Elkhart County, Indiana - Topographical and Industrial, 1881 (part 9 of 11)

In the spring of 1S77, Dr. Beyerle purchased a half interest in the Goshen Times, and in August. ISSO. he became sole proprietor and editor of that paper. In politics he was a Whig while there was such a party, casting his first vote for Henry Clay for President, and he has given the Kepublican party his support since its organization. In his earlier years, Dr. Beyerle coutributed a variety of articles, both in poetry and" in prose, to some of the leading magazines of Philadelphia and New York; and he wrote also a few reports of interescing medical cases to the Philadelphia Medical and S Magical Jo'wni 1.1. He now gives the Times his exclusive attention. In Goshen he has served the people in the City Council and upon the School Board, and he has always taken an interest in the local enterprises of the day.

Dr. Beyerle has been married three times, namely: to Miss Lydia Bicksler, of Fredericksburg, Pa., who died in 1862; to Miss Amelia Shull, of Montpelier, Ind.,""who died in 1S77, and to Miss M. Ellen Taneyhill, of Bryan, Ohio, his present wife. He has .5 living children, 3 sons and 2 daughters.

H. W. Bissell was born in Oneida county, N. Y., June 26, 1812, and is a son ofEliphaz and Diantha (JSTorton) Bissell, natives of Litchfield count}'. Conn. The former was a surgeon in the war of 1812. Mr. B. was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, and Cazenovia (N. Y.) Seminary. He came to Goshen in 1S37, where he began selling goods in 1839, in which he remained a few years, and then engaged in buying grain. He was married May 7, 1840, to Miss Sabrina A. Spencer, by whom he had 3 children, 1 living, Amelia Jennette, now Mrs. A. E. Billings, of Jackson, Michigan. Mrs. Bissell died May 26, 1816, and he again married, Oct. 10, 1817, Mrs. Anna M. Sands, who died May 19, 1880 . Mr. Bissell owns a farm of 600 acres, which he runs by hired men, and resides in Goshen. He is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Prof. Ambrose Blunt, son of Ebenezer and Margaret (Sproul) Blunt, was born in Bristol, Lincoln Co., Me., jSTov. li, 1835. His ancestors are of English descent upon his father's side, and of Irish extraction upon his mother's side. They came to America long before the Kevolution, and settled in New England. His great-grandmother was aKaler, and of German descent. His grandfather, Samuel Blunt, was a man of unusual literary attainments, and the distinguished Edmund M. Blunt is of the same family. The father of Mr. Blunt was a sea captain, and followed the sea for many years. Later in life he became a farmer. His grandfather on his mother's side was a man of wealth and intiuence in Maine. His ancestors were in the Revolution, and his grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812.

Mr. Blnnt's youth was spent on the farm, receiving his early education in the district school. At the age of 16 he entered Lincoln Academy, at K"ew Castle, Maine, with the intention of fitting himself for a teacher, and continued during the fall term, and the following winter taught school. For four years he worked on the farm in summer, attended school in the fall, and taught in the winter. In March, 1856, he entered Yarmouth Academy, at Yarmouth, Maine, and commenced studies preparatory to entering college, giving special attention to the Greek and Latin languages. He remained here about three years, teaching during the winter months. In the spring of 1859 he was elected Supervisor of Schools in his native town, and held the office for one year, during which time great improvement was made in the schools. In the autumn of 1859 he entered the freshmen class of Waterville College (now Colby University), at Waterville, Maine. He continued in this institution three years, taking a high stand as a scholar, especially in the languages and mathematics. While here he taught during the winter vacations. In the fall of 1862, having obtained an honorable dismission from this institution, he, after passing a rigid examination, entered the senior class of the Wesleyan Uni- at Middletown, Conn., vviiere he graduated with honors in July, J 863, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and subsequently, in 1866, the degree of Master of Arts. During his seven years'[course of study he received no pecuniary aid from any one, but depended entirely upon his own labor for support. Soon after graduating he took charge of Cincinnatus Academy, JSI. Y., where he remained four years. Under his management this academy acquired a standing as a scientific and classical school equal to any in that part of the State. He resigned this position in the summer of 1867, and took charge of Deposit Academy, New York, the following autumn. Here he remained two years, with eminent success, and upon resigning this position he accepted a call to take charge of the Salem high school, at Salem, Ohio. This school, under his administration, ranked with the best in the State. The mathematical course was equal to that of any Western college, and in the classical de]Dartment the course in the ancient and modern lansjuages fitted pupils for any college. He continued here two years. Many of the students who attended his variotis schools, are now physicians, lawyers, ministers of the gospel, teachers of eminence and authors. Prof H; J. Worman, author of a German grammar, and Prof. Roberts, formerly of Lyons, N. Y., were members of his school. One of his pupils took the first prize at Princeton College, and a post-graduate's fellowship.

upon a business that would give relaxation and exercise. In Deposit he had an interest in a book store, and was also editor of the ' ' Deposit Courier for two years, in connection with Hon. Joshua Smith of that place. In the summer of 1S71 he came to Goshen, . - "'; ' and purchased the book and stationery store of C. J. Madden. In the following October he formed a partnership with Charles C. Latta, of Goshen, and added a news department to the business. They greatly enlarged the business, and had a rapidly increasing trade. He sold his interest to Mr. Latta in 1876. The professor is, in every sense of the woi'd, a self-educated man, having paid his own way through college at an expense of about $1,600. .' ;"^ He married Miss Elizabeth J. Lee, of Cincinnatus, New York, in - July, 1S65. She is a daughter of Mr. G. Lee, formerly of Con- - .: necticnt, and on her mother's side, is a relative of the Browns, ,- founders of Brown University. She is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke :; Seminary, Mass., and a person of fine literary attainments. They / have 5 children living, viz.: Charles Lee, James Griswold, Georgianna Cleis, Achsa Margaret and Harry E., and a deceased child named llermione.

Congregational Church at Deposit, iSl. Y. Since coming to Goshen he and Mrs. Blunt have united with the Presbyterian Church. The professor stands prominent as an educator. During the past 15 . ' tutes. lie has been one of the principal lecturers in the Elkhart County- Teacher's Institute for the last eight years, and is _ . one of the originators of the Elkhart County STormal School. In 1876 he took charge of the Goshen city schools, and has been eminently successful as their Superintendent in advancing the educational interests of Goshen until these schools have become , ; an honor to this thrifty little city. He still remains in this position.

Rev. Henry A. Boeckelmann. Pastor of St. John's (Catholic) Church, Goshen, was born in Hanover, Germany, March 31,1851. His father's name was Francis Boeckelmaiin,and his mother's maiden name was Ann Schroeder. He came to this country with his parents in the fall of 1853, when he was bat three years of age. The passage was made in the ship Cerro Gordo, which sailed from , - :

Ohio, and at length reached Logansport, Ind. Mr. Boeckelmann remembers his parents relating how that on the passage over from Europe the Moorish pirates attacked the vessel, when some distance from the Spanish coast, but were repulsed by the determined resistance offered by the crew. The voyage from the very beginning was tempestuous and unfortunate. When the Cerro Gordo had ffot outside of the Bremen harbor it encountered a hurricane.

and was driven back to port. A young man had already died aboard the ship, and the corpse was left on shore where the vessel was driven back. When the ship set sail again continuous gales were experienced, and a long time was consumed making a few hundred miles. The sea was so heavy, and the ship behaved so badly, that many of the inexperienced landsmen sickened with very fright, and during a severe gale, when the mainmast broke and fell into the sea. the terror culminated in a scene of wild contusion. It was thought that several died of fright. During the passage, which consumed four mouths, 32 deaths occurred on board.

When the elder Mr. Boeckelmann and his family were settled in Logansport, he engaged in the stone business, which he followed for many years. Henry attended common and parish schools, and early evinced a tendency to books and a learned profession. At the age of IS he entered the Christian Brothers' College, St. Louis, where he remained six years and one term, graduating at the close. He then began a course of theological study at St. Viateur's Seminary, Bourbonnais Grove, 111. This curriculum was passed in 1877, and for one year thereafter Mr. Boeckelmann remained as professor of natural sciences. After the expiration of this engagement he enjoyed a vacation, and at length received an appointment to the pastorate of St. John's Church, Goshen, by Bishop Joseph Dwenger, of Ft. Wayne diocese. He arrived at the scene of his labors July 28, 1878. He has continued this pastoral relation ever since. He succeeded Father M. F. Noll. He has a flourishing congregation. During his residence in Goshen he has built a house of worship in Millersburg, where there is a Church of several families. Father Boeckelmann is a gentleman of genial temper and cultivated, liberal mind, courteous and companionable, and is highly prized by the people to whom he ministers.

John W. Chapman was born July 20, 1828, in Hocking county, Ohio, and was the son of Jasper and Mary (Inbody) Chapman. His father was a farmer, and removed to Elkhart county, Indiana, when John was young. At 18 years of age Mr. Chapman engaged to learn the edge-tool trade at Waterford, this county, and continued that occupation for 12 years. He at length bought a farm three miles from Goshen, on the west side of the river, and improved it. He also made edge-tools on his farm. He was married when he was 20 years of age to Miss Phoebe Snyder, of this township. They have had seven sons and two daughters. The sons all remain at home, and assist their father in farm labor and in the manufacture of cutlery. xVt first Mr. Chapman began to make edge tools on a small scale, and his power was furnished by a footlathe only. Then his business so increased that he procured a sixhorse engine, and continued operations on his farm. Finally he bought property and established a factory a little west of Goshen, placed a 35-horse-power engine therein, and enlarged his facilities -.0 that now he employs 12 or li hands constantly. His goods have now been placed in the hands of laro;e jobbers, and are meeting with much favor and a ready sale. His manufacture embraces butcher, bread, pruning- and table knives. Mr. Chapman's enterprise may be the nucleus of a lar^e business in the not distant future.

