Hamilton County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1915 (part 11 of 14)

Mr. Follett was married May 6, 1893, to Ada P. Coffin, daughter of Levi and Sarah (Murphy) Coffin. Mrs. Follett was born December 16, 1869, about one and one-half miles southeast of Westfield. Sarah Murphy was the daughter of William Murphy and wife, early settlers of this county. Levi Coffin was a native of this county, as was his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Follett are the parents of three children, Sarah M., a graduate of the Carmel high school, and now living at home with her parents; Marguerite, who is attending school in Carmel; and Nathaniel, who died at the age of sixteen months.

Fraternally, Mr. Follett is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mrs. Follett is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, while both are members of the Pythian Sisters. Mrs. Follett is an earnest and loyal mem¬ ber of the Friends church at Carmel, and takes an active interest in the various departments of church work in her denomination. During the many years of his residence in this county, Mr. Follett has always taken a deep and intelligent interest in all local movements tending to advance the best interests of his fellow citizens, morally, socially or intellectually. He is a man of social tendencies, kind, unassuming and straightforward in all the relations of life and is universally respected and popular in the community where he lives.

William E. Dunn

One of the most difficult tasks that confronts the biographer is to write an unexceptionable review of a living man. If the life is worthy of record there is always danger of offending that delicacy which is inseparable from merit ; for even moderate praise, when it meets the eve of the subject is apt to seem fulsome, while a nice sense of propriety would not be the less wounded by a dry abstract containing nothing but names and dates. To sum up the career which is not yet ended would appear like recording events which have not yet transpired, since justly to estimate the scope and meaning of the his¬ tory of a life it is important that we have the closing chapter. In writing biographical notices, therefore, the chronicler from the moment he takes up his pen should consider the subject as no longer among his contemporaries, for thus he will avoid the fear of offending" by bestowing praise where it is merited and escape the risk of giving but a fragmentary view of that which must eventually be taken as a unit. At some risk, therefore, the writer as¬ sumes the task of placing on record a review of the life and character of a man, who, by the force of strong individuality, has achieved eminent success in the vocations to which he has addressed himself and has won for him¬ self an enviable place among the leading men of the city and county honored by his citizenship.

William E. Dunn, who, for the past twenty years, has been president of the Citizens State Bank, of Noblesville, Indiana, was born on a farm in the northeastern corner of Boone county, Indiana, on July 7, 1855, the son °f Nathaniel and Ann (Hogan) Dunn, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. Nathaniel Dunn was born in Jessamine county, this state, and his wife in Garrard county, and they were married in the latter county. Shortly after their marriage in Kentucky, they came to Crawfordsville, Indiana, arriving there in 1851. Nathaniel Dunn was a cabinet maker by trade and followed his profession in Crawfordsville until 1855, when he moved to a farm in Boone county, this state, where William E. was born. The Dunn family lived on the farm in Boone county until i860, the father farming and also working at his trade at intervals. In i860 the family moved to Hamilton county, where they settled on a farm. At the opening of the Civil War Nathaniel Dunn enlisted in Company A, One Hundred First Regiment, In¬ diana Volunteer Infantry, and served for two years as second lieutenant. He was then discharged from the service on account of total disability, and returned to his farm in Hamilton county. The family then moved to Jolliet- ville, in Washington township, this county, where Nathaniel Dunn served for a few years as township trustee. In 1868 he was elected treasurer of Hamil¬ ton county and at the beginning of the term the family moved to Noblesville. After leaving the office of treasurer the family continued to reside in Nobles¬ ville, where Mr. Dunn died September 13, 1876, his widow surviving him many years, not passing away until September 26, 1913. Nathaniel Dunn was a Republican in politics, a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Grand Army of the Republic. He and the members of his family were members of the Presbyterian church and active in their support of that de¬ nomination.

William E. Dunn was thirteen years of age when his parents moved to Noblesville and he continued his education in the schools of this city. In 1872, when he was only seventeen years of age, he became a bank clerk and thus early in life was initiated into the profession which subsequently became his life work. In 1878 he engaged in the hardware business in Noblesville with W. H. Loehr, under the firm name of Loehr & Dunn. This firm con¬ tinued in business for four years, and in 1884 Mr. Dunn became connected with the Citizens State Bank of Noblesville as bookkeeper.

The Citizens State Bank of Noblesville was established in 1871, and for more than forty years after its organization was the only bank in the city. The bank has a paid-up capital of one hundred thousand dollars ; deposits of more than four hundred thousand dollars and surplus and undivided profits of more than thirty thousand dollars. Its officials at the present time are as follows : President, W. E. Dunn ; vice-president, H. L. Craig ; cashier, E. S. Baker ; assistant cashier, O. G. Patterson. Mr. Dunn has been connected with this bank for the past thirty years, rising from the position of bookkeeper to that of president. After serving for a short time as bookkeeper he was promoted to the position of teller, and from that position he was made cash¬ ier. Subsequently he became vice-president and in 1893 was elected by the directors for president, a position which he has held now for more than twenty years. He is recognized as a man of more than ordinary business judgment, well versed in the theoretical and practical side of banking. In ad¬ dition to his duties as head of the bank, Mr. Dunn is treasurer and a director of the Indiana Building and Loan Association.

Mr. Dunn was married January 18, 1888, to Fanny Ross, the daughter of George W. and Elizabeth (Coon) Ross, of Clinton county, this state. George W. Ross was born in Preble county, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have three children, all of whom are still living with their parents, Mabel, Frank

H. and Ross R. The family are all earnest members of the Presbyterian church and Mr. Dunn is a member of the board of trustees of his denomina¬ tion.

In politics, Mr. Dunn is a stanch Republican, but has never been an office seeker. He has always taken an intelligent interest in measures which had for their object the improvement and advancement of the welfare of his city and county and has been a hearty advocate and supporter of all move¬ ments leading to the civic betterment of Noblesville. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Dunn is an excellent financier, and while he has been interested in adding to his own material resources, he has not neglected taking his full share in the public life of his community. He has performed his full part as a man among men and has earned and retains the sincere regard and confidence of his fellow citizens.

James M. Gwinn

Among the successful self-made men of Hamilton county, Indiana, whose efforts and influence have contributed to the upbuilding of the com¬ munity, there is no one who is more prominently known in this county than James M. Gwinn, proprietor of five hundred acres of land in Jackson town¬ ship. Being ambitious from his boyhood, but surrounded with none too favorable environment his early youth was not especially promising, but resolutely facing the future he gradually surmounted the difficulties in his way and in the course of time has risen to a prominent position in the life of his township. He realized early in life that there is a need for a definite goal if one wishes to be a man of influence in his community. His life and labors have been worthy because they have contributed to a proper under¬ standing of life and its problems, and for this reason he is eminently entitled to representation in this history of his county.

James M. Gwinn, one of the most substantial farmers of Jackson town¬ ship, in this county, was born September 13, 1869, in this township, and has lived his whole life within its borders. He is the son of Sylvester and Eliza¬ beth (Keck) Gwinn, his father being born in Stony Creek township, Madison county, this state. Sylvester Gwinn is the son of James Gwinn, who was born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, and the first of the family to come to this state. Sylvester Gwinn and wife were the parents of six children.

Jesse and Harvey, deceased; James M., whose history forms the theme of this narrative; Mrs. Anna Hobb; Mrs. Alta Robinson and Mrs. Sarah Sowerwine.

James M. Gwinn attended the schools of his home neighborhood and during the years he was attending school assisted his father on the farm dur¬ ing the summer vacations. In this way while securing a good, commonschool education he also acquired the rudiments of agriculture, so that when he began farming for himself he was fully acquainted with all the details of successful agriculture. Upon his marriage in 1893, Mr. Gwinn rented a farm, but shortly afterwards purchased his present farm of five hundred acres, all of which is in Jackson township. He has always been a man of great industry and determination and is richly deserving of the success which has come to him because of his well planned efforts.

Mr. Gwinn was married July 8, 1893, t0 Stella Devaney, the daughter of Jesse and Martha (Loucks) Devaney, and to this union have been born three children, Harry, Martha and Grace, who are still living with their par¬ ents and are now attending school in their home neighborhood.

Nicholas Quick

The twentieth century farmer knows very little of the disadvantages which surrounded the pioneer farmers of this state. No longer is he com¬ pelled to rise early in the morning and continue his labors far into the even¬ ing. The farmer of today can do twice as much work in half a day as his father could do in a whole day fifty years ago. The rural mail service leaves the daily newspaper on his door step each morning. The telephone puts him ihto instant communication with his neighbors, while the interurban cars and automobile enable him to participate in all the active features of city life. Surrounded by such conditions, the farmer of today can have all the ad¬ vantages of the man in the city, with few of the latter's disadvantages. No state in the Union possesses better transportation advantages than Indiana, and with the interurban railway lines threading the country in every direc¬ tion from our capital city, the farmers are put into close touch with the life of the city.

