Allen County, Indiana - The whole text, 1889 (part 8 of 17)

The early settler of Adams township whose impress upon its histor}' seems most permanent, was John Rogers, who came from Preble county, Ohio, in 1S25. He was born in 17S5, in Somerset county, N. J., son of Simeon Rogers, who was born in that state, of Irish lineage. John Rogers was married at Springfield, Ohio, about 1815, to Tryphena J. Shipman, daughter of Jabez Shipman, whose ancestors came from Scotland. She was a native of Morris count}-, N. J., and was the second wife of Mr. Rogers. Two years later the family moved to Vernon, Ind., where the}- lived three 3'ears, afterward settling on a farm two miles north of Paris, Preble Co., Ohio. In 1S25, they settled four miles east of Fort Wajme, on the south bank of the Maumee. This, Mr. Rogers cleared, and raised a large family of children, who honor their worthy parents. In 1S50, he removed to a iiome they provided for him at New Haven, and here and at Fort Wayne he lived until September 15, 1877. Five of his children survive: Dorcas, wife of John Brown, of Fort Wayne, Lamort M., Alanson A., Orrin D. and Helen M., widow of Amasa Bowers, of Andrews.

Lamort M. Rogers, an honored pioneer citizen and a prominent merchant at New Haven, was born at Springfield, Ohio, Januar}^ 17, 1817. Sixty-four years Mr. Rogers has resided in Adams township, continuousl}'. His boyhood, youth and the lirst years of his manhood were spent on the homestead farm. The school privileges of those times were very poor, consei^uently his early schoohng was quite limited, but his fund of general knowledge is uow wide and varied. January 24, 1844, before leaving the homestead, he was married to Harriet N. Corlew, who was born near Plattsburgh, N. Y., October 7, 1822, the daughter of Lucy (Thornton) Corlew and her husband, the latter of whom was born in Canada, and the former near Springfield, Vt. Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers located on another farm, about two miles south of his father's. There his attention was given to agriculture until March, 1856, when he removed to New Haven, where he has lived ever since. During nearly his entire residence in New Haven, now thirt3--three years, he has been engaged in merchandise, and as a business man he has become widely and favorably known throughout the eastern half of Allen count}'. His place of business, which has been headquarters for the people of the surrounding country, has an honorable reputation. During his residence in New Haven, Mr. Rogers has also dealt in grain, and for three years he was one of the proprietors of the Maumee Valley Mills, which he and two other gentlemen erected in 1864. He has also managed a farm which he owns in the vicinity of New Haven, and has dealt to some extent in real estate. Mr. Rogers has five children: Adelaide L., Willie S., Emma L., Frank and Jessie P., of whom only Willie S. and Jessie P. are living. The former is now the business partner of of his father. Mr. Rogers is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, of the chapter and council degrees in the former, and the encampment in the latter. He has the honor of being the first noble grand of New Haven lodge, No. 253, I. O. O. F. In politics, he cast his first presidential vote for WiUiam Henry Harrison, and since 1856 he has ardently supported the republican party. He has been honored with various "township and municipal offices, and for a period of eleven years he was postmaster at New Haven.

Orrin D. Rogers, the fifth son of John Rogers, was born in Preble county, Ohio, April 2, 1824. He was but seventeen months old when his parents settled in Adams township. The school-house in which he received his first lessons was the old-fashioned cabin with greased paper for window lights, and slab floor. In early manhood he attended a select school in Fort Wayne nine months, and there received the greater part of his education. At the age of twent\--three he taught a term of school in Adams township, and subsequently taught two terms in Whitley county, and one in Jefferson township. April 22, 185 1, he was married to Clarinda Rowe, who was born at Portage, N. Y., March 16, 1833, daughter of Sebastian H. and Louisa (Cary) Rowe. After his marriage Mr. Rogers learned the carpenter trade, which he has followed at times ever since. Gaining considerable acquaintance with law, he has acted as collecting agent, justice of the peace and notary public. He has served as justice of the peace about fourteen years. In politics he is a republican. Mr. Rogers ser\-ed as lirst lieutenant. of Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-second volunteer infantry, si.x months, beginning February 22, 1S65. The date of his commission as first lieutenant was March 13, 1865. He was mustered out at Charleston, W. Va., on the 30th da_v of August following. He and wife have had five children: Eva A., Ella L., Clara D., Fitz Glen and a daughter that died unnamed. Ella L. is also dead. Mr. Rogers is a member of the G. A. R., being a post commander of Jesse Adams post. No. 493.

Col. Joseph W. W^hitaker was born in Dearborn county, Ind., January 10, 182 1. His parents, Daniel and Catharine (Shuman) Whitaker, were respectively natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, the former chiefly of Scotch-Irish, and the latter of German, descent. The father was born about 1790, and served in the war of 1812, soon after the close of which he was married to Catharine Shuman, who was about two years his junior. For a short time afterward the}' resided in Hamilton count}-, Ohio, but in about 1817 they removed to Dearborn county, Ind. In 1835 the father came to Allen county and entered a tract of unimproved land in Marion township, about ten miles southeast of Fort Wayne, on the old Wavne trace. Col. Whitaker came to this land in

1836, and during about ten months was employed in improving it. In the fall he returned to Dearborn county, and in September, 1837, the entire family came and settled upon the homestead mentioned above, where the father and mother spent the rest of their lives, the former dying January 12, 1849, and the latter in April, 1874. ^n December, time he had the trade well learned. For two or three years following this he worked in different places as a journeyman. March 5, 1846, he was married near Decatur, Ind., to Miss Susan De Vese, who was born in Milton township, Wayne co., Ohio, November 9, 1827, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Shafer) De Vese, both natives of Bucks count}', Penn. They were married in their native county, and about two years later removed to Wayne county, Ohio. In November, 1836, they located in Adams county, where the mother died in March, 1863, and the father in August, 1866. In March, 1849, Mr. Whitaker left home for California, whither he arrived about 100 days later, having gone across the plains. He was engaged at mining until the fall of 1853, when he returned home by way of Panama and New York, arriving in Fort Wavne in December. He followed his trade at Fort Wayne until 1S59, when he removed to New Haven. In September, 1861, he entered the service of the Union as captain of Company D, Thirtieth Indiana regiment. He served in that capacity three years, and was mustered out at Indianapolis, September 29, 1S64. He commanded his company- at Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, the Atlanta campaign and battle of Jonesboro. In February, 1865, he re-entered the service as a recruiting officer and was mustered as lieutenant-colonel of the One Hundred and Fifty-second Indiana volunteer regiment at Indianapolis in the following month. He served in that capacity in the army of the Potomac until August 30, 1865, when he received his discharge at Charleston, W. Va. He was afterward mustered out at Indianapolis. Returning to his home in New Haven, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1875 he was appointed postmaster and served as such ten j'ears. Since 1885 he has been enjoying a comfortable and happy retired life. Col. Whitaker has had two children: Eugene Becklerd, born August 28, 1848, now a resident of New Haven, holding a responsible position with -the New York, Chicago & St. Louis railway, and Joseph Spafford, born April 23, 1S49, died March 15, 1852. Joseph was born after his father left for California and died before he returned. Mr. Whitaker is a Mason and Odd Fellow and a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he was formerly a whig, but since 1856, has been an ardent republican. Col. Whitaker is a man of more than ordinary abihty and intelHgence, and in military and civil life he has proven to be true and capable. He and wife have resided in the Maumee valle}' for more than half a century, and they are very highly esteemed.

The Brudi brothers, prominent in the annals of Adams township, are sons of John George and Anna Barbara (Handi) Brudi, who were married in Germany, their native land. Several years after their marriage, their union having been blessed meanwhile with six sons and two daughters, the parents decided to emigrate to America. The father came over in 1845, and bought a farm in Jefferson township, two miles southeast of New Haven. In the following year his wife and children came to their new home, all but the 3'oungest child, who died on the ocean. The mother passed away in 1S55, and a j-ear or so later the father returned to Germany. He made a visit here afterward, and died in Germany-, August 13, 1S6S. Tlieir sons, Carl L., Gottlieb and Joseph are mentioned below.

Carl L. Brudi was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, February' 5, 1831. For a few years after coming to this country, he remained at the home of his parents, working on the farm. In 1855 he was married to Mrs. Barbara Frauenfalder, and with her he settled on a farm in section 13, Adams township, where her death occurred about six months after the marriage. She was a native of Switzerland, where she was first married, her husband dying before she came to America. April II, 1S5S, Mr. Brudi was married to Miss Mary M. Redenbaugh, who was born in Williams county, Ohio, Februar}' 21, 1S39, daughter of Philip and Mary (Fischer) Redenbaugh, natives of German}-. In 1863, Mr. Brudi removed from his farm to New Haven, where for a year and a half he was engaged in a lumber and shingle business. He then returned to the farm which he has since occupied, giving his whole attention to agriculture. His farm of 190 acres, of first-class land, is well improved. Mr. Brudi and his present wife have had ten children: Sophia A., William F., John George, Emma T., Henr}^ E., Carl Louis, August C, Gottlieb A., Mary A. and Philip C, all of whom are living except Sophia and Philip. William F. formerly worked for Henr}^ W. Bond, of Fort Wayne, and afterward purchased a flour trade from Mr. Bond, and is now doing a successful business. George is in Mr. Bond's employ as foreman. Henry is a baker at Markle, Huntington county. Parents and children are members of the German Lutheran church. In politics Mr. Brudi is a democrat. He is progressive, prosperous and influential.

