Tipton County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1914 (part 5 of 11)

Samuel A. Culver was bom in Ripley county, Indiana, December 8, 1861, a son of Moses A. and Amanda (Smith) Culver, both natives of Indiana, and the parents of three children: John M., of Evansvilfe, Indiana; Samuel A., and Cassie P., the wife of Frank B. Thompson, of Kokomo, Indiana. The subject's father was reared in Ripley county, Indiana, and was a farmer. He came to Tipton county in 1885 and located in Cicero township, four miles northwest of Tipton, where he improved a farm of thirty acres, and on this land spent the rest of his life, dying there in 1903, aged eighty-four years; his wife died in 1868, at the age of thirty-five. Both were members of the Christian church. The father was a lieutenant in the Civil war, in Company F, Sixty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served four years, being wounded at the battle of Chickamauga.

The paternal grandparents of the subject were Aaron and Cassandra (House) Culver, natives of Pennsylvania and of German descent, they being early settlers in Ripley county, Indiana, where they lived all their days and died at an advanced age. They were the parents of Moses A., Morton, William, Charles, Jane Foster, Emarine Higdon, Julia Marlin, Ellen Maxwell and Lurene Voshell.

The maternal grandparents of the subject were John and Parthena Smith, native Indiana farmers, who settled early in Ripley county. The grandfather was killed in an accident when a young man and his wife lived to a ripe old age, she marrying again, her second husband being Allen Hudson. By her first marriage there were born the following children: Edmund, James, Thomas, Amanda (subject's mother), Catherine, Russell and Emma Brown. To the second marriage no children were born.

Samuel A. Culver, the subject of this review, was reared in Ripley and Rush counties, Indiana, and came to Tipton county in 1885. I n his early youth he was employed at farming, and gained a rudimentary education in the district schools, this, however, being supplemented by attendance at the Fairview Academy in Rush county and the Central Normal College at Danville, Hendricks county. On completing his studies, Mr. Culver taught school for eight terms and then begun the study of law under Senator Gifford, being admitted to the bar in 1886 and opening an office in Tipton. He afterwards practiced his profession in Kokomo and Anderson, but returned to Tipton in 1907 and has since continued here, being also in the abstract business.

union two children have been born, Lena and Hattie. Lena lives at home and is a bookkeeper at the Boston store. Hattie married Verl Hershman and they live on a farm in Cicero township. Mrs. Sarah Culver died on October i, 1890. She was a member of the Christian church. Her father was a native of Ireland and her mother of Kentucky, the mother having passed away and the father yet living in Wabash county, Indiana, where he is en¬ gaged in farming. To the parents of Mrs. Sarah Culver were born the fol¬ lowing children: Laura, Sarah E., Maud, William, Clyde and Clay.

Mr. Culver married again, in March, 1901, his second wife being Mary C. Burkhart, daughter of Thomas and Emily (Egler) Burkhart. Mrs. Culver was born in Tipton county, as were also her parents, the mother dying in 1893, her father yet surviving. They were the parents of five children: Edwin E., James C., Frank H., Ada Beckett and Mary C. The paternal

Mr. Culver and wife are members of the Christian church, he being a member of the building committee. Fraternally, he belongs to Tipton Lodge No- 220, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In his political affiliations Mr. Culver is a Progressive Republican and is a member of the city council, repre¬ senting the city at large, having also served as mayor of Tipton for a short interval by appointment.

John P. Kemp

No member of the Tipton county bar stands higher in general esteem than the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph. Personal integrity of the most inflexible kind, native ability that has given him eminent prestige as a practitioner of the legal profession, and social qualities that have enabled him easily to make friends - these elements have contributed in a large meas¬ ure to the definite success which has come to him, and because of his genuine worth and distinction in the community he is eminently entitled to representa¬ tion in a work of the nature of the one at hand.

John P. Kemp was born in Jefferson township, Tipton county, Indiana, December 14, 1854, a son of David and Mary A. (Price) Kemp, the father a native of Maryland and the mother of Virginia. To the subject's parents were born six children, namely: Joseph G., of Kempton, Indiana; Rebecca A., the wife of Isaac N. Goodnight, of Kempton; David H., living near Rosenburg, Texas; John P. ; Dr. Jesse A., deceased, and Jefferson P., of Bloomington, Indiana. David Kemp came to Indiana in his early manhood in company with his parents and resided with them near Perkinsville for a short time, then came to Tipton county and located on a government claim, . the land forming the site of Kempton, which was named for him. He owned about one thousand acres and was an extensive farmer and stock raiser, con¬ tinuing on his original land entry the remainder of his days, his death oc¬ curring on January 26, 1890, in his seventy-third year, his wife having passed away in 1862. They were of the Methodist faith, and the subject's father was a prominent and highly respected man in his day, serving as county com¬ missioner almost continuously from 1862 until his death. He was twice married, his second wife being Lorinda E. Jackson, widow of Newton J. Jackson. No children were born to this union; the widow still survives, being now in her ninety-second year.

The paternal grandparents of the subject were Gilbert and Rebecca (Kefner) Kemp, natives of Maryland and early settlers in Tipton county, where they spent their lives. To them were barn seven children, Henry, David (subject's father), Daniel, Fred, Abraham, Maria and Jacob. The maternal grandfather was Joseph Price, a native of Virginia and also an early settler in Tipton county, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their days. They had three children, John, Joseph and Mary A. (the sub¬ ject's' mother). -

John P. Kemp was reared on his father's farm at Kempton and attended the district schools and later DePauw University, subsequently graduating from the normal college at Valparaiso, Indiana, in the spring of 1878. After teaching school for five terms, Mr. Kemp came to Tipton and began the study of law under Judge Dan Waugh in the building where the subject's office is now located. In 1880 Mr. Kemp was admitted to the bar and continued to practice in Tipton until the present time.

On April 11, 1882, Mr. Kemp was united in marriage to Belle Cox, daughter of Aaron and Mary (Skaggs) Cox, natives of Kentucky and early settlers in Hamilton county, both being now deceased. Mrs. Kemp was born April 1 7, 1858, and to her parents were born the following children: Judge Jabez T., of Peru, Indiana; Judge Millard F. Cox, of Indianapolis; Judge Charles E. Cox, of Indianapolis, one of the supreme court judges of Indiana: James, deceased; Leslie, of Montana; Mae, widow of William Trissell, of Indianapolis; Gussie J., wife of Harry Whitney, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Belle. To Mr. and Mrs. Kemp have been born three children, Charles, Wal¬ ter J. and Ralph. Charles is a lawyer in partnership with his father; Walter J. is now on a rice farm in Arkansas; Ralph is attending Wisconsin Uni¬ versity, at Madison, studying agriculture.

Fraternally, Mr. Kemp is affiliated with Austin Lodge No. 128, Free and Accepted Masons; Kempton Lodge No. 482, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at Tipton, while in political matters he gives his support to the Democratic party.

Since its organization, Mr. Kemp has been one of the directors of the Citizens National Bank of Tipton. Among the subject's realty holdings are the house on North Main street in which he resides, a small farm in Cicero township, and the building in which his office is located.

Emery Elsworth Mendenhall

In looking over the list of progressive business men of Tipton, Tipton county. Indiana, we find no name worthier of special mention in a work of the province of that at -hand than the one which initiates this paragraph, Emery Elsworth Mendenhall, a leading photographer of that city. He has been a resident of this county a great part of his life and has ever had its interests at heart, for, while advancing bis own welfare, he has also done much toward promulgating the civic, industrial and moral tone of the community. His career has been one of hard work and integrity, consequently he is de¬ serving of the respect in which he is held by everyone.

Emery Elsworth Mendenhall was born in Tipton county, Indiana. May 23, 1873, ^le son °f Richard E. and Mary E. (Harrell) Mendenhall, he a native of Tipton county, Indiana, she also having been born in the Hoosier state. The subject of this sketch was their only child. The father of the subject was reared in Tipton county and followed farming all his days, dying in 1876, while yet a young man ; his widow, now Mrs. H. H. Bunch, still sur¬ vives him, she being now in her fifty-seventh year. He was a Quaker and she a Methodist.

The paternal grandparents of the subject were Alexander and Axie Mendenhall, who lived to extreme old ages, he passing away in his ninetieth year. They were the parents of the following children : Dillon, Richard E. (the subject's father), Thomas, Mrs. W. M. Coffman and Hugh. Alexander Mendenhall was twice married and there were five daughters by his former marriage.

county, Indiana. They died in Hamilton county, Indiana. They were the parents of four children: Mary E., Susan, Della and Martha. Silas Har¬ rell had been previously married and to that union was born one child, Augustus.

