Kosciusko County, Indiana - The whole text, 1887 (part 9 of 21)

'Unm cle Peter," as he was familiarly called, i "^^ was born August 9, 1806, in Greene County, Ohio. His parents, Abraham and Sophia (Lynch) Runyan, were natives of Harrison County, Virginia, and removed to Ohio shortly after their marriage in 1801, removing to Clarke County, in the same State, in 1811. Always living on the frontier, and forming a part of the advance guard of civilization, the subject of this sketch was deprived of nearly all opportunity for acquiring an education. The only school he ever attended was in a rude log school-house, with a log removed on each side and the opening covered with greased paper, which admitted but a faint light, and scarcely excluded the cold. February 26, 1829, he married Miss Mary Ervin, and reared a large family, of which any father might justly be proud. His sons, Peter L., John N. and George E., are well and favorably known in this county for their enterprise and sterling worth. His eldest daughter is the wife of Dr. Cliandler, of Leesburgh; the youngest daughter is the wife of J. S. Baker, Esq., auditor of Kosciusko County. In November, 1831, Mr. Runyan decided to move further west, and accompanied by his family and father-in-law, Charles Ervin, with his family, they placed their household goods in wagons drawn by o.xen, and started for Indiana. xVfter a weary journey of twenty-five days, they reached the present site of Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. In the following summer the Black Hawk war occurred, and the few settlers at that place were apprehensive that the Indians in that section might join the hostile tribes, and some left for older settlements, wliile others armed for defense and remained. Mr. Bunyan was among the latter. In the fall of l'S32 he was elected justice of the peace, and held that position until January 10, 183C), at which time he resigned his office. In 1S34 he came from Goshen to a point near the ])resent location of IVIilford, to officiate at the marriage of Henry H. Wilkinson with Miss Wright - one of the first marriages in Kosciusko County. Early in 1836 he located at J^eesburgh, Kosciusko County, Indiana, and in partnership with Tliomas Tiiomas, engaged in the sale of merchandise. At tlie same time he was appointed deputy sherift'. In 1838 he sold his interest in the store at Leesburgh, and in 1839 removed to Warsaw, where he became proprietor of the Losier House. The county seat was located in Warsaw in June, 1836, and there was at once a desperate effort to have it removed. Leesburgh and Oswego, in the north part of the county, were striving for it, and there was a strong effort made in the south part of the county to have a new countj' organized from portions of Kosciusko, Wabasli, Fulton and Miami. Politics were abandoned at once, and "Clippers" and " Anti-Clippers " were the only party designations known; locality alone was the test. Marshall and Kosciusko counties then formed a Representative District. After four years' hard fighting, Mr. Runyan was elected Representative to the State Legislature in 1840, which was the first substantial victory gained by either party. During that legislative session the State was redistricted, and Kosciusko and Whitley counties formed a Representative District. Mr. Runyan was renominated by the "Anti- Clippers," and after a bitter contest was re-elected. He was commissioner of the "Three-Per-Cent Fund," a fund derived from the sale of public lands, and expended in the opening of roads and building of bridges, from September, 1837, to September, 1841, and superintended in person the opening of nearly all the principal roads in the county during that time, as well as the construction of the bridges across all the streams of consequence. He was also appointed commissioner of the " Surplus Revenue Fund," in May, 1838, and held that position two years. He was collector of taxes for Kosciusko County in 1839; was appointed county agent in 1843. and held that position six years, during whicli time he superintended the erection of tlic court-house and jail. From 1849 to 1853 he was engaged in selling goods; in 1853 he secured contracts for carrying the mail, and from that time until the completion of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago -Railroad, he was engaged in running a daily stage from Warsaw to Fort Wavne, and a tri-weekly stage from

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Wai'saw to Plyiiiouth; from "Warsaw to Goslieii ; from AVarsaw to Peru, and from AYarsaw to Kochester. His contracts expired in 1857, when lie again became a merchant, and so continued until January, 1861, when Warsaw was visited bj her first great fire. After the conflagration Mr. Runyan found himself at an advanced age, almost penniless; the careful accumulations of a long and active life had vanished in flame and smoke. But he was never the man to repine or despair. In April, 1861, he was appointed postmaster at Warsaw, and was reappointed April 28, 1865, which position he held until December, 1866, when he was removed for purely political reasons. On the 16th day of jS^ovember, 1862, his wife, the companion of his toils, passed from earth to a better land. Mr. Runyan was for more than fifty years a consistent and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was always earnest in all his convictions and feelings; fearlessly honest and upright in all his dealings. He died at Warsaw, having reached a ripe old age, and honored and respected by all.

fACOB WEIRICK, retired farmer, Franklin Township, was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, in 1811, a son of (xeorge and Elizabeth (Frederick) Weirick. His father was also a native of Union County, Pennsylvania, born July 15, 1773, and August 14, 1801, he married Elizabeth Frederick, who was born January 24, 1780. They had a family of seven children - Sophia, Thomas, Samuel, William and Henry (twins), Jacob and Mary. The mother died March 7, 1816, and December 16, 1819, the father married Mary Morehart, and to them were born twelve children - Matilda, Mary, Lewis, Elizabeth, John, Uriah, Franklin, Harriet,

Robert, Isabella, Sybilla and Charles. The father died September 25, 1838, his wife surviving until May 7, 1883, being at the time of her death eighty-eight years old. Our subject, Jacob Weirick, was reared in his native county, living there until 1843, when with his wife and one child he moved to Richland County, Ohio, where he lived eleven years. In 1854 he moved to Indiana and located in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, buying 520 acres of land of Washington Bybee, and he now owns 1,092 acres. Here he has since resided, and has improved his farm until it is one of the best in the county. Ilis brick residence, which was the second one in the toMniship, was erected in 1861. Mr. Weirick has been a resident of Kosciusko County over thirty-two years, and has been one of the most active and influential in building up her material, social, educational and religious interests. He has always been especially interested in educational matters. For thirty years, from 1834 to 1864, he devoted much of his time to teaching, and many who have become noted in social and professional life remember with pleasure the time spent under his instruction. His professional life ended in 1864, since which time he has given his attention to agriculture. He still superintends his large landed estates, which yield him a good income, and his declining years are being spent in affluence, the just reward of a life of industry and well-doing. Mr. Weirick was married in Union County. Pennsylvania, September 2, 1841, to Margaret Smith, daughter of Leonard and Susannah (Brifogle) Smith. To them have been born eight cliildren - Susannah was born in Pennsylvania, Mary, Matilda, Amanda and Harriet in Ohio, and Emeline, Isabella and Florence in Imliana. Susannah married Calender Ford, who after her death married her sister Marv: Ma- tilda is the wife of DeAVitt Woodford, of AVest Yirgiiiia; Mary is the wife of Isaac Ford; Harriet is tlie wife of Daniel Ford; Isabella is the wife of Madison Murdock, and Emeline is the wife of Oscar Harding. All except Mrs. "Woodford live in Kosciusko County. Mr. and Mrs. Weirick have seventeen grandcliildren, but no son has been born to thein to heir the name which has ever been honored in tliis county. The daughters have all received conimon-scliool educations, and all except ^latilda, Harriet and Mary have been prominent and successful teachers.

fOSIAH K. SENSIBAUGII, a prominent farmer of Harrison Township, residing on section 13, is a native of Pennsylvania, born March 29, 1835, a son of Abram and Sarah Sensibaugh, who were both natives of the same State. He is of German ancestry, his grandfather having come from Germany to America about the time of the Revolutionary war. Of the nine children born to the parents of our subject seven arc living - Otho, a resident of Iowa; Ann, in Missouri; Eiizabetli, in Milford, Indiana; Ii'a, living in Marshall County, Indiana; Everella, in Elkiiart County, Indiana, and Eugenus and Josiali K., also residents of Elkhart County. In the tall of 1835 the parents immigrated with their family to Ohio, and the following spring came to Kosciusko County, Indiana, settling on Little Turkey Creek Prairie, and at the same time bought land in Elkhart County. The father raised one crop of corn in Kosciusko County, and in the fall of 1836 hauled it to his new home in Elkiiart County, being one of the earliest pioneers of that county, and there he and his family experienced many of the hardships and privations which usually fall to the lot of settlers in a new country. In liis political views he was a Democrat. Josiah K., the subject of this sketch, was reared on tlie home farm in Elkhart County, receiving in his youth a common-school education. He was married May 3, 1868, in West Virginia, to Miss Rowena Baker, wdio was born March 16, 1847, a daughter of Kathan and Lydia Baker, of West Virginia. The children born to this union are - Charles M., born July 2, 1871; Alden, July 23, 1872; Sarah L., May 1, 1874; Annie L., March 3, 1876; Curtis H., October 6,1881; Myrtle M., August 14. 1883, and Harry O., August 22, 1885. Mr. Sensibaugh has been a resident of Indiana, with the exception of a short time spent in Kansas and Nebraska. He settled on his present farm in the spring of 1874, his residence being then in a log cabin, which was replaced in 1882 by his present commodious brick residence. He has met with good success in his farming pursuits, and now owns 130 acres of well-improved land with good farm buildings. He takes an active interest in all enterprises for the. good of his townsliip or the cause of religion. He is at present serving his township as road supervisor. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren church. He has served as steward in his church seven or eight years, and for some time has been trustee of his church, and also circuit steward. In politics he is a Democrat, with Prohil)ition tendencies.

