DeKalb County, Indiana - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1914 (part 18 of 20)

Politically, Mr. Park is a Progressive Republican and for many 3'ears has taken an active interest in public affairs, though he has been too busy a man to give very much time and attention to politics. At the present time he is treasurer of the town of Ashley, performing his duties to the entire satisfaction of his fellows. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Ashley, and has served as a delegate to the grand lodge of the state three times, in 1904. 1909 and 1913. His religious connection is with the Methodist church, in which he is a very active worker and assisted materially in the erection and dedication of the splendid new church at Ashley, being a liberal contributor to the building fund. He is president of the board of trustees and in many ways is an effective worker in the various interests of that society. Although his life has been a busy one, his every-day affairs making heavy demands upon his time, Mr. Park has never shrank from his duties as a citizen and his obligations to his church, his neighbors and his friends. Genial and kindly in his intercourse with Iiis fellows, he has attained a marked popularity among his acquaintances and is numbered among the sterling and representative citizens of his community.

Clark Campbell

Among the honorable and inlluential citizens of DeKalb county, Indiana, is the subject of this review, who has here maintained his home for many years, winning a definite success by means of the agricultural industry, to which he has devoted his attention during the years of an active Ixisiness life. His career has been without shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, and thus he has ever commanded the confidence and esteem of his fellow men.

Clark Campbell w-as bom on October 25, 1875, in Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell. His boyhood days were spent under the parental roof, his education being secured in the common schools of his locality. He remained on the paternal estate until 1897, shortly after attaining his legal majority, when he and his brother engaged in the hay business at Waterloo, shipping large quantities of baled hay to various points throughout Indiana and the Middle West, and was eminently successful in this vocation. After twelve years in the hay business Mr. Campbell quit the business which had engaged Iiis attention for a dozen years and in 1909 turned his exclusive attention to farming, in which he is still engaged. He lives in section 35, Smithfield township, and has a splendid tract of well impro\cd land, the general appearance of the place indicating him to be a man of wise discretion and sound judgment in the handling of his place. He raises all the crops common to this locality and also gives some attention to the raising of live stock, which is one of the most important departments of farm work. ?Ie is a good manager and has achieved a splendid success in his life work, being now numbered among the progressive, enterprising and wide-awake farmers of his locality.

Kelley. Mrs. Canipljell is a woman of fine attainments and gracious qualities of head and heart, and in the social circles in which they move they are both popular among- their acquaintances. Together they belong to the Order of the Eastern Star and the Pythian Sisters, in which they take a deep interest. Mr. Campbell became a Master Mason in February. 1897, and has passed through all the chairs of the local lodge of that order, being the present worshipful master. His father was a ^Master Mason for fifty years and was highly regarded by his fraternal brethren. Mr. Campbell is also an appreciative member of the Knights of Pythias. In all movements for the betterment of the community he has given his warmest support and can be counted on at all times to throw his influence for the right and for the betterment of humanity, and because of his large acquaintance and genial qualities he is deservedly recognized as one of the representative ,men of Smithfield township.

Daniel F. Ham Man

Hf of whose hi.story we now offer a lirief resume is one of the \enerable and sterling citizens of DeKalb county, Indiana, having been actively identified with agricultural pursuits here since boyhood and being the owner of a good farm in Smithfield township, w'here his friends are in number equal to his list of acquaintances, for his life has been one of signal usefulness and honor, begetting objective confidence and esteem,

Daniel F. Hamman was born on January it,. 1844, in Stark county. Ohio, and is the son of John and Margaret (Frick) Hamman. John Hamman was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, and was a son of David Hamjiian. He was reared in his natixe state, and wais there married to Margaret Frick. In the fall of 1846, loading their household effects into a big covered wagon, in those davs familiarly known as a "prairie schooner," they started on the long, weary and ofttimes dangerous journey across Ohio to DeKalb county, where they bought a farm in Franklin town.ship. Soon afterwards they disposed of this place and bought one hundred and twenty acres in section 19, Franklin township, of which they later sold forty acres. .\t that time none of the land was cleared and it was necessaiy to cut down the standing timl>er in order to find room for a cabin. There the mother died two years later, leaving five children : Sara,h, Simeon F., Daniel F., John ^^'- and Franklin |. One and one-half vears later the father married Anna

Clark, who sur\ived him and now Hves on the old homestead at the advanced age of eighty-three years. To this second union six children were born, of whom two died young, the others being Susanne, Francelia, Freeman, Commodore and Hamilton. John Hamman was not only a successful farmer, but also achieved quite a local reputation as a veterinary doctor, having a thorough knowledge of equine ailments and being successful in their treatment. He died some time during the early eighties.

Alter tiie death of the mother of the subject of this sketch, when the latter was about live years old, he and his younger brother, Franklin, then but a year old, were taken intd the hume of their aunt, Mrs. Mary Brandaberry, and by her were reared to manhood. When the Civil war broke out Daniel F. Hamman offered his services to liis country, enlisting in August, 1862, in Company A, Eighty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which command was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland. With his regiment ^Ir. Hamman took part in a number of important l>attles in Tennessee and on the Atlanta campaign, followed by Sherman's famous march to the sea and the campaign up through the Carolinas, after which came the Grand Review at W'ashington, the greatest military pageant the world has ever known. Mr. Hamman was a faithful and courageous soldier and, with the exception of a slight wound received at the battle of Perrysville, be escaped without injury. He received successive promotions to corporal and fir.st sergeant as a testimonial to his effectiveness as a soldier. At the conclusion of hostilities Mr. Hamman returned to the home of his aunt, with whom he stayed about a year and a half, and then linught the farm in section 22. Smithfield town.ship, where he now lives.

In 1870 Mr. Hamman married Harriett E. Martin, wln) was born in Smithfield township, this count}-, the daughter of Da\id anil Lydia Ann (Shearer) Martin, who came here from near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. To this union fi\ t- children were l)orn : Herman Ml, who is represented elsewhere in this work; John D., David A., Lydia Ann and Jerry L. John D. married Sadie ^^'arrick, and lives one mile southwest of his father's place, and is tlie fatlier of three children, Waldo. Myrtle and Noah; David A., who li\es one mile southeast of his father, married Cyranda Walker and has two children, Lester and Mabel ; Lydia Ann is the wife of Charles Erwin, of near Summit, this county, and they have a son. Russell: Jerry L.. who is unmarried, lives at home with his father. The mother of these children died on November i, 1887, and in April, 1889, Mr. Hamman married Mary Snyder, who was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, the daughter of Bronson and Mary

(Kirkwood) Snyder. She came with her parents to this country in 1865, they settling first in Steuben county, subsequently buying a farm in the southwest corner of Franklin township, where they lived until their death.

For many years the subject of this sketch has been an important figure in local public affairs and served as assessor of Smithfield township five years and also ser\'ed as a member of the county council. Fraternally, he is an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, where he enjoys intercourse with his old army comrades. His life has been filled with continuous toil and endeavor and has been so ordered in all its relations that he commanded the unqualified esteem of those with whom he has come in contact, for he is one of the most popular men of the township where he has lived to such goodly ends.

John Vangeesbeek Sherwood

One of the most enterprising of the younger generation of farmers in DeKalb county who has believed from the outset of liis career that the "wisdom of yesterday is sometimes the folly of today," and that, while the methods of our grandfathers in tilling the soil were all right in their day, yet in the twentieth century we are compelled to adopt new methods and farm along different lines, in view of the fact that conditions of climate, soil, grains, etc.. have changed since the days of the pioneers. He has been a close observer of modern methods and is a student at all times of whatever pertains to his chosen life work and he has therefore met with encouraging success all along the line, and, judging from his past record, he will undoubtedly achie\e much in the future years and take his place among the leading agriculturists of a community noted for its fine farms and adroit husbandmen.

John Vangeesbeek Sherwood was born on September 18, 1875, on section 32. Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is a son of William C. and Mary D. (Parson) Sherwood. William C. Sherwood was born on July 16, 1841, in Onondaga county. New York, where he recvrived his education in the common schools. In the spring of 1861 he moved to DeKalb county, Indiana, where his father owned one hundred and sixty acres of land in section 32, Smithfield township. He worked on a farm for Willard Childs for three months in Fairfield township and then returned to New York state. Later his father deeded sixty acres of land to him and about four years later he bought the balance of one hundred acres. He cleared the timlier off this land during the winter months, returning to New York during the summers. His land was mostly covered with timber, but eventually he succeeded in getting the farm in excellent shape. On June 30, 1869, he married Mary D. Parsons, a native of the same county as himself in New York, where their marriage occurred. Two years after that event they came to the farm in DeKalb county, where he has been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since. They became the parents of seven children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being Elijah, who married Lizzie Chandler White, and who is engaged in farming in Smithfield township; they have four children, George, Jennie, Alice and Edwin ; Lucy became the wife first of Louis Rohm, and later of Calvin Husselman, a farmer at Richmond, Virginia. By her first marriage she had three children, Ralph, Martha and Alfred, and by the second union, one child, Ruth ; John, the immediate subject of this sketch, is the next in order of birth; Edward is unmarried; Eliza became the wife of George Parrin, and they live in Butler; Benjamin, who lives at Lapaz, Indiana, married Rosa Stoup, and they have two children, Orba and Marv G.