E. E. Mendenhall lived among relatives after his father's death and lived in the country until he was five years old, when he went to Atlanta, in Hamilton county, and on reaching the age of seven went to Shelby county, where he remained until he reached his maturity, attending the public schools of Morristown in his boyhood. On reaching man's estate he went to Indi¬ anapolis, where he did clerking. Previously, at Morristown, he had learned the printer's trade and clerking in W. T. Smith's general store, but never followed the former in later life. Coming to Tipton in 1894, Mr. Menden¬ hall commenced clerking in the general store of Hazzard, Holmes & Shortle, after which he learned the harness trade under J. H. Van Volkenburg, con¬ tinuing with him for three years, after which he took employment with the Arcadia Harness Company at Arcadia, Indiana. He then returned to Tipton and engaged in the grocery business for three years, the firm name being Rob¬ erts & Mendenhall. He eventually sold out his interest to Nathan Easter and worked for him nine months. Afterward he occupied the position of local su¬ perintendent for the Indiana Union Traction Company in Tipton for two years, later being in the harness business at Elwood. Returning to Tipton, the subject entered into partnership with K. N. Banker and engaged in the photo¬ graphic profession, in one year from that time purchasing his partner's inter¬ est and continuing the business since. He has a fine studio and a splendid business, the painstaking care which he bestows on his work gaining him a constantly increasing business.

In December, 1901, Mr. Mendenhall married Sophia J. Woodruff, daugh¬ ter of John and Mary E. (Haskett) Woodruff, and to this union have been born three children, Mary Elmira, John Emery and Paul Harden. Mrs. Mendenhall was born in Tipton county, Indiana, graduated from the Tipton high school and was deputy county clerk for four years. Her parents live four miles northeast of the city and are farmers. They have six children, Clara, Albert, Charles, Bernard, Raymond and Mrs. Mendenhall.

The subject and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while, politically, Mr. Mendenhall is a supporter of the Republican party, having served one term as a councilman in Tipton. Fraternally, Mr. Menden¬ hall is a member of Austin Lodge No. 128, Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America.

Arthur C. Herren

An enumeration of the representative citizens of Tipton county who have won recognition and success for themselves and at the same time con¬ ferred honor upon the community dignified by their citizenship, would be decidedly incomplete were there failure to make specific mention of the gen¬ tleman whose name initiates this review, who has long held worthy prestige in social and business circles and who has always been distinctively a man of affairs. He wields a wide influence among those with whom he has been as¬ sociated, ever having the affairs of his county and state at heart and doing what he can to aid in the general development of his native locality, thereby deserving the confidence which is today accorded him by all classes.

Arthur C. Herren was born at Wabash, Indiana, August 6, 1873, the son of Isaac L. and Anna (Leedy) Herren, natives, respectively, of Ohio and Indiana, who were the parents of three children: Arthur C., Chloe, the wife of William Tracy, of Thomas, Oklahoma, and Hattie Pearl, who died in infancy. Isaac L. Herren came to the Hoosier state with his parents when he was but eight years old, they settling first in Wabash county and later in Tippecanoe county, at Battle Ground, where Isaac L. Herren grew to man¬ hood. His life has been spent principally in farming and stock raising in Kansas and Oklahoma, he and his wife now residing in Thomas, Oklahoma, where they are the owners of several valuable city blocks. They are Dunkards in their religious faith.

The paternal grandfather of the subject of this review was Jonas* Herren, and he and his wife were early settlers in Wabash county, Indiana, from where they eventually removed to Kansas and located near Abilene, in Dickinson county, the grandfather dying there at an old age. His wife died in Ohio when she was comparatively a young woman. They were the par¬ ents of seven children: William, George, Martin, Isaac L., Hannah, Jane and Rebecca.

Mr. Herren's maternal grandparents were Jonas and Harriet (Craig) Leedy, natives of Virginia, they first locating in Ohio and later coming to Indiana at an early date and settling in Wabash county. They also spent a few years in Kansas, but returned to the Hoosier state to spend their retir¬ ing days near Wabash, where they lived' to a good old age. They had eight children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Anna, Mollie, Minnie and Maud.

Arthur C. Herren grew up on the farm of his parents and graduated from the public school of Eldorado, Kansas, in 1893, after which he taught two terms of school, then joining the regular army, in which service he con¬ tinued for six years, from May 20, 1896, to May 19, 1902, and in the course of which he visited all but five states of the union, as well as Cuba, the Philip¬ pines, China, India, Australia and Japan. After receiving his discharge from the army, Mr. Herren returned to Indiana and located in Tipton, and on June 3, 1902, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Cole, who was born in Tipton county on July 23, 1872, the daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Hinkle) Cole, the father being a native of Ohio and the mother of Vir¬ ginia. These parents now reside in Tipton. Mrs. Herren was one of a family of six children, the others being Virginia, George, William, Mollie and Delton. The subject and wife are the parents of two children, Virginia Cathryn and Nadine Elisabeth.

After his marriage, Mr. Herren engaged in various pursuits, for five years being connected with the Fame Canning Company in the capacity of bookkeeper and timekeeper. For the last four years he has been superin¬ tendent of the Tipton water and light plant.

Mr. and Mrs. Herren are members of the New Light Christian church at Petersburg, while the subject's fraternal affiliations are with Tipton Lodge No. 220, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Somerset Tribe No. 98, Improved Order of Red Men. A Republican in politics, Mr. Herren served as deputy assessor of Tipton county for two years.

The date of June 3d has played an important and significant part in the life of Mr. Herren. One of the hardest battles in which he was engaged dur¬ ing his army service was at Cianta and Tay Tay, Philippine Islands, June 3d; he was married on June 3d and left his parental home to begin his own battle of life on June 3d.

Peter And Charles Michel

It is the farmer who makes it possible for men in other occupations to live. Farming was the original occupation of man, and it is the only pro¬ fession which could exist independently of any other. Indeed, every other occupation is dependent upon the farmer. The products of the soil have made our railroads what they are today, and the great bulk of manufactur¬ ing is made necessary because of the farmer's needs. The people of the city could not live a week without the farmer's products. He holds not only the purse strings of the nation, but even the very life of its people. For this reason the farmer has, in reality, the most important profession of all. Tipton county has as fine farms and good farmers as can be found in the state and among them are the father and son whose lives are here set forth.

Peter Michel, one of the most prominent farmers of Tipton county, was bom March 2, 1858, in Ripley county, Indiana, the son of Matthias and Mary (Albers) Michel. The father, Matthias, came from Switzerland when he was about twenty-one years of age, and settled in Ripley county, Indiana, where he followed the occupation of dairyman and cheese-maker. Matthias and his wife raised a family of seven children, five of whom are living, Peter, John, David, Henry and Mary.

Peter Michel went to the country schools and worked on the farm dur¬ ing the summer. At the age of sixteen he commenced working for himself, and at the age of twenty-one he rented a farm. About this time, February 24, 1879, he married Frederica Gommel, daughter of Andrew and Freduca (Unkamp) Gommel. Mr. Gommel came from Wurtemberg, Germany, and set¬ tled in Decatur county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Gommel had six children, Christopher, Andrew, Jr., Caroline, Frederica, Martin (deceased) and Kathryne, deceased.

Peter Michel and his wife have four children: Charles H. ; Clara, who married Julian Meyncke and has one son, Lloyd; Anna M. and Elma O., who are still at home.

Peter Michel has been a life-long Republican, but has never asked for public office, being content to spend all of his energies on the farm. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are interested in all the activities of that denomination.

Charles H. Michel, the eldest and only son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Michel, was born in Decatur county, near Greensburg, in 1878. He came with his parents to Tipton county when his father was but twenty-seven years of age, and located on the farm where he now lives. His father has been a very successful farmer and now owns three hundred and twenty acres of land in the county. Charles secured his education in Maldentown, where he graduated from the common schools. He worked on a farm dur¬ ing the summer and at the age of twenty-one he commenced renting land from his father. He proved to be a very successful farmer, and in a short time was enabled to buy eighty acres of land, southeast of Hobbs. After managing this farm for two years, he bought his present farm of one hun¬ dred acres, which he has. brought to a high state of cultivation.

Charles H. Michel is a valiant member of the Modern Woodmen of America and has. always taken a prominent part in the deliberations of that order. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian church and have always taken an aqtive interest in all the activities of the church. Mr. Michel keeps abreast of the best methods in the agricultural line and is considered one of the most progressive farmers of his community. He and his wife maintain a hospitable home and have endeared themselves to a large circle of ac¬ quaintances by aligning themselves with all the movements for good in their community.

Thomas L. Conley

Among the representative farmers of Tipton county is the subject of this sketch. He is the owner of a fine farm of sixty acres, and is carrying on the enterprises of the ordinary farmer with that discretion and energy which are sure to find their natural sequence in definite success. He has al¬ ways been a hard worker, a good manager and a man of economical habits, and, being excellently situated in a fine farming community, it is no wonder that he stands today in the front rank of the agriculturists of this favored locality.

Thomas L. Conley was born June 28, 1867, Jennings county, Indiana, and is the son of Daniel and Mary (Lovett) Conley. His father, Daniel, was born in Prince George county, Maryland, and came to Jennings county with his parents when he was five years of age. His parents, Michael and Ellen (Killelah) Conley, were pioneers and owned a considerable amount of land in Jennings county. Michael was a farmer and a huckster. Daniel and his wife lived in Jennings county until 1880 and then moved to Tipton county, where they bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and raised a family there. They had six children born to them in Jennings county: John, who died when he was thirty-eight years of age; Thomas L. : Isabelle, who married Bernard B. Brady and has four daughters and two sons, Maud, Irene, Charles, Angella, Edna and Harold; Ambrose, deceased; May, who is the wife of C. N. Parker, and Charles, who died at the age of thirty-two.