Nicholas Quick, a retired farmer of Indiana, was born in Johnson county, this state, on September 30, 1859. He is the son of Nicholas and Catherine (Davis) Quick. Nicholas Quick, Sr., was born in Ireland and was fifteen years old when he decided that he wanted to come to America to seek his fortune. With him, to wish was to act; and, accordingly, he ran away from home to come to this country. Although several attempts have been made to locate his aunts and other relatives in Ireland they have all proved unsuc¬ cessful. When Nicholas Quick, Sr., arrived in this country from Ireland, he had a very meager education, but he possessed a hearty constitution and a great capacity for hard work. His history is somew'hat obscured by the mists of the past, but it is known that he came to Indiana and worked in this state on a farm. He is also known to have been a painter and to have fol¬ lowed that trade at intervals. He was married to Catherine Davis, who was born in Iowa, but it is not certain whether he went to Iowa to marry or whether she came to Indiana. At any event, shortly after his marriage, Nicholas Quick, Sr., purchased a farm in Johnson county and lived there until his first son was seven years of age. He then disposed of his Johnson county farm and purchased two hundred and thirty-six acres of land in Hamilton county about four and one-half miles southeast of Noblesville, where he lived until his death, April 12, 1874. His wife died a few' years before his death. He was a Democrat but never was very active in any of the deliberations of his party. He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at Westfield and he and his wife were lifelong members of the Christian church.

Nicholas Quick, Sr., and Jiis wife were both twice married. His first w ife wras a member of the Smart family, one of the pioneer families of John¬ son county. To this first union were born three children: Hezekiah, Samuel and Sarah Jane. The second wife of Mr. Quick had been previously married to a man of the name of Bristow and to her first marriage was born one son, Thomas, who lives at Smiths Valley in Johnson county. To the marriage of Nicholas Quick and Catherine Davis were born nine children, as follows: Jennie, the wife of Davison White, of Illinois; Mary and Marion, twins, Mary is the wife of David Brock of Noblesville township, and Marion mar¬ ried Hannah Burnaw and lives at Merkle, Indiana: James, who married Nora Purcell and lives at Noblesville; Annie, who is the widow of William Power and lives at Pleasant Grove; Nicholas, Jr., of whom more is told be¬ low; William, a physician of Delphi, who married Etta Rice; Frank, who is married and lives at Dexter, near St. Louis, Missouri; and George, who is married and lives in Montana.

Nicholas Quick, Jr., lived at home until his father's death and then went to live with his half brother, Thomas Bristow', and made his home with him until his marriage. He then located on the farm which his wife owned, one- half mile north of Carmel, and lived there eleven years. He then bought his present home in Carmel in 1904 but did not move into it until a few years later. Mr. Quick has been a successful farmer and a good business man and now owns two hundred and forty acres of good land and keeps his farm up to the highest state of efficiency. He has a fine country home and commodious barns and outbuildings, his farm being fully equipped with all of the latest agricultural machinery. A few years ago he retired from active farm life and moved to Carmel, where he is now living surrounded by all the comforts of life.

Mr. Quick has been twice married. His first marriage occurred Febru¬ ary 28, 1885, to Elizabeth Wilkinson, a native of this county, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons were natives of North Carolina and came to Indiana early in this county's history. They entered government land in this county at a time when there were Indians roaming the woods. To this first marriage of Mr. Quick were born two children: Charles, who married Ethel Jones and lives on his father's farm at the north edge of Carmel and is engaged in the lumber business in Carmel, and Raymond, who died at the age of two years. The mother of these chil¬ dren died October . 10, 1889. Mr. Quick was married a second time, Septem¬ ber 4, 1894, to Abbie Stafford. She is the daughter of Noah and Mary (Stanbrough) Stafford, and was born March 3, 1865, near Gray, Hamilton county, Indiana. Her parents were both natives of Indiana, her father being the son of Daniel and Rachel Stafford. Noah Stafford and wife were the parents of seven children ; Guilaelma, Sarah Ann, Jennie, Delia, Ashley, Abbie and Clemma. Mr. Quick has one daughter by the second marriage, Esther, who is still living with her parents.

Mr. Quick is a Democrat on national issues, but when it comes to local politics he votes for the best men regardless of their party affiliations. He was for many years a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows while he and his wife are both members of the Friends church and take a great deal of interest in the work of the church and Sunday school. Mr. Quick is a man possessing a strong sense of justice, to which he adds firm¬ ness, combined with courtesy and affability. He always has been ready to lend'a helping hand to those who are in distress and to assist those in any way who are more unfortunate than himself. He has spent his whole life in this county and no man is more highly respected and honored than Nicholas Quick. It is a satisfaction to record the life of such a man, one who is eminently fitted to be accorded a place in the list of the representative men of his county.

Sylvanus Carey

One of the earliest pioneer families of Hamilton county, Indiana, was the Carey family and Svlvanus Carey, whose interesting history is here re¬ corded, has been a resident of this county for eighty years. He has seen this county emerge from a virgin wilderness to its present prosperous condi¬ tion He has seen the Indian trails give way to graded highways and the swamps to highly cultivated fields. In all of this change the Carey family has played an important part, its members having borne their full share in bringing the light of civilization to this county.

The Carey family is of English descent and came to this country early in the eighteenth century. The great-grandparents of Sylvanus Carey were Samuel and Mary Carey, who lived in Pennsylvania, where they reared a family of seven children, John, Elias, Samuel, Jonathan, the grandfather of Sylvanus, Rachel, Cynthia and Sarah.

Jonathan Carey, grandfather of Sylvanus, was born on a farm in Penn¬ sylvania and on reaching manhood went to Virginia, where he married Ruth Bond. Jonathan Carey was a man of unusual attainments, and although he only attended school a few weeks, yet by his own efforts acquired a liberal education and obtained a good knowledge of the higher mathematics and of medicine. He taught school and practiced medicine for many years, but was a cabinet maker by trade. His wife was a woman of a high order of intellect and held the position of secretary in the Friends church for many years. Early in the settlement of this county Jonathan Carey and his family settled in the dense forest two miles west of where Carmel now stands. He entered a large tract of land from the government, carried on cabinet making and also established the first wagon and repair shop in the neighborhood. His wife was a direct descendant of the noted George Fox, of England, who was the founder of the Friends church. Jonathan Carey and wife were the parents of twelve children.

Samuel Carey, the father of Sylvanus, was born in Virginia and in his youth went to Ohio, where he met and married Sarah Phelps, daughter of John and Mary Phelps. Sarah Phelps was born in Virginia as were her parents, and her grandfather and uncle were Revolutionary soldiers. Her grandfather was killed in that war and his son served the full seven years of that struggle, not returning home until the close of the war in 1781. About the time his father settled here Samuel Carey and his wife came to Hamilton countv and entered one hundred and sixty acres of land one and one-half miles southeast of Carmel. Later lie sold this and bought one hundred and forty acres three miles west of Carmel. He owned a third interest in the first saw mill in this neighborhood, which he carried on in connection with his farm work. Four or five years before his death he sold his farm and bought property in Carmel, where he lived until his death. His wife lived to a ripe old age. Samuel Carey and wife were the parents of nine children, John F., Ruth, who married William Warren; Sylvanus, the present member of the family in Hamilton county; Maria, who married Joel Day; Martin F. ; Martha, the wife of E. Dixon; Lemuel; Sarah J., who married Dr. D. Harold and Samuel B.

Sylvanus Carey received his education in the old log school house with its puncheon floor, immense fireplace, wood and stick chimney and greased paper windows, in his youth he learned the carpenter's trade with his father and when he was married at the age of twenty-two his father sold him eighty acres from the old home farm, where he lived for a year, and then he started a general store in Carmel in partnership with Elijah King. He remained in this business for five years and then disposed of his interests and bought the remainder of his father's farm east of Carmel, his father, Samuel, buying a farm west of Carmel at the same time. About 1870 Mr. Carey again moved to Carmel and has lived there continuously since. In 1871 he was elected to the office of county commissioner and gave such satisfaction during his first term that he was re-elected, holding the office for a period of six years. Dur¬ ing his tenure the present court house and jail were built. After retiring from the office of county commissioner, he bought and sold live stock. When he started in this line he had to drive his stock to Indianapolis, sometimes driving as many as five hundred head at one time.

Mr. Carey was married in 1855 to Mary Kinzer, a native of Ohio and the daughter of John and Ruth (Wilkinson) Kinzer, whose parents had moved from Ohio to Indiana at an early date and settled in Hamilton county. Mr. and Mrs. Carey are the parents of four children, Rhoda, Elizabeth, Clinton and Etta, the last named having died at the age of nine, while the other three are still living. Rhoda married Joseph Roberts and lives in Noblesville. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have six children, Mabel, who married James Brown, lives in San Francisco, and has three children; Rurah, who married Mr. Kennedy, lives in California, and has three children; Rodger is married and lives at Grand Bay, Alabama, and has two children; Walter is attending college at Berkeley, California: Mary is attending Earlham College at Richmond, Indiana ; Justin is still at home and attending the high school at

Noblesville; Elizabeth, the other daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carey, married Elmer Brokaw and lives in Carmel, and is the mother of two children, Mar¬ garet and George K., both of whom are still living with their parents; Clinton, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carey, is a resident of Indianapolis.

