Huntington County, Indiana - Biographical sketches (8 of 11 so headed), 1887 (part 1 of 2)

J. W. ANDREW, a prominent grocer of Warren, Indiana, is a native of Clinton County, Ohio, born March 8, 1847. His parents were Calvin and Susan (Shields) Andrew. The former a natiVe of North Carolina, leaving that State with his parents, James and Elizabeth Andrew, when quite young, and emigrating to Clinton County, Ohio, where he learned the blacksmith's trade which he followed for a number of years. The latter was born in Clinton County, Ohio, March 13,1822, and died in Salamonie Township, August 11, 1875. Our subject accompanied them to this county in 1854. He aided them in developing their farm here and remained at home until the age of 21. By attending the district schools, he received a fair education. Shortly after he began to do for himself, he engaged with Whitson Bros., of Warren, to learn the harness and saddling trade, and remained with this firm two years, when owing to ill health, he was compelled to abandon his trade, and turn his attention to something else. He engaged as a clerk in J. M. Hiltebrand & Go's, general merchandise store, and followed this occupation until 1875, when he formed a partnership with J. Irwin, in the grocery business, which lasted until 1881, when he disposed of his interest to Mr. Irwin, and immediately purchased the "Shafer" stock of groceries and queens ware, and opened up business on his own responsibility. On September 17, 1871, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah E. Irwin, daughter of Jonathan and Asenath Irwin, old and respected residents of this township. This union was blessed with four children, namely, Eosa, Frank F., Cora and Grace, all of whom are living at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Andrew is an active worker in the I. 0. 0. P., and P. & A. M. orders, and has always upheld the principles of the Republican party, in which he has always worked for the success of its standard bearers. When he began working by the day in " Warren " first at the harness business and afterward as a clerk, he was penniless, but by carefully saving his earnings, was enabled in a few years to engage in business for himself. By his fair dealing he has built up a lucrative trade, which is increasing yearly. On October 31st, 1878, he was appointed by the American Express Company as their agent at Warren, which position he holds to-day.

HIRAM BROWN, a leading furniture dealer of Warren, and one of the few pioneers left to tell the story of life in the woods on the Salamonie, was born in Cumberland County, N. J., February 17, 1829, His parents were Jason and Mary (Black) Brown, both natives of l^ew Jersey. The former of English and the latter of Irish descent. When Hiram was two years of age his parents emigrated from New Jersey to Ohio, crossing the mountains to Pittsburg, Penn., with a team. There his father purchased a flat boat, put his family and goods into it, and floated down the Ohio Elver, to Cincinnati, Ohio. From thence he moved to Franklin County, Ind. This was in 1831, and in 1837 he removed his family to Grant County, this 8tate, and in 1841, he came to Huntington County, and located in Salamonie Township. Here Hiram spent his boyhood and youth amid the wild scenes of pioneer days. Owing to the scarcity of schools he only received a fair education. When fifteen years of age he was engaged to carry the mail between Huntington and Muncie, and at sixteen was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade, which he completed in 1848, and followed that occupation for a number of years. On October 9, 1853, he was married to Mary Jane McGrew, the daughter of Noah, and Elizabeth (Thompson) McGrew. Mary J. was the first white child born in Salamonie Township, her birth occurring April 5, 1834. Her entire life has been spent here, and many are the changes she has witnessed. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have had born to them five children, two infants who died without naming, Alda M., Ira. F. and Hiram J. On December 4, 1863, Mr. Brown answered to his country's call by enlisting in Company A, Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry, under command of Capt. Isaac DeLong. His company was ordered to join the Army of the Cumberland, thence to Mobile, and took part in the following engagements: the Battle of Nashville, Siege of Mobile. In 1874, he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Warren, and by honest and fair dealing, has built up a thriving business. He began life empty handed and by careful management has accumulated considerable property. The fire fiend visited him in 1881, and wiped out about $4,000 worth of property for the firm, but he immediately rebuilt and is once more on the road to prosperity. His esteemed wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the F. & A. M. order and also a member of Monroe Laymon Post, No. 211, G. A. R. He advocates the principles of the Eepublican party, and is at present Commander of Monroe Laymon Post, No. 211, G. A. R.

WILLIAM CHOPSON, one of the pioneers of Salamonie Township, and at present a resident of Warren, was born in Union County, Penn., November 18, 1829. His parents were George and Elizabeth (Derbyshire) Chopson, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of German and the latter of Irish descent. They were united in raarriage about 1824. They emigrated to Guernsey County, Ohio, about 1830, and from thence to Clinton County, Ohio, and here they resided until death; the latter was called away in April, 1840, in Wilmington, Ohio; the former died in December, 1868, at Westboro, Ohio. At the age of seven we find William with his parents in Clinton County, Ohio. He was reared amid the hardships of farm life, and owing to the limited advantages for receiving an education, he was not fortunate in getting a good education. It might be said that "William began doing for himself at the age of twelve, and has since "paddled his own canoe." He first hired to a neighbor, contracting with him to work one year for 610 and three months' schooling. The next year his employer said as he had worked well he would pay him $12 and three months' schooling and board. The next year he worked eight months for $36, losing four days' time and spent $4.50 in money, leaving 831.50 to his credit. He continued to work out until he was twenty years of age, and the most he ever received for a month's work was $13 and board. At the age of twenty he had by carefully sa,ving his earnings laid up some money and he now resolved to enter a graded school at Martinsville, Ohio. He remained in that institution about one year, and by diligent study enabled himself to secure a first-class license for teaching. In the fall of '50, he and his step-brother, M. B. Pennington, bade good-bye to relatives and friends and turned their faces westward, and in September of '50, they arrived within three miles of "Warren, southeast, just over the line in "Wells County, there they both obtained schools and immediately began teaching. "William taught what was known as the Jones School, two terms in succession, in the summer of '51 he taught the Zent School, then in the fall of '61 he again taughi in the Jones district. At the close of this term of school or January 29, 1852, be was united in marriage with Ruth C. Swaim, daughter of Simeon and Nancy Swaim, natives of Randolph County, N. C, where Ruth was born June 14, 1833, and when an infant or in the fall of 1833, her parents emigrated to Preble County, Ohio, and thence to this county. Here she has spent the greater part of her life, and received a fair education for that day. In August, of '52, Mr. Chopson was engaged to teach what was known as the ""Wickersham" School in Grant County, Ind., after which he returned to Huntington County and taught the Zent School once more. During the summers of '53 and '54 he engaged in making brick and farming, teaching during the winter. In the spring of '55, he put his money, about $500, into dry goods and groceries and opened up a general store in Warren. In the winter of '57 he sold his stock of goods and invested his money in a farm, purchasing ninety-five acres, in Jackson Township, in "Wells County, Ind. On this farm he moved in March, 1858, and continued to reside there until 1863, when he rented his farm and removed to "Warren, where he has resided ever since, his attention being principally directed to dealing in and raising stock. Mr. and Mrs. Chopson are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, he has upheld the principles of the Republican party for the last thirty years, and has held the position of Township Trustee.

One settled in Pennsylvania, one in Virginia, and the othei- in North Carolina. The last had a son named Peter Christman, who came to Ohio and settled in Warren County, about 1800. There he resided until his death. Farming was his adopted profession, but as he was a devout member of the Lutheran Church and was well educated he spent a great deal of time in preaching and it is undecided whether it was he or Rev. Mr. Findlay that preached the first Protestant sermon in the State. He was blessed with a large family, one of whom was David Christman, who was born January 6, 1776, in Guilford County, N. C, where he was reared. His early education was good, especially in German. He was thirty years old when he accompanied his parents to Warren County, Ohio. There he was married in 1 809, to Ann M. Fall, daughter of Christian and Mary (Witt) Fall, natives of North Carolina. The paternal ancestors of Ann M. took part in the Revolutionary War. This union was blessed with seven children: Jehu, Jesse, Elisha, Mary, Ezekiel, James, John W., of whom Elisha and James are the only survivors at this date. David Christman took part in the War of 1813. He passed away in 1851. Prior to this, or in 1849, his wife died with the cholera, at Eaton, Ohio. Elisha Christman, one of the pioneers of Salamonie, was born in Preble Co., Ohio, October 6, 1815. As stated, his parents were David and Ann M. (Fall) Christman. He spent his boyhood and youth on a farm. He attended school but very little and the most of his education was obtained from instruction from his mother. In mathematics he always excelled, and undoubtedly if he had been instructed properly would have made a scientific mathematician. At the age of fifteen he began to do for himself. In ] 833 he assisted his brother John in moving to the present site of Peru. This was then a wilderness. He returned to Ohio and 1836 he went to Elkhart County, Ind., and entered 160 acres of wild land and during the fall of 1836 came to Salamonie Township and traded his 160 acres in Elkhart County to Louis Provines for seventy- eight and one-half acres near Warren. From this time on he has made this county his home. On November 1, 1837, he was married to Margaret Reed, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (McGriff ) Reed, natives of Kentucky. Margaret was born June 33, 1819, in Montgomery County, Ohio. At the age of three years her parents removed to Preble County, where she was raised. This union was blessed with seven children: Julia A., John D., Allen R., Mary A., Jasper N., James O. and Sarah A., of whom John D. and Jasper N. are deceased. The former lost his life while defending his country at the battle of Matamora, Miss. The latter died at Andersonville Prison, where he was confined for eleven months. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Christian Church. Politically Mr. C. is a staunch Republican. He cast his first ballot for Martin Van Buren, and continued to vote the Democratic ticket until Lincoln's nomination, when he changed. He had three sons in the late war, two of whom were sacrificed on their country's altar. The other is a prominent citizen of Warren. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace and was elected Land Appraiser of Huntington County in 1864. He began life a poor man and to-day owns a comfortable home near Warren on the Salamonie.

