Vigo County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1891 (part 10 of 12)

NICHOLAS STEIN, of the firm of Stein & Heckelsburg, No. 513 W abash avenue, Terre Haute, is a native of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, born October 6, 1843, and is a son of Nicholas and Eliz¬ abeth (ITuebner) Stein, natives of Germany, who immigrated to Missouri in 1858, and came to Terre Haute in the spring of 1860, where they now reside. The father is a wood-turner by trade. Our subject, who is the second in a family of seven children, received a common-school education, and served an apprenticeship at the shoe¬ maker's trade, which he followed until May, 1864, when he enlisted in Company I, One hundred and Thirty-third Inch V. I., in the four months' service. They were put on guard duty at Bridgeport, Ala. , to guard railroads and bridges, and Mr. Stein was mustered 'out at Indianapolis in September, 1864. He then returned to Terre Haute, and engaged in the boot and shoe business, forming, in March, 1879,' a partnership with Mr. Heckelsburg. This is one of the leading shoe firms of the city, and they have built up a large and growing trade, making a specialty of first-class lines of goods. Mr. Stein has had to depend on his own resources. He was married in Terre Haute, May 11, 1867, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Charles F. and Hannah (Seeberglier) May, natives of Baden, Germany, who died in this county. Mrs. Stein is the third in a family of ' seven chil¬ dren, and was born in Baden, Germany, September 21, 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Stein have four children: Charles F., Edward E., Gertrude M. and Katy May. The parents are members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Stein is a member of the Masonic fraternity,

Humbolt Lodge No. 42, also of the I. O. O. F., Goethe Lodge No. 382, and has passed the chairs. In 1880 he was elected school trustee by the city council, and served six years. In politics he is a Democrat.

JAMES K. P. STEPHENS, Pierson township, P. O. Lewis. This prominent farmer was born in Clay county, Ind., May 8, 1845, and is a son of James and Wealthy (Beeman) Stephens, both natives of Randolph county, N. C., former of whom was born in 1794 and died in Clay county in 1857, latter born in 1818, and died near Bowling Green, Ind., in 1888. The father served in the War of 1812, in Col. Ben. Dumas' regiment, participating in a great many battles, and during the time he was at the spot where Terre Haute now stands. In 1827 he, in company with others, left North Caro¬ lina and came and settled where the town of Bowling Green now is, where they farmed. In politics he was a Democrat. He was twice married, first to Elizabeth Jordan, by whom there were two sons and two daughters, two of whom are living. Mr. Stephens married the second time, and by this union were eight children, James K. P. being the seventh in the order of birth. Five of the eight are living, as follows: Elijah, Laborn, Nancy, James K. P. and Jacob E. James Stephens, the father of our subject, came from France with LaFayette, to join the colonists against the English, and took part in the battles LaFayette's army participated in. After the war he remained in North Carolina, becoming a citizen of the United States and an extensive planter.

James K. P. Stephens obtained his education in Clay county, Ind., and in March, 1863, he left home, enlisting in Company M, Sixth Ind. Y. C. He took part in several battles - Tazewell, Walker's Ford, the siege of Knoxville and others. He was at one time very severely injured in time of action by his horse falling on him. He took part in all the engagements under Gen. Sherman from Chickamauga, Tenn., to Atlanta, Ga., such battles as Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Turner's Ferry, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Altoona Pass, Big Shanty, Burnt Hickory, Brush Mountain, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Culp's Farm, Smyrna, Chattalioocliie River, Peach Tree Creek, Ezra Church, Atlanta, and was with Gen. Stoneman on his raid to Macon, Ga, ; was also in the battles at Pulaski and Nashville, Tenn. He was mustered out of the service at Mur¬ freesboro, Tenn., September 27,1865. After returning from the army he again commenced farming, and in 1867 he came to Pierson township, this county. May 17, 1866, be married Margaret F., a daughter of Peter Craft, and born in Ohio, August 30, 1846. Seven children have been born to this marriage, of whom those living are Bettie, Thaddeus, Pat, Maud, May, Sherman and Ethel. Mr. and

Mrs. Stephens are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is adjutant of Gen. Cruft Post No. 284, G.'a. R., of which he was commander three years; he is a member of Vigo County Lodge No. 29, A. F. & A. M. ; also of the F. M. B. A. Lodge, No. 3254, Centerville, and in politics he is a Bepublican.

REUBEN N. STERLING, farmer and stock-grower, Honey Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born November 30, 1846, at Paris, the county seat of Edgar county, Ill., and is a son of David A. and Mary Mahettable Sterling, former of whom was born in Blount county, Tenn., latter in Erie county, N. Y., and they were of English and Scotch descent. The father, who was a carpenter ana cabinet-maker by trade, spent many years in the county, hav¬ ing come here when he was but seventeen years of age; he died in 1858, after living heie nearly half a century; his widow lived to be seventy-two years of age, and died in 1885. Their family consisted of ten children, of whom Reuben N., the sixth in order of birth, was reared in Vigo county. He had the sparsest advantages of the schools, but has picked up the rudiments of an English education, and can transact his own business with accuracy. He has hewed out his own pathway in life since he was eight years old, and now rents a farm of 240 acres. He never goes in debt except for limited amounts, and has never asked anyone to go his security. Mr. Ster¬ ling was married in 1872 to Sarah J., daughter of Adam and Sarah J. (Drake) Kesler, and of German and English descent. Their children are May, Ada, Olive, Gertrude, Ralph, Matilda and Har¬ riet. In politics Mr. Sterling is a Republican. In 1862 he enlisted in the Fifty-fourth Ind. V. I., Company B, and was wounded and taken prisoner at West Point, but served his term out and re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Ind. V. I., serving six months. He then again re-enlisted, this time in the Eighteenth Indiana Battery, Capt. Beck's Light Artillery, and served until the close of the war. Returning home he engaged in coal mining for fifteen }eais, and then bought his present farm, and has since been eno-ao-ed m farming and stock-growing.

THOMAS STEVENSON, farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township This gentleman is among the most prominent and best known farmers of Vigo county. He was born on Section 8, m Otter Creek township, this county, March 31, 1826, and is a son of Mali Ion and Ruth (Durham) Stevenson, former a native of Tennessee, latter of Virginia. They were of English descent and were among the earliest settlers of Vigo county. The father was a farmer and came to this county in 1816, and in 1819 he settled in Otter Greek township, m the green wood, where he opened a farm and spent the remaining portion of his life. He was a wheelwright by trade, but could turn liis band to other work with success, among other things making chairs, his sons doing most of the farm work. The father and mother died in Otter Creek township. Of their ten children eight lived to be men and women, only three of whom are now living. Thomas, who is next to the youngest, was reared in Otter Creek township, and attended the district school and Bloomingdale Academy. He has devoted his life to farming and stock-growing, and has met with success, being the owner of 300 acres of land. Mr. Stevenson is highly respected by all who know him. He was married in Tippecanoe county, Ind., February 27, 1862, to Miss Eliza, daughter of George S. and Sarah (Coffman) Aholtz, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German origin. This union has been blessed with six children, viz.: George L., a farmer; Sarah I., Norma, Archer, Octavia and Frederick. Mr. Stevenson is a mem¬ ber of the Society of Friends, which was the religious faith of his parents ; Mrs. Stevenson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Republican in politics, but never aspired to any office ; has served as supervisor, also one term as trustee of Otter Creek township, where he has spent most of his life.

JAMES A. STEWART, farmer, Nevins township, P. O. Fontanet, whose residence is on Section 24, is the owner of eighty acres of land, all in a high state of cultivation. He was born in Terre Haute, Ind., Jauary 22, 1850, and is a son of James and Catharine Stewart. He was reared on a farm as a farmer boy, and has followed agricul¬ tural pursuits since commencing life for himself. He was married in Vigo county, Ind., to Semantha A., a daughter of Edward T. and Mary Jones, and they are the parents of the following named children: Thaddeus D., Tony E. and Herman. Mr. Stewart is a member of the F. M. B. A., and politically he is in accord with the Democratic party. The family have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and in the social life of the neighborhood are highly esteemed.

LOUIS K. STOCK, M. D., Centerville, Pierson township, promi¬ nent as a physician and citizen of that township, was born in Clark¬ son, Columbiana Co., Ohio, May 1, 1853, and is a son of Franklin and Catharine (Canaan) Stock. Franklin Stock is a son of Benjiman and Jane (Dougherty) Stock, former of whom was a native of England. The Stock family for generations have mostly been en¬ gaged in the manufacture of woolen goods. Franklin was born in Ohio, in 1829, was reared in Washington county, Penn., and then migrated to Ohio, where he remained until 1860, in which year he removed to Pittsburgh, Penn., and then came to Sullivan county, Ind., where he resided until 1884, thence came to Centerville, this county, where he now resides. During the Civil war he served eighteen months in Company D, Forty-third Ind. V. I., being on duty most of the time transferring prisoners from the North to the South. His principal occupation has been that of farming.