Wm. W. Cohtunx was born in Hocking county, Ohio, Oct. i, 1827, and is a son of James and Sarah (Webb) Cobbuni, the former a native of Rockbridge county, Va., and the latter of Harrison county, Ya. He was reared on a farm, and educated in the common school. At the age of nine he had a white swelling upon his left lower arm, which rendered him a cripple for life. In 1838 he came with his parents to Wells county, Ind., and located on a farm. At the age of 14 he engaged as an ox-driver, which business he followed for nine years. He then worked in an ashery two years; since which tinje he has spent the most of his time on a farm. He was Superintendent of the County Infirmary four years in Wells county, and has occupied the same position in Elkhart county for nearly three years past. He was married in 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Burgess, by whom he had 1 child, deceased. She died in March, 1857, and he again married in 1861, this time Miss Urillah Shoup, daughter of David Shoup, of Lagrange county. Ind. Mrs. Cobbum is a native of Bedford county. Pa. They have 4 (!;hildren, viz: David, Charlotte E., Emma A. and Amos W. The first Methodist sermon in Wells county, Ind., was delivered in the house ot Mr. Cobbum's father in 1839, by Kev. Elza Lank.

Jacob G. Cooper, an early settler of this county, was born in Northumberland county. Pa., Feb. 25, 1813. His father, John Cooper, was a native of Germany, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. He narrowly escaped being taken prisoner at the surrender of Hull. The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm, and received a common-school education in Fairfield county, Ohio. He worked upon the Ohio canal for three summers during its construction, lie then went to Hancock county, Ohio, and purchased SO acres of timber land. He worked very hard; his father died when he was but 15 years old, which threw a great responsibility upon him. He came to this county in 1849, settled on sec. 17, Middlebury tp., where he engaged in farming for several years. He was married in 1835 to Miss Judith Woodward, by whom he had 13 children, but 3 of whom are livini>-, viz.: Julia A., James 0. and Oscar D. Mrs. Cooper died in 1862, and he again married, this time Sarah Karn, of German descent. Six children are the fruit of this union: Carrie A., Aredia B., I-Iattie M., Sena E., Nellie M., and Gracie. Mr. C. is a Christian man and holds a letter from the M. E. Church in the county where he formerly lived. He removed to Goshen in 1865. He still owns a good farm.

B. H. Crider was born in Franklin county, Pa., Nov. 7, 1816, and is a son of George and Frances (Hoover) Crider, also natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Mr. Crider was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. At the age of 19 years he learned the carpenter trade, at whicli he has worked for the most part for over 20 years. He was married in 1843 to Miss Sarah Saurbangh, by whom he lias 2 children: Orlando and Retta. For 16 years after he was m.irried Mr. Crider engaged in farming. He came to AVhite Pigeon, Mich., in 1S.55, and to Elkhart county in 1856. In 1859 he went into the grocery business in Gi-oshen. This he soon abandoned, when he engaged as a clerk with Wm. A Thomas, of Goshen, for the period of three years in his dry-goods store, then located in Ligonier, Ind. He then worked at his trade until ISfitt. At that time he was appointed Superintendent of the County Poor Farm, which situation he held until 1878. He is now working at his trade, and is a fine workman. He erected the First Baptist church edifice and several nice residences. He has been a worthy member of the M. E. Church for -lO years.

Emanuel F. Gripe was born in Montgomery connty, Ohio, March 7, 1829, and is a son of Samuel and Susannah Cripe, who removed with their family to this connty in 1830. This was when the Indians were very numerous and wliites few. Emanuel attended school in a log cabin, and David Pippenger was his first teacher. His father and uncle, Emanuel Cripe, purchased the first stove for the school-house and waited two years for their money. Mr. Cripe, having but limited early educational advantages, is a self-made man. In September, 1851, he married Miss Fannie Mikesell, by whom he has had 10 children, 9 now living, viz.: Milton, Mary J., Elias, Sarah E., Milo, Alice, Arminda, Ira and Sadia. The deceased's name was Elijah. Mr. Cripe owns 160 acres of valuable land, and is a farmer. He is a worthy member of the German Baptist Church.

Charles A. Davis was born in the tp. of Concord, this county, Oct. 4, 1846. He was the son of Henry G. Davis, and his mother's maiden name was Cynthia T. Tibbits. Both parents were of English descent, the father being a Vermonter, and the mother a native of Michigan. His early education was obtained in the common schools. At the age of 18 he attended the Catholic school at Notre Dame, in St. Joseph county, Ind., remaining there 10 months. Subsequently he spent a year and a half at the Methodist University at Kalamazoo. He then returned to the farm and remained a year. His father had erected a saw-mill on his farm, and Charles purchased it and carried on the business for sis years. He made this quite profitable. He was married in 1870 to Miss Henrietta Francis, and they have 2 daughters and 1 son. In 1870 he came to Goshen, bought an interest in the planing mill then run by J. B. Drake, and the two proprietors continued business together for three years, when Mr. Davis rented Mr. Drake's share and has since conducted the entire business alone. Besides planing lumber he makes scroll work and moldings, and is doing a thriving business. Mr. Davis is a Freemason and a Knight of Pythias, and is. a representative man among the mill-owners of Goshen.

Mr. Frank B. Defrees, son of Hon. J. H. Defrees. is a native of Goshen, having been born there in 1843. His childhood was spent uneventfully, as is usual with American-born children; he attended the common schools, and thus acquired the rudiments of education. In 1361, when he was at the age of IS, he went to Evanston, 111., entered the jSTorthwestern University, and began a course of study. He remained there until 136i, when he enlisted in the 136th Indiana Kegiment, and went out for a 100 days' service. His regiment was ordered to tlie front, and joined Sherman's army in Middle Tennessee. In November, 1861, having been discharged from the service, he returned home to Goshen and went into the mercantile business. He sold his stock and good will in 1875. He had engaged in the manufacture of linseed oil in 1872, which he has since continued. He has lately commenced in a flouringmill. Mr. Defrees is a gentleman of business sagacity and energy, and has generally made a success of whatever he has undertaken, lie is a Methodist, and a zealous promoter of the moral and social welfare of the community. As a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity he has occupied all the local offices in that order, from the lowest to the highest, and is now mentioned for Junior Warden in the Grand Lodge. Mr. Defrees, on March 27, 1866, was married to Miss Mary Elma Beers, daughter of Rev. H. Beers. They have 2 daughters.

Hon. Joseph H. Defrees was born May 13, 1812, in Sparta, White Co., Tenu. He is of French descent,' and during one of the numerous persecutions of the Huguenots, his ancestors fled from France to Holland, and thence to America, some time previous to the Revolutionary war. Three brothers emigrated together, and one of them settled in Virginia, another in New York, and the third in North Carolina; the subject of this sketch is adescendant of the first mentioned, and is a sou of James Defrees, who was once Postmaster at Piqua, O., and who first married Margaret Dougherty and had 9 children, and subsequently Mrs. Mary ( Frost ) RoUin, and by her had 4 children; in 1835 he moved to Goshen, Ind., and finally died in Syracuse, Kosciusko Co., and is buried in the Goshen cemetery.

Joseph H. attended school in his childhood in Tennessee, and from six or seven to 14 years of age he attended school at Piqua; he then worked three years at blacksmithing; next learned the printer's trade in the office of the Piqua Gazette; in 1831 he left Ohio in company with his brother J. D. Defrees, and established \}aQ.NortJiwestern Pioneer at South Bend, Ind., a Whig paper, and the first west of Detroit; in 1833 he sold out his interest in this paper and commenced meichandising at Goshen, then a place of about 40 log cabins; here he was County Agent to sell town lots, and Sheriff for a portion of the terra ; in 1849 he was elected to the House of Representatives, in 1850 to the Senate, lS66-'67 he was a member of the Lower House of Congress, during the exciting times of reconstruction, and in 1870 he was again elected to the Lower House of the State Legislature, where he was the first to introduce the bill disfranchising those who had been educated at the public expense and had taken up arms against the Government. His speeches in Congress were not so numerous as his acts, but whenever lie did speak, it was in a plain, off-hand manner, without rhetorical flourish, and to the purpose.

In 1S32 Mr. Defrees married Marj A., daughter of John E. and sister of Frank B. McKinney, ex-Member of Congress, and has had 6 children, as follows: James M., who married Victoria Holton, and died in 1859; he was a graduate of Wabash College at Crawfordsville, a lawyer, and at one time Prosecuting Attorney of this district; Margaret J., who died in infancy; Btattie E., who was educated at Fort "Wayne College, and married John H. Baker, a prominent lawyer in Goshen; Frank B., who was educated at Evanston, 111., married Miss Beers, of Goshen, and has since been a merchant; Mary E., who was educated at Fort Wayne and Evanston, and married J. A. S. Mitchell, an attorney at law and once the Mayor of Goshen ; Sarah C, who was educated at Pittsburg (Pa.) Female College, and married Cyrus J. Thompson, a lawyer at St. Paul, Minn. Mrs. D. died in February, 186-4, and in the latter part of 1865 Mr. D. married Mrs. Margaret (McNaughton) Pearce, a native of Scotland.

