing- ton, and received an honorable discharge July 22. [865. A brother, James, at one time cap- tain of Company G, 12th Ind. V. I., was cap- tured and imprisoned, and suffered so from lack of food that when finally released he was unable to get home without the assistance of comrades. After the war Air. George Dunham, then about twenty-three years old, returned to Fishersburg. Four years later he was elected justice of the peace and served eight years. Deciding upon the law as his profession, he began reading and was admitted to the Bar in 1872. He was thoroughly versed in the sub- ject and was the possessor of an excellent law library. After marriage he and his wife set- tled in Fishersburg, but in 1887 they moved to Lapel and there Mr. Dunham held the office of deputy prosecuting attorney. He was suc- cessful in business, and was chosen to fill re- sponsible positions, being treasurer of the school board of Lapel, and a director and stockholder of the First National Bank of Noblesville. He was also prominent frater- nally, both as a Mason and Odd Fellow. He joined the former order at Fortville, later affiliating with the lodge of Fishersburg, while he was conected with the Fishersburg Lodge alone in the I. O. < >. F. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and in pol- itics was a strong Republican. ( )n Dec. 10, 1868, Mr. Dunham was mar- rid 1 to Miss Virginia J. Cook, who was born Jan. 21, 1853, daughter of Dr. Daniel and Elizabeth (Walker) Cook. To this union children were burn as follows: Ida C, wdio married Edward Hutton, president and man- ager of the Lapel Bottle Works, and has four children, George L., Anna V., Mary A. and Charles Gerald ; and Hazel E., at home. Both daughters were given good educations. Dr. Cook is of German ancestry, but his 1 n lathers were in America before the Rev- olution and his grandfather was a colonel in both the French and Indian war and the War for Independence. A great-uncle held cor- responding rank in the British army during the latter conflict. Joel Cook, father of Dr. Daniel, was born in Greenbrier comity, W. Va., in 1795. He owned a farm of 100 acres there, and.eame of slaveholding parents. In 1834 he moved to Indiana, carrying his goods in wagons, and settled in Hancock county, twelve miles from Greenfield, where he cleared a tract of [60 acres. He made his home there all his active life and finally died in Hancock county in March, 1871, one of Indiana's well known pio- neers. He was an active member of the Bap- tist Church, and in politics was a Democrat. Twice married, his first wife was Miss Nancy Farlev, of Irish parentage, born in Dub- lin. She died leaving a family of children, viz. : Nathan F. ; Daniel ; Adeline ; John F. ; and Airs. Jane Yelton. By the second wife, who was Mi>s Susan Rogers, there were nine children, Sarah, Harrison, Nancy, Joel, Mar- tha, Emily, Eli, Casinda and Mary. Dr. Daniel Cook was born Aug. 29, 1826, in West Virginia. He grew up on his father's Indiana farm, but he was able to get a fair common school education. When only twelve years old he began the study of medicine, but was not ready to enter a regular medical school till he was seventeen, when he entered one at Louisville, Ky. He began practicing at the age of nineteen at Markleville, Madison countv, but did not give his entire time to his professional work, till 1855. He lived in Hancock county for a time, and then went back to his former location, remaining there till 1866, when he settled in Fishersburg to follow his profession there. Later, after the death of his second wife, he spent another two vears in Markleville. returned to Fishers- burg and finally located for the rest of his life in Lapel, where he died in May, 1901. Dr. Cook was a highly successful physician, be- sides displaying marked business ability, and was an influential man in his section. A strong Unionist, he did much for the soldiers. At Markleville he was identified with the Ma- sonic Lodge, and was at one time Master. Dr. Cook married for his first wife, Esther, daughter of Thomas Shelton, of Mad- ison county, Ind. Mrs. Cook died in 1849, leaving two children, Thomas and Mary. The 8 4 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD following year Dr. Cook was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Walker, daughter of Seth Walker, and to this union were born: Seth W. : Virginia ]., Mrs. Dunham; foel; Eliza- beth J.. Mrs. E. R. Rambo; Martha E., Mrs. J. II. Bodenhorn; Ralph; Lustacy J.: and Henrietta, wife of Dr. J. R. Moore. ALFRED S. DEER. There are no more highly honored pioneer families of Johnson county. Ind., than the Deer and Garr families, and a most worthy representative is found in A. S. Deer, whose fine farm extends over many broad acres in Johnson county, and whose personal standing places him among the most esteemed citizens of his locality. Mr. Deer was born March 22. 1832, in Union township, Johnson county, son of Wil- li- and Elizabeth (Myers) Deer, the former of whom was born in Virginia and the latter in Kentucky. Willis Deer was a son of Lewis and Margaret (Crisler) Deer, the former be- ing of German extraction, but of Virginia birth. The mother of Willis Deer, and the grandmother of A. S.. was, on her maternal ancestral side, connected with the notable Garr family. This was one of the families op- posed to Catholicism, and suffered much, with other prominent and wealthy German families, from the religious persecutions of 1729, which continued until 1752. In order to escape these persecutions, Andrew Garr headed a colony of 300 Protestants who left Illenschwang, Germany, in the latter year, for America, ami settled in what is now Madison county, Va., where they organized and established the first German Lutheran Church in America. An- drew Garr was one of those broad-minded and intelligent men fitted by Nature for capa- hle leadership, and many of his estimable characteristics have been transmitted to his descendants and appear as admirable qualities in all lines of activity. Lewis Deer was married, in Virginia, to Margaret Crisler, and his children were: Wil- lis. Wesley, Melinda, Elizabeth, Allen. Alfred, Herman and Emma. B) a second marriage, two more children were added to the family: Henry and Eliza. In 1807 he moved to Ken- tucky, and became a prominent farmer, and there he died a most worthy member of the Baptist Church. Willis Deer, father of A. S., was horn Aug. 5, [802, in Virginia, and in [807 was brought by his parents to Kentucky, where r r eu to manhood and married, living in that locality until after the birth of two chil- dren. In the fall of 1831, he moved to In- diana and located in Johnson county, entering land in Union township, where he improved a good farm. His first farm comprised 160 acres and to this he added two eighty-acre tracts, and labored successfully until he had placed all this land under cultivation. When lie first settled in Johnson county, it was al- most a wilderness, but small tracts of land having been rescued from natural conditions. Mr. Deer built a cabin and commenced the struggle of redeeming a farm from heavily timbered land. He underwent all the w < irst trials of pioneer life. He succeeded well. and was long regarded as one of the best farmers and most substantial men of the county. Late in life he disposed of this prop- erty and moved to Boone county, Ind., where he died, in 1891. He was a man of medium size, but strong constitution, and kept his strength until late in life. His attitude to his neighbors was that of a kind, sociable, chari- table man, and he was respected for his in- tegrity and beloved for his many virtues. Mr. Deer was four times married, and he had born to him a family of twenty children, the ex- penses of his large family considerably di- minishing his resources. His first wife, Eliza- beth Myers, died in 1834. She was a member of a prominent pioneer family of Kentucky, her father being a farmer and keeper of one of the old-time Kentucky taverns. His death occurred in that State ; his two daughters, Ma- hala and Elizabeth, married brothers. Wesley Deer, a brother to Willis, and husband of Ma- liala, also came to Indiana where he entered land and died in Johnson county. The chil- dren born to Willis and Elizabeth (Myers) Deer were as follows: Mahala, Mrs. Utter- back; Mary J.. Mrs. J. Lvster ; Alfred S., of Bargersville ; and John L., a farmer in Boone county, Ind. Mr. Deer married (second) Gracie Hanks, and their children were : Lewis ('., Virginia, Sarah F.. Nancy J. and Louisa. I li- third wife, Rebecca Johnson, bore him no children. His fourth marriage was to Nancy Ellis, who became the mother of Joshua, Hi- ram, Willis, Margaret, Nora, Ella. Samuel and William H. Three children died in in- fancy. Alfred S. Deer remained under the paren- tal roof until he reached his majority. He then rented land and began farming. In 1851', he married, and bought a small tract of land on which lie lived for seventeen vears. Sell- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 847 ing that he boughl his present farm, in 1874, a fine piece of property, with a small log er-boarded and ceiled house. This transaction put him into debt $3,000. As the farm still needed much attention in the way of ditching and tiling, the outlook was serious, but Mr. Deer was a man of pluck and energy and soon had under-ditching started, which was continued for fifteen years before it was completed to his satisfaction. He put in many rods of tiling, and never ceased to improve its condition. By constant and laborious work and provident saving, he not only succeeded aying his indebtedness by 1881, but was in a position to erect his large barn and out- houses and in 1892, his commodious and com- fortable frame residence. Mr. Deer has this fine place all in his own possession, and has made the farm one of the best in the town- ship. His line has been general farming and stock-raising and he has been very successful. Like his father he is of medium size but strong constitution, and although he no longer does the hard work of former days, he still fights the weeds and takes pleasure in the neat and attractive appearance of his surroundings. Mr. Deer through his own efforts has become one of the solid financial men of his township, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of his neighbors. In politics he was reared a Demo- crat, but in his later years he has affiliated with the Prohibition party, never accepting any office. For many years he has been a worth) member of the Christian Church, one of its elders and a liberal contributor and ear- nest worker. Mr. Deer was married to Mary S. Lyster, born Jan. 20, 1835, in Johnson county, daugh- ter of Cornelius and Elizabeth ( Utley ) Lys- ter. both natives of Kentucky, who moved to Indiana in 1830, and settled in Union town- ship, Johnson county, became prosperous farming people, and here he died at the age of eighty-seven years and was survived by bis • ■ ' n years, both highly esteemed in every way. Their children were: Nancy, .Mrs. George Garshwiler; Rachel. Mrs. John Kirlin; Martha. Mrs. s. Garshwiler; Eliza- beth, Mrs. J. R. Garshwiler; Susan, Mrs. J. B. Parish; Mary S.. Mrs. Deer: Harvey, de- . Josiah K... of Kansas: James and Pe- ter V., deceased; and John T., a farmer on a portion of the old homestead. To Mr. and Mrs. Deer were born nine children as follow-: Cornelius, who died at the age of three ' Willis 11.. George T. and Frank, who are all successful fanner-; Edgar 11.. who resides in St. Louis; Loring C. who is also a farmer; Elizabeth, who is Mrs. Clare: Mattie C. Hols- claw, who died leaving four children ; and Grace G., Mrs.. Webb, whose husband is a merchant at Franklin. WILLIAM W. LAYT< >N, a progressive and respected citizen of Anderson, was born in February, 1837, in Hamilton county, hid., and comes of an old Delaware family, of En- glish descent. Edward Layton, father of William W., was born in Delaware in 1806. but was an orphan within a few months, and was given into the care of people to whom he was bound out until he was twenty-one. The fi 5- ter parents moved tir-t to Kentucky, a few years later to ( Ihio, and there the boy grew up and was married. He was a farmer, and in 1832 went to Indiana to enter land in Ham- ilton county, clearing eighty acres eight miles east of Nbblesville. At a later period he re- sided a few years in Marion county, bin re- turned to Hamilton county and there died, when only forty-four year- old. Me was a Democrat in politics, and with his wife be- longed to the Methodist Church. Edward Layton married, in Cincinnati, Mary, daughter of Eli and Margaret Cover- dale, who was born in Delaware in 1809. Her parents, who were of German-American de- scent, had settled on a farm near Cincinnati about 1834, but later moved to Hamilton count}', Ind., and took up government land in the woods, eight mile- east of Nbblesville. The father cleared eighty acres there, but later moved to another farm in the vicinity, and there died when nearly 100 year- old. from the effects of burns received while burning brush. Mr. Coverdale served in the Revolu- tion, when only fifteen years of age. and was always a loyal and honored citizen. His chil- dren were: Edward, Eliza, Margaret. Sarah, Mary. Rachel. Susan. William and Eli. To the union of -Edward and .Mary Layton twelve children were born: Margaret. Eli, Clement. John. William W., Susan, Nancy, Richard. Zedic. Edward and two who died in infancy. Of these, four sons were in the Civil war. Kli served about six months in the 75th Ind. \. L, and died of brain fever at Castalian Springs. Tenn. John, who was i n the - regiment, served three years in the war. g many other lents was in the battle of Missionary Ridge and was taken 8 4 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD prisoner there, but recaptured by Federal Although lie lived to be forty-eight, his death in 1885, was due to the effects of his army life. Richard, who enlisted when only seventeen, died s< mn afterward of meas- U s, at < iallatin, Tennessee. William W. Layton received a common school education and was reared to farm work, being so occupied until he was twenty- four years old. At that time the war broke out, and at Lincoln's first call for volunteers for 100 flays, Mr. Layton enlisted in April, 1861, in Company 1), 12th Ind. V. I., and the regiment was mustered in for a year. It was divided into three parts, ami Mr. Layton went with the last company to Newberry, Ind.: next he was in the battle of Manassas Junction, then was sent back to Indianapolis, (inly to be hurried to Virginia, where they were in several skirmishes. At the end of the year in April, 1862, Air. Layton was mustered out at Washington, 1). C, but returning to Indi- anapolis, he re-enlisted in May, in the 3d Ind. Cav. for three years or during the war. It was an old regiment, and in 1865 in North Carolina was consolidated with the 8th regi- ment of Indiana Cavalry, Mr. Layton being assigned to Company I. Throughout the four years of his service Mr. Layton was nearly always on active duty with his regiment, mainly in Kentucky, Ten- nessee and Georgia. He did much scouting and foraging, and was in a number of bat- tles, besides participating in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was honorably discharged at Indianapolis Aug. 9, 1865. His last months in service were as a prisoner, for on March 10, 1865, while out with a scouting party for Kilpatrick, he was captured near Payetteville, and for the first ten days was kept at Salis- bury. N. C, one of the worst of the Southern prisons, where the rations was a small piece of corn bread with sometimes a little rice soup. From this place he was taken with others on top of a cattle car to Danville, Va., and a few days later to Libby prison. After two weeks there he was paroled, sent to An- napolis, Md., and then to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he remained until the day before the news came of Lincoln's assassination. He was in hospital at Nashville, Tenn., three months, and then in Louisville, Ky.. for a short time before finally receiving his dis- charge. On returning to civilian life Mr. Layton resumed farming, and was located in Hamil- ton county as before, but before long moved to another farm near Indianapolis, and worked in a stave factory besides operating his place. Several changes of location fol- lowed, for in 1873 he went to Madison county on a farm between Lapel and Pendleton, while in 1 89 1 , he moved to Anderson, and for six years was engaged as a teamster for a commission house. Later he went into the real estate business, and is still successfully occupied in that line. He has also served, in addition to his private affairs, as constable, elected on the Democratic ticket. For years he belonged to the part}-, but is now a Pro- hibitionist. Mr. Layton has been married three times. His first wife, to whom he was united in In- dianapolis, in 1862, just before he re-enlisted, was Miss Sarah Huggins, daughter of Thomas Huggins, a pioneer who had settled near that city. There was one daughter born to this union, Iva Nora. His second mar- riage, also in Indianapolis, was to Miss Mary Coverdale, born in that city, daughter of Wil- liam and Louisa (Potel) Coverdale. Mrs. Layton died within two years, leaving no chil- dren. The third Mrs. Layton was Nancy, daughter of Crim ami Margaret E. ( Wil- liams) Smith, who was born in Lincoln county. Ky.. ( let. 16, 1853. She married Mr. Layton April 18, 1874, and they have had eight children, three of whom died in infancy. The others are all grown and have been given good educations. They were born as follows : Victoria Belle. Aug. 27, 1875, wife of Edward Shafer, a blacksmith at Grand Rapids, Mich.; Omar Newton, a glass blower in Anderson, who married Miss Ida Moor; Samuel Clar- ence, Dec. 20, 1883, who was in the navy four vears, and is now recruiting officer ; Ar- chibald L., Dec. 31, 1885; and Floyd D., Oct. 1, 1888. Mr. Layton, as well as his wife, is a member of the Methodist Church. Frater- nally he is a Mason, and belongs to Major May Post, G. A. R. Mrs. Layton is of Irish ancestry, her grandparents, William and Sarah E. (Ed- wards) Smith, having come with their family from Ireland to Kentucky in the early days of that State. William Smith was a cooper by trade, and Lincoln county, where he set- tled, afforded him a good field to ply his trade for it was covered with splendid timber of many varieties. He also owned a farm of 900 acres in the Green River bottoms, acquired from the government. He lived to be sixty- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC< )RD 849 one years old and was survived by seven chil- dren, namel\ : (rim: Monroe; Russell; Bal- lard, who with three sons served through the Civil war in Company I, 15th Ky. Cav., and was in many battles, including that at Wild fountain; Sarah; Frances: and Eliza- beth. < rim Smith was also in the war. and served as corporal in the 19th Ky. V. J., and took part in the battles of Wild Cat Mountain. Mill Spring and Cumberland Gap. He was taken ill, was seven months in the hospital at Jackson, Miss., and was finally discharged there after two years service, lie started home but was able to reach only Springfield. 111., and he died there in 1 So 4 of fever. trim Smith, Airs, l.ayton's father, was born before his parents left Ireland. His father was well off for his day and place, and n was still more prosperous. Before the war he was a cooper like his father, did business on a large -rale, employing t) men in getting hio, where his father died in old age. ing a large family. Arthur lived in Ohio some years, and in November, 1849, came to Indiana, settling in Bartholomew county, where lie died at the age of sixty-two years. Hi- political belief was in the Democratic party, and he filled some of the local offices, for many years being township trustee, lie married Catherine S. I I LUghter of Sid- ney Denise, a farmer in Xew Jersey, of Dutch 54 ancestr} . Mr was a soldier > f tin R :volu- tionarj War, and lived to be seventy age. Mrs. Cox died two years after her hus- band, at the age of sixty-three. ' 1 their children, three sons and three daughter-, four still survive, namely: Joseph I)., of Ne- braska; John S., near Edinburg, [nd. ; Ellen, wife of J. C. Freese, of Edinburg; and Na- thaniel M. Nathaniel M. Cox was reared on tl in Bartholomew count}-, and lived at . until he had reached his nineteenth year. His education was secured in the district and then he began to sell goods, at Edinburg. where he remained for seven years. Air. Cox then learned the trade of wood turner which he followed for a number of year-, hi [877 he moved to Martinsville and bought a farm of twelve and one-half acres, in Jefferson township, which, with a farm inherited by his wife, made a fine estate of 220 acres, and there the family resided for some eleven years. For a number of years past Mr. Cox has lived in the town of Martinsville. On May 20. 1875, he w-as married to Miss Kibby C. Stout, daughter of Amos and Sarah ( Rusk) Stout, the three children of this union being: Sarah Lou Dasie, who married Ed- ward Howard, a railroad man of Indianapolis, and has one daughter ; William S., who lost his right arm railroading and is now caller for the trainmen in the I. & V. yards in Indian- apolis : and Edward E., a brakeman on the Big Four Railroad. Airs. Kibby C. Cox died Nov. 4. 1004, in the faith of the M. E. Church. Mr. Cox was married (second) to Miss Alar- tha A., daug-hter of \ r ance and Marvann (Weidner) Rusk, and they have one child, Erma. Air. Cox is a member of the Methodist Church, and his wife of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. Prior to In ond marriage he settled farms on his children, but still owns a line home in tiusville and a farm of 134 acres in Jefferson township. \- a citizen and as a neighbor, he is much esteemed. Jl >SEPH A. STUDEB \KKIC one of the substantial citizen- of Anderson, [nd., was born in Preble county, ( >hio, son of Jacob and line 1 Lock 1 Studebaker. and grandson of Peter Studebaker. of Pennsylvania Dutch Stock-. Tacob Studebaker removed to 'reble 850 I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD count;.. Ohio, with his father, and when a : man cleared a farm from the woods. Three of his sons were in the Civil war: Da- vid, who was in the 152nd O. V. I., 1 00-day s service, ami participated in the battle of the Cumberland river; Henry M., who served three years in the 81st O. V. I., and was in many battles, including Sherman's .March to the Sea : and Joseph A. Joseph A. Studebaker was born Dec. 19, 1S45. and received a district school education in his native county, working on the farm when young. He enlisted at the age of six- teen years in the National Guards, being well drilled in 1862, and was called out in .May, iS<>4, serving ninety days in Virginia, Mary- land and Kentucky, and was in the battle of the Cumberland river. After the war he went to Illinois, where he worked at farm labor, and in the town of Gilman, Iroquois county, was married in October, 1872. to Maggie Thomas, born in England, daughter of Wil- liam and Rebecca Thomas, the former a shoe- maker by trade, who owned a farm near Gil- man, where he was a pioneer. In 1878 Mrs. Studebaker died, leaving one child, Elmer H, and Mr. Studebaker " returned to Preble county, Ohio, whence he went to Warren, Huntington county. Ind.. and after one and one-half years, in 1880, he came to Anderson, and here he has resided to the present time, becoming well and favorably known. He en- gaged in teaming on locating in this city, and in 1891 purchased his present property. Mr. Studebaker is a member of the G. A. R. and is officer of the guard. In political matters he is a Republican. JOSEPH L. G( >SS, "tie of the prosperous farmers of Ray township, Morgan county, Ind., is a son of William J. Goss, and was born Nov. 25, 1861. (T) Ephraim doss was a native of North Carolina who came to 1 Iwen county, Ind., at a very early day, being among the first set- tlers of that locality. I te cleared up 900 acres of government land, and founded a town, now the flourishing city of Gosport, and there lived until his death. He was recognized as a leader among men. and he was also very charitable. (Hi Ephraim Goss. Jr., son of Ephraim, was horn in North Carolina, but he came to Indiana also al an early day, and settled at Gosport, where he conducted a store, but in the forties he removed to .Morgan county and look up government land in Ray town- ship, beginning his pioneer life in the woods. There the family lived as pioneers — the father clearing the land, and the mother working as few women could today, not only doing all her own housework and sewing, but making the cloth from which she fashioned the cloth- ing. The family larder was always supplied with game, for the father was renowned for his skill as a hunter. He cleared the place, and made it his home until he died in 1848. The mother died in 1881-. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Sally Goss, was a native of North Carolina, daughter of another Ephraim Goss. Both Ephraim ami Sally Goss were consistent members of the Christian Church. In politics, he was a Whig, and sup- ported the candidates of his party, earnestly and conscientiously. Eleven children were born to this couple, of whom William J. Goss is the fifth in order of birth. Ten of the chil- dren are now deceased. ( III ) William J. Goss received a common school education, and when he was twenty- one years of age, his father gave him 160 acres of land, partially cleared. With char- acteristic energy, the young man cleared off his property, and made it his home until his death Jan. 5, 1906. He added to his farm until at one time he owned 465 acres. Part of this he gave to his children, only retaining the original farm. In 18(17. he built a com- fortable house, which is now the family home. During the earlv eighties Mr. Goss spent two years as a general merchant at Paragon, Ind., but returned to his farm, where he carried on a general farming business, and handled a good grade of stock. < hi Jan. 11, 1857, William J. Goss married Sarah Goss, born in Owen county. Ind., daughter of Joseph and Deliah ( Sandy) 1 ross, the former a son of Daniel Goss, the first man to enter land in Morgan county. Ind. Joseph Goss and his wife were born in Owen county, Ind. Four children were born to William J. Goss: Theodore D., born Aug. 11, 1S50, and now a farmer in Morgan county, married Annie Caldwell, now deceased ; Joseph L. was born Nov. 25, 1861 ; Coma L. married Anna Warthen, of Ray township: Sally D. married Cosmore Isenhower, and is now deceased. These children received a good common school education, and as they grew up. became pros- perous. Mrs. Goss is an earnest member of tin 1 hristian Church, as was her husband, and takes an active part in its good work. Mr. COMMEMORATIVE BK >GR VPHICAL REG >RD Gi as a Republican, and took an active thi wi irkings of his party. He had free delivery and telephone connection, and was a very enterprising' farmer and pub- lic-spirited citizen. Joseph L. Goss was born Nov. 25. 1861, •- before stated. Like his brothers and sister he was educated in the schools of the neig I Remaining at home until the age 1 : !\\enty-seven years, he rented his father's property for twelve years, when his father, following the example of his own father, gave the young man eighty acres of good land. Upon this Joseph L. Goss car- ries on general farming, and has been wonder- fully successful, as he is quick to see the cy of new methods and to adopt them in his 1 usiness. On July 15, 1888, Mr. Goss was married to Dollie Y. Powder, born in Morgan county, Ind.. Sept. 28, 1871, daughter of William and Martha (Dilley) Fowler. William Fowler is a son 1 f John Fowler, a pioneer of Indiana who went to Kansas in later life, and there died one of the richest men in Lyon county, Kans. William Fowler is a successful farmer in 1 iregg township, and a veteran of the Civil war. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Goss: William Frederick, born April 26, 1890; and Daisy A*., born Dec. 23, 1897. Mrs. Goss is a member of the Metho- dist Church, and is a charming and cultivated wdio takes an active part in the church work, and is beloved by a wide circle of friends. In politics, Mr. Goss is a Republi- can, although he has not been an office seeker, preferring to do his duty as a citizen in the ranks. Fraternally he is a member of the ts of Pythias, No. 431, Morgan Lodge. The Goss family in all its branches is a well known and highly honored one. connected as it is with the early history and growth of Indi- ana, -me of the most prosperous and ' • spected men of the State bear this name. The immediate branch of the family taken up in this sketch is well repre- in Morgan county, and all who are connected with it may well feel proud of the bl ich runs in their veins. CHRISTOPHER S. FIFER. one of the veterans of the Civil war. and an esteemed citizen of Anderson, Ind.. was born Jan. 5. 1832. in Wayne county, Ind., son of John and Mary (Tacket) Fifer, the former of whom was born Dec. 25, 1784, on a farm in Monroe county, \ a. (now in West Vir- ginia), a descendant of an old Colonial Vir- ginia family of English stock, and the latter Sept. 20, 1792, in the sami county. John Filer and his wife resided in Mon- roe county until eleven children had been born to them, and in [831 they made their way to Wayne county. Ind., where he rented land. He was a hard-working man and cleared up several farms. Several years later he re- moved to Henry county, living there about ten or twelve years, and then located in Pipe Creek township, Madison county, whence after a short time he removed to LaFayette town- ship, and there he died in 1850. The chil- dren of John Fifer and his wife, with dates of birth, follow, the record having been copied from the family Bible of Mrs. John Fi- fer : Nimrod, June 26, 1807 ; William, Aug. 29, 1810; John W., Nov. 4, 1812; Anna W., Aug. 10, 1814; Elizabeth, May 22, 1816; Erasmus, March 25, 1818; Charles M., May 4, 1821 ; Margaret J., June 22, 1823 ; James M., Aug. 20, 1825; Henry P., May 3, 1827; Rachael C, Feb. 28, 1829; Christopher S., Jan. 5, 1832; and Sarah E., July r, 1835. B °th Mr. and Mrs. Fifer were members of the Baptist Church. In politics he was an old-line Whig. \\ bile he had no education, he had a natural liking for mathematics, being able to solve mentally almost any problem. Christopher S. Fifer was reared among the pioneers, helped to clear the land, and to make rails for the first railroad that ran through Anderson. He received but little schooling, w hat he did being gotten in a little log cabin, during the days when the school boys were supposed to cut the wood for the' school- house fire. For three months of each winter he attended school, the rest of the time being spent in work on the farm. On Aug. 8. [862, Mr. Fifer enlisted at Middletown, Henry county, as a private of Company H, 69th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. He was honorably discharged at Mobile, Ala., in 1865, arriving home on July 25th of that year. Mis services took him through Kentucky. Texas, Louisiana, .Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee and Arkan- sas, and he participated in the battles of Rich- mond, Kv. ; Vicksburg; Arkansas Post; Champion Hills; Thompson's Hill, Miss.; Black River Bridge ; Siege and Charge of Vicksburg; Jackson, Miss.; Red River expe- dition and many smaller engagements and skirmishes. He had fifteen bullet holes shot 8 5 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD through his clothing, and during one battle a shell exploded so close to him as to kill a comrade, the concussion rendering Mr. Fifer deaf. It also injured his left arm, which dis- abled him for a time. After the fall of Vicks- burg, the end of his right forefinger was shot off; and at Blakeley, Ala., he was knocked over by a shell, which knocked off his hat and injured his forehead. He was captured by the enemy at Richmond, Ky., but was paroled thirty-six hours afterward. In spite of his various injuries, Mr. Fifer was never in the hospital, nor did he ever miss a roll call, and he never missed an engagement of any kind in which his regiment participated. For faithful services he was promoted, in 1863, to the rank of orderly sergeant, and that rank he carried to the end of the war. After his discharge, Mr. Fifer returned to Henry county, Ind., and engaged in the dry goods business in Honey ('reek, that county, for eighteen months. Mr. Fifer has been twice married. In [850, in Henry county, Ind., he wedded Rebecca Jane Gossett, daugh- ter of Joseph and Rebecca Gossett. She died Jan. 25, 1861. No children were born of this union. On Sept. 9, 1866, he married Emma A. Neff, born in Rockingham county, Va., Dec. 12. 1 S47 , daughter of Hezekiah Neff. The Neff family was an old one in that county, descended from old Dunkard stock. Heze- kiah Neff was born in Rockingham county. Va., son of John and Elizabeth Neff, 1 ier man Baptists. John Neff and his wife both died in Virginia, where he had followed farm- ing, and where their children — George, Levi, Hezekiah, Leah, Catherine and Diana — were born. The children all died in Virginia with the exception of Hezekiah, who passed away in Henry county, Ind., where he owned a good farm, to which he brought his wife, Deborah Garver, whom he had married in Rockingham county, Va. She was born there, daughter of William and Deborah Garver. After marriage Hezekiah Neff and his wife settled on his farm in Rockingham county, Va., but in 1855 removed to Henry county, Ind., near Middletown, Air. Neff taking up forty acres of improved land. This he fur- ther improved, and the last four years of his life were spent on Honey (reck-, where he had purchased property. Mr. Neff, at the time of his death, was aged sixty-nine years, bis wife passing away at about the same agi I lis children were: William H., Rebecca )., A. C, Emma A., and Samuel 1). Mr. and Mrs. Neff were members of the Gem tist or Dunkard Church, and were prominent members of this faith, taking an active inter- est in its welfare. In politics Mr. Neff was a stanch Democrat. One of the son.- ; Mr. Neff, A. C, served in the Civil war. private of Company C, 8th Ind. \ . three years, and saw much hard service. After his second marriage, Mr. Fifer -pent 1 me year on Honey Creek, and then purcl a forty-acre farm in Howard count}-, situated in Liberty township. There they spent five years, after which they removed to Miami county on a farm of eighty acres, years they removed to a 160-acre fai n eastern Tennessee, where the next eight were spent. At the end of this time Fifer returned to Indiana and located at Wa- bash, where for a time he worked at his of carpenter, and then went to Jones Five years were spent in the latter place, and they then located in North Anderson, v they now reside. Since locating here Mr. Fifer has served as janitor of the Mt. school house. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Fifer: Ai Olive, born Aug. 10, 1867, in Henry iunty, Ind.; Charles Oscar, born Dec. 19, [868, in Howard county, Ind. (died unmarried at the age of twenty-eight years) ; Minnie Jane, rn Oct. 27, 1870, in Howard county. Ind.; Louise Viva, born Oct. 23, 1872. The chil- dren all received good educations. Ardella Olive married Leslie C. King, of Athens, Tenn., now of Frankfort, Ind., and has three children, < >ra May, Roscoe Glenn and Bessie Marie. Minnie J. married William L. Elliott, of Kokomo, Ind., and has one child, Clarence Wjlliam. Louise Viva married Daniel M. Fowler, a resident of Danville, 111., two children, Alvin Y. and Alta Irene. Christopher S. Fifer is a stanch and stead- fast Republican, and takes a great interest in local political matters. His first Presiden- tial vote was cast for John C. Fremont, and he has voted for every Republican candidate for President since that time, except the Peter Cooper ran for president, when he made an exception. He is an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Major May Post, Anderson, while his wife belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. They are members of the Methodist Church, in which faith they have reared their excellent family of children. Mr. I i A1MEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RE( ORD 853 Fifer has a fine war record, one of which any man might well feel proud, and lie stands as a model of good citizenship. Ex-Gov. "Pri- vate Joe" Fifer, of Illinois, is of the same an- il stock. BRICE M. HOWELL, one of the well- known farmers and respected citizens of Mor- gan county, resides on a fine farm of 223 acres, d in Section 13, Jefferson township. Mr. 11 was born Jan. 7, 1847, in Morgan county, Ind., son of Miller and Martha (Duty 1 Howell, natives of North Carolina. 1 11 children born to them, five now survive, as follows: Jemima E., widow of William Callahan, of Rochester, Ind.; Mar- garet, wife of Martin Leonard, of Eminence, Morgan county, Ind.; Martha Jane, wife of Mathias A. Costin ; Brice M. ; and Samuel, of Greenwood, Indiana. Mrs. Martha (Duty) Howell died in 1850, in the faith of the Bap- tist Church. The second marriage of Miller I I ov ell was to Mary Ann McClain, to which union seven children were born, the six sur- les being: Michael, of Gregg town- ship : Alpha, wife of William Goble, of Mon- roe county ; Caroline, wife of Mr. Spickel- meir, of Hendricks county; Sibbie, wife of Samuel Applegate, of Gregg township ; John k.. f Gregg township; and Miss Etta, of \ nship. Miller Howell was a farmer, cooper and carpenter, following the latter trade mainly. He came to Indiana in 1835, located first in Hendricks county, but after- ward removed to Morgan county and bought land in Adams township. Later he went to g township, and there he died in 1887, aged seventy-eight years. He, too. was a worthy member of the Baptist Church. both paternal and maternal sides, Mr. Howell's grandparents belonged to North Carolina, William Howell living and dying in Carolina, while William Duty became an Indiana pioneer and died in Morgan iunty. Brice M. Howell was reared in Morgan and attended the district school, re- maining at home until the age of sixteen year-. In the fall of 1863 he enlisted for e in the Civil war, entering Company 1 >. 7th Ind. V. 1.. and after six months' campaign, re-enlisted, entering this time. I 1 E, 139th Ind. V. I., fur four months, and then he re-enlisted in Company A. 33d V. I., serving until the Close of the war. Mr. Howell then returned to Morgan county and worked at farming by the month, until his marriage in October, [869, when he pur- chased a tract of forty acres. At various times he has added to this original purchase, and at one time owned 303 acres. With parental generositv he has given farms to his children, and now retains but 22$ acres which he has finely improved. In iSSij he built a handsome brick residence. On Oct. 3, 1869, Mr. Howell was married to Miss Isabel Foster, daughter of Robert and Ellen (Dixon) Foster, and eight children have been born to this union, two sons and six daughters, as follows : Martha Ellen, who died aged ten years ; Theodosia E., who mar- ried Absolem Bailey, of Jefferson township, and has four children, Jessie, Bessie, Robert and Teddy W. ; Emma R., who married Charles Curtis, of Jefferson township, and has six children, Wallace E., Hobart, Verna B., Mabel M., Zora and Nora; Robert, of Mar- tinsville, who married Cora Bailey ; Walter, a teacher in Martinsville, who married Hazel Shipley, and has one child, Byron; Ethel, who married Jesse Shipley, of Martinsville, and has five children, Elsie B., Agnes V., Edith, Russell and Harold ; Cary B. ; and Bessie M. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howell are members of the M. E. Church, in wdiich he is steward. In politics he is identified with the Republi- can party, and has served one term as town- ship assessor and for five years as township trustee. His fraternal relations are with the Improved Order of Red Men, and Blanken- ship Post, No. 77, G. A. R. JOHN S. HOWE, a highly respected citi- zen of Fall Creek township, Hamilton county, Ind.. and a substantial farmer and land owner, is a survivor of the Civil war, in which he took an active part. Mr. Howe was born Oct. 2, 1848, son of Nelson and Elizabeth (Smith) Howe, who were of English descent, and the death of the former left him an or- phan when but a year old. He was taken into the home and reared on the farm of Robert Brown, and though his educational advan- tages were verv limited, his boyhood being spent in the hard work on the farm, and his entire schooling consisting of no more than five winter terms of sixty days each, yet by his own efforts he gained a good common education. On Jan. 4, 1864, at Indianapolis, Mr. Howe was enrolled as a private in Com- pany I., (jth Ind. Vol. Caw, his service last- ing until Aug. 28, 1865, when he was honor- 854 COMMEMORATIVE BIO< 1RAPHICAL RECORD ably discharged at Vicksburg, Miss., the war having closed. He served in Tennessee, Ala- bama, Mississippi and Louisiana, participat- ing in the battles of Elk River, Florence, Lynnville, Hollow Tree Gap, Reynoldsville, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Brentwood, Little Harpeth, Sugar Creek, Nashville, Franklin, New Orleans and Vicksburg, and as his regi- ment was mounted and acted as cavalry, be participated in many skirmishes and raids. His horse was shot under him at Nashville, where his regiment followed Hood to the Ten- nessee river, and he was in the raid in Ten- nessee which extended as far as Lynnville, following Gen. Joe Wheeler. In the detail of ioo men, picked from each company of the regiment, and commanded by Capt. Robbins, of Company I, Air. Howe and his comrades went from Pulaski to Florence, Ala., where Gen. Wheeler's men were met. The young soldiers made excellent cavalrymen, and young Howe was no exception to this rule, he being in active service with his regiment all the time, although for a period he was greatly troubled with rheumatism. After the war Air. Howe returned to Indi- ana, and located in Marion county, where he engaged in farming. He was married Nov. 20, 1879, to Laura Peeler, born Oct. 1, 1S57. in Marion county, daughter of Joel and Re- becca (Rice) Peeler, and to them were born two children: Frank K., born Sept. 4, [880, who received a high school education at Fish- er's Switch, is engaged in farming on one of his father's properties: he married Myrtle Kincaid, and has one sun. Russell J. Jesse. born Dec. 1. 1883, was also educated at the high school at Fisher's Switch. After marriage Air. and Airs. Howe set- tled on a thirty-acre farm near Julietta, which Mr. Howe had bought out of his wages, and here they resided for two and a half years, whence, in 1883, they removed to his present fifty-acre tract, on which stood a lug cabin. This land he cleared and cultivated, and he also owns a farm in Delaware township of eighty acres, and another in Fall Creek of sixty acres, making in all 190 acres, lie built a stni'v and a half frame house in 1892, and here lie anil Mrs. Howe have resided to the present time, becoming people of prominence and worth in their community. Air. Howe has always been an industrious, hardworking man. and from very humble circumstances in youth has worked his way up to the top in his chosen work. I [e is a member of the < ',. \. R., at Fisher's Switch, and is an unaffiliated ber of Irvington Lodge, No. 508, I. ' O. F. In politics he is a Republican, and since the second administration of Grant has \ t for every Republican candidate for the Presi- dency. REZIN HOSFORD. The man who has won his way from the very beginning until he has by his industry and perseverance at- tained a position of assured influence rid of- material prosperity, may well look back with satisfaction on his course, and he a deserves the respect and honor so full corded him. Among the prominent citizens of Lebanon who have made a name selves is Rezin Hosford, who was I rn at Eugene, Vermilion county, Ind., Feb. 3 son of Leman and Alary (Givens) Hos Air. Hosford comes of German st ck on his mother's side, and English on his The paternal grandfather was a farmer and soldier in the War of 18 1.2. He died in mid- dle life in 1818. The maternal grandparents were James and Alary Givens, early settlers near Terre Haute, where there is still stand- ing, in a good state of preservation. . brick house which they built at Armiesbn years ago. Air. Givens died in middle life, the father of a good sized family. Leman Hosford, father of Rezin native of New York, and one of a of five children, three sons and two d; In bis boyhood he learned cigar ma' 3 but when he grew older he abandoned pation. and ran a flat boat down the \A Ohio and Afississippi rivers to Xev. At one time, too, he was an engineer. Later in life he settled down on a farm in Eus and it was there bis demise occurred \~l- at the age of sixty-six years. He Miss Mar) Givens, who was born in Virginia about 1817, and died in 1S71. Their children numbered five: Leman. deceased widow of Rev. Whitfield Hall, and of La Porte, Ind.: Rezin; Ella, wife of Wil- liam Massey, of Indianapolis: and A X., 1 if Cleveland. Rezin Hosford grew up on a fan, the edge of Eugene, and was sent :> nn- mon schools there. He remained at hi nil he was twenty-two. but in [873 5t: ' out for himself and going to California was seer of the Chinese workmen on a ' su- gar ranch for a year and a half. I i 1 recalled to Indiana by the death of hi r, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REC< )RD 855 and has remained in the State ever since with the exception of the summer of 1878, which he spent in Kansas. When he first went back to Eugene he worked as a butcher for two years, and then for the succeeding two years tried fanning. A business life, however, ap- i to him mere strongly, and in 1878 he engaged in selling meat and groceries in Keliani.n. After seven years in that line he took up the ice, sand and gravel business, and for the past twenty years has given his whole attention to that, building up a large business, and accumulating a handsome property. Mr. Hosford has built nearly half of the gravel streets in Lebanon. He also manufactures sand and gravel dredges, which have not been .in the market long, but for which there is a constantly increasing demand. On Dec. 31. [884, occurred the marriage of Rezin Hosford and Miss Rena Ross, daugh- ter of James and Alary ( Millett) Ross. Three [iters have blessed this union: Mabel, Cora Belle and Mary. Mrs. Hosford and dest daughter are members of the Chris- tian Church. The family reside on Pearl street in a beautiful home which Mr. Hosford built in [904. In politics his party affilia- tions are with the Prohibitionists, although until of late years he was a Republican. WILLIAM A. CHAMBERS, a successful general farmer and extensive breeder of blooded stock, residing at Monrovia, M county. Ind.. was born in Monroe township, ty, Jan. 24, [853, son of Baxter lx. and .Martha 1. (Thompson) Chambers, na- tives of ( (range county, North Carolina. King Chambers, grandfather of William A., was a native of North Carolina, where he was an extensive and prosper us farmer. Baxter lx. Chambers, son of King and father of William A., came from North Caro- lina to Indiana, a year prior to his marriage, which t ok place about [850 or 1851, and he loeated in Mo ounty, buying a farm, where he lived until his death, at which time he had 320 acres of land. I lis death occurred June <>, [888, while his wife, whose maiden name was Martha J. Thompson, passed away 1, and both were firm in the faith of tin- Methodist Church. Baxter K. Cham- i was an active Republican, and a man widely respected. The children born to Bax- ter EC. Chambers and his wife were: Wil- liam A.: Atlas, who died Oct. 28, [862; one who died May 7. 1S70; Julia, who died Aug. 30, 1877; Oliver P., who died March 28, [88] ; and Franklin I.. who died in February, [886. William A. Chambers received a good, common school education, and when he had completed his studies, he moved mi eighty acres of his father's land, and lived then seven years, then bought 100 acres in Mi township, and a farm of seventj six acres near Monrovia. In 1895 he built his present handsome residence, and has a good house on his other farm. In addition to carrying on general farming, he breeds full blooded short- horn cattle and Poland China hogs, and is very successful in all his operation-. On Nov. J' 1. 1X74. Mr. Chambers was married to Eunice Rawnsley, born in Morgan county, daughter of Joseph and Mary 1 I lad- lev ) Rawnsley, and six children were born of this union: Irvin, at home: Herbert, who died in 1903, at the age of twenty-three years : Dora, who "married Thomas Hob'son, a farmer of Monroe township; Laura, wdio married E. Hadlev. a rural mail carrier, and 1 Monrovia; and Harry and Hazel, at home. All these children have been well educated, and the daughters are talented in music. In politics Mr. ^Chambers is a Republican. [890 to 1896 serving as county commissioner, lie is a member of the I. O. < >. F., No. 354. and Encampment, No. 309. Joseph and Mary (Hadley) Rawnsley, parents of Mrs. Chambers, were both born in North Carolina, but came to Indiana at a verj early day in its history. They purchased their present home, clearing it up, and making of it a very pleasant place ami one of the most valuable' farms in Hendricks county. The father is aged ninety-five years, but he lost his good wife in ( (ctober, [865: H( . In- wife and family were all member- of the Society of Friends, and ver) active. Light children were born to Joseph Rawnsley and wife: Ruth, deceased", who was for some time a ol teacher; Manley, deceased; William, deceased; Neuton, deceased; one child that died iii infancy; Eleanor, deceased; Sarah, who married Robert Franklin, and resides in Hendricks comity, where he is engaged in farming; and Eunice, Mrs. Chamb WILLIAM ELDRlDi IE, on ing representatives of the legal profess Franklin, Ind.. and a man of prominence and substance in the communil horn Aug. 4. [853, in Tipper.: It 856 ( OMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Willet and Melinda (Neville) Eldridge, na- tives of Henry county, Kentucky. The paternal grandfather of William Eld- ridge was a native of Kentucky, where he lived and died, pursuing the occupation of a farmer, being quite advanced in years at the time of his death. He was married three times, and by each of his three marriages he had chil- dren. Willet being a son by the second mar- riage. The maternal grandfather was named Stewart Neville, a native of Kentucky, who died there at the age of ninety-two years. By occupation he was a farmer, and he had a large family. The Neville family is of Eng- lish descent. \\ illet Eldridge during his younger days was a hotel keeper, but he spent the greater part of his life on a farm. Coming to Indi- ana in 1852, he settled in Tippecanoe county, near Battle Ground, and engaged in farming, which he continued until 1864, when his death occurred at the age of forty-five years. His wife. Melinda Neville, preceded him to the unknown land by but five days, dying when about thirty-five years of age. Both were con- sistent members of the Baptist denomination. Five children were born to Willet and Me- linda Eldridge, two sons and three daughters, three of whom are now surviving: William; Stewart G., of Logansport, Ind. : Eliza, wife of Samuel Park, of Greenwood, Indiana. William Eldridge remained in Tippecanoe county until 1869, attending the common schools of that locality and what was known as Purdue College, and later Brookston Col- lege. In 1869, he located in Johnson county and for thirteen years taught school in the county, eleven years of this time in his home township. He studied law with Col. S. P. < >\ler. of Franklin, Johnson county, and was admitted to the Bar of the county. Since that time he has practiced in Johnson county with the exception of a short period, just after his admission to the Bar, when he taught school. From 1889 to 1895 Mr. Eldridge resided at Greenwood, Ind., but at that date he removed tn Franklin, and formed a law partnership with Elihu F. Barker, which partnership con- tinued until Jan. 1, 1902. when Mr. Eldridge retired from the firm. He remained in the practice of law at Franklin until April, 1903, when failing health caused him to give up his work. He then removed to a farm in So at county, Ind., where he now resides. While he is a member of the Scott countv Bar the con- dition of his health prevents his active partici- pation in the work of his profession. On Nov. 6, 1882, Mr. Eldridge married Miss Appie Parmer, daughter of James and Caroline (Oldham) Parmer, and three chil- dren have been born of this union, Clem, Eu- gene and Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge are consistent members of the Christian Church, in which they are earnest workers. In politics Mr. Eldridge is a Republican. GEORGE W. IFERT, a responsible citi- zen of Madison countv, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, Tune 6, 1837, son of Jacob and Sarah (Hetzel) Ifert. Jacob Ifert was born of German ancestry, near Baltimore, Md., in a little place called Frederickstown, and it is thought his father was a native of Germany. He learned the trade of a blacksmith in Maryland, but when a young man he went to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he lived seven miles from Dayton. There he married Miss Sarah Hetzel, who was born in Pennsylvania, daughter of Jacob Hetzel, and connected with the famous In- dian fighter and hunter of that name. For thirty years Mr. Ifert worked in Alexanders- ville, Montgomery county, and was known as a skilful mechanic, and woodworker. In 1850 he moved with his family to Madison county, Ind., making the trip with wagons in four days. He bought 160 acres of land in Fall Creek township, of which only ten were cleared, and which had a log cabin on it. This he developed into a good farm and became quite well off. During the War of 1812 Mr. Ifert served as a soldier. In politics he was originally a Democrat, but afterward accepted Republican principles, and voted for Lincoln. His children were: William, who served eighteen months in Company B, 89th Ind. V. I., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war; Betsey ; Mary; Peter; Eme- line : and George W. George W. Ifert was about thirteen when his father settled in Fall Creek township. He went to the district school in the winter, and worked at clearing the land and farming dur- ing the summers. He remained at home un- til he was twenty-five years of age, and then enlisted at Pendleton, Ind., Sept. 28, 1862, in Company P., 89th Ind. V. P, and served nearly his whole term of three years, being discharged at Mobile, Ala., in July. 1865. Mr. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 857 • in the battles of Munfordville, Ky. ; I.. 1' range, La.; Jackson; Mobile: Sheffield I La.; Pleasant Hill, La.; Fort Scott, Ark. ; in the second battle of Franklin, and two days' fighting at Nashville. He taken prisoner at Munfordville, with 3,500 other Union men, was paroled the next day, and wandered for a week with no food, except what he could find in the fields. He took part in all the campaigns and marches - regiment, but was laid up in his quar- ters for some two months with rheumatism and swamp fever, contracted from exposure. His left leg was so badly disabled by this that he has never recovered its full use. Mr. Ifert went home after the war and in the following December was married. The next six years were spent on the old Ifert fan whence he moved to a farm in Vernon township, Hancock county, and from there to 1' sent farm in 1884. His wife inherited twent) acre- from her father, and he has ii ■ ived the place and built a frame house on it. Mrs. Ifert was Miss Mary A. Wynn in maidenhood, and was married to Mr. Ifert in Vernon township, Hancock county, Dec. 21, 1865. She was the daughter of Jo- seph and Miriam ( Jarrett) Wynn. The chil- dren born to this union are : Mary A., who married William A. Wiseman, a lumber man in Vernon township, and has a son, Glenn; and Charles L.. residing on the home farm, who rnarried Miss Ida Wells, and has a son Paul. Mr. Ifert is a member of the Sol D. ! 1 Post, G. A. R., and is past com- mander. In politics he is a Republican, and has been from the early days of the party, and voted for Lincoln for his first term. He is a well known and much esteemed citizen, and .ewhat prominent in local affairs. He held the office of supervisor for two terms. April 10. 1901, Mr. Ifert met with a great loss in the death of his faithful wife. She had been a help in every sense and a g 1 him, and was much liked in the com- munity, where her death was deeply lamented. She and Mr. Ifert both belonged to the Chris- tian Church. FAYETTE FERGUSON, a highly itizei E Elwood, Ind., when he is engaged in carpentering, sawmilling and was born April 3, 1X44. in Shelby ■ Ind., - n of James X. and Esther (Gil Fei James X. Fe juson was born in Pennsyl- vania, Mm of William Ferguson, a pion& Franklin county, Ind., where he died. He came with his father to Indiana, where he was engaged in farming all of his life, also owning a sawmill. He was very patriotic and tried to enlist several times, but was always refused on account of his age. He had four children : Lafayette ; Jane, who married John F. Frush ; Emeline, who married Lewis Heff- ner; and Loretta, who married Perry Parker. Mr. Ferguson was a Republican, and his re- ligious connections were with the Methodist Church. His death occurred in Elw 1. when he was aged eighty-three years. Lafayette Ferguson was eight years of age when he came with his father to Tipton county, Ind., and fourteen years old when he went to Miami county, he having attended school in both of these places. He enlisted near Peru. Miami county, in the Union army, and was enrolled Aug. [6, 1861, when seven- teen years of age, as a member of Company A. 39th Ind. V. I., afterward reorganized as the 8th Ind. Cav., to serve three years or dur- ing the war. He served until honorably dis- charged, and re-enlisted at Ringgold, Ga., Feb. 21, 1864, to serve three years or during the war, and was honorably discharged at Lexington, X. C, July 20, 1865, being mus- tered out at Indianapolis. He served in Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Xorth and South Carolina. He was in the battles of Shiloh, in April, 1862. and Corinth, and after many skirmishes participated in the battle of Murfreesboro, being taken prisoner Dec. 31, 1863, when 250 members of his regi- ment were captured. He was confined in the famous Libby prison for six weeks, and then taken to Annapolis. Md.. and paroled. When captured he was stripped of his overcoat and everything in his pockets. The rations were soup and about an ounce of light bread once per day. hut Mr. Ferguson was treated fairly well, considering the state of the prison. After his exchange he rejoined his regiment at Mur- freesboro and went to Tullahoma, taking part in a battle there, anil was also at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge and in Sherman's March to the Sea. He was in mam skir- mishes, and also did a great deal of foraging, often alone. On one expedition a foraging party of which Mr. Ferguson was a member went sixty-nine miles and captured a great :it of meat. He was in the battle of Black River, and was on the steamer "City of Columbus" when that vessel was burned. 858 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD During his entire service, about four years, Mr. Ferguson was an active, faithful soldier, and his war record is one of which any man might well he proud. After the war Mr. Ferguson returned to Indiana and settled in Cass county, where for some time he engaged in sawmilling, also learning the carpenter's trade from his father. In 1879 the family came to Elwood, and here Mr. Ferguson has resided to the present time, being engaged in carpentering, and in saw- milling and teaming. He is one of the sub- stantial business men of the place, and is highly esteemed for his many sterling quali- ties of character. He is a member of El- wood Post No. 61, G. A. R., and has held the office of adjutant for three years and also been quartermaster. He and his wife arc members of the Methodist Church, of which he has been a trustee. On April 10, 1879, Mr. Ferguson was married in Tipton count)-, Ind., to Mary A. Nash, born Aug. 29. 1856, in Tipton county, daughter of George and Rachel ( Shields) Nash, and they have three daughters: Emma A., who married Fred Clark, has one child, Albert L. : Esther Ann, who married Charles Price, resides in Elwood; and Ethel A. REV. ISAAC DUCKWORTH. Unques- tionably the loftiest and noblest of earth's creations is man. and equally without ques- tion the noblest of men is he whose self-abne- gation is complete. In this age of bitter com- petition for wealth and personal aggrandize- ment, how beautiful and inspiring is the pic- ture of one who has risen above these sordid aspirations and in the higher atmosphere of disinterested reflection, finds time to concern himself with the sufferings and sins of hu- manity, seeking to alleviate them! Xo picture in history has endured, nor will exist through all time, as will that of the divine < »ne who gave up all for friends and foes alike. After more than three score years of min- istrations among men. the Rev. Isaac Duck- worth is resting from his earthly labors. For some years before his life closed he was re- tired from active work, and lie enjoyed a well- earned rest, lie was born in Green count}. Ky., Oct. 2. 1S20, son of John Duckworth, a native of ( >ld \ irginia. The father by occu- pation was a fanner, and he came to Indiana in 1830, locating in Shelby county, near the Johnson county line, where he entered forty f land, buving other land from time to time and becoming very well-to-do. He died at the age of seventy years at this place. His first wife, the mother of our subject, was Nancy ( Clifton) Duckworth, who claimed Kentucky as the place of her nativity, and who died in the year 1829. To them were born seven children, of whom but one now survives, the Rev. Housan Duckworth, of Lo- gansport, an earnest minister in the Met! si Church to which he has belonged sini The second wife of John Duckworth was a Miss Sandifur and by her he had six chi two of wohm are now living, John and Samuel. The paternal grandfather of Rev. Mr. Duckworth was born in Old Virginia, and served for seven long years in the Revolu- tionary war, undergoing great hardships and conducting himself with great honor and bra- very in behalf of the cause of freedom. He joined Daniel Boone in the second co: which he took out from the Coli ni< - er the mountains into Kentucky, and he d at an advanced age as the result of a fall in which his neck was broken. He left ten chil- dren. The maternal grandfather of our sub- ject was William Clifton, of Kentucky, also a farmer in that State. After a long life of usefulness he died there, leaving a large ily. When the Rev. Mr. Duckworth was but ten years old, his parents came to In taking up land here. At seventeen i> * am bitious to see more of the world, I out in his early manhood for the South, and for the ten years following was engaged in driving teams in the great cotton State of Mississippi. Returning at the expirati that time to Indiana, he bought 160 acr - of land in llensley township, Johnson counl an investment. He never moved there, but settled in Needham township on the on which he made his home at the last. By his thrift and good management he acquired from time to time additional land, until he : himself owner of several hundred acres. In later wars he sold off and gave to his chil- dren as they matured the principal pari of this, keeping but eighty acres for hims 1 In Aug. 27, 1846J the Rev. Mr. Duck- worth was joined in marriage to Serenna daughter of Jesse and H; h (White) Beard, and of this union seven rhil- dren were born as follows: Mary Eliza, Vug. 23, 1847; lesse M.. Julv 28, 1850: James X..' Feb. 18, [853; Mm Harvev, Mar 5, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD *59 1855; Hannah M., Jan. 24. [858; Sarah M.. Nov. 20, i860: and Isaac S.. .March 1, 1863. Mrs. Duckworth died April 3, 1901, at the honored age of seventy-three years and six 111. 'iiths. The Rev. Mr. Duckworth received a com- mon school education, all that was open to him in the place of his birth, but in years fol- lowing by reading and experience accumu- lated a very large fund of information and knowledge. He became a licensed local preacher in the Methodist Church and minis- tered throughout Franklin, Johnson and Shelby enmities, where he was much sought as a speaker. When the war broke 1 nit he enlisted, in iNoj. in Company I, "Oth In. I. \ . I., and served as a private in the infantry, being detailed to drive teams, in which work he was so proficient that at the end of his three-years term of service, he had the same six mules that he started with, having pre- served them in good condition throughout all the hardships .if the war. Coming home he was received into the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church, and remained a mem- ber as long as he lived, being toward the cl >se of his life on the superannuated list on ac- count of his great age, and inability to con- tinue active work. In his circuits and stations ik into the Church 1,208 persons, in all, and united in marriage 253 couples, each of which he presented with one of his photo- graphs. Johnson and Shelby counties were his home for seventy-two years, and the rest of his time was spent in the war and in Mis- sissippi. His political faith many years ago was that of .1 I ). mocrat, but he always opposed slavery in the South. In later years he generally the Republican ticket, feeling that the principles of this party best accorded with his The three brothers in his family, Robert, Isaac and Housan, together, in their lite work, served over one hundred years in the ministry. Rev. Duckworth was not a man content with sermonizing to others, but instead was himself a living sermon, and throughout his long life never shirked duty nor privation. When his country needed him he quickly re- led, seeking 11.1 high sounding pjaisi office, but being content to serve faithfully where he was n ;< -t needed. 1 !i urag his alike in tlie battles of war and peace, whether the trial was ience and denial, or the deadly field of battli . he carried the s: estimate of right and duty, and at with his crown of age and infirmity he his compensation and reward in the devoted admiration and love of all, and mot in his own consciousness that he foi 11 the good fight unto the end. CAPT. WILLIAM A. DILLEY, the prominent citizens, excellent farmers and much respected residents of Morgai located on Section 12. in Jefferson is also an honored survivor of the Civil War. Mr. Dilley was bom Jan. 7, 1840, it county, < )hio, a son of Arthur M. at beth (Mclnturf) Dilley, the lai was born in Tennessee, a daughter Mclnturf, a native of Pennsylvania. ■:" Ger- man descent. He took part in the V rRi2. His death took place in < ' tie was visiting one of his ten children. Ar- thur M. Dilley, father of Capt. Dills ed from Ohio in 1842 and settled in township, Morgan county. Ind.. : boughl first a tract of forty acres, t which he subsequently added until he c acres. Mr. Dilley died on a farm the old home. Although he engaged ing he was a skilled carpenter thai trade through life. His widow and resides with her son James in M; ville, having reached the advance' ninety-two years. Mr. Dilley ser ne term as justice of the peace, wife were mi £ the M. E. Chur Although Captain William A. Dil became a brave and valiant soldier, hood and youth were spent in pi sion on his father's farm in Jeffers ship. His education was obtained the district schools, and in early mat ed at the carpenter's trade am' a sawmill. Farming, however, has choice of occupation-.. At tie.' outl Civil War he was in April, 1861, entering ( lompany K. 7 \ , I., and after the three months ■ expired he testified to his patri. ti enlisting, entering 1 ompany A. 33rd h 1 ,tn. |ohn C burn being commai colon : . " 1 aptain I >ille> served over four -oars, entering the rai I - vale and returning to his home witl li 1 of a captain. I [is firsl | as fifth sergeant; in 1863 he was 86o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sergeant ; on Nov. 8, 1864, he was made first lieutenant and served in that capacity until March 27, 1805, when he was commissioned n. In the following July he was dis- charged at Louisville, Ky., and reached home in August. Captain Dilley fairly won his promotion, having seen hard and con- ns service. Some of the battles in which he took part were: Wild Cat, Ky. ; Pumpkin Vine Creek; Burnt Hickory; Kene- saw Mountain; Peach Tree Creek; Averys- boro, N. C. ; Bentonville : the Atlanta cam- paign and the March to the Sea, and he was wounded at Thompson's Station, Term., March. 1863, where lie was captured with his regiment and taken to Libby prison. On April 14, 1864, Captain Dilley was married to Miss Lucy A. Dane, daughter of Stephen L. and Maria (Champlin) Dane. Mr. and Mrs. Dane came to Indiana from Vermont, in 1847, an| J located for one year al Ileville, and then moved to Gregg town- ship, where both died. They had four chil- dren, the two survivors being Amelia, wife of Daniel B. Kivett ; and Mrs. Dilley. Mr. i t was also a soldier in the Civil War. The children born to Captain and Airs. Dilley =ix in number, namely: Augustus M., who died when nearly fourteen years of age; Minnie V., who married Rev. Arthur J. Cheeseman (of the M. E. Church, of English birth, and a graduate of a London college, who was drowned in July, 1901) and had children. Stanley II., Pearl L., Annie L., and Gr; (the latter deceased): Effie AL. who married Fred McClellan. of Indjanapolis, and has two children, Mabel and Nadine; Pearl M., who married Edward Crone, of V - township, and has children, Lula and William; Ruby, who married Oras Crew-, of Gregg township, and has two chil- dren, Elmer and Murial; and Grace, who died at the age of eight months. Captain Dilley and wife are active mem- bers of the M. E. Church, in which he is class His father was one of the earlv or- ganizers of the church in his township, the family long having been leaders in this religious body. Like his father, Cap- tain Dilley has always supported the Republi- rty, and he is one of the advisory board of the township, lie is one of the good farm- the locality, owning forty acres in the home place and thirty-seven in another tract, ly is held in high esteem in Jefferson town DR. LEWIS X. H< )\\ \kl). one of the older and' more prominent physicians and surgeons of Indianapolis, where his personal character, public spirit and professional skill have won him many friends, was born in De- catur county, Ind., Aug. 16, 1838, son of Edward and Clarissa (Lewis) Howard. The father was born in Ohio, and the mother in Kentucky. They had two sons, namely : Dr. Lewis N. ; and William O., who died when he was about thirty years old. Edward Howard learned the harness and saddle-making trade, when he was a young man, and followed that line of work in Cin- cinnati some years, when he came to Indiana, and established himself in Decatur county. There he was married and, studying medi- cine under his father-in-law, began a pro- fessional career at Greensburg. A few years later he removed to Knightstown, in Henry county, where he practiced until 1854. That year he made a home in Indianapolis, at that time a thriving country place of about 12,000 people. He died here in December, 1899, at the age of eighty-five years, having led a long and creditable professional career. His widow, who makes her home with her son, is now over eighty years old. Both were Presbyterians. The special line of profes- sional work which Dr. Edward Howard fol- lowed, was the treatment of cancer, in which he was very successful, and in which he had a marked standing in several States. George Howard, grandfather of Dr. Lewis N., was a native of Pennsylvania, of English descent. He married and settled in Hamilton county, Ohio, where he died at the age of ninety-four years. To him were born nine children. He was a farmer, and it is tli. .tight that he built the first brick house in Cincinnati. Nathan Lewis, the maternal grandfather of Dr. Lewis N. Howard, was a native of Virginia. For a time he lived in South Car- olina, and then went to Kentucky, from which he moved to Decatur county, Ind., where he practiced medicine until his death in the eighty-fifth year of his age. He was the father of eight children. Dr. Lewis N. Howard lived in Decatur county until he was about twelve years old, when he accompanied his parents to Knights- town, where he spent the ensuing four years. At the age of sixteen he came to Indianapo- lis, and this citv has been his home to the present time. His education which began in COMMEMORATR E BK >GRAPHICAL REC( iRD 8 .1 the common school, was continued in the old seminary that stood on what is now the Uni- versity Park. In 1S57 he was a graduate of Hanover College, and then he began the stud) of medicine and surgery under his father, and in [859 entered Transylvania Medical Col- lege ai J .exington, l\y., which at that time ranked among the leading .schools of medi- cine in the West. For a time he practiced with his father, and in 1873 graduated from the Missouri Homeopathic Medical College at St. Louis. While there he had an office, and devoted a part of his time to professional labors. After completing his course in that institution he returned to [ndianapolis, where he has practiced to the present time, his spe- cialty being Orthopoedic Surgery and the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. For the past twenty years his practice has I entirely office work. Dr. 1 Inward was married Feb. 22, 1859, to .Miss Mary, a daughter of George and Ethelinda (Keen) Keen, in Lexington, Ky. She died in 1868. Two children were born to them, both now deceased. In 1873 Dr. Howard was married to Miss Margaret, daughter of Dennis and Margaret (Lancas- ter! McGouldrick. She died in 1877. In 1894 Dr. Howard was married to Mrs. Allie Crawford, widow of Samuel Crawford, and daughter of a Mr. Hodgins. She is a mem- ber of Howard l'lace Methodist Church, which was named after her. In politics the Doctor is a Democrat, and his fraternal con- nection is with the Odd Fellows, his pro- fessional connection with the State Homeo- pathic Medical Society. He lives at No. 1419 Easl Fifteenth street, where his wife owns a comfortable home. His office is at No. 114 South Illinois street. HON. GEORGE H. GIFFORD, for- merly Mate Senator, 'if Tipton, End., and a leading member of the Bar of the State, is a member of one of the old and honored families of this section. Air. < lifford was born Jan. 10, 1850, in Fayette county. Inch, son of on W. and Malinda ( lifford. The Giffords were of Honflteur, Nor- mandy, three centuries before the conquest of England by Duke William. At the battle of Hastings Sire Randolphe De Gifford was a standard hearer of Duke William, and was rewarded by him with lands in Somerset- shire and Cheshire, which were erected into a barony from which his descendants had summons to Parliament. In the reign of Henry II. Sir Peter married Alice, daug and heiress of Sir Gu) de Corbuchin. Sir Stephen ( nfford was one of die bai companying Richard Coeur de Lion to the Hol) war, and was killed at the siege of Jerusalem. His son, Sir Stephi wounded there. George Ban made Laid of Buckingham by Henry joining the I louse ol ^ ork against Lancaster, and he being one of the ; vorites of Edward \ , he was creab d Buckingham, and married to the Maude Plantagenet, the King's cousin. George Gifford, his son, being caught by- Richard III in the act of o lence with the Earl of Richmond (Henr was attainted of high treason and bel by Richard's orders. The Duke ham left several infant children, bul had been deprived of their lands and that mercenary king, Henry VII, more convenient not to restore, but to them in their then condition; and as 11 rev Stafford, a powerful noble, had married the eldest daughter. Henry created him Duke of Buckingham. The Staffords followed the same fate as the Giffords, and the grandson of Humphrey was beheaded and the family deprived of their estates. The Giffords in the reign of Henry VIII, put their claims before Parliament, but failed to get judgment. In the reign of James I, Sir Ambrose Gifford again put their claims before Parliament, but in the second year of Charles I's reign they were disallowed. Walter Gifford, son of Sir Ambros grated to Massachusetts in 1630, and was the American progenitor of those of that name. George H. Gifford, of Tipton, Ind., re- ceived his preliminary education in the" mon schools near Falmouth. Ind., and attended Fairview and Milroy acadi n Rush counts. He later -pent three ye the State University at Bloomington, Ind., afterward attending the Northwestern tian University at Indianapolis, graduating in 187-'. Air. Gifford then began the law in the offices of Green & Waugh, was mitted to the bar in 1873. and immediately took up the practice of his profession, in which he has continued successfully to the present time. Mr. Gifford is a stanch Dem- ocrat, and in 1802 was elected to the State Senate, serving in thai body with distil during 1893-94-05. lie was the originator 862 < OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and presenter of the bill known as the Gifford Law . in regard to building and loan associa- tive protection of home companies and the people, and this law is still in active fore. After completing his term of office Air. Gifford returned to Tipton, and immedi- ately resumed his practice, serving in many of the most important cases in the county. He is a Mason, and an Elk, and in college was a Phi Delta Theta, four of his sons also belonging to that Greek fraternity. He is a close "student of literature and the sciences, is a versatile conversationalist and an earnest and convincing public speaker. He is greatly interested in anthropology and is also well versed ii» historical matter.-. He is one of the most public-spirited men of Tipton, and is alwi r "S one of the leading factors in any movement that will prove to be of benefit to the citizens of the community. In Faii-view, Fayette county, Ind., Sena- tor Gifford was united in marriage with Ra- chel Anna Smiley, and to this union there were born children as follows: Dr. Allen W., a graduate of the State University and of thi i entral .Medical College, Indianapolis, is now ] ractising in Tipton, as a member of the firm of Newcomer, Dickey & Gifford; Frank H.. a student of the State University, is a well-known educator of Tipton; Glen J., a graduate of the State University, is in the law office with his father; Manley R. is en- gag( I in business in Tipton ; Hanson S., a graduate of the State University and of the Central Aledical College, is practising his profession in the town of Sharpsville, Tip- ton cc unty, Indiana. DANIEL If. PRUNK, M. D.. a physi- cian and surgeon of Indianapolis, Marion count-., is a Virginian by birth, from Fincas- tle, Botetourt county, where he was born Now 3, 1829, son of Daniel and Catherine 1 Edwards 1 Prunk. The Prunk family is of German origin, but the paternal grandfather's history is lost; on his mother's side Dr. Prunk comes from Virginia stock, and his grandfather died in that State. Daniel Prunk and his wife were both natives of Virginia, but in 1832 they moved West. He was a blacksmith by trade and at first settled at Hennepin, 111., where he pursued that calling, but eventually en- E in farming at Tiskilwa. in which place his death occurred in 1 862, when he was six- tv-fivt years old. He had been a soldier in the war of 181 2. His wife survived him sev- eral years, passing away at the age of eighty- four years. They were the parents of twelve children, six sons and six daughters, of win 'in the following are still living: Madi- son, of Minnesota ; Dr. Daniel H. ; Rev. George E., a Baptist minister of California; Magdalene, widow of James K. Polk, now living in Ohio; Kate, wife of a Mr. Blais- dell. of .Manchester, Iowa; and Mary, a widow. Daniel H. Prunk was reared on his father's farm in Illinois and was given a good education. As a boy he attended the old fashioned subscription school, and as he grew older he was sent in turn to the semi- nary at Henry, 111., to Judson College, and to Mt. Morris Seminary. For several terms he taught school and then besran his studies for his life work, first in Princeton, 111., and later at the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, from which he graduated. Twenty years later he took a second course of study at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Indi- anapolis, and was given a degree from that institution also. In 1854 he began practising in Princeton, but later located at Carthage. Ohio, and spent two years there and at Springdale. After a brief residence in Rock- ford, 111., he returned to Princeton in 1857, and was there at the breaking out of the Civil war. When troops were called for Dr. Prunk enlisted in the 19th Indiana regiment as as- sistant surgeon, and later in the 20th, and un- til the early part of 1804 was in the army, in the contract service. After the close of his military experience, the doctor remained for a year or two in the Southern States, and started embalming establishments at Nash- ville, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Knoxville and -Atlanta, but in the spring of 1866 he re- turned to the North and locating at Indian- apolis, has practiced there ever since. On March 30, 1858. Dr. Prunk was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Augusta Smith, daughter of William J. and Lavinia Smith. Their family consists "I" three sons, all bright, enterprising, active men and al- ready successful in their chosen lines. Frank H, the eldest, who is married to Miss Es- tella Boggs, is engaged in the hardware and tin business, as is also his next brother, Harry C. Byron F. is a physician in prac- tice with his father. His wife was Miss Pauline Shafer, and they are the parents of COMMEMORATIVE BI< (GRAPHICAL REC( iRD 863 four children, Byron I'arvfim Harriet Au- gusta, Helen and "Horace Willard (or "Bun- nie" as he is generally called). Dr. Daniel II. J'runk was brought up in the .Methodist faith, hut his wife is a member 01" the Presbyterian Church. In his political views the Doctor is an ardent Republican, ; his onerous professional duties leave him little time for any participation in public affair.-. He ha- been most successful as a physician, and has a large practice which be- speaks both his -kill and personal popularity. He re-ides at Xo. 716 West New York Street, where he built in 1871-72, and has his office at No. 36 North Senate avenue. He is a member of the Commercial Club. DR. HARVEY SATTERWHITE. late a prominent citizen and one of the leading capitalists of Martinsville, Ind., was born on a farm near Bedford, Trimble county, Ky., Jan. 15, 1832, -on of John M. and Martha (Branch) Satterwhite, the former of whom was al-o born in Kentucky, and the latter in Virginia. Twelve children were born to these parents, three sons and nine daughters, the two survivors being: Mary T.. wife of G ge M. Walker, of Washington town- ship : and John \Y.. of Fergus county. Montana. John Satterwhite, the paternal grand- father of Dr. Satterwhite, was a native of Kentucky, of German ancestry, and was a blacksmith by trade. When in middle age an accident terminated his life, and he left a famil. of two sons and three daughters. The 1 nal grandfather of Dr. Satterwhite, William Branch, was a native of Virginia, and a farmer b pation. He lost his life by drowning when advanced in years, and he left a large family of children. John M. Satterwhite lived and died in Kentucky, where he was a well known black- smith in Trimble county, and he passed away in 1849 al tlu age of fifty years. His wife l ict. 1, 1843. She was a consistent ( hristian woman ami a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Until he was fourteen years of age Dr. Satterwhite lived in Trimble county, Ky., and there he secured his first educational training. In 1841) he came to Indiana and 'ii a farm in Franklin township, Johnson county, where he remained three years. Then he embarked in a mercantile bus- iness, and worked at the tinner's trade, and he took up the study of dentistry, studying at night, In 185') he came to Martinsville and .1 engaged in active dental practice for six years. From that he went into a banking business, first opening a private bank and later organizing the First .National Bank with which he was connected as president and cashier for thirty-two years. Upon re- tiring from the bank he lived a comparatively quiet life, in the main looking after hi- large estate, and he passed away Dec. 4, 1004. In politics he was a Republican, and as such represented Morgan county in the special and regular sessions of the Indiana Legislature in [872 and 1873. For many years he was an active member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. On May 1, 1862, Dr. Satterwhite was united in marriage with MCs Ellen Thomas, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Fitzgerald) Thomas, and two children were born to this union, both of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Satterwhite died March 17, 1868. < hi Feb. 2. 1S7 r. Dr. Satterwhite married (second) Miss Harriet Ellen Stephens, who was born March 25, 1836, in Lebanon, Ohio, daughter of Aaron Solomon and Sarah (Hutchinson) Stephens, and one daughter was born to this marriage, Beatrice, who married, Oct. 26, 1894. Frank Steele Rudy, of Lebanon, Ohio, and i- the mother of two children, Harriet C. and Josephine. Mrs. Ruby is an accomplished lady; she graduated from a school in Provi- dence, R. I., and later from the National Nor- mal University at Lebanon, Ohio, pursuing a classical course in the latter institution. Dr. Satterwhite belonged to the M. E. Church, of which his wife was al-o a member. (in April 9, tgo8. Mr. Noah J. Major wrote: "Dr. Harvey Satterwhite was born on a farm near Bedford, Trimble county, Ky., Jan. 15. [832. I lis ancestors were Vir- ginians. He came to Indiana in 1846, locat- ing for a time in Johnson county. After studying dentistry in Franklin he cam.' to Martinsville in [856. lie was an excellent denti.st, practised live or six years, then be- came one of the organizers of the First Na- tional Bank in company with Parks and Hite, later president of tin-. He was also a holder in a hank in Indianapolis: was a man of fine business qualities. At various' time- be held office on the town board of education and corporation. Mi- 1 ks were remark- able free from error-: he was a fine book- keeper and penman, lie was elected in 1S72 as representative of Morgan county. He was a member of the M. E. Church. He was a 86 4 i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD good man of fine mind and excellent princi- ples. He was a straight Republican." Solomon Stephens, paternal great grand- father of Mrs. Satterwhite, was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and was a personal friend of Washington. He married Mary Ann Potts. Ebenezer Stephens, son of Sol- omon and grandfather of Mrs. Satterwhite, was born near Morristown, X. I., and died at Abingdon, 111. By trade be was a wheel- wright and he also engaged in farming. He married Maria Phoenix, and they had two sons and two daughters. The maternal great-great-grandfather of Mrs. Satterwhite, was Thomas P. Hutchin- son, an officer on the staff of General Wash- ington, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Silas Hutchinson, son of Thomas P., was born in Maryland, and was a pioneer of both Kentucky and Ohio, and was the first treasurer of Clermont county, Ohio. Joseph Hutchinson, son of Silas, was a farmer of Clermont county, Ohio, lie mar- ried Elizabeth Rosa, and they had a family of eight children. They were devout Meth- odists. Aaron Solomon Stephens, son of Eben- ezer and father of Mrs. Satterwhite, was born in Morristown, N. ].. Dec. 2, 1810, and later migrated to Lebanon, Ohio, where he married Sarah Hutchinson, who was born June 20, 1816. They became the parents of two children: Mrs. Satterwhite; and Dr. Jo- seph L. Stephens, a celebrated physician who conducted a sanitarium at Lebanon. ( Ihio, and died in November, 1899. Mr. Stephens died May 12, 1874. aged sixty-four years, and his wife passed away Dee. 18, 18114. at the age of seventy-eight. Both were mem- bers of the Methodist Church. MICHAEL QUILL, a retired citizen of Muncie, Delaware county, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born Sept. 29, 1840, in County Kerry. Ireland, son of Thomas and Ellen ( Laughlin) Quill. Thomas Quill was a butcher by trade and followed that occupa- tion in the town of Kilflyn. He married 111 Ireland, and in 1856 came to America with his wife and family of seven children. The father died near New Paris, Ohio, at the age of seventy-eight years, and the mother died the same year, aged seventy-six. Both were mem- bers of the Catholic Church. They were the parents of eight children, John. James, Mary, Ellen, Michael, Thomas, Mods, and Johanna, the last named dying in Ireland when young. The others all reared families except and all but Michael reside in Indianap' Michael Quill was sixteen years old when the family came to this country, previi which time he had receive'! a good common -el 1 education in bis native town. The family embarked at Cork in the good ship "Janie Johnson," an old-fashioned sailir ^ sel, and were seven weeks on the v The weather was very stormy, and Mr. Quill well remembers the trip. Landing at New Orleans, they came by steamboat up to Cin- cinnati, and thence proceeded to a farm in Preble county, Ohio, near Eaton, whei father bought thirty acres of improved land, with good buildings. Michael Quill worked on the farm during the summer time. at the winter season attended the local school until i860, thus receiving an unusually good training for his day. The school in the new home was of the old log cabin style. puncheon - its, but it afforded him ar tunity to improve his literary knowledge, and he took advantage of it. When about nine- teen years old he commenced to learn shoe- making, in Richmond, Ind., beginning in the old-fashioned way, and serving more than three wars, until he became a skilled tr; man. On July 14, 1862, he enlisted at Rich- mond, becoming a private of Compai \. 69th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or dur- ing the war. He was mustered out and hon- orably discharged at Mobile, Ala., July 15. 1865. He was in the Department of the Cum- berland under Grant and Sherman, and saw service in Mississippi. Texas. Alabama. Ten- nessee, Arkansas and Louisiana. In the bat- tle of Richmond, Ky., a few weeks after his enlistment, the regiment lost 275 killed and wounded. Mr. Quill was captured and pa- roled with others at Lexington, and was in Richmond, Ind., two weeks on furloug ; ing finally exchanged. The regiment was re- cruited and returned to the fn nt, at ; Mr. Quill was in many skirmishes on the way to Vicksburg. They went down the Missis on steamboat, and up the Yazoo river, and fought a battle at Chickasaw Bluffs, later be- in- engaged at Richmond. La.. Port Gibson, Champion Hills and Black river. He was also in the siege of Vicksburg, forty-two lays, under fire all the time. He was in a skirmish in Texas, at Matagorda Bay, at Blakeley. Ala., and in many other skirmishes. He escaped uninjured until the battle of Mobile, April 9, 1865, when a shell struck near him while he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 86: was in a charge within thirty yards of the front. One of his comrades in Company G, same regiment, named Thomas I ord, lost a leg, and a! were injured, .Mr. Quill being covered with earth and picked up unconscious by his comrades, lie was taken to the field hospital, where it was found that a piece of shell had struck him under his right eye, or that the eye had been injured by the sand striking it. This shell, with several others, was strung on a telegraph wire as an obstruction, ami on the charge, when the troops -truck the wire, the shells exploded. Air. Quill re- mained in camp at Mobile and returned to service with his regiment, hut lie always had trouble with that eye afterward, and for six- teen years it has been totally blind. He was always a faithful defender of his country, do- ing his full duty promptl) and cheerfully, and was in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skirmi ment with the ex- ception of the battle of Jackson, .Miss., when he was sick', and except at Richmond, Ky.. he was not in 1 [ospital. After the war Mr. Quill opened a .-hop at New Paris, < >hio. On Oct. 15, 1865, as married, in Huntington, End., to Ellen Kennedy, who was born in Limerick, Ireland, about 1848-50, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Collins) Kennedy. Jeremiah Kennedy care from Ireland in 1854 and settled on land in Treble county, 1 )hio, for a few- years. Later he moved to Wells county, Ind., and bought a farm of eighty acres, where he died when eighty years of age. Michael and Ellen ( Kennedy) Quill moved to Wells county, Ind., and bought a farm of fifty acres of timber land of which ten acres were cl< and upon which stood a log house. Mr. Quill finished the clearing of that tract and added tni\ -three acres, in time owning 103 acres of fine farm land. He bought and sold several farms, on which he lived, in the same 1 ship, and in 1873 bought the farm of sixty acres which he al pr< -< nl owns, and of which but ten acres were then cleared. He cleared e and improved the place with good buildings, the farm at present being a valuable piece of property. Mr. Quill was elected trustee of Chester town-hip. and served two - in that office. In 1901 Mr. Quill moved his family to Muncie and bought the pleasant home in which be has since lived retired. As as his health permitted he was a most riotis man. and he has always won the respect of all who knew him. The hardships of his army life have told permanently on his constitution, however, and he ha- fell effects for many years. Mr. Quill is a I i. A. R. man, a charter member of Lew 1 >ail) of Bluffton, a memb [1 >nt- pelier (Ind.), of which he served a- adjutant and officer of the day. and al presenl afl with William- Post, of Muncie. In political sentiment Mr. Quill was originally a I >■ crat, and he was elected trustee of Chester township on that ticket, against a Republican, receiving a g 1 majority- -fifty-six voti ;. lie ha- been a Republican since the Clc\ campaign. Mrs. Ellen (Kennedy) Quill farm Feb. 5, [879. She was the 1 children as follow-: Jeremiah E., b 15. r866, died in January, 1X07. born Aug. 5, 1868, married James 11. ( arnes, an iron worker, and they reside in Mu they have had three children, Francis Hugh, Jeremiah Harvey and Ellen B., n the last named died in infancy. Mary Josephine, born Nov. 15. 1S70, married William Walter Herbert, an oil man, of Muncie. and ceased. Thomas William, horn Jan. 8, [872, died Jan. 30. [872. John, horn Mel. died Jan. 5. [895. Thomas William horn Feb. [8, [878, died in infancy. .March 30, 1880, Mr. Quill was married, in Anderson, to Ellen R. Ryan, whose f; Thomas Ryan, was a blacksmith of New County Tipperary, Ireland; he and his wife both died in that country. Mrs. Quill and her brother and sister came to America in making the ocean voyage by steamer from Cork to New York City. She was but thir- teen years old at the time, and she ace her brother Patrick to Anderson, Ind. The other members of the Ryan family. Mi William. Canada ami Johanna, are deceased except Canada, who is a 1 Anderson. Two children have been Mr. Quill's second marriage : Hattie Blanche, born July 2, 18S1, who is the wife of Stephen Edward Herbert, an iron worker in Mu and Thomas Francis, horn .May 23. [884. Mr. and Mrs. Quill are Catholics in faith. IK »N. L. ERT. SLACK, Representative -1' Johnson county in the Indiana State 1 lature, and formerly the junior membe ill.' legal firm of Deupree X' Slack, of Frank- lin (Wm. E. Deupree, now Circuit Judge), was born in Nineveh town-hip, Jo! 866 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD county, < let. 8, 1874, and despite his youth, is one 1 E the leading citizens of the county in many lines. The parents of Mr. Slack were Elisha ( >. and Nancy A. (Teeters) Slack, the former a native of Johnson county, and the latter of Morgan count). Indiana. The Slack family is of Scotch-Irish de- scent. Reason Slack, grandfather of Hon. L. Ert., was horn in Ohio, in 1803, coming with his parents to the wilds of Indiana, in 1813. He assisted in clearing up a farm in Hensley township, Johnson count}-, and en- tered land for himself. He was twice mar- ried, and he reared a family of nine children. His death occurred in his home there when he was eighty-six years old. He became prom- inent in his county, and at one time served as ci immissioner. Henry Teeters, maternal grandfather of Mr. Slack, was a pioneer in Indiana from Kentucky, coming to this State when a young man. and locating in Green township, Morgan county. He remained on the same farm the balance of his life, and died there in 1899, at the age of seventy-eight years. His chil- dren resulted from two marriages. Elisha O. Slack, son of Reason and father of L. Ert., engaged in farming until within the past few years, at present conducting a meat market at Trafalgar. Mr. Slack has been a resident there nearly all his life, farm- ing in Hensley township, working at the car- penter'^ trade, and for the past four years has been in the meat and stock business. For some four years he served as assessor of the township, and he is a well-known and leading citizen. His wife, Nancy A. (Teeters), is a member of the Christian Church, but he is not identified with any religious body. The family born to Mr. and .Mrs. Slack consisted of two sons and three daughters, named as follows: Mary, the wife of Webb Hunt, of Trafalgar; Maude, now at home; Jessie, wile of tiny Clore, Union township; L. Ert.; and Henry T.. who died at the age of twelve years. Mr. L. Ert Slack was reared on the old home place at Trafalgar, and he holds a record as having attended the public schools for a period of \\w years without ever missing a day or being once tardy. It might he profit- able to comment upon this as typical of Mr. Slack'- character, the steadfastness shown in boyhood, attending his career on the larger stage of manhood. While attending school, in Id hours, he perfected himself in the blacksmith's trade, but at the age ol seventeen, he secured a position in the Central Hos- pital for the Insane, at Indianapolis, where he remained for four and one-half years. During these years, the ambitious youth per- sisted in the study of law. and prepared him- self so well that in the fall of [896, lie was able to enter the senior year of the Indiana Law School, and was admitted to the Bar on Sept. 1 1. iScij, at Franklin, hid. A part- nership was immediately formed with \\ . E. Deupree, the firm name becoming Deupree ec Slack, and on the same day, he was appointed deputy prosecuting attorney for Johnson county. Until Nov. 15. 1898. when he re- signed. Mr. Slack performed the duties of this office with efficiency. < >n Dec. 4. [899, his legal ability was recognized by his appoint- ment as county attorney for one year, which honor was six times repeated. In the mean- time, his Democratic friends could not help recognizing his fitness as a standard bearer, and on Feb. 24. 1900, he was nominated for representative of Johnson county, over John M. Dill, by a majority of 450 votes, and on Nov. 6th was elected to the position, over Eugene A. Robinson, by a majority of 528 votes. His service through the session of 1901 was so satisfactory to his constituents, on the committees of Judiciary, Education, County and Township Business, Cities and Towns and Mileage and Accounts, that he was nominated on Nov. 29. 1901, for the same office, without opposition. He was elected State Senator from Johnson and Shelby coun- ties in 1904, and served during 1905 and 1907. During the session of 1903. he received the minority vote for speaker of the House of Representatives. On Oct. 31, 1897, Mr. Slack was united in marriage with Miss Mary Shields, of Colum- bus, Ind., daughter of F. G. Shields. < >nc child was born to this union, which died 111 infancy. Both Mr. Slack and wife belong to the Methodist Church, in which he has been the leader of the choir for the past four wars. The pleasant family home, on South Home avenue, is one of the best appointed in the city, and is the center of much social life. Mr. Slack's interest in fraternal orders be- gan when he was admitted to the order of ( )dd Fellows, and in which he is now Past Grand, in Johnson Lodge, No. 7(1. lie also belongs to Franklin Lodge, No. 107. F. & A. M. ; Franklin Chapter,' No. 65, R. A. M. ; Franklin Commandery, No. jt,, K. T., and is COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 867 imu in the Commander) : and a 1 1 f all Scottish Rite bodies and the Shrine. .Mr. Slack also lias membership I Camp, No. 2640, Modern Woodmen of A . Judging the future by the light ! hnsi >n county will probably hear her brilliant son. Y L. KENWORTHY, of the firm of Witt & Kenworthy, is one of the rising -mess men of Lebanon, Boone i:o has already achieved a position of wealth and influence. He was born in June 22. 1869, and was the only child of his parents. William A. and Sophina 11. 1 Haun 1 Kenworthy. William A. Kenworthy was born in : 11, Ind., May 23, [841, and came to Lebanon in 1859. He was a soldier in the var as first lieutenant in the 135th Ind. V. I. For a number of years after coming to Lebanon he was in the hardware business in partnership with Wesley Lane, then engaged in the milling business with Robert Matthew.-, and in his later years was connected with the old Midland railroad. He died May 28, [893, and his wife still survives him. She, too. was born in Indiana, near Thorntown, in February, 1845. She is a Methodist, while all the Kenworthys were Quakers. The grandfather. David Kenworthy, was one of the pioneers of Indiana, and he settled on a farm east of Thorntown, where he lived until [859. In that year he was elected county rer and moved to Lebanon. He died in that city May 3. 1877, aged sixty-one years. He was of English ancestry. He married Burkhalter, who was born in North la :u [816, daughter of Abraham Burk- The Burkhalter family moved from North Carolina to Indiana in [833, and lived in a tent on the James Staley farm until the father i build his log cabin. Mrs. Ken- as married in 1837, and outlived her husband by more than twenty years. Her place May 29, 1904, a1 the age of eighty-four years, one month and three days. She was a member of the Christian Church. The maternal grandfather of Marry L. Kenwi irthy married a Miss Snyder, and they were i Id settlers in Boone county, where they g :d in farming near Thorntown. They were the parents of twelve children, but two of whom are now living: Margaret, the widow : \liiH-r Shepherd, of Galesburg, 111.; and Mrs. Sophina H. Kenworthy. The mother of this family passed away in 1S50, but the father lived to a good old age. Harry L. Kenworthy has spent his whole life in Lebanon, and there he was educal the public schools. His business career be- gan as a clerk in a drug store, and later he embarked in the fire insurance line, lie was one of the organizers of the electric light and ice plant, and was both a stock holder in the company and the assistant secretary and treasurer for some years. Then he returned to the insurance work, but in [899 went into partnership with Mr. R. C. Witt, and since that time has dealt in real estate under the firm name of Witt & Kenworthy. The firm do a large business and hold considerable property in farm lands and city lots. Mr. Kenworthy has not been specially active in politics, but he is a Republican in casting his vote. He is treasurer of the school board. He is interested in lodge work and belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Lebanon Lodge, No. 45 ; Ivanhoe Company, No. 47, Uniformed Rank ; the Elks, of Lebanon, Lodge No. 635 ; and to the Sons of Veterans. The marriage of Mr. Kenworthy took place Sept. 30, 1890, when he was united to Miss Rose A. Dean, daughter of William and Catherine (O'Brien) Dean, natives of Ireland. They have one daughter, Mary Helen, who is a member of the Catholic* Church. The family reside at No. 217 South East street, where Mr. Kenworthy owns a handsome and well appointed home. LUTHER BEDEL, a highly esteemed citizen of Ingalls, Ind., and veteran soldier of the Rebellion, was born Aug. 4. 1841, in Jackson county, Ind., son of Samuel and Eliza- beth (Brooks) Bedel, and grandson of Luther and Sarah (Ramsey) Bedel. The Bedels were an old Virginia family of English extraction, and both Luther Bedel and his brother Calvin were soldiers in the Revolutionary war, the latter being in a Vir- ginia regiment. In later years Calvin Bedel removed to Ohio, thence to Kentucky, and from there he came to Scott county. Ind., where he died, lie firsl took Up his home un- der the squatter's right and attested [60 .ure< of land in the woods near Pig- eon Roost, so called for the fact that pigeons in great numbers would come to roost in the beech woods, late in the afternoon. So vast were the docks that Audubon, the famous naturalist, -.>■ s that they 868 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD darkened the sky. In the roost their weight would be so great as to break off large branches, and sometimes whole trees were broken down in this way. The early pioneers, after night fall, wi uld go to the roost and with lung poles knock the pigeons from the branches, killing them by the hundreds and thousands. For years the pigeons were hunted without restraint, and they gradually began to disappear, although as late as 1872 they were still found plentiful in St. Joseph county, where they fed on acorns. However, they have new entirely disappeared, and this is ex- plained variously, although not satisfactorily. Seme well-informed persons believe that as the timber was cut off and hunters multi- plied, they were gradually killed off, but as all others of the small game birds still exist this explanation is nut accepted by others, among whom is Mr. Bedel, who thinks that they emigrated, as the beech mast and pigeon acorns, which were their principal food, were gone, and as they were closely hunted they went in search of food and peace, and were drowned in trying to cross the ocean. Some writers say that they are still to be found in other countries. Luther Bedel, grandfather of Luther Be- del of fngalls, was born in Virginia, and re- moved with the family to Kentucky, serving in a Kentucky regiment in the war of the Revolution, as well as with Daniel Boone in the trouble with the Indians. He finally settled in Jackson county, Ind., where he cleared a farm of 200 acre-, built a lug cabin and here reared his family. These children were: Elizabeth; Calvin, who was a soldier in the .Mexican war; Hester; Mariah; James: Daniel: Luther; Phoebe; Jane; and Samuel, who was also a soldier in the Mexican war. Luther Bedel was wounded in the battle of Tippecanoe, while serving under General Harrison, and was there captured with a comrade, an English- man named Samuel Spole, who was wounded in tl'.e hi]). Later .Mr. Bedel took this gentle- man home to Jackson county, Ind.. where he took the oath of allegiance, married and set- tled in the neighborhood adjoining Mr. Bedel's farm, and lived to be 102 years uld, his wife dying aged eighty-nine years. Luther I'.edel was a member of the Missionary Board of the Baptist Church, as was hi- wife, and he was an old-line Whig in politics. lie died aged about seventy-two year-, ami was buried on the farm, as was also his wife. Samuel Bedel, son of Luther, was the homestead in Jackson county, Ind., in [813, and received a limited pioneer educa- tion, after which he engaged in farming and continued therein all of his life. He was married in Jackson county to Elizabeth Brooks, born in 181 2 in Scott count}-. Ind., daughter of William and Nancy (^Peak) Brooks, the former of Scotch descent and the latter of Cerman stock. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks were the parents of these children : John, Elizabeth, Benjamin. Achilles, Kittie. Fannie, Nancy, Matilda. William and Paulina. Wil- liam Brooks owned about 600 acres c f land in Jackson county, some of which hi with Mexican war claims. He was a sub- stantial and well-to-do farmer and r eighty-four years old. his wife pass in her seventy-sixth year. After marriage Samuel Bedel and settled on land in Vernon township, county, where he bought 200 acre- 1 and built a log house and barn, tb ing- -till standing, relics of pioneer d - He and his first wife were members of the Mis- sionary Baptist Church, in which I deacon, and both died in that faith. seventy-seven years old, and she in 1 ninth year. Their children were : Nancy, Luther, John, Sarah Jane, Calvi: Malinda. After the death of his firs wife, Mr. Bebel married (second) Hannah Donald, born in Jennings county, Ind., and t them were born two children, Louetta ; Uice. Luther Bedel, son of Samuel and the sub- ject proper of this sketch, was reared a the pioneers of Jacksi n county, Ind.. and at- tended school in a log school house, the punch- eons for which were hewed by hi- fatl r. Mr. I's first teacher was Martin McCarty, who taught school for twelve dollars per mouth and b arded around, and w ' :n he whipped a child he made it a rule t< with the boy and stay over night. Luther worked on the farm ami in the clearing, and at driving oxen at a breaking plow, being able to attend school only for two or three months in the winter time. Most of his education was gained at home. After his marriage in [859, he settled in Vernon township. Jack- son county. On June 22, 1862, he enlist' .11 Uniontown, being mustered in to the service Aug. 20th. of that year, as a private of Com- pany G, 67th Ind. V. I.. to serve three years or during the war. He was honorably dis- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 869 ged at Galveston.. Texas, Jul) \n. [865. cipated in the following battles and skirmishes, as written in his disch Munfordville, Ky., Sept. 14 to 17. 1862, I nion troops were captured by I ■ federates, and Mr. Bedel, with others, ed on the field and exchanged at Indianapolis, Ind., about two months later; t Bayou, Dec. 27 to 31, 1862 ; Ar- !.. 1st, Ark.. Jan. 11. 1863, and assisted in thi capture of 7,000 Confederates under ■al Longstreet ; Laurel hill Mill; Port !. Miss.. May 1, 1863; Champion Hills, .Mi--., day H>. 1863; Black River. Miss., May 17. 1863; Siege of Yicksburg, May 19 to July 4. 1863; Jackson, Miss., July 10 to l8, Carrion Cross, La., Nov. 3, 1863, where he was captured, remaining a prisoner until Majrch 4, 1804; Forts Gaines and Morgan, Ala.. Aug. 5 to 24, 1864; siege and charge rt Blakeley, Ala., April 2 to 9, 1865, and many skirmishes too numerous to mention. He campaigned in nine different States. Mr. Bedel was wounded at Arkansas Post, Ark., beins; shot in the left leg below the knee, and still pieces of bone are occasionally discharged the old wound. He was not in the hos- pital, but remained in his tent and was treated by Dr. G. W. F. Gerrish, the surgeon of the ent for two weeks. He received a flesh 1 on the left cheek at Jackson, Miss., and was also ill for some time but did not go to the hospital, remaining with his company. He was ever an active, faithful soldier, and was 1 by his officers and admired by his fellow soldiers for his gallantry in battle. After his return to Jackson county. Mr. S .'■ d in farming for a short time, 366 removed to Riley county, Kans., settling on an eighty-acre scjuatter claim. Here ained until 1869, "hen he sold out and to Indiana, where he owned 120 on which he lived until 1894. In that year he moved to Madison county, where he remained until 1899. and then went to Ala- bama, hut in 1905 he returned to Madison county. Ind.. where he has since made his ■ [ tngalls' most highly esteemed citi/ On Dec. 22, 1859, in Jennings county. Ind.. Mr. Bedel married Sarah Jam- Williams. born in 1844. i n Ohio. To tiii- union was born rue child. Sarah Jane. Mrs. Bedel died ! 1 the war. and while home on parole Mr. Bedel was married (si ;. [862, in Jennings county. Ind.. by Rev. T. B. Lewis, of the Baptist Church, to Sarah Ellen Carpenter, born June 13, in Marion township, Jennings county, daugh- ter of Samuel ami Jane (Donald) Carpenter. Samuel Carpenter was a farmer of -New York, and was married in Miami county, 1 )hio, after which he settled in Jennings county, Ind.. and there cleared up a farm of eighty acres, which he entered, having paid Slow gold for the property. He improved this farm and made a good home, but after the Civil war re- moved to Missouri, buying a farm on the St. Francis river, where he died aged about seventy-five years. His wife died at the home of Mr. Bedel, when seventy six years of age, a member of the German Baptist Church, while her husband was a Missionary Baptist. Their children were : Hezekiah, Joseph, Samuel, John. Robert, Hannah, Matthias, Sarah Ellen, Samantha Catherine, Squire, Si- las Benjamin, and Francis Marion. All of these children lived to maturity except Sa- mantha, who died aged four years, and Fran- cis, wdio died in infancy. The others all mar- ried except Hannah, who died in young womanhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Bedel have been born children as follows : James Ed- ward, born April 5, 1867 : Isaiah, born Sept. 7, 1869; Cora Effie, born Jan. 31, 1872. mar- ried Melvin C. McGuire, a farmer of Green township, Madison county, and has children, Mary E., Grant, Cora and Ferdinand ; Victor M., born Nov. 26, 1874, married Ellen Rich- ards, a native of Green township, and they have three children, Sarah E., Clarence and Ored ; Arthur Elmore, born Feb. 25, 1870; and Maude E., horn Nov. 22. 1878, married Ira G. Pherigo, a farmer of Hamilton county, and has one child, Casper. Mr. Bedel is a member of the German Baptist Church, although formerly a Mis- sionary Baptist, being a deacon and preacher. In earlier years he was a Republican, but through his interest in the cause of temperance has become a Prohibitionist. REV. JOHN M. SHULSE, a retired min- ister of the Gospel, of the Christian Church, has been a resident of Boone county for over sixty-eight vears. has seen the country de- velop from a wilderness of heavy tim- ber, frequented In- wild animal-, to the present state of high cultivation, and has himself played no mean part in forward- ing the process of civilization. He was born in Nicholas county. Ky.. June t. 1830. 8;o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The Shulse family is of German descent. Peter Shulse, grandfather of John M., lived and died in Kentucky. His trade was that of a cooper. He and his wife Elizabeth had a large family, and both lived to a good old age. Her last years were spent in Indiana, and she passed away when eighty-six years of age. The maternal grandfather was a native of Virginia. He married Susanne Dale, who bore him two daughters. She died in Boone county at the age of eighty-seven years. John G. Shulse, father of John M., like his son after him a minister of the Christian Church, went from his native State of Kentucky to Missouri, and then joined other pioneers in Boone county about i83(>. He settled there. and was always busy with his ministrations to others. He died in Lebanon at the age of fifty-six years, and his wife, Elizabeth (Dale) Shulse, survived him until 1894, when she passed away in the fullness of eighty-seven years. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren, nine sons and two daughters, three of whom are still living, namely: Rev. John AI., Dr. William H. and Thomas .J. John M. Shulse was six years old when his parents brought him to Boone county, and he has made his hi ime there ever since, al- though he spent some time in Illinois and Iowa. He grew up on a farm a mile and a half north of Lebanon, and received his first schooling in the subscription schools. Later he studied one term with Judge Leal in Lebanon. Remaining at home until he was twenty-five years of age, he began life for himself as a farmer, with a half interest in the homestead of 160 acres. In fact through- out his life and whatever his calling, he has always owned a farm. For a couple of years he was associated with his father in a drug business, in Lebanon, but since i860 he has devoted his life to the ministry. He was or- dained that year, with H. Saint Van Dake and Samuel Otterman officiating, assisted by the eldi is of the Central Christian Church. He began preaching at once, and until March, 1904, pursued his calling without intermission. At the time of his retirement from active work, he was pastor of the Hazelrig Church. an organization of his own founding. He as the founder of the ( )ld Independence Christian Church. Rev. John M. Shulse was united to his first wife, Miss Alary Jane Bowers, Aug. 17. [855. She was the daughter of Abram and Lavica (Hamilton) Bowers. To this first union three children were born : William Lincoln, who married and is employed by K e\: Co., packers of Indianapolis; Louisa J., who married Thomas Allen and lives on the old home farm : and Sarah Lavica, who married J. H. Stone, of Watseka, 111., and has three children. John, Fred and Louise. Airs. Mary J. Shulse died in 1866, aged twenty- eight years. She was a devout meml :r Christian Church. On Nov. 14, 180S, Air. Shulse married Aliss Sarah Elizabeth Hawkins, dai = I Gregory and Elizabeth 1 Shulse) Haw-kins. Of this union there were seven children as follows: John, who lived only six 3; Bertha, who died at the age of twelve Elizabeth, wife of Goldsmith Hedges, 1 :' Leba- non, who has one daughter, Esther: the wife of the late Albert Hawkersmitl ceased in January, 1^04. and the n one child, Doris; Joseph, a stenograp' Indianapolis; Harrison, at home; and I min F., a stenographer in the empl y 1 Big Four railroad and a resident of Indi- anapolis, Gregory and Elizabeth Hawkins, the par- ents of the second Mrs. Shulse. were 1 of Kentucky. They had eleven childrei sons and five daughters: Alary J., widi 1 John Allen, of Thorntown ; William A E Boone county; Frances, wife of John Keys, of Boone county; Henry C, who died May 5, 1904: Abigail, wife of William Henry Pennington, of Lawton, Okla. ; Susan, wife of Martin Witt, of Boone count}-; John W., of Olathe, Kans. ; Sarah Elizabeth, Airs. Shulse; Joseph, Samuel and Benjamin, all de- ceased.. The father of this family was a car- penter who came to Indiana and located in Boone county in 1849. He and his wife were both members of the Alethodist Church, and their deaths occurred, respectively, in 1900. at the age of eighty-nine years 1 1SS5, at the age of seventy-two years. The paternal grandfather, William Hawkins, a na- tive of Virginia, was an early settler in Ken- tucky and Indiana, and died in the latter State, in Hendricks county, a farmer all his life. He married Abigail Caldwell, and had a family. The maternal grandfather \ 1 Shulse. a common ancestor of both Rev. AI. and Sarah E. Shulse. Rev. John AI. Shulse has been for yeai a power for good in the county, is widely I and is widely held in the highest estee- his integrity and uprightness and for his many COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 871 qualities. He was formerly a Republi can in politics, but is now a Prohibitionist. ( (SCAR T. KUHN, a veteran of the Civil war. and a man widely and favorably known as a successful fanner of Warren township, .Marion county, Ind.. was born in Wayne ty, in the town of Centerville, Aug. 8, [844, son of Solon* n and Julia Kuhn, n; of Frederick county, Md., born in 1800 and 1810 respectively, and the latter died at the of ninety-three years. Solomon Kuhn was a hatter, having I apprenticed to the hat making industry at an early age. lie traveled to some extent. buying furs to use in his hat making, and he frequently would relate of his visit to Indiana- polis, when it was but a village of only a few log huts. I lis first visit was in about the year [819 or [820. At one time he owned a business block in Centerville, and was in Ttable circumstances, but reverses in business swept away his property. His family of five children consisted of: .Mary, who mar- ried Harrison Shank, a stock dealer, and lives at Irvington; William 11., who died in the Federal service while a member of Com- pany K, 5_'d Ind. Y. 1., in 1802; Oscar T. ; Calvin, who married Elizabeth Springer, and is a butcher at Irvington; Emma, who mar- ried Joseph L. Hunter, of Irvington, an ex- commissii mer. ( hi the maternal side, grandfather David Sackett was recorder of Wayne county for thirty-four years, and was a physician all his life. Born in Scotland, he came to Wayne . and died aged ninety-three years, a most highly esteemed gentleman. In 1871 Oscar T. Kuhn married Mary J. Askren, daughter of William and Catherine (Buchanan) Askren. the former a native of Hamilton county (mentioned elsewhere). Three children have been born of this union: Bert, married to Maggie Toon, at home: Wil- liam I"., at home : \ ictor F. Mr. Kuhn has a war record which deserves more than passing mention. Enlisting in Company I',. 117th Ind. Y. [., while his brother enlisted in the i^_>d Ind. V. I., our sub jeel was nut for tm months, and when his term of service expired, he re-enlisted twice thereafter. Among other battles, he partici- pated in those of Blue Springs, Hull's Gap, Reams Station, Clinch Mountain, and many skirmishes, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. Returning home, he engaged as a salesman for eight years; was also a butcher, but later began farming, and now has [60 .Kir- of line farming land, upon he litis an excellent brick house and many improvements. Mis principal product is grain, and he markets it in Indianapolis. In politics he is a Republican, as was his father before him. As an excellen thorough business man. and loyal-hearted citi- zen, he has few equals, and his neigl preciate his many striding virtues, which made him what he is today, his SUi ing been attained through his own efforts, intelligently directed. CHARLES M. GRAVIS, M. D., Medical Director of the Highland Hotel Sani- tarium, at Martinsville, Ind., is one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Morgan county. He was born July 20. 1845, in Cler- mont county, Ohio, sou of Sebastian and Cath- erine Minerva (Barker) Gravis, the former of whom was horn in Erie, Pa., and the latter in ( )hii 1. Dr. Gravis is of German extraction, his grandfather, Peter Gravis, having been b rn in ( iermany very many years ago, and h; cmne with his father and elder brothers to the United States. The father and two older brothers all became soldiers in the war of the Revolution, and all three were killed in the battle of Long Island, X. Y. Peter Gravis settled in Pennsylvania, and became a de- fender of his adopted country in the \\ . of [812. A sword which was presented to him on account of his bravery, by no less a person than the gallant Commodore Ferry, is in the possession of Dr. Gravis and is highly prized. Peter Gravis lived to the age of eighty-seven years, and died in Erie, Pa., leaving a family of four sons and one daughter. Sebastian Gravis, son of Peter and father of the Doctor, taught school for many 'ears during the winter seasons and worked at bricklaving in the summers. It was a promis- ing field for his line of work that bi him to Indianapolis in 1803. and there hi fol- lowed contracting until within a few years of his death. The outbreak of the Civil war found him ready to give his services to his country, but they were declined on account of his age. Although he was not a he contributed three sons to the cause, Dr. Charles M. entering the army at the a< seventeen years. The death of Mr. Gravis tool, place in February, 1893, when h COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD aim—; reached his eighty-sixth birthday. He was a ureal admirer of Andrew Jackson and adh the principles of Jacksonian De- mocracy. He was thrice married, his last wife being the mother of Dr. Charles M. She was the daughter of a prominent citizen of Wil- liamsburg, ( thin, a lawyer by profession, who came of Scutch ancestry, and who died at his home in Ohio, in advanced years, the father of four children. Mrs. Gravis died in [849, a victim of the scourge of cholera then de- vastating the country. Both she and husband belonged to the Methodist Church. ( )f their four children, two survive, namely: Dr. Charles M. ; and Mary, widow of Henry C. Gray, now a resident of Indianapolis. Dr. Charles M. Gravis was reared in Cler- mont county, Ohio, and although but a school boy, participated in the wave of loyal enthusi- asm that swept over the country, in the early days of the Civil war. Two of his brothers, Thomas F. and Sebastian, Jr., became sol- diers, and he was at length successful in be- ing accepted, although but seventeen, in Com- pany B, 89th O. V. I., and remained in the service a period of thirty-four months, until the close of the war. He suffered greatly from imprisonment, having been confined two months at Richmond, five months at Danville, and seven months at Andersonvill'e. He, how- ever, survived all this terrible exposure, and also the battles in which he was actively engaged, these being: Chickamauga, where he was captured on Snodgrass Hill : Tulla- homa : Bentonville ; Hoover's Gap and other smaller engagements. After the war he returned to his father's home, in Indianapolis, and completed his ap- prenticeship to tlie bricklaying trade, and worked at the same during the summer sea- sons and attended school, giving all the time he could spare to the study of medicine during the summers. Prior to entering the army he was a student in the high school at Williams- burg, and was within one year of graduation when he enlisted as a soldier. In 1871 he graduated in medicine at the Indiana Medi- cal G liege. In 1892 he supplemented this with a post-graduate course in New York City. After graduation he began practice at Indianapolis and through Marion county, un- til the spring of [882, coming at that time to Martinsville, where he has remained ever since. Since [893 he has been particularly interested in sanitarium work, and in May, [899, became the medical director of the Highland Sanitarium, remaining its director almost seven years, or until February, 1906, when he resigned, and went to the Home Lawn Sanitarium as medical director and assistant manager. This he resigned October, 1907, and has since been in general practice at .Mar- tinsville. For five years he most acceptably filled the position of county coroner, in Mor- gan county; for three years was secretary of the county board of health; and for two years served as secretary of the Martinsville board of health. He is a member of the County and the State Medical societies. Fraternally he belongs to Blankenship Post, No. yj. G. A. R.. of which he was commander one year, and he has been State medical director of the Indi- ana State department of the G. A. i\. In politics he is a Republican. On September 15, 1870, Dr. Gravis mar- ried Miss Sarah C. Smock, daughter of Isaac and Ann (Smock) Smock (very distantly re- lated and descendants of Anneke Jans, the Hollander who left an immense estate in New York City), and six children were born to tins union, two of whom still survive : Grace Marie, who married George W. Brown, and has three children, Raymond, Catherine and Madge; and Fred, a graduate of the high school and the Indiana Dental College, and now a dentist at Martinsville, who married Mary Lewis, and has a son, Lewis Milton. Dr. Charles M. Gravis and wife are members of the Christian Church, in which body he was a deacon four or five years until resigna- tion of the office because of his sanitarium work, and he was also church clerk. The beautiful family home is a modern residence on the corner of Harrison and Graham streets, one of the handsomest abodes in the city. Dr. Gravis is the author of a small volume — "Reminiscences b) Dr. Gravis of the Battle of Chickamauga, as Seen by a Private, and Prison Life of Andersonville." This lit- tle book is a part of the regimental history of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. JOHN G. RIDGE, a well-known resident of Muncie, Ind., who is engaged extensively in contracting and building, took an active part in the war of the Rebellion. He was bom Aug. 8, 1833, in Waynesville, Warren county, Ohio, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ridge. The mother died when our subject was but three weeks old, and as his father married again John G. was taken to rear by a man COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 873 , and later, when six years old, live with a fanner, John Emely, who line farm two and one-halt miles from sville. Here young Ridge continued to sixteen years of age, his schooling three-months terms in the winter, tl hool house being three miles away. When sixteen years old he returned to his Oil . and began to learn the black- - trade which, however, he did not fol- low 1' ng, the occupation proving uncongenial. He then went to Franklin, ( lliio, where he fie carpenter's trade with his brother- in-law, Sheppard Buchanan, who had married ster Sarah, and here he continued as an e for three years and three months, lie worked in Warren and .Montgomery coun- ties, then went to Crawfordsville, Ind., and in [85 located in Muncie, where he worked at his trade, principally in building schools, un- til President Lincoln's first call for troops, April 18, 1861, when he enlisted as a private an) 1 . 8th Ind. V. 1., under Capt. as J. Brady. He served until honorably dis< I arged at Indianapolis, Ind., in August of the same year, having served in the first battle of the war. Rich Mountain, where were 1 250 ( n federates and forty-five Fed- eral-. Here Mr. Ridge saw the men buried in trenches, most of the Confederates being young students from the Southern colleges. The men, raw and unexperienced and unused to ' hardships of army life, sickened quickly, and the finely-uniformed troops soon became 'ley gathering of ragged, emaciated men. A- discharge Mr. Ridge returned to Muncie and re-engaged in contracting. < hi July [8, 1863, in Muncie, hid., he enlisted a id time, becoming a private of Company 1'.. 69th Ind. Y. I., for one year or during the war. and was promoted to orderly sergeant one later, and second lieutenant in Septem- Ile served at Vicksburg in iSth hid. V. I., for three years or during the war, and was honorably discharged 1 n account of the close of the war, at Vicksburg, Nov. 14, [865. He toi k part in the battles of Spanish Fork and Fort Blakeley. At all times Mr. Ridge con- ducted himself with the geatest bravery. He was a faithful and cheerful soldier, looked up to and admired b) his comrades, and thoroughly respected by his superior officers. On Aug. 24. [861, in Muncie, Mr. Ridge married Julia Hicks, who was born in Ohio, daughter of John Hicks. She died Feb. 9, 1865, in the faith of the Methodist Church. To this union was born one daughter, Jessie F. Mrs. Ridge died while her husband Was in the army, and he was not notified of her decease until nine days after her burial. After the war Mr. Ridge returned to Muncie, and was married (second) in 1866, to Eliza J. Motes, born May 15, 1847, m Westmoreland county. Pa., daughter of John and Elizabeth Motes. One child was born to this union: Milton L., a decorator and painter, who re- sides at home. Mr. Ridge is a well known carpenter and builder of Muncie. ami in addition to having worked on numerous buildings in the city has built a business block for Samuel Martin on South Water street, another on the same street for Dr. Mitchell, the John Parry block on Eighth and East Main streets, and a double residence on West Main street. From 1866 to 1SS0 Mr. Ridge resided in Dunkirk, Jay county, Ind., and while there erected over "two hundred buildings, among them churches, school houses and business blocks. In politics Mr. Ridge is a Republican, and voted for Abraham Lincoln, first term, and every Presidential candidate since that time. Mr. Ridge and his wife are members of the Universalist Church. He is a member of Williams Post. G. V P.. of which he was quartermaster for three years, and is also prominently connected with tin- < >dd Fellows organization, belonging to Dunkirk Lodge, No. 306. the Encampment No. 120, has passed all of the chair-, including that of Noble Grand, and 0,1 two different occasions has represented his lodge at the 1 .rand Lodge of the State. He was a member of the board of Streel Commissioners of Muncie for three years, and also served as deputy assessor of the city for a like period. Although he had 874 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD but few advantages in his youth, Mr. Ridge has become a substantial citizen, has many friends, and can be justly named as one of Muncie's representative men. AMOS THORNBURGH, senior member of the Thornburgh Milling and Elevator Company, at Martinsville, Ind., has been a resident of Morgan county throughi tit the eighty years of his life, and has ever been counted one of its most active and useful citi- zens. Mr. Thornburgh was born Feb. 27, 1827, in Brown township, Morgan county, on a farm situated between Mooresville and Brooklyn, where his father. Benjamin Thorn- burgh, settled in 1822. The Thornburgh family is of Scutch-Irish stock, and was founded in the United States by three brothers, one of whom settled in Tennessee, one in North Carolina and one in ( ihio. The Tennessee settler was the ancestor of Amos Thornburgh, and he had a son, Amos, who was born in Tennessee and went to Ken- tucky as a pioneer, settling near Harrodsburg, in the Blue Grass region. In 1S11 he moved to Washington county, Ind., where he made his home for many years, owning a farm near Salem. He soon became a prominent man of that section, receiving appointment as justice of the peace for Washington county April iS, [814. Some time during the forties he re- moved to Clay county, 111., where he died at an advanced age. He married Rachel Har- binson. His parents were Quakers. Benjamin Thornburgh, father of Amos, was born in Kentucky, Sept. 25, 1797, and came to Indiana in pioneer days, the family set- ling at Salem in 181 1. Removing to Morgan county in 1822, he took up eighty acres of land in Brown township, the patent for which bore the signature of John Ouincy Adams. Soon he began to prosper and in the course of time added another eighty to the original, this patent being signed by Andrew Jackson. Mr. Thornburgh cleared the heavy timber from his land and continued to improve it during his active life, dying at the age of eighty-seven years. His wife was eighty years old when she died, in 1876. Benjamin Thorn- burgh married Susan Monical, a native of Virginia, and they had a family of fourteen children, live smih and nine daughters, five members still living, viz.: Peter F., of Mar- tinsville ; Rachel, widow of I.. D. Moon, of Brooklyn, Ind.: Amos, of Martinsville, Ind.: Ada. widow of Daniel \\ Iward, of Waukesha, Wis. ; and Mary, wife of W. H. Dryden, of Martinsville. Ind. Both parents were members of the M. E. Church, in which Mr. Thornburgh was an exhorter. He was one of the volunteers who pursued and. took the Indians after the Pigeon R< sacre. The Redmen fled, however, whet DuVall ordered his men to form in line of battle. Rev. Peter Monical, the maternal grand- father of Amos Thornburgh, was a r of Virginia, of German descent. He was a Methodist preacher. He married Miss Han- nah Yates, who came of the same family as ex-Governor Yates of Illinois, her pare: longing to the celebrated "First Famili Virginia," and they reared a family of ten children. From Virginia Rev. Peter moved to Kentucky, settling at Blue Lick, where he was engaged in making -alt. at Lower Blue Lick, and also carried 01 g until his removal to Washington county. Ind., in 181 1. In 1822 he again moved, into gan countw Intl.. settling at Lyons Mills, near Brooklyn, where he passed the remaind his life, dying at the age of sixty-five Amos Thornburgh has spent all his life in his native country. He enjoyed unusual edu- cational advantages for the period of his 1) 1. one of the teachers in the locality hav- ing been an educated Englishman, and to his instruction Mr. Thornburgh was indebted for a more thorough knowledge of bocks than was generally to be gained in the country schools. In his young manhood he taug oi several winters, working on the farm during the summer season, and he continued to live on the homestead place until he was fifty years old. when he removed to Martins- ville. There for the past thirty years he has been actively engaged in the milling business, where now, in association with his son Benja- min, he conducts what is known as the Union Mill-, and Elevator, one of the important in- dustrial establishments of the locality. 1 in April 10. 1854, Mr. Thornburgh married to Caroline E. Doughty, daughter of John and Judith (Wilcox) Doughty, and four children were born to their union, viz.: James D., who died aged thirty-seven years; Benjamin E., who married Maud Stevens and has one daughter, Mary Myla: John, who died iii infancj : and Albert, now of Da City, in the Klondyke, who married Mrs. Belle Osterhaut. Mrs. Caroline E. (Doughty) Thornburgh died Feb. 6, 1876, in her fiftieth COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD V3 year. She was a woman of education, a graduate of Troy Conference Academy, at West Poultney, Vt., where she was born and taught school until her marriage. She was a consistent member of the M. E. Church. \h. Thornburgh's second marriage, on ( 'ct. 3, 1877, was to Mrs. Amanda B. Wilson, a native of Newport, N. 11.. widow of W. VV. Wilson and daughter of James and Lona (Prentice) Perham. Mrs. Thornburgh is conn& h by birth and marriage, with [1 remost of the early settlers of Indianapolis'. Her father. James Perham, a native of Maine, was a man of great energy and ability, and exerted considerable influence upon manufacturing interests in Indianapolis in the early days. It was he wdio owned, shipped and established in that city its first cctton factory, which he operated for several years. The Wests, men of wealth and enter- prise, came to the capital in its infancy 'from Massachusetts and built woolen mills, which Mr. Perham managed in connection with his 1! mill for several year-. His wife, Luna Prentice (originally spelled Prentiss), was born in Massachusetts and educated in Boston. She came of aristocratic stock, and her p were rather indignant when she married a poor Westerner, but they became reconciled in after years. Her brother was a wealthy and prominent resident of Boston, and she was related to many famous representatives of the name, among them Mr. George D. Prentice, founder of the Louisville Courier Journal, and Colonel Prentice of Shiloh fame. A very complete history of the family has been compiled and published. W. W. Wilson, to whom Mrs. Thorn- burgh was first married, was a son of William Wilson, an early pioneer of Ripley and Mor- gan counties, Ind., and a grandson of Isaac \\ ilsi n, whi 1 built the first mill in Indianapo- lis. Isaac Wilson was a Revolutionary sol- dier. He was twice married, first to Katy Griner, who was the mother of William Wil- son, and second to Sarah Xeal. of Kentucky, who became the mother of four children, two of whom were: Lorenzo Dow. and Patsy Patterson. Mr. Thornburgh owns a fine farm of to acre-, part of which was included in the old -lead, but his home ha- long been in Martinsville. A fire which occurred during 1001 destroyed his residence in that place, but it has since been replaced by the hand veiling he now occupies. In politics Mr. Thornburgh is identified with tli publican part), bm beyond serving one term as supervisor in Brown township he 1 accepted any office. For forty-eight yea has belonged to the 1. < 1. O. F., and heres to the principles of this fraternity. He and his wife are member- of the Church, and he i- one of the trustees of the church pn iperty. Air. Thornburgh is statistical con ent for the United States Deparl culture. Washington, D. C, and has beet since the organization of that deparl Few men in Morgan county are mor< ally known than he. His long con with business and his interest in educa and religii ements, as well as proval of many a measure for the public fit. have all proved his sterling qualitii - gained him the esteem of hi- fellow-citiz EZRA ILER is a respected citizen derson, Ind., and a veteran of the greal war, and is of sturdy ( ierman stock. John Her, his grandfather, was a 1 of Germany, who came to America, lb. ': part in the War of iSu, and was a p pant in the battle of Bladensburg. He ried Mary J. Fogle, in Maryland, and both died near Woodsboro, that State. Mr. Her had followed distilling. I children: Conrad. Jacob. Joseph, John. Julia and Mariah. John Her (2), son of John, was born Nov. (>, 1806, in Frederick county, Md.. and he received a common school educati n and followed shoemaking. When a young man he went to Ohio and married Elizabeth B born in Frederick county. Md.. daught John and Elizabeth Bantz. John Bantz soldier in the War of 1812. He was a v, by trade, and at an early day removed to a- a pioneer, settling in Preble count-., be cleared up 140 acres of land from il timber. Elizabeth, when a girl of vears of age. was a witness of the batl Bladensburg. John Her and wife were bers of the Lutheran Church, in his opinions Mr. Her was a stanch Democrat. He and his wife were typical ( Ihio pioneer-, and were highly respected in their community, wdiere Mr. Tier died aged sixty-six 3 Mrs. Her surviving him some time, and aged eighty-eight years. Their children Joshua, John. Ezra, Gideon and Henry. 1 Her, son 1 if b >hn and Elizabi I 8/6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I Jan. 23, 1836, on the old homestead in o unty, 1 ihio. He was brought up on I 1 1 stead, and received the usual pioneer ii, must of his book knowledge being at home. In June, 1862, at the age enty-six years, he enlisted, in Cincinnati, as a private in Capt. Koontz's I ; G, 8ist O. V. I., i" serve three years or during the war. On June 20, 1879, Mr. Her was married at Noblesville, to Adelia Kaufman, born Sept. .'5. 1838, in Berks . Pa., daughter of Valentine and Cath- (Wagner) Kaufman. Mrs. Her was ,: by her parents to Wayne county, Ind., in 1840. Valentine Kaufman was born in Berks county, Pa., of German descent, and settled as a pioneer in Wayne county, where he ran a potter"s shop for manufacturing earth- enware, which latter was his trade, lie was a respected citizen and died on his farm in Wayne county, at a ripe old age. His chil- dren who lived to mature years were : Jacob, h, Valentine, Sophia, Adelia, Hannah and Mary. Ezra Her and his wife, after marriage, settled on the farm in Wayne county, where they lived twelve years, afterward removing to Madison county, and buying laud in La- i tte township. Here the}- remained four- teen years, and in 1890 located in Anderson, where Mr. Her was engaged in the tin plate works for eight years, since which time he has been engaged in carpenter work. He learned this trade when he was voting, when all of the timber had to be hewed out by hand, with a broad-ax, and he became an adept in hewing to the line. He has followed carpentry at dif- ferent times all of his life, and in his day has built many barns in this section and through- out the county. .Mr. and Mrs. Her are the parents of these children: Frank, Ada M. and Alice. They 11 members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Her belongs to Major May Post, G. A. R., Anderson. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., of Anderson, having joined that order at Cen- treville, Wayne county, over thirty years ago, and in which he has tilled all the chairs. He esented his lodge in the Grand Lodge State, of which he is a member. In his political opinions he is a stanch Jeffersonian D icrat, while on local issues he is inde- pen 1 nl of party ties. r. Her has always been an industrious £ reliable character. When his country d Ins services as a soldier, he responded to the call promptly, and always served faith- fully, efficiently and cheerfully, and it is safe to say that he has been as good a citizen in the day of peace as he was a defender of his country in the time of war. He is highly respected and esteemed throughout Madison county. FRANKLIN HAUGH, of Hike township, Marion county, a man widely and favorably known, was born in Frederick county, Md., mar Frederick City, son of Feter S. and Elizabeth (Krise) Haugh, both born in Frederick county, in 1791 and 1797, respec- tively. Mr. Haugh's paternal grandfather was a native of Germany, and on coming to America at an early day, he settled in Maryland, where he died at an advanced age, while peacefully sitting in his chair. Peter S. Haugh. the father, was first mar- ried to Mary Lynn, by whom he had two children : Henry, who served in the regular army for years ; and one that died in its first year. Later Mr. Haugh was united in mar- riage with Elizabeth Krise, daughter of Henry Krise, born in Maryland, of German descent. By trade a blacksmith, Peter S. Haugh came to Indiana in November, 1842, settling near Augusta, on the White river, on a farm known as Claypool and Crowsnest. In the spring of 1845, ne removed to Indianapolis on account of sickness, the swamp lands being too much for the family. In that metropolis Peter Haugh found immediate employment at his trade, which he followed until 1849, when he once more moved to Augusta, and there carried on his trade, until he was sev- enty-two years of age, when he went to live with his excellent son. Franklin, who tenderly cared for both his aged parents. The only portion of the family estate Franklin Haugh received from his parents was the old family Bible which he cherishes above all else, and would not exchange it for the best farm in the country. First a Democrat, later his principles made Peter Haugh a Republican, and he was highly esteemed by the leaders of both parties. Few nun understood or loved horses better than he, and at one time he belonged to a dragoon company. He started to enlist in the War of 1812. but through some trouble relative to the captain, the company was not mustered in. Air. Haugh refused a commission from the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 877 governor. All of his life Peter Haugh was a hard working man, but, being also generous and charitable, he left but little behind him, except his untarnished name and the memory of his cheery, kind-hearted, jovial manner, and excellent heart. Franklin Haugh was married in [872 to Mary Smelser, daughter of Peter and Phoebe (Brown) Smelser, She was born in Rush county, lud., her father, who was born in Maryland, moving to Kentucky, and then to Rush county, Ind., where her birth occurred as before stated. Still later, in 1859, he removed to Marion count)', settling near Augusta, and engaged in farming until his death in [864. At that time he had too acre-, but since his demise his widow' has lived in Augusta, dividing her time between the homes of her son Samuel, and that of our subject, d by all. Mr. Smelser a Republican. il grandfather of A rs. 1 faugh was Geb. Brown, a native of Virginia, who first moved to Tennessee, then to Wayne county, lnd., from there to Rush county, where he died in [858. lie was a farmer and blacksmith. His children were: Phoebe, John. Timothy, Samuel, Franklin, Mary, Alice. Josie and a chilil who died at the age of eleven years. The Browns were of Ger- man descent, while on the other side of the house the ancesti rs were [rish. Mrs. Smelser is a Hardshell Baptist, and a very devout and pious lady. Although Mr. and .Mrs. Haugh have no children of their own, they have an adopted daughter, Josie Bracken, whom they deeply love. Mr. Haugh has forty acres of land, nearly all of which is under tile plow, although five acres are profitably set out in fruit, principally apple- and pears. To earn this property he did teaming and work of a like nature in Augusta, and has earned all he owns by the 31 of work, and therefore prizes it all the more. En politics he has always been a -■rat. but will not hold office, having de- clined the office of justice of the peace, al- though elected. \\ hile not a member of 1 1 - church, hi te of its supporters, and is much interested in its good work. He be- longs to no lodge, and devotes himself to the improvement of his property and the develi p- ment of the township. HENRY SHIREMAN, a substantial farmer of Washington township, Morgan county, who resides at No. t6o North J si ,11 .street. Martinsville, was born Nov. 13, [849, in Washington township, son of Max- ville and Sarah (Cramer) Shireman, the for- mer nf whi mi were horn near 1. 111 Y ' .. and the latter in the Slate of New Jersey. Michael Shireman, grandfather of Henry, was a native of North Carolina, ol ancestry, w hi 1 migrated into Indiana in where he engaged in farming-. His <'.■ occasioned by a fall from a horse, was seventy yeai's ,,f age. lie leli family 111 Washington township, count}'. Maxville Shireman made farming cupation through life, cl p n of lS7'_ acres nf land, in Washington ti and there he reared his family. At of his death he owned a large estate. ing 317 j acres, [87^2 situated thre nf a mile southeast of Martinsville, in Jackson township. Mr. Shiremai the age "i' seventy-two years. In his marriage, he made a tri •ack from Morgan county, Ind., to ma and return. In religious I was an Episcopalian. His wife, Sarah was a daughter of Archibald 1 a native of New Jersey of Holland Air. Cramer came to Indiana in the 1 tlement of the State, and bought a far:;: situ- ated three miles southeast of Martin- there lived until the last ten years of his which were passed in Martinsville. He was the father of numerous children, an 1 the age of eighty years. Mrs. Shin Nov. 3, HJ05, in the faith of the M. E. Church. To Alaxville and Sarah, Shireman v, ten si lis and three daughters, nine survive: Henry: Archibald: Lewis; An- drew: James. Robert, Edward; wif of Scott Maxwell; and Margaret. line, now deceased, married Amos Hart. Henry Shireman was reared in V tun township, and It owns a part of which bis grandfather Michael Shiremai tied. To his original 160 acres, he has . fort} five, now having 205 acres in the one farm, ami he own- also a tract of 132 acres in Jackson township. Mr. Shireman :; one 1 if tin- progressive and intelligent men of his locality, his early education being obtair the district and high schools at Marti: tilting him for the profession of teaching, which he followed through six winters. His 8/8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was with his parents until at his ma- he wished to begin farming for himself, several years after marriage he op rented land, and then he and his wife came ii ssession of his grandfather's old farm, which her father had bought, with the ex- i t\\ enty acres. < In ( >ct. _'S, 1874, Mr. Shire-man married Miss Margaret Bothwell, an old schoolmate, daughter of John and .Martha 1 Hines) Both- well, and five children were born to this union, namely: (I) John died in infancy. (2) Frederick, who served as deputy county irer with his father-in-law, Scott Kelley, then attended Hospital College, at Louisville, Ky.. is now chief clerk of the "Seelbach Hotel" at Louisville, Ky. He married Norris Kelley. and after her death he married (sec- ond) Nancy Latta, a daughter of a well known physician and surgeon of Louisville. (3) Martha married Cortland M. Henderson, and resides in a pleasant home in Challis, Idaho, where he is county clerk, auditor and recorder of Custer county. (4) Sadie lives at home. (5) Harry died at the age of six months. Mr. and Mrs. Shireman are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church in Martins- ville. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, and for four years was assessor of his township, and was postmaster at Martinsville for four years under the ad- ministration of President Cleveland. In ad- dition to his farming interests in Indiana, he was concerned in zinc and lead mining in Mis- souri, and as he is naturally a mechanic he has also been a carpenter. Fraternally Mr. Shire- man is an old and tried Odd Fellow, having been a member of the order for the past thirty years, and he belongs to the Encampment and Martinsville Lodge. No. 274. Mrs. Shireman's parents were also early settlers in Morgan county, and her father owned about 1,000 acres of land. He lived to the age of eighty years, and the mother to the age of seventy. Of their three children who lived to maturity. David died Feb. 5, 1907 : Martha is the wife of Harrison Thomas; and Margaret is Mrs. Henry Shireman. They are most highly esteemed and take a promi- nent positnon among the township families, JOHN C. KNIGHT (otherwise known as John King), a highly esteemed citizen of An- :i. hid., who participated as a sailor in , S. service during the great Civil war. was born in Milton, County of Kent. Eng- land, Jan. 28, [838, -on of Charles and Sarah (Rossiter) Knight, the former of whom was a captain, owning his own coasting vessel. John C. Knight received but little educa- tion, his father and two brothers having been lost at sea when he was but ten years old, and young Knight lived with his grandfather Rossiter. At the age of twelve years he was apprenticed as a boatman on the river Thames, and served a short time, then becoming cabin boy on a coasting vessel, on which he served until going as an ordinary seaman to India in the Last India trade. He visited Cape Town, Ceylon, .Mauritius and Java, and in about 1856-57 sailed from London to New Orleans as an able seaman. He left the vessel and shipped to New York, where he enlisted in the winter of 1857, or early spring of 1858, in the U. S. Navy, serving on the U. S. frigate "Niagara," Capt. Hudson, one year, this ship laying the first successful Atlantic cable. Cyrus Field was aboard the vessel and on the return to New York a great reception was tendered not only Mr. Field, but the crew of the ship, who were given the freedom of the city, being given free entrance to the famous Crystal Palace and Niblo's Gardens. Mr. Knight then enlisted in the Paraguay expedi- tion which was sent out during the trouble with that country (serving on the U. S. steamer "Caledonia." Captain Case;, when the U. S. revenue cutter "Water Witch" was fired on and one man killed. This caused great excitement and war was imminent, the expedition sailing from New York under Ad- miral Shubrick up the river Parana for 1,500 miles, when President Lopez came to terms. They returned to New York in 1859. and Mr. Knight enlisted for three years' service as an ordinary seaman on the U. S. frigate "Sabine," Capt. Adams, and was in Central America at the outbreak of the war, and ordered to return. On their stop at Pensacola, Fla., they found the Confederate flag flying and were not allowed to enter port unless under a flag of truce. This Captain Adams refused to do. They were then or- dered to blockade Pensacola. being one of the first ships to receive suclT orders, and Mr. Knight was a volunteer under Lieutenant Slimmer for night patrol duty in Pensacola Pay, to watch the Confederates and prevent them surprising the fort. This was dangerous service, every man being heavily armed and the oars muffled. In June. 1861, an order came for the ship to report at Portsmouth, N. H, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL Rl 879 ■ they arrived July 4th. and eight days land, daughter of Major Willian 23d later Mr. Knight v 1 fit and honorably Ky. Inf.) and Jan.- 1 Bostic) Boden. Six.chil- then enlisted at Boston, dren were born to this union: Charles, who February, [863, as a seaman for died aged four years; Blanch, who mar- oner discharged, and ried David Sheppard, of Cincinnati; Mi- ' with the steamer, U. S. sloop of war. riam, who married Edward Ferger, of Chat- facinto," captain Rockindorf, this being tanooga; Jane, now Mrs. < Iscar Jones, of An- us warship that, under Captain derson; Altie, who died aged fiv< ; and Wilkes, took Mason and Slidell from the William, who re-ides j n Anderson. Vlrs. British steamer "Trent." Mr. Knight was Knight died in [898, and Mr. Knight was ; he captain's coxswain. The married (second) to Mrs. Stephen Funk iaeinto" proceeded under sealed orders Flemming), daughter of Thomas and Eliza- to Hampton Roads, arriving there a few days beth (Landry) Flemming. after the famous battle between the "Merri- Mr. Knight has lived in Anderson about mac" an d r," this being the hrst battle seventeen years, and has held the position of between iron-clads recorded in history. Mr. weighmaster in rolling mills and plate manu- it, with others of the crew of the "San factories. He is a member of .Major May Iaeinto," went on hoard of the "Monitor" and Post. G. A. R., Anderson. In the I. < >. O. F. thoroughly examined it. After bombarding he has passed all the chairs, including that of Sewell's Point and the capture of Norfolk Noble Grand and has represented his lodge from Hampton Roads the "San Jacinto" at the Grand Lodge of the State. He joined sailed for the West Indies to try to intercept the order in Newport, Ky., and is an ancient the famous pirate "Alabama." and finally Odd Fellow ; and also belongs to the Knights found her at the French Island of Martinique, of Honor. He is a member of the Christian but the wary "Alabama" escaped from the Church, while his wife is a Presbyterian. harbor during the night. They then proceeded to Key West where the "San Jacinto" acted DAVID N. MINNICK, who for a 1111m- as flag-ship for Admiral Farragut, but yellow ber of years was a substantial agriculturist breaking out. they sailed for Northern in Lniou township. Delaware county. Ind., waters. Two men died on board, but on and was a respected veteran of the Civil war, reaching a colder climate the fever died out. was born April 22, 1845, m Salem township. The "San Jacinto" was then stationed at Wil- Delaware county, son of Andrew and Made- rnington, N. C, on the blockade for some time, line (Cook) Minnick. after which they sailed for Cuba, but soon Andrew Minnick was horn in the Shen- thereafter she broke her propeller and pro- andoah Valley, Va.. and he located as a pio- to New York. Shortly afterward, neer in Salem township, Delaware county, while at tlie Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mr. Knight Ind.. settling on a farm which he cleared from was seriously injured by falling from the ham- the woods, making a g 1 home of eighty- mock netting, was sent to the Brooklyn Ma- one acres. His first home was of logs, 1»ut rine Hospital and thence to the Chelsea Hos- later he built one partly frame. He and his pital, from which he was discharged in May, wife were great Bible readers and were highly [864 ile re-enlisted in Cincinnati, in An- respected in their vicinity. In politics Mr. gust. [864, for three years or during the war, Minnick was a Democrat. .Mr. and .Mis. and was detailed for recruiting for gunboat Minnick were the parents of the following servici being later transferred to tin- steamer children: George, born March 23, 1829, died at 1 airo, and promoted to signal in 1893: Yiana. born Sept. 8. [830, died Jan. quartermaster. He was later sent to New 14. 1863: Tracie. born May 14, 1832. died ( irleans where he was taken sick and placed April 14, 1863; Lynn, born Feb. 7. 1 S31 > : in the hospital at Mound City, and was finally Mary Ann. born Nov. 4. 1837. died Jan. 18, ably discharged from the I". S. steamer 1857: Shrena, born Aug. 17. 1840, died Aug. Rover," Aug. i_\ 1865, having served 28, 1851: Uliah, horn March 24. 1843: David seven years and proving himself an efficient N.. born April 22. 1845: Uriah, born Jan. and capable seaman. After the war he went 2. [848; and Peter, one of the older children. to Newport. Ky., where he worked in an whose date of birth is not known. The father iron mill and foundry for fifteen years. There died Jan. 12. 1871), on his farm, and his wife rried (first) Sarah Boden, born in Eng- Oct. 21, 1880. 88o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD David N. Minnick was reared in Salem township ami received a common school edu- cation. At the age of seventeen years he en- listed at Indianapolis, Ind., and was injured in the left knee by a piece of shell in battle, which made him lame through life. He re- turned to Salem township after the war, and his death occurred March n, 1905. He was a member of the G. A. R., in which he had held the office of Post Commander. On Feb. 14, 1807, Mr. Minnick was mar- ried, in Daleville, to Lydia Ann Turner, born Oct. 26, 1844, near ITbana. Champaign county, Ohio, daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Amnion) Turner, and to this union were born: Milton D., born Dee. 27, 1874, a farmer in Salem township, married Blanch Funkhouser, and has two children — Helen Marie and Irene: Cora Bell, born April 26, 1877; Clara Ellen, burn Jan. 4, 1879, married Arthur Moon, a farmer of Salem township; Ida Victoria, born Sept. II, 1884, married John Jenkins, a fanner of Salem township, and has two children — Walter Leo and Crys- tal May; and Gertie May, born .May 24, 1886. After marriage Mr. Minnick and his wife settled in Salem township, and rented forty acres of land, on which they resided for seven years, at the end of which time they pur- chased the present home of eighty acres. This farm, although little improved, had a log- house on it, and in this they resided until 1884, when Air. Minnick built a frame house. He was a very industrious, hard-working man, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was a notary public for three years, and was one of the trustees of Saunders ceme- tery. •John Turner, father of Mrs. Minnick', was born in the Shenandoah Valley, in Vir- ginia, son of Jacob Turner, whose other children were: William; Polly, who mar- ried Jacob Hippie: and Sally, who mar- ried a Shoup. John Turner was a tanner, and when young went to Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Amnion, born in the Shenandoah Valley, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Rhinehardt) Amnion, ol 1 rerman stock. Peter Ammon was an early settler in Champaign county, Ohio, where he cleared eighty acres. He was a soldier in the War of 181 2, and a member of the Lutheran Church. His children were: Katie, Isaac, William, John, Lydia, Mary Ann, Jacob, David and Elizabeth. After marriage John Turner and wife settled in Champaign county, Ohio, and moved in 1858 to Indiana, making the journey, which consumed a week, in two two-horse wagons, and they settled three and one-half miles north of Chesterfield, on eighty acres. After residing there four years they removed to Daleville, buying town property, and there the rest of their lives was spent, he passing away Aug. 12, 1865, aged sixty-two years, and his wife, in April, 1873, in Daleville. Although the greater portion of Mr. Turner's life was spent in agricultural pursuits, lv. alter locating in Daleville, engaged in carpen- tering, and is said to have been a skillc chanic. He and his wife were mei the Christian Church, and were highly es- teemed people of their community. To Mr. and Airs. John Turner v. children as follows: William A.; Jacob; Lydia Ann; David; Elizabeth, who married Samuel Drennen, a soldier in the Civil war ; Peter and Isaac. William A. and J a both privates of Company B, 69th Ind. in the Civil war. William A. met his de; having his horse fall upon him, and several years later from the effects of cident. JAMES KEXROY, late one of son's highly esteemed citizens, was born 18, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Kenroy's parents dying when he was an infant, he was reared by strangers, and when ten years of age he became a student at Girard College, Philadelphia, being one of the first 200 pupils to be enrolled ii. mous college. Here he remained for five years, and was then bound out to learn the carriage maker's trade until twenty-one years of age. In 1861, in Indianapolis. Ind., whither he had come some three months pre- viously. Air. Kenroy enlisted as a private in Company A. nth Ind. V. 1.. Gen. Lew Wal- lace commanding. He was honorably dis- charged at Baltimore, Md., as first ser. of Company A. July 26, 1865, having veteran- ized at New Iberia, La., in December. 1863, thus having a service of four years and twen- ty-four days. lie was promoted to nit for meritorious conduct, and took pan in the battles of Forts Henry and Donel- son, Shiloh, Corinth. Vicksburg. Helena. Ark., and Fort Gibson. He was wounded in the thigh by a piece of shell, and was taken to Carthage, Mo., his wound healing very r rapidly. He returned to camp, and was cared for by his comrades. After his service at COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 88 1 Vicksburg, he went to New ( >rleans, and was present at the capture of 600 guerrillas at Lake Tasse, La., and was in several small bat- tle- and skirmishes at Hallville, Bern ville, Opequan Creek, Fisher Hill and Cedar Creek. He was always an active and faithful soldier. In his hook of reminiscences Mr. Kenroy re- late- many interesting incidents, some of which are amusing, one of which is here given : At the hattle of Shiloh, Mr. Kenroy's regiment was nearly surrounded, but the officer in com- mand was near-sighted, and did not see the Confederates, although the soldiers kept call- ing to him that they were being surrounded, to which he paid no attention. Finally a boy named Dooley told the officer, who answered, "Well, if you all say so, there must be some- thing in it. Let me put on my 'specs.'" After the war Mr. Kenroy went to Phila- delphia, where he remained until October, i> .. and at this time came to Indianapolis, and later to Anderson. In September, 1869, he married Jeanette Keely, born in Indianapo- lis, Ind., Feb. 14, 1851, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Tarkington) Keely, the former born Feb. 20, 1812, in Westmoreland county, Pa., and the latter in Butler county, Ohio. After marriage Mr. Kenroy engaged in car- riage painting and manufacturing in Ander- son, where he continued until the time of his death in 1907, one of the city's highly re- spected men. He was a member of Major May Post, G. A. R., where he had been post commander, and for fifteen years had served as adjutant. He took interest in all Grand Army matters, frequently amusing his com- rades with stories of army life. In political matters he was a Democrat. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenroy: James Edwin, born June 14, 1870; Charles L., Oct. 10, 1875; Earl, March 6, 188 — (who died aged seven years) ; and William C, Jan. 11, 1885. Daniel Keely. father of Mrs. Kenroy, was a son of William Keely, who moved to Indi- ana in 1832, and settled in Shelby county. Daniel Keely was a pioneer of Indianapolis. He later went to Decatur count}-, Ind.. where In died Jan. 5. i8yj, aged seventy-nine years, ten month ays. He was mai Feb. 20, [834, in Shelby county, to Elizabeth Tarkington. THOMAS WILLIAM JACKSON. Shel- by county is a fertile section of Indiana 56 especially titled for farming purposes, and om of the men to take advantage of this and profit by it is Thomas William Jackson, of Addison township, who was born in that township, on the Jackson homestead, Jan. 3, [848, son of William and Sarah (Richart) J ackson. The paternal grandfather, Andrew Jack- son, was born in Maryland in 1754. II a soldier in the Revolution, and settled in Franklin county, Ind., in 1816, and died t He was a son of Thomas Jackson, who in [766 was killed in Maryland while planting corn. The maternal grandfather of Thomas W. Jackson, was Andrew Richart, who died in Kentucky. He married Phebe LeMaster, who after her husband's death came with her chil- dren and settled in Shelby county in 1824. William Jackson, son of Andrew and father of Thomas William, was born in ( ler- mont county, Ohio, Dec. 22, 1806, and re- moved with his parents to Franklin county, Ind., in 1816. In 1837 he settled in Addison township, Shelby county, clearing off and im- proving the farm now occupied by his son, Thomas W., and there he died Feb. 16, 1885, his latter days being spent in the enjoyment of the competency won by years of hard work and economy. For two terms he served the township as trustee, and he was a man who could trust and be trusted. Mr. Jackson was twice married, his first wife being Alary Staf- ford, and his second, Sarah Richart, who was born March 22, 1809, in Bath county, K . .. and both were excellent women. Thomas William Jackson grew up on the old homestead, which has always been his home, and to which he is greatly attached. He was educated in the common schools, an seven years w-as a successful school teacher, although he has always been engaged in farm- ing. On April 20, 1873, Mr. Jackson married Martha M., daughter of Harrison and Eliza (Henry) Harrell, of Harrison. Ohio. Six children have been born to this marriage : Emma J.. Grace, Edna (wife of Fred Gor- don), William, Miles and Thomas. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Chris Church, and takes an active part in its g i work, in addition to giving it his generous upport. In politii a Democrat, takes an important part in 1 ing -erved as county commissioner from 1900 to 1904. in the latter year having been re- SSj COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD elected. For a year he has been justice of the peace and is giving marked satisfaction to all who have occasion to call upon him in this office, M. A. RUSH. M. D., is engaged in the practice of his profession at Anderson, Madi- son county, Indiana. M \STEN DASHIELL, long a resident of Indianapolis, where he died May 17, 1903, was a veteran of the war for the Union and a pioneer of Marion county. He was brought to Indiana a few months before it became a State. He was born in Greene county, Ohio, May 30, 1 8 16, son of Charles and Nancy Dashiell. the former born in Maryland, and the latter in Kentucky. They went to Greene county, Ohio, when young, and were married there in 1816, removing when their son Mas- teii was four months old. to Indiana. They settled in Dearborn county, where the father cleared up a large farm in the wilderness. About 1855 he disposed of his possessions in that county and removed to Kankakee county. 111., where he died in 1858. His widow- later went to Indianola, Iowa, where she died at the home of her son, while on a visit. Masten Dashiell was the eldest of a family of sixteen children, eleven of whom grew to ma- turity, married and had families of their own. Five of the family are living at this writing, two sons and three daughters. Six of the sons served their country in her hour of peril, and donned the Union blue with stout hearts and strong arms. Masten Dashiell was but four months old when his parents brought him into Indiana, so that practically his entire life was spent in this State, and he was reared to manhood in Dearborn county, where he married Leah Ann Bailey, a native of that county. Mr. Da- shiell came to Marion county in 1836. and in this part of the State lived until his death. In September, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, 3d Indiana Cavalry, and in that regiment he served a full term of three years, which ex- pired about the time of the fall of Atlanta. Coming Inane, he re-enlisted, in the 16th Indiana Mounted Infantry, and served in that command until the close of the war. He took part in many bloody battles, and was at the battles of Shiloh (the second day); Corinth: [uka; Stone River, where he was captured, being confined in Libby Prison five months before he was exchanged; Chickamauga, and in the battles around Atlanta that led up to the fall of that stronghold. Most of the period of his second enlistment was spent in Louisi- ana, with headquarters at New Orleans. After the war Mr. Dashiell lived in Indianapolis, and he died at the home of his youngest child, Mrs. Georgiana Hunter, at No. 318 Bright street, where he had made his home for twen- ty-three years. The first wife of Mr. Dashiell died soon after the war, and he was married, in 1871, to Maria Herbert, who is still living, at the age of seventy-five. To the first union were born four children, Mahala, John, Malina and Hosea. To his second marriage came two children, Charles F. and Georgiana, the last named being Mrs. Hunter. Mr. Dashiell belonged to George H. Chap- man Post, No. 209, G. A. R. He cast his first Presidential vote for the Whig candidate, Wil- liam Henry Harrison, and of later years was a Republican. In religious matters he was a devoted Methodist, and his honorable and up- right life brought no blush to his churchly associations. GUY SEATON, M. D.. House Physician and Medical Director at the Colonial Sani- tarium, at Martinsville, Ind. ; was born at Hall, Morgan county, Ind., Sept. 8, 1873, one of the four children of Dr. Grafton W. and Sarah E. (Wellman) Seaton, the other children be- ing as follows: Harry A., of Indianapolis; Edna E.. wife of G. G. Martin, postmaster at Cartersburg, Ind.; and Miss Nellie E., a resident of Clayton. Indiana. Dr. Grafton W. Seaton was born at Hall, Ind., son of Allen R. Seaton, who was born in Jefferson county, Ky.. in 1S08. After teaching school in his younger days, Allen R. Seaton became a farmer, and in 1832 re- moved to Morgan county, Ind., where he died at the age of eighty-eight years. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, eight of whom attained mature years. The old farm which he bought in Morgan county has never passed out of the family. Grafton W. Seaton was reared until the age of sixteen years on a farm in Gregg town- ship, Morgan county, his time being divided between attendance at school and agricultural work. Although but a lad in years he pos- sessed a man's patriotism, and entered the army ready for service in the Civil war, en- listing as a private in Company D, 117th Ind. V. I., but was discharged on account of ill- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 883 i r.e year later. He then took up the . medicine and spent one year at Rush .1 :al College, at Chicago, 111., and later j Louisville Medical College, from be graduated in 1870. His early years of practice were passed at Hall, where he re- 1 until 1887, when he removed to Car- rg. Dr. Seaton practiced here until when he settled at his present home, n, Ind. Dr. Seaton and wife are mem- i f the Christian Church at Clayton. His rial connection is with the various Ma- sonic bodies, the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and also the G. A. R. Formerly he dentified with the Republican party, but his present attitude is favorable to the Pro- hibition party. Mrs. Sarah E. (Wellman) Seaton was a daughter of Capt. A. T. Well- man, a native of Kentucky, and one of the early settlers of Morgan county. He was a soldier in the Mexican war, and in the Civil war was the captain of Company A, 33d Ind. V. I. He resigned on account of ill health in January, 1863, and returning home raised Company D, 117th Ind. Y. I., and served until June, 1864. After the close of the war he en- gag for a time in farming in Morgan . In the seventies he went to Illinois and engaged in farming near Neoga, but in 1898 he sold his farm and removed to Mat- toon, 111., where he still resides. Captain Wellman was twice married, three children i born to each union, and the survivors are two daughters of the first marriage and twi ■ sons of the second. Dr. Guy Seaton was reared in the village of Hall. Morgan county, where he attended the common schools. Later he entered the high school at Plainfield, Ind., still later that at 1 Janville, Ind., and graduated from the in 1890. Dr. Seaton then attended a business college at Indianapolis, and in the fall ■ i 1895, he became a student in the Medi- cal Department of the L T niversity of Indiana- polis, graduating March 28, 1898. After a short practice with his father at Clayton, he located at Hall where he practiced until March, 1901. In the following May he came 1 irtinsville to become medical director of the well-known Barnard Sanitarium of this city, a position which he held with great ability until July I, 1905. when he took a graduate course in New York City. In June. 1006, he became Medical Director of the Colonial Sanitarium. Dr. Seaton has patients from Maine to California who come to be benefited by the healing waters of this lo- cality. The sanitarium under his judicious management has made wonderful records in the alleviation of rheumatism, stomach and kidney troubles and all kinds of skin diseases. Dr. Seaton is identified with the Republi- can party. He is very popular in various fra- ternal organizations, belonging to the Ma- sons (Martinsville Lodge), K. of P., the Elks, the Eagles, the Red Men, and the Sons of Veterans. His relations are most cordial with his brother practitioners, and he is a valued member of both the County and State Medical societies. He served as county coroner two terms, and is at present secretary of the County Board of Health of Morgan county. AARON D. BOOTH, M. D., now a re- tired physician of Noblesville, Hamilton county, Ind., and one of the leading citizens of that place, is a native of the county, and both his paternal and maternal ancestors were among the pioneers of the State. George Booth, the Doctor's grandfather, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was a pioneer in Guilford county, N. C, settling near Raleigh. He was a farmer and slave owner there. In an early day he migrated to Indiana, first locating in Parke county, and between 1842 and 1844 he moved to Hamilton county, settling in Wayne township. There he bought land and cleared up a farm upon which he passed the remainder of his life, dying at the advanced age of about ninety. His wife's maiden name was McNally. Joseph Booth, son of George, was born in North Carolina in 1818, moved with his father to Parke county, Ind., and there mar- ried Hannah Huff, who was born in Parke county, Dec. 25, 1826, daughter of Aaron Huff. After his marriage Joseph Booth set- tled in Wayne township, Hamilton county, where he cleared up a farm of 320 acres, im- proving it with good buildings for that day. He became a substantial citizen and was one of the respected members of his community, being especially active in church affairs. He belonged to the U. B. Church, which he served as trustee, and after moving to Noblesville, in 1872, was one of the founders of the U. B. Church there. He lived to the age of over eighty, dying in March, 1900, in Noblesville, and his widow passed away June 1, 1903. They had the following named children : Aaron D., William, Priscilla, Eliza and Kate. 884 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The Booths are of English stock, and there is a tradition in the family that they are of the same ancestry as Edwin Booth, the actor. Aaron D. Booth was born on a farm in Wayne township, Hamilton county, and there received his early education in the district schools. Later he attended Hartsville Col- lege, and subsequently taught school before taking up the study of medicine, one term in Hamilton county and three terms in Bar- tholomew county. He attended the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, and upon his graduation, in 1874, he immediately settled in Noblesville and began active practice. He soon gained a large and lucrative patronage, and continued to engage in general practice until 1901, when he retired from professional duties on account of the pressure of business affairs. His outside interests had multiplied until he felt he could not do justice to both, and though he was one of the foremost prac- titioners of the city and vicinity he relin- quished medicine entirely. He was a member of the Hamilton County Medical Society and of the Indiana State Medical Society, and ranked well among his professional brethren. The Doctor is a representative citizen of Noblesville, well known for his straightfor- ward character ami progressive disposition, and he has taken a public-spirited interest in all improvements and advancement in his com- munity. He has invested rather extensively in real estate, owning valuable property in Noblesville, including his own attractive home. His residence was built in 1873, and he has since erected ten other houses in the town. In addition he owns the old homestead, where his father first settled. The Doctor is a Republican in political faith, and fraternally holds membership in the Knights of Pythias at Noblesville. On Nov. 21, i87<), in Noblesville, Dr. Booth was united in marriage with Miss Belle Evans, a native of that place, daughter of James L. and Sarah Ann (Murnan) Evans. Both of her parents belonged to families which have been settled in Indiana from pio- neer times. Jonathan Evans, grandfather of Mrs. Boo'th, was born Nov. 17. 1799, in Kentucky, son of Walter and Ursula Evans, both of whom died in Kentucky at the age of eighty years, the latter's death occurring Dec. 26, 1848. Jonathan Evans learned the trade of a cooper. He was a young man when he moved with his father to Kentucky, and set- tled in Fleming county. There In- u rked at his trade for some years, and in 1837 n igrated with his family to Hancock county, Ind. He cleared a farm and prospered to such an ex- tent that he acquired a substantial properly, and became a prominent men in his com- munity. He laid out the town of New Pales- tine on his farm, and after a number of years at farming became a dry goods merchant. In 1850 he moved to Hamilton county, Ind., and bought land adjoining the town of Nobles- ville on the north. It was well-improved then, and equipped with good buildings, but he made further improvements on the place dur- ing his ownership, and resided there until quite advanced in age, after which lie made his home with his daughter, Mrs. 1 Cray. In Kentucky, on Oct. 3, 1822, Jonathan Evans married Susannah Barnett, born June 8, 1803, in Maysville, Ky., daughter of J and Sarah (Snodgrass) Barnett, pioneers of that State, the former born Feb. 4, 1777, died Feb. 27, i860, and the latter born July 4, 1784, died July 20, 1871. To Jonathan and Susannah Evans were born : Sarah Ann, born Aug. 1, 1823, married March 15. 1845, J. H. Voss : James Lafayette, born March 27, 1825, is mentioned farther on ; Walter N., born May 14, 1827, married Sept. 28 Nancy Potter: Mary Jane, born Feb. 18, 1829, married Levi Farley : Ursula Harriet, born Oct. 25, 1830, died unmarried May 10. Jonathan W., born Nov. 25, 1832, married Sept. 3, i860, Almeda Nicholson, and died Dec. 20, 1878: John David, born April 19, 1835, a major in the Civil war, married Sept. 5, 1864, Sarah V. Brown, and died Ma; 22, 1873, aged thirty-eight years, one month three days; Orville H., born March 24. 1837, married June 22, i860, Harriet E. Brown, a Vermont school teacher ; Emily S., born April 28, 1841, married Oct. 17, 1865, Dr. J hn M. Gray, a surgeon of the Civil war. and successful practitioner in his native Noblesville, and she died Dec. 30, 1886; and Adolphus G., born Nov. 2, 1845. in New Palestine, Hancock county, Ind.. married Sept. 4, 1870, Frances M. Becker, and died Oct. 9, 1887. Jonathan Evans died May 19, 1876, aged seventy-six years, six months and two days, at the home of his daughter, Emily S. Gray, and his wife long survived him, dying at the home of Mrs. Fr Evans, July 16, 1887. James L. I COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 885 ' prominent member of the Chris- tian Church and one of the active workers, serving many years as elder. For eight years he was a member of the United States Con- gress. fames Lafayette Evans, son of Jona- than and father of Mrs. Booth, was ;,. (or March) 27. 1825, in . ( ampbell Co., Ky., and was in his thirteenth year when he came tu Indiana with his parent.-. He received a - liool education, and his early train- experience in farm work and as clerk in his father's dry goods store. He twenty when he married, and he tly lived at Xew Augusta, Marion [nd., for five years, carrying on a mtile business. In February, 1850, he to Noblesville, where he was a pioneer merchant, engaging in the dry goods business few years. He then embarked in farm- tnd stock dealing, and was also engaged in the grain business with his brother Walter, the brothers building a grist and flour mill in they also put up an elevator. Mr. Evans continued in this latter business until his death, and was a prosperous and substan- tial man, proving very reliable in all his trans- He had natural business qttalifica- which were productive of excellent re- sults in his management of all his affairs, and he possessed a strength of character and determination which carried him through many difficulties. Mr. Evans was active in all that pertained to the good of his community, and was one of th -teemed citizens of his day. Dur- ing the Civil war, he was a strong Union man and supported the cause with his means, also offering his services to the government. His broth-. . John D., served throughout the war ith Ind. V. I. Mr. Evans was a in politics. He was one of the charter members of the Masonic lodge at Nol lesville, joining as early as 1852. : Feb. 27, 1845, Mr. Evans married, in Hancock count)-. Ind., Sarah Ann Murnan, who was born May 15, [822, in Rush county, this - daughter of William and Agnes Murnan, and granddaughter of John and jane (Adren) Murnan. Jane Adren was i Wales, and the Murnans were from Scotland, those who came to America being three months crossing the ocean on ssel. John Murnan was a pioneer r in Campbell county, Ky. His chil- dren were: Michael, William, George, John, James, Charles, Elizabeth and Sarah. William Murnan was born on the home farm in Campbell county, Ky., and received such schooling as the educational institutions of that day afforded. At an early day he came to Connersville, Fayette county, Ind., when the Indians were still in that locality, and began to clear up a farm. But after liv- ing there about a year, he returned to his old home in Campbell county, Ky., because of his wife's fear of the savages, and there re- mained five years. He then went to Rush county, Ind., where he bought 320 acres of land, which tract was still in the woods, and which he proceeded to clear. In 1839 he moved to Hancock county, Ind., settling four- teen miles east of Indianapolis, and there he cleared up a fine farm, comprising 440 acres of land. He built a hewed log house, ceiled on the inside and weather-boarded on the out- side, and all his buildings were especially good for that day. He had entered part of his land and bought the rest at second hand, and he met with unusual success in his agri- cultural work. Mr. Murnan married, in Campbell county, Ky., Agnes Cones, who was born Dec. 1, 1791, daughter of Jacob and Jane (McCullough) Cones, the former a pioneer farmer of Camp- bell county. Both the Cones and the Mc- Culloughs were of Scotch-Irish stock. Mrs. Murnan died Aug. 27, 1837, aged forty-five years, and after that Mr. Murnan broke up housekeeping and lived with his children, dy- ing in Rush county, Inch, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jane Rickner, on Dec. 21, 18 — . at the age of eighty-one years. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Murnan, namely: John, Aug. 25, 1819, in Kentucky; Elizabeth, born September, 1817; Jane, born Dec. 22, 1820; and Sarah Ann, born May 15, 1822. In politics Mr. Murnan was a stanch Jeffersonian Democrat, and possessed strong convictions, moving to Indiana on account of his opposition to slavery. James L. Evans and his wife were the patent- of the following named children: Melinda J., born Dec. 12. 1845. who is now in Marion county, Ind. : Clarinda H., born Oc- tober. 1848. also a resident of Marion county: and Belle, born Feb. 2. 1854, wife of Dr. A. D. Booth. The father of this family passed away in Noblesville, May 28, 1893, at the age of sixty-eight. Mrs. Evans, who still survives at the age of over eighty, is a woman ORATIVE BIOGRAPHICA] RECORD excellent nu ... s the ok - h vt heen HON. EI 1S11A J. HOW LAND was born in S \ N \ -. ; • s ■ ■ - .- ■. and, both V N - he \ in \\ i in i How sjhter of - - a J„ was i V. n cit of toga v\ - by - cted - s tnd they • > he was - •. of I le was .. s was born in b t Sta \ N \; came I irion \ i ira- JOO v. shing '; le was - ie\\ id of IK W . ina, Mr. er. Mr. Cin- W hile e was s - \ - , ■ ■. \ '. sionei . and was t time tow nship of whom there » at that tin a\\ has - He was p which built the hi ■■ tion. said to be one of the m ever filed in tlu In his youth he had begun the , but lis tathei - ' . es ress his ideas w it! New \ ork he was c - J., has I lowland was His was rannna Morris ; i ton is, \> hose other eh if Philadelph idred brick S .... \ N \ ga county. Mrs. Howland died, and land ter of 1 awson and I Thurber, of S ity. Six in infancy. - n J. ; Charles \ Was ship, Marion . and Marl ces, who les ■■•. Hanimon oi \\ ashing Powell ied in iS~- xv ;. - - lith, and she a 1 aw • (Thurber) H was a nativt New York, and was Dutch S estors. Hi n his ars. He v • was ( He • \\ S - \ N I V'« Vork I Mr. How wli a Mr. K ■ ■ - / SNS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mars. Alexander Mars, was a native of Vir- ginia. In that State he married Nancy Steele, and they reared a large family. Mr. Mars was an agriculturist. He was an exhorter in the Methodist Church, to which religious body his family had belonged for several gen- erations. Alexander Mars died in Virginia at the age of eighty-four years. His name appears as a member of the old State Militia. David Mars, son of Alexander, was also born in Virginia, and came from there in 1822 as a pioneer to Marion county, Ind. Here he entered three tracts of land of eighty acres each, situated on the Three Notch road, six miles south of Indianapolis, all of which he cleared and improved. He and his wife were among the pioneer Methodists of the State, and his house was the home of the itinerant preachers and other religious workers. He donated the land and assisted in building a church upon his farm. After his children had grown to maturity and had become established in life for themselves, he retired to Franklin, and resided there until his death, in 1869, at the age of sixty-three years. For a short time he served in the War of 18 12, and for two terms he was commissioner of Marion county, Ind. The mother of Mr. Mars was a daughter of John Mars, who was a native of Wythe count}. Ya. John Mars was a farmer by occupation. His name appears as one of the members of the old State Militia. Thus on both sides of the family William A. Mar- came of fine old Virginia stock. Mr. Mars was reared on the farm in Marion county, Ind., and was given the edu- cational advantages afforded by the old sub- scription schools. Here he was sufficiently instructed to enable him to become a teacher, but after several terms he went to Indiana- polis and accepted a clerical position, first with Alvord & Woodward, then with Benja- min Pottage, and later with E. J. Peck. Mr. Mars then started in business for himself, in 1849, opening a general store at Southport, where he remained three years, and then re- moved to Edinburg, and entered the employ of the Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company, as ticket and freight agent. In 1858 he removed to Franklin, and for two inducted a stove and tin shop, remov- ing his business then to Indianapolis, and conducting it there until 1862. On Aug. 18, 1862, Mr. Mar- enlisted in the 70th Indiana Infantry, Gen. Harrison's regiment, for ser- vice in the Civil war, and served three years, being appointed by Col. Harrison as quarter master sergeant. He was honorably dis- charged June 8, 1865. In n ' s capacity as quartermaster sergeant he issued all the cloth- ing for the regiment. After the close of the war he returned to Franklin, and for three years engaged in clerking in a shoe store, leaving there to accept a position as postal clerk, and he continued in that capacity on the Big Four railroad for seventeen years, leaving the service in 1886. From 1869 his home was in Martinsville, and there he en- tered into a partnership with his son, William A., Jr., who had established a hardware busi- ness there three years previously. The busi- ness has prospered ever since and takes a leading position among the activities of Mar- tinsville. On Jan. 3, 1850, Mr. Mars was married in Oldham county, Ky., to Miss Caroline Plickman, daughter of Lawrence and Ma- tilda (Ross) Hickman, and six children were born to this union, four sons and two daugh- ters — Byron, Clarence, George, William A., Jr., Florence and Celestas. All of these died in infancy, with the exception of William A., Jr.. the junior member of the hardware firm. He married Miss Fannie Simpson, and they have two children. Marguerite and Bruce. Mr. Mars was bereft of his estimable wife Jan. 13, 1894, the immediate cause of her death being paralysis. She had reached the age of sixty-six years, and she was a consistent mem- ber of the Methodist Church. Mr. Mars passed away Aug. 25, 1903. For many years he was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and was one of the stewards therein. His political affiliation was with the Republi- can party. Fraternally he belonged to the [Masonic order, and to Blankenship Post, I I. A. R. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1850, son of Ben- jamin and Mary (Personette) Franklin, both natives of Ohio. Joseph Franklin, his grandfather, was born in Ohio, but early came with his family to Henry count}-. Ind., where he made his home near Mechanicsburg. He was a farmer and died advanced in years, the father of a large family. His wife was a woman of strong character and extraordinary education for her day. She wielded a considerable influence on i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 889 the community. A woman of fine appearance, she was a good example of the English style of beauty. Joseph Pei onette, the maternal grand- father of Mr. Franklin, was born in Ohio, and was also an early settler in Henry county, Ind.. where he followed farming-. In early- life he was a shoemaker, and made shoes for his neighbors ars. Very expert with tools, he did a great deal of mechanical work, and made coffins for the community. When he died he was upward of eighty years of age, and had reared a numerous family. Benjamin Franklin, son of Joseph and father of the subject proper of this sketch, was a Christian (Disciple) minister, and was the founder of the American Christian Re- view, of Cincinnati, which was widely read and very influential, and which he edited up to the time of his death, a period of between thirty and forty years. Mr. Franklin was a worker in the reformation and restora- li i! movement, in which Thomas and Alexan- der Campbell were very prominent leaders. His widow, Mary (Personette), died in 1882, at the age of seventy-two years. Both were always active in church work, and he was well and favorably known throughout the United States as a prominent preacher of the Chris- tian Church, and an able exponent of the doc- trines peculiar to that body. A self-educated and self-made man. his learning, ability and piety were alike remarkable, and in the pac- tion of the primitive gospel lie was a Ful preacher. < if his children — four si his and five daughters — sj x are still fixing: Joseph, pastor of the Christian Church at Bedford, Ind.: James, of Cambridge, Kans. ; Sarah, wife of William 1'.. Wright, of An- derson, Ind.: Isabella, wife of George W. Rice, nf Pennsylvania: Benjamin; and Alex- ander Campbell, a railroad man at Muncie, Indiana. Benjamin Franklin, son nf Benjamin, is a direct descendant of Wilson Franklin, brother to the celebrate, 1 Benjamin Franklin. lie was reared in Cincinnati, where lie attended the cit\ schools until lie was fifteen years of age. lie then accompanied his parents tu Anderson, Ind.. and when he had reached the age of eighteen he became a student in what was then the Northwestern Christian Uni- versity, now Butler College. Uter spending three years in that institution fie associated himself with the Russell Thresher Company, with which lie remained for a shorl time, and in [873 entered the recur. lei 's office ol [anon county, as deputy recorder, a position lie filled efficiently for many years. In [893-94-95 he was connected with the 1 >dd Fellows Mutual Aid Association. Benjamin Franklin was married March 27, 1872, to Eliza A. Adams, daughter of Alexander and Vileete (Cundiff) Ytlams. I fir father died about 1892, at the age of eighty- four years. Among his direct ancestors was a brother of John Quincy Adams, the cmi nent statesman and patriot nf a formci The mother of Mrs. Franklin attained the age of nearly fourscore years and ten. Mabel Franklin, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, married William I'. Connor, and is the mother of two children : George Dewey, born on the day of the battle in Manila Bay, and named in honor of the hero of that occasion: and Lucia Francelia. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin are members of the Third Christian Church, of Indianapolis, in which he is a deacon and chairman of the finance committee. Mr. Franklin is an hon- ored member of Philoxenian Lodge. N> I. O. O. F., and is grand trustee of the grand lodge of Indiana, having passed through all the chairs. He also belongs to the Royal Ar- canum, and his wife, who is a member of the Daughters of Rebekah. is past reoresentative of the Assembly. In politics Mr. Franklin 1 a Republican. DR. J. W. FANCHER, one of the oldest and best known of the pioneer physicians nf Sheridan, Ind., was born in Rush rounty, this State. Nov. 23, T.S38, son of William and Elizabeth (Sims) Fancher. The Fancher familv is nf French si T< dm Fancher, grandfather of the Doctor, was born in France, the son nf wealthy pai lie settled in Xew York State in an carle da\ . and was engaged as a trader, lie came in pioneer days 1" Indiana to invest in land, bringing with him some $40,000. Tie disap- peared nn the banks ni the Wabash river at the crossing at Yttica, and it is believed thai he was wa\ laid, murdered and robbed, nl- though fiis body was never found, nor was be ever heard of afterward. So far as is known, from him arc descended all of the American Fanchers. William Fancher, son of fohn. was born in Xew York, and came, when a voi in Fountain countv, Ind., and then a - 1X31. settle,] in Rush county. In aboul 1X35 890 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD or [836 he married Elizabeth Sim-, daughter of John and Nancy Sims, of Scotch-Irish stock. John Sim- was a shoemaker in North Carolina, and died advanced in years; his wife Nancy lived to be ninety-eight years old. Dr. Fancher was reared on a farm and received but a limited education in the primi- tive log school house of the pioneer days. The Doctor became a skilled penman, and taught many writing schools in the early days, among his pupils being many young men and women who afterward became prom- inent in the State, among whom may be men- tioned Judge Theodore P. Davis. The Doc- tor also studied at home, becoming very well- informed. He learned pump making and the business of carriage and house painting. Tn the fall of 1862, at LaFayette, Ind., he en- listed for three years or during the war, be- coming a private in Company A, 86th lnd. V. I. He served until honorably discharged in June. 1865, at Nashville, Tenn., having served nearly three years, lie took part in the bat- tles of Perryville, Peach Tree Creek and La- Vergne, Tenn. At the battle of Stone River he was shot in the left hand, being also wounded by a shell in the left ankle and knee cap. He was in the hospital at Louisville, and his knee stiffened so that he was unable to continue with his regiment, and was, accord- ingly, assigned to hospital duly, being made assistant hospital steward and assistant drug- gist, tlie last four months being under Major Fitz and Colonel Mundy, commander of the post, lie then attempted to rejoin his regi- ment, hut was seized with smallpox, and was confined in Smallpox Hospital, No. 11, Nash- ville, Tenn.. and here his knee filled with purulent matter. Tlu- doctor recovered the use of hi- knee, however, and as assistant hos- pital steward served until the expiration of his term of service. In the hospital the Doc- tor learned a great deal about the use oi medi- cine and the care of the sick. After the war he went t<> Boone county, lnd., where his father was living, and there he remained for a while. Dr. Fancher married Matilda Shook, born in 1S40, in Oxford, Ohio, daughter of John and Cynthia (Weston) Shook. The Shooks were of Pennsylvania-German stock, and Mrs. |nhn Shook settled in I Sonne county, lnd., during the war. John Shook cleared up a farm in Butler county, (thin, where he died before the (Ail war, his sons assisting their mother tn manage the farm in Indiana. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. John Shook were: Nancy, Martha. Matilda. George (a soldier who died in the Civil war), Levi and Elizabeth. Dr. Fancher settled on a farm in Boone county, lnd., in the woods, three ami one- half miles west of Sheridan. With the assist- ance of hi- worthy wife, who was a good man- ager, the Doctor succeeded in acquiring a medical library and in attending the Indiana .Medical College, from which institution he was graduated in 1 875, and at which he took a special course in 1879. He began the prac- tice of his profession at Sheridan, and soon established a good practice. The Doe- tor is a subscriber to the leading med- ical journal-, owns a good medical li- brary and keeps well abreast of the times. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Methodist Church, to which his wife belongs. Dr. Fancher is a self- made man, and owes the success he has gained entirely to his own efforts, and those of his gi mm I w ife, OLIVER HUNTER COTTINGHAM, a li filoiig resident of Indiana, is a descendant of a line of Scotch-Irish ancestors, and repre- sents a family that settled first in Delaware in Colonial days, lie was horn in Noblesville, lnd., Oct. 12. 1847, son of John D. and Han- nah ( Mull) ( '1 ittingham. John D. Cottingham was born near Dover. Del.. Dec. 31, 1805, and he received a good education for his dav. lie became a merchant, and decided to try his fortunes in the West, then just beginning to he more generally set- tled, lie located in Hamilton county, lnd.. one of the pioneers in Xohlesville. and en- gaged in mercantile pursuits there for a num- ber of years. Much of the profit of his enter- prise he put into land, became the owner of several larsre farms, and laid out part of the town of Cicero on his land. Moving thither in 1841) or iSsi>. he was one of the first resi- dents of the new town, was its leading mer- chant and continued in business there till his death. Feb. TO. 1875. In addition to his own private business he was active in public af- fairs, was one of the prominent men of his locality and served in [842 as a justice "f the peaee. I lis docket is still preserved. In poli- ties he was a Republican, and was proud to have had the privilege of voting for Abra ham Lincoln. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 891 In Noblesville, Mr. Cottingham was mar- ried to Hannah Mull, born in New Jersey June 4, 1815, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Mull, pioneer settlers near Shawtown. Han- nah Mull had to walk the long distance through the woods to the court house at the county seat to get the deed to their land re- corded. A family of seven children blessed the union of John D. and Hannah Cotting- ham, all born in Hamilton county, as follows : John W., Aug. 15, 1833; Hannah, Aug. 8, 1836; Emma, Sept. 25, 1838; Catherine, July 27, 1841; Calista, June 5, 1844; Oliver H., Oct. 12, 1847; and Ellen, Jan. 3, 1850. Mr. Cottingham reared his family in the Methodist faith, to which church he belonged. He was always active in its work, was a class leader and helped to found the first church of that denomination in Cicero. Mrs. Cottingham died some years before her husband, Feb. 2, 1866, at the age of fifty years and eight months. Oliver H. Cottingham was born in Nobles- ville, Oct. 12, 1847, but was only about two years of age when his father removed to Cicero. There the boy grew up, attending the first school opened in the town, which was held in a little log school house. As he grew older he did farm work and clerked for his father, till the time came when he could enlist in the army. On May 11, 1864, when seventeen years of age, he enlisted in Cicero as a private in Company K, 138th Ind. V. I., for 100 days. He was sent to Tennessee on guard duty at Tullahoma, served four months and twenty days, and was honorably dis- charged at Indianapolis, Sept. 30, 1864. He returned to Cicero, and then re-enlisted March 7, 1865, in Company F, 155th Ind. Y. I., for one year or during the war, and was honor- ably discharged Aug. 4, 1865, at Dover, Del, at the close of the war. He was always in active service, never in the hospital nor in prison, and was ever prompt and cheerful in the discharge of his duty. On returning to Cicero again Mr. Cotting- ham made agriculture his calling, and has fol- lowed it to this day, being very successful in his operations. On Sept. 15, 1874. he was married in Cicero to Airs. Margaret ( 1. (Fo- land) Rover, widow of George Rover, a soldier in the Civil war. Air. and Mrs. Cottingham have had five children, viz.: Caroline, born April 16, 1875, who died in infancy ; Calvin V., .March i 1. 1 S77 ; Ralston B., Nov. 3. 1879, who married .Miss Milton Travioli, and is a glass blower at Terre Haute ; Thomas H., April 16, 1882 ; and Mrs. Edward Gilbert, Dec. 20, 1884. Mr. Cottingham belongs to Post No. 207, G. A. R., at Cicero, and has held most of the offices in the Post. In politics he is a Republican. He stands high in the gen- eral esteem in Cicero, and is a much respected citizen. Airs. Cottingham, horn Alarch 24, 1S44, in Aladison county, Ind., is a daughter of Henry and Catherine (Richwine) Poland, and comes of Virginia ancestry on both sides. Henry Foland was of Dutch stock, while his wife was of German. He was a soldier in the War of 181 2, and on coming to Indiana, first settled in Henry county, then in Madison, where he cleared a farm from 'the woods. Later in life he moved to the vicinity of Carthage, Mo., and there died Feb. I, 1872. aged seventy-five. His wife lived to the age of eighty-five years. They had four children, namely : William, who enlisted in Company B, 39th Ind. V. I., served three years in the Civil war, and died before the time of his discharge; Alargaret G. ; Alelissa A.; and John. Alargaret G. Foland was rim married in Cicero, Sept. 16, i860, to George Rover. One child was born to them, and then in 1862 Air. Rover enlisted. He was with Sherman in his Alarch to the Sea and suffered much from exposure. He lived to return home, however, and he and his wife moved to Car- thage, Mo., with the Foland family. There Air. Royer died from the effects of his army life, May 21, 1873. He left his widow with four children: Joel, born June 26. 1861 ; Sophronia C, Alay 9, 1866; Alartha J.. Aug. 31, 1868; and Clarence AL, Oct. 1. 1871. the only one born in Missouri. JOHN W. FEATHERSTON, a respected citizen of Anderson, Ind., and a veteran of the Civil war, has been engaged in farming in this section since 1873. He was born March 1, 1837, in Jefferson county, Ind., son of Charles D. and Louisa (Acres) Featherston. Jeremiah Featherston, grandfather of John W., was a pioneer of Kentucky, and set- tled near Frankfort. In 1822 he located in Indiana, settling in Alarion county, six miles south of Indianapolis, where he entered and bought 160 acres of land from the United States government. He afterward sold eighty acres of this land, and kept eighty acres him- self, which he cleared up and converted into a good farm, and here he passed lii> remain- 892 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 5. He died in 1864 or 1865, between E seventy and eight years. Jle mar- ried Annie Green, and their children were: Charles D., John, William E., Byrle (who died young), Lucy, James, Robert, Sarah, Jeremiah, Mary and Nancy. Charles D. Featherston was probably born in Kentucky and was a young man when his parents moved to Marion county, Ind. His life business was farming, but he worked on the old State house in Indianapolis, when it ieing erected, during the summer time for two or three years. He married Louisa : i 111 Indiana, of Irish parentage, daughter of Fmley Acres, a native of Ire- land. Mr. Featherston first settled on his father's farm, later removing to a rented farm near Indianapolis, where he lived about ten years, and then located in Hamilton county, where he lived on a farm near Noblesville. I [1 ed in Augusta, nine miles north of Indi- anapolis, aged about seventy years. He was a member of the Christian Church, and was an upright, straight-forward man, and had mar.;.- friends. His first wife, Louisa (Acres) died, the mother of one son, John W., and Mr. Featherston took for his second wife, Nar- cissa Eudaly, by whom he had these chil- dren: Eliza J. and Nancy E. (twins) ; Jere- miah: Charles: Narcissa ; Margaret: .Maria; Elizabeth ; William ; Mary : Andrew ; Fran ; and Melissa and Lucinda (twins), who died fourteen and fifteen years, respectively. John W r . Featherston received but a meager education, attending the district school ore than two months. His mother died when he was about nine years old. and he was I ;>ht up by his grandparents. Jeremiah and Annie Green Featherston. He began work at a very earl)- age. being reared a farmer, which occupation he has always followed. He married in Marion county, Oct. 18. 1857. Ma- linda Johnson, born in Jefferson county. Ind., July 17. 1841. daughter of Bartimus and Ma- 1 Ritchie i Johnson. Bartimus Johnson Kentuckian who settled in Bartholomew an early date, and moved to Marion in [856. He later removed to John- >unty, where he died aged about eighty His children were: Mitchell, John, . Mary, James. Charles, William. Dicy [alinda. Of these James and Charles ldiers in the Mexican war. and Mitch- ell. John and William in the Civil war. John inded at the battle of Perryville, Ky. The father of these children was a local min- ister of the Missionary Baptist Church. John W. Featherston and his wife, after marriage, settled in Marion county, where he farmed until the Civil war. He enlisted at Indianapolis, in September, 1864, as a private in Company B, 29th Ind. Y. I., to serve one year or during the war. He served until the time had nearly expired when he was honor- ably discharged, the war having closed. He was a participant of the first battle of Frank- lin, three days' fight: the second battle of Nashville; Decatur, Ala., in many skirmishes, as well as taking part in many forced marches. He marched from Nov. 16, 1864, until Jan. 29. 1865, on Steedman's raid to re-enforce General Thomas, following Steedman until his troops were demoralized. When Mr. Featherston enlisted he left his wife and three little children at home, and wdiile away his little son, Charles, aged six years, died, and Mr. Featherston was unable to get home to see him. The child died from an attack of spotted fever, twenty-three chil- dren being claimed from the school little Charles was attending — his first term. After the war Mr. Featherston returned home, and worked for a time at ordinary labor, all of his savings having been swept away through the needs of his family when he was away. Later, having accumulated a little money he rented land in Marion county, in 1873 lo- cating in Brown county, where he bought 160 acres of land in the timber, which land he cleared and improved into a good farm, setting out an orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Featherston have had chil- dren as follows : Charles, James, Louisa, William, Albert, Calvin, Oscar and Rosetta. Mr. Featherston and his wife moved to An- derson in 1896, where they bought a pleasant residence property and there they now reside. .Mrs. Featherston is a member of the Metho- dist Church. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican, and at one time served as road su- pervisor. He is an honored member of Major May Post, G. A. R., of Anderson, in which he has held the office of chaplain. He was vice-commander of his Post at Bean Blos- som, Brown county. Mr. Featherston has al- wavs been an industrious, hard-working man, straight-forward and honest in his dealings with bis fellow 'men. and he is regarded as one of Anderson's representative citizens. The present independent position in which he finds COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 893 himself i> entirely the result of his own ef- forts. Unlike many of the soldiers of the Civil war, Mr. Featherston's experience.- 111 that struggle did nut incapacitate him from hard, k up< n his return. Un the other hand he probably at that time realized mure fully than ever before the compensations of industry. PROF. ALFRED HOUGHTON, for many years a popular and capable teacher of the piano and string and brass instruments, and the well known leader of the Houghton Military Band and ( irehestra, Indianapolis, was born in London, England, Jan. 22, [854, one of the three children of Alfred and Clara Houghton, the former born in the United States, and the latter in England. Alfred Houghton was a lad of eight years when he went to live with his uncle, William Houghton, a sea captain, and with him he re- mained several years. In 1872 the young mu- sician came to the United States and located in Buffalo, and after several years removed to Gallion, Ohio. In 1883 Prof. Houghton came to Indianapolis, and here he has made his home to the present time. His common- school education was acquired in London, but in this country- he became a close student, and has gained much valuable information without the assistance of an instructor. When Prof. Houghton was only five years old he began playing the piccolo, and later the violin. He followed along this line and gradually became familiar with other instru- ments, and finally a teacher of music, and this has been his profession these many years. Several bands have been taught by him, among them the Indianapolis Band, which is the band of the District Assembly, No. 106, K. of L. : and he was band master of the First Regiment, Uniform Rank, K. of P., and of the Indiana Legion, Second Regiment In- fantry. His own band was known as Hough- ton's Military and Orchestra Band, and was composed of fraternity men of the different orders. The professor furnishes music for rts, balls, parties, picnics, parades, funer- als and other occasions where good music is desirable. Ill health has of late compelled him to give up some of his work, but music has been too much a part of his life for him to lay it aside for any great length of time, and it is safe to predict that he will return to it with added enthusiasm and love when his strength is restored. Prof. Houghton was married Xuv. 3, [881, to Miss Alice May, daughter of Benja- min and Alary Jane (Ely) Aller, who were i in t ihio. In the Aller family i\ children, two of whom are yet living: Mrs. Houghton and Theron Webb Aller. ■ Mrs. Houghton's mother died in the fa the Baptist Church in 1S77, at the agi nine years, and her father died in Ai 1901, at the age of eighty years. H throughout the war of the Rebellii re-enlisting. Prof. Houghton belongs number of social and fraternal societies, and is very popular in all. In politics he Democrat in principle, but aims ti independent vote on local issues. SAMUEL KENNEDY, M. D.. a practitioner of Shelbyville, Ind., and a man of great prominence in that community, was born in the city, March 16, 1867, son of Dr. Samuel A. and Eliza M. (Kennedy) Kennedy, and on both sides is of the fifth generation in descent from James Kennedy, a native of the North of Ireland, who came to America in 1743, and in connection with Lawyer Ross, of Lancaster county, Pa., bought a tract of land -on the Antietam in Maryland, and estab- lished Rock Forge. This land was on the Antietam where the Monocacy Creek joins it, just above its mouth. In 1767 James Ken- nedy sold his business in Maryland, and be- ing elated with the idea of a new country, removed to Pennsylvania, locating on the Susquehanna river, nine miles below Sun- bury. Here he made a new purchase, which began a few miles above Thomsburg an minated below the big island settled upon by Gov. William Dunn, before the treaty with the Indians. He remained there two or until the breaking out of the Indian when he went to New Jersey, and pur* a furnace on the Miskinicunk. where he evi ral years, and then removed to Aller. Pennsylvania. Andrew Kennedy, sun of James, wa- in Maryland in 1764. He recer :duca- tion at Allentown, Pa., and in 17S1 wa prenticed to Mr. John Dunlap, of Philadel- phia, to learn the printer's trade. With him he served his time, and afterward worked for him several years. Andrew Kennedy was married in 1789. by Bishop White, to Miss Mary Pavers, who was born in Philadel in 1768. Her father came from Wales, and 1 firm supporter of the American cause 8 9 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD during the Revolution, and was killed at Yorktown. Her only brother, James Pavers, volunteered on board the privateer com- manded by Capt. Wilson, and was either killed in action or he died aboard the prison ship "Jersey." The mother of Mrs. Kennedy had a "brother, Col. Wylie, who served in the Revolution, and was killed at what was known as Harmars defeat, in the western country, while commanding the regulars. Thus all the male relatives of Mrs. Kennedy gave up their lives in the defense of their adopted country. After working several years in New York and Philadelphia, Andrew Kennedy purchased a printing plant, and in April, 1792, in com- pany with Rev. John Taylor, located at Sun- bury, Pa., and established the Sunbury and Northumberland Gazette. Soon after, at the solicitation of Dr. Priestly, he removed to Northumberland, where he published the Doc- tor's works, although he continued to publish his paper until 1812, when he sold a half- interest to George Sweeney, who had served his apprenticeship with Mr. Kennedy. The partnership was dissolved in 1814, Mr. Swee- ney going to Danville to establish the Watch- man. The Gazette was one of the foremost Federal papers in the State of Pennsylvania; had a wide circulation ; was edited with ability and strict regard for the truth. Mr. Kennedy w^ould never permit anything to be inserted in this paper which would defame private char- acter or assail it in any way whatever. In advocating his political principles he was often severe on his adversaries, but always abso- lutely truthful. In his private life he was affable, warm-hearted and honest in all his dealings with men. After Mr. Sweeney sold out in 1814, Mr. Kennedy conducted the tte by himself until 1817, when his health failed, and he retired to Sunbury, where his death occurred Jan. 12, 1819. He was buried with Masonic honors and was laid to rest in the Episcopal burying ground at Northumber- land. Simon Cameron was the last appren- tice to serve in the printing office of Mr. Kennedy. John Kennedy, a brother of Andrew, served on board the "Hyderally." commanded bj Com. Carney, at the capture of the "Gen- eral Monk," after a hard fought battle in the war of the Revolution. Six children were born to Andrew Ken- neth and wife, all of whom are now de- ceased: John Y. : Andrew: Maria; Samuel; Edmund and Eliza. John Y. Kennedy, son of Andrew and ma- ternal grandfather of Samuel, was a surgeon in the War of 1812, was a man of much in- tellectual force and a very successful practi- tioner. He came to Shelby county, Ind., in 1828, and practiced for many years. He died at Acton, Ind., in 1882, aged ninety years. Andrew Kennedy, the paternal grand- father of Dr. Samuel, was born in Northum- berland county. He married Nancy McMul- len, of Pennsylvania, who bore him twelve children. Samuel A. Kennedy, fifth child of Andrew and Nancy, was born in Northumberland county, March 20, 1835, and in his native lo- cality his youth was passed. He was edu- cated in the common schools, and the Lewis- burg Academy. In 1853, he came to Shelby county, Ind., and began the study of medicine in the office of his uncle Dr. John Y. Kennedy. Later he attended lectures at the Ohio Medi- cal College, in the winters of 1854-55-56-57, being graduated March 1, 1857. Immediately thereafter he located in Fairland, Shelby county, later removing to Shelbyville, in 1859, where he was in active and successful prac- tice of the profession until his death. He married Eliza M., daughter of Dr. John Y. Kennedy. Samuel Kennedy, son of Dr. Samuel A., was reared at Shelbyville, and graduated from the high school of that city in 1885, and from Purdue University at Lafayette in 1888. He studied medicine with his father, attended one course of lectures at the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville, and was graduated at the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis in 1891. and at once began the practice of his profession at Shelbyville, where he has been very successful. Dr. Kennedy is a member of the Shelby County Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society, of which he served one term as vice-president in 1898, and he is a member of the American Medical Association. In politics he is a Republican. JOHN J. SIMS, justice of the peace, re- tired farmer and respected citizen of Fort- ville, Vernon township, Hancock county, Ind., was born Jan. 8, 1836. in Meigs county, Ohio, son of John and Mary (Groves) Sims, and grandson of Morris Sims. The family is of Scotch-Irish stock, and Morris Sims settled as a pioneer along the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 895 Shade river, in Meigs county, Ohio, at an . His children were: John, Wil- Morris, Oliver, Reese, Peggy, Tenie and Frank. Tradition says thai the Sims family to Ohio from Virginia, and that Morris was a soldier in the Revolution and died 1: . ■ county. Ohio, where his wife also 1 away. n Sims, son of Morris and father of John J., probably horn in Virginia, was a blacksmith and wagon maker by trade, and very handy man with tools, being able to make almost any article desired by his neighbors out of iron or wood, among a large variet) of other articles, making spinning wheels and looms. He was married twenty miles above Cincinnati, to Mary Groves, born in Pennsylvania, of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, who. up to her thirteenth year could speak no English. After marriage Mr. Sims and his wife settled on the Shade river, in Meigs county, Ohio, where he owned 300 acres of land. His farm, which was mostly bottom land-, was very fertile, and this he cleared, making a good home for his family. His chil- dren were: Lucinda ; William; Lewis; Mary Ann. who died aged eleven years ; Emeline ; Eliza: John J.; and Benjamin I\. all of whom with the exception of Mary A. lived to grow to maturity, and all married and reared fami- lies except Benjamin F. John Sims moved from Meigs county, Ohio, to Tuppers Plains, where he bought a small farm and built a saw- mill, and sank a salt well, but did not succeed well with these enterprises. In politics he was a 1 U at, and he was a strong Union man. Hi his wife had been members of the 1 pbellite Church, but later they joined the United Brethren Church, in the faith of which they died, he in 1852, and his wife in her ninety-sixth year, at the home of her daughter, Eliza. Ji hn T. Sims was reared in Meigs county, and received but a limited common school education. He has since, however, educated If thoroughly through his own efforts. larried in Circleville. Ohio, March 20. 