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

The name of Sexton has long been a familiar one in Rush county. Many who bore it have risen to eminence in the various walks of life, some in lousiness, seme in politics, others in the various professions. FI. G. Sexton, wlio was one of ths widely distriliuted connection, was bnm at Rushville in 1844, we:;t in young nianhood to Cincinnati and engaged in the v,'hr;lesale tobacco business. After various "ups and downs'" he met witli success before his death, which occurred before he reached the prime of hfe. He married Fannie Maddux, also a native of Rush county and born in the same year as himself and wh.ij is now mmibcred amotig the dead. Tl;e\- the ]iarents of five sons. of whom three are now living: Louis X.. who is cashier of the Rush CViu:Uy Bank, and has a family consisting of a wife and one daughter, .\lbert E. removed to California some years ago and is at present engaged in the lumber business at Pulaski, in Fresno county.

Horatio C. Sexton, the ntlier sin'\-iving son. was bom in Cincin!Tati, Ohio. June iS. 1S69. He attended t!ie public schools in Rush county and then sj)ent some time with his maternal grandparents in Xew York City, where he continued his studies. Grandfather Maddux was a colTee importer, in which line he seems to liave dc'ne a ])rofitable business for many years at the port of Xew York. When sixteen years old Mr. Sexton was sent to the Xaval .-\cademy at Annapolis and received valuable training in the classes nt that admirable school for cadets. When seventeen years old he entered the Ohio Dental College at Cincinnati, where he was graduated in the class of 1S89. Shortly afterward lie canic to Slielbyvillc. opened an ofiice and eniereil upon the active practice of hi? profession. During the course of the succeeding years Doctor Se.xton lias "made good" in all of his ambitions. At present he is president of the State Denial .\ssociation. and has held other ofticial jiositions with the organization. Many ye.-ir-; ago lie liecanie a member of the W'i-IIub Club, a social and literary organizaii' <n "f the city, and ever since has been one of its m 'St ]ininiiiicnt fi-aiures. .\iir:;ctivc in manners, genial in address and ha\iiig a mind well stnred with useful information, few excel him in the art of entertaining.

March 22. 1890. Dc;ctMr Sexton married Mildred B.iokw.-dter, one of Slielbyville's most popular and accomplished daughters. She is the only child of Levi and ,Mary r)L'i_>kw alter, the ftn'mer for many years in charge of a book, stationery and toy store, and a well known man in the city's business circles. After a useful and pr'>fitable career he is now passing tl;c evening of his days in retirement. "Millie" Eookwalter is pleasantly remembered by all the older citizens of .Shelbyville as the haiiny-hearted girl of unusual talents and an ambition to succeed. Having a natural taste for music, she early ma]iped 1 nt for herself a career in that line and as a preliminary studied hard both at In. me and abroad, .\fter a course at the Cincinnati Mu.sical College she began teaching music at Shelbyville and soon became recogiiized as one of the city's most accomplished pianists. This congenial occupation was interrupted by her marriage, but she has never lost her fondness for the great masters, or pleasure in executing their gr.uid and inspiring compositions. The Sexton's live in a comfortable home at 17 East Mechanic street, which is permeated by hospitality and love of the fine arts, both on the part of Doctor Sexton ami his accomplisheil wife. To spend a few hours with them in the evening is sure to prove a social delight, not the least of which will be an introduction to Horatio Clay Sexton, Jr.. a bright-faced boy, whose birth occurred on August 8. 1807. Docti">r Sexton was reared an Episcopalian, but his wife has been a long time member of the ?^[eiliodist Episcopal church.

Attorney-at-law and a life-long resident of Shelby county, the gentleman Avhose name appears a1;ove ha,s achieved success not only in his profession but in the wider domain of citizen.shi]). Wilbur W. Israel is a native of Xoble township. Slx'll.y county, and the younger xX tlie tW(_i >.>ni of Joseph Ij. and Lucinda (.M<iMrej I-rael, b"lli parents born in Indiana, the father in Decatur county, the iit in t!ie coumy of Slielln-.

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josci)h r.. lM-;ie] an. I l.ucinda .\I. .ore hec.ame huslj.and and wife in the vear 1S63. and as already staled, ih.eir marriage resulted in the hirth of two children, the older of whom. Doctor l-llmer [-... practices dentistry in Shelhvville. tite younger being the gentleman of whom the hiographer writes in this connection.

