Hendricks County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1914 (part 5 of 19)

Mr. Kocher was married in 1891 to Louise J. Hurion, of Hendricks county, and to this union have been' born two children, Florence, born May 27, 1892, who is a teacher in the public schools, and Harry B., born November 20, 1896, who is still at home with his parents. Mr. Kocher is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Plainfield, joining the lodge there shortly after attaining his majority. He has lived a simple, plain and unostentatious life, doing the good that he could in his community and performing all of those civic duties which are the privilege of every American citizen. He is a Republican, but never aspired for any office. Mrs. Kocher and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Avon.

David W. Carter

David \A'. Carter, a twentieth-century farmer, knows very little of the disadvantages which surrounded the pioneer farmers of this state. No longer is the farmer compelled to rise early in the morning and continue his labors far into the evening. The farmer of today can do as much work in a half of a day as his father could fifty years ago in a whole day. The rural route leaves the daily paper on his door step each day, the telephone puts him in instant communication with his neighbors, and the interurljan and automobile enable him to participate in all the features of city life. Surrounded by such conditions, the farmer of today can have all the advantages of the citizens of the city with few disavantages.

David W. Carter, the son of John M. and Susan (Wells) Carter, was born in 1855, on the farm where he now lives near Avon, Indiana. He was educated in the common schools of his township and later took a course in Northwestern Christian University, now known as Butler College, Indianapolis. After completing his college course he returned to his home county, where he has continued to follow the occupation of farming. In addition to raising all of the crops of this latitude, he makes a speciality of Poland China hogs and Jersey cattle. For the past year he has operated an upto-date dairy and has proved to be a very successful dairyman.

Mr. Carter was married in 1876 to Susan Hiatt, the daughter of Jesse and Achsa Hiatt, his wife being born in 1854 in Heniy county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have seven children: Louis F., born in 1877, who is a farmer residing with his parents on the home farm ; Mrs. Eva May Larsh, born in 188 r, who is the wife of a farmer in the northeastern part of Washington township. She has three children, Raymond, Russell and Edna; John L., born in 1885, who is married and is a street car conductor in Indianapolis; Grace M., born in 1886, who is single and has attended the Metropolitian Musical College, Indianapolis, is a musician of more than ordinary ability and is now teaching a large class at home; Mary E., born in 1888, is single and living at home; she graduated from the high school at Indianapolis; Walter E., born in 1891, is an electrician and is making a special study of wireless telegraphy; Paul H. is working for the Bell Telephone Company, and Fanny. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have given all of their seven children the advantage of the best education possible and take a great deal of pride in the achievements of their children.

ship and his reputation as a farmer and pubhc-spirited citizen is not confined to his local township, as is shown by his service on the county council for two terms and the township board two terms. In his official capacity as councilman, he advocated all measures which were for the welfare of his county, and took a decided stand in favor of all improvements which might enhance the value of farm property. He is a Republican in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Carter are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Avon and Mr. Carter has been a trustee of the church for several years. They are both interested in church work and are firm believers in the value of the church as a social center in the community. Fraternally, Mr. Carter has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Plainfield, for many years.

Dr. E. Ray Royer

That "man lives not to himself alone"' is an assertion that is amply verified in all the affairs of life, but its pertinence is most patent in those instances where men have so employed their inherent talents, so improved their opportunities and so marshalled their forces as to gain prestige, which finds its sphere of influence ever widening in beneficence and human helpfulness. Greater than in almost any other vocation is the responsibility that rests upon the physician, since in his hands repose at times the very issues of life and death. To those who attain determinate success must there be not only given technical ability, but also a broad human sympathy which shall pass from mere sentiment to be an actuating motive for helpfulness.

Dr. E. Ray Royer, of North Salem, was born in Stockweli, Tippecanoe county, Indiana, October 22, 1875. His parents were J. W. and Sarah (Miller) Royer, both of whom were natives of that county. His father, who traces his ancestry back to the first colonists who came to America, is a merchant at Stockweli.

Doctor Royer was educated in the common and high schools of Stockwell, and then took a course in a business college at Lafayette, Indiana. In the fall of 1899 he matriculated in the Physio-Medical College of Indiana at Indianapolis, graauating four years later. In order to better prepare himself for his life work, he spent two years as an interne in the College Dispensary of Indianapolis, thereby gaining an experience which has been of invaluable assistance to him. At the end of his interneship at Indianapolis, he settled in North Salem, engaging in the active practice of his profession, in which he has con- tinned very successfully since. He is now company surgeon for the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Company for Hendricks county, and, as their representative, has the patronage of all the employees of the company in this county, or of any one who become injured within the limits of the county. Doctor Royer has made a special study of the diseases of women and has had considerable experience along this line. Doctor Royer is a physician who believes in keeping abreast of the times, and to this end he keeps in close touch with the various medical associations, being a member of the county, state and American medical associations and ex-president of the Hendricks County Medical Societ}^

Doctor Royer was married June 19, 1895, to Cora McDole, of Stockwell, the daughter of Clinton and Ada (Anderson) McDole. Her father was a life-long farmer and upon his retirement from active life owned six hundred acres of land in Tippecanoe county. Doctor Royer and his wife both belong to the Methodist Episcopal church of North Salem, while, fraternally, he is a Mason, having membership with the Royal Arch chapter of his town, and is very much interested in the workings of that order. He and his wife have a beautiful bungalow in North Salem where they dispense genuine hospitality in a very charming fashion.

Marshall S. Glidewell

The present age is essentially utilitarian and the life of every successful man carries a lesson which, told in contemporary narrative, is productive of much good in shaping the destiny of others. There is. therefore, a due measure of satisfaction in presenting, even in brief resume, the life and achievements of such men, and in preparing the following history of the successful farmer whose name appears above it is with the hope that it may prove not only interesting and instructive, but also serve as an incentive to those who contemplate making the agricultural profession their life work.

Marshall S. Glidewell, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Glidewell, was born in Sullivan county, Missouri, July 2, 1856. Thomas Glidewell's father came from North Carolina and settled near Shelbyville, Shelby county, Indiana, in 1828, where Thomas was born on November 22, 1829.

Marshall S. Glidewell came with his parents from Missouri to Marion county when he was two years old and lived in Marion county until his (21) marriage, in 1S84. After finishing the common school course in his own township, he took a course in the Old Pike Township Academy, near Trader's Point, in order to prepare himself for the teaching profession. He taught one year in the Brown school, Brown township, Hendricks count}-, and twehe in Marion county, and was counted among the most successful teachers of these counties. The teaching profession lost a good instructor when he decided to retire from the school room and engage in farming. However, he has been no less successful as a farmer than as a teacher, and is now recognized in Hendricks county as one of the foremost farmers of the county. He is now and has been for six years the chairman of the farmers' institute, is now vice-chairman, and has taken a prominent part in the selection of a county agent for his county. His long experience in the school room has made a student of him in his agricultural affairs and there is probably no better posted man in the county on general agricultural topics than Mr. Glidewell. He has successfully combined theory and practice and in his career as a farmer he has exemplified the old saying that it takes even brains to be a good farmer.

Mr. Glidewell was married on March 20, 1884, to Laura A. Hockensmith, the daughter of Henry and Jane Hockensmith. After Mr. Glidewell quit teaching in Marion county, they removed, on Auguust 4, 1891, to Hendricks county and bought the farm on which they now reside. He took this farm, which was in a very dilapidated condition, and has now made it one of the most .attractive farms of the county. He has a beautiful home and takes a great deal of pride in keeping everything about him in first-class condition at all times. He has, in addition to his general farming, made a specialty of Poland-China hogs and has shown that it takes good judgment and a knowledge of scientific feeding in order to make the raising of hogs a lucrative business. Many farmers are not cognizant of the fact that Purdue University issues bulletins which set forth in detail the scientific method of feeding, and that these bulletins may be had free of charge by application to the department of agriculture connected with the university. It is in keeping in touch with affairs of this nature that makes Mr. Glidewell stand out prominently as a progressive and up-to-date farmer.

Mr. and Mrs. Glidewell have two interesting children, who are now in college, Ivan S. and Eva O. Their oldest child, Wilma R., was born June 24, 1888, and died a year later, June 22, 1889. Ivan S., born June 9, 1891, is a senior in Earlham College at Richmond, Indiana, where he is pursuing a course in scientific chemistry. The daughter, Eva O., who was born November 14, 1883, is a sophomore in Earlham College, and is making a

Special study of the Latin language, preparing to teach. Mr. and Mrs. Glidewell are justly proud of their two children, who are certainly an honor to their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Glidewell have a hospitable home where they entertain their friends, who are as numerous as their acquaintances. Mr. Glidewell has lived a very useful life and has been prominent in the advancement of material, social and moral interests in his county. He always stands for such men and measures as he firmly believes will advance the best interests of the community and by so doing he has won the hearty approbation of all of those with whom he comes in daily contact. He has been a leader in his community in the use of commercial fertilizers scientifically, also advocated and put in practice sub-drainage of soils for the redeeming of land for better agriculture; also stands for good roads. He has a beautiful home, modern, as well as all of his outbuildings, which are among the best in the township.