Politically, Mr. Sherwood is a Progressive Republican, and is a member of the United Brethren church. He and his wife are very acti\e despite their years and are well liked in the community where they li\e.

John y. Sherwood received his education in the common schools of his township and has followed the vocation of farming all his active life. Prior to his marriage he bought eighty acres of land from his father, which at that time was in good condition and which had a good set of farm liuildings. .After his marriage he bought se\'enty acres more land, known as the B. B. Mc- Intarfer farm, the latter purchase being in the spring of 191 3, and to the cultivation of his land he is now devoting his entire time and attention. His residence, barn and other outbuildings are all conveniently arranged and upto-date in style, the fertility of the soil is maintained to the highest standard and, altogether, Mr. Sherwood has acquired an excellent reputation as a progressive and enterprising agriculturist. He carries on general farming and also gives some attention to the breeding and raising of live stock, whicii he has found to be a valuable adjunct to the modern farm.

On June 24, 1903, Mr. Sherwood married Grace Anna Mills, and they have seven children: Edna C, Elzie R., Nellie M., Hilda M., Blanche N.. Claude V. and John V., Jr. Mrs. Sherwood is ignorant as to her parents' whereabouts, for she was taken by her foster-mother, Harriett A. Westlake. a native of Indiana, when very young and never had any knowledge of her parents. She was reared by this foster-mother and moved to York, Steuben county, Indiana, where she was reared on a farm, her foster-mother, who is a widow, is still living on a farm there. Mrs. Sherwood was married prior to her marriage to Mr. Sherwood, by which union she had two children, who have lived most of their time with the subject, their foster-father. Their names are Clarence and Imogene Mills ; the former is now in the United States navy and the latter lives at Kendallville, Indiana.

Politically, Mr. Sherwood gives his support to the Progressive Republican party, and is ardent in his support of the same, while his religious membership is with the United Brethren church. Mr. Sherwood possesses a social nature, and by his genial and kindly attitude to those with whom he comes in contact he has won the confidence and respect of everyone. His life history, though not a long one, ha.s been a career of unswerving integrity, indefatigable industry and wholesome liome and -social relations, a most commendable career crowned with success.

Moses B. Willis

As long as history endures will the American nation acknowledge indebtedness to the heroes who, between 1861 and 1865, fought for the preservation of the Union and the honor of that starry banner whicli has never been trailed in the dust of defeat in a single polemic struggle in which the country has been involved. Among those whose military records as valiant soldiers of the war of the Reliellion reflect lasting honor upon them and their descendants is Moses B. Willis, well known citizen of DeKalb county, where he has long maintained his liome and won an honored name by virtue of his consistency to truth, honesty and right living. Therefore, he is eminently qualified for a place in the present work.

Moses B. Willis was born on November 8, 1839, at Salina, Onondaga county, New York, the fourth in order of birth of the children that were bom to Henry and Emerline (Hewett) Willis. At the age of four years he accompanied his parents on their removal to DeKalb county. Indiana, settling one-half mile east of Green's Corners, in Richland township. There he was reared amid the hardships incident to pioneer life, assisting his father in his struggle to reclaim a farm from the dense forest which covered the land. His first school was obtained in the district school of that neighborhood, which was supplemented by two terms attendance at the seminary at Orland, Steuben county, Indiana, and later two terms at the Auburn high school. He was a good student and qualified himself so well in his studies as to pass a creditable examination and received a license to teach, which A'ocation he followed during the winters of 1858-59-60. On the breaking out of the Civil war Mr. Willis enlisted in September, 1861, in Company K, Forty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years, taking the place of his father, who had enlisted, but whom he persuaded to remain at home with his family, insisting that the younger men ought to be the first to go. In the organization of his company he was appointed third sergeant, and on April 17, 1863, he was commissioned second lieutenant, but owing to the depleted condition of the county he was not mustered on that commission. About this time General Rosecrans conceived the idea that he could accomplish great things bv organizing a corps of the flower of the army, with which he would dash upon the enemy at unexpected times and places, and to this end he ordered details from each regiment. Two sergeants and five corporals were chosen for their bravery and soldierly bearing by the commissioned officers of the regiment, and from among this numlier Mr. ^^'illis was chosen as one of the sergeants from his regiment. To these were to lie added three privates from eacli company, to be chosen by the captain, all of whom were to be mounted and furnished with the best of equipment. Had the government or the department of war approved of the plan, it would undoubtedly have been very effective, but the approval was not gained, therefore the plan was dropped and the men were returned to their respective commands. After the jjattle of Chickamauga Mr. Willis was detailed with others to go to Indiana to solicit recruits for his company, and while thus engaged his regiment re-enlisted as a veteran organization, the members being granted thirty days furlough at home. On returning to the field ^Ir. \\'illis also re-enlisted as a veteran and served in his regiment ])ost guard at Chattanooga. On January 16. iBfi;. he was commissioned and mustered in as captain of his company. The regiment was short of men on account of those who did not veteranize and who, on account of the expiration of their enlistment were discharged, Init the regiment was given recruit substitutes and drafted men from two other regiments that did not \'eteranize. On June 17, 1865, Captain Willis was detailed on a general court martial for the trial of several cases, and was made president of the court, in which position he served until the duties of the court were completed. On lune 26, 1865, Mr. Willis was detailed as inspector of the Second Brigade, First Separate Division. .\rmy of the Cumberland, which later was disbanded (59) and he returned to his company, with which he remained until he was mustered out in September, 1865. During his mihtary service, Mr. WilHs took part in the terrible battle at Shiloh, being badly wounded in the right hand on the second day of the fight. He also was in the siege of Corinth, and at Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and other sanguinary engagements, besides many long and tiresome marches, and yet, in spite of his arduous service, he never spent a day or night in a hospital. According to the statements of his comrades, he was a soldier of unusual valor and courage and was held in the highest esteem by his superior officers.

On his return from the army Captain Willis engaged in farming and clearing a tract on land, while operating and living on another farm. In the spring of 1875, on account of the health of himself and wife, he retired from active farming and engaged with his father at Waterloo in the book, stationery, wall paper and notions trade, in which he engaged until September. 1877, when he came to Auburn and here engaged in the same line of business, which commanded his attention for about twenty years. He was fairly successful in this enterprise, but after the death of his wife in 1903 he went to Oklahoma for about five years, there taking up a homestead claim from the government, during which time he was again married. Returning to Auburn he retired from active business and is now living quietly in his home at this place, secure in the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

On November 9, 1865, Captain Willis was united in marriage with Elizabeth J. Britton, eldest daughter of Hon. Le\\'is D. and Martha ( Mc- Cague) Britton, and to this union were born three children, two sons and a daughter. The wife and mother departed this life on June 29, igoi. The second son, Lewis H., died at his home in Indianapolis, February 24, 191 1, leaving a widow, but no children. Marion B., the eldest son. is a resident of .Auburn, while the daughter, Nettie B., is the wife of William Eckhart, of Los .\ngeles, California. While a resident of Oklahoma, Captain Willis married Mrs. Maria M. Holmes. In the winter of 1867 he made a profession of religion, and has been an acti\e and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Auburn continuously since, having been a member of the official board for thirty-six years. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Grand .Arnn- of the Republic, while politically, he has always affiliated with the Republican and Prohibition parties, believing that the temperance question is the greatest now before the .\merican people and being a man of distinct convictions on the great questions of the day, on both social and economic lines. A man of forceful individuality, his prohitv of character and his genial personality have gained for him universal esteeni and friendship. In the locality where he has spent practically his entire life he has always taken a leading part in the welfare of the community, having ever been willing to aid in those things which make for better educational advantages, better homes, better living and higher citizenship. Because of his sterling qualities of character, his loyalty to his country in the time of its need and his honorable career in private life, he is eminently deserving of the enviable standing which he now enjoys in this community.

There is a scientific historical consistency in the compilation of publications of this nature, since here are perpetuated for future generations the life records of those who have been factors in the industrial and civic life of their respective communities and who ha\e commanded the confidence and esteem of their fellow men. Such works are cumulative in value as the years fall into the abyss of time, and it is right and proper that the achievements of those who have proved themselves worthy in connection with the varied activities of their day should find such memorials as those offered in this connection.

William McClaren Lockhart was born un j\lay 27, 1834, at Lexington, Richland county, Ohio, and was a son of James and Jane (McBride) Lockhart. The name Lockhart is believed to hav-e originated in Scotland in the time of Robert Bruce, the famous Scottish chieftain. Sir Stephen Lockard was charged by Robert Bruce that in case Bruce were slain in a coming engagement Lockard was to take his heart out and put it in a small iron casket to return to Bruce's homeland. This he did and when the troops wavered in a desperate charge he threw the casket containing the heart into the midst of the enemy and bade the troops follow the heart of Bruce. They charged bravely, thus inspired, and won the \ictory. Lockard recovered the heart and returned it to its home and ^\ as from that time called Lockheart instead of Lockard.

