Madison County, Indiana - The whole text, 1914 (part 16 of 16)

Mr. E, G. Vernon, who some years ago retired from business and is now enjoying life on a farm a few miles from Anderson, was born in Madison "^county in 1848, has lived here all his life, and after his early education started out as a young man without any backing, and fov many years conducted the principal line of drays for the transportation of goods in the city of Anderson. This business led naturally into the establishment of yards and warehouses for the supply of lime, coal and cement to the local trade. In addition he bought a grain elevator situated on the Panhandle Railway tracks at the corner of Main and Fifth streets, and for a number of years was one of the large handlers and shippers of grain from Anderson.

Both during his residence in Anderson and since he left the city ]\Ir. Vernon has always been an enterprising citizen and much interested in the upbuilding on his community. A Republican in politics, he has .been liberal in his vievv's, and has often supported the best man regardless of party affiliations. :Many people associate his name not so much with business as with music, and in his younger days he was a proficient musician himself and took a prominent part in the organized musical activities of Anderson. He was the first tuba player ia the

-^ounty, and one of the organizers of the band which was known ithe -^aw^FilersBand," which all of the older residentrweii r l b 4L'nr'p ^'" '^Vi^-^'^^^ ^^^^= ^^'"^^ ^^'- -^ Carl Makem " ^. D. yarpell George LJme and Professor Dallas H. Elliott the da '

*v. ^' ^- ^^'er"on retired irom active business in August 1895 ai.,' ithe business has since been owned and managed by Jiis Ion Charles \V .amrconducted under the old firm name. Ch°.rlesW Vernon f^^^

.^chools and the Bryant and Stratton business college at St. Lou'; Missouri ,and .after graduating from the latter in 1S91 took ud uK jpresent business. Charles W. Vernon affiliates with the Blue Ld-- ^nd Chapter degrees of the3Iasonic Order, the AVoodmen of the WorM .and ^18 one of Jthe prominent younger business men of the city. J.;' LU^ctooer, 19i0 he married Miss E.sther ^Boston of Pendleton dau-ht-'r lOi Jienjamm Boston. ° ^

-Judge John F. :McCluri:. Since he began his practice at Ander.^or auore thanllurty years ago, Judge McClure has enjoyed many of th - better aistinctious of the law and public life, and lias accepted nunier'- ,ous apportumties to upbuild liis commuidty and uplift its ei^'ic staixi- ^rds. In the .history of the city itself he will perhaps alwavs he-,r ^^membered as mayor of .luderson at the beginning of thp* period of ^evexopment following the discovery of natural gas. Then if ever ih- needed a firm and progressive liead, and it was a matter of special good fortune that Judge 31eCiure was mayor duiing the ^our veais following 1886. In his profession and in the larger public service o*-' the_ state, greater honors came to him in the ofQee of circuit juds.-. Nvvbich he held for twelve years, and at the present time lie is a" melu jje.r of the public service commission of Indiana.

Judge :McClure represents one of the oldest families of India:;;-.. me y/hich has heen established in this state lacking onlv six years of a century. The historical town of Brookville was the" birtholace or John F. 3IeClure on December 24, 1852. It might be mentioned xhv-i Brook\7lle, though a small town of not more than two thousand population, has probably furnished as many men to the useful and d-s tinguished -offices of state and nation as any other citv in Indiana. Two of the early governors of Indiana, two United States senators. .General Hackleman, who fell at the battle of Shiloh, General Lt-w Wallace, Hiram Powers, the sculptor, several governors of other stales supreme judges and state officials and college presidents have honor.-J Brookville as their early home, and through their accomplishments in politics, law, literature and art, have reflected honor on that old tow:i at the extreme southern end of the state. The McClure family, whi.h left Ireland in the early years of the nineteenth centurv' in order to escape the economic and civic conditions under which they were livini:. pot only found prosperity in the New AVorld. but have* added ma?!}' useful citizens to various communities. While none of the family Jiave perhaps attained the very highest distinctions, they have all b. .^:: worthy of their Scotch-Irish ancestry, and several others besides Ju'i-'-- MeC.lure have attained some of the valued honors of public life and have all left worthy names.

The founder of the family in this country was James McClure, grandfather of Judge IMcClure. With his wife and two sons, William and James, he emigrated from County Sligo, Ireland, and settled near Brookville, Indiana, in 1820. He was one of the pioneer farmers in that part of the state. He was a well-read man, particularly on religious subjects, and was a member of the ^Methodist church for more than sixty years and took much interest in church affairs from the time of his arrival in this country until his death in 1869. James ilcClure married Catherine Likely, who was born in County Sligo, where she was married, and lived to the advanced age of ninety-nine years. Her membership in the ^lethodist church continued for nearly three-quarters of a century. When she came with her husband to America she was accompanied by her brother William, who located near Brookville and became a successful farmer. The five children, all sons, of James and Catherine ilcClure were : Richard, William and James, who were born in Ireland, and John W. and Henry C, born at Brookville. When the family emigrated the son Richard remained with an uncle in Ireland, but subsequently came to America and became a farmer on an extensive scale at Olney, Illinois. He was a veteran of the Civil war, and was mustered out with the rank of major of the Sixty-first Illinois Volunteers. The son William was a stock dealer, and never married. John W., another uncle of Judge McClure, was born in Brookville. Indiana, in 1822, and at one time held the rank of lieutenant in the National Guards. The youngest son, Henry C., was born in Brookville in 1825. All these sons are now deceased, and all of them reached manhood and reared families except William.

James McClure, Jr., father of Judge McClure, was born in County Sligo, Ireland, April 2, 1818, v.as two years of age when the family emigrated to the United States and settled at Brookville, and his education was a product of the primitive country schools that were found in Southern Indiana before a real system of public education was introduced. He became a farmer and stock raiser, followed those vocations all his life, and acciuired more than ordinary prosperity. He owned nine hundred and sixty acres of land situated in Franklin and Madison counties, and this land included the one hundred and thirtythree acres which had been bought by his father on settling near BrookviUe. He was always interested in public affairs but never sought any official place, and his public service was limited to work on behalf of the schools in his community and in connection with the improvement of the highways. James ~McClure married Ann McCaw, who was the oldest child of David and Jane (Shera) LIcCaw, the father being a native of Ireland, and the mother a native of Ohio. David ]McCaw was for many years a prosperous farmer living in the eastern part of Franklin county, Indiana. James :\rcCaw, brother of Ann McCaw, gave three years of service as a private soldier in Company G of the Thirty-seventh Indiana Infantry.

John F. McClure had the usual experiences of a farmer's son until finishing his colh'ge course and entering upon his profession. His education was the result of attendance at country schools, at Brookville jCollege one year, that being followed by the classical coarse in the Old Asbury (now DePauw) University, where he graduated salutatorian of his class in 1879. In the' meantime he had pursued the study of law for two years and following his graduation from college was for one year principal of tl\e high school at Anderson. In 1880 Judge

McClure began the practice of law at Brookville, being associated with Tiiomas H. Smith under the firm name of Smith & .MeClure. Lo.catiuf' in Anderson in 1881, he has since made that city his permanent hoiu° and began practice as a member of the firm of Carter & :\IcClure. Wiu! a growing success as a lawyer, he was soon drawn into public affairs' and in 1886 was elected mayor and re-elected in 1888. He began his services as mayor in May, 1886, and with the discovery of natural gaa in the following year took up real estate bushiess, and had an active part in developing and extending the limits of the older city, at the same time giving his public spirited cooperation to every u'lovement which might enable Anderson to make the most of the great opportunities which began with the natural gas era. Both to his office as mayor and to his professional and business relations he was one of the leaders in , the industrial development of those early years. In association with Thomas B. Orr, now president of the Building & Loan Association of Anderson, he laid out what was known as the Avenue Addition, consisting of some six acres in what is now a prominent part of Anderson, and on the organization of the Iroudale Real Estate Company became its secretary. This company has some of the largest real estate holdings in the vicinity of the city, and did much to develop its properties and add to the permanent resources of the city by locating several industries.

. was chairman of the Madison county Republican committee for fo^ir terms from 1888 to 189-1, and in 1896 a member of the Republican State Advisory committee. His service as mayor of the city covered the years from 1886 to 1890, and he also served a year in the city council and two years as city attorney. In 1896 he was elected judge of the circuit court, and by his re-election in 1902 served twelve years. His record on the bench was one of impartial, systematic and efficient performance, and of the great number of cases tried before him few appeals were taken and there was an exceedingly small proportion of reversals. His long services as a lawyer, man of affairs and judge, brought him recognition over the state at large, and his. appointment as a railroad commissioner in 1908 brought him to an office for whicli

-his experience and attainments well fitted him. He was re-appointed in 1912, and on the creation of the public service connnission of Indiana in May, 1913, was made a member of that larger body, and his term

'in the Grand Lodge, and in 1892 was Captain of the Uniform Rank; and also has affiliations with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Camels of the "World.