1S62. to Hannah Morgan, horn April 5. in Pickaway county, Ohio, daughter of 3fe W. and Harriet Morgan, and grand- of George Morgan, who was horn in Virginia in 1770. of old Co- lonial stock of Scotch descent. George Morgan's wife was a native of Maryland. Mr. and Mr-. Morgan located in Pickaway county, in the days of its early settlement, and there he died at the age of eighty-eight, leaving the following children : Zachariah, Ann, Keturah, Daniel, Elizabeth, Sarah, William, George, John, Benjamin and David. He and his wife were members of the United Brethren Church. lie was a hardy pioneer and did a great deal of land clearing, not only for himself, buf also for others. His son, George W., father of Mrs. Sims, wa> born Aug. [2, 1X14, in Pickaway county, and received absolutely no education, being just able to write his name. He was married May 30. 1840, to Harriet Piuorton, born in September, 1S20. Later in life George W. Morgan moved to the line of Ross county, where he bought a small farm near Kingston, which he later sold, mov- ing away from that locality. He died aged about seventy years. His children were : Han- nah. Alary, Samantha. Sarah E., David and Edson. He was a good citizen, and was a man trusted by the people, acting as administrator of many estates. He was a class leader in the Methodist Church for many years, and also served as school director. His wife died in Pickaway county, Ohio, at the age of forty- nine years. After marriage John J. Sims and his wife settled first in Pickaway county, Ohio, on a farm. Air. Sims enlisted in the Civil war in 18(11. in the 32d O. V. I., but on account of his mother's ill health he was released on the intercession of his friends and neighbors. When John Morgan made his famous raid in Ohio, Mr. Sims joined the pursuit, being out thirteen days. He was at the crossing of the Muskingum river, three miles below Zanes- ville, where they had a skirmish with the raiders. After this he enlisted in the Home Guards, Company 1'.. Q2d O. V. I., and this company was consolidated with Company E. 155th O. V. I., and ordered to Camp Denni- son, and there by vote of the regiment went into active service at the front. He was mus- tered into the U. S. service in May, 18(4, and his services took him into \ irginia and North Carolina. After a [13-days experience as a soldier he was honorably discharged at Camp Dennison. Ohio, in August, [864. lie was in the Shenandoah Valley guarding supplies, and took part in many skirmishes, being a partici- pant of the following battle-: Cedar Creek, Martinsburg, Bunker Hill and City Point. During service in guarding provision trains on their way to Petersburg, they were re- peatedly fired upon. At the battle of Peters- burg. Mr. Sims was detailed with a number 896 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of other comrades to act ;is nurse. For eight- een days and nights he assisted in caring for the wounded, scarcely getting a bit of sleep, and working day and night to ease the awful suffering of the wounded men. Mr. Sims was never confined to the hospital. J lis brothers, Frank and Lewis, were three-year veterans. After the war Mr. Sims returned to his home, in 1865 removing to Lawrence, Ind., where he lived one year before going to An- derson. There he engaged in getting out cooper's stuff, and resided in that place for over thirty years. He then removed to one mile north of Fortville, where he located on a farm of fifty and one-half acres. Two years later, in 1898, he sold his farm and located in Fortville. Mr. and Mrs. Sims are members of the Methodist Church. In politics he is a Democrat, and also a Prohibitionist. He has been coroner of Madison county, and has been constable in both Ohio and Indiana. He is a man of excellent moral character and stands high in the opinion of the people. He is a member of Sol. D. Kempton Post, No. 22S, G. A. R., of Fortville, in which he has held the office of commander. To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sims the follow- ing children have been born : Walter M., born Jan. 1, 1863, married Nora Groves, and they have one son, George M. ; Frank E., born Feb. 28, 1864, died aged two years and six months ; Clara, born Sept. 7, 1866, married Preston Brown, of Anderson, Ind., and they have an adopted son, George M. ; Charles, born Oct. 27, 1868, married Rosa Carter, and they are now living in Lewisville, Ind. ; John M., born Oct. 1, 1871, married Doria Bowen, and they lived in Muncie, Ind., where he died Nov. 14, 1896; Gertrude C, born Dec. 20, 1873, married Douglas Armstrong, of Don- nelly, Minn., and has five children, Lyle, Bes- sie, Arnold, Webber and Florence ; Mary E., born May 9, 1878, married Charles Welchel, of Fortville, and has had one son, Everett M. ; Thomas F. was born Dec. 11, 1SS0: Ernest E. was born Aug. 5, 1884. RUFUS W. TERHUNE, M. D., a promi- nent physician, coroner and an esteemed citi- 1 Whiteland, Johnson county, was born in Samaria, that county, Oct. 21, 1866. son of Thomas and Caroline (Vories) Terhune, both natives of Johnson county. Dr. Terhune comes of notable ancestry. On the paternal side, his forefathers were French Huguenots, who fled from France to Holland in 1685, and thence to America, wdrere they peopled the rich lands of New Jersey, and founded and promoted many of the industries of that State. \\ illiam Terhune, the great-great-grand- father of Dr. Terhune, was born in New Jer- sey in 175O. became a soldier in the Continen- tal army under Gen. Washington, and endured the privations at Valley Forge. Garrett Terhune, son of William, wa- in New r Jersey in 1791, and was taken to Kentucky by his father in 1793. In 1830 he came to Indiana, bought land in the vicinity of Franklin, and died near Trafalgar, in [875, aged eighty-four years. James Terhune, son of Garrett, and grand- father of Dr. Terhune, was born in Mercer county, Ky., and came to Indiana in 1830, where he grew to manhood and foil farming in Johnson county. His wife was Eusebia Nay, and they had seven children. He died Jan. 21, 1892, in Trafalgar, aged seventy-one years. Thomas Terhune, son of James and father of Dr. Terhune, was for thirty years a well- known educator, at the same time a farmer, in Hensley township. He married Caroline Vories, who died July 29, 1896, aged about fifty-two years. She was a consistent mem- ber of the Christian Church, a lovable, estim- able woman. Mr. Terhune favors the tenets of the Baptist Church, although he has 1 identified himself with it. His home is with his son, the Doctor, at Whiteland. The two children born to Mr. Terhune and wife were: Dr. Rufus W. ; and Miss Violet. On the maternal side of the family, the great-great-grandfather was Francis Vories, who was of Dutch descent, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1763. He moved to Ken- tuckv in 1780, and died there in 1848. His 6on John was born in Shelby county, Ky., in 1797, and emigrated to Indiana in 1830, lo- cating in Hensley township, Johnson county, and there he died in iSSo, in his eighth- year. Grandfather Hervey Vories, - John, was born in Henry county, Ky.. and moved to Indiana in 1830. locating four miles southwest of Trafalgar, in Johnson county. There he engaged in farming and lived in the same place for seventy years, still making it his home. For many years he has been one of the most highly esteemed men of his lo- cality, serving his township as trustee, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 597 in many other offices. His wife was Alazan- nah Carter, and they had a family of eight children. Dr. Rufus W. Terhune was reared on the home farm in Hensley township, and acquired his education in the district sch< ols, graduat- ing from the Trafalgar high school in 1884. The succeeding six years were spent as a teacher, his success in that line being such that if his taste had nut led him to the science (if medicine, he would probably have taken a very prominent place in the other profession. Ambitious, however, to obtain a medical edu- cation, in- spent his vacations and employed his spare moments in medical study, and thus prepared himself for entrance to the Ken- tucky School of Medicine, at Louisville, which institution he entered in iS8<), graduating in [891. Since February, 1892, he has been a resident of Whiteland, where he owns an at- tractive home and adjoining office. As a physician, he has gained the confidence of the community, while as a citizen he fulfills every requirement. On June 21, 1892, Dr. Terhune was united in marriage with Mrs. Lena E. Doran, widow of John T. Doran, and daughter of Bryant R. Nail. She died Oct. 15. 1898, aged thirty- six years. Xo children were horn to this mar- riage, but the two sons of her former union were: Russell and John T. Doran. She was a lady of beautiful character and many Chris- tian virtues. In her early youth she' joined the Methodist Church, but later, both she and Dr. Terhune united with the Presbyterian Church in Whiteland. Dr. Terhune has taken an active part in politics and supports the Democratic party. At present he is serving as county coroner. Fraternally he is connected with the Improved Order of Red Men and the .Modern Wood- men of America. In medical circles he is in fellowship with the State and county medical societies. His skill as a physician, his char- acter as a man, and his many charitable and benevolent acts, have made him a very highly resident of this prosperous town. ALBERT B. TAYLOR, one of the leading men of Pendleb n, [nd., who is well-known in business circle- throughout Madison county, was born Aug. 28, [853, in Pendleton, son of Andrew I'.. Taylor. Probably there is no family in Madison county more widely known or more thor- oughly respected than that of Taylor, and a most worthy member of this family was An- drew 11. Taylor, who later became so thor- oughly identified with many of the suco business enterprises of tin-, section. Coming on foot all the way from West Virginia he lived to see his signature honored all 1 vei the State, representing as it did large financial interests as well a- sterling integrity, lie was one of the founders of the present vil- lage of Pendleton, where he established the large nulling business which has proved one of its great industries; founded a banking business and built the first bank: established one of the earliest tailor shops and was the first manufacturer of fine clothing here. Ik- was the builder of the firsi large business block, which was erected at a cost of $14,000. For many years he was at the head of the great milling and elevator business of An- drew B. Taylor & Sons, was president of a company which owned the Huntsville mills and what is known as the Lower Mills. Per- sonally Andrew P>. Taylor was a man to attract attention in any congregation, stand- ing six feet tall, straight as an arrow ami weighing over 200 pounds. After the or- ganization of the firm of Andrew B. Taylor & Sons Mr. Taylor continued actively in the business for five years longer. His death oc- curred in 1880. Albert B. Taylor was reared at Pendleton, and after completing his education in the Pendleton high school, he went into business with his father and his two brothers. Jesse B. and Ulysses Grant Taylor, under the firm name of Andrew B. Taylor & Sons. The com- pany was organized as a milling business, but also owned grain elevators and dealt in stock. This firm became one of the very large enterprises of the town. Albert I'.. Taylor was but twenty year- old when he became a member of the firm, and he hail a fine business training. In [895 he became inter- ested with other capitalists in fi unding the Pendleton Window Glass Company, which was incorporated with a capital stock of $50,- 000. a large part of which stock Mr. Taylor owned. This was an outgrowth of the dis- covery of natural gas at Pendleton. I was no rea-on why this enterprise should not have succeeded at first, except that the initial promoters and managers were not practical glass men. The result was thai tin- Pendleton stockholders were obliged to take char:' the hi' im md it was re-i rganized as the Pendleton Window Glass Work-, with B. F. 898 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD AmnT Shortly alter the re-or- : ■ lot became president, and management the business entirely successful. The stock of the company is now at par. and the demand for the glass manufactured is constantly growing. < m: Jan. i, 1880, Mr. Taylor was married to Hattie < '•. < rregg, at Franklin, < >hio, a mem- ber of an old • »hio family of that name. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have three children : Laverne, Alvion and Zella. In politics Mr. Taylor is a Republican, but takes no very active interest in public affairs. For the past thirty years In- has been a member of the I. O. O. F., be- longing to Lodge No. 88, Pendleton, in which he has passed all the chairs, including that of noble grand, and has represented his lodj the ( Irand Lodge of the State. JAMES C. Ji >RDAN, a respected busi- ness man of Fortville. Hancock county, a sur- vivor of the great Civil War, and an esteemed citizen, was born Jan. 10. 1841. in ( ireen town- ship, Madison county, Ind., son of Addison and Sarah ( < '.rir Ian. Addison Jordan was born in Virginia and was married there to Sarah I i rimes and came to Madison county. Ind., in 1836. He bought eighty acres of land in the woods, built a 1< ig house and cleared his land. Game was very plentiful and he became a good hunter, killing many deer and wild turke He had six children, of whom James C. and Mary are mentioned. The mother did when James C. was about five years old. in 1846, and the father about two years later. James C. Jordan obtained but a limited education, attending school only nine months, in a log school hoi re slabs were used for benches. He was reared on his father's farm and was twenty year- of age when the clouds of (nil War broke over the country. lie offered his services, enlisting in April. [861, as a private in the 12th Ind. V. I., hut on account of the quota being full, this regi- ment was held with, the [6th regiment Eor State service until Jul) 23, [861. It was ac- re]. ted by the Stair May 5, [861, and on July 23d was traiis[. the C S. service. Mr. Ionian served one year, and re-enlisted Aug. 9, [862, as a private of the same organization, to serve three " during the war. and was honorably discharged at Washington, 1 >. C, lunr S, [865, this making his service nearly f, , 1 , r years. 1 ' ipated in the following battles: Richmond, Ky. : Vicksburg, Miss.; Jackson. Miss.; Missionary Ridge; Resaca; I 'alias ; New Hope Church, where Mr. Jor- dan's head was grazed by a bullet; Kenesaw Mountain, when his regiment was the first to be engaged: Nickajack Creek; Atlanta, July 20. 21, 22 and 28; and Jonesboro. During the great Atlanta campaign, the Union troops were under fire four months. Then came these battles : Savannah, Griswoldville, Columbia, Bentonville and Raleigh. The 12th Indiana lost in killed and wounded in the campaign about Atlanta, 240 brave men, the total en- listment being 1,300. Mr. Jordan was neither wounded nor made a prisoner although he nar- rowly escaped capture by Kirby Smith's men at the battle of Richmond, Ky., where the greater part of his regiment was captured, but later paroled. He was sick in a hospital with trouble with his lungs for a time, but spent but a short time out of active service. He took part in all the marches, battles and skirmishes of his regiment, and was proved to be capable, loyal and prompt in the dis- charge of his duties. At Vicksburg he was detailed as a nurse for two months, but during this time his regiment was not engaged ac- tively. He had the pleasure of taking part in the Grand Review at Washington, where the gallant 12th Indiana led the march. Mr. Jordan was married July 28, 1865, in Fortville, to Sarah A. Van Zant, born May 26, 1838, in Hamilton county Ind., daughter of John and Hannah (Elston) Van Zant. The Van Zants are of Dutch ancestry, the early members of the family in America settling in New Jersey, where John Van Zant was born. His father. Isaac Van Zant. was an early set- tler in Clermont county. Ohio. His first wife was Amy Savage, and the children of that un- ion were : Elbert ; William ; Nancy, who mar- ried William Ammerman, a soldier of the war of 1812: Rachel, who married a Mr. Bodine; and Polly, who married George Hoagland. Isaac Van Zant married (second) Elizabeth Rulifson, of German descent, and their chil- dren were : John and Sallie Ann. Isaac Van Zant was the pioneer of the family in Indiana. and he settled about 1821 in Franklin county. John Van Zant, father of Mrs. Jordan, born Oct. 12. 1812, was married in December, 1832, to Hannah Elston, born in Clermont county, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1811, daughter of Eli and Mary (Payne) Elson. One John Payne was shot by a Tory while performing his duty as a soldier in the Revolutionary war from New [ersev. Eli Elston belonged also to one of the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 899 nial families of New Jersey of Hol- The) moved to Clermont 1802, where he subsequently cleared the woods. His children were ! aac, a soldier of the war of Fannie; John; William, a soldier of the [812; lluldah: Eli, who died in county, Ind. ; Moses ; Ralph ; Truman ; . and Hannah. The last named, the er of Mrs. Jordan, lived to near the cen- mark, retaining her faculties to the last. I n died in Clermont county, Ohio, about fifty years. John Van Zant, father of Mrs. Jordan, 1 to Hamilton county. Ind.. in 1835. and . the woods on a tract of 109 acres, built a log house and partly cleared Later he traded his land for a tract acres on Mud Creek, where he lived until [838, when he removed to Sugar Creek. There he bought a grist and saw mill, and operated them for one and a half years, and then traded for a farm near Germantown, Ind. Later he 1 to land along the Yellow river, but finally settled in Hamilton county on a tract of eighty acres lying in Ham- ilton and Hancock counties. Here Mr. Van Zant developed a good farm and here he died aged fifty-one years. In politics he was a Democrat, and in religious belief a Methodist. ast master of the Masonic lodge at Germantown. Mr. and Mrs. Van Zant's chil- dren were: Eli. Isaac, Sarah. ( 'orydon, Ralph, Til. iilbert, and Woodii iter the close of the Civil war Mr. Jor- dlowed farming a short time, and then settled in Fortville where he has been engaged at different occupations. At one time he was sted in the commission business, buying eggs and poultry, operated a farm of 160 acres in Madison county for three years. engaged in a drug business at Fortville for six year-, and then embarked in the real es- tate b there. He is now connected with the rural mail service, and is a capable and nt public official. He owns one of the besl '.:omes at Fortville, and is very pleasantly located. Mrs. Jordan died the mother of children as follows: Fannie B. : Clara H., who married a conductor on the Big Four Railroad; Emma X., who is in the insurance business in New York City, a line she for- merly handled in Chicago: and Eva E. In litica] principles Mr. Jordan is a stanch Republican. He is a member of Sol. D. Kemp- Post, G. A. R., and has held thi commander for two terms. He is a member of the I. < >. R. M., of Fortville, and has passed the chairs, including sachem and prophet. For eighteen months he served as marshal of Fort- ville. He is one of the best known and most highly regarded citizens of this place. JOHN" T. RASH, who entered into rest April 14, 190(1. was a native of llancock county, born Sept. 9, [839, son of John K. and Margaret (Fuqua) Rash. On both sides of the family he came of old Colonial Virginia stock. The maternal grandfater, Thomas Fuqua, was of a Virginia family, wdio were among the pioneers in Kentucky, and he became a farmer and slave owner there. In 1833 he moved with his family to Indiana where he settled on a farm in Sugar Creek, Hancock county, and cleared 160 acres of wooded land. He added to this till he had 300 acres, all improved and with buildings that were unusually good for his day. His children were: William, who re- mained in Kentucky: John; Perry; Lawson ; James; Richard: and Margaret. Mrs. John K. Rash, who was horn in Bourbon county, Kv.. Jan. 11, 1819. The first Mrs. Fuqua died after the family removed to Indiana, and Mr. Fuqua afterward married her sister. Mrs. Hopper, who was a widow with seven chil- dren. In 1865 he left his Indiana home and went to Missouri to spend his last years in the home of his son James, where he died aged ninety years. He was a member of the Chris- tian Church. In the paternal line the grandfather of John T. Rash was Thomas, a soldier in the war 1 if 18 \2, and a Virginia pioneer in Bour- bon county, Ky. Of a slave holding family he did not own any himself, hut employed a few negroes to help in clearing and improving the large farm he acquired in Kentucky. He died there, leaving five children, Morris, William, John K., Susan and Nancy. John K. Rash was born in Bourbon county, Feb. 22, 181 3. After his marriage to Mar- garet Fuqua the young couple lived with her father, and when very soon after, in 1833. he moved to Indiana, they accompanied him. Mr. Rash also entered land in Hancock county, choosing eighty acres in the woods about two miles east of Fortville. He improved this and added to it until he was one of the large and well-to-do land owner- of the section. When 900 COMMEMuRATlYE BIOGRAI'JIICAL RECORD in- active years were past, he retired to Fort- ville, bought property there and lived quietly till his death in May, iyoi, at the age of eighty-nine, llis wife had died at the age of seventy-six, after their removal to Fortville. Both were members of the Christian Church, which Mr. Rash had helped to found in Fort- ville, and in which he was an elder for many years. Their children were as follows: Eliz- abeth, who married Jacob Shirin, a private in an Indiana infantry regiment; Mary, who married George Bowman, of the ioth 1. V. I.: John T. ; William; Susan, who married David T. Winn, of the I2th 1. V. I.; Lawson ; Ben- jamin ; Nancy and Alfred. John T. Rash grew up in Hancock county in its pioneer days and received his education in the old school house first built in that re- gion. When twenty-three years of age he en- listed July to,, 1862, for three years in Com- pany G, [2th hid. V. I., and served till he was honorably discharged at Washington, I). C. June 8, 18(15. just before his term expired. lie was never wounded, never in hospital, though ill in camp, and was a prisoner for only six days. With six companions he was well fed and cared for and released soon on parole. Except at the battle of Richmond. Ky.. where he was detailed to drive a team, he was in all the campaigns and marches of his company, taking part in the battles of Missionary Ridge; Resaca ; Big Shanty; Xew Hope Church; At- lanta, from July 2 to 28, when Gen. Mcl'her- son was killed the first day; Jonesboro ; I'.en- tonville ; and Columbia. During the Atlanta campaign the Union troops were under For four months. Mr. Rash was in the great March to the Sea, went through the two Car- olinas and was in Raleigh when the war closed. The regiment then hastened on to Washington, arriving so late that they had to march in the Grand Review with all their camp accoutrements hung to them. Returning from the war. Mr. Rash worked on his father's farm near Fortville, • till [872, when he bought eighty acres adjoining and lived there till [889. lie then moved into Fortville, though retaining his farm, and made his home in that town, in a pleasant residence. He and his wife were members of the Chris- tian Church, and Mr. Rash served for a period of eighteen years as elder. In politics a I )em- 01 rat, he was for fifteen years assessor of Ver- non township, discharging bis duties with great ability. lie was a member of Sol D. empton Post, ( i. A. R., and had been quar- termaster. Mr. Rash was well known in his locality, and was regarded b) even om with the highest respect. Mr. Rash was twice married. ( >n Jan. [3, [861, he married Miss Verlinda G was born on a farm in Vernon township in [837, the daughter of Jesse and Nancy Cook. Her father was of Virginia stock, but - in Hancock county, in early days. He owned and cleared a farm there of 1 acres and made it his permanent home. . both he ami his wife died, advanced in age. They had five children. William. Vet I Jane. Lurinda and Amanda. Mrs. 1 April 27, [867, leaving no offspring. < >n May 9, (868, Mr. Rash married Sarah, daughter of Ephraim and Barbara (Hudson) Clark. She was born in Vernon township, (Jet. 26, [839. Four children were born to this union: 1 1 Jasper. Feb. 4. [869, who died Oct. 8, [872; (2) Walter G., July 14, 1871. deceased 24. 1872: (3) Arthur T.. Oct. 26, [873 siding on the Rash homestead, who married and has three children, Ray, Louie and Hiram ; and (4) John T.. July 10, 187(1. T •' named was educated at Danville, Ind., 1 in the Terre Haute Normal School, and is n w a teacher in the Fortville public sch is ; he married Miss Robie Crosley. The Clark family to which Mrs. Rash longs, occupied a farm adjoining the Rash property. Her paternal grandfather. Ephraim Clark, Sr.. represented an old Virginia family and settled in Kentucky in an early day. From there he moved to Wayne count;.. Ind., as a pioneer and cleared up a farm of some 400 acres. There he died at the age if sev- enty-five. His son Ephraim. by his wii rah, was born after the removal to Indiana. He became a farmer in Hancock county. where he settled in [833. He married Barbara Hudson, and they had a large family, Sarah, Elizabeth, Lavina, Henderson, San- ford, Monroe, Benjamin, Joseph, Martha, John and Lee. -Mr. Clark was a Democrat in his political views. He died Nov. 15, [81 7, aged about fifty-four years, and his wife | away Sept. 28. 1873. R( )GER PARRY has the distinctioi f being Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodg of Free & Accepted Masons in the State 1 ana. A good, square, honest Welsh face makes a pleasing picture, even th bloom of youth has vanished and been replaced bv the strong lines of manhood and the whit- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 901 ehing crown which bespeaks the lapse oi Very many of our readers will readil) : the written portraiture, for Mr. has kindly met them at the di or of the I ! Lodge, < irand Chapter, ( irand Coun- 1 Irand I ommanden of Indiana since hoped lie may be there for many b • ci >me. Roger Parry was horn Dec. 21, [829, near ...11. Flintshire, Wales, hem- the seventh 1 Thomas and Ann 1 Mather) Parry, the former of whom was a son of John Parry. rmer, while the latter was a daugh- John Mather, a paper-maker by vocatii n. The children of Thomas and Ann Parry were as follow-: Jane, who at the age of eighteen years; John, a blacksmith, now deceased; Mary, the wife of J. Davis: Thomas, who was for many years a blacksmith, but who is now engaged in fanning; Ann. the wife of I. Edwards; Ed- ward, who was a blacksmith, who died in . Roger; Richard, who is a black- , still residing in Wales; Robert, who is tged in farming and in the lumber l ss ; and William, a blacksmith by trade and now a sergeant on the police force. 'arry, the father, like many other members of the family in various generations, was a paper-maker by vocation, and was a man honored for his sterling character, hav- been a consistent member of the Estab- ■ Church of England, while his wife held membership in the Wesleyan Church. d their entire lives in their native land. 1 'arry enjoyed the privileges of the 1 schools until he had attained the age ■teen years, when he became an appren- tice ti his brother to learn the blacksmith trade, being thus engaged for a period of five years, at the expiration of which he went to the city of Liverpool, where he was employed at his trad'.' for four years, after which, in the spring of 1X4.). he emigrated to America. pestuous voyage of seven weeks he \'ew Orleans, on the 8th of \pril. He thence came up the Mississippi river to Madison, Ind.. reaching his destination on the of May. There he was engaged in the w< rk of his trade until September, [852, when he removed to Indianapolis, where he short!) afterward entered the emplo) of the Indianapolis & Terre Haute Railroad, being the first blacksmith engaged in the service of this company in Indianapolis. A- work in- creased, other blacksmiths were employed and the shops were enlarged, and Mr. Parry, as a skilled and faithful artisan, was naturally promoted to the position of foreman of the shops and also of repairs and tracks, while he also served as car inspector. lie was also placed in charge of all wrecks that might occur between Indianapolis and < ireencastle. This very responsible position he held contin- uously for forty-four years, at the expiration of which, in 1896, lie voluntarily resigned the place and retired from the laborious work he had so lotis;' and faithfully performed. Mr. Parry's service with this corporation. more generally known as the Vandalia line. presents a most remarkable record. During the long period of forty-four years he never had a leave of absence for more than three days at one time, and never took more than three days off for pleasure. By his frugality he was enabled to place money at interest from time to time, and by this means he has made ample provision for his remaining years, even if far prolonged. While residing in Madison. Ind.. Mr. Parry was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Tibbs, an English lady who came to that place in 1849, ani ' tu " children were horn to them, a son who died in infancy, and a daugh- ter, who is his present housekeeper. Mrs. Parry died in May. 1K75. and was lovingly laid to rest by Queen Esther Chapter, No. 3. O. E. S.. of which she was a valued member. Mr. Parry was made a Mason in Marion Lodge. No. 35. in Indianapolis, being initi- ated on April _>~. [859; passed Ma\ 21, and raised June 18. After serving as senior dea- con and senior warden he was elected worship- ful master in 1863, and by successive re-elec- tions was continued in this office until [867, while after an interval of a score of years he wis again elected to the same office in this lodge, serving as worshipful master for the •-ears [886, [887 and 1889, while the records of the Iodg< show that during his tenure of this honorable position he presided at the initi- ation of eighty-nine candidate-, lie was made a Royal Arch Mason in Indianapolis Chapter, v <'. 5, receiving all the capitular degrees dur- ing the months of August and September, 1859. Passing several chairs, he became high priesl of the chapter on Dec. 5, [867, and was continued in the office for three years. Me has since been nine times elected to preside over the chapter, making a total of twelve •.ears' service as high priest, and the reo rdi 902 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD credit him with having made seventy-six Royal Arch Masons. He received the order of high priesthood in 1868. On Dec. 12, 1859, he received the degrees of Royal and Select Master, in Indianapolis Council, No. 2, and in 1869 he was first elected illustrious master, in which office, by subsequent elections, he has served for a total of twelve years, while the records show that he has made seventy- two Royal and Select Masters. On April 16, 1864, Mr. Parry was knighted in Raper Com- manderv, No. 1, of which he became eminent commander in [868, serving for four years, during- which time he created thirty-nine Sir Knights. He was advanced to the thirty-sec- ond degree A lay 30. 1867. He succeeded Biother William M. Balck, deceased, as Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge, Grand Guard of the Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commander}-, in 1889, and has stood faithfully at the doors of these grand bodies since that time to the present, and it is certain that while he lives and still desires to remain at these posts there will be no change. Air. Parry is a correct ritualist in all bodies of the York- Rite, and renders his work in an impressive manner, his earnestness and sincerity, prompted by his great love for Masonry, never failing to make a proper impression on candi- dates. His faithful attendance at meetings and his deep interest in the success of all the bodies to which he belongs, make him a most useful member, and it is not strange that he has so often been placed in the East in the different Masonic bodies. His whole life, as a citizen and as a Mason, presents such an instance of strict and conscientious observance of duty as is rarely to be noted in the history of an individual. WILLIAM N. SWAIN. Among the well known and highly respected citizens of Muncie, Ind., may be mentioned Mr. William X. Swain, former sheriff of Delaware county, who was Ixirn Aug. 22, 1844. on a farm near Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Lemuel and Eliza- beth (Hufford) Swain. Lemuel Swain was born in Lynchburg, Va., and descended from old English stock. Ilr became a pork merchant in Nashville, Tenn., and removed to Camden. Ohio, at an early day to take charge of a pork packing establishment. His first wife was Nancy Walt--, who, tradition says, was of the same family as the noted English hymn writer. The children of tin- first marriage were: Jerusha R. ; Eliza; Sarah M., \ ried Simon Finchbaugh; and Rev. John L., a presiding elder 'of the M. E. Church at Germantown. < )hio. Air. Swain was married (second) to Elizabeth Hufford, and to them were born: William N. ; Lurton D. : Isaac and Edmund Watts. Mr. Swain died in West Covington. Ky., and his second wife in Cam- den, Ohio, in the faith of the Christian Church. William X. Swain attended school but five months. His mother having died when he was five years old. he went to live with a farmer named Bailey, near Eaton, Ohio, with whom he continued for eleven years. He en- listed near Eaton, Sept. 10, 1861, as a drum- mer boy of Company E, 22nd O. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged X r 51 n of surgeon's certificate of disability, in December, [863. His services were in the Army of the West, at Benton Barracks, his enlistment having really been in Col. Th Morton's Western Sharpshooter?. Pie v as sent from Cincinnati to St. Louis, and at ton barracks seven companies of Ohio troops were mustered into the 13th Missouri, under Col. Crafts J. Wright, of Cincinnati. They had not been assigned to any special regiment, and Colonel Morton was sick with typhoid fever. Mr. Swain found himself mustered in as a drummer boy in Company E. 13th Mo. V. I., and with this regiment he served until the fall of 1861. In the spring of 1862, after Shiloh. his company was consolidated with the 22nd Ohio, into the 70th Ohio, the regi- ment being given the name of the 22nd Ohio. Mr. Swain served as a drummer for less than one year, after which he was made a private and shouldered a musket at the battl 1 Henry. Tenn., through all of the eng; 3 around Fort Donelson where he was three days under fire. His regiment then went down the Mississippi and was at Nashville. Tenn., then coming hack to Clarksville, Tenn., wdiere Mr. Swain did provost duty. The regiment next went to Pittsburg Landing, arriving ne week before the famous battle there. They went into this battle between four and five o'clock Sunday morning, and the Confed retreated between eleven and twelve o'clock Monday forenoon, his regiment being .i little to the center of the right wing, and m- pany losing seven men. lie was with ment in taking possession of Corinth af er the retreal of the < Confederates, ami then COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 'i" o pany remained until Sept. ist. taking part in the battle at that place. Becoming disabled, I\lr. Swain was in the hospital at Milan City, 111., for about six months, and about three months at Corinth, where he was honorably discharged. He was very sick, being delirious mosl of the time, and at one time it was feared thai his life could not be saved. After the war, in which he had served so gallantly, Air. Swain returned to Ohio and engaged in farm work for one summer, some years being spent in Eaton in a flax mill, part of the time as foreman and part as stationary engineer. He was also baggage master at Eaton for the Panhandle railroad, later engag- ing with J. E. Quinn & Company, for whom, - eleven years, he was salesman of whole- sale tobacco, grain, farm implements and heavy machinery. .Mr. Swain believes that he visited every farm in Preble county. He then became superintendent of the Preble County Infirmary for five years, then went to Rich- mond, where he was engaged in the hotel bus- iness for one year, spent a short time at Cov- ington. Ky., and in 1882 came to Muncie and engaged in the hotel business, as a clerk in the "Tremont House" for about three months. He then spent fourteen years with the "Kirby House," after which he became manager of the Delaware County Jail for three years, when he became a candidate for sheriff on the Republican ticket but was defeated at the pri- maries. He then engaged in a general busi- ness, and was appointed deputy under Sheriff Thomas W. Starr, serving in that position nearly four years, after which he was ap- pointed sheriff for four months to fill out an unexpired te;m. In 1899 Mr. Swain was elected sheriff, at the end of his first term succeeding himself in that office, serving faith- fully and to the satisfaction of all. He was an able, just official, and public-spirite' ■'"' and in office or c ut has done his share to build up and make better conditions in Muncie, as well as throughout the county. Formerly Mr. Swain was a member of the G. A. R. Post of Portland. Ind., and he now belongs to Williams Post, Muncie. lie is fra- ternally connected with the Knights of Honor; the I. 1 I. O. F., in which he has passed the chairs, and has represented his lodge al the Grand Lodge of the State: the Red .Men No. 145. Muncie. which he has represented at the Grand Lodge, also holding the offii e of Sa- chem; and is also connected with the Masonic fraternity as a Knight Templar, al Muncie. Mr. Swain w; fi rs t) to Ellen \ est, l»\ whom he had 1 harles W., of Anderson. 1 [is se 01 was to Mrs. Lyde (Daughterty) Keeney. WILLIAM HEVk" - ERBEY, who is carrying on agricultural operations on his sixty-acre tract at Fishers Switch. Hamilton county, is an esteem* 1 a lit v and a survivor of the great Civil war. He was born in Delaw; nship, Hamilton county. Feb. jo. [840, son of William H. and Rhoda C. (Williams) • 1 md grand: of Henry Overbey, who, says tradition, was captured by the Indians and" scalped caped after being left for ■ William Harrison ( iverbey was bom near Maysville, Ky., and came as a young man to Indiana with his brothers, James and Beverly, entering land in Delaware township, Hamilton county, in 1834 the deed being signed by An- drew Jackson, as is alsc one bearing the date [835. In addition to this tract, which con sisted of eighty acres, he purchased land until he owned in all 195 acres, which originally was covered with heavy timber. Mr. Overbey built a small log cabin, and shortly thereafter married in Delaware township, Rhoda C. Wil- liams, born in Bracken county, Ky., daughter of Abraham and Susan 1 West) Williams. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. 1 located on the farm, where he built a good frame n idence, and here he v.;.- jusl beginning to en- joy the fruits of his hard labor, when in Jan- uary. 1847, his death ed, when in' his thirty-sixth year. His wife died May 6, 1877. in the faith of the Baptist Church, of which lie was also a member, and their children were : William Henry, John P. and Susan Mary. \\ illiam Henry ( Iverbey was reared among the pioneers, and his education was secured in the early log scho - of his name local- ity. He was employed in work on his father's farm at the time of 1 tment, Sept. 12, t862, at indianapolis, hid., as a private of Company 1. 26th Ind. V. I.. Capt. Henry II. Wheatley, for three Mars or during the war, and was honorably discharged at fackson, Miss., Sept. o. [86; vices having been in Kentucky, Missouri. Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana. Mississippi and Te: I was a participant in the bat rail ive, Ark.. Dec. 7. iS<>_>. and several skirmishes in Kentucky: tin- sieges of \ icksburg, Miss., and Mobile, Ma. : and other skirmishes b ■ 1 umer- ous to mention. IE ■ ed alf 904 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the leg at Prairie Grove, and was confined to the hospital for rive months at Fayetteville. Ark., and Springfield, Mo. and convalescent in the hospital at New Orleans. ( )n partial re- cover} he rejoined his regiment, although very lame. Always faithful and cheerful. Mr. Over- hex- was an excellent soldier, and with the ex- ception of the time that he was in the hospital was with his regiment in every engagement, skirmish, march or foraging expedition. After the war .Mr. Overbey returned to Indiana, and, locating on the home farm built a hewed log cabin. On Nov. to. 1867, in Del- aware township, he was married to Annie Price, horn in Bracken county, Ky., Oct. to. 1X44. daughter of James K. and Elizabeth (Baldwin) Price. James K. Price was born in Maryland, near Chesapeake Bay, Jan. 30, [802, son of William and Jemima (Williams) Price. James K. Price operated a farm in Kentucky, about forty miles from Cincinnati, ( )hio, and was also a river man. making fre- quent trips in his boat to New < Irleans. In [854 he removed with his family to Marion county, and later to Hamilton county, Ind., where he died in October, 1875, his wife pass- ing away in September. 1873. Their chil- dren were: Margaret, Jeremiah, Francis, Samuel. Zeralda. Eliza and Annie, all born and reared in Bracken county. Kentucky. Mr. ' Iverbey, after marriage, settled on the farm which his father had cleared from the timber, and there he resided until 1894. when he located on his present sixty-acre farm, although he still owns twenty-four acres of the old homestead. He is a member of the G. A. R. at Fisher's Switch, and a Republican in politics. Ill and his wife are members of the Friends Church, of which he is a trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Overbey have hail children as fol- lows: (1) James married Belle Gresh, daughter of Henry Gresh. postmaster and merchant at Broad Ripple, and they have had children: Bernice. Imo, Ruth, Dorothy. Denzel and James. (2) Zerelda married Charles Roberts, an iron moulder of Madison county, and had five children: Grace, Hugh and Herbert (twins), Virgil and Charlotte. 1 3 ) Francis Eugene married Pearl Eskew, daughter of Alexandria Eskew, a farmer of Marian county, and has children: Neva, is and Lillian. 141 Elizabeth Maude married John W. Tate, son of Alexandria Tate, a fanner of Marion county, and has three children: Henrv P.. Ferold W. and 1 lifford C. (51 Beatrix A. C. married Dr. Vinton G. Black, son of George H. Black, a fanner of Hamilton county, and has two chil- dren. Victor and Junius ( ). (6) Carl H., a veteran of the Spanish-American war, is a carpenter and still resides at home unmarried. WILLIAM IP TRAUB, residing at his attractive home at No. 1935 West Vermont street, Indianapolis, is a man of large enter- prises, who has achieved success in two spe- cial fields of labor — small gardening and the real estate business. Mr. Traub comes of sturdy German stock. His paternal grandparents were hard working, honest people, who for the most part passed their lives in < lermany. Of their children, five came to this country: Israel: Conrad: Jacob, who is mentioned below: Molly, who married a Mr. Webber and resides on Noble street, Indianapolis; and Margaret, who mar- ried the Rev. Settlemier. Jacob Traub. father of William H.. was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. He early ac- quired habits of industry and self-reliance of much value to him in later years. A love of freedom and a desire to improve his prospects in life decided him as a young man to come to America. After a tedious and perilous ocean voyage lasting seventy-one days on board a sailing vessel, he landed in Philadelphia. A moneyless stranger, hut possessed of energy and determination, he soon secured work as a shoemaker, and. giving g 1 satisfaction, retained his position for a long time. Cheap living and steady work enabled him to save money, and after some years he made a visit to his native land. After his return to Phila- delphia he embarked in the boot and shoe bus- iness upon a larger scale than ever, and deriv- ing from it a good income continued it for smile time. About this period Mr. Traub married Frederika Stroble, who was horn in Wurtemberg, Germany. She had a brother and a sister who came to this country: John, died leaving two children ; Mary, who never married, made her home with her sister, Mrs Traub (she is now deceased). Mrs. Traub died in January, 1901, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Eight children, seven of whom are now living, were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Traub: John, who is now engaged in fanning: William II., who is mentioned be- low: Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Phipps (both lie and she are now deceased) ; Carrie, who married a Mr. Workman; George, who COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 905 ninent druggist in Indianapolis; Al- ; Maggie, who married Dan Fatoot; and Charles, also a druggist in Indianapolis. The rapid growth of the Middle West de- cided Mr. Traub soon after marriage to seek ; region, and, moving to Louisville, Ky., remained for a short period. Later, ..r. finding a better business opening in Charlestown, 1ml.. he moved to that place and the manufacture of boots and shoes. Giving employment to a large number of pie, lie carried on a flourishing ] ..ml tinned out a highly satisfactory g Is. In addition to this branch of business lie also opened a large store in the ; where he retailed boots and shoes for many years, becoming- in time one of the wealthy citizens of the place. While still en- in business in Charlestown. foreseeing \\ th of a large city at Indianapolis, he purchased about thirty-five acres of partly im- I ! land there on what is now West Wash- 1 street, east of the Asylum, and in 1847 he moved to that city. After a short resi- in the place, while making his log cabin habitable, he settled upon his land and there ged in gardening, at which he proved re- markably successful. Gradually he cut off avier timber, which encumbered part of the tract — marketing it for stove wood — and in time opened all his land to his industry. A f energy, he found a good market for his cts in the eastern cities, and yearly sent large quantities of vegetables there, upon which he made good profits. In time he sold a portion of his land to his son William, and the Indianapolis. Bloomington & Western Railroad claimed the right of way there. The since been laid out in streets and city md much of it is now occupied by pleas- ant residences. In addition to gardening Mr. irked for some time at his trade even- making shoes for the early settlers of Indianapolis. A.s fast as he made money he ved his land, and a splendid two-ston brick residence, surrounded by well trimmed fruit and shade trees, stands as a monument to " . I [e became in time one of the wealthy citizens of the place. Mis death oc- curred in June. 1881, when in his seventy-sec- ond year. Mr. Traub was a strong man physically and intellectually, and one by nature well fitted achievements. Public spirited, he ■ '■'' active in everything pertaining city's welfare, and was one of the prime movers in securing the erection of the iron bridge across the White River, collecting sub- scriptions to the amount of ten thousand dol- lars for the purpose. As an acknowledgment of his services be was given the honor of be- ing the first person to drive across the bridge- after its completion. In religious work he bad also been active, and as a Substantial member of the Methodist Episcopal Church had erected two churches for that denomination on Prospect street. Straightforward, honest and convincing, he exerted a strong influ- ence for good wherever he was known, lie- was a man of brilliant intellect, fertile in re- sources, and when on his first trip to Amer- ica, while the crew were nearly famishing for water, he devised a means of catching rain water in sails, much to the gratification and re- lief of his friends. The same practical com- mon sense came to his aid in many another hard place in life, and was one of the strong promoters of his rare success in life. William H. Traub was born at Charles- town. Clark county, Ind., July 2, [843, and was only about four years old when his par- ents moved to Indianapolis. In the public- schools of that locality he procured a common school education, and while still a boy began assisting his father at gardening. A taste for the work and inherent ability in that line led him to continue on the home place until he was twenty-two years old, and during the last year of bis stay there he received reg- ular man's wages. About this period he mar- ried Joanna Hardin, who was born on her father's farm in Marion county. Ind., Aug. 77. 1X47. and of this union there have been two children: Henrietta, who married H. L. Shafer, of Pittsburg, a salesman for Kingan & Co.: and Emma P.. who married J. Brewer, and resides in Indianapolis. After marriage Mr. Traub settled upon a tract of land near the family homestead and entered into partnership with hi- father in the gardening business, shipping products of all kinds to eastern markets. Encouraged by results he later rented a large garden and fruit farm near by, where, branching out exten- sively in his industry, be continued for five years. Having in the meantime purchased ten acres of bis father's garden farm, at the end of this period he returned to the place near the old homestead, and again engaged in gardening, carrying on both his ten acre tract and an adjoining garden farm, which he d of Dr. Alton. Energetic and sin 906 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ful in pushing his affairs, he never lacked for a market for his goods, and yearly derived a large income from his business. As fast as he has made money he has improved his land, and has invested his savings to good advantage. In 1876 he erected upon his land an attractive two-story residence, where he has since made his home. He has beautified his grounds with fruit trees, ornamental shrubs and rare plants, and now has one of the pleasantest places in the vicinity. About 18S4 he began turning his attention to the real estate business, plat- ting his old garden, which is now known as the W. H. Traub Addition. Here he at once erected attractive residences, which he has long rented to good advantage. Making well out of his business he has continued it stead- ily, and in addition to renting houses he has engaged in buying and selling lots, houses, etc. A wise financier and a careful manager, he is one of the prosperous citizens of Indi- anapolis, owning twenty-two houses and two business blocks — the latter being located on the east side of the river — all of which he rents to good advantage. Mr. Traub is essentially a business man. and one who commands the confidence of all. During the Civil war he received a govern- ment appointment to ship live stock from Louisville, Ky., to southern points, a business which he conducted very satisfactorily. He is a man of broad views, well informed upon all topics. In politics he affiliated with the Democrats until the Benjamin Harrison cam- paign, since which time he has cast his vote with the Republicans. He is interested in all good works, and his wife is a consistent mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Isaac Hardin, grandfather of Mrs. Traub, passed his early life in Xew Jersey. At an early date, impressed with the excellent agri- cultural resources of the Middle West, he came to Marion county. Ind., and took up large tracts of land, which he improved and made into an excellent farm for himself. He passed his last days in that section ami died there. By his marriage there were seven chil- dren : James T., mentioned below; Martha, who married Peter Stout : Americus, who married John Swofford ; Elliott, who is now deceased: Letha, who married M. Miller; Cannon, who has never married and resides at Greenfield: and Sarah, who married a Mr. Faucett. The father of these was a typical pioneer and endured all the hardships which fall to the lot of settlers in a new region He prospered and became one of the solid men of the county. James T. Hardin, father of Mr-. was born in Marion county, and from bo battled with pioneer life. In early life he came into possession of a large tract of land, where, upon reaching manhood, he settled and made a home for himself. Later he -"id this place and purchased a more desirable near the city of Indianapolis. This he im- proved and added to its area until he it: time became possessed of one of the larg si and most valuable farms in his locality. He made, a specialty of stock raising, and being 2 in applying successfully the latest - methods to his farming, won a leading place among agriculturalists. He died on rm in [892. He married Frances Stout. - hose people were among the early settler- i.i rion county, and who were prominent in their day. She has, since the death of her firs band, married William Gladden, and the reside in California. To Mir. and Mrs. Har- din were born ten children: Joanna, who is mentioned above; Monroe, deceased n . a prominent agriculturist of Marion c inty ; Charles, who follows farming in Het: county ; Laura, who died unmarried : Indiana, who married William Carter; Cora, the wife of Alonzo Dunn : Ella, who married A. S Joseph; and Lewis. Mr. Hardin was a man of influence in his community and a- a ocrat was active in local politics. He at wife were consistent members of the M ist Episcopal Church. REV. WILLIAM JOHN HEXRY BOETCKER, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, at present devoting himself to educa- tional work among working men at Shelby- ville, Ind., was born in Altona (Ell» et many, July 17. 1873. son of William M. E. and Wilhelmine (Christlieb) Boetcker. His education was acquired in the German Gym- nasium, Royal Christianeum. in Altona : the Theological Seminary, Brecklum. Gen the Chicago Theological Seminary : the The- ological Seminary at Bloomfield, X. J. : an he took a post-graduate course a: the Xew York University. During his stu- dent days in Germany he was suppi r Count Waldersee. who also supplied ! the funds necessary to get to this c untry. The Rev. Mr. Boetcker has shown h COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 907 worthy the profession he adopted, and his ef- Forts in the Master's cause have brought forth good fruit. lie was married, Nov. 6, t8g9, to Anna Emilie Albrecht, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht, and three children have blessed this union, namely: Lydia Wilhelmine Hel- ene, Marie Margaretha Sophia and Wilhel- mine Margaretha. Mr. Boetcker has wielded his pen to ad- vantage, and is the author of several books. His first work. "Raetselshatz" (German), a honk of 500 pages, was published when he was but sixteen years old. He has also pub- lished a "Sermon and Text Register," and re- cently he has gotten out numerous little books, under the title "Mental Antidote." written under the nom de plume "T. I. A. Nutshell," taken from the motto "Truth in a Nutshell." He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, K. O. T. M.. T. B. H. and N. U. JESSE MARTIN, pharmacist and propri- etor of a drug husiness in Paragon, Ind., comes of old pioneer stock of the State. He was born Oct. 29, 1855, in Tippecanoe county, Ind., near Romney, son of Mitchell and Abby (Burroughs) Martin, natives of Ohio, who were the parents of eleven children, three sons and eight daughters. Of these eleven children, seven are still living, as follows: Jarvis, a resident of White county, Ind., near Brookston ; Kate, wife of W. P. Howerton, of Judyville, Ind. : Hannah, wife of Dr. Figg, of Siiencer. Ind.; Sarah, wife of Jerry Red- ding, of Brookston, Ind.; Jesse: Hattie, wife of Whitcomb Talbott, of near Buffalo. Ind. : and Clara, wife of Thomas Hedrick, of Mon- ticello, Indiana. Mitchell Martin was an early pioneer from Ohio to Tippecanoe county, Ind., and lived there many years engaged in farming, and then moved to White county, where he pur- chased 300 acres of land, near Brookston, and there he died in 1879, aged sixty-three years. Hi-- wife. Abby Burroughs. survived until Dec. 23, toot, when she, too, passed away at the age of seventy-eight years. They were de- voul members of the Christian Church. Mrs. Martin was a daughter of Job Burroughs, a native of ( )hio and an early settler in Tippe- canoe county, Ind., where, at death, he left a numerous family. Jesse Martin was reared in White county, Ind., from the age of eight years, and at- tended the district and high schools at Brooks- ton, where, at the age of twenty-three, he be- gan clerking in a drug store, and has been in- terested in the same line ever since. In Jan- uary, 1881, he embarked in the business for himself, at Brookston, where he continue three years, and then moved to Spencer, and there was in the employ of Dr. Wiles for eight months, ret tinting then for the tw lowing years to operate the home farm for his mother. Later, after clerking for a time for Dr. Figg in Spencer, he bought : Eminence, Ind.. and remained there for ten years. In March, 1901, he came to Paragon and erected a residence and a store buil and established himself in the drug busi ( In Feb. 24, 1879, Mr. Martin was united in marriage with Miss Yi<>la T. Warren, daughter of Calvin Wilson and Jerusha (Lit- tell ) Warren. They both are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Martin belong Morgan Lodge, No. 431. Knights of Pythias, while in politics he is identified with the Re- publican party. The family of Mrs. Martin, in both pa- ternal and maternal lines, belongs to the early pioneers of the State. Her paternal grand- father was Zachariah Langston Warren, a native of Kentucky, who came as a pioneer to Indiana and conducted a dry-goods store at Orleans. Later, with his second wife, he re- moved to Missouri, where he died at a very great age. By his first marriage he had - sons and one daughter, and by his secor. daughter, all now deceased. Calvin Wilson Warren, the father, was born in Kentucky and came at an early day to Indiana, settling in Morgan county. The father died in aged twenty-nine years. One of his sisters became the wife of Alfred Parrish, and they had three children wdio are residents of < >r- leans, Ind. The mother of Mrs. Martin. Je- rusha Littell, was born near Gosport, Ind.. and still survives and resides at Paragon. She married (second) Christopher Smith, a native of England, who died in tS, in Clark c Of the three children of her first mar Mrs. Martin is the only survivor, i he of Mrs. Smith was Abraham Littell Absalom Littell, who was born in vania and was a pioneer in Clark county, fnd., where lie died in old age. Abraham 1 had two brothers, Absalom and '1 I who were pioneer preachers in the Chri Church, in Indiana. Abraham Littell. the grandfather of Mr-. Martin, was Pennsylvania, and came to Indiana wit yoS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD parents and six other children. Later lie into < >wcn county where he carried on farming and blacksmithing, and also ran a mill on Indian Creek, where he sawed lumber floated it down to New Orleans on flat boats. He died in Morgan county in 1862, enty-five years. His wife, Elizabeth is. was horn in Pennsylvania, a daugh- Michael and Jerusha (Littell) Buskirk, and her brother John was a Revolutionary War soldier. Mrs. Smith was the last sur- vive of eleven children, and she died about four years ago. IRWIN HIBBS, M. D. An experienced skilled physician and surgeon, of Martins- ville. Ind., is Dr. Irwin Hibbs, whose profes- sional life covers a period of more than fifty eventful years. The efforts of the greater part of this time have been devoted t" the State of Indiana, in which he has gained em- inence and accumulated ample means. Dr. Hibbs comes of Scotch-English ances- try. Joseph Hibbs, his paternal grandfather, came t<> America from Scotland, and settled in Virginia, where he died in advanced vears, leaving a family of five si mis and two daugh- 1 The maternal grandfather, Thomas Linthacum, was a native of Maryland, of En- glish descent, a farmer by occupation, and a r in the Revolutionary War. His death occurred in the State of Kentucky, when he was aged ninety-seven years, and the father of a large family. Dr. Hibbs was born in Nelson county, Ky., July 29, 1828. son of William and Ann (Linthacum) Hibbs, the former of whom was a native of Virginia, and a farmer by oc- cupation during his earlier years, but at the time of his death, in August, 1830, at the age of forty-two years, he was operating a saw- mill at Bardstown, Ky. His first marriage resulted in the birth of two sons and two iters. His second marriage was to Ann Linthacum. and the children of this union were: Jeanette, widow of Thomas Tucker, of Nineveh township, Johnson county. Ind.; and Dr. Irwin. Mrs. Ann (Linthacum) Hibbs survived her first husband many years. Later she mar- ried George Miller, who. like Mr. Hibbs. had bi .1 soldier in the War of tStj. To this five children were born as follows: ;, of Kirksville, Mo.: William, of Mis- ar the Iowa line: Elizabeth, the widow of Ambrose Hibbs; and two deceased. In her early youth Dr. Hibbs" mother was of frail constitution, her friends fearing an early death from tuberculosis, hut she lived to see almost all of her girlhood companions pass away, and if a terrible accident had not brought about her death, in all probability she would have rounded out the century. She was one of the victims of the terrible tornado and cyclone which devastated Kirksville. Mo., in April, 1:897. She was at that time within two days of ninety-seven years. Both she and husband had been con- sistent members of the Baptist Church, hut after her second marriage she identified her- self with the Christian Church, in which faith she died. Dr. Irwin Hibbs was reared in Nineveh township from the age of five years, and worked through boyhood on the farm, receiv- ing the schooling afforded at the time in the local subscription schools, and attended the graded school at Nineveh, Ind. His early in- clinations toward the science of medicine led to the beginning of the study as soon as he reached his eighteenth year, and he was one of the graduates of the Kentucky Medical School in Louisville, in 1849. Soon after. Dr. Hibbs settled for practice at Edinburg, Ind., where he continued three years, and then moved to Nashville, Ind.. and removed from there, Apiil 1. i860, to Greenwood, Ind., find- ing there a satisfactory practice for the suc- ceeding six years. In February, 1866, he lo- cated at Decatur. 111., hut seven years later, in March, 1873. he returned to his old friends and patients at Edinburg. Since September, 1900. he has been one of the valued and highly esteemed practitioners and citizens of Mar- tinsville. On Jan. 1. 1854, Dr. Hibbs was married to Miss Melvina Hart, daughter of Dr. John R. and Elizabeth (McDonald) Hart, the" for- mer of whom was horn in Virginia, son of Patrick Hart, a native of Ireland, who came t" the American Colonies in 1774, while the latter was a native of ( )hii 1, and she was of pii >- neer Methodist parentage, who migrated from Maryland, in the early Colonial days. Dr. and Mrs. Hart had a family of five sons and three daughters, the survivors being. Airs. Dr. Hibbs: and Ann. wife of Henry S. Runyan, of Indianapolis. The six children born to Dr. Hibbs and wife were: John \\'.. who resides in Indianapolis, married Elizabeth Anna Wen- gerter, and they have had children. Merlin Walter. Harry A. 1 deceased I, Lillie L. and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 909 I. Irwin; Elizabeth Ann died at the age of six years; fames I., for fourteen years a minister m the Methodist Church, lias since practiced cine at Indianapolis, Ind. ; Vallandig- ham died al the age of three years; Clarence K.. a graduate of De l'auw University, re- sides at Pomona, Cal., where he is a mail car- rier, and he married Estella Hills, of Pomona, and has one child, Truman ; Elmer E., born Nov. -'. [871, residing at Danville. 111., mar- ried Alice Long, of Danville, and has two children. Russell L. and Leo. Since the age of thirteen years, Dr. Hibbs has been a member of the Christian Church, while Mrs. Hibbs belongs to the Roberts Park M. E. Church of Indianapolis. In politics he has been a life-long Democrat. Dr. Hibbs is connected with the Masonic order and is one nf the charter members of Nineveh Lodge. Knights of Pythias, and a much valued mem- ber of both the Johnson County and Indiana State Medical Such ties. Despite his seventy-nine years. Dr. Hibbs is N 11. II \RRELL. M. I)., one of the leading physicians and representatives of Ni blesville, is a strenuous supporter of the I ' of medicine, and his ability and skill in the healing of wounds has been prized in Shelb) o iunty. 1 fe was i in that county, Dec. 27. [866, son of ick ami Loudema (Drake) Harrell. Earrells are of English origin and 1 the ol al families of Vir- ginia. Rev. Benjamin Harrell, the grand- Dr. Madison, was born in that Stati . and remained there until after his marriage, but about [816 he joined the pioneers who nning to settle Indiana, and made his home in that section which he afterward organize into Shelby county. He • a tract of forest land, where he cleared up a tine fai res, and put up which v. arkably gi od 1 >nes for that day. He was a minister in what was known as the New Light 1 and in the early days went through the region round about his home in many places. His wife bore him ■ children: William H. : Gran- ville I..: Henderson Sidney; a son, who died young: and Judge Wick. Rev. Benjamin Harrell lived to be seventy-six years old, pass- :.' "ii his farm. He was a man of great force of character and a well known pioneer. Judge Wick Harrell was born in Shelby county. July 25, 1840, and attended the public that place. He chose fanning as 1 atior. and was wry successful in it, farming on the old homestead and caring for - m their old age. He still owns tl lace, which is one of the finest farms in th and has added thereto too acres adjoining. Hi vns considerable valu- prop and 1 ither real estate Id, Hancock county. He is now infield, retired from active bus- iness inti 1 : prominent in poli- He is a strong Democrat, but very in- to his views. In Shelby county, as county commissioner for six- year-, and is now a member of the board of education of Greenfield, where he dor- every- thing in his powi 1 g < schools. While in his early life Mr. Har- rell was a member of the New Light Church, for some years past he has been conn with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and therein continues his life-long activity in church work. He is not only a liberal sup- porter in a financial way, but is a licensed exhorter, class leader and trustee. Mr. Harrell has been married three til His first wife, Miss Loudema Drake, was horn in Virginia, a member of one of the old families of thai State. To this union were horn: William 11.. George B., Madison H., William T., Charles. Elizabeth, Lide and Jen- nie. Mrs. Harrell died at the age of thirty- seven, and Mr. Harrell married (second) Miss Josephine Day, who lived but two years. His third wife was Miss Mary Jenkins, and they have a daughter and a son, Vernice and Esta, Dr. Madison H. Harrell grew to manhood on the farm in Shelby county. He was given a good common school education and then sent for further study to the Acton Normal School in Marion county, from which institution he was graduated in 1887. The next five years were spent teaching in his home township, and then the young man entered upon his professional training at the Hahnemann Med- ical College, at St. Louis. He received his degree in 1000. and returning to Indiana, at once established himself at Noblesville, where he has been unusually fortunate in rapidly building up a large practice. He keeps well : of the times in recent scientific medical ikes a number of the leading al periodicals, and is continually adding to his already excellent professional library. Dr. Harrell is a popular member of the Amer- ican Homeopathic Association and the Indiana State Medical Association. He is connected with a number of fraternal organizations as medical examiner, among them the I. < >. O. F., Modern Woodmen of America, Knights of the Maccabees, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Royal Neighbors. In politics he is a strong Jeffersonian Democrat, and in religion is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. Dr. Harrell is a man of the best -landing in Hamilton county, has always maintained a high standard of both professional and per- sonal conduct, and has manv warm friends. On Feb. [5, r888, in Shelb) county, Dr. Harrell was united in marriage with Miss Theodosia Huffman, and they became the par- ents of two children. Augusta M. and Ora L. 912 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mrs. Harrell passed away Jan. ig, [897. In [906 I >r. Harrell married (second) Margaret P. Presser, a prominent school teacher of Nbblesville, Indiana. JACOB P. F.I. LIS. a well-known retired contractor and patriotic citizen of Anderson, hid., was born in Anderson township, Madi- son county, May 7, 1835, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (V\ right) Ellis. Both the Wright and Ellis families were old Colonial settlers of East Tennessee, the former from England and the latter from Wales. The families are of Quaker stock, and several members of each have been Quaker preachers. Thomas Ellis, the father of Jacob P., settled in Anderson township in 1833. with his wife and three children : Nancy Ann, Jesse W., and Ellis (who served in the 1st Colored regiment, in the Civil war). The remaining children of this family were: Sa- rah Jane. Jemima. Thomas and Jacob P. Mr. Ellis' first wife died, and he married 1 second 1 Elizabeth McCoy, by whom he had children: Rhoda Ellen, Robert G. and William R.. the the last named dying young-. Mr. Ellis settled on what is now called Fall Creek Pike, three and one-half miles from Anderson, where he entered eighty acres and cleared a farm. In 1858 he settled in Marion county, Ind., where he died. Jacob P. Ellis received a common school education, attending three months during the winter for several years. He was reared a farmer, and he also learned the carpenter's trade, serving a four-years' apprenticeship, after he was twenty-one years old. He was married June [8, t86i, in Anderson. Ind., to Maria C. Longaker, born Dec. 29. 1835, in Anderson township. Madison county, daugh- ter of Anderson and Susan (Hobaugh) Long- aker. The Longakers were from Tennessee and the Hobaughs from Pennsylvania, being of German stock. .Anderson Longaker settled in Anderson township, where he entered his land, made a good farm, and died in middle life. Mr. Longaker was twice married, hav- ing by his first wife one child, Elizabeth. His nd wife was Susan, daughter of Philip Hobaugh. whose brother was a soldier of the war of r8l2. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis had six children: Thomas, Georgia, Anna. Myrtle, John and Robert. Mrs. Ellis died .March 2, 1007. leaving main friends to mourn her loss. Jacob I'. Ellis enlisted in Anderson, in De- cember, [863, as a private of Company B, 130th Ind. V. L. to serve three years, or dur- ing the war. He was honorably discharg Indianapolis, Ind.. the war having closi d Sept. 13, 1865. The battles participated 'in by him were: Resaca, Ga. ; Rocky Face Ridge. Tun- nel Hill, Buzzard's Roost, and Kei Mountain. In the latter battle, in June. ;. Mr. Ellis was shot in the left lung, was in the field hospital for a time and was then sent to Knoxville, Tenn., reaching there late in the evening of July 1st. He had made the jour- ney via Cumberland to Big Shanty, Ga., in ambulances, there to be transferred to a box car, three days being consumed on the trip, during which time the wound had received no attention, after its first dressing by T. N. Jones, M. D., U. S. army surgeon. A friend, in signing the application for a pension, said that he could hear the air coming fn m the wound like the hissing of a goose. Mr. Ellis was in the hospital at Knoxville from July ist to February 1st of the following year, a term of seven months, and then return duty at Fortress Monroe, \ a., but beii tacked by a hemorrhage he was confined in the Hamjiton hospital for two months, at the end of this time rejoining his regiment at Greensboro, N. C, where he reported for duty. He was detailed to the hospital for Confederate soldiers at Charlotte, X. C, where he took charge of the wounded for about two months, the hospital at this time being dis- continued. He was sent home, having been promoted to corporal for meritorious services. Mr. Ellis was a brave and active soldier and served his country gallantly and faithfully. He was examined in 1901. on his own account, with the X rays in Indianapolis, and the minie ball could be distinctly seen in the photog After the war Mr. Ellis resumed his trade of carpenter and then engaged in contract building. He erected the residences of John R. I 'age, Albert Buck, the "Kauffman House," and many others. While a foreman he drove the last nail in the "Doxey House." H built the old ( )dd Fellows' Hall, and did much outside work, building many fine houses in the country. He built a pleasant residence for himself in [891, where he still resides, having retired from active work. Mr. Ellis was general manager for the People's < ias Works for nine years, serving also in the capacity of superintendent. He has been a member of the Odd Fellows since 1 Si m. and has passed all the chairs, including the Subordinate Lodge and Encampment. He COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 9L3 e of the charter members of Major May Post, G. A. K.. Anderson, in which he has taken an active interest and held a number of 1 (rices. He and his wife are both members of th< First .Methodist Church, and are now among the oldest members living. He is an :nal Republican, having voted for John C. Fremont and Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Ellis was a pioneer teacher, and taught school in Anderson township in 1852, and among her former pupils may be mentioned Quincy Van Winkle, general superintendent of the Big Four railroad, and Wilson Cory, a prominent business man. John J. Ellis, the son of our subject, inherited his father's soldierly quali- ties and w.t^ a soldier in the Spanish-Ameri- can war. serving with Company L, tooth U. S. V., as quartermaster, and seeing service in Cuba. J( >HN EDWARD FORSYTHE. formerly a prominent real estate dealer and insurance agent of Franklin, Ind., but now in the loan business at Kansas City, .Mo., was born Jan. 21, 1866, in Flora, 111., son of David P. and .Mary E. (Logan) Forsythe, natives of Indi- ana ami Kentucky. David Forsythe, grandfather of John Ed- ward, removed from Kentucky to Johnson county. Intl., and settled in Nineveh township, where he took up government land, dying there in 1869, aged eighty-seven years. He was twice married and was the father of a family. John Logan, maternal grand- father of John E. Forsythe, was a native of Ire- land, but came to America, settling first in Kentucky, lie came to Indiana at an early (lay, locating in Johnson county, first in Nine- veh and later in Union township, and in the latter place he died when eighty-four years of age. In his early manhood, he was a plas- terer, and always engaged in farming. Dur- ing the War of 1812, he served as a soldier. His family consisted of four daughters and tWO Soil-. David P. Forsythe has always been en- gaged in farming, and resided in Johnson county, where he was born, in Nineveh town- ship in 1828. His marriage was celebrated at old P.ethel Church, and on March 5. 1901. he and his wife had the pleasure of celebrating their golden anniversary, which occasion gave opportunity for pleasant greetings and con- gratulations. Mrs. Forsythe is a member of the Methodist Church, and while Mr. Forsvthe 58 is not connected with any denomination, he is a firm believer in Christianity. Ten chil- dren have been born to them, four sons and six daughters: Sarah, wife of W. 1). Ter- hune, of Hensley township, now deceased; David T., deceased; .Martha Ann. wife of A. ( . Deer. of. Union township; Flora, wife of J. F. Chambers. ,,f Hendricks county; < »scar D.. of Odin, Ind.: Josie, wife of X. F. Hous- ton, of Topeka, Kans. ; John I-:., of Kansas City. Mo. ; .Maggie, wife of W. M . Deer, of Union township; Ernest E, of Washington. Ind.; (iussie. wife of J. H. Deer, of Morgan- town. Indiana. John E. Forsythe was reared on his father's farm in Johnson county, attending the district school and the high school of Nine- veh, from which he was graduated. Remain- ing at home until he attained his majority, he went West and entered the employ of the Rock Island Railroad Company, at Hering- ton, Kans., becoming train baggageman and messenger, serving in that capacity for six years, running from Kansas City to Colorado Springs. At that time he was appointed cashier for the United States Express Com- pany at Colorado Springs, but was afterward transferred to Kansas City, where he remained until July, 1901, when he returned to Franklin. Ind., and embarked in the real estate and in- surance business. On Jan. 11. 1894, Mr. Forsythe married Miss Margaret Charlton, daughter of Judge John Charlton of Lawrence, Kans., and'.AIar- tha (Curtis) Charlton. One son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe, Edwin Charl- ton Forsythe. They are both members of the Christian Church, in which they are both ac- tive workers. Fraternally Mr. Forsythe is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a Democrat, and is loyal in the support of his party's candidates. Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe now reside in a pleasant home on East Sixth street. Kansas City, Mo., where they dispense a warm hospitality to their many friends. The parents of Mrs. Forsythe were born in England, whence Mr. Charlton came to America when but eighteen years of age, while his wife was brought here when only three years old. Both grew to maturity in the State of New York. Mr. Charlton was a carpet weaver by trade, which calling he pursued when a young man, but later he located at Princeton, 111., and for a few years engaged 914 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in the drug business. He then moved to Law- rence, Kans., and embarked in the insurance busini --. becoming very successful in that line. While there he served as justice of the peace for ten years, and it was there that he died, Feb. 27, 1899, aged seventy-two years. His wife still survives, and both were identified with the Congregational Church for a num- ber of years. From the time he was twenty- die year of age Judge Charlton was a mem- ber of the Order of < »dd Fellows, and took an active part in its workings, he being a Past 1 .rand .Master and Past Grand Represen- tative of the State of Kansas. In addition he stood very high in the Masonic fraternity, be- ing a Knight Templar. A man of attainments himself, he took a deep interest in educational matters, and served as president of the school board for several years. Nine children were born to Judge ami .Mrs. Charlton, three sons and six daughters, six of whom are now liv- : Emma J. : Mary, wife of I. D. Stewart. us one, is "ii" of the old and honored families of this country, and members thereof have prominent in every walk of life. Theodore Wachtel, one of the world's greatest tenors, wdio was a member of this family, was born March 10, 1823, in Hamburg, Germany, and died in Berlin. Nov. 14. [893. His first im- portant appearance outside of his own country occurred in London in [862, after which lie made many successful tours. IK' first peared in the United Stales at the New ' Stadt theatre in 1871. and again in 1X75. He -..I a voice of remarkable volume and range, which owing to the perfection of the methods of his training permitted the most icting demands made upon it. By those best informed on the subject it is believed that the founder of the Wachtell 910 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD family came to America in early Colonial times, and first settled in Pennsylvania. Jon- athan Wachtell, the first of the name of win mi we have an authentic record, was born March 5, 1797, in Pennsylvania, the son of a farmer, and it is known that in this family there were two suns and several daughters who married. Jonathan Wachtell was first an agriculturist, and settled on land near Hagerstown, Md. He married Jan. 10. 1826. in that State. Per- melia Baxter, born in Maryland, Sept. 29, 1805, and here they resided for several years. Between 1833 and 1835 Jonathan Wachtell re- moved to Ohio with his family, which then c< nsisted of his wife and four children, His daughter, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Walling, re- members that when she was a little girl she heard her mother say that "Jonathan was not satisfied with farming in Maryland, and thought that money grew on the trees in < )hio, but found no more there than in Maryland." Mr-. Walling does not remember the journey to « Ihio, as she was burn in 1832. in Maryland, her brother Henry being born in July. 1835, in Ohio, but her mother afterward told her "she cried when a stop was made and wanted to ride further." The journey was made with horses and wagons, the family being six weeks on the way. Mr. Wachtell bought a partly improved farm near Springfield, Ohio, to which city Mrs. Walling remembers being ta- ken for treatment during sickness when a child. When she was seven years old, in 18311. the family removed to Muncie, the journey being made with a two-horse wagon and slops being made at the homes of the set- tlers on the way. < In arrival in Muncie the family settled temporarily in a log house on Washington street, near High, in which they lived but a few clays. Mr. Wachtell buying a new brick, one-story house on Alain and Cherry streets, which was erected by Minus Turner in 1836, and a photograph of which is still preserved. Here Mr. Wachtell resided until his death, March 18, 1850. Jonathan Wachtell was a chair manufacturer in Muncie for some years and became a substantial cit- izen, investing his means in real estate in Muncie, among his properties being ten acres of land on the southwest side of the old town of Muncie which is now within the corpora- tion. He also owned the lot on Main street where the Merchant's Bank now stands. He was one of thi organizers of the Presbyterian Church in Muncie and one of its first deacons, holding that office many years. In political opinions he was an old-fashioned Jeffersonian Democrat, lie was a man of high character and much respected as a citizen of the city. lie was one of the pioneers and early manu- facturers of the old town, was a very reliable man ami reared an excellent family. He died March iS, 1850, aged fifty-three years, thir- teen days ; and his wife died Jan. 17, 1892, aged eighty-six years, three months, nineteen days. The following are correct records from the family Bible : To Jonathan Wachtell and his wife, Per- melia Baxter, Were born the following chil- dren: Eveline, born < let. 29. 1826: John Adam, May 10. 1828; Andrew Jackson, Feb. 2-, 1830; Elizabeth, Feb. 2J. 1832, in Mary- land: Henry, born July io, 1835. in Ohio, died Oct. 3. 1866, aged thirty-one years, two months, twenty-three days; Calvin, Dec. 1, 1837, near Springfield, Ohio. Eveline Wach- tell married William Barnes, Jan. 6, 1S42, and died March 1, 1903, aged seventy-six years, four months ; Elizabeth J. married Joseph Walling, Sept. 19, 1848: John A. married Nov. 7. 1848, Chalista A. Sayre; and Andrew- Jackson married Eliza M. Neely, Nov. 10, [856, and died May 11, 11)05. aged seventy- five years, two months, thirteen days. The Christian name of the father of Per- melia Baxter is not known to this branch of the family, lint his wife is remembered by Mrs. Joseph Walling to have been Jane Kel- ley. Permelia Baxte'r had three brothers and one sister: James, George, Samuel and Har- riet, the latter of whom married a Mr. Peter- man. Samuel Baxter settled in Lima, Ohio, and is now deceased, his sons being: Alfred and Dr. Samuel, the latter a prominent physi- cian of Lima. The surname Baxter is from Baxter, Middle English; Bakster, Anglo- Saxon ; Baecestre, baker. Among the Baxters of distinction were Andrew Baxter, horn at Aberdeen. Scotland, 1686, died at Whitting- ham, near Edinburgh, April 27,, 1750, a Scotch metaphysician; Richard i>axter, born at How- ton, Shropshire. England, Nov. 12, Hit;, died in London, Dec. 8, 1691, a noted English non- conformist divine, who in 1045 became chap- lain of Cromwell's army. He was the author of several well-known religious works, among which was the famous "The Saint's Everlast- ing Rest." Allibone in his "Dictionary of Authors." gives fifteen of the name: the name has been given to five postoffices in the United States, and six Baxters had graduated from Harvard College by 1815. The Baxters are COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 917 a mui' ml family in the United States, whither they came on the foundation of the Now England Colonies, as w< Maryland I lony and those of Virginia and Carolina. The earliest record is of Gregory settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1630, from whom a prominent family descends. An- other line descends from Daniel Baxter, of Salem. Mass., [639. Richard Baxter was a settler at Hit Mass., in 1638, and the records of the New- berry Library', Chicago, show that ten Baxters had settled in New England prior to 1075. The founder of the Maryland branch of the family. A. Baxter, tied from Ireland to .Mary- land for safety, having participated in a Re- bellion there. His wife, with her sun Arthur, followed him later. Rev. Richard Baxter. author of "Baxter's Call," was of this family. The founder of the North Carolina branch was , William Baxter, of Ireland, who emi- grated in 1789. Nathan Baxter, of Delaware ty, N. Y., was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war, as was Elihu Baxter. Charles Baxter, born in New York City in 1813, was a soldier in the Mexican war. Baxter street, New York City, was named for him. George II. Baxter, born in 1771. who died in 1S41. was the eighth president of Hampton and Sid- ney College, Virginia. Calvin S. Wachtell, one of the respected citizens and substantial business men of Mun- cie, was born Dec. 1. 1837, in Springfield, < Ihio, and was but two years old when he was brought by bis parents to Muncie. He at- tended tl:e common schools until he reached his twelfth year, and his father dying-, when thirteen he became a clerk in the store of his brother John, He remained with his brother until lie was about twenty years old, and then learned the harness maker's trade in Muncie. which be followed until 1874. one ye; which time, in 1862, he worked in ( Ilicago, making harness for the United States Govern- ment. He was married May 6, 1862, in Mun- cie, to Susan I.. Anderson, daughter of Wil- liam Wallace and Jannetta S. (Murray) An- on, ami to this union there was born"one son, Frank L., July 5, 1863. Frank L. Wach- tell was educated in the high school at Mun- cie, from which he was graduated and then took a business course in a commercial college in the city, later becoming a bookkeeper in the mercantile establishment of Charles Win- ters at Hartford City, Ind. For many years. however, he has been connected with his father in business. lie married Le Deitch of Cincinnati, 1 1 Philip and lane 1 Johns an officer in the 1 livil war, ; chief of police of t 'incin:- ilvin S. Wachtell was el< of Muncie in 1874. and held t : until [886. In 1870 he engaged 11 business in company with - Tyner, 11 the linn name of Wachtell & Tyner. and two years later bought out his parti taking his -on. Frank L., into the firm. This firm ha- prospered greatly, and >ome years since established a general business, now ducting a regular departmei vin S. Wachtell has invested largely in . building a pleasant residei of architecture on Washington street, and the business block where his enterprise is located. He has also built and owns twenty dwellings in Muncie, and has done his share in the building up of the city. In political faith he is a stanch Republican, casting his firs) vote for Abraham Lincoln, and for every Republican candidate for the Presidency since that time. He was one of the founders of the People's Bank, in which he is a large stock- holder, and some war- ago was largely inter- in zinc mines in Southwest Miss being president of the Big Circle Mine ' pany, which was a very successful enterprise. Fraternally Mr. Wachtell is connected with the T. < ). '( ). F. \\ illiam Wallace Anderson, father of Mrs. \\ achtell, was a farmer of Augusta county, Ya.. owning a farm which he -old for $4,000. This farm bad been originally settled by has father, and the old two-story brick 1: built by the latter and in which lie died, still stands. Mr-. Wachtell left the old home when she was between seven and eight years Her grandmother Anderson was then living with her son. George Anderson, but came with her son William W. to Indiana. » i< Anderson was a slavehi ' it William W. did not believe in that institution. The jour- ney to Indiana was made in a big, covered Conestoga wagon, drawn by three horses, while the family rode in a one-horse can although when tired the children would change to the wagon. The bedding and c ing utensils, carpets, etc., were carried in the wagon, and at night the family camped by the roadside, or, when the friendly hospitality of the settler- was received, in - lelter. They crossed the ( >hio river near the m 9iS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of the Miami on a ferry boat, and made their in a leisurely manner to Indiana. The following records are from the family Bible of William Wallace Anderson, and are cor- rect : William Wallace Anderson, born Feb. 21, in Augusta county, Va., five miles from Staunton; Jannetta S. (Murray) Anderson, of William Wallace, was born June 12, 1816: Esther Frances Anderson, burn July 16, 1837; Susan I.., born Feb. 14. [840; Alexander H.. born March 14, 1842; Dorcas V., born June 19, 1844; and Martha Ann W.. burn in 1848. William Wallace \.n- ■1 and Jannetta S. Murray were married April 2r. [836. William Wallace Anderson died March 4. 1848, aged thirty-live years, days: Esther Frances Anderson, daughter of William W., died Sept. 27, [856, aged nineteen years, two months, eleven 1 Jannetta S. (Murray ) Anderson died May -'5. , in Muncie. . i'.XUY STIVER. In considering the : this sketch we find a respected cit- izen and a substantial farmer who is, also, a survivor of the dangers and hardships of the Civil war. Mr. Stiver was born in 1840, at Steubenville, Jefferson county, Ohio, of William and Margaret (Oran) Stiver. William Stiver was born in Pennsylvania, rig from an old Pennsylvania Dutch fam- ily. The < Irans were of Scotch stock, and the mother was hem near Steubenville, Ohio, where her father was a farmer. William ■• worked at his trade of carpenter for a number of years, a hard-working, industrious man. He was a worthy member of the < ler man Lutheran Church, lie was twice mar- ried, and his children were of the first union, as follows: Lizzie, who died young: Jennie, married and moved to Springfield, 111.. : [864, and later visited Europe with her husband, all subsequent knowledge of her be- ing lost; Henry; and Frank. The mother of children died about 1S44. Mr. Stiver to he about seventy-five years ol e near 1 )a\ i' in, < )hio. Henry Stiver lost his mother when he was a child of four years and was reared b\ Jo- 1 s. a farmer living near Bloi Jefferson county, Ohio, with whom he I until be enlisted for service in the I war. lie 1:. educational advan- -. his portion being bard work on the from the time his strength permitted. 1 6l, he enlisted, and w . rolled (>et. ~. 1861, in Steubenville, for three years or during the war, as a private in Com- pany II, Capt. Benj. L. Prentice, [st 1 l. V. I.. and he served until honorably discharged at Columbus. ( ihio, Jan. 28, 1865. Mr. Stiver participated in the following battles: Shiloh; luka Springs; Stone River; Liberty Gap; Lavergne, I'enn. : and Chickamauga, where Sept. 10, 1863, he was taken prisoner with manj of hi, companions, being taken to Belle Isle, the infamous annex to the doubly in- tis Libby Prison, where the privati diet's were confined. Belle Isle was a desolate sand bar in the James river, and that winter the river froze from bank to bank. As Mr. Stiver bad been captured in battle, be had neither blanket nor overcoat, and the G nfeder- ate authorities furnished no kind of shelter for the privates on Belle Isle. Prison, which originally was an old tobacco ■ touse, bad as it was. was far better as a prison, as it gave shelter from the cold. There was no wood on the island to make tires, and the prisoners suffered terribly from the cold and exposure. Many of these poor soldier boys had come from indifferent homes but there was not one who did not look long- ingly back to the comparative comforts they had left behind them when they offered to serve their country in her hour of need. The rations were very poor, and totally inadequate, consisting of a quarter pint, sometimes a whole pint, of black-eyed pea soup in which maggots and black bugs floated, the peas hav- ing been old and musty. This, with a small piece of the commonest kind of rust)' pork, was the whole bill of fare and quite often the pork was absent. Afterward, Mr. Stiver was taken to the Smith building, a brick tobacco warehouse opposite Libby Prison, which was owned by a man named Smith. This man was secretly friendly to the Union soldiers and be gave the men quite a dead of tobacco, anil thus alleviated their distress a little. Mr. Stiver remained here until be was taken to Danville. The Danville prison was also an old tobacco warehouse and here as before* no accommodations were provided for the poor prisoners. They slept on the floor as besl they could. From Danville Mr. Stiver was ' irisi in iien at Andersonville, ( ia., and was confined there until he, with oth rs, was taken to Charleston, S. ('., and there placed in die penitentiary as hostages, thi to prevent Gen. Gilmore bombarding the city. This did not save the city, how but the Union g-enerals were verv careful in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 919 throwing their shells, to avoid the ; where they knew Federal prisoners were held. Mr. Stiver was next taken to the encampment on the Charleston race course, and three weeks later was taken to tl ade prison al Florence, S. C. He was finally exchanged at Charleston, ( >ct. 9, [864. In recalling these horrible experiences, Mr. Stiver finds Andersonville prison to have been the very worst. He suffered here through the hot summer of 1864, having no shelter from the tierce sun except a mud hut he and several of his companions built. Their clothing hung in rags and tatters, and he was bare-headed and shoeless. He had also con- tracted scurvy from the poor diet from which he -tillered horribly, finding relief only by burying his legs in the sand. No medicine was issued by the Confederates, but the sand cure proved a good method of treatment. It pitiful thought for the present generation call the condition of the nation's de- fenders, sick', weak and starved. Such was the state of Mr. Stiver, when, a mere skeleton, he was finally exchanged. In addi- tion to his prison sufferings, he was twice by being shot in the of his head so that his skull was depn at the battle of Pittsburg Lauding, and a he was struck by a piece of exploding shell, on his right arm. Notwithstanding these in- juries he did not go into the hospital, but bravely and faithfully took part in march and battle of his regiment until cap- tured. His record is one of which he has just cause to be proud, for it reflects honor upon him as a soldier and as a man. From this terrible experience Mr. Stiver has never fully recovered. For nearly a year after his return he was not able to work at all. He returned to the Jones homestead after his discharge and assisted as best he could until September, [869, when he came to India- lis. lie lived at a hotel for one year with friends, working for his board, but on March 13, 1870, !u- began to work for Isaiah Apple- gate, a farmer of Broad Ripple, [ml., when prosperitx shone upon him, and here he re- mained six years. On June u. [876, Mr. Stiver married etta Applegate, who was born Jan. [3, 857, in Hamilton county, hid., daughter of : 1 Char! itte I Eser) | Appli Isaiah Applegate was 1" rn Nov. 11, t8 Urbana, 1 >hii 1, -1 m 1 if Eb< 1 e te. Ebenczer Apple- gate was born in New J ul went while young to Urbana, Ohio, where he married Rachel Richardson. He then moved to Ham- ilton county, Ind., where lie cleared up a large farm and became a substantial farmer, dying an aged man. His children were : [saiah,! >; James, Jefferson, Sarah. Ellen, Martha, Mary lane and Delila. He was a worthy n the M. E. Church and was a citizen in good standing, [saiah Applegate, father Stiver, was a boy when he came with his ents to Indiana, and for his day, becai ! educated man. He was married at All Marion county, to ( iharli itte Eser) . boi 27, 1835, in Allisonville, daughter of John and Sophia (Mickley) Esery. John Esery was a farmer from North Carolina who [ndianapolis as one of the pioin rs 1 m l'ogue's Run. He was a school teacher and taught man\- years in Marion count marriage, [saiah Applegate and wii on a part of the old Applegate homestead, and he cleared up eighty acres which his f. gave him, bought more land and km adjoining farm and still later to a Carmel hi Hamilton county. This 60 acres he operated for a numb years, and then sold it and bought 130 in Hamilton county, east of Noblesville. He died in 1902, at Allisonville, near where he was married. Hi- children were: Amanda. Marietta, Evaline, Victoria, Noah, Maggie and Walter. Mrs. Applegate died ag four years, at Noblesville. < let. 8, [899. The igates were Scotch with a French admix- ture. Mr. and Mrs. Applegate were worthy members of the M. E. Church, in which he was an exhorter, always taking an 1 interest in church matters. In pi he was a Democrat, and was a member for a 1- mg peril "1 of the Masonii rmel, in which he served as chaplain. Vfter their marriage, Henry Stiver wife Milled on the Applegate farm near Car- mel, where they lived two years. They sub- ntly rented other farms, living for ten years on the Trippito farm in Fall < town-hip. which consisted of 300 acre-. In ir present farm in the vicinity of McCordsville, where they have thing very comfortable around them. In - that Mr. Stiver received during hi- 1 perience, he ha- alwa; Mr. ai these chi them : Jennie, who marrii 920 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Fisher, a farmer near Noblesville, fiild, Ruth ; ( << Ada., who married N'ola Day. and lives on the home farm; Minnie, arried John ( tombs, a farmer near i landon : .Maud, who married Edgar Van Zant, a telegraph operator at McCordsville ; and Mr. Stiver belongs to Burnt Hickory Post, G. A. R., at Fisher's Switch, hid., of which he is past commander. He is also a member of the In. of 1'. at Carmel. In politics lie is an independent, voting for the man he thinks best fitted for office. Both he and wife are consist- ent members of the M. E. Church. He is an industrious, straightforward citizen, a man known to be reliable in all his dealings. TH< >MAS F. HOLADAY, M. D„ one of the leading physicians of Monrovia, Morgan county, Ind.. and a man widely and favorably n in his portion of the State, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1835, son of Robert and Hannah (Andrew) Holaday, the er born in ( )hio, and the latter in Guilford county, North Carolina. ( 1 ) John Holaday, grandfather of Thomas P., was born in North Carolina, but moved West to ( Hiio in early life, settling in Clinton county. By working hard and devoting him- self earnestly to his business, he became quite successful, and he lived in Clinton count}' until his death. ill) Hubert Holaday, son of John, and father of Thomas P., was born in Ohio, where he lived and died. He and his wife were mem- bers of the Society of Friends, and were very active in promoting the work of their denom- ination. A family of twelve children were born to them, of whom Thomas F. is the eld- est. Ten of them lived to maturity, and have families of their own. 1 111 ) After receiving a common school ed- ucation. Dr. Holaday. deciding to become a physician, entered the medical college at Cincinnati, and there studied during 1859 and [860. For a short time he practiced, then re- turned to college, from which he was gradu- ated in 1864. The following four years were spent in practicing, when he entered Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia. In i860 Dr. Holaday located at Westboro, Ohio, and re- mained there nine years, and from there he went to I'ittsfield, 111., but after three years. in the spring of [872, he came to Monrovia, where he practiced until 1892. At that time he went to Mooresville, Ind.. there remaining until 1902, when he returned to Monrovia, and has since remained. J lis practice is a very ne and he makes a specialty of eczema, and his fame has so spread, that he has nu- merous cases from Indianapolis. < in Nov. 15. 1877, Dr. Holaday was united in marriage with Sally A. Johnson, born in Morgan county, daughter of Thomas A. abeth Johnson, both of North Carolina, who came to Indiana at a very early day in its settlement. Four children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Holaday: label married Charles A. Kenley, a railroad cond r in California; Edna married \~ernon D. Ma a farmer of Morgan county; Laura married Harve} Hutton, and resides at [ndianapolis, where he is in the employ of a railroad ; I ter A. is a clerk for heller's wholesale hats. All the family have been well educated. The Doctor and his family are Quakers and most excellent people. He is a Republi- can, but has never sought public office. They are highly respected in the community, where they have main- friends. JOHN W. PR PITT is a member of a pioneer family of Liberty township, Delaware county, which has been settled in this section for many years, his grandfather, James Truitt, having come hither in the early days, probably from Pennsylvania. The Truitts are of old Pennsylvania Dutch stuck. James Truitt was a farmer by occupati >n, and he settled in Liberty township along the White river, one and a half miles wes Smithfield. clearing a tract of 200 acres. His first buildings were of logs, and later, as he prospered, he erected a two-story frame hou.se — the first one in that section, and it is still standing. Mr. Truitt made a comfortable home for his family and developed a good farm from its primitive state, and in his later years, about 1853, he retired from active labors, removing to Muncie. He died at the age of about seventy, on the farm, when son Jesse was living at the time. He was a large, strong man, a typical product of pio- neer times, physically active anil possessed of rugged intelligence. He was liberal in his religious views, and in polities an old-line \\ lug. and later a Republican, taking consider- able interest in the affairs of his day. He was elected councilman. James Truitt was twice married, and by the first union had the following named children: Milton. Jo- seph, Jesse, Fannie, and a daughter who mar- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 921 ried and settled in Indianapolis. To tin ond marriage was born James C, who set- tled one and a half miles west of Smith- field. Milton Truitt, sen of James and father of John \\ .. was born on the old farm on the White river, lie received such education as the common schools of the period afforded, attending the old log school-house in the neighborhood, and later learned the black- smith's trade, though farming was his prin- cipal occupation throughout life, lie was mar- ried in Libert) township to Louise Smith, who was In un in the neighborhood in [832, daughter of John and Harriet (Pre Smith, the former a native of Vermont. The I couple settled mi the farm now cupied by their son, John W. Truitt. in about Mr. Truitt buying 160 acre-, mostly in the timber, and they made their home in a log house, which he weather-boarded and plas- tered, in time he was able to put up a frame house. He worked steadily at clearing and improving his farm, and also bought more land, acquiring in all 260 acre.-, all as a re- sult of well-directed industry and intelligent management of his interests, lie was a re- spected, substantial citizen, and reared his famil) well. Mr. and .Mrs. Truitt had four sons born to them, namelj : John \\ ., James M., Jesse D. and Haskell M. They were members of the Methodist Church, though Mr. Truitt did not feel himself bound by cii ed. and in politic- he was a Republican, supporting Lincoln for the Presidency. He iged to the I. O. O. F. Lodge at Selma. John W. Truitt was born Aug. 2. 1851, on the farm where he now lives, in tin old hewed log house first occupied by his parents upon their settlement there. He attended 1 in a frame building which formerly si od in the drivewa) on his presenl residence, pursuing his studies for three months in the winter time and working on the farm in sum- mer. When eleven years old he went to the district school in Selma, and later, when he was eighteen, attended a select school at that place. He continued to live at home until he was twenty-nne. at which time he mar- ried, for two years after which event he and his young wife lived in the old log in which he was born. Then they moved to the frame house on the farm adjoining, re- maining there until they went to California in 1875. Mr. Truitt engaged in farming in that State, having a large ranch, upon which he lived for tv At the end of that time he moved to Sedalia. Mo., where he be- gan a connection with railroad work which continued fur over twenty years. ] le wa- bag- gagemaster at Sedalia fur the Missouri, Kan- sas & Texas Railroad Company, was after- ward freight conductor fur tin- compam one year, and then went to Denison, Texas, where he was also conductor on a freight train fur a year. Hi- next move was to Marshall. Texas. In t88i he became a passengei ductor on the Texas, Pacific, New ( (rleans & iana road, and held that position about eighl years, after which he was stationed at Little Rock, Ark., as trainmaster on the Iron Mountain road, for three years. Following that experience he became a passenger con- ductor mi the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail- road, between Parsons, Kan-., and Denison, Texas, for about nine years, in [899 he re- turned to tlie old Truitt homestead, where be ha- since remained. His mother had died in [898, and he undertook the settlement of the estate, buying out the other heir.- in the prop- erty, which now comprises 260 acre- of excel- lent land. He has since devoted himself to the cultivation and development of the prop- erty. Oil was struck on his land in [903, and five wells have been driven, two of which are in active operation. Mr. Truitt is a prac- tical busim 5s man, and though so many years of his life have been passed away from the farm he seems to have retained his knowledge of matters agricultural to a degree that en- ables him to make a decided success of his work. He built his present residence in [899. On Sept. 17. 1872, Mr. lruitt married Martha Ellen Moore, who was burn Vpril 28, [853, two miles north of Selma. daughter "i Samuel and Nancy (Thorp) Mo >re, and to this union ha- come one child. Louisa, born Nov. 7. 1889, in New i Irleans, La. She is attending the St. Francis Sisters School .1: Oldenburg. Ind. Mr. Truitt is a member '•: the Masonic fraternity, having gone through the York Kite at Parsons, Kan.-., and the Scottish Rite at Topeka, Kan-. He is a Re- publican in political sentiment. Samuel Moore, father of Mrs. Truitt. was born in Xenia, Ohio, sun of James M who died in that State. He was twice mar- ried, the first time in < Ihio, to Martha Winters, by whom he had five children, viz. : Nancy, lame-. William. Elizabeth, and one that died in infancy. There were also five children by 9-- COMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his second union to Nancy Thorp, tw £ those dying in infancy, ami Marrietta at the aye of eight wars. The others were: Je- mima and .Martha Ellen (Mrs. Truitt). The Thorp family, to which Mrs. Nancy (Thorp) Moore belonged, was from Virginia. When Samuel Moore settle. 1 in Delaware 'countw Ind., he built a log house for his family, afterward erecting a substantial two- storj frame- dwelling, lie cleared a farm of [60 acres from the woods, and spent most of his active years in its improvement, in [86] moving to Selma, where he engaged in busi- ness. I h- died there in iSjci. his wife's death occurring the same year, some six months later. Mr. Moore was first an old-school Presbyterian in religion, and later a member of the Methodist Church. He had two sons in the Civil war, James and William, both members of Indiana infantry regiments, the former dying in hospital while in the ser- vice. JOHN W. O ILLINS, one of the res] 1 citizens of Cicero. Ind.. and an honored vet- eran of the Civil war. was born near Union, Randolph county. X. C. April 4. 1845, son of William and Louisa 1 Winter- 1 Collins. The Collinses are of Irish stock. John Collins, grandfather of John W., was a farmer in North Carolina, and there both he and his wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Jack- son, died. William Collins, son of John and father ol John \\ '., was born in North Carolina, prob- ably in Orange county. Feb. 28, 1809. There he married Louisa Winters, born in North Carolina, daughter of Solomon and Nancy (Hill) Winters, the former of Scotch stock and a soldier in the war of [812, after which he located in Indiana and died in Rush county. William Collins came from Randolph county, X. ('.. to Indiana in [856, and settled mar Deming, removing later to Rush county, and thence to Hamilton county, settling in Carmel, where he died, aged eighty-five years. His widow, now aged eighty-six, still survives. Their children were: Wiley, P. M., John \\ ., Mary J., James M., Harriet I), and Jesse \V. John W. Collins ed a farmer. He came with his parents, when eleven years "Id. Washington township, Hamilton county, where he attended the district schools. In the spring of [862 he went t< Rush county to work for his uncle. Riley Winters, and ■d in July, [862, near Manilla, as a 1 pain C, [i 'tli in 1. V. i.. serving with tiiat regiment until the close of the war. and taking part in many engagements. Mr. Collin> participated in the battle of Rich- mond, Ky., which was fought within two weeks of his leaving Indianapolis. Here the Federal troops were defeated, and a large number of them. Mr. Collins included, were captured. He was paroled with the others in a few days, a-- the Confederates could not feed their prisoners. Later he was exchanged and rejoined his regiment. He was on an expedition called the "Castor ( >il" expedition, along the Mississippi river to Memphis, ami was in an engagement at Chickasaw Bluffs, near Vicksburg. lie then went with his regi- ment to Arkansas Post, which they captured Jan. 11. 1863. In tins battle Mr. Collins was struck in the right hip with a piece of shell, which imbedded itself in the hip. This injury necessitated his absence from duty for a time, hut he remained with his regiment, and v. not go to the hospital. Until the spring of [863, Mr. Collins' regiment remained at Young's i'oint. then going to Grand Gulf and Kane Creek. No serious lighting was encountered until Champion Hill, which was a hard fought battle, the struggle lasting aboul o o'clock in the morning until dark. The next day they fought at Black River Bridge, and then moved on to Vicksburg, ar- riving in time to assist in driving the Con- federates back in their fortifications, May 19, 1863. Here Mr. Collins was struck 1>\ a spent ball on the left leg. On the _»_'.! of May he rejoined his regiment, and participated in the engagement of that day, in which action he was wounded in the right shoulder by a Confederate officer who tired at him with a revolver. He was in the regiment hospital to get this wound cared for. hut would not remain long, rejoining his company alter a short period. He served through the of Vicksburg, participating in its surrender. lie was then with his regiment at the battle of Jackson, Miss., Juh a. [863, and went d the Mississippi river to New Orleans, when the regiment was mounted. The regiment d as cavalry on several scouting • ditions in Louisiana. .Mississippi and Arkansas. Mr. Collins then took pari in the Red river campaign from beginning to end. taking part in twenty-six fights, among them being Pleas ant Hill. Mansfield and Alexandria. I he regi- ment then returned to New < Irleans, where they remained some time, and were then trans- to southwest Louisiana, where they rema lutv until the close of the war. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 923 After the war. Mr. Collins returned to na, settling in Carmel. In 1897 he 1 : the edge of Carmel, but later • and bi Light fort} acres five miles 11 west of Xoblcsville, where he lived a short time. He then bought property near Ci where he has a pleasant home. In the fall of 1865 Mr. John \Y. Collins was married to Martha J. Stephens, born in Tennessee, daughter of John and Hannah (Keys) Stephens. To Mr. and Mrs. Collins 1 these children: Adella Leona mar- Jesse Fields, a farmer of Deniing, and hildren, Dessie, Mattie, Bernice, Dennis, and Carrie; Nora married Henn Leon- ard, a tanner, and has three childr 1, Marie and Edna ; Martha Lnella married Samuel Macey, a farmer of Marion county, and they have one son, Curtis; and \\ 1).. a farmer, married Fannie Beckner, an two children, Gertrude and < izoro. After his d r. 1 1 illins settled on land near county, where he remained two years. He then removed to Iowa and in Hardin and Marshall counties. His died in Mills county, Iowa, in 1S7S. He married 1 second 1. Sept. 2, [880, near Carmel, in Hamilton county. Ind.. Mary J. Hiatt, born Jan. 3. 1.^49. daughter of William and Mary 111 Hiatt. Mr. and Mrs. Collins have child, Zella M., horn April [6, [SS2, inarriei ( harles Macey. of Marion county, and has a son, Russell R. Mrs. Col- - a member of the Woman's Relief ( Mr. Collins is connected with the G. A. R. of Cicero, in which he is junior vice-com- mander. He is also connected with the Ma- Cicero. Hiatt. The Hiatts \vi re 1 E English st< and earl}- 1" North Carolina. St. Hiatt was a farmer in Randolph county, X. C, and came as an early settler to In. liana, finally settling near Carmel, where h land and cleared it from the woods, lie had 1 farm of eighty acri there his .-nine Stephen Hiatt and wife had children as fol- John, Elizabeth, Eliel. 1 (who died Solomon, William, Jc and Rebecca. The Hiatts had been Quakers William Hiatt was born in E . X. ' '., Feb. 22, [813, son 1 E and \ his lather 1 Indiana. He h aniline. At We: he married Mary Moon, bom in North Caro- lina, Sept. 20, [810, daughter of Simon : Hannah (Stout) Moon, the former a pi< fanner and Quaker in Hamilton county, Ind. William Hiatt settled on land that he entered northeast of Wcstfield, and this he cleared up, si ild and then moved b 1 VL mtgi un r 1 later going to Tippecanoe county, and finally in 1863 to Hamilton count] 1 Carmel. He died April 25, 1901, and John died at Westfleld the same day. His wife had passed away July 4, 1862. children were: Sahina, Elizabeth, Wil John and Mary J. They were all reared in the Friends' faith. hi politics Mr. Hiatt was a Republican and Prohibitionist, and h< a hard-working and highly his community. GE( iRGE 1!. PALMER, a sentative citizen of Sheridan. Hamilton county, Ind., who is extensively engag the lumber business, was born Dec. _\ [859, in Switzerland county, Ind.. son of Osmi Susan ( Da\ is) ['aimer. t ieorge 1 'aimer, grandfather • who was a pioneer of Suit/. >unty, cleared a farm from the woods antial citizen and leading agricultu of his section. He married Phoel .and to them were bom these children: Th' Osmer, Emma, Harvey and Alvira. & Palmer lived to lie ninety-six years dving in February, nun. and his widow vived him two days, being ninety-two old at the time of her death. < Ismer K. mer was born Oct. 25, [831, near Patriot, Switzerland county, and receiv school education, being reared to the life oi a farmer. He married in Switzerland Susan Davis, born mar Big Bone Sp Boone county, Ky.. daught and Elizabeth (Mason) Davis. Osmer mer firsl settled in Switzerland ml . he remained ten years, then removing Igs county, Ind.. where he p improved a farm of eighty acres, on which life was -pent, hi- dea ring Feb. ->S. 1S70. In politics publican. He and his wife hai dren : K.. Fann rge II. II. Palmer received a father's farm. When a young man In .1- a traveling: sale-man for 9-4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD rns, and in 1883 embarked in the lumber business in company with YV. II. Guirl, re- mainingat Fishersburg, [nd., for three m 1 Jn July, [883, he came to Sheridan, where he purchased an interest in the business of A. M. Jenkins, the firm continuing until iSSS. when u was dissolved and Mr. Palmer took over the business on his own account. Hie old firm built a saw mill, and in [890 Mr. Palmer erected a planing mill, he now carry- ing a large stock of hard and soft lumber, sash, doors and blinds, builders' hardware, paint-, oils, colors, etc., and his business aver- aging $100,000 per annum. He also carries a large stock of red cedar posts from North Carolina, lie is considered cue of the enter- prising business men of Sheridan, and has an honestly earned reputation for integrity. On April 311. [889, Mr. Palmer was mar- ried, in Sheridan, to Maude Jackson, burn in Hamilton County, Ind., daughter of Joel P. and Eunice (Davis) Jackson. Joel P. Jack- son was born in Albion county, and removed prior to the Civil war to Hamilton county, set! ling on a farm, ile married Eunice l>avis, born in Hamilton county, Ind.. Jan. 18, 1833. After marriage they settled on her father's farm, where they resided two years, then lived for fourteen years two mile- east of VVestfield, and later removed to Sheridan, where Mr. Jackson engaged in business, and where he died Dec. 5, 1902. He was a man of kindly disposition. He was a strong Abolitionist, and at one time was mobbed, with others, while trying to secure a house in which Fred Douglass was to speak, lie was a Republi- can in politics, easting his vote for Line 'In, and was assessor of his township for three terms, lie was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. Fraternally he was con- nected with the Modern Woodmen and the Knights of Honor. His children were: Lu- cretia, born in Hamilton county, July 20, 1S51 ; Lucretia (2), who died at the age of twenty- one wars; Viola A., born Sept. 11, [853; Charles M., born June 25, [857; Julius A., born July 14. 1863; John Franklin, born Aug. 3, [867; and Lulu Maude, bom Ma) 26, [872. Henderson Davis, the maternal grand- father of George II. Palmer, was born in [806, in Maryland, son of Elkana and Susan (Johnson) Davis. Elkana Davis was a teacher, and died in [806, when his son, Henderson, was but three months old. After the death of her husband Mrs. Davis went to her father's farm in Boone county, Kv., where voung rson Davis was reared to manhood, re- ceiving but limited educational advantages. He was married in Boone county, K\.. t" Elizabeth Mason, born in Boone county, daughter of John and Nancy (Jack) Ala-. .11. After marriage Air. and Airs. Davis settled on the Johnson farm, but later purchased a place on the Orion, in Boone county, upon which, however, the) did not settle, reim instead to the village of Hamilton where Air. Davis conducted a hotel. The children of Henderson and Elizabeth (Mason) Davis were: Nancy, Elkana. Susan, Mary, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Elwood and Samuel. Air. Davis was an old-line Whig, and was a highly es- d citizen of his day, and at his death, in his fiftieth year, he hit many warm friends. His wife was about eighty years • f age at the time of her death. ELAIER E. KELS< >, Al. D. The town of Eminence. Adams township, Morgan County, Ind., is rapidly growing into a place of promi- nence, and numbers among its residents men of abilit) and research in their several pr - fessions. Such a one is Dr. Elmer E. K who was born in .Morgan county. Ind., June 30, 1803, son of John J. and Harriet (An- u) KeLo, and grandson of Alexander Kelsi 1. 1 I 1 Alexander Kelso was burn in Ten- nessee, and came of Scotch descent, the Kelso family originating in the town of that name in Scotland. By trade he was a bootmaker, but later in life — late in the twenties — he came to Indiana and located at Morgantown, -Morgan county, where he took up woo acres of land, and clearing off his property, lived there until his death. (II) John J. Kelso, born in Indiana, be- came a merchant and farmer at Morgantown, and was a successful man. residing at gantown until his death which took place in [891. His widow survives, anil makes her with her son Elmer E. In religious views, John J. Kelso was a Methodist, while in political faith he was a Republican. The mother is a Baptist. Nine children were born to John I. and Harriet Kelso, of whom Elmer E. J- fifth in the order of birth. All grew to maturity, receiving a good education, but four are now deceased. (III) Dr. Elmer E. Kelso, after c pleting a common school education, in [889, went to the Indianapolis Medical College, from which he was graduated in [891. He then COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 92S came to Eminence, where lie has since re- in [895, he took a post-graduate course at the Chicago Post-Graduate College, and in 1898, took a post-graduate course at the Polyclinic Post-Graduate College of New York City. He carries on a general practice, and takes a great interest in his work, keep- ing- fully abreast of modern research. 1 1 1> residence is separate from his office. On Sept. 24, 1891, Dr. Kelso was mar- ried to Eva Hunt. <>f Johnson county, Ind., daughter of James G. Hunt, a farmer. Dr. Kelso is a thoroughly self-made man, having worked his way through college, and his suc- cess is the result of his own efforts. In poli- tics he is a Democrat. Fraternally he is a member of the 1. O. ( ). F. and Red Men, and he is very popular socially as well as pro- onally. Mrs. Kelso is a Methodist, and popular in her church, towards the support of which Dr. Kelso is a liberal contributor. FRANCIS WILBY ANDERTON, one of the reliable citizens of Muncie, Ind., and a sur- vivor of the Civil war, was born April 28, [830, in Schenectady, X. Y., son of James and Frances (Wilby) Anderton. James Anderton. who was horn in Lan- cashire, England, had two brothers, Francis and John, and two sisters, whose names are not recalled, who kept an inn in Lancashire. Francis was an officer in the English army, serving under Wellington at the battle of Waterloo (his pair of dint pistols have been erved b\ Francis W. Anderton), and while he was in England in [845, he pur- chased commissions for his two sons. James Anderton, eldest son of his father, learned the business of manufacturing cloth in England. He came to America when a •.cuing man. and in New York married Fran- ces Wilby, horn in Yorkshire, England, in [800, daughter of Francis Wilby, who came from the mother country and settled in Xew \ ork City. He was a wealth} wool manufac- turer in Yorkshire, and came to America when his daughter was a young lady. On reach- ing the dock at Xew York City, he slipped and fell, injuring; himself so severely that he died in a short time. Due of bis sons Fran- cis, became an extensive cloth manufacturer and was in partner-hip with Francis Anderton at Blockly, Mass.. and Manayunk, Pa. In [832 James Anderton made a trip on horse- back from Philadelphia to Dayton, Ohi . on his way to Richmond, Ind.. and on leaving his hotel at Dayton, 011 a Sunday morning, to con- tinue his journey, was Stopped and mined hack for traveling on the Sabbath day. Alter this journey he returned to Philadelphia, but in about 1835 returned to the West and bought a. mill for the manufacture of woolen cloth, in company with another man, this linn, how- ever, meeting with disaster. Mr. Anderton went next to Connersville, Ind., where he re- mained a short time and then went to { 111- cinuati, and in 1838 to Dayton, open, dyeing- and scouring establishment, which he conducted for many years with much success. He was one of the pioneers of Dayton. His children were: Francis Wilby. born April 28, [830; James, in [832; John, in [834; William, in 1836, and Charles, the present treasurer of Montgomery county, Ohio, where he was sheriff for fi lur \ ears. James Anderton was a Mason, and his apron is yet preserved b) his sou, Francis Wilby. He and his wife were members of the Episcopal Church, he being one of the found- ers of the first church of that denomination in Dayton. Mr. Anderton was the heir to large estates in England, as the eldest son of his father, tin- being the old home of the Ander- tons. located in Lancashire. About 1845 -^ ir - Anderton returned to England, and wa sent about one year, bis first attempt being frustrated by shipwreck. He had proof of his claim to his father's estate in the shape ■ I letters from such distinguished men in America as Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams, being endorsed by men of wealth in Philadelphia and Dayton. His claim was so good that he was offered a amount for it. but refused. Shortly alter his return to America he died, and his papers were destroyed b) his wife, who decided that the family had been caused enough trouble by the mailer already. Mr. Anderton died 1:1 Dayton. ( >hio, ( >ct. ty, [840,, his wife attaining the remarkable age of ninety-four years, and passing away in Dayton in 1894. Francis Wilby Anderton was eight ■ of age when his father removed to 1).: and he attended the public schools and worked with his father in the business. Later be was apprenticed to the printing firm of Wilson & McCracken of the old Dayton Transcript. I r three years, and remained until the firm dis- solved, and afterward was with Mr. Wilson. He then went to Cincinnati and worked for the old Cincinnati Chronicle, but returned to Mr. Wilson's employ, continuing with 926 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD him some time. He attempted to enlist in the Mexican war, but on account of the solicitation - >f his mother and the advice of old re Schenkj he did not go. About this tunc he joined the Junior Artillery. Day- ton, and later was a member of the Dayton Light Guards, Colonel King's company, until 1 ivil war. This famous command fur- nished main soldiers for the Civil war. includ- ol. Kmg. who was killed in battle. ( )n Feb. o. 1S50. in Dayton, Mr. Anderton mar- ried Mary E. Casterline, horn Feb. ~. [830, in Sprhigdale. near ( incinnati, ( >hio, daughti r <>i Silas and Mary (Miller) Casterline. In the winter of 1S55 Mr. Anderton located in Indianapolis, Ind., and worked in the printing office of the old Sentinel, and later, with Frederick Emerick, Martin Schrick and Charles Crowell, established the Daily City Item, which he assisted in conducting seven months. At this time he sold out and en- gaged in the fruit and oyster business, whole- sale and retail, after which he engaged with the United Brethren Publishing House, of Dayton, of about two years. Later he re- embarked in the fruit and oyster business. In August, iN<>_>, Air. Anderton enlisted, and was commissioned first lieutenant oi 1 !om pany I, nth Ohio Y. I., b) Governor Todd. Mr contracted rheumatism on the march from Somerville to Loop Creek, W. Va., on the way to Nashville, Tenn., in December. It was a very wet season, and continual sleep- in-- ii Scotch COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 9-7 stuck, bore him the following children: Thomas, born in 1S10. became a ' her at Pittsburg, Pa., married Xancy Jack, and died at the age of seventy-five years : Mary, born in [812, married Robert Smith, a fanner of Butler count}', and they moved to [owa, where she died; William Al., born in 1814; Robert, born in t8i6, became a lawyer and died at Lake Providence, La., about [853; and Edward, born in 1818, was first a tailor, later an attorney, finally becoming, in [S60, judge of the Circuit Court, and died from the effects of an accident in DeWitt, Clinton ■ . [1 >\\ a. William M. Graham was horn in North Hope "ii the farm which was cleared from the woods by his father. He received a com- mon school education, and remained on the home farm, which consisted of 120 acres. throughout his active life. Some time be- fore his death he retired and lived in North until called away in iSSS, in his seventy- fourth year. He was a member of the Mi dist Church, a class leader, and for thirty years led the singing, and he was greatl) re- ed by all who knew him. lie was a justice of the peace for thirty years, ami a member of the State Legislature fur two terms, at the time of the beginning of the Civil war, and at an extra session called about that time by Governor Curtin. At the age of twenty, Mr. Graham married, in Butler county, Amanda Hubbard Kerr, horn in [815, in that county, daughter of Joseph Kerr, a farmer who died in middle life, and wl was a Hubbard. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Kerr were: James. John, Zacha- riah, Parks, Joseph, Harvey, Eliza, Lucy and Amanda II. Lo Mr. and Airs. Graham were he following children : William Braden ; Jane: Ann Eliza; Mary; Erastus, who died aged three years; Joseph EC., who died aged forty years; and Robert, an attorni \ al 1 ripple Creek, Colo. .Air. Graham was married a sec- ond time, lint there were no children by the last marriage. Dr. William Braden Graham received his education by .attendance at the district schools and. fur two terms, at the high school at \\ est Sunbury, Littler county | [855-56). In the tall ..i [856 he located in Marion county, Ltd.. irt, and there studied medicine with Dr. Joseph Kerr for four months, later locating in Broad Ripple, where he studied with his uncle, Dr. Harvey Kerr, during va- ts, for four years. The winter 1 f 1857- 58 lie studied in the Medical Deparlm. the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and then entered Push Medical College, cago, whence he was graduated in 1X01. 1 ing to Clarksville, Hamilton count) . at once began the practice of his profession, remaining one and one-half years, when he was commissioned assistant surgeon of the toist Ind. A . I.. Feb. is. [863. He was pro- moted to and commissi,, ned surgeon with the rank of major, of the same regiment, Ian. I. 1S04. and he served until the close of the war. when he was honorably discharged at Indianapolis June 24, 1865. He served in the field hospital, and 111 every battle and skir- mish in which his regiment took part, until captured at Chickamauga, among the battles being Resaca, Jonesboro, Atlanta and Kings- ton. He was captured at Chickamauga with other physicians and 10,000 wounded, in the general hospital for the entire army, located at Crawfish Springs, Ga. The following is a copy of Dr. Graham's parole, his capture following a chance to escape which he re- fused to take as he knew the wounded would 1,0,1 his care: "Sept. _>_», 1863. I. W. P. Graham, assistant surgeon of the United States army, captured .at the battle of Chicka- mauga. Sept. jo. iSo-. solemnly swear: I will not hear anus against or give any in- formation detrimental to the governmet the Confederate Slate- in any service what- ever, until exchanged as a prisoner of war. and as I am only paroled to attend the sick and wounded prisoners, from the United Mates army, as soon as f am relieved from that duty, 1 will report to the commandant of the [lost at Atlanta, Ga., this to cease and be void when the cartel of exchange is observed toward Confederate surgeons. Subscribed ami sworn to before me. at Crawfish Springs, Sept. jo. [863. Signed: Alex McKinstry, Col. and Prov. Alar. Gen. of Georgia, and W. P.. Graham, assistant surgeon toist Regiment Indiana A olunteers." Dr. Graham's parole was given him with permission to care for Union wounded. He reported at the expiration of twelve days at Ringgold, Ga., to Confederate forces, and, aken to, Atlanta, thence to Richmond, as a prisoner of war. and was incarcerated in l.ihhy prison until Nov. 24, 1803, when he was taken to Fortress Monroe and sent to Annapolis. Aid., being given twenty days to report to his regiment. Libby prison, at that time, contained 1.000 Union officers. It was 928 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD divided into nine rooms. 40 x too feet, and each had no accommodations whatever. The meager rations, served once a day, were mouldy and worm infested, and consisted of corn bread, rice soup, and once in a while a piece of beef or pork. The Doctor having a Strong constitution kept his health well, but many a poor fellow died. After the war Dr. Graham returned to Indiana and settled in Noblesville in 1865, where he began the practice of medicine, a calling he has since carried on successfully. On July 25, 1865, in Noblesville. he married Clara P. Darrow, who was born Dec. 17. 1842, in Noblesville. daughter of James and Eliza- beth (Passwater) Darrow. To this union have been born the following children, all of whom are well educated : Alice, who married Charles J. Smith, a shoe salesman at Nobles- ville. and has a son, Graham Braden ; Edith, who is studying music in Berlin, Germany; William Darrow. I). D. S. ; Robert K., who married Minnie Banchert, and is with the Noblesville Milling Company: .Mary, at home; and Donald, attending the University of Illinois. Doctor and Mrs. Graham are members of the Methodist Church, in which he is steward and a trustee. He is a member of the Royal Arch Masons and of the [. O. O. F., in which latter he has passed all of the chairs, including Noble Grand. In politics he is a Republican, and his first vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, but while he has been active in politics, he has never aspired for office. He is one of the few surgeons who partici- at< d in the Civil war who are still practicing, and he is pension examiner for the I_ nited States Government. He has achieved success in his profession, and is well and favorably known among the medical men of Indiana. James Darrow, father of Mrs. Graham, was born in Kentucky, son of William and Peggie (Sadler) Darrow, who were married in Delaware, and who moved to Indiana, and settled in Hamilton county in the woods about five miles east of Noblesville. He cleared up a farm there, and died leaving children : lames, Jane, William, Isaac and John. James Darrow" was but a boy when he came with his parents to Indiana, where he received a pioneer education. In Hamilton county, Ind., at the age of twenty, he married Elizabeth Passwater, daughter of Robert and Rachel (Webb) Passwater, the former of whom was one of the pioneers who bought land direct from the Indians. Mr. Darrow settled for a time in the home neighborhood, and then be- came keeper of the Hamilton County Farm, a position he held at the time of his death — the result of typhoid fever. Both Air. and Airs. Darrow were active in the Methodist Church, and he was the choir leader at the time of his death. Their children were : Clara 1'., Amanda Melvina, Allen Marsee (who died in his fiftieth year) and Elizabeth Ann. ELI PHILLIPS, a representative agricul- turist of Tipton, Ind., who is a member of the old English Colonial family of Phillips, was a member of the Union army during the Civil war, in which great struggle he bore a promi- nent part. Mr. Phillips was born Now 25, [839, in Washington county, Pa., son of [saac and Mary (Wilkins) Phillips, the latter of German stock. Isaac Phillips was a son of Henry Phillips. He married Mary Wilkins. daughter of ( leorge Wilkins, and to them were born thir- teen children, all of whom grew to maturity except one: Henry, Elizabeth, George W., Sarah, Rebecca. Alary and Alice (twins). Lli, Matilda, Ruth, Martha and Jane. Isaac Phil- lips removed to Indiana in 1842. and settled on rented land in Franklin county, where he died aged eighty years, his wife passing away about the same time, both in the faith of the Christian Church. Mr. Phillips was a Re- publican in politics, and a stanch Union man, two of his sons, Eli and George W., being in the Civil war. The latter, who as a member of the 18th Indiana and later the 123d Indiana participated in a number of battles, returned home safely, and is now a resident of Rush county. Eli Phillips was three years old when brought by his parents to Franklin county, Ind.. and was reared on the farm, until fifteen years of age, attending school about two months each winter in the old pioneer school- house, learning to read and write. At the age of nineteen years, in Buena Vista, Frank- lin county, he enlisted in the Union army, being enrolled Aug. 23, 1801, as a private of Company B, 37th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, and veteranized Jan. 20, 1804. under (.'apt. I'. M. Goodwin, serving until honorably discharged, July 24. 1805, at Louisville, Ky.. the war having closed. His service was in Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir- ginia. Georgia, Alabama, North ami South Carolina and .Maryland, and among his battles COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 929 were: Stone River, Term., Dec 31, Tullahoma, Term., June i~, [863; Dug Ga . 11. [81 13 : Chickamauga, Sept. [9 a [863; Missionary Ridge, Nov. 27, [863; Tun- Hill, Ga., May 8. [864; Buzzard's b st, Ma) 9, 1864; Resaca, Ga., May 14. [864; Dal- las, Ga., Maj 27, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, June 22, [864; Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 21, 1864; Atlanta. Ga., Jul) j~. [864; 11 iro, 1 ia., Sej t. 1 . [864; Savannah, ( la., 21, [864; Averysboro, X. C, [865 : and Bentonville, X. C, March id. 1865. He was in the great Atlanta campaign, when the Union were under tire for four months, his regiment being under tire for seventeen days and nights without being out of the line of battle. He was en Sherman's great March to the Sea and the march to Washington, but could not participate in the Grand Review at Was ti n, D. C, .i~ he had no shoes, so marched up Pennsylvania avenue' on the si lewalk bare- footed. He was never wounded, was never sick in the hospital, nor was he' a prisoner, but was an ever faithful soldier, performing his duties efficiently and cheerfully. Few men who participated in the great struggle with the Union army can boast of having partici- pated in so many of the large battles, marches and smaller engagements as can Mr. Phillips, and his long and full record speaks for itself should go down through the generations in example of patrii itism. After the war Mr. Phillips returne Indiana, and was married in Franklin county, Sept. 21, [866, to Sarah E. Evans, born in that county in January, 1843. daughter of James and Lydia (Weston ) Evans, and grand- daughter of William and Sarah Evans. James Evans was born in January, [816, and was a farmer of Franklin county, where he owned mid acres of g 1 land, and where he died May 27, 1885, his wife passing away Sept. 8, 1 Si 14. lie was an elder in the Christian Church for twenty years, being one of the founders of that church in bis community. !li- children were: Francis M., born Jan. 23, 1S41 ; Sarah Emclinc, January, 1843 : Mary Ann, \)vk\ d. 1S45 ; Susan, April 9, 1848 seph William. May 20, [849; Nancy A., March 15. IS?-': Deborah Jane. Aug. 28, [855; Rachel Emily, March 17, 185 — : Stephen, Nov. 17. [860. Francis M. I member of Compam F, [8th [nd. V. I.. .! Iding the rank of corporal, and was in a number of batik- 1 at Syracuse, Mo., ■ if typhoid fever. After his marriag 'hillips settled on land in Indiana, and six year- later rem catur where he carried on farming, al- 1 engaging- al carpenter work, a trade that 1 had partly learned prior to the outbreak of the war. In about 1S85 he located in Ti] on his present place, which had little clei Here Mr. Phillips has made a tine home, erect- me residence, and good sub al barns and outbuildings, presenting a much differenl appearance to what it was when he first located, it then resembling a sugar camp more than anything else. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are members of the Chi Church. In politics be is a Republican, his first vote being cast for Grant, and he is a member of the ( i. A. R., at Tipti m. To Mr. and Airs. Phillips were born tl children: Deb .rah Jane, born Aug. g, [867, married W. T. Poring, a farmer of \ township. Tipton county, Ind.. and they have- two children. Leroy and Jesse; Henrietta, born March 14. 1S74. married Ashley W. Sha farmer, and they have seven children, [ohn E., Mabel Fay, Myrtle, George Dewey, Mollie. Clarissa and Bonnie; and Lydia Ann, born March 20. 1877. married George W. Boring, a farmer of Xevada township, Tipton county, and they have three children, Delia, Rachel and Edith. The three children of Eli Phillips were born in Franklin county. Indiana. NATHAN NEY SPEXCE, a well-kn. lawyer of Muncie, Ind.. and a veteran of the Civil war. was born in Sussex county. Del.. May 10, 1837, son of Isaac and Ellen ( Re Spence. The Spence family was identified with the Colony of Delaware from the earliest days of that settlement, when one John Spence came thither from England. According to a tradition cited by Peter T. Spence, of La Fontaine. Wabash county, Ind.. who is 011 the oldest members of the family, now . eighty-seven years, there were three bio: who came over together. John. James and Abel. They all settled in Delaware, and their descendants in various parts of the State were numerous. The name >•( John Spence's wife is not known, but she bore him five chil viz. : Nathan ; Enoch ; Tamsy, who married Philip in, and settled in Delaware county, Ind., on a farm and 1 isrhty- 93° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Louie, who married a Hollis, and re- mained in Delaware; and one whose name is forgotten. It is believed that John Spence a soldier in the Revolution. Nathan Spence was born about 1769, in Sussex county, the northernmost division of Delaware. He was a farmer and owned a large tract of land in that State, and it is believed lie was also a slave-holder, but that he treed his slaves. There is good reason to assume that he was a lieutenant in the army, and saw service in the war of 1812. His wife was Elizabeth Morris, a native of Sussex count}". They had four children: John, [saac, Sarah Ann and Deborah. Nathan Spence died in 1829. Isaac Spence. born in March, 1S15, in Sussex county, became a fanner like his father. He received in his youth a very limited education, but learned to read and write. About 1836 he married and a year later, in August, removed to Lancaster count)'. Ohio, but after six months left that region for lv>ss county. Six months afterward he moved from there, to Indiana, arriving in Delaware county, (let. 0. 1838. He stopped at first at Goldsmith Gilbert's Tavern, in Muncie Town, where Henry Wysor's residence now stands. The journey had been made in a one-horse wagi n, and as his wife made the trip with him, carrying their only child in her arms, it was a hard and trying experience. Air. Spence decider to settle in Niles township, and en- tered a tract of forty acres, the last unoccu- pied piece on the market. He built a log house with a stick chimney, plastered with "cat and clay" (as they called the mixture of straw and clay), and started in to clear his land. This he speedily accomplished, and in time bought eighty acres more, not adjoining but in the same locality. Although Mr. Spence remained in Indi- ana till 1851, he moved several times during that period' lu that year he turned to pioneer life again, going to Iowa where he bought eightv acres of prairie and timber land and his home on it for one sear, after which he returned to Indiana, bought a small farm, ter be moved to Granville and there spenl hi- remaining years. He died Oct. 27, 1874, aged fifty-nine years, seven months and twen- ty-four days. In religion- belief he was a and a devout member of that church, with a quiet, peaceful disposition that made him a good exemplar of Christian living. Phvsically he was a man of unusual prowess, 'ling 320 pounds, and strong enough to handle two ordinary men. Though in life a Democrat, he voted for Frei even succeeding Republican candidate till his deatii. On July 4, 1836, in Sussex county, lie-':., Air. Spence was joined in marriage to I 3S Ellen Reede, who was a native of that county, born July 9, 1817. She was one of live chil- dren. Sylvester. Daniel. William. Ellen and Levina, born to William and — — v l kins) Reede. Her father was a large land owner and farmer in that section, and lived to the age of sixty-five or seventy years. Chil- dren were born to Isaac and Ellen Spence as follows: Nathan Ney; Elizabeth, July 6, [839; William II.. June 10. [842; Sarah Ann, 111 1N44 (died at the age of twelve) ; John li., Oct. 31, 1846 (who died in Eaton. Intl.); James (1., April. 1S51; Isaac Wesley, [854; and Minerva, 1856. Mrs. Spence died in February, 1868, and Air. Spence later ma a widow, but there were no children of second union. Nathan Ney Spence was only an infant fifteen months old when his parents mow Indiana, and his whole childhood was as- sociated with the frontier. His school days were spent in the old log school-house, to which the children of that region found their wa\ by blazed trails, coming sometimes more than three miles through the woods. The Stover, Alaitland, Berry, Blakeley, Thorn- berg and Wroughton families were among those represented. The school-house was log-,, with one cut out and panes of glass 1 serted in order to admit the light, while the floor was of sawed boards. There was an enormous fireplace, the wood for which was brought in by the boys each night. The teacher in charge in our subject's time was a noted master in those pioneer days, one David Bell] bald-headed and wearing old-fashioned iron-rimmed spectacles. lie was a fa athlete, and quick as a cat in his movements. Kindly by nature and always mild towards a good pupil, he was yet a strict disciplinarian and a terror to evil-doers. Hanging 1 hook near him were always kept well-dressi hickory rods, small ones for the little and larger for the older youths, and these not infrequently used. No interference was brooked, and when on one occasion John Blakeley objected strenuously because his Andrew had been whipped for sneezing loudly, Mr. Bell told him that if he came there swore lie. too. would receive a whipping. F - s-i\ winters and one summer Air. Spence COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 931 1 Mr. Bell and like all his pupils was turned 1 nit a good reader and -- and was well versed also in arithmetic. He attended other schools too until he was six- teen, thou itime he also did a good deal clearing on the farm and helped in all the work. At eighteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and followed it in Delaware county till the war broke out, although after his marriage in i860, he also operated a small farm in Xiles township, on which he and his wife had settled. With his new domestic responsibilities up- on him, Mr. Spence did not respond to the call for arms in the Civil war, but Aug. 9, [862, he enlisted in Company B, 84th Ind. \ . I., under Capt. John 11. Ellis, to serve three years or during the war. He was dis- charged June 14. 1865, at Camp Marker, Tenn., five miles from Nashville, and was mustered out at Indianapolis, July 1. [865. Except for a short hospital record, he shared in all the experiences of his regiment, was • a prisoner and was wounded only once. in the right shoulder. He was in the Atlanta campaign, with its four months of constant fighting, and in the battles of Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, Dalton, Rocky Face Ridge and Resaca. He was injured by lifting a dead tree out the path for a charge, was disabled for ten days, and also contracted a chronic -. so that he was sent to the rear and lay in a field hospital in Nashville three weeks. lie was then detailed to a convalescent camp in Murfreesboro, Tenn., next to build block houses for the Chattanooga ami Nashville railroad, fur six weeks, and then to guard his rut at Nashville, remaining there till his discharge. After the war. Mr. Spence returned to Delaware county and built the toll house on 1 iranville pike. In the spring of [866 lie 1 to Pontiac, Living ;ton ninty, 111., where he followed his trade for more than two years. In the fall of [868 he went to Bloomington, 111., and engaged a- a carpenter and contractor till 187 j. when he went to Chicago to become foreman for a contracting company. This was a brief episode, however, as in the spring of the next year he went to Hartford City. Ind., and -i\ months later re- turned to his early home in Xiles township. There he resumed his old work of building, put up tin 1 house at Granville, three in Nile- town-hip. two in Union, the Metho- dist Church at 1 '.lack's .Mills, a square hank ham for William Cox, the Delaware county, at th; and a number of fine residem \\ hile Mr. Spence « in his building operations, he had alw 1 - a natural inclination towards legal subjects, together with marked power a-- a speaker, finally he resolved to give up contractii tirely and read for the Bar. IK- studied \i Judge Ryan and Judge Lot/, and was admitted to the practice of his profession in Sepl 1886, on the motion ,,f Hon. R. S. Gregory! Although at that time forty-nine years" .Mr. Spence began with all the enthusiasm of a younger man, and was remarkably sua ful iii speedily establishing a good practi lor lour years he was in partnership with I Ion. ( >zro Cranor. ( )f late years he has b applied to as special judge to try main ca and has made quite a name for himself, a strong personality, he shows special forci addressing a jury, and has great influence over them. An active politician. .Mr. Spence was till [896 a strong Republican, but in that \ear became a Democrat. He has made mi speeches and is a potent factor in a campaig In 1871 Mr. Spence became a Mason. - ing his residence in Illinois, and is a member of Lodge Xo. 433, F. & A. M. He ha been prominent, to,,. j n ( ,. \. R. work, a as a member of Williams Post, No. 78, been adjutant three times, commander one term and chaplain one term. He was an ■ rganizer of John Brandt Post, Xo. 50. ,,f Eaton, [1 and suggested naming it for a member 1 company, who was mortally wound Chickamauga and carried off the field night by Mr. Spence and others. The first marriage contracted by Mr. Spence occurred in Delaware county, Feb. 2~, i860, when he was twenty-three years age. His bride was Miss Ellen Cunningham, born in Huntingdon county. Pa., Jul) 4. 1835, daughter ,,f Robinson Cunningham (1 mother's maiden name was Myton), of Scotch- Irish -lock. Mr. Cunningham, a farmer, who died in [866, had -i\ other ell dren, all now deceased, John. Robinson. Jr., Mary, Eliza, Esther and Annie. Mrs. Spence being the youngest. She died in December, [876, the mother of six children, namely: John C, born Jan. 15, 1861 ; frank 'I'.. Ian. 5. [863; Isaac \\ .. June 11,. t866 ; Robert N. April 4. 1N71 (win died aged two years : Charles D.. May 4. [869; and Georgia H June 13, 1873 1 who d 93- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD .Mrs. Spence's death in Eaton, Mr. Spence was married to Miss Amanda Hani, who died in 1882. His third wife was Miss Martha Anderson, 1>\ whom he has had one daughter, Austa, born in April. [883. Miss Spence has received a good education, attend- the public, grammar and high schools, and has also been well-trained in music, for which she has much natural talent. VALENTINE APPLE, one of the rel citizens of Warren township, Marion county, Ind., where he has been engaged in fanning and stock raising, deserves consideration as a survivor of the Civil war, in which he held official position. He was born on his father's farm in Marion county, Nov. 29, [840, son 1 £ 1 ew and Catherine Apple. John Apple, grandfather of Valentine, was born in Pennsylvania, and in young manhood accompanied his father to Hamilton county. Ohio. He married Sarah Ann Mitchell, daughter of John Mitchell, a Revolutionar) soldier who settled in Marion county, and is buried in the McVey graveyard, where his tombstone can still be found. Valentine Apple remembers leading around his great- grandfather, who was nearly blind, and of being interested in his main- thrilling tales if die Revolutionary war. John Apple moved with his family to .Marion county about [827 or tS_'S. settling in Warren township, one and one-half miles northeast of Irvington. He entered eighty acres of land, which he cleared, and lived in his log cabin on this farm until his death. He is buried in Anderson cemetery. '■lie mile northeast of Irvington. Both lie and wife were members of the Baptist Church. Their children were: Solomon, Elias, John, Michael. Andrew, Judith and 1 'oily. Andrew .Apple was born Nov. 30, [817, either ill Pennsylvania or ( ihio. ( in Dec. 1. [836, in Marion county, he married Catherine Shearer, born in Hamilton county, Ohio, •laughter of Andrew and Mary Magdalena Shearer, the former of whom was a Pennsyl- vania German who settled first in Hamilton county, but later was a pioneer in Marion county, Ind. He entered land in Warren hip, and was a neighbor of John Apple. Andrew Apple cleared up an eighty-acre farm, built a log house and barn, and resided in Marion county until his death, Feb. .}. [899. re his marriage he had entered forty later entering another forty, and afterward adding to his land until he had [60 The hewed log house still stan< I the same spot when he plao '. it. Both he and his wile were d citizens, and were leading members of the Methodist Church, in which he was a class leader and steward. .Andrew Apple was one of the founders and builders of tlie old log church at Bethel, which preceded the present one, and also the church at Lawrence. His children were: James Marion, born Feb. S. 1838; Valentine, Nov. 29, [840; Andrew, (let. 30. 1S011; Sarah Ann. Nov. 14. 1843; am l Elzina, April 21, 1847. The mother of these children died .March 18, 1899. Valentine Apple was reared amid pioneer surroundings, and his early education was ob- tained in a subscription school held in an old log school-house with very primitive furnishings. During the summers he was expected to work on the farm, and was kept at home whenever it was thought necessary, and occasionally there was too much snow, or lie had no shoe-. and thus was not able to attend school very regularly. The shoes of the family were made by his father from leather tanned from the hide taken to a neighboring tannery. When twenty-one years of age he remembers assist- ing to raise a frame barn on Solomon Kuhn's farm, for that was a very memorable day to him, as on that same evening lie enlisted for service in the Civil war. ( )n Nov. 29, [861, he was sworn in at Indianapolis, as a private of Company K. 52d Ind. V. L, for three years or during the war. which contract he kept until honorably discharged at Canton, Miss., when be immediately re-enlisted in the same organization for three years. He was elected by his comrades and promoted to be duty sergeant in r862, and to be orderly ser- geant when his regiment was consolidated with the 50th Ind. Inf. Later he was com- missioned second lieutenant, but refused to accept this honor as the war was then over. He served with his regiment, marching in Missouri and Kansas after I 'nee. fur forty- one days, covering 750 miles from and re- turning to St. Louis. His army experiences were in Tennessee. Mississippi. Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas. Alabama and Georgia. His battles were: Siege of Fort Donelson, siege of Corinth. Fort Pillow, X'ash- ville, Fort Blakeley, Tupelo, Riser Lake. Dur- hamville. Tenn.. Jackson. Mis-., ami small battles and skirmishes too numerous to men- tion. His nearest danger to death was when a ball grazed the right side 'if his luad. close enough to smart the skin, and when he was attacked with swamp fever when he was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 933 al six weeks. His record is that of an active soldier and faith- ful officer, one who I iok part in all the fights that his regiment was in, and also in dangerous ill one- v\ hile "in with squads. After the war Mr. Apple returned to his father's farm, and was married in Warren township, Marion county, Ant;. 22, 1S07. to Ann Clark, born near Irvington, tnd., March iS. [840, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth 1 Askreii ) Clark. Their children were a Lena and Sanora, twins, bom Oct. [6, 1868; Claretta Anice, July 21, [878; Mag- gie Esmer, Jan. 4. 1881 : Elsie Jane, Aug. 27, 1SS4; Byron P., Jan. 3, [870; Austin 1 ira, Jan. 25, 1873; Henry Al.. April 27, [876; Andrew Clark. Aug. _'. 1SS3 1 died Aug. Hi, [883). Lena married Albert J. Xew house, farmer on the home place, and their chil- dren are: Andrew Valentine. Morris B and Omer Austin. Sanora married James Grove, a farmer in Warren township, and their children were : Walter (deceased) lestia and Everett. Claretta Anice married ( iscar J. Kuhn, a farmer in Iowa, and their children are: Vernie, Gladys, Fay ami ii, it. Austin (>ra married Carrie YVillman, is a farmer in Warren township, and his chil- dren are: Gertrude, Mabel. Leona and Julia Ann. Maggie Esmer died Jan. 14, [888. Mrs. Apple is a daughter of Joseph dark. born in Pennsylvania and married in Hamil- ton count). 1 ihio, where he went with bis father in boyhood. Elizabeth Askren, his sec- ond wife, was born in Pennsylvania, daugh- ter of Thomas and Helena 1 Mundell) Askren. Both families were among pioneers in Hamil- ton county. Joseph Clark moved to Marion ty, Ind., after the birth of to his - cond unii in, nameh : Nancy, rn Sept. o. 1824; and Sarah, bom April 12, 1827, then a babe in arm-, who died in Marion county aged twenty-one years. This removal was in 1827, and they came in a 'tied five mik I Indiana- - where Mr. Clark entered [60 acre ol pl.25 per acre, and they lived in cabin which had be< n built by his brother Caleb. It had neither floor, door nor windows, and wolvi : howl around it at night and hundred- of Indians would call on them, passing along the old National road. It was necessary to keep big tires at night in to frighten away the wild animal-. All the clearing that had yet been done was repre- sented by five brush heaps. Mr. Clark had ,i soldier in the war of (8l2, and had a land warrant for eighty acre-, subsequ purchasing the rest of his property, ceeded in clearing up this farm, and lived on it until his death at the age of sixty-three years. In politics he was a Democrat. Both he and wife belonged to the Baptist Chi Church. Their children were: Nancy, Sept. 9 or 10. 1SJ4; Sarah. April 12. 1827 ; Eleanor, Aug. 9, [830; Margaret, Dec. 23, 1832; Henry. April 2, [834; George W .. May 2, 1837; Ann. March [8, (840; Jami Jan. 24. [843 ; Thomas Jefferson, Feb. u. Joseph Clark died from the effects accident. His first wife had been Mary Par- ker, and bore him two children: one that died in infancy, and Mary. Hi- second wife. Elizabeth, died in December, [864. Tw Joseph Clark's son- were soldier- ill tin- war ; I ieorge W., in the 79th Indiana, of which he w:i 1 lieutenant, and James H.. who orderly sergeant of the 70th Indiana, ami were killed in the service. Mr. Valentine Apple boughl eight) partly- cleared acres of his present farm. "Fortwi on which stood a house and harm and for this he paid fifty dollars an acre to Col. G' Parker, which was less than its value. family lived in the log house until he built his present one and one-half story frame dwelling. He inherited forty acres from his father, and now owns ill acre-, a part of which is off by the railroad. His farm is in i condition, and his buildings are of a sub tial character. In politics Mr. Apple is a Republii cast hi- first presidential vote for Ah: Lincoln, when he was a soldier at St. I He has served as supervisor of his towi lie belongs to Jam,- Beard Post, No. 433, (1. A. R., at Lawrence. Loth he and wif members of the Methodist MacDOXALD WALTERS. For the • twenty-five years the gentleman wh heads this sketch, has been confined to bis bed. but he has borne hi- sufferings wit markable fortitude, and directed the mat ment 1 airs with a clear head and keen gilt, such a- to invoke the admir: of all who know him. Mr. Walters in < (wen county. Ind.. ■11 and ( -. the former of whom was a • I 1 ) The 1 the A branch of the \ 1\ was a natb 934 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Wales, and probably came to this country dur- ing Revolutionary times. Among his children was Rolicii. (II i Robert Walters was born in Virginia, but came to Indiana at a very early day, lo- cating in ( >\\en county, where he cleared "it a farm, and resided until 1828, when he re- ! to Morgan county, and entered the land upon which our subject now resides. Until his death Robert Walters made this property his home. 1 III I William Walters was horn in Ken- tucky, but was reared in ( )wen county, where he bought government land and cleared it. re- siding upon it until his death. 1 IV ) MacDonald Walters, remained with his father until he was twenty-four, when the former gave him 400 acres of land, all wild. He cleared over 200 of it. and made a good home, where he was married. In the fall of 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 50th Ind. Regt., and was honorably discharged at the close of 862, "it account of disability. His trouble in- creased, until since December, 1882, he has been confined to his bed. Such cases as this bring with full force to the thoughtful what the brave boys of the sixties endured for their country. In 1857. Mr. Walters married Margaret E. Patrick', born in Putnam county. Ind., daughter of Gabriel and Keziah, both of Ken- tucky, who came to Indiana at an early day, and became successful farmers in Putnam county, after some years spent as pioneers. Eleven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Walters : One died in infancy; Deoti died at the age of twenty-one; Leoni married Charles Woffetts : Lucy married William Shake; Edwin married Hattie Beenan, and was a farmer of Adams township : Hester married John Smedley; Rutford R. married Jeynette Colman, a farmer of Illinois; Wil- liam W. married Cora Sterwelt, and is a farmer of Morgan county; Garfield P.. at home, married Edna Mugg; and two died in infancy. All of the children have been given ii ns. In politics Mr. Walters is a Republi ember of the I. O. < I. F. That ' government appreciates his - fact that he receives $72 month pension, but this does nol com- ir his suffering and the 1< iss 1 if ill, with the cheerfulness v is chai and is one of the favorites of the neighbor- hood, his friends coming in to spend the even- ing about his bedside, and going away profited by his words of wisdom. DR. A. A. CECIL, coroner of Delaware count)', and a physician of note, whose field of practice is the city of Muncie and vicinity, was born three miles southeast of Muncie, in Delaware county, Jan. 25, 1854. son of Samuel and Rhoda (Truitt) Cecil, and grandson ol .Aaron and Anna (Springer) Cecil. Aaron Cecil came from Miami county, ( >hio. near Hardin, in 1831, to Delaware county as a pioneer, making the journey with a team of horses, a wagon and two yoke of oxen with a big covered ox-wagon, and his wife and eldest daughter rode horseback the entire distance. Mrs. Cecil carrying her youngest daughter, a child, most of the way in her arms. Aaron Cecil purchased land in Perry township, and cleared his farm from the woods, building a log cabin which is still standing. He improved his farm, and in later years built a good home, becoming a substan- tial citizen. He was a member of the old State militia, and his brother. Ingraham Cecil, was in the war of 1812, participating in the battle of the Thames, Canada, and saw Te- cumseh shot by a private soldier. Aaron Ce- cil was an old-line Whig in politics, and an old-time Methodist, assisting to build the early churches of this section, and was a man of strong character. He died aged about sev- enty years, in 1858, the father of John Springer, Zachariah W., Elihu, Samuel. Gor don. Sarah Ann. Rebecca and Mary. Samuel Cecil, father of Dr. A. A., was born Nov. 23, 1S24, in Miami county, Ohio. and was but seven years old when he came with his parents to Indiana, of the journey to which State he can relate many interesting accounts. He assisted his father in the clear- ing of the land, anil attended the old log schoolhouse. After marriage he settled on a farm three miles south of Muncie, known as the old Town Hill farm, the site of the old Indian town, and many Indian relics have been found on this place. The tribe took a prominent part in the battle of Tippecanoe, and being badly punished never returned to the old town. A brass kettle, which Mr. Cecil as a lad of fifteen years helped to unearth, is supposed to have contained money when buried, and il is supposed that it was dug up COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 935 and emptied of its contents by a white man ... made Ins home \\ ith the [ndians. < In arm Mr. Cecil built a durable log house, hich all of his children, Dr. A. A., Ann art. and Mrs. Sarah < >. Stephens, were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil were prominent lers of the Methodist Church in Dela- county and he was class leader ami steward thereof. For the past eleven wars Mr. Cecil has lived retired in Muncie, residing in his fine home on property on Kirby avenue, he built in 1896. He is a typical In- diana pioneer, and is much respected and es- teemed in his community. Mr. Samuel Cecil was married in Center ship to Rhoda Truitt, who was horn in Adams county, < >hio, July 2^,. 1829, daughter 1 : George and Frances (Waldon) Truitt. ge Truitt descended from Scotch ances- and was formerly a farmer in Ohio, but cd to Delaware county, Ind., and settled in Center township in 1834, clearing up a farm of [60 acres from the woods. He lived I venty-five years old, and reared a large family of children. Dr. A. A. Cecil was reared on the old -lead, and when a boy worked at the pioneer farmer hoy's tasks. He first at- i the district school, which was held in a small frame house in the woods, his first teacher being Miss Mary Winslow. When about twelve years of age he came to Mun- cie, and rode to and from public school on horseback. Dr. Cecil still possesses the sad- dle-bags in which he carried his hooks, and which arc still in an excellent state of preser- lthough they are now very old, hav- en purchased by his father from Rev. John Trego, an itinerant Methodist minister. During the summers the Doctor worked on arm, and in winters until eighteen years 1 he went to Muncie Academy. After he settled on a farm in Center town- ship, and in 1SS0 began the Stud\ of medicine Dr. T. J. Boles, of Muncie, as preceptor, hen attended the Ohio Medical College, •icinnati. 1882-3, and again in [885-6, graduating- therefrom in the latter year. In unty, in 1883, he began the practice of his profession, and continued there two and after his graduation : k up his tice in Muncie. In [886 h \'e county, Kans., bul returned to Delaware ty, Ind.. in 1891, practicing March. [896, since which ■on in Muncie. He- is well known throughout the county as a physician of skill, as wi 11 a- a man pt in public life. He is a Republican in politics, and in too 1 was elected coroner of Delaware count} by an excellent majority. He is an unaffiliated member of the [. < 1. 1 1. \\ He is a member of the Delaware County Mi Society, the Indiana State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is a subscriber to the leading medical journals of the day. and keeps himself acquainted modern discoveries and inventions. Ik- possessor of a valuable medical library. On February 22, 1N77. at the age of twenty-three years, Dr. A. A. Cecil was united in marriage in Delaware county, with Maggie Drennen. who was horn in Iowa, daughter of George, and his wife (whose maiden name was Gutherie). To this union there was born one son, Carl, who is now an expert electrician of Muncie. Mrs. Cecil's death occurred June 10. [878, and Dr. 1 was married (second) in the fall of i>- Portland, Jay Co., Ind., to Miss Emma J. Roach, born March 7, 1863, in Portland, daughter of Esaac and Elizabeth (Barrick) Roach. To this second union there were born eight children, four sons and four daugh- ters, as follows: Herman M.. Ralph V.. Anna Lucille. Ethel G., Rhoda E., Samuel K., Al- bert Gordon and Mabel F. During his residence at Muncie, Dr. Cecil has made many friends, both pen and professional. He is favorably known in the various organizations with which he has connected himself, and worthily repres the old pioneer stock from which he has come. REASON T. HARRIS, a substantial ag- riculturist and veteran of the great Civil war. who is engaged in farming in Blackford county. Ind.. near Eaton, was horn Met. 7. 1835, in Delaware comity, near Eaton, - Benjamin and Elizabeth (Denman) Harris. Francis Harris, gram 1 Reason I'.. was a pi. neer of Athens county, < ihio, and in [829-30 removed with his family to Union township. Delaware county, Ind.. settling at* the preseni site of Eaton, this locality at that time bi irly all w< iodland. 'I i few settlers, and deer, wolves and other wild game were plentiful. Mr. Harris cleat farm where tiie brick house built later by Charles Carter - eck, built 936 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a clam on the Mississinewa rivei grisi mill of logs, the mill also containing ; cracker. The mill st lies were - split in two and di o that tin grind, and were but two and one-halt feet acmss. Mr. Harris resided on his farm, which lay along the river, all of his life, audi there died at an advance 1 age. Hi- children were: Rachel. Jane. Hannah, Ja< Abraham and Benjamin. Benjamin Harris was born in A:' county, Ohio, in [809. He there married Elizabeth Denman, born in 181 ter of Samuel Denman. and their children . David. Francis, Hannah. Reason T. ge, all of whom with the exc Hannah and Francis were born in Indiana. Benjamin Harris came to Indiana b\ ai team and wagon, and settli 3 the river in the woods, where he enten acres and erected a log cabin. Here he continued until he removed farther W Iowa, lining there about eight years, bu returned to Delaware county, locating tiic farm of ninety acre.-, on which John Mor- ris now lives, ddiis farm b ; estate, and here Benjamin died aged forty years, shortly after returning 1. His wife survh 1 1 eighty - six years, and die! Jul) to. [897. at the home 1 f Iter son. Reason T. Site had marriei Iter second husband. Allien Green, a farmer of Delaware county. Benjamin Harris was a Republican in politics, and a stanqh Union man. having two sons in the Civil war — Rea- 51 'it T. and i 'avid. Reason T. Harris was reared among pioneers, ami received his education in an old log schoolhouse. He worked on the nuously during the summer-, but at- tended 1 if the time during th the subscription schools, which were th of the kind at that period, the teacher b ing around at the home- of the pupils. In [854, when nineteen years old, he was married at Eaton to Hannah Rob rts, born in Wayne county, hid., daughter of John and Susie 1 , For t v> ' 1 years following their mar- , Mr. liana- and his wife lived on his fa- ther's farm, and when it was -old he bought forty acres in Delaware county, all of which had been cleared except seven acres. He lived here for some years, and or this farm hi- first wife died. They had two children: Benjamin ; and Sarah, who mhood. Mr. 1 Fat 1 live in his farm and improved it with a log cabin and I g stable. Mr. Harris was married (second) in Delaware count), to Amanda Cochran, born in that count)', daughter of Daniel Cochran, a pioneer of 1 lelaware county, who had cleared up a -o,id farm there. The children of the second marriage were: Ella, Amanda, Laura (who died aged thirty-one years) and Wil Ham 1 whi.' died aged fort)- years). The mother of these children died Nov. 18. [872, and .Mr. Harris was married (third) Pec. 5. 1S73. to Mary Jane Shreve, horn Feb. 12, [833, Pendleton count). \Y. \ a., daughter 1 I Wil Ham and Rebecca (Hedrich) Shreve, and had David, w he) farms the homestead, is a Republican in politics, and a member of the lei; at Hartford Pit). William Shreve ;: of John and Eliza Shreve, the f whom en >-ed tin.- Atlantic 1 Icean with rents when six weeks old. probabl) lli- children were: Daniel, John, -. lame.-. Benjamin, William, Jennie, . Polly, Kilt) and Lucinda. John Shreve died in \\ est Virginia, in old age, and his wife lived to he ninety-six years old. William Shreve was born in Pendleton county. W. \ a., where he married Rebecca Hedrich, of German stock-, daughter Charle- Hedrich. He first settled on bis fa- ther's land, to which he added by purchase. He wa- a soldier in the Home Guards in West Virginia during the Civil war. and was killed by the 1 nfederates in a skirmish. He had - ais in the Civil war, Charles W. am! William C. His children were: Mary Jane, Susannah. Charles Wesley, Louisa, William . Ami Elizabeth, Zachariah and George. Mrs. Shn oved with her family to In- diana about 1807, and settled in Delaware count)-, near Selma, where her son. Charles Wesley, lived on a farm. After his third marriage Mr. Harris tied in Delaware county, three miles east Granville, where he had ninety acres of im- proved land, and the} remained there 1883, when he bought his present farm of eighty acres, on which he has made many im- provements, including extensive draining the building of a substantial frame house. He is a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Red Men at Hartford City, David Harris married. Feb. S. ioO|. Mr-. mice 1 ( ' "i fer I [arris, born in £ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 957 I., Jan. 5, I Si .7. dailghti anil Mary (Johnson) Gaunce. John Gaunce was a farmer of Shelb) county, and married (first) i'li]'»' Confer. Mrs. Harris married (first) Mr. Charles Confer, (second) William T. Harris, a si n 1 £ Reason T. Harris b) his rid marriage, who died Jan. 22, [902, and she was subsequently married to David Har- ts above mentioned. In politics Mr. Reason 'I'. Harris is a Re- publican, and he has always been an earnest o'rter of the Government. In January. [865, he enlisted in Delaware county, hid., as a private of Company P, 147th tnd. \ . i.. and was honorably discharged at Harper's Ferry, mgust, [865, after serving nine months in Virginia. For six weeks he was confined in a hospital with typhoid pneumonia, and ever entirely recovered from its effects. MAHL< IN J( )HXS< i\. There is to be found in the township of Monrovia, Morgan l 0., I inl.. a settlement of the Societ) Friends, among whom are men of probity, honesty of purpose and uprightness of living. These men are simple in word and mam living; they are in the world, but not of it. They make no oaths in courts of justice, noi are words of vanity found in their months. Their simple promise is considered sufficient, even in legal matters, for a Quaker values his es his life. These g 1 pei >ple, quiet and unassuming as they are. exert un- told influence in a community. Such a man is Mahlon Johnson, a successful farmer of ownship, wdio was horn Mig. -'4. 1835, in Monroe township. Morgan county, son of Philip and Martha (Hubbard) Johnson, na- tives of North Carolina, the latter horn in Randolph o ntnty. 1 1 1 Robert Johnson was a native of North Carolina, but of English descent, the pro >f the family evidently coming to the New I in ( lolonial days, and there hi d by all. 1 1 1 1 William Ji ihnsi m was horn and 1 in North Carolina, where he married. At an early day, when the nineteenth century was still in its teens, he came to Richmond, Ind., and settling in the woods, lived the life of the pioneer of that day. Working hard. ared oft" his farm, hut in 1832, to vL ; mnty, ami there lived, until his death. (Ill) Philip John Wil and father was thirteen year when the famil me to Indiana, hut in he lett his father to come to Morgan county with his wife and brother Ashley, and they settled it] ' his father had pre\ entered. William Johnson in all entere acres in Monroe township, which he and his bo\ - a in-law cleared - iff, and br> into a state of cultivation. Although hi not yet of age. 'hi- father allowed him to start himself, and the young I - with a might, fi that each stroke brought him nearer SUi Not 1 nh did the family have to contend with the savage wild, beast, hut also with the In- dians, . of those time- n make 1 reading. The mother was the good genius of the family, always hu>_\ . nine,, weaving and cooking. Mahlon son has the old spinning wheel his mi used, and it i- quite a curiosity in these 1 Their hard work was rewarded by success, Philip and his wife lived upon this property until they died., he passing away Jan [879, and she March 14, [886. Both were members of the Society of Friends. Six dren were horn to them: Emeline P. ceased; Eliza, deceased; Mahlon; Ma ed, twin to Mahlon; George II.; and. Ashley, a resident oi Monroe township, where he is a farmer. These children were given 1 1 -. and now own excellent homes. (IV) Mahlon Johnson ha.- grown uj the community, anil when twenty-sis age, began learning the trade of a carpenter. For twelve years he followed this, and then went on the farm, and lias been a farmer ever since. While -following his trade, he went t Wayne county, Ind.. and lived there for nine years, but has lived in Morgan county a':'. his life, with, the exception of those years, and ees it is the best section of the State. On Si l, [861, Mahlon Johnson ; ; w ith Sarah A. Ham born in Wayne county, Ind.. a daughl David and jar. (Moon) Hampton, horn in Ohio and ' 1 arolina, respectively. The in 1812, overland Jane Moon walked most all the way. living in 1 Hiio, they came to • : nd took up government land in ..in county. They lived on the place where they settled,, until they passed away. ■ -' icrs of the S 1 9oS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD Friends. They had a family of eleven chil- dren, eight of whom grew to maturity, and Sarah A. was the eighth in order of birth. The following family has been horn to Mahlon Johnson and wife: Ella married 1-. Riter, and resided at Indianapolis, where she died, leaving one child, Helen, who is with her maternal grandfather ; Mary is a teacher at Pasadena, Cal. ; Philip, who alter complet- ing his common school education, took a me- chanical course of the Scranton, Pa., corres- pondence school, being a natural horn ma- chinist, and now assists his father on the farm, married Gertrude Harvey, and has one child, Kathaleen ; and Jane M. is deceased. Mahlon Johnson is a member of the So- ciety of Friends, and is one of its most earn- est and consistent members. He votes for the man rather than the party, believing that sound principles and good morals will insure better government than certain set platforms. He is living on the farm his grandfather en- tered so man}- years ago. His farm consists of 135 acres of good land, adjoining Monro- .:, and has telephone connection. His suc- cess in farming has been remarkable, and he is looked up to as one of the most representa- tive farmers and Friends in Morgan county. LYCURGUS P. McCORMACK, whose important positi m as State labor commissioner of Indiana has enabled him to do much in the interest of peace and the progress of industry. is a resident of Indianapolis and a member of the third generation of his family to live in that city. The name of McCormack has been known and respected in Indianapolis from its very beginning, for John McCormack — a brother of James McCormack, grandfather of Lycurgus P. — built the first house in what is now the capital of Indiana, settling here in [820. Descendants of both brothers are nu- merous in Indianapolis and other cities of the State, and, inueed, are found throughout the ci iiuitry. The McCormacks are ( f Scottish extrac- tion, and the ancestors of tin- branch from Scotland to the North of Ireland, whence the early ancestors in America emigrated. Thej crossed the ocean about the year 1700, and settled first in Pennsylvania, thence mov- ing to near Winchester, Va. When the trou- bles which culminated in the Revolution be- gan they sympathized with the Colonial -. and John ack, Sr., the great- grandfather of Lycurgus i '. M k, ac- cording to the records enlisted three times, twice from Virginia and once from Pennsyl- vania, being in the service from 1775 to 1783. He was horn Aug. 13, 1754, in Virginia, and on March 24. 17X5. married Catharine Dren- nan, who was born Jan. 25, 171-1. They had eight sons and six daughters. The fa moved from \ irginia to Butler county, ( ihio, and in 1808 farther out into what was then known as the Northwest Territory, settling near the present site of Connersville, Ind.. where they built the first cabin in the settle- ment. The Indian fort was still there and oc- cupied. John McCormack was a man of fine character, highly regarded for his ability and intelligence, and took an active part in the or- ganization of Fayette county. The first grand jury met in his house. He died April 18. 1837. and his wife survived him many year-. having reached the great age of ninety-three years when she died, Feb. _>-'. [862. She re- ceived a pension as a widow of a Revolution- ary soldier until her death. James McCormack, son of John and Cath- arine (Drennan) McCormack, was horn in 1707 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, and was only a hoy when his parents came to Indiana. While still young he learned the trade of mill- wright, which he followed all his life, and main- of the old-fashioned water-mills in cen- tral Indiana were of his construction. His brother, John (born in Hamilton county: Ohio, Sept. 25, t 7>j 1 — died Aug. 25. 1875) had moved out with his family to the paternal hi me near Connersville after the war of 1812, in which he served. There he remained until after the treaty of St. Mary's 1 1818), when he decided to remove to the "New Purchase." the tract of land in central Indiana secured In that treaty. He and his family started for the new location Feb. 18, [820, accompanied by twelve men, wdio helped to cut the road, and though the distance was but sixty miles the journey by sleds took eight days, the part) landing on the banks of the White rivet Feb. 26, 1820. They camped on a spot near where the old National road bridge was af- terward erected, and the double log cabin which was to become historic as the first while man's dwelling in what is now the al city of Indiana was commenced at once. It was located on the White river, on the narrow, wedge-shaped piece of ground lying between what h u n Wesl Washington street and the National road, and stood be- tween the two bridges which later were built COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 939 across the river at the base of the wi just north of the cast end of the Wash- ington street bridge. Some years ago there was a popular movement on fool i secure this piece of ground for a public park, to contain a reproduction of the McCormack cabin, which went to ruin many ye: kit nothing lias 1 omplished in that lirection. The log house was typical of the ■irnes. It contained two rooms, each eighteen Feet square, separated by a passage eighl or en feet wide, and the outside was often lecorated with coonskins, bearskins and more Frequentl) deerskins, stretched out to The early settlers often wore breeches made if deerskin. John McCormack located cm the asl bank of the river because the stream :ould not be forded, and moreover, the abun- dance of rish was an advantage not to be verli ii iked in the days when the immediate supply was a question of even greater mportance than it is now. James and Samuel rmack, brothers of John, were of the >arty mentioned as helping him to move and rect his cabin, after which they returned to bnnersville. Part of James McCormack's amily had made the journey, and he came lack with bis wife and the rest of his house- lold in March. Samuel McCormack removed lither in the fall. The Indians were still ii the neighborhood at the time of John Mc- Armack's settlement, and the nearest white ettlers were those on the bluffs of the river tear what is now Waverly. He kept the first avern at that point, and when the commis- - chosen to decide upon a location for he seat of government visited this section hey boarded with him part of the time. ( In une 7. 1820. Indianapolis was chosen, and he members of the delegation were -reeled it the McCormack cabin b\ the few -ettlers if the vicinity. The McCormacks — John and ames and their families — lived here for two ears, and then moved about four miles up be river, to what is now the Pitts farm, on of Washington township. They (ought government land, and built 1 n the ast bank, almost directly wesl of the pres- te of the Country 'Club. Tl rmack built the first saw mill in* the ount) me of the timbers 1 del lam can yet be -ecu at low watermark. The vt togetln ite the mill until iush ounty, in 1824. after which John ran it 1111- il hi- 325. He ha Hamilton, Ohio, in 1811. Bethiah Case, and the) had a famib of eight children, their twm daughters, Tabitha and Lavina, celebrat- ing their fourth birthday (he day after the family arrived at Indianapolis. After her hus- band's death Mi's. Bethiah McCormack ried a .Mr. King, by whom she had four chil- dren, and he pre-deceased her. She continued to live near the bluffs until after the cb the Civil war. when she moved to \i. Ind.. to live with her twin daughters until her death, in 1879. James McCormack, who as related made the journey from Connersville to Indianapolis with his brother John, and himself settled here in March, [820, went back to Rush county in 1824. In 1826 he moved to Marion, Shelby county, whence he returned to Indianapolis in March. 1832. His home was on the ground now included in Crown Hill cemetery, which he had bought the previous year. There he built a house in which he lived for three years, when he moved to Millersville to build a mill for Noah Leverton, on the site of the present mill at that point. Hi- stay there was limited to a single season, and the fol- lowing spring. 1836, he located on what was known as the Morrow farm, now a pari A Riverside Park, and traversed by the Pig Four railroad. In [838 he bought the old mill site where his brother John had built a mill, putting up one which he conducted for years. Disposing of this he moved to the Huston farm, and thence to the Hoover Mill. on the other side of the river. In 1845 he made bis home on the Baldwin farm, where he lived a year and then he returned to the Hoover Mill, where he remained until the big freshet of 1846-47. After that he had his home ,,,1 the Martindale farm, on Eagle creek, whence he moved to a place he had bought a link- south. This farm he sold and in [853 moved into Hendricks count}', near Carters- burg, where lie bought land and built the mill which he was operating at the time of death. ( >ct. 6. 1858. \i Connersville James McCormack 1 ried Patsy (Martha) Perkins, a nativi South Carolina, daughter of J kins. who was also born in that Stale. John Per- kins and his wife were both of Germai scent. They were pioneers in Rush county, link, where Mr. Perkins engaged in fan ' sti ck. He and his wife died in Thev had a Iarsre famib". Eisfht 94Q COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD sons and six daughters were born to fames and Patsy (Perkins) McCormack, of whom /ere surviving at lasl accounts : Jediali R.,» of Indianapolis ; Amos L'. (twin of Jediah), of Lebanon, tnd.; Ira Al.. of Jamestown, liul. : James W., of Bainbridge, tnd.jand Kate, wife of William II. Eagle, of Frankfort, hid. The i r died in Frankfort in 1SS0. at the age of seventy-seven years. She was a Methodist in religious faith, while .Air. McCormack was a Baptist. He was one of the first three com- missioners of Marion county. I [ezekiah S. McCormack, son of James and (Perkins) McCormack, was born at Connersville, hid., and was only an infant when the family first came to Indianapolis. He experienced many phases of life in the early days, the frequent removals of the family giving him many opportunities to become fa- miliar with the typical features of the times. He learned the tailor's trade, which he fol- mosl of his life. For about twenty- five years he ma.de his home in Danville, Hendricks county, and for four years he lived in Greencastle, returning to Indianapolis in [873, after an absence of over a quarter of a century. He spent tile remainder of his life in the city, dying here in 1885, when sixty- ears old. Air. McCormack married Lucinda Beatty, a native of Highland county, 1 >hio, horn near Hillsboro. Her father. John Beatty, was horn in Virginia, and he and his young wife, Docia 1 < 'arter 1, made the journey from that State to Highland county, < >hio, on horseback. The} settled on a farm near Hillsboro, and mains are interred on that place. Airs. Jle/ekiah McCormack died in 1887. at the agi of sevent} one years. When a young girl she lived with her sister in the brick hone on Washington street (next to the Lorraine Hotel), which was torn down the last week in Xovember, 1901, after standing seventy years. She and her husband were Methodists in religious belief. They had three Zuinglius l\. 1 an attorne) 1. Lycurgus I'. and Charles \Y., all citizens of Indianapolis. Lycurgus I'. McCormack was horn Ian. 17. 1846, in Danville, Hendricks county, hid., and there spent the first nineteen years of his lifi lie attended the public schools and the Danville Academy (which has since become tin- Danville Normal), and continued his edu- cation at the Asbury University, at Green- castle I which has since become the DcPauw University)> from which he was graduated in 1873. lie learned the printer's trade, and became a master hook and job printer in the old Cincinnati book and job office, following his trade for some twenty-five years. In 1874. h was admitted to the Bar at Greencastle, but he never practiced, though he is now a mem- ber of the Indianapolis Bar. lie is a Re- publican in politics. In 1 S< »7 Air. McCormack was appointed State labor commissioner by Governor Mount, his first commiss ■ ing in 1903. Air. McCormack resides at No. 312 Tenth street. Indianapolis, and he owns a farm in Hamilton county, this State, which is one of the finest properties to be found in that region of tine farms. The way in which it is maintained reflects credit upon his skill and ability. He is unmarried. REV. JOHN W. APPLE. Among the old and honored families of Indiana, is that iif Apple, a worthy representative of which is found in the Rev. John W. Apple, a minister of the Christian Church at ( laklandon. The family was founded in Centre county. Pa., in the early part of the eighteenth cen- tury, and the name was pronounced < Ipple, and sometimes spelled Appel. In early days the Pennsylvania progenitor removed to Clermont county, Ohio, about sixteen miles above Cincinnati, and there cleared a large farm on which he lived for many years. Three of bis sons. John, Christopher and William, removed from Ohio to Marion county, hid.. in huge Conestoga wagons, and all settled with their families in Lawrence township, entering heavily timbered land. John settled two miles southwest of the present village of Oaklandon, William settled on the 1 cut site of (laklandon. whence, however, he soon removed to Hancock county, settling near McCordsville, and Christopher settled on a farm adjoining (now owned by the Rev. John W. Apple) where the VIocl nn is now d. Here Christopher Apple entered 240 acres in the woods, and built for his first home, a round log cabin. Later he erected on hewed logs, which is still standing, and here he lived until removing to the village ( laklandon, where he had purchase.! residence property, and where he died Feb. 28, iSoj. aged eighty-seven years, eleven months and twent} days. He was a Universalist in re- ligious belief, and gave a part of his farm i'i : cemeten purposes, this now being known COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 941 as the Mock cemetery. He married Julia Ann Schafer, who died on the farm ( >ct. [9, [852, seventy-three years. To them were born these children: Andrew S., born Dec. 15, 1795, in Centre county, Pa.; Christopher; fohn; Peter; Alary: Sarah; Elizabeth Mary, born in 1799 (the latter married Ge Pickle. Sr., and died Nov. 20, 1861, aged sixty-two .years, nine months, two days); Catherine, born in 1813, died April 14, [884, aged seventy-one years, two months, lays; Susan; Martha; Daniel, born in iSm. died June 7. [880, aged seventy-one years, nine Christopher Apple, son of Christopher, Sr.. was born April 28, 1807, in Clermont county, Ohio, and was married in Ohio to Catherine Crumbaugh, of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock, and probably hern in Pennsylvania. Immediately after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Apple removed to Montgomery county, six miles from Dayton, and there lived for seven years, Mr. Apple owning eighty acres. In [837 iie came to Marion county, [nd., making the journey in a Conestoga wagon, and settled m eighty acres, which he purchased from a Mr. Porter, this land having had no im- irovement at all. He built a hewed log house • i two stories, and later a frame addition, cleared his land, purchased forty acres west of it from the Snyder heirs, anil 140 acres in the northwest corner of Hancock county, near the line, and became a substantial citizen, iea\ing at his death a considerable property to his children. In 1859 Mr. Apple liuilt a good brick house, in which his son, the Rev. John W. Apple now resides, lie was a stanch [acksonian Democrat, and a strong Union man. and one of his smb. Peter, served in the Civil war, being first in the three years' service, and later veteranizing with Company K. 11th [nd. \. 1. Mr. Apple was a mem- ber and elder of the christian Church, which ined in [865, and in the faith of which he died Jan. 24, i X~ i . his widow surviving until Jan. 10. 1876. Their children were: Eliza Jane, horn Feb. 20, [830; Mary. March 332; Peter, Feb. 29, 1836; Phoebe, Dec. 11. 1838; John \Y.. Sept. 7. 1S41 ; Mahlon, Feb. lq, 1 S44 : and William M.. Aug. 6, [846. John VV. Apple was born Sept. 7. 1841. in the old log house that stood across the road from the present residence, and attended -cho.il in the old log school-house, which was fitted with eon floor, splil li g lunches. and writing desk along one wall. ■ h\ pin-. This subscription school Mr. Apple attended for about three months each winter, until he was thirteen years old, when he com- menced attending a subscription school in Oaklandon, where ho continued for three years, afterward entering a graded school in a frame school house, where he was in at- tendance until twent) years of age. lie was assistant teacher for two years, but In- health failing he relinquished this work and four years was engaged on his father's farm, when he began leaching a district school m Hancock county, continuing here for two terms. Mr. Apple then entered the North- western Christian University — now Butler College — in the preparatory department, which he attended one year, and after leaving this institution taught in the ( laklandon graded schools as principal, later teaching district No. 1. In r868 he attended the Pendleton Academy, and during the sickness of a teacher at that place, taught school. Later he taught in Cumberland for two years, and then in districts Nos. 4 and 7, when he became prin- cipal of the graded schools of Lawrence and ( >aklandon, in which position he continued until hi- retirement from teaching. Hi- work as an educator covered a period of thirteen years, and during this time he became well and favorably known a- a pedagogue, many of his former pupils now being men and women of prominence, holding positions of honor and responsibility in the various walks of life, for which they were fitted by Mr. Apple's early instructions. After giving up the profession, Mr. Apple engaged in farming, in which he has continued to the present time, now owning 170 acres, including the old homestead. Mr. Apple was married (first), March to, 1872, to Sarah A. Mock, born July 7. [849, in Lawrence township, Marion county, who died Jan. 25, [879, daughter of John and I ,1 all 1 Klepfer) Mock, and to this union were born : Arthur Y.. horn Feb. 14. 1^7.}. who owns the old Mock farm near (laklandon. married Clara Klepfer. and has one child, i Allen; Edward F., horn Jan. 15, 1875, a farmer three miles north of 1 laklandon. mar- ried Mar} A. McCord, and has two children, Beatrice L. and John II.; \lai\ V. horn Sept. -'7- [ &77> married Irwin Ellsworth, of Madi- son county, who was educated at the State Normal School, Terre I [ante, Ltd., and has three children. Vennis A.. Alitha B. and Frances P. Mrs. Apple was a member of the Christian Church. She was educated in an 942 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD academy at Lebanon, In.]., and taught school in Hamilton count) for one year. After her death Mr. Apple married, in Lawrence town- ship, Feb. 27, 1880, Margaret J. Mock, sister of his first wife, born Adv. 27, 1854, in Oak- land' in. John Mock, who was of Pennsylvania- German stock, was horn June 1, 1820, in But- unty, Ohio, son of Michael Mock, who was a pioneer of Marion county, hid., where he settled as early as 1828, entered land in Lawrence township, and cleared a farm of 1 00 acres. John Mock was also a pioneer farmer, and was married June 29, 1844, to Leah Klepfer, who died Sept. Jo. [863. He- owned a tine farm of 250 acres, and was a member of the Methodist Church, in which lie served as a trustee. His children were: Sarah A.; Daniel; Margaret J. and Marietta. John Mock died on his farm Jan. 3), 1894, respected and honored by all who knew him. To Mr. Apple and his second wife there were horn: Demia Anna, born Lee. 6, [880, married Pearly O. Apple, a railroad agent at Oaklandon, and they have one child. Laurel; John Porter, horn Nov. 4. [883; Miriam Mina. Lee. 11. 1886; Alta Doris, Nov. 10, [890; and Freeman, Feb. t, 1895. Mr. Apple joined the Christian Church May 1. 1866, in < )aklandon, Inch, and was Sunday-school superintendent for forty years, lie was ordained minister in Oaklandon in [868, an«l has preached in various places since, still presiding at funerals. Mr. Apple has probably married more couples in the last thirlv-five years than any other minister in this section of Indiana. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, and has voted that ticket for twenty-four years. He has been an earnest advocate of all moral reforms — especially that of temperance — taking lead in all moves look- ing to the removal of the saloon from his township, which has been an accomplished fact for more than six years. No man stands higher in the community than he. and during his long service as a preacher of the Gospel he has done much toward the advancement of his fellow men. DAVID R. J( >HNS< >N, a prosperous gen- eral farmer ami stock-breeder of Pike town- ship. Marion County. Ind., residing at New Augusta, and one of the leading men of his locality, was born in Washington county. Va., Feb. 25, [842, son of Waller and Mary (Barb) fohnson, born in Tennessee. (V't. 10. [8lO, and Washington county, Va., in 1815, n lively. John Johnson, the grandfathi of Irish descent, but was born in Tennessee, where he was a successful farmer. He died in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. Walter Johnson, who became a cessful farmer, became the possessor of 300 acres of land, and lived upon it until his de- mise, in Virginia, in 1897. His wife, Mary Barb, died in the same State in 1869. The following children were horn to them: Wil- liam, deceased, was a farmer; John F., liv- ing in West Virginia, was clerk of the court ; Margaret, now deceased, married William Stanbus, and lived in Tennessee; Jacob H., living in \ irginia, married Amanda Craig; Sarah L. married Thomas Bailey, now de- . 1 a ed, of Virginia ; and David R. In politics the father was a Democrat, and for some time held the responsible office of sheriff of Wash- ington county, Va. His religious convictions made him an English Lutheran. I 'avid L. Johnson has some 240 acres : land, nearly all under the plow, although twenty acres are kept in timber land. He devotes his land to general farming and stock- raising, and finds a ready market for his products. The present property was bought by him in 1892 at New Augusta, Marion count)-, Ind.. and since then he has made many improvements upon it, it now being one of the average farms in the township. Like his father, he is a Democrat, and a member of the English Lutheran Church, and he is a very estimable man, who has won his com- petency hv g 1 management. In [864, Mr. Johnson married Emma E. Ropp, daughter of John and Thirza (Parrot) Ropp. John Ropp was born at Winchester, Va., in 1801 ). and his wife was born in the same State in 1809. Following farminj his life, John Ropp was a prosperous man, and he died in 1874. while his widow sur- vived until 1884. Early in life he was a Whig, hut later became a Democrat. To him- self and wife nine children were born, four of whom are still alive: Margaret; Mary; Henry; John; Emma E. ; William; Jane; Susan and David. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have one child, Thirza, who married Willian Heath, now fanning on his father-in-law's place. J WOL YOUNG CASE, a substantial re- tired farmer of Jackson township. Hamilton COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 943 ■ i if the ( 'ivil war. an of a respected family, was born \.ug. 14. 1842, in 1 .1 ckb 'in ne, I ihio, *iatt 1 t 'ase. The ( ase familj is an old one of New Jersey, of Colonial stock and English descent. Howell Case, grandfather of Jacob Young, was a farmer near Trenton, N. J., and in ad- dition to farming was also a physician. His children were: Peter, Jacob, Rebecca, Eliza and Sarah. After the marriage of Peter the whole family removed to Pickaway county, Ohio. Peter ('ase, son of Howell, was born Feb [8, [810, near Trenton, X. J., where he subse- quently owned a farm, removing, after his marriage, as stated, to < >hio. In 1S44 he and family removed with horses and wagons to Hamilton county, Ind., and settled in White River township, on forty acres cleared from roods. In 1856 he moved to Jackson township, west of Cicero, on a tract of 153 - which he improved with good buildings, and upon which he resided until he retired from active life and moved to the village of Cicero, where he spent his last days, dying aged ninety-two years. Jacob Young Case was two years old when his parents came to Hamilton county. His rearing was that of a boy on a pioneer farm, and his schooling was only such as could he obtained during a few winter months in the district school. When the Civil war broke out he was ready to offer his services to his country, but he was not the arbiter of hi- own fortunes until he was twenty-one, and then he enlisted in Cicero, Dec. 12, [863, to serve three years or during the war, as a private in Company C, 130th Ind. V. I., and r\ed until honorably discharged Dec. ■;. on account of special orders, at Char- lotte, N. (A. having served seven months after the actual closing of the war. lie participated in the following battles: The Atlanta cam- paign; the thirty days' march from Nashville to Chattanooga; Buzzard's Roost; Resaca ; Pumpkin Nine creek; Kenesaw Mountain: New Hope Church; battle at the old mill and the siege of Atlanta, during which he was for six months and four days under lire. This regiment was one of those detailed tck Hood, and he went to Nashville 1111- ler old "Pap" Thomas, and was in the two lays" fighting there. From there the regiment was sent to North Carolina and took part in he battle of Kingston, taking part in what was called the cutting off march in Tet General Hood having succeeded in cutting off the regiment from reaching Nashville. This made it necessary for the regiment to march 1 I 11 miles by way of 1 \ die. to reach Nashville, where they arrived on December 7th. This was a very difficult march, in a very inclement season of the year. Air. Case recalls that in fording Duck river he was up to his arm-pits in the icy water, at ten o'clock at night, and they remained in an open field until three in the morning, when the guerrillas drove them out and they then marched to Centerville. This was particularly hard on Air. Case as in the crossing, he had slipped em the bank of the river, and hail received a severe strain in his right hip and hack, which. together with the exposure following pletely disabled him for a time. In fact he has never entirely recovered, although he was helped at the time by his comrades. He has a good record as a brave, loyal, faithful sol- dier, taking part in twenty-three battles. Al- though never wounded nor in a regular hos- pital, he will always feel the effects of his years of service in his country's cause. After the close of the war. .Air. Case re- turned to Hamilton county, where he engaged in farming, and on Sept. 4. 1N70. he was mar- ried, in Cicero, to Sarah J. (Simpson) Yetter, who was bom July u. 1847, near Hamilton. I hitler county, Ohio, daughter of David and Amelia (Collins) Simpson, and widow of Henry E. Yetter. a soldier in Company A. 130th Ind. V. I., son of Daniel and Levina Yetter, of Henry county, Ind. .Air. and Airs. Yetter were married Dec. 4, 1864, and he did April (,, r868, leaving his widow and one child, Amy M., who married, March 1, 1885, A. A\ . A oss, and lives on a farm near Cicero, Jesse Simpson, (he grandfather of Airs. Case, was a pioneer in Butler county, Ohio, m the days when the Indians were still there and blazed paths marked the way through the forest. He improved and cleared up a farm in the woods. The children of Jesse Simpson were: William, Jesse, Polly, Aim. Elizabeth, Sarah and David. David Simpson moved to Union county in 1852. and settled on an im- proved farm for two years, and then moved ti ■ county, where he farmed two years, and also engaged in a mercantile busi ncss. He then removed to Henry county where he lived for twelve years, next to Hancock county for four years, thence to Jacks,,,, , ship, Hamilton county, where he bought [80 acres of improved land adjoining the town of icero. In addition he owned considerable 944 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD erty in Cicero where he was als inter- ested in a mercantile business. He died there in April, [899, aged eight} . 5, and his wife passed away aged seventy-nine years. She was born in Somersetshire, Eng., a daugh- E William Collins, of a family of Welsh extraction. William Collins died in Ohio, and when she was twelve years old she lived in Chillicothe. The children of David Sii and wife were: Annis. born June 2S, 1840. lear Hamilton, Ohio; Jesse, born May 14. 1X42, in Butler county, a soldier in the Civil A'-;r. a member of the 84th Ind. V. 1.. served three '.ears, and at one : ard; Mary I'"... born Dec. 27. 1844: Sarah _!.. born July 11, 1847; and Amelia F., Sept. 25, 1851. David Simpson and wife were members of the Methodist Epis Church, and he was superintendent of the Sunday-school. In politics he was a Demo- crat, and was a strong - :mper- ance movements. He was a man of ex- emplary character. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. I settled on a farm belonging to Mr. Sin and he then bought a farm with Mr. Simpson, it being the first farm across the creek on the west of Cicero. This farm contained eighty . and he settled on it in 1880. On June 14th of that year, the buildings were struck by a cyclone at six o'clock in the evening. Mr. Case stepped to the door, and was blown about seventy-five yards into the orchard. The family, consisting of Mrs. Case and three children, one an infant less than two years old which, at the time, was so ill it was not expected to live, were in the house. The windows were blown in. the door blown off, and the roof, which was turn from the house, has never been seen since. The dwelling was a large farm house, 30 x 36 feet, one and a half stories in height, with heavy frames. It was blown toward the east, live feet from its foundations. The chimnej was demolished, the barn was also destroyed, and every tree in the orchard was blown down. A very heavy fall of rain came at the time. It seems miraculous that neither Mr. Case nor family i-d an\ serious injury from this violent exhibition of a force of Nat little understood at present to he suffkientl; § ed from. Mr. and Mrs. Case have had these chil- dren: Commie, horn June 5, 1871. married Estella Brown, and is a barber in Cicero; !•'... horn Sept. 25, 1870. 1 ied aged three [red A., born Aug. 5. 187.). married Maud McMurtry, and is a paper hanger in Cicero; and Charles ('.. born May 19, [884, married Maud Stout, and is a barber in Sheri- dan, Indiana. Politically Mr. Case has been identified with the Republican party ever since the first candidacy of General Grant. He is no poli- tician, but takes a deep interest in the success of the party which he believes is in sympathy with the principles upon which our Govern- ment i- founded. He belongs to Post No. 207, 1 i. A. R, Cicer.o, in which he has held the position of quartermaster for ten years. He is a man who enjoys a wide acquaintance with the most reputable men of this locality, and is regarded with universal respect. JOHN P. SHUMAN, one of the sub- stantial men of Muncie, Ind., who is en- gaged in a flourishing grocery business, is a survivor of the Civil war. lie was born Feb. 19. 1847, in Henry county, ind.. son of John and Pvdia (Houck) Shuman, and grandsi 11 -1 [oseph Shuman. who came to Henry county, Ind.. from Pennsylvania. The father of Mr. Shuman died when he was but an infant, from the erf eel-- of an accident. When he was a child of seven years his mother married a second time, becoming the wife i'i Josephus West, of Delaware county, and her death took place when Mr. Shuman was thirteen years of age. Until his enlistment at the age of sixteen years for service in the Civil war. Mr. Shuman lived with his sister, Mahala. who had married Jerry S. West. In September. 1863. Mr. Shuman enlisted as a private in Company B, 118th Ind. V. P. in which he served out his first term of enlistment, which covered six months, and from which he was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, Ind. During this period he had served in Tennessee. Alabama and Kentucky, participating in the battle of Walker's Ford, and was on the field and in the line of battle at Blue Springs. Tenn. A fur the tight at Walker's Ford he was taken ill with the measles, and was placed in the hos- pital at Tazewell. Tenn., where he remained but four days, having nothing to sleep upon but straw. Although he was sick for three weeks he preferred to lie with his regiment at Tazewell. Upon receiving his discharge he returned to Delaware county, and after re- maining at home for five months he re-enlisted in 1804 in Company II. 38th Ind. V. P. a vet- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 945 eran regiment, contracting to serve one year i r during the war. His service continued un- til the close of hostilities, and he was honor- ably discharged and mustered out in June, [865. During tins enlistment Mr. Shuman served under General Sherman in the \i lanta campaign, and on the March to the Sea. participating in all the righting which took place during tins period, including the battle of Bentonville. As foraging was permitted during the long march tp the sea Mr. Shu- man remembers that lie lived better on this expedition than during tin- previous six lis, i' ir during one w eek at ' Ireem ille, Tenn., and Hull's Gap, the soldiers lived on parched com, the rations having given out. With his regiment he marched to Goldsboro and then to Raleigh. X. C, and was present when General Johnston surrendered, ami the famished soldiers of the Confederate army- laid down their arms. This was a notable si^ht and was celebrated by the victors with a great display of artillery and musketry. After this the regiment started for Washing- ton, marching thirty-three and one-third miles every day, this being a forced march, causing many of the tired soldiers to fall by the way. It was on this account that Gen. Jefferson ('. Davis was placed under arrest, as the march- ing was done under his orders. Mr. Shuman states that only four men of his company stacked arms at night for several nights, and once he was the only one of his company to reach the rendezvous at the appointed time. his companions straggling in all through the night. Mr. Shuman was permitted to take part in the great military pageant at Wash- ington, and the record of his military career shows that he was a brave and faithful sol- dier during the whole period. After the close of his army life Mr. Shu- man returned to Delaware county. As he had providently saved his money, it had been in- I for him by his brother-in-law, Jerry S. West, in a saw mill, and together they ran the mill for five years, following which Mr. Shuman settled on a farm which he continued to operate until iS'oo, when be re- moved to Muncie. For about nine years he worked for a business house in this city, and then embarked in bis present grocer) enter- prise, in which he has met with satisfactory success. In [870 Mr. Shuman was married in Dela- ware count) to Mary F. West, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Hale) West, and they 60 have the following children: Loretta, 1 ora, William, Emma, Charles, Ross and Ann 1. Mrs. Shuman i- an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Shuman is identified with the Republican party, having cast every presidential vote with this organization since the second candidacy of I'. S. Grant, lie is a member of Williams Post, G. A. R., Muncie. of th( [. O. < >. F., the Independent Order of Red Men, Garfield ( ouncil, and the American Mechanics. Mr. Shuman is recognized as one of the able busi- ness men and respected citizens of Muncie. where he own- considerable valuable real estate. lie has always been interested in movements looking to the public welfare of the city, especially in an educational line, and has given his family many social and educa- tional advantages, ASHLEY JOHNSON, a prosperous farmer of Monroe township, Morgan county, and a member of the Society of Friends, was born Nov. 2, 1843, son "' Philip and Martha (Hubbard) Johnson, and the youngest in a family of six children. After receiving a common school education, at the age of twenty years he took charge of his father's farm, and lias been at the same location ever since. When he began farming the property, he had 11S acres, but has added 100 acres, and has built upon the property some excellent barns, and otherwise improved it, until he now has of the best and most productive farm- in .Morgan county, Indiana. In addition to carrying on general farming he buys stock which he feeds for the market. On Fell. 22. 