JAMES E. CHRISTY, dealer in harness, saddles, buggies, etc., Warren, Indiana, was born in Jackson Township, this county, December 3, 1850; his parents were James P. and Rosanah K. (Kirkpatric) Christy. The former a native Pennsylviana, and the latter of Ohio. James spent his early life in this county, and received a fair education. At the age of 19 he was apprenticed to learn the harness and saddlery trade, after completing which, he engaged in business for himself, locating here in 1875. On November 8, 1876, he was married to Miss Mary Finkle, daughter of David and Jane Finkle, old residents of Warren. Mrs. Christy was born in Grant County, this State, but came with her parents to Warren, when quite young. They had born to them four children: Charles S., Nellie, Lillie and Fred, of whom Charles S. was called away when about two years of age, and Fred who died December 36, 1886. Our subject is a member of the I. 0. 0. P. order, in good standing, and upholds the principles of the Republican party. During his youth he worked as a day laborer, and saved his money, and when he had accumulated a sufficient sum, he engaged in business, and to day owns one of the best equipped establishments in Huntington County. By strict attention to business he has built up a good trade. He also owns a half interest in the boot and shoe firm of Elliott and Christy. He is young man of ability and calculated to succeed in business.

LEMUEL COLBERT, who has been a resident of this township since February, 1863, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, November 15, 1842. His parents were George and Serenia (Chapman) Colbert, the former a native of Virginia, of Irish descent. He emigrated to Wells County in 1844, and still resides on the tract of land he first settled on. Our subject spent his young life on his father's farm, receiving a fair education. At the age of nineteen he began to do for himself, and on February 6, 1862, he was united in marriage with Miss Mahala M. Swaim, daughter of Samuel H. and Elizabeth Swaim, whose biographies appear in this volume. She was born July 11, 1845. This union was blessed with two children, Mary E., and Samuel E,, both of whom are living. Mrs. Colbert was called away February 27, 1869. She had united with the Methodist Episcopal Church some years before her death, and died a Christian women. Mr. Colbert was again married March 3, 1870, to Margaret Coolman, daughter of William and Mary A. (McKee) Coolman. She was born in this county September 4, 1846. Her entire life has been spent in this county. Her parents were among the pioneers of this county, but have passed away. This union was blessed with three chil- dren: William C, Daniel L., and Lena L., all of whom are living at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Colbert are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically Mr. Colbert is a Republican, and takes an active interest in the welfare of his party. He began life a farmer boy on twenty acres of land, and has earned every dollar he is worth to-day by hard and earnest toil. He has been fairly successful in life. He in youth was taught the art of farming, and to-day can be classed among Salamonie's most successful farmers. He now owns 240 acres of fine tillable land in Section 3. His improvements are first-class.

DAVID L. ELLIOTT, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Salamonie Township,",was born in Randolph County, N. C, January 21, 1835. His parents were John and Cynthia (Swaim) EUiott, both of whom were natives of IsTorth Carolina. When David was two years of age his father died leaving a widowed mother and four children to mourn the loss. They were: Henry B., Edward N., David L., and Mary A. Mrs. Elliott managed to care for her family and kept the children together until her death which occurred in June, 1844. The family was now left orphans and were compelled to face the ups and downs of an unfriendly world. During the fall of 1844, their Aunt Betsey Stanton, a widow lady with a large family, resolved to remove with her family- to Huntington County, Ind., where her brother Simeon Swaim resided, and invited David and his brothers and sister to to accompany her. They gladly accepted the invitation. The Widow Stanton's reasons for leaving her native State was the curse of slavery and the limited educational advantages offered to her children. David was now nine years of age, he had attended three short terms of school. When he arrived in this county he soon found employment with the venerable Samuel Swaim. In 1847, George Gephart engaged his services, agreeing to pay him $120, and fit him out with a horse, saddle, and bridle, and a good suit of clothes, if David would remain with him until he was twenty- one years of age. This oflfer our subject accepted. He had the privilege of attending the district schools during the winter; and by the time he arrived at his majority, his education was sufficient to enable him to teach in our common schools, and taught two terms in District No. 8, during the fall and winter of 1857-58. During the fall of 1859, he concluded to try the Sunny- South, and located in Yazoo City, Miss., and obtained employment at carpentering. In those days it was rather uncomfortable for a northern man, and especially an anti-slavery man, to live and express his opinions very freely in the State of Mississippi. David stood his ground until the Confederates began to enlist men for the southern cause, when he lost no time in getting back to " Yankey-dom." He arrived at his brother Edward's, in Lafayette, this State, about the last of March, 1861, and was visiting him when President Lincoln's first call for Volunteers was issued. David responded, and on the 18th of April, 1861, enlisted in Company E, Tenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, commanded by Captain William Taylor; his term of enlistment was for tbree months. They were ordered to West Virginia, and took part in the battle of Rich Mountain. In August, 1861, he received an. honorable discharge and returned to Lafayette. During ther winter of 1861-62, he came to Huntington County, and on the firstday of August, 1862, he entlisted in Company E, Seventy-fifth- Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, commanded by Capt. David H. Wall. About the 18th of August, they left Indianapolis for" Louisville, Ky.; here he was placed in the department of the Cum-- berland under the immediate, command of Gen. Baell. They were transferred from one . weak point to another and did nof participate in any hard fought engagements until the battle of "Hoover's Gap" in June, 1S6:1 After this, Mr. Elliott was in the battles of Chickamauga, Mission-Ridge. Resacca, Buzzard Roost, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro. Savannah, Goldsboro, Bentonville, and Smithfield, N. C. He was with Gen. W. T. Sherman during his entire march to the sea and back to Washington. Strange to say, during all these hard faught battles he received but one slight wound, and that in the battle of Chickamauga. Oa June 8, 1865, he received an honorable discharge and was mustered out in the rank of Captain,, which position he was promoted to at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 1863, He enlisted as a private, was soon appointed Orderly-Sergeant, and in a short time received the appointment of Second Lieutenant, and as stated above, received the appointment as Captain of Company E, Seventy-fifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, which position he held until the close of the war. After his discharge, he returned to Huntington County, and engaged in farming in Salamonie Township. On August 23, 1865, he was married to Miss Martha A. Morrison daughter of Leander and Matilda Morrison, who were among the pioneer settlers of this township. Martha was born in Salamonie Township, May 30, 1842; this union has been blessed with four children: George 0., Olarenoe R., Alice B., and Mary M., all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are members of the United Brethren Church in which they have been faithful workers for over twenty years. Politically Mr. Elliott is a Republican, and has served as Justice of the Peace for four years. Daring the spring election of 1886, he was elected Township Assessor, which position he now holds.

JEROME ELLIOTT, of the firm of Elliott & Christy, dealersin boots and shoes, Warren, Ind., is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Warren, June 24, 1852. His parents were Martin and Clarissa (Hawkins) Elliott, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Wabash County, Ind. Our subject has spent his entire life here, and has always made Warren his home. He received a fair education in youth, and at the age of seventeen was apprenticed to learn the boot and shoe trade. After completing which, he engaged in the business in Warren..

On March 24, 1877, he was married to Miss Asenath A. Irwin, daughter of Jonathan and Asenath Irwin, whose history appears in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were blessed with four children: Jennie, Fred A., Edwin B., and Burr, of whom Jennie was called away when about two years of age. Mr. Elliott is a member of the Christian Church, and has always been a Republican. He began life at the bottom of the ladder, and has, by strict attention to business, accumulated some wealth. At present writing his store is stocked with a first-class assortment of all kinds of leather and rubber goods found in any first-class establishment. He is respected by all who know him and is succeeding well in his business.

