Vigo County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1891 (part 3 of 12)

A. J. Crawford was married, December 26, 1865, to Emma E., daughter of James Ivenson, and a native of England, which union has been blessed with five children, as follows: Alexander; Mary, who is the wife of Frank L. Kidder, a son of Wright L. Kidder; James, John and Anna. Mr. Crawford is a Master Mason, a mem¬ ber of Lodge No. 19. The family worship at the Methodist Epis¬ copal Church.

Above has been given but an imperfect list of the vast business concerns of these two brothers. An hour's chat with the senior member, in his usual breezy, jolly vein, causes 'the visitor to think of the " Cheerible Brothers," hearty, frank and pleasant, in the breeziest Avay, ever ready to welcome all and bid them stay and talk on as he is more than ready to listen. " I've nothing in the world to do - sit down," and the play of good humor that runs over his face would put at his ease even a - agent !

JAMES L. CREAL, farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Burnett, is a native of Vigo county, Ind., and wrns born May 2, 1832, the son of Lewis and Nancy (Messer) Creal, who were from New York and Pennsylvania, his mother being of German descent. The father, who was of English descent and a pi¬ oneer shoemaker, which trade he carried on in Terre Haute, died in 1848, leaving one child, James L. Our subject was reared in Otter Creek township, attending the schools in Terre Haute, and early in life he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed un¬ til 1858, when he commenced farming, which vocation he has pursued since, excepting during the time he spent in the service of his country. In 1861 he enlisted in the Eleventh Ind. V. I. for three months, and then re-enlisted in the Seventy-first Reg¬ iment (which merged into the Sixth Cavalry), in Company E. He served in the dangerous position of color sergeant, was twice wounded, losing his right eye, and was a prisoner in both Libby and Andersonville prisons; he served until the close of the war. In 1853 Mr. Creal was married to Roslinda Burnett, by whom he had two children, Davie and William L., and in 1863 he was mar¬ ried to Amanda Havens, daughter of Thomas Havens, who served in the war of the Rebellion as a member of Company M, Fourth Indi¬ ana Cavalry, and died at Nashville, Tenn., in 1863. To this union were born the following named children: Rorez M., Ida B., Charles C., Bessie G., James B., Abbie E., Carrie A., Ova B. and Benjamin H. Mr. Creal is a member of Leslie Post, G. A. R., and in poli¬ tics is a Republican. He is the owner of the farm where he now resides.

JOHN W. CREAL, proprietor of a saw-mill and grist-mill, Otter Creek township, P. O. Burnett. This enterprising young man is a descendant of one of the earliest pioneer families of Vigo county. He was born in Otter Creek township, Vigo county, Ind., October 5, 1862, and is a son of H. S. and Hannah (Gray) Creal, who- were of English descent. The father was a miller and farmer, also a stock-grower, and was a successful business man, succeeding in accumulating a handsome .fortune. He died in 1879. The mother of our subject now resides on the home farm, which consists of about 200 acres of well-improved land in Nevins township, this county. John W. is the second in a family of seven children, of whom five are now living. He was reared on the farm, attending the school in the district where he now resides. He chose milling as his life business, and now owns and operates both a saw-mill and grist-mill in Otter Creek township. He is hard of hearing, but when the running of the mill is dis¬ turbed he is aware of the fact as soon as those who have their hearing. He is very attentive to business, but finds time to in¬ dulge in the reading of good literature. In his political predilec¬ tions he is a Republican.

ALEXANDER CREWS, Sugar Creek township, P. O. Nelson, ranks among the most prominent farmers of this county. He was born February 29, 1832, on the farm he now owns ancl where he resides, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (McCowan) Crews. His father was born in Tennessee, of English descent; his mother in Kentucky, of Irish descent. She lived to be ninety-three years old. The father was a farmer all his life, and came to this county in 1819. His nearest neighbor then lived four miles away. He entered a tract of 360 acres of land, and* subsequently bought 200 acres more. He died in 1876 at the advanced age of eiglity-three. Their family consisted of seven children, of whom Alexander is the fourth. He was reared on the farm, attending school in the log house, walking three miles daily. He has lived all his life in his native district, and Avisely chose farming, following that all his life. He has also dealt extensively in stock, and has met Avitli great success, being iioav classed Avitli the Avealtliiest farmers of Vigo county. His home farm consists of 720 acres of valuable land in his town¬ ship. Mr. Crews Avas married, in 1877, in this county to Miss Sarah, daughter of Joseph Thompson, a farmer. Mrs. CreAvs is of English descent. The union of Mr. and Mrs. CreAArs has been blessed with a family of five children, as follows: Julia, John, Joseph, Robert and Emma. Mr. CreAvs affiliates in politics with the Democratic party, and is a Master Mason in the Masonic fra¬ ternity, Terre Haute Lodge No. 85.

JOSEPH S. CROCKETT, farmer and stock-groAver, Sugar Creek toAvnship, P. O. Macksville, was born in Sugar Creek township, Vigo county, Ind., December 12, 1839. His father, William Crockett, avIio Avas a farmer all his life, Avas a native of Tennessee, his mother, Sarah Crockett, of Maryland, and they Avere of Scotcli- Irish and Dutch descent. They came to this county in 1822 among the pioneer settlers. Their family consisted of seven children, of whom Joseph S. is the fourth. He was reared on the farm, and re¬ ceived his education in the common schools of the township, then turned his attention to farming, and now owns a farm consisting of eighty acres of land. He Avas married in this county, in 1870, to Miss Anna Burnham, and by her had one child, Nora. Mrs. Crockett died in 1873 and Mr. Crockett married in 1879, Mrs. Catherine Keim, avkIoav of David M. Keim, a daughter of Peter Rardin, and of German descent. This union has been blessed Avith three children, viz. : Bertha, Catherine and Joseph E. Mr. Crockett is a Democrat, and was elected trustee in 1887, which office lie still holds. At the breaking out of the Rebellion in 1861, he promptly enlisted in the Thirty-first Ind. V. I., Company K, and was made a non-commissioned officer. He was wounded at the battle of Fort Donelson, but served his full term of three years.

OLIVER M. CURRY, farmer and stock-grower, Honey Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born December 21, 1829, in Vigo county, and is a son of John and Jane M. (Jordan) Curry, the father a native of Delaware, and the mother of Pennsylvania; they were of Irish and German descent on one side, and of English and Scotch-Irish on the other. They came to Sullivan county among the pioneer settlers, locating on what has ever since been called " Curry Prairie," and they built the first house on that prairie. The grandfather of our subject, AVilliam Curry, was also a pioneer farmer. The father, who died in 1852, was twice mar¬ ried, Oliver M. being the eldest in the family of four children by the second wife. Our subject reached his majority on the farm, attending the common schools, and has made farming his life pursuit, being now the owner of a well-improved farm of 141 acres. He was married in Yigo County, November 9, 1854, to Elvira, daughter of John and Sarah (McCormick) Ryman, whose parents were of Scotch and German descent. Mrs. Curry was born November 4, 1829, and was eight years old when her father came to Yigo county ; he was a farmer and died in 1857 ; her mother died April 11, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Curry have Had seven children, five of whom are liv¬ ing, viz.: J. Charles (a farmer), Albert B., Jennie M., George A. and Lucy A. This is a family of farmers, and the children are all musicians. In politics Mr. Curry is a National Greenbacker, and has served one term as a justice of the peace. He is a charter member of Honey Creek Grange No. 1, and has passed all of the offices; has held an office in the State Grange of Indiana for twelve years, and is a Master Mason. He was nominated in the Eight Congressional district for congress by the People's party.

C. M. DAGGETT, lumber dealer, Terre Haute, is a native of Maine, born in Union, Knox county, March 8, 1834, and is a son of Ebenezer and Salome (Miller) Daggett, natives of that State, lat¬ ter of German origin. The father who was of English descent, and a farmer and miller by occupation, died in Maine in 1888, at the advanced age of ninety-one. His family consisted of eight children, of whom our subject is the second by the second marriage. He was reared on the farm, attending the district school, and when twelve years old he went to work in a saw-mill ; standing on a bench he was about able to do a man's work. When he reached his majority and started in the world his whole fortune was his good health, a fair knowledge of the saw-mill business, and a resolution that would not quail. At the age of twenty-three he came west, and stopped at Alton, Ill., where he worked at the cooper's trade. Before leaving that place he was foreman in one of the cooper shops, and he has always had control of men wherever he has worked. He then went to Missouri in the employment of the rail¬ road company as car inspector and repairer, a position he held six years. In 1869 he came to Terre Haute, and superintended the building of cars at Seatli & Hagers' ; then commenced the man¬ ufacture of lumber. He has owned and operated saw-mills at various points, but has made Terre Haute his home, where he has a neat and substantial residence. Mr. Daggett gives employment to about fifty men. He has a partner in business in Arkansas, and they often buy large tracts of land, now owning about 7,000 acres, and are running two saw-mills and a planing-mill ; property he has acquired since he has reached the age of twenty-three.

Our subject was married at Alton, Ill., February 9, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (Greenwood) Broadbent, and a native of England; she died in Terre Haute, January 12, 1889, a member of the Universalist Church, of the Sunday-school of which she was superintendent at the time of her death. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Daggett was blessed with six chil¬ dren, as follows: Clara B. ; Edith E., wife of W. W. Hauck; Lulu V., wife of Willis D. Miller; Etlielda M. ; Gertrude Greenwood and Leoretta. Mr. Daggett is a Bepublican in politics; he is a Mason, and has taken all the degrees.

