DeKalb County, Indiana - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1914 (part 10 of 20)

John Morrison Kimsey

Among the men of a past generation who impressed their personality on the civic and public life of DeKall:) count)- was John M. Kimsey, who ior many years was an influential and potent factor in the welfare and development of this locality. He was born in Carroll county, Ohio, on October 9, 1833, and he was a son of Dr. Thomas Boland and Sarah (Carr) Kim.sey. Dr. Thomas B. Kimsey was born on December 7, 1806, probably in the state of Virginia, while his wife, Sarah Carr, was born on February' iX 1X07. in Anncskillin, Ireland. Thomas B. Kimsey was the son of John l\iir..sev. who was bom in England and came to America as an officer in the British arnn. but. when he realized what the .\merican colonies were fighting fur. h^' left the British army, and later, at the request of General \^'ashingtnu, l)ecamc an officer in the American army, being killed during the progre.ss of tli(^ wai. He had brought his wife to this country and located in Baltimore, lie left one son, John Kimsey, who married Lydia Boland, and they \-, eri. llu' ]iarentn cf Dr. Thomas B. Kimsey. The latter"s wife, Sarah Carr Kimsev, died in Waterloo, Indiana, on September 9, 1875, having made her liunie with her son. Dr. Thomas B. The latter became a well known and successful phvsician. being engaged in practice at Carrollton, Ohio, and later ir.oved to .Muiimouth. Adams county, this state, and in 1852 came to .\uburn. Indiana, where he was numbered among the pioneer physicians of that comniunitv. His death occurred on May 6, 1856, and his passing away was considered a distinct loss to the community. His children were as follows: John M., Aseneth, Lydia, William T.. James Boland and Robert Ferguson.

his brother started the lirst RepubUcan paper pubhshed in this county, the DeKalb County Times, but there were so few Repubhcans in this Democratic county that at that time the paper lacked proper support and went out of business in about three months after its estabhshment. Mr. Kimsey continued his services in the Sanders dry goods store at Auburn until i860, when he came to Waterloo to accept a position in the store of Reuben J. Lent. In 1861 Mr. Kimsey enlisted as a private in Company K, Forty-fourth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was in the military service of his country for eighteen months. He was made principal musician of his regiment and was mustered out of the service when the bands were dispensed with. After his return to peaceful pursuits Mr. Kimsey became an employe in the store of Amos & Marshall Hale, of Angola, and later he went into business for himself in partnership with Myron Hester. A few years later he moved to Waterloo and resumed his old position with Mr. Lent. Then for a time he ran a transfer line and was subsequently appointed postmaster at Waterloo by President Hayes. His administration of the office was very satisfactory and he held the position through the administration of President Garfield and one year under President Cleveland, a total service of nine years. About iSgo Mr. Kimsey removed to Toledo and there spent the remainder of his days.

On July 28, 1 86 1. Mr. Kimsey married Harriet E. Lent, the daughter of Reuben J. and Almira (Forsythe) Lent. Her parents were natives of New York state, the father born at Utica and the mother at Cooperstown. The latter was the daughter of John Kimball and Mary (Bailey) Forsythe, while John K. Forsythe's father, Oliver Forsythe, was a general in the war of the Revolution. Mary Bailey's father, Joel Bailey, was also a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Harriet Lent was born in DeKalb county, Indiana, lier parents having come here from New ^'ork state in about 1837. Her grandfather, John K. Forsythe, had come here in 1833, locating in Otsego township, Steuben ccninty. Indiana, when there were only five families in that locality. Reuben Lent settled at Hamilton and built the first hotel in that place. Finally he mo\ed to Auburn and ran the Ohio House in 1833. and in the following year he and Miles Waterman laid out the town of \\'aterloo. Here he established a dry goods store, ran a hotel and, for a time. he and T. R. Dickinson ran the Waterloo Press. Mr. Dickinson being editor. Mrs. Dr. Broughton, of Waterloo, has in her possession the first copy of the first issue of this paper. In 1863 Mr. Lent moved to Toledo and spent the rest of his life there, dying at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Kimsey. His wife died on July 17, 1859. .Mr. John Kimsey died on November 14, lyii, and wa.s .sur\'i\'ed by bis widow, who still lives at Toledo. To them were burn six children, namely: Lola M., the wife of Dr. Broughton, of Waterloo; Jessie .\lmira. who died at the age of se\enteen }ears : Birdie E., the wife of Ora O. Brown, of lV)ledo; Reuben Thomas, of Toledo: Rose Ellen, the wife of .\. T. Bonneau, and [obn Forsvthe. of Toledo.

George E. Harmes

Among the substantial men whose labor and influence have given impetus to the general material improvement of DeKalb county in years gone by and who today occupies no insignificant place in the esteem of the community in which he resides is the worthy gentleman whose name forms the introduction of this sketch. He has been content to spend his life in his natixe locality, wisely deciding that this favored section of the great Hoosier state was as well if not better suited for the pursuit of agriculture than any other.

George E. Harmes was born in DeKalb county. Indiana, on April J3. 1866, the son of Henry and Maria (Young) Harmes. Henry Harmes was born in Hanover, Germany, December 30, 1822, the son of Frederick and Mary Harmes, who emigrated to the United States in 1830. Henry Harmes wa.> married on September 19, 1830, to Maria >'oung, who was born in Huron county. Ohio, and the same year they moved to DeKalb count}-. They became the parents of seven children, of whom only two are now living, Mrs. Clara J. Brumback and the subject of this sketch. The mother of these children died on December 12, 1868, and on January 13, 1870, Mr. Harmes married Mrs. Sarah Knapp, they removing to Xolile county during the same vear. Henry died on July 3, 1906.

George E. Harmes received his education in the common sch(xils of Noble county, and on completing the public school course he attended a Inisiness college at Angola, Indiana, thus receiving a good ]iractical education in both the literary and business branches.

Reared to the pursuit of farming, he has never seen cause to forsake this vocation, in which he has achieved a i)ronounced success, and is now the owner of a magnificent farm of three hundred and thirty-five acres in Fairfield township, to the cultivation and improvement of wliich he devoted his undivided time. He follows general farming, raising all the crops com- mon to this locality, and also gives some attention to feeding of cattle, in which he has been very successful. His farm is splendidly improved in every respect, the attractive and comfortable residence, commodious and wellarranged barns and other necessary out-buildings indicating him to be a man of excellent taste and sound judgment. He gives his personal attention to every detail of his farm work, and by persistent industry and the exercise iif good judgment be has attained to a high, place among his fellow agriculturists.

On October 10, 1B93, (^'forge E. Harmes married Alary Bessie Stonebraker, a daughter of John M. and Harriet (Drowley) Stonebraker, both of whom were early settlers of Fairfield township. Mr. Stonebraker was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted on August 27, 1861, in Company B, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he served with \'alor and faithfulness until his honorable discharge on August z'j. 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Harmes have been born four children, Clifton E.. Harriet H., Henry T. and Theodore K.

Politicalh', Mr. Harmes has been an ardent supporter of the Repulilican party, though he has been too busy a man to aspire to public office on his own account. Fraternally, be is a member of Corunna Lodge Xo. 248. Knights of Pythias, in the workings of which he takes an intelligent interest. Bv a life characterized by industry anl integrity Mr. Harmes maintains the confidence and good will of the people of his community, and among his neighbors and acquaintances his charactc and integrity have ever been above reproach.

It is not always easy to disc(.)\er and define the bidden forces that mi)\e a life of ceaseless activity and large professional success. Little more can be done than to note their manifestation in the career of the intli\iilual under consideration. In \iew of this fact the life of the distinguished physician and public-spirited man of affairs whose name appears abo\e affords a striking example of well-defined purjjose with the ability to make that purpose subser\-e not only his own ends but the good of bis fellow men as well. He has long held distinctive prestige in a calling which recpiires for its liasis sound mentality and intellectual discipline of a high order, supplemented by the rigid professional training and thorough mastery of technical knowledge with the skill to apply the same, without which one cannot ho]ie to rise above mediocrity in ministering to liuman ills. In liis chosen field of endeavor Doctor Broughton has achieved success such as few attain, and his present eminent standing among the leading medical men of DeKalb county is dul)- rec(jgnized and appreciated.

Frank Broughton, M. D., of Waterloo, DeKalb county, Indiana, was born in Noble county, this state, on July 30, i860, and is the son of William and Rebecca (Casper) Broughton. William Broughton was a native of Ohio and came to this state in an early day, while his wife was a relative of the Caspers, so well known among the early pioneers of DeKalb county. Frank Broughton spent the first sixteen \'ears of his life on the home farm in Xolile county, receiving his education in the district schools of his home neighborhood. In 1879 and 1880 he was a student in the Methodist Episcopal College in Fort ^^'ayne, and then, ha\ing determined to make the practice of medicine his life work, he matriculated in Rush Medical College, of Chicago, where he was graduated in 1884. During the following three years he was engaged in the practice of his profession at .\villa, Xoh.le county. Indiana, at the end of that ])eriod coming to Waterloo, where he has been continuously engaged in the practice since. He is well r|ualihed by nature anil training for the calling which he follows, and liis efforts have met with very gratifying success in this con.imunitw His office is well e(|ui])ped with all niodeni apparatus for the successful handling of difiicult cases, including an X-ray static machine and other medical fixtures, while he lias a well selected professional library which enables him to keep in touch with the most advanced thought relative to the healing art. noctf)r Broughton has for several \ears been surgeon for the Lake Shore & ?\Iichigan Southern Railroad, and for nine years was local United States pension examiner. Aside from hi> jirofession, he has taken a commendable interest in the affairs of the comnuinily and served as a member of the .school board, being president of thai 1 ody a part of the time. He is also local examiner for about ten life insurance companies. In addition to his creditable career in one of the most useful and exacting of jirofessions. the Doctor has also pro\en an honorable member of the body politic, rising in the confidence and esteem of the ijublic. and in every relation of life he has !ie\er fallen helow the dignity of irue manhood nor in any way resorted to methods and wile- that invite criticism or censure. He is essentially a man among men. and as a citizen he easily ranks with the most influential of his communit\-. His course has been above suspicion, and those favored with an intimate acc|uaintance with him are profuse in their praise of his manly virtues and upright character.