Hr. Stock is the eldest in a family of four children. His brother, Charles G., a carpenter and undertaker in Centerville, is the second child; Clara B., the third, is the wife of George II. Dutton, cash¬ ier of the Sullivan County Bank; Edgar M., the youngest, is engaged in farming in Vigo county. Dr. Stock received his education5 at Ascension Seminary, at Farmersburg, Ind., and when he became old enough he taught school in Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties. After six years in the school-room, he commenced the study of medi¬ cine with Dr. W. W. Johnston, of Terre Haute, as his preceptor. Pievious to this, however, he had taken a course in the Commercial College, and was able to keep books, which he did, earning money to pay his expenses while engaged in the study of medicine. In 1877 he attended, one term, the Eclectic Medical Institute, of Cin¬ cinnati. He then located, and commenced the practice of medicine at New Goshen, Ind. After four years he again attended medical lectures at Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1882. He then settled in Centerville, Ind., where he now has an extensive and lucrative practice. During his days in school it was one continual struggle for success, which he has gained. October 2, 1883, he man led Miss Emma F. Cochran, daughter of Charles P. Cochran, and they have one son, Herbert. Dr. and Mrs. Stock are mem¬ bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of Comet Lodge No. 615, I. O. O. F ; has represented the I. O. O. F. in the Grand Lodge if the State.' In politics he is a Republican.

GEORGE W. STOUT, farmer and stock-grower, Linton town¬ ship, P. O. Pimento, was born in Spencer county, Ky., January 1, 1829, and is a son of Robert and Martha (Vandyke) Stout, former of whom was a carpenter by trade, and also followed farmino'. They were natives of Kentucky, and had a family of six children, of whom Geoige TV, is the third. Our subject's paternal grandpar¬ ents were Peter and - (Sherwood) Stout, and his " maternal grandparents were Peter and Anna (Stout) Vandyke, natives of Virginia. George TV. Stout was married, October 9, 1850 to Nancy R., daughter of Reuben H. and Elizabeth (Kester) Beau¬ champ, who reared a family of nine children, Nancy R. being the fifth. Mis. Stout s parents were natives of Kentucky, where they were married, and whence they moved to Indiana. They were both mem¬ bers of the Baptist Church. Her paternal grandparents were both named Beauchamp - Isaac and Hetty - and her maternal grandpar¬ ents were John and Sarah (Pound) Kester, the one a native of Vir- gima, the other of Tennessee; they moved to Kentucky, and raised a family of nine children. Mr. and Mrs. Stout had born to them nine children, viz.: Theadore V., William P. (deceased), Martha E. (deceased), Marietta K. (deceased), James E. (deceased ),Claudie D., Eeuben C., John H. and George L. The subject of this sketch re¬ ceived his education in the common schools of Kentucky, and chose farming as a business. He moved to Linton township, this county, in 1849, and bought the farm on which he now resides. He has made a success of farming, and owns 230 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Stout are members of the Bap¬ tist Church, in the affairs of which he takes an active interest, being deacon at the present time. He has served four years as justice of the peace, and two years as assessor by appointment. . In politics he is a Democrat.

J. W. STOUT, chief of police, Terre Haute, was born in Spen¬ cer county, Ky., December 3, 1852, and is a son of James and Arsula (Taylor) Stout, natives of Kentucky and of English descent. They came to Indiana in 1855, and settled in Sullivan county, on a farm near the Yigo county line. J. W. Stout, who is the second in a family of six children, remained with his parents on the farm, and attended the district schools until he was nineteen years old, when he came to Terre Haute, where he was engaged for a short time as hotel clerk. He then removed to a farm in Prairieton township, and followed agriculture three years ; then returned to Terre Haute, and kept hotel until 1880, when he embarked in mercantile trade, which he continued four years. In 1884 he engaged in the livery business, which he has since carried on. Mr. Stout was married in Clay county, Ind., October 27, 1874, to Miss Emma, daughter of Christopher Trinkle, and a native of Clay county. In politics Mr. Stout is a Democrat, and was appointed superintendent of the police of Terre Haute, May 10, 1888. He has thirty-seven men under him, and is well qualified for the position he holds.

JOHN H. STEOLE, Fayette township, P. O. New Goshen, is one among the most successful farmers of Vigo county, Ind. He was born in Page county, Va., September 9, 1828, and is a son of John and Drucilla (Graves) Strole, former a native of Pennsylvania, lat¬ ter of Old Virginia, and they were of Dutch and English descent. His father wasT a miller in Virginia. He died in 1867. Our sub¬ ject, who is the fifth in a large family of children, was reared in Virginia, and was with his father in the milling business until 1851. He received his schooling in that State, and has made farming the main business of his life, meeting with great success. He is the owner of a fine well-improved farm in Fayette township, of 290 acres, and also 130 acres in Edgar county, Ill. He has made his possessions mostly by farming, and attends strictly to his business. His farm is an example of neatness, well worthy of imitation. Mr. Strole was married in Vigo county, Ind., February 14, 1856, to Miss Matilda E., daughter of Jacob Whitesel. Her parents were of Dutch descent. Our subject and wife have six children, as follows: D. F., Hannah D., Susanna A., Sarah R., Joseph S. and Dora E. Mr. Strole is a devout member of the U. B. Church, and has served for a quarter of a century as trustee of the same; is also an active member of the Sabbath-school, and has served many years as treasurer of it. He contributes both his money and time liberally to the support of the gospel, and is classed on the side of morality and temperance. He is an out-and-out believer in letting the light shine, and when his church people erected their church he came forward with the largest subscription on the list. He believes in church matters as he does in business: " What is worth doing is worth doing well."

JONAS STROUSE, grocer, Terre Haute, is a native of Ger¬ many, and is a son of Abraham Strouse. His parents died in Ger¬ many. He received a common-school education, and then worked about eight years at the shoemaker's trade in his native place. In 1866 he immigrated to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he worked at his trade one year, and then came to Terre Haute, where he was employed as a clerk in his brother's clothing store about five years; then was in a grocery store for some time. In 1879 he engaged in business for himself where he is at present located, and does a wholesale and retail business in groceries and liquors. 'Mr. Strouse started out in the world with no capital except good health, a good character and honest industry, supplementing these with a close application to business, and he has won him success. He was married in Indianapolis in October, 1880, to Jh'ulia Rosendolph, and they have one son, Alfred. Mr. Strouse is a member of the Masonic frater¬ nity, Humbolt Lodge No. 42, and also of the I. O. O. F., No. 386.

CHARLES STUEMPFLE, member of the firm of Stuempfle & Welte, Terre Haute, is a native of Preston, Canada, born August 13, 1843, and is a son of Michel and Catharine (Roos) Stuempfle, natives of Germany, the father of Wurtemberg, and the mother of Alsace. Michel Stuempfle, who was a manufacturer of potteryware, moved to Canada when a young man, and died there in 1879, in his seventy-third year. His widow, now in her seventy-third year, is still a resident of Canada. Charles, who is the sixth in a family of eleven children, was reared in Canada, where he received a common-school education. He learned the shoemaker's trade, and followed same ten years at his native home. In 1868 he came to Terre Haute and carried on his trade here about ten years; then, on

September 7, 1878, embarked in business with Mr. IVelte, his present partner, where they are located at this time. Their hall is nicely fitted up, and they conduct a quiet, orderly place. Mr. Stuempfle has been dependent on his own resources. He was married in Terre Haute, November 3, 1870, to Miss Frances, daughter of John and Philophena (Zimmerman) Schmidt, natives of Hessia, Germany, who came to this country about the year 1850. Her father was in the employ of the Vandalia Railroad Company in their shops, and died in 1867 ; her mother died in 1887. Frances is the eldest in a family of five children that grew to maturity, and was born in Syra¬ cuse, N. Y., October 26, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Stuempfle had born to them three children: Charles (deceased), Charlotte and Ada. Mrs. Stuempfle is a member of the German Reformed Church. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., and in politics is a Democrat.

D. C. SULLIVAN, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. St. Mary's, was born at St. Mary's, this county, May 10, 1858, and is a son of Dennis and Catherine (Shea) Sulli¬ van, natives of Ireland, but who resided in England for some time, and then came to America in 1849, and settled in Sugar Creek township, this county, on a farm. In 1860 the father removed to Fayette township where he spent the remaining portion of his life, dying July 3, 1889. His family consists of six children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only son. He was reared on the farm, attending the common school, and then followed farming, in which he has been successful; his farm where he now resides con¬ sists of 257 acres. Mr. Sullivan was united in marriage January 27, 1881, to Miss Lora, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Sauvel) Fulmer, and a native of Pennsylvania, born of German descent. They have six children: Lena, Katie, Lora, Grover D., James A. and Johanna. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the Catholic Church; in politics he is a Democrat.

THOMAS SUNDERLAND, gardener and farmer, Otter Creek township, P. O. Atherton, was born in Yorkshire, England, Febru¬ ary 26, 1833, and is a son of George Sunderland, who was a man of considerable mechanical ingenuity, whose main business was working in the factories in England, mostly as superintendent; he died in England in May, 1870. Thomas, who is the youngest in the family, partook of his father's nature, and after attending the common schools he learned the blacksmith trade, serving as an ap¬ prentice for five years in England. In 1855 he married Ann Long, and in 1857 he came to the United States, making liis temporary home in Orleans county, N. Y. He was prudent and industrious, and in December, 1860, he was in a position to revisit England, which he did. In March, following year, he returned to the United

States, bringing bis wife with him. In New York they had a son and daughter born to them, of whom James (the elder of the two) was married to Laura Nott, and then left Terre Haute (whither he had come with his parents) for Chicago, where he is engineer for the Cook Laundry, at No. 373d Cottage Grove avenue. The daughter, Sarah Hannah, is the wife of George F. Davis. Thomas Sunderland farmed until coming to this county, in 1869, then worked in the nail factory, as night fireman, for several years. Subsequently he bought his present farm in Otter Creek township, and he now makes gardening a specialty. Mrs. Sunderland is a mem¬ ber of the Church of England. Mr. Sunderland is a member of the A. O. U. W., and of the F. M. B. A. ; politically he is a Democrat.