Aaron Delotter was born in Enterprise, Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 183-1:. His father's given name was Louis, and his mother's maiden name was Maria Stiver. The family resided at Aaron's birth-place till the fall of 1845, when they removed to a farm near Milford. Kosciusko count}', this State. In 1848 Aaron went to Leesburg to learn a trade, and chose the caiTiage-niai-:cr's art. His advantages for an education had been limited, 11 months of district schooling comprising his entire curriculum. His apprenticeship expired in 1853, when he came to Goshen and worked till 1861 at his trade. During that year he enlisted in the 29th Indiana Kegiment as a member of the regimental band, and continued that relation for 14 months. He was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. Returning home at the end of his term of enlistment, he soon re-entered the service of the Quartermaster's department at Nashville, Tenn., and remained through the war. After his discharge from the army he worked at his trade as a journeyman until 1867, when he moved to Logansport and embarked in the tobacco and cigar business, and continued thus till 1874. His genius then led him into the novel enterprise of selling confectionery from a flat-boat, which he prosecuted from St. Louis to JSTew Orleans, along the banks of the Mississippi. This not proving very remunerative, Mr. Delotter returned to Logansport in 1876, and continued the confectionery business till 1878, when he resumed the tools of the carriage-maker. At length himself and brother opened a shop in Goshen, where Mr. Delotter is at present engaged. In 1861 he was married to Miss Cecilia A. Alfred, daughter of L. A. Alfred, the noted excursion Superintendent, by whom he has 1 child. He is a Freemason and a Good Templar, being Past Worthy Chief of the latter order.

John B. Echhart was born in Hesse-Cassel, Prussia (then Germany), Dec. 17, 1821, and is a son of John and Elizabeth Eckhart. He came to I^ew York city when a young man. He worked there three months, and then worked on the raih-oad, when it was being built through the Alleghany mountains. After working there four months he, in company with another German, walked to Columbia, Ohio; they waded the Monongahela river and other streams, and crossed the Ohio river on the bridge at Wheeling. It was in the month of July, and a very hot July; therefore they took advantage of the moonlight nights, travelingin the nights and sleeping in the daytime. Mr. Eckhart had not as yet learned to speak the English language, but he had with him a small translation of the most common terms, which he used while prosecuting the journey in maldng his desires linown. He worked on a farm while at Columbia for some time, when he learned the cooper trade. He came to Goshen in 1851. That portion of the city in which he now resides (Eighth street) Vas then a woodland. He worked for some time at 40 cents per day. In March, 1862, he married Miss Margaret Michel, by whom he has had 4 children; 2 of them are living, viz., Charley F. and Dora A. While working on the railroad Mr. Eckhart met with a severe accident, by a stone thrown directly over him I'rom the point of blasting, sti-iking him in its downward flight. It broke his skull, and the brain was left bare. His life was despaired of for several days, but lie finally recovered. For several years, however, he could not walk straight, his appearance to one from a little distance being that of a drunken man. He is novv doing a good business at coopering, and his trade is constantly increasing.

Dr. JErastits Winter Hewett Ellis, one of the most notable citizens of Elkhart county, and father of W. E. Ellis, the present Postmaster, was born in Penfield, Ontario (now Monroe) Co., N". Y., April 29, 1815. His father was Dr. William Robinson Ellis, born in Windham county, Conn., who was an officer in the Revolution, and served under Gen. Washington. In the year 1820 Erastns' father, in company with a brother, determined to seek their fortunes to the southwestward, and as a means of transit, shipped in a boat at Olean, and voyaged down the Alleghany river to Pittsburg, thence down the Ohio to Cincinnati. Erastus was then a small boy, and he can remember but little of the voyage, but the sound of an organ in one of the churches in Cincinnati fi.xed his attention, and caused him to remember that city. The two brothers stopped at Jacksonburg, a small town in Butler county, Ohio, where Erastus" father at last settled. There his school days began. His first teacher was Peter Muntz, who afterward died in Elkhart county, Ind. A school-book was afterward found in this gentleman's possession, which the elder Ellis had written, entitled " Mirror to Noah Webster's Spelling Book," which showed, that though he was a flat-boat pioneer, he had an eye to education and text-books. Erastus was remarkable as a speller, no doubt deriv- ing his proficiency in this ditBcult branch from his father's -- Mirror." His father took pleasure in showing him olf, and made him the champion orthographer of the country around. The Doctor quaintly and facetiously remarks in his " Memorandum," " I am a tolerable speller yet, but I have had a good many bad spells since I was a boy." His father was several times disappointed in business, and, though always a successful medical practitioner, he became impatient of long continuance in one place, and removed frequently. He went to Leavenworth, Ind., back to Bellfontaiue, Ohio, then to Maumee, and finally, in the spring of 1826, down the lake to Buffalo, and thence to Knowlesville, N. T., where Erastus' mother died, in November. 1S2S. Besides Erastus, she left his brother, "\Vm. R. Ellis, five years younger; his sister, Lucy Ann, born in 1822, and a brother, born in 1821:. The latter died in the Union army in 1S63 or 1864, near Nashville, Tenn.

While at Knowlesville Erastus attended one term at Gaines' Academy studying Latin, and in the winter and spring of 1829 he taught school in the town of Koyalton, Niagara county, N. T. At the close of his term he began to prepare for the study of medicine atBrockport, N. Y. He reached that place in company with his father, about Sept. 1, 1S29, and entered the office of Dr. John B. Elliott as a student. He remained with Dr. Elliott for seven years, attending his drug store and receiving tuition, board and a portion of his clothing in return for his services. Here he identified himself with Sunday-school work, and was a member of the choir in the Presbyterian Church. In the winter of 1833-'4 he attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Part of the time here he was a room-mate of Dr. David Brainard, the eminent physician of Chicago. He received his diploma at Rochester, N. Y.," when he had not reached his 19th birthday. Being quite a politician, and an enthusiastic Jacksonian Democrat, by request of the prominent members of his party he, in 1834, assumed the editorial control of the Village Herald, which was devoted to the successful candidacy of Wm. L. Marcy as Governor of the State of New York. This relation continued about four months. He also originated the Token, a literary semi-monthly publication, which had a circulation of 1,000 copies. He was appointed Commissioner of Deeds of Monroe county in 183.5, in which office he accumulated his first capital, $100. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the militia about this time. In 1836 the ambition of the young physician prompted him to '- go West," and, in company with several other families, he arrived in Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Ind., about Aug. 7, and soon entered upon the practice of his profession. In the spring of 1837 he removed to South Bend, his father having preceded him to that point. Father and son there engaged in medical practice together. The next year they removed to Elkhart. Here they had an extensive ride. He says that at that time every house was a hospital. He at this period in his career intended to continue the practice of medicine for life, but being a delegate to a Democratic Cono-ressional Convention at Lafayette, tJiat convened Jan. 8, 1S39, iie became known as a Democratic politician, and was importuned to take editorial control of the Goshen Democrat,'Kon. E. M. Chamberlain urging the proposition upon him, and assuring him that it would not seriously interfere with his medical practice. The proprietors agreed to compensate the Doc- tor with the raunificeut salary of $200 ayearand board! His board cost his employers 83 a week. He soon purchased a share in the office, which stood on Main street. He says that he soon found it , _ .'

impossible to practice medicine and wield the editorial quill at the same time, and after the first year he abandoned the saddle-bags altogether. His father died at Elkhart, Sept. 23, 1S39, regretted on account of his excellent qualities. The circulation of the Z*c;m- ',,..

ocrat was but about 400 copies, and the job printing limited, but the Doctor succeeded in placing it on a paying basis. During the campaign for Martin VanBuren, he issued the Klnderliooh Datclionan, an edition of 1,200 copies of which were printed. In August, lS4i, he was elected the first Auditor of EHdiart county over -- C. L. Murray, and was re-elected in 1846. The salary of this office, - . . though but $600, gave life-blood to the Democrat, and a little money to Dr. Ellis. In 1850 he was elected Auditor of the State of !' Indiana, when he resigned both the Auditorship of Elkhart county and his editorial position. .

May 17, 1842, Dr. Ellis was married to Miss Maria Crozier, formerly of Chillieothe, Ohio. This lady died April 21, 1846, leaving 2 children, Sarah Annette and William R. Jan. 37, 1848, ' -

Indianapolis, June 15, 1856, leaving 1 child, Emma Maria; she had also given birth to 4 other children, all of whom were deceased when she died, 2 being buried in Indianapolis, and 2 in Goshen. ~

The life of Dr. Ellis was henceforward replete with public events. He was elected by the Le^-islature Commissioner of the Institute for the Education of the Blind, and Secretary of the Board; was chosen President of the Pennsylvania & Indianapolis railroad, an office which he held two years; at a subsequent time he was President of the Madison & Indianapolis railroad for two and a half years. He was also one of the Directors of the Indiana & Illinois Central railwaj', and of two or three other lines then in their incipiency. He at length engaged in the mercantile business in Goshen, with his brother-in-law, Chauncy S. Plascall, investing $11,000. This proved disastrous to the Doctor, and he lost $40,000 - almost ever}- dollar of his property!

In 1S56 he was again candidate for Auditor of State on the first Republican State ticket, but was defeated. After the close of the campaign he returned to Goshen and purchased an interest in the Goshen Times, C. W. Stephens being the other partner. For two years he was editor of the paper, when he sold his interest to Mr. Stephens, and closed his connection with the press. In 1858 he was again elected Auditor of Elkhart county, and was re-elected in 1862. When the Peace Congress was proposed on the outbreak of the Rebellion, Gov. Morton appointed Dr. Ellis as one of the delegates from Indiana, and he acted in that capacity in the memorable convention that met in Washington with such futile result. He took an active part in raising troops for the war, and was appointed by Gov. Morton Commandant of a camp to raise a regiment of three years' men. The camp was located about two miles south of Goshen, and was called Camp Ellis. When the first draft was made he was appointed enrolling officer for Elkhart county. He was Deputy Marshal of the county till the close of the war.