HON. F. C. DANALDSON, attorney at law, and mayor of the city of Terre Haute, was born in that city September 26, 1852, and is a son of David S. and Emaline W. (Clark) Danaldson, who were of Scotch and English descent, the father born in Kentucky, and the mother in Virginia, both early settlers of this county. His father, now in his eighty-third year, was a merchant in early life, and came to Terre Haute in 1833, where for many years he was an active, leading business man. He published the first daily paper here. For some years he has devoted his time to securing govern¬ ment claims for parties. He has three children, our subject being the youngest.

Hon. F. C. Danaldson was reared in Terre Haute, attended the public schools, and subsequently he entered Bloomington Univer¬ sity, where he graduated in 1873 in the law department. He then commenced the practice of law here, and has continued in practice since. He was elected mayor of the city in 1889. In politics he is a Republican, and is regarded by all as an eloquent and able orator, and he has made many public speeches. He is one of the able campaigners on the stump, and at every campaign his services are frequently called for. Though young in years, he is an able political leader, commanding a strong following. In social life he is a public favorite ; there are no lines of division here among the good people of Terre Haute. Our subject is a prominent member of Lodge No. 19, A. F. & A. M. He is high priest in Chapter No. 11, and a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of Terre Haute Commandery No. 16, K. T.

G. W. DAVIS, farmer, Nevins township, P. O. Cloverland, Clay county, resides on Section 31, where he owns sixty-nine acres of excellent farm land. He was born in Clermont county, Ohio, September 2, 1832, and is a son of Isaac and Mary A. (Hull) Davis, natives of Clermont county, Ohio, and who came to Vigo county in 1836, when G. W. was four years of age. They spent the remainder of their days in this county, the father dying in 1879, and the mother in 1866; they were the parents of ten chil¬ dren. Our subject's opportunities for an early education were limited. He was reared on a farm, and to the occupation of a farmer, which he has followed thus far through life. In 1869 he was mar¬ ried in Vigo county to Mary F. Calahan, who was born in Perry county, Ohio, in 1834. Mr. Davis, who is a Democrat, has never sought or held office, except some of the minor offices of his town¬ ship; he is a member of the F. M. B. A.

ISAAC DAVIS, farmer, Nevins township, P. O. Seelvville, was born in Clermont, Ohio, November 24, 1836, and is the son of Isaac and Mary (Hull) Davis, natives of Ohio, and of English descent. The father, who was a farmer during his life, came to Vigo county in 1836, and settled on a farm, where he spent the remaining years of his life, dying in 1879. His family consisted of six sons and three daughters, Isaac being the third in the family. Our subject was reared in Nevins township on the farm, attending the district school, and chose farming, which he has since carried on, except during the time he was manufacturing brooms. In 1862 he enlisted in the Eighty-fiftli Ind. V. I., Company B, ; he was a non¬ commissioned officer, was in one engagement, and was discharged for disability in 1863, at Franklin, Tenn. He is a member of the G. A. R., in politics a Democrat. Mr. Davis was married in Vigo county, in 1866, to Miss Lucinda Smith, whose parents were natives of Ohio, her father being now a well-to-do farmer of Nevins town¬ ship, this county. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Davis has many friends.

LEANDER DAVIS, farmer and brick mason, P. O. Fontanet. The pleasant residence of this gentleman is in Section 36, Nevins township, where he owns eighty acres of land; he also has twentythree acres in Section 30. He was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1834, and is a son of Isaac and Mary (Hull) Davis, who came to Yigo county in 1835. Leander grew to manhood on the same farm he now owns, he being qidy two years old when his parents came to Indiana. He had but limited school advantages. Mr. Davis was married in 1859, in Clay county, Ind., to Caroline, daugh¬ ter of George Neville, and born in the State of New York in 1844. They are the parents of nine children, of whom the following named are living : Edward, Daniel, Charles, May and Clyde ; those deceased are Mary, George, Dora and Harry. Mr. Davis has held the office of township assessor four years, and was supervisor two years. He is a member of the F. M. B. A. August 21, 1862, he enlisted in the Civil war in Company B, Eighty-fifth Ind. Y. I. ; was in several skirmishes, and was mustered out of the service at Indianapolis, June 30, 1865. He is the worthy recipient of a monthly pension of $10. In politics Mr. Davis is a Democrat.

EDWARD DAYIS, a dealer in general merchandise at Coal Bluff, Avas born in Nevins township, Yigo county, Ind., March 16, 1844, and is a son of Isaac and Mary H. (Hull) Davis, natives of Ohio and of English descent. The father was among the pioneer farmers of Nevins township, where he settled in 1832. It was then a wild wood, but by hard toil he cleared the farm where Edward was born, spent his childhood and attended school. The father died in 1878. The family consisted of ten children, Edward being the seventh. After passing through the district school, Edward at¬ tended Bloomingdale Academy, and acquired a taste for literature and a desire to know something of the movements of the day. He concluded to make farming his business, but in 1862 he enlisted in Company B, Eighty-fifth Indiana Yolunteer Infantry. He was a good soldier, and served in Gen. Sherman's command on the march to the sea, being in several engagements. He served until the close of the Avar, Avhen he returned home, and was engaged at the brickmason's trade until 1874, when he embarked in his present busi¬ ness. He has prospered, and met Avitli deserved success. Mr. DaAds is a member of the K. of P. and I. O. O. F. societies, and is a Master Mason.

H. P. DAYIS, merchant, lumberman and miller, Coal Bluff, Nevins township, was born in Parke county Ind., January 4, 1852, a son of Josiah Robert and Delana Jane (Wilson) Davis, latter of whom was born in Parke county, Ind., of English parentage. The father, who was a native of North Carolina, of Welsh parentage, was a merchant, and carried on business in Indiana for many years. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he promptly enlisted in the Twenty-first Ind. Y. I., Company K. He died in 1863. H. P. Davis Avas reared on the farm, attending the common schools, also Bloomingdale Academy, and for a time was engaged in teach¬ ing school. He then took a railroad contract to furnish the rail¬ road and bridge timber. He continued railroad work until embarking in the coal business, as a member of the Edgar Coal Company. Since 1885 he has been engaged extensively in the hardwood lumber business. He is the owner of the saw-mill at Coxville, Parke county, and carries on an extensive trade in hardwood timber, the capacity of his mill at Coxville being 10,000 feet per day. He also owns and operates the flouring-mill at Rosedale, which has a capacity of 100 barrels per day. In 1889 he established a general store at Coal Bluff. Mr. Davis was married, in 1882, to Miss Lizzie, daughter of Christopher Young, and born in Ken¬ tucky of English descent. Their children are Josiali B. and Aus¬ tin T. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Congregational Church. In politics Mr. Davis is a Republican. He is a Master Mason.

R. P. DAYIS, proprietor of the Early House, Terre Haute, was born in Harrison county, Ind., July 24, 1844, and is a son of J. M. and Mary (Ackron) Davis, natives of Indiana and of Scotch and German origin. His father made farming the main business of his life, but at present is engaged in hotel-keeping. Mr. Davis was reared on the farm, and received his education in the district schools of his native county. July 28, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, First Missouri Regiment, Y. I., and served till the close of the war. He participated in many engagements, some of which were Corinth, Yicksburg, Atlanta (Ga. ) and others, and he was with Gen. Sherman in his famous march to the sea. At the close of the war he came to Terre Haute, and learned the iron-molder's trade, at which he worked eleven years, and, in 1877, he embarked in his present business. He is a member of the G. A. R. Post No. 1, is an active member of the militia, and has served several years as captain in the State Militia at Terre Haute. He is a prominent Mason, and has taken thirty-two degrees; is a member of the K. of P., and has served as captain of the Uniform Rank. While he was captain, his company took three prizes in drilling - one at Cincin¬ nati, one at Evansville and one at Louisville - and his success as drill master is beyond dispute. Mr. Davis received the appoint¬ ment of superintendent of police of Terre Haute in 1890, and has proven himself a very efficient officer, being much attached to the office, as he is naturally of a military turn of mind, and he is very highly respected.

WILLIAM G. DAYIS, Terre Haute. This gentleman has spent many years of his life in the rolling-mills, having been thus en¬ gaged both in the Old and New world. He is now sixty-tliree years old, and was born in Wales, June 7, 1827. He is a son of Daniel and Mary (Gabriel) Davis, natives of Wales. His father was an iron refiner, and was employed in the rolling-mills for many years. He died in his native country in 1882, his widow surviving him two years, and dying in 1884. Mr. Davis, who is the eldest in a family of seven children, at the age of fourteen began his first work in a rolling-mill, in Wales. He subsequently went to England, where he was employed until he came to America, and located at Youngstown, Ohio. He has been boss roller since 1868, and. he rolled the first bar of iron ever rolled in Terre Haute. He has been very successful, financially, and resides in his beautiful home in Terre Haute. He owns large real-estate interests. In Wales he was married, in 1849, to Miss Jane Thomas, daughter of Joseph and Charlotte Thomas. Her father was engaged in the iron business in Wales. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Davis has been blessed with fourteen children - nine sons and five daughters - of whom the fol¬ lowing named are residents of Terre Haute: Daniel, who is the book-keeper at the rolling-mills; Mary, wife of Frank Woodward; Joseph A., who is employed at the iron-mills; Charlotte, wife of John T. Luellen; Thomas W., an iron roller; Lizzie, the wife of AY. AV. Ray; Hattie, the wife of T. J. Odell; and John, who is a telegraph operator on the Vandalia road. The family worship at the Centenary Methodist Church, and Mr. Davis is known as "Singer Davis." The family are all musicians, both vocal and in¬ strumental, and in musical circles they are widely known as people of more than ordinary cultivation and talent, frequently being termed "the musical family of Indiana." Mr. Davis is a Repub¬ lican in politics, and is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., Terre Haute.