One of the progressive farmers and highly respected citizens of Hendricks county, Indiana, is M. H. Wehr, who takes high rank among the agriculturists of his township and vicinity. He possesses energy and determination, and has been very successful in making everything he undertakes result to his advantage, and his success in his chosen calling is attested by the fact of his having started in a humble manner and is now the owner of valuable real estate, having accumulated the same .by his own efforts.

M. H. Wehr, a prosperous farmer of Washington township, Hendricks county, Indiana, was born in Franklin county, this state, July 9, 1854, the son of John and Nancy (Pierson) Wehr, who were highly respected citizens of their home community. When Mr. Wehr was a small child of two years he went with his parents to Butler county, Ohio, remaining there until he was twenty-two years old, at which time he returned to Indiana, and after living four years in Franklin county he moved to Washington township, Hendricks county, in 1880, and settled on the farm where he has continued to reside since that time. As a farmer he has been a pronounced success, owing to his persistent efforts and sound judgment, and among his fellow agriculturists he occupies an enviable standing because of his business success and personal characteristics. He has carried on general farming and has also given much attention to live stock, principally horses.

]\Ir. Wehr was married on September 29, 1876, to Lida F. Freeland, the daughter of Alfred and Ann (Stout) Freeland, of Marion county, this state, and to this marriage were born three children : Mrs. Lillian Urmston, born September 9, 1877, and now a resident of Riley county, Ohio; Lannes S., born July 17, 1879, now a farmer of Butler county, Ohio, and Grace, born October 9, 1881, who is now making her home with her sister at Riley, Ohio. Mr. Wehr's first wife died July 9, 1884, and he was again married on September 29, 1887, to Margaret Freeland, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Harmon) Freeland, she a native of Floyd county, Indiana, and he of Franklin county, Indiana, and now living at Lizton, Indiana.

Robert Bayliss

Among the native sons of Hendricks county, Indiana, who have spent their entire lives within its borders, is Robert Bayliss, a prosperous farmer of Liberty township. He was born April 18, 1867, in the township where he has spent his whole life. His parents were John William and Frances (Brill) Bayliss. John Bayliss was born in 1829 in Virginia, and came to this county in 1859, with his wife and three sons. They drove through from Virginia, following the national road through Ohio and Indiana, and located at Center Valley, in Liberty township, this county. A brother of Mrs. Bayliss, William Brill, was already here when Mr. Bayliss arrived. Here they farmed for several years on a tract of sixty acres. Later John W. Bayliss sold this farm and bought property near Hazelwood, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring on September 30, 1909, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. He was a stanch Democrat all his life and held the office of township supervisor for several years. He was an ardent member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Salem, Indiana, and was a man who lived a Christian life in every way. Frances Brill, the wife of John W. Bayliss, was born in Virginia in 1829 and is still living at the old home place near Hazelwood, at the advanced age of eighty-five years. She is still hale and hearty and, despite her years, can do a heavy day's work, either inside the home or on the farm. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bayliss were the parents of nine children: William M., who lives in Clarence, Missouri; Marshall, of Clayton, Indiana; Edward, who died in 191 1; John, a resident of Mooresville. Indiana: James, of Clayton, Indiana; Thomas, who hves in Seattle, \\'ashington : Robert, with whom this narrative deals; Charles, who died at the age of three years; Ella, who stavs at the old home place with her mother.

Mr. Bayliss was married March 25, 1893, to Lura Busby, the daughter of Smith and Adeline (Shipley) Busby, and to this union there have been born two daughters. Hazel and Helena, who are both at home with their parents.

Smith Busby, the father of Mrs. Bayliss, was born May 28, 1842, near Hazelwood, Indiana, and was the son of Miles and Ellen (Harrison) Busby. Miles Busby and wife were the parents of a family of eleven children, all of whom are deceased but Rachel, Smith and John Thomas. These children, in the order of their birth, are as follows : William, Margaret, Mary, Rachel, Susan, Lucinda, Smith, Elizabeth, John Thomas and Rebecca. Mrs. Rachel (Busby) Busby lives in this county; John Thomas is a resident of Indianapolis and is employed by Kingan & Company.

Smith Busby was married in 1863 to Adeline Shipley, the daughter of, James and Mary '(Borders) Shipley, and to this union were born three children: Lura, the wife of Robert Bayliss; Anda, deceased, and Elvin, who lives with his father. Mrs. Busby died in April, 1910. Mr. Busby has been a keen business farmer and now is the owner of one hundred and seventy-nine acres of excellent farming land in Liberty township, this county. He has been a life-long Democrat and a loyal member of the Missionary Baptist church from earliest manhood.

Robert Bayliss has followed agricultural pursuits in this county all his life. His boyhood days were spent in Liberty township, where he attended school and before reaching manhood he lived in Center township. He then spent one year in Marion township, where he rented a farm, and later returned to Liberty township and remained there for seven years. While in Liberty township he was married and in the same year moved to Franklin township, on his father-in-law's farm, and here he remained until 1903, when he returned to Liberty township and bought his present farm. He has forty-nine acres of excellent farming land, valued at one hundred and fifty dollars an acre. He keeps everything about his place in excellent repair and his place presents a very attractive appearance at all times.

Mr. Bayliss is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, at Hazelwood, and of the Pocahontas Lodge of the same place. Politically, he is a De"mocrat, but has never been active in his party. He and his wife are loyal members of the Baptist church, at Hazelwood, and Mr. Bayliss has been a deacon in the church for the last two years. He and his wife are both faithful workers in the church and give liberally of their time and money to further the interests of the Gospel and the church in this community. Alr.Bayliss is congenial in his manner and has won a host of friends in this community. He is honest, frank and unassuming and is a man who is admired by everyone with whom he comes in contact.

John W. Hollaway

The gentleman whose name heads this paragraph is widely known in Hendricks county, being one of the honored citizens of Brown township, where he is living quietly after a strenuous life of activity in connection with agricultural pursuits. His well directed efforts in the practical affairs of life, his capable management of his business interests and his sound judgment, have brought to him prosperity and his life demonstrates what may be accomplished by any man of energy and ambition who is not afraid to work and has the perseverance to continue his labors in the face of any disaster or discouragement that may arise. In all the relations of life, Mr. Hollaway has commanded the confidence and respect of those with whom he has been brought into contact and a biographical history of this locality would be incomplete without a record of his career.

John W. Hollaway is a native of this county, having been born on March 24, 1844, in the southwest corner of Brown township, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Coole) Hollaway, the former of whom was a native of the state of Virginia, the latter being a Hoosier by birth. Joseph Hol'away, while still a small lad, was brought to the state of Indiana by his parents, where his father, William Hollaway, entered government land near the city of Indianapolis. When a young man, in Virginia, William Hollaway served during the Revolutionary War. When Joseph Hollaway became of age, he came to Hendricks county and entered the land where in later years the subject of this sketch was born. He purchased one hundred and sixtyfour acres at that time, giving about one dollar and a half per acre, and in order to have the papers in the transfer properly made out it was necessary for him to go to the then small village of Crawfordsville, a considerable distance, which he covered on foot through what was then almost a wilderness. The land which he then purchased still remains in the Hollaway family, ne\-er having been owned under any other name. Joseph Hollaway lived on his newly acquired land for about five years before uniting in marriage with EHzabeth Coole, daughter of Frederick Coole, who was one of the early settlers near Indianapolis. Their entire married life was passed on the one place and there they reared their family of eight children. Joseph Hollaway passed from this life in August, 1895, and his wife lived until in February, 1901.

John W. Hollaway lived under the paternal roof until he was thirty years old, when he built his present home, just north of the old homestead and across the public highway. In December, 1873, he was united in marriage with ;\Iary Ann Rice, daughter of Louis and Sophia (Harris) Rice, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. They came from families quite prominent in their respective communities in their native state, both being slave holders and people in good circumstances. The father of Sophia Harris Rice was William Harris, who upon coming to the state of Indiana entered a tract of government land where Clermont, Indiana, now is. He later disposed of that and entered land on which the northwest portion of the town <A Brownsburg now stands. Louis Rice also entered government land about one mile north of the town of Brownsburg, and there he passed the remainder of his life.