Politically, Doctor Broughton is a Republican, in the success of which party he lias been actixely interested. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias.

In 1884 Doctor Broughton married Lola M. Kimsey, a daughter of John Al. and Harriett E. (Lent) Kimsey. Harriett E. Lent was born at Ligonier, Indiana, and is a daughter of Reuben J. Lent, a pioneer of DeKalb county, and at one time one of its best known citizens. A biographical sketch of John M. Kimsey appears elsewhere in this work. Lola M. Kimsey was born at Angola, Indiana, and when but three years of age her family moved to Waterloo, where she was reared and lived until her marriage in

1884. She attended the public schools and was also a student in the Methodist College at Fort Wayne, where she formed the acquaintance of Dr. Broughton. After leaving the college she was employed in the Waterloo postofifice for about five years. She is a woman of marked intellectual attainments and excellent social qualities, but her interest is centered in her home, being thoroughly domestic in her tastes and desires. Doctor Broughton and wife have one son. Jay W.. who first saw the light of day on March 15,

1885. He attended the public schools at Toledo, and is now connected with the dining car service of the Union Pacific Railway from Ogden, Utah, to Omaha, occasionally requiring him to go to the Pacific coast.

H. L. Tess

The history of a state is but a record of the doings of its people, and the story of the plain common peojjle who constitute the moral bone and sinew of the state should ever attract the attention and prove of interest to all true lovers of their kind. In the life story of the .subject of this sketch there are no striking chapters of startling incidents, l)ut it is merely the record of life true to its highest ideals and fraught with much that should stiuudate the vouth just starting in the world as an independent factor.

H. L. Tess is a native son of the county ir, which he now resides and was born on February 25, 18(^14. His parents were Louis and Harriett (Smith) Tess, the forruer a native of Germany and the latter of Pennsylvania. Louis Tess emigrated to this country from the Fatherland and settled in DeKalb county, where he followed day labor. Though not a man of great prominence in his community, he had the sincere regard of all who knew him because of his straightforward, honest and industrious life and was- numbered among the substantial citizens of his community. To liim and his wife were born seven chilih-en: I'dizaljeth, Ehza. H. L., twd who chrd in infancy, Clara and Charles.

H. L. Tess secured his education in the common schools of DeKalb ciiunty, and upon attaining' the ijmper age he learned the trade of a teleg-rapher, which vocation he followed for ten year>-. He then engaged in the general mercantile busme^s at Ihuler. which he followed with .success, but eventurdly sold out and became a drar.ghtsman for the flutler Windmill Company, with which concern he has conh'nuoush- since been identified. He is one of the most valuable factors in the success of tbis enterprise and takes an intelligent interest in his work, which is of no secondary importance in the routine program of the company's plant.

In 1887 Mr. Tess was married to Del! Kni-^elv, the daughter of T, f. Knisely, and to them have been bom two chiblren. ilarold K, and luhel. Politicalh, Mr. Tess has given his supjjort to tbe Kepublicm i)artv. while fraternally he is an appreciati\ e member of tbe Kniglits of Pvthias. The Methodist Episcopal church claims him among its members and be has long been a faithfid attendant and a contributijr to the su])port of that society Mr. Tess is known as a man of energ} , determination and steady habits Tn his private personal relations he is enjoyable, entertaining and at all times a well bred gentleman. There is no pretense or display about him. he caring little for the limelight, merely desiring to do his duty as he sees and understands it and to be of the greatest serx'ice to his community.

Dependent very largely upon his own resources from his early youtb.. .Vrchie S. Bowman, of Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, has attained no insignificant success, and though he may have, like most men of affairs, encountered obstacles and n>et with reverses, he has pressed steadily forward, ever willing to work for the end he has in view. His tenacity and fortitude are due, no doubt, in a large measure to the worthy traits inherited from his sterling ancestors, whose high ideals and correct principles he has. e\er .sought to perpetuate in all the relations of life.

Archie S. Bowman was born on July i, 1859, in the southeastern part of Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is a son of Cyrus and (41)

Sarah Ann (Smith) Bowman. Cyrus Bowman was a brother of James Bowman, whose record gi\es interesting details of the family ancestry. C\riis Bowman was a son of John and Matilda Bowman, and was l)orn in Van Buren, Onondaga county. New York, on November cj, 1818, and died at his home in West Waterloo, Indiana, on March 12, 1901, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. He came of good old Puritan stock, his father ha\-ing been a native of New Jersey and his mother of Connecticut. Mr. Bowman remained with his parents in New York until he reached his majority, his youthful years being spent in working on the farm. His father had entered land in DeKalb county, Indiana, in 1838, and gave one hundred and sixty acres of this land to his son, who came here the following vear, spending three years here unmarried, in which time he worked hard clearing the land, splitting rails, building fences and getting about twenty acres of his own land in condition for cultivation. In 1842 he returned to his native state and there, on June 15, 1843, he was united in marriage to Rachel Waterman, a native of Van Buren, New York. The same fall they came to tb.e farm in DeKalb county, building a log cabin in the woods northeast of Waterloo, and there together they shared the joys, sorrows, hardships and privations incident to pioneer life. To their union were born two children, Harriett Matilda, who died on October 8, 1855, aged nearly eleven years, and Rosa G., who is now the wife of Phineas D. Childs, of Fairfield town- .ship, this county. Mrs. Bowman died on Octoljer 17, 1855, and on September 4, 1858, Mr. Bowman married Sarah Ann Smith, the daughter of Archibald and Mary (Thompson) Smith. Her father, who was born in Scotland, was married in Liverpool to Mary Thompson, a native of England, and the\- sailed at once to America. They were storm-dri\en south (if the equator and were three months on the journey across the ocean. They lived a short time in New ^'ork city and then came to Stark county, Ohio, and hnallv to DeKalb county, Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowman were born two children, Archie S., now of Smithfield township this county, and Fred C, of Waterloo. Late in life Mr. Bowman Ijought a nice home in Waterloo, where he spent his last years. In jjolitics he was an ardent Republican, and in 1886 he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners at a time when the normal political majority was again.st his party, luit, owing to his personal popularity and his ability, he reversed the majority to 'a plurality in his favrn- oi two hundred and twenty-seven, the head of his ticket beino- defeated bv two hundred and nitieteen. His official career was marked b\- busiiiess ability of a Hi_L;li order and (hiring his administration much was done in the way of public improvement and development of the 'cbTihty. .A.s a pioneer citizen of the county and a progressive man in liis views and attitude toward public affairs he was one of the most influential factors in ad\-ancing the public interests and in giving prominence to this section of the state.

Archie S. Bowman was reared on the home farm until he had attained his majority, his early years being spent in the arduous toil of clearing the land and putting it under cultivation. He distinctly remembers when the cleared land was as scarce as the timbered part is now. In the fall after he had attained his twenty-first }'ear he was married to Alice Kellv, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Kelly. Freeman Kelly, who is now deceased, was born in 1833 'n Hancock county, Ohio, a son of Isaac and Rebecca (De- W'eese) Kelly. He was reared in his native state and at the age of eighteen years went to California, where he followed gokl mining and other occupations until 1857. He then located in tlie southeastern part of Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, where he bought one hundrefl and si.xtv acres of land. In August, 1857, he married Martha J. Marvin, a native of Hancock county, Ohio, and the daughter of William and Mabel (Roberts) Marvin. Freeman Kelly was a successful farmer and a prominent citizen of his locality, having served two terms as justice of the peace, two terms as a member of the Legislature, and in other ways working for the benefit of his fellow men. Fraternally, he was a memlier of the Free and .\cce])ted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd l'"ell()ws, and in religion was ,! member of the Universalist church. Fie was acti\e in the su])port of the Democratic party, being an efficient and forceful campaign orator, and attained to a marked popularity throughout this section of the state. His widow survived him and now lives on the old farm in Snn'thfield township with iier son-in-law. Archie Bowman.

Immediately after his marriage Archie Bowman moved to Cass counu , Michigan, where he engaged in the timber business anr] farming. He bouglit ninety-three acres of land there, on which be made his i)ermanent lionie until 1 000. wlien he returned to DeKalb county, locating again on the farm where be was lorn and reared, living there a year. He then went to the Chapman farm, which he rented for three years, but finall\- brmght the Freeman Kellv farm of one hundred and eighty-six acres, which wds well imnrox-ed and up-to-date in its appointments, and there he now resides. He is the father of seven children: Clarence A.. Ray, Mildred, ' Delbert, Mary, Ruth and Russell. Clarence A. married Dora Lutz, daughter of Jacob Lutz, and they have a daughter, Thelma. He lives on the old Bowman homestead, where the subject of this sketch was born. Mildred is tlie wife of Arthur Grogg and lives two miles west of Waterloo. Mary is the wife of Charles Bell, and li\-es in Barry county, Michigan, and has one daughter. Mr. Bowman is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Waterloo, which he joined while living in Michigan in 1882, and is an appreciative participant in its wurk. Si)cia!ly, Mr. Pxiwman enjoys to a marked degree the confidence and regard of all who kn^w him, for his life here has been controlled l)v ]:roper motives and his actions have ever been such as to win the commendation and approval of his fellow citizens.