On December 14, 18S8, Judge McClure married Mary Falknor of Anderson. She was born in Ohio in 1865, a daughter of Elias and Julia Falkjior, both natives of that state, and who located in Anderson after the Civil war. Mr. Falknor is a veteran of the Union Army, and both he and his wife are still living, having enjoyed a married companionship of sixty-five years. IMr. Falknor is now eighty-eight and his wife eighty-seven years of age. Through his active career he was engaged in the mercantile business, but has lived retired for some years', and has never sought any of the honors of public office. Judge

McClure and wife became the parents of three sons: James C, who was born December 16, 1889, and died October 25, 1891; Horace, born September 17, 1893, and now a junior in DePauw University, and Mark F., born February 6, 1898, and a member of the junior class of the Anderson high school. .

William R. jMorris. Among the substantial citizens of Madison county who are contributing to the progress and development of their localities by their activities in various lines of endeavor, William R. Morris, of Anderson City, has attained deservedly high rank. A truck farmer by vocation, he has achieved success through the medium of his own efforts, and his career has been one of steady advancement, marked by close application and persistent effort. Mr. ^klorris was born on his father's farm in Anderson township, Madison county, Indiana, November 6, 1854, and is a son of John and Sarah Ann (Gather) Morris.

John ^Morris was a native of Darke county, Ohio, where he received the greater part of his education, and as a youth came to Madison county, settling on a farm of 120 acres. There he continued to follow agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his active career. He and his wife were the parents of six children : Serepta, Charles, I\Iary, Electa, Jasper N. and William R.

William R. ^lorris secured his education in the public schools of Anderson township and Anderson High School and grew to manhood on liis father's farm, the greater part of which is now city property. As a young man he adopted the vocation of farmer, teaching school during the winter teijn, and this he followed until several years ago when he commenced devoting his attention to trucking. His operations along this line have met with decided success, and he has established a reputation for business acumen and strict integrity in his dealings. A Democrat in his political views, he has taken an active interest in the success of his party, but his only public office has been that of truant officer, a capacity in which he is acting at the present time. With his family, he attends the United Brethren church.

Mr. Morris married ^liss Nevada Moss, and they have had six children: Earl, who married a Miss White; Myrtle, now Mrs. Ervin; Anna, who married a Mr. Beacom, and Bessie, Esther and Charles F., who are single. The Morris home is situated 232-4 West Eighth street, Anderson.

" William Henry Harrison Quick. The really useful men of a community are those in whom their fellow-citizens can rely in affairs of public importance ; to whom they can come for assistance in seasons of financial distress; men who by the wisdom of their own investments and by the honorable lives they have led on evep- field of effort, and as neighbors and friends, have won the implicit faith of their fellows. Very often, in prosperous towns and cities, these men are retired farmers; frequently they are bankers, and in not a few cases it will be found that tliey are veterans of that great struggle which makes the meniory of the Civil war yet fresh, even after the passage of half a century ."^ Such a, man in every particular is William Henry Harrison Quick, of Anderson, than whom no citizen has been more closely identified with the financial interests of the city during the past several decades.

j\Ir. Quick was boru in Henry county, Indiana, February 18, 1S41 a son of Jolin and Xaney (Clary) Quick. His gi-andpareuts werj Cornelius and Hannah (Cox) Quick, natives of Virginia and Xi-w Jersey respectively. Cornelius Quick was a gallant soldier in tlie American army during the war of 1812. The materual graudfatliL-r was Vachel Clary, a native of Kentucky. John Quick, who wus a native of Ohio, while his wife was born in Kentucky, in ISIO moved to Henry county, Indiana, entering land two miles east of ]\iiddletown, and becoming one of the pioneers in that section. His home was there until about 1858, \dieu having sold his farm he moved to Pipe Creek township in Madison county, where his purchase of five hundred acres of land included a portion of the present site of the town of Fraukton. A prosperous farmer, he became known not only for his prominence in the affairs of his locality, but for his many sterling qualities of mind and heart. For many years he was closely identified with the Christian chui'ch, in which his merubership was more than that of an attendant at worship, and he exemplified cha christian virtues in his daily life. His deatii occurred in 1879 at the advanced age of eighty-one yeai-s, his wife having passed away previously.

William Henry Harrison Quick spent his boyhood on a farm in Henry county, and was about nineteen yeai*s old when the family came to Madison county. His education 'was acquired by a more or less regular attendance at the country schools, the summer mouths being spent in assisting his father in the duties of the home place. When he was twenty years old the Civil war broke out, and with many otii-ir youthful patriots he enlisted in 1861 for service in. the Union army. Entering as a private, he subsequently became sergeant in Company E of the Thirty-Fourth Regiment of Indiana Infantry, a regiment commanded by Colonel Asbury Steel. His command v/as sent to Kentucky, thence to Xew Madrid, Missouri, on the Mississippi river, aud participated in the campaigns about that town aud at Island Xo. 10 and the reduction of Port Pillow, concluding with the fall of the city of Memphis. His regiment was among the fir.st troops to enter the latter city. His service as a Union soldier lasted for two years, and finally on account of illness he was granted an honorable discharge. His record in helping to preserve the Union was one of which his descendants may properh- be proud. When he reiurned to the pursuits of peace he settled on a farm near Frankton in Madison county, and began a career of general farming and dealing in live stock, principally cattle and hogs, shipping from Frankton. He also became interested in general merchandising and tlie grain trade with his brother, under the firm name of Quick Bros., a partnership which contiuaea until 1887. Mr. Quick continued in the grain trade until 18p5. He transferred his home and business headquarters to Anderson m 1899. At the county seat he became one of the principal organizers of tne Anderson Banking Company, of which he is vice-president and one of the leading stockholders. For more than a quarter of a century At. Quick has been one of the important factors in financial circles or Madison county. He was one of the organizers of the Continental National Bank of Indianapolis, of which he i$ still a director and stockholder, is a stockholder in the Anderson Trust Company at Anderson and one of the larirest individual stockholders in the People s National State Bank. He is^ interested in the Hoosier Fence Company of Frant- tou, and his varied investments include a large amount of Madison county farm lands, three excellent properties being owned by him aud farmed on lease.

In 1870 Mr. Quick married :\Iiss Clara :\I. Douglas, daughter of R. R. Douglas. The one daughter of this marriage is now Mrs. Sewell A. Nebeker, a resident of Indianapolis. Mr. Quick subsequently married ^liss Rosa Grass, of Hancock county, Indiana, whose father, Dr. Grass, formerh- of Pennsylvania, was a prominent physician of Charlottesville, Indiana. In the Masonic order ]Mr. Quick has been a member for more than forty years, and has taken the principal degrees in both branches, his aftiliations being with Frankton Lodge No. 77, A. F. & A. M., of Frankton; Anderson Chapter No. 52, R. A. ;M. ; Anderson Commandery No. 32, K. T. : and he was made a Scottish Rite thirtysecond degree Mason in 1899. Although he has reached the time of life when most men lay aside their business cares, content to retire and leave the helm to younger men, Mr. Quick continues to carry on his daily routine of duty and to take a keen interest in all that affects his city. For a man past seventy, and who saw service in the Civil war, he is exceedingly vrell preserved, and in his healthy and contented age can look back over a life of industry and useful endeavor.

Sherman H. ]\Ukepeace. Among Madison county's sons who have attained distinction in fields of active usefulness is Sherman H. ]\[akepeace, attorney at law and dealer in real estate, with offices in the Union Building. Anderson. Mr. Makepeace has beerx connected with varied lines of activity, and has sliown his versatility by making a success of each of his ventures, and since coming to Anderson, in 1901, has steadily advanced in his profession aud in realty circles, until today he is recognized as one of his adopted city's foremost citizens. Like many of the men of influence and prominence in Anderson, Mr. ^Makepeace is a product of the farm, havdng been born on the family homestead at Chesterfield, Madison county, Indiana, August 23, 1864, a son of Millard and Melvina (Godwin) Makepeace, the former born near Yorktown. Delaware county in 1836, and the latter in Chesterfield in 1839. ]\Irs. IMaliepeace was a daughter of Dr. G. TV. Godwin, one of the pioneer phj^sicians of }.Iadison county, who became widely and favorably known. TVillard Makepeace was a miller by trade, a vocation which he followed for a number of years, bat in later life removed to his farm near Chesterfield. There he was engaged in the various branches of agricultural work until his retirement, when he removed to Anderson, and in this city his death occurred July 5, 1891. His widow survived him for a long period, passing to her final rest April 7, 1911.