Thomas L. Conley attended the country school and completed his educa¬ tion in the Tipton school. As a young man he worked on the farm and at the age of twenty-five he rented a one-hundred-and-twenty-acre farm, and was very successful in managing the same. He has speculated considerably in land, and has been uniformly successful in all his business transactions.

Mr. Conley was married on November 23, 1897, to Elizabeth Enneking (see sketch elsewhere in this volume of the Enneking family), and they have two children, Daniel and Esther.

In politics, Mr. Conley has always been a Republican and has earnestly advocated the principles of that party. He saw no reason why he should change from that for any other despite the split which occurred in that party in 1912. He, as well as all the members of his family, are loyal Catho¬ lics and have contributed liberally o S their substance to the support of that church. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus. During his long life in this county he has made his influence felt for good in this community, being a man of sterling worth, and his life has been more or less closely interwoven with the history of the community in which he resides. He has always stood for the material advancement of his neighborhood, socially and morally, and the well regulated life he has led has gained him the respect of all his fellow citizens.

Luther V. Shook

The farmer is the bulwark of the nation and investigation has shown that a majority of our best business men, of our best lawyers, of our best men of every vocation of life, have been raised on the farm. George Wash¬ ington was a farmer and was proud of the fact: Abraham Lincoln was reared on a farm in the southern part of our own state. Probably the most popular Democratic governor this state ever had was "Blue Jeans" Williams, who prided himself on being nothing but a farmer. The Republican party never had a better governor than that plain, unostentatious farmer, James A. Mount. Verily, the farmer is the bulwark of the nation, the salt of the earth. To be a farmer today is to be a king among men.

Luther V. Shook, the proprietor of the Fair View farm of one hundred and fifty-three acres, was born in Ripley county, Indiana, on September 27 1850, and is the son of Lorenzo D. and Mariah (Ludwick) Shook. Lorenzo D. Shook came from Westmoreland county, Maryland, where he was born in 1808, to Indiana with his parents in 1811, and settled in Dearborn county, but shortly afterwards his parents moved to Ripley rounty, where they lived most of the remainder of their lives. He died in that county in 1886, his wife surviving him thirteen years. Most of his family were born and reared in that county. Both were buried at Tipton. They were the parents of the following children: Ellen, deceased; Calvin, who lives at Sharpsville; Mar¬ garet; David W., a resident of Windfall; Abraham, who died in 1875, an<i who married Elizabeth O'Neil, also dead (they had one son, Walter) ; Ameri¬ ca, the deceased wife of Mr. Grishaw. To them were born six children, three living, Byrom, Charles and Harry, and three deceased, Grant, Ora B. and one who died in infancy ; Arie; James K.f of Tipton; Harriett; Luther V. ; Joseph B., who is married and has one child, May me.

Luther V. Shook went to the country schools in Ripley county, and one term in the graded schools at Versailles, Indiana. He worked on the farm during his boyhood, and by his frugality was able to buy out the other heirs after his father's death. Several years ago he moved to Tipton county, where several of his, brothers had settled. He was in the city of Tipton for a short time, and was later engaged in the management of a general store in Sharpsville for two years with his brother. His interest in public affairs and the esteem in which he has been held by his fellow citizens is shown in the fact that he was elected trustee of Johnson township for two terms. He conducted the affairs of that office to the entire satisfaction of the township.

Mr. Shook is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and has«contributed freely to the support of that denomination. Throughout his long career in Tipton county he has so conducted himself and his affairs that he has been regarded as one of those citizens who has the welfare of the com¬ munity at heart. Every enterprise which has had for its purpose the further¬ ing of the moral or the social life of his community has found in him a ready and sympathetic helper.

Floyd W. Wilson

The name of Floyd W. Wilson is one that is well known among the leading young farmers of Tipton county as a gentleman who, through close attention to his business and unswerving industry, has met with a large de¬ gree of material success. It bodes well for the good of our nation that an increasing number of our best young men are devoting themselves to agri¬ cultural pursuits. This young farmer has in him many of the elements that always win in the battle of life, no matter where fought out, whether in ihe home or in the field, and because of his upright life and commendable habits he enjoys the sincere respect and esteem of the entire community. His scrupulous honesty in all his relations with his fellow men and his efforts to benefit the general condition of the neighborhood in which he lives, stamps him as one of the coming prominent citizens of the county.

Floyd W. Wilson was born April io, 1887, at Arcadia, Indiana, and is the son of W. F. and Mary (Fisher) Wilson. His father was born in Hamil¬ ton county, Indiana, and was a farmer, starting out in life with practically nothing, yet with steady perseverance and close application to business he was the owner of two hundred acres at the time of his death. He was also a stock buyer in this county for many years, and successfully combined this business with his regular farm work. The parents of Floyd Wilson had three other children, Newman, Lowell and Edna.

Floyd W. Wilson went to the Arcadia schools and worked on the farm in the summer. He started farming on his own account when he was twentythree years of age. He was married on January 28, 1908, to Rose, the daughter of Anderson and Eva (Haskett) Perry, and to them has been born one child, Mary Evalyn.

Politically, Mr. Wilson has always been a Republican, although he has never sought any office in his party. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have always taken an active part in church and. Sunday school work. They have rightly earned the esteem and regard in which they are held throughout the community. Mr. Wilson is a quiet, unassuming and unostentatious young man who is still on the threshold of life. He has so ordered his life that he is fast receiving that recognition which comes as the result of honest endeavor. His unpretending bearing and strict integrity have elevated him in the confidence of his fellow citizens and his influence is steadily increasing in his community.

George C. Wood was born January 3, 1852, near the town of Adams, in Decatur county, Indiana, the son of Caleb and Letitia MjDole (Carr) Wood. Both parents came from near Carlisle, Kentucky, where they received their schooling and were engaged in farming, coming to the Hoosier state with the first settlers. He was the father of eight children, who were: John T., William W., Mrs. Sophia A. Rodgers, Martha J., Mrs. Sarah F. Bess and

May Florence, who are deceased, and Mrs. Lucinda E. Xeedham and the* subject of this sketch, who are the only two surviving members of the family.

Doctor Wood came to Prairie township, Tipton county, in the fall of 1856 and attended school in an old log building, part of which was used as a residence. Unfavorable conditions of those early times in educational mat¬ ters made it difficult for a young man who had an ambition for the develops ment of the mind; however, it did not dull the subject's keen* desire for knowledge, and he mastered the elementary branches in the common schools, limited as they were. He entered Howard College, at Kokomo, Indiana, in the fall of 1871, attending that institution for a term of ten weeks and then taught his first term of school in the winter of 1871-72. Following his first term of school, he returned to Howard College for another term, after which he attended the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, in the spring of 1873, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science from that institution, August 18, 187$.

Doctor Wood's active connection with the school system of his county covers a period of, practically, fifteen years, commencing in the fall of 1871 and ending in June, 1886. During this period he taught four district schools, was principal of the Sharpsville graded schools for two years and was county superintendent of schools four years, from June, 1879, to June, 1883, during which time he taught several normal and select schools and served on the school board at Windfall for three years.

In the spring of 1878 the subject decided to take up the medical pro¬ fession, began the study of medicine with Dr. A. B. Pitzer, of Sharpsville, subsequently entering the Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis, and completed the required course there in March, 1881. He moved to Windfall, April 16, 1883, and engaged in the practice of medicine until November, 1890, when he was elected auditor of Tipton county, in which office he served one term. On the first day of April, 1895, he returned to Windfall and en¬ gaged in the grain business, having purchased the grain elevator of that place of the late John H. Zehner. This business gradually grew and expanded until the Windfall Grain Company was organized, with a capital of sixty thousand dollars, owning the elevators at Curtisville, Windfall, Nevada and Hemlock, the latter being in Howard county. For eighteen years the Doctor was actively connected with the grain business, in more recent years in con¬ junction with Jesse C. and Gordon C. Hadley, owning and operating the Windfall Grain Company. However, Mr. Wood recently severed his con-

# nection with the grain business and his principal occupation now is that of farming, he giving special attention to the' feeding of stock for the market.

Doctor Wood was united in marriage November 25, 1879, to Elnora Lindsay, of Sharpsville, and they have become the parents of four children, namely: James Gordon, deceased; Madge Olive, the wife of Dr. H. C. Tate, who resides at Kokomo; Jason Byron, deceased; and Nora May, now a student at Earlham College.

Having ever taken an active interest in political affairs, Doctor Wood has been honored by his fellow citizens to an unusual degree, having served in several minor offices within the gift of the people, not enumerated above. He was his party's candidate for joint representative for Tipton and Clinton counties in the campaign of 1904, but went down to defeat in the Roosevelt landslide of that year. In the election of 1912 he was elected state senator from the district composed of Tipton and Hamilton counties. His record in the session of the Legislature of 1913 is a creditable one, where he proved to be a valuable and an unbiased servant of the people. He served on several important committees and his judgment always received favorable considera¬ tion. His views on the construction and upkeep of public roads, attracted public attention and his counsel and advice was sought for by advocates of good government and practical measures that concerned the people.