THERON SUTLIFF (deceased) was a prominent farmer and stock-grower, and was born in the State of New York, Febru¬ ary 7,1815, and died in 1881. He was the third in a family of four children. His parents came to Yigo county at an early day, and the father lost his life while on a trip to New Orleans on a boat. Theron Sutliff grew to manhood in Yigo county and be¬ came widely known as an energetic and successful farmer, own¬ ing at the time of his death 350 acres of valuable land, all the fruits of his own toil. He was married January 10, 1847, to Miss Emily M., daughter of Eli St. Clair, who is still living at the ad¬ vanced age of ninety-five years. Her mother's maiden name was Fannie Siner, her parents being of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Sutliff had a family of eight children, viz.: Warren, who is now in' the drug business at Peoria, Ill. ; Cordelia, wife of William Bow¬ man; Marium, wife of Edgar Larkins; Albert, Nelson, and Henry, farmers; Park, a farmer in Honey Creek township; and Riley, also a farmer at the same place. Mrs. Sutliff is a member of the Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church ; Mr. Sutliff was a Republican in politics.

PARK SUTLIFF, farmer and stock-grower, Honey Creek town¬ ship, P. O. Terre Haute, was born in Honey Creek township, Yigo Co., Ind., December 22, 1866, and is a son of the late Theron Sut¬ liff. His mother's maiden name was Emily M. St. Clair. She was born in Honey Creek township; his father was born in the State of New York, and died in 1881; they were of American and German origin. The father made farming his business, and succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. Our subject, who is the seventh in a family of eight children, was reared in Honey Creek township on a farm. His schooling was obtained in the district school of the neighborhood, and he wisely chose farming and stock-growing as a permanent life business. He is now the owner of a well-improved farm where he resides, situated near the spot where he was born. He was married in Vigo county, in 1884, to Miss Irene, daughter of

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John and Millie (Puckett) Price, and was born in Indiana, of Amer¬ ican and German lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Sutliff have one child, a bright little girl named Dora E. Mr. Sutliff is a Republican in politics. Mrs. Sutliff is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

PRESTON N. S WALLS, farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seelyville, is a descendant of one of the pioneer fami¬ lies of Vigo county. He was born April 15, 1843, on the farm where he now resides, and of which he owns a one-half interest; this, is a valuable farm, consisting of 298 acres. His brother, C. B.y who is unmarried, owns the other half interest in this farm, and resides with the family. Their parents were David and Catharine (Muncie) Swalls, natives of South Carolina, and of Scotch-Irisli and German descent. The father, who was a farmer all' his life, came to this county in 1830. Preston N. is a grandson 'of Valen¬ tine Swalls, also a farmer, who lived to the advanced aged of ninetythree years. Our subject, who is the eldest son in a family of seven children, received his education in schools of the district where he grew to manhood, and' he has been a farmer all his life. He was united in marriage, in Vigo county, with Miss Sarah E., daughter of Henry Clay (a farmer) and Mary J. (Ladd) Long, and of En¬ glish descent. Mrs. Swalls is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Swalls is a Democrat in politics, but has never been an aspirant for office, preferring to attend to his farm. He and his brother, C. B., mindful of the old maxim "In union there is strength," have kept their farm together, and have prospered remarkably well. Preston N. enlisted in August, 1862, in the Fourth Indiana Cavalry, Seventy-seventh Regiment, Ind. I. V., Company M, and proved a good soldier, serving his country faithfully.

HENRY B. SWEET, general manager for Arthur Jordan,, wholesale dealer, Nos. 101 and 119, Water street, Terre Haute, was born in Springfield, Ill., August 6, 1855, and is a son of Galusha B. and Matilda (Perrin) Sweet, of Massachusetts and New York,, respectively, former of English ancestry. When about fifteen years of age Galusha B. Sweet moved from his native State, with his parents, to Galena, Ill., where he grew to manhood, and be¬ came a prominent and influential business man. He was connected with various important enterprises. At one time he was a whole¬ sale commission merchant, forwarding supplies for the Southern plantations; was also connected with an important steamboat line, and with the Chicago & Alton Railroad. He died at Alton, Ill., in 1865 ; his widow is now living in Brooklyn, N. Y. They had born to them nine sons and one daughter, of whom four sons are living. Our subject was reared and educated in Illinois, and when he was about one year old his parents moved to Alton, same State, and soon after the death of the father the family went to Chicago. From there Mr. Sweet proceeded to Minneapolis, Minn., subse¬ quently to New York, thence moved to St. Paul, and from there to the Pacific coast, where he remained two years engaged in mining. In the latter part of 1888 he located in Spokane Falls, W. T., and then came to Terre Haute, where he accepted the position he now occupies. October 25, 1880, Mr. Sweet was married to Miss Gene Burke, an accomplished lady of Indianapolis, and by this union there is one son, Edward E. He and Mrs. Sweet are members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church; he is a worthy member of the K. of P., and in politics he is a Republican, having cast his first presi¬ dential vote for Hayes.

G. W. TABER, farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek town¬ ship, P. O. Seelyville, was born in Urbana, Champaign Co., Ohio, April 15, 1837, and is a son of John Clay and Rebecca (Doolittle) Taber, latter a native of Maryland, of German origin. The father, who was born in Kentucky, of English descent, was a hatter by trade, and was a prominent man; he served two terms as sheriff of Champaign county, Ohio, and died in Indiana in 1873. His family consisted of seven children, five of whom grew to maturity. G. W. Taber, who is the third in the family, was reared in Urbana, Ohio, where he received his education. His first occupation was that of a clerk, in which capacity he was employed six years. He came to Terre Haute in 1863, and, having learned the manufactur¬ ing of horse-collars and fly-nets, he embarked in the manufacture of that line of goods, with two of his brothers, continuing the busi¬ ness with success till 1874. One year during the war they paid a revenue tax of $1,600. His farm in Lost Creek township, where he has resided since 1874, consists of 155 acres of well-improved land. Mr. Taber has made his own way in the world. He was married in Terre Haute, Ind., to Miss Anna, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth (Herrington) Eckles, and born in England, as were also her parents. Her father was a minister of the Methodist Church, a man of high literary attainments, who came to Terre Haute in 1852, where he opened a school and taught the higher branches; he died in 1854. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taber has been blessed with five sons, viz.: William H. and George M., school teachers; Frank A., Herbert E. and Mont E., attending school. They take an active interest in the affairs of the church, and Mr. Taber has served as trustee in the church at Terre Haute. In politics he is a Democrat.

family of seven children of Thomas and Martha (Kingsburry) Taggart, who came from Ireland and settled at Xenia, Ohio, in 1863. The father was employed by the railroad company many years. Our subject's first employment was as clerk in a hotel at Xenia, and in 1876 he came to Terre Haute, where he accepted his present position. He has made a success, and is well and favor¬ ably known by the traveling public. He was married in Ohio, to Miss Mary, daughter of Robert Greenwood, her parents being natives of Virginia, and of English descent. This union has been blessed with a family of four children: Ralph, Thomas, Robert and Mary. Mrs. Taggart is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Taggart is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, Scottish Rite, and has taken thirty-two degrees. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.

JOHN M. TALBOTT, M. D., Middletown, was born in La Fayette, July 3, 1836, and is a son of Rev. Henry S. and Martha L. (Harter) Talbott, former a native of Pennsylvania, latter of Ken¬ tucky. From Pennsylvania the father went to Steubenville, Ohio, and studied medicine there, the late Ex-Secretary of War Stanton being one of his schoolmates. The Doctor's father, who was one of the first graduates of the Cincinnati Medical College, came to Spencer county, Ind., about the year 1818, and practiced medicine nine years in that county and also in Warrick county ; then entered the Methodist Episcopal Conference, and was a minister of the Gospel for nearly fifty years. When a little girl, his wife came to Spencer county with her widowed mother, who had five children. Rev. Henry S. Talbott died in September, 1880, in his eighty-first year; his widow is still living, and is in her eightieth year. They had a family of five sons and five daughters, of whom the Doctor is the fifth. Our subject was united in marriage, January 3, 1861, with Amanda, daughter of James (a farmer) and Mary (Clark) Rice, natives of Kentucky, and pioneer settlers of Warrick county, Ind., where they died. Amanda was born February 28, 1838, and died March 14, 1889, a consistent member of the Christian Church. Dr. and Mrs. Talbott had an adopted daughter, Osa M. White, who died April 16, 1889.