JOSEPH EUBANK, for thirty-five years a prominent resident of Salamonie Township, was born in Preble County, Ohio, October 8, 1830. His parents were Hezekiah and Christena (Devidoff) Eubank, natives of Virginia, the former of English and the latter of Swiss descent. They were married in Virginia about 1810, and were blessed with eleven children, seven boys and four girls: John, Sarah, Henry, Thomas, Mary, Joseph, Jacob, Stephen, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Hezekiah. About 1815, Mr. Eubank emigrated to Highland County, Ohio, but did not reside there long, when he removed to Preble County. In 1820 he removed to Montgomery County, Ohio, and there resided until the death of his loving wife, who was called away in 1820. Mr. Eubank ended his days in this township in 1868, at the advanced age of eighty eight years. They were members of the United Brethren Church, with - which they had been united for a number of years. Joseph Eubank, the subject of this sketch, spent his boyhood and youth on his father's farm in Montgomery County, Ohio. His education was fair for that day of log school house s. At the age of nineteen he turned his attention to brick laying and masonry, and occasionally followed this trade for over thirty years. Joseph began doing for himself at an early age and had to depend upon his own labors for his start in life. He was always ready and willing to work at anything he could make an honest dollar at. On May 1(5, 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Rosanah Rohrer, daughter of Christian and Rachel (Deaner) Rohrer, natives of Maryland, of German descent. Rosanah was born in Washington County, Maryland, November 22, 1822; her parents moved to Ohio when she was about twelve years old. They first settled in Pickaway County, thence to Preble County, where she grew to womanhood. This union was blessed with eleven children: Aaron, David, William, Rachel, Henry, Catharine, Jane, John, Marietta, Elizabeth, Ida, of whom William and Rachel are deceased. The other children are grown to miaturity, married and living in Ohio, Indiana and Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Eubank are members of the United Brethren Church with which they have been identified nearly fifty years. Politically he is a Republican, and upholds the principles of that party. He began life a poor boy working by days for his living. Shortly after his marriage he purchased ten acres of ground in Darke County, Ohio; there he resided until 1851, when he removed to Section 16, Salamonie Township, where he had purchased eighty acres of wild land. He put up a log cabin and moved into it, and began to clear up a home, and by hard work and careful management he succeeded well.

JONATHAN F0U3T, for forty-seven years a resident of Salamonie Township, was born to Jacob and Mary L. Foust, in Westmoreland County, Penn., October 15, 1803. In 1817 he bade his friends adieu and started on foot to Highland County, Ohio. There he obtained employment and was married to Anna Shearer. This union was blessed with nine children, namely: John, Mary, Andrew, Jacob, Sarah, Elizabeth, Samuel and Adam, of whom Andrew and Elizabeth are deceased. In 1838 he came to Salamonie Township, and entered 160 acres of land in Section 35. He returned to Ohio, and in the fall of 1839 moved his family to this "new western country." Aided by a loving wife and family they soon had a comfortable honae cleared out of the forest. Mr. Foust is now eighty-four years of age and his venerable wife is eighty- three. It is seldom the biographer meets such an aged couple. They are nearing the end of a long and useful life, and their children can point with pride to their honorable record. They have been united with the Methodist Episcopal Church forty-five years. Up to the war Mr. Foust advocated the principles of the Democratic party, but since then has been a staunch Republican. What he has to-day he has made by hard and diligent toil. He has been very liberal with his family.

ADAM FOUST, the subject of this sketch, was born in this Township, June 20, 1845. His parents were Jonathan and Anna (Shafer) Foust, whose biography appears above. Here he was reared on his father's farm, receiving a good education. He completed his studies in the graded school at BlufEton, Ind., and taught several terms of school in this and Wells County. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in Company E, Seventy-Fifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, under Capt. David H. Wall. He was placed in the Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Gen. George H. Thomas, and took part in the following noted battles: Chickamauga, where he was wounded; Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Dalton, Resacca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Goldsboro, Bentonville and Smithfield. He accompanied Sherman on his March to the Sea, and remained with him until the grand review in Washington. During the engagement at Chickamauga he was wounded in the face; and during the fight at Kenesaw Mountain a minnie ball struck his cartridge-box, but did not penetrate through it. On June 8, 1865, he was mustered out of the service, and on the 17th day of June was discharged at Indianapolis, and returned home.

He again commenced farming, which he has followed ever since. On October 20, 1870, he was married to Emily C. King, daughter of Gabriel H. and Susan (Mendenhall) King. Emily was born in Wells County, Ind., November 7, 1851, where she was raised. This union was blessed with five children: Clara A., Charles H., William E., Francis E., who died in infancy, and Gracie Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Foust are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is also a member of Monroe Laymon Post, No. 311. He owns a residence property in Warren, also a fine farm in Wells County. Politically he is a staunch Eepublican, and gen- -erally takes an active interest in the welfare of his party. In 1884 he was chosen by his party as their candidate for Representative from this county; but owing to a large majority to overcome, he was defeated; however he ran ahead of his ticket thirty-five in this county, and was only defeated by seventy votes. He is one of the rising young men of the county.

SAMUEL L. GOOD, partner in the banking firm of Good & Thompson, is a native of Perry County, Ohio, where he was born October 4, 1834. His parents were Benjamin and Nancy (Griffith) Good, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. On September 1st, 1847, they landed in Warren and purchased a part of the Jones tract of land in Section 29, and adjoining the town plat. Upon this they moved and continued to reside until their deatl^is. Samuel was thirteen years of age when his parents came to this county, and owing to the scarcity of schools, it required a great effort on the part of a student to get much of an education. At the age of seventeen Samuel obtained a position as a clerk in J. F. Good & Bros, general merchandise store, and remained with that firm almost continuously for eight years, during which time he had taught three terms of school. The spring of i860 found him financially prepared to enter business on his own responsibility and associated himself with George H. Thompson, Jr., in the general merchandise business. This partnership lasted two years, when he sold his interest to Mr. Thompson and immediately bought out J. F. Good & Bro's. establishment, where he continued in business until 1865. He then disposed of his entire stock of merchandise and turned his attention to his farms, and dealing in hogs and cattle. This he pursued with marked success until 1879. During that year the Toledo, Delphos & Burlington Railroad was built to Warren. He was one of the leading advocates of the road, and spaced neither time nor money in his endeavors to secure the amount asked by the company of the citizens of Warren and vicinity. On the completion of the railroad a market was opened up for grain and stock, and he, with his former partner, Mr. George H. Thompson, erected a large elevator, and began buying grain. They were engaged in this business until 1884, when they disposed of the elevator and have since given their ontire attention to banking. Prior to this, or on October 1st,

1883, they established the " Exchange Bank " of Warren, and have done a general banking business ever since. Mr. Good's life companion was Miss Mary A. Thompson, daughter of George H. and Julia A. (Elliott) Thompson. She is a native of this county. This marriage occurred January 35, 1861, and was blessed with five children: Lizzie B., Emma K., George S., who is now associated with his father in the bank, Julia M. and' Robert E., of whom Emma K. and Robert E. are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Good have been identified for some years with the Christian Church. Mr. Good is also a member of the Masonic order, and firmly upholds the principles of the Republican party, holding the office of Trustee of Salamonie Township several terms. He started in life as a clerk on a small salary, but saved his earnings and applied his money in such a way that in a few years he commanded quite a considerable sum, and engaged in business as the proprietor instead of the clerk. During his business career he received some aid from home, and of late years his father-in-law, George H. Thompson, Sr., has aided him considerably, but on his own account he has accumulated quite a fortune. He has always been very fortunate in business and never failed in anything he undertook to do. He is always ready and vrilling to aid any enterprise that will be of benefit to the citizens in general. Besides his banking interests and valuable residence property in Warren, he owns about 800 acres of fine farming lands adjoining and within two miles of the town. By his straight-forward business methods he has won the esteem of the public in general, and is a valuable factor among the substantial business men of Warren. He expects to end his days where he has spent the best part of his life in making a comfortable home and a fortune.

FRANCIS M. HUFF, Ex-County Superintendent, and prominent furniture dealer of Warren, is the subject of this sketch. His is an eventful life, and one worthy of consideration of every young man. He was born in Harrison County, Va., December 37, 1843. Owing to the poverty of his parents he was compelled, at an early age, to earn his own support, mainly upon the farm. His companions were of the roughest type, and capable of doing almost anything for money. It was with this class our subject spent his boyhood days. At the age of thirteen he resolved to tear himself away from his early associates, and to adopt a different life. Up to this time he had never received a day's schooling. He was living near Simpson's store, Greene County, Penn. ^ Villiam Teagardener was teaching school near by, Francis hunted up an old book and entered the A, B, C, class; he made such rapid progress in his studies, that before the expiration of the term, he was chosen by Mr. Teagardener as assistant teacher in Geography, having learned this branch in song before he could read. During the next winter he attended school at Prosperity, Washington Co., Penn., Miss Nannie Langdon being his teacher.

