Johnson County, Indiana - The whole text, 1913 (part 8 of 11)

Bartliolomcw county, Indiana, and is the son of Louis Runkle, a native of Culi)epcr county, Virginia, wlio migrated to Indiana in an early day and established a tannery below Edinburg. He ilnally migrated to Iowa, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a son of Peter Runkle, who fought in a Virginia regiment during the Revolutionary war, and the latter was the son of John Runkle, the emigrant ancestor of the subject, who originally can.ie from German}- and settled in Culpcper county, Virginia. The subject's grandfather, Louis Runkle, married in Bartholomew county and two years later came to Blue Ri\er townsliip, this county, and purchased land in the early thirties. His wife had borne the maiden nanie of Barlow. Mr. Runkle was very prosiierous in his business affairs, accumulating considerable wealth, and to him and his wife were born three children, Gather B., John L. and ]\Iary Ann, the latter dying at the age of fourteen years. John L. was a soldier in the Civil war and died from the effects of a wound received in battle. Mahala Anderson Runkle was a daughter of William and Rebecca Anderson, natives of Kentucky. She was born November 16, 183.1., ai^cl died on ^lay 21, 1901. She was born and reared in Bartholomew county, but later her parents moved to Sbelijy county. To Gather and Mahala Runkle \vere born three childreti, namely : John \Y., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Kliza L. (Furnas) Long, of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Mrs. Mamie Shepherd, of Blue River township, this county. Thus four generations of this family have been reared on the land where the subject now lives.

John W. Runkle received his education in the public schools, graduating from the Edinburg high school, and then became a student in the Louisville College of Pharmacy, where he received a thorough technical education, and afterward followed his profession at Indianapolis for a period of two years. In ]8SS he received from his fatlier eight}- acres of land in Blue River township and at once canie home and entered acti\-ely upon its management and opc'-ation. One of the first acts after his coming here was to set out a large orchard and otherwise substantially- impro\-e the farm, so that it is now one of the best in this locality. As he prospered in his affairs he added to his acreage until he is now the ow-ner of one hundred and sixty-seven acres of splendid land. He also rents one hundred and ten acres of his father's farm. He has eighty-five acres planted to corn, seventv'-five acres to wheat and twenty acres to alfalfa and hay, while in the way of live stock, which he lias found a valuable adjunct to farn-iing, he "handles one hundred and fift}- hogs and a carload of cattle ain-iually. He carries on his farming operations according to modern methods and gives his attention to other details of f.., farm work, so that his success is entirely a matter of his own creation.

Politically, Air. Runkle gives his support to the Republican parly, wli;!, in fraternal matters he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd 1\;- lows, belonging to the local lodge at Edinburg. Religiously, his sympathies are with the Methodist Episcopal church, to which he gives a liberal supp^u.

On August 6, 1893, Mr. Runkle married Lola Miner, the daughter of John B. Miner, of Edinburg, her birth having occurred on August 8, ,i8();, on a farm in Blue River township, this county. To them have been 1; i;; three children: Louis ^^^, bom July 5, 1894; Byron J., born July 1, if-'. j'-;. and Lola Monta, born October 24, 1899. These children have all rccei\cJ good educations and move in the best social circles of the community wlicnthey live; Air. Runkle is a man of decided convictions on the leading qu. -- tions of the day and gives ardent support to all movements for the ui)huiMing of the community socially, educationally, morally and materially. Tl:.- result is that' he has in a large measure enjoyed the sincere regard and conn dence and good will of all who know him, and he is numbered among i.\w leading and influential citizens of his locality.

The present age is essentially utilitarian and the life of every success man carries a lesson which, told in contemporary narrative, is productive wf much good in shaping the destiny of others. There is, therefore, a due nica-- use of satisfaction in presenting, even in brief resume, the life and achic\cments of such men, and in preparing the following history of the scholaily physician whose name appears above, it is with the hope that it may pru.c not only interesting and instructive, but slso serve as an incentive to tlu'-v who contemplate making the medical profession their life work.

Ephraim B. Chenoweth was bom January 18, 1875, in Imminence. M'-'T"- gan county, Indiana, and is the son of Stephen and Verbenia (Gray) Cher.Lweth, natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky respectively. On the patcn-.-iside the subject traces his ance.^try back to John Chenoweth, an Englishiuai:. who settled on the site of Baltimore in 1710. He was a Protestant in li!< religious faith. On th.e maternal side the family is traced in a direct lino o: descent from Oliver Cromwell. Stephen Chenoweth was born in 183S

Pennsylvania, and was a son of Ephraim B. and Marie (Reisingcr) Chciioweth, the father a native of Pennsylvania and of Eliigh'sh descent, and the mother of German parentage. Ephraim B. Chenoweth was an early settler in Morgan county, Indiana, in the late twenties and attained to considerable prominence in the early life of the connnunity, in the upbuilding and progress of which lie took an important part. Stephen Chenmveth enlisted for service at the outbreak of the Civil war, becoming a private in the One Hundred and Fift3--ninth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he rendered valiant service for three years. He has followed the vocation of blacksmithing during the greater part of his active life, but is now retired. His wife died in 1909. To them were born three children, Mrs. Lillian Stringer, Matthew, deceased, and Ephraim B., the subject of tliis sketch.

Ephraim B. Chenoweth received his elementary- education in the common schools of Enn'nencc and the high school at Martinsville. He then pursued the scientific course at Danville Normal School, from which he graduated in 1898, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He then, matriculated in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis, where he pursued his technical studies four years, graduating in 1902 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Pie immediately located in the active practice of his profession at Quincy, Morgan county, Indiana, where he remained seven years, building up a good patronage and gaining an enviable reputation as a successful medical practitioner. He served as coroner of Owen county with efiiciency during the years 1907-S-9, resigning in the latter year because of his removal from that county. He then located at Nineveh, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice, gaining a Wide notoriety throughout the county as a competent, able and successful doctor. He has had remarkable success as a healer of diseases, and has often been called into consultation by his professional brethren because of his ability as a diagnostician and his uniform success in the healing of diseases. In addition to splendid technical skill he possesses broad sympathies which enable him to at once gain the confidence of his patients, a point which all physicians will arlmit is a most important element of success in medical treatment. He is a member of the Johnson County Medical Association and the Indiana State Medical Society, in the proceedings of both of which he' takes an interested part. Pie is now holding the position of township physician for the poor and indigent. He takes an intelligent interest in every phase of local life and all movements which promise to benefit the community educationally, morally, socially or materiallv enlist his warmest support atid hearty co-operation. He

Fraternally, Doctor Chenoweth is a member of Nineveh Lodge, Kni"',-., of Pythias, of which he is medical examiner; of Nineveh Lodge, Free a:. 1 Accepted Masons, and the chapter of Royal Arch Masons at Edinburg. I!,- is also a member of the Lnproved Order of Red Men at Quincy.

In 1903 Doctor Chenoweth was united in marriage to Mina Kcniici'.'. the daughter of ^^'il!iam Kennedy, of Martinsville, and to this union li.: .- been born three children, .^lorris Kennedy, Byron Elsworth and Ku'^tt Denslow. Doctor Chenoweth has always not only kept in close touch v.i;'; the trend of medical thought, but is also a close student of all social. ;. litical and scientific subjects, lieing broad-minded, full of spirits and a Icm!. t in those matters relating tu the advancement of his fellow men. lie is a ir; -< of decided convictions on public questions, maintains his stand with rcsoli;;r firmness and has made his usefulness felt in various trusts with which !--- has from time to time been honored. In every si)here of endeavor in \\ii->'' he has taken a part, his unpretending bearing and strict integrity have y]cvated him in the cnnfidence of his fellow citizens, and his influence is a!wa\- powerful and salutary in the communit}.

Tfiomas Dorrell

of his individualitv upon the community and added luster to the hon'''r.'.' -" ? name which he bears, having always been scrupulously honest in all hi- rt the old Jacob DonoU farm two miles north of Stone's Crossing; Daniel D., whu resides a quarter of a mile north of Stone's Crossing; Joseph, who died in infancy; Mrs. Sarah Matilda Umbarger, who lives a mile west of Stone's Crossing; Pascal E., of Indianapolis; Willian\ A., of Morgan county, this state; Thomas, the subject of this sketch; James M., wdio lives in Missouri; Robert, who lives two miles northeast of Whitcland, and Mrs. Cena J. Repass, of Ilann'lton county, this state.

The subject of this sketch received a splendid education and preparation,for life's duties, ha\'ing completed his common school education at the Center Grove high school, where he graduated in 1S91, and in 1899 he entered Indiana State University at Bloomington, graduating there in 1903 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. lie then engaged in the vocation of teaching in tlie common schools, which he followed for five years. He achieved eminent success in this calling, his ability being recognized throughout the county, and he became principal of the high school and superintendent of the school at Center Grove, where he remained three years. He is now giving his sole attention to the cultivaticn of his fine farm in \\'hite River township, where he is operating two hundred acres of land, including ninety acres belonging to his mother. Owing to his skilful management and careful attention, the farms are well kept and are under a high state of cultivation, returning abundant harvests for the labor bestowed upon them. He has worked his way up to a position of prominence in his community and comparative affluence, having ever maintained a high order of living and dealt fairly and honestly with his fellow men until no man in Johnson county today stands higher in general public esteem. While he has never sought public office, he has always been a loyal Democrat and ever assisted in furthering the interests of his community, whether in a political, moral or social way, and no more praiseworthy citizen is to be found in his community.

Religiously, Mr. Dorrell is a faithful and earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his lodge memberships are with the Knights of Pythias at Stone's Crossing and the Free and Accepted Masons at Greenwood, in the workings of both of which he takes an appreciative interest.

