Carroll County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1916 (part 7 of 12)

William C. Smith received his early schooling in the common schools of Kokomo and was graduated from the high school in that city with the class of 1878. He then took a course in the University of Indiana at Bloom¬ ington, following which he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and was graduated from the law department of that institution, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Thus admirably equipped for the practice of his profession, Mr. Smith opened an office at Delphi in 1881, and ever since has been engaged in the practice of the law. In recent years, however, his remarkable experiments in soil and crop development on his fine farm near Delphi, together with the literary labors connected with the numerous works he has published, embodying his conclusions based upon those experi¬ ments and his constant contributions to the best agricultural journals in the country, have taken much of his attention away from his law office.

Mayor Smith is an ardent Democrat, and ever since locating at Delphi has given his earnest attention to civic affairs and the promotion of the cause of good government hereabout. Within a year after he had begun his practice at Delphi he was elected prosecuting attorney for the thirty-ninth Indiana judicial circuit and served in that office for four years, 1882-86. He was master commissioner of the Carroll circuit court for six years, 1888-94; city attorney of Delphi, 1894-1902: city councilman, 1904-10, and in 1913 was elected mayor of Delphi, which important position he is now filling with honor and dignity, his course as chief executive of the city receiving the unqualified indorsement of all thoughtful citizens. Mayor Smith was chairman of the Carroll county Democratic committee in tqo6 and was candidate for elector on the Democratic ticket that year.

But it is not his professional and official honors that have brought to Mayor Smith his chief title to distinction, for as a farmer he has created for himself a name that is known from ocean to ocean and from the gulf to the lakes and is recognized, as well, in some European countries. Even from the days of his youth. Mayor Smith has been interested in the important problems of soil culture and crop development, and years ago provided him¬ self with a farm near Delphi, on which for years he has been testing out his admirable theories along the lines of scientific agriculture. He long has held that farming is our biggest business. It feeds the nations of the world, and is the basis of all prosperity and happiness, and therefore should receive our biggest consideration and be safeguarded by our best brains and legisla¬ tion. He also holds that in these days of worn and worn-out soils and the abandoned farm, with the most improved labor-saving machinery, the busi¬ ness of farming needs brains more than brawn, that our soils may be rescued from the wilderness of wasted fertility that has stifled them. In keeping with these conclusions, Mayor Smith has written a series of the most con¬ vincing books that have attracted practically world-wide attention and which have caused him to be regarded as one of the closest and most valued advis¬ ers of the agricultural department of the government at Washington, and president Wilson seriously considered his appointment as secretary of agri¬ culture.. The list of these works include "The Business of Farming/' "How to Grow One Hundred Bushels of Corn Per Acre on Worn Soil," "The Book of Vetch" and "Alfalfa, the Money Crop." In addition to these works. Mayor Smith for years has been a valued contributor to the columns of the Country Gentleman and other high-class farm journals, and is recog¬ nized as an authority on the topics with which he treats. Concerning the 1x>ok above first named the New York Sun says: " 'The Business of Farm¬ ing' combines practical information with preachments on the dignity, happi¬ ness and material prosperity that may be made a part of farm life. Oldfashioned farmers may not find the book so appealing as will those who, hankering for country life, want information on the possibilities of farming as a 'business proposition' in which management is the decisive factor, labor simply a commodity." Concerning the second-named book, the Boston Transcript commented as follows : "The author is a determined enemy of the soil robber. * * * To the possessor of worn-out land Mr. Smith offers the fruits of long experience, and he has certainly accomplished won¬ ders. He treats exhaustively of soil, drainage, organic matter, ventilation, soil covering, etc. * * * His chapter of 'Don't Forgets' is a rich garden of agricultural epigrams, and not the least forceful warns the farmer: 'Don't forget that the soil robber is the highwayman of agriculture.' " Mr. Smith possesses a singularly happy style in the presentation of his forceful truths regarding his thoughtful conclusions, his books being, as the Lexing¬ ton Herald points out, "as interesting as any romance, as beautifully written and as overflowing with enthusiasm as any story of great deeds ever writ¬ ten."

On January 1, 1883. at Kokomo, this state, William C. Smith was united in marriage to Julia A. Gwin, who was born in Wayne county, Indiana, March 25, i860, daughter of Pleasant and Hannah Gwin, and to this union seven children have been born, all of whom are living save one. Mayor and Mrs. Smith are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and ever have been regarded as among the leaders in the social and cultured activities of their home city. They are interested in local good works, tak¬ ing an active concern in all proper movements designed to advance the com¬ mon interest, and are held in the highest esteem throughout this entire com¬ munity. Mayor Smith is a member of the Delphi lodges of the Knights of Pythias and of the Masons, and takes a warm interest in the affairs of those organizations.

George F. Brown

Having lived beyond the age of the average man, Mr. Brown, whose name introduces this sketch, was no doubt able to close his eyes in his last sleep with the satisfaction of having done his duty both to his family and his fellow man, and in leaving those near and dear to him well fixed with the material things of this world, being one of the most prosperous stockmen of Carrollton township.

George F. Brown, deceased, was born on January 1, 1849, in Carroll county, and died on February 22, 1913. He was a son of Daniel and Eliza¬ beth Brown. His education was obtained at the district schools in Carroll county. After his marriage, Mr. Brown settled down on a farm near Camden, Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a suc¬ cessful and prominent agriculturist, and later became greatly interested in the breeding of thoroughbred stock of various kinds, of which he sold a large number each year. Politically, Mr. Brown was always a loyal Demo¬ crat, but never took an active interest in politics.

July 9, i860, in Carroll county, where they settled down and spent the remainder of their lives, Mrs. Brown dying on April 11, 1895. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and was the mother of three children: Lottie, who graduated from the public school, and is living with her brother on the farm; William Brown, who died at the age of eighteen months; John O. Brown was reared on the farm, they now own, consisting of two hundred acres, and located seven and a half miles southeast of Camden, Indiana. After graduating from the public schools he selected the occupa¬ tion of an agriculturist and became very successful.

George F. Brown, although not a member of any church, was neverthe¬ less a kind and generous man, who always looked after the immediate needs of those who came to him in distress.

William J. Guckien

To his parents, the gentleman whose name stands at the head of this review, owes a debt of gratitude in bringing him to his adopted home, where he has doubtless achieved greater things than he would have done elsewhere. Mr. Guckien, through his own efforts and industry, has become the owner of a splendid piece of property, consisting of five hundred and fifty-eight acres of good agricultural land, which he very ably handles.

William J. Guckien, farmer, Camden, Carroll county, was born on February 14, 1851, in Butler county, Ohio, and is a son of Sylvester and Catherine (McGeavey) Guckien. He was reared amid farm scenes in Washington township, attending school during the winter seasons and assist¬ ing with the farm work during the summers, and remained at home until the death of his father, at which time William was twenty-eight years old. Mr. Guckien and his brother, Sylvester, bought out the interests of their sisters in the home place, which they later divided. Politically, he is a Democrat, and has given his active support by serving as treasurer of Carroll county through two terms. 1890 to 1894, and has been generally active in county politics. Religiously. Mr. Guckien is a member of the Catholic church. He is a stockholder in the Farmers State Bank at Burrows, Indiana, and also controls some stock in an elevator at Camden, Indiana.

Sylvester and Catherine (McGeavey) Guckien, parents of our subject, were born in Ireland, each coming with parents to the United States, and settled in Butler county, Ohio, where they grew up and were married. They came to Carroll county about 1853, after Mr. Guckien had previously made a tour of the county and purchased eighty acres of land, to which he after¬ ward added three hundred acres more. Politically, he was one of the lead¬ ing Democrats in Washington township, taking an active part in politics, and was always loyal to his friends. In religion, he and all his family were members of the Catholic church. Mr. Guckien died in 1881, and his wife's death occurred in 1873. They were the parents of ten children: William J., John, deceased: Michael and Anna, twins (Anna having died in infancy), Sylvester, Cornelius, Catherine, Mary, Winifred and Ellen, who make their home with William J.

Mr. Guckien is a man of sterling qualities and commands the respect and high esteem of a large circle of acquaintances in Carroll county, where he has spent his entire life.

Amos Albaugh

The gentleman whose name is mentioned above is descended from a line of fine old pioneer stock and whose ancestors for generations back have been Americans, all possessing American thrift and industry. Amos Albaugh has devoted his energies and talents to an honorable career, and has long been recognized as being part of the backbone of the citizenship of the county in which he has always lived.

Amos Albaugh, farmer, Camden, Indiana, was born on November 26, 1859, in Monroe township. Carroll county, and is a son of Solomon and Eliza (Salsbury) Albaugh. He received a good public-school education and remained under his father's roof until he was married, after which he settled where he now lives, renting for five years, and then buying outright. His present farm, consisting of eighty acres, is located three miles from Cam¬ den and two miles from Flora, Indiana. Politically, Mr. Albaugh is a stanch Republican, having always voted in the interest of that party, while his religious membership is with the Presbyterian church at Flora, where he is one of the deacons in the church. Fraternally, he belongs to Flora Lodge No. 605, Free and Accepted Masons.

Solomon Albaugh, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Preble county, Ohio, and was the son of John Albaugh. His wife was Eliza Salsbury. They lived on the home place all their lives, Solomon Albaugh dying on February 8, T903, and his wife, Eliza, died on October 16, 1913. They were the parents of nine children: Margaret E., John H., Amos,

James R., Lilcoln, Emma, Solomon F., D. E. and Ida J. Margaret E. became the wife of David A. Spittler, and lives at Chattanooga, Tennessee; John H. makes his home at Spokane, Washington ; James R. lives at Bringhurst, Indiana; Lincoln lives at Delphi, Indiana; Emma J. was married to William Booth; Solomon F. is at Flora; D. E. also lives at Flora, and Ida is the wife of Andrew Replogle, and lives in Wisconsin.