The Doctor received his early education in the common schools of Orange county, Ind., then attended DePauw University at Greencastle for a year, beginning the study of medicine in 1857, in Spencer county, Ind., under Dr. Milner, and remaining with him two years. He then attended Louisville Medical College one term, and began the practice of medicine in Gibson county. Here he re¬ mained a short time, and then went to Pike county, Ind., and from there to Shelby county, Ill., where he practiced during the summer of 1861, his next move being to Warrick county, Ind., and there he practiced three years. The Doctor then enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-third Ind. Y. I., was placed on the medical statf, and served as hospital steward. . He was mustered out in October, 1865, and after coming home from the army he traveled in Kansas for one year. On his return, the Doctor located in this county, and has been engaged in the practice of medicine to the present time, being very successful. His political party is the Republican.

J. SMITH TALLEY, president and general manager of the Coal Bluff Mining Company, P. O. Terre Haute, was born at Wil¬ mington, Del., May 23, 1840, and is a son of George W. and Levina (Beeson) Talley, who were of English descent. The father, who was a prominent farmer and stock-grower, died in 1888. The family consisted often children, of whom our subject is the second in order of birth. . His young life was that of the average farmer's boy, as¬ sisting with the work and going to school, and after leaving school he engaged in teaching for a short time. In 1862 he enlisted in the First Independent Battery, Light Artillery, of Delaware, in which he served until the close of the war in 1865. When the battery was first organized he was made first sergeant, and was pro¬ moted to second lieutenant, in which capacity he served for nearly a year. At the close of the war he again engaged in teaching in Illinois, after which he became interested in the coal business. In 1867 he was elected secretary of the Litchfield (Illinois) Coal Company ; in 1875 he became one of the owners and also the secretary of the Coal Bluff Mining Company, in Yigo county, and in 1885 he was elected president and general manager of the company. He is also president of the Chicago & Indiana Block Coal Company, of Clay county. The Coal Bluff Mining Company employ 200 men in Clay county, and 500 in \ igo county, the business being one of the most prosperous in the county. The company owns about 1,500 acres of coal land, and arousing all the improved methods of mining. The importance of this industry to Yigo county will be seen when the fact is stated that they ship 15,000 car-loads of coal annually. Mr. Talley has had to rely upon his own resources and effoi ts in life, and the development of this vast business has been accomplished largely through his individual efforts.

Mr. Talley was married in Wilmington, Del., in 1867, to Miss Mary A. Beeson, a lady of English descent, and their union has been blessed with four children, as follows: George E., Homer B., Nellie M. and Walter B. Mr. and Mrs. Talley are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a member of the board of trustees of the same. He is a Master Mason, and in politics is a Republican.

CHARLES E. TEMPLE, of the Central Manufacturing Com¬ pany, Terre Hante, was born in Washington county, N. Y., April 30, 1846, and is a son of Joseph and Emeline (Norton) Temple. The father, who was a native of Vermont, when quite a young man went to New York, where he remained until 1857, when Beaver Dam, Penn., became his home. He remained there three years, and then went to Canton, Ohio, and in 1863 to Oregon and Wisconsin. In 1864 he came to Terre Haute, where he died in 1880, aged fiftyfour years. He had taken most of the degrees in Scottish Rite Masonry, and was a member of the Baptist Church; politically he was a Republican. His first wife (the mother of our subject) died when quite a young woman, and then Josephine Frazier became his wife. There was one daughter who died in girlhood. Charles E. spent his school-days in New York, and at the age of sixteen he com¬ menced to learn the pattern-maker's trade under his father. In 1864 he came to Terre Haute, and commenced as engineer in the roundhouse. One year later he connected himself with the Eagle Iron Works, where he remained three years, at the end of which time he became fireman on an engine in the fire department. Some time after he was employed in the spoke and wheel factory as fireman, and was promoted to general superintendent of the factory. In 1883 he formed a partnership with Sidney and Walter Temple, and started the extensive business of which he is now superintendent. After the first year in business, Jesse Robertson became his part¬ ner, and after a short time Adam Bell became associated with him in business. At the end of another year Ered Goetz became con¬ nected with the firm, and Mr. Bell retired. In a short period another change took place, and this time, a joint stock company was organized, with Charles E. Temple as its manager. This is quite an extensive concern, which, under the guiding hand of Mr. Temple, is increasing in magnitude. The firm give employment to sixty men, and manufacture all material used in the building line.

January 13, 1869, Mr. Temple was married to Mary, daughter of Elisha Baker, and born in Vigo county, Ind., October 11, 1850. To their marriage there have been born three children: Frank E., Floyd L. and Nellie. Mrs. Temple is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Temple of the Baptist Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

MICHEAL TEVLIN, farmer and stock-grower. Sugar Creek township, P. O. St. Mary's, was born in Edgar county, Ill., Febru¬ ary 15, 1858, and is a son of Micheal and Mary (Kegan) Tevlin, natives of Ireland, who came to America in 1854, and located in Paris, Ill., where the father carried on farming. Micheal, who is the youngest of six children, was reared on the farm, attending the common school, and afterward followed farming. He was united in marriage with Anna, daughter of Peter Dermody, who was a wealthy and influential farmer, and an early settler of this county. This union has been blessed with three children: Fred Albert, Otto Vincent and Mary May ant. The family are members of the Catholic Church. In politics Mr. Tevlin is a member of the Dem¬ ocratic party.

ALFRED G. THOMAS, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. Macksville, was born May 16, 1824, in Hardin county, Ky., and is a son of Isaac and Mary (Watts) Thomas, natives of Kentucky and of Welsh and Irish descent, former of whom was a tanner and farmer. They came to this county November 16, 1829. The family consisted of eight daughters and five sons, Alfred G. being the third son. He was reared in this county, where he obtained his schooling, and spent his childhood and youth on the farm. Our subject is a regular graduate of the old-fashioned log school-house, and the school which he attended for a time then stood where Centerville now is. There his father farmed and carried on a tanyard for years, but his parents subsequently moved to Harrison township, this county, where Alfred G. also attended school. He learned the cooper's trade, which he followed for about thirty years in Harrison township, and in 1875 he bought a farm; since when he has devoted the most of his time to farming and stock-growing, and he is now the owner of a well-improved farm in Sugar Creek town¬ ship, where he resides. His success in life is due to his industry and energy. He has been twice married, the first time to Miss Martha, daughter of Joseph Giesham, and of German descent. Of this union there were six children (of whom five are now living) : Alva Curtis ; Charles ; H. F. ; Mary, wife of G. W. Shank ; Ralph L. ; Nellie, wife of William Murphy. Mrs. Thomas died in 1867, and Mr. Thomas married, in 1868, the widow of D. S. Jenks. They have two children: William B. Jenks, and Olive, who married M. A. Murphy. Mrs. Thomas' maiden name was Margaret Braden, and she is a daughter of Edward and Martha (Meadows) Braden, and of German descent. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr. Thomas of the Baptist; in politics he is a Republican. He is a grandson of Gen. John Thomas, who was a general in the War of 1812, and who had nine sons, all of whom were soldiers iu that war. Mrs. Thomas' grandfather, Edward J. Braden, was a lieutenant in the War of 1812, was wounded, but survived many years after the close of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas rank among the best citizens of Vigo county.

and Anna (Philips) Thomas, natives of England, who came to Ohio in 1839; in 1850 they removed to Crawford county, Ill. The father, who was a horse shoer, died in the spring of 1852, and the mother in the following fall. John J., who is the fourth in a fam¬ ily of seven children, received a common-school education, and commenced his trade in 1857, which he followed until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion when he enlisted in the State Militia for thirty days, re-enlisting May 11, 1861, in the Eleventh Regiment, Mo. V. I. He took part in thirty-three regular engage¬ ments, some of which were the first and second battles of Corinth, Vicksburg and Island No. 10, and he was in the Red River expedi¬ tion. Being mustered out at Memphis, Tenn., in July, 1864, he came to Terre Haute, and worked as a journeyman until 1871, when he began the horse-shoeing business for his own account, and lias continued in same ever since. In 1873 he erected a brick shop, and in 1874 he put up a dwelling-house in the rear of the shop, building, in 1887, an addition to his shop. He has made his way in the world unaided. Mr. Thomas was married in Terre Haute, Ind., in October, 1866, to Caroline, daughter of John Klouse, and a native of Germany, and they had born to them four children: Loyd, Nora, Edward and John C. Mrs. Thomas is a member of the Ladies' Relief Corps. Mr. Thomas is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Social Lodge No. 86; is a Republican in politics, and was elected a member of the city council in the spring of 1889.

LESLIE D. THOMAS, attorney, Terre Haute, was born in Vermillion county, Ind., June 21, 1848, and is a son of Philemon and Catharine (Custer) Thomas, former a native of Kentucky,' of Scotch-Irish descent, and latter of Virginia, of German lineage. They were early settlers of Vermillion county, where the father was a farmer, and the old home farm has been in possession of the family over sixty-seven years. Leslie T)., who is next to the young¬ est in a family of eight children, was reared on the farm, attending the district schools, and worked and assisted his parents until he was eighteen years old, when he went to Wabash College, where he graduated in the regular classical course in 1873; then entered the law office of Col. R. W. Thompson, Terre Haute. In 1875, being admitted to the bar, he commenced the regular practice in Terre Haute, and has met with deserved success. He is not a member of any secret society except the college fraternity. Politically he is a Republican ; is one of the park commissioners in Terre Haute, and takes an. active interest in educational matters. He is a mem¬ ber of the board of trustees of the Polytechnic Institute, and is also trustee of Coates College. Mr. Thomas was united in marriage at CrawTfordsville, Ind., October 28, 1875, with Miss Hattie Caven, who is of Irish descent, and born at Crawfordsville, Ind. They have one child, Leslie C. Mrs. Thomas is a member of the Con¬ gregational Chnrcli.