On May 30, 191 1, Mr. Dorrell was united in marriage with Margaret A. Gregg, the daughter of Ira T. and Elizabeth L. (Shera) Gregg. The former d-ed in January, 1913, and she died September 28, 1913. To ]Mr. and Mrs. Dorrell has been born a daughter, Elizabeth Marcella, whose birthday was April I, 191 2. ' ' . -

Joiixsox Covntv, Indiana

' Politically, ]\Ir. Curry is a staunch supporter of the Republican party, to which he has given his vote at every election since attaining his majority. He is not a seeker after personal office for himself, but wields a definite influence in the party campaigns. Fraternally, he is a member of the time-honored order of Freemasonry, belonging to the local lodge at Franklin and taking a deep interest in the workings of the order. Religiously, he is a member of the Christian church and gives this society his liberal support. Mr. Curry has never married. He is a man of large viev/s and broad sympathies, and no movement for the advancement of his community has ever solicited his aid in vain, for he believes in progress all along the line of material effort and his interests are always in full harmony with the highest and best interests of his fellow citizens. Genial and unassuming in manner, he has won a large and loyal circle of friends throughout Johnson county, who esteem him highly because of his genuine worth and high personal character. Because of the success which he has attained, he is eminently entitled to representation in a history of his county.

John Oliver

It was once remarked by a celebrated moralist and biographer that "There has scarcely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not have been useful." Ik'lie\'iiig in the truth of this opinion, expressed by one of the greatest and best men, the writer of this memoir takes pleasure in presenting a few of the leading facts in tiie commendable career of a gentleman who, by industry, perseverance, temperance and integrity, worked himself from an humble station to a successful agriculturist and won an honorable position among the well known and highly esteemed men of a former generation in Johnson county. For it is always pleasant as well as profitable to contemplate the career of a man who has won a definite gual in life, whose career has been such as to command the honor and respect of his fellow citizens. Such, in brief, was the record of the late John Oliver, than whom a more whole-souled or popular man it would ha\e been ditlficult to have found within the borders of Johnson county, where he lung maintained his hcmie and where he labored not only for his own individual advancement and that of his immediate family, but also for the impro\ement of the entire community whose interests he ever had at heart. ,

John Oliver was born on Afay 30, 1831, in county Deny, IrcIan.I, ;,- was of Scotch descent, his parents having- fled from Scotland to Ireland .] ing the Scotch Rebellion. These parents, John and Margaret Oliver, district Presbyterians in their religious belief of the branch known as Cowu ers and they were staunch defenders of their faith, willing to suffer for th. - honest convictions. John Oliver, Jr., was born in Ireland and at the a-i- ,, eighteen years he came to America with his widowed mother, who li.».;;i:.< in Philadelphia. There he was emplo)-ed b}- his brother-in-law, John McC'ai;;. . grain merchant. Before the war he and his brother-in-law came to Jnlm- ; county, Indiana, and acquired a farmstead, and in 1866 Mr. Oliver luoi!-!; his wife, whom he had married earlier the same year, to his new liDnie .'ilocated on the Dr. Donald farm, \vhich he rented for five years. In i8;>7 ' rented the Banta farm and, by dint of the most indefatigable effort and t': most rigid econom}-, saved money and in 1872 was enabled to buy hi> pi'.- ent farm. His first home was in a good log cabin for a year, but in .M ;. i87'3, ^ niore substantial and attractive residence was built. Islv. 01i\er \\,; a hardworking and progressive man, enterprising in his methods, and lu's kwr. est delight was in the thought that he was creating a good home. He w;; domestic in his tastes, his greatest enjoyment being found in the family ci;.-" with his loved ones. Amon.g his fellow citizens he was courteous and gv-;i'-; and to a notable degree he enjoyed their respect and good will. As a Iju^iiu-- man he was shrewd and sagacious and carried forward his plans witli encii," and ability. Broad-hearted and charitable, he was a man aiuong men an^l 1 - worthy cause ever appealed to him in vain. His death removed from J(.ihii-': county one of the most substantial and highly e.-teemed citizens and the ni:-:! beautiful tributes to his character as a man and citizen attested to the abvli:'- place he had in the hearts and affections of his friends.

On August 14, i8r)6, ^Ir. Oliver married Mary F. B. McFall. wIt- v born on March 2^. 1843, '" Ball_\-mnney, Ireland, the daughter of Daniel ^' and Mary 2\tcl'all, natives of Scotland and Covenanters who fied to Ireland '. escape persecution because of their religious belief. They were meniberthe Douglas clan who had opposed King James and were therefore forci.-'! ; flee the country. To Mr. and Mrs, Oliver were born eight cliildren. ni wb ' six were reared., namely : John, who died in infancy; Eliza! eth .\<k-I;i'''-- who married a ]Mr. Graham, of I-Vanklin : John \'an Xuys, who died in i' ' was attorney of the city of Fratiklin, and a partner of Gabriel 0\cr-trc' t William, who is the present ma\or of the city of Franklin, is a graduate Indiana Law School : Gertrude is the wife of Mr. Shuftlebarg-er, who is a cashier at i^Iartin^viIle, this state; Llewelyn is a fanner and makes his home with his nK>ther; Daniel Arthur is also at home. These children have all been well educated, completing their .studies in Franklin College. Mrs. Oliver conies from a long and sterling line of ancestry, her family having had a coat of arms which is now used by Mrs. Oliver. The arms bear the inscription "Make Sure," with a figure of a hand and dagger. Mrs. Oliver also possesses an old heirloom in the shape of a seal many years old.

John Oliver, who was one of the most respected members of his community, was a rigid churchman, giving special observance to the Sabbath. He and his wife united with the Hopewell Presbyterian church in September, 1S66, and thereafter he gave that societ)- his staunch sui)port. His death occurred on Scptcmljer 23, 1909, and throughout the community it was felt as a personal loss, for his character was such that he liad endeared himself to all who knew him. IMrs. Oliver is a lady of many charming qualities and in the circles in which she moves slie is held in high regard because of her high personal character and pleasing disposition. She has reared her family to honorjihle manhood and womanhood and novv" is numbered among the citizens of her community who are gi\"iiig honor and dignity to the societ\- to which they belong.

Success in this life conies to the deserving. It is an axiom demonstrated by all human experience that a man gets out of this life what he puts into it, plus a reasonable interest on the investment. The individual who inherits a large estate and adds nothing to his fortune can not be called a successful man. He that falls heir to a large fortune and increases its value is successful in proportion to the amount he adds to his possession. But the man who starts in the world unaided and by sheer force of will, controlled by correct principles, forges ahead and at length reaches a position of honor among his fellow citizens achieves success such as representatives of tlie two former classes can neither understand nor appreciate. To a considerable extent the subject of this sketch is a creditable i-eprescntative of the class last named, a class which has furnished much of the bone and sinew of the country and added to the stability of our government and its institutions.

\V. L. Neible, a successful attorney and the etTicient postmaster at hxlinburg, Johnson county, Indiana, is a nati\e of the old Hoosier state, having been born in Shelby county on [March 5, 1870. The family is ori^in::!;^ Holland origin, the first representatives of the name haxini^' C(iiiic {<> -.' country in an early day, locating in New Amsterdam, Xcw York. I...; members of this family moved to Virginia and afterwards to 01ii(j. Tibecame prominent in the life of the communities where they resided, '! subject's parents were Lewis and Catherine (Gephart) Neible, the fati;i-r native of Montgomery county, Ohio, and the mother of Reading, i;-.-. county, Pennsylvania. Lewis Neible was an energetic farmer and a;-;- lumberman and was successful in his vocations, attaining a prominent .-m^l fluential place in his locality. The subject's parents are both now dcc-.iM the mother dying in 1899 and the father in 1S93.

The subject of this sketch received his education first in the Ciir^n; schools and later in the normal school at Danville, Indiana, and tlic \'al|!:u;t University. Having decided to make the practice of law his life WMik. then became a student i!i the Indianapolis Law School, where he gravu.!', in 1899. Llis early years were not characterized by hours of ease >>-: fluential assistance from outside sources, for he was practically compelled w-ork his own way through school. In 1S99 Mr. Xeiljle entered ui»>n i active practice of his profession in partnership with Harry 'SI. Scholler, the firm name of Scholler >!l- Neible, an association which contiiuied w mutually satisfactory results until 1907, when Mr. Scholler retired friii;; '. practice, since which time Mr. Neible has continued alone.

Careful preparation, painstaking effort and sterling integrity of char;'.i-; are the concomitants which contributed to the success of Mr. Neible in ! practice and among his professional colleagues, as well as the general he attained high distinction because of his ability and genuine \vorth. In '" ~Mr. Neible was appointed postmaster at Edinburg. a position which iif -: holds, and he is discharging his official duties to the entire satisfacti'iu "i - department and the patrons of the office. P'or a number of years he rer.d'.T efficient service as city attorney of Edinburg. He is also interested m ' newspaper business, owning a one-third interest in the Edinbiirij C In the civic life of the community he takes a live interest and is ii"u t efficient and energetic president o^ the Commercial Club of his- city. <<--<: the important factors in the commercial and civic life of the community.

In October, 1910. Mr. Neible was married to Cornelia, the dau;;ht'' Judge Nelson R. Keyes and Elizabeth (Mooney) Keyes. IMr. Kcyc-. -'- was a prominent and well known attornev of Columbus, ranking hig'i of the successful lawyers of Indiana, was judge of the circuit covr. Bartholomew countv at the time of Ins death. He was a man of v.-.^r'^ ability, wise judgment and wide experience, and few cases of prominence were conducted in liis and adjoining counties with which he was not engaged on one side or the other.

Politically, the subject of this sketch has been a life-long Republican, and has taken an active interest in the success of his party. Fraternally, he is a member of the ]\Iasonic order, having attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite, and is also a member of Murat Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Indianapolis. Personally, ^Mr. Xeible is a man of strong personal qualities, easily makes friends and always retains them. P-nited in his composition are so many elements of a provident, practical nature, which during a series of years have brought him into prominence and earned for him a first place among the enterprising men of his county, that it is but just recognition of his worthiness +hat he receive specific mention iri this work.

Mathew J. Tracy

In the respect that is accorded to men who have fought their own way to success through unfavorable environment we find an unconscious recognition of the intrinsic worth of a character which can not only endure so rough a test, but gain new strength through the discipline. The gentleman to whom the biographer now calls the reader's attention was not favored by inherited wealth or the assistance of influential friends, but in spite of this, by perseverance, industry and wise economy, he has attained a comfortable station in life, making, his influence felt for good in his community in Pleasant to\vnship, Johnson county, where he has long maintained his home, and because of the honorable career he has known here and also because of the fact that he is numbered among those patriotic sons of the North who assisted in saving the Pinion's integrity in the dark days of the sixties, he is eminently worthy of a place in this book.