Doctor Wood is a man of broad humanitarian principles, of earnest purpose and upright life, and does all in his power for the uplifting of his fellow men and the promotion of the moral welfare of his community, a feature of his life that is one of the noblest instincts of man. More than one man can date his success in business by the help that he received from Doctor Wood. His counsel, his advice and his encouragement to struggling young men can never be forgotten, some of whom have attained fame, others en¬ gaged in useful lives and whose names have been chiseled in the progress of time and whose usefulness is recognized in the different avenues of life. The character of the people of Tipton county, particularly from an edu¬ cational and moral standpoint, is made better because George Wood lived in it.

Fraternally, the Doctor is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at Windfall; the Scottish Rite, thirty-second degree, at Indianapolis, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Windfall. He owns three hundred and eighteen acres of land in the county, including the home farm in Prairie township. His farms are well improved and in a high state of cultivation. He has introduced modern methods in the tilling of the soil and his facilities for stock feeding are complete.

Personally, the Doctor enjoys the esteem of warm friends, who recognize the cordial, affable manner which marks his intercourse with his fellow men, under any and all conditions, thus showing that his incessant and close appli¬ cation to the conduct of his large business has in no wise encroached upon those grand qualities which mark the true gentleman and man that he is.

Worthington R. Todd

The twentieth-century farmer knows very little of the disadvantages which surround the pioneer farmers of this state. No longer is he compelled to rise early in the morning and continue his labors far into the evening. The farmer of today can do twice as much work in half a day as his father could in a whole day fifty years ago. The rural mail service leaves the daily paper on his door step each morning. The telephone puts him into instant connec¬ tion with his neighbors, while the interurban cars and automobile enable him to participate in all the features of city life. Surrounded by such con¬ ditions, the farmer of today can have all the advantages of the man in the city, with few of his disadvantages. No state in the Union possesses better transportation advantages than Indiana, and with the interurban threading the country in every direction from our capital city the farmers are put into close touch with the life of the city.

Worthington R. Todd, farmer and stock raiser of Tipton county, was born on June 1, 1875, and is the son of Rpbert and Louise (Friend) Todd. His father came from Franklin county, Indiana, where he was born, and settled in Tipton county when he was about twenty-five years of age.

W. R. Todd is the only child living of the four born to his parents. He attended the district schools and finished his education by. the time he was seventeen years of age. He worked on the farm during all his school days, and at the remarkably tender age of thirteen he embarked in business for himself, by renting a part of his father's farm. ,

On September 5, 1897, Mr. Todd was married to Charity McLucas, the daughter of William and Susan (Tolin) McLucas. Mr. McLucas is a na¬ tive of this county. Mrs. Todd has five brothers and sisters: Clarence, still at home; Charles, who married Mabel Brown, deceased; Fred, who mar¬ ried Goldie Hamlin, and they have one child, Don; Blanch, who is Mrs. Bernard Woodruff; Cressie, who is at present the chief operator of the Tipton Telephone Company.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd have five children: Reva L., deceased; Gerald, Will¬ iam R., Arline and Paul E. They are giving their children all the educa¬ tional advantages which it is possible for them to secure, with the view of better fitting them for their future lives.

Mr. Todd has always aligned himself with the Democratic party, being a strong believer of the principles advocated by that party. He has never asked for any public office, being content to put all his energies and efforts into his work on the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Todd take an active interest in all the social activities of the community in which they live. Their whole-souled hospitality has endeared them to all their neighbors and commended them to all with whom they come in contact.

Harry Katon

Probably the youngest farmer in Tipton county is the one whose inter¬ esting career is here briefly set forth. Young as he is, however, he has by his industry and sound judgment brought himself to a place where he occupies an enviable position among the coming agriculturists of the county. The son of a successful farmer, he has been thoroughly schooled in all the multitude of agricultural details which are the necessary concomitant of the best farmers. Careful and conservative in his business affairs, he is nevertheless sufficiently progressive to permit him to keep apace with twentieth century ideas and methods. For these reasons it is eminently fitting that Harry Katon should find a worthy place in this volume.

Harry Katon was born in 1889 in Tipton county, the son of Melville and Charity (Parker) Katon. The father of the subject of this sketch, a native of Ohio, came to this county when he was ten years of age, and followed the occupation of a farmer throughout his whole life. To Mr. and Mrs. Melville Katon were born six children, Harry, Laura, Anna, Ben, Floyd and Mildred. 4

Harry Katon attended the Independence schools and graduated from the common school at the latter place, making a splendid record during his high school career. He later attended the Indiana Business College at In¬ dianapolis, and secured a practical business training which has been of great value to him. He then took up farming and is now operating his father's farm, and has been very successful in its management.

Politically, Mr. Katon belongs to the Progressive party, aligning him¬ self with the new party last year. He threw himself into it with all the zeal of his young manhood and showed remarkable political enthusiasm for one of his age. Religiously, he belongs to the Presbyterian church and is a loyal member of that denomination. He has shown so far an aptitude for all the various phases of agricultural life and, with the excellent training which he received from his worthy father, he bids fair to become one of the most prominent farmers of the county. Personally, Mr. Katon is genial and un¬ assuming and his large circle of loyal friends and acquaintances testify to the good esteem in which he is universally held.

William Findling

One of the leading farmers and stock raisers in Tipton county is Will¬ iam Findling. His valuable property has been acquired through his own ef¬ forts, persistency of purpose and determination. At the same time he has maintained careful and respectable habits, and won the undivided respect of all with whom he has come in contact.

William Findling was born December 27, 1861, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a son of Valentine and Louise (Geyer) Findling. His father was born in Germany and came to this country with his parents when he was seven years of age. They settled near Pomeroy, Ohio, on the Ohio river. William had seven brothers and sisters : Emma, who married a Mr. Schall and had one child; John B., Charles E., Herbert G., Francis E., Arthur E., and Lela, who married Sherman Vandenber. The first three children are by the first marriage. Valentine Findling was married the second time to Margaret Kaiser, and to them were born the five children last named.

William Findling started to school at Independence, Indiana, and gradu¬ ated from the course at that place. He worked on the farm during the sum¬ mer and went to school during the winter. At the age of twenty he starred to working in a tile factory, and upon reaching his majority he rented a farm of eighty acres of land, and later bought the eighty acres of land on which he now lives. He proved to be a very successful farmer and gradu¬ ally added to his landed possessions until at the present time he owns two hundred and ninety-seven acres in Tipton county and a farm of one hundred acres in Hamilton county.

Mr. Findling was married on March 18, 1885, to Elizabeth D. Glass, the daughter of George and Hannah (Clark) Glass. They have eight children: Fairy, deceased; Clyde, who is married and has two children; Rome E., who married Minnie Pernell, and has one son ; Ray, who is at home ; Arthur and Allen, who are still at home and attending the high school ; Rex and Ralph.

Mr. Findling is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and con¬ tributes liberally to its support. Mrs. Findling is a member of the Christian church. Politically, Mr. Findling has always been a Republican and advo¬ cates the principles of that party. He has taken a somewhat prominent part in public affairs and has served as county commissioner of his county. He is a very congenial gentleman, and always willing to assist in any worthy cause for the betterment of the community, and he has a- host of friends throughout the community, who esteem him because of his genuine worth.

James L. Romack

Among the most prosperous and respected citizens of Tipton county, who have been important factors in the growth of the county, there is no one who occupies a higher place in the estimation of the general public than the subject of this sketch. Descended from an old pioneer family of the state, he has the happy heritage which is the fortune of well established families. The grandparents of James L. Romack came from Pennsylvania to Hancock county, Indiana, in 1824, and lived there until 1836, when the grandfather died.

James L. Romack, township trustee and business man of Liberty town¬ ship, Tipton county, was born November 13, 1859, in Hancock county, In¬ diana. His parents were Robert L. and Amanda Romack. Robert Romack was also a native of Hancock county, where he was a very successful fanner. When the Mexican w^r broke out he at once enlisted in an Indiana regiment and served throughout that struggle, his regiment being one that helped cap¬ ture the city of Mexico. To Robert L. Romack and wife were born a large family of nine children : Robert A., James L., Train C., Mrs. Emma Bern*. Mrs. Selena Ressler, George, Elbert A., Jesse G-, Mrs. Lucinda Shuck.

James Romack was reared on the old homestead, receiving ample train¬ ing in the labors which fall to the lot of every boy on the farm, and taking advantage of such meager schooling as was afforded by the district schools of the time. However, this lad was different from most of the boys of his period in that he wanted to continue his education beyond the common schools, so we find him attending the Central Normal College at Danville, Indiana. After taking a special course in that institution he engaged in teaching and for six years taught in Howard and Tipton counties, meeting with uniform success every place he went. In 1886 he left the teaching profession upon his election as county surveyor, and never returned to the school room. The six years in the school room gave him some very' valuable experience, which has been of inestimable worth to him in his later career. Starting in as county surveyor in 1886, he was in that office continuously for ten years, and gave entire satisfaction during his long incumbency of that office. After retiring from the surveyor's office he moved to his farm of two hundred and fifty acres which lies four and a half miles southwest of Sharpsville. For the next eight years he was engaged in farming and con¬ tracting, having constructed a good many miles of road in Tipton and ad¬ joining counties. He also proved as successful in his agricultural operations as lie had in his teaching and civil engineering. In 1904 he moved to Sharps¬ ville in order to look after his increasing business interests in that town. He is now president of the local telephone company and has been since its organzation. He is also a director in the Sharpsville Canning Company, which does a big business. Mr. Romack still looks after his farm and takes an ac¬ tive part in the management of the various enterprises with which he is con¬ nected. For many years he has been a stockholder in the Sharpsville Bank and is now vice-president of that financial institution. In 1913 he was ap¬ pointed trustee of Liberty township and is now filling that important office to the entire satisfaction of the township.