1865, Mr. Johnson married Elizabeth Hough, born in Wayne county. l:n!.. a daughter of William and Kezia Hough, both natives of North Carolina. William Hough was a son of Jonathan and Gulialma Hough, also of North Carolina. Jonathan was the son of William and Mary Hough, also ,.; North Carolina, where they died. Jonathan and bis wife came to Indiana and lo- cated in Wayne county, where they lived and died. William and Kezia lived and died in Wayne county, Ind., and all became successful fanners. Four children have been bom to Ashley John-on and wife: The first. Emily, died at the age of eleven \cars; one child died in infancy; Fliza married Edward Maxwell, a farmer of Monroe township, and they have a family of three children. Edith, Howard and 946 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Anna i abeth; William P. married Esther rton, of Barnesville, ( )hio, has one child. Eva Pauline, and the) live on the farm with his father. The children arc well cdn and attended college at Barnesville, ( >hio. All are members of the Society of Friends, the family having been carefully reared in the belief of this organization. Ashley Johnson is a Republican, but has not taken any active part in political affairs. I le is well- known and highly successful, and is a man beloved for his kindness of heart and gentle- ness of disposition. ISAAC POWELL, ex-auditor of Hamil- ton county, Ind., and a prominent and in- fluential citizen of Noblesville, was born in Fayette count). Ind., March i. 1842, sou of rhomas and Anna (Chadwick) Powell. The Powells came from Wales, originally, and there is a well-defined tradition that there were three brothers of the family who first made the journey. Zenas Powell, the grandfather of our subject, was born, it is believed, in Wales, and, on coming to America, prior to 1800. settled in Maryland and learned the wagon maker's trade, at which he worked until reaching maturity. He married Charity Baker, and they removed to Kentucky, be- coming pioneer settlers of Bourbon county, and afterward of Nicholas county. In 1825 Zenas Powell and his wife, settled with their \ of ten children five miles northwest of Connersville, Ind.. where Mr. Powell cleared up a new farm of 160 acres, and here he lived until his death, at the remarkable age of ninety-three years. His children were: Nathan, John, Thomas. Zenas, Isaac, Polly, Margaret, Asseneth, who married Joseph Caldwell; Charity, wdio married Benjamin Caldwell; and Katherine, who married Purnal Perry. Zenas Powell was six feet, two inches, in height, weighed 220 pounds, and was a very stri mg man. Thomas Powell, father of Isaac, was burn mrbon county. Ky.. in t8oi. lie received but little education in the pioneer days, and came to Indiana in 1825, when a young man. lie was married in Connersville. Fayette county, tn Anna Chadwick, daughtei ol ler Chadwick and wife 1 the latter's maiden name was Evans), of English stuck. After their marriage Mr. and Mi's. Powell settled "ii a sixty-acre tract of land near I lar- risburg, Fayette county, where Mr. Powell 1 a sawmill. He later removed to Hamilton county, settling in Clay township in [846. Here he purchased [60 acres , i" but parti) cleared of the heavy timber with which it was originally covered, lie cleared and improved this land, erected good farm buildings, and became a substantial farmer, and here reared bis family. He was a wagon maker by trade, was a sober, industrious and hard-working man. and was very highly es- teemed and respected throughout the com- munity in which he resided. Thomas Powell and his wile were both members of the Christian Church, and were the parents of these children: Lorinda, who married Charles Whitehead, of Marion county, Ind.; Ira; Isaac: Asseneth. who married Reu- ben Bonnell, and John. Thomas Powell, the father of these children, died in 1865. Isaac Powell received his preliminary edu- cation in the pioneer schools, and was reared to manhood on a farm. After his first mar- riage Mr. Powell settled on a farm in Clay township, ami by thrift and industry pered. Mr. Powell is a representative citizen and a stanch Republican in politics, lie was twice assessor of Clay township, and was four times township trustee. In 1000 he was elected auditor of Hamilton county, by a large ma- jority, and proved an efficient and popular official. His honesty and integrity are above reproach. Mr. Powell married (first) Mary Jane Searight, born in Decatur county, Ind.. daugh- ter ot George anil Susan (Riter) Searight. The children of this marriage were: ( .< wdio married Nettie Brown; and Ella, who married Martin Hoover. Mrs. Powell July 2j. [902. Mr. Powell married (second) Mrs. Catherine (House) Lacy. Mr. Powell is an honored member of the Masonic fra- ternity, belonging to Blue Podge. Carmel, Ind.. and the Eastern Star. He is also a mem- ber of the f.O.O. F. Airs. Catherine (House) Powell was born one mile south of Noblesville, July [6, 1849, daughter of Ephraim and Rosanna (Seibcrt) llonse. the former born near Reading. I 'a., about 1S10, of old Pennsydvania-German an- cestry, and the latter the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ludwig) Seibert. Ephraim House was a contractor, and in 1S47 removed with his family to Hamilton county, Ind., settling on land south < acres of land, eighty of which he cleared, building thereon as shelter, a pen of poles, open on one side, in which he built for warmth a great fire, which he kept up night and day. Wolves would come often and prowl about, howling all night. There were deer in plenty, and Mr. Ratcliff being an excellent shot, he was never in want for food. Afterward he built a substantial log house, and here he reared his family, which con- sisted of these children: John. Amos. Ann, Ellen, Elizabeth, Thomas, Martha, Margaret, Sarah, Robert and Moses, and several chil- dren who died small, lie was married three time,, hut all of his children were born to his first wife, Martha Perkins. Moses C. Ratcliff was reared on his father's farm, ami his education was secured in the pioneer log school-house, with pun- cheon seal - and greased paper wind which he was able to attend about two m each winter, his summers being spent in work on the farm. lie enlisted at Muncie, ind.. in August, [862, as a private of Company D, 84th Ind. V. 1.. to serve three years 1 1 during the war, and was honorably discharged at (amp Harker, Tenn., June 14, [865, having served two years and ten months. His service was in Tennessee, Kentucky, ( ieorgia, Vir- ginia and North Carolina. He was in the Atlanta campaign, during which the Union troops were under fire Eoi four months, and in the battles ,.f Buzzard's Roost. Pumpkin Vine ('reek, Resaca, Missionar) Ridge, Mur- Ereesboro, Chickamaug: days), At- lanta ami Lovejoy Statii m, at th< lattei | being shot through the right forearm with a musket hall, which injured him seriously, kill- ing all sensation in the lower arm and hand, th.e wound being still very sensitive. Me was in the In M hospital lor one month, and in the hospital at Nashville for a like period, and. the wound not healing rapidly, was sent home on furlough for two months. He then re- joined his regimenl at Nashville, and was in ar of Nashville during two days' fight- ing, under fire, lie wen 1 , with his regit in pursuit of Hood, and assisted i n the cap- 943 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ture of many of the kilter's men and much am- munition. [Tie) then returned to Nashville, and. the war closing, to Indiana. He was in many hard marches, the worst of which was the march to Chickamauga, the men marching twenty-five miles each day for two days. After this battle his regiment fell hack in the direction of Chattanooga, across the Tennessee river from Lookout Mountain, with very scant rations, barely enough to keep life in the men. At this time Mr. Ratcliff showed that courage and bravery that had distinguished him throughout the struggle. A brave, faith- ful, willing soldier he fulfilled his duties care- Sully and cheerfully, and earned the respect if his officers and comrades. After the war Mr. Ratcliff returned to his father's farm, and on Feb. i, [866, he was married in Alt. Pleasant township, to Hannah M. Reed, horn May 31, [846, daughter of John and Nancy (Dragoo) Keck After mar- riage they rented land for some years in Alt. Plea-ant township, and then purchased a forty-acre tract near Yorktown. This he sold and purchased thirty-five acres three miles northwest of Yorktown, added twenty acres thereto, and in 1898 sold out and moved to Muncie, buying a lot near the Normal Col- lege, on which he built his present comfortable home, and nil which he has resided ever since. lie has added to this property, having pur- chased two more lots, and is considered one of the good, reliable men of the city. In political matters he is a stanch Republican, was super- visor in .Mount Pleasant township, and has been a juror in the Delaware county courts. To Mr. and .Mrs. Moses C. Ratcliff were born the following children : Hattie, who married Isaac Humbert, a farmer of Mount Pleasant township, died aged thirty-four years; losiah Alonzo, who married (first) Addie Simpson and (second) Emma Finley, is a photographer now living in Oklahoma City ; Clarence Elmer, who married Delilah Jackson, of Harrison township, and has one "son, now resides in Joplin, Mo.; John Oscar, who married .Myrtle Mann, is a resident of Mount Pleasant township, where he is engaged in farming operations; Nancy Jane, who mar- ried ( Ira Caster, and has two children, Alice and Mabel, resides in Muncie; and Bessie E.. who resides at home with her father, is a young lady of culture and refinement. The wife and mother passed awa\ Dec. 3. [906, in the faith of the New Light Church. REV. URBAN C. LREYYER, a minister of the Gospel for fifty years, now residing in Gregg township, Morgan county, link, was born in Monrovia, Ind., June 27, 1837. son of John C. and Mary E. Brewer, of English and ( ierman ancestry. John C. Brewer was born in Randolph county, X. C, and came from that State to Morgan county, lnd., when seventeen years of age. In [836 he was united in marriage with Alary Elizabeth Wilhite, who was horn in < lldham county, Ky.. and ten children were born to them, three sons and seven daughters, of whom Rev. Urban C. Brewer was the eld- est. The boyhood days of Urban C. Brewer were spent upon a farm. When only fourteen years of age he became a member of the Christian Church ( Disciples 1 and was very earnest in his professions of faith. As soon as he was prepared, he attended Belleville Academy, in Hendricks county, lnd., and later went to the Northwestern Christian Univer- sity, now Butler College, at Indianapolis, lnd. Still later, he was graduated from the Uni- versity of the City of Xew York in law. After entering the ministry the Rev. Mr. Brewer occupied pastorates in Xew York City, Indianapolis, Greensburg and Danville, Indi- ana. ( )n ( let. 1 1, 1800, the Rev. Mr. Brewer was married (first) to Miss Emma H. Hall, of Lyndon, Yt., horn in Caledonia county, Vt.. June 21, 1846, daughter of Dudley P. Hall. She bore her husband children as fol- lows; Emma Evangeline, Albert Dudley, John Clarence, L'rban Charles, Alary Amelia, Jeremy Hall Anderson and Ruth Elizabeth. On Aug. 31, [898, he married (second) Mis- Cora Edith Hurst, who was horn in Putnam county. Ind.. July [I, 1871. He i> a member of the I. 0. < >. F., and in politics he is a Republican, he cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for President of the United States. LIEUT. CHARLES W. WYNN, a sub- stantial citizen and practical farmer of Ver- non township. Hancock county, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born Sept. 3. 1840, in the same township, son of Joseph and Miriam (Jarrett ) Wynn, and grandson of Thomas and Lucretia ( Wood- ) Wynn. Thomas Wynn, the grandfather, was a soldier of the Revolution, serving seven years in the Patriot arnn, and was in the battle of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 949 Long Island. During his service a sun was born to him whom he did not see until the little one was six years of age. Thomas Wynn was three times married and he reared a family by each wife, lived to a venerable age and died in Pennsylvania. < >f his chil- dren, Abraham, Isaac, John and Joseph are remembered, and these were children of his third marriage. John was a soldier in the Mexican war. Joseph Wynn, son of Thomas and Lu- cretia (Woods), was born in Franklin county, Pa., in April. 1809. He had no educational advantage^, and could neither read nor write. his attendance at school being of one day's duration, but he had what is called "a good head for business," and could figure up his cattle and hogs when he sold them, and could easily compute interest on money lent, all in his head without the assistance of written characters. He came to .Madison county, hid., with Henry Hiday, in [818, and was then aged nine years. He grew up among the pioneers, and when he attained manly strength, he assisted in the clearing of the land upon which a part of the city of In- dianapolis now stands. He settled in Vernon township on forty acres of land, which is now owned by his widow. Alary H. Wynn. By thrift and industry he cleared up his land and addeil to it until he owned 320 acres, and he became a well-to-do farmer. By working on the Wabash road he earned the money with which to enter the first forty acres, in [846. For many years he was a worthy member of the Christian Church, and was one of the organizers of the first church in Green town- ship, Hancock county, and afterward the Christian Church at lngalls. The old church edifice in Green township was constructed of logs, awaj back in [848, but before that re- ligious services were held in the log school- house. Die community was in sympathy with thi 1 ampbellite movement, and other promi- nent men in this historic church organization were: John K. Rash. John Huston and Wil- liam Shortridge. The last named gave the land on which the church buildings stood. Joseph Wynn married Miriam Jarrett, born in Pennsylvania, daughter of David Jarrett. Mr. Jarrett was a pioneer on the land which is now the site of lngalls. and there he cleared up a farm of [60 acres, became a substantial citizen, and died advanced in years, the father of Robinson, Andrew, Charles. John. Jane and Miriam. Joseph and Miriam Wynn had the following children: David T., Charles W ., Elizabeth Jane. Mary A. and Margaret I line (who married I leni \ llidav ). After the death of his first wife. Joseph Wynn married in [846, Mary H. Likens. lie was always active in politics, and while a man of no edu- cation, was possessed of unusual natural ability. As a good, practical business man, he accumulated property and was noted for his integrity of character. Charles W. Wynn was reared a farmer and obtained a common school education, his attendance being confined to the winter sea- sons as his summers were made use of on the farm. He attended school in a log building furnished with slab seats and a writing desk made of a slab running along the side of the room and fastened with wooden pins to the wall, while the other seats were made of puncheons. However, it was in these primi- tive school-houses that such men as Abraham Lincoln and Henry Clay gained the founda- tions of their educations. Mr. Wynn enlisted for service in the Civil war the day he was twenty-one years of age, Sept. 3, 1861, as a private of Company K. 8th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war, and he served until he was honorabl) discharged at Indianola, Texas, to re-enlist as a veteran in the same organization, Jan. 1, 1864, for three years more, llis final hon- orable discharge was at Hilton Head, S. C, in 1865. During this long period of service he participated in the following battles: Black Mountain, Mo. : Sugar Creek, Ark. ; Pea Ridge. Ark. (three days) ; Cotton Plant. Ark.; Port Gibson, Miss.; Champion Hills, Miss. ; the first battle at Jackson, Miss.; Big- Black River; Vicksburg, Miss.; second battle at Jackson, Miss.; Mustang Island, Texas; Fort Esperanza, Austin, Texas ; Baton Rouge, La.; Carrion Crow- Bayou. La.; Atchafalaya, La.: Berryville, I. a.; Halltown, W. \ a. ; Ope- quan, W. Va. : Winchester. W. Va. ; Fisher's Mill. W. Va.; Newmarket and Cedar Creek. W. Va. He also took part in many skir- mishes, and was always an active soldier. doing his duty promptly and cheerfully. He was in every campaign, inarch, battle and skirmish of his regiment except Rich Moun- tain. W. Va., which was fought during the three months previous to Mr. Wynn's en- listment. While in the army he was five feet. ten inches in height, but be was strong and healthy. During his long period of service he was neither wounded nor taken prisoner, and 950 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD never wont to the hospital until after the war, when he wont to I Head, S. C, to have treated an afflii of the 5, caused by the flying sand in Texas. His first pn uni eritorious ( I was E ci rporal, tlien t geant, then to second lieutenant and still nant. 1 [is captain was killed in die battle of Vicksburg, and the rirst lieu- tenant. Poindexter, was a prisoner of war, and thus Lieut. Wynn was in command i company for nine months, and i attle of Cedar Creek. During his service he was in twenty different States. His record is that of a faithful, energetic soldier and officer, one whose patriotism and loyalty en- him to his comrad< s. After the close of the war Lieutenant Wynn returned to his id engag first in Ce nship i he lived four years, and then i cleared land where he I'o this he has I until he now has 173 acres of fertile land, a large part of which he has cleared from its native growth of timber. He has his pro] built substantial farm buildings and I rtalile residence. (_in Feb. 20, [868, in I enter township, Hancock count), he married Louisa Fr; horn Jan. 13, [846, daughter oi William and Elizabeth (Walker) Frazier. The) have had children : Cora, who married Robert Buler, a farmer of .Madison county; Edg r, who died aged twenty-four years : Myrtle, who married Herbert Alford, a farmer of V< township, and has three children. Mamie. Gladys and Thelma; William J., a farm the home place; and Fred G., horn Nov. [3, [882, who died April in. [906. The Frazier family, to which Mrs. Wynn belongs, ca finally from Scotland. Wil- liam Frazier, father of Mrs. Wynn, is a promi- nent farmer living six miles north > field, Hancock county, a very highly respected citizen. He was horn May 16, [823. in Guil- county, N. C, son of James and Nancy (Dillon) Frazier. When a boy, William Frazier came to Hancock county with his Mrs. Martha Roberts, and when he reached manhood, purchased forty acres of the farm on which he now lives, and which was covered with a thick growth of timber. He cleared his land. and. h\ h pered and became the owner of 04,1 acres. Of this he has given largely to his chil g 140 acres for himself. Mr. Fri marri< beth Walker, daughter of d Dorcas I Denny 1 Walker, and their children are: Louisa. Nancy, Francis, Rob- ert. John and Winfield and' Dayton, : In political opinions William Frazier h Republican. He is a typical Am. pioneer, oi the better class, and in his a life has been a practical and successful farmer. aiser and shipper. At tin than four score years, he is still sturdy and entally. Returning to the subject oi this sketch. is an honored member of Sol. D. Kempton Lost. No. 22S, G. A. R., in w he has ain for nine years. In po- he is one oi the original Re- publicans. While in the army he cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln, but it was merely a test vote and did not figure in any iv He also voted for Gen. Grant both term-. . has since supported every Republican date for the Presidency. Mr. and Mrs. Wynn are both memh the Christian Church, in which he has been an elder since it- nt here, some eighteen years ago. In closing this record of one oi the representative men oi the locality, it behooves the biographer to call attention to the noble qualities of life and character which have made him honored air: esteemed by his community. "XJAM1N F. BUSH. Anion- the highly respected citizen- of Liberty town- ship, Delaware county. Ind., was the late Benjamin F. Rush, who was also a survivor of the great Civil war. He was born Feb. 18, ■in this township. -.".1 of Samuel and Nancy (Foley) Bush. Hie Bush famih is of German extracl and the Foleys came to Indiana from Virginia. The paternal grandfather was born in Ken- tuckv and settled, near ( Ixford, Butler countv, Ohio. Samuel Rush was born April 15, \~<>~. and was a farmer and butcher. He was married Feb. 4. 1819, in Butler countv. Ohio, to Nancy Foli . 1 mi 1 V jo. [S O, and their chil- dren were: William, born Dec. 27, tSoi: Lewis, Aug. IS. iSji ; John. Oct. Jo. [1 Mary Frances, Sept. jo. 1825 1 died young); Jane. June 15. 1S27; Margaret. Marcl [829: Lucinda. March 22. 1S31 : Ke/iah. May 5. 1833; Benjamin F., Feb. [8, tS COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL 951 \ .. Nov. 25, 1S41. The above u - copied iv Id family Bible in the 1 of Benjamin F. Hush. In 1S30, Samuel Lush moved to End ed in Liberty township, I VI. . county. He bought I f partly cleared land, one-quarter mile south ■ field, where he died in January. 1S55. Both he and his wife were members of the Lnited ren Church and wove worthy, virtuous . . In politics he was a 1 ' \s 1 permitted Mr. Bush wa ird-working man. but later in life rheumatism attacked him and caused him much suffering. He gave many of his to the service of their country. Lewis K by, his second - a soldier in the Mexi- can war. and died of measles during his and Benjamin F. were both soldiers during the Civil war. Jacob wa- a member of Company K. 19th 1ml. \ . 1.. in which he served three and then vet- in the same , serving tour years in ail. lie participated in many of die important battles of the war in the of the 1' .,\\o\ was on the dt ful field of Gettysburg, lie wa- alw; - a man 1 stn gth and endurance and still sur- Benjamin F. Bush was reared among the pioneers of Liberty township, and could remember when Smithfield was a pioneer ham- let consisting of three Stores, three black- smith shops and a wagon-maker's shop, Wil- liam Lewis being at that time one of the leading merchants and a well-known pioneer. Mr. Lush attended school at Smithfield in the old red carpenter shop and one of hi- school- - was Janus 1 . Hutchins, afterward a comrade in the Civil war. Mi- educational chance- were very poor as his father died when he was but fourteen year- oi age, leaving a large family. He was unusually manly and dependable for his age and endeavored to re- lieve his over-taxed mother all he could. She made her home with him until her death, liv- ing to her seventy-second year, dying at Smithfield. Aug. tS. 1S72. She was a very worthy member of the I". B. Church. Her virtues were many and some years of her life. during pioneer days, were hard. Her chil- dren have reason to remember her with feel- ings oi admiration and love. Benjamin F. Bush remained on the farm 1 f age. In the ken the vcr\ Juh j. - when he enlisted in Company lx. 19th liv 1.. under (.'apt. \\ illiams orably discharged at \\ as April to. 180.2. b\ reason of disabilil been confined for three months in thi with small-pox and serving - etinn as a nurse. Mr. turned home in a feeble and disabled dition, and for a \ - firm in his r< and he re-enlis held. hid., under Capt. trolled Feb. 4. 1S04. in ■ v 11. 124th Ind. \ . 1.. '• the dose of the war. 1 le w charged a second time at ( Aug. 31 . 18O5, by 1 sinj His set \ nessee, Kent.: 1 Carolina. He battles, the leading one- being: Resaca. da.; \tlanta when the L'nion troops were under direct til utr months; Alia and Kene-aw Mountain. lie wa- with his command when it then v. Nashville with "Lap" fhomas, and wa- in the se< battle of Franklin, which military men have decided wa.- one of the hardest fought battles of the whole war; and he was in the subse- quent battle at Nashville. Here the federates made thirteen separ. the part of the earthworks where Mr. Bush wa- stationed, coming right up to the trenches, and the scenes of carnage were dreadful. 1 he Union troops retired to Nashville in the night. a terrible nevet Forgotten march. Dur- ing all this danger Mr. Lush miraculously escaped death, injury and capture. \i the bat- tle of Wise's Forks, or Kingston, a ball struck his left heel and passed around the -earn oi his boot, and he also had a buck shot in his . while several balls passed through his clothing, all almost near enough to have closed his career forever. It is remeii that Mr. Lush was always an active soldier, passed no time in the hospital during hi- sec- ond term oi service, and did his full duty promptly and cheerfully. For merit conduct he was promoted econd duty sergeant. Xt'ter his final return fn 1 ar he set- tled at Smithfield and 1 in farm t hi July 25, 1867, 1 .ydia Ann 1 m in \\ .1 [nd., Sept. 952 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to, 1847, daughter of Reuben and Mary 1 Da- vis) I 'once. Reuben Pence was a son of Henr) Pence, who was of German extraction, and who canu- from Virginia to Madison county, 1 ml.. where he developed a farm. He had three children. Lewis. Lydia and Reuben. He died in Daleville, in 1858. Reuben Pence was born March 24. [823, in Virginia, and came to Madison county with Ins father when about ten years old. The family spoke onl) German at that time. lie followed farming and coopering. At Hagerstown, Wayne county, Ind., he was married to Mary Davis, horn in Virginia, daughter of William and Sarah Da- vis. In [861 he moved to Delaware county, Ind.. and settled on a farm near Luray, where ned his family. In 18(14 he enlisted at Muncie, Ind., for three years or during the war. lie was a private of the 9th Ind. Cav., and took part in the battles of Franklin and Nashville. After the close of his service he settled in Smithfield, where he purchased nee propert) and resided here several years, working as a fanner, removing then to Muncie, and then to Burlington, Ind.. and still survives, now advanced in years. His chil- dren by his first wife. Mary, ware: William Henry, Lydia Ann. David. Walter, Christian, Julia, Linsey and Edmund, the two latter de- ceased, IPs first wife died in [862, and he was married 1 second 1 ti • Elsie Turner. Their children were: Fannie, Annie. Hattie and Levi (who was a soldier in the Spanish- American war). Mr. and Mrs. Pence were members of the U. B. Church. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bush settled in Smithfield where has since been the family home. They had five children, as fol- lows; Mary I... horn Ian. 15. [868, married Clarence East, a substantial farmer of Madi- son county, Ind.. and they have four children: Bessie, Homer, Maggie and Hobert; Samuel E., horn Nov. 21, 1869, married Eva Brooks, an oil man at Selma. Ind.. and the) have one daughter, Ruth; William, horn Dec. 4, 1S75; Mice, born July _>;. [881, married Curtis Greenwalt, a Selma oil man. one of the fore- men in the oil fields: and Effie, horn X 1SS0. In politics Mr. Bush was a Republican, lull he was such as a citizen and not as a seeker for preferment. In all that concerned his community he was interested. He was a representative man of that period when the eves of the world were turned t 1 1 ur strusr- country. They were times to try the courage and loyalty <>i youth, and nobl) was the response made. Mr. Push entered into rest Dec. 21, [906. THOMAS J. PAGE, a respected citizen of Muncie, Ind., who served with honor in the war of the Rebellion, was horn Jan. I, [833, in Butler county, Ohio, son of R and Martha (Riley) Page. ' the former of whom, also horn in Ohio, lived to he an aged man. Thomas J. Page was reared by his uncle, John Riley, and he secured his education in the pioneer school houses of his day, which. had slab benches and puncheon floors. He worked on the farm during the summers and attended school about two months of each winter, until he was fourteen years old, when he stai'ted out for himself, going to Kansas and securing farm work near Fort Scott. After about three years he math' his way to St. Louis, Mo., where he remained 1 r one year, following teaming, subsequently re- turning to farming in the neighborhood of Springfield, Mo. IPs next employment was in a sawmill at Coldwater, Mich., and from there he went to Terre Haute. Ind.. where he operated a sawmill on the Pel river until he went to Ohio and soon after, enlisted for service in the Civil war jnst opening. In April, [861, Mr. Page enlisted for three \eai's or during the war. as a private in I pany H. 12th ( >. V. P. and was honorably discharged at Columbus, ( >.. in [864. Re- enlisting at once he again served out his time and was honorably discharged at Macon. Ga., Feb. jo. [865. Mr. Page saw service in Ken- tucky, Tennessee. Georgia and Alabama, and he participated in the battles of Stone River. Lookout Mountain, Macon and Dalton, during which time lie received no serious injuries. His greatest escape was when a minie hall grazed his scalp and knocked him senseless, inflicting a scalp wound which hied profusely and which left a mark yet plainly visible. This confined him to the field hospital for two weeks, after which he rejoined his regiment. lie can recall his whole term of army service with pride, never having escaped a soldier's duties or evaded its necessary dangers. After his discharge from the army. Mr. Page returned to Butler county. Ohio, where he remained until 1867, when he went to 1 ll- ney, 111., returning to ( >hio after working f r two vears on farms. Pater he came to [ndi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 953 ana. and was married in Henry county in [879, after which he moved to Randolph county, where he engaged in farming and operating a sawmill for many years. Later he moved to Muncie and engaged in a teaming business, subsequently establishing his per- manent home here, buying a lot and erecting the comfortable house in which he lives. Mr. Page was married Jan. 26, 1879, near New Castle, Ind.. to Elizabeth Felton, born July 21, [848, at New Castle, daughter of Adam and Barbara (< ross) Felton. The Feltons are old pioneers of Indiana, the grandfather of .Mrs. Page, William Felton, having settled near Hagerstown, when the Indians still roamed over that region. He marrud Sarah Stonebreker, of another old family. Adam Felton, father of Mrs. Page, cleared up a small farm of thirty acres and built a log house. He married Barbara Cross, born in Virginia, daughter of Joseph Cross, also a pioneer. Adam Felton lived to be fifty- eighl years old, dying on his farm in [853. lli- widow survived until Feb. 14. [896, at that time being aged sixty-six year-, eight months and eleven days. The children of Adam Felton and wife were: Elizabeth, Mrs. . Sarah, who married Levi Chafin, a soldier in the Civil war; Martha, who married Samuel Dragoo, a soldier in the Civil war: William, who married Elizabeth Kiger; Nancy, who married Arthur Van Meter; Ellen, who married William Kilmer; Amanda, who married John Stanley; Jacob, who married Mary Lacy ; and Belle, who mar- ried Joseph Lacy. Mr. and Mrs. Felton were 1 mbers of the L. B. Church, and were people who enjoyed the respect of all who knew them. The children horn to Mr. and Mrs. Page were as follows: Ollie, born Sept. [9, 18-^-, married Eli Houser, a farmer of Henry county. Ind.. and they have children. Zola, Hazel, and Von I.; Raleigh, horn Max 30, [881, married Emma Hershey, and is in busi- ness at Muncie; and William lives at home. Mr. Page has always been identified with the Republican party, hut ha- never had any ambition for official position of any kind. He casf In- v.tc for Abraham Lincoln ami for every subsequent Republican candidate for the Presidency. He is a valued member of Wil- liams Lost. (',. A. R., at Muncie. He i- con- sidered one of Muneic's good, straight-for- ward, lii itr irable citizen-. Jl IHN L. Mat )RMICK, late of Indian- apolis, was widely known as a carpenter, con- tractor and builder of many years standing in that city. lie wa- horn in Rush county, miles south of Rushville, at Perkins Corners, March 24, [825, .-on of James and Patsy (Perkins) McCormick, who are fully men- tioned in the sketch of Lycurgus 1'. Mi mick. -Mr. McCormick was a year old when his parents moved to Shelby county, and seven years old when they returned to Indianapolis, in [832. He had his home in Marion 1 anil in Indianapolis until 1855. when he moved to Hendricks county, living there until [860. After that, until his death, he made hi- home in Indianapolis, residing for forty years in the home at No. [402 X'orth Capitol avenue, now/ occupied by his widow. He owned that place and other city property. His first schooling was secured in an old-fashioned subscription school. When about eighteen years old he began learning the millwright and carpenter trades, which he followed from 1S49. Mr. McCormick was independent in political mat- ters, although he had Republican tendencies. Mr. McCormick was married Aug. 9, [848, to Julia Ann Pitts, who wa- horn March 2, 1826, near Pendleton, Ind., daughter of Ste- phen and Rachel (Hendricks) Pitts. To them were horn three children: t 1 ) Rachel R. married John II. Koontz, and they had two sons. Ora L. and Harry L. (deceased), of whom married and lived in Illinois. The mother is now- deceased. (2) Mary E. mar- ried Matthias Carver ( deceased I. and now lives on Capitol avenue, Indianapolis. They had five daughters, hut none are living. \ granddaughter, Alia Garver Gladdon, lives with Mr-. Garver. (3) Fannie, who married Charles J. Miller (now deceased), of Chicago, now re-ides with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had no children. Stephen I'itt-, father of Mrs. McCormick, was horn near Nashville, Tenn., and passed hi- early life in that state. His father died when the family. Stephen, James and several sister — Elizabeth, Margaret and others, were young, and Stephen was hound out to a Presbyterian family. When sixteen year he enlisted in the war of iSi_\ after which he settled in Hamilton county. Ohio, where he learned the tailor's trade, becoming an un- usually skilled workman. He always made the clothing he and his sons wore. Stephen 954 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Pitts was married in Ohio to Rachel Hen- dricks, a native of that state, daughter of David and Rose Hendricks. David Hen- dricks was a Revolutionary soldier and an early settler of Ohio, made his home in Eaton, that State, and died in Ohio. After his mar- riage Stephen Pitts came to Indiana, settling in Richmond, where he worked for old Mr. Mansur, whose son. William Mansur. married a daughter of David \ . Culley. David and George, the first two children of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pitts, were born in Richmond, whence in 1S21 or 1822 the family moved to Indianapolis, where Mr. Pitts owned the ground now .occupied by the Soldiers' Monu- ment. They remained there, however, only a short time, removing to Pendleton, where he took a claim. His wife always said her hap- piest days were spent on that place. The fol- lowing children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Pitts: David never married: George W., of Indianapolis, married Mary Ann Beechart; Julia Ann was the wife of John L. McCor- miek : Eliza Ann died in infancy: Cynthia married Joseph Butsch, of Indianapolis; Mary E. married Truman French, of Indianapolis; Martha married Granville Mathews, of Indian- apolis, and died nine months afterward: Frank M. married Fredonia Morrell; Rachel died in infancy: Hiram died at the age of sixteen. ( Inly three of this family are now living, Mrs. Julia A. McCormick, .Mrs. Cyn- thia Butsch and Mrs. Martha Mathews. Mrs. Pitts died at the age of fifty-nine years, and Mr. Pitts survived her a year, reaching the age of sixty-one. He drew a pension for his services in the war of 1812. In his early days he was a great hunter, and killed many deer and hear. AMOS K. HOLLOW IT. 1.. former presi- dent of the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Com- pany, Xo. noi East Twenty-third Street, Indianapolis, was born in Paoli. Orange Co., Ind., Aug. 19, 1844, son of James and Celia (Thomas) Hollowell, both of whom were born and reared in Indiana. Nathan Hollowell, the grandfather of Amos K.. was born in North Carolina, but when a child came to Indiana with his parents were among the early pioneers of the State. They made their home for main- years in ( (range county, but when past middle life removed to \ew London, Howard county, where the grandfather died when over seventy of age. lie was a merchant in his more active years, and reared a large family. His ancestors were English, and his father, Rob- ert, who was born in North Carolina, was the son of Thomas Hollowell, the first of the name in this country. Stephen Thomas, the maternal grand- father of Amos K. Hollowell, was hern in North Carolina, and came of Welsh descent. In Orange county, Ind., he was among the very early settlers, and there he died at a ripe old age. His family was a numerous one, and he belonged to old Quaker stock. James Hollowell was born in 1821, and was always a farmer. The greater part of his life was spent in Washington and < lrang( counties. He died near Salem. Washington county, in 1896, at the age . M. Morris, who lives on the old home near Salem. Amos K. Hollowell was reared in Orange county. Ind.. until he reached the age of fourteen years, when he lost his mother. After that disaster he lived for a time in Hendricks county, where he attended school, finishing at Bloomingdale Academy. For about four years he was a clerk in a dry goods store, and in 1865 he came to Indianapolis, and secured a clerkship in a wholesale house, hut presently became bookkeeper in a wholesale hardware establishment, which position he held four years. After his marriage in 1870. Mr. Hol- lowell opened a general store at Newport (now Fountain City), Ind., where he was in business some five years. After that he became associated with Nordyke, Marmon & Company, in the making of machinery for flouring mills, a business connection that lasted from 1875 to 1895, Mr. Hollowell be- ing treasurer of the Company all the time. ddie company removed the plant from Richmond to Indianapolis in 1876, and is still in active business operation in this city, though Mr. Hollowell withdrew in [895. Three years prior to this he had established the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Company, and was for years after its organization its presi- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 955 dent. It is the largest enterprise of the kind in the world, it- goods going to all parts of the United States as well as Europe. Mr. Hollowell was president and stockholder in the Jenney Electric Motor Company, until its destruction by fire in 1897. He is an ex- tensive- stockholder in the New Long Distance Telephone Company. In [904 lie organized the Harris Air Pump Company, whose business is manufacturing pumps for the purpose of raising water from deep or artesian wells and displacement and return: air pumps for pumping water from open cisterns, lakes or stream'-, all of which are operated by compressed air. This young company is meeting with phenomenal su and their machinery is now becoming gen- erally used by cities, towns and irrigating com- panies, where quantities of water are required. Of this company Mr. Amos K. Hollowell is president and treasurer. Mr. Hollowell was married Oct. 19, 1870, to Miss Adaline 11. Parker, daughter 01 Joel and Mary (Maris) Parker. They had one Mm. Lynden 1'.. who is the vice president of the Indiana Lumber & Veneer Company. Mrs. Hollowell died in April, 1900. at the age of fifty-one years. She was actively in- terested with her husband in the Friends' So- ciety, in which both were hard and faithful workers. Mr. Hollowell is a Republican, but lias never held political office of any kind. He has a handsome home at No. -'505 College Avenue, which he built in 1894. EMORY WATSON CLIFFORD, a well known resident and highly esteemed citizen of Chesterfield, Madison comity, comes of sturdy pioneer stock. Jonathan Clifford, his grandfather, emi- grated from England to Vermont about one hundred and fifty years ago, and settled on a farm within four miles of the village of Johns- bury Plains. It is not positively known whether his ancestry was English or Irish, hut believed to lie [rish. At Johnsbury Plains he married Ellen Pierce, a niece of President Franklin Pierce, and of Scotch-Irish descent. < If this union were born six sons: William. John. Ephraim, Isaac, Benjamin and Joseph. After the two eldest hoys. William and John, had worked on the farm for years, they were overtaken with what is known as the Western fever. They undertook a task that would ap- all 1 nr city boys of today — that of walking from Johnsbury Plain- to Cincinnati, Ohio (then a village), a distance of nearly [,000 miles. There they obtained employment, flat- boating lock down the Licking river. After one year, having accumulated some means, the) walked back to their native town, buying of their lather the time of their brother Ephra- im, and the three then tramped their wax- hack to Indiana to the count)- line hi 1 Connersville and Rushville. There the) ach pre-empted one hundred and sixty acre- of land. The next fall the old folks, having a desire to see the western country that had won their hoys from their native hill-, began the journey westward, taking two team-. They came to Fayette count), near Fairview, and entering one hundred and sixty acres of land, and there began farming. Willian eldest son. lived to be ninety years of age, dying at Connersville, Indiana. Isaac Clifford, father of Emory Watson, emigrated in 1852 from Rush count)-, hid., to Madison county. He was a carpenter, and a stock dealer, owning a fine farm of two hundred acre- in Anderson, where the power house of the Union Traction Company now stands. In 1840 he married Mary S; ton. of Brownsville, Ind. She was a Penn- sylvania German, and her ancestry were of the Jackson family, she being a distant tive of Stonewall Jackson. She died in Madi- son county in [866, and her husband in Au- gusta, Butler Co., Kans., twenty "miles from Wichita, in 1875, aged seventy years. < >f this union were horn six children:, Emory Watson, John B., Luther F., Sarah L., Love J. and .Maude L. Emory Watson Clifford was eighteen years old when the first gun of the war of the Rebellion was fired at Fort Sum- ter, lie was rilled with youthful enthusiasm. and while plowing in the field he heard the cheering of a train load of the first volunteers from the North. Leaving his horses in the field, and the plow sticking in the ground he jumped aboard the train and went to tamp Morton, [ndianapolis, offering his services for the Union, but he was compelled to wait upwards of two months for an opportunity to enlist, a- the quota for the one hundred day and one year men had been tilled, The firsl three-year regiment was being formed — the 17th ind. V. I. -tol. Mil,, S. Haskell, with Lieut.-Col. John T. Wilder, who afterward commanded the noted Wilder Brigade, and General Wood was Division Commander. Mr. Clifford enlisted a- a private, and was after- 956 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ward made orderly sergeant. Shortly after the battle of Stone River, he was commis- sioned second lieutenant, and while serving in that capacity for some time was in command of the Company, and as a reward for meritor- ious conduct was made aide-de-camp on Gen- eral Wilder's Staff. Lieutenant Clifford was in all the battles of his company, forty-two regular battles ami skirmishes. He served three years and seven months, and after the battle of Nashville was mustered out at Louis- ville, Ky.. at which time he was tendered a commission in the regular army, but he re- fused. Lieutenant Clifford then went to An- derson, Ind.. where in l8(>4 he was married to .Miss Letitia A. 1'. Makepeace, daughter of Alfred Makepeace, she coming from a family of highly esteemed pioneers of English an- cestry. Lieutenant Clifford and bis wife are of the same age, each being born Aug. 21, [842. Mr. Clifford has a beautiful home in Chesterfield, and conducts a highly successful milling business. What be feels most happy to relate is that he became identified in 1870. with the Christian Church, and later became a minister, preaching the Gospel to the saving of many souls during his ministry of ten years. lb- was converted when fourteen years of age at a protracted Methodist meeting conducted by Frank Hardin, during meetings conducted by J. C. Tully. Mr. Clifford's family consists of five children, four sons ami one daughter, Frank- L., Elmer E., Hadley W.. Alfred L, and Vinjiie F. The sons are all engineers and electricians, holding valuable and re- sponsible positions in Kokomo and Anderson. HENRY C. GRESH. who is a general merchant and a very popular postmaster at Broad Ripple. Marion Co., Ind., was born in Cambridge City, Wayne Co., Ind., Feb. 26, 184(1. son of Levi and Man Ann ( I'ritchard) Gresh. John Gresh, the paternal grandfather of Henry C. Cresh, was born in Pennsylvania, and came of German descent. By trade be was a brick-layer, but in later life he became a farmer, and for many years he had his home in Marion county, Ind., living in Center town- ship, three miles east of Indianapolis. He died at the age of eighty-four years. In bis family were many children. Levi Gresh was born in Pennsylvania, and was broughl to Wayne county, Ind., by his parents when only eight years of age. There he was reared to manhood, and there he was married to Mary Ann I'ritchard, a native of Maryland. In his early career Mr. Gresh was a renter, ami he later bought a farm in Wash- ington township, Marion county, where he has lived for over fifty years. Fie is now ninety years old. Mrs. Mary Ann < iresh passed to her rest in 1850. dying in the faith of the Methodist Church, of which Mr. Gresh lias also been a member for more than half a century. They were the parents of three daughters and one son. namely : Henry C. ; Emeline C, the widow of Mr. Van Herrin ; Caroline, the wife of Peter Davis; and Almira,, deceased, who married George Herrin. Levi (iresh married for his second wife Mrs. Judea Herrin. the widow of Benjamin Herrin, and daughter of John Apple. To this union were born three daughters, one of whom survives, Mrs. Ida M. Griffey. The maternal grandfather of Henrv C. Gresh was Phineas Pritchard, who was born in Maryland, and came into Wayne county, Ind.. at a very early day. residing there a number of years. His family consisted of two children. He died in Marion county when over eighty years of age. Henry C. Gresh was about eight years old when his parents found a home in Wash- ington township, Marion county, and he has never since lived outside of the county. When a boy he attended the district school and he was reared to farming, which occupation he followed until 1895. He began for himself by renting land, and in 1880 he bought eighty acres in Washington township, which he sold in 1895, moving into Broad Ripple, where he opened a general store. Two years later it was wrecked by an explosion, in which his son was killed. Mr. Cresh opened his present place of business in 1899. He acted as as- sistant postmaster until June. 1901, when he was appointed postmaster, in which position he still serves bis community in a most accept- able manner. Mr. Gresh was married Dec. 15. 1807, t 1 Vliss Sarah A., daughter of William and Sarah (Roberts) Bradley, and to this union were born children as follows; Marv R. is the wife of James Overby ; they live three miles north of Millersville, and among their children are Bernice, Into and Ruth. Minnie t ). is the widow of Burton Foley. Xellie J. married E. II. Purcell, a merchant of Broad Ripple, and is the mother of Harold and Eugene. Pius E. was clerking for his father and was accidentally killed by an explosion COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 957 when he was eighteen years Fannie is a graduate i f the Broad Ripple high s< Mr. and Mrs. Gresh and their family belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Gresh is a Mason, and belongs to Broad Ripple Lodge, No. 643, A. F. & A. M., and he is treasurer of Broad Ripple Lodge, No. 548, I. ( 1. ( I. F. In politics he is a Republican. Mr was supervisor of Washington township two years, for four years was a justice of the peace, and at present is a member of the Broad Ripple town board, serving his fourth term. In addition to his business Mr. Gresh owns a good home in Broad Ripple. The parents of Mrs. Gresh, now deceased, were early settlers of Marion county. Wil- liam Bradley, her father, was born in the "Blue Grass" region in Kentucky, and came with his parents to Hamilton county, Ind., when a chiM, the family settling on a farm near Noblesville. His father was John Brad- ley. JAMES H. VANDIVIER (decease The ability to produce great results in the business world from small beginnings, is an art most coveted of all commercial conjura- tions. It is indeed marvelous how some men possess the power — even though beginning the struggle with empty hands — to rise from one position to another, while others fail and are unable to keep what they had at the in- ception of their business career. This power of multiplying his possessions with infinite tact and skill, was a gift freely granted to James II. Yandivier, and he added to this ability . an abundant energy and devotion to his chosen calling, with the result that he became one of the wealthiest and most capable agriculturists and business men of Johnson county. In Mercer county, Ky., on the thirteenth day of February, 1823, he was born, being of fourteen children of Peter and Sarah (Garshwiler) Yandivier. His father was a native of Xew Jersey, born ( let. 15. 1 7S7. and bis mother of Kentucky, born Oct. 17, 17SS. < 't these children, ten of whom were sons, five are now living: Susan, widow of John Byers, living in Franklin, Ind.; Isaac C. of Franklin; Polly, widow of Hiram Deer, of White River township; Jefferson, of Union township; and Harriet, wife of Willis Dollin, 1 f Ji 'hnson county. Peter Yandivier was a miller by occupa- tion, and for many years operated a mill near Harrodsburg, Ky. In his younger days he was a teamster, driving from Louisville to Harrodsburg. He moved to Johnson county in 1826, and entered [80 acre- of land from the government in Union town-hip, which. with the aid of his sons, he cleared and im- proved, lie continued to live there until the time of his death, which occurred Sept. 30, (866. Both he and his wife, in earlier days, belonged to the Newlight Christian Church, and latterly to the Christian (Disciples) Church. She died June 29, [863. At the beginning of the War of iXi_> he was drain 1 into the army, but furnished a substitute ■ was unable to go. B\ abundant energ} effort he cultivated a prosperous farm and was highly esteemed bv all who knew him. as was also his good wife. They were both earnest Christians, having a high regard for the sanctity of the Lord's day, which they taught their children to observe as the) them- selves bad di 'lie. The paternal grandfather of our subject. Joseph Yandivier, was horn in Xew Jersey, and was of sturdy Holland-Dutch docent. Lie died in his native State at an honored old age, leaving several sons and daughters. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Yandivier was Joseph Garshwiler, a native of Kentucky, who died at an advanced age. lie was b\ occupa- tion a farmer and reared several sons and daughters. Me came to Indiana and ;i in Johnson county in the early days. Mr. Vandivier was of the tender age "i three and one half years, when his parent- removed to Johnson county, where he after- ward made his home. As a boy his tastes and ability early turned in the direction of farm- ing, and he soon became adept at all of its varied duties. In early years he attended the old fashioned subscription school- of that part of the State, and lived at home until he reached the age of twenty-five years, when his father gave hint $iexi in cash and he began life'- struggle on his own account. \\c first worked at farming by the day and later by the month, and did a threat deal of clearing in that locality. Entering eighty acres of land with the money which his father bad given him, be soon after sold it for $200, and bought one hundred acres of land for $950, sixteen acre- of which he immediately set about clear- ing, after which he built a home and later bought sixty acres of land in Franklin and entered a tract of forty acres in Union township. After thi- be bought 958 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD until he accumulated over 800 acres of land. ()n the 16th of November, [848, he was joined in marriage to Man M. Buckner, iter of Aver) and Margaret (Sturgeon,) Buckner. J lis wife was born on Ma\ 29, 1832, in Kentucky, and of his union with her eighl children were born, five sons and three daughters : John Wesley, born Nov. [8, [849; Samantha Jane, Nov. 8, [851 ; Avery Martin, May 29, [854; Joseph Henry, Jan. 14. [857; William Alvirous, Dec. 15, 1859; Sarah Mar- garet, Sept. i), 1862; James Thomas, Vug. 13. 1864; and Minnie Belle, Jan. 5, 1S71. Of these John Wesley married Elizabeth Rule, lives in Union township, and has four chil- dren, Vina, Charley. Bertha and Hazel; Sa- mantha Jane married Charley Sisson, of Union township and has two children, .Mary and James; Joseph Henry wedded Addie J. Hamilton, who died Sept. 17, [907, and has one child, Stella; Sarah Margaret married Benjamin Merritt, of Union township, and has one child, Grade; Avery .Martin married Lizzie Merrick, and lives in Franklin town- ship; William Alvirous married Fannie Paris, has one daughter, Jessie, and the) reside in Franklin; James Thomas married Carrie Co- horn, lives in Union township, and has five children; Minnie Belle married Clarence Holy, of Union township, and has three children, Paul M., Florence M. and Lillian I'.. Mr. Vandivier, as his children arrived at the age of maturity, gave each a well-im- proved and productive farm, ranging from eighty to ninety acres, and valued at about $5,500 each. He was a man of indomitable ,. and was not content with conducting his large farm alone, but also he ran a thresh- ing machine for some thirty-five years. His wife lived to the age of sixty years and four months, dying Sept. 23, 1892. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in which Mr. Vandivier is now an active and influential member. In politics he is identified with the Democratic party, and is a stanch believer in its principles. lie served as county commissioner for one term, and was director and president of the Gravel j stem i"! aboul sixteen \ ears, during which time the roads were improved from theit almost impassable condition when he took charge of the work, to their present highly developed state. lie also served as school director for two terms, in all of which positions he served ably and well. Of the grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, the only one deceased died in infancy. Vandivier lived to see his long years of labot tied with abundant success, lie was the honored head of a large family for whom it was ever his pride ami pleasure to furnish every advantage, and he was able when the children, one by one. left the home nest, to make each a handsome gift of a portion of the lands he himself had accumulated and developed to their present highly productive stale. He died Sept. I 1, 1907, and was buried in the old .Mount Pleasant cemetery. J I is funeral was one of the largest ewer attended in this community and his loss was severely felt by his fellow townsmen and a large circle of friends throughout the county. _ WILLIAM LEWIS HERETH, manager of the Safety Deposit Department of the Indiana National Hank, of Indianapolis, was born in that city Sept. 0. [864, son of John Christopher and grandson of Lewis Hereth Lewis Hereth was born in Germany, and was a carpenter by trade. He brought his family to America, landing at Baltimore, and about 1S47 settled near Madison, in Jefferson count), lnd., on a farm. After working the farm for a few years he sold it and moved to Indianapolis, settling on a farm south of the city, which he cultivated until his retirement, lie continued to live in Indianapolis until his death, which occurred in iSSS. Lewis Hereth was a Methodist in his religious con- victions, and held membership in the First German M. E. Church, of which his nephew. George Hereth, was a trustee. Mr. Hereth was twice married, and had a large family. John Christopher Hereth, son of Lewis by his first marriage, and father of William Lewis Hereth. was horn near Frankfort-on- the-Main, Germany, and was reared on his father's Indiana farm. He learned the sad- dle and harness business in Madison, a.s an apprentice to William Taylor, and in 1852 came to Indianapolis, where he worked at his trade with Berry Sulgrove ami others on Washington street. Engaging in the business on his own account, he opened one of the first harness and saddlery establishments — store and shop — in the cite, being quite successful; later he moved the store into the Hereth block, built by him on North Delaware street, op- posite the court house, and continued in this business until about [880, when he went into other lines, carrying on the manufacture of men's shirts and overalls. Later, however, he COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRArHICAL RECORD 959 resumed his saddle and harness business. Like his father, Mr. Hereth became a member of the First German M. E. church with which he was identified until [870, when he trans- ferred his membership to the Trinity M. E. Church, an English organization. This church later moved to Central avenue anil beca v the Central Avenue M. E. Church, and Mr. Hereth was an official member thereof until his death, which occurred in September, [900, when he was aged seventy-two. He was ac- tive in the work of this church, and at the time of his death was our of the oldesl of its original members. His wife and family were all members 1 if this church. Mr. Hereth was married twice, his wives being sisters. His first wife, Rosina Niklaus, bore him two daughters, Anna and Emma. Airs. Hereth died in 1854; and he married her sister, \nua Barbara Niklaus, who was born in Miinschenmier, ( (beramt Erlach, Canton Berne. Switzerland, and who survives him. Her father, Jacob Niklaus, came to Madison, Intl.. where he purchased a farm and settled. To Mr. and .Mrs. Hereth was born a large family, of whom seven are living: Mary F., Ella 1!.. Carrie C, William Lewis, Louise I.. Edward ( '•. and ( lliver 'I". William Lewis Hereth attended the gram- mar and high schools of Indianapolis, grad- from the high scl 1 in 1882, and on Jan. 3, [883, he entered the Indiana National Bank, as messenger. Through promotions he became general bookkeeper of the haul-; which he held for four or five years, when in [889 he was made paying teller, holding that position until 1897 when he was appointed manager of the Safe Deposit Department. Mr. Hereth was married ( )ct. 15. [890, to Miss Minnie E. Wells, who was horn in In- . Ind.. daughter of Dr. Merit and Morincie (Robertson) Wed-. Dr. Wells was formerl} a leading dentist of Indianapolis until he retired to his farm, in [892. Mr. and Mrs. Hereth have two children, Bessie \urelia and Willard Wells. The family are members of the Central Avenue M. E. Church, in whose work Mr. Hereth is active, being a steward ami secretary of the church. In poli tics he is a Republican. GEi IRGE HUGHES, one of Johnson county's leading citizens and successful men. was horn in While River township, this county. March 31, [833, son of Jesse and Nancy (Milton) Hughes. se Hughes was reared in Tennessee, and came to Indiana when a young 1 tling in Fayette county, where on June 25, [818, he was married to Miss Nancy Milton. daughter of David and Abigail .Milton, of Virginia. She was born Aug. 29, t8oi, and was a lad) of intelligence and culture, and a worthy helpmate to her husband. She died in June. 1852. Her father, David Milton, re- mained in Virginia until his marriage, when he moved to Fayette county. Ind., whei several years he rented a farm. Having bought land in White River township, Mr, Milton moved there with his family and became one of the successful men of the count), and lived there until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Milton were members of the Metho- dist Church, and did much to promote its growth. Their children were as follows: Nancy, Airs. Hughes; Elizabeth, Mrs. L. Townsand; Mary, .Airs. Amos Smith; and John, who died and left a large family. Jesse Hughes rented a farm in Fayette county, and besides attending to this he found time to do other work, and being a careful man managed to save money. He remained in Fayette count) until after the birth of his fifth child in (830, moving to Johnson count)', w here he entered 11 » > acre- 1 if heavily timbered land in White River township. He built a cabin and lived on this land until 1850, when he purchased the adjoining farm of [60 acre-. on which place George Hughes now lives. Jesse Hughes made many improvements to this farm and buildings, and spent the re- mainder of his life there. He had the con- fidence and respect of all who knew him. and was one of the leaders in the develop- ment of the county. In his youth he worked hard, doing all his farm work by hand, and well-deserved the wealth he had accumulated for old ag Air. Hughes became a Christian early in life, and joined the Methodist Church. He- was an active worker and filled all the offices of the church. He became class leader and rter, and was for man) years a local preacher. Through his efforts the society now known as Alt. Auburn Al. E. Church was formed. The history of Mt. Auburn Al. K. Church dates hack to |S_>(>. ddie few Metho- dists of this vicinity at that time worshipped in a frame building 24x30 feel al Pleasant Hill, and located on the banks of Pleasant Run. one mile west of the presenl sil new t "hurch. The names of s, im 960 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the members are still remembered: Henn Britton; Abner Leonard and wife; George Wright; Jesse Hughes; Julia Pruitt ; Frank Sander^; Margaret Smart: Thomas Davis; and Nicholas Orme. This was a flourishing society for many years, but as the country became better settled other societies formed. In the year 1835 the first Methodist Class formed in this neighborhood, being or- ganized at the home of William Harrell, which is now owned and occupied by Gi Hughes. This class was partly an outgrowth of the Old Pleasant Hill Society, and much of the credit for its formation is due to Jesse Hughes. Some of the member-, were: Hughes and wife; John Surface and wife; William Harrell and wife; John Robe and wife; Jane Bass; Amos Smith and wife; Abner Leonard and wife; David Milton and , Valentine Carter and wife; J. B. Dob- bins; Eve Dobbins; Mrs. Cox; Catherine Sells; W. K. Smith; John Audi-; Michael Surface. Others united later. About 1836 the members of this society and others erected. about one-half mile west of the present church, a small frame building, with walls of mud. This building was used for school and church purposes, and was familiarly known as the Old Mud School House. This was used for thirteen years during which time twelve or fourteen ministers labored in the held, and in 1840. 1843, 1S44 and 1845, successful camp-meetings were held. In [848 or [849 the present church was erected and although not entirely finished was used as a house of worship. In [853, through the ef- fi its of our subject, George Hughes, then a voung man. wdio passed around a subscrip- ts 11 list which was headed by his father, who made a liberal donation, enough money was obtained to finish the building. Mt. Auburn Church has always been an important factor f( r good in the community, and has had many able pastors. The Sabbath-school of this church had its origin in the ( lid Mud School Mouse, and has become one of the largest and most active in the State. Mt. Auburn Church stands as a monument to Jesse Hughes and his fellow -workers for their efforts to Spread the teachings of Christ. [esse and Nancy (Milton) Hughes were ed with thirteen children as follows: David. wh<> died in Iowa; Thomas, who died in Missouri: John, who died in Iowa; James, who died in Iowa; Ahnira. Mrs. Jeff Davis, ■, I died about four years ago in 1".' nl township; Wesley, who died on the home- stead; William, a hanker at Corydon, Iowa; Jesse, who died in June, moj, in Corydon, Iowa; George, our subject; Milton, who died in Whiteland, March t. [908; Benjamin 1-'.. of Iowa: Margaret, Mrs. T. Mitchell; Absalom 1'., who died at the age of four years. Be- fore the birth of two younger children some of the older ones had left home to -tart out for themselves. At a reunion of the family all were- under the paternal roof, the only time that the entire family sat at one table. Three sons and one daughter still survive. d"he children are worthy church members and good citizens. Mr. Hughes sold all his land but the farm on which our subject. George Hughes, lives, and had invested his money in Government bonds, which were divided among his children at his death. George Hughes removed the remains of his father and mother, and David Milton and wife, to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where the) now rest. George Hughes was born and reared among the pioneers of Johnson county, and in his youth took part in the hard work of the new country. Ik' remained at home until twenty years of age. when his father gave him, as he did all his suns, one hundred dol- lars with which to go out into the world. George rented land for a year, when he went to Iowa and there he entered land: later he returned to Johnson county, and in February, 1856, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Sells, a lady of culture, who was born in this county, daughter of William and Catherine Sells, of Virginia. William Sells came to Indiana be- fore his marriage, entered land and became a successful farmer. He was noted as a rail splitter. Both he and his wife died in this county and are buried at Mt. Pleasant Ceme terv. Their children were as follows: David, who died young; Eliza. Mrs. J. Groseclose ; Isaac, who went west and is now dead: Eliza- beth, the first wife of our subject; Lloyd, at home. Mrs. Elizabeth (Sells) Hughes died in Johnson county, and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. She was a good Christian woman, a devoted wife and mother, and a Consistent member of the M. E. Church. Her children were as follows: Nancy Catherine. Mrs. ('.. Wassham. whose husband is a mem- ber of the police force, of Indianapolis; Anna hi.. Mrs. < ). Dunham; Rose A.. Mrs. I. I. Sedam; Mary E., Mrs. W. McCarthy; ( hameron P., who follows the occupation of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 961 ;i farmer; Bruce, who is an insurance at Indianapolis; and Brusam (twin 1 married J. J. ( 'lara, a policcmai anaj" In 1896, several year- after the death of irst wife, Mr. Hughes married .Mrs. Lrsula Clara, whose first husband Wesley Clara, had died leaving her with four chil- dren. Mrs. Ursula Hughes is a daughter of Jacob Dorrell, whose history can be found in the sketch of William Dorrell elsewhere. She is a worthy helpmate to her husband and a Christian woman, being a consistent member • E the I". B. Church. There are no children by this union. After his marriage Mr. Hughes rented a farm and built a saw mill, in which he used steam power, and was the first to inn ircular saw in this count}-. lie conducted is saw mill for three years meeting with good success, when he sold his mill and established a general merchandise business at Rocklane, this county, and was in business there for eight years. After selling his merchandise business Mr. Hughes bought the interests of the other heirs to the home farm, and moved there. He still occupies the place, giving his attention to stock raising- and farming. In his youth he united with Mt. Auburn M. imrch. and has ever since been one of its leading members, and has contributed eh i" its success. In politics he is a Democrat, and while he has rilled several of- . he has never aspired to become promi- nent in politics. He is a successful business man and fanner, and is one of the popular honored citizens of the community. WILLIAM McFARLAND. who resides at Xo. 1420 Pleasant street. Indianapolis, was in the southeastern part oi Campbell county, Ky.. April 1 _\ 1X14. son of Benjamin and Mary (Ratcliff) McFarland, both of whom were natives of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McFarland moved Indiana with their family in [826, and, Governi ent land, made a on Lick Creek. Perry township, / ■! •v, and there lived for twi years. At the end of that period, because of advancing age, Mr. McFarland put tin lent of his affairs in the hands of his son William. In 1854, when William moved into the southeastern part of the county, his father - panie.i him, and again, when William rt. he :vil war, when he 1 - and six months old. 1 Lis v, \\ illiam McFarland, dud prior to his death, when sin- W as aged eighty- five years. In religion they w< Pres- byterians. When he lived in Harriso Ky., he long served as sheriff of his county. Benjamin McFarland was twice married first wife being Martha Stinson, out he had < lie chilo. . titer. I I is second wife was Mar)' Ratcliff, and they were tin of three sons and three daughters, all of whom are deceased hut William, the youn Robert McFarland, grandfather of Wil- liam, was a. native of \ ii'gmia, and an early set- tler of Kentucky, where he died in old age. lie had a large family and was a veteran of the war of the Revolution. His main occupa- tion in life was that of farming. Thi temal grandfather of William McFarland was a native of Virginia and an early settler in Kentucky, where he too died at a ripi aye. leaving a numerous family. William McFarland was twelve years when he accompanied his parents into ana. and he has lived in Marion count) 1 tinuously since his arrival. When he was a boy he attended subscription schools very little and did not secure an opportunity to study arithmetic until he was tweni year,- of age. At that time he was running a saw mill and felt the need of a know of figures in his own business affairs. Wit: 1 , vim he entered upon the study of arithmetic, ami soon was able to cast accounts and calcu- late quickly and accurately. William with his father until old age began 1 ver_\ seriously upon that 1 >ld g 1 whereupon he took charge of the famil fair-, and for many years was a thrifty f; audi most industrii ius mill man. Mr. McFarland was married Si 1839, to Miss Martha Ann Chinn, of John P. and Elizabeth (Pig) < hum this union were b en children, ten of whom are now living: (1) I an . \llen. who lives in Perry township, mar: Grable, and had five children. Edna, 1 1 Agnes. Elizabeth and Fay. (2) Mary 1 beth, who married Rev. !■'.. S. Riley, a B; preacher, lives in Garnett, Kans., the mother lives :111s a transfer 96: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD business in Indianapolis, married Ellen Stad- gel, and they have two children. Edith May and Charles. ( 5 ) Artamecie is unmarried and at home. (6) Benjamin F. married Sa- lina Ewing, ami they live in Indianapolis. 171 William Jl.. a farmer on the old home- stead, married Belle Smock, and they have rive children, Roxanna, Lawrence. Nancy, I'arvin and .Martha. (8) Luella is at home. 10 ) Belle, who married Charles Collins, died leaving four children, Clarence, Frederick, Mary and Leo. (10) .Margaret and (11) Lillian are at In 'me. Mr. and Mrs. William McFarland are members of the Baptist Church of Southport, where they still keep their membership. In i>< litics he is a Republican, but has never held office except in the early days when he was school director for a time. His farm com- prises 140 acres of tine farming land, well improved, near Southport. For over ten years he and his wife have lived in Indi- anapolis. His daughters Luella and Mar- garet are teachers in the Indianapolis schools, where they have been engaged for some years. JAMES W. BALDWIN is a name well and favorably known throughout Johnson county and particularly in the city of Frank- lin. Its possessor has steadily risen on his own merits for years past, until the com- nutiiiu has come to recognize him as a fit and competent leader, and a man to whom it can turn upon all questions affecting its welfare. The ability to command and direct the af- fair- of men, is always greatly coveted, and proud should he be who is fortunate enough to be s, , constituted as to be competent to as- sume the.se responsibilities, and doubly so, if he can so conduct himself as to win only approval at the hands of his fellow citizens. Popularity is always largely conditioned upon success, for this is at least a safe, even if an unfair, measure of ability. .Mr. Baldwin com- bines all these varied talents and is rapidly rising into prominence in city and county where he is highly esteemed by all. He was born in Boone county, lud., March 5, [859, son of George Baldwin, of Ohio. He has two brothers now living. John, of Boone county, and James W., of Franklin county: also a half brother living in Lebanon, and a half-sister in ( Irawfordsville. His father was by occupation a farmer, coming with his parents from Ohio when only five years of ad Ind. V. 1.. and served about a year with great honor to himself, when he fell before a rebel Indict in the battle of Murfreesboro, never to rise again. His widow still lives in Boone county. Both were earnest and useful members of the Methodist Church. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Baldwin of this review, by name John Baldwin, was a native of ( Ihio. and of Irish descent. He was a farmer in Putnam county, moving later to .Montgomery county, Ind., where lie set- tled about seven miles east of Crawfords- ville, and there he lived until his death, which occurred when he had reached the age seventy-six wars. He left a large family, which was well-provided for by his estate. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Bald- win was James McGowtis, a Kentuckian of Dutch descent, and a farmer by occupation. Emigrating from his birth place, he came to Indiana and there resided for about fifteen years, when the desire to see his old State again induced him to return to Kentucky, and he settled about five miles from Frankfort, where he died, at the advanced age of seventy- five years. He was the father of eighteen children, by three different wives. Mr. James W. Baldwin was reared on a farm in Boone county, attending the district schools of that section. He was an agricul- turist until the year 1889, on Dec. 12th of which year he came to Franklin, and here he has since made his abode. < >n Nov. 25, 1881, he was joined in wed- lock to Alice Met. lain, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (McClain) McClain. Nine chil- dren were born of this union, four sous and five daughters, and these were named Delia, Anna, Blanche, Lucky, James, Gale, Emma and Charlene, and one child died in infancy. Emma also died when young, being only two years of age. Delia followed at the age of ten. The other children are now all residing at home, and reflect much credit upon their parents. Both Mr. Baldwin and his wife are earnest and influential members of the Metho- dist Church, where they have long been highly esteemed. lie belongs to the ( U\<\ Fellows, Red Men and the Modern Woodmen, in all id' which fraternities he is very popular. In politics he has long been an ardent Demo- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 963 «.'rat. and has been prominent in the party for many years. He was appointed prosecutor ol Harrison township, in Boone county, for one term of two years. He followed the draying business in Franklin for eight years, when he was appointed city marshal, in which office acquitted himself with great ability, and as the result of his able services in times past and of the high opinion in which he is held, he \\a^ selected as the nominee of the Demo- cratic party for sheriff, was elected Nov, 6, [903, and re-elected in November, [905, serv- ing until Jan. 1, 11.1117. lie owns a pleasanl home tilled with many comforts, about five acres >>i land in the northeastern part of Franklin, and 323 acres of land in Brown county, Ind. His steady rise from the lowly lot of the farmer's boy has been attended at all times with respect and admiration of those who have known him, and it is safe to predict for him a splendid future, as he is just in his prime anil possesses many qualities that go to make the successful business and public man. GEORGE W. WEIR (deceased), for- merly sheriff of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana, was born in Wheeling, W. Ya.. Nov. 2. 1840, a son of Thomas and Jane (Kennedy) Weir. Thomas and Jane (Kennedy) Weir were both born in Scotland, the former in Edin- burgh, and the latter in Paisley. They had a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, but one of whom survives, Catherine Ann, wife of Eli Thompson, of Indianapolis. David Kennedy, the maternal grandfather, was engaged in the manufacture of the celebrated Paisley shawls, at Paisley. Later he ca'me to America and settled at Steubenville, Ohio, where he died well on in years. Thomas Weir, father of George W., came to America about 1820. and settled at Wheeling, W. Ya., removed thence to Steu- benville, Ohio, and still later to Bethany, W. \ a. By trade he was a millwright, and he followed that occupation where business op portunities seemed most promising. From Bethany he went to Cincinnati, and in the spring of 1849, came to [ndianapolis, where he remained until his death, which took place in 1866, at the age of seventy-eight years. His wife preceded him on July ,}. [860, aged sixty years. They were Presbyterians in re ligious faith at first, but united witli the Christian Church under the powerful preach- ing of Alexander Campbell, the founder of thai branch of Christian faith. George \\ . Weir was nine years old when he tame to [ndianapolis with his parents, and this beautiful city was his home up to the time of his death. His education was obtained in the common schools and in the Edinburg Seminar\. lie was working at the carpenter's trade when the Civil war broke out, and the stirring events of those days aroused a loyalty that caused his enlistment. Aug. 1 _>. [861, in Company C, -7th lnd. V. 1., with which command be served gallantly for three years. Wounded at the battle of Antietam, lie was transferred to the Second Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps. He particiated in the great battles of South Mountain, An- tietam and Winchester, and in innumerable skirmishes and lesser engagements. After the happy closing of the war, .Mr. Weir came home and went to clerking in the store of J. L. Franklin in Indianapolis, and later engaged in a number of different lines ot business, including butchering, keeping a restaurant and conducting a dairy. For more than seven years be was sheriff of the Su- preme and Appellate Courts of Indiana, filling the position with the greatest efficiency. Mr. Weir was married Feb. 13, 1870. to Miss Annie E. I.vnam, daughter of John D. and Mary Jane (Watkins) Lynam. Four children were born to this union, Stella, Ever- ett I... Edwin A. and Eugene M., all of whom died in infancy, except Everett L., who is paymaster in the office of the Atlas Engine Works. On Sept. 19, 1906. he married Miss Bertha Lucille Elliott, daughter of lames Ed- ward and Rose 1 Kimberlin) Elliott. Mr. Weir was an active member of the Sixth Street Christian Church, of which he was treasurer, and with which the son and mothi 1 are also united. The family home is located at No. 1 122 Hoyt avenue. Mr. Weir belonged t<> Gordon Post, No. 281, < r. \. R., and to Wheatley Lodge, No. 8. Knights of Honor. He died Jan. 29, [906, aged sixty-five years, two months and tw«nt\ seven days, lie had been a resident of Indianapolis more than fifty years, and bad the confidence and respect of all who knew him. ALEXANDER McCL UN. Industry and frugality have, we venture to say, accompli more in the history of this country than rill the ephemeral brilliance of discovery and in- vention. The occasional man who is equipped COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD w ith ran I executive ability undertaking's and - untold wraith — is really almost unim- ant in our domestic economy. In the very nature of things all men cannol excel fellows or lead them to business suc- These rare spirits do indeed excite interest, and, lilce the th ing 1 1 leave a blaze of brilliance when ,■ ' \ go, but nevertheless it is the great mass of the people who constitute the State and a country prospers solely according to the successes of the great majority of its component factors, its citizens, in their respective spheres. Mr. Alexander McClain was born in Marion county, 1ml.. Aug. 25, [835, son of John and Susanne (Clark) McClain, both natives of Kentucky. He had three brothers and three sisters, four of whom are now liv- ing besides Alexander; Sarah Isabel, wife of Henry McCauley, of Tipton. 1ml.; Louie J., wife of Harvey Clark, of South Carlton, Ky. ; Moses G., a prominent and successful lawyer in Indianapolis; and John \\ .. of Southport, Ind. Another brother, James S.. was an or- derly in the Civil war, and lost his life while fighting valiantly for the cause of the L'nion. He had one other sister, Malinda C. who is now- deceased, and who was about forty years of age at the time of her death. John McClain, the father, conducted a successful business as an agriculturist throughout his life, coming to Indiana when of tender age with his parent--, who settled mar Indianapolis in Marion count). Here he grew to manhood and was married, and here he reared his family, dying in Franklin townshim without warning, while at work in the fields, on the sixth \ the dav, and later COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 965 by tin Ei r himself, and his firsl chase of land was fort} les, [1 wa, where he lived, carin . for three winters. In 1861 he returned to Indiana and rented a farm in Xeedhani township, Join; ity, which lie soon purchased, and which he still Adding to this from time to time other land, he now finds himself the owner of 240 of highly improved and valuable land. He retired from farming, and Oct. 4, he purchased his present beautiful home at No. 15 North Forsythe street, in Franklin. On Nov. 4. 1857, he was joined in mar- riage to .Mary Jane Hendricks, daught L. X. and Drucilla (Hardesty) lien '.ricks, and by lnr had -even children, five sons and two daughters, as follows: Jasper B., Squire 11.. Emma B., William M., Lama A.. John G. and George C. Of these Jasper B. died Sept. 14. 1885. at the age of twenty-six years. Squire II. married Llva Tilson, and lives in Needham township, with his wife and five ren, Delta. .Marie and Mary (twins), Oak, and Lyman Alexander. Emma I'.. mar- ried Sandy Brockman, and lives in Xeedhani township: William M. was married to Ida Edmunds, by whom he has three children, [sel, Marcia and Fred, and resides in the same township. Laura A. married Dillard Bi now deceased, and had three children. I ieorge, May and Glenn; she married (second) Harri- son \dams. by whom she had one child, Ray, and now resides with her family in Franklin. John (i. died March 16, [898, unmarried, a'. the age of twenty-six years. George C. lives at home and is married to Or] Belk, and has one child Marion. Mrs. Alary J. (Hendricks) McClain died Sept. ni. 1SS0, at the age of forty-nine years and four months. She was an active and devoted member of the Methodist Church. < in 11. [890, Mr. McClain married Rhoda A. Price, er of William and Drucilla 1 Russell) Price, of Terre Haute, Ind., being born, however, in Johnson county, near Edin- burg, on 1 >ct. 26, [855. Both are influential and active members of the Methodist Church, in which he is a trustee. lie is a master Mason in the Franklin lodge, in which he is highly esteemed. His political faith is that of a Republican, and he has long been an ardent adherent to Republican principles. Mrs. Rhoda \. 1 Pri 1 lain was of five children, her parents being ear! tier- in I il \ and hei r was In >rn in Blue Rivi r b iwnsh Richard Russell was her ma and was a native of \ irginia, n ; with larents to Kentucky when aboul I of age. and coming when a young man to Johnson county, Ind., where hi I le died in Vigo county at the age two years, leaving a large family. Her E died in Vigo county in the year [874, at the age of fifty-four, and her mother died at the same age, surviving her husband. sour' fourteen years, and living until [888. Mr. McClain has long been regarded as one of the most able and influential men of Needham township. [\ow in his advai years, having carefully reared a large family which cannot but be a source of much fication to him; having attained most of his earlier ambitions, and having made a thor success of his life's work in the business world ; having done much within the church and outside of it, to advance the cause of hu- manity and possessing the esteem and admira- tion of all, he should join his friends ami associates of years past and say with I in looking back over the years gone by, "It is well."' WILLIAM T. McCARTY, M. D., of I anapolis, engaged in general practice, and at the same time a specialist in cancerous troub- les and skin and blood diseases, was born at Greencastle, Putnam county, Ind., April 27, [856, and was reared to manhood in his native city, where he had Dr. Evans, a well kn physician, for his preceptor, when he began his medical studies. Dr. McCarty was graduated from Kentucky School of Medicine in [880, and for four years was engaged in practici Bainbridge, after which he took a com lectures at the Indiana Medical College, and was there graduated. After this he practiced medicine in Greencastle, where Dr. Evans, his esteemed friend and preceptor, had been in practice some twelve years. After eight years of successful professional work ai Greencastle, Dr. McCarty removed, in iSSS. to Indiana- polis, and here, besides in bis general pra. he has made a reputation in the treatnn cancerous afflictions and skin and blood dis- eases of various kind-. For this work he has made thorough preparation, and his success is marked. Patii e to him fr< m di cities and States, and derive vast benefit ■entitle and interesting tr< a 966 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD petent assistants are employed by him, and every device that modern medicine suggests in alleviation or cure of these dread diseases. Dr. McCarty was married in Brainbridge, Ind., in 1888, to Miss Flora Hubbard, a daughter of Oliver Hubbard, a well-known merchant of that city. She is a graduate of the Bainbridge High School. To this union have come two children, Robert and Ruth, both of whom are living and at home. Dr. McCarty belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a Republican. He is a mem- ber of the Columbia Club, one of the leading political associations of the city. He and his wife belong to the Methodist Church, Dr. McCarty is a son of John and Martha (Peck) .McCarthy, natives of Tennessee, who came to Putnam county, Ind., in childhood. The father was one of the pioneers of that county where he died on a farm near Green- castle, in April, 1900. The widowed mother still lives on the old farm, and is now over eighty years old. Two sons and two daugh- ters were born to them, of whom Dr. William T. is the youngest. .The oldest is Mrs. Sarah Brockway, of Greencastle, where Mr. Brock- way is a manufacturer of wagon stock. The second member of the family is Mrs. Amanda Wible, of Orange county, Ind., where her husband is a farmer. Isaac is unmarried, and lives at home with his mother, and has charge of the family estate. The father left much valuable real estate, and all the family are well and comfortably situated. The family ancestry of the McCartys runs back to Scotch- Irish progenitors. ISAAC B. SCUDDER, a prominent farmer of Wayne township, Marion county, Ind., is a descendant of one of the early set- tled families of this county, and is connected by ties of kindred with some of the names which have been representative of dis- tinguished families in a number of States. Mr. Scudder lias even- reason to feel the pride of birth, although he is so well-known and so highly esteemed individually, that he needs no such heritage. Tins Scudder family was founded in America by the first of the name who came hither from England in the early Colonial days, and settled in New Jersey. There John Scudder, grandfather of Isaac I',., was born Aug. 8, t/57. and there married Susan I bit- field, also of English descent, born < )ct. 22, 1758. fohn Scudder was a man of honor and integrity, was a leading fanner, and he reared a family which in turn inherited his most es- timable qualities. The record of his children reads: Alfred, born in 1781 ; John, born in 1783, died at St. Louis; Ann, born in 17S5: Sarah, born in I/87, became' Mrs. Decamp; Susan, born in 1790, became Mrs. Williams; Clark, born in 1793: William, born in 1703: Nathan, born in 1798; and Elizabeth, bom in 1800. Both the Decamp and Williams fami- lies were prominent in the early days and later growth of Cincinnati, Ohio. William Scudder was reared in New Jer- sey, and there learned the trade of stone-ma- son. He went first to New York City, but later drifted Westward in pursuit of. work and thus reached Cincinnati. There he followed his trade, and then engaged in the flat-boal business, carrying produce southward, and be thus was enabled to embark in a grocery busi- ness at Cincinnati. < Ither lines in which he was successful were as host of one of the old- time taverns, in Hamilton county, and in farming and stock-raising; connected with the latter was the buying, matching and selling of horses. He was an excellent trader and fine business man. anil became very wealthy. Much of his property was, however, lost by his kind endorsement of notes for friends. Mr. Scudder is spoken of as being a man of fine appearance, and as possessing all those qualities which make a man esteemed in his neighborhood and beloved in his family. His hospitality was genuine and his companion- ship agreeable. In 1855 he bought a farm on the old National Road, six miles west of In- dianapolis, to which he moved in 1856, but his death occurred in 1857. His effects in- cluded many farming machines which he had made use of long before his neighbors in- vested in them. In public affairs he was al ways deeply interested, and belonged to the State militia, and during the Mexican war. served as a quartermaster. In politics he was a strong and a leading Democrat, but never accepted political office, although his time was much in demand as administrator and execu- tor of estates and as guardian for children. His reputation for integrity was above re- pr< iach. William Scudder was married thrice, first at Cincinnati, and one daughter was born to this marriage. Elvira, who married (first) J. Gilpin, and (second) A. Skank. The chil- dren of his second marriage were: Henry, born in 1830, resides in Indianapolis; Wil- O AIMI-'AU >RATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 967 ham. born in 1832, lives in Arkansas; and Edward, horn in 1835. is deceased. In [838, .Mr. Scudder's third marriage was to Jane Moore Ray, horn Dec. 11, [822, in Delaware. daughter of Abraham and Jane (Moore) Ray, of Irish descent, although natives of Dela- ware. Mrs. Ray married I second ) Blair Kincaid, who. later with the family, moved by team to Illinois, but soon went by way of flat-boat, hack to Cincinnati, and in Hamilton county, < Ihio, bought a farm. Here Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid lived to a good old age. Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid belonged to the Baptist Church. Mrs. Scudder, the mother of Isaac, still survives, and although past eighty years old, is one of the most intelligent and active mem- bers of her son's family, beloved and tenderly cherished. Her children were these: John, horn June 18. 1840. was long a prominent business man of Indianapolis, many years in the livery business, but now deceased; Mary J., born Aug. 16. 1843. was Mrs. Isaac John- son, now deceased ; Isaac 1!. ; and Robert, born Any. 21, 185 1, died single. Isaac B. Scudder was horn July 18, 1848, in Hamilton county, Ohio, and came with his parents to Indiana when a hoy of seven years. Here he was reared and educated in the common schools and after the death of his father, remained with his widowed mother until he was twenty-four years old. In 1874 he went to Indianapolis and engaged in a livery business for five years, in 1875 marry- ing and settling on the farm where he still continues, this being a portion of the Thomas i aglesfield farm. Until [879 he lived in the original house, hut at that date he erected a commodious two-story brick residence on a most beautiful site, surrounded by a delightful grove and commanding a fine view. Here Mr. Scudder has successfully carried on large farming operations and for a number of years has also engaged in dairying, taking a just pride in his fine herd of sleek Jersey cattle. His life is filled with congenial cares and he never aspires to till political office, voting an independent political ticket. Mr. Scudder married Mary K. Eagles- field, horn May id. [850, at Indianapolis, a lady of tno^t amiable qualities and womanly virtues. She was a daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Stubbs) Eaglesfield, the former of whom was horn in 1807. at Elizabethtown, X. I., and the latter near Camden. < )hio, where thev were married. Thomas was a son of Theophilus, ami he a son of Thomas Ea; field, of England, where Theophilus was horn. Thomas was a large grower of wool and an extensive manufacturer of carpets, and was successful prior to his emigration to \m On the voyage he lost a portion of his prop- erty by the sinking of the vessel. He is men- tioned in the Historj of New Jersey as one of the early settlers. In his new home at New- ark, he established a hat factors, and there his life terminated. His son Theophilus mar- ried Phoebe Gardiner, daughter of Benjamin Gardiner, also of England. Theophilus lo- cated first at Elizabethtown, X. J., but later moved to Butler county, ( )hio, and settled among the pioneers, becoming prominent and wealthy, dying in middle life. All the Eagles- field family belonged to the Church of Eng- land. The children of Theophilus were: Thomas, the father of Mrs. Scudder; lain. Mrs. Railsback ; Mary A.. Mrs. Dr. A. A. Stall; George \Y., who died at Indiana- polis; Sarah, Mrs. R. King, a teacher; Har- riet. Mrs. L. E. Freeman; William, who died at Indianapolis. Thomas Eaglesfield was born in New Jer- sey and moved with his parents to Butler county, Ohio, where he remained until aftei the death of his father, and then returned to his grandfather in New Jersey, and was ap- prenticed to the coach and wagon-making trade at Newark, and later went to New York City, also making a prospecting tour through the South, visiting Lexington. Ky.. and New < (rleans. Upon his return to Butler county he married, ami in 1834 came to Indi- anapolis, entering 320 acres of land in Wayne township which he held during life. Soon after coming to Indianapolis, he formed a partnership with Fred Foltz, and they estab lished the first carriage and wagon-making shop of any note, in the town, on the corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets, where the post-office stands. After a few years this partnership was dissolved, and Thomas Eagles- field established himself in business which he successfully conducted for a few years, and in 1838 joined his brother William in the dry- gonds business. Some years later he sold his interest and rented a saw mill which the I lg- dens had erected, running this for them for a number of years. Embarking again in his trade, he was established on West Washing- tun street, where he conducted business sev- eral years, leasing his land. In [838 he n upon a chared up tract of hi- estate, set- 9 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD tied down to life in his cabin, hired help to improve his farm and started active i tions there. In the meantime another old New Jersey family, the * )gdens, had made large investments of land in and around tndiana- polis, and knowing well the character of Thomas Eaglesfield for integrity, insisted upon his acting as their agent, giving him power of attorney. For many years this mutually satisfactory arrangement continued. It was a daughter of one of these I igclens, Jonathan, who married Philip D. Armour, thi I hicago meat magnate. The closest so- cial relations existed between the Eagles- fields and the ( Igdens. From 1858 to [869 the family of Thomas Eaglesfield lived on the farm in Wayne township, when, on account of failing health he went to Louisiana, bought a plantation adjoining the town of Frank- lin, and decided to remain in the mere genial climate. All things were not as desired, how- ever, and after a trial of several years, he sent a portion of his family North, remaining he- hind to attend to the final closing of his affairs, when he was stricken by apoplexy and died April 2~, 1871. His remains were in- terred at Franklin. His family returned to the Indiana homestead, and there his wife died in 1877. Thomas Eaglesfield was a strong and influential Democrat, and served as a member of the Indianapolis council. All of his brothers were also early business men of Indianapolis. Thomas was kindly remem- bered for his many acts of charity and for his energ) and public spirit. He was always in favor of developing the city's resources and was one of her most prominent and use- ful men. In Camden. Ohio, he married Mar- garel Stubbs, daughter of John and Rhoda (Whitcomb) Stubbs. the former a native of North Carolina, and son of [saac Stubbs (he being the third Isaac in succession |, of English descent, and among the earl;, families of the American colonies. They were Quakers and -ed to war. and also to slavery, leaving North Carolina on that account. Isaac Stubbs settled in Ohio in 1785. a pioneer and front- iersman. In Chatham county. X. C, he mar- ried Margaret Carter, of an old and honored North Carolina family. John Stubbs. son o\ [saac, was a miller by trade and followed same in I hitler county, accumulating large means. He remained there until his children were n and settled for themselves, and after the death of his wife came to Marion count) and passed his last days among his children. He lies buried in the old Bridgeport Quaker cemetery. The Whitcomb family was a prominent one of New England, and although they were of Quaker belief, participated in the Revolutionary war. The children of and Rhoda Stubbs were: Huldah, Airs. F. F. White; Margaret, mother of Mrs. Scudder; Zimri, who made his home with the Eagles- fields for a time, and who was married times and finally died in Cowley county, [vans.; Mary, Mrs. M. Shurts; James, de- li Joshua, of Marion county; Elizabeth, Mrs. A. Fuqua ; [saac \\ '., who enterei Civil war as a private, was promoted 1 captain for bravery at the battle of 5 River, and died in Texas in 1 874 from ef- fects of hard service; Anthony \\ .. who died in Missouri. The children of Thomas Eaglesfield were: Emma \\ .. .Mrs. George I hutch ; .Mary, who died when two and one-half years of ag and Mary L. (2), who is Mrs. Scudder. The children born to Mr. and Airs. Scud- der are: Helen, horn Aug. 17, 1N711; Mar- garet I).. Dec. 20, 1880: and Jane M., Jan. iw. [884, all remaining yet with their parents, making a happy and united family. For many years Mr. Scudder has been a member of the .Masonic fraternity, Bridgeport Lodge, No. 162. AUGUSTUS SPIEGEL, who died July 28, [906, was a resident of Indianapolis for almost fifty years. He was a native of lies- sen-Darmstadt. Germany, born .May 1. 1825, in the village of Michelstadt. Jacob and Elizabeth (Braun) Spiegel, Mr. Spiegel's parents, were natives of Germany, and his paternal grandfather died in that country. He carried on a tannery. Jacob Spiegel was a tanner and currier in Hessen- Darmstadt. In 1832 he brought his family to' this country, locating in Baltimore, where he died in [835, at the age of forty-nine years. His widow took the family to Cincinnati, where she died in [839, at the age of fifty- two years. Both were Lutherans. They had three sons and one daughter, Christian, of Shelbyville, Ind., being now the only one liv- ing. The father of Mrs. Elizabeth (Braun) Spiegel was also a tanner in Germany. He died m his native land. Augustus Spiegel was only seven yi old when his parents came to this country. He lived at Baltimore until lie was twelve COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 969 years old. when he accompanied his mother to Cincinnati, and there grew to manhood, remaining in that city until 1848. For the ensuing ten years he had his home in Law- renceburg, tnd. In [858 he came to Indi- olis, where he made his home for the rest of his life. His education was obtained principal!) in Cincinnati, and when he was seventeen years of age he began at the trade of cabinet-making, which he followed as a journeyman until coming to Indianapolis. In [858 he engaged in hnsiness with his brother Christian, Frederick Thorns and Henr) Frank, under the linn name of Spiegel, Thpms X Company. 1 lis partners had established themselves in business three years e, and they continued together fort) In [895, when they retired from business, Augustus Spiegel and Henry Frank sold the plant to the railroad company for terminal purposes. Mr. Spiegel was in business on Washington street, in the building which is now occupied by die People's < unfitting Com- pany, one of the large and substantial blocks of that street. Spiegel, Thorns & I pany manufactured furniture, doing both a wholesale and retail business, all of the time under the same firm name. Augustus Spiegel was married June 29, 1S4S, to Miss Ann Eliza, daughter of Wil- liam and Hester I Allen I Lackey, and to this union were born six children: (1) Louisa married Willard C. Nichols, of [ndianapolis, and is the mother of two children, Clarence W. and Isabell (who married Bernard Gardner). (2) Elizabeth died when twenty months old. (3) William ( '. married Anna Crafthoefer, of [ndianapolis, and has four children. Catherine, Henry, Clara and Earl. (41 Henry I... of [ndianapolis, married Anna Miller, and has two sons, Frank and Rollin, 151 Alice died at the age of seventeen years. (6) Mary A. first married Edward Nolan, and subsequent!) became the wife of Bar- tholomew 1'.. Brooks, a coal dealer in anapolis. Mrs. Spiegel died Jan. 13, [893, at age of sixty-eight years. She was a Metho- dist, and her husband held to the same re- ligious faith. His mother was the - 1 of the ( lerman Meth Church in Cincinnati. Mr. Spiegel beloni to Centre I ,odge, \o. iS. I. ( ). ( ). I-"., and held independent views in political matters. His home was at No. 40.} North Liberty street, [ndianapi >RNELIUS L< >\Y DITMARS, a prominent and substantial farmer am d citizen of Johnson county, loca Section 17. in Franklin township, was July 15. [825, near New Brunswick, X. J., son in" Garrett and Sarah (Low) Ditmars, both of whom were natives of New J> 1 he ancestry on both paternal and ma- ternal sides were ^i Dutch descent. beinf scendants in New- Jersey of the sturd) bu el's .if Holland, who made their hom State prior to the Revolutionary war. followed agricultural lives, but w . read) to defend their adopted countn foreign foes, and Grandfather Low was a colonel in the Revolutionary army, mediate descendants were not numerous. Garrett Ditmars. father of Cornelius came to Indiana as a farmer, about l^.ij. lo- cated in Johnson county and bought land in partnership with his son William, in i township. This property contained 200 which the)' cleared and improved and b died when about sixty years of age. widow survived him but two years. were devoted members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an elder for many years. Outside of his farming interests ambitions and activity were centered in church. A family of six sons ami si\ d; ters were born to these parents, the sun of this family now being as follows: Cornelius I,., John T.. Richard V.. and Re - becca, who is the widow of Oren Di who lost his life in the Civil war. Ed' one of lie- si ins. died recent!) . t -melius L. Ditmars was about t\\ years of age when he accompanied In pat to Indiana, and he has lived in J0I1 county ever since. I lis boyhood and ; were passed on the farm, his education i supplied b) the subscription schools, he was twenty-one years old. he assist . ami then started out for himself, en- i w i >rk by the im mth for i ■ ■ King, for $108 per annum. His next was in a mill, where, b) laboring about eight- een hours a day, he earned $35 per n; but he returned to farming, and worked various parties for some five years, in meantime accumulating money and buil up a reputation in his neighborhood as industrious young man. After his marriage. Captain I'.anta. his father in asked him to take charge of and managi farm of ;oo acres, while he anil wo 9/0 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to town and retired from active labor. The young, man consented and ably managed this large property for eight years, this being of great value to him in the way of experience. In 1856 he bought his present farm, originally containing 170 acres, and moving to it in [858 has resided there ever since. At the time of purchase it was in a dilapidated condition, but now it is one of the finest farms in John- son county. In 1868, Mr. Ditmars erected a handsome brick residence and has otherwise beautified and improved the property, build- ing barns, fences, planting orchards and mak- ing everything attractive. The farm now in- cludes 320 acres and he also owns another farm, east of the home place, also consisting of 320 acres. .Mr. Ditmars is an intelligent and scientific farmer, and thoroughly under- stands every detail of his business, and adopts modern machinery and approved methods. On Feb. 1, 1850, Mr. Ditmars was mar- ried to Miss Caroline IJanta. daughter of Capt. John P. and* Catherine (List) Banta. Four children were born to this union, namely : John V'., a farmer in Franklin township, married Etta Graham, and they have two children, Marie and Edith; Mary Belle married Everett McCaslin, of Rock county, Vis., and has two children, Herbert and Caroline ; William S., a farmer in Frank- lin township, married Minnie Graham, and their two children are Jane and Court; and Emma died in infancy. Mrs. Ditmars died in 1863, a member of the Presbyterian Church. In February. 1872, Mr. Ditmars was married (second) to Miss Jennie Voris. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ditmars are valued members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he, like his father, takes a deep interest ami serves as one oi the elders. In politics he has always been identified with the Republican party, hut says he has never found time, nor has he had the inclination to enter actively into political life, although in every way he is fitted to hold offices of trust and responsibility. In speak- ing of political preferment, he has been known t' 1 remark that he would prefer to bold a pair of lines over a team of mules, than to fill the best county office in the gift of the party. Through his own efforts he has become one of the wealthiest men in his community, and what is also true is that his accumulations have come through legitimate channels, lie is truly a self-made man, and is a tine example oi what energy, honestv and economy can nplish. Mr. Ditmars has long been a leader in the model locality known as the Hopewell district, its residents being noted for sobriety and morality. His interests are much centered in agricultural movements, and he- strives to not only reach a high point of ex- cellence himself, but also encourages the ef- forts of others. As a man of the highest personal integrity he is esteemed by all. MARK II. HOLLETT, of Indianapolis. has been associated with the history of central Indiana from his earliest days, having been born in Wayne county, this State. March 21. 1831. His father, Thomas Hollett. was born in Washington county, X. Y. The family is of French ancestry. Thomas Hollett removed with his parents to Waterloo, Fayette county. Ind., when he was hut a small boy, and there his father died soon after their arrival on the frontier. For many years he had his home in Wayne county, thence removing to Hendricks count) . His wife, Sarah Acre, a native of Virginia, came to Indiana by way of Tennessee and Preble county, Ohio, where her people lived for several years. In the fall of 1837 Mr. Hollett and his family, consisting of his wife and four children, removed to Hendricks county, settling on a farm, where both father and mother spent the remainder of their lives. The four children, noted as coming to Hen- dricks county, were all living at the time of this writing, viz.: Mrs. Tahitba Jane Free, who resides in Hendricks county; Mark H., whose name introduces this article; Mrs. Martha Waffendon, of Arizona; ami Mrs. Susan King, of Nebraska. The following- children were born to the parents in Hen- dricks county: John, who was a member of the 79th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil war. was killed on the skirmish line at Big Shanty, Ga. ; he was a good soldier, and had borne a gallant part in several heavy engagements previous to the one in which he lost his life. Mrs. Nancy Bray resides in Irvington, a suburb of Indianapolis. Mrs. Mary Matilda Whineyates is a resident of Rossville, 111. Thomas P>. died at the age of two years. James T. P>. Hollett. now a resi- dent of Brownsburg, Hendricks county, Ind., served in the Qth Indiana Cavalry during the war for the Union. Sarah E. Hollett, the youngest daughter, died in Arizona some years ago. Mark H. Hollett was about six years of age when he moved with his parents into COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 97i Hendricks county some seventy years ago, and he well remembers the appearance of the country in its pioneer days. The family was one of the very first to locate in that section, and there the father erected a log cabin in which the family lived for several years. There Mark II. was reared to manhood. When the family removed to Hendricks county in 1837, he passed through what was then Indianapolis, but a small place, and af- fording little promise of its future develop ment. There are few now living whose memory out-reaches his. Thomas Hollett owned a grist mill in Hendricks county, which was run by water-power, and which was one of the first two in the county. Mark H. Hol- lett well remembers bringing cornmeal to In- dianapolis when a boy, and selling it for twelve and a half cents a bushel. His memo- ries of the old times are vivid, and his stories of the hardships through which the early set- tlers passed most pathetic. Yet the early days were not all days of trouble. There was a heartiness of life, a broadening sympathy and interest in the welfare of the community, and a readiness to help and cheer, that brightened the days of these hard-working men and women who were making a great State out of the wilderness and the prairie. And he has many pleasant and beautiful memories of the long ago. In 18(14 Mr. Hollett was married to Nancy Jane Smoth, a daughter of Almond and Nancy (Dodds) Smoth. Her father was born and reared in Virginia, and was a cousin of the famous general and President, Andrew Jack- son. The mother was horn Jan. 10, 1803, in Henry county, Ky., and her parents were from Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Smoth came to Hendricks county, Ind., in 1836, and there spent the remaining years of their lives. He was born in 1 799 . and died at the age of ninety-two. She died two years previously. Mrs. Hollett was one of seven children born to this worthy couple, two suns and five daughters, five of whom survive: Richard, of Haughville, a suburb of Indianapolis; James H., in Hendricks county, Ind.; Lydia Ann. of West Indianapolis; Elizabeth, who is married and living in Plainfield, Hendricks county; and Nancy Jane, Mrs. Hollett, who was born in 1842. ( if these. James II. Smoth was a member of the 63d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served valiantly and well in the war for the Union. To Mr. and Mrs. Hollett have come six children, three sons and three daughters: \\ illiam Grant, Nora, Flora, Thomas, tva and \ irgil. As has been seen, Mr. and Mrs. Hol- lett represent prominent Indiana pioneer families, and the greater part of their lives has been spent in Hendricks county. Their home has been in Indianapolis since [894. The) have many friends, and arc well entitled to a long and sunny afternoon to their in- dustrious lives. GEORGE W. BYERS, a prominent farmer of Johnson county, located on Section 21, in Franklin township, was born in that township, June 15, 1851, son of Henry S. and Maria (McCauley) Byers, natives of Kentucky. Henry S. livers, paternal grandfather of George W., was one of the first of the pio- neers from Kentuckv into Indiana. A pre- liminary trip was made during which he en- tered land and, in preparation for his family, cleared six acres and erected a comfortable log house, returning then to Kentucky and later bringing the family to the new home in Indiana. Franklin township was his home until late in life, when they went to live with their children, the grandfather dying in White River township, at the age of eighty years. By his wife, Elizabeth Riley, he had a family id' seven sens and four daughters. During the war of 1812. he served as a drum-major. The maternal grandfather of Mr. livers, was Dr. Robert McCauley, a native of Scotland, and he also was an early settler in Johnson county, making his home near Mt. Pleasant Church, where he followed his profession and also engaged in farming. His death occurred in middle life, and he left two children. Henry S. Byers (2), father of George \\\, was eighteen months old when his par- ents brought him to Indiana, and he grew to manhood and passed his life a- a resident and successful farmer in Franklin township. He died on the old home farm, in [900, aged seventy-five years, after dividing his large estate of some "OO acres among his children. His life had been spent in accumulating for them, and their welfare was very dear to him. His widow survived until 1901, dying at the age of seventy-three years. Both were consistent members of the Baptist Church, although in earh years she had been a Pres- byterian. During the Civil war. Mr. Byers served with the Home Guards. In politics he was a Republican. A family of thirteen 97- COM MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD children came to Mr. and .Mrs. Byers, and eight of I still living: Margaret is [saac Vandivier, Jr.. of Frank- lin township; George \\ . : Alonzo N. is a Franklin, Ind. ; Sylvanus livies ranklin township; Adaline is the wife of John Wilkes, of Trafalgar; Caroline (twin to Adaline) is the wife of l\ilc\ Riggs, of Franklin: Susie is the wife of Newton Mc- Caslin, of Franklin township: and Archibald lives in Franklin township. These names represent some of the best citizens in Frank- fin township, owners of the finest farms and most comfortable and attractive homes. It is not a matter of surprise that George W. Byers is warmly attached to the people and surroundings in Franklin township, for this lias been his home through life. His was gained in the neighborhood dis- trict schools, and until he attained manhood the hospitable old home roof sheltered him. At the time of his marriage, his generous r gave him the sum of $2,000, and for the first year he remained on his father's land, and then rented his present farm, con- taining 150 acres, four years later purchasing iroperty. Success has attended him in his farming operations, his farm being one of the well-managed ones which have given Franklin township an enviable reputation in the county. • )n Dec. 31, 1873, Mr. livers was mar- to \hss 1 (live Rice, daughter of John and Sarah (Harding) Rice, and to this union were horn eight children, as follows: Bertha M. ; Ida May. who married Everett Carlsted, of Indianapolis; Mary E. ; Walter H. ; Florence ti. II.: Carl 'R. ; Ruby M. and Gladys G. H. The religious connection of the family is with the Baptist Church, in which Mr. livers is both a deacon and a trustee, lli- convictions on public matters make him an adherent of the Prohibition party. In his locality where he is so well known, Mr. livers enjoys universal respect and esteem. The parents of Mrs. Byers were natives of Kentucky, who came to Indiana and settled first in Marion county, later moving to Hen- dricks comity. There the father died in [872. The mother of Mrs. Byers died in I S5S, aged forty-nine years. Both parents belonged to the Missionary Baptist Church. The) had ten children, the surviving three being: Mrs. Mary F. Faucett, of Newton, 111; Mrs. R. C. Brigrsrs, > f Homer, 111.; and Mrs. Bvers. Mi'. Rice later married Mrs. Delilah Kelley, but there was no issue to that union. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. livers was David Rice, who lived and died in Kentucky, a fanner and the father of a large family. maternal grandfather was Aaron Harding, who was a native of Fayette county. Pi French descent. Moving to Kentucky and i - eating on a farm, he married in that State, hut came to Indiana about [837, settling near Brownsburg, in Ilendricks county, where I ■ died when almost ninety-six years old. His family consisted of three daughters and four sons, ddie Harding family came to America. in the seventeenth century and settled in Pennsylvania. Samuel Harding was a pio- neer Baptist preacher, and was one of the founders of Franklin College, and also the first pastor of the First Baptisl I hurch 1 : Franklin. He was a first cousin to the ma- ternal grandfather of Mrs. George W. Byers. Another connection of interest was that Great-grandmother Harding was originally a Moore, and she was a sister to Mrs. Abigail Moore Simpson, whose mother was Hannah Simpson Grant, and maternal grandmother ot ( ieneral C. S. Grant. GEORGE BYRON ELLIOTT, of ! anapolis, was born in that city Feb. jo. son of Joseph Taylor and Annetta 1 Langs- dale) Elliott. The Flliotts are of English descent, and of sturdy Pennsylvania stock. William J. Elliott, grandfather ol 1!.. was born in Butler county. Ohio, son of James Elliott, who emigrated from Pennsyl- vania to Ohio in 1709. Coming to Ind in the fifties William J. Elliott settled in Indi- anapolis. For some years before settling here, however, he had been a resident of Ohii . and served as sheriff of Butler county, that State. On coming to Indianapolis he first en-aged in the hotel business, which he lowed some years. After the Civil war he served two terms as recorder of Marion county. During the war he was a close friend of t iovernor Morton. He died in Indianapolis about [890, aged about eighty years, lie was the father of a family of six children, four hoys a nd two girls. One of his sons. Byron K., was born Sept. 4, 1835. Joshua M. W. Langsdale, maternal grand- father of George 11. Elliott, was horn in Ken- tucky, and came to Indiana some time in the thirties. He died in Indianapolis about I COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 973 nty-eight years, the of a 1. real estate Joseph raylor Elliott, father of George B., in Butler county, ( >hio, and came to Indiana with his father. At the breaking out of the- Civil war he enlisted in the nth Indi- ana / later becoming ;i member • Ind. V. I., and he served throughout ruggle. Entering the service as a pri- he was promoted to second lieutenant, had many thrilling experiences, and was in prison at Andersonville. After his dis- I- from the army he returned to Indi- olis, where he engaged in the abstract business until he sold out in iwon. lie has been prominently identified with the business interests of the city, is the senior member of inn of Jos. T. Elliott & Sons, is vice- lent of the Indiana Title Guaranty & npany, and for several years was lent of tlu- Marion 'I" rust Company. In political faith he is a Republican. Joseph T. Elliott married Annetta Langs- a native of Indianapolis, and to them horn three sons and one daughter, the three sons being: George 1'..; Joseph T.. Jr.; and Charles Edgar. The daughter, Florence L., died when she was three years and nine months old. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are Meth- - in religii ms o mnection. rge I'.. Elliott was reared in Indianap- nd attended the public and high schools, h he left to take a position in Kansas Mo., as assistant local ticket agenl of Rock Island & Pacific Raihvaj He was then- and at St. Joseph, and then returned to polis to enter the employ of Elliott & Butler, in the abstracf business. He was their employ in [898, when elected to ■■. clerk, in which he served it 1 ':ev. Mr. Elliott has a term [897 -in the State 1 .egisla- to which he was elected ill 1896 on the Republican ticket: and was clerk of the Cir- ■ of Marion, from November, [898, to Jan. t, [903. 1 le is a director in the 1 n 1 ■ iny, and a member of the I . Elliott X- Sons. Mr. beli mgs to Indianap lis Li 'dge, A. of P., the Columbia Club, the h h he was op.' <'\ the nd the Maenn In Jun< . [r. Elliott was n Mary Fitch Sewall, daughter of Elmer id l.ncv Sewall. I had two children, ( ieorge Elliott (decc; all Elliott. SA BROWN, a retired fa- llow living in Eranklin, Johnson o imty, Ind., is ueli known throughout thai irs his life was a vei but now on account of advancing age he is taking things easier, though he still conducts a flourishing livery business, not I to live in idleness, lie is the architect of his own fortune, and his various properties have all been accumulated h\ his own earnest el and unremitting lain >r. Mr. Brown was horn in Shelbv cou Ky., April S. [828, son of lame- and \ (Thorn) Brown, natives of the same Stale. Tli > had six -011s and four daughters, three now living Samuel: Isaac X.. of VVa bash, [nd. ; Elizabeth, wife of Lehman Wcd- del, of Arkansas; and David, who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. James Brow n. the father, was a lift I tanner. He came from Kentucky to Indiana in about [855, settling in Hensley township, Johnson count)-, in which county he spent the remainder of his fruitful life, removing to Xecdham township, where he died at th< 01 about seventy years; his wife, surviving him about ten wars, departed this life while on a visit to her home in the State of Ken- tucky, at the age of about seventy-two. are buried in Smiley cemetery, in Xeed ti i\\ nship. Barnabas Brown, grandfather of Sam was horn in \ irginia, and was 1 me 1 ■ pioneer settlers of Kentucky, dying thei an advanced age. Mis occupation was Oi a fanner, and he had six children. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Brown, was Samuel Thorn of Kentucky, who was a prosperous farmer in that State. In ■ youth he was stolen by the Indian-, and kept by them in all their wanderings for about three yi ars, and was tl hut afterward was parth buried in for several weeks in order thai the p might he drawn from his system. This I finally lied the desired re- tit, and he ired to the colonists b\ ■ treaty. \fter many thrilling e> - he returned to I count}-. Ky., where he lived ing but a small family. Mr. Brown spent his early b 974 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and his young manhood in the State of his nativity, coming to Indiana when about nine- teen years of age, where he worked by the month on a farm for several years. After- ward he leased a tract of land which he oper- ated successfully, and then purchased eighty acres in Hensley township, for which he paid $2,400. Here he continued to reside, carry- n a successful farming business for about seven years, when he sold his holdings for an acre, thus realizing a handsome profit, and he then came to Franklin where he bought ninety acres of land, adding to this from time to time, until he once owned 275 acres. In 1893 he left the farm and sold the same al a good figure, locating in Franklin, where he now owns a tine home and conducts a large livery business, as well as owning other property. On July to. 1849, he wedded Mary < 1. Branch, daughter of Benjamin and Matilda (Ashburn) Branch. Eleven children came to hies- their union, five sons and six daughters, as follows: Laura, Matilda, Benjamin, John, Susan. Harry, Rebecca, Fred, Isaac and two who died in infancy. Laura was the wife of John L. Me( 'lain, and moved to Kansas with him where she died after having two children, Florence and Fred, who were raised by our subject. Florence was a teacher in the Frank- lin public school, and is now deceased. Ma- tilda married James Richardson, and lives in Indianapolis, having six children. Benjamin was county auditor of Johnson county; he married Angie Dunlap and they have three sons living, Ralph. Henry and Dan. John - accidentally killed by a swing at the early age of twenty-two years just as he was com- pleting an excellent education in Washington, D. C, and his remains were brought home and now lie in Greenlawn cemetery at Frank- lin. Susan married Dan Davis, and lives in Alexandria, having three children. Mary, Ray and Hugh. Harry died when a child, and Fred died also at the early age of two years. Rebecca is the wife of Edward ickmorton, and resides in Franklin, hav- ing two children, Robert and John. Isaac, a prosperous farmer of Franklin township, married Emma Cox. and died in 1892, leaving a son Arthur, who was raised by his grand- father. Mr. Brown. Both Mr, Brown and his wife are sincere and influential members of the Christian Church, in which for many years he served as deacon before coming to Franklin. In political belief and action he has long been a Democrat, and though newer seeking any political office, rendered valuable services to the party in many ways. Mr. Brown has al- ways been a firm believer in education in all its practical branches, and has ever used his influence tow aril the improvement and extension of the curriculum of the local schools. He has taken particular pride and interest in the education, not alone of his own family, but also of his grandchildren and others, and has been often gratified through- out the last half century, with the improve- ment and splendid progress made by his young proteges. It is needless to say that he has the hearty good-will and gratitude of a large contingent of the younger generation in consequence, and indeed this high regard is shared by all who have known him, and is richly deserved. JOHN M. BAILEY, a well established attorney-at-law of Indianapolis, was born in Morgan county, Ind., Jan. 2. 1858. He i- a son of James L. and Harriet M. ( CarrolD Bailey, natives of Indiana, and grandson of Tilford Bailey, a native of Kentucky, who was of English descent. He was a farmer and also a Baptist preacher. He was an early settler in Morgan county. Ind.. moved to Hendricks county, and lived there for about twenty-five years — the latter part of his life. He died there aged sixty-seven years. He married Matilda Hoffman, and they had a large family. James L. Bailey was a farmer in Morgan county and afterward in Hendricks county, later in life becoming a minister in the Meth- odist Protestant Church, belonging to the In- diana Conference. For ten years prior to his death he lived retired in Indianapolis, wdiere he died Feb. 14, iqoi. aged sixty-five years. Hi- wife still survives. Four children were born to them, three sons and one daughter. John M. being the only one now living. Mr. Bailey's maternal grandfather, Sam- uel Carroll, was born in Kentucky, of Irish descent, and was a fanner by occupation. He came to Indiana in an early day. first settling in Clark county, then in Morgan. He made two trips to the West by wagon — once to Arkan- sas and once to Missouri, in an early day. but returned to Morgan county. Ind.. where he died in 1888, aged seventy-four years. His wife was Angelletta Funis. They had a lar^e family. He was quite an athlete and had the COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 975 reputation of being the best wrestler ami cradler and wood chopper in his community. John M. Bailey was reared in Morgan count) until fifteen years old. He was born in a log cabin, and although not an old man well remembers some of the customs of pioneer life, having attended first the old fashioned subscription schools. Later he went to the public school in Morgan county, and the Nor- mal at Valparaiso. He then began studying for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and preached for two years in In- dianapolis, but he finally turned to law. and was admitted to the Bar in [889, since when he has practiced in Indianapolis. His spe- cialty is criminal law and damage cases, and his offices are at Xos. 604-606 Leincke Build- ing, Indianapolis. I mi \r,g. 1.). iSSr, Mr. Bailey married Mi-- Alice Skaggs, daughter of Jonathan and Catharine (Clark) Skaggs. and they have mie daughter. Bernice V. The family home is at Xo. 3430 North Meridian street. Mr. ami Airs. Bailey are members of the Methodist "pal Church at Roberts Park. In poli- tics he is a Democrat. He was a candidate for the State Senate in 1896, but went down in the landslide. WILLIAM 11. BISHOP, in his lifetime one of the well known and successful busi- ness men of Greenw 1. Ind., was born in igton, \'a., Dec. 24. 1827, son of Jacob and Margaret 1 Movers) Bishop, natives of Uleghany county. Va., and he died ( let. 10. [906, sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. The paternal grandfather of William IT. Bishop, was a native of Virginia, probably ot Scotch descent, and h\ occupation a er. His death occurred in Virginia. 1 'ne of his lirothers served in the war of [812. The maternal grandfather, George Moyers, of German descent, and he died in Vir- ginia. Jacob Bishop was born Jan. 17. [806, and was a wagonmaker by trade. He emigrated to Indiana in 1854, purchasing [60 acre- of land in White River towlnship, Johnson county, Waverly. After improving his farm. upon which he resided for about ten years, he removed to Greenwood in [866, and. en- gaged in the mercantile business for many war-. While still residing in Virginia, he was a general repairer, and in connection with his other interests, after locating in Green- wood, he engaged in watch repairing, contin- uing the hitter until the sickness which ter- minated in his death. Aug. 2, [886, when he was eight) war- and six months old. His first wife, Margaret Moyers. the mother of William 11.. was born Oct. <>, 1S07, and died Oct. 6, 1865, aged fifty-eight. Both were consistent members of the Methodist Church. The second wife of the father was Mr-. I Li; net I-'.. (Alexander) llayw 1. who was born I eb. 23, [838, and who is .still living, making her home at Houlton, Maine. Mr. Bishop was a justice of the peace for a number of years. By his first marriage Mr. Bishop had twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, six now living: \ irginia, who married (first Joseph C. Brummemer, a soldier who died in the war of the Rebellion, and (second) Wil- liam \\ il-011. and they now live in Green- wood : George, who served all through the Civil war, and is now in the National Hos- pital in Washington, D. C. ; .Margaret, wife of William A. Curlee, of McPherson, Kansas; Emma, wife of Henley Vaught. of Harper. Ind.; .Maria L., widow of Henry S. Byers, of Franklin, Ind.; and John J., who lives half a mile west of Greenwood. To the second marriage of Mr. Bishop were born twins, Claude, who married Maude A. Hunter, of Memphis, Ind.. and now resides in New Al- bany, Ind.: and Maude, wife of Edward H. Kimball, whom she married in San Fran- cisco. Cal., but they now reside in Houlton. Maine. William II. Bishop lived in Virginia un- til he attained mature wars, being educated in Covington, where lie studied algebra, Latin. Creek and other higher branches, and also pursued bis studies under private instruc- tion, adding botany and natural philosophy. Bi fore he was twenty-one, he was engaged as a school teacher, teaching four terms in Cov- ington*, and then wenl to West Virginia for 1 'tie term. In the spring of [852 he located in Indiana, and during the latter part of [852 and 1853 and 1854. he taught in Bainbridge, Ross county, Ohio. In 1854 he removed to Johnson county. Ind., and settled in White River township, where he taught a number of terms, living there until 1800, when he lo- cated in Greenw 1 and taught for eight terms in and about the place, after which he resumed the business of general repairing which he had pursued once before in Green- wood, and this he continued successfully un- 976 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD :i-,. I Hiring his early i r. Mr. Bishop began the - graphy, selecting the Be 'itman . and so expert did he become that he included it in the branches taught by him this knowledge very convenient in the keeping of his accounts and writing in the -li< irthand enabling hii lighten his tasks and to make notes of 'nat- ter- pertaining strictly to his personal affairs. nub perfectly competent to do so. Mr. ip did not follow tlie calling of a stenog- r, hi- other duties rendering this i A very interesting series of volumes is the diary Mr. Bishop kept from his daws, a- also the weather reports he from 1854, making four records per day. dition i'' the many duties already re- d, Ak'. Bishop found time to learn wagon and carriage making and repairing, painting and trimming, and in his younger days et imaged quite extensively in these lines. At the last his flourishing business was confined to the handling of pumps, repairing of same, as well as other light repairing, a specialty be- ing made of organ repairing. Mr. B - a natural mechanic, in spite of his schol- astic attainments, and his success was largely i the fact that he early learned to utilize moment. During hours when others idling, he was storing his mind with 1 facts, or training his skilful fingers to a new trade, and as a result could engage in imber of callings, and make a success of any one of them. 1 April 17. 1S5D. Mr. Bishop was mar- ; 1 Miss Sarah I. Mc \ am and Mary (Moyer) McAllister. Six children were horn to this union, two our daughters: Charles T.. of Washing- 1). (A, married (first 1 Caroline Johnson (now 1 d), had one daughter, Josephine nd he married (second") Airs. Mary •1. Lucy A", married M. C. Jensen, also 1 1" Washington, D. C. and has one son, Wil- \.nnie C. married A. C. Owen, a 1 reenwood. William C. married Doan, of Indianapolis, and nd 1 Kathan n M01 ire, of Gr !•'. married George Christian, of Green- ' has on< child. Edith M. Jessie E. [1 ihn C. Met 'lain, of < ireenwoi children, Maurine Fay, 1 .illian Sarah Anna. Mrs. Bishop died Aug. 2, -1 fifty-nine yi ars. She was a 1 1 thodist ( hurch. a- was also Mr. p, he having joined the when sixteen years of age, and was of the church trustees. Fraternally he was a member of Greenwood Lodge, No. 198, t. O. < 1. F., and as long as either the Sons of Temperance or the Good Templars had a lodge in his vi- cinity, he was one of the most enthusiastic members. In politics, when national matters were at -take he voted the Republican ticket. hut in local affairs he' believed in supporting the best man for the place. For ten or fiftei 11 years he served most efficiently as town 1 in 1S71 he built a comfortable home in Green- wood, and there he resided enjoying to the last the highest respect and esteem of hi- fel- low-citizens, as well a- the love of his family. REM GEORGE L. MACKINTOSH, pastor i<\ the Fourth Presbyterian Church, at Indianapolis, where his learning, pulpit abil- ity and marked devotion to his Master have won him many friends, was born in Nova Scotia Jan. 1. [860, son of John and Elizabeth (Bruce) Mackintosh, natives of Scotland. They were the parents of seven children, of whom we have mention of the following: Rev. George I,.: Jessie, the wife of Mr. Morse, of Lynn. Mass.: Duncan, of Greenwood, Brit- ish Columbia: John, who is also a resident of ( ireenwood ; Mary, deceased in T902. who mar- ried Sidney Smith of Nova Scotia: and Eliza- beth, of New Bedford, Massachusetts. John Mackintosh was a farmer and emi- to Nova Scotia from Argyleshire in 1843 and there he farmed until his death in County Guysborough, in [898, at the age of seventy-four. Lis wife died in r868 at the age of forty years. Both belonged to the Presbyterian Church. Duncan Mackintosh, the grandfather of Rev. George L., emigrated to Canada in 1843, where he died at the ninety-six, leaving a family of nine children, two of whom are now living. George Bruce, (he maternal grandfather of Rev. George L. Mackintosh, was a native of Caithness, Scotland, .and emigrated to 1 ada. settling not far from the Mackintosh family. lie died at the age of fifty years, leaving a family of five children. His trade was that of a stone mason, and he did much contract work. Rev. 1 reorge L. Mackintosh spent the firs) nineteen years of his life in Canada where he had the advantage of a common school edu- cation. In 1879 lie came to the United States and entered AYabash College, the well known COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD institution at Crawfordsville, 1ml., which he was graduated in 1884. For a year aught in the Lawrenceburg high school, ami then studied law in [ndianapolis. At this time he turned his attention towards the work le ministry, and after taking instruction at Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, spent and a half years in missionary work in Northern Indiana, with his location at Wina- mac. In 1891 he was called to the pastorate of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, a place ill holds, and an office which he most ably tills. The membership now exceeds 350, and is constantly increasing. They worship in one of the finest church edifices in the 1 it; Rev. Mr. Mackintosh is a member of Mys- tic Tie Lodge, No. 398, F. & A. M., and of the Knights of Pythias. He belongs to the Sigma Chi fraternity, and is president of Wa- bash College. He votes independently and lias a fine home at the corner of Nineteenth and Alabama streets. Rev. Mr. .Mackintosh has oratorical abil- ities of a high order, and in the oratorical con- test of [884, in [ndianapolis, the first prize \\a> awarded him, and he carried off the sec- ond prize in the Inter-State contest in Iowa City, when ten Stales were in competition. F. M. CLARK". As a representative ol one of the pioneer families of Marion county, where he has passed his entire life, and where • now a representative farmer, residing; on a portion of the old homestead, in Wayne ship, it is certainly apropos that a review of the ancestral and personal history of Mr. F. M. Clark he incorporated in this work, lie was born on the farm where he now lives. May 10. r862, and was there reared to ma- turity, receiving his educational training in tlie public schools, lie is a son of Alfred and Sarah E. 1 Laker 1 dark', both of whom were reared in Butler county, Ohio, where they were married. Mired (dark was a son oi A. and Catherine (Miller) ('lark, the former of whom was horn in Maryland and the latter in isylvania, of German lineage. Samuel (lark, father of Isaac 1,. . - horn in Penn- sylvania, where his father, who likewise bore the name of Isaac, took up his abode aboul 1731. having emigrated thither from England and having there passed the remainder of his life, engaged in agricultural pursuits. lie! Clark was reared in the old Kevstone State, whence he eventual!) ret lary- land, w here was born his onh grand lathe: of the ear!) settlers in Butler county, where he look up governnn midst of the forest and reclaimi I farm, upi m w Inch he ; lie residui having become one of the honored and pi perous citizens of that section. Isaac A. ( lark was a yout when he accompanied his parents on their nn Man land to 1 Ihio, and he assisted his father in reclaiming the lion:. ing it under cultivation. After his 1 . he purchased a tract of land and, impr farm of his own. there continuing his r deuce for many years, while the homesti was the birthplace of all his children, who were there reared to years of maturity. In 1849, all of the children having left the pa- ternal roof, he disposed of his farm and came to Hendricks county, Ind.. where in- pur- Chased another farm, upon which he passed the remainder of his life, as did also his wife, he dying in 1874. aged eighty-two. and she surviving him about rive years, reaching the age of eighty-seven, being buried in the old Shiloh cemetery. lie was a strong and influential Democrat in polities, and while in ( )hio was incumbent of various offices of local trust, but later in life he refused to allow the consideration of his name in connection with any office, lie was a stanch supporter of 1 Union dnring the Rebellion, and was a man honored for his sterling character, tolerance. kindliness and ability. His wife, Catherine, whom he married May 22, 1815. was a daugh- ter of Henry Miller, the maiden name 1 E wh wife was Hostetter, both being members old Pennsylvania families of German descent. Henry Miller's children were a- folio 1 Lewis, Sarah 1 Mrs. Enya [rs. Isaac A. Clark), Mary (Mrs. Sick! Daniel, Israel and Eliza (Mrs. A. Griffi mother of the eminent Bishop Griffith, New York City). Isaac < !. ai ( Miller) Clark bei following named children: - rn in 1816; Salem, in 1818 ; Mfred. ill An. 1 who died in childhood); Mary 'Mrs. J. II. iel M. ; Ann I . V1 1 -. J. H. Wear 1 ; ( amian 1 deceased I : d rs. William Eaker) : Martha J. (Mrs ler) : Isaac : and Nancy The mother was a devoted n ■ 9/S COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Inn nd her husband was a liber:'.! supp' i ter hi irk, tin >ugh ni >1 church i rganizal ( lark, father of our subji o iunty, < >hio, and before his i ngaged in the mercantile b Philanthropy, that county, about two He then closed out the business and was si i rtl) afterward married, and in 1850, in with his wife, he removed to Indiana, purchasing a farm in Wayne township, Ma- inty. The place had about ten acres cleared, and its principal improvements were a small house and barn of the most primitive ler. His first purchase comprised t6o acre's, and as prosperity attended bis earnest and well-directed efforts he continued to add to his landed estate until he was the owner of a fine place of four hundred acres. Upon this homestead he made the best of improvements, .and made the place a model farm. He gave his attention to diversified agriculture and :k raising, was progressive and enterpris- ing in his methods and possessed of that ma- ture judgment and business sagacity which ever make for success. He became one of the solid men of the county, and his course wa.s ever guided by the highest principles of integ- rity and honor, so that he commanded uni- steem. In [888, after years of earnest toil and endeavor, he retired from active la- >k up bis residence in Indianapolis, where he purchased a pleasant home, and where he enjoyed the rewards of his former years ■ f application. He received a good ed- ucate 'i. ami during his earlier years was a successful teacher in Kentucky and Indiana. while was ever known as a broad-minded citizen and able business man. In August, 1, he and his wife came to the old home- r a visit, and also for the purpose of attending an old settlers' picnic, and while e the festivities of this occasion Mr: Clark was stricken with paralysis, Aug. 17th, iken to the old home, where he breathed his last only seven days liter, fh : entire community mourning his loss. His re laid to rest in the family lot wn Hill cemetery. He bad been a 1' nember of the Shiloh M. I-'.. Church for ne rly half a century, and had held the taut offices in the sann . and been a ; upporter of all departments of its work, lie was a trustee for many years and also render 1 -it service a- class-leai In 1 1 1 he had been identified with the 1. 1 >. ( ). F., but there being m hi-- removal to Indiana, be dropped bis active affiliation. In | ne accorded a stalwart allegiance to the Democratic party, and al- though an active supporter of its cause be in- variably refused to be a candidate for office. as a distinct man and individual, bis entire life was exerted for good, not of exaltation but one singularly true to lofty and to the responsibilities which can- opied it. He is survived by his wife, who still resides in Indianapolis, having a wide circle of devoted friends in the capital city and the county where she has lived so man)' years. She is a daughter of Joseph E. and Mary ( Ste 'rett ) Eaker, both of English descent, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania, where she was a schoolmate of James Buchanan, aft- erward President of the United States. Mr. and .Mrs. Eaker settled in Butler county, Ohio, in the pioneer epoch, and after bis death bis widow" came to Indiana, where she passed the remainder of her life in the home of her (laughter. Mrs. (lark. She died in 1884 at the age of ninety-three, and her remains were laid to rest beside those of her husband, in Butler county, Ohio. She was one of three children, the others being: Tames ,,f Iowa, and Rebecca. Mrs. Dodds. ( If the children of Joseph E. and Mary (Sterrett) Eaker we enter the following brief data: James, who was born in Maryland, after his marriage set- tled in Butler county, Ohio, where he died, a prominent and wealthy citizen : William married a member of the Clark family and died in Hendricks county, Ind., in t868; Mary C. was the wife of L. E. McClyman. a prom- inent lawyer of Cincinnati; Sarah E. is the mother of our subject; Wesley went to Cali- fornia as one of the argonauts of 1841;, and ifter nothing was heard from him save on one occasion, shortly after his arrival; and George 1- a resident of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Eaker were both zealous members of the M. E. Church. Alfred and Sarah I". (Eaker) Clark became the parents of eight children, three of whom died in infancy, the others being as follows: William I 1 .. a prom- inent farmer of Hendricks county : Joseph E.. wb' 1 died in 1885, at the age of thirty-two: Isaac d pub- id remained on the pa- ivith his parents until their re- . when 1. d the ent of the place having in the mean- into himself a wife, who has i i if die responsibilities and i valuable coadjutor and helpmate. After the death of his father interests of the other heirs, and thus h; ■ I homestead farm. \vl st valuable and attractive in this State, tx general fanning .and s wing, lie is known as ssive and influential fat and st. ck men of the enmity and as a repre- tive citizen. His farm, as arranged at the time of the settlement of til . com- - 216 acres and on every hand are the thrift ami good management. lilies Mr. Clark is a stanch Democrat, - father, and he has served efficiently - local offices, including that of town- trustee, of which he was incumbent for five \ear-. He is a member of Bridg . F. & A. M., the Royal ' Arch Chapter, Indianapolis, an.', also of the Im- rder of Red Men. while both he and his wife are identified with the ( I. E. S., the n's auxiliary of the M; rder. .Mr. Clark also has the distinction of being at the his writing pri - he Old Set- tlers' Association of Marion and Hendricks counties, In 1885 M r - Clark was united in marriage - [da M. Martin, who was born on her father's farm, where Haughville 1 a suburb of Indianapolis) is now located. May ,}o. 1865, of John and Harriet (Pearson) Martin, both natives of ( >hio, where they were ed. The former was i William Martin, who was one of the honored pioneers of Marion county. Ind.. where he was en- 1 in farming until his death. His chil- dren were John. lame-. Ambrose and Ezra. Martin, father of Mr>. Clark, was also irly settler of Marion comity, having any year- -fully engaged in mar- ardening, and having: passed the closing his life in retirement in Haughville, where he died July 31, [895. His widow sur- him and resides in Elwood. Both iden- mselves with the Baptist Church in life. Their children were as fol r. a resitlent of Muncie, Ind. : Ida M.. our subject: and Wither, of Eh Martin had I viously marrii Stout, a Thon and Henry. Mr. and ' chil- dren, namelj : Alfred J., horn Dec. Jo, Pari;- 1. [891 ; and I J. an. 21, : twi 1 and . Mrs. Clark is a zealous and d member of the M. E. Church. Their beautiful hi me in the pitality. HON. JOSEPH M. TILFORD ' 1 was 1 1. >rn in Si 17, 181 1. William Tilford, his grandfather, was in Dublin, Ireland, in 1749. and wj founder of the family in America. His home was in \ irginia, and he served under Gi Washington in the war of the Revolutl Joseph M. Tilford. Sr., father of the late h M., came to Indiana, and settled near Madison. Jefferson county, in [816. Here j> Joseph attended the public -chin .is. and in 1827 attended the opening session of Han- over College, ;it that time under the Rev. Mr. Crow, who was its first president. Mr. Til- ford'- fellow students were Noble Butler, Daniel Smock, and Samuel and James Lati- After a year in college Mr. Tilford served three years as an apprentice at the cabinet-making business, in which he engaged for himself in [832 in Madison, Ind. There mained until the fall of [850, when he removed to Hanover. Ind.. and three years later came to Indianapolis. In 1854, in com- pany with ( Ivid Butler and J. M. Mathes, he bought the Indianapolis Daily and // Journal of John Defnees for the sum of $20,- I'lie corporation was the Indianapolis Journal Company, and into it was merged the Free Democrat, hi 1856 Mr. Tilford became the president of d ation, and retained position until the 5 the plant to Col. W. R. Ilollowav in 1864, the price being $30,000, not including the real estate, which valued at an equal sum. Mr. Tilford then formed a connection with the Indianapolis Publishing House, and became a me; Hlford & Carlon, printers and book bii : hey were established in the building now occupied by n & I tollenbeck. Mr. Tilford removed to rrvington in 1873. Inn three years later came hack to India- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lis. In [890 he again went to Irvington to his home with his grandson-in law, Wilson, with whom he lived until his death, Nov. 15. 1897. The circumstances of his death were remarkable. While attending rvices at the t hurch on Children's Day, and the gathering was gay with happy fa ■ ■and fragrant flowers, he was called to his heavenly home, and passed withoul a strug before a physician could be summoned, mgh he was eighty-six years of age, and the morning was damp and rainy, he had walked from his home to the church, a dis- of four blocks, and taken a seat near the pulpit. The opening selection had been sung by the children's choir, and the respon- s tt Scriptual reading had followed, Mr. Til- ford attentively keeping track of the reading, When suddenly his head fell hack on the pew, >nd though he was hastily taken into the lec- ture room, and tenderly cared for, nothing could be dune, and he almost immediately 1 away. Notwithstanding his great age, Mr. Tilford had appeared to be in excellent health, and heart failure was the cause of his Midden and unexpected death, which came as he would have had it. quickly and peaceably after a long and useful life. Mr. Tilford was married in [833 to Miss Mary .Maxwell, by whom he had seven chil- dren: Dr. John 11.. who was a surgeon in the 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the war of the Rebellion, died in September, [894; Samuel E., a veteran of the Civil war, jvho served three months in the 1 ith Indiana Infantry, twenty-two month'- in the 26th Indi- ana Infantry, and one hundred da\ s in the 1 _■ ;d Indiana, now lives in Indianapolis; Eliza E., Mrs. Green, lives in Kansas City; Emma J.; fulia V., Mrs. Avery, lives in Indianapolis; ("harks died in childhood; and Alice T.. Mrs. Garvey, lives in Indianapolis. Three sons-in- | v 1 if Mr. Tilford served in the I Mi' m army. [oseph M. Tilford was a representative en, public spirited and progressive, mak- is mark in journalism, and his long on with the Indianapolis Journal gave 1 wide acquaintance with nun and meas- During the war of the Rebellion he president of the Journal Company, and that paper a power in the land support- lent in all its measures for suppression of the Rebellion. In early was a Whig, and an Abolitionist, and b g nning a supporter of the Repub lie was long a trustee of the Northwestern Christian University, which has since become But! elder of the Christian Church in 1S40. and was active in church work to tl of his death. A successful man, a g 1 neighbor and a true friend, when he passed suddenh and quietl; it was fell that a ir.au had been called from earth. J< MIX HARDIN, a representative citizen of Johnson county and a descendant of an honored p family, was born Dec. i(>. 1838, in Johnson county, hid., a son of Judge Franklin anil Ann (Goslin) Hardin, both na- tives "f the State of Kentucky. Judge Hardin was born July -'7. r8io, in Fleming, now Nicholas county, Kv., of French ancestry, ami he occupied an honora- ble place in the history of his native Stat jurist, statesman and representative citizen. The family was so prominent in the early days of Indian warfare that three States of the Union have considered it an honor to com- memorate the name in important counties. Franklin Hardin was the fifth child in the family of ten children born to Henry and Catherine Hardin, the others being Thomas and Benjamin, both of whom settled and died in lllinnis; I'.lihu and Mark, both of whom died in Johnson county, Ind. ; Elsa became Mrs. Sibold ; Ruth married R. Burns: Miss Betsey : Hannah married J. Harris; and Rachel became Mrs. Waddle. Although these children, in the main, inherited robust consti- tutions and large stature from their ances- tors, Franklin himself was under size, with a frail hold on life. For this reason he was given better school opportunities than his more robust brothers, and thus became pre- pared for the public duties which later av him. After the death of his father, hi tended the enmity seminary in Carlisle for a space of six months, ami with the other branches taught, was instructed very thor- oughly in surveying. This knowledge was put to g 1 account in later years. In [822 his two older brothers explored White River Valley, hid., and with means furnished by their father, had entered considerable land for themselves and others of the family, and in iSj|. several members moved to John n county and a year later, the mother. Franklin, then in his fifteenth -.ear. set mi! on horseback to visit her sons in the wilder- ness "I Indiana. Two years later the family moved to the State, and took 11 tbode COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 981 in White River township. Franklin was am- bitious, and took advantage oi ever} oppor- tunity to obtain an education, and early b ach sell' ml. During this time he labori- ously put in his spare time at the Stud) of law. hut he probably overdid his strength, as a spell of sickness caused him to abandon it for a tin In 1831 lie returned to Kentucky in order to marry, and with his bride went back to Indiana, taughl school one year on Fall (.'reek and then, in the fall of 1832, settled in John- 51 11 county, where lie later had a great politi- cal career and where he made his home until his death, July 9, 1890. In 1833 he received the appointment of assessor of White River township, the first employment, aside from 1 teaching, that he had secured in five years. In 183(1 he was appointed county sur- veyor, and he held that position for' six con- secutive years. In 1840. party lines were closely drawn and he was brought forward as a leader, doing good service for the Demo- cratic party, and in 1842 he received the nom- n for representative. He was elected to the office, and re-elected in 1843 :nl '' l $44- and in 1845 was elected to the Senate. In [850 he was elected a delegate to the State ' onstitutional convention. Tn 1851 land was new becoming more valuable, and people be- gan to be anxious to have the old corner stones found and true lines of their property drawn, and there was a popular demand for the reinstatement of Mr. Hardin as surveyor, and he again filled the office for one year. ever, in 1852, he was elected Judge of 1 ourt of Common Pleas, was re-elected in 1856, and at the el eci md term withdrew from political life. During his leg- islative career he held high place in the esti- mation of his party, was a valued advisory member, and did much good work as a law- maker. In [856 he was chosen a delegate to National convention, and supported the Breckenridge wing 1 t the party and was a candidate for elector. In all his political ca- reer and in all his incumbency in office he was ever the honorable, dignified representa- of the country's best class of citizens. His religious connection all through life was with the Presbyterian Church. In (831 Franklin Hardin married Ann Goslin, daughter of Nathan Goslin, a miller !>'. trade, later a very prominent farmer in ucky, who was the father of these chil- dren: Harrison, a minister in the M. E. Church; Nathan, a farmer as was also 1 ' Amanda, who became Mrs. Tronser ; Ann, who became Mrs. Hardin; Sabra, who mar- ried J. Moore; Sarah, who married V. Moore; and Mary and Martha, twins. The children born t, , Franklin Hardin and wife were: Louisa, who married (first) J. Hog - land, and (second) William St. John: son. wlio married Louisa Moore, and lives on the old homestead ; Milton, living in Smith Valley; John; Tilghman, a Miami county farmer; Thomas, ex-clerk of Johnson count;., surveyor ami man of note; ami Elizabeth, Mrs. Josiah Bell. John Hardin was born and was reare the old homestead in Johnson count), where he remained until grown to manhood. He developed good business qualifications, and when lie was prepared to marry in 1868, had accumulated means. His interests have al- ways centered in agricultural pursuit-. A fie' marriage he settled on a farm which he had purchased prior to this event, and in connection with farming manufactured brick for eight years. J hen he built a commodious three-story brick residence. which the family yet occupies, and made many valuable and desirable impi merits. At one time Mr. Hardin owned an immense acreage, but he has disposed of great part of it, giving his children comforta- ble homes. In all his operations, farming and. stockraising, he has been very successful an has long been one of the solid me; i> wnship. Mr. Hardin, true to family tradition, always ably supported the Democratic party, clinging, however, to the principles of its founders. Mr. Hardin has always been i erant of frauds in any line, and in an effo suppress some which seemed to be working against the best interests of the township, took a bold stand, and was selected as mo 1 efficient person to effect reforms. As a result of his effort-, he obtained a rede of the township tax levy from the sec- Si. Ot to fifty nine cents, and during his term township trustee also paid over $3 di bts ami left the affairs of the t> >v first-class financial condition. Ili> work was done ably and will, and with an eye sin:.; duty. Mr. Hardin aims to lie a tizen in every way, and belongs to what i- known as the Horse-thief organization, which is for the 982 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD purpose ' f protecting citizens from r< For many years he has been most highly re- garded in the Masonic fraternity. In 1868 Mr. Hardin married Miss Lorana ( '. Humbert, a lady of many graces of mind and person, horn May 19, 1 S 4 7 . in White River township, daughter of Isaac and Mar- tha J. (.Mallow) Humbert, the former of whom was a native of < >hio, and the latter of Virginia, although they were married in In- diana. The Mallow family came to the State in (834, and their last years were spent here as highly respected residents. Mr. Humbert was a carpenter and farmer and acquired a large property, at the time of death being also one of the much esteemed citizens of White River township. His estimable widow, at the age of eighty years, is a beloved member of her son-in-law's home. Mrs. Hardin is her only child. The father of Mrs. Humbert lived to the advanced age of ninety-three • and died in this county. \ family of five children was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Hardin, the eldest. George, dying young. The others are: Mary, who married Albert Steward: Frank, who operates the home farm: Nora, who married William Dunn, a merchant at Glenns \*alle\ ; and Mat- tie, who is Mrs. O. Dunn, of Helta. Iowa, The religious connection of the family is with the Christian Church. JOHN BAPTIST RITZINGER (de- ceased) was horn in Woerrstadt, Germany, not far from Mayence. Aug. 23, 1841, son of Frederic and Marianne ( Kamp) Ritzinger, both natives of Germany. They had three sons: John Baptist; Frank I.., of Burling- ton, Iowa: and Augustus \\ , of St. Paul, Minn.: and one daughter. Miss Mary. Anton Kamp. the maternal grandfather of John Baptist, practiced law for more than forty years and died at the age of seventy- two. Of his three sons, two died in the prime of manhood. The oldest. John Baptist, for fifty years in .active service of the State, lived to he eighty-five years old. and at his death in December, 1900, the old Kamp family which had llotirished for over 350 years, in the vi- cinity of Mayence and Bingen, became extinct in tlie male line. The daughter, Marianne, married Frederic Ritzinger of the Rhenish branch of the Ritzinger family of Austria, a member locating on the Rhine at the tit the French Revolution; he lived to hi- ninety- five years old, and was so scrupulously just and honorable in word and deed, that he lived after his death in popular tradition. His sen. Conrad Ritzinger. fought in the war against Napoleon, and was wounded on tin. field of Waterloo. He received the decora- tion of the "Iron Cross," an order only dis- tributed from [813 to [815, and of which Gen eral Field Marshal Blucher, who comma the Prussian forces, and decided the battle ■ rloo, held the "Grand Cross." By order of the Prussian cabinet the order of the "Iron Cross" was declared hereditary in 1837, it would now be held by John Baptist Rit- ■ had he lived. Almost ninety yi Conrad Ritzinger died in 1K77. and was bur- ied with great military honors. His son. Frederic Ritzinger was destined for ministry, but preferred a more active life and abandoned the study of theology. In the earh forties, he was deeply interested in the relig- ious movement in South ( lermany, and in the establishment of the "Independent Get Catholic Church." in opposition to the Church <>f Rome. The Church still exists. In [848 he took an active and prominent part in the Revolution, holding several offices of trust. serving on the committee appointed to neg - tiate with the Grand Duke of Hesse, and was also one of the men chosen to draw up a. Constitution. His various activities ac- quainted him either personally or by corre- spondence with a great number of the public men of his daw Foremost in his admiration stood Louis Kossuth, the great Hungarian patriot. The Revolution failed, and Frederic Ritzinger, together with other patriots, was imprisoned at the fortress of Mayence. At the end of a year the trial came up and the leading lawyers contended for the honor of defending the "political prisoners of May- ence." All were acquitted, for none had car- ried arms against the government. Deeply disappointed by the failure of the Revolution, his fortune wrecked, Frederic Ritzinger went to England and in the spring of 1S54 came to the United States, locating in Indianapolis, Ind. Like most of the exiles ,,f 1848, he had the dream of the independent life of the American farmer, hut soon gave up this vir- ion and directed his energies successfully into other channels. An ardent Republican he took an active interest in tin' organization of ierman regiments of Indiana during the Civil war. Ever alive to public interests he helped to establish and maintain the German Schi ols, prominent of which was the (ierman- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 983 English School, one of the best schools of the and for winch he procured some of the ugh school masters of Germany. The institution flourished until after the introduc- 1 of German into the public schools, when w\\ declined. Frederic Ritzinger was a man of kind heart and was mosl benevolent; the unfortunate, the struggling or the needy, never appealed to him in vain. He was gen- and open-handed,' almost to a fault, ["hough of splendid physique he did n< tain the great age of his ancestors, the illness and early death of his eldest son, John Baptist, weighing heavily upon him. He died in 1879, aged sixty years. John Baptist Ritzinger was not quite thir- teen years old when the family came to Amer- ica. He had the advantage of seven years of the thorough schooling of Germany, th< years being spent in a private institution where he pursued languages — Latin. French and English. For a while he attended the public school-, of the city, and then entered Fletcher's Bank, working his way up from the ■ 1 th< adder. As long as he lived bank- ing was his business. After the war he he- came a hanker for himself, and carried on a very successful enterprise. Mr. Ritzinger was married Dec. 4, 1867, to Myla F. Fletcher, daughter of Stoughton A. and Maria (Kipp) Fletcher. To this un- ii :i were born two sons and thn< daughters: Fletcher lived to be nineteen years old; John Baptist died when a little over five years of I aura F. married William S. Briggs, of Boston, and is the mother of two daugh- ters, Myla and Julia F. ; Marea F. married Clinton L. Hare, and is the- mother of six chil- dren, Helen. John .Maurice. Clinton Larue, rt Ritzinger, Myla and Laura. Julia F. married William C. Haueison, and is the mother of one son, Baptist Ritzinger, and one daughter. Marea. Mrs. Ritzinger belongs to A the old and prominent families of In- dianapolis, her fathet having been one of the leading bankers of the city, the founder of Fletcher's Hank, and universally recognized e of the most prominent and infill* of Indianapolis. John Baptist Ritzinger died in 1S7-. at the early age of thirt) sis years. He was a quiet and unassuming man in all his ways, but of real worth and genuine character, and his many manly qualities drew around him a large circle of warm friends. \- a citizen he was h emed, successful . 50 earl} termini ise had wars been spared to hi WILL] LAI ELWARX] ;er of the I In icers' Baking 1 of Indianapolis, is a d of an 1 which exemplifies the most modern principles. The characteristic featun concern ai 1 11 idiments of his 1 1 lor he was the chief promoter of the 1 and the fact that he was selected for agership was evidence that his assoi confidence in his ability to put his into profitable practice. Natural!) with great energy, and keenly observa business principles, the success 1 f the undertaking under his su] - 1 ed to lie a fi in gi me conclusii m t who knew him. though there were man' ready to predict failure for a business who was the common benefit of those wi any other circumstances recognizi d ■ : only as competitors. But the mere that so successful a man as Mr. Elwan 1 1 willing to relinquish other business claims to give his time as manager in a novel and un- tried field demonstrates the confidence self held in the project. The result- have proved that when confidence and ambiti hand in hand, prosperity invariably fi \ brief review of .Mr. Elwarner's carle career is of interest, especially in the lig his present position, lie was born in i]k-]\. Muskingum county, < >hio, and is 1 man extraction, his paternal grandpar ing come to this country from Gi They settled in Columbus, Ohio, win si hi. Augustus, was born. I fe was man Dresden, < )hio, to a native of that place, Lucy Green. William Ehvarner was reared and educated in his native place, and on le: school went to work with his father. \\1 a butcher. The father thought he saw a 1 opening in < '1 ilumbus, Ind., so he n thither, but luck- seemed to lie againsl him and he failed. He bad taken his son, Wil with him, as his assistant, and after tl lapse of the busir'ss the latter, realizing he would have to be the mainstay of tin ily. lost no time in finding employment w here, 1 le had no experiei 1 ed ill the butcher shi ip, bill h mined to take ' work that can and meeting the fi ireman 1 if a quarr) b engaged to shovel gravel. The unusu ■1 him at first that manv a night, :,8 4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD when through with his labor, he could have cried with the pain in his hands. But youth is buoyant, and he had strength, so he - accustomed himself to the hard work. How- ever, his peace of mind was not to last long, for he heard that the quarry would soon be closed, and of the sevent\ hands employed only thirteen men to be retained, for the lay- ing of rive miles of steel rails. Fortunately he was one of those picked by the foreman, but when this work had been completed he was again "a gentleman of leisure." JSefore long he saw a gang working on a construction tram, and upon asking about work was given a place. Two days afterward he was called over and questioned about his parents by the foreman, who proved to be a very good friend of the family, which fact made Mr. Elwarner rather more secure about his chances for work. I'.ut he felt that he could never be sat- isfied to continue thus, without any prospects of bettering his condition permanently, so, although the foreman was very sorry to lose him, he left. Going to Rushville, Ind., he found employment as clerk in a confectionery establishment in conjunction with which a : y was also conducted. J le was soon 1 in the bakery, there gaining his first experience in that line, which has ultimately bi ,■ his life work. After a while he went to Richmond. Ind., also commencing there as a clerk in a bakery, and within a year was given _je of it. continuing thus for some time. He now began to feel that he was sufficiently familiar with the business to start on his own account, so leaving his employer he returned t" Rushville, and hired the store in which he had previously been employed, on Aug. 25, [8S7, opening a bakery of his own with the d capital 'if Sum. When he sold out, 1. t888, he received $387 for the busi- ness, and meantime had made a pood living t it and saved money besides. Coming rlianapolis he spent about m\ weeks with his wife'-, people, enjoying a well-earned va- 1, and then bought a dairy from his wiiW father. After carrying on the dairy year he traded it for a piece of property corner of Mississippi and Twenty-sixth 5, ami then bought a gri > 'er\ al the 1 1 >i ner of Sixteenth and Bellefontaine streets. Without any experience whatever, he em- ! in the grocery business at that location. llis read;, money being all tied up in the rt\ secured $600 by giving his r-in-law a mortgage on the place, and iluis began the business in which he continued 50 successfully for the succeeding fifteen years. That he began modestly may 1 sumed from the fact that his first day's re- ceipts amounted to only $3, half of which he had to paw his clerk. Three months later the clerk's services were dispensed with, and his place was tilled by Mrs. Elwarner — a cir- 1 in 1 istance which Mr. Elwarner has ever since regarded as the chief factor in the prosperity of the business. Though she has never neg- lected her household duties, or made light of -tic obligations, Mrs. Elwarner has shown herself to be a born business woman, and her influence was felt in every depart- ment. Her pleasant manners and sincere de- sire to please patrons combined with the en- ergy necessary to carry out her plans made the grocery so popular that before long it was seen that a meat market would be a profit- able adjunct to the original establishment. The twelfth year he was in business Mr. El- warner added a bakery to the already large business, which grew steadily until he sold it cut, mi May 30. 1904, to give the principal part of his time to the promotion of the cers' Baking Company, which had been in- corporated on Jan. 1 st of that year. The years Mr. Elwarner spent in the gro- cery business were the most important in his commercial career. It is true that at the be- ginning he did not have the substantial posi- tion which he enjoys today, nor was he con- nected with enterprises of such note. But in those years he acquired the experience m sary to the successful discharge of the re- sponsibilities now resting upon his shoulders, and gave evidence of the ability which has won for him so large a place in the confidence of his business associates. Nor may we over- look the fact that he laid the foundation of his solid financial condition at the same In Mrs. Elwarner's aid and encouragement dur- ing all those years was an appreciable element in his prosperity, and Mr. Elwarner feels that too much credit cannot be given t" her effi- ii 11. -\ and devi itii m to his interests. When Mr. Elwarner conceived the plan of the Grocers' Baking Company he im- parted his ideas to the men whom he though: would be most interested in the promotion of such a concern. The grocers to whom he broached the scheme encouraged it at once. for the proposal appealed to them. The object was to supply grocers with bakery goods from a bakerv owned and conducted bv thenis. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ,,S: — a schen dvai i : w hich are pat ent. question was: Will men who arc esseti petitors in business work together in an) cause for their common g 1? Thai they will lias been amply proved during iln brief life time of the Grocers' Baking Company, which has not only accomplished its primary object, but has succeeded in bringing all those interested closer together than was ever deemed possible. However, much pre- liminary work and planning were neo before the plans could be set on foot. The company was incorporated Jan. i. [904, and the following officers elected: William Kothe, president; Louis Philip Cornet, vice- president; William Elwarner, secretary and manager; and 11. E. Schortmeier, treasurer. These gentlemen, together with Charles Riniie, R. T. Mulis and William Rathert, constituted the hoard of directors. As Mr. Elwarner had been the prime mover in the or- ganization of the company, and as his ideas formed the basis of their operations, it was a high compliment to his ability, and a well deserved one. that he should be entrusted with the active management, with full power to operate the business according to his own judgment. Such assurance of the high regard of his associates was a spur to success which Mr. Elwarner could not ignore, and he bent all his energies to the judicious conduct of tlii-. novel enterprise, s<> that its triumphant career is a fitting climax n> years of earnest application and honest endeavor. Some account of the company and its es- hment will not he mil of place in this connection. The capital stock of $50,000 is divided among 260 shareholders — all of whom .ire connected with the grocer}- business of olis. To avoid the usual difficulties regarding the balance of power there is a pro- vision which restrains any stockholder from "wning any more than $2,000 worth "I stock. When the company was organized a building committee composed of Mr. Rhine, Mr. El- warner and Mr. Rathert was appointed, to I a location and have plans for a build- ing drawn, and the bakery erected is one of largest and most modern in the State. The committee visited manv of the large cities for the purpose of inspecting up-to-date bak- eries before adopting the plans of the pi 1 building, a two-stor) and basement structure, 00x02 feet in dimensions, which cost Si 10,000. it is equipped with every appliance known to 'he trade for facilitating the work and insur- ing perfect cleanliiT a d the mi >st aj 1] n sanitary conditions, so that the product can be guaranteed to be clean and healthful. None of the so called "1"' Is" are made. only the goods sold fresh every day by gro- cers generally. The compan sells to gro- cers outside the city, shipping several thou- sand loaves of bread daily, beside- cakes, rolls, etc. Employment is given to sixty hands, and twenty-seven delivery horses are in constant use. We quote the following from an article which appeared in "The Indiana Retail Mer- chant," fi 'i Ma) , oil 15 : "A floor -pace of nearly [7,000 feet 1- em- ployed. In addition to this is the stock' room, located in the basement of the building as are also the boilers, used for heating purposes only, as the machinery is run by immense electric motors, seven of which are required to furnish power sufficient to supply the de- mands. In another building, joining the main one, are the wagon sheds and stable, the sanitary condition of which is second to none. The floors are of mastic rock, sloping to gut- ters in the center of the building that are con- nected with sewers. A movable board floor covers the mastic rock', it being less injurious tn the animals while standing in the stalls. and permitting of a complete flushing every day. Twelve wagons and twenty-seven horses are required to deliver the products of this ci impany. "To the roof of the building the flour is hoisted by a link elevator, being taken direct from the cars to a mixer where six ban flour are mixed at a single time. The flour 3 through a sieve of fine silk, making- it impossible for any foreign substance to get into the dough. From here it passes into the 1 room below, where it goes into a ma- chine that both weighs and, molds each loaf, thereby securing a uniform weight in every loaf, baked. Not a hand touches it from the time it leaves the cars in which it is brought to the bakery until it leaves the oven, being handled entirel) b) machinery. ( in the second floor are the dough ri oms, the flour si rage rooms and the cake bakery. These storage rooms have a capacity of twenty car loads of flour. In the cake bakery a force of twenty-four cake bakers are employed on rolls, doughnuts, layer cakes, etc. as the baker)- makes no small cakes ordinarily termed 'box goods.' \ wen 1 if eight pans, constantly revolving, thus permitting a continual baking, is in use in this cake bakery, and has a capacity of 986 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAl'IllCAL RECORD 20,oon loaves every twenty-four hours, the capacity of the entire bakery being 100,000 loaves per day. Ji requires [,200 do weekly to supply the cake department, every one of which is candled before being broken and must be guaranteed by the persons from whom the) are purchased as strictly fresh. The receipts from this part of the business amount to about $1,500 yer week. On the first floor are the bread ovens, which arc of the must modern type, and arc now turning out about 100,000 loaves of bread a week." 1 1 1 1< ■ change has been made in the execu- tive board, Mr. Kothe having resigned the presidenc) be< 1 1 the pressure of other business, and Mr. Cornet having succeeded him, Mr. Rhine taking the vice-presidency. Mr. Elwarner has not been indifferent to the advantages of judicious investments, and he has pul his surplus earnings into veal es- tate and stocks. When he sold out his gro- cery business lie owned four valuable pieces of property, including his nicely situated res- idence at No. 2109 Ashland avenue. He is a stockholder in several large enterprises, the most important of which are the Grocers' Baking Company and the Arizona-Colorado Copper Belt and Gold Mining and Milling Company, which latter was incorporated in September, [901, under the law- of Arizona. The company has 2,500,000 shares of capital stock, at a dollar a share, fully paid up, and Mr. Elwarner is one of the large stockholders and a member of the Hoard of Directors, The concern has offices in the State Life Building in Indianapolis. ( In July (8, [885, Mr. Elwarner was mar- ried to Miss Amelia < iass, daughter of George 11. and Margarete (lass, and they have had two children. I'.culah and Ethel Katherine. Fraternally .Mr. Elwarner unites with the Red Men and the Knights of Pythias. I lis religious connection is with the Presbyterian ( hurch. DR. ERNEST M. HAGG \RD. physician and surgeon, whose office is at No. j\>> Stev- enson building, Indianapolis, was born in Mt. Alger, Jackson county, Iowa, Dec. 9, [86r, and i- a sun of David M. and Mary A. (Schmidt) Haggard. She was born in Al- Lorraine, France, and he in Kentucky. The Haggards, of England, from whom Dr. Haggard is descended, trace their lineage back tn Sir Andrew Ogard (Haggard), who went tn England from Denmark, and was nat- uralized in 1433. Tradition says that James Haggard, a sun of a wealthy and aristocratic lord of England, who had been educated for the ministry, left his native country, in [698, and came to America on a merchant ship which made Norfolk, Va. lie was still under twenty-one, and as his education was good, he was at first employed in teaching. time afterward he wedded a young lady con- nected with the school, and to their were burn: Nathaniel, Edmund, Zachariah and Gray (or Granville). Dr. Ernest M. Haggard belongs to the Edmund Haggard branch. Edmund Haggard was born about 1725. and married a lady of Welsh descent named Rice. To them were born seven sons and two daughters. < If the sons, the eldest. Wil- liam, was a preacher, teacher and miller. and lie died at the age of ninety-eight years, eleven months and sixteen days; during the Revolutionary war he bore arms for three years. Rice Haggard, another sun, was one of the celebrated preachers in the early days -if die 1 hristian (or Disciples 1 Church. David Haggard, the third son of William, and grandfather of Dr. Ernest M., wa- in Kentucky June 30, 1789, and by occupation was a farmer. He moved with his family to [owa in the early settlement of that Slate. making his home in Dubuque county, where he died Dec. J 1 . [865, at the age of seventy- six. In early life he was a Baptist, hut later during the early days of the Restoration movement joined the Disciples. I le was a soldier in the war of 1X12. as his father had been in the war of the Revolution. On Jan. 12. 1809, he married Elizabeth Gentry, born iu Madison county. Ky., Jan. 6, 1788, daugh- ter nf James Haggard Gentry; she died in Dubuque count). Iowa, Sept. 10. [846. They had a family of seven sons and six daughters, all born in Kentucky. David M. Haggard, the father of Dr. E. M. Haggard, was the eleventh child of David and Elizabeth, and he was horn Dec. 17. [829. ( )n May 5, 1850, he married Mi-- Mary Ann Schmidt, who was born Aug. 18, 1X32. eigh- teen miles below Strasburg mi the Rhine river. Her father came from Germany to this coun- try about 1X47. sailing- from Havre, Frani 1 . to the mouth of the Mississippi in an old time sailing vessel, being about three months on the wax. lie located on a farm in Dubuque county, Iowa, which he cleared and improved, and there he died at an advanced age. lii- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 987 four children, two sons and two daughters, I living. The) were reared in the Cath- olic faith. [0 David M. Haggard and wife were born ten children, six sons and four daughters, nine of whom are now living: Rev. Alfred M., Dean of the Bible College »>f Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, and minister in the Christian Church; Silas \\ ., a real estate man at Toronto, S. Dak.; Charles I... a merchant at Seattle, Wash.: Dr. < li D., a physician of Minneapolis, and a profes- sor in the medical department of the Uni- versity of Minnesota; Flora P., wife of Edward Conger, of Adel, Iowa; Dr. Er- 111-1 \l.: Arabella, who died at the age of nine years; Mary Eliza, wife of ( 'harles Beck, 1 1 iordon, Neb.; Martha, wife of John Sem- emes, of Denver, Colo.; Benjamin Franklin, who is unmarried, and has his home in De Soto, [owa. David M. Haggard was ten years of age when taken by his parents to Iowa. At the age of seventeen, he was bap- tized ami became a minister of the Christian Church. In the more than twenty-five years of his ministry he preached in several States, establishing the church at Concord, Minn., as well as a number of others, and his work was productive of many conversions, a host of people coming to him for baptism. Although self-educated he had a rare md of the English language, and a remarkable knowl- edge of the Bible. In 1859 Mr. Haggard started for California, but on reaching New Orleans was taken ill, and when he recovered returned home. When he left home he was a Democrat, but after seeing the prison pens of the South, he became a Republican. In [863 he settled in Eau Claire, Wis., and in [877 moved to Brown county, Minn., where he ti ok up government land. In the early days he was a surveyor in the emploj of the United States government in the Western States; and ■ [owa and Minnesota he was a pioneer farmer, and in Wisconsin a lumberman. though, later, at Eau Claire, he engaged in a mercantile business. His death occurred Friday morning. April to, [896. For about six years he had a home al De Soto, [owa, e his widow still lives. Dr. Ernest M. Haggard was two years old when his parents removed from Iowa to Claire, Wis., where he attended the public Is and grew to manho.nl. For some four or five years he helped his father in the mak- m in Brown county, Minn., and ne \ear he worked in the pineries in ■ insin. His next enrpli >\ ment was w ith hi- brother in a meat market, after which he worked 011 the river. At Os] ( in the Iowa city of that name, he stl a profession, being a student in thai school from 1885 to [890, in which 1; ear he was graduated with honor. During tin- long ions he would do any work he could find to do- railroad bridge carpentry, farm work, book canvassing — for the purpose of paying his expenses another year. In order to earn mone\ to pursue his medical studies 1. gaged in biographical work' in Iowa. Wiscon- sin and in Illinois. lie entered the Physio- Medical College of Indiana at Indian.'; and taking a three years' course was gradu- ated in iSi)4. Shortly thereafter he opened an office in Indianapolis and there he has been engaged in a very successful practice to the present time. Dr. Haggard was married April 25, [894, to Miss Cora L., a daughter of William H. and Margaret Caroline (Ayres) Brown. To this union were horn five u : Paul Anthony, horn April 21, [895, died Wig. 10, [895; Esther Margaret, bom Aug. ,}. [896; Edmund Brown, horn Jan. is. [899; Lois Mary, born Aug. 2~. 1902; and Doris Mabel. born Feb. 7, 1905. Dr. and Mrs. Ha are members of the Third ' in Church. He belongs to the Improved Order of the Knights of Pythias, where he has passed the chairs of the local and grand lodges, being commander of the Grand Lodge >. R. M. Professionally he is affiliated with the National Association of Physio-Medical Phy- sicians and Surgeons, the Physio-Medical As- sociation of Indiana, and the Indian. Physio-Medical Society. In politics he is a I 'n ihibitii mist. I >r. I [aggard has a c< mil 1 - lence at No. 2248 Central avenue. Mrs. Haggard graduated from < Iskaloo a Coll n the class of [891, and was for several years .1 teacher. Her father. William II. Brown (born in Ohio April («. [840), i- a prominenl farmer in Ma- haska county, Iowa, fourteen miles kaloosa, where he litis lived for mam During the Civil war 1 C. [5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was ided in the battle of Shiloh. I [< Margaret Caroline Ayres, L 'bio May 5. 1838, and they have had a famih of children, six of whom are now living: 1... b rn Feb. .^. [867 : Lena, w 988 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD A. Kei rintendent of schools at Charles City, Iowa; Ethel M., wife of the Rev. Frank Garrett, a missionary to China; Wil- liam 11.; Wirt, who with William 11. is farm- ing the home place ; Justin, a graduate of Penn College and Haverford, and now a mission- ary in China: and Winntield A., and Anna 1.., the latter a twin to Lena, are deceased. William H. Brown has held various town offices of Monroe township, and is secretary of the Prairie Farmers' .Mutual Insurance ( ompany. His assistance is frequently in- voked to determine legal matters and to settle n< ighborhood disputes. Both he and his wife belonged to the Christian Church. \\ illiam Brown, father of William H., was a native of Virginia, of Holland-Dutch de- scent. He also was a farmer, and lived for a time in I ihio, and later in Story county, Iowa. In 1852 he settled in Mahaska county, Iowa, where he secured a quarter section of land. Before he completed his house he died from a congestive chill. He was about fifty years of age. and had a family of seven sons. In politics he was strongly interested, and did much speaking in the interest of the Demo- cratic party. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Hag- gard was W. C. Ayres, who was born in Ohio, and came of Scotch ancestry. He was a farmer and a Universalis! preacher. Dur- ing both the Mexican and Civil wars he served as a soldier. Moving to Illinois, he had his home in that State until after the War, when he moved to Sullivan county, Mo., where he died at the age of sixty-nine years. In his family he had four children. His r was a Revolutionary soldier. JOHN LAMBERT BACON belongs to I pioneer families ol napolis. llis father. Elisha W. Bacon, was born in Connecticut, removed to Indianapolis while a very young man. and built up a large busi- ness in plumbing, painting and tinning, llis acts were so profitable he was able to liny a good-sized tract of land on North Alabama street, and built his home, which is still standing, at the northeast corner of Ua- bama and North streets. It is one of the oldest houses in that part of the city. The old Trinity Church, and the Benjamin Harri- son house, which st 1 on the corners op- posite the Bacon homestead, have long since : \ apartment buildings. Elisha W. Bacon married Eliza J. Conn, and thev had seven children: Foshua, Wil- liam Al.. Robert 1 >.. John 1 George J. and Fanny Elizabeth. William M. died in 1887. The other children all have their homes at present in Indianapolis, Joshua, the eldest son, now making his home with his son, the Rev. Charles E. Bacon, in Woodruff place. The older daughter is married to John Born and the younger daughter. Fanny E.. to I. Lynn Klingensmith, who has a drug st. ne on College avenue. John Lambert Bacon was born March 12, 1838, and passed all his early life in the old homestead at North and Alabama streets. His father died in 1862, and the son continued to live with his mother until his marriage, sev- eral years later. He enlisted in Companv C, I32d Ind. V. I., serving his full term of enlistment, and receiving his honorable dis- charge from the service. Air. Bacon was with Haugh & Company, ironworkers (now the Brown Ketcham Company), fur a great man) \ ears. The last twenty years of his business life were spent at the Atlas Engine Works, his entire business life being passed in the employ of these two firms. He retired from active work about fifteen years ago, and means to enjoy his last years in well-earned resl in his comfortable home at Xo. 207 East Fifteenth street. During the seventies Mr. Bacon was mar- ried to Mrs. Alary Frances (Jones) Camp- bell, widow of the Hon. Henry Campbell, who was a member of the Indiana State Senate during the Civil war. Airs. Bacon was a daughter of James Jones, a prominent citizen of Greencastle, Ind., where he served as master for a number of years and was widely known as "I'ncle Jimmy Jones." Rebecca Foster, Airs. Paeon's mother, was of an old Virginia family which removed to Kentucky so,, 11 after the Revolution. Alexander Foster, hei' grandfather, came to America when he was but fifteen years old, and fought with the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolutionary war. He was granted a pension in 1832. and passed his last days at Crawfordsville, Ind. Mrs. Bacon has an old china saucer her grandmother brought from Scotland to Vir- ginia, and then carried in a pioneer wagi over the mountains from Virginia into Ken- tucky. With her sister, Mrs. Mcllie Wilson, of Attica. Ind.. Airs. Bacon is one of the two surviving members of a large family. She has a daughter by her first marriage. .Minnie May Catherine, married to Howard P. War- ren. Air. and Airs. Bacon have a son, Bert, married to Mattie V. Roach in iSw'>. Their i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 9 8g daughter, Catherine Lucille Bacon, is the 011I3 grandchild in the family, and divides her grandfather's attention with G. A. R. meet- ings and the old Volunteer Firemen's meet- ings. Mr. Bacon is a member of the "Fire- fighter's Club," an organization of veterans of the days when the tndianapolis Fire De- partment fought fires with buckets and a hand engine. J< ISIA1 1 BELL, one of the prosperous farmers and well known residents of White River township, Johnson county, was born in Preble county, Ohio, Aug. 28, [834, son of David and Susan (Roberts) Bell, natives of North Carolina. Josiah Bell, the paternal grandfather, was a native of North Carolina, of Irish descent. B) occupation he was a farmer, but probabl) died in Ohio when in middle life. The mater- nal grandfather was also a native of North Carolina. David Bell, the father, was a fanner in Ohio, and moved to Illinois, locating in Alt. Sterling, Brown county, where he resided for aboul ten years, when he returned to the old heme in Preble county, Ohio, in [848, and died there in thai year, aged about forty years. His wife died in May, 1848, aged about thirty-five years, a steadfast member of the Christian Church. Nine children were born to them, and of this large family, five are now living: Martha, wife of Jeremiah Vincent; Lucinda, wife of Jerry Robinson, of Hutchin- son, Kans. ; |bsiah; Mariali. wife of Richard Paddock, of Thawville, 111.: and Eli, of West Newton, Indiana. Josiah Bell resided in Preble county, Ohio, until he was eighteen or nineteen years of age, when he removed to Illi- nois and remained there until [848. At that time lie returned to Ohio with his father. His education was obtained in the common schools of Ohio, and at Clayton Academy, Clayton, 111., from winch lie was graduated in [856. Following his graduation he taught school five or six years, worked at the carpenter's trade several years more, and operated a mill in Rushville, 111. In [879, Mr. Hell went to Texas and engaged in the cattle business in the "Panhandle" country for three years; then removed to Kingman, Ixans.. and embarked in the sheep business for five years. In addition he was a mer- chant at Bluffs, 111., and later engaged in the same line at Bluff Creek, in Smith's Valley. For the pa 1 few years he has been conduct- ing the excellent farm owned by his wife, in Section 33, White River township. lie has resided in Johnson county, lud., since [886. This farm consists of sixty seven acres all well cultivated, and supplied with g 1 build- ings, as well as a comfortable residence. On Feb. 4, [858, Mr. Bell was married to Miss Margaret Jones, and four children were born to them: Mattie, wife of Wesley Brown, resides at Kingman, Ixans., and has six children: ( tscar, who married 1 .aura Line, operates a meat market in Greenville, Ohio; Lulu married Milton Paddock of White River township, and has oik- child living, Margaret; Henry died at the age of two years. Mrs. Bell died in [868, aged about thirty-three. She belonged to the Christian 1 or New Light) Church. On Jan. 31, [900, Mr. Bell married Miss Bettie Hardin, dan-li- ter of Judge Hardin. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bell are members of the Methodist Church. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason and an ( >d<\ Fellow, and in politics he is a Republi- can, lie has many friends in the community where he now makes his home. CHARLES G. ZABEL (deceased), an early promoter of the manufacturing interests of Indianapolis, was born at Weinbola, in the Kingdom of Sachsen, Germany, July 12. 1830, and was reared to farm pursuits, receiving but eight years of schooling. He was a son of John ( i. and Rosa (llerrman) Zabel, both members of a prominent and highly respected family. They died in their native land, leav- ing these children : Frederick, who came to America in [848, locating at Louisville, lx\.. and died there; Charles ( i. ; Hannah; t hristina ; Augusta; Emilia, and Rosa — all the daughters remaining in the old country. Charles G. Zabel remained under the par- ental roof until the death of his father. At the age of seventeen years he was apprenticed to the cabinet making trade, at which after three years id' work he received but fifty pfen- nige (about twelve cents) a week in wages. In [851 he emigrated to America, the sum of $310 which he received from his father's (stale enabling him to make the voyage, lie landed at New York and then pushed on to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he found employ- ment and remained until 1*54. when he went for one year to Lawrenceburg. In [856 he first came to fndianapolis, and the years [857- 58 he spent at Dubuque, Iowa, and in [859 99Q i i iMMEMi iRATlVE BI< (GRAPHICAL RECORD at Tell City, fnd., engaged in carpentering, but late in the latter year he went to Louis villi' and worked there al his trade until [861. In that year he returned ti apolis, and here became one of the most skilled men in his line in the Union ol ( abinetmakers. Tins was an association of eighteen young men who had learned their trade in German) and joined together for mutual benefit. Each put in $400 and they funned a land syndicate, purchasing a tract of land on which they erected temporary buildings, met their obli- gations, established thus a good credit, and later put up more substantial buildings of brick. The Cabinetmakers Union is still carried on as an industrial concern, some of the original promoters of the enterprise being yet inter- ested. The history of this enterprise is very interesting. They built their own shops, worked in concert, piled up their lumber, after working hours in either places were over, did their own guarding, kept honest and true to each other, and attained success in their work of building up one of the biggest manufactur- ing plants in Indianapolis. After twenty- eight years Mr, Zabel sold his stock and re- tired from active labor, investing his capital in real estate, from which he realized a com- fortable income. From 1888 Mr. Zabel was not connected with the Union, although three of his earl} comrades still are interested. When Mr. Zabel came first to Indianapolis the population was about [8,ooo and the future of tile city did not look encouraging. But he lived to see the poor streets converted into beautiful thoroughfares, the election of build- ings rivalling those of any other inland city, and a wonderful growth and development of manufacturing and railroad interests. His late 1 at No. 1015 East ( Ihio built in 1873, and occupied by him ever after, was at that lime at the vcr\ edge of town, al- though now close to the center of the city. Me .was interested in all the city's develop- ment and identified with much of it. Air. Zabel was not a member of any religious body, but believed in ami strictly observed the ( .olden Rule as his line of conduct. In fraternal connection he was an Odd Fellow, and he belonged to the society of German Pioneers. In politics he was a Republican on national questions, but in' local affairs voted for the candidate he judged most fit. I [e di d at his home Ma) 7. [907. In iNi,| Mr." Zabel married kale Merlon, who was horn in Germany and came with the family to America in [847, when Eoui reai of age. The parents settled at Tales tine, Hancock Co., hid., and she was reared on a farm. Her father. Henr) A. Merlon, a most estimable man, died at the age of eighty-two years. Mis children were: Henry; John; Conrad; George; Mary; Kate; Emma; and Lizzie. ( )f the lour children of this mar- riage two died young, the others being: Anna, who died aged twenty-one years; and Laura, wile oi A. Graul, a merchant of Indianapolis. The mother, who was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, died in 1871. in 1873 Air. Zabel married Barbara Lorn, born in Germany, where she lived until the age of twenty-eight. Her parents died when she was young, and she acci mpanied a sisier and an aunt to America. She is a most es- timable lady, full of health, abilit) and cheer- fulness, and has made a happy, sunshiny home for our subject. They reared two children, a sou and a daughter, both of whom reflect much credit upon them, viz.: Emil, who is a bookkeeper in one of the breweries; and Lena, who married Carl L. i'eters, a promis ing young man, who is a member of the linn of Geiger e\: Peters. ADDIS< IN M VLD1X. in his lifetime a successful farmer residing on Section 33, White River township, Johnson Co., Ltd., was born Oct. 31, 1834, at his late home, son of Judge Franklin and Ann (Goslin) Hardin. natives of Kentucky. William J 1 tin \ Hardin, father of Judge Franklin Hardin and grandfather of Addi- son Hardin, was known as "Marry" Hardin, and was horn in 1708 in Pennsylvania, but later came to Kentucky with some of the first of the pioneers of that State, down the Ohio river in a flat boat. Mis death occurred in the State of his adoption, when he was about sixty years of age. Twelve children, who grew to maturity, were born to him, the ma- jority of whom found their way to Indiana as pioneers, while Others settled in Illinois in the pioneer days of that State. All of them wen worth) citizens, and sin, wed forth in their lives the virtues inherited from the French Huguenots who founded the family. Nathan Goslin, the maternal grandfather of Addison Hardin, was also one of the goi nlil pioneers of Kentucky. Mis calling was that of a miller, and lie made many trips to New 1 irleans on the river by Hat boat. His COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHIC. \L RLCORD 991 il in Kentucky, when In venty yeai i age, and his family was a large one. Judge Franklin Hardin was a land sur- veyor, who located in Indiana about 1828, purchasing a farm in Marion count) at Glenns Valley, but. never lived upon il, he making his home on Fall creek for about two years, when he settled on a farm of iu> acres in White River township, and there he re- sided until his death. In addition, he bought an eighty-acre tract northwest of the home farm, which he superintended, his hoys op- erating it as they grew to manhood. During the early days of their residence in Indiana, Judge Hardin's duties as surveyor called him from home the greater portion of the time, and the burden of attending to the farm tell upon die shoulders of his wife, who was cue of the good pioneer women of that time, lie- was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas for two terms, serving eight years. This court was afterward merged into the Circuit Court, and he was also county surveyor for six years, and was a member of the lower in the State Legislature for a number of years, and then was elected to the Stale Senate. Judge Hardin was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of the State, and one of the most prominent men in John si n county. Few men of his day were better versed in the law than he, and he was a hard student and a line mathematician and geol- ogist, as well as a superior lawyer. His large law library was one of the finest in the State. In [890 occurred his death, at the venerable age of eighty years; his wife had died a few years before, when she was seventy-five years old. They were members of i school Presbyterian Church, in which they enjoyed universal respect and esteem. Six sons and two daughters were born to and Mrs. Hardin, live of whom are now living: Louisa, wife of William St. John, of Morgan county; Milton, of Smith Valley. White River township; John. oi White River township, near Kinder pi Tilghman, at Bennett's Switch post . Miami county ; and Elizabeth ( Be wife of Josiah Bell, of White River township. Addison Hardin was reared upon the home farm, attending the old fashioned sub- scription schools in the log cabin scl -. with a log left 1 mi fi 11- a window, the bole being covered with greased paper. The ■1 be attended was i me of this de- scription, taught by his father, it bring 1 ; - w dun to be found in that neig hood. These schools usually were held but three months out of the year. When I came old enough, Addison I [ardin b himself a school teacher, and for right or ten terms held this positi home until twenty-eight yi • All "i Ins life was spent m Johnson county, with tlle exception ve yi ars spent in Illinois and six years in Missouri. He owned thirty-one acres f the old farm, and forty acres adjoining, as well as 142 acres in Henr> county, Md. All of his land is in excellent condition, and Mr. Hardin was an up-! farmer, employing modern methods and ma- chinery, with the result that his acres yielded good returns, and his success was urn tioned. _ The home is a pleasant one, and he- kept his barn and other out-buildings in ondition, the entire farm bespeaking the thrift and good management of the owner. I »n Dec. 24, 1862; Mr. Hardin was mar- ried in Coles county, 111., to Miss Louisa A. I ore, daughter of William P. F. and Sarah (Goslin) Moore, and seven children were born to them: John married Miss Anna Leota Bailey, and has four children, Laura. Esther, Car] and Gertrude; Sarah Ann died when ab mi thirty-two years of age ; Franklin lives on a farm owned by his father in Henry county, Mo., and is unmarried: Frances died at the age of rive years: Martha reside- 111 Indian- apolis: Addison died in infancy: William is a railroad man, conductor on one of the Chi- cago elevated roads. Mrs. Hardin is a mem- ber of the Christian (or Disciples) Church, in which she is an active worker, and she is a most estimable lady. In politics Mr. Hardin was a Democrat, as was his father before him, and he held the position of school director tor a number of years. JAMES C. ARMSTEAD, an old and highly esteemed citizen of Indianapolis, is of the third generation of the family in America. It is a remarkabli fact that each of these three generations bore arms in defense of the country. The grandfather was Joseph Arm- stead, who in Colonial times emigra England, his native land, to America. \ the war broke out he joined the Revolutionary army and fought against the mother country. I le lived in I Sonni cticut. Il is believed by the family that the correct way of spelling the name is Armitstead. 99-? COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Henry V. Armstead, the father of James C. Vrmstead, was born in Connecticut about 1785, one of eight children, and when a lad he was brought by his parents to western New York, the family settling near Buffalo, where Henry Y. was reared to manhood. LTiere he married Sarah Blake (her stepfather's name was Cooper). Later he moved to I Ihio, near Cincinnati, where he spent the remainder of ins life, lie served as a soldier in the War f iSi_>. His wife died at the residence of her sun James C, in Indianapolis, at the ripe eild age 1 I ninety-four. Henry Y. Armstead had a sister who married a man named C01 iper. James ( '. Armstead was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, about ten miles north of ( in- cinnati, in iSjo, the seventh of a family of thirteen children, consisting of nine s. ms and four daughters, of whom he is die sole sur- vivor. Air. Armstead married, in Butler count)'. < ihio, in 1X45. .Miss ( Hive Patterson, who was horn in southern (ihio in [824. Eight children have been horn to James ( . and < dive Armstead. four sons and four daughters. Of these four are now living, namely: John T., lives in Duluth, Minn.; Janus H., in Indianapolis; Mrs, Lucy Hill, m ( iklahonia, and Aliss Mat) E. Armstead in Indianapolis. Mr. Armstead enlisted in [863 in Corn- pan) G. 136th (). Y. I., for die one hundred days' service. He served the full time and received an honorable discharge, lie is a member of John E. Ruckle Post, N'o. 105, ( ,. A. K.. and has keen an active member of the !.().( 1. k. since [864. Air. Armstead has keen a resident of Indianapolis since [869, and his present home is at N'o. 419 Dorman street, lo.r a number of years lie lias keen oil in mercantile business as a grocer. He has made main warm personal friends in In- dianapolis during his resilience here of mor< than a third of a century and he is held in the highest esteem for his genial disposition and his many sterling traits of character. AUGUSTUS STELTING. \t N'o. 2815 Washington street. Indianapolis, is Io- dic attractive home of Augustus Stelt- ing, who is now living practicalh retired, v gained a competence through honorable and well-directed efforts and having beet sentially tin- architect of his own fortune. He well merits classification among ike rep- ati\ e citizens of [ndianapolis and is a member of 1 me of the honored fam- ilies of the State, coming >'\ that stanch Ger- man -tork which has contribute ' erially to the progress and prosperity of 1 republic. Though he has passed practicalh his en- tire life in America, Air. Sicking i- a native ■ 'i German) - , having keen born in I .e ■ German), June 9, 1831, son of Dietrich and Sophia Stelting. Mir parents were born and . in Germany, where the father learned ike trade ol cooper, to which he continued I" devote his attention during his entire ac- tive career, lie bad attained a position of independence in his native land and could have there passed the remainder of his life in comfort, but he was anxious to establish his sons where better opportunities were afforded for individual effort and where there was freedom from monarchical rule. Accordingly, in [836, accompanied by his family-, he emi- grated to America, landing in Baltimore and thence proceeding to Strausburg, Crawford Co., Pa., where he remained about one year and then came to Indianapolis, which was then hut a village. Here, associated with his brother Christian, who had accompanied him. he engaged in the work of his trade, and a few years later lie removed to Plainfield, Hendricks county, where he purchased land and erected large shops, establishing an ex- tensive cooperage business. A number of years later he disposed of his interests in the town and purchased a farm on the Rockville pike road, in the same count)-, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for a number of years and where his wife died. Eventually he sold the property and. in company with four of kis children, removed to Vernon county, Vis., where he entered a large tract of government land which he developed into a valuable farm, and there he passed tin of kis signally honorable and useful life, (ly- ing in t88o, at the venerable age of ninetj two years, lie was a man of superior educa- tion and wielded a marked influence in the various communities where he lived, while he ever commanded uniform confidence and es- teem, lie and his wife were devoted : bers of the Presbyterian ( hurch and re; their children in that faith. By industry and good management Dietrich Stelting accumu kited a valuable estate in Wisconsin, and this was inherited k\ the four children who companied him on his removal to that Slate in the pioneer days. He was ;1 Democrat in COMMEMi >R \ TIYE DI< iGR VPHICAL REO >RD cs, was broad-minded and public-spirited, and his charitj and kindness in all the rela- of life won- proverbial, while he was ever helpful and sincere, imbued with that principle which made him believe in the honest) of others. Being an excellent judge of character, he was i n betrayed in his trust in his fellow -men. Of bis chil- dren we enter the following brief record: William, who was married in Wisconsin, is now- a resident of Tennessee; Augustus was the next in order of birth; Frederick is a is farmer in Tennessee; Salinda, was born after the emigration to Amer- ica, was first married to James Williams and after his death became the wife of John Jones. her first husband having died while serving as a Union soldier in the Civil war (she died in Wisconsin i ; Mary is the wife of Jonas ■ hard, a farmer in Wise m-in. Augustus Stelting was but five years oi i the time of Ins parents' emigration to America, and his early educational discipline received in German Lutheran schools in Indianapolis. He remained at home until he attained maturity, learning- the cooper- trade under the direction of bis father, wli mi he assisted in hi-- work for many years, and he thus continued until bis marriage, in 1851, when he established a home of his own in Plainfield. In the meanwhile he had also learned the carpenter's trade, to which he Continued to devote his attention until 1855, when he purchased a farm in Hendricks comity, conducting the same about one year and then disposing of the property and start- ing for Wisconsin, to visit his father and members of the family. While in that he filed claim on a tract of government , 111 Vernon comity, shortly afterward re- turning to his home. Three years later he removed with his family to his place in Wis- consin, where he made some improvement-, continuing his residence there for seven and then returning to Indiana, where he I the ensuing seven years, at the expira- tion of which he again ren his Wis- 11 farm, to the cultivation and improve- 1 which he devoted the next seven 3. lie then disposed of the property and came to Indianapolis. Later he purchased and took up his residence on a farm in Hen- nmty, remaining there about a and then again establishing his home in the ty. He eventuall) di if the Hendricks county farm and later bougl trad oi 251 1 acre- in ( ireem place, which is now a very productive and \ able farm, lie still owns, lie there maim. his home for five years, at the expiratii which lie rented the place and bought his - cut attractive residence in [ndianapi li lie has ever since lived. Shortl) after his return from Wisconsin Mr. Stelting . ■ a pi isition as 1 . e for the firm of Chandler & ["ayL <■ manufacture] agricultural machinery and implements, in Indianapolis, and he continued in tin ei of this concern for fourteen years, exhil their products at State and county fair- otherwise doing much to promote th< of the business. In addition to his resii property -Mr. Stelting has become the owner of other valuable realty in [ndianapoli eluding a double tenement house and a house and lot on Redmond street, and by his efforts and excellent business methods hi accumulated a o impetence and is enabled 1 retired from the mote active duties of bus lii' . giving his attention to the ion of his real estate and other interests. He been the builder of his own fortune, ha received nothing from his father's estati that best of all bequests, the wise and I counsel of an honored parent, so that he went forth well equipped for the battle of life, high principles and a high sense of his - ardship and of the responsibilities which at- tend every life. He has lived retired [893 and is known as one of the pi spirited and loyal citizens of [ndiana] in whose material prosperity and advanc< he maintains a lively interest, lie is stai arrayed in supporl of the Democratic p but has never desired the honors or ei incuts of public 01 ( >n Nov. 23, [851, Mr. Stelting was 1 in marriage to Miss Malinda Wiley, whi born m Hendricks county, Aug. j;. and who has proved a devoted wife and mate, making the home one of ideal char She is a daughter of Alfred and .- (Thompson ) Wiley, who were married in native State of North Carolina, the foi being a son of William .and Anna 1 \nn Wiley, natives of Virginia. William \ was a soldier in the war of the 1-' 1 ' after which he located in North I ai whence, in [833, he removed to lien iiing one of tl I.MKAK >RATIVE BK (GRAPHICAL RECORD There he en ■ ;;i land, upi litive log cabin and other - ■ ■■ ements. 1 le died in [837, to v T i Till ( Carolina, Ins re- mains being brought to Hendricks count) for interment and being the first to find a resting place in G '—tit's cemetery. He was born in and liis wife were prominent mem- . L. Church. His children were illows: Abner, Isaiah, Shannon. Samuel, William and Alfred (father of Mrs. Stelting). The VV'il amih comes of stanch old Irish stock, and William Wiley's wife was of Ger- man Alfred Wiley was reared to maturity in N'orth Carolina and several years after his marriage removed thence to ( >hio, settling on a farm near Dayton, where three children were added to the family circle. In 1834 he became a pioneer of Hendricks county, hid.. taking up his abode on the land entered by his father and later securing an additional eight)- acre-. He here improved a good farm and became one of the prominent and in- fluential men of the locality. Late in life he sold out. with a view to removing to \\ iscon- sin, but he finally determined to remain in Indiana, and purchased a farm near Danville which was his home until his death, which occurred in [870 while he was visiting one of his sons, in Illinois; his remains were brought to Hendricks county and laid to rest in the same cemetery as were those of his honored father. His wife survived until 1897. passing away at the venerable age of eighty-eight, in Illinois. Mr. Wiley was a Democrat in politics and originally he and his wife were members of the "Methodist Church, but later became identified with the Baptist Church, in whose work the were prominent. Their children as follows: Harper, who died at the age of eight years; Aimer, who died in Kansas, where lie was a successful fanner; Susan, wife of William Glascock; Malinda, wife of Mr. Stelting; William, who died in New < Irleans ; death occurred in Indiana ; Henrv, who resides on the old homestead; Elizabeth, wife of Ezra Dickinson; Harriet. who died at the age of fourteen; and Sarah. who died at die age of eleven \e.n 3. Grandfather William Wiley was an Irish gentli die line old typi . g nial in nature and with a kindly word for all. Hi- reminis- cence- ; ', regard to the pioneer days and his service a- i Revolutionary soldier were ever full of interest, lie endured tin' hard and privations which the valiant patriots suf- fered during the \ id< the gi if mankind in all the rel life. JUDGE i iE< iRi IE VV. GI- :enth Judicial Circuit, and a highlj i Martinsville, Ind., was born Sept. 26, [841, in Franklin, Johnson county, Ind., son of Richard F. and Louisa (Armstrong) Grubbs, the former of whom born in Kentucky and the latter in Penn- nia. \ family of six children was burn tu these parents, the three survivors b fudge George VV. ; Helen, wife of Charles A. Sloan, of Franklin : and Mary L., .Mrs. Bryan, ranklin, Indiana. Richard F. Grubbs was born in Kentucky. 1" Richard Grubbs, who also was a na- of Kentucky, of \ irginia parentage. The family originated in England. Richard F. was one of a large family. He learned the tailoring business in Kentucky, and in [835, he moved to Indiana and located at Franklin. His home was a little farm ad- jacent tu the city, and here he also carried on riant tailoring. Although he voted with the Republican party, and was mice assessor if Johnson county, he was not what would be called a politician. His death occurred in [867. Both he and his wife belonged to the Baptist Church. She was a daughter of Thomas Armstrong, a native of Pennsylva- nia, from which State he came to Indiana, and one of the early settlers in Indianapolis. lie kept tavern in that city on the site of the "Rates House." Mr. Armstrong was mi of the soldiers of the War of [812. The last few years of his life were spent in Frank- lin, where he died at the age of eighty years. He was a prominent member of the < hurch, in which he was a deacon. He was also rue of the trustees of Franklin l 'oik Judge George W. Grubbs was reared in Franklin and enjoyed all the educating influ- >wn. Tu [861 he was , , raduating class at Franklin College, and the firsl year after leaving his Alma Mater as principal of the Franl lin Academy. In July, [862, he enl ed ipany I. 70th Ind. V. I., as a private, for service in the < 'ivil War. In August, 1863, h< • con first lieutenai field until bcr, [81 14, w hen he was ma tant Genet ol the tst Bi it I •■"• ■ 1 orps. In No . 1864, he was commissioned Major 1 Col. Inf.. I with th until \pril. , hen he w as mustered 1 I luntsville, Via. This gallant soldiei promoted, did not escap i war. At the ba E the unfortunate oni wounds. Major Grubbs participated in these rable battles: Russellvile, lw. : all the engagi oi the Vtlanta campaign, and Resaca, when the only guns taken from Johnston during the campaign, were captured by his val After the war Major Grubbs selected law for his chosen life-work, and entered upon its study with the legal firm of Porter, Han RD Theresa ( rouse, and has a family of three Iren. Judge Grubbs and wife are members oi I E. ( iliurch in which he be! nig ■ ti i the i I stewards, and for fifteen years was Sunday-school superintendent. He is a valued comrade in Blankenship Post, No. 77. G. A. R., and is a Past Department Commander of the Department of Indiana, G. A. R. I/A (l( )RD( )X BR( )WNING, librar- if the Indianapolis Public Library, has connected with that institution continu- ously since [880, and lias been librarian since [892. Her eminent fitness for this incumbency and for responsibilities has been demons! thru and again by her capable admii of various pi itions. Undoubtedly Miss Browning's mental ciualities are inherited from a long line of intellectual ancestors, men and women who have been leaders of thought and ressive movements in their clay as far hack as history records. They are Americans of the highest type, people characterized by strength of mind, breadth of view, high- minded patriotism and distinguished public services. Miss Browning's immediate ances- tors, both paternal and maternal, have been notable men in public life in Indiana, identified with political and literary interests in the city of Indianapolis and throughout the State. Edmund Browning, her grandfather, was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lewright) Browning. He was born in Culpeper, \ a., in 1795, and as a lad served in the War of [812. He was for many years proprietor of a hotel in Indianapolis located on Washington street, where the New York Store now stands. From [860 until the office was abolished, shortly be- fore his death (which occurred in [877), he was register of public lands in Indiana. He married Eliza Gordon, daughter of George and Sarah Wynne ( Moss) Gordon, and granddaughter of Major Hugh and Jane V Fi inl ) Moss. I Ion. William [ohn Brown, Miss Brown- ing's maternal grandfather, was a son of ge and I lann.'ih 1 Ji ihn 1 I In iwn and a grandson of Thomas and Mary 1 Ball) Brown and John and Barbara (Evans) John. He i ■ and ii iiirnalist, editing the [ndi - anapolis Sentinel from [850 to [855, and be- came prominent in both State and national affairs as legislator and in other important connections, lie was a member of the Slate Assembly from 1829 to [832; served as pros- ecuting attome) for the Indiana district from 1832 to [836; as secretary of the State 1836 to [840; as member again in iN_|i -_}_>; in the • 1 igress, JS [3-44 and [849-50; and between these terms as assistant postmaster-general, from [845 to 1849. Mr. Brown's high sense of personal responsibility in the discharge of the duties intrusted to him. his thorough comprehension of the people he represented and his fulfill to the utmost their expectations regard- ing his services, made him an admirable pub- lic servant, and he maintained a post ] lower and prominence for main- years, lie married Susan Tomkins, daughter of Nathan and Mary (Wyatt) Tomkins, anil her grand- father was a near relative of Vice-President Daniel D. Tompkins. Admiral George Brown, I'. S. X.. son of William John ami Susan 1 romkins) Brown, has a world-wide r< which requires no comment here. UN bro I Ion. Austin II. I '.row n. is also a man 1 if marl;. having served frequently in high offices of trust, in his city and State as well as in the councils 1 if the nation. The Browning, lewright. Moss. Brown, John and Wyatt families are all of Virg the Gordons, of Philadelphia,, liie Tomkins. of Staten Island. X. Y. Three of Miss Bi ing's great-great-grandfathers, Tb Brown, I high Moss and John John, and her great-grandfather, George Brown, were sol- diers and officers in the Revolutionary war. George Brown also served in the Indian wars from [783 on, and in the War of 1 S 1 _>. In [825 his wife, Hannah (John) Brown, wa- ll ft a widow with her little children in tin then sparsely settled county of Rush, in Indi- ana. Here she brought up her family, and as there was no doctor within a radius "i ten miles, she sent to Cincinnati for the necessary books, studied medicine and ra i ed her pro- fession in the neighbor!) 