John Albaugh, the paternal grandfather, came to Ohio from Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Stephen Albaugh. He and two of his brothers settled at an early date in Preble county, Ohio, near Eaton. Mr. Albaugh came to Indiana in 1836, when his son Solomon was two years of age, and entered eighty acres of land in Carroll county, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. Politically, he was a strong believer in the policies of the Republican party, and in religion, his sympa¬ thies were with the Lutheran church, taking an active interest in church work nearly all his life. John Albaugh was united in marriage with Rebecca Ridenovver, daughter of Samuel Ridenower, of Preble county, Ohio, whose ancestors were Lutherans as far back as can be traced. To John and Rebecca Albaugh were born four sons and four daughters, of whom Solo¬ mon was the fifth child, and who remained on the eighty acres and farmed it until his death.

The immigrant ancestor of the Albaugh family in America and the first of whom there is any record, was John Albaugh, who came to this country in 1734 with his four sons, John Wilhelm, Zachariah, the great¬ grandfather of the subject of this sketch; John Geehart and John Peter.

Amos Albaugh was united in marriage on May 13, 1882, with Mary M. Cline, daughter of Henry C. and Sarah E. (Cheve) Cline. She was born on March 4, i860, in Jackson township, this county, and attended the dis¬ trict schools. This union has been blessed with three children, Everett W., a graduate of the high school, lives on the home place; Mary Ruth, also a high school graduate and later a student at Valparaiso University, is teach¬ ing school in Jackson township; Orpha Marie is in her third year at high school.

Mr. Albaugh is a gentleman of genial and unassuming manner and his every influence is freely extended for the moral advance of the community where he resides.

What a wonderful heritage a man gives to his children when, passing from this world, he leaves behind the knowledge of an active life well spent and evidence of the good he has accomplished for his age and community. To have been considered a representative citizen in his day and generation, as was the late John W. McCarty, does not fall to the lot of many men. Only those who are truly great in heart and mind and possessed of untiring energy and unfailing optimism, are capable of establishing for themselves the confidence of the community. This cheering knowledge is possessed by the children of the late John W. McCarty, among whom is William M. McCarty, the subject of this sketch.

William M. McCarty, the proprietor of the "Hurricane Branch Stock Farm/' comprising one hundred and twenty acres of land, situated one mile south and two miles west of Burlington, is a native of Burlington township, bom on the farm where he now lives on August 22. 1863. Mr. McCarty's parents were John W. and Martha J. (Johnson) McCarty, the former of whom was born on August 5, 1822. in Union county, Indiana, and who came to Carroll county with his mother when he was a young man. Here he grew up and was married to Martha J. Johnson, who was a native of the Old Dominion state and the daughter of Robert Johnson, who came with his family in a wagon to Indiana and after arriving in Indiana settled near Burlington. Here he entered a quarter section of land and spent the remain¬ der of his life. Robert Johnson had seven children by one marriage and four children bv another. The children born by the first marriage were John F., Villa, William T., Martha J., Amanda, Andrew and Madison. The children l>orn to the second marriage were Flora, Susie, Frank and Vince.

To the late John W. and Martha J. (Johnson) McCarty were born three sons, of whom Frank C. married Kliza Smith. He is now deceased. A. J. married Mary Smith, and now lives in San Francisco. William M. is the subject of this sketch.

Mr. McCartv has spent his entire life in Burlington township. He received an elementary education in the public schools of the township and, like most country boys, attended school in the winter and worked on the farm during the summer months. In this way his life was spent until he was nineteen years old.

When Mr. McCarty was twenty-six years old, on June 24. 1889, he was married to Dora Marquess, a native of Carroll county, and the daughter of Alexander Marquess. They have had three children, Harry, Laurel and

After their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. McCarty rented the farm upon which they now live. Later they purchased the farm by buying out the interests of the other heirs. Mr. McCarty has become a well-known breeder of Shorthorn cattle, his herd being headed by White Cloud No. 355280. He also breeds good Belgian horses and a high grade of hogs. In fact, he is known as one of the most practical and successful breeders and stockmen of Burlington township.

Fraternally, William M. McCarty is a member of Burlington Lodge No. hi, Free and Accepted Masons. He belongs to Burlington Lodge No. 179. Knights of Pythias, and although nominally a Democrat, has never held office nor has ever aspired to office. He is a most successful fanner and honorable citizen, popular in the township where he lives and possesses the confidence of his neighbors and his fellow citizens.

Erasmus S. James

It is by no means easy to describe adequately the work of a man who has led an eminent, active and busy life in a community. Yet it may be said in justice to the career of Erasmus S. James, a well-known farmer of Burlington township, that he has been successful in his life vocation, and that he enjoys the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. He owns and occupies a farm of ninety-one acres in Burlington township, which he has bought and paid for by his own efforts and is well known as a specialist in breeding a high grade of draft and harness horses.

Erasmus S. James, who resides on route No. 1 out of Sedalia, is a native of Franklin county, Indiana, born on April 18, 1848. He is the son of Abel and Hannah (Bell) James. Abel James was born in Butler county, Ohio, in 1820 and was the son of Enos James, who emigrated from Penn¬ sylvania to Ohio. Hannah (Bell) James was also born in Butler county, Ohio, and was there married. Afterwards, Abel and Hannah (Bell) James emigrated to Franklin county, Indiana, and located near College Corner, where they lived until the latter part of their lives. His wife died in Col¬ lege Corner. Afterwards, he was married to Mary E. Notts and by this marriage had one child, Dora. By his third marriage, to Emma Chambers, there were no children born. At one time Abel James had owned two hun-

To Able and Hannah (Bell) James were born six children, of whom one died in infancy. John M. is a farmer in Burlington township; Erasmus S. is the subject of this sketch; James H. is a retired farmer of Cottage Grove, Indiana; Florence E. is the widow of Nelson D. Hetrick, of Frank¬ lin county, Indiana; Minnie C. and John Davis are both deceased.

Erasmus S. James was reared on his father's farm in Franklin county, Indiana, and educated in the public schools of the county. He was first married to Maggie C. Beard, who died a year later, and subsequently he was married to Alice E. Beard, a sister of his first wife. By this marriage there were born three children, two of whom are now living. Ralph B., who was born in 1895, *s unmarried and lives at home; Hildred M. is also unmarried and lives at home. Mr. James's second wife died in 1903.

On March 4, 1882, Mr. James came to Carroll county, and by wellapplied industry has accumulated a farm of ninety-one acres in Burlington township. He is a most pleasant and affable man and one who has a host of friends in Burlington township. He is one of the trustees of the Koro Methodist Protestant church and is therefore active in church work. Politi¬ cally. Mr. James is a Democrat.

William E. Hinkle

William E. Hinkle, a prosperous farmer of Democrat township, Carroll county, Indiana, where he owns eighty acres of land, is a native of Juniata county, Pennsylvania, born on February 2, 1852. He is the son of Joseph and Nancy J. (Cook) Hinkle, both of whom were natives of the Keystone state.

Mr. Hinkle's mother was the daughter of Hugh Cook, who immigrated from Ireland to America, settling in Pennsylvania, where he was married to Hannah Aiken. They settled in Carroll county, Indiana, in pioneer times, but later moved to Clinton county, Indiana. Joseph Hinkle's parents died when he was a mere lad and he was bound out to a man by the name of Mouck, where he learned the shoemaker's trade, at which he worked in Pennsylvania before he came west. In the fall of 1856, during the presi¬ dential campaign in which Buchanan was elected, Joseph Hinkle came with his wife and four children to Indiana. At that time William E. Hinkle, the subject of this sketch, was nearly five years old. They landed in Delphi and from there proceeded to the home of Hugh Cook, now a part of the G. W. Shanklin farm, where they spent the winter. Later they moved to a* farm near Burlington, owned by Harrison Gwinn. Joseph Hinkle followed shoemaking and farming. After having cultivated the Gwinn farm for some time he moved to the Rinker farm of one hundred and sixty acres and then kept a hotel in Burlington. Still later he was in business in Rossville and then moved to Cutler, where he spent his last days.

Joseph and Nancy J. (Cook) Hinkle were the parents of twelve chil¬ dren, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Of these children three are deceased, Joseph M., of Logansport; Anderson B., who died at Walkerton, and Eflie, who died at the age of twenty years. The living children are: J. \V., of South Bend; William 1C, the subject of this sketch; Anna, who lives with her brother, William E. ; J. C\, of Davenport, Iowa; Tillie, the wife of John Draper; Ida May, the wife of Dr. W. A. Trobaugh; Wilson B., of Davenjxirt, Iowa; Elizalieth, the wife of William McCarty, of Frankfort, and Sadie, the wife of Fletcher McDaniels, of Indianapolis.

William E. Hinkle received a common-school education, but his advantages were limited, since he was compelled to work most of the time on the farm. He remained at home until he had reached his majority and then worked for George Mullinix, of Clinton county. He next worked for W. H. Weaver for thirteen years, receiving one-third of the profits for his work.

On October 29, 1885. William E. Hinkle was married to Barbara Ellen Long, the daughter of William and Mary Ann (Smith) Long, of Democrat township, this county. She was born on April 19, 1859, in Demo¬ crat township. William Long was born in Butler county, Ohio, and his wife in Indiana. He came with his parents when a boy to Indiana. They cleared the farm where William ,E. Hinkle now lives, but, subsequently, they moved to Flora. Although his wife has been dead for many years, William Long is now living in Flora. Barbara Ellen Long received a com¬ mon-school education. Her mother died when she was ten years of age. On September 29. 1880, she was married to Robert Mann, of Licking county, Ohio. He died on November 25, 1882, at the age of thirty-two years, leav¬ ing one child, Charles N. Mann, who operates the John Jarvis farm in Democrat township.

and Accepted Masons. Mr. and Mrs. Hinkle are members of the Presby¬ terian church and he is a deacon in the church. Politically, Mr. Hinkle is identified with the Democratic party.