Williur W. Israel w;is horn Sejitemher -'o. iSos:. and spent his childhood and youth on the family homestead in ?\. >l)!e township, where amid the bracing airs and wholesome discipline of farm life be learned tlic les.sons which ha.d such a marked inllucnce in shajiiiig his fuiure. While still a mere lad he manifested a taste for b-.oks and study, and after fmi^lnng the common school course be entered Franklin College, from which be was graduated in 1889. at the early age of twenty years. On quitting the above institution be engaged in. educational work, and for some time thereafter taught in Hope College, being one of the youngest instructors in that old and justly famed scbo(_<l. Later be served as superintendent of th.e public schools at 'I'x'ndall, South Dakota, and after resigning bis p.i'sition in ih.at town, returned to Indiana, and for one year was principal of the school of (jeneva. Sbelliv cnintv.

Xot caring to make teaching bis life work. Mr. Israel, at the e.xpiraiion of the time spent at Geneva, came to Sbelbyville and entered the of'fice of I.ove & Morrison. ..,ne .,f the lea^Iing law funis i,f the cit}". where he prosecuted Iiis legal stu(he> until engaging in th.e jjractice of liis pr.jfession. two years later, his admission to the l.rir bearing the <latc of June 30. 1S94. His earlv e.\- perience. like that of the majority of young lawyers, was characterized liy the usual struggle against dil'iiculties until bis abilities were recognized by litigants and older members of the bar. Since opening an ofiice in Sbelbyville be has gained a conspicuous place among the legal lights of tlie city, and bis fifteen years of iiraciice -present a series of successes. He commands an extensive and lucrative practice in the courts of Sbe]l)y and neighboring counties. He is one of the founders, and now treasurer and director of the Sbelbyville Foundrv and Machine Works, manufacturers of gasoline engines and iced mills.

Mr. Israel is a Repulilican and one of the leaders of bis party, not only in cuuntv aft'airs but in state politics as well, being an able adviser in formulating policies and an inlluentiai factor in the more active work of campaigns. He was iinminated tor Prosecuting,' Attorney in 1894. hut the nverwlielminj; strength of the opposition prevented liis election, nliliongh he made a gallant fight and carried imich nmre than the strength cif his ticket.

Mr. Israel has gratiticd his liter;ir_v ta.^tes 1-y accumulating one (^f the finest i)ri\-ate lihraries in ilie city. His reading takes a verv wide range, his ac(|uaintance with the world's best literature being general. He was reared by pi(ais parents and has strong convictions and deciderl views on matters reli.gious. believing in the great mission of the church and giving to each of the various sects the creijit r.f wieldii^g a strong aiul abiding inlliience for the uplift of humanity. 1 le is a Mason, belonging to Shelby Lodge. Xo. 28, Free and Accepted Masons, and Shell;y Chapter.. Xo. 20, Royal .\ixh Masons, in both of which lirancbes he takes an active intei-est and is recognized as an aulhoritv. Mr. Israel is unmarried. He stands high in the social circles (jf Shclbvvillc.

A gentleman who is well remembered tbrougliout Shelby countv for his fine personal characteristics as well as bis indomitable energv and cumulative industry is Andrew C. Bowlby. whose career has been closed by ib.e hand of death, but whose intluence still pervades the lives of those it touched. He was born December i, 1S49. in Richland township. Ru-h county, Indiana, the s^n of Dennis and Eliza Ann (Crieger) Bowlliy, natives ot Hunteidon countv, Xew Jersey, in which they grew up and married. The fortner farmed tliere and remained with his father and mother. John and Mary ( Bonnell)- Bowlbv, until 184.^, when they came to Rush county. Indiana, where John Bowlby secured two gtod farms which be cleared ar.d imjjroxed and on which he lived until his death. His wife died in Addison township, this county. 'riie\- were the parents of four sons and three daughters.