James Lockhart was a native of county Tyrone, Ireland, and was a son of William and Mary (McClaren) Lockhart. He was left an orphan in infancv and was reared in the families of his father and his mother. He learned the trade of a linen weaver and at the age of twenty-fi\e years emi- grated to America with his uncle, James McClaren, and family, locating in Pennsylvania. There he was for six years employed at farm work, at first lor six dollars a month, and later for seven dollars a month. He then learned the trade of a distiller in the employ of James McCullough, a Presbyterian preacher. Mr. Lockhart was in religion a Protestant, having been reared in the Baptist faith and a member of that church, but in America he united with the Presbyterian church. In Ireland he had been an enthusiastic Orangeman, strongly anti-Catholic in his convictions, and after coming to America was intensely loyal to his adopted country, and, though a Democrat in principles, stood firmly for the Union, recalling that on being naturalized he had sworn to support the Constitution of the United States. His wife, Jane McBride, was a daughter of Robert and Rosamond (Greenfield) McBride, who emigrated from the north of Ireland soon after their marriage, locating at Springfieki, Cunilierland county, Pennsylvania. Their parents both came originally from Ayresliire, Scotland. Robert McBride, a brother of James McBride, was a soldier in the war of i8iJ, taking part in the battle of Lundy's Lane. In 1854 Robert McBride Lockhart, a brother of William C, came to DeKalb county, Indiana, and began the erection of a sawmill in Smithfield township. On Decemljer 17, 1855. William C. came here, and in the spring of 1856 their parents, James and Jane Lockhart, came here, also locating in Smithfield township. From his early childhood until arriving at his majority William C. Lockhart lived in Lexington, Ohio, where he received a little schooling. When he was about ten years of age his father was caused a heavy financial loss by a dishonest partner, which reduced him from a competency to an indebtedness of five hundred dollars abo\e the value of all bis property. His creditors were called together and the>- told him to get rid of his partner, keep his properly, continue in business and pay out as liest he could, they having absolute belief in his honesty and integrity. This he did and when William C. was twenty-one and his lirnther, Robert, twenty-three years of age, they had paid all but fifty dollars of the indebtedness and had a property of a cash \'alue of nine hundred dollars. The financial condition of the family interfered with the education of the boys, who received but very little schooling, but they did the best they could and made the most of their opportunities. In the fall of 185.^ William C. passed a teacher's examination and taught school with seventy-five pupils under him, in which he was very successful, being earnestly urged to take the school another year, but this he refused. The Lockhart brothers operated the mill owned by their father, part of the time night and day and a part of the time fourteen hours a day, and it is related that William C. Lockhart obtained much of his needed sleep on the roof of this mill. Money was exceedingly scarce, although they worked hard, but they were greatly encouraged by the attitude of their father's creditors who had shown the utmost confidence in the integrity and ability of the family to pay out, and even when the boys had some money lo pay, they told them to use the money in the business and pay when convenient. They ex-entually paid every debt in full.

At the outbreak of the great Civil war the brothers were greatly shocked at the news of the defeat of the Union forces at the battle of Bull Run, and they agreed that they should make a sacrifice for the Union. Each ofifered to go as a soldier, b*ut finally it was decided that William should go. After a few days spent in settling his business affairs, he enlisted in a company which he had helped to organize and of which he was made first lieutenant. Just at that time he was taken with typhoid fever, in which he was seriously ill and had several severe relapses. The man who took his place jjecame a colonel inside of a year. By June, 1862, Mr. Lockhart had recuperated and enlisted in Company A, One Hundredth Regiment Indiana Infantry, and althougli he could have had a higher rank, he declined it. In the following summer he was taken ill and, after being in the liospital, was sent home on furlough, and in the following autumn was honorably discharged over his protest because of physical disability. His heart was so enlarged that the doctor said that if he did not die soon it would be a wonder. Twenty years later Doctor Swarts- told him that nothing but indomitable will had saved his life, although he had a naturally fine physique. He was a faithful and courageous soldier, did his duty and endured many hardshijis while he was in the service. He was di.scharged on October 22. 1863. after serving fourteen months and nine days.

On December 22, 1864, Mr. Lockhart married Elizabeth Spencer, at Shalersville, Ohio, Ijut after a few years of happy wedded life, her death occurred on October 16, 1867, and she was Imried at Waterloo, DeKalb county. She left one daughter, Jennie M., who is now the wife of James Craig Day. of Waterloo. On May 6, 1S69, Mr. Lockhart married Mary E. Hickox, to whom a son was born on November 28. 1872. Robert W., who is now a successful farmer of Smithfield township, this county, and who is represented elsewhere by a personal sketch in this work. On February 6, 1884. Mrs. Mary Lockhart died of heart failure, and on October 17, 1887, Mr. Lockhart married Tulia Osborn, a sister of his former wife, her death

To revert to Mr. Lockhart's business experience, after he had sufficiently recuperated after his discharge from the army he resumed the lumber business with his brother. They operated the old sawmill and also bought hardwood lumber at many points on the railroad and canal, which they sold at Eastern markets. They were prospered and gradually extended their business into central and southern Indiana in 1868. In December, 1869, Mr. Lockhart moved his family to Crawfordsville, Indiana, and operated his business affairs from that point, erecting a large sawmill, a well equipped planing mill and later a wood working shop. They also operated a sawmill in Parke county. Shortly prior to the panic of 1873, an invoice showed them worth ninety thousand dollars, with advantageous contracts in hand for a large amount of business. The panic came on and hit the Lockhart Brothers hard, and in addition to their financial distress, their mill in Parke county burned, as did their dry kiln at Crawfordsville. Many of their customers who owed them large sums of money failed in business and could not pay, but in spite of these discouraging conditions and though brought face to face with bankruptcy, they held on to an honest course in their business affairs and in the hope of helping his fortune William C. extended his operations to Iowa. Here he was successful and was l^eginning to recover financially, when a flood washed a big boom of logs away, entailing the loss of over twenty thousand dollars. After several years in Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Lockhart disposed of his business interests there and in January, 1885, he returned to Crawfordsville, and in the spring of 1886 he moved to Waterloo where he lived until his last marriage, when he mo\ed to Fairfield township, where his death occurred on February 25. 1910. at the age of seventy-five years.

About 1879 or 1880, a murderous attempt was made on the life of W. C. Lockhart. Mr. Lockhart was seated at the table in his office busily engaged in writing, when the report of a rifle was heard and a bullet whizzed unpleasantly near his head. Some fifteen minutes were suffered to go by before investigation was made to see from where the bullet came. It was finally discovered that the person who fired the shot occupied an empty wood house just across the railroad cut and about a quarter of a mile away, and fired through a knot hole in the wall. What object the would-be assassin could have in attempting to take the life of Mr. Lockhart, is not known. One theorv is, that offense was taken by some one at the active and pustifiable

William Lockhart was a man of positive character and fine personality. Though deeply interested in the welfare of the communities where he lived he persistently refused to accept public office. It is said by one who knew him well that he never said a cross word in his life, was unselfish in his disposition and nobly wrought for the good of others. Fraternally, he was a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was a regular attendant and supporter of the Baptist church. He was an enthusiastic worker in the temperance cause, especially among his man}- employees at Crawfordsville, among whom he exerted a beneficent influence. His wife, who also was enthusiastic in the temperance work, was an active member of the order of Good Templars. Mr. Lockhart was slow to make a promise, but once given it was never broken. Modest in his attitude and demeanor, he often failed to receive the credit due him, allowing it to go to others without protest. His Irish blue eyes were symbols of truth. Although natnralh- hot tempered, he was strong enough to control his feelings, and because of his earnest and gentlemanly demeanor among his associates he was held in high regard. His words carried weight and his thoughtful expressions received a hearing wherever he was known. He is best thought of by those who knew him best, and in the communities where he lived he at all times enjoyed the sincere regard of all who knew him because of his high character, gentlemanly qualities and earnest desire to do that which he felt to be right.

John Hamman

John Hamman, who for many years has been numbered among the most enterprising and influential citizens of Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, was born on December 29, 185 1, on his father's farm in the northeast quarter of section i(\ this townsliip. He is a son of Thomas, Sr., and Elizabeth (Shuyler) Hamman, a prominent pioneer family of Smithfield township, who are represented on other pages of this work, in connection with the sketch of the subject's brother, Thomas Hamman, therefore they will not be referred to farther in this connection.

he was given some material help b}' his father, who assisted him in his tirst farming operations. Situated as he was, some young men would have leaned all the more on a father's kindness and indulgence, and possibly have stultified their own usefulness and limited their own sphere of activities. Not so with John Hamman. He at once threw himself energetically into the active affairs of life, took advantage of the opportunities before him and, with keen foresight, unstinted energy and the exercise of sound common sense, entered upon the task of clearing, draining and improving the one hundred and twenty acres of land on which he is now living in section 9, Smithfield township, and which corners on hi.s father's farm. That he has made the proposition a paying one is a matter of common knowledge in the community where he is known. He has always managed his affairs according to the most up-to-date ideas and never hesitated to adopt new methods when their superiority over old ones has been demonstrated, and he hesitates at no innovation when he belie\es it to be a step forward. In later years Mr. Hamman has bought more land adjoining his original farm and is now the owner of two hundred and twelve acres in .sections 16 and 17. After he had his land all cleared, paid for and thoroughly tiled and improved, he continued his habits of thrift and industry, and instead of a debtor, he e\entually became a creditor. Realizing. and appreciating what had been done for him and knowing what a little assistance often means in the accomplishment of anything, Mr. Hamman has been of material help to others in their efforts to buy farms and improve them. He has loaned money where he deemed the request for it a worthy one, has allowed his debtors every advantage consistent with sound business methods, and in this way has been an important factor in the development and progress of the community. He is generallylooked upon as one of the successful and substantial farmers of DeKalb countv. enjoving a wide acquaintance throughout this section and has enioyed for many vears the highest esteem of all who know him, this being accentuated by the fact that he never oppresses the worthy debtor who is unable to pay. but who shows a disposition to take care of his obligations. Mr. Hamman's success has come to him as the well earned reward of ceaseless industry, wise economy, careful foresight and habits of investigating thoroughly every proposition before deciding upon his course of action.