In 1865 Dr. Ellis was elected State Director of the Bank of Indiana, and held the office for one year, or until the winding up of the institution. The public life of Dr. Ellis closed with the expiration of his last term as Auditor, when he engaged in the more particular care of his private aiiairs.

Dr. "Ellis joined the Masonic order in 1846, and afterward became a charter member of Goshen Chapter, No. 15, and for several years was its High Priest, and also Thrice Illustrious Grand Master of Barber Council of Royal and Select Masons. He has occupied other lofty positions in the order. The Doctor's life from youth to old age has been an exceedingly busy one, and replete with important public service, a distinction that ranks him among the very first citizens of Elkhart county.

David Evans was born in York county. Pa., May 22, 1822, and is a son of David and Mary (Lyons) Evans, also natives of Pennsylvania. His father was of German descent, and his mother of English extraction. He was brought up on a farm, and at the age of is learned the carpenter's trade, which business he continued for 15 years. Oct. 9, 1815, he married Miss Elizabeth DeardortF, by whom he had 4 children: Sarah J., John, Anna M., deceased, and

Elizabeth, deceased. Mrs. Evans died Dec. 16, 1874, and he again married Oct. 10, 1ST8, this time Mrs. Susan DeardorflP, daughter of Joseph Gripe. Mr. Evans has given some land to his children, and still owns 160 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the German Baptist, or Dunkard, Church. In education he is a self-made man.

William B. Ferrell, deceased, was born in Lawrence county, Pa., Nov. 5, 1815. His parents were James and Eleanor Ferrell, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of New England. He was reared on a farm until the age of 1-5, when he learned the carpenter's trade. This he followed nearly all the remainder of his life, and was very successful, and is a tine workman. In ISIO he married Miss Sarah Thomas, who was born in Lawrence county, Pa., June 9, 1819. They have had 7 children, 6 of whom are living: Mansfield A., Clara (now Mrs. Geo. Merrill, of Goshen), Laura (now Mrs. L. Krider, of Goshen), John W. (of Silver Lake, Ind.), Eliza (now Mrs. Henry Motto, of Goshen) and Mary E. They came to Goshen in 1861, where, Nov. 2, 1878, Mr. Ferrell died. He was a faithful Christian man and an ardent worker in the cause of temperance. He was a kind and affectionate liusband and father, and a vainable member of society. In fact, none knew knew him but to love him.

Voliert Fink was born in North Germany, and came to this country when he was but seven years of age. He was the son of Conrad and Helen Fink. The family landed in Baltimore and remained a short time, and then went to Harrisburg, Pa. Tliere were 3 boys in the family: Henry, the eldest, Frederick C. and "Volbert. Henry and Frederick are now living in Harrisburg. At 16 years of age Volbert went into a butchering establishment in Harrisburg, to learn the trade of a meat purveyor. A.t 20 he embarked in the business on his own account. He made a success of the enterprise, and amassed considerable property, but lost heavily by subsequent reverses. Thinking tliat fortune would smile upon him more propitiously at the West, he came to Goshen in 1867, and immediately embarked in the meat-market business here, opening his first shop where the City National Bank now stands. He remained at this stand till Aug. 16, and then removed to Thompson's old block, where he did business for two or three years; thence to Gulp's building, finally locating in his present place on Main street. Since his arrival in Goshen he has steadily progressed in business, and has accumulated a handsome competence. He is reputed to have more capital than any other butcher in Goshen, and he has accumulated it all by his own industry, he having not a cent when he began life for himself. Mr. Fink is considered one of our most reliable business men, and his word is as good as his bond. He was married in 1858, in Harrisburg, to Miss Catharine Stoll. They have 6 living children, 4 sons and 2 daughters: Helen, Mary, George, Charles, William and Harry. Mr. Fink and all of

James Frier^ deceased, an early pioneer of Elkhart county and a self-made man of merited reputation, was born in the county of Down, Ireland, July 11, 1796. His mind having been excited by the glowing accounts of the great western empire in America, and dissatisfied with the oppression endured by his countrymen, he took au early opportunity to emigrate, and, shipping at Belfast in 1818, after a long and tempestuous voyage, in due time arrived safely in Quebec. The colony of Lower Canada was, however, too cioselj' attached to the mother country, and too much alike it in customs and habit, to induce the young and impulsive Irishman to adopt it for a permanent residence, and he accordingly soon made his way to Chittenden county, Vt., where, in 1S23, he married Miss Clarinda Young.

The Western country was just then being developed, and glowing accounts came to his ears of the beauty and fertility of the lands toward the setting sun. For a man in his humble circumstances it is not improbable that the cheapness of the lands was one of the chief allurements. In 1829 he removed with his family and effects by way of the Erie canal and lake to "Detroit. Here and at White Pigeon they passed the winter, when they resumed their journey to Indiana. March 17, 1830, they arrived in Elkhart county through a bed of snow two feet in depth. The first night after their arrival, Mr. Frier cut down some bushes to prepare shelter and a bed to sleep upon, and here we may believe the hardy emigrant and his little family, under the protection of that Heavenly Father the}' had been taught to worship, slept as soundly and as sweetly as if in a palace and on beds of down.

He located on the east side of Elkhart Prairie, making a settler's claim of 160 acres, which he subsequently purchased at the land office at Fort Wayne. The first thing in order was to erect a house. He searched through the woodland which skirted the prairie until he found a large fallen or lodged tree, which he made use of for the rear end or back side wall of his edifice. He planted corner poles or posts some ten feet high in front, from which he extended rafters to the log in the rear. The sides and roof were formed of interlacing boughs and poles, and a Mackinac blanket suspended as a door performed the double duty of keeping out the cold and keeping in the smoke for the curing of their bacon. A shed somewhat similar, but of less elaborate construction, was prepared for the use of the hired men. Tliis was, however, replaced by a more commodious cabin, made of logs, the following autumn. Mr. Frier and his wife were zealous and devoted members of the Methodist Church, and for many years his dwelling was the welcome home of the itinerant preacher, and was the principal meeting-house, or preaching place, on the prairie. The latchstring was always out, and no one went away ^hungry from its doors. Mr. Frier was an industrious man and was greatly prospered in the accamalation of wealth. Human habitations gathered' around him but slowly. There were no schools or churches. It was a long way to the house of a neighbor, many miles to a store, and 40 miles to a mill, across the border in Michigan. Many a time with his ox team and Pennsyh'ania wagon he forded the streams on bis way to mill, at the imminent peril of his life, but the Great Father was, as he always said, his preserver. Game was abundant, and contributed no little to the table of the pioneer. His pet deer were often chased by the wolves to his door, and the turkeys perched within easy reach of his trusty rifle.

Upon the organization of the county in 1831, he was appointed the lirst Assessor, but was relieved from duty on account of not having been naturalized. This defeat being remedied, he was afterward appointed County Treasurer, and in 1S40 served as Deputy- Collector of Taxes, under the late Thos. H. Eassett. In every relation of life he was an honest man, a kind neighbor, and a ' generous friend. In 1850, on the breaking out of the gold fever in California, he went by ship to the promised land of gold. Here he died in the fall of 1852.

Robert B. Geddes, born in Ohio in 18-13, is the son of John and Lucinda (Heath) Geddes, natives of New York, and of English descent. The subject of this sketch is a citizen of Goshen, where he received his education and also learned his trade, that of a painter and grainer, in which he is a first-class workman. He commenced to learn his trade at the age of 17, and has worked at it continually ever since. Most of his work is in the city of Goshen. He enlisted in 1862 in the 57th Ind. Vol. Inf, Co. K, under Captain Billings. He was third Sergeant, and was discharged at the close of tlie "War. In politics he is a Democrat. He was Constable in Goshen in 1872-'3.

Dr. P. D. Hardino, allopathic physician, was born in Tioga county. Pa., July 5, 1838. His father's name was Joseph M. Harding, and his mother's maiden name was Paraelia M. Hayden. Both parents were American born. Dr. Harding's education was begun in the district schools of his neighborhood; as age advanced it was pursued in Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa., and afterward at the Methodist College, at Lima, N. Y. He received his medical education at Geneva Medical College and also has a degree from the Chicago Medical College. He enlisted in the 40th Ind. Vol. Inf., in 1862, and served as Assistant Surgeon during the summer of that year. Leaving the army he came to Goshen and settled down as a medical practitioner. He has been very successful as a physician, and now ranks among the better class in Elkhart county. Dr. Harding, in the spring of 1867, was married to Miss Mary E. Cliilord, a graduate of the ^sTorthwestern University at Evanston, 111. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Gen. Milo S. Hascall, one of the most prominent citizens of Indiana, was born in LeRoy, Genesee Co., JST. Y., Aug. 5, 1829. He was the son of Amasa and Phabe (Smith) Hascall, natives of

Massachusetts. The elder Mr. Hascall was a prominent man among his neighbors, and occupied various official positions. Emigrating to the State of 'New York, he first located at Canandaigna, and subsequently removed to LeRoy, Genesee Co. The boyhood of Gen. Hascall was passed with his parents on the farm, the rudiments of his education being obtaioed in the common district schools of his locality. At the.age of 16 he attended an academy, and thus obtained a sight into the fields of a higher education. At IT years of age he left home and came West to Goshen, where three of his brothers then resided. This was in ISiT. Chauncy S. Hascall, one of the brothers, was then engaged in trade in Goshen, and the General entered his store as clerk. This engagement lasted but three months, when he taught school for one term. While he was teaching he received an appointment as cadet at West Point. This opportunity was secured through the influence of Hon. Charles W. Cathcart, member of Congress from the La Porte district, which then embraced a large part of Northern Indiana. He >vent to West Point in June, ISiS, and remained there four years, graduating June 16, 1852. He ranked 14th in a class that entered 96 and graduated 43, a good record indeed, and one of which any West Point student might well be proud. His class embraced several gentlemen that became prominent in the history of the country. Among these were Henry W. Slocum, of Brooklyn, Gen. D. S. Stanley, Jerome N. Bonapart, the Baltimore member of the illustrious familv, Geo. L. Hartsufi; Gen. Charles K. Woods, Marshall T. Polk, Alex D. McCook, Gen. Wm. Myers, Gen. A. N. Kantz and Gen. Geo. Crook, the Indian fighter. Gen. Sheridan was also a member of the class. After his graduation Gen. Hascall was promoted to the Third Artillery as brevet 2d Lieutenant, and stationed at Port Adams, R. I., where he remained about one year. He was then promoted to a 2d Lieutenancy in the Second Artillery, and was stationed at Old Point Comfort, Va. Here he remained to the time of his resignation, which was in "1853.