Mathew J. Tracy, a respected citizdn and retired farmer of Pleasant township, Johnson county, Indiana, than whom no man in his locality is more deserving of mention in a work of this character, was born on January 6, 1832, in Pleasant township, the son of James and ]\Iary (Tanner) Tracy, natives respectively of North Carolina and South Carolina. In the paternal line the subject traces his ancestry back to Nathaniel Tracy, who was born in 1743 and died in 1S18, and who married JMary Tidwell. Nathaniel Tracy was a native of Maryland, who later emigrated to North Carolina. He was a sol-

On Decenihcr 2, 1S52, ]Mathc\v J. Tracy was manicti to Susan ]Margarct Smith, who was born on ^lay 21, 1S36, and died on April 10, 1S57. Their cliildren were Louis Franklin, born November 9, 1S53, ^""J James Buchanan, born April 20, 1856. For his second wife Mr. Tracy choose ]\Jary K. Varner, wlio was born January 2, 1S42. , Their children were Richard Marion, deceased; Mathew \'arncr, deceased, and Clarence Allen, deceased. Mr. Tracy's third marriage was to Sarah E. Zwires Boulden on Octoljcr 23, 1S90.

This well known old family, v.'hosc name appears above, has been so longidentified with the history of Franklin that the history of one is pretty much the liistory of both. The family also bears an unique distinction in the fact that from 1S61 to the present time, a perio'l of over a half century, the position of station- agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at PTanklin has liccn held by two members of the f arnil) , the subject of this sketch and his father. This record, while a very unusual one, is more worthy of note from the evidence which it conveys of the absolute trustworthiness with which the compaiu's business has been attended to ar^d stands in unmistakable evidence of the capabilit}- and honesty of the McClellans, father and son.

Samuel J. r^IcClellan was Ixjrn on September 14, 1S49. ^'"^ the city of F"ranklin, Johnson county, Indiana, and is the son of James FL and Isabella (Bryan) McClellan, both of whom were natives of Kentucky, the father having been born in Trimble county. James W. ]\IcClel!an came from his native state to Johnson county in an early day, settling first eight miles north of Franklin, where he maintained his home until 1S4S, when he remoxed to Franklin. In 1853 he was appointed postmaster of this city, serving in that position eight years., or until iS6t, v.hen he became the agent of the Penns)dvania Railroad Company at Franklin. He served in tliat capacity- up to the time of his death, which occurred on February 28, 18S1. Soon after coming to Indiana, he had for a short time taught school in Marion county, being a man of intellectual attainments and high character. In his religious faith he was a Methodist. To him and his wife were born three children, namely: Mrs Betty Riley.- of Franklin; Mrs. Marv Whedon. deceased, formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, and Samuel J., the immediate subject of this sketch. The mother of these children survived her husband many years, her death occurring on Decemlier 23. 1903.

Sanuie! J. AlcClellan recei\-cd a fair education in tlie public ^cl^ ...!- Franklin, and on October i, 1866, he began to learn telegraphy in ihr ,,;) , of the Penns}'lvania Company, under his father's direction. He ha- -ij,,.- has always given his sui)port to every movement calculated to advance C - fhighest interests of the community and because of his integrity of cliara^!' : "^ cashier of the W'liitelaiid XaLional Bank, in which position he has since remained, lie was one of the organizers of the latter institution, which has become one of the most substantial and best known financial institutions in Johnson county. It was organized in 1909, and has a capital of twenty-five thousand dollars, with resources of one hundred and twelve thousand dollars. The bank has erected a splendid brick building, witli all modern fixtures and a burglar and fireproof vault, and pays three per cent, on deposits. The present officers and the directors are as follows: I'rcsident, S. E. Brewer; vice-president, Scott Curry; cashier, C. M. Durham; directors, S. E. Brewer, Scott Curry, E. D. Brewer, Charles Boone, E. O. ]\IcAlpin, A. T. Brunnemer and C. M. Durham. As the executive officer of the bank, Afr. Durham has business qualities of the highest order, and his absolute integrity has won for him the highest esteem of the ofiicers of the bank an.d its patrons.

On December 2^, 1903, Mr. Durham was married to Effie Williams, of Kentucky, and they ha\-e had two children, Lenora Elorine and Robert. Politically, ]Mr. Durham is a supporter of the Democratic party, while his religious membership is with the Baptist church. Eraternally, he is a member of the time-honored order of r>eemasons, in the workings of which he takes a deep interest. Of marked domestic tastes, Mr. Durliam finds his greatest pleasure in his home circle. Geni;d and unassuming in his relations with others, he has made many warm friends since coming to Whiteland, and among those who know him he is held in high regard.

Among the progiessi\e young business men of Whiteland, Johnson county, Indiana, identified with an important industrial enterprise, and whose training and alnlity bax'e enalded them to achieve a noteworthy success in their line, are the Dickson Brothers, John B. and ]\Iin(j. Men of intelligent ideas and wide experience, their interests have been so interwoven with the establishment with which they are identified as to make the history of one practically the history of the other within the past few years, and as experts in the line of endeavor to which their enegries and talents ha\-e been devoted they have an honorable record and ha\e achieved much mure than local reputation. Messrs. Dickson are both natives of Johnson county. John B. having (48).

been born here on i-\.iigust 22, 1875, and Mino on December 5, 1881. '| ; , , are the sons of Francis and Etha J. (Brewer) Dickson, the father a native Owensboro, Kentucky, and the mother of Johnson county, Indiana, tlie t!, ter of John D. Brewer. Francis Dickson located in his early life at Xc. ; ;. bany, Indiana, where he remained until 1S69, when he came to Frai;k;.:; Johnson county, and for a year or so followed milling. He then boug/.i ;;..- Whiteland flour mill and entered into the milling business on his own ai\.. ;;::-, continuing at such until 18S7, when the mill was converted into an (.kva-,.:. He conducted this elevator successfully until 1903, when he retired fruni .-. tive business pursuits. Fie was a man of large business al>ility and aclili.. . ! a gratifying degree of success with his enterprises, cnjo}ing to a noted dr-:..- the warn"! regard of all who knew him. He v/as the father of three c!iii>Ir( -i Joh.n B., Una, v/ho married a ?^Ir. FaGrange, an.d Mino. The parent; uf ::;i.- - children are both deceased, tiie father dying on May 5, 1913, and tl'.e wua]:-. on August 5, 189-I. They were f;iithful and earnest members of the Mc;!.-- dist Episcopal church and were n:'-'ch respected in the community.

The subjects of thi'^ sketch received their education in the rou';'- -: scliools arid upon attaining matuie year; decided to go into busiriO;:; o:: own account. Their earlier years had been spent as assistants to their f;;'.!: -:. under whom tliey had learricd r.uich of tlie detail of m.^dern business ir,<.;!i.i.: . so. thnt v.'hen, in 1004, they embarked in business on their own account, tl' ;. were well qualified. Under the firm nan.ie of Dickson Brothers, they eiig;'.;;- '. in the manufacture of drain tile, and their business career has bcci; w\'\:: with continued successes. They have a capacity of three hundred car lrad> ' tile per year, in all si^^es from four inclies up to eigh.tecn inches, the quar'i_>. - the tile being the best advertising medium. The tile are made from sii;:'.. clay and are considered equal to any of similar kind upon the market. Dickson Brotliers handle the entire output, selling direct to consumer- r.- '. jobbers. The plant has been in active operation night and day since it started in 1904, and the demand is gc-nerally ahead of the output. The ;>- - prietors also take contracts for puttin.g. in count}' drains up to three and ' miles in length., and in this line oi business the firm has been very succr-"' - tlieir work r.ieet'ng v/ith th.e full approval of the county auth.orities ai;d ti: interested. 1 lie Dickson Brothers have worked hard and honorak'y e:.:: the reputation which they enj(\v, not only as successful business men. leading public-spirited citizens of their locality, and it is needless to add ' they are held in tlie highest esteem by al! with wl.'r.ni they come in cor.:-^"'- for thev ha\e shown the force of their strong- individualities and their ;Ur.

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integrity in helping to make the community what it is. They are essentially men of affairs, sound of judgment and farseeing in what they undertake, and they have won and retained the confidence and esteem of all classes.

On November 15, 1899, John B. Dicks'in was united in marriage to Maude Vaught, the daughter of George B. and \^iolento (Coleman) Vaught. George B. Vaught was the son of Andrew J. and ]Mary (Thomas) Vaught, Itoth of whom were natixcs of \'irginia, coming to Clark county, Indiana, iti an early day, and later to Johnson county, where they settled in Franklin township. 3klr. Vaught followed farming all his life and became a prominent and respected member of the community. To him and his wife were born three children. In the ]\Iethodist Episcopal church he was a prominent worker and his father in, the early days was a licensed exhorter. He and his wife are both now deceased. To John B. Dickson and w^ife have been born two children, I'2tha and William, both of wdiom are at home.

On July 24, 1901, !Mino Dickson was married to Laura Hibbs, the daughter of Oliver P. and Clara (Botcliford) Hibbs, the father a native of Johnson county, Indiana, and the mother born in Connecticut, she having come to this county in her childhood with her parents. To Mr. and Mrs. Dickson have been born three children, Frances, Dale and \'i\-ian, the latter being deceased.

Politically, the Dickson boys are not active, though they give their support to the parties of their preference, John being a Republican in his political belief, while Mino gives his support to the Democratic party. In their religious belief jthe brothers are also divided, John being a ^lethodist and Mino a Presbyterian, and each gives due measure of attention to all worthy benevolent and charitable objects, no movement for the welfare of the people or the uplxiilding of the community appealing to them in vain.

In their business affairs the Dickson Brothers have earned an enviable reputation for their enterprise, energy and persistence. They keep four wagons delivering goods in Johnson county and the surrounding country, also a great deal of their stuff throughout the state as far south as Madison, -fiid through Hendricks, Shelby, Hancock and Bartholomew counties. They have earned a good reputation as reliable business men, their word being con- as good as a bond, and w herever they have had dealings they have left ^ good impression with those with whom they have dealt. They are men of sterling honesty and integrity of character, and because of these elements 'ind their genial disposition they ha\e made friends wherever they have gone. Ti'eir past record and their personal character justify the belief that the future in store for them far greater successes than thev have alreadv achieved.