CLINTON M. THOMPSON, secretary of the Board of Trade, Terre Haute, was born at Rockford, Jackson Co., Ind., October 12, 1829, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Elsey) Thompson, former born at Lexington, Ky., and latter in Virginia, both of Scotcli-Irish and German descent. The father was a farmer and hotel keeper, and lived to the age of eighty-nine years, dying at Bowling Green, Ind. Our subject is the sixth in a family of eleven children, eight of whom attained to their majority. He was reared on the farm, and when properly prepared he entered Wabash College. Early in life he found employment as a salesman in a store at Bowling Green, Ind., where he subsequently embarked in mercantile trade, carrying on a general store. He afterward bought the Clay County Democrat , assuming editorial charge, and conduct¬ ing it seven years. He was elected in 1860 and served four years as recorder, and four years as county clerk of Clay county. He then embarked in mercantile trade, which he carried on until coming to Terre Haute in 1887, when he accepted his present position. Mr. Thompson was married in Clay county, in 1856, to Miss Nellie, daughter of Alexander Brown, a lady of Scotcli-Irish descent, and this union has been blessed with six children, as follows: Paul R., who is a salesman; Hallie, wife of E. E. Talbott; Earl, Emmitt, Ethel and Audrey. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Presby¬ terian Church, he of the Christian Church, of which he has been trustee, deacon and superintendent of the Sabbath -school, in Clay county, Ind. Politically he is a Democrat, and served as post¬ master for five years at Bowling Green. He is a Royal Arch Mason, also a member of the K. of P. He was the chief officer of the Knights and Ladies of Honor.

JOHN C. THOMPSON (deceased), late physician and surgeon, Terre Haute, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., March 10, 1832, and was a son of C. and Sarah (Langton) Thompson, natives of Eng¬ land. His father, who was a foundryman, went from Philadelphia to Dayton, Ohio, where he established a foundry, and carried on that business until his death in 1863. Our subject, who was the youngest in a family of five children - four sons and one daughter was reared in Ohio, where he spent his childhood and youth. Aftei taking an academic course in Dayton, Ohio, he commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Cook; 'Subsequently went to Baltimore, where he studied medicine in the office of Mason R. Smith, and commenced the practice as an undergraduate at Baltimore, where he was physiciau of the Alms House. Subse- quently lie entered the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, gradu¬ ating in the regular course, and in 1859 he came to Terre Haute, where he opened his office in the regular practice, which grew with more than average success. In 1861 he enlisted in the Eleventh Indiana Zouave Regiment, and was appointed first assistant surgeon of the same. He was present at the first battle of Bull Run, also at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and at Shiloh. Soon after the lastnamed battle he resigned and returned to Terre Haute, where he resumed his practice. The Doctor was a member of the County and State Medical Associations and a member of the United States Board of Pension Examiners. For many years he had a lucrative practice and succeeded in accumulating a fair share of this world's goods. He was a Republican, and a prominent Freemason - a Sir Knight Templar and a member of the Scottish Rite. Dr. Thomp¬ son was married in Baltimore, in 1858, to Miss Elizabeth C., daughter of David Pierce, and of Scotch descent. Their children are Gertrude, who is now Mrs. Harry Skinner, of Baltimore, and Frances. Mrs. Thompson is a member of the Congregational Church.

HON. RICHARD W. THOMPSON. Some years ago the writer was roused up at his hotel in an Illinois town to take the I o'clock A. M. train on the Yan road going west. It was an ugly damp February morning, and one that would add to the cross, crabbed feeling travelers always experience on having to commence the day at that hour when we all are inclined to sleep the soundest. He made his way to the smoking car, and there were the usual first symptoms of men in their painful, twisted, nightmare sleep; some half awakened and cross, tired and drowsy, and others with their heels on the back of seats close to some fellow's snoring nose. The new arrival found a seat, and in front of him was a gentle¬ man sitting bolt upright, his eyes bright and fresh as though he had waked and had his morning coffee, and as he could not read the paper he held in his hand, was ready to be sociable with all the world. He looked wistfully at the fresh arrival, whom he noticed had come to the car from the lunch counter where he had had a cup of coffee. Some commonplace remarks passed when the new arrival, it is not now remembered how it came about, made some reference to " Uncle Toby." This fairly electrified the pas¬ senger and started his tongue to going surely on his favorite sub¬ ject, and with scarcely a break, the elegant stranger's talk of the rare characters in Lawrence Sterne's book was 100 miles long, that is, while the train was going that distance. He had the eager attention of the listener, who, although fresh from the reading of " Tristam Shandy," heard the character, especially of " Uncle Toby," discussed in new lights and beauties unfolded which had in his reading the book escaped him.

^ ho was this interesting stranger ? was the question that came stronger and stronger as he continued to talk. Who could it be? Not to know the man with such a face, eye, and, above all, tongue, was to confess your own ignorance. Here was no common man, in¬ deed. One that would never tire you, and it seemed could talk on forever, and invest trivial subjects with the deepest interest He was neatly dressed in broadcloth of stylish make, with faultless standing collar and cuffs, of a little more than medium size and height, upright as an Indian, with a rather large round face that was smooth-shaven, skin fresh and baby pink, with a clear dark twinkling eye, with beetling brows that were dark and strongly con¬ trasted with Ins snow-white silky hair brushed back from a strong massive forehead, giving his face a little of the Jacksonian flavon Looking at his silken white hair he was an old man, but as you ran your eyes down the forehead and came to the eyebrows, jutting promontories over those bright and kindly eyes that seemed to srive character to the whole face that beamed with wit, humor and kind¬ ness, this made him a comparatively young man. In his vounger days he had evidently been of a dark complexion, hair and eyes, and now in perfect health he had reached that age that pure white and pmk were the glowing contrasts of as expressive and handsome a face as you ever met. A characteristic of the man that added force to the interest of the person he was so delightfully entertaining was that in three hours of talking he had made not even a remote allusion to himself, as to where he lived, who he was, or what he did This struck the listener with peculiar emphasis under the circumstancesit was an index to the man's character that added to its rarity. If ,/e writer Jas succeeded at all in conveying his idea to the reader, then should he proceed in this brief sketch to the end without nam¬ ing the man, there are but few people in Indiana and all the well known men in the country at large, but would recognize the man wi out further naming him, who had so interested and puzzled the tiaveler on that early morning ride. A

Hon. Richard W. Thompson is a Virginian by birth, a native of u pepei county, that particular part of the Mother of States and Statesmen, especially distinguished by its sons of whom it is a say-

Thompson now being the only survivor. His eldest sister lived -many years in Washington City, where she died. His youngest sister lived and died at Louisville ; his brother in Baltimore. His father married for his second wife a great-niece of George Wash¬ ington, Mildred Ball, a daughter of Col. Burgess Ball, who was a distinguished soldier of the Revolution. To this marriage were born three children - -one sister only survives and resides near Washington, in Loudoun county, Ya. He received a higher educa¬ tion, first being thoroughly grounded in the fundamentals of the English branches, upon which he has been diligently building all his years. He commenced life of that class of American youths who can not be deprived by circumstances of a wide and thorough education, both in the books, and better still a knowledge of men and things that are the main requisites of all intellectual superiority. The home surroundings of his child-life were of the most favorable kind. They were without display, and in a word would be most aptly described when they are designated as simple and pure. At his mother's knee he imbibed lessons that contributed largely to shape the actions of the man of whom after a long and active life, standing conspicuous on every round of the ascending ladder, it will be said and known that whatever may have been its mistakes, it is without a taint of impurity.

