Shelby County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 2 of 5)

The suliject < f this sketch has been a lii'e-l.Mi- resident of Shelhyville. and is a creditable representative of that large and eminently respectable class of German-American citizen.s to whom the United States is so much indebted for the m.nterial prosperity whicli has enabled the country to forg'e to the front among the enterprising and enlightened nations nf the \\<.)rl(l. Silas Metzger, the subject's father, was a native of the Grand Duchy of Baden. Gcnnany, where his birth occurred ^[ay jC\ 1826. being a son n{ biseph Metzger. who was born in the same p:n-t of the Eatherland and spent his entire life near the ancestral home.

In the year 1847 Silas ^letzger left the scenes of his youth anil came to the United States, being the only member nf the famil_\- to seek a new hume and car\-e out a new destiny in the great country beyond the sea. Soon after landing he made his vcay westward as far as Shelliyvilie. Indiana, which place he reached, poor and friendless, but with a lauilable ambition to better his ci mdition by an}- kind of employment lie couki secure, .\fler a few days' search he accepted the position of porter in the Criiss Hnusc. the leading hotel in the town at that time, and despite his many arduous duties and long hours of service he soon proved his efficiency and won the confidence of his employers. During the seven years he labored as a porter he saved his earnings with scrupulous care ar.d on severing his connection with the hotel at the expiration of the time indicated he had quite a snug sum of mmiey to his credit. He was next in the cm])l ly uf Doctor Selman, in whose service he continued until his marriage on the 26th of January, 1859, to Anna Mary Del'rez, of Rush county, though bfjrn of German parentage. The same year as his marriage he opened a boarding liouse. which with the assistance of his wife soon gained a liberal patronage.

In those early days it was customary for all boarding houses to keep their guests supplied with liquid refreshments, and it was not long until Mr. Metzger drifted into the general order of thiiigs and became a dispenser of beer and other intoxicating drinks, for which there seemed to be a universal demand. P>om the beginning his business appeared to prosper, and within a short time he discontinued the culinary department of his establishment, the belter to devote his entire time to the liquor trade which was demanding all of his attention. Without entering into a detailed account of the remarkable progress of his business interests suffice it to state th.at Mr. Metzger always kept a quiet.

respectable place and liis patronac^e increa?eil to such an extent th.it he was soon at the head of the largest establishment of the kind in the town and his success was such that in a few years lie was one of the tinancially strong and rehablc men ui the county. He CLintiinicil the business until July i. 1903. His death occurred on Oct. :ber 2. n;04. and he left une of the largest and most \aluable estates in Shelby count}', every dollar of which was earned by methods which he considered honorable and in conformity with the ethics of business life. Mrs. Metzger survived lierhu.-band until September 2. 1907, when she. too. was called to the unseen world, leaving a family (if six ch.ildren, two sons and four daughters, Peter, whose name intn.iduces this sketch, being the oldest of the number. Anna died at the age of twelve years. The surviving members of the family, all of whom reside in Shelbyville, are as follows: Laura, wife of John E. Morner; Edward, Lena, who married Jacob H. Dietzer, and Zora. now Mrs. Fred IL Harding.

Peter Metzger was bom in Louisville. Kentucky. October 7. 1859. and spent his early life pretty much after the manner of town or city lads, assisting his parents when his services were required and the rest of the time pursuing his studies in the public schools. At the age of eig'hteen he stopped school to engage permanently with his father, whom he had assisted in the meantime, and with whose business life he had been familiar from early youth. With each recurring }-ear his father depended m;ire and more upon the son's ability and tact, and in due time the latter succeeded to the management of the business and was instrumental in building up a large and lucrative patronage.

Mr. Aletzger early developed judgment and sagacity of a high order, and during the twenty years in which he managed the business achieved honorable repute as an enterprising, broad-minded business man. whose reputation was ever above reproach and whose word had all the sacredness of a written obliga» -tion. The responsibilities devolving upon him while looking after h.is father's interests were numerous and heavy and such were the demands upon his time that he was enabled to take less than two weeks' vacation during the period indicated. In 1878. when a mere boy. he was intrusted by his father to look after the erection oi the latter's large business block, and to him also fell the duty of remodeling and enlarging the same structure in 18S4, besides conducting the rapidly increasing business and judiciously investing the earnings in the meantime.

On the death of his father Mr. Metzger was appointed his executor, and later was empowered to act in the same capacity for his mother. He managed the combined estates in an able and judicious manner, adjusting m.atters connected therewith to the satisfaction of all concerned. Plis efforts while looking after the respective interests of the several heirs, together with the ability displayed in the mar.agcment of tlie large property intrusted to him. won the confidence of the \arious members of the family and today there is no man in

Slielbyvillc uIm lias a cleaner business recnnl or wlin ^tamls iui^'-lier in the esteem of the public. Mr. Metz^-er enjoys the distinction <ii licinq; one oi tlie city's most cnter])rising and reH:ible citizens, and as such manifests a lively interest in all enterprises for the material pro.sfress of the comnninity anil the general welfare of his fellow men. He is an active member of the Dcnevolcnt and Protective Order of Elks and the Impr .ved Order if K'ed Men. and with his wife belongs to the First Presbyterian church of .Shelbyville. tci the sujiivrt of which he is a liberal contributor.

Mr. Metzger's domestic life dates from October 2(). nj'H. at which time he \\ as united in marriage with Carrie .\pplas. daughter of julm 1). and Louise (Chambers) Applns. of Shelbyville. Mrs. .Metzger was b^a-n in St. Mary's, Ohio, January 27. 18S4. and is a lady of sterling worth, well fitted to ])C the wife of tlie broad-minded progressive man of affairs whom she is proud to cill her husband. They reside in a beautiful moilern dwelling, which Mr. Metzger erected in i()04-05. and have one child, a daughter, by the name of Mary Louise, whose presence adds life and interest to tlie home circle.

A descendant of w^irthy ancestors is the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this sketch, one of the represen.iative citizens of Shelb\" count}-. Lander L^>illman was born in Marion township, Shelby county, Iiuliana, in 1S45, the son of Alichael and Magdalene (Ecker) Pjillman. botli natives of old Alsace, France, ha\iiig left tliat country to try their fortunes in the new world across the Atlantic in 1S26. when they were fourteen year^ of age. 'i'hev were married in Cincinnati. Ohio, to which city Mr. Billman came first, and where he grew to manhood, having been in business there for a short time. In about 1835 he came to the newer country of Indiana, locating in Marion township, Shelby ccunty, where he lived until his death in 1896, after a long, honorable and useful life, which was crowned with, success, having attained the advanced age of eighty- four years. His family consisted of nine children, of whom only three are now living. They are Marion, wIk. maried Doctor Wells, is living in Chicago: Lizzie is living in Shelbyville: Leander, of this review.

Leander Billman lived on his father's farm until he was alxait thirty years of age. The land was new when settled by his father, and mtich hard work was required to develop it into a good farm, and our subject did his just share in this work. He was married in September. 1865. to Jane Thomas, daughter of Sylvester and Colista ( Kitchel) Thomas. Sylvester Thomas was born in Marion township, this county, in 1827. the son of Willi:nn and Marv (Reece) Thomas. Grandfather Thomas was from Wales. William and

Mary Thomas came to Slielb}' county among the jjioneers of 1821, locating in Marion township. Sylvester married Colista Kitchol. a native of Shelby county, tlie dauglitcr of "Siiuire I'ercy Kitchel. The maiden name of her miither was Mary I'cx.

After his marriage Mr. Eillman lived for a period of seven years in Alaritni townshij), then m^nxnl t.) Ad<.lison township and purchased a farm of one hundred and twenty acres on Little Blue, three miles from Shelbyville. Seven years later he sold this farm and bought land in Blue River township, in Hancock county, consisting of two hundred and forty acres, on which he lived fi.ir ten years. In iSi;o he moved back t^ Marion township. Shelby county, where he has a splendid farm of iwo hundred and fifty-frve acres. In the spring of 1906 he moved into Shelln-ville in Terrace Addition. Soutii Shelby street, where he In ught a beautiful modern home. He still manages his two farms, although his son. .-\ugu<tus. lives nn the home jilace in ]\Iarion township. He married Alice X'asbinder. oi Indianap ilis. Lena, the subject's daughter, married Floyd Ryerscn, of Xew York. They live on a farm in Oklahoma. Raleigh Billman married 1-Alitli Deare, if Indianap Mis. He i-^ engaged in the drug business in that city.

In all of his farming Mr. Billman has shown that lie has rare judgment and he has made a great success wherever he has lived, nwing to his haljits iM' industry, his close applicati'm to his own affairs and his honest dealing with his fellow men. He deserves a great deal of credit for what he has accomplished, owing to the fact that he started in life with no other assistance than a strong will and a purpose to succeed at all hazards. He and his wife belong to the ]MetlKHJist cliurch. In politics Mr. Billman is a Reimblican. but ha> never sought public uthce. He is a quiet, unas-uming. pleasant mannered man. whom likes.

St. Clair Exs.Mixger. ' '

Pi.meers of the pioneers, strung, strenuous and enterprising, the mentinn of this fami'.v name carricvl the mind back ti; the jirimeval forest, the woodland trace, the cabin of log- and all the ntlier features of the heroic days. The traditions handed drnvn are i;f -unusual interest as they deal with the Indian foray, the inroad and capture of prisoners, the sharp wits that outwitted even the wily savages and adventures going back to the stirring days of Daniel Boone. Joshua Erisminger, who is the progenitor of the western branch of this family, was a native of Rockbridge county, Virginia, and a hero of tlie Ivevolutionarv war. He was the father of four sons. Philip. Andrew. Riley and Jilin. all of wln'iu Iiccaiiit- fr> intiorsnien during; llic tra.^'ic settlement of the states earved mit of the Xdriluvest Territory. Philip and Andrew Ensniini^er led the van as the first of this name t" appear in the de'^nlate wilds of Indiana. Before startin.i,'- west, the fiunier had m.irried roily, danyhter of John and Cloe i Flynn) r.allard.- re^idents i>f l!".ine eimnty, X'ir^niia. when that section was part "f "'riie Dirk and IH'mhIv ( iround." Tradilii'ii tells that Cloe Flynn and an 'ther -mall ^irl were captnred hy the Indians du'/in- nne of the inroads into the state beyond the Ohio. These pioneer children had wits sharpened by life in the forest, 'were familiar with the woods strategems, and by exercising their faculties, aided their friends in the rescue work. P>y tearingoft bits of their aprons and dropping them along the route, also digging their shoe-heels into the ground when the Indians were not watching, they made a trail easih- followe<l by the sharp-eyed Daniel Boone and his kinsman (Calloway, which resulted in the recapture of Cloe Flynn. It was in 1827 that Philip and Polly (Ballard) Ensminger came down the Ohio river in a skiff, eventually landing at the then small city of Cincinnati. Brother Andrew came at that time with his wife and one child. Buying a horse, Polly was given a seat on its back while Philip led, and this couple started on the unknown route through the neighboring slate. After several days' journey over Indian trails, through virgin forests and acriiss innumerable streams these adventurers finally drew u]j on a blntt overlooking an attractive valley. It proved to be a point on Conn"s Creek, in Liberty t.nvnship, two miles south of the present village of Blue Ridge. Flere they pitched a three-faced camp, he working in the night tii clear the grountl. while his wife held pine-knot torches, to give the builder necessary light. Later a quarter section of government land was purchased, and Philip and Polly soon had a home and a fair measure of prosperity. A few vears later his parents and brothers Riley and John joined the little colony for weal or w oe.