Among the honorable and influential citizens of Johnson couniv. !- ana, is the.subject of this review, who has here maintained his home fur i...- years, winning a definite success by means of the agricultural inilu>ir' : which he has devoted his attention during tlie years of an active bu^iin.-, His career has been without shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil, ai'.il :: he has ever commanded the confidence and esteem of his fellow men.

James W. Whitaker, trustee of Pleasant township, Joliu.^on cuuiiiv, I;. ' ana, and a progressi\-e and successful farmer, was born Scptcmlicr jR, i>:. ill this county, and is a son of Willis and Sarah E. Whitaker. nati\es cf !:; ana and Kentucky respectively. Willis Wliitakcr, who was born in iS.i^ .-- died in Eebruary. 1.901, was the sc)n of 3.[. E. Whitaker, a native of Kl;;'.'.: '. and one of th.e early settlers of Johnsun count)'. To Willis and S.::., Wln'taker were born three children, n.amely: Louisa ]\[iner\a, deceased , W., the subject of this sketch, and Lucctta A., who died in Teliruai-y. n, - James \V. Whital:e;' was reared under the paternal roof and securcil hi- l cation in the common schools of Pleasant township, where he ha^ sjic!;'. I: entire life. He was reared to the vocation of farming and has nexer anv reason to forsake tliis calling, in which he feds thi.-re is a digniiy independence not tu be found in any other vocation.. He is tlic ovviKi eighty-five acres of splendid latul, to tb.e improvc;nent of which lie ha< ;r'' careful ?ittention,= Iiis houses, barns and other buildings being attractive, v.! the general appearance of the fields indicate that the owner is a man rif r-.,' judgment an.d sound discrimination in his conduct of the same. Poli'i:'-.". a Dem.ocrat, ^Ir. Whitaker has long taken an active interest in. tb.e affairs of his localitv". Pie ser\ed efficiently one term as road super\i-i~i:'. in 1911 was appointed trustee of Pleasajit township, in v.diich office be i-^ serving, his term expiring in 1914. During his service he l^a- made sn!'-' tial improvements in the Whiteland high school buildings, at a cost of bvt thirty and tb.irty-fi\e thousand dollars,'inc!uding a new addition of nine r. comprising a large assembly room and auditorium. The building Im^ - - made modern tin-ougbiout and is now one of the best school building- ni .1 son county, ^^r. W^hitaker has tal:en a deep interest in the welfare "' township and, as far as lies in his power, has contri!)Uted to the welfare fellow citizens. Religiously, lie is a member of the Christian church, v : his fraternal menh)er-liip is with the Mn-onic order at Greenwood.

In iSSo Mr. Wn.itaker was married to Christina .\. Drake, a dan.u:!:;-'' William Drake, and to them ha\-e beer, born the follow in"' children: '

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Pearl Smith: Gran\il!c, of Indianapolis; Leona : Roy, of Pleasant township; Ray, Rose, \^'ar^en, Dault, Inez and Gladys. Mr. W'hitakcr is a man of splendid inlluence in his commnnity, ha\ing been a very indnstrions man and led an honorable career, setting a worthy example to the younger generation of his connnunity and giving his own children a splendid training. He is regarded as a public-spirited man and can always be counted on to support the right side of any movement in\-ol\ing the moral, educational or social welfare of his fellow citizens.

John Pulpier

Any person who will ir\-estigate the facts in the case will he surprised to learn of the great number of people of Germanic descent now living in the United States. Unquestionably the greatest number of emigrants reaching the shores of the new Vv-orld comes from that nation, and statistics show that there is more Germanic blood in the United States than any other. This being a fact, it is easy to account for the prosi^erity and morality of this country. Not only that, but it will afford an explanation for the love of learning shown by the people of this vast nation. Germany is famous the world over for its remarkable universities, for its educated men, for its poets and philosophers, and for the industry, patience, intelligence, morality and sturdiness of Jts citizens. These cpialities have been brought to this country by the immigrants, and are now part and parcel of our wonderful nation - its progress m domestic economy, its advancement in every branch of material improvement, and its love of country and home.

John Fulmer, one of the sturdy and successful agriculturists of White River township, Johnson county. Indiana, was born in the locality where he now lives on December 20, 1862, and is a son of Joseph and Christina (Kaylor) Fulmer. Both of his parents were born in Germany, from whence they came to the United States in 1852, having married in their nati\e land. They first landed in New York City, from whence they went to Cincinnati and subsequently to Indianapolis. After remaining there for a time they came to Johnson county, settling near Smith's Valley on what is now known as the Si^tton farm, where they remained for tvo or three years and then returned to Indianapolis. After four years more in the Capital City, they returned to their former farm, where they remained until 1863, when they moved to what is known as the Fisher farn.i, where IMr. Fulmer now lives. Thev were the parents of seven children: Andrew; Henry; Mary, who married Henry Weyl; Sarah, who married Josiah Sclch ; Elizabeth, who mani..! A. D. IMcKinney; John and William.

The subject of this sketch received a fair education in the coinii;.,;; schools, and upon attaining mature years took up the vocation to which !)-.- had been reared and in which he has achieved a pronounced success, bciu^'

Staunch integrity and his accompHshments he is entitled and holds the sincere confidence and good will of all who know him. He has been one of those solid men of brain and substance so essential to the material growth and prosperity of a community and whose influence has been willingly extended in behalf of every deserving enterprise that has for its object the advancement of the moral welfare of the community.

It is not an easy task to describe adequately a man who has led an eminently active and busy life, and who has attained a position of relative distinction in the community with which his interests are allied. But biography finds its most perfect justification, nevertheless, in the tracing and recording of such a life history. It is, then, with a full appreciation of all that is demanded and of the painstaking scrutiny that must be accorded each statement, and yet with a feeling of satisfaction, that the writer essays the task of touching briefly upon the details of such a record as has been that of the honored subject of this sketch whose eminently honored and successful career now comes under review.

Jacob G. Dorrell, who was born in White River township, on what is known as the Messersmith farm on ]May 22., 1S69, '^ the son of William and Marcella (Bristow) Dorrell. Mr. Dorrell secured his education in No. 5 district school, and his early years were characterized by much hard labor upon the home farm. He remained with his mother until he was twenty-one years old, when he' moved on to his farm, where he lived from October until January 25, 18^1, and then located on the old Dorrell homestead, where he has lived continuously since, with the exception of about five months, when he resided on his uncle Pascal's place. Pie is now the owner of about sixty acres of splendid land, which comprises the old Dorrell homestead, originally settled on by his grandfather, Jacob Dorrell, and here he is giving the personal attention to the cultivation of his land, which brings splendid succ(;ss. He has a comfortable and substantial dwelling and good outbuildings and his farm indicates that he is an excellent manager and a man of good judgment. In addition to the raising of the ordinary crops common to this loc;i,!it\-, he gives S''nne attention to the breeding atid raising :>{ live stock.

Politically, Mr. Dorrell is a Prohibitionist, while his church relations are with the j\[t. Auburn Methodist Episcopal church. He is very active in church work and is al present trustee of his churcli. I'ratenially, he is a nieinlicr (he Kniglits of Pythias at Stone's Crossing and with the IMasons at Gr^ wood.

On October G, iSRo, ^Ir. Dorrell married Maria Ellen Unilnr-er. daughter of James Ilmharger, and to them have l^een born six children, n.-'.; ly : Charles Omer, a farmer; Walter Martin, of Indianapolis; WiTiiani ' gar. of Indianapolis; ]Mrs. Okal Purvis, of Indianapolis; Lola and Ila/e! h(^me. The family mo\-e in the best social circles of the communitv and cause of their genuine worth and the splendid family record tlu-y ;ue heli high regard hv all who know them. , of Abram Brewer, who was born and reared in New Jersey. The latter \'..~ lthe son of Everardus Brewer, who was the son of Jacob Brewer, the >''-\ ' |' owner of one thousand acres of good land. In 1834 Daniel Brewer and his family came, his wife being Theodosia Darland, and they, with tlieir children, Garrett, David, Daniel, William, Sarali, Mary and Samuel, all settled on farms in Pleasant and Franklin .townships. John D. Brewer built a log cabin, in which he "hatched"' for eight years, and then married Frances Webb, a daughter of James W"ebb,, a native of Henry county, Kentucky, where he was an early settler. To John D. and hVances Brewer were born nine children, namely: Samuel E., subject of this sketch: Frances, who died at the age of two years; one who died in infanc}- ; Mrs. Theodosia Miller, of Bloomington, this state; Mary, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Ftha Dixon, deceased; Mrs. Frances Brewer, deceased; Mrs. Belle Covert, of Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Margaret Tracy, of Whiteland. and Mrs. Tel via Brooks, of Indianapolis. The motlicr of these children died in 1894.

The subject of this sketch received his education in the district schools, supplemented liy attendance at Ilopewell Academy during 1861 to 1861,. He then engaged in teacliing school, following tiiat vocation for a few years, and then located on eighty acres of his father's land, to the, cultivation of whicli he devoted hi- time for a few years, at the same tirne teaching, as his business affairs would jiernu't. In 1871 he bought a saw mill, which he operated until 18S7, and then erected the Whiteland canning factory, which he operated. Ffe had a hard struggle to make the concern a sticcess, but eventually got it on its feet and in 1898 sold it to Grafton Johnson. The factory is now a pi'osperous institution and is one of the largest canning factories in the state. ^[t. Brewer managed this factriry until 1905, when he disposed of his interests and retired. In 1909 he assisted in the orgam'zation of the Wliiteland National Bank, of he was elected president, and in which capacity he is still ser\-ing. ]\Iuch of the success of this splendid institution has been due to his good f;Usiness management and personal inliuence, and anmng his fusiness associates he is held in higl; regard, his sound judgment and wise discrimination being considered invalual:>le in the management of the bank. He is the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of splendid farm land, besides which he owns a splendid residence and one of the best business blocks in Whiteland.

Politically, !Mr. Brewer is a Democrat, though he assumes an independent attitude in local affairs, voting for the men whom he deems best qualified for office. He was elected justice of the peace, serving four years in this capacity to the entire satisfaction of all concerned.