ILLIAM McMILLIN, a farmer in Tippecanoe Township, owns 107 acres on section 28 and fifty-three acres on section 33, making a total of 160 acres, all of which is improved except twelve acres. He came to this county in 1857, unmarried and alone, and farmed for cdd .fehu Dunham on sliares. In l.Sfi2 lie pnri'liased liis farm, and Auijust I of that yeai' he enlisted in the Twentieth Indiana, or Xohle, Batter}', and their fii-st service was at Tlarksville, Tennessee, heiiig a skirmish, shelling guerrillas on the opposite side of the CumberlancL River. They were attached to the Fourteenth Army Corps, and the only time he was under lire was at the skirmish above referred to. The battery followed Sherman to Atlanta and Jonesboro, but it was sent back with General Tliomas to is'ashville. Mr. McMillin was thrown from the limber of a gun at a review in the city of Indianapolis, before the battei'y left the State, and his spine received an injury from which he has never recovered. He followed the battery, howevei', until after the skirmish at Clarksville, when he was sent to hospital No. 7, at Nashville. Jle was there from December, 1862, until the 2r)th of March following, when he was sent Noi-th to hospital No. 3, at Louisville, where he remained until he was discharged for physical disability on the 9th day of May. He came home on crutches, where he I'emained two years, his legs being almost ])aralyzed. They improved during his mature manhood, but in later life they began to fail again. lie commenced leasing his land and hiring some improvements made, although his wife had made some improvements during his absence, so that when he came home there were two or three acres cleared, and he had built a cabin before he went away. Since his return he has been able to oversee his business, and has assisted some at his work. He now has a good frame house and barn, a good orchard, and liis land is reasonahly fenced. He was married October 30, 1859, to Miss Celinda Dunham, who was born in Tippecanoe Township, near the old saw-mill erected by her father in 1839. She was reai'ed in thiscounty. The iirst calico dress she ever liad she traded corn with the Indians for. Her father, John Dunham, was boi'n in Essex County, New Jersey, September 17, 1804, where he grew to manhood, then came to Knox County, Ohio, where he was first married. His wife was Elizabeth Outcelt, who died in 1835, leaving four children. She died on the road while moving to Indiana. For his second wife her father married Eliza Cobler. After his iirst wife died he and liis children went back to Ohio. He left the children with his Barents and returned to Kosciusko County, where he entered his land and worked at carpentering. He married his second wife in this State. Mr. Dunham ])ut up the iirst carding-inill on the Ti]>peCiii)oe Kiver, in this county, lie built it for Elias Slioll. He settled upon his farm in 1840, though he had built a house jircvions to that time. Here the father died November 12, 1878, and is buried in the family cemetery of ill-. McMillin. Mrs. ilcMillin states that her father and Mr. John Makemson were at the United States land office at the same time to enter tliis land. Her mother was born in Knox County, Ohio, in 1822. and died August 11, 1858, aged onl}- thirty-six years. She was buried in the family cemetery. An Indian chief, Mozette, of the Squaw Buck Indians, was buried in that cemetery about 1856. A company of medical students came here from Goshen and took up liis bones and carried them home. They found a iwttle of whisky, a knife, bows and arrows, and a tomahawk. The students returned these things to the grave, including the bottle of whisky, and buried tliem again. They said they needed just such a slceleton, and no one would feel injured by the removal. Mr. McMillin was born September 18, 1832, and was the son of William and Mary (Rathb\in) IVIcMillin. His father was born in Susipiehanna County, Pennsylvania, December 24,

1799, and when he was a hoy his ]iarents removed to Champaign County, Oliio, whei'e lie blew the bellows for his father, who was a blacksmith, to make tomahawks and knives for the white people to use during the war of 1812. Our subject's father had two half brothers, Doctor and Duncan, who were in (xeneral Ilnirs army when lie surrendered to the British. The father removed to Logan County, and married in Clarke County, where he followed farming. lie died June 4, 1863, and is buried in Philadelphia cemetery, in Logan County, (.)liio. Ills mother was born in Xew York April 29, 1803, and when she was eight years of age her father removed to Clarke County, Ohio. Mrs. McMillin remembers when Cincinnati had but three log cabins. There she grew to womanhood, and died in Logan County, on the old homestead, October 15, 1870, and is buried beside her husband. Mr. McMillin's grandfather, James McMillin, was born in Pennsylvania. He died in 1855 at the home of his son William. The grandmother was born in 1777, and died August 19, 1861, also at her son William's. Her name was formerly J-'atienee Budd. Mr. McMillin's maternal grandfather, Thomas Rathbun, was born in New York in 1770, and died in Clarke Count}', Ohio, in 1868. His maternal grandmother was born in New York State, and died in Clarke County in 1819. Mrs. McMillin's grandfather, Jacob Dunham, was born in New Jersey, and was a lievolutionary soldier, and is buried in Granny Creek cemetery, Knox County, Ohio. Her grandmother Dunham was formerly Sarah Shnitz. She was born in New Jersey, and died in Kno.x County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-three years. Her grandfather and grandmother Cobler were born in New Jersey, and died when her mother was quite young. Mr. and Mrs. ^IcMillin have had four children, only one of whom is living - Musa

Dora Percy, born April 6, 1872. She was named by a boy who was living with them at the time of her birth. The name was taken from a story in the New York Ledger. The deceased are - Hattie O., born March 31, 1875, and died May 24, 1886. Two children died in infancy unnamed. -Mr. McMillin is not a member of any church. Politically he is a Democrat. Mrs. McMillin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the Hacker Lodge, No. 321, A. F. & A. M., at Webster. Both are members of the Eastern Star, at Pierceton, which is an auxiliary to the Masonic lodge.

TILLIAM ROOKSTOOL, farmer, Van (-iiw ^\:^ Buren Township, was born in Preble I'^^rr-l County, Ohio, August 13, 1S35. His parents were Samuel and Mary liookstool, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Ohio. They were pioneers of Preble County. Of their large family of children, the fallowing survive - Andrew, George, AVilliam, Martha and Sophia. Li 1830 our subject came with his pai-ents to Elkhart County, this State, where he was reared, and received a rudimentary education. The family were early settlers of Elkhart County. Our subject was married February 5, 1857, to Miss Sophia Grisamer, who was born October 27, 1837, in Noble County, Indiana, and a daughter of Joseph and Anna Grisamer, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and immigrated to Noble County in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Kookstool have had seven children, four of whom are living - Charles H., Bosetta, Ida M. and Delia. The parents of Mrs. Rookstool had nine children, seven of whom are living - Reuben, IMary A., Elizabeth. Sophia, Catherine, Louisa and Rachel. Mr. Rookstool o;iiTie to this county' with his family in the fall of 1869, and settled on his present farm on section 2, A'an Bureii Townshi]), and has resided there ever since, lie owns seventyseven acres of well-improved land. At the time he settled upon liis farm there was nothing but a rude shell of a house, 16x24 feet, and no clearing worth mentioning. He has seen much of the experiences of pioneer life, and has done a great deal of very hard work. He has made all his property by the sweat of his bi'ow. Besides his farm in Van Buren Township, he owns fifty-four acres in Elkhart County.

T-tTILLIAM H. CATTELL, engaged in \/\/ farming in Franklin Township, Kosl*=8;iS?*j ciusko County, was born in Mahoning Count}', Ohio, in the year 1844, a son of Joseph B. and Alice C. (Garwood) Cattell, both of whom were natives of the State of New Jersey. When about six years old he was brought by his parents to Ivosciusko County, Indiana, they locating in Harrison Township. William H. grew to manhood in Kosciusko County, and in August, 1862, enlisted in Company K, Seventy-fourth Indiana Infantry. He was assigned to dntj- in the the army of the Cumberland, and in his first engagement was captured at Munfordville, Kentucky, by General Bragg. He was paroled, and returned to his home before being in the service six weeks. After his exchange in November, 1862, he returned to his company and regiment, and was at the front during the wliole of the Atlanta campaign. He was wounded at the liattle of Chickamauga, September 19, and again at Jonesboro, Georgia, and after recovery was again in line and served till tlie close of the war. He was with General Sherman on his srand march from Atlanta to the sea, and participated at the grand review at Washington, D. C. In 1874 Mr. Cattell was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Jennings, the youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. I. II. Jennings, and to them have been born two children, named Martha A. and Elma.