Mr. Carey cast his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont in 1856, and has been a stalwart supporter of the Republican ticket ever since. Fra¬ ternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and one of the old¬ est Masons in the county. Mr. Carey is now one of the oldest pioneers of the county and because of the upright life which he has always lived is one of the most highly esteemed men of the county. He has always been interested in public enterprises and has never failed to take his full share in the life of his community. The old pioneers will soon be gone and with their passing away the last link which unites the present age with the past will be gone forever. It is eminently fitting that these sturdy pioneers be represented in this volume and no one is more worthy of representation here than Sylvanus Carey. His life speaks for itself. It is such men as he who have made Indiana the great state that it is today.

Joseph C. Peck

Never before in the history of our country has there been so much atten¬ tion paid to the farmer. It was formerly thought that anyone could be a farmer and in the days when the soil was still full of its pristine fertility there was a measure of truth in this statement. However, with each suc¬ ceeding generation it became more difficult to raise crops, due to the fact that the farmers did not know how to conserve the fertility of their land. At the present time our agricultural colleges throughout the country are doing a great work in helping the farmer to determine not only the nature of his soil but also how to use fertilizers to increase its fertility. In our state it has recently been made a scientific study. In Indiana ninety per cent of the boys attending agricultural colleges were reared on the farm. Eighty-nine per cent will inherit farms and seventy-three per cent have declared their inten¬ tions of returning immediately to the farm upon finishing their college course to take up agriculture as their life work. In each classification where the United States government has made a particular study, Indiana leads all the states of the Union. These figures tell their own story. The boys of Indi¬ ana are on the right track in the solution of the high cost of living. They propose to wrest from the soil its fullest possibilities and in their work in the future there will be nothing remaining of the haphazard methods which have blighted the hopes of farmers in the past. The best knowledge of scientific experimenters will be at their disposal and the future will find the farmer in a much more prosperous and satisfied condition. Hamilton county is send¬ ing hundreds of its boys to Purdue to take the short courses in agriculture, if not the full courses offered in that excellent institution. The result is bound to tell in the future and while they can not take advantage of these courses at Purdue, yet their influence will be the means of helping those who did not have the same opportunity. There is no fairer or better farming land in the state than that of Hamilton county. There is no reason why the appli¬ cation of proper methods should not put Hamilton county at the top of the list of the agricultural counties of this state.

Joseph C. Peck, a progressive farmer of White River township, Hamil¬ ton county, and the son of Isaac C. and Amanda (Woodvard) Peck, was born in Hamilton county, September 18, 1876. His father and mother were both natives of Hamilton county, the father having been born November 3, 1846, and the mother December 23, 1849.

Isaac C. Peck was the son of Joseph and Rachel Peck and was born in White River township, Hamilton county, November 3, 1846, and died at the Noblesville hospital, November 8, 1911, at the age of sixty-five years and five days. Isaac C. Peck was married to Amanda Woodvard at Noblesville, Indi¬ ana, October 8, 1868. To this union six children were born, three of whom preceded their father to the Great Beyond. The three deceased children are Charles, Pearl and Orzo. Mr. Peck was survived by one son, Joseph C., the subject of this sketch; and two daughters, Mrs. Isaac Leonard and Mrs. Howard Cavan ; likewise, two granddaughters, Lelah and Inez Peck ; and four sisters, Mrs. Ellen Maker, of Strawtown, Mrs. William Wise, of Perkinsville, Mrs. Lenny Summer, of Arcadia, and Mrs. Jane Smith, of St. Joseph, Missouri. The widow of Isaac Peck now resides at Elwood, Indiana. Mr. Peck was a man of wide Christian influence and was prominent in the civic and political affairs of his community, having served two terms as trustee of White River township. He became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at an early age and throughout his life continued to be a faith ful worker in this church. In his death the county lost a stanch citizen, the children a loving counsellor and the wife a kind and devoted companion.

Joseph C. Peck received a good commonschool education in the schools of his home neighborhood and, like all farmer boys, assisted his father on the farm until he reached his majority. After his marriage he went to work on the home farm and, his father having died, he took up the management of the home farm. He carries on a general system of farming, raising all the crops which are common to this section of the state. Mr. Peck raises enough stock to consume the feed raised on the farm. He makes a specialty of pure¬ bred Jersey cattle and Duroc hogs. He is deeply interested in everything pertaining to the science of agriculture and is a wide reader of all the litera¬ ture which will assist him in any way to obtain better results.

Mr. Peck was married August 25, 1894, to Jessie Moore, born in Hamil¬ ton county August 9, 1878, the daughter of William and Alcinda (Armfield) Moore. To this union two daughters have been born, Lelah and Inez. Lelah is now teaching the primary grade at Walnut Grove. Inez is a student in the Walnut Grove high school and will graduate with the class of 1916.

William Moore, the father of Mrs. Peck, was one of the early pioneers of Hamilton county, having come to this county when there were but two or three families residing in the community where he settled. He was born in Carroll county, Virginia, June 2, 1830, and was one of twelve children, three of whom were living at the time of his death, March 23, 1912. These were Thomas, Mrs. Jane DeHority, of Elwood, and Madison, of Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. William Moore, who were married September 16, 1857, were the parents of nine children. With one exception, all of these children lived to maturity and survived their father. No man was more highly esteemed than ''Uncle Billy" Moore, who was one of the prominent citizens of his com¬ munity. Mr. Moore was a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He died March 23, 1912, at St. John's hospital in Anderson. At the time of his death his living children were Mansville, ex-sheriff of Elwood : Ellen and Mollie Butterfield, of Muncie; Frank, of Elwood; Charles, of Daleville; Mrs. Joseph C. Peck, of Perkinsville ; William, of Madison county, and Mrs. Nettie Campbell, of Muncie. Mr. Moore's aged widow is still living.

Joseph C. Peck always has been identified with the Democratic party but the cares of agricultural life have prevented him from participating in the movements of active politics. While not a member of any church, he is strong in the support of the Christian church, to which his wife and two daughters belong. Mr. Peck gives his support to every movement which promises to be of material or moral benefit to the people of his locality, and, being a man of general worth and high character, he is eminently deserving of the esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens.

Elias Smeltzer

Thre is no calling, however humble, in which enterprise and industry, coupled with a well-directed effort, will not be productive of some measure of success. Elias Smeltzer, a prosperous farmer of Jackson township, this county, as well as a successful minister in the Church of the Brethren, is a man w-ho has attained to a definite degree of success, while at the same time he has greatly benefited the community in which he has lived. As a farmer he ranks among the most progressive agriculturists of the county, while as a private citizen he has always been interested in the moral and spiritual wel¬ fare of his community. A man of irreproachable character and high ideals his influence ahvavs has been cast for better and higher things and his life has been fraught writh much good to the community.

Elias Smeltzer, son of John and Minah (Gasho) Smeltzer, was born February 27, 1852. John Smeltzer was born in Lancaster county, Pennsyl¬ vania, and when a young man came to this state and settled in Wayne county, but shortly afterwards came to Hamilton county, where he purchased a farm. John Smeltzer and wife were the parents of eleven children, Henry, John, Barbara, Mrs. Maria Blackburn, deceased; Leah, deceased; Daniel; Mrs. Elizabeth Kinder; Elias, wfith whom this narrative deals; Mrs. Anna Buehan-

Elias Smeltzer was given a good common school education, his first school days being spent in a rude log school house. After finishing the com¬ mon school he went to the school at North Manchester, which is under the auspices of the Brethren church. After finishing the college course at North Manchester, he traveled all over the world, visiting Naples and Rome in Italy, touring through Greece, then going over into Asia, visited Palestine, the Holy Land, stopping some time at Jerusalem, after which he made a comprehensive tour of Egypt and Arabia. He also has visited California three times and

Mr. Smeltzer was married April 8, 1875, to Martha J. Kinder, the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Putnam) Kinder. Benjamin Kinder was a native of Pennsylvania and upon coming to this state first settled in Rush county. Benjamin Kinder and wife reared a family of seven children: Reuben. Isaac, Joseph, Martha J., the wife of Mr. Smeltzer: Andrew;, Mary and Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. Smeltzer are the parents of three children, Harvey, deceased: James E. and Carrah H. James E. Smeltzer wras born in 1885 anc^ was educated in the high school and later took a course in a commercial col- lege. He married Katie Mosbaugh in 1911, and now lives on a farm near Arcadia, Indiana; Carrah H. is single and now lives in Los Angeles, Cali¬ fornia, where he has an orange grove near Corina. Carrah took a course in the college at North Manchester.

Though politically independent, Mr. Smeltzer always has taken an active interest in the civic life of his community, and always identifies himself with every worthy cause. In his agricultural pursuits he has made a specialty of stock raising and has the reputation of having some of the finest Jersey cattle in the county.