In 1867 Mr. Brewer married ^lelissa, the daughter of Cordonand Springer, a nati\-e of \'irginia and an early settler in Johnson county, having come here in the late twenties. To !Mr. Brewer have been born the f(/lUn\i,.,- children: jNIrs. Annie Graham, who Hves one mile east of Whitoland aivl i-, the mother of seven children: Roy, Earl, William, Fannie, John and iv - others; Mrs. Fanrae Alexander, now deceased, lived in Illinois, and left thr,(. children, Mary, Anna and Melissa; Edward, who died in 1900. left two c'l !- dren. Samuel and Marcie; Airs. Leona Tingle lives in Greenwood. y-Y Brewer's career has been one of honor and trust and no higher eulogy can passed upon him than the simple truth that his name has never been coupl d with anything disreputable, and that there has never been the shad.uv of :x stain upon his reputation for integrity and unswerving honesty. He has l.c n a consistent man in all that he has ever undertaken and his career in all if the relations of life has been absolutely without pretense. His actioi,? arc U)-- result of carefu.l and conscientious tl ough{ and when once convinced tlirit '.ic is riglit no suggestion of policy or personal profit can swerve him from ij-.- course that he has decided upon. He is essentially a man. of affairs, sound. ,:' judgiTient and far-seeing in what he undertakes and he has won and retaincfi the conf.dcnce and esteem of all clas.^es.

That life is the most useful and desiral)le that resultb in the greatest to th? greatest number and, though all do not reach the heights to which ll as[.-re. yet in some measure each can v/in success and make life a blessin:; hi^ fellov/ men; and it is not necessary for one to occupy eminent public i-' tions to do so, for in th.e humbler walks of life ihere retr'ains nrndi goud t.> accomplished and many opportunitie.- for one to exercise talents and inflr.oi, which in some \'-ay will touch, the lives of those with whom we come contact, making xhcra brighter and better. In the list of Johnson count, successful citizens the subject of this review has long occupied a pron.mi place. In his career tliere is much that is commendable and his life k<r--'. illustrates what a life of energy can accomplish when his plans are w:-. laid and Ins actions governed by right principles, noble aims and h'gh 'dc

The subject of this sketch, George W. Heck, who operates a splen ' farm of one hundred acres in Clark township, Johnson county, lndi:uia. born in this town.'^hip on January 20, iSjr, and is a son of Peter and Jm: (CuL;inger) Heck. I'eter Heck, wdio was the son of Jacob and Mary ib- v,;.s born in Ohio or. July 28, i8_'5, and died on April 10, 1907. His parents \\i\x sturdy Germans, from whom he inherited many of the characteristics for which that great nation is noted. lie was one of eleven children. The I'aniilv moved to Indiana when he was an infant and settled near Alt. Auburn, sjiclby county, Indiana, where, on December 7, 1854, he was married to lennie Cutsinger and on October 7, 1855, settled in Johnson county. Jennie Cutsinger Ileck was born on June 16, 1836, and died on April 25, T909. Peter Heck became the owner of six hundred and forty acres of land atid was considered a very successful farmer. He inaugurated a system of giving to each of his twehe children forty acres of land or its equivalent in money, lli'jugh the boys earned the same by woik. Upon his death Pclor Heck left an estate of three hundred acres. To him and his wife were born twelve I'liiidren, namcl}- : John R., James B., 'Mary, Hannah, deceased, Elizabeth, Saloma, George W., iVbraham, Nancy, Emma, Samuel, and Jacob, deceased.

The subject of this sketch received his education in school house Xo. 9 in Clark township, and his boyhood day.^ were spent in work with his father or: the home fnrm. In 1896 he received fcjrty acres of land from his father, to which he at once gave bis attention aixl which ire luis increased from time to time until he is now the owner of ore hundred acres of splendid land in Clirk township. To the improvement of this he h.as indefatigably devoted himself and in 1911 lie built a fine, new barn, thirly-eight by sixty feet in ii/c. and has a neat and attractive residence set in the midst of a grove of locust and apple trees, the whole presenting a very attractive appearance. Mr. Heck gives his attention to the rr.ising of all tlie cerealc common to th:s locality, having twenty-six acres in corn, twenty- five acres in Vvhcat, and nrsing annually about forty head of hog;. iJy his erficicnt labor and successfvl management his farm has become ore of the most productive and valua- U.,' of its area in the county, as well as one of the county's most beautiful and 2t:ractlve rural homes.

On February 21, 1896, Mr. Heck married Addle May Huffman, a ''"'lighter of Aaron and Sarah (Halfacre) Hufifman. Abel Huffman was ^'tn in 1842 in Johnson_ county and died in 1910. He was a son of Aaron *''ci Jemima (Wells) Huffman, natives of Kentucky, and his wife, whose ft^aiden name was Sarah Halfacre, was torn in 1838 and died in 1905. They ^^"-re the parents of two children, Mrs Eva Heck and ^Mrs. Addie Heck, -^iron Huffman w^as the owner of ninet/-two acres of land in Marion town-

The occupation of farming, to which the major part of the business life of Jamc.- L. Gvifiith, one of the well kn(jun and popular citizc-u;. of lolinscm count}-, has been devoted, is the o dest pursuit for a livelihood of maj'I. ind and the one in which he will e\-er be the most indeijendenl. His name b.a . long been insejiarably connected \\Uh the general growth of Johnson cor. Uv. of wliicli he is a native and wlier?, in fact, he has spent m')St of Ids dlV. While primarily aitendip.g to his own varied interests, his life has hcen largelv devoted to his fellow man, liaving been untiring in Ids efforts to inspiie a proper respeci for Fn\- and f.>rder ind ready at all times to uplift huma.u'tv along civic and social lines.

James F. Griil'th. one of th.e :ea(hng faruK^rs and induenlial citizen^ nf Clark ti:iu;Tslnp, Johnson county, Indiana, was born in this townshi|) on January 19. 1S09. and is the son. of Granville R. and Mary E. ( Fitzpairick ) Griffith. l"he f;ither. who was 'a niti\e of Jenni.ngs count)-. Inrliaua, can\' to Johnson county at the age of years with his parents, his fatli'.r, Janies Griffith, iiavirig been an earlv settk r of this countv, w-here he followed, fro-ming; during his entire residence here He was a pul-;lic-spirited citizen and umk an acti\e interesi in al! jniblic 'affairs, although he ricver held office. He was the father of six children: Wiiliain, Robert. John, one wlio died in infanc}'. Melissa and Graiv.ille. To the 1 ittcr were born four children, Jan.cs I ., ^laggie M..'.Mary \^. and Annabel e. In the comm(-»n schools of Clark u wnship the subject of this sketch sec.tred his education, and then followed the pursuit to which he has been reared, that of agriculture, in which he ha- always been successfully engaged. He is the owner of two hundred and f>'riv acres of land in Clark township, the improvements on which are of the t)est, the splendid and attractive residence being one of the best in the cop.ntry. and all the other impro\-ements en the farrn are in accordance there- -itn For inanv years he has carried on the -^'arious departments of his work .vitli that discretion and energy which are sure to nnd a natural sequel in deiiirt'' success, having alwavs been a harj worker, a ^oorl manai?"er and a nian. economical habits, and, being fortunatel}- situated in a thriving farming comnninity, it is no wonder that lie gain'jd the front ranks of the agricuhurists of this fa\-ored locaHty.

Mr. GrilTith has Leon twice married, first on January 2, 1894, to IVlinnie B. Von Talge, the daugh.ter of Henry and Laura (Curry) Von Talge, the father being a nati\e of Kentucky and an early settler of this county, to which union were born two chikh-en, ]\Jarie and Granville Ray. On September 12, 1906, ]\Ir. Griffitli married I'lorence Depue, daughter of \\'illiam and Lavinna (Recoi'ds) Depue. botli families havitig licen prominent in the early history of lliis couiuy.

Politically, ?\lr. Grifiilh has given his su[>port to the Repulslican party, while his fraterrial relations arc with 'ho Kriighis of Pythias. He is a member of the Baptist church and takes a deep and acti\ c interest in the verities of the spiritual life. In eveiy averiue of life's activities he has been true to evciy trust and is justly popular in his home community.

The science of agriculture- -for it is a science as well as an art - finds an able demonstralor as well as successful practitioner in the person of Arch W. Byers, v/ho is widelv known in Johnson county, maintaining a very productive and desirable farm in Franklin townshipi. He comes of a \c ry highly honored pi'rniecr family, members of which ha\"e p'ayedi well tbjir parts in the general development uf this favored section of the great Indiana commonwealth.

Arch W. Byers, 'v\'ell known throughout Johnson county as tb.e owner of the celebrated ''Melrose Farm" in Franklin township, was born on December 28, 1869, in this township, and is the son of Heiny S., Sr., and Ma "ia (McCau.ley) Byers, natives of Kentucky, his mother being a daughter of Dr. Robert ^IcCauley, a native of Scotland, and the latter was also one of the early pioneer pb.ysicians of Johi'son county, where he was held in high esteem. Henry S. Byers, Sr., was born in 1S23 and died in 1900. He ca ne to Johnson county, Indiana, with his father, Flenry B)ers, in 1S25, die family settling in FVanklin townslh} , where tbe father had filed on govt 11- inent land, one hundred and sixteen acres of lliis tract being still in possession of the family. PTenry S. Byers became an extensive land owner and live stock man, owning at one time five hundred and eigh.ty acres in one tract.