Andrew J. Keller

To lie associated with the residents of one county for upwards of a century and to retain, through all those years, the respect and admiration of its citizens, requires not only the best traits of character but the charm of personality and well-directed effort as well. The Keller family, beginning with Conrad, who emigrated to America from Germany about 1800, have in all respects held the true regard of their fellow men through past and present generations. Upon his arrival in America, Conrad Keller settled in Virginia, where his children grew to maturity.

John Keller, Sr., son of Conrad Keller, with his family, moved to Union county. Ohio, about 18 22 and resided there for many years. Later he removed to Madison county, Indiana, where he remained for one year, returning to Union county at that time, but again removed to Madison county and from there to Carroll county. Indiana, in 1856. where he died about his eighty-third year.

John Keller, Jr., was born in Monroe county, Virginia, where he grew to maturity, finally moving to Carroll county, Indiana, where lie lived for twenty-five years. John Keller, Jr., and his wife, Catherine (Hyens) Kel¬ ler, were the parents of eight children : Henry, living in Clay township, Indiana; Andrew J., of Burlington township, Indiana; two daughters died in Union county and a third daughter, Martha, who married Thomas Fergu¬ son, is deceased ; William, deceased ; David, deceased, and twins, George Washington and his sister, died in infancy. After remaining in Carroll county, Indiana, for twenty-five years, John Keller, Jr., moved to the state of Nebraska, where he lived until his death.

Andrew J. Keller, son of John Keller, Jr., assisted his father with the work at home until he was twenty-one years of age, receiving his education in the district schools. Equipped with only the rudiments of an education, he has yet obtained from the soil a competency worthy of more than ordin¬ ary mention. For three years he worked by the day or month, and on December 25, 1850, he was united in marriage to Marv Silva Gregory,

In i860 Mr. Keller began active operations for himself by purchasing an unimproved farm of eighty acres, which he cleared rapidly. They moved into buildings, hastily erected, and within a short time had everything in working order. Later this farm was sold and the present one purchased, consisting of one hundred and twenty-six acres. This purchase was effected on April 14, 1888, twenty-eight years after his first venture for himself. His residence on this place has been continuous since 1888.

Andrew J. Keller and his wife, Mary Silva (Gregory) Keller, were the parents of one child, Nancy Ann, widow of Josiah Ferguson, who met a tragic death. Nancy Ann (Keller) Ferguson was the mother of two chil¬ dren: Yern Alfred and Roxa Amis, both residents of Burlington township, Carroll county.

Andrew J. Keller has for many years been of valuable service to How¬ ard and Carroll counties, for his location on the line of these counties gives him a considerable advantage over other farmers. His affiliation with the Democratic party makes his influence much sought after. His location just one-half mile east of the town of Burlington gives him both the luxuries of the farm and the advantages of the town.

In all matters pertaining to the good of the community, Andrew J. Keller displays great interest, and his life of hard work and honest, con¬ scientious effort have gained for him the good will of his fellow men, and now, in the evening of his life, the reflections of past achievements bring him the repose to which he is entitled.

Frederick Landes

Some men belong to no exclusive class in life and apparently insur¬ mountable obstacles have in many instances awakened their dormant faculties and served as a stimulus to carry them upward on the ladder of success. The venerable Frederick Landes, who; largely unaided, accumulated during his life time a farm of three hundred and sixty acres, which he has divided among his children, has lived to good purpose and has achieved a splendid fSticCess. He made his way to a respectable position in the world and today enjoys the hearty admiration of the people of Carrollton township.

Flora, Indiana, is a native .of .Carrollton township, Carroll county, bom on December 3T, 1844. Mr. Landes is the son of Felix and Eleanor (Quinn) Landes, the former of whom was l>orn in Muskingum county, Ohio, and the latter of whom also was born in Ohio. They came separately to Carroll, county, and were married in Carrollton township. Afterwards, Felix Landes purchased one hundred and twenty-seven acres of land which he subsequently cleared and improved. Both be and his wife died on the old home farm. He was an active adherent to the principles of Abraham Lin¬ coln and was a devout member of the Presbyterian church. Of the nine children born to Felix. and Eleanor (Ouinn) Landes, three are now living; Frederick, the subject of this sketch; Henry, a farmer of Carrollton town¬ ship, and John E., also a farmer of this township.

Frederick Landes was reared in Carrollton township and attended the public schools of the township until seventeen years old, when he enlisted in Company A, Seventy-second Indiana Volunteer Infantry in August, 1862. He was attached to the Army of the Cumberland and in 1864 was captured at Okolona, Mississippi. He was confined thereafter in the prison of Andersonville, Georgia, until April 29, 1864. He then came back to Carroll county. Mr. Landes was under twenty-one years of age when the war closed.

In August, 1866, Frederick Landes was married to Nancy E. Ewing, who was born in 1845 and who died in 1901. She bore her husband four children, three of whom are now living. Isaac N., a graduate of the com¬ mon schools, is a farmer in Carrollton township; W. S. is a resident of Car¬ rollton township; Ella A. is the wife of Charles Flora of Carrollton town¬ ship; Felix E. died at the age of eleven.

Mr. Landes' father died on April 28, 1889. Seven years after the death of Mr. Landes' first wife, he was married the second time to Mrs. [Cecil M. Crummet, the widow of Alvin Grummet.

Although Frederick Landes formerly owned three hundred and sixty acres of land in this township, he divided one hundred and sixty-four acres among his children and retains now only one hundred and ninety-six acres. He owns a threshing outfit and a corn shredder, which he has operated in this community.

A Republican in politics, the venerable Frederick Landes served four years, as trustee of Carrollton township. He has been active in local, county and state politics all his life, and at one time was a nominee of the Republican party for sheriff of the county. Fraternally, he is a member of Samuel Stewart Post No. 44, Grand Army of the Republic.

Jacob C. McManus, a successful farmer of Adams township, where he owns one hundred and thirty-eight acres of land and operates three hundred and ten acres, is a native of the township where he lives, having been bom on December 31, 1866. He is a son of Bernard and Isabelle (Crowd) McManus, the former of whom was born on May 15, 1824, in County Cavan, Ireland, and the latter, torn on May 4, 1830, in Montgomery county, Ohio. John C rowel, the father of Isabelle (Crowd) McManus and the grandfather of Jacob C. McManus, married Jane Jeffries. He was county commissioner of Carroll county at the time the present court house was erected. His daughter, Isabelle (Crowell) McManus, when a little girl, saw the Indians at the time they were moved to a reservation west of the Mis¬ sissippi river.

The late Bernard McManus came with his parents to America and settled with them at Rochester, New York. Subsequently, however, he left home and for a number of years was a sailor. He returned, however, to his old home and worked bv the month on the farm until i860, when he was married to Mrs. Isabelle (Crowell) Timmons, the widow of Parry S. Timmons, who had died in 1859, leaving five children; two of whom are now living: Malissa died in childhood: W. F. is a resident of Rock Creek township and has served as assessor of Adams township, having been elected on the Democratic ticket: Jane married John A. Peterson and is deceased; Sarah married William J. Wakeland and lives in Adams township; Perry died in 1915. Three children were born to Bernard and Isabelle McManus, namely: Alice is the wife of Oliver Armstrong, of Delphi: John H. was the second born; Jacob C. is the subject of this sketch. After his marriage the late Bernard McManus settled in Adams township, where he farmed until his death, on October 17, 1895. His wife died on April 8, 1906. Bernard McManus was a Democrat in politics. His wife was a member of the Christian church at Hickory Grove.

Jacob C. McManus was educated in the common schools of Adams township and at the Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana. On November 28, 1897, Mr. McManus was married to Florence Beard, the daughter of Eli and Mary Jane (Hughes) Beard, the former of whom was born in Darke county, Ohio, on June 7, 1835, the son of John and Sophia (Moore) Beard. To Mr. McManus's first marriage there were born three children: John J. was torn on August 26, 1898, and lives at home; William

E. was born on August 9, 1901, and Irene, July 18, 1904. Mrs. McManus died on March 20, 1905, and on September 12, 1907, Mr. McManus was married to Blanche Armstrong, a prominent member and active worker in the Hickory Grove Christian church.

As heretofore stated, Mr. McManus owns one hundred and thirty-eight acres in Adams township, but operates a farm of three hundred and ten acres, all of which is well improved land. The farm is located in section 15. A short time ago he built a magnificent barn and a new house, which is a modern home in every respect. Mr. McManus is well known to the people of Adams township, enjoys their absolute confidence and has a host of friends.

Richard M. Fennell

Richard M. Fennell, a prosperous farmer of Burlington township and the proprietor of the old Fennell farm of one hundred and twenty acres, located on route No. 1 out of Sedalia and situated one mile west and two miles south of Burlington, is a plain, honest man of affairs, who has had his share of ups and downs, but who has never yielded to misfortune. As a consequence of his determination, thrift and management, he now owns two hundred acres of fine land in Carroll county, two hundred and fiftythree acres in Cass county and ten acres and three lots in Frankfort, Clinton county, Indiana. He has accumulated all of this land, except eight acres, by his own efforts. Aside from his large interests in farm real estate, he is also a heavy stockholder in the Farmers State Bank at Burlington. No bet¬ ter evidence of Mr. Fennell's cordial, agreeable disposition could be cited than his experience with two men who have worked for him. One worked for him nineteen years and in all of that time, there was never one word of disagreement; another worked twenty years and there were no disagree¬ ments in this case.