Philip was the father of twelve cliildren. and am(jng the numlier was St. Clair Ensminger. He was bi^n on the old homestead in Liberty townsliip. September 10. 1827. As he grew up he helped his father clear the forest, which was so dense that it was necessary to cut one's way through. He is able to tell at first hand all the trials and tribulations as well as the rude pleasures that were the lot of pioneer children. He got his start in life by renting land in 1848 and farming it after the crude and hard methods prevailing in th )se days. Plis first purchase was of eighty acres in \'an Buren township, to which he subsequently added two adjoining tracts of eighty acres each, which made him altogether a very respectable farm of two hundred and forty acres. Afterwards he disposed of eighty acres to one of his sons, but still owns one hundred and sixty acres two miles north of Fairland. In 187S he gave up farming and engaged in the livery business at Shelbyville, which, however, was disposed of in a few years. Mr. Ensminger was always an enthusiastic ncinocrat. and nne oi the lofal leaders, and received manv honors from Iiis party. He was elected trustee of Addison townsliip. and owing to an extension of the term by the Legrislcitiire. held the oUicc five years. He has the distinction of being the only Democrat elected Trustee of Addison township since Siielby townsinp was cut ^Si. In 1S77 Mr. F.nsminger purcliased a home in Shelbyville.. on West WashingtMU street, where he has since resided. Of his five brothers and si.\ sisters only two survive, .\ndrew, who was born in 1842. was a farmer most of his life, served as a Union soldier during the Civil war. and is now living in retirement at Slielbyville. Roxy, the only surviving sister, married John Wilson and resides on a farm at \\'aldron. In X.ivemlier, 1S66, Mr. St. Clair Ensminger was elected Coroner, was re-elected ni kS6S. and served in all .'our years. In 1S70 he was elected County Commissioner, was re-elected in 1873. and served in this important office for six years.

In 1 848 Mr. Ensminger married Sarah Wilsun. who was brought here bv her parents from Kentucky during her childhood. Of six children, only two are living. Brown Ensminger, the oldest, lives in Van Buren township, and Ballard is a resident of Elwood. Indiana. Elzy, another son. died April 21. 1909. He taught school in his younger days, and in March, 1873. married Martha E.. daughter of Jacob Hilligoss. by whom he had three children, Oscar, Nellie and Urban. For a number of years before his death he was a farmer in Brandywine township. [Mrs. Sarah Ensminger died Februarv 22. 1S07, and on February 22. 1899. Mr. Ensminger married Mrs Melissa Wanee. widow of Charles E. \\"anee. She was born in Hamilt. -n county. Ohio, and brought here in 1852 by her parents. jL^hn and Rheuamy Teeple. l"or twentv years before her last marriage she was a resident of Sugar Creek town.ship. Mr. Ensminger is a ^Methodist and his wife a member of the Baptist church.

Charles Albert Tixdall. M. D.

The distinguished success achieved by the subject of this article as a physician has earned for him a reputation much ni. ,re than Ixal. and it is a compliment worthily bestowed to class him with leading men of his calling in the county honored by his citizenship. Dr. Charles Albert Tindall, whose active professional career cTates from 1S87, has been a life-long resident of Shelby county, and since engaging in the noble and humane w^rk of ministering to the ills of his fellow men, he has made his home in the citv of Shelbvville.

The Tindall family is of Scotch-Irish origin, and the descendants of the ancestors who originally immigrated to this countrv combine manv of the sterling qualities and sturdy cHaracteristics t^r which liicir dual-nationality has long hecn distinguished. Isaac Tindall, the doctor's grandfather, was a native of Delaware, hut in early life went to Kentucky ihence after a residence of a few years migrated to Shelby omnty. Indiana, when this part of the state was but a wilderness, and took an active part in its development. He was a true type .if the rugged pioneer of the early day. exjierienced his full share of the liarcWiips and vicissitules .f t'le jjcriod in which he lived and wrought, and in due time realized the results of his labors and struggles in a good farm and comfortable home which he developed from the virgin frnest.

Among the children of this staunch pioneer family was a son by the name of Job D. Tindall, who accompanied his parents to Indiana when a mere youth and grew to maturity on the family homestead in Shelbv countv. In 1S45 l'i<? married Susanna Warner, of Ohio.' and in due time cleared and improved a fine farm <)i more than three hundred acres, ami became one of the leading agriculturists and stock raisers of the county. He possessed remarkable energy which, with sound practical intelligence, well balanced judgment and business ability of a high order, enabled him to take advantage of circumstances and accumulate a large fortune. His farm, which was well drained and thoroughly cultivated according to the most approved methods, yielded him an ample income, and the commodious brick dwelling, large barns and other improvements which he erected regardless of expense, not onlv added greatly to its value, but made it one of the most beautiful and attractive rural homes in this part of the state. Mr. Tindall was a Republican, but took little interest in political matters, beyond \oting his sentiments and keeping in t"iuch with the leading questions of the times. He was public spiried in all the term implies and did mucli to promote the advancement of the communit\- and was held in high esteem by his neighbors and fellow citizens.

In 1S95 he and his good wife celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, on which joyous occasion their home was thronged with their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who with a large number of neighbors and friends from near and far took part in the festivities and wished the worthy old couple many happy returns of the day. Five years later Mr. Tindall was called to his reward, and ten months after his death his aged and faithful wife followed him to the grave, their prolonged wedded life of fifty-six years being characterizerl throughout by mutual helpfulness, happiness and prosperity seldom experienced in marriages of much shorter duration. .\s indicated in a preceding paragraph. ;Mr. Tindall was a man. of great thrift and at his death he left one of the largest estates in Shelby county. For many years he was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as was also his wife, whose daily life, like his own, was in strict harmony with her religious professions. This good couple were the parents of quite a large family, fourteen children in all. four sons and ten daughters, of whom eleven grew to mature years, ten niarryin.c:- and rearin-,^ laniilics of their own, the sulijeol of this sketch being the twelfth in order oi birth. Aside from her own f.anuly, the mother of our subject raised seven orph.an cliildren.

Ciiarles A. Tindall was born Aug'ust 8. 18(17. in Shtlliv town-hip. and spent his childhood and youth on the family homestead, where he earlv formed habits ot industry and learned to appreciate the true dii,mity o\ honest toil. He enjoyed the advanta.qes of the public schools until tinishino- tlie common branches. The training thus received being afterwards supplemented bv a course in the Central Xormal College at Danville, where he coiui)leted his literary education and fitted himself for the profession which he had previously selected for his life work. .Shortly after leaving the above institution he entered the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, where he pro.sccuted his professional studies until 18S7. when he was graduated with an honorable record, immediately following which he located at Shelbyville. where he soon won recognition, as a scholarly, capable and eminently successful phvsician and .surgeon. Without entering into a detailed account of Dr. Tindall's professional career, sufiice it briefly to state that his progress since engaging in the practice has been steady and substantial, presenting a series of continued advancements such as few attain, and for a number of years he has ranked among the leading medical men of his city and county. He has always lieen a student and his ambition to keep in close touch widi the trend of current professional thought has enabled him to take advantage of the latest discoveries in the d'- main of medical science and to apply his knowledge to the treitment of the various diseases with which humanity is afflicted. His extensive aiul lucrative practice though largely conlined to the city of his residence, also includes many of the best families of the rural districts and net infrequently his services are in demand in distant localities in cases reciuiring more than ordinarv proficiency and skill.

His reading, observation ami persiMial experience has led him to the belief that the prohiliition of die liquor trafhc by hw is the onlv true and et'- fective means of ridding the country of this dominant evil of the age. In view of the fact he gives his hearty support to the Prohibition party, being one of its leaders and judicious counsellors in Shelbv countv.

Religiously the ]\Iethodist Episcopal church holds his creed and his membership with the church in Shelbyville which extends over a number of vears has been characterized by activity in all lines of g.;(id work, and a liberality in the support of the Gospel at home and abroad.

Idle Doct'jr's domestic experience dates fn.ni Vovember 17. 1887. at which time he was united in marriage with Bertha Michelsen. of Cincinnati, whose parents. John anrl Margaret Michelsen. were nutives of Denmark and Germany, respectively. Mrs. Tindall. like h.er husband, is also a sincere and devout Christian, and manifests her faith bv her daily walk and conversation.

S!ie i'^ an fari!e>i cluin.-li wtirkor. a teaclicr in the Sundav scIumI and a iiiemlier of thechiur, in aiMitii.Mi tn whicli she lain us in a more (Hiiei hut equally etVective way for the benetit of the poor and distressed of the city and spares no elYort to bring: cheer to the sorrowing and Impe to the erring and fallen.

Dr. and Mrs. Tindail have two children. Paul U.. born Xovcmbcr ^th. if the year iS^^S, a;id Carl A., whose birth occurred im April 8ih df the vear 18114. The Ductnr i.- ..ne of the leading nicnibers of the I'yihian fralernitv in Indiana, having been initiated in Lodge Xo. 129. Shelbvville. August 7, 188S. since which time he has advanced to i)ositions of prominence and influence, and has been honored with some of the highest offices within the gift ni the order. Eighteen months after his initinti.in he was chosen cliance!lr,r of the 1, cal lodge, in which cajiacity he displayed >uch marked ability that he s ion won recognition among the leading I'ythians of the state, the result being his election in 1902 to the ofilce of grand chancellor of. Indiana, which exalted ixisition he filled with distinguished success, presiding with dignitv over the session ni 1903. and doing much dm-ing his incumbency tT strengthen th.e organization throughout his jurisdiction. Before the expiration of liis term the order was increased by an addition of three thousand four hundred members in different parts of the state, and some idea oi his intluence in local fraternal work mav be obtained from the fa.ct of his having helped organize every lodge in Shellncounty, with the exception of three which were in existence ere he became idc^itilied with the broiherh. ,od. He was representative to the Supreme Lodge at Boston in 1908. and has already been chosen a representative to the next session of this e.xalte'l body, which is to hold its sessions in ?*Iihvaukee, Wisconsin, in 1910. He is also identified with the Masonic fraternity, in which he has held various iK-^itions of honor and trust, biith he and his wife being members of the Order of the Eastern Star: Mrs. Tindail is also a member of the Pythian order.