Gottlieb Brudi was born in Wurtemberg, German}', June 14, 1833. He was married October 8, 1854, to Sophia Nester, a native of New Albany, Ind., born August 22, 1S39, daughter of Christian and Sarah (Webber) Nester, natives of Germany. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Brudi located on a farm one mile west of New Haven, which he has owned ever since, and has occupied with the exception of four years from the fall of 1S66, to January, 1871, when he resided at Fort Wayne, engaged in the grocery business. Aside from this his undivided attention has been given to farming, at which he has been successful. His farm, which is very desirably located, contains eighty acres of firstclass land. He has recently provided it with a fish pond well stocked with German carp. He also owns a livery barn, business property and residence in Fort Wayne. He and wife have had nine children: Lizzie, Gottlieb (deceased), Sophia, Anna, Carrie, Amelia, Louis, Bertha and Martha. Mr. and Mrs. Brudi and family are members of the St. John's German Lutheran church, at Fort Wayne. In politics, Mr. Brudi is a democrat. He is a wide-awake and successful farmer, honorable and upright.

ried in Jefferson township to Maiy M. Wagner, in October, 1S62. She was born in Germany and came with her parents to America in the same year in which the Brudi familj^ came. In 1863 Mr. and Mrs. Brudi removed from Jefferson township to New Haven. In the fall of 1864 he enhsted in Compan}- F, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana volunteer infantrj', with which lie served until the close of the war. His service consisted chiefly of guard dut}- in the vicinity of Nashville, Tenn. He was mustered out at Nashville in the latter part of July, 1865, and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis soon afterward. Mr. Brudi returned to New Haven and resumed the shingle and lumber business in which he had become engaged on locating there in 1863. He has dealt in lumber ever since, and kept up the manufacture of shingles until about 1885. Since 1877 he has also been one of the proprietors of the Maumee Valley flouring mills. In the milling and lumbering business he is the partner of Gustav Gothe, the former business being conducted under the name of J. Brudi & Co., and the latter under the name of G. Gothe & Co. They have been partners in business for twenty-six j-ears. The marriage of Mr. Brudi resulted in the birth of eleven children: Anna, Johanna, Clara (deceased), Ottihe, Joseph (deceased), Frederick, Carl (deceased), Martha, Josephine, Albert and Joseph. The wife of Mr. Brudi died December 23, 1879. Mr. Brudi is a member of the German Lutheran church. In politics he is a democrat. He has served two terms as a member of the town board and is at present a member of the school board.

Gustav Gothe, the well-known manufacturer of New Haven, was born in Fuerstenthum Schwarzburg, Sondershausen, Germany, March 7, 1819. He is the son of Frederick Gothe, who died when Gustav was nineteen years of age. His mother died about a year later. At twentyone years of age he took a situation in a hotel in Rodolstadt, Germany, and held it seven years. For four years after this he was employed in a hotel in Weimar, Germany. May 7, 1854, ^^ embarked at Liverpool, and landed at New York on the 9th of June following. He immediately left for Tiffin, Ohio, where he remained two 3'ears, working upon a farm in that vicinity a short time, but mainly engaged as a contractor, in grading two miles of the Tiffin railroad, now a part of the Nickleplate hne. Subsequently, he came to New Haven, arriving October 18, 1856. Here he took a contract of grading two miles of the Tiffin road, through New Haven, but after one-half mile of it was finished the company collapsed and the enterprise was abandoned. In 1S58 he started a shingle factory in New Haven, and in 1S59 took as a partner his brother-in-law, Carl Brudi, and in addition to the manufacture of shingles, the firm, which had taken the name of G. Gothe & Co., engaged in the lumber business. Carl Brudi was superseded by his brother Joseph Brudi, about two years later, and the firm composed of G. Gothe and Joseph Brudi, has existed ever since under the name of G. Gothe & Co. Mr. Gothe and Mr. Brudi bought the Maumee Valley Flouring Mills, at New Haven, in 1875. The property, which had been severely \Vrecked by an explosion about four years before, was rebuilt by them, and they have ever since owned and operated it under the name of J. Brudi & Co. Mr. Gothe was married December 21, 1S58, to Miss Mary Brudi, sister of his business partner, who is also a native of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Gothe are members of the German Lutheran church. In politics, Mr. Gothe is a staunch democrat. He has served seven 3fears as a member of the town board, and five years as treasurer. Mr. Gothe gives his entire attention to the superintendence of the Maumee Valley Mills, which under his supervision, has gained an enviable reputation. It was provided with the new roller process about four years ago. Mr. Gothe is much devoted to church work, and for as much as fifteen years he has served in a official capacity. He is one of New Haven's worthiest citizens.

Herman Schnelker, who resides near New Haven, was born jn Germany, August 13, 1831, the son of Herman H. and Catharine (Tobben) Schnelker. He was reared to the age of nineteen in his native country, attending school between the ages of six and fifteen; at the latter age he was apprenticed as a shoemaker and served four years. In 1850 he accompanied his father, mother, one brother and one sister to America, to join two brothers who had come to this country the year before. One of them, however, was dead when his parents arrived, having died September 8, 1849, nine weeks after his arrival at Fort Wayne. The famil}' landed at New Orleans on November 24, 1S50, after having been about eight weeks on the sea. They embarked on a Mississippi river steamer, and set out up the river. When about three days out from New Orleans the mother sickened with the cholera and two daj-s later, when the vessel neared Vicksburg, she died. The remainder of the family continued their journey to Fort Wayne, arriving on December 21. Herman remained in Fort Wayne three years, working at the shoemaker's trade. In 1853 he removed to New Haven, near where, with the exception of two years, he has resided since. During the first year and a half of his residence there he conducted a boot and shoe shop. In 1855 he returned to Fort Wa3'ne, and for two years, was engaged in the manufacture of soap and candles. In 1857, he became the partner of his brother, Bernard Schnelker, and his brother-in-law, Nicholas Schuckman, in mercantile pursuits at New Haven. The firm conducted a general store until 1867, and did a successful business. In 1867, Mr. Schnelker associated himself with Col. C. E. Briant, of Huntington, and George W. Hall, now deceased, in the manufacture of stoves, with factories at New Haven, and Delphos, Ohio. The firm, under the name of Schnelker, Hall & Co., did a profitable business three years. In 1870 Mr. Schnelker purchased the interests of Briant and Hall in the factor}- at New Haven, and sold to the latter his interest at Delphos. Soon afterward Mr. Schnelker entered into partnership with Bernard Schnelker, John Begue, John Beugnot and Anthony Beugnot in the manufacture of stoves, and the firm, under the name of Schnelker, Beugnot & Co., operated three factories at New Haven and one at Fort Wayne until 1S74. I" ^^^ meantime his brother, Bernard Schnelker, died in 1S71. In 1874, one of the factories at New Haven was sold to John Begue. From 1874 to 1S7S, Mr. Schnelker and the Messrs. Beugnot, together with Bernard Schnelker's heirs, operated the two remaining factories at New Haven and the one at Fort Wayne. In 1878 Mr. Schnelker and the heirs purchased the interest of the Beugnots at New Haven, and sold to the Beugnots their interest at Fort Wayne. Herman Schnelker continued the business under the name of H. Schnelker & Co., until iSSo, when he sold to his brother Bernard Schnelker's widow and her son, H. F. Schnelker, by whom it is now conducted under the name of H. F. Schnelker & Co. In 1880, Herman Schnelker removed to a farm, where his attention has since been given to agriculture. His farm contains 167 acres and occupies an eminence a quarter of a mile south of New Haven, with which it is connected by a gravel walk. It is splendidl}- improved with brick residence and good barn, and is altogether a beautiful country home. Mr. Schnelker was married in 1854, ^'^'^ has hving eight children: Louise, Bernard H., Mary E., Edward, William, Agnes, Herman and Albin. Mr. and Mrs. Schnelker are members of the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the St John's Benevolent and St Joseph's School societies, and in politics he is a staunch democrat. He served as trustee of Adams township two terms and made a good officer. He is one of the county's best men. Henry F. Schnelker, a prominent stave manufacturer of New Haven, was born at that place July 7, 1854. His parents, Bernard and Mary G. (Lupken") Schnelker, natives of Germany, came to America before marriage, with their families, the Schnelker family coming in 1844 and the Lupken famil}-- in 1847. Bernard iirst located in Cincinnati where he worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith. About a year later he removed to Fort Wayne, where he was married to Miss Lupken, in about 1852. Soon afterward they removed to New Haven, where the father's death occurred January 29, 1871, and where the mother now resides. Henry F. was reared to manhood in New Haven, where he received his eariiest education. He afterward attended the Christian Brothers' school, at Fort Wayne, about two years, and still later Notre Dame university, near South Bend, Ind., three years. Returning home 'he took charge of the interest of his father, then deceased, in the Indiana Stave company, at New Haven and Fort Wayne. Upon the dissolution of the company in 1876, Henry F., with his mother and uncle, Herman Schnelker, purchased the factory at New Haven, and it was conducted under the name of FI. Schnelker & Co. two years. In 1S7S he and his mother purchased the interest of his uncle, and they still own and operate the factory under the name of H. F. Schnelker & Co. In connection with the stave business, for two years, from 1876 to 1878, Mr. Schnelker was also engaged in merchandise, as the partner in a general store, of F. H. Bueter. In 1879 Mr. Schnelker's stave factorywas destroyed by fire'. In the following year he rebuilt at New Haven, and erected another factor}' at Pa_vne, Ohio, which he still owns and operates. For the past ten years he has also attended to the management of farms in the vicinity of New Haven, owning three farms, two of i6o acres each and one of 240 acres. His mother is his partner in both the factory and farming properties. Mr. Schnelker was married June 25, 1878, to Alhe J. Allen, a native of Ohio, daughter of John G. and Mary C. Allen, the former of whom was killed in the battle of Shiloh. Thev have three children: Bernadette C, Irene H. and Norbet B. Mr. and "Mrs. Schnelker are members of the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the Catholic Knights and the Knights of St. Charles. He is a democrat in politics. For the past nine years he has been a member of the board of school trustees in New Haven.