Richard M. Fennell is a native of Burlington township, born on the farm where he now lives, September 8, 1842. He is the son of James and Catherine (Hanger) F'ennell. Both of Mr. Fennell's parents were born in the Old Dominion state and were married there. They first immigrated to Ohio, where they remained only a short time until their removal to Tippe¬ canoe county, Indiana. After living in Tippecanoe county for a short time, they finally settled in Carroll county. The trip from Ohio to Indiana was made in a heavy wagon. He established a home in the wilderness, where his son now lives and where, in time, he came to own one hundred and sixty acres of land. He was a member of the Universalist church, but his wife was a devout member of the Christian church. To them were born four¬ teen children, seven of whom are now living, David, a resident of Tennessee; Peter, of Burlington township; Richard M., the subject of this sketch; Sue, the widow of James Williams; Eliza, the widow of John Crumel, of Frank¬ fort, Indiana; Martin, who lives in Burlington township; Elizabeth, the widow of John Keys; Marion, the twin brother of Elizabeth; Evaline and Caroline, twins.

Richard M. Fennell was reared on the old home farm in Burlington township, the farm which he nowr owrns. Fie attended the old-fashioned log school house in the township, during the winter months, where he received a good common school education and is today rated as a well-informed man. Having remained at home until twenty-one years old, he began working by the month. Subsequently, he branched out and began to trade in land, but finally lost everything. After this, he engaged in the purchase and sale of walnut timber and in this business, he made considerable money. Mr. Fen¬ nell also manufactured tile for a time, first at Prince Williams and later at Sedalia ; he owned altogether three tile mills and the business was a financial success. He also owned a saw-mill and was engaged in the lumber busi¬ ness in Carroll and Grant counties, Indiana.

Although Mr. Fennell is nominally a Democrat, and votes the Demo¬ cratic ticket, he is not a politician and has never engaged in any form of political activity. Perhaps his large success in life is due somewhat to the fact that he has remained out of politics.

Stephen D. Lowe

Stephen D. Lowe, the general manager of the Burlington Telephone Company since its organization in 1 9°5> *s a native of Henry county, Indi¬ ana, born in March, 1851.

Mr. Lowe is the son of David R. and Elizabeth A. (Iliff) Lowe, both of whom died when he was five years old. His father died in June, 1856. and his mother in August of the same year, in Kokomo, Indiana. David

In 1873 Stephen D. Lowe was married to Frances Moss, the daughter of Edmund Moss, who was born on October 28, 1852. Mrs. Lowe was reared in Burlington township and educated in the Burlington public schools.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Lowe rented Mr. Lowe's fatherin-law's farm for two or three years. They then began farming for them¬ selves on forty acres, which Mr. Lowe purchased and which he still owns. In the meantime, however, he has increased the acreage of the farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Lowe have one daughter, Laura N., who graduated from the Burlington schools and is the wife of James M. Milburn. They have one son, Elmer L., born on June 4, 1894. He is a graduate of the Burling¬ ton high school.

The Burlington Telephone Company was organized on February 1, 1905. Mr. Lowe, having been made manager of the company at its organ¬ ization, has continued in the position ever since. The officers of the com¬ pany are William T. Henderson, president; Stephen D. Lowe, vice-president; J. P. Haun. secretary; and Harry Summers, treasurer. The directors include, besides the officers, P. W. Stonebraker, Ellis Logan and Joseph Tam. Mr. Lowe himself has built up the telephone system and has entire charge of the physical equipment. The entire responsibility of the manage¬ ment of the company is left to Mr. Lowe, since the officers and directors of the company have entire confidence in his judgment and management.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Lowe are members of the Christian church. Mr. Lowe is a member of Masonic Tx>d ge No. 111, at Burlington. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and has attended the grand lodge. Politically, he is identified with the Republican party.

Joseph F. Leib

The union soldier during the great war between the states builded wiser than he knew. Through four years of suffering and wasting hardships, through the horrors of prison pens and through the shadows of death, he layed the superstructure for the greatest temple ever erected and dedicated to human freedom. The world calls those soldiers sublime. Although it was theirs to strike the chains from off the slaves and preserve the country from dissolution, the cold type of history fails adequately to measure the service which they performed. To the children of the generations yet unborn, it remains to record the full measure of appreciation of these valiant American soldiers of the dark days of the sixties, numbered among whom is the late Joseph F. Leib, of Democrat township, Carroll county.

Born in Fairfield county, Ohio, on December 16, 1844, the late Joseph F. Leib was reared on the farm and educated in the public schools at Bremen, Ohio. He received a good education and lived at home with his parents until his enlistment in Company H, First Ohio Cavalry at the age of seven¬ teen years. He served in many engagements of the war and after the war returned home and lived with his parents until October n, 1866, when he was married to Martha J. Watts, the daughter of Joseph F. and Lucinda (Barbee) Watts. Mrs. Martha J. Leib was reared on a farm in Franklin county, Ohio, and educated in the public schools, at Westerville and Otterbein Universities. For some time, she was a teacher in the public schools. Her father, Joseph F. Watts, and her mother, Lucinda (Barbee) Watts, were both born and reared in Franklin county, Ohio, and grew up in the same neighborhood. They lived in Franklin county until their deaths, being farmers by occupation. They had eight children, six of whom lived to maturity and three of whom are now living. John Watts is a resident of Columbus, Ohio; Joseph Watts resides at Greenville, Illinois; Mrs. Martha J. (Watts) Leib is the widow of the late Joseph F. Leib.

To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Leib were born three children, of whom one died at the age of four years. Of the other two, Joseph E. married Jane Hufford and operates a part of Mrs. Leib's farm; Nellie is the wife of Cyrus Richards and they live on the Mrs. Leib's farm.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Leib located in Cham¬ paign county, Illinois, where Mr. Leib was engaged in farming and stock raising. He became a well-known breeder of trotting and draft horses and was exceedingly prosperous. In 1901 the family removed to Carroll county, Indiana, and located on a farm of one hundred and eighty-seven acres in Democrat township. Mrs. Leib still owns that farm. Her husband died on August 12, 1902.

Although the late Joseph F. Leib was not a member of any church, he was a man of strong religious prepossessions and one who gave liberally to the support of all religious movements and enterprises. Fraternally, he. was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Leib is a member of the United Brethren church. She lives on her well-kept farm three and one-half miles northeast of Rossville; a quiet unassuming woman, refined and cultured, devoted to good work and highly respected in the neighbor¬ hood where she resides.

James M. McCarty is widely known among the prosperous farmers of Democrat township as the proprietor of "Wild Cat Farm," a tract of two hundred and fourteen acres situated two and one-half miles northwest of Cutler on the Cutler and Delphi pike. He has been a valued factor in the development of agriculture in Democrat township and has been prominently identified with various interests of the community. His well-directed energies in the practical affairs of life, the capable management of his own business interests and his sound judgment, have demonstrated what may be accomplished by a man of ambition and energy.

Mr. McCarty was born in Carroll county, on September 17, 1864, and is the son of James M. and Lydia (Tinkle) McCarty, the former of whom was born in Union county, Indiana, on August 30, 1820, and the latter of whom was born in Democrat township, Carroll county, in 1834. The former came to Carroll county when a young man and was here married to Lydia Tinkle, who bore him eight children, seven of whom are, as follow : Almira is the wife of S. B. Ashba, of Bolivar, Missouri ; Robert married Sadie Catron, of Democrat township; Mary E. is the widow of W. B. Brown, of Chicago; Williard married Mary Loughner, and lives in California; James M. is the subject of this sketch; Jennie is the wife of Mr. Sneighner, of Dennis, Kansas; V. B. married Mabel Cleaver and lives at Tippecanoe county, Indiana.

Reared in Democrat township until he was sixteen years old, James M. McCarty moved with his parents to Burlington township and then to Mon¬ roe township and finally to Clinton county, Indiana. When he was twentyone years old, he went West and spent the years 1886 and 1887 in the state of Washington, working on a farm and in the lumber yard. He came back to Carroll county, in 1887, and on March 28, 1889, was married to Emma R. Eaton, of Monroe township. Mrs. McCarty is the daughter of H. H. and Elizabeth Eaton, and was reared in Monroe township. Mr. and Mrs. Tames M. McCarty have seven living children, as follow: Earl married Ethel Porter and they live in Monroe township; Lydia is the wife of Arthur Reef; Cleo is unmarried and lives in Montana at present; Laura, who is a graduate of the common schools, married Cline Larimore and lives in Orange county, Indiana; Carey, Amy and James M., Jr., live at home. James M., Jr., is the representative of the fifth generation of the McCarty family bearing the name of James M.

Mr. McCarty is a Democrat, but he takes no especial interest in politics, devoting himself rather to the supervision of his magnificent farm in Demo¬ crat township. Nevertheless, he is well known and highly respected as a citizen of Carroll county.

George G. Souier

George G. Squier, who has been honored by the citizens of Democrat township by the election to the office of township assessor and who is a suc¬ cessful farmer of the township, was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, February 13, 1873. Mr. Squier lives on route No. 2 out of Cutler, Indiana.

George G. Squier is the son of David and Huldah J. (Grant) Squier. The father was born in Butler county, Ohio, January 1, 1844, and the mother in Carroll county, Indiana, east of Delphi. She died in 1895.

David B. Squier came with his parents to Indiana at the age of six years. They settled in Clinton county, where they remained a short time and then moved to Clay township, Carroll county, where they lived until their deaths. Mr. Squier's grandparents were the parents of eight children, four of whom are now living: E. A., a retired farmer of Madison town¬ ship: David B., a retired farmer of Delphi; Dr. George E., a physician of Brookville, Indiana; and Dr. Augustus, a physician at Frankfort, Indiana.