if^l Yates County, New York. His father. Rev. Jonas Dodge, was an eminent minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, and during the boyhood of his son lived the itinerant life incidental to that profession, preaching at Elmira, Buffalo, Lyons, Lockport and Rochester, in the State of New York, at all of which places Joseph attended school. In May, 1846, the President of the United States issued his proclamation calling for volunteers for the Mexican war, which had just broken out. At that time the father of our subject lived at Lima, New York, and the night after the news reached that place Joseph, in company with another boy, a little older and somewhat larger in size, left home secretly, well knowing that their parents would not allow them to enlist. They went on foot to Rochester, a distance of twentytwo miles, and early in the morning presented themselves to a recruiting otficer. Young Dodge was rejected on account of his age and diminutive stature. His companion was accepted as a drummer, and was afterward killed in the charge at Chapultepec before the walls of the City of Mexico. Joseph's return from Rochester, foot-sore, weary and hungry, was one of the most humiliating and painful events of his life. The next year he entered the (ienesee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, and entered college at the same place the year following. After a short time he concluded to follow the advice of Horace Greeley, " Go West, young man," and after a series of boyish adventures he arrived at Warsaw, this county, September 11, 1848. During the next iive years his time was occupied in clerking, part of the time in dry goods stores in Warsaw and South Bend, and a part of the time in teaching school. October 5. 1852, he was married to Miss Lydia L. Cook, daughter of John Cook, one of the tirst settlers of Kosciusko County. They have had two children, both daughters. From that time until October, 1856, he was engaged in a general collection business. That year he was elected county treasurer, and in October, 1858, was re-elected to tiie same office. Upon receipt of the President's proclamation calling for volunteers to aid in suppressing the rebellion, April 15, 1861, Mr. Dodge at once commenced to recruit a company for the service. On the 20th of April he tendered the same to Governor O. P. Morton. Owing to the disorganized condition of the Adjutant-General's office, having such an unprecedented amount of work thi'own upon it, the company lost the place to which it was entitled, and instead of being in the Mrst regiment organized in the State, as it should have been, it was mustered in as Company E, Twelfth Kegiment, Indiana Volunteers. Mr. Dodge had no idea at that time that he could do anything in the service, in fact, did not believe he could ever teach ten men to get into line; but at the next call for troops, in July, 1861, after having recruited one company, " P," and part of another, " I," both for the Tiiirtieth Indiana, rather than be taunted with working for others to go but unwilling to go himself, he accepted the position of Captain of Company " P," still distrusting his ability to command it efficiently, but willing to do the best he could. Upon the organization of their regiment he was surprised at receiving a commission as Lieutenant-Colonel, a position which he not only had not asked for, but which he accepted with great reluctance. October 5, 1861, he left with his regiment for the front. In April, 1862, he was promoted to Colonel of the regiment, the former Colonel having died of wounds received at the battle of Shiloh the 7th of that mouth. The ensuing fall he was placed in command of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Twentieth Army Corps, which he retained until the consolidation of the Twentieth and Twentyfirst Corps into the Fourth Corps, after tlie battle of Chickamauga, during which time the troops under his command had made a reputation for rapid marching, hard fighting and good conduct that was surpassed by no other troops in the army. About December 1, 1863, his health having broken down, he was ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, for duty as president of the general court-martial of the district of Tennessee, where lie remained until August 1, 1864, when he rejoined his old regiment in the Atlanta campaign, remaining with it until the non-veteran part of the organization was mustered out of the service, September 20, 1864. He was never severely wounded, although he had seven diflerent horses shot from under him. He was captured once, during a very severe fight which took place at night, when both Federals and Confederates were so badly mixed up that it was impossible to tell where the line of their troops were, and while being taken to the rear by two guards, succeeded in taking them oft' their guard and compelled them to conduct him into the Federal lines. He then turned his captors over to the Provost-Marshal as prisoners of war. Colonel Dodge was recommended for promotion, for good eonduct in battle, by General Buell, after the liattle of Sbiloh, and by General Roseeraiis, after the battles of Stone River and Chickaniauga. On two occasions lie was offered a Brevet Brigadiei'-Generalship, but resolutely declined them. In 1865 he was elected one of the directors of the iS'orthern Indiana State Prison, at Michigan City, and served two years. lie was trustee of Wayne Township from 1868 until 1872, and was appointed commissioner of drainage of Kosciusko County in 1884, a position he still holds. He has been connected with the Kosciusko County Agricultural Society since its organization in 1855, and at different times has filled the office of treasurer, secretary and president. He has been a member of Kosciusko Lodge, No. 62, and of Hackleinan Encampment, No. 37, I. O. O. F., since 1856, and has filled the highest offices in the gift of each organization. The Colonel descends from good old fighting stock. His paternal ancestors came to America in 1628, and it is reasonable to suppose that some of them were engaged in the French and Indian wars before the Revolution. His great-grandfather and four of his l)rothers were soldiers in the Revolutionary war, and both of his grandfathers were soldiers in the war of 1812. The Colonel is a member of Henry Chipman Post, G. A. R., and no soldier has ever applied to iiim in vain for assistance.

T^R. I. H. JENNINGS was a native of ) Camden, New Jersey, born February 6, 1808, and in 1810 his parents, John and Sarah (Hopkins) Jennings, removed to Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. They were the parents of ten children, of whom Dr. Jennings was the youngest. He received a good classical education at Oxford, Ohio, and at the age of twenty-two years married

Susan Pierce, who died one year after her marriage. He then attended a medical college at Cincinnati, Ohio, and subsequently began the practice of medicine at Waynesville, Ohio. June 10, 1835, he was married to Miss Martha A. Halsey, of Springfield, Ohio, and in March, 1837, the young couple immigrated to La Porte, Indiana. The doctor had always desired a stock farm, but on arriving in this new counti-y he found that all the desirable tracts had been purchased by speculators who had preceded him. He then came to Kosciusko County, and purchased a quarter section of land, upon which his son, Isaac N. .lennings, now resides. At that early date no white settlers were in Franklin Township, and they decided to return to Waynesville, Ohio. In August, 1839, they returned to Kosciusko County, the doctor having come in June, when he made arrangements for having a cabin built on his land. When the family arrived thej' found the walls and roof of the cabin, but neither floor, windows, door nor chimney. This was a dreary prospect to those who had been used to a good, comfortable home, but they made the best of their new home, and lived to see the wilderness change to prosperous farms and thriving towns, and are now classed among the most prosperous citizens of Franklin Township. Dr. Jennings was the first physician in Franklin Township, and as there was much sickness in the new country he had almost more than he conld attend to, and often was obliged to ride many miles through the woods to visit a patient. He relinquished his practice as soon as other physicians could be found to take his place, and devoted his attention to his agricultural pursuits. He cleared his lands, and as his prosperity increased, he added to them from time to time, and he became one of the most popular men in the community where he reiliasa sided. In 1852 lie was elected on the Repuljlican ticket to ix-present his county in the Indiana State Legislature, and declined a renoinination. To the doctor and his wife were born seven children, of Nvliom live are living - John M., who married Jennie Cassaday; Benton L. married Aletlia Christ)-; Isaac N., who married Margaretta J. Cattell; Marv A., wife of William II. Cattell, and A. Huron, who married Mamie Haas. Three of the sons reside in Kansas, the other two children lieing residents of Franklin Township. The two eldest sons were soldiers in the war of the Ilebellion, being members of the Seventy-fourtii Indiana Infantry. Dr. Jennings died August 19, 1881, his death being a source of universal regret throughout the township, where he had lived for so many years. His widow still lives on the homestead farm, which is now owned by her sonin-law, William H. Cattell.

fjETER AV. BLUE, an active an enterprising farmer of Harrison Township, is "^ a native of Kosciusko County, Indiana, born March 12, 1840, and is a son of William and Margaret Blue, who were among the early settlers of this county; the mother is now deceased. Peter Blue, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on a farm in his native county, receiving his education in the schools of his neighl)orhood. He has made farming the principal avocation of his life, having followed that pursuit from early boyhood. Mr. Blue is a pioneer native of his part of Kosciusko County, being one of the first children born in Harrison Township. More of his ]ilaymates were the children of the red men tli;ui of the white, and in his youth the dei'r, wolves and the Indians were the principal inhabitants of the county. He was married in Kosciusko County, November 1, 1864, to Elizabeth M. Taylor, who was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of James and Mary (Gault) Taylor, both natives of Pennsylvania, and of Scotch and Irish descent. Mr. Taylor came with his family to Kosciusko County, Indiana, from Crawford County, Ohio, in 1S61, and settled on a heavily timbered tract of land, which he cleared and made into a good farm. When Mrs. Blue was live years old her parents settled in Crawford County, Ohio, where they lived till coming to Kosciusko County in 1861, where they were numbered among the most respected citizens. Mrs. Taylor is a membei' of the United Presbyterian church. Mr. Taylor is a self-made man in every respect. In politics he is a Democrat. The}' are at present living in Harrison Township, Marshall County, Indiana. Of the eleven childi'en born to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, six still survive - Margaret, wife of James Sprott, of Richland County, Ohio; Mrs. Peter W. Blue; Mrs. Sarah J. Bloomer, of Fayette County, Ohio; Jerome B., a farmer, and active citizen of Kosciusko County, married Lizzie Taris and has two children; Richard, a carpenter of Mentone, married Vinie Nelons; Katie, of Marshall County, Indiana. Mr. Taylor moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1846, and from Ohio to Indiana in 1861. The only child born to Mr. and Mrs. Blue, a son, Fernando, is deceased. They settled on their present farm in the spring of 1872. He has been very successful as an agriculturist, having by his own industry and good management, assisted by his wife, acquired a tine farm of 114 acres, which he has brought under good cultivation. Mrs. Blue in her religious belief is a Missionary Baptist, but they are members of no denomination. They give liberally of their means to assist the poor and unfortunate. Mr. Blue has served