James Robert Nisbet

Although licit an nkl m;in in \(.-ars, the gvntk-man whose life record is herL'in outlinul ha- -lanip:-ii hi- in(h\ idiialitx- m no uncertain manner upon the localities where he lias resided, being an excellent rei)resentative of that type of the much heralded American business man, - the type that does things, - Mr. Nisbet being a wortlix' descendant of a long line of honorable and influential ancestors.

James Roiiert Nisbet. formerly a well known and lionored resilient of Waterloo. DeKalb count)-, Indi.ana, but now li\ing in Chicago, Illinois, was Ijorn in the latter city on August 2. [Hjb. antl is a son of Richaril and Josie (O'Mara) Nisbet. The father was a native of Thorn Hill, Ontario. Canada, while the mother was born 011 the .Vtlantic ocean while her parents were en route to this country from Ireland. The subject's father came to Chicago when but fourteen years old and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring on June 16, 1890. His widow still resides in that city- Mrs. Josie Nisbet's parents located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after their arrival iir this country and there lived the remainder of their lives, Mrs. Nisbet living there until sixteen years of age, when she went to Chicago, and there met and married Richard Nisbet. Richard Nisbet was employed in a machine shop, and in early days was an expert molder. At the time of the Chicagofire in 1 87 1 he lost practically all his possessions and was compelled to start life anew, in which he was fairly successful. He was not only industriousand energetic, but, because of his upright life, he comtnanded the universaT respect and esteem of all who knew him.

James Robert Nisbet was reared at Chicago and after receiving his education in the public schools he became a student at the l^niversity of Michi- gan, Ann Arbor, where he was graduated in 1896, with the degree of Pharmaceutical Chemist. Then, after receiving some practical experience in a drug store, he came to Waterloo and in the spring of 1897 he became a member of the firm of Cass & Ni.';l)et, druggists, in which he was successfully engaged for about a year. He then returned to Chicago, but later went to New Mexico, where he was again engaged in the drug business. Three vears later he removed to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and also spent a year in Detroit and a period at Port Huron, Michigan, and St. Louis, Missouri, after which he returned to Chicago, where he has since resided. His business pertains to surgical instruments and hospital and surgeon's supplies, with auxiliarv lines. He understands every detail of the business, being considered an expert.

On June 11, 1902, Mr. Nisbet returned to DeKalb county and was married to Bessie Kelley, daughter of Alfred Kelley, he having met his future wife while engaged in busmess at Waterloo. To them have been born two children, Richard Kelley, born .'\pril i, 1005, and Ada Blanche, born May ". 1907.

Fraternally, Mr. Nisbet is an appreciatve member of the Free and Accepted Masons. He is companionable and genial, though unostentatiously quiet in his demeanor, and has earned the high regard in whicli lie is he\(\ by those who know him.

It is proper to judge f)f the success and status of a man's life by tlie estimation in which lie is held \)v his fellow citizens. They see him .-it his work, in liis family circle, in his cluu-ch. at his dexotions. hear his views on ])iil)lic f|uestions, observe the outcome nf his c<ule of morals, witness how lie conducts himself in all tlie relation^ <if s(.ciet\- and civilization and llnis lieconie campetent to judge of his nierils and ck'nierils .\fter .'i Iciil; cmirsc of years of such daily observation il would he out of the (|Uestion for his neighbors not to know his worth, because, a^ has been s.aid. ".\ctions sjieak louder than words." Tn this county there is nothiu'.^- heard conceniin^- the subject df tliis sketch but good words. He has passed ^o nian\ vears here that his wcrtii is well known, but it will he nf interest to run oyer tlie busy exents of his life m! -e pages.

1 WOniack) Brown. William M. Brown, Jr., was born in Franklin county. Ohio, the son (if W'ilham Marion P>ro\vn, Sr., and Sarah (Wiley) lirown. At the age of two years he was hrouuht hy his parents to llartsville, Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his hfe, for a number of years the oldest inhabitant in ])oint of years of residence in that town. Mis wife, whose maiden name was Clara Womack, was l);>rn aloni.;' bdat Rock creek, .Shelby county, Indiana. \\'illiam Ah I'.rown, Jr., was a blacksmith by \ ocation, following that pursuit for forty-H\-e years on the same lot at llartsville. He took a deep interest in local affairs ami was on the school board for twentv-five years, being a member of that body at the time of his deatli. He was elected a justice of the peace, but refused to f|ualify. lie was active in his support of the Republican party, and assisted materiall\- in the election of others to pi;1 lie office. 1 ut was never biimself an aspirant for any position at the hands of his fellow citizens. He dietl on December 20, i(;i2, two days before the si.xty-eighth anniversary of his birth, and his widow still resides at Hartsville.

Harry Brown was reared at Hartsville, and after completing his studies in the common schools he attended the Ignited lirethven College at Hartsville five terms. After leaving that institution he went into the butchering business at Huntington, Indiana, and was successfully engaged in the retail trade there for eight years. .Vt the end of that time he came to .A.ubnrn, and for five years was engaged in buying timber for the U. W. \aughn Handle Company. However, prior to coming here he spent a year in the state of Washington with his family, their sojourn in that state being on account of Mr. Brown's health, which was impaired when he went there, but which was entirely restored on his return. After five years' residence at Auburn, Mr. Brown moved to Waterloo, wdiere he has resided ever since and where he is now engaged in farming, his beautiful home being located at the south edge of the city. He is practical and up-to-date in his methods and has achie\ed a noteworthy success in this line.

Politically, Harry Brown was an earnest supporter of the Re|iul)lican party, and in the councils of that organization he was an active and prominent figure for many years. In igi2 he was one of the two delegates from the twelfth congressional district to the national convention of the party at Chicago, and since that time has been identified with the Progressive party. In the spring of that year he was nominated by the Republican party for the office of county clerk, but, the party being hopelessh' di\ided that year, he went down to defeat with the rest of the ticket. A man of kindly and genial impulses and companionable nature, Mr. Brown has. won a host of warm and loyal personal friends throughout DeKalb county, and because of his upright life and earnest effort and social nature he is deserving of tlie enviable standing whicl: lie now enjoys here.

On September i8, i<Sq5, Harry Brown ^vas united in marriage with Jessie Mav Himes, of Washington township. ?\o!ile county. Indiana, the daughter of Jacob and Elizalielli (Striebev) Himes. the former <if wiiom was a successful farmer. To tliis union were born three ciiildren. ^larie. Dorothy and Harriett, who are now living with Mr. Brown at Waterloo. The mother these children died on October 25, 1905, and on November 7, 1908. Mr Brown married Mrs. Elizabetli (Brand) Shoemaker, the widow of Scott Shoemaker, deceased, who. during his active life, was a successful farmer north of Waterloo in Smithfield township. Elizabeth Brand became the wife of Scott Shoemaker, the son of Emanuel" Shoemaker, and who was born in Smithfield township in May, 1861, living in Smithfield township with his parents until his marriage. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed the regard of all who knew him because of his vocational success as well as his upright life. His death occurred on Jnne 8. 1898. leaving two daughters, Rhena May and Maude Scott. For about a year after the death of her first husband Mrs. Brown lived in Smithfield townshi|> anil then moved into Waterloo, where a few 3'ears later she entered the present l,eautifu.l lionie at the south edge of that citv, which she now graces with her presence.

Worth Corbix

One of the successful and well known farmers of DeKalb county, and -. ho riihiy merits the high esteem in which he is lield <;wiiig to his lite ol integrity and industry, is the gentleman whose name forms the ca])lion of this brief biographv. He has done much to advance die material and general interests of his localitv and has. bv his ])ersi>tcnt labors and excellent management, developetl one of the best farms hi the conimumty.

Worth Corbin was born September 21. iS()<). m Wihniugtou towiisliip. DeKalb county, the son of Absaur and Mora ( N'odine ) Corbin, he a native of Ohio, and she of Connecticut. Absaur Corbin was une of the earliest settlers of DeKalb county, and was a very successful tanner, having large interests. To them were liorn four children, n.amely: .\mv. who married a Mr. 1^'isher and lives in Texas : Winnie Corbin lives in Wilmington township; Nathan is deceased, and the remaining child is the subjeect.

The early education of the subject of this sketch was acquired in the common schools of the county. At the age of fifteen years he ceased his studies and began farming on the home place, which contains two hundred and ninety-three acres and which he now owns. His career as an agriculturist has l)een crowned with brilliant success, for he has adopted the nio.st scientific and uji-to-datc methods, in his chosen vocation, con.serving his valuable land by a careful system of rotation of crops. In addition to this class of farming, he is devoting much time to the raising of fine stock. He believes in breeding along the best blood lines and has more than a local reputation as a stockman.

On the anniversary of our nation's birth, July 4. 1X95. the subject was married to Rosa, the daughter of William Topper, she having been born in DeKalb county, Indiana, her father being a native of the Keystone state. To Mr. Corbin and wife have been born five children, namely: Orvill Cj.. born April 16, 1896; Leroy, born November 14, 1897; fiolda L., born June 27, 1901 ; Dortha F., born March 29, 1906; Lloyd O., born June 14, 1912.

Mr. Corbin, while never having sought public ofifice, has given to the Republican party his lifelong support. He is well posted on current events and always displays a deep interest in any mo\-ement for the betterment of of the communitv in which he resides.

In placing the subject of this sketch in the front rank of lUitler's liusiness men, sinijik- justice is done to a biograpliir;d fad. uni\'ersall\' recognized by men at all familiar witb bis history. .\ man of judgment, sound discretion and business abilit}- of a high order, he Ik^s managed with tactful success important cnter])rises and sd impressed bis mdi\ i(lu;dil\- u]>iin the community as to gain recognition among its le;iiling citizens and pui)lic-sfiirited men of affairs.