H. AV. DAVY, engineer, Vandalia Railroad, Terre Haute, is a native of Knox county, Ohio, born June 12 ,1841, and is a son of John and Sarah (Snyder) Davy, former a native of Maryland, and latter of Jefferson, Harrison county, Ohio. The family moved to Terre Haute in the spring of 1853, and here the father, who was a farmer and stock-dealer, resided until the time of his death in July, 1877, when in his seventy-fourth year; the mother died in May, 1888, in her eighty-third year. Our subject, who is the youngest in a fam¬ ily of six children, was reared in Knox county, Ohio, and received a common-school education. In 1855 he engaged in the grocery business in Terre Haute, which lie followed about five years, and in March, 1860, he began firing on the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Railroad, remaining with that company about two years, when he went to work on the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, and was promoted. In the spring of 1864 he went into the Government service as locomotive engineer, and was on diity at Nashville, Knox- ville, also at Atlanta, after the siege, and after the close of the war he helped deliver engines for the Government, the last two he deliv¬ ered being to the Knoxville & Bristol Railroad Company, at Knox¬ ville. He returned home in October, 1865, and went to work on the Terre Haute & Alton Railroad as engineer, and was in that em¬ ployment until 1875, when he went to work on the Terre Haute & Logansport Railroad, but remained with that company only about one year, when he engaged in the grocery business, continuing about eighteen months. He next held the position as depot police¬ man, at the union depot, over three years, when he secured a position on the Vandalia Railroad in September, 1880. He runs on the east division from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, and has had the same engine (No. 41) over nine years. Mr. Davy was married in Terre Haute, April, 23, 1866, to Gertrude Y. Minnick, daughter of John G. and Caroline (Malcom) Minnick, former a native of Mary¬ land, latter of Virginia, and both early settlers of this county. Her father Avas a pattern-maker, and died here February 2, 1880, in his seventy -fourth year; her mother resides Avith her son in Tennessee. Mrs. Davy is the fifth in a family of six children that grew to matu¬ rity, and Avas born in Terre Haute, June 30, 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Davy have four children: George J., Harry H., Walter E. and Sadie C. Mr. Davy is a member of the K. of H., No. 520, and also of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division No. 25 ; politically he is a Democrat.

DANIEL DEBS, Terre Haute, is a native of Alsace, France, and was born December 4, 1820, a son of Daniel and Margaret (Schillinger) Debs, who Avere born in Alsace and died there, Mr. Debs in 1848, his widow in about 1858. They reared four children - one son and three daughters - two of Avhom are living, viz. : Daniel, and his youngest sister, avIio is in her native country. Daniel Debs Avas educated in his native land, and in 1848 he left home and friends to seek his fortune in the "land of the free." He settled in New York City, and was there married, in 1849, to Miss Margaret Betterich, also a native of Alsace, France, born in 1828. By their union two sons and four daughters Avere born, viz. : Mary, Avife of J. G. Heinl; Louisa, wife of Henry Michel, a resident of Marion, Ind. ; Eugene V., avIio is secretary of the " Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman " and editor of the " Locomotive Fireman " magazine, one of the most popular and enterprising citizens of Terre Haute; Eugenia, wife of Howard Selby, of Terre Haute; Emma, wife of C. O. Mailloux of New York City; and Theodore, who is treasurer of the " Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen." Mr. Debs resided in the city of New York until 1851, when he moved to Terre Haute, and soon after opened a grocery and provision store, which he carried on until about 1887, since which time he has been in the wine and liquor business at 1102 Wabash avenue. Mr. Debs is an old and respected citizen, and takes an active interest in all public enter¬ prises. '

JUDGE DEM AS DEMING (deceased) was born in Berlin, Conn., March 22, 1787, and departed this life at his home in Terre Haute, March 3, 1865. He attained his majority in Connecticut, where he received the rudiments of an English education. The young man became a soldier in the regular army, was appointed from his native State, and served two years as second lieutenant, when he resigned. He then went to Baltimore. Mr. Deming came to Terre Haute in 1818, and resumed his mercantile persuits, which he followed successfully until he was compelled to give them up on account of his failing health. In 1837 he became connected with the old State Bank, in which capacity he remained eighteen years, when he retired with a large fortune, for that day. Judge Demas Deming and Miss Sarah C. Patterson were married in Parke county, Ind., February 19, 1840. She is a Virginian by birth, born in October, 1810. Her father, Arthur Patterson, who was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, immigrated to America, settling in Penn¬ sylvania when seventeen years of age, and about 1814 he located in Vincennes. From there he went to Parke county, where he was a prominent citizen, being chosen to represent his people in the State Legislature. He died at Saratoga Springs in 1848. His wife was Miss Margaret Chambers, who was born in New Jersey, and who died in this county in 1868. She was the mother of one son and three daughters, as follows: Chambers, the eldest child and only son, Sarah C., Mary and Margaret.

Mrs. Sarah C. Deming resides in the family mansion in Terre Haute, the mother of three sons and one daughter, of whom two sons and the daughter are living. Henry is one son; Sophia S. is the wife of Capt. Wheeler of the regular army, now stationed at Los Angeles, Cal.; he was born in Cavendish, Vt., and he and his wife have two children: Sophie and Deming. Judge Deming left considerable property in real estate, money and credits. He was a pioneer of Vigo county, and a leading and prominent citizen. He represented the district in the legislature, and at one time was grand master in the Masonic fraternity. In politics he was a Repub¬ lican. He and his wife were not members of any church, but usually attended the Congregational.

WALTER H. DENNY, stock-breeder and farmer, Otter Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, is a native of Vigo county, and was born in Otter Creek township, Vigo county, September 2, 1857, a son of Harrison and Luna (Ballou) Denny, the father a native of Otter Creek township, where he was born in 1825, be¬ coming one of the leading successful farmers of the county; he died in 1888. William Denny, grandfather of Walter H., was a soldier in the War of 1812, thus learning something of the Wabash Valley, an immediately after the close of the war he came to Vigo county, where he purchased of the Government a large tract of land. The father of Walter H. owned at the time of his death 600 acres of land, which was a part of the original purchase by the grandfather. This family has a long line of ancestors, both farmers and profes¬ sional men. Walter H. grew up as a farmer's boy, attending the public schools, has followed agricultural pursuits, and now owns 240 acres of land in Otter Creek township, on which he resides: He was married, in 1879, to Alice, daughter of Milton and Mary (Sim¬ mons) Rogers, farmers, and she is also a native of Vigo county. Of this union there are the following named children: Walter Har¬ rison, Clifford R., Roy V. and Gertrude. Mrs. Denny is of Ger¬ man and English descent, while Mr. Denny is of Irish and French. Politically he is a Republican.

THOMAS DERMODY, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. St. Mary's, is a descendant of one of the earli¬ est settlers of Vigo county, where he was born September 17, 1866, a son of Peter and Kate (Shearn) Dermody, latter of Irish descent. The father was born in Ireland, and became an early settler of Sugar Creek township. He was an energetic and suc¬ cessful farmer, stock-grower and dealer, and owned over 800 acres of land at the time of his death, which occurred in 1880. His widow still resides on the homestead in Sugar Creek township. Their family consisted of nine children, six of whom grew to ma¬ turity. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, the voungest of the family, attended school at St. Mary's and Terre Haute, and became a farmer, having now charge of 400 acres of land. He was united in marriage, October 16, 1888, with Miss Anna, daughter of John and Jane (Cambron) Delahaye, and a lady of French origin, her father having been born in France. Mr. and Mrs. Dermody are members of the Catholic Church, as were also their parents. He is in sympathy with the Democratic party.

LABAN H. DICKERSON, P. O. Seely ville. This gentleman is trustee of Lost Creek township. He was born in Butler county, Ohio, November 12, 1828, and is a son of John and Rhoda( Holland) Dickerson, former a native of Pennsylvania, latter of Georgia, and of English and French descent. They came to Vigo county, Octo¬ ber 7, 1839, and settled on the farm where their daughter Mary now resides, in Lost Creek township. Of their family of eleven children Laban H. is the fifth. He received his education in the dis- trict schools in Lost Creek township, also at the seminary in Terre Haute, and the academy at Liberty, Union county, Ind. He was engaged for several years in teaching in the common schools of the State. He has made farming and stock-growing the main business of his life, being the owner of a well-improved farm consisting of 200 acres, where he now resides. Mr. Dickerson has held many offices of honor and trust, and has many friends especially among those who were soldiers in the Civil war. He volunteered, August 7, 1862, in Company M, Fourth Indiana Cavalry, Ex-Gov. Isaac P. Gray having been the first colonel of the regiment. After the company was organized he was appointed a non-commissioned officer, and was also company clerk; he was mustered out as quar¬ termaster-sergeant, June 29, 1865, at Edgefield, Tenn. He was in many engagements while in the army, and, excepting one month while in the hospital at Nashville, was in the saddle at the front. He was in the long campaign with Gen. Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta; was on the McCook raid with Rosecrans at Chickamauga with cavalry sent to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville, and finally was with the cavalry corps under Maj.-Gen. Wilson from East Port, on the Tennessee, to Macon, Ga. He was present when Jeff Davis was brought into the Union line as a prisoner of war at Macon, Ga. Mr. Dickerson's career as a farmer, soldier, teacher and business man, has been an honorable one.