After the close of this term, he began working by the month, and August of that year he found he had accumulated $10, with which he resolved to start west and go as far as his money would take him, and accordingly left Pennsylvania about the last of August, and arrived in Richmond, this State, in September. There he hired to a farmer, and worked for him until the winter schools began, when he again commenced his studies. This was during the winter of 1860. By the time this term of school closed, the great storm which had been threatening the solidity of the Union began to burst, and Frank was one of the first to answer his country's call. On April 31, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Sixteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, under Capt. John S. Lee, his term of enlistment being for one year. He was placed in the Army of the Potomac, then commanded by Gen. Banks. He remained with his command until the expiration of his term of enlistment, when he received an honorable discharge. Shortly after his return home, he re-enlisted in Company E, Eighty-Seventh Ohio Volunteers, under Capt. Calkins. For three months he was placed in the garrison at Harper's Ferry, and was made a prisoner of war on the surrender of that post by Gen. Miles, September 15, 1863. He was immediately paroled and sent home, but was not content to remain idle when his services were needed in the front, and in October he once more enlisted, this time in Company B, Nineteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, under Capt. W. W. Dudley, for three years or during the war. He was once more placed in the Army of the Potomac, under the command of Gen. Burnside. During this enlistment he took part in the following noted engagments: Fredricksburg, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg - in this battle he received a wound in the head, and out of 300 of his Regiment who went into the fight, only sixty-nine reported for duty after the battle. He next took part in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg; here he was shot through the right thigh and sent to Sickles' Barracks' Hospital, and was under the surgeon's care six months. He again reported for duty at Petersburg, in March, 1864, and during the siege of Richmond and three days before the capture of Lee's army, he was again shot in the right thigh and was sent to Baltimore, where he received an honorable discharge on account of disability. He immediately returned to Richmond, Indiana, and being crippled, could not again engage in farming, and had to turn his attention to something else. A friend persuaded him to attend school and fit himself for teaching, but after attending one term he run out of funds and was on the point of giving up an education, when he applied to Miss Elizabeth Lewellen, a lady teacher of Wayne County, for $50 to carry him through the second term of school; she gladly loaned him the amount, and with this he was enabled to keep himself in school until he passed a successful examination and received a license for teaching. He taught two successful terms, and in

1868 he resolved to try a cow-boy's life, and took a trip to Nebraska. The west did not suit him, and in 1869 he returned to Huntington, this county, and during the winter of 1869, he began teaching near Mt. Etna, this county, where he taught several times with marked success. In the spring of 1872 he came to Warren, and was engaged as principal of the Warren schools a position he held until April, 1874, -w hen he was elected Superintendent of Schools in Huntington County, which position he held until 1879. On October 18, 1874, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Sprowl, daughter of Robert and Hannah (Shaffer) Sprowl old and respected residents of Warren. This union was blessed with two children, Charlie and Pearl, of whom Charlie was called away in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Huff are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Huff is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Monroe Laymon Post, No. 211, G. A. R. He is a staunch Republican, and upholds the principles of his party. In 1880 he was appointed mail agent on the Wabash Railroad, but owing to poor health had to resign his position. In 1881 he was appointed Postmaster at Warren, and held the office until the change of administration. He is now engaged in the furniture business, and has a large and well selected stock. He is a self-made man, and has risen to his present standing through his own efforts. His education is good, and his library is one of the finest in Warren, and contains many volumes of science and literature. In all of his official and business life, he has managed his affairs with credit to himself.

JONATHAN IRWIN, the subject of this biography, has been a resident of Salamonie Township forty- seven years. He was bom in Guilford County, N. C, May 21, 1816. He was the son of Samuel and Abia (Mathus) Irwin, both of whom were natives of North Carolina. The former of English and Irish descent, and the latter of Irish extraction. In 1835, Jonathan accompanied his parents to Preble County, Ohio. On November 16, 1837, he was married to Asenath Logue, daughter of William and Abigail (Masey) Logue, natives of North Carolina, where Asenath was born and reared. In 1840, Mr. Irwin emigrated with his wife to Huntington County, Ind., and located four and one-half miles east of Warren, where He entered forty acres of wild land, put up a cabin and began to clear up a home. There he resided until 1844, when he removed to Danville, this State, and engaged in the carpenter business, which he followed until 1850, when he sold out and removed "to Pendleton, Ind., where he followed his trade a short time, returning to Warren in the fall of '50. On his arrival here he purchased property with the determination of locating here permanently. He followed his trade until 1863; during this year he received the appointment of Postmaster at Warren, which office he filled with credit until 1866. Andrew Johnson's administration was not in sympathy with Republican Postmasters, and Mr. Irwin was temporarily relieved for awhile, but was re-appointed in 1869, and served until the fall of '8 i, when he resigned his position in order to give his entire attention to the grocery business, in which he established himself in 1864. The firm is now known as J. Irwin & Son, they carry a large and well selected stock of groceries and queensware, which is a credit to the town of Warren. He and his wife were blessed with twelve children, namely: William M., Tursey A., Samuel R., Jonathan L., Louis, George S., Mary L., Sarah E., Asenath A., Adalaska, Eugene and Rosa M.; William M., Tursey A., Sarah E., Asenath A. and Eugene reside at this writing in Warren; Samuel R. resides in St. Augustine, Fla.; Jonathan L. is a resident of Chicago, Ills., and Mary L. is married to Louis P. Morrison, and resides in Fremont County, Col. Mr. Irwin is a staunch Republican. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and Notary Public eight years. He commenced life empty handed, and when he first landed in Salamonie Township he says $i was all the money he had, but by carefully saving his earnings, he has succeeded in providing himself with considerable property and a comfortable home. He is in fair health for one of seventy, and bids fair to live and enjoy many years of happy old age where he has so long been identified with the development of the town and country.

CORNELIUS N. IRWIN has been a resident of this township forty-one years last January. He was born in Guilford County, N. C, May 'Z5, 1836; his parents were John and Hannah Irwin, natives of North Carolina. Cornelius spent his boyhood and youth on his father's farm, his early education was fair for that day, his father taking quite an interest in schooling his children. At the age of twenty, or in the winter of '46, Cornelius and his uncle, Robert Irwin, bade a good bye to home and friends, and set out on foot to cross the mountains, and seek a home in the west. They arrived at Robert Irwin's in this township, in about twenty-eight days, having walked the entire distance from Guilford County, N. C. For a number of years he could name every town he passed through en route, a part of the distance was traveled through drifts of snow. After his arrival here he engaged as a laborer. On August 39, 1848, he was married to Elizabeth Swaim, daughter of Simeon and Nancy Swaim, whose biographies are found elsewhere in this work. She was born October 31, 1834, in Stokes County, M. C. Wheu about the age of thirteen, her parents emigrated to this county, and she has resided here ever since. They were blessed with seven children: Eunice A., Nancy L., Samuel L., Robert C, Ruth E., William N., and Elizabeth, of whom Samuel and Elizabeth are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which they have been united over thirty years. Mr. Irwin has always upheld the principles of the Republican party, and has never missed a vote in his life, and has cast every ballot in Salamonie Township. He began working the road at the age of twenty-one, and continued to work each year until he was fifty. In 1848 he purchased a tract of partly improved land, in Section 23, a cabin was on the land and into this he moved his family. There he resided for a number of years; 1876 he purchased the farm he now resides on, which lays in Section 36. When Mr. Irwin came to Salamonie Township, this part of it was considered very poor land on account of the flat surface of the soil, but by good husbandry, what was considered a swamp, forty years ago, has been transformed into fine, beautiful farms. The general development of the country has been great, the old by-roads have been replaced with fine public highways, civilization has come to' stay, and there are but few of the pioneers left, to tell the story of pioneer life. Mr. Irwin began life a poor boy, and had to work out to get his start in life. When he arrived here, he was $L0 in debt, but by dint of industry and perseverance he has provided himself with a comfortable home, where he expects to spend the rest of his life. Mrs. Irwin, one day heard the hounds baying, and, on going out, found a deer cornered near the roots of an old tree; she took a mattock and killed it.

WILLIAM M. IRWIN, of the firm of J. Irwin & Son, dealers in groceries and queensware, Warren, Ind., is a native of Preble County, Ohio, where he was born November 17, 1838. His parents were Jonathan and Asenath Irwin, whose biographies appear in this volume. He came with his parents to Huntington County in 1840, and has remained here ever since. By attending the district schools he received a fair education. At the age of fourteen he began to learn the carpenter's trade under the instruction of his father, with whom he remained until he was twenty- one years of age, after which he engaged in carpentering for himself. On July 34, 1863, he answered his country's call by enlisting in Company E, Seventy-Fifth Eegiment, Indiana Volunteers, under command of Capt. David H. Wall. Company E was ordered to join the Army of the Tennessee, and participated in the following noted battles: Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge. He also took part in the Atlanta Campaign, and left Atlanta with Gen. Sherman, November 16, 1863, and remained with him through thick and thin until the Grand Review in Washington. Strange to say, during his entire enlistment he never received a scratch, which is remarkable, owing to the fact that he was in some of the hottest contested battles of the war. After receiving an honorable discharge he returned to Warren and resumed his trade. On November 23, 1866, he chose for his life companion. Miss Mary M. Minnich, daughter of Jacob and Christena Minnich, old and respected residents of Wells County, Ind. This union was blessed with two children, Amelia and Nellie, both of whom are living. Mr. Irwin is a member of Monroe Laymon Post, No. 311, G. A. R,, and upholds the prmciples of the Republican party. Since he engaged in the mercantile business he has succeeded well, and is building up a good

