Shelby County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1909 (part 4 of 5)

Louis E. Webb

The printing- fraternity has no finer representative or nmre comiictent workman than Louis E. Webb, who Ivs mastered his trade by goinpf through step from office bo}- to sole proprietor. Even in boyhood he estaljlished a reputation for steadiness, sobriety and reliability, wliich has proved the basis of a character that has commended him to all nf the manv eni;)lo\-ers mider whom he has worked. He has always taken a pride in his business, was ever anxious to show "clean proofs," and to do well whatever was entrusted to his hands. He is a son of Robert L. and Caroline f^^Iason) Webb, well known citizens of Shelbyville for many years, natives of Fayette county. Robert L. was ])usheij out (;n the world in boyhood and compelled to weed his own row with liille help irom uthers. He was in the livery and hotel business at various points, met with the usual successes and reverses of those hazardous callings, and died in 1905 at Terre Haute, where he had lived for some years. His wife preceded h.im to the grave, having died in 1904. They had five chlidren, ^klollie, the eklest darghter. married Charles A. Ross. tVjrmerly a ]3opular traveling salesman of Shelbyville. but at present in the wholesale grocery business at Indianapolis Catherine, for some years a favorite in Shelbyville society, married John Edward Beggs, manager of the Commercial Distilling Company, at Terre Llaute. but died some years ago, leaving four children. Stella L. is a kindergarten teacher at Terre Haute, and assists in caring for the chil'h'en of her deceased sister. Ross, the fourth child, died in infanc}'.

Louis E. Webb, the surviving son, was born at Brownsville, Indiana, November 11, tS66, and obtained his first schooling at Mattoon, Illinois, but later was in the public schools of ]\Iilton, Indiana, for five years. After his father's removal to Shelbyville in iSSi, he continued his studies in the schools . of that city and in the following year made his first step towards a business career as otTice lioy in the \"olunteer office. He soon won the good will of the foreman, pr'jprietor and editor by his kindly disposition, his excellent manners and strict attention to his diuies. When in the summer of 1884 the same force moved over to the Rcf)ublican office, to become a part of its mechanical I and editorial force, ^Ir. Webb was given a place at the case, and for many in tlie office of llie I'ree Press, where lie ni;ule i^ikhI wages and added iai;j;ely to his knowled!;e of tlie printing business. His next employment was at Indianapolis, from which place he went to Terro Hante. Imt so^n came hack to the capital city, and after a short stay returned to Shell)yville. Accepting a position in d'owell's j"li priming oftice he put in tlie next thirteen years as princi|)a! printer, and most of the time was in charge 01 the otike. When Jacob H. Deitzer was elected Clerk of the o>unty. Mr. W'ehh hou.ght his job oftice, and for three }ears lias been conducting Inisinoss "u liis i-iwn account. The work he turns out is ot the highest grade, covers pretix' much ihe wimlc field of joli printing and finds ready sale all over the county. Meth< dical. conscientious in all his transactions and thoroughly honest, no man enjoys more highly the confidence and esteem of the community. I-'or many years prominent in Odd Fellowship, and especially interested in its work, he won distinction as captain of the Degree Staff of Shelby Lodge. Xo. ,V). in a world's contest on two dift'erent occasions, at Indianap 'lis in icjoi and, Dcs Moines, Iowa, in 1902. As a recognition of his merit he was presented by the members with a beautiful gold watch neatly engraved with the emblems of the order, and this he cherishes as a precious souvenir. In addition to the Odd Fellows, Mr. Webb holds member^llip in the Elks and Ben Hur lodges at Shelbyville.

February Ji. 1S91. ^Ir. Webb married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard D. and Teresa A. Flaitz. the former fir ninny years a well known butcher and stock-buyer of Shclljyville. Mr. and Mrs. 'Webb had only one child, who died in infancv.

John Wesley Iiexrv

Shelb_\'ville has gained much by the accretion to her population of that solid type of citizen known as the retired farmer. They represent what is the most worthy. part of our citizenship, made up of men who have achieved success in agriculture, thu- benefiting themselves, tlie C'.unty ;uid tlie state. With abundant resources, accumulated as the result nf long- lives of industrious activity and good management they moved into the county seat for rest and comfort, adding to its wealth and buttressing all movements whicli lead to growth and development. It is a man of this kind to wh.om this sketch is de- \oted, and no W(a'tliier t}-pe was ever made the suliject of a brief lii(^grai)hy. It was in 1S25 that rmr subject's grandfather. John Henry. left his home m Harrison county, Kentucky, to seek a new residence in the }-oung. growing state of Indiaiia. He located with his family in Johnson county, near \\'illiamsburg on land purchased from the go\'ernment. He died a few years after establishing this new home Init left descendant- who ^.vorthily perpetuated his name. One of his sons, named Jackson, born i^n the old farm in Kentucky.

was nhout ten ycirs okl wlicn. t!ie iu;-r;ition was nuulc inti) tlie country north of tlie Ohio. About 1847 '"^ bought a farm in Sugar Creek U'wnsiiii). Slielby county, near Roggjiown, which is still in possession "f his son. In 1S51.1 he niarric'l Marv .\. Willard. a native of Shelbv CMuniv, and b^rn in iS^-'. She was the dauglue'r of Henry and Malnida i Webb) Wd'hird. wlm can.ie from the vicinity oi Jonesboro. Tennessee, in 1830. Jtickson Henry and wife were the parents of four daughters and one son. the only one of tlie former now lixing being Mrs. .Vllie Gritten. of Franklin. Indianti.

\bihn W. Henry, the only son. wa-^ b. mi on b.is iatlier'> farm near I'.ogg^- town. Shelby county, Indianti. November 24. 1S54. He-ides attending the public schools of the vicinity he had the ad\ anta.ge of a term at I-'ranklin College, but immediately after laying d(_iwn Ins books, resumed the agricultural jiursuits that had absorbed practically all the active years of his life. The only intermission was in 1S84. when he purchased the store of Smiiji. Lee iS: Company. at Boggstown, conducted it w iih success for a year ami was then o mpelled to abandon his mercantile venture on account of ill liealth. Though he h;id a large trade and was making mcmey, he sold out in 1885 and returned 10 his old pursuits on the farm. In 1893 he pmxhased a home in Shelby\-il!e on the corner of Colescott and Tomi^lsins ^treets and inoscd i'Uo the city for iiermanent residence. He still owns two hundred forty acres of land, for which he has refused one huitdred twenty-five dollars an acre, and is situated to enjoy life to the best ad\-antage possible: in fact, he leads what may be justly considered the most ideal of all lives. Fond of travel he has been able to gratify his desire to see new places, thus adding to his store c»f knowdedge by one of the most agreeable of educational processes. He has \-isitetl a large pan of the United States, besides Cilba, ^^lexico and other countries. L'sually he spends his winters in the South, returning to the .\orth in the late spring refreshed from the journey and stored with new subjects of con\'ersation.

October 11, 1S77, ]Mr. Henry married Hannah ].. daughter of John and Hannah (Watson) Gushing. The parents were English people who came over about the year 1850, and spent two years in Xew Jersey before coming to Shelb}-ville. In 1871 they located in Sugar Creek townshij) and since then have made their homes there. To Mr. and ^Irs. Hemw four children have been born, one of whom died in infancy, the sur\-ivors being Myrtle E.. Pearl, and Claude. Pearl is the wife of William Jeffries, and resides at Xorth Madison, Indiana. Claude married Montie Sandifer, anrl is a resiflent of Marietta, where he teaches school in winter and follows other occupations in summer. Myrtle E. is at home. 'Mv. Henry is a member of the Modern \\"oodmcn. Red Men and Eagles.

He died in October. 1901. aged eighty-one years. Mis son. .Mexander W. Tindall. w.is born in Washington towii^hip. July ;\o. 1851. and. like his ancestors before him devoted hi-; life to agricultural pur.-uits. Xovember J5. 1875. he married Xancy Bassett. who was born February 19, 1855. her parents being Sylvester and Susan (Monroney) Bassett. Her father was born March 26, 1814, in a boat that was carrying his parents down the Ohio river on their journey from Xew ^'ork t(-. Indiana. He liecanie a pro-perous farmer in Marion township, and one of the best known men in Shelby county. He died in March. 1902. Susan Monroney was born .April 19. 18 18. in Dearboni county. Indiana, and died April 2^. 1899. Their marriage occurred December 23, 1837. Alexander and X'ancy (Bassett) Tindall had three children: Charles, now deceaseil. was born .March it. 1883. Marie, born March 7. i8(,)3, is at home with lier parents.

William W. Tindall, oldest child and only living son of the familv. was born in Shelby county, Indiana. September 9, 1876. His earlv years were spent upon the farm and he finished his preliminary education in the district and Slielbyville schools, then taught school f, mr years in Washington township. He attended the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, beginning September 10. 1S99. and was graduated April 14. 1903. As soon as he obtained his degree the doctor "hung out his shingle" at Carthage. Rush county, and applied him-elf to the practice of his profession at that point for three years. In the spring of 1906 he removed to Slielbyville and opened an ofllcc in room 3. Akers and Teal building, where he is ever ready to give attention to all callers in his line. Doctor Tindall is a member of the Pension Boiinl of Examining Surgeons, aiul examines tV>r the Pru<lential Life Insurance Company, and also the Modern Woodmen.

June 2^. 1903. Doctor Tindall married Carrie E.. daughter of George W and Mary Phares. prominent residents of Shelby county. ( See sketch of George \\'. Phares.) George was born October 2^. 1840. and Mary ( Varling) Phares was born Septemljer 13. 1S42, and they became the parents of seven children. Mrs. Tindall being the sixth in order of birth. Drictor and Mrs. Tindall have one cliild. William R.. who was born in Carthage. Indiana. October 21. 1904.

An examination uf the records sIkavs that tlie I'aniily of this name is descended on b'jih sides of the In inse f p im early settler,- in Indiana and Miehiu;an. and that its nieniliers have ti.^nred creditahly in \ariMU> ccmmnnnies, huth in war and in peace. We lirst hear of Co>)khorn Sammons. a native of Jasper county, who was killed in batti-; while fi.t^hting- as a soldier for the I'nion during the Ci\il war. His widow. lunily Sammons. is still a resident of Dowagiac. Michigan, at the ad\anced age of ninei\' years. There were two marriages by the old .soldier and two sets of children, three by the Hrsi wife and two by the second. Among the first was Adelbert Sammons. who was b^rn in Cass cottnty, Michigan. February 25. i.'^54. He became a farmer after he reached maturity, and has devoted his whole life to agricultural pursuits, his present residence being ai Dciwagiac. lie married Etta Mechling. wlio was born in Cass count}'. Michigan. March 9, 1856, of parents cjriginall_\- frcjm Pennsylvania. Her mother's name was Heaton. a member of a family at Elkhart, Indiana. Her paternal grandmother had two brothers in the Civil war, both of whom escajieil without serious injury and are still living. Abraham Heaton is a resident of Cas- county. ?ilicliigan. and his brother William li\e3 in South Bend. Indiana. John ]\Iechling. only l)roiher of Etta, is a farmer by calling and a resident of Cass county. Adelbert and Etta Sammons had three children. Richard G. is a resident of Shelbyville. and the local representative of tlie \\'atkins ]\Iedicine Compain- ; Xonia, the oidy daughter, tnarried Benjamin IMcCleary, a farmer, and resides at Dowagiac.