To John W. Hollaway and wife were born three children, one of whom is still living. This is their son, Wilbert Forrest, who took as his wife May Offit, daughter of Alexander and May (Kelley) Offit, both natives of the Hoosier state. Wilbert and wife are the parents of four children, Russell, Esther and Byron, and a little daughter, Gladys, who died when ten years of age. One other child of Mr. and Mrs. Hollaway grew to maturity. This was their daughter Lena Leota, who became the wife of Wilbert Canary. She was the mother of one child, Paul Orlopp Canary, who was but fifteen months old when his mother died. He was then taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hollaway and is at present attending the Brownsburg high school and is a promising boy in his third year's work.

Both the subject of this sketch and his wife are members of the Christian church and are sincerely interested in the work of same. They live beautiful, consistent lives and their home radiates the warmth and cheer in the hearts of its owners. Mr. Hollaway has devoted the energies of his entire life to the vocation of farming and at present owns two hundred and forty acres of land, the majority being located in Brown township, all of which is in an excellent state of cultivation, showing care and close attention to modern methods of agriculture and the proper rotation of 'crops. Besides his farm, Mr. Hollaway owns property in Brownsburg, and while he has shown business ability of a high order and a proper desire to further his own interests, he has never lost sight of the essential qualities of a well rounded manhood and today is one of the most highly respected and esteemed citizens of his community. His quiet but kindly disposition has won for him friends all over the county, while the well regulated life he has led entitles him to representation in a biographical work of the scope intended in the present one.

Fred E. Warner

It is a generally acknowledged fact that journalism is one of the most important factors in twentieth-century life, exerting as it does an influence on practically every department of society. This relation is just as actual and potent in the smaller cities and towns as in the larger cities, and he who directs the policy of a newspaper, or wields the pen which gives expression to that policy, exerts a personal control over local thought and action not equalled by any other profession. Among the newspaper men of Hendricks county, Indiana, who have, by their progressive attitude toward local affairs, contributed in a very definite measure to the advancement of the community, is the gentleman whose name appears above and who is successfully publishing the Friday Caller at Plainfield, Indiana.

Fred E. Warner was born in Danville, in this county, on December 22, 1865. Hi^ parents were Dr. John T. and Mary R. (Rose) Warner, the father being a native of Long Island, New York, and the mother of Kentucky. His father came to this state before the Civil War and here met his future wife. Upon the outbreak of the war he became a surgeon in a New York regiment and served throughout that conflict in the cavalry branch of the service. Immediately after the close of the war he returned to Hendricks county and practiced medicine in Danville and Winchester until 1870. In that year he went to Neosho Falls, Kansas, his family following him one year later, and his death occurred there September 10, 1875. One year later his family returned to Danville, where his wife died in 1909. Doctor and Mrs. Warner were the parents of three children: Fred E., the eldest; Russell D., of Danville, and Clyde L., a merchant of Muncie, Indiana.

Fred E. Warner received a good education in the common schools, graduating from the high school in Danville in 1883, then becoming a student in the Central Normal College at Danville for a short time. His newspaper career began on February 14, 1884. the day on which he began working as a printer in the office of the Danville Republican. This means that for twenty years he has been connected with the printing business and during that time he has been in close touch with every phase of the work. On September 9, 1904, the Plainficld Friday Caller was established by P. W. Raidabaugh, and Mr. Warner had charge of the Danville office of the Friday Caller for six years. In June, 1912, he went to Plainfield as the managing editor of the paper, and on August i, 1913, Mr. Warner became sole proprietor of this paper, and is now publishing it as a Republican weekly paper.

Mr. Warner was married January 4, 1893, to Julia S. Thompson, of Danville, the daughter of Jesse Thompson, and to this union there has been born one son, Clifford T., who is now a student at DePauw University, where he is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr. Warner is a member of the Presbyterian church and has been for twenty-five years. He was formerly a member of the board of deacons in this denomination. For the past seven years he has had charge of the music at the Christian church in Danville.

A sketch of the life of Mr. Warner would not be complete without more than passing mention of his evangelistic work. For more than twenty-live years he has had evangelistic singing work of character every year. In the winter of 1911-12 he was with the J. Wilbur Chapman and Charles Alexander party for fourteen weeks in Chicago, Toronto and Brooklyn. In the following year he was with Dr. Edwin S. Stucker, of Ottawa, Kansas, in ^Vashington City, D. C, and Brooklyn. He has also worked over the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin and Michigan. During his singing and evangelistic work with various evangelists he gained fame as a tenor singer and does a large amount of concert work.

Mr. Warner has been a member of the Knights of Pythias since he was twenty-one years of age, and is also a member of the local camp of the Sons of Veterans. Politically, he has always been allied with the Republican party and has served his party in various capacities many times. He is at the present time secretary of the Republican county central committee. The only official position he ever held in the county was treasurer of the town of Danville. Mr. yVarner is not only a well-trained newspaper man, a firstclass musician and a believer in pure politics, but he is widely informed on all current topics. He is honest and upright in all his relations with his fellow men, and today few citizens of Hendricks county are better kno^\^l and none more highly respected, for in all phases of his career since making his home here he has performed his full part as a man among men, and has earned and retains the sincere regard and confidence of all who know him. Personally, he is genial and unassuming, easily makes friends and enjoys a large accjuaintance throughout the county.

Fortunate, indeed, is the family which has a history extending back more than three generations. The McHaffie family has an unbroken record going back more than three generations and including several hundred descendants. George W. McHaffie, the son of Melville F. and Mary Ann McHaffie, was born in Morgan county, Indiana, February 25, 1856. It is interesting to note that, although he was born in Morgan county, the part of the county in which he was born is now a part of Putnam county. Melville F. McHaffie was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. December 27, 1826, and his wife in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Melville came to Hendricks county with his father in 1832, his mother having died in Tennessee, and his father settled upon a farm west of Stilesville. When they first came to the county they lived in a tent for a time, and then they put up a rude log house in which they lived for several years. Melville attended the subscription schools of the neighborhood and was taught the rudiments of the three R's. Eventually he became a great Imyer of mules and had more mules branded for the government than any man in the state. At one time he was also the largest land owner in the counties of Putnam and Hendricks, owning more than two thousand five hundred acres of land in the two counties. His death occurred on May 27, 1914.

Melville McHaffie was married to Mary Ann Thomas, the daughter of John and Catherine (Ulrich) Thomas, and to this union there were born ten children : Florence, who married Charles W. Bridges ; Virginia, who married Thomas Bogges and has one son, Bennett ; Minnie, who married Dr. N. G. Masters and has one son, Alexander ; Andrew, who died at the age of seventeen; Clementine, who died in infancy; Marcus, who died at the age of three; Oscar, who married Mary Leachman and has one. son, Melville J.; Ernest, who married Anna Greer and has three children, Ernestine, Robert and Maxine; Ernestine married Harry Thorpe, of Cartersburg; Mary E., who married John F. Shields and has one son, John M.

after leaving school became associated with his father in the live-stock business. At the age of twenty-one, June 13, 1877, he was married to Emma Cosner, the daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Walls) Cosner, and to this union there have been born two children, Marion Catherine and Mary Ann. Marion married Harry Tincher and Mary Ann married George L. Englehart and has one daughter, Emma Catherine.

Andrew and Nancy (Woods) McHaffie, the paternal grandparents of Mr. McHaffie, were both natives of Tennessee, and to them were born three children, Melville, Emeline and Jane. After the death of 'his first wife, Andrew married Nancy Hackett and to this marriage was born Mary Angeline. Emeline married William Robards and has three children, Andrew, Augusta and Laura. Jane died at the age of ten. ^lary A. married Harvev Lee and has four children ; Margaret, deceased, Charles Herbert, Edward and James.

The parents of Samuel Cosner's wife were James and Mary Walls, Samuel being born in North Carolina and his wife in Indiana. He came to this county in 1829 with his parents and settled in Franklin township, where his father entered one hundred and sixty acres of government land. Samuel Cosner was a farmer and wagonmaker all his life, but spent the latter years of his life in farming. He was born on March 31, 1825, and died on May 29, 1892. His wife was born April 17, 1831. and died May 2, 1902. To Samuel Cosner and wife were born three children: Emma, the wife of Mr. McHaffie: Annetta, the wife of William A. Snoddy. She has three children, Ethel, George and Nancy; Otis S. married Ida Hammond and has three children, Samuel, Radnor, deceased, and one other.

The grandfather, Anthony Cosner, was born in North Carolina, April 7, 1799, and died in March, 1888. He married XTatherine Phillips, who was born September 27, 1799, and died on August 25, 1873. To this union were born ten children, John, Mahlon, Samuel, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Lucy, Sarah, William, Anna and Phoebe. John married Louise Whicker and after her death he married Louisa Rolley. ]\Iahlon married Catherine Boswell and after her death married Susan Weavel. Samuel, the father of the subject of this sketch, married Nancy Walls. Lucinda married Moses Stanley and after his death she married Austin Williams. Elizabeth and Lucy both died in infancy. Sarah married William Page and after his death she married William Wilhite. William married Sarah Hine. Anna and Phoebe died in childhood.