David B. Squier was reared in Carroll county. By his marriage to Huldah Grant there were bom three children, two of whom are now living: Emma B., the wife of Sell Doty, the postmaster at Delphi: and George G., the subject of this sketch, who moved with his parents to Clay township when ten years old.

Reared on a farm and educated in the district schools of Clay town¬ ship, Mr. Squier attended school in the winter and worked at home on the farm during the summer. He was in the West and Northwest a couple of years. He became a brakeman on the Pennsylvania lines and remained with the Pennsylvania railroad for two years.

On December 2, 1903, Mr. Squier was married to Estella Stephens, who was born in Democrat township on January 3, 1882, and who is the daughter of Peter Stephens. He died when Mrs. Squier was eight months old.

After Mr. and Mrs. Squier were married, he hauled logs for the Ockley hoop-factory in Madison township. Later they moved to Cutler, Indiana, and still later to Clinton county, where they were located for three years. Since that time they have lived continuously in Democrat township.

Mr. and Mrs. Squier have three children: Dortha M., born on July 27, 1905 ; Chalmer C, May 26, 1907; and Ethel M., May 30, 1909. The fam¬ ily live on a farm of ninety-three acres of land one mile south and two and one-half miles east of the town. Elected as a Democrat in 1914, Mr. Squier is serving his first term as assessor of Democrat township. Fraternally, he is a member of Rossville Lodge No. 278, Knights of Pythias, and of Cutler Lodge No. 571, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the latter lodge he is a past grand and a member of the Grand Lodge of Indiana.

Charles O. Kestle

Among the successful young farmers of Jefferson township, Carroll county, Indiana, is Charles O. Kestle, who is a native of White county, Indiana, where he was born on October 18, 1883. Mr. Kestle is the son of George and Rachel (Reames) Kestle, the former of whom was born on July 6, 1857, in Pulaski county, and the latter of whom was born in Octo¬ ber, 1862, in White county, Indiana.

George Kestle, the son of Joseph and Nancy (Shields) Kestle, was edu¬ cated in the common schools and began life on his own responsibility when twenty-one years old. lie rented a farm for seven years in Pulaski county and then purchased seventy-five acres in White county, where he farmed for four years. He sold out and then purchased eighty-five acres in Pulaski county and cultivated the land for eleven years. Subsequently he sold out again and purchased one hundred and thirty acres in Pulaski county, which he farmed for two years. He then farmed one hundred and twenty acres of land in White county for four years, after which he purchased one hundred and twenty acres in Carroll county. Some years ago he sold forty acres of this farm but still owns eighty acres. He is a stockholder in the elevator at Monticello, and from many points of view is a self-made man. On May 30, 1885, George Kestle was married to Rachel Reames, the daughter of Jonathan Reames, who was one of the first settlers in White county. To this marriage there were born seven children, Claude E., Charles Omer, May, Curtis E., Harry M. and Pearl M. Claude E. married Mabel Holmes and lives near Chalmers, in White county. They have three children. Charles Owen, who lives near Monticello, married Eva Fisher. May, who lives near Monticello, married Earl Dilling, and they have one child, George Raymond. Curtis E. is unmarried and lives at home. Harry M. is unmar¬ ried and lives at home, as does also Pearl M. George Kestle is a Democrat and a member of the New Dunkard church.

Joseph and Nancy (Shields) Kestle were natives of Austria-Hungary and Virginia, respectively. The former emigrated from Austria-Hungary to America and settled near Youngstown, Ohio, and in 1852 he moved to Pulaski county, Indiana, and took up farming on a tract of four hundred acres of land which he purchased and where he farmed until his death. His wife, Nancy Shields, was the daughter of William. She bore him five chil¬ dren, among whom are Joseph, who lives at Star City, Indiana, and who married Sarah Crowder, to which union there have been bom six children; Mary, who also lives near Star City, married Alonzo McLaughlin. They are the parents of six children; George is the father of Charles O. ; Bar¬ bara, who lives in Pulaski county, married John Herrick, and they have six children; James resides in the West.

Charles O. Kestle received his early education in the district schools of Pulaski county and in the high school at Monticello. He also attended Purdue University for one year.

On April 10, 1907, Mr. Kestle was married to Eva Fisher, of Pulaski county, a daughter of Martin L. and Rebecca Fisher, both of whom were born in Pulaski county. The former died in 1912 and the latter in 1891. They were both meml>ers of the Presbyterian church and were farmers by occupation.

Mr. Kestle operates one hundred and twenty-five acres of land in Jefferson township and has been very successful as a farmer. Fraternally, he is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 48, at Delphi. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias at Monticello. A Democrat in politics, Mr. Kes¬ tle served a term as trustee of Jefferson township, having been appointed by the Carroll county l>oard of commissioners.

Mr. and Mrs. Kestle were married in California and their son was born at Riverside, where they lived for two years after their marriage. Mr. Kestle was engaged in civil engineering work at the time with his brotherin-law. Mr. and Mrs. Kestle had been school teachers. Mr. Kestle taught three terms in White county, and Mrs. Kestle, who is a graduate of the Pulaski high school, taught four terms in Pulaski county. Both Mr. and

Mrs. Charles O. Kestle is the youngest of four children born to her parents. Her sister, Mildred, was the wife of C. E. Paul, a civil engineer who lived in California until Mrs. Paul's death, when he returned to Pulaski county and was elected county surveyor, a position which he now holds. Mrs. Kestle's brother, Harry, is a farmer in Pulaski county. Her brother, William E., is also a farmer in Van Buren township, Pulaski county, Indiana.

John M. Forlow

John M. Forlow, a prosperous farmer of Burlington township, who owns eighty acres of land, situated four miles southwest of Burlington, is a native of Butler county, Ohio. Mr. Forlow was born on November 28, 1854, the son of William and Margaret (McCloskey) Forlow, the former of whom was a native of Burks county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Butler county, Ohio. William Forlow accompanied his father, John For¬ low, to Ohio when a lad of four years, and there grew to manhood and was married to Margaret McCloskey. She was the daughter of John Mc¬ Closkey, who had also come from Pennsylvania to Ohio.

After their marriage in Butler county, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. William Forlow lived there until February, 1863, when they immigrated to Carroll county, Indiana, and settled on the home farm, near Koro. Mr. Forlow had owned the farm, however, before moving to this county. At the time of their deaths they owned two hundred and forty acres of land in Bur¬ lington township. They were the parents of three children: Mary Jane, who died in September, 1864; John M., the subject of this sketch, and Daniel S., who lives on the home place.

John M. Forlow lived at home with his parents until his marriage, on September 19, 1877, to Hannah James, the daughter of James C. and Mar¬ cella James, who were natives of Butler county, Ohio, but who reared their family in Indiana. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Forlow moved to the farm which they have since occupied, with the exception of two years spent in Sedalia. Mr. and Mrs. Forlow have five children : James, who lives on the hqme farm: Jesse, a resident of Flora; Addie, the widow of Henry Lauchner, of Sedalia; Maggie, the wife of Leonard Mitchell, of Bur¬ lington township, and Rosa, the wife of Charles Lauchner, of Sedalia.

Mr. Forlovv is a Democrat in politics and has served several terms as a member of the township advisory board. Fraternally, he is a member of Burlington Lodge No. hi, Free and Accepted Masons, and is past master of the lodge. Mrs. Forlow is a member of the Brethren church at Bur¬ lington, and takes an active interest in all religious works. The Forlows are well known in Burlington township and enjoy the confidence and esteem of all the people of the township.

William Long

Splendid achievements always excite admiration, and men who accom¬ plish things are men whom the world delights to honor. Ours is an age representing progress in all lines of material activity, and the man of initia¬ tive is the one who forges to the front in the commercial world. Among the well-known, retired farmers of Flora, Indiana, and among its venerable citizens is William Long, one of the worthy pioneers of this section, who, in his advanced age, is still able to look after his farm properties. He is the owner of four hundred and eighty acres of land, practically all of which he has made by his own efforts, but this venerable citizen has not permitted the accumulation of fortune to affect in any way his actions toward those less fortunate than he. He is a man of most sympathetic turn of mind, and has a host of warm and admiring friends who honor him for the work that he has done, and the things for which he has stood in this community.

William Long was born in Butler county, Ohio, March 16, 1835, and is a son of Noah and Barbara (Bolinger) Long, the latter of whom was a native of Germany, coming to America with her parents when only two years old. They settled in Butler county, Ohio, where she grew to woman¬ hood and where she was married to Noah Long. In 1845 Noah I>ong and family emigrated to Indiana and settled in Democrat township, Carroll county, where both lived to the end of their lives. They were the parents of two children, one of whom died in infancy, and William, of whom this narrative speaks. Noah Long was a prosperous farmer and was the owner of a quarter section of land in Democrat township. On his father's farm William Long grew to manhood. He attended the pioneer district schools a few months and remained at home with his father on the home farm as long as the latter lived.

bom four children: Mary A., the wife of John H. Woodram; Ellen, the wife of William Hinkle, and Jennie and Alpha. The mother of these children died and afterwards Mr. Long was married to Martha Akens, who is also deceased, leaving no children. Mr. Long was subsequently married to Lissie Jewett, and to this union were born six children: Margaret, Dora, Emma, Garfield, John and Roscoe. Mr. Long was next married, in 1888, to Mrs. Lydia A. (Gaurner) Sibit, the widow of Alva Sibit. She was bom in Carroll county, December 8, 1861. By her marriage to Mr. Sibit she had two children, of whom one, Edna M., is a graduate of the Flora high school.

William Long is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted in Com¬ pany K, Seventy-second Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and later in Company E, Forty-fourth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving almost from the beginning to the close of that great struggle.