Eeslie C. Sammons, eldest of the family, was born at \'andalia. Cass county, :Mich,igan, December i. 1S76. He attended the district schools in youth, but after his father's removal to Dowagiac in 1S8S he had the benefit of the high sch )ol. from which he was graduated in 1S95. Meantime he had been studying for two years in the oftice of Doctor Herkimer, and he remained there as a student and assistant until October i. 1S96. at wliich time he entered the Chicago Homeo]5athic College. After a twr. years" coin-se in this institiuion he atter.deil lectures for twelve months in St. Enui';. returning during vacations to study with Doctor Herkiiner. April 4. 1899, he finished his preliminary education by graduation in the Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri, at St. Louis, and in May of the same year he located at Shelby\-ille. For ten years he has occupied the same otince in the Dorscy block, and has enjoyed a constantly increasing practice. He is skillful both in surgery aiid therapeutics, in fact, is a modern physician, up-to-date in methods, attentive to duty and ready at all times to render service to the sufferiiig. He is a member of the International Congress on Tul)erculosis. and do^es mucli work in tliis special line. Out of t\\enty-se\en cases treated by Doctor Sammons during a period of eleven months: only five

Ciiadwicks History Of Siieij-.V Co., Ixh

July j;. 1899, DoctPr SanmiMn:^ nnrried .s-;dio C. danQliter n{ 'riinuias and Xancy (Hurtle) Lilley, of Cass onmly, Michigan. Mrs. Sainnmns is the youngest of three daughters. Their father is a pnispen>us fanner of Cass county. Doctor Sammons has steadily grcwn in ix:)puiariiy since he became a resident of Shelhyville, and is recognized as one of the most promising of the city's young physicians. He has all the elements of success, not the least being sociability, genial address and capacity for making friends.

H. Tay Poot

The career of tlie well known gentleman of this review is an interesting one, for it shows what a man of determination, perseverance and fortitude mav ace imi)lish, altliough handicapped by none too favorable environment in his youth, for he has surmounted obstacles one by one, and has achieved definite success. H. Jay Root was horn at Milan, Indiana, September 7, 1866, the son of Calvin J. and Elvira PrM:t. Wdien he was six years old his parents moved to Grand Rapids. Michigan, where he remained until July 22. 1S95. Mr. Root was educated in the common schools of Grand Rapids. When thirteen years old he went to wtirk in a factory, making axle grease boxes at ten cents per hundred, a very poor remuneration for the amount of work required, but the lad displayed grit and continued at this until something better presented itself. His next employment was at the Bissel Carpet Sweeping Company's plant, the first furniture coiupany in which he workeil. He remained with this firm for a period of four years, during which time he learned much about that si.ecial lir.e of business which has been of great subsequent benefit to him. He then went with Berkey & Gage, furniture makers, where he began learning the furniture business. Ele was later emplyoed by the Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company, having worked on a machine for four and one-half years wdien he was put in full charge of the factory. He was then only twenty years of age, but he was eminently successful in this responsible po.sition. After remainir.g in charge of that factory for one year he went with the ^l. L. Sweet Furniture Company as general superintendent and manager. Four and (_>ne-half years later Mr. Sweet decided to close out his business on account of his advanced age, and Mr. Root wound up his affairs and locked the doors of the plant.

early succc<>e- in the nirmufactuiiuj; world and canic to Slielhyville. Indiana, where he to >k the position of superintendent with the Hodell Ftirniture dmpany. I'pon rl-.e death oi M. 13. Rohbins in 1S98. Mr. RiK>t was made general manager and superintendent, which p.isiti<n he siill Imlds. gi\'ing his usual satisfaction. P.cfr'MV the d.eruh of Mr. K..>!ihin-. the direcmrs of this cnncern. in recognition of the services of Mr. l-loMt. each ga\'e him a certain portion of stock and made him a director in the ciMn])any. In iSgj he purchased a half interest in the Blanchanl-Haniilton Furniture Company. After retaining this interest he dis])iised of tlie same in 1900. In that year he and Julius Joseph and Jonas Joseph started the Root Furniture Com]>any. mauuf.acturing cheap and medium side-boards.

On Xovember :25. 1S86. Mr. Root's domestic life began when he married Xellie Stiles, of Grand Rapids. ^Michigan. .She is the representative nf a fine c:ld family of tiiat city. 1"it this luiinn one son. Louis J. Root, has been born.- Following in the footstei>s of his father, he is in the fuiMiiture business, and gives every indication of a successful futm-e. Mr. Root has a beautiful, modem and nicely furnished residence, everyth.ing about which is in excjuisite taste, and pervadin.g it is an air of refinement and cheer. In his fraternal relations 'Mr. Root is a r^Iason, having taken every degree in tlie same, both in the Scottish and York Rites, except the thirty-third degree. He and his wife b'th belong to the Order of Eastern Star. Mr. Root is a man of attractive personal appearance, genial in manners, courteou-. and a pleasarit man to kin'w. consequently he is popular with all classes.

Harry H. Whitcomb

The family of this name ha^ been iilentifieil with Shelby county for o\-er sixty years and ha\e dons their full share in the public progress and dc\'e!opment. Old-timers will recall Rev. David \\'h.itcomb. who became widely known as a minister of the Gospel of unusual force and aliility. He followed this worthy calling for many years in Ohio during the second quarter of the last century, but failing health finally led him to abandon the pulpit. He married ]\Iagdalene F. W'elton. and in 1848 came to Shelby onmty. settling "u a farm three miles east rjf Shelby\'ille. Harr}- H. W'hiicomb. his son. was born in Columbus. Ohio, July 11. 1844. and was but foiu- years old when the change of residence was made to Shelby county. After arriving in this county the father followed farming until 1866, when his death occurred. During the eighteen years of h.is residence in Shelbv count}-, he preached frequently and enjoyed an extensive acquaintance th.roughont Eastern Luliana. He wa- a s:(:c(] busi'^css man. possessed of excellent judg-ment as to values and before liis death li:id accuimilatcd ;i c mil". tuiIjIc fi.runic, cmsi-tin.LC of i'muv hundred acres (n' hind aiul ..ther i)r..i)eriy. 1 harry Whitcmih atteiuled t!ic county schools in liis neighhoriKHid and was a pupil inr some time in ."^helhyville. ],ater he entered Ashury (new Del'auw) L'ni\er>!iy. and after a lull course obinined liis decree in 1.869. After leavin- c-IIe.ue he studied law in the oflice of Davis & Wright, practiced his i)i-ofession for a few years and then entered tlic internal re\emie service as g-auger. He retained this position for eleven vears. and during tlia.t time huilt up a large and lucrative insurance and loan Inisiness. being the i-ioneer in that line at Shelhyville. After Cleveland's election in 1SS4 Mv. Wdiitcomb resigned his position in the revenue service and engaged in manufacturing, as a member of the Conrev-I'.irelv Table Company, now known a> the Davis-lSirely Talile C'ompany. Mr. Wdiitcomb is secretary and treasurer (if the corporation which fmni small IjLginni'-.igs has grown into one of Shelbyville's most prosperous industries. Mr. is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Baldwin Commanderv. Xo. 22. Knights Templar. Personally Mr. Whitconib is a gentleman of quiet demeanor and even temper, denoting habitual self-possession. He is literary in his tastes, has read much and makes excellent company for those who euiov his intimacy. Few men are so well informed as tu current events of importance or concerning all those things which go to make up a liberal education.

February, 1879, Mr. W'hitcomb married Martha \'.. daughter of ]ohn B. and Sarah (Hays) Johnson, of M(.rristown. in this cou'itv. To them three children have been born, of whom two dieil in infanc\-. The survivor is David Hays Wdiitcomb. who was born at Sh.elliyvillc. June 28. 1887. After attending the city schools lie entered DePauw University and was graduate. class of June. 1909.

Frank Doble

During the days of the Civil war and for many years after there was no better known man than Henry Doble. His employments were many, his talents versatile and there never was a finer mixer in all the tide of time. When eighteen years old. he sat in the cab as an engineer of the first train ever pulled through Shelhyville. In i860 he was electcil Sheriff, and his term was one of the most resixinsible ever devolving upi.'n a peace oflicer, as the Civil war was raging, passions ran high and the bad blood between factions often brought on collisions, especially at the polls and where large crowd.s were assembled. Air. Doble had a wr:nderful suave address and often calmed disturbances bv a few

Frank Dol,'le, tlic only soil, was born at Shelbyville, In(hana, Julv 5, i860, and grew up with the usual experiences of the average b^y of that period. His first venture into the business world was in 1S79. as clerk in the Doble & Williams', afterwanls Dnble & Del'rez and J. C,'. Dcl're/ C". niinny's hardware store, where \u: remained for eighteen years. In all. he put in twenty-seven yeas in various city stores, but hnally decided to branch nut for himself, and in 1901 became a partner in with H. B. Griffey in the hardware store wliich they have since conducted with .success. The firm enjoys a flourishing business, as both (if the mtmhers are l:u-i]ers and p. >pu:ar with their trade. Mr. Doblc has inherited mncli nf the geniality of his lamented father, and has an irresistible way of converting all he meets into friends. Mr. Doble is a member of the Masonic Order of high standing, and also lielongs to the Independent Order i)f Odd Fellows. He is a stockholder in the First National Hank, and a director in tlie Sh.elljy Building and Loan Association.

^Ir. Doble married Emma Alexander, long one of the faAorites in Shelbvville society. She was born when the family lived in Montgomery county, and lost her father when three years old. Later her mother, Mrs. Sarah Alexander, removed to Shelbyville. wh.ere their home became headquarters for the city's best people. Mr. and Mrs. Doble were married at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

George Haeiil

The subject of this biographical review, although of the second generation of Germans in this c(.'untry. has many of the sterling traits ;ind praiseworthy characteristics of the people of that country who have done so much toward the development of Shelby county : in fact the major portion of the United States. George Haehl was born in Union township, Shelby county, Indiana. June 6. 1849, ^h.e son of John Flenry and Mary C. (Zeisz) Haehl. Jolin Henry Haehl was bc.rn in Ba\aria. Germany. December 4. 1820. He came to America and prospered, ending liis days in Shelby county, on September 3. 1855. H'* wiiii was born in Rheinpfaltz, Bx^ron, Germany. November 27, 1S26, and died in Shelby county, June 28. 1907. The subject's father landed in Xew Orleans upon his arrival in the United States. He was yet a young man. Xot taking a fancy to the South, he asceinled the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati, and later came to Shelby county. He v.ns accompanied by liis parents, and tliey located just south of tlie ( iennan cluircli in L'nion township, liis lather puvcliasing wild laud there and at once set about making- improvements, developing: the same into a ijnud farm, jdhu Henr}- Ilaelil died when our subject was on!_\- six years old. consc(|uently he di)e3 not kui w nuich of hi-^ father: but he was a i)r(isperi)us and hard-woiking farmer, devoting all his time to his home and family, lie was a member (if the German Protestant church of Union township, a Democrat in pilitics but not an olhce seeker. The subject's mother came to this country when she was a girl, with her parents who located in Shelliy county. Indiana, when she was about six years old. John Henry Haeh! and .Mary C. Zeisz were married in this county, and five children were b irn tn them as fcijlows: the first child dieil in infancy: Rosina married jacnb Thoibrdd: Gorge, df this review: John, deceased: Caroline, who mrirried a Mr. W'itz.