In addition to a comfortable and modern home at 186 S.iuth Harrison street, Doctor Tindail owns a fruit farm of one hundred and twenty-six acres in Brandywine township, where in close touch with nature, he finds agreeable recreation from his animus and exacting professional duties. He is a member of the Eclectic Medical Society of Inrliana. the National Eclectic Association, a lecturer on diseases of women in the Eclectic Medical College of Indiana.

Samuel P. Strocp

The family of this name originated in Holland, the emigrant founder being George Stroup. who came over during the latter part of the eighteenth century. Locating first in Pennsylvania, he and his familv came about 1S27 to Miiiut^omer_\- ctuiity. Ohio. His son. Rculicii, wlm \v;is l)Mrii in llciks county. I'ennsxlvania. canic west with his parents an<l rcni.'iini'il in Oh'uf al.iout fifteen years. He married Mary .\nn llalin, a native ot Shenandoali county, \'irginia. and daughter of Samuel and Margaret Catherine (Stover) Hahn. a family of some di^linctil ai. Mrs. Halm's father was Captain Joseph Stover, who earned his rank as a \'irginia Si^Idier in the Re\i 'lutionavy wa.r. John Hahn. father of Samuel, also enlisted inMu \'irgini;i in a j)atri(_it regiment. Until recent years Captain Stover's military cap. which he wore in the Revolutionary army, was a prized relic in the Stroup family. The Halms came to Preble county. Ohio, adjoining Montgomery county, about 1S25. and their daughter. Mary Ann. was a }'oung girl in llio family at that time, her marriage occurring in 1841. Reuben Strnup and hi> wife came to Shelby county in 1842 and settled on eighty acres of land purchased frcnn the go\ernment in Liberty township. It was situated on the Michigan road, at that time the great thoroughfare lietween the East and the West. Conn's creek flowing through the place and affording an abundance i^f water for the stock. To Rouljen and Mar}- Ann I'Hahn) Stroup si.x children were born, and all e.xccpt Lucinda. who died when six years old. are still living. Their names are: David P., George A., \\'. L.. Margaret C. and Samuel. The father died Atigust jc/. 1852. in Preble cnunt}', Ohio, and in 1S60 his widow married Daniel Cottcrman, an old school mate, by whom she had one son. Elmer C. After nnrri.age diey rem ;ved to Wayne count}', remained there until 1S70. and then returned to the old Shelby county home. Daniel Ct.'tterman died .\ugust 29. 1877. :)nd his wife on November 6. 1906.

Samuel P. Stnaip was born on the Liberty township farm, in Shelby count}-, Indiana. Xovember 12, 1846. He remained with his ni'_>ther on the farm until 1872. when he branched out for himself as a farmer fiir two years. at the end of wh.ich time he located at \\'aldron and ei-igaged in the saw and planing mill business. He and his step-father bought the plant and conducted it together until Mr. Cotterman's death. Mr. Stroup bought his partner's interest and continued the business until September 24, 1879, when the i-nill w-as destn:>}-ed by fu"e with a loss of ten thousantl d 'liars, and no insurance By the 25th of December in the same year the mill had been rebuilt and w-as again cutting lumber. In 1893 he bought two saw- mills in southern Missouri, one in Cape Girardeau and the other in Stoddard county, his partner in the venture being Thomas Hoskins. The panic of that year caught them with, a large stock of lumber and the falling off in demand caused a loss of eleven thousand dollars to Mr. Stroup. Closing up his business there he retiu'ned to W'aldron and eiigaged in cutting timber. In 1902 he dismantled the mill at Waldron and built a planing mill at Danville. Illinois, starting a'lun-iber yard at that point, w-ith an in\estnient of twenty-four tliousand dollars. Fire destroyed this plant on the night of July 3. 1903, but insurance and salvage reduced the b?s te. sixteen thousai;,! dollars. With his fami an. cuunty still intact he pnreliased the intere-t of the jninci & Kiimper lumber yard, and has continued t.^ ci.nduc In December. 190S. he bought out his partner ami ^^ prietor. In 1900 he builr sheds and vards nn his ov, Broailway. and nioxed his lumber yard li that ii-iint.

He is married and has .me child. Fdizabeth C. Minnie' is the wiie of Alfred M Giossbrenner, half owner in Levy lir ,tlier"s Printing Company. Indianapolis; their children are Daniel I.. Albert Reuben and Co.rge L. Stella K. married Frank Lansingkamp. a o.ppersniith, re^ident of Indianapolis, and thcv have one child. Frank S. Mr. Stroup's tirst wife died March 27. 1886. and on October 2. 1888. he married Margaret, datighter of John De Prez. In 1900 he and his wife built a residence at the corner of Washington and Tompkins streets in Shelbyvillc. where he has since resided. Mr. Stronp has for vears been quite prominent in fraternal circles. In i889-'oo he was grand patriarch of the Indiana Odd Fellows, in 189J represented the Sovereign Grand Lodge at Portland. Oregon, and in 1893 ^^ Milwaukee. In 1896 he\vas elected grand camp trustee, and has been re-elected at every election since. His name appears on the copper plate at the entrance of the grand lodge building. Indianapolis, as one of the trustees that had charge oi the erection .;.f that imposing structure. Mr. Stroup is also a Mason of prominence, being a member of Baldwin Commandery Xo. 2. Knights 'J'einplar, also of Murat Temple. Mvstic Shrine, having reached the thirty-second degree in Masonry. His other connections are with the Elks lodge at Shell lyville and the lumbermen's organization, the Hoo Hoos.

Johx W. Yarlixg

What may be done by pluck and energy, persistent deteiminatidu and industiy, is well illustrated by the case of Peter Varling. Born in iSio, of poor parents who eked out a hard living in the city of Darmstadt, he found hjmself in boyhood condemned to the same life of drudgery and toil. He had heard, however, of the great new republic across the sea. and longed to tn,- his fortunes in the land of promise, which held out a welcome to .'l11 who were willing to become men among men. So one day in 1830. just as he was finishing his twentieth year, Peter bade farewell to the F'atherland. got on board of the first ship he could find, and sailed in the steerage for the Western wil-

(IcriK--^. l-'\crtually tlniliiiL;- h\^ way U> Cincinnati lie worked fur a wliilc as ,1 ctunni.in lalioiur. l)ul Iii> aiiihiticn \va< \'<v 1)i1;lt tli!n->. and. a> a .<'aii f.-rward. he started mi toi i to Indianapolis to make an eiilry of giivermiient land. This was in 1S35. He secured eighty acres of wild land, located in Mari'Mi township. Shelhy county, and tlieii walked all the way liack to Cincinnati to make arrang-emcnt^ for takiiii:: po^^e-sion. I'eier N'arlim; worke<l ver\ hard placing: his forest grown land into shape, hut in time, after much liardshi]) and privation, he had converted it into a very respectahle farm. He nro-jjeied and -'.ccumulated, adding on new purchases as he could, and at the time of his death. which occurred in April, 1876. on the ])lace where he had lah ired so assiduously, he was the owner of five hundred acres of tine Shel!)\- county I'arming land. In the same _\car and ahout the same time he was crossing the ocean another ship was hringing over a poor German girl, hy the name of Mary Miller, and shortly after her arrival they met each otli'M" in Cincinnati. She was just a year his junior, having heen horn in iSi i. Their m.arriage occurred in 1833. and she made him a dex'otcd wife, sharing in all his labors and trials, his joys and his sorrows. Of their nine children, five are still living: -Mar_\-. \\ht< married George W. I 'hares, resides in Shelby ville with her husbar.d, wh ) has retired from actixe busine---. They hax'e five children, and the twu si.ais are plnsicians. Michael, who married Re.xie Talberl, has three children, all married. Jacob married Anna Branson, and Catherine, who is the wife of Samuel Herthel, has three children.

John \\'. Varling'. second of the surviving family, was born in Marion township, Shelby count}'. Indiana. February 12, 1844. He sijeiit his boyhood on the home farm, learned all the ins and outs of the business, and was well qualified to take charge when the place fell to him by inheritance Altogether he spent forty years of his life in the place adjoining that entered by his father. He owns five hundred and sixty acres of excellent land, located in four diftereiU townships. In 190S he removed to Shelbyxille, and li;is since been taking things easy at his comfortable home, contented and happy with all his surroundings. Though a Democrat by conviction and a voter of the ticket, he has never aspired to office or wasted time in political wrangles. On February i. 1866, he married Eliza J. Mcaks, by wdiom he has se\-cii children; Carrie, mnv Mrs. Edward R. Maberl}'. li\-ed on a farm in .Marion township. Jessie, who married John T. Devening, resides on a farm in Hanover township. William H.. who married Lizzie Dipple, lives in Marion township. John L., who married Lucy John (died last December), has four children, and is a farmer in Addison t«iwnsliip. Jacob O.. wh.o married .\nna Billman.. has three children, and farms in Addison township. Connie, wife of Arthur Williams, has three children and resides in Union township. Thomas E.. who .married Grace X'aught. is on the home place in Addison township.

This lady, daughter of pioneers and widow of a distinguished man. receives and deserves general respect as one of tiie interesting relics of the older times that has passed away forever. Her life covered the whole historv of Indiana, as she was born not a great while alter the state w:is admitted 'into the Union. .She has seen several generations come an.l go. has known all the prominent people of Shelby county for half a century, and has spent a blameless as well as useful life, in connection with educational reformator\- and religious movements. Mrs. \\'right was born in Clermont countv, Ohio'. October 19. 1S19. and was the daughter of Adam and Sarah ( Hitchj'Simmons. Her father was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. and came to Ohio with his parents, who entered land during the formative period of the state. Sarah Hitch was born in Pendleton. Kentucky. September n). 1798. and her marriage occurred in Clermont county. Ohio. October 14. 1814. After her hu.sband''s death she removed to Shelbyville and died there in 1S75. Her children were I(;hn H.. Eliza Jane, Xancy H.. William L.. Mary E.. Sarah PI. and Eliza.