He came to Goshen after leaving the array, and traveled for some time thereafter. For one year he was a contractor on the Northern Indiana & Michigan Southern railroad, after which he studied and eventually began the practice of law. During his law practice he was elected Prosecnting Attorney for the Court of Common Pleas. In the fall of 1S59 he was elected Clerk of Elkhart Circuit Court, which office he retained till the spring of 1861, when the war of the Rebellion broke out and called him to his country's defense. When the first call for three months' men was made the General was among the number that readily enrolled themselves as privates in the ranks. He was a member of the first company organized in Goshen. When the company was full he was elected its Captain, and conducted it to Indianapolis, to be mustered into the three months' service; but the Captain and his comrades were too late. Such was the eager rush to arms of the citizen soldiery that before the Goshen company arrived, only 72 hours after the call had been made, the six regiments required of the State had been filled, and the Goshen patriots had to disband and return home. But Gov. Morton, having learned that Capt. Hascall was a graduate of West Point, requested him to remain in Indianapolis, which he did, and was appointed Captain and Aid de-Camp on Gen. Thos. A. Morris' staff, in whicli capacity he had the labor of organizing and drilling six regiments in Camp Morton, preparatory to the regiment's taking the field. When Gen. Morris took his command to West Virginia, in June, 1S61, and began the first active movement of the war, Capt. Hascall accompanied him. He was in the first engagement of the war after Sumter, which was fought at Philippi. There the enemy, \inder Geu. Porterfiekl, were defeated and routed, and the first rebel flag was captured. The next day after this engagement Gov. Morton sent a telegram to Capt. Hascall announcing his appointment as Colonel of the Seventeenth Indiana Infantry. He immediately returned to Indianapolis, bearing on the way Gen. Morris' official report to Gen. McClellan at Cincinnati. He also was the bearer to that General of the flag taken at Philippi. On arriving at Indianapolis he was mustered into the three years' service as Colonel of the Seventeenth Indiana Pegiment, he being the first oflicer of that grade so musfered into the three years' service. His regiment was ordered to Parkersburg, W. Va., and arrived there at about the time of the first battle of Bull Pun. He was immediately ordered to proceed to Oakland, Western Maryland, it being feared, after the rebel success, that the enemy would invade Pennsylvania by way of Harper's Ferry. His regiment remained there on the lookout for two weeks, during whicli time Fort Pendleton, in the vicinity of Oakland, was erected. It becoming evident that the rebels would not invade Western Maryland, Capt. Hascall and his troops were ordered to Grafton, W. Va., and thence, by way of Philippi and Beverly, to Elkwater and Cheat Mountain, where they remained till the winter of 1861, participating in all the engagements about Elkwater, Huttonville and Cheat Mountain. In an engagement with the enemy at Elkwater, in vSeptember of that year, Colonel Hascall's regiment killed the celebrated John A. Washington, of Mt. Vernon fame, who was on the stafi' of General Lee. When the dead body was taken back to the enemy. Col. Hascall received the first fiag of truce offered by the rebels under Gen. Lee at the beginning of the war. In December of that year he was ordered to proceed with his regiment to Louisville, Ky., where he was placed in command of a brigade, consisting of the 17th Indiana, the 6th Ohio regiment, or " Guthrie Grays," the iSd Ohio, and the 1.5th Indiana Pegiments. This brigade was assigned to the division commanded by the late Gen. William Nelson. After three months had passed, he was transferred to the command of a brigade in Gen. Thomas J. Wood's division, and served in that capacity during the advance on, and capture of, Nashville, and in the advance on Shiloh. In April of the following year he participated in the battles of Shiloh and

Pittsburg Landing. At the close of that fearful engagement he received the first flag of truce sent by Gen. Beauregard during the war on the occasion of his sending in to get permission to bury his dead on that field. On April 20, of the same year, while on the march from Shiloh to Corinth, he received his promotion as Brigadier General of volunteers, the same being awarded without solicitation or application on his part, and from that time till the fall of lS6i he was actively engaged in the armies of the West, in all their operations. He was most of this time in command of a division, and on several occasions, temporarily in command of an array corps. During the terrible battle of Stone Eiver, he was in command of the entire forces on the left, after 10 o'clock of the first day's battle, and to him more than to any other one oflficer on the field was due the credit of preventing the crushing defeat on the right from becoming an utter rout of the Union army. After this memorable battle Gen. Hascall was sent to Indianapolis to superintend the work of returning deserters from the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. While engaged in this work, he was, at the request of Gen. Burnside, transferred from the Army of the Cumberland to the Army of the Ohio, and placed in command of the district of Indiana. It was during this time that the "copperheads " in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois were most active and violent in their opposition to the measures of the Government to suppress the Kebellion. During his command in Indiana, Vallandigham was arrested, the Chicago Times and numerous " copperhead" papers in Indiana were suppressed, the great meeting of rebel sym.pathizers in Indianapolis, that met to seize the State arms and turn the State over to John Morgan, was foiled in its design.

Wlien Burnside began his famous movement from Lexington, Ky., to capture Knoxville and East Tennessee, he relieved Gen. Hascall of the command of the district of Indiana, and placed him in command of a division of the 23d Army Corps, at the head of which he went with the army into East Tennessee, and took an active part in the capture of Knoxville, and afterward in the siege of that city, when Gen. Longstreet was attempting its capture. When Longstreet's forces were finally repulsed and Sherman moved upon Atlanta, Gen. Hascall marched at the head of his division, and took an active part in that campaign, and was conspicuous in all the engagements that resulted in the capture of that city. His division planted the first batteries around the doomed city, and threw the first shot and shell within the enemy's lines.

At the close of the war Gen. Hascall resumed the arts of peace, and, in connection with John W. Irwin. Esq., engaged in the banking business in Goshen, in the institution known as the " Salem Bank," and has continued that financial enterprise to the present time. During his business career here. Gen. Hascall has been one of the most active and successful men in Goshen. In politics he is an ardent Republican, and during the late campaign he made

Jacob Hattel, Jr., is a Pennsylvanian by birth, his natal year being 1843. His parents' names were Francis and Rebecca {nee Clem) liattel. His father was born in France, but emigrated to this country from Germany; the family emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1845 and settled in Ohio, where they remained three years, when they removed to Elkhart county, Ind. This was in 1848. Mr. Ilattel's grandparents reside in Elkhart county, and are probably the most aged individuals in it, and have lived man and wife over 60 years. The larger portion of Mr. Hattel's childhood was passed in jSTew Paris, this county, where direction was given to his youne: idea by attendance at district school. At 14 he began an apprenticeship at the furniture trade, which, having finished, he continued to pursue till he was 21, when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Whitehead, and 2 sons and 2 daughters are their children. In 1873 he removed to Goshen, and joined his brother, D. M. Plattel, in the furniture business. This was continued for two years, when a sale of the concern to Aaron Marks was eifected. Aug. 1, 1876, he bought the furniture shop then conducted by Benj. G. Crary, and Dec. 9 the establishment was burned. Nothing daunted, Mr. Hattel continued business. In 1S7S he erected a part of the building he and his associates now occupy, on Washington street, near the hydraulic canal. In the spring of 1880 he associated with himself and the brother who had been in company with him for some time, Messrs. Kolb and Grass, under the firm name of '' Hattel Bros. & Co." Latterly the manufactory has been enlarged, so that the building is now 100 feet in length and two stories in height. The company employ 30 hands, and are doing a thriving business in the furniture-making line. Mr. Hattel can be well satisfied with his career, having added an important industry to the manufacturing interests of Goshen.

Cephas JScnaks, of the prominent firm of Hawks Bros. & Co., was born in Phelps, Ontario Co., ISl. Y., Dec. 8, 1812. His father was Cephas Hawks, and his mother's maiden name was Chloe Case. Both parents were of Scotch descent. His father's occupation was mainly that of milling. The family remained in Ontario county till 1828, when they emigrated to Michigan, then attracting many settlers from Western New York, and settled in Washtenaw county, Cephas then being 15 years of age. He attended common school in his boyhood and youth, both in New York and Michigan, and thus acquired a practical English education. When he was 17 years of age, and was about to begin a course of higher tuiton, he was attacked with inflammation of the eyes, and sufi'ered from that afifiiction for three years. In 1836 he visited Indiana with his father, and decided to remain there. His father settled in Indiana in the following year, 1837, and bought the mill at Waterford, in this county, and subsequently did amillino; business under the firm name of C. Plawks & Sons. About

1S45 Eliazer, brother of Ceplias, bought the father's interest in the mill, and the brothers have continued to run it there and in Goshen to the present time. In 1S51 J. P. Hawks went to California, and returned in 1S54, when he took an interest in the firm at Waterford. In 1S65 the dry-goods and hardware business was joined together, and P. C. Messick was taken into the firm, and its style became Hawks Bros. & Co. The grocery business was also added to the other enterprises of the company. The hardware business had been begun in Goshen by the brothers in 1855, and the milling business was removed from Waterford in 186S. The firm began to manufacture furniture in 1873, and the business has since grown to large proportions. The business of Hawks Bros. & Co., in Goshen, now comprises the dry-goods, hardware and grocery trade, and the furniture business, and the transactions in each foot up a large aggregate during the year. Mr. H. is well known all over ISTorthern Indiana as the head of his firm, and may be considered one of the most prominent citizens of Goshen.