1. She is entitled to the distinction of being the firs! wo tor in Indiana. Her second -on, Dr. Ryland T. I '.mw 11. read medicine with her and later attended the < >hio Medical 1 'ollege. All :h his life he occupied positions of im- portance in educational and national al lie was State geologisl of Indiana; chi in chief in the Department of Agriculture in Washington; and later was appointed by the '.a » 1 rnment ti > make a surve\ of tin Indiana to disclose her natural resources, ["hi rich coal lick Is of In, liana were a result of this survey. I hiring the last v< his life he COMI R I 1\ E BK (GRAPHICAL REC( >K1> occupied the chairs of Natural Science in the North Western Christian University, and Chemistry and Physiology in the Indiana .Medical ( Miss Browning was born Sept. _>.}. [856, at Fortville, Hancock county, End., daughter of Wbodville and .Alary Anne (Brown) Browning, and was but a few months old broughl b} her parents to Indianapolis, where she has ever since made her home. Her father, who was a merchant, died in [861. She received her education in public and pri- vate schools in the city. Entering the library as a substitute in [880, Miss Browning gave her services For a year withoul 1 ation. Her peculiar adaptability for the work — the result of a combination of energy and execu- tive ability with a thorough knowledge of and for books — soon developed, and she rose steadily until, in April. [892, she was hot with election to the position of librarian. The ni 1 year ;he was re-elected by acclam; and she has held the position continuously ever since. Miss Browning's administration of this trust has met with the hearties) ap- proval among the citizens of Indianapolis. She has proved herself to be the possessor of excellent business qualities as well as the nec- essary literary appreciation required for the i roper discharge of her duties, and the con- nces of 'he library — facilities fur speedy and accurate attention to the numerous details of th.' ing patrons with le: Me vvasti : n greatly im- proved and multiplied under her manage ment. She is ever on the alerl to investigate promising new methods which may be adopted or adapted, as the case may be, into her work with g ults. with the effeel thai the in- stitution under her charge is thoroughh syste- matized and judiciously equipped. Miss ning has an analytical mind, is a close r and a deep thinker, and a most inter- esting co list. She is an accom- plished musician. Her Revolu ances- try entitles her to membership in the Daugh- >f the Vm i ican Re\ 1 lutii m, in which she has li 1 -lite prominent, being State his- torian of the Indiana Societx of thai org; and joint editor with Mrs. Harriel 1 Mc- e) Foster of the v >k of the Daughters of the American Revolution in In- diana. She also belongs to the Fortnightly Literary Club of Indianapolis, and to the American Librarv Association. In religious o mnectii in she is a men bet ol ' ihrist I 'i tanl Episo >pal ( 'hurch. It is only just to Miss Browning to in- clude in this sketch the encomiums of two prominent citizens of Indianapolis. ( 1 \V. Moores, attorney at law, etc.. writes under date of Jan. 7, [907 : "Miss Eliza < I. Brown- ing, Librarian of the Indianapolis Public Li- brary, carrier greater responsibilities in the librarv w..rld than any other woman and has held her present position longer perhaps than any woman ever has. Her wide acquaintance a- a library expert among librar) people in this country and abroad and her large circle ■ if friends in Indianapolis have made her a must acceptable public official and have add'' greatly to the reputation of the library abroad and to its popularity at home. She has grown up in the atmosphi n of book's and lias given many years of an active and useful life, to the service of the people and it ; without saying that no librarian is better liked than she is or secures more loyal and efficient cooperation from her assistants. She has been particularly active in the promotion of public movements among' librarians and reading people, and is the onl) woman that has ever been enrolled in the membership of the Indiana Historical S'""' Judge Daniel Waite Howe writes ui date of Jan. s. T007 : "Eliza G. Browning was elected city librarian in [892. She has given general satisfaction, and has manifested remarkable aptitude anil skill in discharging the duties of her position as librarian. Shi undoubtedly possesses ability of a high order." EPHRAIM l!« d>i iES. ene of the early settlers of Morgan county, a retired fai and substantial and highly esteemed citizen, was born Juh 10. [820, in Wayne township, < >\ven county, hid., one quarter of a mile the presenl site of the town of Gosport. The I lodges famih originated in England where John Hodges, grandfather of Ephraim, was born, I lis parents were residents of Lon- don According to family tradition, [ohn wished to marn against his parents' will, this caused him to run away from home. He later secured | V( ssel, reached the Colonies in time to b, ." member of the I 'an 1 i| at my, and si his adopted land for three years. \fi war he settled in Xorth Carolina where li- the remainder 1 f his life. d\ ing :• th 99 8 iMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i' sixty Mars. His wife was Margaret imonly called "Peggy") Lacy, and they 1 a family of seven children. Probably Ephraim Goss, the maternal grandfathei ■ Ephraim Hodges, was also a resilient of North Carolina, and he came to Indiana in 1810, and settled in Washington count; years before it was admitted to Statehood. In [818 he moved to < >wen county, bought a of land near Gosport, of an old Quaker by the name of Lindley, and lived there until his death. It'' was one of the proprietary owners of the land where < iosport now stands, and he assisted in the laying out of the town. larried Annie Workman, had a family Lir sons and seven daughters, and died he age of sixty-six years. Philip Hodges, son of Ephraim and father of our subject, was born in North Carolina. In 1818 he located in Wayne township, ( Iwen county, Ind., took here a lease of land, and awaited the coming of what was known as the Xew Purchase, into the market, and bought the first piece of land in that sale. This sale was held at Terre Haute. Mr. Hodges never :cupied this land, not feeling satisfied with it, but borrowed money and entered a tract of acres, in Section 14. Ray township, and this he cleared and improved. At one time he owned 1,300 acres of land in Morgan and Putnam counties, and, in addition, owned a whole section in Iowa. In the days of his settlement deer and wild turkeys were abund- ant, but Air. Hodges was never known to slay any of them, only killing the squirrels be- cause they damaged his corn. Mr. Hodges was an industrious and energetic man and possessed the good judgment which enabled him to succeed in almost all of his undertak- ings, whether in the buying and selling of land, or in the raising and disposing of He died in April, 1887, aged eighty-nine 3 and six months, at his home in Ray township. He married Polly Goss, also a na- tive of North Carolina, and she passed away 'n April, 1875, aged seventy years. Both members of the Christian Church, in which he was an elder. The pioneei preach- of this religious bod) were his acquain- tances and friends, and he was most highly es- teemed by such men as Rev. Barton W. Stone and Rev. John O'Kane, who were early hers in Indiana. Although he had no aspirations for office, he served at one time as county commissioner and was always ready '■mote (he best interests of his f To Philip and Polly (Goss) Hodges were born ten children — seven Sons and daughters— o*f whom four survive, namely: Ephraim; Noah, of Lincoln, Neb.; Tho of Fairhaven, Wash.: and Henry, of Decatur :iv. Indiana. For over eighty years Ephraim Hod 1 sided in Ray township, and has interested spectator of the wonderful cl which have taken place in this time. he was a man of twenty-five he remained un- der the home roof, and he remembers that never before that time, had he grieved his mother by leaving home without telling hei both when he would return and where he could be found. It was a mark of filial n which it is pleasant to recall. His educ was obtained in the subscription schools, thi one being a log cabin with earth and slab benches. At the age of twenty-two aching, having prepared during the previous year, and he followed this fession for sixteen winters, working on the farm during- the summers. When he wished to start in life for himself, he was assisted by his father, and he bought his present home farm, going into debt to his father some >. which he paid in due season. Hen Air. Hodges has over 300 acres and other land, amounting in all to probabh 600 acres. Although he has led a very active life, he is still vigorous and energetic, and unlike most octogenarians can read without the of glasses. As a farmer he is known all through Morgan county, and as a man. lis is universally respected. His political opinions make him a member of the Republican party, and he has served for two terms as county commissioner. On Sept. 4, 1845, Mr. Hodges married Miss Ann Smith, daughter of Daniel Y. and Polly (Crum) Smith. Nine children were born to this union, five sons and four d; ters, as follows: Noah, who died at thi of eighteen months: Alary, who married New- ton I. Bowen, of Vdams county, Neb., has children. Charles, Kate. Alarv. Prank and Ri bert : b >hn < f . 1 if Martinsville, w ho ried Keziah Stirewalt, and has one child. 1 tis: Clarinda, who married Perry Lankford. of Fefferson township, and has children. How- ard, Fred and Carlton; Joseph C, who mar- ried Elizabeth Sears, lives in Ray township. and has children, I awrence, Clona, Ralph 1 low land E. ; Charles S., who married Martha Da\ is. and lives on Section r3, in Ray town I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 999 ship: Melinda, who married James J. Rhea, of Holdredge, Phelps county, Neb., and has living children, Shirley O. and Frara; Philip S., of Washington township, who mar- dan Prigg, and has two children, Dale and Annie Catherine; and Cora, who married S. F. ( 'i »ble, i if I '■ and has four chil- dren, Mary. Urban, Gilbert and Evelyn. The religions connection of the family is with the Christian Church. Ji )HN W. J( >HNS< )N, sentative and exemplary citizens of Clay town- ship, Hamilton comity, [nd., was born in the county, in Washing^ n township, Jan. i, 1856, son of Cyrus and Acynthia (Hodgins) John- son, he of North ( 'arolina. By occupation Cyrus Johnson was a farmer, who came to Indiana in an early day in the history of the State, and settled in the Is with the wild game, of which he was a hunter. lie and his excellent wife had the ving family: Henry, deceased: William, living in Clay township; John \V. : Elias, de- ceased; Edward, living- near Noblesville, a dealer and trader: Morton, living 1 farm in Washington township; Robert; and Vannatta, a fanner of Washington township. Cyrus Johnson was successful in all he un- dertook, and he became the owner of 300 acres, lie was always a member of the So- ciety of Friends, in which he was very active. Both he and his wife lived to advanced age. hn W. Johnson was married, in 1879, to Sada Day, daughter of William and Ann (Diskson) Day, also of North Carolina, who moved to Indiana many years ago. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Johnson married Nancy Cloud, daughter of John I!, and Mary A. (White) I loud, of Indiana, who lived for many years in Hamilton county. By his first marriage, Mr. Johnson has three sons: Fred, a well educated man. and now chools at ( "ann el. who mar- ried 1 'arric Thomas, and Ir : Ray, living at home, and engaged as a teacher: Clifton, in higl 1 rmel, [nd. By- second marriage. Mr. Johnson has two children. 1 irace and I Irant, bright little ding schi 11 1. The fine farm on which the family make well ; I, on which there as well as sufficient ditching, so that n car- • stock, including ( ihester Wh Shorthorn cattle. In politics In lican, and in 19011 was elected of the township, and he has adn 1 that 1 'thee. Like hi he is a 1 1 if the Society of Friends. Fraternalh he is a Ma- ■-< hi, he!, mging at t !armel, a of the M. W . A., also at Carmi 1. Ml thai he owns has been made by his ig an interest in a 3,100 acre ranch in Tunica county, Miss., on tie I ii river, u hich is very valuabl is universally acquaintan S< IBISK] Bl TLER, win - ctcd labor has resulted in the acquisi farm and an ample compel- u irn in Jennings county, [nd., March 6, son < "-•■ i die first settlers in Indiana. Phineas Butler was horn in New York in [828, and his wife was born in 1827. They had eight children. Calidona marri Morrison, .a carpenter ami fare ; they live in Clay county, 111.: R. 1'.. eased; Sobiski; Alferetta married a Mr. Hord, and lives in Clay county, 111.: Milton married Kate Brittingham, and is in the railn the I'.. & < ). road, having his hi North Vernon; Oliva married I'.. F. McClellan, a carpenter at Paris Crossing, Ind. : ' ried Henry Hord. and both are now Charles P. married a Miss Willson, end is a carpenter, residing at No. 1227 West Thir- tieth street, Indianapolis. Phini father, followed farming in the - igan from 1855 to [862, when. ng the call o end giviii. listed in Company I. 16th Mich. V. 1., ami was killed in the Si 1 Battle, otherwise known as Mi ' lefeat . lime 1862. Until this merit he had taken a ver\ a. iment, and was a brave and ■. In political prit ocrat. His survives, living in Jennings county, n r score ; Si - 1 ■ 10 i0 •MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD carefulh educated for the profession oi In ' ng a course at the Normal sclm.il at Danville, for two terms, ami for the past tvvent) years lias been one of tin- mosf pop ular teachers of this locality, lie began teach- ing in Jennings county, in [876, teaching until [883, and then after a well-deserved rest, in [884, he removed to Pike township, obtained a 1 and taught it in conjunction with farm- llis long connection with the schools has made him thoroughly conversant with school matters, and in 1894 he was elected a 1] trustee, and he held the office until . having been elected upon the Republican ticket. The farm of sixty acres, is nearly all under cultivation, and Mr. Butler makes a ilty of raising fruit and trees of all kinds. < )n April 13, 1N70, Mr. Butler married Mina C. Stewart, daughter of Peter and El- vira (Boyd) Stewart, of Indiana, the latter born at Madison in [837, daughter of William Boyd, who resided at Madison; she died March 25, 1004. Peter Stewart was born in [827, son of David Stewart, of Kentucky, and of Irish descent, ami he died in kjoo. Peter Stewart was a farmer by occupation, and the greater portion of his life in Jen- nings count}-. His work- prospered ami he died a wealthy man, owning 400 acre-- of land, and dealing in stock, shipping to various mar- kets, and selling on the hoof. I le fed his stock with the products of his large farm, and his ts were exceedingly large. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart had a family of six children, of whom hut one is alive. Mr. and Mrs. Butler had three children, and the survivors have keen carefully edu- 1: W. Ik. who married Pearl Ballard, ami is a. farmer 011 the home place; Carl C, who died young : and Ira. at home. Mr. Butler is a man of domestic habits, who enjoys his home and family. In his profession he has gained .a spread reputation for thoroughness ami ability in making his pupils think' as well as stmlv. Kindle in disposition, a man who com- mands and retain.-- respect, he is tile idol of his pupils. He carries out in his own life the principles he inculcates, ami teaches by his ce a - \\ ill a- by hi- wi irds the greal mora] lessons without which no child can he tin ir- lughh i lucated. WILLI \M RUGENSTEIN, one of the highlv respected German-American residents of Indianapolis, comes of an old and honored l\ of that lo.-ality, and was born in Meck- lenburg, Germany, Feb. 7, [857, son of John and Mary (Miller) Rugenstein, also natives of Germany, where they were married, His grandparents, natives of the same locality, both died there at very advanced ages, being each nearly one hundred years old. Their children were: John; and Theodore, of Buf- falo, New York. John Rugenstein, father of William, was horn and reared to manhood in Germany, and there remained until his children were I working as a laboring man. In [870 he emi- grated with his family to America, and arriv- ing at Indianapolis that same year found employment at the rolling mills and later in the Vandalia Railroad shops, where he re- mained a good many years. lie then ri froin active work, and died in January, 1898, aged seventy-five years. lie was a strong, a :- tive man. industrious and upright. In politics he was a Democrat, hut he never aspin public office. His wife, whose maiden name was .Mary Miller, passed away in [876. They were both Lutherans in religious faith. Their children were: Fred, who served three years in the army, and was the last of the family me to America: Sophia, now Mrs. Ilenn Rugenstein ; Charles, the last to emigrate, who settled in Buffalo, and is now a farmer: Anna, now Airs. F. Keppen ; Theodore and William, twin-., of whom the former died, leaving two children: Henry, a railroad engineer; Martii also a railroad engineer; and Lena, now Mrs. August Lash. All are highly respected and well-to-do. William Rugenstein was fourteen yeai age when he came to America. The greater part of hi> schooling was received in the Fatherland. Here he also attended school for a short time, and first worked as a gardener. Later he worked for Dixon & Pearson at the old Academy of Music for about two years. Mis next employment was in the shops of the \ andalia Railroad ( lompany, and after serving fur a short time as a boy of all work, he lii d a pon) engine for five years, and during this time studied practical engineering. I le the: obtained a position with the Belt Railroad, with which he has remained for the past twenty-five years. During his quarter of a centun of faithful service Mr. Rugenstein has never missed a day or failed to discharg : his full duty. No man on the mad is more highh respected than he. and he has given his entire attention to his work. Although a stanch Democrat, he has ma lost am ( ( >MMEM< >RATIVE BK iGRAPHICAL REG iRD IOOI ng for political preferment, believing that his best interests would be served by his at tending to his work in hand. Having been d in the faith of the Lutheran Church, he has never departed therefrom, he and his wife being- members of the South N'ew |erse\ street Lutheran Church. In [882 Mr. Rugenstein was married to Miss Carria Rafert, a member of an old and honored family of Indianapolis. She was bom in that city, daughter of William II. and Philapena (Bloom) Rafert. both natives of Prussia. Mr. Rafert came to Indianapolis about [847, and his first en nt was as a farm band, but later be worked at Fergu- son Pork House, where he was a meat salter 01 a good many years. He was next em- ployed in a wholesale house, and was a very popular drayman as long as he was able to do the hard work-. During his king life of labor he saved sufficient to take care of him in his old age. and he died respected by all who knew him. After he had worked here a few years he returned to Germany for his sweet . married her and brought her to [ndi- ilis. In politics he was a Democrat, but never aspired to an 1 frke. Both be and bis wife were consistent members of the Lutheran Church, and he died April 17. I'jo.v I lis wife survives him, and has keen an invalid for trs. lite children born to Mr. and Mrs. Rafert were: Philapena, now Mrs. William Claflin ; Carria; William; Mary. widow of E. Wallace, and mother of three children; Charles, a drayman; George, at home with his mother; and Otto, clerking. Mr. and Mrs. Rugenstein have three children. Emma, William and Erwin. 1. II. GENTRY, the leading grocer of Ar- . Hamilton county, hid., and one of the ■ itative men of the place, was horn at Castleton, Marion county, fnd.. Dec. iS. [850, of Thomas I', and Paulina (Wright) ry, both natives of North Carolina. They came to Indiana at an early clay, driving from North Carolina with wagons, and located in Hamilton county, but after a sin went farion county, where they took up 160 acres of government land. There the} resided until death, the father passing away in [854, and bis widow in 1861. Eight children were horn to them, our subject being seventh in the order 1 if birth. Aft ring .1 common school educa- tion, during which time he made th( : the advantages offered. Mr. ( ientr} worked upon his father's farm, but the young man was ambitious, and in [870, he came to Arcadia, and started as a clerk for his brother W . Ik Gentry. After six years of clerking, he started on the road for the grocer}' house of Si vers & .Mel '.ride, and for six years more was their traveling man. About [882, having acquired capita! and experience. Mr. Gentry went into busi- ness for himself at Arcadia, and now has the leading grocer}" house here, carrying at all times a full line of staple, green and fancy groceries, which he offers at prices as low as is O insistent with the real merit of the gi During his residence here Mr. Gentry has erected a handsome home, and owns o crable realty in Arcadia. In 1874. Mr. Gentry was married to Eliz- abeth Noble, born in Hamilton count}, a daughter of W . k. Noble, a successful farmer. Two children have been born of this union; Mary, who married John Kibler, a res- ident of Arcadia, in business with Mr. Gentry, and they have one child. Julia: Ernest, who died at the age of twenty- one months. .Mr. and Mrs. Gentn are active members of the Methodist Church, and do a great deal of good in this connection. Fraternally, Mr. Centre is a member of the K. of I'.. [. O. < '. I ■ and Red- men, and is as popular in these organiza as he is throughout his community. WILLIAM E. D< >WNS, postmaster Edinburg, Inch, a well-known and inflin citizen, was born in Columbus, link. Ma\ 20, 1866, son of Lewis and Sarah D. (Richard si in ) Downs. Mr. Downs was an infant when bis par- ents located in Edinburg, and here he has since resided and become identified with the growth and development of the place. I lis education was acquired in the public scl and bis first business venture was driving a delivery wagon. Later he entered the et of the' Starch Worl I ompany, remaining oxen years, going then into the emplo 1). P. Webb in the capacity of clerk, and re- maining with him for eight years. Mis re- liability resulted in bis appointment master of Edinburg, on March [6, [898, anil since the Kith of the Pillowing \pril he has tilled the office, being re-appointed March 15. 100^ COMMEMORATIVE Kh (GRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Downs is a popular official, pleas- ant ;ui lie was elected town clerk of Edinburg and served two years. The pleasant home-of the family is on the corner of Main and Campbell street-, which property : i. owns. Jl >HN W. MINT iN, for many years one of the leading citizens of Martinsville, who is now retired from activity, was born in tvnoxville, Tenn., Nov. 10. 1833, son or Ebe- and I »orcas ( Baldwin) Minton, the father a native of Virginia, and the mother of Tennessee. The four surviving children of a family of nine which was burn to them, are the following: John; Mary Ann, who mar- ried ffirst) James Fletcher (who died during the ( 'ivil War in the arm; I. and ( seo I James Nosier (also de 1 . and now re- sides in Gregg township, Morgan county; Thomas, oi Martinsville; and Maria, wife of George Portis, of near Brooklyn, Ind. Sarah Jane, deceased, was the wife .if the late Albertson, of Martinsville. Ebenezer Minton came from Virgi- nia to Indiana in [849. His father. also Ebenezer, was bum in Virginia and served in the Revolutionary War. He was one of the early settlers in Roane county, Tenn., and he died in Knox county, Tenn., when well along in years. His ancestry was French. When the parent-, of John VV. Minton came to Indiana, they firsl located iii Clark county, in 1853 settling m Jefferson township, Morgan county, but in 1X70. al the age of seventy-one years, the lather was living in Gregg township. I le formet h belonged to the Baptist ( 'hurch, bul later both he and wife united with the otestanl Church. She was a hter of Jesse Baldwin, a native of Ten- ■. and who there reared a large 1 and who died in Roane county. Tenn. Mrs. Minton died in r886, aged eighh on,- years. John W. Minton resided until his sixteenth in Roane countv, Tenn., and then ac- companied his parents to Indiana,, lie lived at home, in ('lark county, the succeeding years, and one year after the family settled in Morgan county. He then went to Illinois, locating in Union county, near Jonesboro, where he lived until 1859. While resii here Mr. Minton was married, after which event he moved to Anderson county, Kans., and settled near Garnett, where he made home until 1871. Shortly after locating in l\an>as, the Civil War broke out. and 01 ■ 10. [861, he enlisted in Company G, 7th Kan-. Cav., and faithfully served his countr more than four years. Much of his si was in the dangerous capacity of scout, but lie look- part in the battle of Corinth and skirmishes, entering the army as a priva: ei uning out as sergeant. After the close of the war he returned to Kansas, hut in 1871 he returned to liK old home in Morgan county and embarked in a mercantile business in the village of Wilbur, in Gregg township. Here he continued until 1 Son, when he sold out and moved to Mar- tinsville where he built a livery barn on West Morgan street, which he still owns, and con ducted a business there for several years. Tn [892 he erected a comfortable and attractive home, on North Wayne street, which he sold in March, 1007, and moved to No. 809 Fast Morgan street. For the past several years he has been retired. In politics he is a Republican, ami prior to settling in Martinsville, he served for six years as county commissioner, and for seven years was trustee of Gregg township, lie was also one of the school directors, hav- ing always been a man interested in the edu- cational advancement of his locality. ( Mi Aug. 27, [855, Mr. .Minton was mar- ried to AlKs Mary Norton, a daughter of |o seph and Sophia (Adamson) Norton, anil a family of twelve children was born to this union, four sons and eight daughters, nameh : Emma, I 'lyde, Lida and Dolly, all died in carh childhood; one child died in infancy; Maria married Henry Bucher, of Ah ville, and has two children, 1 let (wife of Amos Horton of Waverly) and Guy la lieutenant in the regular armv) ; Alice married Samuel Hinson, and died at tie of forty-one years, leaving four children, Clifford, Ethel, Eva and John: Delilah mar- ried Alonzo Hinson. of Wilbur, and has four children. Myrtle, Iva and Jessie and losie, twins: Ida first married W. D. Hall, who died in 1905, and she married 1 Thomas VIMEMORATIYE BIOGRA1 iRD Ellis, and the) reside near Magdalena, ' lid .Mexico: Car!, an attorne} at Indianapolis, married Ri a id they have one child, Ralph , who was a civil engineer with i mr Railroad and new a st< and officer with the LaFayette Engine ■ any. lives a! Lafayette, Ind.. married Butler, and has two children, J and Percy; Lilly, married Benjamin Bryant, of Wilbur, and has tour children, Joy, i Clifford and Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Minton are active in n ircles at Martinsville and for years have been useful members of the Methodist Church. Almost since his boyhood, has Mr. Min- ton been a steward and class leader, i nl signing these duties two years ago, while Mrs. Minton still continues the beloved class she has been so long. In fraternal life Mr. Minton belongs to both Masonic and I. O. O. F. lodges in Martinsville, and to Blankenship Post, G. A. R. .Mrs. Minton, daughter of Joseph and So- phia (Adamson) Norton, comes of pioneer stock and of stanch adherents of Methodism. Her paternal grandfather was a native of Ohio named John Norton. He came as a pioneer to Indiana, .and died in Union county. 111., aged eighty years. 1 le married Mary Bennefield, daughter of Rev. William Benne- field, a Methodist preacher from Ireland, and they had four children. Mrs. Minton's ma- ternal grandparents were Jonathan and knth Adamson, the former of whom came from Last Virginia to Indiana among the pioneers, when this great State was yet a territory. He died near Muncie, in Delaware county, of old age, leaving a large family. Airs. Minton's father, Joseph Morton, was a li exhor- ter and class leader; her grandfather was a preacher and her great-grandfather, William Bennefield, was one of the faithful, self-sacrificing pioneer preachers who went from ore sparsely settled community to an- other, preaching the Word, burying the dead, giving in e and baptizing the b - which the country owes 's father was horn in 1 »hio, and came to Indiana in childhood, and her ; at the age of ei Hie\ married in this " and in 1840 moved to Illinois, settling near 1, in Union county, where Mrs. Min- ■ E nine children. Mr. Minton is a strong temperance man, and - his dislike of stimulant- to to- ft is his pride that i vanced age, that In ;' under til All thn nigh life he has fax 1 ired th< 1 tided to abolish tl he has lived to see some wonderful chai lie 1 ipinii m. C. II. TECKENBRf >CK ll settlers of the city of Indianapolis, v. seen much of the growth and develop] the past half century, was horn in [830 Province of Hanover, G , in the of ( 'snabruck, where he re :< i\ ed the seven years of common school training. was reared to farm work by his pare' mon and Mary Teckenbrock, the former of whom was horn in Prussia, the lal Hanover, Germany. The father lied [rot native home in order to . ed into Napoleon's army which • the country as it passed through, 1 he ! into Hanover where lie man;: d down on a small farm. Here he r< a family, all of his children being horn same house. After the death of his wifi the scattering of the elder members of his family, in 1S50, with the remainder, he grated to America, taking passage on 3 sel hound for Baltimore, and after fou of travel, arrived at Cincinnati. \ few years later he came to Indianapoli soon after joined his two sons in [llinoi had preceded him to America in 1847. wet led on g 1 farms in Massac o and there he found a comfortable homo his death, at the age of eighty years, in r8/>R. No business claimed his at: after ing to America, his children gladh 1 ing to his comfort, and enjoying hi- | in seeing them respected and successful dents of their communities. lie set tin example of honest and upright living, .and taught them the value of industry and ] During life he was a consistent 1 .utheran ( hurch. * if hi- six childret . ettled in the old 1 one who remained there ; Ft I C; 'to ica in 1847, Srst lived in > Dayton and came then to a farm : ' county. 111., where he died , orcl v , ■ Mary married P. settled 0:1 a farm in < ihio and there the) TI. W. came with the famih in 1850, ■it of I ndiana] ' 1 '. II. IT. Teckenbrock pa? ioo4 < OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD birthday on ti m, enroute for Arm tge « as a tedii >us i me and was nol Lit adventure, the vessel stranding on the of \ irginia on a sand bar. The captain tble to secure the services of a fishing smack to transport the baggage to Norfolk, and Mr. Teckenbrock along with other igers who could walk the fifty miles the sandy roads, finally readied the same city, took passage to Baltimore, wenl from e to Pittsburg, thence by boat to Cincin- nati, finishing up the most eventful fourteen of his life. Aider reaching that city he en- I in any kind of business which he found . For si veral months and then made his way to fndianapolis where he found employ- with Air. Minsor in the pork packing business. Strong and willing, he soon at- d the attention of his employer, who him inside work, where he gave the est satisfaction and earned during the ■i the sum of Si per day. Realizing thai he must save his money, he drew very little of it and when the season of packing closed was paid the amount of $80, and was prom- ised work the next season if he still wished it. His next employment was at the same es in a brick-yard, and here he was em- ployed until lie unfortunately was taken sick, ist sixteen weeks in this way. The next packing season coming on, he again was d there, and then carried a hod for a rer, later going to work in the old Wash- ington foundry where he learned the boiler- making trade, and later, when the boss boiler- maker died he was again thrown upon his own irees as the business was sold. Mr. Teck- enbrock, however, was in no way discouraged, e knew that plenty of work awaited any on'' with his brawn ami muscle who had his willingness, and he soon became a helper in a mith shop connected with a factory, and ' naturally inclined toward mechanics, he picked up the trade without instruction, and could ;oon do any part of a blacksmith's bus- 29 [8^2, he secured employment die Vandalia Railroad as a blacksmith in l ho nd that pi isitii m he Mill holds, a service of over liiu years, during en have a >me and gone, but his es have always been appreciated and rewarded. Mis efficiency, as well as his industry and his desire always to do his full and his interest in the work in hand. hr.ve won :'■ 1 him the continued confidence and esteem of his employers. Mr. Teckenbrock lias been Messed with excellent health in the main and has lost little time. By a provident saving of his earnings and judicious invest- ments he has become possessed of property and has secured a comfortable competency for old age, in the hope of retiring volun- tarily from activity to enjoy the fruits of his busy life. He is a most excellent example of what may be accomplished by one who starts out with the same desire to succeed. When he reached Indianapolis, with but fifty cents in bis ket, things did not look very encou ing, but his energy and industry enabled him to soon put himself in the way of earning an honest livelihood. It is a matter of just pride with him that he never was employed at a place in his life where his services would t:-.^ again have been gladly accepted, lie is known as a man of unimpeachable integrity, of hon- est and upright life, and is one of the justly respected citizens of this city. For a number of years he was a member of the old volunteer fire department, and he was a charter member of the German Orphan Home Society, one of the first trustees, and was active in the con- struction of the building which has been a blessing to the orphans there sheltered, and is a monument to the benevolence of its in- corporators. His fraternal membership has been with Germania Lodge, No. 29, since [859. His connection with Zion Lutheran Church is so long that he is one of its oldest living members, and he belongs also to the German Pioneer Society. In politics lie has always been independent, never desiring polit- ical office. With much vividness he recalls the condition of this beautiful city fifty oil's agone, when the streets were full of mud holes, sidewalks indifferent, plent) of native timber still standing and fields of grain and vegetables and pastures where now are seen some of the stateliest buildings. Where now stands the "New Claypool Hotel," stood an old blacksmith shop in which he doubtless often used the forge, and other notable build- ings occupy similar humble sites. It is very interesting to converse with so intelligent a pioneer citizen, and to enjoy with him the won- derful development which has taken place in the past half centun and try to imagine what will take place in the next fifty years. < >n July 6, [854, Mr. Teckenbrock was married to Miss Frederika Lindeman, born Aug. 14, [835, in Hanover. Germany, of an old settled family of Cincinnati, a daughter of i 0MMEM0RAT1VE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ird and Christina (Bensman) Lindeman, both of whom were of Hanover, where their five children wen 1 born. They wen- emigrants lerica in 1850 on the same vessel which brought Mr. Teckenbrock. Mr. Lindeman settled in Cincinnati where he lived fort) years, employed in a stone factor}-. When too old to work, with his wife he moved to Indianapolis and there both died, the wife some fifteen months after her husband, and both were interred in the Crown Hill ter'y. They belonged to a superior class of Germans and were tit members of the Lutheran Church. Their children were: Caro- line, the wife oi H. W. re kenl n k; erika ; .Mary, who married 11. 1 \ who died in the Civil War. leaving wife and two daughtei linnie, .Mrs. Fecke 1 incin- nati ; and Louisa, Mrs. Charles Smith, of In- diana])' 'lis. A family of four children was born to Mr. Teckenbrock and wife, namely: John H., a painter by trade, late an assistant in the county recorder's office; Emma, who for many years was a fore-woman in a wholesale millinery store, and who died unmarried. July 14. (888, a worthy daughter and good woman; Kate. Mrs. Harry Landis, of [ndianapolis ; and Wil- liam, who. since finishing school has ected with Griffith Bros. Wholesale Mil- linery House, and is now one of their val- ued traveling salesman. The religious con- on of the whole family has always been with Zion Lutheran Church. JEREMIAH RESSLER, formerly post- master at Hobbs, Ind.. and a highly esteemed resident and substantial business man of that . who is alsi 1 1" mi ired as a \ 1 teran of the Civil War, was horn June 30, [847, in Tipton ty, Ind., >ou of Abraham and Elizabeth i Lettsinger 1 Ressler. Abraham Ressler was horn mar Lancas ter. Pa., in [820, and in his native place learned the blacksmith's trade. In 1840 he came to Indiana and opened a blacksmith at New Lancaster, Tip nty, building a lure on two acres of ground given to him for that purpose by Carter Jackson, a pioneer. This was the first blacksmith shop of the village, lie was married, three and one-half miles wesl of New Lancaster, to Eliz- abeth J. Lettsinger, born in January, 1826, in Nashville, Tenn., daughter of Philip and Susan Lettsinger. For some years after mar- riage Mr. Resslei worked in his shop, and I ghty acre Inch he i. ', then purch acres of timber land, which he • For this he received $2,500 in [856 he removed to Minm n , try. The family were living there during 1 the Sioux Indians and s refuge in Morristown, hut the Indians g further than New I'lm when the ma occurred. In [868 Mr. Ressler returm Indiana, as be did not like Minn. - I purchased the old Lettsinger hi which he spent the remainder of his lifi death occurring in [882. He was a me of the M. E. Church, which his widow attends. He was a strong Union mar became a Republican earl) in life, voti Lincoln and ever) other Republican cani fi r the i 'residenc) . He was , me 1 if 1I1 blacksmiths in his section of Tipton a but was handicapped by having to bring his m horseback for twelve miles throu^ woods. When the family removed to M sota the journey was made with two 1, and four yoke of oxen, and the trip con the entire summer. Mr. Ressler was a of great determination, and had many sterling traits of character. Mis children ware: emiah, Susan. Ellen F., Nettie M.. Ida, ana and Angelina, till of whom livi grow i' ' maturit) . Jeremiah Ressler received his education in the pioneer schools of New Lancaster. ton count)-. Inch, and Minnesota, and earl) in life began to learn the blacksmith's trade, blowing the bellows when small, and as 3 enough striking at the anvil. Lat went to < )hio and spent a short timi labor, lint when he was nine years of a' father reim ived to Rice unity, Minn . 1 miles from Faribault, in which city Jeremiah .enlisted at the age of fifti [863, as a private of ( '. mipan) 1 1. 3rd V. T.. to serve three -.ears or during the and he was honorably discharged at D Ark., Sept. 5, 1S05, the war having cl I lis .. ■ 1 in Arkansas. 1 . ; 11 Louisiana and Kentucky, and he partici] battk s of 1 .ittle Rock. Pine Bluf the second battle 1 if Franklin, 1 me of the est fought in the war. II. march to the Red River, La., and in many mini ir eng he hardships and dan-. war cheerfully and tirelessly, b. a bl '. faithful soldier. 1 I. xoo6 Q iMMEMi 'K \ LIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ided nor taken prisoner, but was in the hospital e month at Devall Bli . iii die fall of 1864. er the war Mr. I returned to Minnesota and hired out as a farm laborer, ning i- npton county, Ind., in 1! his father had returned to tha . he ; in farm vvi rl< with his father, and re- in that county until his marri rch 26, [871 1, to Annie E. 1 Lobbs, born three and one-half miles southeast of the vil- lage of Hobbs, Tipton county, Lnd., daughter Levi and Cynthia Hobbs. She died July lO, [902. Mr. Ressler was married (second) 28, [904, to Miss Ella E. Hobbs. After his first marriage Mr. Ressler removed to a ety-acre farm two miles southeast of Hobbs, nn which there was little improvement. but here he made one of the good farms of the locality, ditching it and building good sub- itial buildings. On this farm he resided i his removal to Hobbs, in February, 1892. He bought a small stock of goods, which he gradually enlarged from time to time, and now owns, besides his farm, which is ten- anted, his store building, a residence and a lot m the village. During McKinley's admin- istration he was appointed postmaster, and this position he tilled efficiently and well until 111 the spring of [906, he resigned, sold out his stock of merchandise, and removed, Aug. 23, 1906, to Oklahoma, on account of failing health. He took a homestead of 160 acres, located in the region called "No Man's Land." and there he and his wife are living, at the present dale (Jan. 20, 1908), much improved 111 health. It is Mr. Ressler's intention later to remove to one of the so-called towns nearby, as there are no towns nearer to his present lo- on than forty-five miles, and it is the sum- distance to a railroad. The altitude is 1 feet and there is rain in winter time, 1 some snow, hut most of die time the sun is very warm and pleasant, lie hired fifty acres plowed, and is improving his place. lie has retained all of the real estate he evei owned to the present time. In politics Mr. Ress- Republican. lie is an ex-member of 1 ',, A. R., Tipton Post, and is con with the I. < >. O. F., of Hobbs, hav- ■■ . n treasurer of the lodge since its or- ion. Mr. Ressler was formerly a member of the Methodist Church, but now- at- the < Christian ( Ihurch. I Le enjoys a honestly won reputation for integrity and fair ling. Till (MAS HUSSEY, one of the sua rmers and substantial re] ti i.\ nship, I tamilti m 1 1 1., Ind., was horn in Fayette count)', Ind., Jan. [3, 1853, son of Joseph and Sarah (Frazer) Hussey, iin.r of whom was horn in 1815, in North Carolina, and the latter in the Stale. The paternal ancestors of Th< Hussey were English, and the maternal Irish. Thomas Hussey, lather of Joseph grandfather of Thomas, died in North ( iina. lie was a first cousin of that . American, Daniel Webster. His two children. Jonathan and Joseph, lived, respectively, : ages of eighty-six anil ninety \ • John Frazer, the matepial grandfather, was a native of North Carolina, and a very early settler in Fayette count)-, lnd. lie mar- ried Rachel Beard. In 1830 Joseph Hussey came to Fayette county, Ind.. from North Carolina, and lived there until 1853. At the time of his death he owned 200 acres of land and had previously owned much more, lie was an upright, hon- orable man, a member of the Christian Church, and a strong supporter of the Whig party in earlier days, and later of the Repub- lican party. He married Sarah Frazer, who was born in Indiana when it was yet a ter- ritory, being about a year old when it became a State. The ten children born to Joseph Hus- sey and wife were: John, who gave up his life in defense of his country, falling a victim to the enemy's bullets on the field of Chicka- mauga, a member of Company F, 10th Ind. V. I.; William, who died in ic)02, a farmer in Hamilton county, and who had married Hannah Jessup; Martha, who married ( Hiver Elliott, a farmer; Mary, who married Martin ( arcv. a farmer ; Elizabeth, who married Wil- liam Clark, a farmer: Harriet, who married Lewis Sahan, a farmer in Illinois; Thomas, mentioned below; Rachel, who married J. W. fessup. a farmer; Franklin, who died young; and Milton, who married Ella Hoffman, and is a farmer and also engaged in the hardware business at Zionsville, Indiana. Thomas Hussey has a very tine home in Clay township, an elegant residence and sub- stantial ham and all other buildings. He owns 320 acres of land in Hamilton county, and (40 acres of rich land in the delta of the Mississippi river. He raises Poland-China hogs and Durham cattle, and carries on ex- tensive agricultural operations. In 1879 Mr. Hussey married Sarepta COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REl ORD loo; filter of ( ireenbury ai I lissone) ispeck, old i cuts of lit children blessed their mar- ln politics Mr. Hussey is ;i Republi- hi [901 lir was elected one of the com- oners of Hamilton county, and in 1902 ■ ecti d 1 1 the same office. iSeph Lafayette hi st< in, a of Indiana, a veteran of the Civil war and a highh respected citizen and substantial er of 'Green township, Madison county, 1 31 endant of an old 1 olonial family, from which General Sam Houston oi Texas fame also descended. Mr. Huston was born Dec. 24, 1838, on his present homestead, sun of John and Sallie (Kingrey) Huston. Thomas Huston, grandfather of Joseph L., was born in Virginia, and a tradition in this branch of the family says that his father was a Scotch-Irishman, lie came to Indiana from Greenbrier county, Va., and was one of the early pioneers of Union county, settling in the woods about 1819, where he cleared up a farm, and where he passed his remaining days, llis children were: Joseph, William, . Sallie, Nancy and Betsy. John Huston, son of Thomas, was born in Greenbrier county, Ya., Feb. 15, 1803, and ixteen years of age when he came with h.*s father to Indiana. He married Sallie Kingrey, born Aug. 13, 1X03. in Union county. Ind., daughter of Martin Kingrey, a pioneer of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Huston resided for a time in Union county, and then located, be- [828 and 1832, in Madison county, set- in Green township, on the present Hus- ton homestead. This land is located on a hill southeast of wdiat is now the town of Ingalls, and here he entered eighty acres. The land, at the time of its purchase, was covered with a dense growth of black walnut, poplar, oak. ither native tree- of Indiana, giants of the some of them being from four to five hrough, and from sixteen to twenty feel in circumference. John Huston cleared up this farm b_\ hard work, and adding to it from time to time finally became the owner of 300 acres. Sou, of the original deeds are I b) Andrew Jackson. V\ hen he to Madison county to look up his land Mr. Huston saw the men who were afterward exe- at 1 'endleton for the murder of the In- dian- ed in making sugar troughs. In - Mr. I fuston was an old line Whig, bul at the formation of the ji ined its rank ["he i children born to J copied from the old family Bible I 1 Ellen, born Aug. 10. 1825; James Templeton, Oct. I-', 1826; I :. . 2, 1828; Rachael, Aug. 5, iSjo ; \\ illiam S. Clark, Alar. ; I homas VV. Scott, 1 >ec. 1 . [832 ; Ta- bitha, Dec. 22, (834; Sara 1 [3, [836; Rebecca, Nov. 12, 1837; Joseph i I lec. 24, [838 : John, June 4, [840; I ( )ct. 30, [841, and Theodore < '., \o, [845. John Huston and his wife were mem hers of the Christian Church, in which he an elder for many years. The ministers of this church held services in his log house. in early times, and it was the home of the itinerant pioneer preacher. John Huston as- sisted in building the early churches in his neighborhood. He died on his farm Sept. 22, 1*74; his wife passed away, April 29, [864. I lie death records in the family Bible are as follows: Mary Ellen, Sept. 29, [846; James Templeton. May 20, 1847; Louisa, Oct. 13. [837; Rachael, Oct. [6, [837 ; William S. ('lark. July 6, [853; Thomas W. Scott, Feb. 24, 1863, a soldier in the Civil war in Tennes- see, from lung fever contracted in service; Tabitha (Huston) Stokes. March 23, 1899: John B., Jan. 18, 1854; and Dora (Oberdorf) Huston (wife of Joseph L. Huston), May 17, [898. John Huston had two sons in the Civil war — our subject and Thomas — the latter of whom died as above recorded. He was a member of Company B, 12th Ind. V. I., in the three years service, and was a participant in many battles. Joseph LaFayette Huston was born in a log house on the old Huston homestead, and was reared among the pioneers of Indiana. He cm well remember the scenes and inci- dents of the early days, and that his father's old residence was hewed out of poplar logs and was two stories high, and also that the first home on the farm was a log cabin, lie attended school in a log cabin, w ith a pum floor and a writing desk', split out of a log, extending along the wall, into which pin- were driven for its support. The seats were also of puncheons, and it was here that he learned his "three R's — reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic." Mere he gained the commoi oneer education, attending school for three months during the wii id workini the farm in su iooS i OMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and inured to the hard life of a pio as clearing new fields from the timber and breaking new ground. On Aug. -'D, t86i, at Indianapolis, when twenty-two years old, Mr. Huston enlist< the Civil war as a private in ( aptain Vander- r's Company K. 8th [nd. \ . I., i" serve years or during the war. lit- served un- til honorably discharged Sept. 29, 1864. He took pan in the following battles: Port < lib- son, .Miss.: rirst battle at Jackson, Miss.; Champion Hills, Miss.; Big Black River, Miss.; Vicksburg, .Miss., where he took part in a charge; second battle of Jackson. Miss.; ind, Texas; Fort Esperanza, Texas: Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, La.; Carrion (row Bayou, La.: and Atchafalaya, La. He was also in Banks' expedition up the Red river and in a number of small b; and skirmishes. He was never wounded or taken prisoner, and was sick in the hospital but two weeks, which time, with the exception of once when he was sick with lung fever al Svracuse, Mo., when he was cared for at a private house and his father came all the way from home to nurse him, was the only time he was absent from his regiment, lie was a gallant, brave and faithful soldier, and always did his duty as such, cheerfully and promptly. \ficr the war Mr. Huston returned to his home, where he was married March 25, 1875, to Dora Oberdorf, horn in ' >hio, daughter of William Henry and Elizabeth (Hart) Ober- dorf, and to this union, two children were horn: LerO\ C, horn May 7, [883; and Merle, born Dec. 25, [884. Mr. and Mrs. Huston were members of the Christian Church. Me was one of the original Repub- licans, and cast his vote for \hraham Lincoln both times, also voting for every Repul Presidential candidate since. Mr. Hus- ton remained on the home farm and bought out the shares of the other heirs of the estate. lie owns l')5 acres in his home farm, and sixty-five acres adjoining. In 1888 he built a substantial two story residence, and finished the sitiin^ room with black walnut wainscoat ing taken from bis father's old house, an in- teresting relic of the pioneer days that have passtil away forever. Lncle [oe Huston, as he is familiarly called, has hosts of friends and no enemii . He is a tvpical representative of the American er, a plain practical farmer, lie served Ins countn faithfully as a soldier when his services were needed, and as a citizen his ord is untarnished. lie has passed all his life in this community, where everyone knows him as a straightforward, honest man kindly heart and gentle disposition. 1 \ULLTuX CALVIN PRITCHARD was horn in Wilmington, I >hio, ' m. 17. [870, son of Calvin and Anna (1'yle) Pritchard, His grandfather, William Pritchard, was born in North C; n ilina of English d< scent . early settled at Raysville, near K'nightstown, Ind.. where he followed an agricultural ca lie aLo engaged in tanning. His family con- I of three si ms and one daughter. Calvin Pritchard was a minister in the Society of Friends, and the greater part of his life was passed in Indiana, his native Stair. Lor twelve years he was editor of the Chris- tian Worker in Chicago, and for another pe- riod i'i twelve years was pastor of a church in Indianapolis. He had pastorates in several Indiana towns, and at the time of his death engaged at Kokomo, dying there in 1896, when over sixty years old, having served in thai city a number of years. Municipal go\ eminent was a subject in which he took an active interest, and he was a good .vorkei in behalf of all reform movements. I lis , | wife. Anna I Me. was born in ( Ihio, and died in [871, at the age of thirty-four years. They were the parents of four children: Dr. Wil- liam, of Cincinnati : Edwin, a commercial trav- eler, of Chicago; Clifford, a civil engineer at Leavenworth, Pans. ; and Carleton Calvin, twin to Clifford. Calvin Pritchard married for his second wife, Miss Esther Turtle, who distinguished herself as a writer and public speaker, being very active in church work. Her home is still in Kokomo. William I 'vie, the maternal grandfather of Carleton ( '. Pritchard, was horn in North Car- olina, and came of English lineage. He early came to Clinton county, Ohio, where he en- gaged 11 both farming' and milling-. His al tention wis mosth given to milling, although he owned several large farms. In his a vears he was a man of prominence in the county, ami occupied at one time or another. several county offices, including" the important position of county commissioner. A family ol nine children was reared h\ him. and his death came in Ohio, in [876, when he was I >ast eight \ i 'tie \ ears 1 if age. Carleton ( '. Pritchard was re. 'fed by an Ci >MMEMi IE \TI\ E Bit (GRAPHICAL REC< iRD I I )( HJ i8/i until he was grown to maturity. His preliminary education was secured at the dis- trict school, and he was graduated in [893 from Earlham College, at Richmond, Ind. For about a year he taught school while pur- suing the study of law, after which he was interested in a large stock farm in Ohio until [896, continuing his law studies in the mean- time. In January, 1897, Mr. Pritchard came to Indianapolis to enter into a partnership with \Y. W. Hubbard, of Indianapolis, the two engaging in farming and mercantile pur- suits until 1900. In August of that year Mr. Pritchard was nominated by the Republicans for representative to the General Assembly, and he was elected, lie was admitted to the Bar lh-c. 1, [900, and formed a partnership with Mr. Hubbard under the firm name of Hubbard & Pritchard, and almost immediately entered into a large and complimentary prac- tice. Mr. Pritchard was married Jan. 25, 1900, to Miss Leona Swails, daughter of J. Wesle) and Martha 1 Fitzgerald) Swails. They have one daughter, Leona. Mr. Pritchard is a member of the Friends Society, and his wife of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of Pleasant Lodge, No. 34. F. & A. M., the Shelbyville Lodge of Elks, and the Acton Knights of Pythias. His present home is at . where lie has a fine residence, and where for some years he was engaged in bus- iness. Ilis only official position has been that of representative, and the bill creating' the po- sition of oil inspector was written and pressed to a passage by him. In Acton he owns con- siderable real estate and town property, as well as stock in several corporations. He is vice president and a director of the Acton Tel- ephone Company, and is also vice-president and attorney for the Consolidated Feed & Fuel Company of Indianapolis. Mr. Pritchard began with nothing, and has made his own way to a very creditable stand ing in the business and professional world. For several ve, r , he handled rattle on a con- siderable scale. J. Wesley Swails is a lawyer and merchant at \einn. When lie was seventeen he enlisted in the Union army and lust his hearing while at the front. His wife is a great-granddaughter of William Ward, an early pastor of Plymouth Colony, and an ancestor of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. HOWARD. The Howard family. of which Mrs. May Howard May, of [ndian- 04 . is a descendant, has been located on this side of the Atlantic from the time of the Revolutionar) war. in which Mrs. May's first tan ancestor of the Howard name took part, giving up his life in that conflict. There is some dispute as to whether this emigrant ancestor was named John or Wil- liam. 1 le was born on the border of Scotland, or England, and was related to the same stock as was the late Queen Victoria. Coming to the Xew World he married in New York State, Mary Hannah, a native of County Ty- rone, Ireland. He served in the Revolution- ary war. it is said, under Washington, air! was killed in battle, supposedly at Cowpens. The widow with her three children, William. John and Helen, moved to near Good Hop burying-ground in Virginia, near the Pate- poso river. The daughter, Helen, married a. sea captain named Xevar, and went to Paris. William left home when twelve years old, was a jockey at Long Branch in the year 1780, and eventually established a famous race- course and betting house on the old Natchez and Xew Orleans pike. He visited his brother, Major John Howard, at Lawrence- burg, Ind.. in the early years of the nineteenth century. William Howard was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving in the siege of Xew 1 hleans with General Jackson — was one of the twelve picket men. John Howard, later known as Major John Howard, the other son of the emigrant ancestor, was the grand 1. of Mrs. May Howard May. Major John Howard married Hannah Daniel, who was born in Virginia, near Win- chester, I s '" 15. 17')''. daughter of John and Susannah (Quaintance) Daniel, nativ Pennsylvania, the former horn Dec. 26, 1747. the latter Jul) t6, 1 75-2. on the Brandywine, mar Chadd's Ford, in < hester comity. Her father, George Quaintance, was killed at the battle of the Brandywine, which his daughter, Susannah (later Mrs. Daniel) witm ed The Daniels moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia, and thence in t8i2 to Dearborn county, Ind., a district then on the frontier of civilization. That John Howard was one ol the men who shaped progress in the earl) days of Indiana maw be inferred from the following, taken from the "History of Dear- horn and ( Ihio counties, Indiana": "In the second division we have referred rajor John Howard, who came to this county with the Reeses, Daniels. Sanks, etc., IOIO ( OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD long before the war of r8i2. .Mr. 1 low. ml rendered good service on the frontier. He was a member of a company under Captain Sortwell that marched through the then wilderness country as far north as Indian- apolis and returned through the eastern part of the State Mr. Howard took the contract for clearing part of the State road from Law- renceburg to Madison, which ran over the hills, crossing the divide between Wilson and \orth Hogan creeks, past Wymand's farm, then to Wilmington, down the hill to Lind- says, thence over the divide between South Hogan to Laughery. This was necessary to avoid the mouth- of the creeks where fords there were none. But now you can go to Hart- ford without climbing the hill. Mr. Howard was .1 peculiar man. but that peculiarity never led him to injure others, lie -,penl much of his time in teaching school, and man} of those of the present da\ I 1885 i will remember him as the kind and attentive instructor. The name was worthiK represented in the ranks of those who volunteered to do battle to save the coun- try which their fathers had fought to estab- lish. His widow still remains (1885) and though enfeebled by the weight of many win- ters her memory is good, and she tells many a story of pioneer life." Montgomery Clay 1 \><\\ vrd, son of Major John Howard, and father of Mrs. Ma\ How- ard May, was born Sept 15, 1830, at Law- renceburg, Ind.. and died at Rushville, Ind., June [6, 1866. From [852 to 1861 he was en- gaged as a pilot on the lower Mississippi and Red rivers, giving Up this work to enter the Union service as a soldier in the Civil war. be- ing first enrolled April [8, [861. Under that enlistment he served three months, being dis- charged in August. 1801, at the end of his term, during which he was first sergeant of Company D, 7th Indiana Infantry, (apt. John F. Cheeks. He took pari in the battles of Carrick's Ford and Phillippi, and he brought home the epaulets of the first Confederate general who fell in the war. General Garnet; Mrs. May now counts them among her treas- ures. On April 25, [862, Mr. Howard again enlisted, this time in Company F, 521I Indiana V. I., which regiment he helped organize and was made sergeant major because of his ser- vice and knowledge of military tactics, and for Bravery at fort Donelson was promoted to first lieutenant. He was commissioned captain by Governor Morton. Jan. _■ 1863, on the resignation of Captain Ross. He served until the close of the war, after which he was offered a captaincy in the regular army, which, however, he declined. His company, known as the "Andersonville In- vincibles," at Fort Howard, in 1803. presented him a sword, in expression of their good will toward him and their appreciation of his kindly consideration for their welfare. The following account of the presentation will be of interest to many : "The enlisted men of the 'Andersonville [nvincibles,' Company F, 5_>d Indiana, Col. Wolf's regiment, now stationed at Fort Pil- low, recently presented their captain, Mont- gomery Clay Howard, of 1 .awrencehurg. Ind., a magnificent sword. When the 5_'d left here for the field the Captain was sergeant major. .shortly after the battle of fort Donelson he was promoted to first lieutenant of Company F; and about a year ago to the captaincy. Below W( give our readers both the presenta- tion speech and Captain Howard's response, the former delivered by Private Samuel Low- ry, Company F, 521I regiment, Indiana Volun- teers: 'Captain Howard: Permit me. sir, to state to \,ui that I am instructed by the en- listed members of your company to inform you that the\ have purchased a splendid sword and paraphernalia for the purpose of pre- senting it to you, in consideration of the kind regard and esteem which they entertain for you as a brave officer and a patriotic soldier. I am instructed also to say to you that, in presenting to you this token of our esteem, we do sincereh believe that we are entrusting it in the hands of an officer who will never disgrace it. an officer who will wield it on the battle field with honor to himself and the brave men who have thought proper to make this demonstration of esteem toward you. We ask- you, on our part, to unsheathe it only in defense of your country, your life and your property. There were some who came out in this company, as brave and buoyant, perhaps, as any who stand here today, to defend their country's rights. Brave men. their dust is now slumbering in those Southern climes, their places are vacant in our ranks; they sleep in death and hear of wars no more. T thought it proper on this occasion to pass this tribute of respect, in honor of their sleeping dust. In all probability, before this sanguin- ary war shall terminate, or our term of service expire, some of us standing here to-dav mav o > -o o z o o 5 m H 70 o a O > o > 70 a > z D O > z o i i >MMEM< IRA I l\ I. BK >GR VPHK \l. RECi >kl> 101 1 sleep thai sleep thai knows no waking, for such are the vicissitudes of war. But I hope that we ma) all Ik- so fortunate as to return to our respective homes to meet our families, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters ami former associates; and we hope that our brave cap- tain may return with the survivors, to meet hi.- aged lather and mother, brothers, sisters and hi- friends; and when peace is restored I" this once glorious hut now- almost distracted country, when we separate and clothe our- selves in the habiliments of citizens, then look upon this -word and remember its brave donors. And should we ever he so fortunate a- to meet again, I hope that we shall meet with feelings fraughl with fraternal love. I now- present to you this sword. Captain How ard, asking you to receive it as an emblem of the respect they entertain for you. both in a military ami private capacity. May the i .real Commander in Chief of Heaven ami Earth conduct you safely through this 111 ly and sanguinary war, is our sincere desire.' "Captain Howard's speech to his men on the presentation of this sword was as follows: "'Gentlemen and Soldiers: You all ex- pect from me a speech on this occasion. Well. 1 don't like long speeches. 1 believe in the old adage, "The shorter the council tin- surer oi success." But on this occasion 1 will express my thoughts and feeling to you, my brave men who stand around me. men who have been tried on the field of battle and never flinched. You have stood before the cannon that vomited forth shot and shell which caused many to bite the dust, and still you were firm ; this is not much hut this you have done. I have marched with you under the searching rays of the Southern sun and through the dis- mal swamps and wood-, when at night we would lie down to sleep with no c< >verin^ over us except the blue canopy of heaven. But such i- the soldier's life, lie is serving the best government the sun ever -hone upon, \ on have today presented me with a sword of pure Damascus steel, beautifully wrought, and I say to you it is a priceless gift. May this arm of mine wither and this bod} rot without covering, as all cowards should, if ever I dis- grace it. The blade is very bright, hut I will cover it red with any rebel's blood, that may chance to come in m\ way. This is the first nt that I have ever received which has a double value to me. These moments take me hack to days gone by, when we hunted down the guerrillas in West Tennessee and Arkan- sas; I am reminded of a tierce charge the guerrillas, with three men to our one. made on us near Durhamville, Tenm, hut a few volleys from our "Enfields" scattered them like chaff before the wind, and they lied, satisfied that the task- that they had undertaken was more than the) could accomplish. During the last year we have been doing garrison duty, hut the earthworks and huge cannon that are visible show that we have not been idle; and orders from our brave Colonel tell us that there has been no lack' of vigilance on our pari to strengthen our position ami to give the enemy a warm reception, should he he so hold as to attack us. fellow soldiers, for this manifestation of your good will accept my sincere thanks.' One mile south of fort Pillow is Fori Howard, built by Captain Howard and his men after fort Pillow was taken by the North. 'fhe largesl gun was nick-named "Mollie"' after the Captain's wife. Hon Howard still -land-, a monument to past glories and rights bought with the sacrifice of life's blood. The cannon "Mollie"' is now- situated at Coving- ton, Tennessee. Captain Howard married Mary j. Van Home Sloan, daughter of Samuel and Eliza- beth (Van Home) Sloan, and to their union came one child. .May. horn Ma) li. [865. As previouslv noted Captain 1 low ard died [tine 17, 1866. In January, t^J-'. at Rushville, Ind.. Mr-. Mary Van Home (Sloan) Howard, widow of Montgomery ("la\ Howard, was married to Alvin 11. Hinchman, a farmer of Rushville, where he was horn Jan. 30, 1837. To this union were horn twin children. Leonidas Cla) and Leona, on Dec. 22, [873. 'fhe daughter lives in Rushville with her parents. fhe sou graduated from the high school in Rushville and from Rushville Academy, doing such good work that he received scholarships to Butler and Wabash Colleges. He received an ap- pointment to Purdue, there being but two ap- pointments granted by the commissioners from Wayne county, and graduated from that institution in [894, having taken the course in pharmac) : He came directly to Indian- apolis, where he has been engaged at his pro- fession ever since, gaining a reputation as one of the most reliable and competent prescrip- tion clerks in the city. He now owns a drug store at the corner of Twenty-seventh streel and College avenue. He is a prominent Knight Templar Mason, and a member of IOI2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Phoenix Lodge, Rushville Chapter, Rushville Council and Rushville Commandery, and also belongs to the order of Red .Men. On Aug. 27, [907, he was married i" Miss Pearl Bear, a member of one of the oldest families of Madison, Indiana. The Hinchman family came from England in the seventeenth century, during the reign of the Calverts, long before the Revolutionarj .war. Akin B. Ilinclnuan is a grandson of John Hinchman, a native of Maryland, who moved with his parents to Monroe county, \ a., when fourteen years old. He married Sarah Vinson, born in Shenandoah count), Ya. Their son. lames Hinchman, was horn Jan. 24, [800, in Monroe county, \ a., and on .April ir. 1S2J, was married there to Nancy Nelson Nickell, who was born in Monroe county, Sept. 5, [804. The year of their mar- riage they came to Indiana, making the jour- ney by wagon and horseback, Mr. Hinchman riding a horse all the way, while his wife rode in the wagon. The)' settled in Rushville. where their sum, Mvin B. Hinchman, still re- sides. I 'pon his arrival here Air. Hinchman had hut S10S. but he afterward became quite well-to-do, at one time holding deeds to 5,000 acn of land. Mrs. Nancy Nelson (Nickell) Hinchman was the daughter of George and Margaret (Nelson) Nickell. the latter a daughter of lames Nelson, who was a de- scendant of Thomas Nelson, one of the sign- ers of the Declaration of Independence. Through her mother Mrs. May is con- nected with old Knickerbocker stock of New York. A brief review of her maternal ances- try is given herewith : Cornelius Janson Yan Home was one of the first emigrants from Amsterdam, Holland, in [657. He was one of the original burgo- rs of New Amsterdam in the New Neth- erlands, now New York City, was a trader and quite wealthy. His home was on "'The Wall." lie married Ann Marie Jansen, Oct. 4. [659, and had several children. One son, < ierrit Van Home, baptized in New York- Dec. 17. [671, married Elsie Provest, July 2, 1693. Five children were horn to them. Of this family, Cornelius, horn in [695, moved to New Jersey in [729. He was made captain of a Jersey Military company and led them in ih, expedition againsl Canada in 1737. He married three times, his first wife being Cath- erine Cox, who lived hut six months after their birth of their sun, Thomas, horn in 1722. This 'Thomas Van Home inherited the vasl estate in New Jersey. He married Jane 'Ten Eyck, in 1748, and eight children were horn to them. 1 omelius Van Home, son of Thomas, born in 1750, in New Jersey, emi- grated to Meadville, Pa. He 'married Sarah Elizabeth Dunn, and their oldest daughter, Elizabeth Van Home, married Samuel Sloan in 181 1. Twelve children were horn to them. of whom t ieorge \Y. Sloan, born in 1815, mar- ried Lemty Simons. Their third child, Mary I. Van Home Sloan, married Capt. Mont- gomery Howard, and by this union there was one child, May Howard, born May II, 1865, who married Fred Eldad May. May 2, [895. 'The original written biography of the \ an Homes is owned by one Cornelius Van Home, of Seattle, Mash. The Van Home and "Ten Eyck families are the original families of those names, made famous by Washington Irving in his Knickerbocker 'Tales of New York. 'The original house called "'The hoUSi of the four chimneys," described by Irving in the stories mentioned, was built by the Van llorne family in 1801, at Communipah, and is still standing. General Washington used tin' house at Morristown as his headquarters, and appointed Abraham Van Home, brother oi Cornelius, forage master. From this Abra- ham descended Sir William Van Home, now of .Montreal. Canada, whom Queen Victoria Knighted. Cornelius Yan Home served man\ time- in the Revolutionary war. His first service was under Colonel Plunkett in 1775. He then served under Colonel Mark Thompson, stationed at Amboy, and could sei the Hessians on Staten I skunk He was then elected lieutenant and stationed at Elizabeth- town, under the command of Capt. John tys. He was the officer at the Ferry-hous< when the British flag was suit over. He also served as captain in several expeditions. In 17(11) Governor Penn held his Indian treaty- council, appointing Charles Stewart surveyor; he was assisted by Thomas Van Home, fatln 1 of Cornelius. Mrs. May Howard May. daughter of Capt. Montgomen < la) Howard and Alary J. Van Home 1 Sloan), was born in Rushville. Ind. Airs. May received a fine education, which was begun in Rushville: she attended Hamil- ton Female College two years, the school of Lexington. Ky„ where she studied music and painting, and eventually the College of Music in Cincinnati, for two years, after which -lie returned home. Before long, however, she went to Denver, where she remained three i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD IOI years; coming home at the end of that time she married William Voorhees Loder, of Cin- cinnati, a member of an old ami prominent family of that city. I In- second marriage, on \\.: i _>, [895, was td Mr. May. whom she survives. Mrs. May is not only proficient in music, luit she has also been successful as a writer of verse, many of her produc- tions appearing in the leading papers oi tin- country. She resides at No. 1015 J 'ark avenue, Indianapolis. Fred Eldad May, late of Indianapolis, was a native of Mancelona, Mich., born March >>. [865, and at the time of his death, which occurred Sept. 17. [901, was serving as special inspector of engines on the Pennsyl- vania railroad. He was killed while engaged in the performance of his duties, and was buried the same day and hour the late Presi- dent McKinley was laid to rest. Mr. .May came of tine American ancestry, being the great-grandson of Sylvester and Je- mima I \rnis) May. whose son, Eldad May, married Elsie Gilbert, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Salsbury) Gilbert, of Cayuga county, X. Y. William J. Ma\-. son of Eldad, was born in 1830, at Seneca halls, X. Y., and married Lydia Ann Durkee, who was horn in [836, in Fenner Hill, X. Y.. and died in toon. She was the daughter of George and Mary Ann (Squire 1 Durkee, both of whom were horn in 1S14, the former in Connecticut, the in New York. The mother of Mrs. Mary Ann (Squire) Durkee was Ann (Lyon) Squire, whose father and his brother, Dagett Lyon, fought with Ethan Allen at the taking of Fort Ticonderoga during the Revolution- ary war. Through his mother Mr. May was thus a cousin to the famous manufacturing family of 1 htrkecs. JAMES L. WEBB, one of six brothers who served in the Civil war. is believed P. be the youngest soldier to enlist as an in- fantryman from the State of Indiana. He was horn near Connersville, Fayette Co.. Ind.. April 21, 1S40. son of William and Rebecca < Young) Wehh. The Webb family is of old colonial Mary- land stock, and the Youngs are oi I nglish de- of the same State. William Wehh. the grandfather of James 1... was a soldier in the of 1812, and with wife Mary Cloud, of Maryland, removed, soon after marriage, to Indiana, settling as a pioneer in Fayette county, in the earl) settlement of the State. where he cleared up a farm of [60 acres from the woods. Me became the father of the fol lowing children: James, Calvin, Newton, William. Lewis, Mar) and Nancy. William Webb lived to he nearly ninety years old, his wife living to about the same age, and the. both died in the faith of the Christian Church, of which they were early members. William Webb, the father of James 1... was horn in Maryland, in 1S11. lie settled near Connersville, Fayette Co., Ind.. and first bought eight\- acres of land, which he chared from the w Is, and by his thrift and in- dustry added forty acres more, making his farm an excellent tract of hind. Here he died at the age of sixty-two years. He was twice married, and by his wife Rebecca Ben- nett had these children: William X.. Jeffer- son, John 1... and three daughters who died young. His wife Rebecca Young died at the age of thirty-three years, leaving three children, Charles F., Jesse F. and James L. All six of Mr. Webb's Son. served in the Civil war. Charles, Jesse and William were in the 36th Ind. \'. I., in the three years service: James was in Hancock's veteran corps, where he served one year; and John L. anil Jefferson were in the [24th Ind. V. I., in the three years service, in which Jef- ferson died. All of the brothers took an ac- tive part in the war, and were in many battles. Charles Wehh was wounded at the battle of Stone River, and his brother Jesse F., who was in the same battle, worn out with ex- haustion, lay under the cannon and slept dur- ing the heavy cannonading. James L. Wehh was reared on the farm and secured the usual common school edu- cation of his day. 1 le was reared a farmer hoy. and at the age of fourteen year, and nearly ten months he enlisted at Connersville, Ind.. in January, 1X04. as a private in I om pany I), 147th Ind. \ . I., to serve one year or during the war. Although only five feet. five inches high, and weighing hut ninety-five pounds, the lad Stood all the hardships of a soldier's life, ami did his duty as a soldier cheerfully and well. lie served until honoi ably discharged at Harper's Ferry. Aug. 5. [865, the war having closed. Me served in Maryland and Virginia, being with the Army of the Potomac, and was in several skirmishes am! raids in Maryland. Mr. Webb's family is probably the onl) one in Indiana which senl si\ si ,11. t,i the front, and four of these died from the effects of armv life, nameh : Charles 1014 ( OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I-"., Jesse F., John L. and Jefferson. After the war Mr. Webb returned home and at- tended the district school for one year, and then learned the blacksmith's trade, at which he worked for twenty-seven years. lie worked three years in Connersville and lo- cated in Anderson in [867. Mr. Webb was married March 17. [872, in Anderson, to Sarah E. lather, horn in An- derson, Ind., Sept. 17. [850, daughter of Rob- ert father. Robert lather was a pioneer set- tler on a farm of 117 acres near Anderson, which farm he had cleared from the woods. He had the follow ins;- children: Lorenzo; fohn, a soldier in an Indiana regiment in the Civil war; Charles; Oliver; Richard; Wil- liam; Sarah; Mattie, Belle and M— — . Mr. and Mrs. Webb are the parents of the follow- ing children: Mary M., Charles 1... Jessie B., Robert W., James B., Frederick I'... Margaret H. and ( Hiver EC. For a time Mr. Webb conducted a Mack- smith shop on West Eighth street. Anderson. and afterwards removed his business to Moss Island Mill, where he remained for a number of years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Webb are mem- bers of the 17. I!. Church, and for a number of years Mr. Webb was president of the Young People's Church Union. In politics he is a stanch Republican, casting his first I 'residen- tial vote for U. S. Grant, when he ran for his second term. Fraternally he affiliates with the Red Men of Anderson, in which he is past sachem, and is a member of the ('.rand (omniandery of the State. He is an honored member of Major May Post, G. A. R., of An- derson, lie is a highly respected citizen of Anderson and is engaged in real estate deal- ing, in connection with dealing in heavy ma- chinery. Throughout his life he has been an industrious, straightforward man, and aided by his most excellent wife has raised a large family of children. 'litis record well illustrates the patriotism of the Indiana pioneer families. Few hesi- tated when the call came and almost every family had some representative in the war. Sometimes it was the only son of a widowed in. iilier who signed the enlistment roll and went South to sleep his last sleep on a Southern battlefield; and sometimes all the s, ,ns were swept away on the battlefield or died in the hospital. Many Others returned with shattered health, anil the long roll call has been sounded continuously from the peace of Appomattox. JAMES WHEELER HUDS< >\. who re- sides at An. 1221 Union street, Indianapolis, has been a resident of that city since [865. He was horn in Seneca county. ( >hio, in [826, son of George M. and Elizabeth < Wheeler) Hudson, the former a native of Philadelphia, of Irish extraction, and the latter of Kentucky, of Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry. George M. Hudson was a sou of James Hudson, a leading- man in the city of Phila- delphia, where he died. The maternal grand- father of James W. Hudson was Thomas Wheeler, who settled in Kentucky at an early day, and from there removed to Ross county, ( )',ii 1. where he purchased a farm, and on it made his home until his death. To him and his wife were horn quite a numerous family 1 if children. George M. Hudson lived for a time on the Koss county farm, and then became a res- ident of Seneca county, I )hio, and was living in Cincinnati at the time of his death. His first wife died many years prior to his passing away, and he was married a second time. James Wheeler Hudson removed with his parents from Seneca county to Ross county, and from there to Cincinnati, securing his ed- ucation at the public schools, and being well prepared for an active life both by sound instruction and h\ practical training in its art and industry. Mr. Hudson was married in 1850 to IMiza- heth Jane Kelpan. who was horn in Cincin- nati, Jan. 11, 1823, daughter of Thomas Kel- pan. She was reared in her native city, when she lived until she left it in company with her husband. She had two children by a for- mer marriage: James Thomas and Mary Jane. Mr. Hudson learned the business of street paving and general street making, and was becoming quite successful in it when the War broke out. and presently carried him along with its patriotic inspirations to don the Union blue, and follow the flag in the battle for the life of the nation. He enlisted in the sum- mer of 1862 in Company P.. 83rd ( >. V. T.. and was in active service with his regiment down to tin' battle of Arkansas Post, where he re- ceived a gunshot wound in the face, by which the upper jaw bone was so badly injured that it was removed at Adams Block hospital, at Memphis, on Feb. t. 1863, twenty days after the battle. It should he remarked that his final recovery was due largely to the faithful care of his wife, who arrived i I IMME1VK IRATIVE UK M iRAPHICAL REC( iRD 101 at the hospital the day the operation was performed. In order that .Mrs. Hudson might remain t<> nurse her hus- band, she was commissioned as a nurse, and she devoted herself to the care of her hus- band s.i faithfully and well, that he never could have recovered without her loving care. For two months she eared for him at the hos- pital, and a-- soon a- lie was able to leave brought him home. It might he interesting to note that Mrs. Hudson received an honora- ble discharge from the hospital as a nurse. When Mr. Hudson was able he received an appointment on the Cincinnati police force, hut the business did not please him. and he removed to Hendricks county. Ind.. and came to Indianapolis as stated in 18(15. From [867 to [896 he carried on general street contract- ing, and was quite successful. lie is a well known and highly esteemed citizen. In his political views he is a Republican. Mr. and Mr-. Hudson are consistent and faithful member^ of the Methodist Church, and their daily walk and conversation bring no blush to their religious associations. She has been a church member for sixty years, and with her husband commands and retains the respect and esteem of all with whom they have come into contact through these long and busy years. J( iHN F. DUCKWi IRTH, one of the representative farmers and successful cattle raisers of Morgan county, who owns one of the finest farms in Jefferson township, was horn Sept. 26, [855, in Jefferson township, son of William M. and Mary C. (Stout) Duckworth, both natives of Morgan county. They had a family of twelve children horn to them, five ~''iis and seven daughters: John I".; Mary E., wife of David Bothwell : Charles ( i.. of Martinsville; Jasper I'., of Martins- ville; Thomas II.. of fefferson township: Ida P... wife of Emmet I'.. Curie, residing near Martinsville; Minnie, wife of Benjamin F. Bain, of Martinsville; I lettie. wife of Jasper ('raw ford, of Martinsville; Miss Leaf) D.. of Martinsville; James ('.. deceased; Pearlie I'... wife of Clifton Schnaiter, of Martinsville; and Lillie May, deceased. John Duckworth, paternal grandfather of kirn F. Duckworth, was a native of Kentucky and a pioneer in Morgan county, Ind.. where he entered forty acres of land from the gov eminent, the same now owned by bis grand- son. John Duckworth died Oct. iS. 1867, in Martinsville, aged sixty-four years. He mar- ried Marj Ouinn, of Tennessee, and the) reared a famih of eight childn I these still surviving. The maternal grandfather was John 1). Stout, born in Monroe county, who was known as a successful farmer and great hunter. The first wife of Mr. Stout was El len Elliott, and bis second was M rs . Ann Dillman, of Bloomington, and lie was the father of ten children. William M. Duckworth, father of fohn F., lived in Jefferson township ad his' life, and engaged in farming and trading. He ac- cumulated a large estate, and at tile time of his death. Sept. 25, [887, at the age of fifty- nine years, he owned t,200 acres of land. His widow survived until Aug. 25, 1880, dying when over fifty-one years of age. They were consistent members of the M. E. Church, South, in which lie was steward, trustee and class leader. Mr. Duckworth was a leading Democrat, and in 1 S71 1 was elected count) commissioner by a majorit) of seventy, al- though the count) went Republican b\ a ma jority of 600, thus showing tin of his high personal character. John F. Duckworth has always made his home in Jefferson township. He was edu- cated in the district schools and Spiceland Academy. His occupation has been confined to agricultural lines, farming and stock rais- ing. At the age of twenty-one he rented land and then bought a tract of forty acres, which, with a later purchase of 300 acres. makes a fine farm of ^40 acres, all carefully cultivated and well improved. Mr. Duck- worth has made a specialty of Perchen n Nor- man horses and Hereford cattle. ( >n March 20, [883, Mr. Duckworth was married to Miss Ruham) Huxley, daughter of Charles and Alary (Spitler) Huxley, both of whom were natives of < )hio, in which State Mrs. Huxley died when her daughter, Mrs. Duckworth, was a child. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Huxley were: Lewis, of Voungstown, Ohio; Mrs. Duckworth: Henry, of Martinsville. Ind. ; and George, who died in [864. Mr. Huxley married (second) Miss Ma- rietta Stout, and the four children born to this union were: Jesse, deceased: Charles: Lucy, wife of Edwin L. Brown of Martins- ville: and Lena May, of Martinsville. Mr. Huxley w.is a shoemaker by trade. He died iii 1878, aged forty-two years. The Hux- leys belonged to an old English family which wa.s established at Xevv Haven. Conn., in ioi6 i RI") [660, lived at Hartford in [667, moved to Massachusetts and thence to Ohio and Indi- ana. The great-grandfather of Airs. Duck- orth, land Huxley, died at the age of ninety-four years, and his sun, Socrates Hux- lej born at Xew Marlboro, Berkshire county, Mass., lived in Mahoning county, Ohio, and died at Ellsworth, aged fifty-nine years. A family of six children was born to Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth: William A.. Richard, Maliel. Gu) (died April 22, 1904), Ross Wade, and Hamilton. .Mrs. Duckworth is a member of the M. E. Church. Air. Duck- worth is fraternally connected with Semi- nolian Tribe, No. 125, Improved Order of Red Men. As a large and successful breeder of fine cattle. Mr. Duckworth's name and fame reach all over the United States, his Here- ford cattle, exhibited at the various fairs and place-- of competition, receiving the highest award - ' ir excellence. VAN BUREN PEARCY, proprietor of I'earex & Son's livery and sales stable and meat market, Martinsville, Morgan county, I nd., was born Sept. 15, 1843, in Johnson county, Ind., son of Henry and Lavinah (Whitesitt) Pearcy, the former of whom was born in Kentucky, and the latter in Indiana. A family of thirteen children was born to them, eight sons and five daughters, the seven surviving members being: Robert, of Greene township: John, of Miami county: George, of Washington township: Van Buren, of Mar- tinsville; Alary, wife of Eli Thomas, of the same township: Charity, wife of Wil- liam Adams, of Greene v wnship ; and Hiram T., of Washington township. Henry Pearcy was a son of Robert and Man Pearcy, members of old Kentucky fam- ilies. Robert Pearcy came to Indiana as one of the earliest pioneers to Jennings county, and followed both farming and shoemaking, clearing and improving a large farm. At the time of his death he was about fifty years pi age. In young manhood lie had taken part in the War of [8l2. T11 politics he was a stanch Democrat as his old Pennsylvania Dutch an- cestors had been. Henry Pearcy accompanied his parents to Jennings county, but later removed to Johnson county where he lived for several years, and then came to Morgan county, settling in Greene township. Here his death took place in iSo; v when he was at the age of forty six. In pol- itics he was identified with the Democratic part) - . His wife. Lavinah Whitesitt. was a daughter of John Whitesitt. a farmer in Jen- nings county, Ind., where he died at the age of forty years. In politics he was a Whig. His family was of medium size. Airs. Pearcy survived until [889, dying at the age of sixty- nine years. She belonged to the old school Baptist Church, and was a regular attendant upon religious services, being accompanied he her husband, although he was not a mem- ber. Van Buren Pearcy was three years old when his parents removed from Johnson to Morgan count}', and this section has been his home continuously with the exception of one year spent in Illinois. He remained at home until he was twenty-one, in the meantime ob- taining a fair education in the subscription schools, and assisting in the general farm work. His first individual venture was the purchase of a farm of 120 acres of land in Crawford county. 111., but after one year he sold this property and returned to Morgan county. He purchased a sawmill and oper- ated it for three years, and then resumed farming, renting 600 acres of land, where he passed eight years. Afterward he bought a farm containing 155 acres, in Washington township, where he lived until I0of>, when he sold out and established Pearcy & Son's livery and sales stable, and the Pearcy & Son meat market, in Martinsville, Indiana. 'in Nov. 9, 1864, Air. Pearcy married Aliss Caroline Hess, daughter of Charles and Louisa (Knipstein") Hess, who died in Au- gust. 1895, aged fifty-two years. She was a most worthy member of the AI. E. Church. Five sons and two daughters were born to this union, namely: George R., who died aged seventeen years; Charles Henry, farmer in Greene township, who married Iva Avery, and has children. Theresa. < »la. Jesse. Henry. Orville and Ralph; John William, a farmer in Greene township, who married Cora Perry, and has eight children. Earl, Harry, Claude, Inez. Ruble. Kenneth. Mary C. and Perry; Wilfred, a farmer in Greene township, who married Margaret Day (who died in Septem- ber, 10021. and had children. Caroline, Ray- mond and Fay; Arnetta, who died at the age of nineteen '.ears; Robert, at home: and one that died in infancy. On April X. [896, Mr. Pearcy married 1 second) Airs. Lucy Cather- ine Davis, widow of Augustus F. Davis, and daughter of Benjamin T. and Elizabeth 1 1 ireckenridge ) < lent rv. O >MMEM< iRATIVE BI< >GR \ ! ' 1 1 i » \l. REG >RD ioi; Benjamin Gentr) was a native of Virginia, and his wife Elizabeth of < >hio. They reared a family of five children, two now living, Mrs. Pearcy and her brother Benjamin Franklin Gentry, of Sycamore, Ind. Mrs. Pearcj had three half sisters and two half-brothers, viz. : Lizzie E., wife of ('scar Pickett, of Syca- more; Charles, of Sycamore; Elisha II., who died in April, [907; Jennie, wife of Wil- liam Evans, of Kokomo, Ind. : and Leota, wife of 1'. Jones, of Greentown, Ind. Mr. Gentry was an early settler in Henry county, Ind., and he died in [880, at Sycamore, aged sixty years. The mother of Mrs. Pearcy, his third wife, dud in [862. Mr. Gentry was married four times, and had four sets of chil- dren. !'i\ lur first marriage Mrs. Pearcy had four children, namely: (i) Thomas \\\. of Anderson. Ind., married Miss Mary Bates, who died leaving one daughter. Mar)- Cath- erine, lie married (second) Stella Smith, and they have one child. (2) Mabel, married Albert Van Slyke, of Anderson, and they have two children, William Warren and Lilas. 1 ^ 1 Winnie, married I tarry Deatline, a farmer of Washington township, Morgan county, and they have two children, Catherine Luverne and Earle. 141 Arville died at the age of ten years. Mr. and Mr-. Pearc) are Methodists, be- longing 10 Taylor chapel. In politics he is a Democrat. His reputation in his locality is th.it of an honest and upright man, and he has always been known as interested in the improvement of his section. For about three years he served as one of the school directors. Both he and wife have a wide circle of friends. NELDO KLINGENSMITH, one of the erous farmers and much respected resi- dents of Pike township. Marion county, own- ing a tine farm of 114 acres, was horn < )ct, _'_». [872, son of < (liver and Mary E. (Line) Klingensmith. Oliver Klingensmith, the father, was horn March [6, [839, in Tike township, and his wife, Mary E. Line, May 5. 1S4J. in Laporte county, Ind. They had twelve children born t" them, namely: Elihu, a resident of Hamil- ton count) : Ibseph, deceased: Elizabeth, wife of J. F. Shelher. a farmer of Hamilton count}-: Sylvester, deceased; Martha: Abi- gail, dee ased; Neldo: Flora, wife >'i J. O. Hadley, a farmer of Hamilton county; Anna. sed; Minnie, wife of George V Dailey, maker, at X'ew Augusta; Oliver, at St. Louis: and Man !■'.. who still resides at home. ( (liver Klingensmith was an excellent farmer, and he and his son. our subject, have worked hard together to make the present farm the well cultivated piece of property that it is. The lather also has engaged in the man- ufacture of tile and has also operated a saw- mill, lie owned l!,; acre- of laud, which lie improved very highly, with good buildings. The farm is very productive, and is kept in a high stale of cultivation. In politics Mr. Klingensmith is a Democrat, but not very ac- tive, in religious views he is a member of the English Lutheran Church, while his wife- is a Baptist. Neldo Klingensmith is now the manager and operator of the home farm, ami he carries on a general line of agriculture. lie has been ven successful with his stock, and raises a great many hogs of the Berkshire and Poland China varieties. He is a thoroughly practical young man. thoroughly interested in his work, and has earned the reputation of being one of the very good farmers of Pike township. Both he and his father are members of the Masonic lodge at New Augusta. _ FRANK C. HURLEY, the popular and efficient superintendent of the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, Marion count}-, comes of a family of Irish extraction, and doubtless owes some of the traits which fit him so ad- mirably for his present position to his strain of Irish blood. The paternal grandfather was a native of County Cork, Ireland, who came to America and settled at Peoria, 111. Loth he and his wife Anna lived to be well advanced in years. The}- had a family of ten children, of whom three sons and two daughters are living. The maternal grandfather reached a good old age, dying about 1899, while his wife survived aid made her It 'Hie in ( Ihicagi 1. James S. and Lucetta 1 McDermed) Hur- ley, the parent- of Frank t'.. were both born in Illinois. They became the parents of ten children, six sons and four daughters, (if whom five have died. The others are: J. ( '., of Davenport, Iowa: Frank C. ; Anna and Mary, both of Davenport, Iowa: and William. of Millersburg, Iowa. The father was a fore- man in a wholesale candv facton in Peoria for a number of years, ami later was larlv engaged in Chicago. His death occurred in San Antonio, Texas, in 1902, when in his ioiS d i.MMKMi )KATI\ L BIOGRAPHICAL REC< (RD fifi\ -third year. He had served as a soldier in the Civil war. In politics he was a Demo- crat. Mrs. Lucetta Hurley passed away at the age "f thirty-seven, twelve years before her husband's death. Both were members of the Catholic Church. Frank C. Hurley was born in Peoria, 111.. Dec. in, [877, and passed his childhood and youth there and in Chicago and Davenport. His school days were -pent principally in the last city, where he was given a good public school education. When seventeen years old he began his training in his present business, and got his early experience in the Chicago \1l1leiic Club, where he rose from the bottom to lie assistant superintendent. With this suc- cessful record behind him, .Mr. Hurley went in May, [902, to Indianapolis, to take the en- tire charge of the Columbia Club of that city, one of the finest political clubs in the United States. Air. Hurley was married Xov. (1, [901, to Mary Regis Stuart, daughter of Charles C. Stuart. Mrs. Hurley is a member of the < Catholic ( 'hurch. They reside at the "Denison Hotel," one of the leading hostelries of the citv. Goth are deservedl) popular and have a wide circle of friends. Tn politics Mr. Hurley is a Republican. EDWIN B. BRIGHAM, M. D., Physio- Medical Physician and Surgeon at Xo. 150 North Illinois street. Indianapolis, is a native of Moretown, Washington county, \ t. where he was horn Oct. 1, 1S57, sou of Llisha A. and Celia (Baxter) Brigham. Both families came from Great Britain, and early in the history of American institutions became thor- oughly identified with the Xew World. Elisha A. Brigham was born at Fayston, Yt., Dec. 22, tS-'i. and his wife. Celia Bax- ter, whom hi' wedded June 20, 1X41), was born at Moretown, Vt., March 10. [826. They lived together a happy married life of almost fifty years, ami both died in Chippewa, Me- costa counlw Mich., where they lived from 1867 until separated by death. She passed 1- her rest Ian. 17. [897, and he died in De- cember, [899. Mr. Brigham owned a mill in Vermont, anil was a manufacturer until his removal to Michigan, where he became a farmer. During the Civil war he spent two years in the West assisting in guarding ami convoying trains across the Plains, lie was a rugged and fearless man, and spent much of this two years in Indian fighting, hunting and trapping. 1 lis wife was a lady of superior educational attainments, and of marked re- finement. During her girlhood she spent sev- eral years in teaching, and after her marriage, and almost up to the day of her death, she was a writer of poems, many of which have become literary gems, showing the trend of public thought and sentiment. Among them is an appeal for the freedom of slaves, writ- ten in 1X44. This was entitled "An Appeal." Later ones were: "My Native I. ami." "A I ool's Confession," "I'm Sad at Times," "To a Cousin," "The Admission of Texas." "Fourth of July Song," "Musings by Moon- light," "Weep not for the Dead," "The Secret Urn," "My Brother's Gift," "A Remem- brance," "My Mary," "The Christian's Hope," "To Our Absent Brother," "Absent Friend," "Trust Not," "Sing to Me." "Xo Time to Rust," "The Golden Land," and some hun- dred other pieces, many of which are very pa- triotic verses, prepared under the stress ami strain of the Civil war, and these are tcn- derlv cherished not only for their faultless composition, hut also for their lofty senti- ment. To Elisha A. Brigham and his wife were born three sons and one daughter. The latter. Rosa M.. was highly accomplished and died at the early age of nineteen years, from over-study and hard literary work: she was an artist of pronounced ability, a trait inher- ited from her mother. Of the sons, Ziba W. occupies the old paternal home in Michigan ; Elisha K. is a prosperous lumberman at Bay View, Mich.; and Dr. Edwin I!, is the young- est 1 if the family. Dr. Edwin I'.. Brigham spent his early life on the farm, and later was engaged in the lumber trade with his brother. His academic education was acquired in the public schools of Michigan, and he began the study of med- icine in [886 while living on his farm in Mich- igan. Being well-to-do. for some years after arriving at man's estate, he spent his time in general study without any definite aim at first other than general information. He be- gan the systematic study of medicine in [890, pursuing his studies at first under a private tutor until [892, when he entered the Physio- Medical College of Indiana, from which he was graduated in [895. Since that year he ha- been an instructor in the College, occu- pying the position of Demonstrator of Anat- omy since [896. lie has especially prepared for the treatment of cancer, and while he car- ries on a sreneral practice, he has made a i :< >MMEM< >RATI\ E I'.K >< IRAPHICAL REC< >RD specialty of this line. He belongs to the va- rious State and local societies of his school, and is connected with several fraternal and beneficial societies for which he is medical examiner. In his political views he is a strong Prohibitionist, and has been from the begin- ning a total abstainer from the use of stimu- lants and narcotics. Dr. Brigham was married Sept. 2j, 1885. at Cascade, Mich., to .Miss Nina F. Dennison, a native of Cascade, and a daughter of Henry C. and Helen E. Dennison. now living' at Cas- cade. Mrs. Brigham was educated in the public schools of Grand Rapids, where she completed the high school course, and for several years prior to her marriage was a teacher. To Dr. and .Mrs. Brigham have come five children: Fred M., Helen E., Mar- shal A.. Celia X. and Neal Dow, all of whom are living. Dr. Brigham has traveled exten- sively throughout the United States, particu- larly in the South. lie has never aspired to political office, and takes no active part in public a (fairs. PRESTON L. WORRELL, who has a neat and attractive home at Xo. 1417 Pros- pect street. Indianapolis, was horn in ( )rleans, Ind., July 6, 1824. Samuel Worrell, his father, was a soldier in the \\ ar of 1812. He \yas a pioneer in In- diana, and dieil when Preston L. was hut a young child. His widow lived to be ninety- four years old. Preston L. Worrell is one of the famil) of five children horn to his parents, three sons and two daughters: Lorenzo Dow- is the oldest member of the family. William Wesley, the second of the brothers, served in the 66th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during tin war for the Union, and is now a resident of Mena, Ark. ; he is totally blind. The daugh- ters are both deceased. Preston 1.. Worrell was the youngest of the sons, and the youngest hut one of the family, lie learned the cabinet-maker's trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of two years. In 1S47 he first married, and this wife died while he was in the army. He enlisted in the 49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served as principal musician of Ins regiment, being a natural musician, and highly gifted in that art. In the enlistment and organization of the _'4th. 28th, 50th and 4th was camped at one time on the top of the moun- tain, and at nightfall Mr. Worrell would go out on the lofty elevation and play to the ten thousand hoys in the amphitheatre below." He is a charter member of the (.rand Army Post at Jefferson villc. Mr. Worrell was mustered out at Vicks- burg, and since the war has worked many \ears for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at their car shops at Indianapolis. Though he retired from the shops and from the em- ploy of the road when he reached the age ,i seventy-five years, he is still carried on the re lis of the company at full salary. Mr. Worrell was married, Sept. 23, [863. to Miss P. J. Shepherd, by whom he has had five children: Francis I... Edward. Charles. Mary and Leo. He has resided at Indianapo- lis since the establishment of the Pan Handle shops at this point. SAMUEL A. T( (WELL, on,' of the lead- ing citizens of Anderson, Ind., superintendent of the Anderson Water Works, and an hon- ored veteran of the Civil war, in which great struggle he served as an officer, was horn in Chillicothe, Mo., March 31, 184'). son of Sam- uel and Lydia (Mindenhall) Towell. The Towell family is an old Colonial Vir- ginia one. of Scotch descent, while the Min- denhalls were of English stock, anil Friends or Quakers. Samuel A. Towell's mother hav- ing died when he was an infant, he was brought up by Nathaniel Kurshner, a farmer. who brought voting Towell to Richmond. Imk. when the latter was hut six years old. The boy remained with Mr. Kurshner until his twelfth year, when he went to live with his father, who had come to Indiana about [857, and married (second) Jane Demintt. He attended the public schools until reaching the age of seventeen years, and during the summer months assisted his father on the farm. In May, [862, he enlisted in the 17th Ind. V. T.. to serve three years or during the war. and veteranized in Company D. 6th Ind. Caw. as a private, veteranizing with that ganization at Pulaski. Term., in 18(1;. He served until honorable discharged al Indian- I020 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD apolis, Ind., Sept. 15, 1SG5. his service having covered a period of three years and four months. He was promoted to duty sergeant and a few months later to orderly sergeant, and in May. 1865, received his appointment to the rank of second lieutenant. He served in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia. Georgia, Alabama ; was in the first battle of Bull Run, Knoxville, Lookout Mountain and the great Atlanta campaign, during which he was under fire for four months ; was wounded in the battle of Shiloh, receiving a wound in the leg which forced him to remain in the hospital at Nashville for three months ; rejoined his regiment and took part in the battles of Dal- ton, Buzzard's Roost. Kenesaw Mountain and Columbia, and was in Sherman's March to the Sea, and during all of his service proved a faithful, brave soldier and efficient officer. The cavalry had much to do in the way of foraging, and while thus engaged took part in a great deal of skirmishing. While in At- lanta Mr. Towell was a member of an expedi- tion to shoot eight Confederates and to cap- ture four others, the names being given, and at the time that his company was mustered out he was with a scouting part}' in the East Ten- nessee mountains. After the close of the war. in which Mr. Towell has served so faithfully, he returned to Richmond, but a few days later located in Anderson, engaging in the grocery business in September, 1865. In this he continued for about five years, the next fifteen years being -pent as a clerk in a hardware ^ore. In 1886 hi In came chief of the fire department, and in 1891 was made superintendent of the An- derson water works, proving himself a faith- ful and efficient public official. Since 1805, when the city enlarged its service, Mr. Towell has had exclusive charge of the water works. ( )n May J~. 1870, Mr. Towell was mar- ried in Anderson to Ann M. Hilligoss. born in Madison county, Ind., daughter of Jacob E. and Eliza (Westerfield) Hilligoss, of an old fam- il\ of Rush county, Ind., of German descent. Mr. and .Mrs. Towell have had these children: Maud Luella, Chauncey < >., Courtland C. and Sammie Bess. In political matters Mr. Towell i- a Republican. He and his wife attend the Christian Church. He is a member of Major May Post, < I. A. R., in which he is past com- mander, having also held a number of other offices therein. He is connected with the Red Men of Anderson, and is a Royal Arch Ma- 51 in. WILLIAM F. GREEN, M. D., one of the leading representatives of the medical pr< sion at Shelbyville, Shelby county, Ind., is a native of Arlington. Rush county. Ind.. and a son of Dr. James W. and Mary (Gowdy) Green. The paternal grandparents of Dr. Green were Lot and Anna (Cooper) Green, pioneers of Rush county, and most estimable people. The Green family is of English descent, and Lot was no exception to the high character the family has always borne. By occupation, he was a farmer, and after an upright life, he died in the early thirties of the nineteenth century. The maternal grandparents were Adam and Nancy ( Oliver) Gowdy, stalwart pioneers of Rush county. Ind.. where Adam was a blacksmith and prominent man of his day. serving two terms in the Indiana State legis- lature. Mr. Gowdy's father, Peter Oliver, an Englishman by birth, was a pioneer of Poplar Plains. Plummers Landing. Ky., and was by occupation a teacher, which avocation he followed until after he had passed his sev- entieth birthday - James W. Green, father of William P.. was born in Rush county, Ind., Feb. 5. 1825. His boyhood days were spent working upon the farm, and attending the common school MAIEM< IRATIVE BK (GRAPHICAL REO >RD IO_> : ton township. There he died at the age of eighty years. He married Sarah Graves, and they reared a large family. < >n the maternal side. Grandfather Thomas Maxwell and his wife, Elizabeth Askew came from Kentucky to [organ county, in the early days, and both died there, leaving many descendants. John Thomas, father of Harrison, was a child when his parents came to Indiana and he grew to manhood in Washington township. By his own industry he cleared a farm of 400 acres, three miles northeast of Martins- ville, on the [ndianapolis road, where he lived until 1S74. when he retired from farming and moved into the town, where he died in [892, aged seventy-five years. The mother of Har- rison Thomas died in [858. The second wife of the father was Mrs. lane King, widow of Joshua King and daughter of Henry Harper. She died in [892, aged sixty years. The chil- dren of the first marriage were: Sarah, wife of John Shearer, of Washington township; Harrison; and a daughter who died in in- fancy. Washington township has been the home of Harrison Thomas all his life and he is one of the best-known citizens. His education ed in the district schools, and as his father's only son, he never left home during his father's life. When the latter moved into Martinsville, he rented the farm and operated it for some years. In 1S77 he came to his present home farm, in Section 3, a property inherited by his wife, from her father'- es tate. It contained 215 acres and thirty addi- tional acres have been added, making 245 in this one farm which is situated two miles southeast of Martinsville and is very finely- improved. .Mrs. Thomas own- a irm of 237 acres, located two and one-half miles south of the home place. Mr. Thomas owns 215 acres in Daviess county, hid., and thus. i' gether, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas possess many acres of some of the most desirable land in Morgan and Daviess counties. The_\ also own |86 acres in Texas. Mr. Thomas owning [86 acres in Harris county, that State, and Mrs. Thomas owning 300 acre- in Archer county. On 1 let. 28, 1S75, Mr. Thomas was mar- ried to Miss Martha Bothwell, daughter of John and Martha (Hines) Bothwell. and the} have a family of four children, namely : who farms the home place, married I 0! Shireman; Harry, now deceased, married Daisy Hanna; William is a bookkeeper at Brownsville, Texas; Miss Jessie resides at home. Mr. and Mr-. Thomas. Jessie and William are members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. Thomas has been a life-long Democrat. He was formerly a 11 ' of the [.O.O. I'. Mr. and Mrs. Bothwell, parents of Mrs. Thomas, were natives of Ireland. The father was a son of Charles and Mary (Cordon) Bothwell, who was horn in Ireland but died in Ohio in old age. The mother was a daughter of William Hines. who was horn in Ireland and after coming to the United State-, settled in ( >hio and then became a pioneer in letter- son township, Morgan county, Ind., 'where both he and wife died. When John Both well came to America he settled in Pennsyl- vania and married his first wife there. His second wife. Martha Hines. came from < )hio to Morgan county, and lived near Waverlv. John Bothwell was one of the early settlers of the count}', was an excellent farmer, accumil lated much land, about one thousand acre-, in Washington township, where he died in August. [888, aged eighty-five years. His wife died in February, 1877, aged sixty-six years. < if their nine children, the only sur- vivors are: Martha, wife of Mr. Thomas. and Margaret, wife of Henry Shireman. All these families belong to the best class of citi- zens of Morgan county, thrifty, law-abiding, reliable and respected people. STEPHEN DOUGLAS BARNES, a prominent and progressive farmer of Shelby township, Shelby Co.. Ind.. and a man who has made his own way in life, was horn on tin farm where he now resides, Nov. 20, [858, -o,, of Elijah and Man- H. (Gregon 1 Barnes, both natives of Kentucky. Vincent Barnes, the grandfather, was a native 1 f Kentucky, and a pioneer of Noble township. Shelby Co.. Ind. There he resided until his death, successfully engaged in farm- ing and preaching. His wife. Elvira, bore him the following children: Joel: Jackson ; Elijah; Wyatt; and Sarah, wife of Silas I i' .re. The maternal grandfather, Joel Gregory, was a native of Kentucky, who became a pio- neer of Noble town-hip, Shelby county, cleared and improved a farm, and there a nn 1st respected citizen. Elijah Barnes was reared to manhood in Noble township, hut about 1S45 settled in 1024 i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD what is now Shelby township, on the farm now occupied by our subject. This farm he operated very successfully, and in addition to attending to it. he was an extensive dealer in stock for a number of years. II is peaceful death occurred upon this farm. His family was as follows; Nancy 1'... wife of William L. Worland; Jeol; Elvira, wife of Thomas Amos; Missoura, who married Edwin 11. Dunn; William B. ; Charles M. ; Stephen J). and Thomas II. Stephen Don-las 1 lames was brought up upon the homestead, and received a g I common school education in the district schools. IK- has always devoted himself to farming, and made a success of his work. As his name would indicate, he, as was as his father before him. is a Strong Democrat, and he has been honored by election to several of- fices, having been trustee of the village of Shelbyville from 1888 to 1895; was e commissioner of Shelby county in 1898, and re-elected in KjOJ for a second term, and there is no doubt but that his name will ap- pear in connection with offices much higher than these, he being an able, conscientious and trustworthy public official. Fraternally, he is a member of < billon Lodge, No. 127, K. of P. of Shelbyville; Court of Honor No. _'44, same city. On March 18, [883, Mr. Barnes was mar- ried to Josie, daughter of I 'ark and Mahala (Barlow) Washburn, of Liberty township, Shelby county. ' Ine daughter has been born of this union — May, the wife of Burt Ens- minger. The Barnes family is one of the most highly esteemed in the township, and Mr. and Airs. Barnes have many warm per- sonal friends to whom they show a kindly hospitality at their delightful home. WILLIAM G. DUFF, proprietor of the Greenwood Milling Company, at Greenwood, hid., was born in St. Kticnne, in the French settlement in Canada, March 2. 1S5S, son of George and Mary (Anderson) huff, natives of Scotland. George Duff was a bookkeeper, and emi- ■ I to Canada some time during the for- ties, and died there in i860, when still a young man. llis wife survives, and is now the wife of Louis Trudeau. of Glengarry, Canada. By her first marriage. William G. I )uff was her only child; by her second mar- riage she had eight children, those now liv- ing being; James, John, Elizabeth, Maggie and Mary. Mr. Duff and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. The paternal grandfather died in Scotland at an advanced age. By occupation he was a far- mer, and he had a small family. The ma- ternal grandfather, John Anderson, attained tlie age of near four -core years and ten. In younger manhood, he was a tailor, and he be- came a large landowner. ( If his children two are now living: Mrs. Trudeau and James. William G. Duff was reared in St. Etienne, Canada, and received a common school education in that locality. At the age of fifteen, he commenced to learn the trade of a miller, which calling he has followed ever since, a period of thirty years. In 1888, he came to the Cnited States, settling in Green- wood ten years later, purchasing the flour null owned by Isaac Thompson, of Franklin. since which time he has successfully operated the concern. After taking charge of the plant, he enlarged its capacity which now ag- gregates eighty barrels per day; made im- provements in the machinery, and has one of the best mills of its kind in the county. 1 hi May 27, [889, Mr. Cuff married Miss Elizabeth Clyde, daughter of William Clyde. Mr. and Airs. Duff have an adopted daughter, < 'lyde Opal Duff. Both are consistent mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church, in which they take a prominent part. Fraternally, Mr. Duff is a Master .Mason, and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican. Mr. Duff resides with his fam- ily in the pleasant home he erected in 1895, on East Broadway, and here is dispensed a de- lightful hospitality to the large circle of friends possessed by himself and wife. ELIJAH OGLE, a substantial farmer and representative citizen of Delaware county, Ind., residing on his valuable prop- erty of 105 1 -J acres, which is situated on the I franville turnpike, six miles from Mun- cie, and is known as the "Hufferd Farm." was born in Monroe township, Delaware county, Ind., April 15, 1845. son of David and Nancy (Gibson) Ogle. The Ogle family is of English extraction and came to Virginia in Colonial days. James and David Ogle, respectively, the grandfather and father of Elijah, was born in Virginia, the latter in 1801. His education was of the most meagre description, but he was reared to agricultural pursuits, and in [826 in order to secure a farm in the newly opened terri- COMMEMi IRATIA E BIOGRAPHICAL REG iRD 102 = tory in Monroe township, Delaware county, Jn«].. he covered the distance n foot, and after reaching lure he entered several hun- dred acres of land. ( in a trad of sixty acres in the woods, he I mill a log cabin, in which his first wife died. The children of the first marriage were: Carrie. Hannah, .Matilda and Elizabeth. Ill- second marriage was in Del- aware county to Mrs. Nanc) (Gibson) West, a native of < ihio and a daughter of William and 1 liana < ribson. William Gibson was a pioneer of Monroe l iwnship, where lie cleared up a line farm and became a substantial citizen, dying in old The Gibson children were: John, Lu- anda, Martha, Valentine and Nancy. Nanc) Gibson was reared on her father's farm and her first marriage was to Thomas West, a farmer of Monroe township, who left two children at death, William and Rachel. David Ogle was a man who had many friends and was noted for his kindness and hospitality. At one time when the frost had killed most of the corn in the fields of his neighbors, and he owned a lot of old corn which with good business management he had stored for several years, il is related that he would sell none for money, but trusted all who desired it until they were able to paw As another instance of his kindness it is told that he once bought a cow of a widow, and after the purchase he returned to the widow and gave her five dollars more than the price, saying that the animal was worth it. He was a consistent member of the L T . B. Church. In politics he was first a Whig, later a Re- publican. His death occurred at the a; seventy-seven years, from the result of a rail- road accident at Mnncie in 1S7S. Elijah < Igle was reared in the midst of pioneer surroundings and can recall many of the incidents of those days. He attended school at Macedonia, Monroe township, the building being constructed of round logs. with puncheon floor and with desks made of puncheons extending along under the win- dows, light being admitted through greased paper. Until he was fourteen years old he enjoyed about two months of schooling each winter, working upon the farm in summer. Mr. Ogle is a veteran of the Civil war. He enlisted first at Muncie, hid., in March. iX<>,v for 100 days' service in an Indiana reg- iment. From this service he was honorably discharged at Indianapolis in June. [863, his service having been 111 Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. In the spring of 1S05 h enlisted as a private in Compan) II, 147th Reg., Ind. Vol. Inf.. for one \ear or during the war, and seven months later was hon- orably discharged from the service at Harper's Ferry. He participated in a number of the severe marches which tried the strength of the soldiers in those days, including the thirty-day march from 1 liarleston to Summit Point, \ a., in full accoutrements, Ins knap- sack- alone weighing sixtj pounds. On this march he contracted varicose vein . which the surgeons deem incurable, and also suffered an injur) to his right eye. Mr. ( Igle has a rec- ord of which he may be proud, having al- ways been a self-respecting, loyal soldier and at all times was at his post of duty, the close of the war he returned to Indiana. i In March 14. [866, Mr. ( igle was mar- ried in Monroe township to Jane Dulcena Preston, born in Monroe township, Jan. 20, [848, daughter of Phineas and Mary Booher (Kesling) Preston. Phineas Preston was horn in 1 Ihio in 1819, of an old English fam- ily, son of Reuben Preston, who died in Ohio. Phineas Preston was reared in (..ihio, and in young manhood came to Delaware county, Ohio, where he married Mary Kesling, horn in Tennessee, daughter of David and Frances (Booher) Kesling, both of whom died in Tennessee. The daughter, Mary, came to Delaware county, Ind., with her uncles, Mar- tin and Daniel Kesling. Phineas Presto ter marriage settled on a wild farm of fort) acre, in the midst of the woods, one acre of which had been cleared and a log cabin erected. This land he subsequently cleared, and increased to ninety-five acres. Hi an industrious, hard-working man, a kind husband and a good neighbor. < hie of his -on-, William, served for three years in the roth Ind. ( a v. I lis other children were : Mary. Delphina, lane. Sarah Eliza, Artemisa, John A., and Harriet. Mrs. Preston survived to he almost eighty years of age. and she is remem- bered as a very energetic and capable woman. Both she and her husband were earl;, members of the I*. B. Church. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ogle set- tled in Monroe township. Delaware county, he having inherited sixty acres from his father's estate, lint this property he sold and located in Hamilton township, where he pur- chased sjxty acres. This land they improved and lived thereon for twenty-one years, when they removed to the present 105 1-2 acre J026 C< >MMEM< >RATI\ E BH (GRAPHICAL REC( >RD farm, on which thej have resided to the pres- ent time. Their comfortable residence is a one and one-half story brick, and the sur- roundings arc very attractive, as Air.-. ( >gle with her manj other estimable qualities is a great lover of flowers. The children born to Mr. and Mr.-. ( )gle arc as follows: Marion; Frances, who died aged eighteen months: William, who died aged seven month-.; Millie Ann, horn Sept. 11. 1X70, who married Ira M. Johnsonbaugh, formerly of Hamilton, now of Delaware township, owning a farm near Albany, and has four children: Cleo E., Glen, Hazel and George. In politics Mr. Ogle is a Republican, and he cast his first presi- dential vote for Abraham Lincoln, supporting this party's candidates ever since. He is a valued member of William- Post, G. A. R., of Muncie. ALONZO SNIDER. Among the enter- prising and public-spirited farmers who have made Marion county. Ind.. what it is today, is Alonzo Snider, of Warren township, who was born March 13, 1844. in Decatur county, Ind., a son of James and Lucy Ann (Sim- mons) Snider. Grandfather Snider was born m Germany, but came to the United States at an early day, settling in Virginia, where he engaged in farming and there died. James Snider was born in eastern Vir- ginia, in 181 1, and his wife was born at Rome, N. Y., in [819. James Snider came west at a very early day, and for a few years stopped at Cincinnati, where he cleared a place and built a cabin. In 1830, he left Ohio, and came to Indiana, settling once more in the woods, and working to clear off his land, oi which he accumulated a large portion, and made a fortune, although in later years he lost snme of his hard-earned money. By his lii -1 marriage h< became the father of chil- dren as follows: Mary V. Catherine, Sally, Lavina, Henry and Sarah. By his marriage wiili the mothei of Alonzo he had children: Alonzo, Lizzie, Abbie, Wilson, Emma, Clara and Ida. In politics he was an act've Demo- crat, but never aspired to office, nor did he belong to an> fraternal associations. He was .111 old school Baptist, and always displayed true charity, Christian kindliness, and was a manly man, who could both trust and be trusted. \lonzo Snider has always been a farmer, and thoroughly understands his work. At present he owns a fine farm of ninety-six acres, all of which is under excellent culti- vation except twelve acres of timber, some of which is very fine. His orchard is one of the best in the township, containing 500 cherry trees and 400 plum trees and on the remainder of his land he carries on general farming. He raises hogs for the market, and he generally carries some 100 head. He built his present pleasant home, and made all the improvements, doing a good deal of ditching, and putting in 800 rods of tile. In addition to his farm. Mr. Snider owns four lots in the city, and is one of the substantial men of the locality. Although a good Democrat, he has never aspired to office. He is an earnest member of the Baptist Church, in which faith he was reared, and he gives lib- erally towards the support of the church. Although social by nature, he does not be- long to any secret associations, but has many friends in the community. His success in every respect is unquestioned, and the future looks bright before him. In 1866, Mr. Snider was married to Nancy J. White, daughter of George and Nancy (Martin) White, the former of whom was horn in Clermont count}. Ohio, in 1801. and the latter in 1802, in the same place. By occupation Mr. White was always a farmer, and in 1837, came to Indiana and entered land. He did a great deal of hard work, and finally became possessed of 320 acres of land in addition to a considerable fortune in money. His death occurred March 23, 1883. The following children were horn to him: John. Dinah. Levi, Thomas, Martin, George W.. James I... Sarah E. and Nancy Jane. In political matters he was a Democrat, al- though he never took an active part in local affairs. His religious views made him a Baptist, and he was always very welcome in the church. Mr. and Mrs. Snider had an in- teresting family of eight children: Lulu, Sa- rah A., and an infant died young; Carey A.. married Myrtle , and is now an elec- trician: Alice L. married Thomas Lobb. a blacksmith; John M. married Gussie Rontier, and is a farmer near his father's estate; Charles is also an electrician: India E. is a milliner of Chicago. The good influence exercised in any com- munity by such a family can scarcely he over- estimated. The father by his integrity and ability to work and ably manage his affairs, -el- an example to others, which is strength- ened by the fact that his success has been at- < OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1027 tained without his transgressing the teachings of the Golden Rule. Along the same lines his sons have planned their lives, while his lent wife anil daughters have shown what women of America can do today in their h 'ines. J< >IL\ B. TAYLOR, late one of the highly esteemed residents of Anderson, hid.. was born in Hendricks county, Ind., Feb. 9, 1834, son of Bryant and Margaret (Fox) Taylor. Mr. Taylor sprang from Scotch-Irish stuck of Colonial Virginia, and was of the same original family as that from which came President Zachary Taylor. The great-grand- father of John B. Taylor was a Virginian and a Revolutionary soldier, as was his son, John. The latter removed to North Carolina, and settled near Salem, Randolph county, where he became a substantial citizen and county judge. Jle married at Hightower, a sister of Sterling Hightower, a wealthy slave holder along the river of that name. Grandmother Taylor inherited 100 slaves from her father. but these were set free during the Civil war and large planing mills owned by the High- tower family were destroyed. John Taylor was the father of nine children: Anderson, Bryant, Murphy, Wilson, John, James, Polly, Rebecca and Lucinda. John Taylor removed. with his family to Indiana and settled in Wayne county about [828, the removal being made as both Mr. and .Mrs. Taylor were op- to slavery and wished to settle in a free State. They located on Green Fork, where Mr. Taylor spent the remainder of his life in retirement. All of his children settled in Wayne county except Bryant. Judge Tay- lor, as he was familiarly called, died in 1835 in Green Fork, aged sixty-live years, in the faith of the Methodist Church. His son. An- derson was a soldier in the war of 18 12 when but a boy. Bryant Taylor, son of John 1!.. was born in 1805, near Salem. Randolph county. \. C, and received a limited common school ed- ucation. He was a blacksmith and wa- gonmaker, and this trade he carried on alter coming to Indiana. He was mar- ried near Danville. Hendricks county. Ind.. to Margaret Fox, born in North Carolina, daughter of Friends or Quakers, who were of French Huguenot extrac- tion, the original name being DeFoix. Her grandfather, says tradition. tied from trance on account of religious pi cution. After marriage Bryant Taylor set Ued in Stringtown, near Amo, and opened a blacksmith and wagon shop, also purchasing land, mi which he lived some years, after which he removed to Plainfield, where he opened a shop about 1 84 5 , buying land north of that place. His wife died in [858, and he was married (second) in Madison county, near Elwood, to Sarah Stansberrv. and by tins union there were no children. By the first marriage there were these children : John B., David A., James D.. William H. H., Jacob \\'.. Alexander and Mary E. Bryant Taylor not only had five sons in the Civil war, but enlisted himself. He was over fifty-five years of age, and was refused enlistment, as he had gray hair. He then had his hair and beard colored, and was ac- cepted as a private of Company A, 19th Ind. V. I., Capt. Isaac May, Lieutenant Make- peace, in May, 1861, to serve three years or during the war. He served about sixteen months, as a good, faithful soldier, and was discharged on account of increasing years. After his second marriage he settled north of Elwood, where he died in November, 1889, 111 the faith of the Methodist Church. Mr. Taylor was an original Republican, and voted for John ( '. Fremont and later for Abraham Lincoln, both terms. John I'.. Taylor was about ten years of age when he went with his father and the family to Plainfield, and his education was secured in the common schools, after leaving which he conducted a notion business for four years, later engaging in the plasterer's trade. lie was married in Anderson, Sept. 23, [860, to Margaret VanXort. horn Dec. jo. [839, in Madison county, Ind.. daughter of William and Sarah (Bailey) VanXort. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Taylor settled in An- derson, where he engaged in plastering and acting until his enlistment, Aug. 17. iSo_>. as a private of Company R. [6th Ind. V. J.. Capt. Charles Doxey, for three years or dur- ing the war. He served out his time and was honorably discharged July 20. [865, at Indian apolis, Ind.. having participated in the follow ing battles: Chickasaw Bayou, \)vc. 27. [862, Chickasaw Bluffs, Dec. 20, [862: Arkansas Post, Jan. 11. [863, Magnolia Hill. May 1. [863 : Port l iibson, May 1, 1863 : Port Gib- son, Max j. [863; Raymond. Miss., Max 10. [863; Champion Hills. May 10. [863; Big Black River. Ma) 17. [863: fighting hi IOjS i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD burg, Ma\ i", [863 : charge at \ icksburg, May jo, [863; assault and charge .May 22, [863; siege at Vicksburg, from May 22 to July 4 and general attack; Jacks, ,n. Miss., July 9, 1863; skirmish near Jackson, July 14. 15, m. 1863. Mounted: March to Fori Donelson, marching 150 miles from Sept. 26 to 30, 1863; skirmish near New Iberia, in October, [863; skirmishes Vermillion Bayou, 1 ict. 9, [863; skirmishes, Vermillionville, < let. i". [863; skirmish Morton's Plantations, 1 let. 11, [863; skirmish at Van Coteau, I let. 10. i< v o^; Vermillion Bayou, Nov. 5. [863; St. Martinsville, Nov. 10. 1863 ; batt i amp Pratt and capture, \Mv. jo, [863; skir- mish at Bayou Portage, Nov. 23, [863; skir- mish and capture near Grand Lake, Nov. 4, [863; skirmish at Vermillionville, La., Nov. 25, 1863; skirmish near New Iberia, Nov. 27, [863; skirmish near Franklin, Nov. 28, [863; Moore's Sugar House, on Red River Plantation, March 14, 1864; skirmish Bayou Rapids. March 20, 1804; capture of Hender- son Hill, March 21, [864; skirmish at Grand I core, La., April 10. 1S04: skirmish at Natchitoches, La., April 20, [864; skirmish at the same place, April 21 ; skirmish near Cloutersville, April 22, 1864; Cloutersville, April J4, [864; above the Falls, Alexandria, La., April jo, [864; Governor .Moore's sugar house, May 4. [864; below Alexandria. May 30, [864 ; skirmish \\ bison's Landing, May 14, [864; skirmish near Markersville, La., May 15. 1864; Markersville Prairie, May Hi, [864; Yellow Bayou, May 18, 1864; skirmish al the Atchafalaya river, May 19, [864; Mor ganza Bend, May [3, [864; skirmish at La- Fourche, and capture of three suns, Sept. 11. [864; skirmish at St. Labadie, Sept. <), [864; near Houma, (Jet. 11. [864; skirmish at La- Blanc Plantation, Nov. 11, 1804; with Capt. Whitaker's men, [8th La.. April 4, and skir- mish with same April 10, 18(15, captured one lieutenant and fifteen privates; skirmish and capture of ('apt. 11. C. Brown and five men near Bayou Soula, La.. April 19, 1S05; skir- mish with same and capture of ten men, \pril 4. 18(15 ; skirmish and capture of Lieut. Smith and three men. May 1 J. 18(15. Lieu- tenant Taylor was always a faithful soldier, and did his full duty faithfully and cheer- fully. lie had four brothers in the Civil war; ('apt. James D. M., of Wilder's famous brig- Company ( 1. 17th Ind. ; David A., pri- vate Company B, 17th Ind.; William II. H., scout. Company G, 17th Ind., and Jacob V'., sergeant in 57th Ind. Inf., who died from the effects of army life on the day following his return from the war. Capt. James D. M. Taylor was shot and killed in a personal en- counter with den. N. B. Forrest, at Ebenezer Church, Ala., April 2, [865, after he had served through the war four years. He was the only Indiana soldier to have a pet encounter with a prominent Confederat cer. Twenty-six men were killed from tain Taylor's company in this charge, and Gen. Forrest was wounded by Capt. I who spurred his horse directly upon him and struck him upon the head with his sabre. tun. Forrest later said that he would not have killed the brave Union officer exc save his own life. Lieut. John I',. Taylor was promoted meritorious conduct to be second lieutenant i 1 ompany K, loth Ind. Inf., and was mus- tered out as such. At the battle of Jackson, Miss., he received a concussion of the brain from a cannon ball which passed directly over his head, knocking him from his horse, and he also received a sabre thrust from a Con- federate patrol in the night at Xew Iberia. He was dispatch bearer at the battle of Grand Ecore and at Natchitoches, .Miss., April id, [864, to Gen. A. L. Lee. He was captured in the big woods between these places, by mounted Confederate cavalry, anil on his arms being demanded, drew both revolvers and discharged them, wounding one man and so surprising the other that he made his es- cape, as he was not even dismounted, and al- though tired upon, he reached the Union lines, delivering his dispatches in safetly to ( ieneral Lee. After the war Lieut. Taylor settled in Anderson and engaged in plastering and con- tract work, in which he became very success- ful. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, and in his political •.lows ] 1C U as a Republican. He belonged to Major May Post, ( i. A. R., the Masonic Lodge of Ambrose, the 1. < 1. O. F. and the Red Men. To Lieut, and Mrs. Taylor were born these children: Ida M., born Sept. 23, l86l, married I). C. Jones, of Indianapolis; Flora D., born March 23, [866, married Lewis M. Moore, of Newcastle; Minnie E., born 5, (868, married lb F. Jones, an electrician of Chicago; Woodie Fern, born July 31, 1873 ; Chauncey Ik, born July 7, 1875, mar- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1029 ried Bessie Sipp, and they reside in [ndianap- olis; Claude ( . >.. born Oct. 7. [877, married Kate Harrison, of Anderson; and Edith Al- rn Aug. 3, [880. Mr. Taylor died < »ct. 23, [906, and his widow is now a resident of Newcastle, Indiana. HIRAM T. PEARCY, a well-known ■ of Washington township, whose line- farm of 285 aeres is located within two and one-half miles of Martinsville, was born Nov. 5, 1858, in Greene township, Morgan county, lii'l. a son of Henry and Lavina (Whitesitt) Pearcy. Thirteen children were born to these parents, the seven members of the family who still survive being: Robert. John, George, Van Buren, Mary (wife of Eli Thomas), Charity (wife of William Adams), and Hi- ram Tilford, of Washington township. (An- cestral data of the Pearcy family will be found in the sketch of Van B. Pearcy.) Hiram T. Pearcy was reared in Greene ship and attended the district schools. Until the death of his mother and his own marriage, he resided at home, but in [889 he to Washington town-hip and purchased his present valuable farm. Mr. Pearcy is practical in his methods and has improved his rty, making it one of the excellent farms of this locality. He has raised cattle, hogs, horses and grain, and at present owns and op- erates the Clear Creek Dairy, having thirty tine-bred cows. Dec. 22, 1883, he was married to Miss Laura B. Perry, daughter of John and Eliza- beth 1 Day ) Perry, and the children born to this union are: Ara, < >la A. (married Roscoe Bailey and has one son, Roscoe Vernon), Geor- gia. Halcie Hazel. Mabel B., Ruth Estalete, i Wayne, Morris Davis and Harlan Delbert. Mrs. Pearcy's parents were 5 of Indiana and lived in Mor- gan county, the three survivors of their fam- ily of six children being: Mrs. Pearcy; Ar- mina Catherine, wife of Joseph Gillaspy; and 1 Mice, wife of John W. Pearcy. Stephen Perry, the paternal grand lather of Mrs. Pearcy, had a family of five children, one of lohn 1 '< 1 1 ) . becoming the father of Mrs. Pearcy. He followed fanning all his lif as a vocation. During the Civil war he served as a soldier. His death occurred in 1881, at the age of forty-two years, his wife- surviving him but three mouths, .lying aged thirty-six years. Both parents were members VIethodist Church. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Pearcy were David and Manila (Thompson) Day, the former of whom was a native of In- diana and a farmer b\ occupation until his death in middle life. Mrs. Day reside- in Boone county, End., and her mother, Eliza- beth Thompson, was a venerable resident of fohnson county, and lived near the Morgan count) line. She died in [904, when ninety- eight years 1 del. Mrs. Pearcy is a valued member of the Methodist Church. In politics, Mr. Pearcy is identified with the Democratic party. DR. JOHN M. FISHER, a successful practitioner of medicine and surgery, and a most highly valued citizen of Lapel, Madison countv, Ind., is a representative of one of the oldest pioneer families of Madison county. The Fishers are of Scotch. German and Irish descent. Benjamin Fisher, the grand- father of our subject, was born in Maryland, and there married Hannah Atherton. After his marriage he moved t" Clermont count}-. ( )hio. He had the following children: John, Charles and Mary. Benjamin Fisher moved to Indiana from Ohio, by way of wagon, and settled at Strawtown. on White river. There were but few families at this time at Straw- town, the place being an Indian trading post. The Indian trader, a man named Shintapper, had the post there, owning a brick house surrounded by a pole fence. He was in the habit of selling the Indians large quan- tities of whiskey, and while they*were drunk abusing them, thus gaining their ill will. This si, enraged the Indians that they determined to kill him. setting the day upon which to carry out the deed. Shintap- per was not aware of this, nor were any cither of the whites, and when the da) set hail arrived, the white settlers of the neighborhood had collected at the trad- ing post to assist the trader in rais- ing a log cabin, which he had just started. Not expecting the large party of whites the Indians came armed only with knives and tomahawks, while the set- ters, not expecting trouble, were nut armed in any way. The Indians were in their war paint and in an Ugly mood, demanding Shin tapper from the settlers, and making them ac- quainted with their design. \fter a parley with the red-skins, the whites induced them tn give them time to counsel with the trader. who, greatly alarmed, begged them to defend I03 o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD him, and to his entreaties were added those of in Jackson township, to Lucy Jam- Bushby, his wife and children. While not condoning daughter of Thomas Busby, a pioneer of that his treatment of the Indians, the settlers were township. Mrs. Fisher was born in Green- at once ready to defend him, and so informed brier county, Va. After their marriage the the Indians. The latter, becoming enraged at couple settled on the farm of Thomas Busby, this, endeavored to force their way through and then for a time lived with Mr. Fisher's the gate into the enclosure, but were beaten stepfather, Benoni Freed. Mr. Fisher finally hack by the clubs in the hands of the white settled on White river, on what was known as men, who forced them through the gate and the White River farm, which he partly followed them outside. During the melee an cleared. This he later sold to settle on the Indian knocked a settler down, and was on McDole farm. In the early forties he bought the point of scalping him. when he was him- a stock of goods from William and Benjamin self killed by a blow from a mattock handle Sylvester, fitted up a building, and opened a in the hands of another settler. The encoun- general store, which he operated for many ter then began in earnest, and the whites, years, discontinuing it some time during the seeing themselves outnumbered and unarmed Civil war. He lived in the village of Fishers- as they were, retreated to the enclosure, to burg, and owned a farm of 160 acres which find that Benjamin Fisher, of their party, had extended to the town. He also improved two fallen, and, having been struck on the head by other farms, one of 140 and one of 160 acres a tomahawk, had been killed. Recovering the in another county, and owned the farm upon body of their dead warrior the Indians then which Dr. Fisher now lives, of 130 acres, retreated. The following night the trader, Mr. Fisher has now' given most of his prop- Shintapper escaped down the White river in a erty to his children, retaining but a small hark canoe, and was never heard of after- farm for himself. The children born to Mr. ward. and Mrs. Fisher were: Thomas L., orderly Mrs. Fisher, the widow of Benjamin sergeant in Company I, 39th Bid. V. 1., now Fisher, was left to fight her own way in the deceased; John M. ; Melinda S.. who married world ami care for the three children. She Dr. Jacob Horter, of Anderson; and Lewis remained but a short time at Strawtown. re- W., deceased. Charles Fisher was instru- moving with her children to what is now mental in establishing the first postoffice in Fishersburg, and settling on what is now Fishersburg, and he continued to hold the known as the Conrad farm. Here the stout- office of postmaster throughout his business hearted pioneer mother had relatives who as- career. A strong Democrat, he served as sisted her. John and William Fisher, brothers trustee of Stony Creek township for one of Benjamin. Mrs. Fisher afterward mar- term. He and his estimable wife were mem- ried Benoni Freel, who, in 1828, settled on bers of the Methodist Church, which he as the banks of Stony Creek, on Section 21, sisted to establish in his community, and of near the David Conrad farm. Here he built which he was a liberal supporter. He was ;i the first log cabin in Stony ("reek township, very successful business man. and during his Charles Fisher, the father of Dr. Fisher, long and active career accumulated a hand- was born Dec. 14, 1819, in Clermont county, some competency. He is still living, well Ohio, near Goshen. His parents moved to past four score years. Always a very tem- [ndiana in 1820. when he was about one year perate and moral man. he is highly esteemed old. while his brother John, the eldest child and respected for his sturdy worth. Mrs. of the family, was about five years old at the Fisher died Sept. 16, 1886. time. Charles Fisher was brought up in the Dr. John M. Fisher was born Sept. 1. Indiana woods, and received but little school- 1845, in Fishersburg. He was brought up to ing. learning to read and write, however, and farm work, assisting on the home farm, and to do a successful business. Unlike the other spent the greater part of his youth clerking pioneers, (harks Fisher was not a hunter, in his father's store. He received a common giving his entire time to agricultural pursuits, school education, while his medical studies and it is said that in his whole life he killed were prosecuted at the Medical University, but one deer. If asked about this he would Louisville, Ky., which he attended in [867, always say he was too poor to hunt, and had 1868 and 1869, in which latter year he was to depend upon agriculture for his food, graduated. He first studied with Drs. Jacob When about twenty years old he was married, llarter ami Olden at Fishersburg, and later a lMMEMORATI\ E Bit 'GRAPHICAL RED iRD 103 1 with Dr. Daniel Cook. Dr. Fisher began the practice of medicine in 1869, choosing the town of Fishersburg as his field of profes- sional labor, ami here he lias carried on a successful 1 practice ever since, with the ex- ception of five years. In September, [883, lie removed to 1 Iswego, Kan-., where he re- mained one year, in [884 locating in Spring- field, Mo. For several years he practiced medicine in several different towns in Mis- souri', and finally located in Shell City, that Mate, where lie successfully engaged in a real estate business f< r a few years. In [888 he returned to Fishersburg, after spending a short time in Logansport and Middletown. Dr. Fisher was married May 7, 1872, in Fishersburg, to Miss Martha A. Taylor, born Dec. 2, 1847, near Pendleton, tnd., daughter of lames and Mary Taylor. James Taylor was a substantial farmer, who settled near Pendleton. Mrs. Fisher died May 10. 1881, leaving these children: llervey W., horn April 25, 1S74; and Grace J. Stanford, born July 21. [877. Dr. Fisher was united in marriage (second) in West Chester. Ohio, Sept. 5, [882, to Addie M. Bishop, born Feb. 25, 1854. daughter of Dr. Preston and Mary E. 1 Ford) Bishop, the former of whom is an old and well known physician 'if Ohio. He belonged to a family of physicians, among whom were: Dr. X. \Y. Bishop, of Loveland. Ohio; Dr. L. W. Bishop, of Batavia, Ohio; and Dr. Reuben Bishop, deceased. Dr. Pres- ton Bishop is still living and makes his home in Clinton county, < >hi< 1. Dr. Fisher and his wife are members of the Methodist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the county and Slate medical societies, and is very pop- ular in In ah 1 irganizations. M. D. NICHOLSON, who has been re- siding on his valuable farm of sixty acres in Castleton, tnd., since 1889. is one of the representative agriculturists of Marion county, and a veteran of the ( nil war. Mr. Nicholson was horn Nov. 1, [839, in Wayne county, lnd.. son of Joseph ami Sallie Nich- olson. John Nicholson, grandfather of M. D., was horn in Guilford, N. C, and there mar- ried Mary Jester, by whom he had these chil- dren: Andrew, Joseph, Taylor, Sarah. Mar- garet and William. At an early da) John Nicholson settled in Henry county, lnd.. and he died near Newcastle, at the advanced age of ninety-two years, lie was a member of the United Brethren Church. Joseph Nicholson was horn in North < at olina. and was an early settler of Wayne comity, lnd., where he became a prominent agriculturist and at one time held the office of school director, lie died aged eighty- three years, in the faith of the United breth- ren Church. His children were: John. garet, Mary, Willis. Nimrod. Robert, Tayli r, M. D., Elizabeth, William and Jesse, all horn and reared in Wayne count}-. M. 1). Nicholson was reared on his father's farm and received his education in hools of hi- locality, enlisting at Rich- mond, lnd.. < let. 3, 1861, as a private in Corn- pan) A. 36th lnd. Y. I.. Capt. William Wilds, to serve three years or during the war, and was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., in October, 1864. His service was in Ken- tucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and he was in a number of battles and skirmishes too numerous to mention. He was taken sick at Nashville, was in the hospital six months, and after his partial recover) was made nurse in the hospital, serving as such for fifteen months. He was then transferred to the in- valid corps, doing guard duty, and after his discharge went to Louisville, l\\.. to care for the army horses, the war having net yet closed. He was ever a faithful and efficient si lider, and his record is one of which any man might be proud. After the war Mr. Nicholson returned to Indiana and in 1889 located on his present farm of sixty acres, for which he paid $60 an acre, and which is now worth $125 per acre. He is one of the good, prac- tical farmers of his community, ami is a leader in any project that has for its object the betterment of his locality. He and Mrs. Nicholson are members of the Friends Church. On Dec. _■>>. [868, in Greens Fork, Wayne county, lnd., Mr. Nicholson was married to Nancy Ellen Cole, born in Wayne county, daughter of William and Eliza (Faucett) Cole, and granddaughter of William Faucett, an early settler of Greens hoik. Wayne connt\. of English birth. Mrs. Nicholson died in March. [895, without issue. William Cole was a Farmer of Randolph count)-, lnd.. where he died aged sevent) years. His chil- dren were: John. Eliza, William. Everett, Caroline. Martha. Jane and Nancy Ellen. Mr. Nicholson's second marriage was to 1 032 O >MMEM< IRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED »RD Mrs. Emma E. Jackson, born March [6, [860, in Marian county, End., daughter oi [esse and Catherine (Flanagan) Klepfer, and widow of William H. Jackson, who was a substantial farmer of Hancock county, link. and son of Christopher C. Jackson. By her first marriage Mrs. Nicholson had four chil- dren: Daniel Elmer, lose A., Lemuel Roy and Anna Elizabeth. To Mr. and Mrs. Nich- olson have been born two children: Esther lona and Louis D. Jesse Klepfer, father of Mrs. Nicholson, was born in 1820 in Pennsylvania, of Penn- sylvania ( ierman stock, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Snyder) Klepfer, the former of whom came to Marion county and settled near ( )akland about 1833. entering his land from the C. S. Government and clearing a 200 acre farm, where he spent the rest of his life. His children were: Jesse, Simon. Lewi-. Noah, Franklin, Aaron, Polly and Jesse Klepfer was thirteen years of age when he came to Marion comity with his father, having first lived in Wayne comity for one year. He bought 130 acres near Cas- tleton, and cleared a farm from the woods, making a good home. He died in 1887. in Indianapolis. His first wife, Catherine Flan- agan, bore him these children: Henry L., Terry. Commodore. Jesse Welby, Vanderline, General, Emma Ellen. George B., McCloud, and Joseph H. His second wife. Savilla Jane Lynch (nee Clair) bore him four children, nanieh : Aha C. Walter. Jesse M. and Iva. DAVID BENJAMIN" WILSON, mem- ber of the firm of D. Ik Wilson & Son. lead- ing funeral directors of Shelbyville, Ind., and ili, oldest established firm of undertakers in this city, was horn in Montgomery county,. Ohio, Nov. 27, 1836, son of David Ik and Cordelia A. (Brown) Wilson, natives of cotland and Virginia, respectively. David Ik Wilson. Sr., was horn in Glas- gow. Scotland, in 171*7. a,,( ' came to America in 1820. lie died in l'aducah, Kv.. in 1 SS 1 . The early life of David Benjamin Wilson was spent in Dayton, Ohio, where he was educated in the public schools. In 1852, he located a! Paducah, Kv., and in 1N72 came to Shelb> \ ilk-, where for several years he engaged in carriage manufacturing. In [880, he entered tiie undertaking business, in which he has since been successfully engaged. Mr. Wilson enjoys great personal popularity, and is well known throughout Shelby county. His gen- tle, sympathetic manner and thoughtful care for the afflicted members of a family when he is called to perform the last sad offices make him. warm personal friends, who appreciate his services beyond any mere pecuniary con- siderate hi. In politics he is identified with the Demo- cratic party, and he cast his first presidential vote in 1856 for James Buchanan. He was whiskey inspector under the administration of Andrew Johnson, and in 1879 and 1880, he was doorkeeper of the Indiana House of Representatives. He is a member of the Ma- sonic order, of the K. of P., and is popular in both organizations. In religious faith he- is an Episcopalian. On Aug. 16, 1858, Mr. Wilson was mar- ried to Miss Ellen Bolan, a native of Ireland. and a daughter of Thomas and Maria 1 Stew- art) Bolan. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson: Emma C, wife of Charles W. Ward; and Thomas D. Mr. Wil- son was one of the promotors, is a stock- holder, president and general manager of the Mutual Telephone Company, of Shelbyville ; is a stockholder of the Farmers National Bank; in the Forest Hill Cemetery Associ- ation, and in the Eagle Range factory of Shelbyville. In 1892, he admitted his son. Thomas D., to partnership in the undertak- ing business, which since then has borne its present title.. Like his father, Thomas I). Wilson is a practical undertaker, and is a young man of much promise in various lines of activity. ABEL HUFFMAN, a wealthy farmer of Marion county, who has lived all his life within a radius of ten miles from Acton, was horn in fohnson county, June 6, 1842, son of Aaron and Jemima (Wells) Huffman, both natives of Kentucky. The grandfather, Sol- omon, was from Virginia, but he left there in his early days and settled in Kentucky, where his son \aroii was horn in [805. Aaron Huffman left Kentucky in 1 S21 >. and settling in Marion connt\- took tip eighty acres of government land, cleared it for farming, and made his permanent home there, lie also followed the tinner's trade and. was one of the first tinners in the region. He was a Democrat, though not an active one. He <,;,i a member of the Baptist Church and a successful man in his evcrvdav affairs. Ih died in [875 and his wife. Jemima Wells, a >MMEM< >R VTIVE BI( (GRAPHICAL REC( >RD 1033 born in [807, passed away in [899. Hiej nail seven children: Minerva, Harriet, Mil- ton, Martha, all deceased; Elizabeth A.; \li.l: and Noah A., living at Acton. Abel Huffman is a fanner and the owner of a valuable piece of property of ninet) two acres, valued at $100 an acre. Eight years of his years were passed in Shelb) county, but .1.1- twenty years he has lived on his pres- ent homestead, which he ha- improved and brought to a high state of cultivation, lie has pen successful as a farmer, and is one of the wealthy and prominent men of his sec- tion, a position won entirely by his own hard work. He is not a lodge man. In politics a Democrat, he is at present one of the su- pervisors of the township. Mr. Huffman was married in 1871 to Miss Sarah J. Halfaker, and to them two daughters have been born: Addie M., the elder, married George Heck, a farmer of Johnson county : and Eva is the wife of A. Heck, likewise a farmer. Both daughters have been given good educations, and they are musical in their tastes, having well trained; each is organist in a church. The parents of Mrs. Sarah J. Huffman were Charles and Violet (Buchanan) Half- aker. The father came from Virginia and settled first in Bartholomew county, and later in Johnson county. He cleared land there in the early days, lived in a log cabin and farmed in summer, while in winter he was the shoemaker for the whole neighborhood. He was an industrious and energetic man, and was very prosperous. He was a German by descent and his father came from the re- gion of the river Rhine, (harks Halfaker the father of six children: Sarah J., Mrs. Huffman; Elizabeth, deceased; John II.; Zerelda S. : Charles, deceased: and Mar- tha. Mrs. Halfaker died in t86l, and her husband in [880, aged sevent) two. He was emocrat, but took no active part in poli- tics. PHILLIP LEACH, late a fanner and plasterer by trade, who was residing in Alex- andria, Ind.. at the time of his death, Ma\ J. ,vas born in Henry county, Ind.. Nov. 4. 1833, the son of John and Nancy ( Moyei 1 1 ach. The Leach family is an old one, dating hack to Colonial days in Virginia. Walter, grandfather of Phillip, was born cm the east side of the Blue Ridge mountains, in the Shenandoah vallev, and he remained there till well into manhood. During the war of [812, he served in the army. He was quite famous a- a wagoner, and made six-week trips, hauling g Is in .1 big w igon drawn l>v six horses, from Baltimore to Ohio. He finally settled in the latter State, in Clermont count) , dying there when nearly too years of age. His children were as follows: Sarah. wife of Jacob Moyer; Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Beehimer ; Nancy, who married a resi- lient of Clermont county; John; William and Samuel. John I. each was born in Virginia and re- mained there till after his marriage to Miss Nancy Meyer. Mrs. Leach was horn in Penn- sylvania, of old Dutch stock, and was brought bv her parents to \ irginia, where she grew up. The newly wedded pair went at once to Clermont county, Ohio. where they settled en rented land, some years earlier than the elder Mr. Leach's removal to that point. There they re- mained till [832-33, when John Leach moved his family to Henry county, Ind.. in- tending to settle there. He was not satisfied. however, and after only one year returned to Clermont county, rented land in the bottoms around Ten Mile creek, and made his home there for thirty-nine years. When quite ad- vanced in years he left his farm, moved to Shelbyville, Ilk. and there at the home of his son Edgar, he died at the age of eighty- seven years. His wife had died in Septem- ber. 1888. aged seventy-five. They were members of the New Lighl Church. Origi- nally a Jacksonian Democrat in politics, Mr. Leach was a strong Union man. and after his own sons joined the arm) he voted for Lin- o 'In. There were nine children, namely : Susannah; John Walter; Charlotte; I'hillip: Andy, in Company I'.. 80th < >. V. I., who en- listed for a year and was shot and instantly killed by rebel sharpshooters during a skir- mish on Kenesaw Mountain; Louise; Lafay- ette, who was in many battles as a Zouave in the 14th Illinois regiment; Ellen; and Ed- gar. I'hillip Leach was the only one of the family born in Indiana, but lie was reared in Mlii,.. his parents returning there when he was hut five months old. During the winters he was able to attend the little log school for some weeks each year, hut his education was very limited and most of his time was spent in work on the farm. So expert did he be- come in cutting wood in particular that at i ' >3 i < OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the aye of sixteen he could cut and stack eight ci nils of cord wood in a day. He re- mained at home till he was twenty-one. doing considerable teaming as well as farm work, while for four years he regularly drove a four horse team to Cincinnati. < >n July 3, [859, Mr. Leach was married at Pleasant 11 ill, near Batavia, Clermont cqunty, to Miss Malissa Behymer, who was horn at that point Sept. 25, [842. They remained in Clermonl county, renting a farm, until the war broke out, and then .Mr. Leach enlisted, although he was obliged to leave his wife with their two children dependent on her. On Aug. 11. [862, Phillip I. each enlisted as a private in Company B., 89th O. V. I.. to serve three years. After leaving Lam]) Denison, he was on duty in Kentucky, West Virginia., Tennessee. Georgia, North ( aro- lina and Virginia, and participated in the bat- tles of ('amp Taylor, Fayetteville, Flat-top Mountain i\a.), Nashville, Nashville Pike, Lookout Mountain. Missionary Ridge. Chick- amauga, on the Cumberland River, and in a cavalry charge on the bottoms of the Ten- nessee ri\er. besides many skirmishes. He was once struck in the neck by a bullet, but it only cut the skin. At Chickamauga bis whole regiment, which had gone to the front with its lull complement of 1.000 men. but which was then reduced to only 150 officers and men. was captured, and there began a long period of suffering for Mr. Leach. The prisoners were first taken to headquarters to be shown there, and were confined meantime in a log house in the woods. They were next taken to Atlanta. Ga., where they were marched through the city to be gazed at by the populace, and then after three days they were loaded onto box cars and taken to Belle Lie for ten days, all this being merely pre- liminary to the real hardships which fol- lowed. Early in ( Ictober the prisoners were taken to Libby prison, kept there two months and then removed to Danville. During the eight months in Danville the captives were confined in an old tobacco warehouse, sev- eral hundred on each floor. < )n going into battle just before he was captured Mr, 1 .each bad left behind a blouse, coat, two shirts and a cap, and bad only a dollar in money in his pockets. In- prison, having no overcoat or blanket be suffered terribly from the cold, while the lack of Food and water added to the misery. The daily rations were a piece of corn bread about three inches square, and a small scrap of mule meat, while at ten each morning a half cup of drinking water was given each man. Water for all other pur- poses was entirely lacking, so that the men could not even wash their faces. The prison was unspeakably filthy and soon scurvy broke out. Mr. Leach was one of its victims and having no medical attendance was fearfully reduced. About fifteen days before he was exchanged he was placed in the Danville hos- pital, and enjoyed once more the comforts of clean heckling, plentiful food and good nurs- ing. He was taken to Richmond on a box car ami from there to a fort, where he was at last exchanged. When he reached Annapolis he bad become so reduced that instead of the 165 pounds he weighed on enlisting, he showed barely ninety-five pounds. He re- mained in a hospital in Pennsylvania, from .Vug. 4, 18(4, till he was finally discharged at Little York, May 25, 18(15, having a splendid record for duty faithfully performed in every detail. After the war Mr. Leach rejoined his wife and family in Shelbyville, 111., and in a short time he rented land in Shelby county. 111. He went next to Shelbyville, where he learned the plasterer's trade and worked at it nine years. At the end of that time he made his home for a while in Madi- son county, [nd., where he rented property, and then in i8cjij came to Alexandria, bought a couple of lots there and built the home in which he was residing at the time of his death. He also owned about an acre of ground there. Mr. Leach was known as one of the good Republicans of the place, having voted that ticket since the days of John ('. Fremont and of Lincoln, lie was an hon- ored member of Alexander Post, of the < ■. \. R. lie and his wife were members of the United Brethren denomination, having joined that church in Shelby county. Mr. and Mrs. Leach had three children. two sons and a daughter. (1) Alice, born Nov. ,?, i860, is the wife of Nathan Hall, a farmer in Madison county. Their children are: Maud; Adda; Delphia ; Clara; Hugh; Melissa, who died aged seventeen; Ira; Earl; George D. ; Philip; Charles and Bessie, who both lived only to the age of two years. 1 2 ) M011/0 is a plasterer and farmer in Madison county. He married Miss Leona Shelley, and has hw children, James A. Logan. Ev- art, Edgar, Benjamin and Raymond. 1 3) lolin. married Miss Stella Tatinan, of Alexan- I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1035 dria. Their five children are named Edna Pearl, Leroy Kenneth. Carl Clifton, Edith Elizabeth and Westle) [rvin. There is also one great-grandchild, Peter Leach, born Jan. t6, [901. The Behymer family to which Mrs. Ma- lissa Leach belongs is of old Pennsylvania Dutch stock on both sides. The grandfather, facob Behymer, was a pioneer farmer in Cler- mont county, ( )hio, where he became the owner of several hundred acres of land and was a man of importance in the community. He died at his home at an advanced age, a firm adherent of the Methodist Church. By his wife, Betsey (Warson) Behymer, he had seven children, Daniel, Elias, Adam, John. Solomon, Elizabeth and Judy. Adam Behymer inherited seventy-five acres of land, clearing it from the woods. When the gold fever broke out, with three companions, Rufe, Ike Bowles and Lance Hill, he made the journey to California, rid- ing across the plains on a mule. During his three years absence he engaged in mining and was moderately successful as he brought some gold hack with him. and kept a share in the claim and prospects which the Other two men remained behind to work. Mr. Behymer was killed accidentally on his farm when he was about sixty years old. and his wife, who was a Miss Susan Matox, died at the age of fifty-five. They had four children. Alonzo. Malissa. Missouri and Beaumon. Beaumon served in the Civil war as a fifer, as lie was too small to carry a musket. Ik- was only fourteen when he enlisted and was obliged to stand on his tiptoes to pass muster at Camp Denison. Alonzo Behymer served in the 5th Ohio Cavalry. AXAXIAS GUY, attorney-at-law of Ar- cadia. Hamilton county, Ind.. and a brilliant member of his profession, was horn at No- blesville, Ind.. Sept. 1. [845, son of William 11. and Louisa (Thompson) Guy, born in Virginia and Delaware, respectively, and married in Indiana. John Guy, father of William II.. was a native of Scotland, who came to the United State- .11 an early day. settling in Virginia. Later attracted by the possibilities of Indiana, he removed to this State, and here died. lie had a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, and of them William H. Guy was the third in order of birth. William li. Guv was reared in Virginia, but came to Indiana about [838, and located at Noblesville. Being by trade a harness- maker, he found ready employment and lived honored and respected until his demise in 1850. His widow survived him until [874, when she, too. passed away. Loth were con- sistent members of the Methodist Church. and were thoroughly g 1 and devout people. In politics, at the time of his death, the father was a Wilis'. Three children were born to William H. Guy, one. James ('., who married and resides at Indianapolis, by a former mar- riage; and two by the mother of our subject: Ananias; and William II., who lives in Ar- kansas. After receiving such an education as was afforded by the common schools of his neigh- bor!] 1. in 1864, feeling the call of his coun- try. Ananias Guy enlisted in Company I'.. 136th Ind. V. L. and served until the close of the war, gaining many experiences, and being in the quarter-master's department for the first three months. He was then made cap- tain of a colored company, and participated in the battle of Nashville. At the close of the war. desiring to see more of the country he had helped to save. Mr. Guy traveled through the West from 1866 until 1871. This trip was a very interesting and exciting one. for much of it was done by wagon, and in open boats. In those years he went through Ah n- tana. California, Mexico, and the more trav- eled States, ami gained a knowledge of them and existing conditions such as could not be obtained in any other manner. Following this, he spent ten years at No- blesville, Ind., and then went to Nebraska, where he farmed for three years. However, he felt that Indiana was his favorite State, and returning to it, he settled at Arcadia, and opened a harness and hardware business, but selling it. served as justice of the peace and notary public with such success, that he be- gan the study of law. and was admitted to tlie Bar, and has since distinguished himself as a brilliant attorney. He is a man who inspires admiration, and his townspeople are very proud of his natural and acquired abili- ties. On March 15. 1S71. Mr. Gu) married Ruth |. Grishaw, a daughter of Madison and America (Rutlege) Grishaw, natives of Ken- tucky, who came to Indiana at an early date, and became farmer- in Tipton county. Four children have been Torn to Mr. and Mrs. Guv: C. W., who resides at Arcadia: Edgar 1036 COMMEMORATIVE BIO< iRAPHICAL RECORD M.. of North Vernon, Ind.; George A., who died at the age of twenty years; Frank < ... al home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Guy are consist- ent members of the Methodist Church, hi politics Mr. Guy is a very active Republican, and is numbered among the leaders in the county. Fraternally he is a member of the K. of P. and of the G. A. R. A self-made man, he appreciates the struggles those tread- ing the same path are forced to endure. Without doubt, he is one of the most popular men in the county, and deserves the praise of man and the commendation of his own conscience. JONATHAN JOHNSON, one of the very substantial men. influential citizens and successful farmers of Clay township, Hamil- "ton county, Ind., was born May 2. 1838, in Stark county, Ohio, near the town of Marl- boro, son of Robert and Milly (Stanley) Johnson, the former of whom was born in 1806, in Nansemond count}-, Va., and the Litter in Ohio in 1808. Demcey Johnson, grandfather of Jona- than, was a native of Virginia, which State he left in 1826 and removed to Ohio with his son Robert. He died there at the age of eighty years. His eight children have also all passed away. While his sympathies were with the patriot army during the Revolution- ary war, he took no part in the actual strug- gle, being a Quaker, and thus precluded from taking up arms. In 1853 Robert Johnson removed with his family to Howard county, Ind. There he died in 1892, and his widow two years later, both being eighty-six years of age. In poli- tics he was a supporter of the Republican party, but he ne,ver accepted office. The eight children born to Robert Johnson and wife were: Fleming, a farmer in Howard county, married Rachel Bundy. of Henry county ; Demcey, a farmer of Hamilton county, mar- ried Widow Smith; Jonathan; Abraham, a carpenter and also operator of a cider and a saw mill, in Cass county, near Logansport, Ind., married Delphila Wickersham; Louis, a fanner near Greentown, Howard county, married Emily West ; Elizabeth, deceased, married Simeon Mendenhall, a gardener in Howard county: Aseneth, married Benjamin Terrell, a farmer in Clinton county, Ohio; and William, a resident of Kokomo, married Mira Marsh. Jonathan Johnson, our subject, accom- panied his parents to Howard county, Ind., and lived there until 1805, when he began to work at the carpenter's trade and continued until 1871, when he removed to Kokomo and embarked in a hardware business until 1885, w hen he came to his present farm in Clay township. Here he has 144 acres, of which some 130 are under cultivation and some fine timber land. He has made all the substantial improvements here, and has put in 2,000 rods of tile, thus ensuring perfect drainage. He has engaged sumewhat in dairying and has been very successful in raising Poland China hogs. His methods are those of the intelli- gent and progressive agriculturist, and. al- though he has worked hard, he has the most satisfactory results to show for it. Mr. Johnson has been thrice married. His first union was to Talitha C. Wickersham, daughter of Calvin and Mahala (Lennen) Wickersham, of Henry county, Ind., where he followed the trade of carpenter, in the old fashioned way of those peaceful days, before industrial questions brought about labor diffi- culties. Mr. Johnson was married (second) to Lucy Bailey. In 1882 he married (third) Candace Newlin, daughter of John and Eliza- beth (King) Newlin. Mr. Johnson had six children, four of whom are living: (1) Eliza R. died at the age of twenty years. (2) Nathan, now a hotel keeper in the State of Washington, the owner of a large claim there, has had a life of much adventure, far removed from the peaceful scenes of his boyhood. In his travels around the world, he was arrested in Russia, as a spy and had a taste of im- prisonment in the dominion of the czar. He married Katie McLeod. (3) James S.. as- sistant superintendent of an express com- pany in < Hiio. married Nellie Campbell. (4) Bailey is deceased. 1 5 ) Jesse R., who farms on the home place, married Bertha Kemp. lii \rthur is engaged in the laundry business at New Castle. John Newlin, father of Mrs. Johnson, came to Indiana from North Carolina with his parents, in youth, settling in Orange county. 1 le was a son of Thomas and Candace (Love) Xewlin. old family names in North Carolina. Mrs. Johnson is the second in her parents' family of live children, the others being: Mary, who married Philip Jones, who is a farmer in Douglas comity. Kansas: Sylvester, who is the minister of the Friends Church at Westfield ; Thomas, who is vice-president of Guilford College, X. (.'., married Olive Wil- COMMJ M< iRATIVE BK IGRAPHK \1. RED >RD 101 Mm; and Charles, an insurance agent, teacher ami chairman of the Prohibition pai Irvington, married Harriet Bogue. Mr. Johnson has been very prominently identified with the Prohibition party in this part of the Stale, and was thai party's can didate for member of the House of Represent- atives, and lacked but 100 votes of election, receiving 2,700. lie lias served in other offi ces, for three terms being trustei of Monroi township, I toward county. 1 [e is a mi of the Society of Friends. 1 HARLES 11. CAMPBELL, one -1 the leading citizens and prosperous business men of Shelbyville, Jnd., was born in Lexington, lnd., Nov. 28, 1S53. Hie paternal ancestors of Mr. Campbell were among the early Colonists of Virginia, and his grandfather was in that State, accord- ing to family records, about 1777. Idle family came t< 1 Indiana in [823, settling in Send county, where both the parents of our subject were born, Abram Campbell, Oct. 17, 1S25. and she who later became the wife of Abram and mother "t' Charles, Mary I. E. Doolittle, June 27, [825. The education of Charles II. Campbell was attained in the public schools. In [872 he engaged in railroading, locating the fol- lowing year in Shelbyville, which he made his headquarters until [875, when he was trans- ferred to Cincinnati. In 1871.1, he returned to Shelbyville, holding the position of ticket agent for the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago railroad until 1890. In that year he embarked in the manufacture of hall furniture, and was so encouraged by his suc- cess, that he felt justified in organizing the Blanchard Furniture Company, of which he was elected secretary and treasurer as well as director. These offices lie held until 1899, when he purchased die interests of the Blanchards, and in 1900, the firm name was changed to the C. II. Campbell Furniture pany, and Mr. Campbell became, and has since continued its president and treasurer. Idle specialty of the company is die man ture of hall furniture. Employment is given [25 hand-, and the business is a large and increasing one. The product is intruded for a rich trade, and the market extend- all the United State- and foreign countries. The wonderful success is due Mr. Campbell's ex- ecutive ability and clear, keen foresight. Mr. Campbell has been twice married. I in Sept. 3, 1S70, be married Lucinda M., daughter of William and Margaret (1 berlin) Harding of Clev , < ihio, b) whom he had -ix children: Ada I..; George W. ; Mar- VI.; Ruth; Florence and Stanley l\. I lis wife died Jul_\ 3] , [899. 1 mi Sep [900, Mr. Campbell married Angeline [ Madison, lnd., and they had one child, Charles II.. Jr. Air. and Mrs. Can are very acceptable members of the I'; terian Church of Shelbyville. Fraternally he is a member of Shelbyville Lodge, \ 1. 239, [.O.O. 1-'.: Shelbyville Lodge No. jj, B. P. O. E., and the Woodmen of .America. in politics lie is a Republican, and lie served three years as a member of the Shelbyville school board, and although residing in a largely Democratic ward he was elected a member of the council on the Republican ticket, by a hands, ime majority. Influential politically, the head of a large corporation, and very pop- ular socially. .Mr. Campbell has had a success ful career with the prospect of continued pros- perity. HENRY A. WATERMAN, for over twen- ty years a resident of Five Points, in Franklin township, Marion count), was bom in War- ren township, Feb. -\ 1859, son '*'' Christian and Christina (Ostermeyer) Waterman. Christian Waterman was a native of I many, bom in [825; he came to America in [849 at the time of the great gold excite- ment, anil spent his first three years in Cali- fornia. Returning to the Fast he decided to make Indiana his home and settled in Warren township in [853. He became in timi owner of 400 acres of land, which he im- proved, and by dint of bard work was well to- do ai the time of his death, although he 1 to America a poor man. lie bad a famiK of eleven children Olll) one of whom has died. Mr. Waterman was a member of the Luth- eran Church, and was a Democrat in political faith though never an active party worker. I lis death occurred Jan. 1 1, [91 13, in In- -e\ eighth J ear. Henry A. Waterman has always followed the calling of a blacksmith, litis all the best modern appliances for hi,- work and does a large business, lie owns a place at I ive Points, covering two acre of land, upon which he has erected a tine house and made vements until his propertj 1- io 3 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD worth over $6,000. Like his father he has never given an) special time to politics, but votes the Democratic ticket. Mr. Waterman was married, in [882, to Miss Louise Achgill, daughter of Christian and Christiana (Kruger) Achgill, natives of Germany. The parents were farming people and came here at an early day. Both died in 1892. ( >f their family of twelve children eight are living. To Henry A. and Louise \\ aterman five children have been born. namely: Lillie C, at home; Theodore, at work at home; Harry 11., Clarence and Ed- win. All have been sent to good schools and have been well educated. The family are all connected with the Lutheran Church. Long a resident of that locality, Mr. Waterman has earned a permanent place in the esteem and respect of his fellow neighbor--. C. S. BR( IWN, M. 1).. a prominent phy- sician in New Bethel, Franklin township. Marion county, was born in the place where he still makes his home. March 17. 1858, son of Dr. S. M. and Mahala 1 Brady) Brown. Dr. S. M. Brown was twice married. His first wife, Miss Mahala Brady, was the mother of nine children, namely: Henry J.. a trustee of the township and a merchant of New Bethel; E. O., a farmer in Franklin township; Dr. C. S. : Arthur, an attorney: C. A., in the city engineer's office: Harvey, an attorney; Edward A., an Indianapolis phy- sician ; Frank T., an attorney ; and Ruth, who lives with her father at Xew Bethel. Dr. Brown married (second) Miss Merilda Mc- Gaughey, daughter of an old-time settler in the county. In politics Dr. S. M. Brown is a Democrat. The preparation of Dr. C. S. Brown for bis professional career was very thorough. Beginning in the common schools he went afterward to Lebanon. Ohio, took a teacher's course as a preliminary to his two year- at teaching, then attended college at Valparaiso, Ind.. for a year, was next at Butler College, in Irvington, and finally he began the study of medicine at Central Medical College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Indianapolis. He was given his diploma in [882. and returning to Xew Bethel has ever since been in practice there-. Enthusiastic over bis profession, thoroughly prepared, and ever in touch with the latest medical thought and discoveries, Dr. Brown has been most successful and has a large practice. The same year that Dr. Brown began bis career as a physician, 1882, be was married to Miss Anna Toon, daughter of Martin S. and Jane Toon, farming people and old time- residents of the township, now deceased. Three children have been born to the Doctor and his wife: Mamie, Lulu (deceased) and Ethel. Dr. Brown and his wife belong to the Baptist Church. The Doctor himself is a Mason, belonging to Lodge No. 134. at Acton. Ind., and is a member of the Red Men. Lodge No. 266, at New Bethel. He is a Democrat, but has never taken an active part in public life, as the arduous demands of his profession leave him little time for participation in politics. K. C. HERSHFY. M. 1>.. one of the lead- ing medical practitioners at Carmel, Ind., where he has been associated with his brother for the past seven years, was born July 28, 1856, in Clark county, Ohio, son of B. F. and Sarah ( 1 lelmer) Hershey. the former of whom was born Aug. 18, 1831, also in Clark county, ( )hio. Jacob Hershey, the paternal grandfather, was a native of Pennsylvania. In early man- h 1 be settled in Ohio, engaged in farming and lived to the age of eighty-four years. His son B. F. continued to carry on the farm, mar- ried and reared these children: Dr. K. C, of this sketch : S. D. ; Ella, in Clark county : J. Milo, treasurer of Hamilton county; .Min- nie, wife of Albert Gunn; and Dr. F. C. who married 1 K-ssie Crago. In 1851) B. F. Her- shey came to Indiana and settled at W'estfield, where he and wife still reside, aged respec- tively seventy-three and seventy years. He served in the Civil war, a member of Company A. 101st Ind. V. L. enlisting in 1862, and being mustered out in June. 18(15. For some years be bad lived retired, but still retains his interest in public affairs and local happenings, and regularly casts bis vote for the candidate of the Republican party. For eight years he served as assessor, lie is a member of the Dunkard Church, while his wife is a Friend. Dr. Hershey was educated in the common schools at Westfield, and then entered the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis, where be was graduated, March 30. 1877, and began practice April [6, 1878, locating at Gray, Ind. In [896 be took a post graduate course at Chicago, and in May, [899, at the Polyclinic College and hospital, in the same city. His brother. F. C with whom be is iMMEM< iRATIYE BK (GRAPHIC \l. RED iRD 1039 associated, is also a graduate of the same col- lege. For thirteen years our subject remained in practice at Gray, and then came to Carmel. His long professional service, of thirty years, has made him well known all over the county. Me lias been county coroner, but has neither time nor inclination to accept many political honors. On July 28, 1884, Dr. Hershey married Olive Kinzer, daughter of Levi and Samantha (Haines) Kinzer, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hershej is the eldest of their three chil- dren, the others being: Glenn, and Edna, deceased. Dr. and .Mrs. I Icrshcv have One daughter, Edith, born ( Icti her 26, [891. She is a student, a bright, intellectual maiden, with musical inclinations and ability. Dr. Hershej is a Republican. Fraternally lie is a Master Mason, a member of Carmel Lodge, No. 4_'i ; past grand in the order of Knights of Pythias. Lodge No. 355, Carmel; past grand in the I. < >. O. F., No. 401 ; a mem- ber of the M. W. A., and of the Elks, No. 576, at Noblesville. In religious views, he is a Friend, and his wife has a birthright member- ship in the same body. Dr. Hershej owns considerable property in Carmel and a good farm, consisting of eight) acres in Claj town- ship. He has met with professional success and enjoys the respect of Ins fellow physicians and the confidence of the public. NEWBY. The following account of the Newby family was given by Dr. John C. Newby for the Biographical Record of Madi- - n and Hamilton Comities, published in [893, and is published here at the request of How- ard H. Newby, of Sheridan. The family traces it- lineage to one of the 1 sof the war of the Revolution. John New- by, the great-great-grandfather of Howard H., was horn in Pennsylvania in 1756, and he served under General .Marion in the Revolu- tionary war. At the cl >se 1 1 the war hi tied on his land grant in Kentucky, where he lined until his death. When more than ninety year- of age. accompanied by a sister bout seventy years, he rode on horseback through the southern part of Kentucky, and on north to Hamilton county, [nd., on a visit to his -on John \V.. who had long befon 1 tied there. When about to mount his horse tor the return trip he disdained assistance, re- marking "See what a man ninety years ol do," swung himself into In- -addle, and rode away. This visit to Indiana covered a period of two or three weeks, and tin 1 enure distance traveled was more than one thousand miles. Mis brother William was also a soldier in the Revi ilutii mary war. John W. Newby, son of John, was born in Kentucky. lie came to Indiana ill [824, spending a year in ( >wen county. In [832 he brought his family to Marion count), whence after ahout four years he removed to the al- most unbroken wilderness of Hamilton county, settling on government land in White River township. He cleared ami improved the farm, and made his home there until his death. ( )ne of the reasons given for his leav- ing Kentucky was his hatred of slavery. His only brother Sutton inherited and lived on the old homestead received by their father for his army service. Squire Newby, son of John W .. was horn in Kentucky March 4. 1828, one of a family of four sons and four daughters, lie was a successful farmer, and has made hi- home in Jackson township, for the past twenty-five years. His wife, Mary Jane Colip, was horn in Marion count)'. Tnck. in 1831. and she died in Hamilton count)- in 1874. Hon. John Colip, her father, was horn in Rockingham county, Va., and was a descendant of Conrad Colip, a Hessian soldier who served under Lord Cornwallis at the time of that General's surrender; a tradition in tin- family says that he was a redemptioner, that is, his services were sold under contract to pay his passage to this country, and he was obliged to serve years in Rockingham count)- to pay this money, hut this, however, could hardly be true if he came with Lord < ornwallis's army as a soldier. It is also staled that he became a wealth)- man in Virginia. The Colip familj to Indiana in 1820. Hon. John I olip was a local politician of considerable note and was a pronounced Abolitionist, and he served as justice of the peace man)- years. His brother Samuel (olip was an influential poli- tician and served as a member of the Legis- lature. To Squire and Mary Jane (Colip) Newby were horn nine children, three sons and six daughters: Dr. John C. is mentioned below; Sarah Ellen maried Eli Rondybush, and died at the age of twenty-eight, leaving two children ( Both she and her husband were teachers) : Margaret Jam- married William 11. limes, a lumberman of Cincinnati; Nancy died at the age of ten years; William and Lulu died in infancy; him S. is an attornej in Oklahoma; Mary married James Driver, 1 040 ( 1 (MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and died at the age of twenty-six, leaving two children; and Amanda married James Eyler, a farmer of Jackson township. Dr. John C. Newby, father of Howard II.. was born in White River township, Hamilton county, April 27, 1849. He received his edu- cation in the common schools, supplementing this with one year in Butler University. His early training was along agricultural lines, but in [872 lie began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. John M. Barber, of Arcadia. In 1874 he entered Hellenic, where he studied two years, and in [879 he graduated from the Indiana .Medical College. He began the prac- tice of his profession in Boxley, where he re- mained sixteen years. ]n 1890 he local Sheridan, where he continued to meet with unqualified success. 1 >r. Newby is a substan- tial business man. and is a director and stock- holder in the Sheridan State Bank, president of the Sheridan < las & Coal Oil Company, and is interested in many other enterprises, be- sides 1 'wning- considerable real estate, includ- ing 400 acres in Hamilton county and in Ar- His fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias and the Masons. In poli tics he is a Republican. Mr. Newby was married in 1869 to Mary E. Cluckner (name formerly Glochner), daughter of Joseph Cluckner. a mechanic of German birth. Four children were born of this marriage, namely: Howard H., Everett E., Phoebe C. and Alonzo. The family resi- dence is one of the most attractive in Sheri- dan. Howard H. Newby, son of Dr. Newby, was born in Arcadia. End., April 24, 1871. He accompanied his father on his removal to Boxley, and later to Sheridan, where he was educated in the public schools, including the high school. 1 In completing his education he became a clerk in the drug store of C. E. Elliott, with whom he remained four years, and then represented his lather in the Golden Rule Company. This company was incorpor- ated and traded 111 general merchandise, Mr. X'ewby managing the grocery department. I he business grew and gradually extended over two floors of the largest building in town, be- idi two warehouses. Dr. Newby was one of the largest stockholders, and Howard H. was a member of the board of directors. He remained two years and the property was then sold to Watson & Mclntyre. After this sale consummated he used the experience there acquired to engage successfully in busi- ness. In 1890-91 Mr. Newby rented his father-in-law's farm, and was appointed post- : at Sheridan in 1900 by President Mc- Kinley, an office he has since continued to till to the utmost satisfaction of the people. He has been active in the promotion of rural free deliveries, and established the first route the Sheridan office, at a time when there were but three others in Hamilton county, and he has so enlarged the service that now Sh< has seven rural routes. Mr. Newby is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Sheridan. He is also a mem- ber of the 1. (J. R. M., of which he is a trustee. and this lodge is now" completing a substantial business building, with lodge room, the first lodge room to be erected in Sheridan. On March iy, 1899, 111 Sheridan, Mr. Newby was married to Miss Lemma A. Ear- row, born near Sheridan, in September. 1871. daughter of William and Aurelia (Horn) Farrow, the former a successful farmer and business man who came to this section from Switzerland county, Indiana. CHARLES V. HARDIN, postmaster of Fortville, Vernon township, Hancock ' 0., Ind., a substantial citizen and veteran of the Civil war. was born Sept. 26, 1838, in Phila- delphia, Pa., son of Philip) and Mary (Free- born 1 Hardin. Isaiah Hardin, grandfather of Charles V., was of Irish descent and a resident of Dela- ware, although he died in Philadelphia, June 30. [821, aged fifty-three years, four months, eight days. He married Margaret, and to them were born children as follows- William, born Dec. 7. 1790; Susannah, born July 28, 1708. Thomas, born Feb. 23, 1800; Isaiah, born Sept. 23, i8or ; Philip, born Aug. to, 1803; Mary A., born April 14, 1806: Eliza- beth, horn June 14, 1807; Margaret, born ( >ct. 26, 18 — ; Catherine, born June 27,, 1812: John, horn Feb. o. 1810; and facob, b< rn in 1819. Philip Hardin was born in Delaware, and was but a boy when his parents removed to Philadelphia, Pa. He there engaged in the tobacco business with Ins brother William, but in 1830 removed to Huntsville, Ind.. in wagons, the journey taking six weeks. He bought a farm of eighty acres near Alfonte, hut only resided thereon for one year, there engaging 111 agriculturual pursuits, removing to Huntsville, where he learned the wagon- maker's trade. He carried on a wasron- MMEMi >R \Tl\ E BI< iGRAPHICAL REG »RD 1 04 1 making and blacksmith snop for man} years with his brother, John, and died in the faith of the Baptist ( hurch, I eb. 5, [878, at Hunts- ville. J lis wife passed away in April, 1887, in Pendleton, at the home of her daughter, Mar- garet. Mr. Hardin was married in Philadel- phia, to Mary Freeborn, born April 22, 1N22. daughter of Robert and Alary (Ingham) iorn, and to this union there were born children as follows: Elizabeth, Margaret, Catherine, Mary L. and Charles V., all born at Philadelphia, and John, William and Eve- lyn, hum at Huntsville. Robert Freeborn, father of Mrs. Hardin, was of Scotch stock. was a seafaring man and captain of a \ He resided in New York Lit}', where his children — Robert, Elizabeth and Mary — were born, but after the death of his wife removed to Philadelphia, where until his death he made his home with his daughter, Elizabeth. In 1S40, when about eighteen months old, Charles V. Hardin was brought to Indiana by his parents, and he was reared to manhood in Huntsville and educated in the schools of that place. He enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, at Al- fonte, as a private of Company G, 12th Ind. \ . I., for three years or during the war. and Mixed until honorably discharged on account of the close of the war. at Washington, D. C, June 8, 1865. He participated in the battles of Richmond, Vicksburg, Jackson, Missionary- Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Atlanta (July 20, 21, 22 and 28), Jonesboro, Savan- nah, Griswoldville, Columbia, S. C, Benton- ville and Raleigh. 'Hie following is an extract from Col. Reuben Williams' farewell address, June 19, 1865, to the regiment: "For more than four years the regiment had an existence. Many of you have been present during the entire period, and all of you have fought under the battle-scarred colors for three long years. The regiment numbered 1,400 men in all; 900 were killed or died of disease, and their hour, ma} be found in Kentucky, Ten- ee, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, at Atlanta. Ga., and the two Carolinas and Vir- ginia. They marched in every Southern State except two. Texas and Florida. They fought upwards of twenty distinct and bl ly en- gagements and marched with knapsad their backs upwards of 0.000 miles. Thirty members of the regiment fell at Rich They were in the Atlanta campaign, and Sherman's March to the Sea. At Washington 66 the regiment had the honor of lead era] Sherman's grand army in the er held upi 'ii this o mtinent." Mr. Hardin was taken prisoner at Richmond, with others of his regiment, but was paroled the next day. He was a faithful, brave and cheer- ful soldier and bore the hardship life well. Before his enlistment Mr. Hardin had learned the trade of blacksmith, and on his return to Pendleton joined his wife and went with her to Alfonte, where he worked at his trade until [874. At tins timi ime to Fortville and in 1891 was appointed post- master by President Harrison, a position in which he served for four years, after which he returned to his shop. During McKinley's administration he was again appointed to that office, and he is still serving in that capacity. He cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln and has voted for every Republican candidate for president since that time. He 1- a mem- ber of Sol. D. Kempton Post Xo. 228, G. A. R. at Fortville, and in this he has held all of the offices, including that of commander for three years, lie is a member of the I. O. < ». F., Fortville, in which he ha- passed all of the chairs, as well as representing his Lodge at the I irand Lodge of the State. He was a charter member of the local Tribe of Red .Men. held the office of sachem, and repre- sented the Lodge in the Grand Council of the Male. Before enlisting in the Union army Mr. Hardin was united in marriage, Jan. [9, [860, to ( ynthia S. March, born in Madison Co., Ind., daughter of David and Sarah Jane (Jor- dan) March, and to this union there were bom children as follows: William D.. wdio died at Fortville in December, 1904; Maude I ., married L. W Gray, of Richmond, Ind., general agent of the Massillon Bridge Corn- pan} : Jesse 1..: Neva K. ; Fred X., a clerk in Fortville, who married Grace Rills and has one si hi. I 'hilhp N. ; and J< ihn. JOHN P. McCANN, a retired farmer, who has lived in Center township for the past : five } ears, is said t< 1 be the oldest tinuous resident of Boone count}-. In years he is almost a centenarian, for his birth occurred in t8i3, on the 2ist of December, in Nicholas county. Ky. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Cunningham) McCann. lames McCann . 1 in Ligonier Val- ley, Pa., and was only a child when his parents 1042 C( >MMEM< >RATI\ [i m ;raphical rec< >rd took him to Kentucky, then only beginning to be -titled, and with the Indians still num- erous. As la- grew older he became a cripple, due to a disease known as white swelling, and being thus shut off from many active pursuits, he supported himself for the greater part of his life by being a shoemaker. As a young man he taught school for some years. In [833 he went to Indiana, and settled in limine county, where for fourteen years he held the office of comity recorder. A member of the Christian Church (Disciples), as was also his wife, he was well acquainted with Alexander Campbell and many of the early reformers in the Restoration movement. He- died in Boone county in his eighty-fifth year. and his wife survived him, dying when she was nearly ninety. They had four sons and four daughters, and the three still living are: John I'.; Nancy, widow of Quartis E. Rust; and Mary, widow of Frank Williams, of Cen- ter township. The paternal grandfather of John P. McCann was John McCann. He married a Galbreath. John McCann was a native of Pennsylvania of Scotch-Irish de- scent, and was a tavern keeper in Kentucky, near Marysville. He was killed in middle life by [ailing from a tree, leaving a good sized family. His wife married again, had six chil- dren by the second marriage and lived to a old age. She was a Presbyterian. The maternal grandfather of John P. McCann, was a native of Ireland, who came to Amer- ica, lived for many years in Kentucky, and there died at an advanced age. lie had two sons and four daughter-. John P. .McCann was nearl) twenty years old when he came to Boone county with his father. Hi- education had Keen gained in the subscription schools in Kentucky, and from an early age he had worked on a farm, so that he naturally continued through life making farming his vocation. He lived with his father until the latter left the farm in order to serve as count}" recorder, when the place was divided and half of it given to the son. This eight}" acres he afterward ex- changed for 108 acres, which he improved i id occupied for mam years. He has now divided his land aim ng his children and grandson, and make- his home with John Reynolds. Formed) a Whig in hi- political views, he went from that part} to the Repub- lican, which he has ever since supported. Mr. McCann's first wife was Miss Jane Forsyth, a native of Kentucky; they were married Jan. 5, [837, and four children were horn to them: James and David H.. the eld- est ami youngest, were killed in the Civil war. the former served three year.-, then re-enlisted in March, and in June, was fatally wounded in the battle of kcucsaw Mountain; the latter. only eighteen years of age when he enlisted, served in the last two years of the war. and died from fever contracted during hi- military life. Nancy, the third child, married the late Edward Reynolds, and had eight children, John A.. James A., William, Harry R. Rob- ert R., May. Stella and Charley (William died at the age of ten years). Elizabeth, the sec- ond child of John and Jane McCann, is un- married and makes her home with her father with the Reynolds family, on one of Mr. Mc- Cann's former farms, a mile and a half north id' Lebanon, which he ha- occupied since 1861. Mrs. Jane (Forsyth) McCann died in 1879, aged sixty-eight years. She and her husband were charier members of the Lebanon Chris- tian Church. In 1884 Mr. McCann married (second) Mrs. Ruth Edmundson, widow of Rev. Robert Ednumdson. a minister of the Christian Church, to which she belonged. Her death oc- curred March 20, 1002. at the age of seventy- eight years. By her first marriage Mrs. Mc- Cann had had five children, one of whom died; the other- are Monroe. George, Newti 11 and Frank! Mrs. Matthew Kinsell). Mr. McCann has seen the count} grow from a wilderness to it- present fine state of development. When he first came to Lebanon there were but two or three houses there, and 111 the growth of the region he did all in his power to assist the progress of civilization, and he worthily holds a place among the rep- resentative and prominent men of Boone countv. Prom early life he has been a devout follower of the teachings of the Christian Church, and has been an elder in the Lebanon organization almost continuously for over twenty years. PETER KLINGENSMITH. Among the progressive and public-spirited men of Pike township, Marion countv. Ind.. is Peter Klingensmith, who was born in the township, Feb. 21, [859, son of Simon and Eliza ( Hes- -0110) Klingensmith, the former horn in [828. Simon Klingensmith 's father was born in Pennsylvania, and was a distiller by trade, as well as a farmer. Simon, himself, by trade was a millwright and carpenter, who came ( I IMMEMORATIVE Rl< (GRAPHICAL RE( '< iRD 1043 with his parents from Pennsylvania to Indi- ana. This was in the verj early days, and hard work was required to reclaim the land from the wilderness, but he succeeded and be- came a wealthy man. In politics, he was a Democrat. He belonged to the Lutheran Church, and fraternally, he was a Mason. Later in life, he worked at his trade and be- came a large contractor, lie had a family of four children: M., deceased; Frances, who married Jesse Dunn, a school teacher; Peter, our subject; Laura, who married William Artman. a farmer. Mr. Klingensmith, the subject proper, has [Oi acres of land, now worth $100 an acre, and liis farm is one of the best in the town- ship, lie conducts a fine dairy, and raises Chester White hogs. All the improvements upon the place have been made by him, and he has put in 1.500 rods of four to eight inch tiling. Hi' is industrious, enterprising and progressive, and a recognized leader in mat- ters agricultural in the county. In politics, he is a Democrat, but usually votes for the candidate he believes best fitted for the office. Nol aspiring to office, he takes but little part in politics, and belongs to no lodges, but devotes himself to his own affairs. Mr. Klingensmith is brother-in-law also run a threshing machine as well as a shredder and operate all • i\ er tln.ir portion of Indiana. In [882, Mr. Klingensmith was united in marriage with Artensa Staton, daughter of George and Mary (Coble) Staton. Two children have been horn of this union: El- mer, who graduated in the class of 11)04; and Edith, who is taking music lessons, being pos- of a remarkable talent in that direction. The children are at home, and very intelligent young people. AMOS I). McO IRMACK. Few there the present inhabitants of Indiana, who have followed tin- development of the country through so many \ears as lias Amos I >. Mc- Cormack, long a resident of Indianapolis, but later of Lebanon. Boone county. Horn in the former city Jan. 29, [827, Mr. McCor- mack has watched the section round him grad- ually change from an almost unbroken region to a country dotted with thriving cities and villa-' s. TIk- paternal grandfather was John Mc- Cormack, a Virginia farmer, of Scotch-Irish it, and the father of a large family. He lived hut to middle life, Ins demise occurring in [837. He had moved westward from Vir- ginia to Ohio, and there his son. |ames, father of Amos I), was horn. A millwright by trade, James McCormack went from Ohio to Indiana among the earl) pioneers, and set- tled first in Connersville. Later, in March, [819, he ami two brothers, Samuel and John, went to Indianapolis and made that city their home for many years. John building the first house on Washington street, on the banks of the White River. James left Indianapolis for a year or more to try his fortunes in Rush county, hut he returned and bought the land where ( rown Hill Cemetery now is. In 1X40 he moved across the river, and on the east side built a mill, which he ran for a few years. His next residence was in Hendricks county, where his death occurred in [858, at the age of sixty-one. By his wife. 1'atsev (Perkins) McCormack, he had thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters, of whom five are now living, namely: John L., of Indianapolis; Amos I).; Ira Newton, of Jamestown; James William, of Bainbridge, Putnam Co., Ind. ; and Kate, wife of William II. Eagle, of Frankfort, Ind. Air. and Mrs. McCormack were both Baptists. She survived him until iNNo.and died in Frankfort, aged seventy-seven. Mrs. McCormack was a native of South 1 aro- lina, daughter of Jacob Perkins, a native of that State also, and a dry goods merchant by occupation. IK- was one of the early pioneer's ol Indiana, and died on the family homestead near Rushville in [837, in middle life. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Sailors, bore him twenty-one children, eigh- teen , if whom lived. Amos I). McCormack was reared in In- dianapolis, and continued to make that city his home until [866. He attended the subscrip- tion schools, and continued his education until he was sixteen years old, and then began learning the tailor's trade, which he has fol- lowed ever since. In [866 he removed from Indianapolis to Lebanon, and established him- self there permanently as a tailor. In [892 he built his present home at No. 4J4 North East street. < »n ( >ct. 2. 1N51, Amos [ t. McCormack and Susan Koontz were united in marriage. Miss Koontz was the daughter of John ami Hester Koontz. I wo children were born to .Mr. and Mrs. McCormack: Harry and l.uella. bin both died in earh childhood. Mr. McCor- 1044 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mack and his wife are both members of the Methodist Church. In politics he is a Repub- lican — one of the stanch old party men who voted for Fremont in [856, and he has con- tinued steadfast in the faith. J. J. KNOX, born Dec. 18, [863, in New Madrid County, Mo., 1- a son of Silas and Frances (Seeright) Knox, the former of whom was a farmer who was born in Ken- tucky, but went tn Missouri, at an early daw There he engaged in farming ami became well-to-do. 1 le had a family of three children : Lora, who married Al. Harland, a carpenter, who now resides at Indianapolis: J. J.; and fames, deceased. Silas Knox died in r88i, and his wife passed a\va\ in 1 So- 1. having been a tender mother and faithful helpmate. The education of J. J. Knox was gained in the public schools of Hamilton county, and after completing the same he worked in a store for eighteen years, and in 1900, he bought his present drug store, which he has very SUC- cessfully operated, and met with unqualified support from the people of y.innsville and vi- cinity. In addition, Mr. Knox owns town prop- erty, and is recognized as one of the leading men of the place. When a boy, Mr. Knox lived upon a farm, and still takes an interest in fanning matters, although he owns no farm property. Although his father was a Demo- crat, he is a Republican, and has served very acceptably as treasurer of the town fur two vears, and as a member of the town board for two years. Fraternally, he is a member of the K. 1 if 1".. X". 251, Zionsville lodge. In 1890, Mr. Knox was united in mar- riage with Nettie Smith, daughter of James and Sarah (Mower) Smith, of German de- scent, who came from Germany. Three chil- dren have been burn to Mr. and Mrs. Knox; Doris, whi 1 is attending school, a bright young girl with a decided taste fur music: and Grace ami Harold, at In. me. Mr. Knox is favorably known nut only professionally, but personally, and he has man) friends in the ci immunity. JOHN K. STIERWALT. Morgan county, Iml., is noted for its fine farms ami mt farm homes. ( '11c of the well known citizens of that section is John K. Stierwalt, of Adams township, this county, who was born in the county, Jan. 6, [855, a son of Hamilton ami Phcebe (Kirkham") Stierwalt, natives, re- spectively, of 1 'win ami Hendricks 1 Indiana. Frederick Stierwalt, grandfather of subject, was bom in ' lermany and came to the United States in Colonial days. In the twen- ties, he came ti 1 Indiana, locating in Owen county, where he took up government land, cleared it. and made it his home until death. Hamilton Stierwalt. father of John K., was born, reared and married in 1 Iwen county, but in [852, lie came to Morgan county, hid., and located in Ashland township, buying wild land. 1 ioing promptly in work, he clean his property, and lived upon it until 1897, when he died in the month of Jul)'. The mother died at the home of her sun. John K. She wove and spun in those early days, and worked as few women of today would be able. Both parents were members of the Christian Church, and he was a firm Republican. I le was well and favorably known throughout the neighborhood as a successful man. and g 1 citizen. Fraternally, he was a member of the [.O.O. F. Six children were born to Hamil- ton Stierwalt and wife, two dying in infancy. The others were: John K. : Frederick 11.. a farmer on the old place; Melinda I'... who married John Risinger; Winheld S., who died and left a widow and four children. John 1\. Stierwalt was well educated in the common schools and remained with his fa ther until his marriage, when he took forty acres of In-, father's place, bought forty more, and built a house upon it, in which he resided until IQOO, when he sold his farm, and moved to another, which he had bought in the mean while, lie now has 200 acres of hue farming land, and carries on general farming. In (878, Mr. Stierwalt married Margaret II. Brown, horn in Morgan count), daughter of Robert Brown, a fanner. She died in 1SS2. In i88j. In- married Sarah E. Rodgers, bom in Morgan county, a daughter of William ami Margaret Rodgers, both of Ireland, who came to Indiana at an early date, and were married in Indiana. They became well known in this locality. Mr. and Mrs. Stierwalt have four children: Maggie I'.. Elmer H., William I '.. twin of Elmer FT, and Mertie I'... all at I The young ladies are greatly interested in music, and the three eldest children are grad- uates of the common school. They are mem- bers "f the Christian Church, and take an act- ive part in its good work', and participate in its social life. Mr. Stierwalt is a Republican, but i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL kit ' iRD 1 1 ,45 not desire i iffice. 1 [e lias telephone con n with the city, and his home is a refined and happ) one, well supplied with modern con nces. I lis wife and daughters arc charm- ing ladies, interested in current matters, and rs in the social life of the community. SAMUEL MARION BROOKS (de- d), formerly a highly respected citizen and representative fanner, who was an hon- ored veteran of the Civil war. was born < >ct. hn Brooks, the grandfather of Samuel M. Brooks, moved From North Carolina about 1X14 to Franklin county, Ind.. and two years later to Jefferson county, settling in the woods on an eighty-acre tract. Here he developed a line farm and made an excellent home, but disposed of it. probably very advanta- and in the fall of 1832 he remo\ ed to :k county, and located on r6o acres of he had previously entered. Before his death, which occurred at the age of sixl he had cleared .about fortv acres of this farm, lie was a member of tin- Methodist Church. In politics he was a Jacksonian I )eim icrat. Madison Brooks received scarcely any edu- cation, in the old log cabin schools, because his boyh 1 was niainU occupied with hard work. Nevertheless, Mr. Brooks is a man of excellent judgment, and what lie failed to learn m the schools he has learned by expe- rience and by contact with his fellow men. When nineteen years old. Aug. S. 1833, he was married in Jefferson count}-, lml.. to his cousin, Nancy Brooks, born in North Caro- lina, daughter of Walter and Charlotta I Mar- tini Brooks, the former of whom was a brother of John Brooks, father of Madison. He was a farmer in Jefferson county, where be owned 160 acre- of land which he had en- tered for himself, and be also entered land for his children, the family owning many acres of fine land. Walter Brooks died in old age on his farm, survived for a short time by his wife. They had fourteen children, among whom were Martin, James. John. Wilson. Young, Thomas. Abraham, William, Annie, Sarah, Nancy and Betsey. After marriage Madison Brooks lived for three years with bis brother-in-law, David Llewellyn, in Switzerland count)-, and then bought 120 acres of land in Jefferson county, to which he later added, clearing it all and re- siding there nearly twenty years. He then lived on uo acres in Switzerland county for one year, but in 18^3 moved to 11 an lilt on coun- ty, settling in Fall Creek township, and buy- ing 140 acres, where he now lives. At the time of purchase eighty acres of this land was cleared and a log cabin had been erected. He finished clearing his land and built a frame house in the summer of [863. Ill [856 be bad bought thirty acres south of his present farm and kept on buying at different times until he has now 050 acres in the home farm, and owns altogether 1.S50 in Hancock. Hamilton and Madison counties, lie worked hard and was a g 1 manager and followed bis own ideas in the rearing of his -oils, making them all good business men as well as men of sub- stance. It was his method to put his sons on land a- soon as they were old enough, per- mitting them to go into debt in part payment, and having them pay themselves free. The children of Mr. Brooks' first wife were: Elizabeth, Samuel M., Eli, Robert, 1 larinda. Christian, Melvin, Newton and one that died in infancy. His firsl wife died in 1 S 5 4 . and 1046 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he subsequently married Mrs. Mary Jane CHurlet) Mare, a widow, who had one son, Milton, who was a soldier in the Civil war. The children of the second marriage wen Melancthon, Israel, Augustus, Albert and a daughter that died young. He had four sons in the Civil war: Samuel M., Eli, Melvin and Robert, the latter of whom was a prisoner who was exchanged but died subsequently at An- napolis, Md. lu [837 Mr. Brooks united with the Methodist Church, and he has always been active in assisting it. lie contributed largely to the building of the church in his neighbor- hood. In politics he is a Republican and he cast his first vote for President William Henry Harrison. Considering the deficiencies in his education, Mr. Brooks has been remarkably successful in his accumulation of property, llis knowledge of arithmetic has never extended beyond addition, and he has little ■-kill in pen- manship, and what he has he taught himself. Although Mr. Brooks is nearing the century mark, be retains much vigor both of mind and body. Samuel Marion I '.rooks was a small boy when he accompanied bis parents to Fall (Veek township. Me attended the district schools and secured a good common school education, but was trained to hard farm work from his boyhood. Early in the days of the ( ivil war he decided to become a soldier, and enlisted in Hamilton county. Aug. 20. r86i, and was mustered in on Aug. 31, as a private in Company A. 11th Reg., hid. V. I., under Capt. George Butler and Col. Lew Wallace, for three years, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis, on account of disability. He took part in the following battles : Fort Henry, Feb. d, [862: Fort Donelson, Feb. 15. [862; Shiloh, \pnl 7. Corinth. April 30, Port Gib- son, May 1. 1863; Champion Mills, May id, Siege of Vicksburg, May jo to July 4. expe- dition to Jackson, July 5 to 8; and < Ipelousas, Oct. -'i. [863. On Feb. 1. [864, he veteran- ized, and after a furlough was assigned to the Second Brigade, [9th Corps, and participated in skirmishes in August, and early in Sep- tember in the battle of Winchester; Fisher's Mill. Sept. _'_>. 1 S( >4 : and Cedar Creek. < let. 10. [864. Mis last engagement was at Vicks- burg. Miss., and be was honorably discharged in ( Iclober. [864. Alter his return Mr. Brooks resumed farming on his father's place, which he ac- quired as before related. The log house into which he moved is still standing. In 1SS0 he erected the comfortable two-story frame house. Me was a successful breeder of short- horn cattle, and acquired considerable land, at one time owning 295 acres. Me was married (first) Feb. 4. 1869, to Clarissa McKinstry, born Aug. 5, 1S47. in Hamilton county, daugh- ter of William McKinstry, and they had two children. Effie, who married Levi Denny, lives in Kansas; and Garretta, who married Lemuel Clark, lives in Hamilton county. Mrs. Brooks died 011 the farm, and Mr. Brooks was mar- ried (second) April 18, 1880. in Hancock county, to Amanda M. Denney, born in Man- cock county, hid.. \)cc. 3, 1S50, daughter of Wyatt and Lydia E. (Moon') Denney. To this union were born two children: Ethel, who married bred Johnston, resides on the home farm, and has one son Robert; and Vena is a graduate of the High School at X. 