Sherman H. Makepeace received Ms education, in the public and high schools of Anderson, and for some years was engaged in assisting his father in his agricultural operations. He next turned his attention to journalistic work, identifying himself with the Ayulerson Weekly Herald, of which he v/as local editor from 1888 to 1890. On severing his connection with that newsjDaper, he embarked in the manufacture of brooms, as one of the principal stock-holders of what is known as the Anderson Broom Factory, but disposed of his interests two years afterwards. After his marriage, in 1894, to iliss Ida Charles of Wabash comity, Mr. Makepeace settled in Chesterfield, where he engaged in business, and was elected justice of the peace, an office which he filled faithfully and capably for some eight years. In 1901 he came to Anderi . 1 ."

son, whero he opened an office in the Union Building and engaged i/. the real estate business, and also handles collections and rentals" L w.-li as givmg some attention to a law practice. He handles both city and farm property, has built up an excellent trade, and bears a high reputi'- tion among -realty men in Anderson. He is the owner of a farm oi one_ hundred and twenty-nine acres, which is included within the city limits of Chesterfield, and the land has been put in a good state of cultivation, the soil is rich, and the fine complement of substantial buildin-'a makes it one of the model properties of the section. He has also made numerous profitable investments in ciiy property, including his modern residence. Mr. Makepeace is a stalwart Republican in politics, but his only interest in political matters is in the election of his friends as he has never personally aspired to public office, and his service in the capacity of justice of the peace has been the only position of preferment he has held.

In 1894, Mr. ^lakepeace was united in marriage with Mh.-i Ida Charles, of Wabash county, Indiana, whose parents, Samuel B. an.] Jane Charles, both died in that county in 1900. One son has been born to this union: Charles Willard, a bright, interesting lad. who i.^ now attending school.

TiLLiiAN Fuller. Among the younger generation of men of Madison county who are ably maintaining the high standard set by their fathers in agricultural matters, Tillman Fuller, of Richland township, holds deservedly high place. He is at present the owner of a wellcultivated tract of forty acres, located on Alexandria Rural Route No. 19, and the general confidence in which he is held by his fellow-eitiz^.'ii.s hasbeen manifested by his election to the office of 'township trustee, a position which he is ably filling at this time. Mr. Fuller was born on the old Fuller homestead in ]\Ionroe township, Madison county, Indiau;i. September 2, 1876, and is a son of William H. and Ella (]\tillspaugli} Fuller.

, his entire career -on the farm which he is now cultivating. He is essentially an agriculturist, but has also been active in other lines of endeavor, and haj. interested himself in all matters pertaining to tlu' welfare of his community. By his marriage with Ella ]\Iillspaugh he became the father of two children: Rena, who is now deceased, and Tillman. He married for his second wife Anna Shockey, and they had a

--family of nine children, of whom seven are now li\'ing: Frank M., Greyer, Raymond, Pauline, who married ^Nlr. L. 0. Johnson; Hazel, who married ^Ir. E. T. Moehler; Muriel and William.

Tillman Fuller received his education in the schools of ^Monro-' township and the village of Alexandria, and in the latter took high school work. During the summer months he assisted his father in the work of the home farm, being thoroughly trained in all things necessary for a good agriculturist to be familiar with, and at the age ot twenty-two years rented a tract of land from his father and embarked npon a career of his own. As time has passed and his finances have permitted, he has added to his buildings, his stock and his improve ments, and the property is now considered one of the best of its size in the township. He is a stanch advocate of the use of modern meth-

On June 28, 1897, Mr. Fuller was united in marriage with Martha Fosnot, who was born in Madison county, Indiana, daugliter of Fred and Nola (Jones) Fosnot. Mr. Fosnot has long been prominent in county affaii-s and is the owner of a large property here. Five chiklrt'ii have been born to Mr. and ^Irs. Fuller, namely: Mildred, Clifton, Delmas, Cletis and Audrey, the last named being deceased. 'Sir. and ]\Irs. Fuller are members of the Christian church, and have been liberal in their support of its movements. He is a valued memljer of thv. local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has a number of warm friends.

LoRAXA (Wise) Coy. One of the remarkable pioneer women of Madison county, is ]\Irs. Coy, now living at her home in Jackson towiiship, surrounded by children and grandchildren, and through the mist of recollections sur\eying a vast retrospect of scenes which have been enacted in ^^ladison count}^ since her girlhood. Her birth occurred in this county at a time when its settlement had hardly well begun, aiul no name in the annals of Madison county has older associations than that of Wise,

In the old common\veaitl\ of Virginia, the Wises have been prominent and aristocratic since the colonial era, and it was from one of the earlier branches of the same stock, that the Madison county people of that name sprung. ^Irs. Coy was born on the old Wise homestead in Jackson township, January 22, 1832. Her father was Dauiel Wise, Sr., who was born on the south branch of the Potomac River ia Virginia. Grandfatlier John Wise was a native of the same locality and spent most of his active career in Virginia, though late in life he moved to Indiana, and passed his last years in Madison county. His remains are buried in the Perkinsville cemetery.

Daniel Wise, Sr., grew up in old Virginia, and from there moved to Ohio, and after a short tin^e made his way across the wilderness of forest and prairie into eastern Indiana. The journey was typical of many such which occurred during the twenties and thirties and which brought most of the settlers to IMadison county. Ox teams and wagons transported the goods and carried the women and children overland througli the 1 rails made through the woods, and Daniel Wise arrived in Madison county in the year 1825. To him belongs the distinction of having entered the first government land in Jackson township. That land was in sections two and three, tovrnship nineteen, range six east. now called Jackson township. Others may have preceded him to this locality, but it is a justifiable conclusion that he was the fii-st permanent settler. Arriving at his location, his first work was to cut down a few trees and clear oft' the underbrush to make space for the log cabin home. With the help perhaps of some distant neighbors, he put together and erected his house of logs, and the family occupied that residence for several years. It was in such a rude shelter that ]\[rs. Coywas born.

It may "^serve better to indicate how early th*- Wise family settled in ^Madison county, when it is recalled that a quarter of a ce:itury elapsed before the first railroad train went across the boundaries of the county. Madison county was not organized for several years afterward. Only a short time before had the capital of the state been moved from Corydon to Indianapolis. Indiana had been a state less than ten years when the Wises made their settlement. In the woods and on the prairies all about their lonely home was abundance of wild deer, turkeys, and IndiaiiS often stalked through these old hunting grounds. A number of years passed before what was known as the Indiana Canal era began, and in the early years of the Wise settlement all the people in this communiiv took their surplus products to Cincinnati, over a long road, and laid in their annual supplies at that city.

The mother of ^Irs. Coy was a fine type of the old pioneer housewife. She carded, spun and wove the wool and flax with which she dressed all members of her family in homespun, and all the cooking was done by the old-fashioned fireplace. After a few years residcjice in the log home, Daniel Wise, Sr., built a substantial brick house, one of the first in that section of the county. This home which has sinoe been badly damaged by cyclones on two difiierent occasions, but each time repaired, is still in good condition, and a landmark in its vicinity. In that home, Daniel Wise lived until his death at the age of fifty-three years.

Mrs. Coy has herself experienced and witnessed practically all phases of pioneer life. She attended school taught in a log cabin. She well remembers its earth and stick chimney, its large fire-place, the seats made of split logs, with wooden pins for legs, the absence of desks in the modern sense, and the broad boards slanting about the walls used as a v/riting desk for the larger scholars. In the work of the hou^jhold she assisted her mother, in the carding, spinning and v\-eaving of cloth, and has done her share of cooking by the fire-place.

In her nineteenth year she married Matthew Coy, he was born in Hamilton county, Indiana, a sou of Benjamin and Jennie (Conner) Coy, pioneer settlers of that county. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Coy moved to the northside of White River, where they bought a tract of land in the southeast quarter of section thirty-five, range six, Jackson township, ^Madison county. There they began their housekeeping in a hewed log house of four rooms. For twelve years that continued to be their home and then they traded for land in sections one and two of the same township. ^Ir. Coy was a very successful farmer and business man. Industrious, he cleared a large farm, erected good buildings, and the homestead in its improveuient might eoinpare favorably with any in the township. There tie lived until the close of his life on April' 14, 1904.

Mrs. Coy has since occupied the homestead, her household also comprising the family of her youngest daughter. She reared eleven clii'idren, whose names were: Benjamin, Henry A., John W., George W.. Mary J., Daniel W., Martin Luther, Seth Thomas, Sanford, Lillie, sr.d Perry.

There are a large number of grandchildren, and the marriages of the different children are noted as follows: Benjamin married Emma Johnson. Henry A. married Alice ^McClintock, and their four children are Minnie, Walter, Ivy and Grace. George married Sarah Williams. John W. married Cynthia Lee, and their two childre__n are Eva aiid Alvah. ilary, married Allen Wise. Daniel marned Lou Lutz. ^lartin Luther man-ied Ida Anderson and has two children. June and Reba. Seth married Pearl Shaul, and their one son is Harris. Sanford married Gertrude DeYntt, and their four children are Hallie, Leah, Mary and Loel. Lillie became the wife of William Busby and their children are Matthew and Lorana. Perry married Dora Morris, ajid their two children are Fern and Lois.