Mr. Smeltzer for years has been one of the most active ministers affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. He was elected to the ministry October 23, 1885, and was elevated to the office of bishop April 10, 1893. Nearly all the time since his call he has been in charge of the church at Arcadia, Indiana, but has been called on to participate in much of the committee work in other churches of the Brethren. Since its organization in 1893 he has been secre¬ tary of the Arcadia cemetery committee and in this position has been among" the most active of those who have made of this cemetery one of the most attractive burial grounds in the state.

Jacob Quickel

There are few residents of Hamilton county, who have passed the eightieth anniversary of their birth. To these surviving links with the past the citizens of the county owe a debt which can never be repaid. These fore¬ fathers of ours did much for us and sacrificed many things that we of today might prosper and live in comfort. These pioneer fathers of ours builded more wisely than they knew, little thinking that within a comparatively few decades of their own generation there was to spring up the marvelous civil¬ ization which we are enjoying today. Apparently they were men of hardier constitution than the people of today and it was well that they were such sturdy stock. They not only had to fell the forests and drain the swamps, but had to fight the hostile Indians in many places. Despite obstacles which now would be accounted well-nigh insuperable they cleared the great wilder¬ ness and established new homes in the virgin forests and it is to their hard labors that we owe a tribute which we can never properly pay.

Jacob Ouickel. a retired farmer of Jackson township, this county, was born in York county, Pennsylvania, in 1834, the son of George and Susan

(Good) Quickel, his father's birth having occurred on the same farm in Pennsylvania. George Ouickel was a life-long farmer and the son of John Quickel, who was bom and lived all of his life in the same county in Pennsyl¬ vania. The Quickels are of Dutch ancestry and came to this country early in the eighteenth century and settled in Pennsylvania, being classed with that large number of substantial and worthy citizens known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch/' George Quickel and wife were the parents of eight children, John, deceased; Elizabeth, living in Iowa; Jacob, a venerable pioneer of this county ; Anna, deceased ; Rudolph, deceased ; Elias, deceased ; Catherine, de¬ ceased, and Susan, who lives in Pennsylvania. The three brothers of Jacob Quickel were soldiers in the Union army during the Civil War.

Jacob Quickel attended school in a little log school house in Pennsyl¬ vania, but owing to the death of his father when he was only thirteen years of age his education was very limited. While still a mere boy, he began to "work out" by the month in his home county. When twenty-three years of age he came to Indiana and settled in Wayrie county. While living there he was married in i860 and lived there after his marriage for nine years. In 1869 he went to Henry county, adjoining Wayne county on the west, where he lived until 1873, since which time he has lived in Hamilton on a farm one mile from Arcadia. He purchased this farm of eighty acres immediately upon coming to this county and has improved it by erecting buildings and constructing fencing, so that today the farm presents a very attractive ap¬ pearance. He has always been engaged in general farming, but of recent years has paid particular attention to the raising of Jersey cattle, which he has found to be a very profitable investment.

Mr. Quickel was married October, i860, to Susan Strickler, who is the daughter of Daniel and Majy (Hanaker) Strickler, born in Wayne county, Indiana, April 27, 1840. Daniel Strickler was born in York county, Penn¬ sylvania, and came to Wayne county, Indiana, with his family in 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Strickler were the parents of five children, all of whom are deceased except Mrs. Quickel. These children in the order of their birth a te as fol¬ lows: Lewis, Amos, Anna, Marv and Susan, the wife of Mr. Quickel. Mr. Quickel and wife never had any children of their own, but have reared an adopted daughter, Minnie Whisler, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Dickover) Whisler. They took her into their home after the death of her parents andhave given her all the care which they would have bestowed upon children of their own.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Quickel are among; the most highly esteemed resi¬ dents of the neighborhood in which they have lived so long and are regarded with affection by all who know them. Mr. Quickel is a firm adherent to the principles of the Republican party in the local affairs of which he always has taken a warm interest. Mrs. Quickel is a member of the Methodist Epis¬ copal church, in the activities of which both she and Mr. Quickel are deeply interested.

W. P. Frazer

The best history of a community or state is that which deals most with the lives and activities of its people, especially of those who, by their own endeavor and indomitable energy have forged to the front and placed them¬ selves at the point where they deserve the title of progressive men. In this brief review will be found the record of one who has outstripped the less active plodders on the highway of life and achieved a career surpassed by few of his contemporaries, a' career of marked success in agricultural affairs and a name which all men who know liim delight to honor owing to his up¬ right life and habits of thrift and industry.

W. P. Frazer, proprietor of a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Jackson township, this county, was born June 16, 1871, in the township where he has lived his entire life. ' He is the son of Howard and Emmeline (Collins) Frazer, his father being a native of Parke county, Indiana, and the son of Caleb Frazer, who was a native of Butler county, Ohio, and was the first one of this branch of the family to come to Indiana. He first settled in Parke county, and in 1859 came to Hamilton county, coming to this county when Howard Frazer was seventeen years of age. Howard Frazer and wife were the parents of three children, Kate, deceased, Charles, deceased, and W. P., with whose career this narrative deals.

\V. P. Frazer was reared in the country and attended the Buffalo school in his home neighborhood, later finishing in the schools of Arcadia. While a youth attending school he assisted with the farm work during the summer seasons and thus acquired an intimate knowledge of all the details of agricul¬ tural life. He remained at home until his marriage in 1904 and then moved to his present fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres in this township, where he has since resided. He is one of the most progressive farmers of the county and takes great pride in keeping his farm in an attractive manner.

Mr. Frazer was married January 31, 1894, to Ida Weaver, daughter of Henry and Fannie (Hiatt) Weaver, and to this union has been born one daughter, Ruth. Henry Weaver was born in this county, his father having been a large land owner and prominent citizen in the community for many years. The Hiatt family came to this county from Kentucky. Henry Weaver and wife were the parents of three children, an infant who died: Stella, deceased, and Ida, the wife of Mr. Frazer.

Politically, Mr. Frazer is a member of the Democrat party and while interested in everything pertaining to the civic life of his community, has always been so busy with his agricultural interests that he has never had the time to engage in the political game. He keeps well informed upon the cur¬ rent issues of the day and is able to discuss them intelligently. He is a mem¬ ber of the Loyal Order of Moose and takes an active interest in the work of th is fraternal organization. While not actively affiliated with any of the churches of his neighborhood, he appreciates the great value of the church and contributes of his means to the support of the Christian church, of which denomination his wife is an earnest member. Mr. Frazer has devoted all of his life to agricultural pursuits and thoroughly understands every phase of this important vocation. Starting out in a small way he has by hard work acquired a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres and well merits the confidence and esteem which his friends and neighbors bear toward him. He is a public-spirited man and gives his hearty support to such movements as in his opinion will improve his community in any way.

Indiana Condensed Milk Company

In the early nineties the first creamery was established at Sheridan. This creamery had its ups and downs with various managers, and at one time went into bankruptcy. Later the creamery was turned into a milk sta¬ tion for milk and ice cream companies of Indianapolis. Still later, as the condensed milk business gradually developed, the creamery was purchased by John Dittemore and Frank Van Camp, of Indianapolis, who established the American Condensed Milk Company. After two years' experimenting here, they became convinced that there were other localities where supplies could be purchased to a better advantage, and they sold the plant to W. N. Wilson, R. W. Furnas and others in Indianapolis.

In 1902 the total receipts of milk averaged thirty-five hundred pounds per day, but under the new management this supply has been increased to an average of fifty thousand pounds per day. It is said by experts of the United States government that there is no other locality in the country that produces milk as rich in butter fat, in anything like this quantity.

The development of this business from practically nothing in 1902 has been made possible by the Indiana Condensed Milk Company making a con¬ stant market for all the milk that was produced, and at prices considerably higher than paid by butter and cheese factories. These high prices have been made possible on account of the development of this new industry, namely, the canning of milk, an industry even now in its very infancy.

In 1902 there were four men employed, and the total outlay for milk in a year averaged $20,000, whereas at present there are fifty men employed, and with an outlay of $250,000 annually for milk. Not only more labor is employed, but more money is paid out in the community by this company than by any other company in the county. Each year over two hundred and fifty cars of the finished product is shipped out and over one hundred and fifty cars of supplies are shipped in. "Wilson Milk" has a national distribu¬ tion, being sold from Denver, Colorado, to Portland, Maine.

With this steady and profitable market offered the farmers of this vicinity of Sheridan, there have been many changes in the former practice on the farm. In twelve years there has been a change from the dual-purpose cow to the strict dairy type of cow and many farmers have built up reg¬ istered herds, finding a sale for the offspring at fancy prices. These herds are of different dairy types, such as Jersey, Brown Swiss, Holstein, etc.

Besides improving their herds, the farmers have installed fine dairy barns, building them with a view to the most economical milk production and with the closest regard to sanitary requirements. There have been over one thousand silos put up on the farms of this community in the past five years to save the "rough feed" and to better utilize the crop - the greatest food for milk production. And with the big corn crops which can be had in Hamil¬ ton county, it is evident there is no better milk territory to be found any¬ where in the United States.