SAMUEL JONES, while a soldier during the War of 1813, passed through this part of Indiana, and was much pleased with the natural advantages of this country. He resolved if ever he left Highland County, Ohio to seek a home in the west, that he would settle in the territory now embraced in Huntington County, and before we conclude this biography, the reader will observe that he made good his resolution. He was born in Pennsylvania, December 30, 1790. His parents were John and Linna Jones, with whom he went to Ohio when quite young. On January 5, 1813, he was married to Sarah Ruse, of Highland County, Ohio, where his wife died July 38, 1835. He was again married to Nancy Reveal, and in the spring of 1833, come to Huntington County, Indiana, and entered the tract of land embracing the present site of Warren. The Indianapolis & Fort Wayne Wagon. Road passed through this tract of land and on the first day of January, 1837, Mr. Jones offered lots for sale in what was then known as " Jonesboro, " but on learning that another town of that name existed in this State, he changed the name to Warren. Mr. Jones continued to reside here for forty years after his first settlement, and by his honesty and fair dealmg won the confidence and respect of the pioneers. He served through the War of 1813. Politically he upheld the principles of the Democratic party, and in 1848 he represented Huntington and Whitley Counties in the Indiana Legislature. His early advantages for receiving an education were limited, but natural ability was great and he strongly espoused the education of our youths. He first introduced schools into Salamonie Township by employing a private teacher in his own family, and by donating a house for school purposes. After an honorable and useful life he was called away. Silas Jones, his son, who was thirteen years of age when tiis father landed in this township, was born m Highland County, Ohio, September 19, 1830. He spent his boyhood and youth amid the hardships of pioneer life, and received a fair education for that day of log school houses. When twenty years of age, or on November 12, 1840, he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza J. Dillon, daughter of John and Sarah Dillon and residents at that time of this county. Eliza was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, and when about sixteen years of age accompanied her parents to this State. This union was blessed with seven children: Sarah E., Theresa J., Alfred W., Elvira E., Jasper J., Loyd S. and George P., of whom George P. is deceased. Mrs. Jonas was also called away. May 5, 1877. She was a member of the Christian Church, and loved by all who knew her. On October 17, 1880 he was again married to Miss Sarah A,ntrim, a native of Highland County, Ohio. They are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Jones has always been an active worker in the Democratic party. He began life at the bottom of the lad- der and by strict attention to business has been eminently successful during life. He owns a fine farm of over 200 acres, the one he spent the best part of his life in clearing. He is now leading a retired life in "East Warren," which addition to Warren he laid out in 1879. His health is fair for one of his age. He attended the first election held in Salamonie Township; his recollection of pioneer life in this township is good, and he has lived to see a great change in the development of the county. It would be proper to mention the fact that on the arrival of Samuel Jones in Huntington County, he entered a tract of land for Silas, Allen, Nancy, Matilda and Lucinda, the first two receiving 160 acres each, and the last three eighty acres each. William, John, Samuel and Sarah, the children by his second wife, each received a tract of land near Huntington.

JOHN D. JONES, one of the pioneers of this township, and a prominent farmer, was born in Highland County, Ohio, May 31, 1830. His parents were Samuel and Nancy Jones, whose biography appears above in this history. John was three years old when his parents came here, and has always made this county his home. He was reared on a farm and received a fair education. At the age of nineteen, he engaged as a clerk in Jacob Brown's general merchandise store, in Warren, and followed that occupation three years. While he was engaged in this work he was married to Miss Elizabeth Linse. This union was blessed with three children: George A., James M. and Samuel J., who were twins, of whom George A., is deceased. Mrs. Jones was also called away in February, 1856. Mr. Jones then engaged with Purviance, Cane & Co., in Huntington, and was in their employ about three years, when he was again married to Phebe E. Purviance, and to this union was born one child, John P., now living. Mr. Jones' home was again visited by death, and on April 14, 1880, Mrs. Jones was called across the dark river. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and loved by all who knew her. On December 16, 1882, he was married to Miss Amy Adsit, daughter of Daniel B. and Sophia Adsit. She was born in Clinton County, Ohio, January 19, 1855. When nine years of age she accompanied her parents to Warren. She has resided here ever since. Mr. Jones is a member of the F. & A. M. order, and has taken an active interest in the order for thirty years. He is a Democrat and can trace the Democratic principles generations back. In 1862, he was elected treasurer of Huntington County, and filled the office with credit one term. He has of late years given his entire attention to his fine farm which adjoins the town of Warren, and also to the breeding of trotting horses. In 1873, he went to Kentucky and purchased Membrino Mac, a fine horse that showed a speed on Mr. Jones' race track of 2:30. Some of his best colts are Penut, Membrmo Billy and Belva Lockwood, and others equally as good if they were properly trained. His running colts, are Wild Duck, which has made one-half mile in fifty seconds. Wild Duck, Jr., which ran one-half mile in fifty seconds in 1886, and at Kokomo, during the same fall ran a mile in one minute and fifty seconds. Hoosier Maid is also showing good speed. Mr. Jones owns one of the finest farms in Section 29; it consists of 260 acres and well improved. He has aided his sons in securing farms and property. Mr. Jones expects to end his days where he has spent the best part of his life in making a home.

SYLVESTER V. KINTZ, proprietor of the American Hotel, Warren, Ind., is a native of Fort Wayne, this State, where he was born November 12, 1852. His parents were Jacob J. and Alice (Marr) Kintz, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ireland, both of German descent. When our subject was sixteen years old he went to Huntington, Ind., and made his home with John A. W. Kintz, who was his brother, and afterward Sheriff of Huntington County. While there he commenced to learn the harness trade, which he completed in Anderson, this State. Returning to Huntingten he followed his trade two years, when he removed to Canton, 111., remaining in that State until 1879, when he again returned to Huntington, and during the same year he located in Warren, engaging in the barber business, having learned the trade in Illinois. He was quite successful in this undertaking, and to day his old patrons claim him to be the best barber Warren ever afforded. On December 12, 1879. he chose for his wife Miss Mattie Williamson, daughter of Andrew and Susan (Her) Williamson, old and respected residents of this county. Mattie was born in Warren, and has resided here all her life. In 1885, Mr. Kintz took charge of the American Hotel in Warren, -and through his careful management it can be classed among the most accommodating houses found in a place the size of Warren. He is a genial, kind and obliging man, and one calculated to fill his present position with success.

WILLIAM MATLACK was born in Chester County, Penn., April 2, 1814. His parents were Thomas and Martha (Roberts) Matlack, the former a native of Delaware, and the latter of Pennsylvania, both of Welsh descent. William spent his youth on his father's farm and in his store. By attending the district schools he received an education sufficient to enable him to teach successfully in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. When he was eighteen years of age he was apprenticed to learn mill-wrighting, which trade he completed. At the age of twenty-two he went down into Maryland, and followed his trade something over a year. In 184f> he turned his face westward and located in Preble County, Ohio. In 1844 he was married to Catharine Stanback, and was blessed with four children : David T., Mary J., Martha E. and Mahala C, all of whom are now living. Mrs. Matlack was called away December 6, 1877. After residing seventeen years in Ohio, Mr. Matlack concluded he was tired of plowing and farming among the stones of that country and resolved to seek a home elsewhere, so in the fall of 1857, he removed his family to Section 25, Salamonie Township, where he had purchased 140 acres, eighty in this county and sixty in Wells County. This land was partly improved, but owing to the flat condition of the country it required considerable of hard work at ditching and draining to make a good tillable farm, but by working hard and industry he has developed one of the best farms in this locality. Years ago he left home a poor, but honest boy, and every dollar he is worth to-day he has made by hard and incessant toil. He has always upheld the principles of the Democratic party, and has held the position of Postmaster at "Boehmer" for several years. He is a member of the Salem Lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry, which society meets at his residence. He is an honest, upright citizen, and one of the substantial farmers of Salamonie Township.