John B. Beugnot, of New Haven, was born in Haute-Saone, France, April 19, 1833. He is the son of Francis and Collet (Perregot) Beugnot, with whom he came to America in March, 1843. The family came to Massillon, Ohio, in the latter part of April, and resided in Stark count}-, Ohio, five years, after which they located on a farm in Jefferson township, where the father died in 1858. The mother's death occurred at New Haven in March, 1870. While in Jefferson township, Mr. Beugnot learned the cooper's trade, beginning it at the age of nineteen, and serving his apprenticeship with John Begue, his brother-in-law. In 1854, he removed with the family of Mr. Begue to New Haven, and was employed for forty-eight days at grading the Wabash railway. After this, for eight years, he acted as foreman in Mr. Begue's cooper shop. In 1862, he entered into partnership with Mr. Begue in both cooperage and stave manufacture, Mr. Begue having estabhshed the latter in 1859. Anthony, a brother of Mr. Beugnot, also took an interest in 1862, and from that year until 1870 it was conducted by them under the name of J. Begue & Co. In 1870, they took in as partners, Bernard and Herman Schnelker, and the firm, under the name of Schnelker, Beugnot & Co., did an extensive business until 187S, operating three stave factories and two cooper shops m New Haven, and one cooper shop and one stave factor}' in Fort Wayne. In 1878, the firm dissolved, the two Messrs. Schnelker retaining the interests at New Haven and the two Messrs. Beugnot retaining those in Fort Wayne. In 1878, the latter removed the stave factory from Fort Wayne to Cecil, Ohio, where the firm has done an extensive stave and heading business ever since. The firm name until 1881 was J. B. Beugnot & Bro. Since then it has been J. B. Beugnot, Brother & Co., Mr. J. A. Schaab having had an interest since that year. For the past six years the firm has also operated in saw-milling in the vicinity of Cecil, and also owns a very large farm near that place, 200 acres of which are in cultivation. Mr. Beugnot was married November 27, 1856, to Miss Pelagic Girardot, a native of France, born September 25, 1835 to Joseph and Rene (Jacoutot) Girardot, with whom she came to America when she was eighteen years of age. Her father and mother were the parents of eleven children. They settled in Jefferson township, and moved to New Haven in

1866. The father died there Ma}- 19, 1S84; the mother is still living, aged eighty-two, and makes her home with Mrs. Beugnot. Mr. and Mrs. Beugnot are members of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Beugnot is a member of the St. John's Benevolent society, and in pohtics he is a democrat. He has served three years on the town board in New Haven, and two years as treasurer of the town. He has a beautiful home in New Haven, which is provided with all that is needed to make life pleasant. Mr. Beugnot ranks among the county's leading citizens, and as far as he is known, his reputation for honesty and uprightness is spotless.

Hon. Lycurgus S. Null, a scholarly physician of New Haven, and ex-state senator and representative, was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, August 24, 1S39. His parents, Jesse and Lydia (Sampsel) Null, were respectively natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The paternal and maternal ancestors of Dr. Null came from Holland, the former settling near Gettysburg, Penn., and the latter in Maryland. When the doctor was but four j-ears old his father died. He was reared to early manhood on a farm in his native county, and received a good knowledge of the ordinar}- branches of learning; later in youth he taught two terms of school. At the age of twenty he began the study of medicine with an uncle. Dr. Isaac Sampsell, in Morrow county, Ohio, and continued with him a year and a half. In 1862, at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, he attended one course of lectures. Early in 1S63, he began the practice of his profession in Noble county, Ind., and in October he came to New Haven where he has since resided, and has been, except a few brief interruptions, in active practice. In October, 1864, he enlisted in Companj- F, One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana \-olunteer infantry. May 2, 1S65, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, and was mustered out as such July 14, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. Returning home he resumed his practice, and during the winter of 1865-6 he took another course of lectures in the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, graduating in the latter year. He has since also taken two courses of lectures in the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati. Dr. Null was married April 11, 1S76, to Susan, daughter of Levi and Mary Hartzell, and they have six children: Claude A. and Maude A. (twins), Winona, Ralph W., Jesse L. and Mary Edna, of whom Claude A. and Jesse L. are deceased. Dr. Null is an Odd Fellow, a thirty-second degree Mason and a Knight Templar. He takes an active part in politics as a democrat, and in the fall of 1880 he was elected a member of the lower branch of the state legislature, and served one term. In the fall of 1882 he was elected state senator for four j^ears. He made a diligent and faithful officer, and discharged his duties in a creditable manner. Dr. Null is one of the able and successful physicians of the county, and as a citizen ranks among the best.

August R. Schnitker, a prominent manufacturer of New Haven, was born in Prussia, March 8, 1847. With his parents, Christian and Charlotte (Diederich) Schnitker, he came to America, in the eighth year of his age, 1S54. The family came directly to Allen count}', and settled on a farm in Jefferson township, where the mother died about two years later. Soon afterward the father with three children, August, Charles and Caroline, removed to New Haven, where, in 1858, he was married to Wilhelmina Reihng, who is still living. The father died in 1862. Charles and Caroline have since died, so that Mr. Schnitker's nearest relative, aside from his children, is a half-brother, Christian Schnitker of Fort Wayne. During his early manhood Mr. Schnitker was employed for several 3'ears in a stave factory in New Haven. In 1864 he began the trade of a harness maker, and served as an apprentice three years, the last two in Fort Wayne. In 1866 he started a harness shop in New Haven and has conducted a shop there ever since. In October, 1881, he became one of the founders of the New Haven handle factory in partnership with F. H. Bueter. They afterward took as a partner Mr. Jobst Fischer, and about two years later Mr. Schnitker and Mr. Fischer purchased the interest of Mr. Bueter and formed the firm of Schnitker & Fischer. Mr. Schnitker was married January i, 1S71, to Hannah W. Linnemann, a native of Prussia, born November 27, 1847. She is the daughter of Frederick and Louise Linnemann, with whom she came to America when a little girl. They first located in New York, but soon afterward removed to New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Schnitker have had eight children: William F., Charles F., Emma W., Amelia, Henry (deceased), Frederick and two others who died in infanc}'. Mr. Schnitker and wife are members of the German Lutheran church. In politics he is a democrat. He has served as treasurer of the town of New Haven two j'ears, being elected in 1S80, and re-elected in 1881. Mr. Schnitker began business for himself with no means of his own whatever, and his present good circumstances speak very creditably of his energy and good management.

Jobst Fischer, the well known handle manufacturer of New Haven, was born in Bavaria, July 19, 1S40, son of John E. and Catharine B. (Merkel) Fischer, with whom he came to America when he was between seven and eight years old. The family located in Onondago county, N. Y., where in early life he labored some on a farm, and during six to eight years at railroading. Before leaving Onondago count}--, N. Y., he also worked two or three years at coopering. In 1862 he accompanied his parents to Allen county, settled in Jefferson township; worked two years on the farm, and then came to the town of New Haven, which has been his home with the exxeption of nine months, ever since. For ten years after locating there he conducted a butcher shop. In 1875 he helped to re-build the Maumee Valley Flouring Mills, at New Haven, as the partner of Joseph Brudi and Gustav Gothe. He retained an interest in that property about two years after which Mr. Fischer formed a partnership with Frankhn Hargrave, in the tile business, and he devoted his attention to it about two years. He then resumed butchering. Two or three years later he purchased a one-third interest in the New Haven handle factorv, the other two-thirds being owned bv A. R. Schnitker and F. H. Bueter. Subsequently, the interest of Mr. Bueter was purchased by the other two, who have since operated under the name of Schnelker & Fischer. Mr. Fischer was married December i8, 1866, to Margaret Wagner, a native of Fort Wayne, daughter of George and Anna Brigitte Wagner, and they have three children: John A. G., Ernst C. J., and Anna C. B. The parents are members of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Fischer is a democrat in politics. He has served three years as a member of the town board of New Haven. Mrs. Fischer's parents, George and Anna Brigitte (Wolf) Wagner, natives of Germany, were married there, and in 1844 immigrated and settled at Fort Wayne. There the father died in 1S50. The mother now resides at New Haven, a venerable lady, aged seventj'-one.

Gustav Adolph Foellinger, a prominent young druggist of New Haven, was born at Fort Wayne, August 23, 1855. He is the son of Jacob Foellinger, one of the pioneers of the Maumee valley, a historj^ of whom appears elsewhere in this work. His boyhood was spent in Fort Wayne, where he attended the ^jGerman Lutheran parochial schools until he was thirteen years of age, then he entered Eyser institute, a college at St. Louis, Mo., where he pursued his studies three years, obtaining in addition to Latin, French, botany and mathematics, a good knowledge of pharmacy. Returning home he soon afterward obtained a situation as clerk in a drug store at Kendallville, Ind., and held it six months. In April, 1872, he accepted a clerkship with Meyer Bros., of Fort Wayne, and continued with them three and one-half years. From 1875 to 1878, owing to ill health, he remained at the home of his father, assisting him at times in the boot and shoe business. In 1878, for the benefit of his health he went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where for three years he held a position with the drug firm of Fischer & Co., Mr. Fischer being his brother-in-law. At the end of the second year in Santa Fe, he returned to Fort Wayne, and on Jul)^ 22, 1880, was united in marriage to Sophia, daughter of Henry Roemermann. Mrs. Foellinger was born at Fort Wayne, October 8, 1857. She accompanied her husband to Santa Fe, and in iSSi, both returned to Fort Wayne, where in November, he engaged in the drug business. He conducted a store six months, and then for two years and a half held a position with Meyer Bros. In the spring of 1S85 he opened business at New Haven, where he has since been engaged. His marriage has resulted in the birth of three children: Adelaide, Emma and Cornelia. Mr. Foellinger and wife are members of the German Lutheran church. He has served as treasurer of New Haven, one term.