Noah Ryan. Jackson township in Madison county probably has no older native son than Noah Ryan, who- has lived here since his birth, nearly seventy years ago. Through his father and mother he represents some of the oldest families to be established in this section of Madison county, and the name has always been associated with honest worth and excellent citizenship. Mr. Ryau is himself numbered among the prosperous agriculturists of Madison county, and for many years he has followed the quiet vocation of tilling the soil and at the same time has borne his share in local civic and social affairs.

Noah Ryan was born in Jackson township, October 24, 184.5. lie is a son of John Ryan, a grandson of Davis Ryan, a great-grandson of George Ryan. The last named was a native of Scotland, coming to America and settling in Pennsylvania. A millwright by trade he followed that occupation in Pennsylvania until his death. Grandfather David Ryan learned the same trade, and from Pennsylvania moved to Ohio, becoming an early settler in Ross county. Davis Ryan was a native of near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Ross county, Ohio, he continued to work at his mechanical occupation until about 1837, when he moved to Indiana, and found a home near Strawtown, where he remained until his death at the age of seventy-six. Davis Ryan married Mary Peck. Born in Virginia and of German ancestry, she came to Indiana with her parents, v/ho became pioneers in Hamilton county, leaving many descendants of that name in that section. Her death occurred at the age of seventy-five and the five children in her family were : ' John, Cyrus, Julia A., George and William.

John Ryan, father of Noah, was born in Ross county, Ohio, March 11, 1822, and was about fifteen years old when the family was transplanted to Indiana soil. Growing to manhood he bought a tract of timbered land in section three of Township County, range sis east and had to clear a space among the woods in order to make room for a log cabin home. This first shelter of the family was a substantial house for its time, twenty by twenty-four feet, and in that rude structure his children were born. In time he had cleared away most of the forest, and continued in the worthy occupation of agi-iculture, until his death at the age of fit'ty-five. John Ryan married Lovina Wise of the pioneer Wise family, which has been so conspicuous in the settlement and development of Jackson township. She was born in Madison county, a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Miller) Wise. Daniel AVise entered the first tract of government land in Jackson township. Further details concerning this old family will be found under the name^ of Wise and Coy elsewhere in this volume. Lovina Wise died at the age of fifty-six having reared seven children namely : Noah, David, Mary, John, Martha, Grant and William,

Noah Ryan who was born in the old log house previously mentioned grew up largely amid pioneer surroundings, and his education was supplied by the schools existing in this county during the decade of the fifties.' Later he was sent to Westfield Academy, and qualified as a teacher, a vocation which he followed for four years. _ Outside of that he has been engaged in farming throughout his active lifetime. In 1879 he settled on the farm he now occupies, in section one of town- ship twenty, jange six east, and has employed his energies in general farming with exceptional success. On the second of December, ISGO Mr. Ryan married Samantha Wise, who was born in Jackson tov,-nshib' a daughter of John and Harriet (McClintock) Wise. Mr. and ilrs' Byan have four children: Clara, Emma, Lucretia, and John. Einm^ married Prank Anderson, and their seven children are Lena, Wilbur Paul, Robert, Clare, Ralph and Harriet. In politics Mr. Ryan casts Ms first vote for General Grant, and has been a consistent supporter of the Bepublican party and principles ever since. He and his wife ar..- iEDe.mbejs of tlie JMethodist church.

TiHOjMAS H. Norton. The industrial history of Anderson and Madison county records the name of Thomas M. Norton, who for mauv jea.rs was one of their leading business factors, a pioneer in the truest sense of the word and one who maintained a high standard of citizciiship. He was a native son of Ireland, born in 1835, and was but a bal.r of two years when brought to this country by his parents, the family locating near Dayton, Ohio. There the lad received his educational training in the public schools and there he also learned the trade of a gradually drifting into contracting. During the early ytars of the 'sixties he went to Union City, Indiana, where he became asso- <?xated with Louis AYilliams in the ale brewing business, and from therrin 1866 he came to Anderson and formed a partnership with Patrick Sullivan, they establishing the first ale brewery in northern Indiana, while some time later 3Iichael Crornley became identified with the firm.

In 1882 j\lr. Norton began the brevang of beer on his own account, and from that time until his life's labors were ended in detitli he continued to devote his time and energy to the development of a business which grew extensively throughout this section of the state. He at all times gave his closest attention to the business which he had established and cast aside wliatever aspirations he may have had for public lift', although he was never indiit'erent to the duties of good citizenship. IT*- was a member of the first board of Worker's Trustees in Anderson and iserved thereon for ten years, the other members being L. J. Burr and .'Henry Bronnenberg, while later Harrison Quick also became a meml)er.

Mr. Norton made but one trip to his native land, in 1896, and he spent "the year touring the continent, then returning to Anderson, the city which he had helped to build, but at this time he turned over his business to his sons and spent the remainder of his days in quiet retirement. Dnx'ing his residence here he had formed many lasting friend.^hip>. fe his business relations Thomas M. Norton was cordial, pleasant and honest; to the needy he was generous and liberal; and many families who were beneficiaries of his benevolences sadly mourned his deat'a. In the home circle he was devoted to his family, liberal and indulgent to their every want. It had been the custom to make an annual trip to the south for the winters, and the plans had been completed for the trip when ^Ir. Norton vras suddenly stricken ill, and after several weeks passed away as the result of apoplexy.

In 1861, in Pi(iua, Ohio, ]\[r. Norton was married to Miss Kathcriut' ^leCarthy, who survives her husband, as do also their four children : Mrs. J. C. Kreuch, :Mrs. :M. J. Crowley and ^Martin C. and William J. Norton, ail of whom reside in Anderson. iNIr. Norton also left a brotlier and sistei', M. Norton, of Piqua, and i\Irs. IMary Hoban, of Dayton. Ohio. Mr, Norton maintained fraternal relations with the Ancient

Order of Hiberiiiaus and his religious connection was with St. Mary's church, in the support of which he was ever liberal. Father Mulcahy, of that church, officiated at the funeral, and this loved, honored and revered pioneer was laid to rest in St. Mary's cemetery.

WiLLL\M J. Norton, one of the sons of Thomas M. Norton, has also gained and maintained a high standard of citizenship, and is well known in the business circles of Anderson as the secretaiy and treasurer of the T. M. Norton Brewing Company. He is one of the city's native sons, born on the 9th of April, 1869, and he received his education in its public and high schools. After leaving school he entered the office of his father's brewery, and there he remained until the elder man's death, thoroughly familiarizing himself with all the details of the large bujsiness. Since the death of Thomas ]M. Norton the business has been continued under the name of the T. M. Norton Brewing Company, with I\Iartin C. Norton as president and AVilliam J. Norton as secretary and_ treasurer. Although essentially a business man, with no aspirations for public office, ^Ir. Norton is proud oF the achievements of his native city, and when matters of public ujoment have come up for settlement with other earnest citizens he has guided his actions by a sincere devotion to the public welfare. His fraternal connections are with the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

On June 14, 1S93, IMr. Norton married to Miss Josephine Elters, of Anderson, and they have three children: Charles T., Kathleen and Harold S. The Norton residoice is located at 122 Seventh street, and Mr. Norton is also the ov.ner of other valuable city realty.

John G. ^IcIlwraith. In tracing the lives and characters of those who have won eminence in the professions and in business, it is found that among the most successful are men who have been content to start at the bottom of the ladder and to force their way steadily upward to their rightful place among their fellow-citizens. In this class stands John G. ]McIlv;raith. secretary and treasurer 01 the Indiana Box Company, of Ehvood. ^Ir. 3.1cliwraith's residence is at Anderson, but he has taken a lively interci.t in the alfairs of Elwood, where his influence, -always for g^^od, is felt in public matters. He is a Canadian by birth, his home being the ci'y oi' Hamilton, and his birth date December 31, 1865. Mr. :McIlwraith is a son of Thomas and Mary (Park) Mcllwraith, and on both sides of thi^ family is descended from natives of Scotland.