Besides this tract he bought other land and gave a farm to each of his c!r;- dren, allowing them to pay out in time. During his life he owned over «>:ic thonsarid acres of land and was numbered among the most prosperous at^iiculturists of Johnson county. Politically, he was a staunch Whig, and 'ip i:i the formation of the Republican party he became aligned with that pol:l;.;i! faith, from which he never departed. He was a member of the Home Cnuird^. and his religious membership was with the First Mt. Pleasant Baptist ch;;rcn. The subject's mother died in 190T. They had become the parents of thirtrcii children, of whom nine were reared to maturity, namely: Robert McCa-iloy. who died at the age of forty-two }ears; Sarah M. Vandivier, of Franklin tovj-nship; George \\'., of Franklin: Alonzo X., of Franklin townsliip: \t\rline, who married a Mr. Wilkes an.d lives in Hensley township, and Caroline, tlie wife of IMr. Riggs, of Franklin township, arc twins; Sylvaiiu-. (-{ Franklin township; Susanna (Mrs. McCaslin), of Franklin township. F. X. McCaslin now occupies the old hc>me place, v/here th.e subject of thi.s skcU-!'; first savr the ligl'i of day, it bavin;;- belonged to the old Dr. McCaulcy e.-Laic. The house, a fme old brick mansion, was built in ante-bellum days, but \\a> burned down, during the war an^l later rfbalU. The subject of this .'-iscici; received his education in the little brick school house near his home, an 1 Ir: was reared to tlie life of a farnv;r. Upon starting out in life for hiiu-clf he applied hini<^elf diligently to the vocation of agriculture, spending s -vci; years on his father's farm. In 1^97' he received one hundred and thirty-six acres of the home farm.'jn wliich he bniilt a hou-e, and in time he pair! !i'--> father for the land. The father had a peculiar plan of distributing his pn pe;- ty among the children. When a child had acciimir.ulatcj tv.'O thousand d'.'! lars, the father gave him a farm and also two thousand dollars and gave !i':r. time to pa)- for the land wilhou interest. The paynient notes were \v.\- hundred dollars yearly, aftd if all the notes aggregating tliirtv-sc-\'.ii \vmdred dollars were paid as they came due they bore no interest. X^'ine cl.:'- dren in the family were thus treated, and were thus enabbid to accuninlaic good estates. The subject lived on his tract of land for eleven years and t!'';i traded with George W. Byers for his present farm, which comprises one hundred and thirty-one acre=!, and which is improved with a fine sixteen-room modern residence, large and substantial barns and other necessary outlvi,r;<'- ings. Mr. Byers feeds stock largel/ with the grain produced on the fanii, a;i 1 has thus been able to realize unusurlly good profits from his efforts. He Icryfifteeti to twenty full-blooded Jersey cows and sells the milk from these. .' '- aging three hundred pounds a day )r thirty-five gallons. He has t-\venty T'^rrs

Politically, Mr. Bycrs is a staunch and active supporter of the Pre gressive party, heartily endorsing the policies of that party as promulgated by Theodore Roosevelt. His religious membership is with the First Mt. Pleasant Baptist church, to which he gives liberally and of which he is a regular attendant.

Reverting to the genealogical an:e5try of the subject of this sketch, it is worthy of note that the etuigrant arcestor of the subject, George Frederick B3-ers, wlio came from Germany to this countr\-, married Catharine Sam.^. Among tiieir children was Henry, 1)orn January 15, 1788. who married Elizabeth Wylie, Sejilember 5, iSii, and who?c death occurred on April 14, 1865. Thev had clex'on chilfh'en, George, Sarah, John, Isaac. Benjaniiii, Henry S., Sr., Catharine. FH/alieth ^^^, Cynthia Ann, Jacob and David. Henrv livers was horn in Peimsyl\a!iia, and, having lost his father whie quite yomig, he was taken into tlK farriily of Dv-marcc, who brought him \o Henry county, Kentucky. He was tliere reared and in tlie spring of 1825 I e was married and m(jvcd to Indiana, '.he trij.> beiing made on horse-back, en which hr also carried a sack of flour. ?Tc enteu'd a farm fi\-c miles soritl.- "west of Franklin, the same being that now owned by Sylvanus Byers, cf which he cleared fn/e acres and pkinted it in corn. He then returned to Kentuck-y after cu1ti\-ating his crop and br!)uc;ht i)ack his family. He Avas an e.xpert drummer, and \v<''S pre-^entcil with a drum by the state for his ser\-ices during th< Indian troubles. This drum, with the gift inscription, is now owned by Arch \\''. Byers. Heniy Byers married Maria McCauley on January 9, 1845, and to them were burn the following children: Robert 'W., born November 17, 1S45, died Novemb; r 30, 1887; Mary E., born March 27, 1847, ^^^'^ September 18, 1851; Sarah M., born October 4, 1848; George W., June 15, 185 1 ; Alonzo N., October 3, 1853; Caroline, December 7, 1855, and Adaline, the same date, twins; Sylvanus, April 20, 1858; Clarissa, July 4, i860, died April 4. 1863; Rachel. November 10, 1862, died December 4. 1862; Almira, February 7, 1864, fbcd April 22, 1865; Susanna, April 13. 1866; Arch W.. December 2^, 1869, tbe last named being the immediate subject of this sketch.

Mr. Byers has long been mimber>:d among the progressive agriculturis s and public spirited citizens of tliis co inty, and is now the owner of a very desirable farm property and is one of the substantial men of his community.

Endowed ky nature witli stronj^ mental powers and possessing liie e'lnr.i' and energy to direct his faculties in proper cliannels, he early became a uki of resourceful capacity, as the able nianagemcnt of his private affairs a')'.- dantly testify. He possesses the happy faculty of not only making friend but binding thorn to him by his good qualities of h.ead and heart.

In In's special line of effort, probably no man. in central Jndiarn liaachie\ed a more prnnounced success nor a larger record thari Wiiii un .\. Kusselt, who is not O'dy a farraer of large importance, but is al-o a n .l^'.; horse breeder. Fo. a quarter of a centur)- lie has given his parlieul.ir r'tii,;! tion to tlie breeding and raising of Perclieron draft horses and mules, and Iv cause of the cmin.ent succe-s which he has achieved he has gained a rep^.tatii n which extends far beyond the borders of bis own localit}-. Sound jud,M!!u::. wise discriminntion and good conmoti scn-e have s"^ entered into his vm'':c i.-. as to enable hhu to carry on his bu'-.incss along lines that liavc insured bis ^recess. Because of his srilenrlid record and his higli 'personal qualities be ieminently deser\-i;ig of representation In the annals of his countv.

^^'iIliam A. Russel! was born on Jaiuiary iS, 186''., on the farm wl ere b.e now live^, and i^ a son of Alexrnder R. and. ^fary (Durljin) Russell. Aicvander R.^RusseH, who was Ijom in Sbelbv countv. Indiana, on Juh- 28. i8r>v was the first white ciiild b.orr, in ?he!l-_\- count}-. lie v>-as tb.e son of b.ih ; fC:rsell, a native of Kentucky and one of the f!r>t sctclers of Shelby coun w !i>- diana, having made the trip by h-)rseback to his new home in 1815. Hi wife, Mary, was born in Blue River township. Johnson county, Indiana, on v\y >\ 1836, and uas a daughter of \\'illiam Durbin. a Kentuckian by birth ard a'-^o an early settler of Blue River township, Johnson countv. Alexandier R. U\\- sell, whose death occurred in April. 1900, was one of the most suci e--.';'! fanners of Johnson county, and accunnilated four hundred and eights acrc^ of fine land. He was twice married and was the father of tlu'rtcen cb liken. ten of whom lived to mature years. His first wife was Susan Cutsingc -, \\h ' bore hitn ]Margaret, Harvey, Jacob. Afary, Malvina. Sarah, Jolni and Mi^an. To his union with Hilary Durbir were born William A., Mrs. Harriet ?"!ei: burg and Matilda.

Vvilliam A. Russell was reared to the life of a farmer and secur.-d b'^ education in the comn.ion schools of his bonne neighborhood and one \ear in the Edinburg higli school. He has never seen any reason to induce him to forsake the vocation to which he was reared, and he has been eminently successful. He is himself the owner of fifty-two acres of land in Blue River township and forty acres in Nineveh township, while he and his mother together own two hundred and eighty acres of land, and he oversees one hundred acres in Nineveh township. He is thoroughly up to date in all his operations, giving proper attention to the maintenance of the fertility of the soil, while the building and other permanent improvements on his farms indicate hiin to be a man of good taste and sound ideas.

It is, however, as a breeder of horses that !Mr. Russell has achie\ed his greatest reputation and it is deemed consonant in this connection to recite in some detail the description of some of the splendid animals which are in his st.ibles. Inuring the past twelve years Mr. Russell has devoted his attention piincipoll)- to the breeding and raising o' Pcrcherons and jacks. He has ten registered Pcrcherons, the finest of their- kind in Johnson county, and nineteen grade horses. He also gives careful attention to the breeding and raising 0; Duroc Jersey hogs, in the handling of which he is also highly successful. >ir. Russell i^egan his breeding operations with Wannetta, 45592, recorded by ti:e Percheron Society of America, and which was purchased by Mr. Russell 01 February 28, 1909. Prior to that time, however, he had owned a number of pure-bred horses. The next maie, a daughter of Wannetta, was Belvia, 45593, ^"'-1 second colt was St. Elmo, 59694. St. Elmo is a black s:allion and is as handsome a horse as tliere is in the country and is recorded ii the Percheron Soriel}- of .\merica. Sire, Aladrid, 41499 (570I-I).

A full sister to St.. Elmo is Martli^ V\''ashington, 71 130, whose pedigree i; the same as that of St. Elmo. The next colt was Red Pep[)er, 944-15, whose -'ire was Glen, 49173, and recorded in the Percheron Society.

Other pure bred mares in Mr. Russell's stables are Dorotliy, 55003 ; sire. ..ladrid (see St-. Elmo). T-ena, 86895: sire. High Top, 35557. Bertha. -4446; sire, Glen, 49173 ; dam. Dorothy. 55003. Pedigree runs back to 18S4. Several of the pedigrees run back to the seventh dam, imported in 1S51. Mr.

Mr. Russell is a member of the executive committee of the Indiana Draft 'lorse Breeders' Association, and a member of the Percheron Society of ^nierica, being in line for election as a director of the latter organization. He many blue ribbons with them. H^ is justifiably proud of his attainments as a horse breeder, and has done much to promote among the rank and fi'e of the farmers a desire for a beltei- breed of horses than they were formerly satisfied to own.

Politically, j\Ir. Russell is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. Jie contributes liberally to the sui)port of the ^Methodist church, to which liis family belongs. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd l-'ellows and the Impro\ed Order of Red Men, at PMinburg.