Fraternally, Mr. Long is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge No. 605. He has always been a Republican in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Long are quiet and unassuming people, who are privileged to enjoy the' fruit of a substantial competency. They are well known in Flora and vicinity and enjoy the confidence and esteem of all who know them.

John W. Ayres

The career of the late John W. Ayres was one marked by earnest and indefatigable application, not only to his personal affairs, but to the welfare of the public generally. At the time of his death, on January 2, 1909, in Democrat township, Carroll county, Indiana, he was one of the best-known citizens of the township. He served as a valiant soldier in the Civil War and there laid the foundation of a lofty character, which marked all of the relations of his life. He enjoyed a large measure of the popular confidence and esteem, and at his death had a host of friends, who mourn his loss, besides the widow, who had journeyed with him along the pathway of life, and his children.

. The late John W. Ayres was born on June 20, 1838, the son of Will¬ iam Ayres, a native of Virginia. John W. Ayres was born in Virginia, and at the age of two years, his mother having died, the family was brought to a farm, near Peru, Indiana. Later, however, the father took the family back to Virginia. John W. lived in the Old Dominion state until a young man

In 1861 John W. Ayres enlisted in Company H, Third Indiana Cavalry, and was attached to the Forty-fifth Regiment. He served for three years and then returned to Indiana and was married on January 3, 1867, to Caro¬ line Tinkle. Mrs. Ayres is the daughter of Isaac T. and Mahalia (Douden) Tinkle, the former of whom was born in the Old Dominion state, of Dutch ancestry, his father being Henry Tinkle. Isaac Tinkle came with his par¬ ents to Indiana when a mere lad. He entered one hundred and sixty acres or more of land from the government and grew up on this farm. His wife was the daughter of Augustus Douden, whose family emigrated to Indiana from Preble county, Ohio. Mahalia Douden accompanied her father to Indiana when a young woman. Her mother died in Ohio and the family settled on the farm now known as the Parse farm, near where Isaac Tinkle lived. Mahalia Douden grew up in this neighborhood and there she met Isaac Tinkle. After their marriage, they settled on a farm one and onehalf miles south of where Mrs. John W. Ayres now lives. They lived there for two or three years and then moved to the farm now known as the Butcher farm, where Mrs. Ayres was born on March 28, 1851. They lived here for a great many years. He died at Greenwood, Indiana, on February 11, 1914, and his wife in Frankfort, Indiana, a good many years previously. They had ten children, all of whom, except two, grew to manhood and womanhood. Six are now living, as follow: Alvah L. is a resident of Newark, Ohio; Mrs. Ayres is the widow of the subject of this sketch; Dorcas M. is the widow of Jonathan Cook, of Frankfort; Eveline is the wife of Joshua Straughn, of London, Indiana; Martha E. is the widow of Newton Lung, of Frankfort; Warren E. is a resident of near Greenwood, Marion county, Indiana. The deceased children are: Mary Jane, who was the wife of Hendricks F. Parse; Milton, who died at the age of fifteen; William H., who died on April 13, 1915, and Emma, who died in infancy. Mrs. Ayres lived with her parents until her marriage to John W. Ayres, in 1867.

After Mr. and Mrs. Ayres were married, they removed to a farm three miles east of Cutler, on the Burlington and Cutler pike. This farm consists of one hundred and fifty-eight acres and is situated in Democrat township.

Mr. and Mrs. Ayres had ten children, seven of whom are now living, as follow: Flavius J., who is a farmer by occupation and married, is the father of three daughters and one son ; Ora R. lives at Flora, is married and is the father of two sons and one daughter; Loretta, who is the wife of

Charles Maggart, of Southport, is the mother of one son; Daisy D., the wife of U. B. Thompson, of Burlington, is the mother of one daughter and one son; Mildred M., who is the wife of E. R. Whitledge, of Flora, took a business course at the Central Normal College; John G., who lives at Russiaville, Indiana, and who is married, is the father of three children, two sons and one daughter; Clayton F., who was married to Grace B. Stuart, on October 7, 1915. The deceased children are: Luella, who died at the age of two years; Martha E., who died at the age of two years, and June B., who died at the age of twelve years.

The late John W. Ayres was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic post at Flora, Indiana. He was a Democrat in politics and served two consecutive terms as trustee of Democrat township. Mrs. Ayres is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and her husband was a trustee in the church for a good many years before his death.

Henry Milburn

On the broad, fertile prairies of Indiana today we find few of the old landmarks. The log cabin and barns, the wooden fences of various designs, the cumbersome plows, harrows, hand scythes and general farming imple¬ ments of half a century ago, have gradually been replaced with modern homes and commodious barns, the rich fields are enclosed with wire fences and the old farm implements, once so necessary, have been supplanted with the modern farm machinery of today, with its many uses and rapid execu¬ tion, and the lowlands and swamps of fifty years ago have been reclaimed and tiled. Transportation with oxen and horses has given place to railroad and interurban lines, which intersect Indiana in every direction.

Henry Milburn was born on September 19, 1857, in Burlington town¬ ship, on his father's farm, and is the son of James and Nancy (Crites) Milburn. James Milburn was born on March 3, 1811, in Summers county. West Virginia. In 1837, when twenty-one years of age, he removed to Carroll county, Indiana, where he purchased two hundred acres of land, for which he paid one thousand and fifty dollars. On this property where the buildings now stand, James Milburn cleared what the pioneers called the "deadening," on Wild Cat bluffs, then covered with fallen timber and stumps. After purchasing this property and making some improvements, he returned to West Virginia, remaining in the old home state for some time. W hile there Janies Milburn was united in marriage to Sarah Gwinn, and it was here that their two eldest children, Martha and Andrew, were born. Deciding to return to his farm in Carroll county, Indiana, the entire trip was made in a wagon. Further improvements on the farm were now necessary, and a log cabin was at once erected. Three children, Isaac, Elizalieth and Agnes, came to bless the home in Carroll county. In 1851 this happy home was visited by the grim reaper, and Sarah (Gwinn ) Milburn was called to her reward, and James Milburn lost a devoted wife.

In 1855 James Milburn was united in marriage to Nancy Crites, who was born in Clinton county, Indiana, on the section where the city of Frank¬ fort now stands. Three children were born of this union: Henry, living in Burlington township, Indiana; Marguerite, wife of William Lowman, and A. Lincoln, located in Burlington township, Indiana. Until 1866 James Milburn continued to live and farm on the place in Carroll county, Indiana, which he had purchased in 1837, returning to Virginia, where he was taken ill with typhoid fever and passed away. After the death of James Milburn, his widow, Nancy (Crites) Milburn, was joined in wedlock to Joseph Pritch¬ ard, and to this union three children were born: Vincent Franklin, in 1870, and who now resides in Oklahoma: Minnie May, in 1873, living in Cali¬ fornia, and Arthur Klbert, in 1875, and now living in Oklahoma. Politi¬ cally, Joseph Pritchard was affiliated with the Democratic party.

Living at home, on his father's farm, until twenty-two years of age, Henry Milburn began to accumulate for himself and worked the farm of Rich Lowman on shares for two years, and on November 19, 1882, was united in marriage to Addie Lowman, the daughter of Isaac and Jane Lowman, of Democrat township, Indiana. Henry Milburn is a thrifty man of careful judgment and well-directed efforts. As an agriculturist and stock raiser, he has become prominent and is a man of advanced ideas and mod¬ ern application. On January 1, 1883, he moved to the farm, which he had previously inherited, consisting of seventy acres of valuable land, located three and one-half miles from Burlington, Indiana, where he is now engaged in farming and stock raising; afterward purchasing one hundred acres more land.

To Henry Milburn and Addie I. (Lowman) Milburn six children were born: James Fletcher, who lives at Burlington. Indiana; Ethel Maud, wife of Charles H. Colton: Basil Ray, who resides on a farm in Carrollton town¬ ship, Carroll county: Tarrance Bruce, living at home; Curtis, deceased, and Martha J., who died in infancy. Politically, Henry Milburn is a Prohibi¬ tionist, and in his fraternal connections, is a member of Wild Cat Lodge

Personally, Henry Milburn is a most affable, courteous gentleman, of the highest moral standing, and in civil life a stanch supporter of his own convictions, as evidenced in his unmistakable attitude on the liquor traffic and in his active connection with the Prohibition party.

Van C Blue

Carroll county enjoys enviable distinction in the commercial history of its citizenship. The gentleman whose name is mentioned above is descended from a fine old pioneer family possessing the qualities of thrift and indus¬ try. With such an inheritance a young man starting in life possesses riches of far greater value than mere dollars and cents alone.

Van C. Blue, farmer, Flora, Indiana, was born September 19, 1863, on the old Michael Blue homestead, which he now owns, and which is located four miles east of Flora, in Carrollton township, Carroll county. He is a son of Michael and Susan (Mabbitt) Blue. He grew to manhood where he now lives, and was educated at the public schools.

At the age of twenty-one years, Mr. Blue began farming on his own responsibility on a tract of land rented from his father, and afterward bought one hundred and eighty acres adjoining, and in the course of time bought his father's farm outright. This consisted of one hundred acres, and gave him a splendid property of two hundred and eighty acres; he also has one hundred and twenty acres in Jackson township. He stocked his place with a fine grade of hogs and cattle, and soon became one of the most prosperous men of the township. Politically, Mr. Blue has always been a stanch su'pporter of Democratic principles, and has taken an active interest in local, county and state politics, being sent as a delegate to the state and county conventions. Fraternally, he is a member of Flora Lodge No. 605, Free and Accepted Masons; Delphi C hapter, Delphi Commandery and Logansport Council; the Scottish Rite Consistory of the Valley of Indianai>olis, Indiana, and Murat Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at Indianapolis. Mr. Blue has ever been progressively active in his community, and was one of the organizers of the Bright National Bank and the telephone com¬ pany.

reared on a farm, and had but little opportunity to obtain an education, as he was obliged to assist his father in clearing the timber from the land and afterward helped with the farm work, remaining at home all during his youth. When the Civil War broke out, he was drafted, but hired a sub¬ stitute to take his place. To Michael and Susan (Mabbitt) Blue were born eight children, of whom we have the following names: E. F. Blue, of Cam¬ den, a stock buyer and farmer; John A. Blue, a retired farmer of Flora, Indiana; U. W. Blue, an ex-sheriff of Carroll county and a resident of Flora; Lizzie J., who became the wife of Walter Brown, who lives in Mon¬ roe township, near Flora, Indiana; Malinda C., the wife of Uriah Jordan, a resident of Flora, and Van C. Blue.