Dennis Bowlby and family came to .Addison township. Shelbv county, in 1869. He farmed successfully for several years, but now lives retired w iih his children. He is \-er_\' well preserved for one of his advanced years, anil has a wonderful mem iry. His wife died in June. 1894. They were the parents of eight children, two of whom died young. They are: Mahlon J.. served three years and six months in Company I\. Tliiriy-se\-cmb Regiment Indiana \'o!unteer Infantry: after the war he lived in Ru-h county, this state, for some time, finally inoving to Howard county, where he died. Sarah Catherine, the second child, is the widow of John McCabe. of Addison township, who died in 1890. after becoming well known as a mill and lumber man: they were the parents of four cldldren : Myrtle 1!.. Lermard. .Albert anrl Lillian. Charity Ellen married Charles Thompson: they live in Dayton, Ken- tiicky. and are t!ic parents of five cliildren, Frank, Waller, Mary. Cliarles and Steward. Mary married Edward Alexander, of Addison town.^hip. and they are the parents of three children, Amanda, Bessie and Alice. Andrew C, of thi~ review: Jr.-;cpli, who became a physician, died in Anqfusi. 1906: was educ.;teil at Sliclhyvitie. and stndiod medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio, having i)racliccd in Shelhy county: he married Mary Yearl!n<:, whu is n^w livin.g in Shel- 'Dyviile. and is the mother of two children. Bertha aTid Bernice. Sojjhia and j..hn are deceased.

Andrew C. Bowlby attended the public schools and came to Shelby county, Indi;uia. in 18(19. B.eing a studious man. he secured a good cducatinu and taught school successfully for several years. He was three times married, first to Cassie Ann Amos, of Shelby county; she died September 15, 1S78. His second marriage was to Josephine Thompson, of Shelby cotmty; she dieil July 4. 18S5. His third marriage was to Rachael Ann Shatlley, of Addiswn t,>wnship. and a daughter of James and Blvebe Jane ( Higgins) ."^liadley. b nh nati\'es of Shelby county. Mr. Shadley ha\'ir.g been a farmer in -Addison township. He died July 3. ir)02; his widow is still living in Shelbyville. To them eight children were b'jni : Mar}'. Susan. Matilila, Rachael An.n. William. Emma. Clare, Alice, deceascil. Three cliildren were born to our subject by his tlrst wife, namely; John R.. a farmer in Ad- <:ison township; Edwin Clifford, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, wlio is manager of a casualty insurance company at that place which he helped to organize. He married Enuise W'urster. Delia, the third child, is the wife of Wilbur O. ."^t.-iffrird. of Addison township. The children by Mr. Bowlby and his second wife are; William M. married on September .?. 190,3, Clara Shadley. of Ad- <!is()n township; William AL was a partner with his father in the manufacture of drain tile, lumber and milling business. Alta M. died January 29, i8(;3. Three children were born to the stibject b}- his third wife, namely: Russell I'.. Stella and Leona. Stella married Earl Walker and resides in Shelbyville.

AiKjrew C. Bowlby taught school for several years after coming to Shelby county, giving great satisfaction in this line b'jth to patron and pupil, but l:e abandoned this profession in 18S0. and began the manufacture of drain tile. in i88j he started in this business at Brady Station, later moving to Addison '."wnship. He was in jjartnership with his brother-in-law. John AlcCabe, until i''^8(;. then lie managed the business alone. He also operated a sa-.v-mil! and b'.nU up a lilieral trade in the lumber business. In 1904 his son. \\'illiam 'SI., v.ent into this business as a partner. Whatever ^Ir. Bowlby turned his hand to lie was successful owing to the exercise of good judgirent and his courte- -nx and honorable dealing v.'ith his fellow men. coupled with his habits of ;r.du-try. After a useful and successful career he was called from his labors

In his fraternal relations Mr. l',..\\ll.\- l-iini-e.! to tiie IndciKMiclcnt Order ..f ( ),!>! Fell .\vs. at Slielhyville. the I'.eM ii.n- and the Kchekahs. lie wa^. a Kepah;:...-,; i;; p htie-' :rM a very active worker ii; the 1 're.-l.> tcrian church at Slulhw ille. being- both a dcacini ami elder in the same ai tiie time ol' his death. He was well known tlirouti^hcui the cunty and liii,ddy respected by all classes, owing to his iiilcgrity. friendly disposition and kindness.