George W. McHaffie has been a Democrat all his voting days and although he has never taken an active part in politics, he has been an active participant in local conventions. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men. Owing to the upright life he has led in this community, he is held in high regard by his fellow citizens.

William Chandler

Every one of the thirteen original colonies contributed to the population of Indiana, and, as was the case in the early history of the states, it was only the most ambitious and enterprising families in the East who ventured to this new territory in the West. When Fox started a new religion in England and his followers became known as Quakers, or Friends, no one would have thought that this new society would play such an important part in the early history of Indiana. When the Friends first came to the United States they settled in Pennsylvania, but later on large numbers of them settled in North Carolina. When it was seen in the early part of the nineteenth century that North Carolina was determined to remain a slave state, there were thousands of these good Friends who left that state and emigrated to free territory. It was from North Carolina that the Friends in Wayne county came, and Hendricks county owes an everlasting debt of gratitude to North Carolina for sending to its borders some of the best pioneers of this county. Among the many members of this church who came to Hendricks county, the Chandler family were among the most prominent.

William Chandler was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, on May 24, 1 85 1. His parents were Jacob and Mary (Picket) Chandler. Jacob Chandler came to Indiana with his parents when he was four years of age and at first settled in Wayne county near Richmond. Shortly afterwards his parents came to Hendricks county and entered land in Guilford township, within the first five years after Hendricks county was organized. Jacob Chandler was born in North Carolina in 1819, came to Indiana in 1823 and married in 1844. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Chandler were the parents of three sons: John, a retired farmer of this township; Hadle3% deceased, and William, whose history is herewith portrayed. By her former marriage to Joab Hadley, Mrs. Chandler had five children. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler both died, he in 1892 and she in 1895.

William Chandler received his early education in his home neighborhood and early in life began to work on his father's farm. He continued to work on the farm until his marriage, when he began to operate a farm of his own. During his whole career he has lived the life of the simple farmer, going through the daily and A^earlj' routine which is common to every man in this occupation, and year by year adding to his possession, until at the present time he has a fine farm of two hundred and ten acres.

Mr. Chandler has been thrice married, his first marriage being to Indiana Townsend on December 31, 1874; she died October 15, 1889, leaving no children, and on April 2, 1891, Mr. Chandler was married to Anna Starbuck, who died October 14, 1895. He was married to Martha E. Hadley on November 4, 1896. She was the daughter of Amos and Sallie V. Hadley, and one of six children. There have been no children by any of these marriages.

Mr. Chandler has been a life-long member of the Prohibition party, feeling that in the abolition of all intoxicating liquors should be found the greatest aid to the advancement of the welfare of our country. Mr. Chandler, as well as all of his ancestors, has been identified with the Friends church and to this he has always contributed liberally. Mr. Chandler is a man who has always been found contending ; in fact, he would adhere to a conviction if all the world were against him. He lives in a comfortable home, where the spirit of genuine old-time hospitality is always in evidence, and because of his genial disposition and manly qualities of character he is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.

Dennis Bradley Williams

There is no positive rule for achieving success, and yet in the life of the successful man there are always lessons which might well be followed. The man who gains prosperity is he who can see and utilize the opportunities that come in his path. The essential conditions of human life are ever the same, the surroundings of individuals differ but slightly, and when one man passes another on the highway of life to reach the goal of prosperity before others who perhaps started out before him, it is because he has the power to use advantages which probably encompass the whole human race. Among the well-known citizens of this county whose efforts have been directed toward successful agriculture, is the immediate subject of this sketch.

Dennis Bradley Williams is a native of this county, born August 23, ]'868, in Middle township, southwest of Pittsboro, the son of John Dennis and Elizabeth Jane (King) Williams, both of whom were natives of Kentucky, the former coming from Estill county and the latter from Fleming county. Both came to Hendricks county in their early childhood, being brought here by their respective parents. John Dennis Williams was a son of ^Villiam Williams," Jr., and Margaret Bradley, his wife, who was born March i6, 1812, John Dennis being born in 1835. On February 28, 1858, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Jane King, who was born July 2, 1840, the daughter of Enoch Wesley King, born in 1812, and Lucy Ann (Campbell) King, born April 23, 1815. Lucy A. Campbell was an aunt of Leander M. Campbell, one of our country's greatest lawyers. Enoch King and' family settled first near Brownsburg and later moved near Pittsboro, where his death occurred in 1872, his wife living until December 21, 1877. William \Mlliams, Jr., grandfather of the immediate subject, was born in 1809, and was a son of William Williams, Sr. After the marriage of John D. Williams, father of the subject, he purchased a tract of forty acres in Middle township, all of which was covered with dense forest. This was immediately adjoining his father's farm. In order to prepare a site for his one-room log cabin, size eighteen by twenty feet, he was obliged to fell twenty-four trees, so thick was the growth. He cleared the land of the timber, fenced and cultivated it and lived there until about 1870, when he sold it and moved midway between Danville and Lizton, where he purchased a farm of eighty acres. He remained there for about ten years, when he traded that for another eighty-acre tract just south of Pittsboro, near his old home, and took up his residence there in 1881. About three years later he bought a home in Brownsburg, where he lived until 1895, at the same time continuing the operation of his farm and his business of dealing in live stock. After selling his property in Brownsburg he purchased another eighty-acre farm, two miles from that town, and there lived until his death, November 30, 1897. He took a commendable interest in community affairs and was for many years a faithful member of Mount Zion Baptist church. The widow, who had made her home with her son, William West Williams, just south of Pittsboro, died May 27, 1914, aged seventy-three years, ten months, twenty-five days.

Dennis Bradley Williams, the immediate subject of this sketch, remained under the paternal roof until he was twenty-two years old. From his early youth he had farmed for himself, renting land in the neighborhood, and when his father moved west of Brownsburg, he then farmed that tract for him. He bought out the rights of the other heirs, after the death of the father, and now owns the eighty acres himself. In 1908 he erected a new dwelling, barns, etc., near the road and has since occupied them. Mr. Will- iams has been twice married, his tirst wife being Minnie B. Smith, to whom he was united in marriage on October 5, 1890. She was the daughter of Andrew J. and Cynthia Smith and passed from this life on January 8, 1893, their union having been without issue. On March 6, 1898, Mr. Williams was again united in marriage, his bride this time being Luey J. Warren, who was born in Perry township, Boone county, this state, daughter of William H. and Rachael D. (Peters) Warren, the former having been born at Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 29, 1837. He was a son of William and Lydia (Mc- Caslin) Warren and a brother of Calvin W. Warren, a sketch of whose life will be found elsewhere in this volume, giving particulars about parents and ancestors. William H. Warren was a boy of about ten years when the parents decided on making Indiana their future home. They loaded their possessions into a wagon and drove through. At that time there were eight children in the family. William and some of the larger children walked beside the wagon all the way, except when fording streams. He grew to manhood in Brown township, this county, and lived part of the time in Marion county, near Bridgeport. He married Rachael D. Peters, a native of Morgan county, this state, and the daughter of Presley Peters, who was a son of William Peters. William Peters had owned a large estate in Pennsylvania, which land is now thought to be covered by the city of Harrisburg, and he owned other land besides. After his death his son, Presley, started to prove his title to this land and died before he succeeded in completing his claim, and therefore the heirs failed to get this valuable land.

After his marriage to Rachael Peters, William H. Warren farmed in Boone county until about 1894, when he sold his farm there and moved two miles west of Brownsburg, where he purchased a farm and has since resided.

To the subject and his wife have been born two children, Russell E., born August 13, 1907, and Elbert Wesley, born December 25, 1910. When John D. Williams, father of the subject, started in life for himself, he was wholly without funds and bought a tract of wild land for six hundred dollars on credit. He built a little cabin home and from that pushed his way onward to success. He was of a jovial and sunny disposition and had many friends and was widely known. He had but few advantages in the way of schooling when a youth, but was highly intelligent and actively interested in public affairs. He possessed a sound judgment which was invaluable to him and of great assistance to his many friends who relied on his advice. He was a man without malice, sociable and friendly, a devout Christian and unusually well versed in the Bible for a man of his educational advantages.

Mrs. Williams is a very methodical woman ; she reads the Bible through once a year and has read it to her husband. She has an excellent memory and kept a written account of all affairs of interest.