(ieorge Haehl recei\ed his cducatiim in th.e ci.mmnn schools of Slielby county, and spent his youth at home working on the farm. When he reached manh.ojd he married Katherine Kuhn. on December 7. 1872; she was liorn in Shelby county. May i. 1856. the daughter of Andrew and Anna Mary ( 'J'lieobald') Kuhn. Andrew Kuhn was l)orn in Germany. August 20. 1807, and died in Shelby courity. Indiana, in 1870: his wife was al-o born in Gernian.y. Augu-t 3. 1808. and tlieil in i8<jo. They came t<j the I'nited States in an old-fashioned sailing vessel about sixty-one years ago. Andrew Kuhn was one of the prominent meinbers of the Kuhn famil}- in this country.

Eleven children have been born to the subject and wife as follows: Pauline Otilda. Ixirn December 12. 1873. married Jacob Ciayheimcr. living in L'niiju township, and they are the parents of child. Delia Irene: Plenry A., born July 26, 1874. married Laura John: they are living in L'nion townsiiip. and are the parents of two children. Clark Henry and George Wallace. Tieorge \\". was born April 4. 1876: Flora Catherine, born April 21. 1878, married Albert Callahan, of L'nion township, and they are the parents of one cliild. Freda I'^ay ; Joint R.. ln.irn September 2t,. 1879. married Xora Callahan, of Union township, and they are the parents of two children. Elma Irene and Mary Frances: Ida. born Octolier 6. 1887. married Arkas Wagoner: they li\e in Rush county and are the parents of one child, Tra Revere: Ella C. was born January 5, 1874; Laura L. was born Jid}' 13, 1883. and married Julius Theobald: they live in Rush county, and are the parents of two children. Fern Elizabeth and Mabel Catherine: Oscar P., Ixjrn December 31, 1887, is deceased: Robert Daniel, born November 28, 1889, is living at home: Walter, born October 16, 1894, is also a member of the family circle. This large family has always been a hamionious and happy one, and the-e children are fairly well educated and doing well.

Gc-'urge Haehl has carried on general farming practically all his life. Flis highly imi)rovcd farm consists of about three hundred and sixty acres, well

Coss.Airt & Soxs

Simon Peter Cossairt. senior member of the firm of Cossairt & Sons, florists, was born in Howard county, [Missouri. August 14, 1S46. the only child of Henry and Mary (Krutz) Cossairt. He was reared in his native state, educated in the common scho 'Is and lii< ea.rly life on a farm, which hr'.d a decided influence in inducing hiir. to select agriculture for his vocation, .\fier following his chosen calling in Missouri until eighteen \ears of age he went to Switzerland county, Indiana, where be engaged in truck and market gardening, which he followed with encouraging results until his removal in 1890. to Shelbyville. since which time he lias devoted his attention X' iinriculture in this city and built up a business seco:id in magnitude and importance to that of few florists in the state. "The River Dale Green House," the name by which his establisliment is known, is the largest and Ijest equipped structure of the kind in the city, and splendidly adapted to the purpose it is intended to subserve, being constructed on the latest scientific principles and cont.aining an area of seven thousand sijuare feet. ]\Ir. Cossairt has made a critical stud_\' of the fascinating pursuit in which he is engaged, and is familiar with its every detail, being an accomplished tlorist. also a careful and methodical business man. Associated with him are bis sons. \\'illi.am H. and Charles Frederick, the firm thus constitutetl being up-to-date in all luatters relating to floriculture, ready to extend every courtesy to patrons and vi-itors and to fill all orders and make deliveries with promptness and dispatch. In addititju to the large and growing local business which tliey command, they have quite an extensive patronage in other places, which they supply b}- shipment, the demand for fliiwcrs. plants, bulbs, etc., being all they can meet, and indicating the strong hold which the firm has on the confiilence oi the public.

yh. Cossairt v.as married in ."Switzerland county. Indiana. October 9, 1870. to Elizabeth Louise Deppe. wliu was 1/orn Septenilier J5. 1S5J, in Han- over, Germany, bcinjj an only cliild. Her fatlier died when she was qnitc young, and her mother, Cliarlutte Deppe, siibjef|uently came lo tlic I'nitetl States and Ijccamc the wile of a Mr. Sdimid. to whom slie Imre one cliild. Rosella, who married Ccorgc (liven, of Florence. Indiana. William II. was born May 7, 1N7J, in (lallatin cnunty. Kenlncky, educaied, :ii \'cv;iy. Indiana, and the Indianapolis Bnsiness Collcjj'e. and for some years has been his father's business partner. Charles Frederick was born January i, 1S91, anrl became a member of the firm in 1909. Their present enterprise is the outsrowtii of the vegetable and truck garden in which they cng.aged scseral years ago, near Shelliyville. in conncctii n with which they ;-uIi~ei|ueinly st.arlcd in a nindest way the growing of flowers. This proving successful beyond their expectations, they finally discontinued gardening to devote their entire attention to floriculture, the result being the jjresent large and nourishing establishment under the hrm n:invj of C(-^airt .\: Sons, whicli i-~ now doing a business >econd to 1 that of few hrms of the kind in Indiana. Wilham II. Cos>airt. like hi< f;\tlier,

-j in the vcar 1905. Margaret, liorn July jS. 1SS5. was educated in the Shelbyj ville schools and assists her father and brother in the greenhouse, being an work in the Xdrlhern completed the course i engaged in teaching ; to editcational work in the township high <ch. repute in the latter i>i'-^ county has never l)een served i'.i this capacity by a more capable or accomplished man. By diligent attention to his bu^ine.^s interests, official and otherwise, he has been quite successful financially, having accumulatetl a comfortable conipeteiic} , including several houses an.d. lots in Shelbyville. a fi".e farm oi eighty acres, six miles north. These, with his valuable pers.jiial ])roperty and jirivaie capital, place him in independent circumstances, and make him one rii the wellto-do men of the community.

Mr. Coyle's domestic life began on the 6th of (October. 1904, at which time he was married tri Fanny O. P.assett. the third of a family of two sons and four daughters, whose parents. John R. and Eli.vabelli (Thompson) i'.assett, were among the well k-nriwn and highly esteemed resident? of Shell)y county. Mrs. Coyle was educated in the public schools, and has been a true helpmeet to her husband, assisting him in his various entcrpri.=es. encouraging him in his undertakings and to her sane counsel and advice he is indebted, for no small share of the success with which his efforts have been crowned.

Mr. Coyle is a public spirited man in all the term implies, and possesses to a marked degree the confidence of the people of Shelby county, as the various positions to which he has been chosen abundantly attest. For four years he has held the responsible office of secretary and chairman of the Farmers' Agricultural Institute of the count}- and for three }ears has served as general superintendent of the Shelby County Fair .\ssr)ciation. in both of which capacities he displays executive ability of a high order and a familiarity with organization which bcs])eaks his retenti(in in these p^isiticins as long as he sees fit to accept them. He is an enth.usiastic memfier of the Pythian Brotherhood, having filled ail the chairs in Chillon Lodge. Xo. i2g. in v.hich he nr)w Imlds the title of past chancellor, and is also a member of Lodge Xo. 457. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Shelbyville. For several years he has served on the Township Board of Education, and in this capacity has ]al:)ored untiringly to advance the interests of the schools and bring them up to the high standard of ex'cellence for which they are now noted. Mr. Ci.yle is an accomplished musici?.!!. and. for four years has been a member of the city band, also of the orchestra, which has a wide reputation anTmg the leading organizations

Johx Alkxaxdkr Tixdall

The name of Tindall has been familiar in Shelby county from an early and through the first representatives was connected with all the struggles of the pioneer period. I.saac Xeal Tinfjall. a native of Delaware, started west when the tide of emig-ration was flowing strong towards the Xortlnvest Territory, but made his first settlement in the state of Kentucky. Later he crossed into Indiana with his family, struck the trail to Shelbv countv. and finally located on a farm of eighty acres in Washington township. A hard worker and a man of much energy, he soo-i made himself felt as a farmer, gradually increasing his land holdings as his affairs prospered. He c.stablisiied a tannery on his place, which became one of the pioneer landmarks and was an industry of great value to his neighbors as well as to the owner. Alexander C. Tindall, one of his sons, served three years as a Union soldier during the Civil war and made a g~iod record, being wounded in the hand in one of the general engagements in which his command participated. George W. Tindall. another son, was born in Delaware. Xovember jg, 1826. and was still a vouth when his parents located in Shelby county. He combined the business of farming and tanning after he grew up. but occasionally filled a place in a blacksmith shop when w-ork was needed in that line. October 3, 1849. he married Sarah ilcCann, and the event was typical of the primitive methods of that period, the bride and groom riding on the same horse to the residence of "Scjuire Sextion, who jjerfoimed the ceremony without any unusual display, and sent the couple away hap])_\- and contented. Sarah was a daughter of Joseph ]\IcCann, a native of Kentucky, who locatetl in Shelby county and entered land in wdiat is now Shelby t(.)wnship. He died when Mrs. Tindall was a small child, and she was reared by relatives. She was born December 8. 1S33, and died December 9, 1905. To Ger:rge \\'. and Sarah ( ^McCann ) Tindall three children were born, Louisa S.. wife of ^L^rtin D. Miller, is a resident of Shclbyville: Isaac X'., who graduated as a physician at the Lclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, died February 5, 1882.