On Sepicmbcr 15, 1883, Mr. Russell was united in marriage to Lottie Burkhart, the daughter of Andrew and Ursula (Stevens) Burkhart, ar:d to this union have been born the following children: Mary, Mrs. Hattie Xyle, Farl L., Alexander and Edna. Personally, 'Sir. Russell is well liked, i)oiiig a man of pleasing ac'dress, and h; is rightfully numbered auK^ng the leading men of his community.

Elmore Todd Earnest

Specific mention is made of many of the worthy citizens of Johnson county within the pages of this work, citizens v/ho have figured in the gDv.lh and development of this favored locality and whose interests have been dcutified with its e\-cry phase of prDgress, each contril>uting in his spheie »->i action to the well-being of the comnnniiLy in which he resides and to th'. vxlvancement of its normal and legitimate growtb. Among this number s hv whose name appears above, peculiar interest attaching to his career fron'. liic fact that practically his entire lifi has been spent within the borders of thi-; county.

Elmore T. Earnest, a succcrsfu! farmer and popular citizen of > cct!- ham township, was born Decembei 22, 1854, on the farn; Vvhere he now lives, and he enjoys the additional dis.inction of having lived in the sair-.e yard for fifty-nine years, his first home having been in a log house built by Henry Henderson in about the year iS-2, the present home having been buit by his fatlier in 1864. Therefore, but tv/o houses have occupied thi.^ site in a period of over one hundred years. ]Mr. Earnest is a son of David E.. v/li" was born in Virginia in 1827, and came to Johnson county, Indiana, in -'<[- Here he married Mary A. Bennett, a native of Oldham cou.ncy, Kenti cky. born in 1827. who came to Johnson county at the age of seven years, and hci'.- spent the reniaindcr of her Hfe, dying in 1906. David E., who had come to this country in company with an uncle, Stephen Tillson, one of the early pioneers of this section of the state, became a well known and successful resident of this locality, and his death, in December, 1896, was considered a, distinct loss to the community. To him and his wife was born one child, the subject of this sketch.

Elmore T. Earnest received his education in the common schools of the home neighborhood and was reared to the life of a farmer, which vocation he has followed ever since. On the death of his father he inherited the home farm of one hundred acres and has brought it up to a high stale of cultivation, with splendid modern improvements, so that the place is now valued at one hundred artd seventy-five dollars per acre. The land is extraordinary fertile ; good fences are maintained on the place, and the land is properly ditched and tilled, these impr.ivenjents making it one of the most attractive and prcifitalilc fairns in the neighborhood. The land is all in cultivation and practically all of the grain ['roduced is fed to hogs and cattle, of v'hich the output in the spring of 19 13 was forty-nine hearl, although the annual capacity of the farm is about si.xty head. The acreage of grain on the farm is tv/enty-five acres of corn and thirty acres of wheat, VN'hile thirty tons cf hay will be cut thi> year. ^Mr. Ean est is indefatigable in his effons and' up-to-date in his methods, so that he i^ numb-ered among the representative agriculturists of this section of the councy.

Mr. Eaine?t has twice been married, first, on Xovember i. 1877, to Lida R. Erecman, who died in 1896, leaving one daughter, Amia, who is now the wife of Echvard C. Vest, a farmer of this county, and tliey have two children, Mary Pauline and Eottie Davi--. Mr. Earnest's second marriage was ii F'ebruary, 1899, to Mrs. Cora M. Ragsdale, nee Willard, who by her fDrm.er marriage was the mother of a son, Herbert Collier Ragsdale.

Politically, Mr. Earnest is an ardent supporter of the Democratic party and has served his township efficiently as road supervisor. He takes an iitelligent interest in the current affairs of the day, but is not a seeker after public office. Fraternally, he belongs to the Knights of Pythias, and to the Anti-Horsethief Association, while his religious membership is with the Baptist church, of which he is an earnest supporter and to which he contributes liberally of his means. The members of the family move in the best s.x;ial circles of the community and, because of their genuine worth and splendid personal qualities, they enjoy the \varm regard of all who know taem.

It is proper to judgt; of the success of a man's life by the estimation in which he is held by his fellow citizens. They see him at his work, in his family circle, in church, hear his views on public questions, observe the operacions of his code of morals, witness how he conducts himself in all the relations of society and civilization, and arc therefore competent to judge of his ncrits and his demerits. After a long coarse of years of such daily observation, it would be out of the question for his neighbors not to know of his worth, for, as has been said, "actions speak louder than words." In this connection it is not too much to say that the subject of this sketch has passed a life of unusual honor, tliat he has been industrious and has the confidence of all who hav; the pleasure of his friendship.

Isaac W. Bowuen, whose splendid farm is located in Pleasant township, Johnson courity, Indiana, is a nati/e of the state of North Carolina, hcving been born in Da\ie county, on August 27, 1857, and is a son of Caleb and jMary (Eteliison) Bowdcn, both of whom were also natives xni Xorth ("amlina, where they sjicnt tlicir entire lives. Tlscy were the parents of t\.'ci\c children, of whom, besides the subject, a brutiier and sister are still li\ii.g in Davie count}', one of the children is in Nebraska and one in Iowa. 1 hrce brothers of this family served in the Confederate army during the uar of tho Rebellion, one ha\ing been killed c t Seven I'iineb, and one died at Gokkb"^:'- ough. North Carolina. The suljjcct of thi^ sketch received his education in the common schools of his native (omniuniti', and as soon as old enoug 1 '>kgan farm labor, with which induslry he has been identified ever ^ince. 'Jn January 26, iSSo, he came to Johnson county, Indiana, and located 01 h.is present farm in Pleasant township, to which he is giving his close attci tii.):i. He is the owner of eighty-six acres of land,, practically all of which is i ivlei cuhivation. and l:ere he gives due o'ttention to the rotation of crops and .itlu r modern ideas relating to successful agriculture, so that his efforts liave been abundantly rewarded with success. He gives some attention to dairying, ha\-- ing sold milk for the past fifteen to twenty years. In addition to the cu'Livr.- tion of tlie soil, he gives considerable attention to the raising of live stork, particularly Poland China hogs, in the handling of which he has been inilv successful. He has been a close ot -.erver of tuodern methods and is a st den! at all times of whatever pertains to his chosen life work, and, judging fr.j-n hi.- past record, he will undoubtedly achieve mucli in the future years. He >:aki---

I'olitically, the subject of this sketch has always given his support to the Democratic part}-, though aside from the casting of his ballot he' has not taken an acti\e part in, campaigns. He is a staunch advocate of all that will advance the interests 'of his community, and no worthy movement bids for his supi)ort ill \'ain. hVaternally, he is a member of the bVee and Accepted ^Tasons and of the Indeiiendent Order of Odd Fellows, in the workings of both organizations taking a deep interest. Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist F.piscripal church and gives his support to every phase of that societN-'s work.

On June lo, i8<So, ^Ir. Bowden was united in marriage to ^Margaret J. Sheek. the daughter of Leven W. and Mary E. (Henry) Sheck, both families having long been identified witli Jolmsi^n count}', of which they were early settlers. ]Mrs. Bowden's mother, ]Mai}- 1\. Sheek, v^'as a daughter of Hirajii Henry, who was a prominent man in Johnson ccumty during his life. To Mr. and Mrs. Bouden liave been born fivt children: Lola ]\Iay, the wife of Jesse Tilson; Jessie, the wife of Ray Brovv n ; Flora, of Indianapolis: Annie ]\Iaric, llic wife of Oral l~ix, of Greenwood, and Julia, vv-ho remains at home. The family move in the best social circle.-, of the community and are held in the highest esteem by all who know them because of their genial disposition and genuine worth.

John T. Cverstreet

All callings, whether humble or exalted, may be productive of so lie measure of success, if enterprise and industr} , coupled with a well directed purpose, form the moti\e force of tlie person directing the same, and in no case is this fact more apparent than in agriculiural pursuits. It is a well authenticated fact that success comes as the result of legitimate and \\ ell applied energy, unflagging determination and perseverance as well as the abt vc enumerated cpialities. W hen a course of action is once decided upon tlie'se attributes are essential. Success is never knowTi: to smile upon the idler or dreamer and she never courts the loafer, only those who have diligently sought her favor being crowned with her blessings. In tracing the histc ry of the prosperous and influential agriculturist whose name forms the clption of this biographical review, we tind that the above named elements ha\e

John T. Overstreet was born in Clark township, Johnson county, Indiana, on August 28, i860, and is a son of John H. and Eleanor V. (Covert) Overstreet, the father born January 12, 1809, and the mother on December 2-), 1818. John H. Overstreet was a native of the state of Kentucky, from whence he came to Johnson county in ah early day, settling in the city of Franklin, where he and his brother, William, entered the mercantile business, which they continued about two years;; then John H. Overstreet came to Clark township, his entry here being in the year 1848, and he settlec on the land which the subject of this sketch now owns and cultivates. Just before coming to this township, however, he had tried out some land in Franklin township, but after three years' residence there he decided en a change and came to Clark. He was twice married, and by his first union had four children, George S., Mary, Benjamin ^\'. and Willis G., of whom Mary is deceased. To his second iniion were also born four children, Nancy, Cornelius B., deceased; Martha, deceased, and John T., the immediate subject of this sketch. Both parents are now deceased. They were promiient in the community during their active lives, standing staunchly for the best interests of the people, and, because of their sterling integrity and the high order of their living, they were numbered among the leading citizens of the community.

The subject of this sketch received a good common school educaiiuii. after which he spent two years f-S a student in old Asbury College, now DePauw University, at Greencastle. Thus well qualified for life's du ies, he returned to the home farm, to which he has since given his atten ion and in the cultivation of which he has shown sound judgment and wise discrimination. In addition to husbandry, he has also given considerable at:ention to the buying, feeding and shipping of live stock, to which he closely applied himself for about fifteen >ears with good financial results. He ha-^ up-to-date ideas as to farming methods, has rotated his crops so as to reain the original fertility of the soil and he raises abundant harvests. He s a man whose years of straightforward and honest dealing have gained for lim the confidence of his neighbors and have made him a man of influence in his community," as his geniality and amiability make him welcome in any sc .iai gathering or group of men.