WILLIAM McCOY, who has been a resident of this county since 1836, and at the present time residing in Warren, was born in Patrick, W. Va., November 18, 1810. His parents were John and Sarah (Hopkins) McCoy, the former a native of Scotland, emigrating to America about 1803, or 1804. He located in Virginia, and in about three years afterward he was married to Miss 8arah Hopkins, daughter of William and Polly Hopkins. She was a native of Virginia where she was born and raised. In

1812 the father took part in the war with Great Britain. William spent his boyhood and youth in Tennessee. Owing to the scarcity of schools in that day he only received a limited education. While in Tennessee, but after removing north, he went to school two terms, which gave him some knowledge of the common branches. In the fall of 1829 we find William nearing his nineteenth birthday. He was surrounded with poverty and an aristocratic people who upheld slavery and ignored a poor but honest white man who had to toil for his daily bread. These circumstances led young McCoy to seek another field for his future labors in life. He accordingly, in October, 1829, bade farewell to friends and relations, and started for Ohio, crossing the river on the 5th of that month, at Cincinnati. He procured work in Hamilton County of Mr. Montgomerj', who had the contract for constructing the first turnpike ever built into Cincinnati. When he obtained this position he only had 75 cents in money. After working a while on the pike he engaged with a farmer and remained with him until about Christmas, when he resolved to hunt a better position and a place where he could go to school that winter and work for his board. He wandered to Union County, this State, arriving in that county about the 1st of January, 1830, and found a comfortable home in a family of Quakers. There he remained until spring, when he hired to an old Quaker and remained two years in Union County. He next went to Preble County, Ohio, and began to learn the brick-laying trade and plastering, and followed that trade two years in Ohio before he emigrated to this county. In the fall of 1836 he arrived in Jefferson Township, this county, and entered 140 acres of wild land. After establishing himself in Jefferson Township he and another man took the contract for laying the brick in the court house at Peru, Ind. After completing this contract he went to Lafayette, Ind., and worked the rest of the season. About the 1st of December, 1837, he returned to Jefferson Township, and on January 4, 1838, was united in marriage to Polly A. Spro wl, daughter of Joseph and Jennie (Armstrong) Sprowl. Polly was born March 29, 1819, in Preble County, Ohio, where she was raised. This union was blessed with eleven children: Elizabeth J., Alexander, Davison, Sarah, Martha, William G., Priscilla, Mary B., Julia, Louis, Marshall, of whom Elizabeth, Sarah A., Priscilla, Mary B., Julia, Louis and Marshall, are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy are members of the Christian Church, with which they have been identified for a number of years, and are among the leaders of that denomination, and always ready to give their aid for the benefit of the church. For a few years after Mr. McCoy's marriage he continued to follow his trade, but finally gave up his trade and turned his attention to farming. Prior to this, or in the spring of 1838, he purchased property in Marion, moved into it and aided in constructing the old court house in that city. In the fall of 1838, he returned to his farm, and by his own hands aided in clearing up a great portion of his farm, and has spent many a hard day's work in the clearing and at night burn brush. Thus by degrees he steadily prospered. He has always adopted a straight-forward, honorable course in life, and by his own exertions has accumulated considerable of wealth. About seven years ago he moved to Warren, where he owns fine residence property, and resides there at the present time. He was reared a Democrat, and for the greater part of his life advocated the principles of that party, but lately has changed his political views, and now firmly advocates the temperance cause. At one time he was elected Assessor of Huntington County, and held the office four years. He is now living a retired life in Warren.

DANIEL McELHANEY was born in West Virginia, June 18, 1810. His early life was spent amid the hardships of farm labor. After he grew to manhood he began to do for himself, and in 1844 he emigrated to Preble County, Ohio; there he was married to Sarah Scott, and was blessed with three children: Matilda, James H. and Marrietta, of whom Marrietta died when about ten years of age. In the fall of 1850 Mr. McElhaney loaded a few household goods into a two horse wagon and started for Huntington County. He landed here in October, and settled on the tract of land he now resides on, for which he had traded land in Virginia. He put up a log cabin, half floored with a puncheon floor, and spent the first winter in it. Mr. McElhaney is a staunch Eepublican, and has upheld the principles of that party since its organization. He now has a comfortable home, and the trials and traces of pioneer life have almost passed away. He is a man well spoken of in the community^ and his integrity is above reproach.

THOMAS McILWATN, one of the pioneers of Huntington County, was born in Abbeyville District, S. C, September 15, 1812. His parents were John and Sarah (Logan) Mcllwain, both natives of Ireland, the former of Scotch, and the latter of Irish descent. In 1817, they emigrated to Union County, Indiana, thence to Franklin County, and thence to Fayette County, where Mr. Mcllwain died. The widow and mother survived him but a short time, and died in Cass County, Ind. Up to the age of eighteen Thomas remained with his parents, and had received some learning in the old log school houses of that day. At the age of eighteen he began to do for himself, and engaged to work in a woolen mill, and learned the art of cloth dressing. This he continued to follow for five or six years. Then he turned his attention to.farming. On January 7, 18:36, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Williams, daughter of John and Sarah (Bryant) Williams, who removed from Kentucky to Fayette County, Ind., in 1813. Here Mary was born December 7, 1816. This was the year Indiana became a State, and Mrs. Mcllwain has the honor of residing here ever since its admission into the Union. Her young life was spent in Fayette County, where she resided until after her marriage with Mr. Mcllwain. They began house-keeping in Fayette County in limited circumstances, and the clock that marked the time, night and day, when they first entered life's stream together, is at this moment ticking away as if it had just begun the task for which it was intended. Through all these years of toil and hardships the old clock has stood in its place, a quiet spectator, witnessing joy and sorrow, and marking the onward flight of time. In 1837 Mr. Mcllwain came to Huntington County, to enter a tract of land. He found an eighty-acre tract in Section 8, and returned to his home in Fayette County, and in the fall of 1839 he landed upon his land. He built a log cabin and began to clear up his home. Indians were then plenty, and game, such as deer and turkeys, was in abundance. The little village of Huntington was then their market, the roads were bad, and in the spring eight bushels of wheat was considered a big load. Thus we can imagine to-day the trials and hardships of these sturdy pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwain were blessed with ten children: Oscar, born October 1, 1836; Vanda, born November 13, 1838, died March 20, 1840; James M., born January 8, 1841; John, born October 30, 1843, died January 13, 1863; Arthur, born August 2, 1846, died October 20, 1848; Zelotes, born March 1, 1849; William A., born September 20, 1851, died July 20, 1863; Thomas J., born October 10, 1854,died July 20,1563; Rudolphus S., born November 24, 1856, died July 37, 1863; Benjamin F., born January 13, 1859, died March 36, 1860. As noted in this record, seven of the ten children which blessed this union have been called away, that terrible disease, scarlet fever, taking three sons at one time. The three sons now living are all residing in Salamonie Township, upon farms of their own. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwain are members of the Christian Church, with which they have been identified about forty years. In politics Mr. Mcllwain has always upheld the Republican party.

OSCAR F. McILWAIN, a prominent farmer of Salamonie Township, was born October 1, 1836, being the oldest of ten children (three living, seven dead), born to Thomas and Mary (Williams) Mcllwain. Subje6t's father's sketch will be seen in another place. Our subject was born in Fayette County. Ind., when in 1838, his parents removed to Huntington County. He was reared as a farmer boy, lived with father until nineteen years of age, when he began work for himself, teaching school, and clay's work until in the month of August, 1863, enlisted in the army. Seventy-Third Indiana, Company G, remaining here until June, 1863, when he was discharged on account of disability caused from a wound at the battle of Stone River, returned home (Miami County), for a length of time. Previous to this time and before Mr. Mcllwain joined the army, he was married to Miss Martha Storsty, July 31, ]859, of Fayette County. In 1866, Mr. Ilwain and lady and one child, removed to Michigan and took up a homestead; remained there about eight years, when he returned to Indiana, in this county, and bought the old farm known as the Thomas Mcllwain farm. Section 7, Salamonie Township, where he remains to the present day. By hard work and good management has redeemed a good farm with fine improvements. Is a Republican. Belong (he and lady) to Methodist Episcopal Church. Are good people, well respected by the community. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwain five children have been born, the oldest, Perrv W., born July 9, 1860, died October 31, 1861; Mary A., born November 38, 1863, died December 13, 1863; William E., born September 5, 1864, died August 7, 1881; Evelina, born February 7, 1868; Jesse, born May 5, 1877.