Allen M. Hartzell, a leading young citizen of New Haven, son of the late Levi Hartzell, was born on the old Hartzell homestead, about one mile southwest of New Haven, August 25, 1856. He received his early education in the public schools of New Haven, and at the age of fourteen secured a teacher's license, and during the winter of 1S70-71 taught a term of school in Adams township. In 187 1 he attended the Fort Wayne Methodist college. In 1S72-3 he attended college at

Oberlin, Ohio, and during the winter of 1873-4 completed a commercial course in the A. D. Wilt Commercial college of Dayton. In 1876 he entered upon the stud}' of law at Fort Wayne, with Robert Stratton, now of jNIinneapolis. He was admitted to the bar about a year later, and for four years thereafter he was engaged at both the study and practice of law with Mr. Stratton. His legal efforts were rewarded with unusual success; however, though ver\' much devoted to the profession, owing to ill-health he abandoned the practice. In September, 1881, he engaged in milling at New Haven, he and his brother Elias having purchased the New Haven flouring mills. The property was destroyed by fire January 6, 18S2, and it has not since been rebuilt. In 1882 Mr. Hartzell turned his attention to farming and at the same time, he, in partnership with his younger brother, Warren, established a dairy on the old homestead and the\' did a A-ery successful business for five years, marketing the products in Fort Wayne. They discontinued this in the spring of 1887, and, in connection with a large agricultural business, they have since given attention to the breeding of fine horses. Mr. Hartzell was married December 28, 1881, to Emma, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah E. (De Long) Fitch. Her father formerl}' resided in Huntertown, where he died January i, 1877. Her mother still lives at that place. Mrs. Hartzell was born in Huntertown February i, 1861. Mr. Hartzell is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics he is an ardent republican. In the fall of 1886 he received the nomination of his party for the state legislature. He made a number of speeches throughout the county, acc^uitting himself with much credit, and by a strong canvass succeeded in reducing the democratic majorit}' from 2,500 to 900. Mr. Hartzell is a young man of high moral worth and social standing.

Henry Tilbuiy (deceased), one of the earliest settlers of Adams township, was born October 2, 1801, son of Jacob and Barbara Tilbury. He was married in Lancaster county, Penn., about 182 1, to Hannah Miller, who was born in that county February 22, 1804, the daughter of Daniel Miller. In 1826 they emigrated to Allen county and settled on a tract of land one mile east of Fort Wayne, which city then contained but three buildings besides the old fort. In 1S27 Mr. Tilburv removed to another tract he had bought in the Bourie reserve, three miles east of Fort Wa3'ne, where he farmed until his death, August 15, 1854; there his widow still resides, now a venerable lady, aged eighty-five years. She has lived on the same farm sixty-two years. She became the mother of fifteen children, as follows: George, born October 25, 1823, died August 15, 1838; Samuel, born February 25, 1825; Mary, born May 27, 1826, died aged about thirty-five; Amanda, born March 25, 1829, died in August, 1853; Allen, born September 9, 1832, died December 8, 1837; Nahum, born June 22, 1834, served in the Thirtieth Indiana regiment, was discharged on account of injuries received at Stone River, and later served as first lieutenant of Companj- B, One Hundred and Twent\'-ninth Indiana until close of war; Jarius, born July 30, 1S36, who served in Companj'- D, Thirtieth Indiana regiment three years, was in several battles and was once taken prisoner but was soon paroled, now lives on the old homestead in Adams township; Anthony Waj'ne, born April 27, 1838, is a locomotive engineer on the G. R. & I. railroad, and resides at Kalamazoo, Mich.; Nathan, born February 2, 1840, farmer, lives in St. Joseph township; Marquis, born Juty 22, 1841, also served in Company D, Thirtieth Indiana regiment with his brother, is a farmer, and resides in Milan township; Harriet, born April 7, 1843, died May 30, 1870; Jasper, born July 22, 1845, served in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana regiment, under Capt. James Harper, from November 13, 1863, to the close of the war. His regiment joined Sherman's army at Blue Springs, Tenn., and participated with it in the Atlanta campaign, battles of Franklin and Nashville, after which the regiment was ordered to Washington, D. C, then to Wilmington, Fort Fisher and Newbern, N. C. ; was at Raleigh when the rebel general, Joseph Johnston, surrendered to Gen. Slierman. The regiment was afterward stationed at Charlotte, N. C, where he was discharged August 29, 1865. He is a farmer, and resides on the old homestead. Melinda, born Februar}^ 9, 1846, died Februarv 9, 1846; Henr}', born April 10, 1849, died August 26, 1851; Major General Winfield Scott, born January 26, 1852, is a cabinet-maker and resides in Fort Wayne. Henry Tilbur}-, in early days, also acted as mail carrier to some extent, and as guard when the Indians were paid. He was a member of the Universalist church, to which his widow also adheres.

Henr\^ Linker, a successful farmer of Adams township, was born on the farm he now occupies, Aprjl 9, 1840. His parents, Englehardt and Anna Elizabeth (Weisheit) Linker, were born, reared and married in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and emigated to America in 1833. After stopping in Detroit a few months, the}^ came b}' wagon, to Allen county, and for about three weeks lived in the old fort. After that they located on an eight3--acre tract of land in section 17, Adams township, which the husband had entered from the government. Here he and wife spent the rest of their lives, he dying on the 27th of June, 1845, and she on July 24th, 1874. She, however, was married after her first husband's death, to Frederick W-eirs, who died June 11, 1858. Henry Linker has spent his life on the old homestead, giving his whole attention to farming. He now owns the homestead, and as a farmer is successful. He was married December 21, 1865, to Caroline Gurgens, who was born in Hanover, German}-, August 4, 1842, daughter of Henry F. and Wilhelmina (Bohde) Gurgens, with whom she came to Allen county in June, 1848. The parents located in St. Joseph township, where they still reside. Mr. and Mrs. Linker have had ten children: Anna Elizabeth, Henrj' Englehardt, Caroline Dora Elizabeth, Louis John August, Frederick William Ernst, Dora Louisa Christina, Louisa Mary Catharine, Mary Sophia Anna, Wilhelmina Augusta Marv and Frederick William Christian, all living except the fifth, a twin brother to Dora Louisa Christina, who died aged six weeks. Parents

Henrj' Weisheit, of Adams township, was born November i, 1S43. His parents, Peter and Anna Catharine (Trier) Weisheit, were born, reared and married in Hesse-Darmstadt, German}'. They emigrated to America in 1832, and on reaching this countr}' came to Detroit and there hved one 3-ear; then coming to Allen count}' and locating on a 160-acre tract of wood-land in section 17, Adams township, which the father of Henry had purchased as canal land. There the father and mother resided until their decease, the former dying April 8, 1877, and the latter November 13, 1SS7. On his farm of 120 acres, Henry Weisheit was born, and there has resided ever since, busily occupied as a farmer. Mr. Weisheit was married November 12, 1S68, to Mary Schleinbacker, a native of Adams township, born November 10, 1S51. Her parents, George and Mary Schleinbacker, were natives of Germany and were married in America. The mother of Mrs. Weisheit was her father's second wife, and after her death he was again married. Mr. Weisheit and wife have had nine children: Margaret, Henry, Hannah, Christian, Mary, Martha, Frederick, Louisa and Herman, all living except Margaret, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Weisheit are members of the German Lutheran church; in pohtics, he is a repubhcan. He is an industrious farmer and an honorable man.

Hon. Conrad Trier, an honored pioneer of Adams township, was born in Germany, August 6, iSii, the son of Henry Trier. He was reared in his native country, and in 1832 came to America, landing at Philadelphia, July 5. His father came over the same year. The hrst work Conrad did in this country was in Allegheny City, Penn., where he was employed in a hotel and livery barn eighteen months. In 1834, he came to Allen county and settled on land in Adams township, which he entered from the government. He has lived on the same farm a period of fifty-five years. His first house was a little log-cabin, the logs for which he carried on his back. For three years after he setded on his land he was also employed during a part of the time on the canal. He was married January i, 1837, to Catharine Trier, also a native of Germany, but in no way related to him. She came to America with her parents in 1836. This marriage resulted in the birth of twelve children : Henry, John, Elizabeth, Sophia, Christian, William, Catharine, Peter, Paul, Herman, Martin and Martha, of whom Christian, William and Catharine are dead. Mrs. Trier died in February, 1879. She was a member of the German Lutheran church, and her surviving husband ' and children are members of the same church. Mr. Trier has served one term as a member of the Indiana legislature and two terms as trustee of Adams township. The Maumee valley has no more worthy citizen. When Mr. Trier came to America, he not only possessed nothing, but was in debt $99, cost of passage of himself, his father and his three brothers, which was paid by his uncle. He worked hard, prospered and became one of the wealthy farmers of Allen county, owning

Herman Trier, son of the above, was born on the old homestead, October 10, 185 1, upon which he has always lived, and has been occupied in farming. He was married November 7, 1878, to Anna Elizabeth, daughter of Valentine and Anna Lapp, born in St. Joseph township, August 22, 1859. The}' have the following children: Conrad V., Henry J., Theodore, Herman H. J. and Frieda,-of whom Theodore and Frieda survive.