'blcsville. ' Mr. Brooks died Feb. [8. [898, on the home farm, where Mrs. Brooks and her daughters still reside. He was a member of the 1 i. A. R., at Fishers Switch, and of the Masonic fraternity at McCordsville. Tn poli- tics he was a Republican. Wyatt Denney, father of Mrs. Brooks, was one of the best known pioneers of Hancock county. He settled on a farm of T40 acres in Vernon township, south of Fortville, which he entered and cleared. He married Lydia Moore, born in Rockingham county. Va.. but reared in Hancock county. Bid. James Den- ney, grandfather of Mrs. Brooks, came from North Carolina to Rockingham county, and died on his farm there. The children of Wyatt Denney were: William. George, Elizabeth, Charles, Amanda, James and La- fayette. William and George both served in the Civil war, the former in the 2nd Indiana Cavalry for three years, and the latter in the 12th hid. Infantry, for three years, and both survived. Wyatt Denney was a justice of the peace for a considerable period. From the age of seventeen years he was a member of the Baptist Church, and was always prominent 111 its work. He died July 14. 1865. Both paternal and maternal grandfathers of Mrs. Brooks were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. and were also in the war of 1812. LEONARD BURKHARDT. who since 1880 has been residing on his fine farm of forty acres, is a veteran of the Civil war. and one of Tipton's representative agriculturists. Mr. Burkhardt was born Jan. 20. 1840, on the river Rhine, Grand Duchy of Baden. Ger- ( ( iMMEM< IRATIVE BK » IR \PIIILAL REG iRD 1047 many, son of Mathia and Savilla (Schnable) Burkhardt. .Mathia Burkhardt owned a farm of eleven aeres in his native country, and there he en- gaged in farming until [854, when he came to this country, via Paris, France, landing at New ( >rleans after a forty-five days voyage in a sailing vessel. When he left Germany there were nine children in his family, lmt four oi these died on the voyage over, and one in New ( Irleans. Mr. Burkhardt also died, and it is supposed that he was murdered, as $4,000 which he had in his belt was missing. Shortly thereafter the mother died from the shock of her husband's death and from cholera, and the children, left orphan-, where placed in an or- phans' horrte in Xew ( Irleans, except Leonard, who was taken charge of by his uncle. Fred Burkhardt, who had come to this country with the family. For seven weeks they stayed in Xew < irleans. whence they came in a steam- boat up the river to Jefferson ville. Ind.. to the home of another uncle. John Burkhardt, who had settled in Tipton county some years 1 le f< >re. Leonard Burkhardt had attended school for si une years in Germany, as the law requires, and after coming to this country attended the district schools for a short time, although the greater part of his time was given to the hard work of his uncle's farm. He enlisted at twenty-one years of age. in Noblesville, Ind.. and was mustered in at Indianapolis, Aug. 29. 1861, for three years or during the war. serv- ing until honorably discharged, when he re- enlisted in Tennessee and served until the close of the war in [865. His service was in Kentucky, Tennessee. Georgia, Alabama. Si mth and North Carolina and Virginia, and his battles were as (Allows: Wild Cat Lap. ( let. 24, 186] : Mill Spring, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862; Shiloh. Tenn.. April 6 and 7: Miirfreesboro. Tenn., July 13: Richmond. Ky., Aug. 30; Munfordville, Ky.. Sept. [4-16: I'errvville, Ky.. Oct. 8. 1862: and Stone River, Tenn.. Dec. 21, [862; Ft. Donelson, Tenn.. Feb. 3, 1863; Thompson's Station. .March 4-5; Hoo- ver's ( lap. June 24; Liberty Cap. June 25, and Shelhvvillc. June 2~ , in Tennessee; Morgan's Laid. Ky., July 2- 26; Chickamauga, La.. Sept. rg-20; Wauhatchie, Tenn.. Oct. 27: Mission Ridge, Tenn.. Nov. 23, and Ringgold, La., Nov. 2-. [863: Blizzard's Roost Lap. La.. Feb. 2~, [864; Red Clay; Rocky face Ridge; Tunnel Hill: Mill Creek; Varnell's Station; Resaca; Sugar Valley; Tilton ; Tanner's Bridge; Adairsville; Rome; Kingston; Dal las; Xew Hope Church; Burnt Hickory; Pumpkin Vine Creek; Mtoona Mills; ( ass- ville Station; Burned Church: Moulton, from May 1 to May 31 ; Acworth ; Kenesaw Moun- tain; Lost Mountain; Marietta; Big Shanty; McAfee's Cross Roads; Pine Mountain; Moser's (reek; Pine Knob; Powder Springs; Lattimore's .Mills; Noonday Creek; Culp's Louse. Kenesaw Mountain (general assault) ; Lafayette, June 1 to 30; Nickajack Creek; Smyrna ;\ ining Station ; Chattahoochee River : Stone's Ferry; Tallahoosa River; Auburn; Montgomery; West Point R. R. ; Peach Tree Creek; lb mil's first sortie; Courtland; Stone- man's raid to Macon: McCook's raid to Love- joy Station; Ezra Chapel (Atlanta): Camp- belltown; Flathead's siege of Atlanta: Love- ■ . Station; Newman; Macon: Hillsboro (Sunshine Church), July 1 to 3) : LJtoj Creek; Decatur, Ga. ; Dalton ; Cleveland: Decatur, Ala.; Fairbum; Kilpatrick's Raid: Red Oak; Jonesboro ; Lovejoy; Block House No. 5; Franklin, Tenn.. Nov. 30 ; Miirfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 5, and Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, id. 1864: Averysboro, X. C, March 10. [865; Bentonville, X. C, March [9; Columbus; and West Point. ( ia.. April 10. [865. The 39th Ind. Inf. was mounted as the 8th Ind. Lav., and the record given above is that of the Army of the Cumberland, with which Mr. Burkhardt's regiment fought. lie par- ticipated in every battle in which his regimenl fought except those which occurred while he was a prisoner. lie was captured at the bat tie of Miirfreesboro. Tenn.. after having been shot in the left hip by a minie ball, which he carried for three days and three nights, or un- til the ball worked itself out. lie was taken in the field hospital, where he lay with his wound undressed, and was then taken to l.ibby Prison, marching all of the way except when riding for a short distance in a cattle car. and here he was confined fur eight days, his wound causing him much suffering. lie was then sent to Annapolis, Md., for exchange, when he was sent home on a furlough of thirty days, .•'ml after his recovery rejoined bis regiment. Mr. Burkhardt was again captured at Mont- gomery, Ala., while out in a foraging expe- dition, his horse giving out. lie was sur- rounded by twenty-seven Confederates and was forced In surrender and was taken to the prison at Montgomery for a sb,,rt time, thence tn Selma. and later to Milan. ( ia.. where there was n shelter of any kind for the prisoners. [048 i < >M MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The men suffered greatly for want of food and water, the rations being less than a pint of ground beans and poor corn, and once a week a small piece of pork. At the time of his parole and subsequent exchange Mr. Burk- hardt had become greath emaciated, and on rejoining his regiment was given another clays furlough. Although very weak. Mr. Burkhardt rejoined his regiment and served faithfully until the close of the war. \ brave and gallant soldier, he was respected by his officers and greatly esteemed by his com- 5, and his war record is one of which any man might well he proud. After his services to his country, Mr. Burk- hardt returned to Tipton county, hid., and was married Vug. r. [866, in Cicero township, to Mary Ellen VanBuskirk, horn in Henry county, Tin 1.. Jan. u, 1844, daughter of Gilard and Rebecca (Paul) VanBuskirk. Gilard VanBuskirk was a son of Joseph VanBuskirk, a Kentuckian of Holland-Dutch stock, and aft' r his marriage to Rebecca Paul, daughter of Daniel and Leah (Swope) Paul, he bought eighty acres of land in Tipton county, on which he died. Sept. S. [901, aged eighty years, three months, twenty-eight days. His wife died May 22. 1890. when sixty-seven years "Id, ami both were members of the Epis- ipal Church. Their children were: Thomas. Mary Ellen, George, Sarah, Amanda. Samuel. Emmet, 1 )essie and Robert. ( >f these children (ant. Robert VanBuskirk served in the Span- ish-American war. and is now a civil engineer of Ti] it. in. Mr. ami Mrs. Leonard Burkhardt settled after marriage on a farm in Tipton county, hid., hut later removed to Bourbon county. Kans.. where they lived three years, then re- turning to Tipton county. Mr. Burkhardt lo- cated >i!i In'-, present forty-acre farm in [880, which was then heavily timbered and little bel - ter than a swamp. I'.\ tireless energy Mr. Burkhardt cleared tlii- farm, drained it scien- lly. and has made it one of the finest and most valuable for its size in the township. He uses the latest methods in his operations and the most up-to-date machinery, and his build- ings are well located and substantial. Mr. Burkhardt is a member of the * i. V R.. at Tipton. In politics he is a Republican, and he lias always been a faithful supporter of tli,' principles of the party. While a prisoner in Libby Prison during the war, a vote was taken among the men to see how each St 1. and in this canvas- Mr. Burkhardt voted for President Lincoln. Later he cast his vote for President Grant, and he has voted for every Republican Presidential candidate since. He is a good neighbor, is a public-spirited citizen, and is much esteemed in his community. Mr. and Mrs. Burkhardt have had children as follows: Asher Bruce, born in Indiana. May 7. 1807. and now a blacksmith at Wind- fall. Ind., married Amanda Smith, and has six children. Lora, Clarence. Orville, Blanche, Marie, and an infant, unnamed: Maud Re- becca, horn in Indiana. June 28. 1868, married Frederick Shawl, a fanner of Jefferson town- ship. Tipton county; Ida Eldora, horn in Kan- sas, Sept. 20, 1872, married George A. Mc- Caula. a farmer in Howard county. Ind., and they have three children, Lie, Bonnie and an infant, unnamed: Dessie Amelia, born in In- diana. Sept. 20. 1877. married Charles Man- ship, a farmer and trader of Cicero township, ami has one child, Geneva; Efne Paul, horn in Indiana. June 15. 1880. married Lloyd Forkner, a farmer of Cicero township, and they have one child, Esther; Walter ( Hi-, horn in Indiana, Aug. 6, 1881. married Hattie Con- way, and is a farmer of 'Cicero township : • Iza, born in Indiana. Dee. 31, 1882. married < Ira Wisman, a farmer of Hamilton county. Ind., and they have one child. Lester Glenn; Lotus Etric, horn in Indiana, Sept. 27. 1884, resides at home: and Aha Nina, horn Jan. 27. [886, married Edward Webb, a farmer of Cicero ti >w nship. DANIEL PICKEL, of Buck Creek town- ship, Hancock Co., Ind., is a practical as well as professional farmer. Nearly all the years of his life, except those spent in the service of his country, have been devoted to agricul- tural pursuits, and he is proud to he recog- nized as a member of the great brotherhood of hand workers. He was horn July 211. [839, in Lawrence township, Marion Co., Ind.. son of George and Mary (Apple) Pickel. The Pickel family are of sturdy Pennsyl- vania Dutch stock. George Pickel was horn in Clermont county, ( )hio, and was reared to the life of a farmer. He married Mary \p- ple. horn in Ohio, daughter of Christopher and Julia Apple. Christopher Apple located as a pioneer in Marion county, Ind.. near ( )ak- landon, in about (835 or 1840. on too acres of land near Indian ("reek, which he cleared from the woods, and upon which he built a log house. There he made a good home and reared the following family: John, Peter, Mary. CO}] ■ [ f ■■ I < )R VTIVE i:i< (GRAPHIC \I. REG iRD [049 Peggy. ( atherine, Betsy and Christopher. He lived t" be an old man and died in < (aklandon, to which place he had retired in his latter year-. He was a member of the Universalisl Church. -which he assisted in establishing in his community, and he was an honest and up- right man. \fter marriage, George Pickel and his wife cani( to Marion county, making the journey from ' ihio in wagons, and locating on xes of land in the woods, two miles I hristopher Apple's tract. Mr. Pickel was engaged in clearing up his farm to make a home when his death occurred. He I niversalist in his religious belief. Like Mr. Apple Mr. Pickel was a Jacksonian Dem- To him and his wife these children were born: Mary, Catherine. Barbara, Sarah, . Julia and Phoebe, all born in Ohio, and Eliza, Henry. George. John and Daniel. born in Indiana. After the death of Mr. Pickel, Mrs. George Pickel married James i and they settled in Hamilton county, Tnd.. "ii Fall Creek, where they had one son — .• ho became a soldier in the Civil war, in an Indiana infantry regiment, and was killed in battle. Mrs. Brown died in r86i, aged about sixty-two years. She was a re- markable pioneer woman of great force of character, and died in the faith of the Uni- versalis! i 'hurch. Daniel Pickel was reared among the pio- neers. He is entirely familiar with the ar- duous labors incident to life in a new coun- nd has had ample experience of its ex- rations and annoying inconveniences. He attended school for three months in the winter terms, in the log school house, the henclie- and desks in which were of hewed puncheons, while the floor and fire-place were of dirt. I lis father having died when he was four years old, young Pickel stayed at home on the farm with his mother until he was i 'ears old, when he learned the har- ness maker's trade in Anderson, serving three years. He then started a harness shop in ( >aklandon, in r86r, but the war breaking .nit :it this time, Mr. Pickel abandoned every- thing t.) join the army in defense of his Colli' I 'ickel enlisted in July, iSot. in Tn- dianapolis, as a private of Company K. nth . !.. to serve three years or during the war, i nlisted as - A veteran at Iberia. La., in the same organization, lie was hon chai |ul 26, [865, at Ball Md.. the war having closed. Mr. Pickel had enlisted as a private, Imt was first promoted to corporal, and on Maj 1. 1864, for faithful and meritorious services t" sergeant. I lis dis- charge has a list of the following battles: Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. ; Siege of Vicks- burg, Miss; Jacks, ,n. Miss.; Lake Tasse, La.; Halltown, \ a. : Winchester, Va. ; Fishers Hill, Va., and Cedar Creek, Va. Mr. Pickel was never a prisoner, nor was he ever confined to the hospital, but greatly enfeebled by illness. was confined for some time in his quarters, and thus missed the battle of Champion Hills and one Other. With these exceptions he was a participant of every battle in which his ment engaged, as well as all the marches ami skirmishes. After the war. Sergeant 1 'ickel opened a harness shop for himself in < (aklandon, which he conducted nearly twenty years. He was married Nov. 14. [866, on the homestead where he now resides, to Rehecca Apple, of the same stock as her husband, hut no relation. She was the daughter of Andrew and Mary J. Apple. Andrew Apple was the son of George Apple, a cousin of Christopher Apple, the ma- ternal grandfather of our subject. Andrew Apple was a farmer of Jennings county, Ind.. and settled in Buck ('reek township, Hancock county, as a pioneer on the farm when 1 ur subject now resides, lie entered seventy-two acres of land and bought forty more, and he- came a substantial farmer of his district, im- proving his farm, making a good home, and building the house in which Daniel I 'ickel now lives, lie was a Lniversalist in his religious belief. In politics he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat, lie died in his seventy-ninth year, 'Hi his farm, in July, [897, his wife having passed awa\ ten years before. The children horn to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Apple were as follows: Leonidas, Marcellus, Harvev, Re- becca, Alvado and Naomi. Daniel I 'ickel settled on the farm in 1SS7. after the death of Mr-. Apple, and bought "tit two of the heirs, now owning forty-four acres which he has put in a line stale of cultivation. Ill- worthy wife died Feb. 24, [899, in the faith of the Methodist Church. She had hem a faithful wife and an affectionate mother. In his political belief Mr. 1 'ickel is a Jefferson- ian Democrat. The following children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel I 'ickel: Annie M.. who married John Cory, of [ngalls, and has children, Lei ma. Samuel. Elmer, Lettie and Rogers; Lettie, who married Edward io;o C< IMMEMORATR E lilt GRAPHICAL RED >RI> Day, the hardware merchant of McCords- ville, and has one child, Jeannette ; Allie, who married Melvin Hanna, a fanner of Buck ("reek township, and has two children — De- los and Louie; Leroy, Andrew Jackson and Carrie, all of whom remain at home. Mi iSES C. WHITE, who is engaged in stone and hrick work in Anderson, Ind., is one of the city's reliable citizens and a sur- vivor of the Civil war. He was born Oct. 2. (848, in Cedarville, Greene Co.. Ohio, son of Erasmus and Jane (Murphy) White, and grandson of John White, a native of Ger- many. Erasmus White was bom in Penn- sylvania, and when a young man went to < Ihio, where he married Jane Murphy, born in Pennsylvania Aug. to, 1S14. daughter of Jerry Murphy, who came from Ireland. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. White came to Dela- ware county, Ind.. and here purchased and cleared a farm near Muncie, hut later returned to ( .reene county, ( )hio. where Mr. White died in May, [872, aged sixty-one years. His wife passed way in Cedarville, May 12. 1904, in the faith of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Mr. White was a Whig and later a Republican, and voted for Lincoln. He and his w if e had these children: John C. George II.. Martha J.. Moses C. and James S. George II. of this family, now deceased was a private of the Civil war. in the three years' service, serving in the toth Ohio; and John C, also of the three \ ears' service, was in Company A, 185th ( Ihio. Moses C. White was attending school at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, and he made several attempts to enlist, hut was refused on account of his youth, hut finally succeeded when fifteen years old. enlisting in Cedarville, Ohio, in January, 1864, as a pri- vate in the 9th Battalion, Ohio Cav., for six months, and served more than his time, being honorabh discharged Nov. 8, 1X114. at Nash- ville, his service being about Nashville. The battalion was engaged in guarding trestle work and engaged in several skirmishes. He returned to Cedarville, and attended school until 1 S( >5 . uti Jan. 13th of which year he re- enlisted at Cedarville as a private of Com- pany A, [85th 0. V. I., for three years or during the war, and served until honorably discharged Sept. 28, [865, the war having closed. This service was in Kentucky, Ten- nessee and Virginia, and his regiment re- ceived many Confederates who had surren- dered. Mr. White was never wounded or sick' in the hospital, and having keen raised to the hard work of the farm made an excellent soldier, being able to stand all the hardships of a soldier's life. He was cheerful and faith- ful in performing his duties, and was a great favorite with his comrades and officers, being the youngest in his regiment. After the war Mr. White returned to Ce- darville, where he learned thoroughly the trade of stone mason, and engaged in con- tracting in stone work until March 18, [891, when he came to Anderson, where he has since continued at his business. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Church, lie is connected with the ( 1. A. R., and the I. < ). F., and in politics is a Republican. While a soldier in Nashville Mr. White cast bis vote for Lincoln, and, although not nearly old enough to be entitled to a vote, it was ac- cepted because he wore the uniform. Mr. White is one of Anderson's substantial citi- zens and he is highly esteemed by all who know him. ( In Sept. 12, 1872, Mr. White was married to Clarissa W. Randall, born April 11, 1854, daughter of Lrael and Elizabeth (Thompson) Randall, and to this union were born children as follows: Jennie, born in Cedarville. < Ihio, March 8, 1X74; May, who married W. E. Rude, a machinist of Springfield, Ohio, and died very suddenly in Chicago, 111., Dec. 21, 1004. the mother of two children, Raymond and I tarry : and Lizzie Blanche, horn in Cedar- ville, < Ihio, June 7, 1880, who married Emile Gouze, a die setter in the employ of the Sifton Manufacturing Company, and they have one son, Fred. GEORGE E. DUNGAN, for eight years recorder of Delaware county, Ind., and now President of the Board of Public Works, is one of the respected native-born residents of Muncie, and the son of one of its prominent pioneers. Having passed all his life in Muncie he has witnessed the growth of the place from a small village to its present proportions and thriving conditions, and has had the satisfac- tion of knowing that he has done the part of a s^ood citizen in bringing about these results. Mr. Dungan was horn in Muncie July S. [850, son of John W. and Edith ( Dragoo) Dungan. and thus comes of pioneer stock of Delaware county on both sides. The Dungans are of I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD io;i Scotch-Irish stock, and the Dragoo family is of either Scotch or Irish ancestry. There is a strong tradition in the Dungan family that there were five of the Dungan brothers who came from [reland to America, and were the founders of the different branches of the family known to exist. Jt is said that they settled in North Kentucky, In- diana and Michigan. Castle Dungannan, in Ireland, was a possession of this family, and from there the clan spread. Our subject's paternal grandparents came west from West Virginia in an early day, and made a location in Franklin county, Ind., where the father of John W. Dungan cleared up a farm. This pioneer founder of the family in Indiana moved to Delaware county about 1839, and settled about three miles southeast of Muncie, in the win ids. where he bought eighty acres. built a log cabin, and began to clear the land. Mere he passed the remainder of his life, dying about 1850. He was one of the early Method- ists in this region, ami was a typical American pioneer. The children of this original Dun- can family in Indiana were: Isaac. Joseph, John \Y.. Elizabeth and Rebecca, all by the first wife, and a son Charles by the second wife. The first wife died when her children were quite small. John W. Dungan was horn in Fayette county, Ind.. about 1823. and was between fourteen and fifteen years of age when he came to Delaware county with his parents. Me received the usual limited education af- forded in the old-time log cabin school, and then was hound out to the pioneer blacksmith of Muncie. Thomas S. Xccly. to learn that trade. He served a three years' apprentice- ship, and sometime later started a shop of his own in Muncie. He continued to follow the trade for many years, and being an industrious and reliable workman was counted among the successful men of his day. Moreover, he was intelligent and public-spirited, was interested in politics, and took quite an active part in local affairs, in which he was very influential, being both popular and prominent among his fellow citizens. ( triginally an old-line Whig, he was one of the founders of the Republican party in Delaware county. vOtine for its first I 'residential candidate. John < '. Fremont, and later supporting Abraham Lincoln. In [859 he was electee] sheriff of Delaware county, and served continuously until r863 ; was re-elected in [878, and served until 1SS4. In earlier times, during the forties, he was tax collector for Delaware county, and rode horseback to make In- collections throughout the country. Mr. Dungan was one of the earl) .Masons of Muncie and one of the charter members oi the I. i). ( ). F. lodge there, passing all the chairs. Being a strong Union man he made several attempts to enlist for service in the Civil war, hut was rejected on account of his health. He finally enlisted in Muncie 111 [864. for three years or during the war, and served until the close of the struggle, when he re- turned to his famih (consisting of a wife and six children) in Muncie. The patriots of In diana did not remain at home on account of their families, hut went cheerfully to the front, a test of true patriotism not often required. In 1848 John W. Dungan married, in Muncie. Edith Dragoo, who was born in West Virginia in [828, daughter of Benjamin Dra- goo. Benjamin Dragoo was a pioneer of Delaware count), Ind.. where he arrived about [839 from West Virginia, whence he had made the journey with horses and wagon Settling with his family in Muncie, he was one of the prominent pioneers there. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dungan made their permanent home in Muncie. and here reared an excellent family and passed their remaining days. They became the par- ents of the following children: Willie, who died in infancy: George K. ; Leonidas : < 01 nelia. who died aged twenty-one years; Mary C. ; Jesse F. ; Waller, who died aged twenty- two years ; and Harry. Mr. Dungan became one of the best known of the pioneers of Muncie in the discharge oi his duties as tax collector and sheriff, which took him all over the county, and his was a familiar figure. In his later life he was well- to-do, and was the owner of valuable real es- tate in Muncie. He died in 1003. George K. Dungan was horn in Muncie. July 5. 1850. He was educated principally in the old subscription schools. He first attended a 1 ni\ ate school conducted in a dwelling house by Nancy Berry, and later several schools of like character. Then he was a pupil at the public free school which was at that time first established in Muncie. and after this he al tended school at Hartford City, Ind.. fin- two terms. However, he never attended school after he was fifteen years of age. 1 le was then in a drug store for one year, and afterward learned the harnessmaker's trade of John 1\ Dick, in Hartford City, serving a regular apprenticeship of three years, during which IOs2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD time he received his food and clothes, and at the end of his term sixty dollars in money. While learning his trade he made garden for his employer, cut the wood for household use, and did all the usual chores, which included keeping the shop clean and in order. After learning his trade he followed it for four years in Muncie, and then became a clerk in a gro- cery store there, for Hurt and Kirby. with whom he continued for six years. Finally Mr. Kirby purchased the interest of Mr. Hurt, and later .Mr. Dungan bought out Mr. Kirby and ran the business six years on his own account. Following this he was in the livery business (Mr about five years. When natural gas was discovered in .Muncie he was the first to start a co-operative gas company in the State of Indiana, and was superintendent of same for several years ; that company is still in exist- ence. In political opinions Mr. Dungan has al- ways been a stanch Republican, casting his first vote for Grant. In 1898 he was elected recorder of Delaware county, and no better evidence of highly efficient anil satisfactory service could be offered than the fact that his fellow citizens by re-election retained him in that office as long as the law allowed. He completed his eighth continuous year, the limit of service under the law, and to his credit it may he said that the opinion of bis fellow citizens was amply justified in the condition of the office and the reputation of the incum- bent. Fraternally Air. Dungan is a Knight Templar Mason, belonging to Muncie Lodge. Among the interesting events Air. Dungan lias witnessed in Muncie were those growing ■nit of and incident to the Civil war. He can well remember the first company of volunteers when they left the town for the three months' service. As he recollects, the first volunteer to enroll his name in Muncie was a young school teacher who was very patriotic and en- thusiastic, and was the first man from Dela- ware to fall in battle. During the war his fa- ther, who was very patriotic and held an offi- cial position, was accustomed to feed at his home all soldiers who needed it, and also as- sisted io feed the soldiers at the depot who were eii route to the war. Mr. Dungan married in Muncie, in 1 Sj 5, . Ida < 1. Kelly, who was born in Muncie in r852, daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth Kellv. Hiram Kelly was a pioneer of Randolph coun- ty, Ind., and settled in Muncie early in the forties. Here he was engaged as a brick man- ufacturer and was a well known citizen. In [885 he went to Illinois, and there died. Air. and Mrs. George E. Dungan are the parents of the following named children: LaRhue, Arthur II., Earnest and Eva, twins, and Ralph. ( )f these La Rhue married Frederick Jewett, of Muncie, who is manager of the Rail Manu- facturing Company. Arthur 11.. who is ship- ping clerk for the firm of Rail Brothers, at Muncie, married Pearl Davenport, and they reside in Muncie. All of the children have received good educations in the public schools of Muncie. Mr. Dungan is a Methodist in re- ligious belief; Mrs. Dungan and the children are members of the Baptist Church. ( :< >L. JAMES RITCHIE ROSS. In the beautiful Crown Hill cemetery at Indian- apolis, Ind., sleeps Col. James Ritchie Ross, who during many years occupied a conspicu- ous position on account of distinguished serv- ices rendered in defense of his country. ( 1 ilonel Ross was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Aug. 16, 1841. son of Thomas J. T. and Hannah ( Ritchie) Ross. Thomas Ross was horn 011 the Atlantic Ocean, coming from Ire- land, June 17, 181 1. His wife was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 2j. 1818. They had six- teen children, five of whom died in early child- hood, the others, with the exception of t lara, reaching maturity. Thomas Ross was a cab- inetmaker and furniture dealer at Crawfords- ville, Ind.. for many years, having moved there from Bellefontaine, Ohio. He moved later to Indianapolis where he lived for some years in retirement, dying there March 3, 1892, at the age of eighty-one years, his decease being the result of a fall. His wife survived until i her death being caused by a street car accident, when she was eighty-two years old. Both Thomas Ross and wife were members of the Presbyterian Church. James Ritchie Ross was a small boy when his parents moved from Ohio to Crawfords- ville, Ind., and in that city he grew to man- hood, attending the common schools. At the age of nineteen he testified to his loyal senti- ments. lw enlisting as a private, in the 11th Ind. \'. 1., this regiment being know 11 as Lew Wallace's Zouaves. At the expiration .if his three months term of enlistment, he re-enlisted for a period of three years, his valuable serv- ices being recognized by constant promotion until he became Major, on the staff of (leu. Lew Wallace. When he was captain of Com- pany ( ', in the 11th Reg., be participated in O )MMEM< iRATIVE BK (GRAPHICAL RE' D [i - 3.1 the battles of Fort Donelson, Port Gibsi Vicksburg, Champion Hills, Shiloh, Jackson, Miss., Romney, V'a., and many skirmishes. I lis reci ircl as a soldier is i me 1 1 excite admira and i licited this high praise from i ii n \\ allai i "( blonel Ross was the most rkable man I ever saw under fire. He was nol excited, nor did he rush about as som< staff officers would. The best word 1 can find to explain his appearance, is to say that he was transfigured; his eyes kindled, and his face, usuall) so immobile, kindled with a rare intelligence; by intuition he saw what sho be done, and with perfeel coolness did it. He was by nature the best soldier I ever had. Had he gone with the regular army at the close of the war. he would have been one of the finest soldiers in the United States." It was in August, [86i, that he n listed for three years, and then was made firsl lieutenant. In < Ictober, [863, he had won his promotion to the rank of captain of the same company. From September, [861, to Sep- tember, [863, he served on the staff of Gen. Wallace, returning- then to his regiment, and remaining with it until 18(14. Then he be- came an aide on the general staff of the army, and was again called to duty under Gen. Wal- lace, this gallant officer being in command of the middle military department. Here Col. Ross remained until the close of the war. It was during his service as major on the staff of Gen. Wallace that Col. Ross was connected with the events which brought about the cele- brated controversy over the action of Gen. Wallace at the battle of Shiloh. .Major Ross met an aide on » ten. < irant's staff, hurrying to Gen. Wallace with an order. Major Ross re- lieved the aide of the order, and made himself the messenger, and always asserted that he had delivered it. His military career was always to him a matter of just pride, and among his mosl cherished pi ions were the parchments showing his military commissions. He had them neatly framed and the) o vered the wall - study in his home, and they an valued h\ his surviving family. One of these commissions hears the signature of Abraham Lincoln, appointing him to the rank of major. Another, making him brevet lieutenant ci be: 1- the signature of Andrew Johnson. The opinion of his brother officers was unanimous as to the efficieny of Col. Ri a military man. In speaking of him. 1 ien Carnahan said : " \s a soldier in active ser- \ ice there w. 1 me more faithful, more gallant, mon pat i ii itic. I le never stopped 1 1 questii m an 1 irder, but 1 ibe\ ed it. \t the close 1 if the war. ( blonel Ros< gaged in business in Chicago, later in Cincin- nati, < thio, but in 1S73 he located in the 1 of Indianapolis. ||is business ventures weri successful and he attained a comfortable com ■ nee. Mis taste for military affairs made him a valuable worker in the formation of the Indianapolis 2nd Light Infantry and he was commissioned lieutenant. On May 5, [890, he was promoted to Captain of Compart) D, 2nd Infantry, Indiana Legion; May 23, [893, promoted Colonel 2nd Infantry, Indiana Na- tional Guard, and mustered out Ma) 27, [897, his term of commission having expired. He was one of the firsl members of the Grand Army, joining upon its establishment in [866, for many years was a valued member of 1 ieorge H. Thomas Lost, and was also a mem- ber of Lamp No. 80, Union Veteran Legion. • ol. Loss was very prominently identified with the fraternal order of Knights of Pythias. I le was a member of Excelsior Lodge. No. 25, K. P., and of Division No. _'. Uniform Rank. 1 )n June 4. [884, he was elected I'.rigadier- < ieneral of the Uniform Rank and served con- tinuously until his death, a period of sixteen years, having been reelected for another four years, in June, [900. \s brigadier-general of the Indiana Brigade, Uniform Rank, K. of I '.. he attended the encampment in Detroit in Au- gust, tc)oo, although at that time he was in failing health. As senior brigadier of the United States, his rank entitled the Indiana commander to lead all parades, and it is re- lated of him that on this occasion he displayed his military training, being the onl) brigadier who reported to Major-General Carnahan in true military style, lie did no) appear at head quarters until his entire staff had arrived, when, in full uniform, the whole staff formally reported. lie attended every bi-annual en- campment of the U. R.. K. I'., from the- first, which convened at Toronto, Canada, in [888, up to the time 1 if his decease. i>n Nov. 15, [866, < 'ol. Ross was married to Miss Thesta Alice Crawford, daughter of John and Sarah Ellen (Daniels) Crawford, who ware pioneers at Crawfordsville, Tnd. Mr. Crawford was horn May r6, [800, of Scotch ancestry, and died March 21, 1874. while Mrs. Crawford, who was of Wei descent, was horn in Kentucky, Oct. to. [809, and died Feb. 27. 1874. They had six children. io54 i OMMEMORATIYE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD four of whom grew to maturity, and one oi these still survives, John Albert Crawford. John Crawford, the father of Mrs. Ross, was a merchant in Crawfordsville. Both her par- ents were members of the Scotch Presbyterian ( hurch. After marriage Colonel and Mrs. Ross lived for a period of five years in Chicago, dur- ing which time he engaged in business. Tn 1873 they moved to Indianapolis, and there Col. Ross later purchased for his home one of the finest residences in the city, its location being at No. 2007 Central Avenue. The one son born to this marriage was Fred ["row Ross, who is a well known resilient of Indian- apolis. He mari-ied Miss Dorothea Augusta Schramm, and their one son bears the name of his distinguished grandfather, lames Ritchie Ross. In his religious faith. Col. Ross was a Presbyterian, and Mrs. Ros> and her son Epis- copalians. Mis. Thesta A. (Crawford) Ross died Oct. 23, 1 < i< > 1 . beloved bv all who knew her. After an illness of several months' duration Colonel Ross passed out of life on (let. 27. [900, and two clays later the impressive funeral ceremonies were held at bis late residence. Cpon this sad occasion the honorary pall- bearers were: Gen. Lew Wallace, Gen. R. S. Foster, Gen. Fred Kneller. Gen. George F. McGinnis, Judge Daniel Wait Howe and David M. Parry. The active pall-bearer's were: Major-Hen. James R. Carnahan, com- manding the I'. R.. K. P. ; Brig-Gen. George \\ . Powell, Adjutant-General H. R.. K. P.; Col. Frank Rowers, Assistant Adjutant-Gen- eral Indiana Brigade, H. R., K. P.; Col. E. L. Siver, Chief of Staff, Indiana Brigade, I '. R., K. P.; Col. H. R>. Smith, commanding Second Regiment, Ind. X. ( i. ; Col. John M. Paver, commanding G. A. R. Post: Col. B. A. Rich- ardson, Q. M. (!., Ind. X. ( i. The services at the grave were performed by Excelsior Lodge, No. 25, K. P.; George II. Thomas Cost. G. A. R. ; Indiana Commandery, Loyal Legion; and the 1st Reg. Ind. Brig. H. R.. K. R. The' new burial service, written by Gen. Carnahan, of the Uniform Rank, K. I'., which was adopted liv the Supreme Li dge at its last convention, was used here for the first time. The service was conducted bv Gen. Carnahan, Hin. Richardson, Gen. Powell and Hen. Stan- lex, and was both beautiful and impressive. Gen. George \Y. Powell paid his distin- guished friend an eloquent tribute, a-- follows: "My acquaintance with Genl. Ross ex- tended over a period of twent) years, both in civil and military life and the friendship be- tween us was of the closest nature. As a citizen he had the keenest sense of his duty as such and measured up to the requirements thereof. As a business man he was enterpris- ing, prompt and safe and the very soul of honor, 'his word being as good as his bond.' As a soldier and officer I can best express my estimate of his military career, by quoting Al- exander Hamilton's definition of a Perfect ( )fficer. 'He who combines tin- genius of the General with the patient endurance, both men- tal and physical, of the private: who inspires confidence in himself and in all under him; who is at all times the gentleman, courteous alike to inferior, equal and superior; who is strong and firm in discipline, without arro- gance or harshness, and never familiar with subordinates, but to all is the soul of courtesy, kind, considerate and just.' I ministered to him in his last hours, and as with deepest sor- row I saw- him expire, I turned from the scene feeling I had lost a friend tried and true." ALBERT X. CRECRAFT, editor and publisher of the Franklin Democrat, of Frank- lin, Ind., was born Dec. .}, 1859, m Reily, But- ler Co., < >hio, son of Albert John and Evelina 1 Ross ) < Yccraft, natives of ( )hio. Benoni Crecraft, his paternal grandfather, was a native of Maryland, and an early settler in Ohio. Being attracted by the possibilities offered in the latter State be took tip govern- ment land in Butler county, about the year [808, and followed teaching and agriculture. His death occurred at the age of eighty-five years. He left a large family. His father, the great-grandfather of Albert X. Crecraft. was a native of England, who came to Amer- ica, settling in Maryland, where be died at an advanced age. and he. too. had a large family. The maternal grandfather was James Ross, a native of Ohio, whose ancestors came from Xew Jersey to that State. He was of the sixth generation from George Ross, one of the first settlers of Elizabethtown, X. (., who held a judicial position in that settlement and who was the father of a large family, whose de- scendants became settlers through Xew Jer- sey. Pennsylvania and Xew York, and partici- pated in the Revolutionary war. Ceorge Ross emigrated from England to Connecticut, but after England gained the territory now known as Xew Jerse\ he joined a colony that founded Elizabethtown and located there, most of the C< 1MME1M1 iRATIVE BU >< ik W'lllCAL REG >RD id;; settlers transferring their residence from * on necticut. James Ross, the maternal grandfather, lived in Butler county, ( ihio, where he was a contractor and built the old dormitory of Mi- ami University, at Oxford, Ohio. Hire he died when in middle life. He was the father of two children, Evelina and William ! i - Ross was a son of Carmen and Eliza- beth ( Fitz Randolph i Ross. Albert John Crecraft, father of Allien X.. was a teacher for a number of years, and la- ter vvas engaged in farming in Butler county, ( Ihio, where he died in- 1S7; aged sixty-one years. His wife' died in t8//, she being killed in an accidenl caused by a run-away horse. \t the time of her death she was fifty-five years old. Both parents were members of the Meth- odist Church. Albert John Crecraft was a cousin of Prof. J. P. D. John, of Greencastle, Ind., who was president of DePauw Univer- sity , and more recenth has In en in the lecture field. The mother of Albert John Cn was Vsenath John, sister of Enoch D. John and Robert John. earl-. ; of Brookville, Indiana, the latter being the father of Profes- sor John. Enoch 1). John married Lavina No- ble, a sister of James and Noah Xoble, men- tioned further on in this sketch. The John famih were originally from Wales, and came to this country, settling in Philadelphia. Ten children were born to Albert John Crecraft and wife, six sons and. four daughters, seven now living: Miss Laura Crecraft, of Hamil- ton, < ihio; Wenath. wife of Clarence B. Mor- ris, of Middletown, < ihio; John H., of Ham- ilton, < Ihio; \lhcrt V: Luella, wife of Irenus Nelson, of Hamilton, Ohio; William II.. of Hamilton; and Arthur I... of Oxford, Ohio. \lbert \. t recraft resided in Butler county, Ohio, until he was nineteen years attending the district school in his locality, and later the National Normal University, al Leb- anon, t Ihio, where he took a scientific course, being graduated therefrom in [878. When but .sixteen years old he taught one term be- fore going to Lebanon, and after his gradua- tion he taught another year. At this time he entered Princeton College, X. J., and remained one year, then resumed teaching, first at Mount Carmel, Ind.. then Fairfield, Ind. From Fairfield, he went to Brookville, the county seat, and here he was principal for four years. Later he served as count \ super- intendent of schools of Franklin count} for six years, and three years of that time he was a member of the State- Teachers Reading Cir- cle Hoard and the Young People's Reading Circle Hoard. While count} superintendent, he purchased the Brookville Democrat, which he owned For two years and on Jan. 1. [892, be- came the editor and publisher of the Franklin Democrat. Mr. (recraft has been a Democrat since be cast his first vote, and he conducts his paper upon strict party lines, it having, on ac- counl of his wise management and intelligent grasp of affairs, a wide circulation and influ- ence. His editorial- are accepted a- voicing the opinions of local leaders in the part, the entire paper is conducted upon a progres- sive policy that makes it popular with all classes, aside from part_\- lines. (In May 31, [883, Mr. ('recraft was mar- ried to Miss Mary Luella Tyner, daughter of Richard Henry and Anna (Miller) Tvner They have had three children: Earle Willis, Albert Tyner and Richard Tyner, of whom Albert Tyner died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Crecraft are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which they take an active part. Their son. Earle Willis, graduated from Franklin College in the class of 1907. Hie parents of Mrs. (.'recraft were natives of Franklin county. Ind.. and had two daugh- ters, Alary Luella and Rom- Willis, the latter being the wife of Arthur A. Alexander, of Franklin, Indiana. Richard Henry Tyner was the son of Richard and Martha Sedgwick Willis Swift (Noble) Tyner and was born in Brookville, Ind., Sept. _\ [831. He was one of twelve children. His father, Richard Tyner. was a son of William E. Tyner, a pioneer Baptist preacher of Indiana, who emigrated from South Carolina and who built one of the first Baptist churches erected in the State, south of Brookville, in the year 1812. This building still stands. His wife was Elizabeth Hackle- man, an aunt of Gen. Pleasant A. Hackleman. Richard Tyner. hi- son, was one of the early settlers of Brookville, where In- bore an important part in the business life of that com- munity, carrying on an extensive mercantile establishment. Afterwards he went to Daven- port, Iowa. His wife was a member of the Noble family, that emigrated from \ ii to Kentucky, thence to Indiana. She was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Xoble. a surgeon in the Revolutionary war. who was a Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, whence comes 1056 O (MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ime Richard Henry Tyner. She was a sister of James and Noah Noble. Noah Noble was one of die first Governors of Indiana and James Noble was one of the first United States Senators, serving from [816 to 1831, when he died in Washington. The ivory-headed cane carried b\ James Noble while Senator, and afterwards b\ James N. Tyner, is now in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Overall. Both were men of highest probity and of national reputation. Richard Henry Tyner, the father of Mrs. Man I.uella Crecraft, never held office, but always bore an active part in the business and political affairs of the community. He was a delegate to the First Republican State < onvention in Indiana, and took an active interest in the organization of that part}- in this State. In his early life he was employed by a Cincinnati Banking Asso- ciation to travel over Indiana during the pe- riod of "Wild Cat Banking" as an inspector or examiner. This was before the advent of railroads and when nearly all the travel was done on horseback through swampy regions and over corduroy roads. I lis duties required him to visit almost every part of the State. His brother, James Noble Tyner, was Con- gressman from I he Peru district in Indiana several terms, and was Assistant Postmaster ( ieneral under President Grant, and in the lat- ter part of Grant's administration he became Postmaster General and was afterward con- nected with the Postoffice Department during Republican administrations, either as Assist- ant Postmaster (Ieneral or Attorney (ieneral, until shortly before his death. Another bro- ther, (ieneral Noah Noble Tyner, was a brave soldier during the Civil war; and still another brother. George N. Tyner, of Holyoke, Mass., was connected with the Holyoke Paper Mills, and envelope manufacture, and in 1900 and [901 was a member of the State Senate of Massachusetts. The Tyner family was one of the most influential and prominent in the coun- try, and the nation owes mm b to the efforts of tbcsr nun, who labored as public officials, army officers and private citizens to support the LJnion, better the existing plan of Govern nient and further all measures tending I the strengthening of the nation's relation, at home and abroad and increasing its prosperity. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. ( re craft was Albert Miller, a native of Maryland, who when a child was brought by bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, to Franklin county, Indiana, in pioneer'days. Later he be- came an extensive stock dottier and in addition he conducted a general merchandise store at Fairfield, Franklin county, Ind.. in partnership with R. II. Pyner, under the linn nan Miller & Tyner. Here he resided until his death at the age of eighty-three years. He was a prominent figure in the county's history, serving as a Democratic member of the Stale Legislature of Indiana. Mr. Miller . married and had a large family of children who grew to maturity to do him honor. In these days, when people have to 1" proud of illustrious ancestors, Mrs. Crecraft is one to be envied in that on both sides of her family she can number so many whose names tire connected with her country's his- tory. Both Mr. ami Mrs. Crecraft tire people of unusual culture ami refinement, and their home is a pleasant gathering place for their many friends. C \PT. AL( INZO I. MAKEPEACE, a well-known citizen of Anderson, Ind., who for the past thirty-five years has been engaged in a hardware business, is a member of an old English family. Captain Makepeace was born April o, [833, in Madison county. Ind.. son of Alfred and Hannah (Irish) Makepeace, pio- neers of that county. The education of Captain Makepeace was secured in the pioneer schools of Madison county, and he was reared on his father's farm. Early in life he learned the carpenter's trade, at which be worked until enlisting in the ( nil war. ( )n July 29, [858, he was married to Margaret M. Robinson, daughter of Col. Nel- son S. Robinson, and to this union there were born two children: Frank W. and flattie, the latter of whom married Thomas Stillwell of Anderson, son of Colonel Stillwell, and she died aged about thirty-one years, leaving two children, Catherine and Margaret. On July 5, 1S01, Captain Makepeace en- listed as tt private in Company A, otb Ind. V. 1., under Col. Solomon Meredith, the bri- gade being known as the Iron Brigade. He served nearly four years and was honorably discharged at Washington, D. C. in March. [865. lie was in the battles of Lewinsville, near Washington, Gainesville, both battle oi Fredericksburg, Chancellors ville. Rappahan- nock Crossing, Gainesville, second Bull Pun. South Mountain, Antietam, Slaughter Moun- tain and Gettysburg, ami till skirmishes and engagements of the Many of tin- Potomac. He was elect id second lieutenant of bis company, OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1057 being commissioned July 29, [861, and - in that capacity until promoted for meritorious conduct to the rank of first lieutenant, Nov. M. [86i, and captain Feb. to, [862. He com- manded his company in all of the battles in which they engaged except the first, at Lew- insville. He was slightly wounded on the left shin by a spent ball and had several bullets pass through his clothing. At the battle of Gainesville his company lust thirty-one men 1 mt of forty-two. the other members of the company being on detached service or in the hospital. Captain Makepeace was captured at the battle of Gettysburg with six others of his company, and was taken to Libby Prison with 105 Union officers who were captured at that battle, and was a prisoner of war for twenty months. He was first taken to Danville. Va., then to Salisbury, X. C, from the latter place to Macon, Ga., and with 300 comrades, drawn by lot, to Charleston, who were to be held as hostages and so placed in the city that their presence would protect Charleston from the fire of the Federals. They were so placed, but their presence did not save the city, as the Union troops learned where they were located and so trained their guns as not to injure tin 111. They were then taken to Columbia, S. C, then to Charlottesville, and later to Raleigh, X. I'.. being released under the general exchange at Wilmington, the war being practically over. Me came through the linos March I, 1865. In Libby Prison, in Richmond, Captain Makepeace found the least disagreeable sur- roundings, as the water came into the build- ing, an old tobacco warehouse, in pipes, and the building afforded shelter from the ele- ments. He had no bedding, sleeping' on the floor, and his rations consisted of boiled rice, peas and pork, these in very small quantities. At Macon, Ga.. the prisoners were confined mi the old fair ground, in a stockade prison, while at Charleston, S. C, they weir confini the negro workhouse. < Captain Makepeace made several attempts to escape, the first being made from a car on the way to Macon, < la., with a comrade. Lieutenant Barr of Michigan, who was wounded by the guard. The escape was tried just at nightfall, lint the attempt was unsuccessful, as they were surrounded and forced to surrender. lie made another i to gain bis freedom, and with si raped from Camp Si irghum, si 1 named because of the ration ghum and mush. They were out forty-eight days and 67 nights and suffered many hardships, being a number of tune-, pursued b) bloodhounds, and would have probable starved to death but for the nuts, which, ii being the month of Novem- ber, had not yet been gathered. They were also provided with food by the friendly in groes of the field, the soldiers being loath to trust the house servants. Traveling at night with only the stars to guide them, and con- cealing themselves in the daytime in the cane brake or woods, they trawled probably 400 miles, binding leaves and small branches and twigs of pine trees to their feet to throw off the scent of the bloodhounds pursuing them. They were finally captured by means of the bloodhounds, however, in the Smoky Moun- tains, Ga., by two of Stonewall Jackson's men. to whom and thirty others, the) were forced to surrender. Captain Makepeace and his com- panions were turned over to Captain McClun who was raising a companj in that locality and lie took them to Athens, in the vicinity of which city he lived. He had been a Union prisoner, and, it is presumed had been well treated as such, as he took them to his home, where Mrs. McClure cooked good food for them. The prisoners were then marched nine- ty-eight miles and turned over to the Confed- erate authorities at Augusta, < la., where their rations consisted of raw meat, and were then returned to Camp Sorghum, whence they had escaped. By this time Captain Makepeace had worn his clothing to rags. He had on a pair of pants which he had made from an old coffee sack at Charleston, and an old army blouse without any sleeves, these having be- come torn off. He had no shirt or hat, and for < ring for his feet he had pieces of old shoes tied on. Captain Makepeace also escaped from Charlotte when sick, but after walking several miles the exposure proved too much for him, so that after several days he returned to the prison and gave himself up, preferring horrible conditions that existed there to a death from starvation. While in Libby Prison he came near making an escape through Col- li Straight's famous tunnel, but owing to the crowd of officers awaiting to escape, one at a time, through a small hole in the ground, he did not get a chance, and. daylight coming on. he gave up the attempt. After the war. Captain Makepeace re- turned to Anderson and engaged in carpenter work and contracting, but in 1872 bought an interest in his present hardware business, and with his partner. < ii org. Nichols, has built up 1058 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD one of the largest and best-known hardware businesses in Madison county. In political opinions Captain Makepeace is a stanch Rc- publican, and although the county was Dem- ocratic by [,ooo majority, lie was elected sher- iff of Madison county in [887-88 by 352 votes. He is an honored member of Major Ma_\ Post, G. A. R., Anderson, having been the first com- mander thereof, and was a member of the staffs of Generals Veazey and Lawler of the ('.rand Army. He is also connected with the [.O.O. F. at Anderson. HENRY I'.. TAYLOR, of Mooresville, is a descendant of an old and honored pioneer family of the State of Indiana. He was born in White River township, Johnson Co., Ind., May 23, 1839, and he was reared to agricultural pursuits in pioneer surroundings. He was taught the rudiments in a little old log school house, with primitive greased paper windows and a fire place which extended almost across one end, in order to accommodate the logs which not only gave heat but assisted in sup- plying light. Air. Taylor is a son of John ( 2 ) and Sarah ( Brennemer) Taylor, the former of whom was born near Richmond. Ya., and the latter in Al- leghany county in the same State. The pa- ternal grandfather's name was also John and he lived and died in Virginia. His children were: Richard, who .lied in Virginia : John 12), father of Henry II.; Luda, William and Polly, who all three died in \ 'irginia : and Su- san, who never married. The parents both died before their children reached maturity. John Taylor (2) was reared in Virginia and learned the carpenter's trade there. Prior to his marriage he served in the war of 1X12, marrying after its close. In 1828, after the birth of two of bis children, he moved to In- diana, and entered t6o acres of land in White River township. Johnson county, and in addi- tion, bought a small tract containing a cabin, in ordi r to get a shelter for his family a- soon as possible. In spite of malaria and drouth. those enemies of the early Indiana settler, Mr. Taylor remained upon his farm, cleared and improved it, and was granted a long life of eighty-seven years, his death occurring Jan. 2, [882. lie had witnessed the development of the country and, while enduring the neces- sarv hardships, had done his part toward im- proving agricultural conditions. At that time much of the land was swampy, and its drain- ing was a very serious problem at that early date. He was obliged to haul his grain to Lawrenceburg and Madison, receiving then but fifty cents a bushel and paying $3 per bar- rel for salt, with other necessities in propor- tion. Mr. Taylor was a reliable, sensible far- mer and a self-made man. Not having had any educational advantages, he learned by practical experience, and often, in later years, excited wonder by the facility with which he could calculate without the aid of pencil, so necessary to many school-bred men. Prior to coming to Indiana he set his face against in- temperance, and refused to allow spirits of any kind to be brought into his home, although it was the general custom to imbibe very freely. After be settled in Indiana be was forced to meet with some opposition on the liquor ques- tion, for. while be was always ready to assist his neighbors in rolling logs and building cab- ins ami served them faithfully in every neigh- borly way, he would never accept whiskey or tempt others with it. The time came when those who opposed his resolution the most re- spected him all the more, and as the years passed the custom of carousal at these neighborly gatherings about died out. Pew men in the neighborhood could be more confidently called upon in family bereave- ments or trouble, for bis work never pressed him too hard, or his own affairs needed him too much, to prevent bis going miles to help one in trouble, to care for the sick, or to assist in the burying of the dead. He was one of the men whose memory should ever be kept green in Johnson count)'. Mr. Taylor was a pillar in the Methodist Church, was a fluent talker and was a favorite class leader. He contributed as a Christian duty to its support, ami he filled all the offices hut pastor. ( Irigi- nally he was a Democrat in politics, hut left the part)" on account of its attitude in regard to slavery. Mrs. Taylor died Sept. 2, [864. She was a daughter of John and Christina (Kesling) Brennemer, who came from Germany and set- tled first in Virginia, and in 1828 moved lo Indiana. He operated a small grist-mill with water power. During the Revolution he served with the patriot army. He was a con- sistent member of the Methodist Church. Both he and wife died in Indiana. Their family consisted of Sarah; Jacob: Anthony; Mary, Mrs. George Duke; Margaret. Mrs. William Dressier; and Charlotte, wife of Rev. J. I.. Bramwell. Jacob and Anthony, with John I a) lor and wife. Grandmother Smith, Kizzie i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1059 Paul ami Grandma Tresler, seven faithful Christians, organized the first Methodist 30 ciety in the neighborhood, which later de- veloped into Shiloh Methodist Church. The children of John Taylor and wife were: Al- bert K.. who died in [896; James < >., who died at the age of seventeen years; John \\ ., a Methodist minister, who died in [888, aged rive years; Sarah J., Mrs. Throckmor- ton; I tenr) B. : Martha I ... who died in in- fanc} ; and William L., who was killed at the battle of Thompsons Station in [863. Henry B. Taylor remained under the par- ental roof until June, 1861, when he enlisted with Col. William Wheatley, of Indianapolis, m ( ompany E, 26th Ind. V. I., for three years. The first battle in which he was engaged was that al Newtona, from which place 'the regi- ment was moved and took part in the battle of Prairie Grove. Here Mr. Taylor was wounded in three places, a flesh wound through the calf of the left leg, one on the top of the head, and by a musket ball and buck shot above the left knee, the ball being imbedded in the bone. He fell to the ground and lay on the battlefield from that afternoon until the next day, ami when found had fallen asleep with weakness. Me was taken to the Fayetteville hospital, where from Dec. 7. 1862, until Ma\ 20. 1863, his life was despaired of. While in this precarious condition he was taken prisoner, and in an ambu- lance was hauled to Springfield, Mo. There he was met by a brother who took him home. Many months passed before be recov- ered, and he was obliged to use crutches for a long time. Although he received an honor able discharge, he was never exchanged. Mr. Taylor lias never recovered his complete strength and in recognition of his services, the 1 iovernment awards him a pension. I nabk to work for a long time. Mr. Tay- lor remained at home, and after the death of his mother in November, [864, he married and settled on the homestead and took care of bis father until the latter'- death. By will John W. Taylor was left executor and administra- tor. Mr. Taylor rented bis portion of the es- tate and moved to Franklin, where be lived two years in order to educate bis children, but in [884 returned to, the farm, lie served a- assessor of the township and lived "ii the farm until iXijj. when he moved to Moores ville and purchased eight acre- of land ad- joining the corporation. Mere he ha- a com- fortable residence and enough land t" permit him to enjoy gardening and keep a few choice cattle in his pastures. I [e conducted a grocery business for about one year. Mr. Taylor has always been a Republican. In 1900 be was elected trustee of Brown township and he is filling this position with greal credit. Me has followed in the footsteps of his father in his faithfulness and usefulness in the Methodist Church, where he is steward. Me was class leader in Banta, Johnson county. Mr. Taylor married Miss Joanna J. McAl- ister, born in Jefferson county, Ind.. in Janu- ary, [841, daughter of lames A. and Freelove (Butterfield) McAlister, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Xew York. The McAlisters moved to Jefferson and later to Morgan county, hid., where they died. Mr. McAlister wa- an intelligent ami enterprising man. was a school teacher, served as justice of the peace and was also a contractor. He as- sisted in the construction of the canal from Croad Ripple, and wa- a contractor in the cm struction of the old Madison Railroad from Franklin to Martinsville, and was well known in connection with public matters. He was a Whig in politics, later a Republican. For many years he was a worthy and active mem- ber of the Christian Church. Mis children were: Joanna, wife of Mr. Taylor; James, who died in Kentuckv, a soldier in the 70th Ind. V. I.: Mary P., Mrs. McFarland; Mar- tha. Mrs. M. Wentz; George, of Arkansas; and a son who died in infancy. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are: James R.. who died in [888, aged twenty-one years; Viola, Mrs. W. II. Dolan; Sally T., Mrs. E. Dolan; and Luda J., who died unmarried, at the age of twenty-four years. The famiU is all connected with the Methodist Church. Mr. Taylor belongs to the I. ( >. < ). F. and to Post 278, G. A. R. This is the very incomplete record of a brave soldier, a most highly re- spected man and one of the leading and repre- sentative citizen- of Johnson county. WILLIAM WILLIAMS (deceased). For eighty-two war-, the venerable William Wil- liams, of Washington town-hip, was a con- tinuous resident of Morgan county, Ind.. a -on of pioneer parent-, and a citi/en who took a prominent part in the growth and develop ment of this part of the country. Mr. Wil- liams was bom May 1. i8[6, near Paoli, Or- ange Co., Ind.. -011 of Jonathan and (Alia 1 Silcox ) Williams, who were the parents of nine children, seven sons and two daughters. lonathan Williams was born in Tennessee, and was a son of fohn Williams who cat 1 io6o I OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ih.it State i" Indiana, as a pioneer, set- tling in Greene township, Morgan county, where lie reared a large family, and where he died in advanced age. Jonathan Williams came to the State in 1815, and located for a short time at l'aoli. in Orange county, where his -on William was born, but soon removed to Lawrence county, in search of better agri- cultural conditions, and in 18.20 reached Mor- gan county. In Clay township Jonathan Wil- liams purchased eighty acres of land on the easl side of the White River, it being the wise custom of the early settlers to secure land along the great waterways. Two years later he crossed the river, and on this side entered two tracts of land, of eighty acres each, this land being in Greene township, and here he spent the remaining years of his life. His death occurred in September, 1845, when he was aged fifty years. Mr. Williams was one of the leading men of Morgan county, and held many responsible positions. He served one term in the Indiana Legislature, was sheriff and collector in Morgan county for four years and was a very prominent poli- tician, a devoted follower of Andrew Jack- son, under whom he served in his first battle with the Indians. Mrs. Celia (Silcox) Wil- liam- was a daughter of Solomon Silcox, and was born in North Carolina. Mr. Silcox had a family of four children with whom he moved to Tennessee, where he died in ad- vanced years. Mrs. Williams survived until she was about seventy-six years old. She was a Christian woman, a good mother, and a de- voted member of the Presbyterian Church. William Williams was about four years of age when his parents came to Morgan count)', in 1831, ami from that time until his death he was a continuous resident. He attended (he subscription schools and took advantagi 01 ever\- educational opportunity afforded in those earl)- days. I lis occupation through life was farming, and hi- intelligent develop- ment of his land resulted in well cultivated and productive acres. Until he was grown. ;isted his father in the clearing and of (lie land under cultivation, and at his father's death, he received a part of the home- stead a- his inheritance. For fifty years Mr. Williams resided at his late home, which con- sists of i|o acre-, in Washington township, this being the old homestead of Airs. Williams. .hi which -he has lived for over seventy years. < )n Dec. 31, [846, Mr. William- was mar- ried (first) to Miss Emma King, daughter of John King, and two children were born to this union, Howard and Celia Ann. both of whom are now deceased. Howard married a Miss Hasting and they had two children, the survivor being Flavins, who married Ida Langford, and has had three children, How- ard, Horace and Hubert. Celia Ann married Perry Record, and they had two children, William and .Mice, who are both married. Mrs. Williams died in 1853. She was a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wil- liams married (second) Mrs. Martha Jane Lanpher, widow of Robert Lanphcr and daughter of William A. and Rebecca 1 Clark t Major. (Extended mention of the Major family will be found elsewhere). A family of seven children was born to this union, namely: (i) Angeline, died at the age of eighteen months. (2) Frank, died at th< of forty-one years; he married Sarah Garrett, and they had four children, the three surviv- ors being Harry, < His and Charles. 1 3 1 Harry is in the real estate business in Idaho; he married Jennie Diehl, and has three chil- dren, Hubert. Callie and Genevieve. (4) Perry, died at the age of four months. (5) Dora, married Charles H. Wall, and has one child, Earl Vance. They now reside at the old homestead. (6) Genevieve, died in infancy. 71 California, married < >tis DeVee, of Wash- ington township, and they have children, Glen- dyn, .Martha. Robert Hale, Frank and Major, B\ her previous marriage. Mrs. Williams had one daughter, Mary, who is the wife of James Graham of Martinsville, and the)' have one child, Robert Jefferson I who is married 1. Mrs. Williams was horn in Franklin county, Ind.. near Brookville, May 13, [828 Her parents moved to Morgan county in 1832 and settled on the farm which has been her home ever since with the exception of eighteen month-, when she lived on (dear Creek. After his first marriage Mr. Williams lived on Clear Creek for about three years, moving thru to his late farm. Airs. Williams has long hern a consistent member of the Christian Church. Like liis father. Mr. Williams adhered to tin principles of Jacksonian Democracy. In 1842 he was elected sheriff of Morgan county and served two years, and during four years was assessor of Washington township. Frater- nally he was a Master Mason. Mr. Williams could recall many interesting events of the early days in Morgan county, and the story of his varied experiences, and the changes which took- place under his own observation COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1061 ■were very interesting. 1 le was well known, as is his wife, and had a very wide circle of warm friends. JOHN II. HOY, mayor of Lebanon, Boone county, hid., who has done more per- haps than any other one man to promote the interests and prosperity of the town, is a well known business man. identified with the manufacturing of cigars, who has also been associated with other enterprises, to advance the welfare of the city and to attract capital from tlie outside. Mr. Hoy was born Feb. 8, [862, in Rushville, Ind.. son of Henry II. and Mary (Topp) Hoy, natives of German)'. Henry Hoy, the paternal grandfather. came with his family to America and settled in 1 >hio near Cincinnati, where he for a time followed his calling of millwright and erected many mills in that vicinity. Later he gave up this calling and gave his attention to farming. The last part of his life was spent in Harrison, ' ihio, where he passed away well advanced in years. His wife. Alar}" Hoy, bore him a family. Henry H. Hoy, was only a boy when he accompanied his parents to America, and he grew to manhood in Cincinnati. He learned the trade of cooper, and while still a young man ran a cooperage of his own, following that occupation for years, first in Rushville and later in Muncie, Ind.. in which latter place he i- now regarded as an old settler. He built up a large business, taking up heavy contracts, and for years made harrels for Kingan & Co., of Indianapolis, while at one time he sup pled the State prison at Michigan City, Ind., with timber for its cooperage department. For the past few years he has lived practically re- in Muncie. A Democral in politics, Mr. Hoy has been active in the political life of his town, and for several years was council- man for the First ward in Muncie. In C890 he losf hi- wife. Mary (Topp) Hoy. She was the daughter of \dam and Maria Topp, and came from Germany with her parents in girl- hood. Her father, a practical distiller, was employed in the distillery in Harrison, Ohio, and was accidentally drowned in the canal aboui 'he distillery when he was about sixt} Henry H. and Mary 1 Topp | Ho) had six children, of whom three are now living: John H. ; Catherine, wife of William Atw I, -1" Muncie: and Pearl, wife of Wil- liam Richards, .n. also of Muncie. John II. Hoy was about ten vears of age when his parents moved to Muncie. and there he grew up and received his education, at- tending the public and high schools of that place. He learned the cooper's trade and fol- lowed it for some years, hut afterward decided that cigar making offered greater opportuni- ties, and so he took up that trade which he has worked at assiduously for the past twen- ty-two or -three years, and in which he has been most successful. He established himself in Lebanon in the fall of 1885. and opened his plant for manufacturing cigars, his main bus- iness interest since that date. His most ac- tice support has been given to every move- ment for advancing the city, and he was one of the chief promoters of the best advertising Lebanon ever received, the two carnivals of 1902 and 1903, which reflected the greatest credit both upon the city and the management. In 1003 Mr. Hoy edited at his own expense a paper known as "Hoy's Lebanon Hustler." devoted to advertising home interests and the city in general. A man of most versatile abilities. Mr. Hoy is not only known as a prominent business man in Lebanon, hut he has a reputation among musical circles all over the country, ami has been connected with the show business till his name is familiar to the leading show people in every part of the United States. He is not only a fine violinist, but is a performer on all brass instruments. He was at one time a partner of Thomas Waldron, Jr., formerly the solo cornetist of Weber's famous Cincin- nati hand. Mr. Hoj took the only band from Indiana to the Democratic National Conven- tion at Kansas City, in 1900, the City I '.and of Lebanon, and it made a great hit by play- ing the song "( In the Hanks of the Wabash," during the Convention in the hope thereby of booming the candidacy of P.. F. Shively for the vice-presidency. Mr. Hoy has also been the manager of the Lebanon Opera House for several years. Another sphere of action in which John H. Hov is a familiar figure is the political arena. Always a stanch Democrat, he has heen active in the party's councils since mov- ing to Leban'on. lie has several times heen a delegate to the Democratic State Conven- tions, f, ,r two \ ears was chairman of the 1 >< ocratic Central Committee for Boone county, and in 1898 was elected city clerk of Lebanon, for a term of four years. On May 3, .', the people of the city offered him the highest honor in their power by electing him mayor, 1062 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and lie was given the majority of forty-one votes over a usual Republican majorit) of j i i votes. On July 26, (888, Mr. Hoy was married with Miss Annie Halfman, daughter of facob and Maria Halfman, and to their union have been born three children, as follows: Mar) : Norma Lee, who died in infancy; and James. Mr. Hoy's remarkable musical talent is inherited by his children. Mary, aged nineteen. who became very accomplished on the piano at the earl) age of ten years, having enter- tained many public audiences; and James, now eleven years of age, is a musical prodigy. The latter at the age of nine years appeared in public as a violin soloist, and now is first violin of the Grand < Ipera I Ions, ■ < >r- chestra, of Lebanon, Indiana. lie has ap- peared before immense audiences in Indianap- olis and man) other places, and received hun- dreds of the most flattering notices from the press of Indiana, and elsewhere. He plays from Tannhauser and main other classical se- lections. The family reside at No. 517 X. West street, where Mr. Hoy owns a comfortable home. Mrs. Hoy is a Catholic in her religious faith, while her husband belongs to the Ger- man Lutheran Church. He is also connected with a number of fraternal and benevolent or- ders, being a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Red Men, the Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen, the Haymakers, the Orient, and also the Cigar Makers' Union. A broad-minded, generous, public-spirited man. Mr. Hoy is one whom Lebanon may well be proud to claim as a cit- izen. RIFNER. The Rifner family to which Mrs. Cecilia (Rifner) Kelly, wife of Presi- dent Kelly of Earlham College, belongs, is of substantial pioneer stock. Peter Rifner. grandfather of Mrs. Kelly, was the sou of a Revolutionary soldier, who was a landowner near Trenton, \. J. He was bound out when a child, and when a young man, about [802 3, he removed to ( Ihio and entered a section of land, near Harrison and not far from the Indiana line. He cleared his farm from the heavy timber with which it was covered, and this propert) passed only recently out of the possession of the family. Peter Rifner married Elizabeth Rockefeller, born in Trenton, X. J., daughter of William Rockefeller, a pioneer farmer of that section. To this union there were born nine children, as follows: William. Peter, Samuel. Allen. Milton, James, Martha, Mary and Angeline. Peter Rifner lived to be between seventy and eighty years of age, and died in the faith of the Presbyterian Church, in the work of which he had been vcr\ active, a memorial window in his memory being placed in the nvw church at Harrison, Ohio. He was a captain in the War of [812. James M. Rifner. father of Mrs. Kelly, was born in Harrison, Ohio, on his father's farm, Aug. 17. 1831, received a common school education, and in early life engaged in agricultural pursuits, later, however, embark- ing in a dry goods business, which he con- tinued the rest of his life. He married in Cleves, Hamilton county, < >hio, Sept. 7. 1853. Martha Cilley, born May 28, [832, on a farm in that town, daughter of Benjamin and Mar- tha (McCormick) Cilley, the latter born in 1806 in Hamilton count). Ohio, daughter of Thomas McCormick, a pioneer of Scotch- Irish stock. The Cilley s were of Austrian stock, and were pioneers of Nottingham, X, H.. several distinguished men having been furnished from this locality, including Congressman Cille) of New Hampshire, who was killed in a duel by Craves. Jonathan Cilley, the father of Ben- jamin, was a Revolutionary soldier's son, and several other members of the family were prominently identified with the Revolution. Jonathan Cilley came, with many others, as a pioneer to Ohio about [800, and settled on land ten miles northwest of Cincinnati, where he cleared up a large farm, also owning prop- erty m the city. He died suddenly, of asthma, on his farm, aged about fifty years, his chil- dren ' being - : Joseph. Benjamin, Bradbury, Jonathan. Mary, Martha. Sarah anil Henry. Benjamin Cilley received his education in Haverhill, Mass., and went to Ohio when a boy, there marrying Martha McCormick. He settled on a farm on the Miami river, not far from Cincinnati, and became a wealth) man, dying at his home at about sixty-three years of age. His children were: Cclina Dorcas, Elizabeth, Joseph, Martha and Cecilia. Mr. Cilley was a Presbyterian in religious belief, and a Republican in politics. MAX SHIREMAN. Among the leading citizens of Morgan count), hid., is Max Shire- nian. mayor of Martinsville, and president of the ( )ld Hickory Chair Company, of that city. I le was born in Washington township, Morgan COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1063 county, 1 ikI.. April 30, [869, son of Henrj and Maria (DeTurk) Shireman, the former of whom was a native of North Carolina, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Ten children, five sons and five daughters were born to these parents, and nine members still survive, viz.: .Mary, wife of Hiram Avery, of Washington township; Louisa, wife of Smith Lewis, of Washington township; William A., of Indian apolis; Ella, wife of John Caldwell, of Fallis, ( )kla. ; Charles, of Washington township ; 1 lar- riet. wife of Thomas Carroll, of Custer, S. Dak.: Max, of Martinsville; Flora, wife of fohn Pearcy, of Washington township; Eugene C, of .Martinsville: and Isaac, de- Bed. The Shireman family is of Dutch extrac- tion. The paternal grandfather, .Michael Shire- man. was a native of North Carolina who came in pioneer times to Morgan county, Ind., where he died at the age of sixty-five years. Henry Shireman. son of Michael and father of .Mayor Shireman, came to Indiana in [835, and settled in Washington township, making his home one mile northeast of Martinsville where he resided until his death. I le died April 30, 1898, when more than seventy-three years old. His widow, Maria (DeTurk) still sur- vives, and lives in the old home. She was a daughter of Isaac DeTurk, a native of Penn- sylvania, of French Huguenot descent. In his native State he was a teacher, lint after he came to Indiana in [839, he devoted his life t< 1 agriculture, and he died in Washington township at the age of ninety-four years, leav- ing a numerous family. Idle family records show that it was founded in America by Isaac, great-grandfather of the late tsaac DeTurk, who settled at Esopus. X. Y.. in 1707 ami later moved to the Province of Pennsylvania. Mayor Shireman was reared on the farm. His education was secured in the public schools of Martinsville, of which city he was <■' mayor, in [902, 011 the Democratic ticket. He is giving the city a clean, business-like admin- istration. For the past three years he has been president of the ( )ld Hickory (hair Company, a concern engaged iii manufacturing all kinds of hickory chairs, their trade extending to all parts of the United States. They give em- ployment to from seventy-five to one hundred men. < In Dec. I 2. [901, Mayor Shireman was united in marriage with Miss Martha Allen, daughter of John R. and Mahalia 1 Barlow) Allen, of Indianapolis. Mrs. Shireman is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Shire- man has roided in the city since his marriage, but still devotes mucfi time to farming. Fra- ternally he is connected with Martinsville Lodge, F. K: A. M.. and the K. of I'. The high esteem in which he is held in his communit) has been sh, m n I iv his election to the horn irable office he now so capably holds. SYLVANUS MAJ< )R, one of the sub- stantial and prominent fanners of Washing- ton township, Morgan (■■unity, Ind., was horn April jo. [849, 011 the farm where he now re- sides, son of Rev. Xoah J. and Mary E. I Ru- dicell) .Major, both of whom are natives oi [n diana. [Extended mention of the famih will lie found in the sketch of Rev. Noah J. Ma- jor.] Sylvanus Major was reared in Washing- ton township and attended the local schools, and later the high school at Martinsville. Un- til he was twenty-three years old he resided with his father, assisting in the operation of the home farm, and started out on an indi- vidual career by renting one of his father's farms. After his marriage he received a pres- ent of sixty-six acres of land from his father, and to this he added, at various times, until his farm contained 520 acres. Mr. Major later sold 120 acres, but retains 400 acres ■ a' ~'iine of the finest and best improved farm- ing lands in the t> iwnship. ( )n March 21. 1872, Mr. Major was mar- ried to Miss Mary 1*".. Hendricks, daughter of Thompson and Mary J. (Evans) Hendricks, and seven children were horn to this union, three sons and four daughters, as follows: William Horace, who holds a responsible po- sition in the Martinsville postoffice, married Catherine King; Jennie, died at the age "i ten months; Zora Isis, ( His 11., Mary I.. X'oah J. and Marguerite are at home. Both Mr. Major and wife are members of the Chi Church, in which lie is one of the trustees at Martinsville. He has always been identified with the Republican party, and is a member of the township advisory hoard. Mr. VI 1 has always been highly esteemed in his locality where he has been known from childh 1. His friends are numbered b) the score, and he enjoys the esteem of all with whom he lias business relations. His family is one of the leading ones of Morgan county. Idie parents of Mrs. Major were early set- tlers in Indiana, and the) reared a family of eight children, the three survivors being: 1064 i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Emily Jane, the wife of Isaac W. Nutter, of Martinsville; Dr. W. E. Hendricks, of Mar- tinsville; and .Mrs. Major. The fathei in [881, at the age of seventy years. The mother died in July, 1905, on the old Hen- dricks homestead, aged eighty-one years. Her lather was Carson Evans, a native of Kentucky, who came to Indiana in it- early of settlement, became a prosperous farmer, reared a large family and died in old age. WILLIAM X. Hi )RNE, M. 1).. one of 1 ading physicians of Anderson, was born in [853, in Yorktown, Ind., son of John and Isabella i Scott 1 Home, and grandson of Rev. William Home, a native of Scotland, who settled in the United States. Rev. William Home was a liberally edu- cated man and was pastor of a church at Brae- head, Scotland, and also had churches in his pastorate at Lanark and Cornwall. Several bound volumes of his memoirs are owned by his grandson, our subject, which memoirs are written in short hand. They bear dates as early as from 1800 to 1807 and shorthand was then in its infancy, none being acquainted with the arl except educated men. Rev. Wil- liam Home married in Scotland. Mary Somerville, and they were the parents of three sons: Samuel. John and William, all of whom became educated men. Rev. William Home came to America, and bought unimproved land in Canada in 1833, but remained in the latter place only one year, when he settled in Switz- erland county. Ind., in a Scottish settlement, becoming the pastor, lb-re he built a church, which is still standing, in which he preached for several years, and he died in Yorktown, Delaware county. Ind.. where two of his sons had settled as merchants. At the time of bis death the Rev. William Home was between seventy and eighty years of age. Or. John Home, the father of Dr. Wil- liam X.. was horn in Scotland in 1^14. and re- ed his education at the University of Edin- burgh, which university he was attending at the time the infamous Burke was murdering men and sending their bodies to medical col- leges for dissection, and which caused intense excitement at the time. Mr. Horne came to America with his father and family when he was about eighteen or nineteen years of age, and finished bis medical course in the Ohio .Medical College, at Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1836. lie practiced medi- cine in old Columbus, Madison county, Ind., and also at Middletown and Yorktown. fol- lowing his profession many years, and being well and favorably known. He died in 1880 at Yorktown. Dr. Horne married in York- town. Ind., Isabella Scott, born in Mononga- bela county, Va., daughter of William and Ju- dith ( Marchant) Scott. These families were both of old Virginia Colonial stock. William Scott was a captain in a Virginia regiment in the war of 1812. Dr. and Mrs. Home were the parents of six children: Juliet, Mary. Wil- liam N., Daniel (deceased), Caroline and John. Dr. Horne was both a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He was a respected citizen and a man of substantial worth. He was devoted to his profession and was a skilful and suc- cessful physician. Dr. William X. Home received his early education in the public schools and high school and then attended the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1877. He began the practio ol medicine with his father at Yorktown where he continued for seven years. The Doctor then went to Kingman, Kans., where he prac- ticed live years, after which he returned to Indiana and settled at Anderson, where he established a good practice, becoming pne of the leading physicians. ( In Jan. 9, 1878, Dr. Home married in An- derson. Louie M. Jackson, daughter of David and Susan (Craycraft) Jackson. David Jack- son, was a pioneer, and his father. Andrew Jackson, was also well known as such, and in the early years held man)- of the county offices. He was an old-line Whig in political opinions, and at one time owned the land on which the south portion of Anderson now stands. David Jackson owned a flouring mill which he oper- ated all of his life, dying in his sixtieth year in Anderson. Dr. and Mrs. Home have one son. Blanchard J., a graduate of Anderson high school, the Indiana State University at Bloomington, and the law department of 1I1. litter institution tin 1000), and now the city judge of Anderson, Madison county. Dr. Home is well known as a man of strict integ- rity of character, and is active and skillful in his profession. IK )N. WILLIAM II. JONES, of Ehvood, Ind., a leading lawyer of Madison county, and ex-judge of the court of Elwood, was born July t. 1836, near Denton. Caroline count)-. VId., son of fohn and Maria (Colescott) lones, CO [M] M< »B \TIYL Bit iGR VPHICAL REO >RD 1065 and descended from both Welsh and Eng- lish progenitors. His death occurred Jan. 25, ic 107. when he was seventy years of age, hon- ! and respected by all who knew him. The Jones family was of straight Welsh stock, and the Colescotts were English. John Jones, son of Roberl Jones, the pioneer of the family in America, was early left an or- phan, by the death of both of his parents, and he was bound out and reared by strangers. lb became a farmer in Maryland, where he married Maria Colescott. who bad also been born there. In the spring of [838, Mr. Jones moved his family which then consisted of bis wife and infant son. William 11.. to Delaware. ( Ihio, where there was at time a large Welsh settlement. The journey was made with a one-horse wagon in which the party safely- crossed the Alleghany Mountains. Tn the fol- lowing spring he moved to Franklin county. Ind., where his wife's brother. Harrison Cole- scott, had settled. Mr. Jones settled at Brook- ville where he resided some years, during the building of the White Water canal, and then bought a farm of 260 acres of land, in the vi- cinity of Brookville. It was but partially cleared, but this he completed, made many improvements and built a comfortable resi- dence and buildings suitable to carrying on large operations. He was successful in his business plans and amassed an ample fortune, owning land in several States, [n appearance be was a man to be remembered, of great phy- sical strength, of powerful muscular develop- ment and able to perform prodigies of manual labor. While his education bad been neces- sarily a limited one, he was gifted with an ac- tive mind and an intelligent comprehen ion of all that goes to make a good citizen, an hon- orable man and a devoted husband and father. In his early political views be was an old- bin- Whig and voted for Henn < l.o . 1 le was the first to enroll himself under the banners of the Republican party, and voted first and last for Republican candidates. He -upported John C. Fremont and Abraham Lin- coln. He was a great friend of education and be gave bis children even possible advantage, all of them being graduates of Brookville < 'ol- lege. Both he and wife were active members of the M. F. Church, which he assisted in founding in his neighborhood, was a constant attendant and was a consistent class leader and exhorter. His children were: William If.. James Thomas, John Wesley, Richard Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Anna Maria, (who died Nov. -\ [874, aged twenty-three years), Oliver Pitt, and ( harles Fremont. of this family. William 11.. Alexander II. and (harles I', enjoyed many edu- cational advantages. Alexander 11., was a graduate of Amboy University at < ireencastle, became a lawyer and died 1 let. to. 1 S71 ., aged twenty-eight. Charles F. a graduate of Brookville College, died young, during the Civil war. Three of the brothers died within one week of each other with diphtheria: < >li- ver P. was first stricken and died aged seven- teen years; James 'I', and John W.. soldiers in the army, came home during bis sickness, con- tracted the disease and died with it a few days later. Dec. 10. iN(>_>, within thirty minuti each other. James, aged twenty-three years, and John W. aged twenty-one. The stricken parents survived these heavy domestic blows, the mother living to tin age of seventy-two years, dying in 1898, .and the father surviving some years longer, dying aged eighty-four years. William H. Jones was brought up along a path of hard work', being the eldest son. He had much to do in the first clearing of the home farm, and in placing it under proper cultivation. He learned to cut wheat with the old-fashioned cradle, and became very expert in this difficult work and it is on record that, with the assistance of duo companion, be cut [60 acres in one daw His sturdy strength also made him an expert with tin- ax, and many giants of the forest fell as a result of bis well-directed blows. Splitting rails was also an accomplishment in bis day, but in this in- dustry he was never .able to equal bis father. Judge Join-, obtained his first schooling in the little log school bouse which bad a puncheon floor, while a huge puncheon was fastened to the side of the cabin, on which the pupils took turns in writing. In spite of its primitive equipments, Judge Jones recalls the spent in the pioneer school with pleas- ure. Later bis father sent bint to Brookville College, during the period when Rev. John W". Locke was its president, and George V (.'base was one of its professors. Afterward be attended college at Oxford, Ohio, and he remembers Calvin S. Brice, as a youth of sev- enteen years and one of his classmates, with few indications al that time of the prominent position be would one da\ reach in the public and financial world. fn 1858 Mr. [ones entered upon the study io66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of law with Judge George Holland, an able man and distinguished lawyer of Brookville. The outbreak of the Civil war interrupted his law studies and. for a time turned his whole attention in another direction. In September, [86l, he enlisted at Brook- ville. as a private soldier in Company 11, 37th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. After a service of five months he was stricken with typhoid fever, at Lawrenceburg, Ind.. and although he came near to death in the following six weeks, the care of his mother and friends brought about convalescence and lie was taken home, and was discharged on acennt of disability in January. 1863. He continued disabled for one year, but later re- enlisted, at Oxford, Ohio, in the 86th O. V. I., of which Calvin S. Brice was then a pri- vate. He served as an orderly sergeant and was discharged as such. IK 1 again re-enlisted, at Brookville, Ind., in Company 11, 134th Ind. Y. 1.. was commissioned first lieutenant, and was soon placed in command of his com- pany, as Capt. Allen, who was in poor health from wounds received at the battle of Pitts- burg Landing, was disabled, and he served out his time and was honorably discharged at In- dianapolis, in 1864. During his second enlist- ment, in an ( >hio regiment, his service was in West Virginia, and he took part in several small battles and skirmishes. During his third enlistment, he was in the battle of Owens- boro, Ky.. where he was in command of his company. Capt. Jones has a record which proves that he was always an active soldier and look part in all the battles and campaigns of bis regiment and shared the hardships with his men. At the close of the war he was brev- etted colonel on account of his meritorious induct. After his first marriage, in 18(4, Colonel Jones settled at Brookville, where he remained until his wife's death. They bad one daugh- ter, llattie. who married ( >. J. Walker, a law- yer, and died live days after the birth of her son. William Jones Walker. Colonel Jones completed his law studies with Judge George 1 lolland. and was admitted to the liar in [867, and funned a partnership with Judge Holland and ex-Senator Charles C. Binkley, which continued ten years. His next business as- sociation, with John R. McMahon, continued five years, and then he became associated with his brother, this relation continuing until he came to I ■ 1 w I, Aug. [9, 1895. Here he entered into partnership with Perrj Behymer, which ran 011 until he was elected judge of the Elwood City Court, in 1899. He remained in office four years, and later, as a magistrate, tried cases. He was connected with many important cases in the United States Courts at Indianapolis, and the larger pari of the important litigation at Brookville and Elwood. Judge Jones was married at Brookville, Ind.. in May, 1X04. to Amelia H. John, born in Brookville, daughter of Robert and Martha (Wiles) John. Robert John was probably of Welsh extraction, belonging to an old Amer- ican family of Indiana. Martha Wiles was his second wife, and their children were : Samuel, a private in the 3rd O. \'. I., was killed at the battle of Middle Fort Bridge. W. Va.. one of the first victims of the Civil war; John I', was, in 1861, president of Brookville College; Thomas William was president of De Pauw University; Ellen married John G. Adair, a banker at Brookville: Martha married James S. Colescott, a farmer ; Jane married John S. Dunlap. a wealthy resident of Indianapolis; Aurelia married Judge Jones: Florence resides with Dr. John, at Greencastle ; Elizabeth mar- ried Judge George Holland, of Brookville: and Mary married a Mr. Corfu, of Cincin- nati. The first marriage of Robert John was to a Miss Graves, and they had one child. Maria, who married John W. Hitt, a banker of Brookville, Ind., and who now reside- in Washington, I). C. with her daughter. Mrs. Augustus D. Lynch, whose husband was fi >r- merly a U. S. bank examiner. Judge Jones was married 1 second), June 29, [898, to Virginia Barbee, of Elwood. Mrs. Jones is one of the leading members of the M. E. Church in Elwood, is a prominent club woman, active in civic improvement work and an accomplished and cultured lady. Judge Joins was also a member of the M. I'.. Church, and for more than twenty years was one of the trustees at Brookville. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 11. Brook- ville, and the Royal Arch Chapter at Elwood. He was a Knight of Pythias, and Elk, and be- longed to the beneficiary order of Eagles. He was a charter member of the ( i. A. R. post at Brookville, of which be was commander for eight consecutive terms, and al his death was attached to the post at Elwood. In politics Judge Jones was always a stanch Republican, in fact was cradled in the party. IBs first Presidential vote was cast for I i >MMEM< )RATR E BI< (GRAPHICAL RE' < iRD 1067 Abraham Lincoln, and he was a member of the famous marching campaign body known as the "Wide-Awakes," who wore such a prominent feature of the Fremont and Dayton campaign. They presented a verj picturesque effect in a uniform of glazed cloaks, caps and torchlights. Judge Jones was but a youth of twenty years at the time, but took a very ac- tive pari in the organization and on one occa- sion, he rude fifteen miles and return in order to attend a campaign meeting. Even at that day he made many speeches and displayed an earnestness and persuasive eloquence which caused those who heard him to predict suc- cess in his future at the Bar. I lis death brought deep grief to his host of friends, and there were heard many sincere expressions of high regard of his worth as a man and as a citizen. EDGAR C. LOEHR, M. I)., of Nobles- villc, Hamilton county, is the oldest physician there in point of continuous practice, and he- occupies a high position among the members of the medical fraternity in that city and vi- cinity. He is devoted to his profession, to which he has always given the greater part of his time and attention, but he finds variety and pleasure in the excitement of politics, as a zealous worker for the Republican cause. Jacob P>. l.oehr. the Doctor's father, was a native of Abingdon, Va., born Aug. 20, [821, and tradition has it that his father was a tailor by trade and a German by birth, coming to the United States from his native land and dying in Vir- ginia. Jacob If Loehr received the education afforded by the public schools of his day. and came to Indiana before he was twenty, making his home in Hamilton county. He was mar- ried in N T oblesville, ir [848, to Julia Clark, a native of Clarksburg. Va., daughter of Dr. nond W. and Almarine (Bond) Clark. Dr. < lark was , me of the pioneer pin sicians of Indiana, coming hither about [824, and he made the journe) on horseback. 1 [e settled in Xoblesville, where he passed the remainder of his busy life, practicing medicine for fifty years in all. Jacob Loehr began his career here as clerk in a dry-goods store, but be was ambitions and persevering, and quick to ob- serve the needs of the growing community, and in time became one of the most .active business men in Noblesville, of which he was considered a representative citizen, one who contributed his share to it> advancement and prosperity, lb- engaged for some time in the cattle business, and later in the 1 > ran the whole length of that side of the house, and at the eastern end was the pantry with its trap-door leading to the cellar. It was used evidently at the time of the inventory as a bed-room, as well as a convenient place in spring for spinning. It contained a bed. a trundle-bed and three spinning wheels, one for "woolen" and two for "linen." for there were several daughters. In the cellar were four barrels of cider, still left from the winter store and twelve pounds of tobacco. There was a pipe, too, up-stairs, all of which clearly evinces that John Kirby, although he had nine Bibles, hail also some human infirmities. In the "chamber" or garret there was a bed. with its "furniture." i. e., everything that belonged to the lied, including curtains and valances. The iron chest, also, with its goodly store, seems to have been kept there, and upon the floor were spread the seed, corn, wheat, rye, barley and maize, for further planting. Some of the corn, however, had already, April 27th. been put into the ground. We have endeavored to describe the house anil home of John Kirby. the settler, as it ap- pears from the terms of the inventory taken at the time of his decease. If, in addition, we picture to ourselves the house as standing on rising ground, overlooking the clear and wil- low-fringed Mattabesett, not more than twenty rods away, and which, turning in its southern course and flowing eastward, spark- les beside, as well as before, the door of the dwelling, while beyond the river there rises the noble outline of Mount Lamentation and of many other distant elevations, we shall be able to form some conception of the homestead of the forefather of the Middletown Kirbys and of the beauty of its situation. Concerning the wife of John Kirby, noth- ing is positively known except that her name was Elizabeth, that she married ( second) COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1071 Abraham Randall, of Windsor, Conn., oul nd husband, and died after [69; It is believed, however, thai her name was Elizabeth Hind-, that she was the niece ol arah 1 Hinds 1 ( iheplin, wife of ( llement lin of Bury St. Edmunds, County Suf- folk. England, and afterward of Wethersfield, Conn., that she was born in Bur) St. Ed- munds, and accompanied, or followed, her aunt, to Wethersfield, Conn., and was mar- to John Kirby before [645. The terms of John Kirby's will show that his wife Elizabeth must have been a wot lan whose husband could safely trusl her. For he left her the possession and use of all his estate during her life. And that she was worth) of such confidence is evident from her relin- quish! tent of the estate so bequeathed to her, "that she might not be destitute of a comfort- able subsistence," to her children after her • 1 marriage. She married a second time. ( >ct. 27, [681, Abraham Randall, of Windsor. Conn., son of Philip Randall, of Windsor, Conn., the son of Philip Randall, of Dorches- ter and Windsor. Mr. Randall died Oct. 2, in Windsor, and she returned to Mid- dletown. In April, 1(1117, she had become a ent of Wethersfield, and probably died The children of John and Elizabeth Kirbv were: Mary, horn in 1(144. probably in Bart- ford, Conn., married Emanuel Buck; Eliza- beth, born Sept. 8, 1646, in Hartford, Conn., married David Sage; Hannah, horn March 2. in Wethersfield, Conn., married Thomas Andrews: John, horn Dec. r8, [651, in Weth- Id, Conn., was killed by Indians, in 1071-, unif-. Sarah, [an. [6, [654, in Middletown, ( onn . married Samuel Hubbard; Joseph, born fitly 17. K'5'>. in Middletown. Conn., married Sa- rah Markham; Bethia, horn Feb. 14. 105S. in Middletown, Conn., married John Andrews : Susannah, horn May 3, [664, in Middletown, Conn., married Abraham Crittenden; and Ab- igail, horn March 6, [666, in Middlefc < 'onm. married 1 (avid Robinson. Joseph Kirb) (2), -on of John, the only surviving son of John and Elizabeth Kirby, was horn July 17. 11,50. in Middletown, Conn. It is the family tradition that he was a win 1 I wright by trade, and this may account for his frequent change of residence. He resided in Middletown until after May, 16S4. The lowing January he had become a resident of Southampton, L. I. In Town Record Southampton, I.. 1., p. [13, is an abstract of 1 troin "Joseph Kirb) of Middletown to Maj. John llowvll of Southampton, of 320 acres of land in Middletown, Conn., bounded north by Sergeant John Warner, south Samuel Hubbard, west by Elizabeth Randall, east by undivided land, which was bought Elizabeth Randall. May t8, [685." By No- vember, [687, he had returned to Middletown, Savage says, though we know- not on what authority, that 'die went to Carolina, hut at the end of some years came home poor, and had a law-suit with the other heirs about his father's estate." It is certain that he was a resident of Milford, Conn., from July, [706, until after June. 1708. and that 111 [706 and 1707 he had a law-suit with his brother-in- law, Alexander Rollo, and David Robinson over the distribution of his father- estate. The records of the court of assistants, book 2, pp. 72-js- state that May 1. 1707. Joseph Kirby appeared to prosecute this appeal. It was taken by him from the distribution of hi. father's estate by the probate court to the court of assistants. In this suit Joseph Kirby appeared as his own attorney, conducted his case, and the appeal was practically sustained, the original distribution of the probate court being somewhat changed. An interesting I connected with the recording or this suit is that he is twice recorded therein as Joseph Kirby. Jr. That he was engaged in the prac- tice of law at this time is shown both by the cir- cumstance that he appeared as his own attor- ney in the above suit and by the record of his admission to the Bar in 170,. under the law of T70S. In May, [708, a law wa- enacted by which attorneys must be formally admitted to practice in the courts of law. The earliest admitted attorney- of Hartford count v and of the state were Richard Edwards of Hartford and Roger Wolcott of Windsor, and in the same year (apt. John Wadsworth and ('apt. Thomas Well- were both admitted, and in the following year others were admitted, a these being Joseph Kirby, Jr.. of Middletown. the latter being the first one of his township. Joseph Kirbv was married (first) Dec. to. [68l, in Wethersfield, Conn., to Sarah Mark- ham: the names of her parents are not cer- tainly known and there is some doubt a- to the correctness of her name. Mr. Kirbv was mar- IO/2 . OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ried (second) Oct. 17. 1704, in New Haven, Conn., to Mary Plum, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Norton) Plum, of Milford, Conn. The date of her death is not known, but she outlived her husband, who died Dec. 2, 171 1, in Middletown, aged sixty-five years. Joseph Kirby's children by his first marriage were: Elizabeth, born Feb. 20, 1683, married James Brown; Sarah, born Aug. [O, [685, married Samuel Baldwin; Deborah, born March 27, [688; John, born Feb. 16, [691, married Han- nah Stowe; Mary, born June 10, 1693, married Benoni Stebbins ; Joseph, baptized June 9, 1695, died young; Bethia, born about 1698, married Nathaniel Sanford. The children of the second wife were: Joseph, baptized July 17. 1 7mi.. died Dec, 1725 ; Susannah, bap- tized in December, 1 706, died unmarried in 1733; and Margaret, horn Sept, 2. 1709, mar- ried' Capt. Nathaniel Wooster, of Oxford, ( 'I'lineetieut. Tohn Kirby, son of Joseph, was born Feb. 16, 1691, in Middletown, Conn., ami inherited a third part of his father's estate, to which he added, purchasing of bis sisters their share in the estate, and also lands which had formerly belonged to his grandfather. John Kirby. He resided on, or near, the grandfather's home- stead in that part of Middletown. which until 1851 was called Upper House-, and now is the town of Cromwell, where he became a large land-holder and influential man. His name is found in the list of taxable persons in North Society in 1 715, and he was a member of the Second Church, organized Jan. 5, 1715. From the tenor of his will it would appear that he was a careful and conscientious man and given to detail ami accuracy in business. He died in Middletown, April 25, 1760. aged sixty-nine years. John Kirby was married March 3. 1718, in Middletown, to Hannah Stowe, born Feb. it, 1696, daughter of Thomas and Bethia (Stocking) Stowe, of Middletown, and she dud March 7. [780, aged eighty-four years. Their children were: Joseph, bom January, 171c), married Esther Wilcox; John, born Sept. 26, 1720. married Lucy Norton: Han- nah, born in April. 1723. married Solomon Sage; Daniel, born in October, 1724. married Lucretia Porter; Sarah, born July [9, 1726, married Solomon Savage; Mary, born in De- cember, 1 72-, married (first) \.mos Johnson, -nil) William I'armclec : Thomas, born lie.-. 2. [729, married Lucy Slocking; Bethia, born in December. 1731. married Daniel Stocking; Susannah, born Feb. 8, 1734. mar- ried Benjamin Bulkley; Jonathan, born in 1736. married Lucy Burgess; and Elizabeth, baptized Sept. 24, 1738, married Dec. 22, 171 12. Joseph Tracy, of Middletown, Connecticut. Thomas Kirby, son of John, was born Dec. 2, 1729, in Middletown Upper Houses, and was married Nov. 26, 1735, to Lucy Stocking, born June 10, 1737. daughter of Elisha Stock- ing by his first wife, Rachel Ranney. Thomas Kirby was a farmer, and lived in that part of Middletown which is now a part of Cromwell, where lie died July 2m. 1810, his wife surviv- ing until Nov. 28, 1818. Their children were: Giles, born in 1756, died Aug. 7, 1776; Abel, baptized Feb. 26, 1758, died Nov. 3. 1775: Lucy, born Sept. 23, 1760. married William Hamlin; Thomas, born Feb. 7, 1762, married (first) Rebecca Hamlin, and (second) Jane I lower; George, born May 5, 77114, died at sea, Oct. 18, 1778; Zebulon, born Feb. 23, 1766, married Louisa Gibson; Reuben, born Sept. 3. 17(18. married Molly Butler; Samuel, born Feb. 16, 1771 , married Abigail Sage: Mary, born Jan. 10, 1773. married Ralph Smith; Grace, born Jan. 17, 1775, married Oct. 1 1. 1837. as his third wife, Miles Merwin. of Durham, Conn., and died Aug. 13, 1856, leaving no children; Giles, born June 1(1, 1777. married Lucy Spencer, and Betsy, born July 7, 1770, married April 3, 1816, as her second husband. Elisha Treat, of Middletown, Conn., and died July 8. 1 86 r , leaving no children. Zebulon Kirby, son of Thomas, of Stock- bridge. Mass., was born Feb. 25. 1766. in Mid- dletown Upper Houses. At first he followed the sea. ami was a captain on a schooner in the West Indies trade. While on a voyage to these islands, he contracted yellow fever, from which he recovered, but thereafter abandoned a sea-faring life. In May, 1803. he removed, with his family from Middletown to the Berk- shire Mountains, buying a place about a mile and a half west of the village of Stockbridge. Mass. This property he subsequently sold and purchased a farm on the west margin of the mountain lake of clear, deep water, one mile wide and two miles long, at the upper end of the Stockbridge valley, in full view of the village of Lennox. It was an attractive farm to reside upon, and the family still retains it. Mr. Kirby was married May 3. U95- in Mid- dletown, to Louisa Gibson, born March 21, 1772. daughter of John and Joanna (Crow- foot) Gibson, of Middletown and Stockbridge. He died Aug. 16, 1821, at Stockbridge, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [073 his wife Aug. 24, [853, and both were buried at Middletown, Conn. Their children were: John, horn March -'4, 1796, married Lucy Shepard; Timothy, hum Nov. [6, 1707, mar- ried Amelia Metcalf Hose; Zebulon, born Nov. 7. 1799, married Anna M. Bordhardt; Louisa, born Sept. 28, 1801, married Sept. 18, 1854, John Dresser (as his second wife), and died March 27, 1872; Martha Gibson, born July 4. 1803, married John Dresser: Thomas, born Dec. 25, 1804, married Sarah II. Tom- Iinson; Deorge, born June 7. 1806, married Clarissa L. Tracy; and Elizabeth, born Oct. 26, t8o8, died unmarried, Aug. 31, [829. Thomas Kirby, son of Zebulon, was horn Dec. 25, 1804, in Stockbrid^c Mas,. When eighteen years old he removed to Richmond, Jnd., and from there to Dayton, Ohio, but in 1830 he settled at Mustertown, now Muncie, Ind., where he entered hit" business, lie was married July 15. [832, to Sarah Hickman Tomlinson, born Feb. 8, 1814. in Guilford countv, X. C, daughter of Judge John and Dolly' Hill ( Beville) Tomlinson, of Rich- mond, Ind. He died Aug. 14, 1879, in Mun- cie, Indiana. Judge John Tomlinson was horn May 29, 1789, and died April 16, 1853. He married Dolly Hill Beville, horn May 9, 1786, died Sept. 18, 1873, daughter of Hezekiah Beville, of North Carolina, born May 2j, 1744. and Anna, his wife, born April 1. 1745. Judge Tomlinson moved from Guilford county, near (iainsborough, X. C. in 1828, and settled in Richmond, Ind. His children were : Nancy A.. born Oct. 12, 1809, married John Taylor; Philip Hill, born Dec. 7. [8ll, died Dec. 13, [824; Sarah Hickman, horn Feb. 8, 1814, married Thomas Kirby; Gilla Scott, born Jan. 10, 1816, died May 10. 1845, married Jacob rs; and Amanda Allen, horn Dec. n, t S 1 7 , died Nov. 11, 1865, married a Shoe- maker. The children of Thomas and Sarah Kirby (1) Thomas Hickman, bom Oct. 8, 1834, married Anna S. Cassady. (2) Martha Ann, horn Nov. 20. 1836, married April 8, 1875, Americus H. Hamilton, of Muncie, Ind., born Jan. 16. 1844. and had one child. Fred- erick Kirby, hum Jan. [I, 1S70. (3) John Marvin, horn Nov. '•. 1839, married Mary F. Putnam. (4) Elizabeth, horn Oct. 6, 1841, married Nov. 8. 1866, Julius Andreas sohn, hum June 10, [837, in Neuhaus, many, and present proprietor of the "Kirby 6S House" at Muncie, Ind. Their children are: Sarah Anna, horn May 30, [868, in Muncie, married June 1. [898, John James Hartley, of Muncie; and Thomas Kirby, horn March 17, 1871, in Louisville, K\.. married in Milwau- kee, Wis., Mary Josephine Sprankle, and has one child, Robert, born March 6, [894, in Muncie. Mrs. Heinsi gent of the Paul Revere Chapter of the 1). A. R. (5) Sarah Jane, born June 24. [843, died July 4, 1875. (6) George, burn Dec. 6, 1844, married Kate M. Whipple, and they have these children: Wilson W., horn Sept. 13. 1867; Marion E., May 11. 1869: Louisa. Aug. 24. 1S72: and John Marvin, April 8, [878. Thomas Kirby died Aug. 14. [879. Thomas Hickman Kirby, son of Thomas, was born Oct. 8, 1834, in Muncie. Ind., which was at that time but a hamlet. He attended a subscription school which was kept by Mrs. Ethel, the mother of Nathaniel F. Ethel of Muncie. The Ethels were one of the pioneer families of Muncie and lived on the present corner of Main and Franklin streets, where they owned a large frame house. Thomas 1 1. Kirby was only about three years old when he began attending this pioneer school. His father lived nearly a mile away and the child would be taken by him on horseback through the woods to Mrs. Ethel, who taught him the alphabet and also to read. After this he at- tended several district schools, sume of which were kept in log cabins. As soon as he was old enough he spent the summers working on the farm, but attended school when possible in the winter time. He remained at home until he was about twenty-five \ears old, and then made a trip to Illinois, where, after engaging in some speculation, he returned to his home until the spring of i860, when be went to Boston, wdiere he shipped on board the fishing- schooner "Moonlight," under ( apt. Nathan Blanchard, of Swampscott, which is a part of the old town of Lynn. They fished off Boston Harbor for the city market fur a , and he then shipped before the mast on the whaler "Chanticleer," a fore and aft schooner, under Capt. Silas Young. The whaler sailed fur the channel ground and the gulf stream in search of sperm whales, cruised off the Bermudas, and although they were bound fur the Azores did nut go so far. They captured five sperm whales and some black fish, which also produce a 1 ount of oil, and after a four months' cruise they returned to 1 0/4 I i A1MEM0RATR "E BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ; n. This novel experience Mr. Kirby en- joyed. The officers were strict disciplinarians, but treated the men civilly and while rough sea faring people, were just in their attitude to the sailors. .Mr. Kirby spent the winter of his return — [860-61 — on the farm. In April, 1861, he enlisted at Muncie as a private in Company C, 8th End. V*. I., (apt. Thomas J. Brady (afterward brigadier gen- eral 1. Air. Kirby's enlistment was on the first call of President Lincoln fur three months men. and Company C was the first in the State to report t<> Governor Morton at Indianapolis. His service was in West Virginia, and he took part in the battle of Rich Mountain, the first of the Civil war. On the expiration of his term of service he returned to Indianapolis with his regiment, where he was honorably discharged. Later he re-enlisted for the three years' service and assisted in recruiting Com- pany B, 36th hid. V. I., of which he was com- med first lieutenant, and in which he served until his resignation was caused on ac- count of disability, he having been injured during his first term of service. The govern- ment had not then the means of caring for the soldiers, and the commissar) department was badly supplied and not well organized. Neither had the soldiers become accustomed to caring fur themselves in the field, and were not yet hardened to exposure. As Mr. Kirby was "tie of the first soldiers t<> enlist, he suffered with the others, and endured hardships from which he ha^ never recovered, and which caused him to become so disabled that he was obliged to resign during his second term of service. His army service having shattered his health he went to California in the summer of [862, sailing from New York to the Panama on the Vanderbilt line, and crossed the Isthmus, went ■ in t<> San Francisco, and first secured em- inent on a ranch. Soon after he went on in ( Iregon, and engaged in gold mining, and then to Virginia City, Xev., where he remained eighteen months engaged in gold mining. For three years he engaged in mining in Plumas Cal. In the fall of 1 Si 17 he returned to Indiana, and for the following seventeen years engaged in a grocery business at Mun- cie. lie then turned his attention to the lum- ber trade, in which he has been interested ever since. lie is a well-known, respected business man of this city, and has always been deeply inti rested in its welfare, having seen it de- velop from the time when its present husiest streets were only cow -paths. The building of the fine "Kirby" House was one of the enter- prises of his father which was completed by our subject and his brothers. Mr. Kirby built his own substantial brick residence in 1874. Thomas Hickman Kirby was married, in [869, in Muncie. Inch, to Anna Sayle Cas- sady, born at Middletown, Montgomery Co.. ( >hio, June 30. 1842, daughter of William and Eliza (Van Horn) Cassady. The Van Horn family is of sturdy Holland-Dutch stock. Wil- liam Cassady, father of Mrs. Kirby, moved from Middletown to Muncie in the earlv fif- ties, establishing a drug store which he con- ducted for many years. He died at Muncie, aged eighty-two years. For a long period he was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, to which office his son, William, succeeded. Two children were born to Thomas Hick- man and Anna Sayle (Cassady) Kirbv: Edith Elizabeth, horn Jan. 21, 1872; and Ed- ward C. horn June 4. 1881. The former was educated in the public schools of Muncie, and attended the well-known classical school of May Wright Sewall. at Indianapolis, where she took a three years' course. On June 21, [1 1'" 1. she was married at Muncie, to Robert E. I'.ornes, horn at Denver, Colo.. Aug. 29, 1873, son of James Purdie and Emily ( Hott) Bornes, and a member of an old New York family. Mr. Bornes is a hardware merchant at < olorado Springs. They have had one child, Ann Cassady. born at Colorado Springs, Jan. 1. 1905, and died April 1. [906. Edward C. Kirby is a graduate of Rose Polytechnic In- stitute at Terre Haute, Ind., and is an electri- cal and mechanical engineer, connected with the General Electric Company at Schnectady, Xew York. Thomas H. Kirby is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, a Knight Templar at Muncie, and belongs to the Scottish Rite branches at Indianapolis. He is a member of Williams Post, ( i. A. R., at Muncie. and a member of the Loyal Legion at Indianapolis, being chief warden of the State of Indiana. In politics he was one of the original Republicans, having voted for John C. Fremont, the first Republi- can candidate for President, and for every Re- publican candidate since that time. He and his v Hi are members of the Presbyterian Church. DR. ROBERT S. BYERS. Some has said "the proper study of mankind is man" and it is certain that no science is so vitally necessary to mankind as that of medicine. What is not within the reach of the physician G iMMEMORATIVE BK IGRAPHICAL RECi >RD r > / 3 has thoroughly perfected himself in his profession, and who conscientiously mil duty by those who call upon him in their dire need? Personal success and a competency are assured, but the moral of his work has to do with higher things, lie is priest, lawyer and missionary all in "iie. lie has the direction not of the body alone, hut of the mind, the vocations, residences and even the live- of those who look to him for guidance and trust in his honor and ability. Dr. Robert S. Byers has long been known as a man who fully appreciates his moral duty to his patient, and as one who com- bines with tar more than ordinary -kill, a dis- interestedness and honesty of purpose that have won the confidence and love of all who have called upon him in his professional ca- pacity. He was born in Trafalgar, Hensley township. Johnson Co.. Ind.. April to, 1852. Hi- father was Benjamin Byers, of Kentucky, and he was one of five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom three are now living beside himself: John H.. of Hidlago, Ilk: Matilda J., wife of William Raullings, of Franklin; and Isaac X., of Samaria. Indiana. Benjamin livers was by occupation a far- mer. He came to Indiana when onl) two years of age, in about the year 1820. locating in Franklin township, where he grew to man- hood and married, moving- to Hensley. near Samaria, where he purchased a farm of eighty acre- rif timber land, and this he cleared and improved himself. To this spot of ground he added 240 acres, making 320 acres in all. He died in 1898, upon the home place, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife Nancy (Kel- 1' ■■. * Byers, also of Kentucky, lived to be sev- enty-two years of age, her death occurring two years prior to that of her husband. Both were prominent in the Missionary Baptist Church, in which they rendered faithful services and were greatly beloved. Henry livers, father of Benjamin and grandfather of Dr. Ryers. was known as "Ma- jor." having been a drum-major in the war of t8l2, in which he served with great devotion. In business he was successful, rearing a large family and helping each child a- he matured to a comfortable farm and home. He was well-known in Johnson countv, having settled in Franklin township, where he entered land from the government. Henry Byers was born in Pennsylvania, moving to Vir- ginia and later to Kentucky, thence going to Indiana, where he died in Franklin township at an advanced age. I le belonged to the State militia and was in the engagement with the In- dians at Fort 1 [arrison, near Tern- I faute. 1 le was noted for his bravery and devotion to duty, and the drum which he carried in the war of 1812 is -till preserved in the Myers family, a much prized heirloom. Mis f; was (ieorge Byers, a native of Germany, from which country he ran away when a youth. coming to America, where he was afterward sold to pay his passage aero-- the ocean. He located in Pennsylvania, and had five or six children when he died, hi- death occurring when all of them were of tender age. These children were afterward bound out. and the family that Henry Byers was bound to moved to Kentucky. The livers family in this way were scattered for some twenty years before they were able to ascertain each other's where- about-. The maternal grandfather of Dr. Byers was Zachariah Kelley, a native of Mercer county, Kentucky, and an early settler in In- diana, where he located in Franklin township, Johnson county, taking up government land, and following- up farming as an occupation. His family consisted of eight or ten children. Dr. Robert S. Byers was reared on a farm in Hensley township. Johnson countv. and at- tended the district schools in District Xo. 5. which is noted for the many prominent men which graduated from it. Remaining at home until grown, he then married and rented land. doing a general farming business in Hensley township, for some four years, when he moved to near Greenup, Ilk, where hi- health failed him, and he accordingly came back to Indiana and took up the study of medicine. Graduat- ing from the Indiana Medical College, he began practicing at Vale, Ilk, where he re- mained about four years, when, his health again breaking down, he was obliged to leave a fine practice and return to Indiana. Here he set- tled at Samaria, and practiced about two years, coming then to Trafalgar, where he has since been a general practitioner. ( >n Nov. '1. 1872. Dr. Byers was joined in wedlock to Caroline McFadden, daughter of lames and Emily (Gardner) McFadden, and to them was born one child. Eva, who married Dr. Claude E. Ragsdale. now the partner of Dr. I'.vers, and has three children. Daniel. < 'arrie and Carl. Dr. Byers i- a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, while his wife in her religious belief is a Methodi-t. Both are highly es- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD teemed in the church, and have done much to promote us welfare. Dr. Byers belongs to the Trafalgar Lodge, Xo. 413, F. & A. M., and is also an influential and highly esteemed mem- ber of Lodge No. 181, I. O . O. F., being Past Grand of that lodge. To these fraternities he also has added a membership in the Knights of Pythias, and is prominent in Johnson Lodge. Xo. 437. of that order. He belongs to the Court of Honor, and is its medical ex- aminer. He is also examiner for the Iowa Na- tional Bankers of New York, the Prudential and the Mutual Life (X. Y. ) Insurance Com- panies. Dr. Byers is a supporter of the Re- publican party, 'in the welfare of which he has at all times evinced great interest. President Harrison, recognizing his fitness for the posi- tion, appointed him pension examiner, to which position he was reappointed by Presi- dent McKinley, being out of office during the 1 lemocratic administration of President Clew- land. For over ten years he has served as ex- aminer, during which time his efficient work has been highly appreciated both by pensioners and Government. In medical societies Dr. Byers has for many years occupied a prominent place. He is president of the Johnson County Medical Society, is a member of the Indiana State Medical Society, and also of the American Medical Association. lie has wSEPH D. KINNARD, the present au- ditor of Madison county, Ind., and a promi- nent and influential citizen of Anderson, was born Jan. 30, 1847, snn "f J"' 111 H. and Eliza- beth (Dunwoody) Kinnard, and a member of a Scotch-Irish family which was early identi- fied with the interests of Chester county, Pa., in which section it was founded prior to the rican Revolution. William Kinnard. grandfather of Joseph D., was a farmer of Chester county, Pa., and there married Mary F. llaiiimm. daughter of 1 ol. John Hannum, of the Revolution. John II. Kinnard, son of William and Mary IX was horn in Chester county in 1823. and was there reared. He married Elizabeth Dunwoody, daughter of William Dunw ly, of English descent, and in 1858 removed to Fall Creek township, Madison Co., Ind., where he purchased [80 acres of land, adding thereto until he had 220 acres, all well-improved prop- erty. He died in November, 1891. A Repub- lican in politics, he was one of the township's foremost citizens, and was respected and es- teemed by all who knew him. His children were: Joseph D., William R., Mary F., Owen ])., Charles S. ( who died aged thirty-three years), George L. and Ellen (twins), John H. 1 who died in infancy), and Lewds D. Joseph D. Kinnard was eleven years of age when his parents came to Indiana, and here he- received a common and high school education, graduating from the Pendleton high school. He commenced business as a farmer in Fall Creek township, renting the home farm, on which he lived for several years, after which he purchased 120 acres of good land, to which he has added from time to time, now owning 240 acres. In 1902 the citizens of his com- munity elected Mr. Kinnard county auditor by a majority of 1. 100 votes, and he has ably tilled that responsible office to the present time. Mr. Kinnard is a man of pleasing per- sonality, and is greatly esteemed by all with whom be has had business relations. 1 Mi Nov. 2. [872, Mr. Kinnard was mar- ried in Fall Creek township, to Sarah Hardy, born Dec. 7, 1849, > n that township, daughter of Xeal and Elizabeth (Russell) Hardy, na- tives of Chester Co., Pa., who came to Indiana ,1- pioneers in 1830. Three children have been born to Mr. ami Mrs. Kinnard: Frank, who died at the age of twenty-three years : John H., and Morris H. GEORGE AW CAMPBELL, the senior member of the firm of Campbell. Smith. Rit- chie ( O., manufacturers of furniture and deal- ers in lumber and all kinds of building material, in Lebanon, Boone county, is oni of the wealthy and prominent residents of the city, whose name is known and honored not only among its financial magnates, but by those who are familiar with its civic manage- ment. As the name suggests, Mr. Campbell conies of Scotch- Irish descent, and his great- great-grandfather was born in Scotland. This same ancestor was the first to come to Amer- ica, and he settled in the Susquehanna Val- ley. The paternal grandfather of George W. Campbell was a native of Pennsylvania, as was also his wife, wdiose maiden name was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD McPeters. He came to Indiana in the early days, and was the first settler at Jefferson, Clinton county, where he entered land from the government. He and his wife died there well advanced in years, and leaving a large family, .Mark Campbell, father of George W., was also born in Pennsylvania, but followed his father to Indiana and settled in Clinton county, northeast of Frankfort, where he bought a farm and raised his family. Later he moved to a place north of Michigantown, Clinton county, and there spent the rest of his life. He died in 1870, lacking only twelve days of completing his seventieth year. His wife was Matilda (Gosshorn) Campbell, born in Pennsylvania in 1804, and deceased in 1854. Both were members of the United Presbyterian Church. Their ten children were as follows: William, of Frankfort, Ind. ; James Y., of Rochester, Ind.; Nicholas, who died in Pennsylvania, in infancy; Robert G., of Burlington, Colo.; John B., who died in in- fancy : Sarah J., wife of Daniel Sill, residing near Frankfort, Ind.; .Mark T., of Ozark, Mo.; George W. : Hannah A., deceased wife of John Hutchinson; Millard F., of Lebanon. Mr-. Campbell was a daughter of a Mr. Goss- horn. a native of Pennsylvania, of German de- scent, and a farmer by occupation. He and his wife both lived to a good old age, and were the parents of a large family. George W. Campbell was born in Clinton county, near Frankfort, March 0. 1845, and grew up on his father"s farm there. As a boy he attended the district schools, next farmed for a while on his own account, and then con- tinued his education at the academy at Frank- fort. For two years he taught school before entering on his business life. His first ven- ture was in the drug store at Frankfort, where he remained two years, and then moved to Lebanon and continued in the same line there for sixteen years. In the year 189] he be- came interested in the lumber business pened the planing mill and furniture fac- iili which he has ever since been asso- ciated. The firm has done a most prospi business, and employs about thirty workers. < ampbell was united in marriage May 22, 1873, to Miss Alice C. Paige, daughter of Frank and Martha (Hair) Paige. They have had three children, namely: Ethel, who mar- ried Frank Coombs, of Lebanon; Ivan, who lived only a little over three month-: and Myrtle, the wife of Lester F. Jones, of Leb- anon. The family are prominent socially, and all are active in various social and philan- thropic works. Mrs. Campbell and her daugh- ters are member- of the Presbyterian Church. Air. Campbell is a member of Boone Lodge, No. 9, F. & A. M., and of the Knights of Pythias, and both he and his wife belong to the Eastern Star. In politics he is a Republi- can, and is an influential local factor in the party. He has served a- county commissioner for one term, has twice been a school trustee, and has been elected a member of the city- council. In every relation of life he has dis- played conspicuous ability, and has met the demands of every position which he has filled with marked success. His residence i- at X". 304 Meridian street. Lebanon, where he owns a handsome home. LIEUT. JONATHAN' \Y. ZEUBLIN, one of the highly esteemed residents of Pen- dleton. Ind., and one of the survivors of the great Civil war, in which he served as an of- ficer, was born Sept. -'4. 1838, in Chester county, Pa., and is a member of an old and honored family. The name Zeublin, which, although the family lived for many years in Switzerland, is supposed to be of German origin, was origi- nally spelled Zublin. John Zublin. the great-grandfather of Jonathan V., and the founder of the family in America, came here prior to the American Revolution. His children were: Aaron. Da- vid. Jacob, John and Susan, and perhaps other-. John Zeublin, son of John, was born in Bucks county. Pa.. April 1, 1774. He lived in Chester county. I 'a., where he was a wheel- wright and made spinning wheels, but in later life engaged in agricultural pursuits in East Nantmel township. Chester county, ten miles from Downingtown. He was a I'ruit gi and substantial citi/en. Twice married, one child was born to his first union. Mary, who married Robert Porter, a clothier of Phila- delphia, wlni finally settled in Portsmouth, Ohio. His second wife was Elizabeth Himes, who was born in Pennsylvania, July 25, 1777. and she was the mother of: ( 1 1 Judith, born Dec. 10, t S 1 1. in East Nantmel township, mar- ried. Sept. 25, 1832, Miles Todd, who was born Jan. [I, [810, in West Nantmel town- ship. In early life he was a druggist in Phila- delphia. II- b light a drug store of the fa- mous Dr. Thomson, the founder of the 'I 1 >/S i i IMMEM0RA1 l\ E BK (GRAPHICAL RECORD sonian system of medicine. Later he became a local Methodist minister, and was licensed to preach by Bishop Levi Scott, in Go lien, Ind. Coming to Indiana and settling at Pen- dleton, May i. 1852, he bought property on which he lived until his death at the age of ninety-three years, July 14. 1893. He was i 'in- hi" the prominent members of the Meth- odist Church at Pendleton. To Mr. anil Mrs. Todd were horn: Elizabeth, born July t, 1833 1 died .May 27, [839) ; John M., July 26, [834; Nathaniel, March 4. 1836 (died May 7. [836; Isaac X., March 4, [837 (died May 14, [860) : Mary J., Nov. 24, (838 1 died in June, 1903); and Margaret I!., Feb. 4, [841. (2) Isaac Newton, born Nov. j;. 1S12, is men- tioned lulmv. (3) John Milton was burn April X, 1813. (4) David was burn Dec. 25, 1815. John Zeublin, the father .if this family, died nil his farm in Ins seventies, and his wife lived tn lie abi mt the same age, both dying mi the farm, and being buried in the Vincent cemetery, in East Nantmel township. They were close communion Baptists, and he was an excellent musician ami played in the church. He was an accomplished German scholar, and a man respected and esteemed by all. Isaac New tun Zeublin, father of Lieutenant Jonathan \\ .. was horn in Chester comity. Pa., and in 1851 removed to Madison county, Ind., tin journey being' made by rail to Johnstown, Pa., thence by canal to Pittsburg, and by steamboat down the Ohio river to Madison, Ind., and then by railroad to Indianapolis, Ind., and from there, also by railroad, to Pen- dleton, Ind., where the family arrived ( let. 1, 1851. Jonathan Wynn, Mr. Zeublin's father- in-law, was at this time living about two miles cast of Pendleton, and Mr. Zeublin made his home with him for a time, the same fall mak- ing a journey to Illinois. He returned that winter, however, and engaged in a mercantile business in Pendleton. Then becoming sta- tion agent for the "Lee Line," now the Pig Four, at Pendleton, he continued thus for many years, at the time of his resignation be- ing the oldest agent on the road. After leav- ing the employ of the railroad he engaged in land speculation and other enterprise's, accu- mulating considerable property, including sev- eral farms and other real estate, but in his later years met with business reverses. In politics he was an old-line Whig, a Republican later, and always a stanch Union man. Loth of his sons weii' s, ildiers in the Civil war. Mr. Zeublin and his wife were Methodists, he be- ing one of the most prominent members of the church at Pendleton ; class leader, su] tendent of the Sunday-school, a pillar of the church and liberal in his support thereof. Isaac X. Zeublin was married to Rachel Ann Wynn, daughter of Jonathan and Mary ( \\ ynn 1 Wynn. members of old Quaker families, founded in the Colonies at the time of the coming of William Penn. To this union there were born children as follows: (i) Jonathan W. is mentioned below. Mary E. was horn July 29, [840. 131 John Evans, horn < let. 2, 1S42, was a soldier in the Civil war. connected with the Department of the f -last . in the telegraphers department, be- ing in the Virginia campaign, and after the war served as telegrapher at Washington and Baltimore, lie was killed in stepping from a railmad train July 2t>, [900, at Bucyrus, ( >hio. The father of these children died April [9, 1885, aged seventy-two vears. Jonathan Wynn, the father of Mrs. Isaac X. Zeublin. was a blacksmith and farmer and located in Indiana as a pioneer about [840, settling on purchased land near Pendleton. He assisted to build and was a part owner of a flouring mill at Huntsville, Ind.. as well as an oil mill. He was a local minister in the Metlmdist Church, preaching to the pioneers throughout his section of the county, and hav- ing a license to perform marriage ceremonies both in Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was a substantial citizen and a man of great deter- mination. His old family Bible is yet pre- served and is in the possession of Lieut. Zeublin. This interesting volume is nearly eighteen inches long, bound in calf skin, was printed in Xew York in [822, the type is still clear and legible and the hook is in a good state of preservation. Jonathan Wynn's chil- dren were as follows: Rachel Ann. Susan Jane, Thomas, Elizabeth Mary and John Evans. Mr. Wynn died in Illinois, while on a visit to his relatives in that State. Mr. Wynn lived on the old homestead, in Chester county, Pa., and it was mi this historic farm that Lieut. Zeublin was born. This farm remained in the name of Jonathan Wynn from the date of entry from the Government until sold by the grandfather of Lieutenant Zeublin, every exchange of title being to a Jonathan Wynn. Jonathan W Zeublin received a common school education in Chester county. Pa., and in the Pottstown public school, his father being a resident of the latter place for several years. I i ,u -ii ii iRATIVE BI< (GRAPHICAL RE( ( iRD ! I >/> ) lso attended the Methodist College at Wayne, Ind., for several years, graduat- ing therefrom at the age of twenty-two years. He was between twelve and thirteen years of when lie accompanied his parents to In- diana, and his boyhood was spent much as that of any pioneer fanner's bo\ . he also work- ing in the warehouse with his father. Mr. Zeublin enlisted Aug. 8, (862, in Pen- 1. as a private in Company B, 89th Ind. \ . I.. n> serve three years or during the war, and served until his resignation at Memphis, Tenn., March 29, [863, having been disabled in the right hand in the line of duty. 1 hi the ization of his company he was elected orderly sergeant, and for meritorious services was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. lie was at the battle of Munfordville, Ky., Sept. 14 and if). 1862, with the Army of the Tennessee, and was captured then-, being led the same day. Lieut. Zeublin was home on furlough for three weeks, and was then at ("amp Morton for two months, having been exchanged at this place, and sent with his company and regiment to Memphis, Tenn. Here he was taken sick with bone erysipelas, which resulted in the total disability of his right hand and he was near death, lie was a brave and faithful soldier and a capable of- ficer. After returning to Pendleton Lieut. Zeub- lin became engaged in business with his father, but after his marriage, he engaged in the grain business until [868, when he embarked in a mercantile line in Pendleton, which he gave up to become a farmer, lie purchased ' acres of land adjoining Pendleton, and now owns [60 acres in the same section. His substantial brick residence standing on an eminence overlooking Fall (reek, one of the most attractive localities of the section, is in full view of the Union traction trains and the New York Central railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Zeublin are both members of the Meth- odist Church, and in politics he is a stanch Re- publican. He is a member of the < i. \. R.. of Pendleton, belonging to Major Henry Post, \'o. 230, and has filled the office of comman- der three times, lie is also a member of the I. o. '». I-'.. Pendleton Lodge, \ T o. 88, and has passed all the chairs in that lodge includ- ing that of Noble Grand; Sinai Encampment, No. s4 ; Daughters of Rebekah, No. [30; (an- ion Indianapolis. No. 4-', [. O. < >. F. : and he- is permanent secretary of the 89th Indiana Ri gimental Ass. iciation. On Nov. 29, [864, Lieut. Jonathan \V. Zeublin was married in Lafayette, I ml.. Marietta Reed, horn Dec. 14. [840, in Tip] canoe county, hid., on the Wabash river, six miles below Lafayette, who was a daughter of James and Rachel (Pontius) Reed, the former born Jan. 5, [809, and died in Lafay- . Ind., April [3, 1865, and the latl Nov. 17, 18 15, died May 16, 1847, m ' canoe county, Ind. On Sept. 19, 1833, James Reed married Rachel Pontius, in Ohio, and shortly after their marriage they moved to Tippecanoe county. She was the daughter of Frederick and Catherine ( Reedy 1 Pontius, the latter of whom was the daughter of John Francis Giltner, who married Catherine \\ • her. daughter of Wolfort Webber, third in de- scent from King William IV. of Holland. Mr. Reed cleared a farm in Tippecanoe county, and added to his land from time to time until he was the possessor of 1.400 acres. He and his wife were devout members of the Meth- odist Church in which he was a class leader and was superintendent of the Sunday-school. He was one of the founders of the Sand Ridge .Methodist Church, and his house was often the home of the itinerant Methodist cir- cuit rider. In political matters he was an old- line Whig, and fraternally he was connected with the I. O. < ). F. at Lafayette, Ind. The children born to Mr. and Airs. Reed were: Milton, Easter Jane, Sarah Jane. Marietta and Eliza Miranda. After the death of his first wife Air. Reed married I second ) in Groveport, near Columbus, Ohio, Sarah E. Bunn, daugh- ter of Henry and Elizabeth 1 Pontius) Bunn, second cousin of Mr. Reed's first wife. The following children were born to the second marriage: William, who died in infancy: Emma Josephine, who died aged about twen- ty-four years; Frank )., the traveling passen- ger agent of the Motion Railroad; and Clara E. To Lieut. Jonathan W. and Marietta Zeub- lin were born two children as follows: Nellie R., born ( let. 1. 1X05, died Sid' 1 - '■• |S "7 : Emma Lyle, born Sept. 26, [869, married June 21, [899, in Pendleton, Ind., William 1*'.. Morris, cashier of the Pendleton hanking Company, and they have one child. Mildred, horn June 28, loo:;. Lieutenant Zeublin is highlv esteemed in Pendleton, not only as an honored veteran of the Civil war, but as a straightforward business man. and an hon- orable public-spirited citizen. He and his wife have a v ial connection in the citv. ioSo COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD DR. ALBERT R. TUCKER, one of the leading physicians of Hamilton county, Ind., and a scout and soldier of the great Civil war, whom, tradition says, is of Irish descent, his ancestors having been among the early set- tlers of Colonial Virginia, was born March 24, 1844, a native of Indiana, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Reid) Tucker, the latter of whom was born in Indianapolis, and the for- mer in Lexington, Ky.. Dec. 22, 1803, son of James Tucker. James Tucker was born near Jamestown, Va., and served as a major in the Continental army during the Revolution. He also partici- pated in the war of 1812. He was among the early pioneers of Kentucky, settling near Lex- ington, where he cleared up a farm, later be- coming a slave holder. His children were: R< ibert ; William ; Stephen ; Jane, who married Janus Lockhart; Sarah, who married James Vandiver ; Samuel and Harvey. Selling out his place in Kentucky, Mr. Tucker removed to about nine miles southeast of Indianapolis, in Marion county, where he opened up a farm. He owned 240 acres, and was in comfortable circumstances at the time of his death, which occurred when he was eighty-seven years old. lli was a Missionary Baptist in religion. Robert Tucker, son of James and father of the Doctor, did not come to Indiana with his father, lie was a cabinet-maker and followed that occupation in Kentucky until 1822, when he came to Indiana, settling at the present site of Indianapolis. In company with William Luce, he opened the first cabinet-making shop in Indianapolis, and there he continued to fol- low that occupation until [856-7. Some of his old partners were: Marion llewcv. A. J. Tilford and later James A. Ramsey, and he conducted an extensive business for those days. In 1857 he removed to near Colfax, Clin- ton Co., Ind., where he bought [60 acres of land. partl\- improved, and there he lived until his death, in August, [872, when he was aged eight years and eight month--. Robert Tucker was married in Indianapo- lis, to Elizabeth C. Reid. horn in that city, daughter of Archibald and Lavina (Fergu- son 1 Reid. Archibald Reid was of Scotch de- scent, and he was a soldier of the war of 1812. lie became a pioneer of Marion county, Ind., having a large farm near Indianapolis, and Reid >treet, Indianapolis, is named for him, running through what used to be his farm. He prominent in State affairs, a member of the State Legislature when it was held at Corydon, Harrison county, and also when it was at Indianapolis, and was one of the early city clerks. He died on his farm, aged about eighty years. Archibald Reid and his wife had these children: Irvin, Wesley. Elizabeth, Julia, Erasmus and Mary. Robert Tucker and his first wife had children: Archibald: Corydon; Caroline; Albert R. and Alice, the latter of whom died in infancy in Indianapolis. Mr. Tucker's second wife was Mary Drum, and she bore him three children : George, Vinton and Virginia E. Mrs. Mary (Drum) Tucker died in i860, and Mr. Tucker was married a third time, there being no children to the last marriage. Dr. Albert R. Tucker was reared among the pioneers of Indianapolis, and can well re- member them, lie remembers when the land where the Union Station now stands was a wood lot, and his father pastured his cows there. When he was a boy there were but twelve houses between Washington street and the present site of the Union Depot. He re- members "Wright's Hotel." the first hotel in Indianapolis, and the old stage coaches that came into the city below the old house : and the first railroad that came to Indianapolis, this being the old Indianapolis & Madison Railroad, which was constructed of wooden rails and strap iron. At his mother's death. Dr. Tucker. Cory- don and Caroline were left forty acres of land, situated at the junction of Virginia ave- nue and Prospect streets, and in 1856 his fa- ther petitioned the Marion County Probate Court to sell the land, and to allow him to place the money at six per cent, interest, as of more value to the children than the rise would be likely to be by holding it. The land was sold for $2,000 to Grant McMahon, who used u for farming purposes until 1862, when it was laid out in lots by a company, and it became Ferd Wingate's addition to Indian- apolis. An eleven-acre lot from the Doctor's mother's estate was platted and was sold in the fall of 1805 to Ferd Wingate for $13,800. Robert Tucker, father of the Doctor, bought, in 1S22. the entire Mock where the old "Bates House" stood, for $25 and sold it a short time later for $37.50. When a small boy the Doctor attended school in the Fifth Ward schoolhouse, on the hank of the ('anal. There were at that time hut five wards in the city. This schoolhouse was a one-story brick building', and here the Doctor attended two years. His father then COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 10S1 removed to North Pennsylvania street, two and one-half squares north of Washington street, and the family resided in a frame w hich is still standing;. Here he at- tended the Second Ward school for two war-. it also being a one-story building. Dr. Tucker's father then removed to Clinton county, where voting Tucker attended school winters and worked on the farm in the summer months until the spring of 1861, when the President made his first call for troops. The Doctor was but seventeen years of age, but he enlisted as a private at Thorntown, Ind., in Company B, 17th Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. His first enlistment was for three months, but, the quota for these regiments be- ing full, he was mustered into the service for three years. He remained with his regiment until wounded at the battle of Shiloh, being shot in the left leg. He was honorably dis- charged on account of wounds received in bat- tle, and returned home, where he remained from the latter part of April until July 3, on which date he re-enlisted at Lafayette, Ind., as a private of Company D, "2d Ind. V. I., to serve three years, or during the war. He served three years, and was honorably dis- charged at Indianapolis, July 18, .1865. the war having closed. Dr. Tucker took part in the battles of ( ireenbrier, W. Va. ; Shiloh, where he was wounded, and while with the "2d Indiana was in the battles of Hoover's Gap, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Ringgold (Ga.), New Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek, and the battles in front of Atlanta. He returned with "Pap" Thomas and was in the battles of Rome. Dal- ton. the second battle of Franklin and Nash- ville. In the spring of 1865 he was in the Selma raid and battle, at the battle at Ebenezer < hurch, was at Montgomery, Columbus. Ga., and Macon, Ga., and on April 1, 1865, was wounded in the left groin. The Doctor's reg- iment, the 726 Indiana, was part of Wilder's famous brigade from its organization, in Feb- ruary, [863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn. At this time young Tucker was detached as a brigade and served as such during the Chatta- 1 campaign. At the beginning of the At- lanta campaign, his brigade was made a part of General Gordon Granger's cavalry. The 72d Tin liana was mounted infantry from its organization, and served as such until th of Atlanta. When the scout- of ( danger's I >i n, only seven strong, made a dash on Covington, Ga., where the Rebel troops, 300 strong were posted, the Union troops were three miles away. The Confederates, after firing, retreated, and the citizens after forming in the square, fired, killing two of the scouts, the remaining five returning the fire and kill- ing and wounding eleven of the citizens. They held the place until the Union troops arrived, when ( ien. Gordon Granger ordered the five scouts arrested for firing on citizens. They were kept in camp for three days, and in the meantime the matter had been investigated by General Sherman, who ordered them released, and to report to General Thomas's headquar- ters. The_\- remained with Thomas until after the battle of Nashville, when Wilson's corps was organized to make Wilson's Raid on Selma. Young Tucker was transferred from General Thomas to General Wilson's head- quarters, and was placed second in command of thirty scouts. He was in command of these scouts during Wilson's famous raid. On ar- riving at Macon, Ga., he was ordered by Gen- eral Wilson to take 20 scouts and ride through the country to Andersonville prison, sixty miles away, and, as the prison guard was small, to attempt to release the prisoners who had not yet been removed. Young Tucker was with the first Union troop- to reach the famous prison. The scouts were all dressed in Confederate clothing, and had no trouble until they reached the prison, wdiere seventy-five Rebel guards were encountered. and about thirty shots were fired, the guard retreating. The Confederates were taken com- pletely by surprise, at daybreak, Captain Wirz being captured in his tent, making no resist- ance, and Captain Taylor being killed. Cap- tain Taylor's blooded hounds, twenty in num- ber, were killed by the scouts. Three hundred prisoners were found in Andersonville, who were unable to move, the others having al- ready been removed to Texas. The next day \\ ilson's troops arrived and took charge of the prison. Young Tucker was also at the capture of Macon, and from there was ordered to Amer- icus, Ga., and to deploy his scouts and scatter them through the country. About eight miles east of Americus, Ga., the part) of scouts, still commanded by young- Tucker, met an old colored man who said that he had met a party he described to the scouts as north of [rving- ville going; South. Believing from the des- cription that the party was one of the distin- guished Confederates going South, the scouts rode toward- [rvingville, which was about I0S2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD thirty miles away. At the Ocmulgee river, the scouts fired upon troops which they be- lieved to be Rebels, but which turned out to be a detachment of the 4th Michigan. The firing ceased on the scouts finding their error, and riding up to the Union camp found Jeffer- son Davis and his party, who had been captured not an hour before by the 4th Michigan. Young Tucker and his scouts saw Davis, and all of them deny that he had on a woman's dress, and no such story was there told by his captors. Dr. Tucker says he had on a lung military coat, and that the story that he had on a woman's dress came out later and was Davis was guarded very closely after his capture, and no one was allowed to go very near him. There was a reward of $100,000 offered by the Government for his capture, and this was afterwards paid. After the war young Tucker returned to his home. He was but twenty-one years old when discharged, and in the winter of [865 he attended the Northwestern University, lie- ginning the study of law with Major Gordon of Indianapolis. In the spring of [866 he gave up law, and engaged in the study of medicine in Colfax. Clinton county, with Dr. Joseph E. Milburn. He remained with the Doctor for three years, and then attended Rush Medical College, Chicago, this being during the springs of [867-68-69. He graduated therefrom in the latter year, and immediately began the practice of his profession at Colfax. In the spring of 187 1 he removed with his family to Cicero, Hamilton county, remaining there un- til the fall of [892 in the practice of his pro- fession. In [892 he was elected auditor of Hamilton county, and served as such until 1897. lie then took a post-graduate course at Rush Medical College, and settled in Xobles- ville, being successful in building up a large and lucrative practice. The Doctor is a member of the Hamilton County Medical Society, of which he was president for a time, the State Medical So- ciety, and of the American Medical Associa- tion. I le was a member of the I'. S. Hoard of Pension Examiners under President Harrison fi r Four years, and was re-appointed by Pres- ident McKinley. serving ever since. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity of Cicero, and is a member of the 1. ( ). ( ). P., having passed all of the chairs, including noble grand. He is a Lieut-Col. in the Uniform Rank, K. P., 1st Regiment. He is an honored mem- ber of the < i. A. R., and was one of the or- ganizers of that patriotic body in India 1 Colfax in 1866-7. He has been State Medical Inspector of the G. A. R. four consecutive terms, and has been post commander two t< rms. The Doctor was married Aug. 15, 1S1 Colfax, Ind., to Anna C. Benjamin, born in Rockaway, X. J., Nov. -'4, 184.1). daughter of Edward and Mary S. Benjamin, both de- ceased, the former of whom was a lawyer of Clinton county. Dr. Tucker and his wife are the parents of the following children: Harry I!., a dentist of Noblesville; Frank W., who was a soldier in the Philippines for three years, but now resides in Noblesville; and Fred A.. who is following in his father's footsteps as a physician and surgeon in Noblesville. An incident of his war record is often spoken of by the Doctor, when recalling rem- iniscences of those troublous times. While he was serving as a scout, he was on one occa- sion captured by the Confederate troops at At- lanta, and, being suspected of being a Union man, was sent on a freight train, under guard, to Richmond, Ya., to be identified. The Doctor, with a companion, broke away from the guard. and leaping into darkness from the moving train, finally made their way to the Union lines, many miles away. Dr. Tucker is very highly esteemed in Noblesville. As a soldier he proved his patriotism, and as a citizen he- has proved his worth in many ways. He- has also been an honest and efficient offi- cial when given positions of trust by his fel- low townsmen, and his personal integrity has never been doubted. MARTIN GALLIHER MOCK, of Mun- cie, Delaware county, Ind.. is one of the old- established business men of that place and one of the most enthusiastic antiquarians of his section of the State. In both connections he is very well-known. He has been engaged in the furniture business since 1877, and has made a success that entitles him to rank among the most substantial citizens of Muncie, where he has lived from early manhood. He was born in Delaware count)-, where his father settled in pioneer times, and is of German descent, the emigrant ancestor of the family having come hither from Germany. It is believed that Mr. Mock's maternal great-grandfather was the first of his line to settle in America. His paternal great-grandfather was in sympathy with the cause of the Col- onists and enlisted in the Revolutionary' COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ! I \ti army, but as the war was then nearly over he saw little service. Only two of his children are remembered. Frederick, the grandfather of Martin G. Mock, and a sister who married Elijah Priest; Mr. Priest was a pioneer of Delaware onnt)'. Ind., where he settled m ah. ml [836-40, two and a half miles east of Mnncie. Frederick Mock was horn in either Penn- sylvania, Virginia or Kentucky, probably Vir- ginia, lie was married in eastern Kentucky to Bathsheba Priest, whose father was a Revo- lutionary soldier under Washington and was at one tune released by the General from the guardhouse. He had been placed there for seeking shelter behind a tent during a cold and very severe storm. This occurred at \ mktown. Mr. Priest was a Virginian by birth. In about 1816, soon after their mar- riage, Frederick and Bathsheba Mock settled in I >hio, making their home in Clark county, where he entered land in 1818. and where they passed the remainder of their lives. When they came into the region the Indians were still troublesome, and at one time the family were obliged to conceal themselves in the woods. Frederick Mock was a man of active and energetic disposition, and he made a nota- ble success of life under unfavorable condi- tions, becoming one of the substantial men of his day. He was not only a good farmer, but a capable mechanic, able to make almost any of the implements in vogue at the time, and this quality served him many a good turn in the primitive surroundings among which his lot was east. He began by clearing a tract of eighty acres, and afterward bought fifty more. The first home he put up on his land was a log cabin, and in 1824 he erected a two- stor) brick house, a fact which proves that he had prospered well. He was a man of rugged honesty and deep religious purpose, supporting the Christian work in his neighborhood with his means and influence throughout his life. lie and his wife were among the early Meth- odists in that region, and the itinerant preach- ers of the day were ever welcome to the Mock home. Mr. Mock's name appears in the list of Methodist class-leaders as early as 1824. But he died at a comparatively early age. in 1830. in the home which he had built, and was bur- ied in Honey ( reek graveyard. Mrs. Mock- survived him many years. pas-inn; away at an advanced age in [864, on the old farm, where she bail been living with her son Samuel. Mr. and Airs. Mock had children a- follows: Cas- sinda, Mrs. Wells, who settled in Wayne county, lnd.: Peter, who is mentioned further on: Julia, wife of William Shell, who -• on tiie home place: Samuel: Frederick, who married a Miss Helvey ; and one dan who became the wife of Dr. Peter Blue, in Clark county, Ohio, and later moved West. Peter Mock, son of Frederick, was bom ( )ct. i), [816, on his father's farm in Clark county, Ohio, and there grew to manhood. The facilities there afforded for education dur- ing his hovhood were not of the best, so he received comparatively little schooling, and. over, he was obliged to take "up th< ous work of life at an early age, as he was only fourteen when his father died. He was reared to farming, which continued to be his prin- cipal business throughout life, and he also un- derstood broom making, adding considerabh to his income by the pursuit of this trade. In the old home neighborhood he married Sarah Moore Avers, who was born May I, 1820. in Lawrenceburg, hid., daughter of Caleb ami Agnes (Avers) Avers, and the young couple settled on the Mock homestead, where they remained for about five years. At the end of that period they decided to try their fortunes in Indiana, and in 1843 they made the journey west with horse ami wagon, their destination being in Delaware county, northeast of Mnn- cie, where Mr. Mock had previously purchased forty acres of land in the timber and put up the necessarv log house. This burned down in [850, and was replaced by another on the same farm. In 1851 Mr. .Mock bought a tract of 160 acres southeast of Muncie, which was nearly all in the woods, and upon which si 1 a hewed log house. In 1852 Mr. Mock built another log house thereon, part of which was standing in 1898, but it has since been torn down. He cleared this tract, and in (863 bought twenty-five acres also lying southeasl of Muncie. which land was then entirely in the woods, but is now included in the city. He cleared this, and in 1805 put up a large two and a half story brick house there — one of the oldest two-story brick dwellings now standing in Muncie. Mr. Mock worked hard and did well, and he was one of the prosperous and re- spected citizens of his clay, well and favorabh known among the early settlers of the region. He died in September, 188(1. and his widow passed away in March. 1903. They were ear- nest members of the First Baptist Church of Muncie. and Mr. Mock was a Jacksonian I Vmocrat in political sentiment. 10S4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The Avers family, to which Mrs. Sarah M. (Ayers) Mock belonged in both paternal and maternal lines, is an old one in New Jersey, where her ancestor, Robert Ayers (born in [650), bought 800 acres south of Cohansey creek in 1684. The next year he bought 22.000 acres six miles north and three and a half miles east of his first purchase. This Robert Avers was a Seventh-Day Baptist in religious faith, and probably one of the found- ers of the old Shiloh (N. J.) Church which is still in existence : several churches have been built on the site of the original edifice. From this ancestor Caleb Ayers, Mrs. Peter Mock's father, traced his descent through Isaac (born in 1675), Caleb (born in 160)7), Nathan (born near Shiloh in 171S). and Micajah (born near Shiloh in 1751). Caleb Ayers, son of Mica- jah. was born near Shiloh, N. J., in 1793. and was twice married, the first time, in 1816, to Agnes Ayers, who was of the same stock, but not closely related. They lived at Shiloh un- til 1818, in which year they drove nut from their old home to some land near Cincinnati. Ohio, where they were settled for a couple of years. In 1820 the)- removed thence to Law- renceburg. Ind.. in 1826 returning to Ohio, where their remaining years were spent. For about a year after going back to that State they were located north of Cincinnati, on Muddy run, thence moving to Clark county, where Mr. Ayers bought a farm containing about 150 acres, which he improved, making a fine home- there. He died at that place in [838. He was a man of upright principles and high mural character, and was particularly strict in his observance of the Sabbath. His first wife 1 lied in 1832, the mother of two children. Micajah and Sarah M. (Mrs. Mock), and by his second marriage he also had two children, Dennis and one whose name is not remembered. Martin (I. Mock, son of Peter and Sarah M. ( Avers 1 Muck', was born May 1. 1848, in 1 enter township, Delaware county. Ind. He was brought up among pioneer surroundings, and undoubtedly the interest attaching to the conditions of his early life provided sufficient stimulus for the researches which have been his hobb) for so main- years. His first school- ing was received in a hewed log house of typi- cal pioneer construction, with puncheon -eats and a writing desk consisting of a plank fast- ened at the propel- height along the walls. Mr. Mock has a photograph of this place which he took himself, and which he preserves carefully. His first teacher was Mrs. Millie Rogers, a widow, the daughter of Elijah Priest. Mr. Mock attended this school but fifteen days. He next attended the Warren Stewart school- house, a small frame building standing on the banks of the White river, along what is now the Burlington road, about two miles from his father's home. Here he was a pupil during the winter for eight years, the length of his attendance ranging from twenty to thirty days each season — a total of a little more than an average school year of the present day. Meantime he was gaining ample experience in the serious work of life, assisting at home with the farm duties, which were numerous and heavy. When he was sixteen vears old he removed with his parents to Muncie, where he attended the Washington school, in the east part of that place, and later the high school. He left school when about eighteen, and when nineteen taught a winter term of three months in the old Warren Stewart schoolhouse — this being in the winter of 1867-68. He continued to live at home until his marriage, when he was twenty-two years old, and besides acquir- ing a thorough knowledge of farm work lie- came quite skilful in the use of tools, as he is a natural mechanic, favoring his grandfather in this respect. For the first few months of their married life he and his wife lived in part of his father's house in Muncie, removing thence to a frame house standing on a lot which his wife's father gave them, on Walnut street. Mr. Mock improved this place greatly, ami they continued to make their home there until 1886, with the exception of a few months during the year 1874, when they lived in a hewed log house on the corner of Ohio street and Macedonia avenue. This log house was the old "Franklin House," the same to which Mrs. Peter Vlock, then a young girl of sixteen, came in 1836 with her brother Micajah. They were on their way from Springfield to visit their brother Dennis, who lived in Illinois, and stayed overnight, going in to Muncie the next morning. Mrs. Mock — then Sarah Moore Ayers — was told it was a mile to the town of .Muncie, and she said afterward it seemed to her it was the longest mile she had ever trav- eled. The road was tilled with hazel brush. Mr. and Mrs. Mock continued to live on Walnut street until 1886, when their house burned down in a tire which destroyed a block of buildings on the east side of the street. Mr. Mock then traded for a lot and brick house on Seymour Street, this dwelling being COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1085 at present the oldest one standing in Muncie. It was built in 1842 by Warren Stewart, Eor a farm house, and was faced toward Walnut . that being the main road. There they have since resided, in the enjoyment of all the comforts to which many years of activity have entitled them. While living in the old "Franklin House," during 1S74. Mr. Mock was engaged in mak- ing brick, [n 1875 he embarked in the car- riage business with his brother, James F. Mock, their location being at the corner- of Seymour and Walnut street-. In 1877 he en- I the business to which he ha- since de- the principal part of his time and ener- gies. He has met with stead} success, and his Store, at \<'S. 516-518 South Walnut street, known as the World's Fair, has a comprehen- sive and varied stock, including furniture of all kinds, for household and business uses, car- pets, stoves, crockery, tin and hollow ware, paints and brushes, trunks and valises, etc. His establishment is the most popular one of the kind in Muncie, and his customers have had their confidence in his honesty justified in man\' transactions. Mr. Mock has carried his interest in furniture beyond the commercial stage, being in fact a connoisseur and collector of no mean ambitions. His now famous mu- seum, described at mure length at the end of this article, contains a notable collection of old-time furniture of rare interest and value. Air. Mock is well known in his connection with various fraternal orders, in which he has been the recipient of many honors testifying to his value as a worker and his social popu- larity. He is a prominent member of the Im- proved < inler of Red I'll, belonging to Tribe Xo. 30. is past great sachem, and has repre- I his State in the Great Council of the 01 1 -Hi teen j ears in succe a 1 ember of the Uniform Rank, Knights <>f Pythias, i- past chancellor commander, and has represented In- lodge in the grand '■ for several years; belongs to the [. O O. F. : to the Vncienl < irder of United Workmen, in which he is past master workman and past foreman of the State: and to the Haymakers, in which he is past chief haymaker and past State chief haymaker, as well as a member of the National American Association of Hay- rs. Mr. Mock designed the official of the Haymakers adopted by the National As- sociation as the State emblem and the first one ever made was presented to kirn. Though never active in politics Mr. Mock- was interested in the earl) fortune- of the Democratic party, and originall) supported its candidates. He was an admirer ot Horace Greeley, and voted for him for President in [872. Id- is a valuable worker in the First Baptist Church of Muncie, in which he has held various official positions, having 31 twelve years as deacon, and for a long time as superintendent- of the Sunday-school. < In < let. 10. 1X71. Mr. Mock was married to Martha Druzzilla Langdon, who was born Sept. 5, 1855, at South Point, Lawrence county, ( Ihio, which is on the < Ihio river op- posite Catlettsburg, Ky. Her parents, Elijah J. and Lucinda ( Yingling) Langdon, both be- longed to pioneer families of Lawrence county. ( Ihio, the Langdons settling there in [816. They were of English stock originally, identi- fied with Virginia from Colonial times — set- tled in Montgomery county. There is a tra- dition in this branch of the Langdon famil) that the) are descended from Lady Jane Grey, of England, and that there is in that country a large estate which rightfully belongs to them. Some attempt has been made to recover this e-tate by the American heirs, but it has never been fully carried out. Mrs. Mock's grand- father Langdon married Druzzilla Booth. The Yinglings, her maternal ancestors, were pio- neer settlers along the Ohio river at Hanging Rock-. Lawrence county, Ohio. Christian Yingling, Mrs. Mock's maternal grand- father, was a soldier in the war of 1812. He married Martha Lee, daughter of Rev. John Lee, a pioneer Baptist missionary preacher. the first of his denomination to journey down the Ohio river from Parkersburg to Cin- cinnati, establishing churches. Rev. John Lee was from Virginia, and belonged to the -ante -lock- as Gen. Robert E. the farm >us < :ate general, Martha Fee (Mrs. Mock's grandmother) be- ing a cousin oi the General. They an scended from a brother of "1 .ight Hot Harry" Lee, a dashing soldier and Revolu- tionary patriot. To. Mr. and Mrs. Mock was born one on, Robert ('., who re-ides in Muncie. where he is engaged as an electrician. He married Charlotte Van Matre, and they have one son. Robert Garlen. Mrs. Mock, like her husband, is well known in local activities of a social and religion- 11:1 lure. She is a member of the First Baptist Church, and is prominent in the women's aux- iliary of the Improved Order of Red Men. io86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD She has taken the degree of Pocahontas, and is past great Pocahontas of the State; it is believed she was the second in the United Slates and the first in the State of Indiana to hold that office. She was presented, by the Red Men of the State, a handsome official jewel, as a token of esteem and affectionate regard, and a gavel now used by the State i ireat ( 'ouncil of Red Men, Pocahontas auxiliary. Mr. Mock designed the jewel of the degree of Past 1 ireat Pocahontas, a beautiful official emblem, and the first one made was presented to Mrs. Mock. In May. 1885, Mr. Mock began to collect antiquities and curiosities on a large scale. 1 le bad long luen an earnest student of archae- ology, interested in the mode of life of the gen- erations now past, and in preserving all the tangible evidences of that life. Now he has a museum of such proportions that it is the larg- est in the State of Indiana, and contains many rare and interesting relics of by-gone days. It includes the most comprehensive collection in Indiana of the remains of the mound-build- ers and more recent Indians. This collection is on exhibition at the World's Fair, his store in Muncie, and is one of the greatest at- tractions in that region. It is a matter of pride to the owner that the museum contains so many typical examples of old-time furniture that a rare opportunity is afforded visitors to compare the old with the new by contrasting the modern stock in his store with the speci- mens in the museum. He has spared neither time, ni ir effort, nor mean-, in gathering an- tiquities of real worth. We mention a number of interesting articles, which serve to indicate the variety and extent of the collection. There is a large brass door knocker of especial value ; there are old flint-lock guns, four grandfather clocks. A stand made in 1743 is loaded with old books and papers printed during the sev- enteenth and eighteenth centuries, one of the papers giving the first account of the Boston massacre in 1770, another, dated Jan. 4, 1800, of the funeral of General Washington ; the books are in German. Latin. Hebrew and Eng- lish. 1 In the same stand are two brass candle- sticks, one made in England over a hundred years ago, the other given to a Catholic ca- thedral in Germany in 1690 — a particularly fine specimen: also a pair of old t lerman scis- sors, over two hundred years old; a pair of pectacles and ease, made by some village blacksmith, over a hundred years ago; and an inkstand known to be over one hundred years old. Over the stand, on a wooden peg, hangs a gourd formerly used in Virginia for a water jug. Higher up on the same wall hangs a sword which was carried by Captain Riggins in the Revolution, and near it a double powder born also carried in that war. ( )n a shelf are many interesting objects, among them an old German pipe bearing on its bowl the date 1460, and a coat of arms (it was brought from Germany by a Mr. Tucha, a former resident of Muncie) ; an old German turtle shell back comb; a small knife and fork with silver handles, in a leather case dated 1770; a pocket knife which must have been destined for many uses, having a blade, saw and harness needle, and a heavy steel back which is supposed to have been intended to strike fire from stone, before the days of matches; the Chinese nation is represented on this historic shelf by an incense urn which rests upon a typical Chinese head, the whole fash- ioned of chiseled bronze, which indicates that it dates back to 1200; on the shelf are also a brass tray and candle snuffers, which glitter almost like gold from constant use for over a hundred years. An old corner cupboard contains a fine dis- play of ancient pottery. There is a "Washing- ton teapot." showing on either side the like- ness and name of the father of our country; a teapot that landed with the pilgrim fathers, from the "Mayflower," in i(>2o: various pew- ter plates and dishes: a brass kettle of 1741 ; and a skillet and other utensils almost as old. There is an old-fashioned steel dough scraper, used to scrape the dough out of the old bread- trough, dug out of an old log. The collection includes several ancient door locks, a very curious and odd one of iron, and a wooden one with its large key : several glass door knobs : a watch with two cases and twentv diamonds ; many old silver, copper and bronze coins, some of them of a period ante- dating the Christian era; Continental paper bills of various denominations made from 1760 to 1785: a warranty deed for the land on which the battle of Brandywine was fought, dated 1787, written on parchment and well executed; an old copper warming pan, and various other articles. Any of these things might have been found in a typical home of Colonial da\ s. Of miscellaneous articles the Indian relics are possibly the most interesting. There is a finely carved brass tomahawk, with peace pipe C( IMMEMORATR'E BK "GRAPHICAL RE< < iRD in the pole, steel edged, which was found in or near Muncie; it was undoubtedly the proud possession of some chief high in authority, and some claim was the emblem of authority oi the noted chief Munsy, after whom the town was named. A shirt taken from one of the warriors who took part in the Indian ghosl e which preceded the battle of Wounded Knee, in South Dakota, in 1891, is also on exhibition. An old Moorish carbine could scarcely be recognized as the ancestor of mod- ern quick-firing cannon and rifles; a pair of small flint-lock pocket pistols purchased by a naval officer in 1747. which descended to Air. ge Darracott, late of Muncie, are still in perfect order, and their equal can scarcely be found in this country; two other pistols and a sword which formerly belonged to Mr. Darra- cott are now also included in Mr. Mock's col- lection. There is a whaler's harpoon, pro- cured in Boston, an instrument whose use, at any rate, is now almost obsolete. A suit of Zulu clothes, from southern Africa, brought to the United States by a returning mission- ary in 1886. is also in Air. Mock's possession. The collection, as may be judged, has some- thing of interest for every visitor. Air. Mock has devoted years to its accumulation, and he takes the greatest pleasure in sharing the ben- efits of his labors with all who are interested in this line of research and study. In this connection it is interesting to note that Airs. Mock's father bought a second-hand piano in Cincinnati which was the first piano along the < 'hio river from Cincinnati to Pitts- burg. It remained in the Langdon family for many years, and was sold in 1865, on their removal to Indiana, coming into the posses- sion of Major General Thomas, of New York. It was finally placed in the museum in Central I'ark, Xew York City, where it still remains, if the most antique pianos in the United States. The instrument was manufactured in I 1 ' idon. CHARLES HENRY WALL, a highly re- ed farmer of Martinsville, in which city and its vicinity he has passed the greater part of his life, is descended from one of the early settlers of the Xew World. 'A\ alter Wall was horn near London, Eng- land, in [619, and on Sept. 2, [635, he and his older brother Theobold, embarked on a vessel called the 'William and John' commanded b_\ Rowland Langram, hound for St. Christo phers, one of the British West Indus, where they seemed to have arrived in due time." Conditions here proved unsatisfactory, and with a colony of English friends he located on the eastern shore of .Manhattan Island in at a place called Lentil Bay, now part of Mew York City, where they called their settlement Hopton. An Indian outbreak in 1643 caused them to seek the protection of the Dutch fort at New Amsterdam, where they found the celebrated Lady Deborah Moody and her col- ony of personal friends who had arrived there that year from Lynn, Alass., having left the latter place owing to the religious persecution of the leaders there. Tradition says she was delighted to find others of her own country- men, and the two colonies united. By invita- tion of Director General Kieft. Dutch Gover- nor of New Amsterdam, they located near the southwestern shore of Long Island, calling the place "Gravesend" in remembrance of the English port of embarkation some ten years before. The first patent granted this colony was in 1643, and in 1O45 a second patent was granted them, giving a larger tract of land. and guaranteeing the settlers "Liberty of con- science and freedom of worship." In 1645 they laid out the town of Gravesend in the form of a square, sixteen acres in area, the two main streets, called "Hye Waves," crossing each other at right angles in the center of the town. The whole was inclosed with a pali- sade fence for protection against the Indians and wild animals. Lady AToody became a ruling spirit in the little colony, and en 1 the confidence and respect of Governor Stuy- vesant. as well as of the English, until her death in 1659. The town organization was formed in [646. ( )ld town records show that Walter Wall was granted a "planter's lot" Aug. to, 1045. and on Aug. 22, 1653, he bought lands and buildings of Lawrence John- son. ( >n Sept. 24, 1 '154. he purchased Plan- tation Lot No. 14. from Lnum Benum ; on Nov. 9, K>5' s . Plantation Lot No. 1, from Wil- liam Smith. About [646 he married at Graves- end Ann (surname not known), and they had children: Rutgert, John, Maria (Mary) and Garrett. Early in [665 Walter Wall, with others from Gravesend and from Rhode Is- land, removed to what is now Xew Jersej taining a patent for a large tract of land from Governor Nichols, April 8, 1665, this including what is now- the present county of Monmouth and part of Middlesex. The towns of Middle- town and Shrewsbury were established. < in. Dec. 1. 1 <>' 17, Walter Wall was awarded Lot COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD No. 4, in the first division" of Middletown, and J j >t No. 32, in the division of "out-lands," called Poplar Fields. In July, 1670, a settle- ment was made with the original settlers for purchase money to pay off the Indians for the land, all of which had been honorably pur- chased from them. Walter Vail and John Wall are mentioned as paying their shares and each was awarded a share of land. In that same year Walter Wall was given a fourth choice of meadow lands, this being Lot No. 35. He also owned a large tract of out-lying land near .Middletown. formerly known as Wall's Mill, where Gen. Garrett D. Wall, who became a member of the United States Senate, wa> born. Gen. Garrett D. Wall was at one time a member of George Washington's staff, and Wall street in Xew York was given its name in honor of early members of this family. Walter Wall's son Garrett is also named in the records of Monmouth county as a man of prominence in public affairs. On May 22, 1117(1. his name appears as a witness to a deed from Indian Chiefs to Richard Hartshorn for land at the Highlands of Nevisink near Sandy Hook. He served as town treasurer of Mid- dletown in [697 and 1698, and in 1700 was one of the leading citizens who resisted the unjust demand of the English Proprietaries. On Dec. 17, 1705. he and Obediah Bowne deeded four and one-half acres of land to the Middletown Baptist Church, of which he and his wife were members. This is said to have been the first Baptist Church established south of Rhode Eland. He married Pauline Mas- ters, daughter of Clement and Pauline Mas- ters, of Shrewsbury. They had children: John, Humphrey, Walter Garrett. Mary, Anne. Deborah and Lydia. He died in 171 t. and his wife April T2. [732. They are both buried in the old Wall graveyard, located on his farm, about two miles wi-i of Middletown, mi the crest of a high hill, overlooking the Shrewsbury river and the lower Bay of New York, even to the coast of Long Island, where he was born. The old graveyard is well pre- served and contains the remains of si generations of the Wall family. The Wall family remained together in Xew Jersey until shortly prior to the war of the Revolution, when three of its members, James, Walter and Capt. John (great-grand- sons of the emigrant Walter), migrated to Western Pennsylvania. Capt. John Wall, born April 27, 1742, mar- ried in Xew Jersey ( name of first wife not known), and had children: Catherine, born July 28, 1765; James, Dec. 26, 1766: Daniel. Sept. 7. 1768; Benjamin, Oct. 20, 1770; John. Aug. 13, 1772: and Jane, July 9, 1774. After the death of his first wife, he married (second ) Hannah Ketcham. daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Storer) Ketcham. who was born Fell. 4, 1750. He moved to what is now Washington county. Pa., in 1775. and settled in the vicinity of Peter's Creek, where he pur- chased large tracts of land from the State, on a part of which the town of Finleyville has since been built. At this place the following children were born: Garrett, Dec. 21, 1777: Samuel, Feb. 14, 1780; Stephen, April 13. 1783: and William Ketcham, May 19,- 1786 John Wall, son of Capt. John, born Aug. 13, 1772. was the great-grandfather of Charles Henry Wall, of Martinsville. He was a sol- dier in the war of 1812. William Wall, son of John, was also a Her in the war of 1812, serving his own time, and also later serving as substitute for his uncle, wdio was drafted, but who on ac- count of sickness could not go. At that time the family lived in Urbana, Ohio. They moved to Indiana in 1822. William Wall married and became the father of: Eliza Ann. born July 14. 1817; John Stipp, Aug. 8, iSiq; Mary Eve, Oct. 22, 1824: William, Feb. 25, 1827: Priscilla, Feb. 14. 1828; Benjamin Martin, May 8, 1830: and Garrett, Sept. 24. 1839. The last named, Garrett, wdio now lives at Casey. 111., was first lieutenant in Company K, 21st Ind. A'. E, and was wounded at New Orleans, still carrying a minie ball in his hip. His -on Richard was a soldier in the Spanish- American war: he has a son Garrett — a fa- vorite name in the family. Benjamin Martin Wall, son of William, born May 8, 1830, married Sarah Ann Staf- ford, and became the father of ten children. of whom but two survive. Charles Henrv and Noah. Charles Henry Wall, son of Benjamin Martin, was born in Atchison county, Kan- sas, where his father was farming at the time. \i the age of four years he was brought by his father to Clay township (of which town- ship his father was a native). He attended the common schools and finished his education under private tutors. He remained on the farm until his marriage when he went into the harness and shoe making business. Tn [892 he returned to farming, and has since COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAITIICAL RECORD 1 1 18< > nued that occupation. He has taken an interest in public affairs, and has served as township assessor for Washington township, including Martinsville. < )n ( >ct. 26, 188 1, Mr. Wall was married to Dora E. Williams ( see Williams history elsewhere), and they have one child living. Earl \ ance, who assists his father on the farm. Mr. Wall bears a high reputation for honora- ble and upright business methods, and he has many warm friends in the community. MAJOR CYRUS J. McCOLE, a highly respected retired citizen of Noblesville, Ind., and a surviving officer of the great Civil war, was born Oct. 25, 1831, in Marion county, Ind., within less than a mile of the city of Indian- apolis, the site of his father's farm being near where Crown Hill cemetery is now located. Major McCole is of Scotch-Irish stock, and is a son of William and Ruth (McGuire) Mc- Cole. It is a family tradition that William Mc- Cole was born on the Atlantic, and that his parents were the first of the name to come to America. He served in the war of 1812, and then went to Kentucky, where he owned land and subsequently married. In the early days of Marion county, Ind., he owned land where the city of Indianapolis now stands, from which he moved to the farm on which Major McCole was born. In 1835 he removed to Hamilton county, Ind.. settling on a farm within half a mile of Noblesville, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also as- sisted in the construction of the canal. On that farm his life ended at the age of forty- seven years. After the death of his first wife, in 1834, William McCole married, in Indiana, and the issue of this marriage was one son, John, who died young. The children of the first wife were : Silas R. ; Elizabeth ; Har- riet ; Cyrus J.: Mary; Ruth: and Emily J. Silas R. McCole was a private soldier in the Mexican war. and served under Col. Jeffer- son Davis, who afterward became the famous Confederate leader. William McCole was a Democrat in politics. In religion he was a Presbyterian. Major Cyrus J. McCole was reared among the hardships which attended pioneer life in the early settlement of Indiana. His education was obtained in one of the old log school houses, and he can still remember the puncheon floor and the -reused paper which 69 admitted the light. The whole period of school attendance did not exceed thirty days of each winter, and this irregular school attendance continued until he was about twenty-one yeai of age. Later he enjoyed one winter's oppor- tunities at the Westfield high school, but the larger part of his education was secured by individual effort. Major McCole was left motherless when a child of three years, and was bound out to Henry Metsker, in Hamilton count}-, where he had a good home, and wdiere he remained until he was twenty-two years of age. Start- ing then on his own account he went to Iowa, where he taught school, and worked at farm work for about two years in Van Buren county, and after his return to Indiana in 1855. he became a clerk in his brother's store. In 1S58 he was appointed deputy county < l< rk under James O'Brien. He was interested in military affairs even at this date, and had joined the Hamilton County Continentals, of which he was elected second lieutenant, this company being organized in the winter prior to the anticipated outbreak of the Civil war. Its officers were Capt. S. R. McCole, Lieut. John B, Evans and Second Lieutenant C. J. McCole. This company of patriotic young men was comprised of thirty-three members, and Major McCole is the only survivor. Hav- ing drilled and thoroughly prepared them- selves by a study of military tactics, on the Sunday after the call for troops by Governor Morton, the officers of the company instructed Major McCole to tender the services of the company to the Governor. The offer was ac- cepted and instructions were issued for the company to be raised to the full complement of 100 men, and so many responded that two full companies were formed in one day, which went into camp at Indianapolis, where they w-ere organized as two different compa William O'Brien was elected captain of Com- pany D, 12th Ind. V. I.. C. J. McCole, lieutenant, and John F. Floyd, 2d lieutenant. As the quota for three months men had filled, Major McCole's company was orgai as one-year men, and sworn in in that way. After serving out his first term of enlist- ment. Major McCole re-enlisted at Noblesville, in Company D, 75th Ind. V. I., of which he was commissioned captain, having recruited this company in Noblesville and vicinity. Af- ter reporting the organization at Indianapolis, Capt. McCole was commissioned Major. This was a three years' company, and it sei i ( M HI ..[.MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD until the close of the war. when it was hon- orably discharged June 10, 1865, at Indianapo- lis. Major McCole's services were in Mary- land, Virginia, Kentucky. Tennessee, Ala- bama, Georgia and Smith and North Carolina. He participated in the following battles: Hartsville. Ky., Hoover's Gap, Missionary 1 hattanooga, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill. Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca. Xev Hope Church, Big Shanty. Culpeper Farm, Kenesaw Moun- tain, Marietta, Chattahoochee River, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta. Utah Creek, Jonesboro, Savanah, Fayetteville, Averysboro, Bentonville, Smithfield, Winchester, Martinsburg, and many minor battles and skirmishes, too numerous to mention. At one time he was wounded in the left thigh. His record testifies that he was always an active and efficient officer and per- formed his full measure of duty bravely and cheerfully. His only absence from his regi- ment was that occasioned by sickness. From the battle of Peach Tree Creek until that of Goldsboro, N. C, he commanded the 75th Ind. V. I., and was in command during the famous Atlanta campaign at the time the Union troops were under fire for nearly four months. He enjoyed with other brave soldiers the tri- umphal review at Washington, which has gone down in history as one of the most wonderful pageants of the century. After the close of his arduous and patriotic services, Major McCole returned to Nobles- ville. and on Sept. 26, r866, he was married in Hamilton county to Elizabeth Metsker, who is born there Jan. 6, 1845, daughter of Henry and Mary A. (Bunnel) Metsker. Henry Metsker was of Pennsylvania German stock, born in Butler county, Ohio, March 31, 1 S 1 7 . son of George and Hannah (Reed) Metsker. This name was originally spelled Metzker in Ohio, and still earlier in old pa- per er. The father of Henry Metsker removed from Butler county. Ohio, to Hamil- ton county, Ind., in 1835. where he entered land which now adjoins Noblesville on the west. George Metsker entered at least five tracts of [60 acres each, and cleared up a farm of 320 acres, and at the time of his death. when eighty years of age, he owned [,ooo acres in Hamilton county, and 600 acres in other parts of the State. In politics he was an old-line Whig, and in religion a Lutheran. His children were John. Philip. Leonard, Henry and ( ieorge. Henry Metsker was a young man when he accompanied his father to Hamilton county, Ind., and shortly afterward married Mary A. Bunnel, who was born Aug. 22, 1818, in Ohio, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Ellis) Bun- nel. Mr. Bunnel was long a resident of Ma- rion county. Henry Metsker settled on 160 acres of land in the woods north of Nobles- ville, which he cleared up and developed into a good home. Here he built a fine residence, substantial barn and other buildings, and had one of the best cultivated farms in the county. He became one of the most substantial citizens of his section, at the time of his death owning 700 acres of fine fertile land. Henry Metsker and his first wife had these children: John horn Feb. 13, 1842; Louis ( i., Nov. 22, 1843; Elizabeth, Jan. 6, 1845. Henry Metsker mar- ried ( second I in Hamilton county, Ind.. America Wall, and two children were born to this union: Hamilton, born in March, 1850: and Marshall. Now 13. 1853. In politics Mr. Metsker identified himself with the Republican party, and cast his Presidential vote for Abra- ham Lincoln. During the Civil war he sup- ported the government, and two of his sons served in Indiana regiments, Louis G. and John R. .Mr. Metsker was widely known, and is still remembered as an excellent business man. and also as a kind hearted and charitable member of his community. After marriage Major and Mrs. McCole settled in Noblesville, where he embarked in a mercantile business, in which he continued until he retired from activity some twelve years ago. He has three sons: Walter W., who resides in ( ireenfield : Henry Hamilton, of Mi- not, N. Dak.; and George Malcolm, at home. With his family he is a member of the Meth- odist Church, in which he has been both stew- ard and treasurer. He is identified with the Republican party, casting his vote for Fre- mont, later for Lincoln, and for everv Repub- can candidate ever since. Fraternally he is con- d with the Noblesville Logdes, both Ma- sonic and I. O. O. P., having passed all the chairs in the latter organization, including- that of Noble Grand, and has been sent as a rep- resentative of his lodge to the Grand Lodge of the State. JESSE BOSTON TAYLOR, a substan- tial and highly respected citi/en of Pendleton, Ind., who has for a number of years been prominently identified with large business en- terprises in this place, was born Sept. 12. [858, son of Andrew P. urns and Malvina M. Ta\ lor. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 09 r Mr. Taylor was educated in the Pendleton public schools, and was sixteen year.- old when he went into his father's sawmill, where he ii led until he had thoroughly learned that business. Then in connection with his father he engaged in a grain business, which was continued until the death of the latter, and he was chosen as administrator of his father's estate. For some eight months Mr. Taylor was then interested in a restaurant business at Pendleton, and then entered into partnership with William E. Brown, of Pendleton, in a grain and lumber business, with which he is still connected, and which is one of Pendle- ton's large enterprise-. On Oct. 19, 1881. at Pendleton, Mr. Taylor was married to Lavina J. Clark, born at this place, daughter of Joel R. and Susannah ( Mc- Callister) Clark. Joel R. Clark came from Virginia to Pendleton where he was the pio- neer harnessmaker. For some years he lived on his farm of nearly 100 acres in the vicinity of Pendleton, and then returned to Pen- dleton, where during the latter part of his life he engaged in a loan business. He died at Pendleton, aged fifty-eight years. In politics he was a Democrat. In public esteem he was a reliable and practical business man and a good citizen. After the death of his first wife he married Mary Armstrong, and to this marriage was born one daughter, Fan- nie, who married Alonzo Ireland, agent of the Big Four railroad. His children by his first marriage were: Dallas K., Albert J., Eliza- beth. Eugene, Lavina J. and Fannie. \fter marriage Mr. Taylor bought the old homestead which property he still owns. The old residence which was built by his father still stands, solid and true, but Mr. Taylor has erected a more modern residence. He has prospered greatly in business and is one of .the most substantial men in Madison county. Mr. Taylor's children — Jewel, Claude and Cather- ine — have all been w-ell educated and given many social advantages. Jewel completed her education at Earlham College: Claude, after graduating from the Pendleton high school, took the complete course at the Anderson Commercial College, and is now bookkeeper for the Anderson Traction Co.; the youngest daughter is still a student at the Pendleton schools. Mrs. Taylor and her daughters are members of the Christian Church at Pendle- ton. Mr. Taylor is a Mason and an ( kid Fellow, belonging in the latter organization to Pendle- ton Fudge, No. 88, in which he has passed all of the chairs, has represented his Lodge at the Grand Lodge of the State, has visited the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and for the pasl twelve years has been degree master, in which capacity he has visited the greater number of Indiana lodges. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican, and at present is a member of the Pendleton council. GEORGE LUICK, one of the oldest cit- izens in point of years of residence now living in Delaware county, is one of the practical business men of Muncie who have largely aided in its upbuilding and development. Christopher G. Luick, his father, one of the pioneers of Delaware county, Ind., was a native of Germany, born in Stuttgart, Wurt- emberg, and learned there the trade of car- riage maker. Having broken his arm when young he was exempt from the rigorous mili- tary service to which all his able-bodied coun- trymen were subjected. He married in Ger- many Catherine Burkhardt, daughter of John Burkhardt, and they came to America about 1830, after the birth of their first two children. The voyage was made in a sailing vessel, and they were ninety days on the passage. Mr. Luick first located with his family in a small village in Lycoming county. Pa., and there followed his trade of wagonmaker. After a residence there of six or seven years he mi- grated westward to Muncie, Ind., making the trip by wagon, in the fall of 1839. Muncie was then a small village, and among the prom- inent citizens were Minus Turner, Thomas Xeeley. William Walters ( a blacksmith), Rob- ert and Isaac Weeks (cabinet-makers), and Charles Rickard (a pioneer wagonmaker). Mr. Luick engaged in wagonmaking for himself. He made the first carriage built in Delaware county, this being for John Smith, a well-to-do farmer. He soon formed a partnership in the wagonmaking business with Charles Rickard. So primitive were the appliances at hand in those days, they split out the material for their wagons from the na- tive timber, and turned nut their wagon hubs by man power. Mr. Luick split his axle-trees out of black hickory logs and dressed them down with a broad ax, finishing them with drawing knives and planes. He obtained much of his timber for axle-trees from land now covered with residences, some of this land being owned by his son George. The wagons were of the must substantial kind. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD The wheels were held onto the wooden axles by linchpins, and they were capable of carry- ing great burdens, and intended to last fi >r a generation. Christopher G. Luick lived in Muncie for five years, and then bought forty acres of land southeast of the village, and moved thereon with his family. ( )nly nine acres of this land were cleared when he settled on it ; the dwell- ing was a log cabin, and he built a log barn. He worked effectively and with great indus- try, and added to his original farm until he owned 120 acres of good land. As he pros- pered he improved the place by building a frame house and barn, and set out an orchard. He was a successful and substantial farmer and a good citizen, well known as a man of sturdy and reliable character, and he stood well among the pioneer citizens of the county. He died on his farm aged about seventy years. Mr. and Mrs. Luick were members of the Presbyterian Church in Muncie. In politics he was first a Democrat, but he later became a Republican, and voted for Grant. Mr. and Mrs. Luick were the parents of the following children: Catherine and Ann, who were born in Germany ; John and George, born in Ly- coming county, Pa., and Charles. Mary Jane and William, born in Muncie, Indiana. George Luick was born April 25, 1835, in Lycoming county. Pa. He was four old when he came with his father's family to Delaware county, and went with them to the farm six years later, in 1845. Thus he at- tended school in Muncie, in an old frame building (one term under a Airs. Norris), and in the country in a hewed log house, which had slab benches and big sawed planks pinned up to the wall on each of two sides of the school house for writing desks, one for the boys and the other for the girls. Then there was a big fireplace made of luick that would in a log four feet long. The boys would roll in the logs, and with the huge back, cen- ter and face logs, filled in with smaller stuff, the fire on a cold winter morning would cheer the coldest heart. Mr. Lu- ick generally attended this school and others similar in equipment for about three months a year, during the winter time, working on the farm during the sum- mer However, there was not always money enough to pay the teacher, as it was raised by subscription, and frequently the settlers could not scrape up enough money to employ the teacher a full term. George Luick had the advantages afforded by these schools until he was about nineteen years old, preparing him- self for the business of life by working on the farm and clearing land. He started out for himself when about nineteen years old. work- ing for Thomas Kirby for $10 per month and board. He remained with Air. Kirby about five months, at the end of which time he had only drawn $5, all the rest of his wages be- ing due him. He then returned to his father's farm, and made a bargain with him, his father furnishing a team and giving George one- third of the crop. He continued in this way for five years, during which time he accumu- lated $700. He continued to live at home un- til his marriage, and the following year lived with his wife's father, who then gave the young people eighty acres of land, of which thirty acres were cleared. Mr. Luick bought then twenty acres more, on which were two log houses, and settled down to what proved a very successful farming career. By hard work and thrift he improved the farm and pros- pered steadily. He bought forty acres, all of which was in timber except ten acres, and he finished clearing this tract, thus bringing the area of his farm up to 140 acres. He then traded his first 100 acres to Washington Alli- son for 120 acres, also paying him $2,200 dif- ference, and thus he had [60 acres of fine farming land, most of it prairie and burr oak llats, the best land in this region, and this he still owns. Air. Luick devoted himself to its improvement until it was well tilled. However, Mr. Luick had business ambi- tions which not even up-to-date farming could satisfy, and he was anxious to invest his grow- ing capital in what he correctly judged to be a profitable held. About thirty years ago he had become tin- owner of seven lots and ''in house, on Hackley street and Kirby avenue. Later he bought residence property on Charles and Franklin streets, put up a stone front house on Charles street, and on the same lot a ten-room brick house. He then built a brick business block on Monroe and Kirby. a brick drug store, 20x65, and a brick meat market on Kirby avenue. 20x65. On South Walnut street, he built two business rooms: two sets of flats on Kirby avenue : a business room on the corner of Ebright street and Kirby avenue : a brick dwelling house on the same lot. and also tine stone and brick houses: on South Walnut street, a ten-room store and brick COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [093 dwelling-house; and five more stone and brick houses on the same lot. These are all brick houses. Mr. Luick has also built and pur- chased several frame dwellings, but he prefers b build of more substantial material, though as erected several frame houses on Lib- erty street and also on Franklin street. Mr. Luick ranks high as one of the prac- builders of Muncie, and the suc- cess of all his extensive operations goes to show that a good reputation follows reliable work and honorable dealing. His standing with In- .-Id patrons is a guarantee of good faith to new ones. Since settling in Muncie Mr. Luick has ta- ken a public-spirited interest in the general welfare, as well as in the promotion of his own enterprises. He subscribed $1,500 to the En- terprise Company which raised $200,000 for the purpose of advancing the business inter- ests of Muncie, such as securing the location of factories, etc., in which the company was very successful. As a matter of interest it is well to mention that Mr. Luick's old home farm of too acres, two and a half miles south- east of the courthouse and near the Ball Bottle factory, is rented to a canning company, and is usually all planted in peas and tomatoes, a large tract for such purposes. Mr. Luick's success is a remarkable example of what may be accomplished by grasping opportunities and the exercise of good judgment. He com- menced in his present line at a period when the town was ripe for just such changes as he had the ability to forsee would be necessary and acceptable, and he has prospered accord- ingly. His high standing leaves no room for doubt that his methods have been above re- proach, and his rewards well deserved. Mr. Luick is independent in his stand on political questions. Originally he was a Dem- . but he voted for Abraham Lincoln on his second nomination, and has supported the Republican candidate for the Presidency since. In local politics, however, he votes for the man. In July. 1859, Mr. Luick married, in his home neighborhood. Mary J. Hopping, a na- tive of Center township, Delaware county, Ind.. daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Madden) Hopping. Joseph Hopping was an early pioneer in the township, and owned 123 acres of land which he had cleared from the woods. Mr. and Mrs. Luick became the parents of one child, Willessa Jane, who was born in Inly. 1861, and died aged thirteen years, in 1874. However, they have given pa- rental love and care to several children whom they have brought up, to all of whom they have given a start in life, ITo one, John Al- len, they gave [60 acres of land in Kansas. To three nieces, they have given $1,000 each, in a house and lot; and to Addie Harte.r, whom they reared, a house and lot. Mr. and Airs. Luick have a fine home at No. 401 South Franklin street. Muncie. and they are well known and liked throughout their neighbor- hood. ALEEX MYERS, a capitalist at Carmel, Ind., and one of the highly respected residents of Hamilton county, a member of one of the pioneer families, was born in 1837, in Dela- ware township, Hamilton Co., Ind. His par- ents were Charles and Isabella (McGrew) Myers, the former of whom was born in 1800, in Pickaway county. Ohio. His ancestors were of German extraction. On the maternal side the early ancestry was Scotch and French. William McGrew settled in Wayne county, Ind., when many Indian tribes still resided there. He married a Miss Chevalier, whose father was a French interpreter with the Indians. Mr. Mc- Grew reared his family in the wilderness, and while he was not molested beyond en- durance, his wife's brother fell a victim to the savages after killing six of the invading party. Charles Myers settled in Wayne county, Ind., in 1832, but in the following year, came to Hamilton county and bought forty acres of land in Delaware township. He was a weaver by trade, and as those were days before any great manufacturing plants had been even thought of, he made a good living for his family. He married Isabella McGrew, who bore him eight children, namely: Fewis, de- cea ed, formerly a farmer, later keeper of a toll gate: Neoma, wife of John Wise, one of the old settlers of this county : Allen : Melissa. deceased, wife of S. II. Vloffitt, who owns 600 acres of land in this county; Charlotte, de- ceased, who married John F. Xutt. a farmer and blacksmith; Mary A., who married Pu- laski Eller, formerly a soldier, and a farmer, now a merchant at Mattsville, Hamilton county; Amanda, wife of William Xutt. a car- penter and undertaker; and Ellen, who A the age of fifteen years. In t87-> Allen Myers moved to Mai county and engaged in farming. He b working for himself in 1858, when he had at- C< (MMEMORATIYE UK iCRAPHICAL RECORD tained his majority. He can easily recall the days when he cut his wheat, first with a sickle, and later with a cradle, and when the inven- tion of the self-rake and old wood hinder were considered the very acme of invention in agricultural machinery. He now owns 480 acres in Delaware township, in the bottoms along the White river, where land is worth from $65 to $85 an acre. While he continued to farm, he raised fine crops on his fertile soil and owned a great deal of fine stock, includ- ing Poland China and Chester White hogs. In 1900 Mr. Myers removed to Carmel, Ind., and. in association with his son, entered into a banking- business. This, like other enter- prises to which he has given attention, is a very successful venture, and has already taken its place- among the prominent financial insti- tutions of the county. His large property and ample means have been accumulated through his own efforts. The greater part of his land is under cultivation, and is now rented advantageously. In the spring of 1859, Mr. Myers was married (first) to Tasa Moffitt, daughter of Silas and Hannah (Wilkinson) Moffitt. They were North Carolina people who came to Hamilton county in 1822 and erected a little log cabin in the woods. The Indians still lived in this locality and there were few white settlers. The courage required to start a home and endeavor to rear a family in such a wil- derness, and with only savages for neighbors, can scarcely be comprehended by the people of the present day. Everything worn and used was manufactured at home. and. primitive as was the housekeeping and simple the social exactions, the deprivations and hardships would seem intolerable to the descendants of these hardy people. The death of Mrs. Myers left two children motherless, viz.: Rev. El- mer L., now a resident of Hamilton county, who was educated at North Indianapolis, Mar- ion count} ; and Artemus H., a farmer, who was educated in Marion county and the Car- mel High School, and who married Eva Ran- dall. The second marriage of Mr. Myers was to Ellen Wright, widow of [saac Wright and daughter of John Martin. The latter was horn in Kentucky and moved to Washington county, Ind., where he died. One son, (diaries, was horn to this second marriage. He was educated at Mapleton, Marion county, and at Indianapolis and is now associated with his father in the banking business at Carmel. He married Miss Clara Davenport. Mr. Myers is a Republican, holding the same political views as did his father, who was a strong Whig. During the Civil war he served as township trustee, from early man- hood having been of reliable character, invit- ing the trust and confidence of his fellow citi- zens. Fraternally he is a Mason, and belongs to Carmel Lodge, No. 421. He is one of the leading members of the Methodist Church, and a liberal supporter of its missions and other benevolent work. THOMAS ELWOOD REALS, a promi- nent citizen of Cicero, 1 ml., and one of the present board of commissioners of Hamilton county, is a member of one of the oldest fami- lies of Pennsylvania, who were carle pioneers of Indiana. The Beals were of old English stock, and the first representative of the family in Amer- ica was John Beals. who accompanied Wil- liam Penn to Pennsylvania in 1682. He was an English Quaker and first settled in Lancas- ter county, Pa., where he married Mary Clayton, daughter of William Clayton, who had also settled at the same time in Pennsyl- vania, and was also a follower of William Penn. They had three children: John. Wil- liam and Jacob. John Beals, son of John, was reared in Lancaster county. Pa., and there was mar- ried in 171 1, to Sarah Bowater, also of Eng- lish stock. Their children were three sons and four daughters, namely: Prudence, who married Richard Williams: Sarah, who mar- ried John Mills; Mary, who married (first) Thomas Hunt and (second) William Bald- win, as it is written, but it is possible that the name was Ballard; Phoebe, who married Rob- ert Sumner; John, who married Esther Hunt ; Bowater, who married Ann Cookmyre : and Thomas, who was married to Sarah Antrim at Monocacy, Md., Sept. 12. 1741. Thomas Beals. son of John (2). moved to near Winchester, Va.. and in 1748 to Cane Creek. N. C, being then a young man. Some time afterward, with two companions, he re- moved to New Garden, now Guilford College, they being the first white people to settle there. They were soon followed by Richard Williams. Thomas Hunt, John Mills, Robert Sumner (brothers-in-law of Thomas Beals), and John, a brother of Thomas. In 1753 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [095 Thomas Beals, then thirty-four years of age, me a minister, and really was the founder of the Quaker Church at Guilford. Later he removed to Westfield, Stokes Co., \. C, where he sel up a large meeting. From North Carolina he made several religious visits to what was then called the Northwest Terri- tory, going as Ear as Fort Wayne, Ind. With lus nephews, Bowater Sumner, William Hiatt and Durand Ballard, he went on a religious visit to the Shawnee and Delaware tribes of Indians, which then were established in the Clinch Mountains in Virginia. Their peace- ful mission was not recognized, by the of- at the fort, who arrested them, accus- ing them of being confederates of the hostile Indians. When about to he put on trial, Thomas Beals asked permission to talk to the officers, and explain the cause of their visit to the Indians. Later he preached by invitation so powerful a sermon that the missionaries were allowed to proceed on their wa\ without trial. A soldier in the fort came under con- ■n and attached himself to the Society of Friends, with which he remained con- nected mto .ild age. Before proceeding on their journey, the attitude of the soldiers had changed entirely and the officers did every- thing in their power to speed the missionaries on their way. Thomas Heals and his party then crossed the Ohio river, and held many me: among the Indians in < >hio, resulting in great IxMiefit to the savages and much satisfaction to the missionaries. Thomas Beals had a prophetic vision. He told his friends that he saw with his spiritual eye truth scattered all over that goodlv land, the greatest gathering of Friends in the world to take place in this country, and this prophecy his descendants have lived to see fulfilled. It was made be- fore any permanent settlements had been made in the northwestern wilderness, probably about 1775. In 1777 he attempted to re-visit the same tribes, hut was arrested at the point where Pittsburg now stands by the authori- al Fort DuQuesne and sent hack. I ater in the same year he made another attempt, hut was again forced to return home, although he wa> permitted to hold a meeting for the soldiers. In 17S1 Thomas Beals moved with his family to Mine Stone, V r a., and there they suffered greatly for the necessities of life. His law, James Horton, was captured by the India;. al en to old < Ihillio th Frankfort. Ohio, where he was put to d' While at lllne Stone, Thomas Beals gathered aboul him some twenty or thirty familii Friends, enough to constitute a Friends' ing, hut this meeting was broken up returned to Westfield, X. ('. In 17X5, hi tied with his family at Lost Creek. Term., where they lived eight years. In [793 he moved to Grayson county, \ a., where he set up several meetings of Friends, the desire of his life being to use himself zealously for tin- establishment of the principles of the Friends. In 1709 with his sous, John and Daniel, and his grandson. Abel Thornburg, he moved to Quaker Bottom, now Ross count}-, 1 There Thomas Beals died Vug. jo, t8oi, and was buried near Richmond, Ross county, < >hio, in a coffin of regular shape, hewn out of a solid white walnut tree, which had been se- lected by him for that purpose while living. This coffin was prepared by his ever faithful friend, Jesse Ballard, assisted by Enoch Cox and others. In the autumn of r8o2 Sarah Beals, widow of Thomas, with her sons, John and Daniel, and their families, moved to Fee's Creek, in Highland county. ( )hio. where she died July 7, 1813, aged eighty-nine years, and her burial was at Fairfield. < Ihio. Thomas and Sarah (Antrim) Beals were the parents of hw sons and eight daughters : Mary, horn June 15. 