Mr. Romack was married on November 4, 1891, to Rebecca Davenport, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Davenport. They have never had any children. Mr. Romack is a Royal Arch Mason and is one of the most valued members of the order in Sharpsville. Esteemed by all who know him, he has been a leader in the affairs of his community and an influential factor in public matters. He has lived a life which has been marked by useful ends and his achievements in so many lines of endeavor have won him recogni¬ tion as one of the representative men of his day and generation in Tipton county. Mrs. Romack has a strong and pleasing personality and her hospital¬ ity makes their home one of the most pleasant in the community. Mr. Romack is an upright, manly man, courageous in the performance of duty, earnest in the support of what his conscience and judgment tell him is right. He has always been true to his convictions and his life illustrates what may be ac¬ complished by a strong and well-disciplined mind when directed and con¬ trolled by correct and moral principles.

George Doversberger

The gentleman whose name heads this paragraph is widely known in Tipton county and is one of the honored citizens of Cicero township, where he is living after a strenuous life of activity in connection with agricultural pursuits. His well-directed efforts in the practical affairs of life, his capable management of his business interests and his sound judgment have brought to him prosperity, and his life demonstrates what may be accomplished by any man of energy and ambition who is not afraid to work and has the perseverance to continue his labors in the face of any disaster or discourage¬ ment that may arise. In all the relations of life Mr. Doversberger has com¬ manded the respect and confidence of those with whom he has been brought into contact, and a biographical history of this locality would not be com¬ plete without a record of his career.

George Doversberger, proprietor of a fine one-hundred-and-seventy-acre farm in Cicero township, Tipton county, Indiana, was born December 21, 1851, in Dearborn county, Indiana, the son of John and Susan (Hoover) Doversberger. His father was a native son of Germany and came to America when he was seventeen years of age. His parents were Wolfgang and Susan (Hoofnaugle) Doversberger, and they were the parents of six children in Germany, John, Mathias, Andrew, J. M., Margaret and Maggie. Wolfgang Doversberger came directly from Germany to Dearborn county, Indiana, and settled on a farm there, where he spent the remainder of his life. To him and his wife were born six children: George, the immediate subject of this sketch; Mrs. Marv Leninger, Mrs. Anna Leninger, Mrs. Carrie Slater, John and Mrs. Peter Weismiller.

George Doversberger attended the schools in his native county in his boyhood and worked on his father's farm between school seasons, thus early learning the habits of industry and thrift. He continued to reside under the paternal roof until the age of twenty-five years, when he settled on a tract of sixty acres belonging to his father, and by his thrift and energy he succeeded in saving sufficient money to purchase forty acres. His father then very

On February 11, 1877, Mr. Doversberger was married to Caroline Meinser, of Dearborn county. He and his family lived in Dearborn county until 1890, when he sold that farm and came to Tipton county, where they have since continued to reside. They are the parents of a large family of chil¬ dren, namely: Mrs. Cora Teuscher, of Liberty, who has four children, Cletus, Erma, Mildred and Lewis; Wilmer, who married Hannah Beck, of Liberty township, and they are the parents of two children; Arthur, who is still at home; Elva, the wife of William Piel, and they have one child; Edward, Clarence, Ernest, Samuel, Louisa and Luella, the last six named being still at home.

Politically, Mr. Doversberger has been a life-long Democrat, and al¬ though he has been interested in political affairs, he has never sought for any public preferment. His advice on political questions has been frequently asked and he has made his influence in political circles felt in his community. He and the members of his family belong to the Lutheran church, to which they have contributed liberally. Mr. and Mrs. Doversberger, by their genial hospitality, have endeared themselves to a wide circle of friends and ac¬ quaintances throughout the community where they reside, and they are re¬ garded in the highest respect and estem by all who know them.

The young man of today who enters the business world has wonderful opportunities for material success, since this is essentially a commercial age. The young business man who is ambitious to succeed, however, must ex¬ ercise those qualities of strict integrity and upright dealing which are the necessary concomitants of success, if he wishes to win and retain the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. It. is to the credit of the subject of this sketch that he is rapidly building up his business in the town of Sharpsville by the exercise of these very necessary qualities, and the result is that he is laying the foundation for a long and successful career in the business world.

Charles D. Hawkins, of the firm of J. E. Hawkins & Son. was born in Tipton county, Indiana, June 21, 1844. His parents were J. E. and Louisa (Turner) Hawkins. J. E. Hawkins was born in Ohio in i860, and came to

Indiana when a small boy with his parents, who first settled in Huntington. They later moved to Liberty township, Tipton county, and settled on a farm two and a half miles east of Sharpsville. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hawkins were married in 1880 and their union was blessed with nine children: Nellie, the wife of U. G. Henderson, of Tipton county, who has one daughter, Pauline; Charles, the subject of this sketch, who is still unmarried; Velma, who mar¬ ried the daughter of W. E. Pratt, of Cass county, Indiana, and has three children, Thelma, Martha and William; Harry, who married the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Spaulding, and has two children, Charles and Harold; the remaining five children are Mount, Coral, Bernice, May and Marjorie.

Charles Hawkins attended the schools of his township and received a good practical education, which he is constantly improving by wide reading along lines pertaining to his particular line of business. He continued to work on his father's farm until 1911, when he went to Sharpsville and engaged in the automobile business. He followed this for about a year, when he sold out to W. H. Gage and, with his father, bought the hardware business of Kirkley & Morgan in Sharpsville. He and his father assumed control of the business on June 15, 1913, and have been meeting with very gratifying suc¬ cess in the short time they have been engaged in it.

Mr. Hawkins has ever been a Republican, but has never sought political preferment, as his attention has been fully occupied by his business interests. He is gradually working his way upward and his life record has been very creditable and honorable and such as to win for him the esteem and approval of his friends and neighbors. His life might well serve as a source of in¬ spiration to others, showing what can be accomplished when one has the will to do and dare, and when one is persistent, honorable and persevering in a chosen field of labor.

Herbert G. Findling

Among the prominent men who have brought credit not only to the agri¬ cultural interests of Tipton county, but to the intellectual and moral advance¬ ment of the county as well, there is no one who claims a better place in the pages of this volume than the worthy gentleman whose name heads this sketch. A man of sound and practical judgment, he is keenly alert to every¬ thing relating to the welfare of his community. He is a student of modern agricultural methods and a close observer of all that pertains to his life work. He is fortunate in being descended from parents whose industrial habits and sterling moral worth were characteristics of their lives. He grew up with the predominating idea of relying upon himself and in his own life work he has persevered steadily along a definite line of action, so that today he 'is considered one of the solid, substantial and enterprising farmers of his community. .

Herbert G. Findling was born September 3, 1871, on the old Findling farm in Tipton county. He is a son of Valentine and Margaret (Reiser) Findling, who are represented elsewhere in this volume. Herbert G. Findling received his common school education in the Independence schools of this county. He worked on the farm during the summer and went to school dur¬ ing the winter, and in 1895 he started out for himself. He and his brother Charles farmed the home farm and rented additional ground near by, and by careful management were well remunerated for their efforts. Later the two brothers rented a two-hundred-acre farm, which they operated for sev¬ eral years.

Herbert Findling was married on March 20, 1895, to Carrie S. Trautman, the daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Alplanalp) Trautman. They have had three children: Glenn E., deceased; Howard A. and Cecilia May, who are in school.

Politically, Mr. Findling is a Republican, but has never sought any office in his party. He and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist Epis¬ copal church, and take an active part in the church and Sunday school work of that congregation. The members of the family move in the best social circles of the community and are well liked by all who know them. They have always stood, for the best things in the community and are numbered among the progressive and enterprising families of the county.

L. D. Stewart

Poets often tell the truth and the old song, which contains the refrain, "The farmer feeds them all," states a very fundamental and economic truth. Without the farmer the rest of the country would starve within a week, despite the large amount of food in cold storage. Every occupation might be done away with but farming and people could live, but a total cessation of farming for a very short time would actually depopulate the whole world.

A man can live without banks all his life, but deprive him of his bread and his career is soon ended. Farming is becoming an honored profession; our district schools are teaching it as a science and our colleges are granting degrees in agricultural courses. The farmers of any community sustain the people dependent on every other profession. Without the farmer the banker would close his doors, the manufacturer would shut down his factory and the railroads would suspend operations. Among the honored men of Tipton county who help to keep the banker, the manufacturer and the railroads is the subject of this sketch.

L. D. Stewart, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Tipton county, was born January 4, 1883, on his father's farm of one hundred and thirtysix acres. He is the son of W. P. and Margaret (Lattusj Stewart. - His father came from Bartholomew county when he was an infant and settled in Tipton county with his parents, Stephen and Amy Stewart. He went to the common schools in this county, and has supplemented his common school education by continuous reading. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stewart have six children living: Mrs. Ora Gunkle; Mrs. Jessie Leavitt; Mrs. Grace Alplanalp; L. D., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Sarah Crull and Lydia, the wife of Henry Murphy.