Dr. Alonzo Clark Newby

The followers of TEsculapius have always been among the leaders in their respective communities, and from time immemorial the physician has taken has taken his place as one of the leaders in his community. All na¬ tions pay tribute to the physician and in the barbarous countries the medicine man frequently wields as much power as the savage chieftain himself, and today the physician of any locality is looked upon as a man of superior at¬ tainments, as indeed he is, for in his hands lies the health and therefore the prosperity of the community where he resides. Our physicians of today undoubtedly are better trained than ever before, and with the march of medical science there is increasing reason that this should be so. Among the younger physicians of Hamilton county who are forging their way to the front there is no one who is more deserving of mention than Dr. Alonzo C. Newby, who comes from a line of ancestry who followed the same pro¬ fession.

Dr. Alonzo C. Newby, son of Dr. John C. and Mary E. (Cluckner) Newby, was born at Boxley, this county, March 12, 1879. Dr. John C. Newby, one of the most distinguished practitioners of the county, was born in Hamilton county in 1849, his. father having been the founder of the Newby settlement in the early twenties. The Newbys came from Kentucky and upon arriving in the state first settled near Indianapolis, where they op¬ erated a grist mill, later settling near Strawtown in this county.

Dr. John C. Newby was educated in the high school at Westfield, after¬ ward attending Northwestern University, now known as Butler College, Indianapolis. He received his medical education at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and later was graduated from the Indianapolis Medical College. He practiced at Boxley for twenty years, and for the past twenty years has been in the active practice of his profession at Sheridan. His son, Dr. Alonzo C, is now taking his father's place and relieving him of the more arduous part of his duties. Dr. John C. Newby and wife were the par¬ ents of four children, Howard H., Edward E., Phoebe and Dr. Alonzo C. Howard H. is a banker at Sheridan, who married Lema Farrow, and has two daughters; Edward E. is a real estate agent of Alvin, Texas. His wife died, leaving him with one child ; Phoebe Cary married James E. Kercheval, the cashier of the Farmers Bank at Sheridan. Mr. and Mrs. Kercheval have three children.

Dr. Alonzo C. Newby graduated from the common and high schools of his county and then took the full four-year course in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis. Immediately after graduating he returned to his home in Sheridan and entered into partnership with his father, who is grad¬ ually retiring from the active practice on account of his advanced age.

Doctor Newby was married December 23, 1908, to Jessica Young, of Sheridan, and to this union have been born two children, John Clark, born May 3, 1911, and Mary C.. born December 28, 1912.

Doctor Newby is a Republican in politics, but the heavy demands made upon his time and attention by his profession have precluded him from tak¬ ing any active part in political affairs. However, he is well informed on all the current issues of the day and gives his hearty support to all measures calculated to improve the civic welfare of his community. He is still a young man, at the very threshold of his career, and his success so far indi¬ cates that the future holds much in store for him. He is a man who easily makes friends, and because of his genial personality and high character has a host of friends and admirers throughout this part of the county.

John E. Bert

Among the strong and influential citizens of Hamilton county, Indiana, whose lives have become an essential part of the history of their community is John E. Bert, who occupies a prominent place and for years has been an influential factor in the community in which he resides. As a farmer, as a business man and as a county official he has performed his every duty in such a way as to earn the hearty commendation of his fellow citizens. He has filled the important office of treasurer of Hamilton county and admin¬ istered its arduous duties in a way to stamp him as a man of more than or¬ dinary ability.

John E. Bert, the soil of Peter and Elizabeth (McKee) Bert was born December 19, 1855, in Tipton, Indiana. Peter Bert was born in Germany and came to this country with his parents when he was thirteen years of age, the family becoming early settlers in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Peter Bert was reared to manhood in Pennsylvania and then came west to Indiana, where he married Elizabeth McKee of Hamilton county. In 1851 he moved to Tipton, Indiana, where he followed the trade of a tailor until his death at the age of eighty-eight. His widow is still living in Tipton in the old home¬ stead which she and her husband bought and moved into in 1861.

John E. Bert was reared in Tipton and was given a good common school education in the schools of that city. After leaving school he worked on a farm in Tipton county until he was twenty years of age and was then em¬ ployed at various occupations for two years. In 1880 he became a clerk in the store of Preston Six of Cicero, working in this store for five years, and then engaged in the mercantile business himself at Cicero, which he continued for the next twenty-one years. He built up a large and lucrative trade in Cicero and the surrounding country, but the call of the farm was not to be denied. After a score of years in the store he retired until he assumed the office of county treasurer, January 1, 1912.

Mr. Bert was married September 5, 1880, to Ida S. Andrews of Cicero, and to this union have been born five daughters: Ruby, the wife of Charles

Bert of Mountainair, New Mexico; Bessie, the wife of William McCoy, of Mountainair, New Mexico, and three daughters, Belva, Elizabeth and Wilma, who are still living with their parents.

Mr. Bert always has been active in the affairs of the Republican party in his county and has served as a member of the county committee and been a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions. He has served on the council of Cicero as well as on the school board of that town. In November, 1910, he was elected treasurer of Hamilton county on the Repub¬ lican ticket and assumed the office January 1, 1912. In the administration of the duties of this office he was painstaking and conscientious in the observ¬ ance of every detail of the office. Fraternally, Mr. Bert is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men. He and his family are loyal members of the Episcopal church and are much interested in church work, Mr. Bert being a member of the board of trustees of the local congregation at the present time. Upon the expiration of his term of office as county treasurer, Mr. Bert resumed the management of his farm two miles from Cicero.

Albert Evans

In the daily laborious struggle on the part of a business man for an honorable competence and a solid career there is little to attract the casual reader in search of a sensational chapter, but to a mind thoroughly awake to the reality and meaning of human existence there are noble and imperish¬ able lessons in the career of an individual who, without other means than a clear head, strong arm and true heart, directed and controlled by correct principles and unerring judgment, conquers adversity and finally wins not only pecuniary independence, but what is of far greater and higher import, the deserved respect and' confidence of those with whom his active years have been spent.

Albert Evans, a Carmel implement dealer and one of the prominent auc¬ tioneers of this section of the state, was born December 23, 1885, about two and one-half miles northwest of Carmel, in this county, the son of Edward and Nettie (Clark) Evans. Edward Evans was born near Lafayette, In¬ diana, the son of Joseph and Mary (Hyatt) Evans. Joseph Evans was born in England and came to this country when he was about twenty-three years of age, settling near Lafayette, Indiana, in the early history of the state. Later he went to Kansas, where he lived until after he was married. His wife, Mary Hyatt, was a native of Kansas. Joseph Evans was a famous minister in his day, and since the ministry was very poorly paid at that time he was compelled to engage in farming to make a comfortable living for his family. On returning to Indiana from Kansas, Joseph Evans settled near Lafayette, and there Edward, the father of Albert, whose history is here delineated, was born. Joseph and wife were the parents of five children. When he was thirteen years of age Edward Evans began to work out by the day and only attended the schools of his day about four years and consequently received but very little education. When he was about twenty-one years of age he married and located near Broad Ripple, Marion county, this state, where he worked out bv the day. He lived in Marion county for about fifteen years, after which he rented a farm near Gray, Hamilton county, Indiana, and lived on rented farms in this county until 1911, when he moved to Carmel to work in a retail meat market. After working here for a short time he became connected with a restaurant in Carmel, where he is now employed. Edward Evans and wife are the parents of three sons, Fred, Frank and Albert, whose history is briefly set forth in this connection.

Albert Evans received a good common school education and remained at home until he was married in 1910, when he bought one and one- fourth acres of land two and one-half miles northeast of Carmel, on which he lived for four years. He then purchased ten acres more land and at the same time laid in a stock of implements for sale at his home on the farm. In 1912 he moved his stock to Carmel and in 1913 moved with his family to Carmel, where he is now living. In 1904 Mr. Evans began the crying of auction sales in a local way, but has made such a success of this that his services are now in demand in all of the adjoining counties. Mr. Evans has those characteristics which are needed in the successful auctioneer, being possessed of an excellent voice, a ready wit and the happy faculty of apt de¬ scription in setting forth the merits of the goods for sale.

Mr. Evans was married May 11, 1910, to Minnie Cox, the daughter of Jesse and Martha (Vestal) Cox, who was born in this county March 19, 1888, both of her parents being natives of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are the parents of one son, Clayton Hubert.

Mr. Evans is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias, holding membership in the lodges of these orders at Carmel. Mr. Evans is a fine type of a self-made young man, having won his present success solely through his own unaided efforts. He is a pleasant and genial man who has a host of friends who admire him for his many good qualities.

Thomas C. Owen. '

It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful, self-made man. Peculiar honor attaches to that individual who, beginning the great strug¬ gle of life alone and unaided, gradually overcomes unfavorable environment, removes one by one the obstacles from the pathway of success and by the master strokes of his own force and vitality succeeds in forging his way to the front and winning for himself a competency and a position of esteem and influence among his fellowmen. Such is the record of the popular citizen of Clay township to a brief synopsis of whose life and character the follow¬ ing lines are devoted.