The rrcsecutini;- .Atti-rney of the SiNtee-i'.!i jiid.icial Circuit and a lawyer of wide repute is John C. Cheney, who was l;..rn in Slielhyville. Indiana. November J9. 1867, being a son nf Jnhn C. and Mariah Cheney, natives of North Carolina and Imliana. res])ecti\-ely. Tlu- subject's paternal grandfather, in com])an}- with his two brothers, came fr^m r.ngland in c^lnnial times, one of the brothers settling in INrassachusclts as a silk weaver, another prMceeding as far westward, as Northern Ohio, where he located on the fn.mivr. while the third went to Siniih Carolina and .\labania, where he became the owner of sevend extensive plantations and acquired a large fiirtune, John C, Cheney, Sr.. who^e l)irth occurred on June 10. of the year 1S2S. left his native state of North Carolina when a child. He went to Demopolis. .Mabama, and when a young boy to Ohio, where in early manhood he entered the l'ni\er<ity at Athens, and then finished Iris education. Later he Icarncfl harness-making in that city and after Ijccoming a proficient workman went to Greensburg. Indiana, where he follo\ved hi? trade f'^r a period of two years, meantime, in 185 1, being united in marriage to Mariah B. Luther, whose ancestors were also from Lngiand. and, amo:ig the early settlers of Manidand. removing thence to Indiana, when the latter state was the extreme western limit of civilization. At the expiration of the period indicated Mr. Cheney changed his residence tij \\'al(lron. Indiana, but after remaining two years there, remoxed to Shell:)y\ille. where he established a harness shop, which he operated with encouraging success until his retirement fn^m active life in the year 1892.

As already stated the Luthers were among the pioneers of Greensburg. where the family settled when the town was a mere way station. Mr. Luther, the father of Mrs. Cheney, was associated for some years with Mr. Lnthrop, and together they platted several additions to the village, including tho.se where the high school aiu! opera house now stand, and through their joint efforts the \-illage was successively incorjiorated as a t'lwn and city. Mr. Lutlier lived to see it grow into a large and flourishing municipality, and become one of the most enterprising and ]iublic-spirited citizens.

I.ihn C. Cheney, of this review, attended the Slielbyville hi,:;li school, after \' I:;i-h lie ii'uk a cnurse <>\ instructinn in the m>>re advanced branches in a pri- \;<ie in-titution at l-'r.-uilslin. taught b_\' a Mrs. Alexander. In the meaniinie he wi'rked with his father in the sh. -ji until Ijec. iniing- a pn'ficient harne>smaker and later went to Annismn. Alabama, where fmm i8Si^ until 1^03. he was eng-ag'ed in the bu^gy and harness business. Returning,'- to his native city in the latter year lie turr.ed his attention to insurance. The lintel business cn,ga!;cd his attentinn for a short time, he having- purchased a hotel at Grec'ifield. which he conducted for ten months, but not caring to devote his life 10 bu-ine>s ])ursuits he discontinued those lines of effort at llie expiration. of the time indicated and }-ieldcd to a desire of se\'eral years' standing by catering the oflice of Hord iS: Ailams to ]irepare himself for the legal profession, .\fter ])ursuiiig his studies for two _\ears under the direction of those able allorneys. he entered the Indiana lav," scho, il. f n mi which he graduated two years later, and on Ma_\- 10, iS(jS. was f>n-m.'illy admitted to the hvliana bar. cuipouered to practice in all the court- of the state, including the Supreme and l-"ederal courts at Indiana]iohs.

Mr. Chene}- did not begin the practice of liis jfrofession until after a very thor.-)iigli and painstaking prc[)aratio'n. and he brought to his life work a high order of abilit}'. which ^vas not long in l>eing rec-gni/ed and appreciated by his ])rofessio'.ial brethren and the public at large. In HJ02 he was a cantlidate before the Democratic Convention for nomination as Prosecuting .\ttonicy. bin a combination of circumstances brought about his defeat, nevertheless he eiuered heartily into the campaign I'f that year and rendered effective service for his victorious competitor.

Mr. Cheney is a Democrat, in the broadest sense of the term, and since lii> twenty-first year has been an active and influential worker for !iis party as well as one of its able leaders and sagacious coun.-cllors. He served six yeir> as chairman of the County Central Committee, during which time his judiciou-; management contributed greatly to the success of the local ticket, be-ides becoming known among the aggressive Democratic piiliticians of t!ie state. He served as City Attorney for two years and in 190S was the successir.l a'^yiirant before the convention for the (office of Prosecutor, receiving the nominntion .\ugust 2^ih ( f that vear. and defeating hi- opi)onent in Xovember. foll.uving.