This Virginia boy, when hardly twenty years of age, left the old home and struck boldly out for himself, with that confidence in his own inherent resources that foreruns life's greatest successes. The lad came to Indiana, and founded the Lawrence County Seminary, at Bedford, having first stopped in Kentucky a period, and clerked in a store. After teaching some time in the Academy he deter¬ mined to enter the mercantile trade, and as a preparation again entered as a clerk in a store. By accident, while in the store he became the possessor of a small law library, in which he had in¬ vested to accommodate a friend, and expected to be able to dispose of it in a short time. His relish for books led him to spend his even¬ ings reading these law books and, before he was aware of it himself, he made such progress in the study that his pursuit and profession in life had become permanently fixed. Three years had quickly past when a legal friend suggested that he had better apply for license. He was accordingly admitted to practice in 1834, and simul¬ taneously he was elected as a Whig to the Indiana legislature; re-elected in 1835 and in 1836, and was then elected State Senator. In either of these bodies he was recognized as a safe and fearless leader, and some of the measures he pushed to a successful issue have remained a part of the fundamental laws of the State to this day. In the senate he served as President pro tern, in place of the lieutenant-governor who lias resigned. His four years' service in the State assembly had carried his reputation and the knowledge of his power to every remote district in the State, but as a mere politician he was without ambition. He would walk only on that higher plain, if at all in that line, that is a more difficult and enduring one of a broad and generous statesmanship. His first love was his pro¬ fession of the law, and here lay his supremest victories, but an im¬ patient public made demands upon him which at times he felt com¬ pelled to accept. And in the line of politics he always conceded to these demands upon him reluctantly, and therefore he is one of the rare instances of a man who has held nearly all public positions and yet who was never an office seeker. With the expiration of his term as State senator he refused further nominations, and the next four years diligently devoted his time to the practice of law, and as a recreation from the musty tones of the black letter he gave liis time to those literary studies that have given all his writings and speeches the classical finish and beauty for which they are widely noted. Here were both circumstances and inherent tastes that gave to him the versatility that is only the strong mark of genius. In 1840, in that stormy presidential campaign of "Tippecanoe and Ty¬ ler too, he was forced to accept the position of elector, and here his power on the " stump and his equal power with the pen were act¬ ively at work to the delight of his admirers and friends throughout the Union. The " Jackson men " of Indiana were at that time noted as able and astute political leaders, strong and hard fighters and who nailed their flags at the mast-head so they could not be hauled down. Mr. Thompson picked up the gauntlet thrown down by these men, and such a battle, though bloodless, will ever remain historical. And one fact that gives it a peculiar zest is that, even in those rough western pioneer times, the men he confronted before the mixed backwoods audiences were noted for their roughness as well as strength and tenacity, while the contrast was completed in the polish as well as equal strength of the chosen champion of Gen. Harrison. His command of tongue and pen was equaled only by his command of passions either in himself or his followers. Indeed, is it not true that it is " he who feels no fear can feel no anger?"

It was the splendors of his campaigning in the presidential battle of 1840 that made him the unanimous nominee of his party in 1841 for Congress, and assured his election; where his reputation had pre¬ ceded him and he was a prominent member from the hour he was sworn into office. He was one of the most conspicuous members of that remarkable body which was convened in special session by Piesident Harrison. He met here the strongest men this country has ever sent to its capital. In the Senate were Franklin Pierce.

Eufus Choate, Richard H. Bayard, George Evans, John C. Calhoun Henry Clay, Janies Buchanan, John J. Crittenden, William r' King, Willie P. Mangum and Thomas H. Benton, and, in the House!

xVn T Fesse^len' -Nathaniel Clifford, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore, Henry A. Wise, R. M. T. Hunter, John Minor Boots, Aaron V. Brown, Harvey M. Watterson, John White, Linn Boyd, Garrett Davis, "Tom" Marshall and Joshua R. Giddiimg. On the floor or in the committee room he was looked to in emer¬ gencies. His ability with the pen caused requisitions upon him townte important committee reports which would always come for consideration in the shape that needed neither amendment or sug¬ gestion. . At the end of his congressional term he not only declined n ieil0m"la^011' 01'der that he might have a wider and better held for the practice of law he removed his residence to Terre Haute, and at this strong bar he was at once one of the strongest. In 1844 he was again appealed to by his Whig friends to make the sacrifice and become one of the electors of the State. He did so, and as in 1840 this was followed in 1847 by an election to congress from the new district in which he now lived. Serving out his term with fidelity and distinguished abilities, he returned to his law office, and refused a renomination. He now flattered himself that he could retire from public life permanently, and devote his time to his in¬ terests and tastes in his profession and to those literary pleasures that were among the chief solaces of his life. It was in the XXXth Congress that Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Thompson met, and cemented for life those warm feelings of friendship that had com¬ menced in the Wabash "V alley. They were the Virginian and Ken¬ tuckian standing on all questions side by side. They were the only two northern Whigs in congress who voted against the proposition to abolish the slave-trade in the District of Columbia. In 1849 he was appointed United States minister to Austria by President Tay¬ lor, but declined; afterward he was appointed, by President Fillmore, general solicitor of the land office, and this he also declined. Mr. Lincoln during his first term of office appointed Col. Thomp¬ son judge of the court of claims at W ashington, a life office, but this he declined, no doubt chiefly for the reason that it would per¬ manently remove his home from Indiana, and especially from Terre Haute, as well as the sacrifice he would be compelled to make in accepting the salary of the office in lieu of his far more lucrative practice. The President then tendered him the position of exam¬ iner of the Central Railroad, but this was declined.

When the last war came upon the country he was prompt and active in behalf of the Union, and was active in seconding the great Douglas who told his Southern Illinois people that the hope of peace then was only in the way of " stupendous preparations for war," and "Camp Dick Thompson" was made at Terre Haute, and Col. Thompson appointed commandant, in charge of raising, drill¬ ing and forming regiments and forwarding them to the front. The laws of war made it important, and he was made provost marshal of this district. In war as in peace, the same broad national views distinguished his course and action, and there is now little doubt that it was a fortunate circumstance for this portion of the State that matters were left to his management. He was conservative, just and wise, and where moderation was far better than violence, as was really about always the case in matters among neighbors and fellow-citizens, he made this felt and was a healthful restrain¬ ing influence upon such madcaps as all internal wars are sure to breed. Often there were military district commanders, wholly in¬ experienced in civil affairs, who were quietly restrained in some of their attempts at inconsiderate violence. He knew liis neighbors far better than these martinets and trained fighters who were so ready to unsheath the sword against whatever they might imagine stood in their way. Col. Thompson had that influence with the powers that he often dared to question the orders of his military superiors, but vastly his inferiors in fact. And the result is that we have been spared something that now would have had to be recorded to our discredit. As these things at the time of the occurrence were unknown to the public, it is not amiss to give one of the many in¬ cidents from which much of the action of Col. Thompson may be judged:

The military commander at Indianapolis issued an order for the arrest of, and taking to the State capital, one of the most prominent and distinguished citizens of Terre Haute. The gentleman's friends in Indianapolis promptly informed him of the fact, and that he was charged with being a member of the Knights of the Golden Circle.

he gentleman at once called on Col. Thompson and stated the fact and the Colonel told him to go home and wait until he further heard from linn. He then informed the commander who had issued the order, that he, of his own knowledge, knew the charge to he false, and advised revoking it immediately; he informed the com¬ mander that when he wanted the man, to notify him, and he would ^ing lnm 011 the train, not as a prisoner but as a friend and companion. His suggestion was adopted, the order was revoked and the matter ended; the citizen was not molested, and the public were none the wiser. It was the frequent recurrence of matters something of this nature that was the occasion of the remark at the beginning of the paragraph, of the great good fortune there was m having him in that responsible position throughout the war.

At another time, an officer came from Indianapolis to Terre Haute, and asked Col. Thompson to accompany him to Marshall, Ill., to arrest Judge Charles Constable, then holding court at that place. The Colonel knew the Judge well enough to know that there was no good cause for his arrest, and so advised. He realized that for the military to arrest a civil officer in the discharge of his high duty as judge was not a light or frivolous matter, and should not be thought of unless for good cause. Judge Constable was hold¬ ing a soldier as a criminal in custody, or a man avIio had commit¬ ted an offense, probably, and then enlisted, or something of that kind. Col. Thompson offered to go alone in his buggy that night, late as it was, to Judge Constable and state the case, confident he would at once give up his prisoner. When this availed nothing, he refused to go with the officer on any such mission. And he did not go on the night march to the village to arrest a man whom any constable or clerk could have arrested.

Soon after Hayes was declared elected President, and inaugura¬ tion day was approaching, Col. Thompson, in the midst of his hard work in the practice of law, was astonished at the reception of a letter, asking him to name one of two places mentioned in the cabinet that he would accept. Few men have been more completely surprised by an offer of office. His first conclusion was to accept none. His practice now was much more lucrative than any office. But, urged so strongly by friends, he finally consented to accept that of Sec¬ retary of the Navy, as he jokingly told a friend, because it would give him more "sea room." And during his term of office, which is a promontory landmark in the history of that portfolio, he enjoyed, no doubt, as much as the people and the papers, their good-natured witticisms about the "bold mariner of the Wabash;" "the gallant tar of Terre Haute on the howling Wabash;" "the great navigator of the raging Erie and Wabash Canal," etc. The very quips of the papers in their tone were evidence, that, as bitter as politics be¬ came at that time over the Presidential election, all the periodicals of the country felt kindly toward Col. Thompson, and realized that, while under his care, there would be none of these national scan¬ dals in the navy department.