John A. Tindall, the only .surviving son. was born in Shelby township, Shelby county, Indiana. April 18, 1S58. After graduating from the Shelbyville high school in 1876. he entered Ann Arbor (Michigan) L'niversity. and obtained a de-rec from that in^titntiMn in the class .-i 1878 Entcrin- immediately upon the practice mi law he has ever since heen une ,.1 the host -uul busiest_ lawyers of the city. hi> husiness increa.sin- with the vcars until he is recognized as one of the leadin- mcmhers ui the Shclbv County Bar. painstaking and careful in the prepaiaii,)n of his cases, dili-ent in the pursuit ..1 evidence and watchful of his clients' interests. M,-. Tind.dl ranks am.n- the best of the bar in all the essentials of an office as well as a trial lawver"? In iSSo he was ai)p<;.inted deputy-proseculor for the Sixteenth Judicial' Circuit, and served a term of two years with entire acceptibilitv to his principal. Mr. Tmdall makes a specialty of the settlement of estates, adiusting conlrnvcrsies involving large properties, and being an excellent husine^< man. his advice is eagerly sought and always valued. At tlie organization .^f the Citizens' (las Coiiipany. he became one of the directors and was elected president, in which positions he was of great aid to the association. His father's help was frequently solicited at the various crises through which the companv went. He joined with six other prominent citizens in a pledge of one hundred thousaiul dollars in support of the company, which financial aid carried it to successful completion and established a firm footing. The fine Italian hand of lohn Tindall was seen through all these transactions, .ni.l to his d<i!l, legal assistance and business sense the final victory was largely due.

Mr. Tindall is a wealthy land owner, hi.^' holdings amounting to five hundred acres south and east of the city. He and his sister were ihe^mly heirs to the estate of their father, who died December 5. 1903.

In Xovember, iS8j. Mr. Tindall married Alice, daughter of lohn and Cathei-inc Emert, of Greensburg. Mrs. Tindall. who is the fifth of the iiarents' seven children, is well educated and quite an artist in oil and water colors. She is mucli attached to her home, over which she presides with grace and kindly hospitality.

Mrs. Susax Dixox

Indiana gained and I'ennsylvania lost a valuable man wlien Edwin Toner migrated from the latter to the former state. Born on .\ugust 8, 178^. he remained in the place of his nativity for twenty-seven years and then decided on a step which eventually led to fortune. Having been married in iSio to Susan I'pdegrafi". he came with her three years later into what was then known as Indiana Territory. Locating first at Laurel, Franklin countv, he spent ten years in that locality and then decided to push farther west in search of a betterment of condition. Fiiuling a new home in Shelby countv, he entered land, prospered in his venture and in time became one of the'county's wealthiest and most influential citizens. At one period he owned one thousand acre? ot Shelby county-s be?i land, and duriii- lii> Ion- and useful life enjoved a resjiect among- his fellow men that is never extended" to anv except ih.ise who have proven their faith hy their works. For fiftv vears he'was an exemplary member of the Methodist church anri durinjj that'timc was a pillar of stren-th m the cause ui religin,,. Ori.ginally of stron- cnstitutiMn, abstemious in 'his habits and a pattern of correct living-, this worthy pinn.eer reached the ripe atje of eig-hty-f.air years before the final summons reached him an<l his lasl monients were om^oled by the presence of affectionate children and hosts of sincere friends. His death occurred in iSr,8 at .Shelby ville in the home of his .>^onm-law. Susan ( L'pdegraff ) Toner v/as a woman of qualities nicelv adapted to make her a wife such as was best suited to so pious a niaii as her !m^i>-ln<l. Born in Pennsylvania on April 30. 1793. she was onlv ten years dd when united to Edwin Toner in sacred bonds that were not to jjc loosened until death. Sharing all his early struggies. his dav> darkness and his prospt-riiv. this good woman left an indelible impress for good on everv community that was fortunate enough to enjoy her presence. In 1806, when onlv th'ineen years old. she united with tlie Alethodist church, and for sixtv sul,>c-(|uent years of her life that historic religious organization had no niMre faithful or enthusiajtic a member. In fact her houseVas a home hn- the clergv. and always a welcome oasis for the hard-working circuit-rider of Southeastern Indiana. They entertained all comers with lavish hospitality and a sojourn at the Toner residence was s<->mething never forgotten by those who enjoved the privilege.^ ^Irs. Toner's death was recognized as a distinct loss to all good causes. To this \\ortliy couple ten children were born, most of whom reached maturity, and left families, whose descendants are widely scattered, but many are still residents of Shelby county, .^mong the latter may be mentioned the family of John Toner, consisting of three sons who live' six mile> west of Shelbyville, and John Toner, Jr., who farms the old home place.

Susan Toner, the only sur\-iving member of the familv of ten chiidren of her parents, was born at Laurel, Franklin county, Indiana^ :\Iav 2. iS^j, and was consequently about nine years old when her parents came to Shelbv o m'lty. She was educated in the schools at the county seat and enioyed every advantage that could be afforded by a home of wealth and refinement.

\\ hen she had grown to womanhood she was m.arried to John Dixon, a man in every way desen-ing of so worthy a bride. He was a man of affairs, prominent in business circles and one of the originators of the First National Bank of Shelbyville. in which he- became one of the largest stockholders. He died at his comfortable home in Shelbyville in 187 1. after a life of usefulness and activity. The only fruit of the union between Mr. and Mrs. Dixon was a daughter, long a [inpular favorite in Shelbyville societv. and widelv known as Fanny Dix.ri. In the prime ni her attractive girlhood she was united in niarr'age with Dr. H. C. .Morn.nv, a pcjpular and pn.mising young physician who enjovL-d a wide aaiuaimance and univer?al esteem. Their only child died in infancy and tile nii)ther"s all too short life was terminated by an nntimely death at Sherman, Texas. April 5. i88j. Her husliand is at present and for some 3-ears past has been a practicing physician at Austin. Texas. The deatli of lier only daiiylUer \vns a severe blow \o tiie in. iherly heart of Mrs. Dix. .n: one. in fact, from which she was never able to fully recover, l-'or the past twentytwo years she has lived quietly in elegant apartments on Xortli Harrison street, in a building formerly known as the Robins block. She has a handsome income, chietly derived from the bank ^tock inherited fr. >m Iter liusband. which made her the first lady stockholder in the First Xatirmal P.ank. The Kay House was once owned b_\- her father. "Aunt Sue," as she is affectionately called by her many acquaintaitces. is spendin.g the evening of her life (|uielly enjoying the society of many friends, both of the yoiing-er and older generations.

It was a widely di-tributed. intiiiential and unusually successful line that sprung from Isaac Xeal Tindall. the old farn.ier and tanner, who located in Shelby county during the days whe-i most of its surface was covered with forest. John M. Tindall. on.e of his sons, was burn in Kentucky, near Lexington. August 30. 18 1 7, and was a stout _\<.iuth when his father emigrated to this state. He was trained to wi.rk on the farm in tlie tanners", later ran a sawmill r>n Lewis creek, gaini'.'i^ from the rough experience of his earlier years a stock of u-eful knowledge, which stood him in good stead in after life. .\s a farmer and stc;ick raiser he exhibited energy and thrift, and when the increase of population and rapid development afforded opportunities for making money, John Tindall was equal to the occasion, buying and selling farms in difl'erent states and eventually becoming very prosperous. His death occurred at Shelbvville. Xovemher 3. 1S76. July 6. 1843. he was married to ^lalinda Thompson, descended from one of the old pioneer families. Her parents were \'irginians. and came west in an early day. Her birth occurred after the settlement in Indiana, on February 2, 1826. John .M. and Malinda iTh^'mp-on) Tindall were the parents of ten children: ?\[ary. wIk) married Austin Hendrickson. a prosperrnis farmer of Iowa, has ele\en children: Sarah, who married Joseph Perr*-. also became the mother ni eleven children, and is a resident of ArJ<ansas: George T.. who married twice, is living with liis second wife at Corpus Christi. Texas, engaged in the real estate business: Isaac FL. who also married twice, is living in retirement with his second wife. Jennie Linneaus. at Hot Springs. Arkansas; Fannie, deceased, was the wife of David Xuple. and left one son : Ella married Joseph Fjishop. by whom she had rme son: she is now the wife of William Sandy and resides at Howard. Col.uad.i; Oletta, now Mrs. \\'agoner. is a resilient of Denver: John W. is a dairy ranchman at Pueblo, Colnrado; Marsh;dl G. married Mamie Youny-, ;uid is in the undertakinti" business at Slielbvvillc.

Cliaries 11. Tin. kill, y.iun.i;;est ,<i iiie family, ua. bnrn in Shell)y Lmn-hip, Shelby county, Indiana, October 12. 1871. .\fter the usual rcutine in the country and city schouls he sjient a year at DeT'auw I'niversil}'. and entered the dep:irtment i^f law in the University at .\nn Arb^.r, Michit;an. where he was graduated in the class of 1894. Returning- to Shelb\-ville. he jiracticed alone fijr a while, but subsequently fjecame a full partner with his Cciusin. jidin A. Tindall. ' The firm of Tindall & Tindall is fuv of the most prosperous in Siielbyville, engag-ed constantly in litigation inv( living large party interests, ^fr. Tindall served for two years a< City Attorney, and is regarded as one of the brightest of the younger moniliers of tlie bar. He is (piite a lodge man and lias been prominent in various fraternal orders, including the Elks, Knights of Pythias, ?vbxlern Woodmen. Court of Hon. ^r. Pen Hur and Poyal Neighbors of America. He is a director (jf the Court of Honor and ofhcial of the ^b-idern \\'oodmen.

January J2. K)o8, he married Cora Elizabeth, dauglitcr of George W'aglit. formerly in active jiractice of the law and prinninent in Methodist chun'h eii-cles. ^^Irs. Tindall graduated fiv.m the city high schools and was a successful teacher in the Shclliyville public schorils. She is prominent in religious work of the Alethodi^t Episcopal church, paying especial attention to th.e Epworth Leag'ue and \\'omen's State ^Missionary Society. Her only sister. Mrs. ^fary Orebaugh, is the wife of a prominent Sbelbyville photographer.

Secretary of "The ?\[utual Loan and Savings .Association" of Shelbyville. and one of the city's most accomiilished business men. is a native of Shelby county, Indiana, born Xtjvember 14, 1S73, in Xoble township. His fatlier. Simpson H. Lewis, whose birth also occurred in the county, followed tiie \mTsuit of agriculture frir a liveliliood, served in Company K, One TTtmdred and Twentv-thinl bidiana Infantry, during- the late Civil war, and on being discharged, was pensiiined by reason of impaired health. His wife. Medora J. Gregon,-. daughter of Charles S. and Mary Gregory, has spent her life near the place of her birth. Simpson H. and Medora J- Lewis are the parents of live children, four of whom are living, namely: Iva Mary, Ora S. and Edward W.. all residing in She1b}- county, the daughters still members of the home ci'-cle.

early learned by practical experience the meanings of hnnest labor, and while still quite young formulated i)lan> for the future with the object oi becmning something- more than a mere passive factor in the world of alTairs. After attending for S';me years the district schnol and completing the pie^erihed cnurse of study, he entered the high school at Sulpliur Hi!!, from which he wr.s graduated in due time, the discipline thus received being afterwards supplemented by two years at the Northern Indiana Normal University at \'alparaiso. W'hh this excellent training he engaged in educational work and soon achiewd more than local rejuite as a capable ami i)opiilar instructor an.l (liNc;|)linarian, as the demand for his ser\-ices by son.ie of the best schools in the county would indicate. He was principal of the county high school at Waldron two years, served in a similar capacit}' for the same length of time at lilue Ridge, and during the school year of 1896-7 did general work at the State L'niversity. his educational experience extending over a period of eight years iluring which, as already iiidicatci.l, he achieved an honorable record among the successful teachers of his part of the state.