Mr. liawks was married Jan. 28, 1811 to Miss Delinda B. Bliss, daughter of Dr. Ezra Bliss, of Middlebury. Two sons and i daughters have been born of this marriage. One son,, Frank, is a bookkeeper for the firm, and the other, Edwin W., has the superintendency of the manufacturing establishment. Only one daughter survives, and she is the wife of Mr. John Gortner, of Goshen. Mr. H. is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church.

Dw/'ght H. Hatuks, a leading druggist of Goshen, was born in Waterford, this county, Jan. 19, 1852. His father was Joel T. Hawks, his mother's maiden name being Sarah Brown. Mr. Hawks' boyhood was spent in Waterford, his father being engaged in milling and trade there, and since a member of the well known firm of Hawks Bros. & Co., of Goshen. His parents moved to Goshen when D wight was 10 or 12 years of age. Mr. Hawks' early schooling was obtained in the district schools of Waterford. After the family had taken up their residence in Goshen he attended high school, and subsequently took a course in the Northwestern Business College, at Madison, Wis., and graduated at that school in 1871. During the years that this educational process was going forward he had been somewhat employed in his father's store. He formed a partnership with John Mayberry, for the purpose of carrying on the drug trade, in 1872. At first the firm did business in the Xoble building, jSTorth Main street, but later in the building on Hascall's corner, Main and Market streets. In September, 1879, Mr. Hawks purchased the interest owned by Mr. Mayberry, and since has conducted the business individually. He has a thriving trade, and the best location for his line in town.

He is a Royal, Select and Council member of the Masonic order. He is a Republican in politics, and belongs to Hose Company No. 3j of the Goshen Fire Department.

Joliii D. Hehert, who has for many years been prominently identified witli the him ber- producing interests of Goslien, was born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. T., Feb. 14, 1825. He was the son of John and Mary (Weeks) Hebert. The family resided on a farm near Watertown, and there John spent his childhood and youth until his majority, and, like other farmers' boys, his days alternated between work on the farm and attending school. His education was further enhanced by a period spent at the academy in Watertown. After he was of age he sought his tbrtune in what was then regarded as the West, and stopped first at White Pigeon, Mich. He subsequently went to Mishawaka, this State, and engaged in the lumbering business. Pie spent the year 1S57 in St. Louis, returning to Mishawaka and remaining through 185S. Eventually he settled down in Goshen, where he had previously lived a year. Here he engaged in the saw- mill business, and has continued in that line until the present. In 1872 he organized a stock company for the purpose of manufacturing hard-wood lumber, the members being himself, Oscar Dewey and James L. Kerstetter. Mr. liebert had purchased the establishment called the " Globe Wood Works," owned by jSlelson, Ferris & Co., and had run the mill for 15 years. When the new company was organized a new mill was built, 40x60 and three stories in height, which was filled with different kinds of wood-working machinery. This was burned down in 1875, but it was rebuilt the following spring, though with reduced capacity. In the spring of 1875 the company was reorganized, and was then composed of J. D. Hebert, Eaton Hahn and Jacob Wogomen, and these gentlemen own the mill at the present time, Mr. Hebert being the manager.

Mr. Hebert was married in 1861 to Miss Mary Cooh', of Goshen. They have 3 sons. The eldest is at school in Jacksonville, 111. Mr. Hebert is a Freemason, and a charter member of Fravel lodge, Goshen, having been a prime mover in its organization. lie is a Republican in politics, and his fellow-citizens have manifested their confidence in his ability and integrity by appointing him for many years consecutively Inspector of Election, and for five years in succession Clerk of the Board of Inspectors.

Israel Hens, a prominent farmer and well-known old settler of Elkhart county and of Elkhart Prairie, was born in Franklin county, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1818. His parents were Balser and Sarah (Immel) Hess, who removed with their family to Elkhart Prairie, this county, in 1829. At that time there were but few settlers, but many Indians in this locality. Mr. Hess had the Indian boys for his playmates, and many times he wrestled with them, and, as he says, received his education among them. He does not mean, however, to convey the idea that the Indian boys attended school. He attended the old-time school, which was taught by subscription, in a log cabin. The seats were of puncheon, as well as the floor and writing desks. The latter were fastened up by means of pins in tJie walls. Mr. Hess owns an excellent farm on Elkhart Prairie, which we describe, with the rest of this locality, elsewhere in this work.. He feels tiie necessity of an artesian well in the neighborhood, and proposes to organize a company soon to prosecute the work. He was married Jan. 24, 1853, to Miss Kosanna Gripe, daughter of John Gripe, an early settler of this county. They have had 10 children; of these, 7 are living; jVIary E., Seymour, Moses, - Cassins M., Martha, Kancyand Ida L. The deceased were: Susannah and 2 infants. Mrs. Hess is a member of the Dunkard Church. Mr. Hess is a staunch Republican. His position is that where there is no devil there is no danger; and that when two leading political parties are nearly equal in strength, both are in danger. He thinks the country is now in danger of passing into the hands of its enemies. He believes in a true and living God."

John 2£. Hoover, school-teacher, Goshen, was born Aug. 29, 1850, in Stark count}', Ohio. His parents, John A. and Susanna Hoover, were natives of Pennsylvania. At the age of two years he came with his parents to this county, settling in Clinton tp., where he was reared to maturer years. He received his education in the common schools and also tlie high school at Goshen, and has for 10 j'ears followed school- teaching. Dec. 17, 1874, he married Miss Josephine S., daughter of Samuel and Martha Rensberger, of Ohio. Mrs. H. was born March 3, 1855. They have had 1 child, Lawrence Montgomery. Mr. Hoover's grandfather, Balser Hess, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his father fought in the Revolutionary war.

Clayton Huff was born in Kosciusko county. Ind., June 28, 1846, and is a son of George and Belinda Huff, who came to Indiana at an early day. His grandfather, Enoch Wright, was one of the pioneers of Elkhart county, and laid out the town of New Paris. Mr. Huff was reared on a farm, and being the only son, had to work very hard, and had but limited educational advantages. He came to this county in 1850; was married in April, 1871, to Miss Lovina, daughter of Edward Clark. They have 3 children : Edward, Herbert and Nellie. Mr. Huff helped run the Union Mills, near Waterford, for five years, but now is engaged in farming.

R. D. Inoin. - Among the enterprising farmers of Elkhart tp. is the subject of this sketch. He was born July 30, 1824, in Allegheny county. Pa. His parents were Alexander and Elizabeth Irwin, natives of Pennsylvania. In 1832 they came to this county and settled on Elkhart Prairie. At this time there were but few settlers there; all was wild and was but the borders of a " large wilderness extending far westward." On this barren prairie the subject of this sketch was reared to maturity. His education was received in log houses, where he had to sit on slab benches. Dec. 29, 1853, he married Catharine Osborn, who was born in New York Aug. 19, 1832. To them were born 3 children; 1 is living, viz. : Albert J., an eminent physician in Goshen. Mr. Irwin's grandfather v/as a soldier in the American Revolution.

6, 1837. His fatlier's nanne was Peter Kerstetter, and his mother's maiden name Mary Eo_^ers. His parents moved to Elkhart county in ISiO, when he was two years of age. He passed his boyhood in ,; - school and "boarded round." At length he went to Lagrange Center and was employed as clerk in the stove of King & Cnmmings. In 1861, his father having enlisted in the- array. Mr. - .