Xancy Hitch Simmons obtained her preliminary education in the comm^.n schools of Ohio, and for several years attended "Philistia" Academv. followed by a twelve months' c lurse at Worthington Female Seminary, near' Columbus. Immediately after leaving college, she began teaching, and for fifteen years had charge of schools in Ohio and in Shelljyville. al^ter her removal to this county. June jo. 1848. she married Dr. E. T. Small, of Ohio, who died in 1857. In Xovember. 1859. she m.trried Cyrus Wright, a prominent attorn.ev of Shelbyville. who was elected Judge of the Circuit Court and became a man cf distinction. Pie died October 22, 1S75. since which time his widow has devoted her life t.i looking after the welfare of her children and other near relatives and work in connection with the church. Judge Wright had tlve children by his first marriage: none by his second marriage. These children are now living in various states and cities engaged in different pursuits. George M. is now in retirement after a long life of activity at the Shelby Countv Bar. John A. is in the men's furnishing bushiess at Indianap.jlis. Frank F. is in South Carolina, carrying on Sunday school work. Charles is in Georgia, and Elizabeth H.. who married George Avrett. is a resident of Georgia. A member of Mrs. \\"right's household is Mrs. Mary S. Yount. a niece, who was born in Jefferson county. Ohio, being a daughter of Xewton and Sarah (Williams) Simmons. When her mother died she was eighteen months old and was taken in charge by her aunt, who always treated her with the utm-)St kindness and affection. She was graduated as' Asbury. now De Pauw University, in 1874, and in October of the same year married Andrew H. Yount. \yho had been her college classmate. For several years he practiced law in Lafayette, but for some time has been citv editor of the Chicago Record-

Herald. Mrs. Ynmit died April J3. \qo<). Mrs. VouiU tauslit .<chool for several years in Kansas. Missouri and Chicac^u. Charles ^^. Riclicy. son of a former Shelbyville i)hysician. is an inmate of Mrs. WriijluV hosijiiahle home. For almost her entire life Mrs. Wri-lit ha< liecn one of the pillars in the Meih- Oflist Episcnpal elnnch. and she reared all "f her ehildren in the same faith. She is a member of the Woman's I'oreign Missionary Society, and for thirtythree years has been its corresp^_'>nding" secretary. Xo week jiasses without manv letters from her relating to this subject, which is one that has always been very near to her heart.

A native of Shelby county and one of its jiromincnt and respected citizens is Warren W. Sniiler. who was born August iS. 1S49. in Addison township, a .son of Albert and Elizabeth ( Landingiiam) Snider. Albert Snider was born August 4. 181J. in Ohio, and came to Indiana with his parents when a boy. lie grew to maturity on the farm of eighty acres two miles west of Shelbyville. which his bn_;iher, Peter Snider, purchased from the Government for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, the land today being: conservatively estimated at one hundred and twenty-five dollars per acre, the entire tract on the basis of rei)resenting a value of ten thousand dollars. The subject now owns t\\ enty acres of this farm. This land subsequently came into possession of Albert Snider l)y jjurciiase, and in due time became one of the finest and most valuable farms of its size in the county.

The following are the names of the cliildien b'irn to Albert and Elizabeth Snider: INIrs. Melissa Hulsapple and IMrs. Sarah E. Springer, both, deceased: Dr. John W. Snider, of Eairland, who married Mary Eaws. ar.d is the father of three children: and Waren W., of this review.

The early experiences of Warren ^^^ Snyder on the family homestead in Addison township was conduci\-e to well rmnded physical development, and he grew to manhood strong of bixly and independent of mind and with a proper conception of life and the dignity of honest toil. After finishing tlie common school course he attended the schools of Shelbyville and later taught five vears in the counties of Shelby and Rush and achieved an honorable record as a capable and popular instructor. Discontinuing educational work he engaged in the pursuit of agriculture on the fami of ninety acres two miles west of the couiUy seat, which he owns and on which he lived and prospered until 1904, when he turnetl the place over to other hands and moved to Shelbyville. where he has since li\ed in honorable retirement.

engaged succeeded l)y industry, thrift and economy in amassing a sufficiency of this world's goods to place him in independent circumstances, since whicli time he lias practically discontinued physical lab^r. though still interested in agriculture. He dcvites considerable attention to political and public questions, voting the L)enii:.cratic ticket and using his intluence for the success of the party.

Mr. Snider, on March lo. 1870. was united in marriage with Lvdia D. Kent, daughter of Rev. Eliplialet ami Fanine ( Henderson 1 Kent, the father a. native of \"erniont ;!nd a distinguished mini-ier of tb.e I'resljyterian church, who came west in an early day and iHtre a cons])icuous part in the pioneer histon- of Shelby county. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Snider, which died in infancy. Mrs. Snider was educated in the public schools of Shelbvville and the Western Female Seminary at Oxfcjrd, Ohio, and before her marriage taught some time in the puljlic sclio ,Is of the county. She is a lady of fine mind and many amiable (lualities. She is a devot.eij member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Snider is a member of the same ecclesiastical bodv. contributes liberally to the support of the local church in Shelby vil'e with which the famil}- is itlentitied. besiiles giving a generous support to religious and charitable enterpri,~es irrespective of church or creed.

Charles H. Caah'Dell

The Shelby county family of this name originattd in X'irginia. filtratci through Kentucky, but finally settled on solid ground in Indiana But wl'.en Andrew Campbell, the pioneer foun.der. was a good sized boy ar,:I able to take notice of tilings as they are. there was nothing rr.und about that looked particularly pleasing. As he was lyjrn on Xovember 2j. 17S5. before W'ashingtLm became Pre-^ident. the student of histor_\- will understand that Ind-ana Territor\- was at that time a hiwling wiklerness filled with wild beasts and still wilder p.ien. It seems that he made his way into Kentuck}' early in tlie last centur\'. later crossing into Indiana, and left a family of six small sons. One of these, named Abraham H., was born at Lexington, Scott county, Indi.-ina, in 18J3. and in after life became a mechanic and cabinet maker. In 1S62 he enlisted in the Sixty-sixth Regiment, Indiana \'olunteer Infantr\-, an.i was electe 1 first lieutenant of one of its companies. He made such a good record that he enjoyed the rank of major at the time of his discharge in 1S65. On returnin?. home he resumed his old business and followed it until his death in 1895. He married Mary Jane' Doolittle. who was born at Lexingtrm in 1825. and died in 1S95, after beci niing the nicjther of fi\-e children, of wh nn two sons and one daughter are now living. Edward, the oldest of these, is a farmer in Scott

Charles H. Caniphell. th.e youngest of the family, was horn ;.t Lexington. Indiana, Xoveniljcr jS. 1.S53. As he j^rew up he w.'.rked for a while with his father at the caliinet niaker'> tradie. hut grive tin's up 1 ' enter the employment of the Big- Four Railmad. wliich he served f.-.r nineteen years in different positions. He was operator, train dispatcher and passenger coniluctor for short intervals and station agent at Shelliyville for fourteen years. At length, however, he struck lii- true gait in a line for which he was especially well c|ualitied. and a hu^iness w Ik .sc success was sure t'l greatl}' redound to the prosjicritv of Shelhyville. In 1900. in connection with the late Frank D. Blanchard and J. A. Conrey. Mr. Camphell organized a corporation for the purpose of makingfurniture. The huilding in which the work is dune occu])ies a space of one hundred hy two hundred and t\\ enty-fne feet, and the materia! used is iron and lirick ci nihinatii n.

The capacity of the plant is two hundred and thirty thousand dollars per year, and ^Mr. Camphell contemplates the erection of a factory that will double the ca]>acity. Tlic machinery is all of the latest pattern and one huuflred and twenty-five men. nic-tly skilled w-orkers, are given constant daily employment. The factory wj-iich is located in Center, South and Taylor streets, is owned exclusively h}- Mr. Campbell, his wife and son holding one nominal share each to meet with the recjuirements for incorporation. The furniture factories each turning cut different grades of material. ha\-e been the making nt Shelb\-\-ine. and none ha\'e been more enterprising or beneficial than the one established and managed by IMr. Campbell.

]\Ir. Cam[)bell ha> been a life-long and vei-y enthusiastic Republican, with a decided taste for politics, and quite influential as a local party leader. He has served two terms in the City Council, three years on the city School Board, and last year was sent as a delegate to the national Republican convention, which met at Chicago and nominated Taft and Sherman. 'Mr. Campbell is indeed a. man who descr\-es well of his C(?mmunity. b'> which for many years he has contributed his fiiie energy and strong jx iwcr of organizing and leading men.. His empl.iyes are devoted to him just as are his manv friends, and all agree that he richly deserves the prosperity that has come to him.

On Sejitember 3. 1S76. ]\Ir. Campbell was married to Luciiida M. Harding, and by this union there were six children: Ada L.. nrjw Mrs. Smith, has two sons: George W'.. ^largaret M.. wife of Mr. Baggie, editor of the Republican: Ruth. Florence anti Staiiley. -The mother died in 1S99. and in September. 1900. Mr. Campbell miirried Angeline dowels, by whom he has one son. Charles H.. Jr. Mr. Cai-npbell is a thirtv-sec-md ilegree Mason and a member of the Od'.l I-\-]]mws, Elks and ^^I.^dern \\'oo<lmen. ' He belongs to the First Presbvterian church.

and Harr,s,,n streets, wh.ch was afterwards removed to the rear of the on, -house, on the SMuare. A few stra-.g,;,,. the square, a few he new terruory ajterwards called \>rmont, and as a consequence lived in tioublous tnues. He was an active and zealous patriot in the cause of tlie coomsts attd mdependence. Of his si.x sons, four fought with Stark in the battle (,l I->enmngt(..n. and it was at his house that the first (ieneral Con-er.tu.n met, September 25, 1776. to declare that district a free ^ud independent state- He was Its hrst Representative in the State Legislature. His son Ceplias Kent' was m the Revolutionary war and was aide on Montgomerv-s .taff in the Canadian war.

His son. Rev. E. Kent, was horn in Dorset, \-ermont, March 17 1800 He graduated at Williams College, Massachusetts, with the cla^s of i.s'r, took a theological oairse at Auburn Seminary, New York, and graduated with th.e c.^ass of 1^29. He was married the same year to Fannie Capron, of Tinmnuih Vermont, who was also descended from Revolutionarv parents. With all the ardor of early youth she left the comforts of a Xew England home with its hahcwed associations to share the toil and discomforts oi\ pioneer life She was a graduate of Middlebury Academy. Vennont. Soon after their arrival m this place she opened a private school in a one-storv brick buildino- on Franklin street Shelbyville, Indiana, whicli stood on th'e lot now occupied by the public school building Xo. i.