Discontinuing school work in 7901, Mr. Lewis accepted a position in the Democrat office at Shelliyville, ami during the two years ensuing w;^^ \-ariously employed reading proof, keeping books, etc.. and making hin.i-elf useful to the jiublishers, as a general utility man. Severing his connection with the paper at the expiration of the time mentioned he entered the Shelby Batik, as bookkeeper, which position he held four }-ears, during which period he acquired a valuable business experience and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the management of the institution. Resigning from the bank he took service with "The ^lutual Loan and Savings Association of Shellnville," in the organization of which enterprise he took an active and influential part and with. the subsequent career of which he has been officially identified, contriljuiing mtich to its continuous growth and pr(^siierit_\-, and looking after its management and interests with ability and judgment, such as few men of his age possess.

Mr. Lewis on November 14, 1900, was united in marriage v. ith Florence Buxton, daughter of William J. and Eva (Yount) Buxton, of Iowa, now of Shelby county; the union being -bles>ed with one child, a son by the name of William J., whose birth occurred on December 25111 of the year 1904. Mr. Lewis's residence at No. 65 North Tomkins .street, is one of the attractive homes of Shelb_\ville, and a favorite rendezvous of the best social circles of the city, himself and wife being popular in society and highly esteemed b\- all who come within the sphere of their influence. As a business man Mr. Lewis is careful and tnethodical in the discharge of his duties, and it is a compliment v.-orthily bestowed to say that he has few equals and no sujjeriors in his city as an accomplished and reliable accountant. Hi- friends in Shclbyville are as the number of his acquaintances, being agreeable in iiis relations with his

Ili-^ rdi-ious view? arc in harmony with tlie Meth-dist I'.piscopal creed, being with his wife a regular attendant of the i-"irst church of that denomination in Shclbyville, and a g'cnerous donor to its support, as well as to various other means for the temporal and moral good of those into whose lives fortune failed to cast her fa\-ors.

The Mutual Loan & Savings Association of Shelliyville. of which Mr. Lewis is the secretary, was organized December 26. 1891. with a capitalization of five hundred thousand dollars, which has since been increased to one million five hun.dred thousand dollars: the number of depositors at the present time is fifteen hundred, and the assets are four hundred eighty thousand four hundred thirty-four d'jllars and forty-one cents. Loan sliares now in b'rce are five thousand three h.undred twent_\--si.N: at one hundred dollars each. \\\c hundred thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars: the gain in loans during the past year (T908) being sixty thousand dollars. On these loans a yearly nue of six and one-half per cent, interest is paid and the business under the management of the able aufl conservative men at the h.ead of the eriterprise has been steady and substantial, comparing favorably with that of the best conducted organizations of the kind in the country. The otticers at this time are Judge K. 'Si. Hord, president: A. J. Thurston, vice-president: E. W. Lewis, secretary: Anderville Shard. att'Tuey: S_\lvan R. Morris, treasurer. These with Joseph, LL Akers. Robert W. r.uxto-i. Joseph B. Randall and Christian Steinhauser, constitute the l)i:)ard oi directors.

Charles Erxest Karmire

A boy wb(-) came fr'nm Germany in 1863. proved in time to be a \-aluable citizen of America. Just as tlnaisands of his compatriots ha\e been before and since. William Karmire. \\ho died in Prussia in 1861. after a farmer's life, left a widow, two sons and three sisters, who decided to try their fortunes in the Xew World. Charles E. Karmire, the youngest of the family, was born at Ochuh.ausen. near ^iFinden. Prussia. May 29. 1S4S, obtained some preliminary schooling in his native country and continued his studies after reaching the L'nited States. The little family located first in X'ew York City, but soon deemed it ad\-isable to push into the boundless West. Charles took a commercial ccairse at Toledo, and his first empli">yment was in a grocer}' store in Xew "^'ork. About this time he began to studv the Engli-h langua.gc, b;'vn.r"?r l"'" ""-- 'r'''''' "- -^^''^^ ^"'' Catherine Leefei.; of Shelby ylle. The I eeters tamily is one of wealth and high standing. P.- hi. second marriage Mr. Karmire has one ..on. John, born June 0 i.^o; Afr W., nure IS a member of the Masonic Order and the Eiks:and the familv worship; at the Presbvtenan church. - '-''l'-^ i-,:rlv (l;i\' ami cstahli.^licil a liMiiie in Hiijliland CDunt)-. Tlierc his son. I'liilip. was li.Tii on March U). iSio, ami both his parents died when he was -till a child, lie remained in his native state until the completion of his sixteenth ve.ar. when he tnrnctl his face toward the newer and promi-ini; stale of Indian.a. In iS^j thi< p '..r and friend1es< hoy reached the c .ntine- of Shelby cnnlv. and. fdr want of somethini;- belter to do became a farm laborer in M^ral icwn-hip. He worked around until 1S41), by which time he had saved up a little m. mev and saw imjjroved jtrospeci- aheail. .\u.iL;ust 6, 1S40. he married Marv Jane, dau-hter of William I'rancis, and. removed with, his bride I 1 a sma.ll tract of rented land r.eir 1.. md.'n. A year later he nn.le his first important step towards independence by liesinninc^ payments on an eighty acre farm with a view to buying out all the heirs. Prosperity coming his way. he eventually found himself in possession of nine hundred acres of choice farming land. It was net only one of th.e largest but one of the best farms in .Shelbv c lunty. The liuildings alone on this tine estate cost o\er ten thousrnid dollars, and it ranked far and wide as one of the best inijiroved and most valuable fann properties in the state. Philip Hoop was an unusually good example <if the self-made mari. Few men achieve so much from so iioor a start, and it is impossible to account f^r it without attributing to this resolute pioneer the ].)osscssion of stnmg sense, united with caution and a rare .-'.ttention h< details. Indeed his energv was remarkable, his foresight keen, and his judgment seldom at fault.

His first wife having died on May 27. iS;'*, Mr. Ib>op w;is married in May. tSj'i. to Snsan. daughter of Reason Baker, win came to Shelby county from Kentuckv, when Mrs. Hoop was a child. By the last marriage there were four children : Philip E.. Peter. Xellie and Bessie May. who died when eleven months old. The father died January 29. iSq;. and Mrs. Hoop, Peter and Xellie. nov.- reside together at s'hell)yville. Both of the sons had excellent educations, being graduates of the Shelbyville high schix>l and of the pharmacy department of Purdue University. Philip, after a complete course, obtained his degree in 1005, and Peter in the same institution, was given his diploma in 1908.

lulv I. 1005. Philip bought the interest of Charles En-minger in the drug =.tore owned by Ensminger & Schroeder, on South Harrison street. July 15, 190S, Peter purchased Mr. Schroeder's interest and the business has since been conducted bv the Hoop Brothers, by which name the firm is known. The larger jjart of the splendid farm left by their father is still held by the family. August 20, 1907, Philip E. Horp married Frances V., daughter of Thomas A. and Margaret Walker, all residents of Shelbyville. Their only child is named Philip Earl Hoop. Jr. Mr. Hoop is a member of Shelby Lodge, Xo. 20, Free and .\ccepted Ma.-Mus: Shelby Chapter. Xo. 26. Royal Arch ^^:lSons: Shelbv Council. Xo. 3. Roval and Select Masters, and Baldwin Conimandery.

On the father's side tiie family of thi- name is of Xi.rth Car but identified witli J\idiana from an early day. I^lijah Jwhnson. hi.rn December 4, 1796. came with his parents to Daviess county, anrl settled on a farm he had bought near Washington. He married Alildred Ihorall. who was born in Daviess coun.ty. Marcli 3. 1S02. and by this union there was a large familv of children as follows: An.so,, B.. Xancy '.Arahnlda. Maliiri L.. I-:/.ra. Matilda 'and X'elson (deceased). Xnrvan. Alfied and Len.son. 'I he father died January 13. 184S, as the result of a tree falling on him. and the mother died Feln-uarv i-, 1855. X'orvan Johnson was born in Daviess county. Lidiana, Mav iS. 1837, and was about twelve years old when his father lost his life. He was reared on the farm, vv-orked as a farm laborer for some time, and taught thirteen terms of school. In iS^i he enlisted in Com])auy G, Forty-second bidiana Regiment. \'olunteer Inf.iniry. under Colonel Jmes. of Evansville. and Lieutenant Colonel Denby. who afterward served twelve years as American Minister to China. Capt. Fdi McCarty. of Daviess county, who commanded the company, was assassinated b_\- members of the Kniglus of C.^ldcn Circle, wliile bringing in drafted men. The traitors shot him with a riile and sank his body in the ri\-er, where it was subseiiuently found. Mr, Johnson was at the front eight months, but was attacked by pncumom'a and after seven weeks in the hospital was <lischarged at Xashville. Tennessee. Returning home, he farmed for some years, and in 18S1 engaged in the drug business at Xew T'hiladelphia, Ohio. After two years devoted to this venture, he came to Shelbyvillc for the purpose of putting- in a telephone plant, and was the first man connected with the tele])honing enterprise in this citw He conducted the business with success for se\'enteen }-ears and sold out to the Central L'ninn TcIef)hone Company, retiring on account of continued ill health. Mr. Johnson is ;i man of quiet disposition, excellent busir.ess judgment and conscientious in the fiischarge of all duties. FL's personal habits have always been regulated by the strictest pr<jpriet\-. among which is absolute teetotalism as to intoxicants and narcotics, never having taken a drink of Ii«|uiir or smoked a cigar.

July J';, 1859. Mr. Jiihnsrm married Hannah Marshall, of Davic.-^s county. by whom he had four children: Sylve-ter. Sarah J., wife of Ja<per Tidwafl; Howard, who died September 10, 1902, leaving two children, and \'iola, wife

<.l j.iiin 11. Butler. The umtlicr (l\iiii;- January 22. i.~^73, Mr. KiIhimmi was married September. 1S73. t" J> haniiali rurcell. by whom he liail two eliildren, Stella K. and Merrill. The ni'ither died December 4. 1S79. and Mr. Johnson w:-.-; married April lO. iSSj, [n l-'dizalieth. daughter of Samuel and Susanna IVt. )f Tu-caraw.-is euunty. Ohio. Samuel Her, who was a stone-mason, was burn in I'cnusyK aiiia in iXoS. married in Ohio, and died at Xew Philadelphia, March 17, i.%i. His wife, wlio was of Maryland nativity, died in 1S78, leaving .-everal children, including' James and Margaret, wife of William l!re\'auglus. of Tuscarawas county. ?\lr. and Mrs. Ji.'hnson are members of the b'irst Methodist Episcopal clun-ch, and be is a meniljcr t.f the local post of the Grand Army of tlie Rcjniblic.