LEANDER MORRISON, deceased, is a man worthy of mention in this volume. For over forty- eight years he was identified with Salamonie Township and its development. His parents, Andrew and Martha (Mitchell) Morrison, were natives of ;North Carolina. When young they removed to Kentucky, and, in 1807, from thence to Preble County, Ohio, where Leander was reared amid the hardships of farm life. By attending the district schools he received a fair education, and before he arrived at his maturity he had learned the carpenter's trade. He was a poor boy, and, in 1833, having heard of the advantages offered to men of small means in this country, resolved to come west and cast his lot with the pioneers and secure a home. He landed in this township before a clearing of any kind had been made, and entered land in Section 33. He returned to his home in Ohio, and remained until the tall of 1833, when he accompanied his' uncle, Fleming Mitchell, to this township, who settled on the Salamonie, a short distance above the present site of Warren. Mr. Mitchell conceived the idea of erecting a mill, and our subject assisted him in the work. By the fall of 1834 they had a saw mill in running order, and by the close of 1835 were prepared to grind corn. On February 26, 1835, Mr. Morrison was united in marriage with Miss Matilda Jones, daughter of Samuel Jones, the first settler of Salamonie Township. They began life together in a rude log cabin erected in the midst of a dense forest on the tract of land entered by Mr. Morrison, and still owned by Mrs. Morrison and children. It seemed like an endless task to succeed in making a home in this, then wild and desolate country, and the trials and hardships of the sturdy pioneer, who came here with his ax and rifle, and spent the best part of his life in developing the country, are scarcely realized by the present generation. Days, months and years were spent by them in making the beautiful homes found all over this country. Mr. Morrison was elected Justice of the Peace of Huntington County in April, 18S7, and the family to day holds the commission he received from Gov. Noble, dated April 18, 1837. His term of office lasted five years. After a long and useful life, in which he won the good will and respect of all, he was called home February 13, 1881. A loving wife and six children survived him. The entire family consisted of seven children. Calvin, the oldest, answered his country's call, and in 1861 enlisted in Company D, Thirty- Fourth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers. While at Camp Wickliffe he took sick and passed away, far from friends and relatives. William Ray, a near neighbor of the Morrisons, had gone to Camp Wicklifi'e to bring home the body of his son, who had died there. On his arrival he noticed Calvin's life was ebbing away, and concluded to await his death and bring his body with his son's. Mr. Ray arrived in Warren with the remains of the two dead heroes, and the news was carried to the family of Mr. Morrison to come and get the remains of their son. It was a severe shock to the grieved ones, who had a few months before bid God-speed to the light-hearted youth. The other children were Nancy, Martha A., Sarah L., Samuel L., John A. and Louis M., all of whom are residing within a radius of fifteen miles of their old home. The marriage of their parents was the first solemnized in Salamonie Township. Mrs. Morrison continues to reside on the old homestead. She is over seventy-one years of age, being born in Ashland County, Ohio, March 7, 1816. She has resided in this township ever since white settlers first came, and is in good health to-day. Her father, Samuel Jones, was a kind father and benevolent man, but had strong political convictions, which prompted him in an unguarded moment to disinherit two of his children on account of their differing from him politically - they were Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Pulse. Those two daughters were married to strong Union men, and, as stated, Mrs. Morrison sacrificed a son on her country's altar, which, of itself, was suflScient to cause her to denounce the Confederate cause and its sympathizers. Owing to her political views her father entirely ignored her in his will, but to-day, like a true and honorable child, she reverences his name, and will not permit the amount of a few paltry dollars, which she had worked so hard in her youth to make, destroy the love she cherished for him. She resides with her son, Louis M. Morrison, a prominent farmer and stock raiser. He was born on the old home place, where he now resides. May 2, 1853. His entire life has been spent on the farm, and he has adopted farming as a life occupation. On September 21, 1881, he was married to Miss Rosa A. Ernst, daughter of John and Mary (Ziegler) Ernst, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Her paternal ancestors came from Germany. She was born in Ashland County, Ohio, October 27, 1860, and in 1863 her parents emigrated to Wells County, Ind., where, hj attending the district schools, she received an education suflBcient to enable her to teach a number of terms successfully in our public schools. This union is blessed with these children, namely: Sarah E. and Carrie B. In 1884 Mr. Morrison began breeding and raising fine Short Horn cattle and Poland China hogs. The firm is known as Morrison & Elliott, fine stock breeders, and possesses some of the finest registered stock in the country, on which they have received premiums wherever they have competed. Mr. Morrison upholds the principles of the Republican party and is one of the coming young business men of country. He is in comfortable circumstances, surrounded by all the conveniences found on a well regulated farm.

DANIEL MOSSBURG, one of the pioneers who came to this county when all was in the woods, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, March 16, 1819. His parents were Rev. Henry and Jane (Thrailkill) Mossburg, The former was born to William and Mary Mossburg, in Germany, and when six months old his parents emigrated to America and settled in Maryland, during the Revolutionary War. William Mossburg was a soldier during this war for American Independence. Henry Mossburg, the father of our subject, was reared on a farm in Maryland, and at the age of twenty- one could not speak a word in English. About the age of twenty-two he attended an English school, and fitted himself for teaching. He now had a good education in both German and English, and went down into Virginia and engaged in teaching school. After a couple of years, residence in Virginia, he was married to Jane Thrailkill, and emigrated to Clinton County, Ohio. While he resided there the War of 1812 broke out, and he offered his services to his country, and fought under Gen. Harrison for almost two years. He endured the hard- ships of that unequal struggle, before he was permitted to return to his family m Clinton County, Ohio. In 1819 he removed his family to Wayne County, Ind.; there he resided until 1833, when he removed to Delaware County, and from thence to Wells County in 1837, and settled on a tract of land on the line adioining Huntington County, Ind. He was the second settler in Liberty Township, Wells County; there were but few settlers in that county at that time; there was no county seat and the nearest market was Muncie. He settled in the woods, and moved into a cabin that Daniel and his brother Henry, had come out in June before and built. His health was poor and during the summer of '38 consumption set in, and about the first of November, 1838, he was called away. The family was left almost helpless in the midst of a wilderness, with scarcely anyone to go to for assistance. Daniel started to Muncie on foot to buy the burial clothes, some days before his death, the trip requiring four days. Those were trying moments for that widowed mother and her family, never to be forgotten. There was not a cabinet maker in the county and no one to make a cofKn. A neighbor who had purchased some poplar lumber to make a wagon box, donated it for the coffin. It was rudely nailed together with eight penny nails, into it was placed the earthly remains of Henry Mossburg, and they were interred on a spot selected by him before his death, on his land. This was probably the first burial in Wells County and likely the most affecting one ever in the county. At the time of his father's death, Daniel was a youth ' of nineteen, his health was good. The family then consisted of the mother, four sons and four daughters. Mrs. Mossburg lived until 1865, when she was called away. Up to the age of eighteen Daniel had received but little schooling. In the winter of '38 he made arrangements to go down into Delaware County, and attend a district school. On the way down he met Elisha Brown, and his daughter Elizabeth, who was driving a yoke of oxen. Daniel went on after a few words with Mr. Brown. He remained in school about two months, which ended his school days. During the summer of 1840, while attending an Indian dance at the mouth of Rock Creek on the Wabash, he again met Elizabeth Brown. An intimacy sprang up between them which culminated in their marriage January 6, 1 843. Prior to this he had trapped and killed enough coon to bring him $50, with which he entered forty acres in Section 14, where he now resides. He erected his cabin in the fall of '41, everything was a wilderness, and it seemed an endless undertaking to ever make a home in the forest. But by dint of industry and perseverance, Mr. Mossburg kept struggling on, and to-day owns one of the best tracts of land in Section 14. His home was blessed with eight children: Mary, James, William, John, Jane, Daniel, Malinda A., and an infant daughter who died unnamed, of whom William and Jane are deceased. The children who lived to maturity are all married and living within twelve miles of the old homestead.

Mr. and Mrs. Mossburg have been united with the Christian Church forty- five years. They were among the charter members of the Rock Creek Church. Mr. M. is a member of the order known as the "Patrons of Husbandry." PoHtically he has been a staunch Republican since the exciting canvass of 1856.

JOHN D. PULSE, who has been a resident of Huntington County forty-eight years, and at present a retired citizen of Warren, is of German origin, his grandparents on both sides of the house emigrating from Germany about the beginning of the sixteenth century. John was born in Jefferson County, Va., May 6, 1807. His parents were John D. and Sarah (Fry) Pulse, the former a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born in 1766, and the son of Michael Pulse, a native of Germany, the latter a native of Jefferson County, Va. Her parents also were natives of Germany. The father of our subject, John D. Pulse, Sr,, wap ten years old when the Declaration of Independence was made, and too young to enter the War of the Revolution, He remained at home with his aged parents while three of his brothers fought for Independence. At the age of seventeen he went to Jefferson County, Va., and engaged in farming. There he was married to Miss Sarah Fry. He continued to farm in Virginia until 1817, when he removed to Highland County, Ohio, and purchased a farm near Hillsboro, the county seat. There he resided until his death in 1849. His wife, the mother of our subject succeeded him ten years, and was called across the dark river in 1859, both lived to quite an advanced age. John D., Jr., was ten years old when his parents moved to Ohio. He remained at home until he was twenty-five years of age, spending his boyhood and youth on the farm and in the clearing. On May 10, 1832, he was married to Miss Nancy Jones, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Jones, whose biographies are found in this volume. Nancy was born in Highland County, Ohio, where she was raised. Mr. Pulse at this time owned fifty acres of land with a house on it, and upon this farm he began married life. In 1834, he paid Huntington County a visit, and was much pleased with this country, and entered 175 acres, which lays in Section 30, resolved to return to Ohio, and as soon as he could make necessary arrangements to remove to Indiana. It was on the 26th of September, 1838, when he arrived at Samuel Jones', the first settler of this township. He immediately built a cabin and began work in his clearing. By the 1st of May, 1839, he had ten acres of land cleared, fenced and planted in corn; all of this work he did himself, except two days' services by a hired hand. This country was then a wilderness and the pioneer settlers lived miles apart, there were only four or five houses within miles of Warren, and the nearest market was Huntington. There was scarcely a road to be found anywhere, and when a settler started to market he was often compelled to carry an ax to cut his way through. Mr. Pulse and Daniel Stroup are the only two now living who came here with their families when all was in the woods. His wedded life was blessed with five children: an infant died unnamed, Sarah L., Mary E., George J. and Silas A., of whom the infant, Sarah L., Mary E.' and George J., are deceased. Mrs. Pulse was also called away in IS??, at the ripe old age of sixty-one; for a number of years she was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and held in high estimation by the numerous friends she left behind. Our subject is leading a retired life and resides with his son S. A. Pulse. Our subject united with the Masonic order in 1848, and has been an active member ever since. He has always held liberal views in politics, and to-day firmly advocates the principles of the Republican party. He started in life a poor man and by careful management has accumulated considerable property. While a resident of Ohio, he held commissions from the Governor of that State: first a Lieutenant in the First Light Infantry Company, First Eegiment, Second Brigade, Ohio militia; next he held the commission of Captain in the same Company; then he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the First Light Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade, Eighth Division. After he became a resident of this county he was was elected Justice of the Peace in the spring of ] 840, and held that position until 1845. On the 16th of April, 1848, he received his commission from the Governor of Indiana, to act as Associate Judge of Huntington County, and held that office about seven years. In all of his life he has endeavored to do what he thought to be right, regardless of the opinions of others.