^^l^iENKY FOIID, deceased, was born in ffiil) "V'irginia April 21, 1798, a son of *^i| (xeorge Ford, and of English ancestry. His paternal grandfather immigrated to the American colonies prior to the lievolutioiiary war, and had four sons wlio served in that memorable struggle, of whom George Ford was one. Two Ford brothers first came to America, one of whom settled in New York State and the other in Virginia. Henry was a descendant of the latter. He was reared in his native State, and June 20, 1822, he was married to Miss Phoibe Minear, born November 3, 1802, in Harrison County, now West Virginia. Her parents, Adam and Elizabeth Minear, were of English-German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Ford were the parents of eleven children, two of whom are living - Callender and Daniel. The deceased are - Lanty, Franklin, Elizabeth, John, Isaac, Noah, Eliza, Jacob and Shadrach. Seven of his children taught school ; one had a classical education ; three read and practiced medicine. During the summer of 1836 Mr. Ford, with his family, immigrated to Kosciusko County, and first located on the southeast quarter of section 35, his neighbors being the " dusky Red Men." The nearest white people were the Cooks, who lived some three miles distant. In due course of time several white families, mostly from the New England States, settled in his neighborhood, and, owing to what was then considered their conservative notions, the road upon which they lived was termed " Yankee Street " by people in other localities. Mr. Ford resided at this place until 1858. Ho entered 160 acres, for which he paid the Government price, $1.25 an acre. The country was then a dense forest with hardly a stick amiss. In 1858 he removed to section 13, aud there spent the remainder of his days. He died September 10, 1872. His wife survived until Septemljer 4, 1875. He served as justice of the peace for years, and both himself and wife were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His early struggles in this then undeveloped county were very severe. Besides the toilsome days spent in clearing his farm, and the scanty livelihood they obtained, the entire family, except himself, were seriously ill for a long time with fever and ague, then so prevalent in Kosciusko County. This was caused by the clearing up of the forest and the rapid decay of vegetation. To use a common phrase, he had a " hard time of it." In later years he was more comfortabl}' situated, and enjoyed the blessings of a well-spent life. Politically he was a Democrat. In his demise the county lost one of its best citizens as well as one of its earliest settlers. Daniel Ford, a son of the preceding, was born in this county September 19, 1841. He received liis preliminary education in the schools of the county, and for a time attended the Warsaw High School. He subsequently attended the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, taking a course in medicine, and for a short time was engaged in the practice of his profession. He has taught school a number of terms during the winter months in Kosciusko and Fulton counties. January 1, 1873, lie was married to Miss Harriet Weirick, born August 29, 1853, in Richland County, Ohio. She came to this county with her parents, Jacob and Margaret Weirick, when very young. Her parents now reside in Franklin Township. Two children have been born to this union - Lanty, born November 3, 1874, and Rosella, born April 28, 1876. Mr. Ford owns 480 acres of good land, and resides on tfSAAC C. IX^ME, farmer, resides on section 11, Monroe Township, where he owns 120 acres of land. He came to this county April 30, 1852, settling upon forty acres of land in the southeast quarter of Wayne Township. He also owned nineteen acres in addition to the forty. He built a round-log cabin, 16x18 feet, and one story in height. Pie was unmarried, and lived with his father wliile building the cabin. He was born in Concord Township, Elkhart Countj', Indiana, April 10, 1832. He lived in that county until he was seventeen years of age, when he and his father started on the overland route for California. They started in March, 1850. They went iirst to Michigan, where they met' Orange and Thompson Halsted. Each party furnishing a team, they started for the Pacific Coast. Others joined them until there were forty teams that crossed the Missouri River. After traveling a few days they found that forty teams were a source of delay - too much trouble in foi'ding the rivers. So they divided the caravan and traveled in teams of twenty wagons. Tliey were all horse teams. Sometimes when they went into camp they found no grass, but they always endeavored to camp near water. They were frequentlj' obliged to take their butcher knives in their mouths and swim across the stream to cut the grass on the other side, and make a bale of it and float it across the river. In one of these instances Thompson Halsted nearly lost his life. In crossing Bear Kiver their wagon-bed floated oft', leaving the wagon and teams. Mr. Dome's father lay in tlie wagon-box at the time. Being unable to travel, it floated into an eddy near the shore, when the father jumped into the water, up to his waist, and pulled the box so near the shore that it sunk in shallow water. This was July 3, 1850. They celebrated the " fourth " by drying their provisioTis. At this time he saw several wagon-boxes overturned in Bear River. He saw one man float off" on a wagon-box, and lieai-d him cry for lielp; but there was no one that could render him assistance. It was thought he would surely drown; but as tlie river was narrow and overhung with willows, the man caught hold of a willow, and was rescued from drowning b}' Indians, and brought back by them to his company on horseback, riding between two Indians. He was so cold that he could not sit on a horse without help. After i-eaching Salt Lake they abandoned their wagons and packed their horses, which they led. They arrived in Salt Lake City the 8th of July, and remained there a week to rest their horses. The four then started, each leading a horse and carrying a gun and other weapons of defense. The company separated at Salt Lake and went in small companies. Nothing of importance occurred until they reached the sinks of Mary's River, and there they rested again. They packed one horse with grass and water, as they had sixty-flve miles to go across the desert without food or water for the animals. They made that journey by night safely, by the light of bni'ning wagons, as wagons were being abandoned all along the way. They went to Worke's ranch, or trading post, on or near the middle fork of the American River, arriving there the 22d day of August, witliout money, provisions or credit. On the way to that point they bought four pounds of flour for $1. Mr. Dome's father had 95 cents in his pocket when tiicy reached the ranch. Tliey sold their horses for $50 apiece, and sold their saddles fur their suppers. At Mary's River they were separated from their two comrades by taking the wrong trail. At the foot of the Nevada Mountain they took tiie Georgetown cut-oft', which greatly shortened the distance to the mines. Isaac remained at the ranch while his father went to Georgetown to purchase tools for mining purposes. They went to Horseshoe Bend, on the American River, and worked there ten days for wages. They then climbed farther up the mountains and worked in the Gulch diggius. The iirst afternoon that they worked they put their gold in a tin pepper-box and came down to the camp and asked some of the miners how much gold they thought they had dug. Some guessed one amount and some another; but finally they went to an old miner who had a pair of scales. lie weighed the gold and told them there was $70. They were surprised as well as encouraged. They continued in this mine for a few days, until it was exhausted, meeting with varying success. The following June the father returned home, and Isaac remained until March, 1852, carrying home less than $1,000. Both returned via the Isthmus. Isaac purchased fifty-nine acres of land with his money and built his cabin. He was married December 18, 1853, to Miss Mary J. Huff, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1835. She came to this county with her parents, who settled in Monroe Township, where the mother still lives on the farm where they first settled. Mr. Dome's father, Joseph Dome, was born in Green Count}', Kentucky, June 12, 1806, where he was reared and married. Soon after his marriage they removed to Darke County, Ohio, where they remained one year. Here they buried their oldest child. It died January 16, 1829, and in the spring of that same year they removed to Elkhart County, Indiana, near Elkhart City, where the father entered a piece of land. When it was surveyed it was found to be in the Indian Reservation, and he thereby lost his entry. He lived in Elkhart County until 1851, when he came to tliis county and settled in Wayne Township. In the spring of 1865 the father and his son Isaac took their effects and went to Livingston County, Missouri, where the father is still living. His mother, Hester (Com])tonj Dome, was also born in Green County, Kentucky, November 30, 1808. She died May 5, 1847, in Elkhart County, and is buried in the old cemetery at Elkhart. The father was again married in October, 1848, to Mrs. Maria Compton, widow of William Compton. Isaac went to Missouri, but being dissatisfied with the country, shipped his goods back by rail and sold his team. He then bought his present farm, upon which no improvements had been made. He first cleared away the brush and built a plank house. He could not prepare his house for winter, as it was so late in the season, but he had plenty of wood. Mrs. Dome died, leaving one child, George AV., who was born February 19, 1856, and is living near Sidney on a farm. Mr. Dome was married the second time November 19, 1857, to Miss Sarah Bates, who was born in Noble County, Ohio, October 21, 1832. When she was two years old her parents came to this State, first settling in Grant County, where they lived only one year, and in 1835 settled in this county, Plain Township. There the family lived until she was eight years old. In April, 1839, the father died. He had entered his land in AVayne Township and had his house built but not completed. Her father's name was Isaac C. Bates, and he was born in New Jersey. He was a soldier and a spy in the war of 1812, receiving a wound while in the service. He was over sixty years of age at the time of his death.

Her mother, Sarali (Powell) Bates, was born May 26, 1792, in Shenandoah Connty, Virginia, and when she was fourteen years of age her parents removed to Guernsey County, Ohio. She died May 1, 1850. ]>oth parents were members of the Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Dome have two children - Orville H., born April 5, 1861, married Anna Johnson and is living in Kansas City; and Mary Estella, born August 4, 1863, married John AV. Swartz. Mrs. Dome's grandfather, William Bates, and her great-grandfather, came across the ocean, being of English birtli. Tier grandfather died in Noble County, Ohio. Her grandmother Bates also died in Noble County. Her maternal grandparents, Richard and Sarali Powell, died in Noble County. Mr. Dome's grandfather, Joseph Dome, died in Harrison County, Indiana, aged eighty-seven years. He was probably born in Germany. His grandmother, Mary (Sumners) Dome, died in Kentucky when Isaac's father was sixteen years old. His maternal grandfather, James Compton, was probably born in Virginia, removing to Kentucky, thence to Elkhart County, this State, thence to Wapello County, Iowa, where he died at an advanced age. His grandmother, Elizabeth (Sullivan) Compton, died in Elkhart, Elkhart County, and is buried there. Mr. Dome was elected justice of the peace in AVayne Township when he was twenty-four years old, but did not (jualify. In politics he is a Democrat, and his wife is a member of the Christian church. William E. Bates, a nephew of Mrs. Dome, is living with Mr. and Mrs. Dome. He is a mute, and was born in this connty December 9, 1845. He has been raised in this county, and finished his education in Indianapolis, being there nearly two years. He ran away from school several times and roamed around the country, sometimes in Michigan and sometimes in Ohio. He has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Dome for two years, his parents being dead. He is a son of George W. and Catherine (Flannigan) Bates. His father died in Warsaw at the age of fortyfour years, and is buried there. His mother died when he was a little past three years of aire.