He was married in Union county, Ind., September 3, 1852, to Isabella F., daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Shannon) Hayward. Her mother was cousin of Ex- Gov. Shannon of Ohio. She is of Irish and English descent, and was born in Union county, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson have five children living: Josephine A., wife of Ben F. Vanvactor; James, who is a farmer; Mollie E., wife of William Collins; Hattie C., wife of S. H. Lowish [see his bio¬ graphical sketch], and William W., who is at home. In politics Mr. Dickerson is a Republican, and has been a member of the Re¬ publican County Committee. He helped to organize Leslie Post No. 410, G. A. R. and served two terms as commander of the same. He is a prominent member of Lodge No. 51, I. O. O. F., Terre Haute. He is wide awake to everything that may forward the in¬ terests of the citizens of Lost Creek township, or Vigo county, and to better the condition of public morality and humanity He has proved himself both honest and successful in business life - a kind husband and an indulgent father.

J. M. DISHON, city bill poster, Terre Haute, was born in Owen county, Ind., May 23, 1843,. and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Paine) Dishon, natives of North Carolina, former of French and latter of English descent. J. M., who is third in a family of nine children, was married in Paola, Ind., August 25, 1864, to Sarah E., daughter of Squire Kemly, a native of Kentucky. Mrs. Dishon was third in a family of four children, and was born in Pulaski county, Kv., March 16, 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Dishon have had two children: William R., and Estelle, who died October 30, 1890. Mr. Dishon was reared in Paola, Orange county, Ind., and received his education in the common schools. He started out as city bill poster in Indianapolis about the year 1860, and followed that business there until 1871, when he sold and removed to Terre Haute, where he has since been engaged in the same line. Mrs. Dishon died June 23, 1881, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Di¬ shon was married, the second time, in Terre Haute, February 27, 1883, to Sarah Wilson, daughter of John Wilson.

WILLIAM D. DOBBS, farmer and stock-grower, Linton town¬ ship, P. O. Youngstown, was born in Beaver county, Penn., August 31, 1839, and is a son of Anger and Hannah (Davis) Dobbs, natives of Pennsylvania, and English and Irish descent. The father, who was a farmer, died in February, 1844, the mother in Terre Haute, September 8, 1884. They had a family of five children, of whom William D. is the third in order of birth. Our subject was mar¬ ried in Terre Haute, July 4, 1867, to Mary A, daughter of John and Sarah (Clink) Sink, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Ger¬ man descent. Her father was a farmer, but worked during his early life at cabinet-making and carpentering. They moved first to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and then to Owen county, Ind., in 1851. The father died in February, 1866, and the mother in March, 1880. Mrs. Dobbs is the seventh in a family of twelve chil¬ dren, and was born in Ohio, October 9, 1838, coming to Terre Haute in 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs had born to them seven children, as follows: Charles, deceased; Harry C. ; Spencer L. ; Elmer, deceased; Grace; Guy A., and John S., who died in infancy. Mr. Dobbs re¬ ceived his education in the common schools in Beaver county, Penn, and in Summit county, Ohio. He learned the tanner's and currier's trade. In 1858 he moved to Summit county, Ohio, where in Hudson he learned his trade with his uncle, William Dobbs, at which he worked there for about four years. On June 22, 1863, he enlisted as a government employe for six months, and was sent to Nashville, Tenn., where he worked in the government repair shops until the close of the war, being mustered out June 22, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. August 7, 1865, he came to Terre Haute, and worked at his trade and in the hominy-mills for about eleven years ; then moved to Linton township April 16, 1876, settling on the farm on which he now resides. His farm contains 108 acres, in a good state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs are members of the First Baptist

Church at Terre Haute, and he has served as superintendent of the Sabbath-scliool near where he resides. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 51, Terre Haute, and in politics is a Republican.

J. G. DOBBS, grocer, Nos. '201 and '206 South Fourth street, Terre Haute, is a native of Beaver county, Penn., born March 10, 1841, and is a son of Anger and Hannah (Davis) Dobbs, natives of Pennsylvania, the father being of Irish and the mother of Irish and Welsh origin. Our subject, who is the third in a family of four children, received a common-school education at his native home. In 1860 he went to Hudson, Ohio, and in November, 1862, he en¬ listed in Company B, Sixth O. V. C., in Gen. Meade's command. He participated in several important engagements during his term of service, and May 4, 1864, he was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness. He was sent to the hospital, and remained there until August, when he rejoined his command in front of Petersburg, Va., and served until the close of the war, being mustered out at Colum¬ bus, Ohio, in July, 1865. After the close of the war he proceeded to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he entered the Iron City Commercial College, graduating therefrom in 1865. In 1866 he came to Terre Haute, and served an apprenticeship at the machinist's trade, which he followed about ten years, and during the last year he was fore¬ man in the machine shops of J. A. Parker & Co. In 1877 he em¬ barked in the grocery business on the corner of Second street and Washington avenue, and after being there about five years he sold out. In 1883 he commenced business where he is at present located, making a specialty of staple and fancy groceries. By good man¬ agement and close application to business he has succeeded in build¬ ing up a trade that places him among the leading grocers of the city. Mr. Dobbs was married in Terre Haute, June 1, 1870, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Scott) Bell, natives of Ireland, and of Scotch-Irish descent. Mrs. Dobbs is the youngest in a family of four children, and was born in Utica, N. Y., February 16, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs had born to them two children: Clair and Effie Frances. The parents are members of the Baptist Church, and he is one of the board of trustees. Mr. Dobbs is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics he is Republican.

NICHOLAS DODSON, engineer on the Vandalia Line, P. O. Terre Haute, is a native of Westmoreland county, Penn., and was born March 12, 1841, a son of Elijah and Eliza (Anderson) Dod¬ son, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to this county about 1860. Elijah Dodson was a farmer, and died here in 1883 in his eightyfifth year; his wife died in Westmoreland county, Penn., in 1849. Nicholas Dodson was reared in his native county until he was thir¬ teen years of age, when he came to Terre Haute. He received a common-school education. He ran as train boy on the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, four years, except three summers when he worked for his father on the farm. He then began firing on the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, and was fireman about six years, when he was promoted and given an engine June 19, 1865. He has been on duty since, except about two years, dur¬ ing which time he was compelled to lay off on account of injuries received by running into an open switch. He met with the acci¬ dent July 15, 1880, and went to work again July 11, 1882. His run is on the passenger engine from Terre Haute to Indianapolis. Mr. Dodson was married in Terre Haute, Ind., March 8, 1866, to Miss Mary, daughter of Charles and Mary (Smith) Callahan, natives of Ireland, who first settled in New York, from there moving to Ohio, and thence to Indiana. Mr. Callahan, who was a farmer, died in New York; Mrs. Callahan died in this county, in 1885. Mrs. Dodson is the second in a family of five children, and was born in County Cork, Ireland, March 8, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson have four children, viz.: Charles E., Hattie, George H. and N. F. Mr. Dodson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Terre Haute, No. 19; is also a member of the Brotherhood of Loco¬ motive Engineers, Terre Haute, No. 25; the Brotherhood of Loco¬ motive Firemen, and of the K. of H. He enlisted in the hundred days1 service, under Capt. Ross, in the One Hundred and Thirtythird Ind. Y. I. ; in politics he is a Republican.

SAMUEL DODSON (deceased). This gentleman was a promi¬ nent citizen of Terre Haute, and did much to forward many of the public enterprises of Yigo county. He had many warm personal friends, and his death, which occurred at his home in Terre Haute, May 23, 1890, caused a public loss. He was born in the western part of Tennessee, October 18, 1818, and was a son of Jeremiah and Arietta (Brown) Dodson, natives of Scotland, who came to Tennes¬ see in colonial times. His father was a minister of the gospel, and also a medical practitioner.

Samuel, who was the fourth in a family of ten children, nine of whom grew to maturity, received his education in the common schools, and early in life engaged in the business of contractor. In 1844 he came and located in Terre Haute, where he took large railroad contracts, and built several of the railroads running into the city. He had an extensive contract on the Wabash & Erie Canal. He fitted up a theater in Terre Haute, and conducted it several years, proving a very successful manager. He had rare versatility of talent, and easily became master of the work before him. This was the secret of his success in the variety of things he undertook. In politics he commenced life a Whig, and when that party passed away, lie became a Republican. He served three terms as tax collector, and was street commissioner, also city mar¬ shal of Terre Haute. Mr. Dodson was married January 25, 1845, in Putnam county, Ind., to Miss Martha E., daughter of John Witty, and of Scotch descent, born in Tennessee, April 16, 1825, and now residing in Terre Haute. To this union were born children, as follows: Florence A. (the wife of Dr. Crapo), Emma O. (deceased wife of Daniel Davis). Their only son is George 0., a prominent business man of Terre Haute. [See his sketch.] Mr. Dodson, as is his widow, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

GEORGE C. DODSON, wholesale dealer in junk, wood and coal, Terre Haute, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., September 23, 1851, and is a son of Samuel and Martha E. (Witty) Dodson, natives of the "Sunny South." His father, who was a contractor, and carried on extensive public work, was an early settler of Yigo county. [See his sketch. ] George C. Dodson was reared in Terre Haute, and at¬ tended the public schools. His first employment was as salesman in a general store, where he worked six years, and was then advanced to a partnership in the firm. This continued two years when he embarked in the produce trade. He subsequently commenced in his present business which he has since continued, meeting with good success. Mr. Dodson was married October 21, 1879, to Miss Elvira, daughter of John Armstrong, and of Irish and German descent. They have two children: Bertha and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the K. of P. and K. of H., of which latter he served eight years as treasurer; has also served several years as director of different building and loan associations.