John Walter Laird

Not too often can be repeated the life history of one who has lived so honorable and useful a life and attained to such notable distinction as he whose name appears at the head of this sketch, one of the most successful and distinguished educators that the state of Indiana has produced. His character has been one of signal exaltation and purity of purpose. Well disciplined in mind, maintaining a vantage point from which life has presented itself in correct proportions, guided and guarded by the most inviolable principles of integrity and honor, simple and unostentatious in his selfrespecting, tolerant individuality, such a man could not prove other than a force for good in whatever relation of life he may have been placed. His character is the positive expression of a strong nature and in studying his career interpretation follows fact in a straight line of derivation, there being no need for indirection or puzzling. His career has been a busy one and his name is respected by all who have had occasion to come in contact with him or who have knowledge of his life work. As an educator. President Laird stands in the front rank in Indiana. He has dignified and honored his profession, for his life has been one of consecration to his calling, and well does he merit a place of honor in every history touching upon the lives and deeds of those who have given the best of their powers and talents for the betterment of their kind.

John Walter Laird, president of Central Normal College, Danville, Indiana, was born in Oswega, Kansas, September 2, 1871, and is the son of Alvin and Levina Rebecca (Somsel) Laird, both parents being natives of Ohio. His father served three and one-half years in the Civil War in Company H, Ninety-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out as a corporal in his regiment. After the close of the war he returned to Ohio, where he engaged in farming. In 1882 he removed to Howard county, Indiana, and continued his farming operations there until his death in 1909, at the age of sixty-three years, his wife dying the same year. He was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic post at Galveston, and a trustee in the Universalist church in the same place.

John W. Laird

To Mr. and ;\lis. Alvin Laird were born eight children: D. C, a farmer living near Lucerene, Cass county, Indiana; John W., the immediate subject of this sketch; Charles, deceased in 1909; Frank, a carpenter of Kokomo; Lola R., who was the wife of Albert Downhour, of Cass county, this state, but who died in 1913; Homer Lester, of Fullerton, North Dakota; Jennie, deceased at the age of sixteen, and Joseph, who died in infancy.

John W. Laird was born on a ranch near Oswego, Labette county, Kansas, to which place his parents had moved soon after their marriage. He received his primary education in West Sonora, Preble county, Ohio, where his parents had removed when he was a small lad. His educational training was continued in the Galveston schools in Cass county, this state, and he graduated from the high school at that place in 1891. He immediately began teaching in the district schools of his county, attending the county normal school at Kokomo during the summer months. In the spring of 1893 he entered the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute, Indiana, and continued his studies there until the fall of 1895, when he accepted the superintendency of the Galveston schools. He continued at the head of the schools of this place for one year, when he returned to the State Normal School and graduated in the spring of 1897. Upon finishing his course he accepted the position as head of the history department at the Marion Normal School, where he remained until August, 1898. In September of that year he entered the junior class at the State University at Bloomington, and graduated in August, 1900, majoring in the subject of philosophy. Upon his graduation from the university he returned to the Marion Normal School in 1900 as the head of the history department and also had general charge of the department of education. He remained on the faculty of the normal school until August, 1906, when he left to enter Harvard University in order to continue his studies in history and economics under Professors Channing, Hart and Taussig, of that institution. After completing one year's residence in study at Harvard, he was elected vice-president of the Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana, and one year later became the acting president of the same institution. In 1909 he was elected president by the board of trustees and has since been the head of the school. Professor Laird has brought to the presidency a mind and body both well fitted for the complex duties connected therewith, for, be it emphasized, the office of an institution like this is no sinecure. The growth of the Central Normal College since President Laird became its (22) head is the highest testimonial that could be paid to his ability and foresight as an executive and to his eminent standing as a broad-minded, scholarly and progressive educator. Since assuming the responsible position which he now holds and so signally honors, the advancement of the college has kept pace with the leading institutions of the kind in the United States. The course of study has been developed and the state board of education has recognized the superior quality of work which is being done in the institution. It has been accredited as one of the standard normal schools and also has an approved school of music. President Laird's slogan for the "Greater C. N. C." has not been used in vain, for within the short time in which he has had charge of the institution its growth has been truly remarkable. It is admittedly one of the best normal schools in the country and its work is of a standard which compares favorably with similar institutions everywhere. At the present time there are good prospects for a new building, and within the next year or so the college will enter upon a new era of prosperity. President Laird exercises the greatest care over the buildings and grounds, looks after the comfort and welfare of the students and is indeed proud of his school and jealous of its good name and reputation. It is easily understood why he enjoys such great popularity with all connected with the institution, and is well and favorably known to the educational circles throughout the country. President Laird has made special study of the subjects of history and economics and has also done wide and intensive reading in the field of English literature. His services are in signal demand as an instructor in township and county institutes, where he gives lectures on English literature and history. He also gives a large number of commencement addresses each year throughout the state. President Laird is much interested in the study of nature and his beautiful home is at the edge of Danville, where he makes a specialty of raising fine poultry and different kinds of small fruits. He now has more than fifty different kinds of apples on his farm. He has also made a special study of birds and has many different kinds nesting on his home place.

John W. Laird was married on August 15, 1900, to Daisy E. Lowder, the eldest daughter of Dr. Lindsay Lowder, of Bloomington, Indiana, and to his happy marriage there have been born three children: Alice Rebecca, born 1902 and died in infancy; Mary Elizabeth, born in 1905, and Martha May, born in 1908. Mrs. Laird is a woman of gracious and charming personality and their home is the center of a large social circle.

church and are earnest and faithful in the observance of their religious obligations and privileges. Personally, President Laird is genial and easily approached and enjoys to a marked degree the confidence of all who are thrown in contact with him. Though first of all an educator, and making his work as such paramount to every other consideration, he has not been remiss in his duty to the community in which he resides nor unmindful of his obligations as a citizen. Although he is a Republican in politics on national issues, he is not a strict partisan and, particularly in local affairs, gives his support to the best qualified candidate irrespective of partv lines. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans and the Knights of P}'thias, and also of the Greek-letter fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. Though now only in the early prime of life, he has achieved success such as only few attain, but, not satisfied with past results, he is pressing forward to still wider fields and higher honors, although his place among the eminent men of his day and generation is secure for all time to come.

Edgar E. Foudray

The gentleman to whom the reader's attention is now directed was not favored by inherited wealth or the assistance of influential friends, but in spite of these, by perseverance, industrj- and a wise economy, he has attained a comfortable station in life, and is well and favorably known throughout Hendricks county as a result of the industrious life he has lived here for so many years, being regarded by all who know him as a man of sound business principles, thoroughly up to date in all phases of agriculture and stock raising and as a man who, while advancing his individual interests, does not neglect his general duties as a citizen.

On the paternal side, the subject's ancestral history is traced as follows : (I) John Foudray. the great-great-grandfather, was born in France some time during the latter part of the sixteenth century, but, because of the Huguenot persecutions by the Catholics, he was compelled to flee from home. (H) John Foudray, the great-grandfather, was born in the state of Delaware about 1/37, and he was the father of (HI) John Wood Foudray, who was born on April 5, 1787. The latter married Martha Martin, who was born on November 2, 1787. Among their children was (IV,) John Elbert Foudray, father of the subject of this sketch, and who was born on March 12,

1817, his death occurring on August 27, 1878, at the age of sixty-one years and five months. He married Adeha Green, who was born on March 23, 181 7. the daughter of Moses and Ehzabeth Green. Her death occurred on April 12, 1895, at the age of seventy-eight years. Of the children born to the last-named couple, Charlotte, who became the wife of James A. Morrison, died on January 28, 1878, and James Elbert died on January 16, 1910. The subject's maternal grandfather was killed by Indians when his daughter, the subject's mother, was but one year old.

Edgar E. Foudray, the son of John and Adelia (Green) Foudray, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 20, 1853, and received his education in the pubhc schools of that city. He lived there until he was twenty-one years of age, when he went to Stephenson county, Illinois, where he married, and there he remained until 1880, when he came to Hendricks county, Indiana, and settled in Washington township, on the farm where he now lives. While he is a farmer of more than ordinary ability, he has made a particular specialty of dairy cattle and conserves his energy in that direction. He has the most sanitary and up-to-date dairy farm in Washington township and one of the best in central Indiana. His products find a ready sale in Indianapolis and his plant and equipment has been pronounced by the state inspectors as one of the best in the state.

Mr. Foudray was married October 20, 1874, to Emma A. Wolfe, the daughter of Michael and Hettie (Cable) Wolfe. Mrs. Foudray was born in Stephenson county, Illinois, and is one of the oldest of twelve children. They were n-.arried while Mr. Foudray was living in Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Foudray have been born eight children: Esther L., born September i, 1875, and died November 2, 1881 ; Mrs. Ida M. Hadley, born August 11, [876, now living in Minnesota; Mrs. Lottie M. Davis, born November 5, 1878, now living in Indianapolis; Mrs. Carrie A. Miller, born July 9, 1881, now resides in Central City, low-a ; Mrs. Emma G. Coleman, born November 7, 1884, now living in IndianapoHs; Mrs. Martha C. Stiles, born March 9, 1887, also a resident of Indianapolis; Edgar E., born December 8, 1889, who is still under the parental roof; Mrs. Marietta E. McClellan, born April 6, 1893, I'^'es on a farm in Marion county, this state.