1742 ; Mary and Sarah, twins, horn Aug. 30, 1743 (Mary married Thomas Jessup) ; Thomas, born Oct. 29, 1745: Patience, horn D 1747. married Benjamin Carr; William, horn June 13. 1750: Daniel, horn Feb. 15. 1753. married Susannah Jackson; Elizabeth, horn April 25, 1755. married Samuel Bond; Mar- garet, horn ( let. 12. 1757. married t first 1 lames Horton. who was afterwards killed by the In- dians, and (second) Daniel Huff: Hannah, born Dec. 13, 1759; Rachel and John, twins, horn March \ subsequent trade- increas- ing his small savings until he had the sum mentioned. He remained at Cowan for a pe- riod of thirteen years, during which time, in addition to carrying on his mercantile business, he acted as railroad agent, express agent and postmaster. At the end of that time he em- barked in the manufacture of washing ma- chines, on a more pretention- scale than he had ever anticipated. In 1888 he moved to Mun- cie, building his factory there, on the line of the Big Four road. Within a short time he- was the most extensive manufacturer in his line in this part of Indiana, a leadership he has retained to the present. Mis success is well deserved, for it has been won by hard work and the most honorable methods. In 1892-93 Mr. Pali built the Ball block, a modern struc- ture which was a substantial improvement to the business section of Muncie, and which has proved an excellent investment to the owner. He is a self-made man. having at- tained his present status by following the im- pulses of wholesome ambition, and devoting himself to his work intelligently. He ha- al- ways been known as a man of high principle, and is respected accordingly. On Nov. 27, 1878, Mr. Ball was married, in Delaware count}', to Ida Alice Pell, who was born Sept. 3, 1856, in Decatur comity. Ind.. daughter of Hiram and Mary Jane (Clark) Pell, the former an old settler of De- catur county. To this union have been born children as follows: Estella, Raymond P., Kathaleen, Bernice, Mary Pell, and June Irene. Air. and Mrs. Pall are members of the Christian Church, and active workers in that organization. Mr. Pall serving at present as treasurer and trustee. Me is a prominent Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to various Ma- sonic bodies in Muncie. and also to the P ' K 1 ). 1". and the National Union. In political sentiment he is a stanch Republican. J( >HN WALLACE KINNAMAN, late a pected citizen of Pendleton, was born Dec. 17. 1840. at Anderson, Ind., son of Solomon and Mariah (Black) Kinnaman, and grand- son of Walter Kinnaman. an old pioneer set- tler of this section of the State. Th' 1 Kinnaman family is an old Colonial one of Maryland, and there Walter Kinna- man, the grandfather of fohn \\\. was horn and married. Me was the first settler who 1 lOO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD came to Fall Creek township. Madison Co., hid., and Andrew Shanklin, coming later, also one of the earliest pioneers, borrowed fire of Walter Kinnaman to cook his first meal in Madison county. Walter Kinnaman became a prominent man in his day and was one of the earliest adherents of Alexander Campbell, the founder of the Campbellite Church. His home was where the traveling preachers al- ways stopped as they made their horseback trips along the frontier, and services were in- variably held at the home of Mr. Kinnaman, as he probably had the largest house. In po- litical sentiment he was a stanch Jacksonian Democrat. Before his death he sold out his homestead and removed to Clay county, Ills., where he died one year later, his son, Richard, purchasing this farm after his return from California. Mr. Kinnaman gave all his chil- dren, with the exception of Solomon, eighty acres of land, he receiving but forty. The children of Walter Kinnaman were: Hiram, Andrew, Henry, Solomon, Richard, Susan, Hannah and Barbara. The daughters all mar- ried substantial men of the neighborhood, Susan becoming the wife of Henry Swethere, Hannah of William Rutledge, and Barbara of Mayberry Wetchel. Solomon Kinnaman, father of John Wal- lace, was born Sept. 10, 181S, in Maryland, and was but a boy when he accompanied his father to Madison county, Ind. He learned the shoemaker's trade, at which he worked for some time after coming to Anderson, but sub- sequently returned to Fall Creek township and settled on the farm which he had received of his father. In 1847 he came to Pendleton, where he purchased a sawmill, which he op- erated for about three years, and then engaged in carpenter work until he purchased a farm situated two and one-half miles west of Pen- dleti in. w here he passed the remaining years of his life. There he died aged sixty-four years, his wife, Mariah Black, daughter of John and Sally (Lewark) Black, surviving to the age "] seventy-two years. Their children were: Ellen, Jane. Albert, Richard and John W. Air. and Mrs. Kinnaman were first identified with the Campbellite Church, but later be- came Methodists. In politics Solomon Kin- naman was a Republican and held a number of township offices, one time serving as con- stable. For a considerable period lie was also a justice of the peace. Both he and his father were early members of the .Masonic Lodge :u Pendleton. John Wallace Kinnaman was reared in his native place and after receiving his education in the district schools learned the carpenter trade, at which he was working when the call came for volunteers to serve in the Union army. On Sept. 8, 1861, he enlisted as a pri- vate in Company B, 34th Ind. V. I., and after serving through his first enlistment and being honorably discharged, he re-enlisted as a vet- eran at New Iberia, La., for three years more, and was honorably discharged from his sec- ond term of service, Feb. 3, 1866, at Browns- ville, Texas. He took part in the battle of Magnolia Hill, where he was wounded and was confined one month in the James Hos- pital on the Mississippi river. After he re- turned to his regiment he participated in the siege of Vicksburg and in the battle of Jack- son, Miss., and also took part in several se- vere skirmishes before he was detailed as a guard at New Orleans. His duty was the guarding of the prisoners and he received promotion for faithfulness to duty. He first was made duty sergeant, and after serving for six months as orderly sergeant he was pro- moted to this rank in December, 1865. and served as the same until the close of his en- listment. His record shows that he was a true, loyal and faithful soldier of the Union. After the close of his military service he returned to Pendleton, where up to the time of his death. June 2~ , 1907, he was engaged in carpenter and. contract work. In this city Mr. Kinnaman was married (first) April 7. 1867, to ( Hive Alselle Ball, born Oct. 14, 1844, in Hancock county, Ind., daughter of Andrew and Matilda Ball. She died in February, 1873. leaving these children : Clara and Richard Clyde, born Feb. 7. 1868; Kate, born Feb. 23. [870, and Walter Scott, born Feb. tS. 1872, died in the same year. Mr. Kinnaman was married 1 second 1 at Pendleton, May 22, 1897, to Ann Elizabeth Walker Adkins, born in Lan- caster comity. Pa., daughter of James and Hannah (Baldwin) Walker. James Walker was a resident of Pennsylvania of old Ameri- can stock and followed the trade of shoemaker. One of his sons, Charles Walker, was a sol- dier in an Indiana regiment during the Civil war. Mr. Rumanian's daughter. Clara, mar- ried Charles Clark, and they reside in Pendle- ton : Kate married Robert Williams, a contrac- tor in Pendleton, and they have two children, I .utlier and Wallace. John W. Kinnaman was a valued member of Major Henry Post, < ',. A R.. of Pendleton. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i 101 He was a highly respected citizen and at his death \\a< serving as a member of the town council. He passed away June 27, 1907. ADOLPHUS WYSONG, a dealer in farm, field and garden seeds, in Lebanon, Boone county, and one of the prominent and of the place, is descended from German ancestors, who on coming to this country settled on the Southern coast, probably in Virginia. John Wysong, his grandfather, a native of Virginia, removed in his youth to Xorth Caro- lina. Later, when well advanced in years, he came to Indiana in the early days of this Stale, and his death occurred but a few years later. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. His wife also lived to a good old age. and they were the parents of a large family. John Wysong (2), son of John and father of Adolphus, was born in Xorth Carolina, and was a blacksmith by trade, but eventually de- voted his attention to farming. About 1837 he removed to Indiana, and took up land in Union township, Boone county, improved a farm and there lived until his death in 1886, at the age of seventy-four. His wife, Jane (Beaty) Wysong, also a native of North Carolina, lived to the same age, and then passed away in [893. Both were Baptists in their religious belief. They were the parents of six children, as follows: Elizabeth, wife of G. B. Dulin, of the vicinity of Whitestown, Ind. ; William B., of Lebanon: Lucy, deceased wife of John D. Miller; Adolphus; John H., of Arkansas; and Alice, wife of John E. Broughard, of Missouri. John Beaty, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Wysong, was born in North Carolina, and Farmer in that State. He died there when only in middle Hie. the father ol goodly family of children. Adolphus Wysong was born in Boone county, Ind.. Jan. 17. iS^c,, and has lived there all of ln's life. Until he was twenty-one he re- mained on his father's farm, and was educated in the public - £ the district. For two terms he taught school, and then left home to make his own way in the world. lie went to Whitestown in 1S7 igaged in the hard- ware business, Inn after four years there he removed to Lebanon, and was in a similar business there until [894. In that year he sold out and embarked in his present occupation of raising farm, tield and garden sei Libject on which he was well-informed, as he had al- ways combined practical farming with his business life. Whatever his occupation he has hem uniformly successful, and his seed busi- is considerably increasing. 1 [< many oilier interests in the city, has been a di- r in the Bank of Advance, and I a b< 1 president of the Citizens Loan and Company, since its organization. In politics -Mr. Wysong is a Democrat, hut lias had lit- tle time for any active participation in civic affairs, and has never sought or desired to hold office. His paternal ties are with Men Adam Lodge, No. 472, 1. O. O. F„ and with Magnolia Encampment. Mr. Wysong was married March 19, 1S74, to Miss Florence Ross, daughter of Thomas Al. Ross. To them have come six children: Ross, Grace, Roy, Charles and Mary (twins), and one that died in infancy. -Mrs. Wvsong is a member of the Methodist Church." The family residence is on East Washington street, a good substantial home built by Mr. Wvsong. The family is popular and its members leaders in the social circles of Lebanon. WILLIAM A. CAYLOR, of the firm of J. R. Ebaugh & Co.. general merchants at ( Cumberland, Ind., was born in Hancock county, Ind., one mile east of Cumberland, June 8, 1858, son of John and Elizabeth I Ar- nett) Caylor, natives also of this State. Aaron Caylor, the paternal grandfather of William A., was a native of Virginia, hut lived for many years in Pennsylvania. He came Jo Indiana in an early day. and first set- tled in Wayne county, and then moved to Hancock county, wdtere he owned 300 acres ot land. At one time he represented that count) in the State Legislature. He w great stock buyer, and long before the days of railroads would drive his Stock to the Cin- cinnati markets. From Indiana ent to and all trace of him was lost. He was twice married. TTis first wife, who bore him a large family, died in Indiana. TTis second wife accompanied him to Towa. John Caylor, son of Aaron and father of William A., was a carpenter, school tea and farmer. Though born in Wayne county, arly came with his parents to Hancock- county, and there grew to manhood. Trie owned land there, and he at one time kept a toll-gate one mile v. Cumberland. He died there m [891, at the age of sixty-one years. He Ill-' COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD was a member of the ITniversalist Church. In politics he was a Republican, and was in hearty sympathy with the Union cause, but took no active part in the war. He married Elizabeth Arnett, who was born in Indiana. daughter of William Arnett, a native of North Carolina, who came into Indiana among the early pioneers and settled on Buck Creek, in Hancock county, where his father took up land, and where he died before the Civil war, leaving' a large family. William Arnett was a son of William, St., who died at the age of one hundred and four years. Mrs. Elizabeth ( Arnett) Caylor is still living. She is a Bap- tist in religious faith. Two sons were hern to John and Elizabeth (Arnett I Caylor: Wil- liam A. and Charles of Cumberland. William A. Caylor grew to manhood in Hancock county, on his father's farm. He at- tended the district schools, his father being the teacher. Until about 1892 he followed farming, hut in that year he came to Cum- berland and formed a partnership with Jesse R. Ebaugh, in the general merchandise busi- ness, and he remained with him until his death, when the son. Joseph R. Ebaugh. suc- ceeded to his father's interest, and the firm name of J. R. Ebaugh & Co., remains un- changed. Mr. Caylor married Martha J. Snodgrass, daughter of William and Sarah (Hawk) Snodgrass, and four children, three daughters and one son, have blessed this union, namely: Oresta, Leola, Bessie and Paul. Mrs. Caylor is a Baptist. Mr. Caylor belongs to Cumber- land Lodge, No. 8146, Modern Woodmen of America." In politics he is a Republican. On lime 15. 1897, he was appointed postmaster at Cumberland, in which office he has given en- tire satisfaction. LEVI GRESH. whose neat and well-ap- pointed home on Section 4, Washington town- ship, Marion Co., Ind., attests thrift and pros- perity to a marked degree, was born in Berks county, Pa., Nov. S. 1817, son of John and Sarah (Feary) Gresh, native- of Berks county, Pennsylvania. John Gresh. grandfather of Levi, was a native of Pennsylvania and of German de- scent. Farming was his life-long pursuit, and when he was seventy year- old he passed away. He became the father of four chil- dren. The maternal grandfather of Levi Gresh was a farmer and distiller. He was horn in Germany, and coming to this country after the war of the Revolution, settled in Berks county, Pa., where he died at an ad- vanced age. In his family were one son and two daughter.-. Henry. Sarah and Be-very. John Gresh, father of Levi, was a farmer, and was an early settler in Wayne county, Ind., where he did brick laying together with his farming. In 1847 he moved to Marion county, where he bought a farm a mile north of Irvington. There he lived a number of years, and also had his home both in Indian- apolis and in North Indianapolis. His death occurred in Indianapolis in 1870. when he was aged eighty-seven years, and his remains were interred in Crown Hill cemetery. His wife passed to her rest in 1857. In their re- ligious faith both were Lutherans. They were the parents of five sons and five daughters, and four of their children are now living: Levi ; Samuel, of near Eagle Village, Ind. ; John, of Indianapolis: and Catherine, who married Isaiah Porter, of Assumption, 111. Charles, deceased, was of North Indianapolis. Levi Gresh was about fourteen years old when he left Pennsylvania and came to In- diana with his parents. Here he attained manhood, and in 1847 came to Marion county to settle on the farm where he is found to- day. His first purchase was of eighty acres, to which he added from time to time, until in [894 he owned 256 acres. Since that time he has given forty acres to five of his chil- dren, and given to his son Henry $2,300 in money. He has retained for his own home fifty-six acres of the old homestead. Mr. Gresh was married in September, 1841, to Mary Ann, daughter of Phineas and Katie Pritchard. Four children came to bless this union: (T) Henry, who married Sarah Bradley, has four children living — Bell. Min- nie, Nellie and Fannie. ( 2) Emma, who mar- ried (first) David Sutton, became the mother of two children by that union, I'hila and one de- ceased : she married (second) Van Heron, by whom she has one child Eva. (3) Caroline married John Neiman, and they are the par- ents of five children. Mary, Charlie, Emma, Johnnie and Katie. (4) Myra, twin to Caro- line, married 1 leorge Heron, and both are now deceased. Mrs. Mary Ann t Pritchard) Gresh died in 1848, at the age of twenty-seven, and in 1850 Mr. Gresh married (second) VIrs. Juda Heron, widow of Benjamin Heron, and daughter of John Apple. To this marriage COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REG >RD i i born five -iris, of whom two di< d in in- fancy, fane, deceased, married (first) Allen Griffey, and became the mother of three chil- dren—Fred, George and Myra; she married (second) Marcellus Davis, and to them horn two children— Harrison and Orie F. Lizzie, deceased, married Frank Davis, and be- the mother of six children — Edward, i linton, Louie, Emma and Ray. Ida married Marcellus Griffey, and became the mother of fourteen children, among whom Harvey, Carl, James, Jesse, Levi, 01- arrie, Harry. Lewis, Everett, Pearl and Mvra. .Mrs. Juda Gresh was a member of the Methodist Church and a woman of char- acter and standing. She died in February, and Mr. Gresh married (third) on Oct. 22, [894, Mrs. Catherine Essex, the widow of William Essex, and the daughter of Robert Johns. Mrs. Gresh was formerly married to Reuben Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Gresh are mem- of the Methodist Church, his member- ship being in the Bethel Church. He is a Republican, and he cast his first vote for Gen- eral Harrison. Mr. Gresh has served on the grand jury, and has been supervisor of Wash- ington township several times. He is a stew- ard in the Methodist Church. For sixty years he has had his home on the present place, and here he has seen the country develop from al- most a wilderness. Beginning life with an empty hand and a brave heart, during the i-ears he has grown well-to-do. When a young man he worked seven years for one employer, and as a boy made trips to Cincin- nati driving through with loaded teams, when the journey required eighteen days. He was called the boy in Wayne county. TIL >MPS< IN HENDRICKS. For a long 1 the late Thompson Hendricks \ ing farm active business man :ounty, Ind., to which he came with parents, when but fifteen years of age. Mr. Hendricks belonged to an old Pennsylva- nia-Virginia family which was later estab- lished in Tennessee, in which State he was . in the vicinity of Nashville, in February. rho is and Mary ( Pearrv 1 Hendricks, natives of Virginia. The Hen- dricks family went from Pennsylvania to Vir- ginia in an early day. They were peo] prominence and were large land owners in Pennsylvania and Virginia and the family have produced many that were strong tally and morally, a family of four daughters and five sons, one member still surviving in the person of Melinda, the 1 William l'arr. Thomas Hendricks, the father, was an early settler in Tennessee, whence lie came to Morgan county, Ind., in [829, where he purchased [60 acres of land in Washin township, which he succeeded in partially clearing and improving prior to his death in 1847. ;it 'I' 1 ' a & e of sixty-three years, lie was married near Richmond, Va., to Mary Pearry, and they had four daughters and five sons, Melinda, widow of William Farr, being the only survivor. Thompson Hendricks was still a youth when he accompanied his parents to Morgan county, where he secured a meager edui in the subscription schools. In early man- hood he was engaged in the building of flat- boats which he used to transport goods and commodities of various kinds down White River to the Wabash, the Ohio and the Mis- sissippi to Xew ( Orleans. His return was made by steamboat to Madison, and then by wagon or on foot to his home. He was a man of pn 1- gressive ideas and opened a brick-yard which he operated in connection with his farming and other enterprises, furnishing here a prod- uct which he not only used for building pur- poses on his own farm, but also sold at Mar- tinsville. After his father's death he came into possession of the home farm and lived on the old place during the rest of his life. At one time he owned 315 acres of land which he improved in a fine manner. At the time of his decease, Aug. 14. 1881, he had passed his sixty-seventh brithday. For man) years he was a valued member of the Christian Church. He was a man of unquestionable in- tegrity, one who, in every relation of life. manded the respect of all who knew him. On Sept. iv, 1844. .Mr. Hendricks was married to Miss Mary Jane Evans, born near Maysville, Ky.. of a noted Welsh family of Pennsylvania ami Virginia, daughter of Car- son and Mary (Mills) Evans. Nine children born to this union, namely: Emily Jane. who married Isaac W. Nutter, of Martins- ville; Horace, win. died in 1864, aged seven- teen years; Edward, deceased, who was a far- mer and who married Sarah Jane Schauffner, and their surviving child is [va ; Waltei M. ]>.. one 1 if the prominent physicians of Martinsville, member of the county and al societies, proprietor of the I [ome Lawn Sanitarium, who married Evangeline Hast- 1 104 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ings, and has children — Mary Eloise, Bessie Aline and Thompson Anderson ; Mary E., who is the wife of Sylvanus Major and has six children ; Charlotte, who is the widow of Al- bert Nutter, and has children, William Cos- tello, Harriet Edith and Albert Hendricks ; Robert Anderson, who was drowned at the age of twenty-one; Otis H., who died at the age of eleven ; and Venus, who died at the age of two years. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Hen- dricks was John Evans, a native of Virginia, whose forefathers came from Ireland. He married Jane Trimble, and followed teach- ing and farming both in his native State and in Kentucky, wdiere he died. The maternal grandfather was Edward Mills, also of Irish ancestry and Virginia birth. He was both a farmer and a miller, and also died in Ken- tucky. Carson and Mary (Mills) Evans, par- ents of Mrs. Hendricks, were natives of Ken- tucky, and they reared a family of seven sons and two daughters, anions' whom were: Mrs. Hendricks; James M. Evans, of Hoopeston, 111. ; Dr. Jesse" W., of Varna, 111. ; and Dr. I M., of Minonk, 111. Mr. Evans was a far- mer and came. to Indiana in 1837, and located in Washington township. Morgan county, where he died in 1842, in his forty-second year. His wife died at the same age, surviv- ing him but two years. They were both de- vout members of the Christian Church. These families represent some of the leading citizens of this part of the State. Mrs. Thompson Hendricks died in July, 11)05. She was a devout member of the Chris- tian Church, a woman of remarkably ability. When her father and mother died she was left a girl of seventeen or eighteen in charge of five younger brothers and sisters. These she cared for and she and her husband edu- cated them. Dr. Walter E. Hendricks was born on the old homestead farm of his grandfather and father, which farm the Doctor now owns, Nov. 16, 1852. He was educated in the town- ship and Martinsville schools, read medicine with Dr. Benjamin Dodridge Blackstone, and graduated from the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, < )hio, in 1879. He came to Mar- tinsville and became a partner with his pre- ceptor in general practice for six years, when lie began to practice alone. He continued alone until 1893, when he and Dr. C. A. Kes- singer organized a company and built the Martinsville Sanitarium. They sold out this sanitarium in 1897, and purchased and rebuilt the Home Lawn Sanitarium. Dr. Kessinger retired in 1903 and since that time Dr. Hen- dricks has owned and managed it. The J )octor is a Scottish Rite Mason, belonging to the Knights Templars and the Mystic Shrine. In polities he is a Republican. Dr. Hendricks has given considerable at- tention to the breeding of high grade stock, giving especial attention to horses, hogs and Jersey cattle. CHARLES A. KESSINGER, M. D., for- merly proprietor of the Home Lawn Mineral Springs, at Martinsville, Ind., and now act- ing as its consulting physician, was born Feb. 8, 1853. in Athens, Ohio, son of Joseph L. and Mary Elizabeth (Jewett) Kessinger, both natives of Ohio. A family of seven children was born to them, three sons and four daugh- ters, namely ; Delia, wife of C. L. Poston, of Athens, Ohio ; Dr. Charles A. ; William L., of Kansas City, Mo. ; Edgar J., of Nelsonville, Ohio ; Louise, wife of H. C. Crippen, of Nel- sonville ; Sallie, wife of Harry C. Elliott, of Columbus, Ohio: and Sophia, wife of Edward L. Leslie, of Columbus. -1 ph L. Kessinger was a resident of Ohio all his life. He was a son of Andrew Kessinger, a native of Virginia, who migrated to Ohio in the early days of its settlement. where he engaged in a milling and later a mercantile business. The close of his life was spent at Athens, where he left three sons and one daughter, one of these sons being Jo- seph L., the father of Dr. Kessinger. Joseph L. Kessinger was a merchant at Athens for man)- years. During the Civil war as quartermaster for three years, in the 40th Ohio, and from that time through the balance of his life he filled federal positions. For several years during the administration of President Grant, he was one of the efficient officers of the internal revenue service, and was one of the collectors at the time of his demise, in 1886. at the age of sixty-five years. Mr. Kessinger had also been sheriff of Athens county. In religious belief he was a Meth- odist. Fraternally he was a Knight Templar Mason. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Jewett) Kes- singer was a daughter of Edgar Jewett, a na- of Ohio. He was a farmer all his life and lived to the age of eighty years. His family consisted of four daughters. Mrs. Kes- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD IIO = singer died in 188 ;. aged sixty years. She had been a devout member of the Methodist Church for many years. Dr. Kessinger was reared at Athens, I >hio, and secured his education in the public schools and at the Ohio University there. In [873 he took up the study of medicine, and in 1876 lated from the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. In 1883 he began practice in Martinsville, and has continued there ever since, becoming more appreciated each year. In [892 in association with Dr. W. E. Hen- dricks, he established the Martinsville Sani- tarium, which they sold in 1899, buying then the Home Lawn Mineral Springs Sanitarium. This great institution gained large patronage from the Middle West, and has many patients from all over the Union, its healing mineral waters effecting some marvelous cures. Its lerity has been, however, not only the re- sult of the waters, but much is due the medical skill of both Dr. Kessinger and Dr. Hendricks and the care they give to all who come be- neath this hospitable roof. Dr. Kessinger re- tired in 1903, but at the request of Dr. Hen- dricks, the owner, he has since acted as con- sulting physician. On Sept. 18, 1883, Dr. Kessinger was mar- ried to Miss Tulia D. Blackstone, daughter of Dr. B. D. and Mary J. (Worley) Blackstone. Fraternally Dr. Kessinger is a Mason, and be- - to Lodge No. 74. Martinsville. In poli- he is identified with the Republican party. His pleasant home is located at No. 127 South Main street, Martinsville. He is held in very high esteem in this city, is a man of education, urbanitv and professional skill, and is con- nected with many of the substantial enterprises of this vicinity. J. MOXROE FITCH, one of the leading young members of the Indiana Bar, was born July 12. 1871, near Paintsville, Johnson coun- ty. Kentucky. James Fitch, grandfather of J. Monroe, was a native of Virginia, and as a pioneer re- d to Kentucky by horse and wagon, being one of the early settlers of Johnson county, where he purchased land of the Government. He also bought, and held for a short time, a claim to another property, but this he sold for a horse and six sheep skins, land having but little value at that time. He finally sold a large tract of land which he had cleared, re- taining, however, a tract of between hve and six hundred acres, this land still being in the 70 possession of his descendant-, lie was well- known in his time, and was considered one <>f the good, public-spirited citizens. He lived to lie over ninety years of age, and had these children: S.. Henry, Jerry, Mahala and Sarah. James Fitch was a strong Union man, and served as a Union soldier in the Civil war. S. Fitch, father of J. Monroe, was born about 1845, in Johnson county, Ky., and re- ceived but a limited education in the pioneer schools. He enlisted when hut seventeen years old, in 1862, at Louisville, Ky., as a private of npany F, 14th Ky. V. J., to serve three years or during the war. and he served until honorably discharged at the close of the war, in 1865. He participated in the battles of Antietam, Bull Run and others in which the 14th Regiment, Federal troops, engaged. There was also a 14th Regiment, Confederate troops, and these two regiments, having the same number, had many engagements, the lat- ter being nearly exterminated at the close of the war. Mr. Fitch was taken prisoner and was held in the Andersonville prison for five months. On his return to his home after the war his health was badly shattered, and he died from the effects of army life in 1877, be- fore he had finished the task of clearing his farm. He was married in Johnson county. Ky., in 1805, to Dorcas Daniels, born in that county in 1842. daughter of James and Betsy Daniels. To this union there were born children as fol- lows: John C, who is engaged in business in Johnson county. Ky. : Henry: Charles P., a farmer in Kentucky: J. Monroe; and Colum- bus, who obtained an education in the schools of his native State and the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, and is now en- gaged in the mercantile business at Willard, Ky.. being also cashier of the Willard State Bank 1 he was one of the men who captured the Willard State Bank robbers, two of whom were killed while attempting to escape). The father was a Republican in politics. Fie was a member of and deacon in the Baptist Church. James Daniels, father of Mrs. Dorcas (Daniels) Fitch, was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky a short time after the ar- rival of the Fitches. lie took a claim on a large tract of land, and was a slave-holder, al- though he favored Union sentiments on the outbreak of the war. He was about ruined by the war. Morgan and his men taking much of k and destroying much of his prop- He had two sons in the Union array, i 106 I. MELIORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Jackson and [sham, the latter of whom was reported among the "missing." Mr. Daniels was a highly esteemed citizen and good agri- culturist. J. Monroe Fitch was reared on his father's farm, and was but six years of age when the Inter died. His clothes, which were home- spun, were made from the wool taken from the she.]- on the farm, the clothing being made by his mother, who is still an expert spinner and weaver, using the old spinning wheel. All of the farm implements were of the crudest and must primitive design, the crops being sown and cultured with the hoe. The schools were also primitive, sessions being held in log cab- ins, with puncheon floors and benches, and were warmed by a large tire-place. The school attended by Mr. Fitch was two miles from his home and this he attended during winters, his entire term of schooling there probably not exceeding ten months. When he was but thirteen vears of age he went to Tennessee, where he was engaged in railroading for a few weeks, hut then returned to Breathitt county. K\ .. working on a railroad for some time. His next occupation was at driving mules, continu- ing this lor ten months, when he returned home, walking 125 miles through the moun- tains. Remaining at home but one night, he walked hack to West Virginia, where he found employment on a railroad with his elder brother, John, for several months, and in 1891 went to 'Minnesota. Here he was engaged in farm work in Meeker county for two years. and in 1803 attended school in the Abbott dis- trict, working for his hoard for the county superintendent. Joseph E. Wining. He was encouraged to attend school by his patrons, and in tlie spring of 1893 went to Valparaiso, hid., entering the Northern Indiana Normal School, when he took a full course, as well as the legal course, working his way through this excellent institution by waiting on table, cook- ing and acting as night police officer. Going to Chicago, he entered the Chicago College of Law, and was graduated therefrom in [898, having saved the money for this course by the strictest kind of economy. He enlisted while in Chicago, in May. [898, as a member of Troop I-'.. 1st 111. < av.. for three years, and -lived until honorably discharged Nov. 14, [898, having been promoted to the rank of corporal for meritorious conduct. The war having closed before the troop was ordered to the front, it was disbanded and mustered out 1 if servi After his discharge Mr. hitch came to Muncie with Charles A. McGonagle, who was one of his classmates. He at once engaged in the practice of his profession, and soon became well known as one of the most successful young lawyers of the Muncie Bar. Mr. Fitch is an excellent example of the self-made man. Through his own exertions and ability he has overcome many obstacles, and, from a humble birth in a Kentucky hill farm log cabin, has made himself a successful professional man and substantial citizen. In his political belief he is a Republican, and in 1906 he was elected as a representative in the State Legislature. He is a Mason, be- ing past master of Delaware Lodge, Xo. 46, F. & A. M. : and he also belongs to the Red Men of Muncie. ANDREW BROWN, one of the represen- tative citizens of Fortville. Vernon township, Hancock Co., Ind., who is an honored sur- vivor of the great war of the Rebellion, was horn Nov. 21. 1842. in Hamilton county, this State, son of Henderson and Sarah ( Hoag- land ) Brown. Henderson Brown, father of Andrew, was horn in McMahon county, Tenn., in 1812, son of James Brown, and when he was six months old his parents removed to Shelby county, Ky., where they raised one^ crop. They again moved, this time to Jefferson county. Indiana (then yet a territory), on the Ohio river, living there for two years when they bought land in Switzerland county, where they resided until 1827. On March 10th of that year, the family located in Fall Creek township. Hamil- ton count). Henderson entering eighty acres, although he continued to reside on his father's land until 1838, when he located on his own land. He married. Oct. 5. 1831, Sarah Hoag- land, horn June 22, 1810. and died May 14. 1892. She had moved with her parents to Franklin county. Ind., in 1821, and in 1830, to Hamilton county. After marriage, in 1838, Mr. Brown and his wife settlerl in the woods and proceeded to clear a farm from the timber and brush, and it was at the latter home that Mrs. Brown's death occurred. Nine children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Brown: James. Margaret, Mary Ann ( who died young 1. Wil- liam, Andrew. Catherine. Miney, Hiram and Elizabeth. Two of these sons served in the Civil war. Andrew and Miney, the latter be- in the 124th Ind. V. I. 1 le died at home fntn the effects of a gun-shot wound and from COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 107 the exposure to which he was subjected while in the ( bnfederate prison at Andersonville and elsewhere. Henderson Brown died Feb. 4. When he first settled on Fall Creek the one great wilderness, and no land had been entered between Fall (./reek and the National Road, and Indians were still to be seen iii numbers. The first year after his lo- cation there twenty-one Indians camped on his land along Fall Creek, hunting and trapping. .Mrs. Brown at this time made seventy-five pounds of maple sugar and enough molasses to la>t a year, carrying all the sap and boiling it herself, in the meantime spinning tlax while the molasses was boiling. Andrew Brown was reared on the farm in Fall Creek and he received his education in the pioneer log schoolhouse. He enlisted at the E nineteen years, at Fortville, Ind.. Aug. .7. [862, as a private in Compan) C, 79th Ind. Y. I., for three years or during the war. and served until honorably discharged June 7, 1 Si,;, being mustered out at Nashville, Tenn. IK participated in the battles of Missionary Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain and the Atlanta campaign until the fall of Atlanta, when he was disabled by sickness and confined in the hospital at Nashville from December. 1862, un- til March. 1863, When he was sent further north. and finally given a furlough, fie rejoined hi- regiment in July. He was ever a faithful and brave soldier, and did his duty cheerfully. After the war Mr. Brown returned to In- diana, and was married (first) in t868 to M. J. Clark, by whom he had two children: Wil- liam D. and ( )tto M. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Brown married (second) Ly- dia J. Leavitt. who died June S. [884, without His third marriage. May 14. [886, was to Eliza Beaver, born in Hamilton county, Ind., daughter of George and Bets) Ann (Am- merman) Beaver. Until 1900 Mr. Brown grandfather's farm of sixty .acres which he had inherited and to which he had added ten acres, but in the year mentioned he sold out and removed to Fortville, where he has been a leading citizen to the present time. - a member of Fortville I 'ost, I r. \. R., and in political faith he is a Republican. WILLIAM D. HILL, M. D.. a prominent citizen of Martinsville, Ind.. and a successful physician .if the Homeopath'. - Med- icine, died in March, 1904. He was burn April 25, (831, near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn count}. Ind., son of John and Elizabeth ( Dan- iel 1 Hill, native- of Virginia. Dr. Hill was [ a famiU of eleven children burn to his parents, four of whom are still living, namely: Miss Vashti, who is residing en the old farm in Dearborn count}-; Elizabeth, of Canton, Ohio; Isabel, widow of Harvey Roberts, on the old farm; and Leah, wife of John Parks, 1 if I lunt, Illinois. Dr. Hill came of old pioneer stock, his grandfather, Eli Hill, being a very early set- tler in Dearborn count}, where he el- and owned a large extent of land. By birth he was a Virginian, hut he died in Missouri, when about sixty years of age, having reared a large family. William Daniel, the maternal grandfather of Dr. Hill, was also a native of Virginia, and was an early settler on Wilson Creek, in Dearborn count}. His death took place in the vicinity of Dillsboro, Dearborn county. John Hill, the father of Dr. Hill, accom- panied his father to Indiana and became a farmer in Dearborn county, securing a farm in Manchester township. This was still forest land at the time, and his remaining years were devoted to the clearing and improving of this property. His death took place in his eighty- seventh year, his wife having passed away at the age of forty-seven years. Roth of the Doc- tor's parents were consistent members of the Baptist Church. The boyhood of Dr. Hill was spent on his father's farm in Dearborn county, and he re- mained at home until past his majority. His education was obtained in the subscription -eh, ...Is, and subsequent!) he attended Frank- lin college, graduating from there in 1858. The next twelve years of his life were spent in teaching, first in the public schools in Dear- born count}', and then three years at Vevay. four years at Ladoga, Montgomery county, two years at Franklin College, anil three years at Huntington. The next four years were de- voted to the stud}' of medicine, enjoying the benefit of the lectures of the Eclectic Medical ge at Cincinnati, < )hio. The young phy- sician settled for practice at Centralia, 111., but one year later, after the death of his wife, he removed to Ladoga, Ind.. and was located here for about four \ ear-. Dr. Hill then removed to ( Ireencastle, Ind.. and remained in practice there until ( Ictober, when he came to Martinsville, and made hi- home in this city with his daughter. Mrs. Norman. He became well known through the eor.nt}- as a skilled practitioner, and enjoyed a no8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lucrative practice and the esteem of a wide circle of friends. ( hi Aug. 3). i860, Dr. Hill was united in marriage with .Miss Harriet Smith, daughter of Cyrus G. Smith, and four children were born to this union, namely: Valeria E., who married Grant R. Norman, a trusted employe of the postoffice and a respected citizen of Martinsville, had children, Esther, Horace, Lois and Marie, and died April 12, 1905 : 1 >e Witt C, who is in the employ of the Cable Music Company at New Orleans. La., and who married and has one child, Doris; Arthur J., of Leland, Miss., publisher of the Leland En- terprise, wlm married and has one child. Bur- ton; and Hattie, who died in infancy. Mrs. Hill, who was born July 24, 1833, died Dec. 2. 1X72. She was a woman of the highest Christian character, and a devoted member of the Baptist Church. I in Feb. 22, 1877, Dr. Hill was married •id), to Miss Anna M. Oliver, daughter of John H. Oliver. No children were born to this union, and Mrs. Hill died Feb. 25. 1900. She was also a member of the Baptist Church. Dr. Hill was long connected with that religious bodv, and was its treasurer in Martinsville. In politics he was identified with the Repub- lican party. TOHX W. CREAMER, a highly esteemed citizen of Elwood, Ind., ami a veteran of the great Civil war, was born March 9, 1844. eight links north of Greensburg. Decatur county, Ind.. son of Philip and Elizabeth (Trees) Creamer, and grandson of Daniel Creamer. Daniel Creamer was born in Pennsylvania, and came west to Ohio between 1818 and 1820. making the journey with horses and wagons. He was an early pioneer in Decatur county. Ind., and cleared up a good farm of eighty acres, becoming a substantial citizen. He was a Methodist in religious belief, and a Demo- crat in politics, and his death occurred in Wa- county, Ind., at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Jacob Harrold. Daniel Creamer and his wife "had children as follows: Philip; John ; Mary Ann, who married Jacob Har- rold; Sallie, who married Jordon Abbott: Patsy, who married Felix Whitehead : and one daughter who married John Waits and died in early married life. Philip' Creamer was born June 18. 1818, in Hamilton. Ohio, and he was ten or eleven of age when the family located in In- diana. On the journey to this State the chil- dren drove the cattle, walking all of the way. Philip Creamer was brought up on the farm in Decatur county and helped to clear it from the wilderness, and when twenty-one or twen- ty-two years old he was married to Elizabeth Trees, born about 1820 in Rush county, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Trees. Peter Trees came from Ireland to America in a -ail- ing vessel, and his family first settled in Rush county, Ind., in an early day, and then moved to Hancock county, and at Warrington, that county, Peter carried on a mercantile business, and there both he and his wife died advanced in years. Their children were : William, Sally. Ann, Elizabeth, John and Jedediah. For about eight years after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Creamer resided on the homestead in Decatur county, Ind., and then went to Madison county, settling on 160 acres in Van Bttren township about 1851. Here Mr. Creamer erected a log cabin and started in to clear his farm, adding thereto, from time to time, un- til be owned 360 acres. He erected a com- fortable frame residence and a large log barn. After the death of his first wife, who passed away in the faith of the Methodist Church, at the age of forty-five years, and who was the mother of all of his children, Mr. Creamer married Amanda Smith. He died old in years in the faith of the U. B. Church. His chil- dren were: William R. (a soldier in the Civil war). John W., Harvey. Henry, Simeon ]'.. and Philip. John W. Creamer was between seven and eight years of age when he came with his par- ents to Van Buren township. Madison county. He attended school in one of the first school houses in the township, at White Hall, two miles from home, he and his brother William R. boarding at a tavern kept by Johnnie Mi ion. Their father would come for them once a week and take them home on horseback, all three riding the same horse. He then at- tended school at two and one-half miles from home, but later a school was built on his father's farm. He was reared to the hard work of the farm, and was carrying on agri- cultural pursuits when, at the age of nineteen years, he enlisted, in the little school house on the farm. Jan. 1, T864. as a private in Com- pany K, 130th Ind. A". I., to serve three years or during the war. and he served until hon- orably discharged, being mustered out at Ral- eigh, X. C, Dec. 8, 1865, having served his country nearly two years. His service was in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama. Tennessee, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 109 North Carolina and Virginia. Company K ecruited in Madison, (.rant. Tipton and Wabash counties by Capt. Jesse Butler, first lieutenant William Dillon, second lieutenant rick Cartwright, and reported from Ko- [nd., when it was organized as a com- pany, and mustered into United States service I 1 apt. H. K. Thatcher. 14th U. S. Inf., from Dec. 29, 1863, to March 16, 1864. They left via Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky., for the field in Tennessee March 16th : arrived in Ten- nessee March 19, 1864, after which they saw service in that State. Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. The regiment was mustered ■ ■in 1 f service at Charleston. S. C, Dec. 2, left for Indianapolis, arriving Dec. 13th. when it was paid off and honorably discharged Dec. 14. 1865. Its battles were : Buzzards Roost. Ga., May 9, 1864; Resaca, Ga.. May 15-16, 1S114; Pumpkin Vine Creek. June 2. 1864; Post Mountain. June 17. 1864: Kene- saw Mountain, Ga.. July 2. 1864: Decatur, Ga.. July 19, 1864: Siege of Atlanta. Ga., July 20. 1864, to its capture: Lovejoy Station, Sept. 6, 1864; Franklin. Tenn. ; Nash- ville, Dec. 15-16, 1864: Kinston, X. C, March 9-10, 1865, and many skirmishes. Mr. Creamer spent one week in the hospital at Rome, Ga.. but with this exception was in every engagement, march or skirmish of his company, and did his full duty as a brave, cheerful, willing soldier. After the war he re- turned to the homestead, and here he engaged in farming. He was married March 4. 1875, in Van Buren township, to Martha Jane Pear- son, horn near Cadiz, Henry county, Ind., Jan. [2, 1854, daughter of Moses and Elizabeth (McCormick) Pearson. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Creamer settled on his father's farm, where they resided for six years. He had bought forty acres in the woods in Van Buren town-hip after the war. and this he cleared and lived upon for twenty years. He then sold it and bought a no-acre tract in Henry county, on which he resided one vear, when he bought property and located in Elwood. March 1. 1898. He is a member of Elwood Post. < i. A. R., and he and his wife are con- nected with the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Creamer have had the fol- lowing children: James Franklin, born Jan. 12, 1876; Minnie A., born Dec. 1 1. [877, mar- ried in February, 1895, Croten E. Glass, a farmer, and has two children. John Alexander and Wesley Ebert; Alonzo Donald, horn May 7, [881, died Nov. 9, 1883; and John 1 >liver, horn Sept. 13, [886, died Oct. 31, 1888. Moses Pearson, father of Mrs. Creamer, was born in North Carolina, and came with his father to Henr\ county, Ind., where the latter cleared up a farm. Moses, too, became a farmer. In Henry county he married Eliza- beth McCormick, who was horn there, daugh- ter of Abraham and Rebecca McCormick, the former a pioneer of Henry county, who sold his farm there, moved first to Missouri, and then to Oregon, dying in the latter State when between eighty and ninety years of age. The McCormicks were of Scotch-Irish descent and the Pearsons of English, and both were among the early Colonial settlers in America. Moses Pearson cleared a farm of forty acres from the woods, and about 1856 moved to Van Buren township. Madison county, and bought and cleared a farm of eighty acres. His first home, a little log cabin, was later replaced by a cub- stantial frame house, and he built a good barn, and became a well-to-do farmer. In politics he was a Republican, and was sheriff of Henry county in a very early day. He and his wife were orthodox Quakers. His death occurred on his farm when he was aged forty-five years. His wife died, aged sixty-eight years, in Ar- kansas, at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Marv Ann Bragles. To Moses 1'earson and wife were born children as follows: John, Mary Ann, Martha Jane and Cassinda Ellen. JOHN HOWARD GROFF, M. D., a prominent physician and surgeon at Cumber- land. Marion county, Ind., was born in Ches- ter county, Pa., May 1. 1854, son of John and Susan ( Beaver) Groff. His grandfather died in Pennsylvania when he was over seventy years old. He was a miller by occupation, and became prominent and wealthy, owning a large estate in Pennsylvania, lie came of German descent. He reared a large family. John Groff. the Doctor's father, was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, and a prominent and wealthy farmer of Chester county. Pa., where he died in 1885, at the age of sixty-seven. He was a plain, honest fanner, never aspiring to public notoriety, and hearing himself through life as an honorable, industrious and upright man. His wife, also a native of Pennsylvania, is still living at Berwyn, Pa. She is a con- sistent and worth\- member of the Baptist Church, with which her husband was a ated for many years. They had a family of J I I o COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD four sons and eight daughters, and seven of their children are yet living: ( i ) George G., now of Lewisburg, Pa., is a physician, and was brigade surgeon under General -Miles in the invasion of Porto Rico, during the Spanish- American war. At the present time he is a teacher at Bucknell University, where he has had charge of the Scientific Department since [879. For ten years he was president of the State Board of Health. (2) Charles A. is a resident of Chester Valley, Pa. (3) Dr. John Howard is mentioned below. (4) Alary Eliz- abeth is the wife of Isaac A. Cleaver, of Ard- more. Pa. ( 5) Deborah I'.. is the wife of Wil- field Rennard, of Beaver, Pa. (6) Sarah is the wife of A. A. Kelly, of Malvern, Pa. (7) Ulysses 1 1. is a resident of Amherst, Massa- chusetts. John Beaver, the maternal grandfather of Dr. ( iroff, was born in Pennsylvania, and came of Welsh and English lineage. He became prominent as a farmer, and died at the age of sixty years in Pennsylvania. Three of his sis- ters lived to be over ninety years of age. Dr. John Howard Groff was horn and reared in Chester county, Pa., where he se- cured his education in the public schools and at Norristown Academy, and he was gradu- ated from Bucknell University in 1879. In 1N82 he was graduated from the Rochester Theological Seminary, and for ten years was a clergyman of the Baptist Church. While still preaching he took up the study of medi- cine, and in t8q2, was graduated front the In- diana Medical College in Indianapolis. Since that time he has practiced medicine, giv- ing his profession strict attention, and meet- ing with good success. He richly merits the confidence of his patrons and all his fellow citizen-. Dr. Groff was married July 12. 1882, to Miss Annie Dingley, of Jersey Shore. Pa., a lady of marked intelligence and culture, and a daughter of Funison and Margaret Dingley. To this happy union came four children: Su- san Beaver, Charles Spurgeon, May Kinnerh and Howard Meredith. Mrs. Annie Groff passed away in September, 1887, at the age of twenty-eight years; she was a constant, de- voted and faithful member of the Baptist ( hurch. 'hi March 17, iSoo. Dr. (iroff married Miss Prances Merrill, a daughter of D. H. Merrill, and to this union have come two chil- dren. Frances and Helen. Mrs. Groff belongs to the Baptist Church, and is known as a de- voted Christian worker. Dr. Groff is a work- ing member of the Masonic fraternity at Mil- lersville. At Shelbyville, Ind., he united with the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a Republican. He came to Indiana in 1886, and had a pastorate at Lawrence, for six years. after which he removed to Cumberland. This was in [897, and two years later he built his present home and office. During the war of the Rebellion John Groff, the father of the Doctor, was ven pa- triotic, and took much interest, not only in securing recruits for the front, but also in car- ing for the families of the soldiers. His was a family of small children and his means of support somewdiat precarious, so that he felt himself hardly at liberty to go to the war, but he is gratefully remembered by the wives and children of the men at the front for his gen- erous and deep interest in their welfare. EDWARD RUDOLPH. The many at- tractions of Indiana's beautiful capital city make it a most delightful place of residence, and among the retired farmers who have ta- ken advantage of these attractions and here es- tablished pleasant homes is Edward Rudolph. Mr. Rudolph is one of the honored veterans of the Civil war. He was born in the city of Cincinnati, < )hio, May 26, 1839, son of Ever- hart and Mary A. (Galliger) Rudolph, the former of whom was horn in Germany and the latter in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylva- nia. Everhart Rudolph came of stanch old < ier- man lineage, and was reared and educated in the Fatherland, wdiere he remained until his emigration to America. In his native land he had learned the trade of millsmith, which he there followed as a journeyman for a number of years, traveling from place to place. Upon coming to the United States he located in Philadelphia and. being unable to find employ- ment at his trade, forthwith began an ap] ticeship to the bakery trade, which he there followed for a number of years, within which time he was married. He removed from the old Quaker City to Cincinnati. Ohio, where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits for a few years, then disposing of his interest - in this line and engaging in the operation of wa- ter carts about the city, supplying water for domestic purposes and building lip a largi profitable enterprise. He was tints engaged until about the year 184S, when he removed to Decatur county, Indiana, and purchased a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED >RD MM farm of [20 acres, near Greensburg, about thirty acres of the tract bavins been cleared, while the principal improvement on the place a small log house of the primitive order. In this he established bis home, and then set himself vigorous!) to the task of reclaiming and developing his farm, bis industn and good management being effectual, for he made valuable improvements in the way of buildings and placed the greater portion of bis farm un- der a high state of cultivation, being known as one of the progressive and successful farm- ers of that section of the State. There he con- tinued to reside until bis children had attained maturity and left the old homestead and until his devoted and loved wife, who had hem a true companion and helpmate, was summoned into eternal rest, and he then left the home- stead and passed the declining year- of his long and useful life as a welcome guest in the home of our subject, where he was accorded the utmost filial cue and solicitude. He died at Newpoint, Ind., in 1891, at the venerable age of eighty-two years. He was a man of medium height but of strong constitution, and was ever an ambitious and assiduous worker, striving to make bis every effort pro- lific in results, while bis genial and kindly na- ture- won to him the regard and friendship of all with whom he came in contact, his every action being directed by the highest principles of integrity and honor. While residing in Cincinnati he accumulated a good property and he ever provided liberally and generously for his family, but his kindness and sympathy so extended to those unworthy that be met with heavy financial losses through those whom he had aided. As a farmer in Indiana he accumulated a competency for his old age. while the home life was one whose memories are hallowed to his children for all time. Both id his wife were zealous members of the I nited Brethren Church, and in politics he was a stanch Democrat, though never an as- pirant for public office. His parents p their lives in the Fatherland, but several of his brothers and sisters became permanent resi- dents of the United States. Mar\ A. (Galliger) Rudolph, mother of ubject, was born in Philadelphia, her par- having been of Irish lineage and both having died when she was a child, leaving her without financial resources to provide for her rearing. She was taken into the family circle of a wealthy German butcher of Philadelphia, and was kindly and considerately reared, be- ing afforded good advantages. She had one sister, who became the wife ..f a Mr. Nel- son, who became a resilient of Indianapolis. where they both died, leaving one -on Ed- ward, who was for a number of years con- nected with the Evening News of this city. To Everhart and Mary A. Rudolph were born six children, namely : Jam. who became the wife of V. Brown, both now deceased; Edward; William, who was a member of the 26th Indiana Battery during the Civil war, and is now a prosperous farmer near Gri burg, this State; Charles, likewise a Un- ion soldier, now engaged in farming: Carrie, wife of Thomas Clark, a farmer of Decatur county ; and Albert, a railroad man, making his home in Helena, Montana. Edward Rudolph received bis early educa- tional training in the public schools of Cin- cinnati and was about ten years of age at the time of the family removal to Indiana. Here he attended the district schools as opportunity afforded, and earlv began to aid in the work of clearing and cultivating the homestead farm, remaining at the parental home until the age of twenty years, when his father gave him his time, and he forthwith began his independ- ent career, continuing to be employed at farm work until the duties of patriotism enlisted a ready response from him. In the fall of 1 81 12 he enlisted as a private in the 26th Indiana Battery, commanded b\ Colonel Rigby. This battery was assigned to the Army of the Po- tomac, and proceeded to Harper's Ferry and thence to Winchester. Va., where about 11.000 troops bad been mobilized, and shortly after the arrival of the battery the Confederate fi rces swept down and captured the entire and with the exception of the cavalry, which succeeded in cutting its way through. Generals "Stonewall" Jackson and Longstreet being in command of the Confederate ti The members of the 26th Battery were re- 1 soon afterward, on parole, and the ma- jor portion of its members were sent to Chi- A \ 11 1 now engaged in business; Oliva, who became the wife of a Mr. Hazzard, and died in Shelbyville ; Alary, wife of Mr. Ru- dolph; Esther, the wife of William Murrah, a farmer of Illinois; Maria, the wife of C. Murrah. of Indianapolis; and Coburn. a farmer, of Elwood, this State. Airs. Rudolph, wdio had proved a most devoted wife and mother and who held the love of a wide circle of friends, entered into eternal rest July 22. [900, having been a sincere and consistent member of the Baptist Church. She is sur- vived by two children, Charles and Carrie. RICHARD HALL (deceased) was one of the old and venerable citizens of Indiana, long and prominently identified with the farming interests of his section of the State. He was horn April 23, 1823, in Kentucky, opposite Madison, Ind., son of Zachariah and Mary (Hall) Hall, the father a native of New Jer- sey, and the mother of Kentucky. The father was a son of Henry Hall, and the mother a daughter of William Hall, although no rela- tionship existed between them. Henry Hall came of German parentage, and grew up in New Jersey, where he was reared a farmer. Coming to Kentucky at an early day, he subsequently moved into Indiana and entered land eight miles from Madison, which lie converted into a good farm, upon which he lived and died. He reared a large family of children. William Hall, the maternal grandfather f Richard, served in the war of the Revolution. He came to Indiana at an early day, locating in the vicinity of [Madison. His children were: Henry. Squire, John, and Mary. Born to Zachariah and Mary Hal! wei two children, John (wdio died unman and Richard. Zachariah Hall and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church. and were among the most respected people of their community, where they were highly re- garded for their Christian character and real worth. Richard Hall, though born in Kentucky, was reared in Indiana, and after passing through a desolate childhood on account of the loss of both his parents at an early age, he served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade in Madison, Ind., and this trade was his means of livelihood for many years. For twelve years he worked at blacksmithing in Monrovia. He was a hard worker and eco- nomical, so that he gradually got ahead, and in (8/2 was able to buy a 200-acre farm in the neighborhood of Bridgeport. To this place Fterward added forty acres, owning the entire property until his death. After buying his farm lie gave up the blacksmith shop to devote his entire attention to his agricultural work, in which his career was eminently suc- cessful. Avoiding debt, he worked hard and lived frugally, and in time became a man of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i [ i means. During his active years he dealt largely in real estate, handling farms and, other rty, owning some productive tenements dianapolis. -Mr. Hall began his business • at the bottom of the ladder, without even the advice of parents, and deserved much credit for his large success in life. Unalter- ably opposed to debt, he made his way by t industry and careful economy. Mr. Hall was married in Monrovia to Miss ne Weisner, a daughter of 'William Weisner, of North Carolina, where she was born. She was but nine years old when she came to Monrovia, Morgan county, with her parents. Her father was a farmer and tanner, ngaged in those lines at Monrovia, living an honorable and useful life. He left the memory of an honest man who had led an in- dustrious career. His children were : Josiah and John, both of whom are deceased: Mi- cajah, of Indianapolis; Abigail, the wife of T. Coats: Elizabeth, Mrs. Cavenish : Millicent, 'Mrs. Hadley; Matilda, Mrs. McCollum ; Em- aline, Mrs. Hall; Jaben, deceased: Sirena; and Asa W. The Weisners were worthy mem- i i the Society of Friends, and were very highly regarded in the community. To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall were horn the following children: William, who died at the age of twenty-five years: Solomon, who died at the age of fifteen years: Lucinda, who married John Fenton, and is deceased: Enos, a farmer, who is unmarried : and Abigail. The last named married James F. Smith, son of and Nancj (Bennett) Smith, and they have had seven children : Elva E., Zula X.. Maud E., Owen L.. Lawrence F., Lucile G.. and Harold C. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Friends' Church. Her husband is eng as a painter and paperhanger. Mrs. Hall, who died April it, 1002. was a member of the Society of Friends. Mr. died Oct. 2, 1003. He was a Republican he never aspired to any political offices. He and his wife were well thought of in the community, where their worthily spent lives won them universal respect. DANIEL B. IK ILMAN, one of the most • thus business men of Indianapolis, Ind., nveniently located at the comer of Mar- and Delaware streets, where he conducts a flourishing real estate, loan and insurance He was horn in Bartholomew county. Ind., Aug. 9, [849, son of James R. and Isabel (Burnett) Holman, native- Kentucky and Indiana, respectively. Martin Holman, the paternal grandfather of Daniel B. Holman, was a native of Ken- tucky, and died in that State when well ad- vanced in years. It is very probable that he was a farmer. He and his wife Betsey reared a family of five smus and one daughter. The maternal grandfather was William Burnett, who was born in Kentucky, but was an early settler of Bartholomew county. Ind., where he cleared and improved a fi His wife's maiden name was Witt. William Burnett lived to the unusual age of ninety-six years, but his first wife was considerably younger when she passed away. After her death he married again, the Christian name of his second wife being Melinda. By his first marriage he had eight children. The children born to James R. and Isabel (Burnett) Holman were as follows: Elihu W.. of Bartholomew county: Nancy J., mar- ried William Brumfield, of Kentucky: Daniel B. ; lames B. of Kentucky; and Sarah, who died at the age of seventeen years. By occupation James R. Holman was a farmer. Coming to Indiana at an early day, he settled in Bartholomew county, where he engaged in farming. After his wife's death. he returned to Kentucky, where he died, aged over seventy years. Both he and his wife were Methodists. He held various township offices, and was one of the leading Democrats, being proud, however, of the fact that he never voted with the Knights of the Golden Circle. One of his warm personal friends was Governor Morton. Daniel 1'.. Dolman, with his brothers and sisters, was reared in Bartholomew county, where they were afforded the educational ad- vantages of the district schools. After he had finished his course in them, he went to the Quaker seminary at Azalia. and on returning home, began farming. Until he was thirty- five years of age, he worked upon the and then embarked in general contracting, re- siding in Philadelphia, Ind.. and furnished employment to many of the citizens of that place. Tn June. [891, he came to Indianapolis, and located permanently, opening a real es- tate and loan office, which he still conducts, with remarkable success. Air. Holman is manager of the real estate departmenl of the State House Buildings Association, and the United States Building and Loan Institution, iii4 * i IMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and also does a large insurance business. He is president of the Crescent Loan & Investment Company, and is otherwise interested in va- rious realty enterprises. On Aug. -'<). [872, Mr. Holman married Miss Nancy J. Fields, daughter of Christo- pher and Mary (Hughes) Fields. The fol- lowing children have been born of this happy marriage: Grace died at the age of four years; Edward, a molder by trade, married Dony Ellenbaugh, ami has two children. Fred and Will ; Mary Isabel is clerk of Stout's & Shep- herd's courts in Indianapolis; Cora married Milton McCord, and has one child. Ruth; William F. died at the age of ten years; Min- nie. Goldie Bessie and Victor L. are all at home, bright, healthy young people. Mr. Hol- man is not identified with any religious de- nomination, hut attends the services of the Universalist Church, and believes that churches are very necessary to elevate the moral tone of a community. Mrs. Holman is a member of the Christian Church. In poli- tic-, Mr. Holman is a Democrat, and he served as United States Deputy Marshal under ('resident Cleveland. The pleasant home of the family, owned by Mr. Holman, is at No. 715 Hates street, and he also owns considerable other realty throughout the city. For a number of years hi and Air. Hackedorn have been associated in real estate and other matters, and both are recognized as honorable, reliable and enter- prising business men, and experts in all mat- ters pertaining to real estate and its values. ISAAC BRENEMAN (deceased). Among the prosperous farmers of Perry township, Marion Co., Ind., one who was well and fa- vorably known throughout the count}' as a man of energy, industry and thrift, was Isaac Breneman, who was born in [826, in Lancas- ter county, Pa., son of Henry and Fanny ( W'eian ) Breneman. Henry Breneman, the father, was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, as was his wife, and they came to Marion county, Ind., settling in Perry township, where they purchased a farm 1 E 100 acres and made extensive improvements upon their property. Here the mother died I fift_\ years of age. and the father resided upon the farm until within three years of his death, which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. lleiny. when he was eighty- three years of age. Two children who lived to maturity, were born to these parents: Cather- ine, Mrs. 1 leiin ; and Isaac. Laac Breneman took charge of the home farm a number of years prior to his father's death, and successfully operated it until his own death. The property is now owned by Airs. Breneman, and is a very desirable farm, heing located about three miles south of In- dianapolis, and five miles northwest of South- port. This farm is in a fine state of cultiva- tion, the dwelling and barns as well as other outbuildings are in a good condition, and mod- ern methods are pursued in its cultivation. When the farm was purchased by Henry Breneman. almost all the land was in tim- ber, all of which has been cleared away and planted in crops best suited to the soil. In 1854, Mr. Breneman married Miss Eliza Whitford, daughter of Earl and Betsey ( Ward) Whitford, and five children were born of this union: Henry, George and Isaac, and two who died in infancy. Henry died at the age of two years and two months. ( ieorge passed away when in the strength of his man- hood, at the age of thirty-two, after having been for years his mother's comfort and standby. I'nlike many young men. he pre- ferred his home and mother to outside pleas- ures, and his loss was a heavy one to her to whom he had shown such devotion. Isaac, the youngest of the family, and only surviving child, resides with his mother, and conducts her farm for her. Mr. Breneman was a Democrat in politics, and was a hard-working, industrious man. In religious convictions, Mr. Breneman was not identified with any church, hut was a kind- hearted, liberal-minded man, of sterling worth of character. Mrs. Breneman is a consistent member of the Methodist Church and a lady, of high Christian character. The parents of Mrs. Breneman, Air. and Mrs. Earl Whitford, were among the early settlers of Marion county, having come to this locality from Saratoga county. X. Y. Mis. Breneman was horn near Saratoga Lake, in [826, and a sister, Ellen C, two years younger, widow of Richard Webb, also resides in Perry township. Air. Whitford died in July. 1854. aged sixty-six years, and his wife survived him several years, dying when about seventy- six or seventy-seven years old. In religious be- lief he was a Methodist, while she was a Bap- tist. The father of Air. Whitford was a na- tive of England, while the maternal grand- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHL \L RECORD mi father Hi" Mrs. Breneman was John Ward, a native of New York, who lived and died near Saratoga Lake, and who was a soldier in the war for [ndependence, serving as a life guard leneral Schuyler. In her beautiful home, surrounded by the comforts of life. .Mrs. Breneman is enjoying a well-earned repose. She stands very high in the estimation of her neighbors as a most es- timable lady and kind and generous friend. J< ISEPH Ik SULGROVE is a representa- tive of one of the honored pioneer families of Indiana, and a native of the capital city of the State, where he still resides. Me also has the distinction of being a veteran of the Civil war. Mr. Sulgrove was horn in [ndianapolis Sept. 6, 1S4:;. son of James and Catherine Sulgrove. The parents were distantly related. The father was horn in 1804, in ( )hio, and was of English descent ; the name was formerly spelled Sulgrave. The mother was a native of North Carolina, horn in 180.?, and their marriage was solemnized in Indianapolis, where James Sulgrove took up his residence in 1822, when that city was represented by a straggling and primitive village in the midst of the virgin forest, which surrounded it on every side. Here lie and his brother Joseph, who came about the same time, became the er saddlers and harness-makers, insti- tuting operations on a modest scale but event- ually building up a magnificent business, in manufacturing as well as wholesale and retail dealing. During the Civil war James Sul- grove. who had become the sole owner of the enterprise, held important government con- tracts, and furnished all kinds of equipment in the line of saddles, harness, etc. I lis whole- sale department was located on Meridian street. In later years his sons had charge of the manufacturing branch of the business, bul Mr. Sulgrove continued the enterprise himself until within a few years of his death, when he dispi ised of thi ame and thereafter lived retired, lie was an able business man. and accumulated a large estate, being accounted one oi ■ althy and influential citizens of the capital city. Essentially broad-minded and public-spirited, his influence was potenti- ally exerted for the furtherance 1 f the best interests of the community; be was kind and charitable, gracious in his pi . and im- bued with the highest principles of honor and integrity so that lie naturally commanded uni- form confidence and esteem. In politics he was originally a Whig, but upon the organiza- tion of the Republican parl\- he transferred his allegiance to the same and ever afterward supported its cause, though never an aspirant for office. Me and his wife were the pio- neers of the Christian or Campbellite Church in Indianapolis, having been prominently con- cerned in the organization of the first church society of that demonination, while many of its early meetings were held in their home. The} also contributed liberal!} to the erection of the tir-i Church building on Kentucky avenue, and were recognized as pillars of the churcli. while their home furnished entertainment to the clergymen of the early days. Mrs. Sulgrove was a leader in all departments of the church work devolving upon the ladies, while Mr. Sulgrove was equally fervent in his efforts, holding many official positions, including that of deacon, of which office he was an incumb- ent for man\' years. When a new edifice be- came necessary for the accommodation of the growing society, he became associated with Ovid Butler and Dr. I'. H. Jameson, in the erection of a substantial and attractive church at the corner of Ohio and Delaware streets, which they presented to the congregation, having personally borne the expense of its erection and furnishing. More noble and worthy examples of Christian zeal and living- are not often seen than those furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Sulgrove. He died in 1875. and his wife Jan. 10. [865. <)f their ten children we have the following brief record: (I) Berry (deceased) was a man of fine intellect- ual gifts, and was the author of a valuable history of Marion county. He married Mary, sister of Dr. P. II. Jameson, and had four sons, two now living, Lester and James, both of whom reside in Montana. Lester is a li- brarian at Helena, and James is an attorney- at-law. Their mother died in Montana in [906. (2) John M. died at the age of fifty years, unmarried, (3) Louisa A. is the wife of E. J. Martin. (4) Milton M.. who was 1 soldier in the Civil war. died at Marion in [903. He left two daughters. 151 Jerome died leaving five daughters, im Mary M. is the wife of John Reynolds. i~) James \Y. died in 1902, leaving two children. (8) Eli L. died in 1mii; v and is survived by four chil- dren. 10) Joseph 1'.. is mentioned below. 1 101 Henry J. is engaged in business at Richmond. Ind.. as a manufacturer of fire- men's protective helmets. He resides in In- 1 1 16 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dianapolis. All the children had attained their majority before the death of the mother, and all 1 if the sons became identified with their father's business, becoming saddlers and ex- pert harness-makers. Joseph Sulgrove, the uncle of our subject, was originally associated with his brother James in the business, but sold his interest to the latter after several years had passed, and then purchased a farm in Marion county, where he passed the re- mainder of his life, having been one of the successful and influential men of this section. He also married a Sulgrove, Alice Sulgrove, sister of Catherine, wife of his brother James. In the public schools of Indianapolis Jo- seph B. Sulgrove received his early educa- tional discipline, and as a boy he became iden- tified with the business conducted by his fa- ther, gaining familiarity with all branches of the business and becoming an expert work- man. In August, 1862. when nineteen Mars of age, he enlisted, becoming a private in Company E, 70th Ind. V. I., of which the late President Harrison was commander. The regiment was assigned to the 20th Corps, Army of the Tennessee, and Mr. Sulgrove continued in active service until the close of the war, participating in many of the notable engagements of the conflict and experiencing his full share of arduous service and hard- ships, though he was never wounded nor cap- tured. He took part in the memorable At- lanta campaign and all others in which his command was engaged. The exposure and other hardships of his army career affected his health, and a sequel of the same was a partial stroke of paralysis which he endured a number of years ago and which compelled him to retire from all active work. At the time of Lee's surrender he was with his com- mand in North Carolina, whence they pro- ceeded to Washington, where they took part in the Grand Review and were mustered out in June, 1865. Mr. Sulgrove then returned to Indianapolis, where he received his honor- able discharge. In recognition of his services and disability the government awards him a small pension. Vs soon as he had recuperated Mr. Sul- grove became shipping clerk in his father's es- tablishment, where he remained until the free mail delivery system was instituted in Indian- apolis, when he became one of the first sixteen carriers appointed. After about three years of this work, he was obliged to resign on account of disability resulting from his army sendee, and he then resumed work in his father's es- tablishment. About this time machinery for the manufacture of harness was being intro- duced and Mr. Sulgrove became an expert in the operation of the same, and in this connec- tion invented and patented some valuable at- tachments. He continued to be identified with this line of enterprise as long as he was able to give attention to active business, but in 1893 he suffered a shock of paralysis which completely disabled him, and he has since lived retired. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican, and his religious views are in har- mony with the faith in which he was reared. Fraternally he is identified with Robert An- derson Post, No. 369, G. A. R., and with Union Veteran Legion, No. 80, of Indianapo- lis. He resides at No. 21 12 Prospect street. In 1866 Mr. Sulgrove married Miss Mary Louisa Marchant, who was born in Cincin- nati in 1845, daughter of Isaac and Eliza Mar- chant, the former of whom was for many years engaged in the hotel business in Cincin- nati. There his wife died, and he passed the closing years of his life in the home of his son, Isaac, Jr., in Indianapolis; his other children were Charles, John B. (of the National Sol- diers' Home, Dayton. Ohio), and Mary Louisa (Mrs. Sulgrove). Mr. and Mrs. Sul- grove had two daughters. Alberta, wife of A. J. Rost, a business man of Indianapolis; and Mary M., the widow of Albert Brummer, re- siding in Indianapolis. WILLIAM HENRY POTTER, a photog- rapher at Indianapolis, is a past master of his profession, and one of those modern exponents of the science of photography, who have raised its productions into the artistic realm. He has been established in Indianapolis since 1875, and occupies a leading position in his line of work. Mr. Potter was born in Bed- ford county. Ta., Jan. 8, 1841, son of Jacob H. and Mary Ann (Mickle) Potter. The family was originally from Virginia. The great-grandfather, John Potter, moved from that State to Pennsylvania, settling about forty miles south of Altoona. He was a far- mer and miller by occupation, and lived to the ripe old at^e of eighty-five. He had a small family. The grandfather was a flour miller, but he ran a woolen mill and owned a farm in Bedford county. He died in middle life, from the effects of an accident ; his wife sur- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iii; vived him until 1864, dying when eighty-live 1 Jd. They had lour sons and one daugh- ter. Jacob H. Potter was born in Pennsylvania. In his youth he was a singing master and also a millwright, but he later became a physician, lie moved to Ohio, living first near Canton, later near Massillon and finally at Jeromeville. His death was a most untimely one, as he was killed when only thirty-five years of age in a railway accident near Akron, Ohio, in 1852. His wife died in 1867, at Mansfield, Ohio, aged nearly fifty-two years. Both were mem- bers of the Lutheran Church. Of their seven sons, only two are now living, William H. and Ezra John, of Mansfield, Ohio. The maternal grandfather of W. H. Pot- ter was Griffith Mickle, a native of Pennsylva- nia. He was a blacksmith by trade, a maker of augers and the owner of a farm near Bed- fi rd. He lived nearer Baltimore than any other market, and used to haul all his grain thither, bringing hack household supplies. He reached of seventy-five years. His wife, Re- becca (Polk) Mickle, died at the age of sixty- nine. She was a cousin of James K. Polk, President of the United States. They were the parents of four sons and four daughters. William Henry Potter spent his boyhood largely in the vicinity of Jeromeville and Hayesville, Ohio. He attended the district schools first, and later as he was ambitious for a good education, by working on farms during the summers and teaching school in the winters for a couple of years, he was able to attend the Vermillion Institute, at Hayesville. At the beginning of the Civil war he enlisted Sept. 7, 1861, in Company E, 3d Ohio Cav- alry, and was in the service for a little over four years and four months. He served in Atlanta Campaign, was in most of the battle- in that region, was captured by Mor- gan's men Nov. 8, 1862, and was exchanged and returned to bis regiment in the following March. Enlisting as a private he rose to the rank of captain. After the war was over Capt. r returned to Mansfield. Ohio, and re- sumed the ordinary duties of a private citizen. He bad saved from his pay about $1,300 and with that he went into business with his brother Ezra J., as a photographer, but as the business was not remunerative enough for both of then, be resumed teaching for three years and also read law under Gen. Rolof Brinckerhoff. Eater photography became a more lucrative occupation, and he joined his brother again, making a specialty of p graphic chemistry and the artistic side of the business. In 1875 be s< >1< 1 out his interest to his brother, and he has since been in business for himself at Indianapolis. At present his studio is at 27 East Ohio street, lie has brought the art of photography to a high state of perfection, and his work i- of an unusually high order. Besides being favorably known among the business men of the city, Mr. Pot- ter is prominent in the First Presbyl Church, to which he and his wife belong, and lie is a member of George H. Thomas No. 17, G. A. R., and of the Loyal Legion. In politics he affiliates with the Republicans. He is widely known among the photographers of the whole country, and was elected presi- dent of the National Photographers' Associa- te m in 7885. In 1887 the work he exhibited won him several gold medals, and his work is known for its high finish and general artistic treatment. Mr. Potter chose for his wife Miss Pearl Parr, daughter of Andrew Parr and wife ( whose maiden name was Donaldson 1. I he} were married July 18, 1866, and are the par- ents of four daughters: Lillian, the eldest, married Walter S. Whitten, now of Sioux City, Iowa, and has one son, John E. Anne C. married Nathan Garhart, of Indianapolis. Pearl married Charles Barkhurst, of the same city. Lucille is unmarried. REV. WEBSTER O. MOORE, a Chris- tian minister, whose home is at No. 2821 Ken- wood avenue, Indianapolis, was born in Ru- pert, Vt.. June 24, 1840. son of Seth, Jr.. and Ruby (Harwood) Moore. Both were natives of Bennington county. Vermont. Seth Moore, Jr., always a farmer, spent his life in a home a half a mile from his birth- place. His death occurred Nov. to, 1880, when he was aged seventy-one years and two months. His wife. Rub}- Harwood, died in [856, when she was forty-two years old. Sin- was a Congregationalist, and he was not iden- tified with any church. Of the eight children born to them six— ns and two daugh- ters — are now living: Dr. T. M.. of Ru] Miss Rhoda A., of Rupert : Rev. Webster O. : Rev. Franklin H.. of New York; Seth M.. on the old homestead: and Cornelia, the wi Martin W. Smith, a merchant at Aurora. Tl- linois. Si th Mi ore, father of Seth, Jr.. was a far- mer of Connecticut, where he was born of lllS ii iMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I nglish ancestry. When he died at Rupert, Vt., he was nearly eighty year- of age, and the greater part of his life had been spent at that point. Joseph Harwood, the maternal grandfather of Rev. Webster ( >., was born in Connecticut, of English lineage, and was al- ways a farmer. He died at Rupert, Vt., at the age of sixty-six, the father of five sun-- and three daughters. Rev. Webster < >. Moore was reared at Ru- pert, \ t.. on his father's farm, and was a stu- dent in the Seminary at Manchester, and for two terms he attended Hiram College, at Hi- ram, Ohio. Fur a time he was a teacher at Constantine, Mich., and then attended Hills- dale College, completing his studies at the Northwestern Christian University. In 1866 he began preaching at Marilla, X. Y. Later he was employed at Cato, and at other points in that State, and in 1873 removed to Perry, ( Ihio, where he preached for a time, and was employed at various other places in that State until 1895. That year he came to Indiana, and took charge of a church at Martinsville, and later was engaged in Rensselaer. In [897 lie was called to Indianapolis, and here he re- mained actively engaged until his advanced years superannuated him. The Rev. Mr. Moore is not only a pulpit orator of ability and pronounced success, but hi-- literary gifts are of a high order, and he writes for several re- ligions publications, beine; a regular contribu- tor to Dowling's "( )ur Young Folks." Rev. Webster O. Moore was married Sept. 7, 1X71, to Miss Annie Van Deusen, of New York, only child of James and Angeline I Ehle) Van Deusen. Thev have one son, De- Witt V.. who is a civil engineer, and a part- ner in the Moore-Mansfield Construction Com- pany ; he married Miss Flora Mabel Berg, a niece of Samuel J. Compton, of Indianapolis, ami she died Aug. 25, iSijij, leaving one son. Berg DeWitt. In politics he is a Republican. James Van Deusen and wife were both born in Xew York. He was a prominent ship- builder, and was engaged in the building of the Following vessels: "Monitor," "Great East- ern," "Fleet-wing," and "America." the last named vessel winning for this country the first cup in the race with England. Tie died in Xew York City March 8, r866, at the age of fort) four years. I lis wife passed to her rest ( tet. 26, [859, at the age of thirty-six years, eighl and a half months. John Van Deusen, grandfather of Mrs. Moore, was horn in Xew York, of Holland- Dutch ancestry, and was a fanner near Pala- tine Bridge. His death occurred while he was still in middle life. He reared seven children. He was prominent in Masonic work. The ma- ternal grandfather of Mrs. Moore was John Ehle, who was born and reared at Canajo- harie, X. Y., coming of Holland-Dutch ances- try. He was a contractor. His family con- sisted of fi mr children. Rev. .Mr. Moore is one of the strong and popular preachers among the clergymen of the Disciples Church, and his ability as an orator is widely recognized. His writings are no less lucid, pungent and convincing. The son is a rising business man in Indianapolis, and his standing as a civil engineer in connection with the railroad service is remarkably fine and creditable. LEWIS A. MILLER, who is one of the substantial farmers of Washington township. Morgan county. Ind., was born Dec. 16, 1833, in Westphalia, Prussia. Germany, where the family is one of age and respectability, son of Henry and Mary Miller, both of whom were born in Prussia. Joseph Henry Miller, grandfather of Lewis A., was a mill owner, who spent his whole life in Prussia, dying there in old age, the fa- ther of three children. Henry Miller, father of Lewis A., came to America in 1836, and worked at his trade of blacksmith for two years, accumulating enough money in this time to return to Ger- many and bring his family to America with him, in 1848. when he settled in Jackson township. .Morgan county. There he bought 160 acres of land and lived upon it for about ten years, and then moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he made his home during the bal- ance of his life, although his death occurred at the home of his son Christian in Missouri, in 1866, when he was aged eighty-two vears. Mr. Miller was twice married, four children being born to his first marriage, the last of these to pass away having been Louisa, widow of Peter Poling, and she died in 1907, in Jack- son township, Morgan county, at the age of eighty-eight years. Mr. Miller married (sec- ond) Mary, tin- mother of Lewis V, and she died some years before her husband, at the age of seventy years. Four of the six children of this marriage are living: (diaries, of Cedar Falls, Iowa : < leorge, of Luverne, Iowa : Jacob, of Washington township: and Lewis A. Both parents belonged to the Lutheran Church. i i iMMEMORATIVE BH iGK U'HICAL RECi >RD iii<) Lewis A. Miller lived in Germany until he was fourteen years of age, and there received a gi id, common school education. Since com- ing i" Morgan county he has followed farm- ing, and his industry lias resulted in his be- coming the owner of one of the large, finely ived farms of Washington township, it has required much self-denial and hard work, but Mr. Miller is now one of the substantial fanner- as well as most highly respected and useful citizens. His first money was earned by working by the month, and as soon as he had accumulated enough, he put it into eighty acres of land. He had operated a threshing machine for some time previously, and had made considerable money in this way. Mr. Miller found a purchaser for forty of his eighty acres, and then he bought 130. improv- ing all the time, and kept on adding, until now he owns a very fine property of 221, ' _> acres. in sections 23. 26 and 27. which is generally conceded to be a very valuable estate. He has been practical in his methods and careful in his calculations, and his success is in every way satisfactory. He gives his attention to the raising of wheat, corn and stock. 1 in Sept. 30, 185S. Mr. Miller was married to Miss Sarah Lawrence, daughter of Amos and Praxana ( Kezar) Lawrence, the former of whom was a native of Fitchburg, Mass., a millwright by trade, who came to Indiana in [836. He claimed relationship to the Abbot Laurence estate in England, but never re- ceived anything. He was also a cousin of Rev. Isaac Fletcher, a farmer of Morgan county, Ind., but a native of Vermont and of the family of Fletchers who became pioneers of Indianapolis. The trip to Indiana was made by wagon, and he located about five miles frmn Morgantown, in Jackson township, and engaged in farming. 1 te died there in [881. Ilis first wife, Praxana 1 Kezar) Law- . died man} years before her husband. She was a daughter of ( iaptain Kezar. a s' Mier in the War of [812, and was born in Canada. Mr. Lawrence married (second) Naomi (Choate) Reader, who still resides in Jack- son township. Five children of the parents of Mrs. Miller still survive, namely: Mrs. Mil- ler: Harriet, widow" of Charles Sander-, of Jackson township; Praxana, wife of Edward Sanders, of Jackson township: Amos, of the same township: and Ida. wife of Commodore Brow n, of Martinsville. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller: Maria, who died aged three nths; Alice, who died aged five years; Emma, who married John Skaggs, of Martins- ville, and has three children, Frances, Hazel and Edwin; Henry, of Washington township, who married Gertrude Hess, and has six chil- dren, Howard. Helen, Harold, Dean, [ohn and .Mildred: Lillian -A., wife of William Avery, of Plant City, Florida; William, a n torman on an electric line in Indianapolis, who married May St. John, and has two children, Woody and Jack: Gertrude, a graduate of the high school at Martinsville, and formerlj a teacher, who married William Hickman, a mail clerk, residing in Indianapolis; and Glenna, a graduate of the Martinsville high school. Mr. Miller has given his family educational advantages and they are recognized as intelli- gent members of society. Mr. and Mrs. Miller and daughters belong to the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is independent, while fraternally he is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Lodge No. 274, .Martinsville. J( )HN B. HUFF. Fall Creek township. Hamilton county, Ind., is a part of the State particularly adapted to farming, and this being the case, a number of intelligent and progres- sive men have been attracted to the locality, and successfully carry on agricultural pursuits. Among them may be mentioned John 1',. Huff, who was born in Rushville, Ohio, Aug. [8, [833, son of Daniel and Hannah (Turner) Huff. During persecution in the seventeenth cen- tury members of the Huff family left Eng- land and went to Holland, representatives thereafter coming to America during Colonial days. Je-se Huff, grandfather of John I'... was in the War .if 1 S 1 _>. Like the majority of the family, he was a farmer by occupation. Hi- wife was Lydia Drake, and both were born in Pennsylvania. Daniel Hull was bom in Pennsylvania. He learned the trade of a cabinetmaker, but at- tracted by the promises of what was then the West, in 1843 came to Marion county. Ind.. and located near Indianapolis, where he bought a farm and lived a peaceful, although hard-working life until his death in 1S77. Suc- cess came to him as a result of his efforts, and popularity as well, for he was the only Dem- ocrat ever elected to office in Washington township. The g 1 mother, Hannah (Tur- ner) Huff, who was born in Rushville, Ohio, died 111 1N77. In earl) \cars the family had 1120 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 ''tii Quakers, but later united with the .Methodists. Eleven children were horn to this a rthy couple, seven of whom are still living, and of them all, John I!. Huff is the eldest. They have all been successful, upright and honorable, and stand well in the several com- munities in which they- make their homes. As did the others. John B. Huff received a good, common school education. In after life, he took pleasure in buying the old log schoolhouse in which he first went to school, as well as the one in which his own children attended. Remaining with his father until he was twenty-eight, he married, and purchasing a small farm, went to work on his own ac- cord. Receiving a good price for his prop- erty he sold and then rented until June 23, [867, when he came to Fall Creek township, Hamilton county, and purchased eighty acres, partly cleared. He has added to it until he and his wife have 172 acres in Hamilton county, and his wife has twenty-seven acres in Marion county. Upon this property he carries on a general farming business. Of late years his son has taken charge of affairs, so as to relieve the father of undue responsibility, and the farm is now one of the best in the county. On Jan. 22. 1863, he married Margaret E. Roe, born in Marion county, Ind., a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Moore) Roe, both of Ireland, who came to the United States, when young, and became well known and successful farmers. They had a family of seven children, of whom Mrs. Huff was the eldest. Air. and Airs. Huff have three children: Dora A., at home; Ella, at home, a very successful school teacher; David R., who married Edna Beal, and has two boys, Arthur A. and Russell B. David has a farm of his own, and also man- ages that of his father. Air. Huff is a Democrat, and has always been very active in party work. In 187S, he was the candidate of his party for the office of county commissioner, and ran ahead of the tickel 1.000 votes, but was defeated, on ac- count of the large Republican majority. Once 111 1888, lie ran again for the same of- fice, and once more was ahead of his ticket, on int of his great personal popularity. Neither time did he desire to run, but he was induced to do so to oblige his party, who ed a very strung man in what is a Repub- lican section. As a fanner, politician and family man, Mr. Huff has borne himself in a manner to win the respect and confidence of all. His keen judgment, knowledge of men, and ability to forsee political situations, make him a wise leader of his party. In his farm work, he has ever taken advantage of im- provements, and conducted his property ac- cording to modern methods. In his home cir- cle he is a beloved husband and father, and his pleasant home is often the scene of happy gatherings, when he and his wife dispense a charming hospitality. HENRY S. DAVIDSON, a substantial and highly respected citizen of McCordsville. and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Clermont county, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1825. son of John and Fannie (Alurphy) Davidson. The Davidsons are an old Colonial family of Scotch descent, and John Davidson was born in Virginia, the son of Adonijah David- son. Adonijah Davidson was an Indian fighter, and was captured by the Indians, be- in^ a prisoner for seven years, and, during this time, supposing that he was dead, his wife remarried. He lived to be an aged man, and died at the home of his son. John, in Cler- mont county, Ohio. The children born to him and his wife, so far as are remembered, were: John. Abednego, James, Sarah and Alary (who married (first) a ATr. Alattocks, and (second) a Air. Gale). John Davidson, father of Henry S., was born in Virginia, near the salt licks. When about eighteen years of age he enlisted as a soldier in the war of 18 12, and after serving out his term of service, re-enlisted as a sub- stitute for another man. He served under < len. William H. Harrison. He was married in Clermont county. Ohio, to Fannie Mur- phy, born in Franklin county, Ohio, daugh- ter of James Murphy, an Irishman, who owned a small homestead in Ohio, being a pioneer farmer of that State. James Murphy's chil- dren by his first wife were: George, John. Ross, Jacob and Fannie. The mother died, and he married (second) a Widow Turck, who here him one daughter, Betsy. He died in Ohio, advanced in years. In 1835 John Davidson and his family started on their journey through the woods to their new home in Hancock county, Ind. The journey was made by wagons, and two cows were taken along. No feed for the cows or horses was necessary, as they could be pas- tured along the journey, where the wild pea vines grew luxuriantly. John Davidson en- tered 160 acres of land, and had begun to clear and improve his farm, when he died. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I 121 aged fifty-four years, ten months and three days. Mrs. Davidson lived on the farm with her children, our subject, Henr) S., finishing the clearing of the laud. Mrs. Davidson was born in 1799, and died in 1S71. Being early pioneers the country was sparser) settled, the nearest neighbor of the family, John Brooks, In ing one and one-half miles away. When he first came to his new home, John Davidson built a log cabin. The first winter this cabin had no floor, the fire being buill in the center of the cabin, on the ground. Mr. Davidson was very skilful with the broad axe and hewed out puncheons, making a smooth, tight floor, which his son, Henry, still remembers as ex- cellent. Afterward Mr. Davidson hewed out puncheons and made a floor so tight, that after bis land was cultivated to raise wheat, the floor was used as a threshing flour, the wheat being tramped out by horses. The wheat was then cleaned by being poured from a sheet on a windy day, thus being fanned. In the pioneer days there was no cheat in the wheat and it needed little cleaning. Although handicapped by an injury to one of his legs, John Davidson was a very skillful workman. and his wife are members of the Meth- 1 dist Church, and while in Ohio he was class i. Mr. Davidson always had prayers, night and morning, and the Methodist circuit riders made his house their home. The chil- dren born to this sturdy pioneer and his wife twelve in number, and of these there were four pair of twins: McGuire, born May 18, 1822; George; Henry S. ; James S. ; William : David; Jonas; Eleanor (twin to Jonas), wIm died at the age of twenty-nine years; Mary, who lived to marry and rear a family; Martha (twin to Mary); Nancy and Sarah, and all of these children were born in Clermont count}-, Ohio, with the exception of the lasl two, born in Indiana. Five of the sons of this family were soldiers in the Civil war, as follows: Henry S. ; James S. : George; . who was killed in the Morgan raid in Meigs county, Ohio, and David, who died at ("■rand Junction, Miss., of typhoid fever. All of these brothers were in Indiana regiments. Henry S. Davidson was nearly ten years old, when he came with his parents to Han cock county, Ind. He can well remember the tey, made by wagon, John Davidson rid- ing the near horse. The older boys, thi est of whom was thirteen years old. walked, while de. Five days they were on the journey, sleeping at night in the wagons, 71 and camping by the wayside. The family Stopped three weeks at Indian Creek, while Mr. Davidson and some of the neighbors went ahead to the land he had purchased, and built the cabin. The friendly aid was given by the pioneei>. as was the custom of those days, without a thought of being repaid. Henry S. Davidson was thus brought to live among the pioneers. He attended school in a log school- house, two miles from his home in Hamilton county through the woods. Neighbors had built the little schoolhouse, which, for a win- dow had a log, the length of the building, re- moved, the space being covered with greased paper to admit light. Hewed .out puncheons were used as seats and the writing desk was fastened to the wall by pins. Mr. Davidson attended this school one winter, and learned to read, write and cipher, and could spell the elemental')- spelling book through. During the winter months, by the light of a shell bark hickory fire, the boys of the family would read the few books that they possessed, which they had brought from ( Ihio : the "Life of Daniel Boone," the "Life of General Francis Marion" and the "Life of General Washington," and afterward procured the "Life of Black I lawk." wdiile the Bible was always well read. A pio- neer preacher was a frequent visitor of the family, and although he could neither read nor write Nathan — or "Nat" — Barnes was a great favorite, and was greatly admired by tin lieers for his natural eloquence. Henry S. Davidson learned to work as soon as he was old enough, in the clearing and cultivating of the farm. He was not yet twenty-one years of age, when his father died, he and his brother, 1 norm, at that time being in Clermont county, < Ihio, where they were working in a brick yard, for their uncle, Jacob Murphy. ( In hearing the news they at once started home, walking the entire distance. [20 miles in three and one-half days. Having covered fifty miles the first day, they started late the next day making only eighteen miles. Tt was his father's wish, made before his death, that Henry S. should take 1 harge of the farm, and this he did. He remained on the farm, caring for his widowed mother, for many year-, and after the taxes had been paid 1- one-third of the income of the farm. He bought out the other heirs, pur- chasing from each all right, title and claim, and when his mother died the farm of 120 beli mged to him, fori : ther. i u: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Davidson was first married in Han- cock county, to Jincy Ann Philpott, born in Hancock county, [nd., daughter of William and Celia (Martin) Philpott. William Phil- pott was a pioneer farmer of Connersville, [nd., and was a native of South Car Mr. and -Mrs. Davidson settled on the farm, and she died eighteen months later, leaving no children. Mr. Davidson's second marriage was to the sister of his first wife, Celia Philpott, and they were the parent- of four children. . John, Austin and Clara. Nancy mar- ried Henry Bolinger, a farmer of Hancock county, and they have four children; John, a farmer in Hancock county, married Mary Wood, and they have one daughter, Edna. Austin married Ann Vallandigham, and they have two children. Clara married William Priest, a fanner of Hancock county, and they have had three children. Mr. Davidson's second wife died in 1865. in Louisville, In- diana. On Sept. 27. 1865, Mr. Davidson was mar- ried to Margaret (Fletcher) Bills, born in Henry county. Ind., Jan. I, 1831, daughter of Robert and Keziah ( Tacket ) Fletcher. Rob- ert Fletcher was a pioneer of Henry county, Ind., and was horn in Virginia, July 8. 1806, son of William and Margaret (Pickring) Fletcher. William Fletcher was a Virginian, and came as a pioneer to Indiana where he was killed by the fall of a tree in 1833, on the Wabash river. He had been a soldier, was captured by the Indians and for several years was a prisoner. His children were: Robert, lames, William, Thomas, Andrew, Samuel and Jane. Robert Fletcher first lived in Ohio. He was hound out. as his father was a captive of the Indians, and worked thus until coming to Indiana. When about eighteen years of age he was united in marriage in Henry county, Ind.. to Keziah Tacket, daughter of Lewis and Mary ( Hickland) Tacket. The Tackets, as well as the Hicklands. were Virginians, and were pioneers of Indiana. Lewis Tacket was captured by the Indians when a youth. together with his mother, who had a baby in her arms. The mother was a small, frail woman, and her son. seeing how greatly fa- tigued she was, on coming to a river begged of the Indians to be allowed to carry her across the river. The Indian answered "Kin kin." Not understanding that the Indian meant "relative." young Louis said, "No, hut she is small and will drown," and was allowed to carry her across. After this, seeing that the child was a burden to the mother and might wear her out anil delay the march, one of the Indians deliberately killed the baby and scalped it. When eighteen years old. young Lewis esca] ed a id later rescued his mother. Robert Fletcher settled in Henry county. 1ml.. and cleared up a farm, by his thrift and industry accumulating a substantial property of 800 acres of land. When he had married he possessed only his axe and twenty-five cents in money. He was a member of the Methodist Church, in which he was steward. By his first marriage he had these children: Mary, Andrew. Margaret, Lewis, Aphor and Robert. After the death of his first wife Robert Fletcher married Elizabeth Messic, and by her he had three children : , Emma and Alice. Robert Fletcher lived to be nearly eighty-one years old, dying on his farm in Louisville, Ind. He had one son in the Civil war, Robert, the captain of a company of an Indiana regiment. Margaret Fletcher was first married to William Pills, son of John and Margaret (Conrad) Fills. He was a millwright by trade and settled in Cermantown, where he died aged about forty-one years, the father of Robert, Margaret, Rev. James, Oscar and Charles. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and a highly respected citizen. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Davidson settled on the farm, purchasing more land, from time to time, and now owning 184 acres. In iScp they located in McCordsville, since which time they have lived a quiet, retired life. .Mr. Davidson enlisted as a soldier in the Civil war. in July, 1861, in Indianapolis, Ind.. as a private of Company A, nth Ind. V. I., to serve three years or during the war. and served until honorably discharged April 24, 1862, on account of disability. He was in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh, and did a great deal of work with the hospital corps, having been detailed to drive an ambulance. Mr. Davidson and his estimable wife are both members of the .Methodist Church, of which they have always been liberal support- ers. In politics Mr. Davidson is a Republican. He was originally a Democrat and cast his vote for James K. Polk, but later became a Republican and voted for Abraham Lincoln. He is an honored member of the G. A. R. post at Fortville. He is one of the few original pioneers of Indiana, now living. He is a straightforward citizen, noted for his honesty and integrity, and as such, as well as a re- COM -Ml-: M( IRATIVE i:K (GRAPHICAL REi < >RD 1 1 23 an of the greal Civil war. who nded to his country's call in her time of need. Mr. Davidson is highly respected and esteemed by all with whom In comes in con The fellow townsmen of Mr. Davidson h wn their confidence in him by his election to a number of town and township , among- which may be mentioned that of supervisor of the township, and lik< i!ier offia s he has held, he dispatched the du- ne- of supervisor carefully and conscientious- ly . earning- the reputation of being an able and efficient public official. V REV. JAMES HUGHES. N T o vocation among men offers greater possibilities for phil- anthropic work of every description — the lift- ing up of those in distress and the guidance of all — than the ministry. The representative of the Church who is true to his noble calling, who forgets self and merge-- his being in his life-work for others, is worthy of all praise and gratitude. Of these earnest souls no abler nor more devoted representative can be found in Johnson county than the Rev. James Hughes. He was horn in Crawford county, Ind.. March 11, 1828, his father being James Hughes and his mother Rebecca (Wilkes) Hughes. Both were natives of Indiana and to them were born six children, three sons and three daughters, the Rev. Mr. Hughes being the si ile survivor. James Hughes lived at Leavenworth, where he was engaged in the cooperage busi- ness, at which trade he was highly proficient. He died Dec. 25. 1827. his wife surviving him and marrying again, her second husband be- ing Elihu Puckett. She resided with him in Clay county about twenty-two miles south of Terre Haute, Ind.. at which place they both died, his demise occurring in the year 1861 and hers Feb. 1, 1863. T° them were born three children, of whom two are now living. Lewis and Jeremiah Puckett. The paternal grandfather of Mr. Hughes of this narrative, was probably a native of Kentucky. The ma- ternal grandfather was Samuel Wilkes, who claimed Indiana as the State of his nativity, and was a farmer by occupation, dying in Wright township, Greene county, Indiana at a ripe old age. leaving a family of thirteen children. The Rev. Mr. Hughes was but eight or nine years old when his grandfather died, and he lived with his grandmother Wilkes until he arrived at the age of twelve years, when he went to live with his mother, and continued w nli her until he arrived at the age 1 if f nirteen years. He then started out for himself in the general work of a farm hand for a Quaker named Siler, in Parke county, Indiana, in whose emplo) he continued for five years. He then removed to ( arroll county where he mar- ried and worked upon the farm of Isaac Buck- ney for about eight years. Returning to Greene county he purchased an eight', farm which he improved in many respects. In the fall of [863 he was drafted into the Civil war. paying eight hundred dollars for a sub- stitute, to raise which it was necessary to sell his land. About this time he entered the Min- istry in the Methodist Protestant Church a- an itinerant preacher, and traveled for the next twenty-one \ears preaching the Gospel. He then identified himself with the Missionary Baptist Church and has preached faithfully and with great ability ever since in that faith. Nearly five thousand people have been gath- ered together in the Church as the result of his efforts, and he has accomplished a great work throughout the section of the country in which he preached. In [869 he purchased a farm of forty acres near the county seat of Bloomfield, and farmed there for twelve years in connection with his preaching. He next removed to Shelby coun- ty, where he lived two years, and then re- turned to his home in Greene county. He afterward removed to Shelby county where he remained until 1900. coming at that time to Greenwood, where he purchased forty-two acres of land northwest of Greenwood on the Three Notch road, eight miles south of In- dianapolis. This he still owns in addition to a fine home and lot in Greenwood where he now resides. On March 8, 184.W. he was joined in mar- riage to Caroline Cline, of Carroll county. She was the daughter of Ephraim and Margaret ( Wilkes) Cline. and to them were horn twelve children, three sons and nine daughters of whom four are now living: Mary. Christian E., Amelia and Elizabeth. ( )f these. Mary married (first) John W. Kidd, and had eight children: Cora, Clara. Ida. Allie. Stella. Beatrice, Horace D. and Charley: sometime after the death of her husband, she married (second) William Ball, by whom she had one son. Christian E. married Maggie Tyrrell, and they reside in Monroe county: they have nine children, among these being William R.. Margaret. Lizzie Belle, James. Marshall and "-'4 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Bonnie. Amelia married Emanuel Mies, of I ondon, Shelby county, and has two children living, Keturah and Ila Alfred. Elizabeth married Joshua Crook and now lives on the old home place near Bloomfield, Greene coun- r. ; they have had seven children, among whom are Sophelia, John, Edgar, Charles. Clara and Clarissa 1 1\\ ins ). Mrs. Hughes died June 10, [883, in Shelby county, and by her request was taken home and buried in Greene county. On Feb. 3, 1SS5. Mr. Hughes married Sophelia A. Cop- pie, daughter of Daniel Copple. She died in [897. < In June 9, 1898, Mr. Hughes married Miss Sarah C Owens, the daughter of Wil- liam and Susan (Power) Owens, her father being a native of Kentucky, and her mother of Indiana. They reside in Sugar Creek, about forty mil' 1 < ireenwood. The Rev. Mr. Hughes has won the admira- tion and respect 'if all who have known him. and by his eloquence and charitable deeds has been a great power for good in the community fur many years past, lie is justly beloved by all. whether members of bis fold or not. for bis teachings have at all times been liberal and progressive. WILLIAM ROUSE was one of the repre- sentative and progressive farmers of (lark township, Johnson count}'. Starting in life with nothing, save willing hand.- and a heart beating high with courage and hope, he n >se step b) step a- the years rolled by, until he be- came a most important factor in the com- munity. He was born in Sugar (reek township, Shelby county, End., June 29, 1838, -on of Nathaniel and Lucinda 1 Francis) Rouse, both natives of Kentucky. He was one of twelve children born to them, five sons and seven daughters, of whom two alone now survive: Thomas, of Indianapolis, and Elmira, widow of Elias Wright, also of Indianapolis. The father was a farmer b) occupation, and was a pioneer in Shelby county, busing land there for $3.00 an acre, which is now worth $80.00 an acre. He died in Shelby county at the age of forty-four years, in [844, hi- wife surviving him for many years, and dying in tSSj at the age of seventy-five. Both were earnest and influential Baptists and highly esteemed by all v hi 1 knew them. Samuel Rouse, the paternal grandfather of William Rouse, came from Kentucky to In- diana among the early pioneers, settling in Shelby county, and entering land from the government. He successfully reared a large family and lived to the ripe old age of four score years. Upon his mother's side Mr. Rouse's grand- father was William Francis, who came from Kentucky to Indiana, locating in Sugar Creek township, Shelby county, near the Johnson county line. Here be cleared away the heavy timber and began work as a farmer. In those early days the Indians were numerous, and often a cause of uneasiness among the setl and wild game of all kinds was abundant. Deer, wild turkeys, squirrels and many other indigenous animals contributed largely to the Food of the little colony. Mr. Francis spent the remainder of bis life upon this farm of his own cultivation, dying at an even three score years. He bad thirteen children, of whom only two are now living. William Rouse was born upon the farm of his grandfather of whom we have last spoken, and there spent his boyhood days. When he reached the age of fourteen years, he moved with his mother to Johnson county, where he remained at home until about the age of eigh- teen years, when he went bad: to Shelby county and commenced working by the month, for his uncle Phillip Hoop. In that year he cut about forty acres of wheat with a cradle. He rented the farm which he later owned for two years, then went away for a like period, and then returned, purchasing this farm, contain- ing 120 acres, upon which be built most of the present improvements, constructing a tine house and barn and other buildings upon it. He became the owner of nearly 300 acres of arable and highly productive land, and at- tained his substantial position solely through bis own faithful work. ( in Feb. 7, 1858, Mr. Rouse married Eliz- abeth Hoop, .laughter of Ferguson ami Nellie (Doble) Hoop, and of this union six children were horn, five sons and one daughter, as 1", ! lows: Oscar, Frank, Aimer. Frederick and two children who died in infancy. < If these ( 'scar engaged in the elevator business in In- dianapolis, meeting with success, but is now- living on a farm at Acton, hid., which be- longed to his father; to him and his wife. formerly Lou Smith, were born two chil- dren. Freddie and Helen. Frank is a pros perous farmer in Shelbj COUllty: he married Emma Eastburn, and lias two children. Myrtle and Harry. \huer for some years was a salesman for a Chicago publishing house. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I T. Frederick is a farmer upon the home farm; he married Allvn Todd, and has one child Earl Radcliffe. ' Mrs. Elizabeth (Hoop) Rouse died Dec. 29, [889, at about the age of forty-seven years. She was an esteemed member of the Baptist Church in which she did much to promote its teachings. On July 3, [893, Mr. Rouse mar- ried (second) Mary 11. Laws, widow of Dr. Judson Law-, and daughter of George VV. and Nancy (Bradley) Frances. Mr. Rouse was a member of the Baptist Church, while his widow is a Methodist, both taking much interest in the work of their re- spective churches. For many years he was Church Treasurer and from the early age of fifteen taught in the Sunday-school. lie was a member of Pleasant Lodge, No. [34, F. & A. M., also of Chapter No. 173. O. I . S., of Acton. To the latter his widow also belongs, being Worthy Matron and Past Matron in that lodge. Mr. Rouse early es- d the principles of Republicanism and always remained a stanch Republican. For sev- eral years he occupied the po ition of school director, and was also supervisor, lie resided in his home neighborhood for almost seventy , and had seen it develop from a wilder- ness into highly productive and beautiful farm land. Truly the life of Mr. Rouse was one which the youth lay may well emulate. The keynote of it was always self- reliance, hope and cour; ' 1 each day what came to him and se< d i He was en- tirely a self-made man, having no one with whom to divide the honors which came to him. Experience has shown that the men of his type are, almosl without exce] well-rounded out and successful beyond their fellows, and Mr. Rouse was no exception to the rule. He died in January, [908, at " George J. White was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in t8oi, while his wife was born in the same county in [802. lie came to Warren township, Marion Co., Ind., in De- cember, [838, and entered [60 acres .if land from the government, at $1.25 per acre, and was obliged to cut a place in the midst of the woods to put up his log cabin. Success se> to follow him, and later in life he entered 140 acres in Lawrence township, owning 300 acres of land, the greater portion of which was cleared at the time of his death March 23, 1882. While he was a good Democrat he never aspired t<> office. James L. White was married, in [866, to Martha McConnell, daughter of Joseph and Mary (McAdoo) McConnell. of Ohio, who came to Indiana at an early day, and had eleven children, five of whom are still living. Mr. and Mrs. White have had five children : ( Carles, who died at the age of thirteen years ; Fddie F., wdio married lb irietta Wagner, and is a farmer: Joseph, deceased; Jenny M. and Nancy M. In his business operation-, Mr. White been very successful, and has eighty acre under cultivation but fifteen acres. He raises Jersey cattle, and does some dairy farming. His farm is well ditched, and tiled with some 300 rods of tiling. The improvements are all of his own making, including his comfortable home and fine barn, and the entire premises denote the thrifty character of the owner. In politics, Mr. White is a Democrat, and has served very acceptably as supervisor, although he has not desired office. His connections with the Baptist Church are of the mosl pleasant nature, and In- i- very high] ed in that nination. Throughout the entire neigh- borhood, Mi". White is highly regarded and his worth as an exi citizen recognized by a large contingent of we ,nal friends. J \MFS L. WHITE. Probably iv Marion count} is - tative of the lie. 1 agricultural intei State of Indiana as that included in the town-hip of Warren, and one of the prosperous farmers who has borne his part in the establishment of this prestige, is James 1 .. White, born in that county. Dec. \2, 1838, -on of George J. and Nancy (Martin) White. Mr. White's paternal grandfather was born in Scotland, where he married and had a fam- ily of eleven children, six of whom are still living. EDWIN II. WING \TK represents an old pioneer family of Indiana, and was him- self born in the State, in fndianapolis, Jan. 5, 1830. He is a son of Joseph and Nancy Win- who arrived here Ian. 10. [826. The father was born in Shelb) county, Ky., in 1700. and the family i- an old American one. it- history in tin- country running' back several generations. Joseph Wingate was one of a family of four children of whom he and his brother, John C. Wingate to Indianapolis. John C. Wingate settled in 1835 in Bainbridge, I [26 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Putnam county, Ind. The others of the fam- ily were: Susan, who married a Mr. Ball, and went to Missouri and lived near Inde- pendence until her death, and Airs. Fanny Welsh, who removed to Alabama. All the family have passed away. Joseph Wingate and his wife brought with them to Indianapolis eight children, and two more were horn after their arrival in that city. Mr.Wingate was a tanner and currier by trade but when he arrived in the city he engaged in making bricks, and was among the first in the city to take up that work. The brick used in the building of many of the earlier structures in the city were made by him. In time he erected a tannery on the corner of Maryland and Pennsylvania streets, where he carried on business until his death, in 1834. Edwin H. Wingate was but a lad of four years when his father died, yet he had a very vivid memory of him. Joseph Wingate married Nancy Wilson, who was born in Caroline county, \'a., and was about the same age as her husband. Her father, James Wilson, was for seven years a soldier in the Revolution. He came of Scotch parentage. He married a Pickett, a member of the famous Virginia family of that name, and emigrated with his family from Virginia to Kentucky, where be passed the remainder of his life. After the death of her husband Mrs. Nancy (Wilson) Wingate married Joshua Black, and she died in 1851. < >f the ten chil- dren born to Joseph Wingate and his wife three only survive: Joseph F., of Greene county, Ind.; Sarah G., of Indianapolis: and Edwin H. All but two of the family lived to mature years. James died when he was about sixteen years of age ; Robert lived to be twenty-five: Elizabeth married Samuel Jen- nison, and left a family; Agnes married Ru- fus Jennison ; William L. died in [899 at the age of seventy-nine years; Eunice died in childhood. Edwin II. Wingate has passed all his life in Indianapolis with the exception of some sewn years. His general occupation has been that of a merchant, in which he has been very successful, lie has a pleasant home at Nfo. 1634 College avenue. .Mr. Wingate remem- bers when Indianapolis was but a straggling hamlet, and he has been identified with its growth and development through many years. Mr. Wingate married I'riseilla Shackel- ford, a native of Kentucky, and they have three sons and one daughter, Edward, Charles, Alexander and Elizabeth, the lattei at home. Mr. and .Mrs. Wingate are mem- bers of the .Methodist Church, and his parents were among the members and helpers of that Church in the early days, the father being a class-leader. Mr. Wingate is highly respected in Indianapolis, where his useful years have been crowned with many friendships. ALBERT B< >NGE, one of the prosperous and successful farmers of Cumberland, Ma- rion county, Ind., was born in Cincinnati, ( )hio, June 16, 1833, son of Charles and Cath- arine (Waltz) Bonge. His grandfather, win* died in Germany, was a distinguished military representative of the name, and was of royal blood. Charles Bonge was born in Breslau, Ger- many, and educated himself for the legal pro- fession in that country, but came to America in 1828, making his home in Zanesville, < >hio, where he went into the pork packing business. In Cincinnati he was engaged as a confec- tioner, and in 1834 he located on a farm in Hancock county, Ind. There he remained ten years, when he took charge of a hotel in Cum- berland. In his latter years he carried on a general store in that place, where he died in 1880, at the age of eighty-two years. He and bis wife, who was also a native of Germany, had a family of six children, five of whom are now living: Albert: Emma, wife of William Amsbury, of Tipton, Ind.; August, who died in 1863, while in the army, being one of the first to enlist under Col. "Lew" Wallace : Mary and Edward, both residents of Cum- berland, as is Nannie, who is the widow of .Adam Buchanan. The mother survived until 1 S. 19, dying at the age of eighty-seven. Roth parents were members of the Lutheran Church. While still a lad Charles Bonge took part in the last campaign of the Napoleonic wars in Germany. For several years he held the position of postmaster and long served as a justice of the peace. The maternal grandfather of Air. B01 came to this country and settled on a farm near Zanesville. ( >hio, where he died at an ad- vanced age. leaving a large family. Albert Bonge lived in Hancock conn; until he was eleven years of age. when his par- ents moved into Marion county, and here he reached manhood. In this county he has had his home continuously since 18.14. Reared on the farm, he attended the old subscription COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 127 schools, and remaining at homo until he was twenty-three years old he worked for ten dol- lars a month. When he had saved enough to buy a team and get a start as a farmer, he rented a place, and for twenty years cultivated leased land, and then he bought a farm of thirty-six acres. At the present time he owns 115 acres, part of which is in Warren town- ship, and the rest in Buck Creek and Sugar Creek townships in Hancock county. All his life he has been a farmer, and has extensively engaged in sawmilling and in threshing, it being said of him that he threshed out more grain than any other man in Warren town- ship. Mr. Bonge was married Dec. 10. 1856, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Isaac Ullery. She died in 1804, at the age of thirty-three years in the faith of the Baptist Church. Mr. Bonge was married (second) Feb. 22, i8r>6, to Miss Margaret Sandford. To this union were born one son and five daughters: ( (live, who married Fred Hitzman, of Hancock county, and has four children, Albert, Katie, Eugene and Mary; Hannah, who married Frank Wiesa, of Warren township, and they have two sons, Arthur and Anthony: Carrie, who married Christ Redmeyer, of Cumber- land, and has two children, Harry and Lottie ; Frank, who died at the age of six years : Kate, who married John Longenburg, of Cumber- land, and has two sons: and I.illie, who mar- ried George Carr, of Cumberland. Mr. Bonge is a Republican, was supervisor several terms, and is at present superintendent of the gravel road. JAMES M. HIGGS, formerly postmaster of Ingalls, Madison Co., Ind., and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Brookville, Franklin Co., Ind., July 19, 1842. son of Wil- liam M. and Amanda (Fuell) Higgs. The Higgs family are of English stock, while the Fuells are of Kentucky stock of lish descent. William Higgs, grandfather of lames M.. was a participant in the war of 1812, came to Indiana, settling near B ville. about [820, where he cleared up a farm of t6b acre-, and became a reliable citizen. To him and his wife, who bore the 1 name of Mary Bannister, were born these children: William M.. John, Stephen. George, Frances, Elizabetli and Sarah. < If this Iv Stephen was a soldier in the Civil war in an Indian regiment, serving for three years, and participating in mam I William M. Higgs, son of William, was born near Brookville, in [818. Some of the children of his father's family crossed the mountains from Virginia, traveling on foot through North Carolina and the picturesque Cumberland dap, with a horse to carry such goods as were necessary. The party one n camped at the side of a great rock, called the Point of Rocks, which projects so much a- to afford shelter. Many years later, James M. Higgs, when a soldier in the Union army, during the war. with his comrades found shelter under the same great rock. After marriage William M. Higgs settled on a part of the old Higgs homestead, and here he passed his active life, a typical pioneer and a highly respected citizen. A man of true worth, throughout his life he has maintained his integrity of character and is highly esteemed by all who know him. To him and his wife these children were born: James M.. Emma Elizabeth. W Scott, and Edwin. James M. Higgs received a common school education, and enlisted at Brookville, Franklin Co., Ind., July 30, t8(>2. as a pri- vate of Company G, 68th Ind. Y. I., to serve three years or during the war. He served until honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., July 30. 1X1,5. At Munfordville, Ky., he was captured with 4,000 Union troops, and paroled on the field, being afterward ex- changed at Indianapolis at Parole camp. In Tennessee, Mr. Higgs was in many skirm- ishes, being a participant in many battles, in- cluding: Recaca. HooveCs Gap, Dalton, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, several days' fighting at Missionary Ridge and North of Knoxville. Dandridge. Strawberry Plains, Decatur. Ala., and Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Higgs was never wounded or sick, and was always an active .soldier, doing his full duty promptlv and cheerfully, and for meritorious and efficient service was promoted to the rank of corporal. He took part in all of the battles, ishes and marches in which his regi- ment figured, and was detailed a number of on foraging expeditions, and while thus ged wa> in several skirmishes in which his regimen! was ii"t engaged. \fter the el<>se of the war. having faith- fullv served his country, Mr. Higgs returned to Indiana, and settled down to farmin il Id homestead near Brookville. He re- mained at home until 1X07, when he married i" ar Bn 1 >k\ tile. Sarah [ane VVarne, [6, 1846, daughter of William and I I 28 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Elizabeth (Wilson) Warne, the former a de- sci ndant of an old American family of Ohio and son of Elijah Warne, a pioneer of Frank- lin county, [nd. Elijah Warne was the fathi r of the following children: Elijah, Jr., William, John, Sarah, Annie and Catherine. Of this family, Elijah, Jr., served in the Civil war. be- ing a comrade of James M. Higgs, and re- ceived wounds at the battle of Chickamauga, from which he died. Mr. and Mrs. Higgs be- came the parents of the following children : Lettie May, born July 25, 1868; John W.. April 10. 1X70; and Manda Elizabeth, April 20. 1880. After marriage James M. Higgs and his wife settled on land near Brookville, where the\- lived six years and then removed to Fay- ette county, settling near Everton, where they remained ten years. They then removed to tur county, and after residing on a farm in the latter place for three years located in Marion count)', and settled near Indianapolis, where they stayed three years. Mr. Higgs be- ing engaged in teaming. Mr. Higgs then lo- cated in Indianapolis for two years, three years near Tuscola, Douglas Co., 111., and then returned to Indianapolis and re-engaged in teaming. Returning after a time to Madison county, he was there em- d in the glass and zinc factories, and in settled in [ngalls, where his wife died Oct. -"1. [902. Airs. Higgs was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a woman -iron 1 -;-, upright character. Mr. Higgs was appointed postmaster. July >t, during President McKinley's adminis- tration, proving an efficient, reliable and lar public official. He is a member of the Pres- rian Church. In political opinion he h Republican. Fraternally Mr. 1 liggs has iated himself with the Modern Woodmen of Ingalls, and is popular in his capai ity as a member of this lodge as he was in his public life. Mis record is that of an honest, reliable and straightforward man, and he is one of [ngalls' good citizens. SPENCER LAWSON, a survivor of the Civil war and an honored resident of Ander- son, [nd., where 1"' 1- enga; ed in cultivating his 134-acre farm, was born May to, 1841, in Tennessee, son of Allen ami Susan ( Marris ) Lawsi >n. Allen I aw sou was liorn in 1 law kins county, Tenn., where he engaged in farming, and he died in 1847. He married Susan Marris, and to them were horn: William, who served in the Indiana Home Guards and participated 111 the skirmishes with the Morgan raiders; Mariah; Alfred; Spencer; Andrew; George W., a member of an Illinois regiment, who served six months, and was in several skir- mishes; Dalzel, who served in the With [nd. V. I., who was mortally wounded at the hat- tie of Vicksburg, and died three weeks later; and James K. In December, 1857, Mrs. Law- son with her children (except the eldest who was already married) came to Rush county, [nd., where her brother Dalzel Marris, a pio- neer, resided in comfortable circumstances. The six-weeks' journey was made in a large covered, four-wheeled Conestoga wagon — the ends turned up like a canoe — and at night the little party camped by the roadside, Mrs. Law- son often remaining awake all night to keep the camp-fires burning. Although but a medium-sized woman she was very strong, and was a woman of many resources. At times but three miles a day could be made, the trip being made in the dead of winter, and the hardships many. At Jeffersonville, link, she traded one horse with the keeper of the penitentiary for a better one. and with this animal completed her journey to her brother's home. Her second marriage 'lined about one year later, to Washit Hart, a widower wdio had come to Indiana from Tennessee in 1859. Mrs. Hart died at Stony ('reek. ( let. 8, 1802, in the faith of the Christian ( hurch. Spencer Lawson was sixteen years of age when he came to Indiana with his mothei arriving in this State lived at hon rm, receiving practically no educ; except a very meager schooling in Tennessee, lie enlisted in August, 1861, in Anderson, as a private in Company K, 8th Ind. \ . I., to serve three years or during the war. and he served until honorablv discharged at Indian- apolis Sept. t, 1864. He took part in the battles of Black River. Mo., Sugar Creek, Ark., Pea Ridge, Ark.. Cotton Plant, Cham- pion Hills, Miss., Baton Rouge, La.. Carrion Crow Bayou, La., and all of the skirmishes and marches of his regiment except the time when he was confined to the hospital. He was sick with lung fever at St. Louis and con- fined n> the hospital there for two months, and at Cotton Plant was injured, this causing him to remain in several hospitals in the South, lie was finally sent to the invalid camp at Indianapolis, where he was engaged COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RF.(T)Rl) 1 1 29 at guarding prisoners. After eight months he rejoined his regiment and participated in the battle of Helena. Ark., and at Lexington, Kv., at which place he was poisoned by drink- ing- water, from the effects of which he was in the hospital for several weeks. < In June i-\ 1858, Air. Lawson was mar- ried to Charlotte Hart, born in Hawkins county, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1X41. daughter of ge W. and Martha (Marris) Hart, and to this union were born five children: Amos II.. Uice, I die I,., Rosella and John Wesley. Air. Lawson is a member and was at one time trustee of the Christian Church, in which faith his wife died. He has always been a liberal supporter of the church in his neigh- ood, which he assisted to build. In politi- cal matters he is a Republican, and he is con- 1 with Major May Post, G. A. R., at Anderson, lie has always been an industri- ous, hard-working man. and he has increased the size of his farm from the twenty-three acres he owned in [886 to its present size, 134 . all well cultivated. Mr. Lawson is highly esteemed in Anderson as a good citizen, and he has a war record of which any man it well be proud. Geo ' \V. Hart was born in Hawkins county, Tenn.. and there engaged in farming until his removal to Indiana in 1843. He lo- cated in Rush county, and after some years moved to Madison county. He died aged fifty-six years, in the faith of the Christian Church. Tie was . I xat in politics, ami an industrious, upright man. To him and his were born the following children: James, Charlotte. Hezekiah (who was a soldier in the Civil war), William. Amanda, Jane, Hnlda and Hiram, all now deceased except Jane. IIX WAGNER. Warren township, Mari' Co., [nd., is I. icated in 1 me of the fertile portions of the State, and there ;uv mam of the most substantial men of the ngaged in agricultural pur- gner, who is a successful farmer of this township, is justly included in this class. He was born in I 'enti 1 county, Pa., son ol I 1 h and Elizabeth 1 Dietz) Wag- ner, natives of Germany, the former born in 1813. Marrying in the thirties, these worthy In-., pie left their native land for Pennsylvania, and located in Center county, that State, but later moved to Indiana. Coming to Marion county in 1845, Mr. Wagner bought too acres, and won an excellent farm from the wilderness. ( )nlv two children were born to himself and wife: Christina, who married Adam Kealing; and John. In politics the father was a stanch Democrat, but did nut >eek office. He lived an earnest, upright life and was a faithful member of the Christian Chun h. In 1869 John Wagner married Catherine Ellenberger, daughter of John and Harriet t Puder) Ellenberger, of German descent, and very worthy people. Eight children were burn to Mr. and Mrs. Wagner : Annie l\, Catherine E., Henrietta L., John II., Cora M. and Flora L. (twins), Fred \Y. and Bertha R. All are married except Fred W., who at present is residing in California. Mr. Wagner owns 109 acres of good land, till under cultivation, except nine acre timber land. He carries on .general farming'. ng his products to his stock. He raises cattle and Poland-China hogs, which he sells to the home market. While he is a Democrat in national matters, locally he votes for the man he deems best fitted for the position. His private concerns have been too numerous to permit him to accept office. Fraternally he is a member of the I. < >. O F., at [rvington. Naturally Mr. Wagner is proud of his farm, a portion of which was cleared by him, and he has it all well ditched. He is con- stantly adding' improvements, and is much in- terested in the progress made in agricultural matters, keeping himself well posted. His s is already marked, and he is making a constant advancement in his work. In tion to his standing as a farmer, Mr. ' tier is popular socially as are his family, and the hospitable Wagner home is the so many pleasant gatherit R] ITBEN M. ALFONT, a soldier oi the Civil war, and a respected citizen of 1 township, Madison Co., Ind., was born farm in Green township, on which he still re- sides, July 22. 1843, son of William and Elizabeth 1 Freeburn 1 Alfont. William Alfont, father of Reuben M.. born in t~oo, in France, and accompanii father when a young man to New York City. He was fairly educated for his day and was a carpenter by trade. His wife Elizabeth was of Scotch stock, and they settled in Philadel- phia, where he engaged in the sawing of ma- hogany for an importer of that wood. The father of Mrs. Alfont was born in Scotland, "3° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and was a seafaring man in earl}- years, serv- ing- in the British navy. He married Frances Davis, and in [832 settled where the village of Alfont now stands. Here he bought [60 acres of land on which enough clearing had been done to build a log house, in which he lived one year, and then built a story and one- half frame house, which now stands in the village of Alfont. When the line for the Big Four Railroad was first surveyed, it ran di- rectly through this house, but the surveyors made a slight change and thus saved it. Mr. Alfont cleared up his farm and became a sub- stantial citizen. The children of Mr. anil Mrs. Alfont were: Robert, John, William, Mary, Reuben M., Elizabeth. Annie and Jane. Three of these sons were in the Civil war, Robert, John and Reuben M. Robert was captain of Company ( i, 12th Ind. Y. I., was in the three years' service and took part in many battles. John was in the 2nd Ind. Caw, three years' service, and died in the hospital at Evansville, Ind. William Alfont, father of this family, died at his home Dec. 9, 1852. survived many years by his widow, who passed away at Fort- ville. ( )ct. 5, 1891, aged eighty-six years. Both were members of the Christian Church. Reuben M. Alfont was educated in the pioneer log schoolhouse. and grew up on his father's farm. ( )n Aug. <>. 1862, he enlisted at Fortville, as a private in Company G, 12th Ind. Y. I., and served until honorably dis- charged at Washington, D. C, June 20. 1865, and was mustered out in Indianapolis. Ind. Mr. Alfont participated in the battles of Rich- mond, Ky., Jackson, Miss., and siege of Yickshurg, and was with his regiment em- ployed here in holding the Confederate Gen- eral Johnston in check. lie was also at Mis- sionary Ridge and was in the Atlanta cam- paign at the period when the Union troops were under fire for five months. He was also with his regiment on the battlefield of Resaca, at Kenesaw Mountain, and was at Atlanta on June 22. 1S114 1 where General McPherson was killed on July 22, when the general assault was made on Atlanta), and he parti- cipated in the battle at Jonesboro. Mr. Al- font is proud to have taken part in that great- est march in history, Sherman's March to the Sea, and subsequently in the backward march to Washington, through the Carolinas. The T2th Indiana had tin- post of honor at the Grand Review-, leading the march which was 1 ved by General W. T. Sherman and other famous officers. He was wounded at no time, neither was he made a prisoner, nor confined in any hospital on account of sick- ness, but at all times was at his post of duty, and has a war record of which his descendants may well be proud. After the war Mr. Alfont returned to his home in Madison county, where he took care of his widowed mother until her death. ( >n Nov. 8. 1874, he was married to Catherine L. Wynn, at Muncie, born June 9, 1852, on her father's farm in Vernon township, Hancock county, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lik- ins) Wynn. Joseph Wynn was born May 5. 1809, in Franklin county. Pa., son of Thomas and Lucretia (Wood) Wynn. The Wynns were of Irish stock. Thomas Wynn was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and partici- pated in the battle of Long Island. Afterward he became a farmer in Franklin county. Pa., where he reared a large family by three wives. Joseph Wynn, son of Thomas, was also a far- mer, and he married Mary Likins, born April 26, 1822, in Beaver county. Pa., daughter of Richard and Catherine (Bason) Likins. Catherine Bason was a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth ( Keysecker) Bason, of Virginia, but of Dutch stock. Richard Likins was born in Washington county, Pa., and was an iron molder at Beaver, Pa. The Bason chil- dren were: Catherine, Elizabeth, Thomas. Peter and Mary. Joseph Wynn came to Madison county, Ind., when a boy of fourteen years and lived with his sister, Mrs. Polly Hiday. Mary Lik- ins came with William Bannon, who had married her mother. She was twenty-one years old when she came, and was married Jan. 14. 1848. to Joseph Wynn. He was then a substantial farmer, settled in Vernon town- ship, Hancock county. His first wife had been Miriam Jarrett, and their children were: David, Charles. Elizabeth Jane, Mary Ann and Margaret Catherine. The children of the second wife were: Catherine L, John Mar- ion, Isaac Richard, George and Addie. Jo- seph Wynn was a very energetic, hard-work- ing man. and from his beginning in the v with sixty acres he acquired 300 acres which lie improved. Here he died in 1891, eighty-five years. Two of his sons were in the Civil war: David, a member of Company (I. 12th Indiana, and Charles W., in the 8th Indiana. After his marriage Reuben M. Alfont set- tled on part of his father's farm, on which he had built a comfortable frame house and fur- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD mi ther unproved. Mr. and Mrs. Alfont arc members of the Christian Church, in which he has boon a deacon for twelve yours. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and he voted both times for General Grant for the Presidency. Mr. and Mrs. Alfont are the parents of the following children : Fanny, William. Minnie. Walter. James, Clarence, Ernest and Dallas. Fanny married Otis Hus- ton, a farmer of Vernon township, and their children are: Henry. Leroy and William. William, eldest son of Mr. Alfont, enlisted as a private in the 18th Infantry. I'. S. Regular army, was promoted for gallant and meri- torious conduct after a service of eighteen months, and is now in the Philippines, having participated in and survived seventeen battles in those islands. Minnie, the second daugh- ter of Mr. Alfont, married William Swope, and died aged twenty-four years, leaving no children. Mr. Alfont has always been a hard- working, industrious man. has reared an ex- cellent family, and is universally respected in the localitv which has been his home all of his life. SYLVANUS BARNARD (deceased) was for many years an influential and pub- lic-spirited citizen of Clay township. Morgan county. He was bom April n, 1830, in Ohio, son of Frederick and Elizabeth ( Davis) Barn- ard, natives of Massachusetts, who had a family of eight children, all of whom have passed away. Frederick Barnard was one of the early settlers in Morgan county, Ind., coming hither from Ohio. He bought land near Monrovia, and there spent the rest of his life, dying when about seventy years of age. Sylvanus Barnard was a young man when his parents came to Morgan county, and tor some years he lived near Monrovia. Ho then moved to Centerton, and entered the employ of his brother, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Barnard, as an office boy. Later In- started a little store in Rockingham, a half mile from the presenl site of Centerton, also purchasing a tract of land in the vicinity. During the day he at- tended to customers in the store, anil spent a part of the night in clearing up his farm. Mr. Barnard became largely interested in real es- tate, and at the time of his death, owned 1.300 acres of finely improved land in Morgan county, on which wen- seven dwellings and all necessary barns, granaries, cribs, etc. Mr. Barnard established the noted Barnard Sani- tarium in Martinsville, where the mineral \va- tos of this locality wore first used for medicinal purposes, attracting patrons from all over the country. During the Civil war. Mr. Barnard, although a Quaker in religious belief, was too loyal a citi/.ni to remain at homo. He entered a company of cavalry and served though the war as its captain. In politics he was identi- fied with the Republican party. Mr. Barnard died June 14. 1901, aged seventy-one year-. ( in March 25, [850, Mr. Barnard was mar- ried to Miss Elizabeth Sims, horn Sept. 11, [831, in Martinsville, on the corner where the Tarlton drug store now stands and where her father kept a general store in the early days, in an old log cabin. Her whole life has been passed in Clay township, and sin- has been a resident of Martinsville for th> thirty-three years. Mrs. Barnard's father, John Sims, died in 1841, aged fifty-eight years, and her mother, Anna (Winters) Sims, died in 1870, aged seventy- four years. She was a daughter of John Winters and wife, the for- mer of whom was a native of Switzerland, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania, but was later a resident of New Jersey. The children born to the late Sylvanus Barnard and wife were: Benjamin, who died at the age of one vear: Miss Xora. who lives with her mother ; Jennie, who married James McCormick of Brownstown, 111., and has chil- dren. Sylvanus, Marietta and Theodore: Henry, who married Bertha Hazelrig, deceased, and is a farmer in Clay township : and Freder- ick, who resides with bis mother and man- ages the farm and the Barnard Sanitarium. The last named had charge of the settlement of his fatheFs large estate, and now capabh looks after all his interests. The famih is 1 very prominent one in Morgan county. DR. JOHN R. MOORE, a highly es- teemed physician and progressive, public- spirited citizen of Lapel, Ind.. was bom \pril 7. |S<>_>. in Hancock county. Ind.. son of ! Lnry- and Eliza Ann 1 liana tt 1 Moore. Dr. Moore received his early education in Greenfield, Ind., and after graduating from the high school entered the dental depart of the Folic-.' of Physicians and Surg Louis, Mo., graduating therefrom in 1SS7. The next year ho graduated from the m department of the same institution, and imme- diately began the practice of his pro Lapel, Ind. Mo soon established a largo and lucrative practice, and here he has com 1 132 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to the present time. The Doctor is a member of the Madison County Medical Society, and the Indiana State Medical Society, lie keeps in touch with all of the latest improvements and discoveries by his subscription to the lead- ing medical journals of the country, is a close student and careful, steady-handed surgeon, and he has won the confidence and trust of the community. In political principle the Doctor is a Democrat. Dr. Moore was married May 10. 1899, at Fishersburg-, to Henrietta Cook, born at that place, daughter of Dr. Daniel and Elizabeth (Walker) Cook", and to this union have been born these children: Rollin O., Frederick and Anna. The Moores are of old New England stock, and were prominent in the early settle- ment of Massachusetts and Vermont in Colon- ial days. Paul Moore, grandfather of Dr. John R., was a physician and surgeon in the War of 1S12, and his father was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Dr. Paul Moore came early to Hancock county. Ind., and set- tling near Sni'ithtield, cleared up a farm from wild land, and there spent the rest of his life, dying about 1845. Me was the father of nine children. Rollin [., Julian, Sydney, Henry, Mrs. Eliza Walker, Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs. Jar* Barrett, Mrs. Christine Cant (of Greenfield), and Mrs. Charlotte King (of Fort Bragg, California). Henry Moore, father of Dr. John R., was born at Minerva. Essex Co., X. Y., in 1825, and with his parents removed to Huron county, Ohio, in 1832. He received a good ■ lion, chiellv under his father, a highly educated man. He came with his parents to Hancock county, Ind., in [836. Here he be- came a prosperous farmer, at the time of his Jan. j. [902, owning 400 acres of land, lie moved to Greenfield in 1869, and engaged in mercantile business, and then in banking.be- coming a director in the Greenfield Banking Company, lie was one of the good eiiixens of unty, and for 'many years a member of [ethodisl Church, being one of the foun- ol Methodism in this section, and for a number of years class leader and also the holder of other offices, lie retired from active business in 1885, and from that time until his death lived a quiet life. On Nov. 14, [847, Mr. Moore married Eliza Ann Barrett, daughter of Joseph Barrett, and to them were 1 'or: 1 these children: Paul, of Shelton, Neb.; ( Hiver 1'.. of Lapel, [nd.; Dr. John R, of La- pel: Mrs. Louise Johns, of Lapel; and Mrs. Lucinda Scott, of Washington. The Barretts were of Scotch-Irish stock, the family originating in Scotland. The foun- ders of the American branch came in Colonial days and settled in Virginia. They early mi- grated westward, and made a home in Han- cock county, Ind. Mrs. Eliza Ann (Barrett) Moore was born in Cabell county, West Vir- ginia, Oct. 27, 1820, daughter of Joseph Bar- rett, and was seven years of age when her parents came to Hancock county, Ind. She was the youngest of a large family of children. Her marriage to Henry Moore took place as above stated in 1847, ami in 1850 she and her husband became members of the Methodist Church, to the doctrines of which they re- mained faithful all the rest of their lives. Mrs. Moore died Nov. 23, 1899, aged sixty-three years, and twenty-seven days. WILLIAM M. CARSON, who is one of the leading merchants and substantial and es- teemed citizens of Greenwood, was born in Johnson county, near this city, March 17, 1844, son of John L. and Elizabeth (Brewer) Carson, the former of whom was a native of Tennessee, and the latter of Kentucky. James E. Carson, the paternal grandfather of William M., was a native of Virginia and reared a large family. In 1830 he removed with bis family to Johnson county, Indiana, taking up Government land, in Pleasant township, and there his life was spent, in clearing his farm and improving it. until his death, at the age of sixty years. The maternal grandfather, Abram V. Brewer, came to In- diana from Kentucky, when in middle life, and settled on the edge of Greenwood, where be passed the balance of bis life, clearing his property and rearing his large family. John L. Carson, the father of William M., came to Indiana, with his parents, when but fifteen years old, assisting his father and also entered Government land in Pleasant town- ship. When he married, he was obliged first to cut out a place in the forest then covering the land, where he could build bis log cabin, and there he reared his two children. Wil- liam M. being the only survivor. Mrs. Carson died in Pleasant township, after a life of in- dustry, March 22. [901, aged seventy-eight years, Mr. (arson's death occurring in 1889. at the age of seventy-four years. They had been pioneers in their youth and witnessed wonderful changes in the many years vouch- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD U33 safed them. Both were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. William M. Carson was reared on the farm and remained there until the death of his father, in 1889, removing then to Green- wood and assuming the care of his mother. S 1 after leaving the farm, he embarked in the furniture business and has successfully followed the same ever since. His education was obtained in the district schools, and through life he has had a good citizen's inter- est in them and has worked for their advance- ment. The furniture business so abl) con- ducted by .Mr. Carson is one of the leading hues of trade in the city, his large stuck in- cluding furniture of all grades, stoves, pic- tures and frames, wall paper, window shades, carpets and undertakers' goods. His long experience has taught him the demand'- of the trade, and he notes among hi- customers, some of the most critical and fastidious buy- ers in the county. Air. Carson still owns his father's old farm of eighty acre,-, and am aining 102 acres, in the same locality. His farming o] ns are carried on by others, as hi- business interest.- in Greenwood require In- attention. He is reckoned one oi the substantial men of the county and served wn treasurer for some years, and also as treasurer for the school hoard. For three years he served on the hoard and was active in the promotion of needed reforms. < >n Sept. 8. 1804, Mr. Carson was married (first) to Miss Harriet il. Wheatcraft, daugh- ter of Malachi and Sophia (Bradford) Wheatcraft. and two children were horn to this union, namely: Minnie t'., who mar- ried Thomas E. Kelly, has one son, William I'"... and lives on the home farm, east of G wood; and Albert I... who is a member 01 the business firm known as the Greenw 1 Lum- ber Companj and 1'laning Mill, and who mar- ried Nora Todd, daughter of Isaac M. and Rachel (Brewer) Todd. Mrs. Harriet (ar- son died April if>. 1881. aged thirty-six years. She was a devoted and active member of the Presbyterian Church. On May _>_». i88_». Mr. married 1 sec ■• tiss Mary E. Peek, daughter of Jackson ami Susanna (Johnson) Peek, and" sistei Grafton Johnson, St., of Johnson county, and dm ha- been born to them. Emerson, who i- en- 1 a- a partner in the store with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Carson are leading memb the Presbyterian Church, in which he elder and for sixteen years was Sunday-si superintendent. In polities Mr. Carson is a Republican. lie is one of the directors and the treasurer of the Gri Building and Loan Asso- ciation. As a business man, Mr. Carson has combined the thrift of his Scotch ancestors with the indu-lry of his Dutch ancestors and has prospered in an honorable and legitimate way, and enjoys universal respect and esteem. MRS. ANN G. WILSON. The vener- able ladj whose name opens this recoi one of the most highly esteemed residents of Indianapolis, occupying a pleasant hot Xo. 526 South Senate avenue. She belongs i" one of the honored old pioneer families of this section, and was horn Feb. 29, 1820, at Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Joseph and Isa- bella t Burti -n 1 ( ireer. Loth parents of Mrs. Wilson were horn in Ireland, the father in County Armagh and the mother in Cownty I [0 eph Greer came, to America in early manhood and landed at Philadelphia. There he married and foil his trade of linen manufacturing, subsequently moving to Lancaster, and from there to Pitts- burg and later to Cincinnati, ( )hio. In 1822 ime to the little one-year old villag Indianapolis, determining to throw in hi with the other pioneers. The trip hithet been one of great difficulty on account of the pour condition of the only available roads and high water in the unbridged streams. 1 te found a lug house hamlet, little more, and al- though the capital had been removed from Corydon to Indianapolis the outlook w. very promising for business, hut he was mistic and determined to have faith in th ure of the town. .At the first sale of lots he it a block of ground on what was then South Mississippi street, hut is now South Senate street, and on this same tract of land his daughter, Mrs. Wilson, resides. I ih ( Ireer next purchased a di mbl house on Washington street, which he 1 to the site he had bought, a great underta as he bad to cut a road through the tin! haul hi- 1' ig hi luse ti * hi- gn lund. 1 I down tree- and 111a.de hoards with which he covered the house, making it presentabli comfortable. At that time Washing now a handsome thoroughfare, wa- littl than a mud hole where traffic was continually ded on account of its condition. J "34 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD l rfi i i paid $1.10 an acre for his laud, and con- sidered that a high price, in his native land he had been thoroughly instructed in the man- ufacture of woolen and linen g Is, and after lie -ettled at Indianapolis he opened a factory and wove woolen, cotton and linen fabrics, and became a successful and substantial citi- zen. In politics he was a Democrat and fra- ternally he was a Mason. For many years he was a consistent member of the Episcopal Church. His death took place in 1831. Joseph Greer married Isabella Burton, daughter of Rev. Burton, who was a man of prominence and wealth in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was a liberal supporter of the Episcopal Church. His large family became scattered, and as the older ones had come to .America, his wife with her twin daughters, Jean and Isabella, came also to this country in the hope of finding them. This hope was not realized, but they never returned to the old homestead, which is still in the possession of the family. The children of Joseph Greer and wife were three in number, John, James and Ann ( 1. John became an active business man, en- gaging in contracting ami building, and hav- ing hio home to make preparations for the removal. Before he could start for his new home, he died, leaving a widow and family. She carried out his plans, brought her family to Indiana in 1824, improved her land, bought a mill site and erected a grist mill, having good water power. This mill was a great convenience to the settlers for miles around, and the Smith family became widely known. This very capable business woman and estimable mother died in 1863. In Ohio her husband had been prominent in public life, and was treasurer of Muskingum county, a leading business man and a very influential member of the Whig party. The children of Samuel Smith and wife were: John, who died in this county; Lydia, who married Rev. J. Brown, a minister of the Christian Church ; Samuel and Ira, who both died in Morgan county: Marcus, father of Bart; and James, who dud in this county. Marcus Smith was nine years old when his widowed mother moved to Owen county, and his youth and young manhood were spent in assisting her in managing and improving the homestead. He also worked about the mill, and remained at home until his marriage. He then settled on a place of his own. This was a heavily timbered tract and required hard work and much perseverance to place under cultivation. During his younger years he was prominent in all the events of his neighborhood, and as he was of strong frame and robust constitution, he was always a wel- comed helper at the log rollings and cabin buildings which served to supply interest in the lonely localities. He made many trips to New < irleans on flat boat-, marketing the countr) produce. When he married he built a log cabin on his land, but could nol obtain any lumber for a floor, and he and his bride began house- keeping with an earthen floor and a blanket hung over the door opening, lie later hewed out puncheons for a floor and shaved log I a door and thus made the little home snu comfortable. Although game was plentiful, Mr. Smith considered his time better em- ployed in cultivating his land than in hunting, but his brother John was a great sportsman, and he kept the family larder filled with bear and venison. Mr. Smith was a man of so- cial instincts and kind manner, and for a num- ber of years was a valued local preacher in the Christian Church. He was careful and hon- orable in all business transactions, and at the time of his death owed but fifty cents. His heirs assembled and settled up his estate with- out the assistance of any legal advice. Mrs. Malinda ( Pearson 1 Smith died in 1896. She was a daughter of Bartholomew Pearson, of Kentucky, who was a pioneer in Indiana. He served with General Harri- son at the battle of Tippecanoe, and later settled near Gosport. Ind., where he spent his declining years. He died at Paragon. His father, Shadrach Pearson, was of English extraction and served seven years in the Revolutionary war. At its close he settled in Virginia, was a frontiersman in Kentucky and became a man of affairs and wealth in his State. He was one of three sons born at one birth, all of whom grew into useful man- hood. Their father gave them the Biblical names of Shadrach. Mescheh and Abednego. The children of Bartholomew Pearson were: Malinda. mother of our subject; Milton, who died in Illinois; George, who died in Morgan county; Jane, Mrs. Peter Johnson; Mrs. Nancy Murphy; John, who died in Paragon; Sarah, Mrs. John Welch; and Albert, who died in the Cherokee Nation. All were mem- bers of the Christian Church. The children born to Marcus Smith and wife were: Bart; Samuel, a retired farmer at Spencer; Janet. Mrs. R. Pearcy; Presly, a prominent educa- tor, a broad-minded citizen, and nominated by the Republican party for Joint Representative of Marion and Morgan counties; and Jesse, a teacher and farmer. Bart Smith was born and reared in Owen county, and he remained at home, attending 1136 ('OMMkMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the local schools until the age of eighteen, when he went to Decatur, 111., and for a time conducted a store and butcher shop. Later gaged by the month in breaking prairie land, and remained there three Mar-, going then in Lafayette, Ind., where he enlisted for service in the Civil war. With Capt. Cox, of Lafayette, he enlisted in the 10th Indiana Battery for three years and was consigned to the command of Genera! Thomas. Mr. Smith served four years, re-enlisting at the close of his first term, at Chattanooga, Term., in the same battery, with which he continued until the close of the war. He participated in many of the most serious battles of the /at . the first one being Shiloh ; then Stone River; three days at Chickamauga ; Lockout Moun- tain; Missionary Ridge; Resaca; Buzzard's Roost; Burnt Hickory; Big Shanty; .Mari- etta; Peach Tne (reek and Atlanta. From there < ieneral Thomas took his troops to Franklin, Ky., and then to Nashville, where our subject was, at the time of Lee's surren- der, suffering in a hospital with a cannon wound in the hip. lie was detained in the hospital two months. At Chattanooga forty- two of his regiment were detailed to the 5th Indiana Battery, to go through the Georgia campaign; the remainder of the 10th Battery was put on a boat to patrol the Tenn River, lie remained there until he was mus- tered out, when he returned to Indianapolis and received his honorable discharge, in April, tS*>5. For several years after his return home he did little except trying to regain his health, hut this he has never fully recovered. He was a true and loyal soldier, one who was always at his post, and he not only richly de- serves the small pension his < iovernment al- lows him, hut the veneration and esteem of his felli iw-citizens. Before he enlisted, in 1861, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Han- cock, born in 1 84 t , in Kentucky, daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Gilpin) Hancock, natives of Kentucky, who came to Indiana in 1846. Mr. Hancock is one < if the much esteemed res idem-- of Spencer, hut his wife died in [894. He is a Methodist. The children of Mr. Han- cock were: Charles, a farmer; Mary J.: Mas- 1 farmer; Zachariah, a soldier, who re- ceived a head wound at Gettysburg, and mi re- ing, re-enlisted and lost his young life at Antietam ; and Lewis and William, farm. 1 , The children horn to Mr. and M rs. Barl Smith were: Odin, clerk of the Circuit Court of Morgan county, Iml.; Beatrice, Mrs. L. Mc- XeiY: Mi-- Bertha, who is deputy clerk of Morgan county; Rosa, who died aged eigh- teen years; and Lora H, managing the old homestead farm. Mrs. Smith is a consistent member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Smith's first employment after reco\ ering from the hardships of his arm} life, was a short season on the railroad. Then he set- tled to farming near Paragon, remaining there eight years, and at the end of that time sold to advantage and purchased another farm near Mall, and on this farm he continued for thir- teen years, improving and putting it into first- class shape. He was then elected sheriff, and removing to Martinsville served two terms in the office. During this time he -old the farm, lint at the expiration of his official life, bought the one he now occupies, located two miles south of Brooklyn in the Whitelick Val- ley. It is a very desirable farm, well improved and productive. Mr. Smith carries on gen- eral farming and some stockraising, living an active and useful life, universally respected. In politics he is an earnest Republican and very influential in his party. Fraternally he In lone- to the Masonic bodies, and to Emi- nence Post, Grand Army of the Republic. HARVEY A. KIRK. One of the thrifty and representative farmers ami successful stockraisers of Clay township, Morgan county, whose fine farm is located in Section 13, is 1 larvcv A. Kirk, who was born Sept. 27. 18^7', in Jefferson township, Morgan county, lu diana. William Kirk, grandfather of Harvey A., came from Shelby to Morgan county, when a boy. There he was a farmer in Gregg town- ship. Twice married, he reared a large fam- ily, and he died on his farm near Hall, Mor- gan county. Daniel and Martha Ellen (Dow) Kirk, parents of Harvey A., were both natives of Indiana, the father of Shelby county and the 1 her of Morgan county. A family of thir- teen children was horn to them, the eight sur- - ivors being: Ella Mary, the wife of L. M. Ilinson, of Jefferson township: Charles II . of Warren county, Iowa; Harvey A.: Man, I'.. wife of John Daily, of Monroe townshin; lame- E., of Jefferson township: Daniel IV. of Washington township: Nathan F., of |M ferson township; and Benjamin A., of Mon- roe township. The father of this family his life in Morgan countv. where he became COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RJ 1 1 37 fanner and la , p> issess- ■ i land in Jefferson town- ship. His death occurred there in 1901, when aged seventy-three wars, and his wife p; away in [891. Both parents were members of the Christian Church, in which the father was an elder. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Kirk, Nathan Dow, was a pioneer in Mor- gan county, owned land in Jefferson township, and there in middle life. Harvey \. Kirk is a well known cil of Morgan county, where he has spent his life. ] [e was reari d on the farm in Ji town- ship, and was educated in the distri His interests have always been centered in agriculture, and he lias been very successful in all its branches. Married at the a< twenl ir the succeeding ten years he tted rented land, and then purchased the 230 acres which constitute his present valu- able and attractive home. Here Mr. Kirk has a handsome, commodious residence and buildings necessary for the conducting of large operations, his improvements equalling any in the locality. On April iS, 1878, Mr. Kirk married Miss Maggie Johnston, daughter of William and abeth (White) Johnston, and twelve chil- dren were born to this union, namely: Charles. M attic and llattie (twins). Harry, James, Myrtle, Ida. Mice. Clarence, Clara, and two who died in infancy. In politics Mr. Kirk is a Republican. Both he and his wife belong to the Christian Church, in which he is a dea- con, at Martinsville. Mrs. Kirk's parents came from South Car- olina to Indiana about 1840, and settled in Monroe county, where the father died aged about sixty-five years. The mother resided at Bloomington until her death, Sept. ,}. [903, at the age of eighty years. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston had four children : Mrs. Kirk: 1 sie, wife of C. V Junkirr, of Monroe county; Alice, widow of Frank Marlin, of Blooming- ton; and Ida. wdio married Charles Brown, unty, and died April 5. 1904. REV. EDWARD P. JEWETT, pastor of the I I Episcopal Church at Moon ville, Ind., and a minister widely known for 1 ffective I n] and immorality, was born at Hagerstown, Wayne county, Ind., July 18. 1857, son of Parker and Jane cni Jewett, the former of whom was a native of Milford, N. II., and the latter of Lebanon, ( ihio. The paternal ither of Rev. Mr. Jew- ett was born in New Hampshire, and di his native State. His ti .1 nail maker, which he followed to old age. His three sons were Joshua, Xathan and Parker, the first named of whom, died in .Massachu- setts when six. e; Xathan died in Xew Hampshire, at the age of eight} , and I 'arker cam< t, in pio- pirit, stopping first in ( incinn and (hen proceeding into Indiana and entering Government laud in Randolph county, seph Bowen, the maternal grandfather, a native of Delaware, and came to Indiana, in [822, entering land in Wayne county, but later moved to Lebanon, Ohio. Mr. Bowen pioneer Methodist preacher, one who blazed the path for others to follow. For many years he followed the self-denying life of an itinerant preacher, traveling all over the settled portions of Indiana. His worthy ex- ample was followed by his three sons, two be- coming itinerants, like him, and the other a local preacher. Grandfather Bowen died at the age of eighty-four years, leaving children. His ancestry was Scotch, and he possessed all of the admirable traits of his nati* in. It was about [835 that Parker Jewett tied at Hagerstown, Ind., opening up a black- smith shop. His trade was learned in New York City, and he had followed it in Cincin- nati, and he continued to work at it until within five years of his death, which occurred .April 12. 1873, when he was aged sixty-four years. The mother was born in 1820. and died Feb. 10, 1907, at the age .if eight) - In girlhood she united with the Metfo Church, but after marriage, with her husband. adopted the tenets of die Presbyterian Church, believing that it were better to have the fam- ily undivided. After his decease she returned t" the religious faith of her youth, and. with her children, enjoys and supports the church of her choice. Mr. Jewett was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, a man of recti- tudi and high moral character. The children ti 1 them consisted of n\ 1 • si ins an. daughter, two of this family now living. namely: Rev. Edward P.: and Mice. who married Lorenzo D. Farlow. and re- sides five miles north of H; ,vn. in \\ ayne can:: The Rev. Mr. Jewett. unl teen lived in Wayne county whei ended the common - nd grade n 3 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD high school. In order to learn the trade of marble cutter, he went to Connersville, but returned to Hagerstown to pursue a higher of study for a time. The young mar- itter then' went to Shelbyville and fol lowed his trade, attaining great proficiency, and entering into partnership with J. H. Enos continued until [88r, when his partner dropped out and he operated the shop alone, having the largest establishment in his line in Shelbyville. His skill became great and he enjoved much more than a local reputation. All this time, however, from the age of eleven war-, when he united with the church, through school and business success, the Rev. Mr. lewett was conscious of a conviction which urged him to give up everything and enter the ministry. At length, in 1891, in Shelbvville, this voice could no longer be stilled', and in obedience, he sold his business sacrifice, put aside his promising worldly , and in the fall of that year, joined the conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, although he had been given a preach- er's license three years prior to this, having been class leader in the Shelbyville church for a long time. The license had been given him unexpectedly, as an exhorter, later as preacher, and thus, in a way, he was prepared for a wider experience in the conference. I [is first charge was at Paris, Ind., where he re- mained for two years, this pastorate being followed by two years at Kent, three years at ristown, three years at Milroy, and in the [901 he was appointed to the church at ( ireenwood. In 1903 he went to In apolis, ami in 1905 came to Mooresville. Hi, labors have met with remarkable success; during his first winter, he was grati- fied to have thirty-four converts under his preaching. ( )n < let. iS. iSSj, Rev. Mr. Jewett was united in marriage with Miss Alma Aten, horn in (859, daughter of Abramand Eliza 1 Thomp- son) \l'--n, of Johnson count) . where the;, si ill reside. Four children have been born to this union, namely: Charles \\\. Chester A.. Mary A. and Russell 1'. In fraternal association, ,,ur subjei t is .-i Master Mason, and a member of Grei tiwoi .1 I odge of < idd fellows. In pol- itics he 1 - taken an intelligent part and cast his first Presidential vote for Gar- field, supporting the Republican candidates ever since. The Rev. Mr. Jewett is a close- student, a tireless worker, a promoter and en- courager of all worthy enterprises, and a pow- erful presenter of the truths oi Christianity. AAR( )\ Rl ISE, one of the well known and universally esteemed citizens of Washing- ton township, Morgan county, who for many years was identified with the business and agricultural interests of this locality, was born May 29, 1 S_>< >. in Sussex count)-. X. ).. son of Andrew Dunham and Susan (Dickerson) Rose, both natives of New Jersey. Andrew Dunham Rose, the father, was a son of Andrew Rose, who lived and died in Xew Jersey. He came West in [838, and set- tled for a time in Blountsville, Henry county, Ind.. hut came to Martinsville in 1839. He bought land one mile north of the city, and continued to reside in Washington township the remainder of his life, occupying several different farms. Mr. Rose held the office of county commissioner at one time, and was for a long period a justice of the peace. His '.uli occurred in 1880, when he was aged seventy-six years. His first wife Susan (Dick- erson) Rose, died in [856, from the effects of a runaway accident. Both parents were mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of the three children born to this marriage hut one survives. Anson Hastings, of Minneap- olis. Minn. "fhe second marriage of An- drew D. Rose was to Mrs. Hannah (Hart) Coleman, a native of Sussex county, X. J., who survived until 18114. Aaron Rose was nine years old when he accompanied his parents to Indiana. His ed- n was commenced in the schools of Morgan county, and completed at Ashury, now De Pamv University. Mr. Rose then en- gaged as a salesman with the firm of Frink X Alsip, in Martinsville, with whom he con- tinued for two years. In 1850 he made a trip to California, and during his three years resi- dence there engaged in mining and dairying. In 1853 he returned to Martinsville, where he embarked in a general mercantile business, hut suffered a fire loss which, on account of hav- ing had no insurance, rendered him almost penniless, yir. Rose then turned his attention to farming, leasing his father's home farm north of the city, and this continued to he his home until April. 1904, when the death of his and foster daughter caused him to go to the home of his daughter to live. Mr. Rose's estate now owns this fine property, consisting of 219 acres. The improvements are valuable, and this is one of the finest farms in the vi- cinity of Martinsville. i i iMMEMORATR E BI< 'GRAPHICAL RECORD i 1 n April 3, [853, Mr. Rose married Mrs. Elvira Sophia Johnson, daughter of Jacob and Si iphia ( W alters 1 \\ elt) . and b > them were born nini id three daughters, the seven ',..i-s being: Covo Wharton, vvb 1 is engaged in a grocery business at Martinsville, married Belle Fancher, and has one child, Francis Farragut; Charles Dunham, who is prof mathematics in Wesleyan Uni- versity, University -Place, near Lincoln, Neb., married Cora Butler, and lias children, Eliza- beth, Walter Butler and Julia; Wilbur Eras- tus, a member of the dry g Is firm of ich & Rose, Muncie, End., and property owner in Martinsville, married Louise Taylor; Hannah Sophia, married F. T. Singleton, pub- lisher of the Martinsville Republican and Daily f a family of thirteen children. Her death took place Aug. 3, 1902, at the age of seventy-four years. She was a devout Chris- tian, an active member of the Methodisl Epis- copal Church, a zealous worker in the mi ary societies and an earnest promoter of the principles of the W . C. T. U. \fter the death of Mrs. Rose, Mr. Ruse had tin.' devoted ser- of Miss Mary Ann Smith, as housekeeper. She was reared "by Mr. and Mrs. Rose from childhood, and in his advanced years was able, r tender care, to return his former kind- ness, and she was much appreciated by him and his children, who all have homes of their own. Miss Smith died April [6, [904. Mr. as a consistent member of the M. E. Church, and served as trustee, class leader, steward and Sunday-school superintendent. ixty-eight years he was an honored dent 'u' Washington township, and he ! JAMES W. M \RTI.\. who d It it resident pioneer in Mor- gan count) who was a native of Indiana. II,- was born Jan. 1. 1N1 1. in Harrison county, and was reared among pioneer surroundings. John Martin, father of James \\ .. was born in Virginia of Welsh descent, and the mother, Mary | \\ right 1 was a native of Ken- tucky, where they were married. She was a daughter of Thomas Wright, who was of Ir- ish descent, and a large planter and slave owner in Kentucky where Ins life was spent. ■ children were: William, Anna. Andrew-. Elizabeth and Mary. John Martin removed 10111 Virginia to Kentucky at an early day. In [809, after his marriage, he came to Indi- ana, then a Territory, and located on hty-acre tract of land which he entered as 1 11 as it was put upon the market. At this time all this fertile, arable land was a wilder- -, the woods tilled with wild animals and Indians, with no communication with the out- side world except by horseback along bla: trails. Like many another pioneer of those days. Ik- became inured to hardship. He sold this tract after improving it, and about 1820 penetrated farther into the wilderness, enter- ing a tract of eighty acres in Brown township, Morgan county. Here he built a log cabin, settled his family, and began and continued the improvement of his land until it became a line, productive farm. lie engaged later in stockraising, and grew into one of the solid, substantial men of his locality. He died in this home at a g 1 old age. respected by all who knew him. Originally a Whig, in 1856 he went with the Democratic party, but never as- pired to office, desiring only to be known for what he was, a plain, honest farmer who val- ued In, n,,r and integrity beyond the emolu- ments ,,f political place, lie served his coun- try in the war of [812. For many years he was a leading member of the M. E. Church, a class leader and a liberal contributor to its support. With his estimable wife, he was one of the first promoters of Methodism in the neighborhood, and his home was long the ha- ven of 1I1,. pioneer preacher, and many early meetings for prayer and praise were held in his cabin. Mrs. Mary (Wright) Martin was thrice married. By her first husband, who name was McNeff, she had three children, Nancy, Thomas and William. Her second marriage was to a man named Evans and two children were born to this union, Samuel and David. To her marriage with Mr. Martin born four children, viz. : James W. ; Wil- li-, born March 21. [812, a farmer in Iowa: ) . of Iowa, now deceased ; and lane, Mrs. \V. Swearingen, also now deceased. The mother died Aug. 3. [842, and Mr. Martin 1 140 COMMEMORATIVE BI< (GRAPHICAL RECORD married (second) Widow [sabel Glascock, a sister of William Parks, and a membei prominent county family. < ine child was born to this marriage, Alary, Mrs. McNeff, who resides in Clay township, Morgan county. James W. Martin was nine years old when his father moved to Morgan enmity and he spent his life within its borders, becoming identified with its growth and wonderful de- velopment along agricultural and moral lines. His education was obtained in the primitive log school house of pioneer days, when greased paper took the place of glass in the windows, puncheons with pegs in served for seats and a very few books were made to serve For a large number of children. Mr. .Martin recalled very clearly the days when it was no unusual event to secure a fawn on his pres- ent finely developed farm, game of all kinds being plentiful. Mr. Martin gained almost as much fame as 1 >avy Crockett in his neigh- borhood, as a successful "coon" hunter, and he remembered the enthusiasm with which he and his associates hunted these sly animals. He assisted his father in the clearing and cul- tivation of the land and made himself very useful to other settlers in helping to build cab- ins and roll logs. In these days the young people of the land might not lie satisfied with the sports which were enjoyed by the youths of Mr. Martin's early life, but they generally were of an innocent kind, and brought health and high spirits along with relaxation. After his marriage at the age of twenty- two, he settled on land his father had entered in his name, and began domestic life in the \ Is. He soon managed to get his land opened to cultivation and his farm has ever since been self-sustaining. When he began to have a surplus, he hauled his wheat to Madi- son where he was paid fifty cents a bushel for it. Here he secured his supplies, one large item being salt, for which he was charm,] $8 a barrel. The trip consumi d > ighl days, but it was regarded as satisfactory as it did not require as long a time as it did for those farther from market. At that time the beautiful city of Indianapolis was but a village, and no trad- of any account could be done there. Its houses were built of buck and many of thesi 1 ne en ted a strange appearance, with sprouts growing from the sides of the cabins. The first newspaper published in that city fell VI r. Martin's hands, a small sheet which. however, showed enterprise and progressive- ness. M r. Martin was si im< a pi 'lie a great many years, and he cast his firsl F01 \miieu Jackson, some time before he attained his majority. In [832 he had thi satisfaction of repeating it. the ballot box in ( 'lav township being a man's hat, which easily held all the votes cast, lie was identified with the Democratic party ever after, taking an interest in public affairs but never wishing to hold office. Mr. Martin was a very suc- sful farmer and stockraiser, and after the Rebellion he gave seine attention to the hand- ling of poultry. In securing plenty for ship- ment he made a trip to Iowa and spent about six months buying. 1 te operated very suc- cessfully, and sold turkeys in New Orleans as high as $48 a dozen. ( >n Jan. 8. [833, Mr. Martin married Miss Mary A. Harper, born in 1812, in Kentucky, whose family came to Hendricks county. Inch. at a very early day, later removing to Mis- souri, where the father died. His three chil- dren were: Eucinda, Jemima and Mary A. The latter was a faithful and loving compan- ion for her husband for sixt) five years. She passed away March 22, 1898, aged eighty- seven years. With her husband she wor- shipped for many- years in the Methodist Church. The children of Mi', and Mrs. Mar- tin were: John W.. who resides on the old homestead, and who cared fur his aged father as long as the latter lived, who has never mar- ried : Mrs. Sarelda Griggs, who died in 1857: Jane, Mrs. C. F. Rooker, deceased; William, a prominent farmer in this township; George, who died in 1857; Mary, who married Jesse Rozier, who served in the Civil war. and after his death married John Burge, of Madison township; Lambertine, of Hendricks county: and Sarah, who died single. Although Mr. Martin reached the age of ninety-one years and three months his mind was as clear as in youth and his many vivid recollections of early days would make a very interesting history. He was most highly es- teemed in his locality and was affectionately known as "Uncle Jimmy" far and near. In every sense his life had been a success and his old age was cheered by the affection of dutiful children. His son. John W. Martin, inherited the old homestead, where he and his father had lived so long. He has thirty acres of the old farm. A nephew, Alonzo Rooker, and wife keep house for him. Alonzo Rooker was born in Madison township, son ol Fletcher Rooker and lane Martin. 1 hi julv COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REi »RD 1141 3, [900, he was married to a daughter of Wil- liam and Emma (Wright) Martin. .Mrs. ber of the Methodisl ( ihurch. Mr. and .Mrs. Rooker have five children, John .Millard. Agnes Irene, Gladys 1... Emma Ma- rt i am Fletcher. REUBEN S. ALDRICH, deceased, a prominent citizen of Waverly, Ind., and a worthy descendant of a well 1 eer family of the State, was born Oct. 9, 1824, in Decatur count}. Ind. lie was d among the pioneers and assisted in the clearing of the .land, and was educated in such schools as the locality then afforded. His its were Barlow, Jr., and Pheba (Smith) Aldrich, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Adams county, 1 >hio. The family is of English ancestry. Barlow Aldrich, Sr., grandfather of Reu- ben S., was a native of New York, a farmer ccupation. About 18 14 he moved to the Territory of Indiana and settled in Decatur county, wdiere he entered land and improved a tine farm from the wilderness. He remained there until 1833, and then removed to Morgan county and entered some valley land along the rich bottoms of the White River. Six - later he died at this home, leaving a large estate and a family of children. He was a \\ hig in his political faith, but was noted for his tolerance of the opinions of others, bis kind neighborliness and his public spirit. His agricultural life was a success as be was a man of practical method, and be was well and widely known in his locality. I lis death in 1839, removed one of the pillars of Method- ism. His children were: .Mark. Luke and Esbin, who all three died in Posey county, Ind.; Paris, who died in Decatur county; Bar- low, Jr., father of our subject: Hannah. Mrs. D. Ross; Uzada, who married Hiram Whet- zel, and both died in Iowa; Doratha, wife of Benjamin Mills. Almost all of the famil d the Methodist religion, irlow Aldrich. Jr.. sun of Harlow, was 1" rn in 1700. and came with his parents when they settled in Decatur county. He assisted in improving the homestead farm and grew to vigorous manhood, hardened by the depriva- tions and hardships of pioneer life. He wenl to l ihio to secure a bride, and then came bark to Decatur county, and settled on his father's farm where lie remained until 1833. He then preci derl his father to the White River Valley, and bought from a squatter a small tract of land with a cabin and ten acres poorh cl< for cultivation. Six months later, his father 1 he famil} and made a permanent settlement here. After the death of his father ntimied in improvement and cultivation, and although he suffered many ino iences, he became a man of ample means and of much repute in his locality. Produce was marketed at Lawrenceburg, Ind.. when and other necessities could be obtained, but until the town of Waverly was platted, in '1840, going to mill was a long journey. The building of the State canal gave a fine water power to Waverly, and one of the most val- uable improvements was the building here of a grist mill, and soon a very satisfactory mill- ing and trailing place was found here near home. At this time it looked as if Waverly would outstrip Indianapolis, as the latter was making but slow growth, had no railroads and was a poor market for many years. Mr. Aldrich lived to see the wonderful develop- ment which later took place, both in the city and country, and his efforts were always on the side of progress. He became a prominent man, a substantial farmer and stockraiser and one of the most valued citizens of the county. In the Methodist Church he was very prom- inent and beside liberally contributing to its work efficiently filled many official positions. He was a prime mover in the building of the first church here and hauled the logs with his own ox-team. He started the first .Methodist society which soon bore fruit in a higher moral tone permeating the neighborhood and a greater regard for the rights of others. In politics he was a Whig. Trior to the time of county commissioners, he was one of the three township trustees to whom all business was referred. His death took place in February, 1872, his seventy-three years of life having been filled with good deeds and kind acts to his fellow men. His most estimable widow, Pheba ( Smith 1 Vldrich, survived until she thi of ninety-one years. She was a daughter of Joel Smith, a native of England, who settled in < )hio and followed milling and farming. He was prominent in the Methodist Church. His children were: Jane; John: Clarinda ; Elizabeth, Mrs. J. Mc- Coy; Mrs. Sarah Thurston; Mrs. Siism Zur- iolt; Pheba; and Mary, Mrs. Isaac McCoy. The children b< Barlow and Pheba (Smith) Aldrich were: Reuben S. : Mary A.. Mrs. L. Holsapple; Luke, who died in Illi- nois; Sarah, who married George Holsapple, 1 1 4 J COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and died in Illinois; Mrs. Elizabeth Dressier; and Barlow, of this locality. Reuben S. Aldrich came to Mi county at the age of eleven years and remained at home until maturity. He then bought a small tract of land, farming for himself until the age of thirty-two years when he married and settled "n his farm. Later he removed to the homestead of his father-in-law to take charge of the farming there. Some time ward lie bought an interest in this property, and continued to occupy it until his death, hav- ing remodeled and improved all the buildings. in [869 he erected a must comfortable and attractive two-story brick residence, which is cue of the very pleasant country home- of Morgan county. In politics Mr. Aldrich was a stanch Re- publican, and was to be found among the party advisers. He most acceptably served as county commissioner and for half a century as justice of the peace, an office he rilled with rare good judgment. He was one of the re- sponsible, representative men of his section, esteemed and respected by all. In his vouth he identified himself with the Methodist Church, and always held to its teachings. In fraternal life he was a Mason of high degree. Mr. Aldrich was twice married. In 1X511 he wedded Susan 'Wharton, daughter of I seph Wharton, a native of Kentucky who was an early pioneer in Morgan county. He bought /the farm on which Mr. Aldrich re- sided, of a squatter, hut later he obtained a Government title. By trade he was a cabinet- maker, and was frequently of much service to his neighbors in constructing the coffins in which to bury their dead. His children were: John, Polly, Jesse, Eliza, Sarah, Susan and George. Airs. Aldrich died without leaving issue. In [873 Air. Aldrich married (second) Miss Mar} E. Province, horn May 1. iS_|o, in Kentucky, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Province, the former of whom was born in Ireland hut lived practically his whole life in Kentucky. After his death his widow left her native Slate, and went to Indiana and spent her last days with her daughter, Mrs. Aldrich. Both she and husband were mem- bers 'if the Methodist Church. Their children were: Dr. William, for many years a prom- inent citizen at Providence; Jane, who mar- ried Dr. Lindley, a prominent physician of Brooklyn; Rebecca, Airs. 1',. < i. Shufflebarger ; Mary E., Airs. Aldrich; and Daniel, .if .Mis- souri. Four children were horn to Air. and Airs. Aldrich. namely: Minnie S., Mrs. E. Morgan; (.race S., Airs. E. F. Harvey; Mary I'., Airs. C. I'.. Comer; and Reuben ( >.. at Indiana University. All are members of the Methodist Church. ( in Jan. 30, 1900. this family was called upon to mourn the loss of the beloved mother, and on Dec. 9, 11)07, ;it the home farm, Reuben S. Aldrich, the father, also entered into rest. WILLIAM II. MURPHY, M. D., one of the leading physicians of Morgan county, [nd., as well as one of the substantial and public- spirited citizens of Morgantown, and senior member of the medical firm of Murphy, Deer & Murphy, is a native of Indiana, horn in Brown county, near Bean Blossom Postoffice, Feb. 26, [859. His parents were William and Mary Elizabeth (Gray) Murphy, who were the parents of seven children, six of whom are still living, namely: Sarah E., wife of George 11. Cramer, of Martinsville. [nd. ; David L., of Wellington, Kans. ; Dr. William 11.: Andrew B.. near La ( xosse, Rush county. Kans. : Edward C, of Guthrie, 1 )kla. ; and Archibald S., of Tonopah, Nevada. The ancestry of Dr. Murphy may be traced to North Carolina on one side, and to Kentucky on the other. William Murphy, his paternal grandfather, was horn in North Carolina, of Irish parentage, and became a pioneer settler in Brown county. Intl., where he entered land from the Government, became a farmer, and died there aged sixty-six years. \\ ith his wife Alary, he reared six children. Airs. Alary Elizabeth (Gray) Murphy was a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Dray, na- tives of Kentucky. Andrew Gray settled in Monroe county, [nd., in 1820, but a few years later moved to Brown county, and died at the age of eighty-three years, on the farm he then entered. Airs. Murphy was one of a family of twelve children. William Murphy, son of William and father of Dr. Murphy, was a fanner in Indi- ana at the outbreak of the Civil war, and he was .me of those loyal men who left farm and famil) and went to the defense of his country. I mpany D, 82nd [nd. V. 1.. he served for three years, lacking a few days, and partici- pated in such battles as Jonesboro, Kenesaw Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Peach Tree (reek-, Shiloh and the Atlanta Campaign, and took part in all the twenty-, me battles and the many skirmishes which attended that cam- paign and Sherman's march to the sea. .After COMMFAH (RATH F BK >GR \PIIN AF R] Q iRD ' I l.> i lose of the war, Mr. Murphy again en- ed in fanning, in Brown county, and lived there until 1873, when he moved to Martins- ville. In [880 he located in the vicinit} of Harper. Kans., and later wenl to Guthrie, Okla., where he lived from 1898 to [901, re- turning then in Martinsville, but only to die, passing away May 8, 1901, aged seventy- three years. Both of Dr. Murphy's parents were members of the Methodist Church, his father being a steward ami class leader. The mother of the Doctor died in 1870, aged forty- two years. His father married (second) Airs. Catherine Prosser, the one child of this union being David William, who resides at Guthrie, < >kla., while .Mrs. Murphy lives at Trevlac, Brown county. I'ntil the age of fourteen years Dr. Mur- phy lived in Brown county, working on the farm and attending" the district schools. The family resided then for three years in Martins- ville, where the high school afforded the youth tine educational advantages, and he later en- tered the Morgantown high school from which he graduated in [880, still later taking a course in the Normal School at Valparaiso, and then taught school for three terms al Jackson township, living for three years at Nast's Chapel, in the latter township. Since 1882 Dr. Murphy has made his home in Mor- gantown. His medical reading began in [880, under Dr. R. C. Griffitt, and in 1SS5 he grad- uated from the medical department of the University of Louisville, Kv., since which time he has been in active practice in Morgantown, immediately entering into partnership with Dr. Griffitt. < hi Sept. 6, (883, Dr. Murphy was united rriag ith Miss Lucetta E., daughter of Dr. Am. -Id S. Griffitt, of Nashville. Ind., a well-known practitioner, and his wife, Emeline (Anderson) Griffitt. The four children born to this union were three nd one daugh- ter, namely: Maurice ('.., Mary F... Merrill W. and Harry E. Mrs. Murphy died Feb. i-\ [895, aged thirty-one years, in the faith of the Methodist Church. < '11 Sept. 9, [1 o D rph\ married Frances I >. < loleman, daughter of John Paskins, of [ohnson county. Dr. Murphy i in the Methodist Church, being one of the stewards. In politics he is identified with the Republican party. Dr. Murphy is recognized as one of the solid men of this locality, owning a good home in Mor gantown, city property in Martinsville, and is president ol tin '■■ [1 ■ gantown Telepl pany. Dr. Maurk i: < .. M urphv, eldest son of Dr. Murphy, was graduated from the Indiana Medical College in May, [907, and is now as- sociated in practice with his f; lie is quick and sympathetic, is well and is conscientious in his work, and it is safe to pre- dict a great future for him in 1; ing. He married Miss Knna Porter, of Mor- gantown. WINFIELD TAYIJ )R DURBIX, for- mer Governor of the Slate of Indiana, 1 of that good American pioneer stock cially distinguished as lovers of liberty, justice and religious freedom. In even generation, from the earliest of which we have re religious fervor ami high principle have been marked characteristics ^f his ancestors, pa- ternal and maternal, and the present genera- tion has produced more than one notable representative. The Durbins are found among the pioneers of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana, and later in Mther State-: while one branch of the family went from Baltimore to Cambria county, Pa., with the Colony formed and cared for by the Russian prince, "Father" Gallitzen. One Richard Durbin settled near Youngstown, ( Ihio, where his descendants may still be found. There was a Basil Durbin, a soldier of the Mexican war. who took up land and settled in Texas, where he died. Many of the name have adorned the professions, par- ticularly the ministry of the Methodist Church, among whom we ma\ mention Rev. John Price Durbin, PL. I)., the Governor's uncle, wdio was long a prominent divine of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was con- nected with several of the most noted cational institutions of that denomination, be- ing for twelve years president .if Dickinson ('.'liege, was chaplain uf the United Stales Senate, editor for a time of the "Chri \C' cate," and an author of note. He died ill Philadelphia, (1,1. 17. 1876. His son, Alex- ander ( '00k Durbin, ironmaster, hum in Phila- delphia, Aug. X, [832, made the plates foi icsson's first monitor, and he and his empli were therefore ordered exempt from military duty, that nothing might interfere with the work. There are soldiers and statesmen, doctors and lawyers and successful commer- cial men am. m- the Governor's i and collateral relatives, and all are citizen "44 •MMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the ki strength and solidit) to any community. Regarding the origin of the name Dur- bin, there are many theories, some claiming family is Scotch, some that it is Welsh and others that it is Norman l'i It is quite likely that the latter conclusion is correct, that the Durbans, or D'Urbans, came ngland with William the Conqueror, and now that one branch of the Durbins or D'Urbans moved Erom Wales to Scotland, and thence to the North of Ireland, with the Grants, Porters, Wallaces, Hays, Polks, . Camerons, McKinleys and thousands of other Scotch and Norman families wh ise descendants subsequently emigrated to America. They settled in Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, Delaware, the Jerseys, Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Illinois, and they and their descendants have contributed more to the upbuilding of American institu- tions than any other race. We find their names among our pathfinders, the Crocketts, ties, Houstons and Bowies; and among our statesmen and soldiers, Washington, Gen. ge Rogers Clark, Grant. Sherman, Lo- gan, Lee. Scott, Wood, Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, McKinley and Roosevelt. The original spelling of the name, D'Ur- ban, was retained in England to some extent, .1 distinguished representative of this branch was Sir Benjamin D'Urban ( 1777- 1849), long prominent in the British army. win 1 entered the service a;* cornet and 1 - to the rank of lieutenant-general. A some- what lengthy record of his life and achii ve- ments appears in the English Dictionary of Xatii mal Biography. Elisha Durbin, of Kentucky, claimed that amih moved to that Slate from Balti- more. His SMiis. William and John Durbin, were educated for the medical profession in Philadelphia, and became prominent physi- cians. 1 >r. William Durbin owned fisheries on the Chesapeake, and his home "Bl n heim." Daniel Durbin, the first of the Governor's paternal ancestors of whom we have definite information, was born in 1729, and lived i<> the great age of ninety-eight years, dying June 2<). 1827; he 1- buried near Claysville, Harrison county, Ky. His recollection was that the family was of Scotch origin, lie was twice married, and 'had children 1>\ each :. hut all have long since passed away. in 1701 Daniel Durbin married Molly J hns (of the celebrated Johns family of Pennsyl- vania and Maryland), who died \.pril 21, [8lO. She had a nephew, Capt. Nathaniel Chow, a Revolutionary officer, who died at his plantation in Cecil county, Md., in [827, in his sixty-ninth year. Daniel and Molly Durbin had children: (1) Cassandra, born Ma} 14, [766, died Sept. 25, [852. She mar- ried Dr. Richard Sappington, a surgeon in the Revolution, who died in Harrison county in [824. 1 J 1 Polly, born in 1768, man:. Price, and died in 1708. (3) Rebecca was born Aug. it, 1772. (4) John, born in 1 77* ». died in 1S11. (5) Nathaniel Giles Hosier, born in 1778, died in 1812. (6) Nanc\ I born ( let. _'S. 1779, married Zachariah Eastin, Oct. 17. 170S. (7) Sally married Gabriel Phillips in 1703. and died Sept. 10, [852. Nathaniel (dies Hosier Durbin. son of Daniel, and grandfather of the Governor, bore two names which have been prominent in Scottish history — Giles and Hosier, lie was born in 1778. and on Dec. 29, 1798, married Elizabeth Nunn, who was born Oct. 1, 17S1. They had children: John Price, born Oct. i". 1800, who became a distinguished divine, educator and author: Samuel S., born in [803, who died in 1834. in Grant county. Ky., where lie is buried; William S., born Aug. 8, [8 who died in 1889; Edmund N.. born in who died in 1852 ; and Hosier J., burn in [£ 1 -'. who died Aug. 13, 185 1. The last named was a brilliant young clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his death was caused by a falling tree limb, near Greensburg, [nd.; lie is buried in the Madison City Cemetery. Lot No. 18, in Jefferson county, Ind. Old Methodist preachers claimed he was even more eloquent that his brother, John Price Durbin, who attained such distinction. In the minutes of the first Methodist Conference his name was written Hosier Durbin. The father of this family died in 1812 of the cold plague, and for a" time Mrs. Durbin's father. Ilia Nunn, looked after her affairs. ( )n ( >ct. 15. 1817, she married Clement Theo- bold, of Grant county, Ky., whither they re- moved in 1818. By this union there were two children, one son and one daughter. Ilia Nunn, the father of Mrs. Elizabeth Durbin, ami great-grandfather of Governor Durbin, was a member of a celebrated family of Georgia, his native State, and was himself a remarkable man. He was the son of a rich planter, but was disinherited because he mar- COMMIAM IRATIVE BK (GRAPHICAL REC( >RD 1145 ried to please himself. Born < let. 1, [750, he was reared in Georgia, and when a young man enlisted for service in the Revolution, taking part in the battle of King's Mountain. On May 27, 1779. he married Miss Jennie . who was born Nqv. 7, 1757. and .lied 1. 1801. I >n Jan. 3, [805, Mr. Nunn married Airs. Jemima Watson, nee Adair, widow of John \\ . il on, Esq.; she was born Sej t. _•. 17711. For his third wife he married Mrs. McClure, a widow, who was also thrice married. By his second union Mr. Nunn was the father of two sons, namely: Ed- mund, horn Dec. 27, [805; and William, horn Feb. 2, [808, the latter the father of Mrs. (Nunn) Clark, late of Millersburg, Ky. Ilia Nunn died March 2, [838. Rev. A. Howard M. Henderson, of Delhi, Ohio, under dale of March |. [904, writes as follows concerning the Durbins and Nunns : "] know nothing- of the Durbin family beyond Hosea [sic], the grandfather of Gov- ernor Durbin. When a boy I often conversed with 'Uncle Sam,' an old negro who came from Maryland with the Durbin family. All I can recall is that they were well-to-do peo- ple from the Eastern Shore; that the father of Hosea was a Revolutionary soldier of the Maryland line; that they brought considerable substance with them to Kentucky, and a num- ber of slaves. My understanding is that they were of Norman descent, came to England with William the Conqueror, bul had been a long time in this country. Hosea was not thrifty, and went through with several for- tunes. He married the daughter of Ilia Nunn. 1 knew William, John and Hosea Durbin. William was a very hand ome man, had a fresh, florid complexion, was genial and hospitable — the best class-leader 1 ever knew, lie was a gifted man, and had ho en tered a profession would have become dis- tinguished. ( lid Mr. Nunn believed that all boys should learn a trade. William was a tanner, John a cabinetmaker, and I have in m\ possession two pieces of furniture made by him. '\ he} were not pui to trades because of poverty, for Ilia Nunn was among the wealthiesl men in the county. John was ap- prenticed to Kern's in Paris, eight mile's dis- tant. The apprenticed boys came home every Saturday night, their grandfather sending a negro with a horse to bring them. Mr. Nunn built a house for the Durbins in bis yard. Hosea was the crossroads politician of the iborhood, and was Sir Oracle to the swam-; of the countryside. Hosea, Jr., be- came a Methodist preacher in Indiana, and was killed while yet young by lightning, he having taken refuge under a tree from the fury of a storm. He was said to be more eloquent than John. "Ilia Nunn was the son of a rich Georgia planter. Ilia displeased his father by mar- riage and was disinherited. \\ ith a few household .111.I his wife, in a wagon, he went to Kentucky, entered a quartei lion of government land, prospered, until he owned a blue grass farm of 640 acres, worth $75 per acre (i860) and a force of fifty slaves. Ilia fought as a private soldier at King's Mountain. I have killed many a squirrel with the rifle he used. He was a great Methodist, and had a camp-ground (Nunn's) on his farm. The great Cane- ridge revival started there, and was removed a few miles to Cane-ridge meeting house. William Nunn, gr.anduncle of Governor Dur- bin, was my stepfather, and at one time was the richest farmer in Bourbon county, Ky. My mother married him when I was thirteen years of age (1849). He educated me. i. e., furnished the funds. He had one .laughter, who married Charles Clark, yet living at Millersburg, Ky. She is dead. • Ine of her daughters is the wife of Rev. X. Darlington, Covington, Ky., a gifted Methodist preacher of M. E. Church, South. William Nunn died in 1871 at Millersburg, kv„ a village about five miles from the old Nunn (Ilia) farm. He owned 1,000 acres 1S100 per acre) that environed Millersburg like a horse-hoe. He was for many years a magistrate, lie was hospitable and liberal. 11 is splendid home was one fit" the headquarters of the Whig party. Clay was a frequent visitor. The party leaders would as emble at Blue Kick Springs (thirteen miles north), ride in car- riages to Forest Hill and hold their caucuses in the capacious parlors. 40 by 20 feet. The house was a palace, and cost S32.000. "I have heard it said that the Durbins, were of Norman French extraction and thai the name originally was DAubigne. I do not know this. They certainly were a 'first' family in Maryland, if old Sam was to he believed. T knew Governor Durbin's grand- mother. She married a second time, a Mr. Theobald I sic]. I knew her daughter by the second marriage, Mrs. William Savre. also Sanford Theobald, her son, of Grant county, M4" COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Ky. John Durbin Sayre lives here, is a mem- ber of the Hartwell Furniture Company, of Cincinnati, a grand man. son of William and grandson of Clement Theobald. Dr. Roche wrote a life of John 1'. Durbin, published by Methodist Publishing Mouse, N. Y., 1889. It might give you some infor- mation of the Durbin family, genealog) ami correct name. It is Hosea, not Hosier, as you write it. As for the Ohio Durbins I know' nothing further than that a General Durbin \\a-~ very prominent in Ohio politics, hut I think a 1 leim icrat, an orafi ir. "I remember a visit to William Durbin at New Philadelphia, End., when a youth of twenty, and recall Wiulicld, or 'Taylor,' as we called him. He was a handsome littli fi 1- low and sprightly. His mother was a splen- did woman. The Governor came of fine slock. 'Blood will tell.' "This letter will give you all 1 know about the Durbins. Forty-five years ago 1 could have told you much of old Sam's folk-lore and my stepfather's stories of the family, hut memory fails to recall. ( )ld Sam was a great aristocrat — was a Durbin in black. "I send a sketch which will give you some impressions of life at '] ^list Hill,' an old baronial home of the South. Perhaps I should say that the Dur- bins were anti-slavery in sentiment — old Sam a radical. He claimed that his grandfather was a prince in Africa, a reprisal of war." Tn "Methodism in Kentucky" (1868) we find the following concerning Ilia Xunn and his daughter, Elizabeth: "Amongst the laity in our church, the energy and piety of many of the members shone conspicuously, prominent among whom was Ilia Xunn, the father of William Xunn. now residing in Millersburg, Kentucky, and the grandfather of the Rev. John P. Durbin, D. D. Mr. Xunn was among the earliest emigrants to Kentucky, having settled in the district about 1783. 'His first settlement was 011 the hank' of a small creek, known as Clear ('reek, near Lexington. Remaining there for two years he removed; he purchased a tract of land near Millersburg, which he improved, and which was widely known as "Nunn's farm." and on which he established a camp- ground, which is still remembered by all the old citizens of Bourbon county. His house, one of the best in the neighborhood. was the home of Methodist preachers, as well as those of other denominations who chose to call on him — and for many years the only preaching place in the neighborhood. It in the vicinity of his house that the 1 Ridge Meeting was held, in [801, and at h occurred the most remarkable revival meet- ing ever held on this continent. At this meet- ing he was an active lay member.' [Letter from Rev. A. 11. M. Henderson.] He lived many years to bless the church, and th tered upon 'the resl that remaineth to the people of God.' "| Ilia Xunn died March 2. [838, and was buried on the hanks of the Kingston river.] - "The name of Elizabeth Durbin desei a conspicuous place among the re] na- tive women of Methodism in Kentucky. She was not only familiar with the early struggl 5 of the church, but for more than fin years she was identified with its fort She was the daughter -of Ilia Xunn, and was horn in the State of ( ieorgia, Oct. [2, 17X1. In [783 her father emigrated to Kentucky. and settled in Bourbon county. Before be- came to Kentucky Mr. Xunn attached himself to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in his devotion to its welfare and prosperity, displayed a remarkable zeal. Impressing upon the minds of his children the obligations of religion, his daughter, Elizabeth, when only about fifteen years of age. was awakened and converted to God. In her eighteenth year she was married to Mr. Hosier Durbin, who left her at his death, with five children, two of whom became distinguished ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1N17 she was married to Mr. Clement Theobold, and removed to Grant county, Kentucky, where, after a long and useful life, she quietly breathed her last on the 20th of April, [852. "Among the distinguished women of the Methodist Church in Kentucky, no one presented a brighter Christian example than Mrs. Durbin. Devoted to the Church of her choice, as well as to the common cause of Christianity, she contributed the influem a hoi) life and a liberal hand to promote the great ends of religion. Endowed with an intellect of a superior cast, with a heart sanctified by grace, and with an inflexible pur- po 1 to accomplish the highest aims and ends of life — whether by the bedside of affliction, or in her own family circle, or pouring out the devotions of her heart around the altars of the church — she was everywhere an angel of mercy. Through many years her house was consecrated to God, and beneath her hospi- COMMFAK iRATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REG >RD 1 147 table roof the faithful minister of Christ found a welcome and a place of rest. "In a brief biography, written by her pas- tor soon after her death, he says: 'Many there arc who bless God that she ever lived. 1 I place in the church and family circle cannot be easily filled. In her death a pillar ■ firistianity ha- been broken, ami a guiding light extinguished. Her children and society have sustained a loss that time : repair. She in an eminent degree trained up her children in the way they should go, and had the high satisfaction of ig them all soundly converted, and ex- emplary members of the church, while h them became eloquent ministers of the Gospel hrist.' [Nashville christian Advocate, Jul) 15. 1X5-'.] "I. if several years she suffered from se- vere afflictions, yet her last attack, a disease of the throat, was brief. After a few days' illness, calmly and easily, -he passed away. Unable to converse during her ill- ness, her entire life having shed a luster on her profession, her death could not In- oilier- wise than (me 'if victory. She passed away like the sun which sinks behind the western hills, 'giving a sure hope of rising in brighter array." "The following extract from a letter re- ceived from her son, the Rev. John P. Durbin, D. D.. dated March 5, [868, in answer to a letter of inquiry which was sent him. will be read with interest : "'I have nr> family records within my reach, and cannol therefore he precise in re- gard to any point. My mother was the daughter of Ilia Xunn, of Bourbon county, Ky. lie was originally from Georgia ai a ven early day. when tin- Indians were in part- of Kentucky. My mother was born quite a- earl) a- 17X1. perhaps earlier. Her father's house was the church for their neighborhood. My mother early became By her first husband -lie had five sons. of whom I was the eldest. Myself and my brother William (third son) are the only living. Her first husband died about 1814, and two or three years thereafter, she was married to Mr. Theobold, of Grant county, Kentucky. A son and a daughter were the fruit of that marriage. The -on is dead, hut tin- daughter, now Mrs. Sayre, of ('■rant county, is still living, and is the mother of a large family of children. My von brother, Hosier J. Durbin, after whom you inquire, was a traveling preacher at hi- death. which happened more than twenty rea in Indiana, lie was killed in a storm b\ the limb <>f a tree falling upon him a- he rode homeward. lie w a- in the service of the American Bible Society at the time, and was an energetic man, and. I have been t< : ful preacher. 