Thomas C. Owen, a prosperous farmer of Clay township, this county, was born September 12, 1863, near Deming, a village in Jackson township in this county. He is the son of David F. and Julia (Venerable) Owen, who were natives of Randolph county, North Carolina. David F. Owen and his wife came to this county from North Carolina about i860 and located on a rented farm near Deming. They lived in this same locality until their death. They came to this county in order to live in a free state, being mem¬ bers of the Friends church and strongly opposed to slavery. David F. Owen was the son of James Owen and wife. There were nine children born to David F. and Julia Owen, seven of whom are still living. The children in order of their birth are as follows: Lindsy, Squire Yantzy, William E., John, Thomas C., Emily, Laura, Ella and Samuel.

Thomas C. Owen received the best common school education which the district schools of his home neighborhood afforded and assisted with the farm work at home until he was eighteen years of age. Then he commenced "working out" by the month and continued to work in his home neighbor¬ hood on the farms until he was married in 1886. He then rented an eighty acre farm and lived on it for the first three years after his marriage. He and his wife desired to own a farm of their own, and lived very economically in order to gratify this wish. At the end of three years they bought a small tract of six acres, which was the beginning of their present fine and beauti¬ ful farm. He continued to rent land for the next five years and then pur¬ chased twenty acres, now having twenty-six acres. He kept this for three years and then sold it and purchased forty acres of land. He continued to prosper and three years later he sold the forty acres and bought forty-eight acres. Within the next three years he sold this and purchased eighty acres of land, and after six months sold it and bought his present farm of ninety acres. Mr. Owen has worked hard for everything he has and in these six successive land deals showed that he had been prospering. Each purchase was larger than the previous one and his fine farm of ninety acres is a tribute to his years of effort. While raising all the crops suitable to this particular locality he makes a specialty of stock-raising and annually mar¬ kets a large number of hogs and cattle. His farm, two miles west of Carmel, is one of the most attractive in the township and there is none which exceeds it in productivity.

Mr. Owen was married November 5, 1886, to Ella J. Hinshaw. She is the daughter of Newton and Anna (Furnas) Hinshaw and was bom De¬ cember 26, 1868, near Sheridan, Indiana. Newton Hinshaw was born Sep¬ tember 11, 1846, in North Carolina and came to Hamilton county, Indiana, with his parents when he was five years of age, his parents, John and Sallie (Commons) Hinshaw, locating about three-fourths of a mile south of Hor¬ ton, having come all the way from North Carolina in a big wagon. They bought one hundred and fifty acres and there they spent the remainder of their lives, both living well past four score years of age. They were of the most upright character, widely known for their good works in the commun¬ ity in which they so long resided and where they were highly respected by all.

Newton Hinshaw's wife, Anna Furnas, was a native of New Burling¬ ton, Clinton county, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Patty (Compton) Fur¬ nas. Joseph Furnas was born near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1802, a son of John, a son of Joseph Furnas. Joseph Furnas came from London, England, the Furnas mansion, a large and beautiful structure, still standing in a fine part of the city of London. He located in South Carolina, and his son, John, was born there. As far back as we have any record the Furnas family have been earnest members of the Friends church. While Joseph Furnas, father of Mrs. Hinshaw, was a child, his father, John Furnas, moved to Clinton county, Ohio. There Joseph married Patty Compton, a native of Nantucket Island, daughter of Joseph and Christina Compton, who moved to Clinton county in the early days. In 1864 Joseph Furnas and family came here and located one mile south of Sheridan, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. He was a life-long farmer. There Anna Furnas grew up and was married to Newton Hinshaw. With the exception of ten years spent in Kansas, Mr. Hinshaw has spent most of his life on a farm near Sheridan. He is now preparing to locate in Carmel. To New¬ ton and Anna Hinshaw were born four children: Ella, the wife of Mr. Owen; Lua, Orlando D. and Eula. Mr. and Mrs. Owen have three chil¬ dren : Hazel, Rollie T. and Marie. Hazel married Clifford Jessup and lives at Plainfield. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup have one son, George Thomas. Rollie T. is a graduate of the Sheridan high school and lives at home, as-

Fraternally, Mr. Owen and his son Rollie are members of the Knights of Pythias. All the members of the family belong to the Friends church and take an active part in church and Sunday school work. Mr. Owen and his wife have lived a plain and unostentatious life and have won the respect and confidence of all who know them. Mrs. Owen has proved a helpmate to her husband in the full essentials of the term, working hand in hand with him, and to her is due a full share of the credit for what they have accom¬ plished. Such men as Mr. Owen are a credit to any community and their life's history should prove a stimulant to the younger generation.

George W. Manlove

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

George W. Manlove, a prosperous farmer in Clay township in this county, was born on the farm which was entered by his father, his birth occurring July 23, 1850. He is the son of John and Margaret (Symons) Manlove, natives of Ohio and North Carolina, respectively. John Manlove* was born in Ohio, the son of George W. and Mary (Caldwell) Manlove, and came to Indiana with his parents when he was six weeks old. At that time the Indians were on the war path and, because of trouble which was anticipated, the Manloves returned to Ohio for a time. Later George VV. Manlove, Sr., and wife returned to Indiana and settled on the land which they had previously entered. The Manlove family is descended from an¬ cient English ancestry of high rank and has a coat-of-arms which described in non-techincal terms, shows a wrist and hand reaching up from the embattlemented top of a tower and holding a spearhead aloft. The first of the family came to this country from Wales about 1600.

connection, lived at home until he was married. His father died when he was nineteen years of age and the responsibility of supporting the family fell to him, he being the eldest child. He continued to support the family until he was married, and, being a young man of strong constitution and good business ability, had no difficulty in making a good living. Before he was married John Manlove came to Hamilton county and entered a quarter-section of land, permanently settling upon the land in 1844. Before bringing his family he built a log cabin, so that he had a home in which to move when his family reached the county. During the early years of his residence here his time was devoted principally to clearing the farm of its dense undergrowth. He lived on this farm until his death about 1890, his wife having died in 1876. John Manlove and wife were the parents of twelve children, nine of whom lived to maturity: William, Caroline, Sarah, Martha, George W., whose life history forms the theme of this narrative; Mary, Me¬ lissa, Lydia and' Viena.

George W. Manlove received such education as the country schools at that time afforded. He remained at home until he was married in 1878, and about a year after he was married was planning to move to his present home, which he had been building, when his wife died. He then continued to re¬ main at home until his second marriage in 1882. Mr. Manlove is one of the few residents of Clay township who are living on the land that their fathers entered from the government. Now he has a finely improved farm of one hundred fifteen acres. He has always carried on a general system of farm¬ ing and gives a good deal of attention to the raising of his crops and live stock. At the present time he rents most of his land, keeping only enough of it under cultivation for his own use to occupy his time. In addition to his farming interests, he is a stockholder in the Citizens Bank at Carmel, and in February, 1915, accepted the position of president of the bank temporarily.

Mr. Manlove was married in the latter part of December, 1878, to Melissa Roby, and to this union was born one daughter, Pearl. The wife died soon after Pearl was born, and Pearl died when she was about fifteen years of age. The second marriage of Mr. Manlove occurred November 12. 1892, to Martha A. Brendel, daughter of Edward and Charity (Stultz) Brendel, born in Washington township in this county April 10, 1857. Her parents were natives of North Carolina and came to this county shortly after it was organized. Edward Brendel was the son of Frederick Brendel, who built one of the first brick houses in Washington township on the farm where the Little Eagle Creek church now stands. To the second marriage was born one child, who died in infancy.

In his political belief Mr. Manlove is a Republican, stanch in his ad¬ herence to his party's principles. Several years ago he was appointed to the advisory board of his township. This was before the advisory board was elected by the citizens of the township. Mr. Manlove has devoted his entire life to the pursuit of agriculture, and, being a man of energetic industry, has won a comfortable competence for his declining years. His property has been accumulated by his industry and good management. He has led an exemplary life and no man is more worthy of the good opinion of his neigh¬ bors; he is known as a loyal citizen and as a man who is always ready to aid in all matters of public welfare.

Harry E. King

Self-assertion is believed bv many people to be absolutely necessary to success in life, and there are good reasons for the entertainment of such a belief. The modest man very rarely gets what is due him, the selfish, aggressive man elbowing his way to the front, taking all that is in sight, until it sometimes seems that modesty is a sin,' with self-denial the penalty. There are, however, exceptions to all rules and it is a matter greatly to be regretted that the exceptions to the conditions are not more numerous. One notable exception is Harry E. King, whose life history is here presented, who possesses just sufficient persistency to win in the business world and at the same time not appear overbold. As a result of these well and happily blended qualities, Mr. King has won a host of friends in Carmel, where he is well known to all classes as a man of influence, integrity and business ability.