On March 15, 1883, Mr. Hamman married Lydia Rohm, the daughter of Simon and Mary (Harsh) Rohm. After finishing the common schools Mrs. Hamman was a student in the high school, in the normal school at \\^aterloo, and about 1878 l)egan teaching school, being employed at school

No. ID in Smitlitield township, No. i in Grant township, and again at No. lo in Smithfield. She is a lady of retinement and culture, and possesses to an eminent degree those qualities of mind and heart which win and retain warm friendships. To Mr. and Mrs. Hamman have been born two children, Ezra Clyde and Effie Teresa, both of whom are at home. Mr. Hanunan is a man of high ideals and his support is given unreservedly to those movements which are for the advancement of the community, morally, educationally, socially or materially, and he is deserving of the splendid success which has characterized his career.

Frank Albright

Among the earnest men whose enterprise and depth of character have gained a prominent place in the communit}' and the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens is the honored subject of this sketch. A leading farmer and stock raiser of the township in which he resides and a man of decided views and laudable ambitions, his influence has ever been exerted for the advancement of his kind, and in the vocation to which his energies are devoted he ranks among the representative agriculturists of the county.

Frank Albright, who was born on May 27, 1873, in a log cabin 011 the old Albright homestead in Smithfield township, is one of the representative citizens of Smithfield township, and because of his splendid material success and his exalted personal character he is eminently entitled to specific mention here. He comes of a sterling old pioneer family, being the son of Henry and Christiana (Dentz) Alliright. Henry Albright was born on March 25, 1844, in Coshocton county, Ohio, tlie son of Philip and Catherine (Bickel) Albright. His father, who was a native of Ohio, was a farmer, operating one hundred and thirty-five acres of land. He .sold this tract in 1863, and moved to DeKalb county. Indiana, in the spring of 1866, buying one hundred and eighteen and three-tpiarter acres of land here, known as the Squire Rutan farm, to which he gave his undi\'ided attention until his death, which occurred in September, 1872. His wife, who also was a native of Ohio, was a woman of splendid character and transmitted to her children those characteristics which made for respected manhood and womanhood. Two years after the death of her husband, the home farm was sold and she spent her remaining days wnth her son. Philip, her death occurring in t8c)2. To Mr. and Mrs. Albright were born nine children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being Eve, Barbara, Lathenne, Sarah, iilizabeth, Susan, I'hilip and Henry. Of these, Ehzabeth, i'hilip and Henry are the only survivors. Ehzabeth has been twice married, hrst to Joseph Eower, and second to John Camp, who is a successful farmer. To them have been born seven children, one of whom died in infancy, the surviving members of the family being William, Frank, James, Albert, ira and Belle; Philip married Katherine Bickel, and they live in Ashley, this county, Air. Albright being now retired from active farm work ; they have two children, Oren and Mahala.

After coming to DeKalb county, Henry Albright worked at odd jobs for about six years, and then for a year rented a farm of eighty acres known as the Jake Myers farm. He subsequently sold the stock from this place and bought a farm of forty-live acres, where his son Frank, the immediate subject of this sketch, now resides, and to which he later added thirty-two and twothirds acres. It was then heavily timbered, the only improvements being a good log house. However, Mr. Albright with courage and enterprise, entered upon the task of developing and improving the place, and successfully operated it from 1873 to 1910, when he sold it to Jack Albright, a son, and returned to the old homestead farm, of which he bought twelve acres. He is still actively engaged in the farming of this tract and is numbered among the active andjsuccessful men of his locality. His son. Brown, bought his grandfather's place of one hundred and eighteen acres of the Samuel Bonebrake heirs, to whom it was sold after the death of Philip Albright, the residence on the farm having been built by the Bonebrake heirs. On October 15, 1865, Henry Albright married Christiana Bentz. the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hamman) Bentz. Her father, who was a native of Germany, came to America in young manhood with his parents and settled in Ohio, where he became a farmer and remained active in that vocation until the time of his death in 1867. His wife, who was born in Ohio in 1843, spent her entire life in that state. To them were bom thirteen children, Margaret, John, Jacob, George, Philip, Elizabeth. Adeline, Lucinda. Catlierine, Sarah, Christiana, Henry and Daniel, of whom Margaret and Christiana are the only survivors. Margaret has been twice married, first to Henry Ringler and second to Mathias Wile, both of whom are deceased, and she now lives in Colorado. She became the mother of three children bv her fir.st marriage, and five children bv the second. To Henry and Christiana f Bentz) Albright were born five children, namely: Jackson, a farmer near Waterloo, Avho married Delia Stroh, and thev Rave had severnl children, one of whom is deceased : Brown,.

who lives on the homestead farm, married Dona Shaw, and they have six children; Maty Ellen became the wife of William Grate, a farmer near Ashley, and they are the parents of five children; Libbie is the wife of John Freed, a farmer in Fairfield township, and they are tb.e parents of three children.

Politically, Henry Albright was a staunch supporter of the Democratic party, while, religiously, he is a member of the Christian church, of which he has been a deacon for many years.

Frank Albright received his education in the schools of Smithfield township and has spent his entire life on the farm. His early boyhood experiences were as a worker on various farms throughout DeKalb county, and that he has been successful in his vocation goes without saying, for he enjoys a most excellent reputation as an enterprising and successful farmer. Some time after his marriage Mr. Albright rented the old Whetzel farm near Sedan and operated the place for about two years, when he then bought forty acres of William Hinman, the land being practicall}' all swamp and underbrush. To the draining and tiling of this tract Mr. Albright devoted his attention and eventually developed it into one of the most productive and valuable farms in the township. The land as a farm had no buildings on it when he took possession, but he has converted it into one of the best improved places in the locality, the residence, barns, and other necessary outbuildings all bearing evidence of the good taste and sound judgment of the owner. In March, 19 12, Mr. Albright bought seventy-six acres of land from his brother, Jackson, his present residence and buildings being on the latter tract. Among other lines of agriculture, Mr. Albright devotes considerable time and attention to the breeding and raising of live stock, which he has found to lie a profitable adjunct to the modern farm.

Frank Albright was married on August 23, 1897', to Estella Myers, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Dahufif) Myers, the former born near South Bend, St. Joseph county, Indiana, in 1847. He was a successful farmer until 1882, when he came to Steuben county, Indiana, and here has also followed that vocation. His wife was born in Steuben county, this state, on the farm about two miles from Ashley. They were the .parents of four children, Estella, who became the wife of Frank Albright; Harry, Howard and Schuyler, who are all deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Albright have been born six children, namely: One who died in infancy. Earl S., Cora, Mabel, Vesta and Ebon. Politically* Mr. Albright is affiliated with the Democratic party, being progressive in his ideas and keeping in close touch with the trend of modern events, so that he is considered a man of marked influence in his locality. A good farmer, a kindly neighbor, devoted husband and affectionate father, he has won a warm place in the hearts of those who know him and is numbered among the solid and substantial citizens of Smithfield township.

John C. Koch

Among the honorable and influential citizens of DeKalb county, Indiana, is the subject of this review, who has here maintained his home for many years, winning a definite success by means of the agricultural industry, to which he has devoted his attention during the years of an active business life. His career has been without shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, and thus he has ever commanded the confidence and esteem of his fellow men.

John C. Koch is a native of DeKalb county, Indiana, where he has spent his entire life. He was born on July lo, 1881, the son of Christian and Margaret R. (Shull) Koch, the former of whom also was born. in DeKalb county. His father, Gottlieb Koch, who was a native of Ohio, came to Indiana in an early day, settling on the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch, having entered the land from the government. To the clearing and improvement of this farm he devoted his early years and succeeded to a degree not fully appreciated by one who has never seen the land, for it is now numbered among the choice farms of this locality. The subject's father followed farming during all his active years and was long numbered among the well known and influential citizens of this locality. He had two children, the subject of this sketch and an older sister, Gertrude, who became the wife of William Smith, of xVllen county, this state. He owned one hundred and twenty acres of land and was numbered among the successful fanners of DeKalb county.