Cieorge W. (ieddes. who is numbered among the leading business men of I'.utler. Indiana, was born in DeKalb countv on October 20. 1863. ;ui(l is the son of Robert and Sarah (Dunn) (ieddes, who were natives of .Stark county. Ohio. Robert (ieddes was one of the early settlers of DeKall) count)- and here followed farming all his actixe life. To him and his wife was horn

George W. Geddes

George W. Geddes received his education in the connnon ^cli<icil> ot DeKalb county and then took up the study of |)harniacy at the age of sixteen years under the direction of Dr. M. J. Bolan, ct)ntinuinu- in the hitter's employ for several years. Dr. Bf)lan then sold his store, the firm hcconiing Fanning & Shoub, with whom Mr. Geddes continued for a time and then the firm name became consecutively Fosdick & Son, then Kehrer & Stone, witli whom ]Mr. Geddes remained for twelve years. He then bought tiie store where he had first begun to work, the firm name being Geddes & Harding for about nine years. IVIr. Geddes then bought Mr. Harding's interest and still continues the business under his own name. That he has been successful goes without saying, for he possesses in an eminent degree those cjualities wliich insure success and which gain friends for the possessor. Mr. Geddes carries a complete and well selected line of drugs and all sundries usually found in a modern and up-to-date drug store, and he has for a number ot vear enjoyed his full share of the local patronage. His courteous treatment of his customers insures their return to him wiien in need of anything in his line.

Mr. Geddes married Maggie S. McPherson. the daughter of hihn S. McPherson. a native of New Jersey, and to Mr. and Mrs. (ieddes ha^ been bom one child, Leta, who is at home.

Politically, Mr. Geddes has always given his support to the Repul)lican partv and has been lionored by his party in official ])Ositions, in all of which he has discharged his duties to the entire satisfaction of all concerneil. He served as city treasurer of Sutler five years, it I)eing at the time wIk-u \\\v town was bonded for public improvements, including tiie water ant! eirctrie lighting plants. He also served as a member of the school board for fourteen vears, having a deep and intelligent interest in eckicalional affairs. I'raternally, he is a memlier of the h'ree and .\cce]itcd MasoUN and of Knights <if Pythias Lodge No. 158. In the latter l.ixly lie has ])a>'^ed throngli all the chairs and for twenty-three years served as master of finance. Keligionslw he is a supporter of the Methodist Kpiscoiial church, in tlie ])rosperity of which he is deeplv interested and to the benevolences ot which lie contributes of his means. He stands high in the e>teem of liis fellow men, being public spirited and progressive, and at .ill time- willing to lend liis aid and nifluence in behalf of any measures for the material advancement of bis locality for the intellectual, moral or social good of the people.

Melvin Swartz

Among the enterprising and progressive citizens of DeKalb county none stands higher in the esteem of his fehow citizens than the gentleman whose name forms the caption of this sketch. He has long been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in this count) and the years of his residence here have but served to strengthen the feeling of admiration on the part of his fellow men owing to the honorable life he has led and the success be has attained.

Alelvin Swartz, one of the enterprising farmers and public-spirited citizens of Grant township, DeKalb county, was born on February 10, 1875, on the farm where he now lives, about a mile southwest of Waterloo. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Welch) Swartz. William Swartz was born in Wayne county, Ohio, on March 11, 1830, and died at the home of the subject of this sketch on January 2^, 1911 ; his wife, Elizabeth (Welch) Swartz, died on October 5, 1910. William Swartz came to Indiana in 1848 with his parents and settled on the farm south of Waterloo, where he resided until about ten years prior to his death, w hen he removed to Waterloo. He was one of the pioneers of this community and expended his strength in' clearing the heavy forests and preparing his land for cultivation. In 1853 he returned to Wayne county, Ohio, and brought back with him b'lizabeth Welch, to whom he was married on November 6th of that year, and liere they courageously entered upon the struggles of life in which, by their united efforts, they attained to an eminent success. Mr. Swartz was a man of large capacitv. and by earnest effort and persistent endeavor he earned the respect and confidence of the people, as well as material success. To him and his wife were born ten children, namely: Adeline, who lives in Nova, .\sliland county, Ohio, and is the widow of Josiah Kosht : Angela is the wife of Nelson Shook, of Kendallville, Indiana: Ida died at the age (if four years: Izora. who was the wife of Samuel Baker, died at the age of t\vent\--four }ears : Clement died at the age of two years : Tarring is engaged in the meat Inisiness at .-\uburn, Indiana: Emmett died at the age of eleven months: Lulu is the wife of William Batdorf, who is engaged in the meat business at Auburn with her brother, Tarring Swartz; the subject of this sketch was next in (irder of birth: lennie, who was the wife of William Fletcher, died at Waterloo in October, 1909.

Melvin Swartz was reared on the paternal farmstead until nineteen vears of age, receiving his education in the district schools of the commu- nity. In 1893 he came to Waterloo, and, with his brother, Tarring, engaged in the butchering business, to which he devoted his efforts for six years. He then sold his interest and returned to the home farm, to the cultivation of which he has devoted his attention continuously since. In 1900, after selling out to his brother, he bought sixty-one acres of land adjoining the home place on the east, and in January, 1906, he bought the eighty acres of the home place, where he now resides. He is methodical and progressi\e in his ideas relating to agriculture, liesitating not to adopt new methods when their feasibility has been demonstrated by experience to be ijetter than old metliods. In consequence of his attitude along this line, his operation (if the farm has been characterized by means and methods which have enabled him to attain a maximum of returns at a minimum of effort and expense.

On April 25, 1895, Mr. Svvartz married Catherine Becker, the daughter of Frederick and Katherine (Hoffman) Becker. Frederick Becker was born in September, 1825, in Nassau, ( iermany. In August, 1854, he married Katherine Hoffman, also a nati\e of Nassau and born in the same house as was Mr. Becker. In September following their marriage the newly wedded couple and Mrs. Becker's brother, l-'rederick Hoffman, came to America, locating first at Mansfield, Ohio. They remained ten years longer at a little town south of Mansfield, where Mr. Becker followed blacksmithing. In 1864 he movetl to Indiana, locating on a farm one and one-half miles ea.-^t of Corunna. but later be bought fifty acres, on wliich he made his permanent home and spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring on August 28, 1894, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. in addition to his farming operations he also conducted a blacksmith shoj), which was a great convenience to his neighbors and farmers. Religiously he was a member of the German Reformed church and took a prominent part in the religious and civic life of the community. To him and his wife were born ten children, all of whom grew to maturity, namely : John, who lives on a farm near Corunna ; George, of Montpelier, Ohio: iM-ederick. who lives near Corunna; Mary is the widow of Amos Seibert and lives near Concord; lunnia is tlie wife of Ulysses M. Swaysgood, of Garrett, Indiana; Nettie is the wife of lul Kenyon, of Fort Wayne: Hennan died on April 24, 1891. a.ged Iwenly-oUL- xears. six months and nine days; Peter lives in Waterloo, where he is agent for the electric interurban line; Catherine is the wife of Melvin Swartz. who li\es one mile south of Waterloo: Minnie is the wife of Herman Riley, of Flkhart. Indiana. The father of these children was a good citizen, an industrious worker and an affectionate father and faithful husband. His \\U\: who celebrated her seventy-eighth birthday anniversary in November. 1913, has resided must of the time since her husband's death at Waterloo, where she has buih a comfortable and attractive residence on North \\'ayne street. She is a ciiiiet, home-loving woman, whose greatest worldly interest is in her children and their welfare. She holds fast to the religious faith which she professed many years ago, one of her chief companions being an old and well-worn German Bible.

Mr. and Mrs. Swartz are members of the United Brethren church, in which they take an active part. He is president of the board of trustees. He was a member of the building committee, which erected the present fine edifice, costing fifteen thousand dollars, and which is an ornament and credit to the community. Mr. Swartz is a whole-souled, genial and companionable man, up-to-date and progressive in his ideas, and because of his sterling qualities of character and the success wliich he has attained, he is deserving of the enviable position which he holds in the esteem of all who know him.

Among the well known and public spirited citizens of Waterloo, Indiana, is Wellington Hub!>ard Hollister, who was born on December 28, 1849, in Lucas county, Ohio, the son of Horace and Susan (Hubbard) Hollister. In 1857 the family moved to near Ligonier, Noble county, Indiana, and there the subject received his public school education. In his youth he applied himself to learning the cabinet maker's trade at Ligonier. and in 1869 went to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was for awhile enijiloyed at his trade. While living at Ligonier he had l)een a prominent nienilier of the lirass band and his comrades wrote to him at llaltiniore, urging him t() return and offering to ])ay his transportation home. However, he did not wait for them to pay his way, as he was somewhat homesick rind anxious to return, and he was .soon again among his former com])anions. Remaining at Ligonier until 1874, Mr. Hollister went to Angola, where he remained until about 1877, when he moved to Butler. .\t .Angola he had lieen enil)loyed in a jewelry store and had started to learn the trade, which he com- ])lete<l after his removal to Butler. He was there in the employ of L. J. Diehl, jeweler, until 1890, when he went to Goshen and again employed himself at cabinet-making, and afterwards was employed in a buggy factory, in 1893 he went to Pullman. Illinois, and for a few months was employed in the street car departnu-m of the FiiUman Company, but a few days before the big strike there he returned to Goshen. Here he was employed in the Kelly Foundry as cupola tender, and eventually became a pattern maker, working there until 1903, when he went to Detroit and was employed on the woodwork on automobiles until 1909, when he came to Waterloo, and has here since resided. He is now devoting his attention to a.gricultural pursuits, in which he is meeting with gratifying success.