1 lis w icl< i\\ and chi (three girls and two boys) -nil survive. "'1 forgot to say that my mother's house i church, where the minister- pre; and found a home, when passing or resting, during her second marriage. 1 wish \ 1 write more satisfactorily about a mother whom I reverenced and loved so dearly.'" The Xunn family is now almost extii though some of the name are still living at Americus, ( ie< irgia. In "Idie Early Germans of New Jer- y," we find the following in regard to them: "Thomas Xunn died about 1773: will dated ( >ct. 30. 1771. and probated Dec. 2. 1773. He married Elisabeth . Came from Eng- land about [750; owned land at Schoi Mountain, which, at his death, was. by arbi- tration, divided between his two -on-. Thomas and Benjamin. Children (order uncerl Toshua, eldest. Thomas (went to Canada), Benjamin, Bersheba, Ann, Elizabeth, Solo- mon and Ephraim (mentioned in x i' Sept. 3, 17031. Thomas's will men- tioned also a grandchild. Catrin Xunn. "Benjamin Xunn died about 1S17: will probated June 17, 1817. He married Villi Carpenter; children: Elizabeth 1 who mar- ried a Thomas), Bethsheba (who married Jacob Sharp, son of John Peter 1). Ann (who married a Wolf). Sarah (who ma William Met 'ray). Isaac and John." In the official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary ; r, we find the following entry: "Xunn, Th ('apt. Harker's company. Second Sussex." ( oing hack to ancient history we find that Xunna or Xunn (who flourished in 710), King of the South Saxons, joined his kins- man, [ne or Ini. king of the West Saxons, in his victorious war with Gerent, King of British Dyvnaint in 710. lie first appears a- confirming a charter of Nothelm, King of the South Saxons, in 692, where he 1 described as King of Sussex: to the charter the names of Wattus, King. Coenved, King of the West Saxons, and Ine are also ap- pended. He was no doubt an athelin , i [8 i OMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD the house of Ceawlin, and reigned in Sussex, which since the invasion of Caedwalla had been under West Saxon supremacy 689). The three charters of Xnniia given in the monasticon and b) Ivenible, from the register of the dean and chapter of Chiches- ter, are of doubtful authority. In the first, 714, Nunna grants lands to the monks of the Isle of Selsey, where he desires to be buried; the second, ~j^, is a grant to Eadbert, bishop of Selsey, and the third a grant of land at Pipering to a 'servanl of God' Berh- frith, on condition that prayer should l> 1 there continually for the donor. [Eng- lish Historical Society, Y. 93,41,43.] Also Marianne Nunn (1778-1847), hymn writer, daughter of John Nunn, of Colchester, was born 17 May, 1778. She wrote several sa- cred pieces, but is remembered solely b) the hymn, "One there is Above Ml Others, < )li how He loves." This is a version adapted to a h air of Newton's hymn beginning with thi same line, and it has since undergone sev- eral changes at various hands; the original is printed in her brother's (Rev. J. Nunn) Psalms and Hymns, 1817, which contains other pieces of hers. A younger brother, William Nunn, 1786-1840, wrote several hymns, two of which, "O could we touch the Sacred Lyre'' and "The Gospel Comes Or- dained of God," are in occasional use. William S. Durbin, the Governor's father. was horn Aug. 8, 1806, in Kentucky, and on Nov. _>. [828, married Eliza A. Sparks, a native of the same State, horn in April, 1803. The) had a family of eight sons and one daughter, six now surviving, namely: (1) John Weaver, of New Albany; (2) Samuel Weaver, of Chicago; (3) David Sparks, of Michigan City; (4) Hosier Hamlet and (5) Henry Clay, of Anderson; ami (6) Winfield T., whose home is also in Anderson. ( If the deceased, William Nunn, horn March ^2 V 1838, died in 1898. Six of the sons served in the Union army during the war of the Rebellion, viz.: John W. as lieutenant in the 183d 1 )hio Infantry; David S. as lieutenant in the 13th Indiana Infantry; Hosier II. in the 1 8th Indiana Battery; Efenr) Clay in the [6th and [39th Indiana Volunteer Infantry; Win- field T. in the 16th and 139th Indiana Volun- teer Infantry Regiments; and William Nunn in the [39th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The father. William S. Durbin, was a tanner, and learned his trade at Brookville. While still a voung man he had moved into Indiana, as did his brother, Rev. John P. Durbin, who afterward became eminent in his chosen calling. William S. Durbin re- l to Lawrenceburg, Dearborn county, Jnd., after lie had learned his trade, and eil- in business as a tanner. In 1850 he located in Washington county, and he spent his last years in New Albany, where he died at an advanced age in 1893. His wife passed away in [862. Both were .Methodists and they were people of high standing in the community in which their peaceful and useful lives were spent. Mr. Durbin was an intense Union man during the Civil war, and was represented at the front by six of his sons. Judge Elijah Sparks, the Governor's ma- ternal grandfather, was (according to John W. Sparks, a cousin of Winfield T. Durbin) a native of Winchester, Va., horn about 1770. At the age of nineteen he professed religion, and in 1792 he became a traveling preacher. In the autumn of 1799 he left Winchester and located in Bank Lick ( near Fort Thomas). Ky., where he resided until 1805, removing thence to Lawrenceburg, Ind. Capt. John Weaver, his wife's brother (at one time sheriff of Dearborn county), was then a United States officer, with a small command occupying one of the blockhouses in what is now Dearborn county; he had command of blockhouses along the Ohio river. Upon his removal to Kentucky Elijah Sparks had taken up the study of law. and he began the prac- tice of that profession in the fall of 1800, in Campbell county, Ky. He became one of the first territorial judges in Indiana, taking that office Jan. 16, 18(4. and filling it until his death, which occurred in May, 1815, when he was making a journey back to Virginia on horseback. I [e was one of the first Metho- dist ministers in his section of Indiana, and Rev. Allen Wiley alludes to him as "one of the prominent instruments of the practic- ing, spread and symmetry of Methodism in this part of Indiana." Judge Sparks was married in Virginia to Elizabeth Weaver, a native of Pennsylvania, and sister of Capt. John Weaver, and they became the parents of six children: Hamlet, Helen, Xorval, Eliza Ann, Green and America. Eliza Ann Sparks became the wife of William S. Durbin. \oi\al Sparks, the third in the Family, born in [800, married Jane Johnston, of Schenectady, X. Y., wdto died in [855. Their children were: Margaret I., David E., Ann E. and John W., of whom David E., born in 1828, and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RE' ORD 1 1 49 John W., born in 1840, who in the grocery business at Lawrenceburg ; David E. died in 19OJ. During the Civil war John \V. was employed in the quartermaster's deparl under Genera] Carr, in [862. David E. also 1 in the army, lie married Miss Jo e phine Beckel, of Philadelphia, dauglitei 1 i Prof. J. C. Meckel, a music publisher of that city. Governor Durbin was bom .May 4. 1847, in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn county, [nd„ ami reared in Washington county, at New Phila- delphia. In his youth he attended the com- mon schools and worked in his father'- tan- yard. In 1862 he enlisted in the [6th Indi- ana Volunteers, but was nut mustered into the service on account of an accident, though he participated in the first attack on Vicl burg ami in the engagement at Arkansas Post. The following year he became a member oi Company K. [39th Indiana Volunteer Infan- try, and rendered gallant and devoted service tu the Union until the close of the war. lie was a private throughout his term of ser- vice. Returning from the war. Winfield T. Dur- bin resumed work as a tanner, and later taught school four terms. At the end of his labors as a teacher he' came to [ndianapolis, tu connect himself with Murphy, Johnston & Co., wholesale dry goods and notions, and for ten years was in their employ, for eight years having charge of their main office. \ Anderson, Ind., he was engaged in the bank- ing business, being connected with the Citi- zens' Bank of that place, owned by X. C. McCullough & Co. Mr. Durbin in those years was also extensively engaged in manu- facturing at Anderson, Elwood, Chicago, and other places, making not only iron L;>>uds, but paper boxes and paper novelties as well. llis factories fur these goods tire in Chicago and Anderson, lie also \<, K. T., (n hief executive, but upon the while Nation. Ii is incumbent upon every man throughout this coui onb i" hold up > course you have been following, bul t 1 I on thai the matter i 1 iicern to n- all \11 thoughtful men musl face •' alarm over the growth of lynchings in this com culiar hid. oft • I \ mob violence win the victims, on which ■ lay must weigl i the crime, but on the • oi thi criminal. In a certain pot man lyn< Ii lilty of ; ] i ;d COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD beyi md descriptii in ; a crin in ible thai as he himself is concerned he has forfeited the right to any kind of sympathy whatsoever. The feeling of all good citizens that such a hideous crime shall not be hideously punished by mob violence is due, nol in the least to sympathy for the criminal, but to . .cry lively sen c "i the train of dreadful con- ces which follow the 01 urse taken by the mob in exacting inhuman vengeance for an inhuman wrong. In such cases, moreover, il is well to re- er thai the criminal not merely sms against humanity in inexpiable and unpardonable f; but sins particularly against his own race, and does them a wrong far greater than any while man can do them. Therefore, in such cases, the i pie throughout the land, should, in every possible way, show that they more than all others community are horrified at the commi sion of such a crime, and are peculiarly concerned in taking every possible measure to prevent the re- currenci and to bring the criminal to justice. The a vigor cither in denunciation of the crime 01 in bringing the criminal to justice is un- p.ii di mable. Moreover, every effort should he made under the lav. to expedite the proceedings of justice in the case of such an awful crime. But it is not neo ary, in order to accomplish this, to deprive any citizen of those fundamental rights to he beard in his own defense which are so dear to its all, ami which lie at the roots of our liberty. It certainly ought to he possible by the proper administration of the laws to secure swift vengeance upon the crim- inal: and the best and immediate efforts of all leg islators, judges and citizens should he addressed to securing such reforms in our legal procedure as to leave no vestige of excuse for those misguided men who undertake to reap vengeance this. ugh violent methods. Men who have been guilty of ;i crime like rape or murder should In visited with swift and certain punishment, and the just effort made h\ the courts to protect them in their rights should under no circumstano bi perverted into permitting any mere tech;:' i avert 01 di lay thi ii punishment. The substantial i ights of the r to a fair trial must i if course be guaranteed, as you have so justly insisted they should be. But subject to this guarantee, the law must work swiltly and surely, and all the agent-, of the law should il ; . wrong iln \ do when they permit jus- be delayed or thwarted for technical or in ill i , asons We must hi iw that the law is adequate with crime by freeing it from even ves technicality and delay. But the fullest rec- !i of the hoi n ir of the i i ime end the most complete lack of sympathy with the criminal can- not in the least diminish our horroi a1 the way it has become cu ti miary to avenge these crime . and at the consequences that are alreadj proceeding rom. It is, of course, inevitable, that where n taken by a mob it should frequi ntlj light on innocent people; and I he wrong done in ndh idual is one f ir v. hi. h there is no rcmedj But when- the real criminal is : .■ us ii io in. munity it-elf is well nigh as great Especially is this true where the lynching i- accompanied with torture. There are certain hideous sights, which nee -e.ii can never he wholly erased from the mental retina. I he mere fact of having seen them implies degradati itronger, when instead of merely seeing the deed, the man has participated in it. Whoever, in any part of our country, has ever taken part in lawlessly putting to death a criminal by the dreadful torture of lire must forever after have the awful spectacle of his own handiwork seared into his brain and soul, lie can never he the same man. This matter of lynching would be a terrible thing even if it topped with the lynching of men guilty of tl n and hideous crime of rape; hut as a matter of fact, lawlessness of this type never doi and never can stop in such a fashion. Every violent in. hi m the communitj is encouraged by every case of lynching in which the lynchers go unpunished to himself take the law into his own hands when- ever it suits Ins own convenience. In the same way the use of torture by the mob in certain cases is sin. Io spread until it is applied more or less il criminatelj in other causes. In the recent ca e of lynching over three-fourths were m t rape at all, but for murder, attempted murder and even less heinous offences; moreover the history of these recenl -lews the awful fact that when the minds of men are habituated to the use of torture by 1. bodies to avenge crimes of a peculiarly revolting description, other lawless bodies will torture in order to punish crimes of an ordinary type. Surely no patriot can fail io see the fearful brutalization am! debasement which the indulgence of such a spiril and such practices inevitably portend. Surely all public men. all writers for the daily press, all men. all teachers, all who in any way have a right to address the public, should with every energy unite to denounce such crimes and to support those engaged in putting" them down. As a people we claim the right to speak with peculiar emphasis for freedom, for fair treatment of all men without re- gard to difference of race, fortune, creed or color. We forfeit the right so to speak, when we commit or condone such crimes ;,s these of which I speak the Nation, like the individual, cannot commit a crime with impunity. If we ire guilty of lawless- ness and brutal violence, whether our guilt consists in active participation therein, or in mere connivance and encouragement, we shall assuredly suffer later on because of what we have done. The cornerstone of this Republic, as of all free governments, is re- spect for and obedience to the law. Where we per- mit the law to he defiled or evaded, whether by rich man. poor man. black or'white, we are by just so much weakening the bonds of our civilization, and increasing the chances of its overthrow and of the substitution thereof of a system in which there shall he violent alternations of anarchy and tyranny. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt. We also quote a letter from Gen. Lew Wallace, the author : IVi f. naM ille, July 29th, To. ■ 1 .111. ir 1 )urbin. I Kar Sir: I have been threatening foi everal daj I., go up to Indianapolis expresslj io tell you how proud of you we all are. meaning lovei law and order. Your treatment of the Evansville affair was perfect. Whin an official does his duty nobly, I think ever} citizen ought to acknowledge COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i is. i it. Here in this envelope I send you my thanks, oi wars—1 have been writ- I i m a good deal lately— it struck me th it ricans tin;. ' been unmixed evils, example, is a fact well demonsl sidents ai d g .■ i nors from \\ .1 hi been soldi carried theii militarj civic life, distinguishing tin 1 and promptitude of action in enter , i ou are at liberty to make the application. hi well, Governor, I am very truly your l.i w \\ \i LACE. Tlu- following i> from the New York I Jul> 1 1. 1903 : In the turmoil of lawlessness by which the .. north, south, east and west, is torn, Gov- Durbin lowers a moral giant over the weak ed officials who have yielded and truckled mob element. This is a man on whom a : light should he turned from every intel- quarter in the land, that it may be diffused through the darkness that is a shame upon Ameri can civilization. The Governor of Indiana turns out the militia to uphold the majesty of the law. He shoi 1- down lynchers. But he docs more. When it is proposed to make some concessions to the law "railroading" the wounded murderei to the gallows, he rises once more to crush the spiril ol mob rule which would deprive the wretch of his itutional right of a fair trial by "due process of law." There will be no "railroading" any more than lynching in Evansville. "No compromise with spirit" is the resolute -land of Governor Durbin. "The State," he says to the iudge," will be nt of another outbreak to give fur- ther demonstration of its disposition and its ability with the rioters as they deserve." < . Durbin has only fulfilled the obligation he took iath of his office was administered to him. But how many governors, in recent times, when ructure upon which law and order rests was d by the storm of the mob's fury, havi ind ierfi irmance of their plain duty? Durbin of Indiana has done nothing lie has not sworn to do, nothing that he should noi done, yet he has made himself an enduring national reputation in a fortnight, for Durbin, of Indiana, has made a big name for himself. ing tin- Spanish American war Gov. Durbin served as colonel of the [61 1 [ndiana Volunteers, ami was assigned to the Si Army Corps, which saw service in Cuba. fRGE REAGAN, who i s a .le- ant of an obi pioneer family of Marion county, where he is a well-known fa was horn in this county Dec. 4, [845, son of and Mary (Jessup) Reagan. Reason Reagan, grandfather of was a native of Virginia, and was among the early settlers of Marion comity. Ind., where he secured several tract- of govern- lanil. converting them into valuable im- proved farms. In his later years he was engaged for a time as a merchant at Moores- villc. where he died after a long and useful career, lie was a worth)' and respected mem- ber of the Friends' Society. In politics he was a Whig. lie was a plain, honest man. highl) esteemed in his community. His chil- dren were as follows: Noah; Lot, who be- came a physician; Amos, a physician, who is still living at Mooresville; Sarah, the wife of Dr. Mitchell ; and Eliza, who became Airs. Thornburg. Noah Reagan, father of i ieorge, was horn in Virginia, and came to [ndiana with his parents at a very early age. Here he was married to Mary Jessup, who was horn in Indiana, and here he made a home near Bridgeport and spent his entire life, becoming a farmer and stockman. In politics he took a deep interest, being a leading Whig and later a Republican. His integrity and honor were above reproach, and his death, which occurred in January, 1880, was deeply felt. He was above the average man in size, and active and industrious. ( If a social and pleasant disposition. In- enjoyed the friendship of many and was a liberal contributor to the sick and needy. To Noah and Alary (Jessup) Reagan were born these children : W'orth- ington, of New Mexico; Sarah, who became Airs. Gathany, and lived in Nebraska; Rachel, who became Mrs. Wilson; George, mentioned below; Reason, who was killed by the Indi- ans in the West ( unmarried) ; Joseph, wdio lives in Indianapolis; Alary, the wife of A. V. Conoroe, a farmer of Bridgeport; and Noah, a trader and auctioneer of Bridgeport. Bred in the Friends' Society, he never affili- ated with any other communion. Air. Reagan was a charter member of the Bridg porl Lodge of Masons, anil was a popular and esteemed worker in the mystic craft. Mrs. Alary Reagan, who was the mother of all Noah's children, dud in 1 S 5 5 . She was tughter of Joseph Jessup, who was b in North Carolina, and he-came a pionei Indiana, while the State was still young. His occupation was that of farming, and his re- ligious convictions and heredity allied him with the Friends' Society, of which he- was an honored member, 'idle children of J Jessup, were: Jackson I..; Joel; Letha, who became Airs. Poff; Jam-, who married 1. Jes- sup; and Alary, w ried Noah Reagan. After the death of his wife, X'oah Reagan was married a second time, wedding Miss 1 1 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Catherine Patterson, who died without issue. For his third wife he married Mar) Mew- man, who was a widow. By this union there was no issue. George Reagan was born and reared near Bridgeport, where he settled after his mar- and where he still lives. Growing up on iii- father's farm he was thoroughly trained as a farmer and stockman, an int< n I to which his life has been devoted. When he was sevi nte< n years of age he went to the front to fight for the Union, enlisting as a member of Company D, 124th Indiana Vol. Inf.. under command of Col. Burgess. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee under command of Gen. Sherman, and followed his lead through the long and bloody campaigns that broke the power of the Rebellion. Gen. Sherman's army encountered the hardest fighting commanders and soldiers of the South, and through all these exciting scenes passed the young soldier withoul a ■wound, lie was at Roy Court House, North Carolina, at the surrender of Gen. Eee. V ith his regiment he was mustered out at Greens- boro, N. C, and was sent to Indianapolis, where the numbers of the regiment who had survived the perils of the camp ami battle- field were honorably discharged and given their pay. George Reagan returned home and again took up farming. He engaged in stock deal- ing and settled where he still lives. In May, 1868, he married Esther J. Huffman, who was born at Bridgeport, Ind.. Dec. 9, [849, daugh- ter of Peter M. and Emaline (Cravens) Huff- man. Mr. Reagan does not aspire to office, though in a strong Republican community, and only takes a good citizen's interest in po- litical affairs. Though reared a Quaker he became a member of the M. E. Church. In the Masonic and Grand Army circles he is an active worker, and an appreciated and valuable member. Belonging to an old and honored family, the name Reagan needing 110 comments, he is. as are all the various repre- sentatives of the family, well known in .Mi- tral Indiana. Three children have come to George and Esther J. Reagan, as follows: (1) William, who was born Aug. 10. [869, is now a law- yer in Marion county, and is prominently identified with Republican polities. He has represented his county in the General As- bly. (2) Bertha, born in May, 1X71. is single and at home. (3) John, who was born Aug. 11. [879, is now a law student, and is rea\ to enter upon a legal career. Airs. Reagan united with the .Methodist Church. when she was seventeen years old. and her children are her followers in this belief. Mr--. Reagan belongs to an old family in America, the Huffman name being of Revolutionary record. Sampson Huffman. grandfather of Mrs. Reagan, was born in Virginia of German parentage in December. 1705. He came to Indiana in 1828, and entering land near Bridgeport in [830 re- ceived a title deed bearing the name of An- drew Jackson. These papers are held by .Mrs. Reagan as valuable relics of a time long passed, and this land is still in the hands of the Reagan family. Sampson Huffman was highly thought of by the pioneers. In Vir- ginia he received a liberal education and was for years a prominent educator in the State, lie was also a successful farmer, and f many years was among the leading merchants of Bridgeport. After moving west from Vir- ginia he settled at first in Butler county. ( >hio, wlnre all his children were horn. In 1828 he removed to Indiana, accompanied by his wife and children. Sampson Huffman was a well known and popular man of his day in Indi- ana. His father before him had served in the War of the Revolution and died in Virginia, and Sampson, who was a Democrat in poli- tics, was a loyal patriot. He married a daugh- ter of George Huffman, and had five chil- dren, viz.: Ann; Sirena; Betty; Mina ; and Peter, father of Mrs. Reagan. None of the daughters married. The death of Airs. Huff- man occurred before that of her husband. Peter Huffman was seven years old when his parents brought him into Indiana, and here he was reared to manhood, and spent his entire life, dying March 19, 1900. In his active years he was both a farmer and mer- chant. For over thirty years he was a suc- cessful merchant in Bridgeport, treading in his father's footsteps, and repeating his hon- est and upright career. In his later years be retired from the store, and devoted him- self entirely to his farming interests. He built a large and handsome brick resilience and put up ample barns, where he lived and died, about a mile east of Bridgeport. He was a consistent and devout member of the Metho dist Church. Me was a man highly esteemed for his genuine manhood and upright char- acter. COMMEMORATE E BK (GRAPHICAL RECOR] i i i DO Peter Huffman married to Emaline I vens, who was bom in Indiana (her parents settling at an early day in Hendricks enmity, Ind. ), the other members of her famil ing, Wesley, of North Carolina; Jesse; Jerry; \\ . Reese; and Malinda \\\. who was times married, first to F. Reed, then to J. J. Turner, and lastly to T. W. Engling, n< >\\ a re- tired resident of Bridgeport. .Mrs, Peter Huffman was called to her i 1852, and Mr. Huffl r married again, but spent his declining years at the old homestead in care of his daughter, Mrs. 1 an. Several children had born to Mr. and .Mrs. Peter Huffman, but .Mrs. Reagan was the only surviving member. Mrs. Peter Huffman v ier of the tist Church. FRANK E. TIM >MPS< »X, who is a State which originated in Scotland, was born in Jacl - inty, Ind. His parents were John B. and Hannah (Wil on, the fi irmer 1 if whi mi was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jan. 1, 1802, and the latter in unty, Ind., of Irish descent. Their marriage took place in Washington county, Indiana. The name of Thompson was originally spel John 11. Thomp- son was a son of Dugal and Lucy (McAlis- ter) Thompson, both of whom were born, reared and married at Edinburgh, where Du- gal was a prominent and influential man in rnment affairs, as well as a titled gentle- man. On account of some political troubles he left Scotland and came to America in sacrificing much of his wealth by tins move. Hi ttled in Switzerland county. Ind., and as he was known to have been a very large land- wner, it is supposed that he al one time essed the land upon which Veva\ is lo- cated. He was a strong Democrat and ii was on account of political differences that he again had trouble, this time more seriously, as he died from assa left a family of small children orphans, the mother having died previously, and much of bis large was dissipated before it ever fell into their hands. In religion he was a Methodist. Hi- children were: John B., father of Frank E. ; James, deceased ; Daniel di 1 aged eighty years ; and Jessi At one time Mr. Frank E. 'I ' had in his pos cal n ird or 73 familw a verj ancient and powerful > famil) . These papet - v\ 1 re left b\ his g 1 father, and shi i\\ > d him to be a din scendant of Mary, Queen of Scots, tin whom Dugal Thompson inherited his title and lands near Edinburgh. After the death of his father John 1!. ipson was reared and educated by Mr. Dowhard, who him a theological edu- ■ at a Kentucky Methodist semi but the young man developed and, while always a good and moral did not enter the mini-try as Mr. had hoped. He became instead a skilled car- penter and later a contractor with a railroad ■ his. going into different States and lo- calities for supplies, for timber needed ties and other construction work. His death took place at Cumminsville, Ohio, whet had resided but a short time. He w; bridge carpenter, and erected many bri and spent a long and arduous life in rail work. His death took place \.ug. u. In physical make-up hi a large, pi ful man, weighing over 250 pounds, and wa- rd" strong constitution, lie was a kind [1 to all in need, and a just and reliable man in every relation of life. Although reared m Democracy, he became identified with the Re- publican part}-, working for its success but ii' t accepting office. In his family lie was stern hut always kind and just. In 1840 he married in Scott county, Ind.. Hannah son, who made a worth) wife and a <' mother. She was born Nov. jo. 1824, and the other members of her parents' famil) were: William, a prominent Democratic politician of Little York; Dr. John, an earl) settl California; Reb& [rs. Joseph Cyfirs; and Vina, Mrs. Jesse Perdue. The children ' In film I'.. and Hannah (Wilson) Thomp- son were: William E., served a- a cot ed officer in the army during the Civil war; James I)., served in tin- Civil v. first lieutenant of Company l\, 59th Reg., 8th Cav., of Ind.; Mary ' .!.. Mr-. ( darken. I children : Edward R., soldier in the Civil war: ' '•• 1 Jehu \\\. a railn >a< :hnn md, ' and Jasper died young; Frank F.., : and ( 'harli • if his fathi 1. Mr. I .: Methodist, \\ bile his wil -■eh. She di. the home 1 if her 51 "54 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD John I!. Thompson was a patriotic citiz n, serving in the Mexican war and was also a immissii ■ • r in the late Civil war. in the 87th End. \ 1 >1. [nfantr) . ank E. Thompson was reared in the -. but obtained a good 1 n and school education. From the lime he fourteen years of age he assisted his father, his duties at first consisting of piling r each cord of wood, and this work he went to making railroad For thirty-three years he ha.- continued in railroad work, having seven different kinds of employmei t. I or a short time he with the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company, and then returned to the Pennsyl- vania Company. With this road Mr. Thomp- 1 iated a.- inspector of supplies, his fiel 1 of work covering Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan ami VVis- 1, until April 1. 10,07, since which time he has been coach foreman with the Big Four. While with the other road hi' tilled the po- sition of general inspector and lumber agent F01 the Eastern system. Mr. Thompson is a self-made man, and his record is one of ability in every position he has ever held. Although his leading operations have been confined to railroad work he has invested at various times in mining stock and is one of th< board of directors of the Best Lode mine, the condition of which is very satisfactory. Although he is well and widely known for erling character and many admirable qualities, he has claims for affection and gratitude on the great number of poor, sick and afflicted children, who, in his home, have nursed to health and restored to happi- ness through his generosity. This is a most unusual charity and one which should ensure the highest esteem of every right-minded individual. 15, 1879. Air. Thompson was married in Darke county. 1 ihio, to Mary Dwyer, daughter of William and Amanda oth) Dwyer, the former of whom a fanner and builder of pike roa Darke county. The family was of Irish ex- These parents spent their last days with Mrs. Thompson, the mother dying h 28, [903. The father was a helpless paralytic at the home of Mr. Thompson where he died in January, 1904. The Dwyer children were: .Mark, deceased; Edmund. of Minnesota: Clara, Mrs. W. S. Hood; Mary, Mrs. Thompson; Sarah and L. S., twins, the former Mrs. J. Mehan, the latter an engineer of the Pennsylvania kail: Martha 1'... Mrs. J. Kitrell ;' Frank, deceased. Hie mother was a consistent member of the ( hristian Church. The children «»f Frank E. Thompson and ife are as follows: W. 1 ).. a machinist ami locomotive engineer; Rolla A., who had his foot crushed while in the employ of the Big Four as switchman; Raymond, a brake- man on the Pennsylvania railroad; Frank E., Jr., in United States \av> ; Grace I. and an adopted son, Daniel W., at home, he being adopted at the age of three years. Mrs. Thompson is a valued and consistent member of the Christian Church. Fraternally Mr. Thompson belongs to the Knights of Pythias, Modern .Woodmen of America, and J. O. O. F. lie is a Republican in his political views. WILLIAM W. KENNEDY, the popular postmaster of Martinsville. Irid., was born in Morgan county, Ind., five miles west of Martinsville, Jan. i(>. 1843, son °f Luke C. and Jane (Blackford) Kennedy. Luke C. Kennedy came from Kentucky to Morgan county, Ind., in 1828, and on de- ciding to remain in this State, returned to Kentucky, married Jane Blackford, and with his bride again came to Indiana, making the trip on horseback. He settled in Lamb's Bottoms in 1831, and there continued to make his home. Seven children were horn to this r couple, six boys and one girl — Samuel, John. James C, Mary, Benjamin D., William W. ami Daniel 1'.. all of the sons except John, who was a physician, serving as is in the Civil war. The Kennedy family originally owned allegiance to England, grandfather of Luke C. coming from Ireland and his wife from England, and the father of Luke C. was of Virginia. William W. Kennedy received such edu- cation as he could get in the primitive schools of his boyhood, attending from one to three months each winter, lie remained at home assisting his father on the farm until he was eighteen, at which time he entered the army in response i<> President Lincoln's first call for troops, enlisting for three months in Company K, 7th Ind. \'. I., under (apt. Jefferson K. Scott, ami Col. Ebenezer Du- mont, and took part in the battles at Phillippi, Laurel Hill and Cheat river in Virginia. At the last named battle he saw Gen. Garnett COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REO iRD i i 00 killed— this was the fii neral II. At the expiration of his term of en- . . he returned home and i tin- ti l ompany 11, 33d 1ml. V. I., ■Mil and < 'ol. John 1 - iburn, for three years. Again he served out his and ins third enlistment was in 1 B, 8th U. S. \ et. \ ol., ( .en. I [ancock's . ; a man must have sei ' :, and received an honorable discharge, before he hi the army until th< 1. W'irz '■ i 1 Washii in 1865 for his cruelty to th at Andersonville. After the war he returned home, and for a time attended commercial school at Jndi- and in the spring of [867 an the high school at Martinsville. lie then entered polities, and for three years served as deputy sheriff. In 1S70 he was el county sheriff, and was re-elected in [872, serving until 1874. From that iditor until 1878, when he eng; in the furniture and undertaking bu with 11. J. fiinson. The firm met with great success and the partnership lasted For four , when Mr. Kenni ged in a mer- cantile business first with T. 11. Parks and with J. A. Robbins. In 1885 Mr. Ken- bought a farm south of Martinsville, in Washington township, which he still During this time he served as school trustee of Martinsville, and as a member of tin council. In January, 1906, he was appointed aster of that city, and this position he is todaj capably filling. He has proved an pub! ervant, and has given to his various duties constant and faithful as well as eflfi 1 \ ice. For fi mrteen \ ear- h chairman of the Centra] Committee of the Re- publican party. ( Hi Jan. 3, 1872, Mr. Kennedy was mar- ried to Miss Sarah A. Taylor, of Martinsville. daughter of William B. and Jain 1 I linger) Taylor, the former a fanner and pork packer. hive children have been b namely: Charlie, who he fourteen; Grace, who died in infancy; M; who died in infancy: Lilly, wife of X Claypi Crawfordsville ; Yacht, at '< Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are membe the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Kei rnity, hav- \'< '. 74. in 1S0S. I [1 always been active in Blankenship Post, No. ~~. ii. A. R. Tn close this brief sketch no words arc more fitting than those of Mr. Kenned) 's old c a 1 [ohn Co- burn ( fir win mi it was Ins sad dut) 1 1 1 all bearer .1 , whi 1 « n >te in igoy : "William W. Kennedy, of Martinsville, is an excellent citizen and a man of line i character and an upright, honorable gentle- man, lie was a member of Company II. in my regiment, and a brave and intell I soldier, faithful and always ready fur duty. Ii:> record a- a soldier is most remarkable and an enviable one." PHILIP A. RABER, a survivor of the Civil war who is an esteemed citizen and business man of Brooklyn, Ind.. was burn Jan. 23, 1834, at Lebanon, Pa., and was there 1. and educated in the He is a son of John ami Anna M. i Manbeck) Raber, both of whom were born in Pennsyl- vania and passed their lives there. The family is of German extraction, and fur years was engaged mainly in agriculture, all of the name being honored and respected members of the communities in which they lived. John Raber, the father, full' .wed a tailor- ing business, a man of industry and integrity. He died in 1841. lie was a faithful worker in the German Reformed Church. Mis wife survived him many years, kept the family together and looked after their education. She was a woman of intelligence and Chris- tian character. She away from earth in 1882, at the age 1 >f eighty-three years. To John Raber and wife were burn the following chil- dren: Elias, Henry and Jonathan died in Pennsylvania; William lived in Pottsville, Pa., and died at the age of eighty- four ; David S. died aged seventy in Pennsylvania; Re- : 1 1 came to Indiana, and died unmai in [899; Miss Sarah resides in Indianapolis; lied in infancy; Philip A.: Mary A. and Cyrus died young; Catherine died in infancy; and Samuel p. served in the Civil war, and resides in 1 )en\rr. ( '.1 1 irado. lip A. Raber was old his fathi At the age of sixteen. he was apprenticed to the cabinet-making trade. During his three years he was paid ilary, and as his 1 him, he w; elf, and alsi 1. ti ■ purch' Is when he started out as a journeyman. Every ci his in ..-!- paid, although I' ire [854, when In fndianapolis and - _ - - - g : - - - - - = - ^ - - • - - : ; 3 a - - has been - I ng then t •, ■ rm one-half mile i :.d one-ht ; I - 1 1 58 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and after living in Philadelphia, Indianapolis and other places finally settled in Brown county, Ind., where the father died aged eighty-one. The mother died aged The sco 'ii,i marriage of Mr. Rund ' Sallie Lee. The children of his first marriage were seven in number: Francis !•".. of Brown county; Airs. Knight; August, of Columbus, Ind. ; Louis, of Brow n count} : I tarmon, of Brown county; Joseph, and Theresa Rund. The surviving children of his second marriage arc: lira, wi (ass McDonald, of Georgetown, 1ml., and Bert, of Brown county. Mr. and Airs. Rund were Catholics in religious belief. In politics .Mr. Knight has been a lifelong Republican, and for three years was county commissioner elected on that ticket. His fra- ternal connections are with Morgantown Ma- sonic Lodge, Xo. 258, and Lodge No. 358, I. < ». ( 1. [•'. Mrs. Knight belongs to the M. E. Church, but Mr. Knight is an elder in the Christian Church, and one of its leading sup- porters. JOHN \V. STEPHENSON, formerly a prominent contractor and builder of Indian- apolis, died at his home in that city, after a busy and useful life. He was horn in Hen- dricks county. Ind., Aug. 20, 1830, s. .11 of William and Sallie (Bradford) Stephenson, both of Kentucky ami early settlers of that locality. They both died in Hendricks count}-, highly respected. The mother was a Missionary Baptist. Their children were: John W. ; Elizabeth. Mrs. Ezra Stephenson: Frank C; Washington I. The mother died when her youngest child was nine months "Id. Trior to his marriage with Sallie (Bradford) Stephenson, William Stephenson had been married and had children, as follows: Owen, residing on the homestead; Eliza, who died unmarried: Mary, unmarried; and A 1 avion. In [859 John W. Stephenson wenl t 1 Missouri, and there married Malinda I. Beck- ley. After a lew months he brought his bride tn Hendricks county. Ind., where both had lived, lie had been brought up to a farmer's life, hut he also learned the trade of a car- penter, and after his marriage he became a carpenter and builder, and in i8nj Incited in Indianapolis, but after a -hurt residence there returned to the country, and fur five years worked at his trade, when once more he lo- cated in the city and became very prominent, taking large contract-. I and selling property. Among his purchases was a sirable building 1. it upon which commodious brick residence where hi- death occurred. In his fraternal relations he was a prominent Mason. Mr. and .Mrs. Stephenson h family as follow-: Addison E. died ; twenty years: Minnie L. 1 Rev. M. Ingle, located at Harper, Kan-.; Lena. Mrs. William Kenna, of Wichita, Kan-.: R E., a machinist with the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, ai Indianapolis; Nellie, visiting Mrs. Ingle; Frank, fireman at the Sarvin wheel works, died March 10, 1892, at the age of seventeen years; George W '., chief engineer of the Terminal Traction Building-; Frederick and Edward, twins, of whom Frederick was killed while working mi a railroad, ami Edward died in May, 1904: and Leroy, a steel and iron worker, fell in the New Claypool hotel in 1902. ami was killed. Mr. Stephens, m was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, to which faith his wife also adhered, and he was a man highly es- teemed by a wide circle of warm friend-. Mrs. Stephenson was one of the honored residents of Indianapolis, noted fur her chari- ties ami many excellent qualities which en- deared her to rich and poor alike. She was born in Shelby county, KM., March 27, 1841, daughter of James ( i. and Elizabeth (Christa) Becklev, natives of Virginia anil Kentucky, respectively. James G. Becklev was a son of lames, who was born in Virginia, and an early settler in Kentucky, where he was a successful farmer. His children were: Delila, born Feb. to. 1792; William, Dec. in, 1800: John. Feb. 28. 1802; George. Sept. [9, Elizabeth, Ian. 11, 1805; Sallie, Nov. 15. ( Catherine, July 17, [808 ; James 1 1.. Jan. 16, [810; Mary, 'Dec. 5, [812; Jane, .March" 15, 1815 ; Alford, Nov. 14. [816 ; \\ 1 sL , March 15. 1818; Richard, ( let. 6, 1810: Mary, Aug. 19, 1820. The mother died in 1827. firm in the faith of the Independent Metho- dists. James (',. Becklev grew- to manhood in Kentucky and then removed to Indiana, set- tling m 1 X j 5 among the pioneers, buying land and improving it from a piece of heavy timber to a well cultivated farm, when he sold it and purchased a larger farm and there remained until 181,0, when he moved to Missouri and again bought land. However, the Civil war compelled him to return to Indiana and stay COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 1 59 ar. IK then returned to his Missouri farm and within a year disposed of ii and located in Indianapolis, where he spent the remainder of his life, dying in 1894. finally locating in Indianapolis, he did some teaming, but later retired entirely. In re- is faith he was a consistent membi [ethodist Church, and he lived an hon- orable, upright life, filled with g 1 deeds. His wife also died in Indianapolis, and sin- was an earnest Baptist. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Christa, the former of whom was born Aug. 23, [786, and the latter Mareh 23, [788. Prior to his marriage with his second wife he was married to Sarah Miles, a sister of Elizabeth, and she bore him a daughter Mary, who died in August, 1833. His second marriage was blessed with chil- dren as follows: Balinda, Mrs. Thompson; Laura; Elizabeth, mother of Mrs. Stephen- son : John : James ; Sarah, who died at tin of nineteen years; William; Elisha, who is yet living; Isaac, who died in 1003 ; Israel; Eleanor, Mrs. F. Underwood. After the death of his second wife, Mr. Christa married Eliza- beth Boyers, and had no issue. He was a dea- con in the Baptist Church, and one of its pil- lars. The children born to the parent- of Vlrs. Stephenson were: Sarah A., unmarried; Elizabeth F... Mrs. J. B. Brinker; Malinda J.; Eliza. Mrs. Atkins; Mary, Mrs. Hamilton; Delila T.. Mrs. Owens; Julia N., Mrs. Mor- gan; Henry I., of Hendricks county; James A., mi" Springfield, Ohio, a prominent business man. NATHAN GILBERT, who entered into \.ug. 23, [875, is still remembered as a good friend, kind neighbor and upright citi- zen, lie was a sou of William and Ruth ( Shirley 1 ( rilbert, he a native of Virginia who early settled in ( Ihio and engaged in farming. To William and Ruth Gilbert w 1: Na- than : Mrs. Sarah Hiatt; Griffith, who died in Indiana. leaving a family; John, who died in Indiana; William. Alexander and Benjamin, 1 Ohio; and Margaret, who mar- [oseph Cochran. Harvey was a half- brother of these children, ddie family w; of the Methodisl faith. In [845 Nathan Gilbert was married to Martha (Boyles) Dryden, who was born Aug. J' 1 . t8l6, in ( Ihio county, near Wheeling, W. Va., daughter of Thomas and Ann 1 Bonner) -. She was the widow of Isaac X. Dry- den, who died in 1S40. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert came to Indiana, and in [853 - I county, lie boughl land and engaged cessfully in general farming and stockraising. He b the -"lid. substantial of the county, and was a n ive of its in si 1 las - 1 if citi ens. 11 left a large rty which lie had accumulated, most estimable and capable wife. In a Whig, and a Soiler, hut he later became a Republican, sonally Mr. Gilbert was genial and chari generous to die poor and needy, always ready to wait mi tin- sick "i- help in times of tr< and was beloved by all who knew him. Gilbert still holds the "Id homestead farm which is conducted by her son Nathan, who resides on the place. She herself has retired to Brooklyn, where she has a beautiful and comfortable residence of modern architecture. She is surrounded by all that can maki pleasant, and is the center of a wide circle of affectionate friend-. To Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bert were born two children: 1 1 I Anna, mar- ried |ohn C. Comer, now deceased, who was bailiff of the Criminal Court at Indianapolis. (2) Nathan, born Nov. 13. 1850, is a promi- nent farmer and successful contractor, of Brooklyn. He operates the old homestead farm, and was extensively engaged in tracting, being inte'rested in the construction of the Indianapolis & Martinsville Interurban Railway. He is prominent in the Masonic fra- ternity, and a consistent member of the Meth- odist Church, as is his wife. He married Miss Laura Major, daughter of Rev. Noah J. Ma- jor, extended mention of whom will be found "in another part of this work. The children 1 >r:! to this marriage were: Earl O., county surveyor, who married Miss Relle Cramer; Hon II. and Ralph M.. both d( and Jessie ]'»., deceased. By a previous marriage, Mr. Gilbert had had -even children- two son- and five daugh- 1. namely : < Ireen N.. wl ber • any E, 12th Ind. V. L. in the ( ivil war: R..l,ert. of the 15th Ind. V. I., who WS Killed within twelve - - orks at the battle 1 Ridge : Mr-. Ruth \nheton: Isabel. Mr-. McDaniel ; Nancy : Sarah : and Mrs. Luc) 1 Car Mrs. Gilbert ' I ve years "Id when her ed to l Ihio, and there -he grew manhood and married, in [833, Isaac N. Dryden, who died in [840. He was horn in -0,1 of William Dryden of Maryland, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD settled and died in Ohio, having bad chil- as follows: Isaac -V: Thomas, of Kan- sas; Louisa and Sail), who died single; and William, who died in [\ansas. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dryden settled on a farm in where they prospered until the death of Mr. Dryden on Sept. 7, 1X40. He wa a member of the Methodist Church. Three children were left fatherless: 1 1 1 died unmarried. (2) Thomas F., who served for over three years in the Civil war, for many years was a prominent physician at Clayton, Inch, where he died. (3) W. 11. D1 den is an insurance agent at Martinsville, Ind. He married Miss Mary E. Thornburg, daughter of Benjamin and Susan (Monical) Thornburg, members of two of the oldest families in Indiana and Morgan county. Mr. and Mrs. \Y. II. Dryden have four chil- dren: Ada Darle, who married Dr. E. M . Sweet, of Martinsville; Harry W., a grad- uate of Purdue, and now an electrician at Schenectady, X. Y., who married Mrs. Belle Coleman, of that city; Weley E., a fancy car- painter at Martinsville, who married Sa- torner; and Flora A., who married Ho- mer Elliott, a mechanic at Indianapolis. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dryden are Methodists, and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was one df the first six soldiers in camp out of Morgan county, enlisting in Company I'.. 15th Ind. V. I., under Capt. G. Lamb and ( !oI. George D. Wagoner. He was made duty ser- . and was mustered out in June. 1864, at the expiration of his term of enlistment. Thomas Boyles, grandfather of Mrs. Gil- bert, was horn in Ireland, and his wife Mary in Wales. They were married in America, aii'! both died in Virginia. Their children were: James. Jacob, Jane (Mrs. Beard) ami Thomas, Jr. Thomas Boyles, Jr., father of Mrs. Gilbert, was horn in Maryland, and was married in Pennsylvania to Ann Bonner, a native of that State. Thee settled on a farm in ( )hio county, W. Va.. and lived there until after the birth of a.ll their children, except the youngest. In iS_m they moved to VI, im- o unty, < ihio, hav- ing traded the West Virginia farm for the one in I ihio. The latter comprised 250 acres and divided into three tracts, with three cab- ins, and was evidently intended to be occu- pied by three families. Mr. Boyles did not need three homes, and he moved them all to one place, making a comfortable dwelling which was occupied until he had time to build a more commodious residence. He succeeded well in bis enterprises, became the own< much property and stock and was wideh Known and respected as a man of honor and integrity. Near the clo : War of 1812 lie entered the army, but saw little service. Like many others, the great military genius 1 him to the Dem- ocratic party as his follower, although hi opposed to slavery. He was a man of such intelligence and responsibility that be was fre- quently called upon to fill public office, and bis honest service was given upon every occa- sion. In religious belief he was a Presbyter- ian, and was through life a consistent Chris- tian gentleman. His wife died at the age of seventy-seven years, but he survived to the age of ninety-two. His children were: Wil- liam, who lived and died in ( Ihio; Mary, Mrs. John Saulsbury, of BroWn county. 1 ihio; Sa- rah. Mrs. A. Henderson, who lived and died in Illinois; Jane, Mrs. A. Cropper, who lived and died in Ohio; Margaret, who married Connor, and settled in Ohio, and died there; '1 nomas, who died young; James, who in Ohio; Eliza, who married E. B. Kelly; Martha, who married Nathan Gilbert ; Eme- line, Airs. William Guthrie; Anna W.. Mrs. \. Brownfield ; and Lucinda, who died near the old homestead in ( ihio. the wife of I aw- son Watson. The last named had six children, all of whom were born on Sunday, ami the first death in the family was that of Mr. Wat- son, who passed away at a ripe old age. RUFUS P. SMITH, a descendant of one of tin- old and honorable families of Morgan county, is a prominent and representative farmer and stockman in his native locality. lie was born Oct. 16, 1845, in Harrison town- ship. Morgan county, Ind.. where he was reared and educated in the common schools. James Smith, grandfather of Rufus B., removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and then tii Indiana, becoming an early settler of Mor- gan county. He served in the War of 1X12, was a loyal soldier, a g 1 farmer and an hon- est, high-minded man, devoted to his coun- try, family and religious beliefs. He married a Miss Orberson, who was born in Ireland, and who came to America when six years old. She survived him many years, dying aged ninety-nine years. Their children were: An- drew, a prominent man. who served as deputy sheriff of Marion county; John, who died in Illinois; Sallv. Airs. Stotts ; Airs. Alarv Alor- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1161 gan; Nelly, Mrs. Cushiner; Robert, :"..il our subject; and James, who died leaving two children. Robert Smith, father of Rufus B., was born in [804, in Ohio, and accompanied the family to Indiana in [822, settling south of and near Waverly, Morgan county. He remained at In imc until marriage and then settled down to farming and stock raising, a bu 1 con tinued until death. He served as superintend- ent in the construction of the old canal. In earlj days he took produce on flat boats, by way of the White River, on down to New Orleans and other sections of the South. After marriage he settled on the homestead and took charge, paid off the indebtedness which his father had incurred, and thus ac- quired the farm. Later he added largely to the farm and became a very prominent land- owner and substantial citizen. Until [856 he a Democrat, but upon the organization of the Republican party, found he could most ientiously support its principles. Dur- ing the Rebellion. Governor Morton found in him a wise adviser and a loyal supporter. He made county commissioner and faithfully ed the widows of the soldiers. He was a most worthy member of the Methodist Church. His death took place April 14. 1897, at the age of ninety-three years, honored and esteemed by all who knew him. His wife, Cynthia A. E. ( Stott) Smith, died in April. 1893, equally respected and beloved. She was a daughter of old pioneers of the county. The children born to Robert Smith and wife were: Rufus 1'..: John C, who died young; Isabel, .Mrs. John Shuffelbarger ; Harriet A.. Mrs. William Dorman ; Sarah A.. .Mrs. A. Swar- ' ; Mrs. Clara Kelly: and James, who died \ < mng. Rufus B. Smith has made Morgan county his home during the larger portion of his life, leaving the paternal roof for the first time in the spring of 1865, when he enlisted for service in the Civil war, entering Company E, 148th lnd. \ . I., and was first corporal and acting sergeant under Col. Nick Ruckle of Indianapolis. He saw considerable heavy ser- vice looking after bushwhackers, guarding bridges and watching the movements of Gen. 1. At the time of the surrender of Gen. Lee his regiment was stationed near < Columbia, Tenn.. and he was mustered oul al Nashville, returned to Indianapolis and received his hon- orable discharge in September. [865. Mr. Smith then resumed farming and when read) to begin life for himself, made an arrangement with his father by which he operated the lead farm for some years. In [869 he married and settled on the farm his 1, owned, paying rent and later buying the p erty to which he has since added until he owns 47_' acres of as tine land as can he found in 1 lv 1 ounty. It is mainly situated in the White Valley. The family home is a commo- dious, two-store residence, which, with all isary outbuildings and barns, is lo on a natural bluff overlooking the valley, with ornamental and fruit trees surrounding. Mr. Smith is engaged in general farming and stockraising and is one of the successful and practical farmers of this part of the State. In politics he is a strong Republican, but has had no aspirations for political preferment, although he is in every wa\ qualified to rill onsible positions. In February, [868, Alt". Smith married Miss Harriet 1'. Paxton, who was born in Tennessee, a daughter of William Pa and accompanied her parents lo Indiana. Mr. Paxton made no permanent settlement in this State, but later, with his brother, pushed farther West and since that time she lost sight of him. She soon after was bereaved of her mother, and grew up and was carefully n and educated in the home of John Shuffelbar- ger. Her one brother was lost sight of in Illinois. man\- years ago. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the following: Anna married George Champlin, a blacksmith at Waverly, and litis one child, Rosa Bell; Dora. Mrs. Park, is now at home, and has a son. Fred S. : Nelly married Calvin Thacker, a farmer, .and lias two children, Crystal F. and Fleeta I.; Walter married Miss Effie Hays, has live children living, Ralph, < rlenden, Esther, Helen and Gail, and is farming on the homestead; and Bertha, Mrs. 1. Hays, died, leaving no children. IRA H. J( IRDAN, M. 1)., a successful physician and surgeon, of Indianapolis, was horn in Rosed.ale, Parke county, hid.. I >ci. 7. 1S77. son of Dr. John S. .anil Elizabeth A. (Fisher) Jordan, both natives of the same Ci iimty. Dr. John S. Jordan is a physician of long standing and line reputation in Indiana, and of 1 me of the m. 1st pi'i itninent pri A 3 sional families ,,f the South, his grandfather being the founder of the Kentucky State Med- ical College, and his father being one <>i the i i i >: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD founders of Greencastle College, which has ome 1 >e Pauw University. Dr. Jor- dan lias been a man of marked ability in his and has made and losl several fortunes, but in spite of i < -. i e is hopi ful of retriev- ing his losses, and is actively at work at his profession. Dr. Ira II. is the youngest of his two sens. The other, DeWitt Jordan, M. D., is located at Anderson, Indiana. Dr. Ira II. Jordan was educated in the high school and business college, and obi his professional education at the Central ical College in Indianapolis, having graduated from that institution in March. 1901. Before completing his college course he entered the United Stat nice during the Spanish- American war as assistant surgeon in the field hospital, and his experiences in this connec- tion have proved invaluable to him, being of more practical value than many years in the school room. He belongs to the fraternal so- ciety of his .Alma Mater, and is a memb the Woodmen of the World, in which he is local examiner. Dr. Jordan was married Feb. 22, 1901, to Miss Louise May Hemerly, of Louisville, Ky., who was educated in St. Joseph's Academy. Dr. Jordan is a young man of bright promise and high aspiration in his chosen profession. He is a member of the Methodist Church, while his wife is a Catholic. Both the Doctor and his estimable wife have won a high social standing in the community. They have many friends, and their future is promising. BARTLEY SELLERS, lite of Brooklyn, a prominent and representative farmer and stockraiser and a successful business man of Morgan county, was born Oct. jo, tS^o. in Johnston county. N. C, son of Jordan and Elizabeth (Mason) Sellers, both natives of the same State, lie died June t, 1906. Jordan Sellers, the father, was a son of Arntil Sellers, a native of Ireland, who came t<> America during the Revolutionary war and ,1 scout for the Patriot army. After the close of the war he sol tied in Johnston ', X. ('.. and there married, reared a family and acquired so much land along the Fear River that he was able to leave all bis children provided with farms. In politics he was an ardent Whig, and he was elected to many responsible positions in bis county and township. lie was a worthv member of the Primitive Baptisl Church. His children were: Marx. Mrs. Llm Murrow; Martha; Samuel; Gurley ; Bennett and Jordan. The four sot owned adjoining farms and all wen slave owners. Later they started to make a settlement in Alabama, taking with them all their possessions, including their slaves. Three of the brothers continued on to ALL 1 cventualh 1 very prominent men in that Stale. Jordan Sellers, Father of our subject, ac- anied his brothers as far as Ja a gold mining town in North Carolina, and he led to stop and try the mining business, ild his slaves to his brothers. After min- ing for some twelve years and losing heavily, he sold out. and in 1851 moved to Indiana and settled near Mooresville. 1 [ere he rented land and operated it. hut was never able to 1 what he had lost in the mining ventur.- I politics he was first a Whig, and later a Re- publican, but was never much of a politician. Mr. Sellers was an honest and upright man and had much sympathy in his misfortune-. He was a worthy member of the Primitive Baptist Church in his old home, but later, he became associated with the Methodist Church and lived up to its teachings in the fullest de- gree. Tn 1857 Mr. Sellers lost his first wife, and was married twice afterward. He sur- vived his wives, and spent his last days among his children. He died at the home of a daughter in Missouri, in August, 1898, hi having attained the age of eighty-nine years. In his native county and State he married Elizabeth Mason, a daughter of Richard Ma- son, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, a prominent slave owner and one of the largest cotton planters in Johnston county. Mr. Ma- son died on his own plantation, and was car- ried to his last resting place by bis own slaves who sincerely mourned the death of so kind a master. He was a Primitive Baptist in re- ligious belief. Among his children were Elizabeth : Sarah, Mrs. Hopkins; and Richard. a slave trader in Alabama. The children horn to Jordan and Elizabeth Sellers were: Martha, Mrs. Joseph Allen; Hartley: Abijah, of Hen- dricks county. Ind. ; Peter, who died a1 resville; John, a Quaker preacher, who died in Hendricks county, leaving seven chil- dren : Mrs. M, Elliott, at whose home the father died; Richard, who served in the Re- bellion, and iL a business man in Indianapolis; and Elizabeth. Mrs. S. Allen. All came to |n- diana anil married here. Abijah, Peter and Richard served in the Rebellion, and Abijah was wounded. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL REG iRD i id Bartley Sellers was nine years old when his father moved first, stopping al Jamestown, and he v.. i able to assist around the a kind of messenger boy. 1 le remained mining and farming in that vicinity until 1852, when he joined his father's family in Indiana, lie had remained in N olina in order to a ' Maker in his efforts lirteen slaves across the < 'hio River to Indiana, he mil hand until [853, pro\ idently saving his earnings so thai he was justified in getting married and founding a heme of his own. lie rented seme land, and two years later bought the farm he had hern working, and continued to prosper, lie engaged in a , era] line of farming and did much stock raising, mainly hogs, feeding for market. He i of the largest shippers in his sec- tion and was also successful in pork packing. Later he took in as partner, J. C. Ferguson, a well-known pork packer and business man of Indianapolis, who had large financial re- sources. This partnership continued a num- ber of years and was very profitable to all concerned. During this time Air. Sellers be- came intimately acquainted on the Board of Trade in Indianapolis, and was identified with such capitalists as W. II. English, the Man- surs and the Yandeses. After dissolving part- nership. ~\\r. Sellers continued alone in the business. He boughl and sold both stock and lands fur many years and was regarded as a safe and careful man of business whose ad- vice was well worth following. .Mr. Sellers continued his agricultural life until 1885, when he built a brick" block in Brooklyn, into which he moved a store which lie had been conduct- 5t side of the creel:, and this he ; as a grocery until rcpoo, when he retired from active business. \ftrr a long and useful life he reaped the rewards of try, and his last years were spent in the ment of the fruits of his early toil. Mr. Sellers built a commodious and fortable home in the midst of large grounds, and there the evening of his life was spent. I le had been one of the most active and pro ive busini - 1 if Morgan county and had been 1 if the greatest value as a citizen, lie 1 lit much capital into the county by his operations and worked hard to advance condi- tions through the farming communities which v the hard labor of the farmer. Mr. Sellers cast his first Presidential em in [856, and he always after- blican principles, 1 an active interest in all public questions, but never aspiring to | her of the Masonii ' ir a mill:' he beli mged to 1 ( ihurch. .Mr. Sellers married \ug. 2, [855, Wright, born April i|, (837, in M o 'mi 1 erful hel] a daughter 1 if Andrew and Elizal Wright, both natives of. Southern In 'it was born in i l.n ri Aug. X, [808, and was a son of Y\ illi; Mary 1 Inyard ) Wrighl Kentucky, respectively. William V 1 as lieutenanl :i imparl) 1 1 of 1812, and came from Kentucky 1 in [807. It was then a Territory, and hi one of the first settlers in Harrison county, where he entered land, improved a farm and reared a family of ten children. Andrew Wright was born and reared in Harrison county and in [834 married Elizabeth Blunk, daughter of Amos Blunk, and ten children were born to them, of whom Mrs. Sellei James Wright are the only survivors. Mr. Andrew Wright moved to Morgan county in [836, and settled in .Madison township, where all his children except William (horn in 1 lar- rison county, Ind.) were born. II. bought a tract of r6o acres of land and added eighty t' 1 it, making a g 1 farm which he improved from the rough timber land, lie died April 8, 1893, well known and highly esteemed. He was prominent in the work of the Methodist Church, lie was reared in the Democratic faith, hut during the latter part of his life was a Republican, casting his first Republican vote for Lincoln in [860. Mr. Wright was married thrice, hi- firsl wife being the mother of Mrs. Sellers. Her brother James resides on a portion of the old homestead. The second marriage was bli ssed with two children, the survivor being Ei wife of William Martin. There was no of the third marriage. Mr. and Mrs. S had 1:0 children of their own to survive in- fancy, three babes passing away. Then look to their home and hearts two orphan children, Mary Elizabeth Sellers and John Spi res. The former was but a month and an orphan daughter of Abijah Sellers. She grev i< 1 attracti . : v > manh 1 1 1 and mar- ried William 1'. Bragg, but is since deceased. John Spores was four years old when kind Fortune caused his adoption by Mr. Sellers, who generously permitted the child to retain COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his birthrighl name and to insert that of Sel- lers. John Sellers Spores was reared and ed- d by Mr. and Mrs. Sellers just as one of id \\ i >uld ha\ e been, and he has attained prominence as a physician in Brook- and gave a son's devotion and affection to his foster parents, and now lovingly looks after the welfare of Mrs. Sell rs, who survives and makes her home in klyn. I I. i '. - ' i . a descendant of an old and honorable pioneer family of Hendricks county, Ind.. and a prominent lumber and grain dealer at Mooresville, was born Sept. 25, [866, son of George W. and Sophia (Cham- berlin) Scearce, the former a native of Ken- tucky and the latter of Madison, Indiana. orge \V. Scearce was a sun of Ezra \Y. and Elizabeth (Shepard) Scearce, natives of inia and early settlers in Kentucky. Both paternal and maternal families were of Eng- lish extraction. Ezra Scearce moved to Hen- dricks county, Ind., in [842, and there bought a farm which was slightly improved. He spent his life in its cultivation. In early years he was a Primitive Baptist, but later became a rt to the Universalis! faith. His children John, who established and for many years ably conducted the Hendricks county /. died at Danville. 111. ; \Y. W. gained distinction in the Civil War as lieutenant-col- onel of the 51st Ind. A'. T. : George W. ; and Joanna K., died unmarried George XV. Scearce was eight years of age when he came with his parents to Indiana in 1X42. He attended the public schools and en- 1 in farming in young' manhood, and in 1SS5 was half owner in the Mooresville flour- ing mill, which he later entirely acquired and opi 1 ited until 1889, when he sold it. Although he always had his home on the farm, he care- fully looked after his other interests, and is a very capable business man. He is public spir- ited, too, and was one of the promoters and organizers of the Hendricks County Fire In- surance Company, a number of years its sec- retary and later its president, his management making it one of the leading companies in insurance in this locality. In politics Mr. Scearce is a Republican. During the Civil War he proved his loyalty to his country through three years of faithful service, with the rank of captain in the 51st lud. V. I., his record being one of honor and distinction, lie was wounded at the battle of Nashville. He accompanied Gen. Streight in his famous raid and with him was sent to Belle Isle. 1 lis brother, Col. \\ . VV. Scearce. was also cap- tured and with lien. Streight and others sent to Libby prison. He assisted in the making of the tunnel through which the party es and were succored by a Union lady of Rich- mond, who supplied them with provisions and arms. Mr. Scearce is a leading member 1 Methodist Church and has filled many of its official positions; he is also an active member of the I. O. ( ). F., and of the G. A. R., and is an enthusiastic temperance worker. With his wife he resides on the old homestead, sur- rounded by all the comforts of rural life. The latter is a daughter of George Chamberlin, an earl\- settler at Madison, Ind., who was a boot and shoe maker by trade. Later he moved to Danville, Ind., and there be con- dueled a shoe store and died in that place, one of its most respected citizens. He was a member of the first • >dd Fellow lodge of Indiana, and continued his connection with tin order through life, one of the oldest mem- bers in the State. In religious belief be was a Universalist. His children were: Sophia. mother of our subject; Maria, Airs. J. Mc- Coy; John, of Iowa; and George, who was killed by a convict, while he was on duty as guard at the Jeffersonville prison. The children born to George W. Scearce and wife were: II. C., of this sketch: Ed- ward A., a farmer; Miss Martha L.. a com- petent and popular teacher; Grace, who mar- ried C. Z. Cook, a bookkeeper at Danville; and Miss Bertha. II. C. Scearce was born and reared on the farm in Hendricks county and obtained a good, common school education. In 1885, at the age of nineteen years, he came to Mooresville and took charge of his father's interest in the mill, and has made his home here ever since except one year spent in Ken- tucky in the lumber business. Upon bis re- turn to Mooresville he successfully engaged in the grain and elevator business, alone until 1 So.?, when he took into partnership Mr. 1 - mer, and added lumber to the business. He operated very extensively in both lumber and grain, and in 1902 the business was incor- porated under the name of Scearce & 1 Company. They own their elevator plant and ground, and do a very large business. Air. Scearce is secretary of this company, and was for several years connected with the local tel- ephone company. lie is a progressive and ca- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 165 e wlio is the loading interests of this section. Politi- cally he is a Republican. In 1889 Mr. Scearce was married to Miss Matti 1 X' >\ ■ 30, 1867, at M> 1 ville, daughter of Mathew and Adela ( Harris) rmer of V\ unity, and the of Randolph county, both families being earh in the State. Mathew ( was a pioneer sawmill man and operated mills many years, and later retired to Mooresville when i in March, 1901. He was a very active Whig, later a Republican. lie was sistent member of the Methodist Church, and a leading spirit in the moral life of the community, supporting all movements 1" 1 1 the benefit of this section. He tilled all the official positions in tin- church and was universally esteemed. His wife died in March, [881, leaving behind the record of a good, nan woman, church member and devoted wife and mother. Their children were: Mary J., who married W. C. Mitchell, a hanker and inent citizen of Martinsville: Sarah A., .Mrs. 11. E. Branch; Levi C, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; William C. of Los Angeles. Cal. ; Min- nie. Mrs. VV. W. Wolf; and Manic. Mrs. arce. The family born to Mr. and Mrs. rce includes one daughter and one son, Helen A., born May 16, 1890; and ( leorge er, born July -'5. [905. Mr. ami Mrs. are both members of the M. E. Church. ally he is an ( >dd Fellow and in 1900 was elected Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Indiana, also serv- ing the order as Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge in 1902 and [903. He is also a Knight of Pythias, and a mem- ber of the Hoo Hoos, a lumbermen's organization. In 1905 he was elected presi- dent of the Retail Lumber Healers' Associa- tion of Indiana and in the same year resigned etaryship of this assi iciation, which position he holds at present. PARKER E. BUGBY, the engineer on the Big Four road whose accidental death, Aug. jt, tin, was a shock to his many 1 wide and tr: . having followed his profession for fully ' ears. Born a: Aurora. X. V., h< i Lyman M. and Polly (Chadwick) by. Parker Bugby, grandfath rker E., was of Scotch extraction. For manv years he made hi- 1 in the State of \~e\\ \, r k. Later he mow 1 chigan, where, after many years of fruitful industry, he died. He was married twice, the second time to a wo- man by the name of Simmon-. By the first marriage there were t .. is mentioned I 1 Illinois, where he died. B) th mar- there were tv, Mrs. Cord : and Mary, who I resides in Michigan. Lyman Bugby, a splendid busin was tor many years a prominent man of In- . being proprietoi Idest huh factories in the in th' State of New York, he there earl tered a woolen factory, and becoming pro- in many branches of the industry con- tinued his work' in different woolen mills in his section for many years during his yi manhood. Eventually, hov ig to better his prospects, he moved West and set- tled at Manchester, Mich., where ! a wagon and buggy huh factory. AC r - years of successful management he moved his plant to I 'ittsburg, hid., and there 1 the business. Being the first industn kind in the State — manufacturing hubs b) machinery — it met with ver\ good su< and for three years he continued tin in the same place; then he plant to Indianapolis, locating on South Illinois street, and starting the first establishment of its kind in that city. Taking a partner, he ran the business under the firm name of J. R. < >sg 1 & Co. for several years, increasing its output from time to time and meeting iih st desirable results. Finally, however, he sold his interest to his partners, who continued the industry, giving the establishment the name of the Sarven Wheel Factory. Mr. Bugby now opened a soap and candle factory in the place, under the firm name of i & Smythers, and turning out excellent g and working up a large custom they continued the industry with marked succ manv years. They had pro- the road to f< irtune when a fin destroyed their buildings, entai loss. Mr. Bugby now courage* ik up the battle oi . embarking in th \ at' ir and grain business, and making his I quarters on South Pennsylvania street. Here he carried on a large shipping several year-, mal vii 'ii- 1' iss. Finalh , ti( 'il he incurred a Spin Ii ml- i [66 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD fitted him for work, and he retired from bus- iness altogether. He died after three years of invalidism, in January, [863. Mr. Bugby married, in the State of New York, Polly A. Chadwick, daughter of Elisha Chadwick, a New York farmer, who died while in the West on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Bugby. Mrs. Chadwick had six children: Luther, who died in Indiana: Archibald, who died in Missouri; George, who in his younger days prospected in the gold fields of Califor- nia, and later returning East settled in Illi- nois, where he died; Polly A., Mrs. Bugby; Etna; and Lydia, who married L. C. Draper, i letters, who started what is now 7 the choice and valuable public library at Madison, \\ is. ( It these children. Polly A. (Mrs. Bugby) died at St. Augustine. Ida., Sept. 21, 1900, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. ' I r. and Mrs. Bugby were horn three children : Parker E., who is mentioned be- low ; Lucy, who married C. Alden, of New Smyrna, Ida. ; ami Mary, who married E. D. Cully, who some time ago died at Indianapo- lis 1 she is now residing in St. Augustine, da). Mr. Bugby possessed all those sterling traits of character that go into the making of a good business man — sound judgment, alertness and courage. He wielded a large in- fluence in his various places of residence. A man of integrity and strong religious convic- tions, he was a deacon and liberal member of the Baptist Church for many years, and to this denomination his wife also belonged. In political affairs he at first affiliated with the V higs and later with the Republicans. Parker E. Bugby was only a small boy when his parents moved from New York to Michigan, and he was still young when they settled in Indianapolis, in 1N51. In these dif- ferent places of abode be acquired his educa- tion, becoming especially will grounded in matics, and to some extent in the sci- After settling iii Indianapolis he as- sisted his father for some years in business, and there, in 1862, he began firing an engine, on the old Bee Line Railroad, making his run to I nion City. After sixteen months of faith- ful service In- was enabled to run an engine, and for three years he look- charge of a pony inning trains in and out of the l 'n ion station. Gaining in this time much pro- \ in engineering, he was next assigned to a run on a freight train to I 'nion ('it v. Thoroughly trustworthy and competent, after three years he was promoted to engineer of a passenger train on the same route, and he continued in the passenger service uninter- ruptedly until his 1 aking runs for five years on the Bee Pine from Indianapolis to I layton, ( Ihio ; from Indianapolis to ( iallion, Ohio, for six years; from Indianapolis to Bellefontaine, for two years; to Wabash, by way of Anderson, for one 3 1 City for five years, and then, on the same line, from Indianapolis to Bellefontaine, Ohio, wdiere I continued, up to the time of his death. Being an exceptionally careful and re- man, he was engineer until a few years 1 on the Southwestern Pimited and the Knickerbocker Special, but at the solicitation of his wife, because of his age, he decided to take a shorter run. He was said to have been the oldest engineer in the service on the Cleve- land division of the road, on which division he had been engaged for forty-four years. During this period he made it a point to I eep thoroughly abreast of all advancements in machinery, especially everything pertaining to his line of work. A most vigilant and care- ful engineer, he was remarkably free from ac- cidents, having only two of a serious nature, the second being the one near Anderson in which he met his death. The first one, which happened just eight years previously, was the result of a collision with another train during a fog. Here he broke his collar bone and re- ceived some other slight injuries, causing him to be laid off for about six weeks, for recu- peration. On Aug. 2T. 1906, shortly after seven o'clock in the evening, his train was derailed at the Taft siding, between Pendleton and An- derson, and hurled down a six-foot embank- ment. Mr. Bugby and his fireman meeting in- stant death. Giving his wdiole time and at- tention to his profession to the exclusion of all other business, he made a thorough suc- cess of it, and was held in the highest esteem by his employers. Some years ago he pur- chased a pleasant residence property at No. 121 1 Cornell avenue, in Indianapolis, where be made his home. Mr. Bugby married, in February, [872, Clara Bateman, who was born at New Paris, 1 Ihio, Dec. 20. 1851, and to this union there were born three children : ( irace, wdio married E. Sherman, and resides at Seattle, Wash.; who married William Applegate, of Chicago; and Alice, married to Hiram Por- ter, of Indianapolis, where they reside. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RED »RD 1 167 1 of great force of and marked E for work. Throughout his erii c ' he kept steadily at his post lip-to .late and took ; in all matters of a public na- Fratemally he stood high, belonging to P. and tin- Brotherhoi "1 of 1 .oco- ngineers. In politics he affil with the Republicans. He was active in the rial Presbyterian Church, and his widow highly respected member of the same lination. Mr. Bugby's funeral was held the Memorial Church, and he was laid 1 1 iwn 1 1 ill cemetery. William Bateman, father of Mrs. Bugby, born in Pennsylvania, lie embarked upon a saddle, harness and trunk maker, and settled at Attica, [nd., where he followed his business with success. Later he moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where in the steady pur- f his trade he continued for the rest, of his life, and there in 188] he died. He mar- t Attiea Phoebe Rhoads, who was horn Ellicotts Mills. Md., and after his death she married Jacob Horn, a prominent farmer, and a man of marked integrity of character. longed to the Lutheran Church. No children came to this marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. Bateman were born eight children: . who married A. Emmons; Clara, Mrs. Bugby; Charles, who died young; Lizzie, who 1 married: Harry; George, who died 3 three children, among whom was a who now lives with his aunt, Mrs. Bugby; Mamie, who died at the age oi years; and Bell, who married II. . of Detroit. Mr. Bateman's well business ac- tivities, as well as his many admirable traits racier, won him the respect and confi- of his fellow-citizens. A kind-hearted r in religious sentiment, while residing in Y\ ounty, Ohio, he frequently as- or runaway slaves to freedom and . In political ma affiliated ublicans. CYRUS W. MACKENZIE, : dant honorable pioneer family of Indiana, and representatr in county, was born Aug. 23, [853, at the old homestead where he still liv< of William and Sarah M. (Whetzel) Mac- izie. James MacKenzie, his grandfather, was born in Scotland, and lie died in that coun- try, lie was a brother of Gen. John Mac- Kenzie, who spent his life in 'military was with tli- army in India and Africa, and died in Scotland, full 1 if In moi . Vni ither br> it! cr, Kennetl Mac- Kenzie. was a South Sea Island trailer. J; MacKenzie was a civil engineer skill, and he a was who built the fortifications at Marseilles, France. His father was list officer who served the Crown faithfully in India, and there married a I Mud, 10 prin The MacKenzie family until this day stands high in the estimation >~i Great Britain, ami has been represented in the military, political and professional life of that land". William MacKenzie was born July 25, [828, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was 1 in his native land. He was liberally educated according to the laws of that country and he entered the merchant marine, sailing the sea for a number of years. He abandoned that ' New York, from which city he went to Philadelphia and there learned the hoot and shoe business. Working at this trade he journeyed into Canada, and while there was made a Master Mason. In 1851 he returned to the States and drifted to Waverly, Ind., where lie Lund people so enterprising and socially inclined that he thought this would lie a desirable place to locate. In 1852 he married and in working at his trade and farm- ing in the summers, passed the years until [861. Then he entered the army, enlisting in the 33d Ind. V. 1.. Gen. John Coburn. His service covered mote than three years, and he attained the rank of corporal, and for a time was in the commissary department. He suffered capture, and was imprisoned in Libby Prison, where it seemed as if human beings could not endure the shameful treatment given them; was finally exchanged, Sept. rcj, received his honorable discharge and returned to his home. General John Coburn writes lie was an excellent citizen and a brave and patriotic soldier, always ready for duty. H continued to farm until his death Sept. 5, 1891. Mr. MacK ir his many sterling virti : was a man who would he missed in any community. lie was d a Presbyterian, and newer dep from this faith, although not formally nccted with .any congregation. In politics he was a Republican. In 1852, he married Miss Sarah M. Whetzel, who was bom on the farm 1 1 68 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD where she was married in Morgan county, a ndant of the old Virginia Indian fighting famih of the name. The Whetzel (or Weitzel as the name was originally spelled) family came to America about [670, from Switzer- ivhere John Whetzel's father died. The mother, who had remarried, died on the pas- sage to this country, the step-father selling the children until of age, on landing, to pay the ; Hie eldest son, John Whetzel, wa and his son John finally sttled in Virginia, where lie reared his family, these children he- ir- : Martin, George, Lewis, Jacob and John. Later the father. Martin, George and John were massacred by the Indians. The surviv- ing brothers vowed a vengeance on the sav- vvhich the history of the time and local- itv tells v. as carried 1 nit. Jacob Whetzel was born in Pennsylvania, Sept. [6, [765, and died July 2, 1827. He married Ruhama Shepherd (born Oct. 3, 1778, deceased Nov. 23, 1837), a memb 1 the Shepherd family of Virginia, who later moved to the Kentucky frontier, and in 1N11 moved to the Territory of Indi- ana, first settling in White Water town- ship in Franklin county, on the site of the present town of Laurel. In r8i8 he started still farther into the wilderness, ex- pecting to build a boat and go down to Vin- cennes, and he and his son Cyrus notched out what is known as the Whetzel trail from Franklin to White River. When they readied the pi lint where Waverly now stands they noticed the pleasant appearance of the coun- try, and that the soil looked productive and decided that they had traveled far enough. Both Jacob Whetzel and wife are buried on Id hoi™ -lead place at Waverly. Cyrus W hetzel bought the first lot of kind taken up in tiie valley, later added to it. owned ninety acres, and became prominent and wealthy for the time. In polities he was a Whig, later a Republican, and became a leader, repre- senting the county in the Legislature in 1858-9. lie is recalled as a board-mind- ed, intelligent man. a typical member of his family, possessing the courage, 'ii and constitution which char- acterized this noted family of frontiersmen. ligious belief lie was a L'niversalist. Fie ' -us 1, , a n w ho nee< le< i his assistance, few men commanded more respect and m than he did. I le was bi irn I >ec. 1 . d I )ec. 16, 1 S7 r . I lis wife died in (864. She was a consistent Methodist. Their children were: Sarah M., the mother of our subject; Francis M.. Gabriel J. and Missouri, all died unmarried, and other chil- dren died in infancy. The children born to William and Sarah MacKenzie were: 1 yrus VV.; Elizabeth, Mrs. II. II. Fletcher; Lewis W. a prominent far- mer: Sarah M., deceased; Dr. W. I )., a sur- geon on the Salt Lake City & Los Angeles Railroad; W. M.; and Kenneth, who died in infancy. Cyrus W. MacKenzie grew up on th< homestead and remained a faithful son to his parents during their lives, lie was edu- cated in the common ami high schools of Hopewell, and spent one term at the State University at Bloomington. Tn September. [876, he married and then settled on one of the family farms, three miles out of Waverly, where he lived three years and then n to another farm in Johnson county, where he lived for two years. In the settlement of the estate, the original Whetzel homestead fell to him, and he moved upon it, there continuing ever since. The commodious resilience is beautifully located on a bluff, and is sur- rounded by forest, ornamental and fruit trees. Not far away is the peaceful burying ground wherein rest the pioneer members of the fam- ih' near the home which they succeeded in making such a beautiful spot. It is ki all over the country-side as the old Whi : I homestead. Here Mr. MacKenzie has spent many years carrying forward the work started by his ancestors and is regarded as a very successful farmer and stockman. He is a stroii';- Republican without being in any sense a politician, and has very ably served as jus- tice of the peace. ddie lady who became the wife of Mr. MacKenzie was Miss Mary S. Larks, horn in [854, in Iowa, daughter of Samuel and Mary (McKnabb) Larks, the former of whom was a son of William Parks of Kentucky, a pio- neer fo Indiana, where he died well known and highly respected. Samuel accompanied his parents thither, and after his marriage I to Iowa, where his wife died a few years later and die returned to Indiana, fol- lowed farming and died in advanced Mis children were: William H. and John J., who died in Iowa: Mary, Mrs. MacKenzie; and Jeanne d'Arc, who 'lied young. The children born to Cyrus W. Mac! zie and wife were: Kenneth, who died in in- fancy; William W., farmer on the homestead; COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Sarah M. and Dovey M.. both at home. Mr. Mackenzie is fraternally connected with the ons, Knights of Pythias and the Red Men. He is a most highly esteemed citizen and the I'amiK is ver\ prominent socially. WALTER E. NUTTER. < hie of the leading business citizens of Martinsville, hid., is Walur E. Nutter, of the Martinsville Mill- ing I ompany. lie was born Nov. 20, 1856, in [1 erson township, near Martinsville, hid.. son of l lemenf II. and Julia A. (Craig) Nut- ter, the former of whom was born in Ken- tucky, and the latter in Indiana. limn Nutter, grandfather of Walter E., came from his native home in Kentucky, as an early pioneer in Indiana, locating in Mor- gan count} abi 1 I [823. When he died, well advanced in years, lie left a numerous family and a large farm. Ills wife was Susan Tal- er of John and 1 lannali Talbott, the former a prominent man and exti land owner near Lexington, Kentucky. ('lenient II. Nutter was born in [820 and npanied his parents to Indiana, growing to manhood in the vicinity of Martinsville. With his two older brothers, he improved a farm in Jefferson township, owning aboul 300 acres in his tract, and there he reared his family and died in [889, at the age of six- ty-nine years. For a long period he was an elder in the Christian Church. He married Julia V 1 raig, daughter of William H. Craig, oi Kentucky, who settled as a pioneer in the vicinity of Martinsville, engaging in mer- chandising and farming. Mr. Craig died at the age of sixty-three years, member of the Christian Church. He was married four times and reared a large family. Mrs. Nut- ter passed away Feb. 13, [867. She was a member of the Christian Church and a de- voted mother of four children, namely: Sa- rah, wife of John T. Gurley, of Martinsville; Miss Mary, of Martinsville; Walter E. ; and Miss I lattie. It would cause the severance of many lic- it" Walter E. Nutter established a new home in any other locality, for he has resided in Martinsville and vicinity all his life. He was reared (.11 the farm, attended the district ols and the public schools at Martins- ville, and completed his bit lucation at mercial 1 1 Spiceland. I 'mil 1 be was actively engaged in fan I -till owns tate of 1 -'5 acres in Washing- ■ hip, although be has resided in Mar- 74 tinsville since [866. In [900 Mr. Nutter went inu. the milling business, purchasing an in- ! in the mill formerh operated by \ (iambi. & McNutt, the same which i- 1 known as the Martinsville Milling Company. 1 >n June 1, 1SS7, Mr. Nutter was married to Miss l.uella Schnaiter, daughter of Wil- liam and Maria (Miller) Schnaiter, and two children have been burn to ibis union. I etta and Beryl. Both Mr, and Mrs. Nutter belong to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. I'ratern 1 is connected with Anniversar} 1 .1 dge, No. 89, l\. of P. h, tics be is a Republican, and for three and a half 3 eai erved as county commissi Mr. Nutter is ver) highly regarded in Mar- tinsville. Ill- bearing toward others and his business methods having marked him as a man governed by high standards; be justly 1 erves to be regarded as 1 >nc 1 if the repre sentative business men of tbe community. J( )HN X. GREGl »RY, an enterpri public spirited citizen, who as a farmer and stock raiser, business man and public official. ever maintained a high standard of integrity, .im! at bis death left behind him that 1 less heritage to bis family, an untarnished , was born in North Carolina, lie came to Indiana with his parents and settled among the courageous pioneers of this section, as- sisting bis father to improve the bom. and easing tbe cares ..f bis mother, lie re- mained with his parents until bis man Jan. 21, [846, when he settled on laud pro- vided through tbe generositj of bis father. The tract contained eight acres and a cabin, all in rough condition, but here be began the founding of a large fortune. \\ illiam 1 Iregon . bis grandfather, was of tbe earliest pioneers to the Territory of In- diana, lie settled in Green township, M01 county, where he' acquired large tracts land. After a number of years of successful farming, be opened a countr) store which he operated for a time, and then selling 1 . .-I io [owa, where be also acquired much land. lie was married four times, and the father of twenty nine children, and bo also acted tbe part ti father to n mr children. I le was 1 con sistenl and worthy member of the Methodist ( burcli. Beverh I .1 . e n \ . son of William ami ther ..f John N., married Polly Mc< of an old North Carolina family which moved to inty, and settled 1 170 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD farm. He died at the early age of thirty-two years, leaving three children: William, who died in Kansas; John \\. and Stephen. fohn X. Gregory, after marriage, settled on his '.and and converted the rough timber land into a good farm and remained upon it for twenty-seven years. He was a practical and successful agriculturist and was largely interested in stockraising. Mr. Gregorj was a man of good judgment and intelligence, and naturally was selected by his neighbors for manv positions of honor and trust. In [873 he- was elected county treasurer, and then re- moved to Martinsville, where he resided four years, serving two terms in this office with the greatest credit and to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. The confinement, after his ac- tive life on the farm, impaired his health, and he took some time in traveling through the South enjoying the scenery and gaming strength. Upon his return to the country, he settled on his farm, which by this time had. through additions, grown to a large acreage, making him one of the largest tax payers in the county. Later he engaged in a grocery business at Brooklyn, and also bought and handled grain, was a notary public, depot agent and postmaster, to which was added the duties of pension agent. It will thus be seen that Mr. Gregory was a man well equip- ped for a business life in almost any direc- tion. He also dealt in real estate in Indian- apolis, and during this time his estimable wife remained managing the affairs on the farm. Mr. Gregory married Amanda Cox. who was horn Dec. 15, 1829, near Centerton, Mor- gan Co.. Ind.. daughter of John and Anna (Matthews) Cox. the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of North Caro- lina, their marriage taking place in Indiana. Mrs. Gregory in an unusual degree was a help- mate for her husband, his chosen adviser, and his able supporter in every crisis in his life. She possessed a faculty for business which" is not always found present in her sex, and much of' her husband's success may be at- tributed to her. Mr. Gregory erected a com- modious and comfortable two-story residence at Brooklyn, which is Mrs. Gregory's pleas- ant home. There he died Dec. 9, [892. Mr. Gregory was wideh known, and he commanded the respect of all who knew him ,1 man of integrity and honor. For man) irs he was a leader in the Republican party "in this section and was always consulted as to its movements. Fraternally he belonged to the order of Odd Fellows. In the Christian Church, of which he was a member, he was Ton- contributor to all its work and for many years was an elder and the church treas- urer. In his death Morgan county lost one of its most useful and worthy citizens. .Mrs. Gregory has assumed the care of her hits- hand's large interests, and with rare good judgment handles it without trouble. She has purchased 1 10 acres of land since his death and she owns and manages 242 acres of fine farming land. She is now the oldest member of the Christian Church at Brooklyn, which she joined at the age of sixteen. The children born to herself and husband were : George A., who died aged twelve years; .Mary A., horn in 1849. who died in 1880, wife of J. M. R inker, leaving two children, both now deceased; Beverly, born (Jet. 6, 1850, who died ( >ct. 31, 1882, leaving two children, Nel- lie and Albert; Eli, who died young; Milton, horn Dec. 12. 1854, who died in November, 1805. leaving children. ( >rren and Os- car; Samantha, born Nov. 11, 1856, and died April 19, 1902, wife of A. Humkee ; l.avina, horn March 9, 1859, now Mrs. William Mar- shall, of Des Moines, Iowa; Hiram, horn May 6, 180 r, and died April 28, 1894, leaving one child; Laura J., horn Jan. 1. 1863. now the wife of L. F. Wetling, a business man of Lincoln. Nebr. ; Oliver, horn May 26. 1865, and died in 18(17; and ('tis, horn Nov. 20, 1 Soo, now manager of his mother's farms. Alexander Cox, grandfather of Mrs. Gregory, was horn in Pennsylvania, of Ger- man descent, and all of his children were also horn in Pennsylvania. With his family he emigrated to Morgan county, Ind., as pio- neers, and entered large tracts of land, im- proved them into fine farms and later divided his property among his children, settling them in life. Later he sold what he had retained, and removed to Iowa, where he died at the age of sixty-nine years. He was a consistent and worthy member of the Christian Church. His children were: William; John, father of Mrs. Gregory; Nancy, Mrs. Harrison Sail- lors ; Elizabeth, wife of William llardwicke; James ; and Charles. John Cox. father of Mrs. Gregory, mar- ried Anna Matthews, daughter of Goorge and Delphi (Leggett) Matthews, who be- ! to prominent North Carolina fami- lies, and who emigrated to Indiana and set- tled in th,' same township (Clay) in Morgan county as did Alexander Cox. John Cox he- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD II7I • of the well-known and succi i rs of Morgan county and these children born to him and wife: Frank; Aman- da; Marion, who died young; Mary J. and Julia, twins, the former .Mrs. William Greg- ory, and the latter .Mrs. William Leathers; and Anderson, who died young. JOSEPH W. PAUL, of Waverly, Ind., is a worthy descendant of one of the pioneer families of this great State which was clearly identified with its early progress and develop- ment. He was born in Harrison township. Mor- gan county, Ind., Jan. 24. 1848, son of George and Eliza ( Wharton) Paul, the former of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. ( ieorge Paul was a son of John and Keziah Paul, both of whom were born in Virginia, and there married. In 1816 John Paul, with his family, left the Old Dominion and started to find a new home in the recently opened Territory of Indiana. While en route, he died, and the bereaved widow had to con- tinue her journey alone, finally reaching the farm which he had previously entered when .hi a tour of inspection. That she was a woman of courage must be acknowledged, for die settled the family and carried out her husband's plans, cleared and improved the wil lerness into a fine farm and in the mean- time kept her family together and instructed them in what book learning she could, taught them to be honest and upright, and set them an example of industry that none of her de- scendants could excel. There was no kind of work she could not do. She raised flax and sheep, she spun and wove cloth, she fashioned the family clothing, and managed, directed, saved, attended her few neighbors in trouble and sickness, and in every imaginable way was an ancestress of which her descendants may be proud. Neither did she neglect her church but was a most consistenl and active Methodist. The children reared by this most ed mother were: George; Jacob, lived and died in Illinois; Philip remained at the old homestead where he died, unmarried. eighty years; Catherine also remained unmarried at the 1 Id homestead, ami died there Sept. i. IQ02. aged eighty-four years; and Sarah married John Brenton, removed to Iowa where he died, and she returned to Indiana and passed awav at her old home. Ml oi ibis family lived I need age, an 1 redit in their lives to tl nimble rearing:. George Paul was a young child when his mother settled in the widerness, and he was forced to assume a man's responsibility before ln's years justified it, hut he grew up one of the most reliable and respected men of his day. His pioneer labors were rewarded, and the farm was producing crops and fat hogs before there was any nearer market than Madison, lie disposed of his produce at thai place and at Indianapolis, where he had his milling- done, the great city then being a frontier vil- lage. Transportation was limited to oxen and horses, and it was not until the village of Waverly was started, in 1 84 r , that the farmers had any better transportation facili- ties. Then the State built a canal, which waterway furnished water power, and a mill was built at Waverly. ami was the means of building up the town, patronage coming from many miles distant. Although game was plentiful near the homestead, arid many neigh- bors engaged in hunting, Mr. Paul was so busily engaged with his work that he found no time for even this recreation. He remained his mother's helper until he was twenty-seven years old, and then married and settled to farming on his own account. Later he re- ceived a portion of the homestead and added to it by purchase, and at death left a tine es- tate. He died (Jet. 28, 1900, at the age of eighty-six years. In his early days he supported the Demo- cratic party, but later became identified with the Republicans. His interest in all public matters was constant, and he was frequently consulted concerning local affairs. His wife. Eliza Wharton, who died in 1KS0. was a daughter of Joseph Wharton, of the Stat- of New Yi>rk. In 1816 he brought his family to Morgan county, Ind., settling in Harrison township, and entering land in the White River Valley. Here he improved a wild tract into a fine farm, and here he died in [852. He married in Kentucky ami lived there until after the birth of all of his children. Like so many of the Indiana pioneers, Mr. Whar- ton was a man of large Stature and robust constitution, and he possessed the kind and neighborlj spirit which united our forefathers in a hand of comnn n union. Mr was ;i prac- tical cabinetmaker and was also able 1 a line job of carpenter work, although his main business in Indiana was farming. A strong Whig, he cared nothing for political office, hut lived the life of a g iod and public- spirited citizen. In religious belief he was a 1 1: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Methodist. I lis children were: George died in [llinois ; John died in Iowa ; Jesse of ilarri>> hi township; Sarah, .Mrs. B. ilarrell. both she and her husband dying in i a county; Catherine, Mrs. Jos. Long; Mrs. Mary Taylor; Susan, Airs. R. S. Aldrich ; and . the mother of our subject. She also was a devoted Methodist. The children born orge Paul and wife were: Julia, vlt . Merrick; John, a fanner of this township, who was a soldier in Company C, 33rd [nd. V. I., under Col. John Coburn, and was wounded in the arm: Joseph \V.. of this sketch; Mrs. Susan Throckmorton; Dine, Ja- cob, George and Frank, are all fanners in i [arrison township. eph \\ . Paul remained at home, en- gaged in farm work, and attending the com- mon schools. Mis seventeenth rear was cele- brated by his enlisting for service in the Civil war. with Col. Nick. Ruckle, of Indianapolis, in Company E, 14S1I1 Ind. V. I., and in Feb ruarv. 1 S< 15 . he was assigned to the arnn of the Tennessee under old "Pap"' Thomas, a name which brings affectionate recollections to mam a gray-haired man who once wore the Cnion blue. Mr. Paul was kept at garrison duty until after the close of the war, was 1 red out at Nashville, Tenn.. and re- ceived his honorable discharge at Indianapolis in October, [865. Although never wounded or captured, exposure and hardship told on Mr. Paul, perhaps on account of his youth, and for a time he suffered much from chronic 1 roubles. Until his marriage in [872, he farmed on the homestead and operated some land for himself and then settled on a portion of the homestead, where he continued until he decided to go into farming and stock raising on a much larger scale than possible there. With this intention he moved to a neighboring farm, and for twenty years dealt usively in stock, and became our of the leading agriculturists of the county. Mr. Paul has long been regarded .1 a partyleader, and in [886 was elected by the Republicans, sheriff of Morgan county, and at the expiration of his term was honored with re-election. During his official service, he resided at Martinsville and remained there during the succeeding year and then bought the productive farm of 174 acres where he has resided. Mr. Paul is a ver\ large stock ; and has purchased another farm which ■ i' grazing purposes. He is \\ id< 1) 1 .in 1 1 universally respected. Mr Paul belongs to Blankenship Post. ( ;. \. R., of Martinsville, and is also connected with the I. O. I'. F. Roth he and wife are valued members of the Methodist Church. In [872 Mr. Paul was united in marriage wiih Eliza Jennie \ T imen, born at Brownsville, Penn.. Feb. 28, 1S51. a daughter of William and Alice (Snowden) Ximeil. the former of German and the latter of English descent. William Ximen was reared in Pennsylvania, a son of Patrick Ximen, who became a prominent farmer in Pennsylvania, where he died, also owning land in Missouri. His children were: William, father of Mrs. Paul; Mrs. Sarah Porter; Mr-. Eliza Ferguson ; Mrs. Ellen Lindell, connected with tin- "Lin- dell Hotel" family of St. Louis. The children of William Ximen and wife wire: of Louisville, Ky. ; Mrs. Mary E. Rhodes, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Anna Levitte, of Texas; William, of McKeesport, Pa.; Mrs. Sarah Jones; Eliza Jennie, wife of Mr. Paul; Mrs. Bell McMeans. The mother died at McKeesport. Pa., and the father at Browns- ville, Pa. He was a steamboat pilot in which capacity he was highly valued on many waters and the great inland rivers. He was a Metho- dist in religious belief. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul, namely: Sheddie R., died Fee. [6, [889; George X. is a farmer near the homestead: and William L. died Dec. 4. 1890, aged twenty-two years. George X. married .Miss Artie M. Bishop, or- phan daughter of Few is and Ernestine ( Stultz ) Bishop, and the daughter, Lulu Ruth, born to this marriage. May -'4. nioo. is the inheritor of an honorable name and a member of one of the Morgan county. famili es 01 SAMUEL FR1ESNFR. for mam years a prominent mechanic at Indianapolis, Ind.. now a resident of Morgan county, was born Dec. 25, 1834, in Fairfield county, ( Ihio, son of David and Elizabeth (Spear) Friesner, both 1 1. 1 1 i\ es 1 if ( >hio. Frederick Friesner, grandfather of San uel, was one of three brothers who emigrated from Germany to America, two oi whom set- tled in Ohio, the third never being heard from after they separated at \'ew York. Frederick- became a well known fanner and med resident of his locality, where he was for a number of years a minister in the Dunkard Church, being one of the founders COMMEMORATIVE BIOGK vI'IDCAE RECORD 1 1: of that faith in Ohio. His children were the following: John, Henry, Frederick, Noah, David, Polly, Susan and Rachel, Susan mar- rying Rev. Albright, a leader in the Evangeli- cal Church and a prominent man. David Friesner, son of Frederick and father of Samuel, was born and reared in ( Ihio. He improved his farm of and spent his life upon it. caring for his fam- ily, improving the moral tone of Ins neighbor- . and setting an example of sobriety and integrity of life. From Democracy he later changed to Republicanism. His religious be- lief was in accordance with the tenets of the River Brethren Church, in which faith he died in [886. B) two marriages he was the father of fifteen children. The children born to him and his wife, Elizabeth Spear, were these: Ephraim, of Allen county, < ihio; Eli, who served in the Rebellion and died at At- lanta; Catherine, Mrs. John Keklir ; David, who served through the Rebellion and died in : Samuel: [saac, of Indiana; Lydia, Mrs. Spade; and Joseph, who died in the Civil war. ( If these children, Eli continued in the faith in which he had been reared, but the others "i the family joined the United Brethren Church. The mother of these children m 1840, and the father was married (sei to Rebecca Seitz, and seven more children were born: Eliza died voting: Absalom lives iii Ohio; Lewis and Aaron are deceased; Bartlett resides in Ohio; Mary is Mrs. Kinkle; and Daniel died unmarried. Samuel Friesner remained under the pa- rental roof until his marriage, when he settled on a farm, where he remained until [86r, when lie enlisted in the army for three years or during the war. entering < 'ompanv A, 17th O. V. I., with ( ol. John A. McConnell. His regiment I 1 pan of the Army of the Tennessee, was mustered in at Camp Denni- -cnt to Kentucky, lie participat- ing in hi- first d * 'at. From he went to Crab Orchard, ami after hot skirm- ishing, marched to Fort 1> tnd thence to Shil >':. I iere hi en with typhoid fever, and while unconscious was sent to the hospital at Cincinnati. He was then given a furlough d an 1 charge. When fully ered he br; offered hi in the npany F. i 1 V. I., and was sent to Gun Powi where the regiment was detailed for gll . and here he remained through the too da the end of that time receiving his second lion 1 irable discharge. I le alsi 1 rec< ived ; lieutenant's commission, in which capacity he d for over one year. This loyal defender of his country then quietly returned to his farm, but in [872 re- moved to Indianapolis in order to place his wifi miller medical care, and her healtl greatly improved thereby. Mr. Frie ni a natural mechanic, and very soon found plenty of employment. He entered the works of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, and was regarded as one of their most pro, mechanics, and he continued with that firm until it closed its business in Indianapolis. He was then employed for eight years with [oore Disc factory, and went through two tire> there, losing all his tools in the last one. when he abandoned shop work. He purchased a lot on Jefferson avenue, and erected a comfortable residence, but in traded it for a farm in Monroe township, Morgan count)-, where he now resides, in the enjoyment of ample means. Mr. Fri was a patriot and a loyal soldier, and he ha; lived an honest life, has dispensed cl and shown justice to all men. and is mo t thoroughly esteemed by all who know him. Mi-. Friesner is a devoted and cons; member of the M. E. Church, and has capably tilled all church offices. He has nevei very active in politics, and has never a to any political office, although there is no doubl that if the offices were held by honest and honorable men like himself, there would he no complaints of party corruption. Mr. Friesner was married (first) to Catherine Rinehart, a native of ( Ihio, daugh- ter of Isaac and Sarah Rinehart. of Get '!nd), Jan. 28. to Mrs. Man Rob \ 1 if |ohn M. 1 1 74 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Robinson, who left one daughter, Minnie, now wife of Alva "Puttie, and mother of two children, Maurice and Mildred. Mrs. Robin- son was a daughter of Andrew and Lydia Peacock, both natives of New Jersey where they married and whence they migrated to Indiana at an early day. They settled in Wayne county, but later moved to the vii n of Rochester, where Air. Peacock bought land, improved a farm, ami remained upon it until the death of his wife, when he came to Indianapolis and found a pleasant home with his daughter. He was a worthy member of the New Light Christian Church in which he was a class leader. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Peacock were: Sarah J., who married (first) William Warren, had five children, and (second) Dr. Peterson; Hannah A., Mrs. S. Peck; John L. ; Ellen, Mrs. Mustard; Daniel; Mary; and Andrew M. ( Ine daugh- ter has been horn to our subject by this mar- riage, Adda, wife of W. C Williamson, a railroad man on the Big Four. Mr. Friesner and wife are among the most highly regarded residents of Morgan county, and are noted for their hospitality and kind neighborliness. SAMUEL WATSON, a worthy descend- ant of an old and honored pioneer family of Indiana, was born at the old homestead in Morgan county, Jan. 17. 1871, and was edu- cated in the common schools and reared on the farm. He is a son of Cyrus and Susan (Thornberry) Watson. Thomas and Mary A. (Royston) Watson, grandparents of Samuel, were natives of Vir- ginia and Tennessee, respectively, and of Welsh and Irish ancestry. They were mar- ried in Tennessee. In 1821, Thomas Watson made a prospecting tour of Indiana and en- tered 400 acres of land, bought two tracts, and built the first cabin in Madison township, Morgan county. In 1823 he brought his family thither and made here his permanenl home. His land was fertile, as a great por- tion of it lay in the valley of the White River, Here he created a tine farm, and became one of the prominent and influential men of the lo- cality, dying here in [856. His widow sur- vived him many years, dying in 1887, aged eighty-one years. She was a consistent mem- ber of the Methodist Church. Mr. Watson served in the War of [812, and through life supported the Jacksonian principles of the Democratic party. His excellent fori ighl was shown in his selection of land and his business ability was displayed on man) oc- casions. He was considered a keen trader and he made a number of trading expeditions to Tennessee after settling here. He was able to give all his children a start in life, and he 1. held in affectionate remembrance not only by his descendants, but by the public as well. His children were: Cyrus became the father of Samuel; Alfred, Cicero and Ben- jamin, all of whom died in Morgan county, and Thomas P. is also deceased. Cyrus Watson was horn in Madison town- ship. Morgan county, Aug. 17, 1829, and was reared among the honest sturdy pioneers of Morgan county, and spent his youth in as- sisting his father in clearing and cultivating the land. After his marriage he settled on a fine farm of 200 acres of river land, and here he became a practical and successful farmer and stockraiser. He was a man of robust health and much endurance, and was a hard worker, devoting his attention to his property. He was a stanch Democrat and held many offices of trust and responsibility in the town- ship, serving four years as township trustee. Mr. Watson was fraternally connected with both the I. O. O. F. and the Masonic bodies., and lived up to the teachings of these brother- hoods. His memory was excellent and he was fond of telling of the early days and of the difficulties with which the pioneers had to contend in getting their milling done and in obtaining supplies. The building of the State canal was a measure of relief scarcely appreciated by the present day, with its trans- portation facilities so numerous on every side. His death occurred March 18, 1898, when he was aged sixty-eight vears. His widow, Mrs. Susan (Thornberry) Watson, still survives, aged seventy-one years. She was a daughter of Daniel and Frances ( Langyer) Thornberry. natives of Virginia and early settlers in -Mor- gan county. They became prominent and wealthy farmers and reared these children : John : Mary. Mrs. A. Watson ; Milton ; Frank : William; Patrick of Brooklyn; Daniel. Jr.: and Susan. Cyrus A. and Susan Watson were the parents of one son. our subject. Samuel Watson was born on the home- stead farm which he occupies and where he is engaged in carrying on the work inaugurated b\ his father. He is a progressive, practical fanner ami stockraiser, and keep abreast of the tune . using modern methods and machin- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i i /o < r\ and reaping very substantial rewards, lie owns a farm of 300 acres of fine land. Ri a Democrat, lie has become a part) leader in his locality, and has hern a valuable township tee, In [906 lie received the 1 >enn k 1 atic nomination for county auditor and came within fifty votes of being elected. He is fully qualified for almost any position in the gift of the party, and is regarded as a \ r; available man for future preferment. In 1891 Mr. Watson married Miss Rose Turley, horn May 21, 1S7J, in this township, daughter of Harrison and Susan ( II<>iw 1 Turley, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter born at Mooresville, Morgan county, Ind. John House came l" Indiana in [837 and entered land in Madison township where he lived for many years, a successful farmer and respected citizen. Four years prior to his death, he removed to Moores- ville, his wife dying two years later. The family was of German extraction and he was reared in the Lutheran faith, but late in life became a worthy member of the Metho- dist Church, and a liberal contributor in its work. His children were: Charlotte. Mrs. Chinofelt; George; Henry; Catherine, Mrs. William Beeson ; Mary A.. Airs. I ). Fansler ; John; Sarah, Mrs. Y. D. Meredith; and Susan, mother of Mrs. Watson and wife of Harrison Turley. Harrison Turley was born in Kentucky and came to Indiana when a single man, be- ing an orphan and the architect of Hi s own fortunes. He became a successful and sub- stantial farmer, and a man who possessed the respect and esteem of all. Both ho and wife wiie consistent members of the Christian Church. In politics he was a Democrat, and tnr many years served as justice of the peace. His death occurred in December. [890. The live children of Mr. and Mrs. Turk) were: Cora, Mrs. W. H. Paddock; Calona, who died aged twenty-two years; Leora, Mrs. J. W. Jackson; Kate, Mrs. H. Jackson; and Rose, Mrs. Samuel Watson, ddie mother of the above children married (second) 1 i. F. Ron- ton, who came to Indiana and lived many in Indianapolis. He was hum in Vir- ginia, and learned the trade of carpenter, and later engaged in contracting. After leaving Indianapolis he bought a farm in Morgan county where his first wife died, leaving three children: Mrs. Lucy Taylor, Edward and John, all married prior to his second marriage to which no children were born. .Mr. Ri died five years after In- second marriage, his widow still surviving. She is an active worker and a valued membei oi the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Watson have had five children, namch : Katie, horn Sept. 13. [892; Cyrus II.. Sept. 30, 1894; Ruth, Oct. -), (900 1 died aged five years); Ku\-! and Naomi. .Mr. and Mrs. Watson are mem bers of tile Christian ( lmrch. I le is a Ma-' m, <'f Bluff Creek Lodge, Waverly, Ind., and ( isceola Chapter, No. 71. I\. A. M., Mart ville, Ind. He also belongs to Lodge N'o. 508, K. P., of Waverly. JOHN B. PASQUIER, a carpenter by trade, has for nearly half a century promi- nently identified himself with the building of Indianapolis, seeing it grow from a little place of eleven thousand inhabitants, with poor houses and sidewalks, to a beautiful city of over two hundred thousand inhabitants, with stately edifices and neatly paved street-. Horn in France, March 23, [829, he comes of a good old Roman Catholic family, who for -e\eral generations followed the carpenter's trade and contract building in their native land. John Pasquier, grandfather of John 1'... a man of ability, lived all his life in France. He had four children, all of whom were carpen- ters bv trade and had their homes in their na- tive village, where they died: Charles, Eu- gene, Epolike and Nicholas. Eugene Pasquier, father of John I'.., grew to manhood in his native home, and there re- ceived his training for life's activities. At an early age he learned the carpenter's trade, and becoming a skilled workman found no diffi- culty in securing a position, and as a young man followed this occupation with his broth- ers. For many years they carried on a most successful line of business, branching out in the industry from time to time. During his young manhood Mr. Pasquier married Mary J. Lehebrien. who was horn in the same lo- cality, and wlin after many years died there. By this union there were born four children: Alexis, who died at the home of his birth: John I!.; Charles, who re-ides at his native village: and Lucius, who served in the French arm) . and died at B< thune, France. John I'.. Pasquier grew t<> manhood in France, and there at an early age. by ass ing his father, became a thorough mastei the carpenter's tradi \.s .1 young man he continued th lit and for some time fol- [ 1 76 • < iMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lowed it in his native land, but in 1854, hoping t" better his fortunes, he came to the I nited States, making the trip from Havre in Xew Vork, in fifty-eight days. He pro- ceeded directly to [ndianapolis, then a small. poorly built city, with the Union Station, thru in process of construction, surrounded by mud holes. '11k- neighboring countn abounded in timber, and in big game, and presented a very different aspect from the beautiful farming section of the present time. A skilled carpenter. Mr. Pasquier at mice started out as a journeyman in the employ of Mr. Salt- marsh, of [ndianapolis, with whom he re- led some time. He then accepted a po- sition with John 1',. Manny, a large contrac- tor, win 1 erected some of the nmst prominent buildings of the city. Continuing here for eighteen years Mr. Pasquier assisted in work upon the court house, the new station, the State House, and residences and building blocks galore. He has been industrious and ha- carefully invested his savings, and now i- the owner of considerable city property. Tn '857 he purchased a tract of land which ex- tended somewhat beyond the city limits, but which is now a beautiful residence section. Hire he erected a small house, pari of which he has since greatly enlarged, and here he now resides. On the same ground he lias erected two commodious houses which he rents to advantage. In 1 857 Mr. Pasquier married Margaret Climento I'rbain, born in France Aug. 22, [832, and to this union have been born six chil- dren : Eugene, now engaged in the grocery business in Indianapolis; Marguerite, who married R. Braden ; Miss Julia; and Julius, John and Charles, who are all engaged in the grocery business in Indianapolis. Throughout hi- residence in this country, Mr. Pasquier has evinced the keenest interest in 'in- institutions, and is a most loyal and pa- triotic citizen. As a strong Republican he is interested in local affairs, hut is not, however, an office seeker. Through the merited esteem of his fellow citizens, he has been appointed Street inspector, a place which he has filled to lire satisfaction of the city council. He nan of irreproachable character, and pos- sesses a high code of honor. His wife be t< 1 the lv iman I latin 'lie ' hurch. He is a member of the F. & A. M . John Francis Celestino Reuben I'rbain, fa- ther of Mrs. Pasquier, was burn in France, an I there upon reaching manhood, settled and engaged in business, filling the office 'if gov- ernment tax collector there for some time. In 1851 In- came to [ndianapolis, making the age t" Xew ( trleans in forty-eight day-. Pur- chasing a farm in Lawrence township, .Mar- ion county. Ind., hi' there followed agricul- ture very successfully throughout the re- mainder of hi- active days. He died in In- dianapolis while on a visit tn his daughter. Mr. Urbain married Mary Margaret Buskin, also a native of France. She died at the firm near [ndianapolis. Tn this union ware born four children: John Francis 1 '. ; Mrs. Pas- quier; Julius Augustus, who now lives at the family homestead; and Pauline, who died un- married. Mr. and Airs. I'rbain were In hh respected, prosperous farming people. The} were reared in the Roman Catholic faith, and loyally adhered t < • it throughout their respec- tive lives. CURTIS C. PADDi iCK, a conductor mi the Terre Haute ee [ndianapolis Railroad, whose residence is at Broad Ripple, and who has an enviable record as a successful rail- road man. was born at Prairieton, Ind.. April JO. 1849, only child of Washington and lane ( Payne 1 Paddock, both of whom were na- tive- of Indiana. Elijah Paddock, the grandfather of Cur- tis C. was a native of Indiana, and in bis active life wa- engaged in farming at Prairie- ton, Ind. Hi- family consisted of six -mis and one daughter, and when be died he V\ is over seventy years of age. Ebenezer Payne, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Paddock, wa- a native of Indiana, and engaged in farm- ing in Vigo county. In hi- family were four and one daughter. When he died at the age "f sixty years, lie left a good property, and was regarded a- a man of much force of character and solid worth. Washington Paddock was a pork packer in Terre Haute. Ind.. fur many years, — ! when he retired in [876, he moved to [ndian- apolis. where he died in [882, at the age of fifty-six. His wife, who wa- burn in t8lQ, died Dec. 21, [900, being buried on her birth- day. Both parent- belonged to the Christian i 1 Hsciples ) ( 'luireh. Curtis C. Paddock was reared in Terre Haute from the time he was twelve years old. having spent the most of hi- life before that age in Ogle cmintv. 111. His education wa completed in the city schools of Terre Haute, and in [8/1 lie secured a position as a brake- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 1 77 man i nger train of the Terre Haute & In.' ana Railroad. For two and a half - he was baggageman, and since Sept. 29, [874, has nger conductor. This is t long and faithful service, and re- credit upon the man and the manage- ment who can continue so long in ami relations. .Mr. Paddock was married Jan. 25, [876, to Miss I ora Sherburne, a daughter of Asa and Mary Sherburne. They had one child, Arthur Einn. He was employed at the Pan- American Exposition, in charge of a patent feed-box exhibit. Mrs. Cora Paddock, was a devoted member of the Chris- tian Church, and a woman of blame- less life and character, died in iSSj. at the early age of twenty-four years. Mr. Pad- dock contracted a second marriage. June 6, 1895, A I i - s lata Scott, daughter of John and Margaret ( Painter 1 Scott, becoming his wife. Mr. Paddock is a member of Greenville Lodge, X". 392, I'. & A. M.. and since [876, has been a member of the 1 >rder of Railway Conductors. His home was in Indianapolis from [871 to 1899, when he moved to hi gant home in Broad Ripple, though he still owns considerable property in Indianapolis, lie has always been a stanch Republican. John Scott and wife.- Mrs. Paddock's parents, were natives of ( >hio. To them was born the following family: ( )scar P.: George A.: Belle, widow of Frank Ulm; Etta, Mrs. Paddock: and Lillian, wife .if Lewis L. Bu- denz, of Denver, Colo. Mr. and .Mrs. Scott had their home in Ohio almost continuously until 1899. when they moved to Broad Rip- ple. Ir.d.. where they now live, hi [854 they lived a year in this State. In the War of the lion Mr. Scott was standard bearer in the loth O. V. I. llis grandfather. John Scott, was a soldier in the War of 1 R William Scott, father of John, was 1 in Indiana, where he lived to he over sixty years old. Ilis remains were interred near Marion. Ili- ancestry was French. r, the maternal grandfatln 1 of Mrs. Paddock, was a native of 1 thio, where he lii .1 i seventy-eight. 1 le cai Pennsylvat stock, and was a farmer all his life. AUGUST BRTXKER. In the fall 1X47 a German lad scarcely out of his teen-. reached Indian pi His parents had and he crossed the ocean because he believed that this countn offered better opportunities to the industrious and thrifty young man than did the Fatherland. Landing at N'ew Orleans he tarried for a short time at St. Louis, then came to Indianapolis, where acquaint from Germany had preceded him. Tin- young man liked Indianapolis and settled there. Ilis stay has been protracted through all the in- tervening years and today August Brinker, the emigrant hoy. i-- one of the old and h esteemed pioneers of the city, contributing to . \\ih and pp isperit) h\ a service of t years. Mr. Brinker was horn in Germany al six miles from Berlin in [826, one of a fam- ily of seven children, four hoys and three girls. The mother died when August was fourteen years of age. and the father, I red crick Brinker. died three years later. ( )ur subject after leaving school began to learn the trade of miller ami from an early age he has made his own way in the world. For nearly sewn years he followed his trade in his na- tive land, and in 1846 he came to America. At New ( Irleans, the landing place, he wit- nessed the selling of slaves at auction, and did not remain long in that city. Taking a small steamer for St. Louis, he arrived there in January, 1847. and found employment in op- erating a mill, the chief business of which was the grinding of corn for the slaves. Decid- ing to visit friends at Indianapolis he pro- ceeded up the Ohio river to Madison, [nd., traveled by rail to Columbus, and thence walked to Indianapolis, arriving in Septem- ber, 1847. S.on after his arrival he purchased the lot on which he has since lived, and the next year he erected on his property a house, the first residence on the north side of what is New Y. irk street. Mr. Brinki employment at coopering, a trade which he followed for mart} years. It presented to him the mean- of ai and he became the proprietor of a -team bending factory which In- operated for several years, employing ten men. I le ne> 1 I sev- eral years in tb ade, and his later years have been spent in tb ment from active lii lie married in [851 Xettie Brown, daugh- ter of Philip Brown, an old settler of In- dianapolis. Four children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Brinker as follows: Emma, who married Mr. Harms and died leaving a son, 1 1 78 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD August Harms, now foreman in the Indian- apolis News office, who was reared by our subject; Alary, wife of Louis Fertig; Henry and Frederick. Airs. Brinker, the faithful wife and devoted mother, died in [886, and was buried at Crown Hill on Washington's birth- day. Air. Brinker has traveled extensively. In [888 he visited Germany, with the hope of seeing many of his own family, hut found surviving only one brother and one sister, the former eighty-three years of age, and the lat- ter past seventy. The) have since both passed away, and our subject is the sole survivor of tin' family. All died in Germany except the youngest brother, William, who came to .America several years after the arrival of our subject and settled in Grant county, Inch, where he became a prominent and wealthy farmer, acquiring 4(0 acres of g- 00 d land, lie died on his farm, leaving seven children, three sons and four daughters. In politics Air. Brinker has always been a Democrat. For many years he has been a devout anil prominent member of the Presby- terian Church. 1 Ie is one of the best known pioneers of Indianapolis and one of its worthy and esteemed citizens, honored for his integ- rity and uprightness of character. The term ol his residence in the city has exceeded sixty years, during most of which period he has been one of the active and substantial fac- t"i-s .if its growth. Jl IHN II. A"< >UNG, a prosperous and en- terprising farmer of Ray township, Morgan county, was horn in that county, son of Scott W. and Polly (Mathes) Young, natives, re- spectively, of Virginia and Kentucky. Samuel Young, great-grandfather of John H., was a native of Virginia, of Scotch-Irish descent, and was a man of prominence in his community. Charles Young, son of Samuel, lived and died in Kentucky, where he reared three sons and one daughter, all now deceased: George, who came to Indiana, and was murdered for his money at his home in Cloverdale ; Scott W. ; lames !•"., who went to Illinois, ami there died; and Elizabeth, who died in Kentucky. .Ml the children were married and left families. Scott W. Young, son of Charles, came to Indiana, in iSj_>. and located in ( )wen county, where he taught school until lie took up gov- ernment land in Morgan county, entering over 400 acres, and Air. John II. Young lias the old rnmenl deed to this property, upon which appears the signature of President Jackson. In addition to this 400 acres Air. Young se- cured additional land until he at one time owned I,000 acres. The family lived the life of pioneers, and had their privations and pleasures. The hunting was excellent, and their experiences with the game were excit- ing as well as dangerous. The good mother spun, wove and did all the housework, and they enjoyed a simple healthy life. Scott W. Young died I >ec. 4. [873, and his widow, Polly Mathes, whom he married in Oweft county, survived until < let. 27, [881. Both were con- sistent members of the Christian Church. In politics Mr. Young was a Republican, and for tive years was a justice of the peace. The following children were horn to Scott W. and Polly Young: Matilda A. is the widow of D. W. Gray; Evan II. is a resident of Califor- nia: Eveline is at home: James B.. is a resi- dent of Kansas, where he is very successful: Harrison I', died in Boston in 1884; Hannibal died April 7, 1904, a successful farmer and a prominent teacher in public schools; Martha A. married L. < ioss, wdio died a veteran of the Civil war, and she resides in Martinsville : Newton, a successful physician, was killed in 1885; John II.: Sarah is the widow of Sam- uel D. Gray, a resident of California. Like his brothers and sisters, John II. Young had a good common school education. and then attended the Mooresville high school. Later he was graduated from Bryant & Strat- um's business college at Indianapolis. At the age of twenty-one he went West, and employed himself teaching school, clerking in a store. and seeing something of the world. Returning home in 1873, he once more taught school, hut when his father died, he and his sister bought the interests of the remaining heirs in the homestead, where he now resides when not elsewhere employed. The home farm con- sists of 241 acres, and he also owns eighty acres in ( (wen county. Both these farms are dewotcd to general agriculture. His home is a very pleasant one, supplied with telephone connection and is on the rural free delivery route. C( >L.JEFFERS< IN KINGSLEYSO ITT (deceased), f Martinsville, hid., was horn March 27, 1S27. in Fayette county, Ky., tin miles from the city of Lexington. Mis parents were Vin- cent and Ann (Hutsell) Sent!, the former a native oi Virginia and the latter of Kentucky. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 179 The Scott family originated in Virginia, in which State Samuel Scott, the paternal grandfather of Col. Scott, was born, of Irish .'iinl Scotch parents. He married Fannie Francis, daughter of Thomas Francis, who was horn in Wales, and was a sea captain. Samuel Scott removed to Kentucky, being one of the pioneers in Fayette county, where he died at the age of fifty years. The ma ternal grandfather of Col. Scott was John Hut-ell. of German descent, who also lived in Virginia. Vincent Scott, father of Colonel Scott, was born Dec. 24, 1799, near Wythe court house, in Wythe county, Va. He was a blacksmith by trade, and also engaged in farming. On Oct. 25. 1820, he married Ann Hutsell, and they settled on the Scott farm in Bourbon county. Ky.. where their children were born as follows: Mary A. (wife of James M. Mitchell 1. Dec. 24, 1 82 1 ; Sarah J. (wife of Dr. Benjamin F. Barnard 1. April ii, 1823; Rebecca. October, 1825: Jefferson K. March 2J. 1827. Rebecca died in infancy. The survivors settled at Martinsville, Ind. In March. 1828. Mr. Scott sold his Kentucky farm and came with his family to Indianapo- lis. They arrived April 7th, after a two weeks' journey, and Mr. Scott bought a lot on the west side of the canal, fronting on Washington street. He prepared to build a house, and had the logs and shingles ready when he took sick, with bilious fever, dying Aug. 20. 1828. after only eight days illness. He was buried in the old graveyard, latterly called Greenlawn cemetery, then in the woods, on the banks of the White river, southwest of Indianapolis. His grave was marked but can- not now be traced. He was present at the laying of the corner stone of the old State hi use within whose walls his grandson. James V. .Mitchell, forty-one years afterward • re- sponded to tlir roll call as the representative from the county of Morgan. His widow, not desiring to remain there, forfeited the lot, upon which they had made only a partial pa} ment. And although she and her three chil- dren were all sick with bilious fever, she loaded all she had left into the wagon, and took up the solitary ami mournful journey back home — to the house of John Hedges, her step father, near Stony Point Church, in Bourbon county. Ky.. at which place she ar- rived in safety, after a long, tedious and sor- rowful trip. She lived with her step-father for two vears, and then mo 1 ! b 1. to 1 he old Troutman Mill, in Fayette county, where -he followed weaving table linens, coverlets, conn terpanes, blankets, etc., which she sold, thus earning a support for herself and children, until she was married to Giles Mitchell, in the same house and room where she had mar- ried Vincent Scott, nearly fifteen years pre- viously. Mr. .Mitchell was a resident of Mar- tinsville, Ind., and was visiting relatives in Kentucky. M'tcr loading her children, Mary A., Sarah J. and \r\i k.. and plunder in a wagon, which was driven by a hired from Lexington to Frankfort, where they took the steamboat "Argo" for .Madison, Ind., the home of John S. Mitchell, son of (hies, which place they reached at the end of three days' travel. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell rode through on horseback from Lexington, Ky., to Mad- ison, Ind., arriving at the latter place on .Mon- day, the next day after the arrival of the children. ( )n the following Tuesday the plunder and the children were loaded into an- other wagon and driven to Martinsville. They were preceded by Mr. and Airs. Mitchell on horseback. They arrived in Martinsville in advance of the children after two and one-half days' ride, stopping in Columbus one day with John M. Gwinn, son-in-law of Mr. Mitchell. The children arrived Feb. 4, 1835. After stopping for a short time at the "Crawford House,*' a tavern kept by James Crawford, on the northwest corner of the public square, in Martinsville. Ind., where the Union Block- now stands, they commenced housekeeping in a one-story frame house, situated near the southwest corner of the public square. In 1836 Mr. Mitchell employed hands, and in nine weeks time he had erected, and they were occupying, a large two-story frame hotel on the ground formerly occupied by their dwell- ing, and which is now occupied by the "Mason House." They kept hotel there for eleven years, the house being known as the "Union Hotel." At the end of that time Mr. Mitchell sold out to James Cunningham and moved to his farm, one and a half miles south of Mar- tinsville, where they lived a number of \. While on th c farm Mr. Mitchell madi brick for ami built .1 one and one-half si brick dwelling on Lot 6, Block [3, in Mar- tinsville, into which they moved, living then until his death, which occurred July 5, [865, after a long illness. Shortly after his d Mr-. Mitchell broke up keeping hou old homestead and \vcn1 to live with hci in-law- and step son, fame - M. Mitchell. [ 1 80 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD whom she resided until her death, which oc- curred Sept. 17. [889. By Mr. Mitchell she had three children, of whom but one survives, Thomas B. Mitchell, of Martinsville, tnd. She was a member of the Christian Church. Her first husband was a Baptist. • ol Scott was tlu- last survivor of his par- ents' family. After the death of his father companied his mother back to Kentucky, and in 1835 returned with his mother and step father to Indiana, as previously related. Air. Mitchell became his guardian. His edu- cation was obtained in the Martinsville ools, and his first employment was in a tanner), for when quite young he was ap- prenticed to learn the trade. For a while he worked at Sharp's tanyard, in Monroe county, hid., and then with John \V. Sims, at his tannery in Martinsville. Mis health failing him in this vocation, he found employment with John Al. Gwinn, then a merchant of Co- lumbus, Iinl.. whose daughter he subsequently married. About this time Mr. Gwinn left his family and went to Florida. Mrs. Gwinn with Mr. Scott and his wife and her other children, then removed to Martinsville, where Mr. Scott found employment as clerk for J. \l & S. M. Mitchell. Then he was engaged as deput\ recorder of Morgan county under Stephen McCracken, and later was deputy auditor under Barclay Burrows. He so con- ducted himself in these official positions as to become quite popular, so much so that his party, the Democratic, nominated and elected him to the offio 1 lerk of the Morgan Cir- cuit court. lie held this position for four eears, ending in 1859, after which he became deputy auditor of Morgan count) under YVil- I. Manker. In the meantime he had pur- chased a clothing stock, which was superin- tended h\ his father-in-law, John M. Gwinn, who had returned from Florida, and he ivas thus engaged at the breaking out of the Re- bellion, lie was in that business for thirteen When I 'resident Lincoln issued his call for eei . Mr. Scott was the first man in Morgan county to enlist, which he did on the 18th of April. 1S1.1. and on the 20th he imissioned captain of G impany K. 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, lie was mmand 1 if his o impaii) ai the battle 1 if Phillippi, \Y. Va., on June 3, 1801. the first nt of the w ar ; ah o al I aurcl 1 I ill ; 1 :d, and wa-, mustered out with hi- regiment on Air'-. }. 1861, 1>\ reason of the expiration of his three months term of service. He re-entered the service Oct. 10. [86r, as lieutenant-colonel of the 59th Indiana Volunteers, which regiment was organized Gosport, hid., with Jesse I. Alexander cdonel. This regiment served under Gen I 'ope in the Army of the Mississippi. Colonel Scott served on the Mississippi until after the battle of Shiloh, when Pope's army joined th.i; (if Genera] Grant. He served with Grant until after the siege and surrender of Yicks- burg, after which he was with General Slur- man, being with him on his "March to the Sea," and hack' through the Carolinas to the city of Washington, where he participated in the Grand Review. He then returned with his regiment to Indianapolis, where it was mus- tered out of service July 17, 1865. In [86^ he was commissioned colonel of his regiment, in place of Alexander, resigned. During his connection with the 59th he was in the fi I lowing engagements: New Madrid; Island No. to: Tiptonville ; Siege of Corinth; [uka; Corinth, Met. 3-4, [862; Port < iibson : Ray- mond : Jackson, Miss. : Champion Hills ; Black River; Siege of Vicksburg; Missionary Ridge; all actions at Atlanta: Sherman's cel- ebrated March to the Sea: the engagements at Savannah : and closed his military career at the battle of Bentonville. X. C. Feb. 18, 1865. Colonel Scott did not escape injury during his long and arduous service, the ex- plosion of a shell at the battle of Champion Hills injuring him seriously and ultimately causing his death. After the close of the war and the return to peaceful pursuits. Colonel Scott first en- gaged in the hotel business in Indiana] continuing this for eight years, and then re- turned to his boyhood home, where he opened an abstract office. After completing an ab- stract of titles to land in Morgan county he engaged in that line in Martinsville, also add- an and insurance lines. There he con- tinued to the end of his days, a man of many n is. prominent in public spirited enter- prises, the owner of one of the finest of the citv's homes, and of other valuable property He was appointed receiver of the Electric Bight plant. A stock company vva 1 Scott, with others, purchased the plant (he himself becoming a large stock- holder), which he managed until his health failed, and he sold the plant to the present company. On Jan. 23, 184(1. at Columbus, Tnd.. Col- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ti8i one! Scott was married to Miss Mary A. Gwinn, who was born March i. 1831, al Co- ns, daughter of John M. and Mar) \. (Mitchell) Gwinn. Two children were born it union. Mary [mogene (called Jennie) and William G., both of whom are deceased, tter dying in infancy. The daughter was the wife of Henry C. Jones, of Richmond, machinist by trade, but who was clerk . "Palmer House," at tndianapi lis I dun the management of Colonel Scott), he married Jennie Scott. Mr. and Mrs. moved to Martinsville with her parents 1 oli 1 it 1 Scott gave up the hotel business, here he died in January, 1S7S. and Mrs. dii i Dec. 25, [878. Her mother, .Mrs. Mary A. Scott, died Jan. 31, [880, aged forty- nine years. She was a member of the Roman lie Church. On \)a:. 21, [887, Colonel was married (second) to Miss Lizzie 1 1. ( "allis, by w In un he had in 1 children. Colond Scott belonged to the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church, of which his widow is also a member. In politics he was a Dem- Fraternally he was a Royal Arch Ma- son (had Idled all the chairs in the Blue a member of the K. of I'., and of Blankenship Post, 1 '•. A. R. Mrs. Lizzie O. (' allis) Scott has always in Martinsville, though -he was in [ndianapolis fcr several years, during her :ction with the Indiana State Library, born in Martinsville, daughter of Id win Willard and Ellen Greene (Orner) Cal- lis. Her father was a native of New Jersey, horn near Pennington, and while in the East married Ellen Greene Orner, who was a na- tive of Xew Jersey and of Holland ancestry, her parents being George B. and Elizabeth \un (Osmun) Orner. They came out to Martinsville, lud.. in [856, and Mr. Callis. who had learned printing and bookmaking in oung manhood, and had published a pa- per in his eastern home, engaged in the news- : business, purchasing the Mo> a ' (0/ ctte, which he edited for many -.ears, li was established as such in 1854, 1 1 later changed to the Martinsville D< crat. He ha- been a practical printer and iper man throughout his active years, and still continues to work at the "case," feel- bid adieu to his 1 \ pes. lie is i printer in the State of ime he set a i febrew Bible. Mrs. Si ivs shown decided lit- talent at -lie has been so successful. Sin- is familiar with the practical side "f the work as for she became an adept at type-setting in her father's establishment, and a- previoush mentioned was engaged 1 n the .1 / Gazette for a number of years. Meantime. however, in i^S.}, she was elected by the I islature to the important position of State Li- brarian, and upon her devolved th< responsi- bility of removing the State Libran to the Capitol. Re-elected in [885, she continued in the office, and the Legislature failing a successor in [S87 she tided as librarian until [8S9, when Mr. Jacob P. Dunn took the office. .Meantime, as recorded, she had become tin wife of Col. Jefferson K. Scott, end she re- ; to Martinsville to make her 1 Mrs. Scott has always taken an aci e effective interest in local and State socii and her culture and attainments entitle her (o the high rank she hold- among intellei le in Indiana. EMERY ALBERTSON, until July. 1907, member of the firm of Albertson S H 'Id-, extensive nurserymen of Bridgeport, is a native of Indiana. He was horn in Wash ington county, Aug. 15, 1858, and was reared 1 the business in which he was so sua fully engaged, his father being one of the pioneer nurserymen of the State. His early educational discipline was secured in the pub- : 1-. and wa- effectively supplenn b\ a course of study in the Blue River Acad- emy, maintained under the auspices of the Society of Friends, of which he is a birth- right member. Emery Albertson i- a -on of 1 (liver and Mary (Morris) Albertson, both of whom were horn in Washington county, hid., being representatives of sterling pioneer families. Benjamin Albertson, the paternal grand- father, was born in North Carolina, whence he emigrated to Indiana Territon in [816. settling in the midst of the foresl wild- of Washington count}". There lie entered a tract of government land and eventually reel 1 -I farm. Me was also a -killed physi- cian, ami wa- one of the pioneers in the practice of medicine iii Indiana, his life hav- ing been one of signal honor and usefulness. I le continued to reside on the old h until hi- death, and was a prominent worthy member of the Society 1 lis children . died in Ran-,! COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD who died in Washington enmity: Isabella, who became the wife of W. M. Trueblood; Sarah, who married \. Morris; and Oliver. Oliver Albertson was born and reared in Washington county, Ind., and bis earl\ en- vironments were those of the pioneer epoch in that beautiful section of the State where the i luaker colonists bad planted their homes, lie was ever true to the noble teachings of the Friends, and was an active and zealous worker in the Society, lie received a liberal education, and continued bis residence at the old homestead for many years, and established the nursery business ( in connection with Farming and the mercantile business) which was eventually developed into an enterprise of wide scope and importance. He estab- lished the nursery in 1840, and continued bis active identification with the industry until the close of his life, in 1879. He conducted the most extensive retail nursery business in the State, and his progressive methods, care- ful attention to all details and his honorable and straightforward dealings gained him an enviable success, while he at all times retained the confidence and high esteem of those with whom he came in contact in the various rela- tions of life. Mr. Albertson's health finally became quite seriously impaired, and while be continued to retain his interest in the bus- iness established in Washington county, and 1<> accord a general supervision of the same, be removed to Bridgeport, Marion Co., Ind., in 1875, and there started a modest nursery, utilizing twenty acres of land, and later add- ing about as much more to its area, and here he had secured an excellent start in his from the sphere of life's activities, bis death occurring in 1870. After bis de- mise the Washington county business, which bad been conducted under the firm name of O. Albertson & Co., was closed and the estate settled up. His wife, a woman of gentle refinement and no- ble character, was likewise born in Washing- ton county, being a daughter of Benoni and Rebecca Morris, both natives of North Caro- lina ami members of (be Society of Friends. Tbe\- were members of the little colony es- tablished in Washington county, Ind.. prior to 1810, and her father improved a g 1 farm and became one of the prosperous citizens of the State, having endured the vicissitudes of pioneer life, and having lived to enjoy the rewards of bis earnest toil and endeavor. He and bis devoted wife continued the journey of life side by side for sixty years, and be dud at the age of eighty-nine years, while she lived to attain the venerable age of ninety- Their children were as follows : Thomas; Nixon; Catherine, Mrs. Morrison; Jeptha, who died in Washington county in 1902, at the age of more than eighty years : Joanna, Mrs. Parker; Robert; and Mary, mother of our subject. Mrs. Mary Albertson died in 1887, at the age of sixty years. Oliver and Mary (Morris) Albertson became the parents of four children, namely: Anna, who is the wife of C. M. Hobbs, who was asso- ciated with Emery Albertson in business, and of whom mention is made elsewhere; Albert, now a resident of Long Beach, Cal. ; Emery ; Frederick, who died in 1887 in his twenty- seventh year. Emery Albertson early became identified with the practical work of conducting the nursery business, and from his youth has been a close student of scientific methods of culti- vation, so that he proved an able successor to his father, who had established so note- worthy a prestige in this important line of industry. He accompanied his parents in their removal to Bridgeport, in 1875. and here assisted his father in the establishing of the new nursery, of which he assumed con- trol at the time of his father's death, being ably assisted by his brother-in-law, Mr. Hobbs, with whom he became formally asso- ciated in carrying forward the enterprise, the partnership being formed in 188 1, under the title of Albertson & Hobbs. The business as- sociation continued until July, 1907, when Mr. Albertson retired, Mr. Hobbs and his sons taking the business, and now carrying it 011 under the name of C. M. Hobbs & Sons. During the old firm's existence for more than a quarter of a century they pushed steadily forward and built up a business of magnificent scope and importance, as is evident when it is stated that the enterprise became the most extensive of the sort in the State, and among the most important in the entire Union, the firm enjoying a high reputation for absolute reliability and fair dealing, while their prod- ucts were sold ill the most diverse sections of the country, and their export trade showi i a gratifying increase. The utmost care was given to all details of propagation and the nursery stock was invariably of the highest grade, including all lines of hardy fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc. When the firm assumed control of the Bridgeport en- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 183 terprise the nursery comprised about twenty acres, and an idea of the expansion which effected through their well-directed ef- forts ma) be gained when we state that when the firm dissolved they had more than 300 closel) planted with young fruit and ornamental tree-, while in addition to this the) had a large eastern planting in Livings- county, N. Y., and another large plant, for supplying the western trade, at Topeka, Kans. In the Bridgeport nurseries employ- ment was given to an average corps of about forty workmen, while in the shipping season this force was largely augmented, so that the enterprise was one of marked benefit to the town and county, as is its successor, C. M. Hobbs & Sons. Mr. Albertson at the present time is at Long Beach, Cal., whither he had gone on account of his wife's ill health, and he 1- somewhat interested just now in mange culture, lie is a member of the National Association of Nurserymen, and has served as president, vice-president, and in other of- ficial positions, at present being special rep- resentative of said association. He also holds membership in three protective associations. In politics, though never an aspirant for of- fice, he gives stanch support to the Republi- can party, and in his religious faith is a member of the Society of Friends, of which he is a birth-right member, lie is a man of unswerving integrity and distinctive business ability, and has been known and honored as a representative citizen in Bridgeport. In i88_' Mr. Albertson was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Ingling, a daugh- ter of Thomas W. and Sarah (Hughes) Ingling, hod) of whom were bom in New Jersey, where they were married. The for- mer was a -on of Jacob and Rachel (Taylor) tngling, likewise natives of \'ew Jersey, and facob was a -on of Tent and Mary Ingling, who were born in France, whence they emi- d to America in the Colonial epoch, being numbered among the pioneers of New Jersey. The Taylor family is of English extraction, and it also was early established in New Jer- sey. Tent [llgling became the father of children, namely: John: Tent. Jr.; Thi Jacob ; Sarah, Mrs. [nman ; Nancy, ti White; and Mrs. Frazier. facob Ingling 1 his entire life in New Jersey, where he followed hi- vocation of farming, being a man of sterling character ai I 0111 ho was a faithful worker. He was twice married, and the el rst unii n were a- fi il- lows: Jar. b; \ .• dia, Air-, 1). English : Ra- chel, Mrs. Haley; Thomas \\\. father of Mrs. Albertson. One son was born to [acob [ng- ling's second mania-,. George, who is now a re-ideiit of I ' 1 . i ■ i, Thomas \\'. Ingling was born in Bur- lington county, N. J., on June 4, iShi, and was there reared to the honest toil of the farm, receiving a common school educa lie was but three years of age at the time of his mother's death, and was thereafter cared for by relatives until his father's second mar- riage, when he again entered the paternal home. Only a short time later, however, his father met an accidental death, being drowned, and the home was perforce broken up. and after an interval of somewhat precarious ex- istence. Mr. Ingling finally found a good home with a man named English, with whom he remained on the farm until he had attained the age of twenty years, when he started out in life on his own responsibility. After his marriage he continued to devote his attention to farming in New Jersey, until after the birth of his eldest child, when he removed to Ohio, where he was engaged in farming for \W<: years, after which he passed a short time in Illinois, whence they returned to Ohio, where he continued to make, his home until 1854. when he came to Marion county, Ind., and located on a rented farm near Bridge- port, preferring to devote his attention to farming, though he was a natural mechanic and a skilled workman in both wood and iron, lie eventually purchased a farm in this local- ity and conducted the same until iK(>-, when he engaged in the general merchandise busi- ness in Bridgeport, continuing successfully in this line of enterprise for more than a score of years and becoming one of the prosperous and honored merchants of the town, where he was held in the highest Confidence and es- teem, lie retained possession of a part of this farm until his death. In 1892 he was suc- ceeded in the mercantile business by his SO n, John, who i- mentioned elsewhere in this work, and following that time be lived re- tired in Bridgeport, dying in August. 1903. lie had achieved a position of independence as the result of his own efforts and stood as a sterling type of the self-made man. while honor and integrity ever dominated and di- rected In- course, lb' cast, his first presi- dential vote in support of William I I Harrison, later espousing (he cause of the Democratic party, while eventually he became 1184 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD a stanch Republican, having been affiliated with the "grand old party" for man) years, and having held minor offices of local trust, though never a seeker for political prefer- ment. His wife was a daughter of Thomas Hughes, who was horn on shipboard while his parents were en route from England to America, and they settled in New Jersey in 1 1 lonial days, Mr. Hughes remaining loyal to the English crown during the Revolution. He was a brick mason and contractor and builder, and erected many important build- in New Jersey, where he continued to reside until the close of his life. I lis children were ,1- follows: David, who died in New Ten \ : Eliza, who became the wife of John Hughes; John, who died in New Jersey; and Sarah, who became the wife of Thomas \\ . tngling. Thomas W. and Sarah Ingliiig he- came the parents of six children, namely: Apollis S., the only one of the children born in New Jersey, served four years as a Union sol dier in the war of the Rebellion, and is now .1 retired farmer of Bridgeport; Jacob, born in ( iln 1, now a railroad agent and farmer in Illi- nois, was also a soldier in the Rebellion; Ann died at the age of sixteen years; John II. is a representative merchant of Bridgeport and is mentioned elsewhere: Adaline is the wife of J. L. Stair, of Illinois: and Sarah E. is the wife of the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Sa- rah [ngling was summoned into eternal rest in January, 181)7. She was a devoted member of the M. E. Church and a woman of gentle refinement and beautiful attributes. In February, 1898, Mr. Ingling married .Mrs. Malinda A. Turner, whose maiden name was Cravens, and her parents came from North Carolina as pioneers in Indiana. She was first married to F. Reed. She has no children. Mr. and Mrs. Alhertson have had a family of five children, namely: Morris, who was horn in 1884, ; an in- fant, horn in 1896; and Ruth, born in i8<)8. HENRY W. BENNETT, president of the lapolis Stove Company, has been a fac- tor in the commercial and public life of that city from early manhood. Before attaining his majority he became connected with the manufacturing business of which he is now •.eculivc head, and his prominence in al circles c< ivers a li mg peril "1. I le has the requisites which make him both strong and popular among his associates for he has the mind and manner that would win him re- spect as being sound and wholesome in any bi id) 1 if men. Mi'. Bennett is one of the native son-, of his city, having been born in Indianapolis Aug. 2< '. 1858, son of William Henry and Helen Louise (Root) Bennett, and grandson of Henry and Sarah Ann (Tracy) Bennett. The grandparents were both born in Albany county. N. Y. Henry Bennett studied law in the office of Aaron Burr, in New York City, and locating about [830 in Toledo, ( Alio, was one of the pioneer attorneys of that place. Henry W. Bennett received hi- business training in the establishment with which his father was connected, the factory of D. Root c^ Co., stove manufacturers, who were suc- ceeded in [877 by the Indianapolis Stove Company. Mr. Bennett became secretary and treasurer of this concern when organized and succeeded to the presidency in [891. This 1 1 ncern is the oldest of its kind in the State, having been established in 1850. It lias ex- panded greatly since the organization of the Indianapolis Stove Company, thirty years ago, and Mr. Henry W. Bennett lias, by a rare combination of executive ability ami in- tellectual gifts, contributed in no small meas- ure to its continued prosperity. He has the foresight and breadth of mind necessary to keep up with the progress of the day in busi- ness methods and in the products of his house, and his success in commercial lines alone w 1 mid be in 'table. However, Mr. Bennett has not been wholly a business man. Since [890 he has been active in the councils of the Republican party, and from 1898 to 1906 he served as treasurer of the State Republican Committee. On Jan. 25. 1905, upon the recommendation r horses and 1 mtdi 11 ir w 1 irk 1 this time attracted him to the farm. He C for a physician's horses, afterward vvorl on different farms and teaming. At the [i 86 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of twenty-four years lie went to Omaha, Nebr., working there one summer fi r a con- tractor, as inspector on improved streets. Re- turning h< >uie. he commenced the transfer business, in which he met with success, fol- lowing this for six years, after which he sold his trams and wagons to his brother. Tak- ing the money he had accumulated, and what he received for his outfit, he invested it in the furniture business in Anderson, [nd. After being in Anderson and New Castle about one year he sold out his business inter- ests there, returning to his home town, and establishing a furniture and undertaking busi- ness which, as previously mentioned, would do credit to any of the larger cities, lie erected the first business block with a large plate glass front, and had put down the first ■it walk in the town — all indications of the progressive spirit which has characti all his undertakings. His enterprise and busi- ness ability made his business prosper from the start. Losses never discouraged him, they only stimulated him to further effort. lie- has maintained a place among the foremost business men of the town to the present. \s previously intimated, Mr. Carlisle has had important relations to the community aside from his business interests. In political sentiment he is a Republican. lie was treas- urer of the town of Mooresville ; in Novem- ber, 1894. he was elected trustee of his town- ship, assuming the duties of that office in January, 1005, and holding it live years and three months, after which he was elected as a member of the school board of the town, hold- ing that office eighteen months; he resigned to take the office of county commissioner, to which he had been elected for three years in November, 1902. taking office Jan. 1. 1903, and was elected for the second term of three years in November, 1905, serving six years 011 the board of commissioners of Morgan ■county. His special efforts have always been 'directed toward promoting the cause of pub- lic education, and many of the most notable improvements in that line made in the last twenty years have been set on foot b\ him. Mr was one of the first trustees in the State to advance the idea of centralizing the town- ship schools, which was made possible by transferring the pupils in a wagon from one district to another. While serving as trustee he was among the first to grasp the idea of combining the township and town schools in one, SO as to enable towns of certain size to build and maintain modern school buildings. He even went before the Legislature and helped to get an amendment to the propor- tion of population, so as to benefit Moores- ville, his home town, which was afterward successful in combining the schools of Mooresville and Brown township, now hav- ing one of the finest and best school buildings in the State outside of the largest cities. Mr. Carlisle lias always been instrumental in advancing the cause of temperance and while commissioner of his county was out- spoken in his opinion as to the fitness of ap- plicants for saloon licenses. IK- asserted that no man who would engage in the - business was of good moral character — which fact should be sufficient to bar him from re- ceiving a license — and said he "would like to see the photograph of the court that would say he was." He stood by this conviction and remained in office to see his county clear,.! of every saloon in it. He never was defeated for any office for which he was a candidate, and he holds the esteem of all who know him. Mr. Carlisle is a member of the M. E. Church, and fraternally of the Free Masons, Odd Fel- lows and Knights of Pythias. In 1895 Mr. Carlisle was married to lvalue Lawrence, oldest daughter of Thomas E. and Delfina Lawrence, and they have had those children: Irene Lucile, born Aug. 1, [896; Milford Emerson, born Dec. 10. 1897; and Donald Dorrell, born Jan. 11, 1905. Thev live on East High street, and have one of the most modern homes in Mooresville, one of the nicest little cities in the State. WILLIAM PIRTLE HEROD, attorney at law. surviving member of the well-known law firm of Herod & Herod, of Indianapolis, was born at Columbus. Ind., July 2~, [864, son of William W. and Susan C. (Rogers) 1 lerod. Mr. Herod's immediate ancestors have worthily borne their part in shaping the des- tinies of the present State of Indiana. The family has long been established in this coun- try, and Mr. Herod's great-grandfather, Wil- liam Herod, was an American soldier in the Revolutionary war. He passed his closing years in Bartholomew county, Ind., so that William P. Herod is a representative of the fourth generation of the name in this State. His grandfather, William Herod (2), was one of the most prominent citizens of Indi- ana in his time, represented his district in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 1 87 both branches of the State Legislature, served three terms in Congress during the thirties, ami in numerous ways served Ins fellow citi- zens of Bartholomew county with great ability and fidelity. He settled at Columbus, in that county, in 1824. and there devoted himself to the practice of law until his death, in 187 1, with the exception of the time spent in the public service. He was one of the foremost members of the legal fraternity in the State. Mr. Herod's maternal great- grandfather, General Wingate, served under ial Harrison, and was known as of distinguished ability. William W. Herod, father of William P., was for over thirty years, until his death in 1906, an eminent member of the legal profession in Indianapo- lis, and prior to his removal to the city had made a reputation in his native town, Co- lumbus. He established the firm of Herod & I lend in [887, and was its senior member until his death. His wife was a member of the Rogers family, an old and prominent family of Kentucky. Mr. and .Mrs. Herod had two sons and two daughters. William P. Herod was eleven years of age when his parents moved from Columbus to Indianapolis. His education was carefully 1 after by his father. After attending the public schools he entered the Indianapolis Classical School, and from there went to Yale College, where he was graduated in [886. His preparation for the Bar was gained in bis father's office, and in 1887 he wa mitted to practice in the count}- courts; in [889 to the Federal courts; in 1890 to the Supreme court, and in 1905 to the Supreme court of the United States. He became as- sociated in the practice of law with bis father and has in a long carter of uninterrupted suc- cess proved his title to a name which has been identified with that calling- in Indiana for a period of over eighty years. Since its erection to Statehood Indiana has had many of the ablest lawyers of the country anion,; its leaders at the Bar, and the ability to maintain high standing among such competi- tors betokens strength of mind and charactei as well. The representatives of the Herod family have never been found wanting in pro- rial attributes or in the requirements of high citizenship. They have been noted for public spirit and the energ) to work tirelessh toward ideaK. whether of business, public or social life. I In June 5, 1890, .Mr. Herod was married to Miss Mary Jlcaty Applegate, daughter of Bergen and Alan- (Beat} I Applegate. Airs. Herod's maternal grandfather, David Beaty, was a prominent lawyer al Indianapolis, 'a member of one of the early families, and her maternal great-grandfather, Dr. John Saun- ders, was one of the first physicians to lo- cate in Indianapolis. John Applegate. her paternal grandfather, was of Scotch descent and was born in New Jersey. From Hi re he moved to Cincinnati', where he was once a leading book publisher. Bergen Apple- gate, father of Ahs. Herod, was a wholes: grocery merchant at Indianapolis, where he- settled in i860 and died in 1896, aged fifty- five years. His wife died in 1888, while mak- ing a tour of Italy. Airs. Herod was their only child. Mr. and Airs. Herod have an interesting- family. Their tasteful home is situated at No. [301 North .Meridian street. They at- tend Christ Episcopal Church. Mr. Herod retains his college fraternity membership in the Delta Kappa Epsilon. In political opinion Mr. Herod is a Republican, and he takes an active interest in party affairs. He has ably filled a number of important politi- cal offices. He has served as United States commissioner and for a number of years was Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in the Cen- tral College of Physicians & Surgeons at In- dianapolis. CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS, \ ice-President of the United States, was born May 11. 1852, in Union county, Ohio. Air. Fairbanks is of American lineage, a descend- ant in the ninth generation from Jonathan I-'ayerbancke, who arrived in Boston only a feu years after the town was settled. He came from England, where his family be- longed to the farming class, became Puritans, suffered stoically the persecutions to which that sect was subjected, and bore amis under Cromwell in the people's cause. Eventually, in 1633, Jonathan Faverbancke sought the promised haven of relief in the New World, bringing with him bis wife and family— four sons and two daughters. He was destined to meet with disappointment. The Puritans, ac- customed to defending their faith, counten- anced nothing at variance with its stern doc- trines, and though Jonathan Fayerbancke himself was a typical product of the tim i 1 88 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD his strong prejudices and iron determination he was not in sympathy with the dictatorial attitude of the congregation. Thus for a time he was not in good fellowship with his Eel- low colonists, and he was one of those who settled in Dedham in [636. The following entry appears in the records of the church at Dedham: "Jonathan Fayerbancke, notwith- standing lie lias long stood off from ye church upon some scruples about publike p'fession of faith and ye covenant, yet after divers lov- ing conferences with him, lie made such a declaration of his faith and conversion to God and p'fession of subjection to ye ordi- nances of XT in this Xyt he was readily and gladly received by ye whole church lad-dm.- [664." A descendant of this emigrant ancestor in the eighth generation was Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, who was born in 1824 in Windsor county, \ t., son of Luther and Lucy (Lewis) Fairbanks. They came to Ohio in 1837. with their family, and settled on the Darby plains, in Union township. Luther Fairbanks was a farmer by occupation, but after following that calling fi >r si ime years in Union county he re- turned East, living in Massachusetts for six or eight vears. But he again came to < ihio, and died in Union county at the residence of his --on Loriston. aged seventy-six years. His wife died before him. Loriston M. Fairbanks was only a youth when the family moved from his native State to Massachusetts, and be was employed in a woolen mill at Ware, Ma^s.. but on moving out to Union county, Ohio, lie took up farming. However, he went back to Ware and remained Fast three or four years, during which he learned the trade of wagon-making, which he followed in Union county, (Ihio, after his return to that section, from 1844 to 1850, in I nion town- ship, lie had settled upon a g 1 farm, 220 aires ,,|" land, this being virgin forest, which In- cleared. lie was one of the intelligent citizens of his day, serving as trustee of the township and for a number of years as a member of die agricultural board. In poli- ■ as a Republican. In 1X4(1 Air. Fair- banks married Mary Adelaide Smith, a daughter of one of the early pioneer families of the county, ber parents being William De- Forest and Almira (Gott) Smith. Mrs. Fair- banks was bom in New York State in 1829 children, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks. Their son Charles Warren Fair- was born in a log house on the farm in I 'nion county, and his early life was as typi- cal of the times and the locality as the sur- roundings of his birth. The family was large, and in accordance with the customs of the day the suns wire expected to do all the necc--ai\ work about the farm. The land was neither cleared from the forest nor from debt, and sufficient crops were only to be obtained b_\ the most persistent and well-directed labor. Mam tasks 111 .\\- made easy by modern ma- chinery were then performed in the most la- in 'I'inus manner, requiring an expenditure of time and energy inconceivable in farm econo- mics at the present day. Thus every member of the family was expected to do his share, and young Charles was no exception. But the limitations of a pioneer farm did not bound his ambitions, and the most persistent of these was his desire for an education. He attended the short terms of the local district schools, read all the books within reach, pur- sued his studies in the evening after working hours, and made up his mind to attend col- lege. His family, true to the progressive in- stincts of their race, encouraged this disposi- tion in every way. He was just an average vigorous youth, his intellect indicating more strength than brilliancy, and physically he was the equal of any of his contemporaries. While very young he became an expert horseman. and lie showed particular courage and skill in breaking and managing horses, though on one occasion he broke his arm while attempting to ride an unruly colt. He conquered the colt, and while still carrying his arm in a sling controlled and stopped a runaway team. He was fond of hunting, and is still a good shot, and he enjoyed participation in the social life of the time. But bis taste for study remained constant. In this as in all of his later endeav- ors the training of his youth proved invalu- able — the habit of constant guarding against waste of time and substance necessary to maintain existence under pioneer conditions lias Ik in one of the most potent influences in his success. He learned to exert himself to the utmost in whatever he undertook, and the lessons of simple honest) and integrity taught at home proved sufficient for every occasion. \t the a^'e of fifteen be entered college. lie bad excellent health, was accustomed to economy, and was very glad of the opportun- ity with all its difficulties. So with a com- panion from the home neighborhood, whose aims were the same as liis own, la' went to Delaware, 1 ihio, not far awav, and became a COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [ 189 student at the Ohio Wesleyan University. The companionship had the double advan- tages 1 social and material benefit. Young Fairbanks made part of the furniture needed for their room, a table, a bookcase, and a wash- stand, and they took care of their room and did their own cooking, receiving supplies of provisions from home whenever it was con- venient i" send them. They were comfort- able, they had plenty of nourishing food, and their expenses amounted to a ver\ small slim. Charles Fairbanks became a carpenter's as- sistant, or did odd jobs al the trade on Satur- days, having learned the use of tools while working around the farm. His room-mate recalled that once the) cut cordwood for a farmer, taking their pay in wood for their winter fuel. They knew nothing of physical luxuries. Nevertheless Mr. Fairbanks found time for enjoyment and friendship among his classmates, with whom his disposition made him popular, and in time he became a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fra- ternity: he was also, by election from his class, one of the three editors of the college paper. He was a partici- pant in the social gatherings of the in- stitution, and his qualities as an advocate re- ceived early and general recognition. Upon one occasion, when there was a difference be- tween the faculty and the fraternities, Ik- was one of the chosen spokesmen of the latter bod- ies, although there were a number who had the advantage of him in years and length of membership. It is in such respects that he is best remembered by bis contemporaries at college, fi r his genial and lively temperament, his kindl) nature and bis success as a leader. But his object in going to college was to study, .-mil study he did, to such good purpose that he crowded five years' work into less than five, and graduated in 1872. at the age of twenty, with high honor-, though during Hi'' period of his college life, as in his earlier 1-e was better known as a serious stu- dent than a showy one. However, be was distinguished for an ability to absorb knowl- edge, and for his read) grasp of all subjects. Ills college days over. Mr. Fairbanks re- turned to the farm, temporarily. He bad chosen the law for his profession, hut be needed money to continue bis studies and he- was looking fi ir the means of acquiring it. His maternal uncle, William Henry Smith, was at that inne general manager of the Western Associated Press, and through him the voune man found employn 1 agent, first at Pitts- burg and later at Cleveland. His duties as press reportei at for, led him much valuable ex - perience, and though they were arduous and time-consuming he applied his old habits of industry with such good effect that he made g 1 progress with his law studies during his spare hours. Finally, he attended one term at a law school 111 I leveland. being ad- mitted to the Par by the Supreme court of Ohio in May, 1S74. The choice of a location was his next important step, and after visit- ing Indianapolis he decided upon that cite as a growing municipality and the capital of a State which was advancing to a place among the foremost in the nation. Mr. Fairbanks was destined to realize his highest hopes of success in his chosen profes- sion. His steadiness of purpose, patience, in- dustry and conscientious attention to duty, as applied to his legal work, were exactly the qualities be needed to sustain him in the first few years of his climb toward fame. Clients were few and far between, but his faculty for making friends held those he met in a profes- sional capacity as well as his social acquaint- ances. He not only won the confidence of bis clients, but the respect anil good will of his legal brethren, for he depended upon the merits of his cases and their careful prepara tion. Moreover, bis courtesy was unfailing. Thus he advanced quietly, but rapidly and surely, toward his goal — the top. In less years than would have seemed reasonable to him at the beginning of his career he had a large practice, which continued to grow until his clientele was one of the most notable in the country. More remarkable still, bis legal success, though of the most enviable degree, was not of the spectacular order, but gained in his own characteristic way. lie had no criminal practice, having in fact had but one criminal case, most of his business concerning large affairs, which brought him before the Federal courts anil in contact with, or oppo- site 11 i' 1, many 1 if the most gifted leal mi the country. His reputation, indeed, was greatest among the members of the bench and bar. His practice was h\ no means Con- fined to Indiana, hut extended into main other Stales. Judge Walter Q. Gresham, who had closely observed the young lawyer in bis court, once proposed to resign from the Fed eral bench and engage in the practice of the law with him. Meantime, though really devoted to IICJO COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD profession, he had been an interested student of politics, for which, however, he could spare' little time. It was to him a subject of absorbing interest. All the great political ions of the day. the political historj of untry, and the policies of all the political organizations, had been the objects oi thor- ough investigation on his part. He had an opportunity to enter politics at the i utset - I his professional career, but he felt at the time that he could not afford to sacrifice his legal prospects. But he kept himself well in- formed, and during campaigns assisted the Republican party by making effective speeches. His first political speech was made in his native county, before he attained his majority. His professional success assured. however, and his material affairs placed upon a sound basis, he felt that he could yield some- thing to his inclinations. During these years his legal business had brought him into ac- quaintanceship and sometimes close relations with many men of national importance and distinction, ami when he was ready for public service he found they had not forgotten him. His activity during various campaigns had also attracted favorable notice from the party leaders in the State, who sought his advice and counsel, but he did not come out as a party leader himself until (888. That year Walter O. Gresham was one of the two can- didates Indiana had to offer for the Presi- dency. Mr. Fairbanks had the most intense admiration for both men. General Hat was the leader of the bar at the time of his removal to Indianapolis, and his high charac- ter and great abilities ever commanded the esteem and warm appreciation of the younger man. Judge Gresham. on the other hand, had been judge of the United States court for the district of Indiana when Mr. Fairbanks be- gan practice, and his kindly consideration i t the voting lawyer won him from the start. The fudge's fascinating personality held his affection to the end of his days. Ml his en- s, therefore, were given to the further- ance of Gresham's interest'-. 1 )uring the national campaign of i ^SS he won his title to a high place among the ablest pi litical orators i i" the State. I! : i dness was probably something of a surpri who had known of him an occasional speaker in previous contests. At that time he was noted for another trait which had won him particular esteem in court — the ab- sence of any language or insinuations detract- ing from the character of his opponent- or their policies. This has been recognized to such an extent that the speakers of opposing parties have, so far as Mr. Fairbanks is con- cerned, returned the favor in kind. It has been his policy, in making speeches, to ad- vocate the cause he represents, to present the merits of his candidates, and base his argu- ments upon reason. In fact, his creed then as now might be summed up in a statement he made upon one occasion. "Political parties are undivided as to purpose — the highest and best welfare of the country; their differences arise as to the best method of obtaining the end." Much of the credit for the large vote polled in Indiana was due to his exertions, for he not only had an abiding faith in his party, but a firm belief that General Harrison would do credit to the State that sent him to the Exec- utive Chair, and his personal zeal communi- cated itself to his audiences everywhere. With the acumen of a successful lawyer, one who had much experience of human nature, he was found to be a valuable counselor as well as speaker — an opinion none of his fellow- workers has found cause to revise. In the twenty years which have elapsed since his first notable activity Mr. Fairbanks has become a national figure in politics. His record is national history, and needs no repe- tition here. It is enough to say that as coun- selor and campaign speaker, as candidate and public servant, no citizen of the country has been more honored, more relied upon, or mor< universallv trusted. To quote from one au- thority. "No step has been taken by the party in his State that he has not been consulted on, ami it may be added that for some years no step has been taken against his advice, so fully lias the party come to depend upon his political sagacity." His popularity as a speaker has been great. In [892, during Harrison's sec- ond campaign, he was heard in almost every part of the State, and his phenomenal indus- try enabled him to do what few men - have been willing to undertake. In the party ils he was equally active, and there was no phase 1 if the contest that did not bear his n i rk. He had the honor of being the choice e State convention for chairman, and as such was intrusted with the delivery of the "keynote" speech of tin- Stal : campaign — a re- sponsibility of which he acquitted himself to general satisfaction of the party. It was a\ on thai occasion that he made his first pub- he stand, for the sound money doctrine — an COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 191 attitude which in the light of later events seems like a foreshadowing of the deflection which almost disrupted the other great party. In that fall, however, the Republicans were unsuccessful. In the course of this cam- paign Mr. Fairbanks first met William Mc- ; . w ah whom he was ever after on terms of the utmost friendliness. The reaction of [894 toward Republican standards was felt nowhere in the country more keenly than in Indiana. Under the lead- ership of Mr. Fairbanks the part} carried the elections all over the State and regained a majority in the Legislature, and he had made himself more than ever secure in the confi- dence and g 1-will of the people, to whom he was becoming very well known. He had spoken in every county of the State, had won universal friendship among the members of his own party, and had made no enemies among those opposed to him politically. The next election, which came in Presidential year, presented new difficulties, for the free silver movement had gained strength, though scattered, in the country districts, even among the Republican element. Mr. Fairbanks was one of the few men who had at once the cour- age to risk personal popularity by running counter to this current, and the wisdom to feel that a sound political doctrine, if properly exploited, would receive the sup- port of the people, lie has always believed that it is poor policy to disown good princi- ples, even though they may not meet with the popular favor of the moment, or to beat aboul the bush by equivocation of any kind. Hie financial plank of the State platform that year was intrusted to him. and he advocated from the first the straightforward policy which he persuaded his fellow workers to adopt the open stand for honest money, even though it carried the risk of a temporary split in the party. < ine of the leading candi- dates ,m the ticket remarked: "It is brave, it is right: hut 1 shall prepare to he snowed under." Mr. McKinley led among the candi- dates fi r the Presidential nomination, and Mr. Fairbanks managed his interests in Indiana with such success that he had every district in the State. Mr. Fairbanks himself being one of the delegates-at-large. Mr. McKinley was so Eav- orablj impressed with his stand on the money dial he requested him to act a porary chairman of the St. Louis convention, and he delivered a strong speech, covering with completeness all the issues of the day. dhe signal victory of the party in Indiana that year was <\[\r small degree to Air. Fairbanks' tireless and per: tenl efforts in his canvass of the State, which was saved to the Republicans against heavy odds. The re- sultant majority in tin- Legislature immedi- ately turned to him as the choice for United States senati ir. In accepting the senatorship Mr. Fair- banks made personal sacrifices not easily ap- preciated by anyone unfamiliar with the cir- cumstances, lie had always depended for success in his undertakings upon the course he adopted in his studies and in his profes- sional calling — that of undivided attention to the matter in hand. When he answered the call to pnh he service he did so with the in- tention of giving his duties the same care he devoted to every matter which claimed his at- tention. Accordingly he retired from his law practice and gave himself up completel) to his latest responsibilities, for which he proved to he most admirably equipped by his earlier experiences. Calm and judicial in his outlook, sane in his judgment, and accus- tomed to taking the helm in trying moments. he was a fit compeer of his associates in the national body of law-givers. He took his seat in that body in March, iXijj, the same day that his friend, William McKinley. was sworn in as chief executive. They had so many aims and ambitions in common that it is not surprising their friendship endured. Such an acknowledgment of superior quali- ties, coming from the head of the nation, e him high standing among his colleagues immediately, and they found him well able to sustain the dignity. IK' did not find it nec- essary to make his wa\ into councils and de- hate. Mis reputation as a counselor had pre- ceded him. and he was soon invited to join his party colleagues in conference, on the most important problems. Me participated in all the vital legislation of tin- day. Mis advice was sought in the most • us questions. Mis intimacy and thorough sympathy with the President commanded the utmost attention for his utterances a- being expressive of the sentiments of the ( "hief f ecutive. 1 [is championship of McKinley and his policies never faltered, as the record of his services in the Senate amply testifies. Their close re- lations were continually cemented b\ acts of mutual helpfulness, and so well wa- Mr. hair- hanks' affectionate known that he was address a serv- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD lied by the ( I. A. R. at land when the announcement was mack' cutive would i m the attack made upon him at Buffalo. Their re- Uowed b\ tl i the President's death. To Mr. Fairbanks it ivas a personal calamity unmitigated by any ■ -iocs save the memory of his friend's greatness and a legacy of patriotic - which impelled him to renewed ac- tivity in his official capacity. L'pon sev- eral occasions, when a tribute to the late ['resident was to he a feature of the program, Mr. Fairbanks has had the honor of paying it. When a memorial tablet was placed in the Metropolitan Methodist Church at Washing- ton, where McKinley attended services, he made a speech which, though brief, o mended itself to all present as a perfect esti- mate of the President's character; at the un- veiling of the monument at Toledo, on Sept. 14. 1903, he delivered an elaborate address. He was prominent in the movement which led to the erection of the McKinley monument at ton. We shall make no attempt to cover Mr. Fairbanks' numerous activities as a member of the Senate. As already intimated, he was early honored with the confidence of his fel- low-members to an unusual degree, and he d himself worthy of the distinction in every respect. His stand upon every ques- ivas taken only after mature deliberation, but having declared himself upon any point he adhered firmly to his expressed opinion, a line of conduct possible onl\ t<> one "i his temperament. His speeches upon any sub- tave defined his position clearly, leaving no doubt in the minds of his hearers as to fiews, and containing no loop-holes of which he might avail himself in some subse- quent emergency. lie has ever coir. firm in his support of the Republican financial and one speech in particular this topic is s<> complete that it is virtually pitomi I the In-: financial legis- i in this country, and is valuable fo to the si f finance." When the Spanish war cloud arose he was who believed in dispelling it if such action were consistent with our national r, but war becoming inevitable, he stanchly upheld the government. His nduct throughout the course of the war was nt with hi- s] pinions and highly creditable to him both as a man and as a legislator. Hi- subsequent acts gave every evidence of earnest thought and striv- ing toward the highest ideals of man's duty to man. He endeavored to give practical values t<> his own ideas of administering the laws in their highest interpretation. Hi- attitude on the Philippine and Cuban difficulties, the la- bor question, the tariff, the Panama canal, in- ternational arbitration, immigration, and other matter- of the highest importance, have placed him among the progressive thinkers of the nation. While his speeches have shown such Ugh preparation as to command the most flattering attention in the Senate chamber his work in that body had outward evidences of serious work in other lines, particular' important committees. Shcrth after entering the Senate he was made chairman of the im- portant committee on Immigration. and tin introduced for the proper restriction 1 f immi- gration had his support. The Chinese exclusion act had his earnest advocacy. lie rendered service on some of the most influential mittees, such as the Committees on Fo Relations, Judiciary and the like. His lab rs 11 the Ji int High Commission appointed to settle Canadian questions deserve especial mention. In. May, 1896, a protocol was signed between the Pnited States and ( ireat Britain for the appointment of this Commission for the ad- justment of the Canadian questions, to consist of ten commissioners, five to he appointed by each government. Later the number was in- creased to twelve, six from each country. Many of the questions to he submitted for the consideration and determination of the Com- mission were of long standing and of great rtance, and had been the source of more or less friction between the two great powers for many years, and the two governments ush desired to have them adjusted in order that good neighborhood between them lie disturbed. President McKinley inted as c<>\< 1 -- rs of the I'nited State-: Charles W. Fairbanks, I'nited States Senator from Indiana: George Gray, I'nited State- Senator from Delaware: Nelson Ding- ley, Member of Congress from Maine: him W. Foster, of Indiana. ex-Secretary of State: John A. Kass Iowa. ex-Minister to Spain; T. Jefl ididge, of Massachu- setts, ex-Minister to France. Greal Britain's - were: Lord ller-chel. Lord COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD TIM- Chan : Greal Britain; Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada: Sir Richard J. Cartwright, Minister of Finance of l anada; Sir I j an- Davie-. Minister of Marines and Fisheries of Canada: John Carlton, Member of the Canadian Parliament: Sir lame- Win- ter, Premier of Newfoundland. The Commis- sion met at Quebec in August, [898, and ad- dressed itself to the considerate n of the sub- jects embraced in the protocol. After being in session some week- it adjourned to im Washington, assembling in the latter place in December, 1898, where it labored for sev- eral months in an effort to compose the dif- ferences between the two powers. After the adjournment of the Washington meeting of the Commission without reaching any definite results Senator Fairbanks, at the in- stance i.'t President McKinley, visited Ala-ka to obtain what light he could "ii the quesr tion involved. He visited all the waterways and studied the topography of the country. He also made extensive inquiries of the resi- dents as ti) what jurisdiction, if any, had been exerci-ed by Great Britain over any portion of the disputed territory. The work of this Commission while not conclusive in many respects paved the way for the amicable settlement of many of the points of difference embraced within the protocol. In 1 <)<>-> the United States and Great Britain agreed upon a Boundary Tribunal composed of -ix jurists of repute, three of whom were appointed by each government, and this tribunal held that the construction of the treaty under which 'he United States acquired Ala-ka was sub- stantially as claimed by the United States. thus justifying the position maintained by the United State- commissioner- before the Joint 1 1 igh ( '< immission. Every campaign has added to Mr. Fair- banks' reputation and popularity as a party worker. In the Presidential election of [900 he labored zealously for McKinley's r< tion, and the late President invited him to a place in the Cabinet. Marks of favor from his fellow senators and from his constituents appealed to him constantly to live up to the high mark of public service he had set. and these took substantial form at the close of his first senatorial term, when he was re-elected. Though his latest honor, his elevation to the Vice-Presidency, allowed him a service of but two years of his second term be had rounded out a period on the floor of the Senate memorable for efficient activity. nination for Vice-President came to Mr. Fairbanks wholly unsought. At the invention 1 >f 1904 be v ; • >f the dele- gates-at-large from Indiana, and the enthu- ni and favor with which he was received demonstrated beyond dispute the trend in his direction. Chauncey M. Depew, who - onded the nomination of tirbanks for the Vice-Presidency, paid him a compliment which reflected the feeling throughout the country generally: "Eighty millions of pi pie want for Vice-President a Presidential fig- ure of full size. He pre-' te, but he does more than that. He is the c fidant of the senators. He is the silent-n her of every committee. He is influential in that legislation which originates and which is shaped in the Senate, and now that we have become a world power, now that treaties make for either our prosperity, our open door, or our closed harbors, he is necessarily an im- portant factor in the machinery of the govern- ment. By the tragic death of McKinley the Vice-President was elevated to the Presidency, and to-day for the first time we have renomi- nated the Vice-President who thus came to be the President. All that has been said 1 ■tit Theodore Roosevelt — all of which is true — the highest tribute to him is that the American people, for the first time, unani- mously demand a Vice-President -ball be the elect of their choice for the Presidency of the United States. Xow. gentlemen, it i- my privilege, in looking for Vice-Presidential possibilities, to announce what you all know, that we have found a Vice-Presidential can- didate of full Presidential size." None in this land has ever attempted to deny that he shown himself to be "full size." Mr. Fairbanks has always been a decided Republican. Put that i- because of his abid- ing faith in the principle- which that party advocates. "Power and control only come to the part) that serves the country best" is bis reason for being a Republican and maintain- ing the tenet- of tbe great organization in which he has long been a leader. As a sena- tor he was noted for non-partisanship on all questions not essentially implying adherence to party principli In urns Vice-President Fairbanks presented by his friends for the Republican Presidential nomination. Though defeal he was the only candidate for the nomination who had behind him the -olid support of his own State, and received votes from a lai 1 104 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD number of States than any other candidate except the nominee of the convention. He retired from the race with the respect of his competitors, having employed no methods and adopted no means not consistent with his high sense of the proprieties and his regard for the welfare of the party to which he yields alle- giance. During his twelve years of public service Vice-President Fairbanks has delivered hun- dreds of addresses on public occasions. These speeches cover a wide range of sub- jects, and so admirably as to demon- strate Mr. Fairbanks' unusual versatil- ity as a speaker. In the campaign of 1904, as the running mate of President Roosevelt, it fell to the lot of Air. Fair- banks to bear the burden of the speaking campaign, llis activities in that campaign are unprecedented in the history of American politics, lie made a speaking tour 25,000 miles in length, speaking as often as twenty times in one day, and yet showing at the end of the campaign no diminution in physical form. His vitality was a source of surprise to all those who became familiar with it. That his speeches were a source of strength to the cause he advocated was generally admitted, in fact Mr. Fairbanks stepped in this campaign to the very fore-front of American campaign- ers. During his incumbency as Vice-Presi- dent invitations by the hundred have come to him tn deliver public addresses. He has ac- cepted a large number of these invitations, and in filling his engagements has come in contact with hundreds of thousands of his countrymen, in almost every State of the 1 "nil m, and wherever he has gone, his popu- larity has been strengthened, his hold on pub- lic confidence increased. The breadth of his views, his wide sympathies, his thorough un- derstanding of the essential qualities of good citizenship and their highest expression in the daily life of the average citizen, have gained him many friends among thinking people generally. His addresses before labor or- ganizations have been particularly well re- ceived, llis respect for workingmen, their organizations and institutions, is founded upon personal experience and is whole-souled and sincere. Personally Mr. Fairbanks has so many kindly and admirable traits thai il may well be said every many who knowns him is his friend. Friendliness has ever been the rule of his life, and his affections have alwa\ erned his actions to an extent rather remark- able for a man of his strength of character. Some of his most active political 1 p ponents are among his warmest personal friends. He is perhaps best known for llis serious, earnest, sincere nature. He takes all things seriously, probably from the habit he has formed of giving his best attention to whatever he has in hand at the moment. He enters no undertaking with- out faith in it. and. having entered upon it. proceeds to justify his faith. In his profes- sion it is this trait that has gained him the confidence of both clients and the legal fra- ternity. In his political career it gained him the many admirers he held both in and out of the party. It was this that governed his views on political promises. He made none he was not prepared to fill. He never in- dorsed candidates for office without a per- sonal investigation of their claims as to fit- ness, etc. He had no patience with politicians who used the party only as a means of per- sonal profit, and he has never aided them. Ihe sacrifices he has made in accepting office- show clearly his own high estimate of the op- portunities he sees in public office holding. The men who represent a party in office should be there only because there are none better to be found in any partv. His unselfish appreciation of the achievements of others in the government employ has been an inspira- tion to those working with him to yield the best that is in them. As a born student Mr. Fairbanks has al- wavs spent much of his leisure among bonks. and he enjoys good fiction as well as more erudite literature. Flis ability thus to indulge in lighter recreations enables him to resist the heavy strain of continued arduous exertion necessarv to the proper discharge of his duty as lie sees ii. At all times he is never too busy or too hurried to be courteous, to be pleasant. to be gracious. And there is always the im- pression that these are n. it surface manners. but the natural expression of one kindly dis- posed toward all. Perhaps much of the peace and good-will which have characterized Mr. Fairbanks' public acts and utterances have been the re- flection of an ideal home life. On Oct. 6, 1874, he was united in marriage with Miss Cornelia Cole, a fellow student at the Ohio Wesleyan University, one who has been his inspiring companion and sympathizer in everj sir] 1 of his career. Their household has al- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD "95 ways been noted for that simplicity and kind- liness which are the highest expression of re- fined domesticity. Mrs. Fairbanks, no less than her husband, has the happy faculty of making and keeping friends, whom the whole- some cheer and hospitality of their home have charmed without fail. Five children have been born to them, four sons and one daugh- ter, all of whom have had the advantages of collegiate education, the first two graduating from the alma mater of their parents, the Ohio Wesleyan University. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks have maintained their interest in the institution, of which he has long been a trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks are mem- bers of the Meridian Street Methodist Episco- pal Church. Mr. Fairbanks' busy life has nevei been so full of weighty matters as to exclude social pleasures, in which he and his family- take the keenest enjoyment, their genius for hospitality manifesting itself in many delight- ful ways. JOHN NEWTON RECORDS, M. D., an able physician of Franklin, Johnson county, Tnd.. was born Feb. 17. 1S02, in Franklin township. Johnson county. His parents, Franklin S. and Susan M. ( I'tterback) Rec- ord-, were both of old pioneer stock, dis- tinguished for moral and intellectual strength, high ideals of patriotism and deep religious principles. The family is of English extraction. John and Anna (Galloway 1 Records were the Doc- tor- great-great-great-grandparents. Their son Josiah Records, burn in Delaware, mar- ried into tin- Tully family of Welsh d< Spencer Records, son of Josiah, was also a native of Delaware. He took part in the Revolutionary war, and was noted as an In- dian fighter after his removal from Pennsyl- vania to Kentucky, where he was a pioneer. Hi- trade was that of a millwright, and he followed it in connection with farming. He died aged eighty-seven years, eight months, being the same age at his death as hi- son, William I'. Records. William 1'. Records, the paternal grand- father of Dr. Records, was born in Ohio. In 1801 he emigrated to Indiana and bought land in Bartholomew county, later removing to Shelby county, where he carried on farming tgh life, lie died esteemed and respected in his neighborhood, when he was eighty-seven vears and eight months. lie married Elsie Harvev, who became the mother of a large family and died at the age of nine- ty-three wars. She was a daughter of Long street Harvey (whose mother was a Long- street), who married Charity Bennett; h< died at the age of ninety-three years, while- Mr. Harvey's death took place at the age of eight) -eight vears. These ancestors were all noted for lives of industry and integrity, the men useful as citizens, and the women of high character and Christian attributes. Franklin S. Records learned many things from his father, who was a man of vigorous mentality as well as plr strength. Mr. Records, recalled many tales told of the early days when his grandfather fought Indians in Kentucky. Roth father and grandfather were Whigs, men of promi- nence in their communities, and died esteemed by all. Franklin S. Records always followed an agricultural life. He was born in Bartholo- mew county, Ind.. and was eight years old when his parents moved t<> Shelby county and twenty-two when he married and came to Johnson count}-. It was in 1854 that he moved to his late home, three and one-half miles southwest of the city of Franklin, buy- ing a farm of 120 acres of land at that time. This original purchase was increased, and the estate now comprises 240 acres of fertile, well cultivated and excellently improved In- diana land. He was successful in his life work and a useful member of his community, for a period serving as a justice of the peace, and whenever called upon he proved himself a valuable and worthy citizen. He was re- garded as a man oi ft re than ordinary in- telligence and influence for good, lie first belonged to the Whig party, but later wa- in active accord with Republican principles. He and hi- wife belonged to the Christian Church, in which he was an elder for many years. Ilis death occurred Feb. 24. 1907, when he was eighty years and live' days old. Mr. Records married Susan M. Utter- back, a native of Kentucky, and they had a family of eight children, two sons and six iter-, tlie three survh b Mar} V., the wife of William Craig, of Franklin township; Dr. John !\ T . ; and Harriet, the wife of Frank Cox, of Franklin township. Perry Utterback, the father of Mrs. Su- 1. 1 I'tterback i Records, was a nati Kentucky, of German ancestry. W a Fa in -eareh of desirable land be b settler in Indiana, and camped "a Young's I l'|l> COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I reek in 1831, when there was no1 a house on the present site of the prosperous and bust ling eit\ of Franklin, lie bought land in what is now Union township, in the we tern of Johnson county, and cleared up a fine farm. Later, with pioneer spirit, he moved to [owa, locating near the city of Ottumwa. file maternal grandfather of Mrs. Susan M. Records was John I leWitt, a native of Ken- tucky, who lived there until advanced in age and reared a family. In recalling the early life of three-fourths of the successful and prominent men of our times the biographe? finds that this propor- tion passed the formative portion of their lives on a farm. Such was the ease with I >r. John X. Records. His early school days were spent in his home district and he pur- sued the higher branches of study at the Dan- ville Normal School, following which he took it]> the study of medicine, graduating from the Medical Department of the University of Louisville in 1894, and from the Southwest- ern Homeopathic Medical College in 1895. Dr. Records practiced for two years in Dan- ville, locating in Franklin in i S'< j ~ . Since that time he has been unusually well supported bv the best patronage of the city, and by his skill and ability has wen the commendation of his 1 brother practitioners as well as the favor of the public. His personal standing is as high as his professional record. < )n Aug. i'). 1885, Dr. Records was united in marriage with Agnes A. Saunders, daugh- ter of John and Sarah (Robbins) Saunders. Her father, a native of Stratton, Cornwall, England, came to this country when a young married man, and settled first in Pittsburg, I 'a., where he was a merchant and later he located in Salineville, Columbiana Co.. Ohio, where he was a dry goods merchant. From that place he enlisted for the Union service in the Civil war. in an ( )hio volunteer regi- ment, fighting for his adopted country until the (dose of the war. He died in 1^75. aged sixty-nine. lie was twice married. Sa- rah Robbins being his second wife. To Dr. anil Mrs. Records has been horn one son, Frank S., born April 1. 1889, bis grand father's namesake. He is a graduate of Franklin high school and at present is attend- ing Franklin College. He is a working mem- ber of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The pleasant and attractive home of Dr. Rec- ords is at No. 349 West Jefferson street. The Doctor and his wife belong to the Christian Church, and during his resilience in Union and Danville the Doctor was a deacon in that body. In politics he is a sturd) Republican, was made chairman of the County Republican central committee in 1900, and is now serving his fifth consecutive term. He is a member of the Johnson County Medical Society and the Stati' Homeopathic Medical Society, and is up-to-date in all matters connected with the profession, and also of county and civic interest. Dr. Records is a Royal Arch Mason, holding membership in the Chapter at Frank- lin. Indiana. I. IS LAWRENCE is a citizen of Moores- ville whose success reflects credit Upon himself and upon the community in which he has passed the greater part of his life. A worthy descendant of the sturdy pioneer stock which laid firm the foundations of progress and civ- ilization in this section, he has shown himself able and willing to continue the work so well begun by the generation which preceded him. for he has always been foremost in the solu- tion of the public questions of his day. and has proved a valuable citizen on many occas- ions. He is a man who has tried to live for others as well as for himself, and his influence in Mooresville will endure for many a year. Mr. Lawrence was born in ('.rant county. Ind., June 10, [847, -on of William and Pris- cilla (Williams) Lawrence, grandson of Peter Lawrence, and great-grandson of Edward Lawrence, the founder in America of this branch of the Lawrence family, which is traced back to the eleventh century in Eng- land. The family was influential in all public movements and private enterprises and en- joyed distinction and wealth, its members oc- cupying high offices. At one time they owned the whole of Lancashire. The American branch of the family has never shared this great wealth. Edward Lawrence, with two brothers, came to America about 1750, first settling on Long Island. Later the) sep- arated, one going to Massachusetts, one to tin- State of Xew York, and Edward to Pennsyl- vania and later to Virginia, where he became a large planter and slave owner. He left a will by which his property, including his slaves, was divided among his children. Peter Lawrence, son of Edward, was born in Virginia, but removed to North Carolina, where he came under the influence of Friends and became a member of their peaceful so. cietv. He probably gave his slaves their free- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iim; dom, as it would have been against his prin- ciples as a Friend to have sold them. In North Carolina he married Sarah Henshaw, a native of that State. In 1833 he moved 1. 