J. B. DOLSON, M. D., Pimento, was born in Clark county, Ill., June 23, 1842, and is a son of Samuel and Polly A. (Cooper) Dolson, former of whom was a native of New York, of German and Welsh de¬ scent; latter of Kentucky, of Scotch-Irish descent. They were mar¬ ried in Clark county, Ill., where they both died, the father in 1861, the mother December 24, 1881. The father was a stock dealer, and also followed farming. They had a family of six children, who grew up, of whom our subject is the eldest. He was married June 15, 1864, to Amanda M., daughter of William S. and Mary A. (Gil¬ len j Montgomery, the father a native of Pennsylvania, born Sep¬ tember 16, 1809, and the mother a native of Maryland, born Sep¬ tember 22, 1816. They were married in Stark county, Ohio, July 24, 1835, and moved to Clark county, Ill., in 1840, where they both died, the mother March 29, 1853, and the father August 1, 1876. They had a family of six children, all of whom grew up, and of these Amanda M. is the fourth, born February 8, 1842. Dr. and Mrs. Dolson had born to them four children, viz. : One that died in infancy; Vern K., telegraph operator and station agent at Pimento; O. S. and T. D., deceased. The Doctor received his education in the common schools of Marshall, Ill., and at the academy there, also at¬ tended the college at Marshall about eight terms. He studied medi¬ cine under Dr. F. R. Payne at Marshall, and then attended Chicago Medical College in the fall of 1873, graduating there in the spring of 1874. He began the practice of medicine at York, Clark Co., Ill., in partnership with D. O. McCord, M. D., an old army surgeon, and there remained about a year, when, in June, 1875, he moved to Pimento, where he is located at the present time, and has been suc¬ cessful in his practice. He owns a lot in Pimento containing twelve acres, on which he resides. He is a Master Mason, a member of Lodge No. 292, Pimento, and is serving his third term as worship¬ ful master; is also a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 485, Pimento. June 14, 1862, he enlisted in the three months1 service in Company Gr, Seventieth Ill. Y. I., and was put on guard duty at Camp San¬ gamon, being there about three months ; was also on guard about one month at Alton, Ill., where he was mustered out October 23, 1862. He then acted as deputy provost-marshal about one year in Clark County, Ill., and served four years as constable in same county. He has in his possession a newspaper called The New Harmony Gazette, printed in New Harmony, Ind., August 1, 1827, its mottoes being: "The second year of mental independence," and " If we can not reconcile all opinions, let us endeavor to unite all hearts." Politically Dr. Dolson is a Republican.

ISIAH DONHAM, Terre Haute, was born May 12, 1810, near the Ohio River, about twenty miles above Cincinnati, in Clermont county. With the exception of one term passed in a grammar school in Hamilton county, his education was obtained in the com¬ mon schools of the neighborhood, and around the hearthstone at home. At the age of twenty-two he began teaching school, a vo¬ cation he followed but a short time - only two terms. February 28, 1833, he was married to Martha Ann Crossley, of his native county' who was five years his junior, and on March 28, same year, they began the journey in a covered wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen, across the country to Western Hooseirdom. April 7, at 12 o'clock' noon, they called a halt in the woods about twelve miles southeast of Terre Haute, built their camp fire by the side of a big log, and thus laid the corner-stone of their new home with a good hearty meal. Mi. Donham lieie began the task of making a farm from the uncultivated lands of the prairie and the forests hitherto untouched by the hand of the white man. Since then he has brought about 700 acres to a high state of cultivation, and subjected the land to the sickle and the share. Except a resi¬ dence of seven years in Clay county, he has lived continuously in Riley and Pierson townships, Yigo county, and has followed the honest and honorable calling of farmer and stock-grower. In 1834, when military companies habitually held their regular muster days, a rather novel election occurred, in which Mr. Donliam was the recipient of the honors. He and another member were placed in nomination for the lieutenancy of the company. The two men were to march side by side along the line of the company and the voters were to fall in line behind their favorite man. When the last man had fallen in behind Mr. Donliam, his opponent turned around and said " them's my sentiments too," and with a hearty laugh dropped in line, making the vote unanimous. Between the years 1852 and 1870, he served fourteen years as trustee of Pierson township. He was elected to the lower house of tfie State Legislature in 1870, serving one term, and in 1876 he was elected to the State senate. From 1860 to 1870 Mr. Donham dealt extensively in stock, feeding for market every year from one to two hundred cattle, and generally an equal number of hogs. By this traffic, coupled with extensive farm industry, honest labor, untiring zeal and industry, Mr. Don¬ ham has gathered around him quite a competence of this world's goods. His religious and political principles, are those of the old school Baptist, and Jacksonian Democracy, from which he has never wavered, not even in the dark and direful Greeley days of 1872.

The name of Donham is of Spanish origin, and dates back to about the middle of the seventeenth century, when one Singleton, a Don of Spain, having been banished from the Spanish court by the king, because of his liberal principles, took up his abode in the Highlands of Scotland, in a beautiful valley which has ever since borne the name of Donham. There he dropped the name of Singleton, retaining the title Don, and added the Saxon suffix Ham. Thus was originated the name which until the nineteenth century was written as two names, the latter half beginning with a capital "H." From this valley, about the seventeenth century, the great¬ grandfather of Mr. Donham came to the colonies, and settled in New Jersey. Nathaniel Donham, Isiali's grandfather, removed to Ohio about the year 1795. Isiali's mother was a Ferguson, of Scotch and Irish descent. The Fergusons came from Ireland to the colonies, settling first in Maryland and then removing to the Monongahela river, in Pennsylvania, and from there to Kentucky, near the Ohio river, where Isiah's mother was born. She died in 1877, at the advanced age of ninety-five years. Isiah Donliam' s family consisted of ten children, four of ^hom are yet living, viz. :

Mrs. Louisa Ferguson; H. Z. ; I. H. ; and Thomas F. Mrs. Fergu¬ son is a widow, and lives on a farm in Pierson township; H. Z. and Thornes F. are partners in the law and real estate business in Terre Haute; I. H. is a carpenter, and resides at present in Terre Haute; Thomas F. has been a member of the city council, and is an active worker in the Democratic party. In 1890 Mr. Donham removed from his farm to the city, and is now residing with his son, Thomas F.

JAMES F. DRAKE, M. D., Prairieton, was born in Prairieton, Vigo county, Ind., February 25, 1865, and is a son of Thomas G. and Eliza (Ferguson) Drake, natives of Indiana, and of English descent, former of whom is a prominent physician of Terre Haute. They are both living. They had a family of five children, four of whom are living, and of which James is the eldest. He is a mem¬ ber of the old school Baptist Church. The Doctor was married August 24, 1887, to Ida Belle, daughter of John and Mary (Mas¬ sey) Gunn, natives of Indiana and of Irish and Welsh descent. Her parents are living in Little Rock, Ark., her father being a car¬ penter by trade. They had two children, of whom Mrs. Drake is the elder, and was born August 13, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Drake have one child, Paul S., who was born November 22, 1888. The Doctor received a common-school education at Prairieton, and at¬ tended the State University at Bloomington, Ind., one year, then went through the sophomore year at De Pauw University, Green Castle, Ind. He next attended Rush Medical College at Chicago, Ill., and graduated there in the spring of 1886, commencing the practice of medicine in Prairieton, where he is located at the pres¬ ent time. The Doctor, in his political preferments, is Democratic.

LAFAYETTE DRAKE, P. O. Prairie Creek, was born in Ed¬ gar county, Ill., September 6, 1833. His father, Henry Drake, was born near Bardstown, Ky., in 1803, and was a son of William Drake, also a native of Kentucky, where he was reared and married, emi¬ grating in an early day to Ohio from his native State. He soon after came to this county, being one of the first white men to settle in the same. He subsequently moved to Edgar county, Ill., where he died in 1844. Lafayette's father, Henry, was reared mainly in this county where he was married, afterward moving to Edgar county, were he died in 1844. He was always a farmer. His wife, Elsie (Paddock), was born in 1807, in Ohio, and died in 1873, in this county, the mother of four daughters and two sons, two of the daughters dying in 1848, and the other two in 1856. Lafayette, who is the only child now living, never went to school after he was ten years of age, but remained with his mother till he had attained his majority, and since he has been earning his own living he has secured a good practical education. February 15, 1845, the family returned to this county, where Lafayette has ever since resided. March 29, 1855, he was married to Miss Sarah Ann Shattuck, who was born in Prairie Creek township, this county, and they have had the following named children: Mary E., deceased; Francis; Sarah Ann, deceased; Elsie, wife of Alvin Yeager; Grant, deceased, and H. Greeley (twins) and Richard L. Our subject began life for himself without a penny, but by industry and thrift he has be¬ come one of Vigo county's most prosperous farmers, having 1871- acres of well-improved farm land, 178 acres being in a tillable con¬ dition, and nine acres on Wabash River bottom. His farm is situ¬ ated fifteen miles southwest of the county seat. Mr. Drake is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Fairbanks Lodge No. 373, Sul¬ livan county. He was formerly a Republican in politics, casting his first vote for John C. Fremont, but is now a Prohibitionist. Mr. Drake is a member of the Baptist Church.