L. D. Stewart received his education in the common schools of his county. As a lad he went through all the experiences of the ordinary country boy, working on the farm in the summer and going to school in the winter. At a very early age he commenced to raise hogs, even when a small boy, and has always made a particular study of the raising of swine. When he reached his maturity he commenced renting laud from his father, and has been successful in all of his financial dealings.

Mr. Stewart was married in November, 1903, to Fannie Tarkington, daughter of Horace and Delilah (Hamilton) Tarkington. They have two children, Esther and Crystal. The mother of these children died on January 6, 1910, and on December 10, 1913, Mr. Stewart married Ardella Keck, the daughter of Kimsey and Agnes Keck.

Fraternally, Mr. Stewart is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has always taken an active part in the deliberations of that order. He is also a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. He and his wrife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and have always been intersted in all the activities of that denomination. For their good work and their kind hearted hospitality, they have commended themselves to a large circle of loyal friends.

John Theodore Funke

No people that go to make up our cosmopolitan civilization have better habits of life than those who came originally from the great German empire. The descendants of those people are distinguished for their thrift and hon¬ esty, and these two qualities in the habitants of any country will in the end alone make that country great. When with these two qualities is coupled the other quality of sound sense, which all the German descendants possess, there are afforded such qualities as will enrich any land and place it at the top of the countries of the world in the scale of elevated humanity. Of this excellent people came the subject of this brief sketch, and in his life have been exemplified those qualities referred to above.

John Theodore Funke was born November 22, 1837, in the province of Hanover, Germany. He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Ratche) Funke, both of whom were born in Germany, but who came to America before the war and landed at Baltimore. From Baltimore they went to Pittsburgh, and thence down the Ohio river to Cincinnati, where they re¬ mained a short time. Later they went to Dearborn county, Indiana, and bought forty acres of land, remaining there for two years. The family then sold the forty acres and moved to Franklin county, Indiana, where they pur¬ chased eighty acres of land, and here reared the family. They finally sold this and went to Decatur county, Indiana, where the parents of John died. They had four children : Frank, deceased, who married Josephine Speckbaugh, also deceased, and they had five children, Mary, Joseph, Philleminey, Toney and Harry. After the death of Frank's first wife he married Louisa Hahing, by whom he had two children, Josephine and Anna; Maggie, de¬ ceased, who married Theodore Meyer, deceased, and they had one son, Cas¬ per, who now lives in Kokomo; Rebecca, who married Henry Hardebeck and they had eight children, John, Josephine, Louie, Henry, Tillie, Mary, Theodore and Francis.

John T. Funke secured some education in Germany and after his par¬ ents moved to this county he went to school for a short period. He was married in Franklin county in the spring of 1861 to Josephine Weldamm, the daughter of Frederick and Margaret (Shoemaker) Weldamm, and shortly afterwards he moved to Decatur where he bought different farms, and by true German thrift and frugality he succeded in accumulating two hundred and eighty-three acres of the best land of the county. He has bought and sold several farms in his time and usually made some money on each transaction.

He purchased the home farm from his father when the latter was on the point of making a visit to Germany. By 1887 he had accumulated three hun¬ dred and forty-two acres of land, but soon after this time he Sold out and moved to Tipton where he has remained ever since.

To John T. Funke and his wife have been born the following chil¬ dren: May, Rebecca; Elizabeth, deceased; Josephine, deceased; Henry, John, Louisa, Anna, Theodore and Rosa.

Politically, Mr. Funke belongs to the Democratic party and takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, though he has never sought any honor in the way of public offices. He and the members of his family are attend¬ ants of the St. John's church, to which they give freely of their means.

Mr. Funke began life practically at the bottom of the ladder, and he has climbed to the top with no help but a brave heart, industrious hands, and a loyal and devoted wife, and because of the record he has made and his high strength of character, he enjoys a high standing in the community in which he lives.

F. M. Price

This utilitarian age has been prolific in men of action, of high resolves and noble purposes, who give character and stability to the communities hon¬ ored by their citizenship. As a farmer and as a county official the subject of this review has always been true to himself and his fellow men, his college course being no small contributing factor in his successful career.

F. M. Price, former auditor of Tipton county, was born December 8, 1852, near Normandy in Jeffersbn township, this county, the son of John and Margaret (Alexander) Price. His father came from Ohio in the early forties, settling in this county, being one of the pioneers of his section. Mr. Price was the only child of his parents and received the best educational ad¬ vantages which could be obtained in that early day, attending school in a log cabin in Jefferson township, and after completing his studies in the dis¬ trict schools of his county, he became a student of the Kokomo high school, where he graduated, and later graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. During his college course he took a prominent part in college activities and graduated with distinction from that institution of learning.

Merritt, of Clinton county, this state, and to this union have been born three children, John W., who married Goldie Merrick, and they have one child, Golanda Ethel ; Elfie, deceased, and Claude M., deceased.

Politically, Mr. Price has been a life-long Democrat, in which organiza¬ tion he has always taken an active and earnest interest, and the esteem in which he is held by the citizens of the county is shown in the fact that he was elected auditor of his county, an office which he filled to the entire satisfac¬ tion of his constituents. He and his family are loyal members of the Chris¬ tian church and have actively participated in all the interests of that denomina¬ tion. Mr. Price has been uniformly successful, both as a farmer, operating one of the best farms in the county, and as a public official. His farm of one hundred and sixty* acres is well improved, having a handsome and attractive residence, large and commodious bams and outbuildings, and has been brought to a high state of cultivation. He has made a specialty of stock raising and is regarded as one of the most successful stock raisers of the county. In all of his dealings with his fellow citizens he has so conducted himself that he has won their approbation and can look back upon a life which has been well spent in the interests of his community.

Robert Ogle

Through all past ages the farmer has outnumbered the men in any other occupation and it is still true of our own state. Our forefathers in Indiana had no difficulty in raising good crops. Any one could raise com and hogs before the war, when the soil still retained its pristine fertility and hog cholera was unknown. But today the soil must be scientifically fertilized, while the hog cholera rages everywhere. Our forefathers did not need to know that potash was necessary for certain crops; they never heard of in¬ oculating the soil ; they were not troubled with "wheat rust, potato blight or the San Jose scale. But the farmer of today must know of these things, and the better he understands them the more successful he is. The success which has attended the efforts of Robert Ogle, of this county, indicates that he keeps well informed on all matters pertaining to the latest developments in agriculture.

county, and was one of five children, Mrs. Sarah Smithson, Robert, Thomas, Benjamin T. and Mr. Elizabeth Kemberlin. Robert Ogle attended the coun¬ try schools of Clark county, where his parents lived during the war of the Rebellion. After the family moved to Hamilton county, he attended the schools at Atlanta and finished his education in the Tipton county schools. As a boy he worked on the farm during the period he was attending school, and followed the life of the ordinary boy on the farm. He lived under the parental roof for some years after leaving school and when he came of age he started to work out by the month. For the next six years he farmed and also worked at the carpenter trade. Being of a frugal and thrifty turn of mind he saved his money and at the end of the six years he was enabled to purchase forty acres of land, which he operated for five years. He then bought his present farm of one hundred and twenty acres three miles from Tipton. He has improved this farm in every way and now has one of the best farms in the county. In the acquisition of this estate, Mrs. Ogle proved a helpmate to her husband in the fullest sense of the term, working hand in hand with him, and to her is due a full share of the credit for what they have accomplished.

On December 31, 1883, Mr. Ogle was married to Sarah A. C. Kendall, the daughter of Martin and Louisa (Walker) Kendall, and to this union has been born one child, Martin M., who is married to Ola Farley, and they have two children, Robert K. and Hugh.

Mr. Ogle and his family are members of the Christian church, and his activity in church work is shown by the fact that he has been chosen as an elder in this denomination. He has long been interested in church affairs and takes a very active part in all the various departments of church work. Politically, he is an earnest supporter of the principles of the Prohibition party and has always been a prominent advocate of temperance, believing that the liquor traffic is one of the greatest issues before the American people today. He and his wife have lived a simple, unostentatious life, and have earned the respect and confidence of all who know them, as their whole life has been such that, as the poet says : 'They can wrap the drapery of their couch about them and lie down to pleasant dreams."

Mr. Ogle is engaged in general farming and also gives some attention to stock raising, in which he has been very successful, and his farm, Seated in Cicero township, this county, is a splendid tract of land, Maple Grove Farm being well known throughout this locality as one of the finest and best improved estates in the county.

William G. Ryan

The honored subject of this sketch, a successful agriculturist and dairy¬ man of Cicero township, Tipton county, Indiana, and the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of fine farming land, has obtained an enviable repu¬ tation throughout his community as a man of shrewdness and sagacity and also a man who has obtained his present comfortable position in life, not by any questionable methods, but by the persistent application of indomitable perseverance and unquestioned integrity. A firm believer in the great truth of the brotherhood of man, he has ever been guided by the principle laid down in the Golden Rule, and his life has been so ordered that no shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil has ever rested upon him.