Mr. Cheney entered upon his df.iies as Prosecuting Attorney of t!ie .*^ixtienih judicial Circuit. J.anuary. 1900. and tints far his course has fully justi- fied the wisilnni .if lii> election ami iiK-t ilic lii^li cNi>ci.-t:ili<in> nf lii.s pi^litical friends and the public irrespective nf iKirty al'i'iliatitm. His previous experience peculiarly futcd him for tlie othce and he has been unlirin.LT in enforcing the law. As already stated Mr. Cheney has made commendable proi^ress as a lawyer and in ability both natural anil acciuired. holds worthy prestige among the leading members of the local bar.

]Mucli depends \\\n,n being l)orn \vi.!l and having a mhukI, healthful physique, in which re-pect .Mr. Cheney has indicd beui fortunate, being i<\ tine form, in brief, a symmetrically developed man of dignified bearing and pleasing address. His relations with others are characterized by candor and a high sen.se of honor.. He aflliiates with no church, but he contributes liberally to all worthy charities and enterprises having for their object the alleviation of human suffering. Fraternally he belongs to the Independent Order of Oiid, Fellows, holding at this time the title of past grand in Lodge Xo. 39. and is also a member of Orcntes Court, Xo. yj. of the Order of Ben Hur.

Mr. Cheney was married on Xovember 15, 1S94, to ^linnie B. I'.oyd. the daughter of William and Briilget Biiyd. tlie union resulting in the birth of one child, a son, by the name oi .\lvin B., who died when quite young.

The subject of this review belongs to one of the sterling pioneer families of Shelby county and for a number of years has been a prominent citizen of the county seat, ^\-here he holds large business interests, besides iilling with credit an important oftlce in the government ser\-ice. His ancestors were among the earh" settlers of A'irginia. and the fainily is still familiar in various parts of that stale, especially in Loudoini county, where his grandfather, James M. Randall, was born September 13, 1S13.

In 1S44 James ^l. Randall moved to Shelbyville. Indiana, and soon afterwards started one of the fn-st wagr'n-making establishments in the town, which trade he followed with marked success for a number of years. He was a skillful mechanic, an excellent citizen, and in addition to the material prosperity of the community, exercised a wholesome moral influence, which earned the respect and confidence of his fellow men. He was called to his final reward in January. 18S3. after a long and useful life, and with his faithful wife. Sarah (Pettit) Randall, who was born >day 9. 180Q. in Loudoun county. Virginia, now sleeps the .sleep of the just in the beautiful cemetery at Shelbyville.

Among the children of James M. and Sarah Randall was a son by the name'of Jri^eph B.. v.hose birth occurred at Red Line. Loudoun county. \'irginia, Xovember 27, 1841. and who at the age of three years was brought by liis parents tu Shelby county, Indiana, \\l!ere he i;re\v tn ni.-iturily, and in (Ute time became one of the leachny bu<ine>s men nf the ciunty seat. A number of years ago lie established a grocery store in Shclbyville, and after conducting the business for some time alone became associated with his son, Joseph B. Randall, the firm thus constituted organizing the wholesale and retail grocery and produce house of J- M. Randall &: Son, under which name the business was continued until the death of the senior partner and was carried on for ten years after the death of the seniiir partner, when the establishment was incorporated as the J. B. Randall Grocery and Produce Company.

John B. Randall was married May 21. 1S6S, to Cornelia C. Jennings, of Lansing, Michigan, whose father, Cliarles }'. Jennings, was for many years a distinguished minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, later changing from that denomination to the Episcopal church in which he also achieved much more than local repute as an able and eminently successful divine. Six children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Randall, namely: Albert \"ernon, of this review: Burnet S., \\"alter S., Charles M., Gertrude and P.ertha. all of whom inherited the sterling qualities for which their parents were noted and became well known and highly respected in their respective places of residence.

Albert \'emon Randall was born in Shelbyville, April 19. 1869. He was reared in his native city and received his preliminary education in the public schools, graduatng from the high school with the class of 18S7. Early in life he developed a taste for reading and study and actuated by a laudable desire to gratify the same and add to his sciiolastic knowledge, he subsequently entered Wabash College, where he prosecuted his studies for a period of four years and achieved an honorable record as a student. Shortly after completing his course in the above institution, Mr. Randall went to Seattle. Washington, at wliich cit_\' and other places on the coast he spent tlie ensuing three years, during which time he became familiar with conditions that obtained in the \\'est, and acquired a valuable practical knowledge which peculiarly fitted him for his subsequent career as an enterprising business man. On his return from the ^^'est at the expiration of the period indicated he entered the employ of J. B. Randall & Company, grocen- and produce merchants, and later, when the fimi was incorporated, b.e was made secretary of the company, which position he still holds and in which he has displayed ability of such a high order as to earn for him a conspicuous place among the leading business men of t'le county.