OTTMER DREHER, farmer and grape-grower, Fayette town¬ ship, P. O. Tecumseh, was born at Wurtemberg, Germany, Novem¬ ber 16, 1832, and is a son of Valtazer Drelier. His parents were natives of Germany, where they passed their lives, his father hav¬ ing been a cooper and farmer. They raised a family of eight chil¬ dren, of whom our subject is the third. He was reared in Ger¬ many, attending the public schools, and early in life learned the cooper's trade with his father, but subsequently learned brewing, which business he followed five years. In 1853 he immigrated to the United States, locating in the State of Ohio; thence came, in 1854, to Vigo county, and January 11, 1885, to Fayette township, where he has resided ever since. Here he first worked at coopering and farming, but afterward became engaged in grape culture, having at present nearly ten acres in grapes, and he makes a considerable quantity of grape wine. Mr. Dreher was married in 1856 to Miss Pauline, daughter of Stacey Miller, and also of German birth. The children born to this union are six in number, viz.: Laura, Sophia, William, Lewis, Mamie and Joseph. The family are members of the Catho¬ lic Church; in politics Mr. Dreher is a Democrat.

ALONZO C. DUDDLESTON, city clerk, Terre Haute, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., November 3, 1859, and is a son of Charles and Hettie M. (Smith) Duddleston, the latter a native of Indiana. The father, who was born in Ohio, and was a carpenter by trade, came to Vigo county, and settled in Terre Haute, where he followed contracting and building many years; was a member of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ind. V. I.; he died in 1885. Alonzo C. attended the schools at Terre Haute, and graduated from the high school in 1876. He then learned the printer's trade, serving the regular apprenticeship on the Saturday Evening Mail.

He then worked at the newspaper business for a time, and subse¬ quently became city editor of the Terre Haute Express, which posi¬ tion he held several years. In May, 1887, he was elected city clerk of Terre Haute, and was re-elected in 1889, his term of office expir¬ ing in September, 1891. Mr. Duddleston was united in marriage in Chicago, in 1884, with Miss Josephine Hunt. Mr. Duddleston is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is chancellor, commander and captain of the Uniform Rank of the K. of P. of Terre Haute.

EUGENE DUENWEG, manager for the Joseph Schlitz Brew¬ ing Company, Terre Haute, is a native of the Province of the Rhine, Germany, born March 15, 1844, and is a son of P. J. and Fredrich (Mebus) Duenweg. Eugene is the tenth in a family of eleven children. He received his education in tlie common and high schools, and first learned the carriage and harness-maker's trade, which he followed four years. He enlisted, in 1862, in the Prussian army, and served four years, being, in the Austrian, war of 1866. He came from Germany to Terre Haute in 1867, and first began work in the city by accepting a position in the lumber yard of the Vandalia Railroad shops. Leaving the shops, he began work with Bement & Co., wholesale grocers, and continued with them three years; then was with Hulman & Cox, wholesale merchants, one year, when he resigned to accept the position of manager for the Moses Ester Brewery. He had not been in the brewery quite one year, when, in 1877, he was appointed to the office of deputy city treasurer, which position he held six years. During the time he was treasurer he accepted the position of manager for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and since he left the treasurer's office, has devoted all his time and energies to the management of the company's business, and inspects agencies for them. . Mr. Duenweg was united in marriage in Terre Haute, March 8, 1873, with Minnie Glass, a daughter of Fritz and Mary (Trantner) Glass, natives of Germany. Mrs. Duenweg is second in a family of four children, and was born in Germany, January 20, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Duen¬ weg had born to them eight children, viz. : Mary, Toni (deceased), Alma, Max, Frieda, Minnie, Eugene and Carl. Mr. Duenweg is a member of the Masonic order; in politics he is a Republican.

JOHN MASON DUNCAN, president of Coates College. This gentleman ranks among the distinguished educators of Terre Haute, a citv noted the Union over for its institutions of learning. He is a lineal descendant of the most noted of Scotchmen, John Knox, the rugged old Presbyterian, and also of Ralph Erskine. His given name is from his granduncle, Rev. John M. Mason, D.D., LL.D., perhaps the most noted American pulpit orator of his day. The parents of Prof. Duncan were Richard and Roselle (Lafayette)

Duncan, latter of whom was a grandniece of Marquis de Lafayette. The mother was a native of Paris, France, and the father of Balti¬ more, where the son was born April 20, 1853. Richard Duncan, the father, died in October, 1855, leaving two children, of whom our subject is the elder; the mother died in October, 1858. John Mason Duncan was reared in his native city to the age of twelve years, receiving instructions from private tutors and in the private schools. At the rather unusual age of twelve he essayed the world on his own account, and traveled northward, heroically assuming all responsibility as to himself and his future. He engaged in work on a farm during the summer months, and would attend school, working his way, in the winter; and thus he passed four years. When he was fifteen years and six months old he commenced to teach school, and he then taught and continued his studies under private tutors, until he reached the age of his legal majority, when he was elected to the chair of Latin and Greek in a classical academy at Bellefonte, Penn. He was connected with this institu¬ tion four years, during all which time he was continuing bis studies under private tutors, and was amply prepared to pass a regular col¬ lege examination when he retired from the Bellefonte Seminary. He received at that time a warm invitation to found a high-grade classical Presbyterian school at Mifflintown, Penn. He was at this place three years, and prepared students for college, and sent many to Harvard, Yale and Lafayette. He next went to the city of Cum¬ berland, Allegany county, Md., and took charge of the Allegany County Academy, the largest in the State. Under his direction the institution was at once registered among the accredited acad¬ emies of the east, and students were prepared to enter the sopho¬ more class in college or university. At the end of four years Prin¬ cipal Duncan was made president of Coates College for Women, August 20, 1888, and came and took charge of the school in the fall of that year. His first administrative touch awakened the institu¬ tion, and it at once sprang into action, and with heroic energy swiftly defined the outlines of its present standard courses. President Duncan's master's degree was conferred, first, by the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, and secondly, by Lafayette College at Easton, in Pennsylvania.

President John Mason Duncan and Rebecca Duffield, of McConnellsburgli, Penn., were married September 28, 1881. She was the niece of the eminent divine, Rev. Dr. John T. Duffield, professor of mathematics in the College of New Jersey. Of this union there is one child, Duffield Knox, a bright-faced little boy of six summers. The wife and mother died February 28, 1885, and June 20, 1887, President Duncan and Sarah McCleave, of Cumberland, Md., were joined in marriage. Slie is the daughter of Judge Robert H. McCleave, of that place, a long time connected with the post-office department of Washington. The maiden name of her mother was Sarah Hall, and both the parents were natives of Virginia and of Scotch -Irish descent. A brother of Mrs. Duncan is solicitor-general for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Pittsburgh, Penn. She is the fifth in order of birth in a family of nine children. The eminent qualification of President Duncan for the responsible position he now holds is manifest in the advances of the institution of which he is the head. [The reader is referred to the chapter on " Schools " on a preceding page.]

ANDREW DUNLAP, retired farmer, Terre Haute, was born in Knox county, Tenn., November 19, 1S08, and is a son of George and Hattie (McBeth) Dunlap, who were of Irish descent. The father, a farmer by occupation, died in Knox county, Tenn. His family consisted of four sons and one daughter, Andrew being third in the family in the order of birth. He was reared in Tennessee, a plain farmer boy, and attended the common schools during the winter seasons. Early in life he learned the cabinet-maker's trade, at which he worked until coming to Illinois and settling in Clark county, where he farmed and engaged in stock breeding. He pushed his business with more than ordinary energy, and when he retired in 1880 he found himself the owner of nearly 600 acres of land. His success has been entirely due to his own enterprise, exertion and a determination to succeed. Mr. Dunlap is a Repub¬ lican in politics, and served sixteen years as justice of the peace in Illinois. He came to Terre Haute in 1880, and purchased city property, now owning several houses, the rental of which brings him a good revenue, as well as something to look after.

Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage, in 1833, to Miss Nancy H. D. Smith, a native of South Carolina, and this union has been blessed with a family of six children, as follows: Burns and James, well-to-do farmers; George, a resident of California; Thomas and Mary C., who are at the parental home; and Theodore, who is a prosperous farmer and stock-grower. Mr. Dunlap is a large real estate owner, and has succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune, is one of the few men who seem willing to enjoy the fruits of honest toil in content. By nature of an unassuming disposition, he has never aspired to be exceedingly rich, great or wise, and now in the afternoon of life he can look back on the past and see but few changes he would make, even were he permitted to live his life over again.

of Andrew and Nancy (Smith) Dunlap, former of whom is a wealthy retired farmer now residing in Terre Haute. Our subject, who is next to the eldest in a family of five children, was reared in Clark county, Ill., where he attended school and spent his youthful days. He came to Yigo county in 1879, and settling in Sugar Creek town¬ ship, where he now resides, turned his attention to farming, being now the owner of 356 acres of valuable land. He has made his own way in the world. Politically he sympathizes with the Repub¬ lican party, and he takes an active interest in the schools, havingserved as school director while in Clark countv. In 1862 he en¬ listed in the Eighty-fifth Ind. Y. I., Company F, and was discharged in 1863 for disability. Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage, in 1860, in Clark county, Ill., with Miss Nancy Galington, who is of German descent.