The subject of this sketch attended the common schools of Spencer township during his youth and upon the completion of his education he took up the \ocation of teaching, which he followed for five years. He then returned to the line of work to which he had been reared, that of agriculture, and has continuously followed this calling to the present time, operating, as before stated, the farm which his grandfather entered from the government. Mr. Koch carries on a diversified system of agriculture, raising all the crops common to this locality and also gives some attention to the raising of live stock, which he has found to be a valuable adjunct to successful farming. The comfortable and spacious residence, tlie commodious and well arranged barns.

well kept fences and other up-to-date features about the place indicate that the owner is a man of good judgment and modern ideas, and in the operation of his farm he is not slow to adopt new plans and methods when their feasibility has been demonstrated by experience to be better than old ways.

On October 19, 1901, Mr. Koch married Betty Webb, the daughter of John and Matilda (Getz) Webb, the former of whom was a native of Allen county, Indiana, where his forebears had been earl\- settler.s. The latter's parents came from Germany to this country, making their settlement in .Mien county, where they were numbered among the solid and substantial citizens of their community. To Mr. and Mrs. Koch have lieen born three children: Otis, born in 1902 ; Virgil, born in 1905, and Marguerite, born in 1908.

Politically, Mr. Koch is a staunch supporter of the Republican party, in the success of which -he is actively interested. He is known to all who have formed his accjuaintance to be a man of genuine wortli and integrity, scrupulously honest in all his dealings with his fellow men, and he and his family are highly respected and have hosts of friends throughout the community where they live.

The subject of this sketch lias early in life n-ahzed tlic fact that success never smiles upon the idler or dreamer, and he has accordingl}- followed such an aphorism, being numbered among the enterprising citizens of the township of his residence. Having spent all his life in the conununity, he is well known and by all is held in the highest esteem because of the commendable qualities which he has exhibited thus far.

Charles A. Campbell was born on September 3. 1S66, on the farm on which he now lives in section 29, Smithfield township, DeKall) county, Indiana, and is the son of John and Cornelia (Hemstreet) Campbell. John Campbell was born in Summit county, Ohio, and came to DeKalb county in 1847 when he was tweh'e vears of age. He for awhile farmed with his father and later bought the place where the subject of this sketch now lives. He was the trustee of Smithfield township a part of one term. He was an active Republican and his death, which occurred in i<)04. was considered a distinct loss to the community. He was the father of four children: Jennie, who was married in 1882 to Leander Stamuts, an expert machinist, who died in 1900; they had one daughter, Glenn, who now lives in \\'aterloo; Sarah mar-i ried, in 1882, George Parnell, a farmer, who later in life engaged in the lumber business and now lives in North Carolina. They have three children. John, Charles and Harry; Scott was married in 1902, and engaged in the mercantile business in Ohio. He is the father of two children, Edwin and Clifton. The subject's mother was a native of Huron county, Ohio, and came to DeKalb county, Indiana, in 1843, settling on the Hemstreet farm, where her death occurred in 1909.

The subject of this sketch has spent all but seven years of his life on his present farm. In 1887 he entered a homestead in North Dakota, but in 1895 he returned to the home farm and bought the same in 1909 from the heirs. He is now the owner of one hundred and two acres of splendid land, about ten acres of which is in timber, the balance being under cultivation, well drained and in excellent condition. All the buildings on the place are well improved, the barn being large and commodious, the residence being neat and attractive, and the appearance of the place indicates the owner to be a man of excellent taste and sound judgment.

On July 31, 1898, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage to Sophia Schwitzer, the daughter of Gottlieb and Elizabeth (Metzger) Schwitzer. To this union ha\'e been born five children ; Josh, Herman, Ruth, John and June. Gottlieb Schwitzer was born in Germany on June 15, 1828, coming to America when quite young, and first locating at Massillon, Ohio, where he worked making braids and trimmings for soldiers' uniforms. After spending some time in that employment, he moved to DeKalb county, Indiana, locating on a farm three and one-half miles from Waterloo, in Smithfield township, which he bought. He was acti\-e as a farmer and successful in his business affairs vip to the time of his death-, which occurred on June 13, 1889. His wife was a native of Ohio, who came to DeKalli county in 1830, at the age of seven years, her people- settling in Fairfield township on a farm where she lived until her marriage with Mr. Schwitzer. She is also deceased. Mrs. Campbell's paternal grandmother came from Germany with Gottlieb Schwitzer, their marriage occurring in this country, and she died on the home place near \\'aterloo at the age of seventy-one years. To Mr. and Mrs. Schwitzer were born four children, George, Sophia, Edwin and Anna, George, who married Nora Stomm, lives on a farm in Fairfield township and has four children, Charles, Anna, Willard and Wilber; Edwin, who married Edith Bickel'and lives on, the home place three and one-half miles from Waterloo, has three children, Wilson, Raymond and Llovd ; .A.nna is unmarried and li\-es on the old home place. Personally, Mr. Campbell is a pleasant man to know, hospitable in his home, straightforward in his business relations and a man in whom all repose the utmost confidence who have occasion to know him. He has taken a broad view of men and things and gives his earnest support to every movement calculated to ad\ance the best interests of the community along moral, educational, social or material lines, and therefore he is deserving of being numbered among the representative men of the community which has for so many years been honored by his citizenship.

Herman M. Hamman

To contemplate, however briefly, a successful career is always pleasant and profitable, in that it brings to view the great fundamental principles which form the true basis of character and exemplifies the practical intelligence and judgment, fertile resource and wise foresight which constitute such peculiar power and make the one in whom combined a master of himself, of his circumstances and his destiny.

Herman M. Hamman was born on February 2, 1872, in Smithfield township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is the son of Daniel F. and Harriett E. (Martin) Hamman, who are represented elsewhere in this work. The subject was reared on his father's farm and lived there until his marriage in 1899, when he engaged in farming, where he now lives in section 3, Smithfield township. He has a well impro\-ed and up-to-date farm and has achieved a splendid record as an agriculturalist. In 1895 ^^'"- Hamman bought a threshing outfit and for eighteen years has followed this business during the season. In January. 1014.. Mr. Hamman liought the Frank Hamman tile mill, which he will locate on his home farm. Progressive in his ideas, practical in his methods and observing the strictest rules of integrity in his dealings with his fellow men, Mr. Flamman has gained and retains to a marked degree the confidence and good will of all who know him.

In 1899 Herman M. Hamman was married to Amanda Myers, who was born and reared in Franklin township, the daughter of Levi Meyers, and to them have been born three children: Magel Adell, born May 17, 1900, died November 6, 1900; Russell, born on February 2, 1902. and Howard, born on October 16, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Hamman move in the best social circles of the communitv in which they reside, and because of their genial dispositions

The snl)ject of this sketch needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for he has for many years heen a potent factor in the development and progress of DeKalb county, and as the proprietor of the DcKalb County Herald he is deserving of the high esteem in which he is held by all classes owing to his public spirit, integrity and fidelity to duty. By dint of industiy and marked innate ability he has forged to the front among his contemporaries and made his infiunece felt throughout this iwrtion of the state He is popular among the laboring classes and the common people l^ecause he has been associated from youth with the men who have had to strive for what they have secured of wealth and fame, and in their struggles he still takes a lively interest The DcKalb County Herald wields a powerful influence in molding public opinion and it holds high rank with the clean, trenchant, wide-awake, modern journals of the present day, al)ly managed in ever}- department and a success from a financial standpoint

A. S. Powers was 1)orn in Clay county, Kansas, on April 27, 1876, and is the son of Charles Henry and Mancy (Diamond) Powers, the former a native of New York state and the latter of Pennsylvania. Charles H. Powers moved from his native state to Kansas, where he remained for some time and then returned east, locating in Allen county, Indiana, where lie followed farming, which was his life's vocation and in which lie was quite successful, so that he is now retired from acti-\'e business pursuits. To liim and his wife were born three children, George A., A. S., the immediate subject of this sketch, and Dale.

A. S. Powers received his education in the common schools of Allen county, and in young manhood he entered a printing office, where he learned the "art preservative" and of which he has been a devoted follower since that time. He lias for a number of years been the publisher and editor of the DcKalb Couutv Herald at Butler and, as before stated, has wielded a potent influence for the development and welfare of the community with which he has identified himself. Personally, Mr. Powers is a man of strong character and genial disposition and he has, since becoming a citizen of DeKalb county, formed a wide ac(|uaintance and gained a host of warm personal friends.

On May 17, 1900, Mr. Po\ver.s married Bessie Stewart, the daughter of Daniel and Sylvia (Curtiss) Stewart. Mrs. Powers' father was an old railroad man, being one of the first engineers on the Wabash railroad. He was a man of steady habits and good character. To Mr. and Mrs. Powers have been born three children: Eloise, born in 1903; Burdetta, born in 1907, and Marcella, born in 1913.

Politically, Mr. Powers has been a life-long supporter of the Democratic party, in the success of which he has been deeply interested, but he has never been an aspirant for public office, preferring to devote his time and attention to the advancement of his business interests. Fraternally, he is an appreciative member of the Knights of Pythias, in which order he takes an intelligent interest.