In 1879 Mr. Holli.ster married Ella Abbey, the daughter of Giles T. Abbey, who is referred to elsewhere at length in this work. To this union have been born four children, all daughters, namely : Erma, who married Carl Wolfe, by whom there was one son, Russell. She afterwards became the wife of Charles Clark, and they now live at Bryan, Ohio: Bernice is the wife of Edison Haskin, of Denver, Colorado, and they have two children, Harold and Kenneth: W^inifrede is the wife of Elmer Greiser, of Detroit, and they have a tlaughter. Dorothy: Mildred is the wife of .\lwyn Prange, of Waterloo, and the}' have a daughter, Ethel. Mr. Hollister is a meml^er of the Woodmen of the World and because of his many splendid personal qualities and his upright life he has won a host of warm personal friend? since locating at his present residence.

John W. Henderson

The gentleman whose life histor_\- is here taken under consideration is one of the strong, sturd\- characters who has contributed largely to the welfare of the community where he lives, being a public-spirited citizen and progressive in the largest meaning of the word. He ranks as one of the leaders in agricultural circles in DeKalb county and one of the mo.st representative citizens of Concord township, and yet is a plain, unassuming, straightforward gentleman whom to know is to respect and admire. But when we consider the excellent quality of his Hoosier blood, drawn from sterling pioneer ancestry, it is not surprising that he has developed into a man that does things.

Tohn W. Henderson is the son of William and Matilda (Watson) Henderson and was born close to his present residence on May 23. 185 1. He was reared under the parental roof, and received his education in the district schools of his immediate neighborhood, his vacation periods being spent in labor on the home farm, in the cultivation and improvement of which he was an important factor, being the only son and assistant of his father in the work. At the age of nineteen years, Mr. Henderson completed his school .studies, and thereafter gave his undivided attention to farm work, in which he has achieved most profound success during the subsequent years. He has a splendid farm located in Concord township, and he has so conducted it as to make it one of the best farms of the township. He raises all the crops common to this locality, carrying on very extensive farming, and also gives some attention to live stock, in which he has also been successful. Up-to-date, progressive in his ideas, he does not hesitate to adopt new methods when their practicability and superiority over old methods have been demonstrated.

On July 30, 1872, Mr. Henderson married Alice Nusbaum, the daughter of George and Mary Nusbaum, of Harlan, Allen county, Indiana, and to this union have been born three sons, Charles, William and George.

Politically, Mr. Henderson is affiliated with the Republican party, and in 1892 he was elected trustee of Concord township, serving in that capacity for five years and three months. In 1904 Mr. Henderson was elected recorder of DeKalb county, discharging the duties of his office for four years, to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens. In 1908 he was the nominee of his part\- for representative to the Legislature, but, owing to peculiar local conditions, he met defeat with, the rest of his ticket. ^Ir. Henderson has in him many of the elements that always win in the liattle of life, no matter where fought out, and because of his upright life and commendable habits he erjovs in its entirety the esteem and respect of the community.

The subject of this sketch is one of those strong, self-reliant and determined characters who are occasionally met with and who are of such a distinct type as to seem to he born leaders of their fellow men. Not that Mr. Sliowalter courts that distinction, for he is entirel)' unassuming, but his great force (if character and his zeal and energy in whate\er he undertakes naturally place him at the head of the crowd, and he has been a potent factor in the development of DeKalb county, where he has long maintained his home and where he is well known to all classes for his honorable and industrious life in both private and public. :, of Noah and Elizabeth (Moore) Showaher, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. These parents have three children, Emma, H. M. and J. VV. Mr. Showalter came to DeKalb county in his early youth, having been reared under the parental roof and having secured a good education in the public schools of his community. His first location after coming to DeKalb county was in W^ilmington townshi]). where he secured one hundred and forty acres of good farm land, to the improvement and cultivation of which he devoted himself through the \ears, and today he is numbered among the substantial older residents of his communit\-. His farm near Butler comprises two hundred and eighty acres of as good land as can be found in the community, and he has for forty-five years, through winter's cold and summer's heat, persistently and courageously carried forward the work to which he set himself years ago, and by his earnest endeavor and persistent industry he has accumulated a handsome competency, thus rendering his later years free from worry or embarrassment. Now, in the golden sunset of his life, he can look back over the years and conscientiously feel that his life has been a consistent one, for he has, without ostentation or display, carried forward his life work in a manner that has won for him the commendation of all who know him. Mr. Showalter has made many permanent and substantial improvements on liis farm. He has carried on general agriculture, and has also been active in tlie breeding and raising of Shetland ponies and graded stock. His residence, which is about a half mile north of Butler, is a substantial and attractive Iirick house, and he also owns town property, including eight lots in Garrett.

Soon after coming to DeKalb county, Mr. Showalter married Sarah Ball, the daughter of John R. and Sarah (Plies) Ball, and to them were born three children : Mrs. Elva Copp, whose husband is a farmer near Butler, and they have one child. Ruth: Mrs. Minnie B. Knisley, of Butler, where her husband is engaged in the clothing Imsiness, and I\Irs. Nora Rudd, of Butler. The mother of the'^e children died and subsequently Mr. Showaher married Laura ^^'atkins. to which union were born two children, Caroline and Zelma, both of whom are at home with their parents.

Politically, Mr. Showalter has given his lifelong support to the Republican partv, believing that its platform embodies those principles most conducive to the welfare of the people. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic order and Lodge No.' 158, Knights of Pythias, at Butler. :\Tr. Showalter is an excellent neighbor, a praiseworthy citizen and keeps in touch with all matters of general interest to the coinmunity. He stands for law and good government, uses his influence on the right side of every moral issue, and, though quiet and unostentatious in demeanor and always attending strictly to his own business and affairs, his life has been fraught with good to all with whom he has come in contact.

Walter J. Mondhank

'I"he gentfeman wliuse name forms the caption of this sketch belongs to that class of men who win m life's Ijattles by sheer force of personality and determination, coupletl with snundness of judgment and keen discernment, and in whatever he has undertaken he has shown himself to he a man of abilitN' and honor, always ready to lend his aid in defending principles affecting the public good.

Walter J. Mondhank, a successful business man at Butler, Indiana, and present mayor of that thrixing town, is a natix^e of Lancaster, Ohio, where he was Ijorn on September 23, 1870. He is the son of Frederick and Sarah ( Kratzer) Mondhank, l:oth of whom were also natives of the Buckeye state, where the father followed farming pursuits during all his active life. They were the parents of three children, Walter J.. Charles and Ethel.

Weaker J. Mondhank obtained his education in the public schools of his native community and then took up farming, which he followed for a year in Ohio and later in Colorado, subsequently engaging in the milling business at Platte City, Missouri, which he followed for about three years, and at the end of that period came to Butler, Indiana, where he bought the mill owned by Dratz & Son, which he is operating at the present time. This is one of the best equipped mills in this section of the state and here Mr. Mondhank does custom milling of all kinds, handling flour, feed and grain, and has met with a success commensurate with his efforts.

Mr. Mondhank married Ellen Willock, the daughter of James T. and Betty Willock, natives of the state of Ohio, of which their forbears were early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Mondhank have Ijeen born two children, Elizabeth and Frederick.

Politically, Mr. Mondhank is an ardent supporter of the Democratic party, and in 1910 he was elected mayor of the city of Butler, which ofifice he is now filling with ability and to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Knights of Pythias, while his religious faith is embodied in the creed of the German Lutheran church, of which he is a regular attendant and an earnest supporter. Mr. Mondhank is known as a man of energy, intellect and will, throwing his entire force of tody and mind upon his work. He is frank, bold, honest, aggressive, acts and thinks quickly, never evading but always meeting a situation squarely. He is a man of broad, humanitarian principles, earnest purpose and upriglit life and b\ all is esteemed for his courteous manner, genial disposition and genuine worth.

Henry Husselman

Success in this life comes to the deserving. Jt is an axiom denionstialed by all human experience that a man gets out of this life' wiiat lie [luts iiUo it. jilus a reasonable interest on the investment. The individual who- inherits a large estate and adds nothing to his fortune cannot he called a .successful man. He that falls heir to a large fortune and increases its value is successful in proportion to the amount he adds to iu's possession. But the man who starts in the world unaided and h\- sheer f(jrce of will, controlled ii\- correct iiiinciples, forges ahead and at length reaches a jjlacc of honor nniong his fellow citizens achieves success such as representaives of the two former classes can neither understand nor appreciate. To a consideralle extent the late l!enr\- Husselman, of Grant township, DeKalb count}-, Indiana, wa.-- a crediahU' representative of the last named class, a member of that sterling type which has furnished much of the hone and sinew of the country and added to the stability of our government and its institutions. IK- wa^; a niai-i ol nuunsterling characteristics of head and heart, antl among hi> contemporaries it would be hard to find a record as replete with toilsome lUity fnithfidly and uncomplainingly performed in all the walk's of life, while his career in the humble sphere of private citizenship was such as to reconimend him lo the favorable consideration of the best people of tlie cit\ and comity where he has long maintained his residence.