Harry E. King, a prosperous tailor of Carmel, Indiana, was born in Noblesville, July 29, 1874, the son. of Joseph E. and Francis J. (Rooker) King. Joseph E. King was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and came to Indiana with his parents when he was about fourteen years of age. Joseph E. King was the son of Elijah and Harriett ( Holmes) King. Mr. King owned the first store in Carmel and continued in the mercantile business until his death, after which his son Frank continued in the management of the store. When Joseph E. King was twenty-one years of age, he also started a store in Carmel and was in the mercantile business until his death in 1882. Elijah King was born in London, of mixed Scotch and Jewish parentage. He came to the United States about 1818, when a small child, with his parents.

The mother of Harry E. King, Frances J. Rooker, was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Stipp) Rooker. She is at present the oldest continu¬ ous resident of Carmel. Samuel Rooker was the son of William D. Rooker and Phoebe (Iddins) Rooker, who were both natives of London, England, but married in this country. William Rooker came to Hamilton county in 1830, and built a small grist mill on Cool creek and later erected a saw mill there which he operated for many years. He entered six hundred and forty acres of land in Delaware township near where White Chapel now stands. He was a sincere and devoted Christian and for many years labored as a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church, preaching in houses or in the open air wherever the people would -congregate. He was the founder of the White Chapel church, which has had a continuous existence of nearly seventy-five years. He was a colonel in the Revolutionary War under Gen¬ eral Lafayette, and made a proud record in that conflict.

Joseph E. King, the father of Harry E. King whose history is here re¬ lated, was one of four children born to Elijah and Harriett (Holmes) King. He attended the common schools and assisted his father in the store at Carmel. Upon his marriage he started into the business for himself at Carmel, and was a successful merchant there all of his life. Joseph E. and Francis J. (Rooker) King were the parents of four children: Charles, Fan¬ nie, Nora and Harry E. with whom this narrative deals.

Harry E. King was only eight years of age when his father died. He attended the public schools of Carmel and after leaving school went to Indi¬ anapolis to learn the tailor's trade. After serving his apprenticeship he became a journeyman tailor and for eight years worked in various cities throughout the eastern and central states. In 1900, when he was twenty-six years of age he came to Carmel and opened a tailor shop and has continued to follow his vocation in this town since that time. During the months of January and February, and July and August he travels for a large manu¬ facturing concern in Philadelphia. He covers all the large cities south of the Mason and Dixon line and has proved remarkably successful as a salesman. He has built up a large business for a town the size of Carmel and by the excellence of his work has won the confidence of a high class of patrons.

Mr. King was married September 3, 1898 to Rilla Ballard, daughter of Charles and Josephine (Rayle) Ballard, who was born in Thorntown, Boone county, Indiana. To this union was born one daughter, Helen, who is now in the school of her home town. Mrs. King died August 29, 1905, and since her death Mr. King and his daughter Helen have lived with his mother, Mrs. Joseph E. King.

Mr. King is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and has the distinction of being the first of the King family to belong to a lodge of any kind. He is a man of upright character, a kind neighbor and a true Amer¬ ican citizen. His life has been full of diligence which has brought success.

Isaac Newton Beeson

The following is a brief sketch of the life of one who, by close attention to business, has achieved marked success in business and risen to an honor¬ able position among the enterprising men of the county with which his in¬ terests are identified. It is a plain record, rendered remarkable by no strange or mysterious adventure, no wonderful and lucky accident and no tragic sit¬ uation. Mr. Beeson is one of those estimable characters whose integrity and strong personaliy must force them into an admirable notoriety, which their modesty never would seek, who command the respect of their contem¬ poraries and their posterity and leave the impress of their individuality upon the age in which they live.

Isaac Newton Beeson, the proprietor of a prosperous meat market in Carmel, Indiana, was born in this county three and one-half miles northwest of Carmel, April 15, 1853. He is the son of Isaac N. and Sarah (Gibson) Beeson, both of whom were natives of this state. Isaac N. Beeson was bom near Winchester, Randolph county, while his wife was a native of Clay township in this county. The early ancestoral history of the Beeson family has been traced back to the eighteenth century, when four brothers came to this country from England. It is said that these brothers agreed to name the first son born to each Isaac Newton, which accounts for there being so many men of this name in the family. The first Isaac Newton was born in North Carolina, and was a member of .the Society of Friends. He was greatly opposed to the institution of human slavery and when a young man sold out everything he had at a great loss and started for a state where the institution was not lawful. Accordingly he came to Indiana, where he made his home for the remainder of his life. The father of -Isaac Newton, whose history is here presented, lived at home until he was about seventeen years of age and then. came from his home in Hancock county to this county, where he helped to build the sawmill in the community at that time called Soccum. He was a carpenter by trade and helped to build a great many houses and barns in and around Carmel. He built the first covered bridge

Isaac N. Beeson, the father of Isaac X. Beeson, Jr., whose history is related subsequently in this connection, was married shortly after he came to Hamilton county to Sarah Gibson. She died when Isaac Newton, Jr., was about one year old, leaving him and his sister Rachael Elma, who was only a few days old at the time of her mother's death. About six months later, Isaac Newton, Sr., married Phoebe Ann Harrold. To this union six children were born. His second wife died in April, 1867, and in the fall after her death Isaac Newton, Sr., married Eliza Sleeth, and to this mar¬ riage one child was born. This child was born after the death of Isaac New¬ ton, Sr., who died in the spring of 1871. Isaac N. Beeson, Sr., had a gal¬ lant Civil War record, having served more than four years in the conflict between the states. He was one of the seventeen men from Carmel who en¬ listed in the Fifth Regiment, Indiana Cavalry. In one battle he was taken prisoner after a hard fight, but would not have been captured then if his horse had not been killed under him.

Isaac Newton Beeson, the fourth of that name, and whose history is now presented, lived at home until his father's death in 1871. At that time he was seventeen years of age and was a young man with a good commonschool education, a rugged constitution and a hearty willingness to work. His first work was in a tile factory. Here he worked for nine years, learning the business from every angle. Ha began contracting ditch work throughout the county and followed this occupation for al>out three years, after which he began the manufacture of tile, supervising tile factories for other parties. In the meantime he married and teamed and farmed for two years. He had a half interest in a tile factory at Bucktown, in Marion county, and main¬ tained his connection with this factory for about a year. During the next two years he made several changes, going to Hancock county, where he lived for a year, and to Spiceland, in Henry county, for two years. In 1885 Mr. Beeson returned to Carmel and engaged in the tile manufacturing business. In 1887 he bought an interest in the retail meat market in Carmel and shortly afterward bought the sole interest in the shop. He has had the active management of this meat market for the past twenty-seven years and has been very successful in business. In addition to his business in Carmel. Mr. Beeson has been largely identified with the stock-raising industry in this county. For twenty years he has been a trader of thoroughbred Percherons. Belgian and road horses. He is a frequent exhibitor at county and state fairs. In 1913 he won the grand champion prize at the Hamilton county fair with his Belgian horse, and in 1914 he won the grand champion prize over all breeds. At this latter event, we are informed, without dispute, that one of his competitors was a horse that had won a hundred and fifty first prizes at state fairs.

Mr. Beeson was married November 10, 1878, to Ida Bell Graves, daugh¬ ter of Edmund and Phoebe (Byres) Graves, who was born in Wayne county, Indiana. Edmund Graves was a native of New York state and his wife was a native of Wayne county in this state. Mrs. Beeson came to this county with her parents when she was six years of age. Edmund Graves settled in Carmel and bought an interest in the sawmill which Isaac N. Beeson, Sr., helped to build! Later Mr. Graves purchased forty acres of land near Car¬ mel and within a few years traded it for seventy acres in another location. Mr. Graves purchased property at Carmel, November 10, 1898, and lived there until his death, December 19, 1912. He was eightv-six years of age at the time of his death.

Mr. and Mrs. Beeson are the parents of three daughters: Mary Eliza¬ beth, Phoebe Maude and Claudia. Mary Elizabeth married Mervin Stanton, who works for the Monon railroad, and lives at Lafayette, Indiana. They have one daughter, Ida Alice. Phoebe Maude is the wife of Frank Sink, a fanner living near Findlay, Ohio. Claudia, the youngest daughter, married Bernie Mills and lives at Noblesville.

Mr. Beeson is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and takes a deep interest in the work of these fra¬ ternal organizations. Being very much interested in the raising of thorough¬ bred horses, he is a member of the State and Hamilton County Horse Breed¬ ers' Association. He enjoys a high reputation for uprightness and strength of character such as distinguishes the sons of this state. Not alone for these admirable qualities is he known, but also for those deeds which go to make him a genial and loyal companion wherever he goes.

George W. Hinshaw

The history of the Hoosier state dates from December 11, 1816. It is the record of the steady growth of a community planted in the wilderness in the last century and reaching its magnitude of today without aids other than those of industry. Each county has its share in the story, and every county can lay claim to some incident or transaction which goes to make up the history of the commonwealth. After all, the history of a state is but a rec¬ ord of the doings of its people, among whom pioneers and the sturdy de- scendants thereof occupy places of no secondary importance. The story of the plain common people who constitute the moral bone and sinew of the state ever should attract the attention and prove of interest to all true lovers of their kind. In the life story of George W. Hinshaw, there are no strik¬ ing chapters or startling incidents, it being merely the record of a life true to its highest ideals and fraught with much that should stimulate the youth just starting in the world as an independent factor.