M. S. DURHAM, Terre Haute This gentleman was born in Vigo County, Ind., December 31, 1831, and is a son of Gabriel and Martha (Thornton) Durham, natives of Virginia, and of French and English descent. The father, who was a farmer, came to Yigo county in 1818, settling on Honey Creek, and died in 1836. William Durham, grandfather of our subject, was a mason and helped to build the first brick court-house in Terre Haute. [See family sketch iii general history.] M. S. Durham, who is the only child, was reared on the farm, and attended, in a limited way, the common schools of the neighborhood. He then entered DePauw University, where he graduated in July, 1852, and afterward became a student at the Bloomington Law School, where he graduated in March, 1853. In same year he opened a law office in the practice of his profession at Terre Haute. In 1858 he went into the county treasurer's office as clerk, where he remained until 1863, when he entered the employ of the Vandalia Railroad Company. He was freight agent five years, and was then in the secretary's office two years, after which he became auditor, in which capacity he served until 1874, since when he has acted as loan agent for several corporations, as well as for private individ¬ uals. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is identified with the Republican party. Mr. Durham was united in marriage at Greencastle, Ind., in November, 1854, with Miss Matilda J., daughter of Thomas Robinson, and born in Indiana. Her parents were natives of Kentucky and of English descent. Mrs. Durham is a member of the Centenary Methodist Church at Terre Haute.

MARCUS DYER, farmer and grain merchant, New Goshen, is one among the successful business men of Vigo county. He was born in Vermillion county, Ind., January 2, 1853, and is a son of Joel and Lucy (Gideon) Dyer, former born in Tennessee, latter in Ken- tucky, both of English descent. The father, who was a success¬ ful farmer, died in 1883. His family consisted of seven children, the gentleman whose name heads this sketch being the third in order of birth. Our subject was reared on a farm in Vermillion county, Ind., attending the district schools, and chose farming as a vocation ; he has also successfully dealt in stock. He came to Vigo county in 1882, and settled in New Goshen, where he now resides, his farm, consisting of 220 acres, which he carries on with hired help, adjoining New Goshen. He has been engaged in the grain business in Terre Haute, since 1888, in company with Mr. Scott, also a resident of Fayette township, under the firm name of Dyer & Scott. These gentlemen are about the same age and size, and resemble each other so much that it is difficult for a stranger to tell them apart. Mr. Dyer was united in marriage December 25, 1877, with Miss Mary E., daughter of John N. Rhyan, and born of English descent, and reared in Vigo county, Ind. They have two children: Ethel and Earnest. Mr. and Mrs. Dyer are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is trustee. Polit¬ ically he is a Democrat, and has served one term as justice of the peace. He is a Master Mason.

CHARLES O. EBEL, publisher, Terre Haute. This gentle¬ man publishes in other cities, but in Terre Haute is his main office, and the " Terre Haute Directory" is his largest and best work, one noted as very perfect, full and complete in every respect. He was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, March 31, 1855, and is a son of Jacob and Angeline (Summers) Ebel. His mother is of English descent, and the father (deceased) was born in Baden-Baden, Ger¬ many. Our subject, who is the youngest in a family of three chil¬ dren, was reared in Ohio, and received his education there. At the age of fourteen he left school to learn the printer's trade at his home in Germantown, Ohio, and at the age of seventeen he pur¬ chased the Germantown Times , the publication of which he contin¬ ued until 1874. He removed to Union City, Ind., in 1875, and took a position in the (then) Beehive ticket office. In 1876 he came to Terre Haute, and was employed on the Terre Haute Ex¬ press for nearly two years; part of the time as assistant business manager. In 1878 the job printing office of Ebel & Langen was established. He sold his interest to Mr. Moore in 1879, and pur¬ chased the routes of the Express, which he managed until 1880, when he 3stablished his directory enterprise, and has since published di¬ rectories in five different States, his work in this line being first-class in every particular. He also managed, in connection with his other business, the routes of the Daily Gazette from 1880 to 1887. Mr. Ebel was married November 29, 1874, at Union City, Ind., to Miss

Lizzie W., daughter of John W. Warstler, and of English descent. Their children are Angie and Grace. Mrs. Ebel is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is an active member of the K. of P. and Uniform Rank, has filled every office in the order, and is a member of the Grand Lodge; has also passed the chairs of the A. O. U. W.

WILLIAM EGGLESTON, attorney at law, of the firm of Eg¬ gleston & Haymond, Terre Haute. Judge Eggleston, as he is familiarly called, was born at Newport, Vermillion Co., Ind., No¬ vember 7, 1833, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy (Lindsey) Eg¬ gleston, former of whom was born in New York, in February, 1799, of English descent. His grandfather, Amos Eggleston, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. When about sixteen years of age Joseph Eggleston came west with his mother (his father being dead) and settled near Portsmouth, Ohio. He grew to manhood in that place, and there married Miss Nancy Lindsey, a native of Ohio, and of English descent; in 1823 he removed with his family to Vermillion county, Ind., and here spent the remainder of his days, dying in 1852; his widow died five days later. William, who is the seventh in a family of ten children, attended the seminary at Newport, and studied law in the office of Gen. H. D. Washburn. In March, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Forty-third Regiment Ind. V. I. He became a licensed lawyer in 1861, and has been in the active practice continuously, devoting his leisure hours to literary pursuits. He is a noted law writer, and his works on that topic are now text books in the courts. Judge Eggleston commenced life a poor coun¬ try school teacher; read law and engaged in the practice; wrote and published law books that are standards, and in 1876 he edited with much ability the Terre Haute Republican, advocating the elec¬ tion of Hayes vigorously and well. He has been a frequent con¬ tributor to the public press, always taking an active part in politics, and during the Lincoln campaign of 1860 he made many speeches. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1864 for the Thirteenth Judicial District of the State of Indiana, running ahead of his ticket. He is noted for honesty and uprightness in all business transactions - a man of fixed principles and determined purpose.

On November 4, 1873, he came to Terre Haute, where he has since made his home. In 1873 he published his first law book entitled " Eggleston's Commissioners," in 1874 his "Township Trustee," and in 1881 " Eggleston on Damages." He is also the author of the popular drama entitled "Liberated Slave." He has other manuscripts well under way. Judge Eggleston has been twice married, the first time to Miss Etta, daughter of Dr. John R. Gil¬ more, and after her death he married Miss Cyntha, daughter of

Robert Mount. Judge and Mrs. Eggleston are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he for a period of thirty-three years, and has been steward and trustee in the same, and is a member of the quarterly conference.

EDWIN ELLIS, secretary of the Terre Haute Electric Light Company, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, December 21, 1848, and is a son of George E. and Harriet (Hollinger) Ellis. The father, who was a native of England, came to Ohio in 1836, and oper¬ ated a woolen mill at Miamisburg. In "1853 he came to Terre Haute, built the Wabash Woolen Mills, which he carried on until his death in 1884. Edwin, who is the youngest in a family of five children, was reared and educated in Terre Haute, and his first employment was in his father's mill. He aided materially in organizing the Electric Light Company at Terre Haute, in 1885, aud has since been its secretary. He was married at Lafayette, Ind., to Laura, daughter of Rev. George W. Crawford, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and they have two children, George F. and B. P. Mr. Ellis is a Republican in politics, and has served as a member of the city council, two years.

G. W. EPPERT, farmer and coal operator, Coal Bluff, Nevins township, is a native of Clermont county, Ohio, born February 2, 1832, and is a son of John and Mary F. (Elston) Eppert, former a na¬ tive of Virginia, latter of New Jersey, and they were of German and English descent. The father who was a millwright and farmer, came to Indiana in 1834, dying in Clay county in 1865. His family consisted of thirteen children - ten sons and three daughters - all of whom attained to their majority. Mr. Eppert's mother was born September, 17, 180 7, and died May 16, 1870. G. W. Eppert was reared on the farm, attending the district schools, and made farm¬ ing a business for some time. For four years he carried on a gen¬ eral country store at Cloverland, Clay Co., Ind., and then for four years was engaged in the flouring-mill business. In 1864 he came to \ igo county, and embarked in the coal business and farming at Coal Bluff. In 1884 he opened a shaft at Coal Bluff, which he sold in 1886; then opened a strip coal bank at the same place, and in 1888 sold a one-lialf interest. He is now superintendent and gen¬ eral manager of the last named mine, and is the owner of about 255 acres of land. He has made his own way in the world. Mr. Eppert was married in Clay county, Ind., in 1857, and has one child, W. E. who is secretary of the Coal Bluff Mining Company at Terre Haute. Mrs. Eppert dying in 1864, he was married, the second time, in Clay county, Ind., and his children are Warren, Charles. Russell, Leonard and Dora. Mr. and Mrs. Eppert are members of the U. B. Church. In politics he is Independent.

WILLIAM E. EPPERT, coal dealer, Terre Haute. This gen¬ tleman, who is secretary of the Coal Bluff Mining Company, was born in Clay county, Ind., March 28, 1858, and is a son of George W. and Sarah (Jones) Eppert, who were natives of Clay county, of Welsh and German origin. The father was a farmer and miller, and is now living on his farm in Nevins township, this county. He has been twice married, and William E. is the only child by the first wife. Our subject was reared outlie farm, attending the schools in Vigo and Clay counties, where he received an excellent English education in the fundamental branches. After teaching school one year, he attended the Terre Haute Commercial College, where he graduated in 1878. Soon after graduating, he found employment as* salesman in a store. In 1880 he went to Carbon, Ind., and managed the store of the Coal Bluff Mining Company. In 1888 he came to Terre Haute, and was made one of the directors and also elected secretary of the company above named, which position he now holds. He has won his way in life by his own efforts, all he received from home being the advantages of a good school. William E. Eppert was married in Clay county, Ind., May 16, 1880, to Miss Ida L. Stephenson, who was born in that county, of German origin. Their children are named Carl and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Eppert are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are active workers in the Sabbath-scliool. He has served four years as chief counsellor in the order of the Chosen Friends at Carbon, Ind.