Elisha W. Green, a worthy and revered pioneer of Adams township, who resides one-half mile southeast of New Haven, was born in Clarendon township, Rutland co., Vt., July 29, 1815. He is the son of Walter and Lovina (Colvin) Green, respectively natives of Vermont and Rhode Island. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was the son of Peleg Green, a native of Rhode Island, who was a soldier in the war of the revolution. Peleg Green was a cooper, and it is related of him that when a lad attending school, it was a part of his daily work to whittle out a quart of wooden pegs, to be used to plug the worm holes in the barrel staves. He removed from Rhode Island to Vermont, where he lived to the age of more than ninety years. For fort}' }'ears prior to his death he was totally blind. The mother of Mr. Green was the daughter of Phihp Colvin, also a native of Rhode Island. He and his wife spent their last years in Luzerne county, Penn., both living beyond ninety years of age. Both the paternal and maternal ancestors of Mr. Green were noted for longevity. Elisha W. was reared to manhood on the old homestead in Rutland county, Vt. He worked upon the farm in summer and attended an old-fashioned district school during three months of each winter, until he reached the age of eighteen. May 16, 1836, he set out for Allen county, a married sister being at that time a resident of Adams township, and reached this county June 20, and remained until the following fall, making his home with his sister and laboring at ten dollars per month. Before leaving he took the money thus earned and entered 120 acres of land in Adams township, it being the last entry made in the township. In September, 1S36, he went to Chautauqua county, N. Y., where he remained eighteen months. In Marcli, 1838, he set out upon a lumber raft, in Conewango creek, and drifted down into the Alleghany river, thence into the Ohio, and down that stream to Cincinnati, being in the employ, while on the trip, of Pope & Cowan, Chautauqua county lumbermen. From Cincinnati he walked across the country to Fort Wayne, 150 miles in three days. Soon afterward he sold the tract of land which he had entered, and bought another just east of the site of New Haven, a town which at that time was not in existence. This land is still in his possession; his home farm which lies just south of it has been occupied by him since 1843. He has devoted himself to farming and has been very successful; he owns 150 acres, his wife has eighty acres, and they jointly own 200 more, all first-class land. Mr. and Mrs. Green have given liberally to worthy enterprises, and have provided comfortably for their children. Mr. Green formerly gave considerable attention to lumbering, and for sixteen }'ears he was the owner of a threshing outfit. His first marriage was in the fall of 1841, to Lucy Ludington, who died about a j-ear later, leaving one child, Lucy B., now the wife of Dr. R. S. Knode, formerlv a prominent ph\-sician of Fort Wayne, but now of Omaha, Neb. December 13, 1844, Mr. Green was married to Julia A. Do3-le, who was born near Crestline, Ohio, May 6, 1822. Her parents, John and Jane (Maxwell) Do^-le, both natives of Pennsylvania, were married in Jefferson county, of that state, and in an early day located in Richland county, Ohio. Mr. Green and his present wife have had seven children : Willis, bom March 13, 1846, served as a volunteer soldier in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Indiana regiment, and was killed December 16, 1864, in the battle of Nashville; Silas, born Ma}' 6, 1848, married to Lucretia Johnson, by whom he has two children, Charles and Minnie; is a farmer in Adams township; Lavina J., born June 6, 1850, married to Edgar S. McDonald by whom she had three children : Iva, who resides with her father, at Sioux Falls, Dakota, Willie Ha^-es, and an infant son who died in infancy - Mrs. McDonald died June 23, 18S3; Annetta, born February 25, 1853, died March 11, 1853; Julia Catharine, born March 17, 1854, married to Franklin Grover, a farmer of Jefferson township; William J., born Julv 31, 1857, died January 10, 1S60; and Foster M., born x\pril 25, 1S61, died December 30, 1S73. Mr. Green is a member of Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, and in politics is a staunch republican and a strong temperance man. He served as trustee of Adams township one term and discharged the duties of the office honorably. For a great many j'ears he and wife have been devoted members of the Metliodist Protestant church.

Levi Hartzell, deceased, formerly one of the most substantial men of Adams township, was born in Miami county, Ohio, March 3, 1813. He was the son of Philip and EHzabeth (Miller) Hartzell, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Miami county, Ohio. In early manhood he learned the miller's trade. He was married in Miami county, Februar}^ 25, 1S42, to Mary Souders, who was born December 31, 1820, the daughter of John and Sarah (Grubb) Souders, both natives of Lancaster county, Penn. Her father accompanied his parents to Miami county in a ver}- early day, and her mother moved to that county with her mother and brother at the same time. The}- had a family of six daughters and four sous, of whom Mrs. Hartzell was the oldest. A short time after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell came to Adams township and located in section 14, on land Mr. Hartzell had purchased five or six 3^ears before. He had been a resident of Adams township from the time he bought the land until his marriage. When he and his wife settled on the farm it contained but eighty acres, only three of which were cleared. Mr. Hartzell set about improving his land, and his labors were rewarded with prosperity, and adjoining lands were purchased until finally he owned a fine farm of 390 acres, supplied with a large barn, handsome brick residence and other substantial improvements. He also owned two other farms in Adams township, containing 140 acres each, and at one time he was one of the proprietors of the Maumee Valle}' Mills at New Haven, which property he helped to erect. Mr. and Mrs. Hai-tzell had nine children: Joshua, Ehas, Susan, Sarah J., John R., Philip, Allen M., Warren S. and Lucy, all of whom are living except Philip and Lucy. Joshua and Elias served in the war of the rebellion nearly three 3'ears, under Capt. James Harper. In politics Mr. Hartzell was a republican, taking a very active part, and was an influential worker. He served as assessor of Adams township six years, and as trustee one term. Mr. Hartzell died January 30, 1S71. He was an honorable, upright man, and he led a life of industry and honor. Mrs. Hartzell still occupies the old homestead from which she has given a good part to her children. She is an estimable lady and is highl}- respected.

Lyman Noble, of Adams township, is a native of Dutchess county, N. Y., born September 4, 1833, the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Noble. His mother died when he was but eleven da3-s old. Four years later, his father and step-mother removed to Allen count}', and settled in Adams township in 1837. With the exception of two years in Wayne township, Mr. Noble has been a successful farmer of Adams township ever since. He was married December 17, 1S57, to Hannah Ann Lillie, who was born withm the present limits of Fort Wayne, September 13, 1835, the daughter of Samuel and Emily (Philleyj Lilhe. Mr. and Mrs. Noble have had seven children : Charles N., Edward D., Lilhe C, Emily H., Flora M., John M. and one other that died unnamed. The parents are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and both are very active temperance workers. Mrs. Noble is vice-president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Fort Wayne. Her parents at one time occupied the old fort as their home, and one of her sisters was born there, and very appropriately, she was named Indiana. Mrs. Noble is the only living member of the Lillie family, her father, mother, sisters and brothers all having died. She takes a very active part in church work and gives encouragement to all things which have for their object the pubhc good. In politics Mr. Noble is a republican. The father of Mr. Noble was a soldier in the war of 181 2, and his grandfather was a soldier in the revolution, messing during the war with Gen. Washington. Mr. Noble is distantly related to ex-Gov. Noah Noble.

Meinrad Seller (deceased), formerly a well-known farmer of Adams township, was born in Germany, October 4, 1810. His father was Joseph Seller, and his mother's maiden name was Helen Wirtner. In 1836 he came to America, and after spending one j-ear in New York, came to Fort Wavne. He was a carpenter by trade, and as such he worked both in New York and Fort Wa3'ne - at the latter until 1843. In that year he settled upon a farm in Adams township, and there followed farming until his death. He was married Jul}' 13, 1844, to Barbara Allgeier, also a native of Germany, born May 8, 1827, to Lorenz and Salome (Brown) AUgeier, with whom she came to America in 1844. The family located near Fort Wayne, where the father and mother spent the rest of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Seller had ten children : Joseph, John, Mary, Joseph, Peter, Joseph, Helen, Henry, Frank and Charles, of whom the first Joseph, the second Joseph, Henrj- and Charles are dead. Mr. Seller died April 27, 1875; he was a member of the Roman Catholic church, and his wife and children are also members. Mrs. Seller still occupies the old homestead of 196 acres of good land, which belongs to her and her children. John Seller, son of the above, was born in Adams township, October i, 1846. He spent his boyhood and youth on a farm, and at twent^'-one 3-ears of age began to learn the carpenter's trade. This for ten years he worked at in xA.dams, Jefferson, Madison, Marion and Wayne townships, constructing dwelling houses, barns, bridges, etc. February 3, 1880, he was married to Maggie, daughter of Matthias and Anna (Welling) Ros. She was born in x\llen county, in June 1858. Immediately after their marriage they settled on a farm in section 3, Adams township, which Mr. Seller had purchased in 1879. There they lived happily until Maj' 13, 18S7, when their union was broken by Mrs. Seller's death. Since then Mr. Seller has remained on the farm, which contains 143 acres of fine land and has two good houses and barns, one of the latter having been built by Mr. Seller at a cost of $1,000 besides his labor. His farm is very desirably situated in the bend of the Maumee river. The marriage of Mr. Seller resulted in the birth of two children, John and Mar3\ Mr. Seiler is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and in politics is a democrat. He owns two good business houses in Fort Wayne.