George W. Hinshaw, the son of Enos and Martha (Haines) Hinshaw, was born three and one-half miles northwest of Carmel January io, 1861. Enos Hinshaw was born in Hamliton county June 12, 1834, and his wife was born in Kentucky December 6, 1834. She came to Indiana with her parents, James F. and Margaret (Ruddell) Haines, when she was about one year of age. The Haines (or Hinshaw) family purchased a farm where George W. Hinshaw now lives, two miles west of Carmel.

Enos Hinshaw, the father of George W. Hinshaw, whose history is recorded here, was the son of Stephen and Elma (Hoover) Hinshaw. They were natives of North Carolina, coming to Indiana in 1830. They first set¬ tled at Richmond, in Wayne county, and three years later came to Hamilton county, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They entered one hundred and sixty acres of land northwest of Carmel. Stephen Hinshaw was the son of Thomas and Rebecca (Holliday) Hinshaw. Thomas Hin¬ shaw was born August 21, 1764, in Ireland, and on coming to the United States settled in North Carolina, where he followed the occupation of weav-' ing. His wife, Rebecca Holliday, was born in North Carolina, of Irish parentage. Enos Hinshaw lived on the old home place in this county until he was married, January 25, 1859, when he moved to another farm about three-fourths of a mile northwest of the home place. On this farm all of his children were born. Enos Hinshaw and wife were the parents of eight children: George W., the immediate subject of this review: Clara A., Ettie M., Jennie M., Janies T., Mary E. and Albert W. and Willard A., twins. Mary and Albert died in infancy. James F. Haines, the maternal grandfather of George W. Hinshaw, was born in Virginia October 1, 1808, the son of Henry and Hannah (Blankenbigger) Haines. Henry Haines and his wife were both born in Germany and came to this country, settling in Virginia. James F. Haines moved to Kentucky from Virginia, where he lived a few years, and then, about 1836, moved to Hamilton county, Indiana. The wife of James F. Haines, Margaret Ruddell, was born November 5, 1796, in Tennessee. They were married in 1833 in Kentucky and in that state Martha, the wife of Enos Hinshaw, was born.

George W. Hinshaw received a good common-school education in the schools of his neighborhood and continued to reside at home until 1886, when he went to live with his grandfather, James F. Haines. Following his grandfather's death, March 25, 1889, he managed the farm for his aunt until her death, December 24, 1911, at which time he came into possession of the farm. Mr. Hinshaw had previously purchased forty acres and with the one hundred and twenty acres which were left him by his aunt he now has one hundred and sixty acres of fine farming land in Clay township. He is making a specialty of the dairy business and raises enough grain to feed his stock. He is a progressive farmer and takes great pleasure in keeping his farm in attractive condition.

Mr. Hinshaw was married September 4, 1895, to Nellie Moore, the daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Moore, natives of Hamilton county. Mrs. Hinshaw died November 11, 1898, leaving one son, Glenn R., who was born March 8, 1898. Mr. Hinshaw was married a second time on November 28, 1901, to Hannah Head, the daughter of James and Nancy J. (White) Head, who was born August 11, 1877, three and one-half miles southeast of Westfield. James Head was born in North Carolina on April 18, 1844, and his wife was born in Hamilton county, the daughter of Samuel Stevenson and Ida (Farley) White. Samuel White was a native of Ohio and his wife, the daughter of James F. Farley and wife, was born in Hamilton county. James Head was the son of Anthony and Nancy ( Johnson) Head. He spent three years in the Civil War, in Company B, Second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry. He was taken prisoner once, but was exchanged instead of being thrown into prison. He also had two brothers who fought through the war.

Mr. and Mrs. Hinshaw have five children, three of whom are living: Blanche, born December 31, 1902; Raymond, born March 8, 1910; Clifford K., born September 16, 1911. There were two, Mark and Ralph, who died in their infancy. Ralph was born August 27, 1907, and Mark was born July 13, 1908. Glenn, the son of Mr. Hinshaw by his first marriage, is now in the high school at Carmel.

Mr. Hinshaw is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his wife is a member of the Friends church and is very deeply interested in the activities of her denomination. Mr. Hinshaw's particular hobby is the camera, and he takes a great deal of delight in making frequent pictures of his children. He is a man of domestic tastes and is never happier than when he is sitting by his fireside surrounded by his family. He is a man who has a host of friends throughout this section of the country, who admire him for his clean and wholesome life.

Prof. John F. Haines

After one has been born in a community and has spent most of his life in that community; after he has participated in political affairs and the public has had a fair chance to measure his worth, it is a splendid tribute to be honored again and again by the same, ever observing public. Prof. John F. Haines, having risen to a position of large responsibility in the Noblesville schools is just now completing fourteen years as superintendent of the Hamilton county schools. In his long tenure as superintendent of the Ham¬ ilton county schools, Professor Haines has worked untiringly to raise the standard of these schools. His efforts have been crowned with a large meas¬ ure of success. The reputation of Professor Haines extends far beyond the boundaries of Hamilton county. He is widely known throughout the state of Indiana as one of its leading educators and for many years has been a prominent figure in the educational associations, not only in Indiana but in other states and in the country as a whole. His private and personal success in business is scarcely less recognized than his success as a pro¬ fessional man and educator.

Professor Haines has lived in Hamilton county practically all of his life, having been born here a quarter of a mile from Gray, December 1, 1856, the son of Levi A. and Rebecca C. (Puckett) Haines, natives of Columbiana county, Ohio, and of Terre Haute, Indiana, respectively. They were early settlers in Hamilton county, where Levi Haines worked as a car¬ penter. He owned a farm near Gray, where he reared his family of five children.

Levi Haines comes from a long line of Quaker ancestors. Richard Haines and Margaret, his wife, were converted under the preaching of George Fox. They sailed from England on the 23d of April, 1682, for America. Their second son, Richard, married Mary Carlisle, an Indian maiden. Their eldest son, Carlisle, married Sarah Matlock. Their eleventh son, Levi, married Elizabeth Andris, and their eighth son, Levi, was the father of Levi A. Haines, his mother being Sarah (Hatcher) Haines.

Levi A. Haines was born January 16. 1826. He was one of the selfmade men of Hamilton county, where he spent most of his life. His father, Levi Haines, Sr., removed to northern Iowa in 1858 and lived on a farm until his death, in 1868, at the age of seventy-five years. Levi Haines, Jr., the father of Prof. John F., was married to Rebecca Puckett, the daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Cook) Puckett. Their five children, who grew to maturity, were: Sarah, the wife of William Starn, of Gray; Oliver M., of Carmel; John F., of Noblesville; Edwin A., deceased, and Frank A., a drug¬ gist in Noblesville. Levi was a life-long Republican, having named his first son for Oliver P. Morton and his second son for John C. Fremont. Levi and Rebecca were married according to the custom of the Friends, he writing his own marriage certificate. They were the second couple married in the old Richland Meeting house. They always remained true to the Friends church and all their children are members to this day.

Rebecca C. Flaines was born at Terre Haute, Indiana, February 28, 1829. Her mother died soon after the birth of her child. When Rebecca was eight days old the father started on horseback to Carmel, Indiana, carry¬ ing the infant Rebecca in a large silk handkerchief swung under his arm. On the way the horse fell, breaking its neck, but the father and child escaped injury. She died March 14, 1909. at the age of eighty years - the first death that had occurred in the family for fifty-seven years. Her husband died the 10th of the following July, aged eighty-three.

Prof. John F. Haines was reared on his father's farm near Gray and attended the public schools. Still later he attended the high school at Car¬ mel, and was graduated from the Valparaiso, Indiana, Normal School with the class of 1880 and from Indiana University in 1896. He began teaching as long ago as 1876. He taught during the winter and attended school in the meantime, paying his way through college. Later he was principal of the public school at Carmel and superintendent of the Sheridan schools. He then came to Noblesville as principal of the Noblesville high school, which position he held for two years. Later he was elected superintendent of the Noblesville city schools and held this position fourteen years. He is now serving his fourteenth year as county superintendent of the Hamilton county schools. His record in this office has been one of the most conspicuous and brilliant in the whole history of Hamilton county.

On June 22, 1898, Professor Haines was married to Jennie Elliott, the daughter of Rev. Charles K. and Persis (Barter) Elliott. Two children have been born to this union, Dorothy P. and John Elliott. Mrs. Haines was born at Ballinasloe, Ireland, July 24, 1877, and her parents were also natives of Ireland, but were of English descent. Their ancestors came to Ireland from Cornwall in the time of Cromwell. The family of Mrs. Haines removed to America when she was five years old.

Professor Haines owns the old home farm which formerly belonged to his father. It is situated near Gray and contains eighty acres of well-im- proved land. He is vice-president and a director of the First National Bank of Noblesville and also treasurer and a director of the Noblesville Water Company.