On January 14, 1880, 'Mr. Overstreet was united in marriage v itii Dessie D. Reece, a daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Garrison) Reece. botl" of whom were natives of Indiana, though on the paternal side the sul>ject's wife was of German ancestry, her grandparents having come from the fatherland and located in Kentncky, from which state they came to Indiana in an early day. Thomas and Eliza Reece were the parents of five children, Elmira, Artie, Albert, Dessie I), and Dcsmiis, twins. To Mr. and ^Irs. Overstreet has been born one child, Chella Cecil, who became the wife of Arlis G. I''atter son, of Clark township.

K Republican in politics, ]\Ir. Overstreet has for many years taken an active pari in the public affairs of his locality, and in 1909 was elected trustee of Clark township, in which responsible position he is now serving and ii. which he is discharging the duties of that office to the entire satisfaction o' his fellow citizens. Fraternally, he i? a member of the P^rec and Acceptec'. Masons at Franklin and the Knights of Pythias at Greenwood, being a char ter member of the latter lodge. Rcbgiously, he is a member of Rock Tan',- Christian church, iri the prosperity of v,liicb he is deeply interested and to which he contiibi.ites liberally of his means. Clark township has had no worthier or more highly respected cit'zens than t!ie Overstreet family, which has been identified with its progress from the pioneer days to the presen: time, its several members working simultaneously for their own advancemen: place in this history.

Agriculture has been an honored vocation from the earliest ages and a> a usual thing men of honorable and humane impulses, a^ well a? those o.' energy and thrift, have been patrons of husbandry. The free out-door lifi of the farm has a decided tendency to foster and develop that independence of mind and self-reliance which ch?racterizes true manhood and no truer blessing can befall a boy than to be 1 eared in close touch with nature in th: healthful, life-inspiring labor of the fields. It has always been the fruitful soil from which ha\-e sprung the moral bone and sinew of the country, and the majority of our nation's great n'arriors, renowned statesmen and distinguished men of letters were born on the farm and were indebted largely to its earlv iufluence for the distinction which they ha\ e attained.

The subject of this sketch is descended from one of the old establishe 1 families of Indiana, his paternal grandfather, .Mexander McCaslin, ha\-ing come to this state from !Mercer coun:y, Kentucky, in rSr^. ?Ie settled fir?t in Scott county, where the family remained until 1829, when they came to

Johnson coujily, locating abont two miles south of iM-anklin, where Alexander remained during the remainder of his life. His son, John McCaslin, father of the subject of this sketcli, was born in Scott county and accompanied the family on its removal to Johnson county. He married Martha Jane Alexander, and among their children was the subject of this sketch.

William Edgar McCaslin secured a good practical education in the common schools of Johnson county, and, being raised to the life of a farmer, he early recogn.ized 'the fact that no other career offered to him so many opportunities for advancement .md independence as agriculture, therefore he has never forsaken this vocafon, but has given it his undivided attention with eminent success. He is tht owner of a good farm of ninety-one acres in Franklin township, and his syucmalic methods and persistent energ}- lia\'e resulted in a commensurate deg-ee of success.

In 1899, Mr. ]\IcCaslin married Hattie May Halstead, a dauglner of Albert and Louisa (Hoagland) tialstead, the father a nati\e of Blue River townsliii), this county. To Mr. and Mrs. :\IcCaslin have been born two children, Martha FJi/abeth and '^^leanora Louise. Political!}-, Afr. ?»icCaslin gives his support to the Republic ui party, and he takes a deej) and com nendable interest in public affairs, though he has never !)een a seeker after office of any kind. In every avenue c f life's activities he has performed h's full part as a man, standing "four scj lare to every witid that Idows." and because of his genuine worth and high character he ha^ enjoyed to a large degree the respect and confidence of his fel ow citizens. He and his wife move in the best social circles of the community and arc extremely popular among their acquaintances.

It is with marked satisfactir n that the biographer adverts to the life of one who has attained success in any vocation requiring definiteness of purpose and determined action. Si ch a life, whether it be one of calm, consecutive endeavor or of sudden meteoric accomplishments, mu.st abound in both lesson and incentive and pro /e a guide to young men whose fortunes and destinies are still matters for th" future to determine. The subject rf this sketch is distinctively one of t'le representative agriculturists of Johnson county. For a number of years he directed his efforts tov.-ard the goal of success and by patient continuarce in well doing succeeded at last it; over-

Hernan Barlow, whose fine farm of two hundred and forty acres in Clark rownsbiip is one of the show places of Johnson county, was born in this couiity on September 15, 1870, and is a son of John and Hannah (Smith) Barlow, the father a native of Kentucky and the mother of Indiana. John Barlow came to Joluison county with his parents when he was but a boy, the family settling near Edinburg, where they remained until 1853, when they moved to Clark township, where they spent the remainder of their days. John Barlow was a farmer during all his Jictive years and enjoyed high repute in the neighborhood where he lived because of his honest character and good business ability. He held no offices, althougli be took a deep interest in the public affairs of the community. He \\as a meHiIier of the old Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, and among his neighbors he co-operated in the advancement of the interests of the com.nunity. He and his wife were tlie prircnts of four chiidici: W'illiam, Ora, May, who married a l\Ir. Copcland, and Jlernan.

Hernan Barlow received his elenientary education in the common schools of Clark township, and then v,as a student in tlic Acton Normal School for a vv'hile. Upon tlie completion of his educati'jcia! training, he took up t;ie vocation of farming, to which he had been reared, and is still actively and successfully engaged in that pursuit. He is the owner of two hundred a;id forty acres of as fine land as can be found in Johnson coun.ty, it being eligibly located in Clark township, and here Mr. Bsriov.- carries on mixed farming. To say merely that he is a successful farmer does not imply the true fac*s, for he has given to his affairs sucli aide and intelligent direction and has CJ.rried on his business transactions on so large a scale that he is almost in a class by himself as a farmer. For about four years I\Ir. Barlow carried Dn dairying with abundant success, giving his special attention to Holstein cattle, which breed he found gave the best general results. His dairy barns are up to date in every respect, and are built to accommokjaile between seventyfive and one hundred head of cattle. Vacuum milking machines are used and were connected to each stall. In connection with the barn there are big cement silos, and altogether about two hundred head of cattle, both dairy and feed cattle, can be accommodated. ?\Ir. Barlow's residence is one of the fin<st in the county, the house itself being modern and up to date in every p;.rticular, with all the conveniences that one could desire, while cement walks and beautiful lawns, as well as a large cement veranda encircling the entire house, give it an air of comfort and hospitality that niakxs it very inviting to one passing by. One would have to travel far before finding a more satisfactory agricultural prospect than is to be found on the Barlow farm, and among his fellow citizens Mr. Barlow is held in the highest esteem, because of the success he has achieved.

Politically, Mr. Barlow is a supporter of the Progressive . party and takes a deep interest in public affairs, though he is not himself a seeker after public office. He is a member of the Anti-Horse Thief Detective Association, and, religiously, is affiliated with the Christian church, of which he is a stanch supporter.

On January 27, 1907, JNIr. Bavlow was united in marriage witli Mamie Whitton, a daughter of Joseph and Maggie (Wells) Whitton, the father a native of Kentucky atid the niothei of Marion county, Indiana. Tlic father came to tliis count} in his early liff, and he took up the occupatiori of farming, to which he dt voted his aclix'e years. His marriage also occurred here. To Vv:. and Mrs. Barlow have been boin three children, Ethel May, Russell W. and Everett T. By a straightfcrward and commendable course Mr. Ballow has made his way up to a respertable position in the business v.'orld, winning the hearty admiration of the people of his neighborhood, and earning a reputation as an enterprising ard progressive agriculturist raid a iiioadniinded and uprigiit citizen, and his much in his life record that could be studied with profit by a young man starting on the battle of life. - :

- Among the citizens of Nineveh township, Johnson county, Indiana, wh'"" have built up a comfortable home and surrounded themselves with valuable landed estates and personal propercy, few have attained a higher degree of success than the subject of this sketch. With few opportunities except what his own efforts were capable of mastering and with many discouragements to overcome, he has made an exceptional success in life and in his old age has the gratification of knowing that the community in which he resides has been benefited by his presence and his counsel.

Thomas W. McQuinn, who ;s successfully operating a fine farm of one hundred and ninety acres in Nineveh township, Johnson county, Indi:ir!;i. was born April 2. 1852, in this township, and is a son of ^^lartin and Abigail (Legan) I^^IcOuinn, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. As the n.uii<:- would .indicate, the AlcOuinns are of Irish descent, and have inherited the staunch qualities which have made tliat nationality so desirable an elemen'. in our national life. Martin McQuinn reared four children by two marriages, their names being ^Irs. Frances (Sawans) Branigin, who is the stepmother of Elba L. Branigin, editor of the historical portion of this work; Alfred T., of Nineveh township; Mrs. Sarah Coons Kepliart, of near Bargersville, and Thomas W., the immediate subject of this sketch. The subject's mother, who was Martin McQuinn's second wife, died in iS6i, and her husband died in the spring of 1S95. Mrs. Abigail McQuinn had been married before her union with Mr. ]\IcQuinn, her first husband having been a Mr. Coons.

Thcmas \A'. INIcOuinn received his education in the common school.s ano lived OJi the jKitcrnal homestead until he had attained his twenty-second year. After his marriage, which occurred in 1874, Mr. McQuinn lived a year or rented land 'uvj then bought eighty acres of land, to the cultivation and improverni:-r;t of wh'cb. lie gave his attention, and subsequently buuglit additional land from time to time until he is now the owner of one hundred and ninety acres of as good land as can he found in Nineveh township. Jii i89(> lit erected a spk-ndid humc and now his buildings arc up to date and tlrst clas^ in every respect. V\h barn, which is of the bank style, is large and commodious and the re'^idence, which is attractive and v/ell arranged, is set in a beautiful grove of lawn and shade trees. In addition to the cultivation of the soil. Mr. McQuinn gives a good deal of atvention to the breeding and raising of live stock, selling annually one hundred head of cattle and a like number of hogs, h.is cattle being of tlioroughbred Jersey stock. His 1913 crops embrace fifty acres of corn, forty-eight acres of wheat and fifty acres of hay. He is up to dale in his methcds and is achieving a splendid success as a farmer, his place being considered generally one of the best in Johnson county.