Nelson Chaney

In the early days the Middle West was often a tempting field to energetic, ambitious, strong-minded men, and Indiana was filled with them during the time she was struggling up to a respectable position in the sisterhood of states. There was a fascination in the broad field and great promise which this newer region presented to activity and which attracted many men and induced them to brave the discomforts of the early life here for the pleasure and gratification of constructing their fortunes in tiieir own way and after their own methods. The late Nelson Chaney, for a long lapse of years one of the most substantial and prominent citizens of DeKalb county, became identified with this favored section of the country at an early date and from tiie first wielded a potent influence. He gave to the w'orld the best of an essentially virile, loyal and noble nature and his standard of honor w-as absolutely inflexible. He was a citizen of high civic ideals, and ever manifested his lilierality in connection with measures and enterprises tending to advance the general welfare of the community honored by his residence, lie was the architect of his own fortune and upon his career rests no blemish, for he was true to the highest ideals and principles in business, civic and social life. He lived and labored to worthy ends and as one of the sterling citizens and representative men of his locality in a past generation his mcmorv merits a tribute of lionor on the pages of history.

Nelson Chaney, whose death nccurred at liis home in Kicliland township. DeKalb county, Indiana, on April jt, 1013. was born in Harrison county, Ohio, on August 15, 1827. In early years the laniily moved to Ashland. (60) '

Ohio, where he received his education and' was reared to manhood. In 1853, desiring larger opportunity for advancement and for the exercise of those qualities which so especially fitted him for the life of a pioneer, he came to DeKalb county and purchased a tract of land in the woods. To the clearing of this land and the development and cultivation of a farm he applied him- ' self with such energy and perseverance that in due time his farm became known as one of the best in the entire locality, and on this place he resided continuously up to the time of his death. His career was a long, busy and useful one, fraught with much good to himself and family, and his memory will long be revered by all who have had occasion to come in contact with hiin on life's highway. Though successful in his material affairs, he never allowed the pursuit of wealth to warp his kindly nature : but preserved his faculties and the warmth of his heart for the broadening and helpful influences of human life, being to the end a kindly, congenial friend and gentleman whom it was a pleasure to meet. He reached the advanced age of eighty-five years, having lengthened out his life far beyond the Psalmist's allotted three score and ten, until he was permitted tt) \vitness the vicissitudes of the most remarkable in the workl's history, in all of which he was an interested spectator, and, indeed, played no inconspicuous part in pushing forward the wheels of civilization in his own locality. There is no doulit but that his long life was due to his sterling character, his conservatiA-e habits and his pure thinking. He was even-tempered, patient, scrupulously honest in all his relations in life, hospitable and charitable and his many kindly deeds were actuated from his largeness of heart more than from any desire to gain the plaudits of his fellowmen. However, his record is too familiar to the readers of this work to require any fulsome encomium here, his life speaking for itself in stronger terms than any phrases the \> riter cnuki eni])l()y. In all that constituted true manhood and good citizeu^llill be was a wttrlliy example and none stood higher than he in the esteem and confidence of the circles in which he moved.

On June 15, 1855, Nelson Chaney was united in marriage with Alary Ann McCague, who was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, on Jul_\- 6, 1833, and whose death occurred on January 15, 1884. Soon after her birth her parents mo\'ed to Holmes county. Ohio, and in the fall of 1848 they came to DeKalb county, Indiana. Soon after her marriage to Mr. Chaney they moved onto the farm on which the remaining years of their life were spent, and which was not at that time improved to any considerable extent. In 1866 Mrs. Chaney embraced Christ as her Saviour and, with her husband, joined the United Pjretbren cburcli at Shower's Corners, of which she and her husband were faithful and honored meinl>ers until th,eir deaths. She was in the truest sense of the word a helpmate to her husband, encouraging him by her counsel and assisting him by her labor to create a home in the Wilderness where they might rear their family of children. To her relatives and friends she left a priceless legacy of her life - a legacy of endurance, courage, patience, faith, hope and love. Her life was nobly lived and beautifullv closed, and her record spoke of the sublime cuuragc liorn df faith and hope.

To Nelson and Mary Ann Chauey were burn eight children, one nf whom died in infancy, and a son, Xelson Milford, was killed by a train at Auburn at the age of nineteen years. The other children, all surviving, are: William, at home; Irvin, at Rock Island, Illinois: Mrs. J. W. Shcffer, of Auburn, this county; Mrs. E. C. Walker, of bVut Wayne, Indiana: :\lrs. William l.owman, of Connina. this county, and Mrs. A. B. Raub. who remains at home.

Monte L. Green

Success in this life comes to the deser\-ing. It is an axiom, demonstrated by all himian experience, that a man gets out of this life what he puts into it, plus a reasonable interest on the in\'estment. The individual who inherits a large estate and adds nothing to his fortune cannot be called a successful man. He that falls heir to a large fortune and increases its value is successful in projjortion to the amount he adds to his possession. But the man who starts in the world unaided and by sheer force of will, controlled by correct l)rinci])les, forges ahead and at length reaches a position of honor among his fellow citizens achieves success such as representatives of the two former classes can neither understand nor appreciate. To a considerable extent the subject of this sketch is a creditable representative of the class last named, a class which has furnished much of the bone and sinew of the country and added to the stability of our government and its institutic^ns.

Monte L. Green, president of the Garrett Savings, Loan and Trust Coml)any, is a native of the state of Missouri, where he was born on Januar\- 26, 1870, and is the son of Jesse H. and Louisa P>. rBeach) Green, the Latter jiossessing considerable literary ability. Both these parents were l;orn in Indiana, the father at Moore's Hill, and the mother in Henry county. After their marriage they moved to Spencer, Indiana. Jesse H Green was for over thirty vears a railway postal clerk, his last assignment being on the Cincinnati Southern railroad. He finally reitred from active service, having removed to Bel- levue, Kentucky, where he now resides. His wife died in Bellevue, Kentucky, on April 23, 1905. To him and his wife have been born two children, Glenn Arden, deceased, and Monte Lee. Fraternally, Jesse H. Green is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, his membership being consonant from the fact that on April 15, 1861, at the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion, he enlisted for service in the navy at New York City, and then, on the expiration of his period of enlistment, in 1864, he enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Indiana Battery of Light Artillery. He thus served during the entire period of the war and his record as a soldier was a creditable one in every respect. Mr. Green is a man of strong character and stands well with all who know him.

The subject of this sketch received his education in the public schools of Indianapolis, graduating from the German Annex high school in that city. He then went to Cincinnati, where he took a course in a business college, and then engaged in the carriage business, which, in associated lines, commanded his attention for twenty years. He came to Auburn in 1907 and for eight months was associated with W. H. Mclntyre. He then bought the interests of some local stockholders in the Savings, Loan and Trust Company, of which he was elected vice-president, severing all connection with this institution early in 1913. In 1908, with associates, he organized the Savings, Loan and Trust Company at Garrett, of which lie is now president and to which he is giving his entire time and attention. Tliis company was organized in Novem-* ber, 1908, with a capital stock of twenty-fixe thousand dollars, which was increased to forty thousand dollars when Mr. Green disposed of his interests in the Auburn Savings, Loan and Trust Company. The present officers are as follows: President, Monte L. Green; first vice-president, J. N. Ritter; second vice-president, Dr. J. A. Clevenger; secretary. Miss Laura A. Shutt, these persons, with Fred VV. Knott, of Auburn, composing the board of directors. This institution has already gained a strong hold on the good, will of the community and is filling a long-felt want in the l(.icality. I11 the }ear 1912 lie was president of the Auburn Commercial Club and is now the secretary of the Garrett Business Men's Association.

Mr. Green has been twice married, first to Josephine Pohlman, the daughter of John W. and Beatrice P(ihlman, Ijoth of whom are deceased. Mrs. Josephine Green died January 11, 1906, in Springfield, Ohio, leaving two sons, Arden D. and Lyman Dale. These boys were born in Kenton county, Kentucky, and are at liome with their father. Subsequently, Mr. Green was married to Helen Samme Ralston, the daughter of A. J. and Hadessa (George) Ralston, of Auburn, Indiana, who are mentioned elsewhere in this work. To the last marriage, while living in Auburn, has been born one child, Alzein Louise. The family reside in a comfortable home on the northeast corner of Cowen and Dennis street, Garrett, to which property they moved in April, 1913, ha\ing traded liomes with County Recorder Warner McNabb, deceased.

Politically, Mr. (ireen occupies an independent attitude, voting for the men and measures which he considers the best calculated to advance the best interests of the people. He has always taken a commendable interest in public affairs, especially as relating to educational matters, and while a resident of Ludlow, Kentuck)', he ser\ed as president of the school board. Religiously, he is a member of the I'resbyterian church, in tlie prosperity of wliich he is deeply interested. His fraternal affiliations are with the h'ree and y\ccepted Masons, belonging to the bine lodge, of which he is a past master, the chapter of Royal Arch Masons, the council of Royal and .Select Masters, and the commandery of Knights Templar, while he is ;dso a thirty-second-degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of tlic Mystic Slirine. .\l the time of writing this sketcli he is serving as worth}' patron in the (~)rder of the Eastern Star. Mr. Green's career has been characterized by hard work and conscientious endeavor, and he owes his success to no train of fortunate incidents or fortuitous circumstances. It is the reward of application of mental qualifications of a high order to the affairs of business, that have enabled him to recognize and grasp opportunities that have presented themselves. His integrity has ever Ijeen unassailalile, his honor unimpeachable, and he stands high in the opinion of all who know him.