The history of the Husselman family in America goes back to the Revolutionary war, when George Husselman. a nati\e of Hessia and a soldier in the Hessian armv. came to America to help the T.ritish fight the American colonists. He was taken a prisoner by the Americans at the battle of Trenton and was sent to Lexington, New York, where he learned more comjiletely the reasons whv the co]oni.sts were fighting the mother country. Becoming (42)' thoroughly con\inced of the justice of their cause, he took the oath of allegiance to the colonies, joined the American army and fought with General "Washington until the end of the war. His name wlien he came to this country was Yorrick Healshliman, which, however, he changed to George Husselman, probably to hide his identity from the British, and that spelling of the name has been retained imtil the present time. In 1786 George Husselman settled in northern Virginia, where he remained until 1802, when he took his land warrant and located in Bullskin township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. Ten years later he moved to Baughman township, Wayne county, Oliicj. locating at West Lebanon, where he spent his remaining clays, dying there about 1814. Physically, he was a man of large frame, dark complexion, with heavy lower jaw and as brave and courageous as a lion. His wife was Ijorn on lioard a German ship along the west coast of Ireland. To them were born three sons, John. George and Samuel. John Hussehnan was born in northern Virginia in 1783 and accompanied his father upon his removal to West Lebanon, Ohio, where he married Catherine Miser. He began life in very moderate circumstances, but liy hard work, good management and rigid economy he was enabled to accumulate one hundred and si.xty acres of land there, which he cleared up and created into a fine farm, on which he erected a substantial frame residence and liarn. In 1842 he sold that place and. loading his household effects on wagons, he made the long iourncy of two hundred and forty miles to DcKul!) count\-, huliana, ^eUling between .Xu'nirn antl the present town of Waterloo. This w;is then all wild country, almost untouched by white hands, and where now stands the thriving city of .\uburn were only six houses, the most numerous inliabitanls of the ronntrv being the Pottawatomie Indians. Here Mr. Husselman bought more tiian a thousand acre< of land and two vears later he built the largest bank barn in the county, a structure that was a landmark in directing travelers along the way from Fort Wayne to Coldwater, Michigan. Here he spent the balance of his life, his death occurring on March i."^, 1X65. at the age of seventv-two years. His wife survived him Init a few months, dying on September K), 1865, at the age of seventy years. Their children were George, Mrs. Sallie ''^troh, John J.. Samuel B.. Polly. Henry and Daniel. Of these, Samuel is now the only survivor.

Henrv Husselman was born in Wayne county, Ohio, on November 24, T833, and died in Grant township, DeKalb county, Indiana, on Jaiuiary 8. 1913, He was but nine >ears old when his ])arents moved to this locality and here he was reared amid the pioneer surroundings. On September 19, 1861, he married Margaret R'llen Rickel, who was born about two miles south of \\^aterloo in 1845, a daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Fulk) Rickel. Daniel Rickel was a native of Pennsylvania, and his father came from Hamburg, Germany. Daniel Rickel was married in Wayne county, Ohio, to Margaret Fulk, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (McKinley) Fulk, and about 1843 he and his wife came to DeKalb county, Indiana, settling two and one-half miles south of \^^aterloo, where he entered a tract of government land. This land was all covered with the primeval growth of timber and labor of the most strenuous type was required in order to get it in shape for cultivation, his first active efTort being the erection of a log cabin. Here they lived until 1863, when they mo\ed to the town of Waterloo, where Mr. Rickel engaged in the boot and shoe business for a time. Tn 1867 he moved to Brimfield, Indiana, and engaged in the general merchandise business, but five years later he returned to Waterloo and here his death occurred in 1870, his wife having died the year prior. In 1862 Henry Husselman nioxed to wbal became bis permanent fanu'ly home in sections 8 and o in (irant township, this county, which was at that time a dense forest and to the subduing of the primeval conditions he applied himself with vigor and persistency until at length his efiforts were rewarded b\" the (le\elopnient of an ideal lionie and s]ilendi(l farm where his children spent nian\' happ\- and i)leasant days. In 1864 .Mr. Husselman was converted and united with the old Hu^isclmaii l-"vaiigelical cburcli. Tbereafter he lived a devoted C'bristian life anil in his home erected a family .altar which was never abandoned until sickness came upon liini. He w ;',^ an oldschool gentleman and in the simplicity of his faitli and integrity of bis character he was an example for those who followed him. He wa- a \ahiahle citizen to the comnninit\- and it wa'^ '^aid that lie never wronged any man. His wife was to him a belpm.-ile in the trne>t sen-^e of the word. bein<;- a faitiifnl Vv-ife and lo\ ing mother and one whose he-t endeavor w;is to aid her husband and rear her cbli(h-(-n to honorable womaniiood and maniiood. .^lie has lived in only two jilaces since her !iirth. her fatln-r's li,.ine -md her present home. To her have been born five children, namelx : John .\dam, who died in \i^(>^. at the age of two vears : \\'esley Henrv. l)orn on March 28. 1863, married Minnie F. Davis on May 7. 1893, ^^'i^ was born in Franklin. Lenawee county, Michigan, March 2. i8'i3: Charles .Mfred, born M.arch 25. 1867. married Cora Fberly, A])ril \j. 1803. who was born i'ebruar\ d. 1S73. in DeKalb county, Indiana. To them was born one son, Farnest .\lfred. .\ovember 7. 1898: W. H. and C. -\. Husselman are now residing in Butler. They be.gan dealing in pianos and organs in 1889. By their tact and business

C[ualities and their energ\- they ha\e continuousl)- followed this vocation ot life as successful dealers; James A., horn March 25, 1867; Jennie Alpharette. born January 10, 1870, now the wife of Frank S. Campbell, of Auburn. Ta them was horn one son,. Charles James, No\ember 13, 1895.

James A. Husselman is operating the home farm and caring for hismother, .\fter securing a good ]5ublic school education he attended the Tri- State Normal School at .Angola, and also at Auburn, and for twenty-five year.s he has been engaged as a teacher in the public schools of DeKalb county, spending his summer vacations in work on the farm.

On December 30, 191 1, Mr. Husselman married l.aura Clum, who was born January 25, 1876, near Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, a daughter of Haman and Cordelia (Dilworth) Clum. The family came to this county about 1887, and Mrs. Husselman's parents have lived in .'\uburn since that time. James A. Husselman is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. .K quiet and unassuming man, he is genial in his intercourse w ith his fellows and has made many warm and loyal friends in this comniunit}-. He has had a .splendid career as an educator and has had the novel exi)erience of teaching the children of those whom he taught a quarter of a century ago. Because of his strength of character and genuine wf)rth, he is deserving of the splendid standing which he enjoys in the community where his life has been spent.

Albert L. Shultz

It was once remarked 1)> a celebrated moralist and biographer that "there has scarcely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not have been useful." Believing in the truth of this opinion, expressed by one of the greatest and best of men, tlie \\riter of this re\iew takes pleasure in presenting a few facts in the career of a gentleman who, by industry, perseverance, temperance and integrit} , has worked himself from an humble station to a successful place in life and won an honorable position among the well known and highly esteemed men of the localitty in which he resides.

Albert L. Shultz, who for many years was known as or.e of the most successful teachers in DeKalb county, Indiana, and who is now the owner of a fine farm in Franklin township, was born in 1870, on the old homestead about a fjuarter of a mile from where he now resides, anil is a son ot C. S..

and Christena (Lybolt) Shultz. The father, who was born in x\shland count}', Ohio, in 1845, was a Hfe-long farmer, and on December 25, 1868, was married to Christena Lybolt, who was a native of Germany, iiaving come to this county when but six years old. In the spring of i86g, Mr. and Mrs. Shultz came to DeKalb county and here be was employed at day labor. Though his employment was but humble, he was a man of sterling qualities of character, sober, steady and industrious, and l>y persistent energy he accumulated thirty acres of good land and two valuable residence properties in Waterloo, one of w^hich he resides in. He is also a stockholder in the l""irst Xational Bank of Butler. He was never active in politics and is inclined to be reserved in disposition. To him and his wife were born three children: Albert L. and Alice and Alonzo, who are deceased. The subject received his elementary education in the common schools and remained at home helping his father up until the time of his marriage. He is entirely self made and upon attaining young manhood's years he determined to follow the jirofession of teaching and to this end, in the spring of 1880 and i8qo, he attended the normal school at Angola, Indiana. Having received a license to teach, he then became so engaged in the schools of Franklin township, this county, where he was emploved continuously for a period of twenty-two years, having taught in every district in the tf)vvnship save one. All that he has accomplished in life has been done entirely by his own efiforts, for when he began attending the normal school, be was compelled to borrow money with which to pay his expenses. However, during the period in which he was engaged as a teacher he carefully conserved his financial resources and eventually purchased forty acres of good land across from where he now lives and in 1903 bought an additional forty acres where he now lives, making altogether eighty acres of splendid land, none of which is worth less than one hundred dollars per acre. To the improvement of this land Mr. Shultz has given strict attention and today few places in this section of the state are better improved or more calculated to attract the attention of the passerby. The splendid and attractive house, the large and commodious barn and well kept fences reflect great credit on the owner, while the other modern and upto-date conveniences around the place indicate Mr. Shultz to be a man of modern ideas and determined to be behind no one as far as his ability will permil. The house is heated by a furnace and lighted by an acetylene gas plant and in other ways he has shown a progressive spirit commendable in him. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Butler, and in many ways has shown a disposition to take an interest in and' help to advance the best inter- ests (if the community in which he reside*-. .Mr. Shultz is a.y^ent tor the DeKalh County Mutual Insurance Company for Franklin township and also storm inspector for the Indiana Mutual Insurance Company.

On June 24, 1903, at the home of the bride's parents near Hamilton, Mr. Shultz was married to Efifie Lautzenhciser, the daughter of Ezra E. Lautzenheiser, her birth having occurred in 1879 in DeKallj county. They are the parents of one child, Rub)-, who was born on October 26, 1004. Religiously. Mr. and Mrs. Shultz are earnest and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, to the success of which tiiev contrilxite of their means. Mr. Shultz's industry and energy liave become proverbial and though deeplv immersed in his own affairs he buds time to discharge the duties of citizenship and may properly be termed the leader in the circles in which he mo\es.