Politically, Mr. Foudray is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in the affairs of his party. Religiously, he and his family are faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which they give their active support.

and honorable business methods which he has followed have succeeded in gaining him the confidence of those with whom he has had business dealings, and the respect and esteem of all who know him.

There is no calling, however humble or exalted, but what ma}' be productive of some measure of success, if enterprise and industry, coupled with a well directed purpose, form the motive force of the person directing the same, and in no case is this fact more apparent than in agricultural pursuits. This fact applies to Rollie Garner, the immediate subject of this sketch, who, by industry and honesty, is succeeding well in his chosen vocation and who, while applying himself primarily to the interests of his family, has so ordered his mode of life as to win the esteem of those with whom he comes in contact and in every avenue of life has proven himself. a worthy citizen.

Rollie Gamer is a native of this county, born on April 23, 1870, in Brown township, the son of Harrison B. and Frances (Lewder) Garner. Harrison Garner was born in Kentucky, in 1828, the son of Solomon and Deborah Garner, who came to this county in 1832 and settled on the farm near where the subject was born. They entered this land from the government, cleared it and established a happy home, where they lived the balance of their lives. Frances Lowder, mother of the subject, was a native of North Carolina, born in 1832, the daughter of Solomon and Sarah Lowder. In 1836 the Lowder family came to this county and settled southwest of Brownsburg. A few years later, her father started back to North Carolina on horseback, to settle an estate in which he was interested, and was never heard from again. The mystery of his disappearance has been unexplained through all these years. When the family first came here, they mac^e the journey overland in wagons, and upon settling in this county they entered land from the government, and here the widow passed her remaining days and the family grew to maturity. After Harrison Garner's marriage he took up his residence on the farm which his father obtained in pioneer days, and died there in 1902. His wife followed him into the great beyond in 1907. There were nine children in the family, of whom the subject was the youngest and he was twenty-eight years old before there occurred a death in the family.

In 1894, on March 4th, the subject was united in marriage with Ella Hufford, who was born in Lincoln township, the daughter of Gideon Franklin

Hufford and wife. For four years previous to marriage Mr. Garner had farmed his father's farm on shares and for two years after his marriage this same arrangement held good. He then moved to Washington township, one mile east of Avon, and for four years farmed on land given him by his father-in-law. Here he built a house and in September, 1900, he moved to his present location, a farm of seventy-five and one-half acres two miles west of Brownsburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Garner have been born ten children, of whom the eldest. Hazel Marie, born in 1896,^ passed away on February 8, 1898. Those remaining are Edna Blanche, Bernice, Irene, Hubert Franklin, Mabel and Merle, twins; Harrison Harold, Inez Roberta, Lois Ernestine, Edith Frances and Johanna Lee.

Mr. Garner's fraternal affiliation is with the Knights of Pythias, of which he has been a member for some time. He is a man of marked domestic traits, kind and considerate to his family, honest and reliable in all his dealings and a thoroughly good, helpful neighbor. Because of his genial disposition and genuine worth he is liked and respected by all.

John A. Gibbs

John A. Gibbs, whose life history now comes under brief review, is one of the solid men of brain and substance who in the aggregate have given to Hendricks county, Indiana, the excellent reputation which it bears for prosperity and a high plane of life among the sister counties of the state. After all. the history of a community is but the reflection of the lives of its leading citizens and it is such stalwart men as he whose sketch the biographer now takes up, who are the bone and sinew of the moral, material and educational life of this county.

Jcihn A. Gibbs, well known farmer of Lincoln township, Hendricks county, was born in Brown township, this county, February 4, 1868, being the son of William Gibbs, born in 1825, and Elizabeth (Burden) Gibbs, born in 1826. Both parents were natives of England, where they remained until after their marriage, when, desiring to try their fortunes in the New World, they left their native heath and landed on American soil about the year 1850. The}- came almost directly to Bridgeport, this state, where he engaged in gardening and remained there for several years. About the year 1867 they came to this country, locating in Brown township, where he farmed the rest of his life. William Gibbs departed this life on November 24, 1903, in his eightieth year, and his wife passed away some years before him, on April 28, 1897, at the age of seventy-one years. He had aligned himself with the Democratic party upon becoming an American citizen and was a faithful member of the jMethodist church, his wife being identiiied with the Baptist church.

John A. Gibbs grew to manhood on the homestead in Brown township, attending the district schools of the locality and receiving from his father careful training in the secrets of successful husbandry. He has been en- . gaged in farming all his life and remained in Brown township until in 1911, when he went to Marion county, this state, where he only remained for one year and in the spring of 1912 moved to his present home in the southeastern part' of Lincoln township, where he has since resided. In 1891 he was united in marriage with Catherine Hogan, who was born and reared in Brown township, being the daughter of Michael and Bridget (Cassidy) Hogan, both of whom were natives of Ireland, the former born in county Conemaugh and the latter in county Galway. There they grew up and were married before coming to America. This was prior to the Civil War and they came immediately to this county upon arriving in the country and here lived the remainder of their days. They owned a farm of eighty acres and it was here the wife of the subject was born. Michael Hogan passed from this life on June 24, 1912, his wife having preceded him on November 27, 191 1. Both were Catholic.

Mr. and INIrs. Gibbs have three living children, the eldest being William, who was born May 28, 1892. He is a graduate of the Brownsburg high school, attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute for two years and is at present finishing his third term as teacher in the schools of the western part of Marion county. The second son is Clarence, born July 30, 1894, who is his father's assistant in the work of the farm. James, who was bom March 24, 1897, passed from life June 29, 19 13, at the age of sixteen years and four months. Monica Catherine, sole daughter of the family, was born December 13, 1906. Mrs. Gibbs' parents settled in Brown township when it was nearly all timber and swamp. They first directed their efforts to making a small clearing and erecting a cabin home and gradually reclaimed the land from the wilderness and swamps and improved living conditions as rapidly as they could. By much labor and tireless effort, they in time had made of their land a fine farm, one fit to compare with any of its size in the county. During the war, Michael Hogan was drafted into the army. In view of the fact that he had a wife and five small children, he felt his greater duty was to remain beside them and by paying five hundred dollars he secured a substitute.

William Gibbs, father of the subject, was twice drafted. He had a wife and six children to support and, too, felt that his greater duty was to remain home and care for them. Each time he was forced to buy a substitute, costing him in all sixteen "hundred dollars and so crippling him financially that he lost his farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs are both communicants of the Roman Catholic church and his fraternal affiliations are with the Improved Order of Red Men. His life has been one of unceasing industry and perseverance and the systematic and honorable methods which he has ever followed have resulted not only in gaining the confidence of those with whom he has had dealings, but he has been able to hold friends so gained throughout the years. He is a public-spirited man, well and favorably known throughout the township for his honesty and uprightness in all his business dealings.

Thad. S. Adam.S.

Enjoying distinctive prestige in a profession which requires of those who adopt it a strong mentality and painstaking preparation, together with a natural aptitude for its duties, and responsibilities, Thad S. Adams is one of the essentially representative lawyers of Danville. He has built up a lucrative clientele and a wide reputation as an able and successful lawyer and has been connected with some of the most important cases in the local courts. As a public-spirited citizen he readily lends his aid to every cause having for its object the moral and material advancement of his community.

Thad S. Adams is a native of Hendricks county, born in Union township November 6, 1853, the son of Solomon and Nancy (Griffith) Adams. Solomon Adams was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, in 1799, a son of Thomas Adams. He grew up in Kentucky and there married Nancy Griffith, who was born in Bath county, Kentucky, in 181 1, a daughter of Jackson Griffith. While she was a child her parents removed to Switzerland county, Indiana, where she grew up. l Solomon Adams and wife came to Hendricks county in an early day, and he entered government land in Marion township, where they lived for some years and then' removed to Union township and entered other land "and established their permanent horhe. He was a lifelong farmer and for many years was assessor of Union township. He was originally a Douglas Democrat, but from the opening of the war he was a Republican. He and his wife were charter members of the Christian church at Lizton. Solomon Adams died in 1863 and two weeks later his wife followed him in death. Of the eleven children born to Solomon and Nanc}' Adams four were in the Union army during our great civil conflict. Gabriel H. Adams and Joshua G. Adams were in the Fifty-first Indiana Volunteers. Dr. Thomas J. Adams and Hiram F. Adams were members of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry. Hiram was killed in Mississippi while in the service. Dr. Thomas J. was in active service until the close of the war, after which he located at North Salem, Hendricks county, and is mentioned at length elsewhere in this volume.