Friederich W. Hitzemann, an old and respected farmer of Adams township, was born in Prussia, July 3, 1S23. He is the son of Friederich W.and Mary Louisa (Meyers) Hitzemann, the latter of whom died in 1S25. He was reared on a farm, and at the age of seventeen, accompanied his father to America and settled in Fort Wayne, which was his home until 1855. He helped to construct the Wabash & Erie canal, and afterward gave his attention to boating on the canal for thirteen years, owning a boat during eight 3'ears of the time. In early manhood he was at different times in the employ of Allen Hamilton, J. W. Townley and William Ewing, working for each a few months. He was married December 29, 1853, to Mary Angehne Lindemann, who was born in Hanover, Germany, February 10, 1830, the daughter of Lewis and Mary (Drebert) Lindemann, with whom she came to America in 1842. In 1855, Mr. and Mrs. Hitzemann settled on a farm in section 15, Adams township, where they have resided ever since. Mr. Hitzemann continued boating, however, until i860. Since then he has given his whole attention to agriculture. He owns a fine farm of 120 acres, which is splendidly improved with brick residence and good barn. Mr. and Mrs. Hitzemann have two children: Louisa Charlotte, wife of Henry Rennekamp, of Adams township, and Frederick L., who is at home. The parents and children are members of the German Lutheran church. Mr. Hitzemann is a worthy and upright man, sociable and agreeable.

Stephen Allf^eier (deceased), formerly a worthy citizen of Adams township, was born in Baden, German}-, December 26, 1S18, the son of Lorenz and Salome AUgeier. He came to America in 1836, and after spending a few years in New York came to Adams township and located on a tract of wood-land in section 16, becoming one of the early settlers of that localit}^. While in New York state he had learned and followed the cooper's trade, and after locating in Adams township, in addition to the improvement and cultivation of his land, he, for several years, occasionally worked at his trade. He was married at the age of twenty-six to Augusta Houser, who died July 22, 1854, leaving four children : Charles, Catharine, Frank J. and Matilda, all of whom are living. July 2, 1855, Mr. AUgeier was married to Mary, daughter of John and Barbara (Ostheimer) Baschab, natives of Germany. The}' came to America in about 1S34 and located in Northampton county, Penn., where Mrs. AUgeier was born March 25, 1836. In 1839 *^y removed to Starke count3% Ohio, and thence to Marion township in 1854. There her father died, December 22 of the same year. His wife survived him until October 5, 1876. B}- his second marriage Mr. AUgeier had six children: Mary (deceased), Henry, Daniel, Peter (deceased), August and Mary F. Mr. AUgeier died May 26, 1879. ^^ '^'^'^^ ^ member of the Roman Catholic church. Mrs. x\llgeier still occupies the home place, which is now owned and cultivated b}' Daniel AUgeier, the second son.

Hermann Tibbet, a worthy resident of Adams township, was born in Hanover, Germany, September 12, 1815, son of Bernard Tibbet. He grew to manhood in his native countr}', attended school until he was past fourteen, and then worked on a farm. In 1841 he embarked at Bremen on June loth and landed at New York on July 23. He arrived at Fort Wayne on August 12. An older brother, George, who had come to America about three years before, resided in Adams township, and with him Hermann made his home five months. His first work in this country' was upon a stage boat in the canal, being thus employed twenty-two days. In 1842 he was employed four months on the construction of the reservoir in Paulding count}-, Ohio. For one year following this he was engaged in the manufacture of brick in Wayne township. He then began farming in Adams township. During the first six years he resided on a farm two miles from Fort Wayne, owned by Michael Hedekin. In 1851 he bought a farm in section 11, upon which he has resided thirty-eight years. His farm contains eighty acres of good land, and it is in a splendid state of improvement and cultivation. He also owns a farm of ninety acres in section i. Mr. Tibbet was married November 25, i84i,to Adaline Holtal, a native of Hanover, born near Mr. Tibbet's birth-place, February 2, 1812. She came to America on the same vessel that brought her husband, the marriage following soon after their arrival at Fort Wayne. They have had five children: Bernard, Katharine, Mary, Rosa and Theodore, of whom only Bernard and Mary are living. Mr. Tibbet and wife are members of the Roman Catholic church. He is one of his township's best citizens, and he and wife are highty esteemed. Bernard Tibbet, the oldest child, was born on a farm two miles south of New Haven, in Adams township, September 28, 1842. By occupation he is a farmer. He was married June 22, 1871, to Josephine Pripsing, by whom he had one child, Catharine, who died in childhood. His wife died Februar}' 19, iSSS. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church and of the Cathohc Knights of America and of St. John's Benevolent societ)'. He has filled out an unexpired term as trustee of Adams township. He owns twenty acres of land which adjoins the old home, and a brick business block in New Haven.

Martin P. Habecker, trustee of Adams township, and one of its prosperous farmers, was born in Lancaster count}-, Penn., September 19, 1837. His parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Daugherty ) Habecker, were also natives of Lancaster county. The Habecker family originalU' came from German}', and the Daugherty family from Ireland. When Martin was between seven and eight years old his parents came to Adams township, in which they spent their lives, the mother dying March 5, 1859, and the father, September 28, 1864. Here Martin P. has fived forty-four years. The family first located on a farm in section 20. Mr. Habecker was married March 2, 1S65, to Margaret, daughter of Charles and Louisa (Coleman) Doctor, the former of whom was born in Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, and came to America with his parents when he was sixteen years old. The latter was a native of Ohio. They were married in Marion township, where Mrs. Habecker was born, January 17, 1844. From 1865 to 1S6S, Mr. and Mrs. Habecker resided on the old Habecker homestead in section 20. In 1868 they located on the farm they now occupy in section 17, where they have lived with the exception of four years, from May 13, 1873, to April 19, 1877, when they resided in section 33. Mr. Habecker and wife have had five children: Alice Mella, Mary Violetta (deceased), Minnie Adeline, Frances Marion (deceased), and Martin Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Habecker are members of the English Lutheran church of Fort Wayne. Mr. Habecker is an honorable, upright oflicial.

Gerard Henry Christopher Rebber (deceased), an early resident of Adams township, was born at Bohmte in Amte Wittlage, Hanover, January 29, 1822. He came with his parents, Gerard Henry and Dorothea Rebber and two brothers and two sisters, to America, when he was twenty years old. The family came directly to Allen county and after a few months in Wayne township, removed to Adams township, where Mr. Rebber and his parents spent the rest of their lives, his mother dying in 1 851 and his father in 1870. Mr. Rebber was married in St. Paul's German Lutheran church, of Fort Wayne, August 16, 1849, by pastor Dr. Sihler, to Catherine Clara Rahen, who was born in Essen, Witdage, Hanover, May 9, 1826, the daughter of Henry and Henrietta (Dressing) Rahen. She came to America in 1847, and after spending a year in Syracuse, X. Y., came to Fort Wavne, where she remained until her marriage. Her father and mother came to America in 1S50, and located in that part of Fort Wa3-ne north of St. Mary's river. They were the tirst settlers, and it was a brother of Mrs. Rebber that gave it the name of Bloomingdale. There her father died in 1857. His wife about ten years later, died at the home of Mrs. Rebber, in Adams township. As soon as they were married, Mr. and Mrs. Rebber located on a farm in section 16, Adams township. In April, 1S59, they removed to another farm in the same section, where the family has resided ever since, the father dying there May 5, 1SS9. Mr. Rebber was a member of the German Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. Rebber had ten children: Gerard Henry, born August 7, 1850; Marie Henrietta, born September 29, 1851; Lewis Frederick, born October 29, 1854, died April 24, 1S55; Henrietta Dorothea, born October i, 1855; Frank Frederick Christian, born September 12, 1S57; Henry Frederick Christopher, born May 19, 1859; Henry Frederick Christian, born October 7, 1861; John Henr}', born November 30, 1863, died January 9, 18S7; Sophia Elizabeth Clara, born September 28, 1S65; and Henry Frederick Lewis, born December 5, 1867. Mr. Rebber left two good farms of eighty acres each, one being the home farm in section 16, which is provided with a handsome brick residence, good barn and other substantial improvements. The other farm lies in section 22, Adams township. Mrs. Rebber occupies the old homestead. She and the children are members of the German Lutheran church. Gerard Henry Rebber, the oldest child, has been in the employment of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago railway since January 13, 1872. He began as a section hand, but June 27, 1876, he was promoted to section foreman, and he has since tilled that position on section 26. In 188S, his section was awarded first premium. He owns eighty acres of land in Adams township.

Christian Wiese, a respected citizen of Adams township, was born in Prussia, March 9, 1829. He was but six years old when his father died. At the age of tifteen he accompanied his widowed mother to America. An older brother of his had come to this country four years before and located in Adams township, and to his home the remainder of the famil}' came. Christian spent one year working at the tailor's trade in Fort Wayne, but this proved very distasteful, and he gave it up, and for nine 3'ears was employed on the Wabash and Erie canal, during the boating season, making his home with his brother in Adams township. He started as driver at $5 per month, and continued, with increasing wages, three years, when he and three others purchased a boat and he was engaged as one of its owners and steersman during the remaining six years. On retiring from the canal he took his earnings, which amounted to $700, and bought eighty acres of land in section 15, Adams township. As the price of the land was $1,200, he started $500 in debt, and he owed as rnuch more for improvements, etc. In 1854 he set about clearing, and in the course of a few years he had developed a good farm. It is now as nice a farm, for its size, as anv in the town- ship, being splendidl}' improved and desirably situated. Mr. Weise has accumulated enough to bu\' two other farms, one of thirty acres in section 28, and another of 120 acres in Fayette county, 111. The latter, however, he has given to one of his sons. His present wife owns a good residence propert}- in Fort Wayne. In 1854 Mr. Wiese was married to Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Anna Katharine Weisheit. She w-as an infant child when her mother died, soon after which the family removed to x\merica. She bore to Mr. Wiese eleven children: Sophia, Elizabeth, Christian, Charles, Martha, Louisa, Katharine, Henry, Marie, Sophia and one that died unnamed. Sophia, Elizabeth and Christian are dead. The llrst wife of Mr. Wiese died in 18S0, and on October 16, 1881, he was married to Mrs. Lenore Boester, a native of Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany, born October 16, 1830, the daughter of Christian and Marie Mueller. She came to America in 1856, and was married two years later to Henry Boester, who died October 8, 1877. By him she had five children, all deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wiese are members of the German Lutheran church. He has led an industrious life, and he is permitted to spend his dechning 3'ears in comfortable circumstances.