Frank T. Rkmijusch

The Rembu^ch brothers ha\-e ling been familiar names in Shelbyviilc. Indianapolis, and uther cities of the state, owing to their de\-oii-)n to music and success in \arious departments of that popular art. In fact, the}- were a family of musicians, inheriting the love for music and devoting a large pan of their lives to achieving proficiency in its expression. Xo band or orchestra at Shelbyville was considered complete without them, and they acquired fame for skill in particular instruments as well as in concert work. The family in this countrx" v,'as fi imded Iiy Retcr Rembusch, whri was Inrn at Metz, France. January 25. 1825. He wa~ a soldier in tbic French arniy. and became in turn a mechanic, tailor, farmer and cabinet-maker. He came to this county early in life and eventually located at Batesville. He married Margarette Schnieder. a native of Franklin county. Indiana, by whom he had nine childre".. The fatlier died September 5. 1898, and the niother A]-)ril i, iSSi. In order of birth the children were as follows: John, Peter, Anna, Gca-ge M. (deceased), Nicholas, Joseph. George A.. Frank J. and ]\Iargarettc. deceased. John, who married Teresa Straub, is a traveling salesman and lives at Shelbyville. Peter M. married Barbara Eckstein, now deceased, and he is working as an in.terior artist at Indianapolis. Nicholas, who married 'J'illic Ziegler, is conducting a jHano store at Lafayette. Jo^eiih is a resident of California, and is also in the piano business. George A., ^\bo lives at Shelbyville. is connected with the Ciystal theater.

Frank J. Rembuscli. youngest of the living children, was born at Batesville. Rijjley connty. Indiana. Oct' ber 10. 1876. and was only about four years old when he ^t his moiher by death. After coming to Shelbyville he was a pu[)il in St. Catholic scIimoI. He went to work in a small way when thirteen years old. and during the next seven years became an expert in the furniture lacini ics. Mcaiitiiue, lie de\"leil Iiis lei-urc l>> Huny ami ]>ractice uf niusic, becoiuiiii;- a fine pert'crnier it. variMus in^trnuicnts, including ihc violin, clarinet aiul niauckilin. In 18115 l.e went to G'nner>ville and spent several years in tiie business of tuaking mirnii-. and al'tcr ae(iuiring the trade returned to Shclliyville in the suninier oi iSw;. In couiijany with John Ainslcy, ;ui Englishnuui, he organi;'e(l a fact'Tv and ,-tarted it in operation Xovcnil;er i, 1901. It wav iiicori: r;;tcd and more >uckhMlders taken in, wlio. from time to time, were hou^ilu < ui hy Mr. Remhn.-eli. until in 1904 he had hecouie an equal partner in ih.e com])any's stock. Mr. Kcmbusch is also owner and lessee of the Cryst.al moving picture theater in this city. Meantime figuring conspicuously in mu^ic. he had organized and was ih.e conductiir of an orcliestra, and was a leader i^i an .prclie>tra \vl;ich played at ihe liedicalion of the city hall, and Cjudrcled the Saengerfest when St. jo.-eph church was In'^t opened to the public. Mr. Reinijusch is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks and the Music Study Club, of twenty-one meniliers. being treasurer and vice-president cf the laiier. He is also leader of the chiiir in the Catiiolic church, of which he has been a life-long member. He was a member of the National Guard and il;e Indianapolis Military T.and of forty members, in 1904. May 2C). ir;oo. 3.;r. Renibusch married (jrace. adopted tlaughtcr of William and Cecilia Crawford. T.i .Mr. and Mrs. Rcmbnsch IVvX) children have been born, of wlvmi only Cecilia Moline. si.v year< old. is hving. The family resides at i(<j S /ath Harrison street, and are well and favorably known in the social, business and musical circles of Shelbvville.

In the ])re~ent v iunie are four.d the bi'igraiihies oi many prosperous German citi;?en.- that liave contributed much t'l the prosperity ar.d advancement of Shelby county. Am ing this nuiiiber wc include Teter Juliu; Theobald, who w^as born in this ci ur.ty. Xovember 19. 1S39. His father. Jacob Theobald, was a native of Gerniany. wh(j came to America when thirteen years of age. .\ common route f'T immigrants into t!;e Middle V\'est was to ts'mc by way of Xew OrL'ans. and by th.is rr.ute Mr. 'I'hcoijald entered. He asce\ided the river from Xew Orleans to Cincinnati, and from there came to Shelby county, where he became an early settler and a substantial fanner and citizen. He is still living in Union township. His. wife, Margaret (Baker) Th.cobald, is also of German descent, her father being one (.-f the oatnty's early German .settlers. She became the mother of fifteen ch.iKlren : Mary and Tiarbara. the first two. are deceased: Julia became the wife of Fred G..yhcimer. of Union township: John l-.as his Ivnue in Alexandria: Caroline married Michael Gayheimer,

P. J. Theobald Axd Family

I'etcr received a comnmn school education, attcndin:;;- the .M.iherley sch<-).>I. At the age of twenty-one he left the hi.nic-tead and hegan. ln~ career hv farming on his own re.si)nn>ihility. At the a^e i>f tlinty he was married to Rosetta Hensley. daughter of Andrew and D .pihy i Wicker) Ilensley. Rosetta was horn Felirnary j6. iSng. in Union iown<hii). this covnity. Two children have been born to this union, viz: Josie rearl. li'irn Xovemhcr lo. 1889, and later became the wife of Leander M. llaehl, iv>\\ living in Ru<h county: Estie ^^'i^iam was horn February 4. i8i;5. .-ind is at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Theobald are members of the I'nion Tow nshij) (German church, and are well known in this ct-mmunity. Their farm is modern and well improved, showing all tlie marks of intelligent management. Mr. Theobald is a Republican, but. has never sought otiice. He is a man of tirm c >nvictions. sound judgment, and is a thoroughly sincere citizen.

In all of his business and social interccurse, he has the full o nfidence and respect of those with wh.om he has dealings and tiie h.>.mesiead is one that is the ^cene oi man}" pleasant social occasions.

Among Shelbyville's business men none rank higher and none have deserved better as architects of th<?ir own fortunes than Louis Hoover. If not a case of the survival of the .fittest we certainly have in him a sample of the triumph of the competent. He started without means, was compelled to work for years as an employe, but h.e rose gradually until he became a proprietor and at present is ranked as one of the leading mcrcliants of the cit}". This is never done without merit and Mr. Hoover's merit has consisted in the possession of those rare qualities which never fail to bring success in all the relations of life. Competent, reliable, trustworthy, always in liis place, always ready to share, he soon endeared himself to those for whom he worked and enjoyed their full confidence. With all this went the personal qualities which are such indispensable means in rising in the world, such as sobriety, good habits, patience and geniality of address. The family is of German origin. Joseph Hoover left the old country before the Civil war and went to Cincinnati, where he married Christina Young, also of Gennan birth. He joined the navy in his younger days and sensed on a gunboat under Captain Gettey. being later pensioned as a veteran. He had several ciiildrcn and his two daughters both benefit of one of the excellent Catholic schools. His first business eiig.igciiie;it was as a clerk in tlie old and popular dry s^oods cstablislinicnt of the S. B. ]Morris Company, which has been the training- school of many successful merchants. He remained with Mr. Morris for thirteen months and then accepted a position with Julius Joseph, whose long tenure iif the store in the northeast corner of court square made it one of the landmarks of the city. ] le learned the clothing business from the ground up, maile himself complete master of all the details and when an opportunity oft'cred to become proprietor he was ready to take advantage of it. So when Julius Joseph decided to sell out and retire some eleven years ago, ]\Ir. Hoover became the purchaser of his holdings. Still later, wlieii jr.nas Josei>h Sold ,,ut. ^Mr. Hoover also absorbed his interests and thus realized the ambit i.-n "i every young man to be "sole proprietor." At present he owns and presides over a large establishment in a building of two tloors filled from top to bottom with men's and children's cl^'tliing, furni.shing goods of all kinds, the line of ready-made wear bein>.;- complete in every department. ^Ir. Hoo\cr is a director of the Farmers' National Bank, and is recognized as one of the progressive business men of the city.

A busy life, with constant effort in various lines of endeavor, has brought the reward that always comes to those who wait and work. Though hardly be}"ond the prime of life as yet, "Sir. Montgomery may look around with satisfaction and pardonable self-complacency on what lie has done and what he has to show for it. This is a good deal, as he is recognized among the class of citizens usually denominated "solid," and is a figure of importance in the business as well as financial circles of Shelbyville. The family on toth sides of the house is of Ohio origin, William Montgomery having been born in the Buckeye state on January 14, iSoi. While growing up on a farm he managed bv working at odd times to perfect himself as a carpenter and his natural turn for mechanics made him one of the most skillful workmen of his dav. He studied draughting, made many of his own tools and drew all his own plans for houses and barns, many of which he built during the days of his activity. .\t one time he owned a larox- farm north of Slielbv\i!le. which he afterward srjld and

Alatthew R. Montgomery was born in A'arion town-hip, Shelby county, Indiana, I'ebruary 21. 1S34, As lie grew up he worked with a half-brother on his farm and began to support liimself when fourteen years old. He saved his money an.d in 1875 went to Hartsville College, where he paid his own way. So eager was lie for an educati>ni that he almost rui:ied his he;dth by overstudy, but cpialified himself so as to L-e able to pass the nccess:iry cxamina,tions and obtained ait eighteen months" license t(i teach, which sh.iwed a tw<;-years" grade. Th.e next ten years were spent in teaching scho'ils in the county and at Shelbyville, meantime devoting three years to diligent study at tlie Danville Xi'irmal. He soc.n aciiicved high reputatii'ii a,- ;i teacher and his ;d.ii:ity in ti'at line brouglil him more ofters of employment than he could fill. In fact, die was uni\-ersally recognized both within and raitside the [)rofession, as one of the most competent educators the county ever had, \\'hile busily engaged he was requested by Taylor Winterrciwd to take charge of a fire insurance cr.'mpan}-. doing business at Slielby\'ille, and in tiie county, which offer he finally accepted for five year-, did a pr^'sperous w.srk. Ever.tually lie added real estate and loans, having a partner for a l)rief period, but most of the time conducting his business alone. Being a hard and persistent worker, full of push and the enterprise for enlargement and impr-ivement lie finally established his business rm a solid basis, wliich for vears lias steadily increased in volum<- and profit. His dealings are largely in Shelby county lands ami I'arms and his jmlgment of \alues i:i this kind of prripert}- is not surpassed by any of the countv's business men.