Thad S. Adams was but ten years old when death deprived him of his parents. For the following two years he lived with a brother in the state of Illinois, and then came to North Salem, Hendricks county, and made his home with another brother, Dr. Thomas J. Adams. During these years he attended the public schools and worked by the month on a farm until he was seventeen years of age, when he began teaching school, which enabled him to attend Northwestern University at Indianapolis. After leaving the university, he came to Danville in 1875 and took up the study of law in the office of Adams & Cooper, the senior member of this firm being his brother, Joshua G. Adams. While reading law he also taught school for two or three years. About 1878 he was admitted to the bar on motion of the late Leander M. Campbell, who afterwards became his father-in-law. He has been engaged in the practice of law in Danville since that time, and during these years has attained to distinctive prominence and success as an able advocate and well fortified counselor at law. His course has been such as to retain to him at all times the unqualified respect and esteem of his professional brethren, as well as the public at large. In 1889 he was appointed by Governor Hovey prosecuting attorney, and his fitness for the place was so readily recognized that he was, in 1890, nominated and elected for the regular term, thus serving in all four years.

On May 6, 1880, Mr._ Adams was married to Effie A. Campbell, a daughter of Leander M. and Matilda (Hammond) Campbell. A sketch of Leander M. Campbell appears elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Adams was born and reared in Danville, graduating from the Central Normal College with the class of 1879. To this marriage were born three children, Ruth Adams, L. M. Campbell Adams and Donald Griffith Adams, the two sons residing in New York City where they are associated with the National Surety Company. Miss Ruth is at home. All tiiree of the children are graduates of Indiana University.

Mrs. Adams was called by death May 14. 1913. She was a woman of rare culture, active in civic and church affairs, and of wonderful executive ability. She took a broad and kindly interest in the community welfare, and she was beloved by everybody in the community who had known her since girlhood. She was a life-long member of the Christian church and active in many departments of church labor.

Thad S. Adams is a prominent Mason, being identified with the Scottish Rite and the Mystic Shrine. He is a man who has always shown a deep and abiding interest in all that concerns the welfare and progress of his native county, and here he maintains a secure hold upon popular confidence and esteem.

Cecil Forrest Prebster

Among the younger agriculturists of Hendricks county, Indiana, is the subject of this sketch, who, while still a young man, has devoted several years to this particular line of effort. The younger generation of farmers have started out upon their life work in their chosen vocation with considerable to their ad\'antage over the conditions met by their fathers and grandfathers. The advantages for education are so vastly superior to those enjoyed by the youth of an earlier generation, and this education permits the men of the present day to profit by the vast experience of others in scientific research work as related to farm life, whereas those of an earlier time were far more handicapped in their chosen work. Then, too, the men of the present day find the lands in the Hoosier state at least all prepared for their efforts, whereas the farmers of an earlier day found themselves face to face with the gigantic task of removing primeval forests, draining swamps, breaking the virgin soil and the thousand and one hardships met with and conquered by our pioneers, to whom we of a later day owe an unending obligation.

Cecil Forrest Prebster was born on April 17, 1881, on a farm about two miles west of Brownsburg, this county, being land which was originally entered from the government by his paternal great-grandfather. He is the son of Anderson and Alice Prebster, and is one of a family of two children; the other is a daughter, Bertha Eleanor, who is the wife of Fred Smith, a farmer of this county, and the mother of two sons, Leo Walter and Milby Alonzo. Anderson Prebster, father of the immediate subject of this sketch, was born in Lincoln township, this county, in 1853, the son of

Emanuel and Mary (Aiilby) Hollett-Prebster. Emanuel Prebster was born in southern Ohio, the son of John Adam and Christina (Bartlett) Prebster, and John Adam Prebster was a native of Germany, who in early days emigrated to -this country, settling in New York state, where he met and married Christina Bartlett, also a native of Germany. They remained for a short time in New York, later coming to southern Ohio,where their son, Emanuel, was born, and there remained until he was about twenty-one years of age. Emanuel was the oldest of four sons, the others being Reuben, Frederick and Christian, and these, together with the father, came to this county about the year 1834, the father ha\'ing entered a tract of land here the year previous. Frederick married Eliza Surber and lived in Lincoln township, where for many years he was engaged in farming. Reuben and Christian never married and spent their lives west of Brownsburg on land which they had entered from the government. In 1850 Emanuel Presbter was united in marriage with Mrs. Mary (Milby) Hollett, widow of Mark Hollett, deceased. She was born in North Carolina and was left an orphan through the death of her mother while she was still small, and the loss of her father at sea. When about nine years old she was brought to this state by an aunt, who settled near Richmond. At the age of sixteen Mary Milby was united in marriage with Mark Hollett and they made their home near Richmond. During the forties they came to this county, where they made their home near Brownsburg, and they later moved to Iowa, where Mr. Hollett died a victim of cholera. His death left his young widow and family of five children among strangers, and Mr. Baxter, stepfather of Mark Hollett, made the long journey overland in a covered wagon to Iowa, bringing the widow and children back to this vicinity. Here, sometime later, she was united in marriage with Emanuel Prebster and they made their home west of Brownsburg on land which had been entered from the government by his father, of which he owned one hundred and fifty acres. His death occurred in January, 1899, and she died in 1907. At their death 'they left three children, Eliza Christina, Anderson and Everson. Eliza C. became the wife of John Henderson and lived on the home farm which she inherited from her father. She passed from this life February 6, 19 1 3. Everson Prebster also lives on the home farm where his father died. He married Ella Harding and they have two children, Beulah and Lessie.

Anderson Prebster remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage in 1880 to Alice Clark, who was born in Brown county, this state, the daughter of Franklin and Mary (Baker) Clark, the former of whom was born in Kentuckv, where he grew to vears of maturity. He then came to this state, where he met and married Mary Baker, who was born not far from IndianapoHs, daughter of Henry and EHzabeth (Caylor) Baker. Henry Baker was a native of Maryland and Elizabeth Caylor was born in Ohio. Franklin Clark, father of Alice (Clark) Prebster, was a carpenter all his life and followed his trade most of his active years in Indianapolis. In 1875 he moved to Brownsburg, where he spent his declining years quietly, and there his death occurred in 1903. For about four years during the sixties he had resided in Tipton, this state, and there his wife died in 1868. Immediately after his marriage, Anderson Prebster established his home in the log house in which he was born and there remained for thirteen years, when he moved to another house he had built on the same farm, where he remained until 1906, when he built at the edge of Brownsburg, where he still resides. In addition to this home, he owns ninety acres of farm lands, on which his children live, having disposed of part of the acreage of which he was once possessed.

Cecil Forrest Prebster, son of Anderson Prebster and the immediate subject of this sketch, attended the district schools of the township when a boy, later graduating from Brownsburg high school. This was in 1901, and since that time he has been engaged in farming the land on which he was born. On March 25, 1906, he was united in marriage with Bertha Thompson, daughter of Jesse and Mary (Mitchell) Thompson, and born in Pittsboro, where she passed her girlhood with the exception of six months spent at North Salem. She was graduated from the Pittsboro high school in 1904. Jesse Thompson, father of Mrs. Prebster, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, where his mother died when he was still a small boy. His father remarried and Jesse remained with him until he grew to manhood, when he came to this state and county and here met and married Mary Mitchell. She was born in Starke county, North Carolina, a daughter of William and Rachel Mitchell, who came to this county when she was but three or four years old. They located near Raintown. After Jesse Thompson was married he made his home in Pittsboro, where he has followed various pursuits, being engineer of the mill at that place, also engaged in farming, etc. * Mr. and Mrs. Cecil F. Prebster have a family of three children, Maurice Thompson, Marian Alice and Dorothy Aileen. and' both are members of the Christian church, with which also both parents are identified. The Prebster family is one of the oldest and best families of the county and in the immediate subject of this sketch the family has a member who is progressive, alive to the opportunities of the present and courteous and agreeable in manner.

Calvin W. Warren

Not all men are born to be leaders of their kind or to take a prominent part in any phase of life. It is the exceptional few who rise above theiir fellows and come to be known far or near as belonging to this class. Such men have the leading parts in the scheme of life and stand as the representatives of the great masses of honest, industrious and patriotic citizens who are the real stamina of national life. The foremost figures in our country today would lose their significance were there not back of them in almost countless numbers these sober, honest, quiet lives which are the bone and sinew of a prosperous country. To this latter class of dutiful and patriotic citizens the subject of this sketch belongs.

Calvin W. Warren, residing two miles northwest of Brownsburg, was born October 12, 1842, at Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of William and Lydia (McCaslin) Warren, both of whom were born and reared in Guilford county. North Carolina. William Warren was a son of Henry Warren and Lydia McCaslin was the daughter of John McCaslin. The subject's parents were married in their native state before they left it and took up their residence in Knox county, Tennessee, where they remained until 1850. By that time they had a family of ten children, eight of whom they brought with them to this state, making the trip in a wagon. Two of the older children had made the trip the year before on foot the entire distance. When first coming to this state, they located in Brown township, Hendricks county, but later moved near Bridgeport, in Marion county, and there the parents passed the remainder of their lives, he dying in Alarion county and she in Hendricks county.