Thomas ^IcTlvv vaith was born at Ayr. Scotland, and was there reared and educated. Shortly after his marriage, he emigrated to- America, bca-ting at Hamilton. O.ncario, Ctnuida, where he became manager of the gas v;orks, a position which he held for many years. He subseouently became a brick nianuiacturer, but about the year 1S70 bought out a forwarding busin*^ss, owning the locks over which goods were 'shipped to the T\est. He also dealt extensively in coal and ice ajid had other protitable investments. As a young man, ^Ir. ^Icllwraith became interested in the study of ornithology and taxidermy, and this he made his hobby throughout life. He became president of the American^ Ornithologica'l Society, and wrote a number of works in regard to his art, one of which, ''The Birds of Ontario," attracted nation- v\-ide attention. His prominence in that line led him to exchange bird specimens with taxidermists all over the world, his collection was one of the most valuable to be found in Ontario, and he was a recognized authority on all matters pertaining to this interesting study. Mr. McHwraith died in Hamilton, iu 1903, aged about eighty-five vears, aud the ila" on the Government buHding was hung at half-mast. He was proiar nent in the business life of the city, aud took a decided interest iii iu welfare and development. His religious belief was that of the Presbyterian Church, as was also that of his wife, who died in 1901, wh.'u about eighty-three years of age. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: Thomas F., who is a coal merchant at Hamilton Canada; Mary, deceased, who was the wife of R. J. Service, of Detroit' Michigan; Jane, single, a book reviewer for the firm of Doubledav' Page & Company, Garden City, New York; Helen, who became the wife of John H. Holl, of Quebec, Canada; Hugh, who is engaged iu the. manufacture of boxes at Newcastle, Pennsylvania; John G° of this review, and Dr. Kennedy, a practicing physician of Toronto, Canada.

John G. ]\lcllwraith was reared to manhood in Hamilton, Canada, receiving his education in the public schools of his native laud, and in 18S4 came to the United States, where he secured employment as a clerk in a Detroit wholesale hardware store. Six months later he became freight clerk for the Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company, continuing with that line during 1884 and 1885, and in 18S6 went to Muskegon, Michigan, where he acted in the capacity of manager for the Munrce Manufacturiug Company until 1891. In that year, with two Muskegon lumbermen, he organized the Indiana Box Company, at xVnderson, Indiana, to which city he removed the same year, locating permanently. In 1899 the Indiana Box Company purchased the plant of the Elwood Box Company, and until 1903 operated both plants. The Anderson plant being destroyed in that year, the business was concentrated at Elwood, where about seventy-five persons are employed m the manufacture of wooden boxes for packing purposes, especially for glass aud tin-plate. The business of the concern increased so rapidly that the proprietors soon purchased the plant of tht ^Munroe Manufacturiug Company, at Muskegon, [Michigan, which is operated as a branch, although hiring more people, there being about 150 employes in that factory. Although his business is located at Elwood, Mr. Mcllwraith continues to make his home at Indiana, where he has a modern residence at No. 1121 Central avenue. He has interested himself in the progi'ess and development of both places, and is known as one of the substantial men of good judgment who can be relied upon to support beneficial measures..

On April 21, 1897, Mr. Mcllwraith was married to iliss Martha Chittenden, who was born at Anderson, Indiana, daughter of Dr. G. F. and Amanda Chittenden. Dr. Chittenden was long prominent with Madison county's history, especially during the Civil War, after whicli he was engaged in the practice of medicine. He still resides in Anderson, although now somevv'hat retired, while his wife has passed away. They had three children: Carrie, Edgar and Martha. To Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwraith there have come three children: iNIary Park, Helen Adair and Worden. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllwraith are members of the Presbyterian Church. He was a Democrat until the national campaign of 1896, when he transferred his allegiance to the Republican party. which has since received his support.

Oliver H. Bubdett. The owner of a fine country estate of one hundred and eighty acres in section nineteen in FaU Creek township. ^Ir. Burdett was born in the township of his present residence and near the farm which he now occupies and cultivates. He represents one of th-' old families of Madison county, and in his generation has given a faithful account of his life as a stewart in the administration of an inheritance which the pioneer members of the family established, and crt.-alcii. .Oliver H. Burdett was born on a farm near his present resid'n.'.i in Fall Creek township on August IS, 1850, and was a son of Christopli. r and Mary (Shaul) Burdett. Christopher Burdett was bom in Gre.-nbrier county, Yv^est Virginia, in 1813, and died :\Iarch 22, 1S55. Kin wife was born in Ohio and came to Madison county with her parents among the very first pioneers of this section of Indiana. Iler parents located on section thirty in Fall Creek township, entering the land from the Governu^icnt and established their first home in the environment of Green ^Yoods. Isolated from other settlers and with practi'-allv no communication v/ith the outside world except by the bla/ed trails through the woods. Christopher Burdett was also an early settler of this county, and became a large land owner and a prosperous .md influential citizen. ]\Ir. Burdett 's mother died many years ago and. she was the mother of six children, three of whom are living in 1'J13. Eli/a is the wife of Stephen AVard, and a resident at Thorntown, Indiana; Alexander Burdett is the other son now living. Two of the sons. Joiin and Leonidas, were soldiers of the Union army during the Civil '.var. Oliver H. Burdett was reared on the old farm, and as soon as old enough was sent to the district schools, which he attended during the winter seasons, alternating his schooling with work on the home plai-e. When he was about eighteen years of age he took up farm work in earnest, but remained at home helping cultivate the acres of the oM estate until he was twenty-three years of age. He and his brotii- r Alexander now own the' old homestead which is a splendid estate .md shows the thrift and excellent management of two generations of fa:aiers since it was first cleared up from the native wilderness. Mr. I'.i!!-- dett was married November 13, 1873, to Miss Margaret Alfont. v.!;o was born in Green township, Madison county, April 10, 1851. Sii.; received her education in the public schools of her native townsh.ij>, and was a daughter of Robert Alfont. Seven children have been born into the Burdett home, and five are living in the present year, 1913, nam-iy : Edward C, who graduated from the common schools and spent f.vo years in the high school and during the last American war was a lu-m ber of Company E in the Thirty-first Indiana Regiment duri?ig ti- Philippine war, spending about two years altogether in those isLni i-^. Mintie, a graduate of the common schools and the wife of Janus l.^rman of Ohio; Howard D., a graduate of the common schools and a praetical farmer; Eva. who was also a student in the local schools, ami is the wife of Albert Russell of Lapel, this county; Raymond^ who .'..1:5- pleted his education in the Pendleton high schools. The faiuiiy ar-- members of the Christian church at Pendleton, and Mr. Burd.'tt is affiliated with the Improved Order of Red Men at the same place. In politics he is a Progressive. As a general farmer and stock rai.ser h-^ has prospered beyond the ordinary and the superficial appearau'^e Oi. his estate indicates thrift and good management in every detail. It-- enjoys the thorough respect and esteem of his entire community, and has taken considerable interest in local politics, having served on th»^ county central committee.

James A. Fo\\-ler. Creditable to both the community and the lu-hvidual is the career of a man who began life without advantages, witni'viti'^ ?.

out influences, with nothing but the resources of his hand and the judgment of his mind, and who against heavy odds acquired position and a satisfying degree of material prosperity. Probably few men iu the Madison cou)ity citizenship of today are better examples of such a self-made career than Mr. James A. Fowler, of Fall Creek township. "When he came to Madison county, Indiana, he had nothing but th-,- few clothes on his back. He was willing to work, and so well did heuse his physical energy and with such faithfulness to his eniployt-rs that it has always remained a matter of pride that he could have stayed as long as he wished in any position which he ever held. He has rean-J an interesting family, and is a man of high standing, and is thoroughly posted on the affaii-s of the state and nation. He is at the present titno the efficient town assessor of Fall Creek township, and enjoys everywhere the. esteem and admiration paid to a man of such achievements.

James A. Fowler was born in the state . of Tennessee in Hawkins county, December 30, 1850, a son of Henry and Lucinda (Wright,. Fowler. His father was a farmer of Tennessee, and though a Union man iu his sympathies was drafted into the Confederate army, and his death occurred during the war on August 1-1, 1S63. The mother was born in North Carolina, November 22, 1837, and is still living. After the death of her husband the mother and her family left Tennessee, going to ^Madison county, Kentucky, later to Ohio, and subsequently back to Kentucky, and after a year or two James A. Fowler and his mother arrived in Fall Creek township iu jMareb, 1872. It is in no way discreditable to* the now prosperous citizens of Fall Creek township to state that he and the family at that time were very poor people, and while not dependent upon the public bounty in any sense, they actually lived with starvation only a few days distance.

James A. Fowler began his career in this county as a laborer for Elwood Brown, and for six or eight years he worked for Mr. J. L. Thomas. It was in this way that he got his start, and finally learned the carpenters trade. During his youth he had had few chances to attend school, and it was really after he was grown that he applied himself at leisure intervals and has gained many of the aceomplishment.s which are associated with education and has informed himself beyond 4he average.