PANIEL S. BITNEPt, a business man of ' Warsaw, was born near Carlisle, Cuni- :? berland County, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1841. His father, John Bitner, was also a native of I'ennsylvania, and of German ancestry. His mother, Mary (Frederick) Bitner, was a native of the same State and of the same ancestry. Mr. Bitner remained at his birthplace until twelve years of age, when he removed with his parents to Mansfield, Ohio, where he remained until he reached eighteen years. He received a common-school education, and when seventeen years old began to learn telegraphy at Mansfield. In July, 1859, he, with General T. T. Eckert, estal)lished the telegraph ofiices of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, and in that year settled as the first telegrapher at Warsaw, and remained in charge of the ofiice as operator, freight and ticket agent, and proprietor of grain elevator for said road for a period of thirteen and a half years. His health failing he resigned his position, and later accepted the appointment of deputy collector of internal revenue at Fort AVayne and AVarsaw, a position he held seven years. Becoming tired, and wishing for a change of occupation, he resigned, and was engaged in the retail grocery business four years. Since that time he has had no regular occupation. November 16, 1864, he was married at AVarsaw to Miss Nancy E. Moon, daughter of Hon. George

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Moon, of that city. Both are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Warsaw. They have two children - Dan H. and Regina. Mr. Bitner belongs to the Knights Templar, and is a member of the chapter and commandery at AVarsaw. Politically he affiliates with the IJepublican party.

fOSEPH B. CATTELL, one of the prominent and influential citizens of Kosciusko County, and an enterprising agriculturist of Harrison Township, was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, the date of his birth being July 12, 1818, a son of John and Sarah Cattell, who were of English descent. His mother died when he was quite young, and in his fifteenth year he was taken by his father to what is now Mahoning County, Ohio, and there he lived until 1850. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, Avhicli he followed at different times. He was united in marriage in Ohio, November 7, 1843, to Miss Alice C. Garwood, who was born in the State of New Jersey, but reared from her childhood in Ohio, she having been brought by her mother to that State at an early age. Nine children were born to this union, of whom six still survive - William H., John G., Margaretta J., Araasa S., Mary A. and Cora A.; Sarah A., Hannah E. and Joseph A. are deceased. The eldest son, William H., enlisted in the defense of the Union, during the late war, and was assigned to Compan}' K, Seventy-fourth Indiana Infantry, and while in the service participated in several important engagements, and was ])onorably discharged at the close of the war. In 1850 Mr. Cattell removed with his family from Ohio to Indiana, stopping for a short time in Marshall County. He came to Kosciusko County in February, 1851, where he has since made his home. In that year he purchased 120 acres of timber land on section 23, Harrison Township, for which he ])ai(l $3 per acre. To this he has added by subsequent purchases till his homestead contains 240 acres, all of which he has improved and brought under fine cultivation, and it is now considered one of the best farms in Kosciusko County, the entire surroundings showing the owner to be a thorough, practical farmer. Mr. Cattell was bereaved by the death of his wife, April 5, 1881. Mr. Cattell was active in the pioneer days of the county, helping to build up and advance her interests to the best of his ability. He has served acceptably and efficiently as trustee of Harrison Township. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party. He is an ardent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, which he has served as steward for thirty years, and at present he is serving as trustee of his church. He is a man of strict integrity, honorable in all his dealings, and during his long residence in Kosciusko County has gained the respect and confidence of all who know him.

fOSEPH HART, farmer, Washington Township, owns eighty acres on the east half of the southwest quarter of section 9. He came to this State in October, 1847, settling in Miami County, where he ]ived two years. He bought eighty acres of new land, and was among the first settlers of that county on the Miami Reserve. He entered his land from the Government, and commenced at once to build a log-cabin and clear the timber. In 1849 he sold out, and April 14 of that j'car he came to Kosciusko County and settled upon his present farm, purchasing it at second-hand before he came here. He built a hewed-log cabin and commenced anew again in the wilderness. He lived iu that log cabin until 18(34, when he built his present frame residence. This was the third time he had started out as a pioneer. The first time was in Pike Township, Knox County, where he owned a small piece of land, and built a blacksmith-shop and commenced there to keep house. Mr. Hart was born in Jeit'erson County, Ohio, February 5, 1811. His mother died when he was very young, and when he was four years of age his father I'emoved to Richland County, taking him and six other children with iiim, Joseph being the youngest. They were bound out until they were old enough to learn a trade. He remained in Richland County until he was seventeen years of age, then went to Pike County and learned the blacksmith's trade, being apprenticed four years. After his trade was completed he worked for his " boss " for several months, then returned to Richland County, thence to Knox County, wliere he worked at his trade until he was married. This event took place June 27, 1833. His wife was formerly Miss Julia Ann Baker, who was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, September 9, 1811. AVhen she was seventeen years old she removed with her parents to Knox County, Ohio, where she remained until her marriage. Her parents, Philip and Catherine (Brallier) Baker, were born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and died in Knox County, Ohio, the father in 1828, aged sixty-five years, and the mother in 1864, aged seventy-seven years, seven months and four days. Mr. Hart's parents, John and Mary (Davis) Hart, were born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His fatlier was born in 1776, and after he reached his majority he removed to Beaver County. He was married in Lancaster County, and soon after that event he removed to Jefferson

County, Ohio. Finding the Indians there very hostile, or unfriendly, he moved back to Beavei- County, where he remained a few years. He died in Richland County, Ohio, October 19, 1840. The mother died in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1813, when Joseph was two years old. His paternal grandparents died in Stark County, Ohio, the father in 1832 or 1833, aged ninety-nine years and six months, and the mother aged ninety-nine years. His maternal grandfather, John Davis, was a Revolutionary soldier. He was born in Wales. While he was returning home from Chillicothe, at which place he had been to receive his pension, his horse became frightened and threw him. His foot remained in the stirrup and he was dragged full half a mile, and when found was nearly dead. He died in a few moments. His grandmother Davis died previous to his birth. Mrs. Hart's paternal grandparents died before she was born. Her maternal grandparents. Christian and Polly (Longabaugh) Brallier, were born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and died in Knox County, Ohio, at a very old age. The grandfather was about ninety years old. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have had seven children, four of whom are living - Rebecca, born August 11, 1836, in Knox County, and is the wife of Thomas Richcrek; Sarah J., born September 28, 1838, is the wife of James Hughes; Catherine, born November 9, 1840, died in Texas in 1877; Cyrus, boi-n September 20, 1842, was a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in Company F, Twelfth Indiana Infantry, and diet! of typhoid pneumonia in a hospital at Grand Junction, January 17, 1863, and was buried in the hospital cemetery; Hiram, born December 9, 1844, is living on the farm; David B., born May 21, 1847, living in Pierceton; Philip, born in Richland County, Ohio, November 10, 1834, died September 22, 1835.

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Mr. Hart has served as township trustee for one year, when there were three trustees; has also served as school director. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist church, and politically he affiliates with the Democratic party.

EVI W. MYERS, proprietor of a saloon ? and billiard parlors at Silver Lake, was =^^ born in Colunibiana County, Ohio, ason of John B. and Hannah (Summers) Myers, the father a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and both long residents of the State of Ohio. They were the parents of three children, all being natives of Ohio - Lydia married Joseph Kreider; Tobias married Angeline McEnderffer, and Levi W., our subject, who married Sarah A. John. Levi W. Myers was reared on a farm, receiving a common-school education in the schools of Whitley County, Indiana, to which county his parents had come in 1851. In 1873 he came to Kosciusko County, and settled on a farm in Lake Township. He was a thorough, practical farmer, and by his excellent management and untiring energy he was very successful in his agricultural pursuits. In 1884 he came to Silver Lake, and in company with Levi Yount erected the line brick business block fronting on Main Street, which is occupied by Babcock's drug store, which is claimed to be the finest in the county; C. W. Shipley's restaurant and grocery store; the Odd Fellows' Hall, and the elegant saloon and billiard parlors owned by Mr. Myers. Mr. Yount owns a third interest in this building. Mr. Myers has spared neither time nor money in making his place one of the most attractive and tastefully fitted up in the county. The large mirrors glisten with the reflection of cut and ornamental ware, and everything is fitted up in modern style. Mr. Myers is one of the enterprising and public-spirited citizi.ns, and is always interested in any undertaking which he deems for the benetit of his township or county. In 1877 he became a member of Silver Lake Lodge, No. 576, I. O. O. F., and has passed all the chairs, attaining the highest degree. In 1886 he was made a Master Mason, and in both of these organizations he takes an active interest. Levi W. Myers and Sarah A. separated August 15, 1884, and were divorced September 17, 1886. Levi W. was united to Ella M. Haney February 11, 1887, and moved to Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, but remains in business at Silver Lake.