Samuel Wolfe

It is with a great degree of satisfaction to the liiograplier when he acherts to the life of one who has made the rough path of life smooth by his untiring perseverance and has attained success in au\- xocation rc(|uiritig detiniteness of purjjose and determined action. Such a life, vhether il he one of calm. C(Misecuti\-e enileavor, or of <udden meteoric accomplishments, must alxumd in l)oth lesson and incenti\e and pro\e a guitle to the voung men whose fortunes are still matters for the future to iletermine. For a niunber of vears the subject of this sketch lias directed his efforts toward the goal (^f success in DeKall) county and by patient continuance has won pronounced success.

Samuel Wolfe, who owns a splendid farm in Franklin townshij), T^eKalb county, Indiana, was born at the old homestead near branklin Center, this county, on January i, 1857. His parents were in very moderate circumstances, his father having a large family, and the subject of this sketch s])ent the most of his boyhood days away from home working at such employment as he could find. However, after the death of an older brother he returned home and engaged in the cultivation of forty acres belonging to his brother. He kept up the payment of taxes and other expenses on the place, by reason of which the ownership eventually came to him, and he sold it and bought another forty-acre tract, which still later was sold and Mr. Wolfe purchased a tract of eighty acres, his present attractive farm in Franklin township. There is probably not another farm of like character in DeKalb county to which more painstaking attention is gi\ en and which is proving a greater success than this. There is not a foot of waste land on the farm and iMr. Wolfe, being a careful and conservative man in his operations, has succeeded in raising more than the average crop on his place, owing to his proper attention to such details as the fertilization of the soil, the proper rotation of crops, etc. When he secured the place it was in fair shape anil he has not only maintained but has improved the fertility of the soil, his eighteen years of residence here haxing been characterized by strenuous labor and persistent energv, which have met with their (.lesev\-ed reward. In addition to the cultivation of his farm .Mr. Wolfe has during the winters workeil at bis trade of carpenter, at which he is an expert. With bis brother, \\'illiam, he also runs a clover huller, grinder and other farm machinery, such as is needed among the farmers of the community, and they have met with well deserved success in this line.

On May 30, 1881, at Waterloo, Mr. Wolfe married Harriett Crowl, the daughter of John and Margaret (Link) Crowl, the father a native of ()hio and the mother born in (iermanw She came to this country with ber parents at the age of eight year'^, settling first in Delaware, later moving to Ohio. There she met and married Mr. Link. They later came to Intliana. settling in DcKalb county where they sjkmU the balance of their live>, iiotb being now deceased. Thev were farming folk and the par(..-nt> of six children, all living, namelv: Lsaac, Eli, Ldward, Cieorge, Samuel ;in(l Harriett. To Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe have been born the following children: Kdna. who became the wife of Earl King, who resides near Butler, this county: Mabel (i., Alta, Hazel and Charles, who are all at hi^me and .attending the ]niblir schools.

Politically, Mr. U'olfe is an eanu-st supporter of the Democratic party, while, fraternally, he is an enthusiastic mem1)er of the Independent (^rder of Odd Eellows. lielonging to the local lodne at H:imilton, of which he has passed through all the chairs. Kelieiously, he is ;i memlier of the I'nited Brethren church, which he attends regularl}-.

Mr. Wolfe has given his particular attention to (he welfare oi hU children, to whom he has given good educations, rearing them to u|)rieln manhood and womanhood. He finds his greatest satisfaction in the (|uiet life he leads as a prosperous and contented tiller of the soil and in the mutually agreeable domestic ties which make home the happiest and most attractive spot on earth to one of his tastes and ideals. Personally, he is genial and unassuming, possessing those qualities which win friends and he enjoys a marked popularity among his acquaintances.

Thomas W. Harwood

It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful self-made man. Peculiar honor attaches to that individual who, beginning the great struggle of life alone and unaided, gradually overcomes unfavorable environment, removes one by one the obstacles from the pathv\'ay of success and by the master strokes of his own force and vitality succeeds in forging his way to the front and winning for himself a competency and a position of esteem and influence among his fellow men. Such is the record of the popular citizen of Wilmington township to a brief synopsis of whose life and character the following pages are devoted.

Thomas W. Harwooti, a substantial and influential citizen of Wilmington township, a veteran of the great Civil war, and a man who enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him, was born on F^ebruary 24, 1841, in Rockridge, \'erm()nt, and is the son of Asa and Cynthia (Stockwell) Harwood, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Vermont. These parents moved from the New England states to Ohio in 1842 and in 1857 came to DeKalb county, settling in Franklin township, where they spent the remainder of their days. They were the parents of five children, namely: Henry, a farmer in Michigan; Thomas W.. the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Ellen Ball, deceased; Mrs. Clarinda Rarnhart, deceased, and Enimett. who lives in Montana.

The subject received his education in the public schools of DeKalb -CDuntw ha\ing been brought here in his youth by his parents. He was reared to the life of a farmer, which Vocation he has consistently and successfully followed throughout his life He is now the owner of a fine farm of ninetythree acres, on which he has lived for more than a quarter of a century and which he has improved and developed into one of the best agricultural estates in this locality.

During the troublous days of the early sixties, when the integrity of the nationial Union hung in the l)alance, Mr Harwood volunteered his services in defense of his country, enlisting as a private in Company B, Fifty-third Regiment Indiana X'olunteer Infantry, in which he served for about ten months, faking jiart in all campaigns, marches and battles in which the regiment participated. He proved a valiant and faithful soldier and at the end of his service received an honorable discharge.

six children, namely : Albert, who lives in Garrett, this county ; George, of Auburn, this county : Mrs. Isabel Pifer, of Butler, this county ; Clement, deceased; Cecil, who lives on the home farm, and Mrs. Ona Treman, who lives on a farm in this county. Politically, Mr. Harwood is an earnest supporter of the Republican party and takes proper interest in local afifairs, especially as affecting the welfare of the community. The record of testimony is ample that Mr. Harwood is a good citizen in the full sense of the term, worthy of public trust, e\er doing worthil}' and well all work to which he has apjilied himself. In all tiiat con.stitutes true manhond and good citizenship he is a worthy example and none stands higher than he in the esteem and confidence of the circles in which he nio\es.

Fred Bunge

It is not an easy task to describe adequately a man who has led an eminently active and busy life and who has attained a position of relative distinction in the community with which his interests are allied. But biograph\- finds its most complete justification, nevertheless, in the tracing and recording of such a life history. It is. then, with a full appreciation of all that is demanded and of the painstaking scrutiny that must be accorded each statement, and yet with a feeling of satisfaction, that the writer essays the task of touching briefly upon the details of such a record as has l)een that of tinhonored subject whose life now comes under review.

Fred Bunge is a son of the fatherland, having l)een born on May 4. 1832, in Germany, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Frost) Bunge, both of whom also were natives of (iermany. where they spent their entire lives and died. The}- were the jjarents of five children, the subject of this sketch, a brother, Louis, and three other cliildren wlio died in their native land. .\t the age of twenty-two year-, the snlijecl of ihi;- sketch lefl home, embarking on the i6th day of Mav. 1S54.. and landed in .\e\v \'ork on the 1st dav of the following July. The principal capital witli wliicii iiis parents h;ul endowed him was a rugged constitution, a stout heart and a determination to succeed, which, no doubt, has proven a more desirable capital than would have almost any amount of money, unless the latter could have iieen accompanied with the same traits of character. Thus born to environment none too auspicious, Mr. Bunge has forced himself to the front and made for himself a proud position among the foremost citizens of DeKalb county. During his first years in this country he was employed at anything which he could find to do which would earn him an honest dollar, but, carefully husbanding his resources and working every day possible, he was at last enabled to forge ahead and now is numbered among the substantial and influential citizens of Wilniingtim townsliip, DeKall) county, Indiana. Fie is the owner of a splen- (Hd farm ot eighty acres, on wliich are substantial and up-to-date buildings, and here he carries (^ general farming and stock raising in a manner that has stamped him to be a man of more than ordinary discernment and sound judgment.

On October 30, 1862, Mr. Bunge was married to Caroline Sharp, and to them have been born eight children, namely: Josiah, deceased; John, who lives on a farm in this county; Mrs. Nettie Wicker; IMrs. Ellen Pomeroy, of .\ubum ; VV^illiam, a farmer of this county ; Joseph ; Mrs. Dora Ridge, of this countv, and Nora, who li\es at home with her [larents. Religiously, Mr. Bunge and his family are memljers of the Reformed Lutheran church, to which they contribute liberally and to the various acti\ities of which they give earnest support. Politically, Mr. Bunge is a Democrat, and takes an intelligent interest in tlie affairs of his community, giving his earnest support to every movement which promisi-s to pro\e beneficial to his fellow men, materiallv, educationallv, niorallv or sociall}-. Because of his earnest life, sturdy habits and liis unswerving integrity, he enjoys to a notable degree the confidence and regard of the entire community wliere so many of his active years have been spent.

Another of the enterprising and successful farmers of DeKalb county, who traces his ancestry l)ack to the fatherland, is the gentleman whose name initiates this sketch, a man who has succeeded in his life work for no other cause than that he has worked persistently and along proper lines, and he has not only succeeded in his chosen vocation of agriculture, Init has also won a reputation for honesty and fair dealing.