Among the citizens of Concord township, DeKalb county, Indiana, who have not only won by their personal efforts a fair share of this world's goods, but also, because of their upright and honorable lives, the respect and esteem of the entire community, the subject of this sketch stands pre-eminent. He has at all times stood for the highest and best interests of the comniunitx and is regarded as one of the representative citizens of the township.

C. W. Freeburn, who is a successful farmer and public-s])iriled citizen of Concord township, DeKalb count}-, Indiana, was born on September <S, 1842, in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, and is the son of John E. and Matilda

(Cooper) Freeburn, tlie former a native of Scotland and the latter of Virginia! They were the parents of the following children: C. W., the immediate subject of this sketch; John, a resident of Ohio; Mrs. Matilda Boyer; who lives in the state of Washington; Mrs. Maria Burgead, of Michigan; D. A., of Butler, this county, and Lincoln E., who lives in Ohio.

The subject's early education was received in the common schools of his native state and Ohio, and at the age of about twenty-five years he came to DeKalb county, Indiana. Here his first active efiforts were in farming, but later he engaged in the livery business at Butler; which occupied his attention about tiyo years. He then went to Hamilton, Steuben county, Indiana, where he engaged in the drygoods business, but subseciuently sold his interests there and moved to Newville, this county. In April, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil war, Mr. Freeburn promptly offered his services to his country, becoming a member of Company C, Eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the three-months service. At the end of his first period of enlistment he reenlisted as a member of Company C, One Hundred and First Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he ser\-ed for two years, when he was transferred to the scout ser\ice, in which he ser\'ed until the close of the war. He was a valiant and courageous soldier and performed much arduous service and endured many hardships in his earnest efforts to assist in the preser\ation of the National Union. Since the war Mr. Freeburn has devoted his attention to farming and is now the owner of eighty-one acres of splendid land in Concord township, this county, which he is cultivating with success and good results. He is practical and painstaking in everything he does, giving personal supervision to e\'ery detail of his work and the general apjiearance of his place is such as to reflect great credit on the owner.

In 1881 Mr. Freeburn married Belle McMullin, the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Whitcomb) McMullin, the father a native of Ireland antl the mother of Ohio. To this union were born the following children: Mrs. Jessie F. Colburn, of Hicksville, Ohio; Mrs. Gail Resoner, of Fort \\'ayne. Indiana; Briton B., who Hves in the state of California: William, who makes his home with the subject ; Opal also is at home, as is Mildred.

Politicallv, Mr. Freeburn gives his earnest support to the Republican party, believing the principles advocated in its platform to lie those most conducive to the highest interests of the .Vmerican people. Fraternally; lie is a member of the Masonic order and of the post of the Grand Army of the RepubHc at St. Joe. Personally, he is a genial, straightforward and hospitable gentleman, whom everj'body honors and respects. He has been a hard work- ing man, and to his own personal efforts is attributable the success which he has enjoyed. Because of his earnest life and sterling character he has won and deserves the high standing which he now enjoys in the community where so many of his active years have been spent.

Fred B. Leighty

It is universally conceded that there are three factors which are more potent than all others in the advancement of civilizatiun - pnl])i(, ])latform and press. Of these three, the press reaches places and conditions whicli the other Iwo never touch. I'ublic opinion, as x-'iced in the ne\\s]iapers of our countrv. has as much influence in niouUlino- legislation, advancing reforuis and eliminating corrupt politics as all other agencies |)Ul togel'ier. A -ood newspajR-r, one which stands for the best interests of a conimunilw i> a blessing and the good that it can do is incalculable. It is the pa])er of the town which often is the only means of dri\-ing graft out of cit)- affairs. The editor of a good newspaper is a man who touches the daily life of the side and the editor who does his work honestly, fearless! deserves the prai.se of the community. Such a man i< th review.

PVed B. Leighty, the son of Charles Bennett and Martha Jane ( I'urley ) Leighty, was born at St. Joe, DeKalb county, Indiana. June 2h. iN8'). His father and mother were Ijoth nati\-es of DeKall) couiit\-. Jolm Leightw the subject's grandfather, was an early settler of Spencer\ ille, Indiana, having emigrated to this state from Pennsylvania. He became one of tiie founders of St. Joe. Hariier Burley, the father of ]\frs. Eeiglity. was one of the early settlers of DeK.-illi conntw coming to tins state from ( )hio. liennetl Leighty followed the occupation of a butcher during his lifetime in the town of St. Joe. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leighty were bom live children, Xena C. deceased; J. Harper, Frank R., Fred B. and Grace (L

Fred B. Leighty was educated in the common schools and the high school at St. Joe. \Miile he was in the high school he became ap|)renticed to a printer of the town and when he was in his junior year in the high school he purchased the St. Joe Xczvs on March i, ujod. lie has contiimed in editorial charge of this paper since that time, and has l)uilt up the paper until it commands the respect of the town and community. It is independent in i)olitics. with a weekh- circulation of '--even hundred, and is one of the best advertising mediums in the county. Jt is published weekly and the price of the publication is one dollar per year. The job department is fully equipped with material for producing work that has gi\'en entire satisfaction to an ever-increasing number of patrons.

As the paper says : "St. Joe is the biggest little town in Indiana, with the best people on earth. Located in DeKalb county, population fi\'e hundred. Cleanest and most beautiful little village in the state ; good schools, churches and business houses and complete walks, all well shaded; fine electric light system, two good railroads and a good place for a business location. One mile from Spring Brook fruit farm, the greatest prize winner in Indiana."

Mr. Leighty was married on September 21, 1908, to Lora E. Hull, the daughter of John C. and Loretta Hull, both of whom are nati\es of DeKalb county. Mr. and Mrs. Leighty are the parents of one son, John Bennett, horn January 20, 19 14.

Politically, Mr. Leight\' has taken an independent stand, voting for the man best qualified for office regardless of party lines, and always supporting such measures as promise to be of benefit to the community. Religiously, he is affiliated with the Methodist Protestant church and gi\es his earnest support to its various activities. Personally. ^Ir. Leighty is a man of genial disposition and kindly im])ulses and his friends are in number as his acc|uaintances.

Joseph A. Hull

DeKalb county. Indiana, enjoys a high reputation because of the high order of her citizenship, and none of her citizens occupies a more enviable position in the esteem of his fellows than the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this sketch. A residence here of his entire lifetime has given his fellows a full opportunity to observe him in the various lines of acti\'it\- in which he has engaged and his present high standing is due solely to the honorable and upright course he has pursued. As a leading citizen of this community he is eminenth- entitled to representation in a work of this character.

Joseph A.. Hull was born on October 21. i860, in DeKalb county, and is the son of Henry H. and Sarah A. (Widney) Hull, the father a nati\e of the state of Ohio and the mother a daughter of the Hoosier state. Henry H. Hull came from his native state of Ohio when he was about fourteen years of age, settling on a farm of eight}- acres, which he cleared and developed into a good farm. After he had completed this task he bought sixty acres more, which he also cleared and later bought another tract of thirty acres, to wiiich he gave his attention until he had that also in shape for cultivation. From the foregoing statement it may he implied that through a period of years his life was characterized by labor of the most arduous type, but it was such men as he who laid the foundation for the present splendid civilization and -development which characterizes DeKalb county, and to him the present generation owes a heavy debt of gratitude. In November. 1863. Mr. Hull enlisted for service in the Union army and served about one year. He later became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, with which he was connected until his death, which occurred on September 11, 191 1. His widow, who now survives him at the age of seventy-three years, was born on Novem^ ber 8, 1840, and, though advanced in years, is still in the enjoyment of good health. They were the parents of the following children: Joseph A., the immediate subject of this sketch; Clarence H., of this countv. and Delbert L.. who resides in the state of Colorado.

Joseph A. Hull received his elementary education in the common schijol?, and at the age of eighteen years he engaged in farming on his own account, to \\ hich he has devoted his attention throughout the subsequent years. He is now the owner of ninety acres of splendid land, on which he located in 1892 and to the improvement of which he has devoted himself. He owns a pleasant and attractive residence, large and substantial barns, and employs modern methods in the operation of his farm so that he has been enabled through the years to reap maximum returns with a minimum of effort. He carries on a diversified system of farming, making a specialty of no one line and has found this to be the most practical and profitable method of procedure. Among his fellow agriculturists he is held in high esteem Ijecause of the splendid success which he has attained and. personally, he has gained a large following in the community liecause of his genial disposition and high character.

On December 7, 1882, Mr. Hull married Klla C. Baker, the daughter of Stephen B. and Catherine (Reasoner) Baker, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. flull have lieen born the following children: Paul C. who died in infancy, as did Hubert E.: Harvey J. is a graduate of the common schools of Concord township and, though but thirteen years of age, is now attending the high school at St. Joe.

success of which he has been actively interested for many years, having been precinct committeeman for four years and Democratic election inspector during the past seven years. Mr. Hull enjoys a splendid reputation throughout his section of the country because of the marked success to which he has attained and the high personal character borne by him. Large-hearted; generous and courteous to all, he easily makes acquaintances and has a large circle of warm personal friends, who esteem him for his genuine worth.