Uriah and Fannie (Scott) Blue, the paternal grandparents, were both natives of Virginia, and were married there, after which they came to Indiana and settled in Carroll county. They entered land in Carrollton township and cleared a spot on which they built a log cabin, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Politically, Mr. Blue was an active member of the Democratic party, and served as a member of the board of county commissioners of Carroll county for a number of years, and was a prominent man in the county. Religiously, he was an active worker in the Baptist church. To Uriah and Fannie (Scott) Blue were born four sons and five daughters, all of whom are deceased.

Mr. Blue has gained a wealth of knowledge through his extended travels, having visited Canada, Mexico, Europe, Panama and California, and is a gentleman well informed on the topics of the day.

James N. A. Ross

One of the pioneer farmers and landowners of Monroe township, Carroll county, Indiana, who lives one-half mile from Bringhurst and a mile from Flora, where he owns two hundred and sixteen acres of land, is James N. A. Ross, a native of Gwinnett county, Georgia, born about sixteen miles northwest of Atlanta, January 16, 1835.

Mr. Ross is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Williams) Ross, the former of whom was born near Knoxville, Tennessee, and who, before his marriage, immigrated to Georgia, where he taught singing school. He was married in Georgia and, for a number of years thereafter, lived on a plan¬ tation, where he was an overseer. In 1828 he came to Indiana where he remained two years and he then returned to Tennessee and from there he went to Georgia and purchased sixty acres of land and farmed there until 1839, when he immigrated from Georgia to Indiana, and settled where he had entered eighty acres of land in Carroll county in 1828. At the time he selected the land he was compelled to make his entry at Crawfordsville. Mr. Ross lived on this farm for one year. He then rented the old Susan Wise farm for two years and then farmed one year for Charles Bowman.

Subsequently, Mr. Ross farmed his father's farm for two years and then purchased eighty acres, where his son, James N. A. Ross, now lives. With the exception of eighteen months thereafter, he spent his life on the farm but died in Bringhurst at the age of eighty-two. By the marriage of Thomas Ross to Elizabeth Williams there were born four children, of whom James N. A. was the eldest. The others were Samuel, who died in the service of his country at Louisville; one who died in infancy; and Cath¬ erine, who is the widow of John Haines, to whom she was married in 1865.

On February 16, i860, James N. A. Ross was married to Mahelia Elizabeth Hill, the daughter of Wilson and Barbara (Lowanan) Hill, both of whom came to Indiana from Maryland and settled on the prairie near Lafayette. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Mahelia was the eldest. The others were Sarah Jane, who married David Shirk, and is now deceased; William J., who lives near Ockley, in Carroll county; Wilson, who died in Illinois; Frank, who is a farmer in North Dakota; George, who lives on Wild Cat creek, this county; and Charles, who lives at Moran, Indiana.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Ross settled in Carroll county and here they have lived for more than fifty-five years. For about a year they lived on the Duff farm near Delphi, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross have been the parents of twelve children, of whom four, Phoebe Jane, Emma Louisa, Frank and Charles, are deceased. The living children are, Mort B., who lives in Illinois; Amanda Elizabeth, who is the widow of David Dern; Ora Catherine, who is the wife of J. Wilson F.ikenberry, of Monroe township; Jessie, the wife of Robert Johnson, of Wild Cat creek, Carroll county; Carrie, the wife of Otto Papke, of Chicago; Thomas, who resides in Logansport; Blanche, the wife of Garfield Evans; and Luther, who lives on the home place.

Mr. and Mrs. James N. A. Ross are members of the Methodist Epis¬ copal church at Bringhurst, in which Mr. Ross has served as a trustee for more than thirty years. He has always been identified with the Republican party, and served three or four terms as supervisor in Monroe township. At the present time, Mr. and Mrs. Ross have just finished building a modern country home, which is equipped with all modern conveniences. They are highly respected citizens of Monroe township and enjoy the good will and admiration of all their neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Ross celebrated their golden wedding on February 16, 1910, and all the family and friends gath¬ ered at their home, over one hundred in number, and enjoyed a pretty golden wedding.

Daniel S. Forlow

An enumeration of those citizens who have been highly successful in agriculture and who at the same time have honored the locality where they reside would be incomplete were the life and work of Daniel S. Forlow, a successful farmer of Burlington township, omitted. Qualities which have made Mr. Forlow one of the successful and prominent citizens of Carroll county have also won for him the esteem of his fellow men. His career has been one of well-directed energy, strong determination and honorable meth¬ ods. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of land in Burlington township, comprising the southeast quarter of section 8, township 23, north range. The farm is located two and one-quarter miles south and two and one-quar¬ ter miles west of Burlington, Indiana, on route 1 out of Sedalia, Indiana.

Daniel S. Forlow was born on June 28, 1857, in Butler county, Ohio, and is the son of William and Margaret (McCloskey) Forlow, .natives of Pennsylvania and of Butler county, Ohio, respectively. William Forlow came with his father from Pennsylvania to Butler cqunty and there he grew up and was married to Margaret McCloskey. Afterward they emigrated to Indiana, and during the Civil War located in Burlington township, where both lived until their death. They had three children, two sons and one daughter. Mary J., the daughter, died at the age of eleven years; John M. married Hannah M. James and they live in Burlington township; Daniel S. is the subject of this sketch.

Only seven years old when the Forlow family emigrated to Burlington township, Daniel S. attended the public schools of the township during the winter time and in the summer worked on his father's farm. Having remained at home until he had reached his majority, Mr. Forlow rented a farm for one year and when he was twenty-two years old was married, June 6, 1879, to Florence R. James, a native of Burlington township, bom on October 15, 1859. Mrs. Forlow was the daughter of James C. and Mar¬ cella (Wickard) James. Mrs. Forlow's grandfather, James James, was born in Wales. Her father, James C. James, was married in Butler county, Ohio, and after his marriage emigrated to Carroll county, where he spent the remainder of his life. At the time of their marriage, Mrs. Forlow had a good common-school education, having attended the country schools of Burlington township.

Of the two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Forlow, one died in infancy. William W., the other child, who was born on April 29, 1881, graduated from the common schools and married Anna Little. They have two chil¬ dren: Montes B., born on March 1, 1903, and Fred D., born on December 9, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Forlow live in Burlington township.

While Daniel S. Forlow votes the Democratic ticket, he has never taken any particular part in politics. He is prominent in fraternal circles in Bur¬ lington, being a member of Burlington Lodge No. ill, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Burlington Lodge No. 129, Knights of Pythias. Mrs. For¬ low is a member of the Christian church at Burlington.

Tony Beckner

Tony Beckner, a well-known young man of Flora, Indiana, who is a stockholder and a bookkeeper for the Flora Saw-mill Company, Ts a native of Carroll county, Indiana, born on October 1, 1878.

Mr. Beckner is the son of Martin V. and Viola (See) Beckner, the former of whom was reared on the old homestead farm in Jackson town¬ ship, where his son. Tony, was later bom. Martin V. Beckner was born on June 12, 1837, and was the son of John and Nancy (Allen) Beckner, the former of whom was an early settler in Carroll county and a prosperous farmer. Both John and Nancy (Allen) Beckner died in this county. They had several children.

Reared on a farm in Jackson township, Martin V. Beckner received a common-school education. He was a successful farmer and owned one hundred and twenty acres of land in Jackson township. A member of the Methodist Episcopal church, he was an enthusiastic and liberal supporter of religious enterprises. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and affiliated with the Democratic party. Shortly before his death, in 1905, he was a Democratic nominee and was elected to the office of county commissioner, but died before the begining of his term of office. His widow is now living in Jackson township, on the old homestead farm. They had five children, two of whom, Frank and Tony, are living. Frank is a farmer in Jackson township. Tony is the subject of this sketch. Effie died in September, I9I5-

Tony Beckner was also reared on the Jackson township farm. He graduated from the Flora high school, with the class of 1898, and after¬ wards took a business course at Indianapolis. For the next three years after leaving the business college he Was engaged in farming, but in 1901 associated himself with the Flora Saw-mill Company, where he has ever since been situated.

Mr. Beckner was married in 1901 to May Voorhees. the daughter of John and Josephine (Towers) Voorhees, both of whom are living in Mon¬ roe township. Mr. and Mrs. Beckner were married on November 19, 1901, and, as the fruit of their marriage, have had two children, namely: Ken¬ neth, born on August 5, 1907; and Mary J.. born on July 25. 1913.

Mr. and Mrs. Beckner are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Flora. Indiana. He is a member of the official board and has served as superintendent of the Sunday school for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Beckner are active workers in both the Sunday school and the church. A Democrat in politics, like his father before him, he has always been active in local and political .affairs, and is prominent in the councils of his party in this town¬ ship. He is an upright and honorable citizen and well known in the county where he was bom and where he has spent all his life.