Reverend Kent at the close of his f^fth vear received a call to the Presbvtenan church at Greenwood. Johnson countv. where he remained as its pastor tour years, his wife again resuming her duties as teacher. At his request he was dismi.ssed trom that charge, returning to Shelbvville, having been called with his w-.te to take charge of the County Seminarv.' At the.sc places his ministry was both acceptable and successful. The Coun'tv Seminarv then stood nm far from where the present lii-li scho.:,! huilrhntr :i.-.\v is. puplh and teaelicrs liavinir t 1 waile throui;h deep mud in the spring to reach the Ivaililintr.

Frtm that little brick building and seminary map\- of our intlueni'al citizens of those early days received that iniellecti'al and m.iral training which fitted them for the various stations oi u-;efulness and tru<t to which thev were afterwards called.

Among those early pi meers, some of who-e descendants are vet with us. were th.e Hendricks family, tlie Walkers, the Teals, the Gaskeils, the Mayhews, the :\Iorrises. the Montgomerys. the Teasleys, the Mcrris'ms, the Shanks, the Ton.ers. the hdemings and many oth.ers.

To ]\Ir. Kent and wife were born three children; I'Taneis M.. (Ie'>rge E. and Edward P. After tlie death of his first wife Mr. Kait married Mrs. Fannie Morris, widow of Doctor Morris, also one of the pioneers of Shelbvville. whose consistent and upight life is a rich legacy left as an inheritance to his children. The second }»[rs. Kent's death, in 184S. left two little children motherless: Joseph H. arM Lydia D. Mr. Kent again married in 1840 .Matilda West, a native of ^lassach.usetts. who died in August. 1870.

Frances M.. his eldest daughter, born in Sheiby\'ille. Septemljer 4. 1S30. was married to J. .Marshall Elliott .September 16. 1847. Mr. Elliott was a most honorable, honest, upright business man of sterling moral character, and an uncompromising Christian. Elected one of th.e ofiicers of the Methodist Episcopal church, he continued in an oi'ficial position up to the time of his translation. A teacher in the Sabbath school for over fourtecii years of a class of from thirt}-fi\e to forty scholars he had few equals a? an instructor in the vital truths of God's \\'on.l. and toward the close of life he sp 'ke of this as a delightful source of inspiration and instruction. He took a deen interest in tlie young men of the city: this feeling found expression when in 1876 he built the large two-story brick building on Xorih Harrison street, known now as the Y. M. C. A. building, where he fitted the upper rooms for reception, reading and prayer-meeting rooms. He was deeply .=orry that the organization was not sustained and perpetuated.

He contributed liberally of his means to all the enterprises and benevolences of his church until transferred to the church triumphant, on March 13. 1888. George E. Kent was b(.')rri in Shelbvville September 14. 1836, married to Hattie Hill March 2S. 1866. who died in 1873. leaving one son. Frank, born May, 1 87 1. George E. married for his second wife Mrs. Xettie Harter Kent, widow of h.is half brother. Joseph Kent. To them were born, four children; Helen, born October 12. 18S3, and died in 189^: Laura, born June 23. 1886. and is now a student at O.xford, Ohio. Two children died in infancv.

Mrs. Xi'ttie Kent ..lied XoveniliLT jS. 1S04. Gc-r-c Kent i? a strict member of t!ie Presbyterian cburcli. anil bas tilled tb.e ..flice .f elder for a number of years. Since retiring from tbe grain and milling bvtsiness be. in connection with his son. Frank, is now carrying on an e.xtensivc stock and grazing farm: he is also a member of tlie Grand' Army of the Republii.. having served a short time in the Civil war.

Edward P. Kent was born in Greenwood. Johnson county. June 12. 1838, married Annie Montgomery June 16. 1859. To them were liorn four chddren: Walter, Fannie. Edward and Lydia. Walter was born in Shelbyville June 15. 1S60; Fannie, born April 15. 1862; Edward, born September 5, 1864. and Lvdia, born in Sedalia. ^lissouri. January 21. 1807. Edward P. died in Shelbvville. June 24. 1890. A brave suldier, he served his country well during the Civil war. belonging to the Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry. During his last sickness he suffered greatly from partial paralysis, but was ver}- patient through all his sickness to the end. and died ^rusting not to his own merits. but to the mercy of an all-wise and loving Father. Ilis son. Walter, was married to Mav'Clark in 1884. in Fort Scott. Kansas. He is now engaged in merchandising'at Denver. Colorado. His daughter. Fannie, was married in Shelbvville to Professor Seiier of the Normal School at Terre Haute. Indiana. June,'iS8i. He was an excellent musician and the leader of the choir for a number of years in the Presbyterian church, at Terre Haute, a quality inlierited by his children to a marked extent. He died in Terre Haute in 1898. le?.ving a widow and two children. Helen and :^Iary. Helen died in Shelbyville in 1899. Mary is ni:>w a student at Fairmount Seminary. Washington. D. C.

Edward was married in 1907 to Cleo Eeiter. of Sedalia. :\Iissouri. Lydia. fourth child of Edward P. and Annie, was married at Sedalia. Mis-ouri. September. 1891. to Major George Burr, of the Ordnance Department. They are new stationed at Manila. Philippine Islands.

Joseph H.. a son of Reverend Kent and -ecaid wife, was b'.rn in Shelbyville." February 4. 1846. He graduated from Wabash College in 1868. and studied theologv at Lane Seminary. He was married to Nettie Harter. of CrawfordsvilleV Indiana. Stptemljer 8. 1870. spent two years in study and travel in Europe, an.d was ordained in 1872: became pastor of the Presbyterian church of Cambridge City and died July .1. 1876. In the all-wise dispensation of Providence his life of usefulness was cut short and much of promise unfulfilled. His character v,as singularly pure, and his piety deep and ardent. He left one daughter. Annie II.. born in Cambridge. Indiana, too young to know a father's Iwe. but so cherished by a second father's protecting care, she has known no want of sympathy and affection, and is now the comfort of her father's household.

Lydia D.. daughter of the second wife of Reverend Kent, was born m Shelbvville. December 19. 1847: was married to Warren W. Snider March 10,

1S70. This loving; s in and daiigliter during- the remaining vears of the f.ither's life devoted themselves tu his comfort, watching over him in his declining years with loving care until translated to his heavenly home.

Rev. E. Kent was ever a prominent advocate of thi^ cause of religion, and of everything which would pn ninte the cause of Christ a life-long and ardent friend of temperance and an early adxncate. Long before it was popular to he an Alwlitionist he voted and worked to that end. He lived to see the aholishnient of slavery throughout the ends of the whole land, with pei'.ce and prosperity again smiling on its reunited people.

He saw the country changed fri:im die primeval forests t" a land bl assuming with cultivated tlelds and orchards and public schorls and numerous churches dotting all parts of the country instead of the old stage-coach and canal-boat of former years, a net-work of railroads and telegraph wires covering the land.

He died March 6. 1893. having lived t.j the ripe (_>ld age of nintty-three. having seen his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren down ti > the third generation. He was f(?llowed to the grave by a numerous concourse, among whom were many of the descendants of those he had known and loved in an earlier da}-.

Idie name of DePrez has been familiar in Shelli}- ciainty s^-i 1 'iig tliat (inl_\- the oldest inhaliitant can remember when it had no representative here. The first comers were pei pie of enterprise, accumulated fortunes and dirough their descendants have exercised a large intluence in the development of Shelbyville. Scarcely an industry of importance can be mentioned during the last thirty years, into which DePrez money did not go and with which soirie one or ither of this numerous family was not interested. Their influence wa^ felt in banking circles, in the manufachiring plants, in building operations, in puljlic improvements 'of all kinds. They ha\-e Ixen conspicuous socially, politically and religiously and intLiential in all the walks of life. The family is of German origin, and the founder in Shelby county was John DePrez. who was bnm in Gemiany during the first quarter of the nineteenth century, came to the United States during the late forties, and settled in Cincinnati. Li 1S55 he removed to Shelbvville. and built the Lidiana House. Vng one of the -iveH known hostclries of the city, which he conducted until his ileath in 186S. He nvirried Mary Carwine, who died in 1S92. after becoming the mother of eleven children.

Daniel DePre/ was liorn at Cincinnati. Ohin. April 10. iS5_'. and was three years old when brwu-ht by his parents to Shelbyville. lie left school at the age of sixteen and workeil at whatever his hands could find to do until 1S76, wlien he took charge of the Indiana House and conducted the same f. ir four years and a half. He then engaged in tlie ice business, fust handling the natural product, but in 180-' he built an artificial ice iil.ant. and later purchased another that had been erected in iSSS. In i<)oi Mr. DcPrez associated with himself two nephews, since then the firm has conducted the only artificial ice plant in the county. Their combinecl establishments base a daily cai)acitv of tweniy-si.x tons, which is princijially consumed by the people of Shelbvville. Mr. DePrez for years owned one of the best farms in Shelby county, but this property was sold in 1906. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and for seveit years was one of the most active \vorkers in the lodge. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Xo man in Shelby county is better known than Dan DePrez. and all know him for a blunt, free-spoken man, wide awake in business, shrewd in dealing, Imt honest and straightforward in all his afi'airs. Full of energy, industrii ais and hu^,tling, he believes in doing well whate\er he undertakes to do, and !.c has ma'le a success of his undertakings by his sturdy qualities.

In 1876 Mr. DePrez married Emma Haehl. member of a prominent family in Rush county, and a lady of much social prominence. She died in September, 1900. and in June. 1902. Mr. DePrez married Bertha \\'asscn, niece of H. P. W'asson. of Indianap. .lis. The fann'ly re-ides in the old homestead at lOl East Franklin street, where they are fre(iui-ntly surrounded by a circle of friends, whom they entertain in the most h'iS])ital>le manner. Mr. and Mrs. Deprez are nicmliers of the Christian Science church.