usko County, was born in Fayette Coun- , ty, Ohio, December 13, 1819, a son of Abraham and Mary Thompson, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Pennsylvania. In 1834 his parents came to this county, and made a settlement where Jesse now resides, in the northern portion of Plain Township. The family settled here before lands were sold by the State. In 1836 he purchased, by public sale, 118 96-100 acres, which he improved. He married Mare McKelvy, and they had seven children, two of whom survive - Jesse and Charles. The deceased are - Elizabeth, Jane, John, David and James. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1846. It can be truly said that he was one of the " corner stones " of Plain Township. Jesse, the subject of this sketch, was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the early district schools of his time. He married Permelia McMann, a native of Ohio. They have eight children - Elizabeth, wife of A. J. Rea, of Plain Township; Mary Etta; Ann, wife of John Huffman, of Plain Township; Perry M. ; Helen married a teacher in the public schools; Charles D., of Van Buren Township; Jesse W., and Lida, a recent graduate of the State Normal School at Terre Haute, Indiana. Mr. Thompson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and belongs to the Leesburgh Lodge. He is industrious and economical in liis habits, and conscientious in the discharge of his duties to his fellow man. He owns 256 acres of the finest land in Kosciusko County. In his declining years he is enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life, surroundeil by an affectionate family of sons and daughters, and a noble wife. Long after he has passed from the scenes of his early pioneer life, will his familiar form and pleasant greetings be fresh in the hearts of those who knew him well, and revered him.

l]^EiS'RY SHAFFER, a prominent farmer ' C\ and stock-raiser of Wayne Township, { i-esiding near Warsaw, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1828. His parents, Dewalt and Barbara Shaffer, had seven children, two of whom survive - Henry and John. When three years of age, Henry was taken by his parents to Richland County, Ohio, and subsequently to Marion County. In the spring of 1850 they came to this county, and settled upon the farm now owned by Henry, where they remained until their death. The father died in 1858, and the mother in 1884. March 17, 1854, our subject was married to Miss Elizabeth Snoke, daughter of Jacob and Hester Snoke, natives of Pennsylvania, with whom she came to Wabash Count}', Indiana, when in her fourth year, and subsequently to this county. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer have had seven children - Mary, wife of M. W. Gibson, of Kansas; Priscilla, wife of Amos Ringle, also of Kansas; Chester, William, Franklin, Jennie, and Sarah A., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Shaffer is a liberal contributor to both Church and State. He owns 240 acres of wellimproved land.

n AMUEL WAMSLEY, a pioneer of Kos- ^,\ ciusko County, was born in Harrison ^5^ County, West Virginia, July 4, 1808. His parents were Samuel and Sarah Wamsley, of English ancestry, and they had five children, two of whom are living - Samuel and Elizabeth. Samuel was reared to manhood in his native State, and November 19, 1829, he was married to Miss Rebecca Reece. Only one of their eleven children is living - Melvina C, wife of Marion Elliott. The following are the names of the deceased - Sarah J., Martha A., Mary E., Emily E., Susan, Caroline, Levi W., Samuel II., William J. and Charles W. In 1836, with his wife and three children, our subject immigrated to this county, coming the entire route with a team and wagon, the journey occupying about four weeks. He settled upon his present farm on section 13, Wayne Township, which was then heavily timbered, and required a great deal of hard work to clear it, preparatory to putting it under cultivation. The fall of 1838 is one long to be remembered by our subject, as well as by his neighbors. His wife and two children were seriously ill for a long time; this, added to the hardshi])S he was subjected to as a pioneer, was sufficient to cause the strongest heart to become faint and discouraged. In the language of " Uncle

Samuel," the fall of 1838 " was such a sickly period that it seemed nearly everybody was sick." It was, indeed, a trying time for all. His beloved wife, she who had been his helpmeet and counselor, and had walked hand-inhand with him for nearly half a century, quietly passed away on the 11th of September, 1876. Mr. Wamsley occasionally makes a trip to his old home in West Virginia, which he enjoys very much. His farm contains forty acres of land, which is well cultivated, and is principally devoted to gardening. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in politics is a Kepublican.

tjMASA GAEWOOD, an old settler of ; Kosciusko County, is a native of Glou- "^^ cestep County, New Jersey, born August 12, 1828, a son of William and Margaretta (Scott) Garwood. He is of English descent, his ancestors coming to America prior to the Revolutionary war. In 1830 his parents started for Michigan, and while on the way the father was taken sick and died at Detroit, May 26, 1830, leaving his wife with five small children, four boys and one girl. After the death of the father the family went to Ohio, and settled on a farm in Stark County, near the present site of Alliance. October 31, 1835, the mother married Jonathan Michener, who died July 1, 1839, and December 24, 1857, she married Joseph Johnson. Mr. Johnson died November 5, 1874, and the mother December 24, 1881. Our subject grew to manhood in Stark County, Ohio. He received a fair English education, and taught school two terms. He came to Kosciusko County in the fall of 1857, and settled on the farm where he now lives. He first bought eighty acres of heavily-timbered land, which he has cleared and added to, until lie now owns 120 acres of choice land, his farm being one of the best in the township. Mr. Garwood is a self-made man. Having no one to depend upon when he reached manhood, he started out for himself, and his accumulations are the result of years of industry, economy and good management. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has held responsible positions in his church. He is in politics a Republican. Mr. Garwood was married September 20, 1857, to Mary C. Brush, a native of New York, born July 16, 1883, a daughter of Charles and Fannie Brush. To them were born six children - Minetta J., wife of William A. Nelson, of Fulton County, Indiana; Alice L., wife of Clanthus Barton; Joshua married Matilda Baker, December 29, 1886; Maud M.; William C. died July 23, 1863, and Fannie M. died May 12, 1869. All except Mrs. Nelson live in Kosciusko County. Mrs. Garwood died August 16, 1886.

tSAAC SCOTT, farmer, section 25, Wayne Township, was born in Stark County, Ti5- Ohio, September 23, 1840. His parents, Caleb and Mary Scott, were natives of New Jersey. His father was of English ancestry, and was among the early settlers of Stark County. Their surviving children are - Abraham, Samuel, William, Isaac, Joseph, Joshua F. and Amasa S. In the summer of 1850 the father immigrated to this county with his family, coming the entire distance by team and wagon, settling in Wayne Township about five miles southeast of Warsaw. He died in September, 1867, his wife surviving him but a few years. His first marriage was with Rebecca Garwood, and they had two children, one surviving - Sarah, wife of William Kailer, of Ohio. When he settled upon his farm there was hardly a stick amiss, his place being very heavily timbered. Like other pioneers in a new country, he endured many privations and hardships. His iirst purchase was of 200 acres, for which he paid $4.50 per acre, the payment of which left him without any surplus fund. He was a man of industrious habits and great determination, qualities that secured his success in life. He was a member of the Christian church, and had officiated as deacon at one time. In politics he was formerly a Whig, and in later years became a Republican. In his demise Kosciusko County lost not only an honest pioneer but one of the " corner stones " of Wayne Township. Isaac Scott, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood in this county, and was educated in the early district schools. August 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Thirtieth Regiment, Indiana Infantry. He participated in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Stone River, Chattanooga, and was in the Atlanta campaign to August 16, 1864, when he received a severe flesh wound, which necessitated his being under the care of nurses. He was first taken to Cumberland Hospital, at Nashville, and subsequently to Jeffersonville, Indiana. September 21 he was sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital, and was discharged from the service. His father's health at that time being very poor, it necessitated his return to this county. He married Sarah H. Johnson, daughter of John and Esther Johnson, of Stark County, Ohio. They have had four children, three of whom survive - Carrie E., Earl P. and Sarah M. Mr. Scott owns 179 acres of well-improved land. He and his wife are ardent members of the United Brethren church, of which he is at present

"Tt-TIBLIAM KIRKPATRICK, farmer, w//'\VM ''^''i*^^^ on the southwest quarter of l-^J^j section 10, Washington Township. He also owns 12D acres in Tippecanoe Township, and forty acres in Plain Township, making a total of 320 acres. He came to this county September 20, 1836, first settling in Plain Township, on section 25, where he lived with his mother and four sisters. His mother had entered 160 acres in June, 1836. Mr. Kirkpatrick was a son of John and Jane (Cowan) Kirkpatrick. His father was born in Kentucky March 6, 1795, and in 1804 came with his parents to Greene County, Ohio. Soon after they removed to Clarke Count}'. November 15, 1817, he married Jane Cowan, who was born in Kentucky September 28, 1798, and when eight years of age her parents removed to Clarke County, Ohio, where she was reared, educated and married. The father died in Clarke County August 17, 1826, and is buried in Springfield cemetery. The mother died in AVarsaw, this county, August 16, 1875, and is buried in the Oswego cemeteiy. Both parents were members of the United Presbyterian church. The grandfather of our subject, John Kirkpatrick, was born in the Highlands of Scotland, and immigrated to America in 1775, settling in Pennsylvania. He afterward removed to Kentucky, near Lexington; thence to Ohio in 1804, where he bought land east of Springfield, and there passed the remainder of his days. The grandmother, Margaret (Watson) Kirkpatrick, was born in Pennsylvania, and died near Syracuse in 1838. She was buried in Syracuse cemetery. Ills ma- ternal grandfather, William Cowan, was born in Pennsylvania in ITGS, and died in this county, section 25, Plain Township, and is bnried in the old cemetery at Oswego. The grandmother, Mary (Steele) Cowan, was also born in Pennsylvania, and died in September, 1808, in Clarke County, Ohio. She is buried in the old Springfield cenietery. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born in Clarke County, Ohio, July 19, 1822. He was only fourteen years old when he came to tins county, and he has lived here ever since. His education, which was received in tlie coinmon schools, was necessarily limited. The small farm was sold soon after his father's death at $7 an acre, and in a few short years that same land was sold at $50 an acre. "William has always been a farmer. He worked out by the month while he lived in Ohio, and after coming to this county he worked under his mother's guidance until he was si.xteen years old. At that age he commenced to manage the farm himself. He was married Februar}- 18, 1847, to Miss Ann Pierce, who was born in Clarke County, Ohio, March 6, 1821. In 1815 she went to Madison County, Ohio, and remained until her marriage. They went to housekeeping on a rented farm, and the following year bought 100 acres of land on sections 24 and 19, but the house was located on section 19. He first built a hewed-log house one and a half stories high, and afterward clapboarded and plastered it. They lived in this house until 1883, tw^elve days less than thirty-five years. Mrs. Kirkpatrick's father, Moses R. Pierce, was born in Vermont December 8, 1796, and lived there until he was fourteen years of age, then went to the State of New York. In 1817 he wont to Clarke County, Ohio, where in November, 1819, he was married to Mary (uwan. He died in La Fayette, Madison County, CMiio, June 17, 1860, and is buried at South Charleston,