John Delaplane

The subject of this sketch, John Delaplane, has conducted his farming and his occupational pursuits along original lines. Such men, in their per¬ sonality and achievement, are inspirations to those who follow, for they always set a high standard of excellence. John Delaplane, prominent farmer and stock raiser, lives on rural route No. 2, Camden, Indiana, on his farm consisting of upwards of one hundred and six and a half acres of land in Washington township, on what is called the "Plain Dell Farm." He was born in Butler county, Ohio, on November 17, 1858.

this country many years. William, who was born in Butler county, Ohio, was the son of James Delaplane, who migrated from Maryland to Ohio when the latter state was young in its history. He bought a farm from the government and lived and died there; frequently compelled to defend him¬ self and his property from attacks by the Indians. William grew up on his father's farm and was married to Sarah Zinn, also a resident of Butler county. She was a daughter of John Zinn, who was an early settler in Indiana from Ohio. William and Sarah continued to live in Ohio for some time before they moved to the Hoosier state. They first lived in Darke county, then in Cass county, east of Logansport. Here Mr. Delaplane, the father of John, bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in 1873. He increased this to two hundred and forty-five acres and here spent the remain¬ der of his life, dying on August 20, 1892. His wife died on May 12, 1911.

Their eight children lived to honor the memory of parents who lived honest, upright lives. Seven of these children grew to maturity. Mary, the first born, is the deceased wife of Emanuel Yeiver, of Cass county; John, the subject of this sketch is the third born. Margaret is the wife of Dougal F. Coons, of Cass county, in which county her brother William died. Anna, who never married, is also deceased; Bertha is Mrs. William Cook, of Cass county; Ollie May died while young. Mrs. Delaplane's father and mother were born in New Carlisle, Clark county, Ohio, and were married in Peru, Indiana. He was a carpenter and having followed his trade for several years in Peru, moved his family to a farm on Eel river, Cass county. He lived there until 1901, when he retired and moved to Logansport, where he died on April 16, 1911. His wife lives with her daughter, Mrs. John Dela¬ plane, the subject of this brief biography. The other children born to them were: Hattie, who died in October, 1913; and Charles, who was a railroad engineer at Logansport, and died on March 27, 1911.

John Delaplane lived at home until his marriage, receiving the usual common-school education. On February 19, 1885, he and India Gallahan were married, she being the daughter of George W. and Sarah (Cockley) Gallahan, of Cass county. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dela¬ plane took up farm life for several years on a rented farm, where Mr. Dela¬ plane became successful enough to enable him to become the possessor of the farm on which he now lives. They have two children. Grace, the eldest child, became the wife of Roy McKinney, wTho lives west of his father-inlaw's farm in Washington township. Mrs. McKinney graduated from the Deer Creek high school and subsequently took the classical course at Val-

Mr. and Mrs. Delaplane occupy a prominent place in the community. They are members of the Presbyterian church at Deer Creek, where he has been a trustee of the church for several years. Both are actively interested in Sunday school work. Mr. Delaplane belongs to the Tribe of Ben-Hur at Logansport. He has always voted the Republican ticket.

The world is in need of such men as he whose career has only been touched upon here. In all the relations of life, Mr. Delaplane has exhibited those traits of character best described by the word, stalwart. Strong in mind and body, he has been true to the ideals inculcated in a home of pious parentage, and has become a type of man worthy of emulation and esteem.

Samuel W. Sterrett

The gentleman whose name appears above is one of the prominent citizens of Rock Creek township and is the father of a large and well-known family.

Samuel W. Sterrett, farmer, Rockfield, Indiana, was born on February 12, 1849, on the old Wilson farm on the banks of the Wabash river, in Rock Creek township, and is a son of James and Elizabeth (Wilson) Sterrett. He was reared on the home farm and attended the public schools at Logans¬ port, Indiana. Mr. Sterrett has always been a prosperous and well-to-do agriculturist, and is the present proprietor of, the famous "Water Melon Farm," consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, situated three and a half miles north of Rockfield, on route No. 1. He is an earnest Republican, but has never taken any part in politics. Fraternally, he is a member of Mt. Zion Lodge No. 21 1, Free and Accepted Masons, and is a large stockholder in the telephone company and the elevators at Rockfield.

James Sterrett, father of Samuel W., was born in 1823 or 1824, in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and came to Indiana when a young man. At the time of his marriage he had but little money, but at once began teaching school, and soon saved enough for living expenses. His wife fell heir to a good tract of land, and after some time they moved to Wyoming, where Mr. Sterrett lives, at the advanced age of over ninety years. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of William Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Sterrett moved to Wyoming, which was then a territory, Mrs. Sterrett dying there in 1912. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom were living in 1915 - Samuel W. ; Charles is a civil engineer in Wyoming; David lives in Washington township, Carroll county; Lawrence is in Wyom¬ ing; Frank makes his home in California, and Etta is the wife of Ed Parish, of Monticello, Indiana. William Wilson, the maternal grandfather, donated one hundred acres of land for the county seat of Carroll county in 1828.

Samuel W. Sterrett was united in marriage, February 28, 1878, with Jennie Clark, daughter of Samuel and Jennie (Johns) Clark. She was born on March 13, i860, in Cass county, and was educated in the district schools. Mr. and Mrs. Sterrett are the parents of one of the largest families in Carroll county, consisting of thirteen children - Lewis, Morgan, Floyd, Maude, Judson, Ruby and Pearl, twins; Icie, Gillard, Charles B., Jennie, Vance and Ruth.

Lewis Sterrett is a mechanic and electrician of Terre Haute, Indiana; Morgan is a successful lawyer and lecturer, and lives at Willcot, Indiana; Floyd is established in a successful law practice at Lafayette, Indiana; Maude became the wife of William Moore, and lives in Ontario, Canada; Judson follows farming in Carroll county; Ruby and Pearl are both mar¬ ried, the former living at Lafayette, and the latter in Rock Creek township; Icie Sterrett is the wife of George Moran, and lives in Ontario, Canada; Gillard is an expert mechanic; Charles follows agriculture.

Gibson T. Shaffer

Among the citizens of Burlington township, Carroll county, Indiana, who have been -prominent in the educational life of the county, is Gibson T. Shaffer, now a well-known farmer of Burlington township and the pro¬ prietor of "Shady Lane Stock Farm," a tract of seventy-two acres situated two miles south and two miles west of Burlington, Indiana.

Mr. Shaffer is a native of Democrat township, Carroll county, bom near the Ball Hill church on August 6, 1856. His parents, Philip and Betsey A. (Witt) Shaffer, were natives of Tennessee and Delaware county, Indiana, respectively. The old homestead is now a part of the present city of Muncie. Philip Shaffer came from Tennessee to Union county, Indiana, first, but later immigrated to Delaware county, where he married Betsey A.

Witt. With his mother and his wife, he subsequently moved to Democrat township, settling near Ball Hill church in 1838. In 1864 he moved to Howard county, where he lived for four years. In 1868, he located at Gal¬ veston, Indiana, where he lived until his death. By his marriage to Betsey A. Witt there were born twelve children, five of whom are now living: Miriam, the wife of John Shaffer, of Cassville, Indiana; Nancy, the wife of Alex Fawcett, of near Galveston; Lydia, the wife of Jeram Rule, of Lima, Ohio; Gibson T., the subject of this sketch, and William J., a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Gibson T. Shaffer was reared mostly in Carroll county. He attended the public school at Galveston and completed the common school course, after which he became a teacher.

Mr. Shaffer was married a first time to Maggie J. Maggart, the daugh¬ ter of David Maggart, and to them were born six children, four having died in infancy, Yada D., the widow of Frank Rutter, of Lanark, Montana; and Eldo M., a graduate of the Burlington high school. Mrs. Frank Rutter graduated from the Burlington high school and from the normal schools at Valparaiso and Marion, Indiana. She is now a teacher in the normal school at Lanark, Montana. The mother of these children died on April 19, 1888, and on November 13, 1892, he was married to Minnie M. Rutter, the daugh¬ ter of George Rutter and a native of the state of Pennsylvania. To this second marriage there have been born three children : Ross, a graduate of the Burlington high school, who is unmarried and lives at home; Bessie, who was born on August 11, 1906, and Glenn L., who died at the age of sixteen months.

Gibson Shaffer's great-grandfather, Frederick Shaffer, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and was present at the "Boston tea party ;" he died at the great age of one hundred and five years. John Shaffer, Gibson's grandfather, was a soldier in the Mexican War.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are members of the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Shaffer is a trustee of the church and parsonage. He has served for thirty-two years as superintendent of the Sunday school, and has also been active in church work. Fraternally, he is a member of Sedalia Lodge No. 508, Free and Accepted Masons. He is also a member of Burlington Lodge No. 179, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Shaffer's son, Eldo M., is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. As a Republican, Mr. Shaffer has served as a member of the township advisory board, but this is the only office of any consequence he has ever held. He is a good farmer and a good citizen, and a man who has a host of friends in Burlington township.

Michael J. McGreevy, farmer and banker, Burrows, Indiana, was born March 22, 1845, in Eayette county, near Connersville, Indiana, and is a son of John and Mary (Guckien) McGreevy. His youth was spent on a farm, and he received a good public school education for his time. On January 14, 1866, he settled in Carroll county, without any funds, but soon secured employment at teaching, which he followed during the winter months, employing his time at farm work during the summers.

Eventually, Mr. McGreevy became eminently prosperous, owning, in addition to his farm, a saw-mill, which he established in 1871, and operated for thirty-four years, making during this time a great deal of money, and was the most prominent man in Burrows for a number of years, during which time he was a lilxral spender of money. Politically, Mr. McGreevy is a stanch Democrat, and has officiated as justice of the peace, while his religious sympathies are with the Catholic church at Logansport, Indiana. Fraternally, he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, and was at one time president and one of the largest stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Logansport, Indiana, in which he still owns considerable stock, and is one of the directors. He is also a stockholder in the Walton Bank.