William G. Ryan, who resides about three and one-half miles east of the city of Tipton, was born on June 15, 1891, where he now resides. He is the son of James T. and Mary (Gleason) Ryan. James T. Ryan, who was born December 18, 1858, in St. Mary's, Mercer county, Ohio, and died April 2, 1903, was the son of Patrick and Catherine (Doyle) Ryan. Patrick first saw the light of day in county Kildare, Ireland. He emigrated from the old sod to this country as a young man, landing at New Orleans, Louisiana, and coming up the river to Cincinnati, Ohio. From that city he subsequently lemoved to Mercer county, in the Buckeye state, and took up agriculture, remaining in that county the rest of his life and rearing a family of six children, namely: Sarah, Mary, James Margaret, William and Cath¬ arine. Of these children, James T., the subject's father, attended the com¬ mon schools in his boyhood, after completing which he took a normal course in preparation for the work of teaching, in which he subsequently engaged for twenty-one years, during all of this long period being also engaged in agriculture. In 1888 James T. Ryan purchased the farm where the im¬ mediate subject of this review now resides and began the cultivation of the same. He was married August 16, 1882, in Greensburg, Indiana, to Mary Gleason, the daughter of William and Bridget (Ryan) Gleason, who came from near Dublin in the Emerald Isle to this country, settling in Decatur county, Indiana, where they were farmers and where William became a man of prominence in the community. They were the parents of four children, who were Mary, Winnie, Josephine (deceased) and Bridget. To the union of James T. and Mary (Gleason) Ryan were born the following children: Mrs. Mary Cox; Agnes and Anna are living at home; Lauretta;

William G., the immediate subject of this sketch; Daniel E. is also living under the parental rooftree. James T. Ryan is a member of the Catholic church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus lodge in Tipton.

The early education of William G. Ryan was acquired in the Union and Plum Grove schools and this lias been supplemented by two years in Purdue University, where he is devoting his attention to studies in agricul¬ ture. He is very successfully engaging in the business of dairying and hog feeding, conducting his operations along these lines according to the most improved and scientific methods and laying the foundation for a splendid future in his chosen vocation. He is a deep student of the best thought in all that pertains to his business and is a wide reader of literature pertain¬ ing to the subject, being a firm believer in the results of balanced and scienti¬ fic feeding, also breeding along only the best blood lines. Such men as Mr. Ryan are revolutionizing the great basic industry of agriculture and stock raising and their courage in breaking away from old ideas when newer and better methods have presented themselves is deserving of the commendation of their fellow men.

Joseph B. Enneking

One of the most evident things to the thoughtful farmer is that life at no state is a bed of roses. There are thorns, and many of them, along the path of farming life, and the lwcky ones are they who are pierced by the fewest of the thorns. It will not be disputed that all persons should keep in view the necessity of pulling out the thorns from those who are less for¬ tunate. Realizing the fact that there are great opportunities for the diligent worker, the subject of this sketch bent every energy to advance himself in farming. The result is that he has made a name for himself among the leading agriculturists and stock raisers of his community. He has worked his way to success and prosperity, and has so ordered his course in all the relations of life as to command the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.

Joseph B. Enneking was born February i, 1880, in Franklin county, Indiana, near Brookville. He was a son of John D. and Mary (Wahman) Enneking. John D. was bom in Franklin county and came to Tipton county with his family about twenty-six years ago. Their thre^ children were reared in this county: Elizabeth, who married Thomas Conley; Joseph B., the sub¬ ject of this sketch, and Edward J., now in Arizona.

Joseph B. Enneking received his education in the schools of Tipton county, and worked on his father's farm in the summer when he was not in school. He was married on October 14, 1908, to Agnes Walsh, who was bom in Elyria, Ohio. Her parents were Martin and Margaret (Kelch) Walsh. Her father was born in Ireland and came to this country when he was a young man with his father. There were nine children in the Walsh family: Mary, deceased wife of George Gall; Thomas E., deceased; John, who is living in Ohio; Walter, who is now in Colorado; William R., who mar¬ ried Ella Gall, and lives in this township; Joseph P., deceased; Bernard, who is in Ohio; Cecelia, deceased, and Agnes, the wife of the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Enneking have three children, Cecelia Margaret. Robert Joseph and Mary Agnes.

Mr. Enneking has been a stanch supporter of the Democratic party all his life, although he has never sought any political preferment of any kind, though on March 3, 1914, he was appointed road supervisor. Religiously, he has long been a member of St. John's congregation in the city of Tipton, and has always contributed liberally to its support. Mr. and Mrs. Enneking are very sociable and the spirit of hospitality pervades their home. They have a large circle of warm friends who esteem them for their genuine worth.

The enterprising and progressive agriculturalist whose career is here briefly set forth comes from the historic commonwealth of Ohio. Many of the best citizens of our state have come from our sister state on the east and they are always welcome additions to our population.

J. W. Stoddard, the proprietor of Pine Grove farm, was born in Guern¬ sey county, Ohio, on February 11, 1861. His parents were James and Jane M. Stoddard, his father being a native of Butler county, Pennsylvania, and a farmer all his life. In 1849 when the California gold fever was at its height the father of the subject of this sketch made the trip to California by the way of the Isthmus of Panama and was much more fortunate than many other thousands of those who made the trip. Although his health was badly impaired, he was lucky in making what the miners call a "strike" and he brought back with him sixteen hundred dollars in gold, which he had minted at the government mint in Philadelphia. After his return east he moved to Guernsey county, Ohio, where he died in 1871, his interment taking place at Mt. Lebanon, Ohio, his widow surviving him many years, not passing away until October 20, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. James Stoddard were the parents of three children: Margaret, deceased; Mrs. Martha Carson, and J. W., the subject of this sketch.

J. YV. Stoddard received his early education in the common schools of Ohio and Indiana and spent his early boyhood days in the manner of lads of his time, attending school in the winter and working on the farm during the summer months. He accompanied his parents to Indiana in the early part of the seventies and was of valuable assistance to his mother in getting the farm now owned by Mr. Stoddard improved and in a high state of culti¬ vation. At the early age of twenty he began fanning on his own responsi¬ bility by renting his mother's farm and such was his diligence and industry that he was enabled to buy out the other heirs within a few years.

Mr. Stoddard was united in marriage on October 5, 1904, to Christine King and this union has been blessed with four children, Louella, Martha, Florence G., \;elma M. Mr. Stoddard is a man who takes an unusual amount of interest in his home life and prefers above all things to be with his family as much as ]>ossibIe. In his political affiliations he has given his preference to the Prohibition party and is a sincere and able advocate of the tenets of that organization. In his life, character and achievements are exemplified the best type of symmetrically developed American manhood and citizen¬ ship, his influence having always been on the right side of every moral question. He is generous in his donations to all worthy objects whereby his fellow men may be benefited.

in closing this sketch, it will doubtless be of interest to the reader to review briefly the ancestral history of the Stoddard family. James Stod¬ dard, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came from Ireland, from Scotch-Irish parentage, and his wife came from the same place. He apparently settled on a farm located on Washington pike, Washington county, Pennsylvania, not a great distance from what is now Pittsburgh. It was here that Robert Stoddard, the subject's grandfather, was born, in the year 1788. Later James Stoddard moved to a farm in Moon township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, located near Shousetown, a small town on the Ohio river, and it was on this farm that Robert Stoddard was married to a girl bv the name of Margaret Ann McClelland, who was a native daughter of Ireland, whence she had come at the age of seven, or thereabouts. After Robert Stoddard's marriage his father, James Stoddard, gave him one hun¬ dred acres of land off the end of his farm, and this is where they lived and

Robert Stoddard died September 24, 1864, on this same farm. Mar¬ garet Ann, his wife, died February 9, 1876, at the age of eighty-one years, on the farm of William Hood, husband of Margaret Ann Stoddard, her daughter, located in Hopewell township, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, just a short distance from the Robert Stoddard farm. Out of the family of twelve children, there are but three living, Mrs. William Hood, Mrs. Elizabeth Clever, both of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Andrew Clever, of near McKee's Rocks, near Pittsburgh. Two of the family, Matilda and Robert, died quite young, possibly in the neighborhood of two or three years of age. Then there was another born, called Robert, who was a veteran of the Civil war and was a Ohio river steamboat captain and pilot by trade. He was drowned at about the age of forty and left a wife and one child by the name of Janies, who now lives in East Palestine, Ohio. George, another son, lived on a farm near Beaver, Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where he died at the age of forty-nine, leaving a family of seven children, of whom there are only four living at the present time, Robert Lackey and George Wesley, of Kansas, and Ella Jewett and Lydia Stoddard, of Los Angeles, California. Marv, a daughter, married a man 'named Robert Stewart and lived near Pittsburgh. She died at the age of about fifty,' leaving a family of four children, Maggie, Ida, Harry and Robert, all dead except Robert, who lives where he was born. John, another son, married, moved west and died in Kansas, at the age of about seventy, leaving a family of four chil¬ dren, Grace and Eva, of Kansas, and Alice and Guy, of Los Angeles, Cali¬ fornia.