Clarke County, Ohio. The mother died in Cedarville, Greene County, in 1872, and is buried beside the father. Her grandfather, Gilbert Pierce, was born in Massachusetts, and died in Springfield, Ohio, in 1845. Her grandmother, Sarah (Quincy) Pierce, was born February 23, 1769, and died in Clarke County, Ohio, in 1839. Both were buried in South Charleston, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick have liad nine children. Tliose living are - Sarah .1., born September 5, 1852; Eliza A., born January 12, 1855; Margaret E., born July 21, 1857; M. Pierce, born October 80, 1860; William W., born February 5, 1863. The deceased are - John W., born June 8, 1848, died April 4, 1849; Mary E., born February 16, 1850, died December 6, 1861; Eunice A., born July 25, 1865, died May 7, 1884; Alvin W., born December 25, 1867, died August 18, 1872. Mr. Kirkpatrick is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the Presbyterian church.

fWSAAC MASTER, deceased, was born in f! Pennsylvania July 23, 1807. son of John %T and Elizabeth Master. When eleven years of age he came to Franklin County, this State, with his parents, where he was reared to manhood, and received a rudimentary education in the district schools. He was married in Franklin County, December 24, 1829, to Martha Drake, who was born March 26, 1812, in that county. She was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Drake, who were among the first settlers of Franklin County. Her father was born in Kentucky, and her mother in New Jersey. To this union were born six children - Elizabetii, James, John, Rachel, William and Olive. In the spring of 1837 our subject came to this county, and settled upon his present farm in the spring of 1840, being one of the first settlers in this vicinity. He was a hardworiving, lionest pioneer. Mrs. Master shared with lier husband in tlie toils and ])rivations of their pioneer life. She did a great deal that was considered only man's work. Mr. Master departed this life August 9, 1876, esteemed by all who knew him. He was a kind and loving husband, and an indulgent father. He was a member of the Church of God, as is also his wife. Politically he was a Republican.

|OBEKT HEK]\L\N HITZLER, manut, facturer of and dealer in furniture at ""^-^X Warsaw, was born in Breslau, Prussia, October 12, 1830, where he was reared, and learned the trade of cabinet-making. His father, Alexander Hitzler, resided in Breslau during the greater part of his life, and was a farm inspector, or superintendent. His mother, Elizabeth Hitzler, was a native of Auras, Prussia. Both were members of the Lutheran Evangelical church, and both are deceased. After serving an apprenticeship of three years, being seventeen years of age, he began to work for himself. He worked at his trade as journeyman, traveling through Germany, working in Berlin, Hamburgh, Mecklenburgh, Bremen, and many other large cities, until 1856. He then came to the United States, arriving at Fort Wayne in July of that year. He followed his trade at that place until 1858, then came to Warsaw and worked as a journeyman for Richard Loney (now deceased), for five years. He was then engaged in the marble business two years, associated with M. C. Furlong, under the firm name of Hitzler & Furlong. He withdrew from the firm and became associated with R. C. Smith in the manufacturing and dealing in furniture, under the firm name of Smith & Hitzler. This partnership was dissolved in 1866, and Mr. Hitzler removed to Chicago, Illinois, and became associated with Owen Laubach, as Laubach & Hitzler, which partnership lasted one year, and Mr. Hitzler returned toAVarsawand formed a partnership with William Beatty, in the manufacturing of furniture. Mr. Beatty died in 1874, since which time Mr. Hitzler has conducted the business alone, doing an extensive business. In 1880 he was elected one of the city conncilmen of Warsaw, serving two years. January 20, 1858, he was married at Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Miss Paulina Freolich, a native of Zudwig, Prussia, who died at Warsaw in October, 1865, leaving two children - Herman, who died in the fall of 1868, aged eight years, and Clara, wife of Horace Sellers, of Kansas, who returned to her former home in September, 1886, and .died December 31, 1886. January 7, 1867, Mr. Hitzler was married to Mrs. Susan Eichholtz, (ne'e Gamble). She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Warsaw. Mr. Hitzler is a Knight Templar Mason, and has taken the subordinate and encampment degrees in Odd-Fellowship, and belongs to the different orders at Warsaw.

y|p;HRISTIAN STAYMATES, a f^irmer IvvF'i occupying eighty acres on section 27, HF^ Harrison Township, was born in Putnam County, Ohio, August 22, 1839. His parents, Jacob (deceased) and Catherine (Sarber) Staymates, came to this county when he was about three years old. His mother is still living in Harrison Township, and his father, who was born in 1802, died in 1886. The parents had a large family of childi'en, of whom four survive - Joseph, Sarah, Chris- tian and John. The subject of this sketch grew to manliood in tliis county, and has always been a farmer. Settling upon his present farm in the spring of 1866, he has occupied that place ever since. He was mari'ied January 17, 1861, to Miss Amanda, daughter of Jacob and Susanna Dove, who are now deceased. They came to this county thirty years ago. Of the ten children born to this union iive arc living - Jacob W., Edgar S., Howard C, Horton E. and Ada B. In his political principles Mr. Staymates sympathizes with the Democracy.

|mAEON J. MERSHON, dealer in lumber i^ and building material of all kinds, was '^>^ born at Princeton, JSew Jersey, November 26, 1811. lie was reared in his native State, and served an apprenticeship at stone masonry, brick laying and plastering, at which he worked at Princeton until the summer of 1836. He then worked at his trade in New York City and in Mount Clements, Michigan, until 1841, when he came to Indiana and settled at Fort Wayne. In 1859 he came to AVarsaw, where he established the tirst inarblo and stone yard in the city, and also dealt in lime, cement, etc., and built by contract some of the first substantial business houses, including the Phosnix block at Warsaw. He discontinued contracting in 1861, and gave his whole attention to dealing in lumber, building material, lime, salt and coal. He was the pioneer dealer in this line. His father, William Mershon, was a Revolutionary soldier. He was born in New Jersey, and was of French-English descent. lie was a farmer by occupation. His great-grandfather was a Huguenot, who to save liis life was obliged to flee from France to America. He was a Presbyterian. The mother of our subject, Nellie Brece Mershon, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born at Germantown. She was of Grerman parentage, and also a member of the Presbyterian church. The father died on his farm near Princeton in 1834, and the mother died at the same place in 1836. Mr. Mershon is a natural musician, his favorite instrument being the violoncello. At one time he took lessons on that instrument at Fort Wayne of the Rev. Charles Bucher. He was instrumental in organizing the first Presbyterian choir in Fort Wayne in 1841-'2, and the same winter taught the first class in vocal music in Fort Wayne. At the age of twenty-seven he united witii the Presbyterian church at Mount Clemens, Michigan, and has for years been either a leader or member of a choir until recently. In 1859 he organized the first choir of the First Presbyterian Church, and led it nine years. He led the music in the Sundayschool seventeen years. He has been three times married. His first wife was Lydia Dnryea, whom he married near Princeton, New Jersey, in April, 1835. She died at Warsaw December 24, 1860. She was the mother of ten children, only three of whom are now living - William Henry, of Longmont, Colorado; Mrs. Eleanor Barnes and Mrs. Lydia McComb, both of Warsaw. Mr. Mershon married his second wife, Mrs. Maria J. Stuard (nee MeCowan) at Warsaw in 1864, where she died in 1867. His third and present wife \va8 Mrs. Leah R. McSherry (nee Berst), of Warsaw, whom he married in 1868. His family are all members of the Presbyterian chnrcli. He is a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and has passed the chairs in both the subordinate lodge and encampment. He is a member of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana, and represented botli lodge and encampment twice in the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment of