SILAS A. PULSE, of the large general merchandise firm of Pulse & Frash, Warren, Ind., is the only surviving child of John D. Pulse, one of the last of the living pioneers of Salamonie Township, and whose history appears in this volume. Our subject was born near Warren, July 35, 1843, his boyhood and youth being spent on his father's farm. During the winter he would attend school, thereby receiving a good education in the common schools of the State. He also attended the Graded School at Monmouth, 111., and Marion, Ind. At the age of twenty he engaged as a clerk in Good & Bro.'s store in Warren, and remained with them until the fall of 1863, when he enlisted in Company A, Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry, under the command of Capt. Isaac Delong. He took his place as a private, and his Company was ordered to join the Army of the Cumberland, and was in all the bold dashes and raids of the cavalry of this department until the close of the war. He was soon promoted to a Lieutenancy, and was mustered out of service as a Captain. He received an honorable discharge in November, 1865, and immediately returned to Warren. In February, 1866, he engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed until 1879. He now resolved to retire from business, and sold his entire ^ock of goods, and turned his attention principally to farming and dealing in stock. This he followed until 1883, when he again resolved to enter the mercantile business, and accordingly purchased another large stock of general n?erchandise. His immense business demanded more room, and in 1884: he erected a large brick building on the corner of Wayne and Second Streets, Warren, capable of holding a $40,000 stock. About this time he associated with him Mr. 0. A. Frash, a live young business man of Warren, who at present owns an interest, and is a partner in the firm. Mr. Pulse chose as his life companion, Miss R. C. Hay ward, and this union was blessed with seven children, namely: Minnie M. H., Effie G., Lillie M., Annie R., Daisy M., John, and an infant, deceased, unnamed. Mr. Pulse commenced life on his own responsibility in fair circumstances, and by carefully managing his business has accumulated quite a fortune. Besides his large and valuable interests in Warren, he owns over 1,000 acres of as fine farming lands as the Salamonie Bottoms afford. By his honest business methods he has won the confidence of the people, and stands without a peer among the prominent business men of Warren. He is a member of the F. & A. M. order, and advocates the principles of the Republican party.

GEORGrE E. SHAFER, who has been a prominent resident of Salamonie Township for twenty-four years, was born in Butler County, Ohio, October 29, 1820. His parents were Philip and Mary M. (Barnhart) Shafer, natives of Buckingham County, Va., of German descent. George spent his boyhood and youth in Butler County, Ohio, principally on a farm, receiving a good education between the age of eight and fourteen. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to Elias Koomler, of Butler County, to learn the tanner's trade. After working as an apprentice six years, he bought the tannery and began business on his own responsibility. His mother kept house for him, and George prospered. After had been engaged for twelve years in this work he sold out and turned his attention to farming. On August 2, 1849, he was married to Mary E. Kemp, who was called away in 1853; she was for some years in poor health. Mr. Shafer was again married to Margaret Wolf, May 29, 1853. . This union was blessed with six children: Philip, Emily M., John W., Mary E. A., Sarah M. and Jacob E., of whom Emily M. is deceased; she died the wife of John Thompson. Mr. Shafer paid this county a visit in 185B, he having a sister living here. In 1863, he sold his property in Ohio, and removed his family to this county. He settled in Section 14, and has resided here ever since. He purchased 160 acr.es of wild land, put up a cabin, and began to clear up a home. By hard work and earnest toil he has succeeded in developing one of the best farms in this locality. When he first landed upon it, a great portion of it was a swamp and under water. His wife died March 13, 1885; she was a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Shafer is also a hiember of that church, with which he has been identified over fifty- one years.

FREDERICK SHEETS was born in Rock Creek Township this county, July 27, 1839. His parents were John and Julia (Wyatt) Sheets, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and born to Frederick and Margaret Sheets in 1816. The latter was a native of Ohio. Thej were married July 12, 1838, and in October of 1838, they settled in Section 36, Rock Creek Township, where Mr. Sheets had entered 160 acres, of what in that dav was considered a wilderness. He built a cabin, and entered the forest with his ax to clear-up a home. The hardships of those early pioneers were not felt by him like many others who came. It was on this tract of land, entered by John Sheets, in 1836, that our subject, Frederick Sheets, spent his young life. He was taught the art of farming successfully from his earliest experience. He attended the district schools and received a fair education. At the age of twenty-one he began to do for himself, but remained at home, until his marriage, which occurred March 23, 1862. On this date he led to the altar Miss Maria Shively, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca (Brower) Shively. She was also born in Rock Creek Township, but spent the greater part of her early life in Wells County, Ind. Prior to his marriage Mr. Sheets had acquired 120 acres of partly improved land, in Section 1, Salamonie Township. On this he built a hewed log house, and into this he moved and began the work of life to make a comfortable home for himself and family. He has always been very successful in his undertaking in life, and has given his attention almost exclusively to farming. He has added to his original tract, and now owns 240 acres of as fine land as can be found in this section of the country; his improvements are modern and substantial. His home is a pleasant one, and blessed with five children: Elizabeth A., Mary R., Viola, William H. and Julia E., who were twins. All are living, and the first two are married arid caring for their own homes. Mrs. Sheets is a member of the German Baptist Church. Politically Mr. S. has always upheld the principles of the Democratic party.

DAVID G. SMITH, who has been identified with the interests of Salamonie Township for forty-three years, was born in Muskingum Countv, Ohio, January 17, 1811. His parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Smith, natives of Virginia. The former of French and English descent, and the latter of German extraction. David remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age, receiving not more than two months' schooling during any one year up to that age. He then engaged in carpentering, and followed that occupation until his marriage with Miss Mary Johnson, which occurred August 18, 1836. She was the daughter of Isaac and Martha (Wheeler) Johnson, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Maryland. She was born in Harrison Coimty, Ohio, July 12,1816. In November of 1836, Mr. Smith came to Salamonie Township, and entered the northwest quarter of Section 4, and the west half of the southeast quarter of this section. He returned to Ohio and continued to reside there until the fall of 1844, when he loaded a twohorse wagon with a few household goods and his family and started for his tract of wild land in this township. After arriving here, he was compelled to sleep in his wagon and cooked by a camp fire until he could erect a cabin, which he built near the site of his present residence. The task of clearing up a home in the wilderness would to a less courageous man than Mr. Smith seem unsurmountable, but he persevered, and earnestly toiled from morn till night, and by degrees transformed the heavy forest land into a fine, beautiful farm. He left home at the age of twenty-one with 50 cents in his pocket, and earned the money to buy his first suit of store clothes. Farming has been his occupation through life, in whieh he has been eminently successful. In the fall of 1870, he was visited by a very disastrous fire, which destroyed his residence and much of his household goods. He and his wife have for over forty years been identified with the Baptist Church, and today are members of two powerful organizations, namely: The Baptist Home Mission Society, and The Baptist Theological Union, of Chicago, 111. Mr. Smith was in early life a Democrat, but since the war has upheld the principles of the Republican party, and has never missed an election or failed to vote his ticket straight since the organization of the party. His home was blessed with five children: Thomas J. and Benjamin C, who reside in Kansas; Mary E., who is married to C. C. Miller, and residing in Ft. Wayne; Isaac A., who is married to Amanda Garrett, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Garrett, who emigrated to Wells County, Ind., from Ashland County, Ohio, when Amanda was four years of age. Isaac and wife are blessed with two children: Bertha E. and Lucina W. Isaac is a graduate of the Medical Department of the University of Michigan, but owing to poor health had to give up his profession and returned to farming. He is residing on the old home farm, and caring for his venerable parents. The youngest child was Martha E., who was called away when about tliree years of age. Mr. Smith is one among the few who are left to tell the story of life in the woods forty years ago. He voted for the free school system of Indiana. Has always managed to live within his income, and never owed as much as $100 in his life. He saw the advantages of an education, and gave each of his childr(m the advantages he wished for when a youth. He has always led a straight, honorable life, and is held high in the estimation of all with whom he associates.