The founder of the family of this naiue in Shelby county was a Pennsylvanian. domesticated awhile in Kentucky, but with the restlessness of the time he migrated again to Indiana aiid located iti Shelby county on the old Ephraim Tucker farm on Sugar creek, near Secf;nd Mount Pleasant church. But the migratory spirit still stirred within him and his ne.xt move was to Ozark, Missouri. There he was stricken with a fatal sickness and three of lii? vons walke.l to 0;^ark in the dead of winter, riding- horseback tlie kist day, to he present at his hed-ide. 'The old \n -neer ordered them tii bury liim in the mountains, and after the nielanelioly duly had been performed they started back lo Indiana in a wa^'.n drawn by .>xeii. hringinsf their niotlier witli tlieni. A!! tliis occurred in about i8^^5. and the m. 'ther. after residincf with her children for twelve years, closed her earthly career in 1N53. J.'hu \\'el)b, one of her sons, niarricfi .Manda Clark and later m ived to l-'r-inklin, Indiana, where lie went into the ih-y goods business, but later became a ljlack>nnth and still Later ran a grist mill at Columbus. lie died at Indianapolis in April. iSSS. having survived liis wife fortv vears. her death occurring in bVanklin in 1S4S.

James I). Webb. S' n of Ji.h.n G.. was born in Hendricks township. Shelby county. Indiana. October _'J. 184,^ He obtained a scanty education in the rude district schorls of tho:-e days ar.d after the death of his step-mother was taken in charge by his uncle William. He learnetl blacksmithing. but his work was interrupted by the Civil war and he enlisted and was mustered in September I. 1S61. in Company G. Forty-fifth Regiment, Third Cavalry, Indiana \'olunteers. Owing to prolonged sickness he was flischarged at Bridgeport, Alabama, July 29, 1862, and after returning home was sick for seventeen months. Taking possession of a rented farm he remained there five years, and in 1S72 went to Champaign county. Illinois, where for a year he farmed and handled fine horses. Returning to Franklin he was engaged, in the livery business for a while, then in street contracting. His next move was to Indianapolis, where he (.lid street grading, th.ence to Xeedhani"s Station, where h.e finally wound up on a farm, remaining there for two years.

From there he remox'ed to a farm in Hendricks township. Shelby cou.nty. renting the Cutsinger farm in 1877 and working it for two years. In 1878 he located at Shelbyville aiul engaged in the timlier busine-s in Ohio, running saw mills and handling walnut exclusively. This was followed by farming in Rush county for four years, and similar work on a place at Xeedham's Station until 1885. when he disposed of his h:ildiiigs and began selling medicine for Doctor Haas, of Indianapolis, proprietor of the Live St ick Remedy Company. Buying a grist mill at Bridgeport, in Marion county, lie added a sawmill and conducted this business for three years. He was appointed postmaster of the town under Cleveland's administration, and held the r.ffice until March 31, 1889. In April of the same year he located at Shelbyville. engaging in the li\-ery and teaming business, also farming on the side, and in 1890 bought the City livery stable, but after two years disposed of this on account of illness.

The years following 1S93 were spent in the Washington Street livery barn, of which he owned a half interest, buying stock, teaming and running a boarding house. In 1896 Mr. \\'ebb was elected Justice of the Peace and lias since served in that office and altogether has done well in a business wav.

:>helln- ounty. Tli..u-h they have iid children of their .nvn. Mr. and Mrs. \\ ebb have twu Xew York orphan,-; and two halt-brothers, all of whoin have grown up. entered busine.^i and are doing well. .Mr. Webb i> a member of tjic Grand Army of the Republic. FVst Xo. iS. at Shelby ville. and his religious inclinations arc toward the Baptist church, in which lie was reared.

Originally from ^[aryland. the family of this name l:)ecamc i^Ientified with Ohio before it was admitted int., the Union as a state. Jo'.in I.ucrts, who came to FJutler county as early as iSoo. was one of tlie tirst of the settlers to locate in that part of the western wilderness. He was a farmer and cleared the land, being one of the pioneers in that part of the conntrv. Willi.am. one of the sons, followed the occupation of farming and lived in Bulger county on part of the old homestead most of his life, having been called t. bis linal rest in 1S59. He married Alary, daugliter of Maxwell Butter, a native of Xew Jersey, who was among the early native born in Butler couiitv He left a large family, one of whom is the subject of our sketch.

John X. Lucas was born in Butler county. Ohio. March i. 1S46. After the usual routine in the county schools, he attended the h.igh scho(^! at Middletown and took a scientific collegiate course of four _\ears at Antioch College. He read medicine under Dr. W. D. Linn, at Middletown. and continued this preparatory study tor three years. One year was si>ent in attending lectures at the Homeopathic Hospital College in Cleveland! He then attended Pulte Aledical College in Cincinnati, where be was graduated in 1S73. The next ten years were divided between Shelbyville. Middletown. Ohio, and Cambridge City. Indiana, at the end of which time he located permanently at Shelbyville. For twenty-six years, beginning in 1SS3. Doctor Lucas has been one of the influential men of his profession and has grown with the city in whose development and progress he has ever taken an active interest. While residing at Cambridge City, where he made his home for four vears, he became interested in the Pythia'n order, joined the lodge Xo. 9 at that place in 1879, and filled all the cliairs including that of chancellor commander. When it was proposed to establish a branch of the Knights of Pythias in Shelbvville, Doctor Lucas immediately became one of the moving spirits and did much of the work preliminary to instituting Chillon L^dge in 18S5. Lie was made its first chancellor commander and was instituting otticer of the Knights of Pythias ledge at Morristown. He was ablv assisted in the Shelbvville work by Mr. Peter Akers. ;il,-u nuinlier of Lodge Xo. 9. at Cambridge City, and an enthusiastic ryihian. In 1N8J-3 Dcclur Lucas was a member of the Grand lodge of the state, and represcnteil his Ii<:)me lodge at Inilianapi.Iis. Assisted by a few others, he toi .k a firm stand again^t admitting liquor ii'ien or saloon keepers into the order, the test case thus made being carried tui and sustained by tiie decision of the (Jrand Lodge.

Doctor Lucas is literary in his ta-^tcs and has collected an interesting library. He has an e.Ktcnsive cjllcction ui cliiipings systematically arrans,a'd on scientific and current events. His manners are t|uiet and una-suming. his address genial and friendly.

January j8, 1880. Doctor Lucas married Margaret .\.. daughter of Mrs. ^lary E. P:jwell. <::f Shelbyville. Doctor and Mr,>. Lucas liavc four children. Mary E., died when five years old. Horace P.. is a b.iokkeeper : Ortini E.. a graduate of DePauw. is manager of the Shelby Republican: Frank P.. the youngest child, is in the sophomore class of DePauw University.

Though now practically retired from business the subject of this r-kctch has been a busy man durir.g the many years of his activities. During tlr.l time he has had a schooling in many different callings, going from one to the other as exigencies arose, but always bettering his condition by the change, and as a result of it all he has something saved up for the proverbial rainy day. His father. Oscar D. Padrick. was a North Cao)lini:>.n. born in i^-'4. who came west before the middle of the last century and folli;wed the trai'e of carpenter. After his location in Shelby county he married ^LalxMna Owens, who was born in Kentucky in 1825, and came with her parents in girlhood to Shelby county and was reared in Sugar Creek township. Their secon<l child. Oscar D. F.. died when two years cf age. John W. Padrick. tb.e first cliild. was b^rn in Sugar Creek township. Shelby county. Indiana. Xi.'vembe'" 29. 1845. ^^ youth his paients came to Shelbyville and opened a boarding i)Iace which became well known throughout the county as the Padrick Llouse. John attended the city schools for a while, and in early nianlmod branched out for himself as driver of a huckster wag<>u which was probably the first I'f its kind in the county. He next spent several years as clerk with one of the grocery firms of the city, but this occupation was interrupted by the call to arms for the Civil war. In 1863 young Padrick was appointed citizen clerk in the commissary department of Sherman's army under Capt. John M. Blair. He retained this position until the close cf hostilities, when he returned home. After a short rest he accepted a position with a wholesale and retail stationary estal)lisliment at Cincinnati, wliicli lie rotaincil ahi lu f<iur vcr.- and tlien decided to try liis lorliines in the j^reat nictro])Mlis of the I'.ast. !-'or a \ear ho served as cashier for the original Ddlar store on Droadway. near the Grand Central hotel, and then engaged in the jewelry business on the corner of Houston and Broadway. This venture occu]iied his attention for I'.fteen vcars. wlieii he esta!>lished the I'adrick Ildu^c on 'riiirtv-f. mrtli street, and devoted four years to the Ijuilding up cf a trade. His fatlicr having died in iSS;. Mr. Padrick came west and settled up the estate and locked after the welfare oi his mother. After remaining in Shelby\ille about one vear he opened the American House on Central avenue, in Cincinnati, and conducted this hotel during the three years following. In 1S90 he rem.ived to Chicago, where he opened the American Hotel (m Fifth Avenue, near Harrison street and the Grand Central depot. After three years in this business he became a salesman for the William J. Mo.xley Butterine Company, of Chicago, and remained with tliis firm for fi\e years. This practically closed his business career as it was followed by hi- return to She!by\ille lor ])crmanent residence on the retired list. He owns residence property in the city at the corner of I"nuiklin and Tompkins streets, and has devoted some of hi< time to rem Hkling and improving tvro liouses.

On January 6. 1879. Mr. Padrick married ?\lary J., daughter of Joseph Hetherton. a native (if Germany, long resident o{ this CMuntry. but now deceased, ^[r. and Mrs. Padrick had three children, but unf' Tiunately lost them all by death, in infancy. Mr. Padrick joined the Masonic Order while living in Xew York, and htlds membership in Lodge Xo. 750 in that city. He was reared in the b'aptist church, of which his parents were members for many years.

Hexry E. Phares. M. D.

The name ui Pliares has been familiar in Shelby county since iiioueer days, and those who have borne it did their full share in shajiing and developing the community's growth in various. lines. The founder of this well known fam.ily was reared in Xew Jersey, and came west when Indiana was still a wilderness, and added liis strength to that heroic band whose toil and self-sacrifice eventuated in fotmding one of the finest states of the uni<^n. His son. GeOrge W. Phares. was born in Shelby county and became in after life one of the most prosperous farmers in Marion township. At present he owns five hundred and fifty acres of the best farming land, but s ime years ago retired from active business and i- living quietly at his pleasant home at 120 South Harrison street, in Shelbyxille. In early manhood he married Mary A. \'arling, a native of .Shelby county, a descendant from foreign parentage. Her father

Henry E. Phares. third in the li-t of children, was born in Shelby cmuUy. Indiana. July i. 1870. and obtained his iirst schcK:>ling in Marion township. He entered the University of A'alparaiso in 1892 and remained until 1894. In the meantime he was hying the ground-work of a medical ec'ucation. and after considerable study in that line, devoted three years to teaching in his nati\e county, follow cil by a resumption of his medical studies in the Kentuck}- School of Medicine. After four years of study he graduated from the Hospital College of ^Medicine of Louisville. Kentucky, in 1897.