Aaron W. Camp

To indulge in prolix encomium of a life which was one of distinctive modesty and unpretentiousness would be most incongruous and yet in re- \'iewing the career of the late Aaron W. Camp, who was long one of the best known agriculturists of Smithfield township, and who held a position of unecpiivocal confidence and esteem in the community where he labored to so goodly ends, feelings of admiration are prompted, for he always looked t(j the general good of his fellow men \vhile advancing the interests of his own household, ever discharging his duties, whether private or public, in a most conscientious manner, thereby winning the admiration and confidence of all who knew him. Though a man of unpretentious demeanor, he possessed the silent but powerful force that attracted men, and his memory will long be cherished by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout this communit}-.

Aaron W. Camp was born in 1849 in Stark county, Ohio, and was a son of John and Susanna (Smith) Camp. In 1855, when he was six years old, his parents moved to DeKalb county, Indiana, locating in Smithfield township, near Ashley, a part of that to\\ n now standing on the old farm. There John and Susanna Camp made their permanent home and spent the balance of their li\-es, the father d}'ing there about 1893 ^"^1 the mother, who spent the last seven 3'ears of her life with her son, the subject of this sketch, passed away in December, 1908. They had been pioneer settlers in this section of the county and had courageously performed their share of the gigantic task of clearing the land and opening up the country to settlement. When the\- came here their land was all in timber, the only mark of huni-m work being the small clearing in which John Camp erected his small ])ioiK'er cabin, in which a quilt was used instead of a door and other primiti\c arrangements characterized the new home rluring tlie early months of their residence tliere. In 1878 a large, con\'enient and attractive residence was erected, being at that time one of the finest in the township. Amid the surroundings of typical pioneer life Aaron Camp was reared to manhood, having secured his education in the district schools of that neighborhood and the Angola Normal School, after which he successfully taught school for several years. After his marriage, in 1876, they remained about four years on the home farm, then for nine years he lived on and operated a farm he and his mother had bought, about three miles southwest of Ashle_\-. During the following se\en and a half years they lived on what was known as the McCoy farm, which is now owned by their daughter, Mrs. Mabel Judson. They then mo\ed to the James Clark farm, three miles "south of Ashley, though still owning the two other farms. Eventually, twenty years after leaving the old home farm, the}- returned to it and there made their permanent home. Mr. Camp was an energetic and progressive man in his farming operations and achieved a noteworthy success. In addition to his cultivation of the soil, he owned two threshing outfits, and, because of his extensive operations and high character as a man, as well as because of his material success, he was widely and favorably known.

In local public afl:'airs ..Ir. Camp took an intelligent interest and wa> at the time of his death a \alued member of the county council. Politically, he was an earnest supporter of tlie Democratic party, v.hile, fraternall\-, he was for twenty years a member of the Knights of Pythias. [Mr. Camp's death occurred in 1906, his removal being generally considered a distinct loss to the community which had been honored by his citizenship.

In 1876 Aaron Camp was married to Amanda E. Husselman. who was born in Fairfield township, DeKalb county, in 1855, the daughter of John Trapp Husselman and Elvina (Hartman) Husselman and, on the paternal side, the granddaughter of Samuel and Susan (Trapp) Husselman, who, in 1844, came from Wayne county, Ohio, to DeKalb county. In 1855 John Trapp Husselman bought a farm east of Fairfield Center, where he li\etl until liis death, which occurred in November. 1888. His widow is still li\ing in Ashlev, at the age of eighty-one years. Their daughter. Amanda E.. li\ed on the farm near Fairfield Center until her marriage to IMr. Camp. She is still living on the old Camp homestead, near Ashley, with her daughter Ethel and son Jesse. She is a woman of many kindly qualities and is beloved b>' all who know her.

To Mr. and ^Nlrs. Camp were born the following children : Maude B., who is the wife of Frank Duncan, of Olivet, Michigan, has a daughter, Mildred C. : Eva FL, the wife of Forest Miller, lives on the farm where her i)ar- ents had formerly lived, three miles south of Ashley, and they have a son, Lloyd, and an adopted daughter, Hope; Mabel C. is the wife of Harvey T. Judson, of Auburn: Ethel V. resides at home with her mother; Jesse W., who was born on May lo, 1877, married Mrs. Edna (Hartman) Bensing. Jesse and Ethel are the joint owners of a farm, which the former operates, and he also cultivates the home farm at Ashley and a farm owned by his sister, Mrs. Mabel Judson. He is a wide-awake, energetic and progressive farmer and is achieving a pronounced success in his vocation. He takes an active interest in public affairs and is a Democrat in his political relations, while, fraternally, he is a member of the Kjiights of Pythias.

Aaron Camp was entitled to rank among the leading men of his community, for in him were embodied those qualities which prompt a man to do only those things which he feels are right. The qualities of keen discrimination, sound judgment and executive ability entered very largely into his makeup and were contributing elements to the material success which came to him. A public-spirited citizen, he was ready at all times to use his means and influence for the promotion of the public good, and there was probably not another man in his community wIki was held in higher esteem by his fellow citizens.

Elias Zimmerman'

In the past ages t!ie liistory of a country was comprised chiefly in the record of its wars and conquests. Today history is largely a record of commercial activity and those whose names are foremost in the annals of the nation are those who have become leaders in business circles. The conquests now made are those of mind over matter, and the victor is he who can most successfully establish, control and operate commercial and industrial interests. Elias Zimmerman is unquestionably one of the strongest and most influential men whose lives have been an essential part of the history of DeKalb county. Tireless energy, keen perception, honesty of purpose, genius for devising and executing the right thing at the right time, are the chief characteristics of the man. These, combined with every-day common sense and guided b>- strong will power, are concomitants which will insure success in any untlcrakmg.

Elias Zimmerman was born in Fa\ette county, Pennsylvania, on May 30. 1829, and is a son of John and Mary (Paden) Zimmerman. In the fall of 1831 the family moved to what is now Ashland (formerly Montgomery) county, Ohio, where they lived until the middle of ^^lay, 1844. when they moved to DeKalb county, Indiana. Here John Zimmerman bought two quarter sections and settled in the woods two miles west of Spencerville. He came here earl}' in the spring and had brought a hired man with him to help in the work of clearing the land and putting it in cultivation. They cleared about three acres that spring, and erected a shanty, about twenty-four by ten feet in size, built of small trees, with the bed made of sappling poles clear across one end from wall to wall. The cabin had no chimney, but they cooked outside. The first summer they cleared fifteen acres of land, and in the fall they hewed logs and built a house in which the family lived for six or eight years. This quarter section of land John Zimmerman succeeded in clearing and improving, but the other quarter section, southwest of Spencerville, he leased out, instead of clearing. The first fall they sowed wheat, the mode of their operations being necessarily .somewhat crude. After clearing out the logs and raking and burning the trash, the wheat was sowed broadcast between the stumps and was dragged in, it not being possible to plow because of the stumps. It grew, but when about knee high the tops were killed by frost. However, it sprouted again and they got one hundred Ixisliels from fifteen acres.

John Zimmerman's first wife had died in Ohio before the family removed to Indiana, and he afterwards married Rebecca Folk. When he came to Indiana there were three boys and three girls by the first marriage and one by the second marriage, three more children being born here. After the death of his second wife John Zimmerman married Mrs. Nancy jMurray. a widow, the mother of Henry Murray, now of Spencerville.

In an early day Peter Bowman came from Ashland county, Ohio, and set up a saw-mill on the Zimmerman farm. Soon after 1850 Elias Zimmerman bought this mill and operated it for several years. After John Zimmerman had lived at Cedarville a few years, having moved there from the farm west of Spencerville, he built a house at Leo, Allen county, where he lived for a time, and then bought a mill at Spencerville. a picture of which is shown elsewhere in this volume.

Elias Zimmerman operated for about a year the >a\\-n)ill on his father's farm, west of Spencerville, referred to above, then muved it to Leo, where he operated it for several years. He then bought an acre of ground adjoining the saw-mill, on which he erected a stave factory, making oil-barrel staves for several years and also installing a shingle mill. He continued these operations there until 1875, when be sold his interests at Leo and moved to Auburn, where his son Frank was already engaged in the ojjeratioii of a planing mill.

Becoming identified with the business, Ehas Zimmerman has since had much to do with its progress and development and is now at the head of the concern, which is conducted under the name of the Zimmerman Mfg Co., and i$ the. oldest manufacturing concern in Auburn in point of continuous existence. For detailed reference to the Zimmerman factor)- in Auburn, the reader is referred to the sketch of John Zimmerman, \vhich a])pears elsewhere in this work.

In 1850 Ellas Zimmerman married ^Mary Bittenger, who died in 1872,, leaving five children, Frank, George, John, Alice and Ada. Of these TVank, George and .Mice are deceased ; John is secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Zimmerman Mfg. Co., and Adda is the wife of C- C. Schatter, of Fort Wayne.