1 Indiana, settling in I tenrj county, i le had been preceded in 1832 by his son Isaac, who entered land and built a cabin for the re- ception of the family. The father lived there all the remainder of his life, improving his farm until he owned one of the best in the county. He was a member of the Society of Friends, was opposed to slavery, and emi- grated to Indiana to avoid it> influence. By his three marriages he became the father of twenty-three children, three of whom, of the first marriage, died young, the others of that union being: John, Isaac, Jonathan, Nathan, Susanna, Mary. Nancy and Betty. The mother of these children was Abigail Had- dock, of Ireland. His second marriage was to Sarah Hinshaw (or Henshaw), and the only child of this union was William, the father of our subject. His third wife had eleven children of whom survive: Thomas, Stephen. Daniel. Rebecca and Sarah. William Lawrence was horn in North Carolina, and coming: to Indiana with his par- ents in [833, grew to manhood in Henry county. There he married, after which he re- moved tn Grant county, Ind.. where he bought land and improved it. making a good farm, upon which he remained until [864, when he sold it and removed to Morgan county. There he bought a farm near Monrovia, at which place he lived until his death, in 1885, at the age of sixty-five years. He also was of the Quaker faith, and never aspired to an) noto- riety, hut lived a kindly, gentle, Christian life, He was most highly respected by all who ever came within his kind influence. Mr. Law- rence was thrice married, his first union be- ing with Sally Peacock, by whom he had one daughter. Cyrena, now deceased, who was the wife of Jain/ Hunt. For his second wife Mr. Lawrence married Priscilla Jessup, a widow of Indiana, who died in 1X5(1. For fifteen oar- previously she had been a preacher in the Societ) of Friends. She was highh gifted. Her parents, Isaac Williams and wife, were early and honorable settler- in Henry . I nd.. the father being ven prominent in the Society of Friends. Hi- children Betsy (Mrs. Smitson), Emma (Mrs. Hazely), Jonathan, [saac, John, and Priscilla 1 Mrs. Lawrence). The children of William and Pris- cilla Lawrence were: T. L., the subject of tins sketch; Isaac, a merchant of Kansas; Sa- rah. Mr-. Lrael Moon; Jonathan, of Chi- cago; Esther, Mrs. A. Morris; Miss Miss Anna; Bell, who died at the age of fif- teen years; Barclay, who died at the age of two years, and one that died in infancy. Mr. Lawrence married as hi- third wife Mrs. Elizabeth Overman, who had two sons and one daughter by her first marriage, hut no children b) her second. T. E. Lawrence remained under the par- ental roof until grown, ami received g I home training and a common school educa- tion. He was seventeen years old when the family moved to Morgan county, and he then taught his first term of school, making a pres- ent of most of his salary to his parents, re- taining for himself only one dollar and a half. The gift was accepted with feelings of aston- ishment and appreciation, and was hut one expression of his tender regard for hi- be loved parents. He taught five terms of school, and remained at home until he was twenty- four years of age. when he married. April 26, [871. He then bought a sawmill in < la} township) and settled down to hard work. At the end of his first year the mill burned and he lost heavilv, as he had no insurance. After that he. for about ten years, followed farm- ing, in [883 moving to Mooresville, where he engaged in the hardwood lumber business. dealing mainly in ready-made lumber, mostly walnut. He soon began to buy logs and after having them -awed found a market for all he could handle, at good prices, in Indianapolis. When Mr. Lawrence entered this business it was without capital and he rose to his pres- ent substantial position in a unique manner: his success i- an object lesson to the younger generation. He was about twenty-six when he felt that his ambition and independene ■ spirit would have better chances of dev ment if he could hut engage in business on his own account. His first venture was 11 sarily on a small scale. He bought a few trees at a time from the neighboring farmers, had them cut and hauled to a sawmill, and theic sold them. By hard work and economical management he was soon able to pay for hav- ing the logs sawed for him. and sold the lum- ber to Mr. M. J. Osgood of Indianapolis. Ili.it gentleman recognized in him a desirable business associate, and offered to advance him all the money he needed to purchase lun the profit- they made in partnership deal ing 'In ided a- thi . v 1 nt al >ng. 1 n tin 1 I [98 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Mr. Lawrence often had as much as $20,000 of Mr. ( Isgood's money at his disposal, a very advantageous arrangement for both. After of this agreeable business connec- tion Mr. Lawrence formed a partnership with Charles ' >sgood, a nephew of Mr. M. J. < >s- good, buying nut the hitter's interest, and the new firm did a wholesale and retail lumber business in West Indianapolis for about eighteen months, at the end of which time Mr. Lawrence sold out to his partner. Re- turning to Mooresville, he continued in the same line, in which he has become one of the must prominent men of the day in that sec- . tion. Tie has bought all kinds of lumber and large and small tracts of standing timber, d .mil built mills, and worked a large force of men and teams. He extended his lumbering operations from Mooresville to Martinsville, and many other points in south- ern Indiana, as well as other States. For twenty years he has handled 2.000.000 feet of lumber annually, and he has always main- tained his standing at the head and front of own business. He has always looked after all the details of the business, doing his own bookkeeping and managing all of his import- ant enterprises himself. Mr. Lawrence is one of the hustantial men of the county and his fortune has been amassed in the legitimate lines of trade. Though he made a humble be- ginning his honesty and industry gained confi- dence, and he was given credit for all the work- ing capital he needed: he has never betrayed the trust his associates placed in him. He has always retained the high respect of all who know him and have had dealings with him, and he has prospered steadily, now, in addi- tion to his business property, owning two ex- cellent farms, a fine stone quarry, and miscel- laneous holdings, llis home is a commodious two-story frame residence, set in ample grounds, in a desirable part of Mooresville, and he has many rental properties, lie has been successfully associated with business lines other than the one in which his prin- cipal reputation has been made. At one time he was interested in the Mooresville Sorghum Mill, which proved to be a poor investment, but he has suffered very little from lack of business judgment, finding most of his enter- I irises pn ifitable. That Mr. Lawrence's business judgment nerally well thought of is shown in the fact that he has figured in the settlement of main estates. In [891 he was appointed re- ceiver for R. R. Scott, who had failed fur a large amount. The invoice comprised $40,- 000, two stores, rive farms, twenty-six town luts and a business house at Mooresville. Mr. Lawrence settled the business satisfactorily, and paid the creditors more than they ex- pected to receive. This is but one instance of his thorough fitness for such tasks. In poli- tics he is a Republican, but he has always been too busy to accept many offices, although he at one time served the township as trustee fur four years. Mr. Lawrence had a birthright member- ship in the Society of Friends, but he is a member and stanch supporter of the M. E. Church, in the work of which he is prominently and zealously interested. Soon after joining this church he was made a member of the official board, and he has served efficiently as steward, trustee and Sunday-school superin- tendent. His interest is centered particularly in tlie welfare of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital and Deaconess Home of the State of Indiana, which is situated in Indianapolis, to which he has given liberally of both time and means. He was one of the original mov- ers in the establishment of that institution, to whose funds he has made very substantial con- tributions, especially before the project was mi the assured footing it now enjoys. He is still serving on the board of managers, of which body he is one of the most influential mem- bers, his interest in and support of this in- stitution having been one of the elements of its prosperity. He deserves high credit for the part he has taken in furthering this good work. Air. Lawrence was a delegate from Morgan county to the State convention at Indianapolis. He is an ardent advocate of temperance, and a well known member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed all the chairs. In 1 87 1 Mr. Lawrence was married to Miss Delfina Harvey, who was born in 1853, in Morgan county, a daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia (Free) Harvey, early settlers in Grant county, farming people, who later re- moved to Morgan county, where they became owners of a fine farm. Mr. Harvey took sick while on a trip to Danville and died before reaching home. He was a most highh es- teemed member of the Society of Friends. llis widow removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence, where she died in 1004, at the age of seventy-seven years. Chil- dren as follows were born to Mr. ami Mrs. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1199 Harvey: Elam, a bookkeeper; Daniel, a farmer in Iowa; Albert, a farmer in Morgan county; Zemus, who died in 1902, leaving no family: and Delfina, Mrs. Lawrence. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence are: lvalue, who married F. E. Carli merchant and undertaker at Mooresville ; 1 ler- trude, Mrs. Fred Likely, of Indianapolis; and ter E., now at DePauw University, who it is expected will follow in his father'- foot- steps, a path which any young man would do well to pursue. With the high example of his father before him, he has even hope of success as a high class business man. Mrs. Lawrence, like her husband, is an active re- ligious worker, and she is president of the an's Home Vlissionar) Society. Mr. Lawrence is a representative man in main- ways, but in none more than as an ex- ample of the value of inheriting high prin- ciples and sound integrity of character. The influence of the kindly, intelligent Friends is seen in many of his acts and characteristics. The strength of the pioneers who risked all to make new homes in the wilderness is seen in In- own forceful nature. The high principles of those of his forebears who left the South to escape the influences of slavery is reflected in his strict adherence to duty and right. Many noble elements have entered into his character, and in his virile, useful life he has developed them to high purpose. G M. LINDLEY, M. D., who for many has been a prominent physician and sur- geon of Brooklyn, Ind., was horn on a farm in Crawford county, 111.. Jan. 1. 1832, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Conrad) Lindley, the former of whom was born in North Carolina and the latter in Kentucky, their marriage tak- ing place in Illinois. William Lindley, grandfather of the Doc- tor, was a prominent farmer in North Caro- lina for years, and a leader in the SocieU of Friends. < ipposed to slavery, in 1811 he rc- moved to < 'range county, in the free Territory of Indiana. He was a pioneer, and was sur- rounded at that early day by Indians, who committed so many depredations that it was irv for some member of the family to' stand guard at night over the stock. Mr. Lindley improved a large tract of land, and when it came into the market, entered it and made here a fine home. lie was a man of intelligence and public spirit as well as substance, and assisted in the building of the second fort erected in that locality for protection against the Indians. I le lived up to the simple faith of the Quaker religion, and died honored and respected far above the ordinary citizen. I lis wife belonged to the equally prominent North Carolina Quaker family of Chambers, and it was her cousin. Samuel Chambers, who platted the town of Chambersburg, in < Irange county. The chil- dren of William Lindley and wife were as follows: Owen; Jonathan: James: Samuel: David: Thomas; and Mrs. Ann Harned. Samuel Lindley, son of William, was born in North Carolina. He accompanied the fam- ily in its exodus to the Territory of Indiana. Like his father he later entered a large tract of land in Orange county and improved the -.inn . although he was obliged to endure many privations incident to those pioneer days. ( in account of the numerous bands of roving Indians, the early settlers located as near as po ible to a central point where they erected a fort or block house to which they could re- treat when attacked by the savages, such oc- casions often recurring. In 1820 he removed to Crawford county. 111., where he was also a pioneer, but here he was able to secure a very ible tract of 640 acre:- f land in the Wabash River Valley. This he improve. I and later sold to great advantage and bought still another tract which also, under his man- agement, became a fine, productive farm. Mr. Lindlev was a man of peace, and so. in estab- lished friendly relations with the Indians who hunted through the valley, and he was never tin' object of their wrath. He reared his famil) in the ( htaker faith, and died as he had lived, a man of exemplary life. His superior- it} .if judgment was recognized by his neigh- bors, and he was generally called upon to settle disputes between them. A practical and successful farmer, he never took any active interest in political matters. His death took place in [837. Samuel Lindley married (first) in North Carolina, a Miss Henderson, by whom he had two children, < >wen and Queen, the latter of whom married a Mr. Green. His wife died in Crawford county, Illinois. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Conrad, daughter of a pioneer fanner from Kentucky, whose other children were: Abram ; John: James: and Airs. Susan Guyer. To this sec- ond marriage were born: Mrs. Rachel Wil- liams; Abram; Susan, who died young; Mrs. Amey Provo; and Dr. C. M.. the only sur- viving member of the family. Samuel Lind- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ley married i third) Miss Mar} Harrison, a cousin of the late President Harrison, and a daughter of a farmer of Wayne county, [nd., later of Crawford county, 111. Three children were born to this third union, namely: Mrs. Elizabeth Woods; Mrs. Mary J. Vex; and Samuel, who resides on his grandfather's homestead on the edge of Clark county, Illi- nois. Dr. C. M. I. indie) was vcr_\ young at the death of his father. and he had lost his own mother when but a babe of two months. After the death of his step- mother, he made his home with his brother I Kven, a farmer in the locality. His early education was obtained in the little log coun- try schoolhouse and was confined to the essen- tials — reading, writing and arithmetic. In 1X4!) the youth was unfortunate enough to sutler so seriously in an accident that the am- putation of his hand was necessary. This was before the introduction in the west of the blessed anaesthetics, and it was a severe test of courage to submit to the operation. As it was now impossible for him to plan a life of agriculture, he looked about for something to do. and wisely decided that the first thing was to secure a good education. In 1850 he went to Parke county and attended the Friends' Graded school at Bloomingdale, and here be- came so well qualified that he was able to se- cure employment as a teacher during the win- ters and attend school during the other sea- sons. His proceeds from his share of his fa- ther's estate were small, but, added to his earnings as a teacher, enabled him to pay his way. While teaching he began the reading of medicine, and in 1S54 came under the tutelage of Dr. Mien, of Rockville. In the fall of [854 he entered the Michigan Medical School at Ann Arbor, and remained there during that winter, returning to Rockville in the spring, practised with Dr. Allen during the summer, spent the winter again at college, returned to Rockville in the following spring and then located, in the spring of 1X5(1. at Waverly, hid. Dr. Lindley's experience during those earlv years was such as to tax the strongest constitution. There wen.' few good roads, fewer bridges, and almost continual high wa- ters between him and many of his best pay- ing patients. On many occasions tin d doctor swam the angry waters of White river, when it was choked with slush and ice. llis mode of travel was necessarily on horseback and many miles were covered daily for a long period. Dr. Lindley justly became prominent. Me has always been a close student and has kept abreast of the times in his profession and lias gained the confidence of not only the pub- ic, but his brother practitioners who hold ilim in high esteem as a consulting physician. In [860 he graduated from the < )hio Medical ( ollege of Cincinnati. In 1899 he went to New York and look a post-graduate course. determined to be prepared to give his patients every advantage which modern methods have introduced into practice. Probably no physi- cian and surgeon stands higher in the public estimation in Morgan county than does Dr. Lindley. He loves his work and has found much compensation in every way in his pro- fession. Dr. Lindley has made some substantial investments and owns two very fine farms, lie has a commodious and comfortable home and office in Brooklyn, and also possesses some excellent rental property. In politics he is a Democrat, ami under the administra- tion of President Cleveland, he served four vears on the board of Pension Examiners. He is liberal in his support of all religious bodies anil moral movements, and is a consistent member of the Methodist Church ami one of its trustees. His fraternal associations in- clude membership in the county and State medical societies and the Masonic order. In May, 1858, Dr. Lindley was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth J. Province, born in Henry county. Ixy.. daughter of Sam- uel Province, of Ireland, who came to Ken- tucky in boyhood. He became a prominent farmer and passed his life in thai State. In religious belief he was a Methodist. His widow later removed to Indiana and spent her life among her children: Elizabeth ]., wife of Dr. Lindley; Dr. William, a prominent physician at Providence: Rebecca. Mrs. B. Shufflebargcr ; Mary P.. who married Reuben E. Aldrich, a prominent farmer and stock- man of Morgan county; and Daniel, a suc- cessful teacher at St. Joseph, Mo. Mrs. Lind- ley is also a Methodist. Dr. and Mrs. Lindley have two children: Mary P.. who married J. C. Galloway, cash- ier .if the Commercial Bank of Santa Anna. Orange ( o., Cab; and Minnie R.. who mar- ried M. W. Fields, a prominent attorney ami a leading Republican politician at Princeton, hid. \niong the successful physicians who have been tutored by Dr. Lindley ire the fol- lowing: William Province, of rohnson COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [201 county; W. F. Herned, of Washington, tnd. ; O. B. Griggs, of Charlestown, [nd.; Osman Hurt' in, Greene township, Morgan county; and Dr. Mimical, of Martinsville. Dr. Lindle) has taken into partnership Dr. J. S. Spoor, a promising young physician of Brook- lyn. His practice still continues with fami- lies who secured his services forty-five years ago. Many In mi us have been shown him during his career, notably when Governor Morton commissioned him twice during the Civil war, as surgeon to be called in emer- gencies. GE< >RGE E. FINNEY, editor and pro- prietor of The Democrat, Martinsville, Ind., was born in New York State I )ct. 8, [833, son of Paulinus and Hannah (Taylor) Finney. The father was a native of Essex county, N. Y.. and the mother was horn just opposite in Vermont. Paulinus Finney was a shoemaker, but did not follow his trade long, becoming a farmer. He was a son of Joel Finney, of Essex coun- ty, X. Y.. who married Nelly Brown, a sister nf John Brown, the noted emancipator. Air. Finney's parents moved out to But- ler county, 1 thin, where they both died of cholera in August, [849, leaving nine children. George E. Finney was but fifteen years old at this time. Me went to Eaton, the count\ seat 'if Preble count). < ihio, where he served three years as a printer's devil. Then he became a journeyman printer, and in that capacity went to Illinois. Iowa and through Indiana, being at Lafayette, Franklin and finally near Colum- bus, Bartholomew county, where he located in 1858. In the winters of 1858, 1859 and i860 he taughl school in Bartholomew county, Ind. In April, 1S1.1. the second day after the tiring on Fort Sumter, he enlisted for the Union service, hut failed to gel into the army be- cause of excess of enlistment. He was one of 130 that enlisted and went into cam]); they could take but eighty-eight in a company at that time. But on the 8th day of July, fol- lowing, he went into a company which after- ward became a part of the Nineteenth Indiana Infantn Volunteer Regiment, and was as- signed to Company II. ('apt. R. M. Keely, Col. Sol. Meredith. This regiment after reaching Washington, 1 >. ( '.. became a part of what was during the war — and is still — known as the "Iron Brigade." His service covered a period of three years and eighl months. After serving nine months he was promoted to sec- 7" ond lieutenant of his company, then to first lieutenant and then appointed adjutant of the regiment. Captured on the first cused of burning the city, but it is believed that the Confederates set tire to it to prevent its capture. It is remarkable that while con fined in Roper hospital. Charleston, S. ( '.. for three months Mr. Finney was constant!) Lin der fire from the Union army's cannon. At one time a fragment of a shell struck the hos- pital in which Mr. Finney was. He was ex- changed March 1, [865, reported at tin ad jutant-general's office in Washington. I >. ('.. and was on March u, 18(15. discharged by Secretary Stanton. Mr. Finney was wounded by a bullet which passed through his right arm, at the second battle of Mull' Run. After his discharge he went to Bartholomew coun- ty, Ind.. and taught school one winter. Then, in 1871. he became editor of the Columbus Democrat, published by J. D. Lyle, remaining there eight years, in the meanwhile becoming Mr. Lyle's partner in the publication. They sold out in 1878. when Mr. Finney started a paper known as the Columbian. He became associated with Luther Short at Franklin, Johnson Co.. Ind., as partners in the Demo- crat, which is still published at Franklin. In ten months M,-. Finne) sold "in to his part ner and started the Columbian again. Six months later he sold out to the Democrat at Columbus, and that fall started the Herald, at that place, in the publication of which he was associated with Charles Lacy. The paper was made a daily in 1882. and ran as such un- til [892, when the, sold out to Dipbo) & Locke; the latter firm still publishes the pa- per. In January. 1895, Mr. Finney came to Martinsville and bought the old Gacettc, changing the name to The Democrat, which he has since published. Mr. Finney married Miss Mary Xeal, at Elizabethtown, Bartholomew Co., Ind., in t868. She died four years later, in 187J. the mother of one child, Nellie, who died ai I lumbus aged twenb five years. Mr. Finney married (second) \ug. _>5. [873, Alice R. Anderson, of Columbus, who was born at Xenia, Ohio, and they have four children: Lena, wife of Prof. Emil Catalano, residing- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Martinsville : Frank, who is with his father on The Democrat; Fred T., publisher and edi- tor of the Hymera Herald at Hymera, Sulli- van Co., [nd. ; and Barbara, wife of H. O. Burgett, a dentist of Martinsville. Mrs. Bur- gett is a musician and a teacher of the piano in [ndianapolis. Mr. Finney is a member of K. P. Lodge No. 17, at Columbus. He was postmaster at that place under President Cleveland, and during his incumbency succeeded in estab- lishing the free delivery system there. He is an influential and respected citizen of Mar- tinsville, and personally as well as through the columns of his paper indorses ever}' pro jectfor the betterment of the town. REV. ISAAC X. THOMPSON (de- ceased), of Mooresville, Ind., who had been for more than f< >rty years a minister in the Methodist Church, and had been the means of adding largely to its membership and influ- ence, was born Pec. 18. 1823, on a farm in East Tennessee. He was a son of James and Hannah M. (Logan) Thompson, natives re- spi lively of Virginia and North Carolina. James Thompson was a son of Isaac and Mollie (Duff) Thompson, the former born in Virginia and the latter in Ireland. The Thompson family was of Scotch-Irish an- 5try and settled in America at an early day. Although a Quaker, Isaac Thompson served in the Patriot army during the Revolution, in the capacity of a teamster. He located in Virginia, but later removed among the pio- neers to Tennessee and there spent his remain- ing vears, tilling the soil and setting an exam- ple by an exemplary life. Prior to his death lie embraced the Methodist doctrine. His children were as follows : James, father of the Rev. Mr. Thompson; Isaiah; Isaac; Sam- uel; Joseph; Haskin; Mrs. Jane Brakebill; Rachel, Mrs. < ;. Numan. James Thompson was born in 1793, am ' ■was reared on a farm in Tennessee, in which •e he married and settled down to the pur- suit Hi agriculture, this 'peaceful life being broken into by the Indian wars. With Gen.. '-Hi] lie served in the Creek Indian war. and participated in the battle of Horse Shoe Bend, where the [ndians lost 1,500 and the whites but seven killed and enty-seven wounded. In i S ^ 1 Mr. Thompson decided to penetrate into what was then the far West, the fertile lands across the borders I'f Indi- ana. I l' tded mi a tract of land in Bartholo- mew county, where the former tenant had built a log cabin and prepared some ten acres nf land for cultivation. Here he continued until 1835, when he sold this farm and pur- d another near Livonia, but in June of the same year, he died. In his early days he was a successful and popular teacher of sing- ing, and conducted many schools where the youths of the neighborhood passed many happy and profitable hours. Probablv few men in the locality exerted a stronger influ- ence in the direction of temperance, and he was known through the community as a man of honor and integrity. His widow remained on the farm until 1831), and then removed to the home of a daughter, where she died in 1856. She was a daughter of Rev. David Logan, a farmer and local minister of the Methodist Church, who died in 1828 in Ten- nessee. His children were: Alexander, a phy- sician and local preacher, who became widely known and universally esteemed, dying in Tennessee: James R., farmer, who settled in Illinois in 1834: John, wdio died early; Han- nah M., mother 1 d" our subject; Rachel: Eliz- abeth, and Margaret. The children horn to James Thompson and wife were: Roseanna married (first) W. C. Linn, and (second) Jacob Roberts, nephew of Bishop Roberts; John D., a local Methodist minister, died in 1867, in Indiana; David R., a local Methodist minister, died in 18(4. in Washington county, Ind.; Rev. Isaac N. ; and James H. The latter settled on a farm near Omaha, Nehr., where he became very prominent, and was identified with large business interests in ( Imaha, which city he al o served as postmaster. Rev. Isaac N. Thompson was about seven years of age wh :n his parents brought him to Indiana, and but twelve when he was deprived of the care and advice of his father. At the 1 E sixteen, he began to learn the black- smith's trade, preparing-to make his own way in the world by this honest occupation, and after three years apprenticeship was declared proficient, and successfully followed it for thirteen years. His early education had been secured in the district schools, and after com- pleting his trade he became a student at I <• • nia Academy, under Prof. R. D. Walters. While a youth he had been converted and be- came an interested and active worker in the church and looked forward to the time when lie could enter its ministry. In 184(1 he op- erated a general store for one year at Mt. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 201 Carmel and in connection with his trade lived a busy life. His zeal and activity in the church prepared the way for him to be ac- l as a local minister in [850, and in [852 he was admitted to the Conferei trav- eling minister, this being followed in [854 with ordination. Mr. Thompson then aban- l his trade, his new duties requiring all his time and attention. As a pioneer preacher Mr. Thompson started out and visited many points where no pastor was installed, besides filling regular charges. He was located first in Anderson, with twenty-five appointments in parts of four counties. His second charge was Leavenworth, with eleven appointments; the third was the Rockport circuit with eleven societies; then two years at Brook- ville, ten societies; one year at Gentryville, twelve societies: two years tit < trangeville, ten societies; and in i860 he was stationed two 'ears at Fredericksburg', with eleven societies. While serving here, in 1862, he was appointed Presiding- Elder in the Jones District, to fill a vacancy caused by the minister going into the tinny. He kept up the work of the absent minister four months, and attended to his own appointments. In this year the ( onference then sent him to the Mitchell District, where lie served four years as Presiding Elder. In 1866 this was made a station to which he was appointed for two years, during which time •ended to his ministerial duties, and also acted as financial agent of Rockport Institute. In [868 he was sent for two years to 1' burg station; in 1870. three years to Martins- ville; and in 1873 came for two years to Mooresville. In 1873 he was appointed Presid- ing Elder in the New Albany District, in which ■/veil four years. In 1871) he was sent to Evansville station with the local church; in 1881 to Indianapolis, remaining two years; [883-85, at Rockport station; [885-88, at Fort Branch; in 1888, at West Newton; in [889, al Brooklyn; in 1890-92, at the church at lie, where he located after being placed on the superannuated list in [892. Dur- ing these many years of service, Mr. Thomp- ■h much hardship, hut they also fruitful in many conversions and ad- ditions to the church. After settling at Mooresville, he enga in merchandising in which he continued until when he sold out and retired entirely from business activity. During his minis- terial service, he solemnized several hun- dred marriages. He was a faithful and loving worker and was always a welcome guesl among his people. His last years were made comfortable by ample provision. Me was uni- versally respected ami much beloved. Mr. Thompson was married (first) Oct. [3, 1N40, to Caroline Johnston, born Feb. 18. [825, in Indiana, daughter of James II. John- ston, who was horn in Ireland. lie \\,i 111 early settler in Lawrence county, Ind., served in the war of 1812 and was an upright man, honest citizen and good farmer. His children were: Priscilla. Mrs. \„ Gould; Halbert EL, a wealthy merchant at Mitchell. Ind. ; Matilda, Mrs. George Rogers; Jane, Mrs. Dr. H. Montgomery; Caroline, Mrs. Thompson; and Henrietta, Mr-. 1.. Elgin. The four sur- viving children of Mr. and Mr-. Thompson are: A. G., now a business man in St. Louis, served in the late Rebellion and was captain of a company in the Signal Corps, during the Spanish-American war; Emma is the wife of B. 1'". Jones, a merchant of Mooresville ; Charles is a supply merchant, prominent in St. Louis; and Florence married Joseph Taggart, a well- known baker of Indianapolis. The mother died July 10, 1898. For many years she was a consistent and worthy member of the Meth- odist Church. In September, 1899, Mr. Thompson was married (second) to Mrs. Margaret Osborn, daughter of Rev. J. W. Welker, for forty years a li >cal preacher of the Methodist Church, and a prominent farmer and merchant of Harrison county, Ind. Mr. Welker was the father of ten chil- dren, those living being: Sherman; John K. ; Samuel L., a Methodist minister; and Mar- garet. Mrs. Thompson litis one daughter by her former marriage, who married Bertram T. Jones, of Hamilton, Ohio. Mr. Thompson belonged to the Masonic fraternity and tilled all the chairs in the T. O. ( ). F. He was well known till over the south- ern part of the State and it was gratifying to him, when the weight of years made his re- sponsibilities too heavy, to have the Confer- ence, in superannuating him. pass a resolu- tion testifying to his high character and call- ing the attention of the young men to his ca- reer tis a worthy one to follow. "Well done, good and faithful servant." DR. SAMUEL RE( :< iRDS, who died July 5. [004, at the age .if eighty-four ■ eleven months and twentv-three davs, was one t 204 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i.ii the highl) esteemed ph}'sicians of Indian- apolis. He was born in Pendleton county, Ky., Jul) [3, 1819, son of Spencer and Mary (McDaniel) Records. The first member of the family in America came from England, and settled in Delaware. Laban Records, the paternal grandfather of the Doctor, was burn in Pennsylvania, but at a very early day moved to Kentucky from Pittsburg. He died in Livingston county, l\v., in 1823, in middle life. He was the owner of [,600 acres of land in Pendleton county, and 350 acres in Bracken county. Ky. lie was quite noted as an Indian fighter. His family consisted of several sons and daugh- ters. Spencer Records, son of Laban, was born in Kentucky, He was a farmer and lumber- man on the Ohio River at Cincinnati. In [834 he moved to Indiana, and stopped for a short time cm Pick (/reek, and then moved to Castleton, in Lawrence township, Marion county, where he bought land and spent the remainder of his life. He died in [843, aged forty-seven years. He married Mary Mc- Daniel, wild was also horn in Kentucky, daughter of Robert McDaniel, a native of Scotland. Robert McDaniel was a cabinet- maker, and an early settler of Bracken county, Ky., where he died advanced in years. Tie was a soldier all through the Revolutionary war. 1 1 i -^ wife, .Mary, also born in Scotland, lived to the advanced age of one hundred and six years. .Mrs. Mary (McDaniel) Records died in [866, when upwards of seventy years of age. Both she and her husband were mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They were the parents of six children, four daughters and two sons, of whom the only survivor is Sarah Jane, of Lawrem e township. Dr. Samuel Records lived in Kentucky until he was fifteen years of age, being reared 011 a farm. From 1834 he lived in Indi- ana. He attended the old-fashioned subscrip- tion schools, and remained at home until he was twenty-one, and then for main- years he followed farming. When quite young he de- ride. 1 to take up the study of medicine, and he began practice first in 1X47 in Lawrence town- ship. His medical training was secured in the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, from winch institution he was graduated: he was also graduated from the Medical Departmenl ol \diury University, ami later he received an honorary dioloma from the Indiana Medi- cal College at Indianapolis. He practised in Marion county from 1 S4- until his death, with the exception of one and one-half vears, which he spent in Florida. In 1841 Dr. Samuel Records was married to Miss Martha Fletcher, daughter of David Fletcher. Five children blessed this union: Mar) Jane. Martha. Elizabeth. Tabor and William, of whom only Elizabeth is living. and she is the wife of John Newhouse, of Lawrence township. Mrs. Martha (Fletcher) Records died in 1855, in the faith of the Methodist Church. In 1856 Dr. Record- married Miss Sarah fane Tyner, who bore him three children: Tyner, a farmer in Law- rence township, who married Emma Hansing. and has three children: Adah, who married Richard Hartsock, of Elwood, Ind., and has three children; and Melinda, who married (first) James Cory, had one son, and (sec- ond) Hezekiah Sparks, and had one daughter by this union. Mrs. Sarah Jane Records died in 1864. She was a member of the ( )ld School Baptist Church. Dr. Records was married (third) in [866 to Mrs. Amanda M. Millard, widow of Mordecai Millard, and daughter of Collom Plummer. Two children were born of this union: Athalia, who mar- ried John Danforth, and has one son; and Samuel, a physician in partnership with his father, who graduated from the Indiana Medi- cal College, and who married Miss Anna Kohlmann. Dr. Records was a Master Mason. Pi politics he was independent, voting for the men and measures he thought best for the community or country at large. JAMES FINLEY WEBB is one who. endowed by nature with the qualities which insure success, has made good use of his natural advantages. Perhaps there is no ca- reer which excites more interest than that of the farmer lad. Strong, healthy in mind and body, filled with ambition, he starts out with full assurance that he can achieve his ideals, and. as the history of our broad land has shown, often, indeed, his hopes are realized, and he is crowned with success in the field of his chosen endeavor. Such a youth was the one we review. Commencing his life work upon his father's farm, he there learned all the varied departments of an agricultur- ist's work, and then in early manhood, alow. and unaided, rented lands and started upon COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i 20: his own account to make his way in the world, with what success it is the purpose of this narrative to show. Mr. Webb was born in Shelby county, Ind., April 9, 1842. He was one of fifteen children born to his parent-, Zachariah and Xancv Ann (Huff) Webb, there being nine sons and six daughters in the family, of whom seven are now living, as follows : Eliza Jane, widow of James Tilson, of Franklin township; Calvin I-'., of Anderson; Albert F., of Needham township: Frances A., wife of Jesse Beard, of Clark township; Alfred T., living retired in Franklin City; Hampton T., of Shelby county, on the old homestead of the parents : and James F. John S.. of Frank- lin township, died March 2. 1907. The father was a native of Kentucky, and came to Indiana with his parents when six years old. in 1814. the family first settling in Clark county. Two years later they entered land in Shelby county, where he grew to man- hood and married, his wife Xancv Ann Huff coming from Xenia, < )hio. He lived to the advanced age of eighty years and eleven months, dying March 9. iSS<;; his wife died three wars before, in [886, at the age of about seventy years. Both were members of the Baptist Church. Throughout bis life Zachariah Webb was an enterprising and prosperous farmer, doing also carpentering and some blacksmithing, and acting as a vet- erinarian. John Webb, the paternal grandfather of James F. Webb, came to (lark county, Ind., 111 [S14, from Woodford county, near Lex- ington, Kentucky, and settled in Shelby coun- ty, Ind.. in 1816. He and John Cline were among the first settlers in Hendricks town- ship, that county. Once after the killing of the people at the Haw patch, near Hope. Bartholomew Co.. Ind., they started back to Kentucky with their families, and got as far as the < thin. But they returned and were never molested. John Webb engaged in gen- eral farming and gunsmithing, afterward moving in middle life to Missouri, where he died leaving a large family. His wife. Nancy Taylor, was a cousin of Zachary Taylor, the President of the United State-. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Webb was Joseph Huff, who claimed < )hio a- the State of his nativity. He was a millwright by trade, and was one of the early pioneers of the Hoosier State, coming to Indiana before the majority of the pioneers, when Indians were very numerous, and when the country was wholly wild and unsettled. His nearest white neighbor was seven miles away, when here in this new country he settled on Sugar (reek, entering a large tract of land, which b\ his labor- and endeavors he cultivated. At one time he was the owner of [,400 acres, but sold off a considerable part in order that he might induce settlers to locate there and be- come neighbors. In [833 he built the old mill on Sugar Creek, now known as the Red Mill, and owned at this time by John Rasp. The nld hewed log frame is still good. This he conducted for many years with great suc- cess, afterward turning it into a woolen fac- tory. This in turn was refitted after a num- ber of vears. with other machinery and equip- ment, it being used a- a flour mill again, and the woolen machinery being taken to Franklin. Throughout his long career a- a' pioneer he was largely instrumental in building up that section of the country, and his name has gone down in local history as one of the most prominent and able men of that early time. He lived to a ripe old age. bis wife. Hannah Finley, surviving him a number of years, and dying near Ottumwa, Iowa, at the advanced age of ninety-two. Mr. Huff for many years kept a store at the Red Mill and in order to procure his supplies it was necessary to trans- port them all by wagon from the far away set- tlement of Cincinnati. In this work and in opening up his new lands Mr. Huff had many thrilling experiences and narrow escapes. To him was born a large family, to whom be gave all of the scanty advantages which the coun- try afforded, and whom he carefulh reared. Joseph Huff's wife. Hannah Finley, was a sis- ter of Rev. James B. Finley, of ( )hio, a cele- brated Methodist preacher, as was his father, who preached among and converted the Wy- andotte and other Indians of ( )hio. lames F. Webb was reared in Shelby county upon the farm of his father, and there remained until he reached the age of twenty- five years, attending the subscription schools, in which he received all his education. He also worked at the trade of carpentering to some extent during tin- period. His first in- dependent venture was renting land of his father .111 -hare-. In tin- be wa- highly suc- cessful, and continued to follow agricultural pursuits in this way until In- wa- married in the year r868, to Angeline Beard, who was the owner of sixty acres of fine land in Clark township, Johnson county. Upon their mar- I _'( II I COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD riage the} settled there and Mr. Webb built a home on the place and soon after bought sixt} aero adjoining on the north. He has kept adding to the farm as the years have gone by until they now own 351 acres at that In [891 they moved to their present residence in Needham township, Johnson county, buying fifty acres of land, ami rent- ing the farm lands formerly occupied by them. Their present residence is but two miles from the court house in Franklin, and to the fifty acres originally purchased Mr. Webb has added 1 i'i acres in one piece, and twenty-two acres in another, and has improved all of this land until it is one of the finest farms in all the country-side. He formerly owned 140 acres in Shelby county, and with his wife was the owner of 680 acres of land in all. Selling his Shelby county land, however, he bought 200 acres in Franklin township, nearly two miles from the court house, now owning 70 1 acres in Needham, Clark and Franklin town- ships. Mrs. Angeline (Beard) Webb was the daughter of William and Mary J. (Tucker) Beard. To her three children have been born: Cora Etta, Guilford and Wallace. Cora Etta, an intelligent and accomplished woman, is the wife of Elmon M. Fisher, who has an eleva- tor at Needham Station. Guilford married Bertha Owens, resides in Needham township, and has four children, Lauren, Merrill, « leorge and Landon. Wallace married Fannie Wright, and they also live in Needham town- ship, and have two children. Bethel and Inez. Mr. Webb and his wife are members of the Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, in which they have long been active and influ- ential members. Mr. Webb has always been ready to aid in all movements tending to the uplifting of mankind and the cause of the church. He has occupied various local pub- lic offices of responsibility, and for several terms was school director and supervisor, in which positions he served with energy and ability, and won the admiration and esteem of all. He is a stanch Democrat in sentiment, and has done much to promote the interests and principles of his party. Now, at over threescore years, Mr. Webb can look hack with much satisfaction upon a long series of successes and achievements, the results of his years of toil and industry, llis large properties, their excellent state of culti- vation and repair, his man} financial interests, and the good will and admiration of all. be- speak the character of the man and his ex- traordinarv attainments and high social stand- FRANCIS T. SINGLETON, editor and proprietor of the Weekly Republican and the Daily Reporter, leading- journals of Martins- ville, was horn March 14. 1863, on a farm in Washington township, Morgan county, lnd.. son of Thomas and Sarah (Roney) Single- ton, the former of whom was born in County Armagh and the latter in County Down, Ire- land. Thomas Singleton and his wife came to America in (849, and lived for a time in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and then came to Morgan countv. Ind. Just be- fore the Civil war Mr. Singleton bought eighty acres 1 if land located five miles south of Martinsville, and kept adding to the origi- nal tract until he owned 234 acres. His death took place March 7. 1898, at the age of sev- enty-eight years, while his widow survived him for five years, residing with her son. Francis. Mr. Singleton was a member of the Catholic Church, and her husband was a Methodist. Mr. Singleton served for three years during the Civil war in the 70th Ind. V. I. : took part in the battles of Stone River. Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Murfrees- boro. Beach Tree Creek, and many others, and at one time was slightly wounded. As he understood the principles of engineering, he- did much service in that direction. In poli- tics he was a Republican, and served as town- ship assessor and county commissioner. The grandparents of Francis T. Singleton died in Ireland, three daughters of the Roney family coming to America. Francis T. Singleton was reared on the farm and resided at home until manhood, ob- taining his education in the public schools. He graduated from the Martinsville high school in tSS_>. In 1880 he graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington, becoming then the city editor of the Martinsville Republican. In August. r888, he was made city editor of the Terre Haute Express, and remained there un til [892. In July, of that year, he bought the plant of the Martinsville Republican and the Daily h'epor/er. and has published both papers since that date. On April 2('\ 1893, Mr. Singleton was united in marriage with Miss Hannah S.. daughter of Aaron and Elvira S. (Welty) Rose, and three children have been horn to COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 21 >7 them: Rose, Aaron and Mary. Aaron dying at the age of two years and ten months. Mr. and Mrs. Singleton are consistent members of the M. E. Church. In politics Mr. Singleton is a Republican, and has been president of the Indiana Republi- can Editorial Association, of which he has been an and a member of the executive com- ee for ten years. In 1900 he started the menl for organizing the Indiana Asso- ciated Daily Papers, for mutual improvement, which was a non-partisan enterprise. Mr. [eton owns his office property, the home farm south of Martinsville, and has a com- fortable home at No. 60 South ( )hio street, Martinsville. LER( )V TEMPLET! >N, a prominent and representative citizen of Indianapolis, is a de- scendant of an honorable old pioneer family of Indiana. He was horn Nov. 20, 1829, in Shelby county, End., son of Isaac and Rhoda C Gregory) Templeton, grandson of James Templeton, and great-grandson of Janus Templeton, Sr. James Templeton, Sr., was horn in Scot- lard, and when he came to America located near Fairfax Court House. Va. He was a member of the Society of Friends. His three sons were: James. Thomas and Edward, the la 1 ter of v, hi mi died in Ohio. lames Templeton, the paternal grandfa- th< r of Leroy, spent his whole life on the farm in West Virginia where he died in 1862, aged 102 years. He was reared a Quaker, and never departed from the faith and the record of his long life was that of a man who was kind to the needy and ready to extend a helping hand to all who required assistance. In politics he was a Whig. His religious faith precluded his being a slaveholder. His 1 wife inherited slaves, but he never con ented to hold them as property and she >ed of them. Mis children were: Thomas. William. Isaac, Edwin, Sarah. Eliza- beth, lane. John and James. Of these, Thomas settled in ( ihio, where he became a substantial farmer and lived to the age of ninety-six years. William, a cabinet-maker by trade, ac- companied his brother Isaac to Indiana in 1822. Sarah l>ecame the wife of A. Miller, who was once treasurer of Shelby county. Ind. Elizabeth married S. McCrav, and they reared a family, many members of which be- came prominent. Jane married a man named Gillup. John and James both died in Indiana and they, with Isaac, all became leading ad- vocates of Methodism. Isaac Templeton was born in Virginia, and remained under the parental roof until he was twenty -two years of age. ' hi starting oul for himself he located first at Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he remained until after his marriage. I [e na ived then ti 1 Shelby c< »unty. \\ here he v. for a time by the month as a farm laborer, and then became a barn builder. I le erected many barns for farmers through the country, and seemed particularly well adapted to such work and later was employed on public works. He assisted in the construction of many of the bridges on the National turnpike road. He- was a prudent man, and in 1832 he invested some of his savings in the securing of land in Warren county, Ind.. to which he moved. This land he improved and subsequently sold, and then he went to Iowa, where he bought a farm on which he continued to live during the remainder of his life. His death took place in 1874. at the age of seventy-three years. In early life he was a Whig, and later a Republican. Wherever he lived he was a popular and prominent man. In Warren count}' he served three terms as county as- sessor, and three terms as high sheriff. his time he was considered a man of sub- stance and he provided well for all those de- pendent upon him. Isaac Templeton married (first) Rhoda Gregory, who was reared near Lawrenceburg, Ind., daughter of James and Lizzie ( Lee 1 Gregory, both of Virginia. On the Lee side she was a connection of the dis- tinguished old Virginia Lee family, of which the Confederate General Robert K. Lee was a member. James Gregory was a prominent and useful man in the new country, and he was a member of the State Senate when In- diana was admitted to the Union in [816. He introduced the bill for the removal of the Capitol from Corydon to Indianapolis, and he it was wdio put the hill through the Legisla- ture b) force of will. The hostility of the people of Corydon toward Colonel Gregory for his course was intense, and caricatures of him were posted about town and indigni- ties offered him. James Blake, Calvin Fletcher, Samuel Henderson, Colonel Paxton and Jafties Kay inaugurated a movement to 'Ave him a public dinner, which came off at Washington Hall and was attended by the leading citizens of the town. The act was passed Jan. 28, 1824. lie was a leader in all public mea 1 E reform, and served as I20S COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD colonel of the militia regiment which pro- tected the settlers from the Indians, who, at thai time, were still numerous and trouble- some in this section, where new the heights of modern civilization have been reached. James Gregory was a man of much more than ordinary ability and enterprise. He was an extensive farmer and stockraiser and was one of the pioneer pork packers, shipping his pro- duce to New Orleans on flat boats, superin- tending its deliver)' in many cases in person. During the last trip he made he was stricken with yellow fever, and died quickly, in [844. II is family never recovered his remains, nor did they receive any pay for his boat load of produce, lie was a liberal contributor to the Methodist Church, and. with the most of his family, belonged to that religious body. His children were as follows: Rhode; Lee, a graduate of West Point, who died in young manh 1 : Robert C, who became a prominent lawyer and served two terms on the Indiana Supreme Court Bench; Benjamin F., an at- torney, who accumulated a large estate, and died at Williamsport, Ind. : Alfred, a farmer; Nuny, who became Mrs. Collins: Elijah, who engaged in farming; Clay, who became a Methodist minister, and went to California ami later to Oregon; Rebecca, who married a Ferguson and they both died in Iowa : and I-Mward, who died young. The Gregory name has always been one held in high repute wher- ever members of this family have been lo- cated. The children born to Isaac and Rhoda Templeton bore the following names: Mar- tha : James, who lived in Illinois ; William Jackson (became a substantial farmer), who was lieutenant-colonel of the Goth Ind. \ . I.. under Col. ( hven, and was severely wounded : Jemima, who married George Brier; Newton, who removed to Sacramento, Cal. ; Rhoda, who married W. Dennis, and lived in Califi r- nia ; Lucy, who became Mrs. Sheetz : Leroy ; and Jasper, who vvas killed in the battle oi Stone River during the Civil war. Leroy Templeton remained with hi-- par- ents until grown to manhood, [n boyh 1 he attended the subscription schools when farm work did not press too heavily, and he com- pleted his education after he hail a family of his own. However, if his early educational advantages were meager, his physical train- ing was of the most practical kind. After he married he bought a tract of new prairie land, securing the first piece on credit, but through industry and good management soon being able to pay for it and to purchase more, so continuing until he owned 500 acres in War- ren county. This land he continued to im- prove as long as he retained it. In 1854 he -old out and moved to Iowa, where he bought land on which there was a good mill site, and there he erected a mill and operated it in con- nection with farming, for a number of years. Later he sold the mill, and then embarked in a mercantile business and also became in- terested in dealing in fat stock, shipping to Chicago. He took an intelligent man's inter- est in all that concerned his locality, and at all times was willing to contribute to the general welfare. He helped to organize the Upper Iowa University, and was one of the twelve original directors of the same, eleven of the body being ministers. He was the balancing- wheel as it were, the business man. and he do- nated the sum of $1,000 to the construction of the buildings. In 1859 he attended school for a year, and at that time had as a schoolmate Speaker Henderson, and other men who la- ter attained a National reputation. During the time he engaged in merchandising he did some pork packing, shipping to New Orleans, but at that time the business did not prove sufficiently profitable to cause him to con- tinue it. In 1862, Mr. Templeton enlisted for serv- ice in the Civil War. becoming a member of Company F. 3rd la. V. I., of which he was made first lieutenant. His company was as- signed to the Western Department and he first saw service in Missouri, where there were numerous engagements with Gen. Price's sol- diers. From Missouri the regiment was sent to Tennessee and later took part in the tights at Forts Henry and Donelson and at Pitts- burg Landing. It was (hiring this campaign that Mr. Templeton contracted rheumatism from sleeping- on the cold ground without his blankets, which in the goodness of his heart he had given in pity to some soldiers who were doing picket duty while almost too sick to do so. This disease finallv rendered Mr. Tem- pleton so helpless that he was sent home, where he remained for six months, having served two and one-half years, lie was then offered a captain's commission by Governor Kirkwood, if he would re-enter the army, but he declined, fearing the return of his rheu- matic pains. In 1864, Mr. Templeton purchased a large drove of horses and mules, and drove them COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I 21 >' | over the plains to California, where he re- ceived high prices for them although he bad to ]iu\ correspondingly high prices for all they consumed. When he returned to Indiana lie resumed farming, and en- gaged in the cattle trade in Benton county in association with a brother, during [868-9, and then went into a commission busi- ness in New York. He attended to the busi- ness at that point, his brother shipping car loads of stock to him, but the profits, on ac- count of a misunderstanding, did not en- courage him to continue in the business, the railroads not living up to their contracts. \fty a friend, he again secured a stock of cattle and horses, and by hard work again attained a competency. Land that he had previously purchased rose in value, and when the county seat was moved from Oxford..to Fowler, he was able to dispose of a part of this property at a very high figure. He then invested in more land, including fi.ooo acres of swamp land in Newton county, which only required a little drainage to become valuable for corn and pasture. He acquired land in Newton, Ben- ton. .Marion and other counties in Indiana. the greater part of this immense estate being put under cultivation, competent agricultur- ists being hired to manage the same. At one time Mr. Templeton was the largest stock- man in the State. For many years he resided at Fowler, where he built an elevator and con- ducted it successfully, contributing largely to the business prosperity of that place. In [897, Mr. Templeton moved to Indianapolis, where he erected a commodious and tasteful residence, but he by no means settled down to the comfort and ease of a retired life. His business was just as carefully looked after, although lie saved himself much fatigue Il- liberal use of the telegraph and telephone. In all essentials, Mr. Templeton is a self-made man, and few men in Indiana are better known either in business or politics. Mr. Templeton has always had strong political convictions. He was reared a Re- publican, but in [876 lie left that party to unite with the Reform party, and for fifteen years was a prominent factor of thai organiza- tion. For a number of these years he pub- lished a Reform or Populist newspaper at I ndianapi 'lis — "American \i mo m fi irmist" — which had a subscription list of (-5,000. By tins party he was nominated for Governor and fori ongress, but it was not yef strong enough . to be successful. He later united with the Socialist part\. His personal attitude has al- ways been that of a man anxious to do right and to secure justice- for his fellow men. Mr. Templeton was married (first) in Warren county, to Miss Mary Patterson, a member of a respected agricultural famih of that section, and six children were born to this union, namely: Orin 0., George, Henry. Wallace, Frank and Laura. The sons have- all engaged more or less in agricultural pur- suits. The daughter possesses great musical talent and engaged for a time in teaching mu- sic in Chicago. In 1881, Mr. Templeton was married (second) to Miss Jennie McKinney. born in Benton county. To this union have been born two daughters: Leona and Lenore. CHARLES R( (BERT S< WDER, M. D., is one of the most distinguished of the younger physicians and surgeons of Indian- apolis, where he has not only been engaged as a practitioner but also as a teacher of the medical science. Dr. Sowder is a native of Kentucky, born Feb. [6, 1870, near Mount Vernon, and both his paternal and maternal ancestors have long been settled in America, being of German and Scotch-Irish descent. Madison and Sibbic Sowder, his grandparents, were natives of western Pennsylvania, and early emigrated to Kentucky, settling there in pioneer da\s. His maternal grandfather was also a pioneer of Kentucky, from which State he enlisted for service in the Civil war, and he was killed in the service in Tennessee. His wife, whose maiden name was Mahala Owens, was a mem- ber of an old Eastern family that moved to Kentucky from Lee county. Va., in [785. Daniel R. Sowder. the Doctor's father. was bom in Rockcastle comity. Ky.. where his parents had settled, near Mount Vernon. He was a farmer by occupation, but he was obliged to retire at a comparatively early age on account of broken health caused 1>\ his service during the Civil war. He gave his support to the Union cause at the outbreak of tin' Rebellion, enlisting in Company K. 14th Kentucky Vol. Cav. He was discharged in [864, on account of disability. His record is an enviable one. but he has never fully recov- ered bis strength, and he is now living retired in Indianapolis. Mr. Sowder married Eliza 1210 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Cummins, like himself ri native of Rockcastle county, Ky., who passed away in 1888, and they had a family of four children: Charles Robert; Ralta, wife of Oliver Graham, a farmer of Hendricks county, Indiana; Ber- tha, wife of O. Tomlinson, of [ndianapolis ; and Lizzie, who died in 1905. Charles Robert Sowder was reared on his lather's farm, and attended school winters until he was eighteen. He then began to teach, and after following that profession for seven years in Hendricks county, Ind., entered De Pauw University in 1889. He was a stu- dent there for two years, after which he re- turned to teaching, continuing thus until 1896. In that year he went to Chicago and took a term at the Illinois Medical College, thence coming to Indianapolis, where he matriculated at the Centra] (/"liege of Physicians and Sur- geons, graduating in i8t)8. He took a post- graduate course at Johns Hopkins University, and was made professor of Physiology and lecturer on Internal Medicine at his alma mater, the Central College. Later he was made professor of Diseases of Children. Early in 1906 he with several others organized the State College of Physicians and Surgeons, which became the Medical Department of the Indiana State University. In this school he was clinical professor of Medicine and Medi- cal Diagnosis. In the union of medical schools in 1908 he was elected clinical professor of Medicine, lie is one of the trustees of the State College Hospital. In addition to his general practice and work as an educator he has contributed to medical literature articles 011 general medicine, and he has served as visiting physician to the Indianapolis City Hospital, liis specialty being internal medicine. He is a member of the Indianapolis Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Dr. Sowder was married Nov. 24, [897, to Miss Orra Bartley, daughter of R. Madi- son and Catherine (Barker) Hartley, and a descendant of old North Carolina stock. The Doctor .and his wife have one son. John R., horn March 29, 1903. They are members of the Third Christian Church of Indianapolis, and in fraternal connection he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the < )dd Fellows and 1I1. Freemasons, belonging to < (riental Lodge, No. 50, A. F. & A. M., and to the Chapter. Dr. Sowder is an earnest student, popular personally as well as successful in his pro- fession, for the practice of which he has proved himself particularly well-adapted, and he takes front rank among the younger physicians of the city. GREELEY SMITH, who held the office of county recorder in Morgan county, Ind.. from 1900 to 1904, is a native of that county and a member of a family which has been set- tled there for seventy years. Fie was born in Adams township Feb. 2, 1858, son of Joseph J. and Nancv J. (Bray) Smith. The Smiths came from North Carolina, whither they emigrated from Pennsylvania. Jonathan Smith, the paternal grandfather of Greeley Smith, was a native of Chatham county. N. C. and he was a mustering officer and drillmaster there, notwithstanding his. Quaker proclivities, serving as a soldier in the war of 1812. In 1835 he came to Indiana, first locating in Hendricks county, whence he- came to Morgan county. He lived with his sons. Joseph J. and George \\\. until his death, some time in the fifties, at the age of about seventy-eight years. His wife. vlios< maiden name was Martha Hackney, bore him a large family. She was a sister of the fa- mous Hon. Daniel Hackney, a member of the North Carolina Legislature for a number of terms, over twenty years, who took a very prominent part in Southern politics. He was facetiously called 'Dan Tucker" by his friends, his people being very aristocratic slave owners, and he himself an ardent de- fender of Southern rights. The song was gotten up and sung by those opposed to slav- ery. Joseph J. Smith, born April 8, 1817. in Chatham county. N. C. came to Indiana in 1835. and made his first location in Hendricks county. Hut about 1836 he moved to Morgan county, and settled on the farm in Adams township he owned and occupied until his death, which occurred there March 5. 1907. This property comprises eighty and one-half acres of an original tract of r6o acres, which he and a brother purchased, cleared up and improved upon settling here. Farming was his principal vocation. Mr. Smith cast his first 1 'residential vote for Gen. William Henry Harrison, but as he was a Quaker in religious faith he never himself took up arms, though he was a constant and beneficent friend to the soldiers of the Civil war and their families, being a pronounced Union man in sentiment. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 12] I In politics he was firsi a Whig and later a Re- publican, and for about twenty-five or thirty years he served as a justice of the peace. Mr. Smith married Nancy J I '.raw a na- tive of Morgan county, End., and they became the parents of three sons and four daughters, viz.: Martha E., wife of A. L. West, who lives in Shawnee county, Kan-., near Topeka ; Greeley, whose name introduces this sketch; and George W., Mary E. (wife of Marion Donelson), Elias R., Susan Novella (wife of John Gregson) and Amanda Estella (wife of Rufus Wilhite), all residents of Adams township, Morgan county. William Bray, father of .Mrs. Nancy J. i Bray) Smith, was a native of North Caro- lina, as was also his wife. Eleanor (Dorsett), and there they were married. In an early day they came to Indiana and settled near Moores- ville, Morgan county, where Mr. Bray fol- lowed farming, also making- trips between Martinsville and New < >rleans on flatboats, with pork. etc. He died in Monroe township at the patriarchal age of ninety-two years. His family was a large one. Greeley Smith was reared in Adams town- ship, Morgan county, received his preparatory education in the subscription schools, and later attended high school in both Morgan and Hendricks counties. After his graduation from high school he became a bookkeeper, and followed that profession for some time. He returned to farming, but in 1896 he was obliged to abandon that calling because of ill health, and he rested for two years. En [900 he was elected county recorder for a four years' term, and served ably in that office. The popular support he received at the polls is the best comment upon the value of his ser- vices. He proved himself equal to every de- mand of his work, and placed the work of the office on a business like basis which was .1 credit to him as well as a source of satisfaction to all who had business relations with that de- partment. In political life Mr. Smith is an active and ardent Republican, and in frater- nal connection is a member of the [mproved Order of Red Men, Freemasons, I. 0. O. F. and Knights of Pythias. Mr. Smith was married to Mrs. Martha Newman, of Hendricks county, Ind., but a native of Morgan county, and thev reside at No. 940 East Morgan street, .Martinsville. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and Mr. Smith holds mem- bership in the Christian Church. < >n her 111. 'tiler's side Mrs. Smith is also descended from North Carolina stock, her maternal grandfather. Pleasant Page, having come to Morgan county from that State at an early day and settled in Adams township on a tract of land he purchased. Her paternal grandfather was James Mason, Sr., a Vir- ginian, wdio also came to Morgan county among the pioneers, purchasing land in Clay township. His son, James Mason, Jr., mar- ried Nancy J. Page, daughter of I 'lea-ant I 'age. both coming to this county with their parents. All these pioneers reared large fam- ilies. BUCHANAN FAMILY, of Indianapolis. This family, at present represented in Indian apolis by several substantial citizens of the name, has a worthy place in the his- tory of this section of Indiana. Com- ing hither in pioneer times, when the city and State were just emerging from the obscurity of the backwoods, the) proved to be possessed of the virile strength required for the proper development of a lib- eral and progressive commonwealth. They have not aspired to prominence or power, but they have ever been found among the in- telligent, sturdy, patriotic, thrifty and enter- prising elements of the communities in which they have settled, taking part in movements designed to promote the general welfare, and discharging their personal obligations con scientiously and creditably. To the rugged Scotch slock from which thev spring ma\ be traced most of the traits which make them notable for strength and courage, moral!)- and physically, in all the relations of life. The name Buchanan was first associated with this family toward the middle of the thirteenth century, when ( iilbert, Seneschal to the Ear] of Lennox, obtained from him a part of the lands of Buchanan in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and took the name from them. Donaldarth, Earl of Lennox, renewed to Mau- rice, of Buchanan, the grant through marriage with a daughter of Monteith of Rusky. His son, Walter of Buchanan, became connected with the Roval bouse, bis wife being the sole heiress of the ancient family of Leny. Their eldest son. Sir Alexander, distinguished himself under Stuart of France, and in 1421 is said to have -lam the Duke of Clarence Sir Alexander was slain in the battle of \ mi nie in 1424. Hi- brother Walter married Isa- bel, Countess of Lennox. Their eldest son, 1 2T 2 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Patrick, married the heiress of Killearn and Auchreoch. Their youngest sun. Thomas, founded the House of Drumikil, whence in the third generation sprang the historian. George Buchanan. Patrick fell at Flodden. He Kit two sons, George, sheriff of Dunbar- ton, in [561, ami Walter, founder of the line of Spittal. By Margareth of Duntrethe he had John, his heir, and by a second wife Janet Cunninghame of Craigends, William, founder of the now extinct line of Auchmar. The principal line became extinct in ioSj, and was claimed by Buchanan of Auchmar. whose line perished in 1816. The Lairds of Buchanan built the ancient peel of Buchanan. The mill town of Buchanan is near the parish church. The family lands lay in Monteith, and the Lennox near Ij>c1is Katrine and Lo- mond, and are now possessed by the Duke of Montrose. The present chief is John Bu- chanan Hamilton, of Leny. A Buchanan was created a baronet in 1S7S. "Buchanan" was the war cry of the Clan Tunis, who inhabited an island in Loch Lorn or the Firth of Lome. Badge: Drare Bhrair- leag. Bilberry < >r Drachlon. The early history of the family in Amer- ica is mostly traditional. About the year 1775 three brothers of the name of Buchanan came to this country and entered the service of the Colonies in the Revolutionary war. After the conflict one settled in New York, one in Pennsylvania and one in Virginia. The record of the Xew York branch is not known to the others. James Buchanan, fifteenth 1 'resident of the United States, was of the Pennsylvania branch, and the Indianapolis family is de- scended from the brother who went to Vir- ginia. Their home was in Washington county, that State, near Abingdon. Three brother-, of this- Virginia branch, Robert, lohn and David Buchanan, were horn in Washington county, Va., where their father had acquired land and slaves. Robert re- mained in that State. John settled near Con- nersville, hid., where he and his wife. Maria. died on a farm at a ripe old age. They were childless, and as Mr. Buchanan died first the property went to Mrs. Buchanan's heirs. The third brother. David Buchanan, grandfather of Joseph W. and Charles I. Buchanan, of Indianapolis, was horn Jan. 2. [790, and on Nov. 11. 1X1 1. married Sarah T.ilson, who was born July ,<;. 1705. She had a most beautiful voice, so re- markable that when she sang in church people stopped to listen. In 1826 Mr. and Mrs. Bu- chanan came out to Indiana with their family. their destination being the then new city of Indianapolis, which at that time was hut a small and unimproved town, the stumps of trees still standing in the main thoroughfares, and dog fennel was growing luxuriantly in every vacant place. Building was confined entirely to the original plat between North and South streets and East and West streets, and outside of these limits the forest trees stood thick, and nearby farming lands were seen. After deciding to make his home in this hamlet, David Buchanan bought the "Buck Horn Tavern" 1 afterward the "Washington House" and "Little's Hotel"), at the south- east corner of Xew Jersey and Washington streets, together with some tracts of land in the near vicinity. He was a man of enterprise and soon had his inn in good running order and had teams ready for any kind of trans- portation service, either to Cincinnati or Mad- ison. No railroads yet ran through this sec- tion of country, and the highways were in poor condition, so that strong, well-fed teams were required to do the necessary work. David Buchanan had brought with him a stanch old Virginia wagon, to which he would hitch a six-horse team, and in this way covered the ground in what was then considered an ex- peditious manner. He was given the contract to carry government money to Cincinnati, the proceeds of land sales, and was provided with a guard for the same. In 183 1 he moved out of the city to a farm one mile west of Cum- berland, on the old National road, which he purchased upon selling his town property, and upon which he made substantial improve- ments. He remained there during the rest oi his life, dying March 10. 1853, shortly after his wife, who passed away Jan. 1st of that year. He is described as a man of middle height and of strong constitution. He was a worthy member of the Primitive Baptist Church, a man of strong religious and patri- otic impulses. lie served in the war of 1812 from Virginia. Children as follows were horn to David Buchanan and wife: Thomas Til- son, horn March 12. 1814, is mentioned he- low. Joseph Wilson, horn March 31. [816, was married Feb. To. 18:57. to Electa M. Fountaine, and died in 1899, in Missouri, whither he went from Indiana. Jane married Thomas McVey. George W.. who served in the Civil war. died later at Lafayette. Ind. Theresa married Spencer Huntington. Maria COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 2 1 3 married John Kitley. Catherine married Wil- liam Askern. William died in Indiana. John, born in Indianapolis, Nov. (6, 1829, died in September, [901. Eliza became .Mrs. Joseph Church. The Tils, m family, to which Mrs. Sarah (Tilson) Buchanan belonged, had its ances- tral home at Tilston, England, and the Amer- ican branch has been on this side of the At- lantic from early Colonial days. The emi- grant ancestor, (I) Edmond Tilson. came to Plymouth, Mass.. [638, and from him the line is traced through (II) Ephraim, (III) Ed- mond, ( [V 1 Stephen, 1 V 1 William, 1 VI ) Thomas, and (VII) Sarah (Tilson) Bu- chanan. 1 IV ) Stephen Tilson married Janet Mur- dock. ( V ) William Tilson, born March 15. 1741. in Plymouth, Mass.. on May ii. 1750. went to North Carolina, and in [763 moved to Vir- ginia. John Tilson, his brother, was in the Revolutionary war. being- active in that cause from 1771 to 1770. William Tilson was mar- ried April 1. 1702. to Mary Ransom, of Plympton, Mass. Their children were all born in Washington county, Va., as follows: William. Nov. 13, [763 (went to Tennessee) : Peleg, 176 — (went to Tennessee) : Thomas, July 15, 1707; Stephen, [76 — : Lemuel. 1770: Mercy. 1771 (married Joseph Cole); Janet, 1773 (married Andy Bunker). (VI) Thomas Tilson, born July 15, 1767, was a prominent planter and slave owner at one time in old Virginia. He was married Ma) 3, 1792, to Eunice Hubbell, and they had the following named children: Ransom. Wil- liam, Rachel. Stephen, Lemuel, James. Mar- tie. Lorana and Sarah (Mrs. Buchanan). Thus it will be seen that the Buchanans are also of the early English stock which has made Xew England justly famous. Thomas Tilson Buchanan was born in Vir- ginia and there gained a knowledge of the wagonmaking trade, though he was but four- teen years old when he accompanied his par- ents to Indianapolis. A few years later he started the first wagonmaking establishment in the town, having a man by the name of VIontague as a partner, thus associating the name of Buchanan with the carriage and wa- gon business in Indianapolis as long as that line of industry has been established in the city. Later he bought his partner's interest and continued die business alone until [854, 111 which year, in partnership with C. E. Haw- thorn, he embarked in the crockery and queens- ware business, opening the first store of the kind in the city. Il was conducted as a high class store, Air. Buchanan importing wares from England, and doing a wholesale as well as a retail business, having wagons visiting various parts of tin- country. The business prospered and he continued in it from 1X5.) until he was killed by the kick of a horse. (let. 14, (862. He dealt in horses and was a great lover of the animal, and his death was purely accidental. Thomas T. Buchanan was much missed. He hail been so active in promoting all the progressive agencies of the place, ami had set so good an example of public spirit and enterprise, that his fellow-citizens had learned to depend largely upon him. lie was a mem- ber of the old volunteer fire department, was one of the first school trustees, and was a working member of the city council for many years. He did not seek office, but office sought him, and when he accepted it he saw- such a course to be in the line of duty. He was a man of many charities and gave sup- port to all religious bodies, although his own views made him a Baptist. He was reared a 1 lemocrat, but at the opening of the Rebellion was constrained by his convictions to change his allegiance, thereafter being a strong Re- publican. He cheerfully surrendered three of his sous to fight for the flag of the Union. Mr. Buchanan married Catherine Apple, who was born in < )hio March 4. 1817, and died in Indianapolis March 3, 1894. She was a dauglii. r of Andrew and Elizabeth ( Sin 1 . 1 1 Apple, people of Pennsylvania-Dutch descent, who moved to ( ihio, and in [829 to Indian- apolis. At first Mr. Apple engaged in a freighting business between Cincinnati and Madison, but later retired to a farm, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits during the rest of bis life, dying in 1855. Mis children were: Catherine, Mrs. Thomas T. Buchanan: Barbara, who married 1 first 1 J. Weddle, and (second) Mr. Kline; Ludwig, deceased; Han- nah. Mrs. A. Weddle: Lucinila. Mrs. Davis: ami Joel, who went to the far West. In this line the Buchanans can claim de- scent from one of the earh settlers of Dela- ware. Baron Charles Christopher Springer was born in Sweden in [658. While strolling the streets of London. England, in [688, he was seized ami taken on board a vessel bound for Virginia, being sold as a redempl for five years. After serving his time he went [214 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD to Wilmington, Del., where he became identi- fied with the Swedish Colony, and was instru- mental in building the old Swedish Church, where he was buried, under the south wall of the church, east of the entrance. The Ba- ron communicated with the King, requesting him to send over ministers for the church. He himself acted as the church warden and chief official, and most of the church records were kept by him until his death in [738, at the advanced age of eighty years, when his two eldest sons, Charles and Christopher, be- came the officers. Charles was elected ves- tryman and Christopher was elected church warden. There were five children in Baron Springer's family. His grandson. Joseph Springer, born < >ct. 17. 1730, was a prominent official of the church and is buried in the churchyard of the old Swedish Church at Wil- mington; he died March 12. 1832. in his ninety-third year. The Springer family claim the land on which part of the city of Wil- mington, Del., stands. The family is very ancient. To Thomas T. and Catherine (Apple) Bu- chanan were burn children, as follows: Sarah E.. born Jan. 26, 1835, married James P. Fow- ler; James M., who died in 1884. was captain of a company in the 70th Regiment, Ind. V. I., Col. Benjamin Harrison, during the Civil war, and was wounded at Chickamauga ; Martha A. married L. Pause: David M. was a sergeant in the 79th Ind. V. I. during the war of the Rebellion : Andrew, who died .March 10, 1896, marched with Sherman to the Sea, as a member of the 70th Ind. V. I.; Washington died young; Henrietta married Alfred O. Despo ; Charles died in early man- hood ; Joseph W. is a representative citizen and business man of Indianapolis : Thomas died young. Joseph W. Buchanan was born in Indi- anapolis July 24. 1855. and was reared in his native city. During his boyhood he attended the town schools, where he acquired a good, practical education. When he had reached the proper age his brother James M. advised him to learn' the wagonmaking trade, which d found to be a profitable one, and he followed the advice so thoroughly that during the whole of his active life, with the exception of a peri. id of four years, when he was in the tv business, he has been interested in this business. When he had completed his apprenticeship he bought a partnership inter- est with his brother, Capt. James M. Bu- chanan, on credit, and when the brother died he took upon himself the responsibility of the whole plant. It was located on South East street. Later Air. Buchanan enlarged the business and built a brick shop, and by care- ful management and continued industry he paid all his debts, in time disposing of the property to advantage. In 1894 he bought ground and built a large brick structure at the corner of Liberty and Washington streets, where he installed his business, doing all kinds of repair work, remodeling and repainting, as well as manufacturing carriages and wa- gons, and carrying one of the finest stocks in the city. All kinds of light and heavy wagons are made to order ; a specialty is made of tools for sewer work ; and there is always a good line of new and second hand vehicles for sale. In 1907 the business was removed to Xos. 801-803 East Market street. In 1879 .Mr. Buchanan was married to Miss Ida Lee, a descendant of one of the prominent earlv families of Indiana, daughter of Lott and Drucilla (McClellan) Lee. ".Her father was a native of Ohio and a carpenter, which trade he continued to follow after com- ing to Indianapolis, where he died in 1882. Her mother w-as born in Preble county, Ohio. Prior to coming to Indiana Lott Lee had been a man of considerable prominence in Preble county, and hail served in many honorable public capacities. He was elected high sheriff of the county and filled the office with com- plete efficiency. He was brave and resolute in the discharge of his duties, but ever kind and generous in his personal relations with all. On two occasions he made a horse back trip to Mexico, a daring and unusual per- formance in his day. In politics he was a Democrat. His wife was a daughter of Sam- uel and Catherine (Larsh) McClellan, and granddaughter of John McClellan. who was a native of Scotland. After emigrating to this country John McClellan settled in Pennsyl- vania, and in 1788 moved from there to Ken- • tucky, where he died. Samuel McClellan was bom April 22. 1785. near Harrisburg, Pa., and married Catherine Larsh, who was born in Lewis county, Ixv.. Sept. 18, 1780. In 1819 they moved to Ohio, where his remaining years were spent. He improved a fine farm in Preble county, and died on it in i860. He was survived ten years by his wife. They had sixteen children born to them, and thir- teen of these lived to maturity. To Lott and Drucilla Lee were born two children: Ida, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD iji Mrs. Buchanan; ami Lott, who for many years has been connected with the Indianap- olis Evening News. .Mr. and .Mrs. Buchanan have had the fol- lowing children: Bessie, born in (88i ; Jo- seph, [882; Lotl Lee, [883 (married Ellen ry) ; Henrietta, t888; Harry, [890; and Nellie M., 1893. The boys arc associated with their lather in the wagon and carriage busi- m ss. The family have a pleasant home at No. 934 Fletcher avenue. In his political views Mr. Buchanan is a Republican, but he has never been active in politics or aspired to public office of any kind. Fraternally he is an Odd Fellow. He has been active in the management of the affairs of Indianapolis Lodge No. 465, the largest in (he State, for thirty years. He has d all the chairs in the Subordinate Lodge and the Encampment, and the Patriarchs .Militant, the highest branch of the [. O. O. F. John Bu< kanan, youngest son of David Sarah (Tilson) Buchanan, was born Nov. [829, in Indianapolis, at the northeast cor- ner of New Jersey and Washington streets, igh but two years old when the family moved to the farm near Cumberland, he re- membered the event, and also the little song he composi '. at the time. "I'm going- out in the country, when they come back, when they come back : I'm going out in the country, when they come back again." This talent for music thus early shown remained, and afforded him his chief diversion through life. On Dec. 23, [852, at Furgason's Tavern, six miles east of Indianapolis, John Buchanan married Jane Caroline Furgason, who was born Mi-. 17. [835, daughter of James C. and Nancy Furga They settled on a farm, where he had lived since 1831, and there seven children were born I-' as follows: James Marion, Oct. n. [853; John Charles, Aug. 31, 1856; Albert Edward, June 8, 1 Rosabel. Sept. 22, 1862; Nannie Frances. Tan. 6 1 died April 7, [889) : Minnie Laura, Sept. t6, 1870; and Ida M., wh 1 died Dec. 13, [872. s J. Buchanan was born on the old Buchanan farm on the National road one mile west of Cumberland, Ind., Aug. 31, 1856. He was named for John ( ',b mont, the great explorer and first Presidential nominee of the Republican party. He was educated in the common schools and at the Valparaiso Normal school, where he was fitted for the profession of teacher, and he began teaching at the age of eighteen years. Continuing in the profession for fourteen years, he was en- gaged in .Marion county, Ind., all that time ex- cept one year when he was in Alma, Wis. The closing years of his professional experiei were .spent at North fndianapolis and at Brighton, as township principal. In Septem- ber, [887, Mr. Buchanan entered the under- taking business in partnership with his brother-in-law, Frank W. Flanner, and the firm of Flanner & Buchanan, located at No. 320 North Illinois street, is one of the best known in that line in the State. In addition to undertaking and the regular business of funeral directors, they are proprietors of the Indianapolis crematory, which gives them a wide acquaintance in the trade over a large territory. However, Mr. Buchanan does not devoti all his attention to this line. He has two fine farms on Fall creek, where he ra registered red-polled cattle and saddle hor both of which have become famous. Monte Mark No. 1249, the most noted saddle horse outside of Kentucky, champion of the four States of Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana and Illi- nois, is the pride of the estate. ( >n Sept. 3, 1884, Mr. Buchanan was mar- ried to .Anna P. Flanner, sister of Frank \\". Flanner, his business partner, and they are the parents of two sons: Albert F., a gradu- ate of Williams College, and Indianapolis Law- School, and Paul H., now a junior in the Uni- versity of Wisconsin. The family home, \V>. tq.02 North Meridian street, is one of the best frame houses in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan spend their sum- mers at Tippecanoe Lake. Kosciusko county, where they have a handsome summer home. Mr. Buchanan's interests and sympathies have drawn him into association with many progressive movements. A man of intelli- gence and public spirit, social disposition and unbounded activity, he is identified with va- rious organizations principally of a religions and Fraternal character, and lie is ilar in that connection as he is in business circle-. where he enjoys the respect and confidence of all his associates. He is a prominent member of the Mayflower Congregational Church, in which at present he holds the offices of trustee and deacon. He- is a director of the Young Men's Christian Association, to whose wel- fare he has ever given mosl di id. and is now the oldest member of the board in point of service, lie was captain of one of the teams in the "whirlwind canvas-" for the new 1 2 1 6 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD building. As a Mason Mr. Buchanan is affili- ated wiili < Iriental Lodge, No. 500, F. & A. M.; and Raper Commandery, No. 1. K. 'J'. He is also a member of Philoxenia Lodge, No. -14. [. O. < >. I". His advice and counsel in the Winona movement were sought and highl) valued by Dr. Sol. C. Dickey, who had him placed as chairman of the board of trus- tee- of the Winona Normal School and Agri- cultural Institute. i \IT. CHARLES T. M vcLNTIRE, of Indianapolis, has been assistant to the chiei of the detective force of that city since -. Previous to that time he was known in busi- ness circles for a number of years as a broker and insurance man. and for a long period was prominently connected with the National ( iuai'd of the State. The Captain was hum July 4. 1853, - 11 Columbus, Ohio, son of John and Elizabeth L. 1 McDonald) Maclntire, and the family is of Scotch origin. On the paternal side he comes of patriotic New England stock, being a great-grandson of William Maclntire. and a great-great-grandson of Col. David Shep- herd, one of the electors of Frederick county, \'a.. who voted for Col. George Washington for member of the House of Burgesses. In 1770 Colonel Shepherd moved from Shep- herdstown, Va.. to the forks of Wheeling creek, where he built Shepherd's fort and blockhouse — one of the strongest and safest in what was then known as "the West." lie was prominent throughout the Revolution- ary period as one of the stoutest champions of the American cause. At Fort Pitt, March 20 and May 26, 1775. David Shepherd was chosen a member of the executive committee for the safet) of Augusta county, Va. ; on Jan. (>. 1777. he took oath as justice of the peace; on |nnc 2, 1777. Colonel Shepherd presented his commission as colonel of mi- litia from Gov. John l'age. and took the oath in open militar) court: on July 6th of the same year Gov. Patrick Heni") appointed hint county lieutenant of Ohio count}', Va. ; he was commandant at the siege of Fort Hem . Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 1777. when for twenty-three 1 hours thirty-three men. assisted by their brave wives, resisted a besieging party ol 380 Indians, led by the white renegade, Simon Girty, then a commissioned British officer. On April (>, 177^. Colonel Shepherd was appointed high sheriff. In 1 ~S 1 he ac- companied General Broadhead on the < 'osh- octon campaign against the Delaware In- dians, commanding 134 men. He died Feb. _>, 1705. on his estate near Wheeling creek, and was buried there. Thus closed a long and useful career, one that had distinct heal- ing in shaping the historical events of the day, and five volumes of the Colonel's letters and reports are preserved by the Wisconsin Historical Societ} as valuable archives. David Shepherd married Rachel Teague, and their daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of William Maclntire. William Maclntire, great-grandfather of Capt. Charles T. Maclntire, was also a patriot of the Revolution, serving as bursar, com- missary officer ami quartermaster of Fort Shepherd, and later of Fort Henry, at Wheel- ing. His name, as quartermaster, is on the pay-roll of the field and staff officers of militia of Virginia, at Wheeling, and he also served as quartermaster during the Coshocton expedition, in 1781, from April loth to 28th. His reports and receipts are included in the above mentioned manuscripts of his father- in-law, Col. David Shepherd, in the library of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Joseph Maclntire. son of William and Elizabeth (Shepherd) Maclntire, married Jane Crawford, and their children in the order of birth were: William, Martha, Eliza- beth, James and Sarah (twins). David, Rev. Dr. Thomas. Margaret. Ruth. Joseph. Shep- herd and John. (If these children. Rev. Dr. Thomas Maclntire was for twenty-seven years superintendent of the Indiana State Deaf and Dumb Institute, and at the time of his death was superintendent of a State institution in Pennsylvania. He married Mary Barr, and had children: Harriet, born in Ohio, who married Chapin Clarke Foster; Susan, wife of .Merrick Vinton; Martha, wife of Charles Martindale, an attorne\ ; and Fran- ces, wife of Morris Ross, editorial writer on the I ndianapolis News. John Maclntire, son of Joseph, was born in ( )hio. ten miles east of Columbus. He was one of the pioneers who traveled overland t California in 1840- He was married in 'hiladelphia to Elizabeth 1.. McDonald, a na- tive of London, England. In about r86t 62 they settled in Indianapolis, where John Mac- lntire and his brothel' Thomas, in compam with lerrv McLean, built the first paper-mill in the place. Mr. and Mrs. Maclntire had a family of six, all sons, namely: Charles T.. Lacell V.. William \\. Frank S.. Harry and COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD I 2\J Henry, the two last named dying in infancy. Charles T. Maclntire attended public school in Columbus and Indianapolis, coming hither with his parents in [861-62. His school days over, he became a telegraph operator, in which capacity he was employed by the Western Union Company, and he was subse- quently engaged as a mail carrier in Indian- apolis and special agent of the United States census bureau, holding the latter position un- til the completion of the census of manu- facturers. He finally embarked in business on his own account, as a broker and insurance man, continuing thus until appointed to the public position he now holds. Oct. 15. 1902. He lias rendered the city notable service as assistant to the chief of detectives, and has won recognition in the department as an able and tireless worker. All who have had busi- ness relations with him have been impressed by his devotion to the matters he has in hand, and his intelligent comprehension of the re- quirements and possibilities of his official obligations. Captain Maclntire's connection with the Indiana National Guard began with bis en- listment in the Indianapolis Light Infantry, an independent company which had become well known in military circles all over the United States, having won many first prizes in competitive drills at different places in the country. Previous to its muster into the State service as part of the then Indiana Legion, about 1891, it was known as the In- dianapolis Metropolitan Police Reserve. A brief record of Captain Maclntire's service is as follows: Enlisted, 1887; promoted to quartermaster-sergeant June 8, t8yo; com- missioned assistant chief signal officer, with rank of captain on the staff of Gov. A. I'. Hovey, and assigned to the command of the corps of the Indiana Legion. June 15, 1 So 1 ; by the death of Gov. Hovey and the succes- sion of Ira J. Chase recommissioned as above, Jan. 1, 1892; promoted to major and assistant chief signal officer, July 1, [892. On the reorganization of the Indiana Legion into a brigade be was recommissioned captain and chief signal officer, commanding corps, on the Mali of Brig.-Gen. William I. McKee, by Gov. Claude Matthews. B) an .ut of the Legislature revising the military laws of the State the name "Indiana Legion" was changed to the Indiana National Guard, and he was promoted to major and chief signal 77 officer b\ Gov. Claude Matthews. Jun< -'<). [895. James A. Mount was elected governoi 111 [896, but under the provisions of the new militarj law a recommission bj him was not required, and Major Maclntire continued his services under him for nearly two years, un- til the breaking out of the Spanish American war. He was nominated for a captaincy by President McKinley this name was spelled in error Mclntire, which was not changed on records) ; confirmed by the Senate June 13, 1898; accepted and assigned to duty by the War Department June 22, 1898, at Indian- apolis, as recruiting officer. United States Volunteers, completing the muster July 7th; proceeded to Washington 1 L). C.) Barracks with detachment; assigned to command of 14th Company, Signal Corp-, July 10th; at- tached to 7th Army Corps, under command of Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Aug. 1st; hon- orably discharged Oct. id, [898, close of war. on order of W r ar Department. Then followed the reorganization of the Indiana National Guard-, the whole brigade having been mus- tered into the service of the United States, and Charles T. Maclntire was again com- missioned major and chief signal officer, com- manding, on the staff of Brig.-Gen. William J. McKee. by Gov. James A. Mount, and con- tinued as such into the terms of Govs. Win- field T. Durbin and J. Frank Hanly until his resignation, when he was placed 011 the honor- ary retired list, in July, 1905. An incident of the early part of his military career, on the occasion of the first appearance in cam]) of the signal corps, is worth relating. I Iwing to the fact that no appropriation had been made for the equipment of the corps. Captain Mac- lntire discovered that in order to make a showing as a signal corps organization in camp he was compelled to avail himself oi the kind permission of Mr. John F. Wallick, district superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, to rummage through his scrap pile of instruments and appliances, from which he assembled several fairly good instruments, out of scrap, as well as wire, cells, batteries, etc.. the loan of which made possible a successful first effort, pronounced superior to service of orderlies. The corps received favorable mention for iis telegraphic and other service, which has since been im- proved and developed into the well-equipped organization of the present day. Captain Maclntire is equally well known I2l8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in fraternal connections, being a thirty-sec- ond-degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Indiana Consistory and various other Ma- sonic bodies. He is a Republican in political faith, and familiarly known in his party, as in every organization with which he has be- come identified. The Captain has been twice married. By his first union, to Miss Florence Gresh, daughter of Benjamin F. and Emily (Rich) ( ,i sh, he had two children. Benneville E. and Bertha M. The mother of these dying, Captain Maclntire married Miss Xiota B. (ohnson, of Indianapolis, daughter of John Warner and Frances Harriet (Scott) John- son, members of the Society of Friends. Two children have also been born to this union. Charles Leland and .Marguerite Harriet. H. D. HARRIS, one of the honorable, self-made men of Indianapolis, is a descend- ant of an old Virginia family. He was bom Feb. s. 1845, in Washington county, \'a., and was reared on a farm until the age of twelve years ami was educated in the common and subscription schools. He is a son of David and Malinda 1 Ramsey) Harris, both of whom, of Scotch-Irish descent, were natives of Virginia, where they married. The Harris family was one early planted in Virginia. The paternal grandfather of 11. 1). Harris was a hatter by trade, and this business he followed for many years at Ab- ingdon, Va., where his death took place. Very little is known of him beyond the fact that lie was an honest, industrious man. and that he left five sons and four daughters, the sons being: John F... a Methodist minis- ter, who lived to the age of ninety-three years ; William, a pioneer in California, who settled in Grass Valley; Samuel, who settled in ( )hio; Alexander, who still lives in Virginia; and David, the father of 11. D. The names of the daughters are all forgotten but Jane, who lives at Emory and Henry ( bllege, \ a. ; two daugh- ters died unmarried. The parents of these children brought diem up in the faith of the Methodist ( 'hnrch. David Harris was bom in 1807 in Vir- ginia, and died at Indianapolis in [898. He was reared and married in Virginia, where his children were born and where he lived un- til the sad days of the great Rebellion. He was firm in his convictions and believed in the principles of the Whig, Km w Nothing and Republican parties, in turn, and as he was outspoken in his sentiments, his life was in danger and only his fraternal brotherhood preserved it. Finally all his goods were con- fiscated and he was escorted by the provost marshal to the Federal lines in Kentucky. All that he preserved was the clothing worn by himself and family, two horses and a wagon. By trade he was a mill-wright and was also engaged in farming. He settled near Lexing- ton and worked at carpentering and contract- ing until October, 1865, when lie removed to Bloomington, 111. He worked there as a car- penter and later entered the railroad shops of the Chicago & Alton, and continued in that employment until 1X78, when he came to In- dianapolis and spent his remaining years with his son, dying at the age of ninety-one years. Mr. Harris was above the average stature and had a strong constitution. He was a man of temperate habits and of kindly na- ture, anil in every way commanded the re- spect of all who were not blinded by party strife in his old home. In 1856 he was one of two who voted for Fell ex Everett in his township. In 1S74. at Bloomington, he lost his faithful wife. She was born in Pennsyl- vania, of sturdy Dutch stock, and was the third in her parents' family, the other mem- bers being: Hiram, who ran the "Old Col- ony Hotel" at Abingdon; and Elizabeth, Mrs. Hilyard, of Bristol, Tenn. The Ramsey fam- ily were all Methodists. David and Malinda (Ramsey) Harris had children as follows : Elizabeth married William Augustus, and died at their home in Missouri; Samuel F. went in 1864 to Lexing- ton, Ky., in [866 to Bloomington, 111., and then to Wichita, Kans. : James FI. entered the Confederate army, hut escaped to the Federal lines at the Rattle of the Wilderness, was sent to Philadelphia and joined his father at Bloomington after an exciting time, later set- tled in Howard county, Ind.. and is now en- gaged in a grain business at Kansas City ; Re- becca married John A. Dillon, who was in the Confederate army, left in [863, went to Ken- tucky, later to Bloomington and finally died in Missouri; Joseph 11. served in the Con- federate army, was wounded and died in front of Richmond: IF D. is die subject of tliis sketch; Jennie married W. (dark, and died at Bloomington in [880, leaving three children; Alexander ( '. went West; and Ella is the widow of M . Waldron, and lives at Peoria, 111. The three eldest sons were forced into the Confederate army, and while one was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [2 Ii) killed, the other two escaped to the Union lines. H. I). Harris, although born and reared in Virginia, did not sympathize with the Secessionists, and at the age of eighteen, he joined seven other young men. all eligible to the army service, and together they managed reach the Federal lines at Greenville, Tenn., but they grew homesick and decided to make a secrel visit. It was found impos- sible t" get through, and they returned, joined the army and went to Knoxville. At a later date lie made another attempt to see his fam- ily, by way of Cumberland Cap. and enjoyed a short visit before the Confederates realized that he was in the vicinity. By great g 1 fortune he managed to evade them, went to the hills and joined a hand of refugees, and from there he worked his way first to Rich- d and thence to Bloomington. During these unsettled times he found some employ- ment as a farm hand, and when he reached lllm< is he found plenty of work, assisting on farms and caring for the tine fat stock. Dur- ing all these trying experiences there is one notable feature, and that was that at no time did our subject forget his family. \.s soon as he had accumulated sufficient by his hard work, he went to Kentucky, and brought to the fine new home where he was given peace, plenty and encouragement, his father and family. David Harris later making his home in Bloomington as before mentioned, lie worked in the car shops of the Chicago & Alton Rail- road until [869, and then went to Carroll county, hid., and operated a sawmill until [870. lie next went to Crhana. 111., and in 1S71 was employed by the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad as engine, carpenter, remaining eleven months. At the end of that time he worked at building pumping houses operated with horse power. In [872 he came to Indianapolis, find- ing work- in the car shops and later in the factor;., of Tucker & Dorsey, manufactur- er-- of money tills, afterward changing to another firm engaged in the manufacture of money drawer-. In [873 he engaged with Stone & Osgood, and operated machinery in their chair factory until I r, when he re- el to the Indianapolis. Cincinnati & ville Railroad as engine carpenter and car repairer, and remained with this corpora- tion, in July. [877, being made foreman of the car repairing and wrecking master. .Mr. Harris still retains this important position and when the road was made a part of the Big Four system, he continued with it. lie is a man well qualified, and is capable of directing large and important enterprises. For over thirty years he has held a position with one company and that speaks volumes for his effi- ciency, intelligence and industry. Mr. Harris has accumulated considerable propert) by his own efforts and owns his comfortable and commodious In use on Spann avenue, where he resides. In politics he is a strong Republican, and fraternally a York Rite Mason and also a member of the Druids. Garfield (.rove. No. 24, has been master oi the lodge and helped to organize Logan Lodge at Indianapolis. In 1872 at Indianapolis, Mr. Harris mar- ried Miss M. T. Murphy, horn in Illinois in [851, a lady of intelligence and culture, a daughter of M. J. Murphy, a native of Ire- land. She lost her mother in iufancx and was reared by her aunt. Her parents died in Illi- nois and left these children: Sarah, Mrs. M. J. Ward, of Bloi mington; Luke, who died in Kansas City; lunma. wife of John Brady, a member of the police department ai Toledo. Ohio; and M. T.. Mrs. Harris. Three children were horn to our subject and his wife: Charles W., who died at the age of eight years; Corina Knew who married, Dec. 9, [904, James D. Schively. of Indianapolis, and died 1 Ht. 22, [906; and Lotta May. Both Mr. and Mr~. Harris are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. They are highly re- spected residents of the city of Indianapolis. JAMES H. BILLINGSLEY, for several .'■cars a member of the firm of Billingsley ec I 0., of Indianapolis, at present a resident of Galena, 111., has spent the greater pan of his life in Indianapolis, and during his connec- tion with its business circles bore a high repu- tation for abilit) and integrity. He was born mar Roachdale, Putnam Co., Ind.. July 17. 1*04. Mr. Billingsley comes , | ,, family which has long been settled in America, and which has been represented in Indiana since pioneer days, his grandfather. Alexander I). Billingsley, having 1 die State in 1S34. His father. John J. W. Billingsley, has done, perhaps, as much for the agricultural inter- ests of his section of the country as any one man. Hxander D. Billingslev was bom in 1220 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Kentucky, and there grew to manhood and was married, bringing his family thence to Indiana, in [834. lie settled in Putnam county, near Roachdale, and for many years was profitably engaged in stock farming. He passed the last few years of his life in retire- ment in Indianapolis, dying there at the age of sixty-eight. He married Elizabeth Mc- Murray, and to them were born three sons and three daughters. John J. W. Billingsley was born Sept. 18, 1832, near Rowling Green, Warren county, Ky., and was in his second year when the family came to Indiana. He received his early education in the home schools in Put- nam county, later attending Franklin Col- lege, at Franklin, Ind. After finishing his course there he returned home, where he was his father's assistant on the farm until his marriage, when he decided to start on his own account. Selecting 400 acres of fertile land in Effingham county, 111., he moved there with his wife, and for some years worked the farm, also dealing in live- stock. In 1861, when the war broke out, he sold the property. He was ready to offer his services in defense of the Union, but after counselling with his two brothers they de- cided that he, having a family, should remain at home to take care of the family, and of their father and mother, who were invalids, and to carry on the business. This he did faithfully for four years. His parents then moved to Indianapolis, in order to receive medical treatment, and he then bought a farm in the southwestern part of Marion county, so that he could be near his parents and give them the attention which he was ever ready to bestow upon them. Upon moving to Marion county, lnd., Mr. Billingsley settled in Decatur township, where he lived for several years. In 1870 he had become interested in a trade journal called "The Northwestern Farmer," which name was later changed to "The Indiana Farmer," a pub- lication which to-day is to be found among the leading agricultural journals. In 1872, seeing the possibilities of the journal, to whose SUC- cess he could only contribute by giving more of his time and active assistance, he sold his farm and with his family moved to Indian- apolis, where he has ever since resided, inter- ested in agricultural journals and in the real estate business, though he is now leading a comparatively retired life. He has been a use- ful and prominent citizen in many ways, iden- tified with the best interests of Indianapolis. Mr. Billingsley married Elizabeth Hymer. daughter of Jesse P. and Eliza (Gill) Hymer. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, as follows : Ada A. (wife of T. A. Randall), Denton- E., Eva B. (Mrs. Harry Rowley), James II., Nettie H. (wife of Dalton Stivers), Alexander D. and Jud- son W. Jesse P. Hymer, Mrs. Billingsley's father, was a native of Kentucky, of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. The name originally was Pick- elhymer. Mr. Hymer, who was a farmer, came to New Roachdale in the early days, cleared a farm there, and cultivated it until his death, at the age of eighty-two. He and his wife had eleven children. Mr. and Mrs. Billings- ley are members of the College Avenue Bap- tist Church, of which he has been a trustee for many years. He is also prominent throughout the denomination, at present serving as treasurer of the Indiana Baptist State Convention, and as a member of the State Mission Board. Charitable and kindly by nature, he has ever been ready to give a helping hand where it is needed, and his friends are many wherever he goes. James H. Billingsley lived on his father's farm until he was about ten years old ami then was brought by his parents to Indian- apolis, where he attended the public schools of the city, securing a good education. When old enough to start out for himself he began working on road and railroad contracts. In May, 1900, he entered into the cut stone busi- ness, having a half interest in it with Ed- ward F. Brinkmeyer. under the firm name of Billingsley & Co. They furnished cut stone for all kinds of building work, employing from twenty-five to forty-five men, and had a most successful career, with even broader opportunities opening before them. Mr. Bil- lingsley has since moved to ( lalena. 111., where he is engaged in business. Besides being well known in the financial circles of Indianapolis, Mr. Billingsley be- came prominent in the fraternal orders as he is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Ma- son, a member of Murat Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and one of the old time members of the Knights of Pythias. In poli- tical sentiment he is a Republican, and he took an active interest in municipal affairs, representing the Second ward in the city coun- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i _»_>] cil. His residence was at No. 2861 Suther- land avenue, where he built a commodious hi >me in 1902. The marriage of James li. BilHngsley and Miss Nellie Hutchins, a daughter of Dalphin and Ellen 1 Matkins) Hutchins, occurred I i.e. J4. i88i>. To this union have been bom two children, Clifford II. and Elizabeth. PORTER FAMILY. (I) John Porter emigrated from the North of Ireland about the year 1755. and settled on a farm in Dru- more township, Lancaster county, Pa. In his will probated June 17, 171 15, he made bequests to his wife Rebecca, his sons Thomas and Wil- liam, his daughter Violet, and to his grand- sons, John Porter, John Price, John Mitchell, John Whiteside and John Porter. This will was witnessed by Thomas Whiteside and others. (II) Thomas Porter, son of John Porter, was born in Ireland about 1740. He came to America about the year 1750, in company with a rich uncle (probably James Porter), who had gone back to Ireland on a visit. They landed in Philadelphia. The father emigrated later as above. Thomas was a redemptioner. After growing to manhood he became a con- siderable land owner in Drumore township, and a man of influence. His farm contained 350 acres. He married Jennette Mitchell, of York a mnty. He became a colonel in the Revo- lutionary war, being commander of the 3d hattalion of Associators, organized in Lancas- ter county in 1775. He was also a member of the Legislature in 1775, and a delegate to the Lirst Constitutional Convention of Pennsyl- vania in 1776, which was presided over by Benjamin Franklin. While in the army he participated in several battles and a family tradition has it that he was a member of Gen- eral Washington's staff. He was taken ill late in the fall of 1778, and died soon afterward of pneumonia. Mis four sons removed to Ken- tucky, and settled in Hoone county, in 1810. (III) John Porter, eldest son of Col. Thomas Porter, married Rebecca Long, daughter of Hugh Long, a prominent citizen of Lancaster county, about the year 1786. He bad five children, one son and four daughters. He moved to Kentucky in 1810, but afterward in 1814 went to Lawrenceburg. [nd., where he became Judge of the First Judicial District, lie died in Lawrenceburg in [836, at the age if seventy-two years. (IV 1 Capt. Thomas Potter, the only s m of John Porter, was born in Lancaster county in 1789. After reaching maturity he was for some years connected with Andrew < >liphant's iron manufactor) at Uniontown, Fayette county, Pa. Upon the breaking out of the war of 1812 he joined Ball's regiment of volun- teers, and lie was badly wounded in a battle with Indians and English at Mississinewa, near Fort Meigs. At the close of the war he became an officer in the regular army, and was stationed at Carlisle, Pa., until about the year 1816, when he resigned, removing to Lawrenceburg to become a civil engineer. He had much to do with the survey of the south- ern portion of Indiana, and assisted in the survey of Indianapolis, which the Indiana State Legislature had designated as the future State capital. At one time he held the office of recorder of Dearborn county, after which for some years he was the cashier of a Law- renceburg bank. His old wound broke out afresh later in life, causing him great pain and distress, and doubtless shortened his days. He was the owner of the ferry at Lawrence- burg, one of the few ferries on the Ohio river where horse-power was then in use, and the business was carried on by his two sons, Oli- phant and Albert. Thomas Porter died at the age of sixty-five, and was buried in the old Touseytown graveyard on the hill, in Ken- tucky, opposite Lawrenceburg. (V) Albert Gallatin Porter, son of Capt. Thomas Porter, was born at Lawrence- burg, April 20, 18.24. He attended Asbury (now DePauw) University, at Greencastle. Ind., where he graduated with high honors. He began the practice of law at Indianapolis in the year 1846. He was at one time reporter of the Supreme Court of -Indiana, and afterward represented the Indianapolis district in the United States Congress from 1858 to [861. He was appointed comptroller of the Treasury by President Hayes, and resided at Washing- ton for nearly four years, but resigned this office to enter the campaign, having received the nomination for governor at the Republican convention. After an exciting campaign he was elected, and served as governor for four years. He was for many years a law partner of Gen. Benjamin Harrison. lie had the honor of nominating Harrison in the Repub lican convention at Chicago, and was bis first appointee after Harrison became President, be- ing appointed United States Minister to Italy, stationed at Route. He had much to do with settling the dispute which arose between the I 222 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD two countries over the Mafia outrages in New < Irleans. He died at Indianapolis in the year i Sun. aged seventy-two years. He was twice married, his first wife being Minerva Brown, a daughter of Hiram Brown, an eminent law- yer of Indianapolis. His second wife was Cornelia Stone, of Jamestown. X. Y., an ac- complished and excellent woman. .Mr. Porter was the father of five children, Omer T.. George T., Edward B., Annie and Allien I'... all of whom, excepting the one first named, are still living. JAMES 11. JORDAN, Judge of the Su- preme Cum of Indiana, is serving his third term in that responsible office. His official duties keep him in Indianapolis a large part of the time, but he maintains his home in Mar- tinsville, where he practised until his elevation to the Bench in 1X1)4. Judge Jordan was born in Woodstock, Shenandoah county, Ya.. Dec. 21. 1842. and his parents, Charles 1!. and Elizabeth K. (Burke) Jordan, were also natives of that State. They were of German and Irish ex- traction, respectively. David Jordan, the Judge's grandfather, was horn in Germany, and on coming to this country became a planter in Virginia. For a time he owned slaves, but he freed them. He died in Shenandoah county, Va., when over eighty years of age. leaving a family of ten children. Several of his sons participated in the war of 181 2. Charles 11. Jordan followed his father's calling, becoming a farmer, but on coming to Indiana, early in the fifties, he located near Corydon and took up the stonemason's trade. There he died when over seventy-five years of age. His wife died in early life, being only thirty-one years of age at the time of her death, which occurred in 1841;. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church, her husband to the Reformed Church. They were the parents of three children, of whom James H. is now the only survivor. Thomas Burke, father of Mrs. Elizabeth R. (Burke) Ionian, was horn in Ireland, of the same family as the eminent Edmund Burke. He came to this country and made his home in Shenandoah county, Va., where he followed the stone-mason's trade, reared his family of three children, and died when an old man. He served as a soldier during the Revolution, es- pousing the cause of the Colonies. lames II. Jordan lived in Woodstock, Va.. until he was eleven years obi, after the death of his mother coming to Indiana under the care and protection of his two aunts, Eliza- beth and Catherine Jordan. Here be was reared to manhood on a farm in Harrison county, two and a half miles distant from Cory- don. In 1861 he enlisted in the Indiana Legion, and subsequently, in July of the same year, became a member of the 1st Indiana Cavalry, which afterward became the 3d Cavalry, 45th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, under command of Col. Conrad Baker. He served three years in the latter regiment, liv- ing mustered in as sergeant. At the close of the war he became lieutenant-colonel in the Indiana Region. His service was one of al- most constant activity. Altogether he was in seventy-nine pitched battles, engagements and skirmishes, was with General Sheridan on his raid against Richmond, Va., in May, 18(14, and with < icncral Wilson on his raid south of Rich- mond, Ya., when he destroyed the Weldon railroad. He was in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, Brandy Sta- tion, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and others. He was slightly wounded at Gettysburg, and again at Culpeper Court House, Nov. 8, 18(13, where he received a wound in the left thigh from the effects of which he is quite lame. After the war Judge Jordan attended Wa- bash College, at Crawfordsville, for two terms. and subsequently was graduated from the In- diana State University, in 186S. Having pre- viously commenced the practice of law, he en- tered the law department of the same institu- tion, from which he was graduated in 1871. After spending a year at Clinton. Mo., in the practice of his profession, the ambitious young lawyer returned to Indiana and located at Mar- tinsville, where he was engaged in general legal business until he went on the Bench. In 1894 he was elected a judge of the Supreme Court, and his fitness for the position was recognized by the people of the State in a most practical way by his re-election to that office. by a large majority. At the Republican State Convention in 1906 he was nominated fur a third term without opposition, and is now 1 ne of the foremost jurists of the State. Judge Jordan's public services, however, are not covered by his labors on the Supreme Bench. He was district prosecuting attorney a short time, having been appointed by Gov- ernor Baker in 1872. For twelve years he was city attorney in Martinsville. In 1882 he was a candidate for judge of the Fifteenth Judicial COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1223 lit, which at the time was a strong Demo- cratic district, and he was defeated 1>\ only twenty-three votes, running far I of his ticket. I [e has been active in the Republican party for man) years. His first was cast for Lincoln, in 1X114. In [880 he was a member of the Republican State a m- mittee from the old Fifth Congressional Dis- trict, and for six years he was on the State executive committee, serving as its chairman a portion of the time, in 1SS2. fudge Jordan was appointed a member of the board of trustees of the deaf and dumb asylum b) Governor Porter, but the appoint- ment was not confirmed by a Democratic Legislature. For tour years prior to his elec- tion to the Supreme Bench he was on the board of trustees of the State University. Since his election to the Supreme ( 1 urt Judge Jordan has taken high rank as a jurist, and his opinions have been received with much favor by the professional public and the peo- ple in general. One of his most noted de- cisions is State vs. Gerhardt, 145 Ind. 439, in which the validity of the Nicholson law was sustained, and another was the State ex rel. Snyder vs. the Portland Natural 1 .as 1 pany, 153 Ind. 483, in which the right of a State to forfeit the rights and charter of a iration when it enters into an unlawful trust or combination was declared. This de- cision has become prominent as a leading in the general trust and expositii n of the law relative to unlawful trusts or combinations. Judge Jordan has pre-eminently a legal and judicial mind, and is thereby enabled to com- prehend the details of a case, and as he is thoroughl) rooted and grounded in the funda- mental elements of the law he brings to bear Upon the settlement of every application of law to the problems of social and business life all the resources of his great profession. His is in Room i'i. at the State House in Indianapolis. His home is in .Martinsville, where he is held in high respect anil esteem by the people of the community. < In Jan. [3, [886, Judge Jordan was mar- ried to Miss Emma R. Johnson, oi Sandusky, ( 'hi", a daughter of John T. and Mary A. (Ryan) Johnson. Mrs. Jordan is a member of die Episcopal Church, and the Judge is a stanch Presbyterian. He belongs to Martins- ville Lodge and Encampment of the I. < >. O. V., to Anniversary Lodge, K. P., of Martins- ville, to the Phi Kappa i'si College fraternity, and to Blankenship Post, No. 77. ( i. A. R., be- ing particularly active in the last named 01 ization. He was the first commander of his pi 1. was appointed judge advocate of the Depart- ment of Indiana. 1 r. A. R., in [893, Si year, and the same year was 1 n the sta the national commander of the Grand Army. WILLIAM JOHN BROWN, secretary- treasurer and general manager of the Indi- anapolis Stove Company, the oldest and largest stove manufacturing concern in the State of Indiana, is maintaining in business life the reputation for consummate ability which his father and grandfather achieved in public affairs. These three generations have three-quarters of a century played prominent parts in the history and development of In- diana. The family is an old-established one in America, and its members have ever dis- played an active interest in the important events of their respective days. Thomas Brown, the great-great-grandfather of Wil- liam John Brown, and his son, George Brown, the great-grandfather, were soldiers in ( Gibson's hirst Virginia Regiment. They were present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown, in 17X1, as was also (. Brown's father-in-law, John John, who enlisted in Pennsylvania among the first troops in the winter of 1770-77. joining General Washing- ton in Boston. He was a large and powerful man physically, and was a member of Wash- ington's body-guard. Thomas Brown, the great-great-grand- father, was a native of Virginia. In [796 he moved to Mason county, Ky.. and in [808 to Clermont county, Ohio, he and his son George having been granted land warrants for their services in the Revolution. Thomas Brown married Mary Ball, daughter of William and Mary Ball, the former of whom was a bi of Col. Joseph Ball, General Washington's grandfather. George Brown, son of Thomas and Mary ( Mall ) Brown, like his father, migrated to what was then the "Far West." finally, in [808, settling in Clermont county, Ohio. He was a Revolutionary soldier, enlisting when he was hut fifteen years of age. He was a farmer h\ occupation. He married Hannah John. daughter of the John John previously men- tioned as a member of Washington's body- guard. William J. Brown, son of George and grandfather of the William J. Brown of the present generation, was born \.ug. 15. 1805, 1 224 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Mason county, Kentucky. He entered the legal profession, and was a noted attorney in his day. Put from the number and import- ance of the public offices be filled it would seem that bis great abilities as a lawyer were turned to mure advantage in increasing bis value as a public servant than merely in win- ning him laurels in that particular line. Com- ing to Indiana in the year 1821, he was during all bis active career a citizen of this State. He lived in Milroy, Rush county, until elected secretary of the State, taking that office in 1838, when he removed to Indianapolis. He served as secretary of State until 1842. He was a member of Congress from tbe Indianapolis District for many years, and was assistant pi st- master-general under President Polk. Mr. Brown's oratory was one of tbe potent factors in the political campaigns of bis clay. He was considered one of the greatest stump speakers in Indiana, or indeed throughout the West, and bis name is still a proverb among tbe sur- vivors of that period. One who knew him, no less a personage than Gen. John Coburn, wrote : "William J. Brown was the son of < ieorge Brown and Hannah (John) Brown, born in Mason county, Kentucky. He was a man of note in the State of Indiana for many years. In early manhood be was a representative from Rush county in the Legislature of tbe State, and after that was elected secretary of State. He represented the central district of Indiana in Congress several terms. He was a member of the National Committee of the Democratic party for sixteen years. He was a fluent and rapid stump speaker, being an ardent and in- fluential Democrat. His wife was Miss Susan Tompkins, a native of Cynthiana, Ky.. and socially held a high rank at home in Indiana and in Washington as the wife of the repre- sentative there in Congress from the central district of Indiana. Their son. Austin II. Brown, held many prominent offices in county and State. He was for several years the pro- prietor of the Indianapolis Daily Sentinel. He was collector of internal revenue in the central district of Indiana; four years county auditor; four years clerk of Marion county. He was also sixteen years the National Democratic Committeeman for Indiana. He was chief of one of the divisions in the National Treasury Department under Cleveland. He was a thirty-third-degree Mason. He served on the Indianapolis school board thirteen years, and a like term in the City Council." Mr. Brown died in 1857. William J. Brown married Susan Tomp- kins, who was born Dec. 26, 1807, in Cynthi- ana, Harrison county, Ky., and died in Oc- tober. 1888. She was a remarkable woman, of excellent mental qualities and strong per- sonality, and admirably fitted, socially and in- tellectually, for the position in which her hus- band's prominence placed her. An ardent Democrat in sentiment, and possessing de- cided taste for and appreciation of the activi- ties of political life, she was herself a great politician, and her acquaintance among the leading men at Washington during the forties was extensive, including celebrities from both tbe great parties. Jefferson Davis. Thaddeus Stevens, and others of equal prominence boarded at the same place, and it was Mrs. Brown's privilege and delight to meet nearly all of them in social intercourse. To William J. Brown and wife were born six children who survived infancy. Of these. Austin II. (father of William J. Brown) was tbe eldest. The second son, Admiral George Brown, of the United States Navy, retired, is still living, and makes bis home in Indianapo- lis. All of their other children are dead. The eldest daughter. Mrs. Mary Browning, died only a few years ago, leaving three children : Miss Eliza G. Browning, city librarian : Henry L. Browning, secretary of The C. B. Cones Manufacturing Company ; and Dr. William J. Browning. Austin Haymond Brown, son of William J. and Susan (Tompkins Brown, was born in Milroy. Rush county. Ind., March 19. 1828. He was one of the most vigorous workers in his day for the success of the Democratic party in Indiana, and as joint owner with his father of the Indianapolis Sentinel, and national com- mitteeman for sixteen years, wielded a large influence in national as well as State affairs. However, be was not a mere politician, striving for bis own ends, but a sincere believer in tbe responsibility of those in high places to de- vote their best energies to the good of their fellowmen ; and he did not fail in the perform- ance of bis duty, even at the cost of personal sacrifice. For fifteen years he was a member of tbe city council, and for thirteen years a member of tbe Indianapolis school board, and he and Judge Roach were the authors of a law establishing commissioners f< r the public schools and the present Public Library. As COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 122 = clerk of Marion county he served four years, and he was also county auditor. During the period of the Civil war he was very active in the Government service, acting as collector of internal revenue at Indianapolis; was later chief of one of the divisions of the treasury at Washington, and was assistant adjutant-gen- eral under Gov. W. H. H. Terrell. His versatil- ity and Ions; familiarity with public affairs made him a valuable member of the various bodies — boards, etc. — with which he was connected, and his high personal character and strong mentality carried the promise of efficient ser- vice in every capacity. That he measured up to this promise in every respect is evidenced in his repeated calls to the performance of important duties. He died Jan. i. 1903. Austin H. Brown married Margaret Noble Russell, a native of Indianapolis, daughter of Major Alexander Wilson Russell (one of the pioneers and first postmaster of Indian- apolis) and Katherine Leach (Noble) Russell 1 daughter of the first senator from Indiana). Besides William J. Brown (the subject of this sketch), Austin H. Brown was the father of Austin H. Brown, Jr., who is located in North- ern California as a mining engineer, having been connected with some of the largest in- terests in the West, such as The Anaconda ( '.( impany and The Montana Ore Purchasing Company, of Butte, Mont., and the Thomas Lawson copper interests of California : and Mrs. George R. Sullivan, of Indianapolis, a niece of Mrs. Brown's, was raised by Mr. and Mrs. Brown as their daughter, her parents having both died when she was eight years old. William J. Brown, son of Austin Haymond and Margaret Noble (Russell) Brown, was born in Indianapolis Aug. 20, 1857. He was educated in the public and high schools of the city, graduating from the latter in 1875, and in the same year took a position as clerk with Hibben, 1'attison & Co., afterwards Murphy, llibben & Co., wholesale dry-g Is merchants. After some experience in that capacity he be- gan to travel for the house in Indiana, being engaged as traveling salesman for thirteen years In [893 he bought an interest in the [ndianap- olis Stove Company, to whose interests his at- tention has since been devoted. He began his official connection with the company as vice- president, later becoming secretary anil treas- urer, and general manager. The concern holds an important place in the commercial world as a factor in the industrial development of the city, and has a standing second to none. Mr. William J. I '.town was united in mar- riage, in 1884, to Miss Cornelia I. Garvin, of Evansville, Indiana, daughter of lion. Thomas E. and Cornelia 1. Morns) Garvin, the latter a descendant of Gouverneur Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Air. and Mrs. Brown have three children: Garvin .Mor- ris Brown, who has just graduated at Prince- ton; Austin H., a student at Wabash College; and Miss Cornelia S. Mis. Brown is a mem- ber of the D. A. R. and the Colonial Dames, and Mr. Brown is treasurer of the Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution. HORACE E. SMITH, of Indianapolis, Ind., is a member of the law firm of Hawkins. Smith & Hawkins, whose offices occupy Suite 825, Lemcke Building. WALTON C. HOBBS (deceased) who was well known throughout the territory of the Big Four railroad as one of the most ac- tive officials of that road, was related in both paternal and maternal connections to educa- tors whose influence in Indiana has been note- worthy both for efforts and results. Mr. Hobbs was born April _>. 1852, at the Shawnee Mission, in Kansas, near Kansas City, his parents, Wilson and Zalinda (Wil- liams) Hobbs, being Quakers and preachers of the Society of Friends in charge of that mission. Wilson Hobbs was a physician and surgeon, a man of fine education, having been brought up by his uncle, Barnabas Hobbs, a noted preacher and educator of the Society of Friends, who traveled extensively abroad, and was recognized not only in this country but also in Europe, by men high in authority, as an educator of profound worth. Barnabas Hobbs gave effective service as superintendent of public instruction in Indiana. Zalinda (Williams) Hobbs, mother of the late Walton C. Hobbs, was a daughter of Achilles Williams, in his day a prominent pub- lic official of Wayne county, Ind.. where he served several years as postmaster at Rich- mond. During Abolition days he was well known as an "officer" on the famous "under- ground railway." which assisted so many fugi- tive slaves to freedom. Walton C. Hobbs was only a small child when his parents returned to Indiana, settling at Spiceland, in Henry county, near Knight-- 1226 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD town. His schooling was finished at Blcom- ington. hid., and he early engaged in railroad- ing., which proved to be his life work, though he tried other lines in his young manhood. He first came to Indianapolis at the age of eighteen and found employment in the drug business, also acting as a clerk in the recorder's office. Then he became engaged at railroad work at Terre Haute and also at Lafayette, in 1877 returning to Indianapolis to take the position of agent for the Big Four road. With this line he remained to the close of his life. Seven years after taking the agency at Indianapolis he was scut to Chicago as general freight agent of the Big Four, and at the time of his death was acting as agent of the Kanawha Dispatch, a freight line. His reputation was very high, both for ability and faithfulness in the dis- charge of hi-, duties, which were both multi- tudinous and important. He died Dec. [9, 1896, at Indianapolis. On Nov. 20, 1878, Mr. Hobbs was united in marriage with Miss Annie Bence, daughter of Dr. Robert F. and Caroline (('burn) Bence, the former from Louisville, Ky.. the latter the youngest of the family of Henry P. and Sarah (Malott) Coburn. Dr. and Mrs. Bence were married in Indianapolis in 1856. Mrs. Coburn's father. Capt. Hiram Malott. a soldier of the war of t8l2. married a daugh- ter of Peter Haas and his wife Mary ( Bi yer 1. Thus Mrs. Hobbs has patriotic ancestors who have given the country distinguished service in everv struggle for liberty which have marked its history. Peter Haas was a Swiss Mennonite settler of Lancaster county. Pa., and a prominent defender of the Patrii t cause. I Imiself a member of the committee of Safety and Observation, and active in ferreting out enemies to the cause of independence, he was a member of the first company from Lancaster county to pass the committee en route for Pong Island. He was well to do, anil became a large land owner. The coat of arms of the Haas or Hare family shows a hare with collar and motto. "Fleet and faithful." The family is an ancient one. Another ancestor of Mrs. Hobbs who fore an active part in the Revolution and also in the pioneer history of the West was Capt. John McKeown, of Hanover township, Lancaster county, who became celebrated for faithful ser- vices and lived to become a Revolutionary pensioner. His sons went to Kentucky and settled in Jefferson county, and of their ex- cellences more will be found in the sketch of Volney T. Malott, in this volume. Capt. Peter Coburn and his son, Peter, grandfather and father, respectively, of Henry P. Coburn, were both soldiers of the Revolution. All are more fully mentioned in the sketches of Henry 1'. and Gen. John Coburn. in this volume. To Mr. and Mrs. Walton C. Hobbs were born children as follows: (11 Robert Wil- liam, born Feb. 12, 1880. graduated from But- ler College in 180.9, and from Law School in 1902, since which time he has engaged in newspaper work, acting as commercial editor of the Indianapolis News, night editor and acting manager editor of the Star, and has been of the staff of New York, Cleveland and ( Iklahoma papers. (2) Julia Coburn. bom Nov. 29, 1881, graduated from the Shortridge High School in 1899, and the Universit) of Chicago in 1903; she is a member of the Gen. Arthur St. Clair Chapter. I). A. R. J< >HN A. SWAN, former editor and pro- prietor of the Greenwood lira, of ( ireenwood. Ind., and now one of the leading school teach- ers in Princeton, Ind., was born in Harrison county, Ind., March 6, i860, son of Daniel H. and Ruth (Cunningham) Swan, natives of Kentucky and Indiana, respectivch . James C. Swan, his great-grandfather, was known as General Swan, having served on ( ieneral Washington's staff as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He was immensely wealthy and after the war was over returned to his native land. Prance. There he lost his life during the French Revolution. He had previously sent his wife and family — which was a small one — to the P T nited States. Julius Swan, son of James C, was a na- tive of France, ami was but a child when brought to this country. During the pioneer days he came to Indiana, and during his early life he was a miller, later pursuing farming. His family was a large one, and he died in Harrison county, Ind., at an advanced age. Daniel H. Swan, father of John A., was a farmer from boyhood, and came to Indiana when a child, with his parents, settling near Corydon, where he lived for many years. though his home is now in Nebraska. He mar- ried Ruth Cunningham, daughter of Samuel Cunningham, a pioneer of Harrison county. Ind., where he carried on farming, and where he died when about sixty-eight years of age. the father of a numerous family. Mrs. Ruth Swan died in 1901, aged sixty-eight. Mr. Swan is a member of the Universalist Church. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1 22', as was his wife. Five children were born to Daniel II. Swan and wife, three suns and two daughters, four of whom are now living: Hugh, of Fairmount, Nebr. ; John A.; Ella, wife of George Pfrimmer, of < Oklahoma; and Dudley H.. of Francisco, Indiana. John A. Swan was reared in Harrison e. unity, near ( i rydon, on his father's farm, and attended the district schools for his primary education. Later he was graduated from the Central Normal School at Danville, after which he taught school for ten years, prov- ing himself an efficient and popular instructor. At the expiration of that period, Mr. Swan em- harked in the printing and publishing busi- ness, for which he always had an inclination, first buying an office at Princeton, Ind., where he published the 1'rinceton Democrat for one year. Then he sold this paper and bought the Pulaski County Democrat, at Waynesville, Mo., which he published for four years. This paper he also sold, and in February, iyoo, he purchased the Era, conducting it as an independent weekly, in addition hav- ing an excellent job printing trade, and mak- ing a success of his undertaking, his paper being one of the best ofTts kind in this section of the county. Mr. Swan was married to Miss Carrie I lot- tie, daughter of Conrad F. and Nancy Hottle. Three children were born of this marriage : Kenneth, Wilsie and Brenda. Mr. and Mrs. Swan are members of the Presbyterian Church and now very popular among the leading peo- ple of Greenwood. In politics he is a Demo- crat, and has always taken an interest in the operations of his party in both local and na- tional affairs. DUDLEY PLLK is engaged in the furni- ture and undertaking business at Franklin, Johnson county, Indiana. HENRY \. RIDPATH, M. D., a promi- nent member of the medical fraternity of In- dianapolis, belongs to an early settled Indiana family, and was born in Putnam county. Ind., in [858, son of Abraham and Sally (Mat- thews) Ridpath, natives of \ irginia. Abraham Ridpath was reared a farmer, and the cultivation of the soil was his life oc- cupation. The wife and mother died when Henry X.. the youngest of seven children, was but eighteen months old. The death of the father occurred in [876. The other sj x chil- dren were: ( 1 I John Clark, a noted historian and 1 ne of Indiana's most famous citizens, was horn in Putnam county, and was educated al what was then Asbury University, now 1 1, I'auw. I lis home was m < ireene county, where nearly all his literary work was done. His death occurred in Xew York City, where he had gone to attend to the publication 1 important work in July, 1900. He was not only an interesting and popular hjsti nan, but was a scholar of liberal attainments in science and literature. As a citizen he was highly esteemed, and his death was greatly deplored. 12) Gillum died at Evanston, Illinois, in iSSj. where he was engaged in educational work. (3) Anna married 1 Vol. T, J. Bassett. (4) Albert E. lives in Indianapolis. 1 5 ) Hiram C. resides in Putnam county. (6) Miss Martha J. is next in the order of birth. Abraham Ridpath married a second time, and by this union had two children: Emma and Lima. Dr. Henry X. Ridpath received his primary education at the public schools and was a student for six years at Asbury University, graduating in the full classical course with the class of 1881. After his graduation he taught school for a year, and in [882 became a stu- dent at the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he was graduated in 1884. For a year and a half he served as hospital interne, and since that time has been successfully engaged in the practice of the healing art. In 1889 he held the position of deputy coroner, and for fifteen months was the physician at the Marion county jail. At the end of that period he resigned to accept the office of secretarv of the county board of health, a position he still holds. The Doctor is a gentleman of liberal attainments in both science and literature. He belongs t - > the Marion County Medical Society, and to the Medical Society of Indiana. Dr. Ridpath was married in June. [886, to Miss Callie S. Tribbey. To this union have come two children: Raymond C. and Carol M. In politics the Doctor is an ardent Re- publican, and as a citizen is enterprising and progressive. REV. WARREN P. DUNHAM, former pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Green wo, 1,1, Ind.. and now of the hirst Presbyterian Church. Hillsboro, Ohio, a clergyman of scholarly attainments anil winning personality, was born Peh. 4. [863, in the village of Libert) in er, Somerset o unty. X. J., son of David COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD H. and E an Deripe) Dunham. I i Xew Jers The Rev. Mr. Dunham comes of combine '. jjlis tch ances ..her. Benyew Dunham, being :' the ■' i mat - : ■■ J - ill the ogt l Id H u - Bol grandfa" - re born. ; where Mr. Dunham folic • the business right, reai • ::s and five daughters, and died in his eighty-ninth year. Th Dunham family in America, was Deacon Dunham, who came frorr. g ".led . ■ . iring tl tter i I \ entury. From - : bra: ne of which settled in Xew Y and the - in Xew Jersey, the firmer en- g g g . - nrsuits, the rural. The maternal grand- Lied on his farm ir. N .red ab: rs, leaving seven goiters. David H. Dunham, the fai - Rev. Mr. Dunhar. ed to Indiana in i v ~ ting in C ship, Benton c th he and wife v. - rian Church, in which he . r : ' - twenty-five rs 5e en children, two sons and five daughters, were born to Mr. and Mrs. - eing: Rev. Warren Hillsbor A., wife of E Cbicag Elizabeth V., of Indianap. ::1 he was sixtee:: years :: age. Rev. Warren B. Dunham remained in his native .nd there acquired his primary edu- - - he accompanied his parent - In ...". rd on the Th; dng year:- spenl s return . be- s for a gial Wal -ege. Later he entered Pr i which h e gi - r : his chur g that - - ; • t theolog • • guis 5 of religious though! pas- i. at I x he went - seful sev- eral years. He is now in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Hillsboro. Ohio. On Oct. 19. 1S92. Rev. Mr. Dunham was J to Miss Martha Lee Harman. da g ter .:' Jacob M. and Rachel A. (Bond) Har- vho were natives of Virginia. Ir. - _ thev located in Benton county and settled at Oxford, which is their present home. Mr. Harman has retired from activity as a fa being a man of ample means. His father. Joint Harman, lived and died in Virginia, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. The family German descent. Other members of the family settled in different parts Si te of Indi- ana, a brother of John Harman at one time locating in Warren county, when it wa- - the home of the Indians, and there became ssess arge tracts of land, anc owned land in Benton count}- and in IU The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Dunham - Abner Bond, a Quaker, a farmer by oc- cupation, and a native of Virginia, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Harman had a famih c of two sons and three daughter- eing: Mrs. Dunham : and William. who is a banker in Oxford, Indiana. Rev. Mr. Dunham and wife have two - David H. and Harman W. In his political sentiment. Rev. Mr. Dunham is independent. gious ties and spiritual care over a large congregation leave him but little time gag . rs. but his fellow- now that they may always count on - - ipj r: in enterprises which prorr.:- : - defy or to be of lasting benefit to the commur. OTTO T. CHAMBERS, proprietor of a -vrous confectionery and cigar 1 - MooresviUe. Ind.. was born March . in Morgan county. Ind - i Baxter K. and ambers. He is a grand- son in Thomas Had Baxter R. Chambers, a Caroh - neer and honored - in that State. He r - there. I ::diana and setl on a farm in Morgan county, which he pur- re 1 rais stock and grain. Mr. Chambers as 1 in I three 1 -. and the 5 third They became the parents of three children : Xellie. Mrs. Arthur Whit ndricks . Mrs. Clayton Ha lley. : Morgan countv : and Otto T. 7 - nem- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1229 ber of the Society of Friends, and was highly regarded as a representative citizen of Mooresville. In politics he was a Republi- can, lie passed away when his son ( )tto was but four years old. ( )ttO T. Chambers was born in Morgan county and received his education in the Mooresville schools. Meanwhile he helped on the farm, and after leaving school he served two years in the capacity of engineer at the Electric Light 1'lant in Mooresville. When twenty-one years of atge he was possessed with an ambition to be independent, and taste- fully furnishing a store started in business for himself in the confectionery and cigar line. After a short duration in this he sold out, and buying out his sisters' interest in the old farm, which the children had inherited at the mother's death, he commenced farming, deal- ing in stock and raising grain. After devot- ing two years of untiring attention to this farm, bringing everything up to date, and put- ting the place in a high state of cultivation, he obtained the services of a trustworthy man- ager, and leaving the farm in his hands re- turned to Mooresville. He bought back the cigar and confectionery stand, and his quali- ties as a manager are demonstrated by the large patronage that he enjoys to-day. His success is due in no small measure to his ever ready smile, which is bestowed on all alike. Mr. Chambers has recently bought the Skat- ing Rink at Mooresville, and this and his cigar and confectionery business do not prevent him from giving proper attention to his farm. Mr. Chambers i> a young man of good character and a respected citizen. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and in fra- ternal circles belongs to Tribe No. 327, I. O. R. M.. and Lodge No. 89, K. of P. In politics he is a Republican. WILLIAM W. HER< >D, for over thirty \cars a prominent member 1 f the Indianapolis liar and until his death senior member of the law firm of Herod & Herod, was a man of in- fluence in his profession and in the moral and intellectual progress of the city throughout his long residence there. He was a native of Columbus, Ind., born Feb. 8, [835, son of Wil- liam and Cassandra (Wingate) Herod. William Herod, his paternal grandfather, was born in Virginia, of an agricultural fam- ily that owned large estates. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. In the very early days he came as a pioneer to Bartholo- mew county, Ind., where the balance of his lite was spent. Mr. Herod's maternal grand- father was John Wingate. who served as brigadier-general under Gen. William Henrj Harrison. He moved from Hamilton, Ohio, to Kentucky and Missouri, but his death oc- curred at Hamilton, when he was about eighty- five years old. By his second marriage 1 ien- eral Wingate had rive children ; the one daugh- ter of his first marriage became the wife of William Herod and the mother of William W. Herod. William Herod (2) was born in Bourbon county, Ky. In 1824 he settled at Columbus. Ind., where he engaged in the practice of law until his death, in 1871, interrupted only by his absence in the performance of public du- ties. He became very prominent in polities and filled a number of important offices, in the thirties serving three terms in Congress. Sub- sequently he was a member of both bodies of the State Legislature. The last public position he held was that of clerk of the court of Bar- tholomew county. He lived to the age of seventy-one years, and throughout life retained the vigor of intellect which made him one of the forceful characters of his day in Indiana. He married Cassandra Wingate, who was born at Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, and died in 1864, aged fifty-four years. They had a fam- ily of five children. William W. Herod was reared at Colum- bus, Ind., and attended the public schools dur- ing his boyhood. He then entered upon the stud\- of law with his father, under whose able instruction he was thoroughly trained for his life work. Graduating from the law depart- ment of the University of Louisville. Ky.. he was admitted to the Bar in [861, and upon his return to Columbus opened an office for gen- eral practice, in which he continue.! at that point until 1875. At that time, searching for a wider field, he came to Indianapolis, where he made a reputation which stamped him as a worthy successor to his father. From 1887 un- til his death, in September, [906, he had as his partner his son William I'. Herod, and the firm was considered one of the strongest in the city. < )n |uue 20, i8dr. Mr. Herod was married to MLs. Susan C. Rogers, daughter of Bernard L. and Mary A. (Coons) Rogers, and to them were born two sons and two daughters: \\ il- liam P., Elizabeth, Joseph R. and Lucy. The eldest son graduated from Yale College, was later admitted to the Bar and became the fa- 1 230 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD ther's partner in 1887. He married Mar) Beaty Applegate, ami they have three children. Elizabeth married Frank M. Baldwin, of In- dianapolis, and Lucy married Hiram < r. Keays, of Logan county. 111. Joseph R. Herod grad- uated at Yale College in the class of 1891. From 1892 until his resignatii 11 of the office, in the summer of 1900, he was first secretary of the United States Legation at Tokio, Japan. He is married to Annette Werner Atchison, of Detroit. In political sentiment Mr. Herod was a stanch Republican, and at various times he was chosen as the standard-bearer of his part} for its most important offices, from 1879 until 1881 serving as a member of the State Legislature. .Mr. Herod was ever a useful citizen, read} to lend his influence in the direction of public im- provement and contributing liberally to enter- prises of a charitable nature. His strong mind, high integrity and broad spirit made him a leading factor in the movements designed to promote the general welfare, and his unselfish devotion to such causes entitled him to a place in the vanguard of the most progressive citi- zens of Indianapolis. GENERAL LEW WALLACE, distin- guished soldier, tactician and author, was born in Brookville, Franklin county. Ind. His father. Gov. David Wallace, was a graduate of West Point. His mother was a sister of die late Judge Charles Test, and daughter of Hon. John Test, a distinguished citizen of Salem, X. J., where he was horn, lie was a man of great ability, a Hicksite Quaker, and he and another Hicksite Quaker, Butler, were pii neers of Brookville, Franklin county, Ind., in 1805. John Test was regarded as the best lawyer and scholar in the State, and he was foremost in progress in every line. He brought the first carding machinery to Franklin county, and was instrumental in introducing other im- provements for the benefit of the community. lie was admitted to practice in 1811, and was the first Congressman from Indiana. Scarcely tige remains of the old Test man the home of a family which furnished as much good brain and ability to the making of the early history of Indiana as am other family of the State. John Test was the grandson of John Test, who came over in the good ship "Wel- come" with William I'enn, and whom Penn regarded as die bravesl and best man in his colony, having him appointed high sheriff. Few Wallace inherited his best talent from the Test side. His grandfather, .Andrew Wal- lace, was from Fayette county. I 'a., moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, and thence to Brookville, where he was a man of influence and kept a hotel. General Lew Wallace was a great man, a student of history, a judge of men and things. As an author, his books "The Fair God," "Ben Hur" and "The Prince of India" have won a place for him in the Hall of Fame of our nation. Few people c'an understand the great amount of study, research and careful analysis of historical facts required for the production of these great historical novels. The late Bishop Newman, LL. 1)., of the M. E. Church, L\ S. A., paid Lew Wallace a great compli- ment when he said that General Wallace, in his wonderful description of the crucifixion of our Saviour, gave the impression that he must have been an eye-witness. In writing his "The Fair God" he was obliged to learn the Spanish and .Mexican languages, and his "Prince of India" was by far the most difficult of all. General Wallace was lend in his praise of the late < ien. John Coburn, who encouraged him in his earlier works, and he considered General Coburn one of the best men that ever lived. ISAAC WILSON, a Revolutionary sol- dier who lies buried beside his second wife at No. 612 Maxwell street. Indianapolis, was a most remarkable man. He served throughout the Revolutionary war. The celebrated family to which he belonged emigrated from Penn- sylvania to Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes- see and Kentucky, lie himself went from North Carolina to Tennessee, then called the Watauga country, and was one of a gallant hand of Scotch-Irish pioneers and patriots who signed the Watauga petition, asking North Carolina to extend her boundaries far enough to take in the Watauga country, they to stand or fall with North Carolina in the struggle for independence during the Revolutionary war. [saac Wilson was a man of means and opposed to slavery. Accordingly he freed his slaves and moved to Franklin county, Ind.. then the Northwest Territory, about 1800. We find he was appointed captain of militia in 1803, and major in 1807. Fie built a block-house and fort there. Two of his daughters. Elizabeth, horn in 1812. and 1'atsy, horn in 1815. were In rn in this fort. Patsy married S. J. Patter- son, of Indianapolis, in 1831, when she was COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD but sixteen years old. Elizabeth married Isaac Harris, from Plainfield, New Jersey. Isaac Wilson was married first to kaly Griner, and they had a large family. The oldest son, William, was a pioneer of Na- poleon, Ripley county, lnd., where he had a mill. In 1823 he moved to Morgan county, lnd., where he erected the first gristmill on Indian creek. He was a very remarkable man. of powerful physique and great strength. He had sons: Isaac, who did not marry ; William, who was the first husband of the late Mrs. Amos Thornberg, of Martinsville ; and a daughter who married Huitt Nutter, they be- ing the parents of Isaac Nutter, of .Martins- ville. Katy (Griner) Wilson, wife of Isaac, died and her husband moved to Jefferson county, Ky., where he soon after married an accomplished young lady several years his junior, Miss Sarah Neal, of Lexington, daugh- ter of J no. Neal, a Revolutionary sol dier, who at one time was a member of Wash- ington's body-guard. There were two sons by the second marriage of Isaac Wilson, Lorenzo and Neal I low Wilson. Isaac Wilson's will, recorded in 1823, the year he died, is the first will recorded in .Marion county. From Franklin count)' he moved to the twelve-mile purchase or Fayette county, Inch, and in 1820 came to Indianapolis anil built the first log cabin on the Donation, at the northeast corner 1 i the State-house square, Indianapolis. He built the first gristmill, not far from No. 612 Maxwell street, on Fall creek. He entered several tracts of valuable land in and near what is now- Indianapolis, and died in 1X23. honored, respected and lie- loved for his generosity to the pioneers. His daughter, Patsy ( W ilson ) Patterson, was hon- ored by the Caroline Scott Chapter. D. A. R., with the presentation of a gold spoon just prior to her death, for being a real daughter of the Revolution. JAMES BLAKE, one of the oldest and nn st useful citizens in Indianapolis, was born in York (now Adams) county, Pa., March ,^, 171)1. and died at his residence in Indianapolis, Nov. 26, 1870. His father came from Ire- land in 1774. was among the earlier settle! of York county, and lived to the age of nil nine years. He was a volunteer in the war of 1S12. In November t8i8, he sel out for the West on horseback, going as far as St. I 1 uis, and returned. On the 25th of Jul}" he came to Indianapolis. With James M. Ray and Nicholas McCarty, he built the firs! steam mill in Indianapolis, and there was the pioneer in the manufacturing industry which is now so vital an element in the city's prosperity. As a surveyor he assisted in laying out and plat- ting the city. He was selected commissioner to receive plans and proposals for the old State-house. He was the first to urge upon the State Legislature the importance of es- tablishing a hospital for the insane, the lo- cation of which he selected. He was an early friend, and was a member of the first hoard of directors, of the .Madison & Indianapolis railroad, and was also a director of the La- fayette ec Indianapolis railroad. He was trustee of Hanover College, of Indiana, and of the Miami University, of ( Ixford, < thin, and at his death was the Indiana commissioner for the building of the < Gettysburg monument. For thirty-five years he was president of the Indi- anapolis Benevolent Society. In 1847 Mr. Blake was a most liberal contributor to the relief of starving Ireland, and. indeed, no wor- thy appeals of such nature were ever made to him in vain. His wide sympathies are shown in the various interests he sustained. He was a prime mover in the organization of the Indi- ana branch of the American Colonization So- ciety. He was the first captain of the first militia company organized in Indianapolis, and held the same rank in the first fire company. He also stalled the first wholesale dry-goods house in Indianapolis. ( In all public occasi ms Mr. Blake was looked to as the leader and manager of affairs. In the temperance move- ment he was a leader, as in everything else, and his adhesion to the Democracy was first broken by its conflict with his firmer support of the cause of temperance. Mr. Blake married Miss Eliza Sproule, of Baltimore, in March, 1831. and they had four children. His granddaughter. Mrs. John A. Kurtz, of Woodruff I lace. Indianapolis, wife of a prominent citizen of Indianapolis, has some of the furniture of James Blake, and also some chairs which belonged to Mrs. James Blake's mother. C \L\ IX FLETCHER was born Feb. 4. [798, in Ludlow, Vt., which is located in the count) of Windsor, on the eastern slope of th< 1 Green mountains, midway between Rut- land and Bellows Falls. Mr. Fletcher was a descendant of Robert Fletcher, who was a native of the north of Eng- land, and settled in Concord, Mass., in 1030, I-'.}- 7 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD dying there at the age of eighty-five years, April 3, 1677. He left four sons, Francis, Luke. William and Samuel. Jesse Fletcher, father of Calvin, was a son of Timothy Fletcher, of Westford, Mass., and was born in that town Nov. 9, 1763. He was preparing for college under his elder brother, Rev. Elijah Fletcher, of Hopkinton, N. H., when the troubles of the Revolution arrested his progress. He joined the Patriot army and served in two campaigns of six or eight months each, toward the close of the war. Jesse's brother Elijah was the paste ir of the church in Hopkinton from Jan. 23, 1773, until his death, April 8, 1780. The sec- ond daughter of Elijah Fletcher was Grace, a most attractive and accomplished person, who became the first wife of the great Ameri- can statesman and orator, Daniel Webster. Col. Fletcher Webster (who fell at the head of his regiment in the second battle of Pull Run. Aug. 30, 1862) received at his christen- ing the family name of his mother. Calvin Fletcher and Elijah's eldest son, Rev. J. C. Fletcher, more than once talked with Daniel Webster concerning this cherished first wife (Grace). The daughter of Grace's brother Timothy became the wife of Dr. Brown-Se- quard, the famous specialist of Paris, France. Jesse Fletcher married in 1781, when about eighteen years old, Lucy Keyes, of Westford, who was born Nov. 15, 1765. They emigrated from Westford to Ludlow. Vt., about the year 1783, and were among the first settlers of the place. Jesse lived there until his death, in February, 1831. He was first town clerk of Ludlow, was a justice of the peace, and sec- ond representative to the ( ieneral Court from Ludlow. In that town all his fifteen children, except the eldest one, were born. His widow died in 1840. Calvin Fletcher was the eleventh in his parents' family, most of whom lived to ma- turity. L'nder the teachings of an excellent father and mother, of more than ordinary ability, he early learned those habits of self- reliance and those principles of uprightness which uniformly characterized him in after life, while performing all the duties exacted from a boy on a Xew England farm in those earlv days. He soon manifested a strong de- sire for a classical education, which was stimu- lated both by his mother and the success of his brother Elijah, who had. a few years be- fore, completed his college course at Dart- mouth. Through his own exertions Calvin earned money enough to pay the expenses of a brief course of instruction at the academies of Randolph and Royalton, in Vermont, and Westford, Mass. His classical studies were interrupted by pecuniary difficulties at home. His father became financially embarrassed ; the older sons and daughter had already gone out into the world and Calvin obtained per- mission from his father to go also. He de- termined to be a sailor, and in April, 1817, he went to Boston and tried to obtain a berth on board an East Indiaman. He failed to get an engagement as a sailor before the mast, and therefore turned his face toward the coun- try west of the Alleghanies. He worked his way, mostly on foot, to Pennsylvania. His intelligence attracted the attention of a gentle- man named Foote, by whom he was encour- aged to travel further westward, to the State of ( ihio, where he settled in Urbana. In the fall of 1817 he was employed in the law office of the Hon. James Cooley. In 1819 he went to Richmond, Va., and was licensed to practice by the Supreme court of the Old Dominion. He returned to Urbana and became a law- partner of Mr. Cooley in 1820. Coming to Indianapolis in 1825, when there were only a few cabins on the site of the present beautiful city, he was appointed State's attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit that same yea r , for one year, and elected to the State Senate in which he served seven years, when he resigned and gave up official life for a while. In 1834 he was appointed by the Legislature one of four to organize a State bank, and to act as sinking- fund commissioners for seven vears. From 1843 to 1859 he acted as president of the branch of the State Bank at Indianapolis, un- til the charter expired. In i860 he became corresponding member of the Xew England Historical and Genealogical .Society. Mr. Fletcher was twice married. His hist wife. Sarah Hill, was born near Maysville, Ky.. in 1801. but her father, Joseph Hill. moved to Urbana, Ohio, when she was very young. This marriage, which took place in 1821, was a happy one in every respect. Mr. Fletcher died May 26, 1866. HENRV JAMESON, M. P., whose pro- fessional standing in Indianapolis is among the very best, has his office at No. 212 Newton Claypool building. He was born in Wayne township, Marion county, Tnd., son of Alex- ander anil Lydia (Thompson) Jameson, both of whom were born in Indiana, the father be- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1233 ing a native of Jefferson county, where he first saw the light in 1N14. Alexander Jameson was reared to farming in Jefferson county, I ml., until he attained ma- turity, when he became a school teacher, teach- ing one of the first schools in Indianapolis. After spending some years as a pedagogue he removed to Wayne township. Marion county, where he bought a farm, em which he died Jan. 6, 188O, at the age of seventy-one years. His widow survived until Sept. 27, [892, when she passed away at the age of sixty-four years. They were members of the Christian (Disciples) Church. They had three sons and three daughters, and four of their children are now living: Irene V., who is the wife of Leonidas Webb, of Indianapolis; Dr. Henry; Thomas, of Indianapolis ; and Alexander, of Irvington. For years Alexander Jameson was a justice of the peace, and his neighbors for many miles around were wont to submit to his decisions and arbitration of all kinds of questions. He was one of the commissioners who built the present court-house in Indian- apolis. Thomas Jameson, the father of Alexander, was born in Franklin county, \ a., in 1783. In 1795 he accompanied his parents to Kentucky, and in 1810 the family came into Indiana to escape the blight of slavery, settling near Madison, in Jefferson county, where they were engaged as farming people. There Thomas Jameson died in June, 1843. at the age of sixty years. His was a numerous family. Thomas Jameson was the son of Thomas and grandson of John, who came from Scotland to America in a very early day and made his home near York, Fa. He was the first pro- genitor in America of that branch of the Jameson family whose fortunes form the theme of this article. John Thompson, the maternal grandfather of Dr. Jameson, followed the occupation of a carpenter. His father. Adam Thompson, was of Scotch-Irish descent, and settled in Indi- ana in 1821, coming from Pennsylvania. He lived on what was known as the John Mars farm, but moved to Pittsboro, in Hendricks county, where he followed farming during his remaining active years, and where he died at the age of ninety-eight. His wife passed away at the age of ninety-seven, the two dying within a month of each other. Their son, John, the grandfather of Dr. Jameson, was married in Indianapolis, after which he moved to Lagro, where they were building the Wa- ?8 bash & Erie canal, on which he secured a con- tract. About 1835 he returned to Indianapo- lis and became a contractor and builder, re- maining here until about 1848, when he re- moved to Lafayette. There he died in 1870. at the age of seventy years. In his family were three children. In 1832 he joined the "Bloody Three Hundred" who went out to catch Black Hawk. Henry Jameson was reared on the farm in \\ aync township, Marion county, and in his boyhood attended the district school. In [869 he graduated from the Northwestern Christian University , now known as Butler College, at Irvington, Ind., and at once entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, from which institution he was graduated in 1871. After serving a year as interne in the Randall Island Hospital he came to Indianapolis and opened an office of his own. Here he has re- mained to the present time, reaping a rich re- ward for his industry, ability and thorough mastery of medical science. Dr. Jameson was married Nov. 25. [875, to Miss Gertrude, daughter of Harvey Gatch and Mary (Newman) Carey, and they occupy a fine home at Xo. 962 North Pennsylvania street. They have two children. Eunice and Augusta, both of whom are living at home. Dr. Jameson belongs to the Christian Church, while his wife is a Methodist. He is a Scot- tish Rite Mason, of the thirty-second degree, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is connected with the various im- portant medical organizations of the day, such as the Marion County and Indiana State Medi- cal Societies, the American Medical Associa- tion and the Mississippi Valley Medical As- sociation. Throughout his professional career Dr. Jameson has held important positions as in- structor in medical science. For some years he was Demonstrator of Chemistry in the In- diana Medical College, and when the College of Physicians and Surgeons was organized, in 1876. he took the Chair of Chemistry. Two years later he was made 1'rofessor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. When this institu- tion was consolidated with the Medical Col- lege of Indiana he was made Professor of Chemistry in the New School. In i88q be was chosen to fill the Chair of Practice of Medi- cine and Clinical Medicine. 1 le was also made Lecturer on ' ibstetrics and Children's Dis- ea es, and since 1899 has been Dean of the Faculty. \\ hile filling the Chair of Chemistry 1 -'34 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD he devised an instrument for showing the phenomenon of the total reflection of light, and his apparatus was adopted by the Stevens institute of Technology, as weli as by other scientific schools. Widely known for his thorough understanding and complete mastery of the subject of Medical Jurisprudence, his services as an expert are in much demand. Deeply devoted to the microscope, his re- searches have greatly helped in the develop- ment of that important branch of medical study. He was one of the organizers of the American Society of Microscopists. Dr. Jameson is a member of the consulting staff of the St. Vincent, Deaconess and City hospitals, and of the Dispensary of the City of Indianapolis. Under Governor Mount he served as president of the State Board of Health, and was Surgeon-General of the State on the staff of Governor Durbin. In politics the Doctor is a Republican. This is but a brief review of an exceed- ingly active and useful life, and it pays only a just and merited tribute to Dr. Jameson's professional ability, his manly character, his upright spirit and his many excellencies as a man and a citizen. WILLIAM J. FICKINGER, paying teller of the Indiana National Lank, of Indianapo- lis, was born in Indianapolis Nov. 16, 1877, son of David H. and Mina (Schomberg) Fickinger. Through his father, who was born in Dauphin county, Pa., Mr. Fickinger is de- scended from the old Swiss Mennonite stock, which, fleeing from persecution in the old world, took refuge in the section colonized by William Penn and has ever since been identi- fied with the prosperity of Pennsylvania, its representatives upholding the traditions of the early generations for industry, integrity, re- ligious zeal, love of liberty and loyalty to the country which sheltered them in the troublous times of long ago. The Fickingers, coming to what is now Dauphin county, Pa., nearly two hundred years ago, have ever since been identi- fied with' that part of the State. Through his mother, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Brink- man) Schomberg, William J. Fickinger is a grandson of one of the early pioneers of Indi- anapolis, William Schomberg having moved with his family to this city in its early days. Years ago he was engaged as a shoe merchant on Washington street, just east of the court- house, and he was the friend and associate of such men as Daniel Yandes and Robert S. McKee, both of whom were interested in similar lines of business, Mr. Yandes being the first tanner of the city and Mr. McKee a man of high standing in the shoe business. Four children were born to David H. and Mina (Schomberg) Fickinger: William ]., Stephen H., Harry (deceased) and Estella. The mother was a member of the First Evan- gelical Church of Indianapolis. William J. Fickinger received his educa- tion in the Indianapolis public schools, receiv- ing his higher education in what is now the Shortridge high school. In 1896 he entered the Indiana National Bank as clerk, later be- coming bookkeeper, and in i<,»o8 being ad- vanced to his present position, that of paving teller. Fraternally he is a thirty-second-degree Scottish Rite Mason. He is a member of the Central Avenue M. E. Church. W. A. DORMAN, M. 1 >., has his office and medical dispensary in the Stanley Block, Leba- non, Boone county, Indiana. THOMAS J. HARRINGTON, passenger engineer on the Indianapolis & St. Louis Rail- road, who for about twenty years served the same company as engineer on a freight train, has won the unlimited confidence of his em- ployers. He was born in Janesville, Wis., Aug. jo, 1857, and comes of a highly capable family. His paternal grandfather was a man of re- markable vitality and much ability, and made his home in Ireland, where he died at the ad- vanced age of one hundred and five years. He, as well as all his family for generations, be- longed to the Catholic Church. He was the father of three children: Patrick, mentioned below; Thomas, a grocer at Columbus. ( >hio; and Bridget, who resides at Denver, Colo- rado. Patrick Harrington, father of Thomas J., possessed the nerve and shrewd business judg- ment characteristic of his race. Born in Ire- land, he there passed his early years, and at the age of eighteen came to the United States, eventually settling in Wisconsin. He worked on the construction of railroads in that sec- tion of the country, and commanded very good wages. Some time after his arrival in America he married Margaret Linch, who was born in Ireland, daughter of a worthy couple, who passed their entire lives in that country. Her COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAE RECORD '-\?5 brother, David I. inch, came to the United States, and was here engaged as railroad hostler, having charge of a large number of engines: he died at Crestline, < >hio. To Patrick Harrington and wife were born nine children: Miss Mary; Thomas J.: Bridget, who died young ; Ella, deceased ; Dan, a fireman on the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad, who was killed with his engineer, in a wreck caused by a washed-out bridge May 18, 1883 ; Maggie, who married a Mr. Sweeny, who is engaged in the Big Four Freight House, at Indianapo- lis ; Julia, who married a Mr. Sullivan, em- ployed in Kingan's Slaughter House ; Toda, wife of a Mr. Griffith, who is employed by the Terre Haute Brewing Company ; and John, a fireman on the Vandalia Freight Line. After his marriage Patrick Harrington con- tinued his railroad work as usual, making his residence in Wisconsin for some years. Later he moved to ( )hio, and soon afterward began firing an engine. After a while, however, hav- ing received an injury in a wreck, he began track laying, which he followed as a regular business throughout the rest of his active life. About 1870, while still engaged in this line of work, he took up his residence in Indianapolis, and entered the employ of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company, continuing with this company until the completion of its line of railroad. He later worked on several dif- ferent lines, making an unqualified success of his business. Hard work eventually made in- roads upon his health, and after two years af- fliction with rheumatism, he died in May. 1897, at the age of sixty-four years. Mr. Harring- ton was a man of more than average size, physically strong, and possessed of a large ca- pacity for work. In the development of the great railroad system of the West he performed no insignificant part. Honesty, straightfor- wardness of character, and determination were among his salient traits. Thomas J. Harrington passed his early years in Janesville, Wis., where he attended school, and being of a studious disposition be- came well-grounded in the rudiments. In 1870. when about fourteen years old, he moved with his parents to Indianapolis, and soon after- ward secured a position as water boy on the old Bee Line Railroad, for one season, making runs to Piqua, Ohio, and the following year on a construction train on the Indianapolis & St. Louis Road. He then passed a varied career for a few years, working first at heating rivets at Sinker & Davis's factory, later as a hand in a copper-smith's simp, and finally at cleaning works in a Singer Sewing Machine factory — acquiring a large fund of valuable experience. He next became yard master for Kingan's Pork House, where he superintended the handling and placing of cars for several years, and in 1879 he began firing an engine at the yards of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Rail- road. After a year and a half he began firing an engine on a freight train, and in 1883 he was advanced to engineer on the same train, making his run to Mattoon, 111., and in this position he remained for fully nineteen years. At the end of that time, in April, 1902, he was promoted to engineer of a passenger train, on the same line — a position he is still filling. During his long period of service he has shown himself at all times a thoroughly trustworthy and competent workman, and he has been remarkably free from accidents. A few mishaps, inexpensive to the. company, and resulting in a few slight injuries to himself. it is true, have occurred, but from no fault of his. He has amassed some property, and owns a pleasant two-story residence, of modern architecture, which he erected at Xo. n 18 North Arsenal street. Indianapolis, in 1890. At the present time he is making his headquar- ters in Mattoon, Illinois. In 1884 Mr. Harrington married Miss Kate Hamilton, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1858, daughter of George Hamilton, of that State, a German by descent. Mr. and Mrs. Harrington have had no children. Mr. Harrington has mainly devoted his energies to his work, but is, however, well known in Indi- anapolis, and as a member of the B. of L. E. and the K. P. figures prominently in fraternal circles. In politics he affiliates with the Demo- crats. DAVID !•". HAVENS, of Cicero. Hamil- ton county, Ind., served in the Civil war as a private in Company 1!, 7th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. ISAAC W. NUTTER. One of the old and highly regarded residents of Morgan county, Ind.. is found in Isaac W. Nutter, who has been identified with the growth and develop- ment of Martinsville and vicinity all of his life. lie was born Dec. _\ [839, in Washington township, one mile wesl <>i the city on the old homestead farm of bis father, son of Huitt ami Katherine (Wilson) Nutter, the former of whom was born in 1236 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Georgetown, Ky., and the latter in White- water, Indiana. Ilnitt Nutter was a sun of a Virginian who moved to Kentucky and passed the rest of his life there. Huitt came early from Kentucky to Warrick county, Intl., and later became one of the first settlers in Morgan count}-, enter- ing land one mile south of .Martinsville, in Washington township, in August, 1823. He lived there for a number of years, and then moved to Martinsville and engaged in the hotel business. Later he returned to the country, where he engaged in farming until his decease in 1S4S. He was twice married. His first wife was Susan Talbott, who became the mother of twelve children, all of whom are deceased. She died in Morgan county, and he married (second) Katherine Wilson, who bore him two children : Isaac W. ; and Robert, a resident of Nelson, Nebr. Mrs. Nutter's grandfather, I$aac Wilson — for whom Isaac W. Nutter was named — was a soldier of the Revolution, serving throughout that struggle. He was born in either Pennsylvania or North Carolina, and was a pioneer in what later be- came the State of Tennessee. He and other brave pioneers had made a settlement in the Watauga country (now Tennessee), prior to the war of the Revolution, and he signed the celebrated "Watauga Petition," petitioning the State of North Carolina to extend its borders far enough to take in the Watauga country, they to stand or fall by the result of the war. Isaac Wilson married Miss Katy Griner, pos- sibly in North Carolina, and they had several sons and daughters. [See Isaac Wilson's will in Book A, Indpls., which mentions all his children.] His first wife died, and Isaac Wil- son moved with his family to Kentucky, where he married Miss Sarah Neal, daughter of John Neal, a member of George Washington's body- guard. Isaac Wilson and his second wife had two sons and two daughters. One daughter. Patsy, married S. J, Patterson of Indianapolis; she was a real Daughter of the Revolution, and was the mother of Mrs. Cortland Van Camp, of Indianapolis. Isaac Wilson was the first miller in Indianapolis, built the first cabin on the site of the present State Capitol; and he was a great benefactor to the pioneers dur- ing the years 1820-21-22-23. Alien he died he was buried beside hi-- second wife at No. 612 Maxwell street. Indianapolis. William Wilson ("Ripley Bill"), son of Isaac and father of Katherine (Wilson) Nutter, was a pioneer miller on Indiana creek. He came to Martinsville among the very early settlers and lived to a good old age, being occupied as a farmer and miller all his life. He was the father of four children, William. Isaac, Kath- erine (Mrs. Nutter) and Margaret (Mrs. John Parker). Mrs. Huitt Nutter survived her husband six years. In religious belief she was a Presbyterian, while he was a Metho- dist. Isaac W. Nutter was reared in Washington township and spent all his early years on the farm. His first schooling was gained in the neighborhood of his home. After the death of his parents he lived with his brother, John, and started out in life for himself by renting one of his brother's farms. Later he purchased 120 acres which he improved, and some fifteen years ago sold to advantage, removing then to Martinsville. After locating in the city he engaged in the hotel business, in connection with operating a sanitarium, and for two years was connected with the Nutter-Major Sani- tarium. On Sept. 17, 1861, Mr. Nutter married Emily Jane Hendricks, born Aug. 20, 1845, on her father's farm, two miles north of Mar- tinsville, daughter of Thompson and Mary Jane (Evans) Hendricks. Four children were born to this union, namely: (O Huitt. who was engaged in the dry goods business in Mar- tinsville, is now traveling for Kepp Brothers, dealers in notions in Indianapolis. He mar- ried Callie Cunningham, and they have one son, Noyelles. (2) Carl, who is cashier of the First National Bank, married Blanche Parks, and they have one son, Parks. (3) Man- Josephine, who married W. W. Culmer. of Martinsville. Ind., has three children, Bruce, Elizabeth Jane and Genevieve. (4) John died at the age of eleven months. Both .Mr. Nutter and his wife are members of the Christian Church. His fraternal connection is with the Masons, he belonging to the Martinsville Podge, No. 74. and the Chapter, No. 71. In his politics he is a Republican. The Hendricks family, to which Mrs. Isaac W. Nutter belongs, is an old and prominent one in America. They were early pioneers from Pennsylvania to Virginia in an early dav, and among the members were many in- fluential people and large land holders, men of distinguished mental and moral worth. Thomas Hendricks, grandfather of Mrs. Nut- ter, was a native of Pennsylvania, and went from near Richmond, Va., to Nashville, Tenn. From there he and his wife, Mary (Pearry) COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD -o/ Hendricks, moved to Morgan county, Ind., at an early date, and entered land in Washing- ton township, in 1829. Thompson Hendricks, father of Mrs. Nutter, was hern in Nashville, Term., in 1814. He married Mary J. Evans, who was born at Maysville, Kv., in 1824, daughter of Carson and Eleanor (Mills) Evans. Thompson Hendricks was engaged in early manhood in building flatboats, which lie used to transport goods and commodities of various houses down White river to the Wa- bash, the Ohio and the' Mississippi, to New Orleans. He was a man of progressive ideas and operated a brick yard in connection with his other enterprises. He died Aug. 14, 1S81, in his sixty-eighth year. For many years he was a valued member of the Christian Church. GEORGE BYERS, in his lifetime a highly successful and popular grocer at Malott Park, Ind.. was born in Lancaster county. Pa.. Jan. 16, 1832, son of Michael and Susan ( Martin) Byers. Michael Byers, a farmer, was horn in Pennsylvania, and there died in about the year 1835. His widow, who was also born in Penn- sylvania, survived him until 1883, when she died at the age of seventy-two years. She was a Lutheran in her religious faith. They were the parents of two children : George : and Elizabeth, who is the wife of Samuel Styers. of Hamilton county, Ind. David Martin, the maternal grandfather of George Byers. was a native of Pennsylvania, and served in the war of 1812. He was the father of six children and died in his native State. George Byers was born in Lancaster county, Pa., on a farm where he was reared. His was a common school education, and in his seventeenth year he began learning the car- penter's trade, serving a regular apprenticeship lasting three years, for which he received as compensation his board and twelve dollars a year. For five years he worked at his trade in Lancaster county, and for one year in Mary- land. In 1856 he came West to Indianapolis, stopping there a short time, then going to Millersville, where he remained until 1874. That year he moved to Malott Park, which place was his home up to the time of his death. For several years he did contract work, was postmaster nineteen years and for over twenty years he conducted a very popular and successful grocery store. Mr. Byers was married Nov. 28, r86o. to Miss Margaret Silvev. a daughter of Hillary and Patience (Williams) Silvey. To this union were born children: Dora. Eddie, Charley and Ella, who died in early child- hood; Annie, who married Edward Dodd, a farmer of Malott Park, and has one child. Claude; Carrie, who married John Moore, a section boss on the Lake Erie ami Western railroad, and has one child, George; and Maggie, who is now Airs. Lewis. Mrs. Byers is a Methodist in her religious faith. Mr. Byers belonged to the Knights of Honor, and was a Democrat in politics. He owned a good home and business in Malott Park, where his widow now resides, and also owned twenty- two acres of ground in Washington town- ship. Mr. Byers was a soldier in the Civil war and served from the time of his enlistment. in 1864, in Company I, 79th Ind. V. I., to the close of the war, and though his term was not a long one he made a good record as a capable and gallant soldier. REES R. WILLIAMS, who after more than half a century devoted to engineering is now living retired at his comfortable home. No. 901 South Illinois street. Indianapolis, is a native of Wales, born at Merthyr '[Advil. Dec. 21, 1829, son of Robert and Mary Wil- liams, of that country. Robert Williams was a civil engineer in the coal mining regions, but died when his son Rees was but a year old. After the death of her husband the widowed mother built and carried on a bakery, but death claimed her when her son was but twelve, and her mother then took charge of the bakery. She, too. passed away two years later. Rees R. Williams was but fourteen when his grandmother died, and he then entered the home of his maternal uncle, but this did not prove satisfactory to him, and he went to board with the family that had rented the bakery. to which he was the legal heir. He decided to learn engineering, and began by engaging in repairing and doing outside work for the Plymouth Iron Works. Possessing a natural aptitude for mechanics he easily applied him- self to his work, and in a comparatively short time became an expert engineer, a business that engaged his attention all his active days. The stories of fortunes to he gained in the New World inspired him with a desire to come to America, and in July. T858, with his wife and child, he landed in New York. They soon after went to Philadelphia, and from there to I2 3 8 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Pittsburg, where his wife had relatives. After a short time there he went to Plair county. Pa., where he took charge of the weighing scales of the Johnstown Mining Company. Here he remained for over a year, and then went to Chattanooga. Tenn.. where he was em- ployed by the Henderson Company, of New York. This company failed, and he went to At- lanta. Ga., where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil war in 1861, when he came to Indi- anapolis. In this city he followed his trade. and was engaged as an engineer until his re- tirement in 1899. Mr. Williams was married in January, [857, to Miss Mary Jones, who died Aug. 21, [899. They were the parents of but one child. Elizabeth, born Dec. 31, 1857. before the emi- gration to America. She is 11- w .Mrs. Berry, and has three children: George, May and Rees. Mr. Williams makes his home with his daughter. In politics Mr. Williams has always been a Republican, casting his first Presidential vote for 1 ieneral Grant. He i- a worthy member of the Presbyterian Church, in which faith his wife died. He has proved himself a patriotic and progressive citizen, and an upright, hon- 1 'rable man. SAMUEL R. KISSEL resides in New Augusta. Pike township, Marion county, In- diana. JOHN M. KILER. Few railroad en- gineers have given more thorough stystematic study to their profession, or more careful exe- cution of every duty pertaining to it, than this man of long tried experience, who has now- been in the service of the I. 1!. & W. R. R.. a part of the Big Four system, for well on to fort) years. He was born at Dayton, Ohio. Feb. 25, 1S42. son of George \V. and Hester 1 Marshall ) Kiler. The paternal grandfather of John M. Kiler. was of good German stock. For many years of his life he made his residence in Mary- land. Upon reaching manhood he married, and of this union there were four children, all of whom were born in Maryland: John, Se- bastian, Daniel, and George W. After mar- Air. Kiler settled in Maryland and there in the steady pursuit of business continued for many years. Eventually, however, impressed with the excellent business openings in the West, he with bis family started out for ( )hio, but unfortunately, he was soon taken ill, and died en route. The widow heroically continued the journey, settled upon a farm in Ohio and there carefully reared her children. George W. Kiler. father of John M., learned the blacksmith's trade, which he fol- lowed, and later was engaged very success- fully in running boats on the Miami Canal. From the start he carried on a flourishing busi- ness, and he continued it throughout the rest of his active life, in all fully twenty years. During this period he lived for some time at Huntsville. Ohio, and there, in 1867. he died. During his young manhood .Mr. Kiler married Hester Marshall, who was born in Ohio, daughter of John Marshall, a pioneer settler of Montgomery county. Ohio, who there cleared up a good farm for himself and family, where he passed his last days and died. He was a man of progressive ideas, and was a Universalist in religious sentiment. By his marriage there were six children : James. Jes- sie. Hester, Sarah (who married a Mr. Black 1. Betsey (who married William Morgan) and Nancy (who married J. McConnell). Of these Hester (Mrs. Kiler) died at Dayton, Ohio, 111 [884, at an advanced age. Four children were born to her and Mr. Kiler: Caroline, who married D. Belden ; William H., a sales- man : Fanny, who married Mr. A. Beebe; and John M. John M. Kiler passed much of his early life in Dayton, < )hio, anil there attended school. At the age of fourteen he hired out as an ap- prentice in machine shops in Dayton, and there be continued until [865, when he began tiring an engine. Thoroughly competent, after six months he was promoted to engineer, making his run over the N. Y.. Pa. & Dayton R. R. from Dayton to Gallion, Ohio. Here he remained for two years, and then in 1867 accepted a similar position on the Pan Handle R. K, making his run from Piqua, Ohio. On the outlook for a better opening, in i8(«), he settled in Crawfordsville, Ind., where he served as engineer on a con- struction train, distributing iron and other sup- plies for the building of the I. P.. & W. R. R. With the completion of this road and its con- solidation with the Peoria branch he took a place as engineer of a passenger train making its run from Indianapolis to Peoria. The place proved in every respect a most desirable one, and he has since filled it most acceptably. The road during his service has undergone some changes — being now a part of the Big Four system — and engineering some advance- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD [239 ments. lie has. however, kept abreast of new movements in his line, and is thoroughly in- formed upon all matters pertaining to his pro- fessii m. 1 lis only accidents have come thn lugh Mich contingencies as open switches, but no harm has come to passengers under his care. It was his misfortune to run over one unwary outsider at a crossing. In iS7<> Mr. Kiler married, at Champaign, 111.. Henrietta Arms, who was born at Rock- ville, lnd.. Feb. i. 1852. Of this union there have been three children: Nellie A., horn Aug. 12. 1877 ; Albert B., born June 1, 1880, now a machinist in Indianapolis; and Hazel H.. horn April 30, 1882. at home. Mr. Kiler is a man of domestic tastes and passes his leisure mo- ments in the enjoyment of his family at his pleasant residence in Indianapolis, which he purchased some years ago. His wife and daughters are highly esteemed members of the Episcopal Church. In politics he affiliates with the Democrats. C. T. Arms, father of Mis. Kiler, at whose home he now resides, is one of the oldest liv- ing civil engineers, and he has won for himself a world-wide reputation. He comes of good old New England stock. William Arms, the first American repre- sentative of this branch of the family, came to America from England, in 1(140, and in n>4S purchased a large tract of land at what is now Deerfield, Franklin Co.. Mass., where he erected a large fort as a protection from In- dian depredations, which has since been oc- cupied by four generations of the Arms family. Aaron Arms, the next in this line of de- scent of whom we have record, married Lucy Tyler, daughter of a seafaring man of Massa- chusetts. Christopher T. Arms, grandfather of Mrs. Kiler. was born in the old fort, in 1781. and luii- he made his residence for many years of his active life. For an occupation he followed civil engineering very successfully for main' years of his active life. He married a Miss Stebbins, daughter of Joseph Stebbins, whose family figured prominently in the early New England wars, and had many representatives in the Revolutionary war. C. T. Arms, son of Christopher T., was horn at the old family fort. March 29, 1813. Availing himself of every opportunity of culti- vating his studies, he laid the foundation of a solid education and early became very pro- ficient in mathematics. Later under the super- vision of his father, and as many as twent) noted civil engineers, he studied civil engineer- ing, and in that profession he embarked upon life for himself. Real merit soon brought him to the front and he was first sent to Smith America, where hi' performed some skillful work in Peru and other countries. South Africa was his next territory, and here he spent nine months, making his travels during this period upon pack mules.. After assisting in the construction of the Suez canal he did work in Siberia and Moscow, and other parts of Rus- sia, being associated during this period with some of the greatest civil engineers of the world. He eventually returned to America, and in July, 1837, came with a corps of en- gineers to Terre Haute, lnd.. and he afterward assisted in the surveys for five different rail- roads, through Indiana and Illinois. He was alwavs a traveling engineer, never having a permanent location. Soon after his return from Europe he settled for a time in Pennsyl- vania, where he wrote a history of twenty dif- ferent counties. Later he performed a similar work on counties in Ohio. While making his surveys through Indiana and Illinois he re- sided for some time at Rockville, lnd. He re- tired from his profession when he was eighty years old. and since 1896 has made his resi- dence with his daughter. Mrs. Kiler. Mr. Arms married Lucinda Hayden, a de- scendant of the Haydens, who originally platted Haydenville, Massachusetts, and who figured prominently in several different walks of life. Mrs. Arms died at Columbus. Ohio, in 1872. in the Presbyterian faith. To Mr. and Mrs. Arms were horn six children: Christopher T., an engineer by profession; Richard C, a florist, residing at Champaign, 111.; Walter T., a civil engineer, residing at Punxsutawney, Pa.; Isahelle. who married James II. Moore, a Civil war veteran, of Co- lumbus, Ohio, who served in forty battles with- out receiving a single wound: Anna I'.. who married Julius Smith, and after hi-- death. 1 ol. John Wilson, a noted engineer of Philadelphia : and Henrietta. Mrs. Kiler. .Mr. Arms has been a man of exceptional ability and is highly cultivated, and in his work he has been brought into contact with the crowned heads and aris- tocracy of Europe as well as many of the great men of his own country. Among his personal friends he has counted such men as Abraham Lincoln. i_'4° COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD HORACE PARROTT, who is in w living retired at No. 627 North Delaware street, In- dianapolis, was born at Cynthiana, Ky., Sept. 23, 1830, and is descended from an old Ameri- can family, his paternal grandfather being a wealthy sea captain who at one time com- manded a privateer. His maternal grand- father, Hiram Wyatt, died in the East, leaving a large family. John Parrott, father of Horace, was born in Maryland. He married Sarah Wyatt, daughter of Hiram, she being a native of New jersey. John Parrott was a coach trimmer, and bore arms in the war of 1812. Coming to Kentucky at an early age he located later at Cincinnati, where he had his home for a few years. He later went to Missouri to make his home with one of his children, but afterward came to Indianapolis. He died in German- town, Pa., about 1857, and his remains were brought to Indianapolis for interment. Some years prior to his death his wife had passed away. He was a member of the Christian Church. Four sons and three daughters had been born to them, but Horace is now the only living member of the family. Horace Parrott when a small boy moved from Kentucky to Cincinnati with his parents, and received the education common to the youth of the time. After a time he went to Shelbyville, Ky., where he attended school for one year, and then went to Louisville and en- tered the office of the Journal, there learning the printer's trade. This he followed some years, but was compelled to abandon after a few years on account of ill health. For a time he was employed on the river with his uncle. and for two years held a position in the railroad office at Dayton, Ohio. In 1855 he came to Indianapolis to take a position with the Indi- ana Central Railroad Company, which he held for seven years, becoming general ticket agent. In 1862 he formed a partnership with John R. Nickum. and bought out Alexander and Jacob Metzger in the bakery business. After conducting this together for a few years, Mr. Nickum sold out his interest to his partner, and Mr. Parrott took in a Mr. Smithers, but a year later Mr. Parrott sold his interest and he and Mr. Nickum again went into business and were together for several years. .Mr. Nickum finally retired in favor of his partner, who took his son, Burton E., into the business and later still a Mr. Taggart was received as a silent partner. Mr. Parrott continued in the bakery business until 1891, when leaving his son and Mr. Taggart as partners, he re- tired from the business. Horace Parrott was married Jan. 4, 1854. to Miss Rebecca, daughter of William and Frances (Houton) Matthews, both natives of Maryland. To the union of Horace and Re- becca (Matthews) L'arrott came four children, namely: (1) Burton F., who married Sue E. Cumingore, is the father of three children, Mary, Robert and Josephine. (2) Eugene is in the Parrott-Taggart Baking Company. To him and his wife Pauline was born one child, Grace Eleanor. (3) Frances married Hamil- ton R. Lancaster, and the) - live in Indianapo- lis, and they have two children, Horace and Ralph. (4) Kate married Lawson Harvey, and they live on Alabama street. They have a family of three children, Thomas, Horace and Jeannette. Mrs. Parrott is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Parrott is a Universalist. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and a Knight Templar. He is also a member of Philoxenia Lodge, I. O. O. F. In politics he may he- classified as an independent Republican, usu- ally voting the Republican ticket. He built his present home in 1857, and enjoys the re- spect and confidence of a host of friends. CHARLES STAKE. Few, if any pas- senger engineers of the Indiana Central rail- road, now a part of the Pennsylvania sys- tem, are held in higher esteem by their em- ployers than this man of long-tried service, now making his run from Indianapolis, Incl., to Columbus, Ohio. By hard work and faith- ful service he rose to his present position from that of fireman, and he has by efficient service retained his place for nearly thirty years. A practical business man as well as engineer, he is well-to-do ami owns considerable property in Indianapolis, where he has long made his residence. Mr. Stake comes of good German stock. His father, Lewis Stake, was born in ( ier- many, and there passed many years of his life. He learned the trade of weaver, and worked at it for many years in his native land. In 1833 he broke home ties and came to America, and soon afterward settled in Day- ton, Ohio. Here he entered the employ of Judge Farley as a day laborer, and so con- tinued for the most part throughout the rest of his active life. He was industrious and thrifty, and made a comfortable home for him- self and family. He died in Dayt< n in 1840. Mr. Stake married in Germain' Mary Amman, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD i -4 1 who was born in that country, daughter of good German Catholics. She had five broth- ers : Joseph, a farmer who settled at Sidney, Ohio; Ex, a tailor by trade; Charles, who also settled at Sidney; Ferdinand, also a tailor by trade, who filled the office of county treasurer at Sidney, and who served in the Mexican war, and later as lieutenant and major in the Civil war ; and Philip, a boot and shoe dealer at Frankfort-on-the-Main, who re- mained in the old country and died there. leaving two sons, who are now engaged in the boot and shoe business in Paris. France. A sister of Mrs. Stake married a Mr. Fifer. After the death of Mr. Stake, .Mrs. Mary (Amman) Stake married F. Carom, and set- tled upon a farm in Greenville. ( )hio, where in 1877 she died. By her marriage to Mr. Stake there were six children : Lewis, a wealthy shoemaker and manufacturer of shoe lasts at Dayton, Ohio; Mary, born in Germany, who married Philip Weaver, a horseshoer at Day- ton, Ohio, and died in April, 1901 ; Joseph, a finisher by trade, residing in Indianapolis; Caroline, who married F. Rolla, of Fort Wayne, Ind. ; Charles, mentioned below ; and John, an engineer connected with the Indian- apolis fire department. Lewis Stake, the father, was a good business man, and a per- son of some prominence in his native home. He was a faithful workman, honest in his deal- ings, and a consistent member of the Roman Catholic Church, to which his wife also be- longed. Charles Stake was born in Dayton, Mont- gomery county, Ohio, Jan. 2, 1843. Losing his own father at the early age of six years, he was reared on the farm of his stepfather, near Greenville, Ohio, and in the district schools of his locality procured his early edu- cation. For some years he assisted in the management of the farm, and thus acquired considerable knowledge of agriculture. At the age of twenty, desiring to better his condition in life, he went to Indianapolis, and procured a position in a furniture store, where, giving good satisfaction, he remained for a year. Of a mechanical turn of mind he secured a po- sition with the Indiana Central Railroad and began firing an engine. Fourteen months later he was promoted to engineer, and had charge of the engines in the yard. Efficient service won him the confidence of the com- pany, and after five years, about 1870, he was made engineer of a freight train, making its run to Piqua and Bradford Junction. After four years — in 1874 — he was transferred to the passenger line, between Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, and he has remained in this position steadily, ami is now one of the most trusted men in the employ of the company in his line. He has at all times been very fortunate in escaping accidents, and no mis- haps have occurred through any fault of his, nor has any one been injured or killed by him through all his years of service. At all times commanding good wages, he has invested his earnings so as to procure a good income, and in addition to a fine residence in Indianapolis, he now owns other property there which he- rents to good advantage. In i88r Mr. Stake married Ella Smith, who was born in Kenton county, Kv., Oct. 31, 1857, and by this union there has been one child, Jessie, born July 2, 1882. Mr. Stake has achieved success entirely through his own efforts. Possessed of sound judgment, ureal energy under thorough control, he is eminently fitted for the position he has filled so long and ably. He is a man of high morals, marked integrity of character, and is independent in his religious views. In politics he usually affiliates with the Democrats, but reserves the right to vote for the best man as he chooses. His wife is well known, and they have a large circle of friends. She is one of the active members of the Presbyterian Church. David S. Smith, father of Mrs. Stake, was born in Massachusetts of good English stock. At an early date he settled in Kentucky, upon a farm which he purchased, and engaged in agriculture very successfully for many years. About i860 he moved to Indianapolis, where he engaged in business for a number of years, and later he tried his luck for some time in the gas belts, but eventually settled upon a farm near Covington, Ohio, where he passed his last days and died. During his early manhood Mr. Smith married Ann Riley, who was born in Kentucky of good Irish stock, and of this union there were three children: Sarah, who married H. Drake, and resides in Ohio (he- is now deceased) ; Ella, Mrs. Stake; and Al- ford, who is engaged in farming in North Da- kota. Mr. Smith affiliated with the Demo- crats, and in local affairs always evinced a keen interest. WILLIAM II. SCHRADER. the popular and successful state agent for the Pacific Mu- tual Life, Accident and Health Insurance Com- pany, with offices in the Lemcke Building, at !-4- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Indianapolis, was born in that city, Oct. 1 1 . 1871, son of William and Rachel (Buschmann ) Schrader, both of whom were born in Ger- many. Mr. Schrader's maternal grandfather was born in Germany, coming to this country while still a young man, and engaging in farming in Ohio. In his later years he lived in Indi- anapolis, wdiere he died at the age of seventy- three years, the father of a numerous family. The history of the paternal grandfather of Air. Schrader is not known. William Schrader, father of William H., was a cooper, and when a young man came to this country, following his trade in Indianapo- lis up to the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted in the nth Ind. V. I., and served throughout the war with credit. While in the army he contracted disease with such ill effect on his health that he was early awarded a pension from the Government. In [866 he married Rachel Buschmann. His death occurred Dec. 5, 1874, at the compara- tively early age of thirty-eight years. His widow still survives, and is passing a serene old age in her home in Indianapolis. Both were members of the ( ierman Lutheran Church. They had two children born to them. Rose Margaret, the wife of Robert Allen, of Toledo, Ohio; and William H. William H. Schrader. whose name begins this article, was reared in Indianapolis, and attended the public schools. Until 1887 he was engaged in various occupations, but that year he went into the life insurance business, and displaved those peculiar qualities that make fi >r large success in soliciting and closing life insurance. In 1888 Mr. Schrader went to Chicago, and was engaged at Cleveland and Cincinnati until 1897, when he returned to In- dianapolis to take a position as State Agent for the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany. He has written himself on the rolls of life insurance a very creditable history, as an enterprising and pushing representative of a large interest in the modern world, and the value of his work to the beneficiaries of his insured can hardly lie estimated. When he entered upon this agency he was only twenty- six years of age, but he came t<< the front al- most immediately with a very brilliant cam- paign of aggressive works, and the results thoroughly vindicate the committing of such important interests 1,1 s, 1 young a man. Mr. Schrader is a member of the Marion Club, and the Independent Turners' and the Maennerchor Societies. In politics he is a Re- publican. His home is with his mother in "The Taggart." Personally he is highly es- teemed by a host of friends, who appreciate his frank and manly qualities. DR. J. W. DAVIS, medical examiner, is located at No. 29 West Eleventh street, An- derson, Madison county, Indiana. ARCHIE ALEXANDER DIXON, who carries on a drug business at No. 1127 Madi- son avenue. Indianapolis, is making his way to the fore in his line of trade by hard work and strict attention to business. He is a native of Akron. ( )hio. born Dec. 28, 1874, son of James R. and Rebecca Dixon. His father is of English extraction, his mother of German descent, her family being prominent in Sum- mit county, Ohio. Mr. Dixon first attended the public schools of his native place, later pursuing his studies at Buchtel College, and preparing for his pro- fession at the Scio College of Pharmacy, Scio, Ohio. After graduating from the latter insti- tution he returned to Akron, where he found employment as clerk in one of the leading drug stores, holding the position for a period of eight years. Desiring to become better ac- quainted with the surrounding country he then accepted a position as traveling salesman, ami in that capacity went out from Indianapolis all over the West, selling drugs and druggists' supplies. He was very successful in that line, and not only familiarized himself with the situation in the territory he covered but also became widely acquainted in different States during the two years he continued thus. At the end of that time he decided to settle down to the regular work of his calling again, and he obtained a position with the firm of Moone\ & Miller, wholesale druggists. His wide ex- perience in different branches of the business enabled him to serve them most satisfactorily, and he remained with them until ready to start on his own account. Meantime he was obliged to regulate his expenditures with the utmost economy, for he was ambitious and anxious to begin business for himself, and the fact that he had only a quarter in his pocket when he commenced to work for Mooney & Miller indi- cates the rapid strides he has made toward prosperity within the last few years. In time lie was in a position to take the store he has since owned and operated, though after paying for the business he did not have enough left COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1-243 to change a five-dollar bill. His success is the old story of perseverance, square dealing and courteous treatment of patrons, which al- ways bring their reward. He became popular with all whom his business brought him into contact, and his business increased until it is now upon a most substantial basis, and steadily growing. He has ability of a high order, and is gaining confidence among all his as- sociates. Mr. Dixon is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is a Protestant in religious faith.' GENERAL JOHX COBURN: Memo- rial. — Gen. John Coburn departed this life Jan. 28, 1908. The State lost one of its great- est characters. He was intensely a Hoosier. His life almost spanned the entire life of the State. Very few if any men did as much pub- lic service as he. Judge Daniel Wait Howe says : "General Coburn was the greatest G >n- gressman. and did more effective service in that office than any other man the State had honored with that position." He was laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery, of which he had been a director since its founding. The win >le city mourned his death and felt the loss. This was especially true of the older residents. The Marion County Bar met, and a committee on Memorial was appointed, ci in- sisting of Daniel W. Howe. John S. Duncan. Eli F. Ritter, W. II. 11. Miller and W. W. Wollen. Addresses were made testifying to the high character of General Coburn as a citizen, statesman, lawyer, judge and soldier, the speakers being George McDonald, Judge Leathers, Daniel W. Howe, John S. Duncan, Col. E. F. Ritter, William Patterson, William Irvin and W. W. Woollen. The following me- morial was adpoted : Gen. John Coburn came of old Massachu- setts Puritan stock. His great-grandfather, Peter Coburn, was a captain in the Continental army, and commanded his company at the bat- tle of Bunker Hill. His father settled at Cory- don, then the capital of the State, the year after its admission, in 1X10, removing from there in 1824 to Indianapolis, where General Coburn was born < >ct. 2j, 1825. Few, if any. have lived s. > long in this city. He saw the beginnings of it in a vast wilder- ness, and lived to see all the marvelous de- velopments of it for nearly a century, lie was graduated from Wabash College in 1846, and was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme court of the State in 1840. For nearly fifty years after that he was in public life, beginning as a representative in the Indiana Legislature in 1851. He practiced law until 1859, when he was made a judge of the old Common Pleas court. When the gun was tired at Port Sum- ter that aroused the nation to the realization that the threats of secession were not the vaporings of Southern fire-eaters, but forebod- ed the impending calamity of civil war. ( ieneral ' Coburn was among the .most zealous of those in this State who stood for the old Union and the old flag. It was a time that tried men's souls in this State, a border State, where there were many who sympathized with the seces- sionists. In September. 1861, he resigned his office as judge to accept appointment as colonel of the 33d Indiana Volunteers. He served in the army with conspicuous fidelity and cour- age. His regiment participated in the battle of Wild Cat, the first fought on Kentucky soil. Afterward his regiment joined the Army of the Cumberland and participated in all the notable battles of the Atlanta campaign. For gallant and meritorious services in this cam- paign he was brevetted a brigadier-general. After the close of the war he again en- tered public life, serving first as Circuit fudge for the circuit then comprising Marion and Hendricks, and afterward Johnson, counties, to which position he was elected without op- position in the fall of 1865. In [866 he was elected to Congress and served as C ngress- maii until March. 1875. He was one of the most useful and hard-working members of that body, serving on many important com- mittees. While a forcible and at times an eloquent speaker, he never aspired to make a reputation as an orator, but aimed throughout his Congressional career to serve what he- deemed to be the best interests of his country. He opposed further land grants to the rail- roads, favored rigid economy in the expendi- ture of the people's money, and originated the measure for the publication of tin- Rebellion Records, a work of the utmost value in the preservation of the history of the Civil war, and took an active part in all the important questions of the day. After the close of his Congressional services he served as .me of the United States Commissioners at I lot Springs, Arkansas, and also for a time as one of the judges of the Supreme court of Montana Territory. He took "teat interest in his native city, U44 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD and was active in every movement for its wel- fare. He was for a time one of the school commissioners, and was active in introducing the manual training system. To him, prohably more than to any other one man, we are in- debted for the preservation of Garfield Park, now a beautiful and restful resort for thou- sands, that for several years was neglected and seemingly about to be abandoned. In the last few years of his life General Coburn, like most men of his age, lived in the past. To talk with him was like opening a volume of history. He knew thoroughly the early history of this State, of the hardships and dangers of pioneer life, of the trans- formation of the swamps and forests into beautiful landscapes, of the very beginnings of railroads and telegraphs, of the develop- ment of all our agricultural, manufacturing and mining industries, of all the changes the nineteenth century wrought in Indiana, more magical than any created by the touch of Aladdin's lamp. He had known nearly all the great men of this State. With many of them he was on terms of intimate acquaint- ance ; with many, of close personal friendship. He knew personally all the Presidents from Lincoln down to the present time ; he knew personally nearly all the commanding figures in public affairs at Washington during and long after the close of the Civil war ; he knew nearly all the generals, Federal and Con- federate. On all these subjects his mind was clear up to nearly the very close of his life, and one never tired of listening to his talk about them. In listening to him, the past seemed to be turned into the present, and the hearer felt that he himself was talking to the historic figures of days gone by. But the highest tribute that can be paid to General Coburn, the highest that can be paid to any man, is that from the beginning to the end of his life, in all his professional, judicial, military and official career, his in- tegrity was never questioned. He held many public offices that he might have used for his personal profit, but he never was suspected of using any of them to put a cent into his own pocket. He was conspicuous for rugged hon- esty and fidelity to every trust that was re- posed in him. He was a man of strong con- victions, of great earnestness of purpose, out- spoken in his advocacy of right and denuncia- tion of wrong. Such a man is certain to arouse antagonisms. But even in times when men were influenced by party zeal or embit- tered by party rancor, his political opponents acknowledged his sterling honesty and up- rightness of purpose. He lived to be almost a stranger personally to the young men of the present generation, but his works will live after him. We of the legal profession should be the first to pay trib- ute to his memory. His widow and mate for more than fifty years still survives ; character equally good, equally strong in her separate individual way, and with the passing of these two, the nation, the State, and especially the city loses the greatest connecting link between the days of long ago and the present time.