;S|DAM HOEN, Druggist, residing in ial'^ Burkett, was born in Knox County, ^^s^ Ohio, October 24, 1849, a son of Martin and Cliristena (^Keninier) Horn, who were natives of the State of Pennsylvania. They were married in Ohio, and to them were born twelve children - Mary, Jackson, Christian, Nancy, Julia, Noah, Peter, Hiram, Adain, David, born in the State of Ohio, and Samuel and Joiin, natives of Indiana. The parents came to Indiana when oui- subject was but three years old, and settled on a farm in Marshall County, where the fatiier followed agricultural pursuits till his death in 18(i2. The mother still resides on the old homestead in Marshall County. All the sons are engaged in agricultural pursuits with the exception of Adam. Adam Horn received a good classical education in liis youth, and began the study of pharmacy under C. C. Miller, of Warsaw, Kosciusko County, and Dr. Henry C. Climer, of Palestine, in 1874, remaining with them about two j'ears. In 1871) he opened a drug store at Palestine, remaining in that village till Burkett was platted. In March, 1884, he moved his stock of drugs to the new town, and occupied the tirst store building erected in Burkett. which was first used as a general store. Tlie building was erected in 1882 by Thomas B. Sarber. This is the tirst permanent drug store established in Burkett, although small stocks of drugs were previously kept here, the first by J. L. Newby, and the second by A. Horn & Co., third by A. Thomas & Son, fourth by II. B. p]rnsperger. Mr. Horn keeps on hand a full line of everything usually found in a first-class country drug store, and is a credit to the village, and by his strict attention to the wants of his customers, and his accommodating manners, he has built up a good business. He is held in popular favor through his township, and April 28, 1885, he was commissioned postmaster of Burkett, being the first postmaster of the village appointed by the Democratic party. The office is located in his drug store. Mr. Horn was united in marriage January 26, 1870, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Miss Susan Kivler, a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Slinpe) Kivler. Her parents were born, reared and married in Pennsylvania, their native county being Luzerne. Eight children were born to them in Pennsylvania, and two in Indiana, as follows - Eeuben, Hannah, Daniel, AVilliam H., Sylvester, Susan, George AV., Sarah A., Emma L. and Cornelia. All the above are married, and five are residents of Kosciusko County, Indiana. The parents came to Indiana in 1858, settling at Palestine, this county, where they still reside. Joseph Kivler, although seventy-three years of age, still works at the forge, he learning the blacksmith's trade in Pennsylvania, and has followed that avocation continuously for fifty-six years. Mr. Horn, our subject, is a member of Kosciusko Lodge, No. 62, I. O. (). F., of Warsaw, Indiana, an organization in which he takes much interest.

I^TEPHEN B. WHITE, a prominent ' /\\ citizen of Plain Township, was born in ' Massachusetts, February 18, 1827, sou of Lemuel B. and Silence White. His father was a direct descendant of the pilgrims who came over in the Mayflower, and landed on Plymouth Pock. He was born near Boston, and moved to New York City when his son

Stephen was about ten years of age. He subsequently removed to Auburn, New York, for a short time, thence to Kentucky, coming to this county in 1842, and settling on the farm now owned by our subject. He was for many years engaged in the manufacture of surgical and dental instruments, and also in the drug business; was one of the original inventors of the stomach pump, and for some time was a medical practitioner. Of his five children, two survive - Stephen B. and Major Henry. The lattei' is a graduate of the Harvard Law School, and is now a prominent educator in Kansas City, Missouri. Being of an unassuming disposition, he has declined various othcial situations which have been offered him. Stephen B. received an academic education, and is well informed on the general topics of the day. During the gold excitement of 1849 he went to California by the overland route, and returned by water the next year, since which time he has been a resident of Kosciusko County, lie is the owner of 220 acres of land, and resides on the homestead farm, on section 11. He married Mary McKeehan, by whom he has five children, three of whom survive - Charles L., a merchant at Oswego; Alice and Harry. He has been moderately successful, possesses good business ability, is a Hepublican in his political principles, and himself and family are respectable members of society.

^gaUSTIN C. FUNK was born in AVayne W| County, Ohio, July 31, 1840, a son of '^,fi^ Michael and Rebecca (Yocum) Funk. The parents were both natives of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in which county they were married. Coming to Kosciusko County in 1846, they made a permanent location at Warsaw, remaining there during their natural lives. The death of the father occurred two years later. Their children were - Joseph, Mary J., Lewis B., Elizabeth, William B., Austin C. and Talitha A. All are living except the latter, and Elizabeth, who married J. W. Pottinger. Michael Funk engaged in the mercantile business soon after coming to AVarsaw, and was her second merchant. Joseph A. Funk, the oldest continuous merchant of the city, was a clerk in his father's store. We was for many years a teacher, and was engaged in the profession long before there was a free-school system. William B. Funk, now president of the Lake City Bank, began his business life as a clerk in Joseph Funk's store, but the education and business qualifications of the Funk brothers, soon made them important factors in official circles, and all of them have held, almost continuously, positions of trust in their county and State. Joseph was elected a member of the Legislature, and afterward served two terms as auditor. William B. served two terms as auditor, and prioi' to his election in 1886 as auditor, Austin acted as deputy-auditor under William B., Ancil Ball, and later with Joseph Baker, the retiring county auditor. Austin C. Funk enlisted at the first call for troops, in April, 1861, in Company E, Twelfth Indiana Regiment. After his term of service expired, he was for some time acting deputy provost-marshal of this county, and later organized, with Captain P. L. Runyan, Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, of which he was First Lieutenant. In 1865 our subject became the husband of Miss Clarissa W. Wright, of Warsaw. Three childi-en are living - Nellie B., Sarah R. and Charles B. Mr. Funk is a charter member of Kosciusko Post, No. 114, G. A. R. ; also a member of Lake City Lodge, No. 430, I. (). O. F. He has shown his executive ability for so many years, lliat his election as auditor in 1886 is bnt a fitting tribute shown by the people of his county, and he will assume full charge of the auditor's office November 1, 1887. His portrait appears among the number of those who have tilled important offices in this county.

,^iENERAL REUBEN WILLIAMS was Iftfe born in what is now the city of Tiffin, ^^ Ohio, in the year 1833. His ancestors, in the ]iaternal line, were distinguished for their services during important epochs in the history of our country. His grandfather served with credit during the continuance of the Revolutionary war, as a volunteer in the Maryland Continental Line; while bis father, after whom the subject of our sketch was named, served gallantly in the late war with Great Britain, and was the Sergeant who commanded the guard for the prisoners of war captured by Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie, while being taken to Chillicothe, Ohio, at that time the cai^ital of the State. After the war his father settled in what is now Tiffin, Ohio, and remained there until he immigrated to Indiaiux, in 1845, making his home at Warsaw, Kosciusko County. Upon the arrival of the family in their new home, the subject of this sketch, then about twelve years of age, finding himself possessed of an extremely limited education, and knowing that his father was barely able to provide for his numerous family, not being very abundantly provided with this world's goods, determined to shift for himself, and thus contribute, indirectly, to relieve his parents of the charge of his support. After a three-monihs' term of sciiool at Mr. Cowan's seminary, and a still shorter one under the care of Joseph A. Funk, Esq., we find him making his first entry into the business which was destined to be the great work of his life, when he commenced to take his first lessons in the "art preservative," under the instruction of Andrew J. Bair, at that time the editor of the Whig organ of Kosciusko County. After completing an apprenticeship of four years at the printing business, he, for a short time, published the Warsaw Democrat, when, feeling a desire to see something of the world, he traveled extensively in several of the Western States, working in various newspajter offices in Iowa. While at work in that State, the great ]>arty of tlie future was being organized, and the old members of the Whig party in Kosciusko County desiring to have an organ which would correctly represent the views of the then new (Republican) party, which, although young, embraced nearh' all anti-slavery men, presented a request for him to return to Warsaw, and establish such a paper, assuring him of their cordial support should he do so. He returned to Warsaw in 1850, and, in company with G. W. Fairbrother, commenced the publication of the Northern Itulianian. On the 5th day of April, 1857, he was united in marriage with Miss Jemima Ilubler, a daughter of the late Major Henry Hubler, a veteran soldiej- of the wars with Mexico and the great Rebellion. This marriage has proven a happy one, and, as old age comes to them with silent tread, they can look with satisfaction to the past and feel happy in the love and respect of the fine family of children who gather at their hearthstone. In the midst of his duties as a journalist, and while giving the benefit of his ablest editorial work to the party of his choice, came the storm of secession, which, for a time, threatened to engulf our country. AVhen Sumter was fired upon, he felt it liis duty to serve his country in another way, and, for more than four long years, his life was spent upon tlie " tented iield." The day Sinnter fell, he caused to be published a call for volunteers, and, i;)n the I'Jth da}' of April, 1861, the first com]iany that Kosciusko County sent to the iield was organized. Of this company he was chosen Second Lieutenant, and, in a few days, accompanied it to Indianapolis, where it, with several other companies, was mustered into the Twelfth Ilegiment of Indiana Infantry Volunteers. With this regiment his subsequent fortunes were closely identitied during the war. The regiment was mustered into service for one year, but on the expiration of its term of service, the General Government needing soldiers more than ever, he took an active part in the re-organization of the regiment, " for three years or during the war," and to such good j)urpose, that the records of the AVar Department show that a large portion of the regiment had re-enlisted witiiin a week of their discharge. Upon the organization of the regiment in 1861, it was ordered to Evansville, Indiana, where it remained for some time, giving security to travel and commerce on the Ohio River, and looking after the rebel sympathizers on the Kentucky side of the river. On the evening of the defeat of the Union troops in the iirst battle of Bull Run, the regiment was ordered to join the command of General N. P. Banks at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, which order was executed with promptness. Soon after their arrival in Virginia, Captain Hubler was promoted to the position of Major of the regiment, and Lieutenant Williams was promoted to the Captaincy of the company by its unanimous vote. The Twelfth remained with General Banks until April, 1862, participating in a number of skirmishes and engagements of a minor character, and, in the spring of 1862, composed the advance guard of the Union army when it occupied Winchester,