Kerstetter returned to Goshen to supervise his father's aifairs during his absence. When he was relieved of that duty he engaged in the grocery business with A. L. Hubbel, and continued that . relation for four years. His brother returned from the war in 1865, and desiring to go into business, the two brothers bought a stock of goods belonging to the Barnes estate, and began a busines _ which they continued a year and a half, when Mr. Kerstetter's brother was elected Sheriff, and he, James, became Deputy, and the brothers conducted the sheritfalty while they ran the store for six . - - / with John D. Hebert and 0. F. Dewey, and engaged in the woodworking line, which was continued for two years, when, in the fall : of 1871, the mills were burned up. Losing heavily by this misfortune, in the following January he went to La Porte and engaged . ' with King & Fildes to work in their woolen mills. He remained there five years, when the owners of the Goshen Woolen Mills, desiring a competent manager, requested Mr. Kerstetter to take .: charge of the factory. A partnership was formed by King & ' Fildes, J. M. Noble and Mr. Kerstetter, under the firm name of > ,^^i| Kerstetter, Noble & Co., by which arrangement the mills were ^ - ^i renovated and made one of the flourishing manufactories of Goshen. .''.ii The capacity of the mills has recently been increased by the ---L^''.:] addition of another set of cards and spinning machines. The ., . ;j company are now principally engaged in the manufacture of flan- ^ ,. "-ji nels. The mills are provided with both water and steam power, so '. ';^ that wlien the water is low and inadequate, steam can be used as a -. - motor, and thus obviate delay. . Mr. Kerstetter was married in the fall of 1861 to Miss Susan E. , .- W\.ns!^, oilsiw F. C. King. One son and two daughters ' - '- are the fruit ot ^the alliance. He was elected Alderman in 1861. . He is a Freemason, and a Republican. - l- T. J.Kessler, one of the most spirited and liberal-minded of the ^i,- : younger citizens of Goshen, was born in Summit county, Ohio, -"-^i-r"" --,. in 1813. He was the son of Abraham P. and Mary (Wirt) Kessler. , , - 'V, The family came to Elkhart county to reside when the subject of 56 this sketch was five years of age. They settled on a farm in "Wilmington tp., where Mr. Kessler performed the duties of a farmer's boy, and attended common school. In the spring of 1863, he enlisted in the First Kegiment of Michigan Sharpshooters. The regiment was assigned to the second brigade, first division, of the army of the Potomac, Gen. "Wilcox commanding. He was in the battle of Petersburg, when his command captured that place. "When the war closed Mr. Kessler returned to Goshen, and was employed as clerk by Defrees & Co. He was married in the fall of 1867 to Miss Hattie C. Barnes, by whom he has had 1 son, who is now 10 years of age. Through the influence of Hon. "Wm. "Williams, member of Congress for this district, Mr. Kessler, in 1872, was appointed to the United States railway mail service, with a route on the Michigan Southern road. He has been engaged in that employment ever since. As would be natural, Mr. Kessler is true to his "cherishing mother," and is a staunch Kepublican. He occupies a handsome and commodious residence on Market street, opposite the court-house, and has the finest and best appointed stables in Goshen. Mr. Kessler is one of the gentlemen whom it is a pleasure to meet, and being still young, can look forward to a future of prosperity and honor among his fellow citizens.

Joseph L.Kindiij was born in York county, Pa., Sept. 21, 1830. His parents were Joseph and Salome Kindig, also natives of Pennsylvania, and the latter still lives on the old homestead. Mr. Kindig was brought up on a farm, and was educated in Litez Academy, and York County Academy. He came to Goshen in 1854, and engaged in the mercantile business the same year, in which he remained till 1S68; and was eminently successful. He was married in 1857, to Miss Laura A., daughter of Joseph D. Knox, of Goshen. They had 2 children, both deceased. They are worthy members and pillars of the Baptist Church in Goshen.

Dr. Martin K. Krider, homeopathic physician, was born in Milton, Wayne Co., Ohio. His father was Jacob Krider, and his mother's maiden name was Anna Overholt. Both parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Dr. Krider began his education in the primary schools of his locality. During his youth he attended a high school in Smith ville, near his native town. Ills school days were ended in 1865, when he was 18 years of age. He removed to Indiana in 1865 and began teaching school at the age of 19. He had an inclination to anatomical and medical studies at an early age, and began a systematic reading on those subjects at the age of 15. Teaching and studying, he prepared himself for medical lectures, and took a course of that kind of instruction at Hahnemann Medical College,Chicago, in 1875, and graduated at that school in 1878. He opened an olfice in Goshen soon after, and has continued to practice here ever since, having secured an enviable reputation and lucrative business. Dr. Krider has been cheered and encouraged in his arduous endeavor bv an excellent helpmeet, whom he married in 1S69. His wife was Miss Saloma Hoover, a farmer's daughter, of Harrison tp. Four children were born of this marriage, all daughters. Dr. Krider has taken an active part in social matters, especially those promotive of temperance reform. He is a member of the order of Knights of Honor, and Dictator of the Goshen subordinate lodge. He is a Republican in politics. The present year, owing to an overburden of professional work, he formed a partnership with a younger brother. Dr. W. B. Krider, so that the firm is now known as " Krider Brothers," and promises to grow in the favor of the community.

William E. Manroiu, a prominent dealer in stoves and tinware, on the corner of Eiu;lith and Jefferson streets, Goshen, was born near Massillon, Ohio, May 23, 1S35, and is a son of M. H. and Orra (Eldridge) Manrow. He spent a portion of his early days on a farm. At the age of 16 years he returned to Massillon, laboring on the farm one season, when he went to Canton, Ohio, and there learned the tinner's trade, remaining here three years. In 1854 he went to Cleveland, Ohio, and worked at his trade seven months, then at Findlay,Ohio, one year, and then went to Geneseo, 111., where he kept books and worked in a hardware store for one year. He then spent a short time in the towns of Muscatine and Davenport, Iowa, and East Paw Paw and Earlville, 111. He then returned to Massillon, Ohio, and married Miss Nancy H. Sjiillino-, Feb. 10, 1859. They have had 6 children, viz.: Isaac N. (dec), William S., Nathan W., Charles O., M)ron W., and Archibald (dec). Mr. Manrow engaged in the sale of stoves and tinware in New Philadelphia, Ohio, for six years. He then formed a partnership with two other parties, and engaged in stamping tinware and the sale of stoves for 15 months. lie came to Goshen in 1876, where he engaged in selling stoves and tinware for one year, when he took A. A. Norton as his partner. He then received Mr. Brubaker as a partner, to whom he sold out in about four months. He then did journey work for some time. In 1878 he obtained a patent for his noted " Universal Eave-Trough Hanger." This had been rejected five times by the examining committee, from which decision his attorney appealed to the Examiner-in-chief, who reversed the decision and granted him a patent. Mr. M. has sold about iO.OOO of the hangers, and his trade is increasing. He is a tine workman, and is doing a good business. He is agent for the noted Rathbone stoves.

John Mayherry is a fiourishing druggist of Goshen, doing business on Main street. He was born in Medina county, Ohio, his parents being Joseph and Eliza (Jones) Mayberry. They removed from Ohio in 1849, and settled in Harrison tp., Elkhart Co., when the subject of this sketch was an infant. They remained on their farm about four years, and then removed to Goshen, when Mr. Mayberry's father engaged in trade. John attended the village schools, where he acquired a good English education. When he was sufficiently advanced in years he entered the drug store of Geo. Manahan as clerk, and remained in that employment for five years.

Wheu Marsh & Hill succeeded Mr. Manahan he contiuued with that firm for two years and a half. After this he went to Elkhart, and was for three years in the employ of Isaac Bnckland. Keinrningto Goshen, hu worked for Hawks Bros. & Co. five months, and succeeded Beyerle & Barber as proprietor of a drug business on Main street. He was married while at Elkhart to Miss Emma Hawks, and they have had 2 sons and 2 daughters. When he went into the drug business in 1873 he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, DwightH. Hawks, and the firm did business on the corner of Main and Market streets, where Mr. Hawks is now located in the same trade. In December, 1879, he sold his interest to Mr. Hawks, and began the drug business, where he is now located, on Main street, and he has secured a flourishing trade. Mr. May berry is peculiarly fitted for his vocation, and by his affability and close attention to the wants of his patrons is making troops of friends.

James IT. Mayfield was born Jan. 1, 1S21, in Washington, D. C. He was the son of Henry and Betsey (Shields) Mayfield. His father emigrated to America from London, Eng., in 1819, and located at Washington, where he was engaged in the boot and shoe business for five years, after whicli he took up his residence in Baltimore, and there was engaged in the same trade that he pursued in Washington. Mr. Mayiield during his boyhood attended the city schools of Baltimore, and thus acquired a good English education. At length the parents sought the betterment of their fortunes by removal to Ohio, and eventually settled on a farm in Knox county. There they remained about five years, when they again moved westward, stopping till 1834 at Mottville, Mich., and then removing to York tp., this county. In 1843 Mr. Mayfield, having arrived at manhood, was engaged in making fanning-mills with Peter Kerstetter. The firm of Kerstetter & Mayfield made fanningmills for six years, and were about the first manufacturers of this kind of machinery in the place. In 1S52 Mr. Mayfield went to California, and remained there three years. He accumulated in half of this period $3,000, and lost it in the memorable failure of Adams & Co.'s bank. Recovering somewhat from his loss, Mr. Mavfield returned to Goshen, and, his father dying, he came into possession of his property, which was, in part, land in the northern portion of the city of Goshen. He utilized this land for some time as a market garden, and subsequently converted it into an addition to the city, and, by the proceeds of the sale of town lots, accumulated funds for the purchase of a fine farm on the west side of Elkhart river, below Goshen. Mr. Mayfield was the pioneer market gardener of Goshen, and still makes this branch of industry a specialty. Socially he is interested in the Methodist society of Goshen, and contributes both labor and money for the promotion of religion and morals. He has, during his residence in Goshen, been honored for twelve years with the office of Councilman. He is a member of the Odd Eellows order, and votes the Republican ticket. Mr. Mayfield has a tasteful residence in the southern part of the city, on Main street, and is spending his time in the management of his line farm.

Wm. A. McAllistei^ was born in Elba, Genesee county, J^J^. T., March 20, 1817. His father was William McAllister, his mother's maiden name being Annie Snyder. Mr. McAllister spent his chilhood at his birth-place, and at nine years of age he went with his family to reside in the city of Buffalo. There his father died when William was 1-i years of age. xVbout this time he was apprenticed to the harness-maker's trade, and began business in this line on his own account when he was 26 j'ears of age. During the following year he was married to Miss Eleanor Stevens, of Buiialo. They had 1 child, a son, now a physican of large practice in South Bend. Mr. McAllister and family came to Goshen from Buffalo in 1853: and soon after established a harness store and manufactory, which business he has continued ever since. He has been in his present location on Main street for five years past, and keeps a large stock of excellent goods in his line, employing several men in the manufacture of harness. His is one of the oldest and best established houses of the kind in Elkhart county. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and also is a Freemason and an Odd Fellow. He was once a member of the Goshen Common Council, and is now on his second term of three years as School Director. In the latter capacity he has done much toward the present perfection of the Goshen school system.