Thomas J. Paul

It is the distinctive province of this publication to make reference to* those honored citizens who have contributed to the industrial and civic progress of Tipton county. There is an element of particular consistency when we are permitted to review the career of those who have passed their entire lives within the borders of the county and who stand as scions of the sturdy and noble pioneer stock through whose interposition the era of de¬ velopment was ushered in. The subject of this sketch is a native son of the county and is numbered among the alert and progressive farmers of his county. He has reached his present degree of success only by the application of good, honest, hard work and for this reason deserves the credit of being a valuable member of the community in which he lives.

Thomas J. Paul, the son of John J. and Caroline E. (Dentz) Paul, was born about three miles south of Tipton on August 26, 1871. His father was torn in Wayne county, Indiana, and came to Tipton county when he was fourteen years of age with his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Paul, the grandparents of the subject of this sketch. To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Paul were torn four children: Isaac, who lives at Atlanta, Indiana; Thomas J., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. E. E. Kuhn, who has one daughter, Linnie Pauline; Frederick S.

Thomas J. Paul grew up on his father's farm, assisting in the farm work and learning those secrets of success which are demanded in that arduous and exacting occupation. He received a good practical education in the public schools, finishing his schooling at what was known as the Dixon school. Shortly after reaching his majority he went to Tipton and worked in a meat market for a short time, but upon his marriage he rented a farm and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since.

Mr. Paul was united in matrimony on September 8, 1897, to Estella Whelchel, the daughter of T. C. and Isabella J. (Alexander) Whelchel. This union has been blessed with six children : Edna E., Glenn, Chlorice, Frieda, Madlin and Edwin. The children are being given the best of educational advantages and are a delight and joy to their fond parents.

Mr. Paul mingles much with men and is one of the leading Democrats of his township and an influential factor in public affairs. He is now serv¬ ing as precinct committeeman, but has never been dazzled by the allurements of public distinction. His farming interests demand his time and for this reason he can not devote much of his energy to active campaigning. He is not only a progressive and thoroughly up-to-date farmer and stock raiser, but is also a natural financier, which quality has enabled him to look ahead, take advantage of opportunities and make judicious investments which in the end have tended greatly to his material interests. While successful in all branches of agriculture, he also raises fine grades of live stock, his cattle, horses and hogs being of the best breeds, and he derives no small amount of his income from the sale of his live stock. In the prosecution of his labors he has recourse to the latest and most improved methods, and as a modern farmer he has few peers in the county. While enterprising in all his undertakings and abreast of the tunes in all things pertaining to advanced

Mr. Paul is a man of broad, liberal views, essentially progressive in his ideas, and his influence has tended greatly to advance the standard of farm¬ ing in his community, besides making for the general growth and develop¬ ment of the country. He is a quiet and unassuming man who attends strictly to his own affairs and whose life forcibly illustrates the value of a sterling integrity, honorable dealing and upright conduct.

Arthur Leininger

Within the pages of this book will be found individual mention of many worthy citizens of Tipton county who have proved how great are the possibilities for attaining success and independence through the proper carry¬ ing forward of the great fundamental industry of agriculture, and among the number it is pleasing to note that not a few have recently come to this county because of its reputation as a fine agricultural section. Although the subject of this sketch has been in the county for a period of only five years, he has already gained an enviable reputation as a progressive and up-to-date farmer in every respect.

Arthur Leininger, the proprietor of a fine eighty-acre farm in Cicero township, Tipton county, was bom on November io, 1878, in Dearborn county, Indiana. His parents were George and Anna (Doverberger) Lein¬ inger, his father being a native of that county and who spent the greater part of his life there. Mr. and Mrs. George Leininger reared a large family of seven children, all of whom are living: Elmer, Arthur, Mrs. Emma Meister, Clara. Bertha, Estella and Edgar.

Before coming to Tipton county, Mr. Leininger was married to Eliza¬ beth Schulenborg, the daughter of George and Dora (Sandmann) Schulenborg, and their marriage has been blessed with two children, Lucile and Doris. Mr. Leininger is a man of very decided domestic tastes and is devoted to his wife and family.

Mr. Leininger is connected with the Democratic party and is interested in the principles advocated by his party. Religiously, he is affiliated with the Lutheran church and contributes of his means to the support of that denomination. He is a quiet and unostentatious man, who is animated by correct principles and deep human sympathies and has retained the friendship of all who have come within his sphere of influence. He has won for himself in the comparatively short time that he has been in the county the unqualified esteem of his neighbors, and he bids fair to become one of the widest and best known men of his adopted county. He possesses mature judgment and sound discretion and embodies many of the qualifications of the ideal man and citizen. Courteous in his relations with others, upright in all of his dealings and in everything governed by a high sense of honor, he makes friends everywhere he goes. His devotion to truth and his loyalty to princi¬ ple have made his influence felt with all with whom he has come in contact.

William M. Sturgeon

Among the younger farmers of Tipton county there is no one who occupies a more prominent place than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He easily ranks with the most enterprising and up-to-date in the county, being thoroughly modern in all his undertakings and decidedly progressive in his ideas and tendencies. In his intercourse with his fellow men his real worth is best known and most highly appreciated and to his industry, sterling dignity and indomitable energy he owes much of his suc¬ cess in life.

William M. Sturgeon was born February 16, 1876. His parents were Ewing and Fannie (Hancock) Sturgeon, his father being born in Jackson county, Indiana, in 1837. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was David Sturgeon and he came from Kentucky to Indiana early in the history of the state and settled in Jackson county. In that county Ewing started farming and was regarded as one of the best farmers in the county when he decided to move to Tipton county, where he now resides on his farm of eighty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Sturgeon were the parents of two children, Mrs. Catherine Stewart and William, the subject of this sketch.

William Sturgeon attended the district schools of his county and re¬ ceived a good practical education, which has been improved by wide read¬ ing and travel. As a youth he learned all the details of farming, so that when he had a farm of his own he was well equipped to manage it to the best advantage and with the largest returns. Mr. Sturgeon is the owner of a farm in Hamilton county, this state, but resides on his father's farm in Cicero township, Tipton county.

Like all enterprising citizens, Mr. Sturgeon believes in good govern¬ ment and a strict enforcement of the law, and to these ends takes an interest in putting forward men who are well qualified for holding local offices. He is an excellent and praiseworthy citizen and discharges his duty as becomes a true American. As a neighbor he is kindly disposed and accommodating, and his influence at all times has made for good among those with whom he has been brought in contact. His personal honor and high character have won him a conspicuous place in the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.

Guy Israel Hoover, A.M., D.B.

Although yet comparatively a young man, the subject of this review has accomplished much toward ameliorating the condition of his fellow men, often laboring with disregard for his own welfare if thereby he might attain the object sought - to make some one better and happier. Such a life as his is rare and is eminently worthy of emulation, being singularly free from all that is deteriorating or paltry, for his influence is at all times uplifting and thousands of people have been made better for having known him.

Guy Israel Hoover, A. M., D. B., w-as born at Croton, Licking county, Ohio, November 12, 1872, the son of Giles W. and Lucretia (Green) Hoover, both natives of the Buckeye state and the parents of ten children, namely: Amy died in infancy; Clara is the wife of Henry Sanford, of near Johns¬ town, Ohio; Carl S., merchant, of Peoria, Ohio; Stanton E., bank cashier, of Croton, Ohio; Linus G., expert mechanic, of Columbus, Ohio; Flora, principal of the high school at Granville, Ohio: Minnie is the wife of T. J. Bulford, of Hilliard, Florida; Demas, a merchant and mayor of Croton, Ohio; Guy Israel: Lillian is the widow of L. E. Leamon, of Croton, Ohio, and is the postmistress at that place.

Rev. Hoover's father was reared in Licking county, Ohio, and was a student in Granville Academy, afterward teaching for several years, at the end of which period he engaged in the operation of a carriage and wagon factory and repair shop at Croton, Ohio, where he spent the rest of his days and died on February 28, 1886, in his fifty-fifth year. His wife survives him and makes her home in Croton, she being a member of the Christian church, as was her husband, he having been an elder for many years.

The paternal grandfather of the subject was Mahlon Hoover, and he and his wife, whose maiden name was Ruhamah Williams, were pioneers in Licking county, Ohio, where they spent their lives as farmers. Giles W. was the only child born to this union. After the death of his first wife, Mah¬ lon Hoover again married, his second wife being Polly Ashbrook, and to this union were born the following children: Elam, J. Newton, Truman, Byron, Cordelia, Mary, Sylvia, and Gilman, who died in infancy.

Rev. Hoover's maternal grandparents, Jonathan Hazel and Susanna (Mullen) .Green, were natives of Ohio and followed farming. They were the parents of a large family, the grandmother living to the extreme age of ninety-one years, dying at Thompson, Illinois, to which place she had moved after her husband's death.

Guy Israel Hoover was reared in Licking county, Ohio, in the village of Croton and attended the public schools there. On completing his ele¬ mentary education, the subject attended Granville Academy, Hiram Prepara¬ tory School, Denison University, Hiram College and the University of Chi¬ cago, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts on his graduation from the regular classical course in Hiram College, the degree of Bachelor of Di¬ vinity being acquired in the graduate divinity school of the University of Chicago, and that same institution granted the subject the degree of Master of Arts because of a year's additional study, he later doing another year's work toward the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.