John Henr}' Koehlinger, of Adams township, was born near Wetzler, Prussia, August 24, 1838. With his parents, Henry and Christina (Weber) Koehlinger,he came to America in the eleventh 3^ear of his age. The family landed at New York earlj- in July, 1849, and arrived at Fort Wayne about eight days later. They settled on a tract of woodland in section 35, Adams township, where he remained helping to clear and cultivate the farm until he was twenty-one. There his father died in the latter part of July, 1868, and there his mother still resides in the eight3'-fourth year of her age. At the age of twenty-one, Mr. Koehlinger began to learn the cooper's trade in New Haven. He followed this until he enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Indiana volunteer infantr}-, iVpril 28, 1861, and served until May 19, 1862, when, owing to expiration of term of service, he was honorably discharged at Washington City. He was neither wounded nor taken prisoner, but while marching from Williamsport, Md., to Martinsburg, Va., on the night of March i, 1862, he stepped on a stone which rolled in such a way as to throw his foot into a rut and his left ankle was thrown out of joint. It resulted in a permanent injury. He returned home and followed the cooper's trade in New Haven until 1864, when he purchased an interest in a shingle and lumber business, and for one year he was a member of the firm of G. Gothe & Co. He then resumed his trade until 1869. In the fall of that year he bought eight)' acres of land in section 13, and located upon it, in the following spring. Since then his attention has been given to farming, at which he has been successful. He has since bought an additional twentj', so that he now owns a handsome farm of lOO acres. Mr. Koehlinger was married October 21, 1862, to Johanna Brudi, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, born Januarj' 21, 1842, the daughter of John George and Anna Barbara (Handi) Brudi. Mr. and Mrs.

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Koehlintjer have seven sons and three dau'Thters: Gustav A., Frederick Edward^ Emma K., Henry G., Carl WilHam, Christian F. G., Philip A., Clara E., Louise S. and Gottheb Arthur. Parents and children are members of Emanuel's church in New Haven, in which Mr. Koehlinger is active and influential. He is a progressive farmer and a worth}', upriojht man.

Henry C. Zollinger, a prominent citizen of Adams township, was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, April i8, 1841. He is the son of Christian and Elizabeth (Kiihn) Zollinger, with whom he came to America when he was seven years old. The family arrived at Sandusky City, Ohio, earl}' in May, 1S48. In the summer of 1850, they came to Allen county and settled on a farm in Marion township, where the father and mother resided for about thirty years. The father was a turner by trade, and with him Henry learned the trade, beginning at the age of thirteen and following it at home until he was twenty-one. On August 12, 1S62, he enlisted in the Eleventh Indiana battery, with which he served until late in 1S64, and was in the entire campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta. He was taken prisoner near Chattanooga, October 2, 1S63, but was paroled about two weeks later. He accompanied Sherman over a portion of the march to the sea, then returned with his battery to Chattanooga and to Nashville, where he was transferred to the Eighteenth Indiana battery, with which he served until the close of the war. He was discharged at Indianapolis early in July, 1865. He received three wounds, but none of them proved serious. Returning home he soon afterward settled on a tract of land which he had bought in section 36, Adams township, where for a year he worked at the turner's trade. He was married April 9, 1866, to Miss Mary A. Gretzinger, who was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, December 5, 1S46, the daughter of George and Christina Gretzinger, natives of Wurtemberg, Germany. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Zollinger removed to Fort Wayne, where for about three years he was one of the proprietors of a chair factory. April 21, 1869, he returned to Adams township and located on a forty-acre farm which he had leased. In 1872 he bought an eighty-acre tract adjoining, and to this, in 1874, ^'^ added the forty which he had leased. His farm is in a splendid state of improvement, being provided with a nice residence and good barn. Mr. Zollinger has done but little farming himself, his farm during the greater part of the time being rented out. In 1870 he purchased a saw-mill which was located on the land he had leased, and he has owned and operated it ever since, doing a very large business. Since 1880, in connection with sawmilling, he has also been largely engaged in the manufacture of drain tile. Mr. Zollinger and wife have had eight children: Anna E., John L., Charles H., Henry A., George W. and Christian F. (twins), Julia L. and Maria K., all of whom are living except John L. and Charles H. He and wife are members of St. John's Reformed church, of Fort Wayne. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, and of the G. A. R., being a past commander in the last. In 1874 he was elected trustee of Adams township: he was re-elected in 1S76, and ao-ain elected in 1878, serving three terms to the entire satisfaction of the public. He takes an active part in politics, and , is an influential worker in the republican part}'. From 1876 to 1881 he served as postmaster at Adams station, resigning the position in the latter year.

Diederich Rodenbeck, of Adams township, was born in Prussia, January i, 1832, the son of Frederick and Marie (Beck) Rodenbeck. He attended school between the ages of seven and fourteen, and spent his youth on a farm. In 1854 ^^ emigrated to America and came directly to Fort Waj'ne. The first work he did in this country was upon Adam Brick's farm, in Adams township, where he was emplo3-ed two months. In the hope of finding better emplo3-ment, in August, 1854, he went to Indianapolis, but failing to secure work there then returned to Fort Wayne and during the twent}' months which followed he worked on a farm in Wayne township at four dollars per month. In the fall of 1856 his father, mother, two brothers and four sisters came to America and were met by him in Fort Wayne. For a month the famil}- remained at the place where he had been employed in Wayne township. They then located on a tract of land which the father had purchased in section 15, Adams township. There the father and mother resided until death, the former dying in August, 1S65, and the latter July S, 1869. She was born October 4, 1802. Until Jiily, 1857, Diederich remained on the farm with his parents, and then became employed on the Wabash & Erie canal and followed the life of a boatman for over five years. March 4, 1862, he was married to Christina Zelter, a native of Prussia, born February 20, 1838. She is the daughter of Henry and Charlotte (Schmidt) Zelter. The mother died in Germany when Mrs. Rodenbeck was but ten 3'ears old. She came to America in February, 1861. Her father followed in March, 1S6S, and has since made his home with her. He is now in his ninety-first year, having been born Februar}' 4, 1799. Soon after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rodenbeck located on the farm they now occupy in section 15. He owns forty acres besides his home farm, which contains eight}- acres of fine land, and is provided with a good barn and a handsome brick residence. Mr. Rodenbeck and wife have had ten children: Diederich (deceased), Sophia (deceased), the third died unnamed, Diederich, Wilhelmina, Sophia, Louisa, Henry, Frederick and Christina. Parents and children are members of the German Lutheran church. He is a progressive farmer and a first- class citizen.

Henry Rodenbeck (deceased), of Adams township, was born in Prussia, February 23, 1829, the son of Frederick and Mary (Baade) Rodenbeck. He grew to manhood in his native country working upon a 'farm. In August, 1854, he accompanied his parents to America, and located with them on a farm in section 15, where his father and mother spent the rest of their lives, the former dying in October, 1865, and the latter July 8, 1869. Here he also lived until his death. He was married September 11, 1856, to Wilhelmina Hitzemann, a native of Prussia, born January 3, 1832, the daughter of Conrad and Sophia (Wiebke) Hitzemann. Mrs. Rodenbeck came to America with a brother in 1S53, and her parents came in the following year and settled in Wayne township, but afterward removed to Washington township, where the mother died June 20, 1871. Her father is living in his eighty-sixth year. Mr. and Mrs. Rodenbeck have had eight children : Mary, Louisa (deceased), Sophia (deceased), Louisa, Wilhelmina (deceased), Henrj% Wilhelmina and Frederick. Mr. Rodenbeck died April 8, 18S6. He was a member of the German Lutheran church, and was an honest, upright man and worth}^ citizen. His wife, who survives him, occupies the old homestead where she is spending the decline of life in comfort. She and children are members of the German Lutheran church.

Caspar Kern (deceased), formerly a well-known citizen of Adams, township, was born September 24, 1821. His parents, John Michael and Anna Margaret Kern, came with him to America in 1837, and settled, in Union county, Ohio. October 19, 1848, he was married in Franklin count}', Ohio, to Elizabeth Spindler, a native of Lancaster count\% Penn., born Ma}- 20, 1S26, daughter of Matthias and Elizabeth Spindler, who also were natives of Pennsylvania. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Kern resided in Union county, Ohio, until 185S. In that year the}' came to Allen county, and first settled m St. Joseph township. In 1861, they removed to Adams township, where the family has since occupied the same farm. Mr. Kern died April 4, 1884. His marriage resulted in the birth of nine children : Anna Margaret, John Jacob, David F., John F., Mary C, Edward F., Christian W., Lizzie M. and AnnaM., of whom Anna Margaret (the oldest) and David F., are dead. Mrs. Kern still occupies the old homestead, which contains 192 acres of good land. She and children are, as was her husband, members of the German Lutheran church.