Early in his career ilr. Fowler married Miss Erama Jarret of Adaius township, where she was born. Six children were born of their marriage, and are named as follows: Arthur, who is a graduate of the county schools, and is now a resident of Indianapolis ; Chester, a gi'aduate of the common schools, and now in Indianapolis; Carrie, the wue of Lawrence Prigg, of Middletown, Indiana; Earl, who is married and lives in Fall Creek township; and Maude' and Eva, both unm^ariyi and living at home. IMr. Fowler and family are members of the I nite^ Brethren church, and he is superintendent of the Sunday school and one of the most active workers in his local congregation. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and tlie Knights of Pythias, being a past noble grand in the latter fraternity. Mr. Fowler is a Republican of the pronounced type, has always given active affiliation to the party both in local and state affairs, and has recentlv been honored with election to the office of township assessor of Fall Creek township. As a result of his prosperous career. Mr. Fowler is now owner of eighty-three acres of land, a fine homestead m Fall Creek township.

James M. Rittexour. It would be difficult to find, even in a community -which can boast of its substantial and public-spirited men, one who deserves the confidence and respect of his fellow-citizens in greater degree than does James M. Ritteuour, of Adams township. Through his industry, perseverance and fidelity to every duty of life, he has succeeded in making a comfortable home for himself and family, and has acquired large farming interests, while he has also at all times had the welfare of his community at heart and in various ways has assisted in its growth and development. James ^Morgan Ritteuour was born in Shenandoah county of Virginia, January 1, 1S4S, and is a son of Elias and Lydia (Coffman) Ritteuour. He comes of a family that has had a brilliant military record, the grandfather of Mr. Ritteuour having served as a soldier in the Colonial army during the War of the Revolution. The parents of ]\Ir. Ritteuour were born and reared in Virginia, and there married, and in 1S55 journeyed overland to Henry county, Indiana, where they spent two years, then pushing on to Madison county, settling in Adams township. Elias Ritteuour here engaged in farming and became one of the valuable citizens of his community. He took a prominent part in local civic affairs, and while he never sought public office was aji earnest and hard-working citizen in securing benefits for his adopted community. His death occurred in February, 1902, his wife having passed away in 1834. Of their six children, four are living in 1913: J. 'SI. Ritteuour, of this review; Wiiliam H., who is a retired farmer and now makes his home at Anderson, Indiana; George, who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Adams township; and Alice, who is the wife of George Yanger, of this township.

James ^lorgan Ritteuour was seven j-ears of age when he accompanied his parents to Heniy county, Indiana, and there he commenced his education in the district schools. When he was nine the family came to Adams tov\-nship, and here he continued his studies during the short winter, terms, while he spent the sunnuer months of his boybood and youth in assisting his father in cultivating tiie homestead farm. ]\[r. Rittenour continued under the parental roof until hLs marriage, at which time he embarked upon a career of his own, and so ably has he directed his operarions that he is now the owner of 310 acres of land, all in a high state of cultivation, eighty acres being located in Henry county. His high standing in his community is ample evidence of the integrity wLich has ever governed his actions, and those wiio have had dealings of a business nature wij:h him are ready to vouch for his honest methods and fair dealing. It is characteristic of ilr. Rittenour that he should attribute much of his success in life to the assistance and counsel of his wife, who has been his sympathetic comforter in times of discouragement and his greatest encouragement when he has needed faith in his undertakings. A pleasant, hospitable couple, their many excellencies of heart and character have drawn about them a wide circle of friends, and throughout the community they are held in the warmest esteem.

jVIrs. Rittenour was formerly Miss Emma Mitchell, and was born in Henry county, Indiana, where she received her training on a farm and her education in the public schools. She was married to Mr. Rittenour August 15, 1872, and they have had one son, Jesse E., born January 28, 1883, a graduate of the common schools, who completed his education in Pendleton high school and Spiceland Academy. He was married September 11, 1911. His wife, who was born in Henry

Mr. Kittenour and his wife are consistent members of tho Christian church at Ovid, Indiana, and have been active in its work He . L Democrat m politics, but has taken little other than a ^ood citivon' interest m public matters. Fraternally, he is connected with Mecli-,,,' icsburg Lodge No. 39, A. F. & A. M., of which his son is also a ,nZ ber, IS Alaster of the Lodge, and also holds membership in Aiider-s(,i. Chapter No. 52, R. A. M., and Anderson Council, R. & S. M.

EuGEXE Benjamin Hartley. By reason of his long and su<-oesstul career as a merchant, but perhaps more on account of his sucrvss in developing a stable of noted racing horses, Eugene Benjamin Ilar^tley up to the time of his death held a prominent position in Madison county and is a well remembered citizen. His death occun-pd at Anderson.

Eugene Benjamin Hartley was born near Fairmount in ^^lariou county, Virginia, in September, 1828. His birth occurred on th^^ old Hartley homestead in that part of the old Dominion. His education was acquired by attendance at the select schools, as they were called but which would hardly compare in facilities and in advantages of instruction with the poorest country school of the present dav. Vhen he was a boy the family moved to Indiana, becoming early settlers of Henry county, and from Virginia had made the journev bv water on a flatboat down the Ohio river as far as Cincinnati, and thence crossed the country overland with wagon and team to Henry county. His father, Joseph Hartley, died after two years of residence in Indiaea. and the family soon afterwards returned to Virginia to the old hom^- farm. Being the oldest of a large family, Eugene B. Hartley had to assume many of the responsibilities in the management of the place, and his niother came to depend on him as her chief support. His first business was as a general merchant at Fairmount in his native county, and he continued a merchant throughout his career.

About fifty years ago he moved out to Indiana and settled in Heury county, and about 1863 located at Anderson, and soon afterwards opened a general store and grocery at the corner of Tenth and Main streets, on the northeast corner. Many of the old settlers remember his plaer of business at that location. He sold goods there until about three years before his death. As he had a large trade and was progressive in his business methods, he was one of the first grocery- men in Anderson to deliver groceries by wagon. One of the horses which he drove to his delivery wagon developed a great deal of speed, and was able to outstep_ any other horse in the town, whether driven in a regular race, or with the delivery wagon behind him. jMr. Hartley took a good deal of pains with this horse, and after taking it out of the harness of -the delivery wagon gave it the name " Stride- Away " which became a noted trotter all over this section of Indiana. It was his success with "Stride-Away" that started Mr. Hartley in his career as a developer of fine racing stock. He became the owner of a string of famous trotters. and among the best known were "Katy D," and "Ruth."

The late Mr. Hartley was a Democrat in politics and a membn' of the Methodist church. He was married in the country district of Virginia near his native town of Fairmount to Elizabeth Cai-peuter. Their three children were Joseph, Mary and James. The mother died in 1863, and he afterwards married Josephine Phillips, who died in 15S9.

George IT. Hockett, M. D. The medical fraternity of .Madis.,:, county includes among its members Dr. George H. Hockott, of Aini-rson, a practitioner who has gained distinction in the profession within a few short years. But doubtless much of his recognized talent is inh-Tited from his father, who was for years a well known phy.siciaii of "Wilmington, Ohio. However, the physician and surgeon of to'-day fares an entirely difterent proposition from that confronting the doctor of a quarter of a century ago. Each day brings some new discovery, some improved method of combating disease, which but adds to the strict uess of requirements, so that the younger physicians of 191-3 are often better fitted to cope wdth disease than those who have had many years of exp. - rience behind them. A close student of his profession. Dr. Hoeketl iias kept fully abreast of the various changes and advancements which ar.- constantly being made, and his skill and success in a number of «-o!;iplicated cases have won him the confidence and patronage of a large and representative practice.

George IT. Hockett was born in the city of Anderson, Indiana, July 14, 1SS3, the youngest son of Dr. Zimri Hockett. The latter, bom on a farm near Clarksville, Clinton county, Ohio, passed his boyhood and early school days in that city, and after preparing himself at the (Viiio Medical College, Cincinnati, practiced his profession in his native eity for a number of years. Later he came to Anderson,. Indiana, v.-hen- he became equally well known. George H. Hockett, the son, rccoivei! his early education in the public and high schools of Anderson, and aft.r his graduation from the latter in 1901, began the study of medicin.'. After some preparation he entered the Hering Homeopathic Medi 'al College, Chicago, and was graduated therefrom in 1910. Returning to Anderson, he at once opened offices in the Union Building, v/b.ere he now has a well appointed suite, equipped with every convenience for the comfort of his patients. He was not long in gaining a lucrative practice, and is now numbered among the successful young medical men of tlie city. He is a valued member of the Homeopathic Medical Soeitty of -Indiana, in the work of which he takes a keen and active interest, and also has membership relations with the American Institute of Homeopathy and the International Hahnemann Association. He is a stri'^t observer of the unwritten ethics of the profession, and a.s a result Ids standing among his professional brethren is high.