Calvin W. Warren grew to manhood on the home farm in this county, where he remained until in 1863, when, in response to the promptings of patriotism, he enlisted for service in the Seventeenth Indiana Battery, Light Artillery, where he remained for three years, during which time he saw much active service. He was stationed around the upper Potomac river, around Harper's Ferry and Baltimore and was in the battles of Winchester, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill. During the earlier part of the day's engagement at Cedar Creek, the subject and his companions were thankful to be able to effect a retreat from the enemy, but rallied their forces and in the afternoon the tables were turned and they routed the enemy to a finish. He was especially fortunate during his service in that he came through so many close places without even a wound. He was mustered out of service on July 8,

Mr. Warren has never married and makes his home with his brother WilHam H., west of Brownsburg. Pohtically, Mr. Warren has always been identified with the RepubHcan party, to which he has given his loyal support throughout the years. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Warren has lived a quiet, retired life and has ever so conducted himself as to win the trust and confidence of those with whom he came in contact. He is known as a man of excellent character, sober and industrious. During his youth he was denied many advantages in the way of education, but has become a great reader and is well informed on many subjects.

Gideon Franklin Hufford

Among the various peoples of the earth that go to make up the cosmopolitan population of these United states of ours, none have contributed to our national life more excellent habits and traits than those who came originally from Germany. The descendants of those people are distinguished for their thrift and honesty, and these two qualities in the inhabitants of any country will in the end alone make that country great. These two attributes, together with the liberal quantity of sound sense which is also a characteristic of the German people, will enrich any land and place it among the leading nations of the world. Descended from this excellent people is the immediate subject of this brief sketch.

Gideon F.- Hufford is a native of this county, born on May 13, 1836, in \\"ashington township, the son of Joel and Eli-za Jane (Miller) Hufford. Joel Hufford was born in 1808 at Carlisle, Nicholas county, Kentucky, and was descended from Christian Hufford, who emigrated to this country from Schwartzenau, Germany. Louisa Jane Miller was born on December 8, 1813, in Kentucky, and was united in marriage with Joel Hufford August 31, 1830. About two years later they came to Indiana, locating at once in Hendricks county. They made the trip from their native state in a one-horse wagon, which contained all their worldly possessions. They had belonged to families of prominence in Kentucky and had always been accustomed to having their work done by slaves, but they readily adjusted themselves to conditions in the state of their adoption, entered a tract of eighty acres from the government, .which they proceeded to clear and convert into a comfortable and

On February 22, 1862, the subject was united in marriage with Mary Jane Stout, who was born on May 4, 1846, in the western part of Marion county, near Clermont, being a daughter of David and Joanna (Herd) Stout. David Stout and wife were both natives of the state of Ohio, were married there and soon went to Illinois. They remained there but a short time, however, when, being dissatisfied, they came back to Indiana and settled in .Marion county, where they lived the rest of their lives. After marriage, Gideon F. Hufford purchased a farm about a mile and a half south of Brownsburg, this county, and in time became the owner of three hundred and forty acres of excellent land, part of it at Tilden and another tract on the Rockville road in Washington township. In 1895 he removed from the farm south of Brownsburg and took up his residence on his Tilden farm and there passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring January 28, 1903. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church and lived a life in strict conformity with the teachings of that faith.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hufford were born nine children : George F., Delilah F., Carrie, Joel V., Theodore N., Ella, Julia, Edgar and John T. In August, 1892, George mysteriously disappeared and has never since been heard from. Delilah died in infancy. Carrie is the wife of Theodore P. Garner and lives in Brown township. Joel married Alice Hughes and lives in Lincoln township. Theodore died in infancy. Ella is the wife of Rolla Garner and resides in Lincoln township, and Julia is the wife of Edgar Beaman and lives in Middle township. Edgar married Effie M. Cummings on March 7, 1907, and lives at Tilden. They have two children, Marshall and Walter. Edgar lives on the homestead and manages it for his mother, who has resided there ever since the death of the subject. John T., the youngest son, married Tillie C. Nash in October, 1905, and they live one mile south of Brownsburg on the Plainfield road.

A review of the life of the honored subject of this memoir is of necessity brief and general in its character. It would far transcend the limits of this article to enter fully into the interesting details of the career of the late Gideon F. Hufford, touching the struggles of his earlier life and the, successes of his later years. He filled his place in the ranks of the sterling, energetic and public-spirited citizens of his day and generation, and the memories which attach to his name and character form no inconsiderable chapter in the history of this, his native county, where his entire life was passed.

George Macomber

The two most strongly marked characteristics of both the East and the West are combined in the residents of the section of county of which this vokime treats. The enthusiastic enterprise which overleaps all obstacles and makes possible almost any undertaking in the comparatively new and vigorous Western states is here tempered by, the stable and more careful policy that we have Ijorrowed from our Eastern neighbors, and the combination is one of pecuHar force and power. It has been the means of placing this section of the country on a par with the older East, at the same time producing a reliability and certainty in business affairs which is frequently lacking in the West. This happy combination of characteristics is possessed by the subject of this sketch. Born, reared and educated in Pennsylvania, he came to Indiana as a young man and Hendricks county may count itself fortunate in having him as one of its citizens. He came first to this county as a teacher in our schools, and his whole record since he has been here has been a most worthy one. From the school room he went into the mercantile business, and from the mercantile business he was called by his party to take the office of county treasurer. George Macomber is a man whom Hendricks county delights to honor.

George Macomber, now serving his second term as treasurer of Hendricks county, Indiana, was born December 2, 1869, in York county, Pennsylvania. George Macomber familiarized himself with the life of a farmer, during his boyhood and youth, by working at it on his father's farm. He is the son of W. Z. 'and Harriett (Messersmith) Macomber, and is of good American ancestry. Jiis paternal great-grandfather, Doctor Zenas Macomber, was a Revolutionary hero of prominence, was one of General Washington's horse guards, and, daring all for freedom, was carried from the battle-field of Paoli with nineteen wounds.

From the common schools George Macomber went to high school, where he graduated. Entering normal college, he pursued the prescribed course to graduation and then took a special course in the State College of Pennsylvania. After teaching in the country schools, he came to Indiana about 1897, as teacher in the Indiana Boys' School at Plainfield in Hendricks county, and remained with his duties in that institution until he resigned to assume the superintendency of a similar institution in Missouri. He returned to Hendricks county in 1906, and engaged in the mercantile business by opening a hardware store in Plainfield, in the community where he was well known and respected as a man who had made a success of what he tried to do. That business he continued to have personal charge of until he left it in a manager's hands in 1912 to take charge of the office of treasurer of Hendricks county, to which he had been elected. Without opposition, his party nominated him in their county convention to succeed himself, because he had shown high-grade ability, fidelity to duty as a servant of the people, and because of his manly and accommodating method of waiting upon those who have business with him as a county official.

On November 2, 1899, Mr. Macomber married Mattie E. York, daughter of P. M. and Elizabeth (Hornaday) York, who were early residents of Hendricks county. Mr. and Mrs. Macomber hold their membership with the Methodist church at Plainfield, of which church he has been treasurer. He has had the advantages of fraternal organizations, and has been honored by his brothers in those orders with offices of trust and responsibility. He is past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Plainfield; past master of the Masonic lodge; a member of the chapter and council of the York rite of the Masonic order at Danville; thirty-second-degree Mason of the Indiana Consistory, Scottish Rite, and the Mystic Shrine.

Mr. Macomber's broad education and the careful method that is natural to him equips him in an unusual degree to do the public good service. The state board of accountants have highly commended the accuracy and evident methodic care shown by his official books.

Mr. Macomber is popular as a gentleman of education and of progressive make-up, and has the public respect and admiration for the excellent manner in which he has demeaned himself as a public official, in which capacity he has been watchful, faithful to the county's best interests and attentive to the opportunity to bestow favor upon all who have had business with him.

Charles A. Cummings

Among the most successful citizens of this county who rank high in personal attainment, is the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph, a man whose expert services have been requisitioned in" thirty-two states of the Union and who has conferred honor and dignity upon the locality where he resides in Lincoln township, Hendricks county, Indiana. Charles A. Cummings, the well-known builder of bridges, is also one of the leading farmers (23) of this county, owning an excellent farm of one hundred and twenty acres in the township mentioned above, where he engages in general farming, assisted by one of his sons. Mr. Cummings has attained to his enviable position through unflagging perseverance and boundless enterprise and among other characteristics which have contributed largely to his success is that rare ability to use men so as to subserve his purpose and at the same time assist them.