As stated in a preceding paragraph the J. B. Randall wholesale and retail Grocery and Produce Coinpany is the largest and most successful establishment of the kind in Shelbyville, doing an extensive local and genera! business and since its organization the trade has grown rapidly in magnitude ad importance, no small part of this continuous success being due to the energy and judgment and capable methods of the enterprising secretarv-, who in addition

For a nuniher ..f years his activity in behalf nf the ixepuWican party has made him <.ne of its intlueiuial leaders in Shelby o 'umy. 'I'liere have been few if any con\entiniis. 1. cal. district ^r state, since he ha> attained liis majority tliat he has n.it attendetl in the capacity <>i delegate and in drafting resolutiims. making jjlatforms and. fc miiulating pi.licie-. ins ser\ ice- have been of especial value. 1 1 is activity and inthicncc in political circles, althougli freely tendered have not always gone unrewarded as s indicated by the fact of liis having liecn appointed in ^^a^ch. 1906. by President l^1n^evelt as postmaster of Shelhyville. which position lie still h.r.lils with credit X-< himself and t.. the satisfaction nf the (k'partment and the public. Mr. Kai'.dall is a member of secret fraternal organizations, including tlic Order of Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Renevcjlent and Protective Order of F~Ik-. of which he is a charter member and the Sigma Chi. Hreek letter fraternity, with which he was initialed while attending college. In all I'f these societies he has been honored with important of^cial ptjsitions from time to time. 'I'he I'rcsbyteran church represents his creed and the local organization at Shelliyville can boast few as active and devoted members as himself and wife.

On February 21, 1895, Mr. Randall was married to Maude Clark, of Brandywine town-hip. Shelby county, a bride altogether worthy of him. being a lady of intelligence and culture and well fitted to preside over the home which her gracious presence and intluence have made such an ideal spot to all who cro-s the thresliold. Mrs. Randall was born May 30. 1868, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Gavin) Clark, and after completing the common school course pursued the more advanced branches of learning in the Shelhyville high school, from which she was in due time graduated. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Randall at 82 West Franklin -ireet. is "uc of the comfortable modern h(.>mes of the city, rendered di>nbly attractixx b}- the open hearted hospitality which reigns thei-cin, and which the generous liost and hostess know 'so well hc)W to dispense.

Joseph Woefe Pillmax

Among the leading members nj th.e Shelby County Bar the subject of this sketch takes high rank, and he also holds worthv jirc-tige as a man r>f affairs whose interests are not wholly c ntnied to the profc--ion in which he has achieved such signal success. Joseph W. Billman is a native of the state so prolific in great men, or as Chauncey Depew happily expressed it. "Some men are born great, .-ome achieve greatness, and some come from Oh.io." He is truly an Ohio man. having been born in Coshocton county on July 14th of tiic year 1843. heiiiq; a <on of Amlrew ami Kathcrinc I'.illmaii. parent? natives of Ohio and \'iroinia. respectively. Andrew Ililiinan, wlmse birth occurred in the county of Uelniont. September 14. 1804. was a farmer liy occupation. He was i\\ ice married and became the father of a lars'c family, sixteen children in all. f. iur by his lir^t v.ife nn<I twelve by the secnnd. ei,i:;iit nf each sex. Of the eight sens fcjiu" served with dislinctinn in the army of the Tninn during- the Ci\ il war. namely: L'riah. Henry, wli.i \\;is a member of an 1 iwa regiment, and fell at the siege of \'icksl)urg: Jnhn. w h. . alsn went from Iowa and died of small-iiMX during the tipcratidii-^ against the alj.we strong-hold, and Ira. wlm rose to the rank of captain and rendered gallant service during the peri ul of enlistment, ami at one tin-ie was caiitmed b\- the enemy and held a itri.-oner on l.lelle Isle fnr a jjcririd of two months. Me survived this and many other vicissitudes and returning home at the close of the war entered the ministry of the l-"vangelical l.,utheran clun-ch and then went tn the Congregational church, in which capacity he lab ired .-uccessfully t'l.r several years. He finally withdrew froni the Congregational church and united with the Christian or ]3iscii)le church, with which he still atliliates. and in which he has achieved distinction as a minister. He has preached with great acceptance for various congreg-ations in Ohio. Michigan and In.diana. and is now rnic nf the ablest and best known divines of his church in the latter state. He is also a poet of wide repute, having publishetl two volumes .if poetry which have had an extensi\-c sale, and his name is almost as familiar in liieraime as it i-; in religious circles. His home at the present time is iii Irvingtun. a. subm"!) of Indianajiolis. from which lie serves various churches in the \-icinity of the capital city. 1 he maiden name of Mrs. Andrew Billman was Ixatlierine H. wberi. She v, as bnrn in Botetourt county, \'irginia, in 181 2. oi German lineage, was early taken to Pennsylvania, thence to Ohio, her parents moving from the South on account of their opposiiion to slavery. William Howbert. a brother of Mrs. I'illman. was a Methodist minisier. another brother by the name of Abraham bec;>ming a well knr)wn Lutheran ilivine and serving as chaplain in the Civil war; Samuel Hiiwbert. a younger brother als i stmlied fur the mini^try. but ilied slmrtly after fini>1n'ng his the 'logical course, and Melancthon Howbert earned an honorable record as a brave and gallant soldier during tlie struggle for the i)reservation of the Union.