May lo. 1S77, he marn'cil Saiah J.. claui;lucr of r.cujaniin ami Maliiula Hicstan.l. by wlidin he had four children: Dciinie. Alberta. Charles R. anil Arthur. All of these are dead but Charles R.. who was liorn July 5. iSSj. and is an enijiloye in his lather's <.Hk-e. Xoveniber 27. 1004. he married l"ay, daughter of X. F. and Cora L. Johnson, farnier> and stock raisers in Phillips county, Kansas. Charles R. is well educated and an expert typewriter, owning a nice fifteen acre farm near the city and is a M^ung- man of excellent business >tanding. Mrs. Montgomery died June 5, 1S88, and on December 26, 1S89, Mr. ^L>ntgomery married Lulu, daug-hter of James and Hai-bara C. (Kessler) Carlisle, of Jennings coun.ty. By his second marriage Mr. Montgomery has one daughter, Grace Elizabeth, who was born at Shelby\ille on August 5, 1892. She is a student in liig:h school and shows a natural talent for elocution and historical investigation. Mr. Montgomery served one term in the City Council and lias often been appointed executor and administrator of estates. He is a director in tlie rarniers' Xntional Bank, and also in the I'nion Ein'lding- and Loan Association of Shelliyville. His fraternal relations are with the Elks. Oild Fellows, Red Men and Knights of Pythias, and he and liis family \\'orship at the First PresbMerian church.

Thomas D. Wilsox

I in 1820. and located in Kentucky, where he died in iSSi. Fie married Ci-rj delia A. Brown, of \'irginia. b\- whom he had several children. David B. W'i!- i worked a number of years as trimmer in a carriage manufacturing cstablishi ment. eaming a high reputation, in this line. In 18S0 he embarked in the irij. . dertaking business and prosecuted it with such success and profit as to make the administrntiMiis df Johns. )n and Giant, but asiilc from tliesc in>tances huM no p. 'Hiical office. He is a member oi the Masonic Onler and Knights of IVihias. Auyusi id. 1838. lie married Ellen, daughter of Thomas and Maria (Stewart) Dmo-;,,]. natives of Ireland, where Mrs. "Wils.Mi was al-. born. The children by tlii- nninn were a dau-hter and son. Emma C. married Charle> W. Wanl. now dead, and later. WilHam II. Deal, a laiul^-eape ani.-t and ilecoratnr of Chicago. Their son, r.urn.il. lives with his ,i;r;'.ndii,-uents at ."^helbyvillc. and is an electrician.

Thomas, D. \\"ilMMi, the ..nly .s^n. w.as linrn at Mi.ldletnwn, Ohio. October 31. i8'')2. After finishins;- hi^ sch. .olini;-. he -pent two years as trimmer in a carriage factory, entered his father's undertaking office in 1880. and became a full partner in 1893. He toijk a full course in embalming under Professor F. .\. .Sulli\an at Chicago and received his diploma Octoljcr 2J. iSqj. Wilson & Son were the hrst to do arterial embalming ;ii Slulliyvil'e and they have neglected no opportunity tr> intn.'duce all the modern impri ivements in their line. In July, 1901. Thomas D. attended the Indianapolis school board of embalmers and the diploma he received was the second of its kind issued to Shclliy county. His father is a stockholder in the Farmers" National Dank. and both father and -j.u.i are stockholders in the Forest Hill Cemetery .\ssociation. als'j the Indiana National Insurance Company.

January 24, 1883, Thomas D. Wilson married Margaret .May. daughter of Lamlo II. and Sarah .\. ( Cotton) Bronson. Mr. Bronson was a successful farmer of Shelby county, of which he was a native and long a leading citizen. He served as 'JVustee of I'nicm township for fourteen years and taught school for f irty-six years, holding a life certificate and being regarded as one of the county's ablest educators. His wife, who was also a native of Shelby county. and a member of one of its prominent families, died June 3, 1SS3. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. ^^'ilson have one daughter, Edith Hazel, who was born May 21. 1884. and al'ter gr^iwing up became a student lA mu-ic. She was married to Herbert C. ]\IcCullougIi. a druggist of Franklin. June 29. 1904. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Elks. Knights of Pythias. Pocahontas. Red Men. Ren Hur. Protective Home Circle and Eagles. He also belongs to the Undertaker.-' .A->ociation at Indianapolis, and with his wife is a member of the Presbvterian church.

Joseph B. Hamilton

When Frank D. Blanchard came to Shelbyville in the ei.ghtics it was soon fouiul that the city had gained an unusually enterprising citizen. Full f)f energy, of poitular address, and possesseil of unusual business sagacity, his name soon became familiar in the business wrirld. while his faniilv. consisting of the motlicr ami several children, were conspicuous figures in the social world. Mr. Clanchard was a man of affairs, taking: a hand in everything that came from business to politics, from religion to the whirl of social intercourse. His energies culminated abinit iS<.)j in the cstahlishmenl of the Blanchard Xovelly Works, which he was cordiu'ting at th.e time of hi-; death in IQOI. On September lo, 1901, a pirty of capitalists took over the property, incorporated and establish.ed it on a larger scrdc. h'-eph P.. 1 1;imilt":i wa- made i)re-;ident and general manager, hjsides treu.-mx'r and cx-ofi'icio board of direet<irs. Arthur J. Thurston was elected vice-president and Zeruah Blanchard. secretary. The capital stock is thirty thousand dollars, fully paid up. and no surplus is allowed to accumulate. It does a business of some one hundred and forty thousand dollars a year, as tlisclosed by the annual inventories and casting up of the books. The first building used, a small affair of some fifty by one hundred feet frontage and two stories high, has grown greatly. In 1904 a third story was added, and also an addition of thirty-two by fifty feet, with three stories. In July, 1907, a wing thirty by ninety feet, three st iries high, was added, also a basement and sujiply room one stmy hi.gh, forty liy fifty feet. The buildings are of brick on wood co\-ered with sheet-iron, are sanitary, welllighted an.d fully lire protected. Sixty men are employed in making combination desks, library cases and china closets, ran.ging in prices from cheap to medium, all of plain quartered sav,-ed ord-: in the wirious shades, styles and fashions. ^Nh^dei'u con\eniences are used in the shipping de[)artment. and the factory's products are sent to all parts of the country.

Joseph B, Hamilton, the popular head cf this concern, and its chief st^'ckholder, was born at Indianapolis, January 14, 1S77. He was a son of Joseph D. Hamilton, a wholesale boot and. slme dealer in the capital city, wh'i died in 1879. Some years later his wid jw whose maiden name was Emma !-". Fay. married Samuel Hamilton, the wealth}- banker at Shelbyville. and since the latter's death has been prominent in the social and business world, Joseph B., who was onlv two years old at his father's death, received his early education at Shelbyville. He spent three years in the Ohio Military Institute at College Hill, Cincinnati; the Culver ^Military Academy and the Howe Military School, where he was graduated in 1S96. The following year was spent in travel through the eastern United States and Euro])e, and several years after his return he became principal officer of the Blanchard-Hamilton c uicern above described. Mr. Hamilton is an affable and pl-easant gentleman, with a natural turn for business, a well trained mind and altogether a fine 5ami)le of manhood, both physically and mentally. Methodical and accurate, well posted in all the details of his business, courteous to all and prompt in action, it is not strange that he has made a cmspicuous success in life. He is a charter member of Shelln-ville Lodge, Xo. 4.;7. Benexolcnt and Protective Order of Elks, and resides in a comfortable home at 19 East Polk street.

June 6, lyot. he nuirried Lucy. daut;hter of Frauk D. Blauchnrd. and a lady of accomplishments which intr.Kluce her favorably into Ihc best society. After graduating- in the Shelbyville hi,t;h school, she became a student at Purdue I'niversity and in i8<)i took her degree there with notable class honors. She and her Imdjaiul aic lavoriie- in Shelbyville society. Mrs. Hamilton has one sister, the wife of Dr. G. S. Row. an oculist, re^idincr in Indianaiiolis.

George E. Kent

The family of this name is of hon'irnljle origin and distinguished lineage. A coat-of-arms now in the possession of descendants shows kinship with an old and illustrious house, which was long identitied with English history. Eventually a representative found his way across the waters and in colonial da}s established a branch in \'ermont which, by muhiiilication and ramification, in time had descendants in various American states. Perhaps the most notable was Eliphalel, son of Cephas Kent, who was bom in Dorest. Vermonr. ^March 17. iSoo. In early manhood he was married at Tinmoth, in his native state, to Fannie Capron, and later migrated to Indiana, where lie enjoyed a long and useful life, which was terminated in Shelbyville. March C\ 1893. at the venerable age of ninety-three years. ITe ha.l I'our Ijrothers and five sisters, several of whom became prominent in various ways. William Kent, one of t'he brothers and eighth child of the family, became a ^[ethodist minister and earned a high reputation in that noble calling. Deantha, one of the daughters, married Stephen Martindale. well kr.owTi for years as a Congregational minister.

George E. Kent, son of Eliphalet. was l)orn at Sheiby\'ille. Indiana. September 14, 1S36. His preliminarv education was received in the high school and this was supplemented by four years in the regular courses at Wabash College, .\fter finishing his studies lie took charge of a farm belonging to his father, two and one-half miles from. Shelbyville. and continued in this line until 1866. In that vear he removed to Shelbyville and engaged in the grain business with his broilier-in-law, F. W. Hill. The location was on Broadway, where the Strout Lumber Yards is now situated, and at that time there was no elevator or facilities for loading an.d unloading' the grain scooped out by hand. After four years the building having burned. Mr. Kent joined Christopher Gorton in the new grain elevator business, but after three years there was another conflagration, which destroyed the elevator. He then became a partner in the Shelby Water Mill-, r.n Xnrth Ilarri'^nn and Elizabeth -streets, now known as the Billman IMills. Mr. Kent continued with thi^ concern for tv>-entv-th.ree vears. during which lime he witnessed the evolution in flour- making- from the old uatcr-wiieel ])r. 'ccss tn tlic present steam and mller prcice.-s. In iSijo. al'tei' a l)us_\- and nsefnl career, lie practically retired fr^ im acti\e business, thoiigii he takes an interest in all that is goini; nn an<l d. n-s some dealing in a (|niet way. He <.i\vns one hundred sixty acres cif land west of the city and witli his son cares lor a large nnniber of mules. In 1N1.4 Mr. Kent enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment Indiana \'i'kr.iteer Infantry, under Cajn. Stephen Allen and Col. Sam Vance, of Indiana])olis. The regiment was on guard duty during its entire service, and Mr. Kent was discharged in the fall of 1804 as a <ergvani of his company. He receives a i;ension as the reward of his serx'icc. and holds membershi]) in Post 18, Grand Army of the Repnhlic. He is a memher of the First I'rcsb\'terian church and has held the position of elder for many }cars. Shelbyville has few citizens of longer residence than Mr. Kent, ami none more highly respected for the probity. U])right dealing and fidelity to all diuies arising during an active business career.