Shortly after lea\-ing college Doctor Phares located at Morristown. in Shelby county, and devoted the next four years to practice at that pr)int. heeling the need of furtlier medical e(|uipment he .-pent nearly a year in the Xew York hospitals, the completion of th.is post-graduate course being followed by his permanent location at Shelbyville in October. 1901. His practice was good almost from the beginning, and it has increased in volume until Doctor Phares ranks at the fnmt of the younger members of tlie profession. The Doctor is a memlx-r of the Shelby County Medical Association, tlie Indian.^ State Medical As.sociation. and is prominent in Masonry as a member of Shelby Lodge Xo. 28. I-"ree and Accepted Masons. Shelby Cha;)ter Xo. 20. and Baldwin Commanderv Xo. 2. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Shelby Lodge X'o. 36. and is always attentive to his fraternal duties. On April 2T,, 1899. Doctor Phares married (iertrude, eldest daughter of W. T. and Christena ( Ballibaugh ) Carney, farmers of Ha!io\-er township, but now residents of Morristown. Doctor Phare^ and wife have one daughter. PTanccs. born January 31, 1900.

James Clark Bexxett

A very interesting man to talk to if fond of reminiscences oi the long ago will l.)e foimd in the ijersini of James Clark Bennett, who is now spen.ding the evening of life in the retirement that so well befits the close of a long and active career. A pioneer himself, he is tlie s m ami j^raiidson of iiioiiecrs, and little that affects the history nf Shelhy c> unty has escapeil his nieniory. 'Die third generation back was represented by Jonathan r.enneit, a Xew Jer.sey farmer of English descent. \vl)0 married Sarali Duck, deceased in the latter part of tlie eighteentli century, reared a family and died in i8j8, when se\-entyseven years old. He was a gentleman of the old schoj], slrictl\- mor;d, and was a consistent memlier of the I^resbyterian church for tifty-iwo years. Jeremiah Bennett was a young man when hi? father died, and shonly after, with his five brothers and three sisters, started on the long journey to the western wilderness. The caravan reached Shelbyville in 1832 and look possession of the log house where Thonias A. Hendricks' father lived easl of Shelbyville. on Broadway street. The building -till stands, but remodeling and weatherboarding has caused it to lose its distinctive features. In 1S33 Jeremiah joined other leading citizens in opening a wooden railroad to Lawrenceburg, and its inauguration on the I'ourth of July of that year, created a sen.sation throughout the scattered settlements. Rev. Eliphalet Kent, the pi"neer 'ircacher, opened the proceedings with prayer, and Mr. Bennett acted both as engineer and conductor, driving the solitary horse and collecting the fares, which were Iwentvfive cents for the nxmd trip. During the remainder of his long life Jeremiah's actix'ities were many. For sc\-en years he was Deputy Sheriff, ami lived in the iail In use of two pioms. each twent_\' feet square. For dangerous prisoners a chain with shackles at different jioints was provided, w ith which the unruly were fastened by the ankles. Besides his official duties Mr. Bennett conducted the only meat market in town, and this was kept for ten >ears. the butchering being done on the same lot. Afterwards he built an old-fashioned tavern, which became famous among travelers as the Bennett House After being "mine host" of this popular tavern for eighteen years he finally mjUI the property and retired. It was on the site of what is now known as Keck House, and was long a landmark. In 1S22 Jeremiah Bennett married Sarah Clark, by whom he had seven sons: Charles, Joseph, two Jeremiahs, two Jameses and David. David and Joseph served in the ]^Ie.\ican war. and were in the battle of Buena \'ista, under Colonel Lane. Charles died when twelve years old. David, James and Jeremiah were in the Civil war. The form.er died in the army on the Red river. Jeremiah. James and Joseph are still residents of Shelbyville. Jeremiah laid cut Broadway and extended Harrison street to Blairs. He bought twenty acres where the court-lviuse now stands and ga\-e a lot to the County Cf.mmissioners on which to build. In 1826 he joined the Presbyterian church, but finally united with the ^lethodists, as did his wife, who died in 1S64. Jeremiah surviving her until January, 18S1. when his useful and blameless life was closed.

James C. Beimett, one of the ^urvivo^s of this interesting family, was born at Shelbyville, Indiana, May 10, 1S34. In i86i he enlisted in Company

A. Sixtccntli Rf-iuKMit. hnilaiia \'iiluntft'r Infantry, witli which he served I'^r a year. In July uf i.'^dj lie JMinod t"(nnpany B nf the tanii.ii- .^e\entieth Indiana Regiment, ctunm.inded hy C'ul. lienjamin llarrisiin. afterward hrig-adiergencral and later I're.-ident 'i the Tnited State-. The military career of thi> nuted command in which Mr. r.ennett ])artic!pated. is not surpassed by any other rei^^iiiient. It was with Sherman in his .\tlanta camp;ii,L;n ami in the march to the sea, up thr. iu;.jh the Carolinas and on in Washinj;! :>n. Mr. Bennett becoming sick, was taken 'in transjiirt down the James and up the I'oti'- mac rivers to Ale.xaiidria. After a ten clans' siege in the hospital, he attended the grand review, occupying two days, in Washington City, and constituting the must impising military parade in all its hist(_)ry. He was mustered out iHi June 8. i.SO;, at the capital, and draws a pensimi of seventeen dollars a niMuth, When his old culonel was elected President he was specially honored as a guest, with other survivors of the "Old Seventieth." which acted as a body guard. ;Mr. Bennett has long been a member of the Masonic fraternity and tyler of Shelbyville ledge for thirty-nine years. Mr. Bennett is a member of the Methodist church, and has always been a strong achocate of the temperance cause, being a prominent promoter of the work in the city and county. He enjoys gootl health and lives happily with his wife and daughter, Anna C. teacher in the citv schools.

Capt. Adam Malaxtiiox Weed

The family of this name which is widely distributed throughout the countv was founded by Andrew and John Weed, two brothers who came to America from Ireland in 1767. They first located at St. A.ugustine. Florida, but later Andrew settled in the vicinity of Charlesttni. South Carolina. His brother. T<ihn, went to Xew York, established a h^me on Long Island and became the ancestor of the celebrated Thurlow Weed. During the Revolution th.e two brothers returned to England, but in 18 10 Andrew again revisited America and settled permanently in Abbeville count\'. South Carolina. He had three sons. Reuben. .Vndrcw and John, all <n whan rose to prominence and inherited great wealth from their father in the shape of plantations and slaves in various parts of the South. Wdien the estate was divided Reuben set free his portion- of the slaves. He was born in England, married Mary L. Stewart, remained in the South until past middle life, and in 1841 started for the Northwest in wagons. After reaching Indiana, he bought ome hundred and sixtv acres of land in Decatur county, eight miles north i^f Greensburg. on which he resided until his death in 1842. His son, Adam M. Weed, who was born in South Carolina in 183S, was three years old when his father became a resident of Indiana. In 1852 his mother purchased land from the govern- mcnt in Tintni cnunty. and R-inmed there with her ehilch'eii. Adam Hvcd witli her until the lireakin.i;- out ul the Civil war. when lie enli-ted in the l"(.rt\- seventh Indiana regiment under Col. James K. Slack. He went out as hrst serj^cant and served in difterent capacities in detaclied service. July 5, 1863, after he had been out about a year, he was sent to New Orleans to act as aide to General P.en Ilntler. and rem.aincd there until his muster <nit in 18^4. During the last two nv nth^ of hi- service he wa> detached, "n C immodnre I'lxitc's flag-ship, on which the now Admiral Dewey coiumanded a battery. This vessel was engaged for soiue time in chasing pirates in the Gulf of Mexico. Though Captain \\'eed talks modestly of his war service, it was reallv a little nut of the ordinary, as he was breveted captain for meritoriou- ccmdnct during the trying- iperiod of the great contest. After his discharge fr^'in the army at Indianapolis, in Xo\-ember, 1864, Captain Weed returned to Tipton cmtn.ty and made preparations for entrance into business. In 1865. at \\"arsaw, Indiana. he married Margaret Jane Pressley. and located at La Porte, where he remained twelve years. After this he spent two years in Cliicago, followed by removal to Indianapolis to take charge of a cabinet company of that city. Ill health compelled him in relimiuish this position, but after a year spent at St. Paul, In.dian.a. he was suflicientl}- improved to resume work with the Conrey Birely Table C'.mpany. at Shclbyville. After remaining with this concern for six years, failing health again forced him to gi\'e up his i'io>ition. In June. 1902, he entered the postal ser\-ice and has since contin.ned in that line .if employment. Captain Weed has been a staunch Republican since the organization of that party and prominent in its local leadership. In 1902 he was chairman of the Republican Central Committee, and without his seeking was nominated as candidate f^r Representative. His ]> .pularity nas shown by the fact that though the norma! majority against him was five hundred, he cut this down to the danger p^ lint and came near being elected. While living in Chicago in 1S79 his first wife died, and in 1S91 Captain Weed married Catherine Callan. of Indianapolis. His children by the first marriage were Rosa Etta. Hattic Pressley, and Andrew Clark. Those b_\- his secrmd luarriage are r\Iary, Carrie. Martha and Catherine.