Joseph \V. Billman spent his childhood and youth in his native state, and when i-lil em ugh was taught the value a.nd dignity of In ine.-t toil on hi~ father's farm. The mutine of l;d)or in the fields iluring the working seasons and the attendance in the schoi;Is during the winter nv ntlis was continueel until his eighteenth year, when he entered the West Carlisle .\cademy. where he pursued his studies at intervals during the years ensuing. Later he gratified his desire for a higher educati 'U Ijy a full course at Wittenberg College. Springfield, where he was graduated with, the degree of Bachelor of .\rts in i86y, follow-

Mr. Eillman i? devoted to his profession, and having one of the largest and hest selected Hbrarics in the city, is sehloni al a loss in 1( oking up autlioritics or keeping in touch with the master minds of jurisprudence in hi.s own and other countries. Fratern;d]y he is identified willi the I'ree rind Accepted Masons, aiul poHticall}- he gives his support i'^ the RepubHcan pany, having cast Iiis first presidential vote for Abraham l.incnln. and his last f ir William H. Taft. lie was reared by Lutheran parents, but is nciw a memljcr of the Presbyterian church, of Shelby ville.

Personally Mr. Billman is a gentleman i^f becuming m^ desiy, somewhat quiet in disposition, with no ambition in the way of public prcfcrmcni nr leadership. He has gained die confidence of all with whom he comes in contact, and the universal esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens of Shelbyville bears eloquent tcstimr^ny to his high character and sterling worth.

.Xniong the younger generation of law; Bar none enjoy wider popularity or ha\e a time than the present City .Ktlrirney. His various lines, educational, political and les right side in all of his undertakings. Oscr tive of Shelby county, who spent his life as a farmer until 1S7/, when he took up the trade of carpenter, and followed it until his death, March 22, 1904, aged sixty-two years. He n.iarried Obedelia Han!-'igan, by wlicim he had six children, only four of whr,m survive. INIary, the eldest of these, is bookkeeper with the Campbell Furniture Company. Cecelia is employed as milliner at the New York store in Indianapolis: Grace (Crawford) Walker is the wife of Frank J. Rembusch, presideiit of the Shelbyville Mirror Works.

John F. Walker, the f>au"th uf thi:; family, was bi>rn in Marii.m tiiwnship. Sbelln- county, Indiana, Aprd 17, 1S72. After tlte usual attendance in the country schools he entered Purdue L'niversit}' at the term of 1S86-7, to take a course in civil engineering. The next twelve years were devoted to teaching in Shelli}- county common schools, b.ut during his leisure inter\als he kept up his general studies. In 1S8S he entered the Valparais'i X^'irnial Uni\-ersit_v, and continued his attendance during the four succeeding terms, with a view to qualifying himself thoroughly in the art of teaching, and also of obtaining the benefit of the scientific course. .As a side line he studied medicine for two years with Dr. J. H. Dearman. and served a while as bookkeeper for Pearson & Company, of Itidianap. jlis. Fventually returning to Shelbyville, Mr. Walker took up the study of law with Wilson & Yarliiig, later entering the office of