On the 2d of January, 1902, Dr. Hockett w^as united in marriage with Miss Edna Curtis, a daughter of Marion Curtis, a well know-n farmer of Fortville. Indiana. They have two sons, Harry and ^Jauriee. The family attend the Christian church. The Doctor's fraternal conm-ctions include his membership in the Masonic order, affiliating wdth ^Mt. ^Foriah Lodge, No. 77, ^. & A. M., Anderson Chapter. R. A. M., Anderson Commandery, K. T., and Murat Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., of Indianapolis, and he in also a member of the local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is independent in his political affiliations, but he has nianifested a commendable willingness to assist in all movements which have been put forward for the betterment of Anderson and its people, taking only a good citizen's part in affairs of a public nature. His comfortable modern residence is situated at 138 W. 9th St.

Anderson Eural Eoute No. 4. A practical, hard-headed man of business he has demonstrated his ability in the minagement of hraffai^ and the excellent condition of liis property, his fine grade of cattle anith.

ho^fr^^{ '^ ^°fr ''' -r?"'^ T'^'^'y^ ^^^°- ^^'-'^ ^^^^i'dren have been born to 3Ir. and Mrs. Hughei, namely: John Samuel, who is a graduate of the Anderson Higli school and has spent two veai3 in the Indiana State University, was recently married to :\riss !Mar<-rette J Mo^yrey, daughter of 3Ir. and Mrs. T. E. Mowrey of .Middletown,"

Hubert B.Mansixg. The leading photographer at Alexandria. .Air. 3Ianriug has his studio at 116 N. E. Church street, and bv superior workmanship and prompt and careful service has acquired ar excellent patronage, and is one of the most successful men of his profession in Madison count;y-.

He was born in Monroe township of Madison comitv June 17 1S79 a son 01 Ambrose A. and Angeline (Mabbitt) Manriiig. His paternal grandfather was James Manring, who man led SLarv Hammond. Thev were both natives of Virginia, and came to :Jadison county durin^^ the pioneer period. They died in this county when well advanced in vears. the gi-andfather at the age of eighty -four and his wife when past seventy. Their six children were: Dr. Nathaniel ilauring. of Elwood: Ambrose. A.; James; Edward; Caroline, wife of John Spears of Rav, Colorado; and Ella, wife of Sylvester Potter of Yorktown, Indiana. The maternal grandparents were Anthony and Jane Mabbitt, wlio were also among the early settlers of Madison county in Richland township, wliere

The parents of IMr. Manring were both born in Indiana. The father was reared in the county, and took up the occupation of farmer as his regular vocation in life. In 1887 he moved into Deleware county, where he bought a farm of eighty acres and reared his family. He still resides on the old place in Deleware county, and also owns another farm of fortynine acres in ]\Iadison county. He and his wife are members of the Metliodist church. Their six children were : Hubert B., of Alexandria ; Homer W., of Monroe township, in this county; Leunie, widow of Lewis Scott, of Deleware county ; Winnie, wife of Lloyd McCreery, of Gaston, Indiana; Jennie, wife of Ralph Guynuup, of Gaston; and Errick, at home.

Hubert B. Manring spent his youth on his father's farm in ]Madison county and in Delaware county, and while growing up had the advantages of the district schools and the grade schools at Cammack in Delaware count}'. He subsequently was a student in the Northern Indiana University at Valparaiso, and also the normal school at Muncie. After leaving home he went out west, where he 'had much experience during a year and a half, but then returned to Ms old home in Delaware county. After his marriage he was engaged in farming a few years, and then took up the study of photography with the intention of making it his regular profession.

At Monroe. ^Michigan, he finished his preparatory work and then had a six months' practical experience in Chicago. His work at the profession was interrupted during the next two years, when he became assistant to his brother, whose wife had died. Then in the fall of 1911 he located at Alexandria, and has since conducted his studio.

On September 10, 1904, Mr. Manring married Miss Dora Lewis, daughter of B. S. and Mary E. (Bowman) Lewis. She was born in Wells county, Indiana, her father being a native of North Carolina, and her mother a native of Jay county, Indiana. Her paternal grandparents were Henry and Sarah Mary Lewis, both natives of North Carolina, and subsequently among the pioneers in Lafayette county, Indiana. They died at Huntington, the former when about eighty-four years of age. xVmong their children were Benjamin Franklin; Nathan; Frances, and Lizzie. The maternal grandparents of jMrs. ^Manring were among the pioneers of Jay county, where her grandfather died and her gi-andraother passed away in Gas City. Their three^ children were Mary E., Mark S., and George Bowman. Benjamin S. Lewis, the father of Mrs. Manring, was reared on a farm in Lafayette county, Indiana, and followed the trade of shoemaker, being a very expert workman in tliat line. During the Civil v/ar he entered the Sixty- fifth Regiment, Indiana Infantry, and gave three years of service to the Union as a private soldier. In later years he engaged in the real estate business at Gas City. He is now in the hospital in the National Soldiers' Home at Marion. His wife resides in ^lonroe, Michigan. Their ten children were named: Sarah, Lizzie, Lando, Edward, Maude, Dora, Delia, Emerson, Charles and John. Mr. and IMrs. Manring are both members of the Methodist church at Epworth. Politically ]\Ir. ^Manring favors and supports the Prohibition party.

the agricultural interests of this section for upwards of seventy -five years. A worthy representative of the name, who is raaiutainiug tlie family reputation for industry, integrity and good citizenship, is found in the person of Loren Small, who has a farm of 110 acr.,-s in Stony Creek township, where he resides with his father-in-law. Mr. Small is a progressive farmer, being an advocate of modern meth(jds and ideas, the beneficial etfect of which is shown in his well-tilled fields and healthy, well-bred stock. Mr. Small was born in Madison county, Indiana, December 7, 1876, and is a son of James Madison and Louise (Todd) Small.

Some time in the latter thirties, Joseph Small, the grandfather of Loren Small, left his native state of North Carolina, and with his wife and children, among the latter James, journeyed overland to Madison county and took up his home among the pioneers. He was an agriculturist, and reared his sous to become tillers of the soil, an occupation which James Madison Small also followed all of his li^'e. The latter - had a family of six children, of whom three sui-vive : Jerry, who resides in Anderson township ; Loren ; and Bertlia, who married a ilr. Hershbarger. j

Loren Small secured a good common school education, attending the old Shaw school, and his youth was passed on the home farm, where he was thoroughly trained in the science of agriculture. He also learned the stone mason's trade and v/orked thereat for some time, but j and South. He saw a great deal of hard fighting with his n-'im,-,-' and at the siege of Vicksburg, in which the Eighth took an iuinurin,- part, received a severe wound. On the close of hostilities, :^Ir. lL.;'i:.^ returned to ^Madison county and resumed the peaceful oecupati.ri [) farming, in which he was engaged until his death, which occurr.M m' 1910. He exhibited the same characteristics of faithfulness to dutv ;iii.i fidelity to trust in his private life that had marked his military caiv. r and became honored and respected by all who knew him. Mrs. Ilain. -i survived her husband but a short time, dying June 12, 1912, the motlur of four children: John; Ella, the wife of J. W. Jones, of Fall CiL-rk township; and Edward H., all of whom are carrying on operations in this township; and Olive M., single, a teacher in "the schools of A<iam.s township. Olive and Ella own the old homestead of 180 acrt-s.

John Haines was reared on his father's farm in Fall Creek township, and as a lad entered the district schools, which he attended, (itT and on, during the winter terms, until he was twenty-two years of jltc. At that time he commenced working on the old home farm fui- his father, also attending Purdue University for a time. When twnitvseven years of age he became a renter and v/as so employed until February, 1S93, when he bought a part of the farm on which he now lives. Hhas now a well-cultivated tract of 120 acres, on which he has ui-ulimprovements of an extensive and modern nature, and each year lun found the property increasing in value. He believes firmly in thr u-,- of the latest ideas and machinery, and the general appearan.ce (-[' hU farm shows that he is an expert in his calling. In addition to giMi-ral farming, he has interested himself in the value of ensilage for ca'ti-- feeding and other stock, and has erected a large cement silo. lb' i;a-> been recently reelected as president of tlie jMadison County l-'acn ^ ;-- Institute Association. ^Mr: Haines is a stockholder and director in r!i-- Pendleton Trust Company. In politics he is a Progi'cssive. Ili-^ fraternal connection is with the Sicilian Lodge Xo. 234, Knights of Pytiii.i--. and he is a member of the P'riends church.

On February 17, 1S96, Mr. Haines was married to Miss Kate Mui/.y, a natural artist, who was born in Adams township, and she di.-,i in 1902, without issue. Mr. Haines' second marriage occurred Ocrob-r 1 1904, when he was united with Miss Mary S. P>ebout, who was bor;: :;; Rush county, Indiana, but at this time v/as a professional nurs.- ani i doctor of medicine in Indianapolis, having received her degree as M. i> in 1903. They have had one child, Mary B., a bright and int'-n>::) l' lassie of seven years.