Alex. McConanaughy, deceased, was born in Ireland in 1820. He came to Canada with his parents in 1834, and prior to 1810 he came to Elkhart county. He worked for James Frier three years, then married his daughter, Jane, June 2, 18-44. This union was blessed with 9 children, viz.: James, Clarinda (dec), William (dec), Charles, Leonard, David, Elizabeth, Austin (dec), and Isadora. Mr. McConanaughy was an honest man and a good neighbor. He died Oct. 22, 1866.

Dr. Bwrt P. McDonald was born in Adams tp,, Allen Co., Ind. His father was W. H. McDonald, and his mother's maiden name was Nancy E. Palmer. He passed his boyhood in Adams, and attended district school. When he was 19 years of age he began a commercial course at Fort Wayne, and graduated in 1866. After that he entered Dr. S. B. Brown's office, in Fort Wayne, for the purpose of learning dentistry, and remained there three years. Looking about for a place to practice the dental art, he selected Goshen, and located here in 1869. He opened an office over the present location of the Salem Bank, and there he had continued to practice to the time this sketch was written, a period of nearly 12 years. During almost this entire period he remained the master of the dental situation in Goshen, there being no rival in the place to share the labor and the profits with him. The consequence has been a successful career. He has been an honored member of the State Dental Association, and was elected secretary of that body in

ISli, aud re-elected in 1ST5. In 1S71 he married Miss Sarah A. Mather, daughter of Judge Joseph H. Mather, of the Circuit Court. His household has been brightened by 2 daughters. Dr. McDonald is yet iu the prime of life, and has the cheerful appearance of a gentleman with whom time and fortune has dealt with a gentle hand.

Francis A. Merriman was born in Sangamon county, 111., Sept. 5, 1830, aud is a son of Keuben and Betsey i\lerriman. He was raised on a farm, and was educated in the common schools and the S})ringfield, 111., high school. He came to this county in 1868, and carried away one of Elkhart tp.'s fair damsels, in the person of Chloe Sparklin, daughter of Azel Sparklin, one of the first settlers of Elkhart Co. Mr. Merriman had, however, been married previous to this, in 1858, to Miss Emma Bishop (now deceased), who bore him 5 children; of these 2 are living, Eddie and Mary.

Thomas Miller was born in German^' in December, 1818. His parents were also Germans. He came to Lancaster, Pa., in 1831, and to Kichland, Ohio, in 1833. In 1836 he came to this county, where he has since resided. He early became accustomed to hard work, and enjoyed but limited educational advantages. He is therefore a self-made man. He was married in ISil, to Miss Susannah Ulery who came to this county in 1830. They have 7 children, viz.: Margaret, Sophia, Caroline, Mary, Sarah, Lydia and Franklin T. Mrs. Miller died in lS5i, and he again married in 1871, this ^time Catharine Ferguson, a native of Dublin, Ireland, who came to this county in 18i4, all alone. In 1842 Mr. Miller opened a farm on sec. 5, which he still owns. He is the present Tp. Trustee for Elkhart tp..and in politics is Democratic. Mrs. Miller is a member of the Episcopal Church.

Hon. Joseph A. S. Mitchell, fanailiarly known by his townsmen as -- Capt. Mitchell," was born in Franklin count}', Pa. His father, Andrew Mitchell, was a farmer by occupation and died in 1840; respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Lecron, and died in July, 1880, in the 76th year of her age. His father was of Scotch descent, and of Presbyterian proclivities. His mother was a French lady, born and raised in the State of Maryland. Capt. Mitchell exhibits striking characteristics of both nationalities. That sterling integrity and steadfastness to his opinions and convictions, which have given him a name to live among his fellow citizens, is eminently Scotch; that courtes}' of manner and cheerfulness and elasticity of temper which have distinguished him as a genial gentleman among his fellow men he undoubtedly owes largely to his mother. Capt. Mitchell came to Indiana while he was comparatively a boy. His education was Ijegun in the common schools of Pennsylvania. At the age of 17 he went to Illinois and attended college at Blandinsville, where he was also tutor for one year. In 1856 he returned to his native State, and began the study of the law, at Chambersburg, in the office of Piley & Sharp. He was admitted to the Bar in 1859. Dnriag the following summer he traveled through the South, and, having finislied his tour, came to G-oshen in the autumn and began the practice of the law. His professional career at that period was of short duration, for soon his country's peril called him to arms. He enlisted in the 2d Indiana Cavalry, and served in that regiment two years. He was immediately made First Lieutenant of Co. M, and subsequently was promoted to the Captaincy, and assigned a position on Gen. McCook's stafl' as Inspector-General, which position he held until the close of the -war. "When the war closed, and the Army of the Cumberland, to which his, the First Division, belonged, was disbanded. Captain Mitchell returned to Goshen an'd resumed the practice of the law, for which his subsequent career showed that he was eminently fitted, the firm of Baker & Mitchell being one of the most prominent and successful in Elkhart county. Capt. Mitchell was elected Mayor of Goshen in 1872, and served his term with acceptability. He has always been a Democrat, and active for the promotion of his party's views and measures, though he has eschewed office-seeking, choosing to promote his professional interests rather than to squander his energies in a scramble for official position.

In November, 1865, he was married to an estimable lady. Miss Marj' E. Defrees, daugliterof Hon. Joseph II. Defrees of Goshen, and their children were a son and a daughter. Ilecently a cloud of bereavement has overshadowed Capt. Mitchell's household by the death of his son. Capt. Mitchell is yet in the prime of his manhood, and occupies an enviable position in his profession and in society.

Dr. John K. Mulholland, homeopathic physician, has experienced a life of such noteworthy character as particularly entitles it to be recorded in this volume. He has made manifest the fact that enthusiasm in a life purpose is the great requisite for success, and that when this element is present seemingly impossible departures from a beaten track of habit and pursuit can be made with fortunate results. There seems to be no congruity between the character and habits of a merchant tailor and that of a physician; 3'et Dr. Mulholland has shown his capacity to change from the former to the latter, even in middle life, when age and practice should seem to make such a right-angled departure very difficult, if not impossible. Dr. Mulholland was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1832. He was the son of Francis and Cecilia (^Kelley) MnlhoUand. His father was of pure Irish descent, while his mother was of Scotch-Irish parentage. The elder Mulholland was a gentleman of competence, and was able to give his son good opportunities for early schooling. The Doctor's mother died when be was young. At the age of 18 he left his native land, following the example of so many of bis countrymen by coming to An?erica. He landed in New York and remained there 12 years. In 1860 he sought his fortune in the West, and located in Goshen. At length he engaged in the clotliing and merchant tailoring business on Main street, a business which he successfully pursued for 11 years. In 1872 he sold his stock in trade to parties from Soutli Bend. The desire to study the homeopathic system of medicine had taken possession of his mind, and after he had sold his business lie prepared to satisfy that desire. In due process of time he took a course of lectures at Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, and graduated in 187S. Soon afterward he began practice in Goshen. Some of his friends advised him to seek another location, on the grounds that a prophet hath no honor in his own country and among his own kindred; but he was actuated by much enthusiasm in his calling, and seeming to think that a steadfast, honest purpose and devotion to his work would win at home if anywhere, he set to work, opening, an office in Masonic block, Main street. His experience as a homeopathic physician has only added to his zeal in the profession, and success has repaid him for his effort.

Dr. Mnlholland was married to Miss Anna Hill in ]S'"asliville, Tenn., in 1S59, where he had spent a period before coming to Goshen, in 1859. This lady died at Goshen in 1866. He was again married in 1868, the wife of his second choice being Mrs. L. E. Knapp, a widow with 1 daughter. Dr. Mnlholland is a Knight Templar and Master of Bashor Council, Goshen.

t/. -3/. iVoSZe, one of Goshen's leading manufacturers and most enterprising citizens, was born in ISForwich, Muskingum Co., Ohio, in 18i5. His father is Louis H. jSToble, a well-known citizen and manufacturer of Goshen. His mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Motte. Both parents are of English descent. Mr. Noble spent his childhood until he was four years old in ISlorwieh, when, in 1849, he removed with his parents to Goshen. He attended district school until he was 14 years of age, when he went to Evanston, 111., and passed through a course of instruction in the Northwestern University, remaining there one year. He afterward attended a commercial school in St. Louis and graduated there. On his return to Goshen he engaged in the hardware business as clerk for one year, when he embarked in the same line ou his own account in Bourbon, this State. At the end of one year he returned to Goshen and engaged in the hardware trade with his father, the relation being maintained till IST-S. During this year, the firm embarked in the hard-wood lumber ti'ade, which soon developed into large proportions. For three years the company furnished all the black- walnut lumber used by the Singer Sewing- Machine Works at South Bend. During this time the Nobles handled more black-walnut lumber than any three firms in the State, and dealt in other hard-wood lumber besides. At length the firm launched into the manufacture of school furniture, an industry that has developed into one of the most important in Goshen. Mr. Noble was at the same time individually engaged in the Goshen Woolen Mills. He is still connected with all these lines of business.

have been born to them. Mr. ISToble has taken great pains to beautify and adorn his home on Market street. Its exterior is a model of residence architecture, but its interior is andoubtedly the finest in the State or the West. It is finished witli a great variety of woods, selected with great care as to beauty and variety by Mr. N. himself. Mr. jSToble is a member of the M. E. Church. In politics he adheres to the Democracy, and he is a Master Mason. He is a remarkably successful man in business, having never taken hold of an enterprise of which he did ijot make a success. Already a wealthy man, he has not yet reached middle life, and if fortune smiles upon him in the future as in the past, still greater achievements await him. See pages 917-'S.