Eden H. D. "^'onng. one of the leading: insurance men of Shelhyville. is a native .>f Iiidiana and a .-on oi Jr.lin A. and Hester ( Da\is) A'ouni;-. both l)orn in Shelhy county, the father for mar.y years identified with the Eirst Xational Bank of this city, in which institution he now holds the pMsition of cashier. The subject's birth occurred in Shelbyville on December 14. 1S61. and he was reared and educated in his native town. In iSfjO he went to California, where he spent se\'en }ears as a tiller of the soil, but at the expiration of th.at time, still retaining his interests in the West he returned to his nati\e county, where he has since made his home. On ^lay 3d. of the year iSijt, Mr. Yoitng was united in mariage with Laura ^L Haehl. a nati\'e of Indiana, and a darighter of Frederick and Barbara Haehl. of Rush county. Ii-diana. .\bout the year 1899 Mr. Young engaged in the in^urance business in Shelbyville. ami since that time has built up ati extensive and lucrati\e patronage in the city and county. In coiniecti<ni with insurance he does an extensive business in real estate aiul making bonds for guardians and administrators.

Like the majority of enterprising men he is a politician but not a partisan. and ever since attaining his majority has given an earnest supjiorl to the Republican party. Eraternally he is a member of the Masonic Order, with which he has been identified for a number of years, and his religious views are in harmony with the Methodist Episcopal church.

Mr. and Mrs. Young are the ])arents of three children, the oldest, a son l)y the name of John H.. being deceased: Helen, the second, was born in 18(17. and Frederick, the youngest of the family, first saw the light of day in the month of July, 190J. both being jiuiiils in the schools of Sliclby^ille. I"or one of her age the daughter acijuired a wide reputation with literature, being an

One of Shelh\- C(iuiuy"s niost inijiortant indn-tries is the canning I'actory. It is impiirtant in nian_\ \\a_\s. liein- a sunuilus to iiicreased agricnluira! pru- (.luctinn and an extensive employer of lah.ir. It takes many iienple to plant ar.d raise the cn.ips, many to do the picking and gathering, and still others to attend to the manufacture. Extensive Iniildii-gs are needed and much gnxiiul to accommodate them. The product makes a wholesume food for thousands, ai'd it is sold at prices easily within the reach ' f -Jl. sn it will be seen that a canning factory, wdiile primarily an ciuerprisc for private pmiit. is al>o one of great public benefit, and the community that secures one or more of th.em is furtnnaic. The moving >pirii behind the Shelby ville concern are all energetic and public-spirited men, who in doing somethitig for themselves also do mucii to help Dthers, and thev are well wiaihy of a jilace in the hi-tnry of Shelly county. The caimiiig cnnipany when urgani>x'l as a corp. .ratiM.i, clecicd tiie following named ofticers : E. T. Sliul'rick. presidetn ; E. A. Mc.-Mpin. secretarv; Grafton Johnson, chief pruprietcr, was cb.M.en as treasurer, and has been the chief tlnancial backer. The capital stdck v^as jilaced at tifty ihousaitd d. -! lars. The jilant covers i"m acres of gn.uml with iwv,-story buildings and modern machinery to do all of the work retpj.ired. Two ih, aisaml. tlve hu.nd.redi acres are devoteci to crops, which con.-isi of corn, tomatoes and i)eas. The capacity per day amounts to two hundre.l thousand cans of corn, fifty thousand can.s of tomatoes and one hundred and. seventy-five thousand cans of peas. In the season employment is given to si.\ hiuidred pe.>ple. wiiose wa.ges make a verv respectaljle payroll. The firiu handles two grades oi corn, one of tomatoes and four of peas, the average being ten cents a can. and it is all so clean that it will stand the strictest test of the pure food law. The very latest machines are used, and there are doulile sidetracks running froir. the railroad to the shipping sheds. Strictly up-to-,late methods are employed in everv branch of the business. The firm v.as fortunate in securing as manager Mr. Ernest (]. Recce, one of the county's iU')St energetic and progressive citizens, ble has been with tliC company for the last six years, the first three as bookkeeper and the last three as manager. He is a native of Shelby county, having been bom on a farm two miles east of tlie city. February to, 187J. I ii^ parents were Benjamin H. and Anna ( Temiant ) Reece. tlie former I'orn ni