Something of the Colonel's keen sense of humor is given in the answer to the question of his neighbors, when the people, old, young, Democrats, Republicans and Greenbackers, and everybody else had filled his house and grounds to congratulate him and bid him good-bye, before starting to Washington. One asked him if he had been much bothered by applicants for places: " very little," he said. " But the second or third day after my appointment was announced, I received a letter from a firm named Smith way down in New Jersey, asking me to please give them the name of the party to whom I would probably give the job of furnishing certain timber or lumber for the navy yard. I promptly wrote them: ' Think it ivill be one of the Smiths, but don't know which one.' " The many manifestations of the people at his home and the sur¬ rounding country, of their love and respect for their old neighbor and friend, a great and generous libation of reverence, love and friendship was one of those grand exhibitions of our humanity, where only good, tried and true men are the objects of the public expression. When the news became general, there was a great meeting spontaneously assembled at the opera house; an address was made to the Colonel by Col. W. K. Edwards, to which he feel¬ ingly replied, and there is so much of the man and his views of office-holding in the opening sentence, that it is here given:

I am not an office-seeker. I never was an office-seeker, but without any design on my part, without any manifestation of a wish on my part, on the contrary, having expressed an earnest desire that I should not be again invited to any office, but left to the enjoyment of my quiet home life. * * * When I came to Terre Haute to live, I intended to remain for life. Twenty years ago I was offered a most valuable piece of property in one of the largest cities in the YYest as a present, if I would become a citizen of the place, but my purpose was fixed, and I preferred to re¬ main among my old neighbors -and friends. * * *

His administration of the office of Secretary of the Navy was ex¬ actly what his old friends knew it would be, and added to his national fame as an executive and as an official without fear and without reproach. In 1879 he turned back into the national treas¬ ury $1,500,000, which he had saved out of the appropriations for his department. This statement is superfluous, for the simple fact that no man in American history stands with a record of honor and in¬ tegrity above that of Col. Thompson. He retired from the navy in the latter .part of 1880 to accept the position of chairman of the American department of the Panama Canal Company, upon the same salary as that of the projector of the canal, M. Lesseps. In this position he purchased the Panama Railroad, and some of the rolling stock for the road he purchased of the car shops in Terre Haute. He continued in this important position until the office of president and purchasing agent was divided, which he realized was increasing the expenses of the New York branch of the concern too heavily, when, after voluntarily reducing his own salary for serv¬ ices, he retired and returned to his home and friends in Terre Haute. He served as judge of the circuit court, having been ap¬ pointed by the governor, but refused an election at the end of his term. His appointment was by Gov. Baker, in 1867, to the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Indiana. He was appointed in- ternal revenue collector, and served a term in that office. Running through all his busy professional and public life was a vein of lit¬ erary reading, study, and finally writing and publishing that might very well have been a life work to the average worker in that line. In 1877 the Harper Brothers learned that he had the manuscript of " The Papacy and the Civil Power," and they made him a flatter¬ ing offer in the publication of the book, which he accepted, and forwarded his manuscript to them. It attracted wide attention in this country and Europe. In 1888 this wjis followed by the publi¬ cation of his " History of Protective Tariff Laws," which was also eagerly sought after by the leading publishers of the country. His facile pen is still kept busy, and with mind and body as healthy and vigorous as in the days of his prime, and with the mind no longer divided and engaged almost continuously here and there and everywhere, his intimate friends, without knowing what particular thing it is he is devoting himself to in his retirement, are firm in the faith that he will yet give the world his great masterpiece. He is now in his eighty-second year, and hale and hearty, considering his age remarkably so. His movements are quick and springy, and his eye as strong and clear as it ever was. He has retired from public and professional life, and spends his time mostly in his library, which is one of the largest and finest collections of any private library of the State. Here with his children he passes his days in peace and contentment, receiving his friends in the same hearty, warm and cordial fashion as of yore, and though wholly re¬ tired evincing the same interests in public and general affairs that marked his most active days. He is still as busy as ever, but now it is wholly reading, writing, smoking, entertaining his many callers and doing the bidding of little Miss Harriet Henry, his favorite grandchild. She is a willful little ruler over her one willing and loving subject and slave. The son-in-law's residence is in the same yard as the Colonel's elegant mansion, and the writer testifies that one of the pleasantest pictures of domestic life that he ever saw was on the occasion of an evening call on the Colonel, and when he was about ascending the stairway to his study he met him with his hat and cane, and he laughingly informed his caller that he was in the act of going over to "put the baby to bed." He returned to his room, but soon, however, one of the family called him out, and again he laughingly told his guest that he had been sent for, and begged to be excused a few minutes as he must go. He found the little lady sitting nodding, but peremptorily refusing to allow any one but grandpa to touch her.

and Mrs. Thompson were married May 5, 1836, by Rev. E. W. Sehon, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The fiftieth anniversary or golden wedding was a notable event when many friends filled the mansion, and a most enjoyable occasion it was for all. The pub¬ lished account of that day says: " Col. and Mrs Thompson received the guests in the large north room, and were assisted by Miss Mary Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomp¬ son, Mrs. Paige and Mrs. Stem, of Cincinnati, sisters of Mrs. Thomp¬ son; Miss Mollie Campbell, of Louisville, and Miss Maggie Thompson, of Rockville (nieces of the Colonel). " One important assistant, who was appreciative but not talkative, has been omitted, Miss Harriet Henry, the autocratic little miss referred to above. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were eight in number - five sons and three daughters - Fred, Richard W., Charles, Harry, Mary, Vir¬ ginia, William and Catharine, five of whom survive, four in Vigo county and one in Texas.

Mrs. Thompson died March 25, 1888; born January 29, 1811, the eldest of thirteen children. There was no organic disease, and all her life she had been of a remarkably strong constitution. Those who knew her best loved her best - -faithful, gentle, trusting and noble as woman, wife and mother ; few indeed have left such an ach¬ ing void as Mrs. Thompson. The little loved grandchild is named for its grandmother, and the sad bereavement of the Colonel in the loss of his companion, and the mother of his children, is now where the one solace to the grand old man is in that pure and intense child-love given him in his grandchild.

JUDY THORMAN is a member of the firm of Thorman & Scliloss, leading manufacturers of clothing and dealers in gents' furnishing goods, one of the old and well-kuown business houses of Terre Haute, established by the late Hon. Philip Scliloss, a broth¬ er-in-law of Mr. Thorman. The present firm continued Mr. Schloss' business, and have throughout met with, the most flattering success. They have many patrons and friends, and have a wide and exten¬ sive trade.. Mr. Thorman was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 11, 18o6, and is a son of Simpson and Rejina (Kein) Thorman, former of whom, who was a wool dealer, died in Ohio in 1881. Judy Thorman is next to the youngest in a family of twelve children, who lived to the age of maturity. He attended school in Cleveland, started in life as a clerk in a store at the age of thirteen, and sub¬ sequently engaged in the insurance business. On October 12, 1872. he came to Terre Haute, where he clerked in the store of Mr. Schloss, and in 1886 he bought a proprietary interest in the same becoming a full partner m 1890. The present firm carries a large stock of choice goods. Mr. Thorman is a Democrat, but eschewing politics he devotes Ins time and talent to his private affairs.

ISAAC THRALLS, farmer, Fayette township, P. O. St. Mary's. Among the names of prominent farmers and stock-growers of this county should be mentioned that of Isaac Thralls, who by industry, economy and careful business management lias succeeded in accu¬ mulating a handsome fortune. He has been a tiller of the soil all his life, and is now the owner of 560 acres of well-improved land. He was born in Edgar county, Ill., December 31, 1824, and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Mattingly) Thralls, natives of Kentucky, and of German and English descent. The father, who was engaged in the distillery business, and was also a farmer, died in 1865. His familv consisted of twelve children, of whom Isaac is the sixth. Our subject received his education in the common schools, and fol¬ lowed in his father's footsteps in being a farmer. He came to Vigo county in 1832, and was married here May 8, -1847, to Miss Eliza¬ beth A., daughter of John B. and Margaret (Cambron) Richardson, natives of Kentucky, and of Scotch and German descent. This union has been blessed with eleven children, of whom six are now living, as follows: Marion; Rose A., wife of Thomas Brown; Cath¬ erine; William I. ; Albert M. and Cecelia, at home. The family are members of the Catholic Church. In politics Mr. Thralls is a Democrat.

B. F. TOMLIN, M. D., Terre Haute, was born in Pendleton county, Ky., May 31, 1834, and is a son of Simeon and Elizabeth (Clements) Tomlin, natives of Virginia, former of German and latter of French descent. Dr. Tomlin, who is fifth in a family of nine children, was reared on a farm, and received liis early educa¬ tion in the common schools at Mount Zion, Ky. ; then attended Wilson's Academy at Warsaw, Ky., two years. He next entered William- Jewel College, Liberty, Clay Co., Mo., graduating in 1857, and then read medicine under Dr. William Emmerson. He taught school about seven years, including the time he taught in the primary department of William- Jewel College, while attending there. The Doctor has had to depend on his own resources from the time he was sixteen years of age. In 1864 he attended the Cincinnati Medical and Surgical School, where he graduated in June, 1865. He began the practice of medicine at College Hill, Ohio, and remained there one year; then removed to Mount Zion, Ky., where he practiced and also managed a general store for sev¬ eral years. From there he went to Louisville, where he was two years, and then located at Vincennes, remaining there seven years, when he came to Terre Haute, in 1883, and established his Medical and Surgical Institute on the northeast corner of Sixth and Ohio streets. He first established th« Institute in 1875, for the treat¬ ment of all chronic and sj:>ecial diseases - male or female, medical oi surgical - and lias met with marked success with his Institute. He was united in marriage in July, 1857, with Elizabeth J., daughter of Asa and Eliza J. (Franks) Tomlin, former a native of Virginia, latter of Kentucky, and both of German descent. Elizabeth J., who was the eldest in a family of four children, was born in 1840, and died in September, 1873, a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Dr. Tomlin had by this marriage three children, viz. : John G., Mediline and William S. He was married, the second time, in January, 1875, to Margaret L. Williams, a native of England, and by this union were born three children : Elida Theadora and Adina, deceased, and Mabel, living. The Doctor and his wife are both members of the Baptist Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 157, Terre Haute, and has passed the chairs. In politics he is a Republican.