JULIUS F. ERMISCH, proprietor of steam dyeing and scouring establishment, Terre Haute, was born in Germany, Decem¬ ber 22, 1856, and is a son of Charles and Minnie (Prager) Ermisch, natives of Germany. Julius F., who is the youngest in a family of three children, was married in Clay City, Ind., February 21, 1886, to Kate, daughter of Christian and Mary (Beil) Schafer, natives of Ohio and of German descent. Mrs. Ermisch is the eld¬ est in a family of nine children, and was born in Clay City, Ind., September 12, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Ermisch have two children : Elsie and Robert. Our subject was reared in Germany, where he learned the dyeing and scouring trade when quite young, and fol¬ lowed same in his native land, about eight years. In 1879 he immigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there worked at his trade five years; then went to Cleveland, Ohio, and remained there one year, coming to Terre Haute in the spring of 1885, where he worked for John H. Nelgen, one year, and then bought out his interests. He thoroughly understands his business, and has a large and growing trade. He does cleaning and dyeing of all kinds of goods, from the coarsest to the finest. Mr. and Mrs. Ermisch are members of

NOAH EVINGER, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, near Terre Haute, was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, November 4, 1828, and is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Miller) Evinger. His father was a farmer during his life, and died in Ed¬ gar county, Ill., in 1877. He had lived since 1843 on the farm, near Terre Haute. His family consisted of eight children, Noah being the fourth. Our subject was brought up on the farm, at¬ tending the common schools of Ohio and Edgar county, Ill. He is the owner of a farm of eighty acres where he resides; also other real estate, and he has made his own way in the world. H e is a natural mechanic, and has had eight different articles patented, some of which have come into general use, and are very valuable, such as his Sorghum Evaporator and New Champion Husking Pin. The greatest patent is his churn, which is the greatest improvement in the art of churning ever invented; onefifth more butter can be made out of the cream easier and quicker than by any other churn or process. He was married in 1851 to Susana, daughter of Enoch Hussong, and their children are Will¬ iam; Catharine, wife of George Ferguson; Benjamin; Addison H. ; Merideth ; Minnie, wife of William Halsteadtli; Etta and Cora. Mr. and Mrs. Evinger are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he having been superintendent of the Sabbatli-school for a number of years. He enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Ind. V. I., and served until the close of the war.

HON. HENRY FAIRBANKS (deceased). There are but few family names of America that are more familiar throughout the civilized world than that of Fairbanks. The inventors of a nation are its historical people.

Henry Fairbanks was one of the early and most prominent set¬ tlers of Vigo county. The family are of the good old New England origin. He was a cousin of the widely noted "Fairbanks' Scales" inventor, and while he only rated himself as a Vigo county farmer, as unassuming as any farmer on the Wabash, yet, by sheer force of intellect and integrity of character, he became a strong factor in the political and general development of this part of the State. His judgment and advice were sought by many, and such was his known integrity that his influence became widely extended, and though never an office-seeker, but really retiring of nature, yet the strong partiality of friends at times forced him to not only lead but to ac¬ cept political places of honor. In this way he was elected to fill the office of mayor of Terre Haute, succeeding Hon. Chambers Y. Pat¬ terson, one of the most popular men of the city; he was also elected and served a term as county treasurer. Mr. Fairbanks died during his term as mayor, in the early part of 1878, and Col. W. K. Ed¬ wards was elected to the vacancy.

Henry Fairbanks was born at Brimfield, Mass., January 2, 1814, youngest in the family of five children of: Henry Fairbanks, and cousin of the noted inventor of the Platform Scales. The family are of English stock, and came as colonists to America. Henry spent his childhood on the farm, and learned the gunsmith's trade. At the age of twenty he turned his face toward the west, and mi¬ grated to this county, settling in Terre Haute, where he com¬ menced the work of shaping his future in life. He was welcomed to the new country, and soon had established himself. Mr. Fair¬ banks was twice married, and his second union was with Emeline Crawford, daughter of Caleb Crawford, one of the most prominent early settlers of Vigo county, whose name is interwoven in nearly every page of the county's pioneer history. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford came from their native State - New York; he first came in 1816, returned and again came and made his permanent settle¬ ment in 1819. By this marriage with Emeline Crawford were born the children of Henry Fairbanks - seven in number, of whom sis are living. The following is a record of the children in order of birth: Col. William Fairbanks is a resident of the west, and is in the wholesale grocery trade, also extensively engaged in pork pack¬ ing. He was a distinguished soldier in the Civil war, enlisting in the Thirty-first Ind. I. V., and served his term; then re-enlisted in the same company, and by meritorious services won the eagles that adorned his shoulders as colonel of the regiment, having passed through the grade of A. A. G. under Gen. Cruft. . . .Crawford Fair¬ banks [See following sketch. ] Edward Page Fairbanks is en¬ gaged with his brother as aid and book-keeper in his extensive business affairs. . . .Frank Fairbanks is one of the prominent young men of Terre Haute, and is general manager of the Wabash Straw Board Company. . . .Pauline, is the wife of Frank Montagnier . . . . Ella is deceased .... Carrie is at the parental home.

CRAWFORD FAIRBANKS, Terre Haute. Among the busi¬ ness man and financiers of Terre Haute this gentleman ranks far toward the front. Starting in life a poor boy, he has carved out his pathway successfully, and in winning fortune he has been a large factor in the advancement of the material growth and pros¬ perity of his native city. His liberal public spirit and enterprise have made a permanent mark on the rise and progress of Terre Haute, and many of the institutions of which the people, and of which posterity will pride themselves, have felt his strong helping hand in the hour of greatest need. It is impossible to estimate the money value of a strong and able man to a young and growing city, on whose shoulders rest the creation and establishment of those great plants of industry that are the city's chief glory, because they gen¬ erally lend their valuable aid, brain, brawn, and money in the hour of the particular industry's infancy and obscurity. The Fairbanks Distilling Company, one of the largest of its kind in the world, owes its inception and growth to this gentleman, and while it has made his fortune it has also brought wealth to Terre Haute.

Crawford Fairbanks was born in Terre Haute, [See sketch of Hon. Henry Fairbanks at page 748 j and, with the exception of about five years, his life has been spent here, his education having been secured in the public schools. In the Civil war he enlisted in the army, and served a full term of three years. On the reorganization of his regiment he was elected lieutenant of his company. Return¬ ing from the army, he commenced his successful business career, with those strong instincts of self-reliance that has led on to fort¬ une. A brilliant record fora poor boy! Politically he affiliates with the Democratic party, and is a member of the Loyal League, and i,s a prominent Mason. Mr. Fairbanks was married in Vermill¬ ion county, Ind., to Miss Clara Collett, a sister of Hon. Josephus Collett, of Terre Haute [See his sketch.] and of this happy marriage there is one child, Sarah. Mr. Fairbanks is prominent in the esteemed social circle of the city, and the family have many warm and devoted acquaintances and friends.

GEORGE W. FARIS, attorney at law, member of the firm of Faris & Hamill, Terre Haute, was born in Jasper county, Ind., June 9, 1854, and is a son of James C. and Margaret M. (Brown) Faris, the father a native of Kentucky, the mother of Indiana, and both of English descent. James C. Faris engaged in merchandis¬ ing, and is now a resident of Terre Haute. George W., who is the elder of two children, was reared in Pulaski county, Ind., and mostly worked his way, by school teaching, through Asbury University, where he graduated in the classical course in 1877. He then went to Indianapolis, where he read law in the office of Claypool & Ketcham, then, after admission to the bar, he went to Colorado, and after teaching a year engaged in the law practice in that State. He removed to Terre Haute, and in the fall of 1880 went into part¬ nership with George C. Duy, a lawyer. In 1883 he formed a part¬ nership with Mr. Hamill, constituting the firm of Faris & Hamill. Politically he is a Republican, and in 1884 he received the nomi¬ nation of his party for judge of the circuit court. In 1888 he was chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, and is at present the attorney to the board of county commissioners. Mr. Faris is a ripe scholar and a sound lawyer, a very pleasant and agreeable gentleman, both in liis office and in social life; he is ener¬ getic and industrious, having at an early day realized that success depended largely on his own exertions. He was united in marriage in 1878 with Miss Anna, daughter of Hon. Solomon Claypool, of Indianapolis, and born in Indiana, of English descent. They have two children: George M. and Ruby C. Mr. and Mrs. Faris are members of the Methodist Church.

GEORGE E. FARRINGTON, secretary of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company, Terre Haute, was born in Terre Haute, Ind., September 24, 1841, and is a son of James Farrington, who was born in Boston, Mass., in 1796, of English descent, and came'to Terre Haute in 1821. He was an attorney, and died here in 1869. His wife's maiden name was Harriet Ewing, and she was a native of Pennsylvania. They reared two children: Mary E. and George E. Our subject received his education in the public schools of his native city, and in Kenyon College. In 1862 he enlisted in the Eiglity-fifth Ind. Y. I., Company C, and in 1864 he was com¬ missioned second lieutenant, subsequently becoming quartermaster of the Eighty-fiftli Regiment, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. He is a member of Morton Post, G. A. R., also of the Loyal Legion. Soon after the war he engaged in the whole¬ sale grocery business, and for twenty-two years he has been in the employ of the railroad company at Terre Haute. He is a prom¬ inent member of the Masonic fraternity, and has taken all the de¬ grees in the different branches thereof. For seven years he has been a member of the board of park commissioners of the city of Terre Haute; is secretary and treasurer of the Terre Haute <fc Logausport Railroad Company, also secretary of the Rose Orphans' Home board of managers.