William Henry Grube was born November 25, 1842, in Massillon, Stark county, Ohio. His parents were of German descent, and his father, Peter Grube, was married to Elizabeth May in 1835. They came to America in 1836 from LTlmet, a town in Bavaria. On the voyage across the Atlantic heavy winds blew their saiHns vessel along the coast of Africa, but after troublesome repairs were ni;uk-, they again headed for the "new world." Having to depend wholly upon the winds, the voyage took almost three months, at the end of which time they sailed into New \'ork liarhor. They resided in New York Cit}' for about a year and a half, and then started to the then West. They traveled by stage coach to Massillon, Ohio, which was then a small village. Here they lived until 1843, <i"<;l while living there three children were born, Katherine, Jacob and Henrv. The little sister died before they left Massillon. From their home in the Buckeve state thev again took up the Western trail, this time bv wagons drawn bv o.ven, through woods and swamps, until they arrixed at what is now Stafford township, DeKalb county. On this journey Menry was but a baby, so they had wrapped him up in a little Imndle, and when they came to a rough stretch of corduroy road this precious bundle fell out of the v>agon, but they fortunatelv happened to look down in time to rescue the liab\ from under the wa.gon wheels. This was only one of the many narrow escapes Mr. (irube has had during his .successful career.

A clearing was soon made in the wilderness and a log cal)in was built on the seventy-four-acre trad of forest land bought from tiie governiiK-nt. Then came the laborious \\i)rk of clearing, thai cultiwUiou might be instituted. In those days Mr. (irul>e's father would walk ten miles to Hicks\il!e, the nearest villa.ge, with wheat and would carry Ixick liig sacks of flour to his home. His mother was busy from morning until night helping roll logs and .grub up the roots, briars and brush. While the\- were living here two other children were born, a .girl, Elizabeth, and later a hnv. Peter, ^^'hile living in Stafford, Jacob, one of Mr. Grube's brothers, died, which left but three of tlie children, h^lizabeth, Henry and Peter, to help in the arduous labor.

The subject lived in Stafford township on the old homestead until he was eighteen years old. He spent his time helping his father in the farm work, and in the winter he took his slate and copybook and trudged through the woods to school. He w.as thus engaged until he was about fifteen years of a.ge. when he went up into the ])ine woods of I\Iicbii;,an, where he worked for three vears, cutting logs and breakin.g rollways on the .Muskeii'on river. This was a dangerous occupation, and the subject's life was threatened many times while he was working there. After returning home from the pine woods, he worked bv the month on different farms in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas for several years, and finally, returning home, bought a horse[)Ower threshing machine and worked almost the entire year round, threshing for his nei.ghborhood for thirteen vears.

In 1880 Mr. Clrube was married to Mary Haas, a Canadian girl, who had come with her parents to the United States and lixed on a farm south of Butler. They moved on to an eighty-acre farm three miles east of Butler and lived in a little log cabin during the summer months, later buving tiic old Henry Shoub place across the creek. Here two children^ were born, Charles in 1882 and Cleve in 1888. Cleve is now twenty-five years of age, and is actively identified with the Democratic part}-, following his father's example in the bestowing of his franchise. At present he is farming one hundred and ten acres of his own land, together with one hundred and sixty acres of his father's farm. He was married, January 2, 1913, to C.arnet Brink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brink, of Butler, Indiana.

The subject and wife lived on tlie Should place until 1897, when tliey moved on to a farm one mile and a half east of Butler, where they still reside. Two years later the youngest boy, Andrew, was born. He is now fourteen years old and is attending the Butler high scIkhiI. In 1900 Charles attended the Ohio Northern University for one year, and then went to Lafayette to attend school with the intention of becoming a civil engineer. In 1903 he was on the train going to Indianapolis to play on the Purdue football team, wlien the train was wrecked, and he, together with twenty other Purdue boys, was killed. His death was a great shock to the family and friends.

The following summer Mr. Grube took a trip through the West with the Knights Templar in a special car. He is also a Shriner and has been a member of the Odd Fellows for forty-three years. Mr. Grube displays a deep interest in evervthing which helps to develop his town, and is at present aiding in the building of a new I. O. O. F. hall. He is one of the directors of the First National Bank.

.\mong the progressive men of Jackson township, DeKalb county, identified long with educational interests, whose rare business acumen, public spirit and unquestioned integrity render him eligible to rank as one of the representative citizens of his community, is the gentleman whose name appears above, the present efficient trustee of his township. He is essentially a man of the people, broad-minded, capable and ])ossessing an equipoise of attributes that stamp him as a natural leader of his fellows, but, being entirely unassuming, he would ne\er consent to such a title or believe that he, in any way, merited the plaudits of any one.

Dekai.P. County, Indiana

S. H. Xiigen was born on February 2, 1857, in Jackson townsbip. De- Kalb county, the son of John and Rebecca (Hughes) Xugen, he a native of Ireland and she of Miami county, Ohio. He was among the early settlers in DeKalb county, haing settled in its almost unbroken wilderness in the early forties. He located on section 4 in Jackson township and was here married. To John and Rebecca Nugen were born six children, as follows: .Mrs. Mary K. Bolinger is deceased ; Christopher died while serving in the arm}- : Mrs. Sarah A. Harris is deceased ; Jamie is deceased; John, who was still living at last accounts ; S. H.

S. H. Nugen laid the foundation of a good education in the common schools of those days and then engaged in agricultural pursuits, working forothers until he reached the age of twenty-three years, when he was enabled to purchase eighty acres in his own right, his present splendid farm Ijeing the same land that he bought when a young man. He immediately proceeded about the strenuous task of clearing the land and building a home, and on October 1. 1885, he was married to Emma Bartels, daughter of Augustus and Minnie ( Kruse) Bartels, nati\-es of the fatherland.

To the subject and wife have been born eight children, namely: Roy C. is now' teaching in one of the graded schools of the city of Aulnirn : Dorcie R. is attending school in X'alparaiso, where he is preparing to enter the medical profession; John A. is a graduate of the Auburn high school and has taught one term ; Harry is deceased ; Lelah is an alumna of the Auburn high school, from which she graduated in 1913; Frank attended the high school and is now farming for his father; Hazel is in her second \-ear in the Auburn high school ; Harold is attending the district school.

in i8(;_' Mr. Xugen was elected assessor for his township and ser\e(l for h\e years, after which he was chosen by the voters of his community for the responsible position of trustee, his incumbency in tliat office dating from igo8. He has brought to the position a native ability enriched by a deep interest in educational matters, this interest seemingly being an inborn trait of all the nieuiljers of his family.

Mr. X^'ugen is now engaged in general farming, l)eing the owner of two hundred and sixty-eight acres of good land, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation, making all of the improvements on the place. He was for fifteen years a stock shipper and buyer, dealing in liog>. cattle and sheep, and also threshed for several years in his early life.

F'oliticall}-, the subject has always given his \ ote to the Democratic party, while, fraternally, he affiliates with the Knights of IVthias Lodge Xo. 91, of Auburn. He is also a member of the Grangers.

Solomon S. Casebere

One of the progressive farmers and highly respected citizens of DeKalb countv. Indiana, is Solomon S. Casebere, who has ever taken high rank. Possessing energy and determination, he has been very successful in making he undertakes result to his ad\antage, and his success in his chosen calling is attested liy the fact of his ha\'ing started in an humble manner and is now the owner of \aluable real estate, having accumulated the same by his own efforts.

Solomon S. Casebere is a native son of DeKalb county, having been born in Troy township on January 22. i860, and is a son of George W. and Elizabeth ( Kniseley ) Casebere, lioth of whom were natives of Ohio. George W. Casebere came to DeKalb county in an early day, locating near Fish creek, where he spent the remainder of his life, enjoying the resjiect and confidence of the community in which he lived. To him and his wife were born the following children: Leander H.. of Bryan, Ohio: Solomon S., the immediate su])ject of this sketch; Mar.sliall, who moved to Wisconsin and there died: Mrs. Aleta Plurkhart, who lives on the old homestead in Williams county, Ohio.

Solomon S. Casebere received his education in the common schools of his communitv and also attended the schools of Butler. He was reared to tlie life of a farmer, a vocation which he has consistently followed to the present time, and in which he has achieved a most pronounced success. His farm comprises one hundred and fifty acres of as good land as can be found in Stafford township, and here he carries on a general line of work, including stock raising. He gives his attention to every detail of his farm work and has realized gratifying returns for his lalxir. He raises all the crops common to this locality and also gives some attention to the raising of live stock, in which he is also \ery successful. .At one time Air. Casebere in\'estigated Western country and with his wife moved to the northern part of South Dakota, where they remained about two years, at the end of that period returning to their old home in DeKalb county.

On January 28, 1883, Mr, Casebere was married to IHora Dunkle. the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Lobschear) Dunkle, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Ohio. To this union were born three children: Lester, who is a farmer in Stafford township, is the father (jf three children, Donald. Ra\niond anil Hellen ; Mrs. Mabel Lyon, who lives on a farm in \\'ilmington township, is the mother of a son, Russell: Homer H., a farmer

Politically, the subject of this sketch is allied with the Republican party, while his religious relations are with the Christian church, to which his children also belong. He has ser\'ed as trustee of Stafford township for fmir years to the entire satisfaction of his fellow citizens, and his record throughout his life's history has been one of which he has just reason to be pniud. Successful in his own affairs, he has also taken an intelligent and commendable interest in the affairs of his community, supporting all movements for the public welfare and standing always for that which he believes to be right. He and his wife move in the best social circles of the communit\- and are po]-)ular among their acquaintances.

William C. Miller

In the course of an honorable career, that has i)een attended by alauulant success, the gentleman whose name heads this ])aragrai)h, one of the best known and representative citizens of DeKalb county, has shown what an earnestness of purpose and right principles projjerly applied can accomplish. Realizing early in life that the idler and dreamer ne\er attain the goal sou.ght. he went to work with a will and liy ])ersistenl efforts rose gradually to an honorable place in the communit}'. ha\ing gained a siilendid reputation a^ an educator and later making an admiral;ie record as an agricultin-ist.