HARRY P. TOWNLEY, of the Townley Stove Company, No. 609 Wabash avenue, Terre Haute, also of the Townley Metal Com¬ pany, Kansas City, Mo., was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 18, 1854, and is a son of Maj. James and Harriet (Allen) Townley, former a native of New Jersey, and latter of Connecticut, and both of English descent. Harry P., who is the youngest in a family of six children, was married May 5, 1880, to Nellie, daughter of George and Harriet (Canine) Graham, natives of Ohio. She is the elder of two children, and was born December 7, 1856, in New Lisbon, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Townley have three children: Harriet, Grace and Gertrude. Mr. Townley was reared in Cincinnati, Ohio, and received his education in the city schools of that place. He commenced business as a clerk in a stove store in his native town, and was thus engaged one year, when he removed to Terre Haute in 1874, and commenced in the stove business under the firm name of H. P. Townley & Co. In 1879 this was changed to Townley Bros., and in 1889 to Townley Stove Company, which is operated on the co-operative plan. They are retail dealers in stoves, ranges, furnaces, and are manufacturers of tinware; are also wholesale dealers in stoves, metals, tinners' supplies, stamped ware, wooden ware, granite ware, cutlery, steel goods, house furnishing goods, tin roofing, etc., besides being importers of tin plates. James P. Townley has charge of the company's store in Kansas City, Mo., known as the Townley Metal Company, wholesale metals and tin¬ ners' supplies. Mr. and Mrs. Townley are members of the Pres¬ byterian Church, of which he is an elder, and he is superintendent of the Sabbath-school in the Central Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Terre Haute Literary Club, and president of the Citizens Gas t% Fuel Company. While in no sense a'politician nor a partisan, Mr. Townley affiliates with the Republican party.

NATHANIEL TRIMMER, farmer and stock -grower, Riley township, was born in York county, Penn., April 12, 1837, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Baker) Trimmer, former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, and latter in West Virginia, of English descent. The father, who was a weaver, died in York county, Penn., in 1839, when Nathaniel was but two years of age. Our subject lived with his mother until eleven years of age, since when he has made his own way in the world. He worked on a farm at $4 per month, then at $7, then at $9, and when sixteen years old he got $15 per month. He was a prudent and thrifty lad. At sixteen years of age he moved to Franklin county, Ohio. Sep¬ tember 9, 1859, Mr. Trimmer married Mary Howard, and by her had eight children, three of whom are living. This wife died October 17, 1880, and March 30, 1882, Mr. Trimmer was united in marriage with Susan Crouse, a daughter of Martin and Susan Crouse, who were of German descent, natives of North Carolina, and among the early settlers of Clay county, Ind., where Mrs. Trim¬ mer was born in 1848. This union has been blessed with two children: Deha and Wady. When married Mr. Trimmer commenced farming as a renter, and by 1867 he had saved enough money to' buy a farm in Riley township, where he resides - now a fine farm of 140 acres, highly improved and well stocked. He came here from Ohio in 1868. Mr. Trimmer is a member of the German Reformed Church; politically he sympathizes with the Democratic party.

JESSE TRYON, Pierson township, P. O. Soonover, a wellknown citizen and representative farmer, is a native of Montgomery county, Ohio, born February 28, 1833, and is a son of Jeremiah and Thurzy (Quick | Tryon, former born in one of the Carolinas, latter in New York; both died in Vigo county, he in 1861 in his sixty-first year, and she September 2, 1889, at the age of eighty-six. When a young man Jeremiah went to Ohio, where he married, and in 1840 he immigrated to Montgomery county, Ind., where he resided until 1844, when he removed to Pierson township, this county, and here spent the remainder of his days. When he first came to the township there were only a few fields in cultivation. He was a Republican in politics, but never aspired to any office, and he and his wife were members of the U. B. Church. There were born of their marriage twelve children, Jesse being the seventh in order of birth, and five of the children are living. Jesse spent his school days in Vigo county, and at the age of twenty-one began farming for himself. He now has 179 acres of as good land as there is in the county, all of which he has earned by economy and industry. January 22, 1855, Mr. Tryon married Miss Harriet Beggs, of

Indiana, who was born August 27, 1835, a daughter of Robert Beggs. This marriage has been blessed with three children, as follows: Jeremiah F., Cenia and Jesse A., all at home. Cenia is a member of the U. B. Clinrcli. Mr. Tryon is a member of the F. M. B. A., and is president of Yaughn Lodge; in politics he is a Repub¬ lican. He is a highly respected and useful citizen.

JEFF M. TUCKER, farmer and stock-grower, Fayette town¬ ship, P. O. New Goshen, was born September 11, 1855, on the farm he owns and where he now resides, and is a son of Franklin and Anna (Richardson) Tucker, natives of Kentucky, and of English descent. The father, who was a cabinet-maker by trade, came to Vigo county in 1831, settling on a farm in Fayette township, where he died in 1883. He reared a family of four children, Jeff M. be¬ ing the third in order of birth. He (Jeff M.) was reared on the farm, attending the district school here and in Illinois. He has made farming and dealing in stock his business. For several years he devoted his entire time exclusively to the stock business, and for three years carried on that business in Terre Haute. In 1880 he went to Pennsylvania and New York, where he dealt in horses for the Fargo, Dak., and western market until he returned to the farm in Fayette township, in 1884, and bought his present farm home. Mr. Tucker was united in marriage in 1885 to Miss Isadora, daugh¬ ter of AVilliam A. Joseph. Mrs. Tucker is of English descent, and was born and reared in Vigo county, Ind. They have two children: Pliny and Prella. In politics Mr. Tucker is a Republican.

JAMES H. TURNER, Terre Haute. This gentleman has been a prominent resident of Terre Haute since 1836, and is one of the oldest settlers now living here. He is a native of Fleming county, Ky., born January 18, 1818, and is a son of Joel and Anna (De Bell) Turner, natives of Kentucky, and of English descent. The father, who was a respectable farmer, died in Kentucky. Our subject, who is the second in a family of eight children, received his education in the subscription schools of his native place, and early in life found employment as a clerk in a store. In 1836 he came to Terre Haute, where he was employed as a salesman several years, and then embarked in trade in a general dry-goods store, which he car¬ ried on ten years, when he sold out. After a short time he again commenced merchandising, this time as a grocer, which he contin¬ ued until 1880, when he closed out his store and has since been employed in the office of Josephus Collett, Terre Haute. Mr. Tur¬ ner was married in Terre Haute to Maranda, daughter of John Danaldson, an early settler of the county, and this union was blessed with eight children, viz.: Annie A., wife of W. B. Shelatoe; Florence, wife of John G. Williams, an attorney in Terre Haute;

James (deceased); Mary E., wife of George Farrington; Mattie, wife of David P. Cox, a druggist, Terre Haute; Scott C. (deceased) ; Samuel M., now employed by the railroad company in the West; and George J., in the employ of R. R. West. Mr. Turner is a Repub¬ lican, and has served as county assessor, also as member of the city council.

WILLIAM TURNER, farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Burnett, was born in Butler county, Ohio, July 24, 1817, and is a son of John and Sarah (Coon) Turner, natives of New Jersey and of Irish and German descent, John Coon's father having been born in Ireland. William, who is the fifth in a family of nine children, received a limited education in a log school-house in Ohio, and has made his own way in the world. His wife, who was Julia Ames Rector, daughter of John Rector, was born in this county, and died in 1874, the same year in which he came to Indi¬ ana. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. and Mrs. Turner had been married thirty-four years. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have one son living in this county, James B. Turner, who is also a farmer. He was born in Clay county, Ind., March 7, 1856, the seventh in a family of ten children, and received his education in the common schools of Clay county, where he spent his childhood and youth. His first work for himself was on the railroad, and sub¬ sequently he worked in a rolling-mill, finally settling on a farm. He was married December 25, 1876, to Miss Alma, daughter of A. H. and I. B. (Martin) Christy, and they have six children: Char¬ lotte, Julia Ann, George E., Lulu Josephine, Susie May and Ray Fredric. Mrs. Turner is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Turner is a Democrat.

JAMES P. TUTWILER, owner and manager of a general store at Libertyville, Fayette township, was born in Rockingham county, Va., July 6, 1848, and is a son of Leander and Debla (Royer) Tutwiler, who* were of German descent, the father being a farmer. James P., who is the youngest in a family of ten chil¬ dren, was reared on his father's farm, attending the common schools in Virginia, and became a farmer, which occupation he followed un¬ til 1875, when he came to Vigo county and embarked in mercantile trade at Libertyville, where he has since carried on a general store, and has met with more than average success. Mr. Tutwiler was married in Vigo county, Ind., May 10, 1877, to Miss Alice E., daugh¬ ter of Daniel and Martha (Rush) Higgins, who were of Scotch- Irish origin. Mr. and Mrs. Tutwiler have four children living, viz.: B.&F., Daniel B., B. C. and Theo. E. The mother is a mem¬ ber of the Christian Church. The father is a Democrat in politics, and is postmaster at Libertyville, having had the management of the post-office in this place for fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Tutwiler have many friends.