March 2S. i8r,r,. Mr. Kent married Hattie Hill, of ShelbyviUe. who did in Februarv. 1873: Frank H. Kent, the only child by this marriag-e. was born !^Iay 4. 1871, and is engaged in the stock business on the paternal farm. Mr. Kent's second marriage was to Xcttie C. Harter. widow of Joseph H. Kent, who died Xovember 28. 1894. after beconn'ng the mother of four children: Helen, who was born October 12. 1883. died when fifteen years old: Faura. who was born June 2t,. i88r). is in school at O.xford. Ohi'i: Ha.rry. born in August. 1888. and Mary, born in M:\y. 1890. died in early life. .\nna IF Kent, a step-daughter, lives at the old homestead.

Among the young men elected in 190810 the Fegi-lature was a rejiresentative of an old family, long identified with the agricultural interests of Shelhy countv. As a legislator and lawyer he can be relied upon to look after the interests of the farmers, as his ancestors for several generations have followed that occupation. The family is of German origin, the great-grandparents being John Yarling and wife, who came to the L'nited States many years ago, and died in Shelby county, both being buried in the L'nion t<n\"nship cemetery. Among the children they left a -son. Peter ^'arling. who was born in (Germany in 1810. and came to the L'nited States in early manhood. His first stopping place was in Cincinnati, where he obtained employment, and soon became eccjuainted with ALary ^Miller, an attache of a doctor's household where he was emjjloyed. and whom he subsequently made his wifr. Coming to Shelby count}', I'eter Yarling and wife entereil land in Clarion township and p,assed tlie leninindei- of their lives in the jnirsuits of as^ricuhure. They reared a lars^e family. George Yarliiit;-. one of the s^ns. was born in 1840 and married Mary A. Pickett, a native of Ireland, hrousiht to the United States by her parents when a child, and reared {1^ maturity in Shelby ville. .\fter niarria,s;e the couple .settled, nil ;i farm. dc\"ted their attention exclusively to agricuhural pursuits and eventually became the o\vller^ uf one liundred and fifty acres of land. He diid in 1S79. but his wife survived until 1S86. To this union were born eight children, of whom Mary E., the oldest, is the wii'e cf Doctor Joseph Bowlby. now deceased: Burnett II. resides ;ii Kokoino, :>nd J.ihn P.. i- a physician at Peru. Indiana: William A., subject of this sketch, was the fourth child: Maggie, the fifth, died in 1S94. at the age of twenty-one. Zora K.. who married Walter Plungerford, died .some years ago at Shelbyville. \'irgil G. died in 1805, when seventeen years old, and Emma D. is the wife of Otto P>illman.

William A- ^'arling was b'lrn in Liberiv t'wnship, Shelby county. Indiana, J;uiuary 17. 1871. He grew up on the farm, attended the local schools and later took a course in the Normal College at Marion. Indiana. The four succeeding years after leaving this institution were spent in teaching, the last one being devoted to ])rincipalshi]) of the graded .school at Blue Ridge. His ambition all the time was to become a lawyer, and the first step in tliis direction was taken as a stutlent in the office of Love iV Morrison. Subsequently lie entered the law oflicc of Judge Byron K. Elliiitt. at Indianapilis, from which he went to the Indiana Law School, where he graduated, obtaining his degree in 1895. Forming a partnersiiip with David L. Wilson, at Shelbyville, the next five years were spent in the practice under the firm name of WiPrm & Yarling. .\fter two years in association with A. E. Lisher, the partnersiiip was dissolved on account of Mr. Lisher removing from the state. Mr. Yarling has since prosecuted his profession alone. liis office is equipped with an excellent working law lilirary, and he devotes his time to the general practice. He has a decided leaning toward fraternities and has risen in the rank of thirty-second degree Mason, the first being taken in 1895. ^^^ is past master of the Shell)}- Lodge, Xo. 28, Free and Accepted Masons: past eminent commander of Baldwin Commander}', Xo. 2. Knights Templar, at Shelbyville. and is connected with the Scottish Rite and a member of the Mystic Shrine, at Indianaix)lis. He still owns his father's old homestead of one hundred and fifty acres in Libert}- township, besides real estate in Shelbyville. From earliest boyhood Mr Yarling has been associated with the Democratic party and an earnest worker for its principles. In 1908 his party honored him with the nomination for the office of Senator from the district composed of Johnson and Shelby counties, and he was elected by a large maj irity at the ensuing election in Xo\-ember.

Deccmljer 10. 1895. ^fr. Yarling married FIva A., daughter of Lewis and Minerva (Rlnjads) Bas-, who was bom in Marion township, June 8, 1872.

Joseph Eexedict R.Vxdall

The subject of this sketch is a native of Warren county. Ohio, but since his fifth year has been a resident of Indiana, mcving- witli his parents. James 'M. and Sarah Ann (.Petitt) Randall, to Shelby county in 1S46. These parents were born and married in Loudoun count}'. \'irginia. mig-rating from that state to Ohio in an early day, thence as indicated abnve li> Shelliy ciunty, Indiana, where they spent the remainder of their lives, the father dying January iS, 1SS3. when si.xty-nine years old, the mother in 1902. at the advanced age of ninety-two. The family of this estimable couple consisted of seven children whose names are as follows: ^\"illiam IT. Thomas J., Rebecca J.. Joseph B.. John \\'., Mary A. and Sarah E., all of whom grew to maturity and became widely and favorably known in the cnunly of Shelby.

By occupation James M. Randall was a blacksmith and wagon-maker, and later in life turned his attention to the manufacture of buggies and carriages, in which he met with encouraging- success. By reason of reverses sustained in the panic of 1S57. \A-hich seriously crippled his business, he was obliged to close his establishment, and it was not until 1861 that he was enabled to recuperate from his losses by engaging in another line of trade. Forrning a partnership with his son. Joseph B.. that year, he begai-i dealing in produce, the firm thus constituted building up a large and lucrative patrnnage, and founding an establishment which iii due tin-ie becanie one of the solid business concerns of Shelbyville. At the time of his death Mr. Randall owned -a beautiful suburban residence and seventy-acres on ^^'est \\'ashington street, which he made attractixe by a number of valuable improvements, and in addition thereto, was the possessor of one hundred and fifty acres of fertile farm land, the greater part of which was under a high state of cultivation.

In his religious belief [Mr. Randall was a Methodist. Pic was sincerely and deeplv pious, served his church fcjr a nurnber of years as a class leader, besides filling various other official positions, and in all of his relations with his fellow men his life was in strict accord with the sublime principles upon which his faith rested. Fraternally he was an influential member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he was also honored froi-n time to time with official positioi-is. and aside fron-i his connection with the church and kxlge, he always gave a hearty and generous support to whatever tended to die advance- ment of the community and the general welfare of h\< fellow citizens. In the languag-e of tho Holy Writ. "lie was a ,t;i->.xl m.in and just." and his loss was deeply mourned by all who knew him.

Joseph P.. Randall, wlmsc name introduces tlii> re\ iew, was born May 2-. 1841, and as aircad.y slated spent the fir-t five years ..f Ids life in hi- native state, removing at the expiration of that time to Shcll)y county, with the subsequent development of which he has been closely identilied. After completing the public school course he perfected plans to enter college, but the breaking out of the Civil war at this jnnctm-e very materially interfered with his plans, obliging him to look after his father's birsiness interests, which were in quite an unsettled state. In 1861, as stated in a preceding paragraph, he became associated with his father in the produce business, but three years later he retired temporarily from the firm for the purpose of entering the army, which he diil ii" 1864, enlisting in Company E. One Hundred and TliirtN^-second Indiana Infantry. After spending four months with his command he was mustered out of the service, immediately after whicli he resiuncd his business interests and continued the same witli liis father until the latter's death. From January, 1SS3. to 1904, he conducted the bu'^iness alone, and built uji an extensive patronage, bcconn'ng during the time not only the largest produce dealer in Sheiby county, but one of the most successful in tlie state.

In the meantime he instructed his sons in the business, and in 1904 gave each of them an interest, reorganizing the enterprise in that year and incorporating under the laws of the state. In 1907 Mr. Randall disposed of his interest in the business, and since that time has devoted his attention to other lines of activity, meeting with success in some of his \e!nu-es and reverses in others. In partnership with William Rice he was engaged for some time in the dealing of clover seed, the business under their joint management grew to large proportions. Ijut for various reasons it did not pro\-e satisfactory as is indicated by the loss of Mr. Randall of twenty-five thousand dollars before it could be drawn to a close. Despite this reverse, however, Mr. Randall, in the main, has been prosperous, and is now one of the solid men of the city, where he owns valuable residence and other pn.iperty, beside? a hundred and sixty acre farm in Jay county. His fomier residence at 96 West Broadway, which he occupied for eighteen years, was at one time among the finest and most pretentious homes in the city, but since disposing of it at the expiration of the period indicated, he has lived on South Harrison street, where he owns a comfortable and commodious residence rendered attractive by the spirit of content and hospitality which reigns therein.

Mr. Randall was married May 21, 1868. to Cornelia C. Jennings, a ur.ion blessed with six children, namely: Albert \'ernnn, Burnett C. (deceased); Walter S., Charles ( decca-ed") ; r'.erirude and Bertha, who is now the vvdfe of Otis Powell. In his political affiliation'^ Mr. Randall is a Republicari, but not i removed to Xortheni Indiana, which was the .scene of operations during his j productive period. He married Harriett D. Stillman. a native of Indiana, bv

I ty, Indiana. Augu>t 31. 1S45. He attended A\"abash College for a while, and I came to Shelbyvillc in 1S69. shortly afterward engaging in the hardware bu<ii ness in partnership with his two brothers-in-law. ^ By tlie death of Thomas K.

I Gorgas, the senior partner, was one of the genial anri popular men in tlie county. Everybody liked him and his name was a talisman in drawing bu<i-

I "t'ss to the store, which was long a landmark on the southeast side of tlie pubj lie square. .Mbcrt J. Gorgas was elected Clerk oi' the county in 1S82. on the

] electing Republicans to office. After his untimely death in 1S88, Mr. Strong \. . conducted the business alone for a few years, but in 1890 took his son, Frank\

Slielbyville and a man of the liiglic^t rank in all the walks of life. Mr. ami ^Frs. Strong became the parents of two children: Frank (i.. now his father"* partner, married Emma Schroedcr. of Shelhyville: Ursule. the n-ily daughter, married Rev. ]'.. M. Xyce. pastor of the I'irst Treshyterian cluu-ch at .Muneie. Indiana, and has two sr)ii^. I'Jm-ing tlie Cnil war Mr. Strong enlisted in Company" I. Forty-fourth Indiana \'oluntecr Infantry, under Capt. .\lbcrt Heath, and Col. Hugh B. Reed. He enlisted when si.xieen years old and was di-;- charged for sickness.

He is a member of the Dumont Fosi. Xo. iS. Grand .\rniv of the Republic, and also belongs to the Masiv'.s. having taken degrees in the lodge, chapter, council and Baldwin Cummandeiy. Knights Templar. He is a director of the I'nion Building and Loan Association, an.d was its first treasurer. .\t one time he served as mem1)er of the City Council from ih.e Second ward, though his tastes have never run in the direction of pi.ililics. The familv are members of the Presljvterian church.