Stephex B. Washbcrx

This popular seedsman is well known throughout Shelby county, as his business ramifies extensively and brings him in touch with thousands (T peiple annually. With his numerous stores and \\idel_\- distributed trade he has become a factor in the mercantile life of the city which recognizes him as one of its most progressive citizens. His grandfather. Stephen Washlnirn. was born in Ohio and went to Kentucky and married. He lived there for some years and then rem v.ed tr. Indiana. He l)roui;lu with liini his son. James, tlien a latl of ei,c;ht years, and became a farmer in Slielby comity. James, whose l)inh occnrred in Kentncky in t8j8. married RHzal)elli Lemons, who came with her parents l' Kentncky and later to Indiana. Their marria.t^c occurred in Shelby enuuiy in 1S47 and they bcjanie tlie parents of three sons and three daughters, .\nianda. wife of Geirge ]'>ynum. a machinist ; Ge<>rge. Jennie, wife of Xoah Barnes, farmer: Stephen B.. O. D.. of Delpiios. Oliio : Xora, wife of Benjamin Cherr}". a factory worker at Shelbyville. Stci)hen B. W'aslihurn, the f'.nrth nf the family, was born in Shelbyville. Indiana. July 17, 1S58. He had but little time to attend sch.ools as necessity goaded hint ti w^rk when ten years old, becoming a carpenter's apprentice and devoting eigliteen years to that trade. From this he went tn a warch-obe factor}", where he spent two years as foreman, then found his true .gait In- making a beginning in the seed business. Fc;ur year> were spent as a buyer for Ryse & Trees, of Shelbyville. after which he returned t 1 carpentering and spent some time in that line. Xe.xt he accepted a position as foreman fur Ryse & Randall in the seed business, and devoted otie year to their service, after which he embarked for himself, and has been going it alone ever since. For fourteen years he has been in the seed buisness at Shelbyville and has met with the prosperity that comes from good judgment, care in selecting and bu\ing and close attention to details. He owns a seeii store at Hope, one at .\cton and one at W'aldron, and handles one hundred and fifty thousand dollars" worth of seeds a year. In the busy season his shipping runs as high as ten car loads per month, and there are few more important concerns cf the kind outside of the larger cities. On October 22. 190S. ^tr. Washburn married Millie Berns, whose parents are both dead. Mr. Washburn owns a commodinus home at 80 East John street, besides ])reiperty at H 5pe. In politics he is a Demi_>crat. and in religion of the Baptist jiersuasii n. his wife being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Wa>hburn is a member of the Town-hi]) Advisory Board.

Although he has not Ix-en in Shelbyville a great while, everybody knows the pripular butcher of South Harrison street, and all like t ^ trade with him as the service is first-class, and whatever he offers fi ;r sale is of the best quality. When representatives of the State Health Board come around to see if things are conducted in a sanitary manner, they have no fault to find with the Reinecke shop, which is always clean, the whole surroundings being so inviting that it is a pleasure to customers to trade there. The proprietor has "made gor.d" since his arrival in Shelbvville, and much of his success has been due to his courtcus way of treating; cu5tonicr<. Mr. Kcinccke was l)Mrn in Cincinnati. Ohio, July II. 1870. his parents hein- Henry an.l Marv i i>:anke) Rcinecke. abjut ten years old the family rcniMve-i to \'evav. 'liuliana. and when in 1890 they went back to the Ohi.. city, lie remained in X'evav and srot most of his education in that place. When ab an twelve years old he became an apprentice in a printing: otTice. soon learned his "bo.Kes." and made him.-elf so handy that in a few years he was appointed f.n-eman of the shop. It was a newsp.iper and job printing plant c imbined. and after acting as its foreman for two years under \\'alter Knox, proprietor, who didl. and M. C. Walden, \vho succeeded him. ^fr. Reinecke decided to branch out for himself. Forming a partnership with T. D. Oakley, they, launched an independent newspaper called Twice-a-Week. and the venture was warmly received bv the public, whicli furnished a go.xl sized .subscription list from the begimiing. About three years later Mr. Reinecke sold out his interests and abandoned the newspaper field for good. Later he engaged in the butcher business, ccMidiTctcd a shop with fine success until the early fall of 1S09, and then disposed of his plant. Happening to visit Kokomo about this time he stopped over at Shelbyville on his return and was .so pleased with the place that he concluded to make it his home. At first he worked for Charles Flaitz. one of the city's best known butchers, but in 1905 he purchased a butcher shop of his own in West Broadway street, from Charles AT. Barnes. A year later lie bought the shop of his former employer, Charles Flaitz. and since then his place of business has been at the old stand on Sv'Uih Harrisrm street. There is no better butcher shop in the county, and IMr. Reinecke has built up a la-'ge and lucrative trade, b-.th in the city and county.

On December 24. 1891, Mr. Reinecke married Julia O.. daughter of Isaac AI. Fro-r.r.n, of Mt. Sterling Indiana. Tiiey have mie daughter, Mildred May Reinecke. The family are members of the Baptist church, and Mr. Reinecke belongs to the Knights of Pythias lodge at Slielbvville. Both in public and private life, Mr. Reinecke is regarded as a man of integrity, full of kindly impul-es for his fellows, and always ready to help the deserving. Besides being a good business man he is a good neighbor and good citizen.

Shelby county boasts of no older and no more highly respected family than that of the Xails. They were the pioneer of pioneers, coming here when settlements were few and far between : neighbors several days" ride from each other, and the whole face of the countn,- covered by the primeval forests. The first-comers and their descendants always occupied honorable positions among their fellow citizens, helped materially in the aoTicultural development of the county, and were splendiil ty[)es cf the kind of men that it takes to make a state out of raw materials. Thout;h the family originated in Germany they have been identified with the United States from a period antedating the Declaration of Independence. Henry Xail. the emigrant founder, who was born in the German Fatherland in 1771. came three years later with his parents to Pennsylvania. In 1770 they m.igra.ted to Rnwan connl_\\ Xorth Carolina, where a settlement was made and a home established. In 1799 Henrv was married tn Mary Keller, a n;itive of Pennsylvania, and in 1S24 brought his familv to Indiana, finding a location in Shelby county on land purchased from the government. With Henry Xail came his son. Samuel, who was fifteen years old when they reached this newest of the northwestern states. Samuel Xail. the most noted of the family connection, was born in Rowan cninly, XcMth Carolina. September i. 1809. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-two years old. and then took one of man's most important steps in the world by marrying. The lady of his choice was Cherry W'rav. a tvpical pioneer girl, whci knew hnw to sjiin and weave, make clothes for the faiuily out of home-produced material, and do the other useful things essential in a woman who was to be the wife of a first settler. She was born in \'irginia, September 30. 1S13. her parents being James and Tabitha (Bass) W'rav. \\\v> came to Shelby county in 1822. James W'ray. who v.-as born in \'irginia Tanuarv 13, 17S7. became a minister oi the Gospel and was a member of those stnrdv soldiers of the cross known as the pioneer preachers. Tabitha Bass, who shared his hardships as well as his triumphs in the trying times of the western settlement, was a native of X'orth Carolina. Samuel Xail became one of the most successful farmers and most extensive land owners of the county. His holdings included four hundred and twenty acres in Brandywine township, sixty acres in Addison township, s-ime property in Fairland. and eighty acres in Missouri. He and his wife were charter members of the old Protestant Methodist church in Brandywine township, and were regarded as pillars of the faith during their long and useful lives. For many years it was the custom of the children to hold family reunions to celebrate the uni mi or natal days of their parents, and these were occasions long to be rememl^ercd as evidencing the sincere atYection and high esteem in which this fine old couple were held.

James H. Xail. perhajis the best kn.';wn of the children, was born in Addison township. Shelby county. Indiana. December 25. 1S44. He helped clear awav some of the forest on his father's land and knows at first hand what it meant to be the child of a pioneer farmer in Shelby county. When nineteen years old he enlisted in the famous Seventieth Regiment. Indiana Volunteer infantry, commanded by Benjamin Harrison in the beginning, and with this command took part in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Pumpkin Vine Creek,

Resaca. Peach Tree Cixvk aii.l Atlanta, Ijcsi.Io many In t >kinnislRS. like that at Xew Hope church, .\ttcr hi.-; muster out in iN(>5 he rctnrnc.l to the oUl home farm in Addism tnwnshi]), ami resumed the peaceful occupation of tilling- the s.mI. He has heen twice marneil. but had no children hy the first union. Decemher 30, 1SS3. ],e mavric! .Mary, dau-hter of Henry and Matilda H;)\ve. who was h. rn and Wdvca in Indianapolis, .\fter his niarria!.:-e Mr. Xail engaj^cd in farming- on his own account. He first l)oni;ht ;i sinall place of thirty-three acre- in Hrandywine t..\\n-hip, to wh.ich he ha- added from time to time until he r.wns I'ow about one hundred and thirtv acres of good farmin.g land. In 1803 lie- purchased a \v u>e on .^ mth street, in Shclljyville, to which he remo\ed for a residence, having retired from active farming pursuit.s. Later he ac(|uired various pieces of pn.ijcrty in Shclbyville, and has since devoted UKist of his attention to looking after the same. In 1907 he bjught a house at Xo. 36 Xorth Tonipkin.s street, in which he is making his present home. Politically he has always been a Republican. When General Harrison was inaugurated President ^Ir. Xail has the hon(-r of acting as escort to his old commander of Civil war days. He i> a member of Dumont Post. Grand Aiany of the Republic, at Shelbvvilie. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church, and always interested in its religious and missionary work.

George W. Ph.Vres

The genealogy of the Phares fann'ly runs well back into the oightcenth century. \\'e lirst hear of John Phares. who was born Xovember 1 i. 173'"). and left eight children. His son. William, b uai b'ebruary 19, 1765. came from Xew Jersey at an early period of the settlement of the West an ! located in Ohio. He was the father of nine children. One of lii'? sons, named Isaac, also a native of Xew Jersey, married Elizabeth Pirown in Ohio, by whom he had seven children: Jane. Sarah, Xaomi. Xancy. John. Pa.ac and Matthew P. Bv a second marriage with Pauline M. Ho'broc.k, he also had seven children: \Villiam, Robert H.. ^lary C., James L. and (jeorge W., besides two that died in infancy. Isaac pro\ed to be a veritable patriarch, as he had seventy-eight grandchildren. William Holbrook, father of his second wife, migrated from Stokes county. Xorth Carolina, to Indiana, in the f:dl of 1826. settled in Rush. county, near Manilla. He was born July 5, 1779, and died Eebruarv 14, 184 1. He married Lucy A. Crim, who was born September 17, 1779, and died March 6. 1837. Her children.- were Xancy T. Bron.son. Paulina M. Phares Emilia Flester. Jane Brown. James. John. Jacob, Franklin. Heniy and George W. The two la.-t mcntioried were killed at the battle of Stone River and all of the other children afterward died. Matthew Brown, father of Isaac Phares' first wife, was l>:'rn in Irclaiul ami emigrated tn S)uth Camlina willi liis parents, wlien he was ten _\ears old. ami had nine brcith.ers. He became a ;-okher in tlic KcvohitiDnary war, and died in 1839 aj^'ed eighty-six years. His wife, Jane Junes, of Welsh descent, died in 1S41, a,2;ed ciyhty-nine years. Eight of tiie children, David. Robert. Sanuiel, John. Catherine. Xancy. Elizal)eth ami .'^arah. came to Ohio in 1803. and seltle<l in Haniiltun county. Isaac 1 'hares, wiio was born in 1781. died in 1S4J. I'aulma H ilbrook was born May 4. 1804. in Stokes county. North Carolina, and was the daughter lA a slave owner. She died in May. 1S79.