Harrison Canaday. For almost thirty years Harrison Canadny h;i5 been a resident of Anderson, during all of which period he has V-'-ti prominently identified with the commercial and material progress ot t:.e city. His career adds another to the great number that Anaer^ur: .-.a.^ furnished to the Middle West, of the grand results which are attain. -d^^y intelligence, tact and perseverance when applied to the builduig up <n a fortune under the favoring conditions which have, for half a coniury attended all of the city's enterprises. It is true that during t.us P''^* j^^ unusual opportunities have opened to business mer^, but they have_ o!:l> yielded the meed, of great success to those who have had the sagaoUy j.> perceive them and the boldness lo push them to their best rcVidts. l»;ir risen Canaday was born Mav 2, 1830, on a farm in Hush county. InuKUia. and is a son of Cable and Martha (Dwiggins) Canaday. The father ^vaJ a native of South Caroliua and the mother of North Carolina, and shortly after their marriage, in 1826, the parents moved to Rush county, Indiana, where Mr. Canaday was engaged in farming for a few years. They then moved to Madison county, settling on a tract of land near Elwood, the original pui-chase of eighty acres being added to until there were three hundred andtwenty acres in the homestead. During the early years the family experienced all the hardships incident to the clearing of laud iu new country, but eventually Mr. Canaday became known as one of the most prosperous farmers of his community. His death occurred in 1856, his wife having passed away some years before.

Harrison Canaday passed his boyhood and youth on the home farm, his early education being secured in the subscription and district schools during the winter months. ]\Ir. Canaday was married in his twenty-tirst year to Miss Elizabeth Howard, a daughter of Joseph Ploward, of Wayne county, and after their marriage they settled on a farm in AVayne county, there residing twelve years. In 1863, ]\Ir, Canaday moved to Anderson and purchased a farm two and one-half miles north of the city, comprising two hundred acres, to which he added from time to time until he had three hundred and sixty-five acres, ail of this property being put in a high state of cultivation. This was one of the model farms of Richland township, and was well stocked with all kinds of livestock, Mr. Canaday dealing extensively in cattle, hogs and sheep, his principal markets being Boston and other eastern cities. During this time he became recognized as one of the leading stock dealers of ^ladison county. He still is the owner of two farms in Lafayette township, containing three hundred and ninety acres and three hundred aiid sixty-five acres, respectively, and these are well stocked and leased out on shares.

In 1SS4 Mr. Canaday came to Anderson and became a stockholder and director in the Anderson Banking Company, still retaining his interests in this institution, one of the most substantial in the state. He is also a stockliolder in the Anderson Trust Company. His modern brick residence is located at No. 311 West Eleventh street. The business qualities that are essential to the proper handling of these large enterprises are obvious. To breadth and comprehensiveness of mind, quickness to perceive opportunities and readiness to improve them, energy and push, there must be added a capacity for organization, as well as an attention to detail. In all these qualities Mr. Canaday excels. Amidst his active business life, he has found time and manifested an inclination to perform all the duties of good citizenship. In politics he is a Democrat. Of Mr. Canaday 's children there are two living, Joseph R., and OUie B., the latter the wife of George Quick. _ Three children died when young. Mr. Canaday 's second wife was Victoria Teneyck. He has been a member and a trustee of the Central Christian church for many years. Though past his eighty-third year, he is still actively engaged in managing his business, vvitli mental powers unabated. So methodical and well ordered have been all his operations that he has not been a victim to the worries which beset those less happily constituted. It may be said truthfully that he is one of Anderson's most representative men.

Daniel Wise, Jr. The record of a very old and prominent family in Madison county is that of the Wises. The list of original land entries affords the most reliable record for determining the real pioneers of any country. At the head of the list of land entrants in Jackson township stands the name of Daniel Wise, Sr., who according to the best sources of information was the first prominent white settler to establish his home within the boundaries of what is now the civil township of Jackson. That was in 1825 several years before Madison county was organized and less than ten years after Indiana became a state. Thus_ nearly ninety years has passed away since the name first became identified with this part of the state, and the greater number of the descendants of the original settlers are now in the third and fourth generation. Much of the interesting family history connected with this name will be found in the sketch of a surviving daughter of Daniel Wise, Sr., Mrs. Coy. on othei- pages of this volume.

Daniel Wise, Sr., was a native of Virginia, born on the south branch of the Potomac river, and was the son of John Wise, also of Yirgina ancestry, and of a prominent old family in that commonwealth. John Wise himself spent the closing years of his life ui ]Madison county. Daniel Wise, Sr., moved from Virginia first to Ohio, and then in 1825 accomplished the long and tedious journey by team and v/agon to the wilderness between Ohio and Indiana. The wagon was piled with household goods, and the family camped by the wayside at the close of each day's journey. Practically the entire area of Madison county was then included in government land, recently ceded by the Indians to the United States and was for sale at one dollar and a quarter ($1.25) per acre. Samuel Wise selected his land in sections two and three of township nineteen, range six east, and most of the land included within his original purchase has never passed out of the Wise ownership. In the midst of the forest he cleared a space for the log cabin home, which was the first shelter of the family, and there under the shadows of the primeval forest, abounding with its wild game, and occasionally haunted by the Indians, began the life and activities of this worthy pioneer household in ^ladison county. After a few years the log house was replaced by a substantial brick structure, which though twice wrecked by cyclones, has been rebuilt and is still standing as a landmark of a previous generation. Daniel Wise lived there until his death. He married in Virginia, Mary j\Iiller, a native of that state. She survived her husband many years, and reared seven children named as follows: Lucinda, Huldah, Lovina, Seth, Perinia, Lorana and Daniel, Jr.

Daniel Wise, Jr., was born on the Wise homestead in Jackson township, May 4, 1833. His early life was spent amidst pioneer surroundings, and this environment has been elsewhere described in connection with the career of his older sister, Mrs. Lorana Coy. When he was still a boy he became inured to the practical work of the early farmer in Madison county, and continued to devote his labors to agi-iculture until his death. Pie succeeded to the ownership of the old homestead of two hundred and ten acres, and it was in the old brick home that be passed away in 1865, at the comparatively early age of thirty-two years. Daniel Wise, Jr., married Susan Thurman, who was born in Highland county, Ohio. Left a widow with a family of small children, she very capably managed the farm, and succeeded in rearing and educating her children for useful parts in the world. She continued to make her home on the old estate in Jackson township until her death, June 11, 1912, when she was eighty-five years of age. Her children were Wesley, Augusta Victoria, Mary A., Sarah A., and Seth. Wesley Wise had been twice married and has four children named: Woodie. Hazel, Everett and Clark. iNIary' A. married August Busby, what money had been savech she did not lose hope bat kept on instilling the ambition for honest success that had been the parents' e^arliest dreams. The boys worked in, factories prior to coming to Anderson, educating themselves at night school when unable to do better, but in 1895 with little more than car fare to bring them the family came to Anderson, the father still enfeebled, but the boys possessed with ambition and a will. B. Perry Remy had worked unceasingly where and when he could in trying to master a knowledge of electrical work and his knowledge had been recognized before the move was made, so with his brother as a helper they put out a shingle and started an electrical contracting business in Anderson in ]895, one boy nineteen and the other fourteen years of age. They were successful from the start and soon the younger brother Frank was in school, while the older brother kept hard at work, that later they might both be better fitted to do bigger things, as they continually looked forward to doing. In 1901 the Remy Brothers incorporated their business under the name of Remy Electric Company and started the manufacture of the electrical eciuipment for gas and gasoline engines, which they felt had gi-eater possibilities for growth and future than the contracting business could possibly have. In just ten years time the business was one of the largest in xVnderson and one of the most modern manufacturing industries in the Central States. ^Manufacturers from all over the United States came to visit the plant and learn of its methods. Perry by practical work had developed his mind, naturally of a scientific turn, until he was recognized as an engineer of unusual ability, not iiif requently meeting with engineers and physicists in public^ discussions of engineering problems of the day, while Frank, who from early boyhood had loved to trade and bargain above everything else, had fitted the opportunity eciually as well and developed and handled the business side of the brothers' interests with unusual judgment and ability. It should be mentioned that never had two brothers, although of a different temperament and inclination, worked more harmoniously and with each others interests at heart more than tuese two. Early recognizing the particular v.'ork for which they were best suited they tried to develop themselves accordingly as they progressed never having thenambition satisfied or apparently realizing that they had built up a l-ig industry giving employment to hundreds in a few years time.

January 2oth, 1911, they sold the controlling stock in the Remy Electric Company to an Indianapolis banker and his associates and retired from the active management of the business. AYith their wives they then set out to travel, Perry and his wife going around the world, v.diile Frank and his wife spent six months in traveling through European countries and some time traveling in America. Yv^hile they were enjoying these pleasures they were not unmindful of what might be learned from European manufaclurers and they met with many of them, Y-'hile their trips were supposedly for pleasure it is a significant fact that patent applications were being made by them while abroad and shortly after their return thev Avere starting in business again.