George W. McCoy, a prominent citizen of Adams township, was born near Greensburg, Ind., at a place now called McCoy's Station, January 30, 1827. His parents, Angus C. and EHzabeth (Smith) McCoy, were born, the former in Washington county, Penn., March 13, 1789, and the latter in Loudon county, Va., May 9, 1799. They were married in Bourbon county, Ky., February 16, 18 15, and in 1825 they removed to Decatur county, Ind., where both spent their remaining years, the mother dying September 23, 1844, and the father in 1865. The paternal grandparents of George W., were Alexander and Nancy Mc- Coy, natives of Scotland. His maternal grandparents were Zadok and Nancy Smith, natives of Virginia. George W. McCoy was reared to manhood on a farm in his native county. At the age of twenty he entered Wabash college, at Crawfordsville, in which he completed a full classical course, graduating in 1853. During his college life he also taught about four terms of school. During the winters of 1853-4 and 1854-5 he also taught school. In the fall of 1S56 he entered Lane seminary, a theological institution at Cincinnati, which he attended three months, intending to prepare himself for the ministry. But circum-

Stances compelled him to give up his theological studies and return home. In the spring of 1857, he taught another term of school in Decatur county. He then engaged in the warehouse business in Greensburg, and for two j'ears dealt in wheat and agricultural implements. In 1859 he removed to Fort Wayne, and for fourteen months was engaged in the hardware business. In i860 he located on a farm which he had purchased two miles northeast of Fort Wayne on the -Maumee gravel road. This contained 144 acres, 109 of which lay in Adams township and thirty-five in St. Joseph. He first located on the part in St. Joseph, and in 1866 he sold it and removed to the part in Adams township, which he has occupied ever since. He has since made several purchases and sales of land, owning at one time 370 acres. His present farms contains 220 acres. Mr. McCoy was married Januar\' 12, 1859, to Martha J., daughter of B. W. Oakley, formerh' of Fort Wayne. She died September 9, 1869. March 2, 1885, he was married to Catharine C. Ginther, his present wife. His first marriage resulted in the birth of five children: Elizabeth S., Charles O., George, Hattie A. and Jennie M., of whom only Charles and Jennie are living. He has one child, Angus C, b}' his present wife. The latter was born in Union county, Ohio, December 14, 1849, daughter of Joseph and Fidilla (Bowersmith) Ginther, respectively natives of Tuscarawas and Union counties, Ohio. Her father was the son of John and Lydia (Demuth) Ginther, natives of Pennsylvania. Her mother was the daughter of Jacob and Matilda (Jenkins) Bowersmith. Mrs. McCoy's father was born August 3, 1826, and her mother September 16, 1S24. Mr. McCoy is a member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics has been a republican since the party was organized. Mr. McCoy is a highlv intelligent man, and possesses a superior education. He is in comfortable circumstances, and his friends are numerous.

Oliver Tustison, a well-known citizen of Adams township, was born in Crawford count}-, Ohio, April 7, 1840, son of Nelson and Eusebia (Cox) Tustison. The father was born in Philadelphia, October 7, 181 1, and the mother in Coshocton county, Ohio, September 5, 1816. The father was the son of Nelson and Jane (Brown) Tustison, the former a native of Denmark, and the latter of Philadelphia. His mother was the daughter of John and Rebecca (Hull) Cox, the former a native of German}- and the latter of Coshocton county, Ohio. When Oliver Tustison was four years old his parents removed to Williams, now Defiance count}-, Ohio, where he spent his youth on a farm, two miles west of Hicksville, Ohio. In the spring of 1861 the family settled on the farm which Mr. Tustison now occupies in Adams township. Here the mother died February 15, 1S73, and the father, February 24, of the same year. Their daughter, Alvira, also died in the same month, Februarv 9, 1873. Mr. Tustison remained on the farm until 1864, when he went to Montana territory; thence to Nevada a month later. There he remained three years engaged at farming. In 1867 he returned home by way of San Francisco, Panama and New York, and resumed farming at the old home place. October 20, 1868, he was married to Jennie M. Loveall, a native of Adams township, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Loveall. In 1869, Mr. and Mrs. Tustison removed to Marion county, 111., where they resided three 3'ears. Thej- returned to Adams township in 1S72, where Mr. Tustison has resided ever since, excepting from October, 1886, to April, 18S9, when he resided in New Haven. During 1875 and 1876, he was engaged in the pump business, and for the past three years has also dealt in agricultural implements. Aside from this his attention has been given to farming. His first wife died March 6, 1874. A child, Ina A., who was born to their marriage, had died April 25, 1872, aged three months. Mr. Tustison's brother, Matthias M. Tustison, died on the 8th of April, 1872, making six deaths in the family inside of two years. January 11, 1S77, Mr. Tustison was married to Clara Dell, daughter of Orrin D. Rogers. She is a native of New 'Haven, and at the time of her marriage was a teacher by profession. This marriage has resulted in the birth of three children: Olive M., Nelson R. and Glenn C. Mr. and Mrs. Tustison are members of the Universalist church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge and encampment. In pohtics he is a democrat. He is now holding the office of justice of the peace, having been elected in 1888.

Hezekiah W. Loveland, one of the substantial farmers of Adams township, was born in Glastonbury township, Hartford co., Conn., about eight miles from the city of Hartford, March 17, 1827. His parents, Luther and Lucy (Wickam) Loveland, were natives of the same township. His father was born March 18, 1793, the son of Pelatia and Mollie (Sparks) Loveland, also natives of Glastonbury township, married December 17, 1774. His mother was also born in 1793. Both his paternal and maternal ancestors had resided in Glastonbury township for several generations. As far back as 1653, Thomas Loveland emigrated from Glastonbury, Eng., and became one of the earliest settlers of the new township, bearing the same name. It is thought that all persons bearing the name of Loveland in America, sprang from this same Thomas Loveland. The parents of Hezekiah were married May 15, 1814. When he was a Httle child but one year old, his parents removed from Connecticut to Erie county, Ohio, wliere he was reared on a farm. In March, 1850, he went to California, where, for three years, he was engaged at mining. He then returned by way of Panama and New York. On November 9, 1S54, he was married in Defiance county, Ohio, to Delilah Tustison, who was born in Crawford county, Ohio, November II, 1835, the daughter of Nelson and Eusebia (Cox) Tustison, the former of whom was born at Philadelphia. Immediately after his marriage, Mr. Loveland located on a farm in Scipio township, Allen count}-, which he had bought in 1849. In 1859, he removed to the old Loveland homestead in Erie county, Ohio, having purchased it from his father. In February, 1863, he located where he now resides, in Adams township. With the exception of the three years he was in California, he has been farming, at which pursuit he has been successful. Mr. Loveland has had seven children : Harriet, Maria, Mary, Lucius Nelson, Eusebia J., Emmet O. and Ernest A., all living except Ernest A., who died in childhood. Mrs. Loveland died April 8, 1877. Mr. Lovejoy is a member of the Masonic lodge, and in pohtics is a democrat. He owns a farm of 140 acres, which adjoins the town of New Haven on the west, and has a handsome brick residence, erected in 1885.

Francis J. Zurbuch (deceased), formerly a leading farmer of Adams township, was born in France, March 17, 1822, the son of Francis J. Zurbuch. He came to America with his father and mother when he was nine years old, and the family first located near Columbus, Ohio, but later settled in Mercer county, Ohio, where the father died. His widow afterward accompanied a son to Tennessee, where she died in 1877. Francis J. spent his youth chiefly in Mercer county, Ohio. He worked at farmwork and in early manhood learned the cooper's trade, and also the trade of a stone mason. He was married in Dayton, Ohio, January 29, 1849, to Rachel Miller, who was born in Baden, Germany, May 16, 1829. She was the daughter of John and Barbara Miller, with whom she came to America, when she was thirteen years of age. They settled near Da3'ton, Ohio, where both the father and mother spent the rest of their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Zurbuch began their married life in Dayton, where they resided about foiU"teen years, Mr. Zurbuch working at the cooper's trade. In 1863 they came to Adams township rind settled about a mile northeast of New Haven, where Mr. Zurbuch was engaged at farming until the time of his death, on the lOth day of September, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Zurbuch had seven children: John, Francis J., Mar}', George, Anna F., Elizabeth and John, of whom the first named John and Mar}', are dead. Mr. Zurbuch was an honorable man and commanded universal respect. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church, as are his family. His wife with two of her sons occup}' the old homestead, which contains 147 acres of land and is well improved.

Michael Hellwarth, a substantial farmer of Adams township, was born in Mercer count}', Ohio, about five miles from Celina, March 5, 1S40. His father, George M. Hellwarth, was born January 24, 1803, in Wittemberg, Germany, son of Ulrich Hellwarth. He served ten years in the German army and then accompanied his father to America, about 1831, when he was twenty-eight years of age. His mother had died in Germany when he was but four years old. Caroline, who became his wife, lived only a few miles distant in the old country. They became engaged there, she came to America on the same vessel with him and their marriage followed soon after arrival. They located in Little York, Penn., but four years later moved to Springfield, Ohio. After residing there three years they removed to Mercer county and occupied the farm upon which their son Michael was born. They were among the early settlers of that county and lived there until death, the mother dying in 1S37. The father was afterward married to Margaret Wappes, who still resides on the old homestead. He became the father of six- teen children, of whom the first five were born to his first wife. Nine of his children are still living. He died January 25, 1866. Michael was reared to manhood on the home farm, and was married to Miss Mary Furthmiller February 11, 1866. They soon afterward located on a farm adjoining his old home. October 18, 1868, he removed to Allen county; hved first on a farm in Jefferson township, and in the spring of 1869 purchased his present farm in Adams township. With the exception of one year he has given his whole attention to agriculture. He has a fine farm of 120 acres, with a good residence and barn. During the one year mentioned he was engaged at the butcher's trade in New Haven. The first wife of Mr. Helhvarth died November 6, 1S76, and on November 20, 1877, he was married to Lucinda Mosimann, a native of Vera Cruz, Ind., daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Mosimann. The first marriage of Mr. Helhvarth resulted in the birth of five children: Nelson W., Clara Agnes (died aged sixteen), Cora E., John A. and Herman E., and by the second marriage he had one child, Delhe, who died, aged three months. Mr. and Mrs. Helhvarth are members of the Evangelical church. In politics he is a republican. He is an intelligent and enterprising man and an industrious and successful farmer.